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20090234614 | EYEWEAR HAVING HUMAN ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE - A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes obtaining acceleration measurement data from an inertial sensor disposed in eyewear. The acceleration measurement data is processed to determine a user activity statistic. The user activity statistic includes at least one of a current user activity, periodic human motion count, total distance traveled, vertical distance traveled, current speed and average speed. | 09-17-2009 |
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20140046223 | SENSOR FUSION FOR ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION - A mobile device monitors accelerations using one or more inertial sensors. A user activity is identified based on the accelerations. A first estimation is made of a user activity statistic associated with the user activity based on the accelerations. Location information is obtained by one or more location based sensors. A second estimation is made of the user activity statistic based on the location information. The user activity statistic is calculated based on the first estimation and the second estimation. | 02-13-2014 |
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20080206964 | Carbon Nanotube Transistor Process with Transferred Carbon Nanotubes - During fabrication of single-walled carbon nanotube transistor devices, a porous template with numerous parallel pores is used to hold the single-walled carbon nanotubes. The porous template or porous structure may be anodized aluminum oxide or another material. A gate region may be provided one end or both ends of the porous structure. The gate electrode may be formed and extend into the porous structure. | 08-28-2008 |
20080272361 | High Density Nanotube Devices - Carbon-nanotube-based devices or nanowire-based devices are formed in multiple layers to obtain higher density of such devices. The layers may be all similar such as all carbon-nanotube-based transistors. Or they may be different, such as one layer with nanowire devices and another layer with nanotube devices. Or some layers such as the bottom layer may be based on silicon devices and another layer with nanotube devices. Traditional interconnects and vias may be used to connect layers and electrodes, or nanoscale materials such as nanotubes or nanowires may be used as interconnects or vias. | 11-06-2008 |
20080299710 | Carbon Nanotube Transistor Fabrication - During fabrication of single-walled carbon nanotube transistor devices, a porous template with numerous parallel pores is used to hold the single-walled carbon nanotubes. The porous template or porous structure may be anodized aluminum oxide or another material. A gate region may be provided one end or both ends of the porous structure. The gate electrode may be formed and extend into the porous structure. | 12-04-2008 |
20090166686 | Edge-Contacted Vertical Carbon Nanotube Transistor - A vertical device geometry for a carbon-nanotube-based field effect transistor has one or multiple carbon nanotubes formed in a trench. | 07-02-2009 |
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20140145143 | Carbon Nanotube Transistor Voltage Converter Circuit - A voltage converter circuit includes one or more single-walled carbon nanotube transistors, capable of handling relatively high amounts of current. The transistors are formed using a porous structure which has a number of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The porous structure may be anodized aluminum oxide or another porous material. The circuit will be especially suited for power applications, including use in portable electronic devices such as notebook computers, MP3 players, mobile phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, and other battery-operated devices. | 05-29-2014 |
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20110060349 | ANCHOR DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes. | 03-10-2011 |
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20110160748 | Median Lobe Band Implant Apparatus and Method - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate. | 06-30-2011 |
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20130096582 | ANCHOR DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes. | 04-18-2013 |
20130267772 | MEDIAN LOBE BAND IMPLANT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268001 | SUTURE ANCHORING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. An implant for attachment of soft tissue to bone, an insertion tool for anchoring suture anchors to bone, and a method for anchoring a suture anchor to bone. | 10-10-2013 |
20130274799 | ANCHOR DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device and a plurality of anchor assemblies. The delivery system is configured to deliver a first anchor using loaded energy and reload the energy required to deliver an addition anchor. | 10-17-2013 |
20130289342 | MEDIAN LOBE RETRACTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for comprising, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate. | 10-31-2013 |
20130296639 | System for Delivering Anchors for Treating Incontinence - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating incontinence. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for distracting and/or retracting the urethra or tissues proximate thereto, or to maintain a position of a urethra in response to intra-abdominal pressures. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296889 | ANCHOR DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes. | 11-07-2013 |
20140005690 | FLEXIBLE SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING AN ANCHOR | 01-02-2014 |
20140088587 | MEDIAN LOBE DESTRUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system and associated method for altering or destroying tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders. In one aspect, the system includes a device configured to deploy devices for altering the lobes of a prostate. | 03-27-2014 |
20140275756 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Other Conditions - Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland). | 09-18-2014 |
20150126856 | ATHERECTOMY CATHETER DRIVE ASSEMBLIES - A drive assembly for driving an imaging catheter has a rotatable fiber and a rotatable drive shaft. The drive assembly includes a fiber optic rotating junction and a motor configured to rotate the rotatable portion of the fiber optic rotating junction. In some embodiments, the drive assembly includes a sensor configured to detect a rotational position of the fiber optic rotating junction and a processor configured to obtain the detected rotational position and stop the motor only when the fiber optic rotating junction is in a predetermined rotational position. In some embodiments, the motor includes a hollow shaft through which at least a portion of the fiber optic rotating junction extends. | 05-07-2015 |
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20120039341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN IP NETWORK DEVICES AND SCSI AND FIBRE CHANNEL DEVICES OVER AN IP NETWORK - A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing flexible, programmable control. | 02-16-2012 |
20140173195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-BAND LUN PROVISIONING IN A DATA CENTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes instantiating a virtual adapter on a network device connected to a storage array, the virtual adapter capable of communicating with the storage array; determining storage configuration properties for the network device; and provisioning a portion of the storage array to the network device in accordance with the determined storage configuration properties. The method may further comprise associating the network device with a service profile, where the storage configuration properties are specified in the service profile. Still further, the method may comprise configuring the network device in accordance with the associated service profile, where the instantiating is also performed in accordance with the associated service profile. | 06-19-2014 |