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20130002376 | MISALIGNMENT TOLERANT CONTACTLESS RF COUPLING DEVICE - Some embodiments relate to a contactless RF coupling device that includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The RF coupling device may provide a broadband, low loss electrical connection without mechanical contact as would a conventional mechanical connector. The first substrate includes a first ground plane on one side and a first transmission line on an opposing side. The first transmission line includes an enlarged first coupling member at an end of the first transmission line. The second substrate includes a second ground plane on one side and a second transmission line on an opposing side. The second transmission line includes an enlarged second coupling member at an end of the second transmission line. The first ground plane may not extend under the first coupling member and the second ground plane may include an opening that is aligned with the second coupling member. | 01-03-2013 |
20130200151 | SWITCHABLE RFID CARD READER ANTENNA - An antenna includes a plurality of loops and a plurality of double pole double throw (DPDT) switches. The plurality of DPDT switches is coupled to the plurality of loops. The DPDT switches are configured to cause a change in direction of current in one or more of the plurality of loops, thereby altering a direction of a magnetic field in one or more of the plurality of loops, such that a device positioned at a plurality of positions in relation to the antenna is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna at the plurality of positions. | 08-08-2013 |
20140062670 | STANDBY ACTIVATION - Systems and methods are provided for providing a standby activation of a device. A method for providing standby activation of a device can include coupling a tag to a computing device. Furthermore, a method for providing standby activation of a device can include activating the tag utilizing a tag reader, wherein activating the tag provides access to the computing device. | 03-06-2014 |
20140097982 | TRANSMITTING POSITIONS OF DEVICES - Transmitting positions of devices is described herein. One method for transmitting a position of a device includes converting a received Global Positioning System (GPS) signal to a short range signal with a first device, transmitting the short range signal using the first device, receiving the short range signal with a second device, and transmitting a position of the second device determined from the short range signal using the second device. | 04-10-2014 |
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20080246649 | METHOD FOR PHASE CALIBRATING ANTENNAS IN A RADAR SYSTEM - A method for phase calibrating antennas in a radar system is disclosed. The method comprises providing a transmit antenna and two or more receive antennas, the receive antennas each in communication with a respective receiver channel. A radio frequency pulse having a leakage pulse is transmitted from the transmit antenna. The leakage pulse is received at each of the receive antennas and respective receiver channel. The relative phase change between the receive antennas is determined by using the leakage pulse as a reference signal. | 10-09-2008 |
20090058716 | PRECISION RADIO FREQUENCY DELAY DEVICE - A method of delaying propagation of a radio frequency (RF) signal through a circuit is described. The method comprises receiving data that represents a delay time interval, providing an RF signal when a start pulse triggers a memory device, initiating a count through the delay time interval based on receipt of a start pulse, and outputting the RF signal after the delay time interval has expired. | 03-05-2009 |
20090096663 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY ANTENNA LEAKAGE SIGNALS - In one aspect, a method of radar altimeter operation including a time dependent gain control is described. The method comprises triggering a Sensitivity Time Control (STC) gain control signal at a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of a transmit pulse to attenuate interference from at least one of an antenna leakage signal and a signal reflected from equipment. The method also includes shaping the STC gain control signal from no attenuation at a first time, before a transmitter sends the transmit pulse, to a stable maximum attenuation at the time the transmitter sends the transmit pulse, to no attenuation at a second time, after the transmitter sends the transmit pulse. The method also includes matching a bandwidth of an intermediate frequency (IF) amplifier to the pulse width of a transmitted pulse. | 04-16-2009 |
20090174594 | HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR ALTIMETER - In one aspect, a method of radar altimeter operation, the altimeter including a high frequency counter coupled to a processor is described. The method comprises providing a continuous wave to the high frequency counter upon receipt of a transmit pulse, counting the cycles of the continuous wave, discontinuing counting of the continuous wave cycles upon receipt of a return pulse, outputting a count from the high frequency counter to the processor, and operating the processor to convert the count to an altitude. | 07-09-2009 |
20090262008 | HIGH ACCURACY RADAR ALTIMETER USING AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION - A method of compensating for component errors within a radar altimeter is described. The method includes periodically switching transmit pulses from a transmit antenna to a programmable delay device, calculating an altitude based on a transmit pulse received from the programmable delay device, comparing the calculated altitude to an expected altitude, the expected altitude based on a pre-set delay through the programmable delay device, and compensating an altitude measured by the radar altimeter, based on transmit pulses output through the transmit antenna, by an error correction amount based on a difference between the calculated altitude and expected altitudes. | 10-22-2009 |
20100267349 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ISOLATION AND POWER HANDLING IN A RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH - A transmit/receive switching circuit is provided. The transmit/receive switching circuit comprises a first transformer to split a transmission signal into a first split transmission signal and a second split transmission signal. The first split transmission signal is out of phase with the second split transmission signal. The transmit/receive switching circuit also comprises a second transformer to split a received signal into a first split received signal and a second split received signal and to combine the first split transmission signal and the second split transmission signal. The first split received signal is out of phase with the second split received signal. The combined transmission signal is supplied to an antenna port and the received signal is received from the antenna port. The transmit/receive switching circuit also comprises a third transformer to combine the first split received signal and the second split received signal and to supply the combined received signal to a receive port of the transmit/receive switch. Finally, the transmit/receive switching circuit comprises first and second switches. Both the first and second switches are coupled to the first transformer and to the second transformer. The first switch switches between coupling the first split transmission signal to the second transformer and coupling the first split received signal to the third transformer. The second switch switches between coupling the second split transmission signal to the second transformer and coupling the second split received signal to the third transformer. | 10-21-2010 |
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20120116806 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT FOR A TREATMENT SYSTEM - A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patients injury, treatment protocol and outcome. | 05-10-2012 |
20130066426 | INSTRUMENTED ORTHOPEDIC AND OTHER MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Medical implants can comprise various instrumentation to impart desirable functionality to the implant. In some embodiments, the implants comprise functional structures, such as sensors, energy propagating transducers, drug delivery systems and the like. Additional instrumentation to facilitate the functionality of these devices can include, for example, microprocessors, communication systems, power sources or the like. Drug delivery systems can comprise, for example, an isolated reservoir with a control system to control the delivery of a biological agent from the reservoir. The implants can be orthopedic implants that are designed to interface with a patient's skeletal system wherein the orthopedic implant may itself embody sensors, processors, power supplies, memory and/or communication capability. | 03-14-2013 |
20140343350 | INSTRUMENTED ORTHOPEDIC AND OTHER MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Medical implants can comprise various instrumentation to impart desirable functionality to the implant. In some embodiments, the implants comprise functional structures, such as sensors, energy propagating transducers, drug delivery systems and the like. Additional instrumentation to facilitate the functionality of these devices can include, for example, microprocessors, communication systems, power sources or the like. Drug delivery systems can comprise, for example, an isolated reservoir with a control system to control the delivery of a biological agent from the reservoir. The implants can be orthopedic implants that are designed to interface with a patient's skeletal system wherein the orthopedic implant may itself embody sensors, processors, power supplies, memory and/or communication capability. | 11-20-2014 |
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20100169092 | VOICE INTERFACE OCX - A medical dictation workflow system can be customized from the selection of available user application programs. A voice interface OCX can interface speech technologies with the selected user application programs of the medical dictation workflow system. The medical dictation workflow system may be directed to generating reports through filling out defined fields. The fields can be generated through a tracking system subscribing to a core reporting system and requesting certain information be captured or through a user. The voice interface OCX can provide macros so a user can customize the fields, navigate among the fields, or fill in the fields with data through a voice recognition engine or a wave player control. The data entered into the fields can be automatically entered into corresponding database elements of a database. | 07-01-2010 |
20120271200 | INSTRUMENTED IMPLANTABLE STENTS, VASCULAR GRAFTS AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES - Several different smart stent structures are described for placement in vessel of a mammal. The stents can be advantageously used to perform measurements of the conditions in the vessel and transmit the measurements wireless out from the patient. In some embodiments, the stent performs therapy within the vessel and may be controlled with a microprocessor, which may or may not communicate wirelessly. Some implantable devices comprise a drug delivery system based, for example, on either a microelectromechanical structure or a cover that opens upon application of an electrical current. Smart devices can be used, for example, the detect deposits in a vessel, aneurysms in the vessel or other modifications of flow in the vessel. | 10-25-2012 |
20130268285 | MEDICAL DEVICE QUALITY CONTROL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - Software is described to provide for mapping of a data file generated by a medical imaging device relating to quality control for the device to a format suitable for manipulation by a medical imaging device quality control management software. Various display interfaces can be provided to introduce certain functionalities, such as set up of the mapping function, reconciliation of the data association during the mapping process and the like. In this way, device specific software data can be integrated into effective management software that can extend across many different quality control test, potentially relating to a plurality of medical imaging devices and potentially across several locations. | 10-10-2013 |