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Joseph R. Arron, San Mateo, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110123530	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND DIAGNOSING ASTHMA - Compositions, kits and methods for treating and diagnosing subtypes of asthma patients are provided. Also provided are methods for identifying effective asthma therapeutic agents and predicting responsiveness to asthma therapeutic agents.	05-26-2011

Joseph R. Bayman, Largo, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090297566	Oxygen-impervious packaging with optional oxygen scavenger, stabilized thyroid hormone compositions and methods for storing thyroid hormone pharmaceutical compositions - The present invention provides stabilized thyroid hormone pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of packaging and storing thyroid hormone pharmaceutical compositions, such as levothyroxine (T	12-03-2009

Joseph R. Beggin, Warrensburg, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100240524	REGENERATING MOLECULAR SIEVE ABSORBENTS USED FOR ALCOHOL DEHYDRATION - A process for regenerating a molecular sieve absorbent bed used for dehydrating an organic solvent is disclosed. The process is illustrated by regenerating a molecular sieve bed used for dehydrating ethanol, which includes a dehydrating cycle where an ethanol/water vapor mixture is loaded onto the molecular sieve bed at a first temperature to absorb water and recover a substantially dehydrated ethanol vapor effluent. In a regeneration cycle, the bed is subjected to a temperature swing technique whereby a dried gas, such as dried CO	09-23-2010

Joseph R. Callol, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090029030	POLYMER LINK HYBRID STENT - The present invention is directed to an expandable polymer link hybrid stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery along with a method of making the stent. The stent generally includes a series of metallic cylindrical rings longitudinally aligned on a common axis of the stent and interconnected by a series of polymeric links. The polymer links are formed by applying polymer layers between the rings and laser ablating the excess material. The polymeric material forming the polymeric links, provides longitudinal and flexural flexibility to the stent while maintaining sufficient column strength to space the cylindrical rings along the longitudinal axis. The metallic material forming the rings provides the necessary radial stiffness.	01-29-2009
20110009948	Fiber Reinforced Composite Stents - Polymeric composite stents reinforced with fibers for implantation into a bodily lumen are disclosed.	01-13-2011

Joseph R. Carlise, Lisle, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100099807	METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAS HYDRATES IN FLUID SYSTEMS - A method of inhibiting hydrates in a fluid comprising water and gas comprising adding to the fluid an effective hydrate-inhibiting amount of a composition comprising one or more homo- or co-polymers of N-alkyl(alkyl)acrylamide synthesized by polymerizing one or more N-alkyl(alkyl)acrylamide monomers in a solvent comprising a glycol ether of formula CH	04-22-2010
20100099814	METHOD OF CONTROLLING GAS HYDRATES IN FLUID SYSTEMS - A method of inhibiting hydrates in a fluid comprising water and gas comprising adding to the fluid an effective hydrate-inhibiting amount of a composition comprising one or more co-polymers of N-alkyl(alkyl)acrylamide monomers and one or more cationic monomers selected from acid and alkyl chloride quaternary salts of N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylates and N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylamides.	04-22-2010

Joseph R. Carlise, Annandale, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110196104	Norbornene-based copolymers with iridium complexes and exiton transport groups in their side-chains and use thereof - The present invention describes compounds with iridium complexes and poly(norbornene)s made therefrom. Methods of making the compounds and the poly(norbornene)s are also described. Further disclosed herein are light-emitting diodes employing such poly(norbornene)s which are covalently attached to a hole transport material.	08-11-2011

Joseph R. Carvalko, Jr., Milford, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100153140	SYSTEM FOR REDUCING THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH AN INSURED BUILDING STRUCTURE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF SELECTED TECHNOLOGIES - A method and computerized system is disclosed for managing the underwriting, quoting and binding an insurance policy with regard to the technology used to militate against the financial consequences of property losses. The invention utilizes a classifier for categorizing and weighing risk, composed of data representing in an identified building, a first unmitigated insurance risk and a second insurance risk, based upon the use of certain technology. A plurality of such weights are summed such that the weights generate a minimized risk for a building structure under consideration. combinations of technologies, employed in existing building structures to a classification, which then permits an underwriter to establish a premium. In another aspect of the invention data structures representing the quantification of risk reduction attendant a given technology or product are chained into a plurality of decision trees that process a construction phase and a pruning phase.	06-17-2010
20100174566	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SENSOR DATA - The invention herein generally pertains to underwriting an insurance policy utilizing sensors to detect, determine, measure and assess one or more conditions, states of affairs, physical properties and process as each relates an insurable property interest. More specifically is disclosed a method and computerized system for managing the underwriting, quoting and binding an insurance policy with regard to the technology used to militate against the financial consequences of certain property losses. The significance of operable safety related devices or system loads are important diagnostic safety markers for measuring one or more properties affecting the safety or risk aversion and for underwriting an insurable interest. This invention also relates to a system and a method for acquiring and assessing the qualities, variables and parameters that affect the underwriting premium for a building structure (commercial or residential), vehicle, aircraft, marine craft or cargo.	07-08-2010

Joseph R. Derk, Morton, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090217779	Compliant gear assembly, engine and gear train operating method - A compliant gear assembly for a gear train of an internal combustion engine includes a hub subassembly having a first hub component and a second hub component. The first hub component defines a first axis, and the compliant gear assembly includes a gear ring rotatable relative to the hub subassembly and defining a gear ring axis of rotation. The second hub component is movable relative to the first hub component in a direction normal to the first axis between a first stop position at which the gear ring axis of rotation is co-linear with the first axis and a second stop position at which the gear ring axis of rotation is parallel to but not co-linear with the first axis. A compliance mechanism is coupled between the first hub component and the second hub component and biases the second hub component toward the first stop position. Translating the second hub component relative to the first hub component in a direction normal to the first axis attenuates torque spikes induced for example via fuel injector actuation and/or cylinder firing in an engine gear train employing the compliant gear assembly.	09-03-2009

Joseph R. Dicello, Jr., Beach Park, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110095064	FUEL LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION-POWERED TOOLS - A fuel cell includes a spark initiator configured to initiate spark events, and a fuel level monitoring system configured for monitoring the fuel level in the fuel cell and indicating the monitored fuel level to a user. Included in the fuel level monitoring system is a programmable control unit configured to control the spark initiator and to count the spark events initiated by the spark initiator, to compare a number of spark events with at least two predetermined ranges of spark events, and to determine the fuel level in the fuel cell based on the determinations. An indicator controlled by the programmable control unit is supplied for providing the user with an indication of the fuel level in the fuel cell.	04-28-2011

Joseph R. Dockemeyer, Kokomo, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080214100	Communication service subscription management - Multiple receivers may be enabled to receive satellite-based digital audio radio (SDAR) services under a single subscription. For example, an SDAR service provider can enable multiple vehicles, a home-based digital radio, or a portable digital radio, singly or in any combination. Multiple receivers transmit information to each other. One receiver is designated as a primary receiver, and the other receivers are designated as secondary receivers. The SDAR service provider transmits a list of associated secondary receivers to the primary receiver. The primary receiver enables the associated secondary receivers to receive SDAR services by placing them in an authorized state. The secondary receivers must periodically communicate with the primary receiver to remain authorized. A secondary receiver that fails to communicate with the primary receiver within a prescribed time period is switched to an unauthorized state. In this unauthorized state, the secondary receiver no longer performs as an authorized receiver.	09-04-2008

Joseph R. Dollens, Chicago, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110125614	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING PRODUCT IMAGES - A method and system displaying and managing images of consumer products. A layout for plural selected consumer products is presented. An N-layer digital image of a shelf layout on which consumer products are displayed is created. The created N-layer digital image includes an M-layer hierarchy of vector images and/or visual overlays stored in progressive resolution format and allows progressive resolution display without loss of image quality on the selected plural consumer products that appear in the N-layer digital image. The created N-layer digital image is displayed via a communications network. The created image provides a virtual shopping experience that emulates a shopping experience in an actual retail store.	05-26-2011

Joseph R. Dorkin, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120101148	LIPID FORMULATION - The invention features an improved lipid formulation comprising a cationic lipid of formula (A), a neutral lipid, a sterol and a PEG or PEG-modified lipid, where R	04-26-2012

Joseph R. Duke, Jr., Elizabethtown, KY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110129647	Polyurea-Urethane Cord Treatment for Power Transmission Belt and Belt - A belt with a tensile cord embedded in an elastomeric body, having a polyurea-urethane adhesive composition impregnating the cord and coating the fibers. The composition is reaction product of a polyurethane prepolymer and a diamine curative or water. The prepolymer is a reaction product of a compact, symmetric diisocyanate and a polyester, polyether, or polycarbonate polyol. The belt body may be of cast polyurethane, vulcanized rubber, or thermoplastic elastomer. The cord may have an adhesive overcoat.	06-02-2011

Joseph R. Enzminger, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080207302	Method, Apparatus, and Program Product for Presenting Results in a Bingo-Type Game - Each bingo card representation matched with a game designation draw in a given bingo game (a “matched bingo card representation”) represents a respective game play record providing a result in the bingo game. The result represented by a matched bingo card representation is displayed to a player in the bingo-type game through a result representation provided at a suitable player station. Each result representation is correlated to one or more game results in the bingo-type game so that each game result in the bingo-type game is associated with a result representation. Each result representation includes a graphical representation unrelated to the bingo-type game. That is, although the game results are simply bingo game results defined by predetermined patterns of matches between the various card designations and the designation set produced or called for a particular bingo-type game, the game results are displayed to the players with a graphical display including a graphic that is not merely a graphical representation or reproduction of a bingo card. Displaying the result of the bingo-type game to the player thus involves displaying the result representation associated with the particular game result in lieu of or at least in addition to, the representation of the matched bingo-type game card.	08-28-2008
20090124324	HIGH VOLUME ELECTRONIC LOTTERY TICKET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A game server communicates game record groups to a site controller associated with a gaming site, and the site controller stores the game record groups in associated data storage. The site controller selects one of the stored game record groups in response to a game availability request associated with a respective game presentation, and communicates the selected game record group from the site controller to a player station services controller associated with the gaming site. The player station services controller stores that respective game record group in its associated data storage device and communicates data from a respective game record to a player station in response to a game play request from the player station, thereby allowing the player station to present a player with a lottery game result for the game play request.	05-14-2009
20100197387	GAMING SYSTEM WITH MODIFIABLE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION ASSIGNMENT METHOD - A gaming system is disclosed wherein an outcome probability is determined for each of a number of possible outcomes achievable in a wagering game. Different subsets are then associated with each different prize level in a desired prize distribution. The possible outcomes and their respective probability are assigned or mapped to the different subsets so that the probability of achieving a possible outcome included in a subset comprises a value approximating the desired probability of an award of the prize level with which the subset is associated.	08-05-2010
20100203957	GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING ANONYMOUS PLAYER TRACKING - A gaming system and method are disclosed that include anonymous and identified player tracking, wherein gaming data is collected over one, two, or more gaming sessions, the data is analyzed to determine whether a selected criterion or selected criteria have been met, and if so, then initiating a response, such as triggering a flag or transmitting a notification to an operator.	08-12-2010
20100210363	GAMING SYSTEM, MACHINE AND METHOD WITH USER SELECTABLE GAME INTERACTIVE MODE - A gaming system, apparatus, and method are disclosed which provide a player selectable option to manually interact by selecting game elements or initiate an automated mode whereby the gaming apparatus selects game elements in accordance with the rules of the game being played. An example disclosed embodiment includes a player being assigned a bingo card representation and a game designation set is associated with the bingo card representation, such that daubing the bingo card representation may be performed manually by the player at the player's respective player station using a suitable interface at the player station. Alternatively to manual daubing, the present invention includes automatically daubing one or more bingo card representations in response to an automatic daub input made by the player at the player station using a suitable input device.	08-19-2010
20100216537	PROGRESSIVE GAMING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD PROVIDING A PRIMARY GAME IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE GAME - A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed that include generating a set of primary game outcomes with each primary game outcome being associated with a result in a primary game. A set of progressive prize bearing outcomes are associated with the set of first game outcomes according to a progressive win frequency rule. Each progressive prize bearing record is associated with a progressive win indicator and a progressive prize. A primary game outcome is determined in response to a game play request by a player. If the primary game outcome is associated with a winning result, the player is provided a corresponding award; independent of the primary game result, if the primary game outcome is associated with one of the progressive prize bearing records, the player is awarded a corresponding progressive prize.	08-26-2010
20100285865	METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISTRIBUTING RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION ON A GAMING NETWORK - Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed for providing distributed RNG calculation capability. Generally, gaming machines cooperate on a gaming network to calculate a result for a RNG algorithm. A preferred system uses peer machines to perfonn partial RNG calculations, but server machines may also be used. One method calculates a first partial RNG calculation at a first peer machine using a seed value. The first peer machine transmits results of the first partial calculation to a second peer machine, which completes the RNG calculation. Some algorithms may include a step of combining partial results from two or more gaming machines. A preferred system uses a RNG state tracker and a seed tracker operating on a RNG master machine. This machine initializes a partial RNG with a seed value, and then tracks the state of the partial RNG using results from the completed calculation obtained over the network.	11-11-2010
20110207517	METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING AND USING GAME PLAY RECORDS IN A BINGO-TYPE GAME - A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.	08-25-2011
20110207533	DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system according to one form of the present invention includes a number of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a single player game presentation arrangement that may be reconfigured to provide any one of a number of game presentations. In addition to the gaming machines the gaming system includes a system configuration arrangement and a game modification controller. The system configuration arrangement produces system configuration commands based either on manual inputs, system usage information, or various information related to one or more players in a gaming facility. The game modification controller included in preferred forms of the gaming system receives the system configuration commands, and, in response to the commands, communicates presentation switching instructions to one or more gaming machines included in the system.	08-25-2011
20110269524	PLAYER ACTION INCENTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR GAMING SYSTEMS - A processing device measures the time it takes for a player to take some action in a game and bases the award or result in the game for the player at least in part on that measured time. A player receives a more desirable result or outcome for a particular game play in response to a shorter player action time and/or receives a less desirable result or outcome for a particular game play in response to a longer player action time. Providing more desirable results for shorter player action times or less desirable results for longer player action times provides players an incentive that influences them to take the appropriate player actions more quickly.	11-03-2011
20120100906	Method, System, and Program Product for Conducting Multiple Concurrent Bingo Games - A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress.	04-26-2012
20120108314	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING GAME PLAY IN AN ELECTRONIC LOTTERY GAME NETWORK - At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.	05-03-2012
20120122579	METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISTRIBUTING RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION ON A GAMING NETWORK - Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed for providing distributed RNG calculation capability. Generally, gaming machines cooperate on a gaming network to calculate a result for a RNG algorithm. A preferred system uses peer machines to perform partial RNG calculations, but cooperating server machines may also be used. One method calculates a first partial RNG calculation at a first machine using a seed value. The first machine transmits results of the first partial calculation to a second machine, which completes the RNG calculation. Some algorithms may include a step of combining partial results from two or more gaming machines. A preferred system uses a RNG state tracker and a seed tracker operating on a RNG master machine. This machine initializes a partial RNG with a seed value, and then tracks the state of the partial RNG using results from the completed calculation obtained over the network.	05-17-2012

Joseph R. Faryniarz, Middlebury, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090005439	STABLE ORGANIC PEROXIDE COMPOSITIONS - Methods of treating acne include the use of formulations including a benzoyl peroxide solution and an antioxidant.	01-01-2009
20090076170	STABLE ORGANIC PEROXIDE COMPOSITIONS - Benzoyl peroxide compositions are stabilized against decomposition by the use of antioxidants, resulting in increased shelf life of products made using the compositions. Treatment of truncal acne vulgaris with a combination of actives, namely benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, is provided via regimens that include applying such benzoyl peroxide compositions to an area of the body afflicted with acne, after a waiting period rinsing the benzoyl peroxide-treated area (e.g., by showering), drying the rinsed area, and then applying a topical, at least partially neutralized salicylic acid composition to the afflicted area.	03-19-2009
20090176876	COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND REGIMENS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SKIN, ESPECIALLY DECOLLETAGE - Compositions, kits and regimens for treatment of damaged skin, especially décolletage, include application of a retinoid, hydroquinone or hydroquinone derivatives, and a composition containing a multi-metal complex.	07-09-2009
20090306023	STABLE ORGANIC PEROXIDE COMPOSITIONS - Benzoyl peroxide compositions containing antioxidants and/or malonic acid. Treatment of acne vulgaris with a combination of actives, namely benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, include applying such benzoyl peroxide compositions to an area of the body afflicted with acne followed by application of a topical, at least partially neutralized salicylic acid composition to the afflicted area. Malonic acid may be included in combination with either the benzoyl peroxide composition, the salicylic acid composition or both.	12-10-2009
20090306220	STABLE ORGANIC PEROXIDE COMPOSITIONS - Methods of treating acne include the use of formulations including a benzoyl peroxide solution and a poly-carboxylic acid.	12-10-2009
20110008271	ROSACEA TREATMENTS USING POLYMETAL COMPLEXES - Described herein are novel methods for the treatment of rosacea which include the step of applying of a composition containing a polymetal complex to an area of the skin afflicted with rosacea and novel regimens using such compounds.	01-13-2011

Joseph R. Flicek, New York, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090102484	BANDWIDTH EXPANSION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE - A magnetic resonance imaging system includes a primary magnet and a secondary magnet operable to produce magnetic fields within a sample being imaged. The MRI system further includes at least one RF coil that is operable to receive electromagnetic frequencies from the sample. The RF coil is formed from tubing that serves as a cooling conduit through which flows a cooling fluid provided by a cooling source. The cooling fluid cools the RF coils to improve imaging of the sample.	04-23-2009
20100321020	BANDWIDTH EXPANSION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE - An apparatus for use in a magnetic resonance examination includes a radio frequency receive coil (	12-23-2010

Joseph R. Fotsing, San Diego, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110224155	MODULATION OF CHEMOSENSORY RECEPTORS AND LIGANDS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - The present invention includes methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors, and modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands. The present invention also includes modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands having Formula (I), its subgenus, and specific compounds. Furthermore, the present invention includes ingestible compositions comprising the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands and methods of using the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands to enhance the sweet taste of an ingestible composition or treat a condition associated with a chemosensory receptor. In addition, the present invention include processes for preparing the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands.	09-15-2011
20120088796	COMPOUNDS THAT INHIBIT (BLOCK) BITTER TASTE IN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds present in, e.g., coffee. Also, the invention relates to the discovery of specific compounds and compositions containing that function as bitter taste blockers and the use thereof as bitter taste blockers or flavor modulators in, e.g., coffee and coffee flavored foods, beverages and medicaments. Also, the present invention relates to the discovery of a compound that antagonizes numerous different human T2Rs and the use thereof in assays and as a bitter taste blocker in compositions for ingestion by humans and animals.	04-12-2012

Joseph R. Galgana, Marshfield, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100021798	Device, System and Method for Improving Efficiency and Preventing Degradation of Energy Storage Devices - Disclosed herein is a method and related device for improving energy performance and substantially preventing degradation of a chemical-to-electrical energy conversion process of an energy storage device (	01-28-2010

Joseph R. Garlich, Westfield, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080292714	BONE TARGETING OF DEGRADABLE DRUG FILLED NANOPARTICLES - This invention provides a method of modifying a cellular response in a mammal. The method comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of biodegradable nanoparticles, each of said nanoparticles comprising an active agent, a biodegradable polymer, and a bone targeting agent administering to a mammal an effective amount of a composition comprising a compound absorbed in a biodegradable nanoparticle which is attached to a bone targeting agent. The invention also provides a method for modifying a cellular response in a mammalian cell comprising contacting the mammalian cell with biodegradable nanoparticles. The invention further provides a method of delivering an exogenous substance to a mammal. The method comprises administering to the mammal a composition comprising the exogenous substance absorbed into a biodegradable nanoparticle, wherein the biodegradable nanoparticle is covalently attached to a bone targeting agent. The invention also provides a composition and a process for preparing the composition comprising a biologically active or therapeutic agent of compound, a biodegradable nanoparticle, and a bone targeting agent.	11-27-2008
20090011975	TARGETED BONE MARROW PROTECTION AGENTS - The invention provides a method of inhibiting cell death in a mammal. The method comprises administering to a mammal an effective amount of a composition comprising a cell protection factor covalently linked to a bone targeting agent via a linkage that is cleaved under physiological conditions, whereby the cell protection factor is released from the bone targeting agent in vivo to inhibit cell death. The invention further provides a compound comprising a cell protection factor covalently attached to a bone targeting agent via a linker that is cleaved under physiological conditions.	01-08-2009
20100310466	THIENOPYRANONES AS KINASE INHIBITORS - The invention, relates to compounds of formula I (or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in manufactures and methods for modulating biological processes including inhibition of kinase activity such as PI-3 kinase.	12-09-2010

Joseph R. Genito, Lower Burrell, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090042012	METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAMED ALUMINUM PRODUCTS BY USE OF SELECTED CARBONATE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS - A method for producing an aluminum foam product wherein reactive gas producing particles are introduced into an aluminum alloy melt under controlled conditions and subjected to agitation to induce the production of foam-stabilizing by-products, and, under certain conditions, the production of gases used to produce the molten metal foam itself. Foam products produced through this method have intrinsically formed metal oxides and other solid particles dispersed therein and are devoid of the large extrinsically added stabilizing ceramic additions traditionally used in the production of aluminum foams. The invention claims a rapid, single step method for producing an inoculated, foamable melt using low cost precursor materials.	02-12-2009

Joseph R. Holtman, Jr., Lexington, KY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100048605	SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF COMBINATIONS OF NORNICOTINE AND OPIOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN - This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods where S(−)-nornicotine, R(+)-nornicotine, or racemic nornicotine are co-administered with an opioid analgesic in amounts effective to cause or enhance a synergistic analgesic response to treat pain (including acute, chronic, and cancer related pain). Preferably the coadministration of nornicotine with the opioid results in decreased dependence and tolerance potential as well as diminishing side effects, compared to conventional opioid therapy.	02-25-2010
20100216847	NORNICOTINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN - This invention relates to the use of R(+)-, S(−)- or racemic nornicotine for the treatment of pain.	08-26-2010

Joseph R. Konshak, Menomonee Falls, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100133033	AIR BOX FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A fuel tank and air box assembly for a motorcycle includes a fuel tank and an air box housing. The air box housing has an inlet configured to receive intake air into the housing and an outlet configured to direct the intake air from the housing to the motorcycle's engine. A filter element configured to separate debris from the intake air is positioned at least partially inside the housing. The air box housing hangs from the fuel tank.	06-03-2010

Joseph R. Krycia, Pasadena, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110279303	ACTIVE-RADAR-ASSISTED PASSIVE COMPOSITE IMAGERY FOR AIDING NAVIGATION OR DETECTING THREATS - Typical inventive practice provides for electronic communication of a computer with a display, an active radar device (for transmitting target-location data and environmental data), a light measurement device (for transmitting visual light data), and passive imaging devices covering bands in the visual, infrared (MWIR and/or LWIR), and millimeter wave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Inventive software in the computer's memory establishes “operational modes.” Each operational mode is defined at least by a predominant environmental (obscuration and lighting) character, ascribes “modal indices” to individual imaging devices, and carries its own multispectral image fusion algorithm (which, pursuant to the ascribed modal indices, attributes weights to the imaging data from the respective imaging devices). The inventive software aims the imaging devices toward the target, selects an operational mode (based on the environmental data), and executes the image fusion algorithm associated with the selected operational mode so that a fused multispectral image is displayed.	11-17-2011

Joseph R. Lakowicz, Ellicott City, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080252894	Subwavelength resolution optical microscopy - Provided herein are methods for imaging subwavelength structures in three dimensions and with high resolution. The methods comprise illuminating subwavelength structures with an illuminating wavelength of light and detecting the self-image generated thereby at a distance distal to the structures. Also provided is a method for confining propagating light to a sub-diffraction limit dimension by illuminating a surface of a metal structure with subwavelength features with a wavelength of coherent light such that light propagating from the features is confined to a dimension that is a sub-diffraction limit thereof.	10-16-2008
20090275145	METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE FOR POLARIZATION-BASED AFFINITY ASSAYS - A method and kit for determining the quantity of an analyte include providing a functionalized substrate and a reagent. The functionalized substrate includes metallic nanoparticles and a plurality of substantively identical bioactive target molecules affixed to a substrate. The bioactive target molecule binds to a particular analyte. The reagent includes identical detection molecules. Each detection molecule includes a fluorophore, and binds to a particular analyte or competes with a particular analyte for binding to the target molecule. The functionalized substrate is contacted to a test sample and the reagent. The functionalized substrate and a covering solution are exposed to polarized electromagnetic waves that excite the fluorophore. A quantity of the particular analyte in the test sample is determined based on measuring polarization anisotropy of fluorescent emissions from the substrate and the covering solution.	11-05-2009
20100035335	METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE FOR THE LABEL-FREE DETECTION OF INTERACTING BIOMOLECULES - A method for enhancing fluorescence of a biomolecule includes the step of associating the biomolecule having intrinsic fluorescence with a sensing surface that contains nanostructured metal. Association of the biomolecule with the nanostructured metal enhances its intrinsic fluorescence, which is detected upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation of a suitable wavelength. The sensing surface may include capture or ligand molecule which binds to the biomolecule and sequesters it in proximity to the nanostructured metal, thereby causing its fluorescent signal to be enhanced. The method can be used in label-free bioassays for detection of interacting biomolecules, such as antibody-antigen binding.	02-11-2010
20100297016	QUARTERNARY NITROGEN HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR DETECTING AQUEOUS MONOSACCHARIDES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL FLUIDS - Quaternary nitrogen heterocyclic boronic acid-containing compounds are described, which are sensitive to glucose and fructose, as well as a variety of other physiologically important analytes, such as aqueous chloride and iodide, and a method of using the compounds. Also disclosed is a contact lens doped with the quaternary nitrogen heterocyclic boronic acid-containing compound, and a method of using the doped contact lens to measure the concentration of analyte in tears under physiological conditions.	11-25-2010

Joseph R. Matarese, Portland, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120030704	Digital Ad Insertion for Video-On-Demand - A method including identifying one or more ad break points within digital video and/or audio content, selecting ad content to provide with the video and/or audio content, and generating a playlist referencing the ad content at the one or more ad break points.	02-02-2012

Joseph R. Mayersak, Ashburn, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100031841	Safe and arm device and explosive device incorporating same - A safe and arm (S&A) device is disclosed. The device utilizes a no-fire separation distance and a mechanical configuration of primary explosive/booster explosive and secondary explosive to establish a safe mode. While in safe mode, the device would allow no more than 1 in 1 million detonation transfers to occur from primary to secondary. In armed mode, the no-fire separation distance is taken away, allowing reliable detonation transfer. Two arming environments, which occur after launch and safe separation, are used to move the S&A device to armed mode. The first environment is the release event of the projectiles from their packed state in a dispenser. The second environment is a target sense mechanism. If either arming environment returns to its original state, the mechanism returns to safe mode. The S&A device will not allow inadvertent packing into the dispenser of explosive devices in the armed state.	02-11-2010

Joseph R. Nienow, Wausau, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080271222	Roll-up Covering and Belt Assembly - The invention outlined in the disclosure is a roll-up covering and belt assembly that is worn around the waist of the wearer. The belt is preferably a one-inch wide strap with a buckle that adjusts to the waist size of the wearer. An upper covering portion and a lower covering portion are attached to the strap opposite the buckle.	11-06-2008

Joseph R. Olivadoti, Gig Harbor, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090056109	Methods and Systems for Manufacturing a Family of Aircraft Wings and Other Composite Structures - Methods and systems for manufacturing composite aircraft wings and other structures are disclosed herein. A tool assembly for use in manufacturing composite laminates in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a tool plate carried by a movable support system. The tool plate includes a tool surface configured to support fiber-reinforced resin material and define an outer mold line (OML) of the fiber-reinforced resin material. The movable support system is configured to respond to signals from a controller to automatically change the shape of the tool surface and alter the OML of the finished part to suit the particular application. In one embodiment, the movable support system can include a plurality of telescoping actuators operably coupled to the tool plate.	03-05-2009
20100006700	AIRCRAFT WINGS HAVING CONTINUOUSLY TAILORED STRUCTURAL STRENGTH - The structural strength of an aircraft wing is continuously tailored along its length to closely match continuously varying imposed wing loads. The wing comprises upper and lower skins each formed from panels joined together. Each of the skin panels includes a stiffening web sandwiched between and joined to the inner and outer facesheets. The web has a repeating pattern and at least one dimension that continuously varies along the length of the panel.	01-14-2010
20100009126	Method and Apparatus for Forming a Corrugated Web Having a Continuously Varying Shape - A method and apparatus are used to form a corrugated web having a cross sectional shape with at least one characteristic that varies substantially continuously along the substantially the entire length of the web. The apparatus includes multiple sets of dies which progressively form corrugations in a moving sheet. At least one characteristic of the web's cross sectional shape is varied along the entire length of the web by displacing the dies as the sheet moves through the die sets.	01-14-2010

Joseph R. Ornig, Waukegan, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080276828	Railway car door operator assembly - A railway car door operator assembly is adapted for use in opening or closing railway car doors. The assembly is mountable on a self-propelled vehicle and includes a base mountable on the vehicle. An elongated arm having one end secured to an articulated joint on the base secures the arm to the base limiting movement of the arm to movement in a substantially horizontal plane. Another end of the arm is secured to a releasable restraint for releasable connection to a railway car door.	11-13-2008

Joseph R. Padova, Philadelphia, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090062708	FUNCTIONAL LOW-PROFILE DYNAMIC EXTENSION SPLINT AND METHODS FOR ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to medical devices and methods useful for improving a person's ability to grasp and release an object, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a splint for causing dynamic extension of a finger and/or thumb.	03-05-2009
20110060261	Functional Low-Profile Dynamic Extension Splint and Methods for its Use and Manufacture - The present invention relates to medical devices and methods useful for improving a person's ability to grasp and release an object, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a splint for causing dynamic extension of a finger and/or thumb.	03-10-2011

Joseph R. Pectavage, Bear Creek Township, PA US

Joseph R. Penano, Fairfax Station, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110304283	High Average Current, High Quality Pulsed Electron Injector - An electron injector including an electron source and a conducting grid situated close to the electron source, one or more RF accelerating/bunching cavities operating at the same fundamental RF frequency; a DC voltage source configured to bias the cathode at a small positive voltage with respect to the grid; a first RF drive configured to apply an RF signal between the cathode and grid at the fundamental and third harmonic RF frequencies; and a second RF drive configured to apply an RF drive signal to the accelerating/bunching cavities. Electrons are emitted by the cathode and travel through the grid to the accelerating/bunching cavities for input into an RF linac. The first RF drive applies a first RF drive signal at the fundamental frequency of the linac plus higher harmonics thereof to the gap between the cathode and the grid to cause the emitted electrons to form electron bunches and the second RF drive applies a second RF drive signal to the accelerating/bunching cavities on the other side of the grid to further accelerate and optimize the size of the electron bunches. Because the applied RF signals contain at the fundamental linac frequency, the electrons are bunched at that frequency and each RF bucket of the linac is filled with an electron bunch.	12-15-2011

Joseph R. Piechura, Hartford, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100317009	Method for DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Vitro and Applications Thereof - A system and a method for DNA double-strand break repair in vitro are disclosed. Applications of the disclosed method in multiple areas are also disclosed.	12-16-2010

Joseph R. Pilsbury, Westbrook, ME US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194245	Papermaking Clothing Defining a Width of a Paper Web and Associated System and Method - A clothing for supporting a wet paper web for dewatering is provided, comprising a dewatering fabric extending in a machine direction and formed only from a woven material to have a single, substantially consistent, permeability. A pair of laterally-spaced strip portions extend along the dewatering fabric in the machine direction, with each being substantially and consistently impermeable to air and forming a substantially and consistently smooth non-water-retaining surface. The strip portions define a permeable web-carrying portion of the dewatering fabric therebetween, wherein the paper web carried thereby extends over the entire width thereof. The permeable web-carrying portion allows air to flow therethrough, exclusively of the impermeable strip portions, such that the wet paper web carried only by the permeable web-carrying portion is dewatered. The width of the permeable web-carrying portion thereby defines the width of the wet paper web dried thereon. Associated systems and methods are also provided.	08-06-2009

Joseph R. Prema, Brampton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120128906	CROSSLINKED CHLORINATED POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS - A chlorinated polyolefin composition suitable for use in the manufacture of crosslinked, thermoset, flame-retardant articles such as jackets for electrical or fiber optic cables, insulating coatings or layers for electrical conductors, and heat-shrinkable tubing, sheets or other shapes for protection of cable connectors and splices. The composition is thermosetting and moisture curable and comprises a chlorinated polyolefin such as chlorinated polyethylene or chlorosulfonated polyethylene and a non-chlorinated polyolefin which contains moisture crosslinkable silane groups. The non-chlorinated polyolefin preferably comprises polyethylene or a copolymer thereof. Exposure of the composition to moisture causes the formation of intermolecular crosslinks between molecules of the non-chlorinated polyolefin. The compositions can be formed by blending the non-chlorinated polyolefin with a silanated non-chlorinated polyolefin or by silane-grafting a blend of the chlorinated polyolefin and the non-chlorinated polyolefin.	05-24-2012

Joseph R. Randazza, Boca Raton, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080275799	PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are payment system and methods. There is an exemplary method for a system having a first business entity, a plurality of persons; a plurality of vehicles; a plurality of cards issued under authority of a government, each card evidencing a license for a person to operate a vehicle; a first signal corresponding to a signal common to the plurality of cards; a second signal on a first card in the plurality of cards; information corresponding to a bank account; and a point of sale. The method includes receiving the second signal from the point of sale; accessing the bank account, by using the first signal and the second signal; and in the accounting system of the first business entity, making an entry corresponding to a second amount, the second amount being owed to the government, responsive to the accessing step.	11-06-2008
20080290155	PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - Disclosed are payment system and methods.	11-27-2008
20090134214	TRANSACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are transaction system and methods.	05-28-2009
20090281942	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DONATING - Disclosed are systems and method for donating.	11-12-2009
20110000959	PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - Disclosed are payment system and methods.	01-06-2011
20110320316	PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - Disclosed are payment system and methods.	12-29-2011
20120095854	PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - Disclosed are payment system and methods.	04-19-2012

Joseph R. Risolia, Miami Beach, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100058918	INSTRUMENT PICK - There is an instrument pick configured to selectably couple to a metal surface of an instrument, according to one embodiment of the invention. The instrumental pick includes a base member having an interior cavity and a magnet disposed within the interior cavity of the base member. The base member of the instrumental pick also includes a plurality of apertures configured to dispose a portion of the magnet.	03-11-2010

Joseph R. Rostron, Mcdonough, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100193474	LIMITED FLASH-OVER ELECTRIC POWER SWITCH - A limited flash-over electric power switch uses a dielectric gas regulator and a flash-over arrestor to greatly diminish the occurrences of high voltage flash-over during operation of a circuit interrupter. The dielectric gas regulator prevents the flow of the dielectric gas into the arc gap during an initial portion of the opening stroke of the interrupter contacts. Once the arc gap is sufficiently wide to greatly diminish the likelihood of a high voltage flash-over, the dielectric gas regulator allows the dielectric gas to flow into the arc gap to extinguish the arc. The flash-over arrestor snubs out incipient flash-over that may occur as the arc attempts to reform across the arc gap. The flash-over arrestor may be a conductive ring located on the interior surface of the nozzle in the region of the orifice.	08-05-2010
20110042354	MAGNET INTERRUPTER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHING - A magnetic interrupter consisting of a stationary and moving butt contacts that open an electric circuit in dielectric gas (e.g., SF	02-24-2011
20120062239	DIRECTIONAL FAULT SECTIONALIZING SYSTEM - A directional fault sectionalizing system that utilizes one phase voltage measurement and three phase current measurements to determine the directionality of high impedance faults on a three phase electric power circuit. This eliminates the need for two of the three voltage measuring devices at each monitoring station conventionally required to determine fault directionality, which makes it economical to install at a greater number of distribution tap points. The system is particularly useful for commonly used three-way tap points along distribution lines where three phase voltage measurement is not readily available. The system is capable of identifying faults under challenging circumstances, such faults occurring on unbalanced three phase power lines and faults occurring on tapped line segments where the currents are relatively small compared to the currents flowing in the main line segments.	03-15-2012
20120063040	DIRECTIONAL FAULT LOCATION AND ISOLATION SYSTEM - A directional fault location and isolation system for a three phase electric power circuit that identifies a faulted segment by determining the direction of the fault at multiple tap points in the electric power circuit. The directional fault controller, which may be a centralized controller or a number of peer-to-peer controllers located at the tap points, includes communication equipment for exchanging information with the monitoring equipment and the sectionalizing equipment at each sectionalizing control point, which includes the tap points and may also include the substations. The controller also includes processing equipment that determines the directionality of a fault on the power line at each current monitoring device, identifies a faulted line section by identifying a change in the directionality of the fault associated with the faulted line section, and operates one or more of the sectionalizing switches to isolate the faulted line section from the circuit.	03-15-2012

Joseph R. Roti, Deerfield, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110298226	FOLD AWAY MAGNETIC DOOR STOP - Door stop assemblies are disclosed, which generally include a door stop that includes a stem portion, a distal side that includes a first magnetic element, and a proximal side. The door stop further includes at least one hinge located between the distal side and proximal side thereof. In addition, the assemblies further include a door stop receiving element that is equipped with a spring and a second magnetic element that is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic element.	12-08-2011

Joseph R. Russo, Jr., Orlando, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090013883	WRINGING DEVICE - A wringing device for expelling materials from a flexible container. In at least one embodiment, the wringing device may be used to expel fluids from a flexible container contained within an intermediate bulk container (IBC). The wringing device may be formed from a support frame and a carriage movably coupled to the support frame for supporting components of the wringing device, The wringing device may include a nip shaft coupled to the carriage and a movable nip shaft movably coupled to the carriage proximate to the nip shaft. The movable nip shaft may be biased toward the nip shaft with a biasing device. The wringing device may include one or more drive devices for driving a take-up shaft, a wringing device transport system, or the carriage, or any combination thereof. The wringing device may also include a transport vehicle for transporting the wringing device between different intermediate bulk containers.	01-15-2009

Joseph R. Sclafani, Jr., Penn Valley, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090287021	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A SOLUTION OF A SHEAR SENSITIVE MATERIAL - The invention provides a novel apparatus and method for preparing a solution of a shear sensitive material.	11-19-2009
20120095254	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A SOLUTION OF A SHEAR SENSITIVE MATERIAL - The invention provides a novel apparatus and method for preparing a solution of a shear sensitive material.	04-19-2012

Joseph R. Shoum, Ware, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149084	Biomedical Electrode Connectors - A biomedical electrode connector for coupling with a biomedical electrode of the type including an electrode base and a male terminal projecting from the electrode base is provided.	06-11-2009
20110117793	Biomedical Electrode Connectors - A biomedical electrode connector for coupling with a biomedical electrode of the type including an electrode base and a male terminal projecting from the electrode base is provided.	05-19-2011

Joseph R. Simrell, Coto De Caza, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080243725	Systems And Methods For Tracking State-Based Transactions - Systems and methods track state-based transactions. Event tokens from devices of one or more networks are collected, formatted, normalized and stored in association with state-based transactions. Each of the transaction instances, and the associated event tokens, is processed using transaction definitions and zero, one or more actions are performed in association with the transaction instance. Missing event may be determined for each incomplete transaction based upon the transaction definitions. Problems across multiple networks may be diagnosed by determining quality of service for each of the transactions. Transactions between peering networks may be settled by monetizing the state-based transactions and generating billing information based upon the monetized state-based transactions. Abnormal behavior within an enterprise network is identified by evaluating the event tokens to identify state-based transactions of abnormal behavior.	10-02-2008

Joseph R. Spransy, Parker, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100269401	Tackle box storage device - A malleable framework that receives an individual fishing leader of any length pre-tied to any type of hook or lure and weight is disclosed. The fishing leader is wrapped on the framework, and the assembly is twisted and rolled suitable for individual storage in a standard tackle box slot, together with hook or lure and weight.	10-28-2010

Joseph R. Stukenberg, Minneapolis, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090032481	DINNERWARE DISPLAY - A dinnerware display includes a piece of dinnerware, a base, a track and a dinnerware mount. The track is securely coupled to the base behind the piece of dinnerware. The dinnerware mount is at least partially received by and is slidably coupled to the track such that the dinnerware mount can be slid along the track. The dinnerware mount includes two arms circumferentially spaced from one another and each defining a clasp for receiving a portion of the piece of dinnerware. When the dinnerware mount is in a first position with respect to the track, the piece of dinnerware is securely maintained between the base and the dinnerware mount. When the dinnerware mount is in a second position with respect to the track, the piece of dinnerware is removable from between the base and the dinnerware mount. Other dinnerware displays, fixtures and associated methods are also disclosed.	02-05-2009
20120000870	CLOTHING DISPLAY FIXTURE - A clothing display fixture includes a sleeve having an inner surface, an outer surface, a pair of opposing edges defining a top and a bottom, a joint, a first cross member and a second cross member. The first and second cross members have first lengthwise edges and opposing second lengthwise edges and first widthwise edges and opposing second widthwise edges. The first and second opposing widthwise edges are located adjacent to the inner surface of the sleeve such that the first widthwise edges span across the joint and wherein the first and second support members extend through a center of the sleeve.	01-05-2012

Joseph R. Tordella, Egg Harbor Township, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100241642	MULTIPLE FORM POPULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for populating a form includes storing differing forms in a database, each form having at least one information location for entering an item of user information, selecting a first form to provide a first selected form, and entering an item of user information into the information location to provide an entered item of information. Storing the entered item of information in the database to provide a stored item of information, selecting a second form, determining whether the information location of the second selected form corresponds to the information location of first selected form and retrieving the stored item of information to provide a retrieved item of information in accordance with the determining are also included. The retrieved item of information is entered into the information location of the second form to provide a populated form.	09-23-2010

Joseph R. Tordella, Ocean City, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120060272	SANITARY TOILET SEAT AND BOWL - A sanitary toilet seat has a pivot point for raising and lowering the toilet seat, which pivot point is located on a plane above a horizontal plane upon which the seat may rest when in a lowered position on the toilet bowl. In addition, a toilet bowl may have a steep inside bowl angle to reduce splash effects.	03-15-2012

Joseph R. Tuschong, Bethpage, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090078279	Cosmetic Compact - The compact comprises a base, a cover, a frame in the base and a tray that has a first tray section and an opposed second tray section. The cover and frame are pivotably mounted on the base. The tray is rotatably mounted in the frame and is rotatable relative to the base so that either the first tray section of the tray or the second tray section of the tray faces away from or towards the base. Each tray section has at least one compartment retain one or more cosmetic compositions typically contained in a thin-walled metal pan (godet).	03-26-2009
20090320874	COSMETIC COMPACT WITH PIVOTING TRAY - A compact for storing a plurality of cosmetics includes a tray for storing cosmetics in a first and a second side; a base having a pair of hinge pins received by the tray, the tray pivoting in the hinge from a first position making the first side accessible to a user to a second position making the second side accessible to the user.	12-31-2009

Joseph R. Vandeweert, Maywood, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110159617	DUAL LAYER COLOR-CENTER PATTERNED LIGHT SOURCE - A method of fabricating a color laser, comprising growing a first thin layer of ionic crystal on a substrate. The crystal can comprise many types of ionic crystals, such as sodium chloride or potassium chloride. A second thin layer of a different type of ionic crystal can be deposited above the first ionic crystal layer, such as lithium fluoride or sodium fluoride. An inert metal layer can be deposited between the first and second layers of ionic crystal and above the second layer of ionic crystal. When the first and second ionic crystal layers are radiated with gamma rays, they form color centers at the spots radiated. Because of the difference in crystalline properties of the two different ionic crystal centers, their color centers have different wavelengths. Each of the ionic crystal layers emit light at different characteristic wavelengths when illuminated at their unique absorption frequencies, and can be made to lase separately.	06-30-2011
20120011936	COMBINATION STATIC AND DYNAMIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCER EMPLOYING A MICRO-FILTER - A pressure transducer assembly that uses static pressure compensation to capture low-level dynamic pressures in high temperature environments. The pressure transducer assembly combines a static-dynamic pressure transducer with a micro-filter element to achieve a compact system that can be used in extreme temperature applications where low-level, dynamic pressure measurements are required in a high pressure environment.	01-19-2012

Joseph R. Waitlevertch, Butler, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090267274	SKIMMER APPARATUS AND METHOD - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides an apparatus and a method for skimming slag from molten metal including a base, wherein the base pivots around an axis, a mast mounted on the base, a carriage including wheels and the wheels engage the plurality of posts, an outer beam disposed perpendicular to the mast and within an inner space of the carriage, and including walls defining a slot and powered wheels, an inner beam disposed movably within the slot of the outer beam and in frictional contact with the powered wheels, and rams including one end mounted on the other beam and the other end mounted on one of the base or the mast. This configuration provides at least four degrees of freedom to the apparatus in order to skim the slag from the molten metal.	10-29-2009
20110167963	DUAL OUTLET INJECTION SYSTEM - A dual outlet injector is disclosed for use in a dual lance or dual port desulfurization station, whereby reagent from a given injector vessel may be injected into two separate supply pipes respectively corresponding to the dual lances or dual ports. The dual outlet injector enables a desulfurization station to be configured comprising only one supply vessel for powdered magnesium reagent and only one supply vessel for a carrier reagent such as powdered lime.	07-14-2011

Joseph R. Woelfling, Palmyra, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090188175	Cantilevered ceiling system - The cantilevered ceiling system has a horizontally extending support beam which supports at least two panels. The panels, when positioned substantially horizontally, are securely maintained to the beam by a gravity operated lock.	07-30-2009
20100132281	Electrically Powerable Grid Element - An electrically powerable grid element having first and second conductive members of opposing polarity. The grid element includes first and second electrical access slots which expose the conductive members. The grid element includes a tap which has a conductor engaging means which forms an electrical connection with the first and second conductors via the first and second electrical access slots.	06-03-2010

Joseph R. Zaharewicz, Bethany, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097255	REFLECTOR-BAFFLE FOR LUMINAIRES - An embodiment may comprise a baffle blade or blades, an article of manufacture, and/or a luminaire comprising: a blade member with a reflective top section.	04-16-2009

Joseph R. Zasadzinski, Santa Barbara, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110052671	NEAR INFRA-RED PULSED LASER TRIGGERED DRUG RELEASE FROM HOLLOW NANOSHELL DISRUPTED VESICLES AND VESOSOMES - The disclosure provides drug delivery methods and compositions. More particularly, the application provides liposomal delivery compositions comprising a nanostructure.	03-03-2011

Joseph R. Zaworski, Corvallis, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110083267	Mechanically assisted dependent transfer mechanism - An assistive transfer mechanism is provided allowing for effective and comfortable transfers from one sitting position to another sitting position. The assistive transfer mechanism includes a horizontal base with a vertical (height adjustable) column disposed on the horizontal base. At least one articulating arm extends from the vertical column which holds a torso engaging element. The torso engaging element includes a weight support mechanism to support at least part of a subject's body weight. The torso engagement element is capable of transferring and applying only a fraction of the supported body weight into a lateral to medial directed force onto the subject's torso.	04-14-2011

Joseph R. Zbiciak, Arlington, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090248991	Termination of Prefetch Requests in Shared Memory Controller - A real request from a CPU to the same memory bank as a prior prefetch request is transmitted to the per-memory bank logic along with a kill signal to terminate the prefetch request. This avoids waiting for a prefetch request to complete before sending the real request to the same memory bank. The kill signal gates off any acknowledgement of completion of the prefetch request. This invention reduces the latency for completion of a high priority real request when a low priority speculative request to a different address in the same memory bank has already been dispatched.	10-01-2009
20090248992	Upgrade of Low Priority Prefetch Requests to High Priority Real Requests in Shared Memory Controller - A prefetch controller implements an upgrade when a real read access request hits the same memory bank and memory address as a previous prefetch request. In response per-memory bank logic promotes the priority of the prefetch request to that of a read request. If the prefetch request is still waiting to win arbitration, this upgrade in priority increases the likelihood of gaining access generally reducing the latency. If the prefetch request had already gained access through arbitration, the upgrade has no effect. This thus generally reduces the latency in completion of a high priority real request when a low priority speculative prefetch was made to the same address.	10-01-2009
20090249105	Hardware Controlled Power Management of Shared Memories - This invention manages power down and wakeup of shared memories in a multiprocessor system. A register for each shared memory has bits corresponding to each master. When a master wants to power down a memory, it sets its corresponding bit in the register. A hardware power down controller for the memory bank powers the memory bank if any processor signals powering the memory bank. The hardware power down controller for the memory bank powers down the memory bank only if all processor signal powering down the memory bank. waits for all masters to set their corresponding bits in the register before initiating power down of the memories. Software running on any processor has a view of the shared memory independent of the other processors and no inter-processor communication is needed.	10-01-2009
20090249106	Automatic Wakeup Handling on Access in Shared Memory Controller - A hardware based wake-up scheme initiates memory power-up upon a normal access to a powered down memory. The access that triggered the power-up is buffered. Further accesses are stalled until the memory is completely powered up. The buffered access then proceeds to the memory and the processor is brought out of stall. In cases where the software does not directly control access to the memory, such as on a cache miss, this scheme avoids undesirable conditions due to access to powered down memories.	10-01-2009
20120017067	ON-DEMAND PREDICATE REGISTERS - In accordance with at least some embodiments, a digital signal processor (DSP) includes an instruction fetch unit and an instruction decode unit in communication with the instruction fetch unit. The DSP also includes a register set and a plurality of work units in communication with the instruction decode unit. The register set includes a plurality of legacy predicate registers. Separate from the legacy predicate registers, a plurality of on-demand predicate registers are selectively signaled without changing the opcode space for the DSP.	01-19-2012

Joseph R. Zelk, Portland, OR US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110168188	MANDIBULAR POSITIONING APPLIANCE - Embodiments herein provide a mandibular positioning appliance that is fully adjustable (adjustable in all planes). The appliance may be used for the management of sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The full spectrum of SDB, from the mildest snoring to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), may be managed by the stabilization and features that this appliance offers. In embodiments, an appliance may be used by itself or may be used in conjunction with other therapies, such as positive airway pressure and/or a tongue retaining device.	07-14-2011

Joseph R. Zeno, Akron, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090077840	PROGRESSIVE LINKAGE FOR EXCAVATOR THUMB - An improved dipper stick, tool, and thumb combination includes a progressive linkage for connecting the thumb to a thumb actuator wherein the pivot axis of the thumb idler link connection is spaced from the pivot axis of the tool idler link connection. The pivot axis of the thumb idler link connection may be offset outwardly from the inner surface of the dipper stick. A mounting plate may be connected to the inner surface of the dipper stick to locate the pivot axis in the offset position.	03-26-2009
20120030147	MONOLITHIC FLOOR FOR HOT SLAG BUCKET - The disclosure provides a monolithic floor for use with a hot slag bucket. The monolithic floor improves the lifespan of the bucket when used with hot slag by reducing warpage caused by heating and cooling and thus significantly reduces the cost of owning and operating the hot slag bucket.	02-02-2012