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Alastair Stuart Mcdonald, Laveen, AZ US
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20130034381 | Swiveling Device for Connecting Swimming Pool Flotation Noodles - A swiveling cuff-like device which connects flotation noodles that are used in swimming pools for recreation and physical therapy. Two sponge-rubber rings, connected with a single snap-rivet, slide onto flotation noodles to connect them together. The locking snap rivet allows the two rings to rotate independent of each other, creating an articulating connection between the flotation noodles. | 02-07-2013 |
Alister John Mcdonald, Nelson NZ
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20140242232 | SHELLFISH PREPARATION PROCESS - Disclosed is a method for preparing shellfish including providing a substantially flexible liquid-permeable container having at least one open end; providing a plurality of shellfish in the container; closing the or each open end of the container; and tensioning the container to compact the shellfish and prevent the shellfish from opening. In preferred embodiments the flexible liquid-permeable container includes a mesh bag which is tensioned by twisting to keep the shellfish closed while enabling the shellfish to be cooked, dried, and/or frozen in the bag. An apparatus adapted to perform the method is also disclosed. | 08-28-2014 |
Alvin J. Mcdonald, Lenoir, NC US
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20130259434 | OVERMOLD BONDING SYSTEM FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable, a tether, and an overmold. The fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, a strength member, and a jacket, where the jacket includes an interior portion contacting the strength member and an exterior portion adjoining the interior portion. The interior and exterior portions of the jacket both include polyethylene, and the exterior portion further includes an additive that is not in the interior portion. The tether is coupled to the fiber optic cable at an attachment point. The optical fiber or another optical fiber spliced to the optical fiber, diverges from the fiber optic cable via the tether. The overmold encloses the attachment point and is attached directly to a discrete section of the exterior portion of the jacket proximate to the attachment point. The additive facilitates bonding of the overmold to the discrete section. | 10-03-2013 |
Alvin John Mcdonald, Lenoir, NC US
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20130108228 | CABLES WITH EXTRUDED ACCESS FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | 05-02-2013 |
Alvin John Mcdonald, Rutherford College, NC US
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20140140662 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES HAVING A CONNECTOR WITH A STABLE FIBER LENGTH THEREIN - Cable assemblies having a connector with a stable fiber length within the connector and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a filling material is disposed in the passageway of a fiber optic cable near a first end where the connector is attached for inhibiting the optical fiber from movement adjacent to the first end of the cable. The filling material may be placed into fiber optic cable using any suitable method such as injecting into the end of the cable or forming a window in the cable and inserting the filling material into the window. | 05-22-2014 |
Amy D. Mcdonald, Columbia, MD US
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20120251498 | Gene Delivery to Organs - Application of a virus with poloxamer alone onto atria results in diffuse epicardial gene transfer with negligible penetration into the myocardium. Progressive increases in protease concentration, however, allow transmural gene transfer. After protease exposure, echocardiographic left atrial diameter does not change. Left atrial ejection fraction decreases on post-operative day 3, but returns to baseline by day 7. At appropriate protease concentrations, tissue tensile strength is unaffected by the procedure. Transmural atrial gene transfer can be effected using this direct “painting” method. | 10-04-2012 |
Andrew Mcdonald, Osaka JP
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20110141047 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD - [Object] To provide an input device that allows a user to perceive readily individual virtual buttons without having to watch the virtual buttons carefully, thereby resulting in improved operability for the user. | 06-16-2011 |
Bernand Mcdonald, Co. Monaghan IE
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20100092453 | Method of producing porous microparticles - A method of preparing porous microparticles comprises the steps of combining one or more organic compounds with a volatile solvent system, and spray drying the system thus formed to provide porous microparticles of the organic compound or composite porous microparticles of combinations of organic compounds. Organic compounds used in the method may be one or more of a bioactive, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant or combinations thereof. | 04-15-2010 |
Bernard Mcdonald, Monaghan IE
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20100226990 | Method of Producing Porous Microparticles - A method of preparing porous microparticles comprises the steps of combining one or more organic compounds with a volatile system, and drying the system thus formed to provide substantially pure porous microparticles of the organic compound or composite porous microparticles of combinations of organic compounds. Organic compounds used in the method may be one or more of a bioactive, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant or combinations thereof. The invention also relates to porous microparticles produced by such a method, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such porous microparticles. | 09-09-2010 |
Bernard Francis Mcdonald, Dublin IE
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20120141585 | IMMUNOMODULATORY COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A POLYMER MATRIX AND AN OIL PHASE - A pharmaceutical composition comprising a water-soluble polymer matrix in which are dispersed droplets of oil, the composition comprising at least one immunomodulator selected from an adjuvant, an antigen or a combination thereof. A method of manufacturing shaped compositions comprises mixing an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer with an oil-based liquid to form a water-in-oil emulsion, at least one of the aqueous solution and the oil-based liquid comprising an antigen or an adjuvant or a combination thereof, and then causing or allowing the resultant suspension to solidify into one or more beads or other shaped elements | 06-07-2012 |
Bernard Francis Mcdonald, Castleblayney IE
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20130243873 | IMMUNOMODULATORY COMPOSITIONS - Immunomodulator formulations for use in the treatment of disease of the GI tract. The formulations comprise a hydroxylase inhibitor and/or an immunosuppressant. Exemplary formulations comprise hydralazine as a hydroxylase inhibitor and/or cyclosporin A as an immunosuppressant. | 09-19-2013 |
Bernard Francis Mcdonald, Co. Monaghan IE
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20120141531 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING OIL DROPS - A composition comprises a water-soluble polymer matrix in which are dispersed droplets of oil, the composition comprising an active principle. The invention includes embodiments in which the active principle is included in at least some of the oil droplets as well as embodiments in which the oil droplets are free of active principle. The oil droplets are released as the matrix containing them dissolves in an aqueous medium. In one embodiment, the oil droplets are substantially immobilized in or by the matrix and the immobilizing feature is lost as the matrix dissolves in aqueous media. In certain embodiments, the oil drops may collectively be referred to as the oil phase of the composition of the invention. The product may be in the form of mini-beads. The oil phase and/or the polymer matrix may each include a surfactant. | 06-07-2012 |
20140017313 | FORMULATIONS - This invention relates to compositions for delivering one or more active ingredients, and more particularly to compositions, e.g. beads, comprising a matrix material which matrix material comprises a microorganism. In particular, the invention relates to compositions comprising a microorganism selected from live, killed, attenuated and inactivated microorganisms. The matrix material may also comprise a surfactant and may further comprise an adjuvant. The invention further relates to the manufacture and use of such compositions, and to other subject matter. | 01-16-2014 |
Billy James Mcdonald, Lafayette, LA US
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20140124525 | SECONDARY DISPENSER METHOD AND APPARATUS - A secondary dispenser readily attachable to a standard toilet-tissue dispenser of a roll type for positioning next to the primary toilet-tissue dispenser for dispensing supplemental materials such as pre-wetted toilet sheets. The sheets can be withdrawn from an open door. | 05-08-2014 |
Brandon M. Mcdonald, Johnston, IA US
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20130045067 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED UNLOADING OF AN AGRICULTURAL MATERIAL - A system for managing the transfer of agricultural material from a material-transferring vehicle to a material-receiving vehicle. An unloading chute is adapted to transfer material from a first storage container of the material-transferring vehicle to a material-receiving vehicle alongside the material-transferring vehicle. A location-determining receiver is adapted to estimate position data for guiding the material-transferring vehicle. An image sensor is mounted on the material-transferring vehicle or the first storage container for estimating a lateral separation distance between the first storage container and the material-receiving vehicle for receiving the material. An electronic data processing system guides the material-transferring vehicle based on the estimated position data and the estimated lateral separation distance, to maintain a generally constant target lateral separation distance between the material-transferring vehicle and the material-receiving vehicle during the transfer of the material. | 02-21-2013 |
Brett Mcdonald, West Union, SC US
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20140173579 | UTILITY NODE SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE UPDATE THROUGH A MULTI-TYPE PACKAGE - Software and/or firmware of a utility node device may be updated by utilizing an update package that includes multiple update items related to different types of the software and/or firmware. The utility node device may selectively install one or more of the multiple update items based on a type of the software and/or firmware that is currently installed on the device. The different types of software and/or firmware may relate to different versions of the software and/or firmware and/or different types of hardware. In some instances, an update item of the update package comprises a delta file that contains differences between different versions of the software and/or firmware. The utility node device may comprise a smart utility meter, sensor, control device, transformer, switch, relay, or the like. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173580 | UTILIZING A MULTI-SYSTEM SET CONFIGURATION TO UPDATE A UTILITY NODE SYSTEM SET - A system set of a utility node device, such as a kernel and/or root file system, may be updated by utilizing a multi-system set configuration. For example, the multi-system set configuration may include a first system set that is generally configured to act as an “active” set, a second system set (e.g., “idle” set) that is configured to operate when the first system set is non-operational or in an “idle” state, and a third system set that is configured to operate when the first and second system sets are non-operational. During an update of a system set, an update package may be applied to the second “idle” system set, while the first “active” system set remains operational. The utility node device may comprise a smart utility meter, sensor, control device, transformer, switch, relay, or the like. | 06-19-2014 |
Capers Walter Mcdonald, Potomac, MD US
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20120254177 | Numbering System for Antecedents and Outcomes - A numbering system for antecedents and outcomes providing a method for numbering antecedents and outcomes that reveals underlying information of relationships. The numbering system for antecedents and outcomes utilizes a mathematical relationship and an antecedent's or outcome's existing characterizing information to assign a unique indexing number identifying each antecedent and outcome. In an antecedent numbering system, the unique indexing number is able to provide information about the contributor line number, the cohort, the combination of the preceding multiple antecedents, and the sequence number of the outcome. In an outcomes numbering system, the unique indexing number provides information about the sequence line number, the cohort, the combination of the antecedents, and the order numberof the outcomes. | 10-04-2012 |
Chris J. Mcdonald, Dubuque, IA US
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20130152564 | ELECTRONIC HILL HOLD CONTROL OF A HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION - A hill hold control system and method for a closed loop transmission of a machine is disclosed that includes performing the following steps while the transmission is in neutral: sensing motor shaft movement; and generating fluid flow to offset motor shaft movement and cause substantially zero shaft movement. The method can include comparing a brake timer to a delay value, and activating a brake when the timer exceeds the delay value. The method can include sensing when a brake is applied, and discontinuing the step of generating fluid flow to offset motor shaft movement when a brake is applied. Motor shaft movement can be sensed by sensing rotational speed. Generating fluid flow to offset motor shaft movement can include determining direction and magnitude of fluid flow as a function of the sensed movement; and adjusting the direction and magnitude of fluid flow based on recurring readings of the sensed movement. | 06-20-2013 |
Colton Sands Mcdonald, Bluffton, SC US
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20130048686 | FOLDABLE BAG DEVICE - The present invention provides methods and systems for a foldable bag that includes a rear wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a front wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a middle part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side. The front wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line, and the rear wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line. The foldable bag is moveable between a first position and a second position. | 02-28-2013 |
Daniel Mcdonald, Youngsville, NC US
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20140297157 | Method and Apparatus for Engine Analysis and Remote Engine Analysis - Methods of analyzing a cyclo-mechanical engine include detecting an engine signal associated with a plurality of cycles of the cyclo-mechanical engine, comparing a first sample of the engine signal with a second sample of the engine signal to determine a cycle length of the cyclo-mechanical engine, and analyzing the engine signal to detect a variation in the cycle length of the cyclo-mechanical engine over time based on the determined cycle length. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 10-02-2014 |
Daniel T. Mcdonald, San Francisco, CA US
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20140193607 | WHITE APPEARING ANODIZED FILMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - The embodiments described herein relate to forming anodized films that have a white appearance. In some embodiments, an anodized film having pores with light diffusing pore walls created by varying the current density during an anodizing process is described. In some embodiments, an anodized film having light diffusing micro-cracks created by a laser cracking procedure is described. In some embodiments, a sputtered layer of light diffusing aluminum is provided below an anodized film. In some embodiments, light diffusing particles are infused within openings of an anodized layer. | 07-10-2014 |
Daryn Mcdonald, Albany NZ
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20120070133 | THIN-FILM CARBON FORCED WARM-AIR-HEATING UNIT - A forced warm-air heating apparatus, a forced warm-air heating system, and method to heat warm-air using an enclosure containing a plurality of thin film carbon-based heating elements configured and arranged to heat a desired heating space driven by a fan assembly, is described. The plurality of thin film heating elements is further ured and arranged to deflect and divide air flow as it flows through the heating enclosure. | 03-22-2012 |
David Mcdonald, Dublin IE
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20120275781 | SWITCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE MONITORING OF VIRTUAL OPTICAL PATHS IN AN OPTICAL BURST SWITCHED (OBS) COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention provides an optical burst switch in an Optical Burst Switched (OBS) communication network, said optical burst switch comprising means for monitoring and maintaining mesh of virtual optical paths from a communication node to a plurality of other communication nodes, arranged in a ring network, enabling traffic data to be transmitted and/or received between nodes via a physical optical path. The switch also provides means for sending a data packet probe on a virtual path from a node to each other node in the OBS communication network, wherein data packet probe information received at said switch provides information of availability of the physical optical path for sending traffic data between nodes. The switch can be configured such that the rate at which this path monitoring is scheduled guaranteeing less than 50ms protection switch in the event of monitoring a failed or degraded path. | 11-01-2012 |
20130156421 | DISPERSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention relates to a system and method of dispersion measurement in an optical fibre network. The invention provides means for transmitting from a transmitting node, using a single tunable laser transmitter, two consecutive bursts of data at different wavelengths λ | 06-20-2013 |
David Arien Mcdonald, Merrimack, NH US
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20130170823 | Mounting System for Electronics Device - The present invention relates to electronic devices of a particular structure, and to a method and apparatus for engaging and holding such devices with the user's person, clothing, equipment or vehicle. The apparatus includes a bracket that engages with the electronic device and a cover that provides protection to the electronic device and a camera lens augmentation element. Additional elements provide engagement between flat or cylindrical surfaces. The apparatus facilitates convenient carry, access and secure attachment of an electronic device during participation in a physical activity. | 07-04-2013 |
David Charles Mcdonald, Longmont, CO US
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20140253614 | MODULATION SCHEME FOR DRIVING DIGITAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A display device and modulation scheme for applying image data to an imager is disclosed. The display may use a modulation scheme wherein spacing of row write actions on the rows creates gray scale modulation, wherein one row spacing between sequential row write actions is at a first distance while another row spacing between sequential row write actions is at a distance greater than said first distance. The modulation scheme may create a series of write pointers that create a corresponding series of write planes. In some embodiments, modulation efficiency is increased allowing the use of lower frequency imaging circuits to achieve the same display image. | 09-11-2014 |
20140267453 | System and Method for Pulse Width Modulating a Scrolling Color Display - A method of organizing and ordering pulse width modulation image data is disclosed, so that it may be displayed on the pixels of a scrolling color display. The method includes a method of formatting received image data into a different form suitable for driving a pulse width modulated display and a method of distributing image data across a series of different image modulation segments to minimize flicker and gray scale errors. The method includes means for reducing lateral field effects between adjacent pixels in different data states. | 09-18-2014 |
Denton Mcdonald, Searcy, AR US
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20130087652 | Cable Reel and Reel Carrying Caddy - A resilient cable caddy comprising a portable housing for storing reels of cable that has a lower base with a hinged top forming an enclosure for the reel. A reel of cable is rotatably mounted within the interior. A handle formed by abutting base and top portions enables carrying. Each reel comprises a spool with a central axle coupled at each end to spaced apart end caps, being retained by mounting rings. The spindles have bearing rings journalled to bearing races defined in the end caps. Both spindles comprise hubs disposed within case gudgeons. A two-piece spindle has a removable hub portion fitted to an internal socket. When reels are transported they may be stacked vertically atop one another with the one piece spindle engaging the empty and exposed spindle hub socket of an upper reel. Caddies may also be opened and stacked vertically for transportation | 04-11-2013 |
Edward E. Mcdonald, Gilbert, AZ US
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20140035461 | HIGH-BAY LIGHTING - Exemplary embodiments are directed to methods, system, and devices for high-bay lighting. A device may comprise a plurality of reflectors coupled to a support structure. The device may further include a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein each LED of the plurality of LEDs is coupled to and positioned within a dedicated reflector of the plurality of reflectors. | 02-06-2014 |
Edwin Eric Mcdonald, Durham, NC US
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20130175118 | DS-001 Full-Body Safety Harness - A full-body safety harness that is to be worn by a user, especially a user in a hostile environment. Which such full-body safety harness comprises a torso surrounding portion with a D-ring for attaching a life line, two vertical shoulder straps, four straps that affixes to a pair of pants, and two leg supporting straps that clip around the legs. All portions of this safety harness extend over a portion of a person's body to retain the person within the full-body safety harness. The straps of this full-body safety harness are fabricated from a flexible material having an elastic extension in the range of 10%-25% under a tension load of approximately 100 newton's. This percentage of stretch of this full-body safety harness is controlled by additional static material that is stitched onto the straps in a controlled loop pattern. | 07-11-2013 |
Fiona Mcdonald, Berlin DE
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20110172222 | Oxazolidinones for the Treatment of Inflammatory Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract - The present invention relates to the use of selective inhibitors of coagulation factor Xa, in particular of oxazolidinones of the formula (I), for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease and/or disorders related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or celiac disease such as thromboembolic events (including e.g. pulmonary embolism (PE), arterial and venous thrombosis, myocardial infarction, stroke) as well their use for the preparation of pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or celiac disease and/or disorders related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and/or celiac disease such as thromboembolic events. | 07-14-2011 |
Gerald Mcdonald, Poughquaq, NY US
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20120300391 | MODULAR IT RACK COOLING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - A modular server rack cooling structure for cooling at least one server in at least one server rack of a data center assembly includes at least a first supporting member and at least a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is coupled to the first supporting member, which is configured to position the first heat exchanger in heat transfer relationship with the at least one server. The first heat exchanger is not attached to the at least one server rack. The modular server rack cooling structure is also applied to a system that includes at least a first rack and at least a second rack disposed opposite from one another to form a hot aisle or a cold aisle. A method is disclosed for installing additional heat exchangers on the support structure of a modular server rack cooling structure to meet increased cooling capacity requirements without requiring additional space. | 11-29-2012 |
Gregor Mcdonald, Beerse BE
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20110294858 | SUBSTITUTED 6-METHYLNICOTINAMIDES AS MGLUR5 POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 6-methylnicotinamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 12-01-2011 |
Gregor James Mcdonald, Beerse BE
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20120295913 | BICYCLIC PYRAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF MGLUR5 RECEPTORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic pyrazole compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 11-22-2012 |
James C. Mcdonald, Wilmington, NC US
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20130334276 | UTILITY MARKER SETTER - A marker setter is described that includes a magazine holding a plurality of stacked planar markers, each marker having a flag section and a post section with a distal tip; a marker extractor adapted to extract a marker from the stacked plurality of markers and convey the marker along a pathway to insert the tip of the marker into the ground, the marker extractor having a post inserter with a distal end; and a tip deflector adapted to bend the marker distal tip around the post setter distal end prior to insertion of the tip into the ground. The tip deflector includes a deflector plate pivotal between an initial position in the pathway of the marker tip and post inserter, and a forward position beneath the pathway, the deflector being moved to the forward position by the post inserter while bending the marker tip around the post inserter distal end. | 12-19-2013 |
Jason Mcdonald, Santa Monica, CA US
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20140213367 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HIDING LATENCY IN NETWORK MULTIPLAYER GAMES - Aspects of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses that hide latency during an interaction between an attacking client device platform and a defending client device platform in a multiplayer game played over a network. The attacking client device platform predicts a successful attack will be made and delivers a hit event to the defending client device platform. In order to provide additional time to wait for a hit reply from the defending client device platform the attacking client device platform initiates an altered animation mode that lengthens the run-time of the animation. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 07-31-2014 |
Jason Louis Mcdonald, Melbourne, FL US
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20130173191 | POWER CURVE CORRELATION SYSTEM - A power curve correlation system is disclosed. The power curve correlation system includes a system including: at least one computing device configured to verify a forecast of a power network load for a component by performing actions including: obtaining a set of load data for the component in the power network over a period; identifying similar load patterns in the set of load data using a pattern recognition technique, independent of at least one of: a scale for a component load, a minimum component load value or a maximum component load value; grouping the identified similar load patterns into distinct groups; categorizing at least one of the distinct groups according to a recurring event associated with a load pattern in the at least one distinct group; and providing the categorized group for verifying the forecast of the power network load for the component using the at least one categorized group. | 07-04-2013 |
Jason Louis Mcdonald, Palm Bay, FL US
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20120303300 | POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK LOAD FORECASTING - A load forecasting system for a power distribution network receives power usage data from a load and accesses a power demand profile database. The system selects a power demand profile is selected and stored in a profile pool based on how close its accuracy is to the desired accuracy. The system may use a desired accuracy, the power usage data, and a power demand profile retrieved from the database. | 11-29-2012 |
Jason Shaun Mcdonald, Goose Creek, SC US
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20130282859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING THE STYLING AND ADORNMENT OF MULTIPLE, DISPARATE WEB PAGES THROUGH REMOTE METHOD CALLS - A method and system for enabling the real-time styling and adornment of multiple disparate web pages through remote method calls. A local host may request content created from resources on a remote host. The remote host may accept parameters from the local host that allow for customization of the remote content that is returned. The customization may include attributes, a render type, and a style. The remote content may comprise data sets that could hold appropriate layout, branding, images, text, hyperlink paths, or the like. In some embodiments, the remote content is cached once it has been generated to allow it to be returned more quickly during future requests. | 10-24-2013 |
Jason Wayne Mcdonald, High Point, NC US
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20130101341 | Excavating Apparatus with Swivel Mount Employing Swivel Adapter with Gear Bearings Having Gears with Divergent Thickness - A swivel adapter mount can be mounted on the end of a boom of excavating equipment, such as a crawler excavator or on a backhoe. Rotation of the swivel adapter mount will impart rotation to an implement, such as bucket, mounted on the boom. This rotation is not possible with a conventional wrist joint on the boom of an excavator or backhoe. With the bucket swiveled using this swivel adapter mount, a slope may be defined on the sides of a ditch, by only using the backhoe or excavator. The implement can be swiveled or tilted about transverse axes as will as being manipulated by a conventional wrist joint. Gear bearings having gear teeth of divergent thickness are employed on the swivel adapter. | 04-25-2013 |
Jason Wayne Mcdonald, Randleman, NC US
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20130343807 | EXCAVATING APPARATUS EMPLOYING SWIVEL ADAPTER WITH GEAR BEARINGS HAVING GEARS WITH DIVERGENT THICKNESS - An apparatus for swiveling an implement, such as a bucket, relative to a device, such as an excavator boom, includes a rotary union and a bearing disc mounted in a housing. The bearing disc rotates relative to the housing so that the implement can be rotated relative to the device. A gear or geared bearing assembly is located between the bearing disc and top and bottom housing portions for bearing loads transverse to the axis about which the implement is rotated relative to the device. The rotary union has fluid passages extending from the top to the bottom of a central shaft, which is affixed to the bearing disc, and the shaft and disc can comprise a one piece combination rotary union and bearing disc. | 12-26-2013 |
Jemmi C. Mcdonald, Kirkwood, MO US
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20140266196 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT SORTING OF SMALL OBJECTS VIA OIL AND/OR MOISTURE CONTENT USING LOW-FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE - The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput small object sorting system for separating small object via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single small object in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single small object oil/moisture measurement. | 09-18-2014 |
John G. Mcdonald, Eugene, OR US
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20120278506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOSSLESS COMPRESSION OF DATA AND HIGH SPEED MANIPULATION THEREOF - The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for lossless compression of data and high speed manipulation thereof. The method may comprise associating one or more of a plurality of unique entities with one or more of a plurality of unique binary numbers; associating a collection with the plurality of unique entities; and determining that the collection includes one of the plurality of unique entities based upon the unique binary number associated with the unique entity. The associating the collection with the plurality of unique entities may further comprise summing the unique binary numbers associated with the plurality of unique entities, and/or associating the collection with a binary number that is a logical result of a bitwise operation between unique binary numbers associated with the plurality of unique entities. | 11-01-2012 |
20120316961 | Systems and Methods for Lossless Compression of Data and High Speed Manipulation Thereof - The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for lossless compression of data and high speed manipulation of the data. The method may comprise associating a customer with a plurality of levels, and counting, in near real time, a number of transactions at each level in the plurality of levels based on a transaction history of the customer at each of a plurality of merchants. The method may further comprise counting the number of transactions during a time period. Similarly, the method may comprise determining an opportunity comprising an offer based upon the counting, determining an opportunity based upon a count indicating a transaction by the customer with a merchant, and/or determining an opportunity with a first merchant based upon a count indicating a transaction by the customer with a second merchant. | 12-13-2012 |
John Lawrence Mcdonald, Berkeley, CA US
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20140154384 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING TOPPINGS - One variation of a method for dispensing toppings onto topping vehicles includes: indexing a first topping vehicle to a first position adjacent a first topping module, the first topping module comprising a first hopper containing a first topping of a first topping type; indexing a second topping vehicle to a second position adjacent a second topping module comprising a second hopper containing a second topping of a second topping type; retracting a first blade of the first topping module; advancing the first blade through the first topping; retracting a first retaining plate to dispense a topping slice from the first topping onto the first topping vehicle according to a first topping order for the first topping vehicle specifying the first topping type, the first retaining plate offset from the first blade opposite the first hopper; advancing the first retaining plate; and indexing the first topping vehicle to the second position. | 06-05-2014 |
20150053097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING TOPPINGS - One variation of a method for dispensing toppings onto topping vehicles includes: indexing a first topping vehicle to a first position adjacent a first topping module, the first topping module comprising a first hopper containing a first topping of a first topping type; indexing a second topping vehicle to a second position adjacent a second topping module comprising a second hopper containing a second topping of a second topping type; retracting a first blade of the first topping module; advancing the first blade through the first topping; retracting a first retaining plate to dispense a topping slice from the first topping onto the first topping vehicle according to a first topping order for the first topping vehicle specifying the first topping type, the first retaining plate offset from the first blade opposite the first hopper; advancing the first retaining plate; and indexing the first topping vehicle to the second position. | 02-26-2015 |
20150075391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING TOPPINGS - One variation of a method for dispensing toppings onto topping vehicles includes: indexing a first topping vehicle to a first position adjacent a first topping module, the first topping module comprising a first hopper containing a first topping of a first topping type; indexing a second topping vehicle to a second position adjacent a second topping module comprising a second hopper containing a second topping of a second topping type; retracting a first blade of the first topping module; advancing the first blade through the first topping; retracting a first retaining plate to dispense a topping slice from the first topping onto the first topping vehicle according to a first topping order for the first topping vehicle specifying the first topping type, the first retaining plate offset from the first blade opposite the first hopper; advancing the first retaining plate; and indexing the first topping vehicle to the second position. | 03-19-2015 |
Joseph Mcdonald, Lafayette, CO US
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20140244813 | SERVER CLUSTER INITIATION - According to an embodiment, a build server device includes a processor, data storage, and a plurality of modules including a receiving module, a generating module and an initiation module. The receiving module is configured to receive information regarding a server cluster including at least an indication of a front end server of the server cluster. The generating module is configured to generate a data set based on the received information. The initiation module is configured to provide the generated data set to the front end server, provide an instruction to the front end server to facilitate the front end server automatically initiating itself based on the generated data set. | 08-28-2014 |
Joseph G. Mcdonald, Raleigh, NC US
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20140201460 | DATA RECOVERY FOR COHERENT ATTACHED PROCESSOR PROXY - A coherent attached processor proxy (CAPP) that participates in coherence communication in a primary coherent system on behalf of an attached processor external to the primary coherent system tracks delivery of data to destinations in the primary coherent system via one or more entries in a data structure. Each of the one or more entries specifies with a destination tag a destination in the primary coherent system to which data is to be delivered from the attached processor. In response to initiation of recovery operations for the CAPP, the CAPP performs data recovery operations, including transmitting, to at least one destination indicated by the destination tag of one or more entries, an indication of a data error in data to be delivered to that destination from the attached processor. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201466 | DATA RECOVERY FOR COHERENT ATTACHED PROCESSOR PROXY - A coherent attached processor proxy (CAPP) that participates in coherence communication in a primary coherent system on behalf of an attached processor external to the primary coherent system tracks delivery of data to destinations in the primary coherent system via one or more entries in a data structure. Each of the one or more entries specifies with a destination tag a destination in the primary coherent system to which data is to be delivered from the attached processor. In response to initiation of recovery operations for the CAPP, the CAPP performs data recovery operations, including transmitting, to at least one destination indicated by the destination tag of one or more entries, an indication of a data error in data to be delivered to that destination from the attached processor. | 07-17-2014 |
20150074357 | DIRECT SNOOP INTERVENTION - A low latency cache intervention mechanism implements a snoop filter to dynamically select an intervener cache for a cache “hit” in a multiprocessor architecture of a computer system. The selection of the intervener is based on variables such as latency, topology, frequency, utilization, load, wear balance, and/or power state of the computer system. | 03-12-2015 |
Joseph Ridge Mcdonald, Charleston, SC US
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20130048686 | FOLDABLE BAG DEVICE - The present invention provides methods and systems for a foldable bag that includes a rear wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a front wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a middle part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side. The front wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line, and the rear wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line. The foldable bag is moveable between a first position and a second position. | 02-28-2013 |
Ken Mcdonald, Dublin IE
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20130338118 | COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE - A combination of: a first tetracycline (TC) component; and a second component capable of releasing nitric oxide (NO) or a nitrate capable of mimicking NO effects in vivo (NO mimetic). The combinations of the invention advantageously act as more effective MMP modulators with selective reductions in circulating MMP-9 levels in-vivo and inhibitory effects on MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels in-vitro. The combinations of the invention also advantageously act as modulators of inflammation mediators. The co-existence of abnormalities of MMP enzymes and inflammation in many diseases make these characteristics advantageous. Therefore, the various combinations of the invention find utility in medical applications where MMPs and/or inflammation is implicated. | 12-19-2013 |
Kenneth Mcdonald, Dundrum IE
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20120330683 | EVALUATION OF A SUBJECT'S WEIGHT - A method and system for evaluating a subject's weight calculates a moving average of the weight of the subject based on several consecutive weight measurements e.g. on consecutive days. Rather than looking for absolute weight gains of e.g. 2 kg in 48 hours, as with currently accepted guidelines, each new measurement is compared with the calculated moving average, and a first form of alert is generated if the new measurement differs from the calculated moving average by more than a with expected range threshold amount such as by one standard deviation. If the first form of alert is generated consecutively on a predetermined number of successive iterations, a second form of alert is generated different from the first form of alert. The system and method does not assume a stable underlying patient weight, and absolute weight gains over e.g. a 48 hour period are not used as in currently accepted guidelines, which results in earlier alerting of clinical deteriorations and greatly increased sensitivity relative to published guideline methods. | 12-27-2012 |
Kenneth Mcdonald, Dumblin IE
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20130084276 | BIOMARKERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE INCLUDING LRG - The invention relates to differentially expressed disease - associated proteins that have potential to identify patients with cardiovascular disease including ventricular dysfunction and heart failure and the potential to predict heart failure in patients. In particular, the invention relates to the use of a panel of biomarkers in the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of cardiovascular patients. One of the markers is Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (LRG). | 04-04-2013 |
Kenny Mcdonald, Sussex, NJ US
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20130219583 | Offensive and defensive protection device - A defensive or offensive weapon in the form of a mitten. The mantle of the mitten is either rigid or somewhat pliant. The interior of the mitten has located therein a cross bar to be grasped by a user to maintain the mitten on the arm of a user. The outer surface of the glove weapon has located thereon a plurality of outwardly directed spikes having pointed ends. The other end of the spikes has a screw threaded end which is screwed through the mantle of the mitten. The outer surface of the glove weapon has a plurality of dimples thereon, whereby each of the dimples has the screw end of the spike passing there through resulting in stabilizing each of the spikes in an outward direction. | 08-29-2013 |
Krista K. Mcdonald, Murray, NE US
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20130327819 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY AND FOLDABLE CONTAINER SYSTEM - Container assemblies can include a first container and a second container, where the second container extends into and is supported by the first container. The first container and the second container can each include a flange around the periphery of an access opening. The flange of the second container is configured to provide support for the second container via engagement with the flange of the first container. In some instances, the second container can extend into and be supported by the first container through engagement of the flange of the second container with the flange of the first container such that a side panel of the first container is not in contact with a corresponding side panel of the second container. The container assembly can also include a lid for retaining the second container in the first container and/or for sealing to the first container and/or the second container. | 12-12-2013 |
Laura Mcdonald, Mesa, AZ US
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20120203244 | VAGINAL OCCLUSION DEVICE - A vaginal occlusion device that prevents the leak of gas out of the vaginal cavity during a laparoscopic surgery. The vaginal occlusion device includes a shaft with a handle attached to one end and a round or oval shaped head attached to the other end. The head is adapted to be inserted into a vagina. | 08-09-2012 |
Laura Elizabeth Mcdonald, San Diego, CA US
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20140140849 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND BALANCING SYSTEM - A method for balancing a compressor rotor assembly including a forward weldment ( | 05-22-2014 |
Malcolm J. Mcdonald, Brooklyn, NY US
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20130218736 | CROSSED MARKET ALERT METHOD FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MARKETS - A method for use in over-the-counter (OTC) financial markets to selectively generate and transmit crossing market alerts to market participants (e.g., market makers or liquidity providers). The method includes providing an alert generation system with a processor executing code to provide a crossing markets module. The method also includes, with the crossing markets module, receiving from a data source a set of market data defining pricing for a financial instrument, such as a bond, credit default swap (CDS) or other swap, or loan. Then, the method includes receiving a quote for the financial instrument from a market maker. The method involves comparing pricing data in the quote with the pricing for the financial instrument defined by the market data to identify a crossing markets event. The method includes generating a crossing markets alert when a set of alert generation rules, including surpassing an economic threshold, are met. | 08-22-2013 |
Marguerite B. Mcdonald, New Orleans, LA US
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20120330414 | INTRAOCULAR MULTIFOCAL LENS - A multifocal intraocular lens providing greater or lesser refraction in relation to the position of the head and eyes of a user. The lens body is inserted into an artificial capsule bag or into a fluid-filled enucleated natural lens capsule of an eye, wherein the lens body encompasses the optical axis of the eye and by movement of the lens body within the capsule, provides different greater or lesser refraction depending upon the position of the eye. | 12-27-2012 |
Mark R. Mcdonald, Hattisburg, MS US
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20140083460 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT WASH APPLIANCES - An electronic controller used with a washing appliance, such as a dishwasher, operatively connected to a hot water delivery system having a hot water heater, hot water delivery piping, and a circulation pump that when activated circulates water in the delivery piping back to the hot water heater. The washing appliance structured to perform a cleaning process that includes a pre-wash cycle and a wash cycle that utilizes hot water received from the hot water delivery piping. The pre-wash cycle having a water fill step, a water spray step, and a water drain step. The electronic controller on sensing the completion of the water fill step, or, alternatively, the water spray step, sends a first signal to the circulation pump causing the pump to become activated, and upon sensing the completion of the water spray step, or, alternatively, the water drain step, sends a second signal to the circulation pump causing the deactivation of the pump. | 03-27-2014 |
Martin Mcdonald, Berlin DE
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20080244396 | Method for Analyzing a Process of a Communication Taking Place Between at Least Two Instances - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for analyzing a process of a communication taking place between at least two instances, wherein the communication process comprises a sequence of several calls, which in turn comprise at least one message, wherein the communication process is represented on a display unit by symbols, and wherein a first plurality of messages forms a first procedure and a second plurality of messages forms a second procedure, and the first plurality of messages is represented by a first symbol and the second plurality of messages is represented by a second symbol, so that one procedure each is represented by a single symbol. Embodiments of the invention also relate to protocol testers for performing the method. | 10-02-2008 |
Matthew L. Mcdonald, Pasadena, CA US
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20140214130 | RF RESISTANT FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE ASSEMBLY - A control module for an electrical stimulation system includes a casing having an electrically-conductive portion; an electronic subassembly disposed in the casing; and a header portion coupled to the casing and including a connector for a lead or lead extension. The control module also includes a feedthrough assembly coupling the casing to the header portion. The feedthrough assembly includes a non-conductive ceramic block; conductive feedthrough pins passing through the ceramic block and electrically coupling the connector to the electronic subassembly disposed in the casing; a metal flange disposed around, and attached to, the ceramic block, and a non-conductive spacer attached to the metal flange and to the casing to raise the ceramic block above, and away from, the casing. Other control modules include a ceramic block that has a rim portion that raises the plate portion, through which the feedthrough pins pass, of the block away from the casing. | 07-31-2014 |
Michael Mcdonald, Phoenix, AZ US
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20140031956 | DATA CENTER INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods of monitoring, analyzing, optimizing and controlling data centers and data center operations are disclosed. The system includes data collection and storage hardware and software for harvesting operational data from data center assets and operations. Intelligent analysis and optimization software enables identification of optimization and/or control actions. Control software and hardware enables enacting a change in the operational state of data centers. | 01-30-2014 |
Michael Aaron Mcdonald, Painted Post, NY US
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20140014260 | LAMINATED STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED STRUCTURES - Laminated structures include a thin glass sheet with a thickness of less than 600 μm being attached to a metal sheet with an adhesive layer including a thickness of about 100 μm or less. These laminated structures can include planar or curved shapes. Methods of manufacturing a laminated structure are also provided including the step of attaching a glass sheet with a thickness of less than 600 μm to a metal sheet with an adhesive layer including a thickness of about 300 μm or less. | 01-16-2014 |
Michael B. Mcdonald, Cordova, TN US
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20130212921 | Rear Firearm Stabilizer - A device for stabilizing a firearm comprises a support extending upwardly from a surface. A flexible strap flexibly affixed to an upper end of the support is grasped by a user and sandwiched between the grip of the firearm and the palm of his firing hand. The user applies a force on the strap in a direction toward the surface to brace the support against the surface and add stability to the rear of the firearm. | 08-22-2013 |
20140155924 | Aortic Valve Cutter - An aortic valve cutter of the present disclosure comprises a flexible housing with a central lumen for receiving a guide wire. A high-speed rotating wire is disposed within the housing near an edge of the housing. A trough cut into a side of the housing exposes a portion of the rotating wire such that the rotating wire can be used as a cutter. Two pusher wires are disposed on an opposite side of the housing from the rotating wire, also housed within the housing. Troughs cut into the side of the housing form openings from which the pusher wires can extend if they are advanced. The pusher wires are staggered with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction. When the pusher wires are advanced, they extend outwardly from the troughs and can be used to stabilize the cutter at the aortic valve and push the cutting wire against the valve on the opposite side. Two wire pressure transducers are disposed on the housing, one above the rotating wire and another below the rotating wire. The pressure transducers allow for monitoring of the pressure gradient across the valve as the cutting proceeds. By monitoring the transvalve gradient while the cuts are made to the aortic valve, the aortic valve area can be estimated during the procedure. | 06-05-2014 |
20140155994 | TAVR Ventricular Catheter - A catheter for positioning a valve during a transcatheter aortic valve replacement is formed from a resilient hollow body conformable to a guide wire when a guide wire is passed in through an upper opening in the hollow body and through the hollow body. When the guide wire is retracted, the catheter deploys to form a substantially straight upper shaft portion that extends downwardly from the upper opening and a distal ring perpendicular to the upper shaft portion. The distal ring approximates the size and shape of the patient's aortic valve annulus. A lower loop connects the upper shaft portion of the catheter to the distal ring. An outer surface of the distal ring is radiopaque, and the distal ring comprises openings for dispersing radio opaque medium used in imaging of the patient's aortic valve annulus. The deployed catheter is retracted until it snugly contacts the aortic valve annulus. The distal ring will be viewed as a straight line when the x-ray C-arm is properly aligned with the aortic valve annulus. | 06-05-2014 |
Michael H. Mcdonald, Franklin, TN US
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20120279027 | SNAP-HOOK - A hook forms a portion of an eye loop. A lever is pivotally movable relative to the hook. The lever forming a remaining portion of the eye loop. A thumb tab engages the lever and is positioned in an angled slot defined in a guide plate. The thumb tab is slidable in the angled slot, forming a release mechanism, such that the sliding movement of the thumb tab in the angled slot urges the lever to pivot relative to the hook to open said eye loop. The lever further includes an opening for receiving a protruding portion of the thumb tab, such that the lever can rotate to open the eye loop, essentially without sliding the thumb tab down in the slot of the hook. | 11-08-2012 |
Michael R. Mcdonald, Chandler, AZ US
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20140244983 | EXECUTING AN OPERATING SYSTEM ON PROCESSORS HAVING DIFFERENT INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURES - An apparatus includes a first processor having a first instruction set and a second processor having a second instruction set that is different than the first instruction set. The apparatus also includes a memory storing at least a portion of an operating system. The operating system is concurrently executable on the first processor and the second processor. | 08-28-2014 |
Michael W. Mcdonald, Celebration, FL US
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20140148816 | SURGERY PORT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical port placement system is to be adjacent a surgical table. The surgical port placement system may include a surgical port placement device for storing parameter sets respectively associated with past surgical procedures, generating a surgical port placement model based upon the parameter sets, receiving a given parameter set for a given surgical procedure for a given patient, the given parameter set having physical characteristics of the given patient, and generating a surgical port placement position for the given patient for the given surgical procedure based upon the given parameter set and the surgical port placement model. | 05-29-2014 |
Nathan Mcdonald, Rome, NY US
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20140268994 | Write-Time Based Memristive Physical Unclonable Function - A physical unclonable function (PUF) device consisting of a hybrid CMOS-memristor circuit that leverages variations in the required write-time of a memristor. Variations in the time required to write, or SET, a memristor from a high to low resistance state arise from variability in physical parameters such as the memristor thickness. When applying a SET voltage across the memristor for the nominal minimum SET time, variability leads to a situation where the memristor will actually SET to the low resistance state only 50% of the time. When the device does not SET it will remain in the high resistance state. Since the to resistance state of the memristor corresponds to reading either a logic 1 or logic 0 on the output of the circuit, the write-time based memristive PUF produces a digital signature directly corresponding to the fabrication process-induced physical variations of an integrated circuit. | 09-18-2014 |
Neill Mcdonald, Versailles FR
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20110081458 | OBJECT MADE OF HOLLOW GLASS - The invention relates to a hollow glass article having, for a thickness of 5 mm, an overall light transmission greater than or equal to 70%, said overall light transmission being calculated by taking into consideration the illuminant C as defined by the ISO/CIE 10526 standard and the CIE 1931 standard colorimetric observer as defined by the ISO/CIE 10527 standard, and a filtering power greater than or equal to 65%, especially 70%, said filtering power being defined as being equal to the value of 100% reduced by the arithmetic mean of the transmission between 330 and 450 nm, said article having a chemical composition of soda-lime-silica type, which comprises the following optical absorbent agents in a content that varies within the weight limits defined below: | 04-07-2011 |
Patricia Mcdonald, Skokie IL
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20090042887 | Methods for Preventing or Reducing the Number of Gout Flares Using Xanthine Oxidoreductase Inhibitors and Anti-Inflammatory Agents - The present invention relates to methods of preventing gout flares in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof and at least one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for a period of six months on a regular basis. | 02-12-2009 |
Paul A. Mcdonald, Staten Island, NY US
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20130275505 | Systems and Methods for Event Networking and Media Sharing - The present invention relates generally to photography and imaging, telecommunications, social media, and event networking in a variety of fields including sports and other community events, personal events, and other occasions in which the sharing of information and media is desirable. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of various communications protocols and platforms in order to distribute information through a network to enable users to interact and communicate with like-minded users, as well as to enable the creation and purchasing of items and customized products. | 10-17-2013 |
Peter Mcdonald, Pearl River, NY US
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20130087453 | METHOD FOR FORMING SPUTTER TARGET ASSEMBLIES HAVING A CONTROLLED SOLDER THICKNESS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of forming a sputter target assembly having a controlled solder thickness. In particular, the method includes the introduction of a bonding foil, between the backing plate and the sputter target, wherein the bonding foil is an ignitable heterogeneous stratified structure for the propagation of an exothermic reaction. | 04-11-2013 |
Peter Mcdonald, Nelson NZ
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20140014026 | MEDICATION CALCULATOR AND RECORDER - The invention provides a device for recording information relating to, and/or calculating a required medication dosage on the basis of, a plurality of variable factors influencing a medication requirement, in particular for the management of diabetes. The device comprises a substantially cylindrical body and at least one annular dial mounted to the body and selectively rotatable about the circumference thereof. | 01-16-2014 |
Peter Lindsay Mcdonald, Gentilino CH
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20100016593 | CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF PALONOSETRON HYDROCHLORIDE - The present invention provides crystalline forms of Palonosetron hydrochloride, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing such crystalline forms of Palonosetron HCl. | 01-21-2010 |
Ross Mcdonald, Bailey Howth IE
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20130012948 | ALIGNMENT JIG FOR A BONE FIXATION DEVICE - A jig for a bone fixation device, including those that comprise a guide; and a connecting element reversibly engagable with the bone fixation device; wherein the guide defines a non-rectilinear path and is adapted to receive the connecting element; and wherein the connecting element is remotely operable, and is adapted to permit a tool to be engaged with the bone fixation device. Other embodiments of the present invention include methods for placing a bone fixation device in a bone, using a jig of the present invention comprising the step of reversibly engaging the bone fixation device with the jig. | 01-10-2013 |
Ross Alan Mcdonald, Mesa, AZ US
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20120203244 | VAGINAL OCCLUSION DEVICE - A vaginal occlusion device that prevents the leak of gas out of the vaginal cavity during a laparoscopic surgery. The vaginal occlusion device includes a shaft with a handle attached to one end and a round or oval shaped head attached to the other end. The head is adapted to be inserted into a vagina. | 08-09-2012 |
Ryan David Mcdonald, Huntington, VT US
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20130067634 | GLOVE WITH HOLDER FOR WRITING INSTRUMENT - A glove having a hand covering portion and a cuff portion, where the cuff portion includes a receptacle having an opening for receiving and removably retaining a writing instrument. | 03-21-2013 |
Sean Michael Mcdonald, Cary, NC US
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20140049098 | Robotic Vehicle Having Traction and Mobility-Enhanced Wheel Structures - A robotic vehicle is provided with improved traction and mobility via a specially designed wheel apparatus including a relatively rigid wheel structure formed from two circular, coaxial sprocketed wheel plates separated by a central hub. The sprockets on the wheel plates are circumferentially aligned with one another, with axially facing sprocket pairs being received in areas defined between circumferentially adjacent pairs of tread links in a series of tread links, equal in number to the number of sprocket pairs, arranged in a circular array around the periphery of the wheel structure. The sprocket pairs are sized and configured in a manner such that substantial relative axial and circumferential movement between the wheel structure and the tread link array are blocked, with the axially facing sprockets in each sprocket pair being axially and resiliently deflected toward one another by surface portions of their associated tread link area. | 02-20-2014 |
Simon P. Mcdonald, Katikati NZ
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20120164597 | DENTAL WEDGE WITH TOOTH GUARD AND METHOD OF RESTORING A TOOTH USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to dental devices utilized during the restoration of teeth and more particularly a dental wedge, for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth, the dental wedge comprising: a wedge body; and a guard releasably engaged to the wedge body, wherein the guard is transformable between a first position adjoined the wedge body and a second position disengaged from the wedge body. | 06-28-2012 |
20130034827 | DENTAL WEDGE - A dental wedge for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth is described. The wedge comprises a taper section ending at a tip, and a body section extending to the tapering section at one end. The body section has an inverted V-shaped cross-section, flexing of the sides of the V-shape allows the wedge to adapt to various contours of the inter-proximal space. The mid-portion of the body section is narrower than at least a portion of the wedge either end of the mid-portion. | 02-07-2013 |
20130224680 | REUSABLE DENTAL IMPRESSION TRAY - A reusable dental impression tray having a reusable rigid tray holder with opposing sidewalls spaced apart substantially a first distance, the opposing sidewalls extend longitudinally in a curved manner, a connector located at a distal end of the tray holder couples the sidewalls together, the sidewalls and connector define an inward facing surface, a channel formed in and extends along the inward facing surface, and a handle located at a mesial end of the tray holder, and a disposable mesh bite tray having a generally U-shaped frame having an open end and a closed end, the U-shaped frame is made of a flexible material wherein the U-shaped frame has a generally static shape having a width at the closed end substantially similar to the first distance and a width at the open end which is greater than the first distance, and wherein with the U-shaped frame received in the channel, the open end of the U-shaped frame is held in a compressed state with the open end having a compressed width substantially the same as the first distance. | 08-29-2013 |
20140199652 | CIRCUMFERENTIAL MATRIX BAND - A dental matrix band includes a band having a first end and a second end. The band is folded over with the first end and second end generally aligned. A portion of the band adjacent the first and second ends form opposed facing band portions in contact with one another, and another portion of the band forming a looped band forming a circumference. A first or stationary toggle is secured to the band at the first and second ends with the first toggle stationary with respect to the band. A second or movable toggle is formed over the band and is capable of sliding over the opposed facing band portions in contact with one another, whereby sliding of the movable toggle away from the first and second ends causes the circumference of the looped band to reduce in size. | 07-17-2014 |
20140302456 | MATRIX BAND RETAINER - A denial matrix band retainer is provided with a retractor, main body portion and a bias mechanism. The retractor includes a proximal end and a distal end, with a band engagement portion at the proximal end. The main body portion having a proximal end and a distal end, with a head portion located at the proximal end. The bias mechanism coupling the retractor to the main body portion, the bias mechanism having a static position and a fully active position, wherein in the static position the head portion is spaced apart from the band engagement portion a first distance, and in the fully active position the head portion is spaced apart from the band engagement portion a second distance which is greater than the first distance, the bias mechanism including an actuator for urging the bias mechanism towards the fully active position. | 10-09-2014 |
Simon Paul Mcdonald, Katikati NZ
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20110003265 | INDIRECT RESTORATION PLACEMENT TOOL AND PROCESS - A manufactured device for handling a dental restoration, the device comprising an adhesive receiving surface and handle adjacent thereto for grasping of the device by a dental hand tool such as a tweezer or forceps. The handle may also include a bore configured to receive the pins ends of the pin tweezer for grasping the device. The adhesive receiving surface is configured with varying dimensions and shapes to correspond to the different restorations. The adhesive receiving surface may also include lug portions for controlling the amount of adhesive to the device. | 01-06-2011 |
20110117524 | UNIVERSAL DENTAL CROWN AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RESTORING A TOOTH USING A UNIVERSAL DENTAL CROWN - The present invention relates to dental crowns for use in restoring a prepared tooth wherein the dental crown comprises a universally sized crown shell and crown matrix to enable the sizing and fitting of the dental crown to the patient in a single sitting and without an impression or laboratory procedure. | 05-19-2011 |
20140335471 | CAPSULE FOR DENTAL RESTORATIVE MATERIAL - A dental restorative material capsule for mixing and dispensing two flowable materials and dispensing the resulting mixture, comprises a mixing chamber with a removable partition separating the flowable materials prior to use, a plunger for dispensing the contents of the mixing chamber and a dispensing tip for applying the resulting mixture to the desired area. | 11-13-2014 |
20140342311 | Dental wedge - A dental wedge, for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth, includes a head portion, a body portion, wherein, said body portion includes a backbone, wherein said backbone, viewed from the side, has a curved profile, said body portion includes at least three pairs of wings extending from the backbone, wherein said wings are separated by a plurality of notches such that the wings extend independently, and said body portion has three sections, wherein a proximal wing section includes a pair of wings closest to the head portion, a distal wing section includes a pair of wings furthest from the head portion, and a central wing section has at least one pair of wings, and a neck portion, wherein said neck portion connects the head and body portions. | 11-20-2014 |
Steven C. Mcdonald, Hever, UT US
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20130298425 | Article of Footwear with Outsole Web and Midsole Protrusions - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper, an outsole, and a midsole. The upper is configured to receive a foot, and the outsole is secured to the upper. The outsole defines a plurality of apertures extending entirely through the outsole. In addition, the outsole has a ground-engaging surface positioned at a first elevation. The midsole is positionable such that a lower surface of the midsole extends into the apertures of the outsole and is exposed by the apertures. | 11-14-2013 |
20150068065 | Article of Footwear with Outsole Web and Midsole Protrusions - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper, an outsole, and a midsole. The upper is configured to receive a foot, and the outsole is secured to the upper. The outsole defines a plurality of apertures extending entirely through the outsole. In addition, the outsole has a ground-engaging surface positioned at a first elevation. The midsole is positionable such that a lower surface of the midsole extends into the apertures of the outsole and is exposed by the apertures. | 03-12-2015 |
Stuart Mcdonald, Clonakilty IE
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20080306646 | System and Method for Using Vehicle Attributes to Identify a Vehicle Under Service - A system and method directed to determining vehicle attributes associated with a vehicle under service so as to eliminate the need for a user of a vehicle service tool to enter the vehicle attributes or to reduce the quantity of vehicle attributes that the user has to enter in order for the vehicle service tool to identify the vehicle under service and, in turn, to retrieve vehicle reference data associated with the vehicle under service. The vehicle service tool may include vehicle service applications for servicing various systems and/or components of the vehicle under service. A vehicle service application selected by the user may function as a requester application that queries other applications and/or data storage for the vehicle attributes needed by the requester application to identify the vehicle under service. | 12-11-2008 |
Thomas H. Mcdonald, St. Louis, MO US
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20140144871 | Stripping Structure And Method For Removing Enamel Insulation From Lead Ends - Stripping structure strips insulation from ends of a plurality of leads of a lead bundle. Each lead includes a conductor member coated with the insulation. The structure includes a housing having wall structure defining a stripping chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the stripping chamber, and an outlet in fluid communication with the stripping chamber. A cover has an opening for receiving an end of the lead bundle in a sealing manner so that the leads thereof are received in the stripping chamber. Chemical stripping solution is in communication with the inlet. When the lead bundle is received through the opening with the leads in the stripping chamber and when the chemical stripping solution is provided though inlet and in the stripping chamber, the chemical stripping solution strips the insulation from the conductor members, with the stripping solution along with stripped insulation exiting through the outlet. | 05-29-2014 |
Thomas M. Mcdonald, Berkeley, CA US
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20140294709 | ALKYLAMINE FUNCTIONALIZED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR COMPOSITE GAS SEPARATIONS - Functionalized metal-organic framework adsorbents with ligands containing basic nitrogen groups such as alkylamines and alkyldiamines appended to the metal centers and method of isolating carbon dioxide from a stream of combined gases and carbon dioxide partial pressures below approximately 1 and 1000 mbar. The adsorption material has an isosteric heat of carbon dioxide adsorption of greater than −60 kJ/mol at zero coverage using a dual-site Langmuir model. | 10-02-2014 |
Timothy Mcdonald, O'Fallon, MO US
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20130146730 | JOIST STORAGE SYSTEM - A joist storage system with a pair of hangers mounted to adjacent joists. The hangers are configured to removeably receive and support a storage container with the channel between the joists. | 06-13-2013 |
Timothy Alan Mcdonald, Stillwater, OK US
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20130293958 | Night Vision Goggle Cover and Cover Holder - The embodiments of the Lens Protector are comprised of two large eyepiece lens covers, two small objective lens covers, and a flat connective lanyard. The embodiments of the optical protection device, the larger end covers are placed over the eye optical lenses and the smaller end covers are placed over the objective lenses to protect the eye lenses and objective lenses from damage due to light or damage due to foreign objects being deposited on the lens glass. The lanyard with the X-shaped connection allows the end covers to be maintained in place relative to each other and also prevents the end covers from being entangled thereby allowing ease of replacement of the end covers onto the optical lenses when the optical device is to be stored or taken out of application use. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293959 | Night Vision Goggle Cover and Cover Holder - The embodiments of the Lens Protector are comprised of two large eyepiece lens covers, two small objective lens covers, and a flat connective lanyard. The embodiments of the optical protection device, the larger end covers are placed over the eye optical lenses and the smaller end covers are placed over the objective lenses to protect the eye lenses and objective lenses from damage due to light or damage due to foreign objects being deposited on the lens glass. The lanyard with the X-shaped connection allows the end covers to be maintained in place relative to each other and also prevents the end covers from being entangled thereby allowing ease of replacement of the end covers onto the optical lenses when the optical device is to be stored or taken out of application use. | 11-07-2013 |
Tracy Mcdonald, Rochester, NY US
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20120202238 | DETERMINING CONDITIONS IN CENTRIFUGED BLOOD USING MEASURED PRESSURE - A method for determining a condition in a blood sample includes: providing a sample of blood; providing a metering probe having a pump for aspirating and dispensing; inserting the metering probe a selected distance into the blood sample; measuring the pressure between the sample and pump during sample aspiration or sample dispense; comparing the measured pressure with a reference value; and signaling the presence or absence of the condition. A method for confirming or detecting the presence of a selected layer of blood component in a centrifuged blood sample includes: measuring a pressure of a suspected selected layer in a metering probe during aspiration or dispense; comparing the measured pressure with a reference value, wherein if the measured pressure and the reference value are substantially identical then the selected layer of the blood component is confirmed. In a preferred embodiment the reference value is a pre-selected pressure range. | 08-09-2012 |
Wayne J. Mcdonald, Charlotte, NC US
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20140099209 | GAS TURBINE COMPONENT, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND CASTING MOLD FOR USE OF THIS METHOD - A method is provided for casting a gas turbine component having at least a first section and a second section. As per the method, a liquid metal is cast into a casting mold and solidification of the metal is induced by means of controlled cooling. The cooling of the liquid metal in the first section is controlled in such a way that the metal solidifies in a directionally solidified crystal structure or a single-crystal structure. In the second section the cooling is carried out in such a way that it solidifies in a multidirectional crystal structure. | 04-10-2014 |
Wayne Mitchell Mcdonald, Bluffton, SC US
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20130048686 | FOLDABLE BAG DEVICE - The present invention provides methods and systems for a foldable bag that includes a rear wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a front wall part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side; a middle part having a front side, a back side, and an interior side. The front wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line, and the rear wall part is engaged to the middle part along a fold line. The foldable bag is moveable between a first position and a second position. | 02-28-2013 |
William F. Mcdonald, Cranbury, NJ US
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20140037683 | Methods of Stimulating Protective Immunity Employing Dengue Viral Antigens - Compositions that include at least a portion of at least one pathogen-associated molecular pattern and at least a portion of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a Den1 viral envelope protein, a Den2 viral envelope protein, a Den3 viral envelope protein and a Den4 viral envelope protein are employed in methods to stimulate a protective immune response in a subject. | 02-06-2014 |
20150031858 | Methods of Stimulating Protective Immunity Employing Dengue Viral Antigens - Compositions that include at least a portion of at least one pathogen-associated molecular pattern and at least a portion of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a Den1 viral envelope protein, a Den2 viral envelope protein, a Den3 viral envelope protein and a Den4 viral envelope protein are employed in methods to stimulate a protective immune response in a subject. | 01-29-2015 |