08th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200054846 | BREATHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BREATHING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A breathing apparatus includes a control unit configured to control operation of the breathing apparatus based on at least a first input value and a second input value. The breathing apparatus also includes a graphical user interface connected to the control unit. The control unit is configured to display a visual output on the graphical user interface including an area defined by a first axis and a second axis. In addition, the breathing apparatus includes an input unit configured to provide selection of a portion of the area. The control unit is configured to set the first input value in response to the position of the selected portion relative the first axis and to set the second input value in response to the position of the selected portion relative the second axis. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054847 | FLOW PATH SENSING FOR FLOW THERAPY APPARATUS - A respiratory flow therapy apparatus including a sensor module can measure a flow rate of gases or gases concentration provided to a patient. The sensor module can be located after a blower and/or mixer. The sensor module can include at least an ultrasonic transmitter, a receiver, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor and/or a flow rate sensor. The receivers can be immersed in the gases flow path. The receivers can cancel delays in the transmitters and improve accuracy of measurements of characteristics of the gases flow. The receivers can allow for detection of a fault condition in a blower motor of the apparatus. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054848 | AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An airway management device comprising a body having a proximal end for receiving an oxygen supply tube and an distal end for insertion into a trachea of a patient; said body including a linear portion adjacent to the proximal end and a curved portion adjacent to the distal end; said body including an external shell and having a first bore through said shell for receiving the oxygen supply tube; wherein flexural strength for said airway management device is provided by said shell. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054849 | INTUBATION STYLETS - Certain embodiments are directed to a laryngoscopy device and methods of use thereof, the device having a curved, hollow stylet with a handle and a flexible bougie contained at least partially within the hollow stylet, the bougie being extendable out of the end of the stylet for use in guidance of a hollow endotracheal tube. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054850 | PATIENT INTERFACE - A seal-forming structure for a patient interface may include a patient-contacting surface configured to engage the patient's facial skin to form a seal; a posterior opening formed in the patient-contacting surface, the posterior opening configured to provide the flow of air at said therapeutic pressure to the patient's nares; and a support structure extending from the patient contacting surface to an interior surface of the seal-forming structure, the support structure and the interior surface forming a continuous loop, wherein the patient interface is configured to allow the patient to breath from ambient through their mouth in the absence of a flow of pressurised air through the plenum chamber inlet port, or the patient interface is configured to leave the patient's mouth uncovered. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054851 | HEADGEAR, INTERFACE AND AN ASSEMBLY - This invention relates to a headgear component as a part of a headgear. The component comprising a backstrap, a first ear loop extending from one end of the backstrap, the first ear loop following a path defining a first ear opening, and a second ear loop extending from another end of the backstrap, the second ear loop following a path defining a second ear opening. A first pair of connection zones is on the first ear loop, each connection zone spaced an equal distance from the backstrap and spaced from each other, and a second pair of connection zones on the second ear loop, each connection zone spaced an equal distance apart from the backstrap and spaced from each other. A connection zone of the first pair and a connection zone of the second pair are on a first side of the backstrap, and a connection zone of the first pair and a connection zone of the second pair are on a second (other) side of the backstrap, wherein the headgear component is substantially of a symmetrical shape. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054852 | TRACHEAL INTUBATION DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF APNEIC OXYGENATION AND SUCTION - This disclosure discloses a tracheal intubation device designed to improve safety during intubation attempts. The device allows for the delivery of medical gas (such as oxygen) flow through the endotracheal tube itself during intubation attempts. This moves the source of apneic oxygen lower in the patient's airway to bypass anatomy that otherwise can obstruct medical gas flow. The device can also switch on-demand to generating suction through the endotracheal tube to clear away fluids that block the intubator's view and that block medical gas flow. There are currently no devices that can deliver both medical gas and on-demand suction using the endotracheal tube as the flow conduit during the process of intubation. The present device accomplishes these tasks while incorporating non-obvious elements to optimize its use and efficacy. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054853 | Nanotube-Based Humidification - A humidifier uses a field of hydrophobic, nanotubes (e.g., vertically aligned carbon nanotubes) to humidify a gas. Voids in the field form liquid flow channels that are wide enough for liquid water to pass through. The nanotubes are spaced close enough to each other to prevent the water from escaping the channels. Water in the channels is absorbed by gas that flows and/or diffuses between the nanotubes. Humidity levels in the gas can be measured and controlled to a desired level by controlling the rate of flow of gas through the humidifier, controlling heating of the gas, and/or adjusting the total area of molecular transfer from the water to the gas by providing multiple banks of nanotubes and controlling the number of banks through which the gas flows. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054854 | Sleeping Machine - A sleeping machine includes sleeping machine comprising a housing, a base mounted on a lower portion of the housing, a top cover mounted on an upper portion of the housing, a main control module mounted in the housing, and an electromagnetic module mounted in the housing. The electromagnetic module is electrically connected with the main controller of the main control module. Thus, the electromagnetic module transmits electromagnetic waves with a specified frequency, so as to release and comfort the user, thereby helping the user sleep easily and comfortably. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054855 | PLATFORM INSERT FOR BOWL, BOWL WITH PLATFORM, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A filament platform insert for insertion into a bowl includes a plurality protruding stages and a plurality of recesses that are each formed in arcuate shapes to form a plurality of arcuate filament channels. An access channel extending along the platform insert, between a top and bottom, and between a rear and front, provides access for insertion of a finger or tool for manipulating an endovascular filament stored in the filament channel. The platform insert is dimensioned such that alignment of multiple such platforms will form filament raceways within a bowl for the coiled reception and storage of multiple endovascular filaments, with each filament reliably isolated from one another. In an alternative configuration, an endovascular filament bowl may be made to have the filament platform as a monolithic component thereof. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054856 | "Ureteral Catheters, Bladder Catheters, Systems, Kits and Methods for Inducing Negative Pressure to Increase Renal Function" - Ureteral or bladder catheters are provided, including (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion that includes one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations and is configured to establish an outer periphery or protective surface area that inhibits mucosal tissue from occluding the one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations upon application of negative pressure through the catheter. Systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function also are provided. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054857 | CATHETER DEVICE HAVING A CATHETER AND AN ACTUATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a catheter device, having a catheter ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054858 | Magnetic Element-Equipped Needle Assemblies - A guidance system for assisting with the insertion of a needle into a patient is disclosed. The guidance system utilizes ultrasound imaging or other suitable imaging technology. The guidance system can include an imaging device including a probe for producing an image of an internal body target, such as a vessel. One or more sensors can be included with the probe. The sensors sense a detectable characteristic related to the needle, such as a magnetic field of a magnet included with the needle. The system can include a processor that uses data relating to the sensed characteristic to determine a 3-D position of the needle, and a display for depicting the position of the needle. A needle assembly including a hub, cannula, and magnetic element is also disclosed, in which a magnetic axis of the magnetic element can be configured to be coaxially or otherwise aligned with the cannula axis. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054859 | Intra-Balloon Deflection Mechanism for Enhanced Balloon Maneuverability - A medical instrument includes an expandable balloon, an intra-balloon deflection assembly, and one or more puller wires. The expandable balloon is coupled to a distal end of a shaft for insertion into a body of a patient. The intra-balloon deflection assembly is also coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and includes a distal section of the shaft which extends partially through the expandable balloon and includes (i) an elastic element coupled to a proximal side of the expandable balloon and configured to be bent relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft, and (ii) a rigid element coupled to a distal side of the expandable balloon. The one or more puller wires are coupled to the rigid element and are configured to bend the elastic element, thereby deflecting the expandable balloon. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054860 | INTRODUCER WITH SHEATH HAVING A WITHDRAWAL SUPPORT WIRE - An introducer includes a dilator received in a lumen defined by an introducer sheath and including a dilation end extending distally beyond a distal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath includes a flat wire reinforcement having a hollow cylindrical shape sandwiched between an inner PTFE tube and an outer nylon tube. The outer nylon tube includes a distal segment that extends distally beyond the PTFE tube, which extends distally beyond the PTFE tube, which extends distally beyond the flat wire reinforcement. A withdrawal support wire has a distal end attached to a distal end turn of the flat wire reinforcement and extends in a proximal direction in parallel with a longitudinal axis between an outer surface of the nylon tube and an inner surface of the PTFE tube. The withdrawal support wire is configured to be in tension when the sheath is placed in tension to inhibit distal stretch separation breakage. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054861 | EXPANDABLE INTRODUCER SHEATH FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - An introducer sheath for the insertion of a medical device into a blood vessel having an expandable sheath. The sheath has a length, a thickness, and proximal and distal ends. The expandable sheath has a frame extending longitudinally between the proximal and the distal ends, and having an exterior surface and an interior surface that forms an interior lumen along the length of the frame. The frame is configured to achieve an expanded state and a contracted state, the expanded state forming an expanded cross-section in the lumen for passing a medical device therethrough. The frame has a smooth coating about the exterior surface and protrusions extending into the lumen along the interior surface. The introducer sheath can be introduced into a patient in the contracted state, with the distal end of the introducer sheath prevented from moving in the proximal direction by an abutment against a dilator end surface. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054862 | GUIDEWIRE WITH AN INTEGRATED FLEXIBLE TUBE - An integrated guidewire includes a wire and a flexible tube. The wire is sized and shaped to move in an anatomical material transportation system of a patient. The flexible tube is sized and shaped to move in the anatomical material transportation system, having proximal and distal ends, the proximal-end is coupled to a device external to the patient, the flexible tube is configured to transfer fluids between the distal-end and the device, and the wire and the flexible tube are intertwined with respect to one another. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054863 | DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO MEDICAL TUBES - Apparatus and methods for clearing obstructions from a medical tube are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a spool drive system is disclosed for actuating a guide wire within a medical tube. The spool drive system can be a hand held, disposable device having a spool housing with a spool therein for alternately advancing and withdrawing a guide wire through an inlet of the spool housing. A track can be spaced from and extend about a perimeter of the spool to direct the guide wire onto or off of the spool as the spool is rotated. Other embodiments and devices for actuating the guide wire, and methods therefor, also are disclosed. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054864 | GUIDE WIRE-CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A guide wire-catheter assembly includes a catheter tube having a longitudinal channel, and a guide wire configured to be movable in the longitudinal channel. The catheter tube includes a bendable part near its distal end. The bendable part includes, in the circumferential direction of the catheter tube, a varying flexibility, such that exerting a longitudinal compression force in a proximal direction at a compression location distally of the distal end part results in bending of the bendable part. The guide wire includes an expandable part, where the expandable part is movable between a non-expanded position, in which a cross section of the expandable part is smaller than a smallest cross section of the longitudinal channel of the catheter tube and an expanded position. When the expandable part is in the non-expanded position, the guide wire can be moved completely in and out of the longitudinal channel of the catheter tube. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054865 | ELUTING PERFUSION CATHETERS AND RELATED METHODS - This patent document discloses perfusion catheters and related methods for treating blood vessel lesions and abnormalities. A perfusion catheter can include an inflatable balloon, an elongate shaft operably attached to the balloon, and an optional containment structure surrounding at least a portion of the balloon. The balloon can be inflated until its outer surface contacts a wall of a blood vessel. When inflated, the balloon's inner surface defines a passage for blood to flow. The balloon can be configured to release one or more substances formulated to treat a tissue at or near the wall of a blood vessel. In an example, the balloon can include a bioactive layer, which comprises the one or more substances, overlaying an optional base layer. In an example, the balloon can include multiple filars, at least one of which is configured to elute the one or more substances through a perforation or hole in the filar. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054866 | TEMPORARY OCCLUSION BALLOON DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING BLOOD FLOW THROUGH A VASCULAR PERFORATION - A device for occluding a perforation in a blood vessel includes a catheter shaft that has a first lumen and a second lumen. The first lumen is adapted to receive at least one of a guidewire and an implanted cardiac lead, and the second lumen is adapted to receive an inflation fluid. The device further includes an inflatable balloon that is carried by the catheter shaft. The inflatable balloon is adapted to receive the inflation fluid from the second lumen, wherein the second lumen includes a cross-sectional area at a location within the catheter shaft between 0.65 mm | 2020-02-20 |
20200054867 | System And Method For Treatment Via Bodily Drainage Or Injection - Devices and methods of treating fluid retention caused by congestive heart failure or other conditions resulting in edema, lymphoedema, or significant fluid retention (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, cellulitis, venous stasis insufficiency, or damage to the lymphatic network) are described. Specifically, a treatment device is used to create a passage or cannula between the lymphatic system (or other area of the body) and an external drainage device. This device can be only temporarily located in the patient or can be implanted within the patient for longer periods of time. The physician can safely and reliably remove excess fluid from the body via the device and optionally inject other treatment agents. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054868 | NEOVAGINAL AND VAGINAL HEALTH DEVICES - The scope of the invention encompasses novel, multifunctional tools for maintaining the neovagina. The tools comprise novel dilator shapes that conform the anatomical pathway of the neovagina. The tools may further include a douching function for the effective and thorough washing of the neovagina, which is not achieved with standard douching devices. The tools may also comprise a measurement function for medical evaluation of the neovagina and to aid in proper dilation. Also presented herein are novel devices for delivery of agents to the natal vagina, including insemination devices. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054869 | MICRONEEDLE ARRAY WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENT - Microneedle arrays for introducing an active ingredient through a skin surface of a patient can include a base layer, a plurality of microneedles projecting from the base layer, and a shell layer having an active ingredient. Each of the microneedles includes an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, in which the proximal portion is attached to the base layer. Each of the microneedles can also include at least one dissolvable polymer. The active ingredient is incorporated in the shell layer, which extends around at least a portion of the elongate body. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054870 | Integrated Fiber Microneedle Device for Drug and Vaccine Delivery - Systems and methods are provided for fabricating microneedle arrays that includes electrospun fibers preferentially disposed within the microneedles of the array. Providing the electrospun fibers preferentially in the microneedles allows for more of a drug or other substance present in the fibers to be deposited into tissue or to provide other benefits. A mold for forming the microneedle arrays includes an insulating surface layer. The insulating surface layer affects the electric field during electrospinning such that electrospun fibers are deposited preferentially within the microneedle cavities of the mold relative to the surface of the mold. A bulk material can then be applied to the mold to form the bulk of the microneedles with electrospun fibers embedded within and a backing layer to which the microneedles are attached. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054871 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A CAROTID ARTERY - Systems and methods are adapted for treating the carotid artery. The systems include interventional catheters and blood vessel access devices that are adapted for transcervical insertion into the carotid artery. Embodiments of the systems and methods can be used in combination with embolic protection systems including blood flow reversal mechanisms, arterial filters, and arterial occlusion devices. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054872 | NON-INVASIVE NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OR PREVENT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND OTHER DISORDERS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing an autism spectrum disorder, a pervasive developmental disorder, or a disorder of psychological development. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve. The nerve stimulation may be used as a behavior conditioning tool, by producing euphoria in an autistic individual. Vagus nerve stimulation is also used to modulate circulating serotonin levels in a pregnant woman so as to reduce the risk of having an autistic child; modulate the levels of growth factors within a child; promote balance of neuronal excitation/inhibition; modulate the activity of abnormal resting state neuronal networks; increase respiratory sinus arrhythmia; and avert episodes of motor stereotypies with the aid of forecasting methods. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054873 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MECHANICAL STIMULATION TO NERVE, MECHANORECEPTOR, AND CELL TARGETS - Presented herein are systems, methods, and devices that provide for stimulation of nerves and/or targets such as mechanoreceptors, tissue regions, mechanoresponsive proteins, and vascular targets through generation and delivery of mechanical vibrational waves. In certain embodiments, the approaches described herein utilize a stimulation device (e.g., a wearable device) for generation and delivery of the mechanical vibrational waves. As described herein, the delivered vibrational waves can be tailored based on particular targets (e.g., nerves, mechanoreceptors, vascular targets, tissue regions) to stimulate and/or to elicited particular desired responses in a subject. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054874 | ELECTRODE INTRODUCER DEVICE - A method of generating an electric field in a target region of a patient includes inserting a set of electrodes having respective distal ends enclosed within a single elongate introducer shaft having a distal tip, into the vicinity of the target region; extending at least a pair of the electrodes to an extended position such that the electrode distal ends are deflected away from a longitudinal axis of the shaft in such a way that at least one planar projection taken in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of a distance between a pair of distal ends of the electrodes is larger than a maximal extent of a cross-section of the introducer shaft, the cross-section taken in a plane perpendicular to the a longitudinal axis at a distal end of the introducer shaft; and applying one or more electric pulses to the target tissue through the electrodes. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054875 | SHARKLET TOPOGRAPHIES TO CONTROL NEUTRAL CELL INTERACTIONS WITH IMPLANTED ELECTRODES - Tissue-engineered nerve scaffolds, articles for up-selecting desired cell proliferation and down-selecting undesired cell proliferation, and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The tissue-engineered nerve scaffold includes a hydrogel having a surface. The surface has a topography including a micropattern defined by a plurality of spaced features attached to or projected into the hydrogel. The micropattern facilitates attachment and alignment of neural cells and reduces attachment and alignment of cells associated with scar-tissue formation and encapsulation. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054876 | TREATMENT METHODS - The invention generally relates to methods for treating osteoarthritis. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve providing stimulation to a subject's central nervous system to modulate a signal sent to or from the subject's joint, thereby treating osteoarthritis. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054877 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SETTING COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM STIMULATION PARAMETERS BASED ON ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS - An apparatus associated with a cochlear implant system used by a patient directs a cochlear implant included within the cochlear implant system and implanted within the patient to generate electrical stimulation current at a predetermined current level. The apparatus further directs the cochlear implant to apply the electrical stimulation current to the patient by way of an electrode coupled with the cochlear implant, and to measure a voltage level associated with the electrode while the electrical stimulation current is applied to the patient by way of the electrode. Based on the predetermined current level and the measured voltage level, the apparatus determines an impedance of the electrode. Based on the determined electrode impedance and in accordance with a predetermined stimulation parameter adjustment constraint, the apparatus automatically adjusts a stimulation parameter associated with the cochlear implant system. Additional apparatuses and corresponding methods are also disclosed. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054878 | MANAGING THERAPY DELIVERY BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL MARKERS - Devices, systems, and methods may manage therapy delivery to a patient based on one or more physiological markers. In some examples, a method includes detecting a physiological marker that occurs prior in time to a dysfunctional phase of a physiological cycle, wherein a dysfunctional state of the physiological cycle occurs during the dysfunctional phase without treatment, responsive to detecting the physiological marker, initiating a first phase of the physiological cycle having a duration of time. The method may also include, responsive to the first phase elapsing, controlling a therapy delivery module to deliver neurostimulation therapy during a second phase that begins prior to the dysfunctional phase, wherein the neurostimulation therapy is configured to treat the dysfunctional state. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054879 | HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION USING LOW FREQUENCY TITRATION GAUGE - The techniques of the disclosure describe example medical devices, systems, and methods for delivering stimulation therapy comprising a first set of a plurality of pulses having a first amplitude, and a second set of a plurality of pulses having a second amplitude greater than the first amplitude. The second amplitude is adjusted to an adjusted second amplitude based on second amplitude being less than or greater than activation threshold. The first amplitude is adjusted based on adjusted second amplitude, and therapy is delivered based at least one the adjusted first amplitude. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054880 | PACEMAKER SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MULTIPLE SENSORS FOR RATE RESPONSE PACING - Certain embodiments of the present technology disclosed herein relate to implantable systems, and methods for use therewith, that use a temperature sensor to initially detect an onset of patient activity, and then use a motion sensor to confirm or reject the initial detection of the onset of patient activity. Other embodiments of the present technology disclosed herein relate to implantable systems, and methods for use therewith, that use a motion sensor to initially detect an onset of patient activity, and then use a temperature sensor to confirm or reject the initial detection of the onset of patient activity. The use of both a motion sensor and a temperature sensor provides improvements over using just one of the types of sensors for rate responsive pacing. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054881 | HERMETIC TERMINAL FOR AN AIMD HAVING A PIN JOINT IN A FEEDTHROUGH CAPACITOR OR CIRCUIT BOARD - A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough for an active implantable medical device includes a first conductive leadwire extending from a first end to a second end, the first leadwire second end extending outwardly beyond the device side of an insulator hermetically sealed to a ferrule for the feedthrough. A circuit board supporting a chip capacitor is disposed adjacent to a device side of the insulator and has a circuit board passageway. The first leadwire first end resides in the circuit board passageway. A second conductive leadwire on the device side has a second leadwire first end disposed in the circuit board passageway with a second leadwire second end extending outwardly beyond the circuit board to be connectable to AIMD internal electronics. The second leadwire first end is connected to the first leadwire first end and a capacitor internal metallization in the circuit board passageway. The circuit board further comprises a ground electrode plate that is connected to the ground termination of the chip capacitor and to the ferrule. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054882 | LEADLESS PACEMAKER WITH COLLAPSIBLE ANCHORING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides improved leadless pacemakers. In one embodiment, the leadless pacemaker includes an implantable pulse generator releasably coupled to a collapsible anchoring device. The collapsible anchoring device includes at least one pacing electrode configured to contact tissue at a target site. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054883 | FIXATION MECHANISMS FOR A LEADLESS CARDIAC BIOSTIMULATOR - A leafless biostimulator, such as a leadless pacemaker, includes a housing sized and configured to be implanted within a heart of a patient and includes both primary and secondary fixation features. The primary fixation feature is adapted to rotate to fix the leadless biostimulator to a wall of the heart during initial implantation. Once the leadless biostimulator is implanted, the secondary fixation feature is adapted to resist counter-rotation of the leadless biostimulator. The primary fixation feature may include a fixation helix configured to affix the housing to the heart by rotating in a screwing direction. The secondary fixation feature may include an apex to engage the heart to resist unscrewing of the primary fixation feature. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054884 | PORTABLE MONITORED AED SYSTEM AND STREET FURNITURE FOR AN AED - A smart carry case which is effectively a portable GPS-enabled, AED monitoring system that is capable of monitoring an AED (as well as itself) and reporting back the presence, function and location of the AED to a remote host. Also disclosed is street furniture that is configured to retain, continuously monitor, and dispense an AED and communicate to a remote host (i.e., a control room). The street furniture is preferably configured such that a user presses the intercom button. In response, the street furniture contacts the control room. The control room, in turn, sends a signal to the street furniture causing the compartment to unlock so the AED can be removed and used in a rescue. The street furniture is configured to continuously monitor the AED and ensure it is functional, using a device such as has been described hereinabove. If the AED is used, an ambulance is deployed to the location. The AED that is retained in the compartment may be a smart carry case. As such, the presence, function, and location of the AED can be continuously monitored. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054885 | PORTABLE MONITORED AED SYSTEM AND STREET FURNITURE FOR AN AED - A smart carry case which is effectively a portable GPS-enabled, AED monitoring system that is capable of monitoring an AED (as well as itself) and reporting back the presence, function and location of the AED to a remote host. Also disclosed is street furniture that is configured to retain, continuously monitor, and dispense an AED and communicate to a remote host (i.e., a control room). The street furniture is preferably configured such that a user presses the intercom button. In response, the street furniture contacts the control room. The control room, in turn, sends a signal to the street furniture causing the compartment to unlock so the AED can be removed and used in a rescue. The street furniture is configured to continuously monitor the AED and ensure it is functional, using a device such as has been described hereinabove. If the AED is used, an ambulance is deployed to the location. The AED that is retained in the compartment may be a smart carry case. As such, the presence, function, and location of the AED can be continuously monitored. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054886 | PHASE-CHANGE NANOPARTICLE - Apparatus and methods are described for use with a heating device ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054887 | Topical Therapeutics - The present invention classifies disorders, including Local Anesthetic Responsive Headaches as a general class. The present invention also uses exclusion and inclusion criteria in order to better determine the proper treatment of disorders including dorsonasal targeted therapies. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054888 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED ARTIFACT REJECTION FOR TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM - A method for machine learning based artifact rejection is provided. The method may include applying a machine learning model to identify artefactual independent components in transcranial magnetic stimulation electroencephalogram data collected during a transcranial magnetic stimulation procedure. Clean transcranial magnetic stimulation electroencephalogram data is generated by removing, from the transcranial magnetic stimulation electroencephalogram data, the artefactual independent components. Real-time adjustments to parameters of the transcranial magnetic stimulation procedure may be performed based on the clean transcranial magnetic stimulation electroencephalogram data. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054889 | WIRELESS NEURAL STIMULATOR WITH INJECTABLE - Neural stimulator systems with an external magnetic coil to produce changing magnetic fields is applied outside the body, in conjunction with one or more tiny injectable objects that concentrates the induced electric field to a highly-targeted location. These systems include a driver circuit for the magnetic coil that allows for high voltage and fast pulses in the coil, while requiring low-voltage power supply that may be powered by a wearable or portable external device, along with the coil and driver circuit. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054890 | AESTHETIC METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE TREATMENT BY MAGNETIC FIELD - Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054891 | RHINITIS PHOTO THERAPEUTIC DEVICE WITH A NASAL PROBE USING LOW-LEVEL LASER BASED ON DIFFUSING LIGHT TECHNOLOGY - There is disclosed a rhinitis photo therapeutic device with a nasal probe using a low-level laser based on diffusing light technology. In the rhinitis photo therapeutic device with a nasal probe using a low-level laser based on diffusing light technology of the invention, the probe has a configuration in which a light source using a low-level laser is installed, and laser light emitted from the light source is diffused through a lens, and the light is guided through a total reflection prism. In this manner, the rhinitis photo therapeutic device has an effect of relieving inflammation and pain in a nasal cavity by using low-level laser therapy (LLLT). | 2020-02-20 |
20200054892 | Hand-held laser treatment device with automatic sweep and adjustable sweep amplitude - A hand-held laser treatment device automatically sweeps a line of laser energy across a treatment area of a patient without moving the device. Laser energy sources reside in a scan head housing, which is rotatably connected to a body housing at a housing mount. A motorized scanning mechanism in the body housing drives a pushrod connected that is to the scan head to cause the scan head to reciprocate about the housing mount axis, moving an emitted line of laser energy up and down. The scanning mechanism comprises a rotational motor, a pushrod drive cam, a guide cam and an amplitude adjustor, all coaxially aligned along a motor axis. Interposed between the pushrod drive cam and the guide cam are the pushrod and a guide bearing aligned along an axis parallel to the motor axis. The degree of sweep is adjustable to change the size of the area treated. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054893 | LIGHT IRRADIATION APPARATUS - A light irradiation apparatus includes first and second light sources that emit first light and second light, respectively. The first and the second lights have mutually different wavelengths at timings close to each other, regardless of overlap between the first light and the second light. The first light has a wavelength band for inducing destruction of bacteria by damaging a cell of the bacteria as the first light acts on a photosensitizer present in the bacteria. The second light has a wavelength band for inducing the destruction of the bacteria by changing the structure of a genetic material present in the cell of the bacteria. A dose of the second light source is less than 1/10 of a dose of the first light source. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054894 | PATCH WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - The invention relates to a patch ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054895 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING COLLIMATOR TRAJECTORY IN VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY - In a continuous arc radiation therapy planning method for planning a radiation therapy session parameterized by a set parameters for control points (CPs) along at least one radiation source arc, a geometric optimization ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054896 | MACHINE VISION ALIGNMENT AND POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRON BEAM TREATMENT SYSTEMS - The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus that use machine vision techniques to rapidly and automatically guide objects into desired docking configurations. The present invention is based at least in part upon using multi-depth, rotationally symmetric targets that are observed from two or more observation perspectives. By taking advantage of parallax effects associated with the multi-depth topography of the target, the apparent positions of target features in captured image information encodes position and angular alignment of the objects relative to each other in three dimensional space. The practice of the present invention provides a fast, accurate, reliable and automatic approach to achieve hard or soft docking configurations in the electron beam therapies as well as to implement real-time gating and tracking during the course of a treatment. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054897 | DOSE EVALUATION SYSTEM, PLANNING SYSTEM, PARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND DOSE EVALUATION METHOD - A function/process of recording marker position data and spot data is provided. The marker position data includes position information of a marker | 2020-02-20 |
20200054898 | RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS - A moveable support frame for a radiotherapy device, wherein the moveable support frame comprises at least one mass compensation mechanism, wherein the mass compensation mechanism comprises at least one resilient element. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054899 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical device. The surgical device may comprise a transducer, an end effector, a generator and a control circuit. The transducer may be configured to provide vibrations. The end effector may be coupled to the transducer and may extend from the transducer along the longitudinal axis. The generator may provide an electrical signal to the transducer. Also, the control circuit may modify a current amplitude of the electrical signal in response to a change in a vibration frequency of the end effector. Accordingly to various embodiments, the control circuit may detect a first contribution to a vibration frequency of the end effector, the first contribution originating from tissue in contact with the end effector. Also, according to various embodiments, the control circuit may indicate a change in a vibration frequency of the end effector. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054900 | Low Water Stannous Fluoride Plus Zinc Citrate Dentifrice with Improved Stability, Rheology, and Efficacy - A dentifrice composition having a low water phase comprising effective amounts of polyphosphate and ionic active ingredients. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054901 | Twist And Click Locking Mechanism Of Replaceable Non Symmetrical Filter And Inner Yoke Fitting Part Of Half Mask Face Piece - The invention discloses a respiratory protective device having “Twist and Click” locking mechanism on the threaded circular joint on an inner yoke fitting part of half mask face-piece and replaceable non symmetrical filter, thereby allowing an non symmetrical filter having a non symmetrical geometry to be positioned perfectly, correctly and easily on inner yoke part of mask face-piece with reduced slippage and quick assembly. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054902 | CONFORMAL FILTER - A filter housing for use with a protective mask or other personal protective equipment is described including a base, a top, a sidewall connecting the top and the base, and a void that houses a filter medium or a filter medium cannister. The housing also includes an inlet with an inlet opening for receiving ambient gas into the container, an outlet including an outlet opening for discharging gas from the container to the protective mask, and an interface for removably securing the filter housing to the protective mask or other personal protective equipment. The base may include a concave surface substantially surrounding the opening and the interface, and a space between the void and the concave surface of the base may be partitioned by a plurality of members connected at least partially to the base or the sidewall and define a substantially planar surface facing the void. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054903 | FALL PROTECTION MONITOR - Personnel working at elevated positions use safety lines to prevent falls. Equipment being used in proximity to the personnel may interfere with the safety lines presenting a potential hazard. A fall protection monitor provides an automated and wireless sensor system for avoiding interactions between equipment and safety lines. The fall-protection monitor includes a first sensor for monitoring whether a safety line is in operation. A second sensor monitors a location of a moveable device being used in the vicinity of the safety line. A controller determines the location of the moveable device and whether the safety line is in operation. The controller prevents movement of the moveable device within a predetermined distance from an operational safety line. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054904 | Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Systems and Methods for Suppression Fire Protection of High Hazard Commodities Including Commodities Stored in Rack Arrangements Beneath Ceilings of Up to Fifty-Five Feet in Height - System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.). | 2020-02-20 |
20200054905 | Fire Safety Devices Methods and Systems - A fire safety system particularly adapted for commercial kitchen applications provides control of exhaust levels for energy efficiency and intelligently responds to fires or fire risks. In embodiments, systems may provide early warning of fire hazards or impending fires. Embodiments employ probabilistic estimates with alarms that can be canceled. Embodiments employ classifiers that can make use of alarm cancellations as a mechanism for supervised learning. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054906 | FIRE DETECTION INSIDE A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT - A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) fire detection and mitigation system is provided for use with a TRU that includes a housing and components supportively disposed within the housing that are configured to condition an interior of a container. The TRU fire detection and mitigation system includes a fire detection sub-system and a mitigation sub-system. The fire detection sub-system is partially disposable within the housing and configured to detect a thermal event therein. The mitigation sub-system is coupled to the fire detection sub-system and configured to take a mitigation action responsive to the thermal event being sensed by the fire detection sub-system. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054907 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT NOZZLE STRUCTURE - An aircraft engine fire extinguishing system includes a supply housing for containing a fire extinguishing agent. Also included is a line for routing the fire extinguishing agent from the supply housing. Further included is a nozzle structure operatively coupled to the line, the nozzle structure having a non-circular opening for expelling the fire extinguishing agent. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054908 | Direct Coupling Compatible Sprinkler - A fire suppression sprinkler adapted to receive arcuate surfaces of a grooved coupling is retainable to the coupling in a pre-assembled state. The coupling joins the sprinkler in facing axial end to end relation directly to grooved pipe. The sprinkler has a monolithic body which defines a bore having an inlet and an outlet. A groove, positioned between the inlet and the outlet extends around the body. A projection, positioned between the groove and the outlet also extends around the body. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BUILDING CONDITIONS BASED ON WIRELESS SIGNAL DEGRADATION - A method for detecting an event in or around a building. The method includes recording a baseline signal characteristic that characterizes a wireless signal transmitted between devices in or around the building during a baseline time period and recording a second signal characteristic that characterizes the wireless signal during a second time period after the baseline time period. An event in or around the building is detected in response to a determination that the second signal characteristic is abnormal relative to the baseline signal characteristic, the event degrading the wireless signal during the second time period. An alarm is triggered in response to detecting the event. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054910 | Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Systems and Methods for Suppression Fire Protection of High Hazard Commodities Including Commodities Stored in Rack Arrangements Beneath Ceilings of Up to Fifty-Five Feet in Height - System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.). The systems and methods provide for hydraulic and system parameters that include a hydraulic design area based upon five to no more than twelve hydraulically most remote sprinklers spaced at a preferred sprinkler-to-sprinkler spacing of eight to ten feet (8-10 ft.) coupled to two to four branch lines tied to a common cross main supply pipe of firefighting fluid. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054911 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING FLOW IN HYDRANT OUTLET - The present invention provides an apparatus for identifying irregular flow, at the entrance of hydrant outlet. The apparatus comprised of: a ring shaped housing having interface for connecting on one end the hydrant pipe end and on the other end to the hydrant outlet part, at least two flow detection sensors positioned in said ring shaped housing, located at predefined distance for each other, a processor for analyzing in real-time sensors measurements, by checking time differences between the detectors received signals and differences between measurements level of the detectors, wherein based on said analysis is determined if the liquid flow is in outward direction form the hydrant or in ward direction from into the hydrant and for calculating flow quantity and communication module for sending alerts based on the analyzed data. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054912 | FOLDABLE DIVING PLATFORM FOR WAKEBOARD TOWER - A foldable diving platform for attachment to a wakeboard tower. The platform includes a base section affixable to tubing of the wakeboard tower and a folding section hinged to the based section. The folding section may be rotated about the hinge to enable storage atop the base section or full deployment collinear and coplanar with the base section. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054913 | Exercise Machine with Levitated Platform - An improved exercise machine has a stationary longitudinal monorail structure that extends between front and back end stationary exercise platforms, and an exercise platform mounted on a levitated carriage that is reciprocally movable along the monorail between the stationary platforms. Magnetic elements arranged on various opposing surfaces of the carriage and monorail generate magnetic forces that levitate and stabilize the carriage as it moves relative to the monorail thus substantially eliminating contact friction. Springs selectively attachable to the movable platform provide a resistance force for exercising. Pseudo-levitation and eddy brake elements on the carriage and monorail structure further stabilize the carriage and platform. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054914 | RACKING AND UNRACKING EXERCISE MACHINE - An indication is received from a user to rack or unrack a digital weight. A motor is signaled to apply or remove tension to a cable couple to the motor based at least in part on the indication. The actuator is connected to the cable and is physically arranged to deliver a force to the user. The motor selectively tensions a cable in accordance with an exercise program. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054915 | Adjustable Exercise Apparatus - An adjustable exercise apparatus is an apparatus that engages both halves of an antagonist muscle group during the extension and retraction of specific movements and exercises. The apparatus includes a base frame, a first track, a second track, a crossbar, a first resistance-piston system, a second resistance-piston system, a first lockable mount, and a second lockable mount. The base frame stabilizes the upright orientation of both the first track and the second track along the ground. The crossbar reinforces the position and the orientation of the first track and the second track with each other. The first resistance-piston system and the second resistance-piston system provides an adjustable resistance to a variety of movements and exercises throughout use. The first lockable mount and the second lockable mount secures the desired position of the first resistance-piston system and the second resistance-piston system along the first track and the second track, respectively. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054916 | OBJECTS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING SMALL MUSCLE FIBERS AND NERVES USING FLUID DISPOSED IN THE OBJECTS - The present disclosure provides for various objects (weights, playing apparatuses, balls, clothing, etc.) that have liquid disposed in them to assist in building and strengthening small muscle fibers and/or nerves. The various objects can include weights, playing apparatuses such as objects that can be swung in sports, balls, and clothing or other objects that can be worn by humans or other animals. The objects include fluid paths and re¬directions walls disposed within the fluid paths to direct fluid flow to particular areas within the objects. The designated areas to where fluid flow is directed aid in development of small muscle fibers and/or nerves due to the fluid sloshing around at those particular locations. Methods of making and using the various objects disclosed are also provided. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054917 | Portable Exercise Apparatus with Wearable Anchor Arrangement - A wearable anchor arrangement for an exercise apparatus includes a first retaining strap, a first fastener, a second retaining strap integrally extended from the first retaining strap, and a second fastener. The first fastener is arranged to incorporate with the first retaining strap to form a first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around an ankle portion of an exerciser at an upper side thereof. The second fastener is provided on the first retaining strap and arranged to incorporate with the second retaining strap to form a second retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion of the exerciser at a lower side thereof. As such, the wearable anchor arrangement is wrappedly retained around the ankle portion of the exerciser to serve as an anchor point for the exerciser to conduct strength training exercises using the resistance elements. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054918 | Tire iron - The aforementioned invention being a tire flip exercise apparatus comprised of four, hollow, tubular metal corners members gripping an internal sidewall of a tractor tire. The corner members being slidably interlocking to adjust to a plurality of tires. Two of the corner members also having handles and another two corner members having weights. Objects of the invention include allowing athletes to train for tire flip events safely and adjust the heaviness of a tractor tire for varying workouts. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054919 | SPRING-BASED EXERCISE CYCLE - The invention includes an exercise cycle having an upright frame and a spring assembly capable of permitting at least a portion of the upright frame to move or shift in a lateral side-to-side direction or a front-to-back direction. The exercise cycle includes a pair of front legs depending from a forward portion of the exercise cycle and a pair of rear legs depending from a rear portion of the exercise cycle. Each of the front legs and rear legs have a proximal section adjacent to the upright frame that is spaced a distance from a distal section by a spring. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054920 | Stationary Exercise Machine - The invention provides an exercise machine of the type which have pedals or foot plates through which a person can, in use, transfer kinetic energy to the machine, which machine comprises a means for vibrating the pedals or foot plates during exercise. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054921 | COMBINED OSCILLATING POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY AND HUFF COUGH SIMULATION DEVICE - A respiratory treatment device including an OPEP (oscillating positive expiratory pressure) mechanism, a Huff Cough mechanism, a user interface, and a conduit leading from the user interface to the OPEP mechanism and the Huff Cough mechanism, wherein air flow through the conduit is selectively directed to the OPEP mechanism and the Huff Cough mechanism. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054922 | COLLABORATIVE EXERCISE - A report of a state of a local exercise device based at least in part on a user response to an electromagnetic resistance unit in the local exercise device is sent. An update based on a state of a remote exercise device is received. The electromagnetic resistance unit is caused to change state in reaction to the received update. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054923 | GOLF PUTTER HEAD AND GOLF PUTTER INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a golf putter head, which includes a head body; and a hitting member provided in front of the head body for hitting a golf ball, and to be freely slidable up and down within a predetermined range with respect to the head body. According to the present invention, when the golf putter hits the golf ball, as spin of the golf ball is smoother, directionality of the golf ball is increased. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054924 | WOOD-TYPE GOLF CLUB INCLUDING CENTER OF GRAVITY ADJUSTMENT - A golf club head, including an adjustable weight system including a drive mechanism, a locking mechanism, and a weight, wherein the drive mechanism is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and the weight is slidable along an axis of translation, wherein the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the axis of translation at an interface of the drive mechanism and the weight, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a plurality of teeth, wherein the weight comprises a plurality of cogs, wherein the plurality of teeth of the drive mechanism engage the plurality of cogs of the weight so that rotation of the drive mechanism about an axis of rotation forces the weight to translate along the axis of translation, wherein a component of the locking mechanism translates between an unlocked position and a locked position in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive mechanism. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054925 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TEACHING/TRAINING GOLF - A device and method of learning and training of the golf swing that is based on the performing of the swing as a continuous exercise, where the person, either a student in learning or a player in training, performs continuous movements or golf swings without depending on the presence of the ball on a ball placement site, in which the device places the ball on the ball placement site in a programmed or random way without making the person stop the succession of continuous swings. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054926 | Golf Club Head With Adjustable Center of Gravity - A golf club head having an adjustable assembly comprising a weight arm that is at least partially suspended within an interior cavity of the body of the golf club head is disclosed herein. The weight arm, which comprises a bar with a weighted portion affixed to one end of the bar, can be moved within the interior cavity to change the golf club head center of gravity, thereby adjusting the bias of the club head. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054927 | Ball Game - A ball game may include a system for defining a playing area including a plurality of boundary markers, a plurality of paddles or rackets and a ball. Rules of the game may involving hitting a ball upwardly and begin assessed a point if the ball falls within a central boundary marker, without an outer boundary marker or on one of the boundary markers, and wherein a point may be assessed against an opponent when the ball lands in a player play area for that player. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054928 | BODY MOVEMENT ANALYSIS FOR BOWLING ACTIVITY IN A SPORT - A system and method for analyzing human body movements relevant for various sports is described. The system requires connecting a multiplicity of sensors at specified locations of the human body. The set of sensors may be distinct for different sports. Raw data is gathered from the sensors and processed to derive various informative parameters. The informative parameters are displayed to the pupil with descriptive feedback. The system also features communication of the raw data and informative parameters to external entities through a computer network. The communication to the external entities enables provision of comparative study of the pupil's progress with time and with respect to professionals in the sport. The pupil could also get expert feedback over the computer network. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054929 | Interactive Exercise Machine Support and Mounting System - An interactive exercise system includes a mechanical support system and a display module held by the mechanical support system. At least one force-controlled component is engageable by a user and connected to the mechanical support system, with the force-controlled component configure to reduce force when applied user force is great enough to cause tip-over or unwanted movement of the mechanical support system. The force-controlled component can be graspable by a user and allows for a range of exercise types and programs. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054930 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATIC REFEREEING - A method, system and arbitration program includes acquiring data including position and time information relative to various game elements simultaneously through a network of remote sensors; analyzing the data acquired by detecting the presence of data groups relating to game elements and identifying the game element to which they correspond; detecting game events of various game elements and detecting game milestones by automatically detecting a sequence of game events by triggering a notification signal. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054931 | Automated Physical Training System - Systems, methods and computer readable media comprising a virtual exercise board, which is represented by images on the screen of a pad device; wearable devices configured to attach to each shoe of a user and to collect and transmit touch data to the pad device; cameras for tracking movement and calibrating with the data collected by the wearable devices; and computer programs for collecting user data, processing user data, and generating outputs. In embodiments, features include augmented reality; ratings of performance; automated workouts/protocols; real-time progress bar; multi-location database capabilities; and reports. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054932 | RETRACTABLE SURFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION FOR THE RETRACTABLE SURFACE SYSTEM - A retractable surface system, which is installed within an opening in a surface and a method of installing the retractable surface system within the opening in the surface. A mat is introduced into the opening. Secured within the mat are inner piers, which include a vertical sleeve to facilitate the lowering of a retractable surface within the opening, and outer piers, which include a vertical support column with upper and lower stops, which stabilize the retractable surface in a raised or lowered position within the opening. Supporting the retractable surface in the opening is a platform. A drive motor is secured to the platform and drives one or more systems for raising and lowering the platform within the opening. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054933 | MAINTENANCE METHOD OF BOWLING BALL, PLASTICIZER - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a maintenance method for restoring the flexibility of a surface layer of a bowling ball in which the flexibility of the surface layer is lost by volatilization or elution of a plasticizer. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a maintenance method of bowling ball is provided, characterized in that a plasticizer is applied to a surface layer of the bowling ball. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054935 | INSTANT GAME TICKET WITH STICKER ENHANCEMENT - An instant lottery scratch ticket and method of playing a lottery instant scratch ticket game comprises a plurality of physical tickets, wherein each ticket provides a removable sticker that may provide wins or enhanced wins. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054936 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DROPPING BALL AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A device and method for dropping ball and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided in this disclosure. The device includes a launcher, a display and a processor. The launcher is configured to launch a first ball according to a control signal. The display is configured to display a gameplay frame. The processor is configured to transmit the control signal to the launcher according to a trigger signal, wherein, when the first ball dropped into a trigger unit when the launcher is launches the first ball; the trigger unit is configured to transmit a dropping ball result to the processor, and the processer is configured to transmit the gameplay frame to the display according to the dropping ball result. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054937 | SPACE MAZE PUZZLE WITH RECONFIGURABLE PATHS - A space puzzle including a plurality of outer face panels, at least two of the plurality of outer face panels each defining at least one path segment. Each of the outer face panels is rotatable, and the rotation of any one of the outer face panels is independent of and not altering any path segment defined in another of the outer face panels. The path segments on the at least two of the outer face panels of the puzzle are configured such that at least one sequence of rotations of at least one of the at least two of the outer face panels exists that permits a position indicator to travel along a continuous pathway between a preset starting point and a preset finish point along the at least one path segment of the at least two of the plurality of outer face panels. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054938 | MODULAR DICE SYSTEM - A modular dice system includes a block member including a plurality of sides each having a same shape and size. Each of the sides includes a first mating member. A plurality of tiles is provided and each has an interior surface, an exterior surface and a perimeter edge. Each of the interior surfaces includes a second mating member. Each of the second mating members is releasably couplable to one of the first mating members. The exterior surfaces each have indicia thereon and the indicia differ from tile to tile. The perimeter edges of the tiles are exposed when the tiles are attached to the block member such that the perimeter edges abut an upper side of a rolling surface when the block member is rolled on the rolling surface. The perimeter edges retain a space between the block member and the rolling surface. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054939 | Placement of Virtual Elements in a Virtual World Associated with a Location-Based Parallel Reality Game - Computer-implemented methods and systems for locating virtual elements that can be used or collected by players of a parallel reality game having a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world are provided. In particular, the location of virtual elements in the virtual world is determined based on data associated with one or more real world conditions. Virtual elements can be located in the virtual world at locations corresponding to locations in the real world that encourage safe and effective game play. Locating virtual elements in the virtual world based on data associated with real world conditions improves the link between the parallel virtual world and the real world, enhancing the illusion that the virtual world is another dimension of the real world that the player can interact with through the parallel reality game. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054940 | Sensing Apparatus And Method - A biofeedback sensor attachment for a controller, the biofeedback sensor attachment comprising one or more sensors for obtaining biofeedback information arranged such that at least one sensor is in contact with a user's hand during normal use of the controller, and an output unit operable to output the biofeedback information about measurements made by the one or more sensors. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054941 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PERIPHERAL DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first peripheral device having a controller to store operational settings tailored for a gaming application, interact with the gaming application using the operational settings and user inputs, and share the operational settings with a second peripheral device for use with the gaming application. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054942 | VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER - A video game controller can include a body with a top surface and a bottom surface, multiple control inputs (e.g., thumbsticks, directional pads, buttons), and a face plate removably coupleable to the body over the top surface so that the plurality of control inputs extend through the face plate. One or more of the multiple control inputs are removable and replaceable without the use of tools by decoupling the face plate from the body and decoupling the control input from the body without disassembling the body. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054943 | SERVER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM USED IN SAME - Provided is a server device that is capable of reflecting a game activity track record in evaluation results of a game video. A center server is connected via a network to a user terminal that displays videos and manages evaluation results of each user when the videos are evaluated by the users. In addition, if a game video related to a game provided by the user terminal is displayed on the user terminal, the center server stores play data described so as to associate a user ID with information on the presence or absence of each user's play track record of the game. The center server classifies the evaluation results, on the basis of the information on the presence or absence of a play track record, into mutually separate special evaluation results and general evaluation results, and provides the evaluation results so as to include the special evaluation results. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054944 | VIDEO GAME PROCESSING PROGRAM AND VIDEO GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention allows stress of a user that may occur until matching is completed when to carry out matching of a plurality of users with each other to be reduced. The users are arranged by taking into consideration a waiting time of a user who has never cleared content. When the user carries out a play request for content, the user is arranged in the content. The content in which the user is arranged is extracted by using an extraction condition regarding the waiting time of a non-cleared user. The plurality of users arranged in the content are thus matched. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054945 | SERVER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USE THEREWITH - Provided is a server device that when, during viewing of a video, viewing conditions for changing states of displayed objects included in the video are changed according to selection by the user, is capable of suppressing display of comments that do not match the viewing conditions of the video. A center server delivers, to a user terminal, replay data for displaying a replay video of which viewing conditions are changed during viewing in accordance with the selection by each user. The center server has a storage unit storing comment data including information about a stamp attached to the replay video and information about the viewing condition under which the replay video should be displayed. The center server, when delivering the replay data, provides the user terminal with the comment data so that the stamp displayed in the replay video is changed in accordance with change of the viewing condition. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054946 | Socially-Driven Modeling Systems and Methods - A socially-driven system includes a database including a dataset, a processor, a display controlled by the processor, and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store program instructions executable by the processor. In response to executing the program instructions, the processor is configured to receive a dataset, generate a game image that represents the data set, display the game image on a user device, and receive user input within the game image from the user device, wherein the user input has a value derived from the dataset, and wherein the user input comprises a user fit of the dataset. | 2020-02-20 |