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Christopher T. Troyer, Strasburg, OH US
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20140109745 | SLICING APPARATUS - In general terms, the present invention includes a slicing apparatus for vegetables powered by a pneumatic actuator. The present invention includes a slicing apparatus comprising: (a) a base portion defining a slicing area; (b) an actuator support portion, the actuator support portion adapted to be releasably connected to the base portion; and (c) an actuator, attached to the actuator support portion, the actuator comprising a drive rod and push block, the push block releasably connected to the drive rod; and (d) a slicing blade portion attached to the base portion and disposed such that the drive rod urges the push block toward the slicing blade portion. | 04-24-2014 |
Dean Troyer, Norfolk, VA US
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20150160224 | QUANTITATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR THE DETECTION OF PROSTATE CANCER - The present invention provides biomarkers that are useful in determining whether a subject has cancer, specifically prostate cancer. Specifically, betaine, malate, proline, N-acetylaspartate, uracil, xanthine, cysteine, alanine, and N-acetylglucosamine can be used to diagnose an individual with prostate cancer, one at risk for developing prostate cancer, and/or to determine the prognosis of a subject with prostate cancer. This invention also relates to multiplexed assays for quantitating such biomarkers. | 06-11-2015 |
Dean A. Troyer, Norfolk, VA US
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20130115649 | Methods and Reagents for Metabolomics and Histology in a Biological Sample and a Kit for the Same - A method of extracting and measuring one or more biochemicals from a biological sample, comprises immersing the biological sample in an organic solvent, whereby one or more biochemicals present in the biological sample are extracted into the organic solvent; separating the biological sample from the free organic solvent; and measuring the level(s) of the one or more biochemicals extracted into the organic solvent, wherein the biological sample remains analyzable by histological analysis. | 05-09-2013 |
Deryl Troyer, Manhattan, KS US
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20110008304 | USE OF CELLS TO FACILITATE TARGETED DELIVERY OF NANOPARTICLE THERAPIES - The present invention is related to the use of cells, such as stem cells or immune system cells, to deliver nanogels comprising an active agent to a desired site in the body. The present invention utilizes cells as a delivery system for active agents that are difficult to deliver, such as active agents with poor solubility, that degrade easily, or that are toxic to the body. The nanogels are preferably non-toxic and can optionally include a lytic agent to program apoptosis of the cell to deliver the nanogel and active agent to a desired sire within the body. | 01-13-2011 |
20120157824 | MRI AND OPTICAL ASSAYS FOR PROTEASES - The present invention provides multifunctional nanoplatforms for assessing the activity of a protease in vivo or in vitro, along with methods of imaging and detecting the presence of cancerous or precancerous tissues, and the therapeutic treatment thereof, including monitoring of treatment. The diagnostic nanoplatforms comprise nanoparticles and are linked to each other or other particles via an oligopeptide linkage that comprises a consensus sequence specific for the target protease. Cleavage of the sequence by the target protease can be detected using various sensors, and the diagnostic results can be correlated with cancer prognosis. Individual unlinked nanoplatforms are also adaptable for therapeutic hyperthermia treatment of the cancerous tissue. | 06-21-2012 |
Deryl L. Troyer US
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20150224211 | LEUKOCYTES AS DELIVERY CELLS FOR IMAGING AND DISEASE THERAPY - Theranostic methods are described herein, which are useful in diagnosing and/or treating infection, inflammation, and/or cancer. The methods utilize naturally-occurring leukocytes for in situ photodynamic therapy and imaging, and for the delivery of targeted therapies to the infection, inflammation, and/or cancer. | 08-13-2015 |
Deryl L. Troyer, Manhattan, KS US
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20100284978 | CULTURES, PRODUCTS AND METHODS USING UMBILICAL CORD MATRIX CELLS - Stem cells from human sources can have a variety of useful applications in disease treatment and biotechnology. More particularly the umbilical cord matrix cell cultures of the invention have a variety of totipotent, pluripotent, or multipotent cells for a variety of end uses from a non-controversial, universally available, species-specific source. The technology can have application to any amniotic animal, including agricultural and laboratory animals and humans. The invention relates to isolating the stem cells, culturing the stem cells, maintaining the stem cells, transforming the stem cells into useful cell types using genetic or other transformation technologies, stem cell and tissue banking and using untransformed or transformed cells in disease treatment. | 11-11-2010 |
20110014125 | PROTEASE ASSAY - The present invention provides a diagnostic reagent or assay for assessing the activity of a protease in vivo or in vitro and methods of detecting the presence of a cancerous or precancerous cell. The assays are comprised of two particles linked via an oligopeptide linkage that comprises a consensus sequence specific for the target protease. Cleavage of the sequence by the target protease can be detected visually or using various sensors, and the diagnostic results can be correlated with cancer prognosis. | 01-20-2011 |
20130183702 | PROTEASE SELECTIVE SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES - Supramolecular assemblies for delivering active agents to cancerous or precancerous tissues in a subject are provided. These supramolecular assemblies are also useful in assays for detecting and imaging of cancerous and precancerous cells. The assemblies are protease-sensitive and comprise a peptide linkage containing a protease consensus sequence. The assemblies can be selectively targeted to cancerous tissue where the protease enzymes degrade the peptide linkage thereby releasing the active agents which were physically or mechanically contained in or retained by the supramolecular assembly. | 07-18-2013 |
20130243741 | RENILLA/GAUSSIA TRANSFECTED CELLS AS A LIGHT SOURCE FOR IN-SITU PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF CANCER - A method for photodynamic therapy treatment of cancerous cells and tissue is provided. The method comprises administering tumor-trophic cells expressing a luminescent protein to a subject. A photosensitizing agent is then separately administered to the subject, followed by an optional iron chelator. On the day of treatment, a luminogenic substrate corresponding to the luminescent protein is administered to the subject. The substrate reacts with the luminescent protein in the vicinity of the cancerous tissue to produce light which activates the photosensitizing agent resulting in the selective destruction of the cancerous tissue. | 09-19-2013 |
20150132230 | PROTEASE ASSAY - The present invention provides a diagnostic reagent or assay for assessing the activity of a protease in vivo or in vitro and methods of detecting the presence of a cancerous or precancerous cell. The assays are comprised of two particles linked via an oligopeptide linkage that comprises a consensus sequence specific for the target protease. Cleavage of the sequence by the target protease can be detected visually or using various sensors, and the diagnostic results can be correlated with cancer prognosis. | 05-14-2015 |
20150132785 | PROTEASE ASSAY - The present invention provides a diagnostic reagent or assay for assessing the activity of a protease in vivo or in vitro and methods of detecting the presence of a cancerous or precancerous cell. The assays are comprised of two particles linked via an oligopeptide linkage that comprises a consensus sequence specific for the target protease. Cleavage of the sequence by the target protease can be detected visually or using various sensors, and the diagnostic results can be correlated with cancer prognosis. | 05-14-2015 |
20150141238 | NANOPARTICLE CATALYST CAPABLE OF FORMING AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS FROM CO2 AND H2 - Nanocatalysts and methods of using the same to obtain aromatic hydrocarbon compounds from a source of carbon atoms and a source of hydrogen atoms in a single reaction step is provided. The catalyst comprises an Fe/Fe | 05-21-2015 |
20150224211 | LEUKOCYTES AS DELIVERY CELLS FOR IMAGING AND DISEASE THERAPY - Theranostic methods are described herein, which are useful in diagnosing and/or treating infection, inflammation, and/or cancer. The methods utilize naturally-occurring leukocytes for in situ photodynamic therapy and imaging, and for the delivery of targeted therapies to the infection, inflammation, and/or cancer. | 08-13-2015 |
Drew David Troyer, Owasso, OK US
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20120109831 | AUTOMATED MACHINERY LUBRICATION SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE PLANNING SYSTEM - A method or system for providing service and maintenance information for a piece of equipment to a consumer by analyzing consumer information provided by the consumer. The consumer information about the piece of equipment is requested from the consumer. Consumer information is then received about the piece of equipment and the consumer information is analyzed for the piece of equipment to generate a report containing service and maintenance information based on the consumer information provided by the consumer. The service and maintenance information typically contains at least one oil type information and at least one non-oil type information. The report is then outputted to the consumer so that the consumer can use the report in maintaining the piece of equipment. | 05-03-2012 |
Gary C. Troyer, Shreve, OH US
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20140284253 | CERAMIC WEAR TILE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present subject matter provides colored wear tiles for use in optical sorting apparatuses and related methods that separate an associated material into a desired product and an undesired product. The colored wear tiles have a color and/or lightness value that permeates the entire body of the wear tile and sufficiently differs from the color and/or lightness of the associated material in order to allow the colored wear tile, or portions or pieces thereof, that may mix with the associated material, to be separated from the desired product by the sorting apparatus. | 09-25-2014 |
James D. Troyer, Drexel Hill, PA US
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20090307120 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A STOCK INDEX - Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. For a stock index of a particular size, a band is defined around the upper and/or lower limits of the stock index. To be added to, or dropped from, a particular stock index, the stocks must fall outside of the bands for that particular stock index size. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time. | 12-10-2009 |
20120278259 | Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index using index rotation - Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278260 | Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index using multi-dimensional delineation between value and growth - Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time. | 11-01-2012 |
Jason Troyer, Shelbyville, TN US
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20130228021 | LOAD FLEXURE ASSEMBLY - In accordance with present invention, a load flexure assembly is provided. The load cell assembly includes a plurality of load cells (i.e., two or more) connected between a top plate and a bottom plate. The top plate and bottom plate can be arranged substantially in parallel, one above the other, with the plurality of load cells coupled in between the two. | 09-05-2013 |
20150040615 | PARTIAL VACUUM OPERATION OF ARC DISCHARGE FOR CONTROLLED HEATING - An electrical discharge, suitable for heating optical fibers for processing, is made in a controlled partial vacuum, such that saturation of available ionizable gas molecules is reached. The workpiece temperature is thereby made to be a stably controlled function of the absolute air pressure and is insensitive to other conditions. A system and method accomplishing the foregoing are provided. | 02-12-2015 |
Joel Troyer, Tulsa, OK US
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20150377707 | System And Method For Non-Destructive, In Situ, Positive Material Identification Of A Pipe - A system and method for non-destructive, in situ, positive material identification of a pipe selects three test areas that are separated axially and circumferentially from one another and then polishes a portion of each test area. Within each polished area, a non-destructive test device is used to collect mechanical property data and another non-destructive test device is used to collect chemical property data. An overall mean for the mechanical property data, and for the chemical property data, is calculated using at least two data collection runs. The means are compared to a known material standard to determine, at a high level of confidence, ultimate yield strength and ultimate tensile strength within +/−10%, a carbon percentage within +/−25%, and a manganese percentage within +/−20% of a known material standard. | 12-31-2015 |
John K. Troyer, Towson, MD US
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20130071394 | Compositions and combinations of organophosphorus bioscavengers and hyaluronan-degrading enzymes, and methods of use - Provided are compositions and combinations containing an organophosphorus bioscavenger and a hyaluronan-degrading enzyme. The provided compositions and combinations can be used to treat or prevent organophosphorus poisoning, including nerve agent poisoning and pesticide poisoning. | 03-21-2013 |
20150017186 | Compositions and combinations of organophosphorus bioscavengers and hyaluronan-degrading enzymes, and methods of use - Provided are compositions and combinations containing an organophosphorus bioscavenger and a hyaluronan-degrading enzyme. The provided compositions and combinations can be used to treat or prevent organophosphorus poisoning, including nerve agent poisoning and pesticide poisoning. | 01-15-2015 |
Mark Troyer, Belmont, CA US
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20160048307 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS DYNAMIC LOCALIZATION OF A CLIENT DEVICE - Various techniques for dynamic localization of a client device are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a geographic location associated with a client device is determined, along with a localized language requirement associated with a geographic location. When content is received at the client device for presentation on a display, a set of definitions defining elements of a user interface are accessed. The definitions are used to resize elements to be displayed based on the content and the localized language requirement. Various additional embodiments access definitions and manage the dynamic localization in different ways. | 02-18-2016 |
Mark Anthony Troyer, Yorba Linda, CA US
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20150128512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATERPROOFING BELOW-GRADE WALL STRUCTURES - System and methods for waterproofing a below-grade wall of a structure. The system comprises a waterproof membrane mounted directly or indirectly to an excavation wall within which the wall of the structure is to be constructed. A plurality of elongate waterstops are affixed to the waterproof membrane and arranged to form a plurality of compartments. A plurality of distribution tubes having apertures are affixed to the waterproof membrane to allow an injectable sealing grout to be injected through the distribution tubes and out of the apertures into a corresponding compartment. A plurality of supply tubes are installed in fluid communication with the plurality of distribution tubes with each of the supply tubes extending to a location on the interior of the wall to be constructed. | 05-14-2015 |
20150259902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATERPROOFING BELOW-GRADE WALL STRUCTURES - System and methods for waterproofing a below-grade wall of a structure. The system comprises a waterproof membrane mounted directly or indirectly to an excavation wall within which the wall of the structure is to be constructed. A plurality of elongate waterstops are affixed to the waterproof membrane and arranged to form a plurality of compartments. A plurality of distribution tubes having apertures are affixed to the waterproof membrane to allow an injectable sealing grout to be injected through the distribution tubes and out of the apertures into a corresponding compartment. A plurality of supply tubes are installed in fluid communication with the plurality of distribution tubes with each of the supply tubes extending to a location on the interior of the wall to be constructed. | 09-17-2015 |
20160102443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATERPROOFING BELOW-GRADE WALL STRUCTURES - System and methods for waterproofing a below-grade wall of a structure. The system comprises a waterproof membrane mounted directly or indirectly to an excavation wall within which the wall of the structure is to be constructed. A plurality of elongate waterstops are affixed to the waterproof membrane and arranged to form a plurality of compartments. A plurality of distribution tubes having apertures are affixed to the waterproof membrane to allow an injectable sealing grout to be injected through the distribution tubes and out of the apertures into a corresponding compartment. A plurality of supply tubes are installed in fluid communication with the plurality of distribution tubes with each of the supply tubes extending to a location on the interior of the wall to be constructed. | 04-14-2016 |
Matthew P. Troyer, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20110093353 | System and Method for Syndicating Market Offers for Intellectual Property - A syndication server is in communication with the portal software and receives the market offer, the syndication server aggregates a number of market offers to create a syndication document. A subscriber server receives the syndication document and publishes an indication that the particular intellectual property is associated with the market offer. If a prospect clicks on the indication, the prospect is directed to a sellers website. The syndication server receives a message that the prospect has clicked on the indication and uses this information to prepare reports and pay the subscriber server's owner a click fee. Thus providing the subscriber server an incentive to publish the market offers. | 04-21-2011 |
Matthias Troyer, Zurich CH
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20140297247 | Quantum Annealing Simulator - A quantum annealer simulator approximates unitary quantum dynamics of a quantum annealer on a non-quantum computing device such as a conventional computing device. The quantum annealer simulator may utilize algorithms that may efficiently approximate unitary time evolution of a quantum system, where the quantum system corresponds to a problem for which an optimized solution is sought. | 10-02-2014 |
20160034423 | Algorithm for Optimization and Sampling - In some examples, techniques and architectures for solving combinatorial optimization or statistical sampling problems use a hierarchical approach. Such a hierarchical approach may be applied to a system or process in a patch-like fashion. A set of elements of the system correspond to a first tier. An objective function associates the set of elements with one another. The set of elements are partitioned into patches corresponding to a second tier. The patches individually include second tier elements that are subsets of the set of elements, and the individual patches have an energy configuration. The second tier elements of the patches are randomly initialized. Based, at least in part, on the objective function, a combinatorial optimization operation is performed on the second tier elements of the individual patches to modify the second tier elements of the individual patches. | 02-04-2016 |
Mike Troyer, Bowling Green, KY US
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20160076655 | THROTTLE VALVE HAVING A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE - A pressure relief valve is associated with a throttle valve to shunt flow around a throttle valve element which is selectively positionable to throttle flow through the throttle valve. In a presently disclosed embodiment, a throttle valve comprises a valve body circumscribing a main flow passage extending along a central longitudinal axis between an inlet and an outlet. A valve plate is disposed within the main flow passage for turning about an axis of turning which perpendicularly intersects the central longitudinal axis for selectively throttling flow through the main flow passage. A pressure relief mechanism is mounted on the valve body. | 03-17-2016 |
Steven Gregory Troyer, Savoy, CA US
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20130315349 | LOW POWER AND COMPACT AREA DIGITAL INTEGRATOR FOR A DIGITAL PHASE DETECTOR - In an example embodiment, a phase-locked loop circuit may include a first circuitry to receive a reference signal and a source signal. The first circuitry may generate a correction signal for demonstrating a difference in phase between the reference signal and the source signal. The phase-locked loop may include a second circuitry to receive the correction signal. The second circuitry may generate a digital signal for demonstrating a phase-to-digital conversion of the correction signal. The phase-locked loop may include a third circuitry to receive the digital signal. The third circuitry may generate a control signal for demonstrating a converted voltage of the digital signal. The phase-locked loop may include a fourth circuitry to receive the control signal. The fourth circuitry may generate the source signal in response to the control signal. | 11-28-2013 |
Terrence J. Troyer, Hudson, MA US
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20100077829 | LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ROOMS - A pressure monitoring apparatus ( | 04-01-2010 |