Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080275377 | Apparatus for Controlling Blood Flow in an Extracorporeal Circuit - The apparatus for blood flow control in an extracorporeal circuit comprises: a user interface for setting a desired blood flow value (q | 11-06-2008 |
20100000944 | CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT - Control equipment for an extracorporeal blood circuit ( | 01-07-2010 |
20110118647 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a sensor ( | 05-19-2011 |
20140048460 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OR VERIFYING A BLOOD CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT CONSOLE - A method to determine a type of blood circuit attached to an extracorporeal blood treatment console including: pumping a liquid through a blood passage of the blood circuit, sensing a first pressure in: the blood passage while the passage is closed and pumping stopped, pumping an additional amount of the liquid into the blood passage while the blood passage is and remains closed and thereafter sensing a second pressure, and determine a dimensional characteristic of a fluid passage in the blood passage based on the additional amount of the liquid and the second pressure. | 02-20-2014 |
20140074008 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - An apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment including a treatment unit; an extracorporeal blood circuit; an infusion line of a replacement fluid; a dialysis line connected in inlet to the second chamber; a fluid evacuation line; sensors for determining a first parameter relating to a patient's blood volume (BV %), a second parameter relating to an ultrafiltration flow rate (UFR) or to a patient's weight loss rate (WLR), a third parameter (Cd, Na) relating to a conductivity or concentration of a liquid crossing the dialysis line and/or the infusion line, and a fourth parameter relating to an infusion flow rate (Q | 03-13-2014 |
20140088483 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - An apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment is described, including a treatment unit, an extracorporeal blood circuit, an infusion line of a replacement fluid, a dialysis line connected in inlet to the second chamber, and a fluid evacuation line; sensors for determining a first parameter relating to a patient's blood volume (BV %) a second parameter relating to an ultrafiltration flow rate (UFR) or to a patient's weight loss rate (WLR), a third parameter (Cd, Na) relating to a conductivity or concentration of a liquid crossing the dialysis line and/or the infusion line, and a fourth parameter relating to an infusion flow rate (Q | 03-27-2014 |
20150224241 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - An apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment comprises a sensor ( | 08-13-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080218839 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS, AND MATERIALS FOR USE THEREIN - A first electro-optic display comprises first and second substrates, and an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material disposed between the first and second substrates, the adhesive layer comprising a mixture of a polymeric adhesive material and a hydroxyl containing polymer having a number average molecular weight not greater than about 5000. A second electro-optic display is similar to the first but has an adhesive layer comprising a thermally-activated cross-linking agent to reduce void growth when the display is subjected to temperature changes. A third electro-optic display, intended for writing with a stylus or similar instrument, is produced by forming a layer of an electro-optic material on an electrode; depositing a substantially solvent-free polymerizable liquid material over the electro-optic material; and polymerizing the polymerizable liquid material. | 09-11-2008 |
20080264791 | ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIUM AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A two-phase electrophoretic medium comprises a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase. The discontinuous phase comprises a plurality of droplets, each of which comprises a suspending fluid and at least one particle disposed within the suspending fluid and capable of moving through the fluid upon application of an electric field to the electrophoretic medium. The continuous phase surrounds and encapsulates the discontinuous phase. To reduce the humidity sensitivity of the medium, a non-ionizable or crystalline polymer may be used as the continuous phase. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266245 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS WITH CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF PIGMENT - An electrophoretic medium has walls defining a microcavity containing an internal phase. This internal phase comprises electrophoretic particles suspended in a suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough upon application of an electric field to the electrophoretic medium. The average height of the microcavity differs by not more than about 5 μm from the saturated particle thickness of the electrophoretic particle divided by the volume fraction of the electrophoretic particles in the internal phase. | 10-30-2008 |
20080266646 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS WITH CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF PIGMENT - An electrophoretic medium has walls defining a microcavity containing an internal phase. This internal phase comprises electrophoretic particles suspended in a suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough upon application of an electric field to the electrophoretic medium. The average height of the microcavity differs by not more than about 5 μm from the saturated particle thickness of the electrophoretic particle divided by the volume fraction of the electrophoretic particles in the internal phase. | 10-30-2008 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090072263 | Color Control By Alteration of Wavelength Converting Element - A light emitting device is produced by depositing a layer of wavelength converting material over the light emitting device, testing the device to determine the wavelength spectrum produced and correcting the wavelength converting member to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. The wavelength converting member may be corrected by reducing or increasing the amount of wavelength converting material. In one embodiment, the amount of wavelength converting material in the wavelength converting member is reduced, e.g., through laser ablation or etching, to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. | 03-19-2009 |
20090323321 | Authoring, recording, and replication of lighting - Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. Intensities of individual emitters such as LEDs can be controlled through a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and amplitude modulation (AM) of drive currents. The combination of PWM and AM permits fine tuning of the spectrum of emissions and creation of free space optical data channels. | 12-31-2009 |
20110132521 | COLOR CONTROL BY ALTERATION OF WAVELENGTH CONVERTING ELEMENT - A light emitting device is produced by depositing a layer of wavelength converting material over the light emitting device, testing the device to determine the wavelength spectrum produced and correcting the wavelength converting member to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. The wavelength converting member may be corrected by reducing or increasing the amount of wavelength converting material. In one embodiment, the amount of wavelength converting material in the wavelength converting member is reduced, e.g., through laser ablation or etching, to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137757 | Systems and Methods for Developing and Distributing Illumination Data Files - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for creating, distributing and playing illumination data files. The illumination data files, created using luminaire development systems are uploaded to a luminaire management system, where they are further processed and packaged for sale or license within a luminaire marketplace. Consumers and enterprises using luminaires may establish accounts with the luminaire management system and marketplace to access illumination data files for playback on individual or multiple luminaires. Consumers and enterprises may also create play lists and uniquely configure the luminaires to display various lighting effects based on user preferences, environmental factors or energy efficient settings. | 06-09-2011 |
20110215725 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMABLE TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTIONS - Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. Intensities of individual emitters such as LEDs can be controlled through a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and amplitude modulation (AM) of drive currents. The combination of PWM and AM permits fine tuning of the spectrum of emissions and creation of free space optical data channels. | 09-08-2011 |
20120235600 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING LIGHT OUTPUT DURING LIGHT REPLICATION - A method of utilizing a light replication luminaire to match the spectral characteristics of light that is output from the luminaire to the spectral characteristics of a target light spectrum is provided. In one example, the method permits the user to assign a weight to one or more characteristics of the target light spectrum to be replicated. A best approximation of the target light spectrum is then determined, taking into account the weight assigned to each characteristic. In another example, the target light spectrum is provided to the luminaire by the user through the specification of various characteristics of the target light spectrum. | 09-20-2012 |
20120238041 | COLOR CONTROL BY ALTERATION OF WAVELENGHT CONVERTING ELEMENT - A light emitting device is produced by depositing a layer of wavelength converting material over the light emitting device, testing the device to determine the wavelength spectrum produced and correcting the wavelength converting member to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. The wavelength converting member may be corrected by reducing or increasing the amount of wavelength converting material. In one embodiment, the amount of wavelength converting material in the wavelength converting member is reduced, e.g., through laser ablation or etching, to produce the desired wavelength spectrum. | 09-20-2012 |
20130268383 | Creating and Licensing Illumination - Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. Intensities of individual emitters such as LEDs can be controlled through a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and amplitude modulation (AM) of drive currents. The combination of PWM and AM permits fine tuning of the spectrum of emissions and creation of free space optical data channels. | 10-10-2013 |
20130307419 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH SENSOR FEEDBACK - A lighting system includes multiple light sources, a sensing unit, and a control system. The light sources have different emission spectra, and the sensing unit is configured to measure a spectral content of light. The control system may be configured to use measurements from the sensing unit to select respective intensities for emissions from the light sources and then independently control the light sources to emit the respective intensities. In particular, the control system can select and render a spectral distribution selected based on the light reflected from objects that are being illuminated or render a spectral distribution to supplement light from other light sources and achieve a lighting objective. | 11-21-2013 |
20150108920 | Method of Optimizing Light Output During Light Replication - A method of utilizing a light replication luminaire to match the spectral characteristics of light that is output from the luminaire to the spectral characteristics of a target light spectrum is provided. In one example, the method permits the user to assign a weight to one or more characteristics of the target light spectrum to be replicated. A best approximation of the target light spectrum is then determined, taking into account the weight assigned to each characteristic. In another example, the target light spectrum is provided to the luminaire by the user through the specification of various characteristics of the target light spectrum. | 04-23-2015 |
20150123564 | SYNTHESIZING LIGHTING TO CONTROL APPARENT COLORS - Illumination of an environment can be selected based on target colors that the illumination would provide for specific samples. One process for synthesizing the illumination includes repeatedly selecting settings for separate light sources in a luminaire system and determining a difference between the target colors of the samples and apparent colors of the samples under illumination that the luminaire system would produce with the settings selected. The differences thus determined can be used to identify a synthesized illumination, for example, the synthesized illumination that provides a smallest difference. A luminaire system can implement such a process in a luminaire or in a control system for luminaires. | 05-07-2015 |
20150138752 | LINEAR LAMP REPLACEMENT - A linear lamp is provided having one or more light emitting elements provided therein. The light emitting elements are directed to emit light in a direction different from the primary direction of the illumination of the lamp. The light emitting elements may be supported by a supporting optical element. The supporting optical element may permit the transmission of light therethrough. The supporting optical element may be an integral window upon which the light emitting elements are disposed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150211925 | Recording Illumination - Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. Intensities of individual emitters such as LEDs can be controlled through a combination of pulse width modulation (PWM) and amplitude modulation (AM) of drive currents. The combination of PWM and AM permits fine tuning of the spectrum of emissions and creation of free space optical data channels. | 07-30-2015 |
20150287110 | DISTRIBUTING ILLUMINATION FILES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for creating, distributing and playing illumination data files. The illumination data files, created using luminaire development systems are uploaded to a luminaire management system, where they are further processed and packaged for sale or license within a luminaire marketplace. Consumers and enterprises using luminaires may establish accounts with the luminaire management system and marketplace to access illumination data files for playback on individual or multiple luminaires. Consumers and enterprises may also create play lists and uniquely configure the luminaires to display various lighting effects based on user preferences, environmental factors or energy efficient settings. | 10-08-2015 |
20150354789 | SPECTRALLY CONTROLLABLE LIGHT VALVE - A system may include: a light valve exposed to incident light from an external light source. The light valve may independently modulate multiple wavelength bands of the incident light that are transmitted through the light valve and into an environment that the system illuminates. A control system can operate the light valve to control a spectral distribution of light transmitted through the light valve. | 12-10-2015 |