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Adam Clark, Baltimore, MD US
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20130304096 | FASCIAL CLOSURE SUTURE DEVICE - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device and method for suturing the fascia or other tissue in a patient. The device includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled to one another and housing a spring-based lever system that is configured to frictionally hold a portion of a needle within each of the first and second arms. A switch allows the spring-based lever system to be used to pass the needle between the first and second arms. When the switch is in a first position, the needle is frictionally held by the spring-based lever system within the first arm and released within the second arm. Likewise, when the switch is in a second position, the needle is frictionally held by the spring-based lever system within the second arm and released within the first arm. | 11-14-2013 |
Arthur E. Clark, Adelphi, MD US
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20100291403 | Bimetallic Strips for Energy Harvesting, Actuation and Sensing - Disclosed are bimetallic strips that incorporate magnetostrictive materials to enhance and provide sensing, actuating and energy harvesting functions. The bimetallic strips include a positive magnetostrictive Fe-based alloy layer and a flexible layer. The flexible layer may be a negative magnetostrictive layer or a permanent magnet layer. One or more permanent magnet materials may also be used in the arrangement. The bimetallic strips are inexpensive and easily manufactured, and have characteristics that enhance sensing and actuator applications, and enables energy harvesting. | 11-18-2010 |
Bruce Allen Clark, Eldersburg, MD US
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20160042763 | System and Method For Automated Hardware Compatibility Testing - Systems and methods for automating testing of multiple SATA hard drives with multiple motherboards are described herein. In certain embodiments any number of SATA drives may be switchably connected to any number of motherboards, and any number of tests may be performed on combinations of the SATA drives and motherboards without or with only minimal manual intervention between tests. In one embodiment, the system may include an automated selector having a controller adapted to receive a testing instruction and transmit the received testing instruction and a mainboard in communication with the controller. The mainboard may include a logic device to receive the testing instruction from the controller and/or a switch for pairing and unpairing motherboards with SATA storage devices. | 02-11-2016 |
Charles W. Clark, Wheaton, MD US
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20090114843 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SLOW NEUTRONS BY LYMAN ALPHA RADIATION - A method and apparatus for detecting slow neutrons by monitoring Lyman alpha radiation produced by the | 05-07-2009 |
20120104269 | NOBLE-GAS-EXCIMER DETECTORS OF SLOW NEUTRONS - The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in highly sensitive and efficient neutron detection, that includes using trigger reactions to initiate far-ultraviolet (FUV) optical emissions. In some embodiments of the present invention, a method for the detection of slow neutrons includes absorption of a slow neutron with a high neutron capture-cross-section nucleus, decay of the compound nucleus into energetic particles, creation of excimers from the energetic particles reacting with a background gas to form excimers, radiative decay of excimers resulting in emission of FUV radiation, and detection of the FUV radiation using an optical detector. | 05-03-2012 |
Christopher Joseph Clark, North Potomac, MD US
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20090174551 | Internet activity evaluation system - Methods and apparatus for evaluating Internet activity are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention pertains to a child using the Internet and a parent inspecting said child's activity on the Internet, which enables said parent to intervene if said child's Internet activity is inappropriate. | 07-09-2009 |
Dana A. Clark, Edgewater, MD US
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20120184388 | GOLF TEACHING AID - A golf aid has a compressible center shaped to fit comfortably between a golfer's upper arm and torso; and a slippery covering over the compressible center, such that the golfer must compress the golf aid in the armpit to prevent slippage of the golf aid. This enables the golfer to develop a consistent set-up and address posture with the appropriate tension in the correct muscles. This golf aid has been found to be helpful in correcting the golfer's swing and in improving the short game and putting. | 07-19-2012 |
Daniel Carver Clark, Bowie, MD US
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20080262945 | Ontological subscription and publication system with automatic notification of matching advertisements, products, and services within the ontological system for buyers and sellers - The present invention relates to an ontological subscription and notification system of advertisements from sellers to buyers. An ontology is defined within a controller (e.g.: a database, a computer program running on a server, etc) and sellers of products can submit/publish data representing a product(s) or service(s) via the internet to the controller that the controller then matches to its ontology hierarchy and stores in a computer database or other storage mechanism. A buyer of product(s) or service(s) can submit subscription data representing a product(s) or service(s), ontological category level, desired price range (and other ontological subscription criteria such as expiration date for notifications of matching products and services from sellers, product properties, quantity, seller distance from buyer, etc) via the internet to the controller that the controller then matches to its ontology hierarchy, stores in a computer database or other storage mechanism. The controller periodically (or continually) queries the database to determine if any of the buyers subscription data matches a sellers published product(s) or service(s) or falls within the ontological child-category of a parent-category or within any range within the ontology specified by the buyer. Potential buyers then have the option to be notified of the matching sellers published product(s) or service(s) via email, instant message, SMS, telephone, etc. The method and apparatus of the present invention have applications on the Internet as well as conventional communications systems such as voice telephony. | 10-23-2008 |
Dennis Clark, Catonsville, MD US
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20110250114 | Vanadia-Based DeNOx Catalysts and Catalyst Supports - A vanadia-based catalytic composition for reduction of nitrogen oxides includes a titania-based support material; vanadia deposited on the titania-based support material; a primary promoter comprising tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide or combinations thereof; and an amount of phosphate to achieve a mole ratio of phosphorus to vanadium plus molybdenum of about 0.2:1 or greater. A zirconia, tin or manganese oxide can be added to further inhibit the volatility of molybdenum. Results show low SO | 10-13-2011 |
20150298057 | VANADIA-BASED DeNOx CATALYSTS AND CATALYST SUPPORTS - A vanadia-based catalytic composition for reduction of nitrogen oxides includes a titania-based support material; vanadia deposited on the titania-based support material; a primary promoter comprising tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide or combinations thereof; and an amount of phosphate to achieve a mole ratio of phosphorus to vanadium plus molybdenum of about 0.2:1 or greater. A zirconia, tin or manganese oxide can be added to further inhibit the volatility of molybdenum. Results show low SO | 10-22-2015 |
Dennis F. Clark, Catonsville, MD US
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20140056793 | CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS, CATALYSTS, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND USES THEREOF - Catalyst support materials, catalysts, methods of making such and uses thereof are described. Methods of making catalyst support material include combining anatase titania slurry with i) a low molecular weight form of silica; and ii) a source of Mo to form a TiO | 02-27-2014 |
20150038324 | CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS, CATALYSTS, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND USES THEREOF - Catalyst support materials, catalysts, methods of making such and uses thereof are described. Methods of making catalyst support material include combining anatase titania slurry with i) a low molecular weight form of silica; and ii) a source of Mo to form a TiO | 02-05-2015 |
20150314268 | CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIALS, CATALYSTS, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND USES THEREOF - Catalyst support materials, catalysts, methods of making such and uses thereof are described. Methods of making catalyst support material include combining anatase titanic slurry with i) a low molecular weight form of silica; and ii) a source of Mo to form a TiO | 11-05-2015 |
Douglas P. Clark, Baltimore, MD US
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20080293069 | RAPID PROGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR MALIGNANCIES TREATED WITH EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR - A molecular assay for determining the sensitivity or resistance of malignancies to chemotherapy prior to initiation of chemotherapy and which also allows for monitoring the therapeutic effects of the chemotherapy during treatment. The molecular assay measures tumor response to therapy with EGFR modulators and utilizes tumor mRNA as a starting material and a quantitative measurement of c-fos expression as an analytical endpoint. | 11-27-2008 |
20090162853 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CELLULAR ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to improved methods and devices for analyzing a cell, aggregated cells, or a solid tumor. Such methods and devices are, for example, useful in the field of pathology and can provide improved cell processing and analytical results. | 06-25-2009 |
20120094853 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTION OF DRUG SENSITIVITY, RESISTANCE, AND DISEASE PROGRESSION - The present invention is based on the discovery that functional stratification and/or signaling profiles can be used for diagnosing disease status, determining drug resistance or sensitivity of cancer cells, monitoring a disease or responsiveness to a therapeutic agent, and/or predicting a therapeutic outcome for a subject. Provided herein are assays for diagnosis and/or prognosis of diseases in patients. Also provided are compositions and methods that evaluate the resistance or sensitivity of diseases to targeted therapeutic agents prior to initiation of the therapeutic regimen and to monitor the therapeutic effects of the therapeutic regimen. Also provided are methods for determining the difference between a basal level or state of a molecule in a sample and the level or state of the molecule after stimulation of a portion of the live sample with a modulator ex vivo, wherein the difference is expressed as a value which is indicative of the presence, absence or risk of having a disease. The methods of the invention may also be used for predicting the effect of an agent on the disease and monitoring the course of a subject's therapy. | 04-19-2012 |
Kevin Douglas Clark, Gaithersburg, MD US
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20120064603 | SELECTIVE ACCESS TO CRYOPRESERVED SAMPLES - Methods and apparatus for selectively accessing a portion of a sterile cryopreserved sample are disclosed. The apparatus may include a container configured to receive the cryopreserved sample and having a first portion and a second portion, a heat sink chamber surrounding the first portion of the container, and a heat source adjacent to the second portion of the container. The chamber may be configured to maintain a non-accessed portion of the sample in a cryopreserved state. The heat source may be configured to separating an accessed portion of the sample from the non-accessed portion of the sample while maintaining the viability of the accessed portion while the non-accessed portion is maintained in the cryopreserved state. | 03-15-2012 |
20140290183 | SELECTIVE ACCESS TO CRYOPRESERVED SAMPLES - Methods and apparatus for selectively accessing a portion of a sterile cryopreserved sample are disclosed. The apparatus may include a container configured to receive the cryopreserved sample and having a first portion and a second portion, a heat sink chamber surrounding the first portion of the container, and a heat source adjacent to the second portion of the container. The chamber may be configured to maintain a non-accessed portion of the sample in a cryopreserved state. The heat source may be configured to separating an accessed portion of the sample from the non-accessed portion of the sample while maintaining the viability of the accessed portion while the non-accessed portion is maintained in the cryopreserved state. | 10-02-2014 |
Kimani Clark, N. Bethesda, MD US
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20130005309 | Method and System for Indicating Telephone Availability - A telephone system is provided which allows a user to indicate their availability to receive phone calls and allows users to determine which other users are available to receive phone calls. The system allows for connection of phone calls between available parties, thereby eliminating unnecessary missed telephone calls and leaving and/or listening to repeated voicemails for the user. The system removes the uncertainty of whether a telephone call recipient is available eliminating frustration and wasted time for the caller. In one implementation, the system comprises an application or button installed on a telephone which may be activated to indicate to other users that the first user is available to receive and answer telephone calls. | 01-03-2013 |
Kristin Clark, Belcamp, MD US
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20120061317 | Magnetic Pollen Grains as Sorbents for Organic Pollutants in Aqueous Media - A method of removing a contaminant from liquid is provided. The method includes adding magnetic biological particles to a liquid containing a contaminant, sorbing the contaminant to the magnetic biological particles, and separating the sorbed contaminant from the liquid by applying a magnetic field to the magnetic biological particles. In some versions, the magnetic biological particles are pollen grains having added magnetic material. Also provided are methods of making magnetic biological particles, and compositions containing magnetic biological particles. | 03-15-2012 |
Matthew G. Clark, Middletown, MD US
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20120164738 | DETECTION OF SMALL LIGANDS WITH METMYOGLOBIN - The invention relates to methods and compositions for the rapid detection of small ligands, such as cyanide, carbon monoxide or azide, in small quantities. Specifically, metmyoglobin is used to bind small ligands which yield a product with a characteristic absorbance spectrum that is detectable and quantifiable. Also disclosed is a kit for detecting small ligands with metmyoglobin, which is portable and provides for practice of the invention without the use of harsh solvents or chemical reagents. | 06-28-2012 |
Meredith Roberts Clark, Bethesda, MD US
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20140045792 | INTRAVAGINAL RING COMPRISING POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION FOR DRUG DELIVERY - The invention is directed to an intravaginal drug delivery device comprising at least one pharmaceutically active substance, and a polyurethane copolymer, wherein the copolymer has the structure according to formula (I): | 02-13-2014 |
Paul C. Clark, Bethesda, MD US
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20150074767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN - A system and method of executing secure communications between first and second domains includes a first logical unit and a second logical unit. The first logical unit periodically calculates timestamps and hashes. The first logical unit also transmits a web form to a node of a first domain responsive to a request and the web form is displayed to a user. The first logical unit receives data input to said web form by the user and enhances the data by adding one or more security services. The first logical unit translates the received data from a first network application level protocol to a target network application level protocol while preserving said data security enhancements and transmits the translated data across a public network. A second logical unit de-enhances the translated data and filters the translated data data. The second logical unit further authorizes the filtered data and transmits the filtered data to a node of the second domain for use in an application. | 03-12-2015 |
Richard H. Clark, Giathersburg, MD US
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20110117855 | OPTIMIZED DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method of operating a wireless access point having a configurable antenna system includes determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a second station with the configurable antenna system in the first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a second configuration, determining a transmission signal quality metric for a second station with the configurable antenna system in the second configuration, determining a viable set of antenna configurations for which the signal quality metric of each of the stations meets a minimum criteria and configuring the configurable antenna system to a configuration in the viable set when the wireless access point is not transmitting. | 05-19-2011 |
Robert Clark, Lutherville, MD US
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20140259696 | Knife that Relieves Pressure on Metacarpophalangeal Joint of Index Finger - A knife for relieving pressure on the index finger metacarpophalangeal joint of one using the knife by pressing down with the index finger on a top portion of the knife, comprising a handle having a top and bottom portion and two opposing sides and a proximal and distal end, a blade having a top portion and bottom, cutting edge portion and two opposing sides and a proximal and distal end and configured so the handle and blade overlap and the blade proximal end is connected to the handle distal end, a finger rest having a top and front portion and is connected to the blade at a point proximate the proximal end of the blade, and wherein the finger rest, handle and blade are configured to minimize pressure on the index finger metacarpophalangeal joint of one using the knife by pressing down with the index finger on the finger rest. | 09-18-2014 |
Roger F. Clark, Frederick, MD US
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20090089008 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Solid-Liquid Interface - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material; providing sound energy to the surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on L=(2m−1)v | 04-02-2009 |
20090116019 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Solid-Liquid Interface - Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material that is parallel with the liquid surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on | 05-07-2009 |
20090119914 | Process for Forming Electrical Contacts on a Semiconductor Wafer Using a Phase Changing Ink - A process for forming electrical contacts or electrical conductors on a surface of a substrate comprising ink jet printing a phase-change electrically conducting or semi-conducting printing ink or, such a phase-change printing ink that becomes electrically conducting or semi-conducting after a post-printing treatment of the applied ink. | 05-14-2009 |