| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20140087345 | SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL FOR LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES - A surgical training model that includes a simulated tissue having a tubular shape that is connected to a tissue holder is provided. A portion of the simulated tissue overhangs the distal end of the tissue holder to simulate a cuff-like entry to the vaginal vault or resected intestine suitable for practicing laparoscopic closure of the vaginal vault, intestine or other organ via suturing or stapling. Two concentric tubular structures are also arranged over the same tissue holder. A second model includes two portions of simulated tissue that are held by two holders such that the simulated tissues are adjacent making the model suitable for practicing different types of anastomosis procedures. A third model includes two holders with a single or double tubular simulated tissue structure connected to and spanning a gap between the holders. The model isolates the step of closing a cylindrical opening for the purpose of repeated practice. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087346 | SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL FOR LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES - A surgical training model that includes a simulated tissue having a tubular shape that is connected to a tissue holder is provided. A portion of the simulated tissue overhangs the distal end of the tissue holder to simulate a cuff-like entry to the vaginal vault or resected intestine suitable for practicing laparoscopic closure of the vaginal vault, intestine or other organ via suturing or stapling. Two concentric tubular structures are also arranged over the same tissue holder. A second model includes two portions of simulated tissue that are held by two holders such that the simulated tissues are adjacent making the model suitable for practicing different types of anastomosis procedures. A third model includes two holders with a single or double tubular simulated tissue structure connected to and spanning a gap between the holders. The model isolates the step of closing a cylindrical opening for the purpose of repeated practice. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087347 | SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL FOR LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES - A surgical training device includes a model comprising a simulated tissue portion mounted in selectable tension onto a plurality of posts connected to a base. Each post includes at least one notch configured for retaining the simulated tissue portion. Mounting the simulated tissue portion that is in the form of a sheet in notches of different heights creates an angled installation of simulated tissue upon which surgical techniques such as cutting and suturing can be practiced in a simulated laparoscopic environment. More than one sheet can be mounted and each sheet can be mounted with selectable tension by pulling the sheet more or less as desired onto the posts. One variation includes a simulated tumor disposed between sheets, angled or wobbly posts and textured and imprinted simulated tissue surfaces to provide various levels of dynamism and difficulty for surgical skills training in a laparoscopic environment. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087348 | SURGICAL TRAINING MODEL FOR LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES - A surgical training device is provided. The training device includes a practice model comprising a base with a plurality of eyelets connected to the outer surface of the base. The plurality of eyelets defines at least one predetermined pathway for practicing the passing of at least one needle and suture through the eyelets of the predetermined pathway. Various eyelets are described including angled, flexible, deflectable, interchangeable, retractable, rotatable and ones having apertures of various shapes and sizes. The predetermined pathway is marked with markings on the outer surface of base or with color-coded eyelets. Suture pathways define anatomical pathways as well as differing skill levels. The model provides a platform for practicing hand-to-hand transfer and depth perception among other skills required in laparoscopic procedures. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140242564 | PORTABLE LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINER - A portable surgical training device is provided. The trainer includes a top cover spaced apart from a base to form a simulated body cavity for locating model organs that are substantially obscured from the field of view of the user. The top cover includes a video display, fixed insertion ports and interchangeable inserts containing simulated tissue layers. The training device has open sides for demonstrating and training lateral surgical techniques including a simulated or live tissue colon attached to a support leg for simulating transanal minimally invasive surgery. A training endoscope with an adjustable focal length for use with the trainer and, in particular, with optical trocars is disclosed. The surgical trainer can be angled and is well suited for training laparoscopic surgery techniques and demonstrating surgical instruments. | 08-28-2014 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20090298095 | Immortalization of cells including neuronal cells - The instant invention provides methods for immortalizing cells. The invention further provides immortalized cell lines, e.g., neuronal cell lines, and methods of using these cell lines in screening assays. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100303881 | Therapeutic Electrospun Fiber Compositions - The instant invention provides electrospun fiber compositions comprising one or more polymers and one or more biologically active agents. In specific embodiments, the biologically active agents are nerve growth factors. In certain embodiments, the electrospun fiber compositions comprising one or more biologically active agents are on the surface of a film, or a tube. The tubes comprising the electrospun fiber compositions of the invention can be used, for example, as nerve guide conduits. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110125170 | HYDROGEL-GRAFTED DEGRADABLE NERVE GUIDES - The present invention is directed to the compositions and methods of preparing hydrogel-grafted nerve guides for peripheral nerve regeneration. Particularly, the present invention describes the nerve guides and methods for preparation of hydrogel-grafted nerve guides with encapsulated neurotrophic factors and a nanofiber mesh lining the inner surface of the guide. The present invention also provides methods for peripheral nerve repair using these hydrogel-grafted nerve guides. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120059399 | BIOLOGICAL TISSUE CONNECTION AND REPAIR DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The instant invention provides compositions and methods for promoting the repair and/or growth of biological tissue, e.g., tubular biological tissue such as nerves. Specifically, the instant invention provides tissue connection devices and tissue repair devices and methods for using these devices. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20140081297 | BIODEGRADABLE NERVE GUIDES - The present invention is directed to the compositions and methods of preparing hydrogel-grafted nerve guides for peripheral nerve regeneration. Particularly, the present invention describes the nerve guides and methods for preparation of hydrogel-grafted nerve guides with encapsulated neurotrophic factors and a nanofiber mesh lining the inner surface of the guide. The present invention also provides methods for peripheral nerve repair using these hydrogel-grafted nerve guides. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140163589 | BIOLOGICAL TISSUE CONNECTION AND REPAIR DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The instant invention provides compositions and methods for promoting the repair and/or growth of biological tissue, e.g., tubular biological tissue such as nerves. Specifically, the instant invention provides tissue connection devices and tissue repair devices and methods for using these devices. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140271793 | THERAPEUTIC ELECTROSPUN FIBER COMPOSITIONS - The instant invention provides electrospun fiber compositions comprising one or more polymers and one or more biologically active agents. In specific embodiments, the biologically active agents are nerve growth factors. In certain embodiments, the electrospun fiber compositions comprising one or more biologically active agents are on the surface of a film, or a tube. The tubes comprising the electrospun fiber compositions of the invention can be used, for example, as nerve guide conduits. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140303203 | COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING PERIPHERAL; NEUROPATHIES AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE; DISORDERS - Compounds and methods for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease, disorder or condition associated with the overall activity of hsp90 but not with the ATPase activity of hsp90, including peripheral neuropathy, such as peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy or diabetes, disorders 5 of the central nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinsons disease, and motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in a subject are provided. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150142026 | THERAPEUTIC ELECTROSPUN FIBER COMPOSITIONS - The instant invention provides electrospun fiber compositions comprising one or more polymers and one or more biologically active agents. In specific embodiments, the biologically active agents are nerve growth factors. In certain embodiments, the electrospun fiber compositions comprising one or more biologically active agents are on the surface of a film, or a tube. The tubes comprising the electrospun fiber compositions of the invention can be used, for example, as nerve guide conduits. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150175963 | IMMORTALIZATION OF CELLS INCLUDING NEURONAL CELLS - The instant invention provides methods for immortalizing cells. The invention further provides immortalized cell lines, e.g., neuronal cell lines, and methods of using these cell lines in screening assays. | 06-25-2015 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20120197795 | Integrated Payment System - A payment system executes payments from payers to vendors. An unattended interface system automates the uploading of payments file from each payer to the system. A web services transfer server performs the unattended transfer. Steps of a payment server generating an electronic funds transfer file with a group of fund transfer records for each payment represented by a record of the payment file. After the electronic funds transfer file is complete, the steps further comprise transferring the electronic fund transfer file to an electronic payment network for execution. Remittance records are transferred to the vendor utilizing an unattended transfer executed by the web services transfer server. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120290379 | System and method for facilitating the onboarding of prospective payersto an electronic payment system. - A system for marketing, to a prospective payer, a system which automates payments to enrolled vendors. The system comprises a vendor history file received from the prospective payer which associates identifying attributes and annual spend value with each target vendor to which the payer makes payments. Marketing instructions include, for each target vendor, determining a rebate potential by: i) using the identifying attributes to determine a industry code to associate with the target vendor; ii) using the industry code to look up a sensitivity rating; iii) calculating a transaction fee rate as a function of the sensitivity rating; and iv) calculating rebate potential as the product of the spend value multiplied by the transaction fee rate. An onboard report includes identification of the prospective payer and in association with the identification of the prospective payer, the rebate potential. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290381 | Electronic payment system with variable transaction fee and variable rebate capabilities - A system for making payments from each payer of a community of payers to each supplier of a community of suppliers assesses a variable transaction fee to each supplier. The system comprises a database which associates, for each payer, identification of a group of transaction rates to apply to payments made by the payer. Associated with each transaction rate is a subgroup of suppliers to which the transaction rate applies on payments made by the payer. In response to receiving a payment instruction, a payment application generates a credit transaction to the account of the supplier in the amount of the payment less a transaction fee. The transaction fee is the amount of the first payment multiplied by the transaction rate, of the group of transaction rates associated with the payer, that associates with the subgroup of suppliers to which the first supplier is associated. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290382 | Electronic payment system with payer controlled transaction fees and variable rebate capabilities - A system makes payments from each payer of a community of payers to each vendor of a community of vendors, assesses a variable transaction fee to each vendor, and provides a variable rebate to each payer. The transaction fee is “variable” because it may be varied: i) amongst vendors (the same payer may use different fee rates for different vendors); and ii) amongst payers (the same vendor may be subjected to different rates, based on the payer making the payment). The variable rebate is based on the total transaction fee applicable to payments made by the payer during a period of time. The rebate may be the sum of: i) the product of the total transaction fee multiplied by a base rebate percentage; and ii) the product of that portion of the total transaction fee in excess of an accelerator threshold multiplied by an accelerated rebate percentage. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290400 | System and method for facilitating the onboarding of target vendors to an electronic payment system - A system for facilitating on-boarding of target vendors to an electronic payment system comprises a vendor community database with a group of target vendor records, each associated with identification of one or more payers. In association with each payer is identification of a payer aggregate spend value and a target transaction fee rate. The target transaction fee rate may be a fractional value which, when multiplied by the payer spend value, yields an aggregate transaction fee. Machine readable instructions determine, for each target vendor, a target vendor priority value as a function of the aggregate spend value for all payers and the transaction fee rate of each customer payer. The machine readable instructions further comprise generating a target vendor report which includes identification of each target vendor and, in association with the identification of the target vendor, the target vendor priority value. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290469 | System and method for assigning an initial transaction fee tier to a vendor in a payment system with a variable transaction fee - A system for making payments from each payer of a community of payers to each vendor of a community of vendors assesses a variable transaction fee to each vendor. The system comprises a database which associates, for each payer, identification a selected rate tier assigned to each vendor. A rate tier assignment application determines an initial rate tier to assign to a vendor by: i) determining an industry sensitivity score, the industry sensitivity score being representative of how sensitive a typical vendor in the same type of business as the vendor is to payment of transaction fees; ii) determining a payer centric spend score; iii) determining a payer centric frequency score; iv) determining a network spend score; and iv) determining a network frequency score. These scores are used to determine an initial rate tier to associate with the vendor. A payment application, when making payment from the payer to the vendor, determines a transaction fee to apply to the payment, the transaction fee being a product of the amount of the payment and the transaction rate associated with the selected rate tier. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290471 | Payment Network with Multiple Vendor Participation Levels - A system makes payments from a community of payers to a community of vendors, assesses a transaction fee to the vendor on each payment, and provides a level of service to each vendor based on aggregate transaction fees. The system determines a transaction fee for each payment by looking up a fee rate applicable to payments from the payer to the vendor and multiplying the payment amount by the fee rate. Each vendor is assigned to a service tier based on aggregate transaction fees charged over a period of time. If the aggregate transaction fee is lower than a threshold, the vendor is assigned to tier one. If the aggregate transaction fee is greater then the threshold and less than a second threshold, the vendor is assigned to tier two. If the aggregate transaction fee is greater than the second threshold, the vendor is assigned to tier three. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290474 | Payment Network Facilitating Multi-Currency Trade Finance - A system makes payments to vendors, including providing early pay financing of vendor's invoice in a multicurrency environment. Each invoice specifies a transaction currency. At least one of the transaction currency, a payer funding currency, the vendor remittance currency, and the finance currency is of a different currency denomination than the other two. A financier funding amount is the net payment converted to the financier currency at a market exchange rate plus a margin. A vendor resulting remittance is the net payment converted to the vendor remittance currency at a market exchange rate plus a margin. Early payment includes receiving, in a settlement account denominated in the financer currency, the financer funding amount and generating a payment of the resulting remittance amount to a vendor remittance account from a settlement account denominated in the vendor remittance currency. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290479 | Integration of a Payment Network with Systems of Multiple Participating Banks - A payment system making payments from each payer of a community of payers to each vendor of a community of vendors. The payers are grouped into mutually exclusive sub groups, each being associated with one of a group of participating banks. Upon receipt of a payment instruction file from a bank, including instructions for executing payments from payers in the subgroup associated with the bank to various vendors, the system: i) obtains authorization of a funding amount for each payer; ii) provides a transaction to transfer the funding amount from the payer's account to a pooling account held by the originating bank; and iii) after receipt of the funding amount in the pooling account, provides an EFT file for payment of the vendors. Multiple banks are supported. The vendors are not associated with any particular bank. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120330805 | Electronic Invoice and Payment System with Graphic Invoice Approval and Payment Status Reporting. - A system includes an invoice application which, in response to a report request comprising access credentials of a connecting vendor, obtains a list of the vendor's open invoices from a database and generates a report document. The report document comprises a group of horizontal rows, each row representing a unique one of the vendor's invoices. Each row comprises an invoice identifier and a multi-segment status control. The status control comprises a group of segments within the horizontal row, with each segment representing a unique one of the steps the buyer performs to approve and pay the invoice. Each segment is a first color if the segment represents a processing step that the buyer has not yet performed and a second color if the segment represents a processing step that the buyer has completed. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130144782 | ELECTRONIC INVOICE PAYMENT PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is presented for predicting a status change of a particular invoice from among a plurality of invoices within a database, where an invoice status relates to an event occurring in a timeline of events associated with payment of the invoice. The system and method may predict when the status of the particular invoice will change by analyzing those invoices of the plurality of invoices that are associated with a given buyer, where the given buyer is the buyer associated with the particular invoice. The prediction may be a function of the date of a previous event in the sequence of events associated with the particular invoice and an average timeline of events associated with payment of invoices by the given buyer. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130317985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING AN INITIAL TRANSACTION FEE TIER TO A VENDOR IN A PAYMENT SYSTEM WITH A VARIABLE TRANSACTION FEE - A system for making payments from each payer of a community of payers to each vendor of a community of vendors assesses a variable transaction fee to each vendor. The system comprises a database which associates, for each payer, identification a selected rate tier assigned to each vendor. A rate tier assignment application determines an initial rate tier to assign to a vendor by: i) determining an industry sensitivity score, the industry sensitivity score being representative of how sensitive a typical vendor in the same type of business as the vendor is to payment of transaction fees; ii) determining a payer centric spend score; iii) determining a payer centric frequency score; iv) determining a network spend score; and iv) determining a network frequency score. These scores are used to determine an initial rate tier to associate with the vendor. A payment application, when making payment from the payer to the vendor, determines a transaction fee to apply to the payment, the transaction fee being a product of the amount of the payment and the transaction rate associated with the selected rate tier. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140344046 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM WITH PAYER CONTROLLED TRANSACTION FEES AND VARIABLE REBATE CAPABILITIES - A system makes payments from each payer of a community of payers to each vendor of a community of vendors, assesses a variable transaction fee to each vendor, and provides a variable rebate to the payer. The transaction fee is referred to as “variable” because: i) it may be varied amongst vendors (the same payer may use different rates for different vendors); and ii) the rate may be varied amongst payers (the same vendor may be subjected to different rates, based on the particular payer making the payment). The transaction fee may be charged to the vendor by deduction from the payment. Alternatively the transaction fee may be charged to the vendor by deduction from the vendor's account at the time payment is made. The variable rebate is based on the total transaction fee applicable to payments made by the payer over a predetermined period of time. The rebate may be the product of the total transaction fee multiplied by a rebate percentage. In a two tier system, the rebate may be the sum of: i) product of the total transaction fee multiplied by a base rebate percentage; and ii) the product of that portion of the total transaction fee in excess of an accelerator threshold multiplied by an accelerated rebate percentage. | 11-20-2014 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20090293488 | Combustor - A gas turbine engine combustor has forward bulkhead extending between inboard and outboard walls and cooperating therewith to define a combustor interior volume or combustion chamber. At least one of the walls has an exterior shell and an interior shell including a number of panels. Each panel has interior and exterior surfaces and a perimeter having leading and trailing edges and first and second lateral edges. A number of cooling passageways have inlets on the panel exterior surface and outlets on the panel interior surface. The shell has a plurality of holes for directing air to a space between the shell and heat shield and adapted for preferentially directing said air toward leading edge portions of first stage vanes of a turbine section. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110052381 | COMBUSTOR TURBINE INTERFACE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine vane downstream of a combustor section includes an arcuate outer vane platform defined about an axis, the arcuate outer vane platform includes a segment of the arcuate outer vane platform along the axis which follows an outer combustor liner panel structure and an arcuate inner vane platform defined about the axis, the arcuate inner vane platform includes a segment of the arcuate inner vane platform along the axis which follows an inner combustor liner panel structure. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110120134 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - An annular combustor for a gas turbine has a combustion chamber having an interior volume that, in longitudinal section, includes a forward volume, an intermediate volume and an aft volume. The forward volume represents from about 30% to about 40% of the combustor interior volume, the intermediate volume represents from about 10% to about 20% of the combustor interior volume, and the aft volume represents from about 40% to about 60% of the combustor interior volume. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110126543 | COMBUSTOR PANEL ARRANGEMENT - A combustor module for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a first annular liner assembly extending along a longitudinal axis of the engine. The first annular liner assembly includes a first annular support shell and a plurality of first heat shield panels coupled to the first annular support shell. The first heat shield panels form a segmented ring defining a plurality of first axial seams therebetween. The combustor module further includes a bulkhead coupled to the first annular liner assembly. The bulkhead provides a plurality of fuel nozzles for passing a first mass flow comprising fuel and air. The combustor module further includes a second annular liner assembly coupled to the bulkhead. The second annular liner assembly is in spaced-apart generally coaxial relationship from the first annular liner assembly by a channel height H. The second annular liner assembly includes an air admittance hole having a mean diameter D extending along a hole axis. The hole axis is offset from the first axial seam defined by the first heat shield panels. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120186259 | FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY - A fuel injector assembly for a combustor is provided, including a fuel nozzle having an axial inflow swirler and one or more radial inflow swirlers spaced radially outward of the downstream end of the fuel nozzle and mounted to the combustor, wherein the airstreams produced by the swirlers airblast atomize fuel films produced by the fuel nozzle. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120186262 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING - A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a radially inboard liner, a radially outboard liner, and a bulkhead that cooperatively define an annular combustion chamber, a plurality of first fuel injectors that are disposed in the bulkhead, and a plurality of second fuel injectors that are disposed in at least one of the inboard liner and the outboard liner aftward of the bulkhead. A method is also provided for operating the combustor of the gas turbine engine wherein fuel distribution between the forward combustion zone and the downstream combustion zone is selectively varied in response to the power operating mode of the gas turbine engine with an objective to control NOx formation. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120186264 | GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A combustor for a gas turbine engine having an annular combustion chamber includes a plurality of main fuel injection and air swirler assemblies and a plurality of pilot fuel injection and air swirler assemblies disposed in a circumferential ring extending about the circumferential expanse of a forward bulkhead. The plurality of pilot fuel injection and air swirler assemblies are interspersed amongst and disposed in the circumferential ring of main fuel injection and air swirler assemblies. Fuel being supplied to the combustor is selectively distributed between the plurality of main fuel injection and air swirler assemblies and the plurality of pilot fuel injection and air swirler assemblies in response to the level of power demand on the gas turbine engine. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130025293 | TEMPERATURE MIXING ENHANCEMENT WITH LOCALLY CO-SWIRLING QUENCH JET PATTERN FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - A combustor for a turbine engine includes a first liner defined about an axis with a first row of first combustion air holes, one of the first combustion air holes is defined along each of a multiple of fuel injector zero pitch lines. A second liner defined about the axis with a second row of second combustion air holes, each of the second combustion air holes circumferentially offset relative to each of the multiple of fuel injector zero pitch lines. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130125556 | FUEL-AIR MIXTURE DISTRIBUTION FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS - A method of noise control from a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes selectively forming a plurality of local circumferential zones with different fuel-air ratios within the combustor. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130186099 | Gas Turbine Combustor - A combustor for a gas turbine engine having an annular combustion chamber includes a plurality of main fuel injection and air swirler assemblies and a plurality of pilot fuel injection and air swirler assemblies disposed in a circumferential ring extending about the circumferential expanse of a forward bulkhead. The plurality of pilot fuel injection and air swirler assemblies are interspersed amongst and disposed in the circumferential ring of main fuel injection and air swirler assemblies. Fuel being supplied to the combustor is selectively distributed between the plurality of main fuel injection and air swirler assemblies and the plurality of pilot fuel injection and air swirler assemblies in response to the level of power demand on the gas turbine engine. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130199200 | FUEL DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - A fuel system for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of duplex nozzles arranged on each side of top dead center and a plurality of simplex nozzles. A primary manifold is operable to communicate fuel to a primary flow jet in each of the plurality of duplex nozzles and a secondary manifold is operable to communicate fuel to a secondary flow jet in each of the plurality of duplex nozzles and a secondary flow jet in each of the plurality of simplex nozzles. An equalizer valve that is in communication with both the primary manifold and the secondary manifold distributes fuel at various pressures to both the primary and secondary manifolds. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130340437 | TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WALL WITH NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF EFFUSION APERTURES - A turbine engine combustor wall includes support shell and a heat shield. The support shell includes shell quench apertures, first impingement apertures, and second impingement apertures. The combustor heat shield includes shield quench apertures fluidly coupled with the shell quench apertures, first effusion apertures fluidly coupled with the first impingement apertures, and second effusion apertures fluidly coupled with the second impingement apertures. The shield quench apertures and the first effusion apertures are configured in a first axial region of the heat shield, and the second effusion apertures are configured in a second axial region of the heat shield located axially between the first axial region and a downstream end of the heat shield. A density of the first effusion apertures in the first axial region is greater than a density of the second effusion apertures in the second axial region. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140083112 | Cooled Combustor Liner Grommet - A combustor liner grommet is disclosed. The grommet may include a peripheral wall defining a hole in a combustor liner and further including at least one cooling air flow channel. The cooling air flow channel in the grommet wall may be a slot or a hole. The channel may increase cooling flow to the grommet and the combustor liner around the grommet to prevent cracking from heat stress. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140090394 | FLOW MODIFIER FOR COMBUSTOR FUEL NOZZLE TIP - A fuel injector nozzle assembly includes a body extending along an axis and a core swirl plug positioned at least partially within the body. The core swirl plug has a flow modifying structure configured to swirl fuel at a location upstream from a distal end of the nozzle assembly. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140216044 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR HEAT SHIELD WITH INCREASED FILM COOLING EFFECTIVENESS - A heat shield for a gas turbine engine includes a hot side with one or more raised features that extend therefrom. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140338351 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WITH TAILORED TEMPERATURE PROFILE - A method of tailoring a combustor flow for a gas turbine engine includes controlling an airflow into a swirler to be generally uniform and controlling an airflow into a quench zone to provide a desired pattern factor. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150219338 | COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A combustor assembly includes a first wall, a second wall, a bulkhead and a plurality of fuel injectors. The bulkhead forms a combustion chamber with the first and the second walls. The fuel injectors are configured with the first wall in a unique and/or a fluctuating pattern. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150354819 | Combustor Cooled Quench Zone Array - In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a combustor is disclosed. The combustor may include a shell and a liner disposed within the shell. The combustor may further include a grommet at least partially defining a hole communicating through the shell and liner and a cooling channel communicating through the grommet. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160025342 | ACTIVE COOLING OF GROMMET BOSSES FOR A COMBUSTOR PANEL OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A liner assembly for a combustor of a gas turbine engine according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a grommet with a multiple of grommet cooling passages. | 01-28-2016 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20080221507 | Systems and Methods for Nasal Irrigation - Systems and methods for nasal irrigation are provided in which a nasal irrigation device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, a nasal interface, a vacuum source, a fluid passageway to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal interface and a nasal cavity of the user, and a switch and valve assembly for selectively controlling the vacuum source and flow of the saline solution through the fluid passageway. The saline solution source bottle is disposed relative to the device to provide gravitational inducement of saline solution to the nasal interface in engagement to the device user's nostrils. A combination of the gravitational inducement and the relative vacuum from an effluent receptacle generates a fluid flow for irrigating, cleansing and massaging the nasal cavity and ostia of a user. The entire device is assembled as a hand-held device for convenient lifting and disposal against the user's nostrils. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100152653 | Systems and methods for nasal lavage - A nasal lavage device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, and a nasal interface for engaging the nostrils of a user of the device. A fluid passageway is disposed to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal cavity of the user. The nasal interface and fluid passageways are included within a removable cartridge for communicating the saline relative to the nostrils in a first direction. A second cartridge can be inserted to communicate the flow in a second direction. The interface includes nasal pillows that form a seal against the user's nostrils. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110288476 | Systems and methods for nasal lavage - A nasal lavage device includes a source of saline solution, an effluent receptacle, and a nasal interface for engaging the nostrils of a user of the device. A fluid passageway is disposed to communicate the source of saline solution with the effluent receptacle through the nasal cavity of the user. The nasal interface and fluid passageways are included within a removable cartridge for communicating the saline relative to the nostrils in a first direction. A second cartridge can be inserted to communicate the flow in a second direction. The interface includes nasal pillows that form a seal against the user's nostrils. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120078166 | Systems and methods for nasal irrigation - Systems and methods for nasal irrigation are provided in which a nasal irrigation device includes a source of saline, an effluent receptacle, a nasal interface, a vacuum source, a fluid passageway to communicate the source of saline with the effluent receptacle through the nasal interface and a nasal cavity of the user, and a switch and valve assembly for selectively controlling the vacuum source and flow of the saline solution through the fluid passageway. The saline source is disposed relative to the device to provide gravitational inducement of saline to the nasal interface in engagement to the device user's nostrils. A combination of the gravitational inducement and the relative vacuum from the effluent receptacle generates a fluid flow for irrigating, cleansing and massaging the nasal cavity and ostia of a user. The entire device is assembled as a hand-held device for convenient lifting and disposal against the user's nostrils. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078173 | Systems and methods for nasal irrigation - Systems and methods for nasal irrigation are provided in which a nasal irrigation device includes a source of saline, an effluent receptacle, a nasal interface, a vacuum source, a fluid passageway to communicate the source of saline with the effluent receptacle through the nasal interface and a nasal cavity of the user, and a switch and valve assembly for selectively controlling the vacuum source and flow of the saline solution through the fluid passageway. The saline source is disposed relative to the device to provide gravitational inducement of saline to the nasal interface in engagement to the device user's nostrils. A combination of the gravitational inducement and the relative vacuum from the effluent receptacle generates a fluid flow for irrigating, cleansing and massaging the nasal cavity and ostia of a user. The entire device is assembled as a hand-held device for convenient lifting and disposal against the user's nostrils. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120330239 | NASAL IRRIGATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH FAUX COLLAPSIBLE CARTRIDGE ELEMENT - A nasal irrigation device communicates an irrigant to a device user and comprises a mechanics module and a reservoir assembly wherein a source of saline comprising a cartridge is disposed within the mechanics module adjacent a lid assembly for piercing the cartridge upon closing of a lid for releasing the cartridge contents into the reservoir assembly. A faux collapsible cartridge for testing operability of a nasal irrigation device comprises a housing including a shaft, a spring biased rod extending from the housing shaft, and a flange depending from a housing wall whereby the rod and flange are disposed to actuate a trigger assembly of the nasal irrigation device. | 12-27-2012 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20120313664 | Semiconductor Device Having Features to Prevent Reverse Engineering - It is desirable to design and manufacture electronic chips that are resistant to modern reverse engineering techniques. Disclosed is a method and device that allows for the design of chips that are difficult to reverse engineer using modern teardown techniques. The disclosed device uses devices having the same geometry but different voltage levels to create different logic devices. Alternatively, the disclosed uses devices having different geometries and the same operating characteristics. Also disclosed is a method of designing a chip using these devices. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130154687 | Semiconductor Device Having Features to Prevent Reverse Engineering - It is desirable to design and manufacture electronic chips that are resistant to modern reverse engineering techniques. Disclosed is a method and device that allows for the design of chips that are difficult to reverse engineer using modern teardown techniques. The disclosed device uses devices having the same geometry but different voltage levels to create different logic devices. Alternatively, the disclosed uses devices having different geometries and the same operating characteristics. Also disclosed is a method of designing a chip using these devices. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130320491 | Semiconductor Device Having Features to Prevent Reverse Engineering - It is desirable to design and manufacture electronic chips that are resistant to modern reverse engineering techniques. Disclosed is a method and device that allows for the design of chips that are difficult to reverse engineer using modern teardown techniques. The disclosed device uses devices having the same geometry but different voltage levels to create different logic devices. Alternatively, the disclosed uses devices having different geometries and the same operating characteristics. Also disclosed is a method of designing a chip using these devices. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140198554 | Semiconductor Device Having Features to Prevent Reverse Engineering - A ROM circuit includes a first N channel transistor having an output and having device geometry and device characteristics adapted to bias the output at a predetermined level when a P channel circuit is connected to the first N channel transistor; a pass transistor connected between the output and a data bus, the pass transistor connected to a word line, the word line adapted to turn ON the pass transistor when the word line is asserted; and the P channel circuit connected to the data bus and adapted to provide leakage current to charge a gate in the first N channel transistor when pass transistor is turned ON. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150071434 | Secure Semiconductor Device Having Features to Prevent Reverse Engineering - An encryption circuit for receiving an input of a first digital key and plaintext data, the encryption circuit for mathematically manipulating the digital key and the plaintext data to encrypt the plaintext data into encrypted data, wherein at least a portion of the encryption circuit comprises IBG circuitry. A decryption circuit for receiving an input of a second digital key and the encrypted data, the decryption circuit for mathematically manipulating the digital key and the encrypted data to decrypt the encrypted data into the plaintext data, wherein at least a portion of the decryption circuit comprises IBG circuitry | 03-12-2015 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20120312520 | VEHICLE COMFORT SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT COORDINATION OF COMPLEMENTARY THERMAL UNITS - An HVAC comfort system operates in a cabin of a vehicle. A plurality of vehicle status parameters are measured including a cabin temperature and a seat occupancy configuration. The method detects whether the vehicle status parameters correspond to a predetermined override state. When the vehicle status parameters correspond to the predetermined override state, then a respective mandated setting is automatically activated. Unless prevented by the mandated setting, one of a plurality of HVAC modes is automatically selected in response to the cabin temperature and other inputs, wherein the HVAC modes include an extremity heating mode and a panel circulation mode. The extremity heating mode is comprised of automatic activation of a touchpoint heated surface and other outputs in response to the seat occupancy configuration. The panel circulation mode is comprised of automatic activation of one or more zones for convective cooling in response to the seat occupancy configuration and may include activating other cooling devices. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315835 | AUTOMOTIVE HVAC SYSTEM WITH SUCTION SURFACES TO CONTROL LOCAL AIRFLOW - An HVAC system provides airflow in a vehicle having a plurality of seating locations in a passenger cabin for respective passengers of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of outlet vents and a plurality of suction returns disposed at various air return locations adjacent to the seating locations within the vehicle. An air handling unit is in fluid communication between the suction returns and the outlet vents. A plurality of flow control elements are provided, each one in series with at least one respective suction return for selectably modifying a respective flow of the respective suction return in response to a respective flow command. An occupancy determining apparatus identifies one or more seating locations for receiving enhanced airflow. A controller generates the respective flow commands in response to the identified seating locations. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130092364 | AIRFLOW CONTROL IN FLOOR MODE FOR VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE SEATING ROWS - A comfort system is provided for a motor vehicle. A seat occupancy sensor determines whether a third row zone is occupied. At least one flow controller is provided in the floor duct for controllably supplying the conditioned airflow to at least the third row outlet. If the third row zone is occupied, then a second row outlet and the third row outlet are turned on to supply a conditioned airflow to a front seat zone, a second row zone, and the third row zone. If the third row zone is not occupied, then the third row outlet is closed off. If the second row zone is not occupied, then the second and third row outlets are closed off. If occupied, then the second row outlet is turned on until a desired comfort level is achieved in the second row zone. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130137355 | VEHICULAR CLIMATE SENSOR IN RECIRCULATION PATH - An HVAC unit is provided for treating air in a passenger cabin of a vehicle. An HVAC housing has a recirculation entry section, a fresh entry section, a blower section, and an output section. A blower is mounted to the blower section for driving an airflow from the HVAC housing out through the output section into the passenger cabin. A recirculation opening is provided proximate the recirculation entry section for providing at least a base recirculation flow from the passenger cabin into the HVAC housing whenever the blower drives the airflow. A climate sensor is fluidically coupled within the base recirculation flow for sensing a climate characteristic representative of the air in the passenger cabin. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130288585 | Monitoring Air Filter Status in Automotive HVAC System - A method is provided for monitoring for a clogged or unclogged state of an air filter in an automotive HVAC system. The HVAC system includes a blower having a blower motor providing a driven airflow. A plurality of outlet registers is controllable to provide a plurality of circulation modes. An evaporator selectably cools the driven airflow, and the air filter passes the driven airflow. The method enters a baseline condition, wherein the baseline condition includes applying a moisture purge to the evaporator and selection of a predetermined circulation mode. The blower motor is controlled to maintain a testing speed. An energization of the blower motor is quantified while maintaining the testing speed. The energization is compared to a base value derived according to the baseline condition with the air filter in an unclogged state. A replacement action is triggered when the energization is greater than the base value. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150158368 | AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE OVERRIDE PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM - Each vehicle in a fleet comprises a climate controller having an auto mode. The auto mode controls climate actuators in response to a model relating sensed climate conditions to respective settings for the actuators. The vehicle has a buffer memory periodically storing sample vectors comprised of actuator/operation settings and sensed climate conditions. A user interface in the vehicle is responsive to a user override commands to modify respective operation settings while in auto mode. Each vehicle has a wireless communication system for sending data packages to a remote server when the user generates the override. Each data package is comprised of a plurality of stored sample vectors and an identification of the override command A central database associated with the remote server receives the data packages from the fleet vehicles in order to identify patterns within the received vectors that are associated with any given override command | 06-11-2015 |
| 20150217624 | CROSS-CAR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT WITH INTEGRATED HVAC FLOOR DUCT - A cross-car structure integrates an HVAC duct with a structural beam. An upper steel beam has opposing ends attached to opposite body sides. A pair of center brackets extend downward from the upper steel beam. An HVAC unit secured to a center bracket has an outlet for an air flow for ventilating a floor region. A plastic cross member has a center plate secured to the center brackets, a first hollow beam extending from the center plate to one steel beam end, and a second hollow beam extending from the center plate to the other steel beam end. Each hollow beam has an in-board opening fluidically coupled to the HVAC outlet and at least one floor outlet directed toward the floor region thereby providing a respective HVAC duct between the outlet of the HVAC unit and each of the floor outlets. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150224853 | DEPLOYABLE VENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM - A ventilation system is provided for a transportation vehicle having a passenger cabin with an interior trim surface. A stationary duct segment receives an inlet air flow and has a stationary outlet hidden behind the interior trim surface. A telescoping duct segment has a sliding inlet sealingly coupled to the stationary outlet so that it slides on the stationary outlet between a retracted position and an extended position. The telescoping duct segment has a movable outlet arranged to provide a variable flow cross section to the passenger cabin that increases as the telescoping duct segment slides from the retracted position to the extended position. A trim hood provides a portion of the interior trim surface and is movable with the telescoping duct segment. The trim hood has a pivot axis at an end of the trim hood remote from the movable outlet. | 08-13-2015 |
| 20150360538 | VEHICLE COMFORT SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT COORDINATION OF COMPLEMENTARY THERMAL UNITS - An HVAC comfort system operates in a cabin of a vehicle. A plurality of vehicle status parameters are measured including a cabin temperature and a seat occupancy configuration. The method detects whether the vehicle status parameters correspond to a predetermined override state. When the vehicle status parameters correspond to the predetermined override state, then a respective mandated setting is automatically activated. Unless prevented by the mandated setting, one of a plurality of HVAC modes is automatically selected in response to the cabin temperature and other inputs, wherein the HVAC modes include an extremity heating mode and a panel circulation mode. The extremity heating mode is comprised of automatic activation of a touchpoint heated surface and other outputs in response to the seat occupancy configuration. The panel circulation mode is comprised of automatic activation of one or more zones for convective cooling in response to the seat occupancy configuration and may include activating other cooling devices. | 12-17-2015 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20100216387 | DUCT ARCHITECTURE FOR REGULATING CLIMATE ZONE IN A VEHICLE - A climate control duct architecture having articulated and controlled interior surfaces to deliver variable and controllable airflow to target zones in the vehicle upon demand. By creating zone climates within the vehicle and providing conditioned airflow to only desired vehicle seating positions, the volume of necessary airflow is minimized, the need for cooling is reduced, and flexibility of the system is created. The interior surface may be mechanically or electrically controlled and may be situated in the common central “octopus” duct. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20130005232 | LOUVERED RAIN-HAT FOR THE FRESH AIR INLET OF A VEHICLE - A rain-hat system for use on a vehicle that includes a cowling having a fresh air inlet, a rain-hat assembly that includes a body, and a plurality of louvers is disclosed. The body has a back side for attachment to the fresh air inlet. The body also has front side to which the plurality of louvers is attached. The rain-hat assembly also includes a front, a back, a first side and a second side. At least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the front to the back and at least some of the louvers slope downwardly from the first side to the second side. In addition, at least some of the louvers include a downwardly sloping flange attached at the first side and a downwardly sloping flange attached at the second side. Preferably the uppermost louver has a gutter defined by an upwardly angled lip. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130032307 | THERMA-ZONE VEHICLE SYSTEM - A temperature adjustment system for a vehicle including a closed network of interconnected fluid pathways disposed in at least one of a headliner, a door, and an instrument panel of the vehicle. A fluid is disposed in the closed network. A fluid pump pushes the fluid through the closed network. The closed network is not open to an interior cabin of the vehicle and thermodynamically influences a cabin temperature of the vehicle. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130178141 | Register Vane Air Deflector and Method - A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning register for use in an automotive vehicle has a hollow housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner housing wall. A plurality of pivotable vanes are disposed proximate the outlet, including an outermost vane disposed proximate the inner housing wall that is pivotable to an extreme position. A deflector is disposed between the inner housing wall and the outermost vane, such that the deflector substantially blocks airflow between the inner housing wall when the outermost vane is in the extreme position. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130196586 | WINDSHIELD DEFROST/DEMIST FLOW SUCTION CONTROL - A vehicle's front windshield's defrost airflow control system regulates the pattern of defrost airflow over the front windshield, and partially directs the defrost air towards rear portions of the vehicle. A number of suction ports provided over the front windshield's periphery, suck the defrost air discharged over the front windshield. A conduit communicates directs the sucked defrost air over the top of the front side glass, the rear side glass, and the rear windshield of the vehicle. A suction blower positioned within the conduit, enables suction of the defrost air through the suction ports, and guides the sucked air through a number of discharge ports mounted over the front side glass, the rear side glass and the rear windshield. The system enables defrost effect over the side glass and the rear windshield of the vehicle, and prevents penetration of defrost air into the eyes of the front occupant. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130207420 | CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A climate control system for a vehicle includes an air conditioner positioned in a rear of the vehicle. A roof panel includes a moonroof opening bounded on at least one side by a moonroof rail. The moonroof rail generally defines an air supply duct between a headliner and the roof panel. The air supply duct is in communication with the air conditioner. A plurality of vents are operably connected to the moonroof rail and relay conditioned air from the air supply duct to an interior of the vehicle. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130240173 | Climate Control System for a Vehicle and a Method of Control - A climate control system for a vehicle and a method of control. The climate control system may include a trim component and a ventilation system. The ventilation system may have a desiccant having volcanic rock particles. Air is circulated through the desiccant to reduce air humidity in the vehicle passenger compartment. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130303069 | DUCT ARCHITECTURE FOR REGULATING CLIMATE ZONE IN A VEHICLE - A climate control duct architecture having articulated and controlled interior surfaces to deliver variable and controllable airflow to target zones in the vehicle upon demand. By creating zone climates within the vehicle and providing conditioned airflow to only desired vehicle seating positions, the volume of necessary airflow is minimized, the need for cooling is reduced, and flexibility of the system is created. The interior surface may be mechanically or electrically controlled and may be situated in the common central “octopus” duct. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140004782 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VENTILATION OF A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140130533 | AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE DRAIN LINE ASSEMBLY - An air conditioning condensate drain line assembly. The assembly may include a paddle wheel that is rotatably disposed in a drain hole of a drain housing. The paddle wheel may inhibit contaminants from entering the drain tube. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140131026 | MULTI-FUNCTION HVAC AIR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle air circulating system comprises a controller, an interior condition sensor attached to the controller, an instrument panel, and a deployable register assembly attached to the controller and pivotably attached to the instrument panel. The register assembly includes a first register and a second register and is movable between a closed position in which the first register is recessed within the instrument panel and is thus obstructed and an open position in which the first register is deployed. The second register remains unobstructed whether the register assembly is in its closed or open position. The deployable registers provide directional control for pull down conditions. Once the desired conditions are achieved, the deployable registers lower into the instrument panel and the other registers provide a larger opening to direct the air overhead at lower velocities keeping the vehicle cabin cool while not blowing in the direction of the occupants. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140152058 | CLIMATE COMFORT SEAT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat structure. A carrier is disposed on the seat structure and includes a matrix of fluid transfer lines. A spacer material is positioned over the carrier. A trim cover is disposed over the spacer material. A desiccant is made from a volcanic ash and is supported by the seat structure. The matrix of fluid transfer lines thermodynamically influences a relative temperature of the trim cover through both the carrier and the desiccant. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140203599 | SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A vehicle seating assembly with a cooling system includes a seatback structure with a permeable passenger support which is coupled with the seatback structure. The passenger support has a back support surface and a rear surface. A concave shell has a peripheral edge which is coupled with the rear surface of the passenger support. A conduit member has an intake opening between the passenger support and the shell and an exhaust opening. An air chamber is coupled with the exhaust opening of the conduit member and has a fan on an exterior portion of the air chamber to draw air from the back support surface through the air chamber. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140217080 | ZONAL VEHICLE GLASS HEATING STRATEGY - A vehicle glass heating system may include a vehicle glass having two or more electrically heated zones. The system may also have a controller, which determines an output based on an input signal and selectively actuates at least a portion of the heated zones to heat the vehicle glass according to the output. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140234092 | DUAL FAN COAXIAL FLOW BLOWER HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A blower assembly including a housing for a first scroll fan and a second scroll fan that are connected by a shaft to a motor that rotates the fans. The first and second scroll fans are coaxially mounted on the shaft. Fresh air ports and recirculated air ports are provided for the circulation of fresh air and recirculated air, respectively. The fresh air ports and recirculated air ports may be selectively opened and closed by doors to control the flow of air from the outside and from the passenger compartment as controlled by the HVAC system. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140301832 | Air Duct Assembly Having a Flexible Vane - An air duct assembly having a housing and a flexible vane. Sufficient airflow through the housing may actuate the flexible vane to permit airflow through an outlet. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140329450 | A/C FLOOR MODE FOR VEHICLE COMFORT - A system may include a multi-position airflow floor control. The system may further include a climate controller device configured to identify an airflow biasing promoting vehicle occupant comfort by performing operations including: determining by a climate controller of a vehicle, to perform cooling based on cabin temperature exceeding a temperature set-point; identifying an airflow biasing between at least a panel vent and a multi-position airflow floor control based on the cabin temperature and a plurality of set-point offsets; and providing an output to adjust cooling flow between at least the panel vent and the multi-position airflow floor control based on the identified biasing. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140338882 | HVAC Control for Vehicles with Start/Stop Engines - A vehicle climate control system is provided. The vehicle climate control system allows an occupant in the rear area of a vehicle to control the climate settings in the vehicle. It comprises a front climate interface, a rear climate interface, and a controller. When actuated, the controller disables the front climate interface and allows the rear climate interface to determine the climate settings. The controller is also operative to selectively restart a vehicle engine in order to reduce fuel consumption. The vehicle climate control system may be disabled when the engine is off and selectively enabled when the engine is operating. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140378042 | VEHICLE AIR EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automotive vehicle air extraction system in fluid communication with a cabin of the vehicle is provided. The extraction system may have a housing arrangement and a pair of extractors attached to the housing arrangement. A chamber may be formed between the housing arrangement and pair of extractors. An air pump may be in fluid communication with the chamber. The pair of extractors may be an inner extractor and an outer extractor. A controller may be configured to activate the air pump to supply airflow to the chamber to close the inner extractor and/or prevent inadvertent opening of the inner extractor. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150075822 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM - An engine compartment fire suppression system for an HVAC system of a vehicle monitors conditions including, but not limited to, a collision sensor, an air conditioning system pressure sensor, engine coolant temperature, exhaust gas temperature, or an engine load calculation. The fire suppression system discharges a fire suppression composition when a controller receives a specified combination of the monitored conditions. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150114325 | HVAC FLOW CONTROL FOR MICRO-ZONE SYSTEM - A ventilation system for use in a vehicle that provides individual control of micro-zones in the vehicle and the system includes a blower for pushing air through the ventilation system, an evaporator for conditioning the air being pushed by the blower, a first duct for supplying air to a first micro-zone and a second duct for supplying air to a second micro-zone, the second duct partitioned form the first duct, the first and second ducts receiving air once it has been blown through the evaporator and a flow diverter for selectively opening the partition wall and connecting the first duct and second duct so that air continues to flow through the evaporator even when one microzone is completely closed and no air flows through the related duct. | 04-30-2015 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20080258135 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING PLURAL BACK-BARRIER LAYERS FOR IMPROVED CARRIER CONFINEMENT - A semiconductor structure having: a channel layer having a conductive channel therein; a pair of polarization generating layers; a spacer layer disposed between the pair of polarization generating layers. The polarization generating layers create polarization fields along a common, predetermined direction. Each one of the pair of polarizations layers may be InGaN; InAlGaN; or quaternary In | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100090228 | BORON ALUMINUM NITRIDE DIAMOND HETEROSTRUCTURE - A heterostructure having a heterojunction comprising: a diamond layer; and a boron aluminum nitride (B | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100320474 | GALLIUM NITRIDE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL ELECTRODES - Described herein is a liquid crystal (LC) device having Gallium Nitride HEMT electrodes. The Gallium Nitride HEMT electrodes can be grown on a variety of substrates, including but not limited to sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon, fused silica (using a calcium fluoride buffer layer), and spinel. Also described is a structure provided from GaN HEMT grown on large area silicon substrates and transferred to another substrate with appropriate properties for OPA devices. Such substrates include, but are not limited to sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon, fused silica (using a calcium fluoride buffer layer), and spinel. The GaN HEMT structure includes an AlN interlayer for improving the mobility of the structure. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110049581 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A method for forming a structure on a surface of a semiconductor. The method includes: forming the material as a lower layer of the structure using a first deposition process to provide the lower layer with a first etch rate to a predetermined etchant; forming the upper layer of the structure with the material on the lower using a second deposition process to provide the upper layer with a second etch rate to the predetermined etchant higher than the first etch rate; and applying the predetermined etchant to upper layer to selectively remove the upper while leaving the lower layer. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110180857 | STRUCTURE HAVING SILICON CMOS TRANSISTORS WITH COLUMN III-V TRANSISTORS ON A COMMON SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor structure having: a silicon substrate having a crystallographic orientation; an insulating layer disposed over the silicon substrate; a silicon layer having a different crystallographic orientation than the crystallographic orientation of the substrate disposed over the insulating layer; and a column III-V transistor device having the same crystallographic orientation as the substrate disposed on the silicon substrate. In one embodiment, the column III-V transistor device is in contact with the substrate. In one embodiment, the device is a GaN device. In one embodiment, the crystallographic orientation of the substrate is <111> and wherein the crystallographic orientation of the silicon layer is <100>. In one embodiment, CMOS transistors are disposed in the silicon layer. In one embodiment, the column III-V transistor device is a column III-N device. In one embodiment, a column III-As, III-P, or III-Sb device is disposed on the top of the <100> silicon layer. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120261721 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES HAVING NUCLEATION LAYER TO PREVENT INTERFACIAL CHARGE FOR COLUMN III-V MATERIALS ON COLUMN IV OR COLUMN IV-IV MATERIALS - A semiconductor structure having: a column IV material or column IV-IV material; a nucleation layer of AlN layer or a column III nitride having more than 60% aluminum content on a surface of the column IV material or column IV-IV material and a layer of column III-V material over the nucleation layer, where the nucleation layer and the layer of column III-V material over the nucleation layer have different crystallographic structures. In one embodiment, the column III-V nucleation layer is a nitride and the column III-V material of the over the nucleation layer is a non-nitride such as, for example, an arsenide (e.g., GaAs), a phosphide (e.g., InP), or an antimonide (e.g. InSb), or alloys thereof. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120299012 | Gallium Nitride for Liquid Crystal Electrodes - Described herein is a liquid crystal (LC) device having Gallium Nitride HEMT electrodes. The Gallium Nitride HEMT electrodes can be grown on a variety of substrates, including but not limited to sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon, fused silica (using a calcium flouride buffer layer), and spinel. Also described is a structure provided from GaN HEMT grown on large area silicon substrates and transferred to another substrate with appropriate properties for OPA devices. Such substrates include, but are not limited to sapphire, silicon carbide, silicon, fused silica (using a calcium fluoride buffer layer), and spinel. The GaN HEMT structure includes an AlN interlayer for improving the mobility of the structure. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300168 | OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - An optically transparent electrically conductive structure having: an optically transparent substrate; an optically transparent buffer and barrier layers; a plurality of optically transparent, two-dimensional electron gas (2-DEG) carrier layers disposed on the substrate. A barrier layer is disposed over a corresponding one of the carrier layers. One of the carrier layers comprises: a GaN channel layer and wherein the barrier layer is Al | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130082281 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE HAVING MONOLITHIC HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION OF COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS WITH ELEMENTAL SEMICONDUCTOR - A semiconductor structure having compound semiconductor (CS) device formed in a compound semiconductor of the structure and an elemental semiconductor device formed in an elemental semiconductor layer of the structure. The structure includes a layer having an elemental semiconductor device is disposed over a buried oxide (BOX) layer. A selective etch layer is disposed between the BOX layer and a layer for a compound semiconductor device. The selective etch layer enables selective etching of the BOX layer to thereby maximize vertical and lateral window etch process control for the compound semiconductor device grown in etched window. The selective etch layer has a lower etch rate than the etch rate of the BOX layer. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130161699 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES HAVING NUCLEATION LAYER TO PREVENT INTERFACIAL CHARGE FOR COLUMN III-V MATERIALS ON COLUMN IV OR COLUMN IV-IV MATERIALS - A semiconductor structure having: a column IV material or column IV-IV material; a nucleation layer of AlN layer or a column HI nitride having more than 60% aluminum content on a surface of the column IV material or column INT-IV material and a layer of column III-V material over the nucleation layer, where the nucleation layer and the layer of column III-V material over the nucleation layer have different crystallographic structures. In one embodiment, the columnffl V nucleation layer is a nitride and the column III-V material of the over the nucleation layer is a non-nitride such as, for example, an arsenide (e.g., GaAs), a phosphide (e.g, InP) or an antimonide (e.g. InSb), or alloys thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140014966 | GALLIUM NITRIDE DEVICES HAVING LOW OHMIC CONTACT RESISTANCE - A semiconductor structure having mesa structure comprising: a lower semiconductor layer; an upper semiconductor layer having a higher band gap than, and in direct contact with, the lower semiconductor layer to form a two-dimension electron gas (2DEG) region between the upper semiconductor layer. The 2DEG region has outer edges terminating at sidewalls of the mesa. An additional electron donor layer has a band gap higher than the band gap of the lower layer disposed on sidewall portions of the mesa structure and on the region of the 2DEG region terminating at sidewalls of the mesa. An ohmic contact material is disposed on the electron donor layer. In effect, a sideway HEMT is formed with the electron donor layer, the 2DEG region and the ohmic contact material increasing the concentration of electrons (i.e., lowering ohmic contact resistance) all along the contact between the lower semiconductor layer and the electron donor layer. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140183545 | POLARIZATION EFFECT CARRIER GENERATING DEVICE STRUCTURES HAVING COMPENSATION DOPING TO REDUCE LEAKAGE CURRENT - A semiconductor structure having: a first semiconductor layer; and an electric carrier generating layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer to generate electric carriers within the first semiconductor layer by polarization effects, the electric carrier generating layer having a predetermined conduction band and a predetermined valance band, the electric carrier generating layer having a concentration of non-carrier generating contaminants having an energy level, the difference in the energy level of the non-carrier type contaminants and the energy level of either the conduction band or the valence band being greater than 10 kT, where k is Boltzmann's constant and T is the temperature of the electric carrier generating semiconductor layer, the electric carrier generating semiconductor layer being doped with a dopant having an energy level, the difference in the energy level of the dopant and the energy level of either the conduction band or the valence band being greater than 10 kT, the dopant having a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration of the non-carrier generating contaminants. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140231870 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING SILICON DEVICES, COLUMN III-NITRIDE DEVICES, AND COLUMN III-NON-NITRIDE OR COLUMN II-VI DEVICES - A semiconductor structure having a silicon substrate having a <111> crystallographic orientation, an insulating layer disposed over a first portion of the silicon substrate, a silicon layer having a <100> orientation disposed over the insulating layer, and a non-nitride column semiconductor layer or column II-VI semiconductor layer having the same <111> crystallographic orientation as the silicon substrate, the non-nitride column III-V semiconductor layer or column II-VI semiconductor layer being in direct contact with a second portion of the silicon substrate. A column III-nitride is disposed on the surface of the third portion of the substrate. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150059640 | METHOD FOR REDUCING GROWTH OF NON-UNIFORMITIES AND AUTODOPING DURING COLUMN III-V GROWTH INTO DIELECTRIC WINDOWS - A method for depositing a column III-V material over a selected portion of a substrate through a window formed in a dielectric layer disposed over the selected portion of the substrate. The method includes forming a single crystal layer or polycrystalline layer over a field region of the dielectric layer adjacent to the window; and, growing, by MOCVD, column III-V material over the single crystal layer or polycrystalline layer and through the window over the selected portion of the substrate. | 03-05-2015 |
