| 23rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20150150382 | MOTORIZED CONVERTIBLE SOFA OF THE PERPENDICULAR-SLEEPING TYPE - A convertible sofa of the perpendicular-sleeping type, comprising a fixed structure supporting a foldable structure which comprises three articulated panels and a system of actuation of folding/unfolding of the foldable structure between a sofa configuration and a sleeping configuration and vice versa, which comprises at least one motorized actuator comprising a body within which a rod is movable in translation, where the body is mounted on one of either the fixed or foldable structure and the end of the rod is articulated on the other of the fixed or foldable structure, the movement of the rod causing the foldable structure to fold/unfold. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150383 | INFLATION VALVE ALLOWING FOR RAPID INFLATION AND DEFLATION OF AN INFLATABLE OBJECT - Disclosed is an inflation valve enabling a user to quickly inflate and deflate an inflatable object. The inflation valve can include an inflation chamber that is an adequate size to capture a breath of air blown by a user from a distance away from an outside opening of the inflation chamber. This allows surrounding air into the area of low pressure created by the moving air, thereby greatly increasing the amount of air entering the inflatable object. To prevent air from escaping the inflatable object, the inflation valve can include a non-invertible one-way valve and/or an invertible one-way valve. Each valve can prevent air from escaping the inflation chamber until adequate pressure is applied from the outside opening of the inflation chamber, for example, as a result of a user blowing air into the inflation chamber. The invertible one-way valve can be inverted to reverse the properties of the valve. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150384 | TUNABLE SPRING MATTRESS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A mattress includes a spring extending between first and second points to provide a first spring rate in a first direction. A polymer fiber structure is provided between the first and second points and adjoins the spring. The polymer fiber structure includes fibers interlinked with one another to provide the second spring rate in the first direction. An example method of manufacturing a mattress is provided that includes arranging springs to provide a mattress innerspring. A polymer fiber structure is introduced in a first state to the innerspring to provide an assembly. The assembly is further processed and the polymer fiber structure is simultaneously altered from the first state to a second state. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150385 | BABY SUPPORT - A baby support for supporting a baby positioned on a front torso of a supporting person. The baby support includes an elongated soft body that extends across a back torso of the supporting person and the baby. The baby support also includes fastening ends that overlap and secure to support the baby on the front torso of the supporting adult. The baby support may be configured to stretch to generate an elastic force to pull the back torso of the baby towards the back torso of the supporting person. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150386 | Baby Restraining Article - An article or apparatus is described for restraining a baby. The article may include a special-purpose sheet, restraint(s) such as strap(s) that are anchored to the sheet and/or to a mattress, and connector(s) such as buckle(s). The sheet is designed to have a plurality of attached bases that allow the restraints to be anchored to the sheet and/or to the mattress. The baby may be placed on the sheet on his back, the restraints may be lightly tightened around the baby, and the connectors at the ends of the restraints may join to lock the baby on his back. The connectors may then be unlocked in the morning so that the baby may be safely retrieved from the sheet. The sheet may also include strap(s) that wrap around the mattress and connect in the front or back. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150387 | Basket Product Display And Related Methods - A product display is providing having a vertical support and a product basket configured to mount to the vertical support and display product in a front-facing manner in which product from a rear of the product basket is automatically biased toward a front of the product basket, wherein at least one of the vertical support and the product basket are configured to display a particular product in order to improve product pack out in at least one of a vertical and a horizontal direction within the product display. In one form, both the basket and vertical support are dimensioned or sized based on the specific product being displayed so that product pack out is improved, if not maximized, in both the vertical and horizontal direction. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150388 | CONVERTIBLE TRADESHOW TRAVEL CASE AND METHOD - A travel case that converts from a palletable shipping container into one or more display cabinet(s) and/or table(s). In some embodiments, the container includes first and second dual-box units each having two open-faced boxes connected to one another along an edge of each by a first hinge. One box of each unit includes a bottom pallet portion to allow the apparatus to be lifted and carried by a forklift. In some embodiments, the first unit unfolds from a stacked configuration where its first box is stacked upon its second box to a dual-table configuration where the first box is side-by-side the second box, and wherein the height of the second box including the bottom pallet portion is substantially equal to the height of the first box. In some embodiments, a second unit connects to the first unit to enclose the inner volumes of the first and second box. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150389 | HOLDING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a combination of a support device ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150390 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SPECTACLES - The invention relates to an apparatus for displaying spectacles, having a basic body ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150391 | TRAVEL PILLOW AND METHOD THEREFOR - A pillow for supporting the head and neck of a user has a tubular structure, wherein the tubular structure has a first conical half and a second conical half. A depression is formed between the first conical half and the second conical half, the depression supporting a neck of a user. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150392 | Plate with Collapsible Inserts - A multipurpose plate that has a support surface with at least one aperture with at least one keyway. The multipurpose plate has at least one collapsible container with at least one keyway insert that is removably inserted through the at least one keyway. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150393 | Article Holder - The present invention is designed to allow a user to securely hold a plate of food while walking or while eating in front of the TV. The present invention includes a plate and a hollow tubular base affixed to substantially the center of the underside of the plate. The plate is substantially planar having a well and a lip. The well includes a central circular aperture wherein an open end of the tubular base is affixed to the aperture such that access to the internal volume of the tubular base is provided. The hollow tubular base is designed to receive therethrough a set of utensils or a beverage cup for easy storing. The exterior surface of the tubular base is designed to be held to allow for a user to securely hold the device without fear of tipping the plate over while eating. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150394 | Straw, a Method of Manufacturing the Straw and a Flexible Container - Disclosed herein are a straw and its manufacturing method. The straw contains an inner tube, an outer tube and a barrier layer. The inner tube has a first port, a second port and a hallow part at the inner side of the inner tube. The hallow part connects the first port and the second port. The outer tube disposed outside the inner tube has a first port and a second port. The first port of the outer tube is cut flush with the first port of the inner tube. The barrier layer is sandwiched between the inner tube and the outer tube, and the barrier layer can block the penetration of gas between the inner tube and the outer tube. Furthermore, a flexible container having the above-mentioned straw is also disclosed herein. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150395 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER CLOSURE WITH VENTING - A beverage container closure or lid adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be opened by pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the button is released. Thus, the user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container. The beverage container closure includes an actuating lever configured to press the button when a user applies a force to the lever. By utilizing the mechanical advantage provided by the lever, a user is able to selectively open and close the stopper using a relatively low amount of force. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150396 | EATING UTENSIL ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS - An eating utensil assembly may include a first eating utensil that may include a first handle having an opening therein and an eating utensil head coupled to an end of the first handle and having a curved shape. The eating utensil assembly may also include a second eating utensil removably carried by the first eating utensil within the opening in the first handle. The second eating utensil may include a second handle and a cutting blade coupled to an end of the second handle. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150397 | EATING UTENSIL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SUPPORT MEMBER AND RELATED METHODS - An eating utensil assembly may include a first eating utensil that may include a first handle having an opening therein, a support member coupled to the first handle across the opening, and an eating utensil head coupled to an end of the first handle and having a curved shape. The eating utensil assembly may also include a second eating utensil removably carried by the support member within the opening in the first handle. The second eating utensil may include a second handle and a cutting blade coupled to an end of the second handle. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150398 | CUP HOLDER - A cup holder comprises a collar and a handle. The collar comprises a loop of flexible sheet material which extends, in use, around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material whose ends are connected to the collar at positions which are in use, diametrically opposed. Each end portion of the handle has first and second preformed fold lines formed in it. The first fold line extends perpendicular to the length of the handle along the line where the handle meets the collar. The second fold line extends transversely across the handle at an angle of substantially 45° to its length from a first point where one side edge of the handle meets the collar to a second point spaced from the collar on the other side edge of the handle. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150399 | FOLDABLE CLOTHES HANGER - Disclosed herein is a foldable clothes hanger. The foldable clothes hanger includes a case, first and second upper clothes rack members one ends of which are rotatably installed to the case, first and second engagement members formed at one end portions of the first and second upper clothes rack members, respectively, so as to engage with each other such that the first and second upper clothes rack members rotate at the same angle as each other, a first elastic member installed to the first and second upper clothes rack members so as to provide elastic force such that the first and second upper clothes rack members rotate in a direction spaced apart from each other, and an angle fixing section installed to the case so as to engage with at least one of the first and second engagement members and fix rotation angles of the first and second upper clothes rack members. The use of the foldable clothes hanger is convenient since the first and second upper clothes rack members are spread by elastic force of the elastic member without an operation of a user, and the foldable clothes hanger can be used for various clothes since the rotation angles of the first and second upper clothes rack members are adjusted by the angle fixing section. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150400 | CARPET SEAM TAPE AND METHOD FOR JOINING CARPET - Carpet seam tape for joining two carpet segments comprises an elongated base layer being resilient in a transverse direction, and an adhesive applied to the base layer. The adhesive may comprise a hot-melt thermoplastic adhesive. The base layer may comprise textile or fabric. The textile or fabric may comprise cotton and elastane, or denim and elastane. The adhesive may comprise (a) a unitary mass of adhesive, (b) a plurality of beads of adhesive, or (c) a plurality of spots of adhesive. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150401 | CARPET SEAM TAPE - Carpet seam tape for joining two carpet segments comprises an elongated base layer being resilient in a transverse direction, an intervening layer applied to the base layer, and an adhesive applied to the intervening layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150402 | DEVICE FOR STEAMING FOOD | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150403 | CIRCULATOR COOKER WITH ALARM SYSTEM - A sous-vide circulator cooker that sounds an audible alarm when the system raises the temperature of the water to a determined temperature. The sous-vide circulator cooker includes temperature sensors, heaters and a pump to circulator temperature controlled fluids. The system also contains a speaker or buzzer that can play alarms or music when the system comes to a predetermined temperature. In at least one embodiment, the sous-vide circulator can also distinguish between self-heating and user-induced temperature changes, and will sound alarms accordingly. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150404 | GAS BARBECUE - A gas barbecue having a cut-off valve situated between a gas inlet and a gas burner. According to some implementations the cut-off valve has a control knob moveable to a first position and a second position, in the first position of the control knob the cut-off valve is maintained in an open position, in the second position of the control knob the cut-off valve is placed under the control of an electrical control unit that acts upon an electromagnet assembly of the cut-off valve to control the open and close position of the cut-off valve. When the control knob is in the second position the electrical control unit is able to wirelessly exchange information and/or instructions with a remote control unit, whereas when the control knob is in the first position the electrical control unit is unable to wirelessly exchange information and/or instructions with the remote control unit. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150405 | SEDIMENT FILTER - The sediment filter includes a generally three-sided pocket having one or more mesh screens forming the bottom and/or side surfaces for filtering sediment or other particulate in a brewed beverage being dispensed from a coffee brewer or the like. The filter selectively attaches to a portion of the carafe such as the lid or upper open rim and is positioned to filter brewed beverage flowing through an inlet port or passageway into the carafe reservoir. The mesh screens permit flow-through of the brewed beverage while simultaneously trapping or capturing suspended particles therein. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150406 | BEVERAGE STEEPING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A system for steeping beverages is disclosed. The system includes a filtration unit and dispensing mechanism with a steeping vessel. The dispensing mechanism includes a disk with apertures and a sleeve. The sleeve is coupled to the filtration unit and moves down and up within the steeping vessel to a closed and open position, respectively. With the dispensing mechanism in the closed position the sleeve engages the disk and holds a steeped liquid within the filtration unit. In the open position the sleeve disengages the disk allows the steeped liquid to flow into a capturing vessel through the apertures. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150407 | DELIVERY ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINES FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES VIA CAPSULES - A delivery assembly for a machine for preparing beverages via capsules ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150408 | Electrically operated drink maker, in particular electrically operated coffee machine, with steam lance for frothing up milk - Electrically operated coffee machine, in particular espresso machine or fully automatic coffee machine, having a steam output device comprising a steam lance characterised in that a milk inflow which is configured for supply of milk into a steam output channel opens into this steam output channel of the steam lance. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150409 | CAPSULE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a capsule for a beverage production machine, the capsule comprising: —an ingredient enclosed within the capsule; and —an identifier; wherein the identifier is an area of conductive material incorporating a code pattern, the code pattern consisting of a predetermined arrangement of one or more discontinuities formed in the conductive material, and wherein the capsule comprises an orientation member for directing the alignment of the capsule within the beverage production machine. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150410 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM - A beverage system for producing and dispensing a beverage for controlled serving dispensing which includes a maker module for dispensing a beverage ingredient such as tea to a dispensing module which then communicates with a mixing module for controlled serving dispensing. Another embodiment of the beverage apparatus includes a dispense module which receives beverage from a making module and in which the dispensing module is transferable to a mixing module for subsequent controlled serving dispensing. Further, additional features such as sweetener integration, controlled mixing, controlled dispensing, and product characteristic sensing may be provided. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150411 | AIRCRAFT KETTLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a kettle for use on-board aircraft that detects and measures a change in temperature in order to determine the point at which liquid in the kettle is boiling and to turn off the heater. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150412 | CLEANING CAPSULE - The invention relates to a container, in particular a capsule, for insertion into the receiving space for disposable containers or into the capsule receiving receptacle of a beverage machine, in particular of a coffee machine, in which disposable containers or disposable packages, in particular in the form of a capsule containing coffee, tea, chocolate, milk or milk powder, flavors, concentrates or other beverage base materials, are used. It is characterized in that the container includes a cleaning agent for cleaning at least part of the beverage machine. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150413 | PANCAKE MAKER APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A cooking apparatus includes first and second griddles, each having a generally planar cooking surface for cooking food. A first lifting mechanism is configured to elevate the first griddle such that a food item on the cooking surface of the first griddle is predisposed to fall onto the cooking surface of the second griddle. A first wiper is configured to sweep the cooking surface of the first griddle to facilitate detachment of any food item attached to the cooking surface of the first griddle for transfer such food item to the cooking surface of the second griddle. The first and second griddles, first lifting mechanism, and first wiper are interconnected preferably to form a portable, integrated cooking product. These components preferably are enclosed within a housing for presenting a refined consumer product for use in a home kitchen and are arranged so as to define a compact volume and footprint. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150414 | Extendable outdoor cooking grill - An extendable outdoor cooking grill which is designed to be used in Kamado style outdoor cookers which enables the grill master to move the top grill to permit access to other grills positioned below the top grill or to access the heat source of the outdoor cooker. The extendable cooking grill is comprised of a D-shaped outdoor cooking grill which is slidably connected to a seven sided top support member. The seven sided top support member is removably affixed to a frame which supports the seven sided top support member and D-shaped outdoor cooking grill in the Kamado style outdoor cooker. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150415 | Barbecue Grill with Collapsible Legs - A portable barbecue grill includes a bowl, four legs and four connecting units each for connecting a corresponding one of the legs to the bowl in a collapsible manner. Each of the legs includes an aperture. Each of the connecting units includes a pin for insertion in the aperture of a corresponding one of the legs to keep the legs in an extended position. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150416 | Improved Bench Mixer - A bench mixer has a combined whisk and scraper attachment. In preferred embodiments, the mixer has a processor configured to access data indicative of a respective power limit to be applied to a motor for each of a plurality of user selectable speed settings and monitors motor speed to compare against a user selected speed setting. The processor increases the power applied to the motor, up to a respective power limit if the current speed is lower than the user selected speed setting. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150417 | DISK GRATER - An appliance ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150418 | Rolling Mat - The present invention provides a rolling mat which is easy to roll, which is sanitary and which enables the right amount of force of pressing food material to be readily determined. A rolling mat includes: a plurality of rod-like rib parts arranged in a direction Y in which food material is rolled; and a knitted string part that connects the plurality of rib parts with each other by knitting a string material part so as to sandwich the rib parts, wherein the rib parts are formed of a plastic material and/or a metal material having hardness that is at least greater than silicone resin, and the knitted string part is made of man-made monofilament fiber or high molecular weight polyethylene fiber produced by stretching polyethylene resin having a high molecular weight into fibers. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150419 | Portable Hand Washing Station - A portable hand washing station is provided that has a carrying case with an interior hand washing compartment. A case front wall includes a door to permit hand access into the interior of the hand washing compartment. A lid is connected to the case so that the lid is capable of extending in an upright vertical position. A shelf is connected to the interior surface of the lid. A pair of liquid dispensing reservoirs is supported on the shelf. Each of the reservoirs includes a top wall with a mouth opening, a bottom wall with a drain opening, and a touch operated flow valve connected to the bottom wall in liquid communication to the bottom wall. The flow valves extend in axial alignment each one of the valve openings so that a cleaning or rinsing solution is dispensed into the compartment when the flow valves are deflected by hand. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150420 | PORTABLE TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER - A portable toothbrush holder transformable between a first, storage state and a second, erected state, the portable toothbrush holder having a base component having a spindle connection feature; a top component having a spindle connection feature; and a spindle component; the base component, top component and spindle component being separable; and when the portable toothbrush holder is in the second, erected state when the spindle connection features of the base component and top component receive opposite ends of the spindle component. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150421 | TOWEL - Disclosed is a towel in which a pouch is not provided and the decoupling of a towel body is possible, so that the towel can sufficiently washed and freely used in various fields. The towel is coupled to a portable terminal, a bag, a purse, a key holder, a diary, or a handbag. The towel includes a towel body, a pocket part provided on one surface of the towel body to receive the towel body, a connection member coupled to the pocket part, and a coupling member mounted in the connection member. As the towel is used, the pouch is not provided different from a conventional towel, so that the size of the towel is reduced and the fabrication cost is saved. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150422 | MULTI-PIECE SUPPORT FOR PAPER ROLL PRODUCT - A paper roll end support plug includes a first plug member non-rotatably mounted on a dispenser and a second plug member inserted in the paper roll end and rotatable relative to the first plug member, the plug members being in frictional engagement to prevent overspin of the paper roll during dispensing of paper from the roll. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150423 | DISPENSING UNIT AND DISPENSER - A dispensing unit and a dispenser are provided. The dispensing unit is adapted for use with continuous web material. The dispensing unit comprises a first roller arranged to rotate about a first axis and a second roller arranged to rotate about a second axis. A web path is provided through the dispensing unit and a portion of the web path includes a web passage defined between the first roller and the second roller. The first roller is displaceable between at least a first position and a second position, wherein a first distance is defined between the first roller and the second roller when the first roller is arranged in the first position, and a second distance is defined between the first roller and the second roller when the first roller is arranged in the second position. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150424 | Hygienic toilet seat operating device - A device that is installed into a toilet seat coverlid that a operator can use to hygienically engage and disengage the toilet seat such that the coverlid and seat may swing together or separately into the desired positions. The device includes a knob or handle affixed to the coverlid, and connected to an engagement device that can engage or disengage the toilet seat. Due to the installation of the knob or lever on the coverlid, it is always elevated away from the urine stream and toilet water backsplash during use, and thus it maintains a cleaner contact point for the user to lift the toilet seat and/or coverlid assembly as needed for use. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150425 | VACUUM CLEANER OUTER SHELL FRAGRANCE DISPENSER ASSEMBLY - A fragrance dispenser unit for a vacuum cleaner, including an openable outer case, including a top side a bottom side and an opening, wherein at least one of the top side and the bottom side further includes perforations, a liquid fragrance source removably placeable within an interior of the outer case and a portion of the liquid fragrance source is visible to a user for determining an amount of liquid remaining in the liquid fragrance source via the opening of the outer case. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150426 | VACUUM CLEANING DEVICE - A vacuum cleaning apparatus includes a body; a power cord that extends from the body; a cord reel rotatably installed in the body and around which the power cord is wound; and a blower assembly that generates a suction force, wherein the cord reel is formed in a hollow, cylindrical shape, and the blower assembly is disposed inside the cord reel. The size of the cord reel may be formed to be sufficiently large while the size of the body may be maintained in a compact form. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150427 | VACUUM CLEANERS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING A MOTOR DRIVEN BY A BATTERY SOURCE IN A VACUUM CLEANER - Vacuum cleaners and methods of controlling a motor driven by a battery source in a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner has a motor, a battery source for providing power to the motor, a voltage measuring unit for measuring a voltage over the motor, and a current measuring unit for measuring a current flowing through the motor. Further, the vacuum cleaner comprises a control unit for controlling, based on the measured voltage and/or the measured current, the power provided to the motor from the battery source to attain a target motor power value during a specified time period running from start-up of the motor, and to gradually decrease the power provided to the motor after the time period ends. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150428 | CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A cleaning robot and a control method thereof may improve power consumption efficiency by using low-voltage power for a moving or inspecting operation and performing the moving or inspecting operation while operation of the cleaning unit is stopped when the operation of the cleaning unit is not needed. The cleaning robot includes a battery, a moving unit, a cleaning unit, a power converter which converts and outputs power supplied from the battery into a first voltage driving the moving unit and a second voltage driving the cleaning unit, and a controller which supplies power having the first voltage to the moving unit so as to drive the moving unit and supplies power having the second voltage to the cleaning unit so as to perform a cleaning operation. The controller continues driving the moving unit but stops driving the cleaning unit when the cleaning robot moves on an already cleaned area. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150429 | CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A cleaning robot having improved traveling performance and a method of controlling the same. The cleaning robot detects a stuck state such as a ‘jammed state, ‘lifted state’, or ‘object-caught state’ by using a motion instruction or sensor information and quickly escapes from the stuck state caused in various traveling conditions by using a wheel structure capable of changing a total height of the cleaning robot. In addition, a degree of risk and type of the stuck state is predicted before the cleaning robot is in the stuck state so that the cleaning robot may deal with the stuck state in advance. The cleaning robot may escape from the stuck state via rapidly deceleration or quick stopping in accordance with the predicted degree of risk of the stuck state, and the cleaning robot may efficiently deal with the stuck state by using information to select an escaping method suitable for the type of the stuck state. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150430 | DISH WASHER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A dish washer including a sump unit disposed below a wash tub and configured to collect water, and an upper nozzle, a lower nozzle, and a subsidiary nozzle configured to spray water received from the sump unit onto dishes/cutlery contained in at least one rack. The sump unit includes a circulating pump configured to pump water collected in the sump unit, and a distributing element configured to allow water pumped by the circulating pump to be sprayed through any one of the lower nozzle and the subsidiary nozzle, and to be sprayed selectively through the upper nozzle. Accordingly, it is possible to independently perform an intensive wash mode of spraying water only through the subsidiary nozzle. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150431 | METHOD OF OPERATING A WATER-CIRCULATING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - Herein a method of operating a water-circulating household appliance | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150432 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A LOCKING ARRANGEMENT AND A DOOR-WEIGHT-COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A domestic appliance includes a door configured to pivot about a horizontal axis of rotation so as to assume a substantially vertical position when closed to thereby close a treatment chamber. The axis of rotation is arranged behind a center of gravity of the door in a depthwise direction of the domestic appliance. When closed, the door is locked by a locking arrangement. A door weight compensation system damps an opening movement and/or assists a closing movement of the door and is configured to enable the door in an unlocked state to assume a partially open position, in which the door is open to some degree, substantially as a result of a weight-induced force exerted by the door. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150433 | COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION COLLECTION AND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Computerized information acquisition and processing apparatus and methods. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sensor and processor with associate storage device(s). In one variant, the apparatus includes data relating to one or more templates associated with various physiological artifacts. The apparatus is configured in this variant to utilize the data to evaluate data collected by the sensor to enable, for example, filtering of data for transmission over a wireless interface of the apparatus. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISEASE - A method and system for diagnosing and treating infection or disease, in which an individual takes a photograph of an infected or diseased area of a body using a camera connected to a microprocessor. The photograph is sent to a diagnosing center having a server with a second microprocessor and a database of photographs correlated with different diseases and infections. The second microprocessor scans the image received from the camera and compares it to the photographs in the database. If a match is found, the second microprocessor then notes the disease or bacteria corresponding to the matching photograph. The second microprocessor then searches an additional database correlated to the match, to further refine the diagnosis. The second microprocessor then searches the second database for a treatment corresponding to the identified disease or bacteria. Once a treatment is identified, information regarding this treatment is automatically sent to the individual's microprocessor. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150435 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TARGET DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA - The present disclosure relates to calibration target devices, assemblies and methods for use with imaging systems, such as a stereoscopic endoscope. A calibration assembly includes: a target surface extends in three dimensions with calibration markers and a body with an interface that engages an endoscope so the markers are within the field of view. A first calibration marker extends along a first plane of the target surface and a second marker extends along a second plane of the target surface. The planes are different and asymmetric relative to the field of view as seen through the endoscope. Three-dimensional targets, in particular, enable endoscopic calibration using a single image (or pair of images for a stereoscopic endoscope) to reduce the calibration process complexity, calibration time and chance of error as well as allow the efficient calibration of cameras at different focus positions. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING THE SIDE WALL OF A BODY LUMEN OR BODY CAVITY SO AS TO PROVIDE INCREASED VISUALIZATION OF THE SAME AND/OR INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SAME, AND/OR FOR STABILIZING INSTRUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE SAME - Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to the sleeve; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of the push tube, the interior of the distal balloon being in fluid communication with the push tube, wherein the distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when the distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when the distal balloon is in its inflated condition, the axial opening is closed down. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150437 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD OF IMAGE DISPLAY, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A capsule endoscope system includes: a capsule endoscope including a first and a second imaging units; an image display that displays images captured by the first and second imaging units; a control unit that determines a moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, specifies one of the imaging units which faces the moving direction of the capsule endoscope during imaging, and determines the posture of the capsule endoscope; and a display control unit that generates a display screen, arranges the image captured by the imaging unit facing the moving direction in a first display region in the display screen, arranges the image captured by the other imaging unit in a second display region in the display screen, and changes the positions of the first and second display regions according to the determination result of the position of the capsule endoscope. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150438 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE CLEANER SHEATH - An apparatus for cleaning a distal tip of an endoscope includes a driver configured to be mounted over a shaft of the endoscope, the driver adapted for generating transverse waves along a length of the shaft. The apparatus may be provided as a retrofit to existing equipment, or as a feature of new equipment. Methods of operation are disclosed. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150439 | OPTICAL DEVICE, SHEATH AND ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an optical device, sheath and endotracheal intubation system relating to an articulated and reusable optical device, as well as a rigid sheath in which said device is introduced to form the endotracheal intubation system. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150440 | Digital Colposcope System - An example system to capture digital images includes: a colposcope device configured to capture a digital image during a colposcopy procedure; and an image processing module programmed to digitally process the digital image, including: a filter module programmed to filter certain aspects of the digital image; and an overlay module programmed to allow the digital image to be annotated. In other examples, colposcope devices include: a cradle, the cradle being configured to hold a portable computing device, the cradle including an aperture; and an optical capture device, the optical capture device including a constant magnification lens system, the constant magnification lens system being configured to direct light through the aperture. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150441 | Method and Apparatuses for Hysteroscopy and Combined Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Biopsy - Instruments and methods are described for performing hysteroscopy and/or combined hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy. According to some embodiments, the handle, electronics and integrated display screen form a re-usable portion of the instrument while the fluid hub and cannula which includes a CMOS imaging module and LED lighting, form a single use portion of the instrument. The cannula is semi-flexible such that the operator can easily grasp the cannula at some intermediate point along the shaft (e.g. 5 inches from the distal tip) to bend and/or steer the cannula during use. According to some embodiments, the distal tip has a larger diameter than the shaft which has been found to improve fluid management during use in some applications. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150442 | ENDOVASCULAR PROBE - An embodiment of an endovascular probe includes a probe body, an inflatable mechanism surrounding a portion of the probe body and configured to create a reversible occlusion within a vascular system, multiple channels extending through the probe body, and an imaging device positioned within one of the channels. Another embodiment of an endovascular probe includes a probe body with a first channel configured to accommodate an instrument, a second channel configured to accommodate an imaging device, and a third channel configured to accommodate an irrigation device, along with an inflatable device at an external periphery of the probe body. Another embodiment of an endovascular probe includes an image recording device, a bi-modal mechanism that selectively provides one of irrigation and suction, and a laser fiber. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OCULAR HEALTH - A method for adaptively determining a model of visual performance of a test subject comprising the step of exposing a test subject to a plurality of trials. Each trial comprises the steps of identifying the stimulus pattern to test, generating a stimulus pattern on a display, determining whether the stimulus pattern generated an OKR, updating the model to incorporate the OKR results, and determining whether the updated model is acceptable. The trials can be iteratively repeated until the model for visual performance is acceptable. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150444 | RAPID MEASUREMENT OF VISUAL SENSITIVITY - Data is received characterizing a result of a first visual sensitivity test assessing capacity to detect spatial form across one or more different target sizes, and different contrasts. Using the received data, one or more first parameters defining a first estimated visual sensitivity for a first range of contrasts and a second range of spatial frequencies is determined. One or more second parameters defining a second estimated visual sensitivity for a third range of contrasts and a fourth range of spatial frequencies is determined using the one or more first parameters and a statistical inference by at least presenting a first visual stimulus, receiving a response, and determining a second visual stimulus based at least on the response and at least a rule. The one or more second parameters is provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150445 | Method and System for Self-Administering a Visual Examination Using a Mobile Computing Device - Novel vision monitoring and screening testing tools and help-seeking enablers that may be used individually as or in combination with vision monitoring and screening testing systems that improves patients' ability to recognize onset and progression of visual changes over time. Patients' ability to identify acute or chronic visual conditions on their own may drive earlier help-seeking behavior by the patient, enable earlier clinical diagnosis by an eye care specialist, and therefore resulting in earlier treatment and reduced likelihood of severe vision loss. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150446 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPHTHALMIC DEVICE - A method for wireless control of an auto chart instrument and an auto phoropter by using a smart pad, comprising: control data inputting step for being inputted with control data for wireless control of one of the auto chart instrument and the auto phoropter; and controlling step for controlling one of the auto chart instrument and the auto phoropter according to the control data inputted during the control data inputting step, is disclosed. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150447 | NON-INVASIVE 3D IMAGING AND MEASURING OF ANTERIOR CHAMBER ANGLE OF THE EYE - Embodiments of OCT measurement and analysis techniques described herein enable precise 3D anterior chamber angle measurement from major, pertinent landmarks in the eye. Such techniques result in a more reliable, quantifiable angle measurement technique that is both non-invasive and non-contact in nature, thereby improving clinical practicality, while improving patient comfort and care. For example, a method is provided for in vivo imaging of an eye, including taking a plurality of optical coherence tomography (OCT) line scans of an eye to obtain a 3-dimensional (3D) radial scan pattern, the individual line scans including a plurality of axial scans, and obtaining a three-dimensional image of an anterior chamber angle of the eye from the radial scan pattern. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150448 | OPHTHALMIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - There is provided an ophthalmic measurement apparatus | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150449 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus including: a scanning unit for scanning a measuring beam on a fundus of an eye to be inspected; an adjustment unit for performing focus adjustment for a plurality of image acquiring planes provided along an optical axis of the measuring beam projected on the fundus; a correction unit for correcting an aberration generated in the eye; an image acquiring unit for acquiring images for the plurality of image acquiring planes; and a calculation unit for calculating, in correspondence to a diopter of the eye, a focus displacement amount when an image of a first image acquiring plane is obtained and when an image of a second image acquiring plane at a predetermined distance away from the first image acquiring plane in the optical axis direction is obtained. The adjustment unit performs the focus adjustment in accordance with a calculation result in the calculation unit. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150450 | System and Method of Blink Detection for an Adaptive Optics System - An optical imaging system, method, and medium for imaging a subject. Measure an aberration state of light from the subject is measured. Determine a condition of the subject based on the aberration state of the light, and if the subject is in a first condition or a second condition. An aberration correction device that adjusts a state of the light. In a first case if the subject is in the first condition than the light is adjusted based on the aberration state of the light used to determine that the subject is in the first condition. In a second case if the subject is in the second condition than the light is adjusted based on based on a most recent aberration state of the light that was used to determine that the subject was in the first condition prior to detecting that the subject is in the second condition. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150451 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VISUAL THRESHOLD MEASUREMENT - The present invention relates to a device and method for visual threshold measurement, which belongs to the field of optical precision measurement technology. The device comprises a first uniform plane light source system, a second uniform plane light source system, a first primary color adjusting system, a second primary color adjusting system, a first complementary color adjusting system, a second complementary color adjusting system, a first color mixture system, a second color mixture system, and a beam splitting system. The device can generate four observation targets with variable brightness (illumination), contrast, color difference, and periodic pattern frequency, by using a four-integrating sphere light source system and by multiplexing the color adjusting systems, the color mixture systems, and subsequent light paths, so as to implement multi-parameter measurement for a set of visual thresholds. One device can simultaneously measure visual illumination, contrast, and color difference thresholds, and achieve ease operation, wide range measurement, multi-measurement-parameter coverage, large color gamut adjustment range, and high light source output power. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150452 | Optoacoustic-Ultrasonic System for Coregistered Functional and Morphological Imaging of Placentas - Provided herein are dual modality imaging systems and methods within displayed anatomical structures of placenta in real time. The imaging system comprises a dual modality laser optoacoustic and ultrasonic platform with a plurality of subsystems for delivering near infrared light, optoacoustic and ultrasonic pulses to the placenta and/or associated tissue and deep anatomic structures, for detecting ultrasonic pulses generated or reflected within the tissue using a multi-channel optoacoustic-ultrasound probe and associated transducers. The dual modality imaging system displays the results obtained as quantitative functional images of the parameters coregistered with anatomic tissue images. A multichannel electronic system comprising a computer tangibly storing software enables processor-executable instructions to calculate quantitative functional parameters of the placental blood within specific anatomical tissue structures and display quantitative functional optoacoustic images of the functional parameters within specific anatomical structures in the tissue that are visualized by ultrasound. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150453 | THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM - Support structures for positioning sensors on a physiologic tunnel for measuring physical, chemical and biological parameters of the body and to produce an action according to the measured value of the parameters. The support structure includes a sensor fitted on the support structures using a special geometry for acquiring continuous and undisturbed data on the physiology of the body. Signals are transmitted to a remote station by wireless transmission such as by electromagnetic waves, radio waves, infrared, sound and the like or by being reported locally by audio or visual transmission. The physical and chemical parameters include brain function, metabolic function, hydrodynamic function, hydration status, levels of chemical compounds in the blood, and the like. The support structure includes patches, clips, eyeglasses, head mounted gear and the like, containing passive or active sensors positioned at the end of the tunnel with sensing systems positioned on and accessing a physiologic tunnel. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150454 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus acquires first imaging data of a three-dimensional image including a heart, having a plurality of two-dimensional first imaging area data superimposed one on top of another in parallel, and having a resolution at least in one direction different from a resolution in two other directions. A first axis is detected expressed in three dimensions relating to the heart from the three-dimensional first imaging data. A first vector is calculated passing through the first axis and having at least a predetermined resolution. First image data is generated on a plane passing through the first axis and the first vector from the first imaging data and a second axis is detected relating to the heart from the first image data, the second axis being a higher precision axis. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150455 | Stimulus-evoked vestibular evaluation system, method and apparatus - The invented apparatus for testing a subject's vestibular response to ear pressure or sound stimuli includes a headset including one or more and preferably (two) bilateral ear-worn devices such as headphones or probes, whereby each probe is configured to be inserted into a subject's ear in an operational alignment with the subject's ear canal and sealing engagement with the wall of the subject's ear canal, and a stimulus-producing mechanism operatively coupled with the headset configured to deliver defined pressure or sound stimuli to the one or more probes. The apparatus further includes one or both of 1) an ocular response analyzer operatively coupled to the headset, the ocular response analyzer measuring the subject's nystagmatic response to the stimuli by electronic, e.g. videographic, means and computerized comparison of potentially aberrational response data from the subject to recorded baseline subject data and 2) a sway response analyzer operatively coupled to the headset, the sway response analyzer including an inertial sensor of the subject's head and torso positional and orientational response to the stimuli and computerized comparison of potentially aberrational inertial data from the subject to recorded baseline inertial subject data. The invented stimulus-evoked vestibular disorder evaluation system includes a sound or aural pressure stimulus evocation apparatus presenting sound and/or air pressure to a subject's bilateral ear canals; a postural or ocular response measurement apparatus for analyzing the subject's response to a sound or pressure stimulus evoked by the sound or pressure stimulus evocation apparatus; and a computer program in the form of instructions residing in a memory and executing in a processor, the instructions configured to control the sound or aural pressure stimulus evocation apparatus in accordance with a defined protocol designed to minimize the effects of adaptation on postural response and to detect attempted malingering by the subject, and to monitor the postural or ocular response measurement apparatus in accordance with defined parameters. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150456 | MEDICAL AND VETERINARY IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES UTILIZING OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEMS - An imaging method includes providing a handpiece having a probe tip insertable into human or animal tissue disposed at an end thereof, and, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe connected to the handpiece such that a functionality of the OCT probe is provided at the probe tip. The probe tip is disposed adjacent to or into human or animal tissue. Imaging of the tissue, measuring at least one of a feature size or a quantifiable characteristic of a structure in the tissue for biometry analysis, and/or performing a diagnostic procedure on the tissue or a device implanted in the tissue is performed with the OCT probe. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150457 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WOUND ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT - Described herein is a system and method for determining characteristics of a wound. The system includes a first imaging sensor that obtains imaging information of a wound area and a second imaging sensor that obtains topology information of the wound area. The system further includes circuitry that designates a representative background portion of the wound area from the imaging information of the wound area, that designates a representative wound portion of the wound area from the imaging information of the wound area, that determines the boundary of the wound portion within the imaging information of the wound area based on the designated representative background and wound portions, that correlates the imaging information and the topology information, that applies the boundary of the wound portion designated within the imaging information to the topology information to designate a mask area, and that determines characteristics of the wound portion within the mask area based on the topology information and the imaging information. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150458 | IMAGING INTERFACES FOR FULL FINGER AND FULL HAND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY - Joint imaging devices methods and systems provide multiple sources and detectors around small accessible joints, such as fingers, to permit optical tomographic image acquisition and diagnosis of medical conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. In embodiments, transducers permit convenient arrangement of sources and detectors and the rapid acquisition of anatomical surface geometry. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150459 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL IMAGING AND THERAPY OF PROSTATE CANCER - A system, method, and storage device storing computer executable instructions for use in tissue analysis and therapy. An optical probe array has at least two or more optical probes for illuminating tissue and generates light fluorescence and/or diffuse reflectance signals corresponding to the illuminated tissue. One or more ultrasound, CT and MRI imaging guidance systems identify the position of the optical probes relative to the tissue. The imaging guidance system can also be a fusion of an MRI or CT image provided by the MRI or CT imaging guidance system and an ultrasound image provided by the ultrasound imaging guidance system. An imaging system generates a three-dimensional image of the tissue based on the generated light signals and the identified position of the optical probes. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150460 | Methods And Systems For Intraoperative Tumor Margin Assessment In Surgical Cavities And Resected Tissue Specimens - A tissue classifying system uses central illumination while detecting scattered light received from one or more rings surrounding the central illumination. A broadband illuminator is used. Received light couples to a spectrographic detection system that provides data to a processor with machine readable instructions for determining a classification of a type of tissue illuminated by the system. A scanner is used to generate a map of tissue classification for use by a surgeon who may remove additional tissue from a surgical wound to ensure complete treatment. Embodiments include a scanner that maps tissue classification across tissue, and a scanner coupled to a coherent optical bundle that may be placed in contact with tissue along boundaries of an operative wound. Other embodiments are adapted to scan tissue for fluorescent emissions and/or polarization shifts between incident and scattered light. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150461 | Detection of Lipid Core Plaque Cap Thickness - Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for examining a blood vessel wall. The blood vessel wall is illuminated with near-infrared light. Reflected near-infrared light from the blood vessel wall is received. A reflectance spectrum based on the reflected near-infrared light from the blood vessel wall is determined. Whether the reflectance spectrum is indicative of a presence of a lipid core plaque (LCP) by applying an LCP classifier to the reflectance spectrum is determined. A thickness of an LCP cap is determined by applying an LCP cap thickness classifier to the reflectance spectrum if the reflectance spectrum is indicative of the presence of the LCP. Indicia of the thickness of the LCP cap are displayed. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW COST PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING - A photoacoustic transducer assembly for imaging a subject of interest is presented. Furthermore, the photoacoustic transducer assembly includes a substrate. In addition, the photoacoustic transducer assembly includes a first plurality of source elements disposed on one or more sides of the substrate, wherein the first plurality of source elements is arranged along a periphery of the one or more sides of the substrate and configured to irradiate a region of interest in the subject of interest. Moreover, the photoacoustic transducer assembly also includes a plurality of detector elements disposed on the one or more sides of the substrate, wherein the plurality of detector elements is surrounded by the first plurality of source elements and configured to detect one or more signals generated by the region of interest in response to the irradiation. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150463 | IN VIVO PHOTOACOUSTIC AND PHOTOTHERMAL NANO-THERANOSTICS OF BIOFILMS - A device and methods for the non-invasive manipulation and detection of target objects such as cells, pathogens, microparticles, and nanoparticles in vivo using an external magnetic field are described. In one aspect, a device and method for capturing and detecting intrinsically magnetic target objects or target objects labeled with at least one magnetic particle within the area of interest using an in vivo flow cytometer are described. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150464 | Systems and Methods for Real-Time Tracking of Photoacoustic Sensing - Systems and methods for real-time tracking of photoacoustic sensing are provided. In one aspect, a method for performing in vivo analysis of a subject is provided. The method includes directing an electromagnetic excitation toward a subject to be analyzed, and acquiring, with an ultrasound probe, data about resultant waves caused by the electromagnetic excitation. The method also includes processing the acquired data to extract information related to properties of tissues in the subject, and comparing the information related to the properties of tissues in the subject using a set of criteria. The method also includes generating a report about a condition of the subject based on the comparison of the information related to properties of the tissues in the subject. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150465 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - After light has been output to a subject to be examined, a photoacoustic wave induced in the subject by the output light is detected. It is assumed that at least one virtual detector element is present outside of a real detector, and dummy data corresponding to the at least one virtual detector element are added to photoacoustic data in which pieces of data of the photoacoustic wave detected by the detector are arranged in accordance with the positions of detector elements. A photoacoustic image is generated by reconstructing the photoacoustic data to which the dummy data have been added by using a Fourier transform method. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150466 | IMAGING THERMOMETRY - A computing device includes a thermal map generator ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150467 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGIC PARAMETERS - Support structures for positioning sensors on a physiologic tunnel for measuring physical, chemical and biological parameters of the body and to produce an action according to the measured value of the parameters. The support structure includes a sensor fitted on the support structures using a special geometry for acquiring continuous and undisturbed data on the physiology of the body. Signals are transmitted to a remote station by wireless transmission such as by electromagnetic waves, radio waves, infrared, sound and the like or by being reported locally by audio or visual transmission. The physical and chemical parameters include brain function, metabolic function, hydrodynamic function, hydration status, levels of chemical compounds in the blood, and the like. The support structure includes patches, clips, eyeglasses, head mounted gear and the like, containing passive or active sensors positioned at the end of the tunnel with sensing systems positioned on and accessing a physiologic tunnel. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150468 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING ACUTE CARDIOPULMONARY EVENTS AND SURVIVABILITY OF A PATIENT - A method of producing an artificial neural network capable of predicting the survivability of a patient, including: storing in an electronic database patient health data comprising a plurality of sets of data, each set having at least one of a first parameter relating to heart rate variability data and a second parameter relating to vital sign data, each set further having a third parameter relating to patient survivability; providing a network of nodes interconnected to form an artificial neural network, the nodes comprising a plurality of artificial neurons, each artificial neuron having at least one input with an associated weight; and training the artificial neural network using the patient health data such that the associated weight of the at least one input of each artificial neuron is adjusted in response to respective first, second and third parameters of different sets of data from the patient health data. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150469 | Monitoring Devices with Wireless Earpiece Modules - Wearable apparatus for monitoring various physiological and environmental factors are provided. Real-time, noninvasive health and environmental monitors include a plurality of compact sensors integrated within small, low-profile devices, such as earpiece modules. Physiological and environmental data is collected and wirelessly transmitted into a wireless network, where the data is stored and/or processed. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150470 | PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP AND BLOOD-PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A piezoelectric pump is provided with an actuator containing a piezoelectric element and a vibrating sheet; a first diaphragm, positioned opposite the actuator, with a first connecting hole provided therein; a pump chamber formed by the space between the actuator and the first diaphragm; and a second diaphragm positioned opposite the first diaphragm. The part of the second diaphragm opposite the first connecting hole is provided with an opposing wall portion that prevents a fluid that has been introduced into the pump chamber via the first connecting hole from flowing back towards a suction side via the first connecting hole. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERELECTRODE DISTANCE OPTIMIZATION IN A RETRACTABLE MULTI-USE CARDIAC MONITOR - A retractable multi-use cardiac monitor is provided that includes a memory, and first and second sensing connectors positioned on outsides of first and second housings, respectively. The first and second sensing connectors are configured to detect electrocardiogram (ECG) signals that are stored onto the memory as ECG data. The second housing of the retractable multi-use cardiac monitor also includes a wire retractor configured to extend and retract a wire that connects the second and first housings, and that defines an interelectrode distance between the first and second sensing connectors. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes systems and methods for determining a length for the interelectrode distance that is optimum in terms of strength and fidelity of the detected ECG signals. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes a wireless radio configured to transmit a portion of the stored ECG data from the memory to a destination. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150472 | CARDIAC MAPPING WITH CATHETER SHAPE INFORMATION - A non-contact cardiac mapping method is disclosed that includes: (i) inserting a catheter into a heart cavity having an endocardium surface, the catheter including multiple, spatially distributed electrodes; (ii) measuring signals at the catheter electrodes in response to electrical activity in the heart cavity with the catheter spaced from the endocardium surface; and (iii) determining physiological information at multiple locations of the endocardium surface based on the measured signals and positions of the electrodes with respect to the endocardium surface. Related systems and computer programs are also disclosed. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150473 | Drug-Enhanced Neurofeedback - The present invention relates to techniques and systems for training a subject to modify his or her own neuronal activity within a selected brain region. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150474 | System, Apparatus and Method for Detecting Bone Defects - A system for detecting bone defects includes a dental implant contacting member, at least one electromagnetic source, at least one first magnetic field detecting device, at least one second magnetic field detecting device and a computing device. The dental implant contacting member has a magnetic body. The electromagnetic source is used to generate a variable magnetic field to vibrate the magnetic body. The first magnetic field detecting device is used to detect a magnetic field of the magnetic body and the variable magnetic field, so as to generate first detected data. The second magnetic field detecting device is used to detect the variable magnetic field, so as to generate second detected data. The computing device is used to obtain vibration data based on the difference between the first detected data and the second detected data. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150475 | MAGNETOMETER FOR MEDICAL USE - A medical magnetometer | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150476 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure relates to an electrophysiological analysis system which includes a plurality of electrodes, a power supply for successively applying a substantially continuous voltage ranging approximately from 1 to 5 volts and lasting from 0.1 to 5 seconds to different slotted electrode pairs, a collecting and storing device for recording the variation of a current flow in the electrode pairs to which the voltage slots are applied, a device enabling the current variations obtained by comparison between at least two current variations caused by supposed identical conditions and a device comparing data related to the current variations recorded for several electrode pairs and enabled with reference data. The system can be used for chronoamperometrically detecting pathologies, pathological areas and organ dysfunctions. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150477 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING FLUID CONTENT OF TISSUE - Diagnostic apparatus includes a plurality of antennas, which are configured to be disposed at different, respective locations on a thorax of a living body so as to direct radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves from different, respective directions toward a heart in the body and to output RF signals responsively to the waves that are scattered from the heart. Processing circuitry is configured to process the RF signals over time so as to provide a multi-dimensional measurement of a movement of the heart. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150478 | BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND CORRECTION METHOD IN BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT - Provided is a body composition measurement device capable of accurately acquiring visceral fat quantity-related information as body composition-related information of a human body. A body composition measurement device has a current supply electrode pair and a voltage measurement electrode pair which are in contact with the abdomen of a subject, a compensating resistor unit, a current generation unit, a voltage detection unit, and a calculation unit. The voltage detection unit detects a voltage that occurs at a human-body-mimic resistor in order to measure a resistance value of the compensating resistor unit. The voltage detection unit detects a voltage that occurs at the voltage measurement electrode pair as a result of current that is generated by the current generation unit and that is supplied to the abdomen of the subject via the current supply electrode pair. The calculation unit generates body composition-related information for the subject on the basis of the voltage occurring at the voltage measurement electrode pair that has been detected by the voltage detection unit, and the voltage generated at the human-body-mimic resistor. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150479 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN A SUBJECT'S BODY | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150480 | PHARMA-INFORMATICS SYSTEM - An apparatus that includes a partial power source including a first material and a second material, the partial power source configured to generate, upon contact with a conducting medium, a potential difference between the first material and the second material to provide power to a control device, and generate, using the first material and the second material, a current flow within the conducting medium, the current flow including information encoded based on a variable conductance between the first material and the second material. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150150481 | COMPUTERIZED APPARATUS WITH INGESTIBLE PROBE - An endoscopic apparatus including a probe which is introduced into, for example, the intestinal tract of a living organism and which operates therein, adapted to perform one or more functions. In one embodiment, the probe communicates wirelessly with a portable electronic device outside the organism, the portable device which acts to relay data between the probe and a remote networked entity. In one variant, the probe includes an accelerometer to, for example, wake the probe up from a sleep mode when the organism is awake or ambulatory. | 2015-06-04 |
