| 27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
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| 20130172994 | SUPPORTING AND FORMING TRANSITIONAL MATERIAL FOR USE IN SUPPORTING PROSTHESIS DEVICES, IMPLANTS AND TO PROVIDE STRUCTURE IN A HUMAN BODY - A fabric for use in the human body composed of non-absorbable micro diameter threads contained in absorbable materials, such that over time the absorbable material dissolves or is absorbed by the body and the non-absorbable micro diameter threads cause the body to create a collagen scaffold transferring load from the absorbable material to the collagen scaffold. The fabric can be coated or impregnated with materials to reduce infection, provide tissue growth, reduce scar tissue or other medical purpose. Threads of non-absorbable material can be coated with absorbable material to create a fabric. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130172995 | SILK FIBROIN HYDROGELS AND USES THEREOF - The present specification provides for methods for purifying fibroins, purified fibroins, methods of conjugating biological and synthetic molecules to fibroins, fibroins conjugated to such molecules, methods of making fibroin hydrogels, fibroin hydrogels and fibroin hydrogel formulations useful for a variety of medical uses, including, without limitation uses as bulking agents, tissue space fillers, templates for tissue reconstruction or regeneration, cell culture scaffolds for tissue engineering and for disease models, surface coating to improve medical device function, or drug delivery devices. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130172996 | METHOD OF IMPLANTING A MEDICAL IMPLANT TO TREAT HEARING LOSS IN A PATIENT - In one embodiment, a method of treating hearing loss in a patient, comprises: creating a first channel in osseous tissue at or immediately adjacent to the promontory of the patient; creating a second channel through the first channel to the scala tympani or the scala vestibuli; and implanting a hearing device in the first channel, the hearing device being in fluid communication with cochlear fluid through the second channel, the hearing device being adapted to drive cochlear fluid to activate auditory receptor cells in the cochlea of the patient. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130172997 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING AND POSITIONING SHEET-LIKE MATERIALS IN SURGERY - An implant delivery system for delivering a sheet-like implant is disclosed. The implant delivery system includes a distal guidewire port for receiving the proximal end of guidewire after the guidewire distal end has been affixed to a first point on bone or other tissue. The implant delivery system is tracked over the guidewire to a selected position defined by the guidewire attachment. The device includes an implant spreader assembly disposed proximate the distal end of a delivery shaft. The implant spreader assembly includes a first arm and a second arm. The arms are coupled to the delivery shaft such that the first arm and second arm are moveable between a closed position and an open position. When pivoting to the open position the distal end of each arm travels in a generally transverse direction to spread a sheet-like implant. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130172998 | METHODS FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Methods and devices are provided for fixing a ligament graft in a bone tunnel. In general, the methods and devices involve affixing a ligament graft within a bone tunnel using an adhesive. A fixation device can be inserted through the ligament graft in a direction transverse to an axis of the tunnel to maintain the ligament graft in contact with the adhesive. The fixation device can be removed when the adhesive is cured such that the ligament graft is fixed in the tunnel. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130172999 | MULTILAYERED SILK SCAFFOLDS FOR MENISCUS TISSUE ENGINEERING - Provided herein is a biocompatible implant for meniscus tissue engineering. Particularly, the biocompatible implant comprises a multi-layered crescent-shaped silk fibroin scaffold, in which each layer comprises distinct pore size and/or pore orientation, e.g., to mimic native meniscus complex architecture. Accordingly, the biocompatible implant can be used for repairing any meniscal defect or promoting meniscal regeneration in a subject. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173000 | Interbody Cage for Spine Fusion - An interbody cage includes a substrate having a plurality of curve slits, with each of the curve slits having a plurality of sections. A plurality of deformable ribs is formed, with each deformable rib between any adjacent two of the curve slits and having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends of each deformable rib respectively connect with two opposite lateral bars of the substrate, and a plurality of folds is formed on the plurality of deformable ribs in places adapted to be bent. In use, any adjacent two of the deformable ribs are capable of being bent to depart from each other to define a filling room. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173001 | Devices and Methods for Tissue Engineering - A resorbable tissue scaffold fabricated from bioactive glass fiber forms a rigid three-dimensional porous matrix having a bioactive composition. Porosity in the form of interconnected pore space is provided by the space between the bioactive glass fiber in the porous matrix. Strength of the bioresorbable matrix is provided by bioactive glass that fuses and bonds the bioactive glass fiber into the rigid three-dimensional matrix. The resorbable tissue scaffold supports tissue in-growth to provide osteoconductivity as a resorbable tissue scaffold, used for the repair of damaged and/or diseased bone tissue. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173002 | TOOLS FOR IMPLANTATION AND EXTRACTION OF POSTERIORLY PLACED LUMBAR ARTICIAL DISCS INCLUDING: A TOTALLY WIRELESS ELECTRONICALLY EMBEDDED ACTION-ENDED ENDOSCOPE UTILIZING DIFFERENTIAL DIRECTIONAL ILLUMINATION WITH DIGITALLY CONTROLLED MIRRORS AND/OR PRISMS, AND A DISC BALL INSERTER , A PLATE EXTRACTOR, AND RESCUE DISC PLATES - A hand manipulated endoscopic medical device includes a body having a proximal end, which is hand manipulated, a distal end which includes a manipulator, a light emitting device at the distal end, an imaging device at the distal end. A tool for extracting an artificial lumbar disc from between a pair of vertebral plates includes a handle, a member for transmitting force, and a sharpened end, specially configured to be placed between the artificial disc and the vertebral plate. A tool for implanting or explanting a ball to or from an artificial lumbar disc includes a pinion shaft and a pinion shaft enclosure, with a tightening knob at the proximal end of the shaft enclosure and coupled to the pinion shaft, a pinion at the distal end of the pinion shaft, a grappling device at the pinion, and a pair of semi-circular rings. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173003 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An expandable intervertebral implant includes a front wall, a back wall spaced apart from the front wall, and two side walls connecting the front wall and the back wall at their respective ends. The walls define a space. The implant further includes a bottom face, a top face, at least one engagement member with an engagement surface for engagement with the end plate of a vertebral body, a first adjusting element and a second adjusting element which are supported by a first support member and a second support member, respectively, and which cooperate with the respective support member such that the engagement member is reciprocally movable between a first end position and a second end position. In the first end position, the engagement surface does not project beyond the bottom face or the top face and in the second end position, the engagement surface at least partially projects outwardly beyond the bottom face or the top face. The first and the second support members are coupled by a coupling mechanism. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173004 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - Devices and methods for orthopedic support are disclosed. The device can have a first rigid section hingedly attached to a second rigid section. The device can be curved or rotated around obstructions along an access path to a target site. The device can be delivered to an intervertebral location in a patient. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173005 | Intervertebral Implant - In an intervertebral implant, having an upper part that has a support face for a vertebra and a lower part that has a support face for an adjacent vertebra, on each of which parts engagement elements, which are accessible from one side of the intervertebral implant, for a manipulation instrument are disposed, in order to minimize the structural height of the intervertebral implant upon insertion into an intervertebral space, it is proposed that the upper part and lower part each have protrusions and recesses aimed at the respectively other part, which are offset laterally from one another in such a way that when the upper part has been brought close to the lower part they mesh with one another; and that the engagement elements on the upper part and on the lower part are each disposed in protrusions of these parts in such a way that the engagement elements of the upper part and lower part are located side by side and at least partly overlap in the direction of the height of the intervertebral implant. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173006 | ADAPTABLE SHOULDER PROSTHESIS CUP - The present invention relates to a prosthesis cup ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173007 | SHOULDER PROSTHESIS CUP INCLUDING SECURING RIBS - The invention relates to a prosthesis cup ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173008 | FEMORAL IMPLANT FOR PRESERVING CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS - A femoral prosthetic component comprises a pair of condyles having an intercondylar notch interposed substantially therebetween. Each of the pair of condyles comprises an edge that borders the intercondylar notch. At least one of the pair of condyles comprises a condylar notch disposed within the respective edge of the at least one of the pair of condyles. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173009 | Latent Mobile Bearing for Prosthetic Device - A prosthetic device for an anatomical feature includes a prosthetic member able to be fixed to the anatomical feature. The device also includes a bearing including a bearing surface able to support an articulating surface for articulation thereon. Additionally, the device includes a bearing restraining member that limits movement of the bearing relative to the prosthetic member at a first time. The bearing restraining member also allows for increased movement of the bearing relative to the prosthetic member at a second time without surgical intervention. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173010 | CRUCIATE-RETAINING TIBIAL PROSTHESIS - A tibial prosthesis comprises a medial base portion configured to engage a medial surface of a tibia and a lateral base portion configured to engage a lateral surface of the tibia. At least a portion of the medial and lateral base portions are separated by a passage interposed therebetween. The tibial prosthesis also comprises a bridge coupling the medial base portion and the lateral base portion, wherein at least a portion of the bridge is elevated above a portion of the passage between the medial base portion and the lateral base portion. The bridge may define an underlying area that receives at least a portion of a tibial eminence when the tibial prosthesis is engaged with the tibia, wherein the height of the bridge varies in a superior direction across the passage. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173011 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR TIBIAL PROSTHESIS COMPONENT - An orthopedic prosthetic system comprises a base portion and an elongated guide member protruding from a bottom surface of the base portion. The elongated guide member extends from a posterior edge of the base portion toward an anterior edge of the base portion and comprises an overhang element and an undercut face. The prosthetic system further comprises an insert portion configured to slideably engage the base portion and the elongated guide member. The insert portion comprises an underhang element configured to engage at least a portion of an undercut area defined by the overhang element and undercut face of the elongated guide member. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173012 | MODULAR PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT - A modular prosthetic device for hip joint replacement comprising a stem adapted to be inserted within the femur, a neck element and a spherical head, the stem comprising in an upper region a cavity for accommodating a lower portion of the neck element, which can be coupled in an upper region to a spherical element. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173013 | Composite Bone Graft, Method of Making and Using the Same - The invention is directed to a composite bone graft for implantation in a patient, and methods of making and using the composite bone graft, along with methods for treating patients by implanting the composite bone graft at a site in a patient. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173014 | Combined Space Maintenance and Bone Regeneration System for the Reconstruction of Large Osseous Defects - Systems, methods and compositions useful for treatment of traumatic bone injuries are provided. In one embodiment, a bone reconstruction system comprising a space maintaining composition comprising porous polymethylmethacrylate; and an osseous generating construct comprising a polymethylmethacrylate chamber that comprises one or more osseous generating materials is provided. Associated compositions and methods are also provided. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173015 | CELL SCAFFOLD CONSTRUCTS - The present invention relates to the regeneration, reconstruction, repair, augmentation or replacement of organs or tissue structures using scaffolds and autologous cells that are not derived from such organs or tissues. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173016 | URETERAL STENT - The present disclosure relates to a stent for placing in a body passage of a patient. The stent has an elongated portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongated portion defines a lumen throughout the stent. The stent has a proximal anchoring member on the proximal end of the elongated portion and a distal anchoring member on the distal end of the elongated portion. The anchoring member comprises a wall curving outward from each end of the elongated portion of the stent. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173017 | UNIFORM EXPANDABLE AND COLLAPSIBLE STENT - A modified double helical and braided (platted) helical wire stent is described that provides for uniform collapsing and expansion of the stent body such that the stent collapses and expands in a uniform, predictable manner, reduces foreshortening, and is durable, stable, and reliable. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173018 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYERED CELL SHEET, MULTILAYERED CELL SHEET HAVING VASCULAR NETWORK OBTAINED THEREBY, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a multilayered cell sheet characterized in fabricating a vascular bed that constructs a vascular network extending to the surface from a channel for perfusing a medium, the channel being embedded in a gel; and layering a cell sheet onto the vascular bed to construct a vascular network in the cell sheet. This manufacturing method makes it possible to construct a vascular network in the cell sheet and to fabricate a thick multilayered cell sheet in a simple manner by layering cell sheets. Such a thick multilayered cell sheet is useful as an in-vivo tissue substitute in regenerative medicine involving a variety of tissues. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173019 | Lower Limb Prosthesis and Control Unit - A self-teaching lower limb prosthesis, for an above-knee amputee, including a dynamically adjustable joint movement control unit arranged to control operation of the joint automatically. A control unit electrically stores a target relationship between a kinetic or kinematic parameter of locomotion and walking speed. The relationship defines a number of values of the parameter associated with different walking speeds. The control unit generates monitoring signals representative of walking speed values and values of the parameter occurring at different walking speeds. An adjustment system adjusts the control unit automatically when the monitoring signals indicate deviation from the target relationship so as to bring the parameters close to that defined by the target relationship. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173020 | ELEVATED VACUUM LOCKING SYSTEM - Vacuum locking systems for prosthetic limbs are generally disclosed. An example double-wall socket system according to at least some aspects of the present disclosure may include a flexible liner shaped to accept a portion of a residual limb; a plunger pin mounted to a distal end of the flexible liner; an inner socket shaped to receive the flexible liner and the residual limb; an outer socket shaped to receive the inner socket, the flexible liner, and the residual limb; a locking mechanism mounted at least partially within the inner socket approximate a distal end of the inner socket; and a manifold mounted to a distal end of the outer socket. The manifold may be configured to be connected to a vacuum pump for withdrawing air from the double wall socket system. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173021 | KNEE JOINT - A knee joint includes a knee member, an upper connecting member that is disposed on top of the knee member for connection with a prosthetic upper leg, a resilient member disposed between the knee member and the upper connecting member, and a connection seat that has an upper portion pivotally connected to the knee member and that has a lower portion for connecting with a prosthetic lower leg. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173022 | PROSTHETIC HYDRAULIC JOINT WITH ACCUMULATOR AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING JOINT - A prosthetic foot assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a pivoting ankle joint with a hydraulic system, a prosthetic foot connected to the distal side of the ankle joint, and, at the proximal side, the ankle joint includes a transducer with pyramid adaptor for attaching to a pylon. The ankle joint sensor provides data collection during the stance and optionally, the swing, phases of walking using, for example, strain gages and accelerometers. Also disclosed are methods for real-time feature extraction. Key parameters are captured to which are applied linear, fuzzy logic, neural net, or generic algorithms to determine current state (walking flat, uphill, downhill etc.) in real time and execute changes to the angle between the ankle and foot almost instantaneously based on those parameters. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173023 | PROSTHETIC FOOT WITH RESILIENT HEEL - A prosthetic foot can include a resilient heel member that can be removably coupled to the bottom of a plate-like foot member of the prosthetic foot. The heel member can be made of a resilient material, such as foam. The heel member can have a shape that corresponds to a foot cover and allows the prosthetic foot to fit within a foot cover. A lip may be provided to engage with a corresponding portion of the foot cover to secure the heel member within the foot cover. A rib can be located on the bottom of the heel member to create horizontal or vertical displacement of the foot at heel strike. A recess can be created in the heel member to removably receive an insert, which can alter the stiffness of the heel member. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL SYSTEM REDUNDANCY - A method and system for a redundant control system are provided. The control system includes a high speed network bus, a controller set communicatively coupled to the network bus wherein the controller set includes at least three Fieldbus controllers, and a Fieldbus linking device communicatively coupled to each of the at least three Fieldbus controllers in the controller set and to a Fieldbus network. The control system further includes a plurality of Fieldbus devices communicatively coupled to the Fieldbus network, where at least one of the controller set, the Fieldbus linking device, and the plurality of Fieldbus devices are configured to monitor outputs from the plurality of Fieldbus devices and determine an erroneous one of the monitored outputs. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173025 | Method for parametering a field device of process automation technology - A method for parametering a field device of process automation technology, wherein the field device has a certain number of device parameters, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of parametering modules, wherein at least one of the parametering modules specifies values for parameters of a first portion of the device parameters for parametering the field device; registering with an auxiliary module data, which relate to the application, in which the field device is to be applied; and selecting by means of the auxiliary module one of the parametering modules for parametering of the field device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173026 | NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD - In this numerical control method that drives the feed shaft of a machine tool ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173027 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALTERING AN OPERATING WINDOW OF A DEVICE - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a controller configured to detect a current operating window associated with a network device disposed at a site, detect a location of a mobile device associated with a site and alter the current operating window of the network device in response to the detected location. Correspondingly, a method includes detecting a current operating window associated with a network device disposed at a site, detecting a location of a mobile device associated with the site and altering the current operating window of the network device in response to the detected location. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173028 | Systems and Methods for Extending Physical Sensor Range Using Virtual Sensors - A control system is disclosed. The control system may have a physical sensor that may output a physical output value, and a virtual sensor network that may output a virtual output value. The control system may also have an electronic control module that may be configured to receive the physical output value from the physical sensor and receive the virtual output value from the virtual sensor. The electronic control module may be further configured to determine a trust level of the physical sensor based on the physical output value, and determine that the trust level of the physical sensor is below a first threshold trust value. The electronic control module may control a machine based on the virtual output value responsive to determining that the trust level of the physical sensor is below the first threshold trust value. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173029 | Optical device with interchangeable corrective elements - Exemplary embodiments enable an enhanced direct-viewing optical device to include customized adjustments that accommodate various optical aberrations of a current user. Customized optical elements associated with an authorized current user are incorporated with the direct-viewing optical device to produce a specified change in optical wavefront at an exit pupil. Possible replacement optical elements may have refractive and/or reflective and/or diffractive and/or transmissive characteristics based on current performance viewing factors for a given field of view of the direct-viewing optical device. Some embodiments enable dynamic repositioning and/or transformation of replaceable corrective optical elements responsive to a detected shift of a tracked gaze direction of a current user. Replaceable interchangeable corrective optical elements may be fabricated for current usage or retained in inventory for possible future usage in designated direct-viewing optical devices. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173030 | Method for the Computer-Assisted Monitoring of the Functional Performance of a Technical System - A method for computer-assisted monitoring of the functional performance of a technical system: determining an actual functional performance for each technical component of the technical system; assigning each technical component to a component type, wherein components of identical or similar functional range are assigned to one component type; determining an additional functional performance for each component type, which describes the functional range of the hardware and/or software of a component, wherein said range, among all the available components of one component type, has the highest functional performance; determining a component-related, normalized functional performance from the actual functional performance of a given technical component and from the additional functional performance; determining a component-related, normalized functional performance from the component-related, normalized functional performances of all components of the same type; comparing the component-related, normalized functional performance to a threshold value; and generating an alarm if the threshold value is not reached. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173031 | COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD - A Computer numerical control (CNC) machine includes a body; a touch screen, to display information and sense touch input of a user; and a processing unit, to obtain user information when the user logs in the CNC machine, generate a visual menu on the touch screen corresponding to the user information, and control the body to perform functions according to the touch input on the visual menu. A control method is also provided. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PERFORMANCE OF A GAMER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting a plurality of stimulus signals generated by a gaming accessory device, identifying a plurality of substitute gaming stimulations associated with the plurality of stimulus signals, substituting the plurality of stimulus signals with the plurality of substitute gaming stimulations, incorporating in each of the plurality of substitute gaming stimulations a first unique identifier to generate a plurality of updated substitute gaming stimulations, transmitting the plurality of updated substitute gaming stimulations to a computing device executing a gaming application, and receiving from the computing device a plurality of game action results, where each of the plurality of gaming action results comprises the first unique identifier of a corresponding one of the plurality of updated substitute gaming stimulations. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173033 | Sports Electronic Training System with Sport Ball, and Applications Thereof - A sports electronic training system with sport ball, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises at least one monitor and an electronic processing device for receiving data from the at least one monitor and providing feedback to an individual based on the received data. The monitor can be a motion monitor that measures an individual's performance such as, for example, speed, pace and distance for a runner. Other monitors might include a heart rate monitor, a temperature monitor, an altimeter, et cetera. In an embodiment, a sport ball that includes a motion monitor for monitoring motion of the sport ball stores an identification value received when a shoe that includes a motion monitor contacts the sport ball. The stored identification value serves as a record of the contact. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173034 | Methods and Systems to Select an Audio Track - Embodiments including methods and apparatus to select an audio track are disclosed. An example method includes detecting first and second playback conditions. The example method also includes comparing an audio track property of an audio track to the first and second playback conditions to determine if the first audio track property matches the first and/or second playback condition. In addition, the example method includes comparing a second audio track property of the audio track to the first and second playback conditions to determine if the second audio track property matches the first and/or second playback condition. Also, the example method includes selecting the audio track for presentation to a user when the first playback condition matches the first and/or second audio track property and the second playback condition matches the first and/or second audio track property. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173035 | INTERFACE OF A MEDIA PLAYER WITH A MEDIA DEVICE - A handheld media player includes a processor, a display coupled with the processor, a memory for storing media, and a first user interface. A media device includes a second user interface, a housing having a surface, and a media connector for connecting the media device to the handheld media player. The first user interface is configured to be exposed to a user after the handheld media player is connected to the media device. The first user interface of the handheld media player acts as the primary user interface of the media device when the handheld media player is connected to the media device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173036 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR DETERMINING AN IDENTIFICATION CODE FOR AN AUDIO DATA PACKET - A method for determining an identification code for an audio data packet. The method includes receiving an audio data stream and a temporally audio metadata stream. The audio data stream includes an audio data packet and partial identification data. The audio metadata stream includes an identification code. The audio data stream is stored in the buffer, and the audio data packet is output, the audio metadata stream temporally no longer corresponding to the audio data stream when the audio data packet is output. A recording signal is read when outputting a buffer-stored audio data packet to be selected, and the partial identification data of the selected buffer-stored audio data packet is stored. A portion of the audio metadata stream currently received is analyzed to determine the identification code for the audio data packet if the stored partial identification data match the data from the audio metadata stream. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173037 | CONTENT TRANSMITTING APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CONTENT WITH COPY CONTROL INFORMATION, CONTENT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AND CONTENT STATUS INFORMATION - A content transmitting apparatus and the like which execute copy control of content more securely than conventional, and can count copy number correctly according to the situation, even in the case where content transfer is interrupted are provided. The content reproducing apparatus for transmitting content that is digital copyrighted work including a plurality of content blocks includes: the content reproducing unit which reads out content and the like from the DVD; the control unit which repeats, for each of the plurality of content blocks, transmitting in parallel with the content blocks, the copy control information indicating copy permission of the content, the content identification information identifying content, and the content status information indicating status of the content blocks in the overall content; the data building unit; the transmission unit; and the like. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LIFE-CYCLE OF BATCH IN PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN REAL TIME - The embodiments herein provide a system and method for managing life cycle of a batch in a production control system in real time. The system comprises of an enterprise management system, manufacturing execution system (MES), task execution assistance (TEA) system and a production control system. The TEA system is interfaced between the MES and the production control system for executing the production request. The batch production request generated by the enterprise management system is received by the MES wherein the MES forwards the batch production request to the TEA system. The TEA system obtains information required to execute the batch production request from the production control system. Upon obtaining the information the TEA system instructs an operator to create the batch in the production control system. The production control system confirms the creation of the batch and updates real time status of the batch to the TEA system. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173039 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A TEACHING POINT LOCATION USING PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS - Certain embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to devices and methods for using pressure measurements to teach a robot a teaching point location. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JEWELRY DESIGN - A system for designing a customized ring may include a ring style selection component, a ring top design component, a ring side design component, and an image panel component where, the components support an interface for monitoring the progress of the ring design and an image panel may show an image of the ring that is periodically updated based on customization input. A system for creating and displaying ring assets may include an extraction component, a rendering component, and a display component. A system for displaying customized bezel text may include a text mapping module configured to receive bezel parameters, map text in a two dimensional space, map text in a three-dimensional space defined by bezel geometry, develop code for displaying the text, and displaying the text. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173041 | INTEGRATED INTERFACING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT DEFECT YIELD SOLUTIONS - Disclosed is an integrated interfacing system for intelligent defect yield solutions. The integrated interfacing system is configured to have a web server, which initiates a web interface for containing a plurality of functional items provided for clicking to activate a corresponding function. Through the graphical user interface, users may select one or more functions for viewing the multiple solutions regarding wafer yield. The system uses a memory to store the computer-executable instructions for selectively performing corresponding functionalities. When the wafer images are inputted through the interface, the system performs a defect coordinate conversion, dashboard summary, defect screening, defect sampling, defect yield diagnosis, design for yield, yield prediction, pattern diagnosis, data management, and system administration. By the interfacing system, an additional viewing method is also introduced to provision of full-chip viewing over the data retrieved during the wafer manufacturing procedure. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173042 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - Semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes: a controller controlling driving and processes of various parts of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and a sensor monitoring each physical amount in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment or a status of each chemical response amount; a database; and an arithmetic section executing: processing of reading out equipment data, calculating a correlation matrix between time points based on a plurality of pieces of signal data to be compared, calculating eigen values and eigen vectors from the correlation matrix, and calculating principal component scores by principal component analysis; processing of comparing magnitudes of the eigen values of the principal components, arranging the eigen values in descending order to display a list thereof; and processing of displaying a scatter diagram where the principal component scores of the respective signals are plotted in a feature space selecting the principal component corresponding to the eigen value having a contribution ratio. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173043 | ROBOTIC MACHINING APPARATUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TURBINE BUCKETS - A robotic apparatus for machining tenons on turbine buckets of a steam turbine machine is disclosed. The robotic apparatus includes a machining device having a spindle head. A robotic arm is coupled to the machining device and a base member is coupled to the robotic arm. The base member is mounted independently of the machine element. A vision system is provided for locating the tenon on the turbine bucket. A control system is coupled to the vision system, the machining device and the robotic apparatus. The control system is configured to control movement of the robotic apparatus and the machining device based upon vision system data and spatial information about the tenon and the turbine bucket. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUPLICATING KEYS - Systems and methods for duplicating keys are provided. In some embodiments, a systems for creating keys are provided, the systems comprising: at least one hardware processor that: receives security information from a user; and receives geometric information about a first key associated with the security information from a storage device; and a key shaping device that creates a second key using the geometric information. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173045 | NUMERICAL CONTROL METHOD AND NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL - A numerical control device which controls a feed axis of a machine tool ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173046 | Correction Method at Time of Feed Axis Reversal - A stick motion correction method which corrects stick motion which occurs at time of reversal of a feed axis of a numerical control machine tool stores a position command to be commanded to a servo motor from an NC program of a numerical control machine tool for each predetermined control period from a current position command to a later position command, calculates a reversal correction command based on the stored position commands, calculates an advancement time for advancing timing of addition of the reversal correction command to a speed or torque command of the motor from reversal timing of the servo motor, based on information obtained from operation of the motor and adds the reversal correction command to the speed or torque command of the servo motor to precisely correct stick motion at a timing advanced from the reversal timing of the servo motor by an exact time. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173047 | Micro-machining Tool and Control System thereof - A micro-machining tool is disclosed herein. It includes a micro-moving platform, a supporting device to support the micro-moving platform, an anti-rotation device embedded in a bar for preventing the supporting device from rotating, and a fixing device for fixing the supporting device for limiting its rotation as the bar is moving. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173048 | CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SUCH DEVICES - A card-handling device reads a suit and value of individual cards that are moved through the card-handling device. Reading of the cards is effected after the cards have been received into a card holding area and before the cards have been delivered into a card collection area from which cards are removed from the card-handling device for use. The read suit and rank are then sent to a processor, wherein the processor identifies whether any card is a card that should be rejected from the card-handling device and the card-handling device then rejecting that card from the card-handling device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT - A system includes a first mobile drive unit and a second mobile drive unit. The system also includes a first inventory holder, a second inventory holder, and a third inventory holder. An inventory station includes a first location and a second location and the inventory station operable to receive a first inventory item from the first inventory holder at the first location. The first inventory holder transported by the first mobile drive unit. The inventory station also operable to receive a second inventory item from the second inventory holder at the first location. The second inventory holder transported by the second mobile drive unit. The inventory station also operable to receive a third inventory item from the third inventory holder at the second location. The third inventory holder is fixed at the second location while the inventory station receives the first and second inventory item. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173050 | METHOD OF PROCESSING MAILPIECES, THE METHOD INCLUDING COMBINING THE BATCHES OF MAILPIECES - A method of processing mailpieces for sorting mailpieces into sequence in a sorting machine depending on delivery points of delivery rounds, in which method the mailpieces are grouped together into batches associated with delivery rounds and are sorted as a function of various sorting plans each associated with a respective batch of mailpieces and defining a list of delivery points of delivery rounds, which method includes the following steps, assessing the batches of mailpieces before the machine sorting to detect those that will under-use the sorting capacities; aggregating the batches of mailpieces detected as under-using the capacity so as to constitute aggregated batches of mailpieces; computing an associated sorting plan resulting from the aggregating; feeding each aggregated batch of mailpieces into the postal sorting machine and controlling the sorting of the mailpieces as a function of the sorting plan computed for said aggregated batch of mailpieces. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173051 | METHOD FOR ANTI-COLLISION CONTROL AND THE MANAGEMENT OF PICKING DEVICES WITH SHARED WORKING AREAS IN A PACKAGING LINE - Methods for anti-collision control of pickers in a packaging line are disclosed. The line includes linear conveyors for the inlet of items and for the outlet of items, robots or picking devices that operate with shared working areas. The anti-collision method comprises an algorithm to assign a pickup location or a delivery location to a generic first robot including: checking for a pickup or delivery location already assigned to other robots and in a working area shared with the first robot; dynamically redefining the working area of the first robot to obtain a new working area such that the locations already assigned to other robots are outside of the dynamically-redefined area; assigning of a respective pickup or delivery location belonging to the redefined working area to the first robot. A prediction algorithm is disclosed to improve management of items and balancing of work load between the robots. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173052 | PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A dispensing system, apparatus and associated method for dispensing individually packaged products includes maintaining positive physical control of the individual packages throughout the apparatus and may include different storage and dispensers for products having different frequencies of use as well as buffering of products. The system, apparatus and method described herein may be particularly useful for dispensing pharmaceutical products such as solid medications and nutritional supplements to be taken orally in health care settings, including but not limited to long term care (LTC) and assisted living settings. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173053 | Bill Acceptor For a Gaming Machine - A bill acceptor | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173054 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING BALANCE OF WALKING ROBOT - Disclosed herein a method of controlling the balance of a walking robot. In the method, a location and an acceleration of a center of gravity of the walking robot are detected in a three-dimensional (3D) x, y, z coordinate system. A location of a Zero Moment Point (ZMP) on an xy plane is detected using the location of the center of gravity and the acceleration of the center of gravity in x- and y-axis directions. Walking of the walking robot is controlled so that the ZMP is located inside a stable area including a bottom of a foot of the walking robot on the xy plane. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173055 | ROBOT HAND AND HUMANOID ROBOT HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a control method of a robot hand including recognizing a pre-posture of user's fingers using a master device, changing the shape of the robot hand according to the recognized pre-posture, recognizing a gripping motion of the user's fingers using the master device, and executing a gripping motion of the robot hand according to a gripping posture corresponding to the recognized pre-posture. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173056 | Short-Range Sonar - A short-range sonar assembly. The assembly includes a local controller operably connected to a processing device and configured to receive instructions from the processing device, a first transducer operably connected to the local controller, a second transducer operably connected to the local controller; and a flared bell configured to house the local controller, first transducer, and second transducer. The flared bell includes a first enclosure configured to receive and house the first transducer and a second enclosure configured to receive and house the second transducer. The first transducer is configured to transmit one or more pulses and the second transducer is configured to receive echoed pulses. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173057 | Long-Range Sonar - A long-range sonar assembly for detecting objects approximately 2.5-9.5 meters from a robotic device. The assembly includes a printed circuit board including a local controller operably connected to a processing device and configured to receive instructions from the processing device, a transmit potentiometer operably connected to the local controller and configured to produce a first transmit frequency, and a receive potentiometer operably connected to the local controller and configured to produce a first receive sensitivity; a transducer operably connected to the receive potentiometer; and a flared bell configured to house the transducer and the printed circuit board, the flared bell comprising at least a first enclosure for receiving a sub-assembly comprising the printed circuit board and the transducer. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173058 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIFTING OPERATION OF WEARABLE ROBOT - Disclosed herein is a method and system for controlling the lifting operation of a wearable robot. A final force that must be applied by the robot to an object upon conducting a lifting operation is derived based on a difference between a weight force applied by the object to the robot and an apply force applied by a wearing user to the robot. A target position to which the robot lifts the object is set. A spring-damper virtual force model is applied to an end of the robot and to joints of the robot, the final force is converted into final torques required by the joints of the robot by being incorporated into the virtual force model, and then the joints of the robot are operated based on the final torques. The final force is fixed once the robot has lifted the object to the target position. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173059 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF WEARABLE ROBOT - A system for controlling driving of a wearable robot may include a drive unit for operating a drive joint of the robot, a measurement unit for measuring an actual angle and an actual angular velocity of the drive joint in the robot, a sensing unit for determining a human torque applied by a wearing user to the drive joint, and a control unit for determining a target angular velocity of the robot by applying the determined human torque to an admittance model and for determining a required torque that may be input to the drive unit of the robot by applying an optimal control gain to a difference between the target angular velocity and the actual angular velocity of the robot. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173060 | METHOD OF OPERATING A WEARABLE ROBOT - Disclosed herein is a method of obtaining the intended manipulation torque of a user for a wearable robot. The method allows the wearable robot, the motion of each joint of which is operated by a motor and which is capable of measuring a variation in current in the motor of each joint and calculating a torque at each joint, to simply and rapidly extract the intended manipulation torque of the user using both an acceleration value (e.g., measured by an acceleration sensor installed on a gripper), and the current variation of the motor, in a state in which the wearable robot does not know the weight of a weight object to be lifted with the gripper. Accordingly, the wearable robot may be suitably controlled at a comparatively lower cost. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173061 | Extractive Distillation Controls - The invention concerns an improvement in the monitoring and control systems used in a liquid-liquid extraction unit or an extractive distillation unit for the separation of aromatic hydrocarbons from non-aromatic hydrocarbons. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173062 | SMART BUILDING UNIFIED MANAGED SOLUTIONS - The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring and management of operational control systems. The method and system includes receiving a plurality of input data from one or more of a plurality of dissimilar sensors and operations control systems, wherein one or more of the input data being in a data format different from one or more other input data. The system and method conforms the plurality of input data to report status changes in real-time to a unified monitoring system. The method and system enables changes to one or more operational control systems in response to conditional parameters. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173063 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a control unit and a model unit. The control unit determines at least two actuation values of at least two actuating elements of the compressor via a transmitted setpoint value of a parameter of the compressor from a characteristic diagram of the compressor or at least two corrected actuation values of the at least two actuating elements via a model-based theoretical setpoint value from the characteristic diagram of the compressor. The model unit determines a model-based theoretical state of the compressor via the actuation values or the corrected actuation values by using a state model of the compressor. The model-based theoretical state of the compressor is described at least with the model-based theoretical setpoint value of the parameter of the compressor. The control unit controls at least one of the actuating elements as a function of the corrected actuation value of this actuating element. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173064 | USER-FRIENDLY, NETWORK CONNECTED LEARNING THERMOSTAT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A user-friendly, network-connected learning thermostat is described. The thermostat is made up of (1) a wall-mountable backplate that includes a low-power consuming microcontroller used for activities such as polling sensors and switching on and off the HVAC functions, and (2) separable head unit that includes a higher-power consuming microprocessor, color LCD backlit display, user input devices, and wireless communications modules. The thermostat also includes a rechargeable battery and power-stealing circuitry adapted to harvest power from HVAC triggering circuits. By maintaining the microprocessor in a “sleep” state often compared to the lower-power microcontroller, high-power consuming activities, such as learning computations, wireless network communications and interfacing with a user, can be temporarily performed by the microprocessor even though the activities use energy at a greater rate than is available from the power stealing circuitry. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING LOCAL CONTROL OF A SPACE CONDITIONING LOAD DURING A DIRECT LOAD CONTROL EVENT - A system for establishing local control of a space conditioning load includes a switch for controlling a flow of energy for a space conditioning load. Control logic is operatively coupled to the switch, for receiving control parameters associated with a direct load control event from a utility provider. The control logic may also measure room temperature based on received temperature signals and determine if a room temperature is greater a comfort temperature range. The control logic may eliminate operation of a direct load control program if the room temperature is greater than or equal to the comfort temperature range. The control logic may log and signal back to the utility provider that the comfort temperature range is exceeded. The control logic may then restore local control of the switch and initiate a temperature setback control to a thermostat for the remainder of the control period. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173066 | SMOOTHING DEVICE, SMOOTHING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a smoothing device includes an acquiring unit, a determining unit, and selecting unit. The acquiring unit acquires weather information of a plurality of operation areas. A facility device that performs environmental control according to a control value resulting from operation based on the weather information is installed in each of the operation areas. The determining unit determines whether or not an amount of change in weather exceeds a predetermined first threshold in each of the operation areas. The selecting unit selects at least one first operation area that is an operation area in which the amount of change exceeds the first threshold as a halt area for which the operation of the control value used by the facility device installed in the first operation area is halted when the number of first operation areas exceeds a predetermined second threshold. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173067 | SMOOTHING DEVICE, SMOOTHING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a smoothing device includes a predicting unit, a calculating unit, and a control unit. The predicting unit predicts a calculation load of operation at a first time slot on the basis of weather prediction information of operation areas in which facility devices that perform environmental control according to control values resulting from the operation based on weather information are installed. The calculating unit calculates a calculation load of operation at a second time slot earlier than the first time slot on the basis of the weather information of the operation areas. The control unit controls an executing device that executes the operation so that part of the operation to be executed at the first time slot is executed at the second time slot. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173068 | SHOWCASE CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A showcase control system | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173069 | ELECTRONIC STABILIZER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZATION OF OBJECTS - In a method for stabilization of an object using an electronic stabilizer device, which includes an electric gyroscope, a driver device and a counterweight device. The method measures orientation data of the object using the electric gyroscope, analyzes the orientation data of the object to obtain a current obliquity of the object, and generates a first control signal to drive the driver device according to the current obliquity when the current obliquity is equal to a reference angle. The method controls the counterweight device to change a center of gravity of the object through the driver device, and measures an adjusted obliquity of the object using the electric gyroscope. The method generates a second control signal to drive the driver device when the adjusted obliquity changes, and controls the counterweight device to dynamically adjust the center of gravity of the object. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173070 | WIRELESS IRRIGATION CONTROL - Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173071 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An energy management system and a control method thereof reduces traffic load between the energy management system and display devices by transmitting changes in states of a plurality of home appliances to the display devices in a bundle form, upon occurrence of an event to control an energy level according to variation in electricity price. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173072 | Control System For A Power Application - A control system for a power application is provided, including a control module and a configuration tool. The control module is in communication with the power application. The control module includes control logic for controlling the power application by a plurality of frame states. All of the frame states are executed within a period of time referred to as a frame rate. The control module includes control logic for allotting an adjustable amount of time for each of the frame states. The configuration tool is in communication with the control module. The configuration tool includes control logic for modifying the adjustable amount of time of each of the plurality of frame states without modifying the frame rate. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173073 | WIND TURBINE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE TO PROVIDE REDUNDANCY - A method and a controller for controlling a wind turbine connected to a utility grid are disclosed/ The method includes: detecting whether control data from a central controller are receivable, wherein the central controller is provided for controlling the wind turbine and a plurality of other wind turbines; if it is detected that control data from the central controller are receivable, receiving the control data from the central controller; if it is detected that control data from the central controller are not receivable, receiving the control data from a local controller of the wind turbine; and controlling the wind turbine based on the received control data. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173074 | AUTOMATED TUNING OF MULTIPLE FUEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS - Provided herein is a method for automated control of the gas turbine fuel composition through automated modification of the ratio of fuel gas from multiple sources. The method includes providing first and second fuel sources. The method further includes sensing the operational parameters of a turbine and determining whether the operational parameters are within preset operational limits. The method also adjusting the ration of the first fuel source to the second fuel source, based on whether the operational parameters are within the preset operational limits. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173075 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD - A power management system includes: customer terminals; and a power management apparatus connected to the customer terminals, wherein each of the customer terminals includes a weather forecast acquisition unit that acquires a local weather forecast for a corresponding customer terminal, and a power prediction unit that predicts a power consumption and an amount of power that can be reduced for a predetermined period based on the weather forecast, and the power management apparatus includes an integration processing unit that integrates the power consumptions and the amounts of power that can be reduced that are predicted for the respective customer terminals to calculate a total power consumption and a total amount of power that can be reduced for all of the customer terminals. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173076 | Power Management System and Method Using Power Limiter - In one embodiment, electrical appliances in a household are connected to a power supply through power limiters that are further coupled to a controller. The power limiters include power sensors. Abnormal power consumption situations are detected by the power sensors. A communication unit coupled to the controller is triggered to communicate the abnormal situations to a personal computing and communication device of in a communication network. A user may send instructions to the controller to change operation modes of the appliances. In another embodiment, subsystems of an electrical appliance are connected to a power supply through power limiters. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173077 | POWER SWITCH HAVING SERIES-CONNECTED SWITCHING STAGES - A power switch of a processing device comprises a plurality of series-connected switching stages, with each switching stage comprising a plurality of parallel-connected switching devices and an inverter chain. The switching devices are coupled between a power supply input and a power supply output of the power switch. Each of the switching devices of a given one of the switching stages is driven by an output of a corresponding one of the inverters of the inverter chain of that stage. A control input of the first switching stage receives a control signal for controlling a state of the power switch, and a control input of each remaining switching stage is driven by a control output of an immediately preceding switching stage. The switching devices in one or more of the switching stages are configured to have different switching characteristics than the switching devices in at least one other stage. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173078 | Systems and Methods for Harmonic Resonance Control - Systems and methods for harmonic resonance control are described. In some embodiments, a system comprises a first switch-controlled VAR source and a harmonic management block which may each be configured to be coupled to a distribution power network. The first switch-controlled VAR source may comprise a first processor, a voltage compensation component, and a switch. The first processor may be configured to enable the voltage compensation component after a delay by controlling the switch based on first proximate voltage after a duration associated with the delay to adjust voltage volt-ampere reactive. The harmonic management block may be configured to compare a second proximate voltage to at least one resonant threshold to detect potential resonance caused by enablement of the voltage compensation component and to engage based on the comparison the resonance compensation component to manage the potential resonance. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173079 | POWER MANAGEMENT SERVER APPARATUS, POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND POWER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, in order to manage the power consumption at a user's electrical apparatuses, the user's activity schedule is registered in various patterns, and the operation schedule of the electrical apparatuses is stored in various patterns. The operation schedule of the electrical apparatuses is specified in accordance with the user's activity schedule registered. The electrical apparatuses are controlled in accordance with the operating schedule thus specified. The power consumption at the home appliances can thereby be appropriately managed in various conditions, to meet the user's activity schedule and preference. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173080 | PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER SYSTEM - A programmable controller system includes: a plurality of terminals connected to an external device; a power supply circuit for supplying and stopping supplying power to each terminal; an input/output circuit for detecting whether the terminals are in a used state; a switching unit for switching an power mode between a power saving mode and a normal mode; a detection-result storage unit for storing a detection result; and a control unit that causes the power supply circuits to supply power to all of the terminals when the power mode is in a normal mode and causes the power supply circuits to stop supplying power to a terminal being specified as a terminal in an unused state by a detection result stored in the detection-result storage unit when the power mode is in a power saving mode. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173081 | ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electric power management system | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMABLE THERMAL SENSOR FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A programmable thermal sensor is implemented in an integrated circuit such as a microprocessor. The programmable thermal sensor monitors the temperature of the integrated circuit, and generates an output to indicate that the temperature of the integrated circuit has attained a pre-programmed threshold temperature. In a microprocessor implementation, the microprocessor contains a processor unit, an internal register, microprogram and clock circuitry. The microprogram writes programmable input values, corresponding to threshold temperatures, to the internal register. The programmable thermal sensor reads the programmable input values, and generates an interrupt when the temperature of the microprocessor reaches the threshold temperature. In addition to a programmable thermal sensor, the microprocessor contains a fail safe thermal sensor that halts operation of the microprocessor when the temperature attains a critical temperature. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173083 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT WITHIN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK - A method includes determining whether use of an energy management system (EMS) associated with a vehicle traveling in a transportation network is allowed within a region of the transportation network. The EMS obtains a trip plan for the vehicle that designates operational settings of the vehicle as a function of at least one of distance or time along a trip of the vehicle. The method also includes determining whether the EMS is being used by the vehicle when the vehicle is within the region, and sending a message to an off-board location when the EMS is not being used by the vehicle within the region. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173084 | Information System for Automotive, On-Vehicle Device and Server Device - An information system for automotive includes a plurality of on-vehicle devices each installed in a vehicle and a server device connected with the on-vehicle devices via a communication network. The plurality of on-vehicle devices each include an acceleration/deceleration change detection unit that detects an acceleration/deceleration change of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device and a transmission unit that transmits acceleration/deceleration information pertaining to the detected acceleration/deceleration change. The server device includes a reception unit that receives the acceleration/deceleration information, a statistical parameter calculating unit that calculates statistical parameters to be used to estimate an extent of energy consumption or energy regeneration based upon the received acceleration/deceleration information, and an estimating unit for estimating the extent of energy consumption or energy regeneration based upon the calculated statistical parameters. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173085 | Method for Detecting a Lack of Driver Activity at the Steering Wheel of a Motor Vehicle - A method detects a lack of driver activity at the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. A moment imparted by hand to the steering wheel by the driver is repeatedly measured, and if in a plurality of successive measurements the magnitude of a value of the moment imparted by hand does not exceed a threshold value, a lack of driver activity is inferred. The magnitude of the threshold value is dependent on the surface condition, in particular on the degree of unevenness, of the roadway being traveled upon. The degree of unevenness of the roadway may be derived from a measured vertical acceleration in the wheel suspension of the vehicle or from deceleration and/or acceleration signals of at least one wheel of the vehicle. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173086 | TOWING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR TOWING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A towing device for motor vehicles is provided. The towing device includes a connecting unit for mechanically connecting a first vehicle to a second vehicle, and a data link between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. Control devices of the second vehicle can be accessed from the first vehicle via the data link. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173087 | Self-Powered Dimmable Windows with Integrated Controls - An electrically controlled dimmable window for aircraft includes a controller and power that eliminates the need for wiring connections to on-board systems. The controller is Integrated into the sidewall in which the window is mounted. Power for controlling the window is derived from an energy harvesting device that generates power by converting thermal gradients, motion/vibration or light energy present near the window. The integrated controller includes passenger controls for adjusting the opacity of the window, power conditioning circuitry, an electrical power storage device such as a battery, a processor and a radio receiver. The window can be remotely controlled by a cabin attendant from a central controller that transmits window control signals to the radio receiver. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173088 | METHOD FOR THE INTUITIVE PILOTING OF A DRONE BY MEANS OF A REMOTE CONTROL - The user inclines the apparatus ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173089 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING A SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT - A computing device operating as a controller can obtain image data from a camera component. The computing device can determine a location of the self-propelled device relative to the camera based on the image data. A virtual content may be generated on the computing device based at least in part on the location of the self-propelled device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173090 | Aircraft Flight Management Aid Device - A configured aircraft flight management aid system comprises: means of interpretation receiving data taken from external instructions from an external control center, data relating to aircraft equipment failures, cabin problems and problems related to the environment of the aircraft; means of determination receiving data from the means of interpretation and determining at least one reference constraint associated with at least one parameter representative of a flight path, a reference constraint associated with a reference parameter comprising a new constraint, different from the initial constraint when the item of data effectively necessitates following a new path, different from the initial path, and a reference constraint comprising the initial constraint when the means of determination do not have access to any data relating to an event effectively necessitating following a new path; warning means generating a warning to an operator when the path actually flown does not comply with said reference constraint. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173091 | EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF A VORTEX RING PHASE - The invention relates to a method for early detection of the vortex ring state in a helicopter, having the following steps:
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| 20130173092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISSUING A HARD LANDING WARNING AND PROVIDING MAINTENANCE ADVISORIES FOR HARD LANDING INCIDENTS - An aircraft is provided. The aircraft may include, but is not limited to, an accelerometer configured to measure a deceleration experienced by the aircraft and a processor coupled to the accelerometer. The processor may be configured to determine if the aircraft experienced a hard landing if the deceleration experienced by the aircraft was greater than a predetermined threshold, and generate a maintenance advisory if the aircraft experienced a hard landing. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130173093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAIL VEHICLE TIME SYNCHRONIZATION - A communication method includes the steps of, at a first system, communicating with a second system for the establishment of a mutual clock and, at the first system, performing a first set of operations based on the mutual clock and performing a different, second set of operations based on a first clock of the first system, wherein the first clock is different from the mutual clock. | 2013-07-04 |
