Patents by Inventor M. Tanaka
M. Tanaka 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: 20240131037Abstract: Methods and compositions for using a tetracycline compound to treat bacterial infections are described. In one embodiment, for example, the invention provides a method of treating a subject for an infection, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of 9-[(2,2-dimethyl-propyl amino)-methyl]-minocycline or a salt thereof, such that said subject is treated, wherein said infection is selected from the group consisting of MSSA, MRSA, B-streptococci, Viridans streptococci, Enterococcus, or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Sean M. Johnston, Robert D. Arbeit, Thomas J. Bigger, Dennis P. Molnar, S. Ken Tanaka
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Publication number: 20190343503Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard GREEN, II, Jon M. TANAKA, Edward A. PINEDA, Dwight P. MOREJOHN, Robert MOSLEY, Joshua WALLIN, Iris Leon CORBIN
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Patent number: 10383612Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
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Publication number: 20170325952Abstract: A medical device release system may include an elongated rod having an enlarged distal end, a ring element slidingly disposed over the elongated rod, and two or more pins. The ring element may have a center channel sized and shaped to receive the elongated rod, wherein the enlarged distal end of the rod is larger than an inner diameter of the center channel, preventing the ring element from disengaging from the distal end of the rod. The two or more pins may each have a proximal end attached to the ring element and a distal end extending longitudinally and radially away from the ring element, the distal ends configured for releasable connection to a medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Andrew D. Whelton, Takashi H. Ino, Jonathan M. Tanaka, Randy S. Gamarra, Floriza Q. Escalona, Mark W. McElligott, Noel Boyhan
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Publication number: 20160331363Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard GREEN, II, Jon M. TANAKA, Edward A. PINEDA, Dwight P. MOREJOHN, Robert MOSLEY, Joshua WALLIN, Iris Leon CORBIN
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Patent number: 9405426Abstract: Embodiments are described for a system and method for adapting an online user input form that provides user input to a web-based application. A method comprises defining one or more attributes related to one or more fields of the online user input form, obtaining historical data comprising past user input to related user input forms, calculating historical most common values for each attribute of the one or more attributes; and modifying the one or more fields of the online user input form in accordance with the calculated historical average values. The attributes may include at least one of the size, location, and datatype of each field of the form. The method may be implemented through an application programming interface for implementation through server-side and client-side processes that are written in a web-browser compatible markup language.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventor: Jamison M. Tanaka
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Patent number: 9402608Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P. Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
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Patent number: 9058309Abstract: Techniques to provide multiple styles in a single HTML text object. An input field to receive user-generated input is presented. User-generated input is received via the input field. The user-generated input based on formatting criteria. The formatting criteria provides N formatting types to be applied to the user-generated input, where N is at least two. An underlay field is provided for each of N?1 formatting types. One of the formatting types is applied to each of the N?1 underlay fields and the input field. The N?1 underlay fields are aligned with and the input field. Portions of the user-generated input are displayed within the corresponding fields while maintaining spacing of the user-generated input.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventor: Jamison M. Tanaka
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Publication number: 20140148641Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard Greee, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P. Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
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Patent number: 8641598Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular LLCInventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
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Patent number: 8388104Abstract: A system is provided that includes an encoder strip having encoder markings, first and second optical encoders positioned at a fixed distance from one another on a substrate and, responsive to being moved along the encoder strip, configured to generate first and second signals, respectively, that each indicate detection of the encoder markings on the encoder strip and processing circuitry configured to determine a current phase difference between the first and the second signals using a first portion of the first signal that corresponds to a first plurality of encoder markings and a second portion of the second signal that corresponds to a second plurality of encoder markings.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Rick M. Tanaka, Algird M. Gudaitis, David K. Klaffenbach
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Patent number: 8182065Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for compensating for the change in length of an encoder strip due to environmental effects such as temperature and humidity. The apparatus and methods utilize two simple optical sensors spaced apart and mounted on a substrate having a different coefficient of thermal expansion than the encoder strip; the substrate is mounted to the movable component which is to be positioned, such as a printer carriage. Embodiments of the methods utilize information from the two sensors, in conjunction with information from the analog encoder used to position movable component, to compensate for environmental effects.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jason Grosse, Rick M. Tanaka, Steven B. Elgee
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Publication number: 20120072832Abstract: Techniques to provide multiple styles in a single HTML text object. An input field to receive user-generated input is presented. User-generated input is received via the input field. The user-generated input based on formatting criteria. The formatting criteria provides N formatting types to be applied to the user-generated input, where N is at least two. An underlay field is provided for each of N?1 formatting types. One of the formatting types is applied to each of the N?1 underlay fields and the input field. The N?1 underlay fields are aligned with and the input field. Portions of the user-generated input are displayed within the corresponding fields while maintaining spacing of the user-generated input.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventor: Jamison M. Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110214067Abstract: Embodiments are described for a system and method for adapting an online user input form that provides user input to a web-based application. A method comprises defining one or more attributes related to one or more fields of the online user input form, obtaining historical data comprising past user input to related user input forms, calculating historical most common values for each attribute of the one or more attributes; and modifying the one or more fields of the online user input form in accordance with the calculated historical average values. The attributes may include at least one of the size, location, and datatype of each field of the form. The method may be implemented through an application programming interface for implementation through server-side and client-side processes that are written in a web-browser compatible markup language.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventor: Jamison M. Tanaka
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Patent number: 7699435Abstract: Embodiments of uniquely spaced markings are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jason Charles Grosse, Rick M. Tanaka, Edward L. Feldhousen
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Patent number: 7654629Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for carriage positioning.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jason C. Grosse, Rick M. Tanaka
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Publication number: 20090299131Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P. Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
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Publication number: 20090026265Abstract: A system is provided that includes an encoder strip having encoder markings and at least a first index marking along a length of the encoder strip, an encoder configured to generate a first signal that indicates detection of the encoder markings in response to being moved along the length of the encoder strip, an index sensor configured to generate a second signal that indicates detection of the first index marking in response to being moved along the length of the encoder strip in unison with the encoder, and processing circuitry configured to determine a first encoder index value that corresponds to a center of the first index marking using the first and the second signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Jason C. Grosse, Rick M. Tanaka, Hsue-Yang Liu
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Publication number: 20090027438Abstract: A system is provided that includes an encoder strip having encoder markings, first and second optical encoders positioned at a fixed distance from one another on a substrate and, responsive to being moved along the encoder strip, configured to generate first and second signals, respectively, that each indicate detection of the encoder markings on the encoder strip and processing circuitry configured to determine a current phase difference between the first and the second signals using a first portion of the first signal that corresponds to a first plurality of encoder markings and a second portion of the second signal that corresponds to a second plurality of encoder markings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Rick M. Tanaka, Algird M. Gudaitis, David K. Klaffenbach
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Patent number: 7431421Abstract: Various embodiments of a printing system including a vacuum duct are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Anthony P. Carcia, Alan Shibata, Rick M. Tanaka, Justin M. Roman, Tanya Schneider, Charles W. Singleton, Jr., Shayler M. Backlund, Ernesto A. Garay, Angela Chen Krauskopf