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20100168630 | BACK ORTHOSIS AND ORTHOTIC METHOD - A lumbar orthosis that includes first and second, separate, opposing and mating front attachment panels; and a separate, laterally adjustable, rigid lumbar compression piece configured for positioning only at the rear of a wearer, wherein pulling of a cord causes the brace both circumferentially to tighten and to concentrate compression and pressure of the separate, laterally adjustable, rigid lumbar compression piece directly and especially upon a spinal region of a wearer's back with the aid of a mechanical advantage dependant upon a number of apertures through which the cord or cords pass. An orthosis and method for correcting lumbar and thoracic back pain and disorders is also disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
20120078151 | APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, REDUCING KNEE PAIN AND/OR INCREASING LEVELS OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE - An apparatus for reducing knee pain and/or increasing athletic performance, comprising: a compressive sleeve, a compressive wrap, or a compressive pair of shorts configured to fit over a thigh of at least one leg; an elastic strap configured to fit tightly and circumferentially, over and around the compressive sleeve, the compressive wrap, or the compressive pair of shorts, above a knee joint at a mid-portion of the thigh; a generally concave-shaped hard actuator having a concave side, wherein the elastic strap is configured to fit over the hard actuator and thereby press the concave side of the concave hard actuator against a position on an anterior side of the mid-portion of the thigh; wherein application of the apparatus reduces knee pain and/or increases athletic performance. A method of reducing knee pain and/or increasing athletic performance is also disclosed. | 03-29-2012 |
20120232453 | DIGITAL STRAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital strapping system comprising an alternatively configurable hallux strap system for positioning and exercising a hallux of a foot, and/or an alternatively configurable osteotomy strap system for positioning and exercising a second and/or third digit of a foot. | 09-13-2012 |
20130281898 | FOOT AND ANKLE ORTHOSES THAT ENABLE NATURAL MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT - An ankle brace includes upper and lower members with a hinge therebetween. The hinge is configured to be positioned at a location that corresponds to, or at least approximately corresponds to, a true axis of rotation of an individual's foot relative to the tibia bone in his or her lower leg. That axis of rotation is located below the tibialtalor junction, along which tibia and talus articulate as the foot is moved between dorsiflexion and plantarflexion orientations. A foot orthosis includes an arch support that is configured to support at least a portion of a longitudinal arch of an individual's foot regardless of whether or not a ground reaction force is applied to the arch support or to the foot. Such an arch support and an orthosis of which it is a part may be configured to exert an upward force on the longitudinal arch regardless of whether or not any weight is applied to the foot or to the arch support. The arch support may be configured to follow or substantially follow a path of the posterior tibial tendon through the ankle and foot. An orthsis may include both the arch support and the hinge. Methods for support ankles and feet are also disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
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20130289461 | ORTHOSIS AND ORTHOTIC METHODS FOR APPLYING LOCALIZED FORCE TO A WEARER'S BACK - An back orthosis includes a lumbar panel, a support and a pair of cinching systems between corresponding sides of the lumbar panel and the support. The lumbar panel is configured to be positioned over a portion of the back of an individual's torso (e.g., over a portion of the individual's spine, etc.) and to apply localized or focused pressure to a portion of the back. The support is configured to extend over at least a portion of the front side of the torso and to be anchored by the front side. In addition, the support may include a pair of anchors that are configured to be positioned over lateral locations on the back. Each cinching system includes one or more cords and a system of rollers, or pulleys, with a set of rollers being associated with each outer edge of the support and another set of rollers being associated with each lateral edge of the lumbar panel. The rollers may be oriented non-horizontally and, along with their corresponding cord(s), may be configured maximize the amount of leverage that may be achieved with each cinching system and, thus, maximize the amount of force that the lumbar support may apply to the back. | 10-31-2013 |
20150173928 | KNEE ORTHOSIS AND ORTHOTIC METHOD - A knee orthosis includes a medial tracking member and an inward tracking member. The medial tracking member includes a lateral element that is configured to be positioned adjacent to a lateral side of a patella, and is configured to cause the patella to track medially. The inward tracking member is configured to extend over the patella, and to apply an inward pressure against the patella, which may increase the contact surface area between patellofemoral articular tissue and an associated femoral trochlear groove. The inward tracking member may also be configured to provide continuous compressive force against the patella throughout a full extension or flexion motion of an associated knee. Orthotic methods for addressing patellofemoral joint disorders are also disclosed. | 06-25-2015 |
20150328840 | USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM WEARABLE AND/OR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A method for manufacturing a custom wearable and/or implantable medical device, such as an orthosis (e.g., an ankle brace, etc.), a prosthesis or the like, includes use of scanning processes. A digital model of a surface may be applied to a digital device model to define a custom digital device model. The digital model and, thus, the custom digital device model may include one or more standard features. The custom digital device model may be used with an automated manufacturing process to make some or all of the custom wearable and/or implantable medical device. In some embodiments, additive manufacturing processes may be used to form a portion or all of the custom wearable and/or implantable medical device. | 11-19-2015 |
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20100058695 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING BUILDINGS FROM FIRE - A fire barrier for buildings includes a ceramic fiber based material such as ceramic paper. The ceramic prevents the burning of the building in case of a fire. The ceramic material may be mounted to the building on spools prior to use and rapidly deployed therefrom in the event of a fire near the building. | 03-11-2010 |
20100058699 | FIRE BARRIER FOR WALL SHEATHING MATERIALS - A sheathing material includes a layer of ceramic paper to help prevent the burning of the sheathing during a fire. The material may include insulation disposed between the ceramic paper and the substrate to further reduce damage to the substrate, and may include a thin layer of wood or paper placed over the ceramic paper to protect the ceramic paper and to allow the sheathing to be used in a manner similar to that of a conventional sheathing material. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062263 | USE OF CERAMIC FIBER FIRE BARRIERS IN VEHICULAR COMPARTMENTS - A ceramic fiber based fire barrier for vehicles contains and directs fires and prevents or substantially hinders fire or extreme heat from adversely affecting underlying materials. The fire barriers protect the vehicle and vehicle components from damage from fire and heat, and also provide increased protection to passengers. The fire barriers provide additional time to properly evacuate passengers from a vehicle in the case of an emergency. | 03-11-2010 |
20130015680 | USE OF CERAMIC FIBER FIRE BARRIERS IN VEHICULAR COMPARTMENTS - A ceramic fiber based fire barrier for vehicles contains and directs fires and prevents or substantially hinders fire or extreme heat from adversely affecting underlying materials. The fire barriers protect the vehicle and vehicle components from damage from fire and heat, and also provide increased protection to passengers. The fire barriers provide additional time to properly evacuate passengers from a vehicle in the case of an emergency. | 01-17-2013 |
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20150193244 | AUTONOMOUSLY MANAGED VIRTUAL MACHINE ANTI-AFFINITY RULES IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation comprising collecting performance metrics of a first virtual machine, and defining, based on the collected performance metrics, at least one rule to restrict collocation of the first virtual machine with other virtual machines on one or more host machines in a cloud computing environment. | 07-09-2015 |
20150193245 | AUTONOMOUSLY MANAGED VIRTUAL MACHINE ANTI-AFFINITY RULES IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation comprising collecting performance metrics of a first virtual machine, and defining, based on the collected performance metrics, at least one rule to restrict collocation of the first virtual machine with other virtual machines on one or more host machines in a cloud computing environment. | 07-09-2015 |
20150295789 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEMENT IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A method, a system, and a computer program product for managing the resources of a virtual machine on a physical server are provided. The method includes receiving, at a management application, a request to increase a first virtual resource from an initial level to an increased level for a first virtual machine. The first virtual machine is provided by a first physical server in a computing environment. The method also includes determining whether a free virtual resource for the first physical server is sufficient for the request at the increased level. The method also includes increasing, in response to the free virtual resource being insufficient for the request, the first virtual resource. | 10-15-2015 |
20150295790 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE RESOURCES IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present disclosure call for a method, a system, and a computer program product for managing virtual resources for a virtual machine of interest on a physical server. The method includes monitoring a plurality of physical servers, on a computing system. Each physical server provides an initial level of virtual resources to a plurality of virtual machines. The method also includes receiving a requested level of virtual resources for a virtual machine of interest hosted by a first physical server from the plurality of physical servers. The method also includes determining whether the first physical server is able to host the requested level of virtual resources for the virtual machine of interest. The method also includes determining, in response to the first physical server not being able to host the requested level of resources for the virtual machine of interest, a path. | 10-15-2015 |
20150295791 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEMENT IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A method, a system, and a computer program product for managing the resources of a virtual machine on a physical server are provided. The method includes receiving, at a management application, a request to increase a first virtual resource from an initial level to an increased level for a first virtual machine. The first virtual machine is provided by a first physical server in a computing environment. The method also includes determining whether a free virtual resource for the first physical server is sufficient for the request at the increased level. The method also includes increasing, in response to the free virtual resource being insufficient for the request, the first virtual resource. | 10-15-2015 |
20150295792 | MANAGEMENT OF VIRTUAL MACHINE RESOURCES IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present disclosure call for a method, a system, and a computer program product for managing virtual resources for a virtual machine of interest on a physical server. The method includes monitoring a plurality of physical servers, on a computing system. Each physical server provides an initial level of virtual resources to a plurality of virtual machines. The method also includes receiving a requested level of virtual resources for a virtual machine of interest hosted by a first physical server from the plurality of physical servers. The method also includes determining whether the first physical server is able to host the requested level of virtual resources for the virtual machine of interest. The method also includes determining, in response to the first physical server not being able to host the requested level of resources for the virtual machine of interest, a path. | 10-15-2015 |
20150355922 | SELECTING A HOST FOR A VIRTUAL MACHINE USING A HARDWARE MULTITHREADING PARAMETER - A cloud manager monitors available resources on host computer systems, including a number of hardware threads supported by CPUs on the host computer systems. The cloud manager receives a request to provision a virtual machine (VM) that includes a hardware multithreading parameter that specifies the amount of hardware multithreading required on the host computer system. The cloud manager then selects a host computer system for the VM taking the hardware multithreading parameter into consideration. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355926 | SELECTING A HOST FOR A VIRTUAL MACHINE USING A HARDWARE MULTITHREADING PARAMETER - A cloud manager monitors available resources on host computer systems, including a number of hardware threads supported by CPUs on the host computer systems. The cloud manager receives a request to provision a virtual machine (VM) that includes a hardware multithreading parameter that specifies the amount of hardware multithreading required on the host computer system. The cloud manager then selects a host computer system for the VM taking the hardware multithreading parameter into consideration. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355928 | PLACEMENT OF VIRTUAL CPUS USING A HARDWARE MULTITHREADING PARAMETER - A cloud manager monitors available resources on host computer systems, including a number of hardware threads supported by CPUs on the host computer systems. The cloud manager receives a request to provision a virtual machine (VM) that includes a hardware multithreading parameter that specifies whether hardware multithreading is allowed on the host computer system. The cloud manager then selects a host computer system for the VM taking the hardware multithreading parameter into consideration. The VM is then placed on the selected host computer system using the hardware multithreading parameter. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355929 | PROVISIONING VIRTUAL CPUS USING A HARDWARE MULTITHREADING PARAMETER IN HOSTS WITH SPLIT CORE PROCESSORS - A cloud manager monitors available resources on host computer systems, including a number of hardware threads supported by CPUs on the host computer systems and whether or not the CPUs have split core enabled. The cloud manager receives a request to provision a virtual machine (VM) that includes a hardware multithreading parameter that specifies whether hardware multithreading is allowed on the host computer system. The cloud manager then selects a host computer system for the VM taking into consideration the hardware multithreading parameter, the hardware threads supported by the CPU, and the split core settings. The VM is then placed on the selected host computer system using the hardware multithreading parameter. The result is more efficient utilization of CPU resources in a host for a virtual machine. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355930 | PLACEMENT OF VIRTUAL CPUS USING A HARDWARE MULTITHREADING PARAMETER - A cloud manager monitors available resources on host computer systems, including a number of hardware threads supported by CPUs on the host computer systems. The cloud manager receives a request to provision a virtual machine (VM) that includes a hardware multithreading parameter that specifies whether hardware multithreading is allowed on the host computer system. The cloud manager then selects a host computer system for the VM taking the hardware multithreading parameter into consideration. The VM is then placed on the selected host computer system using the hardware multithreading parameter. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355931 | PROVISIONING VIRTUAL CPUS USING A HARDWARE MULTITHREADING PARAMETER IN HOSTS WITH SPLIT CORE PROCESSORS - A cloud manager monitors available resources on host computer systems, including a number of hardware threads supported by CPUs on the host computer systems and whether or not the CPUs have split core enabled. The cloud manager receives a request to provision a virtual machine (VM) that includes a hardware multithreading parameter that specifies whether hardware multithreading is allowed on the host computer system. The cloud manager then selects a host computer system for the VM taking into consideration the hardware multithreading parameter, the hardware threads supported by the CPU, and the split core settings. The VM is then placed on the selected host computer system using the hardware multithreading parameter. The result is more efficient utilization of CPU resources in a host for a virtual machine. | 12-10-2015 |
20160077854 | EXPEDITING HOST MAINTENANCE MODE IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) expedites host maintenance in a cloud computing environment by intelligently suspending essentially inactive virtual machines. The user is given the option to enter maintenance mode using the MMM. The MMM determines essentially inactive VMs that can be suspended to reduce the number of VMs that need to be migrated prior to entering a maintenance mode. Metrics of the VMs associated with the host are analyzed to determine which VMs can be suspended. Parameters can also be set by the user to instruct the MMM to verify the selection of a specific VM with the user. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077859 | EXPEDITING HOST MAINTENANCE MODE IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A maintenance mode mechanism (MMM) expedites host maintenance in a cloud computing environment by intelligently suspending essentially inactive virtual machines. The user is given the option to enter maintenance mode using the MMM. The MMM determines essentially inactive VMs that can be suspended to reduce the number of VMs that need to be migrated prior to entering a maintenance mode. Metrics of the VMs associated with the host are analyzed to determine which VMs can be suspended. Parameters can also be set by the user to instruct the MMM to verify the selection of a specific VM with the user. | 03-17-2016 |
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20140095637 | SYSTEM FOR SHARING AND TRACKING REVIEW OF RICH CONTENT, AND METHODS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - Methods and systems are used to share data as authorized by a provider for review by a recipient. As the recipient reviews information, information relating to the amount reviewed is tracked, and the provider is notified of whether or not the recipient has accessed the shared information and/or the extent to which the shared information was reviewed. The shared information may, in some contexts, be video data. Video data may be captured and automatically uploaded to a network-accessible location. The uploaded video may then be shared with a recipient. As the recipient reviews the uploaded video, the amount viewed by the recipient can be tracked, and the provider notified of the amount viewed. | 04-03-2014 |
20140324981 | UPLOADING AND STREAMING OF VIDEO AND OTHER RICH CONTENT - Methods and systems are used to share data as authorized by a provider for review by a recipient. Rich content, such as video, still images and audio, may be captured and automatically uploaded to a network-accessible location. The uploaded rich content may then be shared with a recipient (e.g., a recipient designated by the provider, etc.). As the recipient reviews the uploaded rich content, the amount of the rich content played by the recipient can be tracked, and the provider may be notified of whether or not the recipient has accessed the shared information and/or the extent to which the shared information was reviewed. | 10-30-2014 |