Vandenbrink
Eric Vandenbrink, Holland, MI US
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20140246868 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AND LATCH THEREFOR - A vehicle door latch assembly includes a latch lever connectable to a latch mechanism, a latch rod coupled to the latch lever, and a door handle operative to effect movement of the latch rod to unlatch the latch mechanism via actuation of the latch lever. The latch rod is configured so as to attenuate vertical motion of the latch rod in response to a sufficient force associated with a side-impact event. In one embodiment, the latch rod has a first member operatively connected to the door handle, and a second member pivotally connected to the first member. The second member is coupled to the latch lever, and the-second member is pivotally movable with the latch lever laterally in a direction away from the first member in response to a sufficient force associated with a side-impact event. | 09-04-2014 |
Eric Allyn Vandenbrink, Holland, MI US
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20140167427 | RELEASE HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING INERTIAL BLOCKING MEMBER - An inertial blocking member subassembly for a vehicle-door release handle mechanism including a release handle framework supporting a bell crank assembly and a manually actuatable door handle grip, the door handle grip operatively coupled to the bell crank assembly, the inertial blocking member subassembly comprising: an inertial blocking member associated with the release handle assembly framework, the blocking member having a center of gravity which is offset from an axis of rotation, and the blocking member being rotationally and translationally movable between an at-rest position, in which the blocking member does not prevent actuation of the release handle, and an engaged position, in which the blocking member prevents actuation of the release handle; a biasing element associated with the blocking member, the biasing element biasing the blocking member into the engaged position; and a blocking member retainer provided on at least one of the release handle assembly framework and the blocking member. As a result of the acceleration force acting on the blocking member center of gravity, the blocking member is rotationally and translationally moved from the at-rest position to the engaged position, and in which engaged position the blocking member is retained by the blocking member retainer until disengagement of the blocking member retainer from the at least one of the release handle assembly framework and the blocking member. | 06-19-2014 |
Evan Vandenbrink, San Francisco, CA US
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20140155973 | TISSUE-CAPTURED ANCHORS AND METHODS OF USE - Devices, systems and methods are provided for anchoring implantable medical devices to maintain an implanted position. In some embodiments, the medical devices are stimulation leads which are implanted near a portion of the neural anatomy for providing stimulation thereto. To maintain position of the lead, the lead is anchored with the use of a tissue-captured anchor which is attached to the lead at a desired point of anchoring. The anchor maintains position of the lead by resisting movement of the anchor between tissue layers at the point of anchoring. | 06-05-2014 |
Evan S. Vandenbrink, San Francisco, CA US
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20100179562 | STIMULATION LEADS, DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Devices, systems and methods are provided for accessing and treating anatomies associated with a variety of conditions while minimizing possible complications and side effects. This is achieved by directly neuromodulating a target anatomy associated with the condition while minimizing or excluding undesired neuromodulation of other anatomies. Typically, this involves stimulating portions of neural tissue of the central nervous system, wherein the central nervous system includes the spinal cord and the pairs of nerves along the spinal cord which are known as spinal nerves. In particular, some embodiments of the present invention are used to selectively stimulate portions of the spinal nerves, particularly one or more dorsal root ganglions (DRGs), to treat chronic pain while causing minimal deleterious side effects such as undesired motor responses. | 07-15-2010 |
20150099936 | SHEATH SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, systems and methods are provided for accessing a target location in the body of a patient, particularly within the epidural space. A system includes a sheath and a sheath support supporting the sheath to reduce or avoid kinking. The sheath support closely fits within the sheath while maintaining free sliding therein. The sheath support has a non-compliant outer diameter maintaining the inner diameter of the sheath and preventing the sheath walls from collapsing into a kink, particularly during low radius bends that may occur during delivery. The sheath support may include a distal tip configured to resist retraction into the sheath until a threshold force is reached which causes the distal tip to at least partially retract into the lumen of the sheath. Likewise, the distal tip may be fully retractable through the sheath so that the sheath support is removable from the proximal end of the sheath. | 04-09-2015 |
Joshua C. Vandenbrink, Temecula, CA US
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20130237898 | WOUND TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention extends to a wound treatment system and a method of using the wound treatment system to treat a flesh wound such as from a gunshot, knife, or shrapnel. The wound treatment system comprises an applicator that contains absorbent material, and a plunger. The applicator is configured to be inserted into a flesh wound to inject the absorbent material directly at the source of bleeding. In this manner, the absorbent material is less likely to become contaminated and can apply direct internal pressure to the source of bleeding to mitigate the risk of serious injury or death from blood loss. | 09-12-2013 |
Stuart Vandenbrink, Detroit, MI US
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20120246737 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A HUMAN LIKENESS SCORE - One embodiment of the invention is a method utilizing a CAPTCHA to generate a human likeness score including blocks: a) receiving a user solution to the CAPTCHA; b) receiving a user interaction pattern descriptive of an interaction undertaken by the user, through a graphical interface of the CAPTCHA, to achieve the user solution; c) determining the accuracy of the user solution; d) comparing the user interaction pattern against an interaction model generated from interaction patterns of previous users; e) calculating the human likeness score based upon the determination of block c) and the comparison of block d), wherein the human likeness score lies within a continuum of human likeness scores. | 09-27-2012 |
Stuart Vandenbrink, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20150347731 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A HUMAN LIKENESS SCORE - One embodiment of the invention is a method utilizing a CAPTCHA to generate a human likeness score including blocks: a) receiving a user solution to the CAPTCHA; b) receiving a user interaction pattern descriptive of an interaction undertaken by the user, through a graphical interface of the CAPTCHA, to achieve the user solution; c) determining the accuracy of the user solution; d) comparing the user interaction pattern against an interaction model generated from interaction patterns of previous users; e) calculating the human likeness score based upon the determination of block c) and the comparison of block d), wherein the human likeness score lies within a continuum of human likeness scores. | 12-03-2015 |