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20120240659 | GAUGE WITH VISUAL CALIBRATION CONFIRMATION AND RELATED METHOD - A device for taking pressure readings on a HVAC system includes a first needle connectable in communication with the HVAC system for taking a first pressure reading thereof. The first needle is mounted within a first gauge and configured to self-calibrate. The device further includes a second needle connectable in communication with the HVAC system for taking a second pressure reading thereof that is independent of the first pressure reading. The second needle is mounted within a second gauge and configured to self-calibrate. A first stepper motor actuates the first needle and a second stepper motor actuates the second needle. A microcontroller controls the first and second stepper motors to move the needles to a plurality of respective positions and thereby visually confirm calibration. | 09-27-2012 |
20120240684 | COLOR CHANGING HVAC GAUGE AND RELATED METHOD - In a device for taking pressure readings on a HVAC system, a first gauge is connectable in communication with the HVAC system for taking a first pressure reading thereof. A second gauge is connectable in communication with the HVAC system for taking a second pressure reading thereof that is independent of the first pressure reading. A backlight display of each gauge is configured to illuminate the face of each gauge in a respective color that conveys the type of refrigerant in the HVAC system. An integrated circuit is coupled to the gauges to change the colors of the backlight displays. | 09-27-2012 |
20120240685 | Stepper Motor Gauge - A gauge includes a housing and a fitting having an inlet, an internal flow path, and an outlet. A sensor is in fluidic communication with the internal flow path and measures a characteristic of a fluid in the flow path. A control unit is in electrical communication with the pressure sensor, receives an output from the pressure sensor and generates a command based on the output received. A stepper motor has a rotor shaft with an indicator needle operatively connected thereto, and is in electrical communication with the control unit. A power supply is in electrical communication with the pressure sensor, the motor and the control unit for supplying power thereto. The control unit transmits the command to the stepper motor, which receives the command from the control unit and drives the rotor shaft according to the command, displaying the sensed characteristic via the needle. | 09-27-2012 |
20120241018 | OVER-PRESSURE PROTECTION DEVICE - An over-pressure protection device has a valve or valve body defining an inlet, a first flow path or cavity, and an outlet. A moveable member or plunger defines an internal flow path, and has at least one passage formed through a wall thereof. A sealing member forms a fluid-tight seal between the plunger and the valve, while a biasing member or spring acts between the valve and the plunger. The plunger is disposed within the first flow path of the valve and is movable between a closed position and an open position when exposed to pressurized fluid. In the closed position, the sealing member forms a seal between the plunger and the valve, preventing fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, but does not form a seal when the device is in the open position, allowing fluid communication with the outlet. The plunger is biased by the biasing member toward the open position. | 09-27-2012 |
20120241123 | Device and Method for Taking Multiple Temperature HVAC Readings - In a device and method for taking temperature readings on an HVAC system, a first probe is connectable in thermal communication with the HVAC system for taking a first temperature reading thereof. A second probe is connectable in thermal communication with the HVAC system for taking a second temperature reading thereof that is independent of the first temperature reading. A digital display is connectable to the first and second probes for displaying the first and second temperature readings. | 09-27-2012 |
20140241395 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE HVAC READINGS - In a device and method for taking temperature readings on an HVAC system, a first probe is connectable in thermal communication with the HVAC system for taking a first temperature reading thereof. A second probe is connectable in thermal communication with the HVAC system for taking a second temperature reading thereof that is independent of the first temperature reading. A digital display is connectable to the first and second probes for displaying the first and second temperature readings. | 08-28-2014 |
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20080267301 | BIDIRECTIONAL MULTIPLEXED RF ISOLATOR - An integrated circuit single chip isolator provides bidirectional data transfer for a plurality of communications channels. A first and second dies are located on a first and second sides of a voltage isolation barrier in the chip and have a first and second plurality of digital data input/output pins associated therewith. First circuitry located on the first die on a first side of the voltage isolation barrier and third circuitry located on the second die on a second side of the voltage isolation barrier serializes a plurality of parallel digital data inputs from the associated plurality of digital data input/output pins onto a one link across the voltage isolation barrier and transmits synchronization clock signals associated with the plurality of digital data inputs over a another link across the voltage isolation barrier. Second circuitry located on the second die on a second side of the voltage isolation barrier and fourth circuitry located on the first die on a first side of the voltage isolation barrier de-serializes the first plurality of digital data inputs from the first link onto the second plurality of digital data input/output pins and receives the first synchronization clock signal associated with the plurality of digital data inputs on the second link. Switches associated with each of the plurality of input/output pins between transmit and receive circuitry. | 10-30-2008 |
20080315925 | ISOLATOR CIRCUIT INCLUDING A VOLTAGE REGULATOR - An apparatus includes a regulator circuit that generates a voltage in response to an input current being supplied to an input terminal and functional circuitry, powered by the voltage generated by the regulator circuit. The functional circuitry, e.g., an oscillator, generates a signal using the generated voltage, the signal indicative that the current is being supplied to the apparatus. The signal can be provided over an isolation link to provide a control signal for controlling a high voltage driver circuit. | 12-25-2008 |
20080317106 | MCU WITH INTEGRATED VOLTAGE ISOLATOR AND INTEGRATED GALVANICALLY ISOLATED ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL DATA LINK - An integrated circuit comprises a first microcontroller unit for executing instructions in accordance with a first clock frequency. The microcontroller located on a first die and includes a first processing core for providing a parallel stream of data in accordance with the first clock frequency. A second microcontroller unit executes instructions in accordance with the first clock frequency. The second microcontroller is located on a second die and includes a second processing core for receiving the parallel stream of data in accordance with the first clock frequency. Capacitive isolation circuitry connected with the first microcontroller unit and the second microcontroller unit provides a high voltage isolation link between the first and the second microcontroller units. The capacitive isolation circuitry distributing a first portion of a high voltage isolation signal across a first group of capacitors associated with the first microcontroller unit and distributes a second portion of the high voltage isolation signal across a second group of capacitors associated with the second microcontroller unit. The capacitive isolation circuitry further transmits data from the parallel data stream between the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller in a serial data stream in accordance with the second clock frequency. | 12-25-2008 |
20090027243 | MCU WITH INTEGRATED VOLTAGE ISOLATOR TO PROVIDE A GALVANIC ISOLATION BETWEEN INPUT AND OUTPUT - An integrated circuit comprises a first microcontroller unit located on a first die. The first microcontroller unit includes a first processing core for providing a parallel stream of data. A second microcontroller unit is located on a second die and includes a second processing core for receiving the parallel stream of data. Voltage isolation circuitry transmits data from the parallel data stream between the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller in a serial data stream and provides galvanic isolation between the first microcontroller unit and the second microcontroller unit. | 01-29-2009 |
20090284248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH CURRENT MEASUREMENT - In order to extend the measurement range of a current sensor, a current divider is formed by a first conductor formed in a current sensor that is mounted on a printed circuit board and a second conductor on the printed circuit board that electrically shorts at least one input terminal of the current sensor to at least one output terminal of the current sensor. The input terminal of the current sensor supplies the current to be measured to the first conductor and the output terminal supplies the measured current back to the printed circuit board. | 11-19-2009 |
20150214826 | SOFT-START FOR ISOLATED POWER CONVERTER - Current flowing through an inductor on a primary side of a voltage converter is sensed and compared to a threshold peak current value to determine when to end an ON portion of the voltage converter. The secondary side of the voltage converter supplies an indication of output voltage for use in determining the threshold peak current value. On start-up the primary side detects when the indication of output voltage is supplied by the secondary side across on isolation channel. Prior to detecting the indicating is being supplied, the primary side uses an increasing threshold peak current as the threshold peak current value. After detection that the indication of output voltage is being provided by the secondary side, the threshold peak current value is based on the indication of the output voltage. | 07-30-2015 |
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20100184120 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CHARACTERIZE BLOOD AND RED BLOOD CELLS VIA ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE FRAGILITY QUANTIFICATION - The present disclosure describes an apparatus and associated method for quantifying the quality degradation of individual stored red blood cell (RBC) units, thereby yielding information to improve decisions regarding their respective allocation, patient suitability, and use. This apparatus and the methods of its use are amenable to clinical implementation as well as indicative of any given unit's relative viability and thus prospective efficacy. This would provide clinicians with actual data on RBC quality when making decisions about which and how many units to use for transfusion of a given patient. Moreover, deploying this testing throughout the supply chain will improve distribution, planning, and inventory control decisions. A vital aspect of this testing system is the accumulation of copious output and other associated data and the mathematical analyses thereof to optimize algorithms by which to characterize each subsequent test output as meaningfully as possible. While the present invention is directed toward applications in blood quality control, the core technology of “quantifying RBC fragility via stress-induced hemolysis and subsequent optical and computational analysis” could have broader application, such as in disease diagnosis. | 07-22-2010 |
20110287530 | APPARATUS TO CHARACTERIZE BLOOD AND RED BLOOD CELLS VIA ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE FRAGILITY QUANTIFICATION - The present disclosure describes an apparatus for quantifying the quality degradation of individual stored red blood cell (RBC) units, thereby yielding information to improve decisions regarding their respective allocation, patient suitability, and use. The apparatus for quantifying the quality degradation of individual stored (RBC) units comprises: a hemolysis unit; an optical analysis unit; and a computation unit. This apparatus is amenable to clinical implementation as well as indicative of any given unit's relative viability and thus prospective efficacy. This would provide clinicians with actual data on RBC quality when making decisions about which and how many units to use for transfusion of a given patient. Moreover, deploying this testing throughout the supply chain will improve distribution, planning, and inventory control decisions. A vital aspect of this testing system is the accumulation of copious output and other associated data and the mathematical analyses thereof to optimize algorithms by which to characterize each subsequent test output as meaningfully as possible. While the present invention is directed toward applications in blood quality control, the core technology of “quantifying RBC fragility via stress-induced hemolysis and subsequent optical and computational analysis” could have broader application, such as in disease diagnosis. | 11-24-2011 |
20110300573 | METHOD TO CHARACTERIZE BLOOD AND RED BLOOD CELLS VIA ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE FRAGILITY QUANTIFICATION - A method for quantifying the quality degradation of individual stored red blood cell (RBC) units, thereby yielding information to improve decisions regarding their respective allocation, patient suitability, and use. The method comprises: a hemolysis step; an optical analysis step; and a computation step. The method is amenable to clinical implementation as well as indicative of any given unit's relative viability and thus prospective efficacy. This would provide clinicians with actual data on RBC quality when making decisions about which and how many units to use for transfusion of a given patient. Moreover, deploying this testing throughout the supply chain will improve distribution, planning, and inventory control decisions. A vital aspect of this testing method is the accumulation of copious output and other associated data and the mathematical analyses thereof to optimize algorithms by which to characterize each subsequent test output as meaningfully as possible. While the present invention is directed toward applications in blood quality control, the core technology of “quantifying RBC fragility via stress-induced hemolysis and subsequent optical and computational analysis” could have broader application, such as in disease diagnosis. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300574 | CELL-COUNTING METHOD FOR BLOOD HEMOLYSIS ANALYSIS IN FRAGILITY MEASUREMENT - A method of using cell counting to determine how much hemolysis occurs when a sample of red blood cells is subjected to stress, for purposes of either assessing stored blood quality and/or obtaining red blood cell fragility profiles. Cell-counting techniques and technologies can be employed to facilitate and enhance fragility measurements of red blood cells. There are many ways such “counting” can be achieved, including by visually counting each cell appearing under a microscope and projecting an estimated concentration based thereupon, or by utilizing a range of automatable technologies of various means. Using sophisticated image analysis algorithms, some such technologies also provide useful information about cell features or properties such as average size, distribution of sizes or volumes, and viability. Using cell counting to analyze post-stress hemolysis also permits conducting fragility assays without requiring centrifugation or other separation. | 12-08-2011 |
20110318773 | METHOD TO USE EKTACYTOMETRY TO IMPROVE STORED RED BLOOD CELL OR WHOLE BLOOD PRODUCT UTILIZATION - A method for assessing the quality degradation of an RBC or whole blood unit, the method comprising: 1) using an ektacytometer to generate erythrocyte deformability data for the RBC or whole blood unit; 2) analyzing the erythrocyte deformability data to assess the quality degradation of the RBC or whole blood unit; 3) providing the erythrocyte deformability data to medical personnel; 4) correlating the erythrocyte deformability data with a clinical outcome of a patient that has used the RBC or whole blood unit; and 5) incorporating the erythrocyte deformability data into subsequent assessments of quality degradation of RBC and whole blood units. This method would provide clinicians with actual data on RBC quality when making decisions about which and how many units to use for transfusion of a given patient. Moreover, deploying the approach throughout the supply chain will improve distribution, planning, and inventory control decisions. | 12-29-2011 |
20120178121 | METHOD TO CHARACTERIZE BLOOD AND RED BLOOD CELLS VIA ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE FRAGILITY QUANTIFICATION - An apparatus and method for quantifying RBC fragility via stress-induced hemolysis and subsequent optical and computational analysis. While directed toward applications in blood quality control, the technology could have application in diagnosis. The apparatus comprises: a hemolysis unit; an optical analysis unit; and a computation unit. Similarly, the associated process comprises: a hemolysis step; an optical analysis step; and a computation step. | 07-12-2012 |
20130098163 | ERYTHROCYTE MECHANICAL FRAGILITY TESTER USING DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGES - A device for testing erythrocyte membrane mechanical fragility that incorporates single-use disposable containers for holding cell samples, the device comprising: a stressor for subjecting a sample comprising red blood cells to a mechanical stress capable of causing hemolysis, wherein said sample remains within a disposable component during the subjecting; and a detector for direct or indirect measurement of said hemolysis present in said sample after particular extent(s) of said stress, whereby said measurement can occur while said sample remains within said component. In addition, the present disclosure specifically addresses such systems wherein said mechanical stress is ultrasonic stress. | 04-25-2013 |
20130130298 | BLOOD PRODUCT MANAGEMENT METHOD USING RBC DEFORMABILITY-BASED METRICS - A method for using red blood cell deformability testing to improve management of blood product comprising RBC, the method comprising: generating deformability data for red blood cells corresponding to a respective unit of blood product; correlating the deformability data with red blood cell viability or efficacy based on any available direct or indirect in vivo performance data; obtaining a representation of quality for the respective unit of blood product; and based on the representation of quality assigning a relative rank to and/or timing a transfer of the respective unit in an inventory of stored blood product units. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134754 | LEGROOM CAVITY IN VEHICLE BACKREST FOR REAR-FACED CHILD IN CARSEAT - A vehicle seat feature to provide additional legroom for feet or legs of a rear-facing child in a safety carseat installed in a vehicle seat, by utilizing a bounded cavity or the like in the vehicle seat backrest, which is accessible from the front side of the backrest by feet or legs of a rear-facing child. Such a cavity may in some embodiments be deployable and made available by removing or repositioning a barrier object or the like, which when restored may in effect constitute part of an otherwise normally functional backrest. | 05-30-2013 |
20130144247 | BIOLOGIC STORAGE BAG MODIFICATIONS FACILITATING SAMPLE EXTRACTION AND UNIT SUBDIVISION - A storage bag for containing biologic content having a first chamber operable to contain the biologic content, a second chamber separate from the first chamber, and a first fluidic seal system disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The first fluidic seal system is positionable between a first position retaining the biologic content in the first chamber and preventing the biologic content from entering the second chamber and a second position permitting at least a portion of the biologic content to flow from the first chamber to the second chamber. | 06-06-2013 |
20140017718 | ERYTHROCYTE MECHANICAL FRAGILITY TEST - A test for erythrocyte membrane mechanical fragility, involving subjection of a sample comprising red blood cells to a mechanical stress capable of causing hemolysis, and measurement of the hemolysis present after particular extent(s) of the stress. Measurement of hemolysis can be without component separation, such as by cell-counting (optical or non-optical) or by spectral differentiation between cell-free and intracellular hemoglobin. Such tests can incorporate a disposable single-use component that contains an RBC sample during testing, and for certain embodiments the mechanical stress involved comprises (higher-energy) ultrasonic stress. | 01-16-2014 |
20140315289 | DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE FOR ERYTHROCYTE MECHANICAL FRAGILITY TEST - A disposable cartridge for use in red blood cell mechanical fragility profiling, comprising a stressing section with a lysing chamber in which the sample can receive multiple increments of mechanical stress to cause lysis, and a detection section with a transparent region that at least sometimes can have a thickness suitable to take optical readings that can directly or indirectly reflect a fraction/proportion of cells lysed after each increment of the stress, whereby said region can capture at least a representative portion of the sample that received each increment of stress. In some embodiments, the stressing section and the detection section are the same, and/or the transparent region is flexible or otherwise compressible, and/or the stress is ultrasonic. In some embodiments, the sections are separate, and/or the region is rigid or has a fixed thickness, and/or the stress may comprise cell-to-wall interaction and associated fluidic or viscous shear stress induced via concentric/coaxial objects. | 10-23-2014 |
20150153321 | BLOOD PRODUCT MANAGEMENT METHOD USING RBC DEFORMABILITY - A method for using red blood cell deformability testing to improve management of blood product comprising RBC, the method comprising: generating deformability data for red blood cells corresponding to a respective unit of blood product; correlating the deformability data with red blood cell viability or efficacy based on available data; obtaining a representation of quality for the respective unit; and based on the representation of quality assigning a rank and/or timing a transfer. | 06-04-2015 |
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20130256872 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS WITH ELECTRICALLY NON-FUNCTIONAL INTERCONNECTS - A method of manufacturing is provided that includes fabricating a first plurality of electrically functional interconnects on a front side of a first semiconductor chip and fabricating a first plurality of electrically non-functional interconnects on a back side of the first semiconductor chip. Additional chips may be stacked on the first semiconductor chip. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256895 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS WITH UNIVERSAL INTERCONNECT FOOTPRINT - A method of manufacturing is provided that includes fabricating a first set of interconnect structures on a side of a first semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor substrate is operable to have at least one of plural semiconductor substrates stacked on the side. The first set of interconnect structures is arranged in a pattern. Each of the plural semiconductor substrates has a second set of interconnect structures arranged in the pattern, one of the plural semiconductor substrates has a smallest footprint of the plural semiconductor substrates. The pattern has a footprint smaller than the smallest footprint of the plural semiconductor substrates. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256913 | DIE STACKING WITH COUPLED ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTS TO ALIGN PROXIMITY INTERCONNECTS - A method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a first proximity interconnect on a first side of a first semiconductor chip and a first plurality of interconnect structures projecting from the first side. A second proximity interconnect is formed on a second side of a second semiconductor chip and a second plurality of interconnect structures are formed projecting from the second side. The second semiconductor chip is coupled to the first semiconductor chip so that the second side faces the first side and the first interconnect structures are coupled to the second interconnect structures. The first and second proximity interconnects cooperate to provide a proximity interface. The coupling of the first interconnect structures to the second interconnect structures provides desired vertical and lateral alignment of the first and second proximity interconnects. | 10-03-2013 |
20130341783 | INTERPOSER WITH IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - Various interposers and method of manufacturing related thereto are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes coupling an identification structure to an interposer. The identification structure is operable to provide identification information about the interposer. The identification structure is programmable to create or alter the identification information. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342231 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE WITH ONBOARD TEST STRUCTURE - Various interposers and methods of manufacturing related thereto are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes fabricating a first test structure onboard an interposer that has a first side and second side opposite the first side. Additional test structures may be fabricated. | 12-26-2013 |
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20100142890 | +Cylindrical Polarization Beams - Generation of a cylindrically polarized light beam, and in particular, a hybrid-azimuthal-radial polarization beams, called HARP modes, generated from an input linearly polarized Gaussian beam using a spun optical waveguide device is taught. The HARP modes are comprised of hybrid-azimuthal polarization (HAP) and hybrid-radial polarization (HRP) superposition modes. These beams possess a non-zero local angular momentum density that is spatially varying and a zero total angular momentum. | 06-10-2010 |
20100234837 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SUPERCONTINUUM LIGHT FOR MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A method and an apparatus are provided for producing SuperContinuum (SC) light for medical and biological applications is provided. Pulses are focused from a laser system into at least one of a pressurized cell and one or more fibers. A pump pulse is converted into the SC light at a specified rate of repetition. The SC light is applied at the specified rate of repetition to tissue for medical and biological applications. | 09-16-2010 |
20100317974 | DETECTION OF VULNERABLE PLAQUES BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - An apparatus and method of use for detecting vulnerable plaque (VP) in arterial walls is provided. The method includes measuring whether the Raman spectrum of adipose (lipid) tissue signal is present in a Raman signal from aortic intimal wall tissue. The Raman vibration modes for VP are strong bands at about 1435 cm | 12-16-2010 |
20110206078 | P-ELEMENT DOPED LASER MEDIUM APPARATUS AND METHOD - A glass composition for use as a laser medium, a method for producing the glass composition, and a laser apparatus including the glass composition are provided. The glass composition includes a host glass; a 3p component having a concentration of about 5 mole percent to about 10 mole percent; and at least one of a 6p component having a concentration of about 1 mole percent to about 5 mole percent and a 5p component having a concentration of about 1 mole percent to about 5 mole percent. | 08-25-2011 |
20130167595 | P-ELEMENT DOPED LASER MEDIUM APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for manufacturing a glass composition including a host glass, a 3p component having a concentration of about 5 mole percent to about 10 mole percent, and at least one of a 6p component having a concentration of about 1 mole percent to about 5 mole percent and a 5p component having a concentration of about 1 mole percent to about 5 mole percent, is provided. The method includes heating the host glass to a first predetermined temperature for a first period of time; mixing a powder including the 3p component and the at least one of the 5p component and the 6p component with the heated host glass into a glass/powder mixture; heating the glass/powder mixture to a second predetermined temperature for a second period of time; and cooling, after heating, the glass/powder mixture. | 07-04-2013 |
20130177273 | Cylindrical Vector Beam Generation From A Multicore Optical Fiber - A multicore optical component and corresponding methods of converting a linearly or circularly polarized Gaussian beam of light into a radially or azimuthally polarized beam of light are provided. The multicore optical component comprises a plurality of birefringent, polarization maintaining elliptical cores. The elliptical cores collectively define an azimuthally varying distribution of major axes where the orientation of the major axis of a given elliptical core is given by φ=(180/N)*n+θ where n is the core number and θ is any angle greater than 0°. | 07-11-2013 |
20130245616 | METHOD FOR PICOSECOND AND FEMTOSECOND LASER TISSUE WELDING - A method for welding tissue wounds in an animal. The method comprises joining edges of a tissue wound and irradiating the tissue wound and tissue surrounding the tissue wound with a pulsed laser. The pulsed laser has a laser wavelength in a range of an absorption band of water, elastin and/or collagen in the tissue wound and tissue surrounding the tissue wound. The pulsed laser has a pulse width of not more than picoseconds in order of magnitude to heat tissue surrounding the tissue wound and facilitate bonding of native tissue protein present in the tissue surrounding the tissue wound to achieve tissue repair. The laser wavelength is in a range of between about 800 nm to about 2,700 nm. | 09-19-2013 |
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20150072376 | TRYPTOPHAN AS THE FINGERPRINT FOR DISTINGUISHING AGRESSIVENESS AMONG CANCER CELL LINES USING NATIVE FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY - Tryptophan is used as the key native marker in cells to determine the level of aggressiveness of cancer cell lines using the native fluorescence spectroscopy. A ratio R of the fluorescence from tryptophan at 340 nm to that from the NADH at 440-460 nm is demonstrated to be associated with aggressiveness of the cancer cells. The higher the ratio R, the more aggressive the tumor towards metastasis. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077302 | COMPACT ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION ANTENNA - A compact random media size antenna employing random magnetic and dielectrics nm to mm range size particles in polymer hosts is used to transfer E & M oscillations in 1 kHz to 900 Mhz range using a 1 cm to 1 meter length antenna. This is achieved by using small size particles and a random mean path length of E & M wavefront travel in and about a core tube of effective length matching L | 03-19-2015 |
20150320319 | NEAR INFRARED PHOTONIC PROSTATOSCOPY ANALYZER - A rectal near infrared (NIR) scanning polarization imaging system uses NIR Photonic Prostatoscopy Analyzer (NIRPPA) for prostate cancer detection using light. The NIRPPA consists of a portable rectal NIR scanning polarization imaging unit and an optical fiber-based rectal probe capable of recording sets of 2D images of a prostate through rectum at different wavelengths and depths and obtaining a three dimensional (3D) image of the prostate and 3D locations of abnormal tissue inside the prostate. Diode lasers/light emission diodes (LEDs) with selected emitting wavelengths are used in the NIR spectral range from 650 nm to 2,400 nm corresponding to the four tissue optical windows (#I, 650 nm-950 nm; #II, 1,100 nm-1,350 nm; #III, 1,600 nm-1,870 nm; and #IV, 2,100 nm-2,300 nm). The fingerprint absorptions of water (H | 11-12-2015 |
20160128775 | METHOD OF USING SUPERCONTINUUM LIGHT FOR MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A method and an apparatus are provided for producing SuperContinuum (SC) light for medical and biological applications is provided. Pulses are focused from a laser system into at least one of a pressurized cell and one or more fibers. A pump pulse is converted into the SC light at a specified rate of repetition. The SC light is applied at the specified rate of repetition to tissue for medical and biological applications. | 05-12-2016 |