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20130225669 | STERILIZATION OF PROTEINACEOUS BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUES WITH GENIPIN - The invention contemplates a method for sterilizing protein or collagen-based hard and soft tissues, from animal and human donors or created synthetically by exposure to genipin, an active compound found in gardenia fruit extract. Genipin sterilizes the tissues through crosslinking the organic framework of microbes while maintaining or enhancing mechanical strength of the tissue graft by stabilizing the collagen backbone with crosslinks bone allografts experience significant and repetitive loads during their duty cycle, sterilizing bone allografts without causing a loss in biomechanical properties is quite important. | 08-29-2013 |
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20150376806 | ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF MATERIALS, METHODS AND PRODUCTION - Electrochemically aligned and compacted molecules, nanoparticles and microparticles with ampholytic nature, such as collagen, elastin, keratin and charged nanoparticle materials, methods of making and using the materials and associated production-related devices. In one embodiment, a device for producing continuous electrochemically aligned strands, threads or fibers is disclosed. In a further embodiment, fabrication of compositionally and geometrically complex anatomical forms by 3D-electrochemical compaction of biomolecules is disclosed. In yet another embodiment, methods for fabricating patterned lattice structures, in particular having controlled pore size and morphology, and the lattice structures themselves are also disclosed. | 12-31-2015 |
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20150177519 | SEE-THROUGH EYEPIECE FOR HEAD WEARABLE DISPLAY - An eyepiece for a head wearable display includes a light guide component for guiding display light received at a peripheral location offset from a viewing region and emitting the display light along an eye-ward direction in the viewing region. The light guide component includes an input surface oriented to receive the display light into the light guide component, an eye-ward facing surface having a reflection portion and a viewing portion, a folding surface oriented to reflect the display light received through the input surface to the reflection portion of the eye-ward facing surface, and a first interface surface oriented to receive the display light reflected from the reflection portion of the eye-ward facing surface. A partially reflective layer is disposed on the first interface surface in the viewing region to reflect the display light along the eye-ward direction through viewing portion of the eye-ward facing surface. | 06-25-2015 |
20150241619 | LIGHTGUIDE DEVICE WITH OUTCOUPLING STRUCTURES - A lightguide assembly including structures to provide for outcoupling of light from an internal reflection structure. In an embodiment, a lightguide assembly includes light transmissive bodies forming respective corrugations which are coupled to one another. Optical coatings are variously disposed between the respective corrugations, wherein the optical coatings provide for redirection of light from the lightguide assembly. In another embodiment, optical coatings are each applied to a respective one of alternate facets of a corrugation. Polymer film portions provide mechanical support for the optical coatings during application to the corrugation. | 08-27-2015 |
20150260992 | EYEPIECE WITH SWITCHABLE REFLECTOR FOR HEAD WEARABLE DISPLAY - An eyepiece for a head wearable display includes a light guide component for guiding display light received at a peripheral location offset from a viewing region and emitting the display light along an eye-ward direction in the viewing region. The light guide component includes an input surface to receive the display light into the light guide component, an eye-ward facing side, a world facing side, a total internal reflection (“TIR”) portion disposed proximal to the input surface to guide the display light received through the input surface using TIR, and a partially reflective portion including a partially reflective element disposed over the eye-ward facing side and a switchable reflector disposed over the world facing side. The partially reflective portion is disposed to receive the display light from the TIR portion and to guide the display light via reflections off of the partially reflective element and the switchable reflector. | 09-17-2015 |
20150268467 | IMAGING LIGHTGUIDE WITH HOLOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES - An optical element for a Head Mounted Display (“HMD”) includes a lightguide. The lightguide is embedded in the optical element and optically coupled to receive display light and direct the display light in an eyeward direction. The lightguide includes an eyeward hologram, a scene-side hologram, and a propagation region disposed between the eyeward hologram and the scene-side hologram. The eyeward hologram is configured to reflect a wavelength range of the display light that is incident upon the eyeward hologram at a specific angle. The scene-side hologram is configured to reflect the wavelength range of the display light that is incident upon the scene-side hologram at the specific angle. | 09-24-2015 |
20150277095 | DOUBLET EYEPIECE FOR HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - An eyepiece for a head mounted display (“HMD”) includes a doublet lens that includes a first optical element and a second optical element. The first optical element has an entry surface to receive the display light from a micro display and a first coupling surface. The second optical element has an exit surface and a second coupling surface paired to the first coupling surface of the first optical element. The doublet lens is configured to direct the display light through the first coupling surface, the second coupling surface, and through the exit surface. | 10-01-2015 |
20160131907 | THIN CURVED EYEPIECE FOR SEE-THROUGH HEAD WEARABLE DISPLAY - An eyepiece for a head wearable display includes a light guide component for guiding display light received at a peripheral location offset from a viewing region and emitting the display light along an eye-ward direction in the viewing region. The light guide component includes an eye-ward facing surface, a world facing surface, and a recess disposed in the world facing surface in the viewing region. The recess has a recessed surface that is discontinuous with the world facing surface. An add-on component is disposed in the recess and has a first surface mated to the recessed surface and a second surface that forms a continuous outer surface with the world facing surface. A partially reflective layer is disposed along an interface between the recessed surface and the first surface of the add-on component. | 05-12-2016 |
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20100005130 | ITERATED VARIATIONAL REGULARIZATION COMBINED WITH COMPONENTWISE REGULARIZATION - The present invention relates to a solution for solving an ill-posed inverse problem in image analysis, e.g. in an electron tomography application in order to recover a structure of a sample. The solution is provided for instance as a method comprising steps of determining reliable prior knowledge about the solution, determining initial guess for the solution and determining the corresponding forward operator, deciding upon model of stochasticity, deciding on suitable regularization method, deciding on updating scheme, and producing a sequence using the set configuration. | 01-07-2010 |
20100054565 | PARALLEL BEAM LOCAL TOMOGRAPHY RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - A method to image objects from local three-dimensional parallel beam tomographic data (line integrals) over lines parallel an arbitrary curve of directions on a sphere. Such data are used in electron microscopy, SPECT (with weighted integrals), and synchrotron tomography. The algorithm is adaptable to a number of data sets including single-axis and double-axis tilt electron tomography and truly three-dimensional curves of directions. The method stably gives pictures of the internal structure of objects and does not add strong singularities or artefacts. It is less influenced by objects outside the region of interest than standard non-local methods. The algorithm is combined with an electron microscope and computer to provide computer readable files showing the pictures of small objects such as molecules. | 03-04-2010 |
20100223036 | Apparatus, Method and Simulation Objects for Simulation of the Image Formation in a Transmission Electron Microscope - An apparatus and a method for simulating the behaviour of a TEM based on the first-order Born approximation, the method including the following steps:—providing at least one mathematical model of a virtual specimen;—simulating the image formation in the TEM when imaging the specimen, the simulation being based on a model for image formation which fully accounts for the wave nature of the electrons within the realm of the first order Born approximation and one model for the imaging properties of the TEM instrument. This is particularly suitable for use in solving the structure determination problem in ET. | 09-02-2010 |
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20120150685 | MONETIZING PRODUCT FEATURES AS PART OF ENFORCING LICENSE TERMS - Control access features include the use of a number of validation rules and capabilities of a target as part of proving license control and revenue generating functionalities, but the embodiments are not so limited. An exemplary role-based computing architecture includes the use of feature to command mappings and one or more validation rules to determine if a target of a command has a proper set of capabilities as part of allowing the command to execute. A computing method of one embodiment operates to provide a validation mechanism that performs a validation evaluation as part of a scope check to ensure that a target command is within the command issuer's scope along with a validation rule check for a particular service feature. | 06-14-2012 |
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20130198363 | TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING RESOURCE USAGE STATISTICS PER TRANSACTION ACROSS MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PROTOCOLS - Techniques to track resource usage statistics per transaction across multiple layers of protocols and across multiple threads, processes and/or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a technique may comprise assigning an activity context to a request at the beginning of a first stage, where the activity context has an initial set of properties. The values of the properties may be assigned to the properties in the initial set during the first stage. The value of a property may be stored on a data store local to the first stage. The activity context may be transferred to a second stage when the request begins the second stage. The transferred activity context may include a property from the initial set of properties. The stored values may be analyzed to determine a resource usage statistic. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 08-01-2013 |
20140196048 | IDENTIFYING AND THROTTLING TASKS BASED ON TASK INTERACTIVITY - The described implementations relate to processing of electronic data. One implementation is manifest as a system that can include logic and at least one processing device configured to execute the logic. The logic can be configured to receive a first task request to execute a first task that uses a resource when performed. The first task can have an associated first level of interactivity. The logic can also be configured to receive a second task request to execute a second task that also uses the resource when performed. The second task can have an associated second level of interactivity. The logic can also be configured to selectively throttle the first task and the second task based upon the first level of interactivity and the second level of interactivity. | 07-10-2014 |
20160034701 | MONETIZING PRODUCT FEATURES AS PART OF ENFORCING LICENSE TERMS - Control access features include the use of a number of validation rules and capabilities of a target as part of proving license control and revenue generating functionalities, but the embodiments are not so limited. An exemplary role-based computing architecture includes the use of feature to command mappings and one or more validation rules to determine if a target of a command has a proper set of capabilities as part of allowing the command to execute. A computing method of one embodiment operates to provide a validation mechanism that performs a validation evaluation as part of a scope check to ensure that a target command is within the command issuer's scope along with a validation rule check for a particular service feature. | 02-04-2016 |
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20130116915 | Methods and Systems For Coordinating Vehicular Traffic Using In-Vehicle Virtual Traffic Control Signals Enabled By Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications - Systems, methods, software, and apparatuses for coordinating traffic proximate to a potential conflict zone, such as a roadway intersection, where travel conflicts, such as crossing traffic, can arise. Coordination involves forming an ad-hoc network in a region containing the conflict zone using, for example, vehicle-to-vehicle communications and developing a dynamic traffic control plan based on information about vehicles approaching the conflict zone. Instructions based on the dynamic traffic control plan are communicated to devices aboard vehicles in the ad-hoc network, which display one or more virtual traffic signals to the operators of the vehicles and/or control the vehicles in accordance with the dynamic traffic control plan. | 05-09-2013 |
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20080245083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING - A method of calculating net sensible cooling capacity of a cooling unit includes measuring a discharge pressure from of fluid from a compressor and a suction pressure from an evaporator, calculating a condensing temperature of fluid flowing from the compressor and an evaporating temperature of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing from the compressor, calculating enthalpy of fluid flowing from the compressor, of fluid flowing from the thermal expansion valve, and of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the hot gas bypass valve, and calculating net sensible cooling capacity. Embodiments of cooling units and other methods are further disclosed. | 10-09-2008 |
20100057263 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING - Methods of controlling a cooling unit and embodiments of a cooling unit are disclosed. A method of improving efficiency of the cooling unit includes detecting a degree of opening of a hot gas bypass valve configured to divert a portion of coolant from a compressor to a heat exchanger of the cooling unit, and adjusting a condenser discharge pressure based on the detected degree of opening. Aspects may increase cooling efficiency at partial cooling requirements. Fluctuations in refrigerant pressure at low cooling capacities and condenser medium inlet temperature may be avoided. Minimum condenser water inlet temperature for a water-cooled cooling unit may also be reduced. | 03-04-2010 |
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20120298219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIR CONTAINMENT ZONE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DETECTION - An air pressure differential sensing system includes a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage, a flap pivotally connected to the conduit, and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap. The flap is configured to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage. The sensing device is configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential. | 11-29-2012 |
20130139530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING - A method of calculating net sensible cooling capacity of a cooling unit includes measuring a discharge pressure from of fluid from a compressor and a suction pressure from an evaporator, calculating a condensing temperature of fluid flowing from the compressor and an evaporating temperature of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing from the compressor, calculating enthalpy of fluid flowing from the compressor, of fluid flowing from the thermal expansion valve, and of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the hot gas bypass valve, and calculating net sensible cooling capacity. Embodiments of cooling units and other methods are further disclosed. | 06-06-2013 |
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20120279680 | System and method for controlling an aircraft cooling system - A system for controlling a cooling system comprises an operating state detection unit adapted to detect operating signals characteristic of the operating state of the cooling system and/or the operating state of a plurality of cooling energy consumers to be supplied with cooling energy by the cooling system and a database in which priority data dependent on the operating state and characteristic of the priority to be given to the cooling energy consumers in terms of the cooling energy to be supplied in various operating states of the cooling system and/or of the cooling energy consumers, is stored for a plurality of cooling energy consumers to be supplied with cooling energy by the cooling system. | 11-08-2012 |
20130075055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND/OR HEATING AIRCRAFT DEVICES - A system for cooling and/or heating aircraft devices to be cooled and/or heated includes a first individual cooling and/or heating system associated with a first aircraft device to be cooled and/or heated, a second individual cooling and/or heating system associated with a second aircraft device to be cooled and/or heated, a cooling and/or heating energy supply apparatus adapted to supply cooling and/or heating energy generated by the first and/or the second individual cooling and/or heating system to the first and/or the second aircraft device to be cooled and/or heated, a control device adapted to receive and process signals characteristic of the cooling and/or heating requirements of the first and/or the second aircraft device to be cooled and/or heated and of the load condition of the first and/or the second individual cooling and/or heating system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130215572 | AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS COOLING APPARATUS FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an improved aircraft electronics cooling system for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system, the aircraft electronics cooling system providing a thermal coupling between an electronic device to be cooled and the liquid cooling system of the aircraft. A coolant delivered by the liquid cooling system may flow through a board of the electronic device, through a heat sink on which the electronic device is arranged and/or through a housing in which the electronic device is arranged. The coolant may be permanently in the liquid state in a cooling circuit. The coolant may vaporize at least partially while cooling the electronic device. | 08-22-2013 |