Stroud, US
Annette Marie Stroud, Chattanooga, TN US
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20150128377 | VEHICULAR FLOOR MAT - A floor mat for a vehicle includes an adapter plate for engaging the vehicle's mat retaining system, a mat portion, and a fastener for securing the mat portion to the adapter plate. The configuration of the adapter plat allows the mat portion to be transversely, longitudinally, and rotationally aligned and secured to the vehicle's floor despite variations in the arrangements of different vehicles' mat retaining systems. | 05-14-2015 |
20150274052 | VEHICULAR FLOOR MAT SYSTEM - A floor mat for a vehicle includes an adapter plate for engaging the vehicle's mat retaining system, a mat portion, and a fastener for securing the mat portion to the adapter plate. The configuration of the adapter plate allows the mat portion to be transversely, longitudinally, and rotationally aligned and secured to the vehicle's floor despite variations in the arrangements of different vehicles' mat retaining systems. The mat portion may include a plurality of peripheral guidelines to assist the end-user to trim the mat to fit any intended one of a plurality of automobile models. | 10-01-2015 |
Ben Stroud, Dubach, LA US
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20100077104 | SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTING CONTENT DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK AND METHOD OF ARRANGING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK - Described is a method for improving both the bandwidth efficiency and bit rate of data streams flowing through binary tree networks. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for efficiently utilizing end-consumer computers possessing a variety of upstream bandwidth capabilities to deliver online streaming video in a distributed manner. | 03-25-2010 |
20120215940 | SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTING CONTENT DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK AND METHOD OF ARRANGING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK - Described is a method for improving both the bandwidth efficiency and bit rate of data streams flowing through binary tree networks. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for efficiently utilizing end-consumer computers possessing a variety of upstream bandwidth capabilities to deliver online streaming video in a distributed manner. | 08-23-2012 |
20150295814 | SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTING CONTENT DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK AND METHOD OF ARRANGING NODES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DATA OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK - Described is a method for improving both the bandwidth efficiency and bit rate of data streams flowing through binary tree networks. In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for efficiently utilizing end-consumer computers possessing a variety of upstream bandwidth capabilities to deliver online streaming video in a distributed manner. | 10-15-2015 |
Brandon L. Stroud, Smyrna, GA US
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20150158657 | Double-Walled, Vacuum-Insulated Container Having Inner Coating Cured at High Temperature - A double-walled, vacuum-insulated container is manufactured with a cured inside coating. To form the container, an inner liner is disposed in an outer body. The inner liner has an inner sidewall, an inner bottom, and an inner lip, and the outer body has an outer sidewall and an outer lip. The inner and outer lips are affixed together with an affixation or weld having a first melt point. A plenum is enclosed between the inner liner and the outer body by affixing an outer bottom to the outer body and creating a vacuum at least partially in the plenum using a seal having a second melt point. This second melt point can be about 450° C. and 500° C. The coating is painted to an inside surface of the inner liner, and the painted coating is cured with a temperature level at least below the first and second melt points. | 06-11-2015 |
Charlyn Stroud, St. James, MO US
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20130186851 | NONPOLYMERIC ANTIREFLECTION COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ADAMANTYL GROUPS - Nonpolymeric compounds, compositions, and methods for forming microelectronic structures, and the structures formed therefrom are provided. The nonpolymeric compounds are ring-opened, epoxide-adamantane derivatives that comprise at least two epoxy moieties and at least one adamantyl group, along with at least one chemical modification group, such as a chromophore, bonded to a respective epoxy moiety. Anti-reflective and/or planarization compositions can be formed using these compounds and used in lithographic processes, including fabrication of microelectronic structures. | 07-25-2013 |
Christopher Dean Stroud, Columbus, OH US
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20110213707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PERSON-TO-PERSON PAYMENTS - Embodiments of the invention may provide systems and methods for facilitating person-to-person payments. A payer request to pay a payee identified by a first contact identifier is received. Upon failing to locate the payee in a data repository of registered payees via the first contact identifier, the first contact identifier is utilized to transmit a registration invitation to the payee. Information associated with the request may be stored pending registration by the payee, and the invitation may include a link to a payment service provider site and an indicator of the stored information. Based upon a payee selection of the link, the indicator and identifying information for the payee other than the first contact identifier is received. The received identifying information is utilized to determine a pre-existing registration of the payee with the payment service provider, and the stored information is utilized to direct a payment to the payee. | 09-01-2011 |
20130103577 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for optimizing financial transactions are disclosed. Candidate source and target financial accounts may be respectively identified based on source and target identifiers. Respective candidate source payment networks configured to access each candidate source financial account and respective candidate target payment networks configured to access each candidate target financial account may be identified. Based at least in part on an analysis of one or more rules, a set of transaction options may be generated. Each transaction option may be associated with a particular combination of source and target financial accounts and payment networks and may further be associated with one or more transaction characteristics. Respective transaction options information associated with one or more of the transaction options may be transmitted and potentially presented to a financial transaction requestor. The requestor may be provided with a capability to indicate a selection of a transaction option for processing of a financial transaction. In other scenarios, an analysis of a set of transaction options may be performed based on a complete financial transaction request that includes a transaction amount. An indication of whether the financial transaction is executable may be transmitted, potentially for presentation to a financial transaction requestor. | 04-25-2013 |
20150142663 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for optimizing financial transactions are disclosed. Candidate source and target financial accounts may be respectively identified based on source and target identifiers. Respective candidate source payment networks configured to access each candidate source financial account and respective candidate target payment networks configured to access each candidate target financial account may be identified. Based at least in part on an analysis of one or more rules, a set of transaction options may be generated. Each transaction option may be associated with a particular combination of source and target financial accounts and payment networks and may further be associated with one or more transaction characteristics. Respective transaction options information associated with one or more of the transaction options may be transmitted and potentially presented to a financial transaction requestor. The requestor may be provided with a capability to indicate a selection of a transaction option for processing of a financial transaction. In other scenarios, an analysis of a set of transaction options may be performed based on a complete financial transaction request that includes a transaction amount. An indication of whether the financial transaction is executable may be transmitted, potentially for presentation to a financial transaction requestor. | 05-21-2015 |
David E. Stroud, Soquel, CA US
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20150305428 | BICYCLE HELMET FIT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a helmet comprising a main body having a concave interior for receiving a user's head, a head strap coupled to the body, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the head strap. The head strap is positioned in a loop that spans at least 1.5 wraps around the interior of the main body. Preferably, the head strap is fully recessed into the concave interior of the main body. The head strap can include an occipital pad and a flexible belt (e.g., two flexible belts) secured to the occipital pad and engaged with the adjustment mechanism. Preferably, at least a portion of the flexible belt is spaced rearward from the occipital pad. The helmet can further include a belt guide (e.g., two side belt guides and a front belt guide) secured to the main body and adapted to allow the head strap to slide through the belt guide. | 10-29-2015 |
David E. Stroud, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20100281604 | BICYCLE HELMET ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A helmet adjustment mechanism is adapted to adjust the size of a helmet having first and second retention members (e.g., plastic straps) movable with respect to each other. The adjustment mechanism includes an actuating member (e.g., a pinion) coupled to at least one of the retention members and movable (e.g., rotatable) in two directions to move at least one of the retention members relative to the other. A clutch mechanism is coupled to the actuating member and includes at least one locking member (e.g., two locking members) that inhibits movement of the actuating member in both of the two directions. The adjustment mechanism also includes a release mechanism (e.g., including a rotary dial) adapted to move the locking member from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow movement of the actuating member. When the actuating member is being moved, the adjustment mechanism also provides a ratcheting detent. | 11-11-2010 |
David W. Stroud, Lexington, NC US
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20090188036 | CONTROLLED MOTION BED-FRAME POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - Our invention is related to a pop-up bed frame. Aspects of our invention include a bed-frame positioning assembly for raising and lowering an upper frame in a controlled manner. A bed-frame positioning assembly generally includes a set of scissor arms that is operatively coupled to a biasing member. Force exerted on the set of scissor arms by the biasing member either opens or closes the set of scissor arms, thereby either raising or lowering an upper frame coupled thereto. | 07-30-2009 |
20140208506 | PEDESTAL BED BASE - A pedestal bed base uses four corner assemblies to connect side and end members without the need for fasteners or tools. Each corner assembly comprises only two plastic pieces which may be secured to the side and end members of the pedestal bed base frame in a snap-fit manner and secured to each other. The corner assemblies enable a person to assemble the pedestal bed base quicker and less expensively than if such assembler had to use tools. | 07-31-2014 |
Eric Stroud, Oak Ridge, NJ US
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20100121343 | SCRUB-RESISTANT INK AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF - Scrub resistant inks and methods and apparatus for fabrication and use thereof are provided. Scrub-resistant ink compositions may include a dye for marking skin; and a solvent dissolving a marking effective amount of the dye, wherein the solvent comprises about 0.1 to about 90 percent of a polar aprotic solvent. Apparatus for marking patients may include an ink reservoir; an ink dispenser having a fluid connection to the ink reservoir to dispense the ink at a desired rate to mark a patient; and a scrub resistant ink disposed in the ink reservoir. Methods for forming scrub-resistant ink compositions may include providing a marking effective amount of a dye suitable for use in marking skin; and mixing the dye with a first solvent comprising 0.1% to 90% of a polar aprotic solvent. Methods of marking patients may include applying an ink as recited above to a body part of the patient. | 05-13-2010 |
Eric Matthew Stroud, Oak Ridge, NJ US
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20090038205 | Elasmobranch-Repelling Magnets and Methods of Use - Devices and methods are disclosed for repelling elasmobranchs with high-pull-force magnets, including devices and methods for reducing by-catch in commercial fisheries and protecting humans from attacks by elasmobranchs. | 02-12-2009 |
20100016346 | ELASMOBRANCH-REPELLING DOMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE - Compounds for repelling elasmobranch having an aldehyde or derivative, a carboxylic acid a derivative, a ketone or a derivative thereof, a di-ketone or a derivative thereof, a pyridine or derivative thereof, or an antipyrine or a derivative thereof and methods of use thereof. | 01-21-2010 |
20100203154 | Elasmobranch-Repelling Compounds, Methods of Use and Devices - Elasmobranch-repelling compositions are prepared from elasmobranch carcasses. Extraction of these elasmobranch carcasses with polar solvent after a period of aerobic decay yields semiochemical repellents that induce a flight reaction in sharks when introduced into the sharks' oceanic proximity. | 08-12-2010 |
20120085018 | Elasmobranch-repelling magneto-electropositive fishing hook - A fishing hook with elasmobranch-repelling qualities is disclosed. The fishing hook, comprised of a ferromagnetic material, is rendered repellent to elasmobranchs through the incorporation of an exterior coating of an electropositive metal, and contact or impulse magnetization. | 04-12-2012 |
20140173966 | ELASMOBRANCH-REPELLING MAGNETS AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods are disclosed for repelling elasmobranchs with high-pull-force magnets, including devices and methods for reducing by-catch in commercial fisheries and protecting humans from attacks by elasmobranchs. | 06-26-2014 |
20140360084 | ELASMOBRANCH-REPELLING ELECTROPOSITIVE METALS AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods are disclosed for repelling elasmobranchs with electropositive metals, including apparatuses and methods for reducing by-catch in commercial fisheries and protecting humans from attacks by elasmobranchs. | 12-11-2014 |
Ernest T. Stroud, Greensboro, NC US
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20100158184 | ADAPTABLE PHASE LOCK LOOP TRANSFER FUNCTION FOR DIGITAL VIDEO INTERFACE - A digital video interface receiver adjusts a transfer function of a phase-locked loop circuit having a programmable charge pump, a programmable phase-locked loop filter, or a programmable gain voltage controlled oscillator. The digital video interface receiver monitors and detects errors in a data stream associated with the phase-locked loop circuit. Moreover, the digital video interface receiver changes the transfer function of the phase-locked loop circuit, in response to the detected errors, by changing parameters associated with the programmable charge pump, the programmable phase-locked loop filter, or the programmable gain voltage controlled oscillator of the phase-locked loop circuit so as to change the transfer function of the phase-locked loop circuit. | 06-24-2010 |
Gary Stroud, Oakland, CA US
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20120140605 | STATIC TOC INDEXING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system is provided for doing compact disc TOC look-ups cheaply and efficiently by using a special indexing mechanism particularized to TOC look-ups. The indexing scheme allows a successful search of TOCs using as few as 2 disk seeks in contrast to the usual hundreds of disk seeks required by a general purpose indexing scheme. This performance improvement is achieved by using a static database of TOCs in a read-only implementation so that the data organization and code for lookups can be optimized without regard for any updates to this data at a later time. The index data structure is arranged in a fashion that allows for seek-less, linear scans of index information once the proper scan location in the index has been identified. | 06-07-2012 |
Gary Keith Stroud, Kaysville, UT US
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20130336554 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING, MARKING, AND INVENTORYING LARGE QUANTITIES OF UNIQUE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An apparatus for automatically identifying a surgical instrument, the apparatus comprising a capture module, an attribute database, a comparison module, and an exporting module, the capture module comprising hardware operable to capture multiple attributes of the surgical instrument, the attribute database comprising multiple stored attributes of a plurality of reference surgical instruments, the comparison module programmed to generate a comparison score for the surgical instrument, wherein the comparison module is programmed to generate the comparison score by receiving multiple attributes captured by the capture module and comparing it to the multiple attributes stored in the attribute database, and the exporting module configured to receive and export the comparison score generated by the comparison module. | 12-19-2013 |
Gregory C. Stroud, Huntington, IN US
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20140262682 | APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING, INSPECTING AND STACKING ITEMS - A machine for inspecting, sorting and stacking items includes a plurality of conveyor lanes for moving items through the machine. An imaging system is arranged relative to the conveyor lanes to view items moving along the conveyor lanes. A reject arrangement is downstream of the imaging system and includes a plurality of selectively actuatable reject mechanisms, each reject mechanism associated with a respective one of the conveyor lanes enabling items to be selectively dropped from each conveyor lane on an individual lane basis. Items that pass inspection are conveyed to a downstream stacker, then on to item stack conveyors before being moved onto a side transfer conveyor. A controller analyzes image data to make a determination of whether any item is below a defined quality threshold and, if so, to control the reject mechanism to drop the below quality item out of the conveyor lane. | 09-18-2014 |
Herbert D. Stroud, Rutherfordton, NC US
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20080210625 | Micro-Perforated Laminae and Method - A micro-perforated laminae includes a layer of material having a plurality of spaced-apart perforations, in which the total open orifice area of the perforations is about 0.1% to 17.0% of the total surface area of the layer of material. The layer of material can be a thermoplastic material, metal foil, cellulosic film, paper and/or nonwoven. The perforations can be slits, with each slit having a length of no more than about 100 mils (2.54 mm). Alternatively, the perforations can be holes, in which each hole has a diameter of no more than about five mils (0.13 mm). The total open orifice area of perforations can be in the range of about 0.1 mm | 09-04-2008 |
James L. Stroud, Savannah, MO US
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20100077487 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING ACCESS TO PATIENT PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION - A computerized system and method for allowing restricted access to patient healthcare information is provided. Upon determining that one or more users are assigned to the location where an order for a patient is to be performed, the method allows one or more users restricted access to the order. The system includes an order entry module, an access evaluation module, a location entry module and a user module. The access evaluation module includes an assignment determination sub-module for determining whether one or more users are assigned to the specified location where an order for a patient is to be performed. The assignment determination module also includes a restricted access sub-module coupled with the assignment determination module and configured to allow restricted access to one or more users assigned to the specified location. | 03-25-2010 |
Mark Stroud, Seattle, WA US
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20140179560 | DRUG DISCOVERY METHODS AND PLATFORMS - Methods and systems for discovering drug candidates are disclosed. Methods and systems can include generating libraries of potential drug candidates (e.g., libraries of peptides) that can be screened to identify sub-libraries of potential drug candidates (e.g., sub-libraries of peptides) having selected pharmacological properties. Methods of making and using peptide libraries are also provided. D-amino acid chlorotoxins and D-amino acid chlorotoxin variants are also provided. | 06-26-2014 |
20150316536 | METHODS FOR SCREENING - Methods and systems for discovering drug candidates are disclosed. Methods and systems can include generating libraries of potential drug candidates (e.g., libraries of peptides) that can be screened to identify sub-libraries of potential drug candidates (e.g., sub-libraries of peptides) having selected pharmacological properties. Methods of making and using peptide libraries are also provided. D-amino acid chlorotoxins and D-amino acid chlorotoxin variants are also provided. | 11-05-2015 |
Monica Stroud, San Francisco, CA US
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20150112820 | PLATFORM FOR SERVING ONLINE CONTENT - A computer implemented method for creating a page including content includes the steps of inserting, with a computing device, one or more placeholders in the page, requesting, with a computing device, parameters, receiving, with a computing device, meta data in response to the step of requesting parameters, creating, with a computing device, frames in the page based on the meta data at positions corresponding to the placeholders, requesting, with a computing device, content, receiving, with a computing device, content in response to the request for content, and placing the content in the frames for display on a display device. | 04-23-2015 |
Norman S. Stroud, Safety Harbor, FL US
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20120269889 | NON-GELATIN SOFT CAPSULE SYSTEM - A non-gelatin encapsulation system for liquid filled soft capsules, by nature of the carrier, the cationic-ionic balance of the carrier and the active ingredients, or the concentration of the active ingredients and excipients, are difficult or impossible to commercially encapsulate in gelatin capsules. In particular, the system is adapted for the encapsulation of highly basic, or alkaline, fills. The system provides for a predominantly starch and gelling carrageenan based shell, which displays high resistance to both concentrated fills and to alkaline fills, in particular, to those fills which contain the salt or salts of weak acids and strong bases. | 10-25-2012 |
Patrick R. Stroud, Lafayette, IN US
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20090114055 | Steering column locking mechanism - A steering column ( | 05-07-2009 |
Rhonda Michelle Stroud, Washington, DC US
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20140193644 | POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS HAVING SALT-CONTROLLED INTERNAL STRUCTURES - A method, and an article made therefrom, of: contacting a substrate with a first solution of first polyelectrolyte chains to form a layer of the first polyelectrolyte on the substrate; and contacting the layer of the first polyelectrolyte with a second solution of second polyelectrolyte chains to form a layer of the second polyelectrolyte. The first polyelectrolyte has a polyanion or polycation chain. The second polyelectrolyte has a polyanion or polycation chain of a charge opposite to that of the first polyelectrolyte. The first solution or the second solution is an aggregate-forming solution comprising an ionic species having at least two discrete sites of a charge opposite to that of the polyelectrolyte chains in the aggregate-forming solution. The ionic species forms, via bridging interactions, aggregates of the polyelectrolyte chains that remain intact in the aggregate-forming solution during the contact. | 07-10-2014 |
20140242376 | POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS HAVING SALT-CONTROLLED INTERNAL STRUCTURES - A method, and an article made therefrom, of: contacting a substrate with a first solution of a first polyelectrolyte polymer to form a layer of the first polyelectrolyte polymer on the substrate; and contacting the layer of the first polyelectrolyte polymer with a second solution of a second polyelectrolyte polymer to form a layer of the second polyelectrolyte polymer on the layer of the first polyelectrolyte polymer. The first polyelectrolyte is a polyanion or polycation polymer. The second polyelectrolyte is a polyanion or polycation polymer of a charge opposite to that of the first polyelectrolyte polymer. At least one of the first solution or the second solution is an aggregate-forming solution comprising an ionic species having at least two discrete sites of a charge opposite to that of the polyelectrolyte polymer in the aggregate-forming solution. The ionic species forms, via bridging interactions, aggregates of the polyelectrolyte polymer that remain intact in the aggregate-forming solution during the contact and layer formation. | 08-28-2014 |
Robert Stroud, Olive Branch, MS US
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20150221005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING OF INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES IN A GUEST FACILITY - A system and method for provisioning Internet access services to guests of a facility (e.g., one or more hotel chains). Equipment and devices for access service are installed throughout the facility. Each device that supports the Internet access services has a unique identifier. Zones representing various public and private areas within each facility are defined and one or more devices are associated with each zone. Service offerings for wired and wireless connections are defined and associated with one or more zones. Service offerings are also paired with pricing plans that provide various payment options and amounts. A web-based administration application allows an administrator to define and manage service offerings associated with the zones. The application also allows the administrator to define and manage the pricing plans. The ability to customize offerings in each facility allows development of consistent offerings, regardless of the size or layout of the facility. | 08-06-2015 |
Robert Stroud, Mount Pleasant, SC US
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20100016697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN VIVO MEASUREMENT OF INTERSTITIAL BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, PROCESSES AND/OR COMPOSITIONS - Provided are systems and methods for detecting and/or measuring in vivo interstitial biological activity, processes, and or compounds in human or animal subjects. | 01-21-2010 |
Robert Stroud, San Francisco, CA US
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20110319436 | Methods and Compositions for Modulating IRE1, SRC, and ABL Activity - Disclosed herein are, inter alia, compositions for modulating Ire1, Src, or Abl, methods for identifying modulating activity in test compounds, and methods for treating diseases caused by the activity or inactivity of Ire1, Src, or Abl. | 12-29-2011 |
Robert E. Stroud, Mt. Pleasant, SC US
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20090221015 | Detecting Diastolic Heart Failure by Protease and Protease Inhibitor Plasma Profiling - Disclosed herein are methods of detecting and predicting diastolic heart failure and predicting congestive heart failure comprise protease and protease inhibitor profiling. | 09-03-2009 |
20100015651 | Predicting Heart Failure Following Myocardial Infarction by Protease and Protease Inhibitor Profiling - Disclosed herein are methods of detecting or predicting diastolic heart failure in a subject, comprising identifying a profile of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) from a body fluid of the subject that is associated herein with the existence of likely development of left ventricular dilation (LVD). | 01-21-2010 |
20110117560 | ASSESSING LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING VIA TEMPORAL DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF microRNA IN BODY FLUIDS - Disclosed are methods and materials for assessing cardiac failure, cardiac hypertrophy, and left ventricular remodeling using microRNA levels. The level of microRNAs can be measured in a body fluid, such as plasma and serum. | 05-19-2011 |
20120010094 | DETECTING AND MONITORING LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE BY PROFILING BIOMARKERS - Disclosed herein are methods of detecting, monitoring, and predicting left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive heart failure and related conditions by profiling biomarkers. | 01-12-2012 |
Robert E. Stroud, Mount Pleasant, SC US
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20150203916 | PLASMA ANALYTES PREDICT DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM - Disclosed are methods and materials for assessing thoracic aortic aneurysm using a combination of protein and microRNA biomarkers. The presence or levels of the biomarkers can be measured in a body fluid, such as plasma and serum, or in cardiac tissue, to predict the presence and severity of TAA in a subject. This can be used to diagnose and monitor TAA, providing early detection of a lethal and silent disease, as well as reduce the frequency of radiological procedures, which are costly and potentially dangerous. | 07-23-2015 |
Sean S. Stroud, Healdsburg, CA US
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20110277446 | ROCKETS, METHODS OF ROCKET CONTROL AND METHODS OF ROCKET EVALUATION UTILIZING PRESSURE COMPENSATION - Rockets, rocket motors, methods of controlling a rocket and methods of evaluating a rocket design are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of controlling a rocket may include measuring a combustion chamber pressure, calculating a logarithm of the measured combustion chamber pressure, and computing the difference between the logarithm of the measured combustion chamber pressure and the logarithm of a reference combustion chamber pressure value to generate an error signal. The method may further include filtering the error signal to generate a compensated signal in the logarithm domain, and exponentiating of the compensated signal in the logarithm domain to provide a compensated signal in the physical domain. | 11-17-2011 |
Sean Scott Stroud, Wilmington, DE US
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20100192539 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING THRUST IN A ROCKET MOTOR - A propulsion thrust control system and method for controlling thrust in a rocket motor includes configuring valves of an energized rocket motor to an initial total valve area according to a total thrust command. The total thrust command is converted into a commanded propellant mass flow discharge rate. A varying total valve area is computed from an error between the commanded propellant mass flow discharge rate and a calculated propellant mass flow discharge rate. The valves are reconfigured according to a distribution of the varying total valve area. The propulsion system includes a pressure vessel with valves and a controller for regulating the valve area according to a propellant mass flow discharge rate from the pressure vessel. | 08-05-2010 |
Shannon Stroud, Osseo, MN US
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20140074142 | CATHETER WITH RELEASABLE BALLOON AND RELATED METHODS - Various embodiments of a balloon catheter and related methods are disclosed. In particular, one exemplary embodiment of a balloon catheter may include a balloon having an inlet opening for receiving inflation fluid and a one-way valve disposed in the inlet opening to allow inflow of the inflation fluid into the balloon while substantially preventing backflow of the inflation fluid from the balloon. The catheter may also include an elongated shaft comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The shaft may be configured to supply the inflation fluid to the balloon through the lumen and to releasably couple the balloon to the distal end of the shaft. | 03-13-2014 |
Shannon Rodney Stroud, Osseo, MN US
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20150328441 | High Pressure Low Cost Multilayer Balloon Catheter - A multilayer shaft with integral balloon and a total length of at least 70 cm. | 11-19-2015 |
Stephen G. Stroud, Medford, MA US
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20090299060 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING MITOTIC PROGRESSION - This invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention provides compounds that inhibit Aurora kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer. | 12-03-2009 |
20100197924 | PREPARATION OF AMINOTETRALIN COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to synthetic processes for preparation of aminotetralin compounds with kinase inhibitory activity. The invention also provides synthetic intermediates useful in the processes of the invention. | 08-05-2010 |
20110312942 | AURORA KINASE INHIBITORS FOR INHIBITING MITOTIC PROGRESSION - The present invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention provides potent inhibitors of Aurora A kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer. | 12-22-2011 |
20110312943 | AURORA KINASE INHIBITORS FOR INHIBITING MITOTIC PROGRESSION - The present invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention provides potent inhibitors of Aurora A kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer. | 12-22-2011 |
20130150388 | INHIBITORS OF NEDD8-ACTIVATING ENZYME - Disclosed are chemical entities which are inhibitors of Nedd8-activating enzyme (NAE), namely, the compound {(1S,2S,4R)-4-[(6-{[(1R,2S)-5-chloro-2-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl]amino}pyrimidin-4-yl)oxy]-2-hydroxycyclopentyl}methyl sulfamate and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; solid state forms thereof; and prodrugs thereof. Also disclosed are methods of using the chemical entities to treat disorders such as cancer. | 06-13-2013 |
20130165483 | HETEROARYLS AND USES THEREOF - This invention provides compounds of formula IB: | 06-27-2013 |
20140046055 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING MITOTIC PROGRESSION - This invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention provides compounds that inhibit Aurora kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer. | 02-13-2014 |
20140256947 | PREPARATION OF AMINOTETRALIN COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to synthetic processes for preparation of aminotetralin compounds with kinase inhibitory activity. The invention also provides synthetic intermediates useful in the processes of the invention. | 09-11-2014 |
20150112071 | PREPARATION OF AMINOTETRALIN COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to synthetic processes for preparation of aminotetralin compounds with kinase inhibitory activity. The invention also provides synthetic intermediates useful in the processes of the invention. | 04-23-2015 |
20150225422 | HETEROARYLS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound of formula I: | 08-13-2015 |
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Wendell H. Stroud, Tacoma, WA US
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William G. Stroud, Leavenworth, WA US
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William V. Stroud, Nichols, SC US
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