Patents by Inventor David Waters
David Waters 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: 20260151174Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. Devices, systems, and methods disclose herein can include expandable structures that facilitate in positioning of nozzles and/or evacuation of ablation medium from a body lumen. A dehumidification or anti-freezing medium can also be communicated into an internal organ to dehumidify the internal organ before cryoablation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2025Publication date: June 4, 2026Applicant: Ictero Medical, Inc.Inventors: Matthew NOJOOMI, David WATERS, Michael MULANIX
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Patent number: 12615233Abstract: The described systems and techniques provide improved storage for overlapping IP address ranges and improved access to a given IP address's membership in the stored overlapping IP address ranges, in constant, O(1) access time with respect to the number of IP ranges stored or number of overlaps. The systems and technique include receiving an IP address, generating a positional score for the IP address, querying a positional data set containing a plurality of positional values using the positional score to find a first matching positional value, and querying a tag storage set containing a plurality of tag identifiers (IDs) using the first matching positional value to find a tag identifier (ID) from the plurality of tag IDs matching the first matching positional value, where the tag ID contains one or more tags with each of the one or more tags identifying a range of IP addresses containing the IP address.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.Inventor: David Waters
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Patent number: 12533305Abstract: The present invention is directed to a naturally derived surfactant system and an end use composition comprising the surfactant system. The naturally derived surfactant system comprises an anionic and nonionic surfactant comprising polyglycerol ester that is stable in an end use composition having a pH from 4.8 to 6.5. Such end use compositions are mild, have excellent lathering characteristics, and do not require glycinates, polyglycosides, betaines, sultaines and sulfates.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alan Kwan, Jennifer Hyeeun Kwon, Teanoosh Moaddel, Mingjun Yuan, David Waters
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Patent number: 12529011Abstract: The present invention is directed to a naturally derived surfactant system and an end use composition comprising the surfactant system. The naturally derived surfactant system comprises an anionic and nonionic surfactant that is stable in an end use composition having a pH from 4.8 to 6.5. Such end use compositions are mild, have excellent lathering characteristics, and do not require glycinates, polyglycosides, betaines, sultaines and sulfates.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: David Waters, Mingjun Yuan
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Publication number: 20260013926Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclose herein include expandable structures that facilitate in positioning of nozzles and/or evacuation of ablation medium from a body lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2025Publication date: January 15, 2026Inventors: Matthew NOJOOMI, David WATERS, Aedan MANGAN, Eric RYBA, Michael MULANIX
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Publication number: 20250221754Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein relate to monitoring and regulating pressure, temperature, or other conditions within a body lumen during an ablation procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2024Publication date: July 10, 2025Inventors: Matthew NOJOOMI, David WATERS, Michael MULANIX, Eric RYBA
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Publication number: 20250082388Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclose herein include expandable structures that facilitate in positioning of nozzles and/or evacuation of ablation medium from a body lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: Ictero Medical, Inc.Inventors: Matthew NOJOOMI, David WATERS, Aedan MANGAN, Eric RYBA, Michael MULANIX
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Publication number: 20240331496Abstract: An electronic gaming system for pari-mutuel wagering includes an electronic gaming machine, including a display, one or more input devices, and a controller coupled to the display and the input devices. The controller is configured to control the display to display a plurality of wager options, each wager option divided into a set of wagers, and to determine a selection of one of the wager options, a first wager of the set of wagers of at least one of the wager options associated with a first set of awards and a second wager of the set of wagers of at least one of the wager options associated with a second set of awards. The first set of awards is determined based on the results of a first plurality of historical events, and the second set of awards is determined based on the results of a second plurality of historical events.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventor: David Waters
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Patent number: 12070257Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclose herein include expandable structures that facilitate in positioning of nozzles and/or evacuation of ablation medium from a body lumen.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Ictero Medical, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Nojoomi, David Waters, Aedan Mangan, Eric Ryba, Michael Mulanix
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Publication number: 20240007436Abstract: The described systems and techniques provide improved storage for overlapping IP address ranges and improved access to a given IP address's membership in the stored overlapping IP address ranges, in constant, O(1) access time with respect to the number of IP ranges stored or number of overlaps. The systems and technique include receiving an IP address, generating a positional score for the IP address, querying a positional data set containing a plurality of positional values using the positional score to find a first matching positional value, and querying a tag storage set containing a plurality of tag identifiers (IDs) using the first matching positional value to find a tag identifier (ID) from the plurality of tag IDs matching the first matching positional value, where the tag ID contains one or more tags with each of the one or more tags identifying a range of IP addresses containing the IP address.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventor: David Waters
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Publication number: 20230332072Abstract: The present invention is directed to a naturally derived surfactant system and an end use composition comprising the surfactant system. The naturally derived surfactant system comprises an anionic and nonionic surfactant that is stable in an end use composition having a pH from 4.8 to 6.5. Such end use compositions are mild, have excellent lathering characteristics, and do not require glycinates, polyglycosides, betaines, sultaines and sulfates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: David WATERS, Mingjun YUAN
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Publication number: 20230263717Abstract: The present invention is directed to a naturally derived surfactant system and an end use composition comprising the surfactant system. The naturally derived surfactant system comprises an anionic and nonionic surfactant comprising polyglycerol ester that is stable in an end use composition having a pH from 4.8 to 6.5. Such end use compositions are mild, have excellent lathering characteristics, and do not require glycinates, polyglycosides, betaines, sultaines and sulfates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Thomas Alan Kwan, Jennifer Hyeeun KWON, Teanoosh MOADDEL, Mingjun YUAN, David WATERS
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Publication number: 20230218332Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclose herein include expandable structures that facilitate in positioning of nozzles and/or evacuation of ablation medium from a body lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Ictero Medical, Inc.Inventors: Matthew NOJOOMI, David WATERS, Aedan MANGAN, Eric RYBA, Michael MULANIX
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Publication number: 20220401145Abstract: Provided herein are catheter devices, systems, and methods to ablate a tissue location. The devises, systems, and methods disclosed herein include ablation systems including a catheter system with inner and outer shafts that deliver an ablation medium (e.g., a cryogenic ablation medium) to a body lumen and evacuate the ablation medium from the body lumen. In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods disclose herein relate to monitoring and regulating pressure, temperature, or other conditions within a body lumen during an ablation procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Ictero Medical, Inc.Inventors: Matthew NOJOOMI, David WATERS, Kovi BESSOFF, Eric RYBA
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Publication number: 20200286333Abstract: An electronic gaming system for pari-mutuel wagering includes an electronic gaming machine, including a display, one or more input devices, a wager acceptor and a controller coupled to the display, the one or more input devices and the wager acceptor. The controller is configured to control the display to display a plurality of wager options, each of the wager options divided into a set of wagers, and to determine a selection of one of the wager options via the one or more input devices, a first wager of the set of wagers of at least one of the wager options associated with a first set of awards and a second wager of the set of wagers of at least one of the wager options associated with a second set of awards. The first set of awards is determined based on the results of a first plurality of historical events, and the second set of awards is determined based on the results of a second plurality of historical events.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: David Waters
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Publication number: 20190251789Abstract: An electronic gaming system for pari-mutuel wagering includes an electronic gaming machine, including a display, one or more input devices, a wager acceptor and a controller coupled to the display, the one or more input devices and the wager acceptor. The controller is configured to control the display to display a plurality of wager options, each of the wager options divided into a set of wagers, and to determine a selection of one of the wager options via the one or more input devices, a first wager of the set of wagers of at least one of the wager options associated with a first set of awards and a second wager of the set of wagers of at least one of the wager options associated with a second set of awards. The first set of awards is determined based on the results of a first plurality of historical events, and the second set of awards is determined based on the results of a second plurality of historical events.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventor: David Waters
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Patent number: 8201842Abstract: The limb elevating accessory can attach itself onto an existing wheelchair and provide a means to support and elevate a limb of an end user seated therein. The limb elevating accessory includes a base support that attaches onto the frame of the wheelchair, and also attaches to an upper support. The upper support has a plurality of holes from which a stirrup or support attaches to support an arm or a leg thereon. The base support also includes an adjustable hook that hooks at a second location to the frame of the wheelchair in order to further stabilize the accessory upon the wheelchair.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Inventors: David Waters, Barbara Waters, legal representative, Brian Neal, Gary Neal, Cecil Neal
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Publication number: 20070043584Abstract: A server having a computer readable medium storing a set of bingo numbers and bingo ball information representing bingo numbers and a closing pattern representing a winning bingo pattern. Instructions stored in the medium for receiving player information, selecting bingo cards from bingo card information, selecting a first bingo numbers less than the quantity of bingo numbers needed to obtain the closing pattern, determining whether the player performs a first daub within a time period for determining which first selected bingo numbers match the bingo card numbers, selecting a second set of bingo numbers to complete the closing pattern, determining whether the player performs a second daub within a time period for determining which second selected bingo numbers match the bingo card numbers, and determining whether the first and second selected numbers match the bingo card numbers resulting in the closing pattern thereby ending the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: February 22, 2007Inventor: David Waters
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Publication number: 20050261050Abstract: This invention is directed to a system for playing bingo. The system comprises a computer readable medium having a set of computer readable instructions that may include instructions for determining whether sufficient credits exist to continue play, providing a set of unique bingo cards with each unique card having a plurality of card numbers, displaying at least one unique bingo card to the player, generating an initial set of called numbers having a population of numbers less than those on the bingo card winning pattern, comparing each called number with a card number, determining whether an intermediate prize should be awarded according to the initial set of called numbers and the bingo card, selecting additional called numbers from a set of remaining called numbers until a winning pattern is determined. The set of computer readable instructions may also include instructions for determining whether multiple players are playing before allowing game play to continue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2004Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventor: David Waters
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Publication number: 20050113173Abstract: The invention is a system for enhancing amusement games containing a game terminal, a first computer readable medium in electronic communication with the game terminal and in electronic communication with a concession terminal, player account information in communication with the first computer readable medium, and, a set of computer readable instructions in communication with the first computer readable medium. The set of instructions are for displaying an order menu during the playing of an amusement game, receiving order information from the player of an amusement game representing desired items by the player, determining whether there are sufficient credits from the player information to pay for the ordered items, debiting the player credits by an amount according to the ordered items, and providing the order information to the concession terminal so that said order can be filled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventor: David Waters