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Adrian C. Tuck, Longmont, CO US
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20100070101 | CONSUMER DIRECTED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for providing consumer directed energy management are described. Consumer defined triggers provide consumers and utilities with the ability to control residential energy usage, by managing manage multiple residential load control elements. A user interface is provided separately from the load control elements to allow the consumer to define his or her schedule and preferences for the purposes of controlling the multiple load control elements. In addition, settings on load control elements can be automatically adjusted based on information about consumer schedules and preferences obtained from other sources. In some embodiments, a utility interface allows utilities to implement improved energy load control. When a utility expects to implement a load control event, the utility can monitor consumer schedules and/or preferences, in order to achieve the desired energy reduction while reducing the impact on participating consumers' comfort. | 03-18-2010 |
20100070102 | COLLABORATIVE ENERGY BENCHMARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for providing collaborative energy benchmarking are described. Information including background data, energy consumption data, temporal data, and/or other information is gathered from multiple sources and stored in a central database. Based on the stored information, energy benchmarks are created for measuring residential energy usage. Energy usage data is displayed to consumers in multiple formats, and permits consumers to directly compare their energy usage data to other consumers or groups of consumers, in addition to their own energy usage. In some embodiments, energy challenge programs encourage reduction of energy usage. Through such programs, consumers create and present challenges for themselves and/or other consumers, such as to reduce energy usage during a given timeframe. The progress of the group and individual consumers is displayed during the course of a challenge. | 03-18-2010 |
Adrian Christopher Tuck, Longmont, CO US
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20150192626 | COLLABORATIVE ENERGY BENCHMARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for providing collaborative energy benchmarking are described. Information including background data, energy consumption data, temporal data, and/or other information is gathered from multiple sources and stored in a central database. Based on the stored information, energy benchmarks are created for measuring residential energy usage. Energy usage data is displayed to consumers in multiple formats, and permits consumers to directly compare their energy usage data to other consumers or groups of consumers, in addition to their own energy usage. In some embodiments, energy challenge programs encourage reduction of energy usage. Through such programs, consumers create and present challenges for themselves and/or other consumers, such as to reduce energy usage during a given timeframe. The progress of the group and individual consumers is displayed during the course of a challenge. | 07-09-2015 |
Alma Snowden Tuck, Highland, UT US
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20150058132 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING, CATEGORIZING, AND TARGETING SMS MARKETING RECIPIENTS - A computerized system can be configured to gather data about customers and create targeted advertisements. To do so, the system can receive characteristics of a customer that are provided from a source other than the customer, such as another human source located at a point of sale. Additionally, in at least one implementation, a user (e.g., the user at the point-of-sale, an owner of a retail establishment) can create a marketing message that is directed to customers that are associated with specific characteristics. | 02-26-2015 |
Ann Tuck, Berkely Lake, GA US
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20140172498 | Relationship prediction system using external databases - A Relationship Prediction System Using External Databases for providing a relationship prediction based on the correlation of personal characteristics and the analysis of genetic characteristics is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first person supplies descriptions of their own personal characteristics, as well as descriptions of the personal characteristics of their ideal match, to a website. The first person also furnishes an odor, tissue or fluid sample to a test facility, where genetic characteristics are analyzed and determined. A relationship match is then generated based on both a combination of both a positive correlation of the personal characteristics of the first person and second person, and a measured dissimilarity between the sequence of genetic characteristics of the first person and second person. In one embodiment, personal characteristics are obtained from one or more external webpages. | 06-19-2014 |
Cleve R. Tuck, Longmont, CO US
Court H. Tuck, Longmont, CO US
David Tuck, Milford, NH US
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20140272771 | Dental Laser Unit with Communication Link to Assistance Center - A medical treatment apparatus includes a power and control (PAC) device. The PAC device provides electrical power through a cable to a laser handpiece assembly to electrically power a laser source within the handpiece assembly. The PAC device controls operation of the handpiece assembly and detects an identification of the handpiece assembly. The PAC device also monitors data relating to operation of the handpiece assembly. The PAC device uploads, through a communication network to a user assistance center remote from the PAC device, the handpiece assembly identification and the monitored data. | 09-18-2014 |
David J. Tuck, Melville, NY US
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20090112643 | PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING AND REPORTING COMPLIANCE WITH DATA SECURITY REQUIREMENTS - Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for tracking and reporting information related to compliance with a set of security requirements by one or more entities handling financial transaction information. According to one embodiment, a system can comprise one or more acquirer systems, each adapted to process information related to a plurality of financial transactions for entities involved in the transaction. A tracking and reporting system can be communicatively coupled with each of the acquirer systems. The tracking and reporting system can be adapted to collect at least a subset of the information related to the plurality of financial transactions, collect compliance information related to the entities involved in the transaction, the compliance information for each entity indicating that entity's compliance with the set of security requirements, and generate one or more reports based on the information related to the plurality of financial transactions and the compliance information. | 04-30-2009 |
Denise A. Tuck, Katy, TX US
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20100318371 | COMPREHENSIVE HAZARD EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS - A comprehensive hazard evaluation system and method for chemicals and products. The system includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores the component make-up for each of a number of products. The memory also stores an environmental hazard score, an environmental health hazard score, and a physical hazard score for each component. A product hazard score is determined and stored based on the environmental hazard score, the environmental health hazard score, and the physical hazard score. The processor is operable to process user request and to display the product hazard score for at least one product on a display. | 12-16-2010 |
Frederick Tuck, Dunwoody, GA US
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20120081527 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF 3-D SHUTTER GLASSES TO ONE OF A PLURALITY OF PRESENTATION DEVICES - Systems and methods enable three dimensional (3-D) program content viewing in a media environment with different media presentation devices. An exemplary embodiment detects a first synchronization signal transmitted from a first synchronization signal source, wherein the first synchronization signal is associated with first 3-D program content and includes a first signal identifier; detects a second synchronization signal transmitted from a second synchronization signal source, wherein the second synchronization signal is associated with second 3-D program content and includes a second signal identifier; receives a selection of one of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal; discriminates between the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal based upon the first signal identifier and the second signal identifier; and controls a left lens and a right lens of 3-D shutter glasses in accordance with the selected one of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal. | 04-05-2012 |
20120311171 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE TRANSMISSION OF MEDIA CONTENT EVENTS - Systems and methods are operable for monitoring the transmission of media content events. An exemplary embodiment receives a media content stream at a media device from a media content transmission device at a first transmission rate, wherein the media content stream comprises at least one media content event selected for presentation on a media presentation device; stores at least a portion of the media content stream in a media device buffer; calculates a buffer metric; transmitting the buffer metric to the media content transmission device; and receives the media content stream from the media content transmission device at a second transmission rate based on the transmitted buffer metric. | 12-06-2012 |
20150163560 | CREDIT-BASED TELEVISION COMMERCIAL SYSTEM - Various arrangements are provided for earning and using credit. Via one or more tuners, a first commercial may be received and stored, wherein the first commercial comprises video and audio. The commercial may be output for presentation for viewing by a user of the television receiver system, wherein the first commercial is associated with a first predefined amount of credit. It may then be confirmed that the first commercial has been viewed by the user. In response to confirming that the first commercial has been viewed by the user, an account of the user may be credited with the first predefined amount of credit. This credit may be used for viewing other content, such as pay-per-view (PPV) content, services, and/or products. | 06-11-2015 |
20150163651 | HOME AUTOMATION COMMUNICATIONS - A system mobile computing device is at a first geographic location different from a second geographic location of a customer premises. The mobile computing device is configured to receive from the customer premises information including data indicating a status of the customer premises and an identifier for the customer premises. The device is further configured to receive user input to place an emergency call concerning the customer premises, to provide the identifier for the customer premises to a data store as part of a query for a location of the customer premises; to receive a response to the query including the second location, and send a request for a public safety answering point (PSAP) to request emergency services at the second location. | 06-11-2015 |
20150208062 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF 3-D SHUTTER GLASSES TO ONE OF A PLURALITY OF PRESENTATION DEVICES - Three dimensional (3-D) program content viewing system in a media environment with different media presentation devices detects a first synchronization signal transmitted from a first synchronization signal source, wherein the first synchronization signal is associated with first 3-D program content and includes a first signal identifier. The system detects a second synchronization signal transmitted from a second synchronization signal source, wherein the second synchronization signal is associated with second 3-D program content and includes a second signal identifier. The system then receives a selection of one of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal and discriminates between the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal based upon the first signal identifier and the second signal identifier. The system then controls a left lens and a right lens of 3-D shutter glasses in accordance with the selected one of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal. | 07-23-2015 |
20150326942 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE TRANSMISSION OF MEDIA CONTENT EVENTS - Systems and methods are operable for monitoring the transmission of media content events. An exemplary embodiment receives a media content stream at a media device from a media content transmission device at a first transmission rate, wherein the media content stream comprises at least one media content event selected for presentation on a media presentation device; stores at least a portion of the media content stream in a media device buffer; calculates a buffer metric; transmitting the buffer metric to the media content transmission device; and receives the media content stream from the media content transmission device at a second transmission rate based on the transmitted buffer metric. | 11-12-2015 |
Frederick R. Tuck, Dunwoody, GA US
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20100325670 | Satellite Signal Distribution - Disclosed is a system and method for receiving satellite television signals. A centralized system component may be provided in association with the satellite antenna. The centralized system component includes at least one or more tuners and one or more demodulators. The centralized component may provide output through a network adaptor that provides output through a single output, which is a coaxial cable in one embodiment. The centralized component may send output in the form of packetized data directed to one or more set-top boxes by way of a network transaction. The set-top box or boxes may be operable to receive the network transaction and to process the data, as appropriate, for display on a TV/monitor. | 12-23-2010 |
20140033259 | SATELLITE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION - Disclosed is a system and method for receiving satellite television signals. A centralized system component may be provided in association with the satellite antenna. The centralized system component includes at least one or more tuners and one or more demodulators. The centralized component may provide output through a network adaptor that provides output through a single output, which is a coaxial cable in one embodiment. The centralized component may send output in the form of packetized data directed to one or more set-top boxes by way of a network transaction. The set-top box or boxes may be operable to receive the network transaction and to process the data, as appropriate, for display on a TV/monitor. | 01-30-2014 |
Jason Tuck, Kirkland, WA US
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20130106985 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION OF MOST RELEVANT PEOPLE IN MEETINGS | 05-02-2013 |
Jason R. Tuck, Kirkland, WA US
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20130237240 | IDENTIFYING MEETING ATTENDEES USING INFORMATION FROM DEVICES - Physical presence of a mobile device in proximity to a physical meeting place can be recognized. Identifying information can be retrieved from the device, and it can be determined whether the identifying information correlates to identifying information for a profile in an invitee list for a current meeting at the meeting place. If the retrieved identifying information correlates to identifying information for the profile in the invitee list for the meeting at the meeting place, then the profile can be included as an attendee at the meeting (e.g., by including identifying information for the profile in an attendee list). The identifying information such as the attendee list may also be used to perform one or more additional acts, such as sending notifications, personalizing settings, etc. | 09-12-2013 |
20130321268 | CONTROL OF REMOTE APPLICATIONS USING COMPANION DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention provide underlying communication functionality to enable companion experiences. A companion experience allows the user to interact with content playing on a primary device through a companion device. An application on the companion device interacts with an application running on a base device (e.g., a game console, PC, or TV) to provide additional interface options on the companion that are related to a title or application playing on the base device. | 12-05-2013 |
Jason Robert Tuck, Kirkland, WA US
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20150378576 | REMOTE VIEWPORT MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a process-management interface on a companion device that allows a user to control characteristics of an application running on a primary device. The interface can change a size or position of a viewport and change the primary device's control focus to or away from viewport. The process-management interface also allows a user to target a process on the companion device. | 12-31-2015 |
20150381702 | REMOTE APPLICATION CONTROL INTERFACE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an active-application interface on a companion device that allows a user to control an application running on a primary device. The active-application interface may describe state information for a plurality of applications running on the primary device and allow the user to manipulate the application through one or more contextual controls. The active-application interface may be used to control applications running out-of-control focus on the primary device, including applications that do not presently have a visible viewport. | 12-31-2015 |
20150382066 | CONTEXTUAL REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a contextual remote control interface, which is a companion application that allows a user to use a companion device to control experiences generated by an application running on a primary device. Web browsers, games, and streaming media applications are examples of applications running on a primary device that may be controlled using the companion device. Interfaces associated with each of the media applications on the primary device may be displayed on a television or other device coupled to the primary device. A unique set of virtual controls are included in the remote control interface for each application and may be tailored to the current state of the application. | 12-31-2015 |
Jason Robert Tuck, Bellevue, WA US
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20090100380 | Navigating through content - Navigating among content data via a navigation interface includes receiving navigational input including category input and/or page input. The category input and page input each can be selected regardless of what page is currently selected. The selected page fills a substantial portion of the display space. A navigation bar including display elements of available categories also can be displayed. Touch support can be implemented using at least two different systems: Tap and Gesture. Gesture navigation can be inverted to suit the style of a particular user. | 04-16-2009 |
Jeremy Tuck, Lawrenceville, GA US
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20140323198 | ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH PERSISTENT WILD REEL GAMES - Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The systems and methods may initiate one or more persistent expanding wild reel structures. The systems and methods may generate one or more persistent wilds. The systems and methods may hold for one or more subsequent spins the one or more persistent wilds in one or more locations based on one or more persistent wild counter numbers. The systems and methods may determine one or more payouts based on the additional gaming functionality. The systems and methods may display one or more presentations based on the additional gaming functionality. | 10-30-2014 |
John R. Tuck, Berkeley Heights, NJ US
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20080205292 | Detection of Asymmetric Network Routes - Route asymmetry is detected in a network by running a route tracing program to trace routes between a first element of the network and a second element of the network. The route tracing program need be run at only a single network element, such as the first network element. Forward and reverse routes between the first and second network elements are identified as asymmetric if performance data from the route tracing program indicates a significant deviation from an expected monotonic characteristic as a function of time-to-live values of respective packets transmitted by the route tracing program. | 08-28-2008 |
Kimberly L. Tuck, Austin, TX US
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20120215477 | Accelerometer and Automatic Calibration of Same - An accelerometer ( | 08-23-2012 |
Leroy Cameron Tuck, Homosessa, FL US
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20100181274 | DEMOUNTABLE SHELVING UNIT - A demountable shelving unit with welded crossbar supports, open-channel upright supports, and channel support features. The welded crossbar supports and diagonal supports are slidably received within open-channel upright supports. Upper and lower crossbar supports include upright insertion blocks that are captured within the upright supports and horizontal connectors that extend through slots in the upright supports to connect two upright supports together to form an end unit. Shelf units are connected between two end units to create an assembled shelf. For a typical shelving unit, only eight bolts are needed to assemble each end unit and the shelf units attach to the end units with rivet-type quick disconnect fasteners that fit within teardrop shaped sockets in the upright supports. This results in a demountable shelf that can be assembled quickly and easily with only sixteen bolts per shelving unit. | 07-22-2010 |
Mark Steven Tuck, Allen, TX US
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20150177797 | SCALABLE INPUT AND OUTPUT RACK POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT - A power distribution unit (PDU) at least one power distribution module configured in a computing rack and an interchangeable adapter coupled to the power distribution module to provide power to the distribution module. The power distribution module includes multiple power receptacles for coupling to a plurality of devices disposed in the computing rack. The interchangeable adapter electrically connectable to one of a plurality of different electrical power sources in which each electrical power source has a phase type configuration that differs from one another. | 06-25-2015 |
Marston Lee Tuck, Acworth, GA US
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20140182105 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FENCE GATE ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods are presented herein for assembling a fence gate on-site. The system may include a fence press and a nail plate. The fence press may be smaller and more portable than typical presses, and adapted to press the nail plate into a junction of a plurality of boards to create the fence gate. In one embodiment, the fence press presses the nail plate into three boards at once, causing a strong union at the plate location. The nail plate may contain protrusions that have a hook feature to prevent the nail plate from pulling out of the boards. In one embodiment, the hook feature may include a sub-protrusion on the protrusion. The fence press may include a pressing surface that is substantially the same shape as the nail plate, and may be adapted to hold the nail plate in place as the press operates. | 07-03-2014 |
Michael F. Tuck, Knoxville, TN US
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20150118340 | Apparatus for melting recycled thermoplastics - An apparatus for melting thermoplastics comprises a metal hopper having an upper portion with sides tapering inwardly at a first selected angle from the vertical; a lower portion with sides tapering inwardly at a second angle from the vertical, where the second angle is greater than the first angle; and, a discharge area at the bottom of the lower portion. At least one hopper heating element is disposed on the wall(s) of the hopper adjacent to the junction between the first and the second portions. A heated mold is positioned below the discharge area to collect the melted thermoplastic. A control system independently controls the hopper heating element(s) and the mold heating element(s). The metal hopper has a cover that is opened for loading and closed during melting; the top surface of the hopper is preferably angled downward toward the user for ease of loading. | 04-30-2015 |
Nathan Tuck, Corvallis, OR US
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20130246709 | TRANSLATION ADDRESS CACHE FOR A MICROPROCESSOR - Embodiments related to fetching instructions and alternate versions achieving the same functionality as the instructions from an instruction cache included in a microprocessor are provided. In one example, a method is provided, comprising, at an example microprocessor, fetching an instruction from an instruction cache. The example method also includes hashing an address for the instruction to determine whether an alternate version of the instruction which achieves the same functionality as the instruction exists. The example method further includes, if hashing results in a determination that such an alternate version exists, aborting fetching of the instruction and retrieving and executing the alternate version. | 09-19-2013 |
20130275684 | ACCESSING AND MANAGING CODE TRANSLATIONS IN A MICROPROCESSOR - In one embodiment, a micro-processing system includes a hardware structure disposed on a processor core. The hardware structure includes a plurality of entries, each of which are associated with portion of code and a translation of that code which can be executed to achieve substantially equivalent functionality. The hardware structure includes a redirection array that enables, when referenced, execution to be redirected from a portion of code to its counterpart translation. The entries enabling such redirection are maintained within or evicted from the hardware structure based on usage information for the entries. | 10-17-2013 |
20140052962 | CUSTOM CHAINING STUBS FOR INSTRUCTION CODE TRANSLATION - A processing system includes a microprocessor, a hardware decoder arranged within the microprocessor, and a translator operatively coupled to the microprocessor. The hardware decoder is configured to decode instruction code non-native to the microprocessor for execution in the microprocessor. The translator is configured to form a translation of the instruction code in an instruction set native to the microprocessor and to connect a branch instruction in the translation to a chaining stub. The chaining stub is configured to selectively cause additional instruction code at a target address of the branch instruction to be received in the hardware decoder without causing the processing system to search for a translation of additional instruction code at the target address. | 02-20-2014 |
20140189310 | FAULT DETECTION IN INSTRUCTION TRANSLATIONS - In one embodiment, a method for identifying and replacing code translations that generate spurious fault events includes detecting, while executing a first native translation of target instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, occurrence of a fault event, executing the target ISA instructions or a functionally equivalent version thereof, determining whether occurrence of the fault event is replicated while executing the target ISA instructions or the functionally equivalent version thereof, and in response to determining that the fault event is not replicated, determining whether to allow future execution of the first native translation or to prevent such future execution in favor of forming and executing one or more alternate native translations. | 07-03-2014 |
20140281392 | PROFILING CODE PORTIONS TO GENERATE TRANSLATIONS - The disclosure provides a micro-processing system operable in a hardware decoder mode and in a translation mode. In the hardware decoder mode, the hardware decoder receives and decodes non-native ISA instructions into native instructions for execution in a processing pipeline. In the translation mode, native translations of non-native ISA instructions are executed in the processing pipeline without using the hardware decoder. The system includes a code portion profile stored in hardware that changes dynamically in response to use of the hardware decoder to execute portions of non-native ISA code. The code portion profile is then used to dynamically form new native translations executable in the translation mode. | 09-18-2014 |
Nathan Daniel Tuck, Boulder, CO US
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20130185496 | Vector Processing System - A vector processing system provides high performance vector processing using a System-On-a-Chip (SOC) implementation technique. One or more scalar processors (or cores) operate in conjunction with a vector processor, and the processors collectively share access to a plurality of memory interfaces coupled to Dynamic Random Access read/write Memories (DRAMs). In typical embodiments the vector processor operates as a slave to the scalar processors, executing computationally intensive Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) codes in response to commands received from the scalar processors. The vector processor implements a vector processing Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) including machine state, instruction set, exception model, and memory model. | 07-18-2013 |
Nathan Daniel Tuck, Corvallis, OR US
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20090300323 | Vector Processor System - A vector processing system provides high performance vector processing using a System-On-a-Chip (SOC) implementation technique. One or more scalar processors (or cores) operate in conjunction with a vector processor, and the processors collectively share access to a plurality of memory interfaces coupled to Dynamic Random Access read/write Memories (DRAMs). In typical embodiments the vector processor operates as a slave to the scalar processors, executing computationally intensive Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) codes in response to commands received from the scalar processors. The vector processor implements a vector processing Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) including machine state, instruction set, exception model, and memory model. | 12-03-2009 |
Randy Tuck, Summerville, SC US
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20110178507 | POLYURETHANE/POLYISOPRENE BLEND CATHETER - A medical article, such as a catheter, is formed from a blend of polyurethane and synthetic polyisoprene (SPIR). The blended medical article is preferably selected and prepared to be relatively rigid at room temperature and relatively flexible at body temperature. An intermittent catheter made from the blend provides a degree of stiffness for its insertion into the patient at room temperature. The catheter becomes softer, and therefore more comfortable, at warmer temperatures (e.g., body temperature) which reduce discomfort after insertion. Optionally, the catheter or a portion thereof can have a hydrophilic coating as to avoid the need for external lubricants. Advantageously, the blended catheter can meet the stiffness, tensile strength, and coefficient of friction requirements of intermittent catheterization applications while avoiding the risk of toxic or allergic reactions in sensitive users. | 07-21-2011 |