30th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090187197 | Knit PTFE Articles and Mesh - Disclosed is a knitted article, and a method of producing such an article, having at least one PTFE fiber with oriented fibrils forming multiple fiber cross-over points wherein PTFE fiber is self-bonded in at least one of the cross-over points. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187198 | Resolution Clip - A clip for compressing tissue comprises first and second legs, each extending from a distal end to a proximal end in combination with a joint coupled between proximal ends of the first and second legs and biasing the first and second legs into one of a closed configuration in which the first and second legs are separated from one another by a selected clipping distance and an open configuration in which the first and second legs are separated from one another by a tissue receiving distance greater than the clipping distance. The first and second legs are shaped so that, when in the closed configuration with no tissue received therebetween, a distance between the first and second legs is substantially constant from the joint to the distal ends of the first and second legs. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187199 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR JOINING NON-CONJOINED LUMENS - Disclosed are compositions, methods, and kits for joining together non-conjoined lumens in a patient's body including vascular lumens. More particularly, in various aspects, this invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for joining such non-conjoined lumens, including small lumens typically requiring microsurgical technique. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187200 | GASTRIC RETAINING DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods, devices and systems facilitate gastric retention of a variety of therapeutic devices. devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve or esophagus wherein a retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187201 | GASTRIC RETAINING DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods, devices and systems facilitate gastric retention of a variety of therapeutic devices. devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve or esophagus wherein a retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187202 | OPTIMIZING THE OPERATION OF A RESTRICTION SYSTEM - Methods and devices for optimizing the operation of a restriction system for forming a restriction in a patient are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for optimizing the operation of a gastric restriction system includes providing an implantable restriction system for forming a restriction in a patient, determining an optimum value of a control parameter of the restriction system, and maintaining the control parameter at the optimum value such that a result parameter of the restriction system is substantially convergent as a function of time. Determining an optimum value of a control parameter can generally include adjusting the restriction device, determining the value of the control parameter to be optimized, and repeating the steps of adjusting the restriction device and determining the value of the control parameter until the control parameter is substantially convergent as a function of time. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187203 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL CAPTURE AND REMOVAL - Catheters, kits, and methods are provided for removing material from a body lumen. The catheters and methods may be used in a variety of body lumens, including but not limited to coronary and other arteries. In general, the catheter has a cutting element that cuts material while the material is engaged by a material capture device on the catheter body. Preferably, the material capture device tensions the material during cutting, which reduces the amount of cutting force required. The material capture device typically follows a path that draws material into the catheter body. Preferably, but not necessarily, the material capture device may be arranged on the catheter body to advance along a path outwardly from the catheter body into the material and then inwardly towards the catheter body to tension the material. The cutting element on the catheter body moves between a first position and a second position to cut the material while in tension. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187204 | LANCET NEEDLE CARTRIDGE, CARTRIDGE LANCET DEVICE, AND METHOD OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME - Assembly for use on a device includes a member comprising a plurality of lancet needles arranged generally parallel to each other and one of a cap comprising a single lancet opening structured and arranged to receive therein an end portion of a finger tip and a cap comprising a plurality of openings which are each sized to allow one of the lancet needles to pass therethrough. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187205 | Acupuncture needle and an acupuncture needle guide assembly - An acupuncture needle guide assembly includes an acupuncture needle with a needle handle and a needle body, a guiding tube accommodating the acupuncture needle, and a container formed of a bottom piece and a top cover piece fitting over the bottom piece to form a reservoir to store the acupuncture needle and provide a sterile protection before use. The acupuncture and guiding tube are mounted in the reservoir. Said needle handle has at least one wide part which is wider in cross-section than the other parts, being located outside said guiding tube and said reservoir has at least one narrow portion which is thinner in cross-section than other parts of the reservoir and also thinner than said wide part. In virtue of the wide part of the needle handle with the narrow part of the reservoir on the container, when the acupuncture needle is placed in the reservoir, its narrow part confines the location of the wide part of the needle handle and thus prevents the movement of the acupuncture needle relative to the container during transportation. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187206 | Conformationally-Stabilized Intraluminal Device for Medical Applications - The invention relates to devices that are stabilized at an intraluminal residence site in the gastrointestinal tract by their conformation, including dimensions of length and curvature. The device as a whole corresponds to the conformation of the residence site; more particularly, the curved or angled portions correspond to the curved or angled portions of the residence site and do not conform to an immediately proximal or distal site. In some embodiments, the conformationally stabilized device may effect a change in the residence site shape that contributes to stability of the device. Some embodiments are directed toward curbing appetite and/or reducing food intake, other embodiments may be directed toward other therapeutic ends. Some embodiments of the device are designed to reside wholly in the duodenum; others reside principally within the duodenum but extend proximally into the gastric antrum, while other embodiments are designed to reside elsewhere within the gastrointestinal tract. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187207 | BALLOON DILATOR - A balloon dilator having a positioning part whose form is changed so as to be fit to a channel of an endoscope; and a larger-diameter part, which is connected to the positioning part and is inflated to have a diameter larger than that of the positioning part. Preferably, the positioning part is arranged on a side of the larger-diameter part, which is closer to an operator's hand, so that the positioning part communicates with and can be inflated together with the larger-diameter part. When the form of the positioning part is changed, the positioning part has a substantially constant outer-diameter along the axial direction thereof, or the outer diameter of the positioning part gradually decreases from the side connected to the larger-diameter part, to the other base end side. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187208 | Introduction catheter set for a self-expandable implant - The present invention relates to an introduction catheter set for a collapsible self-expandable implant into a blood vessel of a patient. Without being limited thereto the invention is concerned in particular with the introduction of collapsible self-expandable stents or filters of the type comprising a number of diverging legs to secure correct positioning of the implant when arranged in the blood vessel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187209 | MEANS AND METHOD OF REMOVAL OF EMBOLIC MATERIAL FROM A BLOOD VESSEL - The present invention discloses a mechanical embolectomy device for the removal of intravascular embolic material, especially blood clots. The device comprises of a microcatheter of dimensions suitable for introduction into a blood vessel; a microguide wire; and a retriever coil attached to the distal end of said microcatheter; said retriever coil is positioned to dislodge and remove said embolic material from said blood vessel. A method for removing of intravascular embolic materials is also disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187210 | VENA CAVA FILTER HAVING HOURGLASS SHAPE - The present invention is a luminal filter having wall contacts. The filter is formed to include: a plurality of filter elements interconnected so as to form a filter body shaped in a free recovery form and having a plurality of apertures disposed between and defined by the interconnected filter elements. The apertures are dimensioned so as to inhibit a thrombus of a selected size from passing through the apertures and being dimensioned so as to allow blood components smaller than the selected size to pass through the apertures. The polymeric wall contact is coupled to the filter and disposed on an external surface thereof. Optionally, a fastener can be used to secure the wall contact to the filter. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187211 | VENA CAVA FILTER HAVING HOURGLASS SHAPE - The present invention is a luminal filter including: a plurality of filter elements interconnected so as to form a filter body shaped in a free recovery form and having a plurality of apertures disposed between and defined by the interconnected filter elements. The apertures are dimensioned so as to inhibit a thrombus of a selected size from passing through the apertures and being dimensioned so as to allow blood components smaller than the selected size to pass through the apertures. The filter body includes a first funnel and second funnel coupled at least indirectly coupled together at their small ends. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187212 | Method of beautification and facelifting using a stretch tape - The stretch tape of the present invention for eyelid facelifting is stuck in between eyes and near both inner corners of eyes, or beside and near the outer corner of each eye, enabling facelifting which makes the eyes look slitter and brighter by stretching the skins of eyelids by the stretch tape. Said stretch tape is tapered so that said stretch tape points the inner edge or the outer edge of the eye. The stretch tape of the present invention for nose facelifting has a shape of an inverted character U or an inverted character V, the top portion of the inverted character U or the inverted character V is stuck to an upper portion of the nose in between eyes, and both foot portions of the inverted character U or the inverted character V are stuck at both sides of the hillside portion of the nose, so that the stretch tape stretches the hillside portion of the nose toward a head. The stretch tape of the present invention for beautification and facelifting is stuck on a surface of a skin so that wrinkles on the surface of the skin is stretched and fixed, wherein said stretch tape is made of a base material consisting of urethane nonwoven fabric on which an acrylic adhesive material is applied thickly to the thickness of 35 grams per square meters or more. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187213 | Vascular hole closure device - A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture and having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture. Two curved legs are provided having portions positionable external of the vessel and having first and second loop portions positioned external to the internal region of the vessel wall to contact tissue. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187214 | PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER DIRECTED INTRAVASCULAR OCCLUSION DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide medical devices and methods for occluding a target site are provided. For example, the medical device may include a tubular member having proximal and distal ends and at least one plane of occlusion. The at least one plane of occlusion may be configured to substantially occlude the patent ductus arteriosus in less than about 1 minute. In addition or alternatively, the tubular member may consist of a single layer of material and be configured to be constrained within a catheter having an outer diameter of less than about 4 French for percutaneous delivery to the patent ductus arteriosus. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187215 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE A DIMENSION OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE IN A SMALLER STATE - Devices and methods fabricating an implantable device are disclosed. A method of fabricating an implantable device is disclosed. The method includes positioning a planar base material. The planar base material has a first inner surface. The first inner surface has a first inner surface dimension. The planar base material has a first outer surface. The first outer surface has a first outer surface dimension. A portion of the first inner surface of the base material is removed to define an annular body movable from a first state towards a second state. The annular body includes a second inner surface having a second inner surface dimension and a second outer surface having a second outer surface dimension. The second inner surface dimension is smaller than the first inner surface dimension, the first outer surface dimension, and the second outer surface dimension. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187216 | FENESTRATED SWIVEL ANCHOR FOR KNOTLESS FIXATION OF TISSUE - A method and device for knotless fixation of tissue. A swivel anchor having a rotatable implant is used to capture suture for surgical tissue repair without requiring suture knots. The implant may be provided with a conical metal tip which is self-punching and avoids the need for pre-drilling a hole in bone. The implant includes a closed aperture to allow free sliding of a suture strand. The swivel anchor is secured in a hole in bone by advancing a fenestrated fixation device, such as a cannulated interference screw, over the body of the implant. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187217 | Transverse Connector - A transverse connector system having a first and a second locking head, and a transverse rod that is secured by the first and second locking heads. The first and second locking heads are provided with a first and second pivot arm for engaging and securing first and second elongated rods. The first and second locking heads each simultaneously engage and secure the transverse and elongated rods separately. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187218 | Bone fixation plate with wire members for resisting back out of bone anchors - A bone (e.g., spine) fixation plate with one or more wire members is provided. In some embodiments, each wire member spans across a top surface of the bone fixation plate in a direction generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the plate. The wire member may flex (e.g., elastically) between a first position in which the wire member permits advancement of the bone anchor (e.g., screw) past the member, partially through the plate, and into bone, and a second position in which the wire member resists back out of the bone anchor from the plate. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187219 | Spinal Facet Joint Immobilization Systems and Methods - The present invention provides novel systems and methods for aligning and securely holding superior and inferior facets of the spine of a patient to be joined during an interbody fusion or other spinal immobilization procedure (simultaneously compressing the associated facet joint), drilling a hole through which a facet fixation device will be placed, and placing the facet fixation device to a desired penetration depth. The present invention also provides novel facet anchor devices. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187220 | Pedicle dart system - Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) as a surgical approach is increasingly utilized because of the advantages it offers over conventional spine surgery. The smaller incision results in decreased tissue damage, less blood loss, decreased hospital stay & faster postoperative recovery. The drawbacks of MISS are the long learning curve of working through a smaller incision, longer length of surgery, & potential higher complication rate due to compromised visual field. These limitations can be overcome by more effectively using imaging and navigational devices. The pedicle device simplifies the hardest part of MISS instrumented fusion of conventional pedicle screw insertion by introducing a percutaneous temporary device to locate and create the channel for later conventional pedicle screw implantation using available imaging techniques. This results in faster conventional pedicle screw insertion with precision, thereby decreasing implantation error and minimizing soft tissue injury and blood loss, as well as neurological, vascular, and dural injuries and complications. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187221 | PADDLE LEAD CONFIGURATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - A paddle lead includes a paddle body with a plurality of electrodes disposed on the paddle body. The plurality of electrodes includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed laterally around the circumference of the paddle body. At least one connecting wire is disposed on, or within, the paddle body to electrically couple the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187222 | STEERABLE STYLET HANDLE ASSEMBLY - An exemplary steerable stylet handle assembly includes a housing having first and second side walls defining a channel therebetween, a button in communication with the first and second side walls and configured to move distally and proximally within the channel, and a stylet subassembly having an inner stylet wire located at least partially within an outer tubing. The inner stylet wire has a pre-curved portion and is coupled to a proximal portion of the housing. The outer tubing is coupled to the button. Movement of the button within the channel is configured to selectively expose and cover at least a portion of the pre-curved distal portion of the inner stylet wire with the outer tubing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187223 | PELTIER UNIDIRECTIONAL AND SELECTIVE NERVE STIMULATION - Apparatus is provided including an assembly ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090187224 | Switching Circuit - An H-bridge switching circuit for an automated external defibrillator comprises an SCR (D | 2009-07-23 |
20090187225 | PCB blade connector system and method - The connector between the patient electrode pads and the base unit of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) system can be formed by capturing a printed circuit board (PCB) within a connector housing. The PCB can have conductive metal traces that serve as the contact points between the wires from the patient electrodes and the electronics within the AED base unit. The PCB in combination with the conductive metal traces can be shaped similar to a conventional two-prong or two-blade connector. Employing such a PCB-based connector may result in AED pads which are less complex and less costly to manufacture. The PCB can also support a configuration circuit that is positioned between the conductive metal traces and that allows the AED to read and store information about the attached pads. For example, the AED can use this data storage feature to check the expiration date of the pads. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187226 | VENTRICULAR PACING - A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating a condition of a patient's heart includes placing a first electrode and/or a second electrode in a right ventricle of the heart. In one example, a reference electrode is placed within the patient and internal or external to the heart. A pacing signal is generated including a first signal component, a second signal component and a reference component with the first and second signal components having opposite polarity and with both of the first and second components having a potential relative to the reference component. The pacing signal and the placement of the electrodes are selected to alter a contraction of a left ventricle of the heart. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187227 | Data Manipulation Following Delivery of a Cardiac Stimulus in an Implantable Cardiac Stimulus Device - Methods of cardiac rhythm analysis in an implantable cardiac stimulus device, and devices configured for such methods. In an illustrative embodiment, certain data relating to cardiac event rate or amplitude is modified following delivery of a cardiac stimulus. In another embodiment, cardiac rhythm analysis is performed using one of plural states, with the plural states using different criteria, such as a detection threshold, to detect cardiac events in a sensed signal. Following delivery of a cardiac stimulus, data is manipulated to force the analysis into one of the states, where stimulus is delivered, in the illustrative embodiment, only after a different state is invoked. Implantable devices incorporating operational circuitry for performing such methods are also included in other illustrative embodiments. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187228 | AUTOCAPTURE PACING/SENSING CONFIGURATION - A cardiac electrical stimulation system that enhances the ability of the system to automatically detect whether an electrical stimulus results in heart capture or contraction. The cardiac electrical stimulation system may be utilized, for example, as a cardiac pacer or as a cardioverter defibrillator. The cardiac electrical stimulation system includes an electrical stimulation circuit that attenuates polarization voltages or “afterpotential” which develop at the heart tissue/electrode interface following the delivery of a stimulus to the heart tissue, which thereby allows the stimulation electrodes to be utilized to sense an evoked response to the electrical stimulus. The cardiac electrical stimulation system utilizes the stimulation electrodes to sense an evoked response, thereby eliminating the necessity for an indifferent electrode to sense an evoked response. The present invention allows accurate detection of an evoked response of the heart, to thereby determine whether each electrical stimulus results in capture. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187229 | CAPACITOR-INTEGRATED FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A feedthrough assembly for use with implantable medical devices having a shield structure, the feedthrough assembly engaging with the remainder of the associated implantable medical device to form a seal with the medical device to inhibit unwanted gas, liquid, or solid exchange into or from the device. One or more feedthrough wires extend through the feedthrough assembly to facilitate transceiving of the electrical signals with one or more implantable patient leads. The feedthrough assembly is connected to a mechanical support which houses one or more filtering capacitors that are configured to filter and remove undesired frequencies from the electrical signals received via the feedthrough wires before the signals reach the electrical circuitry inside the implantable medical device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187230 | Method and apparatus for programming of autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of obesity - The present invention teaches methods and apparatus for user control and operation of physiological modulation, including neural and gastrointestinal modulation, for the purposes of treating several disorders, including obesity. This includes programming of neuromodulatory signal for the modulation of autonomic neural and neuromuscular modulators, used to modulate tissues, including the afferent neurons of the sympathetic nervous system to induce satiety and efferent neurons to modulate metabolism. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187231 | Electrical Treatment Of Bronchial Constriction - Devices, systems and methods for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease wherein the treatment includes stimulating selected nerve fibers responsible for smooth muscle dilation at a selected region within a patient's neck, thereby reducing the magnitude of constriction of bronchial smooth muscle. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187232 | Systems And Methods For Therapeutic Treatments - The present invention relates to systems and methods to diagnose and then provide therapy and/or treating humans to relieve or reduce the symptoms of various disease and/or conditions, and in certain embodiments reduce the factors causing the symptoms and/or diseases. The present invention also relates to systems and methods for determining heretofore unknown internal characteristics of patients and external environmental factors. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187233 | CONNECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE HEARING AID - The present invention is directed to implantable hearing aid systems and provides for selective interconnection between two or more implantable components of a system. The inventive apparatus comprises a first connector interconnected to a distal end of a first signal cable that is connected to a first implantable component and a second connector interconnected to a distal end of a second signal second that is connected to a second implantable component. To facilitate routing of the signal cables, the male and female connectors are designed such that distal portions (e.g., mating ends) of the first and second signal cables may be juxtaposed (e.g., disposed side-by-side) when interconnected. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187234 | COLORED AND WHITE LIGHT GENERATING LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device for generating colored and white light. According to the invention the lighting device comprises at least one light source ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090187235 | Device for physiotherapeutic treatment of diseases of various etiology - The present invention is aimed at improving efficiency of therapeutic action. The above technical effect is achieved in a device for physiotherapeutic treatment of diseases of various etiology comprising a control unit | 2009-07-23 |
20090187236 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRODES WITH CONDUCTIVE POLYMER - A medical electrical electrode includes an elongated conductive coil located over a lead body, and a conductive polymer material in contact with the lead body and located between individual coils of the elongated conductive coil. In certain embodiments, the conductive polymer is a polymer (e.g., silicone) implanted with a conductive filler (e.g., carbon black). In certain embodiments, the conductive polymer material is generally isodiametric with an outer diameter of the individual coils of the elongated conductive coil. A medical electrical electrode is fabricated by sliding an elongated conductive coil over a length of a lead body, dispersing a conductive polymer on the helical coil, inserting a tubing over the elongated conductive coil, distributing the polymer material between individual turns of the elongated conductive coil, heating the tubing so the tubing shrinks around the elongated conductive coil, and removing the tubing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187237 | Inner Hair Cell Stimulation Model for Use by a Cochlear Implant System - The stimulation provided in the electrically stimulated cochlea is modulated in accordance with the amplitude of a received acoustic signal and the onset of a sound in a received acoustic signal to provide increased sound perception. An onset time that corresponds to the onset of a sound is detected in an acoustic signal associated with a frequency band. A forcing voltage and a transmitting factor are determined, wherein the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor are associated with the frequency band at the detected onset time. The acoustic signal is modulated as a function of the forcing voltage and the transmitting factor to generate an output signal. The generated output signal can be used to stimulate the cochlea. The modulation strategy can be used in conjunction with sound processing strategies that employ frequency modulation, amplitude modulation, or a combination of frequency and amplitude modulation. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING SELF-EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH COATING - A system and method for providing a coating on a self-expandable medical device such as a stent are disclosed. The system comprises a coating applicator at the distal end of a sheath which delivers coating material onto the stent as the stent is deployed from the sheath. Thus, the stent may be loaded into the sheath without a coating on the stent, thereby avoiding shearing off or damaging the coating during loading. Also, the coating is applied only as the stent exits the sheath, thereby avoiding shearing off or damaging the coating during deployment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187239 | STENT, STENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND STENT DELIVERY METHOD - A stent to be implanted in a living body is formed substantially as a tube having a form in which plural wavy annular members are arranged adjacent to each other in the axial direction of the stent, with the axially adjacent wavy annular members connected to each other. The stent possesses an outer diameter whose dimension is so set that the stent is insertable into a lumen inside a living body, and is expandable when a force spreading radially from the inside of the tube is applied. The wavy annular member has parallel straight-line portions extending parallel to the axis of the stent before and after the stent expands. The stent has connection portions each connecting ends of the parallel straight-line portions of the adjacent wavy annular members to each other. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187240 | STENT WITH ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURE - An intraluminal prosthesis includes an outer three-dimensional (3D) anti-migration structure that is attached to the outer wall of a fully covered or partially covered stent to prevent migration and still allow stent removal at a later period of time. A method of manufacturing the intraluminal prosthesis includes attaching the anti-migration structure by usage of a polymer such as polyurethane. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187241 | VALVE FRAME - The disclosure relates to frames suitable for prosthetic implantable valves, and methods of treatment with such frames, to regulate blood flow and to be compliant in percutaneous delivery and, upon implantation, configured to conform to the changing shape of the body vessel or vein. The frames include at least one anchoring member attached to a support member at one or more attachments, and a valve member, preferably a monocuspid valve leaflet, attached to the support member. Preferred frames include two anchoring members with the support member in between the anchoring members. The support member preferably has a semielliptical shape and extends diagonally to sealingly contact the wall of the body vessel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187242 | INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS - An intraocular lens is disclosed, which includes a diffractive element with a relatively low add power. The add power may be less than about 2 Diopters, may be less than about 1 Diopter, or may be in the ranges of 0.5 to 2.5 Diopters, or 1.0 to 2.0 Diopters, or 1.5 to 2.0 Diopters, or 1.0 to 1.5 Diopters. The low-add-power diffractive element increases the depth of the focus of the intraocular lens, for example, compared to a similarly shaped intraocular lens without the diffractive element. In one embodiment, the depth of focus is defined in terms of a threshold MTF value at a particular spatial frequency. The threshold may be an absolute threshold, such as 0.10, 0.15, 0.17, 0.20, 0.25 or 0.30, or may be a relative threshold, such as a particular percentage of the peak value. The spatial frequency may be 25 line pairs per mm, 50 line pairs per mm, 100 line pairs per mm, or any suitable value. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187243 | BIOCOMPATIBLE COPPER-BASED SINGLE-CRYSTAL SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS - We describe herein biocompatible single crystal Cu-based shape memory alloys (SMAs). In particular, we show biocompatibility based on MEM elution cell cytotoxicity, ISO intramuscular implant, and hemo-compatibility tests producing negative cytotoxic results. This biocompatibility may be attributed to the formation of a durable oxide surface layer analogous to the titanium oxide layer that inhibits body fluid reaction to titanium nickel alloys, and/or the non-existence of crystal domain boundaries may inhibit corrosive chemical attack. Methods for controlling the formation of the protective aluminum oxide layer are also described, as are devices including such biocompatible single crystal copper-based SMAs. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187244 | METHOD OF ARTHROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - A plurality of supplemental femoral tunnels are formed to provide a basis for suture material fixation of graft tissue/material over cortical bone as replacement or compliment to implants; forming a plurality of supplemental tibial and femoral tunnels connecting with the commonly created tibial and femoral tunnels to provide a basis for suture material fixation of graft tissue/material over cortical bone as replacement or compliment to implants. Inserting the first end of a strand of suture material through the tibial and femoral tunnels and then through each supplemental femoral tunnel. The other end of each of each strand of suture materials is attached to a graft. Another set of strands of suture material is attached to the opposite end of the graft and through the supplemental tibial tunnels. The strands of suture material are pulled graft into the tunnels wherein the graft is positioned in the tibia and femoral tunnels for healing. The strands of suture material are tied over bone to affix the graft in place for healing. In a preferred method the supplemental tunnels are formed by drilling from inside of each tunnel. In another method the supplemental tunnels are formed by drilling from the outside to the inside of the tibial and femoral tunnels. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187245 | INTERBODY FUSION HYBRID GRAFT - The invention is directed toward a sterile composite bone graft for use in implants comprising a central member constructed of biocompatible plastic with two end caps of cortical bone mated to opposite ends of the central member. The central member is cylindrically ring shaped with a plurality of ribs formed in the side wall of the cylinder. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187246 | Interbody implants for spinal alignment procedures - Spinal implants are provided that include a body having opposite vertebral bearing surfaces. One of the bearing surfaces includes engaging means to engage an adjacent vertebra and the other of the bearing surfaces provides a substantially smooth surface profile to permit another of the adjacent vertebra to be moved along and in contact with the smooth bearing surface as corrective forces are applied to manipulate the other of the adjacent vertebrae into alignment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187247 | Spinal implant having a resorbable anchor device for temporarily securing an interbody device to adjacent upper and lower vertebrae - A spinal implant including an interbody device and an anchor device. The interbody device is sized and shaped to be positioned within an intervertebral disc space between adjacent upper and lower vertebrae. The anchor device is at least partially formed of a resorbable material and is coupled to the interbody device and anchored to the upper and lower vertebrae. The anchor device is configured to temporarily secure the interbody device to the upper and lower vertebrae for a period of time sufficient to facilitate bone growth onto and/or through the interbody device and is thereafter resorbed into the body. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187248 | LORDOTIC EXPANDING VERTEBRAL BODY SPACER - An expandable medical implant for supporting bone structures includes a curved outer member to cooperatively engage a first bone structure and a curved inner member configured to cooperatively engage a second bone structure. The curved inner member is receivable within and movable relative to the curved outer member along an arc bounded by the curvature of the curved outer member. One of the curved outer and inner members may include a tapered surface and the other of the curved outer and inner members may include a scalloped surface. The implant may include a locking element disposed between the tapered and scalloped surface. The locking element is movable between a locked position engaging the tapered surface and a roughened locking surface to inhibit a decrease in the overall height of the implant and an unlocked position permitting at least an increase in the overall height of the implant. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187249 | Biologic Vertebral Reconstruction - A device and method for biologic vertebral reconstruction utilizes a biologically active jacket inserted into a cavity formed in a vertebra to be reconstructed. An artificial bone material is inserted into the biologically active jacket and allowed to set. The structure and method described herein provide for effective biologic vertebral reconstruction. The use of a biological material and artificial bone enables the host bone to replace the artificial bone over a period of time. Additionally, the structure of the biologically active jacket minimizes any impact into the spinal canal and the paravertebral spaces. Moreover, because of its biomechanical characteristics, which approximate the host bone, there is relative protection of the neighboring vertebral against fracture. Still further, the materials of the biologically active jacket may be impregnated with various substances to achieve various advantageous tasks. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187250 | JOINT - An artificial joint as an endoprosthesis for a human joint, has at least two joint parts wherein each joint part has two functional surfaces that operatively interact with each other, one associated with the first joint part and the other with the second joint part. The two functional surfaces of each joint part are spheroidal in shape and convex-concave, concave-convex or convex-convex in shape in the proximal-distal arrangement, and the functional surfaces can each pivot around a pivoting axis. In order to create an artificial joint as an endoprosthesis for a human joint, whose motion behavior is perceptibly improved for the patient, the two pivoting axes of the two functional surfaces of each joint part are slanted towards each other. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187251 | MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOLS, AND METHOD - Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187252 | IMPLANT - The invention relates to an implant for relieving damaged areas of the surfaces of hip or shoulder joints from stress. Said implant can be introduced into the space between the joint surfaces of the condyle ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090187253 | METHOD OF MAKING A COATED MEDICAL BONE IMPLANT AND A MEDICAL BONE IMPLANT MADE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method of making a coated medical bone implant comprising the step of providing a substrate and then onto said substrate depositing a bioactive crystalline TiO | 2009-07-23 |
20090187254 | UROLOGICAL MEDICAL DEVICES FOR RELEASE OF UROLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL AGENTS - In one aspect, the present invention provides implantable or insertable urological medical devices, which are adapted to release one or more urologically beneficial agents in pharmaceutically effective amounts. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187255 | CERAMIC METAL COMPOSITE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS - The invention relates to an orthopedic implant made of a ceramic metal composite. The composite ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090187256 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN INTEGRAL POROUS REGION IN A CAST IMPLANT - Methods for forming an integral porous region in an orthopedic implant are provided. The method uses an orthopedic implant pattern, together with a porous framework having a plurality of reticulated interstices in a molding technique. After filling the mold with a molten metal such that the molten metal enters at least a portion of the reticulated interstices, followed by cooling, an orthopedic implant is formed. The porous framework is then removed to expose an integral porous region of reticulated porosity in the implant. The orthopedic implant may comprise a monolithic metallic body having an integral porous metal region. Reticulated porosity extends into the monolithic metallic body and is adapted to allow living tissue growth therein. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187257 | TUBULAR GRAFT CONSTRUCT - Described are medical devices which are or can be used to form tubular medical devices, and related methods. Preferred devices include tubular grafts of biomaterial having lumen walls which present no seam edge that traverses the entire length of the lumen, illustratively including devices having lumen walls which have a discontinuous seam presenting multiple seam edges. Such a device may include a tubular structure formed by inserting a plurality of extensions of a biomaterial sheet through a plurality of corresponding apertures of the sheet. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187258 | Implant for Tissue Engineering - The present invention relates to uses of resorbable medical implants that are metallic or semi-metallic, to produce soft tissues, membranous tissues, organs or organ parts within the body by fibrosis. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implants are made of specified alloys or metals, e.g. magnesium and its alloys. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is surface modified. The present invention further relates to such uses when the implant is pre-implanted at another part of the body before implantation into the target site. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187259 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING SPINAL CORD TISSUE - The present invention provides devices and methods that treat damaged spinal cord tissue, such as spinal tissue damaged by disease, infection, or trauma, which may lead to the presence of swelling, compression, and compromised blood flow secondary to interstitial edema. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187260 | HINGED CONNECTING APPARATUS FOR A LOWER LIMB PROSTHESIS - Hinged connecting apparatus ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090187261 | Control Apparatus for Process input-Output Device - A control apparatus for an input-output device includes a hardware part and a software part, in which a controller in the hardware part carries out a control operation in accordance with a signal from the input-output device, outputs a result of the control operation to a process, and has a timer unit to be excited at a constant period; and the software part has an information process part, a control process part, and an interrupt control unit to switch over the information process part and control process part one another, in which the interrupt control unit suspends an execution of the information process part to execute the control process part in priority and resume the information process part by switching over to the information process part from the control process part, when the execution of the control process part is terminated. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187262 | Radio Signal Transmitter and Related Method and Multimedia System for an Audio Source Generator - A radio signal transmitter for an audio source generator includes a reception antenna for receiving a plurality of broadcasting signals, a decision unit coupled to the reception antenna for determining intensities of the plurality of broadcasting signals received by the reception antenna, a selection unit coupled to the decision unit for determining an operating frequency according to a decision result of the decision unit, a modulation unit coupled to the selection unit and the audio source generator for transforming an audio signal provided by the audio source generator into a broadcasting signal according to the operating frequency determined by the selection unit, and a transmission antenna coupled to the modulation unit for emitting the broadcasting signal outputted from the modulation unit in the air. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187263 | AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAM CONTENT PREPARATION METHOD, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - The object of the invention is an audiovisual program content preparation method. The inventive method comprises the following steps:
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20090187264 | Information processing system for producing building material, building material production method and production equipment, and building information distribution system - An information processing system for producing a building material has a design drawing generator, a list generator and a member production controller. The design drawing generator generates design drawing information of an objective building. The list generator generates list information of the members used for the objective building. The member production controller controls the production of the members used for the objective building, based on the list information. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187265 | PROCESS MANUFACTURING WITH PRODUCT QUANTITY CALCULATION - A system that determines product quantities for a process manufacturing formula that generates a first product and a second product receives a quantity of a first ingredient and a quantity of a second ingredient. The first and second ingredients contribute to a formula yield. The system further receives a quantity of a byproduct of the formula and a percentage of the formula for the output first product and a percentage of the formula for the output second product. The system then automatically determines a first product quantity based on the quantity of the first ingredient, the quantity of the second ingredient, the quantity of the byproduct of the formula, and the percentage of the formula for the first product. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187266 | Fault Detection System - Some embodiments for a fault detection apparatus may include one or more monitors to detect at least three operating states of a sensor, such as pass, fail, and inoperative so as to enable a manufacturing facility to differentiate between situations in which a container does not have the appropriate machine readable label and situations wherein the sensor is actually inoperative. The fail state may be indicative of an object on a conveyor system not matching a predetermined description, identity or characteristic. The pass state may be indicative of an object on a conveyor system matching the predetermined description, identity or characteristic. The inoperative state may be indicative of a sensor output associated with a malfunction in the sensor itself. The fault detection apparatus may also include a fail-to-safe controller configured to detect these operating states. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187267 | Automatic manufacture and/or marking-out of a multiple component object - Systems and methods for the automatic manufacture of a multiple component object with intersecting components based on a standard design model of the object. The systems and methods according to the invention are capable of automatically extracting from a design model the dimensions of the components and the intersection parameters of the components, and of instructing a manufacturing machine to mark out the position of the components and manufacture the object on the basis of the extracted information. This increases efficiency and compatibility with existing design models and reduces cost. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187268 | Temperature regulating method, thermal processing system and semiconductor device manufacturing method - A temperature regulating method in a thermal processing system has heating means for heating an interior of a process chamber to process a substrate, a heating control section for controlling the heating means, and first and second temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature in the process chamber. The first temperature detecting means is arranged in a position closer to the substrate than the second temperature detecting means while the second temperature detecting means is arranged in a position closer to the heating means than the first temperature detecting means. The temperature regulating method includes a first step of controlling the heating means by performing integral operation, differential operation and proportional operation by means of the heating control section in a manner a detection temperature by the temperature detecting means becomes a predetermined target temperature, a second step of determining a first output control pattern by patterning a first operation amount for the heating control section to control the heating means depending upon a detection temperature detected by the first temperature detecting means, in controlling the heating means in the first step, a third step of controlling the heating means by means of the heating control section depending upon the first output control pattern determined in the second step, and a fourth step of determining a second output control pattern by patterning at least a part of a second operation amount for the heating control section to control the heating means depending upon a detection temperature detected by the second temperature detecting means, in controlling the heating means in the third step. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187269 | Method of Machining Workpiece with Offset Tool - A groove (Da) extending in a Y-axis direction of a workpiece (D) is finish machined with an offset tool (T) that has a cross-section with a shape (L | 2009-07-23 |
20090187270 | METHOD TO ALIGN CHARACTERISTIC FREQUENCY OF MATERIAL REMOVAL TOOL AND ROTATION SPEED OF SPINDLE OF MACHINE TOOL AND MATERIAL REMOVAL TOOL SO ALIGNED - A method to adjust a modal property of a material removal tool without changing a projection length of the material removal tool is disclosed. Adjusting substantially aligns a characteristic frequency of the material removal tool with a rotation speed of a spindle of a machine tool. A material removal tool employing the method and a method to machine metal are also disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187271 | Method for depositing and retrieving prohibited items or products - A method for not having to permanently relinquish prohibited items or products objected to at security controls. The prohibited items are instead provided with an identifying means, placed in a collecting container and stored by a storage service. The person participating in the system can, via the obtained identifying means, later claim the stored item at the storage service by way of the Internet and arrange for dispatch to an address to be indicated. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187272 | METHOD & SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A PACKAGE PRE-LOAD OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DISPATCH PLAN - The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for generating a shipping label with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VENDING MACHINE - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a number of functions within a vending machine. The method includes the steps of providing a central processing unit, coupling a USB class controller to the central processing unit, and controlling the vending machine by the central processing unit through the USB to serial controller. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187274 | PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH COORDINATE GUIDANCE - The invention describes improved methods and mechanisms for providing secure access to pharmaceutical and supply items in a clinical setting. In one version of the invention, a dispensing unit has an interior housing one or more drawers. Each drawer has one or more storage locations. The fronts of the drawers are covered with one or more locking doors, preventing access to a particular drawer, unless the covering door is unlocked. Indicators are mounted on the side of the enclosure, to guide the user to a drawer covered by an associated unlocked door. The unit further includes indicators on the sides of the drawers, to guide the user to the right storage receptacles or pockets within the drawer. Some pockets may have lids. Some of the lids may have locks. Sensors associated with at least some of the individual pocket lids may be provided to detect the lifting of a lid. Means to automatically detect the entry of a hand or fingers into a pocket may be provided. One or more loudspeakers may be mounted on the unit, to provide auditory guidance and confirmation of correct access, by sounds and voice prompts. One or more video cameras may be mounted on the unit. A processor is mounted in the unit, or, in the case of an auxiliary unit, the auxiliary unit is connected to the processor on the main unit. The processor is connected to receive signals from sensors in the dispensing unit, from the video camera, and to send signals to the indicators, and to send auditory information to loudspeakers which are designed to focus the sound specifically to the user. Modular locking drawers may be mounted in this unit also, dispensing individual doses using a method where the drawer has to be fully closed for each unit dose of medication taken. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187275 | Legged Robot and Control Method Thereof - Technology is provided that can compute a center of gravity pathway for a robot in which the ZMP matches the target ZMP, even if the robot is caused to perform a crouching movement during a single leg ground phase. The robot of the present invention is a legged robot that moves the center of gravity in the vertical direction when one leg link is grounded by changing joint angles, and comprises means for generating the vertical pathway of the center of gravity, means for computing the horizontal pathway of the center of gravity, based upon the generated vertical pathway of the center of gravity, a tridiagonal equation which is a discretization of a ZMP equation, a target ZMP, and horizontal speeds of the center of gravity at the beginning and the completion of the vertical pathway, means for computing chronological data of target values of the joint angles, based upon the generated vertical pathway and the computed horizontal pathway of the center of gravity, and means for rotating the joints based upon the computed chronological data of the target values of the joint angles. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187276 | GENERATING DEVICE OF PROCESSING ROBOT PROGRAM - A processing robot program generating device used in a robot system having a vision sensor, capable of accommodating an error in the shape of a workpiece and reducing man-hours required for a teaching operation. Image detection models are generated in a graphic image of a workpiece viewed from a virtual camera. A processing program including data of teaching points for processing segments of a processing line of the workpiece is generated. A detection program for actually imaging the workpiece is generated, and the position and orientation of each segment corresponding to each detection model generated are detected. A command line, for calculating an amount of change between the detection model and the actually captured image of the workpiece, is added to the processing program. Then, a correction program is inserted into the processing program, the correction program being capable of correcting the teaching point for processing each segment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187277 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A control system for controlling an industrial robot and a method thereof. A control unit generates a control signal for controlling the motor. At least one drive unit controls the motor. The drive unit includes a switching unit adapted to convert DC current to alternating current to the motor in dependence on the control signal. A safety unit generates a stop signal for stopping the robot upon occurrence of a safety event. The drive unit disables the switching unit upon receiving the stop signal. The safety unit generates the stop signal with a time delay with respect to the safety event. The control unit generates the control signal in such a way that the motor is electrically braked during the time delay. The control system transfers the stop signal to the brake, which mechanically brakes the motor upon receiving the stop signal, and delays the stop signal to the drive unit so that the brake receives the stop signal before the drive unit to ensure that the mechanical brake is applied before the switching unit is disabled. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187278 | Adaptive Mobile Robot System with Knowledge-Driven Architecture - The invention integrates software and knowledge engineering with robotics technology to improve robot-to-robot and robot-to-human conversational interface and provide on-the-fly translations of situational requirements into adaptive behavior models and further down to service scenarios for a collaborative robot teams. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187279 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PRODUCTION OF A MIXTURE OF COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR A MIXTURE WITH PRE-MIX DEAD VOLUMES - The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the production of a mixture of components, especially a mixture with premix dead volumes. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187280 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ICE MACHINE THROUGH TEMPERATURE SETTING - The present invention includes steps of: setting a first temperature and a second temperature; continuously detecting the temperature inside an ice tray in an ice machine, starting an ice making schedule as the ice tray temperature is identical to or higher than the first temperature; heating the ice tray as the ice tray temperature reaches the second temperature so as to rise the ice tray temperature up to the first temperature; and repeating the steps for continuing ice making. Through the method described above, the ice machine can utilize a judgment of temperature to form an ice making schedule, which includes an ice removing procedure, a water inflow procedure and a freezing procedure, and also can utilize the detection of the temperature variation in the ice tray to judge if the water level reaches a preset position, so as to ensure a proper water amount in the ice tray. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A CALIBRATED CONDENSER UNIT IN A REFRIGERANT-CYCLE SYSTEM - A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a figure of merit related to the efficiency of the system. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of the following sensors: a suction line temperature sensor, a suction line pressure sensor, a suction line flow sensor, a hot gas line temperature sensor, a hot gas line pressure sensor, a hot gas line flow sensor, a liquid line temperature sensor, a liquid line pressure sensor, a liquid line flow sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of an evaporator air temperature input sensor, an evaporator air temperature output sensor, an evaporator air flow sensor, an evaporator air humidity sensor, and a differential pressure sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of a condenser air temperature input sensor, a condenser air temperature output sensor, and a condenser air flow sensor, an evaporator air humidity sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of an ambient air sensor and an ambient humidity sensor. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187282 | WIND TURBINE ARRANGED FOR INDEPENDENT OPERATION OF ITS COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A wind turbine which is composed of several subunits is provided. Each of the several subunits includes a controller. Each of the controllers is adapted to operate in a cooperative mode and in an isolated mode. In the cooperative mode, one of the controllers operates as a master controller and the remaining controllers operate as slave controllers. In the isolated mode, each subunit is exclusively controlled by its respective controller, wherein each of the controllers acts as an independent master controller for its subunit. Further, a method for operating a wind turbine which includes at least two subunits is provided. Each of the at least two subunits includes at least one sensor, at least one actuator and a controller. The method for operating the wind turbine is carried out independently in each subunit and includes detecting at least one sensor signal; and determining and transferring a command to at least one actuator. Further, a segmented computer program for controlling a wind turbine which includes at least two subunits is provided. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187283 | Fail-safe system for controlling wind turbines - A wind turbine control system is provided. The control system includes a first and a second control unit which are coupled to each other over a first network. The first control unit is configured as a critical control unit, comprising a first set of functions comprising critical control functions for the operation of a wind turbine, and the second control unit is configured as a secondary control unit, comprising a second set of functions comprising non-critical control functions and data management functions. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187284 | System and Method for Providing Power Distribution System Information - A system, method and computer program product for processing utility data of a power grid is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data, a plurality of applications comprising an automated meter application configured to process power usage data from a plurality of automated meters, a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage, and a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration. The system may include an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis objects with each analysis object configured to process data to provide a specific analysis, wherein said analysis engine is accessible via one or more of the plurality of applications, and the system may include a report module configured to receive an output from the analysis engine and to output a report. The plurality of applications may also include a fault analysis application, a transformer analysis application, a theft detection application, a power flow application, a substation automation application, a load shed application and others. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187285 | Method and Apparatus for Communicating Power Distribution Event and Location - A system, device, and method of providing information for a power distribution system is provided. In one embodiment, a method of using a device that receives power from the low voltage power of the power distribution system and experiences a power loss during a local power outage may perform the processes of monitoring a voltage of the low voltage power line, detecting a voltage reduction below a threshold voltage for a predetermined time period, storing information of the voltage reduction in a non-volatile memory prior to the power outage, and transmitting a notification to a remote computer system prior to the outage. The monitoring may comprise making a plurality of measurements of the voltage during a time interval and averaging the plurality of voltage measurements. In addition, the method may include transmitting an alert message upon power up after the outage to indicate a power restoration local to the device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187286 | Control System and Method for Operating a Cooling System - The present invention relates to a control system for operating a cooling system comprising components at least including a compressor ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090187287 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention is related to a climate control system with one dimmable device capable of variably reducing the transmission of radiation through a window, and a climate control unit coupled to and adapted to control the dimmable device. The dimmable device includes at least one inherent conductive polymer and at least one ionic liquid. The dimmable device is controlled to change colours and/or dimming levels by applying a voltage pulse of a first electrical polarisation for darkening and a second reverse polarized voltage pulse for bleaching. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187288 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control system capable of precise operations or treatments in which the visual recognition and operation portions are as close to each other as possible, including: a) an imaging device for taking an image of the object; b) a manipulation tool having at its tip an illuminator for casting a spot light onto the object; c) a driver for changing the position of the manipulation tool; d) an external display unit for displaying an image; e) an input unit for allowing an operator to specify a position corresponding to the display of the external display unit; f) a distance calculator for calculating the distance between the position specified through the input unit and the position of the spot light cast from the illuminator onto the object; and g) a controller for controlling, based on the aforementioned distance, the driver so as to bring the tip of the manipulation tool closer to the specified position. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187289 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR USE IN A VEHICLE - A first microcomputer in an ECU outputs a CID of the ECU in response to a request from a scan tool when the ECU has multiple microcomputers implemented therein. Each of the multiple microcomputers has an additive value stored therein for counting an update of the software. The additive values from the multiple microcomputers are added as a sum total of the ECU that is further added to a CID base value. The sum total of the ECU added to the CID base value is then output as the CID of the ECU from the first microcomputer to the scan tool. Therefore, information stored in the first microcomputer is not necessarily changed for outputting an updated CID (e.g., software product number information) from the ECU. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187290 | Collision predicting apparatus and collision predicting method - A collision predicting apparatus detects subject targets present in the traveling course of the own vehicle by using the relative distance and the relative velocity, etc. The apparatus also calculates the predicted collision time of each subject target on the basis of the relative distance and the relative velocity. The apparatus also detects the relative lateral position of each subject target, and corrects the relative lateral position. The apparatus then executes a collision-predicted target selecting routine, in which the predicted collision time of each subject target that does not meet a predetermined condition is set at a predetermined maximum value. The apparatus selects a subject target that meets the predetermined condition as a collision subject target, and predicts whether the collision subject target will collide with the own vehicle. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187291 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR PROVIDING REAL TIME OPTIMIZATION OF A MISSION PLAN FOR A POWERED SYSTEM - A method for operating a powered system, the method including determining whether a mission plan of the powered system is correct to satisfy at least one mission objective of the powered system, if not, updating information used to establish the mission plan, revising the mission plan based on the updated information to satisfy the at least one mission objective, and operating the powered system based on the revised mission plan. A system and a computer software code for operating a powered system are also disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187292 | INTEGRATED PITCH, ROLL, AND YAW INCEPTOR - A method and apparatus for a control system for an aircraft. The control system comprises a grip, a set of feedback components connected to the grip, and a set of sensors. The set of feedback components transmit a restoring force opposite to a movement of the grip. The set of sensors are capable of detecting pitch input, roll input, and yaw input in response to the movement of the grip. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187293 | Electrically Activated Aircraft Landing Gear Control System and Method - An electrically activated landing gear control system is provided. A processing module of landing gear control system is provided with landing gear control system software that receives data relating to the position of a landing gear lever. Proximity sensors positioned at landing gear and wheel well areas of the aircraft are coupled for communication with the processing module. The proximity sensors provide the landing gear control system software with position data relating to the landing gear. The landing gear control software converts the data received from the landing gear lever and the data received from the proximity sensors to command signals to control electrically activated valves associated with landing gear components. The command signals may be sent simultaneously to remote power distribution units and remote data concentrator units to energize or de-energize solenoid coils of the electrically activated valves. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187294 | System and Method for Train Awakening - A method and system for vitally determining initial vehicle location on a guideway when the vehicle is awakened is disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187295 | Message Protocol for Efficient Transmission of Vital Directives on a Guideway - A method for delivering and maintaining mandatory directives data from a central office server to an on-board system in an efficient and vital manner is disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |
20090187296 | Automatic Creation, Maintenance and Monitoring of a Guideway Database - A method and system for creating, maintain, and monitoring a guideway database is disclosed. | 2009-07-23 |