Cloud migration and maintenance controls
Patent No. 9,935,845
Improved cloud migration tools are provided. In some embodiments, improved cloud migration tools may provide complex cloud migration analysis techniques for automated monitoring of aggregate compliance with cloud migration protocols, including user- and/or organizational defined architectural guidelines. In some embodiments, improved cloud migration tools may provide automated detective cloud controls, particularly in the management across multiple cloud computing platform accounts, virtual private clouds (VPCs), and/or a large numbers of numbers of resources.
Inventors: Drew Firment (Richmond), Elango Sampandam (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 3, 2018
Device for control of difficult to compress hemorrhage
Patent No. 9,931,125
Bleeding from blood vessels located in difficult-to-compress regions of the body (especially the abdomen, pelvic or groin region) is controlled by the use of a portable, small-footprint belt-like device that contains multiple inflatable bladders. The inflatable bladders are selectively positioned and inflated over exsanguinating blood vessels, thereby exerting pressure to stop the bleeding. The device may also be used to provide perfusion support in low flow disease states such as hemorrhagic shock and cardiac arrest.
Inventors: Kevin Ward (Superior Township, Mich.), Mark Licata (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
April 3, 2018
Seamless oral pouch product
Patent No. 9,930,914
An oral pouch product has no seams or fewer seams than conventional pouch products. The pouch includes a seamless or single seam tube of a hosiery web material. An elastomeric thread is placed inside the tubular enclosure. One end of the tube is sealed and connected to one end of the elastomeric thread. A filling material, in one example including tobacco products or other plant materials, is also placed inside the tubular enclosure. The second end of the tubular enclosure is then fixed and connected to a stretched end of the elastomeric thread. The thread and attached ends of the enclosure are then sheared away and simultaneously released so that the ends of the tube are drawn inside the tubular space of the tubular enclosure.
Inventors: Read Fisher Goode Jr. (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
April 3, 2018
Carton for displaying articles attachable to a flip sign
Patent No. 9,930,913
A carton for displaying articles attachable to a flip sign is disclosed, which includes a box structure having a back panel, a bottom panel, a top panel, a pair of side panels, a top front panel, a bottom front panel, a first inner panel and a second inner panel, the first inner panel having a pair of slots configured to receive a pair of tabs on an outer free edge of the second inner panel. The first and second inner panels rest adjacent to the back panel upon placing a plurality of articles within a recess, which is formed between the top front panel, the bottom front panel, the back panel, and the pair of side panels.
Inventors: Scott Fath (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Service (Richmond)
April 3, 2018
Granulator feed apparatus
Patent No. 9,932,278
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of producing granulated fertilizer products. In some embodiments, the granulated fertilizer product includes a double salt of ammonium nitrate and sulfate nitrate having the formula NH.sub.4SO.sub.4.2(NH.sub.4NO.sub.3).
Inventors: Edwin J. Amerson (Chesterfield, Va.), Craig T. Euen (Chester, Va.), William D. Batterton (Ripon, Calif.)
Assignee: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals (Parsippany, N.J.)
April 3, 2018
Systems and methods for dynamically allocating computing tasks to computer resources in a distributed processing environment
Patent No. 9,935,893
In some embodiments, systems and methods provide for assigning networked computer resources to computing tasks, based on, for example, task complexity and/or computer resource workload.
Inventors: Joao G. Goncalves (Vernon, Conn.), Patrick N. Maher (Gibsonton, Fla.), Stacy Morris–Carter (Glen Allen, Va.), John S. Nowhitney (Albany, N.Y.), Michael J. Dulz (Windsor, Conn.), Edward A. Hennen (St. Paul, Minn.), Sharon L. Costa (East Longmeadow, Mass.), Jon S. Williams (River Falls, Wisc.), Matthew Zheng (Jackson Heights, N.Y.)
Assignee: The Travelers Indemnity Co. (Hartford, Conn,)
April 3, 2018
Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheter
Patent No. 9,931,164
Systems and methods for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula comprise an elongate member, a distal member connected to the elongate member and movable relative to the elongate member, and a heating member disposed on at least one of the movable distal member and the elongate member. The distal member comprises structure for capturing tissue to be cut to create the fistula, and the heating member is adapted to cut through the tissue to create the fistula. The elongate member comprises an elongate outer tube. A shaft connects the distal member to the elongate member, and is extendable and retractable to extend and retract the distal member relative to the elongate member.
Inventors: Brad M. Kellerman (Escondido, Calif.),David Trottingwolf Aldridge (Laguna Hills, Calif.), David K. Wrolstad (Yucaipa, Calif.), Mark A. Ritchart (Dana Point, Calif.), Jeffrey E. Hull (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Avenu Medical Inc. (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) & Baja Research (San Clemente, Calif.)
April 3, 2018
Oral product
Patent No. 9,930,909
An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-soluble polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-soluble polymer matrix, and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the mouth-soluble polymer matrix. The oral product is adapted to release the nicotine or a derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva.
Inventors: Feng Gao (Midlothian, Va.), Frank Scott Atchley (Midlothian, Va.), Gregory Griscik (Midlothian, Va.), Christopher Joseph DiNovi (Ruther Glen, Va.), Phillip M. Hulan (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 3, 2018
Lacing system and method for securing the ends of cords and laces
Patent No. 9,930,931
A system and method for connecting two loose shoelace ends, or for connecting two loose lace or cord ends in any lacing situation. A specific lace or cord orientation is used along with a heat-shrinkable tubular connector in order to easily and securely connect the two ends of the laces or other such cords.
Inventors: Sean P. Leary (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
Personal carrying case for electronic vaping device
Patent No. 9,936,734
A personal carrying case for holding an e-vaping device includes communication interfaces configured to establish communication links with the e-vaping device and a remotely-located computer device. Control circuitry included in the case may control an element of the e-vaping device according to a control command received from the computer device. The control circuitry may control the e-vaping device element via an e-vaping device communication link, and the control circuitry may receive the control command via a computer device communication link. The computer device communication link may be an ad hoc wireless network communication link. The control circuitry may process information received from the e-vaping device to communicate status information and signals to the computer device. Separate e-vaping device elements may be identified and associated with separate accounts, and e-vaping device usage may be tracked in association with said accounts based on the separate identities of elements used during vaping.
Inventors: Eric Hawes (Richmond), Terry Bache (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 10, 2018
Adjustable penetration depth syringe
Patent No. 9,937,299
A syringe is provided with an assembly received on the distal end for adjusting the penetration depth. In embodiments, the assembly includes a collar attached to the syringe hub which moves with respect to the needle between axial positions depending on the desired needle penetration depth. The adjustable penetration depth syringe is useful in the context of self-administered drugs such as insulin, where a longer length needle is needed to fill a syringe from a vial, but a shorter penetration depth is preferred for administering a subcutaneous injection.
Inventors: Amit Limaye (Wayne, N.J.), Sudarsan Srinivasan (Glen Allen, Va.), Todd Andreoni (Lyndhurst, N.J.), Edward J. Rosen (Morristown, N.J.), Howard Gold (Randolph, N.J.)
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.)
April 10, 2018
Cloud migration and maintenance controls
Patent No. 9,935,845
Improved cloud migration tools are provided. In some embodiments, improved cloud migration tools may provide complex cloud migration analysis techniques for automated monitoring of aggregate compliance with cloud migration protocols, including user- and/or organizational defined architectural guidelines. In some embodiments, improved cloud migration tools may provide automated detective cloud controls, particularly in the management across multiple cloud computing platform accounts, virtual private clouds (VPCs), and/or a large numbers of numbers of resources.
Inventors: Drew Firment (Richmond), Elango Sampandam (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 3, 2018
Device for control of difficult to compress hemorrhage
Patent No. 9,931,125
Bleeding from blood vessels located in difficult-to-compress regions of the body (especially the abdomen, pelvic or groin region) is controlled by the use of a portable, small-footprint belt-like device that contains multiple inflatable bladders. The inflatable bladders are selectively positioned and inflated over exsanguinating blood vessels, thereby exerting pressure to stop the bleeding. The device may also be used to provide perfusion support in low flow disease states such as hemorrhagic shock and cardiac arrest.
Inventors: Kevin Ward (Superior Township, Mich.), Mark Licata (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
April 3, 2018
Seamless oral pouch product
Patent No. 9,930,914
An oral pouch product has no seams or fewer seams than conventional pouch products. The pouch includes a seamless or single seam tube of a hosiery web material. An elastomeric thread is placed inside the tubular enclosure. One end of the tube is sealed and connected to one end of the elastomeric thread. A filling material, in one example including tobacco products or other plant materials, is also placed inside the tubular enclosure. The second end of the tubular enclosure is then fixed and connected to a stretched end of the elastomeric thread. The thread and attached ends of the enclosure are then sheared away and simultaneously released so that the ends of the tube are drawn inside the tubular space of the tubular enclosure.
Inventors: Read Fisher Goode Jr. (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
April 3, 2018
Carton for displaying articles attachable to a flip sign
Patent No. 9,930,913
A carton for displaying articles attachable to a flip sign is disclosed, which includes a box structure having a back panel, a bottom panel, a top panel, a pair of side panels, a top front panel, a bottom front panel, a first inner panel and a second inner panel, the first inner panel having a pair of slots configured to receive a pair of tabs on an outer free edge of the second inner panel. The first and second inner panels rest adjacent to the back panel upon placing a plurality of articles within a recess, which is formed between the top front panel, the bottom front panel, the back panel, and the pair of side panels.
Inventors: Scott Fath (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Service (Richmond)
April 3, 2018
Granulator feed apparatus
Patent No. 9,932,278
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of producing granulated fertilizer products. In some embodiments, the granulated fertilizer product includes a double salt of ammonium nitrate and sulfate nitrate having the formula NH.sub.4SO.sub.4.2(NH.sub.4NO.sub.3).
Inventors: Edwin J. Amerson (Chesterfield, Va.), Craig T. Euen (Chester, Va.), William D. Batterton (Ripon, Calif.)
Assignee: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals (Parsippany, N.J.)
April 3, 2018
Systems and methods for dynamically allocating computing tasks to computer resources in a distributed processing environment
Patent No. 9,935,893
In some embodiments, systems and methods provide for assigning networked computer resources to computing tasks, based on, for example, task complexity and/or computer resource workload.
Inventors: Joao G. Goncalves (Vernon, Conn.), Patrick N. Maher (Gibsonton, Fla.), Stacy Morris–Carter (Glen Allen, Va.), John S. Nowhitney (Albany, N.Y.), Michael J. Dulz (Windsor, Conn.), Edward A. Hennen (St. Paul, Minn.), Sharon L. Costa (East Longmeadow, Mass.), Jon S. Williams (River Falls, Wisc.), Matthew Zheng (Jackson Heights, N.Y.)
Assignee: The Travelers Indemnity Co. (Hartford, Conn,)
April 3, 2018
Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheter
Patent No. 9,931,164
Systems and methods for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula comprise an elongate member, a distal member connected to the elongate member and movable relative to the elongate member, and a heating member disposed on at least one of the movable distal member and the elongate member. The distal member comprises structure for capturing tissue to be cut to create the fistula, and the heating member is adapted to cut through the tissue to create the fistula. The elongate member comprises an elongate outer tube. A shaft connects the distal member to the elongate member, and is extendable and retractable to extend and retract the distal member relative to the elongate member.
Inventors: Brad M. Kellerman (Escondido, Calif.),David Trottingwolf Aldridge (Laguna Hills, Calif.), David K. Wrolstad (Yucaipa, Calif.), Mark A. Ritchart (Dana Point, Calif.), Jeffrey E. Hull (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Avenu Medical Inc. (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) & Baja Research (San Clemente, Calif.)
April 3, 2018
Oral product
Patent No. 9,930,909
An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-soluble polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-soluble polymer matrix, and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the mouth-soluble polymer matrix. The oral product is adapted to release the nicotine or a derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva.
Inventors: Feng Gao (Midlothian, Va.), Frank Scott Atchley (Midlothian, Va.), Gregory Griscik (Midlothian, Va.), Christopher Joseph DiNovi (Ruther Glen, Va.), Phillip M. Hulan (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 3, 2018
Lacing system and method for securing the ends of cords and laces
Patent No. 9,930,931
A system and method for connecting two loose shoelace ends, or for connecting two loose lace or cord ends in any lacing situation. A specific lace or cord orientation is used along with a heat-shrinkable tubular connector in order to easily and securely connect the two ends of the laces or other such cords.
Inventors: Sean P. Leary (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
Personal carrying case for electronic vaping device
Patent No. 9,936,734
A personal carrying case for holding an e-vaping device includes communication interfaces configured to establish communication links with the e-vaping device and a remotely-located computer device. Control circuitry included in the case may control an element of the e-vaping device according to a control command received from the computer device. The control circuitry may control the e-vaping device element via an e-vaping device communication link, and the control circuitry may receive the control command via a computer device communication link. The computer device communication link may be an ad hoc wireless network communication link. The control circuitry may process information received from the e-vaping device to communicate status information and signals to the computer device. Separate e-vaping device elements may be identified and associated with separate accounts, and e-vaping device usage may be tracked in association with said accounts based on the separate identities of elements used during vaping.
Inventors: Eric Hawes (Richmond), Terry Bache (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 10, 2018
Adjustable penetration depth syringe
Patent No. 9,937,299
A syringe is provided with an assembly received on the distal end for adjusting the penetration depth. In embodiments, the assembly includes a collar attached to the syringe hub which moves with respect to the needle between axial positions depending on the desired needle penetration depth. The adjustable penetration depth syringe is useful in the context of self-administered drugs such as insulin, where a longer length needle is needed to fill a syringe from a vial, but a shorter penetration depth is preferred for administering a subcutaneous injection.
Inventors: Amit Limaye (Wayne, N.J.), Sudarsan Srinivasan (Glen Allen, Va.), Todd Andreoni (Lyndhurst, N.J.), Edward J. Rosen (Morristown, N.J.), Howard Gold (Randolph, N.J.)
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.)
April 10, 2018