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Andrew S. Martz, Bakersfield, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150157421TOOTH POSITIONING APPLIANCE WITH CURVED INTERCONNECTING ELEMENTS - A removable, thin-shell tooth positioning appliance having a plurality of tooth-clasping elements for removably engaging attachments bonded onto selected teeth, with flexible curved interconnecting elements connecting the tooth-clasping elements on nearby teeth.06-11-2015

Christine Martz, North Bellmore, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110061143Liquid penetration shields for outer garments - A shield protects an outer garment, such as a pair of pants, against visible staining caused by a small amount of liquid, such as urine or lactating milk. The shield includes a multiple layer laminate constructed of an absorptive layer, a soft plastic barrier layer adjoined on one side to said absorptive layer, and a gripping layer on an opposite side of said soft plastic layer adapted to mechanically lock and adhere onto the outer garment. The shield is placed into the zipper fly or crotch area of any male or female pant garment, or inside of a blouse of a lactating woman. The shield provides a healthy safe barrier between the individual and the garment. It remains securely in place and feels cool and comfortable and can be changed easily when needed.03-17-2011
20110302698Waistless underwear alternative secret pants shield - A women's waistless and seamless clothing adherable underwear includes an oval pad made of a soft absorbent material, wherein the pad has double sided strips of adhesive tape with removable peel-off cover strips to attach to the inside crotch area of low slung clothing pants, such as tight pants, leotards or dungaree jeans facing upward to the skin and crotch of the wearer. The material is preferably a soft, non-woven, absorbent material. The underwear is particularly suited for women who wear tight pants, or low waist hip hugger pants, which widely reveal waist bands and seams of panty underwear, or expose underwear waist bands. The underwear is minimally intrusive and is attractive for women who like to wear jeans without underwear but who fear bacterial infection or exposure to clothing dyes or irritating stitching.12-15-2011

Patent applications by Christine Martz, North Bellmore, NY US

Donald Martz, Webster, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100309901SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A CONTROLLED POWER OUTPUT AT AN ANTENNA PORT OVER A RANGE OF FREQUENCIES DEFINED BY TWO OR MORE FREQUENCY BANDS - A multiband transceiver (12-09-2010
20110111791REMOTE CONTROL OF MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM THROUGH PORTABLE RADIO SYSTEM - A radio communications system (05-12-2011
20110182434METHOD TO MAXIMIZE LOUDSPEAKER SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL WITH A HIGH PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO AUDIO SOURCE - A system is provided to protect a loudspeaker (07-28-2011

Donald R. Martz, Webster, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120021700MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A communications device includes a first radio (01-26-2012

Eric Martz, Rochester, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110071719Safety Method and Device for Vehicle Rollover Prediction Using Estimated Lateral Vehicle Velocity - A system and method of activating a restraint system of a vehicle is described. The method includes generating a vehicle speed signal that represents a longitudinal speed of a vehicle, generating a lateral acceleration signal that represents a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, filtering the lateral acceleration signal to generate a filtered lateral acceleration signal, comparing the filtered lateral acceleration signal to a predetermined lateral acceleration enable threshold, estimating a lateral speed of the vehicle based on the vehicle speed signal when the filtered lateral acceleration exceeds the predetermined lateral acceleration enable threshold, and activating a restraint system of the vehicle based in part on the estimated lateral velocity.03-24-2011

Joel D. Martz, Lawrence, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090095159Dimensionally stabilized particulate protective fabric - A fine particle filtration fabric, stabilized dimensionally against distension by a force field which may be applied to the fabric, has a layer of air filtration media, and a reinforcing matrix of filaments extending linearly in plural directions within a two-dimensional geometric pattern along said layer of filtration media or even outside of a composite fabric containing filtration media to inhibit the distension. The air filtration media comprises a layer of flexible lay-down of discontinuous filaments or fibers providing interstitial spacing in a range of 0.1 to 0.5 microns, the layer having a thickness in the range of 1-5 millimeters.04-16-2009

John Anthony Martz, Richmond, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140299558WATER DECANTING BARREL - Processes and apparatus for rapidly and efficiently removing liquid from a catalyst slurry comprising catalyst particles. A decanting barrel for dewatering the catalyst slurry may comprise a barrel body having a perforated portion, a reservoir in fluid communication with the perforated portion, and an evacuation conduit in fluid communication with the reservoir. In a process for removing the liquid from the catalyst slurry, the decanting barrel may be disposed in a container, the catalyst slurry may be added to the container, the liquid may be transferred from the catalyst slurry to the reservoir via the perforated portion of the barrel body, and the liquid may be removed from the reservoir via the evacuation conduit.10-09-2014

Jonathan T. Martz, Glenshaw, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090221748COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A POLYMER CONTAINING AN OLIGOMERIC MACROMONOMER - The present invention is directed to a coating composition comprising a polymer that comprises an oligomeric macromonomer and a core from which the oligomeric macromonomer extends, wherein the oligomeric macromonomer comprises reactive functional groups and has an average functionality ranging from 1.0 to 30, and wherein the core is <10 weight % of the total polymer weight.09-03-2009
20090221757POLYMERS CONTAINING AN OLIGOMERIC MACROMONOMER - The present invention is directed to a polymer that comprises an oligomeric macromonomer and a core from which the oligomeric macromonomer extends, wherein the oligomeric macromonomer comprises reactive functional groups and has an average functionality ranging from 1.0 to 30.0, and wherein the core is <10 weight % of the total polymer weight. The present invention is also directed to a method for making the same.09-03-2009
20090258962CURABLE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON POLYURETIDIONES, POLYTHIOLS AND PHOTOACTIVABLE BASES AND GENERATION OF ISOCYANATES FROM URETIDIONES - Curable compositions based on polyuretidiones, polythiols and photoactivable bases are disclosed. Also a process for generating isocyanate groups by exposing uretidiones to radiation in the range of 100-315 nm is disclosed. The process can be used in a dual curing system for curing compositions that comprise groups that under go photoinduced polymerizations and active hydrogen groups that react with the generated isocyanates.10-15-2009
20100136345POLYUREA COATING COMPRISING A POLYAMINE/MONO(METH)ACRYLATE REACTION PRODUCT - Coating compositions comprising a polyurea formed from a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and a (meth)acrylated amine are disclosed. The (meth)acrylated amine is the reaction product of a polyamine and a mono(meth)acrylate; the ratio of equivalents of isocyanate groups to equivalents of amine groups is greater than 1 and the isocyanate and the (meth)acrylated amine reaction product can be applied to a substrate at a volume mixing ratio of 1:1. Methods for using the coatings, and substrates coated therewith are also disclosed.06-03-2010
20100247785LOW TEMPERATURE CURABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS, RELATED METHODS AND COATED SUBSTRATES - Disclosed are low temperature curable coating compositions that include a polymer comprising functional groups reactive with anhydride groups and a crosslinking agent that includes the ungelled hydrosilylation reaction product of a silicon hydride and an unsaturated polycarboxylic acid anhydride. Also disclosed are related coated substrates and methods for coating a substrate.09-30-2010
20110195225TRIAMINE/ASPARTATE CURATIVE AND COATINGS COMPRISING THE SAME - A coating composition is disclosed comprising polyurea formed from a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and a triamine/aspartate reaction product resulting from a Michael addition reaction of a triamine with a dialkyl maleate and/or a dialkyl fumarate. The reaction product has a viscosity of less than 2000 cPs, and the triamine has the structure:08-11-2011
20110206935(METH)ACRYLATE/ASPARTATE AMINE CURATIVES AND COATINGS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - (Meth)acrylate/aspartate amine curatives comprising the reaction product of a polyamine, a dialkyl maleate and/or dialkyl fumarate, and a (meth)acrylate are disclosed, as are methods for making the same. A polyurea comprising the reaction product of the acrylate/aspartate amine curative and isocyanate is also disclosed, as are coatings comprising such a polyurea and substrates coated with the same.08-25-2011
20110217471ONE-COMPONENT, AMBIENT CURABLE WATERBORNE COATING COMPOSITIONS, RELATED METHODS AND COATED SUBSTRATES - Disclosed are coating compositions that can be one-component, ambient curable, and waterborne. The coating compositions include a polycarbodiimide, a carboxylic acid functional polymer, and a base. The polycarbodiimide is modified for hydrophilicity and is derived from a tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate. The base is present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide the composition with a pH of at least 9.0.09-08-2011
20110229645LOW TEMPERATURE CURING POLYURETDIONE COMPOSITIONS - Composition and process for low temperature curing of polyuretdione-polyol compositions in which the polyuretdione is prepared from a polyisocyanate with isocyanate groups and a polyol containing primary hydroxyl groups. The catalyst for the composition and process is an amine catalyst containing the group —N═C—N—, being aprotic, having a pKa greater than 20 and upon addition to the liquid coating composition causing a phase-change of the coating composition from liquid to solid at 25° C. and 1 atm. within one week.09-22-2011
20120088895CURABLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF CATALYZING CHEMICAL REACTIONS - Methods of catalyzing chemical reactions are provided. A tri-substituted phosphine having at least one substituent that is an alkyl group is added as a catalyst to reaction mixtures. Reaction mixtures contain uretdiones, anhydrides, or isocyanate functional materials including isocyanurates, in various combinations with hydroxyl, thiol, and/or amine functional materials. Curable compositions comprising these catalysts and reaction mixtures are also provided.04-12-2012

Patent applications by Jonathan T. Martz, Glenshaw, PA US

Kevin R. Martz, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100262002Syringe Identification System - A syringe (10-14-2010
20110251485Power Injector Syringe Assembly - A power injector syringe assembly (10-13-2011
20110282196Syringe with Visual Use Indicator - Systems and methods are presented for the visual indication of whether a power injector has discharged fluid from a power injector syringe in a previous medical procedure. In this regard, the systems and methods generally provide for a power injector and a syringe for use with the power injector. The syringe includes a visual indicator (11-17-2011
20110282197Hand-Activated Syringe with Vacuum Chamber for Auto Refill - A hand-activated syringe (11-17-2011
20120136246Power Injector Syringe Assembly - A power injector syringe assembly (05-31-2012
20130190617SYRINGE WITH VISUAL USE INDICATOR - Systems and methods are presented for the visual indication of whether a power injector has discharged fluid from a power injector syringe in a previous medical procedure. In this regard, the systems and methods generally provide for a power injector and a syringe for use with the power injector. The syringe includes a visual indicator that moves between a first state and a second state at approximately the same time that the power injector discharges fluid from the syringe such that an operator may view the change in state.07-25-2013

Patent applications by Kevin R. Martz, St. Louis, MO US

Kevin R. Martz, Desoto, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120305429Radioisotope Elution System - An elution tool for a radiopharmaceutical elution system includes an elution tool. The tool has a vial chamber sized and shaped for receiving an elution vial. An access opening is aligned with a septum of the elution vial when the elution vial is received in the vial chamber. An elution tool lid is secured to the elution tool body by a hinged connection. The elution tool lid is rotatable at the hinged connection and movable relative to the elution tool body between an occluded position and an exposed position. The tool also includes a latching mechanism for selectively and releasably locking the lid in the occluded position.12-06-2012
20120305800Holder and Tool For Radioisotope Elution System - A holder for a vial containing a sterile liquid for use with a radiopharmaceutical elution system includes a holder body. The body has a top, an opposing bottom, an opening in the top and a vial chamber. The vial chamber extends from the opening in the top toward the bottom and is sized and shaped for receiving the vial therein. An access opening extends through the bottom to the vial chamber and is aligned with a septum of the elution vial when the sterile vial is received in the vial chamber. A cap is removably secured to the top of the holder body for selectively opening and closing the vial chamber. The holder body includes plastic and has a density less than the density of the cap.12-06-2012
20130030370Vascular Access Assembly and Safety Device - A plurality of different vascular access assemblies are described which protect a clinician from accidental needle stick injury upon withdrawal of a needle from a catheter assembly. Each of the vascular access assemblies include a safety device for guarding the needle tip of the needle upon withdrawal of a needle from the catheter assembly.01-31-2013
20130096504VASCULAR ACCESS ASSEMBLY AND SAFETY DEVICE - A safety intravenous (IV) catheter assembly is disclosed which includes a safety device having a housing defining a cavity and distal and proximal openings, and a biasing member positioned within the cavity. The biasing member is movable from a first position to a second position to tilt the housing in relation to the needle when the needle tip is withdrawn through the distal opening of the housing to misalign the needle tip and the distal opening. A blocking arm is provided on the biasing member to prevent the biasing member from moving from the second position back to the first position.04-18-2013
20140058329Vascular Access Assembly with Safety Device - A plurality of different vascular access assemblies are described which protect a clinician from accidental needle stick injury upon withdrawal of a needle from a catheter assembly. Each of the vascular access assemblies include a safety device for guarding the needle tip of the needle upon withdrawal of a needle from the catheter assembly.02-27-2014
20150112263Fluid Delivery Device - The present disclosure relates to fluid delivery devices for supplying a fluid, e.g., a flush medium, to a medical device, e.g., a vascular access device, inexpensively. The fluid delivery device includes a collapsible body defining a fluid reservoir and a connector for securing the fluid delivery device to the medical device. The collapsible body can include a bellows or pleated structure. In addition, structure including levers or plungers can be provided to collapse the body.04-23-2015

Patent applications by Kevin R. Martz, Desoto, MO US

Kevin Robert Martz, Desoto, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120187316Radiation Shielding Lid For An Auxiliary Shield Assembly of A Radioisoptope Elution System - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a radiation shielding lid of a radiation shielding container (e.g., auxiliary radiation shield) designed to house a radioisotope generator assembly.07-26-2012

Kevin S. Martz, Wheaton, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120108264Monitoring And Apparatus For Monitoring Cellular Network Coverage Using Mobile Units - Low signal strength areas in a communication system are identified utilizing a mobile unit. The mobile unit receives a first signal. If the first signal falls below a predetermined signal strength threshold the mobile unit determines and stores its geographic location. Upon receiving a second signal that exceeds the predetermined signal strength threshold the mobile unit sends the geographic location to the second base station.05-03-2012

Martin G. Martz, Bakersfield, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150157421TOOTH POSITIONING APPLIANCE WITH CURVED INTERCONNECTING ELEMENTS - A removable, thin-shell tooth positioning appliance having a plurality of tooth-clasping elements for removably engaging attachments bonded onto selected teeth, with flexible curved interconnecting elements connecting the tooth-clasping elements on nearby teeth.06-11-2015

Matthew A. Martz, Blacksburg, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090067290MODELING SOUND PROPAGATION FOR UNDERWATER TEST AREAS - A system and method for quickly modeling the ideal acoustic sound propagation in a body of water based on current SVP data and the position of the sound source, comprising the steps of: obtaining SVP data for the body of water; determining a depth of a sound source within the body of water; selecting a first ray angle originating from the sound source; calculating a first ray trace for the first ray angle using only the SVP data as environmental inputs; repeating the selecting and calculating steps for second-n03-12-2009

Rhonda Martz, Woodlands, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090153670HAND HELD DIGITAL PHOTO TRANSFER DEVICE - A system and method for transferring digital photo files from a plurality of different sources having different connection configurations to one or more sources, which may also have a plurality of different connection configurations. The system may generally include a body, a processor in communication with a system bus, at least one memory source, a plurality of input ports being configured to communicate with a different type of digital photo devices, a plurality of output ports being configured to communicate with a different type of digital photo devices, and an input/output device positioned to receive input from an exterior of the body, the input/output device being in communication with the system bus.06-18-2009

Rick D. Martz, Dublin, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080249211Masterbatch composition - A masterbatch composition is provided that includes a colorant, a thermoplastic carrier, a metallocene polymer processing aid, and optionally an additive. Also provided is a method for making a masterbatch composition and a method for making a colorized polymer.10-09-2008

Robert Martz, Laurel, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140304708DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION EXECUTION IN A HETEROGENEOUS PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for distributing execution of a computer program to a plurality of hardware architectures of different types including: analyzing the computer program to identify a plurality of execution boundaries; selecting one or more execution boundaries from the plurality of execution boundaries; linking the computer program to the selected one or more execution boundaries; executing the computer program with linked execution boundaries; saving a hardware agnostic state of the execution of the computer program, when the execution encounters a boundary from the selected one or more execution boundaries; and transmitting the hardware agnostic state to a remote hardware architecture to be executed on the remote hardware architecture, responsive to the hardware agnostic state.10-09-2014
20140359773INTRA STACK FRAME RANDOMIZATION FOR PROTECTING APPLICATIONS AGAINST CODE INJECTION ATTACK - A method of randomizing locations of variables in a stack includes: identifying a plurality of stack locations corresponding to a plurality of variables; shuffling the stack locations of the variables to produce shuffled stack locations; and updating the stack locations of the variables with the shuffled stack locations.12-04-2014
20150019844SYNTHETIC PROCESSING DIVERSITY WITHIN A HOMOGENEOUS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A method of increasing processing diversity on a computer system includes: loading a plurality of instruction streams, each of the plurality of instruction streams being equivalent; executing, in a context, a first stream of the plurality of instruction streams; stopping execution of the first stream at a first location of the first stream; and executing, in the context, a second stream of the plurality of instruction streams at a second location of the second stream, the second location corresponding to the first location of the first stream.01-15-2015
20150020206SYNTHETIC PROCESSING DIVERSITY WITH MULTIPLE ARCHITECTURES WITHIN A HOMOGENEOUS PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A method of increasing processing diversity on a computer system includes: loading a plurality of instruction streams, each of the plurality of instruction streams being equivalent; executing, in a context, a first stream of the plurality of instruction streams; stopping execution of the first stream at a first location of the first stream; and executing, in the context, a second stream of the plurality of instruction streams at a second location of the second stream, the second location corresponding to the first location of the first stream.01-15-2015
20150067409DETECTION OF CODE INJECTION ATTACKS - A method for detecting foreign code injected into a computer system including a processor and memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, includes: detecting, on the computer system, an illegal instruction error; recording the illegal instruction error; determining whether a threshold condition is met; and generating an alert if the threshold condition is met.03-05-2015

William L. Martz, Victor, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110293982CORRUGATED FIN AND FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY COOLING - A cooling module for a battery pack assembly is disclosed. The cooling module includes a frame having a plurality of legs forming an opening through a central portion of the frame, at least one of the plurality of legs including a slot formed therethrough. A cooling fin is coupled to the frame. The cooling fin includes a corrugated plate interposed between a first plate and a second plate forming a plurality of fluid flow channels between the first plate and the second plate. The cooling modules are disposed in a stack having at least one battery cell disposed between adjacent cooling modules. The battery cell is in heat transfer communication with the cooling fin of at least one cooling module, wherein the cooling fin facilitates a transfer of heat energy between the battery cell and the flow channels formed in the cooling fin.12-01-2011
20120009462SUPPORT FEATURE FOR JOINING OF BATTERY CELL TABS - A battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells and at least one frame having a support feature formed thereon is disclosed. The support feature supports electrically conductive tabs of the battery cells and militates against damage to the battery assembly during a joining of one of the electrically conductive tabs with another one of the electrically conductive tabs of an adjacent battery cell or during a joining of the electrically conductive tabs of adjacent battery cells with a connector.01-12-2012
20120028098MODULAR BATTERY DESIGN - A battery pack is described. One embodiment of the battery pack includes a pair of end frames, the end frames having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the end frames having a detent on at least one of the sides of the end frames to receive a clamp; a frame positioned between the pair of end frames, the frame having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the frame having a ridge on at least one of the sides of the frame; a plurality of battery cells positioned in the frame and the pair of end frames, the plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other at the top of the frame; and at least one cooling fin positioned between the battery cells. Methods of repairing battery packs are also described.02-02-2012
20140113169SUPPORT FEATURE FOR JOINING OF BATTERY CELL TABS - A battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells and at least one frame having a support feature formed thereon is disclosed. The support feature supports electrically conductive tabs of the battery cells and militates against damage to the battery assembly during a joining of one of the electrically conductive tabs with another one of the electrically conductive tabs of an adjacent battery cell or during a joining of the electrically conductive tabs of adjacent battery cells with a connector.04-24-2014
20140306359Simplified Fuel Cell Humidifier Design - A fuel cell humidifier with a pleated separation layer between a wet side and a dry side is provided. The fuel cell humidifier includes an enclosure having a first inlet, first outlet, and a first gas flow region that allow flow of a first gas through the humidifier. The fuel cell humidifier also includes a second inlet and second outlet, and a second gas flow region that allow flow of a second gas through the humidifier. Characteristically, the first gas has a higher relative humidity than the second gas. A pleated diffusion medium separates the first flow region and the second flow region such that water from the first gas flows to the second gas thereby increasing the relative humidity of the second gas.10-16-2014

Patent applications by William L. Martz, Victor, NY US

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