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Anne Whalen, Medway, MA US
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| 20110224128 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY - The invention features methods, compositions, and kits useful for the treatment of muscular dystrophy, e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in a patient. | 09-15-2011 |
Anne M. Whalen, Medway, MA US
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| 20080293157 | Apparatus and method of performing high-throughput cell-culture studies on biomaterials - In one embodiment, a kit includes a base and a specimen removably couplable to the base. A top plate defines a plurality of apertures and is removably couplable to the base such that at least two of the apertures are associated with a specimen and each aperture defines a well with that specimen. Each well is configured to receive a sample material therein in contact with the specimen. A method includes disposing a specimen within a recessed portion of a test apparatus and coupling a top plate of the test apparatus to a base of the test apparatus such that a sealing engagement is formed between the top plate and the specimen. The top plate defines a plurality of apertures, each of at least two of the apertures collectively with the specimen defines a well. A sample material can be disposed within at least one well. | 11-27-2008 |
Barbara J. Whalen, Shrewsbury, MA US
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| 20080267963 | Methods of Cancer Treatment/Prevention Using Cancer Cell-Specific Surface Antigens - The invention relates to methods and reagents for immunizing and treating individual with cancer to elicit specific cellular and humoral immune-responses against specific cancer cell surface antigens, including those cancer cell surface antigens expressed only in cancer cells and in non-cancer cells normally located in one or more immune-privileged sites or tissues of the individual. The invention provides methods of using specifically prepared immunogen in fresh or lyophilized liposome, proper routes of administration of the immunogen, proper doses of the immunogen, and specific combinations of heterologous immunization including DNA priming in one administration route followed by liposome-mediated protein antigen boost in a different route to tailor the immune responses in respects of enhancing cell mediated immune response, cytokine secretion, humoral immune response, especially skewing T helper responses to be Th1 or a balanced Th1 and Th2 type. | 10-30-2008 |
Brian Whalen, Crownsville, MD US
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| 20120074092 | WITHIN BOTTLE AERATOR - An in-bottle aerator for mixing the oxygen in the air with wine as the wine is poured from its bottle. The aerator has at least one air ingress channel extending from one end of the aerator to the other allowing air into the bottle to displace wine exiting the bottle. Air mixing channels draw air from outside the bottle and direct that air to lateral channels that intersect a central flow channel extending from one end of the bottle to another. The air mixing and air ingress channels are preferably arranged to allow the user to pour and aerate wine at the same time and with the bottle in any orientation about its axis. The aerator may be a separately formed component that can be inserted into the bottle by the bottle manufacturer, by a wine bottler or by an enduser. Alternatively, the aerator may be wholly or partly formed as part of the neck of the bottle. A completely and integrally formed aerator may be formed a part of a plastic wine bottle. For or plastic or glass wine bottles aeration channels may be formed on the internal surface of the neck of the bottle and an insert can be used to complete the within bottle aerator by the insertion (by the bottle manufacturer, by a wine bottler or by an enduser) of an aerator component having additional channels formed therein, | 03-29-2012 |
Bryan Patrick Whalen, Gansevoort, NY US
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| 20120097377 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A thermal management system is provided. The thermal management system includes at least one heat sink including one or more respective fins, wherein the one or more fins include one or more respective cavities. The thermal management system also includes a synthetic jet stack including at least one synthetic jet mounted within each of the respective cavities employing at least one engaging structure to provide a rigid positioning of the synthetic jet stack within the fins, wherein the synthetic jet includes at least one orifice through which a fluid is ejected. | 04-26-2012 |
Bryan Patrick Whalen, Ganesvoort, NY US
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| 20110139429 | SHAPED HEAT SINKS TO OPTIMIZE FLOW - A heat sink with shape-optimized fins provides for improved heat transfer. Synthetic jets create vortices which enhance heat transfer and cooling of downstream fins, while the shape of the fins limits pressure drop in the flow over the cooling fins. | 06-16-2011 |
Bryan Patrick Whalen, Waterford, NY US
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| 20110114287 | CHASSIS WITH DISTRIBUTED JET COOLING - A chassis with distributed jet cooling is provided. The chassis includes one or more sidewalls defining a volume configured to substantially surround one or more heat generating components positioned within the volume. The chassis further includes at least one array of fins thermally coupled to a respective one of the one or more sidewalls and at least one synthetic jet assembly comprising a multi-orifice synthetic jet or a number of single orifice synthetic jets disposed on a side of a respective one of the array(s) of fins. The chassis further includes at least one attachment means for attaching a respective one of the at least one synthetic jet assemblies to a respective one of the one or more sidewalls. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110139893 | LOW FREQUENCY SYNTHETIC JET ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A system and method for lowering the structural natural frequency of a synthetic jet actuator is disclosed. A synthetic jet actuator is provided that includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and arranged parallelly thereto, and a spacer element configured to space the first plate apart from the second plate and define a chamber along with the first and second plates. The spacer element includes at least one orifice formed therein such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an environment external to the chamber, and the spacer element is constructed to deform in a bending motion in response to a deflection of at least one of the first and second plates. | 06-16-2011 |
Christopher D. Whalen, Pleasant Prairie, WI US
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| 20080268544 | Hydrodynamic Isolation Method and Apparatus - The present invention is a flow cell and method for use in microfluidic analyses that presents highly discrete and small volumes of fluid to isolated locations on a two-dimensional surface contained within an open fluidic chamber defined by the flow cell that has physical dimensions such that laminar style flow occurs for fluids flowing through the chamber. This process of location specific fluid addressing within the flow cell is facilitated by combining components of hydrodynamic focusing with site specific cell evacuation. The process does not require the use of physical barriers within the flow cell or mechanical valves to control the paths of fluid movement. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090133470 | Dry Side Sensor Mounting for Sensor Chip Assembly - An assembly design for an oscillating resonator-based sensor where an oscillating crystal resonator such as a quartz crystal resonator is rigidly affixed or ‘mounted’ onto a solid substrate in such a fashion that the resonator can either rest flush against the substrate surface or upon a rigid mounting adhesive. Once cured, the mounting adhesive forms a liquid tight seal between the mounted resonator and the substrate such that only the sensing electrode surface will be exposed to fluids applied to the front side of the substrate. The mounted resonator assembly is designed in such a way that it can be interfaced with a fluid delivery system to form a liquid tight chamber or flow cell around the mounted resonator without incurring additional physical impact upon the mounted resonator. The assembled flow cell can in turn be used to direct multiple fluid streams to flow in a laminar manner over the sensing surface of the mounted resonator and by varying the rates of flow for the different laminar flowing fluid streams the total hydraulic pressure exerted on the surface of the mounted resonator can be held constant. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110000280 | Dry Side Sensor Mounting for Sensor Chip Assembly - An assembly design for an oscillating resonator-based sensor where an oscillating crystal resonator such as a quartz crystal resonator is rigidly affixed or ‘mounted’ onto a solid substrate in such a fashion that the resonator can either rest flush against the substrate surface or upon a rigid mounting adhesive. Once cured, the mounting adhesive forms a liquid tight seal between the mounted resonator and the substrate such that only the sensing electrode surface will be exposed to fluids applied to the front side of the substrate. The mounted resonator assembly is designed in such a way that it can be interfaced with a fluid delivery system to form a liquid tight chamber or flow cell around the mounted resonator without incurring additional physical impact upon the mounted resonator. The assembled flow cell can in turn be used to direct multiple fluid streams to flow in a laminar manner over the sensing surface of the mounted resonator and by varying the rates of flow for the different laminar flowing fluid streams the total hydraulic pressure exerted on the surface of the mounted resonator can be held constant. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110076195 | Hydrodynamic Isolation Method and Apparatus - The present invention is a flow cell and method for use in microfluidic analyses that presents highly discrete and small volumes of fluid to isolated locations on a two-dimensional surface contained within an open fluidic chamber defined by the flow cell that has physical dimensions such that laminar style flow occurs for fluids flowing through the chamber. This process of location specific fluid addressing within the flow cell is facilitated by combining components of hydrodynamic focusing with site specific cell evacuation. The process does not require the use of physical barriers within the flow cell or mechanical valves to control the paths of fluid movement. | 03-31-2011 |
Christopher Durham Whalen, Pleasant Prairie, WI US
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| 20090114044 | DOCKING MECHANISM FOR A SENSOR CARTRIDGE - A docking mechanism provided for analytical apparatus, such as an acoustic bio-sensor apparatus. The mechanism is operable releasably to receive a cartridge ( | 05-07-2009 |
David Whalen, Middletown, NY US
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| 20080294496 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATING SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING PROCESSES - Methods, systems, and computer program products for automating supply chain planning processes are provided. A method includes providing a user interface having data fields for receiving product information including projected and actual sales data and finance information from a plurality of entities. The method also includes receiving the projected and actual sales data and finance information via the data fields and storing the projected and actual sales data and finance information in a first database. The method further includes retrieving portions of the projected and actual sales data, for a selected period of time, from the first database in response to a request, and providing a consolidated view of projected and actual sales of products for the selected period of time via the user interface. | 11-27-2008 |
David S. Whalen, Scotia, NY US
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| 20110025455 | ADAPTIVE MIDI WIND CONTROLLER DEVICE - Provided is a system controller device intended for use by persons having limited or no use of their hands. The device includes a first air sensor configured to provide a first electromagnetic signal representative of an air pressure or an air-flow, or a combination thereof, a second orientation sensor configured to provide a second electromagnetic signal representative of a relative orientation or a change of orientation, or a combination thereof, of said first sensor, a third linear position sensor configured to provide a third electromagnetic signal representative of a relative position or change of position, or a combination thereof, of said first sensor along a linear carriage, and a signal processor configured to combine said first, said second and said third electromagnetic signals to provide an event message. | 02-03-2011 |
Edward A. Whalen, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20100071773 | Shaping a Fluid Cavity of a Flow Control Actuator for Creation of Desired Waveform Characteristics - Apparatus and methods provide for a flow control actuator having a fluid cavity that is shaped to create periodic waveforms within the resulting resonant actuating flow with predetermined characteristics for actuating a high-speed fluid flow. According to various embodiments, a flow control actuator includes a power source for exciting the actuator fluid at a resonant frequency and a cavity shaped according to resonant macrosonic synthesis principles to maximize the exit velocity of the actuating flow at an orifice of the actuator. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20120091266 | Active Flow Control on a Vertical Stabilizer and Rudder - Systems and methods described herein provide for the control of airflow over a vertical control surface of an aircraft to enhance the forces produced by the surface. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, the vertical control surface of the aircraft is engaged by active flow control actuators that interact with the ambient airflow to alter one or more characteristics of the airflow. An actuator control system detects a flow control event, and in response, activates the active flow control actuators to alter the airflow. According to various aspects, the flow control event is associated with a separation of the airflow, which is corrected through the activation of the appropriate active flow control actuators, increasing the forces produced by the vertical control surface of the aircraft. | 04-19-2012 |
Edward Andrew Whalen, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20100176247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE THRUST OSCILLATIONS IN A LAUNCH VEHICLE - A launch vehicle comprising a casing, a solid propellant, a channel, a geometric feature, and a suppression structure. The solid propellant is located within the casing. The channel is through the solid propellant, and the geometric feature is in the channel. The suppression structure is located around a centerline for the channel and located upstream in a flow path from the geometric feature. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110186132 | Multi-Stage Flow Control Actuation - Concepts and technologies described herein provide for the creation of an actuating fluid flow utilizing a multi-stage actuator. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, a fluid actuation system includes at least two stages, each stage having a plenum and one or two diaphragms acting on the plenum to create an actuating fluid flow. The diaphragms of each stage may be substantially aligned along an axis. The actuating flow is aggregated between stages and expelled into a fluid flow to be controlled. According to various aspects, the diaphragms may include piezoelectric discs. | 08-04-2011 |
Elizabeth A. Whalen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100070237 | STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying an interval for performing a maintenance task. The process retrieves scheduled maintenance data and un-scheduled in-service maintenance data for a given apparatus type. The process maps the un-scheduled in-service maintenance data to the scheduled maintenance data for the given apparatus type to form mapped maintenance data. The process performs a statistical analysis on the mapped maintenance data. The process identifies an optimal interval for performing the maintenance task based on a result of the statistical analysis to form a recommended maintenance interval. | 03-18-2010 |
Erin J. Whalen, Durham, NC US
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| 20110071198 | NICOTINIC ACID RECEPTOR LIGANDS - The present invention relates, in general, to nicotinic acid receptor ligands and, in particular, to ligands that have a relative efficacy for activating a G-protein-coupled receptor function (e.g., signaling) that is greater than their relative efficacy for stimulating β-arrestin function (e.g., recruitment and/or signaling). The invention further relates to the use of such “biased ligands” to decrease triglycerides levels and to potentially increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in patients and potentially lower low density lipoprotein (LDL) and/or very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels. In addition, the invention relates to methods of identifying such “biased ligands”. | 03-24-2011 |
John Whalen, Sheridan, IL US
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| 20090114646 | Carrying Case with Pressure Relief Valve - A carrying case made of mating case sections with a principal seal and equipped with a latching device serving as part of a pressure relief valve for opening the interior of the carrying case to the atmosphere. The latch further includes a sealing means in contact with the external edge when the latch is opened to allow passage of air through the opening when the latching device is opened and the sealing means is no longer in contact with the external edge of the opening. | 05-07-2009 |
John H. Whalen, Sheridain, IL US
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| 20110127264 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly includes a cover and a base that form a cavity in a closed configuration. The container assembly comprises a latch assembly that secures the cover to the base in a substantially closed configuration, and an opening that equalizes pressure between the cavity and outside the container assembly, wherein the opening is provided in the base, and wherein the cover comprises a latch catch that receives a portion of the latch assembly. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110147386 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly includes a cover and a base that form a cavity in a closed configuration. The container assembly comprises a latch assembly that secures the cover to the base in a substantially closed configuration, and an opening that equalizes pressure between the cavity and outside the container assembly, wherein the opening is provided in the base, and wherein the cover comprises a latch catch that receives a portion of the latch assembly. | 06-23-2011 |
John H. Whalen, Sheridan, IL US
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| 20090183961 | Collapsible Bag Mounting Structure and Collapsible Bag Associated Therewith - A collapsible bag includes a flexible bag with a first side panel having a bottom edge and a bottom panel connected to the bottom edge to define a juncture between the first side panel and the bottom panel. A bracket is connected to the flexible bag adjacent the juncture and includes a transport wheel assembly. Additionally, a telescoping handle is connected to the bracket and the first side panel and extends from the juncture. A support assembly is movably connected at a proximate end to the bracket and connected at a distal end to the bottom panel such that the bottom panel is selectively movable between an operable orientation defined when the bottom panel is disposed transverse to the telescoping handle and the first side panel and a storage orientation defined when the bottom panel is disposed parallel to the telescoping handle and the first side panel. | 07-23-2009 |
John Hennessey Whalen, Sheridain, IL US
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| 20110000919 | UTILITY BOX LID - A utility box lid is provided which includes multiple storage levels. The utility box includes a plurality of inner compartments configured to receive lift out trays, which when inserted form the multiple storage levels. The utility box has a plurality of split covers, each one hinged by a separate, individual hinge, where the hinges are positioned relatively in parallel with the diameter of the bucket. | 01-06-2011 |
Keith Whalen, Hampton, NH US
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| 20090271236 | Dynamically Routing Salvage Shipments and Associated Method - A system and method is disclosed for managing salvage shipments in a transportation network. The system includes a transportation planner coupled with one or more entities in the transportation network. The transportation planner determines an optimized transportation plan for delivery and pick-up of shipments throughout the transportation network. | 10-29-2009 |
Kelly M. Whalen, Lewis Center, OH US
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| 20090058150 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING AN INTEGRAL, RETRACTABLE STEP - A vehicle seat with an integral retractable step. A generally hollow base is attached to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of side walls. A generally horizontal seat cushion is attached atop the base. A generally vertical seatback is attached at a lower end to at least one of the floor, the base and the seat cushion. A step is slidably coupled to the base, the step being selectively positionable between a stowed position substantially within the base and a deployed position wherein the step extends at least partially outwardly from the base. In the deployed position the step is generally horizontally oriented and is configured to support the weight of an occupant of the seat during ingress and egress therefrom. In addition in the deployed position the step is generally proximate a front surface of the seat cushion such that the front surface of the seat cushion forms a substantially closed step riser. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100052396 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING AN INTEGRAL, RETRACTABLE STEP - A vehicle seat with an integral, retractable step. A generally hollow base is secured to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of opposing, spaced-apart side walls. A generally horizontal seat cushion is attached atop the base. A generally vertical seatback is attached at a lower end to at least one of the floor, the base and the seat cushion. A step is coupled to the base, the step being selectively positionable between a stowed position, closing off an open base portion, and a deployed position wherein the step extends at least partially outwardly through the open base portion. In the deployed position the step is generally proximate a front surface of the seat cushion such that the front surface of the seat cushion forms a substantially closed step riser. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110248522 | SEAT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A seat support assembly for supporting a vehicle seat on a floor panel member includes a cross member extending laterally across the floor panel member. Ends of the cross member are spaced laterally inward relative to side edges of the floor panel for providing ingress/egress areas between the ends and the side edges. A foam spacer member is complementarily received inside each of the ends of the cross member. Each of the foam spacer members is secured to the floor panel for transferring load forces from the cross member to the floor panel. | 10-13-2011 |
Kelly Michael Whalen, Lewis Center, OH US
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| 20100327635 | VEHICULAR SEAT ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - A vehicle includes a body structure, a cargo surface, and a vehicular seat assembly. The body structure defines a floor. The vehicular seat assembly includes a left leg member, a right leg member, a support member, a seat back, and a cover panel. The support member is attached to the left and right leg members. The seat back is pivotally coupled with the left and right leg members. The seat back is pivotable between an upright position and a cargo support position. The cover panel is coupled with the support member and is movable between a stowed position and a bridging position. When the seat back is in the cargo support position with the cover panel in the bridging position, the support member provides underlying support for the cover panel, and the cargo surface, the cover panel, and the seat back cooperate to provide a generally planar load support surface. | 12-30-2010 |
Kelly Michael Whalen, Worthington, OH US
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| 20090115237 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MOUNTING SYSTEM - A seat belt retractor mounting system for a vehicle seat includes a bracket having a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A generally planar plate is located generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first sidewall of the bracket. The plate is coupled to the second sidewall. In addition, at least one of the bracket and plate are secured to, and cooperate with, a seat cushion frame of the seat to surround and protect an emergency locking retractor mounted to the first sidewall. A method employs the system. | 05-07-2009 |
Kerry Whalen, Chelmsford, MA US
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| 20120027773 | ANTI-RON ANTIBODIES - Monoclonal antibodies that bind and inhibit activation of human RON (Recepteur d' Origine Nantais) are disclosed. The antibodies can be used to treat certain forms of cancer that are associated with activation of RON. | 02-02-2012 |
Kerry Ann Whalen, Chelmsford, MA US
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| 20090155784 | ASSESSMENT OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGEN-DEPENDENT GENE EXPRESSION - The present invention provides methods for the assessment, diagnosis, or prognosis of asthma including methods for providing an assessment, diagnosis, or prognosis comprising the step of exposing a sample derived from a patient to an allergen in vitro. The present invention also provides methods for selecting, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of, asthma treatments. The markers of the present invention can be used in methods to identify or evaluate agents capable of modulating marker expression levels in subjects with asthma | 06-18-2009 |
Mark J. Whalen, Alexandria, MN US
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| 20100241219 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY ARTICLE, ACCESSORY & SYSTEM - An adjunctive accessory article ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100241240 | SELF-ADJUSTING ENDOURETHRAL DEVICE & METHODS OF USE - A self adjusting and/or positioning indwelling urethral device is provided. The device generally includes a prostatic urethral stent body and a urethral anchoring element. The prostatic urethral stent body includes a preconfigured end portion for anchored receipt within a bladder with the urethral anchoring element extending from the prostatic urethral stent body via a linkage. Engagement of the proximal anchor, delimited by the preconfigured end portion of the stent body, with the bladder is no or minimal impact upon the trigone region. | 09-23-2010 |
Matt Whalen, Louisville, CO US
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| 20110077955 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING CO-MORBID CARE MANAGEMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for facilitating co-morbid care management. A method may include determining a plurality of medical conditions affecting a member enrolled in a care management plan. The method may further include activating, based at least in part upon the determined medical conditions, a plurality of member assessment modules. Each activated member assessment module may be associated with a respective determined medical condition and may comprise a set of assessment questions targeted to the medical condition with which the member assessment module is associated. The method may additionally include generating a blended co-morbid assessment question set based at least in part on the assessment question sets of the activated member assessment modules by blending the assessment question sets of the activated member assessment modules into a blended co-morbid assessment question set. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 03-31-2011 |
Matthew R. Whalen, Chelsea, VT US
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| 20090084499 | METHODS TO PREVENT ECC (EDGE CHIPPING AND CRACKING) DAMAGE DURING DIE PICKING PROCESS - A method for preventing edge chipping and cracking damage encountered by semiconductor chips in a die picking operation during separation from an adhesive sheet. Also provided is a device for preventing potential edge chipping and cracking damage encountered by a semiconductor chip during die picking processes. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20110115072 | ULTRAVIOLET ENERGY CURABLE TAPE AND METHOD OF MAKING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP USING THE TAPE - There is provided a UV energy curable tape comprising an adhesive material including a UV energy curable oligomer, a UV energy initiator, and a material which emits optical light when the tape composition is substantially fully cured. A semiconductor chip made using the tape is also provided. | 05-19-2011 |
Matt S. Whalen, Allendale, MI US
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| 20090315360 | Adaptable visor for vehicles - An adaptable visor assembly includes a generally planar body portion having a lateral end. An ear segment is removably attachable to the body portion at the lateral end via an interface. The interface includes a projection configured to engage a receptacle when the ear segment is attached to the body portion. | 12-24-2009 |
Patrick Whalen, Colchester, IL US
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| 20080314301 | Fertilizer Coulter With Self Sealing Knife - A soil treatment dispensing assembly that is provided with a frame and a coulter wheel coupled to the frame that is adapted to engage the soil to form a trench. The soil treatment dispensing assembly is also provided with a support arm having a leading edge adapted to engage the soil. The support arm includes a tubular applicator that is coupled to the lower portion of the support arm. The applicator includes a tapered forward region, a dispensing opening and an internal cavity formed in the applicator. The soil treatment dispensing assembly also includes an application conduit arranged to terminate within the internal cavity of the applicator. The application conduit is connectable to a source of treating product, such as fertilizer, and communicates the treating product directly into the internal cavity of the applicator. Treating product within the internal cavity exits the opening formed in the applicator to treat the soil. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110247843 | Implement Height Adjuster - An implement height adjuster is provided to allow for the adjustment of the height of an implement remotely from the tractor cab without requiring the user to stop the tractor to make individual adjustments. The implement height adjuster is configured to be coupled to a planter unit or other equipment towed behind a tractor and includes a motor, a gear reduction transmission coupled to the motor, and a flexible output shaft, that is coupled to the transmission at a first end and to the implement to be adjusted at a second end. The flexible output shaft allows the motor of the implement height adjuster to be mounted in various positions on the equipment. The gear reduction transmission or motor includes a position sensor that allows the operator of the tractor to know the position of a particular implement without requiring a visual inspection of the implement. A control panel is used to manage the vertical adjustment of one or a series of implements. The control panel provides power to the implement height adjusters and uses the output signals of the sensor to determine the exact location of each the tillage implement. | 10-13-2011 |
Paul J. Whalen, Rapid City, SD US
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| 20090311397 | PROCESS FOR EDIBLE PROTEIN EXTRACTION FROM CORN GERM - A process for extraction of edible protein from corn germ. The process includes providing a defatted corn germ with a fat concentration of less than about 5% by weight, milling the corn germ to a granulation of less than about 100 US mesh at less than 180° F., preparing a slurry from the milled corn germ, extracting a edible protein solution from the slurry, recovering the edible protein by precipitating agents (ethanol, acids), and drying the edible protein. The resulting food is 80% to 90% protein. | 12-17-2009 |
Randall J. Whalen, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20100142154 | Thermally Dissipative Enclosure Having Shock Absorbing Properties - A thermally dissipative housing ( | 06-10-2010 |
Robert F. Whalen, Belvidere, IL US
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| 20090188444 | Folding Pet Staircase - A method and apparatus are provided, for allowing pets to ascend and descend on a foldable staircase having a plurality of stair treads operatively connected by articulating links in such a manner that the treads can be pivoted in unison from a stowed position of the staircase, in which the treads are substantially stacked upon one another, to a plurality of extended positions, in which the links position the treads in a spaced and parallel relationship to one another. A latch selectively secures the staircase in a selected one of the extended positions. The latch is configured for preventing further pivoting of the treads in either direction between the stowed and extended positions of the staircase, when the latch is engaged. | 07-30-2009 |
Scott Donald Whalen, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20100247718 | Food Products - Food products for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, a method of dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, and a system for providing such food products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system involves (a) providing the name of at least one medical professional or medical professional's office or practice for consultation by participants and, if applicable, for writing orders for food products for participants; (b) providing controlled access to a supply of food products; and (c) providing the food products to the participants. The food products can be supplied in any suitable manner. Suitable manners of providing a supply of food products include, but are not limited to providing the food products at retail outlets, such as stores that have pharmacies, and drug stores, or through a website. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248193 | Method of Dietary Management of a Diet-Responsive Disease or Condition - Food products for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, a method of dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, and a system for providing such food products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system involves (a) providing the name of at least one medical professional or medical professional's office or practice for consultation by participants and, if applicable, for writing orders for food products for participants; (b) providing controlled access to a supply of food products; and (c) providing the food products to the participants. The food products can be supplied in any suitable manner. Suitable manners of providing a supply of food products include, but are not limited to providing the food products at retail outlets, such as stores that have pharmacies, and drug stores, or through a website. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250272 | Systems for Providing Food Products - Food products for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, a method of dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, and a system for providing such food products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system involves (a) providing the name of at least one medical professional or medical professional's office or practice for consultation by participants and, if applicable, for writing orders for food products for participants; (b) providing controlled access to a supply of food products; and (c) providing the food products to the participants. The food products can be supplied in any suitable manner. Suitable manners of providing a supply of food products include, but are not limited to providing the food products at retail outlets, such as stores that have pharmacies, and drug stores, or through a website. | 09-30-2010 |
Sean Patrick Whalen, Nashville, TN US
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| 20100069983 | TRANSMUSCULAR LEFT VENTRICULAR CARDIAC STIMULATION LEADS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A cardiac stimulation system and method delivers a left ventricle stimulator from a right ventricle lead system in the right ventricle chamber, into a right side of an interventricular septum at a first location, and transmuscularly from the first location to a second location along the left side of the septum. The left ventricle stimulator is affixed at the second location for transmuscular stimulation of the left ventricle conduction system. A biventricular stimulation system further includes a right ventricle stimulator also delivered by the right ventricle lead system to the first location along the right side of the septum for right ventricular stimulation. An energy source is coupled to the transmuscular stimulation system, i.e., a pacemaker, and/or defibrillator, or to enhance contractility, and may be coupled directly or via “leadless” system(s). Various highly beneficial particular arrangements of stimulators and leads are further described. | 03-18-2010 |
William J. Whalen, Seatlle, WA US
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| 20110060995 | Support Mechanisms for Improved Group Policy Management User Interface - Provided are support mechanisms for a user interface mechanism that performs group policy management. The support mechanisms include a context menu map that provides a consistent and efficient way to generate interactive context menus for nodes using only straightforward declarations. The declarations are processed to invoke code with corresponding parameters that in turn generates a data structure corresponding to a context menu that is to be displayed. The data structure is processed into another data structure, from which data is extracted to meet the requirements of a hosting management application. An intermediary communications object is provided to separate the user interface into multiple components which each exchange data. A progress dialog is also provided to update the user as to the progress of lengthy operations performed on various managed objects, and to drive those operations. Refresh logic replicates changes made at one location in the user interface to other nodes. | 03-10-2011 |
William J. Whalen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090222884 | INTERFACES AND METHODS FOR GROUP POLICY MANAGEMENT - A system and method for managing group policy objects in a network, including interfaces that allow access by programs or a user interface component to functions of a group policy management console that performs management tasks on group policy objects and other related objects. The interfaces abstract the underlying data storage and retrieval, thereby facilitating searching for objects, and providing the ability to delegate, view, change and permissions on those objects, and check and save those permissions. Modeling and other test simulations are facilitated by other interfaces. Other interfaces provide dynamic and interactive features, such as to convey progress and rich status messages, and allow canceling of an ongoing operation. Still other interfaces provide methods for operating on group policy related data, including group policy object backup, restore, import, copy and create methods, and methods for linking group policy objects to scope of management objects. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20110126027 | SECURE SEED MEDIA - Accessing a data set with secret and non-secret data. A method includes accessing a data set image. The data set image comprises secret data. The data set image is derived from an authorized data set associated with a master key that authorizes access to the secret data. The master key is not provided with the data set image. The method further comprises restoring the data set image to a computing system to create a degraded data set. Data in the degraded data set other than the secret data is accessed without restoring the master key. | 05-26-2011 |
William James Whalen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080201761 | Dynamically Associating Attribute Values with Objects - Embodiments are provided to dynamically associate an attribute and an associated value to an object, including attribute-value sets to an object, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a system includes a directory component that can be configured to dynamically assign different values, for a set attributes, to an object. In one embodiment, a directory application can be configured to select an attribute-value set for an object based in part on a group membership determination, and a precedence parameter associated with an attribute-value, set, or other grouping. Other embodiments are available. | 08-21-2008 |