08th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200054141 | CHAIR WITH APPENDAGE ACCOMMODATIONS - A chair includes a back member and arm brackets. The back member is tapered toward an end that is adjacent to a seat. The arm brackets are attached under a bottom portion of the seat. Each arm bracket is adjustable to provide a seat clearance area for the seat when one or more of the arm brackets are adjusted up to approximately 90 degrees from an original upright position. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054142 | OUTDOOR CHAISE LOUNGE WITH INTEGRATED LOCK-BOX TO SECURE VALUABLES - An outdoor chaise lounge may include a frame, multiple legs coupled to and extending below the frame to support the frame, a seat member coupled to the frame to enable a user to sit or lay on the seat member, a lock-box fixedly supported by the frame that enables a user of the outdoor chaise lounge to store and lock items therein. The lock-box may include a lock-box door inclusive of a user interface that enables a user to lock and unlock the lock-box. A door member may be coupled to the seat member and have a closed position and an open position such that when said door member is in the open position, the user has access to the user interface on the lock-box door. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054143 | Articulated Sofa Bed with Locking Mechanism - A seat convertible to a bed. The seat includes a locking mechanism for fixably maintaining a head panel section of the bed in a generally horizontal orientation when the bed is in the deployed configuration and releasing the head panel section from the deployed configuration by a lifting motion. The locking mechanism is connected to the head panel section and a mid-swinging member. The mid-swinging member pivotally attaches to the head panel section and a stationary mounting arm. The stationary mounting arm is fixably attached to a seat frame. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054144 | MODULAR ELECTRIC BEDSTEAD - A modular electric bedstead includes an upper body supporting unit having a front base, a back supporting rack pivotally connected with the front base, and a front actuator pivotally connected between the front base and the back supporting rack, a lower body supporting unit having a rear base, a thigh supporting rack pivotally connected with the rear base, a lower leg supporting rack pivotally connected with the thigh supporting rack, and a rear actuator pivotally connected between the rear base and the thigh supporting rack, and a buttock supporting unit having two middle bases and a buttock supporting rack detachably and across disposed on the two middle bases. Each middle base has front and rear ends detachably connected with the front and rear bases, respectively. The bedstead is dismantlable to reduce the space occupied and can be flatly packed for facilitating transportation. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054145 | ELECTRIC BED PACKAGE - An electric bed package includes a bedstead and a packing member. The bedstead includes an upper body supporting unit, a lower body supporting unit and a buttock supporting unit, which all have a flat shape. The upper and lower body supporting units are parallel stacked in a way that the buttock supporting unit is arranged by a lateral side of a stack of the upper and lower body supporting units and the buttock supporting unit is approximately perpendicular to the upper body supporting unit. The packing member packs and retains the bedstead therein. The electric bed package has a reduced volume, facilitating transportation thereof. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054146 | BED BODY - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electric beds, and in particular to a bed body, which solves a technical problem that the width of a bed body of an electric bed is inconveniently adjusted to cause high transportation cost in the prior art. The bed body comprises a bed body main unit and a bed body secondary unit arranged on one side face of the bed body main unit, the bed body main unit is connected with the bed body secondary unit through connectors, and the bed body secondary unit is detachably clamped to the bed body main unit through the connectors. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054147 | COMPRESSIBLE FOAM FOUNDATION FOR MATTRESS SUPPORT - A foundation for a mattress is formed from one or more single-layer, unitary foam blocks with supports that extend across each foam block's bottom side. The supports provide crosswise support across a bed frame and can be directly attached to the foam block or may be provided in a kit or separately sourced. The foam block is rigid enough to support a mattress and is compressible so it has a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration, and its bottom side may have channels for the supports. In the compressed configuration, the foundation may be folded and vacuum-sealed in a plastic membrane which provides benefits for storing, shipping, and delivering the foundation. When the foundation is delivered to its place of use, the compressed foundation is removed from its packaging, allowing the foam block to return to its expanded configuration. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054148 | INTEGRATED FOLDING BED - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electric beds, and in particular to an integrated folding bed, which solves a technical problem that the width of a bed body is inconveniently adjusted in the prior art. The integrated folding bed comprises a bed body, bed feet and a bed frame, and the bed body is formed by multiple sequentially connected folding main bed boards, wherein an expanding bed board for widening the bed body is integrally arranged on one side face of the main bed board, the main bed board and the expanding bed board are connected through a hinge, two leaves of the hinge are respectively and fixedly mounted on an upper surface of the main bed board and an upper surface of the expanding bed board, and a pin of the hinge is arranged upwards. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054149 | AIR MAT DEVICE AND INTERNAL PRESSURE CONTROL METHOD OF AIR CELL - There is provided an air mat device comprising a mat unit that has an air cell; an air supply and exhaust unit that supplies air to the air cell and exhausts the air from the air cell; and a control unit that acquires a state change quantity of the air cell or a time required for a state change of the air cell, as a control reference value, and that controls the air supply and exhaust unit in accordance with the control reference value. There is also provided an internal pressure control method of an air cell according to the above configuration. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054150 | Portable lounge - A plush children's lounge is provided. The lounge includes a sidewall connected to a base. The lounge is convertible between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a fastener is provided. When the fastener is connected, the lounge defines a closed configuration having a reduced length and suitable for portability. Backpack straps are provided so that the lounge can be carried on the back. The sidewall is resilient such that the lounge springs into the open configuration when the fastener is released. When in the open configuration, a child can recline inside the lounge. Scallops in the sidewall serve as a headrest for the lounger and a plush toy head with eyes is connected to the lounge such that the child can see the plush toy while lying in the lounge. The lounge further includes arms and legs that resemble an animal or other creature. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054151 | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH TRACKLESS PUSHER MECHANISM - A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054152 | Fruit Hanger - Described is a fruit hanger with a hook for suspending a bunch of fruit or vegetables, such as bananas, above a surface to protect the produce from bruising and premature over-ripening. Versions of the fruit hanger also include a clip, for attaching to the stem of a single banana, or other piece of fruit or vegetable, after the remainder of the bunch has been consumed. Some versions of the fruit hanger may rest on a kitchen countertop, and other versions of the fruit hanger may be suspended beneath a kitchen cabinet or pantry shelf. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054153 | CHECKOUT SYSTEM - A registration apparatus comprises a first control module configured to switch an operation mode from a store clerk operation mode in which registration processing of a purchased commodity is performed by an operation of a store clerk to a customer operation mode in which the registration processing is performed by an operation of a customer, and vice versa. A settlement apparatus comprises a second control module configured to switch an operation mode from a store clerk operation mode in which settlement processing is performed by an operation of the store clerk to a customer operation mode in which the settlement processing is performed by an operation of the customer, and vice versa. The first and second control modules switch the operation mode from the store clerk operation mode to the customer operation mode if a sign-off is performed, and vice versa if a sign-on is performed. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054154 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING - Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) interact with systems in their vicinity, and with each other, in communications and interoperability. Graphical objects are recognized in an image field of view, for example to calculate, determine, or confirm location information. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054155 | Compressible Storage Pillow - A compressible storage pillow designed to allow an individual to store items within a pouch that can also be utilized as a pillow. The compressible storage pillow includes a cylindrical fabric member having a circular first end opposite a circular second end, with a central cavity extending between the two. A fastener is at the first end and is designed to secure to a mated fastener on a top cover. Another fastener is at the second end and is designed to secure to a mated fastener on a bottom cover. The top cover and the bottom cover each have straps extending therefrom. Each strap has a strap fastener at a distal end, such that the top cover is designed to removably secure to the bottom cover. In this way, a user is able to securely store items in a pouch that can then be utilized as a pillow. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054156 | PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING TEARABLE TABLECLOTHS - A process of manufacturing tearable placemats includes selecting a quantity of textile for placemats having a predetermined width, and defining positions of a plurality of tearable lines wherein the textile for placemats in front of the tearable line is defined as an anterior textile and the textile for placemats to the rear of the tearable line is defined as a posterior textile; melting textile at the position of each tearable line; rearranging the molten tearable lines to form a textile different from both the anterior textile and the posterior textile; and keeping portions of each tearable line and cutting remaining portions of each tearable line. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054157 | Paper Straw - A paper straw has an inner tube, an outer tube, and a pattern portion. The inner tube and the outer tube are both tubular bodies formed by spirally winding paper sheets. The pattern portion is disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube. The paper sheets that are used to wind the inner tube and the outer tube have light-transmissive properties. Then the pattern portion can be externally displayed through the outer tube or the inner tube, and this can avoid the pattern portion directly contacting food or human body. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054158 | MULTIPURPOSE TRAY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a multipurpose tray apparatus and a system including the same, and more particularly, to a multipurpose tray apparatus and a system including the same which provides additional functions such as charging of terminals or warming of beverages by an electronic device module constituted therein while mounting and fixing a beverage container. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the multipurpose tray apparatus can be not only used as a tray for mounting and carrying beverages but also used as various uses such as charging of terminals or warming of beverages mounted on the multipurpose tray apparatus to ensure versatility through use extension as compared with existing trays limited to be used for mounting and carrying the beverage container, thereby enhancing the convenience of the user. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054159 | Multiple Pair Pant Hanger - An apparatus for hanging at least one article of clothing; the multiple pair pant hanger is mountable horizontally, having slots and rollers enabling the pant legs to slip into to hold the pants to dry. The pant hanger is either mounted to a wall or hung from a back of a door, which allows an individual to take multiple pairs of wet pants out of a washing machine, or damp from a dryer, and hang from the bottom of the legs of the pants to dry completely without shrinking the pants and without leaving hanger marks. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054160 | SELF-SHAPING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE WITH MOLDED POLYMER BRANCHES AND LEAF TIPS WITH MEMORY WIRE STEMS - An artificial Christmas tree having an improved branch assembly is provided. The branch assembly includes molded stem sockets each having at least one opening configured to receive and secure the stem of a leaf tip. The branch stem socket openings may be configured for single leaf tips or for multi-tip leaf stems having multiple tips joined to a single stem that has a molded insert base configured to fit within the opening of a complementary stem socket so the multi-tip leaf stem can be inserted in only one direction. In addition, the leaf tips are made with memory wire that allows the branches to be compressed when placed in a carton for storage while holding in memory, and then replicating, the desired angle of the leaf tips as secured within the stem sockets when the tree is removed from the carton for set up. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054161 | BEVERAGE DISPENSER AND BEVERAGE BREWING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a beverage dispenser and a beverage brewing method. The beverage dispenser is formed with a liquid chamber, a brewing chamber, a heating chamber that can heat up liquid, and a pressure chamber that can pressurize the liquid. The liquid chamber, the heating chamber, the pressure chamber, and the brewing chamber form a circulating liquid circuit, in which the liquid formed in the liquid chamber enters into the heating chamber. The liquid is heated in the heating chamber and then enters into the pressure chamber. The liquid is pressurized in the pressure chamber and then enters into the brewing chamber, and then flows out of the brewing chamber and enters into the liquid chamber. The beverage dispenser and the beverage brewing method provided in the present disclosure overcomes the drawbacks of manually adding hot water and manually pressurizing for producing beverage. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054162 | MODULAR COFFEE GRINDER SYSTEM - A grinding kit includes a grinding unit having a body defining an inner cavity, the body having a receiving end a depositing end. The grinding unit includes a plurality of grinding surfaces disposed within the inner cavity of the body and a drive shaft coupled to the one or more grinding surfaces. The grinding kit includes a first handle configured to removably couple to the drive shaft and configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation while coupled to the drive shaft to drive movement of the plurality of grinding surfaces. The grinding kit includes a second handle configured to removably couple to the drive shaft and configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation while coupled to the drive shaft to drive movement of the plurality of driving surfaces, the second axis of rotation being different from the first axis of rotation | 2020-02-20 |
20200054163 | DEVICE FOR PREPARATION OF A LIQUID, IN PARTICULAR MILK, WITH INTEGRATED RINSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RINSING - A device for preparation of a liquid such as milk with integrated rinsing system includes at least one reservoir for storing of the liquid, disposed in a cooling unit, a pump and a line system, which system includes a liquid suction line, via which the at least one reservoir is connectible to the pump, an outlet line, via which the pump is connectible to at least one outlet, and a rinsing line, via which the liquid suction line is loadable with a rinsing fluid, and an air volume controller, by which air, via an air supply line, is able to be led in a metered way to an inlet point into the liquid suction line, and a heating element designed as continuous-flow heater, which is disposed in the outlet line and is designed as thick film heater. The device has in the air supply line a second check valve and a first check valve, disposed between the air volume controller and inlet point into the liquid suction line, and the air supply line is connectible between first check valve and second check valve to the rinsing line via a valve. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054164 | Automatic Beverage Maker Reservoir Heating System - An automatic beverage maker having a water supply, a housing having a base, a body and a pod section, a sealed water tank within the housing body, a heating system for controlling the heating of water contained within the water tank, a first water line connecting the water supply to the water tank inlet, a second water e connecting the water outlet to the cavity of the housing pod section, a water pump for moving water from the water supply to the tank via the first water line and from the tank to the cavity of the housing pod section via the second water line. A drain line fluidly coupled to the sealed tank and having an open end for discharging water from the sealed water tank may also be used. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054165 | COFFEE MACHINE FOR PREPARATION OF A HOT BEVERAGE - Coffee machine ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054166 | AUTOMATED, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED, COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated, computer-controlled, cooking system for use with user selectable ones of a plurality of different pre-sealed computerized cooking containers containing dry contents (PSCCCCDC) useful in preparing corresponding different food products, the system including a microwave heater, a PSCCCCDC support for supporting a user-selected one of the plurality of different PSCCCCDCs during cooking, a computer-controlled liquid supply subsystem for supplying liquid to the user selected one of the plurality of different PSCCCCDCs, a computer-controlled stirrer subsystem for producing stirring of the dry contents of the PSCCCCDC together with the liquid and a computer controller operative to control operation of at least the computer-controlled liquid supply subsystem, the computer-controlled stirrer subsystem and the microwave heater in a predetermined sequence corresponding to and specifically adapted for cooking the contents of the user-selected one of the plurality of different PSCCCCDCs. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054167 | PORTABLE OVEN - There is described a portable oven, such as a wood-fired oven. The oven comprises a housing and a cooking surface arranged within the housing. The housing comprises a skirt extending below the cooking surface such as to raise the cooking surface from the bottom edge of the oven. There is also provided a method for making a portable oven. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054168 | Pizza Oven - A pizza oven is disclosed for cooking pizza or other food items on a barbecue grill. The pizza oven includes a top wall and a sidewall that together define an interior space sized and shaped to receive the food item to be cooked. The top wall includes one or more projections extending from an inner surface of the top wall into the interior space. When the pizza oven is positioned on the grates of a heated grill, heated air from the grill enters the interior space through a gap between the side walls and the food item. The heated air then contacts the one or more projections and passes over the top surface of the food item to cook the food item by convection. The one or more projections are sized and shaped to cause the heated air to move in a rotational pattern in the interior space. The rotational pattern allows the food item to be cooked faster and more evenly. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054169 | CULINARY UTENSIL FOR HEATING FOLDABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A culinary utensil which may be for use to retain a food product and may be for a toaster. The culinary utensil may include a body having a first side face and a second side face facing opposite the first side face, and a bottom face. A clip may extend longitudinally along the bottom face and be positioned from the bottom face to define a slot configured to receive the food product between the clip and the bottom face. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054170 | PAN WITH A MOVABLE SPLATTER PREVENTION DEVICE - The present pan is adapted to prevent sideways splatters of fat, namely horizontal splatters, and splatters of fat traveling from the bottom upwards, namely vertical splatters, and is also adapted to allow the pan to be covered with a lid, which is held suspended three centimeters above the edge of the pan to allow air to enter the pan, without smothering the frying food or causing water to form at the bottom of the pan. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054171 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR ACCOMMODATING AND TRANSPORTING FOOD OR A BEVERAGE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE - The invention relates to a portable hand-held device for accommodating and transporting food or a beverage, having a thermally insulated container ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054172 | Food and Beverage Processing Device Comprising a Magnetic Coupling - This disclosure relates to a processing device ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054173 | Driving Mechanism for Multi Function Food Processor - A drive mechanism for a multi-function food processor with three drive outlets each couplable separately to a food processing component. The drive mechanism comprising: a motor with a motor output shaft disposed at one end of the motor, the motor output shaft comprises a first cone gear of a cone gear set and a worm; a first central drive shaft comprising a second cone gear of the cone gear set that meshes with the first cone gear of the motor output shaft, the first central drive shaft associated with the first drive outlet and the second drive outlet; the second drive outlet associated with the first central drive shaft by a first reduction gear arrangement which comprises a first gear train that meshes with a sun gear sleeved on the first central drive shaft; a second central drive shaft comprising a worm gear driven by the worm of the motor output shaft, the second central drive shaft associated with the third drive outlet; the third drive outlet associated with the second central drive shaft by a second gear reduction arrangement. The overall structure of the drive mechanism is made more compact. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054174 | CUP - A single serve beverage cup, including for a cocktail, is disclosed having a base, a bowl, a seal, a top cover and a bottom cover. The single-serve beverage cup includes a cavity for receiving a miniature liquor bottle for making a cocktail. There are disclosed various embodiments of the bottom cover. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054175 | RESTAURANT FOOD ASSEMBLER ROBOT WITH SEQUENCE AND INGREDIENT MATRIX OPTIMIZATION TO INCREASE THRUPUT WITH DYNAMIC BATCH SIZE OF ORDERS PLATED - A food assembler device that works on sandwich prep table to assemble custom orders in a restaurant utilizing a robot and various attachment tools to collect ingredients from hot and cold containers based on online or manually input orders via a graphic user interface. The food assembler device does not contact any food ingredients and needs minimal cleaning. The food assembler device can be assembled with plurality of robots working together on larger food prep tables and placed along an assembly line using means to increase thruput by coordination of ordering systems, on board computers, controllers, smart weight measuring smart boats, conveyors with sequence and ingredient matrix optimization with dynamic batch size of orders. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054176 | BATHING PLATFORM FOR A BATHTUB - A bathing platform is provides that includes an elongated platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first long side, a second long side, a first short side and a second short side. A bottom surface portion of the first and second long sides is configured to engage an upper surface of the bathtub and support the elongated platform. A bottom surface portion of the first and second short sides may also engage with an upper surface of the bathtub and support the elongated platform. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054177 | ELECTRONIC DISPENSER FOR FLEXIBLE ROLLED SHEET MATERIAL - In one aspect, the present disclosure includes a sheet material dispenser including a dispensing mechanism including a drive roller that is configured to engage the sheet material, and a drive motor in communication with the drive roller to drive rotation thereof for dispensing of the sheet material from a discharge. The sheet material dispenser also includes a pressing roller arranged along the drive roller and configured to engage the sheet material between the pressing roller and the drive roller, and a drive belt assembly including a drive belt operatively connected to the drive motor and the pressing roller for transferring power from the drive motor to the pressing roller. Other aspects also are described. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054178 | ON DEMAND WET WIPE DISPENSING DEVICE WITH WIPE ACTUATED PUMP - In one example, a wipe dispensing system includes a housing that defines an internal wipe storage area, a lid connected to the housing, a fluid reservoir disposed within the housing, a pump in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, a fluid discharge manifold in fluid communication with the pump and located proximate a wipe dispensing path. The lid is operably disposed with respect to the pump such that depression of the lid causes the pump to discharge fluid from the fluid discharge manifold, and also causes dispensation of a portion of a wipe from the housing, and a return of the lid from a depressed position to a ‘ready’ position causes the pump to discharge fluid from the fluid discharge manifold, and also causes dispensation of portion of a wipe from the housing. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054179 | Flushing and Cleaning System and Flushing Method for a Toilet - Various embodiments include a flushing and cleaning system for a toilet device comprising: a toilet bowl; a toilet seat; a toilet lid; and a cleaning volume separated from the toilet bowl. The toilet seat can be disposed in the cleaning volume for cleaning purposes. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054180 | VACUUM CLEANER ACCESSORY - An accessory tool for a vacuum cleaner includes a conduit and a nozzle. The conduit includes a first end coupled to the vacuum cleaner and a second end opposite the first end. The nozzle is coupled to the second end and includes a first portion with a first set of teeth and a first channel with an opening opposite the first set of teeth. The nozzle also includes a second portion with a second set of teeth and a second channel with an opening opposite the second set of teeth. The first set of teeth interlock with the second set of teeth, and are configured to cause the first portion and the second portion to pivot together relative to the conduit between a closed position and an open position. The nozzle is movable along an outer surface of the conduit from the second end toward the first end. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054181 | ABOVE FLOOR AIR BLEED - A surface cleaning head for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a dirty air inlet, a dirty air outlet, and a dirty airflow path extending between the dirty air inlet and the dirty air outlet. The surface cleaning head also includes an automated valve assembly operable to open and place the dirty airflow path in fluid communication with ambient pressure. The automated valve assembly is adjustably opened based upon a suction level within the dirty airflow path. The automated valve assembly includes an adjustable valve, a sensor operable to measure the suction within the dirty airflow path, and a controller operable to control the adjustable valve based on the sensor measurement. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054182 | CLEANING BIN FOR CLEANING ROBOT - A cleaning bin mountable to an autonomous cleaning robot operable to receive debris from a floor surface includes a debris compartment to receive a first portion of debris separated from the airflow and a particulate compartment to receive a second portion of debris separated from the airflow. The cleaning bin also includes a debris separation cone having an inner conduit defining an upper opening and lower opening. The upper opening receives the airflow from the air channel. The inner conduit tapers from the upper opening to the lower opening such that the airflow forms a cyclone within the inner conduit. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054183 | HANDHELD VACUUM CLEANER - A handheld vacuum cleaner ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054184 | HANDHELD VACUUM CLEANER - A handheld vacuum cleaner( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054185 | CLEANING ROBOT TRAVELING USING REGION-BASED HUMAN ACTIVITY DATA AND METHOD OF DRIVING CLEANING ROBOT - The present disclosure provides a cleaning robot that communicates with peripheral devices over a 5G communication network and that preferentially cleans a region that needs to be cleaned the most based on the communication. Based on information about the use of a user terminal used in a movement space in which the cleaning robot moves or a collecting terminal collecting information about the behavior or locations of a user moving in the movement space, the cleaning robot preferentially moves to a region in which the user terminal or the collecting terminal is rarely used. That is, a region in which a user rarely travels, i.e. a region in which a large amount of dust or foreign substances is liable to accumulate, is cleaned preferentially by the cleaning robot, whereby the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning robot is improved. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054186 | WASHING CONTAINER FOR A DOMESTIC DISHWASHER, DOMESTIC DISHWASHER, AND METHOD - A washing container for a household dishwasher includes a bottom plate and a U-shaped washing container jacket arranged on the bottom plate and including a side wall which is connected to the bottom plate by a folded joint. Connected to the washing container jacket is a U-shaped frame to support the washing container jacket. The frame has a support rib, which rises from the frame and is arranged within the washing container jacket and on which the folded joint is supported. The support rib has a closed support surface on which the folded joint lies. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054187 | POT AND PAN WASHING MACHINE - A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054188 | STATUS INDICATOR AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE DOOR - A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in the appliance door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess for receiving a pocket handle. The pocket handle is spaced apart from the handle frame to define an illumination gap which receives a status indicator, such as a light pipe, which may transmit light without directing that light into the pocket recess. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054189 | STATUS INDICATOR AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR AN APPLIANCE DOOR - A door assembly for an appliance includes an inner door, an outer door, and a lighting assembly positioned therebetween for illuminating a status indicator mounted on the outer door. The lighting assembly may include a mounting flange and a spring-loaded lighting board that engages an alignment feature mounted on the outer door when the door assembly is assembled, thereby aligning the light sources on the lighting board with the status indicator. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054190 | ENDOSCOPE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An endoscope includes an image pickup apparatus, and the image pickup apparatus includes an imager includes an external electrode, a stacked device, a top electrode on a top surface, and a bottom electrode on a bottom surface, a three-dimensional wiring board having a first zone to which the external electrode is bonded, a second zone to which the top electrode or the bottom electrode is bonded, a third zone to which the top electrode or the bottom electrode is bonded, and a fifth zone arranged on a side surface of the stacked device, wherein the top surface, the bottom surface, and at least two side surfaces of the stacked device are covered with the wiring board. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054191 | APPLICATOR FOR A SPECULUM ACCESSORY SLEEVE AND USE THEREOF - An applicator for positioning a sleeve accessory on a medical speculum, and a method for using the applicator, is provided. The applicator has a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end. The distal end of the applicator includes a first prong and a second prong. At least a portion of the distal end of the applicator is configured to slide into a lumen of a sleeve accessory to facilitate positioning of the sleeve accessory on a medical speculum. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054192 | PORTABLE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a portable endoscope system. The portable endoscope system may comprise: an endoscope, comprising: a distal end; a proximal end; an endoscope housing integrated into a proximal part of the proximal end; an illumination device housed by the housing; and an endoscope connector to removably couple the endoscope to a first end of a cable connector; and a portable control box separate from the endoscope and to removably couple to the endoscope via the cable connector, the portable control box comprising: a portable control box connector to removably couple the portable control box to a second end of the cable connector; a power source to power the endoscope; a control board to control the endoscope; and a control box housing to house the power source and the control board. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054193 | WIRELESS VIEWING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present application discloses a reusable or disposable wireless endoscopic viewing device comprising a wireless transmitter, which can be a microchip transmitter. The reusable wireless endoscopic viewing device also comprises a light source, which can be an L.E.D. light source. The application also discloses a kit having the wireless device. A method for using the reusable wireless endoscopic viewing device is also described and is applicable to any target tissue, bone, joint or target area of the body of a subject. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054194 | ENDOSCOPE WITH CONTROL FOR TIP DEFLECTION - A control for an endoscope includes a housing defining an interior volume. A lever external to the housing extends through the housing into the interior volume. A gear system positioned in the interior volume is operatively coupled to the lever. The gear system includes a first quadrant and a second quadrant each configured to pivot about a corresponding axis to deflect a flexible distal tip portion of the endoscope in a corresponding direction. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054195 | Endoscope - The invention relates to an endoscope with a shaft, in which at least one working channel is arranged, and with an endoscope head arranged at the distal end of the shaft, wherein a deflection lever is arranged in the endoscope head and is adjustable between a non-deflected starting position and a deflected working position relative to the shaft, and wherein the deflection lever is adjustable via a Bowden wire, the proximal end of which is mounted via a collet on a control handle arranged at the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the collet fixing the proximal end of the Bowden wire is arranged on a slide that is movable proximally out of a housing of the control handle, which slide is coupled to the control handle via a rod. In order to create an endoscope which, having a simple structure, can be easily dismantled, in particular for cleaning purposes, and reassembled, the invention proposes that the slide can be coupled to the rod via a clamping connection. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054196 | INTEGRATED ENDOSCOPE IRRIGATION - A distal tip of an endoscopic device and a cylindrical cap is disclosed. The distal tip comprises a pattern of alternating grooves and lands on its outer surface. The cylindrical cap is configured to fit tightly over the lands, thereby changing the grooves into closed channels through which liquid or gas can flow. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054197 | WATER BOTTLE CAP ASSEMBLIES FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide water bottle cap assemblies suitable for attachment to an endoscopic device and a water source. For example, the water bottle cap assembly includes a cap comprising a plurality of ports and an engageable member configured to sealingly engage with a water source. The assembly also includes a plurality of tubular members, each tubular member coupled to a respective port so as to be in fluid communication therewith. In addition, the assembly includes an adaptor coupled to an end of one of the tubular members and configured to couple to an endoscopic device, wherein at least one of the tubular members is configured to convey at least one fluid between the water source and the endoscopic device. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054198 | Endoscope With Inspection Accessory and Inspection Accessory for the Same - An endoscope has an inspection accessory and an operating set. The inspection accessory has a distal end cap, a fastening component, a flexible shaft, an objective optical set, a bending mechanism, and a sheath. The fastening component is connected to the operating set. The flexible shaft is telescopic, flexible, and hollow and has a first end connected to the fastening component and a second end opposite to the first end of the flexible shaft and connected to the distal end cap. The objective optical set is mounted within the distal end cap and the flexible shaft. The bending mechanism is disposed within the flexible shaft and connected to the distal end cap. The sheath is sleeved on the flexible shaft and has two opposite ends respectively tightly connected to the distal end cap and the fastening component. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054199 | PACKAGE - A package is composed of a resin molded body packaging a manipulator of a manipulator system including a base member having a target portion on an upper surface, and the manipulator having a connecting portion detachably connected to the target portion. The package includes a cover portion having a size capable of covering at least a portion of the upper surface of the base member, and a forming portion having easy-cut lines provided in a portion of the cover portion. The forming portion is configured such that by cutting the forming portion along the lines, it is possible to form, at a position corresponding to the target portion when the covering portion is disposed at a position covering the upper surface, an opening portion penetrating a predetermined region including the target portion in the plate thickness direction and wall portions rising upward from an edge of the opening portion. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054200 | DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICAL COMPOUNDS TO ISCHEMIC AND/OR INFARCTED TISSUE - The delivery of biological compounds to ischemic and/or infarcted tissue are described herein where such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid, such as saline, can be pumped into the imaging hood until the fluid displaces any blood, thereby leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element in the deployment catheter. Additionally, any number of therapeutic tools can also be passed through the deployment catheter and into the imaging hood for performing any number of procedures on the tissue for identifying, locating, and/or accessing ischemic and/or infarcted tissue. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054201 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE USED IN THE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An image capturing module is used in an endoscope. The image capturing module comprises an image capturing portion having opposed surfaces defined by respective photodetection and reverse surfaces. The reverse surface includes external electrodes disposed thereon. A layered optical portion having a front surface to which light is applied and a rear surface that is opposite of the front surface. The layered optical portion having a plurality of optical members layered together. A layered device having a first principal surface with joint electrodes disposed thereon. A second principal surface opposes the first principal surface. The first principal surface is bonded to the reverse surface. The joint electrodes are joined to the external electrodes. The layered device includes a plurality of semiconductor devices layered together in which the first principal surface is larger in area than the photodetection surface and smaller in area than the rear surface. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054202 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAUFACTURING AN IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE USED IN THE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an endoscope having an insertion portion. The endoscope is attached to the proximal end of the insertion portion. An image capturing module is attached to the distal-end portion of an insertion portion. The image capturing module includes a wiring board having a principal surface including first electrodes and second electrodes disposed thereon. An image capturing element includes respective photodetection and reverse surfaces. The reverse surface includes external electrodes and is connected to the first electrodes on the wiring board. A prism having an entrance surface to which light is applied, a reflection surface, and an exit surface in which the exit surface being bonded to the photodetection surface of the image capturing element. A support member is used to support the prism. A layered element including a plurality of elements is layered together and having an upper surface, a lower surface with element electrodes disposed thereon. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054203 | OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY CIRCUITRY FOR ASSESSING EAR HEALTH - A diagnostic tool, such as an otoscope or other hand-held diagnostic device features a handle, a head portion and a circuit. The handle includes a controller and the head portion includes one or more optical spectroscopy (OS) components including at least one light detection element. The circuit includes one or more portions configured to be contorted at acute through reflex angles while maintaining electrical connectivity between the controller and the one or more OS components. The circuit includes a first contact area for the at least one light detection element. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054204 | DEFORMABLE BLADE FOR A LARYNGOSCOPE - A laryngoscope blade ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054205 | System and Method for the Treatment of Amblyopia - A system and methods for the treatment of amblyopia are described. The system includes a display system capable of in delivering a second image to a second eye of a patient and a first image to a first eye of a patient. The system also includes a controller in capable of delaying the delivery of the second image to the second eye of the patent. The controller is configured to receive the second image and the first image. The controller is also configured to identify a delay factor associated with the second image. The controller is also configured to provide the first image to the display system for viewing by the first eye of the patient. The controller is also configured such that after a delay determined by the delay factor, the controller provides the second image to the display system for viewing by the second eye of the patient. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054206 | PROCEDURAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) FOR SURGERY AND RELATED METHODS - Methods are provided for performing a surgical procedure using optical coherence tomography (OCT) including extracting lenticular material from within a capsular bag of the eye of a patient; placing a replacement lens within the capsular bag after extraction of the lenticular material from the capsular bag; acquiring a plurality of OCT images that visualize the placement of the replacement lens within the capsular bag; and determining from the plurality of OCT images a degree of contact of the posterior surface of the replacement lens with the posterior portion of the capsular bag. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054207 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CORNEA OF AN EYE - A-confocal, interferometric measuring arrangement, a spatially resolving detector, apparatuses for positioning purposes and an evaluation unit. A beam splitter serves to output couple and image on the spatially resolving detector some of the light signal reflected by the cornea, upstream of which detector a reference light source with a delay line and a beam splitter are arranged in order to realize a superposition of the part of the light signal reflected by the cornea, to be imaged on the spatially resolving detector with a reference signal. The evaluation unit is determines the topography of the cornea from the simultaneously recorded signals of the interferometric measuring arrangement and the spatially resolving detector. The proposed solution combines a confocal FD OCT method with elements of imaging holoscopy and can thereby interferometrically measure the topography of the cornea with the necessary accuracy. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054208 | DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION OF CORNEAL SHAPE ABNORMALITIES - Disclosed are systems and methods for characterizing corneal shape abnormalities. These methods may be used to differentiate corneas having subclinical keratoconus from other conditions which cause distortion of corneal shape, including warpage of the cornea due to contact lens wear. Also disclosed is classification scheme to aid diagnosis of corneal conditions and thereby guide clinical decision making regarding patient treatment. This classification scheme is based on computed properties of corneal shape, is amenable to automation, and may be implemented in an integrated system or provided in the form of software encoded on a computer-readable medium. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PUPILLARY DISTANCE - A method implemented on a computing device having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network may include: obtaining a head image of a user with one or more dimension indicators, determining an eye region in the head image of the user and determining a pupillary distance of the user based on the one or more dimension indicators and the determined eye region. A method implemented on a computing device having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network may include: receiving a request at a user terminal, recording a video of a user wearing a wearable device with the user terminal, determining a pupillary distance of the user based on the video and synchronously displaying the pupillary distance on the video of the user during recording. The wearable device may include one or more dimension indicators. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054210 | FUNDUS CAMERA - A fundus camera includes an eyeball-offset detection device and an annular illumination device. The eyeball-offset detection device is configured to detect an offset vector of a lens of the fundus camera relative to an inspected eyeball. The annular illumination device includes a plurality of illumination elements that are arranged in a ring shape around an optical axis of an imaging system of the fundus camera. According to the offset vector of the lens relative to the inspected eyeball, the fundus camera selectively activates one or more illumination elements at corresponding positions to keep an illumination optical path away from a center area of the pupil of the inspected eyeball to reduce effects of corneal reflection and improve illumination quality. Therefore, the abovementioned fundus camera has a large operable range. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054211 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS - A wide range within a subject eye is observed while a burden on a subject of whom the subject eye is part is moderated. In an optical system that deals with light reflected from the fundus of the subject eye, a first optical system that pertains to a field of view of a fundus central portion centered on an optical axis is used as a standard optical system. The optical system can be switched by a replacement mechanism from the first optical system to a second optical system that pertains to a field of view of a fundus surroundings portion surrounding the fundus central portion. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054212 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS, OPTOMETRIC IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD, AND OPTOMETRIC IMAGING SYSTEM - Both observation of a wide range within a subject eye may be enabled and a burden on a subject of whom the subject eye is part may be moderated. In order of incidence of light from a side at which a pupil of the subject eye is disposed, spreading of the luminous flux is suppressed by a first refracting face, the light is reflected by a first reflection surface with a central aperture, directing the luminous flux in convergent directions in a direction toward the subject eye, the light is reflected in the direction opposite to the direction toward the subject eye by a second reflection surface, and the light is transmitted through the central aperture of the first reflection surface and forms a pupil conjugate image that is conjugate with a position of the pupil of the subject eye. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054213 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EYE MEASUREMENT WITH IN-FOCUS IRIS AND SCLERAL IMAGING - An eye measurement instrument includes: an optical measurement subsystem for measuring an optical characteristic of an eye; an imaging system, including: a camera, an optical system including a movable optical element, and an actuator to move the movable optical element. When the movable optical element is moved into a first position outside an optical path between the eye and the camera, then the optical system focuses a first feature of the eye at the camera, and the camera is configured to capture a first image of the eye, and when the movable element is moved in a second position in the optical path then the optical system focuses a second feature of the eye, different from the first feature, at the camera, and the camera captures a second image of the eye. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054214 | LEARNED MONITORING DEVICE CORRECTION - Methods, apparatus, and systems for medical procedures are disclosed herein and include a monitoring and processing apparatus that includes a memory configured to store a diagnostic algorithm, a sensor configured to sense a patient data of a first patient, a processor configured to generate a first diagnostic result based on the patient data and the diagnostic algorithm. A local computing device is provided and includes a processor and configured to receive the first diagnostic result via a first network, receive a first correction indication that comprises a correction of the first diagnostic result and transmit the first correction indication via a second network. A remote computing device may be provided and be configured to generate an updated diagnostic algorithm that is updated based on the first correction indication and transmit the updated diagnostic algorithm via the second network. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054215 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BODY PARAMETERS - A method for detecting biometric parameters includes the steps of performing a bone graft procedure on at least one vertebra of a spine, providing at least one biometric sensor at the at least one vertebra, the sensor measuring at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of pressure, tension, shear, relative position, and vascular flow in an adjacent, surrounding, and measuring the at least one biometric parameter at the vertebra with the sensor. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054216 | SYSTEM OF MACHINE-LEARNING MEDIATED IMAGE ANALYSIS TO AID PREDICTIVE MRI-GUIDED HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENTS - A new generation of precision medicine with interfaces processing the predictive feedback over the course of hyperthermia treatment sessions is provided. Implementation of MR-thermometry measurements and real-time spatial imaging can resolve many of the limiting factors currently associated with hyperthermia treatment. More significantly, implementation of artificial intelligence (machine learning) mediated image analysis and database construction can provide the international community with standards for monitoring, and thermal dose calibration. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054217 | REVERBERANT SHEAR WAVE FIELD ESTIMATION OF BODY PROPERTIES - A reverberant shear wave field in an object such as a patient's body or organ causes deformations in one or more selected directions measured with an imaging modality such as ultrasound or MR equipment or other imaging equipment, to estimate displacements in one or more selected directions over time increments and then viscoelastic properties such as stiffness or other parameters of the ROI. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054218 | Wearable thermometer patch comprising a temperature sensor array - A wearable thermometer patch for monitoring healing of a wound on a user's skin includes a circuit substrate comprising an electric circuit and a plurality of temperature probe units distributed in a two-dimensional array. Each of the plurality of temperature probe units can include a temperature sensor in electric connection with the electric circuit in the circuit substrate. The plurality of temperature probe units can measure temperature values on a user's skin at different positions defined by the two-dimensional array. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054219 | Smart Wearable Device - A smart wearable device includes a detection apparatus and a case, the detection apparatus specifically includes one set of measuring parts and a plurality of sets of light emitting parts; the one set of measuring parts and the plurality of sets of light emitting parts are inlaid into the case and arranged into a polygon, where each of the plurality of sets of light emitting parts and the one set of measuring parts each occupies one of a plurality of angles of the polygon, and a central position of the polygon is at a specified distance to each angle of the polygon. A specific embodiment of the present invention provides a smart wearable device. One set of measuring parts and a plurality of sets of light emitting parts are disposed into a case and arranged into a polygon. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054220 | Physiological Parameter Recording System and Method Thereof - A physiological parameter recording system includes a first measurement equipment configured to generate a first physiological parameter, a second measurement equipment configured to generate a second physiological parameter, a recording device installed with a physiological parameter recording program configured to execute the following steps: reading the first physiological parameter by connecting to the first physiological parameter through a digital transmission function, reading the second physiological parameter by a user input interface, displaying the first and second physiological parameters, confirming and storing the first and second physiological parameters after the user input interface has been locked according to a lock signal, and generating and displaying a quick response code according to the first and second physiological parameters, and a cloud database configured to receive the quick response code from the recording device through the digital transmission function. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054221 | ESTIMATION OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE USING A MINIATURE PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR - A wearable assembly has a pulse plethysmography (PPG) sensor and a piezoelectric pressure sensor and is attachable to a patient's finger or other area corresponding to a peripheralvascular region, and further includes a signal processor configured to monitor blood flow dependent measurements and pressure measurements over time, comparing these measurements to determine properties of the vascular region, such as vascular resistance of a blood vessel, vascular radius of the blood vessel, vascular stiffness of the vascular region, blood pressure, and/or cardiac vascular power. The signal processor may apply a hysteresis comparison of the sensor outputs, e.g., using an elliptical model, and in some examples may apply an extended Kalman filter for optimizing output of the vascular region properties. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054222 | PULSE WAVE DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION GENERATION SYSTEM - Pulse waves of a living body are detected with high accuracy. A pulse wave detection device includes a camera configured to capture an image of the living body a plurality of times through a first green filter and an infrared light filter having light transmission characteristics in a near-infrared light wavelength range within a wavelength range where a light absorption coefficient of oxidized hemoglobin is greater than a light absorption coefficient of reduced hemoglobin, and an image analysis unit configured to analyze a plurality of images of the living body captured by the camera and to detect the pulse waves of the living body. The image analysis unit is configured to detect the pulse waves by detecting a change in intensity of light in the near-infrared light wavelength range indicated by the plurality of images. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054223 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE - An apparatus for non-invasively estimating blood pressure is provided. Thee apparatus for estimating blood pressure may include a bio-signal measurer configured to measure a bio-signal from a user and a processor configured to estimate blood pressure using the measured bio-signal. The processor may extract a first feature and a second feature from the bio-signal at an extraction time, estimate changes in the first feature and the second feature which have occurred during a time period from a calibration time at which the first feature and the second feature are calibrated to the extraction time at which the first feature and the second feature are extracted, and estimate a blood pressure based on the changes in the first feature and the second feature. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054224 | PRESSURE SENSOR CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one pressure sensing component within a distal portion of the device. In that regard, one or more electrical, electronic, optical, and/or electro-optical pressure-sensing components is secured to an elongated member and the system includes components to process the output signals according to various calibration parameters. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054225 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT USING DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE PRINCIPLE AND AN EXPANDING FLOW SENSOR - A blood flow measurement system for measuring a blood flow quantity such as flow velocity or flow volume inside a blood vessel includes an intravascular blood flow measurement device with a body that comprises an expandable body section. A control unit sequentially provides a size control signal indicative of a respective one of the at least two predetermined expandable sizes to be assumed by the expandable body section. A pressure sensor unit measures respective sequences of blood pressure signals over a measuring time span defined with respect to a heart cycle period. A flow determination unit uses the values of cross sectional area of the expandable body section, the associated pressure signals and a known value of a density of blood, to calculate a value of a blood flow quantity inside the blood vessel based on Bernoulli's law. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054226 | Heart Rhythm Monitoring Apparatus - Disclosed is a heart rhythm monitoring apparatus, including a water-proof case, a water-proof patch, at least two electrodes, a battery, and an electric circuit. The water-proof case is attached to the water-proof patch to form a water-proof space for accommodating the battery and the electric circuit. Each electrode is connected to the electric circuit, and outwards extends from the water-proof space to form a sensing end. The electrodes penetrate the water-proof patch and the water-proof patch and the sensing ends contact an animal skin. The water-proof patch provides adhesion, and the sensing ends are configured to sense electrical signal on the animal skin. The electrical signal is processed by the electric circuit, and the corresponding heart rhythm information is acquired and recorded. The present invention provides water-proof feature and possesses a simple structure, thereby improving convenience of use, prolonging operation period, acquiring a long-term record of heart rhythm information. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054227 | INVASIVE INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR FUNCTIONALITY - An invasive instrument ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054228 | TECHNIQUES FOR NEUROMODULATION - The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation of a tissue that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into the tissue to cause altered activity at a synapse between a neuron and a non-neuronal cell. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054229 | METHOD OF MAKING A NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM - Neural interfaces with the peripheral nervous system have been developed to provide a direct communication pathway between peripheral nerves and prosthetic limbs. Described herein is a microchannel integrated neural network device and system which can control the reinnervated muscles and interpret neurological signals. The acquired bioelectrical signals can be used for the interpretation of mind and create a neural map. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054230 | A MEDICAL PATCH FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SENSING ECG SIGNALS AND IMPEDANCE-INDICATIVE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS - A medical patch includes a substrate, an electrode, and circuitry. The substrate is configured to attach externally to a patient. The electrode is coupled to the substrate and is configured to sense electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from a heart of the patient, and to further sense electrical signals indicative of an impedance between the electrode and a probe in the heart. The circuitry is coupled to the substrate and includes a shared amplifier that is configured to simultaneously amplify the ECG signals and the electrical signals sensed by the electrode. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054231 | CARDIAC CYCLE-BASED ANALYZING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - An analyzing method is to be implemented in an analyzing device, and includes: (A) dividing respective cycle lengths of a plurality of cardiac cycles of a user during sleep into a plurality of groups based on an order of occurrence of the cardiac cycles; (B) for each group, performing Fourier transform on the cycle lengths of the group to generate a respective spectrum; (C) for each group, calculating total power of the respective spectrum; and (D) determining, for each group, whether sleep quality of the user in a time period during which the corresponding cardiac cycles occurred is poor based on the total power of the respective spectrum and a predetermined threshold. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054232 | NON-INVASIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA, STENOSIS IDENTIFICATION, LOCALIZATION AND FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE ESTIMATION - The present disclosure facilitates the evaluation of wide-band phase gradient information of the heart tissue to assess, e.g., the presence of heart ischemic heart disease. Notably, the present disclosure provides an improved and efficient method to identify and risk stratify coronary stenosis of the heart using a high resolution and wide-band cardiac gradient obtained from the patient. The patient data are derived from the cardiac gradient waveforms across one or more leads, in some embodiments, resulting in high-dimensional data and long cardiac gradient records that exhibit complex nonlinear variability. Space-time analysis, via numeric wavelet operators, is used to study the morphology of the cardiac gradient data as a phase space dataset by extracting dynamical and geometrical properties from the phase space dataset. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054233 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PLURALITY OF ACTION POTENTIALS IN THE HEART - The disclosure relates to a method for determining a plurality of action potentials in the heart having the following steps: | 2020-02-20 |
20200054234 | RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE LOCATING OF 3D OBJECTS FROM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES - The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging guided radiation therapy apparatus ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200054235 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND ARTICLES FOR FOUR DIMENSIONAL (4D) FLOW MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An MRI image processing and analysis system may identify instances of structure in MRI flow data, e.g., coherency, derive contours and/or clinical markers based on the identified structures. The system may be remotely located from one or more MRI acquisition systems, and perform: perform error detection and/or correction on MRI data sets (e.g., phase error correction, phase aliasing, signal unwrapping, and/or on other artifacts); segmentation; visualization of flow (e.g., velocity, arterial versus venous flow, shunts) superimposed on anatomical structure, quantification; verification; and/or generation of patient specific 4-D flow protocols. An asynchronous command and imaging pipeline allows remote image processing and analysis in a timely and secure manner even with complicated or large 4-D flow MRI data sets. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054236 | SECURITY CHECK METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON MICROWAVE IMAGING OF HUMAN BODIES - A security check method includes: pre-creating at least four concurrently operating threads, one thread being responsible for movement control and data acquisition, one thread being responsible for imaging processing, one thread being responsible for interface displaying, and one thread being responsible for target detection and recognition; then the four concurrently operating threads divide original echo data of a human body to be checked into data of a plurality of adjacent overlapped azimuthal segments during data processing and perform individual processing on the data of each azimuthal segment. The security check system includes a thread creating unit, a first thread parallel unit, a second thread parallel unit, a third thread parallel unit, a fourth thread parallel unit, and a thread loop control unit. Because subsequent data processing is not required to be performed after the acquisition of all data is completed, the time for a security check process is reduced. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054237 | OPERATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CALCULATING NUMERICAL VALUE REPRESENTING SKIN BARRIER FUNCTION, EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SKIN BARRIER FUNCTION - The goal of the present invention is to calculate with high accuracy a numerical value representing skin barrier function in a wide range of skin conditions. Provided is an operation processing apparatus calculates a first variable based on delay time measured using an alternating-current (AC) signal generated by the AC signal generation circuit and a signal applied by an application electrode and passing through skin and stores the first variable calculated by the processor as a calculation result. The operation processing apparatus calculates a numerical value representing the skin barrier function based on the calculation result. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054238 | MULTI-SENSOR DEVICE FOR MONITORING HEALTH - Devices, systems, and methods for non-invasively detecting and monitoring medical conditions using multiple modalities of sensing include at least two electrodes configured to be positioned on a subject, an acoustic sensor configured to be positioned on a subject, a thoracic impedance measurement module connected to the electrodes, for measuring a first impedance between the electrodes, and a heart acoustic measurement module connected to the acoustic sensor, for detecting and measuring a heart sound from the acoustic sensor. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054239 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOMOGRAPH - A three-dimensional tomograph as can be used for examining and manipulating objects on the millimeter scale or smaller, for example, for examining and manipulating biological cells, molecules or ions. The three-dimensional tomograph achieves reproducible and reliable signals in millimeter dimensions or smaller dimensions without significant signal overlays. The three-dimensional tomograph is composed of at least one three-dimensional microcomponent made of a rolled-up or folded-up layer stack of at least one carrier layer and electrodes at least located thereon for the impedance measurement. The electrodes for the impedance measurement are once or repeatedly arranged essentially on the inner or outer surface of the microcomponent in a fully surrounding manner on at least one plane, and the measurement object is located in the interior of the microcomponent and/or around the microcomponent. | 2020-02-20 |
20200054240 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT WITHIN A PATIENT RECEIVING AREA FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE EXAMINATION AND A CORRESPONDING MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM - Techniques are disclosed for positioning a patient within a patient receiving area for a magnetic resonance examination. The techniques may include positioning the patient on a mobile patient table of a patient support facility and moving the patient table in a first horizontal direction until a region of the patient to be examined is arranged in a field of view of a patient receiving area of a magnetic resonance system. Moreover, the patient positioning techniques may include moving the patient table in a second horizontal direction and/or in a vertical direction within the patient receiving area, and acquiring medical magnetic resonance data of the region of the patient to be examined. | 2020-02-20 |