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Catherine D. Dowdell, Caledonia, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120082968Journal System - A journal system for promoting a person's personal growth and a method for guiding a journal user to use a journal are provided. The journal system includes a plurality of cards, each card having a writable portion configured to receive an entry from a user and a written content portion. The written content portion includes a prompt to the user and an intention relating to the prompt to facilitate the entry from the user.04-05-2012
20120083648Apparatus and Method for Relieving Stress - A device for relieving user stress and method of using same are disclosed. The device may be provided in the form of a kit that the user may use to relieve himself or herself of troubling thoughts and use the dissolution features of the kit to visually observe the thought melting away. The kit may include a plurality of dissolvable substrates on which thoughts can be recorded, a writing instrument to record the thoughts on the substrate, a vessel to contain a solvent, and a medical device to monitor one or more physiological parameters of the user. The physiological parameters of the user may include blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, brain function, and combinations thereof.04-05-2012
20120084180Personal Growth System, Methods, and Products - A personal growth system and method for personal growth are provided. The personal growth system may be web-enabled and may include a communication interface operable to communicate with an endpoint user interface. The user interface generally includes a display area. The personal growth program is operable to generate, for a user in the display area, a first information request for the user and to obtain first user input relating to the user's current state of being. The personal growth system also may include a recommendation database defining guided experiences, each of which may include at least one instruction that leads the user through the guided experience. The personal growth system may communicate applicable guided experiences to the endpoint based on the first user input. The instructions of the guided experiences may specify an act intended to generate a result. The personal growth program may be further operable to generate, for the user in the display area, a second information request and to obtain second user input relating to the result. An account database in the personal growth system stores a growth interaction history of the user, which may include the first user input, the selected guided experience, and the second user input relating to the result of the selected guided experience.04-05-2012
20120084649Journal System - A journal system for promoting a person's personal growth and a method of guiding journal entries are provided. The journal system includes a journal page configured to receive entries from a user and a plurality of repositionable guides. Each repositionable guide of the journal system includes a different intention to assist the user in making an entry on the journal page. The repositionable guides are individually positionable on the journal to provide the intention. The journal system also includes a storage location for the plurality of repositionable guides. The storage location is separate from the journal page so that the plurality of repositionable guides are not viewable on the journal page until the selected one of the plurality of repositionable guides is positioned on the page by the user.04-05-2012

Kevin Dowdell, Pittsburgh, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110213574METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING THE MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT OF A ROTATING SHAFT - A method is disclosed for monitoring the vibration of a rotating shaft including, measuring a current shaft position and determining a centroid of the shaft. The current shaft sector is then determined. The current distance between the centroid and the current shaft position may then be determined. The current distance is compared with a previously stored maximum distance for that sector, and if greater, the current shaft position and current distance is stored as the new maximum for that sector. After a predetermined period of time, the maximum displacement between the stored maximum positions is calculated, which represents the maximum shaft displacement peak to peak. This value may then be visually displayed or automatically monitored by shaft control computers.09-01-2011

Ralph Dowdell, Trenton, NJ US

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20110092952Shield Apparatuses and Methods For Storing Syringe Assemblies and Needle Assemblies - The present invention is directed to shield apparatuses configured to hold syringe assemblies in a manner that preserves their ease of use and convenience. In some embodiments, the syringe assemblies are detachable, and the shield apparatuses provide for convenient interchanging of the needle assemblies, as well as methods for administering injections to a patient.04-21-2011
20110178471Kits Comprising Syringe Assemblies - The present invention is directed to kits comprising syringe assemblies having detachable needle assemblies, as well as shield apparatuses to protect the needle assemblies. The syringe assemblies are configured to minimize the dead space after deployment of the syringe and injection of the material in the syringe into a patient's body, as well as to include detachable needle assemblies, such that different needle assemblies can be interchanged on a single syringe barrel.07-21-2011
20110202035Syringe Assemblies Having Detachable Needle Assemblies and Low Dead Space - The present invention is directed to syringe assemblies comprising detachable needle assemblies, that are configured in such a manner as to minimize the dead space after deployment of the syringe piston and injection of the material in the syringe into a patient's body, as well as with bevel indicators that provide guidance as to optimal angles at which to inject the needles into patients.08-18-2011
20130042425Applicator and Bucket for Cleaning Pads - An applicator for use in cleaning surfaces, comprising: a bottom surface; a handle disposed above the bottom surface; means for releasably attaching a pad to the bottom surface; and an actuator, accessible from the handle, for actuating the means for releasably attaching the pad to the bottom surface. The means for releasably attaching preferably has a plurality of feet which move between a first position within the applicator to a second position outside the applicator. When the feet are in the second position they can contact a cleaning pad. The feet include means (such as a hook-and-loop fastener) for gripping the cleaning pad, so that when the feet are in the second position, which is the at-rest position, they grip the cleaning pad. When the feet are moved to the first position, they release the pad, allowing for the disposal thereof without having to touch the soiled pad.02-21-2013

Ralph W. Dowdell, Trenton, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130114075BIOLOGIC FLUID SAMPLE ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE - A biological fluid sample analysis cartridge, analysis system, and method for analyzing a biologic fluid sample are provided. The cartridge includes a collection port, at least one channel within the cartridge in fluid communication with the collection port, a passage in fluid communication with the at least one channel, and an analysis chamber mounted on a tray. The tray is mounted relative to the cartridge and selectively positionable relative to the passage in a first position where the analysis chamber will engage a bolus of sample extending out from the passage to permit selective transfer of sample from the bolus to the analysis chamber.05-09-2013

Sean Dowdell, Tempe, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110246878SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TATTOO APPLICATIONS - A user computer system, computer-implemented method, and kiosk for providing a number of tattoo designs that satisfy search criteria entered in by a user through an easy-to-use interface. In an illustrative embodiment, a user computer system having a touch screen, a graphical user interface (GUI), and an interactive viewer is provided. The user computer system can receive input using the interactive viewer through the touch screen. Thereafter, the user computer system can identify at least one tattoo design from a database using the input. Typically, the system can use a matching algorithm known to those skilled in the art. After at least one tattoo design is retrieved from the database, the system can display the at least one tattoo design on the interactive viewer through the GUI. In one embodiment, the user can enter in text with the system displaying the text in a number of different fonts.10-06-2011

Travis Dowdell, Holladay, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120209294HANDHELD MICRODERMABRASION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An integrated hand-held device for microdermabrasion includes a device housing configured to be handheld. An abrasive suction tip attached to the device housing allows air to flow into the device housing through a tip opening and a secondary inlet separate from the tip opening. The abrasive suction tip includes an abrasive surface. A vacuum motor enclosed within the device housing provides air flow suction through the abrasive suction tip. An electrical storage component enclosed within the device housing provides electrical power to the vacuum motor. A switch electrically coupled to the vacuum motor and the electrical storage component can power on the vacuum motor.08-16-2012