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20090319419 | Method and apparatus for executing a win, lose or draw derivative contract - Methods and systems are disclosed for executing a fixed-payoff derivative contract between two parties that provide the opportunity to speculate on the movement of single-stock equities, equity indexes, bonds, commodities and currencies in a manner that eliminates the cost of an option premium. The invention, henceforth referred to as a “Win, Lose or Draw” derivative contract, is a cash position for or against the occurrence of a designated price event above an underlying financial instrument's spot price before a designated price event below an underlying financial instrument's spot price, or vice versa, within a designated time period. If neither designated price event occurs within the designated time period, no loss of cash position is incurred by either party. Additional embodiments include the application of asset-backed contracts, transferable positions, multiple underlying financial instruments within the same contract, and expirationless time periods. | 12-24-2009 |
20110035313 | American and European style Win, Lose or Draw derivative instruments - Methods and systems are disclosed for listing and trading fixed-payoff derivative contracts between two parties based on the movement of an underlying financial instrument in a manner that eliminates the cost associated with a traditional option premium. The invention, henceforth referred to as a “Win, Lose or Draw” derivative contract, is a cash position for or against the occurrence of a designated price event above an underlying financial instrument's spot price before the occurrence of a designated price event below an underlying financial instrument's spot price, or vice versa, within a designated time period. If neither designated price event occurs within the designated time period, no loss of cash position is incurred by either party. Embodiments of the invention include both American-style and European-style contracts, the application of asset-backed contracts, transferable positions, multiple underlying financial instruments within the same contract, asymmetric time periods, and expirationless time periods. | 02-10-2011 |
20110307368 | Entity-banked win, lose or draw derivative instruments - Methods and systems are disclosed for listing and trading fixed-payoff derivative contracts between two or more parties based on the movement of one or more underlying financial instruments. The invention, henceforth referred to as a “Win, Lose or Draw” derivative contract, is a position for or against the occurrence of a designated price event above an underlying financial instrument's spot price before the occurrence of a designated price event below an underlying financial instrument's spot price, or vice versa, within a designated time period. If neither designated price event occurs within the designated time period, no loss of position is incurred by either party. Embodiments of the invention include American-style and European-style contracts, cash or asset-backed contracts, transferable positions, multiple underlying financial instruments within the same contract, asymmetric time periods, expirationless time periods and entity-banked contracts. | 12-15-2011 |
20130185188 | EXCHANGE-TRADED WIN, LOSE OR DRAW DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Methods and systems for trading fixed-payoff derivative contracts between two or more parties based on the movement of one or more underlying financial instruments. Specifically, win, lose or draw positions for or against the occurrence of a designated price event above an underlying financial instrument's spot price before the occurrence of a designated price event below an underlying financial instrument's spot price, or vice versa, with respect to a designated time period. If neither designated price event occurs with respect to the designated time period, no loss of position is incurred by either party. Methods and systems include American-style and European-style contracts, transferable positions, multiple underlying financial instruments within the same contract, asymmetric time periods within the same contract and expirationless time periods. | 07-18-2013 |
20130321760 | Cushion Covering For Eyeglass Nose Pads - Removable and replaceable cushion coverings for eyeglass nose pads are disclosed that are constructed of a cushion substrate at least partially enclosed in at least a first layer of cloth material having an elasticized opening that slips over the nose pad and between the nose pad and the eye glass guard arm such that the elasticized opening contracts in a perimeter around the attachment point that connects the nose pad to the guard arm of the eyeglass frame. The cushion coverings can be manufactured in various sizes to accommodate various nose pad shapes and sizes. | 12-05-2013 |
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20120314901 | Fall Detection and Reporting Technology - Fall detection and reporting technology, in which output from at least one sensor configured to sense, in a room of a building, activity associated with a patient falling is monitored and a determination is made to capture one or more images of the room based on the monitoring. An image of the room is captured with a camera positioned to include the patient within a field of view of the camera and the captured image of the room is analyzed to detect a state of the patient at a time of capturing the image. A potential fall event for the patient is determined based on the detected state of the patient and a message indicating the potential fall event for the patient is sent based on the determination of the potential fall event for the patient. Techniques are also described for fall detection and reporting using an on-body sensing device. | 12-13-2012 |
20140247335 | FALL DETECTION AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - Fall detection and reporting technology, in which output from at least one sensor configured to sense, in a room of a building, activity associated with a patient falling is monitored and a determination is made to capture one or more images of the room based on the monitoring. An image of the room is captured with a camera positioned to include the patient within a field of view of the camera and the captured image of the room is analyzed to detect a state of the patient at a time of capturing the image. A potential fall event for the patient is determined based on the detected state of the patient and a message indicating the potential fall event for the patient is sent based on the determination of the potential fall event for the patient. Techniques are also described for fall detection and reporting using an on-body sensing device. | 09-04-2014 |
20150248825 | FALL DETECTION AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - Fall detection and reporting technology, in which output from at least one sensor configured to sense, in a room of a building, activity associated with a patient falling is monitored and a determination is made to capture one or more images of the room based on the monitoring. An image of the room is captured with a camera positioned to include the patient within a field of view of the camera and the captured image of the room is analyzed to detect a state of the patient at a time of capturing the image. A potential fall event for the patient is determined based on the detected state of the patient and a message indicating the potential fall event for the patient is sent based on the determination of the potential fall event for the patient. Techniques are also described for fall detection and reporting using an on-body sensing device. | 09-03-2015 |
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20080241199 | "Micro-Patch" for Assessment of the Local Microvasculature and Microcirculatory Vasoreactivity - A method for interrogating the microcirculation of a subject for use in characterizing function in health and disease, monitor changes in microcirculation over time, and identify responses in microcirculation to potentially harmful or beneficial interventions. The method includes delivering a study agent to a study surface for trans-surface delivery to the microvasculature of the subject and monitoring the microvasculature of the subject in the area of the study surface. A system is also provided which includes a micro-patch for delivery of study agent to a study surface for trans-surface delivery to the microvasculature of the subject and a monitoring probe for monitoring the microvasculature of the subject in the area of the study surface. | 10-02-2008 |
20100016739 | Method of Assessing Blood Volume Using Photoelectric Plethysmography - A method and system for assessing blood volume within a subject includes generating a cardiovascular waveform representing physiological characteristics of a subject and determining blood volume of the subject by analyzing the cardiovascular waveform. The step of analyzing includes generating a first trace of the per heart-beat maximums of the cardiovascular waveform, which is representative of the systolic pressure upon the cardiovascular signal, generating a second trace of the per heart-beat minimums of the cardiovascular waveform, which is representative of the diastolic pressure upon the cardiovascular signal, and comparing the respective first trace and the second trace to generate an estimate of relative blood volume within the subject. In accordance with an alternate method of analyzing harmonic analysis is applied to the cardiovascular waveform, extracting a frequency signal created by ventilation and applying the extracted frequency signal in determining blood volume of the subject. | 01-21-2010 |
20100191128 | Volume Status Monitor: Peripheral Venous Pressure, Hypervolemia and Coherence Analysis - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring changes in blood volume using waveforms in the peripheral vasculature. In particular, the systems and methods relate to detecting ventilation-induced variation (VIV) of waveforms in the peripheral vasculature. Advantageously, the systems and methods may relate to analyzing VIV in peripheral venous pressure (PVP). Thus, the VIV of PVP may be measured, wherein decreased VIV is indicative of decreased blood volume In exemplary embodiments, such as involving spontaneous breathing, it may be necessary to account for changes in respiratory signal strength. Thus systems and methods are also provided for assessing coherence between ventilation and VIV for a flow or pressure waveform. Specifically, coherence is evaluated by comparing the waveform to a detected respiratory signal. Finally, systems and method are provided for distinguishing the impact of respiration on the PG signal during hypervolemia as compared to hypovolemia. Such systems and methods may advantageously be utilized to monitor fluid status during fluid replacement. | 07-29-2010 |
20120150002 | Systems and Methods Utilizing Plethysmographic Data for Distinguishing Arterial and Venous Saturations - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for using the PG waveform to determine peripheral venous and arterial saturations. Generally, saturations are determined by isolating an indicator of venous or arterial blood volume in each of a plurality of PG waveforms and using the isolated indicators to determine saturation in the corresponding region of the vasculature. Indicators may include respiratory induced variations of AC and/or DC components of the PG waveforms, peaks of the PG waveforms, troughs of the PG waveforms, venous pulsations of the PG waveforms, etc. Indicators may further be isolated in either the time or frequency domain. The isolated indicators may advantageously be normalized, e.g., based on a baseline of the PG waveform or a derivative thereof. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150121 | Minimizing Resistance to Catheter Advancement During Vascular Cannulation - A hypodermic needle minimizing resistance to catheter advancement during vascular cannulation includes a needle shaft and a needle tip including an open needle bevel extending along middle and proximal portions of the open bevel until a distal end of the needle shaft, wherein a most distal portion of the open bevel is filled to prevent flashback. The hypodermic needle also includes a catheter overlying the needle shaft in the resting position. | 06-14-2012 |
20120271554 | Systems and Methods Utilizing Plethysmographic Data - Disclosed are apparatus, systems and methods utilizing attributes of the cardiac signal to calibrate/normalize components of the plethysmographic (PG) waveform indicating changes in venous and arterial blood volume. In the time-domain, amplitudes of respiratory-induced variations of the DC and AC components of the PG waveform may be calibrated/normalized based on an average amplitude of the PG waveform, e.g., over a respiratory cycle. Similarly, in the frequency domain, respiratory signal strength and side-band signal strength may be advantageously calibrated/normalized based on the strength of the cardiac signal or a harmonic thereof. | 10-25-2012 |
20120296675 | Method and System for Assessing, Quantifying, Coding & Communicating a Patient's Health and Perioperative Risk - A multi-dimensional system for assessing, coding, quantifying, displaying, integrating and communicating information relating to patient health and perioperative risk includes a mechanism for inputting patient information and providing an output relating to the patient health and perioperative risk. The output includes a score for the physical condition of the patient, a score for the degree of expected surgical risk and invasiveness, a score for other vital assessments of perioperative complexity, and alphanumeric codes for other factors that may require special preoperative preparation and planning. | 11-22-2012 |
20130172702 | Method of Assessing Blood Volume Using Photoelectric Plethysmography - A method and system for assessing blood volume within a subject includes generating a cardiovascular waveform representing physiological characteristics of a subject and determining blood volume of the subject by analyzing the cardiovascular waveform. The step of analyzing includes generating a first trace of the per heart-beat maximums of the cardiovascular waveform, which is representative of the systolic pressure upon the cardiovascular signal, generating a second trace of the per heart-beat minimums of the cardiovascular waveform, which is representative of the diastolic pressure upon the cardiovascular signal, and comparing the respective first trace and the second trace to generate an estimate of relative blood volume within the subject. In accordance with an alternate method of analyzing harmonic analysis is applied to the cardiovascular waveform, extracting a frequency signal created by ventilation and applying the extracted frequency signal in determining blood volume of the subject. | 07-04-2013 |
20130184594 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods Analyzing Pressure and Volume Waveforms in the Vasculature - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for analyzing relative compliance in the peripheral vasculature. Such apparatus, systems and methods generally involve generating a plethysmograph (PG) signal, generating one or more pressure waveforms and comparing the pressure waveform(s) relative to the PG signal to determine compliance indexes associated particular regions of the vasculature. A relative compliance ratio may also be determined by comparing arterial and venous relative compliance indexes. Apparatus, systems and methods are also provided for analyzing a PG waveform. Such apparatus, systems and methods generally involve generating a plethysmograph (PG) signal and comparing amplitude modulation of the PG signal relative to baseline modulation of the PG signal to estimate a relationship between left ventricular end diastolic pressure and stroke volume. The estimated relationship may account for a phase offset for the time between when changes in venous return affect left ventricular end diastolic pressure and stroke volume. | 07-18-2013 |
20130274713 | Minimizing Resistance to Catheter Advancement During Vascular Cannulation - A hypodermic needle minimizing resistance to catheter advancement during vascular cannulation includes a needle shaft and a needle tip including an open needle bevel extending along middle and proximal portions of the open bevel until a distal end of the needle shaft, wherein a most distal portion of the open bevel is filled to prevent flashback. The hypodermic needle also includes a catheter overlying the needle shaft in the resting position. | 10-17-2013 |
20140058273 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods Analyzing Pressure and Volume Waveforms in the Vasculature - Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for analyzing relative compliance in the peripheral vasculature that generally involve generating a plethysmograph (PG) signal, generating one or more pressure waveforms and comparing the pressure waveform(s) relative to the PG signal to determine compliance indexes associated particular regions of the vasculature. A relative compliance ratio may also be determined by comparing arterial and venous relative compliance indexes. Apparatus, systems and methods are also provided for analyzing a PG waveform that generally involve generating a plethysmograph (PG) signal and comparing amplitude modulation of the PG signal relative to baseline modulation of the PG signal to estimate a relationship between left ventricular end diastolic pressure and stroke volume. The estimated relationship may account for a phase offset for the time between when changes in venous return affect left ventricular end diastolic pressure and stroke volume. | 02-27-2014 |
20150190090 | "Micro-Patch" for Assessment of the Local Microvasculature and Microcirculatory Vasoreactivity - A method is disclosed for assessing local microvasculature and local microcirculatory vasoreactivity of a patient or research subject by selective noninvasive and nondisturbing monitoring of local microvasculature and local microcirculatory vasoreactivity at an accessible site to noninvasive and nondisturbing trans-surface delivery of a study agent with a known microvascular effect in normal subjects. The method includes noninvasively delivering a vasoactive study agent to skin of the subject for trans-surface delivery to the microvasculature. The microvasculature consists of arteriolar-capillary-venule components of an arterial to venous network and the delivery is performed in a non-iontophoretic manner to exclusively affect local microvascular vasoreactivity without systemic effects or changes, wherein the step of delivering includes application of a micro-patch containing the study agent to the skin of the subject. The method also includes determining the subject's microvascular responsiveness by measuring changes in microvascular perfusion in the area of the skin of the subject beneath the micro-patch (including blood flow, blood volume, and/or transfer of blood and tissue components), ensuring that drug delivery does not induce alterations in measurements by delivery to remote sites or by systemic effects and assessing local microvasculature and local microcirculatory vasoreactivity based upon the steps of delivering, determining, and ensuring. | 07-09-2015 |
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20100271012 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POSITION AND ORIENTATION SENSING SYSTEM - Magnetic tracking systems and methods for determining the position and orientation of a remote object. A magnetic tracking system includes a stationary transmitter for establishing a reference coordinate system, and at least one receiver. The remote object is attached to, mounted on, or otherwise coupled to the receiver. The transmitter can include a set of three mutually perpendicular coils having a common center point, or a set of three coplanar coils with separate centers. The receiver can include a set of three orthogonal coils. The position and orientation of the receiver and the remote object coupled thereto is determined by measuring the nine mutual inductances between the three transmitter coils and the three receiver coils. The magnetic tracking system provides reduced power consumption, increased efficiency, digital compensation for component variation, automatic self-calibration, automatic synchronization with no connections between transmitter and receiver, and rapid low-cost implementation. | 10-28-2010 |
20140043017 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POSITION AND ORIENTATION SENSING SYSTEM - Magnetic tracking systems and methods for determining the position and orientation of a remote object. A magnetic tracking system includes a stationary transmitter for establishing a reference coordinate system, and at least one receiver. The remote object is attached to, mounted on, or otherwise coupled to the receiver. The transmitter can include a set of three mutually perpendicular coils having a common center point, or a set of three coplanar coils with separate centers. The receiver can include a set of three orthogonal coils. The position and orientation of the receiver and the remote object coupled thereto is determined by measuring the nine mutual inductances between the three transmitter coils and the three receiver coils. The magnetic tracking system provides reduced power consumption, increased efficiency, digital compensation for component variation, automatic self-calibration, automatic synchronization with no connections between transmitter and receiver, and rapid low-cost implementation. | 02-13-2014 |
20150265206 | ACCURATE ANALYSIS TOOL AND METHOD FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT OF INFANT CRY - An automated infant cry analyzer with high accuracy to detect important acoustic features of cry is provided. The system's accuracy was rigorously tested and was compared to ground truth manual coding. The resulting methods and systems are applied to infant developmental disorders. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080281398 | STENT DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - A stent delivery and deployment system for use primarily with self-expanding stents, incorporating a traction tube extending over the length of the diametrically compacted and constrained stent and everting back over itself, with the outer everted portion of the traction tube preferably extending to the proximal end of the delivery system. A constraining sleeve is provided between the inner, non-everted portion and outer, everted portion of the traction tube, the constraining sheath extending over the length of the constrained stent prior to deployment and diametrically constraining the diametrically compacted self-expanding stent. The application of tension to the proximal end of the traction tube causes the constraining sheath to move in a proximal direction, freeing the constrained stent as it moves and allowing the stent to deploy against the wall of the body conduit within which it is located during the deployment process. | 11-13-2008 |
20090182411 | PLEATED DEPLOYMENT SHEATH - A deployment sheath for medical devices is provided that includes one or more pleats in its pre-deployment state that are allowed to open during deployment so as to facilitate easier device deployment and sheath removal. Preferably, the sheath is removed by everting it over itself during the delivery process. By orienting the pleats along the length of the sheath, preferably helically around the sheath, the sheath undergoes a predictable enlargement during deployment so as to relieve friction of the everted sheath sliding along itself during deployment. This allows the sheath to be removed with less tension than previous everting sheath constructions and assures more accurate device placement in a patient. | 07-16-2009 |
20110015716 | TUBE WITH REVERSE NECKING PROPERTIES - An improved tubular structure adapted to increase in diameter upon application of axial force is provided. Increase in diameter is achieved by constructing the tube from multiple layers of material that move relative to each other during axial elongation of the tube. The tube of the present invention can be used both to avoid problems in “necking” found in many prior tube devices, and to provide additional benefits that increases in diameter of the tube during axial elongation can provide. As such, the tube of the present invention may be useful as a manufacturing aid, as a deployment sheath (for example, to deliver medical devices), and in other applications that may benefit from easier tubular sheath removal. | 01-20-2011 |
20110166637 | SELF CONSTRAINING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - The current invention comprises tubes that can be constrained and expanded by either axial or torsional strain. By torsionally displacing the tube in a direction counter to the biased helices and angularly displacing the lower angle helix to an angle equal to, but opposite, the starting angle, the tube is expanded diametrically with no significant change in length after expansion of the tube. These tubes find utility in medical and non medical applications. | 07-07-2011 |
20120109283 | STENT HAVING ADJACENT ELEMENTS CONNECTED BY FLEXIBLE WEBS - A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used. The connecting elements are typically web-shaped and result from creating slits or apertures in a covering of graft material applied to the stent and then, for example, applying heat to cause the slits or apertures to enlarge. The remaining graft material forms the interconnecting webs between the adjacent stent elements. | 05-03-2012 |
20130150949 | TUBE WITH REVERSE NECKING PROPERTIES - An improved tubular structure adapted to increase in diameter upon application of axial force is provided. Increase in diameter is achieved by constructing the tube from multiple layers of material that move relative to each other during axial elongation of the tube. The tube of the present invention can be used both to avoid problems in “necking” found in many prior tube devices, and to provide additional benefits that increases in diameter of the tube during axial elongation can provide. As such, the tube of the present invention may be useful as a manufacturing aid, as a deployment sheath (for example, to deliver medical devices), and in other applications that may benefit from easier tubular sheath removal. | 06-13-2013 |
20130204345 | EVERTABLE SHEATH DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - The present disclosure comprises devices, systems, and methods having an inverted sheath configured to cover, and in some instances constrain, a medical device and to retract through eversion, thus enabling the deployment of medical device at the treatment site. A constraining sheath can evert hydraulically. A constraining sheath can be configured to neck down a medical device to achieve a lower delivery profile. Furthermore, a constraining sheath can comprise a balloon to expand or positionally or structurally adjust a medical device. | 08-08-2013 |
20130238080 | TUBE WITH REVERSE NECKING PROPERTIES - An improved tubular structure adapted to increase in diameter upon application of axial force is provided. Increase in diameter is achieved by constructing the tube from multiple layers of material that move relative to each other during axial elongation of the tube. The tube of the present invention can be used both to avoid problems in “necking” found in many prior tube devices, and to provide additional benefits that increases in diameter of the tube during axial elongation can provide. As such, the tube of the present invention may be useful as a manufacturing aid, as a deployment sheath (for example, to deliver medical devices), and in other applications that may benefit from easier tubular sheath removal. | 09-12-2013 |
20130296877 | PLEATED DEPLOYMENT SHEATH - A deployment sheath for medical devices is provided that includes one or more pleats in its pre-deployment state that are allowed to open during deployment so as to facilitate easier device deployment and sheath removal. Preferably, the sheath is removed by everting it over itself during the delivery process. By orienting the pleats along the length of the sheath, preferably helically around the sheath, the sheath undergoes a predictable enlargement during deployment so as to relieve friction of the everted sheath sliding along itself during deployment. This allows the sheath to be removed with less tension than previous everting sheath constructions and assures more accurate device placement in a patient. | 11-07-2013 |
20150134043 | SELF CONSTRAINING RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - The current invention comprises tubes that can be constrained and expanded by either axial or torsional strain. By torsionally displacing the tube in a direction counter to the biased helices and angularly displacing the lower angle helix to an angle equal to, but opposite, the starting angle, the tube is expanded diametrically with no significant change in length after expansion of the tube. These tubes find utility in medical and non medical applications. | 05-14-2015 |
20150250630 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONSTRAINT AND DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS - An implantable medical device deployment system is disclosed that employs both a sheath element and a constraint member to protect implantable medical devices during delivery in a body while providing simple, accurate, and reliable device deployment. The delivery system is configured so that loading and deployment forces are not directly related to device diameter, length, or design, thus allowing a more universal delivery system across various delivered device configurations and product lines. The deployment system can provide numerous benefits, include better protection for drug-coated implantable devices. | 09-10-2015 |
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20100271012 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POSITION AND ORIENTATION SENSING SYSTEM - Magnetic tracking systems and methods for determining the position and orientation of a remote object. A magnetic tracking system includes a stationary transmitter for establishing a reference coordinate system, and at least one receiver. The remote object is attached to, mounted on, or otherwise coupled to the receiver. The transmitter can include a set of three mutually perpendicular coils having a common center point, or a set of three coplanar coils with separate centers. The receiver can include a set of three orthogonal coils. The position and orientation of the receiver and the remote object coupled thereto is determined by measuring the nine mutual inductances between the three transmitter coils and the three receiver coils. The magnetic tracking system provides reduced power consumption, increased efficiency, digital compensation for component variation, automatic self-calibration, automatic synchronization with no connections between transmitter and receiver, and rapid low-cost implementation. | 10-28-2010 |
20140043017 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POSITION AND ORIENTATION SENSING SYSTEM - Magnetic tracking systems and methods for determining the position and orientation of a remote object. A magnetic tracking system includes a stationary transmitter for establishing a reference coordinate system, and at least one receiver. The remote object is attached to, mounted on, or otherwise coupled to the receiver. The transmitter can include a set of three mutually perpendicular coils having a common center point, or a set of three coplanar coils with separate centers. The receiver can include a set of three orthogonal coils. The position and orientation of the receiver and the remote object coupled thereto is determined by measuring the nine mutual inductances between the three transmitter coils and the three receiver coils. The magnetic tracking system provides reduced power consumption, increased efficiency, digital compensation for component variation, automatic self-calibration, automatic synchronization with no connections between transmitter and receiver, and rapid low-cost implementation. | 02-13-2014 |
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20090161061 | Multilayer laminates comprising chiral nematic liquid crystals - Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to reduce the transmission of infrared energy. For example, in some embodiments the multilayer laminates are useful as windows to reduce energy consumption necessary to cool the interior of a structure such as an automobile or building. Preferably, the multilayer laminates retain one or more of the beneficial properties of safety glass. The multilayer laminates may include additional layers such as infrared absorbing layers, half wave plates, and the like, to minimize the transmission of infrared energy. The multilayer laminates may also include further additional layers such as polymeric films, polymeric sheets, rigid sheets, and the like. | 06-25-2009 |
20100079721 | MULTILAYER LAMINATES COMPRISING CHIRAL NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS - Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to reduce the transmission of infrared energy. For example, in some embodiments the multilayer laminates are useful as windows to reduce energy consumption necessary to cool the interior of a structure such as an automobile or building. Preferably, the multilayer laminates retain one or more of the beneficial properties of safety glass. The multilayer laminates may include additional layers such as infrared absorbing layers, half wave plates, and the like, to minimize the transmission of infrared energy. The multilayer laminates may also include further additional layers such as polymeric films, polymeric sheets, rigid sheets, and the like. | 04-01-2010 |
20100096604 | SOLAR CONTROL LAMINATES - Provided is a solar control composition comprising an infrared absorbing phthalocyanine compound or naphthalocyanine compound and a resin having a modulus from 20,000 psi (138 MPa) to 1000 psi (7 MPa) and solar control laminates comprising the solar control composition of the invention. | 04-22-2010 |
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20100263790 | HIGH STRENGTH BROADBAND TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL SOLAR CONTROL LAMINATES, PROCESSES TO PRODUCE, AND USES THEREOF - Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet comprising a polymer with a modulus between 20,000 psi (138 MPa) and 100,000 psi (690 MPa). The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to reduce the transmission of infrared energy. For example, in some embodiments the multilayer laminates are useful as windows to reduce energy consumption necessary to cool the interior of a structure such as an automobile or building. Preferably, the multilayer laminates retain the beneficial properties of safety glass. The multilayer laminates may include additional layers such as infrared absorbing layers, half wave plates, and the like, to minimize the transmission of infrared energy. The multilayer laminates may also include further additional layers such as polymeric films, polymeric sheets, rigid sheets, and the like. | 10-21-2010 |
20100307670 | MULTILAYER LAMINATES COMPRISING TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS - Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet comprising a polymer with a modulus of 20,000 psi (138 MPa) or less. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to reduce the transmission of infrared energy. For example, in some embodiments the multilayer laminates are useful as windows to reduce energy consumption necessary to cool the interior of a structure such as an automobile or building. Preferably, the multilayer laminates retain the beneficial properties of safety glass. The multilayer laminates may include additional layers such as infrared absorbing layers, half wave plates, and the like, to minimize the transmission of infrared energy. The multilayer laminates may also include further additional layers such as polymeric films, polymeric sheets, rigid sheets, and the like. | 12-09-2010 |
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20120167767 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION IN PROCESSING OF FEEDSTOCKS - A method, system, and apparatus for separation in processing of feedstocks are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a tubular vessel having a square pipe entry and a vapor outlet, wherein the vapor outlet is positioned at the top of the tubular vessel, and wherein the square pipe entry is tangential to an inner diameter of the tubular vessel; a barrel positioned below the tubular vessel; and a double isolation knife valve positioned between the tubular vessel and the barrel, wherein a stream of gas and solids enters the tubular vessel through the square pipe entry, and wherein the gas and solids are separated by using centrifugal force, and wherein the gas exits the vapor outlet and the solids are collected in the barrel. | 07-05-2012 |
20120167989 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR LIFT GAS DISTRIBUTION - A method, system, and apparatus for lift gas distribution are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a lift gas distributor comprises a plate having a surface and an underside, the plate having a first diameter; a center section of the plate having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter; a predetermined number of holes having a third diameter drilled into the surface of the plate, the holes drilled at an angle, the holes evenly distributed in the center section; and a plurality of tubes welded onto the underside of the plate, each tube having a predetermined length, wherein each tube is welded onto each hole. Lift gas passes through the tubes and holes into a reactor. | 07-05-2012 |
20120168537 | REACTOR FEED NOZZLES - Improved reactor feed nozzles are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a feed nozzle comprises an inner tubing encased within an outer heat shield tubing, a first circular hole fabricated in the inner tubing, the first circular hole having a first diameter and serving as a discharge hole, a second circular hole fabricated in the outer heat shield tubing, the second circular hole having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is larger than the first diameter; and a welded tip for extending a flow path at a declining angle, the welded tip having a section extending at a predetermined angle from the inner tubing to the discharge hole. | 07-05-2012 |
20160001304 | Method, System, and Apparatus for Separation in Processing of Feedstocks - A method, system, and apparatus for separation in processing of feedstocks are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a tubular vessel having a square pipe entry and a vapor outlet, wherein the vapor outlet is positioned at the top of the tubular vessel, and wherein the square pipe entry is tangential to an inner diameter of the tubular vessel; a barrel positioned below the tubular vessel; and a double isolation knife valve positioned between the tubular vessel and the barrel, wherein a stream of gas and solids enters the tubular vessel through the square pipe entry, and wherein the gas and solids are separated by using centrifugal force, and wherein the gas exits the vapor outlet and the solids are collected in the barrel. | 01-07-2016 |