Patents by Inventor John W. Morris
John W. Morris 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: 20150074732Abstract: Content delivery is provided responsive to mediacast content consumer requests by providing personalized mediacasts to each of a plurality of mediacast content consumers. Each of the personalized mediacasts includes a variety of replaceable programming and non-programming content segments and a variety of non-replaceable programming and non-programming content segments. Replacement programming and non-programming content segments may be targeted, for example selected based in part on one or more selection criterion associated with the mediacast content consumer, or provided by the broadcaster or Webcaster. A buffering scheme may be employed to inherently adjust asynchronicity between a broadcast or Webcast and a personalized mediacast. Actual insertion of replacement programming and non-programming content segments may occur upstream of a content consumer device or at the content consumer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Robert D. Green, James M. Kott, John W. Morris, IV
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Patent number: 8904022Abstract: A split streaming system and method are provided in which a stream of data (that can be video, audio or textual data) is split and sent over a plurality of stream reflectors to a stream recipient. Each stream reflector performs time gradient replacement to manage the split streaming.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Ignite Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. King, John W. Morris, IV, Brian S. Bosworth
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Patent number: 8753689Abstract: Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, Kenneth C. Petersen, Albert Manrique, David Kaes, Nelson Scarborough, Michael Dowd
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Patent number: 8672980Abstract: There is provided an implant retaining device, which has the effect of preventing an intervertebral implant from jutting out of the receiving bed. The implant retaining device generally includes a plate having at least one throughbore to receive a screw, and a screw for securing the plate to the vertebrae. The plate may be dimensioned to cover a portion of the opening of a receiving bed, and thus, need only be secured to a single vertebral body. In an alternate embodiment, the plate may be used during bone fracture correction procedures to prevent a bone screw from backing out of engagement with adjacent bone sections. A method of retaining an intervertebral implant using the device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, David R. Kaes
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Publication number: 20140068648Abstract: Content delivery system may include a metadata tunnel system component which is responsive to defined subaudible tones in programming, for instance programming provided for a broadcast. An action may be based on a characteristic or aspect of the subaudible tone, for instance frequency and/or duration. The metadata tunnel system may selectively generate or provide modified or new metadata to downstream components (e.g., injector system, encoder). The metadata tunnel system may provide metadata that causes a content provider identifier that identifies a content provider to appear in an alternative feed of programming (e.g., streaming programming) at points downstream of a broadcaster, for instance at end user media players. The metadata tunnel system may provide metadata that inhibits an injector system from injecting (e.g., inserting, substituting) new content into the alternative feed of programming created from portions of broadcast programming.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Abacast, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Green, Brian S. Bosworth, James M. Kott, John W. Morris, IV
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Publication number: 20140010891Abstract: Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC. INC.Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, Kenneth C. Petersen, Albert Manrique, David Kaes, Nelson Scarborough, Michael Dowd
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Patent number: 8562648Abstract: An implant unit used in surgery has a body made from osteogenic implantable material and including an implant portion and a retaining portion, which is coupled to and extends transversely to the implant portion. The retaining portion is attached to the sidewall of the adjoining vertebral body or mammal bone to prevent displacement of the implant portion relative to the vertebral body or mammal bone and to accelerate fusion therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: David R. Kaes, John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, John Winterbottom, Fred Geisler
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Patent number: 8545864Abstract: The present invention provides a hemostatic bone graft product and method. Hemostatic bone grafts may include demineralized bone matrix in combination with additives. In one embodiment, the graft comprises demineralized bone and polyethylene glycol. Methods for producing the hemostatic bone graft may include mixing demineralized bone with additives to facilitate protein precipitation, surface tension reduction in blood, and/or a cytolytic effect on cells at a bleeding site.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: John W. Morris, David A. Knaack, Lawrence A. Shimp, Keyvan Behnam, Robert P. Skinner, Randal R. Betz
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Publication number: 20130246567Abstract: Content delivery is provided responsive to mediacast content consumer requests by providing personalized mediacasts to each of a plurality of mediacast content consumers. Each of the personalized mediacasts includes a variety of replaceable programming and non-programming content segments and a variety of non-replaceable programming and non-programming content segments. Replacement programming and non-programming content segments may be targeted, for example selected based in part on one or more selection criterion associated with the mediacast content consumer, or provided by the broadcaster or Webcaster. A buffering scheme may be employed to inherently adjust asynchronicity between a broadcast or Webcast and a personalized mediacast. Actual insertion of replacement programming and non-programming content segments may occur upstream of a content consumer device or at the content consumer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: ABACAST, INC.Inventors: Robert D. Green, James M. Kott, John W. Morris, Brian S. Bosworth
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Patent number: 8529962Abstract: Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, Kenneth C. Petersen, Albert Manrique, David Kaes, Nelson Scarborough, Michael Dowd
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Patent number: 8381244Abstract: A method, and an associated system, for sending to a first group of recipients only the content portions of a continuity source data-flow which takes the form of ordered, successive, alternating content and non-content segments. From a methodologic point of view, the invention involves, in a manner which utilizes content-segment material buffering, delivering fully, and in correct order, to the first recipient group the material in each content segment, via steps including (a) bridging each gap between next-adjacent content segments at least partially with transmitted injection material that differs from the non-content segment material in the gap, which injection material ends in time no sooner than the end of the gap, and (b) employing, as needed, and as a part of such full delivering of content-segment material, time-progressive, time-length-variable buffering, and subsequent, progressive buffer-delivering, of any content-segment material which overlaps in time with the transmission of injection material.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Abacast, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. King, John W. Morris, IV, Brian S. Bosworth
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Publication number: 20130013071Abstract: An osteoimplant is made up of a coherent aggregate of elongate bone particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Randal R. Betz, Scott D. Boden, Christine Clark, Nanette Forsyth, John W. Morris, Kathy Traianedes
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Patent number: 8323700Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for making bone particles from bone of a variety of sizes and a workpiece forming and holding device for use with the method. The workpiece forming device includes a base and a base frame attached to the surface of the base. An apparatus for forming a solidified mass of bone and immobilization medium is also provided which includes the workpiece forming device and a detachable former member enclosing the base frame. Bone is immersed in an immobilization medium within such workpiece forming device, which is solidified to form a solidified mass of bone and immobilization medium and then subdivided to provide particles of bone in association to with immobilization medium. The immobilization medium may be optionally removed to leave bone particles suitable for use in orthopedic applications including implants.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: John W. Morris, Kenneth C. Petersen, Lawrence A. Shimp, Mark P. Daugherty
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Patent number: 8268008Abstract: An osteoimplant is made up of a coherent aggregate of elongate bone particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Randal R. Betz, Scott D. Boden, Christine Clark, Nanette Forsyth, John W. Morris, Kathy Traianedes
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Publication number: 20110108644Abstract: Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, Kenneth C. Petersen, Albert Manrique, David Kaes, Nelson Scarborough, Michael Dowd
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Patent number: 7939108Abstract: Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, Kenneth C. Petersen, Albert Manrique, David Kaes, Nelson Scarborough, Michael Dowd
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Publication number: 20110054614Abstract: There is provided an implant retaining device, which has the effect of preventing an intervertebral implant from jutting out of the receiving bed. The implant retaining device generally includes a plate having at least one throughbore to receive a screw, and a screw for securing the plate to the vertebrae. The plate may be dimensioned to cover a portion of the opening of a receiving bed, and thus, need only be secured to a single vertebral body. In an alternate embodiment, the plate may be used during bone fracture correction procedures to prevent a bone screw from backing out of engagement with adjacent bone sections. A method of retaining an intervertebral implant using the device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, David R. Kaes
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Publication number: 20110040334Abstract: An implant unit used in surgery has a body made from osteogenic implantable material and including an implant portion and a retaining portion, which is coupled to and extends transversely to the implant portion. The retaining portion is attached to the sidewall of the adjoining vertebral body or mammal bone to prevent displacement of the implant portion relative to the vertebral body or mammal bone and to accelerate fusion therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: David R. Kaes, John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, John Winterbottom, Fred Geisler
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Patent number: 7833245Abstract: An implant unit used in surgery has a body made from osteogenic implantable material and including an implant portion and a retaining portion, which is coupled to and extends transversely to the implant portion. The retaining portion is attached to the sidewall of the adjoining vertebral body or mammal bone to prevent displacement of the implant portion relative to the vertebral body or mammal bone and to accelerate fusion therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Osteotech, Inc.Inventors: David R. Kaes, John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, John Winterbottom, Fred Geisler
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Patent number: 7780708Abstract: There is provided an implant retaining device, which has the effect of preventing an intervertebral implant from jutting out of the receiving bed. The implant retaining device generally includes a plate having at least one throughbore to receive a screw, and a screw for securing the plate to the vertebrae. The plate may be dimensioned to cover a portion of the opening of a receiving bed, and thus, need only be secured to a single vertebral body. In an alternate embodiment, the plate may be used during bone fracture correction procedures to prevent a bone screw from backing out of engagement with adjacent bone sections. A method of retaining an intervertebral implant using the device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Osteotech, Inc.Inventors: John W. Morris, Lawrence A. Shimp, David R. Kaes