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Gibson, MA

Becky J. Gibson, Westford, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090077123METHOD FOR MANAGING KEYBOARD NAVIGATION WITHIN A TREE CONTROL STRUCTURE USER INTERFACE COMPONENT VIA A LINKED LIST - A method, data processing system and computer program product for maintaining/updating managing keyboard navigation using a linked list. In particular, a Dynamic Tree Control Linkage (DTCL) utility creates a doubly linked list with list nodes having assigned values based on a tree control structure UI component. Each list node of the doubly linked list corresponds to a visible tree item of the tree structure UI component. Responding to a keyboard event signal, the DTCL utility finds a current list node corresponding to a first current tree item. The DTCL utility finds a next (i.e. previous or subsequent) list node corresponding to a next tree item. The DTCL utility detects a list node exists. The DTCL utility detects whether the next list node is associated with a null value. When the next list node is associated with a non-null value, the next tree item is identified. The DTCL utility returns an identification of the next tree item representing a second current tree item. The DTCL utility also updates the doubly linked list in response to the expansion/collapsion of the current list item. The DTCL utility avoids the need to number all tree items (both visible and hidden tree items) sequentially by adding list node(s) to or removing list node(s) from the linked list to represent the visible tree items.03-19-2009
20090113277DETERMINING A HIGH CONTRAST DISPLAY SETTING ON A CLIENT DEVICE TO PROCESS A WEB DOCUMENT - Described herein are processes and devices that determine a high contrast setting on a client. One of the devices described is a high contrast mode detector. The high contrast mode detector creates an object in a web document and assigns a pre-determined value to a displayable property of the object. The predetermined value is different than a high contrast value that the client would use to display the web document object if a high contrast setting is enabled. The high contrast mode detector associates the object with the web document. The client generates a computed value used to display the object. If high contrast mode is enabled, the client applies the high contrast value as the computed value, otherwise the client applies the pre-determined value. The high contrast mode detector compares the pre-determined value to the computed value and detects the high contrast setting based on the comparison result.04-30-2009
20090132950SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME VALIDATION OF TEXT INPUT FIELDS USING REGULAR EXPRESSION EVALUATION DURING TEXT ENTRY - The present invention discloses a system for providing real-time validation of text input fields in a Web page during text entry. Such a system can include a validation-enhanced text input element and an input text validator. The validation-enhanced text input element can be configured to contain a validation expression for a text field in a Web page. The validation-enhanced text input element can be contained in the source code document that corresponds to the Web page. The input text validator can be configured to validate a character entered into the text field against the validation expression in real-time. Characters determined as invalid can be visually indicated by the input text validator in the text field.05-21-2009
20100017730USING AN ALTERNATE USER INTERFACE TO A DRAG AND DROP INTERFACE FOR REARRANGING CONFIGURABLE WEB PAGE COMPONENTS - A user interface for repositioning Web page components that includes an HTML table. Each cell of the table can represents a Web page component that is able to be repositioned. Each cell can include an identifier and a user selectable position control. The identifier can identify the Web page component. The user selectable position control can accept user input designating a position of the component within the Web page. An activation control can accept input entered within the user selectable position control when selected. Activation of the activation control can result in the Web page being reconfigured so that the position of the Web page components corresponds to positions specified by the position controls. In one embodiment, the user interface can be an accessibility option for users having difficulty with a drag and drop interface.01-21-2010
20120192081DETERMINING A HIGH CONTRAST DISPLAY SETTING ON A CLIENT DEVICE TO PROCESS A WEB DOCUMENT - Described herein are processes and devices that determine a high contrast setting on a client. Some embodiments include creating an object in a web document, assigning a pre-determined color value to the object, associating the object to the web document, and generating a computed color display value for the object in response to the object being associated with the web document. Some embodiments are further directed to .comparing the pre-determined color value to the computed color display value and generating a result based on the comparing of the pre-determined color value to the computed color display value, which result indicates whether the system is set to the high contrast setting. Some embodiments are further directed to storing the result in a variable; and sending the variable to a server to process additional web documents, using the variable, before the additional web documents are loaded onto the client device.07-26-2012

Patent applications by Becky J. Gibson, Westford, MA US

Becky Jean Gibson, Westford, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090055723METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING KEYBOARD NAVIGATION IN A TABLE - The illustrative embodiments described herein provide an apparatus and method for managing navigation in a table. The process identifies a first location of a current cell in a first dimension using a cell identifier associated with the current cell in response to receiving a keyboard input to the current cell. The process identifies a second location of the current cell in a second dimension using the cell identifier. The process also identifies a location of the current cell in the table using the first location and the second location.02-26-2009

Patent applications by Becky Jean Gibson, Westford, MA US

Charles A. Gibson, Malden, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100152727Irrigated Catheter - Apparatus for irrigating an electrode of a catheter are disclosed. Among other things, a catheter is disclosed that comprises a shaft portion including a fluid passage to conduct fluid, an electrode coupled to a distal end of the shaft portion, and a handle portion coupled to a proximal end of the shaft portion. A portion of the fluid passage defines an opening in the shaft portion. The opening is constructed and arranged such that when fluid is conducted through the fluid passage, at least some of the fluid will contact the electrode after passing through the opening in the shaft portion.06-17-2010
20110270173ARTICULATED CATHETER - Methods and apparatuses for manipulating an elongated flexible shaft of a catheter provide ease and reliability of positioning electrodes against or near tissue. Dual-bend flexible distal tips may be used in combination with flat wires. In some embodiments, flat wires which are free to rotate upon initial bending of shaft segments are employed. In some embodiments, one or more transition segments are used to relocate the satellite lumen-to-main lumen transition of pull wires away from a change in shaft stiffness.11-03-2011
20120165815METHODS OF USING A CATHETER HAVING A BRAIDED CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - Embodiments described herein relate to methods of using a catheter having a braided conductive member. One embodiment relates to a method for treating a condition of a patient that involves contacting an exterior wall of a blood vessel with the braided conductive member. Another embodiment relates to a method that involves contacting a wall of a blood vessel with the braided conductive member and controlling energy delivery to the braided conductive member based on at least one sensed temperature.06-28-2012
20120310065ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETER FOR MAPPING AND/OR ABLATION - The present invention encompasses apparatus and methods for mapping electrical activity within the heart. The present invention also encompasses methods and apparatus for creating lesions in the heart tissue (ablating) to create a region of necrotic tissue which serves to disable the propagation of errant electrical impulses caused by an arrhythmia.12-06-2012
20140107644ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETER FOR MAPPING AND/OR ABLATION - The present invention encompasses apparatus and methods for mapping electrical activity within the heart. The present invention also encompasses methods and apparatus for creating lesions in the heart tissue (ablating) to create a region of necrotic tissue which serves to disable the propagation of errant electrical impulses caused by an arrhythmia.04-17-2014
20140163360IRRIGATED CATHETER - A catheter includes a fluid network for cooling the ablation electrode, surrounding blood and tissue. The fluid network comprises a circumferential channel having an annular shape and fluidly coupled to at least one proximal longitudinal channel configured to conduct fluid along a proximal length of the catheter. The circumferential channel is configured to conduct fluid about at least a circumferential portion of the catheter. The fluid network further comprises a plurality of distal longitudinal channels fluidly coupled to the circumferential channel, with the plurality of distal longitudinal channels being configured to conduct fluid a long a distal length of the catheter. The fluid network occupies a region of the catheter peripheral to a central longitudinal axis of the catheter such that other components of the irrigated catheter, including at least one imaging sensor, is disposed within the central region of the ablation electrode.06-12-2014
20140180053MEANS FOR SECURING A CATHETER INTO A VESSEL - An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.06-26-2014

Patent applications by Charles A. Gibson, Malden, MA US

Charles A. Gibson, Millbury, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120078078MEANS FOR SECURING A CATHETER INTO A VESSEL - An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.03-29-2012

Christopher M. Gibson, Needham, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20160097621MULTI-HYPOTHESIS FIRE CONTROL AND GUIDANCE - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for intercepting a moving target by a plurality of interceptors that individually have insufficient capability to achieve intercept. An electronic processor can receive information corresponding to a state of the moving target at a first time. The electronic processor can determine a plurality of hypotheses for the future maneuvers of the moving target. The hypotheses can be based in part on the state of the moving target at the first time and the location of any defended assets. The electronic processor can assign a respective target maneuver hypothesis or set of hypotheses to each of a plurality of interceptors. The electronic processor can assign firing times and/or initial guidance commands to each interceptor. The electronic processor can update the set of feasible hypotheses based on additional receipt of information on the motion of the target and communicate this information to interceptors in flight via a communication subsystem. The electronic processor, or a secondary electronic processor located on each interceptor, can control each interceptor to maneuver such that the moving target is intercepted, based on the respective target maneuver hypotheses.04-07-2016

Daniel J. Gibson, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120310105MONITORING TASK ENGAGEMENT USING BETA OSCILLATIONS - The invention provides methods and apparatuses for monitoring task engagement by measuring beta frequency oscillations in the brain. Changes in power, frequency, and/or coherency of beta frequency oscillations correlate to an individual's engagement in or disengagement from a task. Accordingly, beta frequency oscillations can be used to determine if an individual prematurely disengages from a task, to diagnose if a person has a disorder affecting task engagement, and to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for a disorder.12-06-2012

David Gibson, Concord, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140272964Blue Fluorescent Protein and Methods of Use Thereof - This invention provides methods of making and using a fluorescent probe from the Sandercyanin protein as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of creating a fluorescent probe, comprising the steps of attaching a Sandercyanin moiety to a probe, wherein the probe is specific to a desired target.09-18-2014

Douglas E. Gibson, Newton, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140089279AUTOMATED SEPARATION OF CORPORATE AND PRIVATE DATA FOR BACKUP AND ARCHIVING - A computing device categorizes data items as a corporate data items when a first criterion is satisfied and as personal data items when a second criterion is satisfied. The computing device provides identified corporate data items to a first backup system that stores the corporate data items to a corporate data store. The computing device further provides identified personal data items to a second backup system that stores the personal data items to a personal data store.03-27-2014

Lorna J. Gibson, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090022771BIOMATERIAL - A process for the preparation of a composite biomaterial comprising an inorganic material and an organic material, the process comprising: (a) providing a first slurry composition comprising a liquid carrier, an inorganic material and an organic material; (b) providing a mould for the slurry; (c) depositing the slurry in the mould; (d) cooling the slurry deposited in the mould to a temperature at which the liquid carrier transforms into a plurality of solid crystals or particles; (e) removing at least some of the plurality of solid crystals or particles by sublimation and/or evaporation to leave a porous composite material comprising an inorganic material and an organic material; and (f) removing the material from the mould.01-22-2009
20100248368BIOMATERIAL - A process for the preparation of a composite biomaterial comprising: providing a first substantially solid component comprising one or more of collagen, a glycosaminoglycan, albumin, hyaluronan, chitosan, and synthetic polypeptides comprising a portion of the polypeptide sequence of collagen, and optionally an inorganic material, said component having at least a surface portion that is porous; providing a fluid composition comprising one or more of collagen, a glycosaminoglycan, albumin, hyaluronan, chitosan, and synthetic polypeptides comprising a portion of the polypeptide sequence of collagen, and a liquid carrier, and optionally an inorganic material; contacting said fluid composition with said porous surface portion of said first component; cooling said fluid composition to a temperature at which the liquid carrier transforms into a plurality of solid crystals or particles; removing at least some of the plurality of solid crystals or particles by sublimation and/or evaporation.09-30-2010
20120294925BIOMATERIAL - A process for the preparation of a composite biomaterial comprising an inorganic material and an organic material, the process comprising: (a) providing a first slurry composition comprising a liquid carrier, an inorganic material and an organic material; (b) providing a mould for the slurry; (c) depositing the slurry in the mould; (d) cooling the slurry deposited in the mould to a temperature at which the liquid carrier transforms into a plurality of solid crystals or particles; (e) removing at least some of the plurality of solid crystals or particles by sublimation and/or evaporation to leave a porous composite material comprising an inorganic material and an organic material; and (f) removing the material from the mould.11-22-2012

Patent applications by Lorna J. Gibson, Cambridge, MA US

Lucy Gibson, Wellesley Hills, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080287769GARMENT ACCESSORY WITH ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SENSORS - A garment accessory includes a member having first and second ends, with the length of the member between the first and second ends being less than the circumference of a subject that the member is configured for and a pair of fastener mechanisms disposed in proximity to the first and second ends of the member, the fastener mechanisms configured to attach the member to an article of clothing worn by a subject. The garment accessory also includes at least a pair of sensors supported by the member with the sensors being at least one of ECG sensors, motion sensors, body temperature sensors and impedance plethysmography sensors.11-20-2008

Mark Gibson, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150178413Top-Down CAD Design - In one embodiment, a computer-readable medium is configured to store instructions for creating a model in a three-dimensional (3D) environment, where the model represents a real-world object. The instructions, when loaded and executed by a processor, causes the processor to, given a two-dimensional (2D) sketch comprised of sketch entities, automatically create one or more 3D part in the 3D environment corresponding to respective groupings of sketch entities. The instructions further cause the processor to create a derived layout sketch in the 3D environment associated with a first 3D part, where the derived layout sketch is a reference to or a copy of the 2D sketch, and automatically create a relationship between the first 3D part and a second 3D part where the relationship is based on a constraint between corresponding respective groupings of sketch entities.06-25-2015
20150178414Automatic Motion of a Computer-Aided Design Model - A computer-implemented method automates motion of a computer-aided design (CAD) model. The CAD model represents a real-world object comprised of a number of parts. The part containing a user-specified entity is analyzed to collect data relevant to a motion study, for example, size data, location data, and material type data are collected. Based on the user-specified entity, parameters for automating motion are inferred and used to automate motion. The parameters include at least one of a part that is moved directly by a motor, a location on the part where the motor is mounted, a motor type, an axis of motion of the part, and a motion function indicating a change of motion over time.06-25-2015

Mark G. Gibson, Arlington, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130080121Automatic Component Insertion And Constraint Based On Previous-Use Data - Automatically adding constraints between entities in a subject computer-aided design (CAD) model of a real-world object includes storing information regarding CAD model entities and related constraints in a computer database in which the CAD model entities belong to one or more components of the subject CAD model or other CAD models. The computer database is accessed to determine previously used constraints for at least one entity of a given component being added to the CAD model, and constraints are automatically added between at least one entity of the given component and another entity in the subject CAD model based on the previously used constraints.03-28-2013

Michael Gibson, Boston, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150101788METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANIPULATING TEMPERATURE - Methods and apparatuses for manipulating the temperature of a surface are provided. Devices of the present disclosure may include a thermal adjustment apparatus, such as a controller in electrical communication with one or more thermoelectric materials, placed adjacent to the surface of skin. The device may generate a series of thermal pulses at the surface, for providing an enhanced thermal sensation for a user. The thermal pulses may be characterized by temperature reversibility, where each pulse includes an initial temperature adjustment, followed by a return temperature adjustment, over a short period of time (e.g., less than 120 seconds). The average rate of temperature change upon initiation and upon return may be between about 0.1° C./sec and about 10.0° C./sec. In some cases, the average rate of the initial temperature adjustment is greater in magnitude than the average rate of the return temperature adjustment.04-16-2015

Scott V. Gibson, Lexington, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140322056VACUUM PUMP HAVING EXPANSION CHAMBER AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING ULTIMATE PRESSURE STATE IN A VACUUM PUMP USING AN EXPANSION CHAMBER - A vacuum pump and a method of controlling the operation of the vacuum pump employ an expansion chamber to reduce a pressure differential between an inlet side and an exhaust side of the pump. In particular, the expansion chamber may be used to rid the pump head of the pump of a pocket of relatively high pressure fluid that accumulates behind a poppet valve disposed over an exhaust opening. The pump itself may be used to create a level of vacuum pressure in the expansion chamber. Alternatively, a piston or diaphragm may be used. In either case, the expansion chamber is isolated from the ambient and interior of the pump head once a level of vacuum pressure is produced in the expansion chamber. Then the exhaust outlet is redirected from the ambient to the interior of the expansion chamber.10-30-2014

Shaun Gibson, Westfield, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100007106MULTI-USE CHILD SEATING APPARATUS - A multi-use child seating apparatus is provided for attachment to a number of frame structures, including a shopping cart, a table, a walker unit, a child activity center, and the like. A seating unit includes a seating frame and a flexible seat for receiving a child in a seated position therein. A mounting mechanism attached to the seating frame is adapted for mounting the seating apparatus to a frame structure, such as the handlebar of a shopping cart, and at least one connector is provided to secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure and brace the seating unit from movement when a child is seated in the flexible seat. A plurality of legs may be movably connected to the seating frame and moved to a deployed position to engage a frame structure, such as a table, to further secure the seating apparatus to the frame structure.01-14-2010

William J. Gibson, Natick, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318173ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES/CATHETER PLATFORMS AND METHODS FOR ACHIEVING CONGRUENCY IN SEQUENTIALLY DEPLOYED DEVICES - A stent alignment system includes an implantable stent and catheter that allows the ability to precisely control translational and rotational position in a vessel of the implantable stent and catheter.12-16-2010
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