24th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130150923 | Electrical Stimulation Device - The invention relates to an electrical stimulation device ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130150924 | Pacemaker for Unilateral Vocal Cord Autoparalysis - A stimulation system and method for treating a human subject having unilateral vocal cord paralysis includes a sensing electrode configured to detect voice activity of a vocalizing muscle of the subject and to generate a first signal, and a processor configured to receive the first signal from the sensing electrode and to generate at least one stimulation parameter based on the first signal. The system further includes a stimulating electrode configured to receive the stimulation parameter from the processor and to activate a glottis closing reflex of the subject in response to the stimulation parameter. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150925 | REMOTE CONTROL FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system and method for modifying the parameters of an implantable medical device includes an implantable medical device that communicates with a remote control device that, in turn, communicates through the browser of a computer or any other device capable of using mark-up language protocol. The computer optionally communicates with other computers and/or devices through a network. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150926 | Stimulation System and Method for Voice Lift - A stimulation system and method for providing training therapy to a human subject having a weakened voice includes an activating switch configured to generate a first signal, and a processor configured to receive the first signal from the sensing electrode and to generate at least one stimulation parameter based on the first signal. The system further includes a stimulating electrode configured to receive the stimulation parameter from the processor and to activate a recurrent laryngeal nerve or vagus nerve of the subject in response to the stimulation parameter. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150927 | SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTABLE NEURAL STIMULATOR - A neural stimulation system includes a safety control system that prevents delivery of neural stimulation pulses from causing potentially harmful effects. The neural stimulation pulses are delivered to one or more nerves to control the physiological functions regulated by the one or more nerves. Examples of such harmful effects include unintended effects in physiological functions associated with autonomic neural stimulation and nerve injuries caused by excessive delivery of the neural stimulation pulses. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150928 | Litter with Integrated Power Supply - This invention is a portable collapsible field litter comprising: a frame for supporting a tent and having a plurality of frame sections hingeably attached wherein the frame and the tent have a collapsed position for storage and transportation and an extended position for supporting an individual; a cavity defined internal to one of the frame sections for receiving a power cell within the frame section; a medical device connector attached to the frame and in electrical communications with the power cell through a plurality of contacts disposed in the cavity providing an electrical connection between the power cell and the medical device connector; a heated wrap electrically connected to the medical device connector so that the heated wrap is heated using power delivered from the power cell, the heated wrap is disposed around the individual supported by the tent; and, a heat loss fabric disposed around the individual and the heated wrap to reduce heat radiating away from the individual to assist in preventing hypothermia. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150929 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A PATIENT'S BODY TEMPERATURE BY WAY OF A TRANSLUMINALLY INSERTABLE HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER - Methods and apparatuses for temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including an induced state of hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium circulates. A heat exchange cassette of any one of several disclosed variations is attached to the circulatory conduits of the catheter, the heat exchange cassette being sized to engage a cavity within one of various described re-usable control units. The control units include a heater/cooler device, a user input device, and a processor connected to receive input from various sensors around the body and the system. The heater/cooler device may be thermoelectric to enable both heating and 15″ cooling based on polarity. A temperature control scheme for ramping the body temperature up or down without overshoot is provided. The disposable heat exchange cassettes may include an integral pump head that engages with a pump drive mechanism within the re-usable control unit. More than one control unit may be provided to receive the same heat exchange cassette so that, for example, a large capacity control unit can be used initially, and a smaller, battery-powered unit can be substituted once the patient reaches the desired target temperature. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING THE TEMPERATURE OF A PATIENT - A heat exchange fluid supply system for supplying a heat exchange fluid to an intravascular heat exchange catheter includes a disposable cassette having a bulkhead and an external heat exchanger, and which is configured to operate in combination with a reusable master control unit. The bulkhead includes a reservoir section and a pump section. The reservoir section is provided with a means to monitor the amount of heat exchange fluid that is in the system. The bulkhead provides the mechanism for priming the system with heat exchange fluid from an external source and for circulating fluid to the catheter in a closed circuit. The pump section is configured to allow for pumping of heat exchange fluid at a constant pressure. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150931 | DISTRIBUTED NEURAL STIMULATION ARRAY SYSTEM - A device comprises a device carrier having a substantially cylindrical shape and including an array of neural probes. The array of neural probes extend substantially longitudinally from a distal end of the device carrier and include a plurality of central neural probes, wherein a central probe includes at least one stimulating electrode site, and a plurality of peripheral neural probes arranged at a periphery of the plurality of central neural probes, wherein a peripheral neural probe is electrically conducting. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150932 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE LEAD - An implantable electrode lead comprising an electric supply lead. The electric supply lead is designed to assume, after implantation of the electrode lead in a deformable supply lead section, a shape that is changed such that it induces higher inductance in the deformable supply lead section after deformation than before deformation, wherein the inductance is at least 0.1 μH. The implantable electrode lead can also comprise an outer sleeve within which the supply lead is disposed. The electric supply lead is designed to assume, after implantation of the electrode lead in a deformable supply lead section, a shape that has changed compared to the original shape thereof. The supply lead is also designed and disposed inside the sleeve such that the supply lead, in the deformable supply lead section thereof, is deformable relative to the outer sleeve and inside the outer sleeve. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150933 | IMPLANTABLE LEADS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stimulation lead includes an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and has a multilumen tube extending along the elongate body and defining a central lumen and a plurality of peripheral lumens disposed circumferentially around the central lumen; a plurality of conductors, at least one of the conductors extending along the central lumen and a remainder of the conductors extending along the plurality of peripheral lumens with at least one of the conductors in each peripheral lumen; a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal portion of the elongate body and electrically coupled to proximal ends of the conductors; and a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal portion of the elongate body and electrically coupled to distal ends of the conductors. Each of the conductors is coupled to at least one terminal and at least one electrode. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150934 | ELECTRODE CLAMP - A clamp for clamping a brain electrode extending through a burr hole formed in a skull of a patient. The clamp includes a first retainer element having a flange extending around an outer end for engaging an outer table of the skull and a jaw extending across the inner end. The clamp includes a second retainer element shaped complementarily to the first retainer element. The second retainer element has a flange extending around an outer end for engaging the outer table of the skull and a jaw extending across the inner end for cooperating with the jaw of the first retainer to clamp the electrode. The clamp has a cap for maintaining the jaws of the first and second retainer elements in cooperation to clamp the electrode adjacent an inner table of the skull. The cap includes an opening for receiving the electrode to hold the electrode against movement. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150935 | ELECTRIC PULSE GENERATORS - This disclosure relates to an in vivo treatment of a skin lesion of a mammal comprising application of electrical energy to the skin lesion in a form of electrical pulses. At least one electrical pulse is applied. The pulse duration may be at least 1 nanosecond at the full-width-half-maximum. This treatment may prevent at least growth of the lesion. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150936 | NERVE STIMULATING DEVICE AND NERVE STIMULATING SYSTEM - Provided is a nerve stimulating device with which unwanted bacteria, etc. are prevented from entering a body, which serves to reduce the risk of infection. The nerve stimulating device includes a stent that is indwelled inside the body, a receiving coil that is provided in the stent and that receives energy from outside the body, and stimulating electrodes that are provided in the stent and that convert the energy received by the receiving coil into electric power at the timing at which the receiving coil receives the energy and passively output the electric power as nerve stimulating pulses. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150937 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE HEADER AND METHOD - Systems and methods for implantable medical devices and headers are described. In an example, an implantable medical device includes a device container including an electronic module within the device container. A header core includes a bore hole portion and at least two electronic connection features disposed within the bore hole portion. The bore hole portion includes at least one cavity configured to allow placement of at least one of the electronic connection features within the bore hole portion. The at least two electronic connection features are electrically coupled to the electronic module within the device container. The header core is configured to allow location of the at least two electronic connection features in a selected configuration within the bore hole portion. A header shell is disposed around the header core and attached to the device container. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150938 | IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED RF TOLERANCE - One embodiment is an implantable lead including a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end; multiple electrodes disposed along the distal end of the lead body; multiple terminal contacts disposed along the proximal end of the lead body; multiple stimulation conductors extending along the lead body and electrically coupling the electrodes to the terminal contacts; at least one diversionary terminal contact disposed along the proximal end of the lead body; and at least one diversionary conductor extending at least partially along the length of the lead body and coupled to the at least one diversionary terminal contact and not coupled to any of the electrodes. The at least one diversionary conductor is configured and arranged to capacitively couple to the stimulation conductors. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150939 | TECHNIQUES FOR PLACING MEDICAL LEADS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NERVE TISSUE - This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150940 | REINFORCED, COMPLIANT ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly is described, which allows close and robust contact with a biological structure such as a nerve while simultaneously preventing compressive injury to the biological structure. The electrode assembly includes a compliant cuff body and at least one reinforcing element in an aspect. The reinforced compliant cuff body may expand and contract to accommodate swelling of underlying biological structures, to accommodate movements of the biological structures associated with body movements, and to closely fit biological structures with irregular or non-uniform cross-sectional profiles. The electrode assembly further includes at least one electrode for sending and/or receiving electric impulse data to/from the biological structure such as a nerve. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150941 | Conductive Coil Arrangement and Electrode Catheter Arrangement, in Particular for Cardiac Therapy - A conductive coil arrangement, in particular for electrode catheters for cardiac therapy, including a multipolar conductive coil having a plurality of coradially interwoven individual coil wires and a contact zone in which at least one individual coil wire from the conductive coil can be connected to a contact element for electrical contacting. The at least one individual coil wire to be contacted is routed outwardly out of the wire interconnection of the conductive coil with a radial direction component. The remainder of the conductive coil is routed further centrally axially through the contact zone. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150942 | SUBCUTANEOUS DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION - A subcutaneous cardiac device includes a subcutaneous electrode and a housing coupled to the subcutaneous electrode by a lead with a lead wire. The subcutaneous electrode is adapted to be implanted in a frontal region of the patient so as to overlap a portion of the patient's heart. The subcutaneous electrode is configured for therapy delivery in combination with one or both of the housing or a second subcutaneous electrode. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150943 | BIODEGRADABLE ENDOPROSTHESES AND METHODS FOR THEIR FABRICATION - The disclosure provides biodegradable implantable devices such as a stent comprising a biodegradable polymeric wherein the polymeric material is treated to control crystallinity and/or Tg. The stent is capable to expand at body temperature from a crimped configuration to a deployed diameter and have sufficient strength to support a body lumen. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150944 | STENT GRAFTS FOR THE THORACIC AORTA - A method of temporarily reducing the diameter of a stent graft ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130150945 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF A MEDICAL DEVICE - In various embodiments, the medical device delivery system described herein can be configured to position and deliver a medical device in a body lumen. The medical device delivery system can comprise an elongate member, a medical device and a leash. During deployment, the medical device can be tethered to the catheter by the leash, to stabilize and prevent unwanted shifting of the medical device as it deploys at the treatment site. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150946 | FENESTRATED STENT GRAFTS - A stent graft ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130150947 | SCAFFOLD SYSTEM TO REPAIR CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS - A device for treating a cardiovascular condition includes an expandable scaffold positionable in a portion of a vasculature of a mammal; and maintained via stent technology, wherein the scaffold is comprised of electrospun fibers composed of a biodegradable compound. The biodegradable compound serves as a temporary template that allows the cardiovascular tissue to be rebuilt about the scaffold. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150948 | Polymeric Stents and Method of Manufacturing Same - A pattern is used to form a stent scaffold from a polymeric precursor tube having a particular outer diameter. A new pattern can be derived from a base pattern, wherein the new pattern can be used to form a stent scaffold from a precursor tube having an outer diameter OD | 2013-06-13 |
20130150949 | TUBE WITH REVERSE NECKING PROPERTIES - An improved tubular structure adapted to increase in diameter upon application of axial force is provided. Increase in diameter is achieved by constructing the tube from multiple layers of material that move relative to each other during axial elongation of the tube. The tube of the present invention can be used both to avoid problems in “necking” found in many prior tube devices, and to provide additional benefits that increases in diameter of the tube during axial elongation can provide. As such, the tube of the present invention may be useful as a manufacturing aid, as a deployment sheath (for example, to deliver medical devices), and in other applications that may benefit from easier tubular sheath removal. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150950 | Stent | 2013-06-13 |
20130150951 | Shape Memory Polymeric Stent - An implantable, radially distensible stent includes a plurality of helically wound elongate members. The members include an overlapping portion having a longitudinal extent, opposed and convexly rounded sides defining a width of the members and opposed luminal and exterior surfaces. The members include shape memory polymer. The side of one elongate member slidingly overlaps the side of an adjacent elongate member to form a self-supporting wall structure of a stent. The stent wall is self-supporting without other support structure incorporated into or abutting the elongate members. Further, the shape memory polymer may include a biodegradable or bioabsorbable elements. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150952 | TEMPORAL INTRALUMINAL STENT - A biodegradable polymer stent with radiopacity and a method of making and using a stent with enhanced mechanical strength and/or controlled degradation for use in a bodily lumen is described. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150953 | Kits Including Implantable Medical Devices and Antioxidants - Methods of incorporating an antioxidant into a medical device including a polymer are described, and methods of packaging medical devices. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150954 | FORCE-BASED HEART VALVE SIZER - A valve sizer for determining an appropriate replacement valve size when performing a heart valve replacement procedure is provided. In one version the valve sizer has a hollow shaft with proximal and distal ends. A movable sizing element couples to the distal end of the shaft and is radially expandable between first, contracted and second, expanded positions. An actuator assembly on a handle includes an actuator coupled to a clutch member via a ball-spring-detent clutch. A rod extends through the shaft and maintains a fixed distance between the handle and a distal hub in the sizing element. Movement of the actuator causes axial movement of the shaft, thereby causing radial expansion of sizing petals relative to the hub. The clutch slips when a predetermined reaction force from the surrounding valve annulus is met by the petals. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150955 | ACTIVE HOLDER FOR ANNULOPLASTY RING DELIVERY - An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150956 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING IMPROVED COMMISSURE SUPPORTS - A prosthetic heart valve according to the present disclosure comprises a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame and a leaflet structure comprising a plurality of leaflets mounted within the frame. The frame in particular embodiments can have commissure attachment portions that are configured to support the commissures of the leaflets at locations spaced radially inwardly toward the longitudinal flow axis of the prosthetic valve relative to the frame portions circumscribing the moveable portions of the leaflets. When the leaflets open under pressure of blood flowing through the prosthetic valve, the moveable portions of the leaflets are retained at positions spaced inwardly from the inner surface of the frame to protect against abrasion of the leaflets. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150957 | DECALCIFYING HEART VALVE - Vascular valve systems for treating calcified vascular vessel valves by delivery of one or more calcium chelating agents are described. Methods of making the vascular valve systems are also described. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150958 | ANNULOPLASTY BAND FOR A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO MITRAL VALVULOPLASTY FOR DEGENERATIVE DISEASES - A device for repair of heart valves, and more particularly an improved annuloplasty band which is constituted by a semirigid open band includes a sheath and a generally curved stiffening semirigid element disposed within the sheath which extends from a first end adjacent the antero-lateral trigone to a second end adjacent the postero-medial trigone defining a non flat (not coplanar) compound C-curve shape so as to mime both in anterior and posterior side a saddle shape. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150959 | Ocular Implant Architectures - An ocular implant having a first spine; a second spine; a first strut extending in an axial direction Z between the first spine and the second spine; a second strut extending in an axial direction Z between the first spine and the second spine; wherein an angular dimension θ of a first edge of each strut undulates as the strut extends in the axial direction Z between the first spine and the second spine; and wherein a radius r of an outer surface of each strut remains substantially constant as the strut extends the axial direction Z between the first spine and the second spine. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150960 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS - Systems, devices, and methods are presented for a prosthetic injectable intraocular lens. The lenses can be made from silicone, fluorosilicone, and phenyl substituted silicone and be semipermeable to air. One or more silicone elastomeric patches located outside the optical path on the anterior side but away from the equator can be accessed by surgical needles in order to fill or adjust optically clear fluid within the lens. The fluid can be adjusted in order to set a base dioptric power of the lens and otherwise adjust a lens after its initial insertion. The elastomeric patches are sized so that they self-seal after a needle is withdrawn. A straight or stepped slit in the patch can allow a blunt needle to more easily access the interior of the lens. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150961 | METHOD OF IMPLANTING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS - A method is provided for implanting an accommodating intraocular lens system in a capsular bag of an eye. The method includes providing the accommodating intraocular lens having an anterior viewing element and a posterior viewing element. The anterior viewing element has a width in a range between approximately 4.5 millimeters and approximately 6.5 millimeters. The method further includes forming an opening in an anterior portion of the capsular bag. The opening has a minimum width not less than approximately 4 millimeters and has a maximum width not greater than approximately 6.0 millimeters. The method further includes placing the accommodating intraocular lens system within the capsular bag. The capsular bag overlaps at least a portion of the anterior viewing element and defines an overlap region with a width in a range between approximately 0.1 millimeters and approximately 0.75 millimeters. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150962 | MAMMARY PROSTHESIS FILLED WITH EXPANDED POLYMER MICROSPHERES - A mammary prosthesis built from a sack of elastic material or biocompatible material having a sealed interior cavity with the sack having an anterior surface forming a dome and a posterior surface forming a base, with a sealed and seamless interior cavity filled with microspheres of foamed or expanded polymers or a combination of both. The sack may also be permeable to establish equilibrium between body fluids and interstitial volume of the microspheres. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150963 | FIBER SCAFFOLDS FOR USE IN TRACHEAL PROSTHESES - A synthetic organ suitable for transplantation into a biological organism is provided. This synthetic organ includes a three-dimensional polymer scaffold, wherein the shape and dimensions of the polymer scaffold are based on a native organ, wherein the polymer scaffold further includes at least one layer of polymer fibers that have been deposited by electrospinning, and wherein the orientation of the fibers in the scaffold relative to one another is generally parallel, random, or both; and wherein the polymer scaffold has been preseeded with at least one type of biological cell prior to implantation into a biological organism, and wherein the at least one type of biological cell is operative to facilitate integration of the polymer scaffold into the organism so that the polymer scaffold may function in a manner significantly similar to or the same as the native organ. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150964 | BIODEGRADABLE POLYURETHANE/UREA COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to biocompatible, biodegradable polyurethane/urea polymeric compositions that are capable of in-vivo curing with low heat generation to form materials suitable for use in scaffolds in tissue engineering applications such as bone and cartilage repair. The polymers are desirably flowable and injectable and can support living biological components to aid in the healing process. They may be cured ex-vivo for invasive surgical repair methods, or alternatively utilized for relatively non-invasive surgical repair methods such as by arthroscope. The invention also relates to prepolymers useful in the preparation of the polymeric compositions, and to methods of treatment of damaged tissue using the polymers of the invention. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150965 | FUSION IMPLANT - An implant ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130150966 | BONE IMPLANT - A bone implant including a peg component for fixing the implant into a bone, a body component for abutment with a mating bone implant and a coupling to allow releasable connection between the peg component and the body component. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150967 | Interbody Cage for Spine Fusion - An interbody cage including a substrate and a plurality of through holes is disclosed. The substrate has a plurality of curve slits, with each of the curve slits having a plurality of sections, wherein a plurality deformable ribs is formed, with each deformable rib between any two curve slits and having a narrow part and a wide part. The plurality of through holes is formed in the wide part of the deformable rib. In use, any adjacent two of the deformable ribs are capable of being bent to depart from each other to define a filling room. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150968 | Anchoring Device and System for an Intervertebral Implant, Intervertebral Implant and Implantation Instrument - Anchoring devices, anchoring systems for intervertebral implants, intervertebral implants, and instruments and methods for implanting implants are disclosed. In preferred configurations, these various objects share the feature of comprising or cooperating with an anchoring device ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130150969 | SPINNER BODY - An intervertebral implant can include a housing having a first end and second end with a top side and bottom side therebetween, with at least one engagement opening in the top side and/or bottom side, the implant having a first dimension from the top side to the bottom side; a shaft rotatably located within the housing and having a shaft head exposed through an end opening in the first end, the shaft head having a tool coupling member; the cam mechanism operably coupled with the shaft such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam mechanism; and at least one engaging surface operably coupled to the cam mechanism such that rotation of the shaft protrudes and/or retracts each engaging surface through an engagement opening, wherein when each engaging surface protrudes through the engagement opening, the implant has a second dimension that is greater than the first dimension. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150970 | Implant with Sensor - A spinal implant for supporting adjacent bones or vertebrae by insertion through a surgical opening with adjacent nerves is disclosed. The spinal implant may include a body and one or more conductors. The body is configured to be inserted through the surgical opening to fit between the two endplates of the adjacent vertebrae and to maintain spacing between the endplates. The conductor has at least a first and second ends. Extending through a portion of the body, the conductor's first end is exposed and accessible through the surgical opening. The second end is exposed and positioned to communicate with at least one of the nerves. The first end of the conductor is also configured to communicate with a monitori | 2013-06-13 |
20130150971 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT DEVICE - An expandable spinal implant device for supporting vertebral bodies can include first and second body members and first and second expansion mechanisms. The body members can each have a first end positionable toward one of the vertebral bodies and can each define a hollow interior. The expansion mechanisms can be spaced apart from each other and can include a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft, respectively. The first and second drive shafts can each have a gear member fixedly coupled thereto. Each drive shaft can be threadably engaged at a first side to the first body member and at a second side to the second body member. The expansion mechanisms can be operable to effect axial displacement of the first body member relative to the second body member by rotationally driving the gear members of the first and second drive shafts. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150972 | GLENOID VAULT FIXATION - A joint prosthesis system, specifically a shoulder prosthesis, for shoulder replacement, revision and repair. The implants provide fixation into the best bone available to a surgeon. The implants are used in a superior-inferior and anterior-posterior construct forming a type of cross or X-shape. The implants allow for interchangeability of the articulating component as well as rotational orientation. The systems will allow for augments to accommodate bone loss. The implants may allow for additional security using screws or anchors inserted into the scapula. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150973 | REVERSE SHOULDER BASEPLATE WITH ALIGNMENT GUIDE FOR GLENOSPHERE - Disclosed herein is an implant assembly including an alignment guide for aligning the engagement between a glenosphere and baseplate via a central screw engaged to the baseplate. The glenosphere includes first and second recess portions. The first recess portion of the glenosphere is configured to engage a tapered side surface of the baseplate and the second recess portion of the glenosphere is configured to engage a portion of a head of the central screw projecting outwardly from a top surface of the baseplate when engaged thereto. The portion of the head of the central screw projecting outwardly from the baseplate is slip-fit into the second recess of the glenosphere. This engagement aids the alignment of the glenosphere and the baseplate and helps to ensure the accurate alignment of the tapered engagement of the side surface of the baseplate and the first recess of the glenosphere. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150974 | GLENOID VAULT FIXATION - A joint prosthesis system, specifically a shoulder prosthesis, for shoulder replacement, revision and repair. The implants provide fixation into the best bone available to a surgeon. The implants are used in a superior-inferior and anterior-posterior construct forming a type of cross or X-shape. The implants allow for interchangeability of the articulating component as well as rotational orientation. The systems will allow for augments to accommodate bone loss. The implants may allow for additional security using screws or anchors inserted into the scapula. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150975 | Shoulder Arthroplasty - A joint prosthesis system, specifically a shoulder prosthesis, for shoulder replacement, revision and repair. The implants provide fixation into the best bone available to a surgeon. The implants are used in a superior-inferior and anterior-posterior construct forming a type of cross or X-shape. The implants allow for interchangeability of the articulating component as well as rotational orientation. The systems will allow for augments to accommodate bone loss. The implants may allow for additional security using screws or anchors inserted into the scapula. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150976 | Posterior Stabilized Knee With Varus-Valgus Constraint - A knee prosthesis in one embodiment includes a femoral component having a notch defined between spaced apart medial and a lateral condyle surfaces, the notch defining an elongated cam housing having a posterior cam at one end of the cam housing, and a tibial component including (i) a platform, (ii) a bearing supported on and rotatable in relation to the platform, the bearing defining medial and lateral bearing surfaces, and (iii) a spine projecting superiorly from the bearing within the cam housing, wherein the spine includes an anterior face and an opposite posterior face facing the posterior cam when the medial and lateral condyle surfaces are in articulating contact with the medial and lateral bearing surfaces, wherein the posterior face of the spine is concave along substantially the entire height of the spine, and wherein the spine terminates in a convex rounded posterior peak. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150977 | Spacers for Redistributing Forces for the Patella - Implant apparatus and methods directed toward treating conditions involving the knee joint and the patella specifically are disclosed. Full range of motion of the knee joint and tissue integrity are maintained in treatment approaches involving implanting a joint surface load reducing implant proximate the joint to change the direction of the tendons or muscles exerting forces on the joints. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150978 | Bone implant comprising a magnesium-containing metallic material with reduced corrosion rate, and methods and kit for producing the bone implant - The invention relates to a bone implant which comprises a magnesium-containing metallic material having a reduced corrosion rate and inorganic bone cement, and to methods and a kit for producing the bone implant. With a method according to the invention, it is possible to obtain a bone implant which comprises inorganic bone cement and a magnesium-containing metallic material with a corrosion-inhibiting coating which contains magnesium-ammonium phosphates. In the method according to the invention, a magnesium-containing metallic material, of which the surface has a magnesium oxide layer and/or a magnesium salt layer, is combined with inorganic bone cement in order to generate a solid composite material that comprises the inorganic bone cement and the magnesium-containing metallic material. The inorganic bone cement contains inorganic powder constituents, which set in the presence of water to form a solid, and water-soluble phosphate-ion-containing salts, preferably water-soluble phosphate-ion-containing and ammonium-ion-containing salts. According to the invention, the magnesium-containing metallic material is brought into contact with water before and/or during the combination with the inorganic bone cement in the presence pt of water-soluble ammonium-ion-containing and phosphate-ion-containing salts. Moreover, the inorganic bone cement is set by being brought into contact with water. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150979 | ANTIMICROBIAL METHACRYLATE CEMENTS - Bone cement compositions and methods of making two-part bone cements. The methods comprise transferring premixed powder and a liquid component into a receptacle, and mixing the powder component and the liquid component to form a cement composition. The premixed powder component comprises an acrylic polymer and a radical initiator. The bone cement is loaded with from about 5% to about 6% gentamicin by weight of the powder component, and from about 4% to about 5% vancomycin by weight of the powder component. The methods include filling a mold cavity with the bone cement composition to form a temporary spacer implant. The bone cement compositions provide a viscosity profile sufficient for the bone cement composition to flow within the mold cavity for an elapsed working time period of greater than about 6 minutes from the start of mixing at approximately 23° C. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150980 | Powered Lower Extremity Orthotic and Method of Operation - A powered lower extremity orthotic, including a shank link coupled to an artificial foot, a knee mechanism connected to the shank link and a thigh link, is controlled by based on signals from various orthotic mounted sensors such that the artificial foot follows a predetermined trajectory defined by at least one Cartesian coordinate. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150981 | PROSTHETIC LIMB - A prosthetic limb has an outer surface that is a mirror image of an intact limb or a generic limb design. The intact limb is scanned and the surface data is manipulated to create a virtual mirror image. If generic data is used, the intact leg can be measured and the generic surface can be adjusted so the prosthetic limb appears similar to the intact limb. The end of the amputated limb is also measured to obtain socket data. A knee and foot are incorporated to form a virtual prosthetic limb represented by design data. The design data for the virtual prosthetic limb is forwarded to a rapid prototyping machine that fabricates the entire leg simultaneously. Once completed, the prosthetic limb is shipped to the patient. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150982 | Prosthesis - The invention relates to a prosthesis with a prosthesis socket which has an inner face and is designed to be arranged on an amputation stump after a liner has been pulled over the latter, such that the inner face is directed toward the liner and a volume is enclosed between the inner face and the liner, and with a pump for generating an underpressure in the volume when the prosthesis socket is arranged on the amputation stump, characterized in that the pump is a peristaltic pump ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130150983 | TECHNICIAN CONTROL SYSTEM - Technician control, in which a control system is configured to control scheduling and dispatch operations for work orders being handled by technicians. Multiple technician devices are each associated with one or more technicians, are configured to communicate, over a network, with the control system, and also are configured to provide output in response to communications that are received from the control system and that are related to the scheduling and dispatch operations performed by the control system. A set of scheduling configuration options may be pre-defined and user input weighting at least one of the scheduling configuration options relative to other of the scheduling configuration options may be received. A scheduling application used by the control system to perform scheduling operations may be configured based on configuration data that reflects the weighting and scheduling operations may be performed using the configured scheduling application. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150984 | TEST SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURABLE CLOSED LOOP - A test system can comprise a controller configured to provide a closed loop. The closed loop can comprise a forward transfer function with programmable coefficients that is configured to receive a signal corresponding to a command signal. The closed loop can also comprise a feedback transfer function having programmable coefficients and can be configured to provide a feedback signal that is subtracted from the command signal. The controller can be configured to provide a control signal corresponding to an output of the forward transfer function. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150985 | Abnormality Detection for Isolating a Control System - A mechanism is provided for effectively detecting an abnormality occurring in a control system and isolating the control system in which abnormality is acknowledged. The mechanism receives, from one or more control systems in the plurality of control systems, respective abnormality notifications for respective counter control systems to be monitored by the plurality of control systems. The mechanism adds up abnormality notifications transmitted from respective monitoring sections of the plurality of control systems so as to evaluate the reputation of a control system suspected to have an abnormality. The mechanism causes a protected area for operating the control system suspected to have an abnormality to restrict outbound traffic from at least the inside of the protected area, when an indication is identified that the control system is abnormal according to criteria from a result of the evaluation. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150986 | Method And Computer Program Products For Enabling Supervision And Control Of A Technical System - A method for enabling supervision and control of a technical system, the method being implemented in a supervisory control system including a display unit. The display unit displays an HMI display view over a process application of the technical system, the HMI display view including one or more graphical process objects representing physical process devices of the process application of the technical system. The method includes the steps of: providing on the HMI display view a visual reference; receiving input signals indicating, in the visual reference, a selection of one of the graphical process objects; and in response to receiving the input signals outputting, in the HMI display view, one or more lens views, each of the lens views corresponding to a particular type of information or functionality relating to the selected graphical process object. The invention further relates to computer program products. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150987 | FITNESS APPLICATIONS OF A WIRELESS DEVICE - Methods and systems for use in connection with a fitness routine and/or an exercise apparatus. In one such method, fitness information is stored in a fitness analysis system and operative communication is established with an exercise apparatus and/or a wireless communication device. A fitness information request is received at the fitness analysis system, and the system sends a setting associated with the exercise apparatus to facilitate a workout using an exercise apparatus. The system receives exercise information corresponding to the workout, and updates fitness information during the workout. The updated fitness information is analyzed to generate associated with the exercise apparatus to facilitate a subsequent workout. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150988 | INTELLIGENT INTERFACE DISPLAY SYSTEM RELATING REAL-TIME DATA WITH COMPILED DATA - A software application program that intelligently interfaces with a statistical data recording program, mass data storage devices and programmable electronic display devices to monitor the situational current state of a real-time event or activity such as a sporting contest and to identify, select, compile, organize, prioritize, present and recommend a plurality of relevant data items compiled from a plurality of recorded data sources to provide visual display content for selection by an operator for display on one or more electronic display boards. The intelligent interface software application program enables an operator of a programmable electronic display device instantly to review and select relevant data items corresponding to a given situational current state of a real-time event or activity and transmit selected data items for display on electronic display boards to a viewing party or public. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND USING A COMPETITIVE MEDIA SITE - A system and method for enabling networked computer users to manage and use a competitive media site is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes receiving a first and second content item from one or more content sources via a network; using a processor to initiate a competition in which users can submit ratings in support of either the first or the second content item; designating either the first or the second content item as a winning content item of the competition based on the user submitted ratings; and awarding points to winners of the competition, the winners including users who submitted ratings in support of the winning content item. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150990 | MEDIA OUTLINE - Disclosed is a method for presenting an interactive media presentation, the method including presenting media section descriptions with a selectable time code and a description; presenting a media controller and including a displayed time line with one or more selectable time points; upon playing a media item, advancing a time indicator along the time line in accordance with a playback position of the media item and featuring the media section description corresponding to the playback position in the media item. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150991 | DATA PROCESSING MODULE OF DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE, DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSING CONTROLLER MODULE OF PORTABLE DEVICE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a data processing module of a digital audio processing device, a digital audio processing controller module of a portable device and a control system. Using the data processing module of the digital audio processing device and the digital audio processing controller module of the portable device, the portable device can transmit control command packet to control the digital audio processing device. The user can use a large-size screen of the portable device to control the digital audio processing device to overcome the shortage in the display function of conventional device. Furthermore, when using the portable device under the condition where the hardware of the digital audio processing device is not changed, the functions of the digital audio processing device can be additionally extended. Therefore, the extended functions of the digital audio processing device can be flexibly added in response to customers and DJ's requirements. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150992 | X-RAY MICROSCOPY FOR CHARACTERIZING HOLE SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS IN SURGICAL NEEDLES - A novel method of characterizing laser drilled boreholes is disclosed. The method uses x-ray microscopy for dimensional characterization. The x-ray output may be processed to control manufacturing equipment in automated production systems, including laser drilling systems and swaging apparatus. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150993 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL APPARATUS - A method for designing a control apparatus includes: determining first, second and third threshold values; setting a first weighting function for calculating a first controlled variable by being multiplied by a difference between a control target value and an output value of a storage battery, a second weighting function for calculating a second controlled variable by being multiplied by the output value of the storage battery, and a third weighting function for calculating a third controlled variable by being multiplied by an integrated value of the output value of the storage battery; and determining a transfer function of the control apparatus in accordance with an H-infinity control theory such that the first controlled variable, the second controlled variable and the third controlled variable are respectively smaller than the first, second and third threshold values. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150994 | METHOD OF CARVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK - A method of producing intricate, three-dimensional artwork requiring high resolution on the part of a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine is disclosed. An existing three dimensional carving is captured by a computer, and converted into a NURBS surface. The operator sets forth the dimensions of the surface to be carved, including the width and the length, as well as the width of its component stiles and rails. The operator further selects the corners of such surface in which the artwork is to be carved. Thereafter, the NURBS surface is scaled and positioned in accordance with the dimensions and parameters supplied, and transmitted to respective CNC machines. The CNC machines then perform a series of carving operations in accordance with the instructions supplied by a G-code file processed from the NURBS surfaces. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150995 | ONLINE RECIPE SYNCHRONIZATION IN A REAL-TIME BATCH EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENT - A method of executing a batch process in a manufacturing environment according to a product recipe, such that the product recipe specifies a plurality of actions and a plurality of parameters, includes performing at least one action of the batch process corresponding to a first version of the product recipe, receiving a second version of the product recipe, such that the second version of the product recipe is distinct from the first version of the product recipe, suspending the execution of the batch process prior to completion of the batch process, and resuming the execution of the batch process according to the second version of the product recipe. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150996 | MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING VEHICLES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING VEHICLES - A machine for use in assembling a vehicle is described herein. The vehicle includes at least a first component and a second component adapted to be coupled to the first component to form a component assembly. The machine includes at least one component tooling apparatus that is configured to selectively adjust an orientation of the second component with respect to the first component. A control system is coupled to the at least one component tooling apparatus. The control system includes a processor that is configured to receive a unique vehicle identifier associated with the component assembly, and determine a design orientation of the second component with respect to the first component based at least in part on the received unique vehicle identifier. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150997 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOOL CONDITION MONITORING - A method and system for removing control action effects from inline measurement data for tool condition monitoring is disclosed. An exemplary method includes determining a control action effect that contributes to an inline measurement, wherein the inline measurement indicates a wafer characteristic of a wafer processed by a process tool; and evaluating the inline measurement without the control action effect contribution to determine a condition of the process tool. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150998 | MANAGING APPARATUS OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to provide a managing apparatus of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and a computer program capable of performing an accurate process monitoring based on the obtained pattern image and the like. To accomplish the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there are proposed a managing apparatus of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including a library which stores an association between shape information of a pattern of a plurality of positions and an exposure condition of an exposing device and a calculation device which compares the shape information of the plurality of positions extracted from image information with the shape information stored in the library, and extracts the exposure condition based on a logical product of a range of a plurality of exposure conditions corresponding to the shape information of the plurality of patterns extracted from the image information, and a computer program which executes the above processes. | 2013-06-13 |
20130150999 | WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE WITH ROTATING SHAFT - A wire electrical discharge machine is provided with a rotating shaft for rotating a workpiece. In wire electrical discharge machining according to a machining program, a current average rotation radius at a current workpiece machining point is calculated for each predetermined period, based on average rotation radii at respective end points of a block to be executed and a directly preceding block and an amount of movement of the rotating shaft. Based on the calculated current average rotation radius, control is performed such that the speed of movement of the wire electrode relative to the workpiece machining point agrees with a command speed acquired from a machining power supply. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151000 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CUTTING PATHS - A method of generating a plurality of cutting paths for a material remover, which generates a set of offsets from the perimeter of the model for each corner region of the model; creates, for each offset within each of the sets, a subset of cutting paths based upon each offset with each cutting path within the subset separated from a neighbouring cutting path within the subset by a stepover, wherein a portion of a first cutting path in one of the subsets has a distance of greater than the stepover to the last cutting path in a previous subset; joins cutting paths from within a subset at each corner region forming complete cutting paths causing a material remover to move between corner regions; and creates backfill cutting paths used to remove material from between subsets of cutting paths in the portion greater than the stepover between the subsets. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151001 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A SPHERICAL MEASUREMENT PROBE - Four basic measurements are performed when calibrating a spherical measurement probe fastened to a tool spindle having a fixed longitudinal position along the spindle axis. Moving the measurement probe transversely towards the calibration sphere yields a basic position of the tool spindle relative to an element with an attached calibration sphere, when measurement probe touches the calibration sphere. The measurement probe is rotated about the spindle axis from one basic measurement to the next by the same angle, whereas the orientation of the calibration sphere is maintained for all four basic measurements. Based on the basic positions, a reference position of the tool spindle relative to the element, at which the tool spindle is located above the calibration sphere and the spindle axis goes through a central point of the calibration sphere, is determined and taken into account in further calibration of the measurement probe. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151002 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PRESS WITH A BOTTOM DRIVE AND PRESS OPERATED ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD - The present invention provides a method for operating a press which includes providing a press with at least one plunger which executed a stroke, an upper tool part, a sub-structure. A control and regulation device receives a value(s) on an operating condition from a system of the press. The value(s) are provided from the system of the press to the control and regulation device during a processing of a work piece. The value(s) provided are processed to the control and regulation device according to a function | 2013-06-13 |
20130151003 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLASS-FLEXIBLE DRUG DISPENSING AND ELECTRONIC BILLING - Presented are automated “class-flexible” drug dispensing systems, which include an automated drug dispensing machine. The automated machine has a multiplicity of drug cartridges and dispenses appropriate drugs on command from cartridges to fill a prescription. The system also has a user interface to input prescription information and class of trade information for each particular prescription to be filled. Further, it has an electronic storage medium with drug identifying information for the drug in each of the multiplicity of cartridges and the inventory of the drug in each cartridge. In addition, the system includes an electronic billing system that includes prescription information and the drug “class of trade” information. The billing system uses this information to create an electronic billing entry. Also presented are drug distribution systems to reduce overall drug costs from manufacturer to end user. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151004 | Rack Robot - A rack robot lifts and transfers sample tube storage racks or plates with a refrigerated enclosure maintained, e.g., at −20° C. The samples are normally held in ultra-low temperature, e.g., −80° C., or cryogenic freezers. From time to time, the racks or plates need to be roved from the ultra-low temperature or cryogenic freezers for processing and the rack robot transfers the racks or plates to the various processing stations within the refrigerated enclosure, such as tube picking, barcode reading, or frost removal stations. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151005 | PILL DISPENSING APPARATUS - Automated pill dispensing apparatus for filing prescriptions in a retail pharmacy. The pill dispensing apparatus can automatically dispense pill form medicines from dispenser units into vials to fill customer prescription orders and place the filled vials in a smart tote assigned to that customer order. The smart totes can include a display listing the automatically filled and manually prescriptions required to complete the customer order assigned to that smart tote. A plurality of smart totes can be positioned on a conveyor arranged to transport the smart totes to one side of the pill dispensing apparatus and a return conveyor. The pill dispensing apparatus can include a controller, a plurality of storage locations for dispenser units, one or more vial feed modules, one or more labeler modules, a vial transport module and an order database. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151006 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A VENDING MACHINE - During operation of a vending machine, visual images of the next product to be dispensed from product dispensing locations are obtained. Features of the visual images are compared to a data base of features to determine the identity of the next product to be dispensed from each of the dispensing locations. After a product has been dispensed from a dispensing location, a visual image is obtained of the next product at the dispensing location. Features of the visual image of the next product at the dispensing location are compared to a data base of features to determine the identity of the next product to be dispensed. A displayed price of a product is compared with product prices in the data base. If necessary, the displayed price is adjusted to agree with the data base. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151007 | METHOD FOR THE SELECTION OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS IN A ROBOT SYSTEM - A method in which an apparatus receives first sensor data from first sensors and determines a target position from the data, the target position may be a position in space or an orientation of a gripper in a robot arm First instructions are issued to the robot arm or the gripper in order to move a gripper to the target position. Force feedback sensor data is received from force feedback sensors associated with either the robot arm or the gripper or from the first sensors. A failure in carrying out the first instructions is determined Second sensor data is received from the at least one first sensor. Successful gripping of an object is determined from the second sensor data. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151008 | ROBOTIC APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING COLLISION AVOIDANCE SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A robotic system implements a collision avoidance scheme and includes a first robotic manipulator and a first controller configured to control the first robotic manipulator for movement along a first pre-planned actual path. A second controller is configured to control movement of a second robotic manipulator for movement along a second pre-planned intended path and deviating therefrom to move in a dodging path away from the first pre-planned actual path based upon determining a potential collision with the first robotic manipulator without prior knowledge of the first pre-planned actual path. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151009 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND ROBOT CONTROL PROGRAM - A robot includes a multi-joint robot arm, an external force acquiring unit arranged at the multi-joint robot arm to acquire an external force, and an impedance control unit that causes the multi-joint robot arm to operate as a virtual spring-mass-damper system based on the external force acquired by the external force acquiring unit. The impedance control unit has an impedance map storage unit that defines impedance parameters at each of points of the work region, and an impedance map variable unit that changes the distribution of the impedance parameters in the impedance map storage unit in accordance with the current arm end position or the current arm end velocity of the multi-joint robot arm. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151010 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes a robot, a robot controller, and a portable remote operating device. The portable remote operating device includes a display unit, an acquiring unit, and a display switching unit, and is connected to the robot controller. The acquiring unit acquires a reception/transmission process and a customized screen, which are created by a user. The display switching unit switches between the customized screen and a previously-prepared standard screen at a predetermined time during the operation of the robot. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151011 | SERVER SYSTEM WITH FAN SPEED CONTROL - A server system includes a server cabinet, servers accommodated in the server cabinet capable of modulating a PWM signal, fan groups coupled to a rear side of the server cabinet, and fan control boards. The fan groups each include and to provide a horizontal airflow to cool several servers. The servers are connected to one fan control boards via a first ground cable, a first tachometer cable, and a first PWM cable, and one fan control board is connected to one of the plurality of fan groups via a second ground cable, a second tachometer cable, a second PWM cable, and a supply voltage cable. The servers modulate a PWM signal and send the PWM signals to the corresponding fan group for controlling a rotation speed of the fans, and the first and second tachometer cable transmits in real-time the rotation speed of the fans back to the several servers. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL LOAD AND SOURCE SCHEDULING IN CONTEXT AWARE HOMES - A controller for controlling energy consumption in a home includes a constraints engine to define variables for multiple appliances in the home corresponding to various home modes and persona of an occupant of the home. A modeling engine models multiple paths of energy utilization of the multiple appliances to place the home into a desired state from a current context. An optimal scheduler receives the multiple paths of energy utilization and generates a schedule as a function of the multiple paths and a selected persona to place the home in a desired state. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151013 | Method for Controlling HVAC Systems Using Set-Point Trajectories - A method controls a heating, ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building. The system is modeled with a state space, wherein the state space includes a set of states and a corresponding action for each state, wherein the system changes from a current state to a next state based the current state, and a selected action. A set of samples is selected in the state space, and triangulated to descritize the state space into simplices, wherein each simplex has a set of nodes. For each state and a corresponding simplex, a value for each node is obtained, and then a trajectory of set-points of temperatures for the system is generated based on the values. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151014 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE HAVING MEMORY UPGRADE FEATURE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A user interface for use with an HVAC system, a method of providing service reminders on a single screen of a user interface of an HVAC system and an HVAC system incorporating the user interface or the method. In one embodiment, the user interface includes: (1) a display configured to provide information to a user, (2) a touchpad configured to accept input from the user, (3) a processor and memory coupled to the display and the touchpad and configured to drive the display and (4) at least one socket coupled to the processor and configured to receive a media card. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151015 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE HAVING SEASONAL PROGRAMS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A user interface for use with an HVAC system, a method of providing service reminders on a single screen of a user interface of an HVAC system and an HVAC system incorporating the user interface or the method. In one embodiment, the user interface includes: ( | 2013-06-13 |
20130151016 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE HAVING A ONE-TOUCH AWAY FEATURE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A user interface for use with an HVAC system, a method of controlling an HVAC system and an HVAC system incorporating the user interface or the method. In one embodiment, the user interface includes: (1) a display configured to provide information to a user, (2) a touchpad configured to accept input from the user and (3) a processor and memory coupled to the display and the touchpad and configured to drive the display and process the input, the display further configured to display a most-often displayed screen including a one-touch away button and place the HVAC system into an energy-saving operating mode based on a single press of the one-touch away button. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151017 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE HAVING SEPARATE PROGRAMMING AND MANUAL MODE SCREENS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A user interface for use with an HVAC system, a method of providing service reminders on a single screen of a user interface of an HVAC system and an HVAC system incorporating the user interface or the method. In one embodiment, the user interface includes: (1) a display configured to provide information to a user, (2) a touchpad configured to accept input from the user and (3) a processor and memory coupled to the display and the touchpad and configured to drive the display, the display further configured to display a manual mode screen and a programming mode screen that is separate from the manual mode screen. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151018 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE HAVING REMOTE PLATFORM ACCESS APPLICATION ASSOCIATED THEREWITH AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An HVAC system and a method of communicating with an HVAC system. In one embodiment, the HVAC system includes: (1) a user interface having a touchpad configured to accept input from a user and a display configured to provide information to the user via a plurality of screens arranged in a screen structure, (2) an application executable on a general-purpose computer and configured to cause the general-purpose computer to display substantially similar counterparts of the screens arranged in the screen structure and (3) a receiver configured to communicate with the general-purpose computer. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151019 | CONTROLLING AIR TEMPERATURES OF HVAC UNITS - Systems and methods of stabilizing HVAC systems with multiple HVAC units configured to control return air temperature or discharge air temperature are provided. HVAC units that are controlled by the return air temperature compare the return air temperature to a setpoint that determines whether the HVAC unit's operation increases, decreases, or stays the same. By adjusting the setpoint of an HVAC unit based on certain criteria (e.g., a desired operational effort of an HVAC unit) the system can be stabilized. A temperature setpoint reset (TSPR) system can be included in each HVAC unit that resets the temperature setpoint (TSP) of the HVAC unit so that the HVAC unit operates within a desired operational effort (e.g. compressor speed or valve position). A master feedback loop and optimizer loop may be implemented to further control the behavior of the HVAC system. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151020 | MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR FIELD DEVICES - Disclosed are sensors to measure predetermined process variables in the process pipeline and to transmit measurement data over wired automation lines to the automation system for process automation purposes. A wireless measurement transmitter is connected to the wired automation line between the sensor and the automation system. WMT is configured to intercept or tap the measurement data transferred on the automation line and to transmit the tapped measurement data over a wireless connection to an intelligent control valve for local control and/or diagnosis procedures performed at the intelligent control valve. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151021 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POWER USING MODE - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for determining a power using mode of an electric device when there is a demand response request. The apparatus for determining a power using mode, includes: a message receiver receiving a demand response request message requesting a reduction in use of power of a smart grid management server; an information receiver receiving status information of the energy storage means; a determinator determining whether power supply from the energy storage means is performed using the status information of the energy storage means when receiving the demand response request message, and determining a power using mode of the electric device according to the determining whether the power supply is performed. | 2013-06-13 |
20130151022 | Systems and Methods for Assessing Future Power Plant Capabilities - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for assessing future power plant capabilities. In one embodiment, a method may be provided, the method comprising: receiving one or more power plant historic operation parameters; receiving one or more power plant intrinsic performance capabilities based at least in part on an as-built configuration; receiving at least one client input; receiving at least one power plant performance model based at least in part on the one or more performance parameters of similar power plants or the one or more power plant historic operation parameters; and outputting via a user interface at least one dataset of the power plant capabilities in the future. | 2013-06-13 |