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20150351670 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351671 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351672 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 12-10-2015 |
20150351673 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 12-10-2015 |
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20100081284 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING FLOW UNIFORMITY IN A PROCESS CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for processing substrates are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate includes a flow equalizer configured to control the flow of gases between a process volume and an exhaust port of a process chamber. The flow equalizer includes at least one restrictor plate configured to be disposed in a plane proximate a surface of a substrate to be processed and defines an azimuthally non-uniform gap between an edge of the at least one restrictor plate and one of either a chamber wall or a substrate support when installed in the process chamber. | 04-01-2010 |
20110265887 | APPARATUS FOR RADIAL DELIVERY OF GAS TO A CHAMBER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Apparatus for the delivery of a gas to a chamber and methods of use thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a gas distribution system for a process chamber may include a body having a first surface configured to couple the body to an interior surface of a process chamber, the body having a opening disposed through the body; a flange disposed proximate a first end of the opening opposite the first surface of the body, the flange extending inwardly into the opening and configured to support a window thereon; and a plurality of gas distribution channels disposed within the body and fluidly coupling a channel disposed within the body and around the opening to a plurality of holes disposed in the flange, wherein the plurality of holes are disposed radially about the flange. | 11-03-2011 |
20120222813 | VACUUM CHAMBERS WITH SHARED PUMP - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to vacuum processing chambers having different pumping requirements and connected to a shared pumping system through a single foreline. In one embodiment, the vacuum processing chambers include a high conductance pumping conduit and a low conductance pumping conduit coupled to a single high conductance foreline. In another embodiment, a plurality of unbalanced chamber groups may be connected to a common pumping system by a final foreline. | 09-06-2012 |
20130105088 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF EDGE RING IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING | 05-02-2013 |
20130334199 | THIN HEATED SUBSTRATE SUPPORT - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus heating and supporting a substrate in a processing chamber. One embodiment of the present invention provides a substrate support assembly. The substrate support assembly includes a heated plate having a substrate supporting surface on a front side and a cantilever arm extending from a backside of the heated plate. The heated plate is configured to support and heat a substrate on the substrate supporting surface. The cantilever arm has a first end attached to the heated plate near a central axis of the heated plate, and a second end extending radially outwards from the central axis. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337655 | ABATEMENT AND STRIP PROCESS CHAMBER IN A DUAL LOADLOCK CONFIGURATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a dual load lock chamber capable of processing a substrate. In one embodiment, the dual load lock chamber includes a chamber body defining a first chamber volume and a second chamber volume isolated from one another. Each of the lower and second chamber volumes is selectively connectable to two processing environments through two openings configured for substrate transferring. The dual load lock chamber also includes a heated substrate support assembly disposed in the second chamber volume. The heated substrate support assembly is configured to support and heat a substrate thereon. The dual load lock chamber also includes a remote plasma source connected to the second chamber volume for supplying a plasma to the second chamber volume. | 12-19-2013 |
20140087561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE TRANSFER AND RADICAL CONFINEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for transferring substrates and confining a processing environment in a chamber. One embodiment of the present invention provides a hoop assembly for using a processing chamber. The hoop assembly includes a confinement ring defining a confinement region therein, and three or more lifting fingers attached to the hoop. The three or more lifting fingers are configured to support a substrate outside the inner volume of the confinement ring. | 03-27-2014 |
20150279634 | COOLING MECHANISM UTLIZED IN A PLASMA REACTOR WITH ENHANCED TEMPERATURE REGULATION - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a cooling mechanism utilized in a plasma reactor that may provide efficient temperature control during a plasma process. In one embodiment, a cooling mechanism disposed in a plasma processing apparatus includes a coil antenna enclosure formed in a processing chamber, a coil antenna assembly disposed in the coil antenna enclosure, a plurality of air circulating elements disposed in the coil antenna enclosure adjacent to the coil antenna assembly, and a baffle plate disposed in the coil antenna enclosure below and adjacent to the coil antenna assembly. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100118923 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 05-13-2010 |
20100118924 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119008 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119009 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119012 | PROGRAMMABLE WIDE BAND DIGITAL RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER - A receiver uses a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) in the analog domain and performs low IF down-conversion in the digital domain, using low-power, high-speed, high resolution analog-to-digital converters. The receiver can be integrated into an integrated circuit as one of several receivers. Such an integrated circuit may include multiple transmitters using adaptive non-linear modeling pre-distortion. The non-linear modeling may include memory. Imbalance in intermediate frequency in-phase and quadrature signals may be corrected in the digital domains. DC offsets in the intermediate signal may be corrected in both analog and digital domains. In one instance, the receiver provides a feedback receiver for the adaptive pre-distorter in a transmitter on the integrated circuit. | 05-13-2010 |
20110277001 | Gateway Device - Disclosed are various embodiments for a gateway device that can execute applications which can communicate with various devices in one or more home networks as well as one or more wide area networks. The gateway device can possess capabilities to communicate over various types of proprietary and/or standardized networks. Additionally, the gateway device can be equipped with the ability to communicate with home devices that are directly coupled to the gateway device. The gateway device can also include a mass storage component that allows storage of data on behalf of applications executed therein. | 11-10-2011 |
20150270942 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAINTAINING SPECTRAL COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CO-EXISTING LEGACY AND WIDEBAND DSL SERVICES - According to certain general aspects, the present invention relates to methods for transmitting signals on twisted wire-pairs above 30 MHz using frequency division duplexing (FDD) in support of 1 Gb/s aggregate services on short loop lengths while maintaining spectral compatibility with legacy ADSL2 (≦2.2 MHz bandwidth) and VDSL2 services (≦30 MHz bandwidth). An advantage of the FDD approach for Gb/s transmission according to the invention is spectral compatibility with legacy DSL services without the sacrifice of any capacity of the wider band. | 09-24-2015 |
20150372783 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EMPLOYING A SUB-BAND APPROACH TOWARDS DOUBLING TRANSMISSION BANDWIDTH FOR DMT SYSTEMS - According to certain aspects, the present invention provides techniques to address G.fast and/or digital subscriber line (DSL) transmission at frequencies below and above 106 MHz in support of aggregate service rates well above 1 Gbps on short loops based on combining two independent first generation G.fast transceivers, each operating up to 106 MHz, into a single transceiver, capable of operating up to 212 MHz and achieving service rates of up to 2 Gbps. In these and other embodiments, a sub-band approach is used in which a total bandwidth is divided into two or more sub-bands, with communications for one or both of the first generation G.fast transceivers using one or both of the sub-bands, respectively. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372846 | DUAL BAND ANALOG FRONT END FOR HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSMISSIONS IN DMT SYSTEMS - According to general aspects, embodiments of the invention provide an analog front end (AFE) capable of combining two independent 106 MHz G.fast baseband transmission channels into a single 212 MHz wide G.fast transmission channel. In these and other embodiments, an AFE according to the invention is also capable of interfacing to a single 212 MHz G.fast transmission channels as well as a single 106 MHz G.fast transmission channel. | 12-24-2015 |
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20110171385 | COATING COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING STARCH NANOPARTICLES - Media coating composition and inkjet recording media including it. An example composition includes a total solid content ranging from about 10 to about 65 weight percent by total weight of the composition. The solid content includes from about 80 to about 99 weight percent of insoluble starch nanoparticles having a particle size ranging from about 50 to about 300 nm and from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of fillers by total weight of the solid content. A disclosed example inkjet recording media includes a supporting substrate, and the coating composition disposed on the substrate. | 07-14-2011 |
20110244214 | Imageable Article - An imageable article includes a backside filled resin layer bonded to a back side of a paper substrate. The backside filled resin layer includes: resin selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene (LDPE), and a combination of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE); and a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, zeolite, silica, talc, alumina, aluminum trihydrate (ATH), calcium silicate, kaolin, calcined clay, and combinations thereof. The backside filled resin layer further includes from approximately 3 weight % to approximately 60 weight % of the filler. | 10-06-2011 |
20120236095 | COATED PRINT MEDIA - The present disclosure is drawn to a coated print medium, a method of preparing a print medium, and a printing system. The coated print medium can comprise a substrate and a coating applied to the substrate. The coating can include, by solids, 20 wt % to 90 wt % of non-film forming polymer particulates having a particle size from 50 nm to 300 nm and a glass transition temperature greater than 85° C.; 1 wt % to 25 wt % water soluble polymer binder; 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % fixing agent; and 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % slip aid. | 09-20-2012 |
20130095333 | Surface Treated Medium - A method of forming a surface treated medium in which a surface treatment solution is formed comprising a number of water soluble, multi-valent salts, a number of water dispersible, multi-valent salts, a binder that binds the water dispersible, multi-valent salts to a medium and to the elements within the surface treatment solution, and an organosilane, and the surface treatment solution is applied to a medium. A surface treatment solution comprises a number of water soluble, multi-valent, organic acid salts, a number of water dispersible, multi-valent, organic acid salts, a binder that binds the water dispersible, multi-valent, organic acid salts to a medium and to the elements within the surface treatment solution, and an organosilane. | 04-18-2013 |
20130201251 | PHOTO MEDIA - A photo media may comprise a substrate, the substrate having an image receiving side and a non-image receiving side, an extruded barrier layer disposed on the non-image receiving side of the substrate, and a laminate layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate after an ink layer is printed. The photo media may further comprise an image receiving layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate between the substrate and the laminate layer. | 08-08-2013 |
20130216737 | Photo Paper - A sheet of photo paper comprises a substrate, a top coat deposited on the image receiving side of the substrate, a polyethylene coating deposited on the top coat, and an image receiving coating deposited on the polyethylene coating. A method of making a sheet of photo paper, comprising layering a pre-coat onto a substrate, layering a top coat onto the pre-coat, layering a polyethylene coating onto the top coat, and layering an image receiving coating onto the polyethylene coating. | 08-22-2013 |
20130306259 | GRAPHIC MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A graphic medium and a method of making same employs a paper core having a normalized opacity within a range of about 0.15 to about 0.4 percent/grams per square meter. The graphic medium includes a first material layer on a first side of the paper core and a second material layer on one or both of the first side between the paper core and the first material layer and a second, opposite side of the paper core. The graphic medium has a translucent opacity between about 40% and about 90%. The method includes mechanically refining a mixture of wood fibers until a paper substrate is formed having the normalized opacity. The paper substrate is calendered using a paper making machine and the first and second material layers are applied to form the graphic medium. | 11-21-2013 |
20130323440 | INKJET MEDIA - A method of producing inkjet media ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140044896 | MEDIA USED IN DIGITAL HIGH SPEED INKJET WEB PRESS PRINTING - A media for digital high speed inkjet web press printing has a CD residual tensile energy absorption index greater than 300 J/Kg. The media includes a paper base having a MD/CD tensile stiffness index ratio of less than 2.0 and a tensile energy absorption index of greater than 500 J/Kg. The paper base includes a mixture of fibers having a softwood fiber to hardwood fiber ratio within a range of 3 to 7 to 7 to 1, an internal starch having a cationic starch to fiber ratio greater than 1.0%, and a filler within a range of about 1.0% to about 12.0% of paper base weight. The media further includes an image receiving coating on a side of the paper base. | 02-13-2014 |
20140139601 | INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM - An inkjet recording medium includes a substrate, an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate, and an ink receiving layer disposed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes a binder, an inorganic pigment, and a pigment ink fixing agent chosen from divalent salts, multivalent salts, and combinations thereof. The ink receiving layer includes a non-film forming polymer, a binder chosen from any of water dispersible binders or water soluble binders, and a pigment. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141212 | POST-TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING - A post-treatment solution for digital inkjet printing includes a thermoplastic material having a melting temperature ranging from about 40° C. to about 250° C., a binder, and a liquid carrier. The thermoplastic material and the binder are present in a weight ratio ranging from 100:1 to 1:1. A print medium, printing method, and printing system are also disclosed herein. | 05-22-2014 |
20140209263 | UNCOATED RECORDING MEDIA - An uncoated recording medium includes a blend of hardwood and softwood chemical pulp fibers, and thermomechanical pulp (TMP) fibers, with total fiber content at least 80 wt % of the medium's total wt %. Hardwood fibers range from about 20 wt % to about 70 wt %, softwood fibers range from about 30 wt % to about 50 wt %, and TMP fibers range from about 10 wt % to about 30 wt %, all relative to the total fiber content. A TiO | 07-31-2014 |
20150007749 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING MEDIA - Described herein is a composition that can be used for treating media. The composition includes an organosilane treated water dispersible organic acid salt, a water soluble organic acid salt, a chelating agent, and an optical brightening agent. | 01-08-2015 |
20150024181 | MEDIUM WITH INK RECEIVING AND OPACITY CONTROL LAYERS - A graphics medium may have an ink receiving layer with at least fifty percent hyrogel by weight and an opacity control layer with a polymer embedded with at least one filler material. | 01-22-2015 |
20150035926 | COATED MEDIA SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure is drawn to coated media substrates, as well as related systems and methods. In one example, a coated media substrate for inkjet ink printing can comprise an ink-receiving layer coated on at least one side of a substrate, and can be formulated for accepting an inkjet ink composition. The ink-receiving layer can comprise an optical brightening agent, an organic acid salt, a binder, a pigment, and a low-molecular weight polymeric carrier having a weighted average molecular weight less than 50,000 Mw. | 02-05-2015 |
20150050435 | Print Media with a Top Coating - In one example, a print medium includes pigment particles sized less than a hundred nanometers and frictional control additives. An undercoating is disposed between the base material and top coating. The undercoat includes a first sub-layer comprising a pigment fixative agent and a second sub-layer comprising a dye fixative agent The top coating forms a protective and low friction coating over the undercoating. | 02-19-2015 |
20150072120 | RECORDING MEDIA - The present disclosure provides recording media and related methods. A recording media for printing can comprise a base paper and a backside extruded polyethylene layer on a side of the base paper. The backside extruded polyethylene layer can include a filler and an organic reagent admixed in the extruded polyethylene layer, wherein the filler and organic reagent are present in the backside extruded polyethylene layer in an amount of 20% by weight to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the backside extruded polyethylene layer. | 03-12-2015 |
20150267073 | POST-TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING - A post-treatment solution for digital inkjet printing includes polymer particulates having a minimum film-forming temperature that is at least 50° C., a film-forming agent, and a liquid carrier. The film-forming agent is selected from the group consisting of citrate compounds, sebacate compounds, ethoxy alcohols, glycol oligomers, glycol polymers, glycol ether, glycerol acetals, and cyclic amides. A print medium, printing method, and printing system are also disclosed herein. | 09-24-2015 |
20150329732 | Print Medium Including Treatment Layer - Embodiments provide treated print media, treatment compositions, and methods for forming treated print media. In some embodiments, a treated print medium may include a substrate and a treatment layer on the substrate, the treatment layer including microfibrils and an ink-fixing agent. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-19-2015 |