Patents by Inventor Maria Martinez
Maria Martinez 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: 20120134323Abstract: Techniques for managing a registration of a roaming user terminal (116) in its IMS home network (102) based on a roaming agreement between the visited IMS network (104) and the home IMS network (102) are described. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing user registrations in the first IMS network (102) is provided. The method may be performed in an I-CSCF (106) of the first IMS network and comprises the steps of determining a status change in an automatically established roaming agreement with the second IMS network; and sending, based on the determination result, roaming status update information (204) to an HSS (110) associated with the first IMS network for initiating a registration update of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Heiko Perkuhn, Marc Vorwerk, Rene Rembarz, Rosa Maria Martinez Perallon
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Publication number: 20110308513Abstract: Thermal solar energy collector, in which a solar radiation absorption panel, inside which the heat-conducting fluid flows, is situated inside a parallelepipedal box, with an opening having a transparent cover at the front, which may be doubled so as to leave an atmospheric space in the middle. The rear wall of the box has a system of seals and reservoirs which are inset in the wall so that they accommodate the expansion and contraction of vertical tubes of the panel and horizontal connections by means of gentle changes in curvature of the tube bends and slight rotations of the reservoirs, with the addition of a system for filling the box with an inert gas, the pressure of which may be chosen from a range of between a thousandth of an atmosphere and one atmosphere, there being provided for this purpose an external gas circuit, with low- and high-pressure tanks, an intermediate compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2009Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRIDInventor: José Maria Martínez-Val Peñalosa
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Patent number: 8005024Abstract: A method of establishing video-conferences between audio communication equipments (ACE1, ACE2) comprises a) using a user audio communication equipment (ACE1) to initiate a first call with another user audio communication equipment (ACE2), b) routing the first call to an exchange node (SSPN) of the telephone network (TN) in order it transmits a message, comprising the telephone numbers of the user audio communication equipments (ACE1, ACE2), to a service node (SN) connected to the telephone (TN) and Internet (IN) networks, c) authorizing the exchange node (SSPN) to establish the first call when the telephone numbers are stored in a memory (MY) of the service node (SN), in order to set up an audio communication between the audio communication equipments (ACE1, ACE2), d) determining, if required, the addresses of the user video communication equipments (VCE1, VCE2) in order to establish a video communication therebetween, in parallel with the audio communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventor: Jose-Maria Martinez
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Patent number: 7740914Abstract: The method comprises the stages of the curtain coating of a first aqueous film-forming composition on a substrate; and the curtain coating of a second aqueous film-forming composition on said metallized substrate, characterized in that said first and second aqueous film-forming composition comprises a first emulsion polymer and/or a second colloidal dispersion polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Sarriopapel Y Celulosa, S.A.Inventors: Luis Amando Ortega Mahave, José Maria Martínez Corrochano, Javier Martínez Esparza
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Patent number: 7686210Abstract: According to the invention, a method for funding an account with an online money transfer system using a wide area network, where the account cannot be used for purchases outside a closed purchasing community, is disclosed. In one step, information about a money handler is accepted at the online money transfer system and over the wide area network. The information includes an amount of funds, a bank routing number, a bank account number and a unique identifier. The unique identifier discriminates a buyer from other buyers in the closed purchasing community. The amount of funds is drawn with the money handler from a bank account indicated by the routing number and the bank account number. Funds are transferred to the account for benefit of the buyer indicated by the unique identifier. The funds cannot be used outside the closed purchasing community while in the account.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: First Data CorporationInventors: Elaine D. Bolle, Maria Martinez, Mahala Johnson, Sabrina Ko, Susan M. Milberger, Jackie MacFarlane, Amy Dunker
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Publication number: 20090209685Abstract: This invention relates to an adhesive solution for removably attaching items to the skin comprising: (i) a solids content comprising a vinyl pyrrolidone copolymer, and either a plasticiser, and a separate wetting agent, or a compound that acts as both plasticiser and wetting agent (ii) water as a first solvent; and (iii) an alcohol as a second solvent wherein the amount of alcohol does not exceed 20 wt % of the whole solution, and the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the copolymer composition (i) is below 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2007Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Alan Amass, Maria Martinez-Velon
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Publication number: 20080268436Abstract: The present invention provides the identification of a number of SNPs that are associated schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and related mental disorders which were found to be strongly linked to individuals with the disease. The invention provides SNP locations on human chromosome 6, as well as methods of making PCR primers and assays for detecting the SNPs in tested individuals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Jubao Duan, Raymond Crowe, Maria Martinez
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Patent number: 7314720Abstract: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using molecular markers. The inventive method consists in detecting and quantifying, in vitro in a hepatic tissue sample, the levels of a protein which can be used as a NASH molecular marker and which is selected from apolipoprotein A1, sub-unit ? of the mitochondrial ATPase, leukotriene A4 hydrolase, keratin 18, guanidine acetate N-methyltransferase, superoxide dismutase, albumin, antioxidant protein 2 (isoform 1), prohibitin 1, methionine adenosyl transferase, long-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase, selenium binding protein, antioxidant protein 2 (isoform 2), and combinations of same. The invention further consists in comparing the results obtained with the normal values of said proteins in healthy hepatic tissue. Said method can be used to diagnose NASH and/or to assess a patient's potential risk of developing NASH.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: One Way Liver Genomic, S.L.Inventors: José María Mato De La Paz, Fernando Corrales Izquierdo, Enrique Santa María Martínez
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Publication number: 20070140847Abstract: A predictive maintenance system for wind parks, the wind park comprising a group of wind turbines (Ai), a communications network (RS) and a supervision and control system (ST) The predictive maintenance system comprises a monitoring and processing equipment (SMP) connected to the control system (PLC) of the wind turbine (Ai), such that the monitoring and processing equipment sends alarms through the control system of the wind turbine to the supervision and control system. The invention also refers to a monitoring and processing equipment (SMP) for wind turbines.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventors: María Martínez De Lizarduy Romo, Jose Llorente Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20070083477Abstract: According to the invention, a method for funding an account with an online money transfer system using a wide area network, where the account cannot be used for purchases outside a closed purchasing community, is disclosed. In one step, information about a money handler is accepted at the online money transfer system and over the wide area network. The information includes an amount of funds, a bank routing number,a bank account number and a unique identifier. The unique identifier discriminates a buyer from other buyers in the closed purchasing community. The amount of funds is drawn with the money handler from a bank account indicated by the routing number and the bank account number. Funds are transferred to the account for benefit of the buyer indicated by the unique identifier. The funds cannot be used outside the closed purchasing community while in the account.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Elaine Bolle, Maria Martinez, Mahala Johnson, Sabrina Ko, Susan Milberger, Jackie MacFarlane, Amy Dunker
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Patent number: 7193200Abstract: The invention relates to a receiver arrangement for a push-pull transmission method. First and second signal detectors, to which a first input signal is fed provide first and second detector signals depending on a comparison of the first input signal with a detector threshold. Third and fourth signal detectors, to which a second input signal is fed provide third and fourth detector signals depending on a comparison of the second input signal with a detector threshold. The first and third detector signals are respectively fed to a data input of a first and second buffer store. The second and fourth detector signals are respectively fed to a reset input of the first and second buffer store. The first and second buffer store are designed for buffer-storing signal pulses contained in the first and second detector signals and forwarding them to a respective output for subsequent further processing in time-delayed fashion after a first delay duration.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Infineon Techologies AGInventors: Karim-Thomas Taghizadeh-Kaschani, Jose Maria Martinez
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Publication number: 20060087988Abstract: A method is dedicated to video-conference establishments between audio communication equipments (ACE1, ACE2), each associated to a user and to a telephone number and connected to a telephone network (TN), and video communication equipments (VCE1, VCE2), each associated to one of these users and to an IP address and each connected to a video equipment (VE1, VE2) and to an Internet network (IN).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventor: Jose-Maria Martinez
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Publication number: 20050234211Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making polycarbonate oligomers, polycarbonate, molded articles formed from polycarbonate, and an apparatus for making polycarbonate. An oligomer mixture is first prepared by the steps of providing an equilibration system comprising a vessel, a reaction mixture contained within the vessel, and means for mixing the reaction mixture contained within the vessel wherein the reaction mixture comprises a melted activated diaryl carbonate composition, and a catalyst present in sufficient amount to initiate an oligomerization reaction between a dihydroxy composition and the activated diaryl carbonate to form polycarbonate oligomers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Maria Martinez, Alberto Nisoli, Alfredo Carretero, Ganesh Kailasam, David Domingo, Patrick McCloskey
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Publication number: 20050009912Abstract: This invention relates to synthetic excitatory amino acid prodrugs of formula (I) wherein the residue R11, R12 and R13 are aas defined in claim 1. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I), and to pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders comprising said compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2002Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Ana Bueno Melendo, Alfonso De Dios, Carmen Dominguez-Fernandez, Rafael Ferritto Crespo, Jose Martin, Maria Martinez-Grau, Steven Massey, James Monn, Concepcion Pedregal-Tercero, Matthew Valli, Marc Herin
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Publication number: 20050009858Abstract: Imiquimod is used to treat lichen sclerosus and vascular tumors including infantile hemangiomas. Specific applications related to lichen sclerosus are detailed first, followed by specific applications related to infantile hemangiomas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2002Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Maria Martinez-Colon, Ignacio Carpintero, Martin Mihm, Paula Morth
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Patent number: 6660384Abstract: Compound tile with natural stone visible side, preferably marble, of the type comprising a plate of natural stone having a reduced thickness and firmly fixed by adhesive means to a rigidification supporting sheet, said support having a particular composition which is adapted to the physical characteristics of the natural stone plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Uralita de Productos Y Servicios, S.A.Inventors: Juan J. Pastor Segura, Kepa Ceara Apraiz, Jose Maria Martinez Tejera
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Publication number: 20030222136Abstract: According to the invention, a method for funding an account with an online money transfer system using a wide area network, where the account cannot be used for purchases outside a closed purchasing community, is disclosed. In one step, information about a money handler is accepted at the online money transfer system and over the wide area network. The information includes an amount of funds, a bank routing number, a bank account number and a unique identifier. The unique identifier discriminates a buyer from other buyers in the closed purchasing community. The amount of funds is drawn with the money handler from a bank account indicated by the routing number and the bank account number. Funds are transferred to the account for benefit of the buyer indicated by the unique identifier. The funds cannot be used outside the closed purchasing community while in the account.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Applicant: First Data CorporationInventors: Elaine D. Bolle, Maria Martinez, Mahala Johnson, Sabrina Ko, Susan M. Milberger, Jackie MacFarlane, Amy Dunker
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Publication number: 20020118800Abstract: The present invention relates to a telephone system including a telephone switch (36, 66) having at least one incoming line and at least one outgoing line. The telephone switch (36, 66) is responsive to control signals to switch a call received from a caller to an outgoing line directed to one of a plurality of numbers stored in a database for a first party. An audio processing unit (68) is connected to the telephone switch (36, 66) to receive incoming audio communications from the caller and to provide outgoing audio communications to the caller. A control unit (76) controls the telephone switch to transfer the call to the at least one outgoing line. A method of providing telephone communication service to a user is also provided. The method included the steps of receiving an incoming call from a user, connecting the incoming call to an audio processing unit, and obtaining a first audio request from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Maria Martinez, Asif Naseem, Richard Piepho, Gregory Johnson, May Pao, Lawrence Keeley
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Patent number: 6333339Abstract: The invention relates to piperidine derivatives of the formula I in which R1, R2, m and k have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and their salts, novel intermediates and processes for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention. The compounds of the formula I are potent a receptor ligands and show 5-HT reuptake-inhibiting actions and can be used for the production of medicaments, for example for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system, of strokes, brain or bone marrow traumata or of ischaemic states.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2000Date of Patent: December 25, 2001Assignee: Merck Patent Gellschaft mit BeschrankterInventors: Henning Boettcher, Helmut Pruecher, Hartmut Greiner, Christoph Seyfried, Andrew Barber, Joseph Maria Martinez
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Patent number: 5531882Abstract: A procedure and machine for cleaning the anodes of electrolytic tanks, said procedure comprising the operations of mechanically breaking the deposits on the surfaces of the anodes, detaching and separating the deposits, once broken, and then subjecting the plate of the anodes to a flattening operation. The procedure is carried out with a machine which includes at least one pair of cutting rollers (1), nozzles for supplying jets of water under pressure (2) situated above said rollers (1), two flattening plates (3) with flat opposing surfaces, and means of suspending and raising the anodes (13) between the rollers (1), nozzles (2) and plates (3). The plates (3) may be provided on their opposing surfaces with cutting grooves.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1995Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Asturiana De Zinc, S.A.Inventors: Francisco Javier Sitges Menendez, Fernando Sitges Menendez, Francisco Alvarez Tamargo, Jose Maria Martinez Valdes