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James Elmer, Vancouver, WA US
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| 20090294754 | NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR PRECISION PATTERN TRANSFER OF CARBON NANOTUBES FROM PHOTO MASK TO WAFERS - A method for patterning CNTs on a wafer wherein a CNT layer is provided on a substrate, a hard mask film is deposited on the CNT layer, a BARC layer (optional) is coated on the hard mask film, and a resist is patterned on the BARC layer (or directly on the hard mask film if the BARC layer is not included). Then, the resist pattern is effectively transferred to the hard mask film by etching the BARC layer (if provided) and etching partly into, but not entirely through, the hard mask film (i.e., etching is stopped before reaching the CNT layer). Then, the resist and the BARC layer (if provided) is stripped, and the hard mask pattern is effectively transferred to the CNTs by etching away (preferably by using C1, F plasma) the portions of the hard mask which have been already partially etched away. | 12-03-2009 |
John W. Elmer, Danville, CA US
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| 20100032562 | Slit Disk for Modified Faraday Cup Diagnostic for Determing Power Density of Electron and Ion Beams - A diagnostic system for characterization of an electron beam or an ion beam includes an electrical conducting disk of refractory material having a circumference, a center, and a Faraday cup assembly positioned to receive the electron beam or ion beam. At least one slit in the disk provides diagnostic characterization of the electron beam or ion beam. The at least one slit is located between the circumference and the center of the disk and includes a radial portion that is in radial alignment with the center and a portion that deviates from radial alignment with the center. The electron beam or ion beam is directed onto the disk and translated to the at least one slit wherein the electron beam or ion beam enters the at least one slit for providing diagnostic characterization of the electron beam or ion beam. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110121180 | ELECTRON BEAM DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND AN ANNULAR SENSOR - A system for analyzing an electron beam including a circular electron beam diagnostic sensor adapted to receive the electron beam, the circular electron beam diagnostic sensor having a central axis; an annular sensor structure operatively connected to the circular electron beam diagnostic sensor, wherein the sensor structure receives the electron beam; a system for sweeping the electron beam radially outward from the central axis of the circular electron beam diagnostic sensor to the annular sensor structure wherein the electron beam is intercepted by the annular sensor structure; and a device for measuring the electron beam that is intercepted by the annular sensor structure. | 05-26-2011 |
Lucas B. Elmer, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20110100381 | Method of Treating Metabolic Disorder By Severing the Bile Duct - The present invention generally provides for a method of treating metabolic disorder by severing a bile duct from fluid communication with an intestine at a first target site adjacent the Oddi sphincter, thereby creating a severed bile duct. The method further involves re-establishing fluid communication of the severed bile duct with the intestine by attaching a distal end of the severed bile duct to a second target site along the intestine, wherein said second target site is distal to the first target site. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105985 | Treatment For Metabolic Disorders By Diverting Bile To the Circulatory System - The present invention generally provides for a method for diverting a portion of the bilopancreatic secretions of a patient to the circulatory system. The method involves placing a proximal end catheter adjacent the sphincter of oddi and diverting bilopancreatic secretions into the catheter. The method further involves placing a distal end of the catheter within the lumen of the circulatory system of a patient. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106020 | Catheter For Deactivating At Least A Portion of the Digestive Enzymes In An Amount Of Bile - The present invention generally provides for a catheter for surgically treating a patient. The catheter has an inlet catheter having a proximal end and an open distal end, and first and second branch sections having proximal ends attached to the open distal end of the inlet lumen. The first and second branch sections and distal ends terminating at an open proximal end of an outlet lumen. The first passageway lumen has a device for deactivating at least a portion of the digestive enzymes in an amount of bile. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106225 | Method For Surgically Treating A Patient By Deactivating A Portion Of The Digestive Enzymes - The present invention generally provides for correcting an imbalance between caloric intake and caloric expenditure in patients, as well as for treating co-morbidities often associated therewith, which is non-invasive or minimally invasive and which may be reversible. More specifically, the present invention provides systems which cause metabolic improvement in a patient by controlling the amount of bile available for food breakdown or by controlling the effective absorption time and area by delivering bile to selected locations in the intestinal tract. These methods and devices fall under three general categories: bile diversion systems, bile manipulation systems, and surgical methods. | 05-05-2011 |
Marvin C. Elmer, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA US
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| 20080262294 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH DISPOSABLE SHEATH - An endoscopic system includes a sheath having a flexible sheath body. A tip is attached to a distal end of the sheath body. A handle is attached to the proximal end of the sheath body. A steerable section may be provided in the sheath adjacent to the tip. Steering controls may then be provided on the handle for steering the steerable section. Lumens extend from the tip to the handle. The distal end of each lumen is sealed to the tip. Bodily fluids can only enter into the lumens and not other areas within the sheath. A shapelock assembly has an elongated hollow body positionable within the sheath body. The shapelock body may be switched between generally rigid and flexible conditions. The sheath provides a sterile barrier around the shapelock body. The shapelock assembly can be readily reused and the sheath may be disposable. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262300 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH DISPOSABLE SHEATH - An endoscopic system includes a sheath having a flexible sheath body. A tip is attached to a distal end of the sheath body. A handle is attached to the proximal end of the sheath body. A steerable section may be provided in the sheath adjacent to the tip. Steering controls may then be provided on the handle for steering the steerable section. Lumens extend from the tip to the handle. The distal end of each lumen is sealed to the tip. Bodily fluids can only enter into the lumens and not other areas within the sheath. A shapelock assembly has an elongated hollow body positionable within the sheath body. The shapelock body may be switched between generally rigid and flexible conditions. The sheath provides a sterile barrier around the shapelock body. The shapelock assembly can be readily reused and the sheath may be disposable. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090253961 | ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH TORQUE TRANSMITTING SHEATH - An endoscopic system includes a sheath having a flexible sheath body. A tip is attached to a distal end of the sheath body. A handle is attached to the proximal end of the sheath body. A steerable section may be provided in the sheath adjacent to the tip. Steering controls may then be provided on the handle for steering the steerable section. Lumens extend from the tip to the handle. The distal end of each lumen is sealed to the tip. Bodily fluids can only enter into the lumens and not other areas within the sheath. In some embodiments, a shapelock assembly has an elongated hollow body positionable within the sheath body. The shapelock body may be switched between generally rigid and flexible conditions The sheath provides a sterile barrier around the shapelock body. The shapelock assembly can be readily reused and the sheath may be disposable. In other embodiments, the flexible sheath has a composite construction that provides improved torque transmission capabilities. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100174312 | COMPRESSIBLE TISSUE ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES - Apparatus and methods for optimizing anchoring force are described herein. In securing tissue folds, over-compression of the tissue directly underlying the anchors is avoided by utilizing tissue anchors having expandable arms configured to minimize contact area between the anchor and tissue. When the anchor is in its expanded configuration, a load is applied to the anchor until it is optimally configured to accommodate a range of deflections while the anchor itself exerts a substantially constant force against the tissue. Various devices, e.g., stops, spring members, fuses, strain gauges, etc., can be used to indicate when the anchor has been deflected to a predetermined level within the optimal range. Moreover, other factors to affect the anchor characteristics include, e.g., varying the number of arms or struts of the anchor, positioning of the arms, configuration of the arms, the length of the collars, etc. | 07-08-2010 |
Robert C. Elmer, Redmond, WA US
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| 20110202750 | RULE-BASED ASSIGNMENT OF CONTROL OF PERIPHERALS OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - Described herein are various techniques and principles for determining how to assign control of peripherals and assigning control of peripherals. In some embodiments, determining how to assign control of peripherals comprises reviewing connections of peripherals to the computing device and evaluating rules to determine management points in the connections. In some cases, the connections of peripherals to the computing device may be organized into a hierarchy corresponding to a hierarchy of physical connections of the peripherals, including physical connections of peripherals located remote from the computing device and possibly connected through another computing device. When management points are identified among the connections, control of peripherals associated with the management points may be assigned in the same way. For example, access rights to each of the peripherals may be assigned to a same user session. | 08-18-2011 |
Steve W. Elmer, Winter Park, FL US
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| 20090107019 | ADVERTISING SIGN AND METHOD - An advertising sign includes an advertising element having a base, mounting means pivotably connected to the base for securing the advertising sign to a mounting surface, and at least one protrusion extending between the base and the mounting means such that a range of pivotal motion of the mounting means relative to the base is more limited in an area of the protrusion than in other areas. | 04-30-2009 |
Thomas W. Elmer, Willowbrook, IL US
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| 20090216500 | Passive Millimeter Wave Spectrometer for Remote Detection of Chemical Plumes - Systems and methods for the passive measurement of spectral lines from the absorption or emission by polar molecules. The system includes mmW front-end assembly, back-end electronics, and data acquisition hardware and software was assembled. The method relates to methods for processing multi-channel radiometric data from passive mmW detection systems. | 08-27-2009 |
Thomas W. Elmer, Westmont, IL US
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| 20100290063 | MILLIMETER WAVE SENSOR FOR FAR-FIELD STANDOFF VIBROMETRY - A millimeter wavelength (MMW) measurement system for remote detection of object characteristics and methods for detecting such characteristics. The MMW measurement system comprises a front-end and an optional signal conditioning component. The MMW front-end includes an oscillator, a transceiver portion, and an antenna for focusing a detection component comprising micrometer level wavelength electromagnetic radiation onto the object. A portion of the electromagnetic radiation reflected by the object is received by the MMW measurement system, which is indicative of a displacement of the object. The MMW system may be configured to detect micrometer level displacement of the object disposed tens of meters from the MMW measurement system. In various embodiments the object may be a natural object, including a human, and the displacement may be indicative of a heart rate and/or a respiratory function. | 11-18-2010 |
Tom Elmer, Austin, TX US
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| 20090259708 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF X87 FLOATING POINT ADDITION INSTRUCTIONS IN A MICROPROCESSOR - A microprocessor having a Precision Control (PC) field, an instruction dispatcher, and a Floating Point unit (FPU). The FPU receives an FP Add instruction from the instruction dispatcher, and generates a sum from its addends. The FPU determines whether any conditions exist in the addends with respect to their contribution to a rounding determination and relative to the PC field. If none of the conditions exists, the FPU makes the rounding determination based on the smaller addend and the PC field, and selectively rounds the sum based on the rounding determination. If any conditions exist, the FPU saves the sum and rounding information derived from the addends, and signals the instruction dispatcher to re-dispatch the instruction. On re-dispatch, the FPU makes the rounding determination based on the saved rounding information and the PC field, and selectively rounds the sum based on the rounding determination. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110029760 | NON-ATOMIC SCHEDULING OF MICRO-OPERATIONS TO PERFORM ROUND INSTRUCTION - A microprocessor executes an instruction specifying a floating-point input operand having a predetermined size and that instructs the microprocessor to round the floating-point input operand to an integer value using a rounding mode and to return a floating-point result having the same predetermined size. An instruction translator translates the instruction into first and second microinstructions. An execution unit executes the first and second microinstructions. The first microinstruction receives as an input operand the instruction floating-point input operand and generates an intermediate result from the input operand. The second microinstruction receives as an input operand the intermediate result of the first microinstruction and generates the floating-point result of the instruction from the intermediate result. The intermediate result is the same predetermined size as the instruction floating-point input operand. The microprocessor executes the first and second microinstructions such that the commencement of their executions may have indeterminate separation in time. | 02-03-2011 |
William G. Elmer, Weatherford, TX US
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| 20090038806 | ACCUMULATION AND RECYCLING OF CAPTURED GAS IN RECOVERY OF SUBTERRANEAN FLUIDS - A system and method for capturing lift gas in wells with small formation gas production. The system includes a separator for separating gases from wellbore fluid and a vessel for accumulating the separated gas. The system also includes a switch that directs fluid from the vessel to a wellbore upon attainment of a condition, such as a certain pressure in the vessel. The method includes the steps of separating gas from a wellbore fluid, directing the gas to an accumulation vessel, and directing the gas from the vessel to a wellbore upon attainment of a condition, such as a certain pressure in the vessel. | 02-12-2009 |