Mary E Mcbride

US Patent:

20060057599, Mar 16, 2006

Filed:

Nov 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/000491

Inventors:

John Dzenitis - Danville CA, US
Steve Brown - Livermore CA, US
Billy Colston - San Ramon CA, US
Dora Gutierrez - Livermore CA, US
Bruce Henderer - Livermore CA, US
Benjamin Hindson - Belmont, AU
Ramakrishna Madabhushi - Fremont CA, US
Anthony Makarewicz - Livermore CA, US
Don Masquelier - Tracy CA, US
Mary McBride - Brentwood CA, US
Thomas Metz - Tracy CA, US
Shanavaz Nasarabadi - Livermore CA, US
Ujwal Setlur - Livermore CA, US
Sally Smith - Salida CA, US
Kodumudi Venkateswaran - Livermore CA, US

International Classification:

C12Q 1/68
C12M 1/34

US Classification:

435006000, 435030000, 435287200, 435288500

Abstract:

An autonomous monitoring apparatus for monitoring air, water, soil, or other substance for bioagents. A collector gathers a quantity of the air, water, soil, or other substance being monitored. A sample preparation system prepares a sample of the selected potential bioagent particles. The sample is analyzed by a system for detecting said bioagents.

US Patent:

20100114702, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Nov 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/611059

Inventors:

Arthur WU - San Francisco CA, US
Justin Lin - San Francisco CA, US
Kenneth Miller - Albany CA, US
Mary McBride - San Francisco CA, US
Julie D'Agostino - San Francisco CA, US
Aaron Cohen - Sausalito CA, US
Derek Greenberg - Pleasanton CA, US
Steven Ketchpel - Foster City CA, US
Sarah Diego - Kensington CA, US
Todd Werth - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 50/00
G06F 3/048
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 1453, 705319, 715753

Abstract:

An ask/respond affinity group referral method and apparatus comprises a community of individuals having an implied social contract, where the individuals are affiliated with each other to provide assistance and help to each other. In such community, the individuals do not know each other, but are joined together to help each other around a common interest. In such community, any individual may ask everybody else a question and the others can each respond. The community is specifically directed to mothers in every phase of their relationship, i.e. grandmothers, single mothers, mothers with husbands in Iraq, mothers with children, mothers without children, et cetera and is, therefore, directed to all kinds of phases and special needs of mothers. An interactive timeline tool serves to record information about their children, to anticipate future child development needs, and to collaborate with other members of the ask/respond affinity group having similar parenting experiences.