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Brian Button, Hillsborough, NC US
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| 20130074842 | METHODS OF TREATMENT - The present invention concerns methods, compositions and apparatus for administering active agents to the lungs of a subject. | 03-28-2013 |
Brian Button, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20100036736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVENUE SHARING WITH A FITNESS CENTER - Systems and methods for revenue sharing with a fitness center are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to incentivize purchase of internet and/or web-enabled exercise equipment by a fitness center. One embodiment can include, assessing a fee from a user of the internet and/or web-enabled exercise equipment, collecting at least a portion of the fee from the user, and sharing the at least a portion of the fee with the fitness center where the internet and/or web-enabled exercise equipment is physically located. | 02-11-2010 |
Candace J. Button, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20100173585 | SEAMLESS DATA COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE - A method of providing a seamless data communication experience across a presence aware device and an additional presence aware device is disclosed. A data communication experience may be transferred from a presence aware device to an additional presence aware device when a user selects to switch to an additional presence aware device or leaves the presence of the presence aware device. | 07-08-2010 |
Douglas J. Button, Simi Valley, CA US
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| 20090310808 | WAVEGUIDE - A waveguide configured to function as a high frequency waveguide for a high frequency sound source mounted to the waveguide, and to function as an acoustical low pass filter for a low frequency sound source mounted behind the waveguide in a multi-way loudspeaker system. The waveguide includes openings that overlay the vibrating surface of the low frequency source. The openings are configured by selection of various geometrical parameters to tailor filtering characteristics as desired. | 12-17-2009 |
Eric A. Button, Kannapolis, NC US
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| 20100047762 | METHOD TO MONITOR DRUG EFFICACY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS USING AN ASSAY FOR 1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL - HbA1c measurement is a critical component of diabetes management; however, a key limitation of HbA1c as a measure of glycemia is the lack of timeliness—it does not detect underlying blood glucose excursion levels in moderately controlled diabetic patients (HbA1c<8) as it is a measurement of mean glucose levels over the longer-term. HbA1c also averages both hypo- and hyperglycemia over two to three months; therefore, it does not adequately reflect improvements in post-prandial hyperglycemia. 1,5-AG is also a marker of glycemic control over a shorter one to two week timeframe, but with a different mechanism than HbA1c. Given the unique biological and physiological characteristics of 1,5-AG, it is sensitive to acute and transient episodes of hyper-glycemia and is, therefore, a better indicator of glucose excursions. Peptidyl diabetic drugs such as pramlintide and exenatide have unique mechanisms of action and the glycemic effects of these drugs are not adequately shown by HbA1c. 1,5-AG, an effective measure of glucose excursions, reveals underlying treatment effects of these drugs and can help regulate their dosage. | 02-25-2010 |
John Edwin Button, Sterling Heights, MI US
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| 20090101024 | Griddle for cooking and preparing foods - A griddle for cooking and preparing foods and more specifically a griddle for use with a gas or a propane outdoor grill or barbeque. The griddle can include a cooking surface, a trip tray, a first sidewall, a rear wall, a second sidewall, a first cross brace, and a second cross brace. The first sidewall can include a first upper sidewall and a first lower sidewall. The rear wall can include an upper rear wall and a lower rear wall. The second sidewall can include a second upper sidewall and a second lower sidewall. The griddle can include at least one aperture located in each of the first lower sidewall, the lower rear wall, the second lower sidewall, the first cross brace, and the second cross brace. The griddle can be made of a metal, which can be a stainless steel. | 04-23-2009 |
Kevin Button, Plain City, UT US
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| 20110018245 | INFLATABLE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Inflatable airbag cushions often have modular components attached to them after the main airbag has been manufactured. Such modular components can include external tethers, mounting tabs, mounting assemblies, inflatable curtain ramps, and fill tubes. Often, these modular components are positioned at predetermined locations on the airbag. The modular component can be coupled to the airbag by employing one or more adhesives. Also, the modular component can be coupled to the airbag by stitching. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110025023 | INFLATOR-AIRBAG INTERFACE - An airbag deployed by pressurized gas emitted from an inflator in a vehicle passenger safety module includes an inflation portion that captures pressurized gas from the inflator and an inlet portion that communicates with the inflation portion and is configured to receive and to be secured to the outer surface of the discharge end of the inflator. A substantially continuous elastomeric gasket made of cured liquid silicone is carried on the interior surface of the inlet portion at a location that circumscribes the outer surface of the discharge end of the inflator, when the discharge end is received into the inlet portion. The transverse extent of the gasket is substantially smaller than its longitudinal extent, while the thickness of the gasket is greater than the thickness of the wall of the inlet portion of the airbag upon which the gasket is carried. Thus, a coupling structure for effecting the interconnection between an inflator and an airbag in a vehicle passenger safety module takes the from of a cured band of liquid sealant that is disposed between an exterior surface of the discharge end of the inflator and an interior surface of an inlet portion of the airbag due to being is secured directly to the interior surface of the inlet portion. | 02-03-2011 |
Kevin Button, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20110270714 | ALTERNATE DELIVERY LOCATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems disclosed herein are used to deliver a package or product to an alternate delivery location (ADL) for pick up by a customer or authorized retriever. The customer can register to receive delivery of a package or product with an ADL solution provider before delivery of the product, or may do so when purchasing the product. Alternatively, a product or package can be shipped from sender to an ADL for pick up by a person, outside of the context of purchasing a product. The methods and systems also offer the capability to track transported packages or products. | 11-03-2011 |
Kimberly K. Button, Rochester, MN US
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| 20120137279 | In-Context Notification Of An Available Update Of A Computer Program - In-context notification of an available update of a computer program, the computer program configured to present a graphical user interface (‘GUI’) that includes one or more GUI elements where in-context notification includes: receiving, by the computer program, a notification of an available update to the computer program, the notification specifying one or more presently existing GUI elements affected by the update and displaying in the GUI, for each presently existing GUI element affected by the update, proximate to the presently existing GUI element affected by the update, an update indicator. | 05-31-2012 |
Leslie James Button, Corning, NY US
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| 20120275180 | Light Diffusing Fibers and Methods for Making the Same - Light diffusing optical fibers and methods for producing light diffusing optical fibers are disclosed. In one embodiment, a light diffusing optical fiber includes a core portion formed from silica glass and comprising a plurality of helical void randomly distributed in the core portion of the optical fiber and wrapped around the long axis of the optical fiber. A pitch of the helical voids may vary along the axial length of the light diffusing optical fiber in order to achieve the desired illumination along the length of the optical fiber. A cladding may surround the core portion. Light guided by the core portion is scattered by the helical voids radially outward, through the cladding, such that the light diffusing optical fiber emits light with a predetermined intensity over an axial length of the light diffusing optical fiber, the light diffusing optical fiber having a scattering induced attenuation loss greater than about 0.2 dB/m at a wavelength of 550 nm. | 11-01-2012 |
Selina Stanley Button, Antioch, CA US
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| 20120109803 | System and Method for Verbal Authorization for Fulfillment of a Service - In some embodiments, a verbal authorization system comprises a financial services repository operable to store information identifying one or more financial services provided by a financial enterprise. The financial enterprise provides a financial service of the one or more financial services in response to a written authorization from a client. An eligibility engine is operable to determine whether the client is eligible to apply for verbal authorization status such that the client may provide verbal authorization during a telephone call to a fulfillment representative of the financial enterprise in lieu of the written authorization. A verbal authorization repository is operable to store client authorization information. The client authorization information identifies the client and whether the client has achieved the verbal authorization status. | 05-03-2012 |
Thomas Button, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20090171847 | MULTI-MERCHANT PURCHASING ENVIRONMENT FOR DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCTS - A multi-merchant purchasing system is configured to identify downloadable products selected by a user for purchase. The identified downloadable products are offered by multiple merchants. The multi-merchant purchasing system enables the user to purchase all of the downloadable products in a single transaction. Specifically, the multi-merchant purchasing system determines payment information associated with the user and, with minimum user-interaction, sends the payment information to applications associated with the merchants for processing. The multi-merchant purchasing system may also be configured to receive purchase information from the merchant applications and maintains the purchase information for the user in a locker. The multi-merchant purchasing system may further be configured to automatically download and install the purchased product onto the user's computing device through a software assistant. To ensure privacy and security, the multi-merchant purchasing system may include a credit card quarantine module to secure credit card data by encoding and multiple levels of encryptions. | 07-02-2009 |
Thomas L. Button, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20090006194 | Location, destination and other contextual information-based mobile advertisements - Described is a technology by which an advertisement is selected for output on a mobile (e.g., vehicle navigation) system based on contextual data, including current state data from a location-sensing (e.g., GPS) device. The advertisement may be an image displayed at a location on a map corresponding to a physical location of the advertiser. The contextual data may include location, direction and destination data, user preference data and user-provided data such as calendar, task and/or contacts data. Examples of other contextual data include age data, gender data, number of vehicle occupants data, vehicle make data, vehicle model data, and/or vehicle style data. In one aspect, the user may interact with the advertisement, e.g., to communicate an order for a product or service corresponding to the advertisement. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090157527 | COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS FOR MULTI-MERCHANT PURCHASING ENVIRONMENT FOR DOWNLOADABLE PRODUCTS - A multi-merchant purchasing system is configured to identify downloadable products selected by a user for purchase. The identified downloadable products are offered by multiple merchants. The multi-merchant purchasing system enables the user to purchase all of the downloadable products in a single transaction. Merchant services are provided by the merchants to facilitate the purchasing of offered items. Interfaces are provided by the multi-merchant purchasing system and merchant services for the system and the services to interact. The interfaces provided by the merchant services enable the multi-merchant purchasing system to obtain information such as item metadata, purchase summary data, locations for downloading the purchased products, locations for obtaining support, and download verification data. The interfaces provided by the multi-merchant purchasing system enable the merchant services to perform tasks such as revoking licenses for products, complete purchases, and add licenses to a locker that includes purchased products. | 06-18-2009 |
Vincent E. Button, Dallas, TX US
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| 20100122283 | Targeted advertising via mobile enhanced reality - A method, device and system for providing product recognition services to a mobile device that permits a user to obtain enhanced images of the product and/or additional information and/or website links related to the product directly through the product recognition services is disclosed. A mobile device is utilized to capture video of a real-world product and access more information about the product using a one click video call over a high speed wireless data network from the mobile device to a picture recognition server where the real-world product can be recognized. Information, including a video, can be sent to the mobile phone about the recognized product and access to web servers for additional information about the product can be provided. A bookmarking feature allows a user to send the same information about the product to a list of friends of the user at the friends' preferred mobile phones, personal computers (PCs) or televisions (TVs). | 05-13-2010 |