Jackson, CA
Adam Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20080306853 | System and Apparatus for Bidding - In connection with a computer-based auction system, the auction system communicatively coupled with sellers and bidders, the system having records indicative of sellers of items and records indicative of bidders for the items and identifying for each item a winning bidder in an auction, a first bidder selects a first item for which there is a winning bidder who is not the same as the first bidder. By electronic means, information is obtained indicative of identities of second bidders other than the first bidder who previously placed respective bids for the first item. Second items are found other than the first item for which bids have been placed by one or more of the second bidders. A second item is chosen by the first bidder, for which the first bidder was not aware of the second item until after the auction ended. The first bidder then attempts to discern why the first bidder was not aware of the second item until after the auction ended. Alternatively this approach is used to identifying a second item for which the auction has not yet ended, and the first bidder places a bid higher than any bids previously placed for that second item. | 12-11-2008 |
Aimee L. Jackson, Carlsbad, CA US
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20090136957 | Methods and compositions for regulating cell cycle progression via the miR-106B family - In one aspect, a method is provided of inhibiting proliferation of a mammalian cell comprising introducing into said cell an effective amount of at least one microRNA-specific inhibitor of at least one miR-106b family member. In another aspect a method is provided for accelerating proliferation of a mammalian cell comprising introducing into said cell an effective amount of at least one miR-106b family member. | 05-28-2009 |
20100227909 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MIR34 THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR TREATING CANCER - In one aspect, the invention generally relates to compositions comprising miR-34 and siRNAs functionally and structurally related to miR-34 for the treatment of cancer. | 09-09-2010 |
20110105583 | METHODS OF USING MIR34 AS A BIOMARKER FOR TP53 FUNCTIONAL STATUS - In one aspect, the invention generally relates to use of miR-34 as a biomarker to estimate TP53 function in a cell. In another aspect, the invention generally relates to multiple uses of miR-34 and siRNAs functionally and structurally related to miR-34 for the treatment of cancer. | 05-05-2011 |
Andrej King Jackson, Lancaster, CA US
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20080232929 | Breakable staple - The embodiment pertains to an improvement upon staples, (FIGS. | 09-25-2008 |
Aubrey G. Jackson, Costa Mesa, CA US
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20100186899 | THERMOPLASTIC MANDRELS FOR COMPOSITE FABRICATION - A mandrel assembly that includes an elongated hollow structure comprising a thermoplastic material that is extrudable having a first end and a second end. A first end cap attached to the first end. A vent tube attached to the first end cap, the vent tube extending from the first end cap. A second end cap attached to the second end. The mandrel assembly adapted to shape and form a composite structure in or outside an autoclave. | 07-29-2010 |
Audrella Marie Jackson, Corona, CA US
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20090049298 | System for remote electronic notarization and signatory verification and authentication/ interface/ interlinked with an advanced steganographic cryptographic protocol - A method for remote electronic verification and authentication and screening of potential signatories for remote electronic notary transactions via remote pc encrypted platform to a broadband digitally or WIFI cellular/PDA device or portable pc device. The system implements the following electronic components, but not limited to, electronic signature device, digital certificates, electronic document, electronic biometric devices, electronic audio/visual software/hardware, and electronic payment systems and devices, all electronically synchronized to afford capable notary publics in executing remote electronic notary transactions via a satellite kiosk network or on-line virtual kiosk application. | 02-19-2009 |
20090327144 | SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING REMOTE ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION AND SIGNATORY VERIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION - A system for remote electronic verification and authentication and screening of potential signatories for remote electronic notary transactions via remote pc encrypted platform to a broadband digitally or WIFI cellular/PDA device or portable pc device. The system implements the following electronic components, but not limited to, electronic signature device, digital certificates, electronic document, electronic biometric devices, electronic audio/visual software/hardware, and electronic payment systems and devices, all electronically synchronized to afford capable notary publics in executing remote electronic notary transactions via a satellite kiosk network or on-line virtual kiosk application. | 12-31-2009 |
Brad Jackson, San Diego, CA US
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20100124568 | PHARMACEUTICAL ARTICLES COATED WITH LUBRICIOUS COATINGS - The invention provides pills and tablets having lubricious coating deposited over the outer surface of the pills and the tablets. The coating comprises at least one hydrophilic polymer and at least one natural product, such as a natural polymer, a natural resin and/or a natural gum. | 05-20-2010 |
Brian Abraham Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20090042561 | Asset management system - An asset management system comprising: (A) a plurality of tags, wherein at least one said tag further comprises: a wireless networking transceiver (WNT), and a tag sensor configured to attach to an asset; and (B) a dual wireless communication network further comprising: a cellular network and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). | 02-12-2009 |
Bruce Jackson, Escondido, CA US
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20090246387 | Method and applicator for applying Hydrophobic compositions to surfaces - An applicator and a method for applying a hydrophobic coating to a surface such as a small optical surface are disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
20090246394 | Method for applying hydrophobic compositions to display screens - A method for applying a hydrophobic coating to a surface of a display screen is disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
Bruce R. Jackson, Marina Del Rey, CA US
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20120106747 | System and Method for Automatic Selection of Audio Configuration Settings - In one embodiment the present invention includes a circuit for automatically adjusting an output of an audio device. The circuit includes a memory circuit, a detector circuit, a control circuit, and an output circuit. The memory circuit stores configuration information. The detector circuit detects environment information related to an environment in which the apparatus is present. The control circuit selects selected configuration information from the memory circuit according to the environment information detected by the detector circuit. The output circuit receives an input audio signal and the selected configuration information, modifies the input audio signal according to the selected configuration information, and generates an output audio signal corresponding to the input audio signal as modified according to the selected configuration information. | 05-03-2012 |
Bryan Lawrence Jackson, San Jose, CA US
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20110153533 | PRODUCING SPIKE-TIMING DEPENDENT PLASTICITY IN AN ULTRA-DENSE SYNAPSE CROSS-BAR ARRAY - Embodiments of the invention relate to producing spike-timing dependent plasticity in an ultra-dense synapse cross-bar array for neuromorphic systems. An aspect of the invention includes when an electronic neuron spikes, an alert pulse is sent from the spiking electronic neuron to each electronic neuron connected to the spiking electronic neuron. When the spiking electronic neuron sends the alert pulse, a gate pulse is sent from the spiking electronic neuron to each electronic neuron connected to the spiking electronic neuron. When each electronic neuron receives the alert pulse, a response pulse is sent from each electronic neuron receiving the alert pulse to the spiking electronic neuron. The response pulse is a function of time since a last spiking of the electronic neuron receiving the alert pulse. In addition, the combination of the gate pulse and response pulse is capable increasing or decreasing conductance of a variable state resistor. | 06-23-2011 |
Claire L.m. Jackson, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20100273764 | INHIBITORS OF PI3 KINASE AND/OR MTOR - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; | 10-28-2010 |
20140031360 | BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS PIM INHIBITORS - The invention relates to bicyclic compounds of formula (1′), and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of Pim-1 and/or Pim-2, and/or Pim-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of Pim kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140187553 | Azole Compounds as PIM Inhibitors - The invention relates to bicyclic compounds of formulas I and Ia, and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of Pim-1 and/or Pim-2, and/or Pim-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of Pim kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer. | 07-03-2014 |
20140221344 | Bicyclic Pyridazine Compounds as PIM Inhibitors - The invention relates to bicyclic compounds of formulas I and I′, and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of Pim-1 and/or Pim-2, and/or Pim-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of Pim kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer. | 08-07-2014 |
Craig Jackson, Oakland, CA US
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20090271115 | WELLBORE TRACKING - Wellbore tracking by developing a wellbore deviation survey, including collecting wellbore deformation data using a caliper at each of a plurality of depths within the wellbore, collecting wellbore deviation data using a tiltmeter at ones of the plurality of depths, determining simulated wellbore deformation and deviation data using the oriented wellbore deformation data, and developing a wellbore deviation survey by calibrating the wellbore deviation data based on the oriented wellbore deviation data. | 10-29-2009 |
David Brian Jackson, Mission Viejo, CA US
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20110045952 | Systems and Methods For Determining Muscle Force Through Dynamic Gain Optimization of a Muscle PID Controller - Systems and methods for determining muscle force are presented. Proportional, integral, and derivative control is used to simulate muscle forces for multiple muscles contributing to a kinematic profile. The simulated muscle forces arc modified by dynamic gains that are calculated in order to achieve a muscle recruitment objective such as minimizing collective muscle effort while still achieving the kinematic motion. | 02-24-2011 |
20130191101 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MUSCLE FORCE THROUGH DYNAMIC GAIN OPTIMIZATION OF A MUSCLE PID CONTROLLER - Systems and methods for determining muscle force are presented. Proportional, integral, and derivative control is used to simulate muscle forces for multiple muscles contributing to a kinematic profile. The simulated muscle forces arc modified by dynamic gains that are calculated in order to achieve a muscle recruitment objective such as minimizing collective muscle effort while still achieving the kinematic motion. | 07-25-2013 |
David Y. Jackson, Belmont, CA US
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20090226465 | MACROCYCLIC DEPSIPEPTIDE ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES AND METHODS - The present invention relates to antibody-drug conjugate compounds of Formula I: Ab (L D)p I where one or more macrocyclic depsipeptide drug moieties (D), selected from Aplidin, Didemnin B, Kahalalide F, and analogs and derivatives therefrom, are covalently attached by a linker (L) to an antibody (Ab) which binds to one or more tumor-associated antigens or cell-surface receptors. These compounds may be useful in methods of diagnosis or treatment of cancer, and other diseases and disorders. | 09-10-2009 |
20090325962 | TYROSINE DERIVATIVE - The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of alpha4 containing integrin-mediated binding to ligands such as VCAM-1 and MAdCAM. | 12-31-2009 |
20130224228 | Antibody-Drug Conjugates and Related Compounds, Compositions, and Methods - Antibody-cytotoxin antibody-drug conjugates and related compounds, such as linker-cytotoxin conjugates and the linkers used to make them, tubulysin analogs, and intermediates in their synthesis; compositions; and methods, including methods of treating cancers. | 08-29-2013 |
20140363454 | Antibody-Drug Conjugates, Compositions and Methods of Use - Antibody-cytotoxin antibody-drug conjugates and related compounds, such as linker-cytotoxin conjugates and the linkers used to make them, tubulysin analogs, and intermediates in their synthesis; compositions; and methods, including methods of treating cancers. | 12-11-2014 |
Dennis W. Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20110021926 | CATHETER-BASED OFF-AXIS OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM - Catheter-based Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems utilizing an optical fiber that is positioned off-axis of the central longitudinal axis of the catheter have many advantage over catheter-based OCT systems, particularly those having centrally-positioned optical fibers or fibers that rotate independently of the elongate body of the catheter. An OCT system having an off-axis optical fiber for visualizing the inside of a body lumen may be rotated with the body of the elongate catheter, relative to a handle portion. The handle may include a fiber management pathway for the optical fiber that permits the off-axis optical fiber to rotate with the catheter body relative to the handle. The system may also include optical processing elements adapted to prepare and process the OCT image collected by the off-axis catheter systems described herein. | 01-27-2011 |
20130296695 | CATHETER-BASED OFF-AXIS OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM - A system for imaging a body lumen includes a controller and a display. The controller is configured to connect to a proximal end of a catheter having an optical fiber extending along the length of an elongate catheter body. The controller is further configured to rotate a distal end of the optical fiber from a location near a proximal end of the elongate catheter body, acquire optical coherence tomography (OCT) images using the optical fiber as the distal end of the optical fiber rotates, and determine a rotational lag of the distal end of the optical fiber. The display is configured to display one or more OCT images corrected for the rotational lag. | 11-07-2013 |
20140213893 | OCCLUSION-CROSSING DEVICES, IMAGING, AND ATHERECTOMY DEVICES - A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elongate body, a central lumen extending within the elongate body from the proximal end to the distal end, a rotatable tip at the distal end of the elongate body, and an OCT imaging sensor. The rotatable tip is configured to rotate relative to the elongate body. The OCT imaging sensor includes an optical fiber coupled with the rotatable tip and configured to rotate therewith. A distal end of the elongate body includes one or more markers configured to occlude the OCT imaging sensor as it rotates. A fixed jog in the elongate body proximal to the distal end of the catheter positions the distal end of the catheter at an angle relative to the region of the catheter proximal to the fixed jog and is aligned with the one or more markers on the elongate body. | 07-31-2014 |
Derek Jackson, Pasadena, CA US
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20090183762 | LOW-VOLTAGE TRACKING SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - A solar concentrator can include at least one optical element for concentrating incident light, a receiver assembly comprising a base plate comprising a first conductive layer and second conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer and second conductive layer are characterized by a voltage differential when exposed to light, and a plurality of photovoltaic cells mounted to the base plate, each cell comprising a first terminal connected to the first conductive layer and a second terminal connected to the second conductive layer, a frame; step-up voltage means, electrically connected to the receiver assembly, for increasing said voltage differential, an electrical circuit for conducting current generated by the receiver assembly, the circuit comprising a first conductive member configured to conduct electricity between the first conductive layer and step-up voltage means and a second conductive member configured to conduct electricity between the second conductive layer and step-up voltage means. | 07-23-2009 |
Edward Marsh Jackson, Long Beach, CA US
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20110024160 | MULTI-LAYER MICROWAVE CORRUGATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD - A multi-layer microwave corrugated printed circuit board is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for interconnecting components of a corrugated printed circuit board, the components including a first flexible layer having a first signal line on a surface of the first flexible layer and a second flexible layer having a second signal line on a surface of the second flexible layer, the method including forming at least one first hole in the first flexible layer, forming a conductive pad on the second flexible layer, forming at least one second hole in a non-conductive adhesive layer, aligning the at least one second hole with the at least one first hole and the conductive pad, bonding the first flexible layer and the second flexible layer, with the non-conductive adhesive layer disposed there between, and filling the at least one first hole and the at least one second hole with a conductive paste to electrically couple the first signal line with the second signal line. | 02-03-2011 |
20130319732 | MULTI-LAYER MICROWAVE CORRUGATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD - A multi-layer microwave corrugated printed circuit board is provided. In one embodiment, an interconnect assembly includes a first flat flexible layer having a signal conductor and a ground conductor forming a first microstripline or microstrip transmission line, a second folded flexible layer having a signal conductor and a ground conductor forming a second microstripline or microstrip transmission line, the bottom surface of the second folded flexible layer having ridge portions, a non-conductive adhesive layer disposed between the top surface of the first flat flexible layer and the ridge portions of the second folded flexible layer, a signal through-hole extending through the non-conductive adhesive layer and the first flat flexible layer, and two ground through-holes extending through the non-conductive adhesive layer and the second folded flexible layer, wherein the two ground through-holes are disposed on opposite sides of the signal through-hole. | 12-05-2013 |
Francis J. Jackson, La Mesa, CA US
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20080319391 | Self powered enteral tube feeding device - A self-powered, enteral tube feeding device. The device includes a fluid container and a removable lid for pressure sealing the container. The device also includes a fluid exit port and a flexible tube providing fluid communication from the exit port of the device to a through-the-abdominal-wall port of a patient. Fluid is forced out of the container and into the patient's stomach or small intestine with air pressure provided by a finger-operated flexible bulb-type pressurizer unit having two air check valves. The device is preferably operated by the user without assistance. In preferred embodiments the device also includes alarm features that provide a warning when the fluid level is approaching the exit port so that no air is pumped into the user's abdominal cavity. In one preferred embodiment these alarm features include a magnetic switch located below the fluid container and a magnet floating within the container vertically over the switch and on or near the surface of the fluid. | 12-25-2008 |
Gregg A. Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20100272779 | PROGESTERONE-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES - Progesterone-containing compositions and devices that can maintain opening of a body passageway are described. One aspect of the invention provides a therapeutically effective (e.g., relaxative, anti-oxidative, anti-restenotic, anti-angiogenic, anti-neoplastic, anti-cancerous, anti-precancerous and/or anti-thrombotic) composition or formulation containing progesterone and optionally vitamin E and/or conjugated linoleic acid. Another aspect of the invention provides a drug eluting device, such as a drug eluting stent, with at least one coating layer comprising a progesterone composition that can minimize or eliminate inflammation, thrombosis, restenosis, neo-intimal hyperplasia, rupturing of vulnerable plaque, and/or other effects related to device implantation, treatment, or interaction. Other aspects of the invention provide for methods of using such compositions, formulations, and devices. | 10-28-2010 |
20130245570 | PROGESTERONE-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES - Progesterone-containing compositions and devices that can maintain opening of a body passageway are described. One aspect of the invention provides a therapeutically effective (e.g., relaxative, anti-oxidative, anti-restenotic, anti-angiogenic, anti-neoplastic, anti-cancerous, anti-precancerous and/or anti-thrombotic) composition or formulation containing progesterone and optionally vitamin E and/or conjugated linoleic acid. Another aspect of the invention provides a drug eluting device, such as a drug eluting stent, with at least one coating layer comprising a progesterone composition that can minimize or eliminate inflammation, thrombosis, restenosis, neo-intimal hyperplasia, rupturing of vulnerable plaque, and/or other effects related to device implantation, treatment, or interaction. Other aspects of the invention provide for methods of using such compositions, formulations, and devices. | 09-19-2013 |
Gregor Said Jackson, Campbell, CA US
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20100306428 | Consumer Media Player - A consumer media player is configured to be electronically coupled to various different types of media source devices, extract media files from those media source devices, and play the extracted media files to a consumer. The consumer media player is also configured to physically hold all or part of one or more media source devices in a manner that facilitates electronic coupling of the media source device to the consumer media player and that provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the consumer. In particular, the consumer media player includes a cavity that can hold at least a portion of the media source device. In one of the embodiments described herein, at least some types of media source devices can be entirely physically stored within the cavity in the consumer media player. | 12-02-2010 |
20110298548 | Method and Apparatus to Improve Performance of GPSDO's and other Oscillators - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of correcting the frequency of a crystal oscillator. The method includes establishing an operating baseline for the crystal oscillator using a frequency reference, storing information in memory, and adjusting the frequency according to the information. The information corresponds to the operating baseline. Adjusting the frequency occurs in response to a power-on event and the absence of the frequency reference. | 12-08-2011 |
Henry W. Jackson, La Verne, CA US
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20110057653 | NEW TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING DIELECTRIC PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES - A method, system, apparatus, and computer readable medium has been provided with the ability to obtain a complex permittivity ∈ or a complex permeability μ of a sample in a cavity. One or more complex-valued resonance frequencies (f | 03-10-2011 |
Jasper Jackson, Newark, CA US
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20080208265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS PALATE REMODELING - Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the palatal tissue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the soft palate and may be secured to other surrounding, less mobile structures such as the hard palate or the mucosa overlying the hard palate. The implant may be manipulated to displace at least a portion of the soft palate in an anterior or lateral direction, or to alter the tissue tension or compliance of the soft palate. | 08-28-2008 |
20090088779 | Articulating Suturing Device and Method - A device for closing an opening in tissue includes a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one pin associated with a distal end the shaft. A flexible guidebody extends from the distal end of the shaft, while a foot associated with the device is movable with respect to the shaft through the pin connected to at least one slot of the foot. Another device for closing an opening in tissue includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of feet are disposed proximate the distal end of the shaft, the plurality of feet being movable with respect to the shaft. The device further includes a flexible guidebody extending from the distal end of the shaft. | 04-02-2009 |
20090157105 | ARTICULATING SUTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for closing an opening in tissue using a suturing device includes inserting at least a portion of a suture through a tissue tract and through a tissue wall. Following inserting at least a portion of the suture, the method includes advancing a first end of the suture through a bight of the suture, the bight pre-formed about a periphery of a knot tube of the suturing device. Once the first end is advanced, the method includes tensioning the first end of the suture and a second end of the suture adjacent the bight to form a knot affixing a loop of suture across the puncture. | 06-18-2009 |
20090264903 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE VALVE REPAIR - A surgical fastening apparatus including at least one self-closing clip and a deployment device. The self-closing clip comprises a wire defining an intermediate portion interconnecting opposing, first and second side portions having a memory set loop shape. The deployment device includes a clip holding assembly and an actuator. The clip holding assembly includes first and second containment arms and a transfer rod. The containment arms have a distal segment defining a lumen extending from an open, distal end. The transfer rod is associated with at least one of the containment arms in an axially movable fashion and forms an engagement feature. The actuator is connected to the transfer rod for controlling movement of the rod. Upon final assembly in a pre-deployment state, the engagement feature of the transfer rod engages the intermediate portion of the clip, and the side portions are captured by the containment arms. | 10-22-2009 |
20110152738 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DRESSING APPLICATORS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 06-23-2011 |
20110245850 | SUTURE PASSER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TONGUE OR OTHER TISSUE SUSPENSION AND COMPRESSION - Suture passer systems for tissue suspension and tissue compression, and more particularly for tongue suspension, are described. The system can include at least a first elongate tubular body or shaft, a needle having a lateral bias carried by the elongate body, and a retrieval element operably connected to the elongate tubular body. The needle can have a substantially straight configuration when located within the elongate tubular body, and be configured to exit an opening at or near a distal end of the elongate tubular body and assume a laterally biased or curved shape to form a path through tissue. The needle is configured to carry a suture. The retrieval element can be configured to retrieve the suture carried by the needle after the needle has formed a curved or otherwise angled path through tissue. The system can also include one or more bone anchors to secure the suture loops. Methods of placing one or more suture loops into tissue, such as the base of the tongue, are also described. | 10-06-2011 |
20120035521 | SEGMENTED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041556 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RHINOPLASTY AND TREATING INTERNAL VALVE STENOSIS - Methods and devices for rhinoplasty and treating nasal valve stenosis are disclosed herein. The nasal valve acts as a flow-limiter and can contribute to airway obstruction if resistance within the nasal valve is excessive. In one embodiment, a system for treating nasal valve stenosis includes a first elongate implant and a second elongate implant configured to support the nasal valves when implanted. The implants can be coupled together by connecting elements, such as eyelets, tethers, complementary socket joints, and button-rivet supports. | 02-16-2012 |
20120046590 | SKIN STRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS - A skin frame or other skin straining device strains skin on each side of a wound where a wound has been closed to off load stresses at the wound site. A dressing may be applied to the strained skin. The dressing may be integral with one or more elements of the skin straining device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120083724 | SEGMENTED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 04-05-2012 |
20120111341 | AIRWAY IMPLANTS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INSERTION AND RETRIEVAL - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, such as obstructive sleep apnea, and devices and methods that facilitate insertion and retrieval of the same. In one embodiment, disclosed is a tissue tensioner that includes an elongate flexible tether having a first end and a second end, a bone anchor configured to be connected to a patient's mandible, a tissue ingrowth implant configured to be implanted in a patient's tongue and connected to the second end of the tether, and an adjustment mechanism configured to be held by the bone anchor adjacent the patient's mandible and configured to receive the first end of the tether and configured to adjust tension in the flexible tether between the patient's mandible and tongue. Various anchors, tethers, securement mechanisms, and adjustment mechanisms that can be used with glossal and palatal remodeling systems are also disclosed. | 05-10-2012 |
20120216818 | GLASSOPLASTY USING TISSUE ANCHOR GLOSSOPEXY WITH VOLUMETRIC TONGUE REDUCTION - Methods and devices are disclosed for remodeling the tongue. One or more spaces or cavities are formed in the tongue using, for example, surgical or RF ablative techniques. The cavities can be closed or collapsed by inserting a tethered soft tissue anchor into the tongue and attaching the tethered portion of the soft tissue anchor to a bony structure such as the mandible or hyoid bone in order to exert a collapsing force on the one or more spaces or cavities. The insertion pathway of the tethered soft tissue anchor may pass adjacent to or even through one or more cavities. Also disclosed herein is a tongue remodeling system that includes means for creating a space in the tongue, and a tissue anchor configured to close the space. The tissue anchor may be tethered or expandable. | 08-30-2012 |
20120226306 | CONTROLLED STRAIN SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including but not limited to the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids. The packaging, manipulation elements, applicator and/or tensioning device maybe used to apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing. | 09-06-2012 |
20120266895 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS PALATE REMODELING - Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the palatal tissue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the soft palate and may be secured to other surrounding, less mobile structures such as the hard palate or the mucosa overlying the hard palate. The implant may be manipulated to displace at least a portion of the soft palate in an anterior or lateral direction, or to alter the tissue tension or compliance of the soft palate. | 10-25-2012 |
20120296340 | System and method for hyoidplasty - Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the hyoid bone, such as to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A conformable implant is positioned adjacent a hyoid bone. The spatial orientation of the hyoid bone is manipulated, to affect the configuration of the airway. The implant restrains the hyoid bone in the manipulated configuration. The implant is positioned adjacent to pharyngeal structures to dilate the pharyngeal airway and/or to support the pharyngeal wall against collapse. The implant may be attached to the hyoid bone using a clamp delivery tool that is adapted to releasably engage the implant. | 11-22-2012 |
20130012858 | WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing. | 01-10-2013 |
20130110026 | STRAINED SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS | 05-02-2013 |
20130112213 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONFORMING A SUPPORT TO A BODY - Apparatus and methods for conforming a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. | 05-09-2013 |
20130146065 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION, SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING - Methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, sleep apnea and snoring are disclosed. In some embodiments, a glossal suspension system includes a tissue tensioner that includes a suture loop made of one or more sutures configured to suspend the tongue with at least one portion configured to extend laterally through the tongue, and a securement mechanism configured to be attached to a patient's mandible that includes one more more adjustment assemblies for engaging the one or more sutures and adjusting tension on the suture loop. Various tethers and anchors that can he used with the glossal suspension system are also disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130174859 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONFORMING A SUPPORT TO A BODY - Apparatus and methods for conforming a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. | 07-11-2013 |
20130190655 | ELASTIC DEVICES, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND KITS FOR SELECTING SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES - Devices, kits, systems and methods are described herein for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. Certain devices kits, systems and methods are used to select treatment parameters, devices or methods for treating skin in a location, zone, or region of skin having particular mechanical or other properties. | 07-25-2013 |
20130281904 | WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing. | 10-24-2013 |
20130345724 | SUTURE PASSER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TONGUE OR OTHER TISSUE SUSPENSION AND COMPRESSION - Suture passer systems for tissue suspension and tissue compression, and more particularly for palate or tongue suspension, are described. The system can include at least a first elongate tubular body or shaft, a needle having a lateral bias carried by the elongate body, and a retrieval element operably connected to the elongate tubular body. The needle can have a substantially straight configuration when located within the elongate tubular body, and be configured to exit an opening at or near a distal end of the elongate tubular body and assume a laterally biased or curved shape to form a path through tissue. The needle is configured to carry a suture. The retrieval element can be configured to retrieve the suture carried by the needle after the needle has formed a curved or otherwise angled path through tissue. The system can also include one or more bone anchors to secure the suture loops. Methods of placing one or more suture loops into tissue, such as the base of the palate or tongue, are also described. | 12-26-2013 |
20140088481 | CONTROLLED STRAIN SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including but not limited to the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids. The packaging, manipulation elements, applicator and/or tensioning device maybe used to apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing. | 03-27-2014 |
20140135677 | SEGMENTED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135678 | SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES WITH LOCKING MECHANISMS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a predetermined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140180312 | ARTICULATING SUTURING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for closing an opening in tissue includes a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a channel disposed between the proximal and distal ends. A pair of pins are disposed within the channel and cooperate with a slidable and axially movable foot. The foot extends distally from the channel with a flexible guidebody extending from a distal foot end of the foot. | 06-26-2014 |
20140276323 | WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES WITH VARIABLE EDGE GEOMETRIES - Devices, kits and methods described herein are provided for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device can be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device applies and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing, and include undulating edge configurations to reduce peak stresses applied to the skin compared to traditional dressing shapes | 09-18-2014 |
20140276324 | WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES WITH VARIABLE EDGE GEOMETRIES - Devices, kits and methods described herein are provided for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device can be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device applies and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing, and include undulating edge configurations to reduce peak stresses applied to the skin compared to traditional dressing shapes | 09-18-2014 |
20150075541 | AIRWAY IMPLANTS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INSERTION AND RETRIEVAL - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, such as obstructive sleep apnea, and devices and methods that facilitate insertion and retrieval of the same. In one embodiment, disclosed is a tissue tensioner that includes an elongate flexible tether having a first end and a second end, a bone anchor configured to be connected to a patient's mandible, a tissue ingrowth implant configured to be implanted in a patient's tongue and connected to the second end of the tether, and an adjustment mechanism configured to be held by the bone anchor adjacent the patient's mandible and configured to receive the first end of the tether and configured to adjust tension in the flexible tether between the patient's mandible and tongue. Various anchors, tethers, securement mechanisms, and adjustment mechanisms that can be used with glossal and palatal remodeling systems are also disclosed. | 03-19-2015 |
Jeff Jackson, Poway, CA US
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20110024043 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. For example, a provided elongated conductive body | 02-03-2011 |
20110027127 | ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Analyte sensors and methods of manufacturing same are provided, including analyte sensors comprising multi-axis flexibility. For example, a multi-electrode sensor system | 02-03-2011 |
20110027453 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. For example, a provided elongated conductive body | 02-03-2011 |
20110027458 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. For example, a provided elongated conductive body | 02-03-2011 |
20110028815 | ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Analyte sensors and methods of manufacturing same are provided, including analyte sensors comprising multi-axis flexibility. For example, a multi-electrode sensor system | 02-03-2011 |
20110028816 | ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Analyte sensors and methods of manufacturing same are provided, including analyte sensors comprising multi-axis flexibility. For example, a multi-electrode sensor system | 02-03-2011 |
20140123893 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. For example, a provided elongated conductive body | 05-08-2014 |
20140213866 | SENSORS FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING, AND RELATED METHODS - Sensor devices including dissolvable tissue-piercing tips are provided. The sensor devices can be used in conjunction with dissolvable needles configured for inserting the sensor devices into a host. Hardening agents for strengthening membranes on sensor devices are also provided. Methods of using and fabricating sensor devices are also provided. | 07-31-2014 |
20140343386 | CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described here are embodiments of processes and systems for the continuous manufacturing of implantable continuous analyte sensors. In some embodiments, a method is provided for sequentially advancing an elongated conductive body through a plurality of stations, each configured to treat the elongated conductive body. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the stations is configured to coat the elongated conductive body using a meniscus coating process, whereby a solution formed of a polymer and a solvent is prepared, the solution is continuously circulated to provide a meniscus on a top portion of a vessel holding the solution, and the elongated conductive body is advanced through the meniscus. The method may also comprise the step of removing excess coating material from the elongated conductive body by advancing the elongated conductive body through a die orifice. | 11-20-2014 |
Jeffrey T. Jackson, Poway, CA US
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20090004757 | Analyte Assay Using Particulate Labels - Method for specific detection of one or more analytes in a sample. The method includes specifically associating any one or more analytes in the sample with a scattered-light detectable particle, illuminating any particle associated with the analytes with light under conditions which produce scattered light from the particle and in which light scattered from one or more particles can be detected by a human eye with less than 500 times magnification and without electronic amplification. The method also includes detecting the light scattered by any such particles under those conditions as a measure of the presence of the analytes. | 01-01-2009 |
Jerome Jackson, Los Altos, CA US
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20090306640 | Vein Therapy Device and Method - A vapor delivery and insulation device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the device is that it can deliver vapor to the veins of a patient. The vapor can be generated within the device, in a handle of the device, or external to the device. Another feature of the device is that it can actively insulate the vapor to minimize heat transfer from a vapor delivery lumen of the device to an exterior surface of the device. The active insulation can be a vacuum or a flowing gas. Methods associated with use of the device are also covered. | 12-10-2009 |
20100234840 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS FOR TREATMENT OF THE ESOPHAGUS - A method and apparatus for treating abnormal mucosa in the esophagus is disclosed, such that the depth of the treated tissue is controlled. The depth of ablation is controlled by monitoring the tissue impedance and/or the tissue temperature. A desired ablation depth is also achieved by controlling the energy density or power density, and the amount of time required for energy delivery. A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring an inner diameter of a body lumen, where a balloon is inflated inside the body lumen at a fixed pressure. | 09-16-2010 |
20110112524 | Hollow body cavity ablation apparatus - An ablation apparatus places electrodes at the perimeter of a cavity. In an embodiment, the alternating electric field is used to expose the cavity to enough energy to ablate the cavity. In an embodiment, two modes are used to expose different regions of the cavity to different amounts of power for so that the thermal effect is more uniform. In an embodiment, the electrodes have a relatively large surface area so as to avoid charring the cavity, but are shaped so as to fit within a body orifice. For example, the diameter of the sheathed housing the electrodes during penetration may be only 5.5 mm. | 05-12-2011 |
20110178584 | VAGINAL REMODELING DEVICE AND METHODS - This invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for tightening tissue of the female genitalia by heating targeted connective tissue with radiant energy, while cooling the mucosal epithelial surface over the target tissue to protect it from the heat. Embodiments include a handle and treatment tip that has both an energy delivery element and a cooling mechanism. The handle may be a two-handed handle allowing control even while rotating and maneuvering the treatment around the genital opening. The apparatus or system may also include an integrated controller, which may confirm tissue contact without applying RF energy, based only on the temperature of the applicator and the time since the last application of energy from the applicator. | 07-21-2011 |
20110264176 | HOT TIP VEIN THERAPY DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for generating vapor within a catheter are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is generating vapor with an electrode array within a catheter. Another feature is sensing an impedance of the electrode array, and adjusting the power delivered to the electrode array to fully generate vapor within the catheter. Another feature is delivering the vapor to a vein of a patient for vein reduction therapy. | 10-27-2011 |
20120004654 | Methods and Systems for Determining Physiologic Characteristics for Treatment of the Esophagus - A method and apparatus for treating abnormal mucosa in the esophagus is disclosed, such that the depth of the treated tissue is controlled. The depth of ablation is controlled by monitoring the tissue impedance and/or the tissue temperature. A desired ablation depth is also achieved by controlling the energy density or power density, and the amount of time required for energy delivery. A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring an inner diameter of a body lumen, where a balloon is inflated inside the body lumen at a fixed pressure. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004656 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF TISSUE IN A BODY LUMEN - A system for measuring physiologic characteristics or treating tissue in a body lumen. The system may be used for treating abnormal mucosa in the esophagus. The system comprises an energy delivery device, such as an ablation device including an electrode support and an electrode pattern on the support. The ablation device may expand in size from a pre-deployed state to a deployed state. The system may include a sizing device having an inflatable balloon on a distal end of a catheter that is inflated with an expansion medium to expand the balloon to engage the wall of the esophagus so that the internal cross-section can be calculated or measured. The sizing device may also a controller for delivering an expansion medium and measuring the amount and pressure of the expansion medium inside the catheter. Methods of treating or diagnosing tissue are also disclosed. | 01-05-2012 |
20120220996 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF LUMINAL TISSUE - Devices and methods are provided for treatment of tissue in a body lumen with an electrode deployment device. Embodiments typically include a device with a plurality of electrodes having a pre-selected electrode density arranged on the surface of a support. The support may comprise a non-distensible electrode backing that is spirally furled about an axis and coupled to an expansion member such as an inflatable elastic balloon. In some embodiments, the balloon is inflated to selectively expose a portion of the electrode surface while maintaining the electrode density. | 08-30-2012 |
20130123888 | HOT TIP LASER GENERATED VAPOR VEIN THERAPY DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for generating vapor within a catheter are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is generating vapor with a fiber optic, laser fiber optic, or fiber optic bundle within a catheter. Another feature is sensing a temperature of the fiber optic, and adjusting the power delivered to the electrode array to fully generate vapor within the catheter. Another feature is delivering the vapor to a vein of a patient for vein reduction therapy. | 05-16-2013 |
20130131661 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS FOR TREATMENT OF THE ESOPHAGUS - A method and apparatus for treating abnormal mucosa in the esophagus is disclosed, such that the depth of the treated tissue is controlled. The depth of ablation is controlled by monitoring the tissue impedance and/or the tissue temperature. A desired ablation depth is also achieved by controlling the energy density or power density, and the amount of time required for energy delivery. A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring an inner diameter of a body lumen, where a balloon is inflated inside the body lumen at a fixed pressure. | 05-23-2013 |
20140012251 | ABLATION DEVICES AND METHODS - An ablation device for denervation including a catheter delivery mechanism including an elongated tube with a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being emplaceable within a body lumen at a target nerve region. A guide wire, at least one radiofrequency electrode, a plurality of positioning elements, and a plurality of pressing elements initially located within the tube. The electrode being deployable from the tube at the target nerve region and forming a ring-shaped structure adjacent the distal tube end. The positioning elements being deployable from the tube at the target nerve region from a position of the tube further distal than the electrode. The pressing elements being deployable from the tube more proximal than the electrode for use in pressing the deployed electrode against tissue to be ablated. | 01-09-2014 |
20150038958 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS FOR TREATMENT OF THE ESOPHAGUS - A method and apparatus for treating abnormal mucosa in the esophagus is disclosed, such that the depth of the treated tissue is controlled. The depth of ablation is controlled by monitoring the tissue impedance and/or the tissue temperature. A desired ablation depth is also achieved by controlling the energy density or power density, and the amount of time required for energy delivery. A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring an inner diameter of a body lumen, where a balloon is inflated inside the body lumen at a fixed pressure. | 02-05-2015 |
Jo Ann Jackson, Lakeside, CA US
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20100196903 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO DETECT TMPRSS2/ERG TRANSCRIPT VARIANTS IN PROSTATE CANCER - Compositions and methods for detecting TMPRSS2/ERG transcript variants in prostate cancer are provided. The compositions and methods have utility in prostate cancer diagnosis. | 08-05-2010 |
John Jackson, Menlo Park, CA US
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20080281203 | System and Method for Quasi-Real-Time Ventricular Measurements From M-Mode EchoCardiogram - A method for measuring ventricular dimensions from M-mode echocardiograms, includes providing a digitized M-mode echocardiogram image, running a plurality of local classifiers, where each local classifier trained to detect a landmark on either an end-diastole (ED) line or an end-systole (ES) line in the image, recording all possible landmarks detected by the classifiers, where a search range in an N-dimensional parameter space defined by the landmarks for each dimension is reduced to a union of subsets, where each dimension of the parameter space corresponds a landmark, for each combination of possible landmarks, checking if an order of the landmarks is consistent with a known ordering of the landmarks, and if the order is consistent, running a global detector on each consistent combination of landmarks to find a landmark combination with a highest detection probability as a confirmed landmark detection, where the landmarks are used for measuring ventricular dimensions. | 11-13-2008 |
John I. Jackson, Menlo Park, CA US
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20090010509 | Method and system for detection of deformable structures in medical images - A method and system for detection of deformable structures in medical images is disclosed. Deformable structures can represent blood flow patterns in images such as Doppler echocardiograms. A probabilistic, hierarchical, and discriminant framework is used to detect such deformable structures. This framework integrates evidence from different primitive levels via a progressive detector hierarchy, including a series of discriminant classifiers. A target deformable structure is parameterized by a multi-dimensional parameter, and primitives or partial parameterizations of the parameter are determined. An input image is received, and a series of primitives are sequentially detected using the progressive detector hierarchy, in which each detector or classifier detects a corresponding primitive. The final detector detects configuration candidates for the deformable structure. | 01-08-2009 |
20090310837 | Method and System for Automatic Detection and Measurement of Mitral Valve Inflow Patterns in Doppler Echocardiography - A method and system for segmentation of mitral valve inflow (MI) patterns in Doppler echocardiogram images is disclosed. Trained root detectors are used to detect left root candidates, right root candidates, and peak candidates in an input Doppler echocardiogram image. Two global structure detectors, a single triangle detector for non-overlapping E-waves and A-waves and a double triangle detector for overlapping E-waves and A-waves, are used to detect single triangle candidates and double triangle candidates based on the left root, right root, and peak candidates. A shape profile is used to determine a shape probability for each of the single triangle candidates and each of the double triangle candidates. The best single triangle candidate and the best double triangle candidate are selected based on shape probability and detection probability. One of the best single triangle candidate and the best double triangle candidate is selected as the final segmentation result based on a shape probability comparison. | 12-17-2009 |
John M. Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20080270178 | Inventory Management System For A Medical Service Provider - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for an improved inventory management system. The system supports a medical service provider by interfacing an inventory management application with a database of electronic medical records. In one embodiment, a single graphical user interface interfaces the inventory management application with the database of electronic medical records, thus providing a simplified, transparent solution as compared to the separate, independent, and non-interfaced systems currently available. By interfacing the inventory management application with the database of electronic medical records, inventory accuracy may be increased and processing times may be decreased. | 10-30-2008 |
Kathy J. Jackson, Felton, CA US
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20090080292 | Microfabricated acoustic transducer with a multilayer electrode - In a capacitive membrane ultrasound transducer, one or more electrodes include multiple layers of conductive or semiconductive material. The layers may be positioned adjacent an insulator or cavity in an arrangement to reduce electrical degradation. For example, a conductive layer with less work function and less resistivity is spaced from an insulator by a conductive layer with more work function and more resistivity. The different layers of electrode material may provide for less electrical degradation due to the type of material used and relative location. | 03-26-2009 |
20100273329 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A DONOR SURFACE FOR REUSE - A donor wafer, for example of silicon, has an irregular surface following cleaving of a lamina from the surface, for example by exfoliation following implant of hydrogen and/or helium ions to define a cleave plane. Pinholes in the lamina leave column asperities at the exfoliated surface of the donor wafer, and the beveled edge may leave an edge asperity which fails to exfoliate. To prepare the surface of the donor wafer for reuse, mechanical grinding removes the column and edge asperities, and minimal additional thickness. Following cleaning, growth and removal of an oxide layer at the surface rounds remaining peaks. The smoothed surface is well adapted to bonding to a receiver element and exfoliation of a new lamina. A variety of devices may be fabricated from the lamina, for example a photovoltaic cell. | 10-28-2010 |
20100326510 | THIN SEMICONDUCTOR LAMINA ADHERED TO A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor donor body such as a wafer is implanted with ions to form a cleave plane. The donor wafer is affixed to a polyimide receiver element, for example by applying polyimide in liquid form to the donor wafer, then curing, or by affixing the donor wafer to a preformed polyimide sheet. Annealing causes a lamina to cleave from the donor wafer at the cleave plane. The resulting adhered lamina and polyimide body are not adhered to another rigid substrate and can be jointly flexed. | 12-30-2010 |
20100330731 | METHOD TO FORM A THIN SEMICONDUCTOR LAMINA ADHERED TO A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor donor body such as a wafer is implanted with ions to form a cleave plane. The donor wafer is affixed to a polyimide receiver element, for example by applying polyimide in liquid form to the donor wafer, then curing, or by affixing the donor wafer to a preformed polyimide sheet. Annealing causes a lamina to cleave from the donor wafer at the cleave plane. The resulting adhered lamina and polyimide body are not adhered to another rigid substrate and can be jointly flexed. | 12-30-2010 |
20120003775 | Formed Ceramic Receiver Element Adhered to a Semiconductor Lamina - A method is described to create a thin semiconductor lamina adhered to a ceramic body. The method includes defining a cleave plane in a semiconductor donor body, applying a ceramic mixture to a first face of the semiconductor body, the ceramic mixture including ceramic powder and a binder, curing the ceramic mixture to form a ceramic body, and cleaving a lamina from the semiconductor donor body at the cleave plane, the lamina remaining adhered to the ceramic body. Forming the ceramic body this way allows outgassing of volatiles during the curing step. Devices can be formed in the lamina, including photovoltaic devices. The ceramic body and lamina can withstand high processing temperatures. In some embodiments, the ceramic body may be conductive. | 01-05-2012 |
20120220068 | Method to Form a Device by Constructing a Support Element on a Thin Semiconductor Lamina - A semiconductor assembly is described in which a support element is constructed on a surface of a semiconductor lamina. Following formation of the thin lamina, which may have a thickness about 50 microns or less, the support element is formed, for example by plating, or by application of a precursor and curing in situ, resulting in a support element which may be, for example, metal, ceramic, polymer, etc. This is in contrast to pre-formed support element which is affixed to the lamina following its formation, or to a donor wafer from which the lamina is subsequently cleaved. | 08-30-2012 |
Keelo Lamance Jackson, Chatsworth, CA US
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20100149782 | Inhibiting Unwanted Photography and Video Recording - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. The apparatus includes a shaft operable to be held by an entity and a housing extending from one end of the shaft and operable to allow multiple deterrents to be emitted there from. The housing includes a rotation member coupled to a rim portion of the housing and operable to rotate along a track portion within the rim portion. The apparatus further includes a transparent material coupled to the rotation member and operable to allow a deterrent to travel there through. The housing includes a light source coupled to the transparent material and operable to emit a light. Further, the apparatus includes a swivel meshed between the shaft and the housing and operable to allow the housing oscillate in an angular direction. Each deterrent is operable to obscure an image of the entity captured by filming equipment. | 06-17-2010 |
Kevin Lee Jackson, Winters, CA US
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20090284016 | Wind turbine with gust compensating air deflector - An apparatus and system for counteracting wind gusts and other high load situations in a wind turbine includes the use of one or more gust counteracting devices configured to extend an air deflector outwardly from a surface of a turbine rotor blade. The air deflector may subsequently be retracted into the rotor blade once the wind gust has subsided or once the load falls below a certain threshold. Mechanisms for extending and retracting the air deflector may include pneumatic or hydraulic systems and/or electromechanical devices. Air deflectors are generally configured to normalize air flow around the rotor blade so that the risk of potential damage to components of the wind turbine is minimized. In one arrangement, the gust counteracting device may be located at a leading section of the turbine blade. Additionally or alternatively, the device may be modular in nature to facilitate the removal and replacement of the device. | 11-19-2009 |
20090285682 | Wind Turbine With Deployable Air Deflectors - An apparatus and system for compensating for various load situations in a turbine includes the use of one or more deployable devices configured to extend an air deflector outwardly from a surface of a rotor blade. The air deflector may subsequently be retracted into the rotor blade once the load falls below a certain threshold. Mechanisms for extending and retracting the air deflector may include pneumatic, hydraulic and/or electromechanical devices. Air deflectors are generally configured to modify the air flow around the rotor blade to increase or decrease power generation, or reduce loads so that the risk of potential damage to components of the wind turbine is minimized. Deflectors may be positioned at various chordwise stations including leading-edge, mid-chord, and trailing-edge locations on the upper and lower surfaces at spanwise positions. Accordingly, a plurality of devices can be actuated to aerodynamically control rotor performance and loads based on wind conditions. | 11-19-2009 |
20120263601 | Wind Turbine With Deployable Air Deflectors - An apparatus and system for compensating for various load situations in a turbine includes the use of one or more deployable devices configured to extend an air deflector outwardly from a surface of a rotor blade. The air deflector may subsequently be retracted into the rotor blade once the load falls below a certain threshold. Mechanisms for extending and retracting the air deflector may include pneumatic, hydraulic and/or electromechanical devices. Air deflectors are generally configured to modify the air flow around the rotor blade to increase or decrease power generation, or reduce loads so that the risk of potential damage to components of the wind turbine is minimized. Deflectors may be positioned at various chordwise stations including leading-edge, mid-chord, and trailing-edge locations on the upper and lower surfaces at spanwise positions. Accordingly, a plurality of devices can be actuated to aerodynamically control rotor performance and loads based on wind conditions. | 10-18-2012 |
Mark Jackson, San Diego, CA US
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20080299826 | Low-profile connector assembly and methods - An electrical connector assembly having shielded cage assembly with a plurality of ports for receiving modules. In one embodiment, the modules comprise SFP (small form-factor pluggable) modules, and the electrical connector assembly is adapted for low-profile applications, thereby optimizing the amount of area and volume occupied by the SFP assembly. In one variant, the SFP modules are pluggable into individual ports, whereby two modules are interconnected to a single header connector interconnected to a motherboard. Methods of manufacturing the connector assembly are also disclosed. | 12-04-2008 |
Paul L. Jackson, Livermore, CA US
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20110033439 | TARGETED ANTIMICROBIALS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Targeted antimicrobials are described and related, compositions, methods and systems. | 02-10-2011 |
Philip Jackson, Glendale, CA US
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20100167620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL USING MAGNETISM - One particular implementation of the present invention may involve a flexible material infused with fine iron particles to form at least a portion of a flexible character or object. The flexible creation may be animated by one or more magnets or electromagnets brought near the flexible creation such that the iron particles blended with the flexible material may interact with the magnetic fields generated by the magnets. The infused iron particles may be attracted to the magnets, causing the object or portions of the object to move toward or away from the controlling magnets, thereby animating the object or portions of the object. Another implementation may use a magnetic field of a magnet to create an iron-infused flexible plant-like object that may be animated by a magnet. The object may be constructed of a flexible iron-infused material that is introduced into the magnetic field while the material is in a liquid or semi-liquid state. The iron filings blended within the flexible material may align with the magnetic field such that the object may take the shape of the magnetic field and hold that shape until the material has solidified. | 07-01-2010 |
20120303839 | Elastomeric Input Device - An input device for tracking three-dimensional movements. The input device includes a tracking structure and is in electronic communication with a computing device. The tracking structure is detectable by a tracking device. The tracking structure is configured so that as the input device is deformed, the tracking structure deforms correspondingly. | 11-29-2012 |
20130005492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL USING MAGNETISM - One embodiment may take the form of a flexible creation animated by magnets or electromagnets brought near the flexible creation. Iron particles blended with a flexible material of the flexible creation may interact with the magnetic fields generated by the magnets, causing the object or portions of the object to move toward or away from the controlling magnets, thereby animating the object. | 01-03-2013 |
20140270906 | SELECTIVELY MODIFIABLE LAYER FOR ALTERATION OF APPEARANCE OR TEXTURE - A movable robotic structure including a frame or substrate, an outer skin connected to at least a portion of the frame and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the outer skin. The vacuum source, such as a vacuum pump, is activated to pull the outer skin into engagement with an outer surface of the frame. When pulled by the vacuum source, the skin may conform to the topography or texture of the frame, as well as become taut over at least a portion of the frame. | 09-18-2014 |
Philip J. Jackson, Glendale, CA US
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20110012503 | Invisible three-dimensional image and methods for making, using and visibility of same - There is provided a system and method for providing and utilizing objects having invisible three-dimensional images. There is provided an object comprising an inner material and an outer material. The inner material is formed in a three-dimensional shape and includes a first portion having a first ratio based on a first fluorescent dye and a first transparent material, wherein the first ratio is selected such as to cause the first portion to remain transparent when exposed to a visible light and the first portion to emit a first visible color when exposed to an invisible light. The outer material comprises a second transparent material formed around the inner material such as to hide the three-dimensional shape of the inner material. By exposing the object to the invisible light, the three-dimensional shape of the inner material is revealed. | 01-20-2011 |
20110177753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING REALISTIC EYES - Realistic electronically controlled eyes for a figure such as a doll, toy, animatronic being, robot, etc., are provided by displaying a sequence of images simulating eye movement on an electronic display screen mounted to a portion of the figure. A convex lens, which serves to simulate the figure's eye, is mounted substantially in contact with a surface of the display screen system from which the light defining the sequence of images is emitted. To an observer looking at the convex surface of the lens, the lens appears as an eye characterized by realistic eye movement. | 07-21-2011 |
20130276271 | ADHERING FASTENING STRIP WITH GRIP AREA - One aspect provides a fastening strip, including: a central portion comprised of a flexible material and having a first side and a second side, the first side including a first complementary material and the second side including a second complementary material, complementary to the complementary material of the first side; and a grip area disposed on at least the first side of the central portion; wherein the grip area extends substantially an entire length of fastening strip and includes a grip material. Other aspects are described. | 10-24-2013 |
20130280493 | Robotic and Other Skins with a Subsurface Reinforcement Layer at a Selectable Depth - A method for fabricating an artificial skin such as for use with a robotic assembly. The method includes providing a mold assembly with an exterior mold and an interior core. A cavity is defined between inner surfaces of the exterior mold and exterior surfaces of the interior core, thereby defining a shape and thickness of a skin. A surface of the interior core includes offsets or standoffs extending outward from the interior core surface. The method further includes positioning a sheet of reinforcement material over the surface such that the sheet contacts the offsets. The method includes pouring material for the skin system into the mold to occupy the cavity between the exterior mold and the interior core. The method includes disassembling the mold assembly and removing the skin with the sheet of reinforcement material embedded within the skin at an offset distance from a surface of the skin. | 10-24-2013 |
20140198204 | METHOD OF FABRICATING TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS WITH DESIRED APPEARANCE - A method for creating a replication material corresponding to the appearance of a translucent or partially translucent target material. The appearance of the target material can be measured or may be prescribed by a user. The method includes receiving by a processor optical data related to a target subsurface scattering parameter of the target material. Once the processor has received the optical or light characteristic data, the method includes determining by the processor a replication pigment concentration to replicate the appearance of the target material caused by the target subsurface scattering parameter. The processor determines this concentration based on a plurality of pigment subsurface scattering parameters corresponding to a plurality of stored pigment concentrations in the computing device. Once the replication pigment concentration has been determined, the method includes creating, physically or virtually, the replication material by combining the pigment concentration with a base material. | 07-17-2014 |
Philip John Jackson, Glendale, CA US
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20090202854 | SKIN SYSTEM WITH ELASTIC COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERING HARDNESSES FOR USE WITH ROBOTICS - An artificial skin system for use with a robotic assembly such as to provide an animated robot head with realistic skin movement. The skin system includes a receiving component for contacting the manipulator mechanism of the robotic assembly and also includes an exterior skin component that extends over the receiving component. An inner surface of the exterior skin component is integrally bonded to the receiving component such that the exterior skin component moves with the receiving component when a manipulator mechanism or robotics anchored to the receiving component moves or applies a force. The exterior skin component is formed of an elastic material with a second hardness that differs from a first hardness of elastic material of the receiving component, e.g., is less than the first hardness. The skin system includes a backing component bonded to the other components with a third hardness less than the first and second hardnesses. | 08-13-2009 |
20090289391 | FABRICATING MULTI-COMPONENT SKIN SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTICS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A method for fabricating a product, such as an amimatronic character, with artificial skin. The method includes providing data defining an exterior surface geometry of the product. A base geometry model of the product is generated based on the exterior surface geometry data, which in turn is used to fabricate a prototype of the product. Then, an exterior skin mold is formed using the product prototype mounted on an alignment block. The method includes fabricating an inner support structure based on the base geometry model having an exterior geometry smaller than the 3D base geometry model by the thickness of the exterior skin. The inner support structure is positioned within the mold with the inner support structure mounted upon the alignment block, which is received in the mold. The product is formed by pouring material for an exterior skin layer into the mold and over the inner support structure. | 11-26-2009 |
20100222914 | FABRICATING MULTI-COMPONENT SKIN SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTICS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A method for fabricating a product, such as an amimatronic character, with artificial skin. The method includes providing data defining an exterior surface geometry of the product. A base geometry model of the product is generated based on the exterior surface geometry data, which in turn is used to fabricate a prototype of the product. Then, an exterior skin mold is formed using the product prototype mounted on an alignment block. The method includes fabricating an inner support structure based on the base geometry model having an exterior geometry smaller than the 3D base geometry model by the thickness of the exterior skin. The inner support structure is positioned within the mold with the inner support structure mounted upon the alignment block, which is received in the mold. The product is formed by pouring material for an exterior skin layer into the mold and over the inner support structure. | 09-02-2010 |
20110087354 | MODELING SKIN-COVERED ROBOTICS DEVICES INCLUDING ARTISTIC DIGITAL ITERATIVE DESIGN PROCESSES - A method for fabricating a product, such as an animatronic character, with artificial skin. The method includes providing data defining an exterior surface geometry of the product. A base geometry model of the product is generated based on the exterior surface geometry data, which in turn is used to fabricate a prototype of the product. Then, an exterior skin mold is formed using the product prototype mounted on an alignment block. The method includes fabricating an inner support structure based on the base geometry model having an exterior geometry smaller than the 3D base geometry model by the thickness of the exterior skin. The inner support structure is positioned within the mold with the inner support structure mounted upon the alignment block, which is received in the mold. The product is formed by pouring material for an exterior skin layer into the mold and over the inner support structure. | 04-14-2011 |
20120153533 | FLEXIBLE SEAM JOINT FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SKIN - A method for fabricating a product, such as an animatronic character, with artificial skin. The method includes providing a mold assembly with an exterior mold and a core. In the mold assembly, a cavity is formed between inner surfaces of the exterior mold and exterior surfaces of the core that defines the skin system. The mold assembly includes a seam-forming wall extending between the inner and exterior surfaces. The method includes inserting an elongate, tubular guide through holes in the seam-forming wall and pouring an elastomeric material into the mold to occupy the cavity between the exterior mold and the interior core. The method includes, after the material has hardened to form the skin system, cutting a seam in the skin system by cutting the material along the seam-forming wall. The tubular guide is separated into guide segments and a staggered joint is formed at the cut seam. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156419 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A ROBOTICS SKIN SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRAL ACTUATION POINTS - A method for fabricating an artificial skin system for use with a robotics assembly. The method includes providing a mold core with an exterior surface defining an inner surface of a skin system, with this surface including a plurality of mounting elements. The method includes attaching, to each of the mounting elements, an elastomeric actuation piece or point (EAP). The mold core is positioned within an exterior skin mold, and a cavity is formed between the exterior surface of the mold core and inner surfaces of the exterior skin mold that defines topography and dimensions of the skin system. The method includes filling the cavity with skin-forming material. Then, after the skin-forming material hardens to form the skin system, the method includes removing the skin system from the mold core including detaching the EAPs from the mounting elements, and the EAPs are integrally bonded within the skin system. | 06-21-2012 |
20120185218 | PHYSICAL FACE CLONING - A computer-implemented method is provided for physical face cloning to generate a synthetic skin. Rather than attempt to reproduce the mechanical properties of biological tissue, an output-oriented approach is utilized that models the synthetic skin as an elastic material with isotropic and homogeneous properties (e.g., silicone rubber). The method includes capturing a plurality of expressive poses from a human subject and generating a computational model based on one or more material parameters of a material. In one embodiment, the computational model is a compressible neo-Hookean material model configured to simulate deformation behavior of the synthetic skin. The method further includes optimizing a shape geometry of the synthetic skin based on the computational model and the captured expressive poses. An optimization process is provided that varies the thickness of the synthetic skin based on a minimization of an elastic energy with respect to rest state positions of the synthetic skin. | 07-19-2012 |
20130189451 | FLEXIBLE SEAM JOINT FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SKIN - An artificial skin such as an outer covering or skin for an animatronic character. The skin may be formed by a method that includes providing a mold assembly with an exterior mold and a core. In the mold assembly, a cavity is formed between inner surfaces of the exterior mold and exterior surfaces of the core that defines the skin system. The mold assembly includes a seam-forming wall extending between the inner and exterior surfaces. The method includes inserting an elongate, tubular guide through holes in the seam-forming wall and pouring an elastomeric material into the mold to occupy the cavity between the exterior mold and the interior core. The method includes, after the material has hardened, cutting a seam in the skin system by cutting the material along the seam-forming wall. The tubular guide is separated into guide segments and a staggered joint is formed at the cut seam. | 07-25-2013 |
20150087431 | CANOPY OR LIVING MAT FOR HIDING SUPPORT FEATURES ON A RIDE OR DISPLAY PLATFORM - An assembly adapted for visually disguising drive or support features of an amusement park ride or a display system using a drive to move a show element about a space. The assembly includes a platform and a drive mechanism for selectively moving a support member. The assembly also includes an object supported upon an end of the support member spaced apart from the drive mechanism, and the support member extends through a slot in the platform. The assembly also includes a canopy positioned between the supported object and a surface of the platform facing the supported object. The canopy blocks an observer from seeing the slot in the platform. The canopy includes a plurality of camouflaging elements positioned between the slot in the platform and the supported object, and the camouflaging elements are arranged in two or more layers. | 03-26-2015 |
Reginald T. Jackson, Wilmington, CA US
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20110074111 | TARGET-BASED GAME & METHODS OF PLAYING THEREOF - Embodiments of a target-based game and methods of playing the target-based game are herein disclosed. In one embodiment, the target-based game includes a vertically-oriented target platform having a plurality of openings therein. Each opening may be approximately circular in configuration, may vary in size, and may have a backing, or “pocket” to catch one or more game pieces. In one embodiment, the target platform includes one or more suspension means about one or more edges or peripheries thereof for holding the target platform in a vertically-oriented position when attached to a plurality of supporting members. When assembled, the supporting members may form a frame to support the suspension means and/or the target platform. A plurality of game pieces may be used to play a variety of games using the target-based game. | 03-31-2011 |
Richard Jackson, Huntington Beach, CA US
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20090060798 | Automated Endoscope Reprocessor Germicide Concentration Monitoring System and Method - A method measures a property of a germicidal solution in an endoscope processor spectroscopically by placing a quantity of the solution into a cuvette and passing a light therethrough. A reservoir receives a quantity of the solution and bubbles are filtered out via a cross-flow filter prior to putting a sample therefrom into the cuvette for measuring. | 03-05-2009 |
Rick A. Jackson, Fountain Valley, CA US
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20090206199 | DEBRIS DEFLECTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A debris deflector includes a bracket and a horizontal blade assembly. The bracket is to secure the debris deflector to an aft side of a landing gear assembly. The horizontal blade assembly is secured to the bracket. The horizontal blade assembly includes a blade and flap. The blade has a forward blade edge, blade body, and trailing blade edge. The forward blade edge is configured for placement aft of a tire for the landing gear assembly. The blade body extends outward from the forward blade edge substantially parallel to a road surface. The flap is secured to the trailing blade edge and extends from the trailing blade edge generally rearward and downward from the trailing edge. | 08-20-2009 |
Robert L. Jackson, San Jose, CA US
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20080317954 | PULSED DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR TUNGSTEN NUCLEATION - In one embodiment, a method for depositing a tungsten material on a substrate within a process chamber is provided which includes exposing the substrate to a gaseous mixture containing a tungsten precursor and a reducing gas to deposit a tungsten nucleation layer on the substrate during a tungsten deposition process. The process further includes removing reaction by-products generated during the tungsten deposition process from the process chamber, exposing the substrate to the reducing gas to react with residual tungsten precursor within the process chamber during a soak process, removing reaction by-products generated during the soak process from the process chamber, and repeating the tungsten deposition process and the soak process during a cyclic deposition process. In the examples, the reducing gas may contain diborane or silane. | 12-25-2008 |
Robert L. Jackson, Moorpark, CA US
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20090003815 | Multi Color Autofocus Apparatus and Method - An improved autofocus system and method that includes a controllable light source having at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths adapted for illuminating an object; a camera receiving light from said light source reflected from a portion of said object and generating output signals responsive to said received light; a controller connected to said camera and said controllable light source for positioning said camera and sequentially illuminating a first portion of the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths, moving the camera to a second position and sequentially illuminating a second portion of the object with at least two selectively activated substantially monochromatic output wavelengths; and a data processor connected to said camera and receiving said output signals and for each portion, comparing the output signals associated with each wavelength and determining a focus parameter from said comparison | 01-01-2009 |
Robert Lea Jackson, Moorpark, CA US
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20100104216 | COMBINING FEATURE BOUNDARIES - A method of forming a combined feature boundary based on boundaries of first and second overlapping features includes dividing the boundaries of the first and second overlapping features into line segments of known shape, identifying crossing points formed by the line segments, calculating parametric coordinates of the crossing points, and determining a sequence of crossing point evaluation based on the parametric coordinates. The method also includes calculating a first cross product based on the line segments forming a first crossing point in the determined sequence, and choosing a first path of the combined feature boundary according to a mathematical sign of the first cross product, the first path extending from the first crossing point to the second crossing point in the determined sequence. The method further includes calculating a second cross product based on the line segments forming a second crossing point in the sequence, and choosing a second path of the combined feature boundary extending from the second crossing point according to a mathematical sign of the second cross product, wherein the combined feature boundary includes the first and second crossing points and portions of at least one of the first and second feature boundaries defining the first and second paths. | 04-29-2010 |
20120213425 | COMBINING FEATURE BOUNDARIES - A method of forming a combined feature boundary based on boundaries of first and second overlapping features includes dividing the boundaries of the first and second overlapping features into line segments of known shape, identifying crossing points formed by the line segments, calculating parametric coordinates of the crossing points, and determining a sequence of crossing point evaluation based on the parametric coordinates. The method also includes calculating first and second cross products based on the line segments forming first and second crossing points in the determined sequence, and choosing first and second paths of the combined feature boundary according to mathematical signs of the cross products, wherein the combined feature boundary includes the first and second crossing points and portions of at least one of the first and second feature boundaries defining the first and second paths. | 08-23-2012 |
Robert T. Jackson, San Jose, CA US
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20090099807 | Extended thermal management - A method for managing thermal condition of a thermal zone that includes multiple thermally controllable components include determining thermal relationship between the components and reducing temperature of a first component by reducing thermal dissipation of a second component. | 04-16-2009 |
20110090640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTERNAL PROCESSOR THERMAL CONTROL - A system and method for throttling a slave component of a computer system to reduce an overall temperature of the computing system upon receiving a first signal is disclosed. The first signal may be from a master component indicating that a temperature for the master component has exceeded its threshold temperature. The slave component or the master component may be a central processing unit, a graphics memory and controller hub, or a central processing unit memory controller hub. The slave component may send a second signal to indicate that a temperature for the slave component has exceeded its temperature. The master component would then initiate throttling of the master component to reduce the overall temperature of the computing system. The master component may be throttled to a degree less than the slave component. A first component may be designated the master component and the second component may be designated the slave component based on a selection policy. The selection policy may be received from a user through a graphical user interface. The selection policy may be based on an action being performed by the computing system. | 04-21-2011 |
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Ronald Howard Jackson, Lancaster, CA US
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Shaina Jackson, Berkeley, CA US
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20110041386 | Extraction From Suspensions - A suspension may include an aqueous liquid and suspended particles. The particles may include a nonpolar and/or hydrophobic substance (e.g., a lipid) substantially contained within polar and/or hydrophilic exterior layers. A method for extracting the suspended lipids may include adding a nonpolar solvent to the suspension and disrupting the exterior layers to expose the lipids to the nonpolar solvent. In some cases, particles may also include interior hydrophilic portions (e.g., intracellular water), which may be exposed to the aqueous liquid via disruption of the exteriors. The mixture may be accelerated to segregate the mixture into first and second products. The first product may have a majority of the nonpolar and/or hydrophobic substances. The second product may have a majority of the polar substances. | 02-24-2011 |
Simon D. Jackson, Redwood City, CA US
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20110041799 | High Swirl Engine - An internal combustion engine can include a combustion volume within a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The combustion volume can be defined at least by a cylinder wall and a first piston in the cylinder. A swirl port can deliver a fluid into the combustion volume via a swirl port outlet such that the delivered fluid is directed around a periphery of the cylinder with a fluid velocity disposed at a predetermined angle away from tangential to a curve of the cylinder wall to generate a swirling motion in the combustion volume. | 02-24-2011 |
Simon Mark Jackson, San Carlos, CA US
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20090142352 | ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS TO PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN KEXIN TYPE 9 (PCSK9) - Antigen binding proteins that interact with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) are described. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and other disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of PCSK9 in a sample using an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. | 06-04-2009 |
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20130072665 | ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS TO PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN KEXIN TYPE 9 (PCSK9) - Antigen binding proteins that interact with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) are described. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and other disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of PCSK9 in a sample using an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. | 03-21-2013 |
20130079501 | ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS TO PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN KEXIN TYPE 9 (PCSK9) - Antigen binding proteins that interact with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) are described. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and other disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of PCSK9 in a sample using an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. | 03-28-2013 |
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Stanley Wayne Jackson, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20100241423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY TO PHASE BALANCING FOR TIMBRE-ACCURATE LOW BIT RATE AUDIO ENCODING - Embodiments of a system and method for encoding audio data have been described. In one embodiment, the method includes transforming frequency domain data in a plurality of signal windows of an audio dataset from a cosine/sine format to a magnitude/cosine/sine format. The magnitude/cosine/sine format disproportionately represents a magnitude of the frequency domain data over a phase of the frequency domain data. The above transformation may be a pre-processing stage of vector quantization usable to produce a codebook. | 09-23-2010 |
Stephen D. Jackson, Stockton, CA US
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20110119877 | TENSIONING DEVICE HAVING AN ILLUMINATION SOURCE AND RELATED METHOD - In one embodiment, a tensioning device having a permanently affixed illumination source disposed on the tensioning device to provide illumination during, among other things, operation of the tensioning device, is described herein. | 05-26-2011 |
Steve Jackson, Modesto, CA US
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20100289315 | APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE CUSHIONS FOR HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT OF A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE - An apparatus for portable cushions for head and neck support of a passenger in a vehicle includes a rear rod for joining the apparatus to a seat headrest of the vehicle. Side rods are joined to the rear rod and extend out from the rear rod for extending beyond the seat headrest. Arms extend generally downward from ends of the side rods for positioning lengths of the arms on either side of the passenger's head and neck. Cushions are joined to the lengths to be positioned on either side of the passenger's head and neck for supporting the passenger's head and neck while the passenger is seated in the vehicle. | 11-18-2010 |
S. Wayne Jackson, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20080215342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING PERCEPTUAL QUALITY OF LOW BIT RATE COMPRESSED AUDIO DATA - A system and method for converting an audio data is described. The method includes separating the audio data into a first set of data and a second set of data. The method further includes converting the first set of data into a track of the audio data. The method also includes converting the second set of data into an at least one created sound and a reference to each created sound. The method includes mapping the at least one reference to the created sound to an at least one position in the track where the created sound is to be played when the track is played. | 09-04-2008 |
Tana Christine Jackson, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110066892 | Visual test automation tool for message-based applications, web applications and SOA systems - In one embodiment, a graphical user interface (“GUI”) enables the efficient composition and execution of a test of a message-based application, Web application, or SOA systems' capacity to receive, process and respond to message traffic. The GUI may be used to generate a test composition by dragging and dropping message clips onto one or more tracks. Each clip includes one or more message, with each track being organized into one or more bands. Each track and each band may run contemporaneously to send messages to a target device or application. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. | 03-17-2011 |
Thomas Jackson, La Jolla, CA US
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20090024090 | UNIVERSAL CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A universal securing device for holding catheters of various shapes and sizes and the like in place includes a base and cover. The cover may be connected to the base by a hinge which allows the cover to be lifted open or pushed down into a closed position, over a catheter fitting. The base may have locating elements configured and arranged to fit around catheter fittings of various sizes, and the locating elements prevent substantial movement of a catheter fitting and catheter in various dimensions. The cover may include capture elements which act to grip and compress the catheter fitting when the securing device is in a closed position, thus preventing substantial movement of a catheter fitting and catheter in various dimensions. The base may be attached to a patient with an adhesive pad attached to the bottom surface of the base. | 01-22-2009 |
20090177121 | POSTURAL AWARENESS APPARATUS - A postural awareness apparatus includes a pad, a signal producing system, and an activator that activates the signal producing system when a compressive force applied to the apparatus exceed a predetermined compressive force. The activator includes a switch having an upper portion, a compressible element having defined therein an opening, the compressible element at least partially surrounding the upper portion of the switch, and a cap adapted to secure the compressible element in a position at least partially surrounding the upper portion of the switch. | 07-09-2009 |
20100179482 | UNIVERSAL CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A universal device for securing a catheter on a patient includes a base which optionally has one or more locating elements for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes. The base optionally includes a recessed or flat receiving area defined by locating elements arranged in any configuration suitable to hold or receive a catheter or catheter fitting, e.g., in a tapering or V shaped formation. Additional locating elements may be positioned elsewhere on the base for receiving or holding a flange or wing of a catheter fitting and preventing its movement in various directions. The base optionally has an angled surface to maintain the desired angle for catheters or catheter fittings in a patient. A cover is removably or permanently connected to the base and may optionally have one or more top openings for receiving tabs or extensions of a catheter fitting. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179483 | MEDICAL ARTICLE SECUREMENT DEVICE - A securement device ( | 07-15-2010 |
20110264050 | MEDICAL ARTICLE SECUREMENT SYSTEM - A medical article securement device holds a medical article such as a catheter in position upon the body of a patient and at least inhibits longitudinal movement of the medical article. The securement device includes a retainer, a pair of hinged actuators, and a pair of engagement members coupled with the hinged actuators. Movement of the actuators causes the engagement members to grip at least a portion of a medical article placed within the retainer so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article with respect to the retainer. The shape of the retainer inhibits lateral and transverse movement of the medical article with respect to a patient's skin. | 10-27-2011 |
20120197202 | UNIVERSAL CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A universal device for securing a catheter on a patient includes a base which optionally has one or more locating elements for positioning or securing a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes. The base optionally includes a recessed or flat receiving area defined by locating elements arranged to hold or receive a catheter or catheter fitting. Additional locating elements may be positioned elsewhere for receiving or holding a flange or wing of a catheter fitting. A cover is removably or permanently connected to the base and may optionally have one or more top openings for receiving tabs or extensions of a catheter fitting. The cover may optionally include one or more capture ridges for restraining a catheter or catheter fitting of various shapes or sizes on the base or on the retention plate. The cover may also include one or more tabs or contact bars. | 08-02-2012 |
Thomas R. Jackson, La Jolla, CA US
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20090093769 | UNIVERSAL CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A universal securing device for holding catheters of various shapes and sizes and the like in place includes a base and cover. The cover may be connected to the base by a hinge which allows the cover to be lifted open or pushed down into a closed position, over a catheter fitting. The base may have locating elements configured and arranged to fit around catheter fittings of various sizes, and the locating elements prevent substantial movement of a catheter fitting and catheter in various dimensions. The cover may include capture elements which act to grip and compress the catheter fitting when the securing device is in a closed position, thus preventing substantial movement of a catheter fitting and catheter in various dimensions. The base may be attached to a patient with an adhesive pad attached to the bottom surface of the base. | 04-09-2009 |
20090314641 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW RESISTANCE ELECTROPHORESIS OF PRIOR-CAST, HYDRATABLE SEPARATION MEDIA - Methods and apparatus are presented that facilitate electrophoresis of prior-cast, hydratable separation media, usefully immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strips. The method exploits the swelling of prior-cast, hydratable separation media upon rehydration to help lodge the media in an enclosing member that permits spaced electrical communication with the enclosed separation media. The electrical communication permits a voltage gradient to be established in the enclosed separation medium sufficient to effect separation of analytes therein. Cassettes, buffer cores, electrophoresis systems and kits are presented for effecting the methods of the invention. | 12-24-2009 |
20100059380 | APPARATUS FOR CONCURRENT ELECTROPHORESIS IN A PLURALITY OF GELS - Apparatus and methods for conducting electrophoretic separation concurrently in a plurality of gels with improved reproducibility among the gels. | 03-11-2010 |
20100105576 | Three Frame cDNA Expression Libraries for Functional Screening of Proteins - Compositions and methods are provided for generating three frame cDNA expression libraries for functional screening of proteins. The invention includes sets of 5′ adapters for cloning cDNA molecules in which the sets include three adapters that can be used to clone a particular cDNA in all three reading frames. The libraries so generated have greater complexity of expressed open reading frames, and thus can improve the success of functional protein screens, such as two hybrid screens. The adapters also have recombination sites for efficient cloning and transfer between systems. | 04-29-2010 |
20100114034 | SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR CATHETERS - A system for securing a medical device such as a catheter or other medical article having various shapes or sizes in place on a patient includes a securing device. The securing device may optionally include a retainer having one or more receiving areas and one or more retention arms adjacent to the receiving areas. The securing device may also include a retention strap having a latching element that is removably connectable to a retention arm to securely hold a catheter in place. The retainer may optionally be connected to a base which may optionally be connected to an adhesive pad for easy attachment of the securing device to a patient. | 05-06-2010 |
20110132763 | SOLUTION PHASE ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS - A device for fluid phase electrophoresis, particularly solution phase isoelectric focusing, components thereof, and methods for use are presented. | 06-09-2011 |
20110172759 | AXIALLY NESTED SLIDE AND LOCK EXPANDABLE DEVICE - The invention relates generally to expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen and, in particular, to an axially nested, diametrically expandable, slide and lock vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The axially nested vascular device desirably achieves both competitive crossing profiles while maintaining other key features, such as, for example, radial strength and luminal patency. The collapsed profile can also be made very thin without compromising radial strength. Thus, the vascular device can advantageously be deployed in small and difficult to reach areas or vessels. The axial nesting substantially eliminates radial overlap between mating structural elements thereby desirably allowing for a low, uniform profile. | 07-14-2011 |
20110288487 | UNIVERSAL CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE - A universal securing device for holding catheters of various shapes and sizes and the like in place includes a base and cover. The cover may be connected to the base by a hinge which allows the cover to be lifted open or pushed down into a closed position, over a catheter fitting. The base may have locating elements configured and arranged to fit around catheter fittings of various sizes, and the locating elements prevent substantial movement of a catheter fitting and catheter in various dimensions. The cover may include capture elements which act to grip and compress the catheter fitting when the securing device is in a closed position, thus preventing substantial movement of a catheter fitting and catheter in various dimensions. The base may be attached to a patient with an adhesive pad attached to the bottom surface of the base. | 11-24-2011 |
20130253631 | SLIDE-AND-LOCK STENT - The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. The modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter. | 09-26-2013 |
20140064838 | EXPANDING CAM LOCK FOR SEALING SLAB GELS IN AN ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - An expanding cam lock for use with an electrophoresis system is disclosed herein. The cam lock allows the simultaneous use of multiple slab gel cassettes in first and second buffer core assemblies in an electrophoresis system while maintaining the necessary compressive force to create a liquid-tight seal between the anode and cathode buffer solutions. In one example embodiment, the expanding cam lock includes a base plate with a first surface adapted to engage the first buffer core assembly and a follower plate having second surface adapted to engage the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam. The base plate and the follower plate are slidably coupled together and are designed for insertion between the first buffer core assembly and the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam in the electrophoresis container. A cam is positioned between and moveably coupled with the base plate and the follower plate. The cam is movable from a first position to a second position to urge the first and second surfaces to secure the gel cassette to the first and second buffer core assemblies. Also provided herein is a buffer displacement dam. Also provided herein are kits and assemblies which incorporate the expanding cam and buffer displacement dam described herein. | 03-06-2014 |
Timothy Ronald Jackson, Yorba Linda, CA US
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20100231454 | System and method for providing secure communication between network nodes - A network, network device and method is disclosed. A network of network nodes is disclosed in which the network nodes securely transmit communication signals using one or more spatial parameters unique to the network nodes. A dad positioning device capable of operating as a node in a network of the present invention is also disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
Todd Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20110093393 | Method and System for Obtaining Feedback for a Product - The embodiments disclosed herein include new, more efficient ways to request, create, send, and receive product reviews from the Internet. One aspect of the invention is an email message for a customer. The email message includes a request to review a product obtained by the customer in a transaction; a rating input area and/or a text input area; an authentication token that includes a transaction identifier corresponding to the transaction; and an HTTP form submission command to send a response to the request from the customer to a remote computer. The response includes a rating entered in the rating input area and/or text entered in the text input area, and the authentication token. | 04-21-2011 |
20110196932 | STATUS MESSAGE DE-DUPLICATION - In one aspect, a computer-implemented method of de-duplication of messages in a micro-blog includes receiving a first message and posting the first message to the micro-blog, receiving a second message, and classifying the second message as a new message or an edited version of the first message. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196933 | ACTIVE E-MAILS - A computer-implemented method can include accessing a micro-blog to retrieve a real-time copy of the micro-blog thread and delivering the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread for display in an e-mail message. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197146 | Assisting The Authoring Of Posts To An Asymmetric Social Network - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for assisting the authoring of posts to an asymmetric social network. In one aspect, a method performed by a system of one or more data processing devices includes receiving, at the system, an identification of an electronic document that is available on the Internet, the system identifying image content in the electronic document, the system filtering the identified image content, the system triggering presentation of the filtered image content to an author of a post to an asymmetric social network, the system receiving a selection of a first image from amongst the presented image content, and the system adding the first image to a post to the asymmetric social network. | 08-11-2011 |
20140280566 | SOCIAL NETWORKING GROUPS AS A PLATFORM FOR THIRD PARTY INTEGRATION - Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive a request from a user to access content for a group of users of a social networking system, and send the content to the user including an interface to a third party system. The interface is to enable the user to retrieve information related to a third party service from the third party system to share with the group. The user sends the information related to the third party service to share with the group to the social networking system. The social networking system sends the shared information related to the third party service to a group member based on the group member requesting access to the content. In one embodiment, the third party service stores a file or folder on a third party server and the shared information includes a link to the shared file or folder. | 09-18-2014 |
Tom R. Jackson, La Jolla, CA US
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20110089035 | GEL CASSETTE ADAPTOR - A gel cassette adaptor for use with an electrophoresis system gel cassette is disclosed herein. The gel cassette adaptor allows a single gel cassette to be compatible with more than one electrophoresis system. In one example embodiment, the gel cassette adaptor includes an open sided trough having an attachment perimeter and an attachment flange coupled to the attachment perimeter. The attachment flange is designed to be compatible for mating with a gel cassette that is compatible with a first electrophoresis system. After attachment of the gel cassette adaptor, the resulting gel cassette assembly is compatible with a second electrophoresis system. Also provided is a gel cassette that includes a stabilizer post that connects the cassette plates to maintain a constant gap width between the plates during electrophoresis. In reducing deformation of the gap space between plates during gel runs, the stabilizer post can improve electrophoresis results for wide format gels. | 04-21-2011 |
20140339091 | GEL CASSETTE ADAPTOR - A gel cassette adaptor for use with an electrophoresis system gel cassette is disclosed herein. The gel cassette adaptor allows a single gel cassette to be compatible with more than one electrophoresis system. In one example embodiment, the gel cassette adaptor includes an open sided trough having an attachment perimeter and an attachment flange coupled to the attachment perimeter. The attachment flange is designed to be compatible for mating with a gel cassette that is compatible with a first electrophoresis system. After attachment of the gel cassette adaptor, the resulting gel cassette assembly is compatible with a second electrophoresis system. Also provided is a gel cassette that includes a stabilizer post that connects the cassette plates to maintain a constant gap width between the plates during electrophoresis. In reducing deformation of the gap space between plates during gel runs, the stabilizer post can improve electrophoresis results for wide format gels. | 11-20-2014 |
Warren Jackson, Palo Alto, CA US
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20080248605 | METHOD OF FORMING A PRESSURE SWITCH THIN FILM DEVICE - This invention provides a method of forming at least one pressure switch thin film device. The method includes providing a substrate and depositing a plurality of thin film device layers as a stack upon the substrate. An imprinted 3D template structure is provided upon the plurality of thin film device layers. The plurality of thin film device layers and the 3D template structure are then etched and at least one thin film device layer is undercut to provide a plurality of aligned electrical contact pairs and adjacent spacer posts. A flexible membrane providing a plurality of separate electrical contacts is deposited upon the spacer posts, the separate electrical contacts overlapping the contact pairs. The spacer posts provide a gap between the electrical contacts and the contact pairs. | 10-09-2008 |
20090108397 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH LAYER ISOLATION STRUCTURE - This invention provides a thin film device with layer isolation structures. Specifically, a plurality of patterned thin film device layers provide a first rail and a second rail. There is at least one overpass between the first rail and the second rail. The overpass is defined by an array of spaced holes disposed transversely through the continuous material of the first rail on either side of the overpass. The holes are in communication with isolation voids adjacent to the second rail adjacent to the overpass. | 04-30-2009 |
20090142560 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH MINIMIZED SPATIAL VARIATION OF LOCAL MEAN HEIGHT - This invention provides a thin film device with minimized spatial variation of local mean height. More specifically, the thin film device has a substrate and at least one first structure having a first spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by a layer weighting function. The first structure has a first maximum height, a first minimum height and a first variation for a given averaging area. A compensation structure is also provided upon the substrate, the compensation structure having a second spatially varying weighted local mean height determined by the layer weighting function. The compensation structure also has a second maximum height, a second minimum height and a second variation for the given averaging area. The first structure and compensation structure combine to provide a combined structure upon the substrate with minimized spatial variation of a combined weighted local mean. | 06-04-2009 |
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Warren Jackson, San Francisco, CA US
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20100078640 | Thin Film Transistor Backplane - A fabrication process for a device such as a backplane for a flat panel display includes depositing thin film layers on a substrate, forming a 3D template overlying the thin film layers, and etching the 3D template and the thin film layers to form gate lines and transistors from the thin film layers. An insulating or passivation layer can then be deposited on the gate lines and the transistors, so that column or data lines can be formed on the insulating layer. | 04-01-2010 |
20110309365 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR BACKPLANE - A fabrication process for a device such as a backplane for a flat panel display includes depositing thin film layers on a substrate, forming a 3D template overlying the thin film layers, and etching the 3D template and the thin film layers to form gate lines and transistors from the thin film layers. An insulating or passivation layer can then be deposited on the gate lines and the transistors, so that column or data lines can be formed on the insulating layer. | 12-22-2011 |
20110316798 | Tactile Display for Providing Touch Feedback - A tactile display has a contact surface that has multiple addressable pixels. Each pixel has a vibration element that is energizable to vibrate at a selected frequency and amplitude. The vibration of selected pixels of the tactile display provides tactile feedback to a user's finger touching the contact surface. | 12-29-2011 |
20120043470 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a top transparent conductive layer and a bottom transparent conductive layer electrically connected to the top transparent conductive layer. The apparatus also includes an X-ray field modulator positioned adjacent to the bottom transparent conductive layer and an electro-optic layer positioned between the X-ray field modulator and the top transparent conductive layer. The X-ray field modulator is configured to modulate one of a resistance and a charge level therethrough when exposed to different X-ray levels to thereby create different levels of voltage drop across the electro-optic layer. In addition, the different levels of voltage drop causes varying optical properties to appear in the electro-optic layer. | 02-23-2012 |
20120074433 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a number of first components on a first substrate and a number of second components on a second substrate. A lamination material that includes a conducting material is placed between the first components and the second components. Any one first component can couple to a varied subset of second components. | 03-29-2012 |
20120280920 | TACTILE DISPLAY USING DISTRIBUTED FLUID EJECTION - A tactile display for providing tactile feedback has a touch surface layer formed of a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has an aperture for ejecting a fluid, and a valve for opening and closing the aperture. The valve is operable to modulate the fluid ejection through the aperture at a frequency selected for detection by the somatic sensors of a human finger. | 11-08-2012 |
20120320085 | Display outputting image - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to display outputting a user interface. | 12-20-2012 |
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20130100436 | MOLECULAR FILTERS - Molecular filters are disclosed herein. An example of the molecular filter includes a rolled substrate having an interior surface and opposed ends that are substantially orthogonal to the interior surface. The rolled substrate defines a layer and a fluid flow path extending from one of the opposed ends to another of the opposed ends. A template is positioned on the interior surface of the rolled substrate. The template includes a matrix, and molecule template locations formed in the matrix. | 04-25-2013 |
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20140035893 | COLOR ADJUSTMENT BASED ON OBJECT POSITIONED NEAR DISPLAY SURFACE - A display system includes a plurality of individual display devices to collectively generate an image on a display surface. At least one camera captures at least one image of the image on the display surface and captures at least one image of an object positioned near the display surface. A controller automatically adjusts a color of an object appearing in the image on the display surface based on the at least one image of an object. | 02-06-2014 |
William Bartlett Jackson, San Mateo, CA US
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20080208686 | Method and system for computer-implemented marketing by a small number of advertisers doing business in a single market - In a class of embodiments, a method of computer-implemented marketing including the steps of providing a web page that includes distinct advertising space for each of N advertisers doing business in a single market but not for any other advertiser, where 1≦N≦8 and the advertising space for each of the N advertisers includes advertising content for said each of the N advertisers, and sending the web page over a computer network. In preferred embodiments, N is equal to six and the advertisers are realtors. Typically, the advertising space is provided in return for consideration from each of the advertisers. Other aspects are processors programmed to perform one or more individual steps of any embodiment of the method and systems including at least one such programmed processor. | 08-28-2008 |