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Allen Tower, North Lawrence, NY US
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| 20090149943 | FLEXIBLE STENT - This invention involves a radially expandable stent that has wire wound circular sections that are cojoined to create a cylinder by a series of single strand wire hinges. The hinges are situated to provide the stent created by the expanded sections with enhanced flexibility without sacrificing the overall support strength of the stent. | 06-11-2009 |
Allen J. Tower, North Lawrence, NY US
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| 20090143728 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH SAFETY FEATURE - A balloon catheter having a safety feature for protecting a patient during a medical procedure in the event the inflated balloon ruptures during the procedure. The catheter contains an outer balloon attached to the distal end of an insertion tube and a second inner balloon totally enclosed within the outer balloon. A vacuum is drawn on the outer balloon to evacuate the interior of the balloon and the inner balloon is then inflated to a desired operating pressure. In the event the inner balloon ruptures while inflated, the inflation fluid is fully contained within the outer balloon as well as any inner balloon fragments that are released due to the rupture. | 06-04-2009 |
Ashley E. Tower, Bangor, ME US
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| 20110197746 | Blast and Ballistic Protection System - A blast and ballistic protective wall assembly for use on an exterior of a container includes a frame having four corner posts, two lower side members having fork lift openings formed therethrough, two upper side members, two lower cross members, two upper cross members, lower corner castings attached to the lower ends of the corner posts, and upper corner castings attached to the upper ends of the corner posts, the frame supporting side walls, end walls, and a roof of the container. The blast and ballistic protective wall assembly further includes an attachment member attached to a portion of the frame and a plurality of composite panels. One end of each panel is attached to the attachment member, and the other end of the panel is attached to another panel, a portion of the frame, or another attachment member. Each panel is thereby attached to a wall of the container. | 08-18-2011 |
Benjamin R. Tower, Varna, IL US
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| 20100282212 | PRESSURE CONTROL IN LOW STATIC LEAK FUEL SYSTEM - A pressure relief valve includes a valve body having a valve seat fluidly positioned between an inlet and an outlet. A valve member is movable among a first position, a second position, and a third position. The valve member is in contact with the valve seat and fluidly blocks the inlet from the outlet at the first position. At the second position of the valve member, the inlet is fluidly connected to the outlet via a small flow area. The inlet is fluidly connected to the outlet via a large flow area when the valve member is at the third position. An electrical actuator is attached to the valve body and is operably coupled to move the valve member when energized. The valve member includes an opening hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the inlet when at the first position. A spring is operably positioned to bias the valve member toward the second position when the valve member is at the third position. | 11-11-2010 |
Benjamin Ray Tower, Varna, IL US
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| 20090295100 | Fluid leak limiter - A fluid leak limiter for a high-pressure fuel injection system is disclosed. The fluid leak limiter may have a body at least partially defining a central bore with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a sleeve piston. The fluid leak limiter may also have a spring located to bias the sleeve piston toward a first flow-blocking position. The sleeve piston may be movable by a first pressure differential between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet against the bias of the spring toward a flow-passing position at which fluid from the fluid inlet is allowed to flow to the fluid outlet. The sleeve piston may also be movable by a second pressure differential between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet against the bias of the spring toward a second flow-blocking position at which fluid from the fluid inlet is inhibited from flowing to the fluid outlet. | 12-03-2009 |
Brendon D. Tower, Weymouth, MA US
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| 20100315629 | Optical Scanning - Disclosed are apparatus, kits, methods, and systems that include a radiation source configured to direct radiation to a sample; a detector configured to measure radiation from the sample; an electronic processor configured to determine infotmation about the sample based on the measured radiation; a housing enclosing the source, the detector, and the electronic processor, the housing having a hand-held form factor; an arm configured to maintain a separation between the sample and the housing, the arm including a first end configured to connect to the housing and a second end configured to contact the sample; and a layer positioned on the second end of the arm, the layer being configured to contact the sample and to transmit at least a portion of the radiation from the sample to the detector. | 12-16-2010 |
Bryan B. Tower, Silverdale, WA US
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| 20080281801 | DATABASE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A database system storing a data structure. The data structure includes a plurality of data nodes that each store a type and a value. None of the data nodes are linked directly to one another. The data structure also includes a plurality of context nodes that are each linked to at least two data nodes. The context nodes do not store data. Instead, each of the context nodes indicates a relationship exits between the data nodes connected to it. | 11-13-2008 |
Christopher R. Tower, Rohnert Park, CA US
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| 20110006237 | ROTARY SHEAR VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH HARD-ON-HARD SEAL SURFACES - A multi-position rotary shear valve assembly having a substantially metallic or ceramic stator device and a substantially metallic or ceramic rotor device. The stator device defines a substantially planar stator face and at least two or more stator channels in fluid communication with the stator face at corresponding stator ports, while the rotor device includes a substantially planar rotor face defining one or more rotor channels. A tribological coating is disposed atop at least one of the rotor face and the stator face, which enables a substantially fluid-tight, selective relative rotation between the rotor face and the stator face, at a rotor-stator interface, between two or more rotor positions. | 01-13-2011 |
Christopher R. Tower, Vallejo, CA US
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| 20110024657 | MULTI-POSITION MICRO-FLUIDIC VALVE SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE ENCODER ASSEMBLY - A micro-fluidic valve actuator assembly is provided for controlling a multi-position micro-fluidic valve device for switching between a plurality of discrete fluid distribution positions. The actuator assembly includes a housing having an exterior wall and an interior wall defining an interior through-chamber. A drive assembly is rotatably positioned within the chamber, having a drive axis of rotation positioned substantially co-axial with the chamber axis. A removable, stand alone, self contained encoder assembly is positioned within the actuator housing. The encoder assembly includes an encoder shaft rotatably mounted to a support structure for rotation about an encoder shaft axis. The encoder assembly further includes an encoder wheel mounted to the encoder shaft for rotation about the encoder shaft axis, and an encoder module mounted to the support structure. The encoder module cooperates with the encoder wheel, as a preset unit, to determine the rotational position of the encoder shaft about the encoder shaft axis. When the encoder assembly is oriented in a mounting position, the encoder shaft can be rotatably coupled to the drive assembly, while the support structure is free of rigid coupling directly to the housing. | 02-03-2011 |
Daniel G. Tower, Wrentham, MA US
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| 20110048971 | ROBUST POTENTIOMETRIC SENSOR - A modular potentiometric sensor includes a housing having measuring and reference half-cells, a temperature sensor, and solution ground combination assembly. An electrical conductor of the combination assembly extends through the housing, while remaining electrically isolated from the housing and half-cells, terminating at an electrically and thermally conductive end cap. Seals at opposite ends of the housing permit portions of the half-cells and the combination assembly to extend therethrough. The seals, measuring half-cell, and the combination assembly define an electrolyte compartment for the reference half-cell. The end cap provides close thermal coupling to the test fluid while also serving as a test fluid ground that is electrically isolated from the electrolyte compartment. The housing, measuring half-cell, reference half-cell, and combination assembly are modular, with the measurement sensor configurable in a plurality of lengths by altering the length of the housing independently of the half-cells and combination assembly. | 03-03-2011 |
Jessica L. Tower, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20100087904 | NOVEL MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION - A medical electrical lead for spinal cord stimulation includes a first column of electrode surfaces and a second columns of electrode surfaces extending alongside and spaced apart from the first column. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100228329 | NOVEL MEDICAL ELECTRODE MOUNTING - A medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes an insulative carrier and at least one conductive component. The at least one conductive component includes an electrode portion disposed on a first side of the carrier and at least one tab extending away from the electrode portion, through the carrier to a second side of the carrier. The electrode portion of the at least one component includes an outward facing contact surface and an inward facing surface, the inward facing surface being disposed opposite the contact surface and against a surface of the first side of the carrier. The electrode assembly further includes a joint coupling a flexible elongate conductor to the tab of the at least one component on the second side of the carrier, and an insulative layer extending over the joint and the tab and the conductor, the insulative layer being bonded to the second side of the carrier. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100324641 | NOVEL FEATURES FOR ROUTING CONDUCTORS IN MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES - An insulative body of a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes a pre-formed channel having a section extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the body. An electrode portion of a conductive component has an electrode contact surface facing outward from a first side of the body and a coupling portion embedded in the body. A conductor, which is coupled to the coupling portion of the component, is disposed in the channel. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100325869 | NOVEL ASSEMBLY METHODS FOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS - A method for making a medical electrical lead electrode assembly includes the steps of: forming an insulative carrier from an insulative material; coupling at least one conductive component to the carrier by inserting a pre-formed tab of the conductive component through the carrier, from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, so that the conductive component is secured to the carrier with the tab extending along a surface of the second side of the carrier and an inward facing surface of an electrode portion of the conductive component being disposed against a surface of the first side of the carrier; coupling an elongate flexible conductor to the tab of the component; and forming an insulative layer over the second side of the carrier, the tab and the conductor electrically coupled to the tab. | 12-30-2010 |
John Tower, West Hollywood, CA US
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| 20080305987 | Sex-specific regulation of aging and apoptosis - The invention provides anti-apoptotic agents and therapies and uses thereof. Specifically, the anti-apoptotic agents and therapies involve human Xist gene, Xist RNA, Xist gene product, and antagonists and small molecule mimics of these nucleic acids and proteins. | 12-11-2008 |
John Robertson Tower, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20090295952 | GAIN MATCHING FOR ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION IMAGER - A method and apparatus for equalizing gain in an array of electron multiplication (EM) pixels is disclosed, each pixel having one or more impact ionization gain stages with implants to achieve charge transfer directionality and comprising a phase | 12-03-2009 |
John Robertson Tower, Yardley, PA US
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| 20090086055 | ELECTRON MULTIPLICATION CMOS IMAGER - A pixel for an imager is disclosed that includes at least one electron multiplication (EM) gain stage configured in a loop and electrically coupled to a charge collection region and a charge readout region, the charge collection region being configured to generate a charge packet, the EM gain stage being configured to amplify the charge packet by impact ionization and to circulate the charge packet a predetermined number of times in one direction around the loop, the charge readout region being configured to receive the amplified charge packet and convert the amplified charge to a measurable signal. The at least one EM gain stage, the charge collection region, and the charge readout region can be formed monolithically in an integrated circuit. The pixel can be manufactured using a CMOS process. The pixel can further include a second EM gain stage formed in the integrated circuit to increase the amount of amplification around the loop. | 04-02-2009 |
Jon Tower, Indialantic, FL US
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| 20110164256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING GEOMETRIC CHANGES OF EMBEDDED PASSIVE MATERIALS DURING A LAMINATION PROCESS | 07-07-2011 |
Samuel J. Tower, Austin, TX US
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| 20080315932 | PULSED STATE RETENTION POWER GATING FLIP-FLOP - A flip-flop includes a functional latch and a retention latch. The functional latch is configured to maintain a logic state of the flip-flop in a power-up mode and the retention latch is configured to maintain the logic state of the flip-flop in a power-down mode. The retention latch is selectively coupled to the functional latch and the retention latch is configured to maintain the logic state in the power-down mode irrespective of a level of an associated clock signal when the power-down mode is entered. A clock pulse that clocks the flip-flop is derived from the associated clock signal. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090058485 | FLIP-FLOP HAVING LOGIC STATE RETENTION DURING A POWER DOWN MODE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A flip-flop includes a master latch, a first inverter, a slave latch, and a first clocked inverter. The master latch has an input for receiving an input signal and an output. The first inverter has an input coupled to the output of the master latch and an output for providing an output of the flip-flop. The slave latch is directly connected to the input of the first inverter. The first clocked inverter has an input directly connected to the slave latch and an output coupled to the master latch. | 03-05-2009 |
Theodore Tower, Appleton, WI US
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| 20080264180 | System and method for measuring volume of ingested fluid - An audio sensor and receiver detect, discriminate and count the number of liquid swallows to determine the volume of fluid ingested. | 10-30-2008 |
Theodore T. Tower, Appleton, WI US
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| 20100211897 | Virtual Room Use Simulator and Room Planning System - A room planning system for simulating the use of products during the performance of an activity in a room space is disclosed. The system includes a virtual room space comprising a virtual representation of an actual room space, an environment database having a collection of environment data defining attributes of the actual room space, and a product database having a collection of product data defining attributes of at least one product to be used for performing an activity in the room space. The system includes a user interface for selecting a virtual product and arranging the virtual product in the virtual room space. A simulation generator is programmed to simulate the performance of an activity in the virtual room space and to provide a feasibility analysis of the activity based at least in part on the arrangement of the virtual product in the virtual room space. | 08-19-2010 |