Patents by Inventor Marc Muller
Marc Muller 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: 20240129588Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided in an exemplary embodiment and may include receiving a device status feed and receiving a content impression feed via a processor. The device status feed includes device status elements associated with a display device and the content impression feed includes content impression elements associated with a content impression of a tracked content. The computer-implemented method further includes matching, via the processor, the content impression to the display device by identifiers in the device status feed and the content impression feed. The computer-implemented method further includes detecting, via the processor, a continuous play event in response to the display device being powered off or not tuned to the input connected to the content player device at or near the time associated with the content impression.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Nicole Lawless-DesJardins, Sean Muller, Michael Bardaro, Marc Boyer
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Patent number: 11213403Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for optimized spinal fixation using additive manufacturing techniques to create implants with optimized structure for various surgical approaches, anatomies, etc. One exemplary embodiment includes a cage having an X-shaped connection that can bear a load during cage impaction. The cage can be additively manufactured to incorporate features such as variable wall thickness or material density to adjust properties of the cage, including load bearing capability, flexibility, radiolucency, etc. The cage can further include one or more of the connectors disposed between upper and lower endplates. In some embodiments, the cage can include a feature for coupling an insertion device thereto for introducing the cage into the body of a patient. In some embodiments, a plate can be appended to or integrally formed with a proximal end of the cage to assist with securing the cage to vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Medos International SarlInventors: Marc Müller, Thomas McCann, Jr., Luke Ice, William Miller
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Publication number: 20200289288Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for optimized spinal fixation using additive manufacturing techniques to create implants with optimized structure for various surgical approaches, anatomies, etc. One exemplary embodiment includes a cage having an X-shaped connection that can bear a load during cage impaction. The cage can be additively manufactured to incorporate features such as variable wall thickness or material density to adjust properties of the cage, including load bearing capability, flexibility, radiolucency, etc. The cage can further include one or more of the connectors disposed between upper and lower endplates. In some embodiments, the cage can include a feature for coupling an insertion device thereto for introducing the cage into the body of a patient. In some embodiments, a plate can be appended to or integrally formed with a proximal end of the cage to assist with securing the cage to vertebral bodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Marc Müller, Thomas McCann, JR., Luke Ice, William Miller
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Publication number: 20200115339Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, wherein ASC is —N(R8)(R9)ASC-1 ASC-1 is Ring A represents a 4- to 6-membered saturated ring containing carbon atoms as ring members in addition to the nitrogen atom and wherein one CH2 moiety in ring A is optionally replaced by CH(R21) and wherein one carbon atom in ring A that is not adjacent to the nitrogen atom is optionally replaced by O, and wherein ring A is connected to X via a carbon atom; X represents a bond, —CH2- or —C(?O)—; AR1, AR2 represent independently phenyl or a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl ring containing one to three heteroatoms selected from O, S and N, wherein AR1 is connected to LI via a carbon atom, and wherein AR2 is connected to L1 and L2 via a carbon atom; R1, R2, R3 represent independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, —C1-C6alkylene-N(R12)R13, —N(R12)R13, —C(O)OR111, —C(O)N(R12)R13,Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Jürg DREIER, Bérangère GAUCHER, Eric DESARBRE, Marc MULLER
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Publication number: 20200058024Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically receiving and/or transmitting information intended for or relating to a holder of an alphanumeric account identifier, the method including a step of creating an electronic address comprising an identifier, wherein the identifier is obtained or derived from at least a portion of the alphanumeric identifier of the account or associated with an account. The invention also concerns the corresponding electronic system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: GEMALTO SAInventors: Marc MULLER, Sylvie GIBERT, Serge BARBE
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Patent number: 10464896Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, wherein ASC is —N(R8)(R9)ASC-1 ASC-1 is Ring A represents a 4- to 6-membered saturated ring containing carbon atoms as ring members in addition to the nitrogen atom and wherein one CH2 moiety in ring A is optionally replaced by CH(R21) and wherein one carbon atom in ring A that is not adjacent to the nitrogen atom is optionally replaced by O, and wherein ring A is connected to X via a carbon atom; X represents a bond, —CH2- or —C(?O)—; AR1, AR2 represent independently phenyl or a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl ring containing one to three heteroatoms selected from O, S and N, wherein AR1 is connected to L1 via a carbon atom, and wherein AR2 is connected to L1 and L2 via a carbon atom; R1, R2, R3 represent independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, —C1-C6alkylene-N(R12)R13, —N(R12)R13, —C(O)OR111, —C(O)N(R12)R13,Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Basilea Pharmaceutica International AGInventors: Jürg Dreier, Berangere Gaucher, Eric Desarbre, Marc Muller
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Patent number: 10278755Abstract: A catheter device that includes a double-threaded guidance wire that allows multiple use of a compliant cavity creation device (i.e., treatment of more than one level). The double-threaded guidance wire may be connected with the luer part of the device and a distal part of the balloon using a threaded engagement to avoid lengthening of the inner tube, avoid lengthening of the balloon, and to limit the plastic deformation of the system in axial direction. In other implementations, the double-threaded guidance wire may be reconnected to the distal part of the balloon with a distal thread of the double-threaded guidance wire in order to restore the nominal length.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Marc Müller, Kris Chavatte
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Publication number: 20180168705Abstract: A catheter device that includes a double-threaded guidance wire that allows multiple use of a compliant cavity creation device (i.e., treatment of more than one level). The double-threaded guidance wire may be connected with the luer part of the device and a distal part of the balloon using a threaded engagement to avoid lengthening of the inner tube, avoid lengthening of the balloon, and to limit the plastic deformation of the system in axial direction. In other implementations, the double-threaded guidance wire may be reconnected to the distal part of the balloon with a distal thread of the double-threaded guidance wire in order to restore the nominal length.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Marc Müller, Kris Chavatte
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Patent number: 9855086Abstract: A catheter device that includes a double-threaded guidance wire that allows multiple use of a compliant cavity creation device (i.e., treatment of more than one level). The double-threaded guidance wire may be connected with the luer part of the device and a distal part of the balloon using a threaded engagement to avoid lengthening of the inner tube, avoid lengthening of the balloon, and to limit the plastic deformation of the system in axial direction. In other implementations, the double-threaded guidance wire may be reconnected to the distal part of the balloon with a distal thread of the double-threaded guidance wire in order to restore the nominal length.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Marc Müller, Kris Chavatte
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Patent number: 9581637Abstract: An apparatus for measuring winding resistances of windings in a delta-connected transformer includes at least a first and a second DC current source connected each between the phase ends of a first and a second leg respectively of the primary side of the transformer and at least a third DC current source connected between two nodes of the secondary side of the transformer. Furthermore, a method for measuring a winding resistance of windings in delta-connected transformers includes the steps of applying a first and a second measuring current to each one of two corresponding legs, applying a third measuring current between two nodes of a pair of windings on the secondary side and measuring at least a winding resistance of the winding between said nodes on the secondary side of the transformer and/or the winding resistance of a leg of the primary side as soon as an inductive voltage drop in the windings substantially equals zero.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Haefely Test AGInventor: Marc Muller
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Publication number: 20150334568Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling contactless transactions of contactless applications stored on a first secure element, said contactless transactions being operated with a portable device, said portable device comprising said first secure element. The method is characterised in that it comprises a step of pairing said first secure element with a second secure element, a step of requesting to the second secure element an authorization to execute a predetermined number of contactless transactions, a step of requesting to the second secure element another authorization to execute a new predetermined number of contactless transactions when a predetermined contactless transaction's threshold is reached.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: GEMALTO SAInventors: Michel THILL, Marc MULLER, Evangelos SPYROPOULOS
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Publication number: 20150313660Abstract: A catheter device that includes a double-threaded guidance wire that allows multiple use of a compliant cavity creation device (i.e., treatment of more than one level). The double-threaded guidance wire may be connected with the luer part of the device and a distal part of the balloon using a threaded engagement to avoid lengthening of the inner tube, avoid lengthening of the balloon, and to limit the plastic deformation of the system in axial direction. In other implementations, the double-threaded guidance wire may be reconnected to the distal part of the balloon with a distal thread of the double-threaded guidance wire in order to restore the nominal length.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Marc Müller, Kris Chavatte
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Patent number: 9101430Abstract: A catheter device that includes a double-threaded guidance wire that allows multiple use of a compliant cavity creation device (i.e., treatment of more than one level). The double-threaded guidance wire may be connected with the luer part of the device and a distal part of the balloon using a threaded engagement to avoid lengthening of the inner tube, avoid lengthening of the balloon, and to limit the plastic deformation of the system in axial direction. In other implementations, the double-threaded guidance wire may be reconnected to the distal part of the balloon with a distal thread of the double-threaded guidance wire in order to restore the nominal length.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Marc Müller, Kris Chavatte
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Patent number: 9052331Abstract: A velocimetry system for measuring the velocity of a moving body propagating through a measurement volume includes a light source for emitting a light beam, a controller for generating a modulation pattern corresponding to a desired set of fringes to be generated in the measurement volume, and a spatial light modulator operatively connected to the controller to receive therefrom the modulation pattern. The spatial light modulator is configured to spatially modulate the light beam according to the modulation pattern in order to generate the desired set of fringes in the measurement volume. Also provided are a light detector for measuring the energy of the light scattered by the moving body as it intersects the fringes, and a data analysis unit operatively connected to the light detector and adapted to determine the velocity of the moving body from at least one fringe characteristic and the energy of the scattered light measured.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Dantec Dynamics A/SInventors: Sandeep Tauro, Jean-Marc Muller
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Patent number: 8877961Abstract: C1-C6Alkyloxy- or benzyloxy-carbonyl esters of -{3-[(E)-(1-phenyl or naphthyl C1-C4alkyl)-imino]-propyl}-amino)-acetic acid, which are intermediates for producing known bridged monobactam compounds useful in the treatment of bacterial infections.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Basilea Pharmaceutica AGInventors: Marc Muller, Xiaoping Wu, Lin Xu
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Publication number: 20140191774Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring winding resistances of windings in a delta-connected transformer, comprising at least a first and a second DC current source (S1, S2) connected each between the phase ends of a first (A) and a second leg (C; B) respectively of the primary side (P) of the transformer and at least a third DC current source (S3) connected between two nodes (a, b) of the secondary side (S) of the transformer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: HAEFELY TEST AGInventor: Marc Muller
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Publication number: 20140063484Abstract: A velocimetry system for measuring the velocity of a moving body propagating through a measurement volume includes a light source for emitting a light beam, a controller for generating a modulation pattern corresponding to a desired set of fringes to be generated in the measurement volume, and a spatial light modulator operatively connected to the controller to receive therefrom the modulation pattern. The spatial light modulator is configured to spatially modulate the light beam according to the modulation pattern in order to generate the desired set of fringes in the measurement volume. Also provided are a light detector for measuring the energy of the light scattered by the moving body as it intersects the fringes, and a data analysis unit operatively connected to the light detector and adapted to determine the velocity of the moving body from at least one fringe characteristic and the energy of the scattered light measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: DANTEC DYNAMICS A/SInventors: Sandeep Tauro, Jean-Marc Muller
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Publication number: 20130274503Abstract: C1-C6Alkyloxy- or benzyloxy-carbonyl esters of -{3-[(E)-(1-phenyl or naphthyl C1-C4alkyl)-imino]-propyl}-amino)-acetic acid, which are intermediates for producing known bridged monobactam compounds useful in the treatment of bacterial infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AGInventors: Marc Muller, Xiaoping Wu, Lin Xu
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Patent number: 8450477Abstract: A process for manufacturing a compound of Formula (I) which has cis-conformation and wherein R1 represents a 1-phenyl-C1-C4alkyl or 1-naphthyl-C1-C4alkyl group, wherein the phenyl or naphthyl moiety of R1 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more C1-C4alkoxy groups and the carbon atoms in 2-, 3-, and/or 4-position of the alkyl part of R1 are, independently of the phenyl or naphthyl moiety of R1 and independently of one another, unsubstituted or substituted with C1-C4alkoxy and/or silyloxy or, preferably, are unsubstituted or substituted with one C1-C4alkoxy group and/or silyloxy group per carbon atom, and R2 represents a C1-C6alkyl group or an unsubstituted or substituted benzyl group, in which process a compound of Formula (II) wherein R3 represents a C1-C6alkyl group or an unsubstituted or substituted benzyl group, and R1 and R2 have the same meaning as in formula (I); is treated with a base at a temperature of 0° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Basilea Pharmaceutica A.G.Inventors: Marc Muller, Xiaoping Wu, Lin Xu
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Publication number: 20120165732Abstract: Described herein is a balloon catheter with a zero-profile tip—that is, a balloon catheter having a distal tip that does not extend beyond the boundary of the cavity that will be created by the balloon when inflated—and further described herein are methods for the manufacturing of same. Several embodiment feature a method for inverting the distal end of an inflatable balloon structure, said inflatable balloon structure having a middle region, a first end region with a first opening, and a second end region with a second opening, said method comprising: (1) centrally inverting the second end region of the inflatable balloon structure and passing it through the first opening; (2) permanently fixing the inverted second end region to prevent un-inversion; and (3) returning the second end region back through the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Synthes USA, LLCInventor: Marc Müller