36th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220279992 | Wash, Clean And Dry System With Removable Spray Canister Device - A method and a wash, clean and dry system are provided for washing, cleaning and drying a surface region of a human body. The system includes a toilet seat assembly with a bidet assembly having a spray canister device for spraying the surface region with a solution, such as a skin protecting barrier solution, a cleaning solution or a medicated solution. In one aspect, the spray canister device can be movably insert into and out of the toilet seat assembly and is easy to operate and use. In addition, the bidet assembly further includes a spray nozzle assembly and a drying nozzle assembly, which are adapted to wash, clean and dry the region of the human body in three dimensional moments. The removable spray canister device with the removable sleeved cover element is thus easy to carry and be re-filled with new solutions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220279993 | ANTI-PLUME TOILET SEAT AND TOILET LID - The present disclosure provides a toilet seat including a rim; and a tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the rim as a touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat. The present disclosure provides a toilet including a toilet bowl; a toilet seat comprising a rim and pivotably attached to the toilet bowl; a toilet lid pivotably attached to the toilet bowl or the toilet seat; and a first tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the toilet seat as a first touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat | 2022-09-08 |
20220279994 | Advanced Toilet Seat. - This invention is an advanced toilet/bidet with a remote toilet seat that stores both the majority of the bidet hardware and an advanced software program, providing a toilet seat that is thinner and lighter than a traditional toilet/bidet combination. The toilet seat has a bidet nozzle, and an internal cavity in which additional hardware and software is stored. The toilet seat has sensors the record health-related data on each user and has a unique cleaning mechanism to ensures the highest sanitary standards. | 2022-09-08 |
20220279995 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand vacuum cleaner has an airflow path from an air inlet to a clean air outlet with an air treatment member and a fan and motor assembly in the air flow path. The hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone chamber with a plate positioned at the front end of the cyclone chamber. A dirt collection chamber is external to and connected in flow communication with a cyclone chamber by a gap located between the plate and the sidewall of the cyclone chamber. The gap is located only at an upper portion of the plate and/or is larger at the upper portion of the plate. | 2022-09-08 |
20220279996 | CLEANING APPARATUS - A cleaning apparatus may include a cleaning unit that is kept from moving downwardly from a predetermined limit position. The apparatus body includes a positioning member that positions the cleaning unit at the limit position. The cleaning unit includes an intake nozzle that is arranged at a position separated from the surface to be cleaned by a predetermined gap, a cam member that holds the cleaning unit at the limit position, and an operation input unit that changes the limit position to a higher position by moving the cleaning unit upward by operating the cam member. | 2022-09-08 |
20220279997 | System and Method for Driving a Power Tool into a Substrate using a Negative Pressure Produced by a Suction Device - A system includes a power tool and a suction device that is connected to the power tool via a suction hose. The power tool is drivable into a wall or into a substrate by a negative pressure produced by the suction device. A method includes driving the power tool into the wall or into the substrate by using the negative pressure produced by the suction device that is connected to the power tool via the suction hose. | 2022-09-08 |
20220279998 | CLEANING APPARATUS - A cleaning apparatus according to one or more embodiment may include a moving body configured to move on a surface in a moving direction; and a cleaning unit provided in the moving body and is configured to clean the surface to be cleaned. The cleaning unit may include: an intake nozzle; an intake unit configured to suction in objects, along with air, from the surface to be cleaned through the intake nozzle; a collection container configured to separate the objects that are suctioned in and collect the objects in an inside of the collection container; an air discharge duct configured to guide air suctioned in by the intake unit from an air outlet of the intake unit to an inside of the cleaning unit; and a cover member that covers at least the air discharge duct, and is configured to form an internal space with the air discharge duct. | 2022-09-08 |
20220279999 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus with a housing, a nozzle cover attached to the housing, a headlight, and a nozzle cover sensing mechanism. The nozzle cover sensing mechanism can determine whether the nozzle cover is present on the housing, and the headlight can accordingly be deactivated. Methods for operating the nozzle cover sensing mechanism are also disclosed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280000 | LOW COST CLEANING DEVICES - A cleaning device connector is provided having a connector housing with a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom surface, and a top surface. A cavity is arranged within the bottom surface of the housing. A bracket is arranged within the cavity of the housing. A pin extends from the rear wall of the housing. A release button is positioned on the housing and configured to move the bracket and the pin from a first position to a second position. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280001 | DUST REMOVAL STRUCTURE UTILIZING AIRFLOWWHIRLS, AND DUST COLLECTOR - The present application discloses a dust removal structure ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280002 | VACUUM ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Vacuums including a water pan mount coupled to a housing and configured to receive a water pan are provided herein. The housing is operably rotatable around a fulcrum, relative to the water pan mount, to secure the water pan within the housing. At least one latch is coupled to the housing and is operably positionable in an engaged position and in a disengaged position, wherein, in the engaged position, the at least one latch prevents rotation of the housing around the fulcrum. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280003 | Apparatus for Compensating Pressure Fluctuations - An apparatus for a vacuum cleaner for compensating air pressure fluctuations includes a main body through which an air flow is flowable in a flow direction, where the main body contains a passage opening, and a separating element, where the passage opening is separated from ambient air by the separating element. The separating element is movable such that, as a result of a movement of the separating element in a radial direction, a reservoir which receives an air volume is produced between the main body and the separating element such that a vacuum produced in the main body by the air flow is at least partially maintained. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280004 | Apparatus for Compensating Pressure Surges - An apparatus for a vacuum cleaner for compensating air pressure surges, where a first air flow is flowable in a first flow direction through the apparatus and a second air flow is flowable in a second flow direction through the apparatus, includes a main body having a first cross-sectional area of flow and a flow resistance element. A free end of the flow resistance element projects from the main body and produces a second cross-sectional area of flow. The first cross-sectional area of flow is larger than the second cross-sectional area of flow such that the second air flow flowable in the second flow direction is reduced. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280005 | Method for Correcting Determination Threshold of Floor Medium and Method of Detecting Thereof - A method for correcting a determination threshold of a floor medium and a method of detecting thereof are provided. The method is used for controlling a mobile robot equipped with a sound emitter and a sound receiver to detect and recognize the floor medium during a movement just started. A first detection result of a current floor medium is obtained by actively transmitting and receiving a sound signal, then, a to-be-adjusted detection result of the current floor medium is obtained only by passively receiving the sound signal through the sound receiver, and according to the similarity/difference of the two detection results, the determination threshold is corrected in the case of passively receiving the sound signal, so that the to-be-adjusted detection result is determined to be consistent with the first detection result. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280006 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a headlight or other light source that selectively illuminates upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition. The headlight turns on to emit light when the surface cleaning apparatus us turned on, and emits light in a different color when cleaning fluid is dispensed. Methods for operating a headlight or light source are also disclosed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280007 | MOBILE ROBOT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a mobile robot and a method of controlling the same, which store dust information detected during travel, store the dust information and information about a surrounding object, determine a cleaning command for dust or a cleaning command for the object to set cleaning, and output guidance for the set cleaning by voice, thus allowing a user to easily check information about dust in a region, and cleaning dust or the object with a simple command. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280008 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR CLEANING ROBOT - The present disclosure discloses a control method and a controller for a cleaning robot including: obtaining a remaining power or a charging instruction of the cleaning robot; and controlling liquid discharge of a liquid container of the cleaning robot according to the remaining power or the charging instruction. When the liquid container stops discharging liquid, the cleaning robot is controlled to stop working or to charge after running for a preset time. The control method of controlling residual moisture of a rag of the cleaning robot when the cleaning robot is charged can effectively avoid damage to a ground caused by the residual moisture on the rag when the cleaning robot is charging. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280009 | CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A cleaning robot (and a control method thereof) including a body, a mover, to drive the cleaning robot to move on a ground and perform cleaning work, a detector, configured to detect a ground feature in front of the cleaning robot, a positioner, configured to obtain position information of the cleaning robot, and a controller, electrically connected to the detector and the positioner. The controller stores or obtains a map of a working region of the cleaning robot and can determine a position of the cleaning robot in the map according to the position information of the cleaning robot. Further, the controller recognizes the ground feature according to a detection result of the detector and controls, according to the position of the cleaning robot in the map, the cleaning robot to perform a corresponding action. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280010 | MOVING PATH PLANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROBOT - A moving path planning apparatus and method for a robot according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure determine an actual moving path using a robot parameter set in advance on the basis of a moving path pattern acquired for every sub region of the map to determine an actual moving path of the robot in consideration of the turning radius of the robot. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280011 | VERTICAL SENSING IN AN AUTONOMOUS CLEANING ROBOT - An autonomous mobile cleaning robot can include an outer shell and a bumper. The outer shell can include a rim extending around at least a portion of a periphery of the outer shell and can include a first feature connected to the rim. The bumper can be connected to the outer shell and can movable with respect to the outer shell when the bumper is connected to the outer shell. The bumper can include a second feature connected to the inner surface. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280012 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device, including a water pumping apparatus, a cleaning area and a work execution mechanism. The water pumping apparatus includes a receiving part and a transitional connecting mechanism. An accommodating space and a water outlet that communicates with the accommodating space are formed in the receiving part, and the water outlet communicates with the cleaning area. The transitional connecting mechanism is in drive connection with the work execution mechanism, and the transitional connecting mechanism may pump water in the accommodating space into the cleaning area under the drive of the work execution mechanism. The cleaning device uses the ready-made work execution mechanism as a power source, and drives a water pumping operation by means of the transitional connecting mechanism without the need for control by means of a control circuit. The apparatus has high structural reliability and low fabrication costs. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280013 | LOW COST CLEANING HEAD FOR CLEANING DEVICES - A cleaning head is provided having a support structure having a front edge. A foldable portion is coupled to the support structure at least partially along the front edge. A receptacle is connected to the foldable portion and defining a chamber therein. A suction inlet is arranged within the foldable portion for allowing debris to flow into the chamber. A cleaning pad is positioned underneath the support structure. An attachment tab extends from a rear edge of the cleaning pad. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280014 | MOP HEAD BACKER PLATE - A mop head assembly includes a backer plate and one or more rods provided on the backer plate. The rods are provided to maintain the shape of the plate, with a planar cleaning surface geometry, and to further resist warping of the plate. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280015 | DISHWASHER WITH TUBULAR SPRAY ELEMENT DRINKWARE WASHING SYSTEM - A dishwasher, dishwasher sprayer, and method of spraying utilize a tubular spray element to direct a spray of fluid at one or more drinkware sprayers that are positioned within a wash tub and physically spaced apart from the tubular spray element. Each drinkware sprayer includes one or more outlets in fluid communication with a fluid collector that faces the tubular spray element and that is configured to receive the spray of fluid from the tubular spray element when the tubular spray element is rotated to a predetermined position, and route the received fluid out of the one or more outlets to wash an interior of a drinkware item that is positioned over the drinkware sprayer. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280016 | Flexible Scrubber Tool with Abrader - A flexible scrubbing tool with abrader includes a scrubber body and an abrader. The scrubber body may be composed of a scrubber base positioned beneath a shaft, middle handle, and top handle. The scrubber base contains a plurality of base channels, extending vertically through the scrubber base. The abrader may be composed of a planar, networked pattern of metal rings linked to one another to create a flexible sheet. The abrader is draped around the scrubber base and secured via an abrader ring to prevent the abrader from detachment. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280017 | HAND FREE FOOTWEAR AND FOOT CLEANING DEVICE - A hands-free footwear and foot cleaning device which allows the user to clean the bottom or the sole of the footwear as well as the exterior surrounding sides of the footwear. The device can also be used to clean a user's bare foot. The device utilizes a plurality of rollers and a series of water line sprayers that are adapted to spray in a direction to contact one or more of the side portion, bottom portion, or top portion of the sole of a footwear or foot. The sprayers are activated by either a sensor or a pressure devise. The device may also include the option of incorporating additional elements for the purpose of cleaning bare feet rather than just the bottoms of the footwear. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280018 | SHOE BOTTOM CLEANSING APPARATUS - The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus, system and method for efficiently and rapidly cleaning the bottom of a shoe. The system includes a base having a plurality of alternating, complementary shaped cleansing portions separated by grooves. The configuration of the cleansing portions provides for a sturdy and efficient device for cleaning the bottom of a shoe. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280019 | LINT BRUSH - A lint brush includes a housing and a lint tool having a lint-removing material. The lint tool is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing between a stowed position where the lint tool is housed in the housing and a deployed position where the lint tool is extended from the housing. The lint tool is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis from the deployed position to a first rotated position. An actuator is mounted to one of the housing and the lint tool. The actuator is configured to move the lint tool from the first rotated position back to the deployed position. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280020 | POWER-ADAPTABLE DEVICE FOR SCANNING A HUMAN INTRA-CAVITY - A device for scanning a human intra-cavity, including a housing including a part connected to the housing, the part dimensioned for being inserted into said human intra-cavity, a single mounting-interface on the housing, the single mounting-interface configured to removably mount an internal power supply unit for powering the device from an internal power supply within the internal power supply unit, or an external power supply unit for powering the device from an external power supply outside the external power supply unit, the device configured for being changed between two power-operation modes. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280021 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An actuation mechanism for an endoscope is disclosed. The actuation mechanism includes a housing configured to be attached to a handle of the endoscope and a thumbwheel coupled to the housing. Rotation of the thumbwheel causes longitudinal translation of an elongated medical device through a working channel of the endoscope. In some instances, the actuation mechanism includes a drive wheel and/or a roller wheel, wherein the elongate medical device is compressively positioned between the roller wheel and/or the drive wheel. Rotation of the thumbwheel may cause the drive wheel and/or the roller wheel to rotation in opposite rotational directions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280022 | CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEMS - A medical manipulation assembly includes a catheter and distal and proximal steering mechanisms. The catheter includes distal and proximal steerable portions with working channels configured to receive an instrument. The distal steering mechanism is operable to bend the distal steerable portion in a first plane relative to the proximal steerable portion in response to movement of a first portion of the distal steering mechanism about a first axis of rotation and to bend the distal steerable portion in a second plane relative to the proximal steerable portion in response to movement of a second portion of the distal steering mechanism about a second axis of rotation. The proximal steering mechanism is operable to bend the proximal steerable portion by rotational movement of the proximal steering mechanism. Distal pullwires extend between the distal steerable portion and steering mechanism and proximal pullwires extend between the proximal steerable portion and steering mechanism. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280023 | ENDOSCOPE WITH REMOVABLE ELEVATOR - An apparatus ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280024 | HANDHELD END OF ENDOSCOPE - A handheld end of an endoscope includes a housing, an insertion end positioning assembly and a self-locking assembly. The self-locking assembly is hinged to the housing. The housing includes an insertion port. The insertion end positioning assembly includes a positioning member, a first positioning nut and a threaded steel tube. The positioning member is inserted into the insertion port. The threaded steel tube is in threaded fit with the first positioning nut. The first positioning nut is fixed in the positioning member. The insertion end positioning assembly further includes a through hole and a fixing member. The fixing member is fit with the through hole to abut against the threaded steel tube. The threaded steel tube is fit with the positioning member to fix an axial position of the positioning member. A second nut is fit with a fixing screw to fix a rotational position of the positioning member. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280025 | ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USE - An endoscope includes a shaft assembly having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft assembly, and an elastomeric body housing an image sensor and at least one LED is comprises a distal end of the shaft. The elastomeric body is deformable between a repose straight insertion profile and a deflected offset profile by the insertion of a tool shaft through the shaft assembly and an expandable-collapsible working channel in the elastomeric body. The viewing angle of the image sensor is moved from a first selected angle to a second selected angle when the elastomeric body is actuated from the repose profile to the deflected offset profile. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280026 | METHOD OF IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR DISTRACTION DEDUCTION - Systems and methods related to combing multiple images are disclosed. An example method of combining multiple images obtained by an endoscope includes obtaining a first input image formed from a first plurality of pixels, wherein a first pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a first characteristic having a first value. The method also includes obtaining a second input image formed from a second plurality of pixels, wherein a second pixel of the second plurality of pixels includes a second characteristic having a second value. The method also includes subtracting the first value from the second value to generate a motion metric and generating a weighted metric map of the second input image using the motion metric. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280027 | IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, ENDOSCOPE WITH IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Image capturing module with imager module including lens and image sensing circuitry is fixed within a recess of a frame by resin between the imager module and surface(s) of the recess. The top surface of the lens has a surface feature(s), structural feature(s) or surface modification(s) that, during a process of disposing the resin, prevents the resin from covering a central region of the top surface of the lens. Surface features (e.g., a groove), structural features (e.g., a groove or a protrusion or a strip of material), and surface modifications (e.g., change in wettability or difference in surface chemistry with respect to the resin) are suitably located on top surface of lens to maintain an area not covered by resin that allows sufficient light propagation through lens for operability of Image capturing module. Methods of manufacture of such image capturing modules are also disclosed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280028 | INTERCHANGEABLE IMAGING MODULES FOR A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES - A medical diagnostic instrument can include a housing with a mounting interface configured to support a plurality of imaging devices, each of the plurality of imaging devices configured to capture image data of a different anatomical region of a patient. The instrument can include an electronic processing circuitry, which can include a memory and a processor. The processor can be configured to, responsive to an attachment of an imaging device of the plurality of imaging devices to the mounting interface, retrieve from the memory and execute at least one machine learning model from a plurality of machine learning models configured to identify, based on image data, one or more diseases of the patient. The at least one machine learning model can be configured to identify one or more diseases of an anatomical region of the patient an image data of which the imaging device is configured to capture. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280029 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope for inspection of the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal, in particular of the small intestine of a human, includes an elongated, flexible tubular structure and a flexible, elongated element placed inside the tubular structure such that a distal portion of the elongated element protrudes from a distal end of the tubular structure and is connected to an endoscopic tip, wherein the elongated element is engaged with the tubular structure in such way that a rotation of the tubular structure around the elongated element in a first rotation direction will increase a gap between the endoscopic tip and the distal end, while a rotation of the tubular structure around the elongated element in a second rotation direction, opposite to the first rotation direction, will decrease the gap between the endoscopic tip and the distal end. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280030 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope including an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft including: an inner shaft tube in which an optical system is received; an outer shaft assembly including an outer shaft tube and a tubular support body proximally abutting the outer shaft tube; at least one bundle of optical fibers disposed between the inner shaft tube and the outer shaft tube; and an electrical connector arranged between the inner shaft tube and the support body. Where the support body includes at least a first web and a second web each extending radially between an inner surface of the support body and an outer surface of the inner shaft tube, the first web and the second web also extending in a longitudinal direction of the shaft such that an annular space between the inner shaft tube and the support body is divided into at least two segments. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280031 | STEREOSCOPIC ENDOSCOPE - A stereoscopic endoscope comprises a first lens train; a second lens train; a prism; and a continuous image sensor surface. The first lens train directs light along a first path through the first lens train and the prism to be incident on a first region of the continuous image sensor, and the second lens train directs light along a second path through the second lens train and the prism to be incident on a second region of the continuous image sensor. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280032 | MULTI-LUMEN-CATHETER RETRACTOR SYSTEM FOR A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE, OPERATIVE GASTROINTESTINAL TREATMENT - Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery are provided. Systems are taught for operatively treating gastrointestinal disorders endoscopically in a stable, yet dynamic operative environment, and in a minimally-invasive manner. Such systems include, for example, an endoscopic surgical suite. The surgical suite can have a reversibly-expandable retractor that expands to provide a stable, operative environment within a subject. The expansion can be asymmetric around a stabilizer subsystem to maximize space for a tool and an endoscope to each be maneuvered independently to visualize a target tissue and treat the target tissue from outside the patient in a minimally invasive manner. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280033 | ORTHOPEDIC PIN FOR OPTICALLY ANALYZING A BONE REGION - An orthopedic pin ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280034 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus that is communicably connected with another information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprises: a processor configured to execute a program; and a storage device configured to store the program, the processor being configured to execute: acquisition processing of acquiring agreement information relating to the usage of subject eye image data of a patient by the other information processing apparatus; and transmission processing of transmitting the subject eye image data to the other information processing apparatus on the basis of the agreement information acquired by the acquisition processing. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280035 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAPPING OF VISUAL SCENE ONTO PROJECTION SURFACE - A system and a method for determining an optical parameter distribution at a projection surface are provided. The system comprises a visual field sensor. The visual field sensor is configured to measure a visual field of a user related to a specific vision task in a visual field of a user. The visual field sensor is further configured to determine gaze directions of the user during the specific vision task. The system comprises a head orientation and/or position sensor. The head orientation and/or position sensor is configured to measure head orientation and/or position of the user in relation to the visual field during the specific vision task. The system is configured to enable computation of the user's eye orientation in relation to the head of the user based on the gaze directions of the user and the head orientation and/or position of the user to determine an optical parameter distribution at a projection surface between the visual field and a retina of the user. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280036 | SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPE, OPHTHALMIC INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPHTHALMIC SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A slit lamp microscope of some aspect examples includes a scanner and a rendering processor. The scanner is configured to scan an anterior segment of a subject's eye with slit light to collect a plurality of cross sectional images. The rendering processor is configured to apply rendering to a three dimensional image created from the plurality of cross sectional images. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280037 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING USING A HEAD-WORN DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of conducting an ophthalmic evaluation using an augmented reality or virtual reality head-worn device including one or more display devices and one or more cameras facing towards an eye of the user in use. The method comprises displaying an ophthalmic evaluation user interface item on a display device, receiving user selection of the user interface item, illuminating an eye of the user, capturing at least one image of the eye of the user; and analyzing the at least one image to assess the health of the eye of the user. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280038 | Circadian Intraocular Pressure Profile and Methods of Treatment - Systems and methods of assessing and treating eye disease. Such systems and methods can include presenting intraocular pressure (IOP) data as a circadian IOP profile on a polar plot over a 24-hr period to facilitate identification of cyclical variations of IOP occurring on a daily basis. Such methods can further include associating a particular circadian IOP profile with structural and/or a functional assessments, and utilizing such associations from multiple patients to facilitate identification of relationships to provide improved assessment and treatment of eye disease. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280039 | OPTICAL UNIT - An optical unit includes a light source configured to irradiate an object with light, a first polarizing element configured to convert emitted light emitted from the light source to linearly polarized light, a second polarizing element configured to cause reflection light from the object to transmit through the second polarizing element, a polarization axis of the second polarizing element being 90° orthogonal to a polarization axis of the first polarizing element, a first wavelength plate disposed to overlap with the first polarizing element and configured to convert the emitted light from the light source to circularly polarized light or elliptically polarized light, and a second wavelength plate disposed to overlap with the second polarizing element, a phase difference of the second wavelength plate being equal to a phase difference of the first wavelength plate. The first wavelength plate is revolvable and/or the second polarizing element is revolvable. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF RESPIRATORY AILMENTS - A system and method to determine symptoms of respiratory ailments is disclosed. The system includes a transceiver operable to receive data from a monitor attached to a patient. The monitor includes a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors outputting physiological data related to respiration of the patient. An analytics platform is coupled to the transceiver to analyze the physiological data to determine the occurrence of a symptom of a respiratory condition, disorder or ailment in the patient. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280041 | BrainPET System for Simultaneous MRI and PET Imaging - In order to improve both spatial resolution and sensitivity for brain research and clinical activity, we have designed a combined PET/MRI insert for brain scanning, referred to herein as a “BrainPET insert” that can be fit onto and into a suitable MRI system. The BrainPET Insert comprises, in order, a receive (Rx) coil positioned within and adjacent to a transmit (Tx) coil and a PET ring, wherein both the Rx coil and the Tx coil are within the PET ring. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280042 | SYSTEMS AND A METHOD FOR DIRECTING AN IMAGING DEVICE TO DETECT FLOURESCENCE AND FOR DETERMINING A LIFETIME OF THE FLOURESCENCE - An exemplary fluorescence imaging control system may direct, during a surgical procedure performed with a computer-assisted surgical system, an illumination source included in the computer-assisted surgical system to illuminate a scene associated with the surgical procedure with fluorescence excitation illumination configured to excite a fluorophore present at the scene and direct an imaging device included in the computer-assisted surgical system to detect, during the surgical procedure, fluorescence emitted by the fluorophore in response to excitation of the fluorophore by the fluorescence excitation illumination. The fluorescence imaging control system may determine, based on the detected fluorescence, a lifetime of the fluorescence and determine, based on the determined lifetime of the fluorescence, an identity of the fluorophore. The fluorescence imaging control system may configure, during the surgical procedure and based on the determined identity of the fluorophore, operation of the computer-assisted surgical system. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280043 | Optical Spectroscopy and Treatment Planning software for Photodynamic Therapy of Hollow Cavities - The present invention provides an optical probe system that allows for determination of optical properties at the wall of a hollow cavity and photosensitizer uptake at the time of photodynamic therapy (PDT). In one embodiment, this system provides for rigorous treatment planning to maximize efficacy and minimize risk to patients by optimizing the concentration of the scattering emulsion infused into the cavity and the delivered laser power. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280044 | BIO IMAGING SYSTEM AND BIO IMAGING METHOD - A bio imaging system includes a substrate, a light source on the substrate, and a sensor on the substrate, wherein at least one of the light source or the sensor is configured to emit or absorb light of different wavelength spectrum. The bio imaging system is configured to combine a plurality of images obtained based on the light of different wavelength spectra to obtain a three-dimensional image of an internal tissue of a living body. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280045 | LOW CAPACITANCE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscopic system for sensing one or more characteristics at an environment of a worksite comprises a shaft comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an electrically active sensor system comprising a sensor positioned to sense at least one characteristic of an environment in which the distal end portion of the shaft is located; an electrical power transmission line electrically coupled to the sensor and extending along the shaft, the electrical power transmission line configured to transmit power to the sensor; and a floating ground element electrically isolated from an earth ground and operably coupled to the electrically active sensor system. An overall capacitance between the electrical power transmission line and the floating ground element is greater than an overall capacitance between the floating ground element and earth ground. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCREENING ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION BY USING HEART RATE-BASED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM, AND WEARABLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An orthostatic hypotension screening system using a heart rate-based machine learning algorithm includes an input unit configured to receive a variable comprising at least one of a patient's age, blood pressure, an expiration (E)-inspiration (I) difference and an E:I ratio calculated from a heart rate, and a Valsalva ratio calculated according to a Valsalva method; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the patient has orthostatic hypotension according to a machine learning algorithm that is pre-trained based on the variable received through the input unit. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280047 | AUTOMATIC ALERT CONTROL FOR ACUTE HEALTH EVENT - An example device of a patient includes an antenna configured to wirelessly receive communication from a medical device; and processing circuitry coupled to the antenna and configured to: determine that the received communication indicates that a patient is experiencing an acute health event; in response to the determination, determine one or more physical states of the patient based on sensed data from one or more sensors; confirm that the patient is not experiencing the acute health event based on the determined one or more physical states; and output information based on the confirmation that the patient is not experiencing the acute health event. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280048 | Multi-Wavelength Pulse Oximetry - In one embodiment, a method for creating a blood oxygen saturation (SpO | 2022-09-08 |
20220280049 | BLOOD VESSEL WALL THICKNESS ESTIMATION METHOD, BLOOD VESSEL WALL THICKNESS ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND BLOOD VESSEL WALL THICKNESS ESTIMATION SYSTEM - A blood vessel wall thickness estimation method includes: obtaining behavioral information, which is numerical information about changes over time in positions of a plurality of predetermined points in a blood vessel wall, based on a video including the blood vessel wall obtained using four-dimensional angiography; generating estimation information for estimating a thickness of the blood vessel wall based on the behavioral information obtained in the obtaining; and outputting the estimation information generated in the generating. The estimation information is information in which at least one of the following is visualized: a change in displacement over time; a change in speed over time; a change in acceleration over time; a change in kinetic energy over time; a spring constant obtained from the displacement and the acceleration, and a Fourier coefficient obtained from the change in the displacement over time. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280050 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PROPERTIES IN A VESSEL - The invention is directed to a method of determining properties in a vessel or the heart (V) of a patient. It comprises the steps of placing an element in a vessel or the heart(V) and determining a propulsion force ( | 2022-09-08 |
20220280051 | IN-EAR WEARABLE DEVICE - Systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameter(s) and environmental condition(s) of a subject include an in-ear wearable apparatus. The in-ear wearable apparatus includes a housing, a controller coupled to the housing, a first plurality of physiological sensors coupled to the housing and configured to detect a plurality of physiological parameters, and at least one environmental sensor coupled to the housing and configured to detect at least one environmental condition. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280052 | Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiovascular Parameters - A computer implemented method for noninvasively measuring a cardiovascular parameter of a subject includes splitting time varying pulse plethysmographic or pulse pressure waveform (PW) cycles into individual PW cycles, selecting an individual PW cycle as a query cycle, screening a library of synthetic PW cycles with the query cycle to find a solution PW, and reporting a model parameter associated with the solution PW. A system for monitoring a cardiovascular parameter includes a monitoring device and a computer with software to perform the method. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280053 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD - According to the present embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprising a processor configured to generate a calibration period corresponding to a pressurization period of a pressurizer for a subject using a received light signal based on scattered light scattered in a body of the subject when an optical signal of a predetermined frequency band is applied thereto, acquire a first blood pressure based on the received light signal in the calibration period, and to generate calibration information using a reference blood pressure measured on a basis of pressurization of the pressurizer, and the first blood pressure. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A REMOTE BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTEM - A system and method for calibration a system of determining blood pressure based on pulse wave transit time. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280055 | RECYCLABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF - A blood pressure cuff is defined by a first sheet, having an opening, and a second sheet. The second sheet is attached to a bottom of the first sheet to form an interior inflatable portion between the first sheet and the second sheet, with the opening of the first sheet fluidly interconnecting the interior inflatable portion with an exterior of the cuff. The blood pressure cuff is made from a single type of material and can be recycled, biodegradable, or composted. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280056 | A WEARABLE SYSTEM FOR FREQUENT AND COMFORTABLE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING FROM USER'S EAR - A device is able to measure blood pressure from inside a user's ear. In the illustrated example, the device has three components: (1) a pulse sensor attached to an inflatable pipe which is placed inside the ear, (2) an air pump with a controller, and (3) blood pressure estimation modules including processors and computer executable instruction executed on the processors to execute blood pressure estimation algorithms. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF A SUBJECT, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - A method for determining one or more physiological parameters of a subject. The method includes providing a plurality of images of a vessel of the subject in response to illumination of the vessel to light of different wavelengths; converting each of the plurality of images of the vessel into at least two grayscale images, thereby generating a plurality of first grayscale images of a first wavelength range and a plurality of second grayscale images of a second wavelength range, the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range being different from each other; and determining the one or more physiological parameters of the subject based on at least the plurality of first grayscale images and the plurality of second grayscale images. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280058 | SURGICAL POSITIONING CIRCUIT - A surgical locator circuit identifies a surgical target such as a kidney stone by disposing an emitter such as a magnetic source behind or adjacent the surgical target, and employing the circuit to identify an axis to the emitter, thus defining an axis or path to the surgical target. An array of sensors arranged in an equidistant, coplanar arrangement each senses a signal indicative of a distance to the emitter. A magneto resistor sensor generates a variable resistance is responsive to the distance to a magnetic coil emitting a magnetic field. An equal signal from each of the coplanar sensors indicates positioning on an axis passing through a point central to the sensors and orthogonal to the plane. A fixed element and signal conditioner augments and normalizes the signal received from each of the sensors to accommodate subtle differences in magneto resistive response among the plurality of sensors. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280059 | METHOD OF BIOIMPEDANCE TECHNOLOGY TO EVALUATE LOCAL OR WHOLE BODY BONE MINERAL DENSITY - A method of bioimpedance technology to evaluate local or whole body bone mineral density includes the steps of (a) measuring the resistance and reactance of a subject by a bioimpedance measuring instrument and obtaining the height of the subject, and (b) calculating the bone mineral density of the local or whole body of the subject by the formula: BMD=a+b R/H+d Xc/H, where a, b, and d are weighting coefficients, R is the resistance of the subject; Xc is the reactance of the subject; H is the height of the subject. This can achieve the advantages of reducing measurement costs and rapid measurement. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280060 | Magnetic Position Measurement System with Interference Reduction - An electromagnetic tracking (EMT) system is configured for determining a frequency for generating at least a portion of a magnetic field signal using a transmitter coil of a plurality of transmitter coils. The EMT system configures a time-division multiplexed (TDM) control signal configured to cause the transmitter coil to transmit bursts of the magnetic field signal at the frequency. The EMT system configures a filter for filtering the TDM control signal, the filter configured to shape each burst to reduce or eliminate a harmonic artifact of the bursts. The EMT system causes the transmitter coil to generate the shaped bursts of the magnetic field signal. The EMT system receives, from a sensor, a sensor signal that corresponds to the magnetic field signal, the sensor including the output response indicative of the location of the sensor relative to the transmitter. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280061 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED PARTIAL POWER SOURCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280062 | Novel, Rapid Breathalyzer Diagnostic Device for the Presence of SARS-CoV-2 - A system and associated method for capturing and detecting a target analyte in a sample comprising an aerosol include a capture device, to capture a sample comprising an aerosol including a target analyte. The capture device includes an input to receive the sample, an output to release the sample for capturing, and a channel to flow the sample from the input toward the output. The channel is configured to accelerate the flowing sample to allow capturing of particles from the flowing sample, to thereby generate a captured sample including the target analyte. A sensor device is coupled to the capture device to receive at least a portion of the captured sample including the target analyte, to detect the target analyte in the captured sample based on an impedance measurement. The capture device can include a nozzle and an impact plate coupled with the nozzle and the sensor device. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280063 | RESPIRATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND RESPIRATION DETECTION METHOD - It is an object to improve the accuracy of detecting breathing. The present system for detecting breathing comprises: a transmission unit that transmits radio waves to a plurality of positions including a position at which a subject is present; a reception unit that receives reflected waves as a result of reflection of the radio waves; a phase fluctuation calculator that calculates phase fluctuation of the reflected waves; a generator that performs a Fourier transform on the phase fluctuation and generates a spectrogram indicating a relationship between a time at which the reflected waves are received and a frequency component included in the reflected waves; and a breathing rate estimator that estimates a breathing rate of the subject by outputting a probability that the subject takes breaths at a predetermined frequency for each frequency based on the spectrogram and calculating a weighted average of the frequency by using the probability as a weight. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT MULTIPARAMETER VITAL SIGNS MONITORING, APNEA THERAPY, APNEA DIAGNOSIS, AND SNORE THERAPY - Aspects of the of the disclosure relate to a non-contact physiological motion sensor and a monitor device that can incorporate use of the Doppler effect. A continuous wave of electromagnetic radiation can be transmitted toward one or more subjects and the Doppler-shifted received signals can be digitized and/or processed subsequently to extract information related to the cardiopulmonary motion in the one or more subjects. The extracted information can be used, for example, to determine apneic events and/or snoring events and/or to provide apnea or snoring therapy to subjects when used in conjunction with an apnea or snoring therapy device. In addition, methods of use are disclosed for sway cancellation, realization of cessation of breath, integration with multi-parameter patient monitoring systems, providing positive providing patient identification, or any combination thereof. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280065 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ASTHMA PATIENT COUGH SOUND FOR APPLICATION OF APPROPRIATE THERAPY - A method for stratifying severity of asthma of a patient initially comprises receiving acoustic data corresponding to sounds of the patient from an acoustic sensor and identifying, by a processor, at least one cough sound in the acoustic data. With or without the patient being present, the method further involves determining, by operation of the processor, one or more overall cough sound feature values of the at least one cough sound for each of one or more characteristic features. The overall cough sound feature values are then applied to a classifier that is implemented by the processor and which has been pre-trained with a training set of characteristic feature values from a population of asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjects. The method then involves monitoring an output from the pre-trained classifier to deem the patient cough sound as indicating one of a number of degrees of severity of asthma. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280066 | WEARABLE STRAIN SENSOR FOR MEASURING RESPIRATION RATE AND VOLUME - A wearable strain sensor for measuring respiration volume and respiration rate is described herein. The wearable strain sensor includes a flexible yet not stretchable connector that connects soft electronics to hard electronics. The flexible and non-stretch able connector removes stress/strain from the soft/hard interface, thereby preventing damage to sensor components and maintaining electrical connection. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280067 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE THROUGH WHICH BREATHING GAS CAN FLOW FOR MEASURING GAS COMPONENTS OF THE BREATHING GAS - The invention relates to a measurement device for determining at least one gas component of a gas present in a measuring chamber of the measuring device, the measuring device comprising a housing enclosing the measuring chamber, at least one housing wall section of which housing being designed as an observation section for detecting electromagnetic radiation emanating from the observation section in a direction away from the measuring chamber, the observation section comprising at least one film layer, and the housing being designed as a plastic injection-moulded housing. The invention is characterised in that the observation section has at least one observation wall component comprising an injection-moulded observation body injection-moulded onto the at least one film layer, and the housing comprises the at least one observation wall component and an injection-moulded frame body injection-moulded onto the observation wall component. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280068 | SPIROMETRY SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING PHYSICAL USER ERRORS - A spirometry system operable to measure airflow through an air passage defined by a mouthpiece including one or more contact sensors configured to generate at least one mouth contact signal indicative of user mouth contact with the proximal portion of the mouthpiece. The spirometry system can further include an airflow sensor configured to generate an airflow signal corresponding to airflow within the air passage, and processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the one or more contact sensors and to the airflow sensor. The processor circuitry can be configured to determine an indication of an amount of user mouth contact for use with a measurement of airflow by the processor circuitry. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280069 | GAIT-RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS INCLUDING ARTICLES FOR MANUFACTURE OF SENSORS - Described in this disclosure are devices, systems and methods including an article of manufacture for attachment to a foot or footwear comprising a trapezoidal shaped apparatus, wherein the trapezoidal shaped apparatus has a front, a back, wide end, a narrow end, a length, a thickness, a medial edge, and a lateral edge, and wherein the trapezoidal shaped apparatus has a plurality of distinct ridges on its lateral and medial edges. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280070 | APPAREL WITH ULTRASONIC POSITION SENSING AND HAPTIC FEEDBACK FOR ACTIVITIES - An article of apparel, a system, and methods include a fabric configured to conform to a body of a wearer. A plurality of ultrasonic positioning sensors are secured with respect to the fabric at a first set of predetermined locations, each of the ultrasonic positioning sensors configured to emit a sound wave configured to be detected by other ones of the plurality of ultrasonic positioning sensors and output an electronic signal indicative of having emitted or detected a sound wave. A plurality of feedback devices secured with respect to the fabric at a second set of predetermined locations, each of the feedback devices configured to output a feedback signal configured to be detectable by the wearer of the article of apparel. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280071 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of facilitating production of load data for providing a more realistic experience. A data control unit associates relative load data, which is time-series load data relative to a living body, with each temporal section of content. The relative load data is converted into absolute load data, which is time-series load data absolute to a player who reproduces the content, on the basis of a normalization parameter of the player. The technology according to the present disclosure is applicable to a device that creates/edits the relative load data, for example. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280072 | Systems and Methods for Human Activity Recognition Using Analog Neuromorphic Computing Hardware - Systems, methods, and devices are provided for human activity recognition. An example device includes an integrated circuit for human activity recognition. The integrated circuit includes an analog network of analog components configured to implement a trained neural network model (e.g., an autoencoder) that is trained to generate a plurality of descriptors for a plurality of predefined human activities based on a plurality of features extracted from a plurality of electrical signals from one or more sensors. The device also includes one or more digital components configured to classify human activity (e.g., using a classifier, such as K-Nearest Neighbor) as one of the plurality of predefined human activities according to the plurality of descriptors generated by the integrated circuit. In some implementations, the device further includes the one or more sensors configured to collect the plurality of electrical signals during the human activity. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280073 | AUGMENTED NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An augmented neuromuscular training system and method for providing feedback to a user in order to reduce movement deficits associated with injury risk, prior injury or disease pathology. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280074 | BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION APPARATUS, BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION SYSTEM, BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A behavior determination apparatus includes a classification model to be used for classifying a behavior of a user, the behavior determination. The behavior determination apparatus includes a measurement data receiving device configured to acquire measurement data indicating a pressure or a force measured by one or more sensors provided on a sole surface of the foot of the user, a memory, and a processor configured to calculate a data feature by performing data processing on the measurement data and determine the behavior of the user by using the classification model. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280075 | DUAL CAMERA PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A method and system for calibrating cameras of a monitoring system, the method comprises receiving a plurality of video frames including a wide area view of a patient area from a primary camera of a monitoring subsystem and a view of a region of interest within the patient area from a secondary camera of the monitoring subsystem, detecting a patient event based on an analysis of given ones of the plurality of video frames corresponding to the wide area view, transmitting the given ones of the plurality of video frames and an identification of the patient event to a viewer client device, generating detection-based calibration instructions based on the patient event, wherein the detection-based calibration instructions including control information that controls operation of the secondary camera based on a location of the patient event, and transmitting the detection-based calibration instructions to the monitoring subsystem, wherein the monitoring subsystem configures the secondary camera based on the control information of the detection-based calibration instructions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280076 | BIOMONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LOADING AND RELEASING THE SAME - A system and method for monitoring body chemistry of a user, the system comprising: a housing supporting: a microsensor comprising a first and second working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode, and configured to access interstitial fluid of the user, and an electronics subsystem comprising a signal conditioning module that receives a signal stream, from the microsensor, wherein the electronics subsystem is configured to detect an impedance signal derived from two of the first working electrode, the second working electrode, the reference electrode, and the counter electrode; and a processing subsystem comprising: a first module configured to generate an analysis indicative of an analyte parameter of the user and derived from the signal stream and the impedance signal, and a second module configured to transmit information derived from the analysis to the user, thereby facilitating monitoring of body chemistry of the user. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280077 | GLUCOSE ELECTROLYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - A glucose electrolysis apparatus for breaking down glucose and reducing osmolality of the blood includes a catheter having an anode located at a distal end of the catheter. A cathode is connected to the anode by a reduction wire located within the catheter. A mesh covers the anode to exclude molecules from the catheter. A power source is connected to the reduction wire to drive a reaction forward on the anode surface. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280078 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TARGET COMPONENT - Provided is an apparatus for estimating a target component, the apparatus including a temperature controller configured to modulate temperature of an object, a measurer configured to measure a spectrum for each temperature of the object that changes based on the modulation, and a processor configured to obtain effective optical pathlength vectors corresponding to a temperature change based on the spectrum for each temperature of the object, obtain a representative effective optical pathlength based on the obtained effective optical pathlength vectors, and obtain a target component estimation model based on the obtained representative effective optical pathlength. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280079 | SENSOR COMPOSITION AND SENSOR PATCH - Improved sensor compositions comprising a dye are provided. The compositions are generally characterized by at least partially immobilizing the dye on polymeric microparticles and dispersing in a dispersion medium. The dye may comprise an oxygen, humidity, carbon dioxide, temperature, or pH-responsive dye. Also provided is a sensor patch comprising a substrate and the sensor composition comprising a dye. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280080 | Small Volume Collection Container - A specimen collection container assembly including a collection tube having a first open end and a second open end, and an interior reservoir formed within the collection tube. The assembly further includes a cap configured to be couplable to the collection tube to close the first open end, as well as a plug configured to be couplable to the collection tube to close the second open end. The collection tube also includes a flat mouth portion extending 360° around the first open end. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280081 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for point-of-care nucleic acid amplification and detection. One embodiment of the point-of-care molecular diagnostic system includes a cartridge and an instrument. The cartridge can accept a biological sample, such as a urine or blood sample. The cartridge, which can comprise one or more of a loading module, lysis module, purification module and amplification module, is inserted into the instrument which acts upon the cartridge to facilitate various sample processing steps that occur in order to perform a molecular diagnostic test. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280082 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING EMOTION OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN - A system and apparatus for collecting electroencephalography (EEG) data from infants and young children is disclosed. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280083 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING EMOTIONAL WELLNESS SOLUTIONS - Improved computerized techniques are provided with which the user, via an innovatively configured user interface, interacts with a computerized, practical application, the one or more processors of which are configured to guide the user in a way that improves their wellness. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280084 | Presentation of Graphical Content Associated With Measured Brain Activity - An illustrative system includes a brain interface system configured to be worn by a user and to output brain activity data representative of brain activity of the user and a computing device configured to obtain the brain activity data, determine, based on the brain activity data, a characteristic of the user, and present, by way of a graphical user interface, graphical content representative of the characteristic. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280085 | System and Method for Patient Monitoring - The present disclosure provides a system and method for monitoring the cognitive state of a patient based on eye image data. The patient monitoring system comprising a camera unit configured for recording images of an eye of the patient, and a data processing sub-system in data communication with the camera and being operable to (i) receive and process eye image data from said camera, (ii) classify said eye image data into gestures and identify such gestures indicative of the cognitive state of the patient, and (iii) transmit a signal communicating said cognitive state to a remote unit. The system may further comprise an actuator module and an output unit wherein said output may be an automated medical questionnaire. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280086 | MANAGEMENT SERVER, METHOD OF GENERATING RELATIVE PATTERN INFORMATION BETWEEN PIECES OF IMITATION DRAWING DATA, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The disclosure provides a method of generating relative pattern information between imitation drawing data. By generating pattern information obtained by digitally analyzing one or more pieces of drawing data of an imitation data group, the generated pattern information may be used to analyze psychological state values of users in the imitation data group. Also, a connection between the psychological state values of the users in the imitation group may be discriminated by generating relative pattern information between N pieces of drawing data, which are similar in shape and color. In addition, the relative pattern information may be analyzed by using a model trained by machine-training. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280087 | Visual Perception-Based Emotion Recognition Method - The present disclosure relates to the field of emotion recognition technologies, and specifically, to a visual perception-based emotion recognition method. The method in the present disclosure includes the following steps: step 1: acquiring a face video by using a camera, performing face detection, and locating a region of interest (ROI); step 2: extracting color channel information of the ROI for factorization and dimension reduction; step 3: denoising and stabilizing signals and extracting physiological parameters including heart rate and breathing waveforms, and heart rate variability (HRV); step 4: extracting pre-training nonlinear features of the physiological parameters and performing modeling and regression of a twin network-based support vector machine (SVM) model; and step 5: reading a valence-arousal-dominance (VAD) model by using regressed three-dimensional information to obtain a specific emotional representation. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280088 | PROVIDING EMOTIONAL CARE IN A SESSION - A method and apparatus for providing emotional care in a session between a user and conversational agent. A first group of images comprising one or more images associated with the user may be received in the session. A user profile may be obtained. A first group of textual descriptions may be generated from the first group of images based at least on emotion information in the user profile. A first memory record may be created based at least on the first group of images and the first group of textual descriptions. A second group of images may be received in the session to generate a second group of textual descriptions from the second group of images based at least on the emotion information in the user profile. A second memory record may be created based at least on the second group of images and the second group of textual descriptions. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280089 | BLADDER OR BOWEL DYSFUNCTION ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for the clinical diagnosis of functional bladder states and disorders based upon contractile frequencies and variability. Systems and methods are also provided for the clinical diagnosis of functional bowel states and disorders based upon contractile frequencies and variability. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280090 | BODY CONDITION MEASUREMENT TAPE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BODY CONDITION MONITORING SERVICE BY USING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a method of providing a physical condition monitoring service using a physical condition measurement tape comprising a tape body selectively attached to a body and a physical condition measurement sensor provided on the tape body, a device, and a server communicating with the device. The method includes performing first data transmission by wirelessly transmitting physical condition data from the physical condition measurement tape to the device, performing second data transmission by transmitting the physical condition data from the device to the server, processing the physical condition data by analyzing and processing, in the server, the physical condition data into physical condition information, and performing physical condition information transmission by transmitting the physical condition information from the server to the device. | 2022-09-08 |
20220280091 | Method and System for Electrode Verification - An electrode management solution for neuromonitoring applications such as electroencephalography (EEG) procedures provides for the verification of the locations and connections of electrodes. The brain is modeled as a volume conductor and an expected attenuated signal generated by an electrical signal present in the form of an electrical dipole at any other point in the brain is calculated. A known signal is connected between electrodes at ‘presumed’ locations. This action generates a defined electrical field which can be measured between any of the other electrode locations. The amplitude and phase of the measured signals are a function of the input signal, the volume conductor, and the geometric relations of the two electrodes. By comparing the expected values with the measured values, the relation between the electrodes is verified. | 2022-09-08 |