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Ashley R. Bruce, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110291459 | Restraining Device for a Car Seat Harness Shoulder Strap - A restraining device eases the loading, unloading and securing of an infant/child to a car seat by holding the shoulder straps of the harness assembly away from the seating area of the car seat. A common, central body is secured to the carrying handle of the infant car seat by at least one of the at least one radial extension. Another of the at least one radial extension is used to secure the harness shoulder strap temporarily to the carrying handle while the infant/child is placed in the seating area of the car seat. The harness shoulder strap is subsequently released from the carrying handle and returned to its original position within the seating area for properly securing the infant/child to the car seat. | 12-01-2011 |
Craig Bruce, Encinitas, CA US
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| 20100101587 | COSMETIC PROSTHESIS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A cosmetic prosthesis designed to provide non-invasive, removable enhancement of upper and lower lip, being intended to contour and push the facial skin around the mouth and jaw outward, reducing the appearance of wrinkles or aging lines. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110281233 | Cosmetic Prosthesis and Methods for Making the Same - A cosmetic prosthesis designed to provide non-invasive, removable enhancement of upper and lower lip, being intended to contour and push the facial skin around the mouth and jaw outward, reducing the appearance of wrinkles or aging lines. | 11-17-2011 |
Craig A. Bruce, Encinitas, CA US
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| 20080275482 | Facial Lift - A facial lift device to be placed behind the lips and above the gums disposed alongside the buccal and facial surface of a living human maxilla or a human mandible no further than the most posterior tooth of one side to the most posterior tooth of the opposite side of said maxilla or mandible. The facial device embodies an outward lifting force when placed within the human mouth under the lips and alongside the anterior vestibule centered on the frenulum, such that when said facial lift device is forced behind the maxilla or mandible lips, the facial lift will forcibly lift out the dermal layer reducing and removing lower facial wrinkles within the perioral region. | 11-06-2008 |
Dylan S. Bruce, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110291459 | Restraining Device for a Car Seat Harness Shoulder Strap - A restraining device eases the loading, unloading and securing of an infant/child to a car seat by holding the shoulder straps of the harness assembly away from the seating area of the car seat. A common, central body is secured to the carrying handle of the infant car seat by at least one of the at least one radial extension. Another of the at least one radial extension is used to secure the harness shoulder strap temporarily to the carrying handle while the infant/child is placed in the seating area of the car seat. The harness shoulder strap is subsequently released from the carrying handle and returned to its original position within the seating area for properly securing the infant/child to the car seat. | 12-01-2011 |
James Bruce, Scotts Valley, CA US
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| 20100161444 | METHODS OF FACILITATING MERCHANT TRANSACTIONS USING A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM INCLUDING A SET OF TITLES - A method of facilitating a transaction between a merchant and a buyer using a computerized system including a set of titles. The method includes storing the set of titles in a merchant site corresponding to a set of products for sale; browsing the merchant site using a client device and selecting a product for purchase; and generating a payment slip title for the product including information relating to a payment amount and a buyer identifier. The method further includes selecting a payment structure from a set of available payment structures; modifying the payment slip title to include information corresponding to the selected payment structure; releasing the product title to the buyer; and transmitting the payment amount to the merchant. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100162408 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TITLE STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT - A title management apparatus resident on a first computer including a memory for storing a control program and data, and a processor for executing the control program and for managing the data. The apparatus includes user data resident in the memory including a set of user security indicia. The apparatus also includes a first title object resident in the memory including a title structure, the title structure further comprising a content element, a set of attributes, and a set of title object security indicia. The apparatus further includes a set of stub objects coupled to the title object, wherein the set of stub objects can further optimize the title structure; an authorization structure configured to selectively redeem the content element based at least in part of the user security indicia; and, a title management structure configured to associate a user with the first title object based at least in part of the user data and the title attributes. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100299718 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TITLE PROTOCOL, AUTHENTICATION, AND SHARING - A title management apparatus resident on a first computer including a memory for storing a control program and data, and a processor for executing the control program and for managing the data. The apparatus includes a title object resident in the memory including a title structure, the title structure further comprising a content element, a set of attributes, and a set of title object security indicia. The apparatus further includes an authorization structure configured to selectively redeem the content element based at least in part on the user security indicia, and further configured to use a set of protocols. The apparatus also includes a title management structure configured to associate a user with the title object based at least in part on the user data and the title attributes. | 11-25-2010 |
Joseph W. Bruce, Bakersfield, CA US
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| 20110138720 | Grout Sleeve for Foundation Anchor Bolts and Method for Protection of Anchor Bolts for a Vertical Structure, Including Wind Turbines - A foundation for a tall vertical structure, such as a wind turbine installation, features anchor bolts having a grout cap slid over the anchor bolt, where the grout cap has a flared skirt which seals against the open annulus formed by the anchor bolt and its accompanying PVC sleeve, where the top of the PVC sleeve is generally flush with the bottom of the grout trough. The grout cap extends from its bottom which abuts the bottom of the grout trough, up and extending at least partially into a bolt hole in the tower flange. A method of protecting anchor bolts utilizing the grout cap is also described. | 06-16-2011 |
Kathleen M. Bruce, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110225545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OBJECTS - A method of displaying graphical user interface objects is disclosed and may include displaying a GUI object menu on a display and displaying a wrinkled portion at at least one an end of the GUI object menu. The wrinkle indicator may indicate that one or more GUI objects are available off screen at an edge of the display adjacent to the wrinkle indicator. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110320978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOUCHSCREEN GESTURE RECOGNITION OVERLAY - Methods and devices provide a user interface featuring a gesture recognition overlay suitable for the small display of a mobile device equipped with a touchscreen user input/display. Such a gesture recognition overlay functionality may enable users to enter alphanumeric text and edit text by performing simple gestures on an overlay presented above other images on the touchscreen display. By providing a larger area for accepting user input touch gestures as well as presenting menus, the various embodiments facilitate text entry and editing operations on the relatively small area of most mobile device touchscreen displays. A variety of functions may be correlated to user inputs within the gesture recognition overlay, and various operating modes may be included in the functionality, such as a text selection mode and a toolbar menu mode. | 12-29-2011 |
Marc A. Bruce, Escondido, CA US
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| 20080312277 | Gpr41 and Modulators Thereof for the Treatment of Insulin-Related Disorders - The present invention relates to a method for identifying a glycemic stabilizing compound by: a) contacting a candidate compound with GPR41, and b) determining whether GPR41 functionality is modulated, where a modulation in GPR41 functionality is indicative of the candidate compound being a glycemic stabilizing compound. In addition, the invention relates to a method for identifying a glycemic stabilizing compound, comprising: a) contacting a candidate compound with GPR41, and b) determining whether GPR41 functionality is increased, wherein an increase in GPR41 functionality is indicative of the candidate compound being a glycemic stabilizing compound. Further, the invention relates to a method for identifying a glycemic stabilizing compound, comprising: a) contacting a candidate compound with GPR41, and b) determining whether GPR41 functionality is decreased, wherein a decrease in GPR41 functionality is indicative of the candidate compound being a glycemic stabilizing compound. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20110112060 | 1,2,3-TRISUBSTITUTED ARYL AND HETEROARYL DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF METABOLISM AND THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF DISORDERS RELATED THERETO - The present invention relates to certain trisubstituted aryl and heteroaryl derivatives of Formula (I) that are modulators of metabolism. | 05-12-2011 |
Marca A. Bruce, Escordido, CA US
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| 20090036434 | Substituted aryl and heteroaryl derivatives as modulators of metabolism and the prophylaxis and treatment of disorders related thereto - The present invention relates to certain substituted aryl and heteroaryl derivative of Formula (I) that are modulators of metabolism. Accordingly, compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of metabolic-related disorders and complications thereof, such as, diabetes and obesity. | 02-05-2009 |
Marc Amor Bruce, Stanford, CA US
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| 20120137394 | Atomic Force Microscope Manipulation of Living Cells - Techniques for atomic force microscope manipulation of living cells include functionalizing a nanoscale tip of a microscale cantilever with a first ligand for a first receptor associated with a surface of a first type of cell. The method further comprises, controlling the cantilever to cause the first ligand on the nanoscale tip to contact the first receptor on a surface of a living cell of the first type in a particular temporal pattern to induce a target response by the living cell. Other techniques for controlling an atomic force microscope comprising a nanoscale tip include controlling the cantilever to cause the nanoscale tip to contact a living cardiomyocyte at a predetermined pressure. The cantilever is also controlled to turn off vertical deflection feedback after contacting the cardiomyocyte and collecting deflection data that indicates a time series of nanoscale vertical deflections of the microscale cantilever caused by the living cardiomyocyte. | 05-31-2012 |
Rey Bruce, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110038127 | MULTIPLE CHIP MODULE AND PACKAGE STACKING METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICES - Stacking techniques are illustrated in example embodiments of the present invention wherein semiconductor dies are mounted in a module to become a MCM which serves as the basic building block. A combination of these modules and dies in a substrate creates a package with specific function or a range of memory capacity. Several example system configurations are provided using BGA and PGA to illustrate the stacking technique. Several pin assignment and signal routing techniques are illustrated wherein internal and external signals are routed from main board to various stacked modules. Expansion can be done both on the vertical and horizontal orientations. | 02-17-2011 |
Rey H. Bruce, San Jose, CA US
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| 20100095053 | HYBRID MULTI-TIERED CACHING STORAGE SYSTEM - A hybrid storage system comprising mechanical disk drive means, flash memory means, SDRAM memory means, and SRAM memory means is described. IO processor means and DMA controller means are devised to eliminate host intervention. Multi-tiered caching system and novel data structure for mapping logical address to physical address results in a configurable and scalable high performance computer data storage solution. | 04-15-2010 |
Ricardo Bruce, Union City, CA US
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| 20110038127 | MULTIPLE CHIP MODULE AND PACKAGE STACKING METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICES - Stacking techniques are illustrated in example embodiments of the present invention wherein semiconductor dies are mounted in a module to become a MCM which serves as the basic building block. A combination of these modules and dies in a substrate creates a package with specific function or a range of memory capacity. Several example system configurations are provided using BGA and PGA to illustrate the stacking technique. Several pin assignment and signal routing techniques are illustrated wherein internal and external signals are routed from main board to various stacked modules. Expansion can be done both on the vertical and horizontal orientations. | 02-17-2011 |
Ricardo H. Bruce, Union City, CA US
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| 20110161568 | MULTILEVEL MEMORY BUS SYSTEM FOR SOLID-STATE MASS STORAGE - The present invention relates to a multilevel memory bus system for transferring information between at least one DMA controller and at least one solid-state semiconductor memory device, such as NAND flash memory devices or the like. This multilevel memory bus system includes at least one DMA controller coupled to an intermediate bus; a flash memory bus; and a flash buffer circuit between the intermediate bus and the flash memory bus. This multilevel memory bus system may be disposed to support: an n-bit wide bus width, such as nibble-wide or byte-wide bus widths; a selectable data sampling rate, such as a single or double sampling rate, on the intermediate bus; a configurable bus data rate, such as a single, double, quad, or octal data sampling rate; CRC protection; an exclusive busy mechanism; dedicated busy lines; or any combination of these. | 06-30-2011 |
Robert A. Bruce, Ventura, CA US
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| 20080221570 | Non-imaging tracking tools and method for hip replacement surgery - The invention includes a method of determining a surgical patient's pelvic position and inputting that position into a computer via a tracking system, suitable for use in navigating partial or total hip replacement surgery. The patient is first aligned with anatomical reference points in relation to corresponding locating features on a patient positioner. The positions of index features on the patient positioner are then acquired via a tracking system. Based on the positions of the index features and their known relationship to the locating features, the locations of the anatomical reference features are calculated and a pelvic plane is defined therefrom. The invention also includes a surgical tool for mounting a trackable target to a human bone, suitable for fixation to a human femur. This tool includes a removable bone clamp and a releasable coupling member, integrated with said removable bone clamp. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110009778 | PELVIC PLANE LOCATOR AND PATIENT POSITIONER - The invention includes both a method for acquiring the position of a patient's anterior pelvic plane, and a patient positioner or holder (apparatus) for securing a patient and acquiring the position of the patient's anterior pelvic plane. The method and apparatus facilitate definition of the anterior pelvic plane (APP) in the context of computer assisted hip surgery. | 01-13-2011 |
Robert Arthur Bruce, Ventura, CA US
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| 20100305571 | SURGICAL CABLE TENSIONING SYSTEM - A cable tensioning system includes a reaction frame which contains a sliding platform arranged to move linearly within the frame, and a clam-type cleat attached to the sliding platform. The cleat features one or more grooves, each of which comprises two arrays of opposing ridges that converge to form a V-shape groove adapted to receive a length of cable. The ridges of each groove are tilted relative to an axis perpendicular to the groove's longitudinal axis, such that the cable is progressively captured between the ridges of the opposing arrays as it settles into the crotch of the groove when moved in a first direction, and can be disengaged from the cleat by relaxing the axial force on the cable and moving it in the opposite direction. A linear actuator mechanism may be coupled to the sliding platform to move the platform with respect to the reaction frame. | 12-02-2010 |
Rolando H. Bruce, South San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110113186 | REDUCING ERASE CYCLES IN AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE DEVICE THAT USES AT LEAST ONE ERASE-LIMITED MEMORY DEVICE - A solution for reducing erase cycles in an electronic storage device that uses at least one erase-limited memory device is disclosed. | 05-12-2011 |
Ryan W. Bruce, Scotts Valley, CA US
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| 20090026338 | STRUCTURAL MOUNTING FOR EQUIPMENT ON A ROOFTOP - A structural support for supporting equipment on a rooftop, which is connected to a frame and to equipment to be supported, comprises a mechanism connecting a base cap and a base connector of the structural support. One of the base cap and the base connector includes at least one plate and the other of the base cap and the base connector includes a pair of plates that receives the at least one plate allowing for pivoting adjustments of the base connector about the base cap when the at least one plate is received within an opening between the pair of plates to achieve desired positioning of the base connector. Once a desired position is achieved, a fastening assembly secures the position of the base connector. Field connectors and end connectors are used to connect frame elements to each other. The structural mounting may also include, for example, a base support, a base flashing, and a rubber base gasket. A base flashing adjustable in height is also disclosed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100275549 | CLIPS FOR CONNECTING PANELS AND CROSS MEMBERS WITHOUT VISUAL REFERENCE - Self aligned clips connecting panels, such as solar panels, and cross members are disclosed. An upper clip portion has opposed alignment legs extending downwardly from an upper portion surface that are used to align an opening of the upper portion with a wall fastener housing of the lower portion used with a fastener to connect the upper and lower portions. Remaining fastener housings of the lower portion are used with fasteners to connect the lower portion of the clip to a support member. The lower portion has a space in between a pair of arms receiving the support member. A length between the opposed legs is slightly longer than a length of the wall of the lower portion allowing a user to place the pair of opposed legs just past opposed outer ends of the wall. In use, the lower portion is first installed on the support member with fastener housings and fasteners. The panel is butted against the lower portion and clamped into place when the upper portion is connected to the lower portion. The clip allows for connecting panel and cross members in a “blind” manner as the clip is self aligned. | 11-04-2010 |