Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100010840 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A SPATIAL ALLOCATION - A method of displaying a selected spatial allocation is provided. The method includes but is not limited to associating spatial allocation characteristic data stored in a database with corresponding spatial location data representing a location of a spatial allocation on the map. The method also includes but is not limited to, upon selection of the spatial allocation from the map, displaying the corresponding spatial allocation characteristic data from the database, along with the selected spatial allocation on the map, on a display. Additionally, the method includes but is not limited to, upon selection of the corresponding spatial allocation from the database, displaying the map, along with the selected spatial allocation in the map, on the display. | 01-14-2010 |
20150012312 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A SPATIAL ALLOCATION - A method of displaying a selected spatial allocation is provided. The method includes but is not limited to associating spatial allocation characteristic data stored in a database with corresponding spatial location data representing a location of a spatial allocation on the map. The method also includes but is not limited to, upon selection of the spatial allocation from the map, displaying the corresponding spatial allocation characteristic data from the database, along with the selected spatial allocation on the map, on a display. Additionally, the method includes but is not limited to, upon selection of the corresponding spatial allocation from the database, displaying the map, along with the selected spatial allocation in the map, on the display. | 01-08-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090096471 | Method and apparatus for electrochemical corrosion monitoring - A method and apparatus for simultaneously and continuously monitoring both the general and localized corrosion of a working metallic electrode is provided, wherein a low frequency, low amplitude periodic potential excitation is used to perturb the electrode around its free corrosion potential. The potential is controlled with respect to a reference electrode by means of a potentiostat, and an auxiliary electrode used to stimulate current flow. The current response of the working electrode is monitored and analyzed continuously for general and localized corrosion activity. Means are provided for validation of the integrity of the current response to the applied potential excitation. Simultaneous and continuous outputs for both general and localized corrosion activity are also provided. | 04-16-2009 |
20100107767 | Method and System for Detecting Corrosion Under Insulation - The present invention relates generally to thermal imaging systems and methods and uses therefor, and in a particular though non-limiting embodiment, to a method of detecting corrosion under insulation, as well as corrosion-related material data associated therewith. The system utilizes advanced infrared imaging video cameras to detect characteristic signatures of wet thermal traits on process equipment. Various embodiments of the invention integrate equipment, automation, and algorithms to form a method for identifying wet thermal insulation by scanning multiple locations along insulated piping, tanks, or other manufacturing equipment. Such scans can occur individually, sequentially, or simultaneously, with the results then being stored and comparatively analyzed. Further embodiments comprise tracking the approximate time of exposure to moisture, prediction of the corrosion rates for underlying insulated metal substrates, and measuring wall thicknesses along either predetermined random portions of the metal substrate. | 05-06-2010 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130151589 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR USE IN PROVIDING ADVISORY SERVICES - A computer-based system to facilitate providing advisory services to clients, comprising a networked server computer having a data accumulation engine that accepts user information, client information of clients of the users, and a plurality of user-defined tags. The data accumulation engine is operable to accumulate data regarding actions of the user and information associated with the user's clients in accordance with the clients' respective associated tags. The server also has a filtering engine that filters the data responsive to user requests; and a service engine for use in providing services targeted to clients based on the filtered data. | 06-13-2013 |
20140006426 | ENGINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VERTICAL SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR CLIENT ORIENTED SERVICE PROVIDERS | 01-02-2014 |
20140067973 | ENGINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VERTICAL SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR CLIENT ORIENTED SERVICE PROVIDERS - An apparatus, system and method for providing an advisor decision enabling tool. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of networked computers, wherein at least one user of each of the plurality at least electronically communicates with a plurality of clients at least partially over the network, and a first computing engine comprising at least computing code associated with at least a first processor capable of accumulating data regarding ones of the plurality if clients and actions by each of the at least one user, wherein the first computing engine accepts a plurality of tags indicative of the accumulated data, and wherein the tags are dictated by the at least one user. | 03-06-2014 |
20140201221 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR USE IN PROVIDING ADVISORY SERVICES - A computer-based system to facilitate providing advisory services to clients, comprising a networked server computer having a data accumulation engine that accepts user information, client information of clients of the users, and a plurality of user-defined tags. The data accumulation engine is operable to accumulate data regarding actions of the user and information associated with the user's clients in accordance with the clients' respective associated tags. The server also has a filtering engine that filters the data responsive to user requests; and a service engine for use in providing services targeted to clients based on the filtered data. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201294 | ENGINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VERTICAL SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR CLIENT ORIENTED SERVICE PROVIDERS - An apparatus, system and method for providing an advisor decision enabling tool. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of networked computers, wherein at least one user of each of the plurality at least electronically communicates with a plurality of clients at least partially over the network, and a first computing engine comprising at least computing code associated with at least a first processor capable of accumulating data regarding ones of the plurality if clients and actions by each of the at least one user, wherein the first computing engine accepts a plurality of tags indicative of the accumulated data, and wherein the tags are dictated by the at least one user. | 07-17-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080305013 | Method of Making a Test Device - A method of making a test device comprised of a container divided into two chambers, each holding a volume of a clear test liquid, the chambers separated by a porous barrier. The liquid is introduced into the lower chamber by adding a liquid to the upper chamber through the open top of the container and then applying a vacuum to completely evacuate air from the lower chamber by drawing the air through the barrier and liquid in the upper chamber. Restoring air pressure forces liquid in the upper chamber into the lower chamber, to completely fill the same while leaving a volume of liquid in the upper chamber. The application of a vacuum is preferably carried out by placing the container with liquid in a receptacle containing a liquid to be boiled, heating the liquid to boil the same and thereafter condensing the vapor with the receptacle sealed to develop a very high vacuum which draws the air out from the lower chamber of the container. The boiling can be done with the receptacle sealed to develop a higher temperature and later vented prior to being resealed for cooling and condensing of the vaporized liquid to further enhance the level of vacuum achieved. | 12-11-2008 |
20080316467 | Device and Method for Monitoring Multiple Chemical Samples with a Fluorescent Tube - A monitoring device is described for multiple chemical reactions in multiple test containers. Each container contains chemical reagents and at least one fluorescence dye indicator capable of changing its fluorescent characteristics due to the chemical reaction. A single cylindrical ultraviolet (UV) cold cathode fluorescent (CCFL) tube is utilized. Multiple test containers (e.g., 8) are placed along the tube of the CCFL. The UV light emerging from the CCFL interacts with the dye indicator in each of the containers to yield interactive light beams that can be detected by signal photo sensors. In order to compensate for the light variations occurring along the tube, a reference photo sensor is placed for each container location along the tube to directly detect the signal from the CCFL. By normalizing the signal generated by the signal photo sensor to the signal of the corresponding reference photo sensor, the value of the normalized signal is independent of any light source variations along the tube due to CCFL aging and repetitious power switching. Consequently, the normalized signals only correspond to chemical variations occurring in the test containers. | 12-25-2008 |
20090032734 | Detection of microorganisms with a fluorescence-based device - A device and method for detecting by fluorescence microbial growth from sample substances are disclosed. For example, a method for the detection of visible-band fluorescence signals generated by at least one fluorescing compound excited by ultraviolet energy, comprising exciting said at least one fluorescing compound with ultraviolet energy emitted from a light-emitting diode comprising wavelengths below 400 nanometers, and detecting a visible-band fluorescence signal generated by said at least one excited fluorescing compound with at least one light detector sensitive to electromagnetic energy comprising wavelengths greater than or equal to 400 nanometers wavelength. For example, a device for detecting visible-band fluorescence signals generated by at least one fluorescing compound excited by ultraviolet energy, comprising at least one ultraviolet light-emitting diode generating electromagnetic radiation comprising wavelengths below 400 nanometers and capable of exciting the at least one fluorescing compound, at least one light detector sensitive to electromagnetic energy comprising wavelengths greater than or equal to 400 nanometers wavelength for the detection of visible-band fluorescence signals generated by the at least one fluorescing compound. | 02-05-2009 |
20100273209 | CO2 OPTICAL SENSOR FOR DETECTION AND ENUMERATION OF MICROORGANISMS - A new device and method for detecting the presence of living microorganisms in test samples are described. The device includes a container having at least one section transparent to light with an incubation zone defined in the container, the incubation zone containing growth media in which the sample is cultured. A detection zone containing a matrix composed of a polymeric material which is substantially transparent to light, and at least one indicator reagent sensitive to carbon dioxide gas generated by the microorganisms in the incubation zone is located in the transparent section of the matrix. The matrix is configured to facilitate penetration of external light aimed at the transparent section of the container and interaction of the external light with the indicator reagent to yield interactive light that escapes through the transparent section of the container, said interactive light is being indicative of the presence and/or concentration of the microorganisms. | 10-28-2010 |
20110223631 | Detection of microorganisms with a fluorescence-based device - A device and method for detecting by fluorescence microbial growth from sample substances are disclosed. For example, a method for the detection of visible-band fluorescence signals generated by at least one fluorescing compound excited by ultraviolet energy, comprising exciting said at least one fluorescing compound with ultraviolet energy emitted from a light-emitting diode comprising wavelengths below | 09-15-2011 |
20110248185 | Detection of microorganisms with a fluorescence-based device - A device and method for detecting by fluorescence microbial growth from sample substances are disclosed. For example, a method for the detection of visible-band fluorescence signals generated by at least one fluorescing compound excited b | 10-13-2011 |
20140004558 | Detection of Microorganisms With a Fluorescence-Based Device | 01-02-2014 |
20140178926 | Optical Method and Device for the Detection and Enumeration of Microorganisms - A new device and method for detecting the presence of living microorganisms in test samples are described. The device comprises a container with at least one section transparent to light, a growth zone located in said container containing a mixture of growth media capable of supporting growth of the microorganisms, and at least one indicator substrate that changes its optical properties due to growth of the microorganisms. A detection zone is located in the container adjacent to the transparent section, and a barrier layer comprising porous solid material separates the two zones, allowing diffusion of molecules and ions of metabolic by-products of the organisms, while preventing microorganisms and particulate matter of the test sample from penetrating into the detection zone. | 06-26-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140172407 | LANGUAGE PROCESSING RESOURCES FOR AUTOMATED MOBILE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION - Automated language translation often involves language translation resources of significant size (e.g., 50-gigabyte phrase tables) and significant computational power exceeding the capabilities of many mobile devices. Remotely accessible servers capable of near-realtime, automated translation may be inaccessible or prohibitively costly while traveling abroad. Presented herein are adaptations of language translation techniques for offline mobile devices involving reducing the size and raising the efficiency of the language modeling resources. A word index may be provided that stores respective string representations of the words of a language, and maps respective words to a location (e.g., address or offset) of respective word representations within the word index. Language translation resources (e.g., phrase tables) may then specify logical relationships using the word index addresses of the involved words, rather than the string equivalents. This technique significantly condenses the language resources and provides faster, bidirectional access to the word representations of the language. | 06-19-2014 |
20140361996 | CALIBRATING EYE TRACKING SYSTEM BY TOUCH INPUT - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to calibrating an eye tracking system via touch inputs. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing system comprising a touch sensitive display and an eye tracking system, a method comprising displaying a user interface on the touch sensitive display, determining a gaze location via the eye tracking system, receiving a touch input at a touch location on the touch sensitive display, and calibrating the eye tracking system based upon an offset between the gaze location and the touch location. | 12-11-2014 |
20140375541 | EYE TRACKING VIA DEPTH CAMERA - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to tracking a user's eye based on time-of-flight depth image data of the user's eye are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides an eye tracking system comprising a light source, a sensing subsystem configured to obtain a two-dimensional image of a user's eye and depth data of the user's eye using a depth sensor having an unconstrained baseline distance, and a logic subsystem configured to control the light source to emit light, control the sensing subsystem to acquire a two-dimensional image of the user's eye while illuminating the light source, control the sensing subsystem to acquire depth data of the user's eye, determine a gaze direction of the user's eye from the two-dimensional image, determine a location on a display at which the gaze direction intersects the display based on the gaze direction and the depth data, and output the location. | 12-25-2014 |
20150261293 | REMOTE DEVICE CONTROL VIA GAZE DETECTION - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to gaze-based remote device control. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides, on a computing device, a method comprising detecting a gaze direction of a user, detecting an indication from the user to control a remotely controllable device located in the gaze direction, and adapting a user interface of a controller device to enable user control of the remotely controllable device. | 09-17-2015 |
20150293587 | NON-VISUAL FEEDBACK OF VISUAL CHANGE - Examples relating to using non-visual feedback to alert a viewer of a display that a visual change has been triggered are disclosed. One disclosed example provides a method comprising using gaze tracking data from a gaze tracking system to determine that a viewer changes a gaze location. Based on determining that the viewer changes the gaze location, a visual change is triggered and non-visual feedback indicating the triggering of the visual change is provided to the viewer. If a cancel change input is received within a predetermined timeframe, the visual change is not displayed. If a cancel change input is not received within the timeframe, the visual change is displayed via the display. | 10-15-2015 |
20150310253 | HANDLING GLARE IN EYE TRACKING - Embodiments are disclosed for eye tracking systems and methods. An example eye tracking system comprises a plurality of light sources and a camera configured to capture an image of light from the light sources as reflected from an eye. The eye tracking system further comprises a logic device and a storage device storing instructions executable by the logic device to acquire frames of eye tracking data by iteratively projecting light from different combinations of light sources of the plurality of light sources and capturing an image of the eye during projection of each combination. The instructions may be further executable to select a selected combination of light sources for eye tracking based on a determination of occlusion detected in the image arising from a transparent or semi-transparent optical structure positioned between the eye and the camera and project light via the selected combination of light sources for eye tracking. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310657 | DISPLAY DEVICE VIEWER GAZE ATTRACTION - Examples relating to attracting the gaze of a viewer of a display are disclosed. One example method comprises controlling the display to display a target object and using gaze tracking data to monitor a viewer gaze location. A guide element is displayed moving along a computed dynamic path that traverses adjacent to a viewer gaze location and leads to the target object. If the viewer's gaze location is within a predetermined divergence threshold of the guide element, then the display continues displaying the guide element moving along the computed dynamic guide path to the target object. If the viewer's gaze location diverts from the guide element by at least the predetermined divergence threshold, then the display discontinues displaying the guide element moving along the computed dynamic guide path to the target object. | 10-29-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120055039 | DRYING AND WARMING APPLIANCE - An appliance for drying or warming associated laundry items includes a housing having a wall forming a stationary cavity dimensioned to receive the associated laundry items. At least one article support member is preferably contained within the cavity. A heater increases a temperature of associated air within the cavity and a fan circulates the heated air within the cavity. A vent is dimensioned to allow air to exit the housing cavity, and a controller regulates circulation of the associated heated air within the cavity. | 03-08-2012 |
20120175365 | LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A MICROWAVE OVEN - A microwave oven includes a top wall, side walls, and a bottom wall at least partially defining a cavity of the microwave oven, and a table coupled to the bottom wall. The table has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. The top surface is configured to support an item within the cavity. A light source directs light to the table. The table is configured to diffuse light emitted from the light source into the cavity. | 07-12-2012 |
20130008895 | DOUBLE LINE BREAK - A system and methods are disclosed for providing a double line break having a secondary power break to function components in a microwave oven. The double line break includes at least two power switches, such as relay devices that provide back-up protection in case one switch fails, or a primary interlock switch corresponding to a door of the oven. | 01-10-2013 |
20140167935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLIANCE REMOTE CONTROL IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods for appliance remote control identification are provided. An exemplary method includes receiving, at the appliance, an operational command message from a remote control device which instructs the appliance to perform an operation. The method further includes obtaining an identification attribute associated with the remote control device. Further, the identification attribute is presented on a display of the appliance. An exemplary system includes an exemplary appliance having a user interface including a display, a controller, and a remote device interface. The exemplary system further includes a network and a plurality of remote control devices. | 06-19-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150356488 | Evaluating Workers in a Crowdsourcing Environment - A crowdsourcing environment is described herein which uses a single-stage or multi-stage approach to evaluate the quality of work performed by a worker, with respect to an identified task. In the multi-stage case, an evaluation system, in the first stage, determines whether the worker corresponds to a spam agent. In a second stage, for a non-spam worker, the evaluation system determines the propensity of the worker to perform desirable (e.g., accurate) work in the future. The evaluation system operates based on a set of features, including worker-focused features (which describe work performed by the particular worker), task-focused features (which describe tasks performed in the crowdsourcing environment), and system-focused features (which describe aspects of the configuration of the crowdsourcing environment). According to one illustrative aspect, the evaluation system performs its analysis using at least one model, produced using any type of supervised machine learning technique. | 12-10-2015 |
20160003620 | TRAVEL PATH IDENTIFICATION BASED UPON STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PATH COSTS - Various technologies pertaining to dynamically identifying travel segments to be taken by a traveler traveling in a region are described herein, where observations about travel segments in the region are sparse and subject to alteration. A computer-implemented graph can be loaded into a memory, where the computer-implemented graph is representative of the region. The computer-implemented graph includes nodes that represent locations in the region and edges that represent travel segments of the region, where the edges have costs assigned thereto, and further where there is a defined statistical relationship between the costs. When an observation about a travel path is received, using the computer-implemented graph, inferences can be made about costs of traversing other travel paths in the region. | 01-07-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140278634 | Spatiotemporal Crowdsourcing - The subject disclosure is directed towards spatiotemporal crowdsourcing, in which a task including task criteria is received, and an actor set (e.g., human workers) are selected based upon user task preference data and task ability data with respect to accomplishing the task. The actor set is summoned to a location at a time to participate in the task. Spatiotemporal crowdsourcing may be implanted as a service that selects the actor set and tracks state information as to a completion state of the task. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278657 | HIRING, ROUTING, FUSING AND PAYING FOR CROWDSOURCING CONTRIBUTIONS - The subject disclosure is directed towards using one or more machines with respect intelligently performing a task, such as a crowdsourcing task. Prediction models are used to determine how many workers are needed for a task, based upon a budget and a general goal of trying to use as few workers as needed to achieve a desired result. A number of workers needed to perform a task, without exceeding a budget is computed by predicting future contributions to estimate the number of workers. Also described is predicting based upon existing data, predicting when there is no existing data with which to start based upon adapting, and fairer payment schemes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279719 | VALUE OF INFORMATION WITH STREAMING EVIDENCE - The subject disclosure is directed towards processing evidence, which may include high-dimensional streaming evidence, into a future belief state. The existing evidence is used to project a belief about a future state. The future belief state may be used to determine whether to wait for additional evidence, or to act now without waiting for additional evidence, e.g., based on a cost of the delay. For example, an autonomous assistant may decide based upon the belief whether to engage a person or not, or to wait for more information before the engagement decision is made. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279737 | MONTE-CARLO APPROACH TO COMPUTING VALUE OF INFORMATION - The subject disclosure is directed towards the use of Monte Carlo (MC) procedures for computing the value of information (VOI), including with long evidential sequences. An MC-VOI algorithm is used to output a decision as to balancing the value and costs of collecting information in advance of taking action by running prediction model-based simulations to determine execution paths through possible states, and processing the results of the simulations/paths taken into a final decision. | 09-18-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110275927 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING AND MONITORING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - The invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods for stimulating and monitoring biological tissue. In certain aspects, the invention provides a system for stimulating and monitoring tissue, the system including a first energy source, a second energy source, and an imaging device, in which the system is configured such that the first and second energy sources target the same region of tissue and the combined effect of the first and second energy sources stimulates the region of tissue. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275963 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING TISSUE USING FOCUSED ENERGY - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating tissue using focused energy. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for stimulating tissue that includes a first energy source, a second energy source, and a focusing element that focuses at least the first or second energy source so that the first and second energy sources target the same region of tissue such that the combined effect stimulates the tissue. | 11-10-2011 |
20120004580 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source. | 01-05-2012 |
20120109020 | METHODS FOR MODIFYING NEURAL TRANSMISSION PATTERNS - The invention generally relates to methods for modifying neural transmission patterns. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve noninvasively applying a first type of energy to a region of neural tissue, noninvasively applying a second type of energy to the region of tissue, such that the combined effect modifies a neural transmission pattern between cells of the neural tissue. | 05-03-2012 |
20140378740 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source. | 12-25-2014 |
20150025421 | STIMULATION TO GUIDE PHYSICAL THERAPY - The invention generally relates to methods for guiding physical therapy to a subject. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve providing stimulation to a subject's central nervous system to modulate one or more signals sent to or from a plurality of target regions of the subject. Methods of the invention further involve assessing the response of the plurality of target regions to the stimulation to determine if there is a differential response among the target regions to the stimulation, and providing focused physical therapy to at least one of the target regions based on the assessment of the response of the plurality of peripheral target regions to the stimulation. | 01-22-2015 |
20150039055 | INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for interfacing between tissues being stimulated is provided. The apparatus includes an electric source capable of generating an applied electric field across a region of tissue and/or a means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue relative to the applied electric field and an interface component, such interface component creating an interface between the region of tissue and the applied electric field or the means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue. | 02-05-2015 |
20150105702 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source. | 04-16-2015 |
20150119629 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source. | 04-30-2015 |
20150148713 | INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for interfacing between tissues being stimulated is provided. The apparatus includes an electric source capable of generating an applied electric field across a region of tissue and/or a means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue relative to the applied electric field and an interface component, such interface component creating an interface between the region of tissue and the applied electric field or the means for altering at least one electromagnetic characteristic of the region of tissue. | 05-28-2015 |
20150151123 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source. | 06-04-2015 |
20150343213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source. | 12-03-2015 |