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20100089488 | CONTAINER FOR FLUIDS, INSERT AND METHOD OF FILLING A CONTAINER - The invention relates to a container ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100176162 | CLOSING VALVE AND CONTAINER COMPRISING THE SAME - A closing valve for a container for a fluid includes an outer jacket connected or connectable to an opening in the container or forming part of the container. An inner jacket is accommodated inside the outer jacket and has an opening through which the fluid can be fed to or withdrawn from the container. A closing element is positioned inside the inner jacket or between the inner jacket and the outer jacket and movable between at least a first position closing the opening and a second position clearing the opening, wherein at least the closing element is made from a polymer material. The closing element comprises a sealing member and a spring, which urges the closing element into the first position. | 07-15-2010 |
20100181346 | DISPENSE HEAD - A dispense head to be connected to a valve of a container for fluids, in particular liquids, such as beer or water. The dispense head comprises a housing and a probe. The distal end of the probe is detached or detachable from the rest of the probe and/or the housing and the distal end is connected or connectable to a flexible hose. | 07-22-2010 |
20110146809 | TAP FOR FLUIDS AND VALVE FOR USE IN SAID TAP - The invention relates to a tap ( | 06-23-2011 |
20120121767 | CONTAINER FOR A PRESSURIZED BEVERAGE, IN PARTICULAR BEER, AND METHOD OF FILLING A CONTAINER WITH A PRESSURIZED BEVERAGE - The invention relates to a container for a pressurized beverage, in particular beer, comprising a casing of a thermoplastic material, a valve part for dispensing the beverage from the container, and an expandable device holding a compressed gas or a gas generating system for expanding the device during or after filling the container to compensate for an increase in the volume of the container resulting from creep in the thermoplastic material. | 05-17-2012 |
20130200100 | CONTAINER FOR LIQUIDS - The invention relates to a container ( | 08-08-2013 |
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20140085252 | INCREASING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF AN INTEGRATOR BASED MUTUAL-CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT - In one embodiment, a method includes deactivating an integrator of a mutual-capacitive measurement circuit and configuring the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit according to a first voltage configuration. The first voltage configuration results in a charge on a sensor capacitor and a compensation capacitor when a supply voltage is applied to the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit. The method also includes adjusting a variable reference voltage input of the integrator to a first reference voltage, wherein the first reference voltage is selected to increase an output range of the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit. The method also includes applying the supply voltage to the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit and obtaining a first reference measurement from an analog-digital-converter coupled to an output of the mutual-capacitance measurement circuit. | 03-27-2014 |
20150028887 | MEASURING POWER CONSUMPTION OF CIRUIT COMPONENT OPERATING IN ULTRA-LOW POWER MODE - By powering an electronic component operating in an ultra-low power mode from a pre-charged measuring capacitor and measuring the time to discharge the capacitor to a trip voltage level, measurement data can be obtained. In some implementations, the capacitance of the capacitor can be obtained by adding a known current to the unknown current drawn from the capacitor and calculating the capacitance using a mathematical formula. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028898 | MEASURING POWER CONSUMPTION OF CIRUIT COMPONENT OPERATING IN RUN MODE - A sense resistor is coupled between a power source and one or more power pins of an integrated circuit (IC) chip including a circuit component (e.g., a microcontroller unit (MCU)). An on-chip amplifier (e.g., a programmable gain amplifier or op-amp) amplifies the voltage drop over the sense resistor to a level that is within the dynamic range of an on-chip analog-to-digital converter (ADC). In some implementations, the measured signals can be time-stamped and stored in a trace buffer and aligned with other trace data using a front-end tool (e.g., a personal computer). In some implementations, circuitry is included for detecting and handling power consumption events associated with the circuit component. In some implementations, a program counter associated with the circuit component is synchronously sampled with the power consumption measurements and/or other data sources. | 01-29-2015 |
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20130307811 | Self-Capacitance Measurement with Compensated Capacitance - In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and a compensation capacitor. The division of the first amount of charge results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes applying a reference voltage at the input node. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the first difference. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307812 | Self-Capacitance Measurement with Isolated Capacitance - In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and a compensation capacitor. The division of the first amount of charge results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes isolating the capacitance of the touch sensor from the compensation capacitor; and applying a reference voltage at the input node and a supply voltage at the compensation capacitor. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the first difference. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307813 | Burst-Mode Self-Capacitance Measurement with Compensated Capacitance - In one embodiment, a method includes applying a supply voltage across a compensation capacitor; dividing charge between a capacitance of a touch sensor and the compensation capacitor; and performing the application of the supply voltage and the dividing of charge a pre-determined number of times. A first amount of charge of the compensation capacitor results in a first voltage at an input node. The method also includes applying a reference voltage at the input node. The application of the reference voltage at the input node induces a second amount of charge proportional to a difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage on an integration capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage and the reference voltage based on a second amount of charge on the integration capacitor; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based on the difference. | 11-21-2013 |
20140104223 | Self-Capacitance Measurement Using Compensation Capacitor - In one embodiment, a method includes dividing a first amount of charge between a measurement capacitance and a sample-and-hold capacitor resulting in a voltage at the measurement capacitance being a first voltage. The division of the first amount of charge is based at least in part on a configuration of a compensation capacitor relative to the measurement capacitance and the sample-and-hold capacitor. The configuration being determined based at least in part on an output without the compensation capacitor. The method also includes determining a first difference between the first voltage at the capacitance and a reference voltage; and determining whether a touch input to the touch sensor has occurred based at least in part on the first difference. | 04-17-2014 |
20140354305 | Multi-State Capacitive Button - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor, a button, a conductor between the button and the sensor, and a controller connected to the sensor. The sensor includes first and second electrode tracks. The button includes an electrically isolating material and is configured to capacitively couple with an object. The conductor is configured to capacitively couple with the sensor and form a galvanic connection between the first and second electrode tracks when the conductor comes into contact with the sensor. The controller is configured to measure a value associated with an amount of capacitive coupling between the conductor and the sensor and to detect first and second states of the button based on the value, the first state indicating that the object is in contact with the button and that the conductor is not contacting the sensor, and the second state indicating that the conductor is not contacting the sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354577 | Multi-State Capacitive Button - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a capacitive sensor, a button, a support, and a controller. The button includes a first material having a distal coupling portion and a proximal coupling portion. The distal coupling portion is distal from the capacitive sensor and configured to capacitively couple with an object. The proximal coupling portion is proximal to the capacitive sensor and configured to capacitively couple with the capacitive sensor. The support is connected to the button and configured to deflect when the button is pressed. The controller is connected to the capacitive sensor and configured to measure a value associated with an amount of capacitive coupling between the button and the capacitive sensor, which is based on an amount of capacitive coupling between the distal coupling portion and the object and a distance between the proximal coupling portion and the capacitive sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
20150058827 | BREAKING CODE EXECUTION BASED ON TIME CONSUMPTION - An on-chip system uses a time measurement circuit to trap code that takes longer than expected to execute by breaking code execution on excess time consumption. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067661 | SOFTWARE CODE PROFILING - An on-chip function call aware software code profiling counter system and method is disclosed. When building software code a compiler/tool-chain can modify prologues and epilogues of functions to add instrumentation code which uniquely identifies the function. Each function included in the instrumented source code tree is assigned a unique identifier (ID) by the compiler/tool-chain. Writing a unique ID for a function to a register starts profiling for the function. The profiling is performed by a counter that counts the number of instruction cycles since the last unique ID was written to the register. When a unique ID for a next function to be profiled is written to the register, the old register value and the counter value are latched to one or more buffers and the counter is cleared to start the next count sequence for the next function to be profiled. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110040371 | COILED ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING THE WALL OF A LUMEN - The invention is in the field of mechanical devices. It relates to a device and methods for supporting the wall of a lumen. In particular, the invention relates to a device and method for supporting the wall of a human or animal body lumen, the device comprising a coiled body which can be inserted into a lumen and expand therein. The device may advantageously be used for treating arterial and vascular diseases, in particular coronary conditions and cardiovascular diseases. The device may also advantageously be used for the localized delivery of drugs. In particular, the invention provides a device for supporting the wall of a lumen comprising a coiled structure ( | 02-17-2011 |
20120083734 | BALLOON CATHETER COMPRISING PRESSURE SENSITIVE MICROPARTICLES - The invention provides a solution to the above mentioned problem in that it provides a catheter balloon comprising a flexible coating on its outer surface wherein a plurality of microparticles are contained wherein said coating comprises a material selected from the group consisting of poly(N-vinyl-pirrolidone, poly(N-vinyl-pirrolidone-co-butylacrylate), poly(-vinyl pyridine), polyacrylamides, e.g. poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), poly(amido-amines), poly(ethylene imine), poly(ethylene oxide-block-propylene oxide), poly(ethylene oxide-block-propylene oxide-block-ethylene oxide), poly(styrene-block-isobutylene-block-styrene), poly(hydroxystyrene-block-isobutylene-block-hydroxystyrene), polydialkylsiloxanes, polysaccharides, polyacrylates and polyalkylmethacrylates, e.g. polymethylmethacrylate and poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) and wherein said microparticles comprise a material selected from the group consisting of polyesters, e.g. poly(lactic acid), poly(lactic-co-glycol acid), poly(glycolic acid), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(3-hydroxyvalerate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and polycaprolactone, polyamides, polysaccharides, polyurethanes, polyalkylmethacrylates and polyacrylates, e.g. polymethylmethacrylate and poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) and wherein the microparticles comprise a pharmaceutically active compound. | 04-05-2012 |
20140081105 | BIOSENSOR - A biosensor having a hollow coil having wires coiled in parallel and an electronic circuit component operably connected to the coil, wherein the wires include at least a first coiled wire which may be used as a counter electrode, a second coiled wire which may be used as a working electrode and a third coiled wire which may be used as a reference electrode, wherein the second coiled wire is provided with a biocompatible layer having a bioreceptor, wherein the electronic circuit component is capable of generating an input signal for a transceiver based upon the activity of the bioreceptor and wirelessly sending the input signal to the transceiver, wherein the electronic circuit component is encapsulated in a biocompatible resin. | 03-20-2014 |
20150068028 | PROCESS FOR MAKING BIOSENSOR - A process for making a biosensor comprising a hollow coil having wires coiled in parallel and an electronic circuit component connected to the coil, the process including: 1) providing a mandrel on which wires including at least a first wire, a second wire and a third wire are wound in parallel, 2a) immersing the mandrel in a first buffer solution comprising a first bioreceptor, a first monomer and optional additives, 2b) arranging the wires such that the first wire may be used as a working electrode, the second wire may be used as a counter electrode and the third wire may be used as a reference electrode of a three electrode electrochemical cell used in an electropolymerisation process, 3) passing electric current through the first wire to form a first biocompatible coating of a first polymer polymerized from the first monomer comprising the first bioreceptor on the first wire, 4) removing the coil from the mandrel, 5) connecting the wires to their respective points of the electronic circuit component such that the first wire may be used as a working electrode, the second wire may be used as a counter electrode and the third wire may be used as a reference electrode and wherein the electronic circuit component is configured such that it can generate an input signal for a wireless receiver based upon the activity of the bioreceptor and wirelessly send the input signal to the wireless receiver. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100296716 | TOMOGRAMS FOR IMPLANT PLANNING - Method for creating and presenting layer images that are generated from a set of volume data, whereby the volume data are recorded with a tomographic recording device, for example with a “cone beam CT” device, and show the jaw area of a patient, whereby planning data are assigned to the volume data, and said planning data describe the position of an implant that is to be inserted into the jaw and that has an implant axis, whereby a coordinate system that is adapted to a panoramic curve or a panoramic surface is defined that is formed by the vectors u, v, and w that are orthogonal to one another, whereby for the creation and presentation of a layer image, a representational plane is selected that intersects an implant that is described by the planning data, whereby in a first case, the v vector is orthogonal to the panoramic surface and/or the panoramic curve, and the implant axis intersects in a reference point, whereby the reference point is selected as the origin of the coordinate system, whereby the w-vector that runs through the reference point is tilted in such a way that the implant axis lies in the v, w-plane, whereby the v, w-plane forms a first base plane and whereby a representational plane that is parallel to the first base plane is selected, whereby in a second case, the u vector intersects the implant axis in a reference point and is parallel to the tangent on the panoramic curve in the perpendicular point of the reference point to the panoramic curve, whereby the w-vector of the coordinate system is tilted in such a way that the implant axis lies in the u, w-plane, whereby the u, w-plane forms a second base plane and whereby a representational plane that is parallel to the second base plane is selected. | 11-25-2010 |
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20090191509 | PROCESS FOR REGISTERING DENTAL MODELS - Process for planning an operational intervention on a body part, in particular on the jaw, of a patient, whereby within the framework of a recording, a common reference system is defined between a set of patient data that are registering with a recording device and that show the body part in its three-dimensionality, and a model of the body part, whereby the patient is held in place, during the registering of the patient data, with the body part in a securing device ( | 07-30-2009 |
20110109630 | Preparation and Presentation of Patient-Individual Panoramic Visualizations - The invention relates to a method for generating and presenting a panorama image of a jaw region, wherein first a set of volume data representing the jaw region of a patient is generated by means of a tomographic method, wherein the volume data is composed of a plurality of individual volume elements (“voxels”), wherein multiple horizontal section planes intersecting the jaw are determined, wherein a contour surface ( | 05-12-2011 |
20140030669 | Surgical Instrument Having Integrated Navigation Control - The invention relates to a system for carrying out a treatment of a human or animal body by a surgeon, comprising a hand-held instrument ( | 01-30-2014 |
20150132716 | METHOD FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL JAW IMAGE - A method for generating a virtual jaw image includes performing a movement recording method to obtain a movement record which comprises producing at least one position data record over a defined time. A position data record describes a spatial position of a lower jaw to an upper jaw at a specific time. Surface sections of the upper and lower jaw are scanned at the defined time during the movement recording method to obtain a spatial relation of the surface sections during the defined time. Digital upper and lower jaw images are recorded. A position data record of a virtual position of the digital lower jaw image is assigned to the digital upper jaw image. A position data record is selected to obtain a selected position data record. The digital lower and upper jaw images are virtually aligned based on the selected position data record to produce the virtual jaw image. | 05-14-2015 |