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Bruce E. Taber, Bothell, WA US
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| 20090019651 | DISPOSABLE HEAD PORTION FOR A NODALLY MOUNTED ROTATING TOOTHBRUSH - A head portion of a nodally mounted rotating toothbrush is removable from a handle portion, which has a driving system therein. The head portion includes a spring assembly, having two spring sections, the spring assembly having a node point between the two ends and a nodal mount member at the node point which is connected to a cover member of the head portion. A driving assembly is arranged to drive the first spring section, the second section rotating in an opposing direction from the first spring section, the second spring section having a drive shaft extending therefrom, upon a free end of which a brushhead is mounted. When the head portion is removed from the handle, the spring assembly is removed therewith. | 01-22-2009 |
Donald Taber, Newbury Park, CA US
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| 20100315567 | LIQUID CRYSTAL BASED BROADBAND FILTER FOR FAST POLARIZATION IMAGING - A liquid crystal based broadband filter and imaging system for analyzing the polarization state of radiation. The filter includes four elements: a quarter wave plate; a 45° polarization rotator; a 90° polarization rotator; and a fixed polarizer. The first three of these elements are electronically switchable, allowing the user to select from any of the six possible polarization states. The switchable elements use multiple liquid crystal cells made from dual-frequency materials. A dual-frequency signal is used to activate and deactivate the various elements to achieve the desired state configuration. The dual-frequency signal drives the liquid crystal cells in and out of states, improving the overall switching time of the filter. The configuration of the liquid crystal cells within each of the filter allows broadband operation over most of the visible, infrared and ultraviolet spectra. The filter cycles through six configurations corresponding to the six polarization states of the incident radiation. Thus, the polarization state of the radiation can be completely characterized using the four Stokes parameters. Information related to the intensity and polarization of the radiation can be stored, displayed and analyzed. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110079703 | OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM - An optical tracking system comprises an array of point source emitters that output respective optical emissions, and a plurality of angle of arrival sensors. Each sensor comprises one or more optical elements and a focal plane array (FPA), with the optical elements arranged to resolve the optical emissions into one or more linear patterns on the FPA. A processing system in communication with the sensors establishes the orientation and position of each of the optical emitters using the linear patterns. A headgear tracking system employs point source emitters on a piece of headgear, with front and rear arrays of angle of arrival sensors located in an aircraft cockpit; a processing system in communication with the sensor arrays establishes an orientation and position for each of the optical emitters on the headgear. | 04-07-2011 |
Donald James Taber, Port Saint Lucie, FL US
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| 20130065702 | SPORT SWINGING, HITTING AND THROWING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - The present invention is a sport swinging, hitting and throwing assistance device that includes a cumber bun base belt that is wrapped around and secured to an athlete's waist and chest area while the athlete is swinging, hitting or throwing a piece of sports equipment, an arm loop that is attached to the cumber bun base belt by an expandable guide arm and receives the athlete's middle arm area that is inserted through the arm loop and a buckle. The device can also be a vest style base device that is wrapped around and secured to an athlete's torso or a panty style base device that is wrapped around and secured to an athlete's torso while the athlete is swinging, hitting, or throwing a golf club or other piece of sports equipment. | 03-14-2013 |
Douglass F. Taber, Newark, DE US
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| 20100270500 | METHOD OF MAKING STABLE, HOMOGENEOUS POTASSIUM HYDRIDE DISPERSIONS - A stable, homogeneous dispersion of potassium hydride is formed by reacting a mixture of wax and potassium metal with hydrogen. | 10-28-2010 |
Geraldine P. Taber, Mystic, CT US
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| 20090099364 | Process for preparation of 1-(2s,3s)-2-benzhydryl-n-(5- tert-butyl-2-methoxybenzyl)quinuclidin-3-amine - This invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of (2S,3S)-2-benzhydryl-N-(5-tent-butyl-2-methoxybenzyl)quinuclidin-3-amine, (hereinafter “compound of Formula I”) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. In particular, the invention is directed to an improved synthesis of the monohydrate citrate salt of the compound of Formula (Ia). | 04-16-2009 |
Geraldine Patricia Taber, Mystic, CT US
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| 20100160648 | STEREOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION PROCESS FOR PREPARING CIS-6-PHENYL-5-[4-(2-PYRROLIDIN-1-YL-ETHOXY)-PHENYL]-2-METHOXY-5,6,7,8-TE- TRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE HYDROCHLORIDE - This invention provides an improved process for preparing cis-6-phenyl-5-[4-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-2-methoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene hydrochloride which is an intermediate for the preparation of (−)-cis-6-phenyl-5-[4-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-ol which is useful for the treatment of osteoporosis. | 06-24-2010 |
James Taber, Aurora, IL US
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| 20080272514 | Closure Cap With Injection Molded Annular Gasket and Method of Making Same - A closure cap and method of making the same wherein an annular or ring-shaped gasket is injection molded onto the inner surface of a cap shell formed of plastic or metal. The annular or ring-shaped gasket includes radially extending tabs integrally formed therewith, one of said tabs being formed at a location wherein the plastic melt is fed to an annular gasket-forming channel in a mold core and another of said tabs being formed at the location wherein plastic melt is discharged from said channel. Preferably, said other tab includes a cold well formation which communicates with the annular gasket through a connecting portion of reduced cross-sectional area with respect to the cross-sectional areas of both the gasket and the cold well formation. | 11-06-2008 |
James M. Taber, Aurora, IL US
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| 20110290754 | IMPACT RESISTANT CLOSURE - A closure including a top panel and a transition section extending from a peripheral edge of the top panel is provided. The closure includes a skirt extending from a peripheral edge of the transition section such that the skirt extends away from the top panel. The skirt includes a plurality of projections extending outwardly and away from an outer surface of the transition section. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290755 | CLOSURE WITH IMPACT RESISTANT RIBS - A closure that includes a top panel and a transition section extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top panel is provided. The closure includes a skirt extending from a peripheral edge of the transition section such that the skirt extends away from the top panel and a plurality of raised ribs. Each of the plurality of raised ribs includes a first portion extending outwardly from an outer surface of the skirt and extending axially along at least a portion of the skirt and a second portion positioned above the first portion and extending outwardly from an outer surface of the transition section. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120261420 | IMPACT RESISTANT CLOSURE - A closure including a top panel and a transition section extending from a peripheral edge of the top panel is provided. The closure includes a skirt extending from a peripheral edge of the transition section such that the skirt extends away from the top panel. The skirt includes a plurality of projections extending outwardly and away from an outer surface of the transition section. | 10-18-2012 |
Justin Taber, Lafayette, CO US
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| 20100241167 | SPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The present invention provides spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention the implant limits the maximum spacing between the spinous processes. In another aspect of the invention, a spacer has at least one transverse opening to facilitate tissue in-growth. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and separate extensions engageable with the spacer. In another aspect of the invention, instrumentation for inserting the implant is provided. In other aspects of the invention, methods for treating spine disease are provided. | 09-23-2010 |
Justin Taber, Longmont, CO US
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| 20110166600 | INTERSPINSOUS IMPLANTS AND METHODS - The present invention provides spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention the implant limits the maximum spacing between the spinous processes. In another aspect of the invention, a spacer has at least one transverse opening to facilitate tissue in-growth. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and separate extensions engageable with the spacer. The spacer is provided in a variety of lengths and superior to inferior surface spacings. In another aspect of the invention, an implant includes a spacer and a cerclage element offset from the midline of the spacer in use so that the spacer defines a fulcrum and the cerclage element is operative to impart a moment to the vertebrae about the spacer. In another aspect of the invention, instrumentation for inserting the implant is provided. In other aspects of the invention, methods for treating spine disease are provided. | 07-07-2011 |
Justin R. Taber, Boulder, CO US
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| 20080243257 | Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, low femoral osteotomy - Apparatus for performing an open wedge, low femoral osteotomy, the apparatus comprising an osteotomy guide, a hinge pin and an osteotomy implant, the osteotomy guide comprising: anterior and posterior tissue shields having (i) openings for receiving the hinge pin and defining the hinge pin axis, and (ii) profiles configured to enable fluoroscopic alignment of the hinge pin axis parallel to the sagittal plane of the patient, a cutting guide comprising a cutting slot for defining a cutting plane extending parallel to, and through, the hinge pin axis, and a drill guide comprising a hole for forming a guide hole in the femur which extends substantially perpendicular to the cutting plane, the hinge pin comprising an elongated body, and the osteotomy implant for positioning in a wedge-shaped opening formed about the cutting plane and for receiving a screw extending through the guide hole. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090018543 | Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy - An osteotomy plate for maintaining the spacing of a wedge-like opening in bone, the osteotomy plate comprising: a body having a front side and a back side; a key extending out of the back side of the body for disposition in a keyhole formed in the bone along the wedge-like opening; and a plurality of mounting holes for receiving fixation screws therein, the mounting holes being formed in the body such that when the key is disposed in the keyhole, the mounting holes direct the fixation screws into bone on either side of the wedge-like opening. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090054899 | Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy - Apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy, the apparatus comprising a two-piece bearing implant comprising an upper bearing member and a lower bearing member, wherein the upper bearing member comprises a screw hole for securing the upper bearing member to an upper portion of bone, and the lower bearing member comprises a screw hole for securing the lower bearing member to a lower portion of bone, and further wherein the upper bearing member comprises an upper dovetail track and the lower bearing member comprises a lower dovetail track; and a wedge comprising an upper dovetail rail which is complementary to the upper dovetail track and a lower dovetail rail which is complementary to the lower dovetail track, in order that the wedge can be introduced between the upper and lower bearing members, so as to open a wedge-like opening between the upper and lower bearing members. | 02-26-2009 |
Mark Taber, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090005757 | Catheter Apparatus and Methods for Treating Vasculatures - A catheter apparatus may have a flexible shaft, guidewire lumens passing through the shaft, and a positioning device for positioning the guidewires relative to an external lumen. The positioning device may be an expansible scaffold covered with a retractable sheath. The positioning device may also be one or more balloons that are inflated through an inflation port in the shaft. The catheter apparatus may be operated by inserting a guide catheter into a vasculature with a chronic total occlusion, inserting the catheter apparatus into the guide catheter, and advancing the guidewires through the guidewire lumens and into contact with a chronic total occlusion. The positioning device may be activated before and/or between attempts to pass the guidewires through the chronic total occlusion to interrogate various parts of the chronic total occlusion. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110251591 | CATHETER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VASCULATURES - A catheter apparatus may have a flexible shaft, guidewire lumens passing through the shaft, and a positioning device for positioning the guidewires relative to an external lumen. The positioning device may be an expansible scaffold covered with a retractable sheath. The positioning device may also be one or more balloons that are inflated through an inflation port in the shaft. The catheter apparatus may be operated by inserting a guide catheter into a vasculature with a chronic total occlusion, inserting the catheter apparatus into the guide catheter, and advancing the guidewires through the guidewire lumens and into contact with a chronic total occlusion. The positioning device may be activated before and/or between attempts to pass the guidewires through the chronic total occlusion to interrogate various parts of the chronic total occlusion. | 10-13-2011 |
Robert C. Taber, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090289729 | MODE SELECTIVE COUPLER FOR WHISPERING-GALLERY DIELECTRIC RESONATOR - A whispering gallery mode dielectric resonator includes a conductive enclosure comprising a top, a bottom and walls. The resonator also includes a dielectric element disposed in the enclosure and operative to support a desired resonant mode that is dependent on a shape and dimensions of the dielectric resonator; and a mode selective coupling structure disposed over the enclosure and configured to selectively couple electromagnetic energy of the desired mode and configured not to substantially couple electromagnetic energy of a spurious mode supported in a region between the enclosure and the dielectric element. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100148151 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY - A device includes a light emitting structure and a wavelength conversion member comprising a semiconductor. The light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member. In some embodiments, the light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member with an inorganic bonding material. In some embodiments, the light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member with a bonding material having an index of refraction greater than 1.5. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110109226 | MICROPLASMA DEVICE WITH CAVITY FOR VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION OF GASES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An illumination device provides light to a flowing gaseous sample. The device includes a structure including a cavity configured to have a microplasma disposed therein. The cavity substantially encircles a cross-section of a channel that is configured to pass the flowing gaseous sample therethrough. The cavity is defined in part by an interior wall of the structure separating the cavity from the channel. The interior wall includes at least one orifice passing therethrough configured to provide to the flowing gaseous sample light generated by the microplasma. At least one electrode is configured to supply energy to the microplasma within the cavity. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120021543 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY - Light emitting devices with improved light extraction efficiency are provided. The light emitting devices have a stack of layers including semiconductor layers comprising an active region. The stack is bonded to a transparent lens having a refractive index for light emitted by the active region preferably greater than about 1.5, more preferably greater than about 1.8. A method of bonding a transparent lens to a light emitting device having a stack of layers including semiconductor layers comprising an active region includes elevating a temperature of the lens and the stack and applying a pressure to press the lens and the stack together. Bonding a high refractive index lens to a light emitting device improves the light extraction efficiency of the light emitting device by reducing loss due to total internal reflection. Advantageously, this improvement can be achieved without the use of an encapsulant. | 01-26-2012 |
Steve Taber, Berkeley, CA US
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| 20090317250 | TURBINE AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING POWER FROM FLUID FLOW AND METHOD THEREFOR - A turbine for use with a turbine generator, the turbine including at least one turbine blade for positioning in a flowpath, a hub mounting the at least one turbine blade, and a rotatable shaft in operational communication with the hub via a hinge assembly, an axis of the hub being independent of an axis of the shaft. The hinge assembly is disposed between the shaft and the hub and configured to adjust an angle therebetween. A controller assembly is configured to adjust at least one operational characteristic of the hinge assembly during turbine operation. In one embodiment the operational characteristic is a teeter angle of the hinge assembly. In one embodiment operational characteristic is a stiffness or damping force. Methods for using and controlling a fluid turbine are also disclosed. | 12-24-2009 |
Tanya Taber, Lawrenceburg, IN US
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| 20090064416 | INFLATABLE MATTRESS FOR A BED - A support apparatus includes a rotation therapy device, a pulsation therapy device, a dynamic therapy device, and a control system for operating the devices. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100306924 | INFLATABLE MATTRESS FOR A BED - A support apparatus includes a rotation therapy device, a pulsation therapy device, a dynamic therapy device, and a control system for operating the devices. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120054965 | BED FRAME AND MATTRESS SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL - A support apparatus includes a bed frame with movable portions and a mattress supported on the bed frame. A control system synchronously controls inflation and deflation of at least one air bladder of the mattress and movement of at least one of the movable portions. | 03-08-2012 |