Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120083743 | Catheter securement device - A catheter securement device that adheres to the skin of a patient having an epidural catheter or similar small flexible tube member inserted percutaneously, the securement device having a flexible, sheet-like main body member capable of adhering to the skin of the patient, a notched pad member over which the catheter is bent, an exposed portion of adhesive to contact the catheter, and a releasable retention member to secure the catheter onto the main body member. | 04-05-2012 |
20120316504 | Slotted catheter securement device - A slotted catheter securement device adapted for securing a catheter extending generally perpendicularly from the skin of a patient, having a base member and a securing member co-planarly oriented, the securing member being joined to the base member non-coextensively, an interior, a slot passing through the base member and the securing member in communication with the interior opening; the securing member having a first bridging member and a second bridging member non-coextensively joined to the base member, a securing adhesive layer positioned on at least one of the first and second bridging members, the first bridging member having an attached end and a free end, the second bridging member having two attached ends, whereby the first and second bridging members fold away from the base member to adhere to each other and to a catheter disposed therebetween. | 12-13-2012 |
20150051549 | Double Notched Catheter Securement Assembly - A catheter securement device that adheres to the skin of a patient having an epidural catheter or similar small flexible tube member inserted percutaneously, the securement device having a flexible, sheet-like main body member capable of adhering to the skin of the patient, a double notched pad member over which the catheter is bent, and a releasable retention member to secure the catheter onto the main body member. | 02-19-2015 |
20150094675 | Stoma Stopper Securement Dressing - A stoma stopper securement dressing having a base member formed of a thin, flexible, skin-conforming sheet material having an adhesive coating on its underside for securing the base member to a skin surface, an opening in the base member to allow for passage of a stopper shaft therethrough, and a thin, flexible, releasable strap member attached to the base member, one end of the strap member being fixed to the based member and the other end of the strap member being a free end, such that the strap member can be opened to expose the opening for insertion or removal of a stoma stopper and can be closed to retain the stoma stopper therein. | 04-02-2015 |
20150258309 | Offset Catheter Securement Device - A catheter securement device adapted to be adhesively mounted to the skin of a patient to secure a catheter in place, the device having a flexible, thin, sheet-like base member with a distal edge and a midportion, and a releasable, flexible, thin, sheet-like retention member comprising a fixed end, a releasable end, a and a distal edge, wherein the distal edge of the retention member is offset from the distal edge of the base member to define an uplift focus area in the midportion of the base member, such that upward pull on the catheter is transferred to the midportion of the base member to preclude the base member from being peeled from the patient's skin. | 09-17-2015 |
20160067451 | Peripheral Intravenous and Arterial Catheter Securement Device - A catheter securement bandage may include a base layer formed with a multi-ply laminate comprising adhesive, gauze, and plastic layers. A top layer may similarly be formed with a multi-ply laminate comprising a layer adhesive, plastic, gauze, and an added layer of adhesive. By securing a hub portion and lure connector of a catheter, the catheter securement bandage maintains an optimal catheter insertion angle of the catheter into a patent this preventing kinking and obstruction of flow through the catheter. | 03-10-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110095798 | High Speed Fully Differential Resistor-Based Level Formatter - A level formatter is provided that has differentially coupled closed loop current sources, each configured to precisely establish a current proportional to a reference voltage. A bridge circuit is differentially coupled to two supplementary current sources and controlled to rapidly switch the current from the supplementary current sources to produce output voltages at respective outputs that are approximately equal to respective ones of two reference voltages. | 04-28-2011 |
20130043903 | RADIATION-TOLERANT LEVEL SHIFTING - A system and method for radiation-tolerant level shifting are disclosed. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit may include a plurality of level shifters, where each of the plurality of level shifters configured receive a same logic level in a first voltage domain and to output candidate logic levels in a second voltage domain, and where at least one of the candidate logic levels subject to being different from another one of the candidate logic levels. The integrated circuit may also include a voting circuit coupled to the plurality of level shifters, where the voting circuit is configured to evaluate the candidate logic levels and output a selected logic level based, at least in part, upon the evaluation. | 02-21-2013 |
20130099796 | Radiation-Tolerant Overcurrent Detection - Systems and methods for radiation-tolerant overcurrent detection are disclosed. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit may include a plurality of overcurrent detectors, each of the plurality of overcurrent detectors configured to detect a candidate overcurrent event. The integrated circuit may also include a voting circuit coupled to the overcurrent detectors, the voting circuit configured to indicate an overcurrent in response to receiving a selected number of candidate overcurrent events from the overcurrent detectors. At least one of the overcurrent detectors may be subject to detecting the candidate overcurrent in error, at least in part, due to exposure to ionizing radiation. | 04-25-2013 |
20130099863 | FOURTH-ORDER ELECTRICAL CURRENT SOURCE APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods disclosed herein operate to receive a differential input signal at a first-stage pair of transconductance devices. The differential signal is amplified by a second-order factor at a positive-side or a negative-side first-stage transconductance device, depending upon the polarity of the differential input signal, to create a second-order signal at the output of the appropriate first-stage device. The second-order output signal is then amplified by another second-order factor at a corresponding second-stage transconductance device. A resulting fourth-order signal is made available at an output node as a quartic-response current source. The quartic-response current source may be utilized as a dynamic bias source in conjunction with a linear amplifier to provide a high slew rate amplifier. | 04-25-2013 |
20130141059 | DYNAMIC BIAS SOFT START CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods operate to disable a dynamically biased apparatus and a dynamic bias current source providing dynamic bias current to the apparatus at the beginning of a static bias startup period shortly after power-on. The dynamically biased apparatus is then gradually enabled in a static bias mode of operation during the static bias startup period. Following the end of the static bias startup period, operation of the dynamically biased apparatus in a dynamic transconductance mode is gradually enabled during a dynamic bias startup period. Such startup sequence operates to prevent damaging in-rush currents in a system employing the dynamically biased apparatus in a feedback control loop. | 06-06-2013 |
20130187620 | POWER EFFICIENT TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - Embodiments and methods herein operate as two-stage voltage controlled current sources (i.e., dynamic current sources) operating in class AB mode. Phase-delayed current injection circuits are associated with first-stage bias, second-stage bias, or both. The current injection circuits operate to quickly re-charge inter-stage parasitic capacitance associated with the active side of the class AB dynamic current source shortly after that side becomes inactive. Doing so quickly dissipates an otherwise slowly-decaying residual drive signal to prevent the output stage from continuing to conduct after the associated side of the current source becomes inactive. Excessive current consumption and possible destructive operation of the output stage are mitigated as a result. | 07-25-2013 |
20140355161 | FAST TRANSIENT PRECISION POWER REGULATION APPARATUS - Apparatus disclosed herein implement a fast transient precision current limiter such as may be included in an electronic voltage regulator. The current limiter includes two current sense element/current clamp control loops. A fast response time control loop first engages and clamps a current spike. A precision control loop then engages to more accurately clamp the output current to a programmed set point. The precision clamping loop includes an inner loop to linearize the precision current sense element. The inner loop forces the drain-to-source voltage (VDS) of the precision sense element to track the VDS of the regulator pass element. A more precise clamping operation results. Overall speed is not sacrificed as the fast response time clamping loop operates in parallel to protect circuitry while the precision clamping loop engages. | 12-04-2014 |
20150288337 | REDUCING COMMON MODE TRANSCONDUCTANCE IN INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIERS - An instrumentation amplifier (INA) that includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier coupled to the first amplifier. The first amplifier includes a first transistor. The first amplifier is configured to receive a positive phase signal of a differential signal. The second amplifier includes a second transistor and is configured to receive a negative phase signal of the differential signal. The first and second transistors each include a gate, source, and drain. The first transistor drain is connected to the second transistor drain. | 10-08-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120110688 | AAD-12 EVENT 1606 AND RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES - This invention relates to soybean event pDAB4472-1606 (Event 1606). This invention includes a novel aad-12 transformation event in soybean plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a soybean cell. This invention also relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. | 05-03-2012 |
20130061346 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT SOYBEAN EVENT 9582.814.19.1 - Soybean event 9582.814.19.1 comprises genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. | 03-07-2013 |
20130338006 | STACKED HERBICIDE TOLERANCE EVENT 8291.45.36.2, RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES, AND DETECTION THEREOF - This invention relates to soybean event pDAB8291.45.36.2, which includes a novel expression cassette comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding, and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to detection methods, including endpoint TaqMan PCR assays, for the detection of Event pDAB8291.45.36.2 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided. | 12-19-2013 |
20140201873 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT SOYBEAN EVENT 9582.814.19.1 - Soybean event 9582.814.19.1 comprises genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. | 07-17-2014 |
20140344994 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT BREEDING STACK OF SOYBEAN EVENT PDAB9582.814.19.1 AND PDAB4468.04.16.1 - A breeding stack of soybean event 9582.814.19.1 and soybean event pDAB4468.04.16.1 resulted in the novel soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1 :: pDAB4468.04.16.1. Soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1 :: pDAB4468.04.16.1 comprises genes encoding AAD-12, CrylF, CrylAc (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. | 11-20-2014 |
20150335017 | INSECT RESISTANT AND HERBICIDE TOLERANT SOYBEAN EVENT pDAB9582.816.15.1 - Soybean event 9582.816.15.1 comprises genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a new insect resistant and herbicide tolerant transgenic soybean transformation event, designated soybean event pDAB9582.816.15.1, comprising cry1F v3 (cry1F), cry1Ac synpro (cry1Ac) and pat v6 (pat), as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a soybean cell. Representative soybean seed has been deposited with American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) with the Accession No. ATCC Deposit No. PTA-12588. The DNA of soybean plants containing this event includes the junction/flanking sequences described herein that characterize the location of the inserted DNA within the soybean genome. | 11-26-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130055453 | STACKED HERBICIDE TOLERANCE EVENT 8264.42.32.1, RELATED TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN LINES, AND DETECTION THEREOF - This invention relates to soybean event pDAB8264.42.32.1 and includes novel expression cassettes and transgenic inserts comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to endpoint TAQMAN PCR assays for the detection of Event pDAB8264.42.32.1 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130255145 | GROWTH CHAMBER CAROUSEL - An apparatus is disclosed which may be used to grow plants in a chamber. In one embodiment, the chamber includes an artificial light source, a plurality of plant supports, a supporting structure configured to rotate the plant supports between two positions, the first position being closer to the artificial light source than the second, and a divider separating the chamber into a light region containing the artificial light source and one of the plant supports in the first position and a dark region containing the other plant support in the second position, wherein the divider is moveable between a first divider position in which the divider prevents movement of the plant supports and a second divider position in which the divider does not prevent movement of the plant supports. Methods of growing plants in a chamber on a moveable member are also disclosed. | 10-03-2013 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100322795 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE - A fluid delivery system includes a pump operably coupleable to a source of fluid. A reciprocating electromagnetic actuator is coupled to the pump and has a coil that when energized causes the actuator to drive the pump. Coil current sensing circuitry is configured to provide an indication of current flowing in the coil. A controller is coupled to the coil current sensing circuitry and is configured to calculate a coil drive parameter based upon a plurality of coil current indications from the coil current sensing circuitry. Coil drive circuitry is coupled to the controller and is configured to supply current to the coil based on the coil drive parameter. | 12-23-2010 |
20110240758 | FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR IN AN AIRLESS FLUID SPRAYER - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and devices for spraying fluid materials such as paints, stains, and the like, and more specifically, but not by limitation, to a fluid level indicator for an airless fluid sprayer. In one example, an airless fluid sprayer is provided and includes a fluid container, a controller, and a fluid level indication module implemented by the controller to generate an indication of a level of fluid material in the fluid container. | 10-06-2011 |
20140057235 | SYSTEM, COMPONENTS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR TRAINING AND TESTING ON CARDIAC COMPRESSIONS - Disclosed are methodologies, a system and components thereof and associated computer programs for providing training/testing of one or more users performing treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest(SCA) victims. The system provides computer controlled interactive instruction and testing methodologies that enable one or more users to be trained and/or tested using a plurality of mannequins including circuitry and hardware that enable each users compressions to analyzed for rate, depth and recoil to ensure that each user is performing the chest compressions properly. The data collected for determining rate, depth and recoil are collected via mannequin-specific hardware and electronics that utilize a plurality of magnets provided in proximity to a Hall Effect sensor. Data is collected at each mannequin and transmitted to at least one computer processing unit operating to receive, collect, analyze and display the data as well as store data for subsequent use in individualized training and certification of users. | 02-27-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090010953 | PEPTIDES OF A MELANOMA ANTIGEN AND THEIR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC, PROPHYLACTIC, AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS - Immunogenic peptides of a melanoma antigen recognized by T cells, designated gp100, bioassays using the peptides to diagnose, assess or prognose a mammal afflicted with cancer, more specifically melanoma or metastatic melanoma, and use of the proteins and peptides as immunogens to inhibit, prevent or treat melanoma. | 01-08-2009 |
20100279950 | PEPTIDES OF A MELANOMA ANTIGEN AND THEIR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC, PROPHYLACTIC, AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS - Immunogenic peptides of a melanoma antigen recognized by T cells, designated gp100, bioassays using the peptides to diagnose, assess or prognose a mammal afflicted with cancer, more specifically melanoma or metastatic melanoma, and use of the proteins and peptides as immunogens to inhibit, prevent or treat melanoma. | 11-04-2010 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110156812 | MULTI-BAND, MULTI-MODE RF TRANSMIT AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE SIGNAL PATHS FOR LINEAR AND SATURATED OPERATION - A device includes: an input for receiving an RF input signal having a signal format selected among a plurality of signal formats, including at least one signal format to be linearly amplified, and at least another signal format be amplified in saturation; at least a first and a second output; a first amplification path from the input to the first output that includes a first amplifier that operates in a linear amplification mode with respect to the RF input signal; a second amplification path from the input port to the second output that includes the first amplifier, and a second amplifier that operates in saturated amplification with respect to the RF input signal; and a path selection device that selectively passes the RF input signal through the first amplification path or the second amplification path in response to the selected signal format of the RF input signal. | 06-30-2011 |
20110233628 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR SWITCH FOR RF SIGNALS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A switching device has an input node, an output node, and a control node. The device includes: a substrate having a first side and a second side with a ground plane on the first side of the substrate and a mesa on the second side of the substrate. The mesa is made of a normally-conductive semiconductor material, and an isolation region substantially surrounds the mesa. A field effect transistor (FET) is on the mesa. The FET has an input terminal connected to the input node, an output terminal connected to the output node, and a gate. A capacitor is connected in series between the output terminal of the FET and the gate, and a resistor is connected in series between the control node and the gate. A gate electrode is directly connected to the gate. The gate electrode is disposed substantially entirely on the mesa. | 09-29-2011 |
20120025269 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING PILLAR - A semiconductor structure comprises a substrate and a metal layer disposed over the substrate. The metal layer comprises a first electrical trace and a second electrical trace. The semiconductor structure comprises a conductive pillar disposed directly on and in electrical contact with the first electrical trace; and a dielectric layer selectively disposed between the metal layer and the conductive pillar. The dielectric layer electrically isolates the second electrical trace from the pillar. | 02-02-2012 |
20120025370 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE COMPRISING PILLAR AND MOISTURE BARRIER - A semiconductor structure includes multiple semiconductor devices on a substrate and a metal layer disposed over the semiconductor devices, the metal layer comprising at least a first trace and a second trace. A conductive pillar is disposed directly on and in electrical contact with the first trace of the metal layer, and a dielectric layer is selectively disposed between the metal layer and the conductive pillar, where the dielectric layer electrically isolates the second trace from the pillar. A moisture barrier surrounds the semiconductor devices around a periphery of the semiconductor structure, and extends from the substrate through the dielectric layer to the conductive pillar. | 02-02-2012 |
20120243446 | MULTI-BAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLEXER AND METHOD OF MULTIPLEXING MULTI-BAND WIRELESS SIGNALS - An apparatus includes: a first multiplexer configured to allow bi-directional communication over a first plurality of multiplexed communication bands that each include a corresponding transmit band and a corresponding receive band, wherein none of the transmit bands of the first multiplexer have transmit frequencies that overlap with any receive frequencies of any of the receive bands of the first multiplexer; a second multiplexer configured to allow bi-directional communication over a second plurality of multiplexed communication bands that each include a corresponding transmit band and a corresponding receive band, wherein none of the transmit bands of the second multiplexer have transmit frequencies that overlap with any receive frequencies of any of the receive bands of the second multiplexer; and an electromechanical band switch configured to selectively connect the first and second multiplexers to a common antenna. | 09-27-2012 |