| 36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
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| 20090222050 | FIXATION SYSTEM FOR BONES WITH A SENSOR AND TELEMETRY SYSTEM - Fixation system for bones with a connection support, at least one bone screw that can be inserted into a through hole of the connection support and a sensor and telemetry system, wherein the sensor and telemetry system is arranged on a separate plate, which can be connected with the connection support. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222051 | SPS - FB BONE PLATE SCREW FIXATION SYSTEM - The present patent of invention that refers to a bone plate screw fixation. It refers to a system comprising a screw ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222052 | System For Forming A Tendon-Bone Graft - A system for forming a tendon-bone graft. The system can include a support member that is adapted to support the tendon-bone graft. The system can further include a first clamp that is adapted to engage the support member and the tendon-bone graft to orient and hold the tendon-bone graft on the support member in a first direction, and a second clamp that is adapted to engage the tendon-bone graft to clamp the tendon-bone graft to the support member in a second direction. The system can also include a shaping member that is operable to resect the tendon-bone graft. The shaping member can be moveable relative to at least one of the first clamp and the second clamp to resect the tendon-bone graft. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222053 | METHOD OF ROUTING ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO BODILY TISSUES VIA IMPLANTED PASSIVE CONDUCTORS - The invention provides an implant, system and method for electrically stimulating a target tissue to either activate or block neural impulses. The implant provides a conductive pathway for a portion of electrical current flowing between surface electrodes positioned on the skin and transmits that current to the target tissue. The implant has a passive electrical conductor of sufficient length to extend from subcutaneous tissue located below a surface cathodic electrode to the target tissue. The conductor has a pick-up end which forms an electrical termination having a sufficient surface area to allow a sufficient portion of the electrical current to flow through the conductor, in preference to flowing through body tissue between the surface electrodes, such that the target tissue is stimulated to either activate or block neural impulses. The conductor also has a stimulating end which forms an electrical termination for delivering the current to the target body tissue. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222054 | Method and System for Characterizing a Representative Cardiac Beat Using Multiple Templates - The present invention provides a method and system for characterizing one beat of a patient's supraventricular rhythm. A plurality of templates is provided and updated using a plurality of qualified beats. Updating occurs by temporally aligning the shock channel waveforms of the template beats using rate channel fiducial points. The template beats are combined by point-by-point addition of the shock channel waveforms. The resultant updated template characterizes one of the patient's supraventricular conducted cardiac beats. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222055 | LOW POWER DIGITAL DESIGN FOR DEEP SUBMICRON TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus comprises an implantable medical device that includes a storage circuit. The storage circuit includes a first stage circuit configured to receive an input signal and to invert and store information about a data bit received in the input signal, a second stage circuit coupled to the output of the first stage circuit to invert and store information about a data bit received from the first stage circuit, and an error circuit coupled to the output of the first stage circuit and an output of the second stage circuit. The error circuit generates an error indication when the storage circuit outputs match while the first stage circuit and the second stage circuit are in an inactive state. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA BURDEN - A system and method for determining atrial arrhythmia burden is provided. Consecutive sets of parametric data regularly obtained from an implantable medical device through remote interrogation are centrally maintained. An atrial arrhythmia burden is determined. A cumulative atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) duration is identified for each atrial arrhythmia episode recorded in the parametric data over a fixed look back period. One of an AT mode switch time and maximum atrial tachyarrhythmia AT duration are evaluated respectively subject to the duration between the consecutive sets being of sufficient length and a change having occurred to the maximum AT duration. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222057 | Gastrointestinal Anchor In Optimal Surface Area - A device, system and method for anchoring a device to a stomach is provided. The device may be, among other things, a sensor for sensing various parameters of the stomach or stomach environment, or may be a therapeutic delivery device. The anchor of the device is constructed to resist pull out forces. An anchor has an optimal weight to surface area ratio. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222058 | NEUROMODULATION DEVICE FOR PELVIC DYSFUNCTION - A wearable neuromodulation device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222059 | Shaped implantation device - A custom medical device for implanting an implantable device may be fabricated based on a patient image with a rapid prototyping machine. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222060 | SELF CONTAINED DEVICE WITH TREATMENT CYCLE FOR ELECTROSTIMULATION - An electro-stimulation device for the stimulation of the musculature of the pelvic floor complex e.g. for the treatment of anterior and posterior pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is fully self-contained. The device requires no external power sources or control and may be inserted into the vagina or anus through the use of an applicator. The device uses a pre-programmed treatment cycle of stimulating pulses. The cycle comprises either a waveform with an initial phase where the current of the device is ramped from an initial level to a higher level, a second phase where the current is ramped from the higher level from the first phase to a second higher level and a third phase where the current is maintained at the second higher level, or a waveform comprising two or more components each component being a train of regularly spaced pulses or a combination of these two waveforms. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222061 | PYRODE NEUROSTIMULATOR - A pyrode converts near-infrared light to an electric field that wirelessly stimulates nerve tissue at one or more locations in a host body, such as in a retina, a cochlea, a heart axon, or a motor nerve. Partial vision is restored when a pyrode implanted in a retina is activated by a scanner. Only the pyrode is implanted in the retina, whereas all other components remain external to the host body. Nerves other than the retina are stimulated by a pyrode coupled to a source of photonic energy by an optical conduit. In one preferred embodiment the photonic energy source is implanted in the host body. In another preferred embodiment, photonic energy from an external source is piped to the pyrode by way of an optical conduit via a percutaneous lead. Electrooptic diverters enable sequential activation of multiple pyrodes branched from a main conduit. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222062 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222063 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222064 | Autonomous Autoprogram Cochlear Implant - Disclosed is a cochlear stimulation system having patient parameters that reside in memory of an internal portion of the system. Different external systems define how the cochlear stimulation system processes a received acoustic signal and uses patient information uploaded from an implant to parameterize system processing. The external system uses external and internal processing capability to convert acoustic signals to electrical stimulus most appropriate for the patient. Because the patient parameters reside internally, the external portion of the system can be replaced to provide an external replacement processor and potentially offer the patient an new type of program without having to re-program the cochlear stimulation system. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222065 | Physiological Parameter Analysis for an Implantable Restriction Device and a Data Logger - An implantable restriction device can be configured to provide a restriction in a patient, for example as a function of the pressure of fluid. The implantable restriction device can include one or more sensors configured to sense a variety of parameters, such as pressure of the fluid within the implantable restriction device, pulse width, pulse amplitude, pulse count, pulse duration, or frequency, electrical characteristics, or other parameters. Data obtained by the one or more sensors (for example, the data representing pressure, pulse characteristics, and so on) may be communicated to a device located external to the patient, such as a data logger, using telemetry coils or other communicators. The data logger may store the data, and may communicate the data to a remote location via a network such as the Internet. A docking station may be provided to couple the data logger to a network and/or to recharge a cell in the data logger. The logged data may be analyzed and/or displayed using a variety of techniques to assess and/or track the condition of the restriction device or of the patient, to monitor patient physiology, or for other purposes. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222066 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COMMUNICATION COIL FOR USE IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM - Disclosed is an improved external controller useable in an implantable medical device system. The communication coil in the external controller is formed in a printed circuit board (PCB), i.e., by using the various tracing layers and vias of the PCB. As illustrated, the PCB coil is formed at a plurality of trace layers in the PCB, and comprises a plurality of turns at some or all of the layers. The communication coil may wrap around the other circuitry used in the external controller, which circuitry may be mounted to the front and/or back of the PCB. The geometry of the coil is specially tailored to maximize its inductance, and hence maximize its ability to communicate in the sub-4 MHz range which is not significantly attenuated by the human body. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222067 | ENDOSCOPIC DELIVERY OF RED/NIR LIGHT TO THE SUBSTANTIA NIGRA TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Endoscopic delivery of Red/NIR light to the Substantia Nigra to treat Parkinson's Disease in order to raise the energy levels in the substantia nigra. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222068 | RAPID FLASH OPTICAL THERAPY - Systems and methods are disclosed for maintaining a therapeutically significant level of energy at a treatment area that can include rapid charging of a storage element and triggering of a flashlamp by discharging the storage element and repeating the charging and triggering a predetermined number of times during a treatment period to raise and maintain a temperature at the treatment area to a predetermined therapeutic level. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222069 | LIGHT MODULATION OF CELL FUNCTION - The present invention relates to the field of light induced therapy. The invention relates more particularly to a method of modulating receptor function of cells having receptor proteins, said method comprising illuminating the cells with light in the wavelength interval of 250-305 nm or with light having longer wavelengths that by means of non-linear processes and/or multiphoton excitation promotes the same electronic transitions as light in the wavelength interval of 250-305 nm to modulate said receptor function. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222070 | Capsule With Whole Body LED Photo-Therapy System - A personal therapy compartment includes a base of size to receive a human patient. The compartment includes a bed in the base said bed being made of a light transmissive material. An array of lights mounted is below the bed to transmit light onto a body supported on the bed. A control panel controls at least the wavelength, intensity and pulsation of the light. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222071 | Self-insulated thermal packs for thermal therapy - A therapeutic thermal pack with built-in seal and insulation functions for preserving the thermal condition of its thermal module. The thermal pack comprises a plurality of thermal module for thermal therapy, an insulation cover comprising a fastening means for attaching the thermal module to a body part, and a closing means for enclosing the thermal module inside the insulation cover for preserving the temperature of the thermal module. When it is configured for storage and carry, this thermal pack can maintain its therapeutic condition for an extended time period without using an additional insulation. It can thus be conveniently carried to the sports fields using any regular bag. When the pack is used for a treatment, the built-in insulation functions minimize the heat exchange between the thermal modules of the thermal pack and the surrounding environment and thus prolong the treatment time of the thermal pack. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222072 | THERMAL TREATMENT DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a reusable pain relieving treatment device, such as a belt, and a disposable thermal device having one or more thermally conductive components that extend from a surface of the device and are capable of transferring heat, cold or vibrations from disposable or reusable devices to targeted sections of the user's body. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222073 | NEUROSTIMULATION LEAD WITH STIFFENED PROXIMAL ARRAY - An implantable electrical lead is provided. The electrical lead comprises an electrically insulative, flexible, elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, an electrical contact carried by the distal end of the lead body, an electrical terminal carried by the proximal end of the lead body, an electrical conductor axially extending within the lead body between the electrical contact and the electrical terminal, and a stiffening tube extending within the proximal end of the lead body from a point proximal to the terminal to a point distal to the terminal and proximal to the electrode. An implantable lead assembly kit comprises the implantable electrical lead, and a connector configured for firmly receiving the proximal end of the lead body. A method of implanting the electrical lead comprises introducing the electrical lead into a patient. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222074 | INTERCONNECTIONS OF IMPLANTABLE LEAD CONDUCTORS AND ELECTRODES AND REINFORCEMENT THEREFOR - An implantable lead comprises a lead body extending from a lead proximal end portion to a lead distal end portion. The lead body includes one or more longitudinally extending lumens. A conductor is received in, and extends along, a lumen. In varying examples, the implantable lead further comprises a tubular electrode co-axial with, and overlying portions of, the lead body. In one example, a lumen wall is sized and shaped to urge an electrically conductive interposer coupled with the conductor toward an inner surface of the electrode. In another example, a ring member is disposed within a lumen and the conductor is drawn and coupled thereto. In yet another example, an electrically conductive connector couples a first and a second conductor via grooves or threads. In a further example, an axial support member couples a distal end electrode and the lead body. Methods associated with the foregoing are also discussed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222075 | Method for Producing Strain Induced Austenite - This disclosure relates to shape memory alloys which have been subjected to a thermal and mechanical treatment to increase the austenite start temperature A | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222076 | Self-Expandable Medical Instrument for Treating of Defects in a Patient's Heart - The invention relates to a self-expandable medical instrument ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222077 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A STENT STRUCTURE TO AAA GRAFT MATERIAL - An aneurysmal repair system that utilizes a modified intraluminal scaffold apex and a delta stitch suture to secure graft material to the scaffold structure allows for no relative movement between the graft material and the scaffold structure. The absence of relative movement reduces the wear on the graft material. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222078 | Prosthesis for Implantation in Aorta and Method of Using Same - Prosthesis for implantation in the ascending aorta comprising a tubular body made of biocompatible graft material, a cuff at the proximal portion of the tubular body for biasing pressure onto a sino-tubular junction and that is configured to conform to the junction. A stent assembly can also be used to the prosthesis to bias pressure on the wall of a dissection to substantially deflate a false lumen. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222079 | MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING ALLOY COMPOSITIONS - A medical device includes an alloy having chromium, niobium, and platinum, wherein the alloy forms at least a portion of the medical device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222080 | MEDICAL STENT PROVIDED WITH INHIBITORS OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA - A stent provided with a composition that includes at least one inhibitor of TNF-alpha is disclosed. The stent is useful in treating smooth muscle cell proliferation, such as stenosis and preventing restenosis in vascular ducts. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222081 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VALVE PROLAPSE - Medical devices, systems and methods for treating valve prolapse in, for example, the mitral valve. The medical device is employed by delivering the device percutaneously and lodging the device adjacently above the valve. With this arrangement, the device provides a back-stop to prevent valve prolapse and, thus, prevent valve regurgitation. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222082 | Transcatheter Heart Valve Prostheses - The present teachings relate to a heart valve prosthesis. The heart valve prosthesis includes a docking station ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222083 | MULTI-WINDOW GUIDE TUNNEL - Described herein are devices and methods for delivering implants that comprise multiple coupled anchors. The anchors are secured to tissue using a multi-opening guide tunnel that is configured to releasably retain one or more portions of the implant located between two of the anchors. The releasable retention of one or more intervening portions of the implant maintains the position of the implant and the guide tunnel until the implant is secured to the tissue. The multi-opening guide tunnel permits securement of the multiple anchors without requiring repositioning of the guide tunnel for each anchor. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222084 | SUTURELESS HEART VALVE ATTACHMENT - A prosthetic heart valve having spaced apart anchoring flanges that change shape when the valve is implanted and contact the surrounding annulus to prevent migration of the valve. The heart valve may be non-expandable and the anchoring flanges may provide the primary anchoring structure of the valve. Alternatively, the valve may be expandable wherein the anchoring flanges supplement the inherent anchoring capacity of the valve structure. The anchoring flanges are at least partly made of a material that increases in size, i.e., swells, due to absorption of body fluids. For instance, the anchoring flanges may be formed of an inner material that swells upon contact with body fluids enclosed by a cover. The anchoring flanges may be provided on an anchoring sleeve that changes shape to provide the spaced apart annular flanges for securing the valve around a fibrous annulus. An anchoring sleeve for a prosthetic heart valve having an expandable frame surrounds a majority of the frame and may define an external hourglass configuration. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222085 | Cellulose Based Heart Valve Prosthesis - Disclosed are cellulose-based pliable, porous and non-porous prosthesis structures that can be formed to various geometries such as thin films, membranes, hollow tubes, heart valves, including an aortic heart valve. Also disclosed are methods for preparing a cellulose-based porous prosthesis structure. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222086 | Resorbable Cornea Button - The present invention provides a resorbable corneal button comprised of a biodegradable polymer which is capable of supporting the growth and expansion of endothelial cells on it surface for use in transplantation healthy corneal endothelial cells to cornea tissue in need of a transplant and a method of using same. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222087 | Capsular Implant For Maintaining The shape and/or Position of an Opening Formed by Capsulorhexis - A device and method for maintaining the shape and/or position of an opening formed by a capsulorhexis. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222088 | Secondary Amine Containing Nitric Oxide Releasing Polymer Composition - Disclosed herein are polymers used to coat or form implantable medical devices. The polymers comprise secondary amines useful in binding nitric oxide (NO). After diazeniumdiolation, the polymers can sustain controlled release of NO. In one embodiment, the secondary amines are linked to a functionalized dendrimer. In another embodiment, secondary amines are chelated with copper (II) which in turn serve as a catalyst for NO production. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222089 | LIGAMENT-TENSIONING DEVICE - Ligament-tensioning device for activation of the ligament and/or capsule system in the implantation of a joint implant, having a distal bearing plate for bearing against a distal skeletal part and having first and second proximal bearing plates, each of which partially overlaps the distal bearing plate in a first in-use position, for bearing against a proximal skeletal part, and having means for relative displacement of the proximal bearing plates to increase their spacing from the distal bearing plate. The displacement means have a scissor-type guide means that supports the respective proximal bearing plate in the ventral-dorsal as well as the medial-lateral parallel position with respect to the distal bearing plate. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222090 | System and implant for ligament reconstruction or bone or bone reconstruction - An implant ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222091 | POROUS MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A method for fabricating a porous structure from a first material. The method comprises the acts of mixing the first material with a second material to form a mixture, the first material having a melting point which is lower than the second material, heating the mixture under pressure to a temperature between a melting point of the first material and a melting point of the second material, cooling the molten mixture until it hardens and removing the second material from the first material. The method may also include a subsequent annealing step. There is also described a material suitable for implant, illustratively vertebral or spinal implants, comprising a rigid biocompatible polymer such as PEEK comprising a plurality of interconnected pores. The polymer illustratively has a porosity of between 50% and 85% by volume and in a particular embodiment is able to withstand pressures of up to 20 MPa. The porous PEEK material may also have a minimum thickness in any dimension of one (1) inch. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222092 | Transforaminal intersomatic cage for an intervertebral fusion graft and an instrument for implanting the cage - This present invention concerns a transforaminal intersomatic cage for an intervertebral fusion graft, and an instrument and method for implanting the cage, an embodiment of the cage having a body in the shape of a circular arc and comprising a lateral concave surface, a lateral convex surface, a straight upper surface, a straight lower surface and an end wall having at least one hole, called the end hole, designed to receive a rod of an instrument for implanting the cage between the vertebrae, wherein: the end hole has an orientation that is more or less tangential to the circular arc described by the body; the extremity opposite to the end wall of the body includes a return part extending the body toward the centre of the circle on which the circular arc described by the body lies. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222093 | Nucleus Implant and Method of Installing Same - A nucleus implant is disclosed. The nucleus implant can be configured to be installed within an intervertebral disc between an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra. Further, the nucleus implant can include a solid core and an expandable chamber that can be disposed at least partially around the solid core. The expandable chamber can be expanded from a deflated position to an inflated position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222094 | DISC PROSTHESIS FOR CERVICAL VERTEBRAE - A disc prosthesis for vertebrae is provided. The disc prosthesis comprises a first plate, a first insert, a second plate, and a second insert. The first plate comprises a first active face and a first anchor face. The second plate comprises a second active face and a second anchor face. The first anchor face is configured to anchor the first plate to a first vertebra. The second anchor face is configured to anchor the second plate to a second vertebra. The first plate comprises a cavity for receiving the first insert. The cavity comprises a concave spherical cap. The second plate comprises an opening that connects the second active face to the second anchor face. The second insert comprises a fastener portion, said fastener portion is friction fit in the opening. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222095 | Disc implant device - A device in a disc implant ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222096 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT EXPANDABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC EXPANSION AND AUGMENTATION - A method of augmenting the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc comprises forming a passage through an annulus fibrosus surrounding the nucleus pulposus and inserting a space creating device comprising a plurality of chambers. Without removing a portion of the nucleus pulposus, plurality of chambers are filled to expand the space creating device to create a space within the nucleus pulposus. The method further comprises injecting at least one biocompatible material into the space within the nucleus pulposus. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222097 | Nucleus implant and method of installing same - A nucleus implant is disclosed. The nucleus implant can be configured to be installed within an intervertebral disc between an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra. The nucleus implant can include an expandable core and an expandable chamber that can be disposed at least partially around the expandable core. The expandable chamber can be expanded from a deflated position to an inflated position. Further, a hardness of the expandable core when inflated can greater than or equal to a hardness of the expandable chamber when inflated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222098 | Spinal nucleus replacement with varying modulus - An intervertebral disc augmentation implant comprises an implant body adapted for implantation within an annulus fibrosis the intervertebral disc, adjacent to an at least partially intact nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc, and comprising a core area, a peripheral wall area, a top face area, and a bottom face area. The implant body is formed from at least one material and the implant body has a modulus of elasticity gradient that gradually changes from the core area of the implant body to the peripheral wall area of the implant body. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222099 | Self Centering Nucleus Implant - An intervertebral disc augmentation implant for implantation between a pair of vertebral bodies comprises an elastically deformable outer casing having at least one thickness dimension and a core member having isotropic material properties. The core member is entirely encased within the outer casing and has a height dimension along an axis defined by the pair of vertebral bodies. The modulus of elasticity of the core member is greater than a modulus of elasticity of the outer casing, and the height dimension of the core member is greater than the at least one thickness dimension of the outer casing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222100 | Tool for implanting expandable intervertebral implant - An expandable intervertebral implant and tool for use in implanting same are disclosed. The tool is useful in retaining the implant in a non-expanded state throughout insert of the implant between adjacent vertebral bodies. Among other elements, the tool includes a rod, a sleeve placed over the rod, and a locking knob attached to the rod and the sleeve to fix them with respect to each other. This construct preferably aids in preventing movement of the various components of the implant, including first and second members and first and second wedges. A method of attaching inserting the implant through the use of the tool and attaching the tool to the implant are also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222101 | Prosthetic Disc for Intervertebral Insertion - A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces, upper and lower plates, and peripheral restraining structure on at least one of the upper plate, the lower plate and the core. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and an inner curved surface which slides over the curved surface of the core. The peripheral restraining structure serves to hold the core against a curved surface of at least one of the plates during sliding movement of the plates over the core. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222102 | TEMPOROMANDIBULAR PROSTHETIC IMPLANT, AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD - The prosthetic temporomandibular implant ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222103 | Articular Implants Providing Lower Adjacent Cartilage Wear - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for repairing articular surfaces. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222104 | ASYMMETRIC FORMATION OF PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS FOR THE MANIPULATION AND SUPPRESSION OF NATURAL FREQUENCIES - A hip joint prosthesis for implantation in the femur of a patient, wherein the shaft can be coupled with a ball head which in turn can be inserted rotatably in the hemispherical recess of a socket insert. To avoid squeaking the shaft is formed asymmetrically in its outer and/or inner geometry and/or material composition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222105 | TRANSFEMORAL PROSTHETIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Certain embodiments of the invention relate to increasing the functionality of a transfemoral prosthetic device. In one embodiment, the transfemoral prosthetic device is configured such that the prosthetic knee maintains a load consistent with a healthy knee walking on level ground, while the prosthetic ankle adjusts for the incline or decline. In certain embodiments, adjustments, such as a toe lift function, are automatically performed after about three strides of the transfemoral prosthetic device user and/or when each of the strides has a stride speed of at least about 0.55 meters/second. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222106 | Automation system and method for operating such an automation system - An automation system with a plurality of communicatively connected automation devices is disclosed. One of the connected automations devices serves as a domain controller and holds centrally in a memory data required for operation for the automation system and the automation devices. Hitherto frequently occurring multiple storage of such data is eliminated, the data is available at a central location for access by all the automation devices, and the domain controller, as a central data server, ensures consistency of the data administered and provided by it, which also permits access optimizations, such as e.g. device-, access- or structure-dependent temporary storage strategies. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222107 | Modular safety switching system - A modular safety device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222108 | INTEGRATED CONTROLS DESIGN OPTIMIZATION - A control system ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222109 | POSITION CONTROL APPARATUS INCLUDING ITERATIVE LEARNING CIRCUIT, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND ITERATIVE LEARNING METHOD FOR USE IN POSITION CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING ITERATIVE LEARNING CIRCUIT INCLUDING LEARNING FILTER - A position control apparatus includes a detecting unit configured to detect a position of a control target, a subtracting unit configured to subtract an output of the detecting unit from a target value, an iterative learning control circuit including a filter into which a deviation between the output of the detecting unit and the target value is input, where the iterative learning control circuit feeds forward a control input to the control target, and a parameter computing unit configured to compute a variation in a parameter of the control target. A characteristic of the filter is computed in accordance with the variation in the parameter of the control target. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222110 | FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - A control system ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222111 | Hot Water Supply Device - A hot water supply device has a host remote controller | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222112 | Safety device for the safe activation of connected actuators - A safety device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222113 | AUTOMATION HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE HAVING VIRTUAL GRAPHIC CONTROLS - Within an industrial automation environment, a human-machine interface (HMI) is provided comprising a HMI computer, a display electrically coupled with the computer, and a controller wirelessly coupled with the computer. The controller is configured to detect motion of the controller, and wirelessly transmit motion data related to the motion of the controller to the HMI computer. The HMI computer is configured to receive industrial automation data, wirelessly receive motion data from the controller, process the motion data into control data, and select a first set of industrial automation data for display in response to the control data. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222114 | Control and Communication System Including at Least One Automation Unit - A Control and communication system is suggested including at least one automation unit being adapted to run an operation program, and an engineering unit being adapted to modify the operation program, the engineering unit including a code-configurator, which is adapted to project automation functions of the operation program in the form of at least one configured data structure and to modify the configured data structure, the at least one automation unit including an interpreter framework, which is adapted to include a catalogue of necessary automation functions of the operation program and an empty data structure, the interpreter framework being further adapted to interpret the modified configured data structure and to provide a modified operation program on the basis of the automation functions of said catalogue and the modified configured data structure. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALBUM PLAYBACK IN A RANDOM MODE - An embodiment relates generally to a method of playback in a media player. The method includes retrieving at least one song from a media library in a random mode on a media player and playing the at least one song through the media player. The method also includes initiating an album mode on the media player and retrieving remaining songs on an album associated with the at least one song. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222116 | WIRELESS AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE, WIRELESS AUDIO OUTPUT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wireless audio output device, a wireless audio output system including the same and a control method thereof are disclosed. When a user approaches the output device, while listening to music on a portable device, the output device automatically connects the wireless audio output system to the portable device, to reproduce the music of the portable device. The control method includes detecting the user, detecting the portable device if the user is sensed, and outputting an audio file being reproduced by the portable device using the wireless audio output system, if the portable device is detected. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222117 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRELOADED CONTENT FOR REVIEW ON A HANDHELD DIGITAL MEDIA APPARATUS - A portable digital media playback apparatus is preloaded with digital media files for preview. The files may be tagged with information to indicate the user wishes to purchase the digital media file or purchase certain digital rights associated with the digital media file. When the portable device is re-synched with a library of digital media files available for purchase, the files designated for purchase are downloaded to the portable device. In one embodiment, a user profile is created and includes a record of user events relating to the digital media files previewed, deleted or purchased. The content provider adopts a set of criteria for matches and creates a list of additional digital media files that are compatible with the user and which will be pushed down to the portable device the next time that the user synchronizes the device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222118 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving the audio signal and preset information; obtaining preset matrix from the preset information, wherein the preset matrix indicates contribution degree of the object to output channel; and adjusting output level of the object by using the preset matrix. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222119 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM FOR DIALYSIS MACHINE - This patent application relates generally to dialysis machines. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222120 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC PEN WITH RECORDING AND PLAYBACK MODES - A handheld electronic pen having an audio recording mode and an audio playback mode. In the audio recording mode, the pen is configured to activate a microphone for recording audio, determine a position on an encoded substrate during interaction with the substrate associate said the position with the recorded audio. In the audio playback mode, the pen is configured to: determine a position on the encoded substrate, retrieve recorded audio associated with the position, and playback the recorded audio via an audio output device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222121 | ENHANCED FLATTENING FOR CABLE AND WIRING HARNESSES IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN DRAWINGS - Embodiments of the invention include a method for generating a two-dimensional (2D) flattened nailboard representation of a wiring harness in a three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design (CAD) model. The nailboard representation invention may be used to provide a dimensionally accurate “flattened” view of a complex 3D wiring harness depicted in a CAD model, without cutting any of the wires included in the harness, and minimizing the overlap of multiple exposed wires present in wire loops. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222122 | Spectacle Lens Supply System, Ordering System, and Manufacturing Method - An ordering terminal ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222123 | Method and system for scheduling a set of events in real time - A method and system for generating/regenerating a schedule of a set of events associated with at least one process in a manufacturing plant in real time. The schedule is generated/regenerated on the basis of the occurrence of one or more events associated with various processes in real time. The occurrence of each of the events is monitored continuously. Thereafter, the occurrence of the monitored events is predicted for one or more predefined instances of time. The schedule is optimized on the basis of the predicted occurrences of the monitored events to generate/regenerate the schedule. The optimized schedule may be used to control one or more automatons. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222124 | ESTIMATION OF PROCESS CONTROL PARAMETERS OVER PREDEFINED TRAVEL SEGMENTS - A method of determining a segment-specific estimate of a parameter associated with a process control loop includes receiving signal data corresponding to a signal from a process control loop, storing the signal data, partitioning the stored signal data into a plurality of data segments and performing a statistical analysis on a first one of the plurality of data segments selected from the plurality of data segments to generate a first segment-specific parameter estimate. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222125 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFORMATION APPARATUS, AND BASE MEMBER, MOTOR, AND INFORMATION APPARATUS - If a blank is mistakenly supplied to a precision machining apparatus corresponding to the wrong model, the missupply can be detected early on by a simple method. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222126 | Foodstuff equipment data integration system and data processing method thereof - A system and method integrates the functions of manipulating foods/beverages and the interactions of the information related with the manipulation. The system includes a remote server, and a foodstuff equipment operation system. The operation system further includes a foodstuff equipment comprising an operation circuit; a display panel; and a computer control system comprising a network interface, an input interface, a data processing unit, and a circuit control unit. The integration system receives users' commands via the input interface, and delivers the commands to the data processing unit. The data processing unit interprets users' commands, and then requires the circuit control unit to make the operation circuit to manipulate foods/beverages, meanwhile, the data processing unit also sends out information to the remote server for analyzing. The remote server delivers multimedia data to the foodstuff equipment operation system, for displaying information related to foods/beverages while the equipment is idle. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222127 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PATTERN-BASED CLOTHING DESIGN ACTIVITIES - A system usable by a processor to enable a user to select a type of garment and view an image of the pattern for the garment. Under direction of the system, the processor enables the user to input data relating to the characteristics of an intended wearer of the garment. The processor generates knitting instructions, indications of varying degrees of pressure applied by garments to a graphical model, and printings of pattern representations of pattern providers. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222128 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for efficiently operating an electronic device manufacturing system are provided. In one aspect, an electronic device manufacturing system is provided, including: a process tool; a process tool controller linked to the process tool, wherein the process tool controller is adapted to control the process tool; a first sub-fab auxiliary system linked to the process tool controller; wherein the first sub-fab auxiliary system is adapted to operate in a first operating mode and a second operating mode; and wherein the process tool controller is adapted to cause the first sub-fab auxiliary system to change from the first operating mode to the second operating mode. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222129 | Mothod and system for order fulfullment in a distribution center - Order allocation techniques that reduce the number of stops that a container makes in the process of fulfilling a customer order is disclosed. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by first identifying a pod that stocks the largest number of different items in a customer order. Then, a second pod is identified that stocks the largest number of remaining items in the customer order. Ultimately, all items in the customer order are assigned a pod. The collection of pods defines a container path through the distribution center. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222130 | Docking station for mounting and programming multifunction timer device and method - A multifunction timer device provides a time/date stamp on a dispensing container and includes a housing, a controller with a timer circuit contained in the housing, a display for displaying information from the timer circuit, and a multifunction input button. The input button is operable in predetermined sequences to select operating and display modes of the timer device. The input button can be operated to display an actual date or time, to display a current timer value, to select between count-up and count-down modes, and to increment a counter. An adhesive backing is provided for attaching the timer device to the container. A communications link is provided for interfacing the controller with an external programmer. A reset trigger is used to automatically reset the timer device when the object is moved in a particular way, such as when a lid is removed from a pill container. A docking station interconnected with a host data processing system encodes information read from a container label and writes scanned and stored data to the timer device while simultaneously mounting the timer device to the container. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222131 | INTERNET CAPABLE BROWSER DISPENSER ARCHITECTURE - The invention relates to an interactive fuel dispenser system having a plurality of fuel dispensers operating in conjunction with a local server. Each dispenser generally has two fueling positions, each with a graphical user interface through which a customer interacts. In contrast with efforts to turn fuel dispensers into super computers, applicants' provide a dispenser architecture that need only be sufficient to establish interactivity with a server to create multimedia applications and carry out POS functions with a browser interface. Each fueling position acts as a client of a local server at the fuel station store. In the preferred embodiment, each fueling position client also may access remote servers connected to the same network in which the fueling position clients and the local server are connected. Preferably, this network is connected to the Worldwide Web of the Internet. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222132 | PASTE DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A paste dispenser and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The paste dispenser includes a stage having a substrate mounted thereon, at least one nozzle dispensing a paste on the substrate by relative movement between the nozzle and the substrate, a measuring means provided at a position facing into an outlet of the nozzle and directly measuring a position of an exchange nozzle, and a controller converting a compensation value in accordance with a displacement of the exchange nozzle based on data measured by the measuring means. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222133 | System and Method for Controlling a Robotic Arm - A method of controlling the position of an elongate robotic arm comprising articulated segments. An actuator is associated with each segment to control its position, and a control system operates the actuators. Data representing the position of the arm is gathered and compared to input data that represents a required new position of a part of the arm. Data representing the required new position of the arm is then calculated, attempting to keep the remainder of the arm as close as possible to its previous position. The actuators are operated to move the arm into the new position. In tip following, the data representing the new position may define a path, and the arm may be fitted to the path by matching the position and orientation of a point on each pair of adjacent segments to that of the path. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222134 | CAMERA-BASED MONITORING OF MACHINES WITH MOBILE MACHINE ELEMENTS FOR COLLISION PREVENTION - In modern industrial robots which move at considerable speeds, collisions generally cause serious damage to the robots and the collision objects. This can lead to injuries and expensive production stoppages. In a method for collision-free interaction between a machine having mobile machine elements and objects in its vicinity, safety regions are established and monitored using the knowledge of the current position and the dynamic behavior. In particular, image data of the mobile machine element are recorded by means of an image acquisition system and are correlated with a database, which has been compiled in a training phase with image data of at least one mobile machine element. The database contains image data relating to a plurality of movement phases within the movement process of the machine. In the scope of correlating the currently recorded image data with this database, both the current position of the mobile machine element is ascertained and a future position, reachable within the stopping time, is estimated. The dynamic behavior of the machine in the event of collision risk is optimized on the basis of this estimation. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222135 | METHOD FOR TEACHING CARRIER MEANS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention is intended to achieve more accurate and facilitated positioning of a carrier onto a table, in a substrate processing apparatus configured for placing the carrier storing multiple sheets of wafers therein, on the table, by using a carrier arm. Before the carrier is actually carried by the carrier arm, a carrier jig having the same shape as the carrier is held by a holding part provided to the carrier arm. The carrier jig is provided with a camera, such that a central position of a region of an image taken by the camera will be coincident with a central position of an opening formed in the table, if the carrier jig is accurately located in an ideal position above the table. First, the carrier arm is actuated to move the holding part of the carrier arm to a preset lowering start position. Then, the image of the region including the opening is taken by the camera. Thereafter, a distance between the central position of the opening and the central position of the region of the image taken by the camera is calculated, so as to obtain an amount of a positional shift, in a horizontal direction, between the preset lowering start position and the ideal position. Consequently, the lowering start position of the holding part is corrected, by using the so-obtained amount of the positional shift as a correction value. Finally, the carrier is placed on the table, based on the so-corrected lowering start position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222136 | CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - A system for optimizing a power plant includes a chemical loop having an input for receiving an input parameter ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222137 | AUTOMATED SHADE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - This invention generally relates to automated shade systems. An automated shade system comprises one or more motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use one or more algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures; shadow information; reflectance information; lighting and radiation information; ASHRAE clear sky algorithms; log information related to manual overrides; occupant preference information; motion information; real-time sky conditions; solar radiation on a building; a total foot-candle load on a structure; brightness overrides; actual and/or calculated BTU load; time-of-year information; and microclimate analysis. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222138 | VENTILATOR CONTROL OPTIMIZER - A ventilator control optimizer allowing the control of a ventilator without the need for manual input. The ventilator control optimizer analyzes trends in indoor environmental conditions (dew point, relative humidity, etc.) and makes decisions based on these trends. The ventilator control optimizer is able to change ventilator fan speeds depending on the detected trends. This will prevent the ventilator from operating under conditions which might aggravate the humidity problem indoors. The ventilator control optimizer also allows auxiliary systems (dehumidifier, etc.) to be controlled automatically to deal with high humidity conditions. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COORDINATING THE CONTROL OF HVAC UNITS - A control strategy for heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) units used to condition the environment in data centers and other commercial buildings such as retail stores with an open-plan design is provided to coordinate the operation of the actuators of the HVAC units. A supervisory controller receives feedback signals from a plurality of environmental sensors and uses a set of references values to determine control signals to the actuators of the HVAC units. A pseudoinverse of a transfer function matrix G may be used to determine the control signals from errors in the feedback signals relative to the reference signals. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222140 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPTIMISING AND PROVIDING POWER TO A CORE OF A VALVE - A system for optimizing the power to a movable valve core includes a controller for providing a control signal to the core, which is movable between first and second positions. With the core in the first position, the control signal has a hold voltage, and the controller measures a first self inductance. The control signal is provided with an inrush voltage for forcing the core from the first position to the second position, and then with the hold voltage for retaining the core in the second position. With the core in the second position, the controller measures a second self inductance, and it gradually decreases the hold voltage and measures a third self inductance representing the actual position of the core. The controller determines, by comparing one of the first and second self inductances with the third self inductance, whether the core is in the first or second position. If the core is in the second position, the gradually decreased hold voltage level is applied for retaining the core in the second position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222141 | WIRELESS EXTENSION TO AN IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - Several embodiments provide wireless extensions to an irrigation controller system and related methods of use, as well as other improvements to irrigation control equipment. In one implementation, an irrigation control system includes a transmitter unit including a controller and having a connector to be coupled to an irrigation controller having station actuation output connectors. The controller is configured to receive an indication that the irrigation controller has activated an irrigation station, and is also configured to cause the transmitter unit to transmit a wireless activation signal responsive to the indication. A receiver unit is coupled to an actuator coupled to an actuatable device, such as an irrigation valve, the actuator configured to actuate the irrigation valve to control the flow of water therethrough. The receiver unit receives the wireless activation signal and in response, causes the actuator to actuate the actuatable device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222142 | Electrical monitoring and control system - A system for monitoring and controlling the electrical infrastructure of a building includes at least one sensor for sensing an operating characteristic in the building, and a processor for receiving information from the at least one sensor and predicting a future operating characteristic. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222143 | METHODS AND APPARATUS USING HIERARCHICAL PRIORITY AND CONTROL ALGORITHMS FOR GRID-INTEGRATED VEHICLES - A method and apparatus for managing system energy flow. The apparatus includes an energy storage unit to store energy to be used by a system and a power conversion unit configured to be coupled between the energy storage unit and a utility grid. The apparatus also includes a controller to selectively control the power conversion unit to transfer energy between the utility grid and the energy storage unit based at least in part on an anticipated use of the system. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL OSCILLATION MONITORING - Systems and methods for electromechanical oscillation monitoring are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring electromechanical oscillation in a power system includes forming a power density spectrum in frequency domain based on phasor measurements collected from a plurality of locations in the power system and identifying an oscillation in the power density spectrum. The oscillation has a power density larger than other oscillations. The method also includes analyzing the identified oscillation in time domain to determine a damping characteristic of the identified oscillation and indicating that an insufficiently damped oscillation exists in the power system if the determined damping characteristic of the oscillation meets a predetermined condition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222145 | CONTROL OF A SYSTEM WITH A LARGE THERMAL CAPACITY - The invention provides a method and a system for controlling floor heating or climate regulating systems with long time constants. According to the invention, a flow of a fluid is provided through the floor or through a similar medium with large thermal inertia. An induced heat is determined by adding up a plurality of differences between an inlet temperature of the fluid when it enters the medium and an outlet temperature of the fluid when it leaves the medium. The temperatures are sampled with a fixed sampling time and within a fixed period of time, and a corresponding change in temperature of the medium over the fixed period of time is determined. In the future, the temperature of that medium is controlled by use of a ratio between the induced heat and the change in temperature. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222146 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A CELL THAT IS USED FOR THE RAPID COOLING OF A COOKED PRODUCT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE SAME - The invention relates to a method of controlling a cell that is used for the rapid cooling of a cooked product in order to preserve same, essentially comprising an insulated chamber, an interior air circulation device, a cold production element having a heat exchanger which is generally placed inside the insulated chamber and at least one probe which can be inserted into centre of the product. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: taking a periodic measurement of the internal temperature of the product to be cooled and of the temperature of the ambient air in the chamber; and using said temperature measurements to determine a set value for the temperature of the ambient air inside the chamber regardless of the product type, product structure, product weight in the apparatus, product thickness, product packaging or the capacity of the apparatus. The set temperature value for the ambient air in the chamber is used to control the cold production element until the end of the cooling cycle in order to obtain an internal temperature at the end of the cycle that is less than a pre-determined end internal temperature using a cycle length of less than or equal to a pre-determined maximum cycle length. The invention is suitable for commercial and institutional catering and for the agri-food industry. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222147 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A temperature controlling apparatus determines a fan rotation speed from a surrounding noise and a fan noise, measures a temperature of a large scale integration (LSI) device or the like that is a controlled object, determines, in a cooling capacity range of the determined fan rotation speed, an operating clock frequency that falls within an allowable temperature range, and controls the LSI to be connected. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222148 | Autonomous Outer Loop Control of Man-Rated Fly-By-Wire Aircraft - The present invention is directed to a system for converting a man-rated fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft into a remote controlled unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV). The FBW aircraft includes a FBW flight control system (FBW-FCS) configured to control aircraft control surfaces disposed on the aircraft. The system includes a controller coupled to the FBW aircraft. The controller is configured to generate substantially real-time pilot control data from at least one aircraft maneuver command. The real-time pilot control data is generated in accordance with a predetermined control law. The at least one aircraft maneuver command is derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft or from a pre-programmed trajectory. An FBW-FCS interface system is coupled to the controller. The FBW-FCS interface system is configured to convert the substantially real-time pilot control data into substantially real-time simulated FBW-FCS pilot control signals. The substantially real-time simulated FBW-FCS pilot control signals are configured to direct the FBW-FCS such that the FBW aircraft performs in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090222149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SWARM OF REMOTE UNMANNED VEHICLES THROUGH HUMAN GESTURES - A method is disclosed for controlling at least one remotely operated unmanned object. The method may involve defining a plurality of body movements of an operator that correspond to a plurality of operating commands for the unmanned object. Body movements of the operator may be sensed to generate the operating commands. Wireless signals may be transmitted to the unmanned object that correspond to the operating commands that control operation of the unmanned object. | 2009-09-03 |
