JAMES R THOMAS
Real Estate Commission in Las Vegas, NV

2002013, Sep 26, 2002

Aug 10, 2001

09/927296

James Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

G06F017/60

705/004000

A method and apparatus for combining a credit card account with a medical services or insurance account. A client establishes a credit card account and links the credit card account to an insurance policy or medical services account. The client uses the credit card and generates rebates used to offset the cost of the insurance policy or make payments into the medical services account. The form of the rebate depends on the type of insurance policy or medical services account selected by the client. An interactive Web site is provided for creation, coordination, and monitoring of the linked credit card accounts and insurance policies. A client uses the interactive Web site to explore different insurance policies and the effects of using credit card rebates to offset the price of an insurance policy. The interactive Web site also provides services for the client to maintain and monitor the linked accounts.

2002007, Jun 27, 2002

Mar 1, 2002

10/087379

Rick Roberts - McKinleyville CA, US
James Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US
William Maya - San Clemente CA, US

A47G001/06

040/800000, 040/735000, 040/718000

A display case is provided for displaying collectible items such as photographs, trading cards, stamps or coins. The display case includes a compartment for holding the collectible and a magnifying lens for viewing the details of at least one side of the collectible. An opening is provided in the compartment to allow the insertion of the collectible. The collectible is sealed in the compartment by a seal. By sealing the collectible within the compartment of such a display case, the collectible is not only protected from physical damage, it is also protected from exposure to moisture, air and any airborne contaminants. The magnifying lens permits the details of the collectible to be viewed without fear of damage to the collectible as may occur with physical handling. The seal may be either temporary or permanent. A temporary seal is useful where a collector desires to display different collectibles in a single display case at different times. A permanent seal is useful for permanently sealing an authenticated collectible within the compartment to discourage any tampering with the collectible as such tampering would require that the display case be broken apart. A valve can also be provided either to evacuate air from the compartment by a vacuum source or to purge air from the compartment by the use of an inert gas such as nitrogen.

2004002, Feb 5, 2004

Apr 18, 2003

10/418480

James Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US
David Forster - Menlo Park CA, US
Gregory Mast - Fremont CA, US
Travis Rowe - Fremont CA, US

A61F002/44

623/017160

Expandable implants for repair of a defect in an intervertebral disc or in a cancellous bone fracture, and methods and apparatuses for delivering the same into the defect. The implants [generally comprise a compressed form having a size adapted for insertion into the defect, and a composition that allows the implant to expand from the compressed form into an expanded form after the implant is inserted into the defect. The expanded form of the implant has a configuration that fills the defect. The composition used to make the implant can include a shape memory alloy (SMA), Elasthane™ polyetherurethane, or any other suitable material. Further, multiple implants can be used to repair a single defect. The implants can be inserted into the defect by various types of insertion devices, including a needle that provides for percutaneous delivery.

2007007, Apr 5, 2007

Feb 6, 2006

11/348740

Scott Heneveld - Whitmore CA, US
James Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US
Donald Fareed - Santa Barbara CA, US

A61M 29/00

606191000

An anatomical spacer is provided which includes a bladder expandable from a deflated position to an inflated position. A membrane extends between opposing surfaces of the bladder, and an inflation port is placed in communication with the bladder. The inflation port is configured to receive inflation media to fill the bladder from the deflated position to the inflated position. A method is also provided to deploy the spacer into an anatomical location from a cannula.