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Alexander X. Lozano, Toronto CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130020986SELF-REPLENISHING ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOOTWEAR - Embodiments of an energy harvesting and storage system for footwear are described herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a charge generator, such as a permanent magnet movable with respect to a conductive coil to induce an electrical potential, and thus an electric current, in the winding, which can be used to store charge in an electrical energy storage device. The electrical energy storage device can be accessed via an electrical energy access port. Electrical charge can be used by an external device, or electrical charge can be provided by an external source of charge. The components of the energy harvesting and storage system can be disposed in, or coupled to, and article of footwear, such that when a user moves while wearing the article of footwear, charge can be generated and stored for subsequent use.01-24-2013

Andres Lozano, Toronto CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120289871Systems and Methods for Treating Pain Using Brain Stimulation - The invention comprises systems and methods for treating nociceptive pain including at least one force-regulatable device in mechanical, electrical, or chemical communication with at least one brain area identified as processing nociceptive pain signals. The force-regulatable device acts to alter the nociceptive pain signals in a brain area to alleviate nociceptive pain.11-15-2012

Andres M. Lozano, Toronto CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080275526Methods and Apparatus for Effectuating a Lasting Change in a Neural Function of a Patient, Including Via Mechanical Force on Neural Tissue - Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural function of a patient, including via mechanical force on neural tissue, are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment includes an implantable force delivery device that is changeable between a first state in which the force delivery device applies a first mechanical force to neural tissue, and the second state in which the force delivery device applies no mechanical force or a second mechanical force less than the first mechanical force to the neural tissue, while the force delivery device is implanted. An actuator can be coupled to the force delivery device with a communication link to change the state of the force delivery device, and a controller can be operably coupled to the actuator to automatically direct the force delivery device to change repeatedly between the first and second states while the force delivery device is implanted.11-06-2008
20090210018Method for treating neurological /psychiatric disorders with stimulation to the subcaudate area of the brain - A method for treating a patient with a neurological or psychiatric disorder, comprising applying stimulation to at least a portion of the patient's subcaudate white matter of the subcaudate area under conditions effective to provide the patient with at least a partial relief from the neurological or psychiatric disorder. The stimulation may be electrical and/or pharmacological.08-20-2009
20100057159METHODS FOR TARGETING DEEP BRAIN SITES TO TREAT MOOD AND/OR ANXIETY DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a method of identifying a target such as within the subgenual area by measuring neuronal activity in response to a stimulus. Once the target is identified, it can be stimulated to treat a neurological disorder, such as a mood disorder or an anxiety disorder.03-04-2010
20100114193METHOD OF TREATING DEPRESSION, MOOD DISORDERS AND ANXIETY DISORDERS USING NEUROMODULATION - The present application involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead and/or catheter that is in communication with a predetermined site which is coupled to a signal generator and/or infusion pump that release either an electrical signal and/or a pharmaceutical resulting in stimulation of the predetermined site thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety.05-06-2010
20100204748IDENTIFYING AREAS OF THE BRAIN BY EXAMINING THE NEURONAL SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a method of identifying a region of the brain by measuring neuronal firing and/or local field potentials by recording discharges from at least one implanted electrode and analyzing the recording of the discharges within the beta frequency band range to determine an area of beta oscillatory activity. Once the region of the brain is identified, this region may be stimulated to disrupt the beta oscillatory activity thereby treating a movement disorder.08-12-2010
20120016430COGNITIVE FUNCTION WITHIN A HUMAN BRAIN - Methods and apparatus for improving cognitive function within a human. The invention utilizes an implanted device, such as an implantable signal generator or an implantable pump, to affect tissue elements within a Papez circuit of the human brain as well as tissue upstream or downstream from the Papez circuit. The implanted device delivers treatment therapy to thereby improve cognitive function by the human. A sensor may be used to detect various symptoms of the cognitive disorder. A microprocessor algorithm may then analyze the output from the sensor to regulate delivery of the stimulation and/or drug therapy.01-19-2012
20120232327METHOD OF TREATING DEPRESSION, MOOD DISORDERS AND ANXIETY DISORDERS USING NEUROMODULATION - The present application involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead and/or catheter that is in communication with a predetermined site which is coupled to a signal generator and/or infusion pump that release either an electrical signal and/or a pharmaceutical resulting in stimulation of the predetermined site thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety.09-13-2012

Patent applications by Andres M. Lozano, Toronto CA

Angel Lozano, Barcelona ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090191835REVERSE LINK CHANNEL ESTIMATION USING COMMON AND DEDICATED PILOT CHANNELS - The present invention provides a method of channel estimation implemented in a receiver having multiple antennas configured to receive at least one common pilot available to a plurality of users and a plurality of dedicated pilots. Each dedicated pilot is allocated to one of the plurality of users. The method includes estimating at least one first channel associated with a first user and at least one second channel associated with a second user based on observations of the plurality of dedicated pilots and of said at least one common pilot.07-30-2009
20090203310SUPERPOSITION TRANSMISSION AND DETECTION OF ACCESS AND BACKHAUL SIGNALS - According to one embodiment of the invention, a wireless communication system (WCS) has a wireless relay and a base station adapted to process wireless access traffic for one or more mobile terminals (MTs) and to process wireless backhaul traffic. The wireless relay is adapted to generate a superimposed signal having a backhaul component intended for the base station and an access component intended for one of the MTs. The wireless relay is further adapted to allocate power between the backhaul and access components based on signal propagation conditions between itself, the base station, and the MT to render the backhaul component decodable at the base station and the access component decodable at the MT.08-13-2009
20090312027METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE FORMATION OF CELL CLUSTERS FOR CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH COORDINATED TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION - The present invention provides a method of forming clusters of cells in a wireless communication system. The method includes accessing information generated by measuring channel conditions for at least one mobile unit and a plurality of cells in the wireless communication system. The method also includes adding more than one of the plurality of cells to at least one cell cluster based on the accessed information and coordinating communication between the cells in each cell cluster and the mobile unit(s).12-17-2009

Diego Arturo Gil Lozano, Morelos MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130041036FERULIC ACID AS FEED SUPPLEMENT IN BEEF CATTLE TO PROMOTE ANIMAL GROWTH AND IMPROVE THE MEAT QUALITY OF THE CARCASS AND THE MEAT - The present disclosure comprises a natural method of feed supplement to beef cattle, with a maize extract obtained from the nixtamalization process with a high content of ferulic acid and its salts, for a period of 30 days in the final phase of the feedlot. Use of this dietary supplementation enables an increase in carcass yield and meat quality that is not negatively affected as with a commercial β-agonist. In addition to the above effects, the effective supplementation of ferulic acid to cattle is shown to have antioxidant effects on fresh meat during its shelf life, which can lead to great benefits for the industrial meat market.02-14-2013

Francisco Leonel Junior Lozano, Sao Paulo BR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100240643Use of Active Substance Combinations Having Insecticidal Properties for Controlling Animal Pests from the Stink Bug Family - The present invention relates to the use of active substance combinations which consist firstly of known cyclic ketoenols and secondly of further known insecticidal active substances, for controlling animal pests from the stink bug family (Pentatomidae).09-23-2010
20100249121USE OF TETRAMIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR CONTROLLING VIRUS-TRANSFERRING VECTORS - The present invention relates to the use of tetramic acid derivatives on their own and also of active compound combinations comprising, firstly, known tetramic acid derivatives and, secondly, further known insecticidal active compounds for controlling viroses transferred by insects.09-30-2010

Juan C. Lozano, Chihuahua MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090151463Non-contact pressure switch assembly - A non-contact pressure switch assembly for sensing pressure in, e.g., a vehicle. A piston with integrated magnet in a sensor body is moved under fluid pressure to change a magnetic field in which a Hall sensor is disposed inside the sensor body. The field changes polarity at the Hall sensor at a predetermined piston position.06-18-2009

Juan Jose Campdera Lozano, Barcelona ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080196152PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE SAUNA SYSTEM - A portable collapsible sauna system that includes a flexible collapsible lightweight shell that cooperates with a flexurally resilient frame to define an interior volume sufficiently large to receive a person therein, preferably in a seated position. A steamer generates steam which is communicated into the interior volume. The frame is preferably comprised of flexurally resilient, shape-memory elements that permit the structure to collapse into a compact position for traveling and storage.08-21-2008

Manuel Lozano, Barcelona ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110079728RADIATION DETECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RADIATION DETECTOR AND USE OF THE DETECTOR FOR MEASURING RADIATION - A radiation detector is disclosed. The detector has an entrance opening etched through a low-resistivity volume of silicon, a sensitive volume of high-resistivity silicon for converting the radiation particles into detectable charges, and a passivation layer between the low and high-resistivity silicon layers. The detector also has electrodes built in the form of vertical channels for collecting the charges generated in the sensitive volume, and read-out electronics for generating signals based on the collected charges.04-07-2011

Pedro Lozano, Molina De Segura ES

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110294172USE OF IONIC LIQUIDS FOR IMPLEMENTING A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BIODIESEL - The use of a combination of—at least one ionic liquid which is lipophilic, and non miscible with water, and—at least one enzyme, for the implementation of an esterification and/or transesterification process of a substrate with at least one alcohol, the substrate consisting of oils, fats, fatty acids, or a mixture thereof, wherein the ionic liquid, the substrate, and the alcohol form a single homogeneous liquid phase at the temperature at which the esterification and/or transesterification process is performed.12-01-2011

Philippe Lozano, Taninges FR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090120591METHOD OF OPERATION FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR FOR AN AWNING WITH ARMS - A method of operating an electromechanical actuator (05-14-2009

Raul Lozano, Espoo FI

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100267376Accessory Configuration and Management - The invention provides methods and devices for configuring or displaying parameters of an accessory device at a connected device. A template file including parameters and associated user interface components is stored at the accessory and transmitted when required, and the receiving device may, based on this template file and current parameter values received in a separate message, create a user interface for display and/or configuration of parameters.10-21-2010

Roberto Lozano, Zacapu Mlchoacan MX

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110214794LABEL FILM FOR ALL-ROUND LABELS - The invention relates to a multi-layer, opaque, biaxially-oriented polyolefin film with a thickness of at least 40 μm of a vacuole-containing base layer B and intermediate layers Z applied on both sides thereof of at least 70% by weight of a propylene homopolymer, and with a thickness of at least 3 μm and a covering layer D on both sides thereof of a mixture of incompatible polymers and respectively a surface roughness Rz of at least 2.5 μm (with a cut-off of 0.25 mm). The invention also relates to the use of this film as a wrap-around label.09-08-2011

Servando Lozano, Bogota CO

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100092355TRANSPORTABLE HYDROCARBON-RECOVERY UNIT - This invention relates to improvements to a transportable hydrocarbon-recovery unit. More particularly, this invention relates to an integral hydrocarbon-recovery unit that comprises a first evaporation system and a condensation system. The actual first evaporation system comprises means for supplying the material to be extracted that includes means for controlling supply, means for conveying said material, treatment-chamber means including internal cleaning means, means for heating the material, means for increasing the heat-transfer area, means for removing excess material, including means for increasing hermeticity, and means for conveying the extracted vapors towards the condensation system. The purpose of the invention is to provide a unit for extracting hydrocarbons and other contaminants from impregnated material at the same time as providing, over a shorter time period and with greater effectiveness, the recovery process.04-15-2010