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Chris Gardner, Toronto CA
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| 20110153498 | Payment Channel Returning Limited Use Proxy Dynamic Value - A central platform provides proxy dynamic values for any one of a number of a cardholder's portable payment devices, upon a request for such information made during a transaction. The proxy dynamic value can be provided to the merchant, who then can route it into the acceptance network in order to initiate the authentication process. The central platform provides the actual primary account number associated with the proxy dynamic value during the authentication process. | 06-23-2011 |
David K. Gardner, Mckinnon AU
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| 20100099135 | METHODS AND ASSAYS FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF EMBRYOS IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROTOCOLS - The present invention provides methods and assays for assessing the presence, viability and/or developmental stage of an embryo. The present invention also provides method and assays for assessing the quality of an Assisted Reproduction Technology protocol. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100173409 | CULTURE MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENTAL CELLS CONTAINING ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF LIPOIC ACID - A composition and method for in vitro fertilization is provided which uses culture media comprising elevated concentrations of lipoic acid. More specifically, the invention provides culture media for developmental cells having a lipoic acid concentration of 5 μM to 40 μM. Culture media that include lipoic acid at concentrations within the identified range are able to provide blastocysts with increased survival, increased cell numbers, increased inner cell masses and/or increased percentage of the total mass made up by the inner cell compared to blastocysts cultured in a control medium. | 07-08-2010 |
Don Gardner, Burlington CA
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| 20090245956 | DRILL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD TO REDUCE DRILL BIT PLUNGE - A drill assembly and method for reducing plunge of a drill bit upon breaking through a workpiece. The drill assembly contains a motor to advance and retract the drill bit, the motor is controlled by a control unit in a feedback loop to achieve a desired stiffness. The control unit determines when the drill bit breaks through the workpiece and stops or retracts the movement of the drill bit. | 10-01-2009 |
Fred Ernest Gardner, Zwaag NL
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| 20100244452 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING KINETIC ENERGY OF A FLOWING WATER INTO KINETIC ENERGY OF A ROTATABLE ROTOR SHAFT - The invention relates to a device for converting kinetic energy of a flowing water into kinetic energy of a rotatable rotor shaft, wherein the device is adapted to be effective in a first flow direction and a second flow direction substantially opposite to the first, wherein the device comprises two rotor blades each connected to a blade shaft coupled to the rotor shaft for transfer of a torque relative to the rotor shaft, wherein the blades are each rigidly connected to their blade shaft, the blade shafts are mounted for rotation about their own axis relative to the rotor shaft, the blade shafts are coupled to each other for rotation in the same rotation direction and the rotor blades each have an asymmetrical cross-section. There is hereby always flow against the asymmetrical rotor blades from the same direction relative to the blade during the energy conversion process, so that the profile of the rotor blades can be optimized for this flow direction. | 09-30-2010 |
John Owen Gardner, New Zealand NZ
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| 20090266969 | Stair forming apparatus and related methods - The invention relates to an adjustable stair forming apparatus, adapted to form a flight of stairs of a settable material. The flight of stairs including a series of treads interconnected by intermediate risers. The apparatus comprises, a frame to support a series of forming units provide a forming surface. Each forming unit, includes a tread defining formwork that includes a rectangular shaped tread forming surface, slidably and pivotally mounted to the frame from or toward a first major edge of the tread forming surface. The forming unit also has a riser defining formwork that includes a rectangular shaped riser forming surface with a first major edge adjustably mounted from or toward the opposite major edge of the tread forming surface. The riser forming surface at least in part co-extending with the tread forming surface in a stair width direction. The forming units each adjustably held in an array to the frame with a bearing surface of one forming unit supported by a tread forming surface of the adjacent forming unit. | 10-29-2009 |
Michael Stuart Gardner, Auckland NZ
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| 20110041367 | ANIMAL TAGS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An animal tag includes a flag ( | 02-24-2011 |
Richard Clague Gardner, Auckland NZ
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| 20110045140 | Yeast Strains and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention relates to yeast strains and, in particular, to yeast strains for use in fermentation processes. The invention also relates to methods of fermentation using the yeast strains of the invention either alone or in combination with other yeast strains. The invention further relates to methods for the selection of yeast strains suitable for fermentation cultures by screening for various metabolic products and the use of specific nutrient sources. | 02-24-2011 |
Richard John Louis Gardner, Ascot Vale AU
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| 20110201106 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE HANDLING AND EMBEDDING - A mould and tissue cassette for automated embedding of tissue, and a method of operation are disclosed. The mould attaches to the cassette prior to embedding, and fits into a rack. The rack supports the mould holding the tissue cassette when the mould and cassette are in a first position. When the mould and cassette are moved to a second position, a projection on the rack separates the mould from the cassette, to facilitate easy removal. Also disclosed is a mould for a tissue cassette having projections for holding the mould to a rack, so that the tissue cassette is not in contact with the mould. | 08-18-2011 |
Rick Gardner, Victoria AU
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| 20080230605 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING DATA INTEGRITY - A process for maintaining data integrity of a sample. The process includes scanning a substrate barcode, scanning a sample barcode, placing the sample into a rack at a position that is identified, depositing the sample onto the substrate at a trackable well location, re-scanning the substrate barcode, analyzing the substrate to collect data representative of the deposited sample, and displaying the representative data. The substrate barcode and the sample barcode can be configured to relay information to a software program, which is also configured to identify and store information related to the trackable well location where the sample is placed on the substrate. The substrate barcode can also be configured to indicate a characteristic of the deposited sample and relay it to the software program. | 09-25-2008 |
Sandra Gardner, Oakville CA
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| 20100055450 | CNT/FLUOROPOLYMER COATING COMPOSITION - Exemplary embodiments provide nanotube-containing coating compositions and methods for making and using the coating compositions. In an exemplary embodiment, the coating composition can include a plurality of nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes (CNTs)) dispersed stably and uniformly in a polymer matrix containing fluoropolymers. The coating composition can further include stabilizers to allow a stable and/or uniform dispersion of the plurality of nanotubes in the fluoropolymers. The nanotube coating composition can be coated on an article surface to improve mechanical robustness, and electrical and thermal conductivity of the coated article. The coated article can be used as, for example, a fuser member, a fixing member, a pressure roller, or a release agent donor member in an electrostatographic printing machine or process. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100184346 | SUPERHYDROPHOBIC NANO-FABRICS AND COATINGS - In accordance with the invention, there are articles including hydrophobic composite coating and methods of forming a hydrophobic composite coating. The method of forming a hydrophobic composite coating can include providing a substrate, wherein the substrate can include at least one region. The method can also include providing a dispersion including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a stabilizer, a hydrophobic polymer, and a solvent, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes can be selected from the group consisting of single wall carbon nanotubes and multiple wall carbon nanotubes, and wherein each of the plurality of carbon nanotubes has an aspect ratio of at least about 10. The method can further include applying the dispersion to the one region to form a coated substrate and heating the coated substrate to form a hydrophobic composite coating such that the hydrophobic composite coating has a water contact angle of at least about 120°. | 07-22-2010 |
Shawn K. Gardner, Kanata CA
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| 20120023477 | Pattern Implementation Technique - A pattern implementation technique in which a pattern is defined as a software artifact that comprises a pattern signature representing one or more parameters of the pattern and a pattern implementation model representing one or more methods for expanding the pattern in a selected software context by assigning one or more arguments to the one or more parameters. | 01-26-2012 |