Patents by Inventor David McPherson
David McPherson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240084808Abstract: A ceiling fan includes a motor housing and a motor enclosed by the motor housing. A set of blades can extend from the motor housing and be operably coupled to the motor. The motor can include a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The motor housing can include an upper housing and a lower housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Charles William Botkin, Michael Paul Conti, Jason Matthew McPherson, Charles David McKee, Arvind G. Ramani, Douglas Troy Mason, Nicholas Dakota Vongprachanh
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Patent number: 11491184Abstract: Provided herein is a novel composition for oral administration and delivery of Noble gas, such as xenon or argon. Methods of treating and preventing neuronal or cardiovascular damage with such compositions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Shao-Ling Huang, David McPherson, Yong-Jian Geng, Xing Yin, Hyunggun Kim, Melvin Klegerman, Tao Peng
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Publication number: 20200215100Abstract: Provided herein is a novel composition for oral administration and delivery of Noble gas, such as xenon or argon. Methods of treating and preventing neuronal or cardiovascular damage with such compositions are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Shao-Ling HUANG, David MCPHERSON, Yong-Jian GENG, Xing YIN, Hyunggun KIM, Melvin KLEGERMAN, Tao PENG
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Publication number: 20180271897Abstract: Provided herein is a novel composition for oral administration and delivery of Noble gas, such as xenon or argon. Methods of treating and preventing neuronal or cardiovascular damage with such compositions are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Shao-Ling HUANG, David MCPHERSON, Yong-Jian GENG, Xing YIN, Hyunggun KIM, Melvin KLEGERMAN, Tao PENG
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Patent number: 9993421Abstract: A method of treating a medical condition resulting from a tattoo has the steps of cleaning at least one surface of the tattoo; preparing a plurality of needles to administer a formulation of a solution containing aloe, less than about 30% salt, carboxymethylcellulose and distilled water; covering the surface of the tattoo surrounding area with injections of the solution until the selected area has a different appearance; spreading the solution on the surface of the tattoo to provide a coating, and permitting the solution to dry. Preferably the salt is Himalayan salt.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: DYNAMO, LLCInventors: David A. McPherson, James B. Severson, Jr., Samir Haggar
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Patent number: 9789513Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating operation and method of its use are disclosed. The tooling fixture assembly includes an arbor or shaft and a retaining base with a plurality of anchor members disposed in a prescribed radial orientation from the center of the retaining base, the anchor members are uniquely configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be coated. The tooling fixture assembly further comprises a unique workpiece masking arrangement that employs a unitary masking cap having a plurality of solid walls or surfaces adapted to cover portions of the plurality of workpieces in a masking relationship.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Albert Feuerstein, Andrew Thomas Westfall, Thomas F. Lewis, III, David A. McPherson, Ardy Kleyman, Don Lemen
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Publication number: 20170143618Abstract: A method of treating a medical condition resulting from a tattoo has the steps of cleaning at least one surface of the tattoo; preparing a plurality of needles to administer a formulation of a solution containing aloe, less than about 30% salt, carboxymethylcellulose and distilled water; covering the surface of the tattoo surrounding area with injections of the solution until the selected area has a different appearance; spreading the solution on the surface of the tattoo to provide a coating, and permitting the solution to dry. Preferably the salt is Himalayan salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Go Tattless International, LLCInventors: David A. McPherson, James B. Severson, JR., Samir Haggar
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Patent number: 9381537Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type multifunctional tooling fixture assembly is disclosed. The disclosed tooling fixture assembly comprises a positioning ring having a plurality of anchor members configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be processed, and a retaining base defining a plurality of retaining members configured to be in locking engagement with the anchor members of the positioning ring and retain a plurality of workpieces in a fixed orientation. The tooling fixture assembly has utility in various coating related processes, including coating and grit blasting operations.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: David A. McPherson, Albert Feuerstein, Thomas F. Lewis, III, Don Lemen, Ardy Kleyman, Andrew Thomas Westfall
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Publication number: 20160030470Abstract: Provided herein is a novel composition for oral administration and delivery of Noble gas, such as xenon or argon. Methods of treating and preventing neuronal or cardiovascular damage with such compositions are also provided. The present invention relates generally to the fields of molecular biology, medicine and nutraceuticals. More particularly, it concerns methods for oral delivery of inert gas compositions, such as Xenon or Argon, for the treatment and prevention of disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Shao-Ling HUANG, David MCPHERSON, Yong-Jian GENG, Xing YIN, Hyunggun KIM, Melvin KLEGERMAN, Tao PENG
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Patent number: 9208332Abstract: Resource authorization policies and resource scopes may be defined separately, thereby decoupling a set of authorization rules from the scope of resources to which those rules apply. In one example, a resource includes anything that can be used in a computing environment (e.g., a file, a device, etc.). A scope describes a set of resources (e.g., all files in folder X, all files labeled “Y”, etc.). Policies describe what can be done with a resource (e.g., “read-only,” “read/write,” “delete, if requestor is a member of the admin group,” etc.). When scopes and policies have been defined, they may be linked, thereby indicating that the policy applies to any resource within the scope. When a request for the resource is made, the request is evaluated against all policies associated with scopes that contain the resource. If the conditions specified in the policies apply, then the request may be granted.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Paul Leach, David McPherson, Vishal Agarwal, Mark Fishel Novak, Ming Tang, Ramaswamy Ranganathan, Pranav Kukreja, Andrey Popov, Nir Ben Zvi, Arun K. Nanda
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Patent number: 8813170Abstract: A policy that governs access to a resource may be tested against real-world access requests before being used to control access to the resource. In one example, access to a resource is governed by a policy, referred to as an effective policy. When the policy is to be modified or replaced, the modification or replacement may become a test policy. When a request is made to access the resource, the request may be evaluated under both the effective policy and the test policy. Whether access is granted is determined under the effective policy, but the decision that would be made under the test policy is noted, and may be logged. If the test policy is determined to behave acceptably when confronted with real-world access requests, then the current effective policy may be replaced with the test policy.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Mark F. Novak, Paul Leach, Vishal Agarwal, David McPherson, Sunil Gottumukkala, Jignesh Shah, Arun K. Nanda, Nir Ben Zvi, Pranav Kukreja, Ramaswamy Ranganathan
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Patent number: 8555069Abstract: Modern network communications often require a client application requesting data to authenticate itself to an application providing the data. Such authentication requests can be redundant, especially in the case of stateless network protocols. When a full authentication is performed, a conversation identifier and one or more encryption keys can be agreed upon. Subsequent authentication requests can be answered with a fast reconnect token comprising the conversation identifier and a cryptographically signed version of it using the one or more encryption keys. Should additional security be desirable, a sequence number can be established and incremented in a pre-determined or a random manner to enable detection of replayed fast reconnect tokens. If the recipient can verify the fast reconnect token, the provider can be considered to have been authenticated based on the prior authentication. If an aspect of the fast re-authentication should fail, recourse can be had to the original full authentication process.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Liqiang Zhu, Paul J. Leach, Kevin Thomas Damour, David McPherson, Tanmoy Dutta
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Publication number: 20130177707Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type multifunctional tooling fixture assembly is disclosed. The disclosed tooling fixture assembly comprises a positioning ring having a plurality of anchor members configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be processed, and a retaining base defining a plurality of retaining members configured to be in locking engagement with the anchor members of the positioning ring and retain a plurality of workpieces in a fixed orientation. The tooling fixture assembly has utility in various coating related processes, including coating and grit blasting operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventors: Albert Feuerstein, Andrew Thomas Westfall, Thomas F. Lewis, III, David A. McPherson, Ardy Kleyman, Don Lemen
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Publication number: 20130149450Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating operation and method of its use are disclosed. The tooling fixture assembly includes an arbor or shaft and a retaining base with a plurality of anchor members disposed in a prescribed radial orientation from the center of the retaining base, the anchor members are uniquely configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be coated. The tooling fixture assembly further comprises a unique workpiece masking arrangement that employs a unitary masking cap having a plurality of solid walls or surfaces adapted to cover portions of the plurality of workpieces in a masking relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Albert Feuerstein, Andrew Thomas Westfall, Thomas F. Lewis, III, David A. McPherson, Ardy Kleyman, Don Lemen
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Publication number: 20130125199Abstract: A policy that governs access to a resource may be tested against real-world access requests before being used to control access to the resource. In one example, access to a resource is governed by a policy, referred to as an effective policy. When the policy is to be modified or replaced, the modification or replacement may become a test policy. When a request is made to access the resource, the request may be evaluated under both the effective policy and the test policy. Whether access is granted is determined under the effective policy, but the decision that would be made under the test policy is noted, and may be logged. If the test policy is determined to behave acceptably when confronted with real-world access requests, then the current effective policy may be replaced with the test policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Mark F. Novak, Paul Leach, Vishal Agarwal, David McPherson, Sunil Gottumukkala, Jignesh Shah, Arun K. Nanda, Nir Ben Zvi, Pranav Kukreja, Ramaswamy Ranganathan
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Publication number: 20120167158Abstract: Resource authorization policies and resource scopes may be defined separately, thereby decoupling a set of authorization rules from the scope of resources to which those rules apply. In one example, a resource includes anything that can be used in a computing environment (e.g., a file, a device, etc.). A scope describes a set of resources (e.g., all files in folder X, all files labeled “Y”, etc.). Policies describe what can be done with a resource (e.g., “read-only,” “read/write,” “delete, if requestor is a member of the admin group,” etc.). When scopes and policies have been defined, they may be linked, thereby indicating that the policy applies to any resource within the scope. When a request for the resource is made, the request is evaluated against all policies associated with scopes that contain the resource. If the conditions specified in the policies apply, then the request may be granted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Leach, David McPherson, Vishal Agarwal, Mark Fishel Novak, Ming Tang, Ramaswamy Ranganathan, Pranav Kukreja, Andrey Popov, Nir Ben Zvi, Arun K. Nanda
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Patent number: 7976743Abstract: The present invention provides gas-containing liposomes. In particular, the present invention provide methods of generating gas-containing liposomes where the gas is introduced under pressure, as well as gas-containing liposomes which contain a large volume of gas (e.g., 10 ul of gas per 5 mg of gas-containing liposomes). In certain embodiments, the gas-containing liposomes contain nitric oxide gas. In some embodiments, such nitric oxide containing liposomes are used to treat a medical condition that is treatable by nitric oxide gas (e.g., intimal hyperplasia).Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignees: Northwestern University, Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Shaoling Huang, Patrick Kee, Robert C. MacDonald, David McPherson
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Publication number: 20100228982Abstract: Modern network communications often require a client application requesting data to authenticate itself to an application providing the data. Such authentication requests can be redundant, especially in the case of stateless network protocols. When a full authentication is performed, a conversation identifier and one or more encryption keys can be agreed upon. Subsequent authentication requests can be answered with a fast reconnect token comprising the conversation identifier and a cryptographically signed version of it using the one or more encryption keys. Should additional security be desirable, a sequence number can be established and incremented in a pre-determined or a random manner to enable detection of replayed fast reconnect tokens. If the recipient can verify the fast reconnect token, the provider can be considered to have been authenticated based on the prior authentication. If an aspect of the fast re-authentication should fail, recourse can be had to the original full authentication process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Liqiang Zhu, Paul J. Leach, Kevin Thomas Damour, David McPherson, Tanmoy Dutta
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Patent number: 7419704Abstract: The invention is a coating and a method for applying coatings to fiber reinforced composite materials. A first polymeric layer, free of fibers and particulate, coats a fiber reinforced polymer substrate. The first layer joins the fiber reinforced polymer substrate to a second polymeric layer. The second polymeric layer contains a polymeric matrix and a particulate within the polymeric matrix. Finally, at least one thermally sprayed material coats the second polymeric layer to form an adherent multi-layer coating attached to the fiber reinforced.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Praxair S. T. Technology, Inc.Inventors: Richard Kent Passman, David A. McPherson
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Publication number: 20080175893Abstract: The present invention provides gas-containing liposomes. In particular, the present invention provide methods of generating gas-containing liposomes where the gas is introduced under pressure, as well as gas-containing liposomes which contain a large volume of gas (e.g., 10 ul of gas per 5 mg of gas-containing liposomes). In certain embodiments, the gas-containing liposomes contain nitric oxide gas. In some embodiments, such nitric oxide containing liposomes are used to treat a medical condition that is treatable by nitric oxide gas (e.g., intimal hyperplasia).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYInventors: Shaoling Huang, Robert C. MacDonald, Patrick Kee, David McPherson