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| 20110217943 | OSCILLATION PROTECTED AMPLIFIER WITH BASE STATION OVERLOAD AND NOISE FLOOR PROTECTION - An amplifier is provided for optimizing gain. The amplifier determines an optimal gain from inputs including the forward link and reverse link input power. The inputs are processed to determine an optimal gain of the amplifier. The optimal gain may be accessed from a lookup table that accounts for characteristics of the amplifier, the cell phone (or other device), and the base station (or base stations). The optimal gain is set to account at least for industry standards, amplifier oscillation issues, base station overload protection, and base station noise floor protection. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20130082781 | VERIFYING OSCILLATION IN AMPLIFIERS AND THE MITIGATION THEREOF - A method is provided for detecting and mitigating oscillation in an amplifier. The amplifier is configured to sample a signal being amplified to determine whether the amplifier is oscillating. In addition, the status of the amplifier can be verified based on the apparent signal levels of the signals being amplified. The gain of the amplifier is then adjusted in accordance with whether the amplifier is oscillating or as necessary to maintain gain that is compatible with the system within which the amplifier is operating. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084906 | RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - An amplifier for controlling or reducing broadband noise is disclosed. An amplifier determines whether a useful signal is being amplified and controls the gain of the amplifier at least when useful signals are not being amplified to prevent or minimize the amplification of noise. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130203403 | VERIFYING AND MITIGATING OSCILLATION IN AMPLIFIERS - A method is provided for detecting and mitigating oscillation in a booster amplifier. The booster amplifier is configured to sample a signal being amplified to determine whether the booster amplifier is oscillating. In addition, the status of the booster amplifier can be verified based on the apparent signal levels of the signals being amplified. The gain of the booster amplifier is then adjusted in accordance with whether the booster amplifier is oscillating or as necessary to maintain gain that is compatible with the system within which the booster amplifier is operating. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130203404 | VERIFYING AND MITIGATING OSCILLATION IN AMPLIFIERS - A method is provided for detecting and mitigating oscillation in a booster amplifier. The booster amplifier is configured to sample a signal being amplified to determine whether the booster amplifier is oscillating. In addition, the status of the booster amplifier can be verified based on the apparent signal levels of the signals being amplified. The gain of the booster amplifier is then adjusted in accordance with whether the booster amplifier is oscillating or as necessary to maintain gain that is compatible with the system within which the booster amplifier is operating. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140266424 | BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIER WITH A COMMON SIGNAL DETECTOR - A system of detecting signal power may include a first interface port configured to receive a first signal. The system may also include a second interface port communicatively coupled to the first interface port and configured to receive a second signal. The second interface port may be communicatively coupled to the first interface port such that the first signal propagates from the first interface port to the second interface port and such that the second signal propagates from the second interface port to the first interface port. The system may further include a common signal detector communicatively coupled between the first interface port and the second interface port such that the common signal detector is configured to receive both the first and second signals and is configured to detect a first power level of the first signal and a second power level of the second signal. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140266425 | BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIER WITH A COMMON AMPLIFICATION PATH - According to some embodiments described herein, a bi-directional amplifier may include a first interface port configured to receive a first signal. The bi-directional amplifier may also include a second interface port. The second interface port may be communicatively coupled to the first interface port and may be configured to receive a second signal. The second interface port may be communicatively coupled to the first interface port such that the first signal propagates from the first interface port to the second interface port and such that the second signal propagates from the second interface port to the first interface port. The bi-directional amplifier may also include a common amplifier communicatively coupled between the first interface port and the second interface port such that the common amplifier is configured to receive and amplify both the first signal and the second signal. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140273816 | CIRCUIT ISOLATION USING A SIGNAL SPLITTER/COMBINER - According to some embodiments described herein, a system of directing signals may include a common port and a first-direction path configured for a first-direction signal that propagates in a first direction. The system may also include a second-direction path configured for a second-direction signal that propagates in a second direction that is opposite the first direction of the first-direction signal. Additionally, the system may include a power splitter/combiner that may include a first port communicatively coupled to the first-direction path, a second port communicatively coupled to the second-direction path and a third port communicatively coupled to the common port. The power/splitter combiner may be configured to receive the first-direction signal from the first-direction path at the first port and direct the first-direction signal to the third port such that the first-direction signal is directed toward the common port and away from the second-direction path. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274193 | OUT-OF-BAND NOISE AND OVERLOAD PROTECTION - A method for providing overload or noise protection may include applying an amplification factor to a first-band signal transmitted in a first frequency band. The first frequency band may include a first uplink band and a first downlink band. The amplification factor may be applied by an amplification circuit configured for signals transmitted in the first frequency band. The method may further include detecting a second-band signal transmitted in a second frequency band. The second frequency band may include a second uplink band and a second downlink band. Additionally, the method may include adjusting the amplification factor based on the detected second-band signal. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150029909 | BI-DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL BOOSTER - A signal booster may include first and second uplink gain units each configured to apply an uplink gain to an uplink signal. The signal booster may further include first and second downlink gain units each configured to apply a downlink gain to a downlink signal. The signal booster may also include a passive signal directing unit configured to communicatively couple the first uplink gain unit to the second uplink gain unit and to communicatively couple the first downlink gain unit to the second downlink gain unit. | 01-29-2015 |
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| 20120227158 | GLOVE HAVING INJECTION MOLDED COMPONENTS - A glove having a glove liner adorned with at least one injection-molded component that provides the glove with specific characteristics tailored to a specific glove application. The liner may comprise a fabric and/or an elastomeric material. The position, composition, and/or contour of the injection-molded components define the characteristics of the glove. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130000360 | PERSPIRATION CONTROL GLOVE - A perspiration control glove including a liner comprising knitted yarn, where the yarn comprises a wicking fiber, a shell comprising a polymeric material, the shell adhered to the liner, and an absorbent material element, where the element is coupled to the wicking fiber, and disposed between the liner and shell, to absorb and channel perspiration. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130213094 | ZONAL CUT RESISTANT GLOVE - Embodiments of the invention include knitted gloves having a cut-resistant yarn in at least one knitted zone of a glove and further including one or more yarns knitted into other knitted zones of the glove in which at least one zone has vertically knitted courses. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140005616 | WOUND CARE ARTICLES | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140157832 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL KNITTED GLOVE - A knitted glove that includes a knitted liner, the knitted liner including at least a first yarn and a second yarn, the first and second yarns forming knitted courses, wherein the knitted courses are disposed along a longitudinal axis of the liner, forming a knitted glove. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140237701 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL METAL FABRICATION GLOVE - Multifunctional liners and gloves that include impact-, cut- and flame/heat-resistant yarns and, optionally, flame/heat-resistant coatings, as well as methods for manufacturing liners and gloves, are disclosed. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150133870 | SAFETY SYRINGE - Safety syringes are disclosed, wherein a needle, at least one locking track and at least one tab disposed on an exterior surface of the barrel, wherein the barrel is in fluid communication with the needle, a plunger capable of fitting into the barrel, and a hollow sleeve having a first opening on a first end and a second opening on an opposite end, and having at least one protrusion on an interior surface of the hollow sleeve, wherein the tab on the at least one locking track on the barrel is adapted to engage the at least one protrusion of the hollow sleeve, thereby locking a position of the barrel with respect to a position of the hollow sleeve. | 05-14-2015 |
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| 20130184812 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE INCLUDING STENT STRUCTURE AND TISSUE LEAFLETS, AND RELATED METHODS - A method of making a prosthetic heart valve may include providing an annular stent having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure portions having tips, covering each of the tips with a first fabric cover, covering the first fabric covers and the remainder of the stent with a second fabric cover, covering the second fabric cover with a first tissue membrane, and covering the outside of the first tissue membrane with a second tissue membrane, the second tissue membrane forming leaflet portions that extend inwardly between the commissure portions. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130297009 | AORTIC BANDS AND METHODS OF USE - A method of testing the performance of a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes wrapping an aortic band around an outer surface of a portion of an aorta, fastening a first end portion of the aortic band to a second end portion of the aortic band, implanting a collapsible prosthetic heart valve in the aorta at an implantation site, and flowing a pressurized fluid through the aorta. The aortic band may be positioned near the sinotubular junction of the aorta. When installed around the aorta, the aortic band reinforces the portion of the aorta so as to be more resistant to radial expansion. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130338765 | COLLAPSIBLE AND RE-EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE CUFF DESIGNS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140350663 | COLLAPSIBLE AND RE-EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE CUFF DESIGNS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff having features which promote sealing with the native tissues even where the native tissues are irregular. The cuff may include a portion adapted to bear on the LVOT when the valve is implanted in a native aortic valve. The valve may include elements for biasing the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body when the stent body is in an expanded condition. The cuff may have portions of different thickness distributed around the circumference of the valve in a pattern matching the shape of the opening defined by the native tissue. All or part of the cuff may be movable relative to the stent during implantation. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350665 | COLLAPSIBLE AND RE-EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE CUFF DESIGNS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff having features which promote sealing with the native tissues even where the native tissues are irregular. The cuff may include a portion adapted to bear on the LVOT when the valve is implanted in a native aortic valve. The valve may include elements for biasing the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body when the stent body is in an expanded condition. The cuff may have portions of different thickness distributed around the circumference of the valve in a pattern matching the shape of the opening defined by the native tissue. All or part of the cuff may be movable relative to the stent during implantation. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140350667 | COLLAPSIBLE AND RE-EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE CUFF DESIGNS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff having features which promote sealing with the native tissues even where the native tissues are irregular. The cuff may include a portion adapted to bear on the LVOT when the valve is implanted in a native aortic valve. The valve may include elements for biasing the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body when the stent body is in an expanded condition. The cuff may have portions of different thickness distributed around the circumference of the valve in a pattern matching the shape of the opening defined by the native tissue. All or part of the cuff may be movable relative to the stent during implantation. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150216654 | COLLAPSIBLE AND RE-EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE CUFF DESIGNS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff having features which promote sealing with the native tissues even where the native tissues are irregular. The cuff may include a portion adapted to bear on the LVOT when the valve is implanted in a native aortic valve. The valve may include elements for biasing the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body when the stent body is in an expanded condition. The cuff may have portions of different thickness distributed around the circumference of the valve in a pattern matching the shape of the opening defined by the native tissue. All or part of the cuff may be movable relative to the stent during implantation. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150216663 | COLLAPSIBLE AND RE-EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE CUFF DESIGNS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A prosthetic heart valve is provided with a cuff having features which promote sealing with the native tissues even where the native tissues are irregular. The cuff may include a portion adapted to bear on the LVOT when the valve is implanted in a native aortic valve. The valve may include elements for biasing the cuff outwardly with respect to the stent body when the stent body is in an expanded condition. The cuff may have portions of different thickness distributed around the circumference of the valve in a pattern matching the shape of the opening defined by the native tissue. All or part of the cuff may be movable relative to the stent during implantation. | 08-06-2015 |
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| 20100067972 | GRILL CLEANING UTENSIL - A cleaning utensil is disclosed having a housing comprised of a cleaning portion and a handle portion. The housing has a reservoir and a pump. The reservoir is adapted to contain a fluid. The cleaning portion has a scrubbing surface and an orifice, and the handle portion has an actuator. The pump communicates with the reservoir, the orifice, and the actuator; whereby actuation of the actuator causes the fluid to be drawn from the reservoir and exhausted from the orifice by the pump. The orifice is arranged and adapted to cause the fluid to be exhausted forwardly from the cleaning portion. A bristled scrubbing element is removably affixable to the cleaning portion and has a scrubbing surface extending up first and second opposite side surfaces of the cleaning portion and across a bottom surface of the cleaning portion from the first side to the second side. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100294138 | VERSATILE COOKING DEVICE - Disclosed are accessories for use on the cooking grate of a barbeque grill or such, which are adapted to enable the effective grilling of such food items as fish, pizza, small items, and delicate items, alone of in combination, and which overcome drawbacks of grilling such food items while allowing the food items to receive the flavor benefits of grilling. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110223296 | SANDWICH COOKING ACCESSORY - Disclosed is a sandwich cooking accessory having a plurality of pockets in which may be assembled a sandwich or into which may be placed a raw (not yet cooked) sandwich. The accessory also includes a panel engagable to the pockets to contain the assembled sandwiches during handling and cooking. The panel cooperates with the pockets to slightly, but not excessively, compress the sandwiches. The pockets and panel are perforated to enable heat to the sandwiches during cooking. The panel include a plurality of shield to protect certain portions of the sandwiches from excessive toasting during cooking. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120160823 | HEATING APPARATUS - Several embodiments of an electric heater are disclosed, each of which includes a master or a satellite heating unit and a slave or a base heating unit. The base or slave unit selectably derives heating power and heating control either from the master or satellite unit through a disconnectable electrical cord or derives heating power and heating control independently there-from. The master or satellite and slave or base units are adapted for tool-free mechanical attachment and separation. A communicating arrangement distinguishes between the attachment and the separation and alters the heating power and control according thereto by causing transfer of at least some of the heating control of the slave or base unit from the slave or base unit to the master or satellite unit during the attachment. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120266760 | OUTDOOR GRILL WITH INTEGRATED GRIDDLE - Disclosed is a grill including a firebox having a burning chamber and an open upper end, a first horizontal cooking surface disposed over the burning chamber, a domed lid resting atop the burning chamber and enclosing the first horizontal cooking surface and having an opening through a top side thereof, and a panel resting atop the opening in either a first position in which the panel is a lid portion to close the opening, or a second position in which the panel serves as a second horizontal cooking surface disposed above the first horizontal cooking surface and exposed to the burning chamber through the opening. | 10-25-2012 |
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| 20120158767 | Providing Package Products - Package products include slots for component products, price information, and attribute information for selecting component product options for the package products. Information regarding the package products and the component product options is provided to customers for selection of a desired package product and desired component product options. The package products and component products provide flexible control to providers of the package products and to providers of the component products and allow package products to be generated quickly in response to a request from a customer for a package product having desired attributes and meeting desired availability and price criteria. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120317150 | Minimize Downtime with Immediate Upgrade of Data in Databases - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for updating data stored within the database. In some implementations, actions include determining a cut-off date, defining a first group of data within a first table based on the cut-off date, defining a second group of data within the first table based on the cut-off date, providing the second group of data in a second table, converting the first group of data from a first data structure to a second data structure to provide converted first data within the first table, making the converted first data available for access over a network, converting the second group of data from the first data structure to the second data structure to provide converted second data in the second table, and making the converted second data available for access over the network. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20140257887 | Minimize Downtime with Immediate Upgrade of Data in Databases - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for updating data stored within the database. In some implementations, actions include determining a cut-off date, defining a first group of data within a first table based on the cut-off date, defining a second group of data within the first table based on the cut-off date, providing the second group of data in a second table, converting the first group of data from a first data structure to a second data structure to provide converted first data within the first table, making the converted first data available for access over a network, converting the second group of data from the first data structure to the second data structure to provide converted second data in the second table, and making the converted second data available for access over the network. | 09-11-2014 |
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| 20080221739 | Durability Monitoring and Improvement of a Blender - A blender for blending foodstuff includes a base enclosing a motor and having an upper mounting surface. A jar sensor is secured to the base proximate the upper mounting surface and a jar is removably mountable to the base on the mounting surface. The jar includes a closed end and an actuator is mounted proximate the closed end. The jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator when the jar is mounted to the base in an operating position. The motor is powered when the jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator in the operating position. A motor temperature indicator is positioned on a control panel on the base and a temperature sensor is in communication with the motor temperature indicator. First and second cordsets are adaptable for removable mounting to the base for powering the motor. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090095459 | Blender Air Intake Snorkel for Countertop or In-Counter Installations - A blender with an air intake snorkel where the snorkel extends away from a motor housing provided by the blender is provided. The snorkel includes an air intake opening, an outlet opening, and a conduit fluidly connecting the intake and outlet openings. In one preferred embodiment, the snorkel includes a cap connected to the snorkel wherein the cap partially obstructs access to the intake opening in order to prevent contamination of the conduit. The outlet opening fluidly communicates with an inlet aperture provided by the motor housing. In use, an electric motor contained by the housing actuates a fan. The fan pulls air through the intake opening, conduit, and outlet opening. The air enters the housing via the inlet aperture where it acts to cool the electric motor. In one preferred embodiment, the appliance is a blender and the motor housing comprises a blender base that is installed on a countertop or in-counter (i.e., a portion of the blender extends into or through the plane defined by a countertop). The air intake snorkel reduces contamination of the interior of the appliance, provides efficient airflow for motor cooling, and reduces the re-circulation of warm appliance exhaust air into the motor housing. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100246319 | DURABILITY MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENT OF A BLENDER - A blender for blending foodstuff includes a base enclosing a motor and a jar sensor secured to the base. The base has an upper mounting surface and the motor is mounted beneath the upper mounting surface. The jar sensor is secured to the base proximate the upper mounting surface. A jar is removably mountable to the base on the mounting surface. The jar includes a closed end and an actuator is mounted proximate the lower jar surface. The jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator when the jar is mounted to the base in an operating position. The motor is powered when the jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator in the operating position. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110096619 | DURABILITY MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENT OF A BLENDER - A blender for blending foodstuff includes a base enclosing a motor and having an upper mounting surface. A jar sensor is secured to the base proximate the upper mounting surface and a jar is removably mountable to the base on the mounting surface. The jar includes a closed end and an actuator is mounted proximate the closed end. The jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator when the jar is mounted to the base in an operating position. The motor is powered when the jar sensor detects the presence of the actuator in the operating position. A motor temperature indicator is positioned on a control panel on the base and a temperature sensor is in communication with the motor temperature indicator. First and second cordsets are adaptable for removable mounting to the base for powering the motor. | 04-28-2011 |
