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Audra Gerhardt, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20100050479 | FOOTWEAR ACCESSORY - A strap for a shoe has a first resilient and flexible fabric element extending from a first end to a second end and a clear flexible element substantially fixed at respective ends of the clear flexible element to corresponding ends of the first fabric element. Methods of assembly and of use are described. | 03-04-2010 |
Barry Gerhardt, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20110131659 | EXTENSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR SYSTEM SECURITY STATE REPORTING AND REMEDIATION - A security health reporting system provides an application program interface (API) for use by independent software vendors (ISVs) to extend the security health reporting capabilities of the security health reporting system. An ISV security solution can register with the security health reporting system, create a schema that describes a new security class, and use the API to publish an instance of the schema for the new security class with the security health reporting system. When an instance of a schema for a new security class is published, the security health reporting system creates the new security class, and recognizes the definition for the security class within the security health reporting system. Registered ISV security solutions can then use the published schema to report their health statuses for the new security class. | 06-02-2011 |
Brenda Gerhardt, Spring, TX US
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| 20080213878 | Novel human membrane proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same - Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications. | 09-04-2008 |
Daniel Gerhardt, Madison, WI US
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| 20100331204 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENRICHMENT OF TARGET GENOMIC SEQUENCES - The present invention provides methods and systems for targeted nucleic acid sequence enrichment in a sample. In particular, the present invention provides for enriching for targeted nucleic acid sequences during hybridizations in hybridization assays by first depleting non-target nucleic acid sequences. | 12-30-2010 |
Edward C. Gerhardt, Malabar, FL US
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| 20090186611 | AIRCRAFT BROADBAND WIRELESS SYSTEM AND METHODS - A broadband wireless system includes a plurality of spaced-apart ground stations for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a respective plurality of aircraft. Each of the plurality of ground stations may include a ground station transceiver including a ground station antenna carried by a mechanically steered platform, a ground station router in communication with the ground station transceiver, and a ground station beacon transceiver in communication with the ground station router. An aircraft transceiver may be carried by each of the plurality of aircraft to be positioned in communication with one of the plurality of ground stations. The aircraft transceiver may include an aircraft antenna mounted to the aircraft, an aircraft transceiver carried by the aircraft and in communication with the aircraft antenna, and an aircraft radio transceiver carried by the aircraft and in communication with the aircraft beacon transceiver. The broadband wireless system may also include a network operations center in communication with each of the ground stations via a global communications network. A ground station transceiver may transmit signals to and receives signals from not more than one aircraft at a time and ground station antenna may track the aircraft with which it is in communication. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110142096 | CHIME-IN PROTOCOL FOR CHANNEL ACCESS - A network of stations uses bandwidth assigned to primary users on a secondary user basis. The stations having a status of needing to send information indicate a need for transmission access by transmitting, simultaneously with transmissions indicating a need for transmission access from other stations of the network, an indication of status to a master station. Each station indicating need for transmission access transmits that indication of status on a respectively different frequency. The master station then grants access to the transmission bandwidth to the requesting stations. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110205055 | VALVE MALFUNCTIONING DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A VACUUM SEWER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A valve malfunctioning detection system for use in a vacuum sewer system including a vacuum pit in fluid communication with a vacuum station is provided. The vacuum pit includes a vacuum sewer valve that is moveable between an opened position and a closed position. The valve malfunctioning detection system may include a radio unit adapted to be carried by the vacuum pit, a gateway radio in communication with the radio unit, a hub radio in communication with the gateway radio to receive a signal transmitted by the gateway radio, and a server in communication with the hub radio. The signal transmitted by the radio unit may include an indication of a status of the vacuum sewer valve. | 08-25-2011 |
Edward Carl Gerhardt, Malabar, FL US
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| 20110310930 | SPECTRAL REUSE TRANSCEIVER-BASED AGGREGATION OF DISJOINT, RELATIVELY NARROW BANDWIDTH (VOICE) CHANNEL SEGMENTS OF RADIO SPECTRUM FOR WIDEBAND RF COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS - A bandwidth usage control methodology uses the clear channel detection and frequency agile functionality of a spectral reuse transceiver to effectively ‘aggregate’ disjoint user channels into an overall bandwidth, the spectral extent of which is at least sufficient to meet a high bandwidth requirement (such as, but not limited to the transmission of data/video), that cannot be realized by a conventional, single channel radio. | 12-22-2011 |
Greg A. Gerhardt, Nicholasville, KY US
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| 20100035820 | AMIDATED DOPAMINE NEURON STIMULATING PEPTIDES FOR CNS DOPAMINERGIC UPREGULATION - The present invention relates to novel proteins, referred to herein as amidated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) peptides (or “Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating peptides (ADNS peptides)”), that are useful for treating brain diseases and injuries that result in dopaminergic deficiencies. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100184692 | Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating Peptides for CNS Dopaminergic Upregulation - The present invention relates to novel proteins, referred to herein as amidated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) peptides (or “Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating peptides (ADNS peptides)”), that are useful for treating brain diseases and injuries that result in dopaminergic deficiencies. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110178025 | Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating Peptides for CNS Dopaminergic Upregulation - The present invention relates to novel proteins, referred to herein as amidated glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) peptides (or “Amidated Dopamine Neuron Stimulating peptides (ADNS peptides)”), that are useful for treating brain diseases and injuries that result in dopaminergic deficiencies. | 07-21-2011 |
Greg Allen Gerhardt, Nicholasville, KY US
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| 20110245798 | Method of Treating Parkinson's Disease in Humans by Convection-Enhanced Infusion of Glial Cell-Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor to the Putamen - A method of treating Parkinson's disease in humans is disclosed, wherein glial cell-line derive neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is chronically administered directly to one or both putamen of a human in need of treatment thereof via convection-enhanced infusion using at least one implantable pump and at least one catheter. In one aspect of the present invention the GDNF is infused directly into one or both putamen through one or more indwelling intraparenchymal mutitiport brain catheters connected to one or moreimplantable pumps wherein the flow rate is pulsed. | 10-06-2011 |
James A. Gerhardt, Atascadero, CA US
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| 20110308231 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING ROCKET MOTOR COMPONENTS USING A SATURATED LIQUID VAPOR COOLANT MIXTURE - A system and method of cooling a rocket motor component includes injecting a high pressure liquid coolant through an injector nozzle into a cooling chamber. The cooling chamber having a pressure lower than the high pressure liquid coolant. The liquid coolant flashes into a saturated liquid-vapor coolant mixture in the cooling chamber. The saturated liquid-vapor coolant mixture is at equilibrium at the lower pressure of the cooling chamber. Heat from the rocket motor component to be cooled is absorbed by the coolant. A portion of the liquid portion of the saturated liquid-vapor coolant mixture is converted into gas phase, the converted portion being less than 100% of the coolant. A portion of the coolant is released from the cooling chamber and the coolant in the cooling chamber is dynamically maintained at less than 100% gas phase of the coolant as the thrust and heat generated by the rocket motor varies. | 12-22-2011 |
Jim Gerhardt, St. Augusta, MN US
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| 20090142196 | Rotor for centrifugal compressor - The present disclosure provides an improved rotor of a centrifugal compressor. The rotor includes a blade arrangement and geometry that increase the overall efficiency of the rotor. In particular, blades within the rotor are curved and inclined in a manner that improves the overall efficiency of the rotor. The present disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing the improved rotor. | 06-04-2009 |
Kendall B. Gerhardt, Noblesville, IN US
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| 20100192698 | SEAT SENSOR APPARATUS FOR OCCUPANT PRESENCE DETECTION - An occupant presence sensor apparatus disposed in a seat includes first and second substantially non-compliant force translation plates generally parallel to the seating surface of the seat, an elastomeric mat disposed between the first and second force translation plates, and a switch mechanism disposed between the first and second force translation plates within an opening formed in the elastomeric mat. The elastomeric mat includes a distributed array of hollow protuberances that extend toward and contact the force translation plates, and the mat has a stiffness that normally provides a clearance between the switch mechanism and one of the force translation plates. When an occupant of specified or higher weight sits on the seating surface, the protuberances collapse and the force translation plates activate the switch mechanism. | 08-05-2010 |
Michael Gerhardt, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20100318906 | METHODS FOR BROWSING IMAGE DATA AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - Methods for browsing image data and systems using the same are provided. First, a plurality of image data is provided. A thumbnail is created for each of the image data, wherein the respective thumbnails have the same image height. Then, a filmstrip is created according to the thumbnails, and all or a part of the filmstrip is displayed in a touch-sensitive display unit to let users browse the thumbnails corresponding to the image data. | 12-16-2010 |
Robert Gerhardt, Sutter, IL US
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| 20110081474 | Carbohydrate Compositions Having a Greater Impact on the Insulinemic Response Than on the Glycemic Response, Their Preparation and Their Uses - The present invention describes a carbohydrate composition having a greater impact on the insulinemic response than on the glycemic response comprising a soluble dietary fiber and a glucose syrup, process to prepare it and their use in food. | 04-07-2011 |
Rosario A. Gerhardt, Marietta, GA US
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| 20100229758 | Composite Materials Having Low Filler Percolation Thresholds and Methods of Controlling Filler Interconnectivity - Composite materials are disclosed having low filler percolation thresholds for filler materials into the composite matrix material along with methods of controlling filler interconnectivity within the composite matrix material. Methods are, thus, disclosed that provide the ability to control the desired properties of the composites. The composites of the present disclosure are characterized by a “pseudo-crystalline” microstructure formed of matrix particles and filler particles where the matrix particles are faceted and substantially retain their individual particle boundaries and where the filler particles are interspersed between the matrix particles at the individual matrix particle boundaries such that the filler particles form a substantially interconnected network that substantially surrounds the individual faceted matrix particles. In an exemplary embodiment, the composites are formed by selecting matrix particles and filler particles wherein the ratio of the average size of the matrix particles to the average size of the filler particles is about 10 or more. The selected matrix particles exhibit a glass transition temperature. The matrix particles and the filler particles are mechanically mixed and then subjected to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the matrix particles and a compression pressure for a period of time sufficient to cause the matrix particles to undergo deformation so as to compress them together eliminating void spaces between the particles without melting the matrix material. The method is also demonstrated to work in combination with more standard art methods such as solution mixing for the purposes of achieving additional control of the properties. | 09-16-2010 |
Terry Gerhardt, Hartsville, SC US
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| 20090194625 | WINDING CORES FOR MATERIAL ROLLS HAVING HIGH ROLL STRAIN ENERGY, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Winding cores for elastically stretched or shrinkable materials are designed to significantly reduce the amount of roll strain energy developed during winding. This is accomplished by building into the core an energy-absorbing zone that can be collapsed by a substantial amount and in a relatively controlled fashion over a substantial period of time under the influence of a continued radially inward pressure exerted by the roll of wound material. The energy-absorbing zone is formed by one or more collapsible layers having repeated atomic regions projecting out of a plane of the sheet and each defining a plurality of normal vectors in different sub-regions of the atomic region, wherein the normal vectors, when projected onto the two-dimensional plane of the sheet, are in a plurality of different directions in the plane. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100062233 | METHODS FOR CONVERTING USED PAPER MATERIAL INTO STRUCTURAL PANELS, AND STRUCTURAL PANELS MADE THEREBY - A method for reusing used paper material such as paperboard cartons comprises the steps of collecting used paper material after it has been used for its original purpose, dividing the used paper material into pieces without repulping the used paper material, coating an adhesive material onto the pieces, and assembling the coated pieces together into a layer to form a structural panel, the adhesive material binding the pieces together upon curing or drying. The pieces can be long narrow strips and/or shredded pieces and/or fiberized pieces that are essentially randomly oriented in the structural panel. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100129614 | LOW-DENSITY STRUCTURAL PANEL MADE FROM USED PAPER MATERIAL, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A low-density structural panel is made from used paper material such as shredded or divided old corrugated containers (OCC). The pieces of used paper material are mixed with an adhesive and the mixture is formed into a layer. The layer is compressed with a compression device to reduce its thickness and increase its density. The layer is heated to hasten the hardening of the adhesive. The process can be a batch process or a continuous process. | 05-27-2010 |
Thomas J. Gerhardt, Littleton, CO US
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| 20090143657 | LOW-NOISE OPTICAL PROBES FOR REDUCING AMBIENT NOISE - An optical probe, which is particularly suited to reduce noise in measurements taken on an easily compressible material, such as a finger, a toe, a forehead, an earlobe, or a lip, measures characteristics of the material. A neonatal and adult disposable embodiment of the probe include adhesive coated surfaces to securely affix the probe onto the patient. In addition, the surface of the probe is specially constructed to reduce the effect of ambient noise. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100324551 | LAPAROSCOPIC SHAFT ARTICULATION BY MEANS OF A ROTATING COLLAR - A surgical instrument includes a handle and an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle. The elongated shaft includes a proximal portion coupled to the handle and a distal portion pivotally coupled to the proximal portion. An end effector is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated shaft and is articulatable relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the instrument. A cam member is rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis and configured to impart a force to the distal portion of the elongated shaft upon rotation of the cam member to effect pivotal motion of the distal portion of the elongated shaft, and thus articulation of the end effector. An articulation actuator is supported on the handle and is operable to impart rotational motion to the cam member. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110054469 | Vessel Sealer and Divider with Knife Lockout - An endoscopic forceps includes a housing having a shaft attached thereto that supports a pair of jaws disposed at a distal end thereof. A drive assembly having a drive shaft with a proximal end is operable to move the jaws relative to one another from an open to closed positions. A knife assembly is operable to advance a knife through tissue disposed between the jaws and includes a flange disposed thereon. A knife lockout is included that has a flange configured to engage the proximal end of the drive shaft and a lockout arm configured to engage the flange of the knife assembly to prevent movement thereof. Movement of the jaws to the closed position causes the proximal end of the drive shaft to engage the flange on the lockout which causes the lockout arm to disengage the flange on the knife assembly to permit advancement of the knife. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054471 | Apparatus for Performing an Electrosurgical Procedure - A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom that defines a longitudinal axis therethrough. An end effector assembly is operatively connected to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of first and second jaw members. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly that includes a movable handle movable relative to a fixed handle operable to impart movement of the jaw members relative to one another. A rotating assembly is configured for rotating one of the shaft and end effector assembly about the longitudinal axis. The rotating assembly is supported in the housing and includes first and second drive. Each of the first and second drive wheels are selectively movable relative to the housing and configured such that rotation of the first drive wheel causes rotation of the second drive wheel and the shaft. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110276049 | Pinion Blade Drive Mechanism for a Laparoscopic Vessel Dissector - A surgical instrument comprises a handle assembly including an actuator mounted for manipulation through an actuation stroke. An elongate shaft extends distally from the handle assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. A reciprocating member extends at least partially through the elongate shaft, and is mounted for longitudinal motion through the elongate shaft in response to manipulation of the actuator through the actuation stroke. A drive mechanism includes a first rotating component coupled to the actuator about a first circumference to induce rotational motion in the first rotating component. A second rotating component is coupled to the first rotating component such that rotational motion in the first rotating component induces rotational motion in the second rotating component. The second rotating component is coupled to the reciprocating member about a second circumference such that rotational motion of the second rotating component induces longitudinal motion in the reciprocating member. The second circumference is greater than the first circumference. | 11-10-2011 |
Warren W. Gerhardt, Greer, SC US
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| 20110275264 | DURABLE FLAME RESISTANT FABRICS - Provided is a flame resistant fabric comprising a fabric substrate comprising cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic fibers, and a finish applied to the fabric substrate comprising a tetrahydroxymethyl phosphonium salt or a condensate thereof, a cross-linking agent, a brominated compound, and optionally a melamine resin. Also provided are methods of preparing the flame resistant fabric. | 11-10-2011 |