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Anthony B. Brennan, Gainesville, FL US
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| 20100119755 | METHOD OF PATTERNING A SURFACE AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - An article has a curved surface. Disposed upon the curved surface is a plurality of patterns. Each pattern is defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the curved surface. The plurality of features each have at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry, wherein an average spacing between adjacent features is about 1 nanometer and about 1 millimeter in at least a portion of the curved surface. The plurality of spaced apart features are represented by a periodic function. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100126404 | Surface Topographies for Non-Toxic Bioadhesion Control - An article has a surface topography for resisting bioadhesion of organisms and includes a base article having a surface. A composition of the surface includes a polymer. The surface has a topography comprising a pattern defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the base article. The plurality of features each have at least one microscale dimension and at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. An average feature spacing between adjacent ones of the features is between 10 μm and 100 μm in at least a portion of the surface. The surface topography can be numerically represented using at least one sinusoidal function. In one embodiment, the surface can comprise a coating layer disposed on the base article. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100197822 | REDUCED CREEP HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A method for forming reduced creep high molecular weight polyethylene articles, involves irradiating a high molecular weight polyethylene fiber or block, where the polyethylene is polycrystalline with a preferred crystal orientation. The fiber or block is irradiated in an environment including a molecule with a dual reactive functionality to provide cross-linking in the amorphous regions and/or on the surface and an inert gas at a temperature that is below an average alpha transition temperature of the polyethylene. The irradiation can be carried out on a polyethylene fiber by drawing a fiber through a solution containing a grafting agent that can include a molecule with a dual reactive functionality to primarily apply and cross-link the grafting material to the surface of the fiber. The resulting high molecular weight polyethylene article is highly cross linked and includes a plurality of substantially aligned crystals, the article providing an X-ray diffraction pattern evidencing only 2 sharp reflections. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100226943 | SURFACE TOPOGRAPHIES FOR NON-TOXIC BIOADHESION CONTROL - Disclosed herein is an article that includes a first plurality of spaced features. The spaced features are arranged in a plurality of groupings; the groupings of features include repeat units; the spaced features within a grouping are spaced apart at an average distance of about 1 nanometer to about 500 micrometers; each feature having a surface that is substantially parallel to a surface on a neighboring feature; each feature being separated from its neighboring feature; the groupings of features being arranged with respect to one another so as to define a tortuous pathway. The plurality of spaced features provide the article with an engineered roughness index of about 5 to about 20. | 09-09-2010 |
James C. Brennan, Ormond Beach, FL US
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| 20080274859 | GIANT TRAINER - A trainer for tap swing and giant swing training (collectively, “giant maneuvers”) on a high bar comprises an engagement rotatably coupled to the high bar, a cantilever affixed to the engagement, an upper support member joined at an obtuse angle to the cantilever, a lower support member pivotally coupled to the upper support member, a foot grasp joined to the lower support member at a location remote from the pivotal coupling to the upper support member, and a safety harness coupled to at least one of the upper support member and the lower support member proximate to the pivotal coupling. | 11-06-2008 |
Victor L. Brennan, Gainesville, FL US
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| 20090272382 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting Work of Breathing - A method of creating a non-invasive predictor of both physiologic and imposed patient effort from airway pressure and flow sensors attached to the patient using an adaptive mathematical model. The patient effort is commonly measured via work of breathing, power of breathing, or pressure-time product of esophageal pressure and is important for properly adjusting ventilatory support for spontaneously breathing patients. The method of calculating this non-invasive predictor is based on linear or nonlinear calculations using multiple parameters derived from the above-mentioned sensors. | 11-05-2009 |
Vincent J. Brennan, Orange Park, FL US
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| 20080272515 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE DEVICE AND A CONTAINER - A method for forming a closure device for a container is disclosed including providing a first mold component having a first annular groove. The first annular groove is configured to form a skirt of the closure device. A plurality of ejector blades are provided and are positioned within the mold component. The blades include a notch for forming a lug on an inner surface of the skirt. The lug is back-locked relative to the mold component. A moldable material is introduced into a mold cavity to form the closure device. The device is removed from the mold component by moving the blades along a path defined by tracks formed in the mold component that is generally along a vertical axis of the mold component, wherein the path includes a radially outward component, and the moving of the blades relieves the back-lock of the lug formed on the closure device. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090101616 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A CLOSURE DEVICE AND A CONTAINER - A method for forming a closure device for a container is disclosed including providing a first mold component having a first annular groove. The first annular groove is configured to form a skirt of the closure device. A plurality of ejector blades are provided and are positioned within the mold component. The blades include a notch for forming a lug on an inner surface of the skirt. The lug is back-locked relative to the mold component. A moldable material is introduced into a mold cavity to form the closure device. The device is removed from the mold component by moving the blades along a path defined by tracks formed in the mold component that is generally along a vertical axis of the mold component, wherein the path includes a radially outward component, and the moving of the blades relieves the back-lock of the lug formed on the closure device. | 04-23-2009 |