Patents by Inventor Howard David

Howard David 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).

  • Multi-element metal powders for silicon solar cells
    Patent number: 8840701
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of making multi-element, finely divided, metal powders containing one or more reactive metals and one or more non-reactive metals. Reactive metals include metals or mixtures thereof from titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), vanadium (V), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), manganese (Mn), and iron (Fe). Non-reactive metals include metals or mixtures such as silver (Ag), tin (Sn), bismuth (Bi), lead (Pb), antimony (Sb), zinc (Zn), germanium (Ge), phosphorus (P), gold (Au), cadmium (Cd), berrylium (Be), tellurium (Te).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: William J. Borland, Howard David Glicksman
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND TRANSMITTING INTERVAL DATA FROM A CONTAINER CAP
    Publication number: 20140266760
    Abstract: The present invention is a container cap sensors, chips, transmitters, and receiver, to record, transmit, and receive data regarding the time intervals between when the container cap was last placed on or taken off of a container. The container cap is for use with pharmaceutical and other health care related vials, bottles and containers. The data transmission is used to monitor a patient's drug administration times and intervals, and allows the patient and/or the patient's caregiver to review the administration data. The container cap of the present invention is streamlined, easy to use, reliable, and inexpensive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Timer Cap Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Million Burke, JR., Howard David Goldberg, Philip John Tomasi, Lawrence M. Twersky
  • Method for making glass frit powders using aerosol decomposition
    Patent number: 8790782
    Abstract: The invention relates to a corrosion resistant reactor tube, method for providing a passivating or corrosion resistant coating to the inside of the reactor tube, and a method of making high bismuth glass powders using the corrosion resistant reactor tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Barker, John James Barnes, Rob Cockerill, Howard David Glicksman, Warren Harrell, James J. Krajewski, Michele L. Ostraat, Jay Scott Schickling, Barry Edward Taylor
  • Devices, Systems, and Methods For Assessment of Vessels
    Publication number: 20140187920
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options are disclosed. A method of evaluating a vessel of a patient, comprises: obtaining intravascular data from an intravascular instrument positioned within a vessel of a patient while the intravascular instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel from a first position to a second position; obtaining an angiographic image of the vessel while the intravascular instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel; correlating the intravascular data from the intravascular instrument to locations on the angiographic image; and outputting an enhanced angiographic image of the vessel on a display, the enhanced angiographic image including the angiographic image overlaid with visualizations representing the intravascular data at the correlated locations. Corresponding systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Bret C. Millett, Joe Burnett, Howard David Alpert, Fergus Merritt
  • Method of cleansing hair
    Patent number: 8765651
    Abstract: Method of cleansing hair comprising: (a) applying a composition to the hair; (b) dissolving and lathering the composition using a water-based solvent; (c) rinsing the hair with a water-based solvent; wherein during the rinsing a total of about 100 gram to about 300 gram of water-based solvent per gram of hair (dry weight) is employed; wherein the composition comprises from about 3 wt % to about 35 wt % of a mixture of at least two compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Howard David Hutton, III, Jeffrey John Scheibel, David Johnathan Kitko, Jun Xu, Charles Winston Saunders, Kenneth Nathan Price, Stephanie Ann Urbin, Phillip Richard Green
  • Wireless Interface Devices, Systems, And Methods For Use With Intravascular Pressure Monitoring Devices
    Publication number: 20140180140
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to collect and wirelessly distribute reliable pressure signals to other devices, and do so in a small, compact device that integrates with existing proximal and distal pressure measurement systems and does not require a separate power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Volcano Corporation
    Inventor: Howard David Alpert
  • Devices, Systems, and Methods for Assessing a Vessel
    Publication number: 20140135633
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent. Further, in some implementations devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to normalize and/or temporally align pressure measurements from two different pressure sensing instruments. Further still, in some instances devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to exclude outlier cardiac cycles from calculations utilized to evaluate a vessel, including providing visual indication to a user that the cardiac cycles have been excluded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: David Anderson, Howard David Alpert
  • Multipurpose Host System for Invasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Measurement Acquisition and Display
    Publication number: 20140121475
    Abstract: A multifunctional invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement host is disclosed that interfaces a variety of sensor devices, such as guide wire-mounted pressure sensors, flow sensors, temperature sensors, etc, and provides a multi-mode graphical user interface providing a plurality of displays in accordance with the various types of sensors and measurements rendered by the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Howard David Alpert, Paul Michael Hoseit
  • Compositions and processes for forming photovoltaic devices
    Patent number: 8710355
    Abstract: Photovoltaic cells, including silicon solar cells, and methods and compositions for making such photovoltaic cells are provided. A silicon substrate having p-type silicon base and an n-type silicon layer is provided with a silicon nitride layer, an exchange metal in contact with the silicon nitride layer, and a non-exchange metal in contact with the exchange metal. This assembly is fired to form a metal silicide contact on the silicon substrate, and a conductive metal electrode in contact with the metal silicide contact. The exchange metal is from nickel, cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum, and combinations thereof, and the non-exchange metal is from silver, copper, tin, bismuth, lead, antimony, arsenic, indium, zinc, germanium, gold, cadmium, beryllium, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: William J. Borland, Howard David Glicksman, Jon-Paul Maria
  • Glass-crystalline particle powders including a glass component and a crystalline component
    Patent number: 8685290
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plurality of glass-crystalline particles, wherein at least a portion of the glass-crystalline particles comprise a glass component and a crystalline component, and wherein the crystalline component comprises one or more metal oxides wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of: Zn, Ca, Sr, Mg, Ba, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Eric Lee Brantley, John T. Chaplinsky, Howard David Glicksman, James J. Krajewski, Brian J. Laughlin, Kurt Richard Mikeska, Lawrence V. Triboletti
  • Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display
    Patent number: 8636659
    Abstract: A multifunctional invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement host is disclosed that interfaces a variety of sensor devices, such as guide wire-mounted pressure sensors, flow sensors, temperature sensors, etc, and provides a multi-mode graphical user interface providing a plurality of displays in accordance with the various types of sensors and measurements rendered by the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Howard David Alpert, Paul Michael Hoseit
  • SHAMPOO COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20130333715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shampoo composition and methods of using the same, the composition including an ethylenediamine disuccinic acid chelant, a detersive surfactant, a cationic conditioning polymer, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Howard David Hutton, III, Jennifer Mary Marsh
  • Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display
    Patent number: 8562537
    Abstract: A multifunctional invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement host is disclosed that interfaces a variety of sensor devices, such as guide wire-mounted pressure sensors, flow sensors, temperature sensors, etc, and provides a multi-mode graphical user interface providing a plurality of displays in accordance with the various types of sensors and measurements rendered by the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Howard David Alpert, Paul Michael Hoseit
  • Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display
    Patent number: 8556820
    Abstract: A multifunctional invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement host is disclosed that interfaces a variety of sensor devices, such as guide wire-mounted pressure sensors, flow sensors, temperature sensors, etc, and provides a multi-mode graphical user interface providing a plurality of displays in accordance with the various types of sensors and measurements rendered by the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Howard David Alpert, Paul Michael Hoseit
  • Methods of making glass-crystalline particles including a glass component and a crystalline component
    Patent number: 8545733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the manufacture of glass-crystalline particles comprising a glass component and a crystalline component comprising the steps of: a) providing a precursor solution comprising a solvent, a glass component composition, and a crystalline component composition; b) forming an aerosol comprising finely divided droplets of the precursor solution, wherein the droplet concentration which is below the concentration where collisions and subsequent coalescence of the droplets results in a 10% reduction in droplet concentration; c) heating the aerosol wherein, upon heating, glass-crystalline particles are formed, wherein the glass-crystalline particles comprise a glass component and a crystalline component, and wherein the crystalline component comprises one or more metal oxides; and d) isolating the glass-crystalline particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Eric Lee Brantley, John T. Chaplinsky, Howard David Glicksman, James J. Krajewski, Brian J. Laughlin, Kurt Richard Mikeska, Lawrence V. Triboletti
  • Container cap with a timer
    Patent number: 8446799
    Abstract: The invention is a container cap with a timer. The timer has a centralized activation pin or mechanism that activates the timer when the cap is secured to a container. The timer is used to determine how much time has passed since the cap was secured to the container. The timer cap of the present invention is streamlined, easier to use, more reliable, and has a lower manufacturing cost than currently available timer caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Timer Cap Company, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Million Burke, Jr., Aaron Horton, Howard David Goldberg, Paul L. Stals, Philip John Tomasi
  • THICK FILM PASTE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130004659
    Abstract: A thick film pastes comprising at least one particulate platinum (alloy)/metal oxide composite, an organic vehicle and, as an optional component, at least one particulate platinum (alloy), wherein the total proportion of particulate platinum (alloy)/metal oxide composite plus the optionally present particulate platinum (alloy) in the thick film paste is 84 to 95 wt. %, based on total thick film paste composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: HOWARD DAVID GLICKSMAN, ADELE AMELIA PLISCOTT
  • THICK FILM PASTE AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130004660
    Abstract: A thick film paste comprising at least one particulate platinum (alloy), at least one metal compound, and an organic vehicle, wherein the at least one metal compound is selected from the group consisting of in each case particulate NiO, SiO2, RuO2, Rh2O3, IrO2, Cu2O, CuO, TiO2, ZrO2, PbO, SnO2, CeO2, Al2O3, MgO, MnO2 and MoO2, and metal compounds capable of forming a metal oxide on firing, the metal oxide being selected from the group consisting of NiO, SiO2, RuO2, Rh2O3, IrO2, Cu2O, CuO, TiO2, ZrO2, PbO, SnO2, CeO2, Al2O3, MgO, MnO2 and MoO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: HOWARD DAVID GLICKSMAN, ADELE AMELIA PLISCOTT
  • Donor elements and processes for thermal transfer of nanoparticle layers
    Patent number: 8308886
    Abstract: The invention discloses processes for thermal transfer patterning of a nanoparticle layer and a corresponding proximate portion of a carrier layer, and optionally additional transfer layers, together onto a thermal imaging receiver. The invention is useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Additional embodiments of the invention include multilayer thermal imaging donors comprising in layered sequence: a base film, a carrier layer and a nanoparticle layer. The carrier layer can be a dielectric or conducting layer. When the carrier layer is a dielectric layer, the base film includes a light attenuating agent in the form of a dye or pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gerald Donald Andrews, Marc B Goldfinger, Mark Andrew Harmer, Gary Delmar Jaycox, Lynda Kaye Johnson, Irina Malajovich, William J Marshall, Elizabeth Forrester McCord, Charles Nehemiah McEwen, Jeffrey Scott Meth, Richard Kevin Bailey, Geoffrey Nunes, Rinaldo Soria Schiffino, Paul J Shannon, Kenneth George Sharp, Karyn B Visscher, Graciela Beatriz Blanchet, John W Catron, Jr., Reid John Chesterfield, Thomas C Felder, Feng Gao, Howard David Glicksman
  • Container Cap with a Timer
    Publication number: 20120224458
    Abstract: The invention is a container cap with a timer. The timer has a centralized activation pin or mechanism that activates the timer when the cap is secured to a container. The timer is used to determine how much time has passed since the cap was secured to the container. The timer cap of the present invention is streamlined, easier to use, more reliable, and has a lower manufacturing cost than currently available timer caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Million Burke, JR., Aaron Horton, Howard David Goldberg, Paul L. Stals