Weldon, US
Bartholomew Weldon, Chicago, IL US
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20110086108 | Dissolving powders that can be mixed with water and used as an oral rinse - This invention involves the formulation of stable powders which, when dissolved in water form a non-pressurized carbonated solution supersaturated with calcium and phosphate ions, and also containing the presence of carbon dioxide and sodium bicarbonate. The resulting solution is used as an oral rinse for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity, which may result from infection or trauma to the oral mucosal tissue. | 04-14-2011 |
20150030694 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ORAL INFLAMMATION, INJURY, OR PAIN - The present invention generally relates to formulations and methods for treating oral inflammation, oral injury and/or oral pain by applying hydrogel, viscous liquid, or other formulation to the oral cavity. Wet formulations comprise a hydrophilic polymer selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidones, hyaluronic acid and salts thereof, alginic acid and salts thereof, and carrageenans and salts thereof; calcium salts or ions, phosphate salts or ions, and water as well as other optional components. Dry formulations such as powders are also contemplated. | 01-29-2015 |
Brandon T. Weldon, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20110130316 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE RESISTANCE TO ONE OR MORE OF CORROSION, OXIDATION, SLUDGE AND DEPOSIT FORMATION OF LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITIONS FOR BIODIESEL FUELED ENGINES - Lubricating oil used for the lubrication of engines run on biodiesel fuels are improved in their resistance to oxidation, sludge and deposits formation by the addition to said lubricating oil of detergent to increase the TBN of the lubricating oil or the addition of organic bases. | 06-02-2011 |
Brandon T. Weldon, Cherry Hill, NJ US
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20090048130 | Catalytic antioxidants - The present invention is directed to lubricating oils exhibiting improved resistance to oxidation and deposit/sludge formation comprising a lubricant base oil and catalytic antioxidants comprising an effective amount of a) one or more polymetal organometallic compound; and, b) effective amounts of one or more substituted N,N′-diaryl-o-phenylenediamine compounds or c) one or more hindered phenol compounds or both, to a method for improving the antioxidancy and the resistance to deposit/sludge formation of formulated lubricating oil compositions by the addition thereto of an effective amount of the aforementioned catalytic antioxidants, and to an additive concentrate containing the aforementioned catalytic antioxidants. | 02-19-2009 |
Brandon Thomas Weldon, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20100227785 | Method for the control of deposit formation in formulated lubricating oil by use of ionic liquids as additives - The resistance to deposit formation in formulated lubricating oils is enhanced by the addition to the lubricating oil of an additive amount of ionic liquids. | 09-09-2010 |
20130045905 | SOOT CONTROL FOR DIESEL ENGINE LUBRICANTS - The present invention is directed to a method for controlling soot induced viscosity increase in diesel engines, by using as the diesel engine lubricant an oil formulation comprising a base oil containing about 10 to 80 wt % GTL base stock and/or base oil and/or hydrodewaxed or hydroisomerized/catalytic (or solvent) dewaxed base stock and/or base oil in combination with 20 to 90 wt % conventional Group I petroleum derived base oil, said base oil being further combined with a polymeric viscosity modifier, and to the lubricating oil which effects such control over soot induced viscosity increase. | 02-21-2013 |
James Weldon, Roslindale, MA US
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20110106235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AN ENDOLUMINAL DEVICE - An introducer deploys an endoluminal device in a distal location from a proximal location. The introducer comprises a retrograde portion, an anterograde portion axially moveable relative to the retrograde portion, a shaft having a distal tip and an anterograde sheath attached to the distal tip, and anchoring means in at least one of the retrograde portion or the anterograde portion for anchoring the device during deployment from its proximal end to its distal end. An inner sheath may be mounted concentrically over the shaft with the endoluminal device mounted concentrically over the inner sheath. The anchoring device may comprise an inflatable balloon mounted radially inside the retrograde portion, a tether, or an extended portion of the endoluminal device confined by a notch in the interface of two sheaths in the retrograde portion of the introducer, or may comprise a holder in the anterograde portion. | 05-05-2011 |
James Weldon, Newton Center, MA US
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20100152612 | ENDOSCOPES HAVING MULTIPLE LUMENS FOR TISSUE ACQUISITION AND REMOVAL AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention include an endoscope including multiple lumens for tissue acquisition and removal and related methods of use. | 06-17-2010 |
James Weldon, Newton, MA US
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20140222131 | ENDOLUMINAL DEVICE HAVING BARB ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An endoluminal device for implantation in a body lumen reduces movement or migration of the device after implantation by the use of barbs or barb assemblies. A first embodiment uses at least one barb assembly having first and second portions attached to an implant, such as a stent, and at either sides of a bend. The second portion is adapted to protrude radially inward when the implant is in the radially compressed configuration and radially outward when the implant is in its radially expanded configuration. A second embodiment uses a barb having a curved segment which is curved proximally and radially inwardly. A third embodiment utilizes at least one barb assembly having a wire with a length greater than the cell height of the implant across which it extends and a substantially uniform cross-sectional area. Methods for implanting such devices are also contemplated. | 08-07-2014 |
20140276203 | Biopsy Tool Having Micropattern - A biopsy forceps system including a biopsy forceps tool having a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein each of the first jaw and second jaw has a cutting edge and wherein a portion of at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw has a micropatterned polymer coating thereon. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276407 | Medical Devices Having Micropatterns - Medical devices having one or more micropatterned surfaces (e.g., micropatterned coatings). | 09-18-2014 |
20140277443 | SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING FOR AIRWAY MUCUS PLUGGING PREVENTION - A method for reducing mucus accumulation in an airway including disposing an implantable device within an airway, wherein the implantable device has a first end, a second end, and an inner surface defining a lumen extending from the first end to the second end; wherein at least a portion of the inner surface has a hydrophobic polymer coating thereon, wherein a polymer coating surface has dynamic water contact angles of 145 degrees or greater; and wherein the implantable device is constructed and arranged to maintain patency of the airway; wherein accumulation of mucus is reduced as compared to a similar implantable device without the hydrophobic portion of the inner surface. An implantable medical device having a superhydrophobic surface and a method of making an implantable medical device having a superhydrophobic surface are also provided. An implantable medical device having a micropatterned surface with enhanced adhesion to tissue, optionally in combination with other region(s) having a superhydrophobic surface and a method of making such a device. Methods and devices for prevention of bacterial adhesion to implanted medical devices. | 09-18-2014 |
20140357946 | TISSUE SPREADER FOR ACCESSING PAPILLA, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - The medical device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of legs coupled to the distal end of the elongate member. The medical device may also include a moveable element distal to the distal end of the elongate member, disposed around the plurality of legs. The moveable element may be reciprocally moveable relative to the elongate member and plurality of legs between a first and second position. The plurality of legs may be in a collapsed configuration when the moveable element is in the first position, and may be in an expanded configuration when the moveable element is in the second position. | 12-04-2014 |
20140364873 | CAP WITH BAND DEPLOYMENT FEATURES - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a medical device for deploying a ligation band may include a tubular body. The tubular body may include a proximal end, a distal end, a radially inner surface defining a lumen through the tubular body, and a radially outer surface. The radially outer surface may include protrusions arranged in rows extending at least partially around a proximal region of the radially outer surface. Protrusions in adjacent rows may be separated by a first distance. Surface features may extend at least partially around a distal region of the radially outer surface. Adjacent surface features may be separated by a second distance larger than the first distance. | 12-11-2014 |
20150289859 | ENDOSCOPES HAVING MULTIPLE LUMENS FOR TISSUE ACQUISITION AND REMOVAL AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the invention include an endoscope including multiple lumens for tissue acquisition and removal and related methods of use. | 10-15-2015 |
James M. Weldon, Newton, MA US
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20100081878 | Integrated Locking Device With Active Sealing - Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base and an outer shell. A locking member may be coupled to the outer shell. An inner seal member may be disposed within the outer shell. One or more openings may extend through the cap and into the channel. An actuator may be coupled to the base for shifting the inner seal member between an unsealed configuration and a sealed configuration. | 04-01-2010 |
20100087710 | Integrated Locking Device With Fluid Control - Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base having a securing member for securing the cap to the port. The cap may also include an outer shell, a locking member coupled to the outer shell, an inner seal member disposed within the outer shell, and one or more openings extending through the cap and into the channel. A fluid control region may be defined within the outer shell. | 04-08-2010 |
Jeffrey A. Weldon, Oakland, CA US
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20100271003 | Nanotube Resonator Devices - A fully-functional radio receiver fabricated from a single nanotube is being disclosed. Simultaneously, a single nanotube can perform the functions of all major components of a radio: antenna, tunable band-pass filter, amplifier, and demodulator. A DC voltage source, as supplied by a battery, can power the radio. Using carrier waves in the commercially relevant 40-400 MHz range and both frequency and amplitude modulation techniques, successful music and voice reception has been demonstrated. Also disclosed are a radio transmitter and a mass sensor using a nanotube resonator device. | 10-28-2010 |
Jeffrey Arthur Weldon, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20160125288 | Physically Unclonable Functions Using Neuromorphic Networks - The disclosure describes the use of a neural network circuit, such as an oscillatory neural network or cellular neural network, to serve as a physically unclonable function on an integrated circuit or within an electronic system. The manufacturing process variations that impact the initial state of the neural network parameters are used to provide the unique identification for the physically unclonable function. A challenge signal to the neural network results in a response that is unique to the circuits process variations. The neural network is designed such that there are random variations among manufactured circuits, but that the specific instance variations are sufficiently deterministic with respect to circuit aging and environmental conditions such as temperature and supply voltage. | 05-05-2016 |
Jeremy Weldon, Conway, AR US
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20150260627 | FIBER CONTENT ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method to determine fiber content of a fluid specimen involving measuring an initial torque development characteristic of the fluid specimen at specified conditions; and comparing the measured initial torque development characteristic of the specimen to initial torque development characteristics of control fluids of known fiber content at the specified conditions to estimate the fiber content of the fluid specimen. Also disclosed is a system to determine fiber content of a fluid specimen, involving a rheometer to measure the initial torque development characteristic of the fluid specimen at specified conditions; and a database of yield points of control fluids of known fiber content at the specified conditions for comparison with the measured yield point to estimate the fiber content of the fluid specimen. | 09-17-2015 |
John Weldon, Columbia, MD US
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20140154248 | RECOMBINANT IMMUNOTOXIN TARGETING MESOTHELIN - Mesothelin is a differentiation antigen present on the surface of ovarian cancers, mesotheliomas and several other types of human cancers. Because among normal tissues, mesothelin is only present on mesothelial cells, it represents a good target for antibody mediated delivery of cytotoxic agents. The present invention is directed to improved recombinant immunotoxins comprising anti-mesothelin antibodies, including Fv molecules with particularly high affinity for mesothelin, and a | 06-05-2014 |
John Weldon, Bethesda, MD US
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20100215656 | DELETIONS IN DOMAIN II OF PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN A THAT REMOVE IMMUNOGENIC EPITOPES - The invention provides mutated, cytotoxic forms of | 08-26-2010 |
John Christopher Weldon, Arlington, VA US
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20140195625 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROWDSOURCING EVENT-RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS - Approaches for facilitating crowdsourcing of event-related social media posts are disclosed. In certain implementations, a first post that includes information specifying a first meteorological event may be received from a first user. Information specifying a first location associated with the first post may be obtained. A determination of whether the first location is within a predetermined proximity threshold of a second location associated with a second post that includes information specifying the first meteorological event may be effectuated. The first post may be presented to one or more other users in response to a determination that the first location is not within the predetermined proximity threshold. | 07-10-2014 |
John P. Weldon, Honeoye Falls, NY US
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20090161099 | Bubble Removal System - A bubble removal system includes an inspection cell configured to receive an ophthalmic device and a volume of working fluid. The system also includes a vacuum device configured to form a substantially fluid-tight seal with the inspection cell and to direct a negative pressure to the volume of working fluid and the ophthalmic device within the inspection cell. | 06-25-2009 |
John T. Weldon, Pacific, MO US
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20100213087 | BALL DISPLAY CASE - A ball display case has base and a cover that is securable to the base. When the cover is secured to the base, the cover and base at least partially enclose a space for holding a ball. The case has a pedestal for supporting a ball in the enclosed space. The elevation of the pedestal relative to the base is optionally adjustable. An irreversible lock is adapted for selective application to at least one of the base and the cover such that the lock assumes a locking position that prevents non-destructive removal of the cover from the base. One suitable lock includes a plate having a plurality of recessed areas spaced radially about the plate and a plurality of posts extending away from the plate. Each post is in general radial alignment with one of the recessed areas of the plate and spaced radially inward from the recessed area. | 08-26-2010 |
20130220853 | BALL DISPLAY CASE - A ball display case has base and a cover that is securable to the base. The cover and base at least partially enclose a space for holding a ball when the cover is secured to the base. The cover can be moved to a position in which the cover cannot be non-destructively removed from the base without moving the cover relative to the base away from this position. A lock is adapted for selective application to at least one of the base and the cover. The lock prevents non-destructive movement of the cover away from the position. The lock is adapted for selectively and irreversibly converting the display case from an unlocked condition in which the cover is releasably secured to the base to a locked condition in which the cover cannot be non-destructively removed from the base. | 08-29-2013 |
20160023814 | BALL DISPLAY CASE - A lock for a ball display case includes a plate having a plurality of recessed areas spaced radially about the plate. A plurality of posts extend away from the plate in a direction generally perpendicular to the plate. Each post is in general radial alignment with one of the recessed areas of the plate and spaced radially inward from the recessed area. The lock has frangible portions connecting the posts to the plate. The lock is suitable for engagement with a ball display case in a manner that limits access to an object in the display case. The lock is suitable for use by professional graders and/or authenticators to prevent tampering after the object has been graded and/or authenticated and then locked in the display case. | 01-28-2016 |
Kevin Weldon, Greensburg, PA US
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20120233876 | Dryer Heat Recovery system - An improvement in a laundry dryer system using recovered waste heat from the hot air exhaust of the dryer to transfer that heat to the incoming ambient fresh air. A home laundry dryer in which both the fresh air entering a laundry drum and the air exhausted from the drum pass through thermal recovery ducting. The dryer heat recovery system has concentric ducting including a high temperature passage through which the exhaust air flows and a separate low temperature passage through which the entering air flows. Heat from the exhausted air is transferred from the high temperature passage to the entering air in the low temperature passage. This heat transfer lowers the energy required to raise the entering air to a desired drying temperature. The dryer ducting is designed to have an outer diameter equivalent to standard size ducting on home dryers. | 09-20-2012 |
Kim Weldon, Atlanta, GA US
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20140179397 | ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEM WITH 3D DEPTH IMAGE SENSING - Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The disclosure relates to an electronic gaming system which allows a player to make one or more inputs via human gesturing, and associated methods. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179413 | ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEM WITH HUMAN GESTURING INPUTS - Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The disclosure relates to an electronic gaming system which allows a player to make one or more inputs via human gesturing, and associated methods. | 06-26-2014 |
20140364190 | ADVERTISING SPACE FOR TOURNAMENTS - Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for tournament game player. An electronic gaming device may include a memory, one or more processors, and a plurality of reels. One or more paylines may be formed on at least a portion of the plurality of reels. The memory may include one or more tournament game structures. The memory may also include one or more advertisement structures. The one or more processors may initiate one or more tournaments based on one or more tournament game structures. The one or more processors may initiate one or more advertisements based on at least one of the one or more advertisement structures and one or more triggering events. | 12-11-2014 |
Lisa Weldon, Mountain View, CA US
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20120282390 | METHODS OF MODIFYING STENT COATING THICKNESSES - A method of manufacturing a stent includes applying a coating to the stent and changing an amount of the coating being applied to the stent by modifying the diameter of the stent. | 11-08-2012 |
Lisa M. Weldon, Mountain View, CA US
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20090326645 | Methods Of Application Of Coatings Composed Of Hydrophobic, High Glass Transition Polymers With Tunable Drug Release Rates - The present invention relates to methods of applying a drug—polymer coating layer onto an implantable medical device or another substrate, and the use of a choice of solvents to adjust the release of the drug from the coating. The drug to polymer ratio is about 1:1 to 1:3 on a mass basis. The polymer and the drug are hydrophobic. | 12-31-2009 |
Marcus K. Weldon, Summit, NJ US
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20080279107 | Diagnostic Tool and Method for Retrieving Subscriber Information from Nodes Located Within a Layer 2 Aggregation Network - An in-band diagnostic tool and method are described herein that are capable of retrieving subscriber information from one or more nodes located within a layer 2 aggregation network. In one application, the diagnostic tool and method can be used by a customer service representative to retrieve subscriber information (e.g., user privileges, current bandwidth usage, available bandwidth) related to a customer that receives television, Internet etc. from an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network (which is an application-specific layer 2 aggregation network). | 11-13-2008 |
20090247295 | Network-Based Methods and Apparatus for Rendering Images to an End User - Network-based methods and apparatus are provided for rendering images to an end user. Video images are generated by receiving user input from a remote user; rendering the video in real-time in response to the user input; and transmitting the video to the user. The video may comprise, for example, video game images and the video game is executed by a centralized tendering engine. The rendering can be performed by a rendering engine that is remote from the user. The user input can be obtained, for example, from one or more of a game pad, steering wheel and joystick that is local to the user. A service provider can transmit the video to the user using a pre-existing media distribution connection between the service provider and the user | 10-01-2009 |
Mark Weldon, Liverpool, NY US
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20130196309 | WOVEN HYDROGEL BASED BIOSENSOR - A porous hydrogel sensor that is responsive to the presence of one or more target compounds in solution is synthesized based on demixing of certain molecules in the presence of a target compound. The porous hydrogel sensor may include fluorescently tagged antibodies that are noncovalently bound to the gel and then released in the presence of the target antigen. The porous hydrogel sensor may alternatively include dissolvable cross-links using polymerized antibody and antigen complexes so that, in the presence of the target antigen, the cross-links will be displaced and the hydrogel will dissolve. | 08-01-2013 |
20140269199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INDOOR SHOOTERS - A gunshot detection system having one or more sensors detecting indoor shootings and reporting gunshot detection to a central monitoring system. Each sensor includes a microphone and comparison circuit for processing detected sounds and determining whether the sound is indicative of gunshot. If a gunshot is detected, the sensor reports the detection to nearby sensors and to the central system. The central system can interface with third party systems, such as law enforcement communication systems, to provide particularized information to assist first responding in dealing appropriately with situation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140324542 | MEDIA FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mixed voice and data communications means between users having a media deliver means and users having a feedback means intermediated over the communications cloud by a central messaging means that interfaces with common payment processor service, common email service and common video storage service. | 10-30-2014 |
20160084842 | WOVEN HYDROGEL BASED BIOSENSOR - A porous hydrogel sensor that is responsive to the presence of one or more target compounds in solution is synthesized based on demixing of certain molecules in the presence of a target compound. The porous hydrogel sensor may include fluorescently tagged antibodies that are noncovalently bound to the gel and then released in the presence of the target antigen. The porous hydrogel sensor may alternatively include dissolvable cross-links using polymerized antibody and antigen complexes so that, in the presence of the target antigen, the cross-links will be displaced and the hydrogel will dissolve. | 03-24-2016 |
Mark Weldon, Tampa, FL US
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20080250749 | FIXATIVE DEVICE FOR DECORATIVE FINIAL - A fixative device for a decorative finial capable of being press fit onto a picket or post includes a pair of contact tabs arranged to bridge across a bend or corner formed by the inner surface of the free end of a tubular picket or post. A fit may be provided by a channel and protrusion or o-ring. | 10-16-2008 |
Michael Weldon, College Park, GA US
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20150294227 | DYNAMIC RULE BASED AIRCRAFT CATERING LOGISTICS SYSTEM - A galley planning system generates loading plan configurations to facilitate the loading of the aircraft galleys for individual flights. The system applies up to date flight schedule data to one or more exchange rules to determine one or more exchange codes. Moreover, the system determines template containers that are associated with each of the one or more exchange codes and also determines a particular tangible container that corresponds to each template container. The system generates a loading plan configuration that indicates a list of determined containers to be loaded into the galley of the aircraft and a location within the galley for each determined container to be stored. | 10-15-2015 |
Nate Weldon, Rochester, NY US
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20090297174 | CUSTOMER PART REPLACEMENT FEATURE UTILIZING HIGH FREQUENCY SERVICE INTERVAL FAULT AND SIGNATURE ANALYSES - A diagnostic system made part of or for use with a document handling device in which a customer is guided toward performance of at least one comparison means in a diagnostic routine analysis. The comparison means is selected from a group comprising (1) a first comparison comparing a fused print media and an unfused print media for presence of a defect, (2) a second comparison comparing an output print media and at least one image on a screen for a type of defect, and (3) a third comparison comparing a low-charged print media and a no-charged print media for qualities of the defect. The customer enters a selection based on results of the first, the second, or the third comparisons. The diagnostic system can identify a part causing a defect in the print media based on results of the comparisons. | 12-03-2009 |
Norman R. Weldon, Evergreen, CO US
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20110137399 | Microvalve Protection Device and Method of Use for Protection Against Embolization Agent Reflux - An apparatus is provided that is useful in an embolization procedure and enables substantially unrestricted forward flow of blood in a vessel and reduces or stops reflux (regurgitation or backward flow) of embolization agents which are introduced into the blood. A method of using the apparatus is also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
20120089102 | Microvalve Protection Device and Method of Use for Protection Against Embolization Agent Reflux - An endovascular valve device for use in a vessel during a therapy procedure includes a catheter having at its distal end a valve. The valve is constructed of a braid of elongate first filaments coupled together at their proximal ends in a manner that the first filaments are movable relative to each other along their lengths. The first filaments have a spring bias that radially expands the valve. A filter is provided to the braid formed by electrostatically depositing or spinning polymeric second filaments onto the braided first filaments. The lumen of the catheter is in communication with the center of the valve. | 04-12-2012 |
20120116351 | Method of Operating a Microvalve Protection Device - An endovascular valve device for use in a vessel during a therapy procedure includes a catheter having at its distal end a valve. The valve is constructed of a braid of elongate first filaments coupled together at their proximal ends in a manner that the first filaments are movable relative to each other along their lengths. The first filaments have a spring bias that radially expands the valve. A filter is provided to the braid formed by electrostatically depositing or spinning polymeric second filaments onto the braided first filaments. The lumen of the catheter is in communication with the center of the valve. The device is used to provide a therapy in which a therapeutic agent is infused into an organ. | 05-10-2012 |
20130079731 | Flow Directional Infusion Device - A flow directional infusion device includes a filter valve located at the distal end of a catheter. The filter valve constrains delivery of an embolic agent through the catheter to the locus of the aneurysm. In order to provide such delivery, the valve includes a longitudinal opening, radial opening or is otherwise partially permeable in a direction of the aneurysm so that the embolic agent or a delivery element for such agent is limited toward the aneurysm. In addition, the filter valve permits and directs blood flow within the blood vessel about the aneurysm during the treatment without obstructing the vessel and without allowing retrograde flow of the embolic agent in the vessel upstream of the aneurysm. | 03-28-2013 |
20130226166 | Renal Nerve Neuromodulation Device - A neuromodulation device includes an ablation valve with electrodes provided about its circumference. The valve dynamically reacts to fluid pressure within the vessel. When a pressure within and distal said ablation valve is greater than the body fluid pressure within the vessel, said ablation valve closes and the electrodes move out of contact with the endothelium of the vessel. When a pressure within and distal the ablation valve is less than the body fluid pressure upstream of the valve, the valve opens such that the electrodes are in circumferential contact with the endothelium. Fluid can be injected into the valve to alter the local pressure about the valve and force the electrodes into contact with the endothelium. | 08-29-2013 |
20140207178 | Dynamic Microvalve Protection Device with Associated Balloon Element for Therapeutic Intravascular Procedures - An apparatus includes a delivery catheter having a deployable dynamic valve that rapidly opens and closes in response to relative fluid pressure thereabout. The valve is maintained in a collapsed configuration during introduction to a treatment site. A balloon element is provided between the delivery catheter and the valve and is adapted such that upon inflation it can move the valve from the collapsed configuration to a deployed configuration. | 07-24-2014 |
20150238255 | Renal Nerve Neuromodulation Device - A neuromodulation device includes an ablation valve with electrodes provided about its circumference. The valve dynamically reacts to fluid pressure within the vessel. When a pressure within and distal said ablation valve is greater than the body fluid pressure within the vessel, said ablation valve closes and the electrodes move out of contact with the endothelium of the vessel. When a pressure within and distal the ablation valve is less than the body fluid pressure upstream of the valve, the valve opens such that the electrodes are in circumferential contact with the endothelium. Fluid can be injected into the valve to alter the local pressure about the valve and force the electrodes into contact with the endothelium. | 08-27-2015 |
Norman R. Weldon, Amelia Island, FL US
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20110081423 | Tissue Stabilization for Heart Failure - Methods and devices for the stabilization of heart tissue to treat congestive heart failure using a therapeutic composition are discussed. The therapeutic composition can comprise an elastin stabilization agent, a collagen stabilization agent, or a combination thereof and be applied to the pericardium, to the outer surface of the myocardium, or a combination thereof using a catheter type of device with an attached reservoir. Controlled placement and release of the therapeutic composition can be achieved using a delivery vehicle to formulate the composition. | 04-07-2011 |
20130253429 | MEDICAL DEVICES TO FACILITATE TISSUE STABILIZATION FOR HEART FAILURE - Methods and devices for the stabilization of heart tissue to treat congestive heart failure using a therapeutic composition are discussed. The therapeutic composition can comprise an elastin stabilization agent, a collagen stabilization agent, or a combination thereof and be applied to the pericardium, to the outer surface of the myocardium, or a combination thereof using a catheter type of device with an attached reservoir. Controlled placement and release of the therapeutic composition can be achieved using a delivery vehicle to formulate the composition. | 09-26-2013 |
Paul J. Weldon, Baltimore, MD US
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20150216164 | SPATIAL INHIBITORS, DETERRENTS AND REPELLENTS FOR MOSQUITOES AND MIDGES - Certain components of citrus fruits and oxidation products of limonene are effective deterrents, repellents and/or spatial inhibitors for mosquitoes and biting midges. The compounds that have been found to be deterrents, repellents and inhibitors for mosquitoes and biting midges are neryl acetate, citronellyl acetate, geranyl acetate, hydroxy-p-cymene, citral, α-terpineol, citronellal, linaloyl acetate, citronellol, terpen-4-ol, tetrahydrocarvone, products of oxidized oxidized limonene inclusive of d- and l-carvone, (+) limonene oxide, (−) limonene oxide, cis and trans carveol, a diol and an aldehyde, and mixtures thereof. | 08-06-2015 |
Peter Marvin Weldon, Bartow, FL US
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20140312184 | BAG HOLDER - A bag holder that has a lower frame member with a curved surface that substantially conforms to the curvature of a first circle. An upper frame member has a curved surface that substantially conforms to the curvature of a second circle, with the radii of the circles being substantially the same. First, second and third vertical support members are fixed to the upper and lower frame members. A centermost vertical support member is substantially equidistant from the other vertical support members. An elastomeric pad extends along the upper frame member and wraps around the upper frame member. | 10-23-2014 |
20140339381 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for supporting an electronic device includes a primary support member. Secondary support components at each end of the primary support member may rest upon spaced apart parallel upper surfaces of a device such as a bath tub. An assembly for receiving an electronic device is mounted on the primary support member. An electronic device such as an e-reader or a tablet computer is supported and protected by the apparatus. A transparent front panel extends upwardly in front of the electronic device but does not cover the entire touch screen of the electronic device to allow access to a top portion of the touch screen to turn pages of a displayed file. The transparent front panel may be hinged to pivot to a horizontal orientation to support a keyboard and allow access to the entire screen of the electronic device. | 11-20-2014 |
Richard W. Weldon, San Francisco, CA US
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20150370968 | Dynamic Setup Configurator for an Electronic Health Records System - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method presents a dynamically configured electronic health record system. In the method, registration information associated with a medical service provider is received for registering with an electronic health record system. A rules database is queried for a rule associated with the received registration information. Based on the rule, configuration information for the provider is generated and a user interface is transmitted to the provider based on the configuration information. | 12-24-2015 |
Ross David Weldon, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090327098 | ENHANCEMENTS FOR DOMAIN NAME LEASING MARKETPLACE - The present invention creates an electronic marketplace where owners of Internet domain names can have multiple parties compete for the right to lease their domain names. A marketplace provider supplies a technology for redirecting Internet traffic from leased domain names to domain names specified by parties that win the right to lease domain names. | 12-31-2009 |
20110067011 | TRANSFORMATION OF SINGLE-THREADED CODE TO SPECULATIVE PRECOMPUTATION ENABLED CODE - In one embodiment a thread management method identifies in a main program a set of instructions that can be dynamically activated as speculative precomputation threads. A wait/sleep operation is performed on the speculative precomputation threads between thread creation and activation, and progress of non-speculative threads is gauged through monitoring a set of global variables, allowing the speculative precomputation threads to determine its relative progress with respect to non-speculative threads. | 03-17-2011 |
Stephen Craig Weldon, Leominster, MA US
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20120129766 | METHODS OF TREATING FGF21-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS - The invention relates to the identification of new polypeptide and protein variants of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) that have improved pharmaceutical properties. Also disclosed are methods for treating FGF21-associated disorders, including metabolic conditions. | 05-24-2012 |
20130079500 | FUSION PROTEINS FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERS - The invention relates to the identification of fusion proteins comprising polypeptide and protein variants of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) with improved pharmaceutical properties. Also disclosed are methods for treating FGF21-associated disorders, including metabolic conditions. | 03-28-2013 |
20130129724 | DUAL FUNCTION PROTEINS FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERS - The present invention relates to the identification of new proteins comprising fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and other metabolic regulators, including variants thereof, known to improve metabolic profiles in subjects to whom they are administered. Also disclosed are methods for treating FGF21-associated disorders, GLP-1-associated disorders, and Exendin-4-associated disorders, including metabolic conditions. | 05-23-2013 |
20160051628 | METHODS OF TREATING FGF21-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS - The invention relates to the identification of new polypeptide and protein variants of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) that have improved pharmaceutical properties. Also disclosed are methods for treating FGF21-associated disorders, including metabolic conditions. | 02-25-2016 |
Steven Michael Weldon, Harrisburg, PA US
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20100055953 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE COMPONENTS - A connector assembly includes a boot body, a contact housing, and a contact. The boot body extends between a boot coupling end and a boot back end. The back end receives a cable that includes a conductor. The boot body defines an internal chamber. The contact housing extends between a housing mating end and a housing back end. The contact housing includes a housing coupling element between the housing mating end and the housing back end. The housing back end is coupled to the boot coupling end. The housing mating end is configured to mate with a mating connector to electrically connect the connector assembly and the mating connector. The contact is held in the housing and electrically connected to the conductor. An adhesive is disposed in the internal chamber to secure the boot body and the contact housing together. | 03-04-2010 |
20110290303 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - An electrical connector is provided for electrically connecting a junction box of a photovoltaic (PV) module to an electrical cable of a power distribution system. The electrical connector includes a housing extending along a central longitudinal axis from a cable segment to a mating segment. The housing has an intermediate segment that extends between the cable and mating segments. The intermediate segment includes a flange. The housing is configured to be mounted to a frame for the PV module. An electrical contact is held by the housing and is configured to establish an electrical connection between the junction box and the electrical cable. A biasing mechanism extends over the intermediate segment of the housing. The biasing mechanism extends from a flange end to a frame end. The flange end is engaged with the flange of the housing. The frame end is configured to engage the frame such that, when the housing is mounted to the frame, the biasing mechanism extends between and exerts a biasing force on the flange and the frame. The housing is movable relative to the frame and along the central longitudinal axis with and against the biasing force of the biasing mechanism. | 12-01-2011 |
Thomas Weldon, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20120233876 | Dryer Heat Recovery system - An improvement in a laundry dryer system using recovered waste heat from the hot air exhaust of the dryer to transfer that heat to the incoming ambient fresh air. A home laundry dryer in which both the fresh air entering a laundry drum and the air exhausted from the drum pass through thermal recovery ducting. The dryer heat recovery system has concentric ducting including a high temperature passage through which the exhaust air flows and a separate low temperature passage through which the entering air flows. Heat from the exhausted air is transferred from the high temperature passage to the entering air in the low temperature passage. This heat transfer lowers the energy required to raise the entering air to a desired drying temperature. The dryer ducting is designed to have an outer diameter equivalent to standard size ducting on home dryers. | 09-20-2012 |
Thomas P. Weldon, Charlotte, NC US
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20130207737 | WIDEBAND NEGATIVE-PERMITTIVITY AND NEGATIVE-PERMEABILITY METAMATERIALS UTILIZING NON-FOSTER ELEMENTS - A metamaterial simultaneously exhibiting a relative effective permeability and a relative effective permittivity below unity over a wide bandwidth, including: one of a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional arrangement of unit cells, wherein each of the unit cells has a magnetic dipole moment and an electric dipole moment that are dependent upon one or more of an incident magnetic field and an incident electric field; and a coupling mechanism operable for coupling one or more of the incident magnetic field and the incident electric field to one or more devices. Optionally, the coupling mechanism includes one or more of a split ring and a pair of parallel plates coupled by one of a rod and a wire. The one or more devices are non-Foster elements. | 08-15-2013 |
Thomas Paul Weldon, Charlotte, NC US
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20100097073 | Methods And Apparatus For Testing Electronic Circuits - Methods and apparatus are provided for testing to determine the existence of defects and faults in circuits, devices, and systems such as digital integrated circuits, SRAM memory, mixed signal circuits, and the like. In particular, methods and apparatus are provided for detecting faults in circuits, devices, and systems using input control signals to generate controlled-duration, controlled pulse-width, transient power supply currents in a device under test, where said transient power supply currents are of controllable bandwidth and can be used as observables to determine faulty or defective operation. Additionally, methods and apparatus are provided to permit high bandwidth sensing of transient supply currents as need to preserve the narrow widths of these current pulses. These methods may include autozero techniques to remove supply current leakage current and DC offsets associated with practical current sensing currents. The sensed transient supply currents can be compared to single or multiple thresholds to assess normal or faulty or defective operation of the device under test. | 04-22-2010 |