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20110066141 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING AN ANTI-GASTRIC DISTRESS AGENT - Medical devices, and methods of use therewith, suitable for at least partial implantation within the gastrointestinal portions of a body and having at least one anti-gastric distress agent are provided. The anti-gastric distress agent can include antacids, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, or any combination thereof. The medical device can also include one or more sections having one or more anti-gastric distress agent or antimicrobial agents. The medical device has a length such that when the device is at least partially implanted the first section is accessible to the gastrointestinal portion of the patient's body. A second section having an antimicrobial agent may be external to the gastrointestinal portion. Preferably, device includes a first and second anti-gastric distress agent each having a different controlled release rate. The therapeutic agents can be disposed on one or more surfaces of the medical device and/or impregnated with the material of the medical device. | 03-17-2011 |
20120184987 | Vascular Implant Retrieval Method, Retrieval Assembly And Tool For Same - A method of retrieving a vascular implant from a patient includes winding a distal segment of a retrieval tool about a vascular implant, at least in part by rotating a proximal segment of the retrieval tool, coupling the retrieval tool with the vascular implant and removing the vascular implant and the retrieval tool from the patient. The retrieval tool may include a wire having proximal, middle and distal segments. The distal segment may include a guide segment and a coupling segment, a tip and at least two turns about a longitudinal axis defined by the middle segment. The wire may further have an increasing stiffness profile in a proximal direction from the tip. A vascular implant retrieval assembly includes a vascular implant, such as a vascular filter, a retrieval tool have a distal segment wound about the vascular implant and a sheath surrounding a middle segment of the retrieval tool. | 07-19-2012 |
20150282923 | VASCULAR IMPLANT RETRIEVAL METHOD, RETRIEVAL ASSEMBLY AND TOOL FOR SAME - A method of retrieving a vascular implant from a patient includes winding a distal segment of a retrieval tool about a vascular implant, at least in part by rotating a proximal segment of the retrieval tool, coupling the retrieval tool with the vascular implant and removing the vascular implant and the retrieval tool from the patient. The retrieval tool may include a wire having proximal, middle and distal segments. The distal segment may include a guide segment and a coupling segment, a tip and at least two turns about a longitudinal axis defined by the middle segment. The wire may further have an increasing stiffness profile in a proximal direction from the tip. A vascular implant retrieval assembly includes a vascular implant, such as a vascular filter, a retrieval tool have a distal segment wound about the vascular implant and a sheath surrounding a middle segment of the retrieval tool. | 10-08-2015 |
20160030694 | AIRWAY EXCHANGE CATHETER - Soft-tipped airway exchange apparatus for use when replacing an endotracheal tube in a patient with a new endotracheal tube. The apparatus comprises a polymeric catheter body sized for insertion into a passageway of the endotracheal tube, for ventilating the patient during replacement of the endotracheal tube. The catheter body has a proximal portion, a distal portion and a ventilation passageway extending longitudinally therein. The distal portion has a rigidity which is less than the rigidity of the proximal portion. | 02-04-2016 |
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20110043381 | MOBILE AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR TRAFIC MONITORING - An autonomous system for automated monitoring of traffic patterns on at least one designated surface including at least one mobile monitoring and recording module. The at least one mobile monitoring and recording module includes at least one support and stabilization section, at least one erector section, at least one autonomous source of electric energy, at least one electric energy storage device, and at least one control and information storage unit. The at least one support and stabilization section incorporates a transportation subsection arranged to provide mobility when coupled to a source of a mechanical force and at least one stabilizing subsection arranged to stabilize the at least one mobile monitoring and recording module in a stationary traffic monitoring position. The at least one erector section includes an erector arranged to erect at least one speed measuring device, at least one traffic imaging device, and at least one illumination device at respective predetermined heights above the designated surface. | 02-24-2011 |
20130141253 | METHOD FOR TRAFFIC MONITORING AND SECURE PROCESSING OF TRAFIC VIOLATIONS - A method for monitoring of traffic patterns and securely processing events of violations of traffic regulations on at least one designated surface incorporating steps of positioning at least one mobile traffic monitoring and recording module arranged to monitor traffic on at least one designated surface, to detect events of potential violations of traffic regulations, to store information pertinent to the monitored traffic and detected events of potential violations of traffic regulations, and to transmit, using a secure wireless method, at least a portion of the stored information for further processing. The method also include establishing at least one traffic information processing center arranged to securely receive and process transmitted portion of the stored information, to process received portion of the stored information pertinent to traffic regulations violations, and to generate actionable portfolio of documents for communication to subjects having interest in the processed traffic regulations violations. | 06-06-2013 |
20130271297 | MOBILE AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC MONITORING - An autonomous system for automated monitoring of traffic patterns on a designated surface including at least one mobile monitoring and recording module. The at least one mobile monitoring and recording module includes at least one support and stabilization section and an erector section, at least one autonomous source of energy, at least one energy storage device, and at least one control and information storage unit. The at least one support and stabilization section incorporates a transportation subsection arranged to provide mobility when coupled to a source of a mechanical force and at least one stabilizing subsection arranged to stabilize the at least one mobile monitoring and recording module in a stationary traffic monitoring position. The erector section includes an erector arranged to erect at least one speed measuring device, at least one traffic imaging device, and at least one illumination device at respective predetermined heiqhts above the designated surface. | 10-17-2013 |
20150026023 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE MULTISENSOR ANALISIS AND AGGREGATION - The present invention is directed to a self consistent method for adaptive implementation of overflying multi sensor measurements and derivation of conclusions and determinations “agregants”, derived and/or developed from the measured results and/or resulting from science-based processing design to integrate and process the measured results and other data and scientific knowledge. Furthermore, the aggregants may be pertinent to determination of status and proactive management models of the at least one distributed resource by a single or repeatable implementation of one or several steps. | 01-22-2015 |
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20110192851 | FOOD PLATE HAVING A SLOPE, A SLOPE ADAPTER FOR A CONVENTIONAL FOOD PLATE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A food plate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an edge, wherein at least the first surface or each of the first surface and the second surface has a slope, which optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a rim and at least each portion of the rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope; an adapter for a conventional food plate comprising a graduated, optionally flexible, rim, which, upon attachment to the food plate, causes the food-bearing side of the food plate to have a slope; a method of making a food plate; and a method of making an adapter for a conventional food plate. | 08-11-2011 |
20130313265 | REVERSIBLE FOOD PLATES HAVING A SLOPE, METHODS OF USE, AND SLOPE ADAPTER FOR FOOD PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A food plate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an edge, wherein at least the first surface or each of the first surface and the second surface has a slope, which optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a rim and at least each portion of the rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope; an adapter for a conventional food plate comprising a graduated, optionally flexible, rim, which, upon attachment to the food plate, causes the food-bearing side of the food plate to have a slope; a method of making a food plate; and a method of making an adapter for a conventional food plate. | 11-28-2013 |
20140034652 | REVERSIBLE FOOD PLATE HAVING A SLOPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A reversible food plate, which is molded from plastic, such as polypropylene, and comprises a first surface and a second surface, each of which has a slope, and an edge, wherein the bottom of the slope of the first surface is on the opposite end of the plate from the bottom of the slope of the second surface, wherein the edge forms a first rim and a second rim, which together form a side wall, which is over-molded with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and has an external surface, which is perpendicular to a flat or substantially flat surface on which the plate is placed, wherein, when pressure is applied to an upwardly facing surface of a plate resting on a flat or substantially flat surface, suction is created between the side wall of the food plate and the surface; and a method of making the reversible food plate comprising molding the food plate from plastic, such as polypropylene, and over-molding the side wall with TPE. | 02-06-2014 |
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20100153955 | SAVING PROGRAM EXECUTION STATE - Techniques are described for managing distributed execution of programs. In at least some situations, the techniques include decomposing or otherwise separating the execution of a program into multiple distinct execution jobs that may each be executed on a distinct computing node, such as in a parallel manner with each execution job using a distinct subset of input data for the program. In addition, the techniques may include temporarily terminating and later resuming execution of at least some execution jobs, such as by persistently storing an intermediate state of the partial execution of an execution job, and later retrieving and using the stored intermediate state to resume execution of the execution job from the intermediate state. Furthermore, the techniques may be used in conjunction with a distributed program execution service that executes multiple programs on behalf of multiple customers or other users of the service. | 06-17-2010 |
20100263037 | CUSTOMIZABLE SIGN-ON SERVICE - Techniques are described for providing customizable sign-on functionality, such as via an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users. The access manager system may maintain various sign-on and other account information for various users, and provide single sign-on functionality for those users using that maintained information on behalf of multiple unrelated services with which those users interact. The access manager may allow a variety of types of customizations to single sign-on functionality and/or other functionality available from the access manager, such as on a per-service basis via configuration by an operator of the service, such as co-branding customizations, customizations of information to be gathered from users, customizations of authority that may be delegated to other services to act on behalf of users, etc., and with the customizations that are available being determined specifically for that service. | 10-14-2010 |
20120185391 | CUSTOMIZABLE SIGN-ON SERVICE - Techniques are described for providing customizable sign-on functionality, such as via an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users. The access manager system may maintain various sign-on and other account information for various users, and provide single sign-on functionality for those users using that maintained information on behalf of multiple unrelated services with which those users interact. The access manager may allow a variety of types of customizations to single sign-on functionality and/or other functionality available from the access manager, such as on a per-service basis via configuration by an operator of the service, such as co-branding customizations, customizations of information to be gathered from users, customizations of authority that may be delegated to other services to act on behalf of users, etc., and with the customizations that are available being determined specifically for that service. | 07-19-2012 |
20130191847 | SAVING PROGRAM EXECUTION STATE - Techniques are described for managing distributed execution of programs. In at least some situations, the techniques include decomposing or otherwise separating the execution of a program into multiple distinct execution jobs that may each be executed on a distinct computing node, such as in a parallel manner with each execution job using a distinct subset of input data for the program. In addition, the techniques may include temporarily terminating and later resuming execution of at least some execution jobs, such as by persistently storing an intermediate state of the partial execution of an execution job, and later retrieving and using the stored intermediate state to resume execution of the execution job from the intermediate state. Furthermore, the techniques may be used in conjunction with a distributed program execution service that executes multiple programs on behalf of multiple customers or other users of the service. | 07-25-2013 |
20130212234 | PROVIDING CONFIGURABLE WORKFLOW CAPABILITIES - Techniques are described for providing clients with access to functionality for creating, configuring and executing defined workflows that manipulate source data in defined manners, such as under the control of a configurable workflow service that is available to multiple remote clients over one or more public networks. A defined workflow for a client may, for example, include multiple interconnected workflow components that are specified by the client and that each are configured to perform one or more types of data manipulation operations on a specified type of input data. The configurable workflow service may further execute the defined workflow at one or more times and in one or more manners, such as in some situations by provisioning multiple computing nodes provided by the configurable workflow service to each implement at least one of the workflow components for the defined workflow. | 08-15-2013 |
20140040392 | EVENT SCHEDULING - In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method. | 02-06-2014 |
20140101745 | CUSTOMIZABLE SIGN-ON SERVICE - Techniques are described for providing customizable sign-on functionality, such as via an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users. The access manager system may maintain various sign-on and other account information for various users, and provide single sign-on functionality for those users using that maintained information on behalf of multiple unrelated services with which those users interact. The access manager may allow a variety of types of customizations to single sign-on functionality and/or other functionality available from the access manager, such as on a per-service basis via configuration by an operator of the service, such as co-branding customizations, customizations of information to be gathered from users, customizations of authority that may be delegated to other services to act on behalf of users, etc., and with the customizations that are available being determined specifically for that service. | 04-10-2014 |
20140249880 | EVENT SCHEDULING - In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method. | 09-04-2014 |
20140289105 | PROVIDING CONFIGURABLE PRICING FOR EXECUTION OF SOFTWARE IMAGES - Techniques are described for facilitating sharing of executable software images between users in a configurable manner. In at least some situations, the executable software images are virtual machine images, and while executing may access and use remote network-accessible services (e.g., Web services). In addition, some or all shared executable software images may be made available in a fee-based manner by creator users, such that execution of such a fee-based software image by a software image execution service on behalf of a user other than the creator user is performed in exchange for fees from the other user as specified by the creator user. The creator user may further receive at least some of the specified fees paid by the other user, such as at least some of a difference between the specified fees and fees charged by the software image execution service for the execution. | 09-25-2014 |
20140330981 | MANAGING DISTRIBUTED EXECUTION OF PROGRAMS - Techniques are described for managing distributed execution of programs. In some situations, the techniques include determining configuration information to be used for executing a particular program in a distributed manner on multiple computing nodes and/or include providing information and associated controls to a user regarding ongoing distributed execution of one or more programs to enable the user to modify the ongoing distributed execution in various manners. Determined configuration information may include, for example, configuration parameters such as a quantity of computing nodes and/or other measures of computing resources to be used for the executing, and may be determined in various manners, including by interactively gathering values for at least some types of configuration information from an associated user (e.g., via a GUI that is displayed to the user) and/or by automatically determining values for at least some types of configuration information (e.g., for use as recommendations to a user). | 11-06-2014 |
20140379879 | PROVIDING CONFIGURABLE WORKFLOW CAPABILITIES - Techniques are described for providing clients with access to functionality for creating, configuring and executing defined workflows that manipulate source data in defined manners, such as under the control of a configurable workflow service that is available to multiple remote clients over one or more public networks. A defined workflow for a client may, for example, include multiple interconnected workflow components that are specified by the client and that each are configured to perform one or more types of data manipulation operations on a specified type of input data. The configurable workflow service may further execute the defined workflow at one or more times and in one or more manners, such as in some situations by provisioning multiple computing nodes provided by the configurable workflow service to each implement at least one of the workflow components for the defined workflow. | 12-25-2014 |
20150135185 | DYNAMIC SCALING OF A CLUSTER OF COMPUTING NODES - Techniques are described for managing distributed execution of programs, including by dynamically scaling a cluster of multiple computing nodes performing ongoing distributed execution of a program, such as to increase and/or decrease computing node quantity. An architecture may be used that has core nodes that each participate in a distributed storage system for the distributed program execution, and that has one or more other auxiliary nodes that do not participate in the distributed storage system. Furthermore, as part of performing the dynamic scaling of a cluster, computing nodes that are only temporarily available may be selected and used, such as computing nodes that might be removed from the cluster during the ongoing program execution to be put to other uses and that may also be available for a different fee (e.g., a lower fee) than other computing nodes that are available throughout the ongoing use of the cluster. | 05-14-2015 |
20150235191 | USING CONFIGURED APPLICATION INFORMATION TO CONTROL USE OF INVOCABLE SERVICES - Techniques are described for facilitating use of invocable services by applications in a configurable manner. In at least some situations, the invocable services are Web services or other network-accessible services that are made available by providers of the services for use by others in exchange for fees defined by the service providers. The described techniques facilitate use of such invocable services by applications in a manner configured by the application providers and the service providers, including to track use of third-party invocable services by applications on behalf of end users and to allocate fees that are charged end users between the applications and the services as configured by the providers of the applications and services. In some situations, the configured pricing terms for a service specify fees for end users that differ in one or more ways from the defined fees charged by the provider of that service. | 08-20-2015 |
20160041846 | PROVIDING CONFIGURABLE WORKFLOW CAPABILITIES - Techniques are described for providing clients with access to functionality for creating, configuring and executing defined workflows that manipulate source data in defined manners, such as under the control of a configurable workflow service that is available to multiple remote clients over one or more public networks. A defined workflow for a client may, for example, include multiple interconnected workflow components that are specified by the client and that each are configured to perform one or more types of data manipulation operations on a specified type of input data. The configurable workflow service may further execute the defined workflow at one or more times and in one or more manners, such as in some situations by provisioning multiple computing nodes provided by the configurable workflow service to each implement at least one of the workflow components for the defined workflow. | 02-11-2016 |
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20110192851 | FOOD PLATE HAVING A SLOPE, A SLOPE ADAPTER FOR A CONVENTIONAL FOOD PLATE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A food plate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an edge, wherein at least the first surface or each of the first surface and the second surface has a slope, which optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a rim and at least each portion of the rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope; an adapter for a conventional food plate comprising a graduated, optionally flexible, rim, which, upon attachment to the food plate, causes the food-bearing side of the food plate to have a slope; a method of making a food plate; and a method of making an adapter for a conventional food plate. | 08-11-2011 |
20130313265 | REVERSIBLE FOOD PLATES HAVING A SLOPE, METHODS OF USE, AND SLOPE ADAPTER FOR FOOD PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A food plate comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an edge, wherein at least the first surface or each of the first surface and the second surface has a slope, which optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a rim and at least each portion of the rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope; an adapter for a conventional food plate comprising a graduated, optionally flexible, rim, which, upon attachment to the food plate, causes the food-bearing side of the food plate to have a slope; a method of making a food plate; and a method of making an adapter for a conventional food plate. | 11-28-2013 |
20140034652 | REVERSIBLE FOOD PLATE HAVING A SLOPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A reversible food plate, which is molded from plastic, such as polypropylene, and comprises a first surface and a second surface, each of which has a slope, and an edge, wherein the bottom of the slope of the first surface is on the opposite end of the plate from the bottom of the slope of the second surface, wherein the edge forms a first rim and a second rim, which together form a side wall, which is over-molded with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and has an external surface, which is perpendicular to a flat or substantially flat surface on which the plate is placed, wherein, when pressure is applied to an upwardly facing surface of a plate resting on a flat or substantially flat surface, suction is created between the side wall of the food plate and the surface; and a method of making the reversible food plate comprising molding the food plate from plastic, such as polypropylene, and over-molding the side wall with TPE. | 02-06-2014 |