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20080277609 | Non-contact torque sensing for valve actuators - Non-contact torque, thrust, strain, and other data sensing of a valve actuator or valve is disclosed. A sensor may include a surface acoustic wave device. | 11-13-2008 |
20090090880 | Power Generation for Valve Actuators - The present invention utilizes operation of a valve actuator to generate electrical power. A portion of the mechanical energy generated by operation of a valve actuator is converted to electrical energy. The mechanical energy may be converted to electrical energy at the same time as the valve actuator is operating or the mechanical energy may be stored for later conversion. A valve actuator may be operated manually, electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. Generated electrical energy may also be stored. | 04-09-2009 |
20090189110 | VALVE ACTUATORS HAVING MAGNETIC ANGLE SENSORS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME - A valve actuator including a magnetic angle sensor is disclosed. The magnetic angle sensor may function as an absolute position encoder. The magnetic angle sensor may also function as an incremental position encoder. The magnetic angle sensor may generate angular velocity data. The magnetic angle sensor may be used in quarter-turn and single-turn rotary valve actuators. The magnetic angle sensor may also be used in multi-turn rotary and linear valve actuators. | 07-30-2009 |
20100001177 | Rotary Encoder with Built-in-Self-Test - A rotary encoder using built-in self test ability with redundant and fault tolerant position sensing. Wherein the rotary encoder is used with a variety of rotary equipment including a valve actuator including the generation of speed data ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100005897 | Load Measurement Method and Device - A device for axial load measurement on a mechanical control device ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100012874 | Rotary Encoder Frequency Analysis - A novel method for diagnosing problems with a valve actuator or other rotary equipment. Frequency analysis is performed upon speed, position, torque, thrust, or vibration data. Speed or position data may be provided by a rotary encoder. | 01-21-2010 |
20110259125 | LOAD MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A device for axial load measurement on a mechanical control device having a rotating shaft may be used to derive a torque measurement. A mechanical control device may comprise a valve actuator for fluid flow control devices. The load measurement device may include a beam operatively connected to a rotatable shaft and configured to deform under axial displacement of the shaft. A sensor may be coupled with the at least one beam and configured to produce an output signal related to the axial displacement of the shaft. The beam may be retained between two bearings on the rotatable shaft at a first end, and fixed to a housing of the mechanical control device at a second end. The first end of the beam may displace axially with the rotatable shaft. The beam may comprise a discrete segment of a uniform width and thickness. | 10-27-2011 |
20120080622 | NON-CONTACT TORQUE SENSING FOR VALVE ACTUATORS - Non-contact torque, thrust, strain, and other data sensing of a valve actuator or valve is disclosed. A sensor may include a surface acoustic wave device. | 04-05-2012 |
20130199322 | POWER GENERATION FOR VALVE ACTUATORS - The present invention utilizes operation of a valve actuator to generate electrical power. A portion of the mechanical energy generated by operation of a valve actuator is converted to electrical energy. The mechanical energy may be converted to electrical energy at the same time as the valve actuator is operating or the mechanical energy may be stored for later conversion. A valve actuator may be operated manually, electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. Generated electrical energy may also be stored. | 08-08-2013 |
20140102216 | NON-CONTACT TORQUE SENSING FOR VALVE ACTUATORS - Non-contact torque, thrust, strain, and other data sensing of a valve actuator or valve is disclosed. A sensor may include a surface acoustic wave device. | 04-17-2014 |
20150028236 | VALVE ACTUATOR HAVING MAGNETIC ANGLE SENSORS - A valve actuator including a magnetic angle sensor is disclosed. The magnetic angle sensor may function as an absolute position encoder. The magnetic angle sensor may also function as an incremental position encoder. The magnetic angle sensor may generate angular velocity data. The magnetic angle sensor may be used in quarter-turn and single-turn rotary valve actuators. The magnetic angle sensor may also be used in multi-turn rotary and linear valve actuators. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090116617 | Multiple Image Collection and Synthesis for Personnel Screening - An apparatus and method for inspecting personnel or their effects. A first and second carriage each carries a source for producing a beam of penetrating radiation incident on a subject. A positioner provides for synchronized relative motion of each carriage vis-à-vis the subject in a direction having a vertical component. A detector receives radiation produced by at least one of the sources after the radiation interacts with the subject. | 05-07-2009 |
20100104069 | Multiple Image Collection and Synthesis for Personnel Screening - An apparatus and method for inspecting personnel or their effects. A first and second carriage each carries a source for producing a beam of penetrating radiation incident on a subject. A positioner provides for synchronized relative motion of each carriage vis-á-vis the subject in a direction having a vertical component. A detector receives radiation produced by at least one of the sources after the radiation interacts with the subject. | 04-29-2010 |
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20110164726 | Multiple Image Collection and Synthesis for Personnel Screening - An apparatus and method for inspecting personnel or their effects. A first and second carriage each carries a source for producing a beam of penetrating radiation incident on a given subject. A positioner provides for relative motion of each beam vis-à-vis the subject in a motion, the vertical component of which is one-way. A detector receives radiation produced by at least one of the sources after the radiation interacts with the subject. | 07-07-2011 |
20140044238 | Multiple Image Collection and Synthesis for Personnel Screening - An apparatus and method for inspecting personnel or their effects. A first and second carriage each carries a source for producing a beam of penetrating radiation incident on a given subject. A positioner provides for relative motion of each beam vis-à-vis the subject in a motion, the vertical component of which is one-way. A detector receives radiation produced by at least one of the sources after the radiation interacts with the subject. | 02-13-2014 |
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20110009409 | DUAL-ACTING PYRAZOLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 01-13-2011 |
20110275634 | DUAL-ACTING PYRAZOLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 11-10-2011 |
20120157383 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 06-21-2012 |
20120157386 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 06-21-2012 |
20120213806 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 08-23-2012 |
20120213807 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 08-23-2012 |
20120259113 | DUAL-ACTING PYRAZOLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 10-11-2012 |
20120308588 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 12-06-2012 |
20120309724 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 12-06-2012 |
20130109639 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS | 05-02-2013 |
20130137665 | DIAMIDE COMPOUNDS HAVING MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST AND BETA2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONIST ACTIVITY - This invention relates to a compound of formula I: | 05-30-2013 |
20130245041 | DUAL-ACTING PYRAZOLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 09-19-2013 |
20130245260 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 09-19-2013 |
20130261316 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 10-03-2013 |
20130330365 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula X: | 12-12-2013 |
20130330366 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula XII: | 12-12-2013 |
20140011997 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 01-09-2014 |
20140045906 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 02-13-2014 |
20140046053 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 02-13-2014 |
20140256702 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 09-11-2014 |
20140343138 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: | 11-20-2014 |
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20150119571 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula X: | 04-30-2015 |
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20150209352 | NEPRILYSIN INHIBITORS - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula I: | 07-30-2015 |
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20090314352 | Variable flow rate controller - A variable flow rate controller is provided herein. The controller may have a linearly traversable switch such that the controller is primed to flush air bubbles out of the fluid system of the controller prior to administering fluidic medication to a patient. Moreover, the controller may have a plurality of valves which may be independently opened and closed by a caming surface. To close the valve, a first seal may be disposed between offset inlet and outlet to prevent fluid from flowing from the inlet to the outlet. To open the valve, the first seal is disposed on one side of both of the inlet and outlet. Fluid if permitted to flow from the inlet to the outlet. | 12-24-2009 |
20120118413 | VARIABLE FLOW RATE CONTROLLER - A variable flow rate controller is provided herein. The controller may have a linearly traversable switch such that the controller is primed to flush air bubbles out of the fluid system of the controller prior to administering fluidic medication to a patient. Moreover, the controller may have a plurality of valves which may be independently opened and closed by a caming surface. To close the valve, a first seal may be disposed between offset inlet and outlet to prevent fluid from flowing from the inlet to the outlet. To open the valve, the first seal is disposed on one side of both of the inlet and outlet. Fluid if permitted to flow from the inlet to the outlet. | 05-17-2012 |
20120271271 | NEONATAL FLUID TUBING HEATER - A heating system for warming nutritional liquid fed to a neonate or preterm infant may comprise a control module and a heater. The heating system is portable so that the heating system is not connected to a syringe pump or other device used to feed the neonate. The heater of the heating system is mounted to the tube that is used to feed the neonate. The heater is positioned along the tube in close proximity to the neonate so that a temperature drop of the nutritional liquid after the nutritional liquid exits the heater and reaches the neonate is negligible. The heater raises the temperature of the nutritional liquid to a target desired temperature (e.g., body temperature of the mother and neonate or to a temperature above the temperature of the mother and neonate) so that the neonate may consume warm nutritional fluid. Once the nutritional liquid reaches the neonate, the nutritional liquid is at about the body temperature of the mother or neonate or at least above room temperature. | 10-25-2012 |
20130237957 | NEONATAL FLUID TUBING HEATER - A heating system for warming nutritional liquid fed to a neonate or preterm infant may comprise a control module and a heater. The heating system is portable so that the heating system is not connected to a syringe pump or other device used to feed the neonate. The heater of the heating system is mounted to the tube that is used to feed the neonate. The heater is positioned along the tube in close proximity to the neonate so that a temperature drop of the nutritional liquid after the nutritional liquid exits the heater and reaches the neonate is negligible. The heater raises the temperature of the nutritional liquid to a target desired temperature (e.g., body temperature of the mother and neonate or to a temperature above the temperature of the mother and neonate) so that the neonate may consume warm nutritional fluid. Once the nutritional liquid reaches the neonate, the nutritional liquid is at about the body temperature of the mother or neonate or at least above room temperature. | 09-12-2013 |
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20120232524 | MULTI-PURPOSE SYRINGE - A multi-purpose syringe that may be used both for gravity feeding and syringe pump assisted feeding of a neonate is disclosed. The multi-purpose syringe includes a cap and a plunger. The cap and plunger may be selectively engaged to the barrel depending on whether the neonate is fed by gravity or syringe pump. The cap seals the top of the barrel but allows gas to pass between the inside of the barrel and the environment and traps liquid within the barrel. To this end, the cap has an aperture covered by a hydrophobic member. | 09-13-2012 |
20140128845 | NEONATAL FLUID TUBING HEATER - A heating system for warming nutritional liquid fed to a neonate or preterm infant may comprise a control module and a heater. The heating system is portable so that the heating system is not connected to a syringe pump or other device used to feed the neonate. The heater of the heating system is mounted to the tube that is used to feed the neonate. The heater is positioned along the tube in close proximity to the neonate so that a temperature drop of the nutritional liquid after the nutritional liquid exits the heater and reaches the neonate is negligible. The heater raises the temperature of the nutritional liquid to a target desired temperature (e.g., body temperature of the mother and neonate or to a temperature above the temperature of the mother and neonate) so that the neonate may consume warm nutritional fluid. Once the nutritional liquid reaches the neonate, the nutritional liquid is at about the body temperature of the mother or neonate or at least above room temperature. | 05-08-2014 |
20140207063 | NEONATAL FLUID TUBING HEATER - A heating system for heating neonate nutritional liquid, including a heater and a control module. The heater includes a heating portion having serpentine shaped grooves for receiving a tube. The tube may be a serpentine feeding tube module, having a serpentine tube portion, or a serpentine feeding tube cassette, having a serpentine tube portion covered by a rigidly attached polymeric sheet. The serpentine feeding tube cassette may include a thermocouple to measure the temperature of the warmed nutritional liquid as it exits the cassette. | 07-24-2014 |
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20130197516 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The end-effector may include a plurality of arms pivotally connected to one another, wherein each arm includes a tissue-contacting surface, a first portion of the tissue-contacting surface including a plurality of ridges configured to grasp tissue. Further, the tissue-contacting surface may include a channel oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the medical device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130226170 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure include devices and systems for using an end effector. In an embodiment, a medical device may include an articulation section. The articulation section may be operatively associated with an elongate articulation member configured to move the articulation section, wherein the articulation section can be configured to receive part of a conductive member. The medical device may also include an end effector. The end effector may include an electrode and a non-conductive section encasing a junction between the electrode and the conductive member, wherein the non-conductive section can be moveably coupled to the articulation section and can be fixedly coupled to the elongate articulation member. | 08-29-2013 |
20140046304 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT ADAPTOR AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the disclosure include an adaptor for a medical instrument configured for insertion into a body of a patient. The adaptor may comprise a housing defining an internal recess configured to receive a portion of the medical instrument. The internal recess may further include geometric configurations configured to secure the housing to the medical instrument. The outer configuration of the adaptor may be compatible with a separate medical device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140243974 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FOR REDUCED TISSUE INFLAMMATION - Implantable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example implantable medical device may include a stent having a first configuration and a second expanded configuration. The stent may define a plurality of nodes. The stent may have a cover member disposed adjacent the nodes. The cover member may be configured to cover at least some of the nodes when the stent is in the expanded configuration. | 08-28-2014 |
20150190160 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The end-effector may include a plurality of arms pivotally connected to one another, wherein each arm includes a tissue-contacting surface, a first portion of the tissue-contacting surface including a plurality of ridges configured to grasp tissue. Further, the tissue-contacting surface may include a channel oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the medical device. | 07-09-2015 |
20150238254 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure include devices and systems for using an end effector. In an embodiment, a medical device may include an articulation section. The articulation section may be operatively associated with an elongate articulation member configured to move the articulation section, wherein the articulation section can be configured to receive part of a conductive member. The medical device may also include an end effector. The end effector may include an electrode and a non-conductive section encasing a junction between the electrode and the conductive member, wherein the non-conductive section can be moveably coupled to the articulation section and can be fixedly coupled to the elongate articulation member. | 08-27-2015 |
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20130197484 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING MEDICAL DEVICE SECTIONS - Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member. | 08-01-2013 |
20130218159 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end and an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member is disclosed. The end-effector further includes a plurality of arms, which may pivot or move relative to one another. Further, each arm includes an inner edge defining a cutting edge, and an outer edge having at least one geometric feature for manipulating tissue. | 08-22-2013 |
20140277395 | ANTI-MIGRATION MICROPATTERNED STENT COATING - An endoprosthesis has an expanded state and an unexpanded state, the endoprosthesis includes a stent, wherein the stent has a first end, a second end, an inner surface defining a lumen, an outer surface, and a thickness defined between the inner surface and the outer surface; and a stent end covering disposed at one of the first and second ends, the stent end covering including a polymeric coating that includes a base and a plurality of protrusions, the base including a first major surface facing the outer surface of the stent, the base further including a second major surface from which each of the plurality of protrusions extends outwardly, the first major surface opposing the second major surface, wherein the protrusions are arranged in a micropattern. Methods of making and using an endoprosthesis are provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277442 | ANTI-MIGRATORY STENT COATING - The invention is directed to an anti-migratory stent comprising a tubular structure having an exterior surface and a plurality of protrusions provided on the exterior surface. The plurality of protrusions includes a first set of protrusions and a second set of protrusions. Each of the first and second set of protrusions includes a base and an apex. The apex of each of the first set of protrusions is offset from the base of the first set of protrusions in a direction opposite a direction of offset of the apex of each of the second set of protrusions from the base of the second set of protrusions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277443 | SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING FOR AIRWAY MUCUS PLUGGING PREVENTION - A method for reducing mucus accumulation in an airway including disposing an implantable device within an airway, wherein the implantable device has a first end, a second end, and an inner surface defining a lumen extending from the first end to the second end; wherein at least a portion of the inner surface has a hydrophobic polymer coating thereon, wherein a polymer coating surface has dynamic water contact angles of 145 degrees or greater; and wherein the implantable device is constructed and arranged to maintain patency of the airway; wherein accumulation of mucus is reduced as compared to a similar implantable device without the hydrophobic portion of the inner surface. An implantable medical device having a superhydrophobic surface and a method of making an implantable medical device having a superhydrophobic surface are also provided. An implantable medical device having a micropatterned surface with enhanced adhesion to tissue, optionally in combination with other region(s) having a superhydrophobic surface and a method of making such a device. Methods and devices for prevention of bacterial adhesion to implanted medical devices. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277562 | Anti-Migration Tissue Anchoring System for a Fully Covered Stent - A prosthesis that includes a stent comprising a plurality of circumferential bands, a plurality of linking members, at least one anchor, or a prosthesis that includes a stent comprising at least one anchoring section comprising a first circumferential band, a second circumferential band, and at least one anchor. Optionally, the prosthesis further includes at least one cover. | 09-18-2014 |
20140379080 | Stent with Deflecting Connector - This disclosure is directed primarily to a stent for use in the trachea. The stent has a nominally deployed state, an axially extended state and an axially compressed state. The stent has a length. In the axially extended state, the length is at least 20% greater than in the nominally deployed state. | 12-25-2014 |
20150073529 | STENT WITH ANTI-MIGRATION CONNECTORS - An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, having anti-migration features. The endoprosthesis includes an expandable tubular framework including a plurality of strut rows and a plurality of connectors extending across interstices between adjacent strut rows and interconnecting adjacent strut rows. The strut rows have an outer diameter in an expanded state and the connectors extend radially outward beyond the outer diameter of the strut rows in the expanded state. The connectors are configured to engage a wall of a body lumen in the expanded state to inhibit migration of the endoprosthesis in the body lumen. The endoprosthesis may include a polymeric cover covering the strut rows and spanning the interstices between adjacent strut rows, while a space between the connectors and the strut rows to which the connectors are interconnected with is devoid of the polymeric cover to permit tissue ingrowth around the connectors. | 03-12-2015 |
20150265283 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LUMEN OCCLUSION - Methods and devices for at least partially occluding an airway of a lung is disclosed. The method includes deploying a catheter into the airway such that a balloon at a distal end of the catheter is positioned proximate a tissue wall that defines the airway, and inflating the balloon to cause pressure to be applied on a portion of the tissue wall. The method may also include deflating the balloon to cause the portion of the tissue wall to be drawn radially inward to at least partially occlude the airway. | 09-24-2015 |
20150265331 | DEVICES FOR REDUCING LUNG VOLUME AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - A method for isolating a portion of a lung may include inserting a treatment device into an airway of a patient, and applying energy from the treatment device to a treatment site in the airway to at least partially occlude the airway to inhibit air from entering the airway distal to the treatment site. | 09-24-2015 |
20150265437 | REDUCED GRANULATION AND INFLAMMATION STENT DESIGN - A stent of the present disclosure has a variable radial force along the longitudinal length of the stent. In particular, the radial force of the center is greater than the radial force of the ends of the stent. Without being bound by theory, the radial force is affected by the strut angle θ, the wall thickness t, the number of strut pairs, and combinations thereof. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the stent has a variable strut angle θ, a variable wall thickness t, and a variable number of strut pairs. By adjusting the strut angle θ, the wall thickness t, and the number of strut pairs of the serpentine bands, the stent will have a variable radial force without the need for additional processing steps. | 09-24-2015 |
20150265799 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A LUNG - Methods and devices for treating a lung are disclosed. The method may include deploying a catheter into an airway of the lung, and discharging a media into the airway through the catheter. The media may be configured to increase elasticity of lung tissue in the vicinity of the airway or occlude the airway. | 09-24-2015 |
20150342765 | ENDOLUMINAL STENTS AND METHODS OF DELIVERY - An endoluminal stent and associated methods for placing the endoluminal stent in a lumen of a trachea of a patient. The stent includes an elongate framework having a first open end, a second open end opposite the first open end, and a lumen extending from the first open end to the second open end. The elongate framework includes a first edge extending from the first open end to the second open end, a second edge extending from the first open end to the second open end, and an opening between the first edge and the second edge extending from the first open end to the second open end such that the stent has a C-shaped cross-section. The stent may be implanted in a trachea with the opening positioned along a posterior wall of the trachea adjacent the trachealis muscle. | 12-03-2015 |