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Andrew Medeiros, Fall River, MA US
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| 20090143828 | Methods and Devices For Minimally Invasive Spinal Connection Element Delivery - A device for delivery of a spinal rod to a bone anchor includes an inner tube and an outer tube disposed about at least a portion of the inner tube. The inner tube is adjustable relative to the outer tube along the longitudinal axis of the outer tube between a first position and a second position in which the distal end of the inner tube contacts the bone anchor. A spring is interposed between the inner tube and the outer tube to bias the inner tube distally. A locking member is coupled to the outer tube and is adjustable between a proximal position in which the locking member is spaced apart from the inner tube and a distal position in which the locking member inhibits proximal axial motion of the inner tube relative to the outer tube. | 06-04-2009 |
Andrew E. Medeiros, Fall River, MA US
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| 20090180301 | MODULAR LUMINAIRE SYSTEM - The modular track luminaire system of the present invention is a modular lighting system which has a lighting unit which is electronically connected to a remote ballast housing by a removable and reattachable insulated cord and plug system, the luminaire unit electrically connected to the ballast housing through the flexible cord and plug system thereby allowing the entire system to be modularized. | 07-16-2009 |
Anthony Medeiros, Tampa, FL US
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| 20100009602 | PORTABLE OPTICAL FIBER POLISHER - A polisher has an offset axis and a friction cam useful in a method of polishing that comprises a more random, elongated polishing pattern than known orbital polishers and is capable of portable use using a 9 volt battery. The method is capable of using lower contact pressures between fiber ends and a polishing surface and higher rates of rotation of the drive mechanism, reducing the polishing time for preparing fiber ends for applications. The polishing pattern changes when pressure is applied between a fiber end and the polishing surface. The fiber end provides one intermittent axis of rotation and the friction cam provides another intermittent axis of rotation. | 01-14-2010 |
David Medeiros, Plainville, MA US
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| 20100181808 | SWIVEL FEEDING SEAT - The present disclosure relates to a seat configured to swivel, recline, and raise to accommodate a child during feeding. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110102174 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WITH A USER - A baby monitor including a receiver configured to receive a plurality of digital signals, each produced by a separate electrical unit and representing an audible acoustical signal. The baby monitor also including a speaker configured to output the sounds represented by the plurality of digital signals, a microphone configured to detect sound waves generated by a first user, a CODEC configured to convert the sound waves generated by the first user to a digital signal, and a transmitter. The transmitter operable in a first mode, in which the transmitter transmits the digital signal representative of the sound waves generated by the first user to less than all of the electrical units from which it has received digital signals. | 05-05-2011 |
David Medeiros, South San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080279784 | NASAL ADMINISTRATION OF BENZODIAZEPINES - Particulate formulations of benzodiazepines, such as diazepam, are used for nasal administration of diazepine drugs to patients. Multimodal particulate formulations of benzodiazepines and methods for their use, e.g. by nasal administration for the treatment of seizure, are also provided. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090130216 | MULTIMODAL PARTICULATE FORMULATIONS - Multimodal particulate formulations of medicaments and methods for their use, e.g. by nasal or pulmonary administration for the treatment of various medical conditions, are provided. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090258865 | ADMINISTRATION OF BENZODIAZEPINE COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more benzodiazepine drugs for nasal administration, methods for producing and for using such compositions. | 10-15-2009 |
David Medeiros, Watertown, CT US
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| 20080268719 | Modular Connector With Reduced Termination Variability And Improved Performance - A telecommunications connector including a connector housing; a plurality of connector contacts in the connector housing; a substrate having first plated through holes for receiving termination ends of the connector contacts, the first plated through holes arranged in an area on the substrate; a plurality of termination contacts, the plurality of termination contacts positioned in second plated through holes in the substrate; the second plated through holes intersecting the area on the substrate. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080295565 | TERMINATION TOOL - Disclosed is a termination tool and a method for securing a connector to a cable. The termination tool includes a holder receivable of the connector and a push block slideably located in the termination tool. The push block is capable of forming at least one axial crimp in the connector when the push block is articulated along a connector axis toward the holder. At least two crimp dies are rotably fixed to the termination tool and are capable of forming at least one transverse crimp in the connector when the at least two crimp dies are moved toward the connector axis. A lever is in operable communication with the push block and the at least two crimp dies. The lever is capable of urging the push block along the connector axis toward the holder and the at least two crimp dies toward the connector axis to form both the at least one axial crimp and the at least one transverse crimp. | 12-04-2008 |
Franco Medeiros, Loveland, OH US
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| 20110223563 | Denture Adhesive Compositions - Denture adhesive compositions having good hold and improved taste containing a salt of a copolymer of alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride. Compositions containing from about 25% to about 45%, by weight of the composition, of a salt of a copolymer of alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride containing a cationic salt function containing: i) from about 60% to about 72% cations selected from calcium, strontium, magnesium, or combinations thereof; ii) from 0% to about 10% sodium cations; iii) less than 1% zinc cations; and iv) from about 25% to about 40% of a free acid component; and further containing from about 15% to about 25%, by weight of the composition of a carboxymethyl cellulose having a molecular weight of from about 200,000 to about 1,000,000 daltons; and a carrier. Methods of improving the adhesion of dentures to the oral cavity by applying such compositions to dentures, the oral cavity, or both, and thereafter securing the denture to the ridge or palate of the oral cavity. | 09-15-2011 |
Franco Silva Medeiros, Loveland, OH US
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| 20090238776 | Oral Care Compositions and Methods - The present invention relates to oral care compositions. The oral care compositions include an adhesive component and an oral care active, and are combined with a viscosity index improver and/or a water insoluble component. The present invention is also directed to methods relating to the oral care compositions. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239972 | Denture Adhesive Compositions and Methods - The present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions. The denture adhesive compositions include an adhesive component and a viscosity index improver. The present invention is also directed to methods relating to the denture adhesive compositions. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100317763 | Denture Adhesive Articles - A denture adhesive article, comprising a denture adhesive component and a viscosity index improver, wherein the denture adhesive article is preformed. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110094415 | DENTURE ADHESIVE ARTICLES - A denture adhesive article, comprising a denture adhesive component and a viscosity index improver, wherein the denture adhesive article is preformed. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110104219 | DENTURE CARE COMPOSITION - A denture care composition comprising one or more denture care actives and one or more water insoluble carriers, wherein the composition is bioerodible, not a denture adhesive, and substantially free of polybutene with a molecular weight of about 300 to about 3000 when the composition is not an article, and is applied to dentures. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120037038 | DENTURE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions. The denture adhesive compositions include an adhesive component and a viscosity index improver. The present invention is also directed to methods relating to the denture adhesive compositions. | 02-16-2012 |
Goretti Medeiros, Plantsvills, CT US
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| 20090209879 | System and Methods for Determining Nerve Proximity, Direction, and Pathology During Surgery - The present invention involves systems and methods for determining nerve proximity, nerve direction, and pathology relative to a surgical instrument based on an identified relationship between neuromuscular responses and the stimulation signal that caused the neuromuscular responses. | 08-20-2009 |
Henry Ponti Medeiros, West Lafayette, IN US
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| 20100073686 | CLUSTERING PROTOCOL FOR DIRECTIONAL SENSOR NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for tracking target objects includes a network of unidirectional sensors which correspond to nodes on the network. The sensors identify the presence of a target object, determine a first criteria for the relationship of the target object to the sensors and send a message to sensors neighboring the sensor. The message includes a unique identification of the target object and the first criteria. The sensors are ranked to determine which of the sensors should head a cluster of sensors for tracking the target object. Clusters are propagated and fragmented as the target object moves through a field of sensors. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110310255 | CALIBRATION OF LARGE CAMERA NETWORKS - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network including a plurality of nodes, each node having a directional sensor, a communication module, and a processor configured to receive local measurements of a calibration object from the directional sensor, receive additional measurements of the calibration object from neighboring nodes via the communication module, estimate an initial set of calibration parameters in response to the local and additional measurements, receive additional sets of calibration parameters from neighboring nodes via the communication module, and recursively estimate an updated set of calibration parameters in response to the additional sets of calibration parameters. Additional systems and methods for calibrating a large network of camera nodes are disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
Joe Medeiros, Middletown, CT US
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| 20110071854 | HEALTH CARE PAYMENT ESTIMATOR - To take into account the various specifics of health care information available to the health plan members and health care providers in the context of estimating the members' out-of-pocket payments, embodiments of the invention are used to provide an electronic health care information system with custom interfaces and underlying processing optimized for the health plan member and health care provider contexts. Embodiments of the health care information system construct a pseudo-claim based on the information gathered via the member or provider interfaces and provide an accurate real-time estimate of the member's out-of-pocket responsibility based on adjudicating the pseudo-claim by taking into account the details of the member's health plan and current benefit levels. | 03-24-2011 |
Lester William Medeiros, Honolulu, HI US
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| 20090270822 | Holder - The present invention is a solution for continence problems. A supporting structure can be in the form of a modified jock strap or biker's shorts. It includes a male version (bag) and a unisex version (wicking pad). The male model can do alright with gravity alone. The unisex model uses wicking through micro channels to a trigger device in a small bag. This is made of highly porous hydrophilic material that allows flow to drain downward for disposal but not wet backwards | 10-29-2009 |
Louis F. Medeiros, Oceanside, CA US
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| 20100212613 | Multi-Cylinder opposed piston engines - Integrated, multi-cylinder opposed engine constructions include a unitary support structure to which cylinder liners are removeably mounted and sealed and on which crankshafts are rotatably supported. The unitary support structure includes cooling manifolds that provide liquid coolant to the cylinder liners. Exhaust and intake manifolds attached to the support structure to serve respective ports in the cylinder liner. The engine constructions may also include certain improvements in the construction of cooled pistons with flexible skirts, and in the construction of cylinders with sealing structures mounted outside of exhaust and inlet ports to control lubricant in the cylindrical interstice between the through bore and the pistons. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100212638 | Opposed piston engines with controlled provision of lubricant for lubrication and cooling - In multi-cylinder opposed engine constructions provision of lubricant for lubricating bearings, for cooling cylinders, and for cooling pistons includes pumping an inlet stream of lubricant through a gallery in the engine that is in fluid communication with bearing lubricant passages and cylinder coolant passages and providing lubricant from the inlet stream of lubricant into at least one piston coolant manifold in response to a first engine operating condition. | 08-26-2010 |
Maria G. Medeiros, Bristol, RI US
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| 20090266716 | Method of fabricating a bipolar electrode for use in a semi fuel cell - A bipolar electrode fabricated with a combination of materials that will physically separate the catholyte from the metal anode of the electrode while providing high electrical conductivity between the metal anode and the catalyst cathode. This is accomplished by layering the catalyst cathode over a composite of conductive adhesive and conductive foil that is then affixed to the metal anode. | 10-29-2009 |
Milton A. Medeiros, Fresno, CA US
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| 20120066010 | VEHICLE REPAIR SYSTEM - A vehicle repair system facilitates communication between multiple parties involved in the repair of a vehicle. A status engine monitors the status of a vehicle repair and provides status information to a customer so the customer can stay up-to-date on the current status. A store engine provides a marketplace where vehicle repair products can be sold. A jobs engine provides a jobs board where job openings can be posted. | 03-15-2012 |
Paul Medeiros, Middleboro, MA US
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| 20090008994 | INDUCTIVE COUPLING METHOD FOR REMOTE POWERING OF SENSORS - Means and methods of remotely powering a plurality of sensor coils are described. The plurality of sensor coils can be inductively coupled to a single, primary coil so as to bias the active circuitry of the sensors. The primary and sensor coils can have a separation on the order of inches, such that the sensors can be mounted exterior to a vessel and the primary coil can be mounted interior to the vessel. In some embodiments, the primary coil can be a wire coil. In other embodiments, the primary coil can be a planar coil pattern etched onto a printed circuit board. | 01-08-2009 |
Paul T. Medeiros, Easton, PA US
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| 20080269273 | TREATMENT METHOD - Methods of treating and/or preventing a cardiovascular disease in a human suffering from an allergic and/or inflammatory condition or cardiovascular disease by administrating an effective amount of loratadine, in combination with an effective amount of montelukast, for such treating and/or preventing are disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100160366 | TREATMENT METHOD - Methods of treating and/or preventing a cardiovascular disease in a human suffering from an allergic and/or inflammatory condition or cardiovascular disease by administrating an effective amount of loratadine, in combination with an effective amount of montelukast, for such treating and/or preventing are disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
Sandra W. Medeiros, Fresno, CA US
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| 20120066010 | VEHICLE REPAIR SYSTEM - A vehicle repair system facilitates communication between multiple parties involved in the repair of a vehicle. A status engine monitors the status of a vehicle repair and provides status information to a customer so the customer can stay up-to-date on the current status. A store engine provides a marketplace where vehicle repair products can be sold. A jobs engine provides a jobs board where job openings can be posted. | 03-15-2012 |
William Medeiros, Leominster, MA US
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| 20090112363 | Adaptive control system for reagent distribution control in SCR reactors - A method for controlling dosage of a reagent in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes the step of providing the system with a plurality of reagent injection nozzles, each nozzle being configured and adapted to be independently calibrated during an SCR reaction when the system is in operation. The method further includes determining an influence coefficient for each injection nozzle for a catalyst independently of the other injection nozzles, and optimizing the flow of reagent from each injection nozzle to minimize a sum of deviation across a surface of the catalyst. A system performs selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and a machine readable medium contains program instructions to controlling dosage of a reagent in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110266304 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REAGENT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL IN SCR REACTORS - A method for controlling dosage of a reagent in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes the step of providing the system with a plurality of reagent injection nozzles, each nozzle being configured and adapted to be independently calibrated during an SCR reaction when the system is in operation. The method further includes determining an influence coefficient for each injection nozzle for a catalyst independently of the other injection nozzles, and optimizing the flow of reagent from each injection nozzle to minimize a sum of deviation across a surface of the catalyst. A system performs selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and a machine readable medium contains program instructions to controlling dosage of a reagent in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. | 11-03-2011 |