Alward
Allan Alward, Shelton, CT US
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20110015491 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE WITH MOVEABLE DEVICE PORT - A surgical access device for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures includes a housing portion and at least one moveable device port. The housing portion has an axial bore extending therethrough, defining a central axis of the surgical access device. The at least one moveable device port is moveable about an annular path corresponding to an annular seal member. Each moveable device port defines a lumen extending therethrough, and each lumen is substantially parallel to the central axis of the surgical access device. | 01-20-2011 |
20110160538 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC ASPIRATION AND RETRACTION - Various surgical instruments for laparoscopic procedures is provided, which are adapted and configured to aspirate and retract a hollow organ, such as a gallbladder. The surgical instruments can includes a needle body, an anchor that is deployable with respect to the needle body, which is adapted and configured for engaging and retracting the hollow organ. Moreover, an aperture can be provided in connection with the needle body, which is adapted and configured for permitting aspiration of contents of the hollow organ. The anchor can be held within, and deployable from, a lumen of the needle body, or held on, and deployable from, an outside surface of the needle body, for example. | 06-30-2011 |
20130203570 | SUPPORTIVE EXERCISE DEVICE - Supportive exercise devices assist a user in achieving and maintaining any of a variety of postures prescribed by various exercise practices, including yoga disciplines, and are particularly suited for training, by assisting and guiding a user in proper technique. Such supportive exercise devices are adapted and configured to assist a user in achieving and maintaining an exercise posture and include a seat adapted and configured to be placed under a user, a support frame extending upwardly from the seat, a backrest carried by the support frame, and shoulder straps carried by the support frame, adapted and configured for maintaining the user's shoulders in a predetermined position. | 08-08-2013 |
David M. Alward, Danville, CA US
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20110070901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BEARER TAG IDENTIFICATION-BASED MESSAGING - An approach is provided for bearer tag identification-based messaging. A request is received specifying a bearer tag identifier corresponding to a mobile terminal. Addressing information is determined for the mobile terminal based on the bearer tag identifier, wherein the addressing information is used for transmitting a message according to a messaging service to the mobile terminal over a wireless network. | 03-24-2011 |
20130081072 | PREEMPTIVE VIDEO DELIVERY TO DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Content may be preemptively delivered to mobile devices in a wireless network using multicast delivery techniques. In one implementation, a method may include analyzing network traffic of a number of users; determining, based on the analysis, whether a content item is a popular content item, as determined by requests for the content item from the users; and transmitting, a signal, in response to the determination, to schedule preemptive multicast delivery of the content item to mobile devices. The multicast delivery may be performed over one or more radio interfaces in which multiple mobile devices receive the content item over a shared radio channel. | 03-28-2013 |
20130104173 | BROADCAST VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM - A device receives, from a network device, information associated with an event, and assigns an event identifier to the event based on the event information. The device also provides the event identifier to a cell control device located at a location associated with the event, and determines a cell capacity of the location to ensure that there is sufficient cell capacity at the location to broadcast the event. The network device instructs a device capturing the event to provide live event data to the cell control device for a predetermined time period. | 04-25-2013 |
Gordon S. Alward, Palm Desert, CA US
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20090274602 | Nonwoven Composites and Related Products and Methods - The present invention in certain embodiments is directed to a catalytic substrate suitable for use in a number of applications, including as a substrate in a catalytic converter or a particulate filter. Another aspect of the present invention is a filtering substrate suitable for use in a number of applications, including as a substrate in a particulate filter, such as a diesel particulate filter (DPF), or diesel particulate trap (DPT). The invention also provides an improved substrate for removing and/or eliminating pollutants from the exhaust of combustion engines. The catalytic substrate and filtering substrate provide, in certain embodiments, improvements in removing pollutants from an exhaust gas. The improvements include one or more of the following: faster light-off period, depth filtration of PM, less backpressure, lower probability of clogging, ability to be placed in multiple locations in the exhaust system including the manifold or the head itself, high probability of catalytic reaction, high conversion ratios of NOx, HC, and CO, a faster burnoff of PM, minimization of catalyst material use, and the like. | 11-05-2009 |
H. Allan Alward, Shelton, CT US
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20090259225 | Minimally Invasive Surgical Needle and Cauterizing Assembly and Methods - A minimally invasive surgical assembly broadly includes an outer hollow needle which has an outer diameter, a longitudinal axis, and a sharp distal end. An insulating member extends through the hollow needle and is movable relative to the hollow needle. An elongated member extends through the insulating member and is movable relative to both the insulating member and the hollow needle. A resilient wire projects from the elongated member and is retractable within and extendable outside of the insulating member and the hollow needle. The insulating member, elongated member, and resilient wire are movable relative to the needle using first and second moving means whereby the surgical assembly assumes various configurations having different operational functions. | 10-15-2009 |
20100292724 | Minimally Invasive Surgical Clamps, Assemblies and Methods - A minimally invasive surgical assembly broadly includes an outer tube which has an outer diameter of 3.0 mm or smaller, and a coaxial surgical instrument having a shaft which extends through the outer hollow tube. The coaxial surgical instrument includes end effectors at the end of the shaft. The end effectors include spring arms and wire frame clamp elements defining fenestrations. The spring arms are biased to an open position such that when the end effectors of the surgical instrument extend out of the outer tube they open, and they are closed by relative movement of the outer tube over them. The wire frame clamp elements are biased to an open position such that when they extend out of the outer tube they open and they are closed by relative movement of the outer tube over them. | 11-18-2010 |
20150148800 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL NEEDLE AND CAUTERIZING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - A minimally invasive surgical assembly broadly includes an outer hollow needle which has an outer diameter, a longitudinal axis, and a sharp distal end. An insulating member extends through the hollow needle and is movable relative to the hollow needle. An elongated member extends through the insulating member and is movable relative to both the insulating member and the hollow needle. A resilient wire projects from the elongated member and is retractable within and extendable outside of the insulating member and the hollow needle. The insulating member, elongated member, and resilient wire are movable relative to the needle using first and second moving means whereby the surgical assembly assumes various configurations having different operational functions. | 05-28-2015 |
Harry Allan Alward, Shelton, CT US
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20150367085 | VEIN ACCESS NEEDLE GUIDE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - A needle guide assembly for vein access including (a) a guide having a peripheral edge, a convex portion, a concave portion and an aperture, where the concave portion and the convex portion meet each other to define the aperture between the concave portion and the convex portion, each of the convex portion and the concave portion extending away from the aperture in opposite directions from each other in a tapering manner and terminating the tapering at respective locations away from the peripheral edge, the convex portion being made of a transparent or translucent material, and (b) a retaining means for retaining the guide to skin. A venipuncture method includes retaining the needle guide assembly onto the skin of a patient and using the needle guide assembly to guide a needle to puncture the skin and access a vein. | 12-24-2015 |
Herbert Lewis Alward, Coeur D'Alene, ID US
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20110251823 | SYSTEM TO ASSOCIATE A DEMOGRAPHIC TO A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A system and a related method are disclosed for association of a user of an electronic system with a demographic. Input behavioral data is captured related to measured interactions with at least one input device. The input data is compared to probability distribution representations for a demographic group and for a wide population, performing the measured interaction(s). The system is configured to associate the user to a demographic group a prescribed threshold is met, based on the comparing. | 10-13-2011 |
20110321157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER AUTHENTICATION - A system and a related method are disclosed for authenticating a user of an electronic system. The system, and related method access (a) data relating to a defined interaction with an input device for a purported authorized user, (b) a probability distribution representation for the defined interaction for an authorized user, and (c) a probability distribution representation for the defined interaction for a wide population, from which it can determine value indicative of whether the purported authorized user is the authorized user. The purported authorized user can be authenticated as the authorized user, if the value satisfies a prescribed threshold. | 12-29-2011 |
20130097673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION - A system and a related method are disclosed for authenticating an electronic transaction. Input behavioral data is captured related to measured interactions with at least one input device. The input data is compared to probability distribution representations for a demographic group and for a wide population, performing the measured interaction(s). The system is configured to authenticate the electronic transaction based on the comparing. | 04-18-2013 |
Kane Samuel Alward, Auckland NZ
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20120089258 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - A laundry machine includes a drum supported at least two spaced apart support locations for rotation about a rotation axis. A balance correction system is able to apply a variable amount of a balance correction mass at a selectable angular location of the drum at least two spaced apart locations along the drum rotation axis. A controller receives outputs of a set of sensors, and is programmed to continuously calculate balance corrections to apply. | 04-12-2012 |