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Ajay Houde, Duluth, GA US
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| 20090320177 | GOWN WITH SECURE FIT AND COMFORT FEATURE - A protective garment, such as a surgical gown, includes a garment body defining sleeves. A cuff may be secured at respective ends of the sleeves. A circumferentially extending coating is disposed on the sleeves beginning at the sleeve or cuff. The coating has a high friction surface such that an end of a glove pulled over the coating is inhibited from rolling or sliding back over the coating and down the sleeve. The coating may be formed of a low-tack surface modifier and may include a dye or colorant that may be used to indicate the fluid protection level of, for example, a surgical gown. Additionally, a second coating of a phase change and/or shape memory material may be applied to the protective garment. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090324319 | APPLICATOR WITH FLEXIBLE DISPENSING END - An applicator with a flexible dispensing end is provided. The applicator includes a housing having an internal compartment configured to hold a container of skin sealant. The housing includes a dispensing end having at least one opening to permit the skin sealant to be dispensed. The housing includes an actuator configured to contact the container and release the skin sealant. The dispensing end has at least one movable member. The dispensing end is flexible and is configured to move on more than one axis, and up to three axes, sequentially or simultaneously, so that the skin sealant dispensed from the applicator may be uniformly applied to contours on a patient's skin. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090324320 | POROUS SKIN SEALANT APPLICATOR - A porous applicator for skin sealant has a container of skin sealant held within the applicator. When the skin sealant is released, it flows to a dispensing end of the applicator. The dispensing end has a slot through which the skin sealant is dispensed, however, a roller is rotatably held within a portion of the slot. The roller is porous, in that it has at least one, and desirably a plurality of openings formed through the roller. The skin sealant flows through the slot and through the opening(s) in the roller, so that when the roller is stroked against a patient's skin, the skin sealant is uniformly dispensed on a patient's skin. Pressure applied by a user when applying the skin sealant on a patient's skin does not result in abrasions on the patient's skin from the dispensing end of the applicator. | 12-31-2009 |
Ajay Y. Houde, Duluth, GA US
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| 20090320856 | Sealant Applicator and Method - An applicator and associated method for applying a microbial sealant system and methods for controlling the polymerization of a microbial sealant, the applicator having a housing; a first reservoir element associated with the housing, the first reservoir element containing a polymerization control liquid; a first applicator element adapted to apply a substantially uniform layer polymerization control liquid to the skin; and a second reservoir element integrated with the housing and containing a liquid composed of cyanoacrylate pre-polymers that having polymerization characteristics influenced by the polymerization control liquid, the second reservoir being in fluid communication with a second applicator element adapted to apply a substantially uniform layer of the cyanoacrylate pre-polymers over the layer of polymerization control liquid. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100166485 | Medical Liquid Applicator System - A medical liquid applicator system that includes an applicator grip assembly, a flexible reservoir and an applicator head. The applicator grip assembly is composed of a first section with a first distal end and a second section with a second distal end, a longitudinal axis, a front side, a back side, a predetermined grip length, a predetermined grip width, a fold axis separating the first section and the second section, the fold axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a fold-activated dispensing slit located on the fold axis. The flexible reservoir is joined to a back side of the applicator grip assembly and is in liquid communication with the fold-activated dispensing slit. The applicator head is joined to the front side of the applicator grip assembly at the fold axis and is in liquid communication with the dispensing slit. The applicator grip assembly is folded at the fold axis to bring the back side of at least a portion of the first distal end of the first section and the back side of at least a portion of the second distal end of the second section together to define a grip handle having the predetermined grip length and the predetermined grip width. Folding the applicator grip assembly ruptures the fold-activated dispensing slit thereby defining a dispensing opening and also applies pressure to the flexible reservoir element in liquid communication with the dispensing slit to urge flowable medical liquid through the dispensing opening and into the applicator head. | 07-01-2010 |
Andrew Houde, Lowell, MA US
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| 20120030935 | Electrically active textiles, articles made therefrom, and associated methods - A method of making articles from electrically active textiles. First and second fabric pieces include conductors therein. A seam is established between the first and second fabric pieces. A determination is made, at the seam, based on one or more predetermined factors, which conductors of the first fabric piece intersect or overlap with which conductors of the second fabric piece. At the seam, an electrical and mechanical connection is formed between select conductors of the first fabric piece and select conductors of the second fabric piece. | 02-09-2012 |
Christian Houde, Montreal CA
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| 20090155145 | PRE-FILLED CRYSTALLIZATION PLATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention generally relates to encapsulation of crystallization solutions in pierceable reservoirs in order to prevent evaporation of the crystallization solutions, thereby allowing safe transport/shipping, from a workstation to another workstation, and safe storage of pre-filled microplates used to carry large number of vapor-diffusion crystallization experiments. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110060126 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING CRYSTALLIZATION CONDITIONS OF A SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a multi-well crystallization plate comprising a plurality of wells, each well having therein a different crystallization media. Each crystallization media varying according to at least two different parameters. The first parameter has at least one condition, and the second parameter has at least two different conditions, whereby the multi-well plate allows facilitating optimization of crystallization conditions of a substrate. Methods for optimizing crystallization conditions of a substrate are also disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
Karine Houde, Montreal CA
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| 20090068169 | 2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine-based compounds which bind to the tail (fc) portion of immunoglobulins and their use - The present invention describes new compounds which are useful for binding to the tail or Fc portion of immunoglobulins and so have utility in those applications which require the non-covalent binding interaction of a molecule with the Fc portion of immunoglobulins. Such applications include the detection and purification of immunoglobulins as well as the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases. | 03-12-2009 |
Michel Houde, Quebec CA
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| 20080210782 | Fuel injector - An apparatus and method for minimizing and/or preventing thermal degradation of fuel in a fuel injector is disclosed. The body of the injector includes a fuel gallery with a contoured scarf formed therein. The scarf is configured to minimize and/or prevent fuel recirculation thus reducing the likelihood that fuel will dwell in an area long enough to sufficient to cause the degradation of the fuel. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20110306055 | Method for Detecting Metastasis of GI Cancer - The present invention provides a novel method for diagnosing, monitoring, prognosing and staging Lymph Node (LN) status in colorectal cancer (CRC) that is more sensitive and accurate than conventional detection technologies such as histopathology. The Guanylyl Cyclase C (GCC) gene is specifically expressed in apical epithelial cells of the GI tract from the duodenum to the rectum and the detection of GCC mRNA in LNs is indicative of the presence of metastases. Quantitative RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) detection of GCC mRNA to identify the presence of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in LNs has the potential to aid in CRC staging. When used in combination with glucuronidase B (GUSB), accurate quantification of GCC can be achieved with less than a 2-fold variation between intact and highly degraded RNA specimens. The invention also relates to a newly designed GCC/GUSB assay that uses relative quantification having improved prognostic value for time to recurrence and relapse-free survival in Stage I or II colon cancer patients. The GCC/GUSB assay also improves the statistical power of prognosis stratification for relative risk of recurrence and relapse-free survival. | 12-15-2011 |
Michel Houde, Gatineau CA
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| 20110272122 | METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGE COMPONENT USING WIRE MESH SCREENS - A heat exchanger component is made by forming a wafer having a pair of opposed outer major faces with interstices between them from a stack of wire mesh screens. The outer major surfaces of the wafer are sealed by depositing a metal coating on them. The deposited metal coatings define between them a flow path for a heat exchange fluid extending through the interstices of the wafer. | 11-10-2011 |
Régis Houde, Sainte-Julie CA
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| 20100238269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIDIMENSIONAL CARTOGRAPHY OF A STRUCTURAL SURFACE - System and method for tridimensional cartography of a structural surface. Two wires are extended in front and along the structural surface so as to define a reference surface. A measuring unit comprising a laser arrangement and a camera is moved in front of the structural surface so as to progressively scan the surface. Tow distinct light planes directed toward the structural surface are projected by means of the laser arrangement. Images of the structural surface containing lines resulting from an intersection of the light planes with the structural surface and four reference points resulting from an intersection of the light planes with the wires are captured by means of the camera. The images are processed to determine the 3D coordinates of the lines defining the mapping in a reference system bound to the reference surface considering the position and the orientation of the measuring unit based on the reference points. | 09-23-2010 |
Régis Houde, Sainte-Julie CA
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| 20100238269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIDIMENSIONAL CARTOGRAPHY OF A STRUCTURAL SURFACE - System and method for tridimensional cartography of a structural surface. Two wires are extended in front and along the structural surface so as to define a reference surface. A measuring unit comprising a laser arrangement and a camera is moved in front of the structural surface so as to progressively scan the surface. Tow distinct light planes directed toward the structural surface are projected by means of the laser arrangement. Images of the structural surface containing lines resulting from an intersection of the light planes with the structural surface and four reference points resulting from an intersection of the light planes with the wires are captured by means of the camera. The images are processed to determine the 3D coordinates of the lines defining the mapping in a reference system bound to the reference surface considering the position and the orientation of the measuring unit based on the reference points. | 09-23-2010 |
Richard Houde, Colorado Springs, CO US
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| 20100211673 | Methods and Apparatus for Determining and Displaying WAN Optimization Attributes for Individual Transactions - An apparatus for associating WAN optimization attributes with performance metrics of transactions between hosts on a network includes a network management device, a processor, and a display device. The network management device monitors data traffic between hosts communicating over the network and collects WAN optimization information relating to the data traffic. The data traffic includes individual flows between the hosts, and the individual flows include individual transactions involving exchanges of packets. The processor computes at least one performance metric for individual transactions between the hosts and determines what types, if any, of WAN optimization were applied to the individual transactions. The display device displays on an individual transaction basis the performance metric in combination with either the types of WAN optimization applied to the individual transaction or an indication that no WAN optimization was applied to the individual transaction. | 08-19-2010 |
William E. Houde, Branford, CT US
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| 20080238659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY INFORMATION - A monitoring system that allows for a handheld device to transmit information to a monitoring station indicative of an emergency situation within a facility. The handheld device is provided as a keyfob and transmits a wireless RF signal to transceivers variously positioned throughout the facility. Based on identifying which transceiver is in alert, personnel can determine the location of the emergency situation and track the movement of the keyfob as it is moved throughout the facility. Additionally, two-way communication can be established with via the system to provide a maximum amount of information to security personnel and first responders as well as allowing for specific instructions to be given to select personnel in the emergency area. | 10-02-2008 |