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20090046616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING BREAK-IN SIGNALS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A system and method are provided for transmitting signals while facilitating channel-specific signal insertion to local user terminals. In one mode, a communication device may operate to transmit signals from a remote signal source (via a communication network infrastructure) to one or more local user terminals. In a second, the communication device may insert a locally-obtained break-in signal into one or more downlink communication channels, and/or bands, thereby providing the break-in signal to one or more specific local user terminals. In this manner, communications over a communication channel to a local user terminal may be interrupted by or mixed with an inserted break-in signal to the user terminal. Additionally, the communication device may also operate to establish bidirectional communications between a local operator and one or more user terminals as well as relay communications between two or more local user terminals while bypassing the conventional network infrastructure. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING BREAK-IN SIGNALS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A system and method are provided for transmitting signals while facilitating channel-specific signal insertion to local user terminals. In one mode, a communication device may operate to transmit signals from a remote signal source (via a communication network infrastructure) to one or more local user terminals. In a second, the communication device may insert a locally-obtained break-in signal into one or more downlink communication channels, and/or bands, thereby providing the break-in signal to one or more specific local user terminals. In this manner, communications over a communication channel to a local user terminal may be interrupted by or mixed with an inserted break-in signal to the user terminal. Additionally, the communication device may also operate to establish bidirectional communications between a local operator and one or more user terminals as well as relay communications between two or more local user terminals while bypassing the conventional network infrastructure. | 02-19-2009 |
20140168443 | REMOTE SURVEILLANCE SENSOR APPARATUS - In a surveillance system including a remote sensor apparatus and a portable receiver, a method is provided for collecting and processing data related to a surrounding environment of the remote sensor apparatus including image data for a scene external to the housing of the apparatus. The method includes receiving, at the processing unit, raw image data simultaneously from a plurality of image sensors as the raw image data is being captured by the plurality of image sensors. One or more light sources are placed around a wide-angle lens fitted to each of the image sensor. Infrared or near-infrared light emanating from the plurality of light sources is used in a dark environment. The method also includes processing, at the processing unit, the simultaneously received raw image data to generate pre-processed image data. The method further includes transmitting the pre-processed image data to the portable receiver using the wireless transceiver. | 06-19-2014 |
20140266773 | REMOTE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method is provided for a system including a plurality of remote sensor apparatus and a portable receiver. The portable receiver includes an RFID reader. The remote sensor apparatus has an RFID unit. The method includes reading RFID stored in the RFID unit of one or more of the plurality of remote sensor apparatus using the RFID reader. The method also includes registering the one or more of the plurality of remote sensor apparatus using the received RFID. The method further includes receiving data from a first active remote sensor apparatus. The data includes sensor data collected from sensors installed in the first active remote sensor and RFID of the first active remote sensor apparatus. The method also includes processing the sensor data, if the RFID of the first active remote sensor apparatus matches the RFID of any of the one or more of the plurality of remote sensor apparatus. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267586 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR GENERATING A PANORAMIC VIEW - A method is provided for a surveillance system including a remote sensor apparatus a portable receiver. The method includes receiving, at the portable receiver, image data collected simultaneously from a plurality of image sensors installed in the remote sensor apparatus. The method also includes processing, at the portable receiver, the received image data by, for each of the first plurality of captured images, detecting image features and performing feature matches by matching control points across neighboring images based on a control-point assumption that the control points are relevant only in areas of field of view overlap. The areas of field of view are determined by positions of the plurality of image sensors and a field of view of a wide-angle lens fitted with each of the plurality of image sensors. The method further includes generating a panoramic view by blending the processed first plurality of captured images. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090036980 | METHODS OF OBTAINING OPHTHALMIC LENSES PROVIDING THE EYE WITH REDUCED ABERRATIONS - The present invention discloses methods of obtaining ophthalmic lens capable of reducing the aberrations of the eye comprising the steps of characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model, calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model, selecting the optical power of the intraocular lens. From this information, an ophthalmic lens is modeled so a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and corneal model obtains reduced aberrations in the eye. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses as obtained by the methods which are capable reducing aberrations of the eye. | 02-05-2009 |
20090210054 | SYSTEM, OPHTHALMIC LENS, AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING DEPTH OF FOCUS - System, ophthalmic lens, and method for extending depth of focus includes an optic having a clear aperture disposed about a central axis. The optic includes a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first and second surfaces are configured to introduce an asymmetric aberration to the eye while maintaining the in-focus visual acuity. | 08-20-2009 |
20110082542 | METHODS OF OBTAINING OPHTHALMIC LENSES PROVIDING THE EYE WITH REDUCED ABERRATIONS - The present invention discloses methods of obtaining ophthalmic lens capable of reducing the aberrations of the eye comprising the steps of characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model, calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model, selecting the optical power of the intraocular lens. From this information, an ophthalmic lens is modeled so a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and corneal model obtains reduced aberrations in the eye. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses as obtained by the methods which are capable reducing aberrations of the eye. | 04-07-2011 |
20120044454 | CUSTOMIZED INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Selecting an optimal intraocular lens (IOL) from a plurality of IOLs for implanting in a subject eye, including measuring anterior corneal topography (ACT), axial length (AXL), and anterior chamber depth (ACD) of a subject eye; selecting a default equivalent refractive index depending on preoperative patient's stage or calculating a personalized value or introducing a complete topographic representation if posterior corneal data are available; creating a customized model of the subject eye with each of a plurality of identified intraocular lenses (IOL) implanted, performing a ray tracing through that model eye; calculating from the ray tracing a RpMTF or RMTF value; and selecting the IOL corresponding to the highest RpMTF or RMTF value for implanting in the subject eye. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059463 | METHODS OF OBTAINING OPHTHALMIC LENSES PROVIDING THE EYE WITH REDUCED ABERRATIONS - The present invention discloses methods of obtaining ophthalmic lens capable of reducing the aberrations of the eye comprising the steps of characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model, calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model, selecting the optical power of the intraocular lens. From this information, an ophthalmic lens is modeled so a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and corneal model obtains reduced aberrations in the eye. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses as obtained by the methods which are capable reducing aberrations of the eye. | 03-08-2012 |
20120158132 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION USING A REGRESSION FORMULA INCORPORATING CORNEAL SPHERICAL ABERRATION - An intraocular lens, and a system and method of providing an intraocular lens, having at least one characteristic of the intraocular lens customized in accordance with a modified regression that includes a modification for corneal spherical aberration. The lens, system and method may indicate measuring at least one biometric parameter of an eye at a desired light level, determining a desired postoperative condition of the eye, obtaining a corneal spherical aberration of the eye, applying at least one empirically derived regression calculation, and predictively estimating, in accordance with an output of the at least one empirically derived regression calculation, the at least one characteristic of the intraocular lens to obtain the desired postoperative condition. The empirically derived regression calculation includes at least a product of the corneal spherical aberration with an empirically derived corneal spherical aberration constant, and a mathematical indication of the at least one biometric parameter or one of the paraxial regression formulas commonly used in clinical practice to calculate IOL power in normal patients. | 06-21-2012 |
20130072591 | USING THE LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) TO INCREASE THE DEPTH OF FOCUS BY INDUCING TARGETED AMOUNTS OF ASPHERICITY - In general, the present invention relates to optical elements, which can be modified post-manufacture such that different versions of the element will have different optical properties. In particular, the present invention relates to lenses, such as intraocular lenses, which can be converted into aspheric lenses post-fabrication. Also, the present invention relates to a method for forming aspheric lenses post-fabrication. | 03-21-2013 |
20140046440 | METHODS OF OBTAINING OPHTHALMIC LENSES PROVIDING THE EYE WITH REDUCED ABERRATIONS - The present invention discloses methods of obtaining ophthalmic lens capable of reducing the aberrations of the eye comprising the steps of characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model, calculating the resulting aberrations of said corneal surface(s) by employing said mathematical model, selecting the optical power of the intraocular lens. From this information, an ophthalmic lens is modeled so a wavefront arriving from an optical system comprising said lens and corneal model obtains reduced aberrations in the eye. Also disclosed are ophthalmic lenses as obtained by the methods which are capable reducing aberrations of the eye. | 02-13-2014 |
20140121769 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS POWER CALCULATION USING A REGRESSION FORMULA INCORPORATING CORNEAL SPHERICAL ABERRATION - An intraocular lens, and a system and method of providing an intraocular lens, having at least one characteristic of the intraocular lens customized in accordance with a modified regression that includes a modification for corneal spherical aberration. The lens, system and method may indicate measuring at least one biometric parameter of an eye at a desired light level, determining a desired postoperative condition of the eye, obtaining a corneal spherical aberration of the eye, applying at least one empirically derived regression calculation, and predictively estimating, in accordance with an output of the at least one empirically derived regression calculation, the at least one characteristic of the intraocular lens to obtain the desired postoperative condition. The empirically derived regression calculation includes at least a product of the corneal spherical aberration with an empirically derived corneal spherical aberration constant, and a mathematical indication of the at least one biometric parameter or one of the paraxial regression formulas commonly used in clinical practice to calculate IOL power in normal patients. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100253913 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR MEASURING READING ACUITY - The procedure is based on the use of a reading test, whose fundamental objective is to remove the traditional Examiner from the process; in a way that not only removes the inherent costs of having an Examiner present but also eliminates the risk of errors being made by the Examiner. | 10-07-2010 |
20120140165 | DEVICE FOR ASYMMETRICAL REFRACTIVE OPTICAL CORRECTION IN THE PERIPHERAL RETINA FOR CONTROLLING THE PROGRESSION OF MYOPIA - Optical device ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120154742 | OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENT FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF OCULAR REFRACTION AND VISUAL SIMULATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MEASUREMENT OF OCULAR REFRACTION, SIMULATION OF OPHTHALMIC ELEMENTS, VISUAL SIMULATION AND FOR OBTAINING OPTICAL PARAMETERS - An ophthalmic instrument for measurement of ocular refraction and visual simulation and a method of measurement obtaining the ocular refraction in a binocular manner, which incorporates a digitally controlled phase modulator for generating best ophthalmic correction in each subject. The instrument enables measuring refraction, not only associated with blurring and astigmatism, but also optical aberration of any order. The phoropter can simulate vision by any phase profile, including those of a diffractive or discontinuous type. The instrument also incorporates a subsystem for presentation of stimuli that produces stereoscopic vision of the same, enabling the subject to enjoy a three dimensional perception during the process, and two output pupils. The instrument, by its electro-optical features, enables simulation of vision as it would be modified after submitting an eye to different surgical techniques, such as refractive surgery or interocular lens implantation. | 06-21-2012 |
20130265544 | INSTRUMENT FOR RAPID MEASUREMENT OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EYE IN THE ENTIRE FIELD OF VISION - An instrument measuring optical properties of an eye in an entire field of vision, including refraction and aberrations, including: a frame mounted on an ophthalmologic table that can be oriented in three perpendicular directions X, Y, Z; a support surface for a head of the subject; a hot mirror; a long mirror; an illumination sub-assembly including a fiber optic head; a lens; a diaphragm; a beam splitter; and a measurement sub-assembly with two lens and two mirrors; a camera including a matrix of micro-lenses on the inlet of camera, the camera being placed on the focal plane of the micro-lenses; the frame including a motor, a shaft of which rotates in the Y direction, to which an arm is attached that can rotate on the shaft; components of the illumination sub-assembly, components of a measurement sub-assembly, and the camera with the matrix of micro-lenses being mounted on the arm. | 10-10-2013 |
20140211154 | Method and System for Measuring Intraocular Scattering - The present invention relates to a method for measuring ocular scattering, comprising the steps of: sequentially projecting images from an extensive light source, corresponding to different visual angles, onto the retina; recording the output light in a camera or detector once it has passed through the eye twice; calculating the intensity at the center of each recorded image; calculating the PSF for each angle from the previous intensities; and calculating the average of the value of the PSF between the angles. The invention also relates to a system for carrying out said method. The invention can be used to measure the intensity of the scattered light in an objective manner. | 07-31-2014 |
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20090138717 | System and method for over the air communication authentication using a service token - A system and method are described for securing over the air communications between a service and a communication device. For example, one embodiment of a method for creating a security token on a communication device for communication between the communication device and a service includes combining a device identification of the communication device with a device capability to create a device information, the device capability known by the service. The method further includes encrypting the device information. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138948 | System and method for over the air communication authentication using a device token - A system and method are described for securing over the air communications between a service and a communication device. For example, one embodiment of a method for creating a security token on a communication device for communication between the communication device and a service includes combining a device identification of the communication device with a device capability to create a device information, the device capability known by the service. The method further includes encrypting the device information. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144167 | System and method for managing data and voice connectivity for wireless devices - A system is described for managing wireless data access comprising. In one embodiment, the system includes a database to store user data for prepaid users and user data for postpaid users, the data for prepaid users including lease status data; a dispatcher to receive a request for data services from a wireless device, the dispatcher to query the database to determine whether the wireless device is associated with a prepaid account or a postpaid account on the wireless service provider, wherein if the wireless device is associated with a prepaid account, the dispatcher reads the lease status data to determine whether the account has a lease expiration indication and, if so, formats a lease renewal request according to a first data format over a local data network; a billing server to receive the lease renewal request from the dispatcher in the first data format and to reformat the request to a second data format, the second data format compatible with a charge control node (“CCN”) employed on the wireless service provider, the billing server to receive a response from the CCN indicating whether a lease associated with the wireless device is to be renewed and to reformat the response from the second data format to the first data format and to send the reformatted response to the dispatcher; and policy management logic executed on the dispatcher to block access to data services for the wireless device if the response indicates insufficient funds associated with the wireless device account or to allow access to data services if the response indicates a successful lease renewal. | 06-04-2009 |
20110136501 | LOCATION SERVICE FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - A location service for wireless devices is described. In embodiments, a connection identifier is received that indicates a wireless device is linked to a communication node for wireless communication. Additional wireless devices are also linked to the communication node for wireless communication, and the additional wireless devices can each identify its geographic location. Location data is received from the additional wireless devices, where the location data indicates the respective geographic locations of the additional wireless devices. A location of the communication node can be determined from the location data that is received from the additional wireless devices, and a current location can then be assigned to the wireless device based on the determined location of the communication node. | 06-09-2011 |
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20100290668 | LONG DISTANCE MULTIMODAL BIOMETRIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons. | 11-18-2010 |
20110285836 | Multimodal Ocular Biometric System - A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data. | 11-24-2011 |
20120200689 | LONG DISTANCE MULTIMODAL BIOMETRIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons. | 08-09-2012 |
20130141560 | MULTIMODAL OCULAR BIOMETRIC SYSTEM - A multimodal biometric identification system captures and processes images of both the iris and the retina for biometric identification. Another multimodal ocular system captures and processes images of the iris and/or the from both eyes of a subject. Biometrics based on data provided by these systems are more accurate and robust than using biometrics that include data from only the iris or only the retina from a single eye. An exemplary embodiment emits photons to the iris and the retina of both eyes, an iris image sensor that captures an image of the iris when the iris reflects the emitted light, a retina image sensor that captures an image of the retina when the retina reflects the emitted light, and a controller that controls the iris and the retina illumination sources, where the captured image of the iris and the captured image of the retina contain biometric data. | 06-06-2013 |
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20090070320 | Methods and Apparatus for Interactive Name Searching Techniques - Methods and apparatus include presenting an initial set of names to a user. The user selects a set of names from those presented. An Interactive Evolutionary Algorithm (IEA) extracts features of each selected name from a database of names and features to form a feature set. The IEA forms a set of match features that are chosen from the feature set according to a priority function and/or weighting of the features, either of which may vary in succeeding iterations. The IEA searches the database to obtain a candidate set of names, where each name has features matching the match features. One or more names is chosen from the candidate set and added into a presentation set of names. The IEA may repeat the formation of the match features, candidate set, and selection of one or more names from the candidate set until the new presentation set is complete. | 03-12-2009 |
20090144617 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST, GENERIC, ONLINE AND OFFLINE, MULTI-SOURCE TEXT ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION - Methods and systems for text data analysis and visualization enable a user to specify a set of text data sources and visualize the content of the text data sources in an overview of salient features in the form of a network of words. A user may focus on one or more words to provide a visualization of connections specific to the focused word(s). The visualization may include clustering of relevant concepts within the network of words. Upon selection of a word, the context thereof, e.g., links to articles where the word appears, may be provided to the user. Analyzing may include textual statistical correlation models for assigning weights to words and links between words. Displaying the network of words may include a force-based network layout algorithm. Extracting clusters for display may include identifying “communities of words” as if the network of words was a social network. | 06-04-2009 |
20100185572 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-PARTICIPANT INTERACTIVE EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING - Disclosed are methods, systems, and processor program products that include executing an optimization scheme to obtain a first solution set, presenting the first solution set to at least two users, receiving rankings of the first solution set from the at least two users, aggregating the rankings, and, generating a second solution set based on the aggregated rankings The optimization scheme can include a genetic algorithm. In embodiments, at least a part of the first solution set can be presented to the users based on the parts of the solution set associated with the user (e.g., user's knowledge). | 07-22-2010 |
20100199186 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING (IEC) - Methods and systems for interactive evolutionary computing may include generating a set of candidate molecules based on an evolutionary scheme in which an objective function is a priori mathematically unexpressed, presenting data based on the set of candidate molecules to one or more users, receiving at least one input from the user(s), the input(s) based on the user(s)'s evaluation of the presented set of candidate molecules, and, based on the input(s), using at least the evolutionary scheme and the input(s) to generate an updated set of candidate molecules, and repeating the presenting and receiving. | 08-05-2010 |
20100211558 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE SEARCHING TECHNIQUES - Methods and systems for searching comprise presenting a first information set to a user, receiving feedback, applying an evolutionary algorithm based on the feedback to generate a search query, causing the search query to be executed to generate a second information set, and presenting the second information set to the user. Then, in response to user input, the first information set is again presented to the user; feedback is again received, an evolutionary algorithm is again applied based on the feedback to generate a search query, and the new search query is caused to be executed to generate a third information set which is presented to the user. | 08-19-2010 |
20110047455 | Method and System for Fast, Generic, Online and Offline, Multi-Source Text Analysis and Visualization - Methods and systems for text data analysis and visualization enable a user to specify a set of text data sources and visualize the content of the text data sources in an overview of salient features in the form of a network of words. A user may focus on one or more words to provide a visualization of connections specific to the focused word(s). The visualization may include clustering of relevant concepts within the network of words. Upon selection of a word, the context thereof, e.g., links to articles where the word appears, may be provided to the user. Analyzing may include textual statistical correlation models for assigning weights to words and links between words. Displaying the network of words may include a force-based network layout algorithm. Extracting clusters for display may include identifying “communities of words” as if the network of words was a social network. | 02-24-2011 |
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20090028670 | SELECTIVELY RIGIDIZABLE AND ACTIVELY STEERABLE ARTICULATABLE DEVICE - A selectively rigidizable and actively steerable device is described. In one aspect, an articulatable device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030282 | CONTROLLABLE DEXTEROUS ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - A selectively rigidizable endoscopic device is described. In one aspect, an endoscopic medical device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another. | 01-29-2009 |
20090033319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZING POSITION INFORMATION IN A MAGNETICALLY HARD LAYER OF A MOVING COMPONENT - A position-sensing system magnetically senses the position of a piston rod moving with respect to a cylinder. A magnetically hard layer on the piston rod provides a recording medium. Information is perpendicularly magnetized in regions of the magnetically hard layer. These regions provide an encoding scheme for determining the position of the piston rod. Magnetic-field sensors are positioned over redundant tracks of magnetically recorded regions. Each magnetic-field sensor positioned over a given track senses the same magnetized regions while the piston rod moves with respect to the cylinder. Other magnetic-field sensors can sense ambient fields for use in performing common-mode rejection. A write head can dynamically repair damaged or erased regions detected by the magnetic-field sensors. Energized by a battery-backup power source, the magnetic-field sensors and associated circuitry can continue to track movement of the piston rod when the machinery is off. | 02-05-2009 |
20100271014 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF A COMPONENT FROM REGIONS MAGNETIZED IN A MAGNETICALLY HARD LAYER OF THE COMPONENT - A position-sensing system magnetically senses the position of a piston rod moving with respect to a cylinder. A magnetically hard layer on the piston rod provides a recording medium. A track comprised of a plurality of magnetized regions is magnetized in the magnetically hard layer. A plurality of magnetic-field sensors is coupled to the cylinder in proximity of the magnetically hard layer to sense the magnetized track while the piston rod is moving with respect to the cylinder. A first one of the magnetic field sensors is positioned over the track to sense the magnetized regions of the track serially and a second one of the magnetic field sensors is positioned radially to one side of the track. The magnetic field sensors generate signals, in response to sensing the magnetized regions, for use in measuring rotational movement of the piston rod. | 10-28-2010 |
20110062948 | System and Method for Measuring Movement of a Component from Rings Magnetized in a Magnetically Hard Layer - A position-sensing system includes a first component (e.g., a cylinder) and a second component (e.g., a piston rod) movably coupled to the first component for movement with respect thereto. A magnetically hard layer on the second component provides a recording medium. Regions of the magnetically hard layer are magnetized as magnetized rings around the second component. Magnetic-field sensors are coupled to the first component in proximity of the magnetically hard layer on the second component to sense the rings of magnetized regions. Each of the magnetic field sensors senses flux from each of the rings of magnetized regions as the second component is moving with respect to the first component and, in response to sensing the rings of magnetized regions, generates signals used to determine position of the second component. | 03-17-2011 |
20120144950 | SELECTIVELY RIGIDIZABLE AND ACTIVELY STEERABLE ARTICULATABLE DEVICE - A selectively rigidizable and actively steerable device is described. In one aspect, an articulatable device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another. | 06-14-2012 |
20120316541 | DUAL-PURPOSE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICE - A medical device intended for use in performing minimally invasive procedures is provided. The device is intended for performing a pyloromyotomy in pediatric surgery, laparascopically. A key aspect of embodiments of the device is the dual-purpose functionality of the device as it combines both spreading of tissue and cutting of tissue, using mono- or bi-polar electric energy or a knife, with the same medical device. The use of the device requires fewer tool changes during surgery, improving safety and ease of use, as well as reducing surgery time. The devices lend themselves to torelatively cheaper manufacturing processes and lower overall cost compared to existing devices. They would also require less training time compared to current laparoscopic tools. | 12-13-2012 |
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20090104595 | Methods for determining the sensitivity or resistance of retrovirus isolates to therapeutic retroviral treatments based on viral protease inhibitors and diagnostic kits - A method for determining sensitivity or resistance of isolates of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) retroviruses to chemical molecules having an inhibiting activity on a viral protease or to therapeutic treatments based on inhibitors of the viral protease, including causing cell lysis of at least one yeast by expression of the retrovirus protease. | 04-23-2009 |
20100028891 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SENSITIVITY OR RESISTANCE OF RETROVIRUS ISOLATES TO MOLECULES, THERAPEUTIC RETROVIRAL TREATMENTS BASED ON VIRAL PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND DIAGNOSTIC KITS - A method of determining sensitivity or resistance of isolates of HIV retroviruses to a molecule includes a) amplifying sequences coding for a protease of a retrovirus to be studied, with or without the or some of amino acid sequences situated upstream and downstream of a cleavage site of a precursor in which the amino acid sequences are situated, b) recombining fragments of DNA, a final product of the amplification, and an expression vector allowing expression of sequence coding for the protease of the retrovirus to be studied under control of a known inducible promoter through co-transformation of the vector and the DNA fragments with at least one yeast cell, c) culturing co-transformed yeast cell or cells to obtain a sufficient number of transformants to perform a sensitivity or resistance test, and recovering transformants issuing from the co-transformed cell, on any suitable medium, d) incubating the transformants in the presence of a molecule to be tested, e) qualitatively or quantitatively analyzing the living cells, and f) deducing the sensitivity or resistance phenotype. | 02-04-2010 |
20140120624 | CASSETTES AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING AND SELECTING YEAST TRANSFORMANTS BY HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION - A method for selecting a transformed yeast cell having integrated a nucleic acid fragment of interest by homologous recombination, cassettes and kits for carrying out the method are described. | 05-01-2014 |
20140141461 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING AND MANAGING NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITION BASED TREATMENT - A transformed yeast cell includes: a nucleic acid sequence coding for a reverse transcriptase; a reverse transcription indicator; a nucleic acid sequence coding for deoxycytidine kinase (dCK); and at least one nucleic acid sequence coding for nucleoside transporter. Methods for screening a compound with the ability to inhibit reverse transcription and for predicting the sensitivity of a reverse transcriptase to a NRTI compound, particularly a reverse transcriptase derived from a virus infecting a subject using the transformed Yeast cell are also described. | 05-22-2014 |
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20100179080 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING USED LUBRICATING OILS USING CLAY AND CENTRIFUGATION - A process for recovering used lubricating oils, and oils recovered using the process. In a first embodiment (for used industrial oils), the used lubricating oil is mixed with clay in a reactor. The mixture is preferably heated to between 80 and 200 degrees Celsius. The temperature should not be too great, to avoid “cracking” the oil (i.e., breaking molecular chains in the oil). After a certain period of time, the mixture is pumped through filters. Cakes of clay and contaminants remain in the filters, while the oil emerges without the contaminants. A second embodiment (for removing ash or soot, very fine carbon particles and other organic compounds from used motor oils) is the same as the first embodiment, except that before the mixture is passed through the filters, a centrifuge is used to remove most of the clay contaminated with soot, so that it will not block the filters. | 07-15-2010 |
20120289441 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING USED LUBRICATING OILS USING CLAY AND CENTRIFUGATION - A process for recovering used industrial and motor lubricating oils. In a first embodiment (for used industrial oils), the used lubricating oil is mixed with clay in a reactor. The mixture is preferably heated to between 105 and 200 degrees Celsius. The temperature should not be too great, to avoid “cracking” the oil (i.e., breaking molecular chains in the oil). After a certain period of time, the mixture is pumped through filters. Cakes of clay and contaminants remain in the filters, while the oil emerges without the contaminants. A second embodiment (for removing ash or soot, very fine carbon particles and other organic compounds from used motor oils) is the same as the first embodiment, except that before the mixture is passed through the filters, a centrifuge is used to remove most of the clay contaminated with soot, so that it will not block the filters. | 11-15-2012 |
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20110099769 | ANCHOR FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION LINES FOR BUILDINGS - The invention is especially designed for evacuation lines or ropes for buildings, such as those which are temporarily set out, for example, when fire blocks the normal exits of the buildings, such as lifts, staircases and the like. The invention consists of an elongated arm to be inserted between the door and the door frame, and to which a rocker is connected in an articulated manner, in the central part of the arm, the rocker having, in turn, in its central part, a rut or groove having a V-shaped cross-section for receiving the upper end of the rope, and a pair of end sections parallel to the end sections of the arm. One of said end sections forms, with the corresponding section of the arm, pliers or vise for fixing to the door, and for permanently keeping the door closed by means of a spring, while the other end section of the rocker forms, together with the corresponding end section of the arm, a grip for opening the pliers. | 05-05-2011 |
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20090220533 | Novel T-Helper Antigenic Determinant (THD) Peptides - The invention relates to a chimeric peptide, which can bind to at least one allelic form of the HLA-DR molecule. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing said peptide, as well as to the different uses of same. | 09-03-2009 |
20100047231 | Immuno-Stimulant Combination for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Hepatitis C - The present invention relates to an immuno-stimulant combination for prophylaxis and treatment of hepatitis C, characterised in that it comprises: a TLR3 agonist, a CD40 agonist and the NS3 protein of the hepatitis C virus. Moreover, the invention relates to the pharmaceutical compositions comprising said immuno-stimulant combination, to the use thereof, and to a kit composed of said pharmaceutical compositions. Finally, the present invention relates to a method for producing an immune response to the hepatitis C virus and to a vaccine against said virus. | 02-25-2010 |
20140056943 | IMMUNO-STIMULANT COMBINATION FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C - The present invention relates to an immuno-stimulant combination for prophylaxis and treatment of hepatitis C, characterised in that it comprises: a TLR3 agonist, a CD40 agonist and the NS3 protein of the hepatitis C virus. Moreover, the invention relates to the pharmaceutical compositions comprising said immuno-stimulant combination, to the use thereof, and to a kit composed of said pharmaceutical compositions. Finally, the present invention relates to a method for producing an immune response to the hepatitis C virus and to a vaccine against said virus. | 02-27-2014 |
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20110104148 | Antibodies to Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Methods of Making Same, and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies or variants thereof specific for cell surface or membrane bound human CEA. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111461 | Antigen Binding Molecules that Bind EGFR, Vectors Encoding Same, and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human EGFR. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function. | 05-12-2011 |
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20120094165 | BATTERY MODULES AND ASSEMBLIES - A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a first battery cell; a heat transfer plate contacting the first battery cell and defining a perimeter, the heat transfer plate having a first thickness; a heat transfer fin extending from the perimeter of the heat transfer plate, the heat transfer fin having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness; and a fluid conduit coupled to the heat transfer fin, whereby, during operation, heat is transferred from the first battery cell, to the heat transfer layer, to the heat transfer fin, and to the fluid conduit. | 04-19-2012 |
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20080264931 | Transparent or Translucent Glass Ceramic Plate and a Method for the Production Thereof - The present invention relates to a transparent or translucent glass-ceramic plate, intended for example to cover or receive at least one heating element, in particular intended to serve as a hob, said plate having a coating, in particular intended to at least partly mask the underlying elements when not in use, while still allowing the heating elements and optional displays to be detected when they are in use, characterized in that most and preferably all of the coating is on the face of the plate intended to be turned toward the heating element(s) in the use position. | 10-30-2008 |
20090321426 | GLASS-CERAMIC PLATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic plate intended especially for covering heating elements and provided on at least one face with at least one enamel patch and/or at least one coat of paint, with the exception, where appropriate, of functional and/or decorative areas. | 12-31-2009 |
20100089905 | GLASS-CERAMIC PANEL AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic panel, intended for example to cover or receive at least one heating element, in particular intended to serve as a cook-top, said panel being coated, in at least one region of a face, with a coating such that the total color difference delta E*, measured on the opposite face, between said coated region and an uncoated region, is less than about 1 and/or such that this coating has a luminance L* of greater than about 70. | 04-15-2010 |
20100273631 | REINFORCED GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLE AND ENAMEL SUITABLE FOR THE COATING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process for reinforcing a glass-ceramic article, into which a maximum tension is introduced beneath the surface of the glass-ceramic, advantageously in proximity to said surface. The invention also relates to an enamel that can be used for this reinforcement, this enamel being formed from a glass frit having the following composition, the proportions being expressed as weight percentages: | 10-28-2010 |
20100301035 | GLASS-CERAMIC PLATE AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic plate intended for example to cover or accommodate at least one heating element, in particular intended to serve as a hob, said plate being at least partly coated with at least one nanoscale layer based on a metallic material having a refractive index greater than that of the glass-ceramic. | 12-02-2010 |
20120187112 | GLASS-CERAMIC PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a glass-ceramic plate intended for example to cover or receive at least one heating element, in particular intended to serve as a cooking plate, said plate having a coating comprising at least two contrasted zones. | 07-26-2012 |
20120263957 | ENAMEL COMPOSITION FOR GLASS-CERAMIC - Enamel composition, in particular intended for covering a glass pane of a fireplace insert, comprising at least one glass frit, at least one pigment in a content varying from 40 to 65% of the total weight of the enamel, preferably from 45 to 60%, and optionally at least one vehicle or medium, characterized in that the glass frit comprises the following constituents, within the limits defined below, limits included, expressed as percentages by weight of the total weight of the frit: | 10-18-2012 |
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20140146530 | GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLE HAVING A COLORED LUMINOUS DISPLAY - The present invention relates to an article having at least one colored luminous zone, in particular a display zone, said article comprising at least one glass-ceramic substrate having a luminous transmission ranging from 0.8% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.1% for at least one wavelength in the range extending from 420 to 780 nm, at least one light source and at least one filter so as to form at least one colored luminous zone, in particular a display zone, in at least one zone of the plate. | 05-29-2014 |
20140193627 | REINFORCED GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLE AND ENAMEL SUITABLE FOR THE COATING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process for reinforcing a glass-ceramic article, into which a maximum tension is introduced beneath the surface of the glass-ceramic, advantageously in proximity to said surface. The invention also relates to an enamel that can be used for this reinforcement, this enamel being formed from a glass frit having the following composition, the proportions being expressed as weight percentages: | 07-10-2014 |