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Alexander Carbone, Northridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120060514Tube Picking Mechanisms with an Ultra-Low Temperature or Cryogenic Picking Compartment - A tube picking mechanism is designed for use in an automated, ultra-low temperature (e.g. −80° C. or −135° C.) or cryogenic (e.g., about −140° C. to −196° C.) storage and retrieval system that stores biological or chemical samples. The samples are contained in storage tubes held in SBS footprint storage racks that are normally stored within an ultra-low temperature or cryogenic freezer compartment. The tube picking mechanism includes a tube picking chamber that is maintained at about −80° C., about −135° C. or at cryogenic temperatures in cryogenic applications. Active electrical and mechanical components are maintained in a compartment above and separate from the refrigerated, ultra-low temperature or cryogenic compartment. Thermal stratification inhibits heat transfer into the lower, ultra-low temperature or cryogenic compartment in which tube picking occurs from the upper compartment in which active electrical and mechanical components are located, and also inhibits heat transfer into the lower, ultra-low temperature or cryogenic compartment via an access door for tube storage racks.03-15-2012

Ashlely Carbone, New Brunswick, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100272670BIODEGRADABLE POLYANHYDRIDES WITH NATURAL BIOACTIVE MOLECULES - The invention provides polymers that include a biologically active molecule and methods for their use.10-28-2010

Ashley Carbone, North Haledon, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110022161IODINATED POLYMERS - The invention provides medical devices that comprise an iodinated polymer and that can be viewed using X-Ray imaging techniques. The invention also provides novel iodinated polymers that can be incorporated into or coated on medical devices.01-27-2011

Christopher A. Carbone, Newton, CT US

Christopher A. Carbone, Newtown, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090218128Metallic floor box with non-metalic riser and flange - An in-floor electrical floor-box assembly includes a rectangular or nearly square metallic housing and a non-metallic riser with integral flange assembly having a rectangular flange that mates with the rectangular housing and an integral cylindrical riser for providing access to the electrical components through a round cover and finish flange. A low-voltage divider assembly separates cables carrying different voltages within the riser to reduce interference between the cables and any one of a variety of sub-plates having different configurations for accommodating a variety of multi-service or single service electrical functionality can be incorporated with the box.09-03-2009
20110017485Metallic floor box with non-metallic riser and flange - An in-floor electrical floor-box assembly includes a rectangular or nearly square metallic housing and a non-metallic riser with integral flange assembly having a rectangular flange that mates with the rectangular housing and an integral cylindrical riser for providing access to the electrical components through a round cover and finish flange. A low-voltage divider assembly separates cables carrying different voltages within the riser to reduce interference between the cables and any one of a variety of sub-plates having different configurations for accommodating a variety of multi-service or single service electrical functionality can be incorporated with the box.01-27-2011

Craig J. Carbone, Lunenburg, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090016855LOAD LOCK FAST PUMP VENT - A substrate processing tool including a frame forming at least one isolatable chamber configured to hold a controlled atmosphere, at least two substrate supports located within each of the at least one isolatable chamber, each of the at least two substrate supports being stacked one above the other and configured to hold a respective substrate and a cooling unit communicably coupled to the at least two substrate supports such that the at least two substrate supports and cooling unit effect simultaneous conductive cooling of each of the respective substrates located on the at least two substrate supports.01-15-2009

David P. Carbone, Franklin, TN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090092615TARGETING OF NOTCH3 RECEPTOR FUNCTION FOR CANCER THERAPY - The present invention involves the use of peptides from Notch3, and antibodies that recognize epitopes represented by those peptides, as anti-cancer agents. Methods of combination therapy using standard anti-cancer protocols in conjunction with Notch3 peptides and antibodies also are provided.04-09-2009
20110059096Targeting of Notch3 Receptor Function for Cancer Therapy - The present invention involves the use of peptides from Notch3, and antibodies that recognize epitopes represented by those peptides, as anti-cancer agents. Methods of combination therapy using standard anti-cancer protocols in conjunction with Notch3 peptides and antibodies also are provided.03-10-2011

Dominic G. Carbone, Pepper Pike, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110237407VARIABLE-RESISTANCE EXERCISE DEVICE - A portable, variable-resistance exercise device comprised of a retractable cable connected to a spring assembly, the spring having a plurality of springs that are selectively connectable to each other to vary the resistance exerted on the cable.09-29-2011

John Carbone, Lutherville, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100160978BONE SCREW ASSEMBLY WITH NON-UNIFORM MATERIAL - A bone anchor comprises a screw having a threaded shank portion and a head portion, and a housing assembly. At least the threaded shank portion is formed from a titanium or titanium alloy and at least a portion of the housing is formed from a stronger material such as cobalt chrome. The housing assembly has a passageway extending therethrough and a proximal end and a distal end. A saddle is defined within the proximal end of the housing assembly and is configured to retain a portion of a rod therein. The distal end of the housing assembly is configured for securely engaging the head portion of the screw such that the screw is at least one of rotatable and pivotable with respect to the housing.06-24-2010
20100305616SPINAL FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A spinal fixation device includes a fastener affixable to a vertebral body and an attachment member. The attachment member is adapted for receiving the fastener and engaging a portion of the vertebral body. The fastener includes a shank and a collet. The collet includes a channel for receiving a spinal rod and a locking member.12-02-2010
20120046699SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM - A polyaxial pedicle screw includes a housing, a bone screw member, and an anvil. The bone screw member includes a head and a threaded shaft extending from the head. The head is selectively securable within the housing. The anvil is positionable within the housing adjacent to the head of the bone screw member when the anvil and the head of the bone screw member are positioned within the housing. The anvil may define one or more grooves in an outer surface of the anvil. The groove defines a flap that is flexibly attached to the anvil to enable the anvil to flex an amount sufficient to maintain the head of the bone screw in constant contact with the anvil when the bone screw member is moved relative to the anvil.02-23-2012

Patent applications by John Carbone, Lutherville, MD US

John N. Carbone, Garland, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100088310Method And System For Automating Data Queries During Discontinuous Communications - In accordance with one embodiment, a method includes receiving a query request comprising geospatial filter criteria. The query request may be received from a mobile client computing system capable of displaying query results as overlays on a digital map. The digital map may be stored at the mobile client computing system and the query results may be stored at a server. First and second portions of the query results may be wirelessly transmitted from the server to the mobile client computing system. The first and second portions may be transmitted during first and second communication sessions between the mobile client computing system and the server. The first and second communication sessions may occur during respective time intervals temporally separated from each other by a gap interval. The client may be capable of concatenating the transmitted first and second portions of the query results.04-08-2010
20100198947System and Method for Dynamically Processing Electronic Data Between Multiple Data Sources - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for dynamically processing electronic data between multiple data sources comprises obtaining a first data set from a data source. A run-time updateable configuration file is consulted to determine a first destination for the first data set. The first data set is transmitted to the first destination and the run-time updateable configuration file is again consulted at the first destination to determine instructions for processing of the first data set, the instructions for processing the first data set comprising conversion information and the first destination being a data translator. The data translator converts the first data set according to the conversion information to yield a processed first data set. The run-time updateable configuration file is again consulted to determine a second destination for the processed first data set, whereupon the processed first data set is transmitted to the second destination. A remote administrator computer may update the run-time updateable configuration file.08-05-2010
20110236871Recombinant Knowledge Assimilation - In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing one or more content that each satisfy one or more parameters of a search request. The method further includes determining a plurality of knowledge components associated with the received one or more content objects, the plurality of content objects including a first knowledge component comprising a first discrete portion of information extracted from the one or more content objects and a second knowledge component comprising a second discrete portion of information extracted from the one or more content objects. The method further includes receiving first and second importance factors indicating the relative importance of the first and second knowledge components, respectively. The method further includes determining, based on the first and second importance factors, an association factor indicating the degree to which the first and second knowledge components are related to one another. The method further includes storing the first knowledge component, the second knowledge component, and the determined association as a new content object.09-29-2011

Patent applications by John N. Carbone, Garland, TX US

Kenneth Carbone, Annandale, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110154252E-MAIL INTERFACE HAVING AN INFORMATIONAL TOOL TIP - An interface enables perception of information regarding e-mail communications. The interface includes an e-mail application user interface that enables perception of e-mail message information for one or more e-mails received by an e-mail participant and that enables active display of one or more of the received e-mails selected by the e-mail participant, The interface also includes a mechanism that determines a request for e-mail message information for one of the e-mails from within a desired e-mail message that is not actively displayed. The interface further includes an informational tool tip that provides a temporary perceivable indication to the e-mail participant of at least a portion of the requested information for the desired e-mail message while maintaining active display of the one or more selected e-mails.06-23-2011

Kevin J. Carbone, Pottstown, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090187768Software virus detection methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for identifying, authenticating and securing code through proscribed code detection and deletion are shown. The preferred embodiments provide for scanning code to determine the presence of proscribed code and then transmitting the code to a file reconstructor upon the detection of proscribed code. At the file reconstructor, templates of the specific document type are used to provide the document file structure, and so delete with precision the proscribed code from the original code.07-23-2009

Mark Carbone, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110297361Low Stress-Inducing Heat Sink - A low stress-inducing heat sink may reduce thermally induced stress and strain in the heat source. The low stress-inducing heat sink may be made of materials with low thermal conductivity. The heat sink may have in-plane flexibility and hence reduce thermally induced stress and strain generated in the heat source and at the interface of the heat sink and the heat source.12-08-2011

Mark C. Carbone, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100213957APPARATUS FOR TESTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus is described for burn-in and/or functional testing of microelectronic circuits of unsingulated wafers. A large number of power, ground, and signal connections can be made to a large number of contacts on a wafer. The apparatus has a cartridge that allows for fanning-in of electric paths. A distribution board has a plurality of interfaces that are strategically positioned to provide a dense configuration. The interfaces are connected through flexible attachments to an array of first connector modules. Each one of the first connector modules can be independently connected to a respective one of a plurality of second connector modules, thereby reducing stresses on a frame of the apparatus. Further features include for example a piston that allows for tight control of forces exerted by terminals onto contacts of a wafer.08-26-2010

Mark Charles Carbone, Cupertino, CA US

Martim Carbone, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090192780HARDWARE EMULATION USING ON-THE-FLY VIRTUALIZATION - At least one anomaly associated with at least one actual hardware element in a computer system having a plurality of hardware elements is addressed. The anomaly is detected, and, responsive to the detection, a virtualization layer is inserted between (i) an operating system of the computer system, and (ii) the plurality of hardware elements. Hardware emulation and/or selective hardware activation/deactivation are performed on the at least one actual hardware element by the virtualization layer. The insertion of the virtualization layer is accomplished in an on-the-fly manner.07-30-2009
20090300307PROTECTION AND SECURITY PROVISIONING USING ON-THE-FLY VIRTUALIZATION - A virtualization layer is inserted between (i) an operating system of a computer system, and (ii) at least one of a memory module and a storage module of the computer system. At least one of read access and write access to at least one portion of the at least one of a memory module and a storage module is controlled, with the virtualization layer. The insertion of the virtualization layer is accomplished in an on-the-fly manner (that is, without rebooting the computer system) An additional aspect includes controlling installation of a security program from the virtualization layer.12-03-2009

Michael Carbone, Rockford, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120104178CANTILEVERED DIFFERENTIAL MOTION SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED FRAME - The disclosed sensor includes a frame having a base and a plurality of arms integral with the base. The arms are biased to a relaxed position, which may be an extended position. A fuse is fastened between the arms to hold the arms in a non-relaxed position. When incorporated into an aircraft, for example, the disclosed sensor may be connected to a first panel, and a pin connected to a second panel may be positioned between the arms.05-03-2012

Nicholas Michael Carbone, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080268779DAA concept with uplink detection: frequency domain quiet periods - A victim wireless device is detected by obtaining a set of wireless bands and a set of time periods. During a given time period a subset of wireless bands corresponding to that time period is vacant and a remaining subset of wireless bands is used to exchange data. During each of the time periods in the set of time periods: a signal, if any, is received; in the event a signal is received, the subset of vacant wireless bands corresponding to that time period is recorded; and after the set of time periods ends, it is determined whether there is a victim wireless device based at least in part on the number of vacant wireless bands recorded.10-30-2008

Phil Carbone, North Reading, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110085938DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GAS STERILIZATION - A system for gas sterilization includes a sterilization chamber, a source of sterilant gas, and a sterilant gas remediation mechanism. Embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivering humidified air to a sterilization chamber, systems and methods for removing gaseous NO04-14-2011

Philip C. Carbone, North Reading, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100054989APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING IMPURITIES IN AIR AND MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container can be a bag or other housing for equipment, food and/or suitable material. Ozone is generated within an atmosphere that is exposed to the materials. The generated ozone is mixed with the atmosphere. At least a portion of the generated ozone is then removed from the mixed atmosphere. The apparatus and method of this invention can be used to treat contaminated sports equipment and the like,_as well as to treat food storage atmospheres, such as those exposed to fresh fruits and vegetables.03-04-2010
20100158749Apparatus and method for treating impurities in air and materials - An assembly and method for treating or otherwise improving an atmosphere contained within an enclosed space. The enclosed space can be a container such as a bag or other housing for equipment, food and/or suitable material. Ozone is generated within an atmosphere that is exposed to the material. The generated ozone is mixed with the atmosphere. At least a portion of the generated ozone is then removed from the mixed atmosphere. The assembly and method can be used to treat contaminated sports equipment and the like, as well as to treat food storage atmospheres, such as those exposed to fresh fruits and vegetables.06-24-2010
20120088022INFANT FORMULA DEVICE - An apparatus is provided for accurately dispensing a powder such as powdered infant formula into a container, and pasteurizing and reconstituting the powdered formula while completely mixing the formula in the container. The apparatus includes a hopper assembly for storing powder, a dosing assembly for measuring and dispensing powder from a receptacle into the container, a dilution assembly and a mixing assembly for obtaining accurately and completely mixed formula from the dispensed powder. The hopper is shaped to promote powder bridging, and the resulting powder bridge is used in combination with the dosing assembly to provide a predetermined amount of powder using a single mechanical valve that is isolated from the powder. The mixing assembly mixes the contents of the container while holding the bottle at a fixed angle relative to the vertical. A method of providing pasteurized infant formula from an infant formula powder is also disclosed.04-12-2012

Patent applications by Philip C. Carbone, North Reading, MA US

Ronald Carbone, Troy, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110005488Engine manifold with modular runners - An intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine that has a modular construction and includes a base member, a runner, and a shell, wherein the base member removably attaches to the engine, and the runner and the shell each separately and independently removably attach to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a fastener for attaching the runner to the base member, wherein the shell is formed so as to retain the fastener between the shell and the base member when the shell is attached to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a bumper affixed to a surface of the base member, wherein the bumper abuts a surface of the internal combustion engine. In another aspect, the base member includes a sealing ridge that mates with a sealing groove provided on the shell.01-13-2011