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Brad Drew, Mesa, AZ US
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| 20100065246 | Methods of fabricating robust integrated heat spreader designs and structures formed thereby - Methods and associated structures of forming an indium containing solder material directly on an active region of a copper HIS is enabled. A copper indium containing solder intermetallic is formed on the active region of the IHS. The solder intermetallic improves the solder-TIM integration process for microelectronic packaging applications. | 03-18-2010 |
Christopher Drew, Clinton, MA US
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| 20110285997 | Assembly And Method for Evaluating Effectiveness of Anti-Fog Coatings of Eyewear Lenses - An assembly for testing the effectiveness of anti-fog coatings on eyewear lenses, the assembly comprising a chamber for receiving and retaining the eyewear, means for controlling the temperature and relative humidity in the chamber, means for providing warm moist air to the chamber, and a hazemeter for detecting and recording haze values exhibited by the lenses; and a method for evaluating effectiveness of anti-fog coatings on eyewear lenses, utilizing the assembly. | 11-24-2011 |
Christopher J. Drew, West Allis, WI US
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| 20100078265 | HOSE CAP COUPLER AND CLIP - An apparatus includes a hose cap coupler, a cap removably coupled to the cap coupler and a clip supported by at least one of the cap and the coupler. The clip is configured to retain the cap coupler to an engine or other portions of an implement. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110017336 | MUFFLER ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - An engine includes an exhaust conduit having an exhaust port on an end of the exhaust conduit. The exhaust conduit has an angled inside surface that has a cross section that widens toward the exhaust port. The engine further includes a muffler having a housing with an intake pipe. The intake pipe is inserted through the exhaust port such that the intake pipe is wedged into the angled inside surface of the exhaust conduit. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110315133 | AUTOMATIC CHOKE FOR AN ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a muffler configured to reduce exhaust gas noise, a choke valve configured to control a flow of air in a carburetor, a thermally responsive element coupled with the choke valve and configured to move the choke valve in response to a temperature change in the thermally responsive element, and a thermally conductive member. The muffler has a housing defining an interior and an exterior. The thermally conductive member has a first portion positioned in the interior of the muffler in direct contact with the exhaust gases and extends through the muffler housing to the exterior of the muffler. The thermally conductive member also has a second portion positioned exteriorly of the muffler and coupled to the thermally responsive element, the thermally conductive member configured to conduct heat from exhaust gases within the muffler to the thermally responsive element. | 12-29-2011 |
Christopher Joseph Drew, West Allis, WI US
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| 20090126658 | Generator Cooling System and Method - The invention provides to a cooling system and a method of cooling an engine-driven generator. The engine-driven generator includes an engine, a current generator, and a housing. The engine includes an engine air intake, and the current generator includes a generator air intake. The housing includes a first outlet, a second outlet, a first air passageway, and a second air passageway. The first air passageway is in communication with the second air passageway. The second air passageway partitions air into a first stream supplied to the engine air intake and a second stream supplied to the generator air intake. The first stream exits through the first outlet, and the second stream exits through the second outlet. | 05-21-2009 |
Christopher P. Drew, Clinton, MA US
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| 20090081457 | Polymer-micelle complex as an aid to electrospinning - A polymer-micelle complex suitable for use as an aid to preparing fibers, particularly nanofibers, by electrospinning. The polymer-micelle complex may be designed to impart viscosity, surface tension and conductivity properties optimal for electrospinning. By incorporating the complex as a secondary ingredient, one may electrospin sparingly soluble or low molecular weight polymers. Moreover, the polymer-micelle complex can be used as a generic carrier for preparing fibers incorporating other desired materials, such as rigid or globular (hard-to-spin) polymers, enzymes, cells, viral particles and nanoparticles. | 03-26-2009 |
Dale Drew, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI US
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| 20100086375 | Wheelchair Passenger Securement Station - The inventions described and claimed herein are systems or components for an automated rear-facing wheelchair passenger station and include a forward excursion barrier for preventing forward movement of a wheelchair, lateral excursion barriers for preventing undesired movement of a wheelchair, and an electro-pneumatic control system. | 04-08-2010 |
Dale M. Drew, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI US
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| 20100140987 | ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATED HEADREST UTILIZING BAR LINKAGE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - An active headrest for selectively supporting the head of an occupant, includes a shell, and an actuator disposed within the shell, including a bar linkage system drivenly coupled to the shell, so as to adjust the distance or engagement between the shell and head when displaced, and an active material element drivenly coupled to the system, so as to cause or enable the displacement of the system, and preferably further including a ratchet sector/pawl and latch cooperating to present plural achievable deployment positions. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100314918 | ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT UTILIZING SOLENOID ACTIVATION AND BAR LINKAGE TRANSMISSION - An active head restraint for supporting the head of an occupant, includes a shell, and an actuator disposed within the shell, wherein the actuator further includes a spring-biased bar linkage system pivotally coupled to the shell, a radial ratcheting sector coupled to the linkage system, a pawl selectively engaging the sector, and a solenoid drivenly coupled to the pawl, and configured, when activated, to cause the pawl to disengage the sector. | 12-16-2010 |
Daniel W. Drew, Loveland, OH US
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| 20090062618 | TISSUE RETRACTORS - Methods and devices are provided for performing surgical procedures using tissue retractors. In general, the methods and devices allow a surgeon to use a retractor to capture a large or small amount of tissue in a fabric and to move the fabric to relocate the tissue to one or more convenient locations during the procedure. The flexible nature of the fabric can allow the fabric to be moveable between an open position, in which the fabric can support tissue, and a closed position, in which the fabric can be folded, rolled, or otherwise compressed in size and fit through a port, such as a trocar or an incision in a tissue wall. Furthermore, the position of the fabric and thus the tissue held in the fabric can be adjusted and readjusted by pushing or pulling one or more grasping elements coupled to the fabric. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090118587 | Manifold for laparoscopic seal assembly - A laparoscopic seal assembly includes a seal cap having a seal with an access opening. The seal cap also includes a manifold connection for attachment of a functional apparatus. The seal assembly further includes a retractor. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110306842 | Manifold for laparoscopic seal assembly - A laparoscopic seal assembly includes a seal cap having a seal with an access opening. The seal cap also includes a manifold connection for attachment of a functional apparatus. The seal assembly further includes a retractor. | 12-15-2011 |
David Drew, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20110264290 | THERMOSTAT LOAD REDUCTION BASED ON PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN ENERGY PRICE - A thermostat capable of receiving signals transmitted by a utility provider communicating a usage rate schedule or a request for a load curtailment period, and controlling one or more systems based on the information communicated by the utility. The thermostat changes the set point for each system to the stored predetermined control set point corresponding to the current usage rate schedule period or the curtailment mode period when requested. The thermostat is further capable of discontinuing operation of one or more systems for a minimum predetermined time period during following a request for a load curtailment period. | 10-27-2011 |
David S. Drew, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20110231020 | System for Remote Control of a Condition at a Site - A system is provided for remote control of at least one operating condition of a site. The system includes a proximity detection module at a residential site, which is configured to receive a communication regarding a location of a location reporting device or a mobile device. The proximity detection module is configured to alter or adjust a current temperature setting for the site based on a distance or location of the location reporting device or mobile device relative to the site. | 09-22-2011 |
David Scott Drew, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20100200664 | THERMOSTAT WITH REPLACEABLE CARBON MONOXIDE SENSOR MODULE - A thermostat is provided that includes a peripheral edge that, at least in part, defines an opening in the thermostat. The thermostat further includes a carbon monoxide sensor capable of sensing the presence of carbon monoxide gas in the ambient air near the thermostat, and providing a measurable output value that is indicative of the level of carbon monoxide gas. The thermostat also includes a replaceable battery that applies a voltage to the carbon monoxide sensor. The thermostat further includes a microprocessor disposed on a circuit board. The circuit board, sensor and battery are together disposed on or in the thermostat. The circuit board is configured to establish an electrical connection with the carbon monoxide sensor and the battery. The microprocessor is configured to periodically read the carbon monoxide sensor output, and to activate an audible alarm in a continuous manner to indicate an emergency upon detecting a carbon monoxide level that exceeds a predetermined value. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100308120 | Programmable Thermostat - A thermostat for a climate control system includes an electronic memory in which at least three occupancy settings are stored. The occupancy settings including a pre-defined unoccupied temperature set-point associated with an unoccupied state, a pre-defined occupied temperature set-point associated with an occupied-awake state and a pre-defined sleep temperature set-point associated with an occupied-asleep state. The thermostat's microprocessor is configured to communicate with the memory, and to establish at least three time periods during the day. The microprocessor assigns to each time period one of at least three user-selectable occupancy states including an unoccupied state, an occupied-awake state and an occupied-asleep state. The microprocessor controls operation of the climate control system to maintain the unoccupied temperature set-point during any time period assigned the unoccupied state, the occupied temperature set-point during any time period assigned the occupied-awake state, and the sleep temperature set-point to any time period assigned the occupied-asleep state. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110106316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD OF ENERGY CONSUMING APPLIANCES WITHIN A PREMISES - A controller in communication with one or more energy consuming appliances for a premises includes a transmitter device for transmitting wireless signals to a utility meter to request an energy consumption reading, and a receiver device to receive wireless signals including energy consumption information. The controller is configured to receive a signal from an energy consuming appliance indicating the appliance was actuated, and to responsively transmit a signal to the utility meter to request an energy consumption reading and thereafter receive a signal including an energy consumption value. Following deactivation of the appliance, the controller is configured to transmit a signal to the utility meter to request an energy consumption reading, and thereafter receive a signal from the meter including another energy consumption value. The controller is configured to determine from a difference between the energy consumption values an estimate of the energy consumption level associated with the appliance. | 05-05-2011 |
Dejana Drew, Houston, TX US
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| 20100291640 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING URETHANE-CONTAINING (METH)ACRYLIC ESTERS - A process for preparing urethane-containing (meth)acrylic esters (U) by reacting a urethane-containing alcohol (A) with a (meth)acrylic ester of a saturated alcohol (G) in the presence of at least one polymerization inhibitor (P) with an enzyme (E) as a catalyst in a reactor, wherein | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120123155 | BIOCATALYST FOR CATALYTIC HYDROAMINATION - The present invention relates to a method for the enzymatic hydroamination of C—C double bonds catalyzed by enzymes structurally and/or functionally related to phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) isolated from microorganisms of | 05-17-2012 |
Diane G. Drew, Windsor, CT US
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| 20120111046 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH STAGED COOLING - A thermal management system comprises a first heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a second heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, a fluid loop, a first heat pump, and a second heat pump. The fluid loop circulates a fluid, and forms a continuous path between the first and second heat exchangers. The first heat pump is connected to the fluid loop and is disposed between the outlet of the second heat exchanger and the inlet of the first heat exchanger. The second heat pump is connected to the fluid loop and is disposed between the outlet of the first heat exchanger and the inlet of the second heat exchanger. | 05-10-2012 |
Douglas A. Drew, Boca Raton, FL US
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| 20090051534 | Eas System Providing Synchronized Transmission - A system and method for providing synchronized transmission in an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system is provided. The method includes determining a transmission timing difference between a plurality of units of the EAS system using a communication link of the EAS system and synchronizing transmissions for each of the plurality of units based on the transmission timing difference. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100148967 | INTEGRATED DATA READER AND ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS) SYSTEM - An integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, and methods of operation. Several configurations are also disclosed for alternate deactivation coil designs and mounting schemes. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120038480 | INTEGRATED DATA READER AND ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS) SYSTEM - An integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, and methods of operation. Several configurations are also disclosed for alternate deactivation coil designs and mounting schemes. | 02-16-2012 |
Douglas R. Drew, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20080249366 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN PERFORMING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE AND INTRODUCER DEVICE SUITABLE FOR USE IN SAID SYSTEM - A system for performing a medical procedure and an introducer device suitable for use in the system. The system may be used, for example, to examine and/or to treat the uterus. According to one embodiment, the system includes an introducer, a morcellator, a flexible hysteroscope, and a fluid-containing syringe. The introducer is suitable for transcervical insertion into the uterus and includes a gun-shaped housing and a rigid sheath extending distally from the housing. The sheath is shaped to include an instrument lumen, a visualization lumen, and a pair of fluid lumens. The introducer also includes a first assembly within the housing for receiving the morcellator and for guiding the distal end of the morcellator into the instrument lumen and a second assembly within the housing for guiding the hysteroscope into the visualization channel. In addition, the introducer further includes an assembly for fluidly connecting the syringe to the fluid lumens. | 10-09-2008 |
Gary Drew, Maquoketa, IA US
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| 20080289718 | Liquid vacuum apparatus and method - The various embodiments disclosed and pictured herein illustrate a liquid vacuum apparatus and method that is easy to operate, provides increased safety for operators, mitigates the risk of operator exposure to the liquid, and mitigates the risk of liquid spillage during and after the liquid is transported. As described herein, the liquid vacuum apparatus may be employed either with or without the connector, piping, and end piece; and if an end piece is used, it may take many different forms depending on the particular application. | 11-27-2008 |
George Albert Drew, Warren, OH US
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| 20100084159 | Sealed cable and terminal crimp - A cable includes a plurality of cable strands, an insulator disposed on a portion of the plurality of strands such that the plurality of strands are at least partially exposed, and a sealant disposed between gaps of the plurality of strands and at least partially under the insulator. Moreover, a method includes stripping an insulator from an end of the cable to expose a plurality of cable strands, and applying a sealant to the cable strands such that the sealant is drawn under the insulator and fills in gaps between the cable strands by capillary action. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100087105 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR USE ON ALUMINUM WIRES - A connection mechanism includes a metal segment in mechanical and electrical communication with the remainder of the connection mechanism on at least one side. The segment includes at least one tab protruding from the segment on a first side and a central area of the segment with a plurality of metal deformations. When the metal deformations are pressed into aluminum, they are capable of piercing through corrosion on the surface of the aluminum in order to make electrical contact with the aluminum. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100120288 | Multi-level electrical terminal crimp - A cable assembly includes a terminal crimped to a conductor. The terminal has a plurality of crimps spaced from one another and a transition crimp disposed therebetween. A method includes deforming the terminal about the conductor to define the plurality of crimps having different crimp heights, and deforming the terminal about the conductor to define the transition crimp between each of the plurality of crimps. The transition crimp has a crimp height different than each of the plurality of crimps. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110014825 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTION WITH GALVANIC SACRIFICIAL METAL - An electrical terminal has a copper-based body and a coating disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the body. The coating is a metal selected from a group consisting of zinc, magnesium, a zinc alloy, magnesium alloy or other metal that is more electronegative than aluminum and its alloys. | 01-20-2011 |
Guy A. Drew, San Antonio, TX US
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| 20110196304 | Fluid Balance Monitoring System with Fluid Infusion Pump for Medical Treatment - Novel fluid delivery systems are disclosed to improve the delivery of bio-compatible fluids to a patient. The systems can include a housing having a bladder pressurized by a pressurization unit so that fluid flow rate can be controlled, changed and/or monitored. The systems can also include a scale and/or a flow control unit. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110230824 | Burn Patient Resuscitation System - A method and system for operating a semi-closed loop and/or a closed loop resuscitation of a burn patient in view of patient information and other physiological data gathered as part of the method and/or by the system. The method in at least one embodiment includes receiving patient information, calculating an infusion rate based at least on part on a portion of the received patient information, outputting the infusion rate to an infusion pump, obtaining a urinary output, calculating a new infusion rate using infusion rate model based constants, and outputting the new infusion rate to an infusion pump. In some embodiments, the method includes notifying medical staff when problems arise, displaying information regarding the resuscitation, and setting limits regarding the infusion rates. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120101473 | Decision-Assist Method of Resuscitation of Patients - A method for providing decision-assist to medical staff resuscitating a burn patient includes receiving patient information, calculating an infusion rate, outputting the infusion rate, obtaining a urinary output, calculating a new infusion rate using infusion rate model based constants, and outputting the new infusion rate. In some embodiments, the method includes notifying medical staff when problems arise, displaying information regarding the resuscitation, and setting limits regarding the infusion rates. | 04-26-2012 |
Howard Dennis Drew, Hyattsville, MD US
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| 20090022456 | OPTICAL FIBER PROBE TIPS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME - Optical fiber probe tips and methods for fabricating the same are presented. One method entails immersing a distal end of an optical fiber having a cladding and a core into an etching solution and simultaneously etching the cladding and the core using the etching solution for tapering the cladding and the core to form a tapered cladding and a tapered core tip. The optical fiber probe tips are suitable for near-field, scanning, optical microscopy (NSOM). | 01-22-2009 |
James H. Drew, Sugar Hill, NH US
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| 20090144115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BASED ON WEATHER VULNERABILITY - An approach is provided for managing facilities (e.g., wire centers) based on weather vulnerability analysis. Data representing trouble tickets associated with a plurality of facilities is received. Weather information relating to the facilities is received. A determination is made of the vulnerability of the facilities to weather based on the data and the weather information. The facilities are prioritized based on the determined vulnerability. Preventative maintenance activities (as well as financial forecasts) can be performed for one or more of the facilities based on the prioritization of the facilities. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090171718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WORKFORCE AND WORKLOAD MODELING - Workforce and workload prediction is provided. A portal is configured to receive input from a user, wherein the input relates to forecasting workload and workforce for providing a communication service. The workload includes ticket loads relating to repair and provisioning, and the workforce includes human resources and equipment. A load prediction is output in response to the input, wherein the load prediction is generated by a forecast model that utilizes regression analysis of historical data and real-time information that includes workforce availability data and one or more factors impacting the workload. | 07-02-2009 |
James H. Drew, Pepperell, MD US
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| 20120066165 | TRACEROUTE DIAGNOSIS - A set of data obtained from a plurality of traceroutes is received in a computer. A set of variables indicating characteristics of the traceroutes is generated. The variables are used as input to a decision tree, the decision tree being configured to recursively partition the variables into groups according to respective round-trip times associated with the groups. Output is obtained from the decision tree reflecting an association of one or more network elements with a round-trip time. | 03-15-2012 |
James Howard Drew, Boxborough, MA US
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| 20100332289 | ESTIMATING BUSINESS TARGETS - A method for generating business targets includes accessing data ( | 12-30-2010 |
James Howard Drew, Pepperell, MA US
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| 20090112917 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING DATA MINING TOOLS TO AUTOMATICALLY COMPARE AN INVESTIGATED UNIT AND A BENCHMARK UNIT - Sources of operational problems in business transactions often show themselves in relatively small pockets of data, which are called trouble hot spots. Identifying these hot spots from internal company transaction data is generally a fundamental step in the problem's resolution, but this analysis process is greatly complicated by huge numbers of transactions and large numbers of transaction variables to analyze. A suite of practical modifications are provided to data mining techniques and logistic regressions to tailor them for finding trouble hot spots. This approach thus allows the use of efficient automated data mining tools to quickly screen large numbers of candidate variables for their ability to characterize hot spots. One application is the screening of variables which distinguish a suspected hot spot from a reference set. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110231444 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USING DATA MINING TOOLS TO AUTOMATICALLY COMPARE AN INVESTIGATED UNIT AND A BENCHMARK UNIT - Sources of operational problems in business transactions often show themselves in relatively small pockets of data, which are called trouble hot spots. Identifying these hot spots from internal company transaction data is generally a fundamental step in the problem's resolution, but this analysis process is greatly complicated by huge numbers of transactions and large numbers of transaction variables to analyze. A suite of practical modifications are provided to data mining techniques and logistic regressions to tailor them for finding trouble hot spots. This approach thus allows the use of efficient automated data mining tools to quickly screen large numbers of candidate variables for their ability to characterize hot spots. One application is the screening of variables which distinguish a suspected hot spot from a reference set. | 09-22-2011 |
Jason V. Drew, Shoreview, MN US
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| 20100288591 | Checkpoint Carrying Case - A carrying case includes a first compartment and a second compartment coupled to each other at attached ends by a hinge and detachably coupled to each other at free ends by at least one fastener. The at least one fastener includes a clip coupled to the first compartment and a cord coupled to the second compartment. The clip is configured to receive the cord to secure the free ends of the first compartment and the second compartment together. | 11-18-2010 |
Jeffrey Drew US
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| 20110212127 | Method for Preserving Polypeptides Using a Sugar and Polyethyleneimine - The invention relates to the preservation of an active agent, such as a polypeptide, by contacting the active agent with a preservation mixture including a sugar and polyethyleneimine. | 09-01-2011 |
Jeffrey M. Drew, Darien, CT US
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| 20110149705 | Data storage in optical discs - A device for preventing and controlling copying of data from an optical storage disc utilizing physical modifications in or on a storage capable optical disc. Also described is, a method for authenticating and controlling reading or copying of information or data in or on optical discs as, for example, wherein a locus on or in the optical storage disc is initially read to produce a signal and is then re-read by a reader to produce a second signal. The signal detected upon re-reading is different from the signal that is detected upon initial sampling. | 06-23-2011 |
Jerry C. Drew, Grapevine, TX US
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| 20100117924 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AN ANTENNA THROUGH AN APERTURE OF A SURFACE - A system for mounting an antenna through the aperture of a surface. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are apparatuses comprising a housing with an interior cavity comprising a first end, a circular second end, a plurality of fingers that extend from the circular second end, and a compression member that threadingly couples to the circular second end, the compression member configured to compress the plurality of fingers. | 05-13-2010 |
Kegan Drew, Summerville, SC US
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| 20100208765 | FURNACE DAMPER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A furnace damper control system and method thereof including a furnace having at least one opening through which electromagnetic radiation from within the furnace may be sensed, an exhaust duct capable of receiving an exhaust gas stream emerging from the furnace, and a controllable damper capable of adjusting the pressure in the exhaust duct. A sensor is capable of sensing electromagnetic radiation through one or more of the openings of the furnace and generating a sensor signal corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation, and a processor is capable of processing the sensor signal and generating a monitoring signal responsive to a parameter of the electromagnetic radiation indicative of furnace emissions. A controller is capable of controlling the damper responsive to the monitoring signal indicative of the furnace emissions. | 08-19-2010 |
Kelly L. Drew, Fairbanks, AK US
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| 20090107907 | DROPLET-BASED DIGITAL MICRODIALYSIS - The invention relates to a droplet-based digital microdialysis method that utilizes discrete perfusate droplets marched through a microchannel in an intermittent manner. The droplets sequentially reside on a microdialysis membrane that is in contact with the test fluid, e.g., fluid in an extracellular space. The droplets remain stationary at the membrane site for a period of time for rapid equilibration with the test fluid, and is then marched to an outlet port for processing. The invention further relates to microdialysis probes and methods based on the droplet-based digital microdialysis. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110084014 | DROPLET-BASED DIGITAL MICRODIALYSIS - The invention relates to a droplet-based digital microdialysis method that utilizes discrete perfusate droplets marched through a microchannel in an intermittent manner. The droplets sequentially reside on a microdialysis membrane that is in contact with the test fluid, e.g., fluid in an extracellular space. The droplets remain stationary at the membrane site for a period of time for rapid equilibration with the test fluid, and is then marched to an outlet port for processing. The invention further relates to microdialysis probes and methods based on the droplet-based digital microdialysis. | 04-14-2011 |
Kenneth H. Drew, Brooklyn Park, MN US
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| 20080255470 | CONTACT SENSOR AND SHEATH EXIT SENSOR - A system and method is provided that allows for determining the local impedance of one or more electrodes of an electrode catheter. Such local impedance may be utilized to identify the relative position of an electrode catheter to a sheath of a guiding introducer. In another arrangement, local impedance of a catheter electrode can be utilized to calibrate a catheter electrode to provide improved contact sensing. | 10-16-2008 |
Kevin C. Drew, Snohomish, WA US
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| 20120136404 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SETUP OPTION REPORTING - A medical device for use with a patient is described. The medical device includes a component for administering a treatment to the patient or receiving data of the patient. The component is configured to operate according to an internal setting. The medical device also includes a user interface through which a user can modify the internal setting, as well as a settings signature generator for generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting. A gateway is also provided for communicating a version of the settings signature out of the medical device. | 05-31-2012 |
Mark A. Drew, Providence, RI US
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| 20110004213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNAL BONE FIXATION - Internal bone fixation devices and methods for using the devices for repairing a weakened or fractured bone are disclosed herein. A device for use in repairing a fractured bone includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one reinforcing material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is delivered to the conformable member; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and the at least one reinforcing material. | 01-06-2011 |
Mark A. Drew, Barrington, RI US
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| 20090054900 | Systems and Methods for Internal Bone Fixation - Internal bone fixation devices and methods for using the devices for repairing a weakened or fractured bone are disclosed herein. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a device for repairing a fractured bone that includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the delivery catheter having an inner void for passing at least one reinforcing material, and an inner lumen for accepting a light pipe, wherein a distal end of the inner lumen terminates in an optical lens; a conformable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, the conformable member moving from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is delivered to the conformable member; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light pipe and the at least one reinforcing material. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110098713 | Systems and Methods for Internal Bone Fixation - Internal bone fixation devices and methods for using the devices for repairing a weakened or fractured bone are disclosed herein. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a device for repairing a fractured bone that includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the delivery catheter having an inner void for passing at least one reinforcing material, and an inner lumen for accepting a light pipe, wherein a distal end of the inner lumen terminates in an optical lens; a conformable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, the conformable member moving from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is delivered to the conformable member; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light pipe and the at least one reinforcing material. | 04-28-2011 |
Michael Drew, Dexter, MI US
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| 20090040034 | Data acquisition and display system for motor vehicle - The present invention is directed toward a data acquisition and display system for vehicles that connects to the vehicle's on-board computer(s) via a data link connector (DLC). The system includes a display module suitable for permanent or temporary attachment within the interior of a vehicle. The display module preferably includes a full color monitor that also functions as a touch screen for inputting commands to the computer within the display module. The computer includes a suitable processor, operating system, software and tangible data storage media to allow multiple user configurable functions. The display module collects information from the vehicle via multiple busses and senders through the data link connector and displays the information on the screen of the display module in a user configured graphics format. The direct connection between the display module and the data link facilitates bi-directional communication with the vehicle's on-board computer(s) for diagnostics as well as reprogramming of the on-board computer(s) which may be accomplished in real-time. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090043446 | Data acquisition and display system for motor vehicles - The present invention is directed toward a data acquisition and display system for vehicles that includes a GPS receiver and connects to the vehicle's on-board computer(s) via a data link connector. The system includes a display module suitable for permanent or temporary attachment within the interior of a vehicle. The display module includes a display computer including a suitable processor, operating system, software and tangible data storage media to allow multiple user configurable functions for display on a full color monitor that also functions as a touch screen for inputting commands to the computer. The display module collects information from the GPS receiver via direct electrical communication and/or vehicle via multiple busses and senders through the data link connector and displays the information on the screen of the display module in a user configured graphics format. The direct connection between the display module and the data link facilitates bi-directional communication with the vehicle's on-board computer(s) for diagnostics as well as reprogramming of the on-board computer(s) which may be accomplished in real-time. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090184812 | User Configured Display System For Motor Vehicle - The present invention is directed toward a data acquisition and display system for vehicles that connects to the vehicle's on-board computer(s) via a data link connector (DLC). The system includes a display module suitable for permanent or temporary attachment within the interior of a vehicle. The display module preferably includes a full color monitor that also functions as a touch screen for inputting commands to the computer within the display module. The computer includes a suitable processor, operating system, software and tangible data storage media to allow multiple user configurable graphics. The display module collects information from the vehicle via multiple busses and senders through the data link connector and displays the information on the screen of the display module in a user configured graphics format. The software is constructed and arranged to allow user configuration of the displayed graphics by clicking or touching the graphics image. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100204878 | Modular Vehicular Diagnostic Tool - A vehicle computer interface and software upgrade tool is in the form of a module. A base module contains basic vehicle interface, information and software. Additional modules can be connected to the base module or similar modules to provide a user or technician with the latest interface and software upgrades for vehicles, new vehicle data and new reprogramming features for existing vehicles. This is an expandable system which enables a user of technician to only purchase a relatively small module or component that contains the new interface or information rather than having to repurchase an entire new scan tool or vehicle analyzer. The modules are readily connectable to a vehicle's data port, commonly known as an OBD II connector or port. The modules also include additional connection ports for power in, power out, USB and/or pin connectors which provide for the export of data and other connectors. These modules can also be used in conjunction with an intelligent cable. The intelligent cable has a small computer embedded within the cable to enable sensitive electronic components to be used without cable transmission losses or electrical disturbances. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110153150 | Vehicle Tuner And Display Module And Docking Station - A data acquisition, data display, vehicle computer interface and programming tool in the form of a module. The module of the present invention can be set into a dock, which is connected to the vehicle's control modules. The vehicle can be reprogrammed to accept vehicle manufacture's updates and/or performance updates. Once the reprogramming is finished the module is removed from the dock and is be placed into/onto the vehicle's dashboard or other location readily viewable by the vehicle operator to report one or more of the vehicle's operating parameters. The present invention is readily connectable to a vehicle's data link for bi-directional communication with the various control modules on the vehicle. | 06-23-2011 |
Michael Denis Drew, Spring Lake, NJ US
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| 20120093565 | Surf Wax Twist Up and Down Stick - A combination surf wax storage container and applicator is disclosed. The assembly includes a symmetrical storage container member, which has an open top end and a closed bottom end. A twist up and down member positioned inside the container member supports a solid slug of surf wax. A rotating member attached to said twist up and down member at the exterior base of the container is turned as a means for exposing the surf wax above the open end rim of the container and recoiling the surf wax back into the container for storage. An applicator cap member is releasably secured to the open top end of the container member. | 04-19-2012 |
Michael Hexiang Zhu Drew, Maple Grove, MN US
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| 20120059467 | COVER HAVING SELF-ANCHORING PROTRUSIONS FOR USE WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A cover for receiving an implantable medical device includes self-anchoring protrusions that engage tissue of a pocket where the device is implanted to resist movement including rotation and flipping. The implantable medical device is placed into the cover prior to being placed into the pocket so that once in the pocket, the device may reduce rotating, flipping, or otherwise moving. The self-anchoring protrusions may include barbs of various shapes to frictionally engage the tissue of the pocket. The cover may include features such as a strap and elastic construction to assist in holding the implantable medical device within the cover. Apertures may be included to enable the device. The cover may include additional features like suture tabs to allow additional fixation via suturing the cover to the surrounding tissue. | 03-08-2012 |
Michael H. Z. Drew, Maple Grove, MN US
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| 20080248690 | CONNECTOR AND CONTACT ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A contact assembly of a medical device includes a sidewall surrounding a bore that receives axial insertion of a medical electrical lead connector; the bore extends along a longitudinal axis of the contact assembly, and first and second contact clips are mounted on, or attached to the sidewall such that opposing first and second legs of each clip extend into the bore of the contact assembly. Each of the first and second clips include first and second terminal ends, which terminate the first and second legs, respectively. The first and second legs of each contact clip may bend into and out from the bore such that the first and second terminal ends of each clip are located outside the bore. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090144973 | CONNECTOR AND CONTACT ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A connector assembly for a medical device includes at least one contact assembly, and each of the at least one contact assembly includes a mounting member, a first contact clip and a second contact clip. A method for assembling the connector assembly includes mounting the first contact clip to one of a first pair of opposing mounting sidewalls, on a first side of a shoulder of the mounting member, and mounting a second contact clip to one of a second pair of opposing mounting sidewalls of the mounting member, on a second side of the shoulder. The mounting member includes a bore, to receive axial insertion of a medical electrical lead connector therein, and the first and second pairs of opposing mounting sidewalls extend about the bore, such that opposing curved legs of each of the mounted connector clips bend into and out from the bore. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20120129409 | CONNECTOR AND CONTACT ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A contact assembly, which may be included in a connector assembly for a connector module of a medical device, includes one or more resilient contact members; each contact member may comprise a coiled wire having a first stiffness and a second stiffness. The assembly may further include a plug member associated with each contact member. Each contact member may be mounted in the assembly via insertion into a corresponding channel of a mounting member, such that a first terminal end of the contact member abuts a terminal surface of the channel. If included, the plug member makes electrical contact with a second terminal end of the inserted contact member, and is coupled to the mounting member. A contact surface of the mounted contact member is exposed within a connector bore of the mounting member, through an opening in the channel. | 05-24-2012 |
Paul L. Drew, The Woodlands, TX US
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| 20080265121 | Display stand - Various embodiments are directed to stand for a display. One embodiment includes a base, a display, and a mounting arm that includes a first end connected to the base and a second end pivotally connected to the display. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080266768 | Adjustable display - Various embodiments are directed to a display stand having a base and a mounting arm. The mounting arm includes a hinge connected to the base and a hinge connected to the display so the display can move about three different axes of rotation. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090153770 | System And Method For Managing Cables In A Display Base - Embodiments of the present technique relate to a system and method for managing cables in a display base. Specifically, embodiments of the present technique comprise a display base having a cable passage between a pliable flap and a footing, the cable passage traversing a portion of the display base, and a display coupled to the display base. | 06-18-2009 |
Rob Drew, Vancouver, WA US
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| 20110290590 | SAFETY BRAKE FOR INCLINE ELEVATORS - An incline elevator with a load carrying unit running on a U-shaped track. The load carrying unit is mounted on trucks engaging the track. Below the trucks are swivelably mounted eccentric safety devices, with roller guides spring loaded against the interior walls of the channel, and eccentric brakes retracted during normal operation or extended during emergencies like a break in the elevator hoist cable. The eccentric brakes are retracted when both mechanically and electrically driven linkages are engaged. The brakes are retracted when tension is present in the hoist cable, and when electrical speed sensors sense an underspeed condition. The eccentric brakes deploy when either there is a hoist cable break, an overspeed condition, or an incline elevator power failure. The eccentric brakes are spring loaded to swing out, engaging the interior walls of the channel of the track, and jam in position stopping the load carrying unit. | 12-01-2011 |
Robert A. Drew, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090173353 | Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal - Self-fitting device for location in ear canal and related method, including a bladder joined with a pump assembly via a valve assembly. The pump assembly transfers air to the bladder and achieves a predetermined pressure with the chamber regardless of ear canal size. The predetermined pressure may be achieved by reducing excess air pressure through the valve assembly. | 07-09-2009 |
Robert Alan Drew, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090320422 | Air filter with integral inter-filter gap filler - A disposable air filter that includes: (a) air filtration media; (b) a substantially planar air filter frame providing three-dimensional support for the air filtration media; and (c) an inter-filter gap filler disposed along substantially the entire length of at least one side of an opposed pair of the first or second sides and integrated into the air filter frame is disclosed. The integral inter-filter gap filler reduces gaps between adjacent air filters disposed in a filter track of an air filter bank. | 12-31-2009 |
Ryan Drew, Lutherville, MD US
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| 20100170106 | ATHLETIC SHOE WITH CUSHION STRUCTURES - A footwear lower is presented which provides cushion support and lateral stability in a lightweight construction. The lower may include a primary midsole, cushion elements, a rear lower midsole, a directional cradle, and an outsole. The cushions may be located in the between the directional cradle and the rear lower midsole. Various embodiments of cushions are presented and may be consistent with specific types of shoes such as running trainers, trail shoes, general fitness footwear, or basketball shoes. The lower may be consistent with approaches to remediate a wearer's pronation or supination. | 07-08-2010 |
Steven Thomas Drew, Gurnee, IL US
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| 20100131856 | Personalized, Online, Scientific Interface - An Internet-based personalized, online, scientific interface is described, operating from at least a proprietary web server connected to the Internet for sending display images produced at the web server from any software application to a client web browser. The interface is personalized and includes, in addition to providing a gateway to different information databases, a search function, an archiving function, a specific bookmark function, an access to uploaded abstracts, and a personalized area. The interface includes a tool for upload, creation, venue presentation, and highly interactive web delivery presentation of a scientific paper or a poster by an author, linked with an internal tool for reviewing, accepting, and grading submitted abstracts for review. Within the personalized page, the interface includes a management tool for all abstracts uploaded to the interface, a follow-up tool and a system for managing the academic currency associated with the uploaded presentations including the capacity to produce feedback report associated with comments and viewing statistics. A digital presentation system allows attendees to comment on specific slides of presentations, have live or deferred communications with the presenter, rate the presentation, and even archive part or all of the presentation in the interface for later retrieval. | 05-27-2010 |
Terrence M. Drew, Superior, CO US
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| 20090263637 | SYSTEM FOR OPERATING TOP DOWN/BOTTOM UP COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A control system for a top down/bottom up covering for an architectural opening includes a common drive shaft for raising and lowering a middle rail and a bottom rail between which a flexible shade material extends. A control element operates a spool lift system and a roller lift system, with the spool lift system being associated with the middle rail and the roller lift system being associated with the bottom rail. The lift systems are sequentially operated when the drive shaft is driven in either direction by the control element. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110146922 | ROLL-UP RETRACTABLE COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A retractable covering for an architectural opening includes a headrail in which a control system is mounted and a fabric suspended from the headrail. The fabric is mounted to be moved laterally between a rolled up retracted position and an extended position across the architectural opening. At least one roller about which the fabric can be wrapped is mounted at an end of the headrail for rotation about a vertical axis, and the system includes a flexible control element that is substantially horizontally disposed for moving the covering between extended and retracted positions. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110265962 | Cord Tension Control for Top Down/Bottom Up Covering for Architectural Openings - Cord tensioning systems are provided for top down/bottom up coverings to prevent entanglement of lift cords about associated wrap spools by correlating rotation of the wrap spools with translating threaded nuts mounted on threaded shafts rotating in unison with the wrap spools whereby abutment of nuts associated with lift spools prevent over movement of rails associated with the spools and thus entanglement of the lift cords associated therewith. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110265963 | CORD TENSION CONTROL FOR TOP DOWN/BOTTOM UP COVERING FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - Cord tensioning systems are provided for top down/bottom up coverings to prevent entanglement of lift cords about associated wrap spools by correlating rotation of the wrap spools with translating threaded nuts mounted on threaded shafts rotating in unison with the wrap spools whereby abutment of nuts associated with lift spools prevent over movement of rails associated with the spools and thus entanglement of the lift cords associated therewith. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120043033 | RETRACTABLE COVERING FOR DOORWAYS, ARCHWAYS, AND THE LIKE - A horizontally retractable covering for an architectural opening includes a headrail supporting a collapsible panel of material, a fixed rail securable to a side of the architectural opening and to a side edge of the panel, and a movable rail secured to the opposite side of the panel while being movable along the length of the headrail. An improved trolley connecting the top end of the movable rail to the headrail is provided so as to permit uniform gathering of the panel material along the horizontal extent of the trolley for improved aesthetics when the panel is fully extended across the architectural opening. A stabilizing cord system maintains a parallel relationship of the movable rail to the fixed rail to assure desired movement of the movable rail while permitting the aforenoted uniform gathering of the panel material. | 02-23-2012 |
Thomas J. Drew, Fairfield, CT US
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| 20090120034 | Corner protector - A human impact protection apparatus includes a body portion formed of a first resilient material and a plurality of members protruding radially outward from the body portion. The plurality of members are formed of a second resilient material which is the same as or different from the first resilient material. The plurality of members are adjacent one another and are separated by one or more spaces. Ann adhesive material or a mechanical fastener is disposed about one or both of the body portion and the plurality of members, whereby the apparatus may be affixed to a surface. | 05-14-2009 |
Thomas Walters Drew, Austin, TX US
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| 20090007249 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE AUTHENTICATION WHEN ACQUIRING A ROLE - A system, method, and program product is provided that provides authentication on a per-role basis in a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) environment. When a user attempts to acquire a role, the improved RBAC system determines whether (a) no authentication is required (e.g., for a non-sensitive role such as accessing a company's product catalog), (b) a user-based authentication (e.g., password) is required, or (c) a role-based authentication (e.g., role-specific password is required). | 01-01-2009 |
Touby A. Drew, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20080235469 | Peak Data Retention of Signal Data In An Implantable Medical Device - Methods and apparatus for storing data records associated with an extreme value are disclosed. Signal data is stored in a first buffer of a set of buffers. If a local extreme value for the first buffer exceeds a global extreme value, signal data is stored in a second buffer of the set of buffers. This process is repeated, wrapping around and overwriting buffers until the signal data in a current buffer does not have a local extreme value that exceeds the global extreme value. When this happens, signal data may be stored in a subsequent buffer and if a local extreme value of the subsequent buffer does not exceed the global extreme value, further signal data may be stored in the subsequent buffer in a circular manner until either an instantaneous extreme value exceeds the global extreme value or the recording period ends. In an embodiment, the extreme value may be a peak value. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20110263999 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS - Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Certain embodiments of the invention include detection of seizures based upon comparisons of long-term and short-term representations of physiological signals. Further embodiments of the invention include preparing for the delivery of therapy by warming up therapy delivery components prior to the expected delivery of therapy. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120116179 | TECHNIQUES FOR DATA RETENTION UPON DETECTION OF AN EVENT IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for storing data records associated with a medical monitoring event in a data structure. These include initiating loop recording in an implantable medical device upon determination of a neurological event, wherein loop recording comprises storing a data record of a plurality of data records in a data structure, the plurality of data records representing information about determined neurological events. Methods and apparatus can further include determining a priority index for the plurality of data records based on severity levels of the determined neurological events and replacing older data records of the plurality of data records on the data structure with new data records according to the priority index, wherein the new data records selectively replace those data records in the data structure having the lowest associated priority index. | 05-10-2012 |
Travis Edward Drew, Batesville, IN US
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| 20110067212 | Memorialization Casket - A casket having provision for displaying a photograph, the photograph having a pair of opposite side edges, comprises a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, the cap panel including at least one pair of opposed retention members sized and configured to receive and retain the pair of opposite side edges of the photograph for display of the photograph when the cap is in an open position. | 03-24-2011 |