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Michael P. Mortier, Newcastle, WA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20080227471 | METHOD FOR TRACKING CREDIT CARD FRAUD - A system and method for automatically comparing obtained wireless device location information from a wireless network and comparing that location with another independent source geographic location is provided. Location information is derived from two or more sources in a multiplicity of ways and a comparison is made within a Location Comparison Engine. The Location Comparison Engine makes use of databases that assist in resolving obtained raw positioning information and converting that positioning information into one or more formats for adequate location comparison. Results of the location comparison are deduced to determine if the wireless device is in some proximity to some other activity source location. Other location information used for comparison may be obtained from a multiplicity of sources, such as another network based on some activity of the wireless device user, another wireless device via a wireless network, or any system capable of providing location information to the Location Comparison Engine. | 09-18-2008 |
Todd Mortier, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20090270980 | Methods and Devices for Improving Mitral Valve Function - The various aspects of the invention pertain to devices and related methods for treating heart conditions, including, for example, dilatation, valve incompetencies, including mitral valve leakage, and other similar heart failure conditions. The devices and related methods of the present invention operate to assist in the apposition of heart valve leaflets to improve valve function. According to one aspect of the invention, a method improves the function of a valve of a heart by placing an elongate member transverse a heart chamber so that each end of the elongate member extends through a wall of the heart, and placing first and second anchoring members external the chamber. The first and second anchoring members are attached to first and second ends of the elongate member to fix the elongate member in a position across the chamber so as to reposition papillary muscles within the chamber. Also described herein is a method for placing a splint assembly transverse a heart chamber by advancing an elongate member through vasculature structure and into the heart chamber. | 10-29-2009 |
Todd J. Mortier, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20080312493 | External stress reduction device and method - An external heart wall stress reduction apparatus is provided to create a heart wall shape change. The device is generally disposed to the exterior of a heart chamber to reshape the chamber into a lower stress configuration. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080319256 | Transventricular implant tools and devices - A method and implantation tools for placing a transventricular splint including a tension member. The method includes gaining access to the patient's hearts and identifying entry or exit points for the tension member, marking those locations and delivering the tension member. Anchors for the tension member are also delivered. The length of the tensions member is measured and the walls of the heart drawn together. The pads are secured to the tension member and the tension member is trimmed to length. The pads are secured to the heart surface. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090137863 | Heart wall tension reduction apparatus - An apparatus for treatment of a failing heart by reducing the wall tension therein. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tension member for drawing at least two walls of a heart chamber toward each other. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100185276 | Devices and Methods for Heart Valve Treatment - Devices and methods for treating heart valves include members that assist the valve in closing during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle. Such devices include members configured to alter the shape of a valve annulus, reposition at least one papillary muscle, and/or plug an orifice of the valve so as to provide a coaptation surface for the valve leaflets. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100274076 | Heart Wall Tension Reduction Apparatus and Method - Devices and methods for treatment of a failing heart by reducing the heart wall stress. The device can be one which reduces wall stress throughout the cardiac cycle or only a portion of the cardiac cycle. | 10-28-2010 |
Wilfried J. Mortier, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20090023972 | Manganese oxides and their use in the oxidation of alkanes - Catalytic structures are provided comprising octahedral tunnel lattice manganese oxides ion-exchanged with metal cations or mixtures thereof. The structures are useful as catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes and may be prepared by treating layered manganese oxide under highly acidic conditions, optionally drying the treated product, and subjecting it to ion exchange. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090042723 | Process for preparing mixed metal oxide catalysts - A process for preparing a mixed metal oxide catalyst. The process includes the steps of admixing metal compounds, at least one of which is an oxygen containing compound, and at least one solvent to form a solution, removing the solvent from the solution to obtain a catalyst precursor, calcining the catalyst precursor at a temperature from about 350° C. to about 850° C. under a gaseous atmosphere comprising CO | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100324326 | Mixed Metal Oxide Catalysts and Processes For Their Preparation and Use - A catalyst for the oxidation of an alkane, alkene or mixtures thereof. The catalyst includes a mixed-metal oxide having the formula Mo | 12-23-2010 |