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Allison Kidder, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20100012347 | BLENDED COILED CABLE - A cabled lead comprising a first conductor cable having outer strands and a core strand is described. Each of the outer strands and core strand has outer wires that surround a core wire. The outer wires are made of a first material. The core wires have a tube, which may be in the form of a layer, and a core, and the core is disposed in the tube. The tube is made of the first material and the core is made of a second material. The first conductor cable is positioned in a first conductor sheath. The cabled lead has a second conductor cable which may be substantially structurally identical to the first conductor cable and is positioned in a second conductor sheath. The first and second conductor cables are helically coiled to form the cabled lead. In other embodiments, there may be one or more than two conductor cables. | 01-21-2010 |
Allison Kidder, Boston, MA US
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| 20130123807 | Through the Scope Tension Member Release Clip - An apparatus for deployment of a hemostatic clip includes a clip assembly releasably coupled to a distal portion of a shaft, wherein the clip assembly includes a capsule releasably coupled to the shaft, clip arms slidably received within the capsule and cooperating with the capsule to provide a first user feedback indicating a decision configuration of the clip assembly and a yoke slidably received within the capsule, the yoke including proximal and distal portions releasably and rotatably connected to one another via a first control wire, a distal end of the distal portion being connected to proximal ends of the clip arms. A second control wire extends from the handle assembly and is coupled to a proximal end of the second portion to move the clip assembly between open and closed configurations. | 05-16-2013 |
Allison M. Kidder, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20110071358 | Fiber Optic Assisted Medical Lead - A medical device for placing a medical lead in the human body using minimally invasive techniques is described. One lead includes a lead body connected to a lead head having an aperture for providing fiber optic access to the interior of a helical electrode. The fiber optic shaft may be disposed within or along-side a drive shaft releasably coupled to the head to rotate the head. The drive shaft and lead body may be delivered using a delivery catheter. The delivery catheter can be advanced though a small incision to the target tissue site, and the site remotely visualized through the fiber optic scope extending through the lead head aperture. Some catheters include a distal mapping electrode readable from the catheter proximal portion or handle. The lead head can be rotated, rotating the helical electrode into the tissue, and the catheter, drive shaft, and fiber optic probe removed. In one use, epicardial pacing leads are placed on the posterior surface of the heart, aided by visualization and mapping to obtain optimal electrode placement and patient outcome. | 03-24-2011 |
Benjamin Kidder, Barre, VT US
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| 20100005424 | VIRTUAL WORLD SYSTEM SUPPORTING A CONSUMER EXPERIENCE - A system and method for creating a virtual world for supporting a consumer experience is disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes providing access to a database of item listing categories, each item listing category in the database having an associated link to a source for physical items corresponding to the item listing category; generating an image of a virtual store in a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment; populating the virtual store with at least one first object representing an item listing category; receiving a signal indicative of user interaction with the at least one first object; and using the associated link to re-direct the user to the source for physical items corresponding to the item listing category represented by the at least one first object with which the user interacted. | 01-07-2010 |
Daniel Kidder, Greensboro, NC US
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| 20080302000 | Leak-Resistant Bait Station - The invention includes a bait station having an internal air entrapment compartment. Air entrapped within the air entrapment compartment prevents water from wetting bait within the bait station when the station is submersed in water. In one embodiment, the bait station includes an enclosure having an airtight upper portion and at least one access opening having an uppermost first elevation. Toxic and/or non-toxic bait is contained within the enclosure. A first wall is positioned between the bait and the access opening and includes an upper rim at a second elevation. The second elevation is above the first elevation of the access opening. The bait may be liquid bait, solid bait, or palletized or granular bait. For liquid bait, the bait may be suspended in an adsorbent bait retainer such as an adsorbent foam block to retain the bait and prevent free liquid bait from leaking from the bait station. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090165529 | TOOL FOR CALIBRATING GRANULAR DISPENSERS AND METHOD INCORPORATING THE SAME - A tool is provided that is adapted to calibrate a dispenser operative to dispense a selected granular material received from the interior of a receptacle. The tool may include a handle extending longitudinally from a first handle end to a second handle end along a longitudinal axis and a positioning element located proximately to the second handle end. The positioning element is adapted to locate the flow control member associated with the dispenser at a selected position thereby to set a desired delivery rate of the granular material. The positioning element may be formed as an elongate projection extending upwardly from a location proximate to the second handle end or as a flat blade. A set of tools is also provided such that the dispenser can be set at alternative desired delivery rates. A method of calibrating the delivery rate of a dispenser is also provided. | 07-02-2009 |
David S. Kidder, Mamaroneck, NY US
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| 20080270164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PLURALITY OF ADVERTISING NETWORKS - According to one aspect of the present invention a method and apparatus are described for improving advertising conversions on the Internet. An analysis engine is provided that analyzes raw advertising metrics in order to identify improvements. A treemap based visualization engine allows the user to visualize a tree in two dimensional space. In one embodiment, an action engine includes rapid one-box recommendation that allows the user to take an action to improve an advertising campaign. According to another aspect, a system and method for managing a plurality of advertising networks is also provided. A typical embodiment of the management system integrates the analysis engine, visualization engine, and action engine in order to optimize a user/manager's time and effort in organizing, improving, and managing advertising campaigns across a plurality of advertising networks. The presentation and organization (rendered by the visualization engine) of visual displays of advertising information (compiled by analysis engine) effectively reduces the workload in managing the plurality of advertising networks, additionally, recommendations can be based on advertising information (supplied by the action engine). In one example, visual cues in the form of color designations, bring the user's attention to advertising nodes on which actions are estimated to have the significant impact. The definition of what a significant impact is may be established by default or in other embodiments can be configurable by each particular user or manager. Once the user's attention is brought to a particular advertising node, actions and alerts can be recommended to improve an individual advertising campaign, ad group, keyword, ad copy, and/or ad. In one embodiment, by providing an interface to access to other networks with their own advertising campaigns a plurality of networks can be managed. | 10-30-2008 |
John W. Kidder, Aromas, CA US
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| 20090304880 | READY-TO-USE MUSHROOMS WITH ENHANCED VITAMIN D CONTENT AND IMPROVED SHELF LIFE - Described herein is the treatment of mushrooms to enhance their vitamin D content while preserving characteristics typically associated with fresh mushrooms. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20120308695 | READY-TO-USE MUSHROOMS WITH ENHANCED VITAMIN D CONTENT AND IMPROVED SHELF LIFE - Described herein is the treatment of mushrooms to enhance their vitamin D content while preserving characteristics typically associated with fresh mushrooms. | 12-06-2012 |
Kenneth B. Kidder, Coon Rapids, MN US
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| 20090140059 | HVAC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AND METHODS OF OPERATION - A comfort control system for controlling the comfort level in a building includes a comfort control unit and a remote control unit. The remote control unit communicates with the comfort control unit from a remote location. In one illustrative embodiment, the remote control unit includes a temperature sensor for sensing an ambient air temperature near the remote control unit, and a measure related to the sensed temperature may be communicated to the comfort control unit. A detection block may be included in the remote control unit for detecting when the ambient air temperature sensed by the temperature sensor in the remote control unit is likely to be influenced by a user or other undesirable condition. The comfort control unit may take this into account when controlling the comfort control system of the building. | 06-04-2009 |
Kent Kidder, Lubbock, TX US
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| 20110094335 | INTERNAL PROPULSION AND ENERGY SOURCE - An internally self-propelled mechanism having a string anchored to a point on a propellable object or on an object requiring power to function and where the string has two or more segments that are pulled in two or more tangential directions from a centrally located brace creating angles so that the tension force effected on the middle string segment causes propulsion. | 04-28-2011 |
Kevin G. Kidder, Carencro, LA US
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| 20100212969 | STABILIZER ASSEMBLIES WITH BEARING PAD LOCKING STRUCTURES AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME - Stabilizer assemblies and tools incorporating same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a stabilizer assembly comprises a body having at least one bearing pad receptacle therein, and a bearing pad disposed in the receptacle. The bearing pad includes at least two separated bores extending transversely therethrough, the bores being aligned with transversely extending bores in the body on laterally opposite sides of the bearing pad receptacle. A lock rod extends through each bearing pad bore and into the associated body bores. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212970 | STABILIZER ASSEMBLIES WITH BEARING PAD LOCKING STRUCTURES AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME - Stabilizer assemblies and tools incorporating same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a stabilizer assembly comprises a body having at least one bearing pad receptacle therein, and a bearing pad disposed in the receptacle. The bearing pad includes at least a portion of a bore extending therethrough, the bore being aligned with body bores in the body on opposite sides of the bearing pad receptacle. A lock rod extends through the bore and into the associated body bore. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100224414 | CHIP DEFLECTOR ON A BLADE OF A DOWNHOLE REAMER AND METHODS THEREFORE - An expandable reamer apparatus for drilling a subterranean formation includes a tubular body, one or more blades, each blade positionally coupled to a sloped track of the tubular body having a hardfacing material on a portion thereof, a push sleeve and a drilling fluid flow path extending through an inner bore of the tubular body for conducting drilling fluid therethrough. | 09-09-2010 |
Kyle Kidder, Ferndale, MI US
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| 20090101788 | COMBUSTOR BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A bracket assembly for securing a transition segment to a combustion liner of a gas turbine engine includes at least one flange mounted to the transition segment. The at least one flange includes a channel that extends radially from the transition segment. The bracket assembly further includes a bracket fixedly mounted relative to the gas turbine engine. The bracket includes an elongated section having at least one end section that is received by the channel to establish an axial floating interface that secures the transition segment to the combustion liner. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090321608 | Transition piece mounting bracket and related method - A mounting bracket assembly includes: a first bracket component having a first pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; a second bracket component having a second pair of laterally spaced securement tabs; wherein said first and second bracket components are engageable with each other such that respective ones of each of the first and second pairs of securement tabs are located adjacent each other and adapted to engage corresponding pairs of recesses in a machine component. A related method of securing a transition piece to a combustor casing without welding includes: providing a first mounting bracket component for attaching the transition piece to a turbine combustor casing, the first mounting bracket formed with a first set of securement tabs; providing a second mounting bracket component that is usable with the first bracket component, the second mounting bracket component formed with a second set of securement tabs; and slidably engaging the transition piece with the first and second mounting bracket components, such that the first and second pairs of securement tabs are received within corresponding axially-aligned recesses provided on the transition piece, thereby permitting the transition piece to grow thermally relative to the first and second mounting bracket components. | 12-31-2009 |
Linda H. Kidder, Wolney, MD US
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| 20090294673 | High-volume on-line spectroscopic composition testing of manufactured pharmaceutical dosage units - Disclosed are pharmaceutical dosage unit manufacturing process control apparatus and methods. These can include acquiring a plurality of multi-pixel images of a flow of pharmaceutical dosage units at different wavelengths along an axis that is perpendicular to a direction of the flow of pharmaceutical dosage units, processing the images acquired in the step of acquiring, and providing an indication about the flow of pharmaceutical dosage units based on the step of processing. | 12-03-2009 |
Louis S. Kidder, Edina, MN US
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| 20080210645 | FLUID CONCENTRATOR - A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge chamber, that also holds the filter. The concentrator allows viewing of the fluid after centrifuging, with an outlet port positionable at a height corresponding to the level of the fraction of the fluid to be further concentrated. Once the fluid is centrifuged, a portion of the fluid is drawn through the outlet, and then pressured past the filter to further concentrate the fluid using the same vessel as used for centrifuging. The same plunger is preferably used to draw centrifuged fluid from the centrifuge chamber as to pressure the centrifuged fluid past the filter. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20110017669 | FLUID CONCENTRATOR - A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge chamber, that also holds the filter. The concentrator allows viewing of the fluid after centrifuging, with an outlet port positionable at a height corresponding to the level of the fraction of the fluid to be further concentrated. Once the fluid is centrifuged, a portion of the fluid is drawn through the outlet, and then pressured past the filter to further concentrate the fluid using the same vessel as used for centrifuging. The same plunger is preferably used to draw centrifuged fluid from the centrifuge chamber as to pressure the centrifuged fluid past the filter. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120074073 | FLUID CONCENTRATOR - A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge chamber, that also holds the filter. The concentrator allows viewing of the fluid after centrifuging, with an outlet port positionable at a height corresponding to the level of the fraction of the fluid to be further concentrated. Once the fluid is centrifuged, a portion of the fluid is drawn through the outlet, and then pressured past the filter to further concentrate the fluid using the same vessel as used for centrifuging. The same plunger is preferably used to draw centrifuged fluid from the centrifuge chamber as to pressure the centrifuged fluid past the filter. | 03-29-2012 |
Mark Jeffrey Kidder, Howell, MI US
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| 20110218979 | DOCUMENT REVISION CONTROL - A method for managing document revisions. The method includes receiving a request to access a parent file stored on a server, where the parent file is associated with one or more child files; determining whether a first option is enabled that is associated with selecting a latest version or revision of a child file, where a revision includes one or more versions; determining whether a second option is enabled, where the second option is associated with selecting a released version or revision of a child file; and, for each child file, providing access to a version or revision of the child file based on whether the first option is enabled and whether the second option is enabled. | 09-08-2011 |
Michelle K. Kidder, Clinton, TN US
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| 20110172092 | Biochar Production Method and Composition Therefrom - The invention is directed to a method for producing an oxygenated biochar material possessing a cation-exchanging property, wherein a biochar source is reacted with one or more oxygenating compounds in such a manner that the biochar source homogeneously acquires oxygen-containing cation-exchanging groups in an incomplete combustion process. The invention is also directed to oxygenated biochar compositions and soil formulations containing the oxygenated biochar material. | 07-14-2011 |
Scott Kidder, Benicia, CA US
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| 20120255036 | PROPRIETARY ACCESS CONTROL ALGORITHMS IN CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS - Mechanisms are provided to allow application of proprietary access control algorithms during requests for resources obtained using a content delivery network (CDN). Requests to a CDN are augmented with a content provider specific token. The content provider can maintain strict control over access to restricted content at the time of request with a proprietary authorization algorithm and maintains real-time usage information for restricted content. | 10-04-2012 |