Shurtleff, US
Blair Shurtleff, San Luis Obispo, CA US
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20120110708 | Olea europaea tree named 'HIDshurtleff' - A variety of olive tree, named ‘HIDshurtleff’. The ‘HIDshurtleff’ is an ornamental olive tree having a bright green leaf with a smooth texture and increased width and length, a very long weeping characteristic, extremely low leaf/material drop, and very hardy wind, animal and drought characteristics. | 05-03-2012 |
Carl Shurtleff, Mason, OH US
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20100228092 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICES AND METHODS PROVIDING SEAL MOVEMENT IN PREDEFINED PATHS - Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228094 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICES AND METHODS PROVIDING SEAL MOVEMENT IN PREDEFINED MOVEMENT REGIONS - Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation. | 09-09-2010 |
20110060363 | SURGICAL STAPLES HAVING COMPRESSIBLE OR CRUSHABLE MEMBERS FOR SECURING TISSUE THEREIN AND STAPLING INSTRUMENTS FOR DEPLOYING THE SAME - A staple having a crown, a deformable leg extending from the crown, and a spring extending from the crown configured to compress tissue between the spring and the deformable member. Owing to the flexibility of the spring, the staple can accommodate a wide range of tissue thicknesses while still compressing the tissue captured therein. As a result, a single staple design can be used in a wide variety of surgical procedures thereby reducing the amount of staple designs that must be provided to the surgeon. In at least one embodiment, the staple includes a crushable member. This crushable member can include a plastically deformable first portion and an elastically deformable second portion. The present invention can also include, in various embodiments, a crown, a first deformable member extending from the crown, and means for compressing the tissue against the first deformable member. | 03-10-2011 |
20150173735 | Surgical Access Devices and Methods Providing Seal Movement in Predefined Movement Regions - Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation. | 06-25-2015 |
Carl I. Shurtleff, Mason, OH US
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20080255425 | NANOPARTICLE TREATED MEDICAL DEVICES - Various compositions, methods, and devices are provided that use fluorescent nanoparticles, which can function as markers, indicators, and light sources. The fluorescent nanoparticles can be formed from a fluorophore core surrounded by a biocompatible shell, such as a silica shell. In one embodiment, the fluorescent nanoparticles can be delivered to tissue to mark the tissue, enable identification and location of the tissue, and/or illuminate an area surrounding the tissue. In another embodiment, the fluorescent nanoparticles can be used on a device or implant to locate the device or implant in the body, indicate an orientation of the device or implant, and/or illuminate an area surrounding the device or implant. The fluorescent nanoparticles can also be used to provide a therapeutic effect. | 10-16-2008 |
David Floyd Shurtleff, Palm Harbor, FL US
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20140157511 | EXERCISE SAUNA HAVING FAR INFRARED HEATING ELEMENTS AND CONFIGURABLE SEATING - A far infrared (“FIR”) sauna cabin equipped with a far infrared (“FIR”) heating elements constructed of ceramic, carbon, and/or light emitting diodes (“LED”), designed for therapeutic use in a sauna, capable of emitting far infrared energy, and heating an individual's skin for purposes of rejuvenation, anti-aging, weight loss, and acne therapy. The FIR heating element emits IR energy in a wavelength and frequency optimum for resonant absorption by the human body, resulting in the release of toxins stored within subcutaneous fatty deposits, which are then carried out of the person's system as he or she sweats. The FIR sauna cabin is further equipped with necessary hardware and tools to effectively create a more flexible environment in which the user can change seating configurations, move about more freely and conduct stretching routines or exercises within the sauna cabin, using specialized fittings integrated to the interior of the sauna cabin. | 06-12-2014 |
David Floyd Shurtleff, Lakewood, CO US
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20120122636 | INFRARED HEAT EXERCISE PAD - A flexible infrared heat exercise pad provides a warming surface through the use of infrared energy transmissions from the pad to the user. The infrared heat exercise pad includes a top layer and a bottom layer of cloth material, sandwiching a coiled heating wire having an upper and lower foil layer. A layer of padding, such as foam or cotton-based padding, is provided. A power source is connected to the coiled heating wire to provide a current through the wire. In response to the current, infrared heat is created and, by coupling through the upper and lower foil layers, provides a consistent heat emission from the surfaces of the pad. The heat level can be set ranging from low to high, and the duration of heating can be set to accommodate workouts having varying periods of use, or for the first portion of a workout, for example. | 05-17-2012 |
David J. Shurtleff, Cromwell, CT US
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20160114921 | PROCESS SECTION OF A PACKAGING MACHINE - A processing section of a packaging machine includes a conveyor configured to be driven by a first drive member, and at least one additional conveyor including at least one tray folding member configured to selectively extend about and ride on the conveyor. The at least one additional conveyor is configured to be driven by a second drive member that is distinct from the first drive member. | 04-28-2016 |
20160114927 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES THROUGH A PROCESSING SECTION OF A PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF RECONFIGURTING A PROCESSING SECTION OF A PACKAGING MACHINE - A method of processing a plurality of articles through a processing section of a packaging machine includes guiding a plurality of articles supported on a support tray blank onto at least one additional conveyor extending about and riding on a conveyor, folding at least one of a leading edge flap and trailing edge flap of the support tray blank with at least one tray folding member provided on the at least one additional conveyor to form a portion of a support tray, and shifting the support tray along the conveyor. | 04-28-2016 |
James A. Shurtleff, Kingwood, TX US
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20140026982 | TurbinAL(TM) HIGH FLOW CO2 DELIVERY SYSTEM - TurbinAL™ is a high-flow carbon dioxide system providing continuous, pressure and temperature regulated gas supply of carbon dioxide for turbine system purging. In a preferred embodiment, the TurbinAL™ system has: | 01-30-2014 |
James Kevin Shurtleff, Orem, UT US
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20090053134 | PROCESS, COMPOSITION OF MATTER, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM A CHEMICAL HYDRIDE - A process, composition of matter, and apparatus for generating hydrogen are disclosed. The process includes providing an anhydrous hydride, forming a mixture of the hydride with an activating agent, and introducing a liquid reactant to the mixture to produce hydrogen. The mixture includes activating agent in the range of between about 20 to about 80 percent by dry weight. | 02-26-2009 |
20090304554 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE REACTION OF AN ANHYDROUS HYDRIDE REACTANT - The apparatus includes a liquid permeable pouch that defines a cavity for maintaining an anhydrous hydride reactant, wherein the cavity comprises a cross-section such that a point within the cross-section is separated from a perimeter of the liquid permeable pouch by no more than double the permeation distance, and a cartridge configured to receive the liquid permeable pouch and a liquid reactant such that at least a portion of the liquid permeable pouch is submerged in the liquid reactant. The system includes a plurality of pouches formed from two rectangular sheets of liquid permeable material, and each pouch has a width selected such that each point within a cross-section is separated from the sheets by no more than double the permeation distance. The method includes joining the sheets, forming one or more seals to define a cavity, disposing anhydrous hydride within the cavity, and sealing the opening. | 12-10-2009 |
J. Kevin Shurtleff, Orem, UT US
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20080257552 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for in-situ extraction of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon bearing formation. The system includes a well drilled through a hydrocarbon bearing formation, and a completion unit that places an injection tube near a fluid injection of a target zone and a production tube near a fluid production point of the target zone. The injection tube comprising a tube with an inner diameter between about 1 inch and about 2 inches. The system includes a heat source, and a thermal conduit fluid that delivers heat from the heat source to the target zone. A mixer mixes an oxygen mixture and an injection unit injects the oxygen mixture into the depleted target zone to combust a coke remainder within the target zone. The system further includes a recycling unit configured to circulate a cool gas through the heated target zone to absorb the thermal energy disposed in the heated target zone. | 10-23-2008 |
Kevin Shurtleff, Orem, UT US
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20100129266 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM A CHEMICAL HYDRIDE - A system is disclosed to generate hydrogen. The system includes a fuel cartridge, a cartridge interface, and a fuel cartridge receiver. The fuel cartridge includes a liquid permeable material with one or more cavities that encloses a solid anhydrous chemical hydride. The fuel cartridge also includes a housing that is heat and pressure resistant that houses the liquid permeable material, and a liquid. The fuel cartridge also includes one or more liquid sources that introduce the liquid into the housing such that the liquid contacts at least a portion of the liquid permeable material. | 05-27-2010 |
20110027670 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM A CHEMICAL HYDRIDE - An apparatus is disclosed to generate electric power from a chemical hydride. A fuel cartridge produces hydrogen by reacting a liquid with a chemical hydride. A fuel cell stack generates electric power using an oxygen source and the produced hydrogen. An electric power storage device is coupled with the fuel cell stack. The electric power storage device stores and supplies electric power. One or more liquid sources inject the liquid into the fuel cartridge at a variable rate. A controller calculates a liquid injection rate for the one or more liquid sources based on power demands of an electric load. | 02-03-2011 |
20130068397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING RATE OF EVAPORATION - Systems and methods for increasing the rate of evaporation for a liquid. Systems and methods include use of evaporation membranes having large surface areas exposed to the ambient environment. | 03-21-2013 |
Mark Shurtleff, Oakland, CA US
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20080270948 | SUITE-WIDE NAVIGATION - Novel tools for navigating among a suite of business applications, including without limitaion menu systems for business application suites. In some cases, the menu is customized for a particular user of the business application suite. Hence, for example, a menu might comprise only items necessary to that user's job function and/or access level, as defined by one or more user roles that the user possesses. In anotner example, menu items may be provided only for actions that the user has appropriate permissions to take and/or pages that the user has appropriate permissions to view. | 10-30-2008 |
20120192016 | MANAGING NETWORK DEVICES BASED ON PREDICTIONS OF EVENTS - In an embodiment, a data processing method comprises: a computer obtaining occurrence data representing one or more performance measurements collected for a network device and associated with one or more data metrics; monitoring the occurrence data; determining one or more current trends that are reflected in the occurrence data; determining one or more predicted trends for the network device; determining, based on the predicted trends, one or more future events that are predicted to occur at the network device at a future time; determining, by applying a site policy to the one or more future events, one or more preventive actions for the network device to prevent occurrence of the one or more of the future events. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192075 | INTEGRATED VIEW OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT DATA - In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a first request for network management information, the first request identifying at least one of a user, a user device, or a user application; determining a first set of user information for a given user, the determination being based on the first request and data stored in a network database, identifying one or more interrelations in the first set of user information that represent logical connections within the first set of user information; creating a first information tree rooted at data representing a user location and organized according to the one or more interrelations, the first information tree being based on the first set of user information and being created in memory of a network management computer; and displaying, based on the first information tree, the one or more interrelations and the first set of user information, network management information for the user. | 07-26-2012 |
Mark S. Shurtleff, Oakland, CA US
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20090070698 | USER INTERFACE FOR HUMAN INVOLVED BUSINESS PROCESSES - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing a graphical representation of a business process. According to one embodiment, a method for providing a user-relevant view of a business process can comprise reading a definition of the business process. A determination can be made as to whether a milestone in the business process is relevant to an end user of the business process based on a set of pre-defined milestones for the business process. In response to determining the milestone in the business process is relevant to the end user a visualization of the business process can be generated that includes the milestone. In response to determining the milestone in the business process is not relevant to the end user, a visualization of the business process can be generated that does not include the milestone. | 03-12-2009 |
Mark Stephan Shurtleff, Oakland, CA US
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20160062866 | INDEX FILTER FOR VISUAL MONITORING - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of measurements, each measurement associated with a different parameter, calculating an index based on the measurements, and generating a visual index display indicating the index, the visual index display comprising a first portion and a second portion, each portion configured for selection by a user. A first set of measurements is displayed when the first portion is selected and a second set of measurements is displayed when the second portion is selected. The first set of measurements is a subset of the second set of measurements. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein. | 03-03-2016 |
Walton H. Shurtleff, Brighton, MI US
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20150158401 | ENERGY-ABSORBING SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly can include a base, a linkage assembly, a seat, and an energy-management assembly. The linkage assembly can be supported by the base and include a return plate supported by the base for rotation about a first axis of rotation. The seat can be supported by the linkage assembly for movement relative to the base along a generally arcuate path. The return plate can be operable to rotate relative to the seat about a second axis of rotation. The energy-management assembly can be supported by the base for rotation about a third axis of rotation and supported by the return plate for rotation about a fourth axis of rotation. The energy-management assembly can include a biasing member configured to resist the movement of the seat relative to the base along the generally arcuate path. | 06-11-2015 |