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20090152152 | PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - The invention is directed to personal care products that include a top surface, a bottom surface, and a release liner adjacent at least a portion of the bottom surface, where the liner is folder over onto itself at a fold line thereof so as to provide a first section extending between the fold line and a proximal end of the liner and a second section extending between the fold line and a distal end of the liner, where the second section of the liner is longer than the first section of the liner, and to assemblies of such products that include a first product, a second product and multiple other products disposed between the first and second products. | 06-18-2009 |
20090264940 | SURGICAL TOOL - A tool for use during surgery includes a housing including a distal end and a proximal end, a motor disposed within the housing, and an output shaft having a proximal end connected to the motor and a distal end extending from the distal end of the housing. The tool further includes a battery pack contained within the housing, and a passage extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the housing through the output shaft and the battery pack, wherein the passage is defined by an interior surface of the output shaft and a channel through the battery. | 10-22-2009 |
20090312716 | MEDICATION CARTRIDGE PISTON - A medication cartridge piston of a cartridge for an injection device. In one form, the piston includes a body ( | 12-17-2009 |
20110226772 | Child Resistant Bulk Dose Dispensing Unit - Child-resistant bulk dose dispensing packaging unit, and a method for opening the packaging unit, including a container and a lid engaged with the container. The container includes a reservoir, an aperture at a top end of the reservoir, and a protrusion extending from a surface of the container. The lid engages with the container and slides between a closed position and an open position. The lid includes a top wall, a side wall extending down from an outer edge of the top wall, and a post configured to engage the protrusion at a first position when the lid is closed so as to keep the lid closed. At least a portion of the post extends substantially parallel to the side wall at a distance from the side wall. Pressing the side wall inward places the post at a second position, wherein at the second position the post is disengaged from the protrusion. | 09-22-2011 |
20140190129 | Child Resistant Bulk Dose Dispensing Unit - Child-resistant bulk dose dispensing packaging unit, and a method for opening the packaging unit, including a container and a lid engaged with the container. The container includes a reservoir, an aperture at a top end of the reservoir, and a protrusion extending from a surface of the container. The lid engages with the container and slides between a closed position and an open position. The lid includes a top wall, a side wall extending down from an outer edge of the top wall, and a post configured to engage the protrusion at a first position when the lid is closed so as to keep the lid closed. At least a portion of the post extends substantially parallel to the side wall at a distance from the side wall. Pressing the side wall inward places the post at a second position, wherein at the second position the post is disengaged from the protrusion. | 07-10-2014 |
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20100253949 | Miniature Optical Elements for Fiber-Optic Beam Shaping - In part, the invention relates to optical caps having at least one lensed surface configured to redirect and focus light outside of the cap. The cap is placed over an optical fiber. Optical radiation travels through the fiber and interacts with the optical surface or optical surfaces of the cap, resulting in a beam that is either focused at a distance outside of the cap or substantially collimated. The optical elements such as the elongate caps described herein can be used with various data collection modalities such optical coherence tomography. In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly that includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film or cover. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of backscatter. The film can surround a portion of the beam director. | 10-07-2010 |
20120236883 | Methods, Systems, and Devices for Timing Control in Electromagnetic Radiation Sources - In one embodiment, the invention relates to systems, methods and devices for improving the operation of an electromagnetic radiation source or component thereof. In one embodiment, the source is a laser source. A Fourier domain mode locked laser can be used in various embodiments. The sources described herein can be used in an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system such as a frequency domain OCT system. In one embodiment, laser coherence length is increased by compensating for dispersion. A frequency shifter can also be used in one embodiment to compensate for a tunable filter induced Doppler shift. | 09-20-2012 |
20120250028 | Optical Buffering Methods, Apparatus, and Systems for Increasing the Repetition Rate of Tunable Light Sources - In one embodiment, the invention relates to an apparatus for increasing the repetition rate in a light source. The apparatus includes a first optical coupler comprising a first arm, a second arm and a third arm; a first mirror in optical communication with the second arm of the first optical coupler; and a first optical delay line having a first end in optical communication with the third arm of the first optical coupler and a second end in optical communication with a second mirror, wherein light entering the first arm of the first optical coupler leaves the first arm of the first optical coupler either delayed by an amount (τ) or substantially undelayed. | 10-04-2012 |
20120310081 | Multimodal Imaging System, Apparatus, and Methods - In part, the invention relates to an image data collection system. The system can include an interferometer having a reference arm that includes a first optical fiber of length of L | 12-06-2012 |
20140036941 | Methods, Systems, and Devices for Timing Control in Electromagnetic Radiation Sources - In one embodiment, the invention relates to systems, methods and devices for improving the operation of an electromagnetic radiation source or component thereof. In one embodiment, the source is a laser source. A Fourier domain mode locked laser can be used in various embodiments. The sources described herein can be used in an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system such as a frequency domain OCT system. In one embodiment, laser coherence length is increased by compensating for dispersion. A frequency shifter can also be used in one embodiment to compensate for a tunable filter induced Doppler shift. | 02-06-2014 |
20140063488 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In part, the invention relates to methods, devices, and systems suitable for controlling a light source. The light source is configured for use in a data collection system such as an optical coherence tomography system. The light source can be controlled with a drive waveform. Linearizing and symmetrizing parameters of the light source such as forward and backward scan durations is achieved using a suitable drive waveform. Phase, amplitude, and other parameters for different harmonics of a fundamental wave can be identified that improve operating parameters such as the duty cycle and peak frequency matching between scans. The fundamental wave and one or more of such harmonics can be combined to generate the suitable drive wave form. The light source can include a tunable light source that includes or is in optical communication with a tunable filter. | 03-06-2014 |
20140249407 | Miniature Optical Elements for Fiber-Optic Beam Shaping - In part, the invention relates to optical caps having at least one lensed surface configured to redirect and focus light outside of the cap. The cap is placed over an optical fiber. Optical radiation travels through the fiber and interacts with the optical surface or optical surfaces of the cap, resulting in a beam that is either focused at a distance outside of the cap or substantially collimated. The optical elements such as the elongate caps described herein can be used with various data collection modalities such optical coherence tomography. In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly that includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film or cover. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of backscatter. The film can surround a portion of the beam director. | 09-04-2014 |
20160018211 | Miniature Optical Elements for Fiber-Optic Beam Shaping - In part, the invention relates to optical caps having at least one lensed surface configured to redirect and focus light outside of the cap. The cap is placed over an optical fiber. Optical radiation travels through the fiber and interacts with the optical surface or optical surfaces of the cap, resulting in a beam that is either focused at a distance outside of the cap or substantially collimated. The optical elements such as the elongate caps described herein can be used with various data collection modalities such optical coherence tomography. In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly that includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film or cover. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of backscatter. The film can surround a portion of the beam director. | 01-21-2016 |
20160070066 | Optical Buffering Methods, Apparatus, and Systems for Increasing the Repetition Rate of Tunable Light Sources - In one embodiment, the invention relates to an apparatus for increasing the repetition rate in a light source. The apparatus includes a first optical coupler comprising a first arm, a second arm and a third arm; a first mirror in optical communication with the second arm of the first optical coupler; and a first optical delay line having a first end in optical communication with the third arm of the first optical coupler and a second end in optical communication with a second mirror, wherein light entering the first arm of the first optical coupler leaves the first arm of the first optical coupler either delayed by an amount (τ) or substantially undelayed. | 03-10-2016 |
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20140218742 | Optical Coherence Tomography Control Systems and Methods - In part, the invention relates to methods, devices, and systems suitable for controlling a light source. The light source is configured for use in a data collection system such as an optical coherence tomography system. The light source can be controlled with a drive waveform. Linearizing and symmetrizing parameters of the light source such as forward and backward scan durations is achieved using a suitable drive waveform. Phase, amplitude, and other parameters for different harmonics of a fundamental wave can be identified that improve operating parameters such as the duty cycle and peak frequency matching between scans. The fundamental wave and one or more of such harmonics can be combined to generate the suitable drive wave form. The light source can include a tunable light source that includes or is in optical communication with a tunable filter. | 08-07-2014 |
20140267038 | Controller and User Interface Device, Systems, and Methods - A data collection system controller that includes a housing such as a cover. The housing includes a user facing section and a support facing section defining a hole. The controller also includes a first input device adjacent the user facing section and a second input device. The second input device includes a knob comprising a third input device and a rotatable shaft extending through the hole and partially disposed within the knob. In one embodiment, the second input device is an XYZ joystick with a button. In one embodiment, the joystick and the first input device are angled relative to each other on either side of an elbow joint. In part, the invention relates to a method of controlling the display of image data obtained with respect to a blood vessel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270436 | Vascular Data Processing and Image Registration Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses - In part, the invention relates to processing, tracking and registering angiography images and elements in such images relative to images from an intravascular imaging modality such as, for example, optical coherence tomography (OCT). Registration between such imaging modalities is facilitated by tracking of a marker of the intravascular imaging probe performed on the angiography images obtained during a pullback. Further, detecting and tracking vessel centerlines is used to perform a continuous registration between OCT and angiography images in one embodiment. | 09-18-2014 |
20160073885 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Temporal Calibration of an Intravascular Imaging System - In part, the disclosure relates to systems for imaging a blood vessel using intravascular image data and extravascular image data and methods to calibrate such systems. In one embodiment, multiple calibration trials are performed to determine a plurality of time lag values. A minimum time lag value is used to align intravascular image data and extravascular time lag data in one embodiment. | 03-17-2016 |
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20100087741 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MALIGNANCIES IN BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS USING WHITE LIGHT ENDOSCOPY - A method is described for computing a statistically significant difference between dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus (both with and without inflammatory component) using a discriminate function with diffuse reflectance measurements performed at a minimum of four different wavelengths of 485, 513, 598, and 629 nm. The discriminate function found depends both on local blood fraction volume T | 04-08-2010 |
20130058364 | FOURIER DOMAIN MODE LOCKING: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A control system for improving and stabilizing Fourier domain mode locking (FDML) operation. The control system may also provide regulation of FDML operational parameters such as filter tuning, laser gain, polarization, polarization chromaticity, elliptical polarization retardance, and/or dispersion. The control system may be located internal to or external from the FDML laser cavity. | 03-07-2013 |
20130178748 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MALIGNANCIES IN BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS USING WHITE LIGHT ENDOSCOPY - A method is described for computing a statistically significant difference between dysplasia and Barrett's esophagus (both with and without inflammatory component) using a discriminate function with diffuse reflectance measurements performed at a minimum of four different wavelengths of 485, 513, 598, and 629 nm. The discriminate function found depends both on local blood fraction volume T | 07-11-2013 |
20130329757 | FOURIER DOMAIN MODE LOCKING: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A control system for improving and stabilizing Fourier domain mode locking (FDML) operation. The control system may also provide regulation of FDML operational parameters such as filter tuning, laser gain, polarization, polarization chromaticity, elliptical polarization retardance, and/or dispersion. The control system may be located internal to or external from the FDML laser cavity. | 12-12-2013 |
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20090322224 | STARTING AID FOR HID LAMP - An arc discharge light source ( | 12-31-2009 |
20090322225 | Starting Aid for HID Lamp - A high-intensity discharge lamp includes a discharge vessel made of an insulator, and a cathode and anode. A V-shaped gap is provided between the anode and a first region of the vessel directly adjacent to where the anode separates from an interior surface of the vessel. A secondary cathode is provided on an exterior surface of the vessel at the first region, where the secondary cathode is positioned so that the V-shaped gap and the first region are between the secondary cathode and the anode. An electric field at the first region produces a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) which generates ultraviolet (UV) and vacuum ultraviolet VUV photons that impinge on the cathode and initiate a breakdown between the cathode and anode. | 12-31-2009 |
20110043119 | Method of Starting an HID Lamp and Ballast Incorporating Same - There is provided herein a method for starting a high intensity discharge lamp and a ballast incorporating the same. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a cumulative probability function of breakdown times, P(t), for the lamp at a voltage, V; (b) determining a minimum pulse length, T | 02-24-2011 |
20120062112 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IGNITION TIMING OF A HID LAMP USING A THIRD ELECTRODE - A high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp comprising a discharge vessel including a first and a second end region and defining an arc chamber containing an arc generating medium, a cathode and an anode in the first and the second end regions of the discharge vessel, respectively, the cathode and the anode each comprising a terminal end disposed within the arc chamber and separated by an arc gap, and an electrically conductive starting aid configured to initiate a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) with the anode at or after a voltage across the first and second electrodes reaches an open circuit value. A ballast may control power provided to the HID lamp. | 03-15-2012 |
20120306380 | MULTIMODE COLOR TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM - Described herein are day lighting systems that utilize a combination of at least one natural light source with at least one multimode artificial light source. Also disclosed are methods for designing and operating such systems. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306381 | MULTIMODE COLOR TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE - Described herein are ambient lighting devices, methods, and systems that utilize at least one multimode artificial ambient light source, a control unit, and a remote image sensor. The control unit couples to at least one artificial ambient light source and is configured to output at least one control signal to the at least one artificial ambient light source. The at least one multimode artificial ambient light source is configured to output light of varying color and color temperature in response to said at least one control signal. The remote image sensor couples to the at least one control unit and is configured to detect at least one color and intensity characteristic and output an output signal to the at least one control unit, based on said color and intensity characteristic detected. | 12-06-2012 |
20130002144 | MULTIMODE COLOR TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM - Described herein are day lighting systems that utilize a combination of at least one natural light source with at least one multimode artificial light source. Also disclosed are methods for designing and operating such systems. | 01-03-2013 |
20140232292 | ILLUMINATION TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES - Illumination techniques and related devices are disclosed. In some cases, a lighting device configured as described herein may include a front luminaire configured to emit white light and a back luminaire configured to emit colored light. The lighting device can be operatively coupled with controller circuitry programmed or otherwise configured, for example, with one or more algorithms which control the light output of the front and/or back luminaire so as to provide tunability. In some cases, device output may be controlled so as to: (1) simulate lighting conditions/patterns corresponding to the daytime/nighttime on Earth; (2) support/alter physiological processes; and/or (3) provide a specific ambient lighting for a given space. In some instances, a system of multiple such lighting devices can be provided, and in some cases, communication between constituent lighting devices may be provided. In some instances, the lighting device may be mountable as a sconce or other lighting fixture. | 08-21-2014 |
20140320024 | MULTIMODE COLOR TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCES - Described herein are ambient lighting devices, methods, and systems that utilize at least one multimode artificial ambient light source, a control unit, and a remote image sensor. The control unit couples to at least one artificial ambient light source and is configured to output at least one control signal to the at least one artificial ambient light source. The at least one multimode artificial ambient light source is configured to output light of varying color and color temperature in response to said at least one control signal. The remote image sensor couples to the at least one control unit and is configured to detect at least one color and intensity characteristic and output an output signal to the at least one control unit, based on said color and intensity characteristic detected. | 10-30-2014 |
20150359061 | LIGHTING CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAME - Technologies for controlling light sources and systems and methods using the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the technologies include a controller that is configured to independently control the intensity and/or color temperature of two light sources to achieve a target lighting characteristic, such as a target color temperature. Independent control over the intensity and/or color temperature of the lighting sources may depend at least in part on a time component, such as time of day or a time step correlating to a time of day. In some embodiments, the controllers are configured to employ one or more time dependent representations of lighting characteristics to determine parameters for independently controlling multiple light sources. The technologies may be used to achieve target lighting characteristics such as a target color temperature, even if two single mode sources are employed. | 12-10-2015 |
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20120221345 | HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR HEALTH - Among other things, a method includes, on successive occasions over a period of time, gathering measured data and self-reported data that represent a health state of a particular participant in a health goal system, using the gathered data in a machine learning engine to select, for a current occasion, a current intervention to be self-applied by the particular participant, the machine learning engine having learned from data gathered from a group of participants on successive occasions, the effectiveness of sequences of self-applied interventions in improving the health states of participants who belong to respective groups that share similar characteristics, the current intervention being expected to affect, for the particular participant (i) a behavior, (ii) the health state, or (iii) a health awareness, and providing the particular participant, electronically through a user interface, information that will encourage the particular participant to engage in the selected self-applied current intervention. | 08-30-2012 |
20140278474 | Helping People with Their Health - Among other things, a computer-implemented method includes, on successive occasions over a period of time, gathering measured data and self-reported data that represent health states of participants in a health goal system, based on at least some of the gathered data, determining, by machine learning, data representing a relationship between sequences of self-applied interventions and health states of participants who belong to respective groups that share similar characteristics, calculating scores representing characteristics of interactions between participants and the health goal system, and based on the scores and the data determined by machine learning, choosing elements of conversations to be provided to the participants, elements of the conversations being chosen to affect (i) behaviors, (ii) health states, or (iii) health awareness, or a combination of any two or more of them, of the participants, the elements of the conversations comprising questions posed to the participants on user interfaces of electronic devices. | 09-18-2014 |
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20120265595 | MOBILE DIGITAL MEDIA DOWNLOAD INCENTIVE MANAGEMENT THROUGH MULTIPLE USER ACTION TRACKING - A method for tracking downloads to a computer system is disclosed. Digital media content, such as music, games and applications (“apps”) are widely available with the popularity of mobile computing. Suppliers of such digital media content would appreciate it if their works were more widely disseminated and used. Users or customers may receive an incentive to purchase or to download an application. The incentive may be, for example, a free application, rewards points or a virtual currency. In one method, the user downloads digital media content in two stages. In the first stage, the user activates a first web-based link to download the digital media content. In the second stage, after downloading, the user activates a second web-based link to activate the application or other digital media content. The web-based links include user identifiers that are matched for the user to subsequently receive the incentive. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265599 | TEMPORAL TRACKING OF MOBILE USER BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO WEB-BASED ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TEMPORARY AND KEYED ID USE IN DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - A method for tracking downloads of digital media content is disclosed. Digital media content, such as music, games and applications (“apps”) are widely available with the popularity of mobile computing. Content suppliers would appreciate it if their works were more widely disseminated and used. Users or customers may receive an incentive to purchase or to download an application. The incentive may be, for example, a free application, rewards points or a virtual currency. In one method, a user downloads digital media content and receives the incentive in two stages. In the first stage, a user who has expressed interest is sent a first web-based link offering the content and the incentive. In the second stage, after activating the link, the user is allowed to download the content and receive the inventive. The web-based link includes user identifiers that are matched for the user to receive the incentive. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265602 | MOBILE DIGITAL MEDIA DOWNLOAD INCENTIVE MANAGEMENT THROUGH TRACKING OF ID STORED IN NATIVE FACILITIES OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - A method for tracking downloads to a computer system is disclosed. Digital media content, such as music, games and applications (“apps”) are widely available with the popularity of mobile computing. Suppliers of such digital media content would appreciate it if their works were more widely disseminated and used. Users or customers may receive an incentive to purchase or to download an application. The incentive may be, for example, a free application, rewards points or a virtual currency. In one method, the user downloads digital media content in two stages. In the first stage, the user activates a first web-based link to download the digital media content. In the second stage, after downloading, the user activates a second web-based link to activate the application or other digital media content. The web-based links include user identifiers that are matched for the user to subsequently receive the incentive. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265603 | MOBILE DIGITAL MEDIA DOWNLOAD TRACKING MANAGEMENT UTILIZING STATISTICAL USER FINGERPRINTING TECHNIQUES THROUGH CORRELATION OF WEB-BASED DOWNLOAD USER ACTIONS WITH MOBILE APPLICATION DOWNLOAD USER ACTIONS - A method for tracking downloads to a computer system is disclosed. Digital media content, such as music, games and applications (“apps”) are widely available with the popularity of mobile computing. Suppliers of such digital media content would appreciate it if their works were more widely disseminated and used. Users or customers may receive an incentive to purchase or to download an application. The incentive may be, for example, a free application, rewards points or a virtual currency. In one method, the user downloads digital media content in two stages. In the first stage, the user activates a first web-based link to download the digital media content. In the second stage, after downloading, the user activates a second web-based link to activate the application or other digital media content. The web-based links include user identifiers that are matched for the user to subsequently receive the incentive. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265604 | REWARDING A USER FOR DOWNLOADING A FREE APP WITH THE RIGHT TO USE ANOTHER FREE APP - A method for tracking downloads of digital media content is disclosed. Digital media content, such as music, games and applications (“apps”) are widely available with the popularity of mobile computing. Content suppliers would appreciate it if their works were more widely disseminated and used. Users or customers may receive an incentive to purchase or to download a first portion of content. The incentive may be, for example, a second portion of the content or other incentive. In one method, a user downloads and receives a first portion of digital media content. In the second stage, the user's actions with the first portion of the content are tracked. When the user satisfies one or more conditions of using the first portion, the user is allowed to download the second portion or other incentive. | 10-18-2012 |