| 06th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
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| 20140039609 | HOLDERS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES - An improved holder and storage system for prosthetic heart valves that pre-shields or pre-constricts the commissure posts of the valve to prevent suture looping. Pre-shielding and pre-constriction mean at the time of manufacture, so that the valves are stored with the commissure posts shielded and/or constricted. The holders may have solid legs that directly contact and constrict and hold the commissure posts without the use of sutures in tension that might creep over the time in storage. The holder may have a base in contact with the inflow end and a shaft portion that projects through the valve leaflets and cooperates with movable legs on the outflow end of the valve in contact with the commissure posts. The holders may, alternatively, have flexible leg members that extend through the valve and have distal end portions configured to extend over and shield the tips of commissure posts. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039610 | Transcatheter Prosthetic Heart Valve Post-Dilatation Remodeling Devices and Methods - A system and method for restoring (e.g., replacing) a defective heart valve of a patient. A delivery system is manipulated to percutaneously deliver and implant a stented prosthetic heart valve to a native heart valve. A post-dilatation balloon is percutaneously delivered to the implantation site, and a compliant segment thereof is arranged within a region of the implanted prosthesis. The balloon is inflated such that the compliant segment expands and contacts the prosthesis, expanding a remodeling region of the prosthesis to a remodeled state. With these and related techniques, remodeling of an implanted, stented prosthetic heart valve to better match the native valve shape is possible, providing many benefits such as reducing the risk of paravalvular leaks. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039611 | TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS - A prosthetic cardiac valve comprises an anchor having an atrial skirt, an annular region, and a ventricular skirt. The prosthetic valve also has a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets each having a first end and a free end. The first end is coupled with the anchor and the free end is opposite the first end. The prosthetic cardiac valve has an open configuration in which the free ends of the prosthetic valve leaflets are disposed away from one another to allow antegrade blood flow therepast, and a closed configuration in which the free ends of the prosthetic valve leaflets engage one another and substantially prevent retrograde blood flow therepast. The anchor has a collapsed configuration for delivery to the heart and an expanded configuration for anchoring the prosthetic cardiac valve to a patient's heart. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039612 | Method for Stabilizing a Cardiac Valve Annulus - A method for stabilizing a cardiac valve annulus is provided. The method includes intravascularly delivering a prosthesis to a region of a cardiac valve, expanding the prosthesis to secure the prosthesis to the region of the cardiac valve, and reducing the inner diameter of the prosthesis to form the region of the cardiac valve into a predefined shape. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039613 | METHODS FOR REPLACING A CARDIAC VALVE - A method for replacing a cardiac valve includes an expandable support member having oppositely disposed first and second ends, a main body portion extending between the ends, and a prosthetic valve within the main body portion. The main body portion has an annular shape for expanding into position in the annulus of the valve. The first and second ends include a plurality of upper and lower wing members movable from a collapsed condition into an extended condition for respectively engaging a first section of cardiac tissue surrounding the valve and for: engaging a portion of the native valve leaflets to pin the leaflets back against the annulus. The second end further includes at least two strut members spaced apart from each other. A respective one of the strut members is attached to at least one commissural section of the prosthetic valve to prevent prolapse of the valve leaflets. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039614 | Stent-Valves For Valve Replacement and Associated Methods and Systems for Surgery - Stent-valves (e.g., single-stent-valves and double-stent-valves) and associated methods and systems for their delivery via minimally-invasive surgery are provided. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039615 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL AND PERCUTANEOUS REPAIR OF HEART VALVE LESIONS - The devices and methods relate to surgical and percutaneous repair of heart valve regions. The devices may be structured to conform to the desired shape of a specific patient. The devices may include a frame and an artificial body onto which leaflets of the valve may coapt or rest. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039616 | INTRAOCULAR LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an intraocular lens having a novel structure with high utility which is easy to adapt to patients, and can improve quality of vision (QOV). In an intraocular lens, an optical characteristic is set rotationally symmetric around an optical axis, and a spherical aberration of a size corresponding to a coma aberration remaining in a patient's eye after extraction of a human lens of the eye is set. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039617 | Breast Implant Assembly - A medical implant assembly and method having a medical implant, e.g. a breast prostheses, attached to a biological interface. The biological interface is comprised of a dermal material with capsular contracture inhibiting properties so that once the medical assembly is inserted into the host, the biological interface, which is intimately coupled to the implant, prevents/reduces capsular contracture formation around the implant. The biological interface comprises a plurality of apertures along its periphery, and attaches to the medical implant by receiving a plurality of attachment flaps or appendages located on the exterior surface of the medical implant within or through the apertures. The attachment of the biological interface is such that the assembly remains intact even where the attachment flaps loosen upon expansion of the implant after insertion into a host, as where the implant is therein injected to a desired dimension. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039618 | HYBRID BREAST IMPLANT AND TISSUE EXPANDER, METHODS OF MAKING AND USE OF SAME - An implant includes a first container and a plurality of members disposed in the first container. The implant can be made by attaching a member to a second container disposed in the first container and inserting the second container in the first container. The implant can be used by disposing the implant into a subject and adjusting a volume of a fluid in the implant. Additionally, a tissue expander includes an outer container; and an inner container disposed in the outer container and comprising: a reticulated frame comprising a plurality of struts which interconnect; a void disposed between the struts in the reticulated frame; and a projection connected to the struts to cover the void. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039619 | Septal implant - A rhinological implant for straightening the nasal septum is fastened on both sides of a septum (S), separating left and right sides of a nasal cavity of a human nose, on the outer surface of the septum (S), in the left and the right sides of the nasal cavity. Before implantation, the implant is folded up from an initially flat blank into an implantable three-dimensional shape. The implant has a central back section which in an implanted state wraps around the free lower edge of the septum. Two side sections are provided on either side of the central back section to extend symmetrically with respect to the central back section. In the implanted state, the two side sections bear via the entire surface against the two diametrically opposed outer surfaces of the septum (S). | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039620 | DEVICE FOR TISSUE REPAIR - A based device for use as tissue repair includes a median part between two end parts. The median and end parts have a different tensile stiffness. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039621 | MONOLITHIC ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT WITH AN ARTICULAR FINISHED SURFACE - A monolithic material including a first region having a first variability of strength and a second region joined to the first region, the second region having a second variability of strength, wherein the monolithic material has a variability of strength less than the first variability of strength of the first region and less than the second variability of strength of the second region. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039622 | Expandable Fusion Device and Method of Installation Thereof - The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an intervertebral implant. The intervertebral implant may be configured to transition from a collapsed configuration having a first height and a first width to an expanded configuration having a second height and a second width. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039623 | Stabilizing Joints - An intervertebral spacer and stabilization implant includes a plate having sockets configured for retaining a fastener passable through the socket and into an adjacent vertebral body. One or more connecting projections extend from a side of the plate, to mate with projections extending from a spacer body. A plurality of teeth project from at least one of the upper or lower surfaces of the spacer body, and a chamber is formed through the spacer body to enable bone fusion between the vertebrae. The combined plate and spacer may be inserted to lie completely within the intervertebral space, or a portion of the plate may overlie a vertebral body. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039624 | Intervertebral Implant Devices For Supporting Vertebrae And Devices And Methods For Insertion Thereof - Implant devices for implantation within an intervertebral space are provided, together with methods and tools for use therewith. Implant devices of the present invention include an implant body formed of a synthetic bone substitute material, such as a nanocrystalline calcium phosphate material. The implant body and the methods and tools used therewith are configured to optimize strength and stability of the implant, minimize areas of stress concentration in the implant body and promote bone growth through the implant body and fusion of the vertebra. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039625 | A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE, LATEROVERTICALLY EXPANDING, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC SCAFFOLDING - A laterovertically expandable scaffolding is provided for supporting an intervertebral disc space using a minimally invasive procedure. The scaffolding can be configured to provide a low-profile entry in a collapsed configuration through the single point of entry through the annulus. The expanding including laterally expanding at least a portion of a first support and at least a portion of a second support away from each other; and, vertically expanding at least a portion of the first support or at least a portion of the second support for a distraction of the intervertebral space. The lateral movement can include a rotation at a point of intersection between the first support and the second support, the intersection being biased anteriorly in the intevertebral space to facilitate the adding of the grafting material. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039626 | PIVOTAL LATERAL CAGE AND METHOD OF INSERTION - A process for inserting a pivotable interbody spacer including an insertion instrument configured to manipulate a pivotable interbody spacer during insertion, wherein the insertion instrument includes means for coupling the interbody spacer and a means for fixing the angular position of the interbody spacer. According to one method for inserting an interbody spacer in a spinal disk space, the interbody spacer is grasped by the insertion instrument and fixed at a first angular position. The interbody spacer is next inserted into a surgical site. Next, the interbody spacer is released from a first angular position. Then, the insertion instrument is pivoted about a coupling of the interbody spacer such that the interbody spacer is in a second angular position. The angular position of the interbody spacer is then fixed in the second angular position. This insertion process continues until the interbody spacer is positioned in the desired location. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039627 | IMPLANT FOR TRANSFORAMINAL INTRACORPOREAL FUSION - The invention relates to an implant for the transforaminal intracorporeal fusion of lumbar vertebral column segments. At least some sections of the surface areas that are in direct contact with the spinal column are provided with an anti-dislocation mechanism ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039628 | ALLOGRAFT INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to an allograft intervertebral implant sized and configured for insertion between adjacent vertebral bodies in a spinal fusion surgery. The implant is preferably manufactured from two or more pieces of allograft bone joined together by a joint, more preferably a dovetail joint. The dovetail joint being sized and configured to substantially follow the exterior shape or surface of the intervertebral implant. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039629 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - A method of inserting an expandable intervertebral implant is disclosed. The implant preferably includes first and second members capable of being expanded upon movement of first and second wedges. The first and second wedges, while being capable of moving with respect to each other and the first and second members are also preferably attached to the first and second members. In addition, the first and second wedges are preferably capable of moving only in a first direction, while movement in a second direction is inhibited. The first and second wedges are also preferably prevented from torsionally moving with respect to the first and second members. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039630 | OSTEOSYNTHESIS DEVICE - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an intramedullary osteosynthesis or arthrodesis implant including a central body, a first pair of legs extending from the central body to a pair of leg tips, and a second pair of legs extending from the central body, in a direction opposite the first pair of legs, to a pair of leg tips such that the central body, first pair of legs and second pair of legs are positioned alongside a longitudinal axis. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039631 | PATIENT-ADAPTED AND IMPROVED ARTICULAR IMPLANTS, DESIGNS AND RELATED GUIDE TOOLS - Methods and devices are disclosed relating improved articular models, implant components, and related guide tools and procedures. In addition, methods and devices are disclosed relating articular models, implant components, and/or related guide tools and procedures that include one or more features derived from patient-data, for example, images of the patient's joint. The data can be used to create a model for analyzing a patient's joint and to devise and evaluate a course of corrective action. The data also can be used to create patient-adapted implant components and related tools and procedures. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039632 | GLENOID VAULT FIXATION SYSTEM - A glenoid vault fixation device includes a body and at least one blade anchor. Interchangeable glenoid articular components connect to the body. The set of interchangeable components may address a continuum of glenoid and/or total shoulder indications. The body may provide multiple attachment points for the blade anchor, or may accept multiple anchors. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039633 | PROSTHETIC DEVICES TO IMPROVE JOINT MECHANICS IN ARTHROPLASTY - Disclosed herein is a kit that includes a humeral stem having a central longitudinal axis, the humeral stem configured to attach to a resected bone; a first tuberosity component having a first thickness relative to the central longitudinal axis of the humeral stem; a second tuberosity component having a second thickness relative to the central longitudinal axis of the humeral stem, wherein the first thickness of the first tuberosity component is different than the second thickness of the second tuberosity component; and at least one proximal segment configured to engage at least one of the first tuberosity component and the second tuberosity component. In an embodiment, the first thickness of the first tuberosity component is at least 20 mm relative to the central axis of the humeral stem, and the second thickness of the second tuberosity component is at least 20 mm relative to the central axis of the humeral stem. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039634 | JOINT PROSTHESIS SYSTEM WITH POSITIONABLE HEAD - A prosthesis system includes at least one stem including a cavity, a plurality of heads having a head coupling portion, at least one first coupler including a first upper coupling portion and a first lower coupling portion, the first upper coupling portion configured to couple with the head coupling portion of each of the plurality of heads and the first lower coupling portion configured to couple with the stem with a predetermined version angle and a predetermined inclination angle, and at least one second coupler including a second upper coupling portion and a second lower coupling portion, the second upper coupling portion configured to couple with the head coupling portion of each of the plurality of heads and the second lower coupling portion configured to couple with the stem with any of a plurality of version angles and any of a plurality of inclination angles. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039635 | JOINT PROSTHESIS HAVING A BENDING HINGE THAT COMPRISES A SPREADING AXLE - A joint prosthesis has a bending hinge, which is formed by a hinge fork and an axle pin, which comprises two axle stubs, which are arranged in an installation position for insertion, in which installation position the axle stubs are retracted in a coupling piece, and in an expanded position after implantation by movement in the axial direction into aligned hinge holes of the hinge fork, wherein the axle pin has two bearing areas at the ends of the axle pin and a joining area lying therebetween, and the axle pin is separated in the joining area along a plane extending in the axial direction, which plane intersects with the jacket of the axle pin at two points. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039636 | Connecting Mechanism for Medial and Lateral Polyethylene Bearing Surfaces for Knee Replacement - Disclosed herein are improved methods, apparatus and/or systems for a tibial implant assembly that can facilitate balancing, positioning, insertion, locking and maneuvering of the modular tibial inserts during knee surgery. The system may include a plurality of modular tibial inserts with locking or engagement mechanisms that allow creation of a modular insert assembly, and a corresponding tibial tray and optional tray components. The system allows the quick and convenient mating and locking of the tibial insert assembly to the tibial tray. The various components can accommodate mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing designs for the tibial tray. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039637 | SLEEVE FOR MODULAR REVISION HIP STEM - The present disclosure provides a femoral prosthesis for use during a revision procedure. The femoral prosthesis includes a body, a neck, a stem, and a sleeve. The sleeve facilitates reattachment of an osteotomized proximal femur, specifically the greater trochanter, following a revision femoral prosthesis surgery involving an extended trochanteric osteotomy. Additionally, the sleeve promotes ingrowth of the osteotomized proximal femur with the sleeve. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039638 | Method And Apparatus For Acetabular Reconstruction - A trial system for a prosthesis is described. The prosthesis can include an acetabular prosthesis generally for implantation in an acetabulum and the surrounding pelvis. The acetabular prosthesis includes an acetabular cup having a substantially concave inner surface and a substantially convex outer surface. One trial shell or a collection of trial shells are provided to trial a range of motion of the hip joint before implanting a shell prosthesis into the acetabular prosthesis. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039639 | Methods and Devices for Conduit Occlusion - The present invention comprises systems, methods and devices for the delivery of compositions for occluding or of means for opening conduits. The implantable occlusive material may be delivered pre-formed or in situ cured and, may be a resorbable material that supports tissue ingrowth that eventually replaces the material leaving little or no original material in place. The delivery system is positioned to allow for placement of the occlusive material into the body conduit. Use of delivery systems, methods and devices for re-opening an occluded body conduit are also included. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039640 | METHOD OF DOSE CONTROLLED APPLICATION OF BONE GRAFT MATERIALS BY WEIGHT - Methods of providing dose controlled application of bone graft materials are disclosed. In particular, methods for determining a target quantity of bone graft material for clinical application in order to ensure maximum clinical results are provided. These methods comprise determining the target weight of the material to be applied. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039641 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF FLOW WITHIN THE ANATOMIC TRACTS OF THE BODY - The systems and methods described herein related generally to a device that enables the directional control of flow through an anatomical tract of the body. More particularly, the device described herein includes a valve from a plurality of projections. In some implementations, the projections are configured as flaps, posts, or any combination thereof. In some implementations, the device is implanted into a patient's esophagus to prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease. The plurality of projections allow flow into a patient's stomach while substantially preventing a backflow of undesired fluids from the patient's stomach to the patient's esophagus. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039642 | PROSTHETIC ANKLE MODULE - A prosthetic ankle module allows for translational and/or rotational movement of a prosthetic foot relative to an adapter. The ankle module can include a four-bar linkage assembly. Links of the linkage assembly can be arranged in various configurations, e.g., parallel or non-parallel and having equal or non-equal lengths, to provide different functions and benefits, e.g., dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, vertical shock absorption, inversion, eversion, and/or rotation about the sagittal axis. Other types of linkage assemblies are also possible. A prosthetic foot can further include a support spring to limit the range of motion of the adapter in use. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039643 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROSTHETIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A prosthetic device includes an inner socket assembly including an upper interface member having a generally cylindrical outer periphery, the outer periphery defining a diameter and a length, the diameter being substantially greater than the length, and an outer socket assembly including a lower interface member having a recess correspondingly-shaped to the outer periphery of the upper interface member. At least a portion of the upper interface member is received within the recess of the lower interface member to secure the inner socket assembly to the outer socket assembly. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039644 | MODULAR PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND PROSTHESIS SYSTEM - An adjustable prosthesis system for a residual limb includes: an adjustable outer shell having an adjustable inner volume and an adjustable inner shape; at least one closure component attached to the adjustable outer shell and adapted to adjust at least one of the adjustable inner volume and the adjustable inner shape of the adjustable outer shell; an inner liner adapted to receive the residual limb and to be inserted in the adjustable inner volume of the adjustable outer shell; and an adjustable connector having a proximal end adjustably connected to a distal end of the adjustable outer shell and adapted to provide concurrently for a plurality of directional adjustments and/or angular adjustments of a position of the distal end of the adjustable outer shell relative to the proximal end of the adjustable connector, a distal end of the adjustable connector being adapted to connect to a prosthetic device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039645 | Prosthetic Ankle Joint Mechanism - A prosthetic foot and ankle assembly includes a foot component and an ankle joint mounted thereto and having a fixed range of dorsi-plantar flexion. The ankle joint includes a joint mechanism in the form of a hydraulic linear piston and cylinder assembly having a pair of chambers on opposite sides of the piston to provide hydraulic damping continuously over the range of dorsi-plantar flexion. The joint mechanism further includes a valve arrangement controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid between the chambers. The valve arrangement includes first and second adjustable valves for independently controlling dorsi-flexion damping resistance and plantar-flexion damping resistance respectively. The joint mechanism includes a first flexion limiter that limits dorsi-flexion of the joint mechanism to a dorsi-flexion limit and a second flexion limiter that limits plantar-flexion of the joint mechanism to a plantar-flexion limit, thereby defining the fixed range of dorsi-plantar flexion. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039646 | SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND PROGRAM - Upon receiving an update registration request for operating state data from a user I/F controller (a device controller), an arbitrator determines whether to permit the update registration request. Upon permission, the arbitrator retains the update registration request for operating state data. If the update registration request is sent by the user I/F controller (the device controller) and the request is permitted by the arbitrator, the user I/F controller (the device controller) generates FIFO registration data, stores the data in a first FIFO buffer (a second FIFO buffer), and saves the data in a display data storage (a device control data storage). If the arbitrator is retaining an update registration request by the other controller, the user I/F controller (the device controller) retrieves the FIFO registration data from the second FIFO buffer (the first FIFO buffer) and saves the data in the display data storage (the device control data storage). | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039647 | ANALYZING APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to an analyzing apparatus control system which can manage the usage degree of consumable parts and provide a user with information on the replacement of the consumable parts, and aims at providing a user with more meaningful information than ever before. The analyzing apparatus control system includes: a usage managing unit | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039648 | SYSTEM FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PLANT OR OTHER FACILITY - The present invention is a computerized inspection and maintenance system for an industrial plant or other facility. The system comprises a plurality of software modules which are both interactive with inspectors, maintenance, and supervisory personnel and interact with one another | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039649 | METHOD FOR THE EFFICIENT PROTECTION OF SAFETY-CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF A CONTROLLER AND A CONTROLLER - In a method for operating a controller, at least one input data are processed into at least one output data by using an algorithm. For checking the output data, a second determination of the output data is performed only for output data in a group that does not contain all possible output data. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039650 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AT LEAST ONE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE BY MEANS OF AT LEAST ONE PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The invention relates to a device for monitoring and/or controlling ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039651 | Electronic Analysis of Athletic Performance - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented athletic performance analysis method that includes obtaining, at a computer system, first motion data reflecting motion of a sporting device during one or more drills performed by an athlete. The method also includes creating and storing action data by identifying a plurality of portions of the motion data, where each of the portions correspond to one or more actions by the athlete; comparing the action data for the athlete, with the computer system, to corresponding aggregated action data for a plurality of other athletes to determine a relative skill level for the athlete with respect to the one or more actions; and generating data for a report that reflects the relative development level of the athlete. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039652 | ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE DATA SYSTEM AND METHOD - An athletic performance data system has an athletic field data collection system for obtaining athletic performance data and athlete identifying information for plural athletes at an athletic performance event. An athletic data host server receives the athletic performance test data and athlete identifying information from the athletic field data collection system, and the athletic performance data and athlete identifying information are posted to an athletic performance web site in a separate, personalized page for each of the plural athletes. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039653 | INTERACTIVE FEATURE GAME - A gaming machine comprises a display, a game player input means and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display. The game controller controls play of a game in which a winning game result causes a prize to be awarded to a game player. The game comprises an interactive sequence related to a tournament in which a representation of a first video-player, of one team is displayed. An action of the first video-player to be executed is selected by the game player via the game player input means and the game controller selects an action to be performed by another video player. Depending on an outcome resulting from the selected actions, an award is made to the game player. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039654 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION RESOLUTION SERVER AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - An information providing system includes a sound emission device for emitting, as sound wave, identification information modulated into a sound signal, an identification information resolution server including a mapping table in which the identification information, valid time information and the address information of a content are stored to be associated, and a mobile terminal device for transmitting the identification information demodulated from a picked-up sound wave to the identification information resolution server thereby obtaining address information and accessing the content using the obtained address information. When received the identification information from the mobile terminal device, the identification information resolution server returns the address information of a corresponding content to the mobile terminal device when the time information is within a valid time. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039655 | Apparatus and Method for Self-Tuning a Processing System - A method and apparatus is disclosed for automatically adjusting a recovery time for a processing system to recover from an idle mode to a normal operation mode in order to improve the efficiency of resource utilization, such as energy consumption. The processing system can be one that is used in semiconductor manufacturing, and include a process tool supported by an auxiliary device, such as a vacuum pump or abatement device. A number of parameters can be controlled to adjust the recovery time of the auxiliary device. One or more of those parameters can be increased or decreased based on comparison between a measured, actual recovery time and a predetermined, target recovery time, at the end of each recovery cycle. As such, the actual, measured recovery time can gradually converge with the predetermined, target recovery time, thereby optimizing the resource utilization of the processing system. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039656 | AUTOMATED PLANNING OF CONTROL EQUIPMENT OF A TECHNICAL SYSTEM - A method of producing a specific planning document for control equipment to be planned for a technical system, in particular for power plant control equipment to be planned for a power plant, and to a device designed to carry out the method are provided. A specific description of a technical system is created. Using the specific description, planning objects are selected from an archive having specified planning objects. Then the selected planning objects are adapted to the system using the specific description, wherein the specific planning document is formed from the adapted or specific planning objects. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039657 | ORTHOPODS AND EQUIPMENT TO GENERATE ORTHOPEDIC SUPPORTS FROM COMPUTERIZED DATA INPUTS - Systems and methods of measuring feet and designing and creating orthopedic inserts are described. The method can include measuring a pressure the foot exerts during a stride at a plurality of points over a period of time, and analyzing a pressure at the plurality of points over the period of time and designing the orthopedic inserter based on the analysis. The system can include a device that measures a pressure exerted by foot at a plurality of times at each of a plurality of points and a computer connected to the device, the computer having a memory that stores the measured pressures and a program operable to analyze the measured pressures to create a design of an orthopedic insert. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE INJECTION GUIDES - Systems and methods for wearable injection guides are described, which include: acquiring one or more digital images of a body region of an individual with at least one image capture device; creating a digitally rendered model of a wearable injection guide from the one or more digital images of the body region of the individual; adding one or more digitally rendered fiducials indicative of at least one treatment parameter to the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide; and forming the wearable injection guide from the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide, the formed wearable injection guide including one or more fiducials corresponding to the one or more digitally rendered fiducials on the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039659 | FABRICATION OF OBJECTS WITH ENHANCED STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS - A source model describing a modeled object is identified. A preliminary fabrication model is automatically identified from the source model. A structural analysis of the fabrication model is automatically performed, resulting in the identification of a critical point and a corresponding failure mode at the critical point. The preliminary fabrication model is automatically modified to adjust the structural integrity of the modeled object with respect to the failure mode at the critical point, thereby producing an updated fabrication model. The object is printed on a three dimensional printer using the updated fabrication model. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039660 | SPECTROGRAPHIC MONITORING OF A SUBSTRATE DURING PROCESSING USING INDEX VALUES - Methods, systems, and apparatus for spectrographic monitoring of a substrate during chemical mechanical polishing are described. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes storing a library having a plurality of reference spectra, each reference spectrum of the plurality of reference spectra having a stored associated index value, measuring a sequence of spectra in-situ during polishing to obtain measured spectra, for each measured spectrum of the sequence of spectra, finding a best matching reference spectrum to generate a sequence of best matching reference spectra, determining the associated index value for each best matching spectrum from the sequence of best matching reference spectra to generate a sequence of index values, fitting a linear function to the sequence of index values, and halting the polishing either when the linear function matches or exceeds a target index or when the associated index value from the determining step matches or exceeds the target index. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039661 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE PRE-BACK-GRINDING PROCESS DEFECTS - A system for reducing processing defects during processing of a semiconductor wafer prior to back-grinding the wafer includes a table having one or more holes formed therein, wherein the table comprises at least one of a chuck table or a support table, wherein the holes are perpendicular to the surface upon which a pre-back-grinding (PBG) process occurs. The system further includes one or more sensors disposed in said holes for monitoring a parameter during the PBG process. The system further includes a computer-implemented process control tool coupled with the one or more sensors and configured to determine whether the PBG process will continue. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039662 | AUGMENTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A variety of techniques are disclosed for visual and functional augmentation of a three-dimensional printer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039663 | AUGMENTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A variety of techniques are disclosed for visual and functional augmentation of a three-dimensional printer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039664 | RELIABILITY TEST SCREEN OPTIMIZATION - Methods and systems optimize power usage in an integrated circuit design by sorting the integrated circuit devices after manufacture into relatively slow integrated circuit devices and relatively fast integrated circuit devices to classify the integrated circuit devices into different voltage bins. The methods and systems establish a bin-specific reliability testing processes for each of the voltage bins and test the integrated circuit devices using a tester. This allows the methods and systems to identify as defective ones of the integrated circuit devices that fail the bin-specific integrated circuit reliability testing processes of a corresponding voltage bin. The methods and systems remove the defective ones of the integrated circuit devices to allow only non-defective integrated circuit devices to remain and supply the non-defective integrated circuit devices to a customer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039665 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROL OF A DRIVE FOR A TOOL OR WORKPIECE - A method for control of a drive for a tool or workpiece uses pilot control and a device with a control apparatus, the pilot control taking place depending on a frequency of movement which corresponds to a reference variable. In this way, a contouring error can be advantageously reduced. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039666 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND COMPENSATING FOR A BACKLASH OF A MACHINE TOOL - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a torque variation of a servomotor, which is measured in a numerical control apparatus of an existing numerical control machine tool, is observed, and a backlash is detected by calculating a transfer distance of an output shaft of the servomotor at a torque peak, without adding additional positioning detection equipment, thereby detecting an accurate backlash amount without adding additional equipment. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039667 | STATION FOR PREPARING ORDERS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SHAFT FOR VERTICALLY ACCUMULATING AND SEQUENTIALLY DISPENSING CONTAINERS - There is proposed a unit including a station for preparing orders, controlled by a control system. The station has a first circuit that includes a first outward conveyor, which receives containers for storing products, and an accumulator for accumulating a predetermined quantity of storage containers received on the first outward conveyor. The accumulator includes: at least one first shaft comprising superposed mobile positions that can each receive and downwardly move at least one storage container, the at least one first shaft vertically accumulating and sequentially dispensing storage containers previously placed in the positions; and at least one first elevator moving vertically along the at least one first chute up to each of the locations of the at least one first chute. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039668 | PHARMACEUTICAL STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF STORING AND RETRIEVING PHARMACEUTICALS - A pharmaceutical storage and retrieval system and a method of storing and retrieving pharmaceutical containers from the system. The system includes a pharmaceutical storage and retrieval and a controller operatively coupled to the device to control storage and retrieval functions of the device. The device includes a gantry assembly, a shelving assembly, a user access assembly, and a user authorization system that function in a coordinated manner to carry out the storage and retrieval functions of the device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039669 | METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND SORTING AND SYSTEM FOR EXERCISING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method of handling a variety of objects of different size, shape and weight, where each object is to be transported to a specific destination, where the transportation involves transportation on a conveyor system ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039670 | SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AN ASSEMBLY LINE WORKSTATION - A method of processing a sample for an assembly line workstation for a body fluid test includes: receiving application information including a sample number; checking a sample of a sample rack to acquire a sample checking result; matching the sample checking result with the sample number to determine if a match succeeds; and if a match is not successful, pausing dispatch of the sample rack. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039671 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESS AUTOMATION USING A PIN AND BUSHING ARRAY - An apparatus and method for transferring plurality of samples from one sample container to another one is disclosed wherein each sample is randomly accessible and can be “cherry picked”. The disclosed method of actuation allows for using a smaller number of actuators than the number of sample transferring channels or pins and thereby simplifies the design and control of the sample transferring apparatus. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039672 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPENSATION OF MEDICATIONS FROM A MEDICATION DISPENSER - The present invention provides a method and a system for controlling the dispensation of medications from a medication dispenser, which includes medication packages containing medications to be taken at predetermined taking times. The method comprises several steps, including providing the medication dispenser with a medication profile of a patient and notifying the medication dispenser of a period of absence of the patient. Thereafter, the medications that should be taken by the patient during the period of absence are determined and the appropriate medications delivered to the patient. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039673 | BANKNOTE HANDLING APPARATUS - A banknote handling apparatus includes: a first winding storage unit; a second storage unit; a transport unit; a recognition unit; and a control unit. The first storage unit stores the banknotes, while providing a mark associated with inventory amount information of the first storage unit. To perform a reconciliation process for the first storage unit, the control unit allows some of the banknotes stored in the first storage unit to be fed from the first storage unit, based on the mark, for recognition by the recognition unit, and determines an inventory amount of the first storage unit based on a result of the recognition and the inventory amount information associated with the mark. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039674 | Projector Positioning - A method and apparatus is provided for identifying information to facilitate adjusting a projector's position to achieve a specified projected image on a projection surface. In an embodiment, a computing device comprising one or more sensors, which have a known spatial relationship with a projector, includes a position adjustment service configured to identify, based at least in part on the known spatial relationship between the one or more sensors and the projector, a current position of the projector relative to positions of a plurality of reference points that define a projection surface. The position adjustment service is further configured to determine a target position for the projector, determine differences between the current position of the projector and the target position for the projector, and perform one or more actions based upon the determined differences between the current position of the projector and the target position for the projector. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039675 | INSTRUCTIONAL HUMANOID ROBOT APPARATUS AND A METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to an instructional humanoid robot. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus and a method for having an instructional robot which is capable of physically and instructionally demonstrating the correct manner of performing the Islamic prayer and similar other Islamic or Muslim teachings. The instructional humanoid robot can also be programmed to perform any teaching or instructions as desired by the user or an operator. The instructional humanoid robot can also be preprogrammed to perform certain functions via the aid of a computer or similar device. The instructional humanoid robot can also be interactive via instructions and information accessed from a library, databank or similar other program storage device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039676 | AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION APPARATUS, AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTION APPARATUS - An attribute about person's mobility capability is judged by a human movement attribute acquisition unit. Candidate paths for a detected person to move along are created by a human path candidate creation unit based on information about the person and a predicted time left for a collision between the autonomous locomotion apparatus and the person. A movement load for each candidate path is evaluated by a human path load evaluation unit based on an attribute of person's movement. A path which imposes a minimum movement load on the person, i.e., a path suitable for the person's mobility capability and the easiest for the person to avoid the autonomous locomotion apparatus is selected by a human path determination unit. A path for the autonomous locomotion apparatus to guide the person to the selected path is planned by a guide path planning unit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039677 | Robots Comprising Projectors For Projecting Images On Identified Projection Surfaces - Robots including projectors for projecting images on identified projection surfaces are disclosed. A robot includes a housing, an electronic control unit coupled to the housing, a projector coupled to the housing, a human recognition module coupled to the housing, and a projection surface identification module coupled to the housing. The projector, the human recognition module, and the surface identification module are communicatively coupled with the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes a non-transitory memory that stores a set of machine readable instructions and a processor for executing the machine readable instructions. When executed by the processor, the machine readable instructions cause the robot to recognize a human using the human recognition module, identify a projection surface using the projection surface recognition module, and project an image on the identified projection surface with the projector. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039678 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT AND THE ROBOT - A control method for suppressing vibration of a robot arm including a plurality of coupled links and driving units configured to drive the links includes calculating a first arm speed from at least one of acceleration and an angular velocity detected in a damping position for suppressing vibration, calculating a third arm speed according to the detected first arm speed and a second arm speed in the damping position calculated on the basis of a driving amount of the driving units, and subjecting the driving units to correction control on the basis of the calculated third arm speed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039679 | APPARATUS FOR TAKING OUT BULK STORED ARTICLES BY ROBOT - An article take-out apparatus including, acquiring a reference container image including an open end face of a container by imaging operation by an camera, setting an image search region corresponding to a storage space of the container based on the reference container image, setting a reference plane including the open end face of the container, calculating a search region corresponding to the image search region based on a calibration data of the camera stored in advance, converting the search region to a converted search region, taking out 3D points included in the converted search region by projecting a plurality of 3D points measured by the 3D measuring device on the reference plane, and recognizing positions of articles inside the container using the 3D points. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039680 | Companion Robot For Personal Interaction - A mobile robot that includes a robot body, a drive system having one or more wheels supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, and a riser having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the riser disposed on the robot body. The robot also includes a head disposed on the distal end of the riser. The head includes a display and a camera disposed adjacent the display. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039681 | Surgical Manipulator Capable of Controlling a Surgical Instrument in Multiple Modes - A surgical manipulator for manipulating a surgical instrument and an energy applicator extending from the surgical instrument. The surgical manipulator further includes at least one controller configured to determine a commanded pose to which the energy applicator is advanced, wherein the commanded pose is determined based on a summation of a plurality of force and torque signals. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039682 | NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF A BIOFUEL FERMENTATION PROCESS - A system and method are provided for managing batch fermentation in a biofuel production process. A nonlinear control model of yeast growth and fermentable sugar concentration for biofuel (e.g., fuel ethanol) production in a batch fermentation process (pure and/or fed-batch fermentation) of a biofuel production process is provided. Process information for the batch fermentation process is received, and the nonlinear control model executed using the process information as input to determine values of one or more fermentation process variables for the batch fermentation process, e.g., fermentation temperature and/or enzyme flow, for substantially maximizing yeast growth and achieving target fermentable sugar concentrations. The batch fermentation process is then controlled in accordance with the determined values for the one or more fermentation process variables to substantially maximize yeast growth and achieve target fermentable sugar concentrations, where substantially maximizing yeast growth and achieving target fermentable sugar concentrations substantially maximizes biofuel production in the batch fermentation process. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039683 | INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROL FABRIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data center infrastructure management (DCIM) system having an infrastructure control fabric (ICF) subsystem for enabling a manager component of an independent computing device to communicate directly with the DCIM system. The DCIM system, in one embodiment, may have a manageability subsystem engine for monitoring data being transmitted from the independent computing device. A domain model may be included that has an extension relating to information on the independent computing device. A services server may be used which provides a shared services infrastructure layer. The ICF subsystem may have components located in each of the manageability subsystem engine, the domain model, on the services server, and in the manager component of the independent computing device, to enable the independent computing device to directly query the DCIM system to obtain at least one of real time power, cooling and space information that is useful for the independent computing device to know before at least one of initiating an operation or continuing with an operation. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039684 | AMBIENCE RENDERING CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of operating an ambience control system ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039685 | Sensor Installation in a Building Management System - A sensor is installed in a building management system by determining a sensor type of the sensor from among a plurality of supported sensor types based on information collected by a mobile device of a user; identifying configuration information required by the building management system for the determined sensor type; obtaining the required configuration information from the user using an interface on the mobile device, wherein at least a portion of the interface is generated to accommodate one or more requirements of the building management system with respect to the determined sensor type; and providing the obtained required configuration information to the building management system. The sensor type and unique identifier of the sensor can be automatically determined. Portions of the required configuration information for the determined sensor type can be automatically populated using default information for the determined sensor type. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039686 | OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY USE THROUGH MODEL-BASED SIMULATIONS - A facility implementing systems and/or methods for achieving energy consumption/production and cost goals is described. The facility identifies various components of an energy system and assesses the environment in which those components operate. Based on the identified components and assessments, the facility generates a model to simulate different series/schedules of adjustments to the system and how those adjustments will effect energy consumption or production. Using the model, and based on identified patterns, preferences, and forecasted weather conditions, the facility can identify an optimal series or schedule of adjustments to achieve the user's goals and provide the schedule to the system for implementation. The model may be constructed using a time-series of energy consumption and thermostat states to estimate parameters and algorithms of the system. Using the model, the facility can simulate the behavior of the system and, by changing simulated inputs and measuring simulated output, optimize use of the system. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039687 | FIELD CUSTOM FREQUENCY SKIPPING - A method, system, and control system for operating a HVAC system having one or more variable-speed components is provided. The method includes running the one or more variable-speed components at a first setpoint, and determining that the first setpoint generates a response having an intensity above a threshold. The response includes a vibration, a noise, or a combination thereof. The method further includes logging the first setpoint into a list of setpoints to avoid. The method also includes, in response to determining that the first setpoint generates the response having the intensity above the threshold, adjusting the one or more variable-speed components to a second setpoint. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039688 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLING SOLUTION DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD - An air-conditioning control solution displaying device includes an indicator calculating portion that calculates one or more indicators to evaluate similarity of the detail of air-conditioning control based on operating volumes and/or state distributions for a Pareto solution, a similarity calculating portion that calculates similarity of the Pareto solution to a reference Pareto solution, based on the indicators for the Pareto solution and the indicators for the reference Pareto solution, which is selected as a reference from Pareto solutions, a Pareto solution displaying portion that displays a plot of symbols for the individual Pareto solutions, based on evaluation values for the individual Pareto solutions, calculated by objective functions, at coordinate locations corresponding to the evaluation values on a display screen, and displays the symbols for the individual Pareto solutions differentiated in accordance with a similarity to the reference Pareto solution. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039689 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD - An air-conditioning controlling device includes an indicator calculating portion that calculates one or more indicators for evaluating, for each individual Pareto solution, similarity of the detail of air-conditioning control based on the operating volumes and/or the state distributions for the Pareto solution, a similarity calculating portion that calculates, for each Pareto solution, similarity of the Pareto solution to a reference Pareto solution, based on the indicators for the Pareto solution and the indicators for the reference Pareto solution, which is selected as a reference from the Pareto solutions, and an air-conditioning instructing portion that sends, to the air-conditioning system, the operating volumes of the Pareto solution with the least similarity to the reference Pareto solution from among the Pareto solutions belonging to the new air-conditioning controlling mode when there is a change, to a new air-conditioning controlling mode, of the air-conditioning controlling mode that is applied to the air-conditioned space. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO OPTIMIZE AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods for using the geographic location of networked consumer electronics devices as indications of occupancy of a structure for purposes of automatically adjusting the temperature setpoint on a thermostatic HVAC control. At least one thermostat is located inside a structure and is used to control an HVAC system in the structure. At least one mobile electronic device is used to indicate the state of occupancy of the structure. The state of occupancy is used to alter the setpoint on the thermostatic HVAC control to reduce unneeded conditioning of unoccupied spaces. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039691 | Multi-Dimensional Heating and Cooling System - Methods and system for facilitating multi-dimensional personal heating and cooling. User information is used as a mean to configure the temperature in a surrounding environment, thereby facilitating comfort for a user and, in the case wherein multiple users are accessing an area, classifying the area into a number of regions and maintaining each region at a different temperature and guiding the users to desired regions. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039692 | HVAC CONTROL WITH COMFORT/ECONOMY MANAGEMENT - A programmable thermostat may be configured to control one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with a programmable schedule. The HVAC equipment may be capable of modifying a temperature of an inside space with at least a primary stage and an auxiliary stage. The programmable thermostat may include a memory for storing operating parameters of the programmable thermostat, a user interface configured to accept modification of operating parameters, including one or more droop values, and a controller coupled to the memory and the user interface. The controller attempts to control the temperature of the inside space with the primary stage of the HVAC equipment, but if the temperature of the inside space deviates from a desired setpoint temperature value by more than or equal to a programmed droop value, the controller may activate the auxiliary stage. In some instances, the user interface of the programmable thermostat may be configured to allow a user to selectively override one or more of the applicable droop values. In some instances, the droop value that is used may depend on the current operation condition of the controller. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039693 | INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTOR CONTACT CLEANING - In some examples, a portable data terminal (PDT) is configured to vibrate when it is installed in a base (e.g., of a docking station), which may help improve the electrical contact between the PDT and the base. For example, when the PDT is installed in a base and subsequently vibrated, the electrical contacts of the PDT may vibrate against opposing electrical contacts in the base, which may help remove contaminants, such as dirt and other debris, from between the electrical contacts of the PDT and the base. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039694 | PERIODICITY DISTURBANCE SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND PERIODICITY DISTURBANCE SUPPRESSION METHOD - In a torque ripple suppression control effected by a periodicity disturbance observer, it is necessary to consider plant fluctuation and fluctuation of plant characteristics caused by over time usage. Thus, improvement for robustness to an identification model error has been required. For fulfilling this requirement, there is provided a system that includes a phase correction amount calculation portion | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039695 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH A USER INTERFACE INCLUDING STATUS ICONS - An irrigation management system includes a monitoring system, a controller and a user interface. The monitoring system monitors an operational status of the irrigation system, including a current position, a travel status, a direction of travel, and a fault status. The user interface displays a map view of a geographic area including an irrigated area corresponding to the irrigation system. A graphical element in the map view provides a visual indication of the operational status of the irrigation system. The controller receives monitoring information from the monitoring system and continuously updates the user interface to reflect changes in the operational status of the irrigation system, such that the graphical element reflects a current status of the irrigation system. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039696 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A system for managing irrigation equipment comprises a first irrigation system for applying water in a first irrigated area, a second irrigation system for applying water in a second irrigated area, a control system for controlling the irrigation systems, and a user interface for enabling a user to configure the control system. The user interface presents a map view of a geographic area including the irrigated areas and includes a first graphical element corresponding to the first irrigation system and a second graphical element corresponding to the second irrigation system. The user interface further presents a first interactive control panel for controlling the first irrigation system concurrently with the map view when the user selects the first graphical element, and presents a second interactive control panel for controlling the second irrigation system concurrently with the map view when the user selects the second graphical element. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039697 | IRRIGATION CONTROLLER WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTER AND NETWORKED REMOTE SERVICE - Some embodiments provide systems for use in controlling irrigation, comprising: an irrigation controller configured to couple with one or more valves at a site and to control activation and deactivation of the one or more valves in accordance with an irrigation schedule stored in the irrigation controller; a wireless adapter directly communicationally coupled through a direct wired connection with the irrigation controller; and a network adapter wirelessly coupled over a point-to-point wireless communication path with the wireless adapter, wherein the network adapter is configured to further couple through a direct wired connection with a local router configured to provide communication over a distributed network to a remote server; wherein the wireless adapter is configured to poll the irrigation controller to acquire and locally store status information; and the wireless adapter is configured to communicate, over the point-to-point wireless channel, the status information to the server. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039698 | DATA COMMUNICATION IN A MULTI-WIRE IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An irrigation control device having a modulator that modulates data onto an alternating power signal by distorting amplitude of a first leading portion of selected cycles of the alternating power signal, and permit effectively a full amplitude of the alternating power signal on a following portion of the selected cycles, wherein the first leading portion and the following portion are either both on a high side of a cycle or both on a low side of a cycle of the alternating power signal. The irrigation control device further includes an interface configured to couple the modulator to a multi-wire interface coupled to a plurality of irrigation devices to permit the alternating power signal to be applied to the multi-wire interface. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039699 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER GRID AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT OF GRID ELEMENTS - Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of active grid elements. Grid elements are transformed into active grid elements following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity. Also preferably, messaging is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039700 | HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL APPARATUS, HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CONTROL METHOD - A home electric appliance control apparatus communicates with a server that manages information about electric appliances in the home, and includes a detecting unit configured to detect whether a power supply source that supplies power to the electric appliances in the home is an external power transmission network or a backup power supply, a first communication unit configured to access an external network via a network connecting apparatus that receives power from the external power transmission network, a second communication unit configured to access the external network via a terminal that can operate without receiving the power, a selecting unit configured to select the first communication unit or the second communication unit according to the detected power supply source, and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit or second communication unit as selected to transmit information about the home electric appliance to the server. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039701 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER GRID AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT OF GRID ELEMENTS - Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of active grid elements. Grid elements are transformed into active grid elements following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity. Also preferably, messaging is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039702 | Contingency Screening in Multi-Control Area Electrical Power Systems Using Coordinated DC Power Flow - A new approach in contingency analysis is presented based on a modular method for power flow calculation. The proposed method exploits reuse of power flow data for modules not affected by an outage. The method minimizes the number of necessary computations and matrix inversions in contingency analysis; this is achieved by recalculating only the modules affected by the change and reusing data from the original system for all other modules. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039703 | System, method, and apparatus for electric power grid and network management of grid elements - Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of active grid elements. Grid elements are transformed into active grid elements following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity. Also preferably, messaging is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTION OF GAS TURBINE HOT GAS PATH AND ROTOR PARTS FROM THERMAL DISTRESS - A system for operating a gas turbine includes a controller configured to: receive input from a plurality of sensors that sense parameters of the gas turbine during operation; run a first model of the operation of the gas turbine from one or more of the parameters; determine one or more unmeasured variables of the operation from the first model; run a second model of process variables from one or more of the sensed parameters and one or more of the unmeasured variables; determine differences between the process variables and associated boundaries; and adjust one or more effectors of the gas turbine to maintain a predetermined margin between the process variables and hardware physical limits. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039705 | CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - A control unit for an electric machine. The control unit has a processing unit and a power output stage connected to the processing unit. The power output stage is connected to outputs of the control unit for stator coils of a stator of the electric machine. The processing unit is designed to supply current to the power output stage for generating a stator field, in particular a rotating magnetic field. The control unit comprises an electrical energy store, in particular an intermediate circuit capacitor or accumulator, connected to the power output stage. The control unit includes an input for a control signal, for example a temperature signal. The processing unit is preferably designed to actuate the power output stage as a function of the temperature signal such that the energy store can be heated by a current application pattern generated by the power output stage. The current application pattern corresponds to a stator field which cannot generate an effective torque or a rotary motion, such as a full revolution of a rotor of the electric machine. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039706 | CONTROL INSTALLATION MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY FOR A PLURALITY OF DC ELECTRICAL UNITS - A control installation includes a DC power supply ( | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER COGENERATION - The invention includes systems and methods for power cogeneration. In certain embodiments the cogeneration systems include one or more units that are modularized; in some of these embodiments, the modules contain components that are integrated and ready for use with a control system that optimizes a result for the cogeneration plant. In some cases, the cogeneration system is part of a network of cogeneration systems. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140039708 | COGENERATION NETWORKS - The invention provides systems and methods for a network of cogenerations systems. In some cases, each system includes at least one cogeneration plant and at least one host facility, where the systems in the network are under the control of a common control system that optimizes a result for the network as a whole. In some cases, each cogeneration system in the network has an individual profile that is used by the control system for controlling that individual cogeneration system. In some cases, one or more of the cogeneration plants is assembled from a set of at least two modular transportable units where the modular units contain sensors that are configured to be ready for transmission of inputs to the common control system with little or no modification when the units are assembled into the final cogeneration plant and actuators or actuator systems that are configured to be ready for reception of outputs from the common control system with little or no modification when the units are assembled into the cogeneration plant. | 2014-02-06 |
