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20130327285 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GENERATOR - A generator set for a transport refrigeration unit that is operable at a first frequency and a second frequency. The generator set includes a generator and a prime mover. The generator set is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) that is coupled to a controller. The ECU is configured to monitor the engine operation condition to obtain an engine operation condition value; whereas the controller is configured to receive the engine operation condition value and compare the value with an engine operation condition threshold. When the engine operation condition value, for example, exceeds the engine operation condition threshold, the controller instructs the ECU to operate the engine at a first speed; and when the engine operation condition value, for example, is below the engine operation condition threshold, the controller instructs the ECU to operate the engine at a second speed that is slower than the first speed. | 12-12-2013 |
20150252805 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO DETECT AN OPERATION CONDITION OF A COMPRESSOR - Embodiments to help detect operation conditions of a compressor of a TRU in real time by a genset are disclosed. The operation conditions of the compressor can be determined by monitoring a parameter pattern of the genset, such as value changes of a horsepower, a torque, an exhaust temperature, fuel consumption and/or a RPM of a prime mover of the genset, or a current drawn from a generator of the genset, over a period of time. In one embodiment, when a scroll compressor is used in the TRU, the scroll compressor may start a periodical load/unload duty cycle when the TRU reaches its setpoint. The periodical load/unload duty cycle of the scroll compressor can be detected based on a corresponding fluctuation pattern in genset parameters. When this periodically fluctuating pattern of ECU parameters and/or current drawn is detected, the prime mover can be switched to a low operation speed. | 09-10-2015 |
20160053696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION TO ENGINE CONTROL SOFTWARE OR AN ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system and method for preventing unauthorized modification to engine control software or an engine control system of, for example, a refrigerated transport application is provided. Particularly, the embodiments described herein prevent unauthorized parties from inadvertently or intentionally making changes to the engine control software used for controlling the engine or the engine control system that could, for example, potentially bypass emission strategies implemented in the refrigerated transport application. Accordingly, emission strategies such as, for example, EPA Tier IV not-to-exceed (“NTE”) regulations can be maintained. | 02-25-2016 |
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20110307645 | IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED HOST TO PHYSICAL STORAGE MAPPING USING NUMERICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR PERSISTENT MEDIA - A method and a storage system are provided for implementing host to physical mapping for persistent media including flash memory. Numerical compositions at multiple granularities are used to store the host to physical mappings. A plurality of groupings, each grouping including a fixed number of blocks is encoded using recursive composition, eliminating the need to store separate lengths. | 12-15-2011 |
20120300325 | Shingle-written Magnetic Recording (SMR) Device with Hybrid E-region - SMR disk drives with hybrid E-regions that include a nonvolatile solid state memory E-region in addition to the magnetic media E-regions on disk are described. The memory E-region can be used in operations that will be referred as destaging and/or restaging to sequentialize sets of exception records to reduce the time and energy spent in executing seeks in the disk E-region. The ratio of the size of the solid state memory E-region to the total E-region capacity on the disks can be optimized for selected applications according to the invention using tradeoffs between performance and cost. For example, an embodiment with a memory E-region size that is 10% of the total disk E-region capacity achieves substantial performance enhancement over a disk-only E-region implementation and also results in smaller costs than would be required in a NAND-only memory E-region. | 11-29-2012 |
20120300326 | Shingle-written Magnetic Recording (SMR) Device with Hybrid E-region - SMR disk drives with hybrid E-regions that include a nonvolatile solid state memory E-region in addition to the magnetic media E-regions on disk are described. The memory E-region can be used in operations that will be referred as destaging and/or restaging to sequentialize sets of exception records to reduce the time and energy spent in executing seeks in the disk E-region. The ratio of the size of the solid state memory E-region to the total E-region capacity on the disks can be optimized for selected applications according to the invention using tradeoffs between performance and cost. For example, an embodiment with a memory E-region size that is 10% of the total disk E-region capacity achieves substantial performance enhancement over a disk-only E-region implementation and also results in smaller costs than would be required in a NAND-only memory E-region. | 11-29-2012 |
20120300328 | Storage device with shingled data and unshingled cache regions - Shingled magnetic recording (SMR) devices according to embodiments of the invention include unshingled cache regions that can be used for storage of data. The unshingled cache regions can be used in a variety of flexible ways including in an implementation of write-twice caching or for opportunistic temporary storage to improve performance. The cache regions can be offset between top and bottom surfaces of the disk and staggered between disks to provide shorter seek times to the nearest cache region. Embodiments of the invention are adapted for use with symmetric or asymmetric heads. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303867 | IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED EPO PROTECTION FOR INDIRECTION DATA - A method and a storage system are provided for implementing indirection tables for persistent media or disk drives with enhanced emergency power outage (EPO) protection for the indirection data, such as shingled perpendicular magnetic recording (SMR) indirection tables. Chaining of indirection data is provided with one block pointing to another block of the indirection data stored to disk or flash memory. An EPO-safe buffer is used to store a metadata entry responsive to completing each host write command. Each metadata entry is added to a metadata block, a pointer is stored in the EPO-safe buffer to a current metadata block and a previous metadata block. For a next EPO-safe buffer update entries are removed for the previous metadata block, keeping the last two metadata pointers and last metadata block. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303884 | IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED UPDATES FOR INDIRECTION TABLES - A method and a storage system are provided for implementing indirection tables and providing enhanced updates of the indirection tables for persistent media or disk drives, such as shingled perpendicular magnetic recording (SMR) indirection tables. A plurality of memory pools are used to store indirection data. An exception pointer table provides a pointer to an exception list for an I-Track. The exception list includes predetermined-size exception entries sorted by an offset from a start of the I-Track. An insert exception entry is provided for a new host write and merged to an updated exception list using an offset of the insert exception entry. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303889 | SMR storage device with user controls and access to status information and parameter settings - Shingled magnetic recording (SMR) devices are described that include a command processor for accepting commands from the host/user for executing selected SMR related operations, setting selected SMR parameters and reading selected SMR related statistics and status indicators. The commands allow a host/user to control defragmentation and destaging operations. Embodiments include some or all of the set of features allowing selection of formatting settings, selection of optimization settings; command to immediately run defragmentation operation; command to change waiting time before starting defragmentation operation; and command to temporarily suspend defragmentation operation until certain usage threshold is met (e.g., E-region(s) near full). | 11-29-2012 |
20120303928 | IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED DETERMINISTIC MEMORY ALLOCATION FOR INDIRECTION TABLES FOR PERSISTENT MEDIA - A method and a storage system are provided for implementing deterministic memory allocation for indirection tables for persistent media or disk drives, such as, shingled perpendicular magnetic recording (SMR) indirection tables. A plurality of fixed-size memory pools are used to store indirection data. The distribution of pool allocate sizes is fixed. A pool allocate size is selected based upon an indirection system request size. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303930 | Indirection memory architecture with reduced memory requirements for shingled magnetic recording devices - An indirection system in a shingled storage device is described that uses an efficient algorithm to map LBAs to DBAs based on a predetermined rule or assumption and then handles as exceptions LBAs that are not mapped according to the rule. The assumed rule is that a fixed-length set of sequential host LBAs are located at the start of an I-track. Embodiments of the invention use two tables to provide the mapping of LBAs to DBAs. The mapping assumed by the rule is embodied in the LBA Block Address Table (LBAT) which gives the corresponding I-track address for each LBA Block. The LBA exceptions are recorded using an Exception Pointer Table (EPT), which gives the pointer to the corresponding variable length Exception List for each LBA Block. The indexing into the LBAT and the EPT is made efficient by deriving the index from the LBA by a simple arithmetic operation. | 11-29-2012 |
20130135767 | IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED FRAGMENTED STREAM HANDLING IN A SHINGLED DISK DRIVE - A method and a storage system are provided for implementing fragmented stream handling for persistent media including shingled disk drives (SDDs). A plurality of Exception Regions for recording stream commands is defined for disk regions. One state is maintained in each of the Exception Regions including a free Exception Region, an active Exception Region, a recovery Exception Region and a used Exception Region. TRIM commands are issued by a host to the drive to indicate deleted content. | 05-30-2013 |
20130268718 | IMPLEMENTING REMAPPING COMMAND WITH INDIRECTION UPDATE FOR INDIRECTED STORAGE - A method, apparatus, and a storage system are provided for implementing enhanced indirection update for indirected storage devices. A novel remapping command generated by a host is used to store indirection data. The remapping command enables remapping of a set of Logical Block Addresses (LBAs) to a different set of LBAs. The remapping command includes a source LBA, length and a destination LBA. | 10-10-2013 |
20150160882 | MIXED MODE HARD DRIVE WITH IDLE TIME & EXPANDABLE I-REGION / E-REGION - A computer system includes a host and a disk drive apparatus communicatively coupled to the host. The disk drive includes at least one disk having two major surfaces divided into a plurality of regions. A region includes a start logical block address and a maximum logical block address and an end/final logical block address. After the host writes to the end/final logical block address, it queries the disk drive to see if a region has more capacity. If the disk drive returns a new end/final logical block address, the host frees the allocation up to the new final/end logical block address. | 06-11-2015 |
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20100064645 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 03-18-2010 |
20110067369 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 03-24-2011 |
20120204527 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 08-16-2012 |
20130001154 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 01-03-2013 |
20130199992 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 08-08-2013 |
20140196420 | FINE FIBER MEDIA LAYER - Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials. | 07-17-2014 |
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20090318999 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR JOINING CABLES - Methods for ultrasonically joining portions of a medical lead are provided. One method includes providing a conductor, a fitting and a coil electrode. The conductor has a distal portion that includes an inner conductive portion and an outer insulative portion. The fitting has a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity being sized and configured to receive the distal portion of the conductor and the second cavity being sized and configured to receive a portion of the coil electrode. The conductor is ultrasonically welded within the first opening, providing a mechanical and electrical attachment. The coil electrode is also electrically coupled to the fitting, providing an electrical pathway from the conductor to the coil electrode. Also provided are medical leads including ultrasonic bonds and other methods of ultrasonically joining portions of a medical lead. | 12-24-2009 |
20100234930 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD ELECTRODE WITH CONSISTENT PORE SIZE STRUCTURE - A method for making an implantable electrode for a cardiac lead includes forming a template including a plurality of features having substantially similar feature dimensions is formed. The template defines a shape corresponding to a shape of the implantable electrode. A layer of conductive material is then deposited on the template such that the conductive material shapes to the plurality of features to define an array of electrode pores having substantially similar pore dimensions in the layer of conductive material. The template is then removed from the layer of conductive material. | 09-16-2010 |
20100299921 | Cable Consolidation with a Laser - The embodiments herein relate to a conductor cable for use in a lead and more specifically to methods and devices related to laser consolidation of the cable. The various conductor cable embodiments and methods provide for at least one end of the cable having a weld mass created by a laser welding process. | 12-02-2010 |
20100305670 | Method and Devices for Coupling a Lead Conductor Member to a Functional Component - The embodiments herein relate to a connection body for welding a conductor member to a functional lead component such as a fixation base or terminal pin. The various connection body embodiments each have at least one slot defined in a wall of the connection body at which the conductor member is laser welded to the connection body. | 12-02-2010 |
20110159748 | TERMINAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - An IS-4 terminal connector assembly includes three terminal electrodes positioned over an inner tubular member such that they are radially offset from one another. Each of the terminal ring electrodes are configured such that they can withstand both tensile and cyclical bending loads with minimal compromise in their outer geometry. Additionally, each of the terminal electrodes is configured such that they have both an inner and outer geometry that facilitates adequate insulation between a select terminal electrode and an adjacent conductor. Additionally, each of the terminal ring electrodes is configured such that they facilitate an external approach to staking a cable conductor. | 06-30-2011 |
20130137312 | TERMINAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - An IS-4 terminal connector assembly includes three terminal electrodes positioned over an inner tubular member such that they are radially offset from one another. Each of the terminal ring electrodes are configured such that they can withstand both tensile and cyclical bending loads with minimal compromise in their outer geometry. Additionally, each of the terminal electrodes is configured such that they have both an inner and outer geometry that facilitates adequate insulation between a select terminal electrode and an adjacent conductor. Additionally, each of the terminal ring electrodes is configured such that they facilitate an external approach to staking a cable conductor. | 05-30-2013 |
20140073194 | TERMINAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - An IS-4 terminal connector assembly includes three terminal electrodes positioned over an inner tubular member such that they are radially offset from one another. Each of the terminal ring electrodes are configured such that they can withstand both tensile and cyclical bending loads with minimal compromise in their outer geometry. Additionally, each of the terminal electrodes is configured such that they have both an inner and outer geometry that facilitates adequate insulation between a select terminal electrode and an adjacent conductor. Additionally, each of the terminal ring electrodes is configured such that they facilitate an external approach to staking a cable conductor. | 03-13-2014 |
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20110004087 | Apparatus and Methods for Contactless Electrophysiology Studies - An electrophysiology catheter includes an elongate catheter body having an elastically-deformable distal region predisposed to assume a spiral shape and a first plurality of electrodes disposed thereon. Each of the first plurality of electrodes includes an electrically active region limited to the inner surface of the spiral shape for use in non-contact electrophysiology studies. A second plurality of electrodes may also be disposed on the distal region interspersed (e.g., alternating) with the first plurality of electrodes, with each of the second plurality of electrodes having an electrically active region extending into the outer surface of the spiral shape for use in contact electrophysiology studies. The distal region may be deformed into a straight configuration for insertion into and navigation through the patient's vasculature, for example via use of a tubular introducer. As the distal region deploys beyond the distal end of the introducer, it resumes the spiral shape. | 01-06-2011 |
20110213231 | Bendable catheter arms having varied flexibility - In various embodiments, a catheter comprising an expandable electrode assembly or basket is provided. In specific embodiments, the basket is particularly useful for mapping electrical activity at one or more locations within the heart. The basket can comprise a plurality of bendable or deflectable arms. At least one of the arms may have varied flexibility over its length in the form of one or more discontinuities of stiffness or flexibility at an elbow region or other variances in flexibility over the arm's length. Such variance in flexibility may allow the arm to assume a different bent configuration or respond to external factors more positively than possible with an arm having a static or near static flexibility or stiffness over its length. | 09-01-2011 |
20120143298 | CATHETER ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION THEREFOR - A family of catheter electrode assemblies includes a flexible circuit having a plurality of electrical traces and a substrate; a ring electrode surrounding the flexible circuit and electrically coupled with at least one of the plurality of electrical traces; and an outer covering extending over at least a portion of the electrode. A non-contact electrode mapping catheter includes an outer tubing having a longitudinal axis, a deployment member, and a plurality of splines, at least one of the plurality of splines comprising a flexible circuit including a plurality of electrical traces and a substrate, a ring electrode surrounding the flexible circuit and electrically coupled with at least one of the plurality of electrical traces; and an outer covering extending over at least a portion of the ring electrode. A method of constructing the family of catheter electrode assemblies is also provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20120283552 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY TETHERED WITHIN CATHETER WALL - A distal tip assembly for an elongate medical device having an axis comprises a shaft having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a wall, and a central lumen extending axially between said proximal end portion and said distal end portion. The distal tip assembly further comprises a position sensor disposed in an outer sleeve such that the sensor can shift relative to the sleeve. The sleeve is disposed at least in part in the wall and is substantially fixed thereto. | 11-08-2012 |
20140309513 | Apparatus and Methods for Contactless Electrophysiology Studies - An electrophysiology catheter includes an elongate catheter body having an elastically-deformable distal region predisposed to assume a spiral shape and a first plurality of electrodes disposed thereon. Each of the first plurality of electrodes includes an electrically active region limited to the inner surface of the spiral shape for use in non-contact electrophysiology studies. A second plurality of electrodes may also be disposed on the distal region interspersed (e.g., alternating) with the first plurality of electrodes, with each of the second plurality of electrodes having an electrically active region extending into the outer surface of the spiral shape for use in contact electrophysiology studies. The distal region may be deformed into a straight configuration for insertion into and navigation through the patient's vasculature, for example via use of a tubular introducer. As the distal region deploys beyond the distal end of the introducer, it resumes the spiral shape. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090181135 | Dough and dough product packaging configurations - Described are dough products that include a packaged refrigerator-stable, raw, dough compositions, and related methods, including but not limited to dough products that include a package having specific venting, specific opening mechanisms, and other specific package structures. | 07-16-2009 |
20100307948 | PACKAGING EMPLOYING BOTH SHRINKABLE AND NON-SHRINKABLE FILMS - A product package includes a product receiving cavity formed from a first, heat shrinkable film and a second, non-heat shrinkable film sealed to the first, heat shrinkable film. The second film can be provided with indicia which remains intact following completion of the product packaging. In accordance with a method aspect of the invention, the package is produced utilizing a form, fill and seal system. In one embodiment, a soft, deformable refrigerated dough is packaged. | 12-09-2010 |
20100310732 | PRESSURE PACKAGED DOUGH PRODUCTS - A pliable, sealed package made from one or more flexible films is used to store an uncooked dough product, with the dough product proofing within the sealed package so as to establish and maintain a greater than ambient pressure within the sealed package. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, the overall package is produced utilizing a horizontal form, fill and seal system. The sealed package can be shrunk and/or wrapped to also provide an external force which is essentially transferred to static pressure with the package. | 12-09-2010 |