O'Connor, IE
Aidan O'Connor, Douglas IE
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20080234723 | MICROCATHETER INTRODUCER SHEATH - The present invention includes an introducer sheath. The sheath may comprise a first proximal elongated section having a first outer diameter and a first inner diameter, and a main body elongated section having a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter, wherein the second outer diameter is larger than the first outer diameter. The sheath may further include a distal section having an outer wall that tapers from the second outer diameter of the main body elongated section to a smaller distal outer diameter. | 09-25-2008 |
20130165870 | MICROCATHETER INTRODUCER SHEATH - The present invention includes an introducer sheath. The sheath may comprise a first proximal elongated section having a first outer diameter and a first inner diameter, and a main body elongated section having a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter, wherein the second outer diameter is larger than the first outer diameter. The sheath may further include a distal section having an outer wall that tapers from the second outer diameter of the main body elongated section to a smaller distal outer diameter. | 06-27-2013 |
Aidan O'Connor, Cork IE
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20080221554 | Deploying Embolic Coils - An embolic coil delivery system includes a catheter and an embolic coil disposed within the catheter, the embolic coil including a coil wire and a fiber bundle. A method of producing an embolic coil delivery system includes: advancing a delivery sheath over a distal end of an embolic coil while applying tension to the embolic coil via a retaining device that is attached to the distal end of the embolic coil. | 09-11-2008 |
Alan O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20130024795 | MULTIFUNCTION DRAG-AND-DROP SELECTION TOOL FOR SELECTION OF DATA OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK APPLICATION - A computer-implemented method of managing functions for objects associated with an interactive application presented on a display begins by providing a plurality of images that represent different selectable objects. The method also provides a drag-and-drop graphical user interface (GUI) element to accommodate drag-and-drop selection from the plurality of images, the drag-and-drop GUI element having a control element to initiate a function. The method continues by populating the drag-and-drop GUI element with a first image that represents a first selectable object, and thereafter receiving a command in response to activation of the control element. In response to receiving the command, the method performs the function on the first selectable object. | 01-24-2013 |
Alex O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20140222773 | A NETWORK SYSTEM FOR GENERATING APPLICATION SPECIFIC HYPERMEDIA CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - A network system for generating application specific hypermedia content from multiple sources. The system comprises a harvesting module operable for harvesting hypermedia content on the internet from a plurality of hypermedia sources. A fragmenting module is provided which is operable for fragmenting the harvested content into discrete hypermedia fragments, wherein the hypermedia fragments have associated meta data. A data repository is provided for storing the hypermedia fragments and their associated meta data. A supply module is provided which is in communication with the data repository for supplying hypermedia fragments to the consuming applications. | 08-07-2014 |
Brendan O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20140106371 | Peptide Analogues of PA-IL and Their Utility for Glycan and Glycoconjugate Analysis and Purification - Provided are peptide analogues of PA-IL and compositions containing them. The PA-IL peptide analogues have altered carbohydrate binding specificity relative to a PA-IL of SEQ ID NO:1, and thus the analogues contain amino acid substitutions in SEQ ID NO:1. The substitutions can be at positions 50, 52 and 53 of SEQ ID NO:1 and can include combinations of amino acid substitutions at those positions | 04-17-2014 |
20150253336 | Peptide Analogues of PA-IL and Their Utility for Glycan and Glycoconjugate Analysis and Purification - Provided are peptide analogues of PA-IL and compositions containing them. The PA-IL peptide analogues have altered carbohydrate binding specificity relative to a PA-IL of SEQ ID NO:1, and thus the analogues contain amino acid substitutions in SEQ ID NO:1. The substitutions can be at positions 50, 52 and 53 of SEQ ID NO:1 and can include combinations of amino acid substitutions at those positions. Also included are methods for detecting changes in the glycosylation of carbohydrates and for separating biomolecules which contain glycoproteins or glycoconjugates. | 09-10-2015 |
Brendan Francis O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20080213815 | DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCER BY SEPRASE LEVEL - A method of diagnosing subjects for breast cancer comprising the steps of (a) establishing the seprase level of a subjects test material and (b) determining those subjects with seprase levels above about 0.0008 nmoles.min | 09-04-2008 |
Cormac T. O'Connor, Wicklow IE
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20080255391 | Chiral Phosphorus Compounds - A process for the stereoselective preparation of a P-chiral four-co-ordinated phosphorus compound, the process comprising reacting a first reactant selected from the group consisting of a chiral alcohol, chiral amine or chiral thiol, with a second reactant comprising a P-chiral three-co-ordinated phosphorus compound, in the presence of an electrophile. | 10-16-2008 |
Crystal O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20160087295 | Catalyst and Process for the Production of Hydrogen from Ammonia Boranes - The present invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen comprising contacting at least one complex of formula (I), (I) wherein: X | 03-24-2016 |
Denis A. O'Connor, Limerick IE
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20110177842 | Methods And Systems For Managing And/Or Tracking Use Of Subscriber Identity Module Components - Methods and systems for managing and/or tracking use of SIM smart cards with integrated or external SIM module systems that are utilized with information handling systems. A SIM module system may be locked with a generic locking code to lock a SIM module system of a given information handling system for use with a designated SIM smart card that is programmed with a matching generic locking code. The locked SIM module system of the information handling system may be further configured so that it may be unlocked using an unlocking code so as to allow use of the information handling system with SIM smart cards other than the designated SIM smart card. To allow tracking of the disposition of the designated SIM smart card, notification of the non-activation, de-activation and/or activation of the designated SIM smart card (e.g., to an activation tracking agent) may be required before obtaining the unlocking code, for example, from an activation tracking agent. | 07-21-2011 |
Denis M. O'Connor, Banteer IE
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20130292793 | LOCALIZED STRAIN RELIEF FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit may include a semiconductor die having a trench formed in a surface of the semiconductor die. One or more circuit components may be formed on the surface of the semiconductor die. The trench can extend into the semiconductor die next to at least one circuit component. The trench may surround the circuit component partially or wholly. The trench may be filled with a material having a lower bulk modulus than the semiconductor die in which the trench is formed. | 11-07-2013 |
20140028376 | PRECISION CMOS VOLTAGE REFERENCE - A system provides for a voltage reference having a small temperature coefficient spread. The voltage reference includes a PTAT voltage trimming circuit that accurately trims the CTAT voltage component of the bandgap type voltage reference. The voltage trimming circuit includes two bipolar transistors that are biased by biasing currents to create a specific base-emitter voltage difference at an output. The bias currents can be digitally trimmed by a current digital-to-analog (“DAC”) converter. This may result in the ability to trim the voltage reference at a single temperature, without the need to trim at two or more temperatures. | 01-30-2014 |
Denis Martin O'Connor, Banteer IE
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20100201300 | Control Techniques for Motor Driven Systems - Embodiments of the present invention provide a motor-driven mechanical system with a detection system to measure properties of a back channel and derive oscillatory characteristics of the mechanical system. Uses of the detection system may include calculating the resonant frequency of the mechanical system and a threshold drive D | 08-12-2010 |
20100202069 | Control Techniques for Motor Driven Systems - A drive signal for a motor-driven mechanical system has zero (or near zero) energy at an expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. The drive signal may be provided in a series of steps according to a selected row of Pascal's triangle, wherein the number of steps equals the number of entries from the selected row of Pascal's triangle, each step has a step size corresponding to a respective entry of the selected row of Pascal's triangle, and the steps are spaced from each other according to a time constant determined by an expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. Alternatively, the stepped drive signal may be provided as a series of uniform steps according to a selected row of Pascal's triangle, in which the steps are provided in a number of spaced intervals corresponding to the number of entries from the selected row of Pascal's triangle, each interval includes a number of steps corresponding to a respective entry from the selected row of Pascal's triangle and the intervals are spaced in time according to a time constant determined from the expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. These techniques not only generate a drive signal with substantially no energy at the expected resonant frequency, they provide a zero-energy “notch” of sufficient width to tolerate systems in which the actual resonant frequency differs from the expected resonant frequencies. | 08-12-2010 |
20120256578 | CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MOTOR DRIVEN SYSTEMS - A drive signal for a motor-driven mechanical system has zero (or near zero) energy at an expected resonant frequency of the mechanical system. These techniques not only generate a drive signal with substantially no energy at the expected resonant frequency, they provide a zero-energy “notch” of sufficient width to tolerate systems in which the actual resonant frequency differs from the expected resonant frequencies. | 10-11-2012 |
20140292249 | CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MOTOR DRIVEN SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a motor-driven mechanical system with a detection system to measure properties of a back channel and derive oscillatory characteristics of the mechanical system. Uses of the detection system may include calculating the resonant frequency of the mechanical system and a threshold drive D | 10-02-2014 |
Gerard O'Connor, Barna IE
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20100301013 | METHOD FOR LASER ABLATION - The present invention relates to a method for laser ablation. The method comprises providing a substrate from which material is to be ablated and providing an ambient environment for the laser ablation process, comprising supplying a prescribed assist gas in a prescribed delivery configuration. The method further comprises focusing a laser beam onto the substrate to be ablated at a power density above an ablation threshold of the material to remove material from the substrate in a laser material interaction zone at or adjacent to the focal point of the laser; and controlling the supply of the assist gas and the laser power to generate a liquid phase in the laser material interaction zone in which the ablated matter is suspended. | 12-02-2010 |
Ian Edward O'Connor, County Kildare IE
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20090039308 | Nanocomposite polymers - Modified polymers are prepared by providing a nanotube or nanoparticle suspension, adding a preformed polymer, swelling the preformed polymer in the suspension, and isolating the modified polymer from the suspension. The polymer may be a swellable polymer in the form of polymeric yarns, fibres, fabrics, ribbons or films. The swelling may be carried out using ultrasonic treatment. | 02-12-2009 |
Jeremiah O'Connor, Roscommon Town IE
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20150127751 | SENDING AN OUT-OF-FACILITY NOTIFICATION BASED ON AGGREGATED CONTENT FRM A TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Historical content corresponding to activity of a user in at least one social networking service is aggregated. The historical content indicates a plurality of collaboration partners with whom the user collaborated via the at least one social networking service in an occupation context. Based on the aggregated historical content, at least one of the collaboration partners can be identified as at least one priority collaboration partner. Whether the user currently is not in a facility where the user works can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the user is not in the facility where the user works, a message indicating that the user is not in the facility where the user works can be automatically sent to the at least one priority collaboration partner. | 05-07-2015 |
Jerh O'Connor, Roscommon IE
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20100067402 | MIDDLEWARE COMPONENTS FOR BUNDLING SERVICE INVOCATIONS - A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon to cause the machine to execute a method is provided. The method includes analyzing a received client request and available statistics to determine whether the request is likely to succeed and whether the request should be bundled with other requests. If the request is determined to not be likely to succeed, an error message is outputted to the client. If the request is determined to be likely to succeed but should not be bundled with other requests, a first service provider relevant to the request is invoked. If the request is determined to be likely to succeed and should be bundled with other requests, the request is bundled with the other requests and, subsequently, the first and/or a second service provider relevant to the bundled requests is invoked. The available statistics are then updated. | 03-18-2010 |
John O'Connor, County Limerick IE
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20110308148 | MUSHROOM PRODUCTION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a mushroom production process comprising the steps of preparing a mushroom growing shed with at least one bed of mushroom compost; supplying heat to the mushroom growing shed; harvesting the mushrooms; and removing the spent mushroom compost from the mushroom growing shed; wherein the process further comprises the steps of combusting the spent mushroom compost in an energy conversion system; harnessing the heat generated by combusting the spent mushroom compost; and using the harnessed heat to control temperature of the mushroom growing shed. In this way, the energy costs for the mushroom production are greatly reduced. | 12-22-2011 |
20120006279 | POULTRY REARING PROCESS - This invention relates to a process of rearing poultry. The process comprises the steps of housing the poultry in a heated poultry shed, collecting poultry litter from the poultry shed, thermally treating the poultry litter and harnessing heat generated by the thermally treated poultry litter, and heating the poultry shed using the harnessed heat. In this way, the poultry litter may be used to heat the poultry in the shed and other expensive fuels will not have to be purchased to carry out this task, thereby reducing the operating cost of the poultry rearing process. Furthermore, the poultry litter will be available in an abundant supply. Due to the fact that the fuel is so readily available, it is possible to preheat the sheds to the ideal temperature prior to receiving the poultry and ventilate the poultry sheds both of which will result in the poultry thriving. | 01-12-2012 |
John O'Connor, Maynooth IE
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20140142950 | INTERLEAVING VOICE COMMANDS FOR ELECTRONIC MEETINGS - A method, computer program product, and system for identifying collaborators is described. A command precursor associated with delivery of a voice command associated with an electronic meeting is received. An audio signal including the voice command is received. A portion of the audio signal is identified as representing the voice command, based upon, at least in part, receiving the command precursor. The voice command is interpreted. The interpreted voice command is caused to be executed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142951 | INTERLEAVING VOICE COMMANDS FOR ELECTRONIC MEETINGS - A method, computer program product, and system for identifying collaborators is described. A command precursor associated with delivery of a voice command associated with an electronic meeting is received. An audio signal including the voice command is received. A portion of the audio signal is identified as representing the voice command, based upon, at least in part, receiving the command precursor. The voice command is interpreted. The interpreted voice command is caused to be executed. | 05-22-2014 |
Louise O'Connor, Co. Galway IE
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20110311969 | Diagnostic Kit for Aspergillus Fumigatus Species - The use of the Ayg1 gene or an RNA transcript of the Ayg1 gene or fragments thereof as target regions in a diagnostic assay for the eukaryotic organism | 12-22-2011 |
Louise O'Connor, Moycullen IE
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20110212445 | SWI5 GENE AS A DIAGNOSTIC TARGET FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGAL AND YEAST SPECIES - The invention relates to the SWI5 gene, the corresponding RNA, specific probes, primers and oligonucleotides related thereto and their use in diagnostic assays to detect and/or discriminate between fungal and yeast species. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218335 | EIF2GAMMA GENE AS A DIAGNOSTIC TARGET FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGAL AND YEAST SPECIES - The current invention relates to a diagnostic kit for a yeast or fungal species comprising at least one oligonucleotide probe capable of binding to at least a portion of the eIF2y gene or its corresponding mRNA. | 09-08-2011 |
20120094283 | ACE2 AS A TARGET GENE FOR THE MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF YEAST AND FUNGAL SPECIES - The present invention relates to nucleic acid primers and probes for use in the identification of one or more yeast species. More specifically the invention relates to the Ace2 gene, the corresponding RNA, specific probes, primers and oligonucleotides related thereto and their use in diagnostic assays to detect and/or discriminate between yeast species. | 04-19-2012 |
Louise O'Connor, Galway IE
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20110217703 | P2/P2A/P2B GENE SEQUENCES AS DIAGNOSTIC TARGETS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGAL AND YEAST SPECIES - The present invention relates to nucleic acid primers and probes to detect one or more fungal and yeast species. More specifically the invention relates to the P2, P2A and P2B gene sequences (also known as 60S acidic ribosomal protein P2, RLA-2-ASPFU, Allergen ASP f8 or Afp2), the corresponding RNA, specific probes, primers and oligonucleotides related thereto and their use in diagnostic assays to detect and/or discriminate fungal and yeast species. | 09-08-2011 |
Louise O'Connor, County Galway IE
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20090208940 | METHOD FOR DETECTING C. ALBICANS - A HWP1 gene sequence or fragment or variants thereof as a target region in a nucleic acid based assay for | 08-20-2009 |
Maria O'Connor, Croom IE
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20160082438 | PRESSURE BASED DISPENSING - Aspects of the present disclosure provide a composite liquid cell handling system, composite liquid cell processing methods, and dispensing heads for use in the systems and methods. | 03-24-2016 |
Michael John O'Connor, County Galway IE
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20090025252 | FOOTWEAR | 01-29-2009 |
20090044432 | FOOTWEAR - An outsole unit for an item of footwear comprises a base layer of a flexible material having fibres extending from one surface, for example a napped leather such as pigskin suede or a textile material, and one or more lugs of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) moulded directly to the fibrous surface so as to form a tread. Multiple lugs may form a regular array separated by grooves, and may be connected solely by the base layer, by a skin of TPU extending across the base layer or by narrow connecting elements of TPU. An upper of an item of footwear may comprise a backing of suede leather with a grid of strips of TPU moulded to its napped surface. An item of footwear may comprise the outsole unit of the invention, the upper of the invention, or both. | 02-19-2009 |
Michelle Patricia O'Connor, Athlone IE
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20130174788 | ANIMAL FEEDER - An animal feeder for grazing/foraging animals adapted to anatomically replicate a natural grazing/foraging position and physiologically replicate a natural grazing/foraging pattern in which the animal feeder has a hopper for storing feed, and a trough from which an animal can feed in a natural ground-level grazing position. | 07-11-2013 |
Neil O'Connor, Lackagh IE
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20100158237 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Contact Center Performance - A system for monitoring a communication session in a contact center comprises a store of one or more defined speech events which may occur in a communication session for a contact being handled by an agent operating an agent station of the contact center, a speech event comprising at least one occurrence of at least one word in an audio stream of a communication session. A speech analyser is operable, during a communication session involving an agent station of the contact center, to detect the occurrence of one of the speech events. An event generator is responsive to detection of one of the speech events, for issuing an event notification during the communication session identifying the speech event to a reporting component of the contact center which has been configured to receive such event notifications. A display displays event data for contacts being handled by the contact center in real-time at a supervisor station of the contact center, the displayed event data including the speech event identified in the event notification. | 06-24-2010 |
20120252528 | Call Prioritization Methods in a Call Center - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of allocating calls coming into a call center from a caller location remote from the call center, receiving a call from a caller which includes information from an RFID chip located in close proximity to the caller location; decoding the information from the RFID chip to determine one or more parameters relating to the information; using said one or more parameters to allocate the call from the caller at the call center to ensure calls are handled in accordance with the parameters. This has the advantage of much more efficient management of the of the calls within the call center and ensures that the calls are sent to the agent with the most appropriate skill set. | 10-04-2012 |
20140321635 | CALL PRIORITIZATION METHODS IN A CALL CENTER - According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of allocating calls coming into a call center from a caller location remote from the call center, receiving a call from a caller which includes information from an RFID chip located in close proximity to the caller location; decoding the information from the RFID chip to determine one or more parameters relating to the information; using said one or more parameters to allocate the call from the caller at the call center to ensure calls are handled in accordance with the parameters. This has the advantage of much more efficient management of the of the calls within the call center and ensures that the calls are sent to the agent with the most appropriate skill set. | 10-30-2014 |
Neil O'Connor, Co. Meath IE
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20150205809 | Image Obfuscation - Provided are a method and system for displaying an image on a web page, comprising: a fragmentation engine separating a web page element, which when rendered on the web page has visual characteristics, into a plurality of fragments and generating display instructions for each of the fragments; and a rendering engine arranging the fragments on a web page according to the display instructions to replicate the visual characteristics of the web page element. | 07-23-2015 |
Neil O'Connor, Ashbourne IE
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20150082436 | ANTI-TAMPERING SERVER - A method for preventing tampering with the accessibility of resources specified by Universal Resource Locators (URLs) comprising receiving a primary URL from a web server; creating a unique identifier and associating, in a database, the unique identifier with the received primary URL; creating a secondary URL that includes the unique identifier; and providing the secondary URL to the web server wherein the primary URL is cross referenced to the secondary URL through the unique identifier. | 03-19-2015 |
Néil O'Connor, Galway IE
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20120215577 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING CONTACT CENTER PERFORMANCE - A method for assigning individual contact processing resources of a contact centre to contacts in the contact centre is disclosed. On receiving a new contact at the contact centre, a contact object corresponding to the new contact is provided within a population of contact objects corresponding to contacts being processed by the contact centre. A programmed processing object corresponding to each individual contact processing resource of the contact centre is provided. Each processing object is arranged to adaptively and independently select contact objects from the population of contact objects based on a value received for processing contacts from the population and a value spent on processing contacts from the population. Once a programmed processing object selects a contact object, an associated contact processing resource is assigned to the contact. | 08-23-2012 |
Niall O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20150343456 | Air Treatment Device Having A Plasma Coil Electrostatic Precipitator Assembly - An air treatment device having a plasma generator electrostatic precipitator assembly, is provided. The assembly includes an electrostatic precipitator configured to charge airborne particles in the vicinity of the electrostatic precipitator to provide charged airborne particles, and a plasma generator positioned in proximity to the electrostatic precipitator and configured for cooperation with the electrostatic precipitator. The plasma generator is configured to discharge plasma and provide an inactivation zone in the region of the plasma generator operable to inactivate airborne particles. The air treatment device includes means for directing the charged airborne particles generated by the electrostatic precipitator into the inactivation zone such that the air treatment device is adapted to generate charged airborne particles and then immediately, to direct the charged airborne particles into the inactivation zone so as to expose the charged airborne particles to plasma in the inactivation zone. | 12-03-2015 |
Partick G. O'Connor, Mallow IE
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20080234723 | MICROCATHETER INTRODUCER SHEATH - The present invention includes an introducer sheath. The sheath may comprise a first proximal elongated section having a first outer diameter and a first inner diameter, and a main body elongated section having a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter, wherein the second outer diameter is larger than the first outer diameter. The sheath may further include a distal section having an outer wall that tapers from the second outer diameter of the main body elongated section to a smaller distal outer diameter. | 09-25-2008 |
Patrick O'Connor, County Cork IE
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20150127002 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS FOR LONG BONE FRACTURE SETTING - An intramedullary nail has a proximal part for engagement with a proximal bone fragment and a distal part for engagement with a distal bone fragment. A motion assembly interconnects the parts and allows limited axial relative motion of the proximal and distal parts. This limited axial motion provides micromotion and in some embodiments also dynamisation. The nail may comprise a stem for fastening to one bone fragment and an insert within the stem for fastening to the other bone fragment, the insert being adapted to guide insertion of a bone screw through the stem and to prevent relative rotation of the distal and proximal bone fragments. The motion assembly may include spring bias and/or damping means between the parts, possibly including one or more Belleville washers. | 05-07-2015 |
Patrick O'Connor, Cork IE
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20120136356 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS FOR LONG BONE FRACTURE SETTING - An intramedullary nail has a proximal part for engagement with a proximal bone fragment and a distal part for engagement with a distal bone fragment. A motion assembly interconnects the parts and allows limited axial relative motion of the proximal and distal parts. This limited axial motion provides micromotion and in some embodiments also dynamisation. The nail may comprise a stem for fastening to one bone fragment and an insert within the stem for fastening to the other bone fragment, the insert being adapted to guide insertion of a bone screw through the stem and to prevent relative rotation of the distal and proximal bone fragments. The motion assembly may include spring bias and/or damping means between the parts, possibly including one or more Belleville washers. | 05-31-2012 |
Patrick G. O'Connor, Mallow IE
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20130165870 | MICROCATHETER INTRODUCER SHEATH - The present invention includes an introducer sheath. The sheath may comprise a first proximal elongated section having a first outer diameter and a first inner diameter, and a main body elongated section having a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter, wherein the second outer diameter is larger than the first outer diameter. The sheath may further include a distal section having an outer wall that tapers from the second outer diameter of the main body elongated section to a smaller distal outer diameter. | 06-27-2013 |
20130238012 | EMBOLIC COILS - Embolic coils, as well as related methods, devices, and compositions, are disclosed. | 09-12-2013 |
Patrick Thomas O'Connor, Mayo IE
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20080264031 | Baling and Bale Wrapping Apparatus and Methods - Baling apparatus ( | 10-30-2008 |
Patrick Thomas O'Connor, Kilmaine IE
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20120137630 | COMBINED BALER/BALE WRAPPER - A combined baler/bale wrapper ( | 06-07-2012 |
20160100527 | COMBINED BALER/BALE WRAPPER - A combined baler/bale wrapper ( | 04-14-2016 |
Ronan O'Connor, Claregalway IE
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20100185230 | VASCULAR FILTER DEVICE - A vascular filter device comprises a support; and a filter comprising one or more filter elements configured to capture thrombus passing through a blood vessel. A holder holds the filter in a closed filtering state and releases to convert the filter to an open state after a period of time. The filter is adapted to retain thrombus after said conversion. In one case the filter elements are arranged to remain in a closed state after release by the holder, because they are blocked by a retained clot from opening fully, and the filter elements are biased to the open state with a bias level which is counter balanced by force exerted by a retained clot under action of blood flow. | 07-22-2010 |
Steve O'Connor, Dublin IE
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20150066783 | MEDIA SEARCH AND LICENSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated music industry solution for aggregated search and licensing of diverse music catalogs through the use of metadata and algorithmic search technologies connecting the diverse supply of music available for synchronization licenses and the daily demands of music and media professionals. | 03-05-2015 |
Therese O'Connor, Athenry IE
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20090036966 | Device Delivery System With Two Stage Withdrawal - A medical device delivery system provides for a two-stage withdrawal of a deflated balloon portion of a catheter and the remains of a ruptured sheath. The deflated balloon portion is withdrawn from within an expanded medical device a predetermined distance before the remains of the ruptured sheath begins being removed from between the expanded device and a vessel wall. Initiating removal of the deflated balloon portion before the sheath reduces a total amount of drag that is exerted against a self-expanding medical device that has been deployed in a vessel. | 02-05-2009 |
20090112159 | Delivery System With Profiled Sheath Having Balloon-Oriented Position - A delivery system for delivering a self-expanding medical device such as a stent. The delivery system includes a sheath profiled or shaped to reduce instances of interference between a distal edge of the sheath and a vessel or with any lesion or lesions that might be present in the vessel. The sheath is formed by modifying a cylinder of sheath material to include three portions and an initiation slit that controls the rupturing of the sheath to facilitate delivery of the medical device. The initiation slit is positioned on the delivery system with respect to a configuration of a balloon portion of the system. | 04-30-2009 |
20140324149 | Delivery System With Profiled Sheath Having Balloon-Oriented Position - A delivery system for delivering a self-expanding medical device such as a stent. The delivery system includes a sheath profiled or shaped to reduce instances of interference between a distal edge of the sheath and a vessel or with any lesion or lesions that might be present in the vessel. The sheath is formed by modifying a cylinder of sheath material to include three portions and an initiation slit that controls the rupturing of the sheath to facilitate delivery of the medical device. The initiation slit is positioned on the delivery system with respect to a configuration of a balloon portion of the system. | 10-30-2014 |
Timothy O'Connor, Claregalway IE
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20080213464 | METHODS OF APPLYING COATING TO THE INSIDE SURFACE OF A STENT - A method of applying a coating material to a stent includes the steps of providing a generally tubular stent having an inside surface and an outside surface and applying a coating material to the inside surface of the stent without applying that coating material to the outside surface of the stent. The method may comprise providing a mandrel having a diameter less than an interior diameter of the stent, providing the coating material around the mandrel, placing the stent around the mandrel and crimping the stent so that the inside surface of the stent contacts the coating material. Alternatively, the method may comprise providing an expandable device, providing the expandable device with the coating material such that the coating material is deliverable from the expandable device, placing the stent around the expandable device and expanding the expandable device such that the expandable device contacts the inside surface of the stent. Alternatively, the method may comprise providing an elongated material that is capable of having its diameter reduced under the application of a tensile force, providing the coating material around the elongated material, applying a tensile force to the elongated material, placing the stent around the elongated material and reducing or releasing the tensile force, thereby allowing the diameter of the elongated member to increase so that the coating material contacts the inside surface of the stent. The coating material may comprise an endothelial cell growth promoter. | 09-04-2008 |
20090017188 | METHODS FOR MAKING DRUG-ELUTING MEDICAL DEVICES - The present invention is directed to medical implants that are configured to controllably release therapeutic agent to a target site of a patient and methods of making these implants. Embodiments of the present invention may include a method comprising the steps of providing a tube having a wall with inner and outer surfaces and defining a passageway, forming an opening through the wall of the tube, applying a porous coating layer to at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the tube, and loading a therapeutic agent solution into the passageway so that therapeutic agent passes through the opening and into the porous coating layer. The method may also include removing portions of the tube to form the implantable medical device, which may be a stent. | 01-15-2009 |
20090035448 | MEDICAL DEVICE COATING BY LASER CLADDING - Methods for making medical devices having porous coatings. Methods may comprise providing a tubing section having inner and outer surfaces and positioning a nozzle proximate to a target surface of the parent tubing section. A powder form of the porous coating may be delivered toward the tubing section, and a laser may be directed at the powder to melt the powder to form a melt pool. The melt pool can solidify to form the porous coating on the target surface. Portions of the parent tubing section may then be cut away to form the support structure of the medical device, such as a stent. | 02-05-2009 |
William O'Connor, Killarney IE
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20150319807 | HEATER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HEATER - Disclosed is a heater comprising a PTC heating resistor based on barium titanate. The PTC heating resistor is printed onto a substrate. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such a heater. | 11-05-2015 |