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Bryan Lee Cruise, Louisville, KY US
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20140046681 | Response Message Normalization System - A method for normalizing messages received in response to transaction submissions is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of messages regarding the outcome of transaction submissions; normalizing each received message; linking the normalized message to an internal message that reflects the meaning of the received message; and retaining the transaction-specific elements of the received message in a separate, distinct location. | 02-13-2014 |
Gregory M. Cruise, Tustin, CA US
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20120187604 | Polymer Stents and Methods of Manufacture - Methods of forming and/or manufacturing polymeric stents are disclosed. Polymeric stents are also disclosed. | 07-26-2012 |
Gregory M. Cruise, Fremont, CA US
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20100099779 | Biocompatible material composition adaptable to diverse therapeutic indications - A kit for forming a biocompatible material provides a protein solution and a polymer solution including a derivative of a hydrophilic polymer with a functionality of at least three. Upon mixing. the protein solution and the polymer solution cross-link to form a non-liquid, three-dimensional network that degrades over time back to a liquid form. The polymer includes a degradation control region selected to achieve a desired degradation period and a cross-linking group selected to achieve a desired cross-linking period. The kit provides instructions for forming a mixture of the protein solution and polymer solution and for applying the mixture. The mixture serves as the foundation for multiple material composition species, each adapted to a specific therapeutic indication. | 04-22-2010 |
20100168007 | Systems and Methods for Applying Cross-Linked Mechanical Barriers - A delivery device applies a biocompatible and biodegradable barrier material to a tissue region, e.g., to seal a vascular puncture site. The material comprises two liquid components, which are pre-packaged in individual dispensers. Upon mixing, the liquid components cross-link to create a barrier matrix. A holder attaches to the delivery device. The holder mutually supports the first and second dispensers while the protein solution and polymer solution are conveyed from the dispensers into a fluid delivery channel. The protein and polymer solutions mix as a result of flow through the channel. | 07-01-2010 |
Gregory M. Cruise, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA US
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20090232869 | Filamentous Embolization Device With Expansible Elements - An embolization device for occluding a body cavity includes one or more elongated, expansible, hydrophilic embolizing elements non-releasably carried along the length of an elongated filamentous carrier that is preferably made of a very thin, highly flexible filament or microcoil of nickel/titanium alloy. At least one expansile embolizing element is non-releasably attached to the carrier. A first embodiment includes a plurality of embolizing elements fixed to the carrier at spaced-apart intervals along its length. In second, third and fourth embodiments, an elongate, continuous, coaxial embolizing element is non-releasably fixed to the exterior surface of the carrier, extending along a substantial portion of the length of the carrier proximally from a distal tip, and optionally includes a lumenal reservoir for delivery of therapeutic agents. Exemplary methods for making these devices include skewering and molding the embolizing elements. In any of the embodiments, the embolizing elements may be made of a hydrophilic, macroporous, polymeric, hydrogel foam material. In the second, third and fourth embodiments, the elongate embolizing element is preferably made of a porous, environmentally-sensitive, expansile hydrogel, which can optionally be made biodegradable and/or bioresorbable, having a rate of expansion that changes in response to a change in an environmental parameter, such as the pH or temperature of the environment. | 09-17-2009 |
20110184455 | Embolization Device Constructed From Expansile Polymer - Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras. | 07-28-2011 |
20110212178 | Injectable Hydrogel Filaments For Biomedical Uses - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion permitting the repositioning of the device once inside the structure or malformation. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed. | 09-01-2011 |
20120259404 | Stent - In one embodiment according to the present invention, a stent is described having a generally cylindrical body formed from a single woven nitinol wire. The distal and proximal ends of the stent include a plurality of loops, some of which include marker members used for visualizing the position of the stent. In another embodiment, the previously described stent includes an inner flow diverting layer. | 10-11-2012 |
20120283769 | Embolization Device Constructed From Expansile Polymer - Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras. | 11-08-2012 |
20120289995 | EMBOLIC DEVICES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations of the vasculature with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed. | 11-15-2012 |
20120302654 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Generally, hydrogels are prepared by forming a liquid reaction mixture that contains a) monomer(s) and/or polymer(s) at least portion(s) of which are sensitive to environmental changes (e.g., changes in pH or temperature), b) a crosslinker and c) a polymerization initiator. If desired, a porosigen may be incorporated into the liquid reaction mixture to create pores. After the hydrogel is formed, the porosigen is removed to create pores in the hydrogel. These hydrogels may be prepared in many forms including pellets, filaments, and particles. Biomedical uses of these hydrogels include applications wherein the hydrogel is implanted in the body of a patient and an environmental condition at the implantation site causes the hydrogel to expand in situ. | 11-29-2012 |
20130131716 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE CONSTRUCTED FROM EXPANSILE POLYMER - Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras. | 05-23-2013 |
20130243936 | COATING METHODS - Described herein are methods of coating both metallic and polymeric surfaces adding hydrophilicity comprising the steps mixing a coating composition comprising at least one polyol, at least one compound having at least two isocyanate groups, and an organic solvent; introducing nucleophilic functional groups on the surface thereby creating an active surface; subjecting the active surface to the coating composition thereby forming a coated surface; and curing the coated surface. Medical devices, for example, implantable medical devices can be coated by the methods described herein. | 09-19-2013 |
20130253087 | HYDROGEL FILAMENTS FOR BIOMEDICAL USES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and associated methods to occlude structures and malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments with delayed controlled rates of expansion permitting the repositioning of the device once inside the structure or malformation. Further described is a device for implantation in an animal comprising a difunctional, low molecular weight ethylenically unsaturated shapeable macromer; an ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a radiopaque element, wherein said device contains no support members. Methods of forming such devices are also disclosed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130274362 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Hydrogels are described that expand volumetrically in response to a change in their environment and as well as their methods of manufacture and use. | 10-17-2013 |
20130302251 | EMBOLIC DEVICES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and methods for occluding vascular structures and vascular malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments. The filaments can contain no support members and can be CT and MR compatible. Methods of forming such filaments are also disclosed. | 11-14-2013 |
20130336917 | POLYMERIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - Compositions are described comprising a polymer; a non-physiological pH solution; and a visualization agent; wherein the polymer is soluble in the non-physiological pH solution and insoluble at a physiological pH. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use. | 12-19-2013 |
20140107251 | POLYMERIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - Polymeric compositions are described comprising a biocompatible polymer including a biodegradable linkage to a visualization agent and a non-physiological pH solution; wherein the biocompatible polymer is soluble in the non-physiological pH solution and insoluble at a physiological pH. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use. | 04-17-2014 |
20140256837 | HYDROGELS THAT UNDERGO VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - Hydrogels are described that expand volumetrically in response to a change in their environment and as well as their methods of manufacture and use. | 09-11-2014 |
20150079328 | POLYMER FILMS - Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer films and methods of making the same are described. The polymer films can be used for preventing adhesions following surgery and/or delivering therapeutic agents. | 03-19-2015 |
20150079395 | POLYMER PARTICLES - Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer particle embolics and methods of making the same are described. The particle embolics can be used as embolization agents. | 03-19-2015 |
20150190553 | EMBOLIC DEVICES - Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and methods for occluding vascular structures and vascular malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments. The filaments can contain no support members and can be CT and MR compatible. Methods of forming such filaments are also disclosed. | 07-09-2015 |
Mark R. Cruise, Berwyn, PA US
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20130246094 | Medical Services Claim Management System and Method - Methods for managing requests by a medical services provider for payment from a payer are described. In one embodiment, claims are aggregated into a single file and submitted for payment electronically. If a file level rejection occurs, rejected claims are removed and the single file reformed and resubmitted. This is repeated as necessary until the file is accepted. In another embodiment, claims are assigned first unique identifiers and line items in claims are assigned second unique identifiers. The unique identifiers are used to track every transaction. In another embodiment, an explanation of benefits relating to a claim is received and processed. Copayments are reallocated to line items according to the explanation of benefits. Writeoffs and transfers to next payers are performed automatically according to adjudication codes in the explanation of benefits. | 09-19-2013 |
Nathan Cruise, Parkville, MD US
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20080223894 | DRIVING TOOL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A method for controlling a driving tool having a power source, a driver, an actuator, a follower, and a control unit. The power source includes a motor and a flywheel that is driven by the motor. The actuator is configured to selectively move the follower to push the driver into frictional engagement with a surface of the flywheel. The control unit is configured to selectively activate the electric motor and the actuator. The control unit includes a speed sensor that is configured to sense a rotational speed of an element of the power source and produce a speed signal in response thereto. The method includes: directly determining a rotational speed of an element in the power source; controlling electrical power provided to the motor based on the rotational speed of the element in the power source to cause the flywheel to rotate at a predetermined speed; and actuating the actuator when a set of actuating criteria has been met, the set of actuating criteria not including a rotational speed of the element. | 09-18-2008 |
20090183888 | FASTENING TOOL - A power tool for operating on a workpiece, the power tool having a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. A controller is connected to the motor and receives user inputs for turning on the motor and a power tool battery pack is connected to the controller and the motor. At least one light is connected to the controller for illuminating the workpiece. The controller can turn on the light in a predetermined pattern to alert the user to a tool condition, such as the charge level being below a predetermined level. | 07-23-2009 |
Nathan J. Cruise, Pheonix, MD US
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20150207431 | PORTABLE ALTERNATING CURRENT INVERTER HAVING REDUCED IMPEDANCE LOSSES - A portable power supply apparatus is provided having reduced impedance losses. The portable power supply apparatus is comprised of: a portable housing; a battery system residing in the housing; and an inverter circuit residing in the housing. The battery system generates a direct current (DC) voltage having a magnitude greater than or equal to a peak value of a desired alternating current (AC) voltage. The inverter circuit receives the DC voltage directly from the battery system, converts the DC voltage to an AC output voltage and outputs the AC output voltage to one or more outlets exposed on an exterior surface of the portable housing. | 07-23-2015 |
Patrick Cruise, Dallas, TX US
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20090114912 | MASK DESIGN ELEMENTS TO AID CIRCUIT EDITING AND MASK REDESIGN - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a substrate having a device layer and a plurality of metal layers formed thereon. The plurality of metal layers include patterned upper metal layers and lower metal layers, a multi-level metal interconnect structure formed using the plurality of metal layers, where the interconnect structure is in electrical contact with a first portion and second portion of the device layer. At least one circuit editing structure including a first and second columns are formed using at least a portion of the plurality of metal layers, the first column being in electrical contact with the first portion of the device layer and the second column being in electrical contact with second portion of the device layer, where a portion of the first and second columns define a circuit editing feature operable to electrically couple or decouple the columns using focused ion beam (FIB) processing. | 05-07-2009 |
Richard James Cruise, Cambridge GB
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20080215583 | Ranking and Suggesting Candidate Objects - A method of ranking and suggesting objects, such as tags, is described in which a group of objects are suggested to a user in relation to a particular information object, such as a web page or file. A user either selects one of the suggestions or enters an alternative object and on receipt of data identifying the particular object selected by the user, the group of suggestions is updated based on whether the object selected by the user was one of the suggestions or not. The updating of the group may also be based on other factors, such as ranking parameters associated with each of the objects. | 09-04-2008 |
Robert B Cruise, Bloomington, IN US
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20110161926 | FINITE STATE MACHINE ARCHITECTURE FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - A system for developing an application program having functionality that corresponds to a finite state machine (FSM) model includes a visual interface that generates a graphical environment on a display for displaying an FSM model representing functionality of the program, a dynamic state machine processor that uses XML descriptions associated with the FSM model to generate the program executed at run-time, and an extensible graphic user interface that provides the end-user interface features to the end-user as generated during run-time by the processor based on the FSM model. | 06-30-2011 |
Rupert John Cruise, London GB
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20100097014 | Control of a linear motor - A linear electric motor has a fixed primary comprising a stator that is divided into a number of sections, a translating secondary that has an operative length that is longer than any two adjacent sections of the stator in the form of a reaction plate, and a connecting means for connecting only those sections of the stator that are covered, either fully or partially, by the reaction plate. The stator sections are categorised in three groups—two groups of representative sections and an ordinary group of sections. The first and second representative sections alternate with ordinary sections between them. The position of the reaction plate relative to the stator is determined by monitoring current in the active representative sections. The length of the reaction plate is equal to the distance from the beginning of the first representative stator section to the end of the ordinary stator section immediately following the next second representative stator section. Power is supplied to each stator section individually with power being supplied in a modulated manner to end active stator sections that are only partially covered by the reaction plate. Current to the first and second representative sections is used to determine the position of the stator as well as measurement of the inductance of the stator sections. | 04-22-2010 |
20120081043 | CONTROL OF A LINEAR MOTOR - Disclosed is a linear electric motor having a fixed primary comprising a stator divided into a number of sections, including a translating secondary having an operative length longer than any two adjacent sections of the stator in the form of a reaction plate, and a connecting means for connecting only those sections of the stator that are at least partially covered by the reaction plate. The position of the reaction plate relative to the stator is determined by monitoring current in the active representative sections. Power is supplied to each stator section individually, with power supplied in a modulated manner to end active stator sections only partially covered by the reaction plate. A measurement of the current to the active representative section is used to control output voltage to all energized stator sections and is used to determine the change in position of the reaction plate. | 04-05-2012 |