Patents by Inventor Michael Or

Michael Or 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).

  • MEDIUM VOLTAGE HEATING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140263282
    Abstract: A medium-voltage heating element assembly. The medium-voltage heating element assembly can include a dual core having an inner core and an outer core. Segments comprising the inner core and the outer core can be staggered. Furthermore, the dual core can include a notch-and-groove interface to prevent axial rotation of the inner core and/or inner core segments relative to the outer core and/or outer core segments. A bushing of the heating element assembly can include a stepped region, and the bushing can interface with the dual core along the stepped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CHROMALOX, INC.
    Inventors: Michael D. Riley, Paul R. Neilson, Martin P. Konieczny
  • TREATMENT OF PAIN USING PROTEIN SOLUTIONS
    Publication number: 20140271870
    Abstract: Methods for treating pain using a protein solution comprising two or more of IL1-ra, sTNF-R1, sTNF-RII, IGF-I, EGF, HGF, PDGF-AB, PDGF-BB, VEGF, TGF-?1, and sIL-1RII, Compositions may also contain white blood cells and platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BIOMET BIOLOGICS, LLC
    Inventors: Krista O'SHAUGHNESSEY, Jennifer E. WOODELL-MAY, Joel C. HIGGINS, Michael D. LEACH
  • TREADMILLS WITH ADJUSTABLE DECKS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140274579
    Abstract: A treadmill may comprise a base and a deck comprising a treadbelt. A front of the deck may be rotatably coupled to the base, and the deck may be rotatable between an operating position and a storage position. A front deck height adjustment mechanism may be located at a front portion of the deck, and a rear deck height adjustment mechanism may be located at a rear portion of the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Olson
  • MASSAGING OR BRUSHING BITE PLATES
    Publication number: 20140272761
    Abstract: An orthodontic remodeling device, wherein the bite plate is modified to have textured teeth and gum facing surfaces so as to provide cleaning, massaging or acupressure effect when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ORTHOACCEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael K. LOWE, Zaffer SYED, Tamsen VALOIR
  • NANOFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR THE RAPID MAPPING OF WHOLE GENOMES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20140272958
    Abstract: Devices and methods generate an ordered restriction map of genomic DNA extracted from whole cells. The devices have a fluidic microchannel that merges into a reaction nanochannel that merges into a detection nanochannel at an interface where the nanochannel diameter decreases in size by between 50% to 99%. Intact molecules of DNA are transported to the reaction nanochannel and then fragmented in the reaction nanochannel using restriction endonuclease enzymes. The reaction nanochannel is sized and configured so that the fragments stay in an original order until they are injected into the detection nanochannel. Signal at one or more locations along the detection nanochannel is detected to map fragments in the order they occur along a long DNA molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
    Inventors: John Michael Ramsey, Laurent Menard
  • WATER-BASED COMPOSITIONS THAT RESIST DIRT PICK-UP
    Publication number: 20140275315
    Abstract: Water-based compositions containing a low VOC coalescent, a latex or water-dispersible polymer, and a water-insoluble ultraviolet absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: MARY JANE HIBBEN, Michael C. Wildman, T. Howard Killilea, Iain Harvey
  • THROMBECTOMY CATHETERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140277006
    Abstract: Thrombectomy catheters having at least one outflow orifice and one or more inflow orifices, systems including the thrombectomy catheters, and methods of using the thrombectomy catheters are described herein. The thrombectomy catheters described herein may include one or more of the protective features that may limit potential hazards to vessel walls in which the thrombectomy catheters are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael J. Bonnette, Eric J. Thor, Jason M. Bronstad, Michael Schrom, Leif E. Leirfallom, Debra M. Kozak
  • VARYING A NUMERICAL APERTURE OF A LASER DURING LENS FRAGMENTATION IN CATARACT SURGERY
    Publication number: 20140276680
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed here provide for a method fragmenting a cataractous lens of a patient's eye using an ultra-short pulsed laser. The method can include determining, within a lens of a patient's eye, a high NA zone where a cone angle of a laser beam with a high numerical aperture is not shadowed by the iris, and a low NA zone radially closer to the iris where the cone angle of the laser beam with a low numerical aperture is not shadowed by the iris. Laser lens fragmentation is accomplished by delivering the laser beam with the high numerical aperture to the high NA zone, and the laser beam with the low numerical aperture to the low NA zone. This can result in a more effective fragmentation of a nucleus of the lens without exposing the retina to radiation above safety standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMO Development, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Dennison, Michael A. Campos, Hong Fu
  • RESTRAINED SHIFT CABLE BRACKET IN AN ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN
    Publication number: 20140260750
    Abstract: An adjustable steering column for a vehicle is provided. The adjustable steering column includes a mounting bracket configured to be secured to an adjacent portion of the vehicle, the mounting bracket including at least one arm having a rake slot. A column jacket is pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, the column jacket extending along a first axis and pivotable relative to the mounting bracket for adjustment in a rake direction and movable along the first axis for adjustment in a telescope direction. The adjustable steering column also includes a shift assembly having a shift mechanism secured to the column jacket and a shift cable bracket extending from the shift mechanism. The shift cable bracket is supported firstly by the shift mechanism and supported secondly adjacent to the mounting bracket at a distal anchor point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael W. Clark, Melvin L. Tinnin
  • Sand Control Screen Having Improved Reliability
    Publication number: 20140262260
    Abstract: A sand control device is used for restricting the flow of particles from a subsurface formation into a tubular body within a wellbore during production operations. The sand control device is divided into compartments along its length that provide redundancy for particle filtration. Each compartment first comprises a base pipe. The base pipe defines an elongated tubular body having a permeable section and an impermeable section within each compartment. Each compartment also comprises a first filtering conduit and a second filtering conduit. The filtering conduits comprise filtering media and generally circumscribe the base pipe. The filtering conduits are arranged so that the first filtering conduit is adjacent to the non-permeable section of the base pipe, while the second filtering conduit is adjacent to the permeable section of the base pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Christian S. Mayer, Charles S. Yeh, David A. Howell, Pavlin B. Entchev, Eric R. Grueschow, Ted A. Long, Tracy J. Moffett, Michael D. Barry, Michael T. Hecker, John S. Sladic, Christopher A. Hall, Stephen McNamee
  • PIPE CLAMP DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE
    Publication number: 20140265100
    Abstract: The present pipe clamp device is configured for use with standard vee head jack stands. The present device can be used to secure a pipe or similarly shaped object to a standard vee head jack stand. Specifically, the present pipe clamp device can comprise one or more pivoting arms that can facilitate an object's placement into the pipe clamp device or its removal from the pipe clamp, a threaded rod, which can include a release button or quick release mechanism, which can be used to quickly tighten the clamp onto an object being secured and the jack stand or to remove an object from the jack stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Wayne Michael Williams, Alex V. Palominos
  • DATABASES AND METHODS OF STORING, RETRIEVING, AND PROCESSING DATA
    Publication number: 20140280162
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of processing data comprising the steps of: receiving data associated with event instances; and for each of a plurality of iteration methods: partitioning the incoming event instances into logical data partitions; assigning an identifier to each event instance such that events classified in the same logical data partition receive the same identifier and a given event instance is always assigned the same identifier; and inserting each event instance into a doubly-linked list associated with the identifier in an appropriate location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DATATEMPEST, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Michael Halpern
  • ACOUSTICALLY-MONITORED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140260624
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate processing system having acoustic monitoring is disclosed. The system includes a process chamber adapted to perform a process on a substrate, a process fluid source, a fluid conduit coupling the fluid source to the process chamber, and a flow control valve located along the fluid conduit and adapted to be operable to control a flow of a process fluid between the process fluid source and the process chamber. The system includes one or more acoustic sensors operable to sense acoustic noise coupled to at least one of the process fluid source, the fluid conduit, and the flow control valve, and an acoustic processor adapted to receive at least one signal from the one or more acoustic sensors. Acoustic monitoring methods are provided, as are other aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Kommisetti Subrahmanyam, Todd J. Egan, Joseph Yudovsky, Michael Johnson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME MECHANICAL AND DOSIMETRIC QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASUREMENTS IN RADIATION THERAPY
    Publication number: 20140267697
    Abstract: A method and device for real-time mechanical and dosimetric quality assurance measurements in radiation therapy provides a unified measurement of mechanical motion and radiation components of the machine. The device includes an imaging surface for receiving multiple energy sources. The imaging surface has an imaging plane positioned on a same plane as an isocenter of a medical accelerator. A camera measures and records data related to the multiple energy sources. A mirror system can be used to direct the multiple energy sources to the camera for further processing. However, in some instances the mirror system may not be necessary. Accordingly, a single device can be used to unify the measurement of mechanical motion and radiation component of the machine. The device can also include computer control in order to automate the movement of the device and/or automation of the QA protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: John Wai-chiu Wong, Michael Stuart Patterson, Iulian Ioan Iordachita
  • SIGNAL ASSEMBLIES PROVIDING UNIFORM ILLUMINATION THROUGH LIGHT SOURCE LOCATION AND SPACING CONTROL
    Publication number: 20140268853
    Abstract: A signal assembly is provided that includes a chamber defined by isotropically luminant back and side surfaces, and a front surface having a lens and a diffuser. The signal assembly also includes LED light sources having a beam angle ?70° coupled to the back surface. The back and front surfaces are separated by a depth, and each source is located at a spacing from the other sources?the depth divided by a predetermined factor. The predetermined factor may be set to approximately 2.5 or 2.0 when the divergence angle of the diffuser is ?20° or ?30°, respectively. The signal assembly and its components can be configured to operate as a vehicular signal lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Arun Kumar, Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Martin David Witte, Richard Joseph Michaels, III
  • Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Pairing Between Wireless Devices
    Publication number: 20140273845
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to facilitate pairing between a first wireless device and a second wireless device includes a pairing apparatus for determining (304) an address of the second wireless device and writing the address to the first wireless device to bypass an address discovery process between the first and second wireless devices. The pairing apparatus also initiates (312) removal of an input and output capability indication in at least one of the first wireless device or the second wireless device to control an association model type that is applied during a pairing process, between the first and second wireless devices, which uses the address of the second wireless device. The removal of the input and output capability indication is reversed (318) upon confirming (316) a successful pairing between the first and second wireless devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Russell, Amitkumar N. Balar, Amit Jain
  • TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140277770
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein include features for compensating a temperature reading of a thermostat. The thermostat may include a housing and one or more temperature sensors within the housing. The thermostat may sense a temperature using one or more of the temperature sensors. A processor and/or memory of the thermostat may be capable of and/or configured to compensate the sensed temperature with a first temperature compensation model and compensate the sensed temperature with a second temperature compensation model. During compensation of the sensed temperature, the system may transition from compensating the sensed temperature with the first temperature compensation model to compensating the sensed temperature with the second temperature compensation model over time and independent of the sensed temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Mohammad Aljabari, Michael Lunacek
  • SYNCHRONIZING PROGRESS BETWEEN RELATED CONTENT FROM DIFFERENT MEDIUMS
    Publication number: 20140281989
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to resume playback between different media formats of a media title, by monitoring progress of a user consuming the media title in a first media format, differences existing between the first media format and the different media formats, responsive to the user stopping consumption of the media title in the first media format, computing a stopping point in the first media format, identifying at least one resume point for each of the different media formats, computing a similarity score for each identified resume point based on a similarity of the stopping point in the first media format and each identified resume point, and upon determining that the user has triggered an indication to consume the media title in a second media format, resuming playback of the media title at a resume point for the second media format having the highest similarity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam T. Clark, Michael T. Kalmbach, John E. Petri, Kevin Wendzel
  • Anti-Tipover and Seismic Securement System
    Publication number: 20140263925
    Abstract: A tipover prevention and seismic securement system for securing furniture and appliances from tipping over. The system employs mounts which are engaged to a surface of an article to be secured. A planar belt having apertures therein provides a tether between the mount through an engagement with projections on the mount and apertures in the belt at a first end and a securement position at a second end. Translating members secure the belt in its engagement to the mount. The translating members once engaged must be unlocked to allow removal thereof and subsequent removal of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Essrig
  • WIRELESS CONTROLLER TO NAVIGATE AND ACTIVATE SCREENS ON A MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140267003
    Abstract: A system provides non-contact communication between a controller and a medical device. The control signal may be a wirelessly transmitted control signal, such as a wireless radiofrequency signal and/or an optical or acoustic signal, for example. An interface device is provided that may be a remote controller or switch that may be used by a user, such as a health care practitioner (HCP), in connection with navigating and activating screens of a dialysis machine during a dialysis treatment without requiring the HCP to physically contact the dialysis machine. With the described system, the HCP does not need to re-glove each time a change is made to an on-going dialysis treatment when interfacing with a graphical display of the dialysis machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fei WANG, Michael E. KOTSOS, Martin J. CRNKOVICH, Aiyuan WANG