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Adil Duran, Rigefield, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110262369CRYSTALLINE, ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE SALT FORM OF A BETA-AGONIST, AND THE USE THEREOF AS A DRUG - The invention relates to a crystalline, enantiomerically pure hydrochloride salt of N-(5-{2-[3-(4,4-diethyl-2-oxo-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-1-yl)-1,1-dimethyl-propylamino]-1-hydroxy-ethyl}-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-methane sulfonamide, preferably N-(5-{(R)-2-[3-(4,4-diethyl-2-oxo-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-1-yl)-1,1-dimethyl-propylamino]-1-hydroxy-ethyl}-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-methane sulfonamide, and the effect thereof as a long-term betamimetic agent, alone or combined with at least one other active ingredient, in the treatment of respiratory diseases.10-27-2011

Alejandro Duran, Cedar Park, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080228888Method for Redirection of Instant Messages - The present invention a method by which the sender of an instant message can designate an alternate recipient of the message in the event the initial recipient does not respond to the message within a predetermined time period. The sender can create a list of one or more alternate recipients for a message. The sender can also specify a response time for the message. If the initial recipient does not response to the message within the defined time period, the message will be sent to a designated alternate recipient. In this invention, there can be multiple alternate recipients. Each alternate can receive the message or there can be a priority among the alternate recipients.09-18-2008

Carlos A. Duran, Canton, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090122321Method of Measuring Deep Trenches with Model-Based Optical Spectroscopy - The invention represents an improved method of measuring trenches on semiconductor wafers with optical spectroscopy. According to the described method, it is possible to characterize not only depth but also shape of the trench. The advancement is achieved by improved Effective Medium Approximation-based modeling of the optical response of trench structures.05-14-2009

Christian S. Duran, Fort Worth, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110128708COAX-BALUN MODULE - A coax-balun module for converting from a balanced signal to an unbalanced signal includes a housing having a balun well adapted to receive a balun transformer. The module includes a printed circuit board electrically connected to a balun transformer and a threaded connector. The printed circuit board is further electrically connected to electrical conductors adapted to carry input signals. The housing is adapted to receive a potting material to seal the other components therein.06-02-2011

Jaime Duran, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299813Vertical connector guide with press arm - A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided with a latch that engages a connector mounted on a circuit board when a mating connector is inserted into the connector on the circuit board. The guide is separate from the plug connector and serves to align contact surfaces and provide strain relief to the receptacle connector.12-04-2008
20090291572CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH GUIDE - A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided. The guide may include a press arm that helps urge a mating connector into a desired alignment. The guide is separate from the receptacle connector and serves to align contact surfaces and provide strain relief to the receptacle connector.11-26-2009

Patent applications by Jaime Duran, Chicago, IL US

James C. Duran, Palatine, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100261477RELAY OF DELAYED TRANSMITTER IDENTITY ACROSS AN AUDIO PATCH - A communication system, console, and method of patching a PTT call are provided. An audio stream and control messages are provided to the console, which patches the either or both to target devices. The identity of the audio stream source is embedded only in the audio stream. Initially, when the audio stream is first patched, the identity is not provided. While the audio stream is being patched, the identity is extracted and the control messages updated so that the identity is immediately relayed through the console without having to wait for the next periodic transmission of a control message from the console.10-14-2010

Jennifer Anne Duran, Silver Spring, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100036816SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND INTERFACES FOR RESEARCHING CONTRACTUAL PRECEDENTS - The present inventors, devised among other things, an exemplary method of researching provisions of contracts. The exemplary method entails receiving user selection of one or more predefined queries for contractual precedents, and executing a search of one or more databases containing agreements based on the received user selection. After executing the search, the method entails displaying a subset of the search results based on a predefined filter stored in association with an identifier for the user. The predefined filter may filter based on traits such as jurisdiction, deal size, industry, or a list of companies.02-11-2010

John J. Duran, Lake St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090255698METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-ALIGNING SWIVEL FOOT POWER FEED DRILL - A drilling apparatus contains a drilling tool and a platform. A flexible joint having three degrees of freedom connects the drilling tool to the platform. A clamping element may be provided proximate to an opening formed in the platform. The clamping element is attached to the platform and extends through an opening formed in the structure to fasten to the structure.10-15-2009

John S. Duran, Brewer, ME US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100331621Bipolar resection device having simplified rotational control and better visualization - An improved bipolar resection device provides an intuitive finger grip control in a smaller sheath package. Bipolar electrode wires occupy less space by extending in a closely abutting relationship along the sheath and exiting in a one above the other orientation that provides a reduced profile, allowing for better visualization during resection. In various embodiments, resection motion is provided through a rotational sweep transverse to the longitudinal axis of the resection device and may include push/pull motion. The sheath may be oval in shape and the bipolar electrode connected to the bipolar electrode wires having a narrow cross-section to improve resection site visualization.12-30-2010

Julio Duran, Morris Plains, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090048657Preferentially varying-density ePTFE structure - The ePTFE structure has a node and fibril micro-structure. The ePTFE structure includes first and second regions each of which has a corresponding density. The density of the first region is different from the density of the second region.02-19-2009

Julio Duran, Mt. Arlington, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090048658Skewed nodal-fibril ePTFE structure - The ePTFE structure includes an ePTFE tubular structure having opposite ends and a longitudinal axis. The ePTFE tubular structure is formed from rotating the opposite ends relative to one another in a direction of rotation about the longitudinal axis. The ePTFE tubular structure has a node and fibril micro-structure in which substantially all of the fibrils are oriented in the direction of rotation.02-19-2009

Lee A. Duran, Lyme, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100147756Storm Water Inlet Apparatus - An apparatus for reducing pollution in wastewater that collects in a catch basin is disclosed. The apparatus includes a hood affixed to an interior wall of a catch basin over an outlet, and a skirted boom adjacent to at least a portion of said hood and fixed relative to the hood. The skirted boom includes an upper portion and a skirt extending down from the upper portion. The skirted boom is installed so that the upper portion of the skirted boom is adjacent to said hood at the static water level in the catch basin and the skirt extends downward, preferably below the bottom of the hood. A tether assembly for installing the apparatus and a method of using the same is further disclosed.06-17-2010
20100181237Oil and Debris Separator - A hood for mounting over an outlet in a wall of a catch basin is disclosed. The hood includes a hood wall that forms a prow in a horizontal plane. The prow extends along an axis of the hood thereby achieving optimal flow conditions in the catch basin. In some embodiments the hood wall is shaped to be at least partially sealably mounted to the interior wall of a catch basin have a circular cross section in a horizontal plane. This novel hood shape facilitates installation of the hood in the circular catch basin, while also reducing the flow of oil and other pollutants into the outlet pipe in the circular catch basin. In some embodiments a perforated screed is also disclosed that surrounds the hood to aid in the capture of floatable pollutants.07-22-2010

Leonard John Duran, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110132932PERSONAL HYDRATION SYSTEMS, DRYER MECHANISMS FOR USE WITH PERSONAL HYDRATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF DRYING PERSONAL HYDRATION SYSTEM RESERVOIRS - Personal hydration systems include a flexible bladder, a fill port assembly, an exit port, and a dryer mechanism. The dryer mechanism is configured to be selectively positioned to engage the outer surface of the flexible bladder and deform the flexible bladder from a non-drying configuration into a drying configuration in which opposing side portions are spaced further apart from each other and further away from the central axis of the flexible bladder than when the flexible bladder is in the non-drying configuration to enable circulation of air in the internal compartment of the flexible bladder. In some embodiments, the dryer mechanism is coupled to the fill port assembly. In some embodiments, the dryer mechanism includes at least one elongate member that is pivotally coupled to the fill port assembly.06-09-2011

Marco A. Duran, Flemington, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080294484System for optimizing transportation scheduling and inventory management of bulk product from supply locations to demand locations - An optimization system for transportation scheduling and inventory management of a bulk product from supply locations to demand locations is provided. The system has a mathematical model containing mathematical programming equations. In one embodiment, the objective function of the mathematical model is to minimize a cost basis of the product transported. The system also has a database system for data input that interfaces with the mathematical model. The last component of the system is a mathematical optimization solver that solves the equations provided by the mathematical model after the mathematical model receives data from the database system. As a result, the optimization system provides optimized or simulated results for the input data.11-27-2008

Mark Duran, East Patchogue, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090153319RFID Reader/Interrogator Sub-Band Selection - Due to design constraints and installation variability, RFID interrogator antennas do not always function optimally across the entire channel on which they are intended to operate due to diminished antenna bandwidth. Techniques are described for selecting a sub-band of frequencies within the channel on which a particular RFID interrogator can be operated to enhance operating efficiency. These techniques include a VSWR measurement technique and a read/no read technique are disclosed for identifying a useful sub-band of frequencies. The operation of a reader/interrogator is then limited to an identified sub-band so that an RFID interrogator/tag system can be operated efficiently.06-18-2009

Marlene Duran, Miami, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090035107Tire Rotating Robot - A tire rotating robot used to rotate the tires of a vehicle. The robot can remove two tires sequentially without having a human to manually lift the tires. The robot for rotating tires comprises of a mobile base, a body connected to the base, a pivotally mounted two-position rotating beam connected to the body, two arm guide assemblies displaced within a channel of the beam, a motor that powers the robot, and an interface that controls the robot.02-05-2009
20090095275CERAMIC STOVE TOP KIT - A ceramic stove top kit used to convert a drop in range, a drop in range being a stove top wherein at least one cut out is defined in the countertop of the stove top and wherein below the cut out of the stove top there is at least one electric outlet attached to the stove top, into a flat countertop range, the kit comprises of a heating element, a circular frame, and a glass ceramic. The heating element is connected to an electric source that comes pre-built within the stove top. The circular frame is mounted on the drop in range and is inserted within the stove top's cutouts and rests on the stove top's countertop, the circular frame has a lip that runs along the circular frame and extends outward from the circular frame, the lip rests on the countertop of the stove top and a ledge runs along the circular frame and extends inward from the circular frame. The glass ceramic cook top is circular and has a diameter that fits within the circular frame and rests on the ledge of the circular frame.04-16-2009

Paul A. Duran, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110225352APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR OBJECT-BASED STORAGE SOLID-STATE DRIVE - An object-based storage system comprising a host system capable of executing applications for and with an object-based storage device (OSD). Exemplary configurations include a call interface, a physical layer interface, an object-based storage solid-state device (OSD-SSD), and are further characterized by the presence of a storage processor capable of processing object-based storage device algorithms interleaved with processing of physical storage device management. Embodiments include a storage controller capable of executing recognition, classification and tagging of application files, especially including image, music, and other media. Also disclosed are methods for initializing and configuring an OSD-SSD device.09-15-2011

Raul Adrian Duran, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100262646OBTAINING INSTRUMENTATION DATA - An apparatus described herein includes a request receiver component that receives a request for application data over a network from a client computing device. The apparatus also includes an instrumentation component that causes instrumentation logic to be transmitted to the client computing device responsive to receipt of the request for the application data. The instrumentation logic is configured to cause the client computing device to analyze a cookie to determine whether to capture instrumentation data pertaining to the client and, if it is determined that instrumentation data is desirably captured. The instrumentation logic is also configured to cause the client computing device to capture quantitative instrumentation data pertaining to the requested application data and cause the client computing device to transmit the quantitative instrumentation data over the network to a data repository.10-14-2010

Salvador Duran, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318568COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING KEYWORDS INTO LOGICAL CLUSTERS THAT SHARE SIMILAR BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO A CONSIDERED DIMENSION - A computer-implemented method and system for combining keywords into logical clusters that share a similar behavior with respect to a considered dimension are disclosed. Various embodiments are operable to order a list of keywords from high activity to low activity, partition the list into at least two sets, a head partition including keywords with an activity level above a predefined threshold, a tail partition including the remainder of the keywords in the list, model the keywords in the head partition based on a set of variables, score the keywords in the head partition based on the modeling, and cluster head partition keywords with tail partition keywords having at least one common variable into at least one keyword cluster.12-16-2010

Sherri L. Duran, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080276260Adaptive User Interface Verification - User interface verification may be provided. First, a known good file may be received. Next, an automation may be run on an application program to place the application program in a predetermined state. Data from the known good file may then be compared to data corresponding to a user interface corresponding to the predetermined state of the application program. In response to the comparison, results corresponding to comparing the data from the known good file to the data corresponding to the user interface may be reported.11-06-2008