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20090312663 | System and Method for Neurometric Analysis - A system, comprises a plurality of neurometric analyzing software modules operating on electroencephalogram (EEG) data, each module performing a defined task with respect to neurometric analysis of the EEG data and a database including normative neurometric data in combination with a server including an authorization module, the authorization module comparing data received from a remote user to determine whether the user is authorized to utilize any of the plurality of analyzing software modules and an analysis module configured to receive input data from a patient and select one of the neurometric analyzing modules based on the input data, wherein the selected one of the neurometric analyzing modules compares the input data to the normative neurometric data to generate an output, the analysis module selecting the one of neurometric analyzing modules from a set of subscribed neurometric analyzing modules. | 12-17-2009 |
20100185185 | System and Method for Correction of Intracerebral Chemical Imbalances - A method of treating a central nervous system (CNS) disorder, comprises the steps of inserting into a patient's body first and second conduits so that distal ends of the first and second conduits open to a portion of the patient's CNS with direct access to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and a proximal end of the first conduit opens into a first reservoir of material to be introduced into the CSF and a proximal end of the second conduit opens to drain CSF withdrawn from the CNS in combination with the steps of detecting and analyzing brain activity of a patient and determining a chemical imbalance present in the CSF by one of a microassay of a sample of CSF withdrawn from the second reservoir and the detected and analyzed brain activity. Based on the determined chemical imbalance, the patient is treated by one of supplying an agent to the CSF via the first conduit and withdrawing a quantity CSF via the second conduit. A system for treating disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), comprises first and second conduits, wherein, when in an operative position, distal ends of the first and second conduits open into a portion of a patient's CNS with direct access to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and wherein, when in the operative position, a proximal end of the second conduit opens to drain CSF from the CNS and a first reservoir imlpantable within the patient's body and holding material to be introduced to the CNS in combination with a first pump coupled to the first reservoir and the first conduit for introducing the material to the CNS via the first conduit and a brain wave detection unit for detecting and analyzing brain waves of the patient. | 07-22-2010 |
20100224188 | System and Method for Guidance of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Amnesia - A system and method includes administering interventional agents to Patient until Patient attains a predetermined plane of anesthesia; amplifying and digitizing brain waves of Patient before and after administering step to generate first set of digital data; amplifying and digitizing brain waves of Patient during a medical procedure to generate second set of digital data; computing separate trajectories for at least two different indices of an anesthetic state of Patient during the medical procedure using a comparison of first and second sets (the indices including Depth Index (DI)—a depth of anesthesia, Memory Index (MI)—an ability to form and store memories, and Pain Index (PI)—sensitivity to pain); and determining an amount of at least one of the interventional agents to be delivered to Patient as a function of the trajectories, the interventional agents include anesthetic, analgesic and/or amnesic agents corresponding to DI, MI and/or PI trajectories. | 09-09-2010 |
20110160607 | QEED-Guided Selection and Titration of Psychotropic Medications - Data corresponding to brain electrical activity of a patient from a QEEG is processed to determine which brain activity data deviates from that of a normative profile. The deviant brain activity data is used to determine a brain state vector (BSV) in a multidimensional brain electrical signal space, wherein the orientation of the BSV indicates the nature of the deviation from a normal state and may be used to prescribe a medicine to the patient and wherein the length of the BSV quantifies the degree of abnormality exhibited by the patient and may indicate the dosage of the medicine to be prescribed to the patient. | 06-30-2011 |
20110162645 | System and Method for Guidance of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Amnesia - Described is a method and system which includes a first set of digital data generated by amplifying and digitizing brain waves of a patient before and after administration of initial doses of interventional agents to the patient and a second set of digital data generated by amplifying and digitizing brain waves of the patient during a medical procedure. In addition, the system includes a microprocessor computing separate trajectories for at least two different indices of an anesthetic state of the patient during the medical procedure as a function of a comparison of the first and second sets of digital data, the indices including a Depth Index (DI), a Memory Index (MI) and Pain Index (PI), the DI corresponding to a depth of anesthesia of the patient, the PI corresponding to a sensitivity of the patient to pain and the MI corresponding to an ability of the patient to form and store memories. The system also includes a display outputting the trajectories for the at least two different indices of anesthetic state of the patient to a user for consideration in formulating subsequent dosages of the interventional agents to be administered to the patient. | 07-07-2011 |
20110172553 | QEEG Statistical Low Resolution Tomographic Analysis - A system and method for analyzing electrophysical signals produced by a brain involves comparing a first selected one of the numerical values to control data including one of a self-norm and a population-norm associated with electrophysical activity in a brain region corresponding to a brain region of origin of the electrophysical activity on which the numerical value is based; calculating a standard score for the brain region of origin based on the comparing; and repeating the comparing and calculating operations for a second selected one of the numerical values, the regions of the brain including subcortical regions extending to a brain stem of the brain. | 07-14-2011 |
20120303001 | System and Method for Correction of Intracerebral Chemical Imbalances - An osmotic pump includes a plurality of agent reservoirs; first and second solute chambers; a semi-permeable membrane separating the first and second solute chambers from one another; a flexible membrane separating a first one of the agent reservoirs from the first solute chamber; and a plurality of valves. Each of the valves is moveable between an open position in which a corresponding one of the agent reservoirs is open to an outlet of the pump and a closed position in which the corresponding one of the agent reservoirs is sealed with respect to the pump outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
20130144183 | System and Method for Guidance of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Amnesia - Method for determining anesthesia dosage includes following steps. First Interventional Agent (“FIA”) is administered to Patient at a first rate to achieve First Predetermined Plane of Anesthesia (“FPPA”). Brain waves of Patient are analyzed to formulate First Set of Data (“FSD”) corresponding to a self-norm during administration of FIA. First transfer function corresponding to patient biochemical reactions to FIA is computed from FSD. Rate of administration of FIA to Patient is altered by a selected amount after achievement of FPPA for first time required for Patient to deviate from FPPA by predetermined degree. An altered amount of FIA required to cause the predetermined deviation is determined as difference between amount of FIA that would have been delivered to Patient during first time at the first rate and an amount delivered to Patient during the first time at the altered rate. Patient is administered the altered amount of FIA. | 06-06-2013 |
20140135743 | System and Method for Correction of Intracerebral Chemical Imbalances - A method of treating a central nervous system (CNS) disorder, comprises the steps of inserting into a patient's body first and second conduits so that distal ends of the first and second conduits open to a portion of the patient's CNS with direct access to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and a proximal end of the first conduit opens into a first reservoir of material to be introduced into the CSF and a proximal end of the second conduit opens to drain CSF withdrawn from the CNS in combination with the steps of detecting and analyzing brain activity of a patient and determining a chemical imbalance present in the CSF by one of a microassay of a sample of CSF withdrawn from the second reservoir and the detected and analyzed brain activity. Based on the determined chemical imbalance, the patient is treated by one of supplying an agent to the CSF via the first conduit and withdrawing a quantity CSF via the second conduit. A system for treating disorders of the central nervous system (CNS), comprises first and second conduits, wherein, when in an operative position, distal ends of the first and second conduits open into a portion of a patient's CNS with direct access to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and wherein, when in the operative position, a proximal end of the second conduit opens to drain CSF from the CNS and a first reservoir imlpantable within the patient's body and holding material to be introduced to the CNS in combination with a first pump coupled to the first reservoir and the first conduit for introducing the material to the CNS via the first conduit and a brain wave detection unit for detecting and analyzing brain waves of the patient. | 05-15-2014 |
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20080249430 | System and Method for Pain Detection and Computation of a Pain Quantification Index - A method of detecting pain in a subject, comprises the steps of generating brain wave data based on brain wave activity of the subject and comparing the brain wave data to reference data to generate result data, the reference data corresponding to at least one of (i) population normative data indicative of brain wave activity of a first plurality of individuals in an absence of pain, (ii) population reference data indicative of brain wave activity of a second plurality of individuals generated in response to pain events inflicted on the second plurality of individuals, (iii) subjective population reference data indicative of brain wave activity of a third plurality of individuals reporting a sensation of pain, and (iv) population of reference data indicative of brain wave activity of a fourth population of individuals following an intervention which has changed a subjective report of pain in combination with determining a presence of pain experienced by the subject as a function of the result data. | 10-09-2008 |
20090076407 | Brain Function Scan System - A portable EEG (electroencephalograph) instrument, especially for use in emergencies and brain assessments in physicians' offices, detects and amplifies brain waves and converts then into digital data for analysis by comparison with data from normal groups. In one embodiment, the EEG electrodes are in a headband which broadcasts the data, by radio or cellular phone, to a local receiver for re-transmission and/or analysis. In another embodiment, the subject is stimulated in two modes, i.e., aural and sensory, at two different frequencies to provide the subject's EPs (Evoked Potentials), assessing transmission through the brainstem and thalamus. | 03-19-2009 |
20100286549 | System and Method for Assessing Efficacy of Therapeutic Agents - A method for assessing an effect of a therapeutic agent, comprises the steps of detecting brain electrical activity of a subject to generate a first set of brain wave data and extracting from the first set of brain wave data first data features sensitive to a neurological disorder in combination with the steps of comparing the first data features to control data to define a baseline profile of brain electropathophysiology and computing one of a first classifying score and a first discriminant score based on the baseline profile to estimate a probability that the baseline profile corresponds to a predetermined pathophysiological condition. | 11-11-2010 |
20110118618 | Electronic Identity Card - A method comprises the steps of obtaining a baseline measurement corresponding to a representation of brain activity from a living body and storing the baseline measurements on a storage device configured to be wearable on the living body in combination with obtaining, at a time subsequent to the baseline measurement, a second measurement representing brain activity from the living body, reading the baseline measurement from the storage device and evaluating the living body based on a comparison of the second measurement to the baseline measurement. A system for analyzing electrical brain activity, the system comprises a component for reading, from a storage medium, data corresponding to a baseline measurement of brain activity of a living body and a component for determining data representing a current brain activity of the living body in combination with a component for evaluating the living body by comparing the baseline measurement data and the current brain activity data. | 05-19-2011 |
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20110257864 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FAILURE IN GAS TURBINE HARDWARE - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for detecting failure in gas turbine hardware. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method for detecting a failure in a gas turbine is provided. The method can include monitoring a parameter associated with the turbine, wherein the monitored parameter comprises at least one turbine bucket temperature, detecting an event associated with operation of the turbine, wherein the event is based at least in part on the monitored parameter, and initiating shutdown of the turbine upon detection of the event wherein the monitored parameter is above a predetermined value for at least a predetermined time duration. | 10-20-2011 |
20120016636 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING STEADY STATE CONDITIONS IN A GAS TURBINE - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for determining steady state conditions in a gas turbine. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method for determining stability in a gas turbine is provided. The method can include receiving a guide vane (VGV) command and a fuel stroke reference (FSR) command associated with a gas turbine control system, determining a filtered VGV change based at least in part on the received VGV command, determining a filtered FSR change based at least in part on the received FSR command, and outputting a unit stability signal after a pickup delay time when the filtered VGV change is less than a predetermined VGV stability threshold and the filtered FSR change is less than a predetermined FSR stability threshold. | 01-19-2012 |
20140359538 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOVING DISPLAY OBJECTS BASED ON USER GESTURES - Certain embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for moving display objects based on user gestures. In one embodiment, a system can include at least one memory configured to store computer-executable instructions and at least one control device configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions. The instructions may be configured to detect a first user gesture adjacent to an output device in order to identity a display object displayed on the output device. The instructions may be configured to detect a second user gesture adjacent to the output device in order to identify a location to move the display object. The instructions may be configured to update the output device to display the display object at the identified location on the output device. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110100096 | Method and System for Fluid Valve Leak Detection - A method detection of leakage through at least one first valve includes admitting an amount of fluid into a first control volume in operable communication with the at least one first valve, thereby pressurizing the first control volume. The first control volume is isolated and a rate of change of pressure in a second control volume in operable communication with the at least one first valve is measured. A system for detecting leakage across at least one first valve includes a first control volume receptive of an amount of fluid and a second control volume in flow communication with the first control volume. At least one first valve is located between the first control volume and the second control volume, and a rate of change in pressure in the second control volume indicates a rate of leakage through the at least one first valve. | 05-05-2011 |
20140203934 | DYNAMIC ALARM SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A POWER PLANT AND METHOD OF RESPONDING TO SAME - A dynamic alarm system for operating a power plant is disclosed. The dynamic alarm system includes a sensor configured to generate a signal related to a measurement of an operation of the power plant. An interface displays a generated alarm to an operator and receives a dynamic rating value from the operator related to the generated alarm. A processor generates the alarm using the generated signal, compiles the rating value and alters an operation of the power plant from the compiled rating value. | 07-24-2014 |
20140282215 | SEMANTIC ZOOM IN INDUSTRIAL HMI SYSTEMS - A system includes a processor configured to cause a display to display a graphical visualization of an industrial system, detect a user input corresponding to an area of the display, perform a semantic zoom of the area of the display, and to display a first level of information based on the semantic zoom. The first level of information includes a data that was not previously displayed on the area of the display. | 09-18-2014 |
20150058796 | NAVIGATION CONTROL FOR A TABLETOP COMPUTER SYSTEM - One aspect of the invention is a system for providing navigation control for a tabletop computer system. The system includes a multi-touch display and processing circuitry coupled to the multi-touch display. The processing circuitry is configured to display a user interface on the multi-touch display and render a navigation pane on the multi-touch display. The navigation pane includes a reduced-scale copy of the user interface. The processing circuitry is also configured to detect a touch-based input at a position on the navigation pane and determine a scaled position on the user interface corresponding to the position on the navigation pane. The processing circuitry is further configured to interpret the touch-based input at the position on the navigation pane as an equivalent touch-based input at the scaled position on the user interface and trigger an event corresponding to the equivalent touch-based input at the scaled position on the user interface. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058801 | MULTI-TOUCH INSPECTION TOOL - One aspect of the invention is a system for providing a multi-touch inspection tool. The system includes a multi-touch display and processing circuitry configured to display an inspection tool for a chart on a user interface on the multi-touch display. The inspection tool includes a multiplier-scale control and a precision control. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a base level of scaling to apply to the chart based on a current value of the multiplier-scale control and detect a touch-based input on the precision control for a precision adjustment of the chart. The precision adjustment is based on linear steps dynamically defined with respect to the base level of scaling. The chart is adjusted in response to the touch-based input on the precision control as a combination of the base level of scaling determined by the multiplier-scale control and the precision adjustment of the precision control. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058808 | DYNAMIC CONTEXTUAL TOUCH MENU - One aspect of the invention is a system for providing a dynamic contextual touch menu. The system includes a multi-touch display and processing circuitry coupled to the multi-touch display. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a contextual menu display request in response to a touch detected on the multi-touch display. The processing circuitry is configured to display a dynamic contextual touch menu associated with a first element as a targeted element in response to the detected contextual menu display request. The processing circuitry is also configured to modify content of the dynamic contextual touch menu to align with a second element as the targeted element in response to a detected motion on the multi-touch display between the first and second elements. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058809 | MULTI-TOUCH GESTURE PROCESSING - One aspect of the invention is a system for multi-touch gesture processing. The system includes a multi-touch display and processing circuitry coupled to the multi-touch display. The processing circuitry is configured to detect a gesture on a gesture target area of a panel toolbar associated with a panel displayed on the multi-touch display. The panel includes panel content displayed in a content area. The gesture target area includes an empty area absent one or more command icons. Based on detection of the gesture, additional content is displayed on the multi-touch display associated with the panel content. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058947 | MOBILE DEVICE AUTHENTICATION - One aspect of the invention is a system for mobile device authentication. The system includes a public-facing server configured to interface with a mobile device. The system also includes a secure server configured to interface with the public-facing server and an authorization station. The authorization station includes processing circuitry configured to establish authorization limits for the mobile device and generate an authentication key associated with the authorization limits. The processing circuitry is further configured to provide the authentication key and an identifier of the mobile device to the secure server, and generate an authorization code including an encoded version of the authentication key and an address of the public-facing server. The processing circuitry is also configured to provide the authorization code to the mobile device to establish authentication for the mobile device to receive data from a control system network as constrained by the authorization limits. | 02-26-2015 |
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20110193661 | Integrated Electromechanical Relays - Electromechanical relays and semiconductor structures and microelectromechanical systems including at least part of an electromechanical relay are presented. For example, an electromechanical relay includes an electrically conductive terminal within a printed circuit board, one or more electrically conductive contacts, and one or more magnetic actuators. The one or more magnetic actuators are respectively associated with the one or more electrically conductive contacts and each magnetic actuator includes (i) a magnetic core within at least one via extending through one or more layers of the printed circuit board, and (ii) an electrical coil around at least a portion of the magnetic core and within one or more layers of the printed circuit board. Activation of the one or more actuators causes electrical contact between the terminal and an associated one of the one or more electrically conductive contacts. | 08-11-2011 |
20120188033 | INTEGRATED ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAYS - Electromechanical relays and semiconductor structures and microelectromechanical systems including at least part of an electromechanical relay are presented. For example, an electromechanical relay includes an electrically conductive terminal within a printed circuit board, one or more electrically conductive contacts, and one or more magnetic actuators. The one or more magnetic actuators are respectively associated with the one or more electrically conductive contacts and each magnetic actuator includes (i) a magnetic core within at least one via extending through one or more layers of the printed circuit board, and (ii) an electrical coil around at least a portion of the magnetic core and within one or more layers of the printed circuit board. Activation of the one or more actuators causes electrical contact between the terminal and an associated one of the one or more electrically conductive contacts. | 07-26-2012 |
20120274338 | HIGH PERFORMANCE TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY - Methods and systems for high-bandwidth time domain reflectometry include a printed circuit board (PCB) and a probe. The PCB includes at least one signal terminal connected to at least one signal via at least three guide terminals arranged around the at least one high-frequency signal terminal. At least one of the guide terminals is connected to at least one ground via. The probe includes at least one biased pin to contact the at least one signal terminal and at least three fixed guide pins arranged about the at least one biased pin to facilitate alignment of said at least one biased pin by first engaging at least one guide terminal area, such that the at least one mechanically biased pin is guided to the at least one contact point. | 11-01-2012 |
20130247362 | INTEGRATED ELECTROMECHANICAL RELAYS - Electromechanical relays and semiconductor structures and microelectromechanical systems including at least part of an electromechanical relay are presented. For example, an electromechanical relay includes an electrically conductive terminal within a printed circuit board, one or more electrically conductive contacts, and one or more magnetic actuators. The one or more magnetic actuators are respectively associated with the one or more electrically conductive contacts and each magnetic actuator includes (i) a magnetic core within at least one via extending through one or more layers of the printed circuit board, and (ii) an electrical coil around at least a portion of the magnetic core and within one or more layers of the printed circuit board. Activation of the one or more actuators causes electrical contact between the terminal and an associated one of the one or more electrically conductive contacts. | 09-26-2013 |