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Alan Deal, Claremont, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090160145Shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items - There is provided a shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items. The shopping cart includes a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion. A plurality of wheels are connected to the lower portion of the frame. The shopping cart includes an upper basket attached to the upper portion of the frame and a lower basket attached to the lower portion of the frame. The upper basket and lower basket are each open at the top and each is formed from a plurality of vertical and horizontal wire segments which form a plurality of windows. The upper basket has a front wall with a slot therein. The slot has a top portion and a bottom portion with the top portion being open so as to receive and retain an elongated item. The bottom portion of the slot extends down at least a portion of the front wall. The lower basket has a back wall with at least one major open for receiving an elongated item.06-25-2009
20100102523Shopping Cart Adapted to Receive Elongated Items - There is provided a shopping cart adapted to receive elongated items. The shopping cart includes a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion. A plurality of wheels are connected to the lower portion of the frame. The shopping cart includes an upper basket attached to the upper portion of the frame and a lower basket attached to the lower portion of the frame. The upper basket and lower basket are each open at the top and each is formed from a plurality of vertical and horizontal wire segments which form a plurality of windows. The upper basket has a front wall with a slot therein. The slot has a top portion and a bottom portion with the top portion being open so as to receive and retain an elongated item. The bottom portion of the slot extends down at least a portion of the front wall. The lower basket has a back wall with at least one major open for receiving an elongated item.04-29-2010

Andrew Deal, Vancouver, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080281708SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A TELEPHONY-BASED CONTENT PORTAL - This invention relates generally to software and more specifically to systems and methods for providing a telephony-based content portal. In one embodiment, the invention includes a system for providing a content portal, the system including a computer system, the computer system being accessible to a content producer, an advertiser, and a consuming device over a communications network, the computer system configurable to receiving content from the content producer and an advertisement from the advertiser, the computer system configurable to distributing the content and the advertisement to a consumer upon the consumer accessing the computer system using the consuming device, and the computer system configurable to providing transport controls for any of the content and the advertisement. In a further embodiment, the communications network is a telephony-based network, the consuming device is a mobile phone, and the content is any of audio and visual.11-13-2008

Andrew David Deal, Niskayuna, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100219753STABILIZED EMISSIVE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING - An emitter is disclosed. The emitter includes a a base layer comprising an array of nanocavities on an emission surface of the base layer, wherein facets of the nanocavities are substantially along equivalent crystallographic planes of one or more families of planes having substantially equal surface energies, wherein the equivalent crystallographic planes have surface energies equal to or lower than a surface energy of the crystallographic plane of the emission surface. Methods of making such emitters and radiation sources including such emitters are also disclosed.09-02-2010
20100326571TITANIUM-CONTAINING ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING - An article made of an alloy, and a method for making the article, are presented. The alloy is substantially free of martensite, and comprises the following composition: at least about 75 weight percent titanium; up to about 10 weight percent of a beta stabilizing component; from about 3 weight percent to about 15 weight percent of an alpha stabilizing component; and from about 0.05 weight percent to about 5 weight percent germanium. Another embodiment is a method for fabricating an article. The method comprises providing a billet made of an alloy as described above, and stabilizing the billet microstructure to form a stabilized billet; the method may further comprise superplastically processing the stabilized billet to form a processed item.12-30-2010

Ann Deal, Ventura, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090298386Reuseable adhesive bra cups - A reusable adhesive bra, comprising: a fabric bra having a pair of bra cups, each of the bra cups having a forwardly facing surface and a rearwardly facing surface; a pair of bra forms adapted to be matingly received in the pair of bra cups, each of the bra forms having a forwardly facing surface and rearwardly facing surface; each of the bra form forwardly facing surfaces adapted to be removably fastened to a respective one of the bra cup rearwardly facing surfaces of the fabric bra; each of the bra forms having a substantially centrally disposed hole therethrough; each of the bra form rearwardly facing surfaces having a reusable adhesive coating adapted to be removably fastened to a respective one of a user's breasts and having the substantially centrally disposed hole surrounding a respective one of the user's nipples, when the reusable adhesive bra is worn by the user.12-03-2009

Benny J. Deal, Perryton, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090202311METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL INTO DRILLING PITS - Disclosed herein are embodiments of an apparatus for delivering lost circulation material, particularly cottonseed hulls, into oil and gas drilling pits. According to one exemplary embodiment, a lost circulation material delivery apparatus for delivering lost circulation material from a bulk source of the material into a drilling well mud pit for controlling lost circulation within an oil or gas drilling well bore can include a bulk source of lost circulation material positioned in the vicinity of but removed from the drilling well mud pit. The apparatus can also include a sorting mechanism in receiving communication with the bulk source where the sorting mechanism includes a lost circulation material metering portion. A lost circulation material conveying portion can be in material receiving communication with the material metering portion at a first end portion and in material expelling communication with the drilling well mud pit at a second end portion. The apparatus can also include a lost circulation material driving source spaced apart from the sorting mechanism and coupled to the conveying portion. In operation, the lost circulation material driving source feeds lost circulation material from the material metering portion, through the conveying portion and into the drilling well mud pit.08-13-2009

Patent applications by Benny J. Deal, Perryton, TX US

Beverly Ann Deal, Ventura, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100017936Camisole - A camisole comprising a tubular garment intended to be worn over a bra having shoulder straps. The camisole includes left and right suspension members, e.g., hooks, for suspending the camisole from the bra straps.01-28-2010

Clarence D. Deal, Jones, OK US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090284192ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH A PERMANENT MAGNET CARRIER ROTATING A SPROCKET - A high voltage, low current electric motor. The motor comprises a drive shaft turned by a sprocket that is driven by an assembly of electromagnets. A carrier supporting permanent magnets travels in a tubular track formed into an endless loop around the sprocket. The carrier preferably comprises a chain formed of interconnected links, each link housing a magnet. The tubular track is non-ferrous and forms a core for a plurality of coils spaced around the tube. A sequencing circuit in the motor sequentially energizes the coils to cause the carrier to circulate around the tube by repelling and attracting the magnets. Teeth on the sprocket engage the chain so that as the chain travels through the tube the sprocket is rotated. Preferably, the coils are double-wound so that a direction control circuit may be included to selectively reverse the direction of the carrier's travel. Speed control also may be included.11-19-2009

Clifton Deal, Mineral Bluff, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110067954Ladder Safety Device - A ladder safety that prevents sideways tipping accidents having a pair of struts extending outwardly and downward from the lower rails of the ladder with the struts making contact with a base surface or the ground. The struts can be clamped or pinned to the ladder, or they can be attached to a horizontal bar or other member that passes through one of the hollow rungs of the ladder. These struts can be telescoping with pins or other devices to allow adjustment. The struts can be fixed or removable, and can rotate and pivot to any angle. Each of the struts can further include a shoe that contacts the base surface or ground to provide extra stability. The shoe can be angled so that it is flat on the ground at the desired angle. A second pair of similar struts near the top of the ladder can act as roof braces, while at least one extender leg can extend one ladder leg to be longer than the other.03-24-2011

Patent applications by Clifton Deal, Mineral Bluff, GA US

James L. Deal, Amston, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110211965HOLLOW FAN BLADE - A blade includes a hollow metal airfoil having an opening to an internal cavity in a first major surface. A metal cover is adhesively bonded to a socket formed around the opening. The cover encloses the cavity and provides a continuous first major surface.09-01-2011
20110211967HYBRID METAL FAN BLADE - A fan blade is disclosed comprising a lightweight metallic airfoil portion and a high-strength sheath portion. The airfoil portion has a forward airfoil edge, a first airfoil surface, and a second airfoil surface. The sheath portion has a sheath head section, a first sheath flank, and a second sheath flank, both flanks extending chordwise from the forward sheath section. The sheath portion is bonded to the airfoil portion such that the sheath head section covers the forward airfoil edge, defining a blade leading edge. The first sheath flank covers a portion of the first airfoil surface proximate the airfoil forward edge, jointly defining a blade suction surface. The second sheath flank covers a portion of the second airfoil surface proximate the airfoil forward edge, jointly defining a blade pressure surface.09-01-2011

Jeffery L. Deal, Charleston, SC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090191100AREA STERILIZER AND METHOD OF DISINFECTION - An ultraviolet area sterilizer or disinfector is incorporated into a building structure where concern exists regarding the presence of pathogenic bacteria on environmental surfaces. Ultraviolet C (UV-C) generators generate UV-C that is directed to architectural partitions of an enclosed area. The architectural partitions reflect UV-C to kill pathogens in the enclosed area. The device transmits a calculated dose of UV-C from a fixture mounted to an architectural partition in the enclosed area. Once an effective cumulative dose of UV-C has been reflected to radiation sensors, as measured by the sensors, the device shuts down.07-30-2009

Jeffry T. Deal, Lambertville, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090260296CARVED SOLID FACE DOORS HAVING A RAISED PANEL DESIGN AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - Carved solid face doors having a raised panel design and methods of manufacture thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a carved, solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface, wherein the face has a raised panel design carved into at least one section of the face, the raised panel design framed by flat portions carved into the face; and one or more overlays attached to the flat portions of the face and framing the raised panel to emulate the appearance of a floating raised panel construction.10-22-2009
20090260308CARVED SOLID FACE DOORS HAVING INLAID OVERLAYS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - Carved solid face doors having inlaid overlays and methods of manufacture thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a carved, solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface, wherein the face has a design carved into at least one section of the face; one or more channels carved into the face adjacent to the design, each channel having a depth that is below a depth of the design carved into face of the door adjacent to the channel; and one or more inlay panels disposed in the one or more channels.10-22-2009
20100199572CARVED SOLID FACE DOOR HAVING A WINDOW FORMED THEREIN AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - Embodiments of a carved solid face door having a window formed therein and methods of fabrication are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a carved solid face door may include a solid base having a face and an opposing rear surface; and a window carved into the face and having an opening passing through the face to the opposing rear surface, wherein the window includes at least one of a frame, a trim, a molding, or mullions carved into the face that emulate the appearance of multiple-piece construction.08-12-2010

John C. Deal, Reston, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110142057Interfacing Real and Virtual Networks in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) Simulations - Real and simulated (virtual) networks are interfaced with one another for carrying out hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing and evaluations. A simulated network is modeled at a workstation by running a network simulation or discrete event modeling tool on the workstation. A virtual gateway node is defined in the simulated network, and the gateway node is linked with a network adapter on the workstation. An external real network operating with Internet protocol (IP) is also linked with the adapter. The adapter and the gateway node are configured to (i) translate simulated data packets sent from nodes of the simulated network and designated for the real network, into IP data packets for routing or processing by the real network, and (ii) translate IP data packets sent from nodes of the real network and designated for the simulated network, into simulated data packets for routing or processing by the simulated network.06-16-2011

Judith Gail Deal, Wildomar, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090221608PYRAZOLE COMPOUNDS - The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula (I),09-03-2009

Kevin Deal, Vestaburg, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100014124PORTABLE BUSINESS CARD SCANNER - Disclosed is a portable business card scanner for scanning, storing and displaying an encoded image of a business card. The portable business card scanner includes a casing, a scanner, at least one memory, at least one input device and a display device. The scanner is configured to scan the business card to generate an encoded image thereof. The at least one memory is configured to store the encoded image of the business card. The at least one input device is configured to retrieve the encoded image from the at least one memory and add a labeling data to the encoded image. The display device is configured to display the encoded image of the business card.01-21-2010

Larry L. Deal, Shelby Township, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100141208Energy Storage Module - A battery assembly having batteries connected in series to form rows and columns of battery cells into packs that combine the energy of multiple batteries. The battery cells are joined together to form columns of cells connected mechanically together by an exterior connection sleeve, and mechanically and electrically connected together by a conductive epoxy joining the end of one cell to the end of an adjacent cell in series. The columns of cells are mounted and held in place by racks, with bolts passing through the racks to form a sandwich structure that secures the position and orientation of the cells and columns, and that maintains the electrical connection between joined cells. Bus bars at the end of the columns of each rack are joined together to electrically connect the columns to each other, and to provide two terminals of the pack through which power is supplied to and from the cells. Perpendicularly disposed to the direction of the columns are a series of conductive bands that join adjacent cells together along rows of cells.06-10-2010
20100216007BATTERY MODULE COMPOSED OF FLEXIBLE BATTERY CELLS AND CELL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE THEREFOR - An interconnect device enables battery cells having terminals in the form of flexible tabs to be serially interconnected in a stack. The interconnect device comprises a relatively rigid substrate and at least two arrays of pins projecting from opposing first and second surfaces of the substrate. This enables the flexible tabs of the battery cell to be embedded in the pin arrays, providing a quick and easy means of fixing the tabs and enabling them to be interconnected to other cells in a stacked arrangement. A battery module formed from such a stack of cell assemblies is also disclosed.08-26-2010

Nancy Deal, Freedom, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110224489MEDICAL IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical device and methods of immobilizing and retrieving material from a body. The medical device, in an embodiment, includes an elongated member having a length extending from a distal end to a proximal end, and the elongated member having a first lumen and a second lumen. The medical device further includes a first tube and a second tube extending through the first lumen and the second lumen, respectively, from the proximal end of the elongated member to the distal end of the elongated member. An expandable member is fluidly coupled to a distal portion of each of the first tube and the second tube. The first tube, the second tube, and the expandable member are axially movable relative to the elongated member, and the expandable member is configured for deployment between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.09-15-2011
20110320008STENTS WITH BLADDER RETENTION MEMBERS - A medical device including an elongate member having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a medial portion disposed between the distal end portion an the proximal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to be disposed within a bladder of a patient. A portion of the proximal end portion is configured to contact an inner wall of the bladder to help retain the bladder in an expanded configuration.12-29-2011

Philip Andrew Deal, Winston-Salem, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100099543Method and Apparatus For Incorporating Objects Into Cigarette Filters - Cigarette filter rods having individual objects positioned at predetermined intervals therein are prepared by transferring the individual objects from a rotating horizontal pan to a rotating vertical wheel and then depositing the object into a web of filter tow. Each object is positioned within the moving web of tow. The web filter material and the objects positioned within the web are introduced into a rod-forming unit wherein the rod is formed. The rate of feed of the filter tow, the rate of rotation of the horizontal pan and the vertical wheel are controlled relative to one another such that objects are positioned at predetermined intervals along the rod. Cigarette filter elements having well controlled amounts of flavorant contained therein can be made from the rods.04-22-2010
20110059831METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCORPORATING OBJECTS INTO CIGARETTE FILTERS - Cigarette filter rods having individual objects positioned at predetermined intervals therein are prepared by transferring the individual objects from a rotating horizontal pan to a rotating vertical wheel and then depositing the object into a web of filter tow. Each object is positioned within the moving web of tow. The web filter material and the objects positioned within the web are introduced into a rod-forming unit wherein the rod is formed. The rate of feed of the filter tow, the rate of rotation of the horizontal pan and the vertical wheel are controlled relative to one another such that objects are positioned at predetermined intervals along the rod. Cigarette filter elements having well controlled amounts of flavorant contained therein can be made from the rods.03-10-2011

Patent applications by Philip Andrew Deal, Winston-Salem, NC US

Roger B. Deal, Decatur, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120124685COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GENE EXPRESSION AND CHROMATIN PROFILING OF INDIVIDUAL CELL TYPES WITHIN A TISSUE - The present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for generating and isolating tagged nuclei of specific cell types with a high yield and purity. The compositions, methods, and kits provided herein comprise expressing in a cell a nuclear envelope tagging fusion polypeptide comprising a nuclear envelope targeting domain and an affinity reagent binding region. In some embodiments, expression of the fusion polypeptide is under the control of a cell type-specific promoter. Some embodiments also comprise expressing in a cell a biotin ligase, wherein the affinity reagent binding region comprises a biotin ligase accepting site, and wherein at least one of the nuclear envelope tagging fusion polypeptide and the biotin ligase is expressed under the control of a cell type-specific promoter.05-17-2012

Stephen E. Deal, Charlotte, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110054520Devices and Methods for Occluding a Fistula - A method of occluding a fistula in a patient is provided. The method includes inserting a placement member having a coupling structure, such as a wire guide having a loop at one end, through the primary opening of a fistula and at least partially into the fistula tract; connecting the coupling structure to a medical device, such as a plug, graft, or other occluding member; and inserting the medical device into the fistula by pulling the placement member through the fistula until the medical device contacts the interior wall of the fistula. Medical devices and systems for occluding fistulas are also provided.03-03-2011
20110087234SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING MULTIPLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A method and apparatus for introducing a first elongate medical device and short wire guide that are coupled together into a work site and remotely disconnecting them within the work site such that a secondary device comprising a catheter member can be introduced over the wire guide to the work site, and/or a second wire guide can be introduced to the work site via a passageway of the primary access device. A separating member may be provided to remotely separate the wire guide from the elongate medical device. A system of indicia, such as radiopaque or viewable markers, permits the operator to monitor the relative alignment of the devices within the work site to determine when uncoupling has occurred. In one example of the method, a wire guide and primary access device (e.g., a sphincterotome) is coupled to the wire guide and introduced via a duodenoscope into the biliary system. After performing a first medical operation, the devices are uncoupled with the wire guide being left within the biliary system such that a secondary access device, such as a balloon, biopsy device, stent delivery catheter, dilator, etc., can be introduced to perform a second medical operation without a traditional over-the-wire exchange being required. In another example of the method, a prosthesis, such as a valve or stent, is placed within the work site coupled to a wire guide which is remotely disconnected within the work site and a secondary device, such as a dilation balloon or second prosthesis, is introduced into the work site after the first delivery system is removed.04-14-2011
20110152616ADVANCING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A system is provided for advancing medical devices along an endoscope to a selected target anatomy in a patient. The advancing system includes a tether having a first portion disposed through a working channel of an endoscope and a second portion disposed external the endoscope. The advancing system may include a guiding device configured to advance a medical device beyond a distal portion of the endoscope to a selected target anatomy.06-23-2011

Patent applications by Stephen E. Deal, Charlotte, NC US

Thomas A. Deal, Indianapolis, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110108446UNIVERSAL SURGICAL FASTENER STERILIZATION CADDY - A universal surgical screw caddy. An enclosure includes a cover secured to a frame. A flexible sheet is located between an affixed to the cover and frame. A plurality of holes formed in the cover allow the surgical screws to be inserted into the caddy past a plurality of movable portions of the flexible sheet releasably holding the screws in the caddy.05-12-2011

Travis Deal, Freedom, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080249636SELF-RETAINING STENT - A stent is designed to be placed in a lumen of a patient and extend therethrough. The stent includes a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end includes a distal retention structure and the proximal end includes a plurality of radially extending flexible segments to prevent migration of the stent through the lumen. At least one radially extending flexible segment at the proximal end is able to assume an outwardly everted configuration. The stent of the invention, due to its dimensions, shape, and rigidity, minimizes the force of contact and abrasion to sensitive areas of the patient's body, such as the trigone region of the bladder and the ureteral-vesical junction.10-09-2008
20080288082OPEN LUMEN STENT - A stent according to an embodiment of the invention includes an elongate body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongate body defines a lumen and an opening in communication with the lumen between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion configured to enable the flow of fluid therethrough. The lumen is configured to have a diameter wherein the opening has a width greater than half the size of the diameter and less than the diameter of the lumen. The opening has a length at least twice the width of opening. In some embodiments, the opening is configured to laterally receive a guidewire therethrough. The elongate body can be configured to releasably couple the guidewire within the lumen of the elongate body such that the elongate body can be slidably moved along the guidewire.11-20-2008
20090187254UROLOGICAL MEDICAL DEVICES FOR RELEASE OF UROLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL AGENTS - In one aspect, the present invention provides implantable or insertable urological medical devices, which are adapted to release one or more urologically beneficial agents in pharmaceutically effective amounts.07-23-2009
20110224489MEDICAL IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical device and methods of immobilizing and retrieving material from a body. The medical device, in an embodiment, includes an elongated member having a length extending from a distal end to a proximal end, and the elongated member having a first lumen and a second lumen. The medical device further includes a first tube and a second tube extending through the first lumen and the second lumen, respectively, from the proximal end of the elongated member to the distal end of the elongated member. An expandable member is fluidly coupled to a distal portion of each of the first tube and the second tube. The first tube, the second tube, and the expandable member are axially movable relative to the elongated member, and the expandable member is configured for deployment between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.09-15-2011
20110320008STENTS WITH BLADDER RETENTION MEMBERS - A medical device including an elongate member having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a medial portion disposed between the distal end portion an the proximal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to be disposed within a bladder of a patient. A portion of the proximal end portion is configured to contact an inner wall of the bladder to help retain the bladder in an expanded configuration.12-29-2011

Patent applications by Travis Deal, Freedom, IN US

William Roland Deal, Manhattan Beach, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110050371Monolithically integrated active electronic circuit and waveguide structure for terahertz frequencies - An electronic system. The electronic system includes a waveguide structure having a first waveguide-coupling point and a second waveguide-coupling point and an active electronic circuit having a first circuit-coupling point and a second circuit-coupling point. The second waveguide-coupling point is coupled to the first circuit-coupling point; the system is capable of receiving an input signal at the first waveguide-coupling point and transmitting an output signal at the second circuit-coupling point and/or receiving the input signal at the second circuit-coupling point and transmitting the output signal at the first waveguide-coupling point; the input signal and the output signal have frequencies in a terahertz frequency range; and the system is fabricated as a monolithic integrated structure having the waveguide structure fabricated by micromachining and the circuit fabricated monolithically.03-03-2011