Mccullough, CA
Adam B. Mccullough, Valencia, CA US
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20090137929 | QUICK CYCLE BIOPSY SYSTEM - A biopsy apparatus includes a cannula having a closed distal end. An orifice is located on a circumferential surface of the cannula. The orifice is configured to receive a tissue sample into a lumen of the cannula. A cutting sheath is slidably and coaxially disposed over the cannula. The cutting sheath is adapted to seal the opening of the orifice. A pressure generating device is connected to a proximal portion of the cannula for altering a pressure in the lumen of the cannula. A valve is positioned between the cannula and the pressure generating device for controlling a flow of a fluid between the lumen of the cannula and the pressure generating device. | 05-28-2009 |
20110208085 | QUICK CYCLE BIOPSY SYSTEM - A biopsy apparatus includes a cannula, a cutting sheath, a pressure generating device and a valve. The cannula has a lumen, a proximal portion, a closed distal end, and an orifice located on a circumferential surface of the cannula. The orifice is configured to receive a tissue sample into the lumen of the cannula. The cutting sheath is coaxially disposed with the cannula. The cutting sheath is configured to be movable relative to the cannula to selectively cover the orifice. The pressure generating device is coupled to the proximal portion of the cannula. A valve is interposed between the cannula and the pressure generating device. The valve is configured to control a flow of a fluid between the lumen of the cannula and the pressure generating device. | 08-25-2011 |
20110295150 | QUICK CYCLE BIOPSY SYSTEM - A method for extracting a tissue sample includes altering the pressure inside the lumen of a cannula to facilitate extraction of a tissue sample from the cannula. One aspect of the invention includes a biopsy apparatus comprising a valve for controlling the pressure inside the lumen of the cannula. In one variation, the pressure/vacuum generating device is connected to a cannula with a closed distal end and an orifice located on a circumferential surface of said cannula. A cutting sheath is slidably disposed over said cannula. The valve may be provided between the pressure/vacuum generating device and the cannula to control the pressure within the lumen of the cannula. | 12-01-2011 |
Adam B. Mccullough, Glendale, CA US
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20150190124 | QUICK CYCLE BIOPSY SYSTEM - A method for operating a biopsy apparatus includes providing a cannula having a lumen, a proximal portion, a closed distal end, and an orifice located on a circumferential surface of the cannula, the orifice being configured to receive a tissue sample into the lumen of the cannula; providing a cutting sheath coaxially disposed with the cannula, the cutting sheath being configured to be movable relative to the cannula to selectively cover the orifice; providing a pressure chamber coupled to the proximal portion of the cannula, the pressure chamber configured to contain a pressure; providing a bifurcated valve assembly interposed between the cannula and the pressure chamber, the bifurcated valve assembly having a first valve and a second valve; operating the first valve to release the pressure into the lumen of the cannula; and operating the second valve to facilitate an inflow of air into the pressure chamber. | 07-09-2015 |
Barry Mccullough, Pasadena, CA US
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20150048656 | Hinge Mechanisms and Foldable Furniture - Embodiments generally relate to hinge mechanisms. Many of the hinge mechanism embodiments may be used in foldable furniture. The foldable furniture may be a foldable seat or table. The hinge mechanism may include a central cylinder with a body defining a hinge axis. The central cylinder may have rotate channel(s) transverse to the hinge axis and locking channels extending axially from the rotate channel(s). Collar(s) may couple with the central cylinder and may include pin(s) that protrude inwardly into the rotate channel(s) and locking channel(s) of the central cylinder. In some embodiments, an intermediate cylinder may be disposed between the central cylinder and the collar(s). The intermediate cylinder may have slots corresponding to the rotate channel(s) of the central cylinder. When pin(s) and locking channel(s) are aligned, the central lock cylinder may move axially to lock the collars in a desired angular position (e.g., a deployed or folded configuration). | 02-19-2015 |
Charles Mccullough, Oakland, CA US
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20150052030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCELERATING RESPONSE TIME TO INQUIRIES REGARDING INVENTORY INFORMATION IN A NETWORK - A method and system for distributing access to inventory items available at vendor locations includes user stations transmitting user inquiries on a communications network. Network-connected location servers access a set of inventory availability information associated with inventory items available at their respective location, for example, tables at a restaurant. The host server receives user inquiries regarding availability of items associated with at least some of the location servers and queries a cache server that locally stores a binary subset of the information from the location servers to determine if the requested item is available without having to separately query the database at each location. Particularly, a web server receives and stores information regarding only whether a requested item is available or not available from a particular location rather than how many items are available at the location. A user, therefore, can access availability of inventory items with less communications traffic. | 02-19-2015 |
Charles Norman Mccullough, Oakland, CA US
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20110246247 | Restaurant inventory management - A system for inventory management comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive restaurant reservation information. The processor is further configured to determine a first list of combinations and permutations of possible reservations available for one or more time periods based at least in part on the restaurant table configuration information. The processor is further configured to determine a second list of combinations and permutations of possible reservations available for the one or more time periods, wherein the second list removes combinations and permutations that are not available due to a selection of a reservation from the list. The memory is coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. | 10-06-2011 |
20130013350 | OFFER BASED RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS - A system for offer based restaurant reservations comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to: receive a request for a reservation including a set of attributes such as a date or date range, a time range, a location, a cuisine, and a party size; determine a set of available reservations based on an actual table availability for the date, time, and the party size; determine one or more offers based on the date, time, and the party size; determine an overlapping subset between the set of available reservations and the one or more offers; and provide an indication of the overlapping subset. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions. | 01-10-2013 |
Edward D. Mccullough, Riverside, CA US
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20080254238 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCALED UP REPRODUCTION OF DETAILED FEATURES - Producing a scaled multiple parallax compound lens is accomplished by providing an insect eye having multiple ommitidia and creating a polymer mold of the insect eye. A casting is then created from the polymer mold with an expandable polymer mold. A second casting is then created from the second polymer mold. Duplication of the process can be accomplished for further scaling up of the compound lens with the final casting created using a durable polymer having appropriate optical properties for the lens. | 10-16-2008 |
20090116192 | Method and System for Removing Heat - A system and method for removing heat, in particular for removing heat from a multi-chip module or integrated circuit. The system is a closed system and includes a sealed container, and an evaporator, housed within the sealed container. The evaporator is in thermal communication with a heat source, and includes an evaporator inlet, a plurality of evaporator outlet ports and a plurality of tubes, each tube connecting the evaporator inlet with a tube outlet, each tube containing at least one substance. The system further includes a condenser, also housed within the sealed container, having a plurality of condenser inlet ports, a condenser outlet and closed condenser channels connecting the condenser inlet ports with the condenser outlet. The system further includes a conduit joining the condenser outlet to the evaporator inlet. When the substance is in liquid form in the evaporator inlet, it is in thermal communication with the heat source. As a result of such thermal communication, the substance changes from liquid to gas and moves out of the evaporator, the expanded volume forces the gas into the condenser inlet ports where it moves through the condenser channels and changes from gas to liquid. The liquid moves via wicking from the condenser outlet through the conduit and into the evaporator inlet to begin the cycle again. | 05-07-2009 |
20090120482 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - A device and method for generating electricity. The device includes a heat source, a cold source, and a thermoelectric generating plate, having a first side and an opposed side. When heat is introduced to the heat source, heat flows across the thermoelectric generating plate and electricity is generated. In the present arrangement, because the hot and cold sources are in thermal communication with opposed sides of the thermoelectric generating plate, the thermal gradient or rate of heat flow across the thermoelectric generating plate is maximized. Thus, because the rate of heat flow is increased, the rate at which electricity is generated is also increased, and the size of the device is maintained, or minimized. | 05-14-2009 |
20110199693 | Method and Apparatus for Scaled Up Reproduction of Detailed Features - Producing a scaled multiple parallax compound lens is accomplished by providing an insect eye having multiple ommitidia and creating a polymer mold of the insect eye. A casting is then created from the polymer mold with an expandable polymer which is then linearly expanded to provide a form for creating a second polymer mold. A second casting is then created from the second polymer mold. Duplication of the process can be accomplished for further scaling up of the compound lens with the final casting created using a durable polymer having appropriate optical properties for the lens. | 08-18-2011 |
20140150838 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER - A device and method for generating electricity. The device includes a heat source, a cold source, and a thermoelectric generating plate, having a first side and an opposed side. When heat is introduced to the heat source, heat flows across the thermoelectric generating plate and electricity is generated. In the present arrangement, because the hot and cold sources are in thermal communication with opposed sides of the thermoelectric generating plate, the thermal gradient or rate of heat flow across the thermoelectric generating plate is maximized. Thus, because the rate of heat flow is increased, the rate at which electricity is generated is also increased, and the size of the device is maintained, or minimized. | 06-05-2014 |
Greg Mccullough, San Jose, CA US
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20100205100 | Real-Time Collaborative Selection of Service Providers - A method and system for customer service, comprising enabling a customer to provide a request for service, receiving the request for service from the customer and providing a website that enables a service provider to view the request for service, interactively chat about the request for service with other service providers, and respond to the request for service by creating and sending an offer of service to the customer and enabling the customer to accept the offer of service. | 08-12-2010 |
James Mccullough, Riverside, CA US
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20150175292 | CUPCAKE OR MUFFIN BOX - Disclosed is a container having a polygonal base having n sides, where n is an integer between 4 and 8, inclusive; n adjacent sidewalls, each sidewall having a top, a bottom, and first and opposing sides, the bottom of each sidewall attached to one of the sides of the polygonal base and the first side of each sidewall forming a corner with the second side of the adjacent sidewall; and at least one protrusion, each protrusion having a top protrusion edge extending inwardly from one of the sidewall corners. | 06-25-2015 |
James L Mccullough, San Diego, CA US
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20100235312 | CREATING AN ALBUM - A system for creating an album is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an image input configured to receive related images, an image memory coupled to image input, an image processor coupled to image memory, and an album output coupled to image processor. The image processor is configured to use game play with users to assign metadata labels to the related images and assign album layout rules based upon the story schema and metadata labels. | 09-16-2010 |
20140324502 | COORDINATING A PLURALITY OF CELEBRATORY EVENTS FOR AN HONOREE - A central server for coordinating a plurality of celebratory event for an honoree comprising a processor, a data storage device communicatively coupled to the processor, a user selection module to provide a user accessing the central server with a selection among a plurality of services to support the celebratory event, a third party selection module to provide the user with a plurality of third party services to support the celebratory event the third party services being provided from a plurality of third party service providers, and a calendar coordination module to provide the user with a selection of when the services are to be provided to the honoree. | 10-30-2014 |
20150161252 | VIDEO RETRIEVAL - An example processor-implemented method for retrieving multimedia data in accordance with the present disclosure is determining whether each of a plurality of still frames satisfies at least one trigger qualification process for a trigger generation process, presenting for selection still frames from the plurality of still frames if the still frames satisfy the at least one trigger qualification process for a trigger generation process, receiving a selection of a still frame from among the presented still frames, and performing the trigger generation process on the selected still frame to generate a trigger for the selected still frame. | 06-11-2015 |
John Carleton Mccullough, San Diego, CA US
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20100191712 | COMMIT RATE MANAGEMENT WITH DECOUPLED COMMIT OPERATIONS - Consistency is managed among data operations by coalescing commit operations, adjusting a commit rate to optimize latency, and converging to fairness across servers. Write operations representing a change to data stored by one or more of a plurality of computing devices are received in succession by, for example, a cloud computing service. A state of a plurality of tracking objects is adjusted to indicate whether the change in data has been provided to the computing devices and whether the change in data has been acknowledged by the computing devices. Changes to the same data are coalesced such that only the most recent change is provided to the computing devices for storage. In some embodiments, the commit rate is adjustable such that the commit rate decreases quickly but increases slowly based on measured latencies. | 07-29-2010 |
Lon W. Mccullough, San Jose, CA US
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20140145623 | Emergency Lighting System - An emergency lighting system initiated by the wireless or wired alarm signal of a smoke detector or other alarm device. Once the alarm signal has been received the emergency lighting system will cause any light connected to the system to either be turned on providing light for any persons present, or alternatively, the emergency lighting system will pulse the light as a visual warning indicator to those present. The lighting system causes connected light(s) to pulse during a daytime light condition or when there is sufficient ambient light in the room. At night, or when the room is dark, the lighting system will turn on the light(s) to provide light for any persons present; lighting the area for a safer egress out of the building. The emergency lighting system is a device that can be installed in a light bulb socket or built in to a wall plate light switch. Also, the emergency lighting system could be built in to lighting fixtures by a manufacturer. | 05-29-2014 |
Matthew Mccullough, Del Rey, CA US
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20130325639 | System and Method for Aggregating and Distributing Media Content - The present invention provides an engine, system and method media and data access between alternative platform systems and devices having access to the present invention. The present invention may be immediately deployable within an existing technology infrastructure, and may be deployed as a thin client and/or user-transparent client, and may further provide for cross-platform communication between systems and devices not otherwise communicatively compatible. | 12-05-2013 |
Michael Mccullough, San Jose, CA US
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20150268008 | NON-FLAMMABLE BLAST MITIGATING MAT - A blast mitigation mat which protects soldiers from an explosion and from the fire and toxic fumes that result. The mat may include a surface layer that includes traction component, an energy absorptive, metallic, non-flammable layer which can include a hollow metallic structure, and a finishing layer. The non-flammable layer is comprised of materials that melt rather than burn. The finishing layer can be mounted to the vehicle or other surfaces subject to blast impulses. | 09-24-2015 |
Michael C. Mccullough, San Jose, CA US
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20120066536 | Systems And Methods For Delivering Power - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method of delivering power. An exemplary method includes providing electrical current to a load and generating a reference value corresponding to a power provided to the load. The exemplary method also includes generating a time reference if the reference value is greater than or equal to a threshold value corresponding to a power boundary. If the time reference reaches a time boundary a power regulation event is initiated. | 03-15-2012 |
20140204278 | INITIATING THE PLAYING OF MEDIA STORED ON A MEDIA SOURCE DEVICE WHILE IN POWER SAVING MODE - Randomly initiating the playing of media stored on a media source device while it is in power saving mode is provided. Information is received at an electronic controller device pertaining to a user selected option to play on a media player the media stored on the media source device. The user selected option initiates randomly playing the media stored on the media source device with power saving capabilities. In response to receiving the information, the electronic controller device sends a first command to wake up the media source device from a power saving mode, sends a second command to power on audio video equipment, and sends sending a third command to power on the media player. | 07-24-2014 |
Michael Kevin Mccullough, San Jose, CA US
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20130192507 | RETRACTABLE TRIM VANE FOR AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE - A trim vane assembly for amphibious armored vehicles and having a trim vane movable along a generally horizontal path between a deployed position in which the trim vane extends rearward from the vehicle and a stowed position in which the trim vane is positioned beneath the amphibious vehicle. In the retracted position, the trim vane movable is flush against or received within the vehicle bottom such that the trim vane supplements the belly armor. Similarly, the trim vane extends from or overlaps with the bottom of the vehicle when extended into the deployed position to provide continuous bottom face of the vehicle extending from the front of the vehicle to the end of the trim vane. Conventional trim vanes are rotated between a vertical orientation against the rear of the vehicle and a horizontal position extending from the rear of the vehicle reducing viscous drag. | 08-01-2013 |
Ron Michael Mccullough, San Diego, CA US
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20130130923 | PROCESSES AND KITS FOR IDENTIFYING ANEUPLOIDY - Provided are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a chromosome abnormality by which a cell-free sample nucleic acid from a subject is analyzed. In certain embodiments, provided are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a fetal chromosome abnormality in a nucleic acid from cell-free maternal blood. | 05-23-2013 |
Sean M. Mccullough, San Francisco, CA US
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20150229602 | Method for Continuous, Frame-Specific Click-Stream Recording - A method for tracking a user's movements between network addresses can include, subsequent to a request for a (current) network address from a user, receiving the network address and an identifier for a region associated with the network address. The method can also include locating a record that contains the identifier for the region and a time that immediately precedes the request for the network address from the user. The record may further contain a prior network address. The method can further include generating an entry for a table that includes the identifier for the region, the current network address, and the prior network address. A server computer or a client computer can generate the entry. Improved accountability and improved user profile accuracy can be obtained with the method. A data processing system readable medium can comprise code that includes instructions for carrying out the method. | 08-13-2015 |
Tracer Mccullough, San Diego, CA US
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20150092116 | Collaboration System - The improved collaboration system of the present invention is a high tech mobile conference room packaged in a low-cost, compact, and mobile unit to help users better collaborate, communicate, and increase productivity. The system allows multiple users to concurrently connect their personal electronic devices to the system wirelessly, through a hard connection, or across the internet to utilize the attached high definition monitor display. Integrated technology allows multiple users to be displayed simultaneously on the monitor display, eliminating the need for users to present in a linear fashion, one after the other. Attached whiteboards promotes active participation and collaboration by allowing users to convey their thoughts immediately. An attached pull-out conference table provides a large surface area to conduct meetings, presentations, and hold conferences. A self-contained rechargeable power system removes the need to be constantly connected to the power grid and allows the system to be used anywhere, any time. | 04-02-2015 |
Wesley Mccullough, San Francisco, CA US
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20130166689 | Disk Management - Systems, methods, and computer-program products store file segments by receiving a first file segment, and storing the first file segment in a first memory area having a highest ranking. The first memory area is reassigned as a memory area having a next highest ranking when a second file segment is received and the first memory area has reached a maximum capacity. The second file segment is stored in another memory that is reassigned as the memory area having the highest ranking. | 06-27-2013 |
20130198789 | Transmitting Datastreams to Late Joining Broadcast Subscribers - A computer-implemented method performed by a server including obtaining a stream of live data comprising a plurality of segments; storing the plurality of segments to form a recorded stream; transmitting the plurality of segments as a near-live feed to one or more nodes in a network; transmitting the recorded stream to another node in the network; and transitioning from transmission to the another node of the recorded stream to the near-live feed, the transmission comprising: delaying transmission of the near-live feed to the another node until a new segment of the stream of live data is obtained. | 08-01-2013 |
20130212342 | STORAGE FORMAT FOR MEDIA STREAMS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for storing live media streams are disclosed. A storage format that can be used to record and then playback live streams including data-streams, audio-streams, video-streams, and other multi-media streams is also disclosed. The disclosed storage format is referred to as “raw”. | 08-15-2013 |
William Mccullough, Costa Mesa, CA US
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20100232586 | CALLER INFORMATION SYSTEM - A system is provided for managing telephone calls made to special service numbers. Information extracted from incoming telephone calls can be received by a system server and cross-referenced with a database to obtain cross-referenced caller information pertaining to previous customer telephone calls and/or in person customer meetings. The cross-referenced caller information can be passed to a client workstation and displayed to the user in the form of an industry-specific template formatted in accordance with the business needs of the user. The template can be automatically populated with the cross-referenced caller information. During the telephone call, the user can view and update the caller information, thereby maintaining a retrievable record of the telephone call. With regard to the multi-housing industry in particular, caller information can be displayed in the form of a guest card template and/or a service card template. | 09-16-2010 |
20100250451 | Customer Information System - A system is provided for managing incoming communications placed in response to advertising, online content, and/or special service numbers. Information extracted from incoming communications can be received by a system server and cross-referenced with a database to obtain cross-referenced customer information pertaining to previous customer communications in the form of online communications, telephone calls, and/or in person customer meetings. The cross-referenced customer information can be passed to a client workstation and displayed to the user in the form of an industry-specific template formatted in accordance with the business needs of the user. The template can be automatically populated with the cross-referenced customer information. The user can view and update the customer information, thereby maintaining a retrievable record of the communication. With regard to the multi-housing industry in particular, customer information can be displayed in the form of a guest card template and/or a service card template. | 09-30-2010 |