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Chris Duffield US
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| 20100035992 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Inflammation and Inflammation-Related Pathologies - Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of inflammation and disorders, diseases, and adverse conditions, i.e., pathologies, caused by or otherwise associated with inflammatory processes. A metal ion sequestering agent that directly or indirectly exerts an anti-inflammatory effect is administered to a subject in combination with a sequestration inactivating moiety that facilitates transport of the metal ion sequestering agent through biological membranes. The sequestration inactivating moiety also inactivates the metal ion sequestering agent until association between the two components is cleaved in vivo to release the active sequestering agent. Compositions containing a metal ion sequestering agent and a sequestration inactivating moiety are also provided; the compositions optionally contain an added anti-inflammatory agent. | 02-11-2010 |
Dana M. Duffield, Rochester, MN US
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| 20080263076 | DYNAMIC GROUP CREATION OR RECONFIGURATION BASED UPON AVAILABLE METADATA - The present invention relates to a method for the dynamic creation or reconfiguration of a contact group listing based upon retrieved metadata. The method comprising identifying a contact that is to be added to a primary contact list, the primary contact list being configured to be accessed by at least one sub-list group, wherein sub-list groups are associated with predetermined metadata classification criteria. The method further comprises interrogating data sources in order to identify metadata that is associated with the contact, and retrieving from the data sources all metadata that has been associated with the contact. The retrieved metadata is subsequently utilized to dynamically generate or reconfigure sub-list groupings in accordance with the information that is retrieved from the metadata. | 10-23-2008 |
Jeremy Duffield, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110091427 | METHODS FOR TREATING A KIDNEY INJURY - Provided herein are methods of treating a kidney injury in a patient, comprising administering to the patient hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in an amount effective to treat the kidney injury. In some embodiments, administration of the HSCs is delayed, such that the HSCs are not administered immediately after the kidney injury. In certain aspects, the HSCs are administered to the patient during the beginning of the repair phase of the kidney. Further embodiments and aspects of the invention, including related methods and compositions for use therein, are described herein. | 04-21-2011 |
John Duffield, Meredith, NH US
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| 20100259589 | INERT UV INKJET PRINTING - Enhanced printing solutions are enabled by providing ultraviolet curing conditions without requiring complete evacuation of atmospheric oxygen. Increased ink coverage and adjusted surface appearance are also provided. | 10-14-2010 |
John G. Duffield, Flowery Branch, GA US
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| 20120012347 | FIRE STOP SYSTEM - A fire stop system with a pass through device is installed in a structural opening. The fire stop system includes a split pipe, a foam wall gasket and an annulus plate. The split pipe includes a first end and a second end. The first end and the second end have an intumescent material installed thereon to seal the split pipe when the split pipe is exposed to elevated temperatures. The foam wall gasket is installed around the split pipe adjacent the structural opening. The foam wall gasket forms a contour to the structural opening blocking air flow between the split pipe and the opening. The annulus plate covers the foam wall gasket and is installed around the split pipe at the structural opening. | 01-19-2012 |
John P. Duffield, Meredith, NH US
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| 20080316236 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR WATER-BASED INK PRINTING - A printer that includes at least one printhead mounted to a carriage of a printing system, and a secondary ink container mounted to the carriage and which holds an ink and is in fluid communication with the at least one printhead. A pressure source in fluid communication with the secondary ink container provides a pressure to the secondary ink container during a purging operation to cause the ink to flow from the at least one printhead. The secondary ink container has a large enough volume to hold a sufficient amount of ink for a purge operation of at least about seven seconds. The secondary ink container has a minimum ink level, and an inlet that is located below the minimum ink level so as to minimize aeration of the ink as it flows through the inlet. The printer can also include a manifold having a pair of inlets, each inlet providing ink to a respective printhead, and a connector which connects the secondary ink container to the manifold, and diverts the ink to the respective manifold inlets before the ink enters the manifold. A filter can be used to filter the ink before it enters the secondary ink container, the filter having a vertical orientation to minimize the accumulation of air in the filter. | 12-25-2008 |
Jonathan Duffield, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090209593 | NOVEL ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS - This invention relates to novel macrolides, to the preparation of novel macrolides, to the use of such novel macrolides for preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and to the use of such novel macrolides as antibacterial agents. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090247732 | Synthesis of glycopeptides with superior pharmacokinetic properties - The present invention relates to novel glycopeptides having improved pharmacokinetic properties, improved stability, methods of preparing said novel glycopeptides, and methods to use said novel glycopeptides. | 10-01-2009 |
Jonathan James Duffield, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100028970 | Medium for the Production of Tiacumicin B - Methods, processes and materials for the production and recovery of Tiacumicins produced by culturing a microorganism belonging to the species | 02-04-2010 |
Kendall T. Duffield, Seymour, IN US
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| 20080196388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER WITH ENGINE HEAT - An apparatus, including a diesel particulate filter, at least one sensor for sensing information associated with operation of an engine, an engine brake configured to brake the engine, and a controller electrically coupled to the at least one sensor and the engine brake, to determine if the engine is operating in a manner that does not generate enough engine heat to activate the diesel particulate filter, and if the engine is so operating, operate the engine brake so as to brake the engine to cause the engine to generate enough engine heat to activate the diesel particulate filter. An associated method is disclosed. | 08-21-2008 |
Kendall Thomas Duffield, Cedar Falls, IA US
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| 20080223340 | REGENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTICULATE TRAPS - An internal combustion engine system has an internal combustion engine with an intake for air and an exhaust for products of combustion. The engine has a turbocharger for pressurizing intake air in response to passage of the products of combustion. An exhaust aftertreatment device receives the exhaust from the engine to filter diesel particulates. A device for regenerating the exhaust aftertreatment device has a feed line and nozzle for injecting duel upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment device on a periodic basis. A system and method for purging the fuel line and the nozzle utilizes pressurized air from the engine turbocharger via an air tank when the regenerating device is not injecting fuel. | 09-18-2008 |
Marshall Duffield, Newport Beach, CA US
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| 20080267782 | PROPELLER - A propeller attached to an output shaft of a boat motor is provided. The propeller may have a plurality of blades which define a leading edge. The leading edge may define leading edge angles which increase in a logarithmic manner from a base of the blade to a tip of the blade. This allows the blades of the propeller to cut and shed seaweed and/or kelp off of the blades when the boat is maneuvered into waters containing seaweed and/or kelp. Additionally, boats that employ the propeller of the present invention are quieter compared to boats that utilize prior art propellers. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080302809 | WATERPROOF STORAGE UNIT - A storage unit which is substantially water proof is provided. The storage unit may comprise a shell having lower edges which mate into a groove formed in a top surface of a base to provide a substantially waterproof barrier therebetween. The junction between the lower edge of the side walls and the first groove may be sealed with a water proof sealant. A front side wall of the shell may have an aperture therethrough to allow users to move items into and out of the storage unit. A door may be attached to the storage unit to prevent water from entering into the storage unit through the aperture. Moreover, a lower edge of the door body may be inserted into a second groove formed in the top surface of the base to prevent water from entering into the storage unit from under the door. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100101476 | BOAT WINDOW SYSTEM - A cabin enclosure of a boat which is substantially water proof is provided. The cabin enclosure comprises a top, frame with joists attached to joist covers, plurality of windows, flashing and track which are layered upon each other to cascade water down the top, onto the windows and onto the track and into the river, bay or ocean. The plurality of windows may surround the passenger area of the boat and also prevents water from entering the boat. In particular, the plurality of windows are zippered onto adjacent joist covers so as to form a substantially water proof barrier between the interior and exterior of the boat. The flashing may be attached to the interior of the window with hooks and loops which run horizontally across the window and prevent water that splashes under the window from entering into the passenger area. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110126754 | BOAT WINDOW SYSTEM - A cabin enclosure of a boat which is substantially water proof is provided. The cabin enclosure comprises a top, frame with joists attached to joist covers, plurality of windows, flashing and track which are layered upon each other to cascade water down the top, onto the windows and onto the track and into the river, bay or ocean. The plurality of windows may surround the passenger area of the boat and also prevents water from entering the boat. In particular, the plurality of windows are zippered onto adjacent joist covers so as to form a substantially water proof barrier between the interior and exterior of the boat. The flashing may be attached to the interior of the window with hooks and loops which run horizontally across the window and prevent water that splashes under the window from entering into the passenger area. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110203199 | WATERPROOF STORAGE UNIT - A storage unit which is substantially water proof is provided. The storage unit may comprise a shell having lower edges which mate into a groove formed in a top surface of a base to provide a substantially waterproof barrier therebetween. The junction between the lower edge of the side walls and the first groove may be sealed with a water proof sealant. A front side wall of the shell may have an aperture therethrough to allow users to move items into and out of the storage unit. A door may be attached to the storage unit to prevent water from entering into the storage unit through the aperture. Moreover, a lower edge of the door body may be inserted into a second groove formed in the top surface of the base to prevent water from entering into the storage unit from under the door. | 08-25-2011 |
Michael Duffield, Medina, NY US
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| 20110293982 | CORRUGATED FIN AND FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY COOLING - A cooling module for a battery pack assembly is disclosed. The cooling module includes a frame having a plurality of legs forming an opening through a central portion of the frame, at least one of the plurality of legs including a slot formed therethrough. A cooling fin is coupled to the frame. The cooling fin includes a corrugated plate interposed between a first plate and a second plate forming a plurality of fluid flow channels between the first plate and the second plate. The cooling modules are disposed in a stack having at least one battery cell disposed between adjacent cooling modules. The battery cell is in heat transfer communication with the cooling fin of at least one cooling module, wherein the cooling fin facilitates a transfer of heat energy between the battery cell and the flow channels formed in the cooling fin. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120009462 | SUPPORT FEATURE FOR JOINING OF BATTERY CELL TABS - A battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells and at least one frame having a support feature formed thereon is disclosed. The support feature supports electrically conductive tabs of the battery cells and militates against damage to the battery assembly during a joining of one of the electrically conductive tabs with another one of the electrically conductive tabs of an adjacent battery cell or during a joining of the electrically conductive tabs of adjacent battery cells with a connector. | 01-12-2012 |
Nicholas G. Duffield, New York, NY US
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| 20100085889 | Statistical, Signature-Based Approach to IP Traffic Classification - A signature-based traffic classification method maps traffic into preselected classes of service (CoS). By analyzing a known corpus of data that clearly belongs to identified ones of the preselected classes of service, in a training session the method develops statistics about a chosen set of traffic features. In an analysis session, relative to traffic of the network where QoS treatments are desired (target network), the method obtains statistical information relative to the same chosen set of features for values of one or more predetermined traffic attributes that are associated with connections that are analyzed in the analysis session, yielding a statistical features signature of each of the values of the one ore more attributes. A classification process then establishes a mapping between values of the one or more predetermined traffic attributes and the preselected classes of service, leading to the establishment of QoS treatment rules. | 04-08-2010 |
Nicholas G. Duffield, Summit, NJ US
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| 20090161570 | OPTIMAL COMBINATION OF SAMPLED MEASUREMENTS - Two regularized estimators that avoid the pathologies associated with variance estimation are disclosed. The regularized variance estimator adds a contribution to estimated variance representing the likely error, and hence ameliorates the pathologies of estimating small variances while at the same time allowing more reliable estimates to be balanced in the convex combination estimator. The bounded variance estimator employs an upper bound to the variance which avoids estimation pathologies when sampling probabilities are very small. | 06-25-2009 |
Nicholas Geoffrey Duffield, Summit, NJ US
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| 20090080339 | Multicast-based inference of temporal delay characteristics in packet data networks - Disclosed are method and apparatus for characterizing the temporal delay characteristics of a packet data network by multicast-based inference. Multicast probes are transmitted from a source node to a plurality of receiver nodes, which record the delays of the multicast probes. From the aggregate data comprising recorded delays of the end-to-end paths from the source node to each receiver node, temporal delay characteristics of individual links within the network may be calculated. In a network with a tree topology, the complexity of calculations may be reduced through a process of subtree partitioning. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090080340 | Multicast-based inference of temporal loss characteristics in packet data networks - Disclosed are method and apparatus for characterizing the temporal loss characteristics of a packet data network by multicast-based inference. Multicast probes are transmitted from a source node to a plurality of receiver nodes, which record the arrivals of the multicast probes. From the aggregate data comprising recorded arrivals of the end-to-end paths from the source node to each receiver node, temporal loss characteristics of individual links within the network may be calculated. In a network with a tree topology, the complexity of calculations may be reduced through a process of subtree partitioning. | 03-26-2009 |
Todd Duffield, Westland, MI US
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| 20090212620 | Fabricated Vehicle Wheel and Method for Producing Same - A full face fabricated euroflange vehicle wheel comprises a full face wheel disc defining an axis and formed from a suitable material, the wheel disc having an outer end; and a wheel rim formed from a suitable material and having an outer end joined to the outer end of the wheel disc by at least one weld to produce the fabricated euroflange vehicle wheel; wherein the fabricated euroflange vehicle wheel includes only a generally radially outwardly extending outer end formed by a combination of at least a portion of two of the outer end of the wheel disc, the outer end of the wheel rim and the at least one weld. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110006589 | MULTI-PIECE VEHICLE WHEEL COVER RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system includes a wheel disc, a first wheel cover and a second wheel cover. The first wheel cover is secured to the wheel disc and includes a generally U-shaped outer end, a first leg which extends generally parallel with respect to the axis, and a second leg which extends generally perpendicular to the first leg. The first wheel cover covers the entire portion of the outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the wheel disc. The second wheel cover is secured to the first wheel cover and covers at least a portion of the outboard facing wheel surface of the wheel disc. The second wheel cover includes an outboard surface and an inboard surface. At least a portion of the second leg of the first wheel cover extends behind the second wheel cover so as to be adjacent the inboard surface of the second wheel cover and such portion of the second leg is at least secured to the second wheel cover by such portion of the second leg being disposed within a surface feature provided only on the inboard surface of the second wheel cover. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110163593 | MULTI-PIECE VEHICLE WHEEL COVER RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method for producing a multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system comprises the steps of: (a) providing a wheel having a wheel disc defining and axis and an outboard facing wheel surface; (b) providing a first outer wheel cover formed from a metal material, the first outer wheel cover covering at least a portion of the an outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the wheel disc; (c) providing a second inner wheel cover formed from a plastic material, the second inner wheel cover covering at least a substantial portion of the outboard facing wheel surface of the wheel disc; (d) providing an insert formed from a foam material and which generally corresponds to at least the shape of a space which formed between the outboard facing wheel surface and the inboard surface of the second wheel cover; (e) securing the first and second inner wheel covers together by at least an interference fit therewith; and (f) permanently securing the assembled wheel covers of step (e), the insert and the wheel to one another by adhesive to produce the multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120007415 | MULTI-PIECE VEHICLE WHEEL COVER RETENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method for producing a multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system comprising the steps of: (a) providing a wheel having a wheel disc defining and axis and an outboard facing wheel surface and including an outboard tire bead seat retaining flange; (b) providing a first outer wheel cover formed from a first material, the first outer wheel cover covering at least a portion of outboard tire bead seat retaining flange of the wheel disc; (c) providing a second inner wheel cover formed from a second material, the second inner wheel cover covering at least a substantial portion of the outboard facing wheel surface of the wheel disc, the second wheel cover including an outboard surface and an inboard surface; (d) securing the first outer wheel cover and the second inner wheel cover together by at least an interference fit therewith; and (e) non-permanently securing the assembled wheel covers of step (d) and the wheel to one another by a non-permanent mechanical attachment feature to produce the multi-piece vehicle wheel retention system. | 01-12-2012 |
William E. Duffield, Collegeville, PA US
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| 20100057206 | INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION IMPLANT - The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides screw holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion rigidly coupled to the spacer portion through a coupling means, wherein the plate portion contains screws holes for receiving screws. A screw back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate portion and prevents the back out of screws from the screw holes. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100312345 | INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION IMPLANT - The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides screw holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion through a coupling means, wherein the plate portion contains screws holes for receiving screws. A screw back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate portion and prevents the back out of screws from the screw holes. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110066186 | Spinous Process Fusion Devices - The present disclosure generally relates to a device for positioning and immobilizing at least two adjacent vertebrae. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the present disclosure relates to spinous process fusion devices that distract and immobilize the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae. | 03-17-2011 |