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20090044814 | Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions - Devices, systems, and methods are provided by maintaining tissue regions in desired orientation in or along an airway, e.g., for reducing or preventing snoring and/or sleep disordered breathing events, such as sleep apnea. | 02-19-2009 |
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20100313885 | METHOD OF USING A SPOOL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY OF A GASEOUS DRUG - A method for delivering a dose of a gaseous drug to a patient with a respiratory disorder including powering a control circuit via a power supply, determining a normal resting breath rate for the patient via the control circuit, determining a current breath rate for the patient via the control circuit, comparing the current breath rate to the normal resting breath rate; determining a dose of the gaseous drug for the patient based on the comparison, positioning a spool valve within a spool valve assembly; and delivering the determined dose through the low flow valve, the high flow valve, and/or a combination of the low flow valve and the high flow valve, and the continuous flow valve based on the position of a spool valve. The control circuit may control a low flow valve, a high flow valve, and a continuous flow valve. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313888 | SPOOL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERY OF A GASEOUS DRUG - A spool valve assembly for a gaseous drug delivery device includes a housing, a gas inlet, a continuous flow orifice, a valve outlet, a valve mounting surface, a spool valve, a patient outlet, an exhaust chamber with a pressure sensor detecting inhalation and a gaseous drug path to the patient, and a control circuit connected to the pressure sensor. The gas inlet includes a port connected to a gaseous drug supply, with a first portion inside the housing and a second portion outside the housing. The valve mounting surface includes a mount for a high flow valve and a low flow valve, with the valve mounting surface between the gas inlet and the valve outlet. The spool valve includes a knob, an outer surface, sealing members and a counter bore, with a first portion of the knob inside the housing and a second portion outside the housing. | 12-16-2010 |
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20140268939 | FAULT TOLERANT POWER SUPPLY INCORPORATING INTELLIGENT GATE DRIVER-SWITCH CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED POWER - A fault tolerant power supply system includes at least one load switch configured to connect an input voltage to an output node of the load switch when the load switch is turned on and at least one power channel coupled to the load switch to receive the input voltage. The power channel is configured as a buck converter and includes at least a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch. The fault tolerant power supply system is configured to measure a current flowing through the low-side power switch, to determine that the current flowing through the low-side power switch has exceeded a current limit threshold, and to disable the low-side power switch and the load switch in response to the determination that the current flowing in the low-side power switch has exceeded the current limit threshold. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277802 | FAULT TOLERANT POWER SUPPLY INCORPORATING INTELLIGENT LOAD SWITCH TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED POWER - A fault tolerant power supply system includes at least one load switch circuit configured to connect, using a main switch, an input voltage to an output node of the load switch circuit when the load switch circuit is turned on and at least one power channel coupled to the load switch circuit to receive the input voltage. The power channel is configured as a buck converter and includes at least a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch. The fault tolerant power supply system is configured to measure a current flowing through the main switch of the load switch circuit, to determine that the current flowing through the main switch of the load switch circuit has exceeded a current limit threshold, and to disable the main switch of the load switch circuit and the low-side power switch of the power channel in response to the determination that the current flowing in the main switch has exceeded the current limit threshold. | 09-18-2014 |
20150311780 | FAULT TOLERANT POWER SUPPLY INCORPORATING INTELLIGENT GATE DRIVER-SWITCH CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED POWER - A fault tolerant power supply system includes at least one load switch configured to connect an input voltage to an output node of the load switch when the load switch is turned on and at least one power channel coupled to the load switch to receive the input voltage. The power channel is configured as a buck converter and includes at least a high-side power switch and a low-side power switch. The fault tolerant power supply system is configured to measure a current flowing through the low-side power switch, to determine that the current flowing through the low-side power switch has exceeded a current limit threshold, and to disable the low-side power switch and the load switch in response to the determination that the current flowing in the low-side power switch has exceeded the current limit threshold. | 10-29-2015 |
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20140262446 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURFACE CONNECTIVITY OF ORIENTED CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS - An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material. | 09-18-2014 |
20150282312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURFACE CONNECTIVITY OF ORIENTED CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS - An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material. | 10-01-2015 |