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20100268198 | Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device - A wound therapy device and a kit for same with a housing material, a gasket disposed around at least a portion of the housing material, a non-woven absorption material, and a port. The gasket is sized and configured such that at least a first portion of the gasket will be adhered to a second portion of the gasket upon a folding of the housing material. A method of using a wound therapy device. | 10-21-2010 |
20120197229 | SACRAL WOUND DRESSING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WOUND THERAPY DEVICE - A sacral wound therapy device which includes a backing material having an outer surface that is wipeable. A method of manufacturing a wound therapy device wherein a portion of a release liner remains on the backing material throughout at least a portion of the manufacturing process. | 08-02-2012 |
20120302975 | DEVICE WITH CONTROLLER AND PUMP MODULES FOR PROVIDING NEGATIVE PRESSURE FOR WOUND THERAPY - A device for use with a negative pressure bandage for supply negative pressure. The device includes a pump module and a controller module. The pump module contains a power source and a pump. The pump module is removably contained in the controller module. The pump module and controller module can be connected with a connector that provides both a physical and pneumatic connection. The controller module may include one of more visual indicators for allowing the status of the device to be observed at a distance. | 11-29-2012 |
20140243961 | Inversion Delivery Device and Method For A Prosthesis - A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations. | 08-28-2014 |
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20110031275 | WIPE AND SEAL PRODUCT PUMP - A product dispensing system is provided. The product dispensing system includes a dispensing device and a sealing assembly. The dispensing device is configured and arranged to pass product out of a dispensing orifice in the product dispensing system. The sealing assembly is configured and arranged to wipe and seal the dispensing orifice to prevent exposure of unused product with ambient air when the product dispensing system is not dispensing product. | 02-10-2011 |
20110225755 | CLEANING TOOL - The present disclosure generally relates to a cleaning tool, a tool system, and specific tool head designs. The disclosure is useful for cleaning fryers in restaurants. | 09-22-2011 |
20120018458 | METERED DOSING BOTTLE - An apparatus and method for accurately measuring and dispensing a predetermined amount of product from a dispensing system to a given surface area is disclosed. The dispensing system ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120307431 | CONTROLLER ENCLOSURE, MOUNTING AND ORIENTATION OF SAME - A controlling and monitoring control application associated with one or more work operations of one or more utility devices is disclosed. The controller is programmed for controlling one or more external work operations associated with one or more utility devices. An I/O board is connected in communication with the primary controller having a module with a plurality of device-specific control applications associated with one or more device-specific work operations. The housing of the controller includes one or more cable access points for plugging a cable into the controller. The cable access points are sealed to prevent water from entering into the housing. A mounting bracket assembly provides flexibility for mounting the controller at various orientations and/or positions. The controller also includes a DC control circuit for controlling backlight luminance over the entire dimming ratio. | 12-06-2012 |
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20130145731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND OPENING PRODUCT PACKAGING - An apparatus and method for configuring product packaging and removal of the packaging from a product is disclosed. The labeled product packaging includes a shrink wrap packaging adapted for sealing around a product. A predefined point of failure is configured in the packaging and includes a failure mode for when pulled in at least one direction. A label is sealed to the packaging and adhered to the predefined point of failure in covering relation over the predefined point of failure. Lifting the label from the packaging tears open the packaging starting at the predefined point of failure so the product can be removed from the packaging. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146099 | METHOD OF SEPARATING CHEMISTRIES IN A DOOR-TYPE DISHMACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a dishmachine that includes at least two tanks and methods of using the tanks to isolate, substantially isolate, or incrementally isolate different chemistries from each other during a cycle. The disclosed dishmachine design and method allows for the use of two different, and potentially incompatible, reactive, or offsetting chemistries to be used in the same dishmachine cycle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130292355 | COLLAPSIBLE BOTTLE - The present disclosure relates to rigid, collapsible bottles that may be drained of their contents by gravity. The structural features of the bottle design help facilitate controlled bottle collapse. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292410 | FLUID DISPENSERS WITH ADJUSTABLE DOSING - A fluid dispenser includes an adjustable dosing mechanism that permits adjustment of the amount of fluid to be dispensed. An adjustable dosing mechanism may be inserted into the dispenser in either a high dose orientation or a low dose orientation. The body further includes pair of dose adjusting flanges. When the adjustable dosing mechanism body is received into the dispenser in the high dose orientation, a relatively larger quantity of fluid product is dispensed. When the adjustable dosing mechanism body is received into the dispenser in the low dose orientation, a relatively smaller quantity of fluid product is dispensed. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292417 | DISPENSER WITH LOCKABLE PUSHBUTTON - A lockable pushbutton includes a locking mechanism configurable to provide a pushbutton locked position and a pushbutton unlocked position. When the locking mechanism is positioned in the locked orientation, the locking mechanism prevents actuation of the pushbutton. When the locking mechanism body is positioned in the unlocked orientation the locking mechanism permits actuation of the pushbutton. | 11-07-2013 |
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20110240887 | Handheld Fluorometer and Method of Use - Embodiments provide a handheld fluorometer and method of determining a concentration of a product within a sample. In some cases the handheld fluorometer includes an immersible sensor head that measures a fluorescence of the product and a controller that calculates the concentration of product. In some cases the handheld fluorometer includes a handheld controller module, an immersible sensor head connected to the controller module, a sample cup for containing a water sample, and a fastener that removably fastens the sample cup about the immersible sensor head. In some cases the sensor head is angled with respect to the controller module and the fluorometer provides a substantially stable base. The sample cup can be removed to acquire a sample of water containing the product and then refastened about the sensor head for determining the concentration. | 10-06-2011 |
20130062364 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING PRODUCT - A method and system for identifying product is disclosed. A product identifier having product identifying information for one of a plurality of consumable products is provided. The product identifier is selected for a consumable product. The product identifier is displayed at or near a location on a dispensing system, or where access to the consumable product is provided. The system uses a product identifier having product and/or brand information for one or more consumable products. A window is provided in a body of a dispenser or dispensing system for viewing the product identifier associated with the consumable product therein. | 03-14-2013 |
20130284306 | ICE HANDLING CONTAINER - The invention is an improved ice handling container and methods for using the container. The container includes a bottom wall with upstanding sidewalls terminating in a mouth. A bail having an apex and opposing ends is pivotally attached to opposing sidewalls of the container. The bail has a handle generally at the apex and a hook extending generally outwardly from the bail generally near the apex of the bail for hanging the container with the mouth facing generally upward. One sidewall has a handle generally adjacent the bottom wall and a hook generally adjacent the handle extending generally outwardly and upwardly from the sidewall for hanging the container with the mouth facing generally downward. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291947 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STANDARDIZING HAND CARE - An apparatus, method and system for providing and dispensing various hand care alternatives from a common point of dispension, such as a faucet, for standardizing the hand care, washing, sanitizing, and drying process is disclosed. Included is a liquid flow path having an inlet in fluid communication with a liquid source and an outlet in fluid communication with a user reception point. A secondary flow path has an inlet in communication with one or more hand care alternatives and an outlet in communication with the user reception point. A user-perceivable output provides notification of the hand care operation being provided at the user reception point. | 11-07-2013 |
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20140230927 | GLOBAL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY - A backflow prevention assembly for global use with dispensers requiring a variety of backflow prevention devices based on regulatory standards is provided. The assembly includes a housing comprising first and second housing members and including quick connector attachments extending therefrom. The quick connector attachments are non-threaded members configured to be attached to the various measurement and types of connections found throughout the world. A cover is provided for venting purposes to reduce the backflow siphoning forces or pressure, which causes the backflow of a product chemistry. Furthermore, a backflow prevention device is configured to be fluidly coupled to the housing of the present invention to provide for one way flow and the prevention of backflow of a product chemistry into a water supply. The flow control may be selected based on the regulatory standards of the location used. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIATION OF FLOW TO ERODE SOLID CHEMISTRY - A method and apparatus for obtaining a product chemistry from a product and a fluid is provided. A product is housed within a dispenser. A fluid is introduced through a manifold diffuse member having a plurality of ports. A cover is positioned adjacent the manifold diffuse member and includes a plurality of ports. The cover is able to be adjusted, for example, by rotating the cover, to align and un-align the manifold diffuse ports and the cover ports. This adjustment controls the flow characteristics of the fluid through the manifold diffuse member and cover to control the characteristics of the fluid in contact with the product. The adjustment of the cover to control the flow will provide a generally consistent concentration and erosion rate based upon known relationships between a characteristic of the fluid and the flow of the fluid in relation to the product. | 08-21-2014 |
20140263404 | SOLID PRODUCT DISPENSER - A method and apparatus for dispensing a solution of a solid product in a fluid. A freestanding apparatus comprises an inlet portion through which fluid enters, a reaction portion in which the fluid encounters and dissolves the product to form a solution, and an outlet portion from which the solution exits the apparatus. Fluid may encounter the product from a single direction or multiple directions, and from the top or the bottom. The apparatus can include a fluid diverter for directing fluid to the desired portion of the solid product. The apparatus may be configured to receive a particularly shaped solid product, and may comprise a lid or gate to prevent fluid from contacting the product undesirably. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263459 | PRODUCT AND DISPENSING EQUIPMENT HOUSING - A primary outer housing component for equipment is disclosed. The housing may be configured to include two or more opposing continuous curvature forms, a form outlined generally defined by a series of arcs, a forward facing primary surface having a compound curve, and a secondary surface having a compound curve. The primary surface may be configured to have at least one roundtangle feature and one or more primary touch points. | 09-18-2014 |
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20110077497 | BIOMEDICAL SENSOR SYSTEM - A biomedical sensor system. The system can include a sensor adapted to create a signal based on a physiological characteristic from a subject, and a hub adapted to receive the signal from the sensor. The signal can include at least one of an electromagnetic signal, an electrical signal, an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, a thermal signal, and a chemical signal. The system can further include a connector adapted to couple the sensor and the hub, the connector having a variable length, such that the sensor and the hub can be positioned a variable distance apart by changing the length of the connector. The connector can be adapted to provide a pathway between the sensor and the hub for the signal. A method of applying a biomedical sensor system to a subject can include changing the length of the variable-length connector to provide an appropriate distance between the sensor and the hub, and coupling the sensor to the subject. | 03-31-2011 |
20110148636 | DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection system, which detects items present within a radio frequency field generated by the detection system. The detection system may be used at the exits of a facility and assists in detection of items leaving the facility. | 06-23-2011 |
20110212412 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLIES, ARRAYS AND SYSTEMS FOR DENTAL ARTICLES - Dispensing assemblies for dental articles such as orthodontic brackets include a supply tube having a generally omega-shaped configuration. The supply tube receives a carrier strip as well as a number of containers that are releasably connected to the carrier strip. A dispenser array includes a plurality of supply tubes that are coupled to a spline by connectors. A dispensing system includes a mechanism for selectively positioning an array of supply tubes in either an upright orientation for storage or alternatively in an inclined orientation for dispensing. | 09-01-2011 |
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20100017288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING EXPERIMENTS - Methods and systems for designing an experiment using a computer to determine whether the experiment is a true experiment are described. These approaches allow a user who is unsophisticated in the complexities of true experimental design to design and deploy an experiment that produces substantially confound-free results and can be used to determine and quantify any causal relationship between independent and dependent variables. The computer may select one or more independent and/or dependent variables of the experiment or may assist the user in selection of independent and/or dependent variables. Formation of control and treatment groups, randomization and/or blocking to reduce the effects of confounding variables may be performed by the computer with or without input from the user. | 01-21-2010 |
20110148586 | HYGIENE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Hygiene monitoring systems and methods are described herein. In various embodiments, the systems and methods may be used to monitor cleaning events (e.g., hand washing events, equipment sanitation events, etc.). | 06-23-2011 |
20110153349 | HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Health care delivery monitoring systems and methods are described herein. The systems and methods may be used to monitor the delivery of health care bundles to one or more patients. The systems and methods may communicate with a health care worker delivering a health care bundle to provide selected information to the health care worker such as, e.g., one or more instructions regarding delivery of the health care bundle. In addition, the systems and methods described herein may further include the collection of compliance data to provide feedback regarding compliance with health care delivery protocols established within a health care facility. | 06-23-2011 |
20130290018 | HEALTH CARE DELIVERY VERIFICATION METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatus and systems for verifying proper delivery of health care bundles to patients are described. The methods, apparatus, and systems may be configured to monitor the delivery of health care bundles to one or more patients, to collect delivery data such as sounds and/or images that can be processed to determine if delivery of the health care bundle is being or has been properly delivered to a patient, to provide feedback during delivery of a health care bundle to a patient, and/or to store an indicator that is indicative of proper delivery of the health care bundle. | 10-31-2013 |
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20110251644 | DYNAMIC STABILIZATION SYSTEM USING POLYAXIAL SCREWS - A spinal stabilization system including an insert positionable in the channel of the housing of a poly-axial pedicle screw which allows for locking the housing of the poly-axial pedicle screw from pivotal movement through a clamping force generated by rotational engagement of a fastener with the housing while clamping a cord of a support construct in the housing of the poly-axial pedicle screw through direct contact of the fastener against the cord. | 10-13-2011 |
20130085573 | INTERBODY VERTEBRAL SPACER - An interbody vertebral implant for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae. The implant includes a first end plate, a second end plate, and an intermediate member disposed therebetween. The end plates are configured to allow bone in-growth. The intermediate member may include features to engage the end plates and to prevent over insertion of the intermediate member within the end plates. The implant may include a cavity extending through the composite implant configured to receive bone growth material to facilitate fusion between a first vertebra and a second vertebra. | 04-04-2013 |
20130268076 | INTERBODY SPACER - An intervertebral or spinal implant having a spacer, a cage, and a locking mechanism, where the locking mechanism may be configured to facilitate a connection between the spacer and the cage. In some cases, the spacer may include a distal end wall, a proximal end wall, a first lateral wall, and a second lateral wall, where the locking mechanism may be situated at the proximal end wall adjacent a receiving opening in the proximal end wall. The implant may have one or more spikes extending from a top and/or a bottom of the spacer to facilitate stabilizing the implant between vertebrae after insertion of the implant in the spinal column | 10-10-2013 |
20140031869 | BONE STABILIZATION MEMBER WITH BONE SCREW RETENTION MECHANISM - A spinal implant for stabilizing first and second vertebrae. The spinal implant includes an intervertebral spacer and a bone stabilization member configured to be coupled to the intervertebral spacer. The bone stabilization member includes a plurality of bone screw openings and a plurality of bone screws extendable through the bone screw openings to secure the bone stabilization member to the vertebrae. A retention member, which is slidably coupled to the bone stabilization member, is linearly slidable between a first position and a second position while coupled to the bone stabilization member. In the first position, each of the bone screws is permitted to be inserted into the bone screw openings, and in the second position the retention member at least partially covers each of the bone screw openings to prevent a bone screw from backing out of the respective bone screw opening. | 01-30-2014 |
20140330385 | BONE STABILIZATION MEMBER WITH BONE SCREW RETENTION MECHANISM - A spinal implant for stabilizing first and second vertebrae. The spinal implant includes an intervertebral spacer and a bone stabilization member configured to be coupled to the intervertebral spacer. The bone stabilization member includes a plurality of bone screw openings and a plurality of bone screws extendable through the bone screw openings to secure the bone stabilization member to the vertebrae. A retention member, which is slidably coupled to the bone stabilization member, is linearly slidable between a first position and a second position while coupled to the bone stabilization member. In the first position, each of the bone screws is permitted to be inserted into the bone screw openings, and in the second position the retention member at least partially covers each of the bone screw openings to prevent a bone screw from backing out of the respective bone screw opening. | 11-06-2014 |
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20100105140 | PLAICE DNA TRANSPOSON SYSTEM - This document describes the Passport transposon system and methods of making and using the same. | 04-29-2010 |
20100146655 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING TRANSGENIC ANIMALS - Transgenic artiodactyls are described as well as methods of making and using such artiodactyls. | 06-10-2010 |
20110197290 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING TRANSGENIC ARTIODACTYLS - Swine animal models comprising a genomic disruption of an endogenous gene chosen from the group consisting of a Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor gene LDLR, Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) gene, and hairless gene (HR). Methods of preparing transfected cells useful for making a transgenic animal comprising exposing a first group of cells to a transfection agent and reseeding the group with additional cells that have not been exposed to the agent. The transgenic animals are useful for medical and scientific animal models of human diseases and conditions, as well as sources for cells, tissues, and biomaterials. | 08-11-2011 |
20120220037 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING TRANSGENIC ARTIODACTYLS - Swine animal models comprising a genomic disruption of an endogenous gene chosen from the group consisting of a Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor gene LDLR, Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) gene, and hairless gene (HR). Methods of preparing transfected cells useful for making a transgenic animal comprising exposing a first group of cells to a transfection agent and reseeding the group with additional cells that have not been exposed to the agent. The transgenic animals are useful for medical and scientific animal models of human diseases and conditions, as well as sources for cells, tissues, and biomaterials. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222143 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Compositions and methods for use of TALENs to make genetically modified livestock are set forth. The methods may include reporters for selecting cells or embryos that have been modified by TALENs for use as progenitor cells to make founder animals. | 08-30-2012 |
20130090522 | METHOD AND MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING A GENETICALLY MODIFIED ANIMAL - Transgenic artiodactyls are described as well as methods of making and using such artiodactyls. | 04-11-2013 |
20140041066 | PRODUCTION OF FMDV-RESISTANT LIVESTOCK BY ALLELE SUBSTITUTION - A genetically modified livestock animal comprising a genomic modification to an eIF4G gene. Cells, genes, and proteins encompassing a protease-resistant eIF4G protein or gene. | 02-06-2014 |
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20090276393 | Implementing Aggregation Combination Using Aggregate Depth Lists and Cube Aggregation Conversion to Rollup Aggregation for Optimizing Query Processing - A process combines multiple grouping sets into single rollup sets with depth lists defining the levels of grouping that must be performed. Grouping sets are identified that are contained within other sets and combined into single rollups with depth lists. Cube aggregation conversion to rollup aggregation is provided for optimizing database query processing. Natural sets of rollup hierarchies within a cube are recognized and the cube is converted into those rollup hierarchies. Once converted, the rollup aggregation is performed to significantly reduce required processing. | 11-05-2009 |
20100241824 | PROCESSING ARRAY DATA ON SIMD MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES - Techniques are disclosed for converting data into a format tailored for efficient multidimensional fast Fourier transforms (FFTS) on single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) multi-core processor architectures. The technique includes converting data from a multidimensional array stored in a conventional row-major order into SIMD format. Converted data in SIMD format consists of a sequence of blocks, where each block interleaves s rows such that SIMD vector processors may operate on s rows simultaneously. As a result, the converted data in SIMD format enables smaller-sized 1D FFTs to be optimized in SIMD multi-core processor architectures. | 09-23-2010 |
20120265890 | DATA STREAMING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REMOTE EXECUTION IN A CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT - A method, apparatus, and program product stream data between a host element and a target element in a parallel computing system. The method comprises partitioning data used to perform a task into a plurality of data streams based at least in part upon data associated with the task and partitioning a data stream into a plurality of data stream views based at least in part on a memory size associated with a target element configured to process the data stream. The method further comprises sequentially communicating at least a portion of the data stream views to the target element via a data streaming infrastructure implemented on at least a host element and the target element, wherein the portion of the data streaming infrastructure on the host element transfers the portion of the data stream views to the portion of the data streaming infrastructure on the target element. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265906 | DEMAND-BASED DMA ISSUANCE FOR EXECUTION OVERLAP - A method, apparatus, and program product retrieve data for a task utilizing demand-based direct memory access (“DMA”) requests. The method comprises, prior to the execution thereof, analyzing a first portion of a task to determine whether data required for execution thereby is stored in a local memory, and, in response to determining that the data required for execution by the first portion of the task is not stored in the local memory, proactively issuing a first DMA request for the data required for execution by the first portion of the task. The method further comprises, in response to determining that the first DMA request is not complete, determining whether to proactively analyze a second portion of the task prior to the execution thereof for a determination whether data required for execution thereby is stored in the local memory. | 10-18-2012 |
20130185661 | MONITORING AND DEBUGGING QUERY EXECUTION OBJECTS - Nodes in a query execution data structure have monitor and dump methods defined. The monitor method enables the collection of information from the node. The dump method outputs the monitored information from each node. A monitor and debug mechanism of the preferred embodiments includes a graphical user interface that allows a user to graphically examine a query execution tree, to enable monitoring of the nodes on a node-by-node basis, and to view information dumped from the query execution data structure as the query is executed or after the query is executed. The result is a powerful tool that allows efficiently monitoring and debugging a query implemented in an object oriented query execution data structure. | 07-18-2013 |
20130191411 | MONITORING AND DEBUGGING QUERY EXECUTION OBJECTS - Nodes in a query execution data structure have monitor and dump methods defined. The monitor method enables the collection of information from the node. The dump method outputs the monitored information from each node. A monitor and debug mechanism of the preferred embodiments includes a graphical user interface that allows a user to graphically examine a query execution tree, to enable monitoring of the nodes on a node-by-node basis, and to view information dumped from the query execution data structure as the query is executed or after the query is executed. The result is a powerful tool that allows efficiently monitoring and debugging a query implemented in an object oriented query execution data structure. | 07-25-2013 |
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20090144307 | Performing Hierarchical Aggregate Compression - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for executing database rollup queries. Methods can include iterating through a database table which has been grouped and ordered on the different columns which are in the ROLLUP clause. In some embodiments, a GROUP BY ROLLUP construct can be executed while only requiring an additional one storage location per ordered column per each aggregate function to be performed on each database row. The higher level aggregate functions can be executed without relying on accessing any lower level aggregate results in some embodiments. A suitably grouped and ordered database table can have a multiple level hierarchical ROLLUP function executed in a single pass without having to retrieve lower level aggregate results. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150560 | REAL-TIME MINING AND REDUCTION OF STREAMED DATA - A stream data node receives real-time streamed data from one or more input devices, dynamically filters the streamed data to reduce the streamed data, and delivers the reduced data when requested. By providing real-time filtering of the data, the amount of data that must be stored in a database may be substantially reduced. The stream data node can perform aggregation functions, group functions, and select functions, thereby also significantly reducing the amount of data that must be stored in a database. The stream data node may also be part of a query execution data structure, where it delivers its data when requested by another node in the query execution data structure. | 06-11-2009 |
20090164412 | Multiple Result Sets Generated from Single Pass Through a Dataspace - A method, apparatus and program product are provided for performing a query of a database. A database query is received, which includes first and second operations respectively configured to generate first and second disjoint results sets from a dataspace. The database query is analyzed to identify a set of attributes from the dataspace that are used by at least one of the first and second operations in the database query. During execution of the database query, a plurality of records from the dataspace is iteratively processed in a single pass, including, for each of the plurality of records, processing such record by retrieving the plurality of attributes for such record from the dataspace and performing each of the first and second operations on the record using the retrieved attributes for such record to build the first and second disjoint results sets. | 06-25-2009 |
20090248618 | Database Query Processing with Dynamically Activated Buffers - A method, apparatus and program product dynamically activate and/or deactivate buffers during execution of a database query. The dynamic deactivation and activation is based on the monitoring of information associated with the consumption of data by a plurality of threads during execution of an access plan for the database query. By doing so, the selection of a less optimal buffer position during optimization may be replaced with a more optimal buffer position during runtime, often resulting in improved query performance and parallelism. | 10-01-2009 |
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20100057513 | AUTOMATIC APPOINTMENT SCHEDULER WITH HYBRID TIMELINE - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for creating and displaying a hybrid timeline including a contiguous and a non-contiguous portion that may be used to schedule an appointment. The contiguous portion may include a time entry associated with each of several consecutive time periods during which one or more appointments may be scheduled. These time entries may include sufficient detail to enable a scheduler to schedule an appointment during a time slot within the corresponding time period. The non-contiguous portion may, in turn, include time entries associated with only relevant time periods associated with the party for whom an appointment is to be scheduled, spread over a larger amount of time and including less detail than the time entries of the contiguous portion. Together, the contiguous and non-contiguous portions may comprise a single timeline on which substantially all relevant events may be presented with time-sequential integrity intact. | 03-04-2010 |
20100070294 | CREATING AND COMMUNICATING STAFFING ASSIGNMENTS - An automated apparatus, method and system are provided for creating and communicating staffing assignments associated with a plurality of patients receiving treatment in multiple different areas within a healthcare facility and in association with multiple different phases of treatment. In particular, a centralized staff assignment application or module is provided, wherein a staff assignor may access the staff assignment application in order to identify, among other things: (1) staff members capable of facilitating treatment to patients within each area of the healthcare facility; (2) the roles each of those staff members is capable of performing; (3) the peri-operative phase associated with each phase; and (4) the patients scheduled to receive treatment in each of the areas in association with each of the phases. This information may thereafter be used to make staffing assignments, which may be communicated to individuals and applications throughout the healthcare facility. | 03-18-2010 |
20120271652 | GRAPHICAL ON-SCREEN BED BOARD WITH PORTABLE PATIENT CARD - An electronically generated bed board is primarily comprised of a plurality of graphical representations of bed cells each having associated therewith a set of bed attributes and a plurality of graphical representations of patient cards each having associated therewith a set of patient attributes. Each patient card may be displayed as either assigned to a bed cell or unassigned. A graphical representation for grouping beds that are in the same room may also be provided. A holding area may be provided in which unassigned patient cards can be displayed. A reservation card capable of being assigned to a bed cell may also be provided. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using the bed board to model (try) different patient configurations by dragging and dropping patient cards and reservation cards among bed cells and the holding area. | 10-25-2012 |
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20100175573 | Explosively formed penetrator detection and passive infrared sensor neutralization system - An apparatus for remote detection or neutralization of an explosively formed penetrator device. A LIDAR or LADAR unit may be used in conjunction with a RADAR unit to both detect the presence of an EFP and neutralize the EFP having an associated passive infrared sensor. The LIDAR unit's wavelength is selected to approximate the signature from the intended EFP target which then causes the safe remote detonation of the EFP. The detected EFP signature may be compared with known signatures and presented to a user via a display terminal. The display terminal may also present associated terrain or GPS data. | 07-15-2010 |
20120321322 | OPTICAL MICROPHONE - Some embodiments relate to an optical microphone according to an example embodiment. The optical microphone includes a semiconducting laser. The semiconducting laser includes a p-n junction within a cavity. The optical microphone further includes an acoustic membrane that receives coherent light emitted from the semiconducting laser and directs reflected light back toward the semiconducting laser. During operation of the optical microphone, the acoustic membrane flexes in response to pressure waves. The phase of the reflected light is dependent upon a distance of the acoustic membrane from the semiconducting laser. | 12-20-2012 |
20140061317 | PIEZO-BASED SWITCH FOR ACTIVE CARDS - An active card, such as a smart credit or debit card, includes a substrate, a piezoelectric film sensor embedded in the substrate, and an active card module embedded in the substrate and coupled to the piezoelectric film sensor. The piezoelectric film sensor receives an input stimulation and outputs a voltage in response to the input stimulation. The active card module receives the voltage generated by the piezoelectric film sensor and executes a function. | 03-06-2014 |
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20090191415 | SAFE TEMPERATURE CONNECTION FOR COMPONENTS - A connection made between components at a safe temperature for each of the components. A slot made may be provided on one component and a tab provided on the other component. The slot may be filled with an electrically conductive material. The tab may be inserted in the slot before significant curing of the material and kept in the slot throughout the curing period of the material. The curing may be effected at a temperature harmless to the components. For example, the temperature may be room temperature. One example of a temperature-sensitive component may be a thin battery. | 07-30-2009 |
20130063132 | LINEAR POSITION SENSOR - In general, the disclosure is directed to techniques for determining the position of a piston within a linear actuator, such as a hydraulic cylinder, in a more cost effective and less labor-intensive fashion compared to current techniques for determining the position of a piston within a linear actuator. One or more magnets may be operably coupled to the piston, and a linear array of sensors may be disposed along an exterior length of the linear actuator. The sensors may measure the magnetic field generated by the magnet and, based on the measured magnetic field, may determine the location of the piston within the linear actuator. | 03-14-2013 |
20130293223 | TECHNIQUES FOR CALIBRATING A LINEAR POSITION SENSOR - Techniques are described for sensing a position of an object located within an enclosure over a position range. The techniques include generating an expected output signal of each of a plurality of magnetic field sensors disposed along an outer surface of the enclosure, receiving actual output signals from the sensors, wherein each actual output signal indicates a relative proximity of a magnetic target coupled to the object to the corresponding sensor. The techniques further include superimposing the expected output signal over the actual output signals, and iteratively shifting the expected output signal over position relative to the actual output signals and comparing the shifted expected output signal to the actual output signals, until the expected output signal compared to the actual output signals corresponds to a substantially minimized error parameter. The position of the object may then be determined based at least in part on the shifted expected output signal. | 11-07-2013 |
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20110252999 | MARKING AMMUNITION - Marking cartridge for conventional firearms that deposits marking media on impact with a target. The marking cartridge generally comprises a marking projectile containing a quantity of marking media beneath a frangible cap portion and having a more durable exterior surface adapted to engage the rifling of the barrel when fired. The marking projectile also may comprise a receptacle for marking media having a curled lip adapted to remove air during assembly and excess marking media to insure a consistent quantity of marking media is contained within the marking projectile. The receptacle defining a marking media cavity radially spaced from exterior bearing portion wall and having a mushroom shape. The marking cartridge also may comprise an extendable casing. | 10-20-2011 |
20140090284 | MUZZLELOADER SYSTEMS - Muzzleloader systems include a pre-packaged propellant charge and primer for providing efficient loading and unloading of the muzzleloader. The breech end accepts the propellant and means are provided to prevent breech loading of the projectile. A propellant cartridge conforms to a constriction portion to minimize ullage. A projectile is inserted in the muzzle end seats on the constriction portion. The propellant cartridge may be received in a removable breech plug. The constriction portion may be part of the breech plug or a separate component secured in the barrel by way of the breech plug. The cartridge may have a primer mechanism integrated into a proximal end. Projectiles have sliding components that have an axial elongate position and an axial shortened position and may be loaded with a ramrod having an engagement portion for each of the two pieces whereby the projectile doesn't prematurely collapse. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090285 | MUZZLELOADER AND PROPELLANT SYSTEM - A muzzle-loader bullet system includes a pre-packaged propellant charge and primer for providing efficient loading and unloading of the muzzleloader. The muzzleloader accepts in the breech end the propellant containment vessel that abuts against a constriction portion with a reduced diameter portion. The propellant containment vessel having an end portion with a tapered surface that conforms to the constriction portion surface. A projectile is inserted in the muzzle end and seats against the constriction portion. The propellant containment vessel may be received in a removable breech plug. The constriction portion may be part of the breech plug or a separate component secured in the barrel by way of the breech plug. The containment vessel further comprises a primer mechanism that may be integrated into the proximal end of the containment vessel. | 04-03-2014 |
20140130699 | MUZZLELOADER BULLET SYSTEM - A bullet system including a bullet body with a tail portion engaged with a polymer cup that provides enhanced engagement of the barrel upon firing. The bullet system may have a radial retracted state that corresponds to an elongated axial state of the bullet system that allows the cupped bullet to be fed down the barrel at a reduced diameter with reduced engagement with the barrel. The radial expansion of the bullet system occurs upon axial length reduction of the bullet system by axial compression. The axial compression can occur upon firing of the propellant or when loading with the ramrod. The bullet system can provide a tactile seat force indicator tip insert within the tip of the bullet body that provides a tactile sensation when the bullet is properly seated against the propellant charge. A cutting edge may be provided for scraping the barrel upon insertion of the bullet. | 05-15-2014 |
20140190364 | PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY WITH STABILIZATION/OBTURATION ENHANCEMENT - A projectile assembly comprises a base portion for receiving projectiles such as slugs and has an associated pusher plate at a rear end thereof for minimizing or controlling deformation of the rear end of the base portion during firing. The pusher plate has a disc with one or more axially extending projections that extend axially into the rearward end of the base portion thereby reinforcing the base portion and upon firing providing uniform axial deformation and/or obturation of the base portion with respect to a firearm barrel. The projectile assembly may be, for example, part of a shotgun shell slug cartridge, and provides enhanced accuracy over the prior art. | 07-10-2014 |
20140311332 | COMBINATION GAS OPERATED RIFLE AND SUBSONIC CARTRIDGE - A method of operating a gas operated automatic or semi-automatic weapon that has a bolt that locks by a partial rotation of the bolt with respect to a bolt carrier, the bolt carrier in communication with a gas port on the barrel of the weapon, the method comprising utilizing the gas pressure from a cartridge received from a port in the barrel to unlock the bolt, and utilizing the expansion of a telescoping cartridge in the chamber to recycle the weapon after the bolt is unlocked. In embodiments the cartridge is a 5.56 mm cartridge. In embodiments, the propellant driving the projectile does not provide enough gas pressure to recycle the weapon and the telescoping cartridge supplements the needed power for recycling sufficient to accomplish the recycling. The invention include the telescoping cartridge providing a projectile with lethal energy and recycle capability for gas operated rifles. The subsonic cartridge may have at least 80 ft lbs of energy and operates subsonically. | 10-23-2014 |
20140318402 | POLYMER PROJECTILE HAVING AN INTEGRATED DRIVING BAND - A lightweight projectile having an integrated driving band positioned around the exterior of the polymer base of the projectile for engaging the rifling of a barrel to impart spin stabilization to the projectile. The driving band protrudes from the polymer base to minimize the contact between the polymer base and the rifling to reduce friction between the barrel and the projectile as the projectile is fired. The reduced friction allows the lightweight projectile to be propelled with minimal propellant force while still retaining the ballistic advantages of a spin stabilized projectile. | 10-30-2014 |
20140373745 | SPIN-STABILIZED NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE WITH A SHEAR-THINNING FLUID - A non-lethal projectile having a shear-thinning fluid within an interior cavity. The shear-thinning fluid having a greater apparent viscosity at low shear rates to spin-stabilize the non-lethal projectile during flight and a lower apparent viscosity at a high shear rate corresponding with the shear-thinning fluid shearing against the frangible cap upon the non-lethal projectile striking the target, with the low viscosity of the shear-thinning fluid allowing proper dispersal upon impact with the target. The shear-thinning fluid can comprise a marking media and be in the form of an emulsion with less than about 50% liquid by volume to effectively disperse upon impact with the target. | 12-25-2014 |
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20110006582 | Seat cushion - In one aspect, a seat includes a perimeter frame and a weight bearing surface. The perimeter frame includes a front frame member, two contoured lateral frame members, and a contoured rear frame member. Each lateral frame member has a front portion, a second portion proximate the user's thighs, a concave curve portion proximate the user's pelvis, and a rear portion, the bottom of the concave curve portion being lower than the second portion and lower than the rear portion. The rear frame member has a central dip portion. The weight bearing surface on which the user sits includes a plurality of straps attached to the perimeter frame. Other aspects relate a method for making a seat and a method for fitting a seat to a user. | 01-13-2011 |
20110167532 | Two-ply fabric low friction interface - A device for reducing friction between a portion of skin of a living being and an object adjoining that portion includes two layers of tricot fabric. Each layer has a shiny side and the shiny sides of the two layers of fabric face each other. Each layer of fabric has a machine direction M, and the layers of fabric are positioned such that the machine direction M of one layer is perpendicular to the other layer. A garment includes a low friction zone and a higher friction zone adjacent the low friction zone, the higher friction zone comprising a material different from a material of the low friction zone. The low friction zone comprises two layers of fabric with their shiny sides, facing each other and their machine directions M oriented perpendicularly. Also described is a method of preventing or treating a skin wound comprising clothing a living being in a garment. | 07-14-2011 |
20120037169 | Support Surface Cover Having Different Frictional Zones - An apparatus is disclosed for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being, wherein the living being has a bony prominence. The apparatus includes a first zone having a first coefficient of friction, the first zone being configured for positioning proximate the bony prominence. A second zone is adjacent the first zone, the second zone having a second coefficient of friction higher than the first coefficient of friction. The second zone is configured for positioning remote from the bony prominence. A method of preventing or healing decubitus ulcers includes positioning the bony prominence over the first zone and positioning an area remote from the bony prominence over the second zone. | 02-16-2012 |
20130340772 | Multiple ply managed friction material surface with smooth bonded seams - A substantially smooth, seamless managed friction material surface and apparatus for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being for preventing abrasion or decubitus ulcers in a living being. The managed friction material surface comprises a plurality of plies having a smooth side and a first, high friction zone and second, low friction zone. At least one adhesive ply is interposed partially between adjacent plies; and the plies are selectively bonded to form adjacent frictional zones of high and low friction. Unbonded plies are allowed to move substantially freely with respect to one another thus providing a lower friction zone. The apparatus comprises the managed friction material surface such that the bonded zone is configured for positioning remote the bony prominence and the unbonded zone for positioning proximate the bony prominence, seamlessly occupying different areas on the same side of the material surface. | 12-26-2013 |
20140103687 | Apparatus and method for automatic adjustment of a support surface with interwoven support elements - An apparatus is disclosed for adjusting an active length of a plurality of interwoven support elements of a weight bearing surface to conform to contours of a user's anatomy. The weight bearing surface overlies a frame to which the plurality of interwoven support elements are connected. The apparatus includes an adjustment mechanism connected to one of the plurality of interwoven support elements, wherein the adjustment mechanism is attached or releasably attached to the frame. The adjustment mechanism allows the active length of the connected interwoven support element to change as a user bears upon the weight bearing surface, thereby conforming the weight bearing surface to the contours of a user's anatomy. In another aspect, a method for adjusting an active length of at least some of a plurality of interwoven support elements of a weight bearing surface to conform to contours of a user's anatomy is disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
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20100040766 | Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters - A coating apparatus for coating the balloon portion of a balloon catheter is described. The coating apparatus includes a rotatable member in which the catheter portion of the balloon catheter is mounted and fixed, and which causes rotation of the balloon catheter. The apparatus also includes a support member in which the distal tip of the catheter is inserted and free to rotate; and a spray nozzle directing sprayed material on the balloon surface. The inventive configuration of the coating apparatus allows the balloon catheter to be rotated along its axis with insubstantial or no wobble, which significantly improves the quality of the coating applied to the surface of the balloon. | 02-18-2010 |
20110104392 | GRAFTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING - This invention provides a coating apparatus and methods for coating a device, such as an industrially or medically applicable device. The apparatus is suitable for providing a coating using a photoactivatable compound and a polymerizable compound. In another aspect, the apparatus and methods are useful for coating a device wherein the surface of the device has small pores or apertures. The apparatus includes of containers suitable for holding the object to be coated and the coating solution, a gas supply source for supplying gas to solution, an irradiation station for providing light used in the coating process, and a conveyor mechanism to direct the containers to and from the irradiation station. | 05-05-2011 |
20140121597 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COATING MEDICAL DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention include apparatus and methods for coating medical devices. In an embodiment, the invention includes a coating apparatus including a coating application unit including a fluid applicator; a first rotation mechanism and a second rotation mechanism; and a controller, wherein the controller causes the first rotation mechanism and the second rotation mechanism to rotate a medical device at substantially the same speed, wherein the speed is greater than 500 rotations per minute. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of coating a medical device including rotating a medical device with a rotation mechanism at a speed of greater than 500 rotations per minute; contacting the medical device with a fluid applicator; and applying a coating solution to the device. In an embodiment, the invention includes a medical device. In some embodiments a surface of a shaft of the device comprises high points and low points. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100123421 | HVAC ACTUATOR WITH OUTPUT TORQUE COMPENSATION - An HVAC actuator, such as a spring return actuator, may adjust the maximum output torque of the motor with the varying spring return force of the HVAC actuator as the HVAC actuator moves through its range of motion. In some cases, this may provide a more constant force at the output of the HVAC actuator and reduce the force that is applied through the motor, drive train and/or the HVAC component when an end stop is reached. Also, an HVAC actuator is disclosed that can be configured to discover and store the location of one or more end stop(s), and to slow the speed of the motor down before the end stop(s) is reached. This may reduce the force that is applied through the motor, drive train and/or the HVAC component when an end stop is reached. | 05-20-2010 |
20100194326 | HVAC ACTUATOR WITH INTERNAL HEATING - An HVAC actuator configured to function in cold environments by providing a supplemental current component to an HVAC actuator in order to generate supplemental heat to warm the HVAC actuator. | 08-05-2010 |
20120211688 | VALVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WITH TOOL-LESS INTERCONNECT - A valve actuator assembly may include a valve having a mounting adapter and an actuator housing configured to releasably and non-rotatably attach to the mounting adapter without tools. The actuator housing may be attached at any one of a plurality of discrete radial orientations. In some instances, the actuator housing may include a spring retainer clip configured to engage the mounting adapter, and a button element configured to engage the spring retainer clip to release the spring retainer slip from the mounting adapter. | 08-23-2012 |
20130116833 | ACTUATOR HAVING AN ADDRESS SELECTOR - A system incorporating an actuator connected to a polarity-insensitive two-wire communications bus. The actuator may have an electromechanical mover, a processor connected to the electromechanical mover, and a potentiometer, having a number of address settings, connected to the processor. A setting of the number of settings of the potentiometer may be a selection of an address for the actuator on the communications bus. There may be additional actuators and a controller connected to the communications bus. Each actuator may have an address which is different from an address of the other actuators connected to the communications bus. If an actuator is substituted with a replacement actuator, then a setting of a plurality of settings on a potentiometer of the replacement actuator may be selected to obtain an address that is the same as the address of the actuator which is substituted. | 05-09-2013 |
20130116834 | ACTUATOR WITH DIAGNOSTICS - A system incorporating an actuator. The actuator may have a motor unit with motor controller connected to it. A processor may be connected to the motor controller. A coupling for a shaft connection may be attached to an output of the motor unit. The processor may incorporate a diagnostics program. The processor may be connected to a polarity-insensitive two-wire communications bus. Diagnostic results of the diagnostics program may be communicated from the processor over the communications bus to a system controller. If the diagnostic results communicated from the processor over the communications bus to the system controller indicate an insufficiency of the actuator, then an alarm identifying the insufficiency may be communicated over the communications bus to the system controller. | 05-09-2013 |
20130187073 | VALVE ACTUATOR WITH POSITION INDICATOR EXTENSION - A valve actuator assembly includes a rotatable member carrying an extendable indicator arm. The extendable indicator arm may be moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. When the extendable indicator arm is in the extended position, the extendable indicator arm may extend laterally past side walls of the actuator housing of the valve actuator assembly, such that the extendable indicator arm is visible from a location below the valve actuator assembly. | 07-25-2013 |
20140245590 | MOTOR MOUNT - A system and method for guiding a motor into alignment with a transmission during assembly. The system may allow the motor to be placed into engagement with a motor mount in a first position, wherein in the first position, the position of the motor is constrained by guide structures such that the gear teeth of the drive gear and the gear teeth of a driven gear are not fully intermeshed, and a rotation axis of the drive gear is not parallel to a rotation axis of the driven gear. The motor may then be manipulated in the motor mount while constrained by the guide structures along a motion path until the gear teeth of the drive gear and the gear teeth of the driven gear are more fully intermeshed, and the rotation axis of the drive gear is substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the driven gear. | 09-04-2014 |
20150068332 | FLEXIBLE CONDUIT FITTING - A flexible conduit fitting system includes a housing that defines at least part of a flexible conduit fitting, and a resilient clip supported by the housing. The flexible conduit fitting may include an aperture for receiving an end of a flexible wiring conduit. The resilient clip may have an engagement portion that extends into the aperture of the flexible conduit fitting to engage the generally corrugated outer structure of the flexible wiring conduit. The housing may be configured to support the resilient clip in a manner that allows the resilient clip to flex in a direction of movement of the flexible wiring conduit when the flexible wiring conduit is being inserted into the aperture and past the engagement portion, but to not substantially flex in the direction of movement of the flexible wiring conduit when attempting to withdraw the flexible wiring conduit from the aperture. | 03-12-2015 |
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20090203980 | SENSORS EMPLOYING COMBINATORIAL ARTIFICIAL RECEPTORS - The present invention relates to sensors including artificial receptors and methods of using them. In an embodiment, the present invention includes an artificial receptor as a component of a receptor system including a ligand permeable interface that isolates the artificial receptor from certain components of the surrounding environment. In an embodiment, the present invention includes an artificial receptor and a competitor against a ligand of interest. | 08-13-2009 |
20090221439 | COMBINATORIAL ARTIFICIAL RECEPTORS INCLUDING TETHER BUILDING BLOCKS - The present invention relates to artificial receptors, arrays or microarrays of artificial receptors or candidate artificial receptors, methods of and compositions for making them, and methods of using them. Each artificial receptor includes a plurality of building block compounds. In an embodiment, at least one of the building blocks includes a tether moiety. The tether can provide spacing or distance between the recognition element and the support or scaffold to which the building block is immobilized. A tether moiety can have any of a variety of characteristics or properties including flexibility, rigidity or stiffness, ability to bond to another tether moiety, and the like. | 09-03-2009 |
20100133102 | SENSORS EMPLOYING COMBINATORIAL ARTIFICIAL RECEPTORS - The present invention relates to sensors and sensor systems that utilize combinational artificial receptors. Embodiments of the present invention employ combinational artificial receptors in electromagnetic (e.g. optical) and electrochemical sensors. | 06-03-2010 |
20120241391 | FILTRATION ARTICLE WITH MICROBIAL REMOVAL, MICRO-BIOCIDAL, OR STATIC GROWTH CAPABILITY - Disclosed are filter media constituents, filter media, filter constructions, and methods of employing the filter media and filter constructions for fluid filtration. The filter media and filter media constituents of the invention have unique properties enabling the efficient capture of microbes or microbial generating units. Fluids usefully filtered using the filter media and filter constructions include air and water. | 09-27-2012 |
20120263771 | FIBER WITH MICROBIAL REMOVAL, MICRO-BIOCIDAL, OR STATIC GROWTH CAPABILITY - The fiber structures in the form of a fiber (or fiber mass), woven or nonwoven fabric, fiber absorbent layers, mats or bats or other collection of fiber can be modified to be microbiocidal, bacteriostatic, obtain immobilized, microbes, etc. The disclosed fiber has the unique ability to capture and hold microbes or microbial generating units within the fiber mass. | 10-18-2012 |
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20090184088 | Aerogel-Bases Mold for MEMS Fabrication and Formation Thereof - The invention is directed to a patterned aerogel-based layer that serves as a mold for at least part of a microelectromechanical feature. The density of an aerogel is less than that of typical materials used in MEMS fabrication, such as poly-silicon, silicon oxide, single-crystal silicon, metals, metal alloys, and the like. Therefore, one may form structural features in an aerogel-based layer at rates significantly higher than the rates at which structural features can be formed in denser materials. The invention further includes a method of patterning an aerogel-based layer to produce such an aerogel-based mold. The invention further includes a method of fabricating a microelectromechanical feature using an aerogel-based mold. This method includes depositing a dense material layer directly onto the outline of at least part of a microelectromechanical feature that has been formed in the aerogel-based layer. | 07-23-2009 |
20100053769 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROMACHINED CYLINDRICAL LENSES - Systems and methods are operable to focus light. An exemplary embodiment has a MEMS substrate, a first cylindrical lens having a first cylindrical surface, and a second cylindrical lens having a second cylindrical surface that is oriented perpendicular to the first cylindrical surface. Light passing through the first and second cylindrical lenses is focused. | 03-04-2010 |
20110094372 | STEERABLE PROJECTILE CHARGING SYSTEM - A steerable projectile comprises a pressure chamber to hold gas in a pressurized state; and a body section coupled to the pressure chamber, the body section having a flight system to use the pressurized gas for adjusting a trajectory of the projectile. The pressure chamber comprises an orifice in a wall of the pressure chamber; and a check valve corresponding to the orifice, the check valve configured to allow gas that results from ignition of a propellant to enter the pressure chamber via the corresponding orifice and to prevent the gas, once inside the pressure chamber, from exiting the pressure chamber via the corresponding orifice. | 04-28-2011 |
20120219760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ISOLATION BETWEEN COMPONENTS IN MICROFABRICATED DEVICES - An apparatus and method for providing isolation between components in microfabricated devices is provided. In one embodiment, a microfabricated device comprises: a base layer; a microfabricated component; and a non-sacrificial aerogel layer in contact with the microfabricated component and supporting the microfabricated thermal component on the base layer. The non-sacrificial aerogel layer is positioned to provide at least one of thermal, electrical or acoustic isolation between the microfabricated thermal component and the base layer. | 08-30-2012 |
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20080253722 | FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly also includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic cable at the breakout location, and an over-mold that covers the breakout block and at least a portion of the main fiber optic cable. The breakout block defines a straight-through channel in which the main fiber optic cable is received and a breakout channel that branches out from the straight-through channel. The breakout block includes seams with overlap configurations that prevent the over-mold from entering the breakout block through the seams. The breakout block also includes barrier dams for preventing bonding material from entering the breakout channel. | 10-16-2008 |
20080253729 | Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with tensile reinforcement - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The breakout location includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, a tether retention block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, and a sleeve positioned outside the main fiber optic cable that extends from the breakout block to the tether retention block. An optical fiber structure extends from the main fiber optic cable, through the breakout block, through the sleeve and through the tether retention block to the tether cable. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly also includes a tensile reinforcing structure that extends from the breakout block to the retention block for preventing a spacing between the breakout block and the retention block from exceeding a predetermined amount. The tensile reinforcing structure is positioned outside the main fiber optic cable and has portions anchored to the breakout block and the retention block. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly further includes an over-mold that covers the breakout block, the sleeve, the retention block, the tensile reinforcing structure and at least a portion of the main fiber optic cable. | 10-16-2008 |
20090100674 | Cable splint - A device used to secure a section of cable while one or more fiber is broken out from the cable. The device includes spaced apart clamp assemblies that hold a cable during the splicing process to protect the fairly delicate fibers within the sheathing. The disclosure also relates to a method of splicing using a clamp assembly. | 04-23-2009 |
20090152746 | MULTI-STAGE INJECTION OVER-MOLDING SYSTEM WITH INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT AND METHOD OF USE - An over-molding tool is provided for over-molding an over-mold onto a fiber optic cable assembly. The over-molding tool includes first and second mold tool sets. The first mold tool set applies a first portion of the over-mold onto the fiber optic cable assembly. The second mold tool set then applies a second portion of the over-mold onto the fiber optic cable assembly. In preferred embodiments, the first and the second portions of the over-mold fuse to each other. By employing the first and the second mold tool sets, the fiber optic cable assembly can be supported at closer intervals along its length when being over-molded in comparison to a single, longer mold tool set. In addition, a lower capacity injection pump can be used when applying the over-mold in two portions. In other embodiments, additional mold tool sets can be added that sequentially apply additional portions of the over-mold. | 06-18-2009 |
20110154643 | CABLE SPLINT - A device used to secure a section of cable while one or more fiber is broken out from the cable. The device includes spaced apart clamp assemblies that hold a cable during the splicing process to protect the fairly delicate fibers within the sheathing. The disclosure also relates to a method of splicing using a clamp assembly. | 06-30-2011 |
20120148203 | METHOD OF TERMINATING A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A method of terminating a fiber optic cable includes removing a portion of an outer jacket from an end of a fiber optic cable to expose an end portion of an optical fiber so that an end of the optical fiber extends a first axial length from the outer jacket. A portion of the fiber optic cable is coiled about a spool so that the end of the optical fiber extends a second axial length from the outer jacket. The second axial length is greater than the first axial length. A second optical fiber is spliced to the optical fiber of the fiber optic cable. The portion of the fiber optic cable is uncoiled so that the optical fiber retracts into the outer jacket of the fiber optic cable. | 06-14-2012 |
20120167387 | METHOD OF TERMINATING A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A method for terminating a fiber optic cable includes removing an end portion of an outer jacket of a fiber optic cable to expose a strength member and at least one optical fiber. A binder material of the strength member of the fiber optic cable is heated using a heat source to expose strength elements of the strength member. The strength elements are secured to a fiber optic connector assembly using an adhesive. | 07-05-2012 |
20120237167 | HYBRID FIBER/COPPER CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly which permits repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire connector assembly or the cable is disclosed. The hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly disclosed also allows individual hybrid fiber/copper connectors of the assembly to be converted from one gender to a different gender. The hybrid fiber/copper connectors of the assembly include removable keying members mountable to housings of the connectors. The removable keying members allow gender conversion and proper mating and orientation. The hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly also allows the individual connectors of the assembly to be converted from being hybrid fiber/copper connectors to being only fiber connectors or only copper connectors. | 09-20-2012 |
20140093217 | SPLICE-ON CABLE BREAKOUT ASSEMBLY - A break-out assembly includes an enclosure defining a first port at the first end to receive an optical cable and a second port at the second end to receive a plurality of break-out cables. Each port leads to the interior of the enclosure. A cable retention region defined within the enclosure at the second end is configured to enable the break-out cables to each secure to the enclosure at one of a plurality of axial locations. Certain types of break-out assemblies include other cable retention regions to axially and/or rotationally secure the optical cable to the enclosure. A splice retention region is disposed within the enclosure between the first port and the second cable retention region. The splice retention region receives optical splices at which optical fibers of the optical cable are spliced to optical fibers of the break-out cables. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090161357 | LIGHTBOX WITH DRYER - A lightbox and dryer apparatus combined in a single enclosure and having a plurality of types of illumination sources to view paint samples and a forced convection air drying mechanism having at least one air blower selectively providing forced convection air for drying custom mixed paint samples. In one alternative, a radiant heat source may be used with the unheated forced convection air to dry the sample. In another alternative a heating element is selectively operable to heat the forced convection air directed at the sample to be dried. The types of illumination sources may include fluorescent, incandescent and synthetic sunlight. The apparatus may also include a roller or supporting clip to retain the sample in a dryer section at the outlet of the dryer. Optionally a drying surface may be provided in the dryer section. | 06-25-2009 |
20090207690 | MULTI-SIZE MIXER - A gyroscopic paint mixer having a rotatable frame with a clamp lock providing automatic transfer from an unclamping to a clamping condition, providing silent operation through the use of one way clutches, the mixer also having a vertical stop apparatus coupled to an access door for stopping and holding the rotatable frame in an upright position, the mixer also having a bail retainer supported by a carriage assembly mounted for rotation on a clamp plate with a cam urging the bail retainer to the side of the frame when the bail retainer is released from the paint container with the paint container in an upright position in the rotatable frame. | 08-20-2009 |
20120201093 | MULTI-SIZE MIXER - A gyroscopic paint mixer having a rotatable frame with a clamp lock providing automatic transfer from an unclamping to a clamping condition, providing silent operation through the use of one way clutches, the mixer also having a vertical stop apparatus coupled to an access door for stopping and holding the rotatable frame in an upright position, the mixer also having a bail retainer supported by a carriage assembly mounted for rotation on a clamp plate with a cam urging the bail retainer to the side of the frame when the bail retainer is released from the paint container with the paint container in an upright position in the rotatable frame. | 08-09-2012 |
20140319438 | TRANSPORT CART - Carts for lifting, transporting and lowering an item, such as a bucket. The carts are particularly suited for lifting, moving, and lowering 5-gallon buckets. The cart includes a lifting system that can raises and lowers the item by engaging its sidewalls. The lifting system includes an item engagement feature and a position adjustment system. | 10-30-2014 |