Bertrand, US
Anthony Bertrand, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20150148791 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CRYOGENIC RENAL NEUROMODULATION - Cryotherapeutic systems and cryotherapeutic-system components configured for renal neuromodulation are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include a console having a cartridge housing, a cartridge connector adjacent to the cartridge housing, and a supply passage fluidly connected to the cartridge connector. The console can further include a supply valve along the supply passage and a control assembly including a supply-valve actuator and a user interface. The supply-valve actuator can be operably connected to the supply valve, and the control assembly can be configured to signal the supply-valve actuator to open the supply valve in response to a signal from the user interface. | 05-28-2015 |
Anthony H. Bertrand, Mansfield, TX US
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20110229061 | Multiple Seal Drawstring Trash Bag - The present invention describes various embodiments of a drawstring bag. The drawstring bag is generally constructed from a first panel and a second panel continuously joined along a first side edge, a bottom, and a second side edge with the top of the panels generally defining the open top of the bag. The bags feature drawstrings extending along the open top of the bag. The drawstrings may exhibit elastic-like properties or be manufactured of elastic materials. First and second short seals anchor the ends of the drawstrings to the sides of the bag. | 09-22-2011 |
20140295133 | Enhanced Perimeter Polymeric Sheet - The present invention relates to an enhanced perimeter polymer sheet. The enhanced perimeter polymeric sheet is generally comprised of a polymeric film substrate and may have a first enhanced perimeter region proximate to a first edge of the polymeric film substrate. The first enhanced perimeter region may further comprise an area extending generally along at least a portion of said first edge of the polymeric film substrate. A primary region of the enhanced perimeter plastic sheet may be defined by the polymeric film substrate. The primary region may be located generally inward from the first enhanced perimeter region and the primary region may have a set of attributes. The first enhanced perimeter region will have a set of attributes. Moreover, at least one attribute of the set of attributes of the first enhanced perimeter region may differ from a corresponding attribute of the set of attributes of the primary region. | 10-02-2014 |
20150283752 | Apparatus and Method for Cooling Plastic Film Tube in Blown Film Process - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for differential cooling of a plastic film tube. The apparatus and method includes the use of a blown film extrusion die that extrudes a plastic film tube upward. An air cooling system applies cooling air across one or more surfaces of the plastic film tube. One or more throttling valves are coupled to a pressurization pump that provides a pressurized working fluid, preferably water. The throttling valves are positioned to project the pressurized working fluid from outlets of the throttling valves towards circular arcs of the plastic film tube, the circular arcs of the plastic film tube being less than the circumference of the plastic film tube to provide a blown film tubular plastic film with controlled gauge variation. | 10-08-2015 |
Blaise Bertrand, San Francisco, CA US
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20150202770 | SIDEWALK MESSAGING OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT - A method, device and system of sidewalk messaging of an autonomous robot are disclosed. In one embodiment, an autonomous robot includes a motherboard comprising a processor communicatively coupled with a memory, a sensory fusion circuitry to execute a command of a sensory fusion algorithm, and a communication circuitry to bi-directionally communicate an instruction between a central server and the autonomous robot. A sidewalk lighting circuitry executes a projection command of a sidewalk messaging algorithm. The sidewalk lighting circuitry autonomously projects a relevant projection of at least one of an operational status message, a directional message, and an advertisement message on a ground of a sidewalk area immediately in front of a present trajectory of the autonomous robot based on the projection command generated by applying the sidewalk messaging algorithm to instructions of at least one of the sensory fusion circuitry, the central server, and the communication circuitry. | 07-23-2015 |
20150298799 | QUADCOPTER WITH A PRINTABLE PAYLOAD EXTENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system of printable payload extensions of a quadcopter are disclosed. In one aspect, a quadcopter includes an airframe and a central portion of the airframe having at least one of an upper extender mechanism and a lower extender mechanism. The central portion includes a connection means that enables users of the quadcopter to design payload extensions that mechanically couple with the quadcopter using a three-dimensional (3D) printing device in conformance with the connection means as long as the payload extensions have a weight less than a maximum payload capacity of the quadcopter. The connection means to couple any of a set of payload extensions including a hook assembly, an interlocking building block platform assembly, a DSLR camera assembly, a HD camera assembly, and a container assembly through the central portion of the airframe. | 10-22-2015 |
Blake Anthony Bertrand, Port Orchard, WA US
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20150090392 | Automated Production and Installation of Patches for Reworking Structures - An area of a composite laminate structure is reworked by scarfing the area, generating a 3-D map of the scarfed area, and installing a rework patch that is built based on the 3-D map. | 04-02-2015 |
Bradley Bertrand, Tomball, TX US
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20110083852 | FRAC ADAPTER FOR WELLHEAD - There is provided a frac adapter configured to couple a frac tree to a wellhead component. The frac adapter may couple the frac tree to a casing head without a tubing head, thereby enabling the well to be fractured before the tubing head is installed. As a result, the tubing head used in well production may be pressure-rated for production pressures rather than for fracing pressures. The frac adapter may be coupled to or integral with the frac tree. In addition, a union-nut coupling may be employed to quickly and easily assemble and disassemble the frac adapter from the wellhead component, such as the casing head. The union-nut coupling may further enable the components to be pressure-tested before the fracturing process is initiated. | 04-14-2011 |
20140216718 | FRAC ADAPTER FOR WELLHEAD - There is provided a frac adapter configured to couple a frac tree to a wellhead component. The frac adapter may couple the frac tree to a casing head without a tubing head, thereby enabling the well to be fractured before the tubing head is installed. As a result, the tubing head used in well production may be pressure-rated for production pressures rather than for fracing pressures. The frac adapter may be coupled to or integral with the frac tree. In addition, a union-nut coupling may be employed to quickly and easily assemble and disassemble the frac adapter from the wellhead component, such as the casing head. The union-nut coupling may further enable the components to be pressure-tested before the fracturing process is initiated. | 08-07-2014 |
Dan Bertrand, Oxford, MI US
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20150347093 | Provisioning Tools for Application Development - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a method of provisioning tools for application development. The method may include receiving parameters of a project. The method ma also include provisioning components through a network based on the parameters, the components including a source code management module to receive code related to the project, a continuous integration module to maintain code integration, and a virtual machine installed on a client device to enable a user to interact with other components. The method may also include communicatively coupling each of the source code management module, the continuous integration module, and the virtual machine to each other. | 12-03-2015 |
David William Bertrand, Warren, MI US
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20140158461 | UNIVERSAL ATTENUATION DEVICE FOR AIR-CONDITIONING CIRCUIT - An attenuation device for a vehicle is provided, including a housing having a chamber formed therein. The housing is coupled to and in fluid communication with an air-conditioning circuit of the vehicle. A dampening member is disposed within the chamber of the housing. The dampening member includes a partition plate having at least one pipe disposed therein. The dampening member is configured to attenuate acoustic energy produced by a fluid of the air-conditioning circuit. | 06-12-2014 |
Erin Marie Bertrand, San Diego, CA US
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20130296257 | COBALAMIN ACQUISITION PROTEIN AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a cobalamin acquisition protein, compositions containing the cobalamin acquisition protein, and the use of such compositions. | 11-07-2013 |
Francois-Yves Bertrand, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110252145 | Application Programming Interface, System, and Method for Collaborative Online Applications - An application framework including different application programming interfaces (APIs) is described which performs a variety of mobile device functions in response to API calls from applications. For example, in response to relatively simple API calls made by applications the application framework manages the complex tasks associated with invitations and matchmaking. By way of example, the details of complex transactions such as establishing peer-to-peer connections between mobile devices may be transparent to the application developer, thereby simplifying the application design process. The application framework may include an application daemon for communicating with a first set of services and an applications services module for communicating with a separate set of services. The application framework may also include a cache for caching data for each of the services based on different cache management policies driven by each of the services. The cache may be updated by push notification cache updates sent from each of the services. | 10-13-2011 |
20120105348 | TECHNIQUES FOR INTERACTIVE INPUT TO PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Techniques for providing touch input to interactive and multitasking applications are disclosed. An input surface area receives input for multiple applications including interactive applications. The input received is directed to the appropriate application based on one or more locations of the input area effectively identified when input is received. In addition, the manner in which input is received can be used to determine which application should receive the input. Input can be provided in a simple and more intuitive manner by effectively allowing the user to interact with the input area in a way that mimics or approximates a desired action. Examples of such interaction include positional, directional (e.g., rotational), press or pressure input (or movement) which can easily be provided by a thumb or a finger, for example, on a touch screen. | 05-03-2012 |
20130246601 | APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE ONLINE APPLICATIONS - An application framework including different application programming interfaces (APIs) is described which performs a variety of mobile device functions in response to API calls from applications. For example, in response to relatively simple API calls made by applications the application framework manages the complex tasks associated with invitations and matchmaking. By way of example, the details of complex transactions such as establishing peer-to-peer connections between mobile devices may be transparent to the application developer, thereby simplifying the application design process. The application framework may include an application daemon for communicating with a first set of services and an applications services module for communicating with a separate set of services. The application framework may also include a cache for caching data for each of the services based on different cache management policies driven by each of the services. The cache may be updated by push notification cache updates sent from each of the services. | 09-19-2013 |
Guy Bertrand, Riverside, CA US
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20080269525 | SYNTHESIS OF STABLE CYCLOPROPENYLIDENES - The invention provides for stable and isolable cyclopropenylidenes of Formula I and stable and isolable cyclopropenylidene-metal complexes of Formula II, and methods of making thereof. | 10-30-2008 |
20110021775 | BENT ALLENES, AND THEIR METAL COMPLEXES - Stable, bent allenes, organometallic complexes of bent allenes are provided along with methods of conducting chemical processes such as olefin metathesis, comprising contacting an olefin substrate with an organometallic complex as described herein, under suitable conditions. | 01-27-2011 |
20110166349 | GOLD CATALYZED HYDROAMINATION OF ALKYNES AND ALLENES - Methods are provided for the catalytic hydroamination of compounds having an alkyne or allene functional group, in which the compound is contacted with ammonia or an amine in the presence of a catalytic amount of a gold complex under conditions sufficient for hydroamination to occur. | 07-07-2011 |
20120095180 | ISOLATION OF A C5-DEPROTONATED IMIDAZOLIUM, A CRYSTALLINE ABNORMAL N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE - The present invention provides metal-free abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes, also known as imidazol-5-ylidenes and metal complexes of abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes. The present invention also provides methods of making metal-free abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes and metal complexes of abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes. The present invention also provides methods of using metal-free abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes and metal complexes of abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes in catalytic reactions. | 04-19-2012 |
20130190510 | Neutral Tricoordinate Organoboron Derivatives Isoelectronic with Amines and Phosphines - Amines and boranes are the archetypical Lewis bases and acids, respectively. The former can readily undergo one-electron oxidation to give radical cations, whereas the latter are easily reduced to afford radical anions. The present invention provides the synthesis of neutral tricoordinate boron derivatives, which act as a Lewis base, and undergoes one-electron oxidation into the corresponding radical cation. The present invention also provides borylene (H—B:) and borinylium (H—B | 07-25-2013 |
20130197178 | CRYSTALLINE 1H-1,2,3-TRIAZOL-5-YLIDENES - The present invention provides novel and stable crystalline 1H-1,2,3 triazolium carbenes and metal complexes of 1H-1,2,3 triazolium carbenes. The present invention also provides methods of making 1H-1,2,3 triazolium carbenes and metal complexes of 1H-1,2,3 triazolium carbenes. The present invention also provides methods of using 1H-1,2,3 triazolium carbenes and metal complexes of 1H-1,2,3 triazolium carbenes in catalytic reactions. | 08-01-2013 |
Guy Bertrand, Solana Beach, CA US
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20140309433 | Cyclic Alkyl Amino Carbene (CAAC) Ruthenium Complexes as Improved Catalysts for Ethenolysis Reactions - Described herein are compounds and methods of catalyzing ethenolysis reactions, optionally on an industrial scale. In certain embodiments, the catalysts bear cyclic alkyl amino carbene (CAAC) ligands with an ortho substituent, such as a methyl substituent, on an N-aryl ring. When used to catalyze ethenolysis reactions, certain such compounds produce a turnover number greater than 50,000. | 10-16-2014 |
Jacob A. Bertrand, Cincinnati, OH US
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20140154769 | OPTICAL FILTER, PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING THE OPTICAL FILTER, AND METHOD OF USING THE OPTICAL FILTER - A production system includes a structure configured to house a light-activated biological pathway. The production system further includes an optical filter attached to the structure. The optical filter is configured to receive light, to reflect a first portion of the received light, and to transmit a second portion of the received light, wherein the first portion has a different wavelength from the second portion. The production system is further configured to position the light-activated biological pathway to receive the second portion of the receive light. | 06-05-2014 |
Jacques C. Bertrand, Gainesville, FL US
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20150070030 | Device and method for measuring static charge on flying insects - A device and method of use for measuring the electrical charge of flying insects. The inventive device comprises measuring the charge induced by a flying insect and measuring the average of charge deposited on a metal screen due to the impact of multiple of insects on the screen. | 03-12-2015 |
20150082689 | Small droplet sprayer - The inventive subject matter relates to a device and method of its use in producing small droplets of insecticide. The device produces small droplets through ultrasonic frequency sonication. The device is also capable of inducing and electrical charge on the small droplets for better application to flying insects. | 03-26-2015 |
Jeff Bertrand, Hazel Green, AL US
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20100291668 | Apparatus for Performing Amplicon Rescue Multiplex PCR - The present disclosure is a cassette for PCR amplification and detection of DNA amplicons, the cassette having a cassette pipette which may be moved vertically and horizontally within the cassette, at least one reagent chamber, and at least one detector, such as a microarray, for the detection of DNA amplified during the PCR amplification steps. | 11-18-2010 |
20130137594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AMPLICON RESCUE MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally pertain to systems and methods for performing amplicon rescue multiplex polymerase chain reaction (arm-PCR). In one embodiment, the system comprises a processor and a reader coupled to a control element. The control element is configured to control the operation of the processor and the reader based on a variety of settings. The processor is configured to receive a self-contained cassette for performing PCR amplification of DNA and/or RNA obtained from an organic specimen. The processor engages with the cassette and manipulates reagents within the cassette in order to amplify and detect the DNA from the specimen. The processor also causes the cassette to deposit the DNA on a microarray within the cassette. The reader is configured to receive the cassette after it has been processed by the processor and to capture an image of the microarray for transmission to the control element as test data. The control element is further configured to analyze the test data received from the reader and to produce an output indicative of a comparison of the test data to predefined data. | 05-30-2013 |
20150080259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AMPLICON RESCUE MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally pertain to systems and methods for performing amplicon rescue multiplex polymerase chain reaction (arm-PCR). In one embodiment, the system comprises a processor and a reader coupled to a control element. The control element is configured to control the operation of the processor and the reader based on a variety of settings. The processor is configured to receive a self-contained cassette for performing PCR amplification of DNA and/or RNA obtained from an organic specimen. The processor engages with the cassette and manipulates reagents within the cassette in order to amplify and detect the DNA from the specimen. The processor also causes the cassette to deposit the DNA on a microarray within the cassette. The reader is configured to receive the cassette after it has been processed by the processor and to capture an image of the microarray for transmission to the control element as test data. The control element is further configured to analyze the test data received from the reader and to produce an output indicative of a comparison of the test data to predefined data. | 03-19-2015 |
Jeffrey Bertrand, Seattle, WA US
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20150213486 | Method and Device For Placing Branded Products As Advertisements Within Media - Embodiments are directed towards providing a computer-implemented method for integrating or placing branded product advertisement within media, including maintaining by a placement server a database of placement opportunities, receiving from a buyer computer a media plan by a buyer, the media plan specifying desired placements to purchase and a budget, projecting the number of impressions the purchased placements will generate, initiating execution of the media plan, gathering data about the results of each of the purchased and produced placements, determining a placement quality ranking for each placement and estimating a media value for each placement. | 07-30-2015 |
Jerome C. Bertrand, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100303671 | HAND CLEANSING/SANITIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Systems and methods for cleansing and/or sanitizing using a gaseous media are disclosed. Various hand cleansing and/or sanitizing formulations can be emanated from a system in a discrete packet of gaseous media such as a vortex ring. A hand cleansing and/or sanitizing formulation can be projected to a hand with excellent accuracy and cohesiveness. The gaseous medium can include a permanent gas and/or vapor, and can have a liquid and/or solid in a stable aerosolized form. | 12-02-2010 |
Jon A. Bertrand, Taylorsville, UT US
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20090199396 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL PIN INSTALLATION AND RETENTION CONFIRMATION - The electrical pin installation apparatus provides a user with a real time video display of the process of pinning an electrical connector body. Such real time video display substantially improves the user's ability to accurately and effectively install electrical pins into electrical connectors without the attendant electrical test equipment and fixturing of prior art devices. The apparatus assists in the pinning process by providing various prompts and guides to guide the user in error-proof pin installation. The apparatus further includes built-in electrical pin insertion and retention load assessment to assure proper insertion and retention loads are applied during the pin installation process. Additionally, the apparatus may include storage of manufacturing data as it is inputted into the apparatus. | 08-13-2009 |
20120079714 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL PIN INSTALLATION AND RETENTION CONFIRMATION - The electrical pin installation apparatus provides a user with a real time video display of the process of pinning an electrical connector body. Such real time video display substantially improves the user's ability to accurately and effectively install electrical pins into electrical connectors without the attendant electrical test equipment and fixturing of prior art devices. The apparatus assists in the pinning process by providing various prompts and guides to guide the user in error-proof pin installation. The apparatus further includes built-in electrical pin insertion and retention load assessment to assure proper insertion and retention loads are applied during the pin installation process. Additionally, the apparatus may include storage of manufacturing data as it is inputted into the apparatus. | 04-05-2012 |
Jon Alan Bertrand, Taylorsville, UT US
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20130191804 | GRADUATED ROUTING FOR ROUTING ELECTRODES COUPLED TO TOUCH SENSOR ELECTRODES TO THEREBY BALANCE CAPACITANCE ON THE TOUCH SENSOR ELECTRODES - A system and method for balancing the capacitive charge on touch sensor electrodes so that every two adjacent routes have the same capacitance as any other adjacent two routes, wherein routing electrodes are spaced further and further apart, or graduated, as they get longer, to thereby balance the capacitance on the touch sensor electrodes without having to add or subtract an offset from each touch sensor electrode. | 07-25-2013 |
20140267158 | MULTIPLEXING AND DEMULTIPLEXING TO REDUCE DRIVE AND SENSE ELECTRODES FOR SINGLE LAYER TOUCH SENSORS - A system and method for using data from a single-layer touch sensor to track a single object by using a coded stimulus drive pattern in order to multiplex data onto a sense electrode, measure the sense electrode, and then demultiplexing information from the measurement of the sense electrode in order to obtain position information regarding at least one object on the touch sensor. | 09-18-2014 |
20150077391 | PROJECTOR ELECTRODES FOR EXTENDING SENSITIVITY RANGE OF PROXIMITY SENSOR - A system and method for extending a sensitivity range of a touch and proximity sensor that uses mutual capacitance sensing, the system and method providing projecting electrodes that generate an electric field in a three dimensional volume of space above a touch and proximity sensor to thereby enable the touch and proximity sensor to accurately detect the presence of one or more objects at a greater distance as compared to a touch and proximity sensor that does not have the projecting electrodes to generate a stronger electric field. | 03-19-2015 |
20150091862 | LOGIC FOR CHANGING MODES OF OPERATION OF A TOUCH AND PROXIMITY SENSOR THAT CAN CHANGE SENSITIVITY - A system and method for changing a mode of operation of a touch and proximity sensor depending upon the strength of a signal from a detectable object relative to the touch and proximity sensor, wherein the system and method changes sensitivity of the touch and proximity sensor by switching between discrete sensitivity modes of operation as the distance of the object in a three dimensional volume of space above the touch and proximity sensor changes, to thereby enable the touch and proximity sensor to accurately detect and the track a presence of one or more objects. | 04-02-2015 |
20150096172 | GRADUATED ROUTING FOR ROUTING ELECTRODES COUPLED TO TOUCH SENSOR ELECTRODES TO THEREBY BALANCE CAPACITANCE ON THE TOUCH SENSOR ELECTRODES - A system and method for balancing the capacitive charge on touch sensor electrodes so that every two adjacent routes have the same capacitance as any other adjacent two routes, wherein routing electrodes are spaced further and further apart, or graduated, as they get longer, to thereby balance the capacitance on the touch sensor electrodes without having to add or subtract an offset from each touch sensor electrode. | 04-09-2015 |
Joseph Bertrand, Canton, MI US
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20140152318 | HIGH VOLTAGE SERVICE DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ISOLATION RESISTANCE FAULT OF A BATTERY PACK - A high voltage service disconnect assembly is provided. The battery pack has an enclosure, first and second battery modules, and positive and negative pack voltage terminals. The assembly includes a housing securing first and second conductive pins thereon. The first conductive pin is coupled to a negative voltage terminal of the first battery module. The second conductive pin is coupled to a positive voltage terminal of the second battery module. The assembly further includes a detection circuit electrically coupled to the first and second conductive pins. The detection circuit outputs a first isolation resistance fault signal when a first isolation resistance fault is detected between the negative pack voltage terminal and the enclosure. | 06-05-2014 |
20150075888 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle, such as an electric scooter, includes a seat that is adjustable for riding in a seated or leaning riding position. The electric vehicle also includes a removable battery pack that includes the controls for the vehicle. The electric vehicle also includes a storage tub with an expandable storage area depending upon the position of the seat. | 03-19-2015 |
Joseph Richard Bertrand, Canton, MI US
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20120091962 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING STACKABLE BATTERIES - An energy storage system includes a battery management system that has a plurality of loads connected in electrical series with one another, and a controller operatively connected to the plurality of loads. A first battery pack has battery cells connected in electrical series with respect to one another to establish a system voltage. The first battery pack is connected in electrical parallel to the plurality of loads. The controller is operable to balance charges of the battery cells by activating selected ones of the loads. The battery management system and the first battery pack are configured such that an additional battery pack with additional battery cells connected in electrical series with respect to one another or an additional load pack with additional loads connected in electrical series with respect to one another is connectable to the battery management system. A method of managing battery capacity is also provided. | 04-19-2012 |
Keith J. Bertrand, Mountain View, CA US
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20130194053 | Integrated Combiner with Common Mode Correction - A circuit can include multiple data input ports and data output ports, pickoff tees coupled therebetween, and a resistive network coupled between the pickoff tees. A differential signal generator can be coupled with the resistive network and the pickoff tees. Resistances of the pickoff tees and resistive network can be selected such that impedances looking into the data input ports and data output ports are matched to a desired system impedance. | 08-01-2013 |
Louis Bertrand, Lewes, DE US
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20110315928 | LOW STRESS FLOWABLE DENTAL COMPOSITION - Disclosed herein are low viscosity and low stress dental compositions comprising at least one low stress polymerizable resin and at least one filler. The dental compositions described herein have high depth of cure and self-leveling characteristics and are capable of bulk application. | 12-29-2011 |
20120285258 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING CONTRACTION STRESS FROM CURABLE MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and a method to use such an apparatus for visualizing the contraction stress from curable materials. Particularly, a simple test device has been designed and fabricated and a method of using such a device, which allows a user to easily distinguish the curable materials that can generate contraction stress in different magnitudes. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a simple and effective way to make the complicated contraction stress due to polymerization (curing or setting) visualizable and audible. | 11-15-2012 |
Michelle Bertrand, Nashua, NH US
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20120025466 | Card game for standard playing cards - A wagering game utilizing standard playing cards and comprising the object of reaching the numerical value of nine, ten, or eleven, herein referred to as qualifying, and wherein the player coming closest to eleven wins the hand. The game further provides for automatic payouts for the occurrence of a flush, a straight, and three of a kind. Additionally, if neither the dealer nor the player qualifies, than the bet is a push and if both the dealer and the player qualify, whoever is closer to eleven wins the game. Furthermore, the house is given the option of choosing to play the game against the player with playing cards, a six sided die, or a seven panel spin dial. | 02-02-2012 |
20120146288 | Card Game for Standard Playing Cards - A wagering game utilizing standard playing cards and comprising the object of reaching the numerical value of nine, ten, or eleven, herein referred to as qualifying, and wherein the player coming closest to eleven wins the hand. The game further provides for automatic payouts for the occurrence of a flush, a straight, and three of a kind. Additionally, if the dealer does not qualify all players who have qualified win their bet and if both the dealer and the player qualify, whoever is closer to eleven wins the game. Furthermore, the house is given the option of choosing to play the game against the player with playing cards, a Pop-o-matic® die, or a seven panel spin dial. | 06-14-2012 |
Mike Bertrand, Upton, MA US
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20130218580 | Order History Analyzing Systems and Methods - A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for: (1) receiving information regarding a plurality of past orders placed by health care providers at a particular health care facility; (2) using the information regarding the plurality of past orders to determine a set of most commonly prescribed orders for the health care facility; (3) converting the set of most commonly prescribed orders from a first format to a second format; (4) displaying the set of most commonly prescribed orders to a user in the second format; and (5) allowing the user to place a new order by selecting one of the most commonly prescribed orders. | 08-22-2013 |
Myra Beaudoin Bertrand, Lambertville, NJ US
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20140378475 | SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROCARBAZOLE AND CARBAZOLE CARBOXAMIDE COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) | 12-25-2014 |
Nicole Bertrand, Fairport, NY US
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20140021863 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTI-PURPOSE COMPONENT CIRCUMSCRIBING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT THEREOF - Systems and methods ( | 01-23-2014 |
Patrice Bertrand, Hickory, NC US
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20140239705 | TREADED WHEEL - A wheel comprising: an inner hub including a first side, a second side being generally parallel to and opposite of the first side, an axle shaft emanating up from the second side, a plurality of inner spokes emanating up from the second side and outward from the axle shaft and engaging an inner circumferential member; an outer hub engaged to the inner circumferential member, a plurality of outer spokes emanating from the inner circumferential member, the outer spokes being engaged to the inner circumferential member at a proximal end of the spokes and engaged to an inner surface of an over mold substrate at a distal end of the spokes, the over mold substrate also having an outer surface being generally parallel to and opposite of the inner surface; and a over mold tread chemically bonded to the outer surface of the over mold substrate. | 08-28-2014 |
Patrick D. Bertrand, Woodenville, WA US
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20130186040 | Composite Tube Having Co-Bonded End Fittings - A structural member such as a strut includes a composite material tube having metal end fittings that are attached to the tube by co-bonded, double shear joints. The double shear bond joint construction reduces the residual stress on the bonds that result from mismatch of the coefficients of thermal expansion of the composite tube and the metal end fittings. The ends of the fittings that are bonded to the tube may include a stepped profile that functions to limit the peak stresses in the bonds. | 07-25-2013 |
Randall J. Bertrand, Hinesburg, VT US
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20090281254 | LIQUID THERMAL INTERFACE HAVING MIXTURE OF LINEARLY STRUCTURED POLYMER DOPED CROSSLINKED NETWORKS AND RELATED METHOD - A liquid thermal interface (LTI) including a mixture of a linearly structured polymer doped with crosslinked networks and related method are presented. The LTI exhibits reduced liquid polymer macromolecule mobility, and thus increased surface tension. An embodiment of the method includes mixing a crosslinker with a linearly structured polymer to form a mixture, wherein the crosslinker includes a base agent including a vinyl-terminated or branched polydimethylsiloxane, and a curing agent including a hydrogen-terminated polydimethylsiloxane; and curing the mixture. The crosslinker functions as cages to block linear or branched linear macromolecules and prevents them from sliding into each other, thus increasing surface tension of the resulting LTI. | 11-12-2009 |
Stephen Christopher Bertrand, Lexington, MA US
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20130104115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPGRADING A VERSION OF SOFTWARE - Described are systems and methods for upgrading a software program between sequential or non-sequential versions. An interface definition file of a first version of the software program is stored. The software program is upgraded from the first version to a second version. The second version of the software program is stored in the memory. A determination is made regarding the availability of a difference tool. The difference tool determines according to a static comparison one or more differences between the interface definition file of the first version and an interface definition file of the second version, and generates a results file that displays the determined differences. | 04-25-2013 |
Stephen M. Bertrand, Stony Point, NC US
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20090218081 | Composite Heat Exchanger End Structure - A heat exchanger having a tube bundle disposed within a housing with a resilient end structure disposed in compressed, plug-forming relation at least partially across the heat exchanging cavity. The resilient end structure includes one or more boundary segments extending between an internal wall of the housing and the perimeter of the tube bundle. The boundary segment includes a combination of materials having differing compression characteristics providing enhanced support to the boundary segments. | 09-03-2009 |
Tony Bertrand, Hornick, IA US
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20130075044 | ATTACHMENT FOR TIRE MOUNTING MACHINE - A clamping attachment for assisting in securing a small tire rim to a tire-mounting machine having a plurality of clamping members is provided. The clamping attaching includes a first portion having a lip and a recess for providing clamping forces to a tire rim. The attachment also includes second and third portions for aiding in attaching the attachment to existing clamping members of a tire-mounting machine. The clamping attachments are used with tires having smaller diameters than what the tire-mounting machines are capable of securing to the tabletop under normal operating conditions. The attachments are configured to be quickly added to the machines to provide for securing the rims to the machine in order to add or remove a tire from the rim. | 03-28-2013 |
Wilfred Bertrand, Meadows Place, TX US
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20150078127 | MULTI-STATION SEISMIC SENSOR STRINGS - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for multi-station sensor strings. One example apparatus includes a sensor string. The sensor string includes a connector and a common data transmission channel configured to be in communication with a data acquisition unit through the connector. The sensor string also includes a first seismic sensor configured to provide sensed seismic data to the common data transmission channel, and a second seismic sensor also configured to provide sensed seismic data to the common data transmission channel. | 03-19-2015 |
William J. Bertrand, Ventura, CA US
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20080221436 | ELECTRONIC VALVE READER - The invention is directed toward a magnetic valve reader used as an indicator tool. The magnetic valve reader determines a location and an orientation for a magnetic indicator device to indicate a device setting of an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes the magnetic indicator device coupled to a valve on the implantable medical device. External magnetic fields, specifically the Earth's magnetic field, may interfere with the compass and create an incorrect device setting indication. The electronic reader estimates the external magnetic fields to subtract the estimate from received data to minimize any influence that external magnetic field has on the accuracy of the device setting measurement. | 09-11-2008 |
20110275975 | ANTI-THROMBOGENIC VENOUS SHUNT METHOD - A venous shunt method adapted to shunt cerebral spinal fluid in a patient. A fluid control device having a fluid passage is adapted to be placed allowing cerebral spinal fluid to flow through the fluid passage. A catheter having a lumen, the catheter being in fluid communication with the fluid control device. At least a portion of at least one of the catheter and the fluid control device being subjected to an anti-thrombogenic treatment. | 11-10-2011 |
20120004538 | SYSTEM INCLUDING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC VALVE INDICATOR AND LOCATOR DEVICE - A system including an implantable flow control device and an electronic valve indicator and locator device. The implantable device includes a valve and a magnetic device. The electronic device includes a locator tool, an indicator tool, and an adjustment tool. The indicator tool includes an electronic compass module for measuring an orientation of sensed magnetic fields and a locator tool interface module for electronically communicating sensed magnetic fields to the processing module. The locator tool has a processing module which receives and stores background magnetic field data, receives target magnetic field data when the indicator tool is coupled to the locator tool and positioned above the implanted device, and electronically determines the setting of the valve based on the background magnetic field data and the target magnetic field data. The adjustment tool aligns with the locator tool for modifying the valve setting when magnetically coupled to the implantable device. | 01-05-2012 |
20130002243 | SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system for use with an implantable flow control device having an adjustable valve and a magnetic device coupled to the valve, the system including a locator tool and an electronic magnetic-based indicator tool. The locator tool includes a processing system and an electronic display. The indicator tool is configured to couple with the locator tool. The indicator tool includes an electronic compass module configured to detect and generate a first set of data based on an orientation of magnetic fields associated with the magnetic device as an indication of the setting of the valve and measure and generate a second set of data based on ambient background magnetic fields. The indicator tool electrically communicates the data to the locator tool. The processing system receives and uses the first and second sets of data generated from the electronic compass module to determine orientation of the magnetic device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130023814 | METHOD OF USING A SYSTEM FOR DRAINING CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID - A drainage system that includes a ventricular catheter, a drainage catheter, and a positive displacement pump that can function to actively drain CSF from the ventricles of the brain of a patient. The pump can include, for example, a diaphragm pump, a piston pump, a rotor pump, a peristaltic pump, or a screw pump. | 01-24-2013 |
20140121586 | Tool For Adjusting An Implantable Adjustable Fluid Flow Control Valve - Tools for determining and adjusting the setting of an adjustable valve are disclosed. These tools allow a medical professional to locate and non-invasively determine the setting of an implanted valve. After the valve has been located and the setting of the valve determined, the valve may be re-adjusted non-invasively. There are three tools: a locator tool, an indicator tool and an adjustment tool. The locator tool allows the physician to locate the adjustable valve of interest and align the locator tool with a specific orientation of the valve. The indicator tool indicates the current setting of the adjustable valve and confirms new settings of the valve after the new settings have been implemented. The adjustment tool interacts magnetically with the implanted adjustable valve to couple with a movable internal element to change the setting of the valve. The indicator tool and the adjustment tool physically cooperate with the locator tool to accomplish the respective functions of the tools. | 05-01-2014 |
William Jeffrey Bertrand, Ventura, CA US
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20110237687 | ADJUSTING DRUG LOADING IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS - Drug loading of polymeric materials can be adjusted by selection of materials and/or adjusting processing steps in formation of an implantable drug-loaded device. | 09-29-2011 |
20120197177 | ADJUSTMENT FOR HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNT VALVE - An implantable medical device is disclosed that includes a valve seat and a valve member movable with respect to the valve seat. An adjustment circuit assembly includes a resistive element that is coupled to the valve member and operable to position the valve member relative to the valve seat so as to alter the pressure setting in response to a current applied to the resistive element. | 08-02-2012 |
20130066253 | ADJUSTMENT FOR HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNT VALVE - An implantable medical device is disclosed that includes a valve seat and a valve member movable with respect to the valve seat. An adjustment circuit assembly includes a resistive element that is coupled to the valve member and operable to position the valve member relative to the valve seat so as to alter the pressure setting in response to a current applied to the resistive element. | 03-14-2013 |
20130096482 | ALTERNATE GEOMETRY STYLET FOR VENTRICULAR SHUNT CATHETER PLACEMENT - A stylet having a non-round cross-sectional shape which is specifically adapted to reduce the adhesion or “stickiness” of contact between the stylet and the interior surface of the lumen of an elastomeric catheter through which it extends. The stylet may be “pre-loaded” into the catheter. | 04-18-2013 |
20140102469 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR BONDING SILICONE POLYMERS TO HAIR AND NAILS - Methods for covalently binding a silicone polymer to hair or nails using UV light, a catalyst, a reactive solution, and compositions related thereto. The methods can include synthesizing a photo-reactive silicone and bonding the photo-reactive silicone polymer to hair, nails, or keratin. The methods can also include applying a vinyl-containing silicone polymer and a catalyst, or an aldehyde functionalized silicone polymer and reactive composition, to covalently bond the silicone polymer to hair, nails, or keratin. An advantage of covalently bonding silicone polymer to hair or nails can be that the silicone polymer add strengthens and shine to hair and nails, but are more resistant to washings with soap and shampoo than non-covalently bound silicone polymers. | 04-17-2014 |
William Scott Bertrand, Belleville, IL US
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20110023053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING MIDDLEWARE FUNCTIONALITY - A method and server manage a consolidation of multiple middleware threads, by identifying types of a plurality of middleware, selecting a main middleware from the plurality of middleware, and initializing the main middleware as a main middleware thread. The managing also includes identifying other middleware from the plurality of middleware, based on a consolidated middleware functionality, and selecting slave middleware from the identified other middleware. The managing further includes initializing the slave middleware as slave middleware threads by the main middleware thread, such that each initialized slave middleware thread functions independently of the main middleware thread. | 01-27-2011 |
20120331045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING MIDDLEWARE FUNCTIONALITY - A server manages middleware communication between the server and a plurality of client terminals through a communication network. The server includes a network interface device that communicates with the plurality of client terminals, storage that stores middleware management operational programs and data, and a processor that executes the middle management operational programs. The server implements a multi-layered marshaling process, which marshals middleware communications between the server and the plurality of terminals, and a consolidated middleware management process, which manages execution of middleware, the multi-layered marshaling process. The consolidated middleware management process is accessible to the plurality of client terminals communicating with the server via a plurality of different types of middleware. | 12-27-2012 |
W. Jeff Bertrand, Ventura, CA US
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20130345646 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES, ROTORS AND MAGNETS WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE TO INADVERTENT SETTING CHANGE AND IMPROVED ACCESSORY TOOL COUPLING - Implantable physiological shunt systems and related fluid flow control devices and accessories for use therewith. Devices, systems and methods relating to implantable medical fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets with increased resistance to inadvertent setting changes. Devices, systems and methods relating implantable medical fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets which provide improved magnetic coupling to fluid flow control device accessories such as adjustment tools. | 12-26-2013 |
20140261793 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FINDING THE CENTER AND READING THE SETTING OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A centering tool and a combined centering-indicator tool for finding the magnetic center and indicating the setting of an implantable adjustable valve. The centering and combined centering-indicator tools include a magnetic capsule movable within a cavity to a target located on the tool when the magnetic capsule is centered over magnet of an adjustable valve. | 09-18-2014 |