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20100274130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND GUIDING HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND BEAMS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for tracking and guiding high intensity focused ultrasound beams (HIFU). More particularly, the disclosed systems and methods involve use of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging to detect the focal position of an HIFU capable transducer relative to a target area. The focal position may then be 5 compared to a desired treatment location and the orientation and focus of the transducer may be adjusted accordingly so as to reconfigure and/or refocus the HIFU beam relative to the desired treatment location. The desired treatment location may be dynamically determined using bleed detection and localization (BD&L) techniques. Thus, the desired treatment location may be determined using 3D Doppler ultrasound based techniques, wherein changes in quantitative 10 parameters extracted from the Doppler spectra, e.g., Resistance Index (RI), are used to detect and localize a bleeding site for treatment. | 10-28-2010 |
20110208055 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY - An ultrasound ablation system can include an imaging device ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110251529 | REAL-TIME ABLATION MONITORING FOR DESIRED LESION SIZE - An ablation control device ( | 10-13-2011 |
20120070058 | MR IMAGING GUIDED THERAPY - The invention relates to a therapeutic system comprising: a MR imaging unit arranged to acquire MR signals from a body ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120086789 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING A VISCOELASTIC MEDIUM - An imaging system for imaging a viscoelastic medium is disclosed. The imaging system comprises a variable refractive lens ( | 04-12-2012 |
20130096597 | REAL-TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL OF HIFU THERAPY IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS - Energy is transferred ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130274607 | AUTOMATED DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY USING A LOW-COST TRANSDUCER - An automatic, stand-alone, hand-held ultrasound blood-vessel examination device ( | 10-17-2013 |
20140180114 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING OCCLUSION/REOPENING OF AN ARTERY AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE - This invention provides a method and a device for detecting occlusion and/or reopening of an artery of a body caused by a changing pressure applied on the artery as well as a system for measuring the systolic blood pressure of an artery of a body. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a blood flow signal indicative of a change of the blood flow in the artery caused by the changing pressure, using a Doppler Ultrasound transducer attached to the exterior of the body; deriving, from the blood flow signal, at least one variable of a first variable indicative of the magnitude of the blood flow and a second variable indicative of the periodicity of the blood flow; and detecting the occlusion and/or reopening of the artery on the basis of the at least one variable. In this way, the occlusion/reopening of the artery can be detected automatically. Since the need to manually detect the occlusion and reopening of the artery by listening with a stethoscope or a Doppler probe is eliminated, the detecting result is more predictable and repeatable, and therefore also more accurate. | 06-26-2014 |
20140243673 | EXCITATION SCHEMES FOR LOW-COST TRANSDUCER ARRAYS - A device images time-wise in parallel using transducer elements of a group ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140343431 | AUTOMATIC BLOOD VESSEL IDENTIFICATION BY NAME - A device is configured for interrogating a blood vessel to derive flow characteristics (S | 11-20-2014 |
20140350405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES - Method, system and software product for identifying high risk pregnancies comprising the step of generating a spectrogram from ultrasound Doppler signals reflected from the uterine artery and determining the maximum frequency envelope of said spectrogram, and of defining a systolic part and a diastolic part of the maximum frequency envelope and calculating an area ratio under said systolic and diastolic part (AR). This area ratio relates to the blood volume in the uterine artery. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358000 | AUTOMATED DOPPLER PULSE CYCLE SELECTION | 12-04-2014 |
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20110020188 | IGCC WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE SULFUR REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR CARBON CAPTURE WITH CO2 SELECTIVE MEMBRANES - An integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) system involving CO | 01-27-2011 |
20110260113 | Water Gas Shift Reactor System for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Generation Systems - The present application thus provides an integrated gasification combined cycle system. The integrated gasification combined cycle system may include a water gas shift reactor system and a heat recovery steam generator. The water gas shift reactor system may include a recirculation system with a recirculation heat exchanger to heat a flow of syngas. The heat recovery steam generator may include a diverted water flow in communication with the recirculation heat exchanger. | 10-27-2011 |
20110271689 | GAS TURBINE COOLING - In one embodiment, a compressor discharge casing of a gas turbine engine is designed to receive discharge air from a compressor and to direct a first portion of the discharge air into a combustor of the gas turbine engine and a second portion of the discharge air into a nozzle assembly of a gas turbine to cool components of the gas turbine. A heat transfer device is configured to receive a cooling fluid and to cool the second portion of the discharge air with the cooling fluid. | 11-10-2011 |
20120174621 | CARBON DIOXIDE LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM - Systems are disclosed herein for enhancing energy usage while pressurizing a carbonaceous gas. Such systems include a carbon dioxide (CO | 07-12-2012 |
20130186101 | METHOD OF USING EXTERNAL FLUID FOR COOLING HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPONENTS OF GAS TURBINE FOR A PROCESS POWER PLANT - An external fluid in a closed loop is used to cool hot gas path components of gas turbine. After cooling the turbine components, the heated external fluid is dumped either in the compressor discharge casing or in the one of the turbine's stages. Where the external fluid is nitrogen to be dumped in the turbine compressor's discharge casing, the nitrogen is compressed using diluent nitrogen compressors. Alternatively, where the external fluid is nitrogen to be dumped in one of the stages of the turbine, the nitrogen is not compressed at all. The turbine blade heat exchangers in the turbine stages through which the nitrogen passes can be connected in parallel or in series for cooling the hot gas path components in the turbine stages. The nitrogen can optionally be mixed with air or steam or not mixed at all. | 07-25-2013 |
20140026572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM SHIFTED SYNGAS - A system for capturing carbon dioxide from a shifted syngas is disclosed. The system may generally include a solid sorbent configured to absorb carbon dioxide at a first temperature and release carbon dioxide at a second temperature. In addition, the system may include an absorption chamber configured to receive the shifted syngas at the first temperature and a regeneration chamber separate from the absorption chamber. The regeneration chamber may be maintained at the second temperature. The solid sorbent may be cycled between the absorption chamber and the regeneration chamber such that carbon dioxide from the shifted syngas is absorbed within the absorption chamber to produce a decarbonized fuel gas and released within the regeneration chamber to produce a carbon dioxide stream. | 01-30-2014 |
20140026751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM FLUE GAS - A system for capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas exhausted from a burner. The system may generally include a solid sorbent configured to absorb carbon dioxide at a first temperature and release carbon dioxide at a second temperature. In addition, the system may include a flue gas passage defining a flow path for the flue gas exhausted from the burner. The flow path may include an absorption zone in which the flue gas is at the first temperature and a regeneration zone in which the flue gas is at the second temperature. The solid sorbent may be cycled between the absorption zone and the regeneration zone such that carbon dioxide from the flue gas is absorbed by the solid sorbent within the absorption zone and released by the solid sorbent within the regeneration zone. | 01-30-2014 |
20140116023 | POWER PLANT EMISSIONS REDUCTION - A system for improved emissions performance of a power plant generally includes an exhaust gas recirculation system having an exhaust gas compressor disposed downstream from the combustor, a condensation collection system at least partially disposed upstream from the exhaust gas compressor, and a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the exhaust gas compressor and the condensation collection system, where the mixing chamber is in fluid communication with the combustor. | 05-01-2014 |
20140182300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CO2 CAPTURE WITH H2 MEMBRANE INTEGRATED WITH WARM SULFUR REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY - A method and system for capturing and isolating carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases from a high temperature synthesis gas stream containing a substantial amount of CO and sulfur compounds for use as a “clean” supplemental fuel, comprising the steps of reducing the temperature of the high temperature synthesis gas stream, removing substantially all of the sulfur compounds present in the synthesis gas, converting a first portion of CO to carbon dioxide in a first high temperature water-gas shift reaction, converting a second portion of CO to carbon dioxide using a second low temperature water-gas shift reaction, converting a third portion of CO to carbon dioxide using a third low temperature water-gas shift reaction and then separating out substantially all hydrogen present in the treated synthesis gas stream. | 07-03-2014 |
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20090235822 | CO2 recovery from IGCC power plants - In a system involving CO | 09-24-2009 |
20090284013 | Dry 3-way catalytic reduction of gas turbine NOx - A power generation system capable of eliminating NO, components in the exhaust gas by using a 3-way catalyst, comprising a gas compressor to increase the pressure of ambient air fed to the system; a combustor capable of oxidizing a mixture of fuel and compressed air to generate an expanded, high temperature exhaust gas; a gas turbine engine that uses the force of the high temperature gas; an exhaust gas recycle (EGR) stream back to the combustor; a 3-way catalytic reactor downstream of the gas turbine engine outlet which treats the exhaust gas stream to remove substantially all of the NO | 11-19-2009 |
20110232298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS - A system for cooling components of a turbine includes: at least one input in fluid communication with a source of carbon dioxide gas, the carbon dioxide gas removed from synthesis gas produced by a gasification unit from hydrocarbon fuel; and at least one first conduit in fluid communication with the at least one input and configured to divert a portion of the carbon dioxide gas from the source of carbon dioxide gas to at least one component of the turbine, the turbine configured to combust the synthesis gas. | 09-29-2011 |
20120098276 | DRY 3-WAY CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF GAS TURBINE NOX - A power generation system capable of eliminating NO components in the exhaust gas by using a 3-way catalyst, comprising a gas compressor to increase the pressure of ambient air fed to the system; a combustor capable of oxidizing a mixture of fuel and compressed air to generate an expanded, high temperature exhaust gas; a turbine that uses the force of the high temperature gas; an exhaust gas recycle (EGR) stream back to the combustor; a 3-way catalytic reactor downstream of the gas turbine engine outlet which treats the exhaust gas stream to remove substantially all of the NO | 04-26-2012 |
20120111021 | Integrated Turbomachine Oxygen Plant - An integrated turbomachine oxygen plant includes a turbomachine and an air separation unit. One or more compressor pathways flow compressed air from a compressor through one or more of a combustor and a turbine expander to cool the combustor and/or the turbine expander. An air separation unit is operably connected to the one or more compressor pathways and is configured to separate the compressed air into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air. A method of air separation in an integrated turbomachine oxygen plant includes compressing a flow of air in a compressor of a turbomachine. The compressed flow of air is flowed through one or more of a combustor and a turbine expander of the turbomachine to cool the combustor and/or the turbine expander. The compressed flow of air is directed to an air separation unit and is separated into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air. | 05-10-2012 |
20130047629 | INTEGRATED TURBOMACHINE PLANT - An integrated turbomachine plant is provided and includes a combustor a turbomachine operably connected to the combustor and including a compressor and a turbine expander, a pathway to flow compressed air from the compressor through the turbine expander to heat the compressed air, an additional pathway by which high temperature fluids output from the turbomachine are employed to heat the compressed air and an air separation unit operably connected to the pathway and configured to separate the heated compressed air into oxygen and oxygen-depleted air. | 02-28-2013 |
20130061600 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS USING A COMPRESSED MOISURIZED COOLANT - A method and apparatus for controlling a temperature a component of a gas turbine is disclosed. A compressed gas for use as a coolant is provided. The coolant is moisturized at a moisturizeing unit. A circulating unit circulates the moisturized coolant to the component of the gas turbine to control the temperature of the component. The coolant can be air, nitrogen, and a mixture of air and nitrogen in various embodiments. The component of the turbine can be a blade of a turbine section of the gas turbine, a turbine nozzle and a combustor, for example. A combustor can combust a mixture of fuel and the moisturized compressed coolant gas to reduce a NOx emission of the gas turbine. | 03-14-2013 |
20130086882 | POWER PLANT - A power plant is provided and includes a gas turbine engine having a combustor in which compressed gas and fuel are mixed and combusted, first and second supply lines respectively coupled to the combustor and respectively configured to supply the compressed gas and the fuel to the combustor and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system to re-circulate exhaust gas produced by the gas turbine engine toward the combustor. The EGR system is coupled to the first and second supply lines and configured to combine first and second portions of the re-circulated exhaust gas with the compressed gas and the fuel at the first and second supply lines, respectively. | 04-11-2013 |
20130251509 | System and Method for Cooling Gas Turbine Components - The present application provides a cooling system for a gas turbine. The cooling system may include a source of CO | 09-26-2013 |
20150198089 | GAS TURBINE OXIDANT SEPARATION SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a system includes a gas turbine system, having: a turbine driven by combustion products produced by a turbine combustion system; and a separation unit positioned between turbine stages of the turbine, wherein the separation unit separates oxygen out of the combustion products. The separation unit may include an ion transport membrane. | 07-16-2015 |
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20090180584 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVELY OBSERVING LATCH DATA - The invention provides a circuit that can observe data within shift registers without altering the data. The circuit includes selectors connected to the inputs and outputs of the shift registers. The selectors selectively connect the input with the output of a selected shift register to form a wiring loop for the selected shift register. A control device connected to the wiring loop uses the wiring loop to cause the data to be continually transferred from the output of the selected shift register to the input of the selected shift register and back through the selected shift register in a circular manner. The control device includes a counter used for determining the length of a selected shift register and a set of registers to store, for future use when rotating data in the shift registers, the length of each shift register. The control device also includes a data output accessible from outside the circuit. An observation wire is connected to the wiring loop, and the data passes from the wiring loop to the control device through the observation wire. The control device outputs data appearing on the wiring loop as the data is circulated through the selected shift register to permit data within the selected shift register to be observed outside the circuit without altering the data within the selected shift register. | 07-16-2009 |
20100014373 | REGULATING ELECTRICAL FUSE PROGRAMMING CURRENT - An apparatus for regulating eFUSE programming current includes a current control generator receiving an input reference current through a first current path of reference fuses, the input reference current proportional to a desired eFUSE programming current; a second current path including a reference programming FET and a second group of reference fuses; and a voltage comparator coupled to a gate terminal of the reference programming FET so as to adjust the gate voltage of the reference programming FET to equalize a first voltage across the first current path with a second voltage across the second current path. The gate voltage of the reference programming FET is an output of the current control generator, coupled to corresponding gates of one or more selected programming devices of an eFUSE array such that the selected programming devices source the desired eFUSE programming current to a selected eFUSE to be programmed. | 01-21-2010 |
20110063007 | DELAY CIRCUIT WITH DELAY EQUAL TO PERCENTAGE OF INPUT PULSE WIDTH - A delay circuit with a delay equal to the percentage of the input pulse width is described. In one embodiment, the ratio of the discharge current to the charge-up current of a timing capacitor is used to determine the percentage of the input pulse width used for the output delay. In a first timing phase, the input pulse width is stored as a voltage on the timing capacitor. In a second timing phase, the output is delayed by a percentage of the input pulse width. In a third timing phase, the circuit is restored to the trip point to remove sensitivity to process variation or applied conditions variation such as voltage or temperature (P-V-T variation), and be ready for the next timing cycle. | 03-17-2011 |
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20090063896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRAM DEVICE-LEVEL REPAIR VIA ADDRESS REMAPPINGS EXTERNAL TO THE DEVICE - A system and method for providing DRAM device-level repair via address remappings external to the device. A system includes a memory controller having an interface to one or more memory devices via a memory module. The memory devices include addressable redundant and non-redundant memory blocks. The memory controller also includes a mechanism for utilizing one or more redundant memory blocks in place of one or more failing non-redundant memory blocks via an address remapping external to the memory device. The remapping occurs while the system is on-line. | 03-05-2009 |
20090158092 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING STATUS OF AN ON-CHIP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - The status of multiple on-chip power supply systems is indicated for use in modifying chip test flow and diagnosing chip failure. Digital compliance signals are received, each compliance signal associated with one of multiple on-chip power supplies. Each power supply has an associated compliance level, and each compliance signal indicates whether its associated power supply is operating at the associated compliance level. The compliance signals are converted into a power supply status signal indicating status of the compliance signals associated with the power supply. The power supply status signal is output. If a power supply is operating at its associated compliance level, the output power supply status signal indicates that the power supply is passing. If the power supply is not operating at its associated compliance level, the output power supply status signal indicates that the power supply is failing. If a power supply is failing, a memory test may be aborted, simplifying chip failure diagnosis. | 06-18-2009 |
20120036315 | Morphing Memory Architecture - A memory circuit comprises a memory array including a plurality of memory cells, multiple word lines, and at least one bit line. Each of the memory cells is coupled to a unique pair of a bit line and a word line for selectively accessing the memory cells. The memory circuit further includes at least one control circuit coupled to the word lines and operative to selectively change an operation of the memory array between a first data storage mode and at least a second data storage mode as a function of at least one control signal supplied to the control circuit. In the first data storage mode, each of the memory cells is allocated to a corresponding stored logic bit, and in the second data storage mode, at least two memory cells are allocated to a corresponding stored logic bit. | 02-09-2012 |
20130042166 | FUSEBAY CONTROLLER STRUCTURE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Error correction is selectively applied to data, such as repair data to be stored in a fusebay for BIST/BISR on an ASIC or other semiconductor device. Duplicate bit correction and error correction code state machines may be included, and selectors, such as multiplexers, may be used to enable one or both types of correction. Each state machine may include an indicator, such as a “sticky bit,” that may be activated when its type of correction is encountered. The indicator(s) may be used to develop quality and yield control criteria during manufacturing test of parts including embodiments of the invention. | 02-14-2013 |
20130215686 | REFERENCE GENERATOR WITH PROGRAMMABLE M AND B PARAMETERS AND METHODS OF USE - A reference generator with programmable m and b parameters and methods of use are provided. A circuit includes a first generator operable to generate a first voltage including a fraction of a supply voltage. The circuit further includes a second generator operable to generate a second voltage. The circuit further includes a mixer and buffer circuit operable to output a reference voltage including a sum of the first and second voltages. | 08-22-2013 |
20130315022 | MULTI-BANK RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY STRUCTURE WITH GLOBAL AND LOCAL SIGNAL BUFFERING FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - Disclosed are embodiments of a multi-bank random access memory (RAM) structure that provides signal buffering at both the global and local connector level for improved performance. Specifically, inverters are incorporated into the global connector(s), which traverse groups of memory banks and which transmit signals (e.g., address signals, control signals, and/or data signals) from a memory controller, and also into alternating groups of local connectors, which connect nodes on the global connector(s) to corresponding groups of memory banks, such that any of the signals that are received by the memory banks from the memory controller via the global and local connectors are buffered by an even number of inverters and are thereby true signals. Signal buffering at both the global and local connector level results in relatively fast slews, short propagation delays, and low peak power consumption with minimal, if any, increase in area consumption. | 11-28-2013 |
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20100041932 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING AN OXYGENATED FEED TO HIGH OCTANE GASOLINE - A process of modifying a zeolite catalyst to produce a modified zeolite catalyst wherein the modified zeolite catalyst has blocked pore sites. An oxygenated feed is flowed over the modified zeolite catalyst, wherein the oxygenated feed comprises hydrocarbons, methanol and dimethyl ether or a mixture thereof. The hydrocarbons, methanol and dimethyl ether in the oxygenated feed react with the modified zeolite catalyst to produce cyclic hydrocarbons, wherein the cyclic hydrocarbons produced has less than 10% durene and a median carbon number is C8. | 02-18-2010 |
20100304964 | METAL SULFIDE CATALYSTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Methods and apparatus relate to catalysts and preparation of the catalysts, which are defined by sulfides of a transition metal, such as one of molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium. Precursors for the catalysts include a metal ion source compound, such as molybdenum trioxide, and a sulfide ion source compound, such as thioacetamide. Once the precursors are dissolved if solid and combined in a mixture, homogenous precipitation from the mixture forms the catalysts. Exemplary uses of the catalysts include packing for a methanation reactor that converts carbon monoxide and hydrogen into methane. | 12-02-2010 |
20110098368 | CONTROLLING SYNTHESIS OF METAL SULFIDE CATALYSTS - Methods and apparatus relate to catalysts and preparation of the catalysts, which are defined by sulfides of a transition metal, such as one of molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium. Precipitation forms the catalysts and occurs in a slurry media in which the pH is adjusted. Exemplary uses of the catalysts include packing for a methanation reactor that converts carbon monoxide and hydrogen into methane. | 04-28-2011 |
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20120215047 | MOS2 CATALYST FOR THE CONVERSION OF SUGAR ALCOHOL TO HYDROCARBONS - Cellulose and hemicellulose from biomass can be broken down to C6 and C5 sugars and further converted to corresponding sugar alcohols. It is now found that a new catalyst, MoS2, is active for the hydrogenation of sugar alcohols to hydrocarbons. Combining the technologies listed above allows us to convert the cellulose/hemicellulose to liquid hydrocarbons. | 08-23-2012 |
20140110271 | ELECTROCHEMICAL REFORMING OF OXYGENATE MIXTURES - The process describes performing electrolysis on an alkaline oxygenate mixture to produce hydrogen. In this process the electrolysis does not form any significant amounts of oxygen. | 04-24-2014 |
20140147344 | MoS2 CATALYST SYSTEM FOR THE CONVERSION OF SUGAR ALCOHOL TO HYDROCARBONS - Cellulose and hemicellulose from biomass can be broken down to C6 and C5 sugars and further converted to corresponding sugar alcohols. It is now found that a new catalyst, MoS2, is active for the hydrogenation of sugar alcohols to hydrocarbons. Combining the technologies listed above allows us to convert the cellulose/hemicellulose to liquid hydrocarbons. | 05-29-2014 |
20140148627 | MOS2 CATALYST PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF SUGAR ALCOHOL TO HYDROCARBONS - Cellulose and hemicellulose from biomass can be broken down to C6 and C5 sugars and further converted to corresponding sugar alcohols. It is now found that a new catalyst, MoS2, is active for the hydrogenation of sugar alcohols to hydrocarbons. Combining the technologies listed above allows us to convert the cellulose/hemicellulose to liquid hydrocarbons. | 05-29-2014 |
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20090142226 | USE OF STORAGE-STABLE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE TO GENERATE PURE CHLORINE DIOXIDE GAS FOR DECONTAMINATION - New compositions and methods are disclosed for decontaminating surfaces and enclosures that avoid problems such as salt deposits, corrosion and condensation that accompany the use of known methods. The process involves the use of chlorine dioxide solutions prepared by passing dilute chlorine gas over solid granular sodium chlorite to produce chlorine dioxide gas which is then collected in solution. The chlorine dioxide gas can be introduced into an enclosure and used to disinfect a portion of the contents of the enclosure. | 06-04-2009 |
20100209528 | STORAGE-STABLE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THEM - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepared by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chlorite and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 08-19-2010 |
20120131887 | Storage-Stable Aqueous Solutions of Chlorine Dioxide and Methods for Preparing and Using Them - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chloride and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135167 | Storage-Stable Aqueous Solutions of Chlorine Dioxide and Methods for Preparing and Using Them - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chloride and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 05-31-2012 |
20120201898 | Storage-Stable Aqueous Solutions of Chlorine Dioxide and Methods for Preparing and Using Them - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chloride and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 08-09-2012 |
20120201899 | Storage-Stable Aqueous Solutions of Chlorine Dioxide and Methods for Preparing and Using Them - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chloride and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 08-09-2012 |
20160058013 | STORAGE-STABLE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THEM - The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepared by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chloride and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid. | 03-03-2016 |
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20140265839 | VEHICLE LIGHTING OUTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT - A vehicle lighting outage detection circuit is disclosed having a plurality of parallel branches connected at a common positive reference node. Each parallel branch comprises a branch resistor and a current controlled branch switching device connected in series. A constant current source is connected to the positive reference node and configured to deliver a substantially constant current to the positive reference node. The cathode of a zener diode is connected to the positive reference node. When current to a predetermined number of the branch resistors is interrupted due to the failure one or more LEDs connected to the control inputs of the branch switching devices, the voltage at the positive reference node increases beyond the breakdown voltage of the zener diode. In such a condition, excess current flow to the anode of the zener diode to supply an outage detection signal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268858 | MULTI-COLORED VEHICLE REAR LAMP - A lamp for the rear of a vehicle is disclosed with a light transmissive cover having a red first illuminated surface area and a clear second illuminated surface area. It has a first LED light emitter located directly beneath the red first area, a second LED light emitter located directly beneath the clear second area, and a third LED light emitter, also located directly beneath said clear second area. The third red LED light emitter is for emitting red light through the clear second area simultaneously with light transmitted through the red first area, whereby the first and second areas are adapted to collectively form a contiguous red illuminated surface area. | 09-18-2014 |
20150226396 | MULTI-COLORED VEHICLE REAR LAMP - A lamp for the rear of a vehicle is disclosed with a light transmissive cover having a red first illuminated surface area and a clear second illuminated surface area. It has a first LED light emitter located directly beneath the red first area, a second LED light emitter located directly beneath the clear second area, and a third LED light emitter, also located directly beneath said clear second area. The third red LED light emitter is for emitting red light through the clear second area simultaneously with light transmitted through the red first area, whereby the first and second areas are adapted to collectively form a contiguous red illuminated surface area. | 08-13-2015 |
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20120203206 | Methods and Apparatus for Inserting Multi-Lumen Split-Tip Catheters Into a Blood Vessel - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for inserting flexible, multi-lumen catheters into blood vessels, and in particular, for inserting flexible, split-tip catheters into blood vessels. The invention accomplishes these objects by temporarily stiffening each catheter lumen and tip independently through use of intra-catheter stiffener elements disposed within the catheter lumens. This provides means for advancing the catheter/stiffeners assembly through a subcutaneous tunnel, and over a plurality of guidewires until a distal tip of the catheter is at a desired position within the vessel. The intra-catheter stiffener elements are sufficiently stiffening to allow advancing the catheter over guidewires, but sufficiently flexible to allow bending and looping of the catheter for proper placement within the vessel. | 08-09-2012 |
20140088510 | Methods and Apparatus for Inserting Multi-Lumen Split-Tip Catheters Into a Blood Vessel - A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a first intra-catheter stiffener element, and a second intra-catheter stiffener element. The catheter includes a first lumen in fluid communication with a first distal opening and a second lumen in fluid communication with a second distal opening. The first intra-catheter stiffener element is configured for disposition through the first lumen such that a distal end thereof extends distally of the first distal opening, the first intra-catheter stiffener element including a first coupler at a proximal end thereof. The second intra-catheter stiffener element is configured for disposition through the second lumen such that a distal end thereof extends distally of the second distal opening, the second intra-catheter stiffener element including a second coupler at a proximal end thereof. | 03-27-2014 |
20150335810 | SPLITABLE TIP CATHETER WITH BIORESORBABLE ADHESIVE - Splitable-tip catheters are disclosed with bioresorbable adhesive to provide spatial separation of distal tip elements during use. The invention can be particularly useful in hemodialysis applications where it is desirable to separate blood extraction and return lumens. The adhesive facilitates insertion of the distal end of the catheter as an assembly, e.g., into a blood vessel using a single guidewire, while the bioresorbable nature of the adhesive allows the tip elements to separate in vivo. | 11-26-2015 |
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20130035560 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MICROFLUIDIC DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein generally involve convection-enhanced delivery of drugs to a target region within a patient. Microfluidic catheter devices are disclosed that are particularly suitable for targeted delivery of drugs via convection, including devices capable of multi-directional drug delivery, devices that control fluid pressure and velocity using the venturi effect, and devices that include conformable balloons. Methods of treating various diseases using such devices are also disclosed, including methods of treating cerebral and spinal cavernous malformations, cavernomas, and hemangiomas, methods of treating neurological diseases, methods of treatment using multiple microfluidic delivery devices, methods of treating hearing disorders, methods of spinal drug delivery using microfluidic devices, and methods of delivering stem cells and therapeutics during fetal surgery. Methods of manufacturing such devices are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035574 | MICROFLUIDIC DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH VENTURI EFFECT - The methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein generally involve convection-enhanced delivery of drugs to a target region within a patient. Microfluidic catheter devices are disclosed that are particularly suitable for targeted delivery of drugs via convection, including devices capable of multi-directional drug delivery, devices that control fluid pressure and velocity using the venturi effect, and devices that include conformable balloons. Methods of treating various diseases using such devices are also disclosed, including methods of treating cerebral and spinal cavernous malformations, cavernomas, and hemangiomas, methods of treating neurological diseases, methods of treatment using multiple microfluidic delivery devices, methods of treating hearing disorders, methods of spinal drug delivery using microfluidic devices, and methods of delivering stem cells and therapeutics during fetal surgery. Methods of manufacturing such devices are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035660 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL MICROFLUIDIC DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH CONFORMABLE BALLOONS - The methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein generally involve convection-enhanced delivery of drugs to a target region within a patient. Microfluidic catheter devices are disclosed that are particularly suitable for targeted delivery of drugs via convection, including devices capable of multi-directional drug delivery, devices that control fluid pressure and velocity using the venturi effect, and devices that include conformable balloons. Methods of treating various diseases using such devices are also disclosed, including methods of treating cerebral and spinal cavernous malformations, cavernomas, and hemangiomas, methods of treating neurological diseases, methods of treatment using multiple microfluidic delivery devices, methods of treating hearing disorders, methods of spinal drug delivery using microfluidic devices, and methods of delivering stem cells and therapeutics during fetal surgery. Methods of manufacturing such devices are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20140171760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OR PREVENTING BACKFLOW IN A DELIVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed herein that generally involve CED devices with various features for reducing or preventing backflow. In some embodiments, CED devices include a tissue-receiving space disposed proximal to a distal fluid outlet. Tissue can be compressed into or pinched/pinned by the tissue-receiving space as the device is inserted into a target region of a patient, thereby forming a seal that reduces or prevents proximal backflow of fluid ejected from the outlet beyond the tissue-receiving space. In some embodiments, CED devices include a bullet-shaped nose proximal to a distal fluid outlet. The bullet-shaped nose forms a good seal with surrounding tissue and helps reduce or prevent backflow of infused fluid. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OR PREVENTING BACKFLOW IN A DELIVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed herein that generally involve CED devices with various features for reducing or preventing backflow. In some embodiments, CED devices include a tissue-receiving space disposed proximal to a distal fluid outlet. Tissue can be compressed into or pinched/pinned by the tissue-receiving space as the device is inserted into a target region of a patient, thereby forming a seal that reduces or prevents proximal backflow of fluid ejected from the outlet beyond the tissue-receiving space. In some embodiments, CED devices include a bullet-shaped nose proximal to a distal fluid outlet. The bullet-shaped nose forms a good seal with surrounding tissue and helps reduce or prevent backflow of infused fluid. | 06-19-2014 |
20140207043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHUNTING FLUID - Systems and methods are provided herein that generally involve shunting fluid, e.g., shunting cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Self-cleaning catheters are provided which include split tips configured such that pulsatile flow of fluid in a cavity in which the catheter is inserted can cause the tips to strike one another and thereby clear obstructions. Catheters with built-in flow indicators are also provided. Exemplary flow indicators include projections that extend radially inward from the interior surface of the catheter and which include imageable portions (e.g., portions which are visible under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). Movement of the flow indicators caused by fluid flowing through the catheter can be detected using MRI, thereby providing a reliable indication as to whether the catheter is partially or completely blocked. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207045 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHUNTING FLUID - Systems and methods are provided herein that generally involve shunting fluid, e.g., shunting cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Self-cleaning catheters are provided which include split tips configured such that pulsatile flow of fluid in a cavity in which the catheter is inserted can cause the tips to strike one another and thereby clear obstructions. Catheters with built-in flow indicators are also provided. Exemplary flow indicators include projections that extend radially inward from the interior surface of the catheter and which include imageable portions (e.g., portions which are visible under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). Movement of the flow indicators caused by fluid flowing through the catheter can be detected using MRI, thereby providing a reliable indication as to whether the catheter is partially or completely blocked. Systems and methods for flushing a shunt system are also disclosed herein, as are various systems and methods for opening auxiliary fluid pathways through a shunt system. | 07-24-2014 |
20140371711 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROTECTING CATHETER TIPS AND STEREOTACTIC FIXTURES FOR MICROCATHETERS - Methods and devices are disclosed herein that generally provide protection for devices (e.g., microcatheters) having small tips. Methods and devices are also disclosed herein that generally facilitate use of commercially-available stereotactic systems with devices (e.g., microcatheters) having small tips. | 12-18-2014 |
20150038949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRUG DELIVERY, TREATMENT, AND MONITORING - Systems and methods for delivering a drug or other therapy over an extended period of time (e.g., several hours, days, weeks, months, years, and so forth) are disclosed herein, as are systems and methods for monitoring various parameters associated with the treatment of a patient. Systems and methods are also disclosed herein that generally involve CED devices with various features for reducing or preventing backflow. | 02-05-2015 |
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20150133887 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OR PREVENTING BACKFLOW IN A DELIVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed herein that generally involve CED devices with various features for reducing or preventing backflow. In some embodiments, CED devices include a tissue-receiving space disposed proximal to a distal fluid outlet. Tissue can be compressed into or pinched/pinned by the tissue-receiving space as the device is inserted into a target region of a patient, thereby forming a seal that reduces or prevents proximal backflow of fluid ejected from the outlet beyond the tissue-receiving space. In some embodiments, CED devices include a bullet-shaped nose proximal to a distal fluid outlet. The bullet-shaped nose forms a good seal with surrounding tissue and helps reduce or prevent backflow of infused fluid. | 05-14-2015 |
20150297874 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHUNTING FLUID - Systems and methods are provided herein that generally involve shunting fluid, e.g., shunting cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Self-cleaning catheters are provided which include split tips configured such that pulsatile flow of fluid in a cavity in which the catheter is inserted can cause the tips to strike one another and thereby clear obstructions. Catheters with built-in flow indicators are also provided. Exemplary flow indicators include projections that extend radially inward from the interior surface of the catheter and which include imageable portions (e.g., portions which are visible under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). Movement of the flow indicators caused by fluid flowing through the catheter can be detected using MRI, thereby providing a reliable indication as to whether the catheter is partially or completely blocked. Systems and methods for flushing a shunt system are also disclosed herein, as are various systems and methods for opening auxiliary fluid pathways through a shunt system. | 10-22-2015 |
20150367110 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHUNTING FLUID - Systems and methods are provided herein that generally involve shunting fluid, e.g., shunting cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Self-cleaning catheters are provided which include split tips configured such that pulsatile flow of fluid in a cavity in which the catheter is inserted can cause the tips to strike one another and thereby clear obstructions. Catheters with built-in flow indicators are also provided. Exemplary flow indicators include projections that extend radially inward from the interior surface of the catheter and which include imageable portions (e.g., portions which are visible under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). Movement of the flow indicators caused by fluid flowing through the catheter can be detected using MRI, thereby providing a reliable indication as to whether the catheter is partially or completely blocked. Systems and methods for flushing a shunt system are also disclosed herein, as are various systems and methods for opening auxiliary fluid pathways through a shunt system. | 12-24-2015 |
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20130123237 | NOVEL CYCLIC AZABENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS ANTI-DIABETIC AGENTS - Novel compounds of structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension. | 05-16-2013 |
20140057893 | SUBSTITUTED CYCLOPROPLY COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT - Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included | 02-27-2014 |
20140206681 | BTK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I | 07-24-2014 |
20140221333 | BTK INHIBITORS - Provided are 6-5 membered fused pyridine ring compounds according to Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their use in therapy. In particular, provided is the use of membered fused pyridine ring compounds in the treatment of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) mediated disorders. | 08-07-2014 |
20150353570 | BTK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders. | 12-10-2015 |
20160002224 | NOVEL INDOLE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS ANTI-DIABETIC AGENTS - Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension. | 01-07-2016 |
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20100151839 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Proactive Call Context, Call Screening and Prioritization - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which enable a user of a communications device to receive a notification of a priority and a context of a call before answering the call. A caller records a short phrase to be played on the callee's device either in place of ringing or following a predetermined amount of rings controlled by the callee's preferences. Among the callee's preferences is a selection of priority, such as among low, high, and critical. When callee's communications device is in any of these modes, every incoming call is intercepted giving the caller the opportunity to provide a short phrase for the context of the call and choose a priority level. This short phrase is played on the callee's communications device if the specified priority of the call matches or exceeds the current mode set on the callee's communications device, and the callee may answer. If the specified priority of the call falls below the current mode set, then the short phrase and priority are saved, but the call is ignored. Optional device configuration allows a special tone, vibration pattern, or beep to occur on the callee's communications device indicating a call has been ignored. The recorded phrase can then be reviewed on demand. The above solution can also be extended to provide a quick glimpse into the voicemail, either in place of the current tone indicating a voicemail has arrived, or immediately following. | 06-17-2010 |
20100306590 | Automated Testing Platform for Event Driven Systems - A platform for the automated testing of event driven software applications is provided. A source environment is replicated to a target environment. The target environment includes a target system. A test case is defined with a target system, specific attributes and verification information. The attributes of the test case include the target system. The test case is fired. An event is simulated for the test case based on the target system and the specific attributes. The simulated event is transmitted to the target environment. The results of the test case being fired are determined based on verification information. The results are recorded to a data store. | 12-02-2010 |
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20120173243 | Expert Conversation Builder - An expert conversation builder contains a knowledge database that includes a plurality of dialogues having nodes and edges arranged as directed acyclic graphs. Users and authors of the system interface with the knowledge database through a graphical interface to author dialogues and to create expert conversations as threads traversing the node in the dialogues. | 07-05-2012 |
20120239699 | SHARED DATA MANAGEMENT IN SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE PLATFORM - Shared data management in software-as-a-service platform may provide a common object data schema for one or more data objects and one or more data attributes associated with said one or more data objects stored in a master database. A plurality of applications may be enabled to be deployed dynamically on a platform and interoperate by sharing said data values stored in the master database. Data trading is enabled in which applications request permissions to read from or write to, or both, the master database, and in which the requests are mediated by granting or denying permissions. | 09-20-2012 |
20120303672 | FEDERATION OF MULTI-LEVEL MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Federating multiple-level master data management systems may include a first set of master data management nodes having one or more common characteristics. A first group master data management node may be assigned to centrally manage the first set of master data management nodes, the first group master data management node maintaining master data management functionalities at a group level and providing a single logical view of master data to the first set of master data management nodes. Each master data management node in the first set has data access link with the first group master data management node based on implementation style of said each master data management node. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303673 | DATA STEWARDSHIP IN FEDERATED MULTI-LEVEL MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Managing data stewardship in multi-level MDM systems may include a steward data composer that creates data steward repository for a master data management system to define relationships between data stewards and data objects for which data stewards are responsible and steward data consolidator that creates an integrated data steward repository by combining multiple data steward repositories. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303692 | FEDERATION OF MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Federating master data management systems may include a network-aware adapter configured with a host master data management node. The network-aware adapter may establish one or more links with other master data management systems to allow the system to work together and leverage each other's data. | 11-29-2012 |
20140006319 | EXTENSION TO THE EXPERT CONVERSATION BUILDER | 01-02-2014 |
20140018048 | COORDINATING DATA SHARING AMONG APPLICATIONS IN MOBILE DEVICES - Coordinating data sharing among applications in mobile devices, in one aspect, may include a shared data manager application on a mobile device that manages data trade requirements of a plurality of mobile applications, and permission grants or denials to reads and writes of data managed by the shared data manager and used by the plurality of mobile applications. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020043 | AUTOMATING AND/OR RECOMMENDING DATA SHARING COORDINATION AMONG APPLICATIONS IN MOBILE DEVICES - Coordinating data sharing among applications in mobile devices, in one aspect, may include a shared data manager application on a mobile device that manages data trade requirements automatically of a plurality of mobile applications, and permission grants or denials to reads and writes of data managed by the shared data manager and used by the plurality of mobile applications. | 01-16-2014 |
20140067378 | Expert Conversation Builder - An expert conversation builder contains a knowledge database that includes a plurality of dialogues having nodes and edges arranged as directed acyclic graphs. Users and authors of the system interface with the knowledge database through a graphical interface to author dialogues and to create expert conversations as threads traversing the node in the dialogues. | 03-06-2014 |
20140129536 | DIAGNOSING INCIDENTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE MANAGEMENT - Diagnosing and detecting causes of an incident may comprise classifying the incident by keywords, searching for co-occurring and reoccurring group of incidents, summarizing commonalities in the group of incidents, correlating the group of incidents with causes, defining association rules between the commonalities, and predicting potential problems based on the correlated group of incidents with causes. | 05-08-2014 |
20140149411 | BUILDING, REUSING AND MANAGING AUTHORED CONTENT FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT - Building, reusing and calibrating network of authored content, in one aspect, may comprise clustering a plurality of problem tickets into one or more clusters. The clusters may be associated to one or more FAQ nodes in a FAQ network. The associated one or more FAQ nodes may be checked to determine whether the nodes are part of a broken branch. If the one or more FAQ nodes leads to a broken branch, a user may be notified to update the branch, e.g., with an answer or resolution to the one or more FAQ nodes. | 05-29-2014 |
20140214884 | MANAGING AND IMPROVING QUESTION AND ANSWER RESOURCES AND CHANNELS - Methods and arrangements for handling user queries. Submitted queries are accessed, and there are identified queries as being insufficiently addressed. A priority is estimated for the identified queries, and the identified queries are ordered based on the estimated priority. A priority-ordered list of queries is provided as output. | 07-31-2014 |
20150127631 | BEST AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE DIALOG - Recommending problem resolution knowledge, in one aspect, may comprise determining a given product information associated with a product by searching an information network. The given product information may comprise a type of the given product, one or more features associated with the given product, and temporal information associated with the given product. One or more related products may be retrieved from the knowledge base. Related product information associated with each of the one or more related products may be determined, e.g., by searching the information network. At least one related product is selected that has the related product information that most closely matches the given product information. A dialog network from the knowledge base associated with the at least one related product is presented for the problem resolution of the given product. | 05-07-2015 |
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20130191137 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONICALLY PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to a method for electronically prescribing controlled substances on a wide area network that includes a health care provider system (HCP system), an electronic prescription system (EP system), a third party identification validation system (third party IDV system), and a pharmacy system, and includes: a) the EP system receiving from the HCP system an electronic prescription entered by a provider for a controlled substance, a first identification factor, and a second identification factor; b) the EP system authenticating the first identification factor and transmitting the second identification factor to the third party IDV system for authentication; and c) upon the first identification factor being approved by the EP system and the EP system receiving approval of the second identification factor from the third party IDV system, the electronic prescription being certified for transmission to the pharmacy system as a certified electronic prescription for the controlled substance. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRNICALLY PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to a method for electronically prescribing controlled substances on a wide area network that includes a health care provider system (HCP system), an electronic prescription system (EP system), a third party identification validation system (third party IDV system), and a pharmacy system, and includes: a) the EP system receiving from the HCP system an electronic prescription entered by a provider for a controlled substance, a first identification factor, and a second identification factor; b) the EP system authenticating the first identification factor and transmitting the second identification factor to the third party IDV system for authentication; and c) upon the first identification factor being approved by the EP system and the EP system receiving approval of the second identification factor from the third party IDV system, the electronic prescription being certified for transmission to the pharmacy system as a certified electronic prescription for the controlled substance. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191139 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONICALLY PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to a method for electronically prescribing controlled substances on a wide area network that includes a health care provider system (MCP system), an electronic prescription system (EP system), a third party identification validation system (third party IDV system), and a pharmacy system, and includes: a) the EP system receiving from the HCP system an electronic prescription entered by a provider for a controlled substance, a first identification factor, and a second identification factor; b) the EP system authenticating the first identification factor and transmitting the second identification factor to the third party IDV system for authentication; and c) upon the first identification factor being approved by the EP system and the EP system receiving approval of the second identification factor from the third party IDV system, the electronic prescription being certified for transmission to the pharmacy system as a certified electronic prescription for the controlled substance. | 07-25-2013 |
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20140169539 | Sender Driven Call Completion System - A method and a system for completing an incomplete call made by a calling party to a called party, provide a call completion application on a calling party device. The call completion application detects an incomplete call, which is a call that is not connected to a called party device or a short duration call that does not enable an intended communication to occur between the calling party and the called party. The call completion application determines one or more call completion actions, for example, setting a reminder, transmitting media data, etc., to be performed to complete the incomplete call, for example, based on user selections, a duration of the incomplete call, user configuration of the call completion application on the calling party device, etc. The call completion application triggers execution of the determined call completion actions based on one or more action execution criteria for completing the incomplete call. | 06-19-2014 |
20140342708 | Multi-modal Early Media - A method and system for transmitting early media notifications (EMNs) of communication services, for example, call completion, etc., is provided. A network component, a calling party device, and/or a called party device detect a call made by a calling party to a called party, and occurrence of events, for example, a call attempt, start of ringing the called party, an incomplete call, call redirection, etc. A multi-modal early media application (MMEMA) transmits one or more EMNs in more than one mode, for example, a text and audio mode for viewing and/or listening, to the calling party at any time instant, for example, immediate, during or after play of a ring back tone, prior, immediate, or after detection of an incomplete call or call redirection, etc. The MMEMA triggers billing of the calling party based on the calling party's action or a non-action after the EMNs transmission to the calling party. | 11-20-2014 |
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20130220813 | ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING CONDENSATION ON SURFACES - The articles and methods described herein provide a way to manipulate condensation on a surface by micro/nano-engineering textures on the surface and filling the spaces between the texture features with an impregnating liquid that is stably held therebetween or therewithin. The articles and methods allow droplets of water, or other condensed phases, even in micrometer size range, to easily shed from the surface, thereby enhancing contact between a condensing species and the condensing surface. It has been found that dropwise condensation is enhanced by the use of an impregnating (secondary) liquid that has a relatively high surface tension, and, even more preferably, an impregnating liquid that has both a high surface tension and a low viscosity. | 08-29-2013 |
20130340840 | ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR LEVITATING LIQUIDS ON SURFACES, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - Methods described herein provide a way to reduce or eliminate drag and adhesion of a substance flowing over a surface by creating a vapor cushion via evaporation of a phase-changing material of or on the surface or encapsulated within textures of the surface. The vapor cushion causes the flowing substance to be suspended over the surface, greatly reducing friction, drag, and adhesion between the flowing substance and the surface. The temperature of the flowing substance is above the sublimation point and/or melting point of the phase-changing material. The phase-changing material undergoes a phase change (evaporation or sublimation) upon contact with the flowing substance due to local heat transfer from the flowing substance to the material, generating a vapor cushion between the solid or liquid material and the flowing substance. | 12-26-2013 |
20140178611 | APPARATUS AND METHODS EMPLOYING LIQUID-IMPREGNATED SURFACES - In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to apparatus comprising a liquid-impregnated surface, said surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a matrix of solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween or therewithin, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, one or both of the following holds: (i) 0<φ≦0.25, where φ is a representative fraction of the projected surface area of the liquid-impregnated surface corresponding to non-submerged solid at equilibrium; and (ii) S | 06-26-2014 |
20150306642 | APPARATUS AND METHODS EMPLOYING LIQUID-IMPREGNATED SURFACES - In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to apparatus comprising a liquid-impregnated surface, said surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a matrix of solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween or therewithin, and methods thereof. In some embodiments, one or both of the following holds: (i) 0<φ≦0.25, where φ is a representative fraction of the projected surface area of the liquid-impregnated surface corresponding to non-submerged solid at equilibrium; and (ii) S | 10-29-2015 |
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20100217626 | System and Method for Clinical Strategy for Therapeutic Pharmacies - A system and method of distributing pharmaceutical prescriptions within a network of pharmacies based on the review of prescription claim data and patient medical state to enable stratification of patients, wherein each pharmacy within the network has been established to handle one or more particular patient medical states. | 08-26-2010 |
20120150797 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAFELY TRANSPORTING LEGACY DATA TO AN OBJECT SEMANTIC FORM DATA GRID - A computer system architecture and process transforms the organizing principles of business data management seen in traditional or common place settings across disparate data stores into an object-semantic model. The transformation is implemented in a transitory, managed risk implementation approach for data access migration. This approach will enable data agility and will move data storage closer to information storage, while supporting the rapid development of business capabilities. This approach will bridge the gaps between relational database/file based storage (less expressive) and object-semantic representation (more expressive). This process/method will connect information residing in legacy data structures such as relational database/file based storage on disk drives to instances populating an expressive object-semantic model in persistent grid based memory. It will also maintain a linkage between the original legacy data to the enhanced object-semantic data allowing for ongoing modernization and removing the need for point migrations. | 06-14-2012 |
20120303382 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING A CHANGE TO A PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN - Systems and methods for simulating a change to a prescription drug plan may be provided. In response to receiving a request to simulate the change to the prescription drug plan, a prescription drug spend and/or trend application may retrieve data related to the prescription drug plan from a database. A model that includes a plurality of calculations to simulate the change may be applied to the retrieved data A user computing device may be provided with an indication of an impact on the prescription drug plan responsive to the at least one change based at least in part on the application of the model to the retrieved data. The modeling of the change may be related, for example, to an option to reduce spend and/or trend as determined by the spend and/or trend application. | 11-29-2012 |
20130297349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLINICAL STRATEGY FOR THERAPEUTIC PHARMACIES - A system and method of distributing pharmaceutical prescriptions within a network of pharmacies based on the review of prescription claim data and patient medical state to enable stratification of patients, wherein each pharmacy within the network has been established to handle one or more particular patient medical states. | 11-07-2013 |
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20080294236 | Endoprosthesis with Select Ceramic and Polymer Coatings - An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, includes a ceramic, such as IROX, having a select morphology and composition and a polymer coating, both of which are deposited by pulsed laser deposition. | 11-27-2008 |
20080294246 | Endoprosthesis with Select Ceramic Morphology - An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, includes a ceramic, such as IROX, having a select morphology and composition. | 11-27-2008 |
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20140088989 | Rapid Learning Community for Predictive Models of Medical Knowledge - A predictive model of medical knowledge is trained from patient data of multiple different medical centers. The predictive model is machine learnt from routine patient data from multiple medical centers. Distributed learning avoids transfer of the patient data from any of the medical centers. Each medical center trains the predictive model from the local patient data. The learned statistics, and not patient data, are transmitted to a central server. The central server reconciles the statistics and proposes new statistics to each of the local medical centers. In an iterative approach, the predictive model is developed without transfer of patient data but with statistics responsive to patient data available from multiple medical centers. To assure comfort with the process, the transmitted statistics may be in a human readable format. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095203 | MEDICAL WORKFLOW DETERMINATION AND OPTIMIZATION - Workflows for medical entities are determined and evaluated by determining a plurality of medical tasks based on an analysis of a plurality of electronic medical records of a medical entity. A workflow of the medical entity is determined based on a sequence of medical tasks, the sequence determined based on the analysis of the plurality of electronic medical records, and an evaluation of the workflow is performed based on a predefined criterion. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095204 | AUTOMATED MEDICAL COHORT DETERMINATION - Inclusion of a patient in a medical category is determined by triggering an analysis of an electronic medical record of the patient in response to an input of data into the electronic medical record. Identifying characteristics that indicate inclusion in the medical category with the analysis, and determining a probability the patient belongs to the medical category based on the identified characteristics. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095206 | ADAPTIVE MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM - Adaptive medical data collection for medical entities may involve triggering an analysis of electronic records in response to information input into an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) of a patient. Determining a potential condition for the patient based on the analysis. Identifying additional information indicated as relevant to the potential condition of the patient, and generating a request for the identified additional information. | 04-03-2014 |
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20160110510 | Medical Workflow Determination And Optimization - Workflows for medical entities are determined and evaluated by determining a plurality of medical tasks based on an analysis of a plurality of electronic medical records of a medical entity. A workflow of the medical entity is determined based on a sequence of medical tasks, the sequence determined based on the analysis of the plurality of electronic medical records, and an evaluation of the workflow is performed based on a predefined criterion. | 04-21-2016 |