Patents by Inventor Michael Davidson
Michael Davidson 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: 20260165854Abstract: A prosthetic limb has transverse planes and sagittal planes parallel to a horizontal and a medial plane of a user, respectively. The prosthetic limb includes a tibia section, an ankle section, and a foot section. The ankle section defines an ankle axis and is rotatably coupled to the tibia section such that the ankle section and the tibia section rotate about the ankle axis. The foot section secures to the ankle section and has a foot sagittal plane defining a line of progression. The foot section includes a base foot and a toe portion pivotally coupled to the base foot such that the toe portion is configured to pivot about a toe axis relative to the base foot. The toe axis is angled relative to the line of progression at a toe angle in a transverse plane of the foot section. The toe angle is less than 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: June 18, 2026Applicant: LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITYInventors: Michael Davidson, John Wetteland, Ethan Davidson
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Publication number: 20230338169Abstract: A device for harvesting electrical energy from movement of a prosthetic limb. The device including a generator and a controller. The generator adapted to attach to a prosthetic limb. The generator comprising a magnetic linear motor that is configured to generate electrical energy in response to movement of a portion of the prosthetic limb. The controller is electrically connected to the generator and configured to provide electrical energy to a power supply of the prosthetic limb.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTHInventors: Chelsie K. Rodgers, Abraham Castillo, Michael Davidson
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Publication number: 20230190726Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions and methods for treating at least one negative symptom in a human subject who does not have a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Remy LUTHRINGER, Michael DAVIDSON
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Publication number: 20230041138Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of cardiovascular disease, more particularly to the treatment of subjects suffering from or at risk of suffering from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease that are hypo-responsive to HIS treatment. The present inventors have found that HIS hypo-responders show remarkable improvements in their blood lipid profiles when their statin therapy is combined with treatment with the CETP inhibitor obicetrapib. In a general aspect, the present invention thus provides methods of treating subjects that are hypo-responsive to high intensity statin (HIS) therapy, said method comprising the administration of a composition comprising obicetrapib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: John KASTELEIN, Marc DITMARSCH, Michael DAVIDSON
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Publication number: 20220273468Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anatomically aligned prosthetic ankle with a passive assist and associated methods. The prosthetic ankle includes a talus movably coupled to a tibia section by a connector about which the talus is pivotal such so during locomotion by a user of the prosthetic ankle. The passive to assist provides a selected dorsi-flexion force to aid in the push-off or pre-swing phases of gait for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITYInventors: Michael Davidson, Spencer Cutting
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Patent number: 11343210Abstract: A system and message for message selection and presentation, including: receiving a request for content, wherein the request is associated with a context account of a messaging platform; identifying a set of unviewed messages associated with the context account; identifying grouping criteria for grouping content based on messages; applying, by a computer processor, the grouping criteria to the unviewed messages to generate a content group, wherein the content group is associated with a subset of the unviewed messages; and providing at least a portion of the content group in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Twitter, Inc.Inventors: Michael Davidson, Joshua Brewer, David DeSandro, Erin Nolan, Geoffrey Brown
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Patent number: 10735358Abstract: A system and message for message selection and presentation, including: receiving a request for content, wherein the request is associated with a context account of a messaging platform; identifying a set of unviewed messages associated with the context account; identifying grouping criteria for grouping content based on messages; applying, by a computer processor, the grouping criteria to the unviewed messages to generate a content group, wherein the content group is associated with a subset of the unviewed messages; and providing at least a portion of the content group in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Twitter, Inc.Inventors: Michael Davidson, Joshua Brewer, David DeSandro, Erin Nolan, Geoffrey Brown
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Publication number: 20190216793Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions and methods for treating at least one negative symptom in a human subject who does not have a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia. The compositions and methods employ a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or polymorph thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Remy LUTHRINGER, Michael DAVIDSON
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Patent number: 10338242Abstract: Method and system for ongoing monitoring for underground structure at or near a production wellpad is provided. The system includes a sparse acquisition grid and utilizes information obtained from Rayleigh waves to monitor subsurface structures.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Roman Kazinnik, Michael Davidson, Ali Tura, Aaron L. Janssen, Charles C. Mosher, Ronnie B. Darnell
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Patent number: 10263924Abstract: A system and message for message selection and presentation, including: receiving a request for content, wherein the request is associated with a context account of a messaging platform; identifying a set of unviewed messages associated with the context account; identifying grouping criteria for grouping content based on messages; applying, by a computer processor, the grouping criteria to the unviewed messages to generate a content group, wherein the content group is associated with a subset of the unviewed messages; and providing at least a portion of the content group in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Twitter, Inc.Inventors: Michael Davidson, Joshua Brewer, David DeSandro, Erin Nolan, Geoffrey Brown
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Publication number: 20190083632Abstract: The invention relates to a drug conjugate including a drug and a plant steroid. The drug conjugate may target the drug for intestinal cell delivery, and thus may be used to treat diseases, including intestinal diseases, or to affect intestinal metabolism. The invention therefore also relates to treating intestinal diseases and affecting intestinal metabolism with the drug conjugate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: DAVIDSON LOPEZ LLCInventors: MICHAEL DAVIDSON, JOHN F. ARNETT, SADIK ELSHANI, ROELOF RONGEN
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Patent number: 10086082Abstract: The invention relates to a drug conjugate including a drug and a plant steroid. The drug conjugate may target the drug for intestinal cell delivery, and thus may be used to treat diseases, including intestinal diseases, or to affect intestinal metabolism. The invention therefore also relates to treating intestinal diseases and affecting intestinal metabolism with the drug conjugate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: DAVIDSON LOPEZ LLCInventors: Michael Davidson, John F. Arnett, Sadik Elshani, Roelof Rongen
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Patent number: 9840959Abstract: The heat shield assembly includes an inner-most layer that is directly engagable with an exhaust component and is of a non-ceramic material with a first heat capacity and a first thermal conductivity. The heat shield assembly additionally includes an insulating layer that surrounds the inner-most layer and is of a material that has a second heat capacity which is lower than the first heat capacity and has a second thermal conductivity which is lower than the first thermal conductivity. The direct engagement of the inner-most layer with the exhaust component allows heat to be easily transferred between the exhaust component and the inner-most layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Federal-Mogul LLCInventor: Michael Davidson
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Publication number: 20170318946Abstract: A toothbrush is provided, including an elongated handle and a brush head supported by the handle. The brush head has a base and a plurality of bristles that extend from the base to form a contact surface elevated from the base. The handle includes a thumb press section that include ridges and flat sections. The toothbrush may include a skeletal structure with an overmoulding encasing the skeletal structure. The overmoulding may form the outer surface of portions of the toothbrush, including the thumb press section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: MICHAEL DAVIDSON, MICHAEL SMITH
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Publication number: 20170184007Abstract: The heat shield assembly includes an inner-most layer that is directly engagable with an exhaust component and is of a non-ceramic material with a first heat capacity and a first thermal conductivity. The heat shield assembly additionally includes an insulating layer that surrounds the inner-most layer and is of a material that has a second heat capacity which is lower than the first heat capacity and has a second thermal conductivity which is lower than the first thermal conductivity. The direct engagement of the inner-most layer with the exhaust component allows heat to be easily transferred between the exhaust component and the inner-most layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Michael Davidson
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Publication number: 20160341839Abstract: Method and system for ongoing monitoring for underground structure at or near a production wellpad is provided. The system includes a sparse acquisition grid and utilizes information obtained from Rayleigh waves to monitor subsurface structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Roman KAZINNIK, Michael DAVIDSON, Ali TURA, Aaron L. JANSSEN, Charles C. MOSHER, Ronnie B. Darnell
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Patent number: 9465888Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Graeme Smith, Matthew J. Round, Andrew Birkett, Elinor Trotter, Michael Davidson, Gregory Huczynski, Jason King, Haakon Sorensen, Jason Kilar
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Patent number: 9393328Abstract: The present invention provides methods for transfecting cells (e.g., liver cells) to express ABCA1 and increase HDL in the blood. The compositions described herein comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier containing sonochemically-active microspheres together with a plasmid DNA construct encoding an active form of ABCA1 and at least one promoter for the expression thereof. Preferably, the sonochemically-active microspheres comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of gas bubbles (e.g., a fluorocarbon gas, such as octafluoropropane) encapsulated within protein-containing or lipid-containing shells (e.g., human serum albumin shells). The microspheres are disruptable by exposure to ultrasonic acoustic energy to release the encapsulated gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SONOGENE LLCInventors: Eric Coles, Michael Davidson
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Publication number: 20150343098Abstract: The present invention provides methods for transfecting cells (e.g., liver cells) to express ABCA1 and increase HDL in the blood. The compositions described herein comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier containing sonochemically-active microspheres together with a plasmid DNA construct encoding an active form of ABCA1 and at least one promoter for the expression thereof. Preferably, the sonochemically-active microspheres comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of gas bubbles (e.g., a fluorocarbon gas, such as octafluoropropane) encapsulated within protein-containing or lipid-containing shells (e.g., human serum albumin shells). The microspheres are disruptable by exposure to ultrasonic acoustic energy to release the encapsulated gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SONOGENE LLCInventors: Eric COLES, Michael DAVIDSON
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Publication number: 20150285423Abstract: A structural liner for reinforcing existing underground water conduits to resist earthquakes and landslides adapted for insertion into underground water conduits without having to excavate are disclosed. The reinforcement structural device consists of a seamless woven tubular sheath impregnated with a hardening resin which is adapted for insertion into a network of underground water conduits without the need to excavate. The seamless woven tubular sheath consists of continuous longitudinal fiber warp yarn providing tensile strength along the longitudinal axis of the woven tubular sheath and circumferential fiber filling yarn providing tensile strength around the wall of the woven tubular sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Martin BUREAU, Gilles GAGNON, Michael DAVIDSON, Benoit CÓTE