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Andreas Josef Dreher, Clifton, OH US
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| 20120079926 | Absorbent Article Substrate Trim Material Removal Process and Apparatus - Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods and apparatuses for cutting and removing trim from an advancing substrate. Particular embodiments of the apparatuses and methods disclosed herein provide for removal of continuous lengths of trim, and in some embodiments, discrete pieces of trim from an advancing substrate. | 04-05-2012 |
Christopher M. Dreher, Bothell, WA US
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| 20110319019 | CAPACITIVE BONDING OF DEVICES - Various embodiments relate to systems and methods that facilitate wireless device communications and configuration. A detection component identifies N devices that are coupled together via a biological medium, N being an integer, wherein the medium includes direct or indirect touching to a device or devices. After biological contact, a configuration component initiates a configuration between a subset of the devices. | 12-29-2011 |
Christopher M. Dreher, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100265107 | SELF-DESCRIPTION OF AN ADAPTIVE INPUT DEVICE - Methods and systems for self-description of an adaptive input device to a host computing device are herein provided. One exemplary adaptive keyboard includes one or more depressible keys and one or more touch regions, where each touch region is configured to positionally recognize a touch directed to that touch region. The adaptive keyboard may also include an adaptive imager to dynamically change a visual appearance of the one or more depressible keys and the one or more touch regions. Further, the adaptive keyboard may include firmware holding an adaptive descriptor to self-describe to the host computing device a renderable location of each of the one or more depressible keys and each of the one or more touch regions. The adaptive keyboard may further include a data link for communicating the adaptive descriptor to the host computing device. | 10-21-2010 |
Christopher Mark Dreher, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080248748 | Systems and methods for pairing Bluetooth devices - Embodiments of software-supervised pairing processes are provided. The processes enable a user to pair a mouse and keyboard with a Bluetooth transceiver without having to use a second mouse and keyboard. At least two separate processes are provided, including a long transition for initial pairing or re-pairing and a short transition for re-establishing a connection after devices have already been paired. | 10-09-2008 |
Darrell Lee Dreher, Columbus, OH US
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| 20100274593 | Debt disappearance protection - A method of offering and providing debt disappearance protection to a customer, comprising the steps of (i) marketing debt disappearance protection to customers through various marketing channels; (ii) selling a debt disappearance contract to a customer; and (iii), upon the happening of certain triggering events, acquiring a specific dollar amount of debt, acquiring certain specified debts, in whole or in part, or acquiring the customer's debt, in whole or in part, in an amount equal to the customer's required periodic payments as they come due. The debt disappearance company (“DDC”) acquires the customer's debt pursuant to the debt disappearance contract and agrees never to (i) attempt to collect the consumer's debt that it has acquired, (ii) report the consumer's debt that it has acquired to credit bureaus, (iii) sell the customer's debt that it has acquired or (iv) forgive the customer's debt that it has acquired. | 10-28-2010 |
Dennis Dreher, Williams, AZ US
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| 20120108979 | IMAGING CATHETER WITH ROTATABLE ARRAY - An imaging catheter is provided having a distal end portion selectively rotatable relative to a catheter body. A transducer array is supported by the distal end portion so that a corresponding imaging field may be selectively panned about an axis extending distally from the catheter body. The catheter may be advanced within a patient to a desired location. Optionally, the catheter may then be steered, or curved to position the transducer array. Optionally, the catheter may be rotated to further position the transducer array. Then, the imaging field may be panned without manipulation of the catheter body. | 05-03-2012 |
James Dreher, Houston, TX US
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| 20100088142 | Bulk Material Ship Routing and Inventory Management Schedule Optimization - The present invention is a computational system to generate feasible marine transportation schedules given a proposed bulk material supply chain. The decision support tool will fulfill the objectives and scope defined above. The technology employed will require (a) the use of mathematical programming modeling techniques (mixed integer linear programming) to mathematically formulate the business problem, and (b) advanced proprietary solution methods to produce solutions satisfying all constraints of the mathematical model while optimizing an objective function. The decision support tool has the following capabilities: Read input data, Generate feasible bulk material ship Schedule, Evaluate bulk material ship Schedule with User-defined Objective Function, Allow Case comparison, Graphical user interface (GUI) for specifying input data and displaying results. | 04-08-2010 |
John Dudley Dreher, Sayville, NY US
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| 20120015010 | Compositions Comprising Pigment Particles Entrapped In Collapsed Polymeric Microspheres, And Methods Of Making The Same - Topical compositions containing pigment particles entrapped in microspheres are provided. Each of the microspheres contains a collapsed polymeric shell that has entrapped therein one or more pigment particles. The microsphere-entrapped pigment particles are characterized by enhanced color intensity, improved stability, and better dispersibility, which can readily be used either alone or in combination with other skin active ingredients to form better colored cosmetics. | 01-19-2012 |
Jon Dreher, Lennon, MI US
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| 20100247949 | DIFFUSION BONDING - A method of forming a part that includes a first component and a second component and which two components are diffusion bonded together. The first component is configured as a pressure component and includes a first bond land surface. The second component is configured as a suction component and includes a second bond land surface. A mandrel is provided that includes a first surface having a contour that mates with at least a portion of the first component and a second surface having a contour that mates with at least a portion of the second component. The first and second components are positioned on the mandrel so that the first bond land surface and the second bond land surface are in mating abutment. The first and second components together with the mandrel are positioned in a die assembly. The die assembly including a first die, a second die and a plurality of fastening members for releasably securing the first die to the second die. The first and second dies are formed of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The fastening members are formed of a second material having a second smaller coefficient of thermal expansion. The die assembly is placed in a heating arrangement for a diffusion bonding cycle and this temperature of the heating arrangement is increased to a predetermined temperature. Uniform pressure is applied across an interface between the first and second bond land surfaces of the first and second components. | 09-30-2010 |
Lori Dreher, Westborough, MA US
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| 20110075830 | Conference Material Bot Method and Apparatus - A method comprising establishing, with a telecommunications management system, a first conference call comprising a first caller at a first telecommunications terminal, a second caller at a second telecommunications terminal, and a third caller at a third telecommunications terminal. Once the first conference call is established, the telecommunications management system appraises the first caller's contribution, the second caller's contribution, and the third caller's contribution to the first conference call. The telecommunications management system receives a request to set-up a second conference call and establishes the second conference call, wherein the telecommunications management system decides whether to include the first caller, the second caller, and the third caller in the second conference call based, at least in part, on the telecommunications management system's appraisal of the first caller's contribution, the second caller's contribution, and the third caller's contribution to the first conference call. | 03-31-2011 |
Matthew Dreher, Rockville, MD US
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| 20110200528 | CYCLIZED NGR PEPTIDE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - Cyclized peptide compounds containing the NGR motif of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof are disclosed. Compositions comprising the cyclized peptide compounds and methods of their use are also disclosed. | 08-18-2011 |
Matthew R. Dreher, Rockville, MD US
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| 20110110866 | Elastin-like polypeptide and gadolinium conjugate for magnetic resonance imaging - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast enhancement agent comprising an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) and one or more paramagnetic metal ions is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of preparing ELP MRI contrast enhancement agents, formulations comprising ELP MRI contrast enhancement agents, and methods of using ELP MRI contrast enhancement agents to image biological samples and to image and deliver therapeutic agents to targeted sites in vivo. In some embodiments, the ELP MRI agents can be used in methods related to blood volume determination, in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and in vascular transport determinations. The ELP MRI contrast agents can also provide information on the expression of various proteins through affinity targeting or enzymatic crosslinking in order to aid in diagnosis and in the spatial definition of pathologic tissue. | 05-12-2011 |
Matthew R. Dreher, Durham, NC US
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| 20110207673 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING DRUG-POLYMER ARCHITECTURE, PHARMACOKINETICS AND BIODISTRIBUTION - Drug-polymer chemotherapeutics are provided having improved therapeutic efficacy and reduced dose-limiting toxicity. Methods are also provided for modulating the architecture, pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of drug-polymers and for reducing the dependence of transition temperature on concentration for drug-polymers. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110236384 | DIRECT DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM BASED ON THERMALLY RESPONSIVE BIOPOLYMERS - A method for delivering a drug depot of a compound of interest to a selected region in a subject. The method comprises administering a composition directly to said region of interest, the composition comprising the compound of interest to be delivered (such as an antiinflammatory agent or a chemotherapeutic agent) and a polymer (such as an elastin-like peptide or ELP) that undergoes an inverse temperature phase transition, so that a sustained release of the compound of interest at the selected region is provided. Compositions useful for carrying out the invention are also described. | 09-29-2011 |
Matthew Robert Dreher, Durham, NC US
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| 20100189643 | DRUG DELIVERY WITH STIMULUS RESPONSIVE BIOPOLYMERS - The present invention provides conjugate compounds comprising (a) an active compound; (b) optionally, but in some embodiments preferably, an affinity binding agent; and (c) a block copolymer, the block copolymer comprising: (i) a first elastin-like polypeptide having a first Tt and (U) a second elastin-like polypeptide having a second Tt greater than the first Tt. Method for the targeted delivering of an active compound in vivo to a selected region within a subject with such agents are also described. | 07-29-2010 |
Michael Patrick Dreher, Arlington, TX US
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| 20100315777 | Weatherproof outdoor plasma/LCD cover - A wall mounted or encapsulated apparatus sealed from the elements for outdoor intended use for protection of a “PLASMA” or “LCD” television and or components. It is a fully acrylic housing intended to “weatherproof” and aid in “security” from theft or physical damage. The apparatus would be made of an acrylic fashion with an optional anti-glare version. The apparatus will be clear to allow viewing of the Plasma or LCD screen. | 12-16-2010 |
Robert D. Dreher, Roseville, MN US
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| 20090234400 | Apparatus and method for treating ventricular tachyarrhythmias - A system and method for selectively treating a ventricular tachycardia based on sensed atrial and ventricular intervals from the patient's heart. A detection window of the ten most recent atrial and ventricular intervals are analyzed for the occurrence of either tachycardia or fibrillation. When a majority of the sensed intervals are satisfied, the apparatus starts a duration time interval. Ventricular intervals and atrial intervals are compare, ventricular interval greater than the atrial interval by a bias factor the system delivers tachycardia therapy to the heart. Alternatively, the method withholds tachycardia therapy to the heart when the atrial rate is classified as atrial fibrillation and the ventricular response is unstable. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20120016433 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIAS - A system and method for selectively treating a ventricular tachycardia based on sensed atrial and ventricular intervals from the patient's heart. A detection window of the ten most recent atrial and ventricular intervals are analyzed for the occurrence of either tachycardia or fibrillation. When a majority of the sensed intervals are satisfied, the apparatus starts a duration time interval. Ventricular intervals and atrial intervals are compare, ventricular interval greater than the atrial interval by a bias factor the system delivers tachycardia therapy to the heart. Alternatively, the method withholds tachycardia therapy to the heart when the atrial rate is classified as atrial fibrillation and the ventricular response is unstable. | 01-19-2012 |
Theo Dreher, Corvallis, OR US
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| 20110225683 | Importation of a Ribozyme into Vegetable Mitochondria by a Pseudo-tRNA that can be Aminoacylated by Valine - The present invention relates to a polyribonucleotide including a hammerhead trans-ribozyme directed against a plant mitochondrial RNA and a structure in the form of tRNA that can be aminoacylated by valine, and to the use thereof in plants in particular for inducing cytoplasmic male sterility. | 09-15-2011 |
Wayne R. Dreher, Katy, TX US
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| 20110023972 | DISPERSE NON-POLYALPHAOLEFIN DRAG REDUCING POLYMERS - A drag reducing composition comprising at least one non-polyalphaolefin polymer having an average particle size in the range of from about 5 to about 800 micrometers. The non-polyalphaolefin polymer can initially be formed via emulsion polymerization. The initial polymer particles can then be at least partially consolidated and then reduced in size and suspended in a carrier fluid. The resulting drag reducing composition can be added to a hydrocarbon-containing fluid to decrease the pressure drop associated with the turbulent flow of the hydrocarbon-containing fluid through a conduit. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110067858 | FISHBONE WELL CONFIGURATION FOR IN SITU COMBUSTION - An underground reservoir is provided comprising an injection well and a production well. The production well has a horizontal section oriented generally perpendicularly to a generally linear and laterally extending, upright combustion front propagated from the injection well. | 03-24-2011 |
Wayne R. Dreher, Ponca City, OK US
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| 20090111714 | DISPERSE NON-POLYALPHAOLEFIN DRAG REDUCING POLYMERS - A drag reducing composition comprising at least one non-polyalphaolefin polymer having an average particle size in the range of from about 5 to about 800 micrometers. The non-polyalphaolefin polymer can initially be formed via emulsion polymerization. The initial polymer particles can then be at least partially consolidated and then reduced in size and suspended in a carrier fluid. The resulting drag reducing composition can be added to a hydrocarbon-containing fluid to decrease the pressure drop associated with the turbulent flow of the hydrocarbon-containing fluid through a conduit. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090209679 | CORE-SHELL FLOW IMPROVER - A flow improver comprising a plurality of core-shell particles that can be formed by emulsion polymerization. The core of the core-shell particles can include a drag reducing polymer, while the shell of the particles can include repeat units of a hydrophobic compound and an amphiphilic compound. The flow improver can demonstrate increased pumping stability over conventionally prepared latex flow improvers. | 08-20-2009 |