Patent No. US 8,405,547 (Gianinni et al.) Mar. 26, 2013
Mar 26, 2013
OUTCOME: U.S. Patent Issued
SELF-PROVISIONING ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD. A self-provisioning antenna (SPA) system and method provides for automatic simultaneous remote optimization of one or more field antenna terminals over a w...ireless network.
Patent application
Patent No. US 8,182,268 B2 (Rekort) May 22, 2012
May 22, 2012
OUTCOME: U.S. Patent issued.
GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEACHING CORE REPLACEMENT BEHAVIORS. The present invention comprises a game apparatus and method for teaching and providing practice in core replacement behaviors, such a...s Asking the Question (i.e., Manding), Accepting "No", Waiting and Sharing to individuals with behavior challenges, including individuals with special needs. The invention allows a trainer to manipulate motivating operations in order to teach in a positive fashion these core replacement behaviors.
Patent application
Patent No. US 7,654,388 (Catron) Feb. 2, 2010
Feb 02, 2010
OUTCOME: U.S. Patent issued.
APPARATUS TO SECURE AND FACILITATE THE INVENTORY OF MEDICATIONS IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VEHICLES. A clear, lockable, sealable container for the storage of controlled substances in ambulances and... other emergency medical vehicles, allowing emergency medical personnel to inspect and inventory readily the pharmaceuticals in the container without opening, unlocking, or breaking the seal on the container.
OUTCOME: Judgment of trial court reversed in part in favor of the defendant.
The dovetail-based design of the industrial steel deck of the plaintiff was primarily functional, and thus, did not constitute protectable trade dress.
Patent application
Pat. No. US 8,454,901 B1 (Snyder et al.) June 4, 2013
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OUTCOME: Patent Issued
A mobile apparatus and method to sterilize surgical trays. A cabinet has filtered cabinet roof vents, filtered cabinet floor vents, door(s) sealably covering a cabinet front aperture, shelves sized to ...support surgical trays, and wheels. Surgical trays are placed within the cabinet, the cabinet doors are closed, and the mobile apparatus is placed within an autoclave and sterilized. The cabinet doors are not unsealed until the cabinet is in the operating room, ready for use. During use in the operating room, doors are opened, trays removed, and their contents used. Wheels on the cabinet facilitate moving the cabinet from autoclave to storage or operating room. Chemical indicators and a locator card may be used to verify the sterilization status and autoclave history of the cabinet and its contents. Method steps include periodically replacing the filters and door gasket.
Patent application
Canales et al. US9056215 B2 June 6 2015
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OUTCOME: Patent Issued
A half-pipe trampoline is comprised of a horizontal trampoline runway with inclined trampoline beds angled approximately 45-53 degrees relative to the surface of the horizontal trampoline runway. The i...nclined trampoline beds are positioned all along the length of the horizontal trampoline runway, thus creating a three-dimensional corridor or track of flexible trampoline surface for the participants.
Patent application
Savage US 9517094 B1 Dec. 13, 2016
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OUTCOME: Patent issued
An orthopedic intramedullary fixation apparatus and system for use in hip and femur fracture surgery comprises an intramedullary nail, a dynamic lag screw structure comprising a longitudinal sheath and... a lag screw, and securing means to fix the intramedullary nail relative to a femur. A dynamic channel created by the lag screw structure allows the lag screw to adjust dynamically, and thereby may permit further compression of the fractured bone to an optimal level as a patient begins to bear weight on it following surgery. Surgical fixation may be expedited, as a favorable point of access for a lag screw may be determined readily, particularly with obese patients in whom access to the trochanter may be problematic. Complications during surgery, such as accidental fracturing of the femoral neck and head and over-penetration of the lag screw may be avoided.
Patent application
Portable Antenna with Built-In Amplifier for Two-Way or One-Way Communications
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OUTCOME: Issued as Myers, U.S. Pat. No.10,122,387 Nov. 6, 2018
Disclosed are embodiments of portable antennae and systems for radio communications requiring low-noise receiving means, or in which interconnecting transmission line insertion loss between receiver or... transceiver equipment and a distant antenna impairs such radio communications. A method of use is also disclosed, in which an antenna in a passive state may be turned on automatically upon the initiation by a radio operator of a transmission.