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Adrian Sargeant, Queensland AU
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20080209812 | REFRIGERATOR GASKET - The invention relates to an improved gasket for a French door type refrigerator including a rotating mullion. The improved gasket reduces condensation around the area at the top and bottom of the rotating mullion and the gap between the mullion and cabinet. The gaskets located on the inner periphery of die doors are provided with tabs to seal the gap. An additional magnetic element is provided on the tabs to improve sealing and the thermal properties of the tab seals to alleviate the formation of condensate in this critical area. | 09-04-2008 |
Adrian Anthony Sargeant, Queensland AU
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20090308111 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a laundry appliance with a washing additive dispenser. The laundry appliance comprises a cabinet, a vessel for accommodating laundry, and a motor for rotating the vessel relative to the cabinet. The vessel is rotatably supported within a water tight enclosure. The axis of rotation is substantially horizontal and substantially parallel to a front panel of the cabinet. In an open condition, the cabinet provides access to the vessel via a vessel access area. A washing additive dispenser for dispensing additives to washing fluid contained in the water tight enclosure is positioned so that user access to the dispenser is located in the vessel access area. | 12-17-2009 |
20110000558 | WASHING MACHINES - A pump for pumping water from a bowl of a washing machine is provided. The pump includes a housing coupled to the bowl and a cover with an aperture. The housing and the cover define an interior in fluid communication with the bowl interior via the aperture. A filter filters water entering the interior via the aperture. The filter has a profiled wall defining a volute around the aperture, and a hood disposed above the wall. The profile of the hood perimeter substantially corresponding to the profiled wall to define a profiled space between the perimeter and the profiled wall. The profiled space allows water to enter the volute but substantially prevents elongated objects entering the volute. | 01-06-2011 |
20160060802 | Washing Machines - The present invention relates to a washing machine ( | 03-03-2016 |
Barry Sargeant, Oviedo, FL US
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20100115762 | HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY OF STATOR CORE USING KEYBAR EXTENSIONS - The present invention provides an apparatus for the horizontal stacking of laminations | 05-13-2010 |
20110214281 | HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLY OF STATOR CORE USING KEYBAR EXTENSIONS - The present invention provides an apparatus for the horizontal stacking of laminations | 09-08-2011 |
Bruce Sargeant, Orange, CA US
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20090222068 | RAPID FLASH OPTICAL THERAPY - Systems and methods are disclosed for maintaining a therapeutically significant level of energy at a treatment area that can include rapid charging of a storage element and triggering of a flashlamp by discharging the storage element and repeating the charging and triggering a predetermined number of times during a treatment period to raise and maintain a temperature at the treatment area to a predetermined therapeutic level. | 09-03-2009 |
Bruce Alan Sargeant, Orange, CA US
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20140273277 | DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR PERFORMING LUMINESCENCE AND FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS OF A SAMPLE - An apparatus for measuring the luminescence and the fluorescence of a sample, comprising: a light tight optics box capable of receiving a pipette tip containing a sample; an optical sensor located within the optics box and capable of being disposed in both a luminescence reading position and a fluorescence reading position; an excitation light fiber optic bundle and a sample transmission fiber optic bundle; an excitation light assembly that projects excitation light onto a first terminus end of the excitation light fiber optic bundle; and an in-line filter located along the sample transmission fiber optic bundle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140274784 | AUTOMATED IMMUNOANALYZER SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR ALLERGIES AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES - A quantitative method for performing an automated diagnostic assay, comprising: incubating a capture reagent with a streptavidin-coated medium to form a solid phase complex; washing the solid phase complex to remove excess capture reagent; incubating the solid phase complex with a serum sample to form an immune complex; washing the immune complex to remove any unbound sample; incubating the immune complex with a conjugate to create an immune-conjugate complex; washing the immune-conjugate complex to remove any unbound conjugate; introducing a substrate capable of generating a quantifiable response; and calibrating the response generated from introducing the substrate. | 09-18-2014 |
20150177145 | DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR PERFORMING LUMINESCENCE AND FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS OF A SAMPLE - Apparatuses and methods of optically analyzing fluid within a pipette are described herein. In an embodiment, an optical reader subassembly includes a pipette having a tip, the pipette configured to aspirate a fluid sample and hold the fluid sample within the tip, a housing including a reentrant seal and an internal area, the housing configured to receive at least the tip of the pipette through the reentrant seal so that the tip of the pipette is located in a light tight manner within the internal area, a light source positioned to be in proximity to the tip of the pipette when the tip of the pipette is received by the housing, the light source configured to project light through the tip of the pipette and onto the fluid sample held within the tip, and an optical sensor configured to take a reading of the fluid sample held within the tip of the pipette without any of the fluid sample being injected from the pipette. | 06-25-2015 |
20150177146 | DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR PERFORMING LUMINESCENCE AND FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS OF A SAMPLE - Apparatuses and methods of optically analyzing fluid within a pipette are described herein. In an embodiment, an optical reader subassembly includes a housing including an internal area, a container configured to hold a fluid sample at a sample position in a light tight manner within the internal area of the housing, a light source configured to project light onto the fluid sample within the container, and an optical sensor configured to move between different sensor positions while the fluid sample remains stationary at the sample position, the different sensor positions including at least two of: (i) a first sensor position for taking a luminescence reading of the fluid sample; (ii) a second sensor position for taking a dark current or other background measurement; and (iii) a third sensor position for taking a fluorescence reading of the fluid sample. | 06-25-2015 |
Daniel Sargeant, Austin, TX US
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20110119245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PATTERN QUERY SEARCHES ON A GRAPH DATABASE - An embodiment of the system and method for optimizing pattern query searches on a graph database uses a pattern query optimizer to optimize execution of the search plan for any sequence of SQL expressions by separating or breaking a pattern query into multiple subpattern queries before converting the subpattern queries into SQL expressions. An embodiment of the pattern query optimizer algorithmically, without intervention by an analyst, decomposes any pattern query into a set of subpattern queries by first identifying branches and cycles within a pattern query and then decomposing each identified branch and cycle into equivalent straight line paths, i.e., straight line nodes joined by edges. Cardinality may be used to improve the performance of pattern searches. | 05-19-2011 |
20130226893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PATTERN QUERY SEARCHES ON A GRAPH DATABASE - An embodiment of the system and method for optimizing pattern query searches on a graph database uses a pattern query optimizer to optimize execution of the search plan for any sequence of SQL expressions by separating or breaking a pattern query into multiple subpattern queries before converting the subpattern queries into SQL expressions. An embodiment of the pattern query optimizer algorithmically, without intervention by an analyst, decomposes any pattern query into a set of subpattern queries by first identifying branches and cycles within a pattern query and then decomposing each identified branch and cycle into equivalent straight line paths, i.e., straight line nodes joined by edges. Cardinality may be used to improve the performance of pattern searches. | 08-29-2013 |
David Sargeant, Wodonga AU
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20090274800 | PET FOOD PRODUCT WITH FLAVORING - A commercial packeted pet food product, having: an edible substrate, said substrate including at least one surface adapted to receive a suspension of flavorsome materials in a paste, gum or gel; and flavorsome materials, adhering to said surface, which substantially contribute to producing the flavor profile of said pet food product when consumed. | 11-05-2009 |
Donovan Sargeant, Johannesburg ZA
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20160110530 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER IN TERMS OF A CLOUD BASED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - Aspects extend to methods and systems for authenticating a user in terms of a cloud based access control system. | 04-21-2016 |
Gary Sargeant, Greenhills AU
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20100292990 | AUDIO ENABLED CONTROL MENU SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE - An audio enabled control menu system, method and device is provided. Embodiments of the present invention include an encoder including an input device actuation of the encoder by an operator of the control menu device; memory including a menu structure and a plurality of audio segments stored in the memory; and a microcontroller in operable communication with the encoder and the memory, the microcontroller further configured to receive menu navigation input from the encoder and output one of the plurality of audio segments in response to the menu navigation input, the microcontroller further configured to execute predetermined control actions in response to the menu navigation input. Embodiments of the invention transmit menu options to an operator in an audio format such that the operator can browse and select menu options with one hand and does not need to look at a visually displayed menu. | 11-18-2010 |
Heath Sidneyeng Sargeant, Upminster GB
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20130014442 | Actuation Mechanism for a Sliding Door of a Motor VehicleAANM Ginn; David MauriceAACI ShoeburynessAACO GBAAGP Ginn; David Maurice Shoeburyness GBAANM Richardson; Rob AnthonyAACI GalleywoodAACO GBAAGP Richardson; Rob Anthony Galleywood GBAANM Sargeant; Heath SidneyEngAACI UpminsterAACO GBAAGP Sargeant; Heath SidneyEng Upminster GB - A door actuation mechanism for a sliding door of a motor vehicle is disclosed as having a motor driven door actuator connected to first and second actuation cables used for opening and closing the door. Both of the actuation cables has a portion extending away from the door actuator in a direction in which the respective cable moves the door. | 01-17-2013 |
Ian Anthony Sargeant, Buckinghamshire GB
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20090155167 | AUTOMATED METHOD - The present invention provides an automated method for the preparation of | 06-18-2009 |
Jeffrey A. Sargeant, South Attleboro, MA US
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20110269876 | POLYMER MODIFIED BINDER AND PLANT MIX MODIFIER FOR ASPHALT AND PROCESS OF MAKING - The invention provides a polymer modified binder using an asphalt plant mix modifier comprising a mixture of thermoplastic polymers, comprising both elastomers and plastomers, blended with oils and dispersed in a powder medium to facilitate flow. The use of polymers in dry form has provides for a means of incorporating additives into asphalt that can be successfully performed within the normal range of temperatures used for the mixing and compaction of hot mix asphalt. | 11-03-2011 |
Jeffrey Adams Sargeant, Cumberland, RI US
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20160052240 | PAPER/ PLASTIC LAMINATE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING MATERIAL - A laminate material comprising a paper web and a polymeric film adhered to the paper web, the polymeric film comprising a biodegradable polymeric material that includes an organic additive. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057901 | PAPER/ PLASTIC LAMINATE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING MATERIAL - A laminate material comprising: a paper web; a polymeric film having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the polymeric film is bonded to a bottom surface of the paper web by a first adhesive; and a layer of conductive material with a thickness of at least 2×10 | 02-25-2016 |
Jermaine G. Sargeant, Shaker Heights, OH US
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20140087772 | Centralized System and Method for Automated Carrier Status Updates via SMS in a Multi-Carrier Environment - A method for managing carrier status via the Short Message Service (SMS) by a centralized system in a multi-carrier environment includes: associating a driver with a first load to be transported, using an SMS-enabled cellphone number of the driver; storing the association of driver and load in a database of the system, along with a unique identifier of the carrier; transmitting, by the server to the driver, an instruction as a text message to the driver's cell phone with instructions for replying upon arrival; receiving, by the server from the driver, a response consistent with the instructions for replying upon arrival; updating, by the server, a status associated with the driver's response in the database; repeating the steps for a second driver of a second carrier; and providing, by the centralized system, status reports related to both the driver and associated load, and the second driver and associated load. | 03-27-2014 |
John B. Sargeant, Oviedo, FL US
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20120043861 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ATTACHING A STATOR CORE TO A GENERATOR FRAME - A generator including a generator frame ( | 02-23-2012 |
Matthew G. Sargeant, Westford, MA US
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20120005396 | DATA ACCESS AND MULTI-CHIP CONTROLLER - A single data bus to a memory device can be split up into a number of data bus portions, each of which is managed by a different respective controller chip of multiple controller chips. During a memory access to a respective memory device, each of the multiple controller chips controls a different corresponding portion of the data bus to retrieve data from or store data to the memory device depending on whether the access is a read or write. To perform the data access, a synchronizer circuit (internal and/or external to the memory controller chips) synchronizes the multiple memory controller chips such that one of the memory controller chips drives the address bus and/or control signals to the memory device. After setting the address to the memory device, the memory controller chips either read data from or write data to the memory device based on the address. | 01-05-2012 |
Paul Sargeant, Wallsend GB
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20080223191 | Attachment for a power tool guide rail - An adjustable setsquare for a power tool guide rail is described. The setsquare comprises an attachment member, in the form of a bar, for locating into a channel on the guide rail. The cross section of the attachment means is generally V-shaped and arranged such that the setsquare can be removed and reattached to the guide rail with consistency, whereby the angular displacement between a reference surface of the setsquare and the intended line of cut to be made by a power tool disposed on the guide rail remains constant after each reattachment of the setsquare. | 09-18-2008 |
20090133559 | Power tool - A power tool comprising a housing displaceably mounted to a foot plate, a blade, a motor, an electric switch and an interlock for controlling movement of the housing with respect to the foot plate. The interlock has a control button mounted to one of the housing or foot plate which cooperates with a channel fixed in relation to the other of the housing or foot plate. The control button can select between a plunge cut mode wherein the blade can protrude below the foot plate, or a blade change mode wherein the blade is prepared for a blade change operation. The channel comprises a major leg in communication with a minor leg. Cooperation between the control button and the major leg selects the plunge cut mode. Cooperation between the control button and the minor leg selects the blade change mode. The interlock may also comprise a housing lock and a spindle lock. | 05-28-2009 |
Scott Joseph Sargeant, Howell, MI US
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20110155084 | UPPER CYLINDER HEAD HOUSING FOR USE WITH AN ENGINE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An upper cylinder head (UCH) housing for use with a vehicle engine is provided. The UCH housing includes a cover body and a variable cam timing (VCT) valve body integrally formed with the cover body. The VCT valve body is configured to at least partially cover a VCT valve assembly coupled to the vehicle engine. The UCH housing further includes a plurality of cam caps integrally formed with the cover body. The plurality of cam caps is configured to receive at least a portion of a cam shaft for securing the cam shaft to a cylinder head. | 06-30-2011 |
Steve B. Sargeant, Anaheim Hills, CA US
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20100197176 | FLAT PLUNGER ROUND BARREL TEST PROBE - A spring probe utilizing a flat plunger and a round barrel having a compression spring positioned within the barrel and a wiper for internal contact between the plunger and the inside of the barrel. | 08-05-2010 |
20100244875 | SCRUB INDUCING COMPLIANT ELECTRICAL CONTACT - The contact assembly having a contact member with a contact tip positioned within holes in a test socket or probe plate wherein the contact tip or the hole in the probe plate or test socket has a cam surface to provide lateral movement of the contact tip across a surface of a test location during compression of the contact member to induce scrubbing on the surface of the test site. | 09-30-2010 |
20100267291 | SWAGING PROCESS FOR IMPROVED COMPLIANT CONTACT ELECTRICAL TEST PERFORMANCE - A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a swagable surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface and a swagable surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression spring such that the swagable surfaces are swaged by the coils of the spring during the initial compression of the spring. | 10-21-2010 |
Steven Sargeant, Kingston, RI US
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20090022919 | LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON MADE FROM A BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM - A long life balloon formed from a lamination. The lamination includes a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm. The polyester film includes a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The lamination also includes a sealant layer and a gas barrier layer on an opposite side of the polyester film from the sealant layer. The oxygen transmission rate of the balloon is less than 0.1 cc/100 sqin/day, a bonding strength of the gas barrier layer to the surface of the polyester film is more than 300 g/in at dry conditions, a sealing strength of the balloon is more than 3.5 kg/in, and a floating time of the balloon is more than 20 days. | 01-22-2009 |
20110287199 | LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON MADE FROM A BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM - A long life balloon formed from a lamination. The lamination includes a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm. The polyester film includes a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The lamination also includes a sealant layer and a gas barrier layer on an opposite side of the polyester film from the sealant layer. The oxygen transmission rate of the balloon is less than 0.1 cc/100 sqin/day, a bonding strength of the gas barrier layer to the surface of the polyester film is more than 300 g/in at dry conditions, a sealing strength of the balloon is more than 3.5 kg/in, and a floating time of the balloon is more than 20 days. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287200 | LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON MADE FROM A BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM - A long life balloon formed from a lamination. The lamination includes a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm. The polyester film includes a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The lamination also includes a sealant layer and a gas barrier layer on an opposite side of the polyester film from the sealant layer. The oxygen transmission rate of the balloon is less than 0.1 cc/100 sqin/day, a bonding strength of the gas barrier layer to the surface of the polyester film is more than 300 g/in at dry conditions, a sealing strength of the balloon is more than 3.5 kg/in, and a floating time of the balloon is more than 20 days. | 11-24-2011 |
20130344264 | STRETCHABLE AND FORMABLE LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOONS MADE FROM A BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM - Described are stretchable and formable lighter than air balloons including a high barrier lamination. The stretchable and formable balloons stretch when overinflated instead of failing. The balloons are formed from a lamination including a polyester film with a total thickness of 4 μm to 12 μm including a biaxially oriented polyester core layer and at least one amorphous copolyester skin layer. The polyester film has an Elongation % in the transverse direction (TD) or machine direction (MD) of greater than 125%. | 12-26-2013 |
Stuart Sargeant, Edmonton CA
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20100332175 | REMOTE PROCESSING OF WELL TOOL SENSOR DATA AND CORRECTION OF SENSOR DATA ON DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS - For some embodiments, a software application for correcting sensor data in a remote database ( | 12-30-2010 |
Thomas Michael Sargeant, Oswego, IL US
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20150316241 | ADJUSTABLE LIGHT FIXTURE - An adjustable light fixture including a base and a mounting member configured to movably connect a light source to the base. The mounting member is configured to rotate about a rotational axis that moves relative to the base. The adjustably light fixture can be implemented as an overhead light fixture by connecting the base to a ceiling. Also provided is a method adjusting an overhead light fixture including rotating a mounting member and translating the mounting member relative to a base. | 11-05-2015 |
Tim Sargeant, Guilford, CT US
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20130098550 | FUNCTIONALIZED ADHESIVE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A method for adhering a medical device to biological tissue includes adhering an adhesive composition having a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair to tissue which has a plurality of complementary reactive members of the specific binding pair via click chemistry. | 04-25-2013 |
Tim Sargeant, Hamden, CT US
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20130123839 | CHEMICAL KNOTS FOR SUTURES - Surgical sutures capable of forming a chemical knot include a first reactive member on a first portion thereof and a second reactive member on a second portion thereof, wherein the first and second reactive members are complimentary. | 05-16-2013 |
Timothy Sargeant, Pleasanton, CA US
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20150024022 | HYDROGEL IMPLANTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF CROSSLINKING - The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions. | 01-22-2015 |
Timothy Sargeant, Dublin, CA US
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20150359927 | HYDROGEL IMPLANTS WITH VARYING DEGREES OF CROSSLINKING - The present disclosure relates to a hydrogel composition and methods of using the same. The hydrogel composition may include precursors that react with each other upon contact as well as precursors that react upon contact with an initiator. In embodiments, the resulting hydrogels may have varying levels of crosslinking with both denser and less dense regions. | 12-17-2015 |
Timothy Sargeant, Hamden, CT US
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20100285088 | Tissue Adhesives and Sealants and Method for Their Use - Compositions provided by mixing a biotin-containing component and an avidin-containing component are useful as an adhesive or sealant for medical/surgical uses. | 11-11-2010 |
20110282464 | Reactive Surgical Implants - The present disclosure relates to a sprayable surgical implant. The implant includes a first component including microparticulates and a second component including at least one cross-linking reagent. The at least one cross-linking reagent reacts with the microparticulates to form the surgical implant. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282465 | IN SITU FORMING BIPHASIC OSTEOCHONDRAL PLUG - An osteochondral plug includes a first scaffold and a second scaffold. The first scaffold may be a solid scaffold containing one or more pendant reactive functional groups. The second scaffold capable of reacting with the one or more pendant reactive functional groups of the first scaffold | 11-17-2011 |
20120076773 | Novel Drug Delivery Devices - Compositions provided by contacting a biotin-containing component and an avidin-containing component are useful as drug delivery devices. Bioactive agents may be covalently bound to the biotin-containing component, the avidin-containing component, or both, mixed therewith, or combinations of the foregoing. | 03-29-2012 |
20120271290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UV TACKING AN IMPLANT - A surgical instrument is provided including a handle portion and a body portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes a grasper disposed at a distal end of the body portion, the grasper including an ultraviolet (UV) light mechanism for performing UV tacking of an implant. The implant is positioned between the first and second jaw members of the grasper: (i) to be placed at a surgical site and (ii) to be exposed by a UV light emitted from the UV light mechanism such that the UV tacking of the implant to the surgical site is performed. | 10-25-2012 |
William Sargeant, Preston Lancs GB
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20100042242 | SKIN DESIGN PROCESS - A method of designing a virtual model for the manufacture of a blended body structure having two or more constituent elements, the method comprising the step of defining a parameterised, theoretical procedural skin from which two or more datum skins are generated, each datum skin defining a production outline of an airframe structure constituent element. The use of a procedural model with embedded parameterisation and associativity to derive the datum skins reduces the time taken to produce the datum skins and enables feature modifications to be incorporated into models quickly and consistently. | 02-18-2010 |