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Alexandra Lynn Carlton, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100261987 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for encouraging interactions with a glucose monitoring system include incrementing a score and/or providing a reward based on a variety of different interactions with the glucose monitoring system. The interactions which improve the score may include initiating or changing displays, downloading data, setting operational parameters and other interactions that are independent of a user's glucose measurements. Encouraging these interactions can enhance success in maintaining healthy glucose concentrations. | 10-14-2010 |
Brent Carlton, Hillsboro, OR US
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| 20080218267 | Amplifier with level shifting feedback network - An amplifier circuit includes a low noise first stage and a wide dynamic range second stage. A feedback network coupled between the output of the second stage and the input of the first stage provides DC level shifting of the common mode input voltage. The common mode input voltage is shifted to a value that allows the output of the first stage to be compatible with the input of the second stage. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080219329 | Local oscillator control in radio receivers - A radio receiver measures a signal quality metric and modifies attributes of a local oscillator signal in response thereto. A digital signal processor may be used to determine a signal-to-noise-plus-distortion ratio (SNDR) of a baseband signal, and the overlap of two quadrature-related local oscillator signals may be modified. | 09-11-2008 |
Brent R. Carlton, Hillsboro, OR US
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| 20090325529 | CALIBRATING RECEIVE CHAIN TO REDUCE SECOND ORDER INTERMODULATION DISTORTION - Embodiments of apparatuses, articles, methods, and systems for calibrating receive chain to reduce second order intermodulation distortion are disclosed herein. The embodiments may be employed, e.g., to manage power in wireless networks. Other embodiments and usages may be described and claimed. | 12-31-2009 |
Dana Alan Carlton, Westlake Village, CA US
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| 20090029314 | Apparatus and method for vertical positioning of dental implants - A positioning device is used to place an implant in the proper vertical position within the soft tissue and bone, provide space for subsequent procedures, and create a proper emergence profile for the final restoration. The lower portion of the positioning device has substantially the same outer shape as that of the implant but without external screw threads or other mechanical features for anchoring the implant in the jawbone. After the hole is countersunk, the depth of the hole in the jawbone is increased incrementally and checked with the positioning device for collar engagement and location of the margin within the gum tissue and bone. After the proper vertical position is attained, a special countersink bur may be used to create needed space around the implant margin and provide a proper crown emergence profile. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20110123950 | Dental Implant and Positioning Device Therefor - A positioning device is used to place an implant in the proper vertical position within the soft tissue and bone, provide space for subsequent procedures, and create a proper emergence profile for the final restoration. The lower portion of the positioning device has substantially the same outer shape as that of the implant but without external screw threads or other mechanical features for anchoring the implant in the jawbone. After the hole is countersunk, the depth of the hole in the jawbone is increased incrementally and checked with the positioning device for collar engagement and location of the margin within the gum tissue and bone. After the proper vertical position is attained, a special countersink bur may be used to create needed space around the implant margin and provide a proper crown emergence profile. | 05-26-2011 |
Dana Alan Carlton US
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| 20090023111 | Method for vertical positioning of dental implants - A positioning device is used to place an implant in the proper vertical position within the soft tissue and bone, provide space for subsequent procedures, and create a proper emergence profile for the final restoration. The lower portion of the positioning device has substantially the same outer shape as that of the implant but without external screw threads or other mechanical features for anchoring the implant in the jawbone. After the hole is countersunk, the depth of the hole in the jawbone is increased incrementally and checked with the positioning device for collar engagement and location of the margin within the gum tissue and bone. After the proper vertical position is attained, a special countersink bur may be used to create needed space around the implant margin and provide a proper crown emergence profile. | 01-22-2009 |
Dennis A. Carlton, Herndon, VA US
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| 20110265162 | HOLISTIC RISK-BASED IDENTITY ESTABLISHMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS IN CONTEXT OF AN APPLICATION - A set of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services can be utilized by applications executing in protected application environments external to a SOA environment. The SOA services can include an identity service, a eligibility service, and a security risk assessment service, each of which generates a percentage of risk when run. SOA services can be dependent on specific applications and application cases, each being a specific context of an application, so that results vary by application case. The SOA environment can store data, which is constantly being updated about people, which is used by the SOA services. In one embodiment, sensitive or confidential data can be maintained in the protected application environment and can be isolated from the SOA environment. Rules, criteria, factors, and the like used by the SOA services can be customized at an arbitrary level of complexity for specific applications and application cases. | 10-27-2011 |
Douglas J. Carlton, Peorioa, IL US
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| 20090287382 | Vehicle control system and method - A vehicle control system includes a first powertrain, a second powertrain, and a third powertrain. The first powertrain includes a first power source. The second powertrain includes a second power source. The third powertrain includes a third power source. The vehicle control system also includes an operator control interface. The operator control interface includes a first portion configured to receive a first operator input and a second portion configured to receive a second operator input. The first operator input and the second operator input are indicative of a desired speed and a desired direction. The vehicle control system additionally includes a controller configured to deliver a power control signal to at least one of the first powertrain, the second powertrain, and the third powertrain. The power control signal is a function of the first operator input and the second operator input. | 11-19-2009 |
Douglas J. Carlton, Peoria, IL US
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| 20100018727 | WHEEL TRACTOR SCRAPER REAR WHEEL DRIVE ASSIST AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A wheel tractor scraper having a rear wheel drive assist, the wheel tractor scraper includes a tractor portion pivotally coupled to a rear scraper portion, the rear scraper portion having a bowl for hauling material and a fluid powered work tool configured to assist in loading the bowl, the work tool powered by a fluid pump connected to a fluid operated work tool motor. The rear wheel drive assist includes a fluid operated drive motor coupled to the rear wheels of the machine, a diverter valve having a first position at which fluid flow is delivered from the pump to the work tool motor and a second position at which fluid flow is delivered from the pump to the drive motor, and a controller being configured to control the diverter valve to engage the rear wheel drive assist. The machine may be operated by engaging the pump and work tool motor, and then actuating the diverter valve to the second position to divert flow from the work tool motor to the drive motor. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100023227 | REAR WHEEL DRIVE ASSIST WITH ARTICULATION BASED SPEED MODULATION - A rear wheel drive assist for an articulated machine such as a wheel tractor scraper, the machine including a first frame section having a first longitudinal axis, a second frame section with a second longitudinal axis, the first and second frame sections being pivotally connected to an articulation hitch, and an articulation sensor configured to provide an articulation angle signal indicative of an articulation angle formed between the first and second longitudinal axes. The rear wheel drive assist includes a drive motor operatively connected to the rear wheel of the machine, and a controller configured to control operation of the rear wheel drive assist based upon the articulation angle signal. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110131968 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PUMP AND MOTOR SYSTEM - A method of controlling a pump and motor system having at least one of a variable displacement pump and a variable displacement motor. The method may comprise providing an engine drivingly coupled to a primary load and a secondary load, the secondary load being driven by the pump and motor system. The method may also comprise sensing a change in engine speed in response to a change in the primary load. The method may further comprise changing the engine speed to compensate for the primary load change. The method may further comprise changing a displacement of the at least one variable displacement pump and the variable displacement motor to maintain a constant secondary load. | 06-09-2011 |
Douglas James Carlton, Peoria, IL US
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| 20090222162 | System and method for indirectly detecting machine movement - A method for indirectly detecting a movement of a machine and a failure of a speed sensor is disclosed. The method may include receiving an operator input signal, and determining a first factor based on the operator input signal. The method may also include measuring a machine operation parameter, and determining a second factor based on the machine operation parameter. The method may further include identifying a movement of the machine if the first factor is out of a first threshold range and the second factor is out of a second threshold range for at least a first threshold length of time. The method may also include determining a speed sensor failure if the movement the machine is identified and no speed is detected by the speed sensor for at least a second threshold length of time. | 09-03-2009 |
Dwain Carlton, Cameron, MO US
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| 20100133873 | MOVABLE HUNTING BLIND - A movable hunting blind is provided that includes a chassis with first and second axle assemblies in a tandem configuration where the first axle assembly includes steerable wheels, a coupling member extending between and pivotably connected to the first and second axle assemblies, a tongue member removably connected to and extending forwardly of the first axle assembly where the tongue member is configured for connection to a towing vehicle, a pair of transverse beams connected to proximate ends of the first and second axle assemblies, an enclosure supportably connected to the transverse beams by a plurality of brackets where each of the brackets is configured to permit some flexing movement between the transverse beams and the enclosure during transport, where the dimensions of the beams are sufficient to provide clearance between the bottom of the enclosure and the wheels of the axle assemblies, and where a wall of the enclosure includes a door configured for use in a first position as an entrance ramp and configured for use in a second position to secure the enclosure. | 06-03-2010 |
John Carlton, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20080281316 | Adjustable impedance electrosurgical electrodes - An electrosurgical system is disclosed. The electrosurgical system includes at least one electrosurgical electrode having a resistive element and a capacitive element configured in series. The electrosurgical system also including an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy having a first frequency which generates a first impedance in the at least one electrode due to capacitive reactance of the capacitive element in series. The generator is further configured to adjust the first frequency to at least one other frequency to generate a different impedance in the at least one electrode due to capacitive reactance of the capacitive element in series, thereby adjusting the temperature of at least one electrosurgical electrode. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090036881 | Polyp removal jaws and method of use - Apparatus configured for the removal of polyps are provided and include a first jaw member including first and second elongated members, the first and second elongated members having proximal and distal ends and defining a channel therebetween; and a second jaw member having proximal and distal ends and defining a tissue contacting surface, the proximal end of the second jaw member being pivotably coupled between the proximal ends of the first and second elongated members, wherein the distal end of the second jaw member is in a spaced apart relationship with the first jaw member when in a first position, and the distal end of the second jaw member extends into the channel defined between the distal ends of first and second elongated members when in a second position. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036899 | Combination wire electrode and tube electrode polypectomy device - A device for removing polyps is provided and includes a tubular member having proximal and distal ends. The distal end of the tubular member includes a first electrode extending thereacross. The first electrode defines at least one opening therein. The polyp removal device further includes a snare portion operably extending from within the distal end of the tubular member and through at least one opening defined in the first electrode. The tubular member is configured to deliver electrosurgical energy between the first electrode and the snare portion. The polyp removal device further includes a handle portion operatively extending from within the proximal end of the tubular member. The snare portion may include a second electrode. The snare portion and the first electrode are configured to grasp and seal a polyp therebetween. The first and second electrodes may be independently activated. | 02-05-2009 |
John D. Carlton, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20100049187 | Electrosurgical Instrument Including a Sensor - An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator, an electrosurgical instrument, an optical clarity sensor and a control component. The electrosurgical generator generates electrosurgical energy for use during electrosurgery. The electrosurgical instrument is coupled to the electrosurgical generator and treats tissue. The optical clarity sensor is coupled to the electrosurgical generator and is adapted to measure tissue with at least two optical frequencies. The control component is operatively coupled to the optical clarity sensor and receives sensor data therefrom. The control component communicates control instructions to the electrosurgical generator to control the generation of the electrosurgical energy. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100057078 | Catheter With Remotely Extendible Instruments - An electrosurgical apparatus for performing a surgical procedure includes a housing having an elongated flexible shaft with proximal and distal ends. The shaft having a plurality of tubes disposed therein that define a corresponding plurality of working channels configured to house a corresponding plurality of surgical instruments. An actuator is dimensioned for selective reciprocation within the shaft and configured to operably engage one or more of the corresponding plurality of surgical instruments and deploy the corresponding surgical instrument to an operating cavity as needed during a surgical procedure. | 03-04-2010 |
Keith Carlton, Boston, MA US
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| 20110307031 | LEAD EXTENSION WITH INPUT CAPABILITIES - A lead extension useful in deep brain stimulation treatment includes a body portion having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end receives a stimulation signal from a generator. A lead interface is disposed at the distal end to send the stimulation signal to a brain stimulation lead. The lead extension also includes a sensor interface disposed at the distal end to receive an input signal from a sensor that is detached from the stimulation lead and send the input signal to the generator. | 12-15-2011 |
Keith Carlton, Cleaveland, OH US
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| 20090287467 | Clinician programmer system and method for generating interface models and displays of volumes of activation - A system and method for displaying a volume of activation (VOA) may include a processor that displays via a display device a model of a portion of a patient anatomy that includes anatomical structures, displays via the display device and overlying the display of the model a VOA associated by the processor with a set of anatomical stimulation parameter settings, the display of the VOA, and graphically identifies interactions between the displayed VOA and a first subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation benefits and a second subset of the anatomical structures associated with one or more stimulation side effects, where the graphical identifications differ depending on whether the interaction is with the first subset or the second subset. | 11-19-2009 |
Keith Carlton, Caledon, CA US
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| 20110184550 | Controller for Controlling Combination of Hot-Runner System and Mold Assembly - A single stand alone controller system ( | 07-28-2011 |
Keith Carlton, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20110270269 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF TINE ELEMENTS - An implantable medical electrical lead comprises a lead body extending between a distal end and a proximal end, and the distal end having at least one electrode of an electrode array extending longitudinally from the distal end toward the proximal end. The lead body at its proximal end may be coupled to a pulse generator, additional intermediate wiring, or other stimulation device. A fixation mechanism is formed on or integrally with the lead body proximal to the electrode array that is adapted to be implanted in and engage subcutaneous tissue, particularly muscle tissue, to inhibit axial movement of the lead body and dislodgement of the stimulation electrodes. The fixation mechanism comprises a plurality of tine elements arrayed in a tine element array along a segment of the lead. | 11-03-2011 |
Keith R. Carlton, Cleveland, OH US
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| 20090012577 | APPARTUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING HEADACHE AND/OR FACIAL PAIN - An apparatus for treating headache and/or facial pain includes an electrical lead and having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a channel extending between the distal and proximal end portions. The distal end portion has at least one electrode disposed thereon and at least one foldable tine for anchoring the distal tip adjacent a SPG, and the proximal end portion is adapted for connection to an energy delivery source. | 01-08-2009 |
Martha E. Carlton, Livonia, MI US
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| 20080300921 | METHOD FOR RAPID TRACKING OF TRAUMA VICTIMS - A method for rapid identification and treatment of a group of trauma victims at an initial location comprises the steps of attaching a wristband containing machine readable information to each victim of the group, wherein the information comprises both patient information and first responder information, wherein the patient information comprises personal identifier information about the patient, and the first responder information comprises information about a first responder to the trauma victim, and uploading the information on the wristband into a database. Such trauma victim information may be uploaded into a government disaster database. The data in the database may be used to track and develop statistics, trends and movement of the victims. | 12-04-2008 |
Mike Carlton, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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| 20100067462 | Systems and Methods for Data Path Control in a Wireless Network - In various embodiments, the data plane may be abstracted from a control plane in a wireless network such as WiMax, WiFi, LTE or the like. In some embodiments, a method comprises a receiving control data at a control server from a source device, generating routing instructions at the control server regarding routing network data based on the control data, providing the routing instructions to a routing device, configuring the routing device based on the routing instructions, receiving network data from the source device, and routing the network data from the source device to a target device using the configured routing device. | 03-18-2010 |
Ron Carlton, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20090313301 | MULTIMEDIA SEARCH SYSTEM - A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search. | 12-17-2009 |
Russ Carlton, Oxford, MI US
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| 20090132128 | Occupant monitoring and restraint status system - An occupant monitoring and restraint status system is provided. The system includes an occupant boarding and de-boarding system. The occupant boarding and de-boarding system detects boarding and de-boarding of occupants. The system also includes a bench type seat that has a plurality of seat locations. Each of these seat locations includes a seat belt system which has a status sensor to detect a state of the seat belt system. Each seat location also includes an occupant sensing system. The occupant sensing system detects the presence and identity of an occupant at the seat location. The system further includes a display which includes a seat status indicator for each of the plurality of seat locations. The seat status indicators include information regarding a presence of an occupant, an occupant identity, and a state of a seat belt system. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090160616 | Seat belt system - A seat belt monitoring system is provided. The seat belt monitoring system includes a seat belt system. The seat belt system has a first portion including a seat belt webbing and a tongue. The seat belt system also includes a buckle. A radio frequency device is associated with the first portion. The seat belt monitoring system further includes a radio frequency receiver that detects either a signal from the radio frequency device or a particular spatial relationship between the radio frequency device and a second radio frequency device placed near the buckle of the seat belt system. | 06-25-2009 |
Russell E. Carlton, Clarkston, MI US
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| 20110232051 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM - A seat belt system includes a tongue member, a latch member for detachably engaging the tongue member, a release member for releasing engagement between the tongue member and the latch member and a slide switch configured to communicate whether the tongue member is engaged with the latch member. The slide switch includes a sliding member configured to slide between first and second positions and a printed circuit board. The sliding member includes a first sliding contact member and a second sliding contact member. The printed circuit board includes a first printed circuit board contact member that contacts both the first and second sliding contact members when the sliding member is in the first position. When the sliding member moves from the first position to second position the first sliding contact member is configured to break contact with the first printed circuit board contact member before the second sliding contact member. | 09-29-2011 |
Steven C. Carlton, Emily, MN US
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| 20100226837 | PRODUCTION OF METAL PRODUCTS DIRECTLY FROM UNDERGROUND ORE DEPOSITS - A process for producing metal compounds directly from underground mineral deposits including the steps of forming a borehole at a site into a mineral deposit containing metal compounds, inserting a slurry-forming device having a nozzle into the borehole adapted to direct pressurized water through the nozzle into the mineral deposit, supplying pressured water through the nozzle into the mineral deposit forming a mineral slurry containing metal compounds, extracting the mineral slurry containing metal compounds through the borehole, leaching the mineral slurry to convert the metal compounds to a soluble form in a leach solution, and removing metals and metal compounds by treating the leach solution with an extraction treatment adapted to remove the metal products. Steps of leaching the mineral slurry and removing metal products are performed at a location remote from the borehole site. Alternatively, the step of removing metal products from mineral slurry may be accomplished by pyrometallurgical processes. | 09-09-2010 |
Stewart G. Carlton, Madison, AL US
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| 20110078367 | CONFIGURABLE CACHE FOR MULTIPLE CLIENTS - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing a L1 cache that is a central storage resource. The L1 cache services multiple clients with diverse latency and bandwidth requirements. The L1 cache may be reconfigured to create multiple storage spaces enabling the L1 cache may replace dedicated buffers, caches, and FIFOs in previous architectures. A “direct mapped” storage region that is configured within the L1 cache may replace dedicated buffers, FIFOs, and interface paths, allowing clients of the L1 cache to exchange attribute and primitive data. The direct mapped storage region may used as a global register file. A “local and global cache” storage region configured within the L1 cache may be used to support load/store memory requests to multiple spaces. These spaces include global, local, and call-return stack (CRS) memory. | 03-31-2011 |
Stewart Glenn Carlton, Madison, AL US
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| 20110078381 | Cache Operations and Policies For A Multi-Threaded Client - A method for managing a parallel cache hierarchy in a processing unit. The method including receiving an instruction that includes a cache operations modifier that identifies a level of the parallel cache hierarchy in which to cache data associated with the instruction; and implementing a cache replacement policy based on the cache operations modifier. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110082961 | Sharing Data Crossbar for Reads and Writes in a Data Cache - The invention sets forth an L1 cache architecture that includes a crossbar unit configured to transmit data associated with both read data requests and write data requests. Data associated with read data requests is retrieved from a cache memory and transmitted to the client subsystems. Similarly, data associated with write data requests is transmitted from the client subsystems to the cache memory. To allow for the transmission of both read and write data on the crossbar unit, an arbiter is configured to schedule the crossbar unit transmissions as well and arbitrate between data requests received from the client subsystems. | 04-07-2011 |
Todd D. Carlton, Canton, GA US
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| 20110281551 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Providing Service Credit to Customer Accounts in a Wireless Communications Service Network - Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The customer needs an active account prior to inserting a subscriber identity module (SIM) into a device and powering on the device for the system to determine credit eligibility. No further customer action is required. The credit application process determines credit eligibility based upon device credit eligibility, account tenure, and/or credit rules, and applies the credit to the customer's account. The customer may be proactively notified when the credit is applied. The credit and tenure rules may be changed as the industry and business needs change to remain competitive in the industry. The SIM used is configured with software to lock the SIM to the device upon first power-on. | 11-17-2011 |
Trevor Carlton, Hudson, NH US
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| 20100004738 | DRUG DELIVERY COATING FOR USE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF TREATING VASCULAR INJURY - The present inventions provide various embodiments of methods for one or more of treating vascular injury, neointima proliferation and/or local inflammation in a mammal by locally administering therapeutic compound comprising a mTOR targeting compound and a calcineurin inhibitor. In various aspects, the therapeutic compound comprises a bio-absorbable carrier component carrier component at least partially formed of a cellular uptake inhibitor and a cellular uptake enhancer, a mTOR targeting compound and a calcineurin inhibitor. In various aspects, the present invention provides for controlled delivery, which is at least partially characterized by total and relative amounts of a cellular uptake inhibitor and cellular uptake enhancer in a bio-absorbable carrier component. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100034867 | DRUG DELIVERY COATING FOR USE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF TREATING VASCULAR INJURY - The present inventions provide various embodiments of medical devices coated with a therapeutic coating comprising a mTOR targeting compound and a calcineurin inhibitor, and methods of applying said coatings. In various aspects, the therapeutic coating comprises a bio-absorbable carrier component at least partially formed of a cellular uptake inhibitor and a cellular uptake enhancer, a mTOR targeting compound and a calcineurin inhibitor. In various aspects, the present invention provides for controlled delivery, which is at least partially characterized by total and relative amounts of a cellular uptake inhibitor and cellular uptake enhancer in a bio-absorbable carrier component. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110213302 | METHOD OF COATING A FOLDED MEDICAL DEVICE - A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration, the coating applied within at least one fold. Properties of the coating material applied to the medical device are adjusted or varied to result in a desired combination of coverage of the surface of the medical device, drug loading, and coating thickness. The coating is sterile, and is capable of being carried by a sterile medical device to a targeted tissue location within the body following radial expansion. The therapeutic coating transfers off the medical device due in part to a biological attraction with the tissue and in part to a physical transference from the medical device to the targeted tissue location in contact with the medical device. | 09-01-2011 |
Victoria Elizabeth Hope Carlton, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20100215645 | GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS ASSOCIATED WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, METHODS OF DETECTION AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is based on the discovery of genetic polymorphisms that are associated with rheumatoid arthritis. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection. | 08-26-2010 |