Christoff
Brian D. Christoff, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20160129571 | PRESS-FIT INSTALLATION TOOL WITH DYNAMIC LOAD ASSIST AND METHOD OF PRESS-FITTING - A tool has a biased piston, a plunger, and a base contained in a tool body. The plunger is positioned between the biased piston and the base and in contact with the base. A tool head is fixed to the base and extends outside of the tool body. The tool body is configured to be movable along a longitudinal axis relative to the base and plunger to move the plunger to load the piston when a load is applied to the tool body along a first load path. The tool body, the base, and the biased piston are configured to align the plunger with the longitudinal axis only when the load applied along the first load path is at least a first predetermined load, and thereby release stored energy of the piston as a dynamic load applied to the tool head along a second load path. | 05-12-2016 |
Carl C. Christoff, Dallas, TX US
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20150047373 | ROOM CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A multi-step process for cleaning, disinfecting and substantially eliminating allergens in a room is provided. | 02-19-2015 |
E. Daniel Christoff, Cary, NC US
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20130235985 | SYSTEM TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO LAND BASED TELEPHONE LINES AND VOIP - A system for expanding access to PSTN based telephone lines (landlines). The system can achieve landline reliability and superior voice quality similar to Skype or VoIP at computing devices such as desktops, laptops, smartphones (e.g., Blackberries®, iPhones®, PDAs), cell/mobile phones, tablets, and the like, by allowing landline calls to and from such computing devices. The PSTN landline connection can be used for placing or receiving calls through such computing devices, and can be made available at alternate external fixed and mobile locations, i.e., at locations other than a standard wired or wireless telephone connected to a wall jack. A LandLink CPE is provided for connecting at least one computing device to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) for making calls. | 09-12-2013 |
Gary Christoff, Downey, CA US
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20090052198 | Quick release illuminating and display apparatus and system - A quick release illuminating and display apparatus and system for vehicles and structures to provide lighting and illumination effects and to display data or other information on a display screen. The apparatus and system includes a removable housing assembly with illumination sources, a power source and an optional display screen to provide lighting to accent a vehicle or structure and to display data, pictures or other information. The apparatus and system includes a quick release mechanism with a biasing cam operably connected to a number of biased lock shafts. The controlled movement of the biasing cam operates so as to quickly lock or unlock the housing assembly onto or off of the support structure. The apparatus and system has enhanced lighting and display effects by the use of optional ball bearings, a cap to exhibit team or manufacturer logos, the use of LED lights secured to directional nipples, a display screen, a USB port, computer memory, a control switch, remote control operation and solar power. | 02-26-2009 |
James D. Christoff, Birchwood, MN US
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20080286710 | PACKAGED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND ADHESIVE MATERIAL - A packaged orthodontic assembly includes a container with a chamber and an orthodontic appliance received in the chamber. A quantity of a first orthodontic adhesive material is applied by the manufacturer to the base of the orthodontic appliance. A second orthodontic adhesive material is also received in the chamber in initially spaced relationship to the first orthodontic adhesive material. The practitioner can elect to bring the first orthodontic adhesive material into contact with the second orthodontic adhesive material when desired. | 11-20-2008 |
20090019698 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN ADHESIVE PRECOATED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - Methods of manufacturing an adhesive precoated orthodontic appliance are carried out by determining a quantity of the adhesive that is representative of a norm for bonding a particular appliance to a tooth that is representative of a patient population. An electronic template is provided to an orthodontic practitioner that includes data representing the norm. The practitioner may then elect to instruct the manufacturer to ship the selected appliance to the practitioner with a quantity of adhesive pre-applied to the appliance that differs from the determined norm. | 01-22-2009 |
20100285419 | ORTHODONTIC ARTICLE HAVING PARTIALLY HARDENED COMPOSITION AND RELATED METHOD - An orthodontic article is provided for bonding to a tooth structure comprising an orthodontic appliance, a layer of partially hardened hardenable composition adjacent the appliance, and a bonding adhesive adjacent the partially hardened hardenable composition. A method of making an orthodontic article for orthodontic bonding is provided, comprising partially hardening a hardenable composition adjacent the base of an orthodontic appliance. | 11-11-2010 |
20120061868 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A POLYMERIC ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - A series of polymeric orthodontic appliances is made by providing a set of tooth analogs, each having a model crown that represents the shape of a corresponding tooth of the patient. The tooth analogs are moved along respective guides as needed in order to bring the associated model crown an incremental step toward or away from its desired position. The polymeric appliance is formed by placing a sheet of polymeric material over the model crowns after at least one tooth analog has been moved to create a desired model tooth arrangement. | 03-15-2012 |
Jordan C. Christoff, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20140198901 | Intraoral X=ray imaging device with optimized image data output - An intraoral x-ray imaging device produces and transfers intraoral images of a patient to a network and which includes intraoral housing, an x-ray image sensor which is disposed in the intraoral housing, a digital high-bit generator which generates digital high bit depth grayscale sensor data and which is disposed inside the intraoral housing, a digital low-bit generator which converts the digital high bit depth grayscale sensor data to low bit depth grayscale sensor data and which is disposed inside the intraoral housing and a communication device which couples the digital low-bit generator to the network. | 07-17-2014 |
Max Christoff, Berkeley, CA US
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20140040125 | DISPLAYING PAYMENT INSTRUMENT ART - Displaying payment instrument art in a proxy card transaction includes a proxy card system that employs a server configured for receiving a plurality of electronic image files for financial payment instruments; receiving information identifying guidelines for determining which of the plurality of electronic image files is appropriate for the corresponding plurality of financial payment instruments; receiving a request to associate a payment instrument with a proxy card account maintained by the one or more computing devices, the request comprising information identifying the payment instrument, the payment instrument being associated with a payment instrument account maintained by a payment instrument system; determining a particular one of the electronic image files associated with the status of the payment instrument account; receiving a verification of the particular one of the electronic image files; and displaying the verified particular one of the electronic image files with the payment instrument on the user computing device. | 02-06-2014 |
20160125396 | CONFIRMING PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF PLASTIC NFC CARDS WITH A MOBILE DIGITAL WALLET APPLICATION - In an example embodiment, an issuer system receives payment card information from a payment processing system, wherein the payment card information is received from a payment card via a user computing device using near field communication. The issuer system generates an unpredictable number for the payment card and communicates the unpredictable number to the payment card via the payment processing system and the user computing device. The payment card calculates a cryptographic checksum based on the unpredictable number and a shared secret and communicates the checksum to the issuer system via the user computing device and payment processing system. The issuer system verifies the checksum using the shared secret and the unpredictable number. The issuer system generates a token associated with the payment card and transmits the token to the user computing device via the payment processing system for use in an online transaction. | 05-05-2016 |
Michael Christoff, Naples, FL US
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20140183239 | Apparatus and Methods for Securing and Concealing Guns and Accessories - A number of apparatus, devices, and methods for securing and concealing handguns, handgun accessories and other accessories are disclosed. The devices can include one or more sticky surfaces for securing the handguns and accessories with garments or other devices. The devices can include containers or container portions for receiving a handgun or accessories and attachment portions for attaching the container or container portions to a garment, device, or object. | 07-03-2014 |
Michael J. Christoff, Naples, FL US
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20110167537 | PANTS WITH INVISIBLE QUICK ACCESS OPENING - A pair of pants ( | 07-14-2011 |
Michael T. Christoff, North Whippany, NJ US
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20120290758 | EXPANSION CARD CONTROLLER FOR EXTERNAL DISPLAY - An expansion card and method for controlling a radio system integrates PCDD operations into a PCMCIA or ExpressCard which can be inserted into an external display, smart screen PCMCIA slot, or laptop ExpressCard or PCMCIA slot to allow an operator to control the radio system with a computer without any modification of the computer. | 11-15-2012 |