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20100324473 | Arthroscopic fluid control device and method for controlling fluid flow in arthroscopic procedures - A fluid control device is attached to tubes carrying irrigation solution to form the system. The control device splits the flow through a fiber optic scope and a fluid control unit. The fluid control unit controls rate of flow and direction. The operator utilizing a fluid rate and flow direction control device easily controls the flow of fluid into the joint, out of the joint, or no flow. The increased flow prevents collapse of a joint space and maintains clear visualization. The fluid flow solely relies on a gravity feed by having a fluid reservoir positioned at a high point in the system. It contains no fluid pump, vacuum or electronic controller while safely and reliably performing the functions of more complex devices. | 12-23-2010 |
20110040154 | Customizable, self holding, space retracting arthroscopic/endoscopic cannula system - The present invention is directed to a device including an inner cannula having one or more wings or leaflets attached to one end thereof The wings or leaflets can be cut to length or shaped to facilitate holding the operative field open for optimal visualization and the use of surgical instruments. A shorter, outer cannula is fitted over the inner cannula and a flange attached to the outer cannula is moved from a closed position in which the wings are covered by the inner surface of the cannula or to an open, deployed position in which the wings are opened. The outer cannula may be textured or shaped to aid in holding the desired position. The device also includes a dam or barrier at the end or other convenient location in the inner cannula to control the flow of air or fluids in the cannula as to make it useful in arthroscopic or endoscopic surgery of all types. The wings or leaflets can have mating tapered tips that joint into a single tip when closed or an optional trocar to ease insertion into the desired body cavity. The design allows for manufacture at almost any size to make the device useful in the widest of surgical applications and in all joint or body cavities large or small. | 02-17-2011 |
20120239086 | NONLINEAR SELF SEATING SUTURE ANCHOR FOR CONFINED SPACES - A self-seating, non-linear suture anchor system and method of insertion is disclosed where the anchor is made up of a non-linear or curved anchor. The anchor has at least one hole for one or more sutures such that the anchor can be introduce through a small opening, incision, channel or cannula in a confined space and inserted at an angle different than, or divergent from, the angle determined by the cannula, opening or the confines of the space. | 09-20-2012 |
20120278316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ENHANCEMENTS TO SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS - In accordance with some embodiments, processes and interfaces for enhancing or modifying the output of search results are provided. For example, an interface may allow a user to indicate a particular search result returned for a search as being undesirable. In one embodiment, such an indication may cause a removal (e.g., by a search engine or by a third party software application with access to a listing of search results returned by the search engine) of the search result from the listing of the search results as well as review of the remainder of the search results to determine which additional search results should also be removed (e.g., additional search results may be determined, on behalf of the user, to be undesirable for the same reason as the search result(s) indicated by the user). | 11-01-2012 |
20120278318 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ENHANCEMENTS TO ELECTRONIC GROUP SEARCHES - In accordance with some embodiments, processes and interfaces provide for enhancing search results of a group research project. For example, members of a group may be provided with information regarding other group member's search activities and/or be restricted from viewing certain search results (e.g., search results that are most popular with the public for a given search term, that are most popular with the group for the given search term or for the project, and/or search results that are restricted by a group manager). | 11-01-2012 |
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20150257046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DYNAMIC AND DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus are described for supporting dynamic and distributed mobility management (DMM). A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may attach to a first distributed gateway (D-GW), and configure a first Internet protocol (IP) address based on a prefix locally provided by the first D-GW. The WTRU may move and attach to a second D-GW while carrying out an on-going communication session with a correspondent node (CN). The WTRU may configure a second IP address based on a prefix provided by the second D-GW. The WTRU may use the first IP address for carrying out the on-going session and use the second IP address for a new communication session. | 09-10-2015 |
20150304073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN COOPERATIVE RELAYS USING INCREMENTAL REDUNDANCY AND DISTRIBUTED SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING - A method and apparatus may be used to receive a first transmission. The first transmission of data bits may have a first redundancy version in a transmission time interval (TTI) from either a first node or a second node. The first transmission may have a first redundancy version in a TTI from both the first node and the second node. The method and apparatus may receive a second transmission of the data bits having a second redundancy version in a second TTI. The second transmission may be received from a different one of the first node, the second node, or both the first node and the second node. The first and second redundancy versions may be different redundancy versions. The method and apparatus may combine the received bits of the first and second transmissions to recover the first data bits. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304892 | Network Stack Virtualization - Embodiments contemplate network stack virtualization which may be virtualization of a portion of the communication stack, such as the protocol stack, in some embodiments, multiple functionally of independent copies of the protocol stack may be simultaneously running on the terminal and/or serving the needs of different applications. This may allow independent operation from the application point of view, including connectivity to different networks with different identities. Embodiments contemplate that any number of such virtual network stacks can be instantiated, perhaps in some embodiments depending on the characteristics of an active application. Embodiments also contemplate the presentation of multiple allocated internet protocol (IP) addresses that may have sufficient information to enable an intelligent source IP address selection on the WTRU. The WTRU may be able to select an optimum IP address, perhaps in some embodiments depending on which application may be started. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312806 | DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments contemplate that the transfer of an Internet Protocol (IP) address from one (e.g. a first) Gateway (GW) to another (e.g. a second) Gateway (GW) may improve the Dynamic Mobility Management (DMM) handling in any network environment, including a dense network environment. Embodiments contemplate a dense network may enable a User Equipment (UE or wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)) to be connected to the closest GW while the IP address transfer may enable the usage of a relatively short data path (e.g. perhaps a “shortest” data path), which may be useful in the context of DMM, perhaps even for existing flows. Using the contemplated capability of moving IP addresses may minimize the number of IP addresses allocated and/or the number of tunnels to be maintained. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319664 | SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS FOR ANCHOR NODE SELECTION IN NETWORKS USING DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY MANAGEMENT (DMM) - Systems and/or methods may be used to select an anchor node. For example, a device may detect or more anchor nodes that may be available for the device to connect to. The device may determine whether to handover to one of the detected anchor nodes based on capability information including load information of the anchor nodes. The device may connect to a detected anchor node based on the the capability information including the load information. The detected anchor nodes may be grouped and the device may select and connect to an anchor node based on the groupings. The device may also store a history including a route of the device and anchor nodes on the route and may use such information to determine whether to connect to detected anchor node. The device may further use proximity to content to determine whether to connect to a detected anchor node. | 11-05-2015 |
20150381756 | Centralized Content Enablement Service for Managed Caching in wireless network - Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are provided to implement content caching. An entity running an external application (EA) may establish a connection between the EA and a centralized cloud controller (CCC) to access a service on the CCC. The EA may receive credentials for access to the service. The connection between the EA and the CCC may be established over a first interface. The EA may send to the service on the CES a query for an available small cell network (SCN) storage. The EA may receive from the service on the CES reply comprising a link to an allocated SCN storage. The EA may ingest one or more contents using the link in the allocated SCN storage. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive the cached content from an edge server in a small cell network. | 12-31-2015 |
20160007191 | NETWORK-CONTROLLED WTRU ADDRESS/ANCHOR SELECTION - A method and apparatus are provided to enable or aid network-controlled selection of an IP address (and anchor) to be used by a WTRU on an application/service basis. In one example, a method is provided for a WTRU to establish a link with a gateway, transmit a query related to a selected application via the gateway, receive an advertisement for an internet protocol (IP) address, and use the IP address to communicate via the gateway with respect to the selected application. It may be assumed that there are more than one possible IP address/anchor available for the WTRU to use, as it might be the case in a mobility environment, in which an operator can provide addresses with different mobility capabilities. | 01-07-2016 |
20160050705 | DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES - A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may detect another WTRU over bluetooth. The WTRU may send to the another WTRU a message to transfer selected media. The WTRU may transfer the selected media to the another WTRU over WiFi. | 02-18-2016 |
20160081034 | UPLINK POWER CONTROL FOR DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus for power control for distributed wireless communication is disclosed including one or more power control loops associated with a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). Each power control loop may include open loop power control or closed loop power control. A multi-phase power control method is also disclosed with each phase representing a different time interval and a WTRU sends transmissions at different power levels to different set of node-Bs or relay stations during different phases to optimize communications. | 03-17-2016 |
20160087932 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRAFFIC IDENTIFICATION - Embodiments for enabling traffic content identification by a wireless transmit/receive unit are provided. The WTRU may store interface binding entries in a database associating links in a web page to various traffic content types, such as video, audio, and text. Upon a request to access one of the links, a socket may be created based on a data mobility policy associated with the traffic content type. Alternately, the database may associate the links directly to interface types based on the data mobility policies. The Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) may provide the data mobility policies to the WTRU. | 03-24-2016 |
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20090269832 | Growth of Microorganisms in Media Containing Crude Glycerol - The present invention provides novel methods of growing of microorganisms in cell culture media comprising crude glycerol as a carbon source. The present invention further provides novel cell culture media comprising crude glycerol as a carbon source. In certain embodiments, inventive cell culture media substantially lack refined glycerol. In certain embodiments, inventive cell culture media comprise crude glycerol as the sole carbon source. | 10-29-2009 |
20110034557 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - Antimicrobial compositions and methods of using the compositions are described herein. The compositions include an antibacterial acyl amino acid. In some embodiments, the acyl amino acid is a fatty acylated glutamate. The methods herein include methods of using acyl amino acids for treating and preventing bacterial infections. | 02-10-2011 |
20110059487 | ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides, among other things, engineered microorganisms and methods that allow efficient conversion of soy carbohydrates to industrial chemicals by fermentation. In some embodiments, the invention provides microbial cells engineered to have increased efficiency in utilizing a soy carbon source (e.g., soy molasses, soy meal, and/or soy hulls) as compared to a parent cell. In some embodiments, microbial cells are engineered to have altered (e.g., increased) expression or activity of one or more carbohydrate modifying enzymes (e.g., glycosidases). In some embodiments, microbial cells are engineered to have altered localization of carbohydrate modifying enzymes (e.g., glycosidases). In some embodiments, engineered microbial cells provided herein are used to produce industrial chemicals (e.g., surfactin) using soy components as primary or sole carbon sources. | 03-10-2011 |
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20100093037 | GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN MEDIA CONTAINING SOY COMPONENTS - The present invention provides novel methods of growing of microorganisms in cell culture media comprising soy components (e.g., soy molasses) as a carbon source. The present invention further provides novel cell culture media comprising soy components (e.g., soy molasses) as a carbon source. In certain embodiments, inventive cell culture media substantially lack a carbon source other than soy molasses (e.g., the media substantially lack glucose and glycerol). In certain embodiments, inventive cell culture media comprise soy components (e.g., soy molasses) as the sole carbon source. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093060 | GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN CELLULOSIC MEDIA - The present invention provides novel methods of growing of microorganisms in cell culture media comprising cellulosic material as a carbon source. The present invention further provides novel cell culture media cellulosic material as a carbon source. In certain embodiments, inventive cell culture media substantially lack a carbon source other than cellulosic material (e.g., the media substantially lack glucose and glycerol). In certain embodiments, inventive cell culture media comprise cellulosic material as the sole carbon source. | 04-15-2010 |
20110030102 | GENERATION OF ACYL AMINO ACIDS - Engineered polypeptides useful in synthesizing acyl amino acids are provided. Also provided are methods of making acyl amino acids using engineered polypeptides. In certain embodiments, an acyl amino acid produced using compositions and/or methods of the present invention comprises cocoyl glutamate. | 02-03-2011 |
20110030103 | LIPOPEPTIDES AND LIPOPEPTIDE SYNTHETASES - Novel lipopeptides, and engineered polypeptides useful in synthesizing lipopeptides are provided. Also provided are methods of making lipopeptides using engineered polypeptides, and methods of using lipopeptides, e.g., as insecticidal and/or antimicrobial agents. | 02-03-2011 |
20130071885 | ACYL AMINO ACIDS - Engineered polypeptides useful in synthesizing acyl amino acids are provided. Also provided are methods of making acyl amino acids using engineered polypeptides. In certain embodiments, an acyl amino acid produced using compositions and/or methods of the present invention comprises cocoyl glutamate. | 03-21-2013 |
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20110280950 | SYNERGISTIC ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS - Antioxidant compositions for the stabilization of fat sources against oxidation, stabilized fat source compositions, and methods of stabilizing fat sources against oxidation are described. In particular, an antioxidant emulsion that includes quercetin in addition to at least one other ingredient and a lipid carrier is described. | 11-17-2011 |
20140170222 | XANTHOPHYLL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention encompasses a carotenoid composition, a process for producing a carotenoid composition, and methods of use thereof. | 06-19-2014 |
20160074456 | XANTHOPHYLL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention encompasses a carotenoid composition, a process for producing a carotenoid composition, and methods of use thereof. | 03-17-2016 |
20160075968 | XANTHOPHYLL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention encompasses a carotenoid composition, a process for producing a carotenoid composition, and methods of use thereof. | 03-17-2016 |
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20110182471 | HANDLING INFORMATION FLOW IN PRINTED TEXT PROCESSING - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for processing an image are disclosed. The system comprises a processor, an image capturing unit in communication with the processor, an inspection surface positioned so that at least a portion of the inspection surface is within a field of view (FOV) of the image capturing unit, and an output device. The system has software that monitors the FOV of the image capturing unit for at least one event. The inspection surface is capable of supporting an object of interest. The image capturing unit is in a video mode while the software is monitoring for the at least one event | 07-28-2011 |
20130314593 | VISION ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND USER INTERFACES - Vision assistive device and user interface are disclosed. In some embodiments, a vision assistive device includes a housing having a base for positioning the housing on a surface; one or more imaging units disposed along a top portion of the housing, each imaging unit being angled downward so a central axis of the imaging unit forms an acute angle with the surface so the imaging unit captures a target image from a target object; and a control system accommodated within the housing, the control system being connected to the one or more imaging units to process the target image captured by each imaging unit and to output the target image to a user. | 11-28-2013 |
20140146151 | Vision Assistive Devices and User Interfaces - Vision assistive device and user interface are disclosed. In some embodiments, a vision assistive device includes a housing having a base for positioning the housing on a surface; one or more imaging units disposed along a top portion of the housing, each imaging unit being angled downward so a central axis of the imaging unit forms an acute angle with the surface so the imaging unit captures a target image from a target object; and a control system accommodated within the housing, the control system being connected to the one or more imaging units to process the target image captured by each imaging unit and to output the target image to a user. | 05-29-2014 |
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20110182471 | HANDLING INFORMATION FLOW IN PRINTED TEXT PROCESSING - Systems, methods and computer-readable media for processing an image are disclosed. The system comprises a processor, an image capturing unit in communication with the processor, an inspection surface positioned so that at least a portion of the inspection surface is within a field of view (FOV) of the image capturing unit, and an output device. The system has software that monitors the FOV of the image capturing unit for at least one event. The inspection surface is capable of supporting an object of interest. The image capturing unit is in a video mode while the software is monitoring for the at least one event | 07-28-2011 |
20130314593 | VISION ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND USER INTERFACES - Vision assistive device and user interface are disclosed. In some embodiments, a vision assistive device includes a housing having a base for positioning the housing on a surface; one or more imaging units disposed along a top portion of the housing, each imaging unit being angled downward so a central axis of the imaging unit forms an acute angle with the surface so the imaging unit captures a target image from a target object; and a control system accommodated within the housing, the control system being connected to the one or more imaging units to process the target image captured by each imaging unit and to output the target image to a user. | 11-28-2013 |
20140146151 | Vision Assistive Devices and User Interfaces - Vision assistive device and user interface are disclosed. In some embodiments, a vision assistive device includes a housing having a base for positioning the housing on a surface; one or more imaging units disposed along a top portion of the housing, each imaging unit being angled downward so a central axis of the imaging unit forms an acute angle with the surface so the imaging unit captures a target image from a target object; and a control system accommodated within the housing, the control system being connected to the one or more imaging units to process the target image captured by each imaging unit and to output the target image to a user. | 05-29-2014 |
20150220114 | Devices, Systems and User Interfaces for Simplifying Control of Portable Computers - Devices, systems and user interfaces for simplifying control of portable computers are provided. For example, a system for simplifying operation of a computing device may comprise a frame defining a receptacle, the receptacle being sized and shaped to receive a computing device; one or more controllers disposed on the frame; and an electrical connector disposed in the receptacle for electrically connecting the frame to the computing device, wherein, when the frame is electrically connected to the computing device, the one or more controllers are enabled to operate the computing device. | 08-06-2015 |