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| 20110249838 | Hearing Aid and Circuit for Detecting a Connector - A circuit for a hearing aid includes an interface including a contact element for receiving a connector. The interface is configured to provide produce an electrical signal when the connector contacts the contact element. The circuit further includes a logic circuit coupled to the interface for receiving the electrical signal and configured to detect the connector in response to receiving the electrical signal. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110280422 | Devices and Methods for Collecting Acoustic Data - A device includes a network interface to communicate with a communication network and a microphone to convert sounds into an electrical signal. The device further includes a processor coupled to the microphone and the network interface. The processor is configured to process the electrical signal to generate acoustic data based on the electrical signal and to provide the acoustic data to the network interface for transmission to a data storage device. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110293123 | Data Storage System, Hearing Aid, and Method of Selectively Applying Sound Filters - A data storage system includes a network interface configurable to couple to a network for receiving data related to an acoustic environment from a device and a memory for storing a plurality of environmental filters. The data storage system further includes a processor coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processor configurable to analyze the data and selectively provide one or more of the plurality of environmental filters to the device based on the analysis of the data. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120008793 | Hearing Damage Limiting Headphones - A device includes an input for receiving an audio signal, a speaker to convert the audio signal into an audible sound, and a memory for storing remediation instructions and detection instructions. The device further includes a processor coupled to the input, the speaker, and the memory. The processor is configured to process the audio signal according to the detection instructions and the remediation instructions to modulate amplitude of the audio signal based on the remediation instructions. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120082329 | HEARING AID WITH AUTOMATIC MODE CHANGE CAPABILITIES - A hearing aid includes a casing configured to fit behind an ear of a user's head and against a side of the user's head. The hearing aid further includes a first proximity sensor associated with the casing and configured to generate a first signal that is proportional to a proximity of the casing to the ear and includes a processor coupled to the first proximity sensor and configured to select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes in response to the first signal. | 04-05-2012 |
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| 20110191168 | MULTIPLE CASCADING AUCTIONS IN SEARCH ADVERTISING - A method for executing multiple, cascading ad auctions, including receiving a request to deliver ads in response to a search query for display on a search results page having a plurality of ad sections; executing at least first and second sequential auctions for the plurality of ad sections by: ranking the ads in the first auction and identifying which of the ads placeable in the North section to deliver according to a first utility function that considers a relevance of the search results page with the ads placed; ranking a remainder of the ads not identified for delivery to the North section in the second auction and identifying which of the remainder of the ranked ads to deliver to a second section based on a second utility function; and delivering the ads identified by the first utility function for display in the North section and the ads identified by the second utility function for display in the second section. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191315 | METHOD FOR REDUCING NORTH AD IMPACT IN SEARCH ADVERTISING - A method for reducing ad impact on users in a search results page includes receiving a request to deliver ads in response to a search query for display on a search results page; receiving relevance scores for a plurality of ranked web results that are to be served to the search results page; ranking a plurality of ads identified as relevant to the search query according to a position-normalized, click-through-rate metric and bid values, wherein a predetermined number of the top-ranked ads are placeable in a plurality of North ad slots; incrementally and additively placing the placeable ads sequentially according to rank (k) in their respective North ad slots until a utility score generated by a utility function for a current iteration of ads fails to exceed a threshold value; and delivering to the search results page the ads placed in the North ad slots. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110231241 | REAL-TIME PERSONALIZATION OF SPONSORED SEARCH BASED ON PREDICTED CLICK PROPENSITY - Embodiments are directed towards employing long and short term historical user click propensity behaviors to adapt or filter a number of advertisements displayed and their location on a search results' page. A network device tracks a user's short and long term historical click behaviors. For a given search query for the user, a variety of candidate advertisements are selected. A normalized click-through rate (COEC) is estimated for each advertisement. The COEC and the user's short and long term click behavior, represented by User Click Propensity (UCP), is used to generate a User effective Cost Per Thousand (UeCPM) value. Candidate advertisements are filtered based on a minimum threshold value for UeCPMs. Page placement for the remaining advertisements is determined based on a user expected revenue for an advertisement determined from the UCP. Advertisements having a user expected revenue above another threshold are placed in a north page location. | 09-22-2011 |
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| 20090142729 | Method and Releasably Connecting a Tool to a Dental Handpiece and Connection Between the Tool and Dental Handpiece - The invention relates to a method for establishing a releasable connection between a tool connection or coupling piece, which is formed on a dental handpiece, and the tool shank of a dental hand instrument. In order to connect a journal-like fastening section, which tapers toward a free end, on one of the elements to be connected, is inserted into an opening while matching the same, which is adapted to this section, on the other of the elements to be connected. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090264888 | Bone graft drill - A bone graft drill includes a shaft with a shaft axis, and a head with a rear side connected to the shaft and being shaped substantially conical at a front portion. A guiding tip is formed at a front end of the head, and a chipping recess is also formed in the head with an axis being inclined diagonally with respect to the shaft axis. The chipping recess has an edge constituting at least one cutting edge and an opening toward the rear side of the head. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090326539 | TREPAN DRILL - A trepan drill that comprises a shaft that includes a clamping portion, and a head that comprises a substantially cylinder barrel shaped core bit and a distal end. The distal end includes a first tooth, a second tooth, and a third tooth that each respectively has a cutting edge. The teeth each have different axial teeth heights and are arranged alternatingly in a circumferential direction. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120015324 | SYSTEM FOR PREPARING AND DISPLACING TISSUE - A dental handpiece to which various tools forming a tool set can be coupled, and more precisely a handpiece coupling, which can be driven by a drive in the dental handpiece at least for an axial oscillating motion The coupling is constituted for a connection of the tools by insertion and securing, and more precisely with a conically tapering opening, into which an adapted coupling section of the tools that tapers in the shape of a truncated cone can be introduced and secured in a suitable manner. | 01-19-2012 |
