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20080208081 | System and Method For Determining Tibial Rotation - A system and method for determining tibial rotation is disclosed. The system includes a first fiducial, a second fiducial, a position and orientation sensor, a computer, and a monitor. The first fiducial is connected to a first part, and the second fiducial is connected to a second part. The position and orientation sensor tracks the first fiducial and the second fiducial. The computer has a memory, a processor, and an input/output device. The input/output device receives data from the position and orientation sensor. The processor processes the data to identify a first axis of the first part and a second axis of the second part. The processor constructs a reference plane through the second axis and orthogonal to the first axis. The monitor is connected to the input/output device and displays a rendering of the reference plane. | 08-28-2008 |
20100063524 | MEDICAL/SURGICAL POWERED HANDPIECE FOR ROTATING THE SHAFT OF A ACCESSORY, THE HANDPIECE HAVING A COUPLING ASSEMBLY THAT FACILITATES THE FINE OR COARSE ADJUSTMENT OF THE EXTENSION OF THE ACCESSORY SHAFT - A surgical tool system including a handpiece with a motor and a cutting accessory with a shaft that is rotated by the handpiece motor. The handpiece includes a coupling assembly with plural locking elements for holding the accessory shaft to an output drive shaft that is actuated by the handpiece motor. The locking elements are longitudinally spaced apart from each other. The accessory shaft is formed with retention features against which the handpiece locking elements engage. The shaft retention features are in columns. The retention features in adjacent retention features are longitudinally offset from each other. This allows the coarse or fine adjustment of the extent to which the accessory shaft extends forward from the handpiece coupling assembly. | 03-11-2010 |
20110092978 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SURGICAL PROCEDURES INVOLVING CUSTOM MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Systems and methods for planning surgical procedures involving custom medical implants that can involve the selection, design and/or creation of custom medical implants and/or the selection, modification, and/or design of custom surgical procedures related to those implants. Certain embodiments allow implants to be selected, designed, created, or otherwise customized and then placed in patients using non-standard surgical techniques. The invention provides greater flexibility in implant use by allowing a surgeon to revise, create, or otherwise select surgical techniques for custom implants and, ultimately, provide better treatment in a greater variety of medical circumstances. Certain embodiments of the invention involve computer assisted surgery to provide for implant-related surgery involving non-standard surgical steps and/or implants. | 04-21-2011 |
20130012944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SURGICAL PROCEDURES INVOLVING CUSTOM MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Systems and methods for planning surgical procedures involving custom medical implants that can involve the selection, design and/or creation of custom medical implants and/or the selection, modification, and/or design of custom surgical procedures related to those implants. Certain embodiments allow implants to be selected, designed, created, or otherwise customized and then placed in patients using non-standard surgical techniques. The invention provides greater flexibility in implant use by allowing a surgeon to revise, create, or otherwise select surgical techniques for custom implants and, ultimately, provide better treatment in a greater variety of medical circumstances. Certain embodiments of the invention involve computer assisted surgery to provide for implant-related surgery involving non-standard surgical steps and/or implants. | 01-10-2013 |
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20120120996 | Integrated Circuit Including Pulse Control Logic Having Shared Gating Control - An integrated circuit with a pulse clock unit having shared gating control includes one or more logic blocks, each including a clock distribution network configured to distribute a clock signal. The integrated circuit also includes a clock unit coupled to the one or more logic blocks and configured to generate a pulse clock signal formed using a chain of inverting logic gates. The clock unit may be further configured to provide the pulse clock signal to the clock distribution network. The clock unit may also include an enable input that is coupled to one input of one of the inverting logic gates. In addition, the clock unit may be configured to selectively enable and disable the pulse clock signal in response to an enable signal on the enable input. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124326 | Translation Lookaside Buffer Structure Including a Data Array Sense Amplifier and Fast Compare Unit - A translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes a data array including a number of memory storage cells arranged to form a plurality of entries. The memory storage cells of each entry may be configured to store the respective bits of a translated physical address. The data array further includes a number of sense amplifiers, each coupled to a respective memory storage cell. In response to a read access to a given entry, the sense amplifiers corresponding to the memory storage cells of the given entry may be configured to output respective bit representations of the translated physical address. The TLB also includes a compare unit coupled to the sense amplifier outputs and configured to perform a bit-wise compare of each bit representation of the translated physical address with a corresponding respective bit of each of a plurality of additional addresses. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124327 | Translation Lookaside Buffer Structure Including a Data Array Storing an Address Selection Signal - A translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes a data array unit with a data array having a plurality of entries. Each entry may store a respective translated physical address and an address selection indication. The address selection indication may select as an output of the data array unit one of the respective translated physical address stored within a particular entry or another address provided to the data array unit in response to the particular entry being read. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124328 | Translation Lookaside Buffer Structure Including an Output Comparator - A processor includes a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) including a data array and a compare unit. The data array includes a number of entries each configured to store a respective translated physical address. In response to a read access to a given entry of the TLB, the data array is configured to output within a particular clock cycle, the respective translated physical address stored in the given entry. In addition the compare unit may be configured to compare the respective translated physical address output by the data array with a number of additional addresses. The compare unit may also be configured to provide a hit indication for each of the additional addresses within the particular clock cycle. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124329 | Translation Lookaside Buffer Structure Including a Data Array Having an Integrated Multiplexer - A translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes a data array including memory storage cells arranged to form a number of entries. Each entry may store a translated physical address. The data array also includes an integrated multiplexer that may be coupled to an output of the data array. The integrated multiplexer may include a respective first bit select transistor that may be coupled between an output of each of at least some of the memory storage cells and the output of the data array. In addition, the integrated multiplexer may bit-wise select as the output of the data array, one of the translated physical address or another address provided to the data array from external to the TLB in response to a given entry being accessed. | 05-17-2012 |
20120146697 | SCANNABLE FLIP-FLOP WITH HOLD TIME IMPROVEMENTS - Embodiments of a scannable flip-flop are disclosed that may reduce data hold time, which may in turn improve the performance of circuits incorporating the scannable flip-flop. The scannable flip-flop may include a slave latch and a master latch including an input multiplexer. The multiplexer may include a number of input ports, for example to receive normal operating mode data as well as scan operating mode data, and the multiplexer may be operable to controllably select one of the input ports and pass the value of the selected port to an output of the multiplexer. For example, the multiplexer may generate individual control signals for the various ports dependent upon both the clock signal and a select signal, such that each of the ports is qualified with the select signal and the clock signal before the multiplexer presents the input data of the selected port as the output of the multiplexer. | 06-14-2012 |
20120203480 | POWER ESTIMATION IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN FLOW - Power estimates for an integrated circuit may be obtained without having to individually enter monitor statements at hierarchical levels in a design. The current, or consumed power may be considered at the transistor level throughout the entire circuit, even when the circuit is divided into hierarchical modules. Current, or power measurements may be obtained after a circuit has been synthesized and an extracted transistor-level netlist has been created. Separate netlists may be created for different modules, and estimate results collected from the different modules, since current measurements are performed at the transistor level. To accurately estimate the power consumption, the current flowing through transistors that are connected to power rails in the netlist may be measured during circuit simulation. This may be accomplished via measurement statements created for these transistors, and placed in a simulation input file, by a script or program, for example. Only the currents flowing through these transistors need to be measured to account for all the current provided from the power sources in the design. | 08-09-2012 |
20130106464 | Integrated Circuit Including Pulse Control Logic Having Shared Gating Control | 05-02-2013 |
20130111130 | MEMORY INCLUDING A REDUCED LEAKAGE WORDLINE DRIVER | 05-02-2013 |
20130135955 | MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A RETENTION VOLTAGE RESISTOR - A mechanism for providing retention mode voltage to a memory storage array includes a resistor coupled between a power supply and a power rail of the storage array. The power rail may distribute an operating current to the bit cells of the storage array. The resistor may provide a path for current to the power rail from the power supply during operation in a retention mode. In addition, a switching device coupled between the power supply and the power rail, in parallel with the resistor, may convey operational current to the power rail from the power supply during operation in a normal mode. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141988 | MEMORY WITH A SHARED I/O INCLUDING AN OUTPUT DATA LATCH HAVING AN INTEGRATED CLAMP - A memory includes a shared I/O unit that is shared between multiple storage arrays provides output data from the arrays. The shared I/O includes an output latch with an integrated output clamp. The I/O unit may be configured to provide output data from the storage arrays via data output signal paths. The I/O unit includes an output latch configured to force a valid logic level on the data output signal paths in response to a power down condition. | 06-06-2013 |
20130176798 | MECHANISM FOR PEAK POWER MANAGEMENT IN A MEMORY - A mechanism for managing peak power in a memory storage array that includes sub-array blocks may reduce the peak currents associated with read and write operations by staggering the wordline signal activation to each of the sub-array blocks. In particular, the wordline units within each sub-array block may generate the wordline signals to each sub-array block such that a read wordline signal of one sub-array block does not transition from one logic level to another logic level at the same time as the write wordline of another sub-array block. Further, the wordline units may generate the wordline signals to each sub-array block such that a read wordline of a given sub-array block does not transition from one logic level to another logic level at the same time as a read wordline signal of another sub-array block. | 07-11-2013 |
20130188435 | MEMORY HAVING ISOLATION UNITS FOR ISOLATING STORAGE ARRAYS FROM A SHARED I/O DURING RETENTION MODE OPERATION - A memory includes an I/O unit that is shared between multiple storage arrays. The shared I/O unit provides output data from the arrays. The memory includes an isolation unit connected between each storage array and the shared I/O unit. In addition, each of the storage arrays and the shared I/O unit may be connected to a separate switched voltage domain through for example, power gating circuits. If one or more of the storage arrays is placed in retention or low-voltage mode, the isolation units that are coupled to the affected storage arrays may be configured to isolate the bitlines of those storage arrays from the shared I/O data paths. | 07-25-2013 |
20140016392 | Memory Having Isolation Units For Isolating Storage Arrays From A Shared I/O During Retention Mode Operation - A memory includes an I/O unit that is shared between multiple storage arrays. The shared I/O unit provides output data from the arrays. The memory includes an isolation unit connected between each storage array and the shared I/O unit. In addition, each of the storage arrays and the shared I/O unit may be connected to a separate switched voltage domain through for example, power gating circuits. If one or more of the storage arrays is placed in retention or low-voltage mode, the isolation units that are coupled to the affected storage arrays may be configured to isolate the bitlines of those storage arrays from the shared I/O data paths. | 01-16-2014 |
20140032201 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SENSE AMPLIFIER TIMING - Embodiments of a method are disclosed that may allow for the optimization of a memory circuit design parameter. The method may include the statistical simulation of one or more operational parameters of the memory circuit. Probabilities of the operational parameters achieving pre-defined probability goals may be used to optimize the memory circuit design parameter. | 01-30-2014 |
20140198594 | VARIABLE PRE-CHARGE LEVELS FOR IMPROVED CELL STABILITY - Embodiments of a memory device are disclosed that may allow for multiple pre-charge voltages. The memory device may include a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pre-charge circuits. Each of the plurality of data lines may be coupled to a plurality of data storage cells. Each of the plurality of pre-charge circuits may be coupled to a respective data line, and be configured to charge the data line to a first voltage level responsive to a first control signal. Each of the plurality of pre-charge circuits may also be configured to charge the respective data line to a second voltage responsive to a second control signal. | 07-17-2014 |
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20090110939 | LEAD FREE LTCC TAPE COMPOSITION - A glass composition consisting essentially of, based on mole percent, 46-56% B | 04-30-2009 |
20110155431 | MIXED-METAL SYSTEM CONDUCTORS FOR LTCC (LOW-TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED CERAMIC) - A composition for forming transition vias and transition line conductors is disclosed for minimizing interface effects at electrical connections between dissimilar metal compositions. The composition has (a) inorganic components selected from the group consisting of (i) 20-45 wt % gold and 80-55 wt % silver and (ii) 100 wt % silver-gold solid solution alloys, and (b) an organic medium. The composition may also contain (c) 1-5 wt %, based upon the weight of the composition, of oxides or mixed oxides of metals selected from the group consisting of Cu, Co, Mg and Al and/or high viscosity glasses mainly containing refractory oxides. The composition may be used as a multi-layer composition in a via fill. Multi-layer circuits such as LTCC circuits and devices may also be formed using the composition for forming transition vias and transition line conductors. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187602 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH FREQUENCY RECEIVING AND/OR TRANSMITTING DEVICES FROM LOW TEMPERATURE CO FIRED CERAMIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES MADE THEREFROM - The invention relates to methods of forming high frequency receivers, transmitters and transceivers from Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) materials. Two or more layers of a low k thick film dielectric tape and in contact with each other and two or more layers of a low k thick film dielectric tape and in contact with each other form a low k high k LTCC structure with improved properties and the ability to support economical mass production techniques for high frequency transceivers. The invention also relates to the LTCC receiving, transmitting and transceiving structures and the devices made from such structures. | 08-04-2011 |
20120201009 | LEAD FREE LTCC TAPE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to the use of and method of forming Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic (LTCC) circuits for high frequency applications. Furthermore, the invention relates to the novel LTCC thick film compositions and the structure itself. | 08-09-2012 |
20130052433 | COMPOSITIONS FOR LOW K, LOW TEMPERATURE CO-FIRED COMPOSITE (LTCC) TAPES AND LOW SHRINKAGE, MULTI-LAYER LTCC STRUCTURES FORMED THEREFROM - Novel compositions for LTCC green tapes having low K values and low shrinkage and composite laminates of ten to twenty layers or more of green tapes together with conventional LTCC green tapes. | 02-28-2013 |
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20080249574 | Bone Screw System - A set of screws sized and configured for fixing a Jones fracture in a fifth metatarsal bone of a patient by preserving a bone thread path. Each screw has a low profile head on a trailing end, a thread portion on a leading portion, and a smooth shank portion between the head portion and the thread portion. A first screw has a thread major diameter of between about 4.4-4.6 mm, a second screw a thread major diameter of between about 5.4-5.6 mm, and a third screw a thread major diameter of between about 6.4-6.6 mm. The thread portion of all the screws in the set has a set of identical thread profile characteristics comprising a pitch, a leading edge angle, a trailing edge angle, a leading edge radius, a trailing edge radius, and a land. Each screw size is provided in various preferred lengths. | 10-09-2008 |
20110313469 | BONE SCREW SYSTEM - A set of screws sized and configured for fixing a Jones fracture in a fifth metatarsal bone of a patient by preserving a bone thread path. Each screw has a low profile head on a trailing end, a thread portion on a leading portion, and a smooth shank portion between the head portion and the thread portion. A first screw has a thread major diameter of between about 4.4-4.6 mm, a second screw a thread major diameter of between about 5.4-5.6 mm, and a third screw a thread major diameter of between about 6.4-6.6 mm. The thread portion of all the screws in the set has a set of identical thread profile characteristics comprising a pitch, a leading edge angle, a trailing edge angle, a leading edge radius, a trailing edge radius, and a land. Each screw size is provided in various preferred lengths. | 12-22-2011 |
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20100319583 | ARCHITECTURAL STONE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE - Compositions for fabricating architectural works wherein the compositions utilize one or more cement materials, additives, fibers and recycled glass. Exemplary cement materials include Portland cement, calcium aluminate, fly ash and/or E glass. Exemplary additives include boric acid, citric acid, lithium, plasticizer and/or methylcellulose ethers. Exemplary fibers include polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and/or micro-fibers. Crushed recycled glass is used as an aggregate or non-reactive material. Other ingredients may be used including: sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and hydrated lime to alter the PH; ferrous sulfate, mono-potassium phosphate, or manganese carbonate and magnesium sulfate as color enhancements; and/or pozzolans (Vcas) to neutralize the ASR efflorescence. | 12-23-2010 |
20140048154 | SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEALED IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A water device comprising at least a water-carrying vessel and head, and a structure configured to blend in with a landscape environment wherein the structure conceals at least a portion of the water-carrying vessel while leaving the head exposed. Depending on the configuration, the structure may resemble a rock, bark, plant trunk, stone, bedding material, pavers, edge brick and similar decorative landscaping items and may be fabricated of resins, cements, epoxies, fillers, polymers, metals, recycled materials. Natural articles like stone and bark may also be used. Illumination systems, speakers and self-contained music systems may be included as well. Power may be provided by batteries, electricity or solar panels. | 02-20-2014 |
20140048621 | SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEALED IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A water device comprising at least a water-carrying vessel and head, and a structure configured to blend in with a landscape environment wherein the structure conceals at least a portion of the water-carrying vessel while leaving the head exposed. Depending on the configuration, the structure may resemble a rock, bark, plant trunk, stone, bedding material, pavers, edge brick and similar decorative landscaping items and may be fabricated of resins, cements, epoxies, fillers, polymers, metals, recycled materials. Natural articles like stone and bark may also be used. | 02-20-2014 |
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20110311377 | COMPRESSOR INTAKE SYSTEM - A compressor intake system including an end cap having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a perimeter rim, a groove proximate the perimeter rim, and a substantially centrally disposed extended portion including a plurality of air inlet passages, an O-ring configured to be circumferentially disposed proximate the interior surface of the end cap at the groove, a filter including a first end configured to be disposed adjacent the air inlet passages and the interior surface of the end cap and a second end, and a retainer including a plurality of openings wherein the retainer is configured to be disposed proximate the second end of the filter so as to retain the filter proximate the air inlet passages and the openings. | 12-22-2011 |
20120006199 | SIEVE BED - A sieve bed including an inlet end, an outlet end, a retainer disposed toward the inlet end and including an interior portion, an exterior portion, a plurality of openings disposed toward the exterior portion, and a passage disposed toward the interior portion, an inlet cap and an inlet port configured to receive a feed stream, wherein the inlet cap includes at least a portion spaced from the retainer thereby defining an inlet chamber in fluid communication with the inlet port and the plurality of openings, an outlet lid disposed toward the outlet end, an exterior wall extending from the inlet cap to the outlet lid, an intermediate wall spaced from the exterior wall and extending from the retainer toward and terminating short of the outlet lid and an interior wall spaced from the intermediate wall and extending from the retainer proximate the passage to at least the outlet lid. | 01-12-2012 |
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20130077863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM A PRINTED DOCUMENT - A city directory, having a listing of names and associated information of residents in a city (or similar location), is digitized. Zones of text having information not useful to users of the digitized directory are removed, and lines of information corresponding to residents are reconstructed, to make the digitized directory more easily accessed and reviewed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING CATEGORIES OF DATA - Lines of data that are from a historical document, such as a digitized city directory, have information extracted and stored in searchable data fields. Words and phrases within the lines of data are identified and tagged. Rendering rules are applied to the tagged words and phrases to extract names, addresses, occupations, spouse information and other data, and store that data in the searchable fields. | 03-28-2013 |
20140247988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM A PRINTED DOCUMENT - A city directory, having a listing of names and associated information of residents in a city (or similar location), is digitized. Zones of text having information not useful to users of the digitized directory are removed, and lines of information corresponding to residents are reconstructed, to make the digitized directory more easily accessed and reviewed. | 09-04-2014 |
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20120186386 | AUTOMOTIVE FLYWHEEL WITH FINS TO INCREASE AIRFLOW THROUGH CLUTCH, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, AND HEAT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A flywheel for use in an automobile between an engine and a clutch assembly is provided. The flywheel is a circular member having an engine side and an opposite clutch side. An aperture is formed in the circular member having an axis, and the aperture is used to operatively attach the flywheel to the engine. A plurality of clutch fins and/or grooves are formed on the clutch side adjacent the outer edge of the circular member and spaced radially about the axis of the aperture of the flywheel. The clutch fins have a face that is generally coplanar with the clutch side of the circular member. The fins and grooves work to cool the internal components of the engine. Optionally, a second set of grooves and fins may be formed on the engine side of the flywheel to further aid in cooling the clutch disc and other engine components. | 07-26-2012 |
20120186935 | PERFORATED CLUTCH DISC AND HEAT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A clutch disc for use in an automobile engine in communication with a flywheel is provided. The clutch disc includes a cylindrical disc comprising a central aperture. One or both sides of the cylindrical disc includes a clutch lining having a high coefficient of friction. The clutch lining is configured to interact with the flywheel during normal operation of an engine. The clutch disc further includes a plurality of perforations through the clutch disc, including the clutch lining and cylindrical disc. The perforations through the clutch disc provide a means for heat removal from within an engine and aid in extending the life of the clutch disc and clutch assembly. | 07-26-2012 |
20120186936 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY COVER, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, AND OPTIONAL HEAT MANAGEMENT - A clutch cover for use with virtually any combination of make and model of engine components and method of making the same is disclosed. The clutch cover is made by spin forming a sheet of metal and removing material as needed to coincide with the corresponding engine components. Therefore, the exact design of the cover including attaching holes and apertures related to release levers may be quickly and easily formed in the clutch cover. Furthermore, a heat management system is provided that includes the addition of fins or other apertures through the clutch cover to increase the air flow to reduce the temperature within the clutch cover to cool engine components. | 07-26-2012 |