Christopherson, US
Adam J. Christopherson, Houston, TX US
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20140311753 | ROTATING MANDREL CASING HANGERS - Rotating mandrel casing hangers are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a casing hanger having a lower end configured to engage a casing string and a running tool configured to engage the casing hanger. The system is configured to facilitate rotation of the casing hanger within a casing head to rotate the casing string while cementing the casing string within a well. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
Clayton Christopherson, Chicago, IL US
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20130104278 | FINGER COVER FOR OPERATING CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
Clifford Christopherson, Lakeville, MN US
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20120322353 | FUME HOOD - A fume hood used in either a laboratory or industrial setting, the fume hood includes a cabinet formed with a chamber having a generally flat work surface, an open face and a sash door assembly for reciprocally opening and closing the open face. The fume hood further includes an airfoil directing airflow through the open face and into the chamber. A baffle is disposed in the fume hood. The baffle has a plurality of rows of regularly laterally spaced apertures wherein the rows are regularly spaced apart along the length of the baffle. The fume hood further includes an exhaust outlet from the chamber. | 12-20-2012 |
20130199581 | EQUIPMENT DISINFECTING AND DRYING UNIT - A unit for cleaning, drying and disinfecting equipment. The unit comprises a cabinet, a baffle disposed in the cabinet spaced apart from a rear wall of the cabinet, a plurality of adjustable nozzles for directing chemically treated air at the equipment, and a means for applying atomized chemicals into the flow of air. | 08-08-2013 |
David G. Christopherson, Raleigh, NC US
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20130033045 | SHOCK RESISTANT LOCK - A lock assembly ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130037041 | SMOKING ARTICLES AND USE THEREOF FOR YIELDING INHALATION MATERIALS - The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components. | 02-14-2013 |
David Glen Christopherson, Raleigh, NC US
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20150245658 | CONTROL BODY FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - The present disclosure provides a control body adapted for use in an electronic smoking article. The control body includes a shell and a coupler that is adapted to connect the control body to a cartridge of an electronic smoking article. The coupler further is adapted to communicate a pressure reduction within the coupler to a pressure reduction space in the shell. Also positioned within the shell is an electronic circuit board having a pressure sensor attached thereto. The electronic circuit board can be positioned to be parallel to a central axis of the shell. A first end of the pressure sensor can be isolated within the pressure reduction space, and a second end of the pressure sensor can be in communication with a normal pressure space within the shell. One or more light emitting diodes can be attached to the electronic circuit board. At least a portion of the coupler can be light transmissive so that light from the LED is visible through the coupler. | 09-03-2015 |
20150272225 | SMOKING ARTICLES AND USE THEREOF FOR YIELDING INHALATION MATERIALS - The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components. | 10-01-2015 |
20160050975 | Aerosol Delivery Device Including a Moveable Cartridge and Related Assembly Method - The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices may include a housing and a cartridge including an atomizer and a reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition. The cartridge may be configured to move relative to at least a portion of the housing between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. Related assembly methods are also provided. | 02-25-2016 |
Geoffrey Christopherson, Encino, CA US
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20100272270 | SELF-CALIBRATING LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - Systems and methods for calibrating a loudspeaker with a connection to a microphone located at a listening area in a room. The loudspeaker includes self-calibration functions to adjust speaker characteristics according to effects generated by operating the loudspeaker in the room. In one example, the microphone picks up a test signal generated by the loudspeaker and the loudspeaker uses the test signal to determine the loudspeaker frequency response. The frequency response is analyzed below a selected low frequency value for a room mode. The loudspeaker generates parameters for a digital filter to compensate for the room modes. In another example, the loudspeaker may be networked with other speakers to perform calibration functions on all of the loudspeakers in the network. | 10-28-2010 |
20140161265 | SELF-CALIBRATION LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - Systems and methods for calibrating a loudspeaker with a connection to a microphone located at a listening area in a room. The loudspeaker includes self-calibration functions to adjust speaker characteristics according to effects generated by operating the loudspeaker in the room. In one example, the microphone picks up a test signal generated by the loudspeaker and the loudspeaker uses the test signal to determine the loudspeaker frequency response. The frequency response is analyzed below a selected low frequency value for a room mode. The loudspeaker generates parameters for a digital filter to compensate for the room modes. In another example, the loudspeaker may be networked with other speakers to perform calibration functions on all of the loudspeakers in the network. | 06-12-2014 |
Glen Christopherson, High Point, NC US
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20130045625 | FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL CONNECT - A flexible organizational connect is shown and described. In one embodiment, the device comprises a flexible receiver assembly for receiving an interchangeable test adapter for a mass interconnect device. Typically, the flexible receiver assembly includes an integral structural unit and an interchangeable connection assembly. In other embodiments, a mass interconnect device includes an interchangeable test adapter and a flexible receiver assembly. | 02-21-2013 |
Jason A. Christopherson, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20150033875 | Two-Axis Sensor Body For A Load Transducer - In one aspect, a transducer body includes a support having clevis halves. The sensor body includes a generally rigid peripheral member disposed about a spaced-apart central hub joined to each of the clevis halves. At least three flexure components couple the peripheral member to the hub. The flexure components are spaced-apart from each other at generally equal angle intervals about the hub; the sensor body further including a flexure assembly for some flexure components joining the flexure component to at least one of the hub and the peripheral member, the flexure assembly being compliant for forces in a radial direction from the hub to the peripheral member. Each flexure assembly is configured such that forces transferred concentrate strain at a midpoint along the length of each corresponding flexure component. | 02-05-2015 |
20150160083 | Platform Balance - In one aspect, a platform balance includes a frame support, and at least three spaced-apart transducer bodies coupled to the frame support. Each transducer body includes a support having clevis halves. The sensor body includes a generally rigid peripheral member disposed about a spaced-apart central hub joined to each of the clevis halves. At least three flexure components couple the peripheral member to the hub. The flexure components are spaced-apart from each other at generally equal angle intervals about the hub; the sensor body further including a flexure assembly for some flexure components joining the flexure component to at least one of the hub and the peripheral member, the flexure assembly being compliant for forces in a radial direction from the hub to the peripheral member. Each flexure assembly is configured such that forces transferred concentrate strain at a midpoint along the length of each corresponding flexure component. | 06-11-2015 |
Jon Christopherson, Burnsville, MN US
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20150292669 | Lockable Tablet Stand - A lockable electronic tablet stand is described that fixes the tablet in a locked relation to the stand. The stand actuates between a locked and unlocked position and provides an intuitive locking system. Use of a key is required for removal of the tablet from the stand. | 10-15-2015 |
Karen Sue Christopherson, San Mateo, CA US
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20090062183 | Modulation of synaptogenesis - Soluble proteins, e.g. thrombospondins, can trigger synapse formation. Such proteins are synthesized in vitro and in vivo by astrocytes, which therefore have a role in synaptogenesis. These thrombospondins are only expressed in the normal brain exactly during the period of developmental synaptogenesis, being off in embryonic brain and adult brain but on at high levels in postnatal brain. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of deficits in synaptogenesis, or from undesirably active synaptogenesis. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and other conditions where synapses fail to form or form inappropriately. Synaptogenesis is enhanced by contacting neurons with agents that are specific agonists or antagonists of thrombospondins. Conversely, synaptogenesis is inhibited by contacting neurons with inhibitors or antagonists of thrombospondins. | 03-05-2009 |
20100087375 | Modulation of synaptogenesis - Soluble proteins, e.g. thrombospondins, can trigger synapse formation. Such proteins are synthesized in vitro and in vivo by astrocytes, which therefore have a role in synaptogenesis. These thrombospondins are only expressed in the normal brain exactly during the period of developmental synaptogenesis, being off in embryonic brain and adult brain but on at high levels in postnatal brain. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of deficits in synaptogenesis, or from undesirably active synaptogenesis. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and other conditions where synapses fail to form or form inappropriately. Synaptogenesis is enhanced by contacting neurons with agents that are specific agonists or antagonists of thrombospondins. Conversely, synaptogenesis is inhibited by contacting neurons with inhibitors or antagonists of thrombospondins. | 04-08-2010 |
20110112034 | Modulation of synaptogenesis - Soluble proteins, e.g. thrombospondins, can trigger synapse formation. Such proteins are synthesized in vitro and in vivo by astrocytes, which therefore have a role in synaptogenesis. These thrombospondins are only expressed in the normal brain exactly during the period of developmental synaptogenesis, being off in embryonic brain and adult brain but on at high levels in postnatal brain. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of deficits in synaptogenesis, or from undesirably active synaptogenesis. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and other conditions where synapses fail to form or form inappropriately. Synaptogenesis is enhanced by contacting neurons with agents that are specific agonists or antagonists of thrombospondins. Conversely, synaptogenesis is inhibited by contacting neurons with inhibitors or antagonists of thrombospondins. | 05-12-2011 |
Karl Christopherson, Orchard Park, NY US
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20110081822 | Storage Device For Toy Building Components - A building set includes a container and several building components placeable in a receptacle defined by the container. The container has a sidewall with a opposite ends. A cover is fixedly coupled to one end of the sidewall, and another cover is removably coupleable to the other end of the sidewall. Each cover includes a building portion. The building portion of one cover has the same configuration as the building portion of the other cover. The building components are engagable with the building portion on either or both of the covers. | 04-07-2011 |
20110081823 | Storage Device for Toy Building Components - A building set includes a container and several building components placeable in a receptacle defined by the container. The container has a sidewall with a opposite ends. A cover is coupled to one end of the sidewall, and another cover is removably coupleable to the other end of the sidewall. Each cover includes a building portion. The building portion of one cover has the same configuration as the building portion of the other cover. The building components are engagable with the building portion on either or both of the covers. | 04-07-2011 |
20120064797 | Track Assembly for Toy Vehicles - A track assembly for toy vehicles includes a base, a concave track section coupled to the base, and an outer track section coupled to the base. The concave track section is rotatable about an axis relative to the base. The outer track section extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the concave track section. The outer track section has an inlet through which a toy vehicle can travel and an outlet through which a toy vehicle can travel. | 03-15-2012 |
20130295817 | Infant's Entertainment Apparatus and Interactive Device - An infant entertainment apparatus includes an upper frame with a housing for a portable electronic device that can be configured to multiple positions to provide entertainment to a child via the portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the infant entertainment apparatus may include two pivotally coupled arcuate members. A housing for a portable electronic device may be coupled to one of the arcuate members and house a portable electronic device. | 11-07-2013 |
Kristin Christopherson, Iowa City, IA US
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20140184911 | SCREEN TIME CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A screen time control device includes a source interface for receiving a video signal, a processor connected to the video source interface for overlaying the video signal with a translucent signal to produce an overlaid video signal, and a device interface connected to the processor for receiving the overlaid video signal and providing the overlaid video signal to the display device. The processor substitutes the translucent signal in the overlaid video signal with a parental signal, where the parental signal can be a substantially opaque overlay signal that masks an image on the screen of the display device to prohibit viewing of the screen, a textual message, or a combination of both. | 07-03-2014 |
Kurt Christopherson, South Elgin, IL US
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20080226400 | VIBRATORY CONVEYOR - A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object includes a curved deck defining a conveying surface for supporting the object, the deck having an inner edge and an outer edge. A housing has an inner wall coupled to the deck inner edge and an outer wall coupled to the deck outer edge, wherein an interior of the housing defines a conveyor chamber and the inner wall defines a central chamber. An inlet air plenum may be provided in fluid communication with a plurality of air distribution chambers positioned inside the conveyor chamber. A plurality of apertures may be formed in the plurality of air distribution chambers, the apertures arranged in an air distribution pattern. The conveyor also includes an outlet opening communicating between conveyor and central chambers. The conveyor further includes a catch floor extending across the central chamber, the floor having a discharge opening formed therein. | 09-18-2008 |
Mark Christopherson, Shoreview, MN US
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20110152706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING RESPIRATORY PRESSURE IN AN IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION SYSTEM - A method and system for sensing respiration in the treatment of sleep apnea is disclosed. | 06-23-2011 |
20110202119 | TRANSVENOUS METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP APNEA - A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead. | 08-18-2011 |
20130231726 | NERVE CUFF - An electrode cuff includes a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion. The first elongate portion is configured to removably contact a length of a nerve while the second elongate portion extends outwardly at an angle relative to a first side edge of the first elongate portion to at least partially wrap about the nerve. The electrode cuff includes a first series of electrodes that is spaced apart longitudinally along the first elongate portion. A width of the second elongate portion is sized to fit between adjacent branches extending from a nerve. | 09-05-2013 |
20150273210 | NERVE CUFF - An electrode cuff includes a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion. The first elongate portion is configured to removably contact a length of a nerve while the second elongate portion extends outwardly at an angle relative to a first side edge of the first elongate portion to at least partially wrap about the nerve. The electrode cuff includes a first series of electrodes that is spaced apart longitudinally along the first elongate portion. A width of the second elongate portion is sized to fit between adjacent branches extending from a nerve. | 10-01-2015 |
Mark A. Christopherson, Shoreview, MN US
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20080262491 | Tuna Device with Integrated Saline Reservoir - Methods and apparatus for ablating a target tissue are discussed. Such methods and apparatus include those that simplify tissue ablation. For example, a tissue ablation device having an actuator, such as a trigger mechanism, coupled to a power source and an electrode is discussed. A single step of engaging the actuator causes the electrode to be introduced into the target tissue and causes energy to be delivered from the power supply to the tissue via the electrode. Devices that include an electrode actuator for causing the electrode to be introduced into the target tissue and a fluid actuator for causing the fluid to flow to the target tissue are also discussed. Methods of causing the electrode to be introduced into the target tissue and fluid to flow to the target tissue with a single step and more than one step are also discussed. | 10-23-2008 |
20090276024 | SELF EXPANDING ELECTRODE CUFF - An expandable electrode cuff of an implantable stimulation system that includes a base member, a first flange member extending from a proximal end along a first side wall of the base member to a first distal end, and a second flange member extending from a proximal end along a second side wall of the base member to a second distal end. The first flange member extends over both a top wall of the base member and the second flange member, and the second flange member extends over the top wall to form a lumen. The electrode cuff is capable of being advanced between a first position corresponding to both flange members extending over the top wall, a second position corresponding to the first flange member not extending over the top wall and the second flange member extending over the top wall, and a third position corresponding to both of the flange members not extending over the top wall. | 11-05-2009 |
20100217368 | CONTROLLED DETACHMENT OF INTRA-LUMINAL MEDICAL DEVICE - An intra-luminal medical device includes a fixation mechanism to attach the medical device to tissue within a body lumen, and a detachment mechanism to permit selective detachment of the medical device from the tissue attachment site without the need for endoscopic or surgical intervention. An electromagnetic device may be provided to mechanically actuate the detachment mechanism. Alternatively, a fuse link may be electrically blown to detach the medical device. As a further alternative, a rapidly degradable bonding agent may be exposed to a degradation agent to detach the medical device from a bonding surface within the body lumen. The medical device may eliminate problems associated with uncertain and inconsistent detachment of intra-luminal medical devices. | 08-26-2010 |
20110060328 | PORTABLE THERAPY DELIVERY DEVICE WITH FLUID DELIVERY - The disclosure describes a system that may be used to deliver a plurality of therapies using one portable device. The system includes a fluid pump that pumps fluid from a container to a therapy device to treat a patient. The fluid pump resides within a pump bay of the therapy delivery device. The fluid may be used to increase cool a tissue of the patient or clear debris. In one embodiment, generated signals may be delivered by a peripheral accessory connected to the generator through the connector board, and the generator may generate radio frequency (RF) energy for the purpose of prostate tissue ablation, where the effective ablation area of an electrode is increased by the fluid. In addition, the therapy delivery device may include a touch screen user interface, a visual operation indicator, a signal generator, and a removable connector board. | 03-10-2011 |
20110147046 | SELF EXPANDING ELECTRODE CUFF - An electrode lead assembly is described. The lead assembly includes an expandable cuff electrode that includes a series of spaced apart electrode elements and a substantially re-closable opening. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160827 | ELECTRODE LEAD SYSTEM - An electrode lead assembly includes a cuff electrode, a first lead portion and an anchor with the first lead portion having a length and a shape configured to provide strain relief on a nerve, on the cuff electrode, or on the first lead portion. | 06-30-2011 |
20110264164 | METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - A system and method for automatically implementing a therapy for treating sleep disordered breathing. | 10-27-2011 |
20120089153 | PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS FOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATING SLEEP APNEA - Systems and methods are described and illustrated for percutaneously implanting a stimulation lead for treating sleep-related disordered breathing. | 04-12-2012 |
20130123895 | SELF EXPANDING ELECTRODE CUFF - An expandable electrode cuff includes a first flange member, a second flange member, and a third flange member, which together provide a variable-sized lumen about a nerve. | 05-16-2013 |
20130204097 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A LOCATION FOR NERVE STIMULATION - A system and method for identifying a stimulation location on a nerve is disclosed. The system includes an image-based navigation interface used to facilitate advancing a stimulation element within a patient body toward a target nerve stimulation site. Using the system one determines, separately for each potential target nerve stimulation site, a neuromuscular response of muscles produced upon applying a stimulation signal at the respective separate potential target stimulation sites. The image-based navigation interface is configured to display a graphic identification of which muscles were activated for each respective potential target nerve stimulation site upon applying the stimulation signal. | 08-08-2013 |
20150039045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING STIMULATION IN TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - A stimulation protocol determination system includes an input module and a selector module. The input module is provided to receive an indication of an upper airway flow limitation via sensed respiratory effort information. The selection module is provided to automatically select, based on the indicated upper airway flow limitation, a stimulation protocol. | 02-05-2015 |
20150190089 | METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - A system and method for automatically implementing a therapy for treating sleep disordered breathing. | 07-09-2015 |
Michael Christopherson, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20140081648 | Method for Managing Long-Term Care Facilities - A system and method for assisting in the management of a long-term care (LTC) facility is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving rules information about rules dealing with operating a LTC facility. The method also includes receiving resident data about the therapy and care needs of each resident of the LTC facility. Lastly, the method involves analyzing the resident data in light of the rules data and displaying on a user interface one or more notifications or alerts that identify one or more of the rules that may be triggered based on the resident data. | 03-20-2014 |
Michael Christopherson, Monona, WI US
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20150192220 | OVERFILL PREVENTION VALVE WITH REMOTE TESTING - An overfill-prevention valve system includes a testing mechanism, operable by a user from the inlet end of the drop tube, which can be used to verify proper valve function without actually filling the storage tank. The testing mechanism allows the user to actuate the valve manually using a test probe, such as by elevating a float to simulate a full storage tank. The testing mechanism may be located upstream of the valve to facilitate the testing operation without interfering with the valve body. The mechanism may further provide non-contact functionality, such as with magnetic actuators on either side of the drop tube wall, to eliminate a potential test mechanism leak points. The test probe used to actuate the test mechanism may be shaped to define a desired rotational position at the test location within the drop tube, ensuring proper rotational alignment of the magnetic actuators. | 07-09-2015 |
Michael D. Christopherson, Clinton, UT US
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20160121792 | TRAILER LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A device and system are disclosed for trailer light diagnostics. The device includes, in one embodiment a housing, and a controller disposed within the housing and configured for wirelessly communicating a status of an electrical wire of a vehicle lighting system with a remote display, where the controller is electrically coupled with the wire. The system includes the device and the remote display configured for performing actions including establishing a wireless data connection with the trailer light diagnostic device, receiving, from the trailer light diagnostic device, data indicative of a electrical status of a wire in the trailer light system, and presenting, in response to the electrical status of the wire, a notification to a user. | 05-05-2016 |
Myron L. Christopherson, Colfax, WI US
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20100129218 | WIND TURBINE - Described herein is an improved wind turbine with a dynamic blade configuration. | 05-27-2010 |
Rod Christopherson, Florence, MT US
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20160136696 | Meat and Produce Anti-Contamination Rinsing System - A food washing/rinsing system that provides for the safe washing of foods that prevents the spreading of possible contaminants to nearby areas. The invention allows a user to envelop foods to be washed by providing a closed or semi-closed system utilizing nonpermeable bags, curtains or bowls, which direct rinse water from a faucet or spray nozzle to a sink drain, thereby eliminating inadvertent waste water splash. | 05-19-2016 |
Roger Christopherson, Vadnais Heights, MN US
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20100125194 | SUBCUTANEOUS LEAD GUIDANCE - An apparatus for subcutaneous lead guidance includes a flexible guide strap, a navigation catheter and a tunneling tool. The guide strap includes an upper layer having a plurality of retainer formations and a substrate attachable on a patient's skin extending between an incision and a target site. The navigation catheter is coupled to the upper layer via the retainer formations from a first end to a second end of the guide strap. The navigation catheter includes a plurality of position sensors for generating a subcutaneous navigation volume between the incision and the target site when the navigation catheter is coupled to a navigation system. The tunneling tool has a distal portion with a leading end and at least one position sensor on the distal portion for viewing digital representation of the distal portion in relation to the navigation volume on a display coupled to the navigation system. | 05-20-2010 |
Roger A. Christopherson, Vadnais Heights, MN US
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20150133953 | EXTRAVASCULAR IMPLANT TOOLS WITH OPEN SHEATH AND IMPLANT TECHNIQUES UTILIZING SUCH TOOLS - Implant tools and techniques for implantation of a medical lead, catheter or other implantable component are provided. The implant tools and techniques are particularly useful in implanting medical electrical leads in extravascular locations, including subcutaneous locations. An example implant tool for implanting a medical lead includes a rod having a handle and a shaft, and a sheath configured to be placed on the shaft of the rod. The sheath includes a body having proximal end and a distal, a channel formed by the body, the channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the body, and an opening that extends along the body of the sheath from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the channel is accessible via the opening. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133954 | IMPLANT TOOLS WITH ATTACHMENT FEATURE AND MULTI-POSITIONAL SHEATH AND IMPLANT TECHNIQUES UTILIZING SUCH TOOLS - Implant tools and techniques for implantation of a medical lead, catheter or other implantable component are provided. The implant tools and techniques are particularly useful in implanting medical electrical leads in extravascular locations, including subcutaneous locations. An example implant tool for implanting a medical lead includes a rod and a sheath configured to be placed on the rod. The rod includes a handle, a shaft having a proximal end adjacent to the handle and a distal end, and an attachment feature toward the distal end of the shaft, the attachment feature configured to couple to the medical lead. The sheath is configured to be placed in multiple positions along the rod including a first position in which the sheath does not interact with the attachment feature and second position in which the sheath does interact with the attachment feature. | 05-14-2015 |
Roth K. Christopherson, Wichita, KS US
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20100115814 | Printed piece including adhesive that enhances distribution and functionality for printed doorhangers - An advertising piece and presentation article printed on a material of any size, weight, thickness or color that has a first planar and a second planar surface. First and second planar surface includes information about one or more advertisers, products, or services, one coupon or a plurality of coupons. Second planar surface includes a strip of adhesive covered by a liner. Liner has three different methods in which it is peeled back to expose the adhesive. The adhesive is used to attach advertising piece and presentation article to door or entryway. Consumer then transfers the article to the inside of building and attaches to any surface, such as a refrigerator, so it is displayed in the view of the consumer. | 05-13-2010 |
20120090209 | METHOD TO AID AND ENHANCE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISEMENTS DOOR TO DOOR - The method includes a fastener to aid and enhance the door to door distribution and functionality of advertisements. The advertisements, such as flyers, door hangers, booklets, brochures and the like, are used by advertisers to communicate information, services, and special offers to the public. The advertisement can be a sheet of flexible or rigid material, including a first planar surface, and a hole to accommodate the fastener. In another embodiment, this advertisement could initially be blank with the intention of the advertiser printing their own information on the advertisement. The fastener incorporated in the method, is used to securely attach the advertisement to a door knob, or other protrusion, during door to door distribution. The fastener design has a circular portion that may be stretched to fit around a door knob securely attaching the advertisement to the door. The fastener also has a T shaped extension which is inserted into the hole in the advertisement, attaching the fastener and advertisement snugly to each other. The circular portion of the fastener may be stretched without easily breaking and without placing any stress on the T shaped extension portion of the fastener or the advertisement. Another embodiment included in this method incorporates the fastener attaching the advertisement to a variety of door knobs including a lever and a push button handle. A further embodiment enhances this method even further by utilizing adhesive to increase the advertisers return on investment. The consumer may use the adhesive, after the advertisement is brought inside, to keep the advertisement in view while displayed on any object or surface, including but not limited to plastic, hard surfaces, glass, wood, or metal; such as refrigerator, cabinet, or computer, inside the residence or business. | 04-19-2012 |
Thomas D. Christopherson, Rochester, MN US
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20090319635 | CENTRALLY MANAGED INVENTORY AND ENTITLEMENT DATA - A method, apparatus and program product manages application entitlement data by storing entitlement data received from a plurality of application providers. Inventory data associated with a networked computing device or an application executable on the networked computing device is monitored. Delivery of the entitlement data to the networked computing device is enabled according to the inventory data. | 12-24-2009 |
Todd Richard Christopherson, Glendale, AZ US
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20130066246 | ORTHOPEDIC CAST WALKING SUPPORT - The present disclosure relates to a support apparatus for use on a leg, ankle, and foot cast. The support apparatus attaches to the bottom of the cast and has a first sole and a second sole. The first sole is removable from the second sole providing the cast with both an aggressive tread on the second sole and a moderate tread on the first sole. | 03-14-2013 |
Tom S. Christopherson, Beloit, WI US
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20140182698 | Universal Bag Connector - A universal connector ( | 07-03-2014 |