Patents by Inventor Douglas Inman
Douglas Inman 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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Patent number: 7237259Abstract: Disclosed are two mechanisms for preventing access failures attributable to dynamic port assignment of firewall-blocked ports. The mechanism involves an enhanced firewall that opens blocked ports prior to possible dynamic allocation so that the blocked ports are not available when a port is requested. The second mechanism involves an enhanced commutations stack that works in conjunction with an enhanced firewall to reserve blocked ports so that the blocked ports are not available for dynamic allocation when a port is requested.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2002Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul Monroe Crutcher, Paul Maurice Gunsch, Todd Douglas Inman, William Russell Marshall
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Publication number: 20040093511Abstract: Disclosed are two mechanisms for preventing access failures attributable to dynamic port assignment of firewall-blocked ports. The mechanism involves an enhanced firewall that opens blocked ports prior to possible dynamic allocation so that the blocked ports are not available when a port is requested. The second mechanism involves an enhanced commutations stack that works in conjunction with an enhanced firewall to reserve blocked ports so that the blocked ports are not available for dynamic allocation when a port is requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Paul Monroe Crutcher, Paul Maurice Gunsch, Todd Douglas Inman, William Russell Marshall
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Patent number: 6290708Abstract: A hernia patch has a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material selectively sized and shaped to extend across and beyond a hernia. A second layer of inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first layer to create a generally planar configuration for the patch. The first and second layers are joined together by a seam that defines a periphery of a pouch between the layers and provides stiffness to the patch for urging the patch to conform to the generally planar configuration across the hernia, which helps to prevent folding of the patch as the surgeon withdraws his or her finger. The seam may be straight, zig-zag, sinusoidal or other configurations that effectively urge the patch to conform to a planar configuration. One of the layers has a border that extends beyond the seam and that has a free outer edge. A plurality of border slits extend from the outer edge through the border substantially to the seam.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1999Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Bard ASDI Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Kugel, J. Douglas Inman, Keith D. Biggers
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Patent number: 6280453Abstract: A hernia patch has a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material selectively sized and shaped to extend across and beyond a hernia. A second layer of inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first layer to create a generally planar configuration for the patch. The first and second layers are joined together by a seam that defines a periphery of a pouch between the layers. One or both of the layers has a border that extends beyond the seam. A plurality of border slits extend from an outer edge of the border through the border substantially to the seam. An access slit is formed between the layers for insertion of a finger of a surgeon into the pouch to allow the surgeon to deform the planar configuration of the patch to facilitate insertion of the patch into the patient and to position the patch across the hernia.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Bard Asdi Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Kugel, J. Douglas Inman, Keith D. Biggers
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Patent number: 6224615Abstract: A hernia patch has a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material selectively sized and shaped to extend across and beyond a hernia. A second layer of inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first layer to create a generally planar configuration for the patch. The first and second layers are joined together by a seam that defines a periphery of a pouch between the layers and provides stiffness to the patch for urging the patch to conform to the generally planar configuration across the hernia, which helps to prevent folding of the patch as the surgeon withdraws his or her finger. The seam may be straight, zig-zag, sinusoidal or other configurations that effectively urge the patch to conform to a planar configuration. One of the layers has a border that extends beyond the seam and that has a free outer edge. A plurality of border slits extend from the outer edge through the border substantially to the seam.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1999Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Bard ASDI Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Kugel, J. Douglas Inman, Keith D. Biggers
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Patent number: 6176863Abstract: A hernia patch has a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material selectively sized and shaped to extend across and beyond a hernia. A second layer of inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first layer to create a generally planar configuration for the patch. The first and second layers are joined together by a seam that defines a periphery of a pouch between the layers. One of the layers has a border that extends beyond the seam and has a free outer edge. A plurality of border slits extend from the outer edge through the border substantially to the seam. Access slits are formed between the layers to allow insertion of a surgeon's finger into the pouch. The pouch allows the surgeon to deform the planar configuration of the patch to facilitate insertion of the patch into the patient and to position the patch across the hernia.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1999Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Bard ASDI Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Kugel, J. Douglas Inman, Keith D. Biggers
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Patent number: 6174320Abstract: A hernia patch having a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material. A second layer of a inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first to create a pouch between the first and second layers. A curved elongated resilient member adjacent a periphery of the pouch for creating tension in both layers and a slit in the layers of mesh material extending inward from an outer edge and terminating in an enlarged opening for placement around a patient's chord structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: Bard Asdi Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Kugel, J. Douglas Inman, Keith D. Biggers
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Patent number: 6171318Abstract: A hernia patch has a first layer of inert synthetic mesh material selectively sized and shaped to extend across and beyond a hernia. A second layer of inert synthetic mesh material overlies the first layer to create a generally planar configuration for the patch. The first and second layers are joined together by a seam that defines a periphery of a pouch between the layers. The pouch houses a stiffening layer to provide stiffness to the patch for urging the patch to conform to the generally planar configuration across the hernia as the surgeon withdraws his or her finger. An access slit is formed in one of the layers for insertion of a surgeon's finger or instrument into the pouch to allow the surgeon to facilitate insertion of the patch into the patient and to position the patch across the hernia.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Bard ASDI Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Kugel, J. Douglas Inman, Keith D. Biggers
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Patent number: 4060667Abstract: The invention concerns a high temperature lithium-sulfur secondary battery, characterized in that the cathode pellet is made from titanium disulphide. An electrolyte pellet is preferably prepared from a mixture of alkali metal halides.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1977Date of Patent: November 29, 1977Assignee: National Research Development CorporationInventors: Barry Anthony Askew, Ronald Holland, Douglas Inman, Yusuf Mohamed Faruq Marikar