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Adam Ellis Boden, Waukesha, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090092307SLIT COLLIMATOR SCATTER CORRECTION - A technique is presented for establishing a patient's BMD using a dual-energy X-ray imaging system. In the technique, the dual-energy X-ray imaging system utilizes a slit collimator to expose a series of portions of a region of interest within a patient with X-rays of two different energies. A flat-panel digital X-ray detector detects the X-rays passing through the patient's region of interest and produces data representative of the intensity of the X-rays reaching the detector. The image intensity data is corrected for scatter based on identifying the regions of the image intensity data that are produced from scatter only, and not primary X-rays. A first-order derivative of the image intensity data is used to identify these regions. A value for the intensity of the scatter at the boundary of the scatter-only region is established. The value for the intensity of the scatter at the boundary of the scatter-only region is used to estimate scatter intensity in the region of the image intensity data that is produced from primary X-rays, as well as scatter. To correct the image intensity data for scatter, the known and estimated scatter intensities are subtracted from the image intensity data.04-09-2009

Andrew Peter Boden, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100235386MULTI-USER FILE SYSTEM FOR MULTI-ROOM DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING - Content is provided for viewing by a plurality of media devices. The content is stored on the using a file system that includes metadata regarding the content and the users. The metadata is organized according to programs and user metadata. The metadata is used to manage provisioning of the at lest one media file by a plurality of users.09-16-2010
20100235869DEVICE MANAGEMENT FOR MEDIA NETWORK - A multi-room media network includes a network for providing device interconnectivity for receiving and sending data and a plurality of content control devices coupled to the network. Device management for multiple room-digital video recording is provided by a trusted device list. The trusted device list allows the configuration of a plurality of media devices in a media network to be managed and controlled.09-16-2010

Boden T. Boden, White Bear Lake, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140237907ABRASIVE ARTICLE WITH SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH GROOVES - Abrasive particles comprising shaped abrasive particles each having a sidewall, each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a sidewall and having a maximum thickness, T; and the shaped abrasive particles further comprising a plurality of grooves on the second face.08-28-2014

David Douglas Boden, Manhattan Beach, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140122130SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING VEHICLE REPAIR ESTIMATES AND SOURCING PARTS FOR VEHICLES - A system for preparing vehicle repair estimates and sourcing parts for vehicles includes a processor, a display in communication with the processor, and an input device in communication with the processor. The display is configured to display information generated by the processor, while the input device is configured to receive inputs from a user and transmit the inputs to the processor. The processor is configured to identify records in a first electronic database that relate to a particular vehicle, identify records in a second {or multiple} electronic database relating to a source of parts for the particular vehicle, display a repair estimate illustrating recommended parts and part sources on the display, and receive user input identifying parts other than recommended, or identifying a different source for a recommended part, and automatically updating the estimate and notification of guideline exceptions.05-01-2014

David Paul Boden, Charlottesville, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080305396Lead-acid battery expanders with improved life at high temperatures - An expander formulation for use in a battery paste incorporates an organic component or lignosulfonate characterized by improved resistance to high temperature degradation. Battery plates made from battery pastes which incorporate this expander formulation exhibit considerable improvements in the life of the batteries, especially at high battery operating temperatures. The organic component preferably is a purified, partially desulfonated, high molecular weight sodium lignosulfonate made from softwood.12-11-2008
20090325068Expanders for lead-acid batteries - An expander formulation used in battery paste compositions. The expander formulation incorporates effective amounts, or elevated concentrations of up to 6% of graphite and mixtures of carbon black and graphite to lessen or minimize the accumulation of lead sulfate on the surface of the negative plate during high rate PSOC battery operation, and/or to increase the electrochemical efficiency, the reserve capacity, the cold cranking performance and the cycle life of lead-acid batteries.12-31-2009

Patent applications by David Paul Boden, Charlottesville, VA US

Edward Boden, Highland, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150020054AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION, COMPUTATION AND REPORTING OF CONTENT SPACE COVERAGE METRICS FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS - One or more test results and one or more user stories are received. For each test result in the one or more test results a set of content space coordinates of the one or more test results is compared to a set of content space coordinates of the one or more user stories. Based on the comparison it is determined if one or more user stories have been tested. One or more results of the comparison are then stored.01-15-2015
20150058820AUTOMATED CODE COVERAGE MEASUREMENT AND TRACKING PER USER STORY AND REQUIREMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to automated code coverage measurement and tracking per user story and requirement. An aspect of the invention includes receiving one or more software development requirements. One or more tasks are generated from the one or more software development requirements. A task identifier (ID) is assigned to each of the one or more tasks, and each of the task IDs is assigned to at least one code component. An application is released that includes at least one code components.02-26-2015

Edward B. Boden, Highland, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130042220AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF USER STORIES FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS VIA A PRODUCT CONTENT SPACE - Exemplary embodiments include a computer-implemented method for generating agile user stories, the method including collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate the user stories and outputting, by the processor, the user stories.02-14-2013
20130298110Software Visualization Using Code Coverage Information - A method for visualization of a software program includes receiving code coverage data generated by the software program, the code coverage data being associated with a test case, by a visualization tool in a computing system; and generating, by the visualization tool, a visualization of an execution of the test case by the software program based on the code coverage data; and displaying the visualization to a user.11-07-2013
20140201242ROLE BASED AUTHORIZATION BASED ON PRODUCT CONTENT SPACE - A computer-implemented method for generating role-based authorizations includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of permissions from an access control list, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of permissions from an access control list, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of access control list roles and outputting, by the processor, the plurality of access control list roles.07-17-2014
20140201245EMBEDDING A SOFTWARE CONTENT SPACE FOR RUN-TIME IMPLEMENTATION - A computer-implemented method for generating user stories for a software product, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate the user stories, defining, by the processor, a content space, and embedding, by the processor, the content space in the software product.07-17-2014
20140201686GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE STREAMLINING IMPLEMENTING A CONTENT SPACE - A computer-implemented method for streamlined graphical user interface navigation includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of user stories and mapping the user stories to a plurality of graphical user interface panels.07-17-2014
20140201701CONTENT SPACE ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATION - Embodiments of the invention relate to content space environment representation. An aspect of the invention includes selecting one or more platform attributes for a software content space. The software content space includes one or more noun spaces. A platform space is created for each noun space in the software content space. The platform space is compatible with the noun space. A set of user stories is generated on a computer using the software content space and platform specification compatible with existing content space system specifications.07-17-2014
20140201703AUTOMATED CODE COVERAGE MEASUREMENT AND TRACKING PER USERSTORY AND REQUIREMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to automated code coverage measurement and tracking per user story and requirement. An aspect of the invention includes receiving one or more software development requirements. One or more tasks are generated from the one or more software development requirements. A task identifier (ID) is assigned to each of the one or more tasks, and each of the task IDs is assigned to at least one code component. An application is released that includes at least one code components.07-17-2014
20140201704INTEGRATION AND USER STORY GENERATION AND REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented method for managing user story requirements includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of content space-based testable units, and managing, by the processor, the plurality of requirements to reduce gaps and overlap between individual content space testable units in the plurality of content space-based testable units.07-17-2014
20140201710SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSING BASED ON A CONTENT SPACE - A computer-implemented method for generating software license types, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of software product functions, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of software product functions, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of software license types and outputting, by the processor, the plurality of software license types.07-17-2014
20140201711LOGGING AND PROFILING CONTENT SPACE DATA AND COVERAGE METRIC SELF-REPORTING - A computer-implemented method for generating user stories for a software product, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate the user stories that are related to real time data of the software product, defining, by the processor, a content space, mapping, by the processor, the user stories to the content space and embedding, by the processor, the content space with the software product, wherein user stories include at least one of real time log data, profile statistics data, and coverage metric self-reporting data.07-17-2014
20140201712INTEGRATION OF A SOFTWARE CONTENT SPACE WITH TEST PLANNING AND TEST CASE GENERATION - A computer-implemented method for test planning and test case generation, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of user stories, outputting, by the processor, the plurality of user stories and integrating, by the processor, the user stories into test planning and test case generation.07-17-2014
20140201713AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION, COMPUTATION AND REPORTING OF CONTENT SPACE COVERAGE METRICS FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS - One or more test results and one or more user stories are received. For each test result in the one or more test results a set of content space coordinates of the one or more test results is compared to a set of content space coordinates of the one or more user stories. Based on the comparison it is determined if one or more user stories have been tested. One or more results of the comparison are then stored.07-17-2014
20150020046LOGGING AND PROFILING CONTENT SPACE DATA AND COVERAGE METRIC SELF-REPORTING - A computer-implemented method for generating user stories for a software product, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate the user stories that are related to real time data of the software product, defining, by the processor, a content space, mapping, by the processor, the user stories to the content space and embedding, by the processor, the content space with the software product, wherein user stories include at least one of real time log data, profile statistics data, and coverage metric self-reporting data.01-15-2015
20150020047SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSING BASED ON A CONTENT SPACE - A computer-implemented method for generating software license types, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of software product functions, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of software product functions, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of software license types and outputting, by the processor, the plurality of software license types.01-15-2015
20150020053INTEGRATION OF A SOFTWARE CONTENT SPACE WITH TEST PLANNING AND TEST CASE GENERATION - A computer-implemented method for test planning and test case generation, includes collecting, by a processor, a plurality of requirements, creating, by the processor, a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing, by the processor, the plurality of content space specification files to generate a plurality of user stories, outputting, by the processor, the plurality of user stories and integrating, by the processor, the user stories into test planning and test case generation.01-15-2015
20150020072CONTENT SPACE ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATION - Embodiments of the invention relate to content space environment representation. An aspect of the invention includes selecting one or more platform attributes for a software content space. The software content space includes one or more noun spaces. A platform space is created for each noun space in the software content space. The platform space is compatible with the noun space. A set of user stories is generated on a computer using the software content space and platform specification compatible with existing content space system specifications.01-15-2015

Patent applications by Edward B. Boden, Highland, NY US

Edward B. Boden, Poughkeepsie, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110113378CONTEXTUAL ABNORMALITY CAPTCHAS - A method, computing device, and computer program product are provided for automatically generating contextual image tests implemented on a computer. An image is received by a computer. Sections of the image are altered to appear out of context or wrong to human users. The user must then identify the errors to pass the CAPTCHA.05-12-2011

Edward B. Boden, Highlands, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120246609AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF USER STORIES FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS VIA A PRODUCT CONTENT SPACE - A system for generating agile user stories includes a processor configured for collecting a plurality of requirements, creating a plurality of content space specification files that includes the plurality of requirements, processing the plurality of content space specification files to generate the user stories and outputting the user stories.09-27-2012

Eugene Boden, Scotia, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130183608HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MAKING HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Articles for recording a hologram are described. The articles include a holographic recording medium having a transparent polymeric binder and a photoreactive dye dispersed therein. The articles also include a first compound, dispersed in the holographic recording medium or disposed over a first surface of the holographic recording medium from which surface the hologram is viewed, that is transparent to light in the wavelength range to which the photoreactive dye is sensitive and which is capable of being converted to a converted compound that is opaque to light in the wavelength range to which the photoreactive dye is sensitive and transparent to light in a different wavelength range for viewing the hologram.07-18-2013

John T. Boden, White Bear Lake, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090163127ABRASIVE ARTICLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PRECISELY-SHAPED ABRASIVE COMPOSITES - An abrasive article comprising a sheet-like structure having a major surface and having deployed in a fixed position thereon a plurality of precisely-shaped abrasive composites in an area spacing. Each of the precisely-shaped abrasive composites comprising a plurality of abrasive particles dispersed in a binder and wherein the abrasive article has a Precisely-Shaped Abrasive Composite Defect Rate of between 0 percent to about 30 percent.06-25-2009
20090165394METHOD OF MAKING ABRASIVE SHARDS, SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH AN OPENING, OR DISH-SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES - By controlling the process parameters and by using a polymeric production tooling having a plurality of mold cavities, different types of shaped abrasive particles selected from the group consisting of abrasive shards, dish-shaped abrasive particles, and shaped abrasive particles with an opening can be produced from the exact same mold. In one embodiment, the mold comprised a plurality of equilateral triangles and fractured precursor abrasive particles, dish-shaped precursor abrasive particles, or precursor shaped abrasive particles with an opening were produced from the same mold.07-02-2009
20090169816SHAPED, FRACTURED ABRASIVE PARTICLE, ABRASIVE ARTICLE USING SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING - Precursor alpha alumina abrasive particles in a mold are subjected to a drying process that cracks or fractures at least a majority of the precursor abrasive particles into at least two pieces thereby producing abrasive shards having a smaller size than the mold cavity from which they were made. The smaller abrasive shards, once formed, could be reassembled like jigsaw puzzle pieces to reproduce the original cavity shape of the mold from which they were made. The cracking or fracturing of the precursor abrasive particles is believed to occur by ensuring that the surface tension of the abrasive dispersion to the walls of the mold is greater than the internal attractive forces of the abrasive dispersion as the abrasive dispersion is dried within the mold cavity.07-02-2009
20100146867SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH GROOVES - Abrasive particles comprising shaped abrasive particles each having a sidewall, each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a sidewall and having a maximum thickness, T; and the shaped abrasive particles further comprising a plurality of grooves on the second face.06-17-2010
20100151195DISH-SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH A RECESSED SURFACE - Abrasive particles comprising dish-shaped abrasive particles each having a sidewall; each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a thickness, t; and wherein either the first face or the second face is recessed or concave.06-17-2010
20100151196SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH A SLOPING SIDEWALL - Abrasive particles comprising shaped abrasive particles each having a sloping sidewall, each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a thickness, t. The shaped abrasive particles further comprising either: a draft angle α between the second face and the sloping sidewall, and the draft angle α is between about 95 degrees to about 130 degrees, or the sloping sidewall having a radius, R, between the first face and the second face and the radius, R, is between about 0.5 to about 2 times the thickness, t.06-17-2010
20100151201SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH AN OPENING - An abrasive comprising shaped abrasive particles each with an opening. The shaped abrasive particles are formed from alpha alumina and have a first face and a second face separated by a thickness t. The opening in each of the shaped abrasive particles can improve grinding performance by reducing the size of a resulting wear flat, can provide a reservoir for grinding aid, and can improve adhesion to a backing in a coated abrasive article.06-17-2010
20110146509TRANSFER ASSISTED SCREEN PRINTING METHOD OF MAKING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES AND THE RESULTING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES - Shaped ceramic articles can be obtained by screen printing the desired shapes from a dispersion of a precursor of the ceramic onto a receiving surface using a transfer assisted technique that applies a differential pressure, at least partially drying the screen printed shapes, and firing them to generate the shaped ceramic articles. Shaped abrasive particles made using lower viscosity sol gels that tended to flow or creep after the screen printing formation were found to have higher grinding performance over screen printed shaped abrasive particles made with higher viscosity sol gels.06-23-2011
20110244769ABRASIVE ARTICLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PRECISELY-SHAPED ABRASIVE COMPOSITES - A method of making an abrasive article including the steps of treating a plurality of cavities in a contacting surface of a production tool by plasma deposition of a thin film thereby forming a plurality of plasma treated cavities. Filling the plurality of plasma treated cavities in the production tool with an abrasive slurry, and at least partially curing the abrasive slurry while residing in the plurality of cavities.10-06-2011
20110314746SHAPED, FRACTURED ABRASIVE PARTICLE, ABRASIVE ARTICLE USING SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING - Precursor alpha alumina abrasive particles in a mold are subjected to a drying process that cracks or fractures at least a majority of the precursor abrasive particles into at least two pieces thereby producing abrasive shards having a smaller size than the mold cavity from which they were made. The smaller abrasive shards, once formed, could be reassembled like jigsaw puzzle pieces to reproduce the original cavity shape of the mold from which they were made. The cracking or fracturing of the precursor abrasive particles is believed to occur by ensuring that the surface tension of the abrasive dispersion to the walls of the mold is greater than the internal attractive forces of the abrasive dispersion as the abrasive dispersion is dried within the mold cavity.12-29-2011
20120137597SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH A SLOPING SIDEWALL - Abrasive particles comprising shaped abrasive particles each having a sloping sidewall, each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a thickness, t. The shaped abrasive particles further comprising a draft angle α between the second face and the sloping sidewall, and the draft angle α is between about 95 degrees to about 125 degrees.06-07-2012
20120144754DISH-SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH A RECESSED SURFACE - Abrasive particles comprising dish-shaped abrasive particles each having a sidewall; each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a thickness, t; and wherein either the first face or the second face is recessed or concave.06-14-2012
20120144755SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH AN OPENING - An abrasive comprising shaped abrasive particles each with an opening. The shaped abrasive particles are formed from alpha alumina and have a first face and a second face separated by a thickness t. The opening in each of the shaped abrasive particles can improve grinding performance by reducing the size of a resulting wear flat, can provide a reservoir for grinding aid, and can improve adhesion to a backing in a coated abrasive article.06-14-2012
20130255162TRANSFER ASSISTED SCREEN PRINTING METHOD OF MAKING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES AND THE RESULTING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES - Shaped ceramic articles can be obtained by screen printing the desired shapes from a dispersion of a precursor of the ceramic onto a receiving surface using a transfer assisted technique that applies a differential pressure, at least partially drying the screen printed shapes, and firing them to generate the shaped ceramic articles. Shaped abrasive particles made using lower viscosity sol gels that tended to flow or creep after the screen printing formation were found to have higher grinding performance over screen printed shaped abrasive particles made with higher viscosity sol gels.10-03-2013
20130312337ELECTROSTATIC ABRASIVE PARTICLE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of applying particles to a backing having a make layer on one of the backing's opposed major surfaces. The method including the steps of: supporting the particles on a feeding member having a feeding surface such that the particles settle into one or more layers on the feeding surface; the feeding surface and the backing being arranged in a non-parallel manner; and translating the particles from the feeding surface to the backing and attaching the particles to the make layer by an electrostatic force.11-28-2013
20140109490METHOD OF MAKING CERAMIC SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES, SOL-GEL COMPOSITION, AND CERAMIC SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES - A method includes: providing a mold having a plurality of mold cavities, wherein each mold cavity is bounded by a plurality of faces joined along common edges; filling at least some of the mold cavities with a sol-gel composition that includes a release agent dispersed therein; at least partially drying the sol-gel composition thereby forming shaped ceramic precursor particles; calcining at least a portion of the shaped ceramic precursor particles to provide calcined shaped ceramic precursor particles; and sintering at least a portion of the calcined shaped ceramic precursor particles to provide ceramic shaped abrasive particles. A sol-gel composition, shaped ceramic precursor particles, and ceramic shaped abrasive particles associated with practice of the method are also disclosed.04-24-2014
20140239148PRODUCTION TOOL TO MAKE ABRASIVE PARTICLES WITH GROOVES - Abrasive particles comprising shaped abrasive particles each having a sidewall, each of the shaped abrasive particles comprising alpha alumina and having a first face and a second face separated by a sidewall and having a maximum thickness, T; and the shaped abrasive particles further comprising a plurality of grooves on the second face.08-28-2014
20140259961ELECTROSTATIC ABRASIVE PARTICLE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of applying particles to a backing having a make layer on one of the backing's opposed major surfaces. The method including the steps of: supporting the particles on a feeding member having a feeding surface such that the particles settle into one or more layers on the feeding surface; the feeding surface and the backing being arranged in a non-parallel manner; and translating the particles from the feeding surface to the backing and attaching the particles to the make layer by an electrostatic force.09-18-2014
20150224629ELECTROSTATIC ABRASIVE PARTICLE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of applying particles to a backing having a make layer on one of the backing's opposed major surfaces. The method including the steps of: supporting the particles on a feeding member having a feeding surface such that the particles settle into one or more layers on the feeding surface; the feeding surface and the backing being arranged in a non-parallel manner; and translating the particles from the feeding surface to the backing and attaching the particles to the make layer by an electrostatic force.08-13-2015

Patent applications by John T. Boden, White Bear Lake, MN US

Mark W. Boden, Harrisville, RI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090045056Stable three enzyme creatinine biosensor - The invention provides methods for preparing a stable, multiple-use three enzyme biosensor for the amperometric determination of creatinine in biological liquids that has a useful lifetime that extends significantly beyond that of presently available amperometric biosensors. The biosensor prepared by the methods of the invention encompasses a plurality of immobilized enzymes that are applied to the biosensor as an enzyme-polymer composition. The enzymes, which can include creatinine amidohydrolase, creatine amidinohydrolase and sarcosine oxidase, are immobilized into the enzyme-polymer composition simultaneously as well as applied to the biosensor simultaneously. Prior to being immobilized, the enzymes can be chemically modified by attaching one or more polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains per enzyme monomer. The polymer component can be provided by a polyurethane membrane. The invention also provides a method of preparing a biosensor that limits the diffusion of silver ions emanating the reference electrode, thereby preventing, contact between the silver ions and the enzymes. Related methods of preparing an enzyme-polymer composition for incorporation into a multiple use three enzyme biosensor for the amperometric determination of creatinine in biological liquids also are provided. The invention also provides multiple-use biosensors and enzyme-polymer compositions prepared by the methods disclosed.02-19-2009
20110054580POLYISOBUTYLENE URETHANE, UREA AND URETHANE/UREA COPOLYMERS AND MEDICAL LEADS CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides medical devices that contain polyisobutylene urethane copolymers, polyisobutylene urea copolymers and polyisobutylene urethane/urea copolymers. More particularly, the present invention provides medical leads that contain such copolymers.03-03-2011
20130131767POLYISOBUTYLENE URETHANE, UREA AND URETHANE/UREA COPOLYMERS AND MEDICAL LEADS CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides medical devices that contain polyisobutylene urethane copolymers, polyisobutylene urea copolymers and polyisobutylene urethane/urea copolymers. More particularly, the present invention provides medical leads that contain such copolymer.05-23-2013
20130204077SURGICAL SCAFFOLDS - According to an aspect of the present invention, surgical scaffolds for soft tissue repair are provided. The surgical scaffolds comprise a sheet of a material within which through-holes are formed. Further aspects of the invention, among others, pertain to methods of using such surgical scaffolds and to kits containing such surgical scaffolds.08-08-2013
20140088218Crosslinkable Polyisobutylene-Based Polymers and Medical Devices Containing the Same - The present invention pertains to crosslinkable and crosslinked polyisobutylene-based polymers, to compositions that contain such polymers, and to medical devices that are formed using such polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention pertains to crosslinkable and crosslinked compositions that comprise a copolymer that comprises a polyisobutylene segment and two or more reactive groups. According to another aspect, the present invention pertains to medical devices that contain such compositions. According to another aspect, the present invention pertains to methods of making medical devices using such compositions.03-27-2014
20140187855METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND KITS FOR SURGICAL REPAIR - In some aspects, the present invention provides surgical procedures that comprise applying compositions into and/or onto tissue, including supporting tissues (e.g., ligaments, connective tissue, muscles, etc.) for pelvic organs, among other tissues. In other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to compositions that are useful for performing such procedures. In still other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to kits that are useful for performing such procedures.07-03-2014
20140194963POLYISOBUTYLENE URETHANE, UREA AND URETHANE/UREA COPOLYMERS AND MEDICAL LEADS CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides medical devices that contain polyisobutylene urethane copolymers, polyisobutylene urea copolymers and polyisobutylene urethane/urea copolymers. More particularly, the present invention provides medical leads that contain such copolymer.07-10-2014
20140257023MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMPLANT ASSEMBLIES FOR IMPLANT CAPTURE - This invention generally relates to devices and methods that allow an operator to position an implant into the body of a patient without the need for direct-vision of the operator or the need to hand-guide a needle in order to capture an implant. In one aspect, a multi-arm delivery device includes a receiving arm that releasably holds an implant in place for capture and a clamping arm that includes a needle deployment mechanism for advancing a needle directly to the implant for capture and for retracting the needle with the implant attached to deliver the implant into the desired location. In one embodiment, the needle includes a plurality of retaining slots. In another embodiment, an end portion of the implant is configured to receive a needle into the end portion and at least some of the end portion of the implant is configured to be retained into one or more retaining slots of the needle.09-11-2014
20140257027IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF DELIVERING THE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a mesh having an edge, a loop coupled to the edge of the mesh, and a suture coupled to at least one of the loop or the edge of the mesh, the suture having a barb. The loop can have an inner diameter smaller than a combined width of the suture and at least a portion of an outer portion of the barb.09-11-2014
20140275753MEDICAL DEVICE FOR PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR AND METHOD OF DELIVERING THE MEDICAL DEVICE - In an embodiment, the invention discloses a medical device configured to be delivered and placed within a patient's body. The medical device includes an implant and a cover member. The implant is configured to be disposed within the patient's body. The implant includes a support member, a first arm member and a second arm member, an elongated first sleeve, and an elongated second sleeve. The support member includes a crescent shaped opening.09-18-2014
20140276590DELIVERY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a treatment method may include treating a wall of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract of a patient. Treating the wall may include positioning one or more injection units adjacent to the wall. Treating the wall may also include affecting at least one of movement of gastrointestinal tract contents through the gastrointestinal tract and absorption of gastrointestinal tract contents by the gastrointestinal tract, by injecting material into the wall using the one or more injection units. Injecting the material may include injecting the material between layers forming at least a portion of the wall.09-18-2014
20140276997MULTI-COMPONENT-FILAMENT-BASED SURGICAL MESHES - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, surgical meshes are provided that contain at least one multi-component polymeric filament. The multi-component polymeric filament further contains at least two components of differing composition.09-18-2014
20150025308BODILY IMPLANT - In one embodiment, an implant includes a body member, a first arm member and a second arm member. The body member is formed of a first material and has a first side portion and a second side portion. The body member has a first stiffness and includes multiple apertures through the body member. The first arm member is formed of a second material and is coupled to and extends from the body member. The second arm member is formed of the second material and is coupled to and extends from the body member. The first arm member and the second arm member have a second stiffness, the second stiffness being more than the first stiffness.01-22-2015
20150141951TARGETED TISSUE HEATING METHODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for treating a bladder within a body of a subject, including inserting one or more heaters into the bladder wall of a subject, and selectively heating the one or more heaters by a remote device.05-21-2015
20150265392DEVICES FOR SIZING A CAVITY TO FIT AN ORGAN AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A method of sizing a cavity to fit an organ is disclosed. The method may include inserting the organ into the cavity. The method may also include inserting a support member into the cavity and inserting a substance into the cavity or the support member. The support member and the substance may at least partially fill a void space in the cavity after the organ is inserted therein.09-24-2015
20160001067ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Embodiments of the present disclosure include medical apparatus, and related methods thereof. The apparatus may include a longitudinally extending lead, at least one electrode, an anchor component, and a control module. The lead may include a distal end and a proximal end. The at least one electrode may be coupled to the lead, wherein the at least one electrode may be disposed on the distal end of the lead. The anchor component may be disposed in the lead proximate of the at least one electrode. The anchor component may include solder. The control module may be operably coupled to the proximal end of the lead and may be configured to deliver energy to the at least one electrode.01-07-2016
20160030107BLADDER TREATMENT BY ABLATIVE DENERVATION - In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to methods of treating various conditions including bladder conditions in a patient, comprising: positioning at least one ablative element of an ablative device on or over an adventitial surface of the bladder; and using the ablative device to denervate bladder nerve fibers. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain, for example, to devices and kits for of treating bladder conditions.02-04-2016

Patent applications by Mark W. Boden, Harrisville, RI US

Michael Boden, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130155318Audio Output Distribution - In some embodiments, a request for an audio stream associated with a video output may be received. Upon receiving the request, the requested audio stream may be encoded for transmission over a network and sent to a user device associated with the request.06-20-2013

Milton J. Boden, Redondo Beach, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080211016TRENCH MOSGATED DEVICE WITH DEEP TRENCH BETWEEN GATE TRENCHES - A trench gated MOSFET especially for operation in high radiation environments has a deep auxiliary trench located between the gate trenches. A boron implant is formed in the walls of the deep trench (in an N channel device); a thick oxide is formed in the bottom of the trench, and boron doped polysilicon which is connected to the source electrode fills the trench. The structure has reduced capacitance and improved resistance to single event rupture and single event breakdown and improved resistance to parasitic bipolar action.09-04-2008

Peter N. Boden, Las Vegas, NV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110294576GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING - A method includes providing a gaming machine with an electronic display for displaying graphical output and providing said gaming machine with a programmable compositing client. The method also includes managing renderable graphics assets for use in said graphical output with a graphics engine, providing the renderable graphics assets on demand to the compositing client with said graphics engine, rendering the graphical output including one or more of the renderable graphics assets with the compositing client, and controlling one or more visual aspects of the graphical output with the graphics engine.12-01-2011

Richard Boden, Ocean, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090131300Regiospecific Furan Compounds and Their Use in Fragrances - The present invention is directed to the diastereoisomeric mixture and the individual isomeric components of the formula:05-21-2009

Richard M. Boden, Ocean, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080319088Aldehyde Compositions and Methods for Providing Fragrance Containing the Same - The present invention is directed to the novel aldehyde compounds, represented by the general structure of Formula I set forth below:12-25-2008
20100145107NOVEL PROPANOL AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN PERFUME COMPOSITIONS - The present invention a method of improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of a compound of formula:06-10-2010
20110014142CYCLOHEXYLETHYL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME FOR REDUCING MALODORS - The present invention pertains to a method of counteracting a malodor by introducing a malodor counteracting effective amount of an enantiomeric compound selected from the group consisting of (1R)-1-cyclohexylethyl butyrate and (1S)-1-cyclohexylethyl acetate.01-20-2011
20110250158CYCLOHEXYLETHYL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME FOR REDUCING MALODORS - The present invention pertains to a method of counteracting a malodor by introducing a malodor counteracting effective amount of an enantiomeric compound selected from the group consisting of (1R)-1-cyclohexylethyl butyrate and (1S)-1-cyclohexylethyl acetate.10-13-2011
20110250159CYCLOHEXYLETHYL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME FOR REDUCING MALODORS - The present invention pertains to a method of counteracting a malodor by introducing a malodor counteracting effective amount of an enantiomeric compound selected from the group consisting of (1R)-1-cyclohexylethyl butyrate and (1S)-1-cyclohexylethyl acetate.10-13-2011
20120041214HEXAHYDRO ETHANOCHROMENES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to novel compounds and their use in fragrance compositions. Novel hexahydro ethanochromene and related hexahydro ethanochromane compounds of the present invention are represented by formula:02-16-2012
20160089469HIGH-COVERAGE, LOW ODER MALODOR COUNTERACTANT COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE - A composition containing a malodor counteracting compound and a method for using the compound for counteracting a malodor in air space or a substrate is provided.03-31-2016

Patent applications by Richard M. Boden, Ocean, NJ US

Robert O. Boden, Altadena, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120005865SELF-LOCKING CORD LOCK WITH HOUSING AND SLIDE PIECE - The present invention relates to self-locking devices for locking cords against longitudinal movement and maintaining the cords in a locked position even with no tension on the cords. In one embodiment, a cord locking device includes a body and a slide piece for locking two cord segments. The body includes a housing, and the slide piece slides within the housing. The slide piece includes two ears, each having a cord channel through which one of the cord segments may pass, and two arms extending toward the housing, with a substantially upwardly extending tab at the free end of each arm. The cord segments pass through the housing and between the inside surface of the housing and a toothed wedge at a lower end of the slide piece. The toothed wedge grips the cord segments and locks them in place when they are pulled downwardly in the direction that the wedge is tapered. Additional downward tension applied to the cords causes the wedge to grip the cords even more tightly, further locking them in place.01-12-2012

Scott Boden, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100082072BONE ANCHORS FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS - Bone anchors and related methods for their use are described. The inventive anchor is suitable for placement in bone and for use in orthopedic surgery and dentistry. The bone anchor can be made from a bone/polymer or bone substitute/polymer composite, and can provide a firm and secure base for attaching a fastening device. The bone anchor can be used in various orthopedic and dental procedures including spinal surgery, where normal, cancellous, cortical, diseased or osteoporotic bone is present. The bone anchor can be resorbed and/or replaced with native bone tissue over a period of time. In certain embodiments, the bone anchor is made malleable or flowable and formed in situ or in vivo.04-01-2010
20100268232DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USE - A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust the release of the substance. In various embodiments, the covering is suitable for a variety of procedure specific uses. Implantation tools may be provided for placing the covering at a surgical site. Kits may be provided including variously sized or shaped coverings and one or more tools for use in placing the covering.10-21-2010
20110054408DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DEVICES, TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USE - A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust the release of the substance. In various embodiments, the covering is suitable for a variety of procedure specific uses. Implantation tools may be provided for placing the covering at a surgical site. Kits may be provided including variously sized or shaped coverings and one or more tools for use in placing the covering.03-03-2011

Shane M. Boden, Lawrence, KS US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160046231VEHICLE DECELERATION WARNING SYSTEM - A vehicle deceleration warning system includes a primary brake pedal sensor, a secondary brake control sensor, a transmission sensor, a wheel speed sensor, a visual indicator, and a control unit which receives the sensor signals and controls activation of the indicator. The control unit activates the indicator when the sensor signals indicate that the vehicle is decelerating. The indicator may be a brake light or a lamp separate from the standard brake lights.02-18-2016

Shane Michael Boden, Waverly, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080295786VARIABLE SPEED FAN DRIVE - The invention relates to a variable speed fan drive. There is a need for a variable speed fan drive with fewer seals and bearings, which is operated by system hydraulic pressure, which has fewer parts and which is simpler to assemble. A variable speed fan drive is provided for a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. The fan drive has a driver variable sheave unit, a driven variable sheave unit and a belt engaging both the driver and driven variable sheave units. The driver variable sheave unit includes a driver shaft drivingly coupled to an engine output shaft, a first axially fixed half sheave mounted for rotation with the driver shaft, and a first axially movable half sheave member mounted for rotation with the driver shaft and movable axially on the driver shaft. The first axially movable half sheave member includes a belt engaging flange formed integrally with an axially movable piston member mounted for rotation with the driver shaft and movable axially in response to hydraulic pressure.12-04-2008
20090001688TOW CABLE KIT - A tow cable kit includes a pin support member for attaching to a frame of the vehicle. The pin support member includes an upper plate and a lower plate. Each plate has a front bore and a rear bore. The front bores receive a front towing pin, and the rear bores receive a rear towing pin. The front towing pin is received by a towing cable, the rear towing pin is received by a drawbar. A floater plate is spaced apart from the pin support member and is coupled to both towing pins. The floater plate has a pair of spaced apart bores for receiving the towing pins and for protecting snap rings which are mounted on the towing pins.01-01-2009

Patent applications by Shane Michael Boden, Waverly, IA US

Stephen L. Boden, San Clemente, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100201727Universal Inkjet Printer Device and Methods - A signal converter that may perform functions to enable a thermally based technology to be used with a piezo-electric printhead. The signal converter and piezo-electric printhead may optionally be used in conjunction with a chassis assembly having an adjustable vertical member for sizing the chassis assembly to a printer. Methods of using a piezo-electric printhead in a printer having a thermal printhead configuration may include the steps of coupling the printhead to the printer and performing conversion functions.08-12-2010

Patent applications by Stephen L. Boden, San Clemente, CA US

Thomas Boden, Raynham, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110313443OCCLUSIVE DEVICE WITH STRETCH RESISTANT MEMBER AND ANCHOR FILAMENT - A stretch-resistant occlusive device, and method of manufacturing such a device, having a helically wound coil defining a coil lumen extending along the entire axial length of the coil from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion. The device further includes a headpiece having a proximal end, a distal end attached to the proximal end portion of the coil, and a headpiece lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends of the headpiece. An anchor filament extends through the headpiece lumen, has at least one proximal end secured to the proximal end of the headpiece, and has a distal portion defining an eye positioned distal to the distal end of the headpiece. A stretch resistant member is positioned within the coil lumen, has a proximal portion extending through the eye, and has at least one distal end secured to the distal end of the coil.12-22-2011
20130079864DISTAL DETACHMENT MECHANISMS FOR VASCULAR DEVICES - A system for delivering an expandable implant into the vasculature of a patient, including an elongated core element having a proximal end accessible exterior to the patient and a distal end including at least one feature for engaging a proximal portion of the implant in a collapsed state. The system further includes an expansion limiter having an inner diameter and a length sufficient to cover the proximal portion of the implant and to retain the proximal portion in the collapsed state, and at least one elongated member having a distal end connected to the expansion limiter and a proximal end accessible exterior to the patient to enable proximal movement of the expansion limiter to release the implant.03-28-2013

Willaim Boden, Howard City, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150246740ROBOT WITH PACKING HEAD AND INTEGRATED VACUUM ARM - A robotic material handling apparatus comprises a packing head using vacuum to lift bottles, and a robot arm including two four-bar linkages. The four-bar linkages include a tubular structural member forming a rigid link with an internal passageway extending along the robot arm. A vacuum source is connected by hoses to the internal passageways and to the packing head as a way in integrating the vacuum lines into the robot arm. The packing head has bottle-lifting stations using vacuum to lift bottles, each including a seal shaped to sealingly engage a shoulder on the bottle. A vacuum source is connected to the seal for suctionally gripping the bottle using the shoulder to lift the bottle, regardless of whether a bottle cap is present or is missing.09-03-2015
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