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Dennis E. Bozych, Downers Grove, IL US
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20090016656 | Track Roller - The present invention provides a self-lubricating track roller and a method of making the self-lubricating track roller. First, an inner ring is provided having a radially outwardly facing surface. A parting agent is applied onto the radially outwardly facing surface. Next, a self-lubricating material is applied over the radially outwardly facing surface. Then, an outer ring is formed around the self-lubricating material such that a radially inwardly facing surface of the outer ring is bonded to the self-lubricating material. A resilient tire is bonded onto the radially outwardly facing surface of the outer ring. In the resulting track roller, the radially outwardly facing surface of the inner ring has a surface profile that corresponds to a mating surface profile of the the self-lubricating material that is bonded to the radially inwardly facing surface of the outer ring. | 01-15-2009 |
Dennis E. Buetow, Champaign, IL US
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20110076302 | Plant-derived vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus - A plant-derived vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is disclosed. The vaccine includes an immunogenic complex that includes plant cells transformed with a chimeric gene containing a nucleotide sequence adapted for protein expression in plants and an RSV coding sequence that encodes an antigenic protein of RSV. Also disclosed are methods of making the plant-derived vaccine of the invention, as well as transgenic plants, transgenic plant cells, and nucleic acid constructs useful in immunizing a mammal against RSV. | 03-31-2011 |
20110300180 | PLANT-DERIVED VACCINES AGAINST RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS - A plant-derived vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is disclosed. The vaccine includes an immunogenic complex that includes plant cells transformed with a chimeric gene containing a nucleotide sequence adapted for protein expression in plants and an RSV coding sequence that encodes an antigenic protein of RSV. Also disclosed are methods of making the plant-derived vaccine of the invention, as well as transgenic plants, transgenic plant cells, and nucleic acid constructs useful in immunizing a mammal against RSV. | 12-08-2011 |
Dennis E. Dynneson, Waunakee, WI US
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20120006269 | Automated Rotary Milking System - In certain embodiments, a milking system includes a rotary milking platform having a plurality of milking stalls and a plurality of milking devices, each milking device configured for attachment to the teats of a dairy livestock located in a corresponding milking stall of the rotary milking platform. The system further includes one or more robotic devices operable to perform one or more functions, including preparing the teats of a dairy livestock for the attachment of a milking apparatus, attaching a milking apparatus to the teats of a dairy livestock, and applying a sanitizing agent to the teats of a dairy livestock subsequent to the removal of a milking apparatus from the teats of the dairy livestock. Each of the one or more functions performed by the one or more robotic devices is performed during a period of time when the rotary milking platform is substantially stationary. | 01-12-2012 |
Dennis E. Green, La Quinta, CA US
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20090146376 | TRIVIA GAME - A trivia game is played by first posing a trivia question having a numerical correct answer to all players. Each player records a numerical answer to the question. A number of rounds of wagering are conducted in which each player is allowed to wager whether that player's answer is the closest to the correct answer. An award is then made from the amounts wagered to the player remaining after the final round of wagering having the closest answer to the correct answer. | 06-11-2009 |
Dennis E. Guessford, Richfield, NC US
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20090203249 | READER BOARD ASSEMBLY CIRCUIT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A DIGITAL DEVICE AMONG MULTIPLE DIGITAL DEVICES - The present invention provides an electronic circuit for detecting, identifying, and/or activating a digital device, including a touch-and-hold connector configured to hold an object of interest, the digital device coupled to the touch-and-hold connector, for example, wherein the digital device has a unique digital registration number, a microcontroller that reads the unique digital registration number of the digital device, a storage receptacle configured to selectively receive the touch-and-hold connector, a light-emitting source coupled to the storage receptacle and associated with the touch-and-hold connector, and an electrical power source. Further including, an apparatus for releasably securing a digital device to a touch-and-hold connector including a digital device having a unique digital registration number with a first end and a second end, at least one prong located on the first end of the digital device, a touch-and-hold connector having a top portion forming a lip and at least one opening located within the lip for receiving the at least one prong of the digital device, wherein the prong of the digital device is received with the at least one opening within the lip, whereby the digital device is rotated into a position so that the prong is in a spaced apart relationship with the at least one opening forming a releasably secure arrangement between the digital device and touch-and-hold connector. | 08-13-2009 |
20140118893 | ASSET RETENTION DEVICE FOR AN ASSET RETENTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an asset retention device, including: a housing including a base portion and an end portion, wherein the base portion and the end portion each include electrical contacts; and an asset attachment structure securely coupled to the end portion and the associated electrical contacts of the housing, thereby completing an electrical circuit through the asset attachment structure and the housing; wherein, if the continuity of the asset attachment structure is broken, the electrical circuit through the asset attachment structure and the housing is broken. The base portion of the housing is configured to be selectively coupled to a main console, such that the electrical circuit is present through the asset attachment structure, the housing, the base portion of the housing, and the main console. The main console includes a controller/processor operable for detecting a break in the continuity of the asset attachment structure and the associated electrical circuit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118896 | ASSET RETENTION DEVICE FOR AN ASSET RETENTION SYSTEM - An asset retention device, including: a housing including a base portion and a cap portion, the base portion and the cap portion containing a plurality of electrical contacts; and an asset attachment structure securely coupled to the cap portion and making electrical contact with the plurality of electrical contacts, thereby completing an electrical circuit through the asset attachment structure and the housing; wherein, if the continuity of the asset attachment structure is broken, the electrical circuit is broken. The base portion of the housing is configured to be selectively coupled to a main console including a controller/processor operable for detecting a break in the continuity of the asset attachment structure and the associated electrical circuit. The asset retention device also includes an identifying chip. The asset attachment structure includes a plurality of hooked ends that extend through channels manufactured into an interior portion of the cap portion of the housing. | 05-01-2014 |
Dennis E. Longsine, Leander, TX US
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20150112905 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EVALUATING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE - Methods, systems and computer program products to evaluate or assess strategies for operating and designing complex systems, including systems of systems, are disclosed. The methods, systems and computer program products provide describe and evaluate the behavior of systems in real-world environments where future conditions are highly uncertain are disclosed. The present disclosure identifies a set of important strategies, a set of concomitant actions, and a set of environmental conditions that form the basis of strategic change rules. These rules can be incorporated in a simulation to modify the behavior of the simulated system. These methods, systems and computer program products offers a capability, which has not been previously available, to evaluate the adaptability of complex systems | 04-23-2015 |
Dennis E. Merrill Ii, Littleton, MA US
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20120306998 | Macro Area Camera for an Infrared (IR) Microscope - A novel arrangement of Schwarzschild Cassegrainian objective coupled with a far-field visible imaging system that does not interfere with the interrogating (IR) beam is introduced. Typical (IR) microscopes that incorporate a Cassegrainian objective have difficulty in locating desired target sample regions based on the inherent limited field-of-view. Because commonly applied visible imaging accessories upstream must use the same numerical aperture based on the reflective geometry, such systems also suffer a limited field of view. To overcome such difficulties, the novel embodiments herein involve placing a visible camera with its optical axis collinear with the IR and primary visible beampath of the microscope but outside the optical path that provides the (IR) image magnification. | 12-06-2012 |
Dennis E. Prosen, Foster City, CA US
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20090263869 | Methods and Compositions for PCR - A modified thermostable Pol B DNA polymerase, produced by a reaction, under essentially aqueous conditions, of a thermostable Pol B DNA polymerase and a modifier reagent of Formula I wherein the reaction results in a thermally reversible inactivation of the thermostable Pol B DNA polymerase activity and the 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, which polymerase is suitable for hot-start PCR. Also disclosed are the method for the modification, a polynucleic acid amplification method and PCR reaction mixture and kit comprising the modified thermostable Pol B DNA polymerase. | 10-22-2009 |
Dennis E. Richling, Evanston, IL US
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20140272846 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING AN INDIVIDUAL'S BEHAVIOR - Systems and methods for altering participants' behaviors associated with a health care system are provided. In one example, a method of altering a behavior of a participant associated with a health care system includes assessing activities of the participant over a network via at least one electronic device, determining a behavior of the participant based on the activities of the participant, determining a motivation level of the participant, the motivation level is associated with an extent to which the participant is willing to change the behavior, categorizing the participant into a first category of a plurality of categories based on the behavior and the motivation level of the participant, and communicating with the participant based on the category in which the participant is categorized over a network via at least one electronic device. | 09-18-2014 |
Dennis E. Shasha, New York, NY US
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20080282086 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting Information and Privacy - A system for protecting software against piracy while protecting a user's privacy enables enhancements to the protection software in a user device and extended protections against piracy. The protection system allows the user device to postpone validation of purchased tags stored in a tag table for installed software and to re-establish ownership of a tag table to recover from invalidation of a tag table identifier value resulting from revelation of a tag table identifier value. Continued use of the tag table is provided by the use of credits associated with a tag table. A protection center is protected against denial of service attacks by making calls to the protection center cost time or money to the attackers. | 11-13-2008 |
20100212019 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting Information and Privacy - A system for protecting software against piracy while protecting a user's privacy enables enhancements to the protection software in a user device and extended protections against piracy. The protection system allows the user device to postpone validation of purchased tags stored in a tag table for installed software and to re-establish ownership of a tag table to recover from invalidation of a tag table identifier value resulting from revelation of a tag table identifier value. Continued use of the tag table is provided by the use of credits associated with a tag table. A protection center is protected against denial of service attacks by making calls to the protection center cost time or money to the attackers. | 08-19-2010 |
Dennis E. Smagac, Boulder, CO US
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20130112773 | COMPRESSED AIR-DRIVEN FOAM GENERATOR SYSTEM IN A BACKPACK FORM FACTOR - The foam generator apparatus includes a pair of collapsible bladders for storing a unitary or binary fluid/foam concentrate mixture and an air bottle forming a source of pressurized gas. These elements are mounted on a chassis which has a proportioning pump, mounted on the chassis, connected to the air bottle, and powered by the pressurized gas, for producing a flow of the unitary or binary fluid/foam concentrate mixture from the pair of collapsible bladders to an output port, wherein the chassis includes two sides pivotally attached to a backplate and operable to form an enclosure around the pair of collapsible bladders. An air-injection apparatus is connected to the output port of the pump to mix a controllable volume of pressurized gas into the fluid/foam concentrate mixture received from the pump to create a foam. | 05-09-2013 |
Dennis E. Soucie, Bigfork, MT US
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20130081282 | ERGONOMIC CUTTING SHEARS - A pair of scissors comprising a first cutting blade comprising a thumb handle and a thumb ring and a second cutting blade comprising a finger ring. The second cutting blade is pivotally attached to the first cutting blade, and the first and second cutting blades pivot relative to one another within a first plane that is defined by first and second axes. The thumb ring is slidably attached to the first cutting blade by a shaft that moves freely but with a certain amount of friction along a longitudinal slot in the thumb handle of the first cutting blade win the scissors are in use. The longitudinal slot in the thumb handle is situated within a second plane that is defined by the first axis and a third axis that is perpendicular to the first and second axes so that the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane. | 04-04-2013 |
Dennis E. Tiberius, Alpine, UT US
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20100170492 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIRING COMPRESSED-GAS GUN - A pneumatic gun sized and designed to appear like and operate in a manner similar to a conventional handgun. The gun may include a removable magazine storing projectiles and propellant. The entire magazine may be small enough to fit into a handle of the gun (e.g., with a pistol grip). The magazine may be integrated with propellant and projectile portions locked together or separable. Standard carbon dioxide cartridges fit within the magazine. Projectiles may be staggered to increase the maximum magazine load. A user may selectively release just the projectile portion of the magazine, in order to leave the propellant undisturbed until fully expended. The magazine may be completely removed from the gun without substantial loss of propellant. | 07-08-2010 |
Dennis E. Vanepps, Goleta, CA US
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20110093069 | IMPLANTS AND METHDOS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Implantable prosthesis, components of prosthesis, and methods of making same are provided. The methods generally include the steps of providing an implant shell, applying a curable fluid composition to the shell to form a coating thereon and applying a particulate component to the composition. The composition is a mixture, for example, an emulsion, containing a silicone-based elastomer dispersion and droplets of a suspended leachable agent. After the elastomer is stabilized and cured, the particulate component and leachable agent are removed, resulting in an implantable member having a porous, open-cell surface texture designed to be effective in reducing incidence of capsular formation or contraction. | 04-21-2011 |
Dennis E. Van Epps, Goleta, CA US
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20100249924 | BIOERODIBLE MATRIX FOR TISSUE INVOLVEMENT - Disclosed herein are polyurethane polymer matrices with a porosity of from about 20 microns to about 90 microns that are useful in promoting closure and protection of incision sites; supporting the lower pole position of breast implants; and providing a partial or complete covering of breast implants to provide a beneficial interface with host tissue and to reduce the potential for malpositioning or capsular contracture. The disclosed matrices can be seeded with mammalian cells. | 09-30-2010 |
20110150846 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FILLING AND REGENERATION - Injectable compositions are provided which include both a living cellular component and a filler component conducive to cell growth. The compositions are capable of providing both immediate tissue filling and long term tissue regeneration. | 06-23-2011 |
20110184531 | OPEN CELLED FOAMS, IMPLANTS INCLUDING THEM AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - Described herein are open celled foams including a matrix of interconnected spheres. Also described herein are methods of making open celled foams as well as making composite members with open celled foam coatings covering at least a portion of the composite member. The open celled foams described herein are silicone based materials and can be used to coat implants such as breast implants and function to encourage tissue ingrowth and reduce capsular formation. | 07-28-2011 |
20110196489 | BIOCOMPATIBLE STRUCTURES AND COMPOSITIONS - Described herein are material compositions including various textures which when implanted in a mammal encourage an optimal biological response. | 08-11-2011 |
20110313073 | FOAM-LIKE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Described herein are foam-like materials having substantially the same physical structure of polyurethane foams but with properties that can be tailored for a particular application. Methods of forming these foam-like materials are also described. | 12-22-2011 |
20120045420 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The present specification discloses compositions and methods of transplanting tissue useful for treating a soft tissue condition of an individual. | 02-23-2012 |
20120164116 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FILLING AND REGENERATION - Injectable compositions are provided which include both a living cellular and a filler conducive to cell growth. The compositions are capable of providing both immediate tissue filling and long term tissue regeneration. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165935 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FILLING AND REGENERATION - Injectable compositions are provided which include both a living cellular component and a filler component conducive to cell growth. The compositions are capable of providing both immediate tissue filling and long term tissue regeneration. | 06-28-2012 |
20120189589 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 07-26-2012 |
20120189590 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 07-26-2012 |
20120189591 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 07-26-2012 |
20120189708 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 07-26-2012 |
20120207837 | BIOERODIBLE MATRIX FOR TISSUE INVOLVEMENT - Disclosed herein are polyurethane polymer matrices with a porosity of from about 20 microns to about 90 microns that are useful in promoting closure and protection of incision sites; supporting the lower pole position of breast implants; and providing a partial or complete covering of breast implants to provide a beneficial interface with host tissue and to reduce the potential for malpositioning or capsular contracture. The disclosed matrices can be seeded with mammalian cells. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209381 | BIOERODIBLE MATRIX FOR TISSUE INVOLVEMENT - Disclosed herein are polyurethane polymer matrices with a porosity of from about 20 microns to about 90 microns that are useful in promoting closure and protection of incision sites; supporting the lower pole position of breast implants; and providing a partial or complete covering of breast implants to provide a beneficial interface with host tissue and to reduce the potential for malpositioning or capsular contracture. The disclosed matrices can be seeded with mammalian cells. | 08-16-2012 |
20120213852 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213853 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 08-23-2012 |
20120219627 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 08-30-2012 |
20120263686 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The present specification discloses compositions and methods of transplanting tissue useful for treating a soft tissue condition of an individual. | 10-18-2012 |
20120269777 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 10-25-2012 |
20120330095 | IMPLANTABLE INJECTION PORT - The present invention provides a access port assembly for use with a gastric band assembly. The system generally comprises an implantable access port and a porous material on the port for facilitating tissue ingrowth. | 12-27-2012 |
20130310934 | SOFT FILLED PROSTHESIS SHELL WITH DISCRETE FIXATION SURFACES - A soft prosthetic implant shell, such as a silicone breast implant shell, that has discrete fixation surfaces thereon for tissue adhesion. The fixation surfaces may be provided on the posterior face of the shell, as well as either on the periphery or at discrete areas on the anterior face. Band-shaped fixation surfaces may be provided on the anterior face of the shell to generally match the angle of pectoralis major or pectoralis minor muscle groups. The fixation surfaces may be roughened areas of the shell, or may be separate elements adhered to the shell. | 11-21-2013 |
20140003685 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING COLLAGEN FIBER ALIGNMENT IN PERIPROSTHETIC TISSUE | 01-02-2014 |
20140005783 | TEXTURED PROSTHESIS WITH REDUCED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE RESPONSE | 01-02-2014 |
20140005784 | TEXTURED PROSTHESIS WITH REDUCED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE RESPONSE | 01-02-2014 |
20140170234 | COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED SOFT TISSUE REPLACEMENT METHODS - The present specification discloses compositions and methods of transplanting tissue, for example, in breast augmentation procedures. The compositions include adipose tissue and compounds that reduce tissue volume loss and increase survival rate of the adipose tissue when the composition is introduced into breast tissue. | 06-19-2014 |
20140179752 | METHODS OF TREATING SOFT TISSUE DEFECTS - The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180413 | SILK COVERED PROSTHESIS - Disclosed herein are polyurethane polymer matrices with a porosity of from about 20 microns to about 90 microns that are useful in promoting closure and protection of incision sites; supporting the lower pole position of breast implants; and providing a partial or complete covering of breast implants to provide a beneficial interface with host tissue and to reduce the potential for malpositioning or capsular contracture. The disclosed matrices can be seeded with mammalian cells. | 06-26-2014 |
20140243973 | SOFT FILLED PROSTHESIS SHELL WITH DISCRETE FIXATION SURFACES - A soft prosthetic implant shell, such as a silicone breast implant shell, that has discrete fixation surfaces thereon for tissue adhesion. The fixation surfaces may be provided on the posterior face of the shell, as well as either on the periphery or at discrete areas on the anterior face. Band-shaped fixation surfaces may be provided on the anterior face of the shell to generally match the angle of pectoralis major or pectoralis minor muscle groups. The fixation surfaces may be roughened areas of the shell, or may be separate elements adhered to the shell. | 08-28-2014 |
20140350673 | SURGICAL METHODS FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION OR AUGMENTATION - Methods for breast reconstruction and augmentation are provided which may reduce the incidence of capsular contracture. Methods for treating an encapsulated breast and reducing potential for capsular contracture in the breast are also provided. | 11-27-2014 |
20150064147 | CROSSLINKED HYALURONIC ACID-COLLAGEN GELS FOR IMPROVING TISSUE GRAFT VIABILITY AND SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION - Hydrogels comprising a macromolecular matrix and water may be used to augment soft tissue of a human being, promote or support cell or tissue viability or proliferation, create space in tissue, and for other purposes. A macromolecular matrix may comprise a hyaluronic acid component crosslinked to a collagen component. | 03-05-2015 |