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20090193613 | DIRT CUP WITH SECONDARY CYCLONIC CLEANING CHAMBERS - A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. A suction inlet is carried on the nozzle assembly. A dirt cup receiver is carried on the canister assembly. A suction generator is carried on the housing. The vacuum cleaner also includes a dirt cup assembly including (1) a dirt collection chamber having a first cylindrical sidewall and a tangentially directed inlet, (2) a first axially directed outlet, (3) a primary filter covering that outlet, (4) an air spreader, (5) a first feed passageway extending between the outlet and the spreader and (6) a secondary fine particle filter including multiple vortex chambers. | 08-06-2009 |
20100186189 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING DIRT COLLECTION VESSEL WITH A LABYRINTHINE AIR FLOW PATH - A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a control assembly including a control stalk. A suction generator and dirt collection vessel are both carried on the body. A dirt collection vessel includes a housing, having a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, a labyrinthine air flow path connecting the dirty air inlet with the clean air outlet, and a dirt collection chamber opening to the labyrinthine air flow path. | 07-29-2010 |
20100199617 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING DIRT COLLECTION VESSEL WITH TOROIDAL CYCLONE - A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly with a suction inlet and a control assembly including a control stalk. A dirt collection vessel is carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes a toroidal cyclone. The toroidal cyclone has an inlet port, a clean air outlet port and a particle outlet provided in a wall of the toroidal cyclone between the inlet and outlet port. A cork screw baffle is received in the toroidal cyclone. The cork screw baffle defines a spiraling air path through the toroidal cyclone. A suction generator, carried on the body, draws the air stream through the dirt collection vessel. | 08-12-2010 |
20100269289 | INTERNAL AIR SEPARATORS IN A DIRT SEPARATION DEVICE - A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a canister assembly and a nozzle assembly including a suction inlet. A suction generator is carried on the body. In addition a dirt collection vessel is carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes a cyclonic separator having a cylindrical sidewall, a tangentially directed inlet and an axially directed outlet. The dirt collection vessel is characterized by a compound airflow guide provided adjacent the axially directed outlet. The compound airflow guide includes a blade portion and a frustoconical portion. | 10-28-2010 |
20130055525 | BAGLESS NON-CONCENTRIC CYCLONES FOR VACUUM CLEANERS - A floor cleaning apparatus includes a body, a cyclonic dirt collection vessel and a suction generator. The cyclonic dirt collection vessel includes at least one non-concentric cyclone. | 03-07-2013 |
20130117962 | PRE-FILTER OR SHROUD WITH HELICAL STEPPED WALL - A vacuum cleaner includes a body. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are both carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes an arcuate side wall, a tangentially directed inlet, an axially directed outlet, a dirt collection chamber and a shroud provided between the dirt collection chamber and the axially directed outlet. The shroud includes a filter surface having a plurality of air flow apertures and a helical step extending around the shroud through the filter surface. | 05-16-2013 |
20130160231 | FLOOR CARE APPLIANCE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE DIRT COLLECTION MODULES - An upright vacuum cleaner includes a base unit having a suction inlet, a suction generator and a locating element. The vacuum cleaner also includes first and second dirt collection modules. The first dirt collection module has a receiver that cooperates and engages with the locating element so that it may be properly secured to the base unit. An adapter allows the second dirt collection module to be properly secured to the base unit instead of the first dirt collection module. | 06-27-2013 |
20130219654 | DIRT CUP WITH SECONDARY CYCLONIC CLEANING CHAMBERS - A vacuum cleaner has a body including a nozzle assembly and a handle assembly. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are both carried on the body. The dirt collection vessel includes a dirt cup having a side wall and a bottom wall, a tangentially directed inlet in the side wall and an axially directed outlet. An inside surface of the side wall includes ribbing to help remove dirt and debris from the airstream and improve vacuum cleaner performance and efficiency. | 08-29-2013 |
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20080265423 | LAYERED STRUCTURE FOR CORROSION RESISTANT INTERCONNECT CONTACTS - The present invention is directed to an interconnect for an implantable medical device. The interconnect includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer introduced over the first conductive layer, and a third conductive layer introduced over the second conductive layer. One of the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the third conductive layer comprises titanium-niobium (Ti—Nb). | 10-30-2008 |
20090308169 | PRESSURE SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS - An implantable pressure sensor, which may be incorporated within an implantable medical electrical lead, includes an insulative sidewall, which contains a gap capacitor and an integrated circuit. The insulative sidewall of the pressure sensor includes a pressure sensitive diaphragm portion, and the gap capacitor includes a first electrode plate, which is attached to an interior surface of the diaphragm portion of the sidewall, and a second electrode plate, which is spaced apart from the first electrode plate and coupled to the integrated circuit, which is coupled, through the sidewall, to a supply contact and a ground contact. A conductive layer extends over one of the interior surface of the diaphragm portion of the sidewall and an exterior surface of the diaphragm portion; and the conductive layer is coupled to the ground contact to either shield or ground the first electrode plate. | 12-17-2009 |
20100314149 | HERMETICALLY-SEALED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT APPARATUS - Hermetically-sealed electrical circuit apparatus and methods for constructing such apparatus using one or more seal portions. | 12-16-2010 |
20100315110 | HERMETICITY TESTING - Electrical circuit apparatus and methods including hermeticity testing structures for testing the hermeticity of the electrical circuit apparatus. | 12-16-2010 |
20110270099 | HERMETIC WAFER-TO-WAFER BONDING WITH ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION - An implantable medical device (IMD) is disclosed. The IMD includes a first substrate having a front side and a backside. A first via is formed in the front side, the via extending from a bottom point in the front side to a first height located at a surface of the front side. A first conductive pad is formed in the first via, the first conductive pad having an exposed top surface lower than first height. A second substrate is coupled to the first substrate, the second substrate having a second via formed in the front side, the via extending from a bottom point in the front side to a second height located at a surface of the front side. A second conductive pad is formed in the second via, the second conductive pad having an exposed top surface lower than second height. The coupled substrates are heated until a portion of one or both conductive pads reflow, dewet, agglomerate, and merge to form an interconnect, hermetic seal, or both depending on the requirements of the device. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270341 | HERMETIC WAFER-TO-WAFER BONDING WITH ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION - An implantable medical device (IMD) is disclosed. The IMD includes a first substrate having a front side and a backside. A first via is formed in the front side, the via extending from a bottom point in the front side to a first height located at a surface of the front side. A first conductive pad is formed in the first via, the first conductive pad having an exposed top surface lower than first height. A second substrate is coupled to the first substrate, the second substrate having a second via formed in the front side, the via extending from a bottom point in the front side to a second height located at a surface of the front side. A second conductive pad is formed in the second via, the second conductive pad having an exposed top surface lower than second height. The coupled substrates are heated until a portion of one or both conductive pads reflow, dewet, agglomerate, and merge to form an interconnect, hermetic seal, or both depending on the requirements of the device. | 11-03-2011 |
20120100318 | LASER ASSISTED DIRECT BONDING - Techniques are described for directly bonding different substrates together. In some examples, a technique includes placing a first surface of a first substrate in contact with a second surface of a second substrate to directly bond the first substrate to the second substrate at a contact location. The contact location is defined where at least a portion of the first surface of the first substrate contacts at least a portion of the second surface of the second substrate. The technique may also include directing a laser beam on at least a portion of the contact location to strengthen the direct bond between the first substrate and the second substrate. In this manner, a direct bond may be heated with localized laser energy to strengthen the direct bond. Localized laser energy may create a strong direct bond while minimizing thermal defects in regions proximate the direct bond. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101540 | WAFER-SCALE PACKAGE INCLUDING POWER SOURCE - A medical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a control module, and an energy storage device. The first substrate includes at least one of a first semiconductor material and a first insulating material. The second substrate includes at least one of a second semiconductor material and a second insulating material. The second substrate is bonded to the first substrate such that the first and second substrates define an enclosed cavity between the first and second substrates. The control module is disposed within the enclosed cavity. The control module is configured to at least one of determine a physiological parameter of a patient and deliver electrical stimulation to the patient. The energy storage device is disposed within the cavity and is configured to supply power to the control module. | 04-26-2012 |
20120108954 | ERROR CORRECTION TECHNIQUES IN SURGICAL NAVIGATION - A medical system includes a sensor location module, a first module, and a second module. The sensor location module determines a location of a magnetic field sensor within a magnetic field. The first module determines an acceleration of the magnetic field sensor. The second module indicates a modified location of the magnetic field sensor in an image of a medical patient based on the acceleration and one or more previously determined locations. | 05-03-2012 |
20120161305 | TECHNIQUES FOR BONDING SUBSTRATES USING AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER - A method includes depositing a thin film on a first surface of a first substrate and moving a second surface of a second substrate into contact with the thin film such that the thin film is located between the first and second surfaces. The method further includes generating electromagnetic (EM) radiation of a first wavelength, the first wavelength selected such that the thin film absorbs EM radiation at the first wavelength. Additionally, the method includes directing the EM radiation through one of the first and second substrates and onto a region of the thin film until the first and second substrates are fused in the region. | 06-28-2012 |
20120197155 | Implantable Capacitive Pressure Sensor Apparatus and Methods Regarding Same - An implantable capacitive pressure sensor apparatus and method for making such an apparatus includes a first pressure sensor portion and a second pressure sensor portion. The first pressure sensor portion includes a diaphragm electrode connectable to ground (e.g., the diaphragm electrode being positioned in close proximity to the body when implanted therein such that the diaphragm electrode is deformable in response to pressure applied thereto by the body). The second pressure sensor portion includes a signal electrode (e.g., wherein the first pressure sensor portion and the second pressure sensor portion are coupled such that a gap is provided between the diaphragm electrode and the signal electrode) and an insulator material. The signal electrode is provided on and in direct contact with the insulator material to electrically isolate the signal electrode such that parasitic capacitance effects on the signal electrode are reduced. | 08-02-2012 |
20130337313 | POWER SOURCES SUITABLE FOR USE IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING FABRICATION METHODS - Arrays of planar solid state batteries are stacked in an aligned arrangement for subsequent separation into individual battery stacks. Prior to stacking, a redistribution layer (RDL) is formed over a surface of each wafer that contains an array; each RDL includes first and second groups of conductive traces, each of the first extending laterally from a corresponding positive battery contact, and each of the second extending laterally from a corresponding negative battery contact. Conductive vias, formed before or after stacking, ultimately couple together corresponding contacts of aligned batteries. If before, each via extends through a corresponding battery contact of each wafer and is coupled to a corresponding conductive layer that is included in another RDL formed over an opposite surface of each wafer. If after, each via extends through corresponding aligned conductive traces and, upon separation of individual battery stacks, becomes an exposed conductive channel of a corresponding battery stack. | 12-19-2013 |
20140171822 | WAFER-SCALE PACKAGE INCLUDING POWER SOURCE - A medical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a control module, and an energy storage device. The first substrate includes at least one of a first semiconductor material and a first insulating material. The second substrate includes at least one of a second semiconductor material and a second insulating material. The second substrate is bonded to the first substrate such that the first and second substrates define an enclosed cavity between the first and second substrates. The control module is disposed within the enclosed cavity. The control module is configured to at least one of determine a physiological parameter of a patient and deliver electrical stimulation to the patient. The energy storage device is disposed within the cavity and is configured to supply power to the control module. | 06-19-2014 |
20140374145 | HERMETICALLY-SEALED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT APPARATUS - Hermetically-sealed electrical circuit apparatus and methods for constructing such apparatus using one or more seal portions. | 12-25-2014 |
20150022983 | TECHNIQUES FOR BONDING SUBSTRATES USING AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER - A method includes depositing a thin film on a first surface of a first substrate and moving a second surface of a second substrate into contact with the thin film such that the thin film is located between the first and second surfaces. The method further includes generating electromagnetic (EM) radiation of a first wavelength, the first wavelength selected such that the thin film absorbs EM radiation at the first wavelength. Additionally, the method includes directing the EM radiation through one of the first and second substrates and onto a region of the thin film until the first and second substrates are fused in the region. | 01-22-2015 |
20150101841 | HERMETIC CONDUCTIVE FEEDTHROUGHS FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A glass wafer has an internal surface and an opposing external surface separated by a wafer thickness. A hermetic, electrically conductive feedthrough extends through the wafer from the internal surface to the opposing external surface. The feedthrough includes a feedthrough member having an inner face exposed along the internal surface for electrically coupling to an electrical circuit. The feedthrough member extends from the inner face partially through the wafer thickness to an exteriorly-facing outer face hermetically embedded within the wafer. | 04-16-2015 |
20150279491 | NUCLEAR RADIATION PARTICLE POWER CONVERTER - Various embodiments of a nuclear radiation particle power converter and method of forming such power converter are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the power converter can include first and second electrodes, a three-dimensional current collector disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a charge carrier separator disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the three-dimensional current collector. The power converter can also include a hole conductor layer disposed on at least a portion of the charge carrier separator and electrically coupled to the second electrode, and nuclear radiation-emitting material disposed such that at least one nuclear radiation particle emitted by the nuclear radiation-emitting material is incident upon the charge carrier separator. | 10-01-2015 |
20150367598 | DEVICES FORMED WITH TECHNIQUES FOR BONDING SUBSTRATES USING AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER - A method includes depositing a thin film on a first surface of a first substrate and moving a second surface of a second substrate into contact with the thin film such that the thin film is located between the first and second surfaces. The method further includes generating electromagnetic (EM) radiation of a first wavelength, the first wavelength selected such that the thin film absorbs EM radiation at the first wavelength. Additionally, the method includes directing the EM radiation through one of the first and second substrates and onto a region of the thin film until the first and second substrates are fused in the region. | 12-24-2015 |
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20090198517 | Pharmacy Episodes of Care - A computer-implemented method for grouping, categorizing, and profiling pharmaceutical claims data to assist health care managers in determining (a) medication treatment experience, outcomes, and medication compliance behaviors of patients and (b) appropriate drug prescribing, medication coordination, and cost-efficiency of health care providers. An objective means is provided for categorizing and quantifying patterns of prescription drug utilization as a health care service within a clinically relevant time frame. A pharmacy episode group (PEG) is a pharmacologically homogenous grouping of drugs with the same therapeutic ingredients used by a patient once or over an extended period of time. The PEG is a patient-centered pharmacy classification unit, which uses script-level pharmacy claim data as input data and assigns each script to the appropriate episode. Pharmacy episodes are categorized based on algorithms linking the pattern of a physician's recommended use (drug supply) and the patient's pattern of compliance (intervals between fill dates). The system also identifies multi-drug and concurrent use drug episodes, flags patients' records where intervals between scripts suggest non-compliance with recommended therapy, selects the most recent claims, resets windows (episode start and end dates), and ultimately assigns all pharmacy claims to episodes. | 08-06-2009 |
20120143627 | Pharmacy Episodes of Care - Grouping, categorizing, and profiling pharmaceutical claims data to assist health care managers is described. In aspects, a method is described including receiving pharmacy claims data records, validating each of the claims data records for a valid drug code, establishing a number of validated pharmacy claims data records received for each drug identified, grouping the validated pharmacy claims data records to one or more pharmacy episodes, categorizing each pharmacy episode, and storing the validated pharmacy claims data records and associated pharmacy episodes for monitoring usage of prescription drugs. In various embodiments, a pharmacy episode group is a pharmacologically homogenous grouping of drugs with the same therapeutic ingredients used by a patient once or over an extended period of time, and pharmacy episodes are categorized based on algorithms linking the pattern of a physician's recommended use and the patient's pattern of compliance. | 06-07-2012 |
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20150281562 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECTIVELY CAPTURE VISUAL MEDIA USING A SINGLE INTERFACE ELEMENT - Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281563 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECTIVELY CAPTURE VISUAL MEDIA USING A SINGLE INTERFACE ELEMENT - Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281577 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECTIVELY CAPTURE VISUAL MEDIA USING A SINGLE INTERFACE ELEMENT - Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-01-2015 |
20150346959 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RESPONSES TO AND DRAWINGS FOR MEDIA CONTENT - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine that an interactively exchanged media content item is being accessed. An initiation of a response to the media content item can be detected. The response to the media content item can be created. The response can be transmitted, at least in part, to a sender of the media content item. | 12-03-2015 |
20160065851 | TECHNIQUES TO SELECTIVELY CAPTURE VISUAL MEDIA USING A SINGLE INTERFACE ELEMENT - Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-03-2016 |
20160125244 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PIXELATION AND DEPIXELATION ANIMATIONS FOR MEDIA CONTENT - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can detect a trigger to initiate at least one of a pixelation animation or a depixelation animation for a media content item. A set of pixelated images can be generated based on a source image associated with the media content item. Variable durations for presenting the set of pixelated images can be determined. The set of pixelated images can be presented, based on the variable durations, to produce the at least one of the pixelation animation or the depixelation animation. | 05-05-2016 |