Patents by Inventor Richard The

Richard The 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).

  • STEERABLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20090171161
    Abstract: Flexible, steerable, endoscopic instruments include a handle, a flexible shaft, and an end effector. The handle includes an actuator for controlling the end effector. The handle also includes a steering mechanism for steering the endoscopic instrument. The steering mechanism includes one or more tensioning members configured to increase or decrease a tension force on one or more steering wires that are attached to one or more steerable portions of the flexible shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: USGI Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. EWERS, Robert A. VAUGHAN
  • Food compositions incorporating stearidonic acid
    Publication number: 20090169650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of food items through the increased utilization of plant-derived stearidonic acid. Many long chain fatty acids have been classified as being Omega 3 and have been shown to provide several health benefits, including heart health. According to the current invention plant-derived stearidonic acid (18:4?3) has been incorporated into a wide range of food products by using either oil or flour processed from soybeans with enhanced levels of stearidonic acid. These foods range from oil-based products (salad dressing, mayonnaise) to dairy products (milk, cheese) to prepared foods (entrees, side dishes). In addition to improved health benefits the current invention provides food rich in Omega-3 fatty acids that have enhanced storage and/or shelf life characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Richard S. Wilkes
  • RAPID MAGNETIC BIOSENSOR
    Publication number: 20090170212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and (bio)sensor systems. Herein, magnetic fields are applied in order to transport magnetic particles laterally over a sensor surface with analyte specific probes. The methods of the invention allow the specific binding of magnetic particles to the sensor surface, while aspecific and unbound particles are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Thea Van Der Wijk, Menno Willem Jose Prins, Richard Joseph Marinus Schroeders
  • ROTATION OF KEYS DURING ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION
    Publication number: 20090169002
    Abstract: An encrypted program received in an MPEG transport stream is decrypted by receiving an address in the MPEG transport stream, reading a key from a memory in accordance with the received address, and decrypting the encrypted program based on the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Raymond C. Hauge, Richard Lewis
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOLDING ENVELOPES DURING INSERTION
    Publication number: 20090165426
    Abstract: An inserting system is provided for securing an envelope having a window. The system includes a deck slidably supporting the envelope, where the deck defines an insertion area, and a securing mechanism in the insertion area securing the envelope in an insertion location during insertion of a collation. The securing mechanism includes a first securing element selectively securing a first portion of the envelope between the window and an open edge of the envelope and a second securing element selectively securing a second portion of the envelope between the window and a closed edge of the envelope. The inserting system may also include a deflection element disposed on the deck between the first securing element and the second securing element, wherein the deflection element guides the collation away from an edge of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Marcinik, Richard A. Suleski
  • AUTOMATED PROCESSOR GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING A CONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR
    Publication number: 20090172630
    Abstract: A system for generating processor hardware supports a language for significant extensions to the processor instruction set, where the designer specifies only the semantics of the new instructions and the system generates other logic. The extension language provides for the addition of processor state, including register files, and instructions that operate on that state. The language also provides for new data types to be added to the compiler to represent the state added. It allows separate specification of reference semantics and instruction implementation, and uses this to automate design verification. In addition, the system generates formatted instruction set documentation from the language specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Albert Ren-Rui Wang, Richard Ruddell, David William Goodwin, Earl A. Killian, Nupur Bhattacharyya, Marines Puig Medina, Walter David Lichtenstein, Pavlos Konas, Rangarajan Srinivasan, Christopher Mark Songer, Akilesh Parameswar, Dror E. Maydan, Ricardo E. Gonzalez
  • PACK
    Publication number: 20090166244
    Abstract: A tablet housing comprises two generally rigid leaves hinged together, each leaf having (1) recesses or apertures to align with and receive the projecting tablet cells of a blister pack of tablets, and (2) closure means. The housing may be opened in order to access tablets and closed in order to protect and retain tablets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED
    Inventor: Richard Seymour
  • ARRAY OF FULLERENE NANOTUBES
    Publication number: 20090169463
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to forming an array of fullerene nanotubes. In one embodiment, a macroscopic molecular array is provided comprising at least about 106 fullerene nanotubes in generally parallel orientation and having substantially similar lengths in the range of from about 5 to about 500 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Richard E. Smalley, Daniel T. Colbert, Hongjie Dai, Jie Liu, Andrew G. Rinzler, Jason H. Hafner, Kenneth A. Smith, Ting Guo, Pavel Nikolaev, Andreas Thess
  • SUBSTITUTED LACTAMS AS INHIBITORS OF ABETA PROTEIN PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20090170831
    Abstract: Field of the Invention This invention relates to novel lactams of Formula (I): having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A?-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders related to ?-amyloid production such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's Syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA COMPANY
    Inventors: Qi Han, Hong Liu, Richard E. Olson, Michael G. Yang
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING LUNG CONDITION INDICATORS
    Publication number: 20090171231
    Abstract: A method and a microprocessor controlled device for use in medical evaluation of the pulmonary system. The method and device incorporate two different non invasive evaluative techniques. Passive auscultation provides indicators of lung condition. Active auscultation, a different evaluative technique, provides information or indications generally not available or provided from passive auscultation. Combining the information from both techniques greatly improves the ability to provide effective medical treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Richard G. Caro, Noam Gavriely
  • Dispenser
    Publication number: 20090166379
    Abstract: A hand-held dispenser for dispensing a pharmaceutical product is disclosed. The dispenser has a housing providing a duct. A frangible membrane is provided in the duct. A probe with a piercing tip is mounted in the duct and arranged such that, in use the piercing tip pierces the frangible membrane. An air compression device is provided to compress air for expelling a pharmaceutical product through the probe and a channel is provided to substantially equalise the pressure in the air compression device and the pressure above the frangible membrane. The ability to substantially equalise the pressure in the bellows and the pressure above the frangible membrane on the sheath provides for a mote consistent release of pharmaceutical product when the frangible membrane is pierced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew David Wright, Richard Iain Harrison, Colin John Dickens
  • COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR USE IN ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20090168067
    Abstract: A front plane laminate useful in the manufacture of electro-optic displays comprises, in order, a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer, a layer of an electro-optic medium in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive layer, an adhesive layer and a release sheet. This front plane laminate can be prepared as a continuous web, cut to size, the release sheet removed and the laminate laminated to a backplane to form a display. Methods for providing conductive vias through the electro-optic medium and for testing the front plane laminate are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard D. LeCain, Ara N. Knaian, Steven J. O'Neil, Gregg M. Duthaler, Guy M. Danner, Robert W. Zehner, Alberto Goenaga, Benjamin Max Davis, Randolph W. Chan, Jonathan D. Albert, Glen Crossley
  • RETRACTED VANE ROTOR
    Publication number: 20090166137
    Abstract: The present invention is predicated upon a disc brake rotor, being made up of a rotor hat, a pair of spaced apart plates, and one or more vane members located between the first and second plates, the one or more vane members including an exterior wall portion inwardly retracted from an outer circumference by an exterior radial spacing and an interior wall portion outwardly retracted from the inner circumference by an interior radial spacing, wherein at least one of the exterior radial spacing and the interior radial spacing is a distance having a depth greater than about 5 mm for the purpose of reducing brake noise in a brake-on position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Gang Lou, Keqin Xu, John Andrek, Richard Perry, Brad Malott
  • VACCINIA VIRUS STRAINS
    Publication number: 20090169512
    Abstract: The invention provides attenuated vaccinia virus vaccines that can be used in methods to prevent or treat small pox in patients, as well as methods of obtaining such vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Richard A. Weltzin, Thomas P. Monath
  • QAM optical modulators
    Publication number: 20090169148
    Abstract: An exemplary optical modulator includes an interferometer. The interferometer includes an input optical coupler, an output optical coupler, and two or more controllable optical waveguides. Each controllable optical waveguide connects the input optical coupler to the output optical coupler and has an electro-absorption modulator along a segment thereof. Two of the controllable optical waveguides are connected to transmit to an output of the output optical coupler light of substantially different maximum amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Richard Doerr, Peter J. Winzer
  • HIGHLY POROUS LAYERS MADE OF MOF MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH LAYERS
    Publication number: 20090169857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing highly porous layers, which comprises making available a substrate having a substrate surface; modifying at least sections of the substrate surface so as to produce surface-modified sections in which anchor groups for metal ions are provided; applying at least one MOF to the surface-modified sections of the substrate so as to produce a layer of the MOF. The invention further relates to a composite comprising a substrate and a porous layer of an MOF located on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Sud-Chemie AG
    Inventors: Richard Fischer, Roland Fischer, Christof Woll, Felicitas Schroder, Stephan Hermes
  • System and Method for Service Virtualization Using a MQ Proxy Network
    Publication number: 20090172395
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for transmitting message traffic encapsulating a MQ network having a plurality of MQ clients coupled to a MQ queue via at least one MQ queue manager and at least one MQ proxy server coupled to the plurality of MQ clients. The at least one MQ proxy server retrieves a message from a first MQ client coupled thereto, evaluates the message content and forwards the message to the MQ queue via a designated MQ queue manager. If the destination MQ client is served by a second MQ proxy server the originating MQ proxy server notifies the second MQ proxy server coupled to the second MQ client. The second MQ proxy server retrieves the message from the MQ queue thru the designated MQ queue manager, evaluates the message content and forwards the message to the second MQ client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David De-Hui Chen, Elio J. Romero, Richard E. Salz, Lance A. Walker
  • IMAGING-ASSISTED ARTICULAR INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090171193
    Abstract: Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medications, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Carticept Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Patrick, Richard Knostman, Michael Axelrod, Carribeth Ramey
  • Phase change memory with bipolar junction transistor select device
    Publication number: 20090168503
    Abstract: A phase change memory may be organized with a global word line coupled to a plurality of blocks, each with a plurality of phase change memory cells arranged in rows and columns. Thus, one global word line may be common to a plurality of blocks. The global word line may be coupled to a word line decoder that is responsible for pulling the word line to ground. Each of the blocks, on the other hand, is coupled to a bitline selector through a bitline. Each block may have its own local word line coupled to the global word line. In some cases, this architecture reduces the minimum capacity of the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Fackenthal, Meenatchi Jagasivamani
  • Methods and Apparatus to Perform Line Testing at Customer Premises
    Publication number: 20090168972
    Abstract: A data analyzer operative to be located at a customer premises, causes the transmission of a probing signal into at least one telephone line. The data analyzer computes a parameter that represents a characteristic of at least one telephone line based upon at least a measured reflected probing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: John M. Cioffi, George Ginis, Peter J. Silverman, Bin Lee, Richard Dennis Hart