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20120262366 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WITH TOUCH FREE INPUT DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Embodiments of electronic systems, devices, and associated methods of operation are described herein. In one embodiment, a computing system includes an input module configured to acquire images of an input device from a camera, the input device having a plurality of markers. The computing system also includes a sensing module configured to identify segments in the individual acquired images corresponding to the markers. The computing system further includes a calculation module configured to form a temporal trajectory of the input device based on the identified segments and an analysis module configured to correlate the formed temporal trajectory with a computing command. | 10-18-2012 |
20130194173 | TOUCH FREE CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Various embodiments of electronic systems and associated methods of hands-free operation are described. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring an image of a user's finger and/or an object associated with the user's finger with a camera, recognizing a gesture of the user's finger or the object based on the acquired image, and determining if the recognized gesture correlates to a command or a mode change for a processor. If the monitored gesture correlates to a command for a processor, the method includes determining if the processor is currently in a standby mode or in a control mode. If the processor is in the control mode, the method includes executing the command for the processor; otherwise, the method includes reverting to monitoring a gesture of the user's finger. | 08-01-2013 |
20130249793 | TOUCH FREE USER INPUT RECOGNITION - Embodiments of electronic systems, devices, and associated methods of touch free user input recognition are described. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a plurality of spatial positions of a user's finger or an object associated with the user's finger with respect to time. The method also includes calculating a section length and a direction change for a plurality of pairs of consecutive detected spatial positions of the user's finger or the object associated with the user's finger. The method further includes determining if a temporal trajectory formed by the plurality of spatial positions of the user's finger or the object associated with the user's finger correspond to natural shakiness of the user's finger based on the calculated section lengths and direction changes. | 09-26-2013 |
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20090191627 | SYNTHETIC SURFACES FOR CULTURING CELLS IN CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIA - Synthetic surfaces capable of supporting culture of eukaryotic cells including stem cells and undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells in a chemically defined medium include a swellable (meth)acrylate layer and a polypeptide conjugated to the swellable (meth)acrylate layer. The swellable (meth)acrylate layer may be formed by polymerizing monomers in a composition that includes a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer, a cross-linking (di- or higher-functional) (meth)acrylate monomer, and a hydrophilic monomer capable of polymerizing with the carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer and the cross-linking (meth)acrylate monomer. The swellable (meth)acrylate layer has an equilibrium water content in water of between about 5% and about 70%. The conjugated peptide may include an RGD amino acid sequence. | 07-30-2009 |
20100184197 | Methods For Harvesting Biological Materials Using Membrane Filters - The present disclosure relates to methods for harvesting biological materials, such as, for example, microalgal cells, using membrane filters, such as ceramic-based membrane filters. | 07-22-2010 |
20100248366 | Synthetic Surfaces for Differentiating Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes - Synthetic surfaces capable of supporting culture of eukaryotic cells including stem cells and undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells in a chemically defined medium include a swellable (meth)acrylate layer and a polypeptide conjugated to the swellable (meth)acrylate layer. The swellable (meth)acrylate layer may be formed by polymerizing monomers in a composition that includes a carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer, a cross-linking (di- or higher-functional) (meth)acrylate monomer, and a hydrophilic monomer capable of polymerizing with the carboxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer and the cross-linking (meth)acrylate monomer. The swellable (meth)acrylate layer has an equilibrium water content in water of between about 5% and about 70%. The conjugated peptide may include an RGD amino acid sequence. | 09-30-2010 |
20130171456 | Glass Articles With Low-Friction Coatings - Low-friction coatings and glass articles with low-friction coatings are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a coated glass article may include a glass body comprising a first surface and a low-friction coating positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. The low-friction coating may include a polymer chemical composition. The coated glass article may be thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 260° C. for 30 minutes. A light transmission through the coated glass article may be greater than or equal to about 55% of a light transmission through an uncoated glass article for wavelengths from about 400 nm to about 700 nm. The low-friction coating may have a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C. at a ramp rate of about 10° C./minute. | 07-04-2013 |
20130203165 | SWELLABLE (METH)ACRYLATE SURFACES FOR CULTURING CELLS IN CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIA - Synthetic surfaces capable of supporting culture of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells in a chemically defined medium include a swellable (meth)acrylate layer and a peptide conjugated to the swellable (meth)acrylate layer. The swellable (meth)acrylate layer may be formed by polymerizing monomers in a composition that includes hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-carboxyehylacrylate, and tetra(ethylene glycol)dimethacrylate. The conjugated peptide may include an amino acid sequence of Xaa | 08-08-2013 |
20130224407 | Glass Articles With Low-Friction Coatings - Low-friction coatings and glass articles with low-friction coatings are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a coated glass article may include a glass body comprising a first surface and a low-friction coating positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. The low-friction coating may include a polymer chemical composition. The coated glass article may be thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 260° C. for 30 minutes. A light transmission through the coated glass article may be greater than or equal to about 55% of a light transmission through an uncoated glass article for wavelengths from about 400 nm to about 700 nm. The low-friction coating may have a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C. at a ramp rate of about 10° C./minute. | 08-29-2013 |
20140001076 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT GLASS CONTAINERS WITH HEAT-TOLERANT COATINGS | 01-02-2014 |
20140034544 | STRENGTHENED BOROSILICATE GLASS CONTAINERS WITH IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE - According to one embodiment, a glass container may include a body formed from a Type I, Class B glass composition according to ASTM Standard E438-92. The body may have an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The body may also include a compressively stressed layer extending into the wall thickness from at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface. A lubricous coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, wherein the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 02-06-2014 |
20140069886 | DELAMINATION RESISTANT GLASS CONTAINERS WITH HEAT-TOLERANT COATINGS - Delamination resistant glass containers with heat-tolerant coatings are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a glass body having an interior surface, an exterior surface and a wall thickness extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface. At least the interior surface of the glass body is delamination resistant. The glass container may further include a heat-tolerant coating positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The heat-tolerant coating may be thermally stable at temperatures greater than or equal to 260° C. for 30 minutes. | 03-13-2014 |
20140151320 | GLASS CONTAINERS WITH DELAMINATION RESISTANCE AND IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE - The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. A tenacious inorganic coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body. The outer surface of the body with the tenacious inorganic coating may have a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151321 | GLASS CONTAINERS WITH IMPROVED STRENGTH AND IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE - The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. A compressively stressed layer may extend from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. A lubricous coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body. The outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating may have a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151370 | STRENGTHENED GLASS CONTAINERS RESISTANT TO DELAMINATION AND DAMAGE - The glass containers described herein are resistant to delamination, have improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. The body may also have a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. A lubricous coating may be positioned around at least a portion of the outer surface of the body, such that the outer surface of the body with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151371 | GLASS CONTAINERS WITH DELAMINATION RESISTANCE AND IMPROVED STRENGTH - The glass containers described herein have at least two performance attributes selected from resistance to delamination, improved strength, and increased damage resistance. In one embodiment, a glass container with resistance to delamination and improved strength may include a body having an inner surface, an outer surface and a wall thickness extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least the inner surface of the body may have a delamination factor less than or equal to 10. The glass container may further include a compressively stressed layer extending from the outer surface of the body into the wall thickness. The compressively stressed layer may have a surface compressive stress greater than or equal to 150 MPa. | 06-05-2014 |
20150329416 | GLASS ARTICLES WITH LOW-FRICTION COATINGS - Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. In embodiments, a coated pharmaceutical package includes a glass body comprising a first surface. A low-friction coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. The low-friction coating may include a polymer chemical composition. A light transmission through the coated pharmaceutical package may be greater than or equal to about 55% of a light transmission through an uncoated pharmaceutical package for wavelengths from about 400 nm to about 700 nm. The low-friction coating may have a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C. at a ramp rate of about 10° C./minute. | 11-19-2015 |
20150360999 | GLASS ARTICLES WITH LOW-FRICTION COATINGS - Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. In embodiments, a coated pharmaceutical package may include a glass body comprising a first surface. A low-friction coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. The low-friction coating may include a polymer chemical composition. The coated pharmaceutical package may be thermally stable at a temperature of at least about 260° C. for 30 minutes. The low-friction coating may have a mass loss of less than about 5% of its mass when heated from a temperature of 150° C. to 350° C. at a ramp rate of about 10° C./minute. | 12-17-2015 |