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Andrew B. Macfarland, Beavercreek, OH US
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| 20110050516 | RADOMES, AIRCRAFT AND SPACECRAFT INCLUDING SUCH RADOMES, AND METHODS OF FORMING RADOMES - Radomes include an outer wall having a first average thickness and an inner wall having a second average thickness that is different from the first average thickness. At least a major portion of the inner wall is separated from at least a major portion of the outer wall by a space therebetween. The outer wall may comprise a layer of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material. Aircraft and spacecraft include such radomes. Methods of forming radomes include forming an outer wall having a first average thickness, forming an inner wall having a different second average thickness, and coupling together the inner wall and the outer wall in such a manner as to provide a space between at least a major portion of the outer wall and at least a major portion of the inner wall. | 03-03-2011 |
Darren Macfarland, Danville, VA US
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| 20080213324 | Amphiphilic or lipophilic polar functionalized fullerenes and their uses - Described herein are synthetically modified fullerene molecules, wherein the fullerene is preferably ellipsoid in shape with an equatorial band and two opposing poles, comprising an adduct at one or both poles, at least one adduct being a hydrophobic chemical moiety capable of anchoring the fullerene on or in a lipid membrane. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080213352 | Liposome carriers for in vivo delivery of fullerenes - Described herein are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising fullerene molecules dispersed in vesicles comprising phosphatidylcholine (PC) phospholipid molecules and non-PC phospholipid molecules suspended in aqueous solution. In preferred embodiments, the phospholipid molecules are substantially uniformly organized into vesicles composed of one or more lipid bilayers and the fullerene molecules are substantially uniformly distributed within the lipid bilayers of the vesicles. Methods of forming these fullerene containing liposomes are also described. Such fullerene containing liposomes provide carriers for delivery of fullerenes for cosmetic, therapeutic, and imaging applications among other uses. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080214514 | Steroid derivatives of fullerenes - Described herein are steroid derivatives of fullerene moieties, for example fullerene derivatives in which cholesterol, or a cholesterol moiety, is attached via ester, amide, or ether bonds to one of a variety of “linkers,” e.g., chemical groups including alkyl chains and aromatic groups, which are then connected to the fullerene moiety. The steroid moiety can confers useful solubility in components of biological fluids and/or pharmacologically acceptable carriers and can also affect the biodistribution of the fullerenes which makes the derivatives useful in imaging, diagnosis and the treatment or management of disease or complications of disease states. | 09-04-2008 |
Darren K. Macfarland, Danville, VA US
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| 20110028522 | FULLERENE THERAPIES FOR INFLAMMATION - Described herein are methods for treating inflammatory disorders. The methods comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a synthetically modified fullerene. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110065944 | NEW REACTIONS OF FULLERENES - A process for producing a fullerene derivative. The process comprises reacting a fullerene compound with a primary amine in the presence of a peroxide. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110124848 | METALLOFULLERENE CONTRAST AGENTS - Endohedral metallofullerene compounds, which in water has a relaxivity of about 30 mM | 05-26-2011 |
Dean A. Macfarland, Magnolia, MA US
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| 20080312651 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE HEATING OF TISSUE - Methods and apparatus for selectively heating a target tissue via radiofrequency (RF) electrical energy. Apparatus of the invention includes an electrode unit having a plurality of concentric electrodes, wherein supply of electrical energy to each electrode may be independently controlled such that each of the plurality of electrodes has a different value of an electrical parameter for tissue treatment. Methods for selectively heating and treating tissue, for detecting thickness of tissue, and for determining a treatment value of an electrical parameter for each of a plurality of electrodes of an electrode unit are also disclosed. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090131923 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF UVULA AND SOFT PALATE TO REDUCE TISSUE LAXITY - System and methods for minimally invasive treatment of snoring are described. According to one system and method, laser energy is applied to tissue of a soft palate and/or uvula to create a pattern of multiple treatment spots in the tissue. According to another system and method, electromagnetic energy from a filament light source is impinged of soft palate and/or uvula tissue to achieve volumetric heating of the tissue. The systems and methods increase rigidity and/or reduce laxity of the tissue, and/or volumetrically reduce the tissue, thereby diminishing snoring. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090171341 | DISPERSIVE RETURN ELECTRODE AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for safely performing electrosurgery on a patient by evenly distributing electric current density at a return electrode unit having a plurality of concentric return electrodes. In an embodiment, each electrode may be independently coupled to a passive electrical element, and each of the passive electrical elements may have a different value of capacitance, resistance or inductance, according to the configuration of the concentric return electrodes, to provide the even distribution of electric current density between the plurality of concentric return electrodes of the return electrode unit. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100222853 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NON-ABLATIVE LASER TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS - The invention comprises a system and method for non-ablative laser treatment of dermatologic conditions. A laser energy is transmitted to an underlying target element in the skin. The target element is heated to a temperature of at least forty degrees Celsius. In some embodiments, a pulsed, near infrared, high peak power laser energy is used. The systems and methods of the present invention may be used to treat acne, smooth wrinkles, remove hair, treat leg veins, treat facial veins, improve skin texture, decrease pore sizes, reduce rosacea, reduce “blush/diffuse redness, reduce striae, reduce scarring, or the like. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110004200 | AESTHETIC TREATMENT FOR WRINKLE REDUCTION AND REJUVENATION - A dermatological treatment method includes directing laser energy having a wavelength of 2.79 μm onto skin. According to disclosed methods, the energy can function to ablate a first portion of epidermal tissue, coagulate an underlying second portion of epidermal tissue, and promote collagen formation in tissue of the underlying dermis. In an exemplary treatment apparatus, a laser using a YSGG gain medium is mounted in a handpiece. The handpiece may include a two-axis scanner to allow for uniform scanning of the energy over the tissue surface. | 01-06-2011 |
Dennis Macfarland, Abington, MA US
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| 20110011138 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR LOCKING SLIDING DOORS - A system and method for locking a sliding door comprising an outside door handle connected to a handle shaft, which in turn operates a security bar mounted on the inside of the sliding door. The door handle is capable of being locked and unlocked from both the inside and the outside of the sliding door. | 01-20-2011 |
Hector Gómez Macfarland, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20110090050 | METHOD FOR LOCATING OBJECTS - A method for locating objects including: applying an adherent composition to the object, the composition including an adherent substance, a fluorescent substance and an odorific substance; and visually locating the object by the light emitted by the fluorescent substance or by the odor given off by the odorific substance which may be detected by a specially trained animal. | 04-21-2011 |
Hector Gómez Macfarland, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20110090050 | METHOD FOR LOCATING OBJECTS - A method for locating objects including: applying an adherent composition to the object, the composition including an adherent substance, a fluorescent substance and an odorific substance; and visually locating the object by the light emitted by the fluorescent substance or by the odor given off by the odorific substance which may be detected by a specially trained animal. | 04-21-2011 |
Jeffrey Macfarland, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20090013168 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC PROVISIONING OF STORAGE AND OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION - A method for provisioning a blade server is provided. The method includes creating a server boot image for a blade server, where the boot image includes an operating system image created from a donor server. Then, the method includes inserting the blade server into a chassis of an enclosure that is capable of receiving multiple blade servers. Then, staring the blade server from a pre-boot execution environment (PXE). The PXE loading an image that prompts a user to install a new operating system from a pre-existing target computer of the enclosure. The method then installs the new operating system. The installing includes creation of a new iSCSI target for the inserted blade server, and partitioning of the iSCSI target. The also includes restarting the inserted blade server. The restarting is configured to boot using the iSCSI target of the inserted blade server, so that the inserted blade server becomes a provisioned blade server. The provisioning is accomplished without a hardware iSCSI initiator for an iSCSI boot. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090013213 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT DISK REBUILD AND LOGICAL GROUPING OF SAN STORAGE ZONES - A method of rebuilding a replacement drive used in a RAID group of drives is disclosed. The rebuilding method includes tracking data modification operations continuously during use of the drives. The method also includes saving the tracked data modifications to a log in a persistent storage, where the tracked data modifications are associated with stripe data present on the drives. Then, rebuilding a failed one of the drives with a replacement drive. The rebuilding is facilitated by referencing the log from the persistent storage, and the log facilitating reading only portions of stripe data from surviving drives and omitting reading of portions from the drives where no data was written. Thus, the rebuilding only rebuilds the stripe data to the replacement drive. Also provided is a zoning method, which enables logical zone creation from storage area networks. | 01-08-2009 |
John T. Macfarland, Guston, KY US
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| 20110012008 | PUMP STAND SECURABLE TO A PUMP, SUCH AS A SUMP PUMP - A pump stand for supporting pumps, such as sump pumps, effluent pumps, or sewage pumps within an container, such as a sump container, including an elongated platform, circular pipe-shaped legs secured to the elongated platform, adjustable leg extenders securable to the legs to extend the height of one or more legs, openings in the platform for screening rocks and other debris, a discharge pipe attachment brace secured in a discharge pipe attachment brace opening in one end of the platform and a discharge pipe clamp attached to the discharge pipe attachment brace for securing the platform to the discharge pipe of the sump pump. | 01-20-2011 |