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Mina Ayatollahi, Waterloo CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100238072WIDEBAND, HIGH ISOLATION TWO PORT ANTENNA ARRAY FOR MULTIPLE INPUT, MULTIPLE OUTPUT HANDHELD DEVICES - A multiple input-multiple output antenna assembly with high isolation between the antennas is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a substrate with a ground layer at its surface. Two antennas are disposed opposing each other on the substrate. An isolation element in a form of a patterned slot is interposed between the first and second antennas on the ground plane. A first signal port is provided for applying a first signal to excite the first antenna and a second signal port is provided for applying a second signal to excite the second antenna. The isolation element provides isolation that inhibits electromagnetic propagation between the two antennas.09-23-2010
20100238079HIGH ISOLATION MULTIPLE PORT ANTENNA ARRAY HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A multiple input-multiple output antenna assembly with high isolation between the antennas is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a substrate with a ground layer at its surface. Two antennas are disposed opposing each other on the substrate. A meandering slot is interposed between the first and second antennas on the ground plane. A first signal port is provided for applying a first signal to excite the first antenna and a second signal port is provided for applying a second signal to excite the second antenna. The meandering slot provides isolation that inhibits electromagnetic propagation between the first and second antennas. A third signal port is provided for applying a third signal to excite the meandering slot to act as another antenna for multiple input, multiple output operation.09-23-2010
20110006952MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING WRAP-AROUND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH FEED ARM EXTENSION AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, at least one wireless communications circuit carried by the portable housing, and a wrap-around antenna assembly carried by the portable housing. The wrap-around antenna assembly may include a substrate comprising a first portion and a second portion extending outwardly therefrom defining an L-shape, and a wrap-around antenna element lying along adjacent contiguous exterior surfaces of the first and second substrate portions. The wrap-around antenna assembly may further include an antenna feed arm lying along an interior surface of the first substrate portion and electrically coupled to the wrap-around antenna element, and a feed arm extension electrically coupled to the antenna feed arm and extending from the interior surface of the first substrate portion around to the exterior surface thereof.01-13-2011
20110316755BROADBAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA WITH DUAL RADIATING STRUCTURES - A broadband monopole antenna with dual-radiating elements is provided. In one embodiment, an antenna comprises a ground plane; a first radiating structure having a symmetric configuration along a central axis, comprising a first feed point electrically connected to the base of said first radiating structure along said central axis and a first slot with a corresponding first open-ended strip along said central axis; and a second radiating structure conjoined with said first radiating structure having a symmetric configuration along said central axis, comprising a second feed point electrically connected to the base of said second radiating structure along said central axis and a second slot with a corresponding second open-ended strip along said central axis; and wherein the antenna resonates and operates at a plurality of resonant frequencies.12-29-2011
20120009884Multiple Input Multiple Output Antenna Module and Associated Method - A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna module, comprising a first signal feed port coupled to a first antenna element disposed along a first edge of an antenna array board, a second signal feed port coupled to a second antenna element disposed on the antenna array board and a transceiver operable to be selectively coupled to either or both of the first and second signal feed ports.01-12-2012
20120022909AUTOMATIC MEETING SCHEDULING AND AVAILABLE TIME DISPLAY - Automatic meeting scheduling may be facilitated without the need to open a calendar application to discuss and discover shared available time. A meeting organizer may send a request to one or more potential meeting participants. Based on responses received from the device of the potential meeting participants, the device of the meeting organizer may determine coincidentally available meeting times. The device may automatically select a candidate meeting time from among the coincidentally available meeting times or may rely on the meeting organizer to select a candidate meeting time from among the coincidentally available meeting times. Typical meeting scheduling may then ensue.01-26-2012

Patent applications by Mina Ayatollahi, Waterloo CA

Mina Buenviaje-Tice, Glen Allen, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080201199SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEHAVIORIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PERSONALITY PROFILING TO ADAPT CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for behavioral psychology system are provided. The system gathers information about one or more users to form a profile, and adapts the customer's interaction based on the profile.08-21-2008

Mina Chow, Campbell, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090005733INFUSION TREATMENT AGENTS, CATHETERS, FILTER DEVICES, AND OCCLUSION DEVICES, AND USE THEREOF - Embodiments include an infusion-occlusion system having a delivery catheter, a guide catheter adapted to receive the delivery catheter, and a guidewire with an occlusion device adapted to be received within the guide catheter. The guide catheter of the catheter kit may be provided with an occlusion device at the distal end of the guide catheter. The delivery catheter may have an accessory lumen, coaxial or co-linear lumen, a supporting mandrel, or an occlusion device at its distal end. Moreover, according to some embodiments, occlusion devices may be a single material or a composite balloon having an inner liner and an outer layer of different materials, a high compliance low pressure balloon, or a filter device that restricts particles from passing through but does not restrict fluid, such as blood. An inflation device with a large volume and low volume syringe can be used to inflate the balloon.01-01-2009
20090018498INFUSION TREATMENT AGENTS, CATHETERS, FILTER DEVICES, AND OCCLUSION DEVICES, AND USE THEREOF - Embodiments include an infusion-occlusion system having a delivery catheter, a guide catheter adapted to receive the delivery catheter, and a guidewire with an occlusion device adapted to be received within the guide catheter. The guide catheter of the catheter kit may be provided with an occlusion device at the distal end of the guide catheter. The delivery catheter may have an accessory lumen, coaxial or co-linear lumen, a supporting mandrel, or an occlusion device at its distal end. Moreover, according to some embodiments, occlusion devices may be a single material or a composite balloon having an inner liner and an outer layer of different materials, a high compliance low pressure balloon, or a filter device that restricts particles from passing through but does not restrict fluid, such as blood. An inflation device with a large volume and low volume syringe can be used to inflate the balloon.01-15-2009
20090157162RAPID-EXCHANGE RETRACTABLE SHEATH SELF-EXPANDING DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH INCOMPRESSIBLE INNER MEMBER AND FLEXIBLE DISTAL ASSEMBLY - A delivery system for delivery of a medical device, the delivery system having an inner member having a proximal section, a distal section and a longitudinal axis therebetween, and an outer member disposed about the inner member, wherein the distal section of the inner member includes at least two wires wound about the inner member.06-18-2009
20090270787SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING ENLARGED MIGRATION CHANNELS FOR THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITHIN THE ENDOTHELIUM - A system for enlarging endothelium migration channels at a treatment site in a coronary vessel wall, to enable enhanced delivery of a therapeutic agent thereto. The system includes an enlarging agent, for enlarging endothelium migration channels at a treatment site in a coronary vessel wall. It also includes a delivery system, for delivering the enlarging agent to the treatment site, so that the enlarging agent will be delivered thereby to enlarge the endothelium migration channels at the treatment site, and for delivering the therapeutic agent to the delivery site. The therapeutic agent will thereby be delivered into the enlarged migration channels at the treatment site, to treat the treatment site with the therapeutic agent.10-29-2009
20100331697ECHOGENIC NEEDLE CATHETER CONFIGURED TO PRODUCE AN IMPROVED ULTRASOUND IMAGE - An echogenic medical device, such as a needle catheter, which produces an improved ultrasonic image of the device, and a method of performing a medical procedure using a device of the invention. One aspect is directed to a catheter which reduces artifacts in the ultrasound image of the catheter. In one embodiment, the catheter has a spherical distal tip. Another aspect of the invention is directed to an echogenic catheter with echogenic portions arranged in an array to facilitate determination by ultrasonic imaging of the rotational orientation of the catheter relative to a desired location within the patient.12-30-2010
20110196187MAGNETICALLY SENSITIVE DRUG CARRIERS AND DELIVERY DEVICES - Apparatuses for delivering compositions of matter comprising a magnetically sensitive drug carrier and a related drug and methods for causing the drug carriers to localize within the patient using an internal or external magnetic field are described.08-11-2011

Patent applications by Mina Chow, Campbell, CA US

Mina Hirose, Okinawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090143318DEGRANULATION INHIBITOR - An object of the invention is to find in nature a compound having a degranulation inhibitory action comparable to that of steroidal or non-steroidal degranulation inhibitors, but without any side effect such as hormone action or gastrointestinal disturbances which are observed in these inhibitors, and there is provided a degranulation inhibitor comprising as an active ingredient an ellagic acid derivative of the formula (I):06-04-2009
20100055219ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT - An object of the invention is to find, from nature, a compound which does not have a side effect such as a hormone action or gastrointestinal disturbance as steroidal or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and has an anti-inflammatory action being as good as that of those anti-inflammatory agents and is to provide an anti-inflammatory agent where an extract prepared by extraction of leaves of Yabutsubaki (03-04-2010

Mina Kalantarzadeh, Surrey GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120034289Antimicrobial Material - The invention relates to a method for preparing antimicrobial material. The method comprises heating material comprising wood or bark or material derived therefrom, under conditions sufficient to render the material antimicrobial. The invention also relates to antimicrobial materials prepared by such methods, and to various uses of the antimicrobial materials, for example in reducing microbial activity in animal bedding, such as that which is used in poultry farming.02-09-2012

Mina Mekhail, Montreal CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100183699COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO CROSS LINK POLYMER FIBERS - Novel compositions comprising genipin for cross-linking polymer fibers, are provided. In aspects of the invention the compositions further comprise a solvent system, wherein said solvent system comprises alcohol solvent and water. The genipin-based compositions are useful in methods for promoting the stabilization of fibers in an aqueous environment, and in tissue engineering. The novel genipin-based composition is also useful in methods of treating dermatological conditions.07-22-2010

Mina Nikanjam, Richmond, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100047163Synthetic LDL as Targeted Drug Delivery Vehicle - The present invention provides a synthetic LDL nanoparticle comprising a lipid moiety and a synthetic chimeric peptide so s to be capable of binding the LDL receptor. The synthetic LDL nanoparticle of the present invention is capable of c incorporating and targeting therapeutics for diseases associated with the expression of the LDL receptor. The invention further provides methods of using such synthetic LDL nanoparticles.02-25-2010

Mina Ogawa, Tokyo JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110222651PHASE SHIFT INVERTER, X-RAY HIGH-VOLTAGE DEVICE USING SAME, X-RAY CT DEVICE, AND X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided an inverter circuit which allows a single drive circuit to carry out both the tracking control for tracking resonance frequency fluctuations caused by load fluctuations, and the power control, thereby reducing switching loss. An inverter drive circuit part obtains a phase difference between output current and output voltage directed to a load circuit which is connected to a midpoint of two arm circuits of the inverter circuit, and controls a phase of the driving signal directed to each of the semiconductor switches in such a manner that the phase difference becomes zero or a predetermined value. This allows an operating frequency of the inverter circuit part to track a resonance frequency of the load circuit. In addition, this enables a current phase to be delayed with respect to a voltage phase, thereby achieving ZCS. Since the phase difference between the output current and the output voltage is used, it is not necessary to use an auxiliary circuit to measure a current value in proximity to the semiconductor switches, thereby achieving a simple configuration.09-15-2011

Mina Onishi, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100201802RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The resin composition includes a color pigment (A) and a curable resin (B) and gives a cured film satisfying the following requirements (I), (II), (III), (IV) and (V): (I) the maximum transmittance of light having wavelengths of 500 nm to 550 nm is not less than 90%; (II) the minimum transmittance of light having wavelengths of 600 nm to 650 nm is less than 80%; (III) the maximum reflectance of light having wavelengths of 500 nm to 550 nm is less than 12%; (IV) the minimum reflectance of light having wavelengths of 600 nm to 650 nm is less than 7%; (V) the 60° gloss value measured with white light is not less than 80.08-12-2010

Mina Raieszadeh, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090002915Micro-electromechanical voltage tunable capacitor and and filter devices - Disclosed are one-port and two-port voltage-tunable micro-electromechanical capacitors, switches, and filter devices. High aspect-ratio metal micromachining is used to implement very high quality factor (Q) tunable and fixed capacitors, fixed inductors, and low insertion loss tunable and fixed bandpass LC filters. The tunable capacitors can move in the plane of the substrate by the application of DC voltages and achieve greater than 100% of tuning. A combination of low-loss substrate and highest conductivity metal is used to achieve record high Q and low insertion loss at radio frequencies. The disclosed tunable capacitor structure can also be used as a micromechanical switch.01-01-2009

Patent applications by Mina Raieszadeh, Atlanta, GA US

Mina Raieszadeh, Ann Arbor, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100176489Microelectromechanical systems structures and self-aligned harpss fabrication processes for producing same - Disclosed are one-port and two-port microelectromechanical structures including variable capacitors, switches, and filter devices. High aspect-ratio micromachining is used to implement low-voltage, large value tunable and fixed capacitors, and the like. Tunable capacitors can move in the plane of the substrate by the application of DC voltages and achieve greater than 240 percent of tuning. Exemplary microelectromechanical apparatus comprises a single crystalline silicon substrate, and a conductive structure laterally separated from the single crystalline silicon substrate by first and second high aspect ratio gaps of different size, wherein at least one of the high aspect ratio gaps has an aspect ratio of at least 30:1, and is vertically anchored to the single crystalline silicon substrate by way of silicon nitride.07-15-2010

Mina Rezk, Bristow, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110205523COMPACT FIBER OPTIC GEOMETRY FOR A COUNTER CHIRP FMCW COHERENT LASER RADAR - A system and method for determining a measured distance between a measuring device (08-25-2011

Mina Tomita, Tochigi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090088718Disposable Diaper - A disposable diaper (04-02-2009
20100076394ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article 03-25-2010

Mina Yaar, Sharon, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090053707Methods for lightening skin and hair - Methods are described wherein the skin of a vertebrate, or the skin or hair of a mammal can be lightened by administration of an agent, e.g., protein, peptide, active fusion protein, active fragment, or molecular mimic, that binds to BMP-4 transmembrane receptors on melanocytes and decreases the level of melanin synthesis. Also described are methods to identify molecules that mimic the function of BMP-4 in causing a decrease in melanin in melanocytes.02-26-2009
20100286247Methods of Protection from Oxidative Stress - Alterations in the structure of telomeres lead to modulation in the redox state of the cell. Substances which mimic destabilized telomeres, such as t-oligos, have a protective effect on future exposure of a cell to oxidative stress.11-11-2010

Patent applications by Mina Yaar, Sharon, MA US