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Aaron Blank, Elgin, TX US
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| 20100109970 | Folded antenna structures for portable devices - Methods and systems are disclosed for folded antenna structures that allow for receive and/or transmit antennas to be used for portable or other devices. The folded antennas described herein can be configured, for example, to fit the design constraints and considerations for portable devices. The folded antenna structures can be implemented using relatively flat flexible printed circuits (e.g., flex circuits) and can be placed in available spaces within the portable device, such as above or behind a battery, while still providing good performance characteristics. Still further, the folded antenna structures can be implemented on a printed circuit board and/or as part of plastic materials and pieces included as part of a portable device. | 05-06-2010 |
Adrian Blank, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090320875 | DUAL CHAMBER MEGASONIC CLEANER - Embodiments described herein relate to semiconductor device manufacturing, and more particularly to a vertically oriented dual megasonic module for simultaneously cleaning multiple substrates. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning multiple substrates is provided. The apparatus comprises an outer tank for collecting overflow processing fluid comprising at least one sidewall and a bottom. A first inner module adapted to contain a processing fluid is positioned partially within the outer tank. The first inner module comprises one or more roller assemblies to hold a substrate in a substantially vertical orientation. A second inner module adapted to contain a processing fluid is positioned partially within the outer tank. The second inner module comprises one or more roller assemblies adapted to hold a substrate in a substantially vertical orientation. Each inner module contains a transducer adapted to direct vibrational energy through the processing fluid toward the substrates. | 12-31-2009 |
Adrian Blank, Gilroy, CA US
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| 20110265816 | DISK-BRUSH CLEANER MODULE WITH FLUID JET - Embodiments of the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for cleaning a substrate using a disk brush. One embodiment provides a substrate cleaner comprising a substrate chuck disposed in the processing volume, and a brush assembly disposed in the processing volume, wherein the brush assembly comprises a disk brush movably disposed opposing the substrate chuck, and a processing surface of the disk brush contacts a surface of the substrate on the substrate chuck. | 11-03-2011 |
Andrew Blank, Miami, FL US
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| 20090106155 | System and Method for Archival of Electronic and Tangible Records - Systems and methods for record management are provided. The record management system may be used to track the location and ultimate disposition of tangible records and electronic record. | 04-23-2009 |
Andrew Blank, Cadillac, MI US
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| 20100097040 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR A HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN AUXILIARY POWER SOURCE - A hydraulic system includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump connectable to a power source, a hydraulic motor, a fluid circuit, a pump displacement control, and a controller. The pump has an inlet for receiving fluid, an outlet for discharging pressurized fluid, and a pump displacement input. The motor has an inlet for receiving pressurized fluid and an outlet for discharging spent fluid. The fluid circuit includes a supply conduit for conducting fluid discharged by the pump to the motor and a return conduit for returning fluid discharged by the motor to the pump. The pump displacement control cooperates with the pump displacement input to vary pump displacement. The controller communicates with the pump displacement control to control the pump output such that the motor is driven at a constant speed to thereby drive a generator connected to the motor at a constant speed despite speed fluctuations of the power source. | 04-22-2010 |
Andrew E. Blank, Cadillac, MI US
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| 20110057773 | Keyless Entry Assembly Having Capacitance Sensor Operative for Detecting Objects - A keyless entry assembly includes a carrier with an electrical conductor thereon, a light pipe having an indicator, and a controller. The light pipe is connected to the carrier such that the indicator and conductor are in alignment. The light pipe is operable for receiving light to illuminate the indicator. The carrier with the light pipe connected thereto is mountable to a user accessible portion of a vehicle. The conductor capacitively couples to an electrically conductive object proximal to the conductor while the conductor is driven with an electrical charge such that capacitance of the conductor changes due to the conductor capacitively coupling with the object. The controller is operable for driving the conductor with the electrical charge, measuring the conductor capacitance to determine whether an electrically conductive object is proximal to the conductor, and controlling a vehicle operation as a function of the object being proximal to the conductor. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110187492 | Fascia Panel Assembly Having Capacitance Sensor Operative for Detecting Objects - A fascia panel assembly includes an electrically non-conductive fascia panel, an electrically non-conductive isolator, and a capacitance sensor. The sensor capacitively couples to an electrically conductive object proximal to the sensor while the sensor is driven with an electrical charge such that capacitance of the sensor changes due to the sensor capacitively coupling with the object. The isolator is sandwiched between the fascia panel and the isolator. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110313619 | Vehicle Keyless Entry Assembly Having Capacitance Sensor Operative for Detecting Objects - A keyless entry assembly for a vehicle includes a sensor carrier, a sensor in the form of an electrically conductive pad, and a controller. The sensor is mounted to the sensor carrier and the sensor carrier is positioned adjacent a panel such that the sensor is adjacent the panel. The sensor capacitively couples to an electrically conductive object proximal to the panel while the sensor is driven with electrical charge such that capacitance of the sensor changes due to the sensor capacitively coupling with the object. The controller is operable for driving the sensor with the electrical charge and controlling a vehicle operation as a function of the capacitance of the sensor. | 12-22-2011 |
Basil Eric Blank, Ithaca, NY US
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| 20100090470 | Stationary wind or fluid scoop which captures and redirects wind or fluid for generating power - Stationary wind or fluid scoop which captures and redirects wind or fluid and forces the wind or fluid into a duct or chamber which feeds one or more air or fluid powered generators to convert wind or fluid energy into electrical or mechanical energy. The wind or fluid scoop can be mounted at any angle on existing structures or can stand alone. The wind or fluid scoop can have dynamic louvers which allow wind or fluid to enter the wind or fluid scoop duct or chamber, but can also prevent wind or fluid from exiting the chamber. If used for wind the scoop can utilize turbulent wind around buildings by capturing the wind and redirecting it into an air duct which supplies air to convert wind energy into electrical or mechanical energy. Similar applications for other fluids. | 04-15-2010 |
Bennett Blank, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110113314 | Multimedia Communication System And Method - Systems and methods are disclosed for creating, editing, sharing and distributing high-quality, media-rich web-based communications. The communications are created in a layered fashion that integrates user-selected text, colors, background patterns, images, sound, music, video, or other media. The systems and methods are used to generate, edit, broadcast, and track electronic presentations, brochures, advertisements (such as banner advertisements on highly trafficked media websites), announcements, and interactive web pages, without the need for the user to understand complex programming languages. | 05-12-2011 |
Brian Blank, Manalapan, NJ US
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| 20120011081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT - A computer-implemented method for managing collateral risk associated with financial instrument trading and a data processing system includes a processor and memory/database configured to store user-definable rulesets relating to a desired trade. A search module identifies and stores accounts that could accept potentially eligible security positions based upon user-selectable search criteria, and identifies potentially eligible security positions for consideration as collateral for the trade. A user configurable collateral analysis module determines eligibility of security positions as collateral for the trade by applying one or more user-definable rulesets in an algorithm that operates in a processor to determine collateral position eligibility of security positions for the trade by testing eligibility along one or more logical paths defined by user-definable rulesets. The processor outputs either a collateral eligibility or ineligibility indication via a user interface for various security positions based upon the collateral position eligibility analysis, including all reasons for ineligibility. | 01-12-2012 |
David A. Blank, Arnold, MD US
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| 20110232589 | COMBUSTION CONTROL VIA HOMOGENEOUS COMBUSTION RADICAL IGNITION (HCRI) OR PARTIAL HCRI IN CYCLIC IC ENGINES - A process is provided for improving combustion control and fuel efficiency in rotary and reciprocating IC engines by enabling leaner combustion at higher compression ratios using less heat for ignition. Embodiments employ secondary chambers of minimal total volume within a cylinder periphery. These chambers communicate with a main chamber via conduits and enable a radical ignition (“RI”) species generation and supply process that starts in earlier cycles to be augmented and used in later cycles. Measures regulate the RI species generated and provided to the main chamber. These species alter dominant chain-initiation reactions of the combustion ignition mechanism. Also employed when preferable are fluids of higher heat of vaporization and volatility but lower ignitability than the fuel. This process improves combustion in radical ignition engines and radical augmented spark and compression ignition engines. | 09-29-2011 |
Greg S. Blank, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20090220492 | PROTEIN PURIFICATION - A method for purifying a polypeptide by ion exchange chromatography is described which involves changing the conductivity and/or pH of buffers in order to resolve a polypeptide of interest from one or more contaminants. | 09-03-2009 |
Jonathan Paul Blank, Mason, OH US
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| 20100147925 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FRICTION SURFACING USING A CONSUMABLE PIN TOOL - A friction surfacing apparatus and method for depositing one or more metals, metal alloys, or other materials is disclosed. The friction surfacing apparatus includes a pin tool holder, a non-consumable shoulder having an inside diameter and an outside diameter, the inside diameter terminating at an end wall and includes an angled side wall that forms a substantially frustoconical opening at one end, and a consumable pin tool coupled to the pin tool holder and at least partially protruding from the end wall of the shoulder. The shoulder is maintained at a predetermined distance from a surface of a workpiece such that the consumable pin tool deposits pin tool material onto the surface of the workpiece during a friction surfacing operation. | 06-17-2010 |
Joshua D. Blank, Portland, OR US
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| 20110306027 | OPEN AND INTERACTIVE E-LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are described that provide nearly universal and simple access by learners everywhere to content developed by authors everywhere to produce an e-learning marketplace. Content is stored and updated centrally and current content is distributed to local content servers via a content delivery network (CDN). A proprietary server enables interfaces and a loadable seed to a user server connected with one or more learning management systems (LMSs). Training managers subscribe to content, the author obtains payment, and the learners ‘attend’ one or more courses, the completion status and grade of which are reportable to the one or more LMSs. Security is provided as is interaction among various users of the invented e-learning system and method. | 12-15-2011 |
Kenneth Blank, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20100006419 | DEVICE FOR GENERATION OF PULSED CORONA DISCHARGE - The invention is a method and system for the generation of high voltage, pulsed, periodic corona discharges capable of being used in the presence of conductive liquid droplets. The method and system can be used, for example, in different devices for cleaning of gaseous or liquid media using pulsed corona discharge. Specially designed electrodes and an inductor increase the efficiency of the system, permit the plasma chemical oxidation of detrimental impurities, and increase the range of stable discharge operations in the presence of droplets of water or other conductive liquids in the discharge chamber. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100168499 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIR DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION - A method for decontaminating bioaerosol with high concentrations of bacterial, viral, spore and other airborne microorganisms or biologic contaminants, in flight at high flow rates. A plasma screen created across the flow of air contaminated with airborne biologic agents renders contaminants non-culturable within millisecond. The technology may cooperate with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. It may be particularly beneficial in preventing bioterrorism and the spread of toxic or infectious agents, containing airborne pandemic threats such as avian flu, sterilizing spaces such as hospitals, pharmaceutical plants and manufacturing facilities, treating exhaust ventilation streams, minimizing biological environmental pollutants in industrial settings, improving general air quality, and preventing sick building syndrome. | 07-01-2010 |
Marion Blank, Malvern, PA US
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| 20090156418 | MARKERS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING CROHN'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS - A method for assessment of the suitability of and/or effectiveness of a target therapy for a gastrointestinal-related disorder, such as Crohn's disease, in a subject evaluates the presence, absence, and/or magnitude of expression of one or more genes in a 10-member gene panel in a sample. The method enables identification of the effectiveness of target therapies prior to or after starting a patient on such therapies. | 06-18-2009 |
Mary Blank, Creve Coeur, IL US
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| 20110092342 | Therapeutic Device and Method of Using - A therapeutic device includes a weight distributing portion and a weight attaching portion. The weight distributing portion includes a relief area. The weight attaching portion is adapted to attach weights to the weight distributing portion. | 04-21-2011 |
Mikel A. Blank, Ooltewah, TN US
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| 20090001195 | Elevated sprinkler system for a building - A sprinkler system is for projecting a liquid from a source onto ground adjacent to a building, the ground having an upper surface. The sprinkler system includes a fluid line coupled with the liquid source and having a flow passage and a nozzle coupled with the fluid line. The nozzle has a discharge port and is fluidly connected with the flow passage such that liquid in the passage flows through the discharge port. The nozzle and/or the fluid line are/is configured to couple with the building such that the nozzle discharge port is spaced generally vertically above the ground upper surface. Preferably, at least one coupler configured to connect the pipe and/or the nozzle with the building such that the nozzle is spaced a substantial vertical distance above the ground upper surface. Further, the nozzle is configured to direct liquid discharged from the flow line generally onto the ground. | 01-01-2009 |
Miri Blank US
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| 20100260760 | HUMAN ANTI-VEGF POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - This invention relates to IVIG and fragments thereof and their use, specifically, provided herein are compositions and methods of inhibiting VEGF or VEGF receptor using polyclonal antibodies (pAb), or fragments thereof derived from human immunoglobulins. | 10-14-2010 |
Neil Blank, Eldorado Springs, CO US
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| 20100171886 | PRESENTATION OF READING SERVICE CHANNELS TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically provide an audio sub-channel for a reading service to a visually impaired user. An audio service system includes a control module and a transmit module. The control module is operable to identify an audio sub-channel for a reading service available for reception within a broadcast area of a television content provider. The control module is further operable to identify a set of commands for a television tuner instructing the television tuner to tune to the audio sub-channel. The transmit module is operable to transmit the set of commands to the television tuner so the visually impaired user can listen to the audio sub-channel for the reading service. | 07-08-2010 |
Paul C. Blank, Lacrosse, WI US
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| 20090015647 | TWO-SIDE THERMAL PRINTER - Methods of, and apparatus for, two-sided thermal printing comprising direct and/or thermal transfer print means are provided. In one embodiment, a combined direct thermal and thermal transfer printer and related media are disclosed wherein direct thermal printing is provided for on a first media side, and thermal transfer printing is provided on a second media side. In other embodiments, various two-sided thermal transfer printers and media are disclosed wherein thermal transfer printing is provided for on first and second media sides through use of, inter alia, a one- and/or a two-sided thermal transfer ribbon. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017236 | TWO-SIDED THERMAL MEDIA - Two-sided thermal media comprising thermal transfer receptive and/or direct thermal thermally sensitive coatings on one or both of a first and a second side thereof are provided. In one embodiment, two-sided thermal media comprising a substrate having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, and a first and a second thermal transfer receptive coating supported on the respective first and second substrate sides is provided. In another embodiment, two-sided thermal media comprising a substrate having a thermal transfer receptive coating on a first side thereof, and a direct thermal thermally sensitive coating on a second side thereof, is provided. In some embodiments, a direct thermal thermally sensitive coating provided on one or both sides of two-sided thermal media is adapted to image at a temperature different than a temperature at which thermal transfer printing has or can occur. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100160159 | THERMAL LABELS - A direct thermal label and methods of making thereof are provided. In one embodiment, a direct thermal label comprising a first substrate and a thermal barrier coating is provided, wherein the first substrate has a thermally sensitive coating situated over the thermal barrier coating on at least a first side thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
Paul C. Blank, La Crosse, WI US
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| 20090199527 | FANFOLD MEDIA DUST INHIBITOR - Fanfold and/or perforated media comprising a substrate including one or more friable coatings and an overcoat covering at least a portion of the one or more friable coatings proximate to one or more associated fanfolds and/or perforations is provided, wherein the overcoat mitigates spallation of the one or more friable coatings. Methods and apparatus for making the same are also disclosed. | 08-13-2009 |
Rich Blank, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090142163 | Wafer position correction with a dual, side-by-side wafer transfer robot - Methods and systems for positioning wafers using a dual side-by-side end effector robot are provided. The methods involve performing place moves using dual side-by-side end effector robots with active wafer position correction. According to various embodiments, the methods may be used for placement into a process module, loadlock or other destination by a dual wafer transfer robot. The methods provide nearly double the throughput of a single wafer transfer schemes by transferring two wafers with the same number of moves. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100278623 | MAGNETIC ROTATIONAL HARDSTOP FOR ROBOT - Rotational hardstop assemblies that provide greater than 360 degrees of non-continuous rotation for rotating mechanisms are provided. In certain embodiments, an assembly is used to provide 630 or more degrees of rotation for the shoulder axis of a robot, such as a wafer transfer robot. The rotational hardstop assemblies include opposing magnets as springs. According to various embodiments, the opposing magnets provide non-contact engagement and produce no contact noise nor have any wear over time. The rotational hardstop assemblies provide the ability to location from either direction of rotation of a robot cylindrical coordinate system. | 11-04-2010 |
Robert Norman Blank, Richmond, TX US
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| 20100155073 | RETRIEVABLE HYDRAULIC SUBSEA BOP CONTROL POD - Systems and methods for improved hydraulic control systems for actuation of subsea equipment in deep water are disclosed. The hydraulic control system relies on smaller fluid flow associated with a hydraulic pressure pulse to actuate the small volume actuation control valve. In one embodiment, the system includes small diameter control umbilical hoses and pilot-operated valves with low actuation volumes. Particularly, a hydraulic control system for reducing the signal time to a subsea blowout preventer in water depth up to and greater than about 5000 feet. Some embodiments comprise a valve arrangement which hydraulically actuate one side of a hydraulic control function, while simultaneously evacuating the opposing circuit both at the seabed and at the surface. Some embodiments comprise an umbilical hose located proximate the center of an umbilical bundle. Preferably, the umbilical hose has a plurality of layers of reinforcing fibers which increase with the diameter of the reinforcement layer. | 06-24-2010 |
Robin M. Blank, Hopkins, MN US
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| 20100190676 | COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED REMOVAL OF BLOOD SOILS - A composition for blood-containing soils is provided. The composition is useful in warewashing, hard surface cleaning, laundry, and in cleaning medical, dental, and animal care instruments and implements. A composition of the invention comprises an iron chelant, a reducing agent, and lysing agent. Compositions of the invention may be provided in concentrated form or as ready-to-use solutions and may be provided in liquid, powder, solid, or granulated forms. Optional additional ingredients include but are not limited to surfactants, pH modifiers, viscosity modifiers, water, builders, corrosion inhibitors, threshhold agents, anti-redeposition agents, aesthetic aids, antimicrobial agents, solidification agents, and processing aids. A desirable feature of the invention lies in its ability to clean blood-containing soils at low active concentrations. The invention further provides a method of removing blood-containing soils from a surface including applying a composition to a soil, the composition including an iron sequestrant, a reducing agent, and a lytic agent. | 07-29-2010 |
Roy Blank, Spring Valley, NY US
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| 20120034287 | Quaternary Ammonium Glycol Ether Disinfectant Wipes - A nonwoven absorbent wipe is impregnated with an antibacterial and antimicrobial composition comprising quaternary ammonium salts, glycol ethers, a surfactant and water. A method of preparation and a process for disinfecting hard surfaces with the wipe are provided. | 02-09-2012 |
Seth Blank, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090182707 | DATABASE CHANGESET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of database changeset management for automated information enhancement and control over changesets using a computational device. The steps include: analyzing and processing a query; journaling the query into a changeset-journaling module; recording a blocking journal entry based on a blocking characteristic of the query into a journal blocker module; sending a database mutation statement to a database. Undo requests are checked against the blocking journal before execution. Further steps include: triggering an interest protocol on a match of a query with an interest set; returning a response to a query based solely on information from a changeset-journaling module; comparing an actual return from the database to an expected return and generating a difference statement therebetween; providing a collaboration module; and providing a second changeset-journal module configured to journal an alternate database state; and returning a query result based on the alternate database state. | 07-16-2009 |
Thomas B. Blank, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20080200783 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF SKIN PERFUSION FOR INDIRECT GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT - A method and apparatus for noninvasive glucose measurement measures glucose indirectly from the natural response of tissue to variations in analyte concentration. The indirect measurement method utilizes factors affected by or correlated with the concentration of glucose, such as refractive index, electrolyte distribution or tissue scattering. Measurement reliability is greatly improved by stabilizing optical properties of the tissue at the measurement site, thus blood perfusion rates at the sample site are regulated. Perfusion is monitored and stabilized by spectroscopically measuring a control parameter, such as skin temperature, that directly affects perfusion. The control parameter is maintained in a range about a set point, thus stabilizing perfusion. Skin temperature is controlled using a variety of means, including the use of active heating and cooling elements, passive devices, such as thermal wraps, and through the use of a heated coupling medium having favorable heat transfer properties. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090098587 | METHOD OF SCREENING FOR DISORDERS OF GLUCOSE METABOLISM - A method of screening for disorders of glucose metabolism such as impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes allows prevention, or early detection and treatment of diabetic complications such as cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, and other disorders of the major organs and systems. A mathematical algorithm evaluates the shape of a subject's glucose profile and classifies the profile into one of several predefined clusters, each cluster corresponding either to a normal condition or one of several abnormal conditions. The series of blood glucose values making up the glucose tolerance curve may be measured using any glucose analyzer including: invasive, minimally invasive and noninvasive types. The method is executed on a processing device programmed to perform the steps of the method. Depending on the outcome of the screening, a subject may be provided with additional information concerning their condition and/or counseled to consult further with their health care provider. | 04-16-2009 |
Thomas B. Blank, Gilbert, AZ US
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| 20080319299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POSITIONING OF A NONINVASIVE ANALYZER SAMPLE PROBE - The invention relates generally to a probe interface method and apparatus for use in conjunction with an optical based noninvasive analyzer. More particularly, an algorithm controls a sample probe position and attitude relative to a skin sample site before and/or during sampling. For example, a sample probe head of a sample module is controlled by an algorithm along the normal-to-skin-axis. Preferably, the sample probe head is positioned in terms of 3-D location in the x-, y-, and z-axes and is attitude orientated in terms of pitch, yaw, and roll. Further, attitude of the probe head is preferably orientated prior to contact of the sample probe head with the tissue sample using indicators, such as non-contact distance feedback from capacitance sensor, contacting or non-contacting optical sensors, and/or contact electrical sensors. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A CHANNELED SAMPLE PROBE TO TISSUE - Sampling is controlled in order to enhance analyte concentration estimation derived from noninvasive sampling. More particularly, sampling is controlled using controlled fluid delivery to a region between a tip of a sample probe and a tissue measurement site. The controlled fluid delivery enhances coverage of a skin sample site with the thin layer of fluid. Delivery of contact fluid is controlled in terms of spatial delivery, volume, thickness, distribution, temperature, and/or pressure. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090247840 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING A SAMPLE PROBE WITH A SAMPLE SITE - The invention comprises method and apparatus for fluid delivery between a sample probe and a sample. The fluid delivery system includes: a fluid reservoir, a delivery channel, a manifold or plenum, a channel or moat, a groove, and/or a dendritic pathway to deliver a thin and distributed layer of a fluid to a sample probe head and/or to a sample site. The fluid delivery system reduces sampling errors due to mechanical tissue distortion, specular reflectance, probe placement, and/or mechanically induced sample site stress/strain associated with optical sampling of the sample. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090318786 | CHANNELED TISSUE SAMPLE PROBE METHOD AND APPARATUS - Sampling is controlled in order to enhance analyte concentration estimation derived from noninvasive sampling. More particularly, sampling is controlled using controlled fluid delivery to a region between a tip of a sample probe and a tissue measurement site. The controlled fluid delivery enhances coverage of a skin sample site with the thin layer of fluid. Delivery of contact fluid is controlled in terms of spatial delivery, volume, thickness, distribution, temperature, and/or pressure. | 12-24-2009 |