Patents Assigned to Manta
  • Publication number: 20140034053
    Abstract: A delivery device that includes a cutter for opening a barrier layer to provide fluid access to a dose chamber, and a diverting structure for direct air flow toward the dose chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8627818
    Abstract: A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8607787
    Abstract: Methods and devices for delivering a dose, such as a medicament, for inhalation. A dose may be stored by a delivery device and dispersed and delivered in a metered fashion to a subject, such as by the subject inhaling via a mouthpiece of the delivery device. One or more chambers of the device may have a toroidal shape and may be arranged to be selectively opened for fluid communication with a flow path of the delivery device, such as by sliding the chamber relative to a portion of the flow path. The flow path may include a restriction that permits air to bypass the chamber, and/or the chamber may be arranged so that fluid entering the chamber interacts with fluid exiting the chamber so as to enhance dispersion of the dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8550074
    Abstract: A delivery device that includes a cutter for opening a barrier layer to provide fluid access to a dose chamber, and a diverting structure for direct air flow toward the dose chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8543486
    Abstract: A computer based method and system for advanced scenario based alert generation and processing is presented, with the specific ability to broker and investor activities that put either at risk. Advanced scenarios that describe such broker and investor activities are specifically defined. By applying these scenarios to transactional data from a variety of financial institutions, broker and investor activities causing unacceptable amounts of risk can be detected on an automated basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Mantas, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Kirk Donoho, Patrick Kiplinger Hyde, Nimish Sheth, Anil Sesha Kumar Venuturupalli
  • Publication number: 20130112200
    Abstract: A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventor: Manta Devices, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130061851
    Abstract: A dose delivery device with a mouthpiece having an inlet, an outlet, and an air path extending between the inlet and the outlet. A dose chamber having an opening may hold a dose, e.g., for inhalation by a user. A disc element may be arranged to move between a closed position in which the disc element closes the opening of the dose chamber, and an open position in which the disc opens the dose chamber to permit introduction of the dose into the air path of the device. Movement of the disc element from the closed position to the open position may be in a direction away from the dose chamber (e.g., a puller may engage the disc element and pull the element away from the chamber) and may leave a substantial portion of the dose in the dose chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventor: Manta Devices, LLC
  • Patent number: 8375017
    Abstract: An automatic keyword analysis for content illumination and document fragmentation for internet search queries. Initially, the invention obtains keywords from a document. The taxonomy then expands the obtained words from the document. The keywords are further refined using keyword demand data. The keyword demand data includes words where too few or too many searches would hamper the user's search. After refinement, the keyword final set is placed onto the appropriate web page. Consequently, internet search engines “hit” the web page because the automatic keyword analysis added optimal and efficient keywords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Manta Media, Inc.
    Inventors: William Michael Perkins, Bradley Dale Warnick
  • Publication number: 20130032144
    Abstract: Methods and devices for delivering a dose, such as a medicament, for inhalation. A dose may be stored by a delivery device and dispersed and delivered in a metered fashion to a subject, such as by the subject inhaling via a mouthpiece of the delivery device. One or more chambers of the device may have a toroidal shape and may be arranged to be selectively opened for fluid communication with a flow path of the delivery device, such as by sliding the chamber relative to a portion of the flow path. The flow path may include a restriction that permits air to bypass the chamber, and/or the chamber may be arranged so that fluid entering the chamber interacts with fluid exiting the chamber so as to enhance dispersion of the dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Miller, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8356052
    Abstract: A method of analyzing customer behavior, where customers are engaged in customer-to-customer transactions in a third-party network, includes a transformation of data representing the customer-to-customer transactions from a data representation to a network representation, and then analyzing the network representation. The network representation includes a set of nodes and a set of links where each node represents a customer and each link represents a transaction between two of the customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mantas, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Steven Kirk Donoho
  • Publication number: 20130008442
    Abstract: A dose delivery device with a mouthpiece having an inlet, an outlet, and an air path extending between the inlet and the outlet. A dose chamber having an opening may hold a dose, e.g., for inhalation by a user. One or more bypass inlets, two or more dispersion chambers, and/or flow arrangements in which incoming and outgoing flow in a dispersion chamber are transverse may be used to disperse a dose for delivery to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8342176
    Abstract: A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 8291901
    Abstract: Methods and devices for delivering a dose, such as a medicament, for inhalation. A dose may be stored by a delivery device and dispersed and delivered in a metered fashion to a subject, such as by the subject inhaling via a mouthpiece of the delivery device. One or more chambers of the device may have a toroidal shape and may be arranged to be selectively opened for fluid communication with a flow path of the delivery device, such as by sliding the chamber relative to a portion of the flow path. The flow path may include a restriction that permits air to bypass the chamber, and/or the chamber may be arranged so that fluid entering the chamber interacts with fluid exiting the chamber so as to enhance dispersion of the dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Publication number: 20120256652
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for using a class H amplifier in a tester for testing protective relaying equipment, particularly useful in conducting end to end testing. The class H amplifier is configured to provide separation between the amplifier and the power supply of the tester using a DSP which also offers flexibility for programming algorithms to realize efficiencies in matching the waveform to the output rail. End to end testing is also improved by including expected results for the test case used by the tester to enable the tester to determine how close the results are to what is expected. This offers time savings and is less prone to error in that the expected results can be predetermined by a qualified/experienced professional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Manta Test Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Starkell, Scott Gilbertson, Kenneth Tang
  • Patent number: 8217677
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for using a class H amplifier in a tester for testing protective relaying equipment, particularly useful in conducting end to end testing. The class H amplifier is configured to provide separation between the amplifier and the power supply of the tester using a DSP which also offers flexibility for programming algorithms to realize efficiencies in matching the waveform to the output rail. End to end testing is also improved by including expected results for the test case used by the tester to enable the tester to determine how close the results are to what is expected. This offers time savings and is less prone to error in that the expected results can be predetermined by a qualified/experienced professional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Manta Test Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Starkell, Scott Gilbertson, Kenneth Tang
  • Publication number: 20120173723
    Abstract: A method of analyzing customer behavior, where customers are engaged in customer-to-customer transactions in the third-party network, includes the transformation of data representing the customer-to-customer transactions from a data representation to a network representation, and then analyzing the network representation. The network representation includes a set of nodes and a set of links where each node represents a customer and each link represents a transaction between two of the customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Mantas, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Steven Kirk Donoho
  • Patent number: 8161062
    Abstract: A method of analyzing customer behavior, where customers are engaged in customer-to-customer transactions in the third-party network, includes the transformation of data representing the customer-to-customer transactions from a data representation to a network representation, and then analyzing the network representation. The network representation includes a set of nodes and a set of links where each node represents a customer and each link represents a transaction between two of the customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mantas, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Steven Kirk Donoho
  • Publication number: 20110145167
    Abstract: A computer based method and system for advanced scenario based alert generation and processing is presented, with the specific ability to broker and investor activities that put either at risk. Advanced scenarios that describe such broker and investor activities are specifically defined. By applying these scenarios to transactional data from a variety of financial institutions, broker and investor activities causing unacceptable amounts of risk can be detected on an automated basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Mantas, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Kirk Donoho, Patrick Kiplinger Hyde, Nimish Sheth, Anil Sesha Kumar Venuturupalli
  • Publication number: 20110083668
    Abstract: A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller
  • Patent number: 7861712
    Abstract: A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Manta Product Development
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller