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20090068369 | PROCESS FOR THE FLAME-RETARDANT TREATMENT OF FIBER MATERIALS - In the case of fiber materials in the form of sheet-like textile structures or yarns, flame-retardant properties can be achieved by applying a polyethylenimine and a phosphonic acid to the fiber materials. | 03-12-2009 |
20090249556 | Compositions for the Flame-Inhibiting Finishing of Fiber Materials - Compositions which can be obtained by a specific process from water, guanidine phosphate, amidosulfonic acid or ammonium sulfamate and ammonium sulfate are described. The compositions are suitable for the flame-inhibiting finishing of fiber materials, in particular of textile fabrics, e.g. those made of polyester. | 10-08-2009 |
20100000030 | PROCESS FOR THE FLAME-RETARDANT TREATMENT OF FIBER PRODUCTS - In the case of fiber products, flame-retardant properties can be achieved by applying a polyethylenimine and a phosphonic acid to the fiber products or to precursors thereof. The fiber products may be sheet-like textile structures in the form of woven fabrics or they may be yarns or fiberboards. The precursors of the fiber products may be aqueous fiber suspensions which are further processed to give paper or fiberboards. | 01-07-2010 |
20100304030 | FLAME-RETARDANT FINISHING OF FIBER MATERIALS - A process for flame-retardant finishing of fiber materials, for example wovens, is described. A tetrakishydroxymethylphosphonium compound is applied to the fiber material. This is followed by a treatment first with ammonia and then with an oxidizing agent. The fiber material is also treated with an acidic aqueous solution in the course of the process. The fiber materials obtained have good flame-retardant properties and a low formaldehyde content. | 12-02-2010 |
20110114904 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF FIBER MATERIALS BY EXHAUST METHOD IN PARTICULAR - Compositions useful for conferring a flame-retardant finish on polyester materials by means of an exhaust process comprise a triester of phosphoric acid, a polyester and an amine or ammonium salt as well as water. | 05-19-2011 |
20130220170 | Flame Retardant Composition for Cotton Articles - Compositions useful for the flame retardant finishing of cotton articles or other cellulose materials are described. The compositions are obtainable by reacting a tetrakishydroxyalkylphosphonium (THP) salt with caprolactam and urea to form a condensation product and subsequently forming a condensate from excess THP salt and excess urea. The compositions endow cotton articles with flame retardant properties and a pleasantly soft hand coupled with good durability to laundering processes. | 08-29-2013 |
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20130173331 | Dispatching Mobile Energy Resources to Respond to Electric Power Grid Conditions - Systems and methods for responding to electric power grid conditions may include identifying a portion of the electric power grid for power response, identifying at least one mobile energy resource and at least one connection site, and dispatching the mobile energy resource to a connection site. | 07-04-2013 |
20130254151 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Customer Compliance with Demand Response Requests - Systems and methods for predicting customer compliance with requests to participate in demand response events are disclosed. The systems and methods may include receiving demand response information for a demand response event, receiving information for a customer, and determining or adjusting for the customer a compliance probability for the demand response event based at least partially on the demand response information and the received customer information. | 09-26-2013 |
20140285154 | Systems and Methods for Restoring Service Within Electrical Power Systems - Systems and methods for restoring service within electrical power systems are disclosed. The methods may include identifying a restoration path for an outage area within a power system, selecting a mobile energy resource connection site that is electrically connected to at least one of the restoration path and the outage area, sending power injection requests to a plurality of mobile energy resources, at least some of which may be proximate the connection site, receiving power injection acceptances from participating ones of the plurality of mobile energy resources, and implementing the restoration path. The systems may include a processor and a computer readable storage medium having a plurality of machine-readable instructions embodied thereon and con figured for execution by the processor to carryout the method. | 09-25-2014 |
20140316598 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Demand Response Resources in a Power Distribution Network - In one aspect of the teachings herein, demand responsive loads are selected for involvement in a given DR event using an advantageous approach to selection that is based on using a mathematical network model to evaluate power loss in a power distribution network as a function of different combinations of demand responsive load selections and corresponding load reduction values. The mathematical network model comprises a mathematical representation of the power distribution network as a multi-phase unbalanced distribution network, including mathematical representations of the physical components in the power distribution network and the connecting relationships of those components. As overall power loss in the system is a function of different combinations of demand responsive load selections, the mathematical network model is used to evaluate system power loss under different demand response load selections, in a manner that automatically accommodates mesh networks and other complex network topologies, distributed generation sources, etc. | 10-23-2014 |
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20140094755 | MONITORING THE OPERATING HEALTH OF A FORCE SENSOR IN A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 04-03-2014 |
20140163522 | FLUID RESERVOIR SEATING PROCEDURE FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A method of seating a fluid reservoir in a housing of a fluid infusion device is presented here. The method is performed prior to establishing an outgoing fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir. The method begins by detecting insertion of the fluid reservoir into the housing of the fluid infusion device. In response to detecting the insertion, the method determines whether the fluid reservoir is in need of depressurization. When the fluid reservoir is in need of depressurization, the drive motor assembly of the fluid infusion device is rewound to depressurize the fluid reservoir. After depressurizing the fluid reservoir, an equalization state for the fluid reservoir is achieved. After achieving the equilibrium state, the drive motor assembly is advanced to obtain an initial seated state for the fluid reservoir. | 06-12-2014 |
20150238688 | OCCLUSION DETECTION FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 08-27-2015 |
20150314068 | DETECTING BLOCKAGE OF A RESERVOIR CAVITY DURING A SEATING OPERATION OF A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A fluid infusion device and related operating methods are presented here. An exemplary embodiment of the device includes a drive motor assembly, a force sensor associated with the drive motor assembly, and a reservoir cavity that accommodates fluid reservoirs. An exemplary operating method for the device obtains force measurements for a reservoir seating action of the drive motor assembly, where the force measurements indicate measures of force imparted to the force sensor during the reservoir seating action. The method continues by determining that a vent in the reservoir cavity is blocked, based on an analysis of the force measurements, and by initiating corrective action for the fluid infusion device in response to determining that the vent in the reservoir cavity is blocked. | 11-05-2015 |
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20100164727 | COLOR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING RESERVOIR PRESENCE AND CONTENT IN DEVICE - A system for identifying a reservoir used with a fluid delivery device. The system includes a reservoir comprising a housing for holding fluid and a colored marking located on a surface of the housing. A fluid delivery device includes a compartment for receiving and operatively coupling with the reservoir. A light source shines light on the colored marking of the reservoir. A color sensor detects wavelengths reflected and/or refracted from the colored marking due to the light shined on the colored marking. A processor of the delivery device determines a color of the colored marking from the detected wavelengths and ascertains information related to the reservoir or the fluid in the reservoir corresponding to the determined color, wherein the processor operates the fluid delivery device according to the ascertained information, wherein the information may include a reservoir type and/or medication type. | 07-01-2010 |
20100168711 | COLOR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING RESERVOIR PRESENCE AND CONTENT IN DEVICE - A system for identifying a reservoir used with a fluid delivery device. The system includes a reservoir comprising a housing for holding fluid and a colored marking located on a surface of the housing. A fluid delivery device includes a compartment for receiving and operatively coupling with the reservoir. A light source shines light on the colored marking of the reservoir. A color sensor detects wavelengths reflected and/or refracted from the colored marking due to the light shined on the colored marking. A processor of the delivery device determines a color of the colored marking from the detected wavelengths and ascertains information related to the reservoir or the fluid in the reservoir corresponding to the determined color, wherein the processor operates the fluid delivery device according to the ascertained information, wherein the information may include a reservoir type and/or medication type. | 07-01-2010 |
20120160033 | OCCLUSION DETECTION FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165733 | MONITORING THE SEATING STATUS OF A FLUID RESERVOIR IN A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165780 | MONITORING THE OPERATING HEALTH OF A FORCE SENSOR IN A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 06-28-2012 |
20120205438 | Color detection system for detecting reservoir presence and content in device - A system for identifying a reservoir used with a fluid delivery device. The system includes a reservoir comprising a housing for holding fluid and a colored marking located on a surface of the housing. A fluid delivery device includes a compartment for receiving and operatively coupling with the reservoir. A light source shines light on the colored marking of the reservoir. A color sensor detects wavelengths reflected and/or refracted from the colored marking due to the light shined on the colored marking. A processor of the delivery device determines a color of the colored marking from the detected wavelengths and ascertains information related to the reservoir or the fluid in the reservoir corresponding to the determined color, wherein the processor operates the fluid delivery device according to the ascertained information, wherein the information may include a reservoir type and/or medication type. | 08-16-2012 |
20120226234 | MONITORING THE SEATING STATUS OF A FLUID RESERVOIR IN A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 09-06-2012 |
20120259282 | FLUID RESERVOIR SEATING PROCEDURE FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A method of seating a fluid reservoir in a housing of a fluid infusion device is presented here. The method is performed prior to establishing an outgoing fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir. The method begins by detecting insertion of the fluid reservoir into the housing of the fluid infusion device. In response to detecting the insertion, the method determines whether the fluid reservoir is in need of depressurization. When the fluid reservoir is in need of depressurization, the drive motor assembly of the fluid infusion device is rewound to depressurize the fluid reservoir. After depressurizing the fluid reservoir, an equalization state for the fluid reservoir is achieved. After achieving the equilibrium state, the drive motor assembly is advanced to obtain an initial seated state for the fluid reservoir. | 10-11-2012 |
20130102867 | GLYCEMIC HEALTH METRIC DETERMINATION AND APPLICATION - Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, etc. for determination and application of a metric for assessing a patient's glycemic health. In one particular implementation, a computed metric may be used to balance short-term and long-term risks associated with a particular therapy. | 04-25-2013 |
20130133438 | OCCLUSION DETECTION FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 05-30-2013 |
20130237953 | OCCLUSION DETECTION FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245595 | OCCLUSION DETECTION FOR A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir. | 09-19-2013 |
20140236087 | INFUSION DEVICE HAVING GEAR ASSEMBLY INITIALIZATION - Apparatus are provided for infusion devices and related operating methods. An exemplary infusion device includes a housing to receive a shaft coupled to a plunger disposed in a reservoir and a gear assembly including a first gear to engage the shaft, wherein the first gear exhibits rotational freedom in a direction opposite a delivery direction. One exemplary method of operating the infusion device comprises identifying a reset condition and in response to the reset condition, operating a motor having a rotor coupled to the gear assembly to provide the rotational freedom for the first gear. | 08-21-2014 |