Patents by Inventor John To

John To 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).

  • Methods and kits for co-administration of nutritional supplements
    Publication number: 20070053892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of co-administration of various vitamin, mineral and aspirin compositions, and in a specific embodiment, comprise co-administering one composition comprising vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, and CoQ10 and a second composition comprising aspirin for nutritional supplementation and drug therapy in order to prevent, treat and/or alleviate the occurrence or negative effects of cardiovascular disease; and kits provided for co-administration of various vitamin, mineral and drug compositions, and in a specific embodiment, comprise one composition comprising vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, and CoQ10 and a second composition comprising aspirin for nutritional supplementation and drug therapy in order to prevent, treat and/or alleviate the occurrence or negative effects of cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: John Giordano, Charles Balzer
  • System and method for analysis of cardiac arrhythmia using timing and variability of relationships between elctrogram features
    Publication number: 20070055167
    Abstract: Described is a system and method for recording and receiving a plurality of electrograms, each electrogram corresponding to a region of a heart, wherein the electrograms are recorded substantially simultaneously. A plurality of fiducial markers are identified on a selected electrogram, wherein each fiducial marker marks a feature of interest in the first electrogram. Multiple segments of each of the plurality of electrograms are aligned with each segment temporally corresponding to each of the fiducial markers on the selected electrogram. The aligned segments of each of the plurality of electrograms are averaged resulting in an average electrogram for each of the plurality of electrograms. Features of interest are identified in each of the plurality of average electrograms and relationships are determined between features of interest in each of the plurality of average electrograms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: John Bullinga
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A SHEATHED HEATER TO A POWER HARNESS
    Publication number: 20070054566
    Abstract: A sheathed heater assembly includes a sheathed heating element and a cold pin electrically coupled to the sheathed heating element. The cold pin includes a free end including an electrical connector. The electrical connector is configured to mate with a mating connector to electrically connect the sheathed heating element to a wiring harness. The electrical connector has a circumferential groove and a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the electrical connector is coextensive with a longitudinal axis of the cold pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: John Gracki, Kristian Magnuson
  • BICOMPONENT SHEET MATERIAL HAVING LIQUID BARRIER PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20070054579
    Abstract: The invention provides a sheet material comprising bicomponent filaments having first and second polymer components that are arranged in substantially distinct zones within the filaments, with the first polymer component formed of a relatively lower melting polymer and the second component formed of a relatively higher melting polymer. The filaments of the nonwoven fabric layer are densely arranged and compacted against one another to form smooth, substantially nonporous opposite outer surfaces, and the nonwoven fabric layer are calendered such that the lower melting sheath polymer is fused to the contacting surface portions of adjacent filaments to impart strength and coherency to the nonwoven fabric layer. The sheet material has excellent breathability and liquid barrier properties and may be useful in house wrap, medical garments, and envelope applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: John Baker, Jr., Gregory Farell, Shannon Schoppman
  • PLANAR ELEMENTS INCORPORATING BASALT FIBERS FOR USE IN PAPERMAKING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20070052134
    Abstract: A planar element is disclosed for use in a papermaking machine. The planar element includes a composite of multiple layers, with at least some of the layers including resin impregnated fabrics including basalt fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Draper, John James, John Rotherham
  • Dust-proof cover for network jack
    Publication number: 20070054521
    Abstract: A dust-proof cover for a network jack is provided. The dust-proof cover includes a cover body having a covering surface, a connecting portion disposed on the cover body, and a fixing portion mounted outwardly on the connecting portion and connected to the cover body through the connecting portion to fix the cover body to the network jack so that the covering surface closely seals the opening of the network jack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Peng John
  • HCV Inhibitors
    Publication number: 20070054864
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are antiviral agents. Specifically the compounds of the present invention inhibit replication of HCV and are therefore useful in treating hepatitis C infections. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Graupe, John Link, Chandrasekar Venkataramani
  • System for detection of nucleic acids
    Publication number: 20070054291
    Abstract: System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for detection of nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: John Van Camp, Seth Stern
  • Reversible watermarking using expansion, rate control and iterative embedding
    Publication number: 20070053550
    Abstract: Reversible watermarking methods enable auxiliary data to be embedded in data sets, such as images, audio, video and software. The reversible nature of the method enables the original data set to be perfectly restored. Control systems with feedback loops are used to optimize embedding based on distortion or auxiliary data capacity constraints. The watermarking may be applied recursively to embed several layers, where subsequent layers are embedded into a previously watermarked data set. To recover the original data, each layer is extracted and the data restored in reverse order of the embedding. Sets of elements that are expanded to carry auxiliary data in each layer overlap or are interleaved to maximize embedding capacity or quality of the host data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Adnan Alattar, John Stach, Jun Tian
  • SAFETY DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING OVERSIZED LOADS
    Publication number: 20070053172
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for improving driver safety in an oversized highway vehicle or highway vehicle with an oversized load. The method includes obtaining an oversized highway vehicle or highway vehicle with an oversized load that includes safety indicia illuminated by one or more EL lighting surfaces, and driving the vehicle on an highway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Aaron Golle, John Golle
  • Injection molded shaped charge liner
    Publication number: 20070053785
    Abstract: A shaped charge liner formed by injection molding, where the liner components include powdered metal and organic binder. The liner components are blended then processed within an injection molding device and urged from the molding device into a mold where a liner shape is formed. The liner shape is debinded, both mechanically and chemically. Mechanical debinding involves heating and chemical debinding comprises treating the liner shape with a solution to dissolve and remove the binder components. The process of forming the shaped charge liner does not include sintering. The present process can also use “green products” formed by the injection molding device that are not debinded. A shaped charge case can also be formed using the present method. The added step of sintering can be applied to the process of forming the shaped charge case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Avigdor Hetz, John Loehr, Clarence Wendt
  • Method for accessing vehicle status data and performing feature customization
    Publication number: 20070055413
    Abstract: A method for customizing a selected one of a plurality of customizable vehicle features on a vehicle equipped with an onboard processor and a user interface including a display and a first plurality of user input controls. The method comprises displaying on the display a vehicle feature menu and scrolling therethrough with a first one of the plurality of user input controls. A vehicle feature mode menu is displayed on the display and is scrolled through with a first of the plurality of user input controls. The second one of the plurality of user input controls is utilized to navigate from the vehicle feature menu to the vehicle feature mode menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Scott McCullough, Lisa Weber, Katrina Schultz, Charles Ferrara, Andrew Gellatly, Brian Ciesinski, William Price, John Canu, John Paluch, Craig Atiyeh, Thomas Wilson, Charles Green, Jacqueline Chestnut, Patricia Featherstone, Yuan Liu
  • Tree with elevated structure
    Publication number: 20070051036
    Abstract: An elevated structure system may include a composite tree and an elevated structure. A composite tree may include a base having an artificial trunk portion. The base may be coupled to a surface. Living plants may be coupled to the base. Portions of the living plants may form branches of the composite tree. In some embodiments, the living plants are living trees. The base may include one or more openings. A first portion of at least one of the living plants may be coupled in one of the openings such that a second portion of the living plant extends from the opening to form a branch of the composite tree. The system may include at least one structure coupled to the base. At least one of the structures may function to contain one or more persons above the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffery Henry, John Schooley
  • Application programming interfaces for graphical user interfaces
    Publication number: 20070055932
    Abstract: A method and system to generate graphical user interface via a collection of application programming interfaces are provided. The application programming interfaces utilize views and models that define the elements and values associated with the graphical user interface. The views and models may be defined in different languages, are separately alterable, and may be communicatively connected with each other when generating visuals of the elements associated with the graphical user interface. The views and models related with a primary application may be utilized by a third-party application to extend the graphical user interface of the primary application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Glein, David Zoller, David Fulmer, Francis Hogle, John Elsbree, Mark Finocchio, Michael Creasy
  • Selective schema matching
    Publication number: 20070055655
    Abstract: A system that automatically matches schema elements is provided. In one aspect, given a selected element of one schema, the system can calculate the best matching candidate elements of another schema. The calculation can be based on a heuristic combination of factors, such as element names, element types, schema structure, existing matches, and the history of actions taken by the user. Accordingly, the best candidate (according to the calculation) can be emphasized and/or highlighted. The tool can auto-scroll to the best choice. Similarly, the user can request the calculation and display to best candidates by pressing a keyboard key or hot key. As well, the user can prompt display of the best candidates by using the mouse (e.g., moving the mouse over the element E or clicking on E), or both (e.g., mouse over with hot key depressed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Bernstein, John Churchill, Sergey Melnik
  • Power loss recovery in non-volatile memory
    Publication number: 20070055816
    Abstract: A method that may be used in a no bit-twiddling file system of a non-volatile memory. The method comprises writing to a non-volatile memory a data sector of a file system, and writing to the non-volatile memory of a control sector that comprises a first seed at a start of the control sector, a pointer to the data sector and a second seed at an end of the control sector. The method further comprises updating a link structure table entry associated with the control sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hong Wang, John Rudelic
  • System and method for increasing the load capacity of a plastic wheelbarrow hopper
    Publication number: 20070052187
    Abstract: A system and method for increasing the load-carrying capacity and the service life of a wheelbarrow having a plastic hopper includes a first web attached to the outside surface at the front of the plastic hopper and a second web attached to the outside surface at the bottom of the plastic hopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: John Browder
  • Filtering predictive data
    Publication number: 20070055460
    Abstract: An apparatus, device, methods, computer program product, and system are described that access at least one dataset, based on at least one treatment parameter and at least one predictive basis, determine a graphical illustration of a first possible outcome of a use of the at least one treatment parameter with respect to at least one body portion, based on the at least one dataset, apply a filter criteria to the at least one dataset to obtain a filtered dataset, and determine a modified graphical illustration of a second possible outcome of the use of the at least one treatment parameter with respect to the at least one body portion, based on the filtered dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Jung, Royce Levien, Robert Lord, Mark Malamud, John Rinaldo, Lowell Wood
  • Nanoparticle conjugates and method of production thereof
    Publication number: 20070054337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanoparticle conjugate comprising a nanoparticle conjugated to a plurality of peptides of a substantially similar amino acid sequence, a peptide conjugated to the nanoparticle by means of a Cysteine (C) residue and the nanoparticle conjugate further comprising a ligand attached to the peptide and additionally an identification means. The present invention also relates to method of producing the nanoparticle conjugate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: David Ferning, Dguyen Thanh, John Smith, Christopher Doty, Raphael Levy
  • Automated identification of cardiac events with medical ultrasound
    Publication number: 20070055158
    Abstract: Automated analysis of ultrasound data is provided to extract event times, such as valve opening and closing times. Different types of ultrasound data, such as B-mode, M-mode, tissue velocity or flow velocity, are processed by a processor to identify automatically the event times. The event times are used for the processing of ultrasound data or to assist diagnosis. The event times may be used to estimate other event times in different heart cycles, such as with interpolation or extrapolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: John Jackson, Lei Sui