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20150284221 | Compact Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line, and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. In certain embodiments, the motor and transmission are substantially entirely contained within the drum. In the same or other embodiments, a bearing may provide support for both the transmission and the drum. | 10-08-2015 |
20150284222 | Motorized Lifting Device Conveying Power and/or Data - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. A cable is incorporated into the line to transport at least one of power and data along the line to an object or device at the end of the line. In certain embodiments, the cable is configured to support all or a portion of the load. In other embodiments, the line includes a load-bearing wire separate from the cable which is configured to support all or a portion of the load. | 10-08-2015 |
20150284223 | Grooved Drum and Associated Roller for Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. A roller is provided that tracks the groove and extends into the groove. The roller pushes the line into the groove. In certain embodiments, the roller pushes the line to a bottom of the groove to ensure that the line is properly seated therein. | 10-08-2015 |
20150284227 | Motorized Lifting Device with Isolated Logistics and Power Electronics - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. Logistics electronics are mounted proximate a first end of the drum and power electronics are mounted proximate a second end of the drum. In general, the logistics electronics include lower power electronics that enable data processing as well as data and commands to be communicated to the apparatus from an external location. By contrast, the power electronics may include higher power electronics needed to receive power and drive the motor. | 10-08-2015 |
20150284230 | Locking Mechanism for Motorized Lifting Device - An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. The transmission includes at least one stage of gearing to reduce a gear ratio of the motor relative to the drum. A shaft couples the motor to the transmission and a locking mechanism selectively locks the shaft to prevent rotation of the drum. In certain embodiments, a braking mechanism may be provided in addition to the locking mechanism to slow the motor when the motor is not applying torque to the drum. This may slow the motor sufficiently to enable engagement of the locking mechanism. | 10-08-2015 |
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20150199646 | MODEL-ASSISTED EVALUATION AND INTELLIGENT INTERVIEW FEEDBACK - A method for facilitating the evaluation of candidates in an evaluation process is provided. The method includes operations of selecting a first data set including ratings of recorded responses of a set of evaluated persons and of selecting a second data set including additional recorded responses of a person under evaluation. The recorded responses are responsive to multiple prompts presented to each of the set evaluated persons in a recording sequence. The first data set further includes an evaluation result of each evaluated person in the evaluation. The additional recorded responses are responsive to the plurality of prompts and ordered in a first order corresponding to a recording sequence. The method includes analyzing the first data set to calculate a reviewing sequence and presenting the additional recorded responses in a second order corresponding to the reviewing sequence. Associated systems and other methods are also provided. | 07-16-2015 |
20150206103 | MODEL-DRIVEN CANDIDATE SORTING - Methods and systems for model-driven candidate sorting for evaluating digital evaluations are described. In one embodiment, a sorting tool selects a data set of digital evaluation data for sorting. The data set includes candidate for evaluation candidates. The sorting tool analyzes the candidate data for the respective evaluation candidate to identify digital evaluation cues and applies the digital evaluation cues to a prediction model to predict an achievement index for the respective evaluation candidate. The list of evaluation candidates is sorted according the predicted achievement indices and the sorted list is presented to the reviewer in a user interface. | 07-23-2015 |
20150262130 | AUTOMATIC INTERVIEW QUESTION RECOMMENDATION AND ANALYSIS - Described herein are methods and systems for interview question or prompt recommendation and analysis to improve the quality and efficacy of subsequent evaluation campaigns by combining data sets are described herein. In one method, processing logic selects a first prompt from a first data set of a first candidate evaluation campaign and a second prompt from a second data set of a second candidate evaluation campaign. The processing logic determines whether a degree of similarity between the first prompt and the second prompt exceeds a threshold and combines data from the first data set with data from the second data set to create a combined data set associated with the first prompt and with the second prompt based on the determination. | 09-17-2015 |
20150371191 | MODEL-DRIVEN EVALUATOR BIAS DETECTION - A method for detecting bias in an evaluation process is provided. The method includes operations of receiving evaluation data from a candidate evaluation system. The evaluation data is provided by a set of evaluators based on digital interview data collected from evaluation candidates. The operations of the method further include extracting indicators of characteristics of the evaluation candidates from the digital interview data, classifying the evaluation candidates based on the indicators extracted from the digital interview data, and determining whether the evaluation data indicates a bias of one or more evaluators with respect to a classification of the evaluation candidates. | 12-24-2015 |
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20120200862 | OBJECT DIMENSIONING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing an object. A platform with a surface is used for supporting an object. A user selects between two different dimensioning devices of the apparatus. The first device employs three distance sensors to determine a distance between each of the distance sensors and a side of an object. The second device includes a movable gate which is passed over and about an object or objects on the platform. Sensor arrays, such as paired, aligned light emitter and receiver arrays, are used in combination with a plurality of sensed gate positions to determine the dimensions of the object(s) as the gate passes around the object(s) based on whether or not light from an emitter on one side of the gate reaches a light receiver on another, opposing side of the gate. | 08-09-2012 |
20140373376 | OBJECT DIMENSIONING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Apparatus, methods and systems for obtaining one or more dimensions of an object employing, at least in part, touch sensors. | 12-25-2014 |
20150103335 | OBJECT DIMENSIONING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing an object. A platform with a surface is used for supporting an object. A user selects between two different dimensioning devices of the apparatus. The first device employs three distance sensors to determine a distance between each of the distance sensors and a side of an object. The second device includes a movable gate which is passed over and about an object or objects on the platform. Sensor arrays, such as paired, aligned light emitter and receiver arrays, are used in combination with a plurality of sensed gate positions to determine the dimensions of the objects(s) as the gate passes around the object(s) based on whether or not light from an emitter on one side of the gate reaches a light receiver on another, opposing side of the gate. | 04-16-2015 |
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20120087476 | POLYMER LAYER ON X-RAY WINDOW - An x-ray window comprising a plurality of thin film layers stacked together, including a thin film layer and a polymer layer. The thin film layer can be diamond, graphene, diamond-like carbon, beryllium, and combinations thereof. The polymer layer can be a polyimide. A boron hydride layer may also be included. | 04-12-2012 |
20130094629 | POLYMER LAYER ON X-RAY WINDOW - An x-ray window includes a mount with a support frame and an aperture. A window film has a stack of layers including: a thin film layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of diamond, graphene, diamond-like carbon, beryllium, and combinations thereof; a boron hydride layer; and a polymer layer. The window film, including the thin film layer, the boron hydride layer, and the polymer layer, extends across the aperture and is supported by the support frame. The window film is attached to the support frame, defining a sealed joint. The layers are capable of withstanding a differential pressure of at least 1 atmosphere. The window film is substantially transmissive to x-rays having an energy in the range of 100-20,000 electronvolts. | 04-18-2013 |
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20150235173 | Automated Tracking-Number Based Administration of Access Codes - A method for more efficiently delivering goods to recipients is disclosed herein. Such a method includes obtaining a unique identifier (e.g., tracking number, order number, product number, etc.), wherein the unique identifier is associated with an order of goods intended for delivery to a recipient. The method further includes obtaining an access code for association with the unique identifier. The access code enables a delivery agent to gain access to an enclosure of the recipient for deposit of the goods therein. In certain embodiments, the access code is a temporary access code that expires once the delivery is fulfilled or the enclosure is accessed, thereby reducing the chance of unauthorized access to the enclosure. The method may also enable parameters (e.g., restrictions, constraints, conditions, etc.) with regard to use of the access code to be established. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 08-20-2015 |
20150235174 | Tracking-Number Extraction Facilitating Administration of Access Codes - A method for more efficiently delivering goods to recipients is disclosed. Such a method includes receiving a communication, such as an email or text message, containing a unique identifier (e.g., tracking number, order number, product number, etc.). The unique identifier is associated with an order of goods intended for delivery to a recipient. The method extracts the unique identifier from the communication and generates an access code for association with the unique identifier. The access code enables a delivery agent to gain access to an enclosure of the recipient for deposit of the goods therein. In certain embodiments, the access code is derived from the unique identifier, such as by using certain digits or portions of the unique identifier to generate the access code. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 08-20-2015 |
20150235175 | Automated Access Code Expiration Based on Delivery Fulfillment - A method for more efficiently delivering goods to recipients is disclosed. Such a method includes generating an access code configured to enable access to an enclosure. The method further monitors a status of a delivery of goods intended for deposit in the enclosure. This may be accomplished, for example, by monitoring a package tracking system used to monitor and track delivery of the goods. In response to detecting fulfillment of the delivery, the method automatically causes the access code to expire. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 08-20-2015 |
20150235490 | Access Code Administration and Sharing - A method for more efficiently enabling access to an enclosure is disclosed. Such a method includes designating an access code intended to enable access to an enclosure, and identifying an end user for whom the access code is intended. The method automatically generates a communication addressed to the end user and informing the end user that the access code has been established. In certain embodiments, the communication further informs the end user of any parameters that have been established for the access code. The method sends the communication to the end user using, for example, an email address or phone number of the end user. The method further communicates the access code to a control mechanism configured to control access to the enclosure. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 08-20-2015 |
20150329026 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Seat Assembly - A seat may comprise a contact surface that may contact a person sitting in the seat. One or more elongated depressions may be disposed in the contact surface and, together with the person, form at least one duct wherein fluid may flow. The seat may be connected to a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system which may cause fluid to flow into the at least one duct to regulate the temperature of the person. Such fluid may then dispense into a passenger compartment and change a temperature thereof. | 11-19-2015 |
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20100129156 | WATER MANAGEMENT BARRIER AND SYSTEM - A barrier for managing and/or controlling water is disclosed that includes a set-up configuration and an in-use configuration. While in the set-up configuration the barrier can be moved and positioned, and while in the in-use configuration the barrier is made to weigh a substantial amount more than in the set-up configuration and to resist the force of flood or other waters. In one embodiment the barrier includes a front wall, a back wall, a top portion, and a bottom portion forming a rigid hollow body with a first end and a second end. A connection member is formed or otherwise placed on the first end, and a connection recess formed or otherwise placed on the second end. The barrier can further include a fill port and a drain port such that the barrier can be filled with, and drained of, a pourable material. | 05-27-2010 |
20120315093 | WATER MANAGEMENT BARRIERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a water management barrier may include a hollow body at least partially defined by a front wall, a back wall, a top portion, a bottom portion, a first end, and a second end. The front wall may include a plurality of raised portions spaced from each other and extending substantially between the top portion and the bottom portion. The raised portions may at least partially define a plurality of channels extending substantially between said top portion and said bottom portion. The raised portions and/or the channels may be configured to help the front wall resist deformation due to one or more forces being exerted on the front wall. The barrier may also include an elongated connection member connection to the first end and a connection recess formed in the second end. The barrier may also include an elongated foot member attached to the bottom portion. | 12-13-2012 |
20130071188 | WATER CONTAINMENT BARRIERS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a water containment barrier may include a hollow body at least partially defined by a front wall, a back wall, a top portion, a bottom portion, a first end, and a second end. An external support system may be connected to the front wall of the hollow body. The external support system may include an upper cross member, a lower cross member, a first side member generally extending between the upper and lower cross members, and a second side member generally opposite the first side member. The external support system may be configured to at least partially reinforce the front wall against internal forces and/or external forces exerted on the front wall. The barrier may also include an elongated foot member attached to the bottom portion. | 03-21-2013 |
20150184350 | Control Barriers, Systems, and Methods of Using the Same - In an embodiment, a control barrier may include a hollow body at least partially defined by a front wall, a back wall, a top portion extending between the front and back walls, a bottom portion generally opposite the top portion, and first and second ends extending between the top and bottom portions. An elongated foot member may be connected to the back wall and a plurality of channels may be defined in at least one of the front wall or the back wall. The channels extend at least in a first direction and are arranged to reinforce the hollow body. | 07-02-2015 |
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20110171059 | VARIABLE KARAT GOLD ALLOYS - A gold alloy that is usable for jewelry and other applications. The gold alloy is made by combining Y % gold with Z % of a master alloy, wherein Y+Z=100. The gold alloy may be made by first forming the master alloy and then mixing the gold with the master alloy. The gold alloy may also be made by mixing gold with the elements of the master alloy without first forming the master alloy. In another embodiment, the master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 23.33% to about 43.33% copper, from about 23.33% to about 43.33% nickel, from about 3.33% to about 23.33% zinc, and from about 10 to about 30% silver. Another embodiment of a master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 43.33% to about 66% copper, from about 8 to about 39.33% nickel, and from about 4.67% to about 36.67% zinc. | 07-14-2011 |
20110171060 | VARIABLE KARAT GOLD ALLOYS - A gold alloy that is usable for jewelry and other applications. The gold alloy is made by combining Y % gold with Z % of a master alloy, wherein Y+Z=100. The gold alloy may be made by first forming the master alloy and then mixing the gold with the master alloy. The gold alloy may also be made by mixing gold with the elements of the master alloy without first forming the master alloy. In another embodiment, the master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 23.33% to about 43.33% copper, from about 23.33% to about 43.33% nickel, from about 3.33% to about 23.33% zinc, and from about 10 to about 30% silver. Another embodiment of a master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 43.33% to about 66% copper, from about 8 to about 39.33% nickel, and from about 4.67% to about 36.67% zinc. | 07-14-2011 |
20110171061 | VARIABLE KARAT GOLD ALLOYS - A gold alloy that is usable for jewelry and other applications. The gold alloy is made by combining Y % gold with Z % of a master alloy, wherein Y+Z=100. The gold alloy may be made by first forming the master alloy and then mixing the gold with the master alloy. The gold alloy may also be made by mixing gold with the elements of the master alloy without first forming the master alloy. In another embodiment, the master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 23.33% to about 43.33% copper, from about 23.33% to about 43.33% nickel, from about 3.33% to about 23.33% zinc, and from about 10 to about 30% silver. Another embodiment of a master alloy used to make a white gold (variable) karat alloy will include from about 43.33% to about 66% copper, from about 8 to about 39.33% nickel, and from about 4.67% to about 36.67% zinc. | 07-14-2011 |
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20140090678 | PROTECTIVE GLIDE FOR MEDICAL WALKER LEGS - A protective glide for medical walker legs is disclosed in the present invention. Said protective glide comprises a wear disk for smooth walker moment on surfaces and a shield to cover said wear disk to prevent users from stepping on said wear disk and to prevent dirt and debris from collecting on the unit. The wear disk comprises an attached core containing gripping flanges and o-ring to snugly fit into the medical walker tubing. The present invention attaches easily to standard-size tubing of medical walker legs, without the use of tools. The rounded shape of the wear disk allows it to easily maneuver over rough and uneven surface and in any direction. | 04-03-2014 |
20140263486 | LONG HANDLED SOCK DONNING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A long handled sock donning tool includes a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user and an opposing sock engaging portion. The sock engagement portion includes first and second flanges spaced from an elongated support by first and second spacers. Each of the flanges include a sock engagement arm for retaining a sock thereon, and an opposing stabilizing arm for supporting the tool during the mounting of the sock onto the tool. First and second rubber sock gripping portions help retain the sock on the tool. Once an upper portion of a sock is folded over the sock gripping portions, a user's foot can be inserted into the sock comfortably without being forced into contact with a hard plastic wall of the tool. Additionally, the tool can be used as a shoe horn by fitting one of the first and second flanges into the heel of a shoe. | 09-18-2014 |
20150342288 | FOOT TREATMENT SLIPPER - A slipper for use in applying moisture to only predetermined areas of a person's foot and including a toe enclosing portion and a heal engaging portion that are movably connected to one another and wherein the toe enclosing portion includes a non liquid absorbing sole and an upper secured to the sole so as to define a cavity in which at least a person's toes may be received, and wherein the upper includes an outer non liquid absorbent cover layer and an inner liquid absorbent material layer, and the heel engaging portion includes an inner liquid absorbent material oriented toward an opening into the cavity of the toe enclosing portion and at least an outer covering layer of non liquid absorbent material. | 12-03-2015 |
20150357105 | MAGNETIC COVER FOR VEHICLE HANDLES - A vehicle door handle cover includes a flexible waterproof sheet and a flexible waterproof handle attached to the sheet. The handle may be removable, and preferably has a length that is longer than the length of the sheet, such that the handle is retained in an outwardly bowed position in use. Magnets connected to the sheet adhere to a metal vehicle body to attach the cover to the vehicle in a removable manner. The magnets may be retained within first and second magnet holders that are inserted into pockets formed in the sheet. Barbs formed on the holders help retain the holders within the pockets. Each magnet is positioned with the polarity of the magnet in the same direction, and the magnets on the holders align such that the holders attract one another, allowing the vehicle door handle cover to be folded into a storage position. | 12-10-2015 |
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20140090678 | PROTECTIVE GLIDE FOR MEDICAL WALKER LEGS - A protective glide for medical walker legs is disclosed in the present invention. Said protective glide comprises a wear disk for smooth walker moment on surfaces and a shield to cover said wear disk to prevent users from stepping on said wear disk and to prevent dirt and debris from collecting on the unit. The wear disk comprises an attached core containing gripping flanges and o-ring to snugly fit into the medical walker tubing. The present invention attaches easily to standard-size tubing of medical walker legs, without the use of tools. The rounded shape of the wear disk allows it to easily maneuver over rough and uneven surface and in any direction. | 04-03-2014 |
20140263486 | LONG HANDLED SOCK DONNING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE - A long handled sock donning tool includes a handle portion adapted to be gripped by a user and an opposing sock engaging portion. The sock engagement portion includes first and second flanges spaced from an elongated support by first and second spacers. Each of the flanges include a sock engagement arm for retaining a sock thereon, and an opposing stabilizing arm for supporting the tool during the mounting of the sock onto the tool. First and second rubber sock gripping portions help retain the sock on the tool. Once an upper portion of a sock is folded over the sock gripping portions, a user's foot can be inserted into the sock comfortably without being forced into contact with a hard plastic wall of the tool. Additionally, the tool can be used as a shoe horn by fitting one of the first and second flanges into the heel of a shoe. | 09-18-2014 |
20150357105 | MAGNETIC COVER FOR VEHICLE HANDLES - A vehicle door handle cover includes a flexible waterproof sheet and a flexible waterproof handle attached to the sheet. The handle may be removable, and preferably has a length that is longer than the length of the sheet, such that the handle is retained in an outwardly bowed position in use. Magnets connected to the sheet adhere to a metal vehicle body to attach the cover to the vehicle in a removable manner. The magnets may be retained within first and second magnet holders that are inserted into pockets formed in the sheet. Barbs formed on the holders help retain the holders within the pockets. Each magnet is positioned with the polarity of the magnet in the same direction, and the magnets on the holders align such that the holders attract one another, allowing the vehicle door handle cover to be folded into a storage position. | 12-10-2015 |
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20120023698 | ROTARY HEAD CLEANER - An apparatus is disclosed for a rotary head cleaner. The apparatus includes a plurality of liquid extraction devices positioned radially on a floor-facing surface of a rotary head, a driveshaft disposed between a rotary motor configured to rotate the rotary head, and a housing disposed between the rotary motor and the rotary head for supporting a wheel, and a handle. The apparatus also includes an evacuation tank having a capacity sensor in communication with an evacuation pump, the capacity sensor configured to detect when a maximum desired capacity of evacuated liquids is reached, a vacuum motor connected with the housing and configured to provide a suction force to the liquid extraction devices to extract liquid from a floor to the evacuation tank, and wherein a weight of the rotary motor, housing, handle, retractable wheel, and vacuum motor is supported by the liquid extraction devices. | 02-02-2012 |
20130067683 | VACUUM PATHWAY IN A CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning apparatus is disclosed for extracting a liquid from a surface. The apparatus includes at least one extraction head that has at least one aperture that is facing the surface to be cleaned. The vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum pathway situated between the at least one extraction head and a riser that is connected to a vacuum motor. The internal surfaces of the vacuum pathway are smooth and the vacuum pathway has certain dimensions and orientations that optimize the extraction of a liquid from a surface. | 03-21-2013 |
20130205533 | TRUCK MOUNTED CLEANING SYSTEM - A cleaning system is disclosed that includes a vehicle that has a cooling system for circulating a coolant, a diverter coupled with the cooling system that is configured to divert the coolant through a heat exchanger, a pump configured to pump a cleaning solution through the heat exchanger so that the heat exchanger heats the cleaning solution without mixing the coolant and the cleaning solution, and a rotary head cleaner in fluid communication with the heat exchanger for receiving the cleaning solution and applying the cleaning solution to a floor. | 08-15-2013 |
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20090008001 | Extrudable gas generant - Extrudable gas generant compositions which, upon combustion, produce or result in an improved effluent and related methods for generating inflation gas for use in an inflatable restraint system are provided. Such extrudable gas generant compositions include a non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel, at least one copper-containing compound, a perchlorate additive and a polymeric binder material. The at least one copper-containing compound may be selected from basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, a copper diammine-ammonium-nitrate mixture wherein the ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, and/or a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5-aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate. The perchlorate additive is present in an amount effective to result in a gaseous effluent, when the gas generant composition is combusted, having a reduced content of at least one species selected from carbon monoxide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, as compared to a same gas generant free from the perchlorate additive. The polymeric binder material is effective to render the gas generant composition extrudable. | 01-08-2009 |
20100319823 | COPPER COMPLEXES WITH OXALYLDIHYDRAZIDE MOIETIES - Methods of making and resultant compositions thereof, which include copper-oxalyldihydrazide-based complexes, such as pyrotechnic compositions, gas generants, and ignition materials, which are useful, for example, in inflatable restraint systems. Synthesis of one or more copper-oxalyldihydrazide complexes with nitrate and/or hydroxide counter ions provides a composition that may auto-ignite at a low enough temperature to be based with thermally sensitive gas generants. The present copper-oxalyldihydrazide complexes may also be used in conjunction with various oxidizers to produce compositions with sufficient energy to auto-ignite practically any known pyrotechnic composition. | 12-23-2010 |
20110221174 | ADDITIVES FOR LIQUID-COOLED INFLATORS - An inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant housed within a chamber. A liquid including at least one of a fuel soluble in the liquid or an oxidizer soluble in the liquid and a piston are housed within another chamber of the inflator. This chamber is sealed. Upon actuation, movement of the piston hydraulically expels the liquid through an opening in the piston such that the liquid contacts the gas formed by combustion of the gas generant and cools the same. The fuel and/or oxidizer in the liquid can react to form additional gas. | 09-15-2011 |
20120118449 | ALKALI METAL PERCHLORATE-CONTAINING GAS GENERANTS - Alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions which, upon combustion, produce or result in an improved effluent and related methods for generating an inflation gas for use in an inflatable restraint system are provided. Such alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions include at least one alkali metal perchlorate present with a mean particle size in excess of 100 microns. Such alkali metal perchlorate-containing gas generant compositions also include or contain a suitable non-azide, organic, nitrogen-containing fuel and at least one copper-containing compound selected from the group consisting of basic copper nitrate, cupric oxide, copper diammine dinitrate-ammonium nitrate mixture wherein ammonium nitrate is present in the mixture in a range of about 3 to about 90 weight percent, copper diammine bitetrazole, a copper-nitrate complex resulting from reaction of 5-aminotetrazole with basic copper nitrate and combinations thereof. | 05-17-2012 |
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20150245841 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing a lacerated tendon or ligament adjacent a repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes an elongated flexible structure and multiple anchors, the multiple anchors pre-positioned with the elongated flexible structure. The repair device may be coupled to the tendon or ligament at the repair site with a delivery device. The repair device may be pre-positioned in a cartridge such that the cartridge is loaded into the delivery device. The lacerated tendon or ligament is positioned within a cradle portion of the delivery device such that the tendon is positioned between the cradle portion and the cartridge that holds the repair device. The delivery device may then be triggered to actuate and drive the repair device from the cartridge to couple to the lacerated tendon or ligament. In this manner, the repair device may be anchored to the lacerated tendon. | 09-03-2015 |
20160100835 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING SOFT TISSUE AND ATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE - Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes a plate member and an anchor. The plate member having a periphery, the plate member configured to be positioned along an outer surface of the soft tissue. The anchor includes a base and six legs extending from the base, the six legs extending from the base being moveable to a curled configuration such that the six legs wrap around separate portions of the periphery of the plate member with the soft tissue therebetween. In this manner, the repair device may be anchored to the soft tissue. | 04-14-2016 |
20160100933 | SOFT TISSUE TO BONE REPAIR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems and methods for fixating soft tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone includes a carrier member, multiple anchors, and a bone anchor. The carrier member includes multiple pad portions and a bone coupling portion. Each of the pad portions are aligned with an adjacent pad portion. The pad portions are configured to be positioned over a side of the soft tissue and the bone coupling portion is coupled to the multiple pad portions. Each anchor is sized and configured to extend through the at least one opening defined in one of the multiple pad portions and through the soft tissue. The bone anchor is configured to be coupled to the bone coupling portion and configured to be secured to the bone. | 04-14-2016 |
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20090281489 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFLATION SYRINGE WITH IMPROVED DISPLAY - An inflation syringe having an improved display and method of displaying pressurization information. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing both numeric and non-numeric indications of an inflation pressurization associated with an inflation syringe. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a progressive non-numeric display is provided for displaying the pressurization of the inflation syringe along with numeric indicators of the pressurization. The progressive display includes a plurality of indicia corresponding to a range of inflation pressurization values. The indicia are actuated to indicate inflation pressurization and to allow the practitioner to not only easily monitor the general intensity of the pressurization but to monitor changes in the pressurization without needing to interpret numerical values. This permits the user to ascertain the relationship between the current pressurization, desired pressurization, and the rate of pressurization. | 11-12-2009 |
20100217188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFLATION SYRINGE WITH IMPROVED DISPLAY AND MODULARIZED COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - An inflation syringe having an improved display and modularized component assembly. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing both numeric and non-numeric indications of an inflation pressurization associated with an inflation syringe. A modularized component assembly for an inflation syringe allowing independent components to be tested independent of the other components of the inflation syringe. | 08-26-2010 |
20130047395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFLATION SYRINGE WITH IMPROVED DISPLAY AND MODULARIZED COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - An inflation syringe having an improved display and modularized component assembly. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing both numeric and non-numeric indications of an inflation pressurization associated with an inflation syringe. A modularized component assembly for an inflation syringe allowing independent components to be tested independent of the other components of the inflation syringe. | 02-28-2013 |
20130338581 | INFLATION SENSOR MOUNT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An inflation device comprising a housing configured to receive a sensor assembly is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly may be coupled to the housing through use of a snap fit-type connection. Further, the working fluid of the inflation device may be in direct communication with the pressure sensor, without the use of secondary fluids such as gels. | 12-19-2013 |