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Bruce Dunbar, Andover, MA US
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| 20090106338 | Pseudorandom Number Generation - A system and method of for obtaining a pseudorandom number generator are disclosed. A set of state modules, each with a limit value, may be provided. In an embodiment, each of the limit values may be relatively prime to the other limit values. In response to one or more events, the values of the state modules are incremented. At some frequency that may be statistically independent from the occurrence of the one or more events, the values of the state modules are obtained and combined to form a random number. The values may be combined as desired and, if desired, may be combined modulo 2 | 04-23-2009 |
Craig Antony Dunbar, Needham, MA US
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| 20120046330 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF (R)-1-(2,2-DIFLUOROBENZO[D] [1,3]DIOXOL-5-YL)-N-(1-(2,3-DIHYDROXYPROPYL)-6-FLUORO-2-(1-HYDROXY-2-METH- YLPROPAN-2-YL)-1H-INDOL-5-YL) CYCLOPROPANECARBOXAMIDE AND ADMINISTRATION THEREOF - A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide, and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a diluent, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a glidant and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFTR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Methods for treating a patient in need thereof include administering the pharmaceutical composition of Compound 1 are also disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
David Dunbar, Basking Ridge, NJ US
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| 20100096809 | METHOD AND KIT FOR PLAYING A DRAWING GAME - The present invention is a method and kit for playing a drawing game. A first player determines a stating pattern, such as a predetermined number of random lines. The second player reviews the starting pattern and connects points of the starting pattern by freehand to create a creative picture. Thereafter, the drawing game can continue with the second player determining a starting pattern and the first player creating a creative picture by connecting points of the new starting pattern by freehand. | 04-22-2010 |
David C. Dunbar US
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| 20110277416 | METAL ROOF TRUSS HAVING GENERALLY S-SHAPED WEB MEMBERS - The metal truss assembly disclosed herein is made from generally U-shaped metal chords and multiple generally S-shaped web members extending between the chords. A typical truss assembly has a pair of elongated, opposed, diverging metal upper chords and a lower chord, with the chords each forming generally U-shaped channels defining an interior chord space. A plurality of elongated metal web members extend between the upper and lower chords, with each of the web members extending into the interior space of an upper chord and the lower chord and attached to the chords. The web members, as taught herein, have a generally S-shaped cross-section. The shape of the web members is an advancement of prior art web members. | 11-17-2011 |
David C. Dunbar, Winter Haven, FL US
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| 20100077692 | METAL ROOF TRUSS HAVING GENERALLY S-SHAPED WEB MEMBERS - The metal truss assembly disclosed herein is made from generally U-shaped metal chords and multiple generally S-shaped web members extending between the chords. A typical truss assembly has a pair of elongated, opposed, diverging metal upper chords and a lower chord, with the chords each forming generally U-shaped channels defining an interior chord space. A plurality of elongated metal web members extend between the upper and lower chords, with each of the web members extending into the interior space of an upper chord and the lower chord and attached to the chords. The web members, as taught herein, have a generally S-shaped cross-section. The shape of the web members is an advancement of prior art web members. | 04-01-2010 |
Don Dunbar, Ponce Inlet, FL US
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| 20100001622 | MODULAR COUNTERTOP AND SYSTEM - A modular countertop includes a composite layer and a support layer. The composite layer includes a top surface and a bottom surface and is formed of a polymer matrix with a filler material dispersed there through. The support layer is bonded to the bottom surface of the composite layer, and the composite layer and the support layer have a combined thickness less than about 1.25 inches. | 01-07-2010 |
Geoffery T. Dunbar, Redmond, WA US
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| 20090158036 | PROTECTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A method of establishing a protected environment within a computing device including validating a kernel component loaded into a kernel of the computing device, establishing a security state for the kernel based on the validation, creating a secure process and loading a software component into the secure process, periodically checking the security state of the kernel, and notifying the secure process when the security state of the kernel has changed. | 06-18-2009 |
Geoffrey Dunbar, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100138647 | ENCRYPTION SCHEME FOR STREAMED MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PROTECTED BY RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A stream of content has multiple sub-streams, where each sub-stream comprises a part of the content and is divisible into logical blocks bounded by intrinsic partitions. For each sub-stream, a specification of the logical blocks bounded by the intrinsic partitions is defined and the sub-stream is divided into the logical blocks bounded by the intrinsic partitions. Each divided logical block is encrypted and then divided into one or more portions to produce corresponding pieces of data, and each piece of data is placed into a data packet as a payload thereof. Each data packet is transmitted to a recipient thereof, and the recipient can retrieve the pieces of data from the payloads of the packets, reconstruct the encrypted logical blocks, and manipulate the sub-stream on a per-logical block basis without necessarily decrypting each encrypted logical block. | 06-03-2010 |
Geoffrey T. Dunbar, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20080275915 | Image File Container - An image container file has at least first and second multimedia streams (MSs). The first MS includes first image data representing an image. The second MS includes arbitrary data, which can for example, correspond to: a different representation of the same image; annotations to the first image data; second image data that together with the first image data form a new image with greater dynamic range, resolution, field of view or other attributes that can be derived from processing two or more independent images; or an executable file related to the first MS. The image container file can also include an extensible metadata to hold information describing one or more multimedia streams of the image container file. Further, the image container file may include DRM information to provide information related to obtaining a license to access encrypted data or verifying the authenticity of encrypted or unencrypted data. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110185078 | MEDIA SCRUBBING USING A MEDIA PROCESSOR - A system and method for a media processor separates the functions of topology creation and maintenance from the functions of processing data through a topology. The system includes a control layer including a topology generating element to generate a topology describing a set of input multimedia streams, one or more sources for the input multimedia streams, a sequence of operations to perform on the multimedia data, and a set of output multimedia streams, and a media processor to govern the passing of the multimedia data as described in the topology and govern the performance of the sequence of multimedia operations on the multimedia data to create the set of output multimedia streams. The core layer includes the input media streams, the sources for the input multimedia streams, one or more transforms to operate on the multimedia data, stream sinks, and media sinks to provide the set of output multimedia streams. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110213892 | MEDIA FOUNDATION MEDIA PROCESSOR - A system and method for a media processor separates the functions of topology creation and maintenance from the functions of processing data through a topology. The system includes a control layer including a topology generating element to generate a topology describing a set of input multimedia streams, one or more sources for the input multimedia streams, a sequence of operations to perform on the multimedia data, and a set of output multimedia streams, and a media processor to govern the passing of the multimedia data as described in the topology and govern the performance of the sequence of multimedia operations on the multimedia data to create the set of output multimedia streams. The core layer includes the input media streams, the sources for the input multimedia streams, one or more transforms to operate on the multimedia data, stream sinks, and media sinks to provide the set of output multimedia streams. | 09-01-2011 |
Greg Dunbar, Roanoke, VA US
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| 20080267702 | Manhole leveler - An apparatus that automatically levels a manhole upon placement of the manhole in the road. The preferred embodiment includes a support beam, two clamping units and two carrying handles. The clamping units contact the top of the manhole and clamp the manhole to the bottom of the support beam. The carrying handles assist in placing the manhole in the road and aligning the support beam on top of the road. The road surface forces the bottom of the support beam to align with the road. Since the top of the manhole is clamped to the bottom of the support beam, the manhole is also forced to align with the new road surface. The present manhole leveler works on roads with steep inclines and banking. | 10-30-2008 |
James Charles Dunbar, Morrow, OH US
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| 20090285768 | Compositions and Methods Incorporating Photocatalysts - The various embodiments provide a composition including an active material having functional groups capable of covalent attachment to a substrate in the presence of an acid or a base, a photocatalyst capable of generating an acid or a base upon exposure to light, and a vehicle. The compositions may also include surfactants, emulsifiers, oxidants, and other components. A method for treating a substrate is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying at least one active material having functional groups to the substrate, applying a photocatalyst to the substrate, and exposing the photocatalyst and the at least one active material to light for forming covalent attachments between the functional groups and constituent groups on the substrate. The compositions and methods described herein are useful in personal care product and consumer care product applications, for example. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110195098 | Porous, Dissolvable Solid Substrate and Surface Resident Coating Comprising Water Sensitive Actives - The present invention relates to personal care compositions, especially those personal care compositions in the form of a personal care article that is a porous dissolvable solid substrate. The porous dissolvable solid substrate has a surface resident coating comprising a water sensitive active that can deliver a consumer benefit. | 08-11-2011 |
James Dean Dunbar, Washington, IL US
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| 20090000283 | EGR equipped engine having condensation dispersion device - A condensation dispersion device for use with a power source having an exhaust recirculation system is disclosed. The condensation dispersion device may have a housing with an inlet configured to receive exhaust, and an outlet configured to discharge exhaust. The condensation dispersion device may also have a first static mixing device disposed within the housing and being configured to redirect condensate from an internal wall of the housing into the exhaust. | 01-01-2009 |
James M. Dunbar, Winslow, ME US
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| 20090255876 | FEEDBACK CONTROL SCHEME FOR OPTIMIZING DEWATERING PROCESSES - A method and apparatus for dewatering of effluents through the use of automated optimization using feedback control. The method and apparatus for feedback control optimizes dewatering processes for any water cleansing process that uses retention and/or flocculation aids (e.g., polymers) to impact endpoint water clarity. Disclosed implementations include processing using dissolved air flotation (DAF) and sludge cake formation. The methodology includes real-time monitoring of turbidity and incremental control of polymer to manage changes to turbidity/suspended solids due to operating parameters such as temperature, chemical variations, and mechanical influences. | 10-15-2009 |
John M. Dunbar, Santa Fe, NM US
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| 20080293931 | Methods and compositions for the removal of nucleic acid amplification inhibitors - An improved method for preparing nucleic acid extracts from environmental samples contaminated by polymerase inhibitors such as humic and fulvic acids is provided. The methods of the invention utilize chemical compositions capable of precipitating humic and/or fulvic acids from organic samples. The methods may be used in connection with the preparation of DNA and RNA extracts, thereby providing purified preparations suitable for amplification using PCR, RT-PCR, and other nucleic acid amplification technologies. Reagent kits for preparing a purified nucleic acid-containing extract from an environmental sample of soil, fluid, or organic particles, using the chemical compositions of the invention are also provided. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090103086 | PORTABLE SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR MICRON AND SUB-MICRON PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION USING LIGHT SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY - There is provided a method and device for remote sampling, preparation and optical interrogation of a sample using light scattering and light absorption methods. The portable device is a filtration-based device that removes interfering background particle material from the sample matrix by segregating or filtering the chosen analyte from the sample solution or matrix while allowing the interfering background particles to be pumped out of the device. The segregated analyte is then suspended in a diluent for analysis. The device is capable of calculating an initial concentration of the analyte, as well as diluting the analyte such that reliable optical measurements can be made. Suitable analytes include cells, microorganisms, bioparticles, pathogens and diseases. Sample matrixes include biological fluids such as blood and urine, as well as environmental samples including waste water. | 04-23-2009 |
Joseph B. Dunbar, Vicksburg, MS US
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| 20100013497 | REMOTE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE CONDITION OF EARTHEN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ITS USE - A system and associated method permit remote monitoring of subsurface structure for purposes of early detection and location of hidden anomalies, e.g., water seepage in levees. Anomalies may be due to sand boils or displacement of underlying soil. Representative systems provide continuous monitoring via two complementary means: parallel pairs of ported (leaky) coaxial cables and a fiber optic cable, each pair of coaxial cables associated with a fiber optic cable. A fiber optic system, with associated light source, processor and display, together with an RF system, provides data to a remote location via telemetry or cellular phone, or both. The fiber optic cable(s) allow monitoring of displacement and vibrations within the structure. The ported coaxial cables, with associated RF source, using the same processor, display and telemetry used with the fiber optic sub-system, provide data for monitoring moisture change correlated to changes in the dielectric constant of surrounding material. | 01-21-2010 |
Josh Dunbar, St. Charles, MO US
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| 20080262864 | MOBILE EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A mobile event management system comprises a portable case openable to form a command workstation at an event having an event zone. The system includes at least one mobile tracking device housed within the portable case during transport and storage of the case and removable from the case during use of the mobile tracking device at the event. The command workstation includes badging equipment to create credentials badges for event personnel and a computer system. Additionally, the mobile tracking device is operable to wirelessly communicate with the computer system. The system further includes event management software loaded on the command workstation and the mobile tracking device. The event management software is preprogrammed to maintain a database of information input into the command workstation and the mobile tracking device to facilitate tracking of objects and people associated with the event with respect to the event zone. | 10-23-2008 |
Joyce C. Gillis Dunbar, Corning, NY US
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| 20090217709 | Nickel-containing flanges for use in direct resistance heating of platinum-containing vessels | 09-03-2009 |
Lee Dunbar, Bothell, WA US
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| 20100081930 | Systems and Methods for the Display of Ultrasound Images - A method of real time sonographing that includes concurrently displaying a real time ultrasound image and a patient record in a sonographer's paracentral vision. An ultrasound device including a display adapted to concurrently project a real time ultrasound image and a patient record. A method that includes displaying a non-real time ultrasound image and a patient record in a sonographer's paracentral vision. An ultrasound device including a display adapted to project a non real time ultrasound image and a patient record. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100090877 | Remote control device - The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a device user who is within a sterile environment to interact remotely with a device physically located outside of the sterile zone. In one embodiment, the remote link is wireless and allows the operator to adjust critical controls without breaking the sterile environment. The remote device is designed to be sheathed in sterile sheaths and further designed, in one embodiment, to keep the remote control element from physically interacting with the patient and in some cases with the device operator. In one embodiment, the remote device operator interacts with the remote device verbally. | 04-15-2010 |
Lee D. Dunbar, Bothell, WA US
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| 20110245659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ASSIST WITH INTERNAL POSITIONING OF INSTRUMENTS - Systems and methods which facilitate the correct placement of an instrument internal to an object aided by an overlay superimposed on an image are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments facilitate placement of a needle tip within a patient's body using on overlay superimposed on a sonographic image. A superimposed overlay of embodiments is created by monitoring a fixed point of an external portion of the instrument in relation to an imaging transducer. Superimposed overlays provided according to embodiments provide one or more graphical target designator and one or more graphical instrument designator which, when controlled to be disposed in a predetermined position, indicate proper placement of the instrument. | 10-06-2011 |
Mark Dunbar, Tulsa, OK US
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| 20090060801 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITROGEN TO USE IN UNDER BALANCED DRILLING, SECONDARY RECOVERY PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND PIPELINE MAINTENANCE - The invention uses a feed of atmospheric air and mixes the air with hydrogen. The hydrogen and air mixture is fed into a catalytic reactor where a deoxygenation reaction occurs. The deoxygenation reaction uses a platinum catalyst to produce water from oxygen and hydrogen. The nitrogen passes through the catalytic reactor without reacting with the hydrogen, the oxygen, or the water. The water is separated from the nitrogen in a dryer. The nitrogen may then be used in drilling and production operations. The water is fed into an electrolyzer where an electrolysis reaction occurs. The electrolyzer passes an electrical current through the water to produce gaseous oxygen and hydrogen. The hydrogen is recycled back to the catalytic reactor and the oxygen may be vented or sold. | 03-05-2009 |
Meredith L. Dunbar, Canal Winchester, OH US
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| 20090263639 | LIGHT ACTIVATABLE POLYIMIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR RECEIVING SELECTIVE METALIZATION, AND METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED THERETO - The present invention relates generally to polyimide composites having dispersed in the polyimide base matrix, useful spinel crystal fillers wherein the composite has a visible-to-infrared light extinction coefficient between and including 0.05 and 0.60 microns | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100263919 | Substrates for Electronic Circuitry Type Applications - An electronic type substrate having 40 to 97 weight-percent polymer and 3 to 60 weight-percent auto-catalytic crystalline filler. An interconnect or a conductor trace is created in the substrate by: i. drilling or ablating with a high energy electromagnetic source, such as a laser, thereby selectively activating the multi cation crystal filler along the surface created by the drilling or ablating step; and ii. metalizing by electroless and/or electrolytic plating into the drilled or ablated portion of the substrate, where the metal layer is formed in a contacting relationship with the activated multi cation crystal filler at the interconnect boundary without a need for a separate metallization seed layer or pre-dip. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110177321 | MATTE FINISH POLYIMIDE FILMS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The present disclosure is directed to a base film having a thickness from 8 to 152 microns, a 60 degree gloss value from 2 to 35, an optical density greater than or equal to 2 and a dielectric strength greater than 1400 V/mil. The base film comprises a chemically converted (partially or wholly aromatic) polyimide in an amount from 71 to 96 weight percent of the base film. The base film further comprises a pigment and a matting agent. The matting agent is present in an amount from 1.6 to 10 weight percent of the base film, has a median particle size from 1.3 to 10 microns, and has a density from 2 to 4.5 g/cc. The pigment is present in an amount from 2 to 9 weight percent of the base film. The present disclosure is also directed to coverlay films comprising the base film in combination with an adhesive layer. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110287243 | MULTILAYER FILM FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY APPLICATIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The present disclosure relates to a multilayer film for electronic circuitry applications, having advantageous barrier properties against unwanted electron and electromagnetic wave interference, and also protection against dirt or other similar-type unwanted foreign matter interference. The multilayer films of the present disclosure have at least three layers. The first outer layer contains a polyimide base polymer, a carbon black filler and a dielectric filler. The core layer is a polyimide with less than 5 weight percent filler. The second outer is similar to the first outer layer and contains a polyimide base polymer, a low conductivity carbon black filler and a dielectric filler. The two outer layers can be the same or different. Optionally, additional layers can also be used between the two outer layers. | 11-24-2011 |
Peter J. Dunbar, Mercer Island, WA US
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| 20110306943 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING A PORTABLE THERMAL DEVICE TO REDUCE ACCOMMODATION OF NERVE RECEPTORS - A system and method for portably delivering a therapeutic dose of heat to the skin to relieve pain, reduce accommodation of thermal nerve receptors, promote healing, and deliver transcutaneous medications. The heating device is user programmable or pre-programmed to deliver according to a variety of cycles, patterns and algorithms. The cycles, patterns, and algorithms of the heat are programmable parameters, are under the user's control, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the device. The heating algorithms are designed to interact with an individual user's thermal nerve receptors and other tissue characteristics and to reduce the tendency of the receptors to accommodate to the external stimuli with back pain, muscular pain, dysmenorrhea, headaches, fibromyalgia, post-herpetic neuralgia, nerve injuries and neuropathies, and sprains and strain. The device can also be used in conjunction with existing medical devices such as Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) to increase the effectiveness of TENS devices. | 12-15-2011 |
Richard Norman Dunbar, Wilmette, IL US
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| 20090078192 | Hand operated traffic signal device - A hand-held ground-supported display device for warning passersby is disclosed. Included is a self-supporting sign panel and a plurality of at least three mast sections telescopically interfittable, one within the other. A coupler is attached to the sign panel, with a socket for releasably engaging the top mast section. The mast sections have progressively smaller internal diameters and progressively shorter lengths, with the outermost mast section having the largest internal diameter and the longest length. Middle mast upper and middle mast lower stop members are attached to upper and lower ends of the middle mast section, respectively. In one example, the middle mast upper stop member has an end wall with first and second sidewalls extending downwardly therefrom with lower free ends for interfering with stop members associated with the top and the bottom mast sections. A kit including the display device is also disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
Scott A. Dunbar, Roscoe, IL US
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| 20100230270 | MICROWAVE-BASED CONVEYING DEVICES AND PROCESSING OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS - Disclosed are methods for microwave-based recovery of hydrocarbons and other carbonaceous materials from solid carbon-containing compositions such as tires. Also disclosed are associated apparatuses. | 09-16-2010 |
Sherry Dunbar, Bastrop, TX US
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| 20120021944 | Co-Coupling To Control Reactivity Of Reagents In Immunoassays - Methods and compositions for controlling immunoassay reactivity are provided. In one embodiment, a method for preparing a substrate for an immunoassay is provided in which a composition containing a reagent and a neutral material is applied to a substrate under conditions suitable to couple the reagent and the neutral material to the substrate. | 01-26-2012 |
Steve Dunbar, Dallas, TX US
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| 20090293349 | Plant Protection Apparatus - An apparatus for protecting plants is includes a covering that has a means for opening and closing the covering, an element that may be for heating or cooling and is releaseably attached to the protective covering and a means for securing the covering around the plant. | 12-03-2009 |
Steven T. Dunbar, Lafayette, CO US
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| 20100280402 | Method and Apparatus for Heart Rate Monitoring - A method and apparatus for monitoring heart rate. The method includes receiving a digital heart monitoring signal, determining the integrity of said signal with a “hand detect” signal that confirms electrical connection to the subject, dividing the digital heart monitoring signal into at least one frame, generating a folded correlation value for the center sample in the at least one frame, identify the number of peaks folded correlation values based on amplitude and distance parameters of the digital heart monitoring signal in the at least one frame, removing false peaks and collecting peaks corresponding to a length of time, determining the heart rate based on the identified peaks wherein the identified peaks relate to a minimum distance between valid heart beat peaks based on a heart rate estimate, computing the weighted average of heart rate value based on the number of previous heart rate values. | 11-04-2010 |
Thomas Dunbar, Boise, ID US
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| 20090017634 | USE OF A PLASMA SOURCE TO FORM A LAYER DURING THE FORMATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method used to form a semiconductor device having a capacitor comprises placing a semiconductor wafer assembly into a chamber of a plasma source, the wafer assembly comprising a layer of insulation having at least one contact therein and a surface, and further comprising a conductive layer over the surface and in the contact. Next, in the chamber, a layer of etch resistant material is formed within the contact over the conductive layer, the etch resistant material not forming over the surface. | 01-15-2009 |
Thomas J. Dunbar, Burlington, VT US
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| 20110316094 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH ASYMMETRIC HALO IMPLANTATION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - a method comprises forming a hardmask over one or more gate structures. The method further comprises forming a photoresist over the hardmask. The method further comprises forming an opening in the photoresist over at least one of the gate structures. The method further comprises stripping the hardmask that is exposed in the opening and which is over the at least one of the gate structures. The method further comprises removing the photoresist. The method further comprises providing a halo implant on a side of the least one of the at least one of the gate structures. | 12-29-2011 |
Timothy D. Dunbar, Woodbury, MN US
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| 20100008847 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES - A process comprises (a) combining (1) at least one base and (2) at least one metal carboxylate salt comprising (i) a metal cation selected from metal cations that form amphoteric metal oxides or oxyhydroxides and (ii) a carboxylate anion comprising from one to four alkyleneoxy moieties, or metal carboxylate salt precursors comprising (i) at least one metal salt comprising the metal cation and a non-interfering anion and (ii) at least one carboxylic acid comprising from one to four alkyleneoxy moieties, at least one salt of the carboxylic acid and a non-interfering, non-metal cation, or a mixture thereof; and (b) allowing the base and the metal carboxylate salt or metal carboxylate salt precursors to react. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100266485 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES - A process comprises (a) combining (1) at least one base and (2) at least one metal carboxylate salt comprising (i) a metal cation selected from metal cations that form amphoteric metal oxides or oxyhydroxides and (ii) a lactate or thiolactate anion, or metal carboxylate salt precursors comprising (i) at least one metal salt comprising the metal cation and a non-interfering anion and (ii) lactic or thiolactic acid, a lactate or thiolactate salt of a non-interfering, non-metal cation, or a mixture thereof; and (b) allowing the base and the metal carboxylate salt or metal carboxylate salt precursors to react. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100266697 | MIXED LIGAND SURFACE-MODIFIED NANOPARTICLES - A composition comprises surface-modified nanoparticles of at least one amphoteric metal oxide or oxyhydroxide. The nanoparticles bear, on at least a portion of their surfaces, a surface modification comprising (i) at least one surface modifier selected from lactate, thiolactate, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) at least one surface modifier selected from halide, nitrate, acetate, carbonate, formate, propionate, sulfate, bromate, perchlorate, tribromoacetate, trichloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, carboxylate comprising from one to about four alkyleneoxy moieties, chlorate, and mixtures thereof. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110064867 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING FLOWABLE POWDER DRUG COMPOSITIONS - Powder drug compositions exhibiting improved flow properties are manufactured by spraying a suspension of surface-modified nanoparticles having an average particle size diameter of less than 100 nm in a dryable liquid carrier onto particles of a powder ingredient of a drug composition. The liquid carrier is rapidly dried so as to leave the nanoparticles on the powder. Other ingredients of the powder drug composition can also be added. | 03-17-2011 |
Tracy Dunbar, Culumbus, KS US
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| 20100289434 | Assembly for Doorway Illumination - An assembly for doorway illumination, the doorway having a door jamb and a door, the assembly for doorway illumination including an electrical circuit having first, second, and third electrical switches, the first and second electrical switches, upon closure of the third electrical switch, being electrically parallel to each other, and the first and second electrical switches, upon opening of the third electrical switch, being electrically isolated from each other; a base supporting the first switch; a door contacting spring biased push button adapted for alternatively closing and opening the first electrical switch; an electric torch including the second electrical switch; a plurality of “C” clips adapted for alternatively attaching and releasing the electric torch to and from the base; and a plurality of electrical contacts adapted for, upon the alternative torch attaching and releasing, alternatively closing and opening the third electrical switch. | 11-18-2010 |
William Dunbar, Bethlehem, CT US
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| 20110118787 | ARTIFICIAL FACET JOINT - Various methods and devices for replacing damaged, injured, diseased, or otherwise unhealthy posterior elements, such as the facet joints, the lamina, the posterior ligaments, and/or other features of a patient's spinal column, are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and devices are effective to mimic the natural function of the spine by allowing flexion, extension, and lateral bending of the spine, while substantially restricting posterior-anterior shear and rotation of the spine. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110172722 | Motion Segment Repair Systems and Methods - Various methods and devices are provided for implanting a motion segment repair system. In particular, exemplary methods and devices are provided for implanting a spinal disc implant and/or a PDS device using a posterior surgical approach, including methods and devices for distracting adjacent vertebrae using a posterior surgical approach, methods and devices for posteriorly introducing a spinal implant into a disc space between adjacent vertebrae, and methods and devices for coupling a PDS device to the adjacent vertebrae to provide a complete motion segment repair system that is implanted using a posterior surgical approach. | 07-14-2011 |
William L. Dunbar, Bethlehem, CT US
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| 20110015676 | Posterior Process Dynamic Spacer - An interspinous spacer having a memory metal extension. | 01-20-2011 |
William R. Dunbar, Oconomowoc, WI US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090172076 | Community information and news flow network - A system is described that provides a localized community information and news flow network. Devices are employed throughout a community to input news and information and automatically (or in an automated fashion) send the information to one or more predetermined locations. Once the data has been stored, the information is aggregated and processed, including an “auto-report” feature to transform the information/data, in part or in whole into view-ready news stories. An integrated network is established, including satellite and Internet receivers throughout the community, in order to automatically transmit to the community for viewing the transformed news stories in various forms such as video news clips, photos, tabular graphics, etc. | 07-02-2009 |