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| 20090004420 | FRICTIONAL HOLDING PAD - A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone or sunglasses, to a vehicle surface, such as a dash or console, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the vehicle. The holding pad includes a top surface having an uppermost contact surface configured to contact and frictionally cling to the item and a bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface configured to contact and frictionally cling to the vehicle surface. The top and the bottom surfaces are configured to provide a greater frictional engagement between the lowermost contact surface and the vehicle surface than the uppermost contact surface and the item. Protrusions or indentation can be formed in the top and bottom surfaces of the pad. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090072045 | Air Freshener and Method - An air freshener device includes a scent material interspersed within a polymer body or a polymer gel, and capable of dispersing out of the polymer gel. The polymer body and a polymer gel can be flexible and compressible, and also resilient and returnable to its original configuration. The air freshener can have at least one vent rod configured to engage an air vent, a head pivotally coupled to the at least one vent rod and a polymer body associated with the head and at least one vent rod and containing scent material. The air freshener also may be combined with a packaging system to present the air freshener for purchase, and have a pivotal head pivoted to display the head in the packaging. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100001151 | FRICTIONAL DASH MOUNT FOR A GLOBAL POSITIONAL SYSTEM - A frictional holding device in combination with a dashboard or console of a vehicle and receives and secures a global positioning system thereon. The combination includes a dashboard or console of a vehicle. A pad has different top and bottom surfaces. The bottom surface is disposed on and frictionally clings to the dashboard or console of the vehicle. A global positioning system is removably coupled to the pad. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100065654 | AIR FRESHENER CLIP WITH DOMED HEAD - An air freshener has at least one vent rod configured to engage an air vent. A scent material is associated with the at least one vent rod. A head is coupled to the at least one vent rod. The head has a domed face opposite the vent rod. Indicia is associated with the head. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110110823 | AIR FRESHENER CLIP WITH HEAD - An air freshener has a head with a face. A clip is coupled to the head opposite the face and extends from the head perpendicularly, and includes a pair of vent rods. A pair of bodies is each coupled to a different one of the vent rods. A scent material is interspersed within the bodies, and is capable of diffusing out of the bodies to surrounding air. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110155884 | FRICTIONAL HOLDING PAD - A frictional holding pad removably attaches handheld items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of handheld items on the surface with the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A smoother application side of the pad clings to the handheld item by specific or mechanical adhesion, and a contoured exposed side of the pad clings to the surface by specific or mechanical adhesion. The smoother application side of the pad can have a greater surface area than the contoured exposed side so the pad remains with the handheld item when removed from the surface. Indicia can be formed on the pad. The pad can be translucent or transparent. The pad can include an expanded vinyl material or a polyurethane material. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110165383 | FRICTIONAL HOLDING PAD - A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone or sunglasses, to a vehicle surface, such as a dash or console, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the vehicle. The holding pad includes a top surface having an uppermost contact surface configured to contact and frictionally cling to the item and a bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface configured to contact and cling to the vehicle surface. The top and the bottom surfaces are configured to provide a greater frictional engagement between the lowermost contact surface and the vehicle surface than the uppermost contact surface and the item. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20130028798 | AIR FRESHENER FLOWER WITH VENT STICK - An air freshener has a vent rod and a scent material carried by the vent rod. A head is pivotally coupled to the vent rod. A hinge is between the head and the vent rod including an axel in an aperture. A plurality of petals is coupled to the head and pivotal with the head with respect to the vent rod. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130292440 | Frictional Holding Pad with Inclinded Grip - A frictional pad has a pair of inclined slots in a pair of sidewalls to hold a handheld electronic device at an incline with respect to the pad. The pad can also have a squat dome. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140030466 | Friction Pad on Portable Handheld Electronic Device - A frictional pad is adhered to a handheld electronic device and disposable and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip fashion on an upward facing support surface. The frictional pad includes a polyurethane dome adhered to the handheld electronic device by the adhesive film. The dome has a broad, flat shape with an outfacing surface facing the upward facing support surface. The outfacing surface of the dome contacts the upward facing support surface and is tacky to releasably hold the handheld electronic device to the upward facing support surface. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140037867 | Friction Pad on Dashboard for Portable Handheld Electronic Device - A frictional pad device adhered to an upward facing support surface and upon which a handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad has a repositionable adhesive film releasably and repositionably adhered to the upward facing support surface. A squat dome is affixed to the upward facing support surface by the repositionable adhesive film. The squat dome has a continuous outward facing surface facing and contacting the handheld electronic device. A majority of the outward facing surface is continuous, smooth and parallel with the repositionable adhesive film | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140161672 | AIR FRESHENER CLIP WITH HEAD - An air freshener has a head with a face. A clip is coupled to the head opposite the face and extends from the head perpendicularly, and includes a pair of vent rods. A pair of bodies is each coupled to a different one of the vent rods. A scent material is interspersed within the bodies, and is capable of diffusing out of the bodies to surrounding air. | 06-12-2014 |
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| 20140293225 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING AN OCT IMAGING SYSTEM IN A LASER SURGICAL SYSTEM - An adjustment system for an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging system includes an OCT light source; a beam splitter, splitting the OCT light beam into an imaging beam to an imaging arm, and a reference beam to a reference arm; a probe, guiding the imaging beam onto a target and receiving a returned imaging beam from the target; the beam splitter generating an interference beam from the returned imaging beam and a returned reference beam from the reference arm; an imaging detector, detecting the interference beam; an imaging processor, generating an OCT image from the detected interference beam; and an adjustment device, removably coupled to the probe, the adjustment device comprising the target attached to a distal region of a target holder at a working distance from a distal end of the imaging probe, wherein an optical length of the reference arm is adjustable to improve a calibration of the OCT image. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150173622 | Forward Scanning-Optical Probes, Circular Scan Patterns, Offset Fibers - An optical light scanning probe is presented, the probe comprising a handle, shaped for grasping by a user; a cannula, protruding from a distal portion of the handle with an outer diameter smaller than 20 gauge; an optical fiber with a distal fiber-portion off a probe-axis, configured to receive a light from a light-source at a proximal fiber-portion, and to emit the received light at the distal fiber-portion; a fixed beam forming unit, disposed at a distal portion of the cannula, configured to receive the light from the distal fiber-portion, and to deflect the received light toward a target region; and a fiber actuator, housed at least partially in the handle, configured to move the distal fiber-portion to scan the deflected light along a scanning curve in the target region. | 06-25-2015 |
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| 20140327947 | FORWARD SCANNING OPTICAL PROBES - In certain embodiments, a scanning system includes optical elements and a movement system. The optical elements include an optical fiber and a gradient-index (GRIN) lens. The optical fiber has a fiber axis that extends to an imaginary fiber axis, and is configured to transmit a light ray. The GRIN lens has a GRIN perimeter and a GRIN lens optical axis, and is configured to refract the light ray. The movement system moves a first optical element relative to a second optical element in a closed path such that the GRIN lens optical axis substantially aligns with the imaginary fiber axis at at least one point of the path and the GRIN perimeter intersects the imaginary fiber axis at at least two points of the path. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140333978 | FORWARD SCANNING OPTICAL PROBES WITH ONE OR MORE ROTATING COMPONENTS - In certain embodiments, a scanning system comprises optical elements and a movement system. The optical elements comprise an optical fiber and a focusing element. The optical fiber transmits a light ray and has a fiber axis that extends to an imaginary fiber axis. The focusing element refracts the light ray and has a focusing element optical axis that is substantially aligned with the imaginary fiber axis. The movement system rotates the focusing element about the focusing element optical axis to scan the light ray. In other embodiments, a scanning system comprises optical elements and a movement system. The optical elements comprise an optical fiber, a focusing element, and a prism. The prism has a prism optical axis and receives the light ray from the focusing element. The movement system rotates the prism about the prism optical axis to scan the light ray. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150173603 | Imaging Probes and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods Utilizing Ferrofluid-Impregnated Actuators - Devices, systems, and methods that utilize a ferrofluid-impregnated medium to impart motion to an optical fiber positioned within an imaging probe are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic imaging probe can include a housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion; an optical fiber positioned within the housing, the optical fiber configured to receive an imaging light from an imaging light source and guide the imaging light to an optical element positioned within the distal portion of the housing; and an actuator system configured to impart motion to the optical fiber, the actuator system including a ferrofluid-impregnated medium (FIM) and an electrically energizable coil positioned within the housing. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150173604 | Imaging Probes and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods Utilizing Electroactive Polymer Actuators - Devices, systems, and methods that utilize electroactive polymer actuators to impart motion to an optical fiber positioned within an imaging probe are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic imaging apparatus comprises an optical probe having a handle sized and shaped for handheld grasping by a user; and a cannula coupled to the handle, the cannula sized and shaped for insertion into an eye to be treated; an optical fiber positioned at least partially within the optical probe, the optical fiber configured to receive an imaging light from an imaging light source and guide the imaging light to an optical element positioned within the cannula of the optical probe; and an actuator system configured to impart motion to the optical fiber, the actuator system including an electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator positioned within the optical probe. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150173605 | Imaging Probes and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods Utilizing an Elastomeric Optical Element - The imaging probe can comprise a housing, having a proximal region configured to be coupled to an optical cable; a cannula, extending from a distal region of the housing; an optical guide, positioned partially in the housing and partially in the cannula, configured to receive an imaging light from the cable in the proximal region of the housing, and to guide the imaging light towards a distal end of the cannula; an optical focusing element, configured to receive the imaging light from the optical guide, and to emit a focused imaging light; an elastomeric optical element, configured to receive the focused imaging light from the optical focusing element, and to be deformable to redirect the focused imaging light; and an actuator system, configured to deform the elastomeric optical element to redirect the focused imaging light. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150327759 | IMAGING PROBES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS UTILIZING LEVER ARM ACTUATORS - Devices, systems, and methods that utilize a mechanical structure, such as a lever arm or a flexure mechanism, and an electrically energizable member, such as an actuator, to impart motion to an optical fiber positioned within an imaging probe are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic imaging probe can include a handle; a cannula coupled to the handle; an optical fiber positioned at least partially within the handle and the cannula, the optical fiber configured to receive an imaging light from an imaging light source and guide the imaging light to an optical element positioned within a distal portion of the cannula; and an actuator system configured to impart motion to the optical fiber, the actuator system including a mechanical structure and an electrically energizable member configured to selectively impart motion to the mechanical structure upon the electrically energizable member being electrically energized. | 11-19-2015 |
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| 20120165734 | DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE OF INJECTION OR ASPIRATION - Devices, systems, and associated methods that facilitate the injection and/or aspiration of precisely controlled volumes of fluids at precisely controlled rates are provided. In some implementations, an apparatus may include a syringe and a lead screw connected to a plunger of the syringe. A ratchet gear may be connected to the lead screw. A mechanism may also be included to oscillate a frame in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lead screw such that one or more pawls of the frame engage the teeth of the ratchet gear in a manner that results in rotation of the ratchet gear in a single direction for controlled linear displacement of the plunger. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120165783 | DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE OF INJECTION OR ASPIRATION - Micro-volume devices, systems, and associated methods that facilitate the injection or aspiration of precisely controlled volumes of materials at precisely controlled rates are provided. In one embodiment, a micro-volume device includes a syringe and a lead screw connected to a plunger of the syringe. A mechanical interface is connected to the lead screw and includes a first set of cams adjacent a proximal portion and a second set of cams adjacent a distal portion. A mechanism is configured to oscillate a structure in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the lead screw such that one or more projections of the structure to alternatively engage cams of the first and second sets of cams in a manner that results in rotation of the mechanical interface in a single direction for highly controlled linear displacement of the plunger. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20150080718 | OCT PROBE WITH PIVOTING FIBER - An OCT probe for imaging patient tissue may include an actuation system arranged to displace an optical fiber within a cannula. The actuation system may include a driver actuatable to displace a portion of the optical fiber, with the driver acting in an angled direction relative to the axis of the cannula. The actuation system also may include a pivot feature operably engaged with the optical fiber in a manner permitting the optical fiber to pivot on the pivot feature when the driver actuates to displace the portion of the optical fiber. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080719 | OCT PROBE WITH BOWING FLEXOR - An OCT probe includes a cannula and includes a selectively displaceable light-carrying optical fiber disposed within the cannula. The optical fiber may be arranged to emit light from a distal end thereof. A flexor may be bent to divide the flexor into a first segment and a second segment extending along a lumen of the cannula. The first segment may be coupled to the optical fiber. A driver may be configured to push or pull the second segment in the axial direction to elastically bow the second segment and laterally displace the optical fiber to perform an OCT scan. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150320307 | IMAGING PROBES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS UTILIZING ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS - Devices, systems, and methods that utilize at least one charged electrode to impart motion to an optical fiber positioned within an imaging probe by an electrostatic force are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic imaging probe can include a handle; a cannula coupled to the handle; an optical fiber positioned at least partially within the handle and the cannula, the optical fiber configured to receive an imaging light from an imaging light source and guide the imaging light to an optical element positioned within the cannula; and an actuator system configured to impart motion to the optical fiber, the actuator system including an electrode positioned within the cannula and configured to impart motion to the optical fiber by selectively imparting an electric charge to the electrode and/or the electrically conductive layer of the optical fiber. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327760 | IMAGING PROBES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS UTILIZING SPEAKER ACTUATORS - Devices, systems, and methods that utilize a speaker to impart motion to an optical fiber positioned within an imaging probe are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic imaging apparatus comprises an optical probe having a handle sized and shaped for handheld grasping by a user; and a cannula coupled to the handle, the cannula sized and shaped for insertion into an eye to be treated; an optical fiber positioned at least partially within the optical probe, the optical fiber configured to receive an imaging light from an imaging light source and guide the imaging light to an optical element positioned within the cannula of the optical probe; and an actuator system configured to impart motion to the optical fiber, the actuator system including a speaker positioned within the optical probe. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150351629 | BACK REFLECTION MINIMIZATION FOR OCT PROBES - An OCT probe for imaging patient tissue includes a probe housing, and includes a cannula extending from the probe housing and arranged to penetrate patient tissue. The cannula may include a main body segment and a distal segment. The main body segment may have a lumen defining a first central axis, and the distal segment may have a lumen defining a second central axis that is angled from the first central axis. A lens is disposed in the distal segment. The lens may have a proximal side and a distal side and an optical axis. The optical axis may be substantially parallel to the second central axis and may be angled relative to the first central axis. | 12-10-2015 |
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| 20130038136 | FILTER FOR IMPROVED DRIVER CIRCUIT EFFICIENCY AND METHOD OF OPERATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for reducing harmonic emissions. One aspect of the disclosure provides a transmitter apparatus. The transmitter apparatus includes a transmit circuit having an impedance determined by a complex impedance value. The transmitter apparatus further includes a driver circuit coupled to the transmit circuit. The transmitter apparatus further includes a first filter circuit coupled between the driver circuit and a power source. The first filter circuit is configured to substantially isolate emissions presented by the driver circuit to the power source. The transmitter apparatus further includes a second filter circuit coupled between the driver circuit and the transmit circuit and configured to reduce emissions presented by the transmit circuit. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130113299 | ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE TUNING IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A wireless power receiver includes a receive antenna for coupling with near field radiation in a coupling-mode region generated by a transmit antenna operating at a resonant frequency. The receive antenna generates an RF signal when coupled to the near filed radiation and a rectifier converts the RF signal to a DC input signal. A direct current (DC)-to-DC converter coupled to the DC input signal generates a DC output signal. A pulse modulator generate a pulse-width modulation signal to the DC-to-DC converter to adjust a DC impedance of the wireless power receiver by modifying a duty cycle of the pulse-width modulation signal responsive to at least one of a voltage of the DC input signal, a current of the DC input signal, a voltage of the DC output signal, and a current of the DC output signal. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130221911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING REVERSE LINK SIGNALING - Systems and methods for sensing reverse link signaling are described herein. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless transmission includes a push-pull driver circuit, coil, and sensor. The push-pull driver circuit is configured to generate a signal. The coil is electrically coupled to the push-pull driver circuit, and the coil is configured to receive the signal from the push-pull driver circuit and wirelessly transmit the signal to a receiver. The sensor is electrically coupled to a virtual alternating current (AC) ground of the push-pull driver circuit or the coil. The sensor is configured to sense a shift in voltage at the virtual AC ground where the shift in voltage is representative of a change of an input impedance of the receiver. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140070621 | ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE TUNING IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A wireless power receiver includes a receive antenna for coupling with near field radiation in a coupling-mode region generated by a transmit antenna operating at a resonant frequency. The receive antenna generates an RF signal when coupled to the near filed radiation and a rectifier converts the RF signal to a DC input signal. A direct current (DC)-to-DC converter coupled to the DC input signal generates a DC output signal. A pulse modulator generate a pulse-width modulation signal to the DC-to-DC converter to adjust a DC impedance of the wireless power receiver by modifying a duty cycle of the pulse-width modulation signal responsive to at least one of a voltage of the DC input signal, a current of the DC input signal, a voltage of the DC output signal, and a current of the DC output signal. | 03-13-2014 |
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| 20090275367 | Method of Optimizing Power Consumption in A Wireless Device - A method and apparatus are provided for operating a wireless communication device. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of battery powered modules that are carried by a user and together operate as the wireless communication module (ensemble), detecting a battery reserve power level of a first module of the plurality of modules and transferring a processing function from the first module to a second module of the plurality of modules based upon the detected battery reserve power. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20140156746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SOCIAL FACILITATOR SERVICE - Systems and methods for providing social event recommendations to a user are provided. In particular, a user may be presented with recommendations for social events based on the user's interests, geographic location, or any other suitable constraints. A social event recommendation engine may additionally suggest friends, from the user's social network, that the user may wish to invite along to a recommended social event. The user may also be presented advertisements with the social event recommendations. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140344839 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DISABILITIES WHEN PRESENTING A MEDIA ASSET - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for supplementing media assets in order to compensate for a particular disability of a user. Specifically, a media guidance application determines whether or not a user can comprehend a media asset based on the particular disability of the user. Upon determining that the user cannot comprehend the media asset, the media guidance application supplements the media asset with supplemental data, which compensates for the particular disability of the user. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150106829 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPENSATING FOR DISABILITIES WHEN PRESENTING A MEDIA ASSET - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for supplementing media assets in order to compensate for a particular disability of a user. Specifically, a media guidance application determines whether or not a user can comprehend a media asset based on the particular disability of the user. Upon determining that the user cannot comprehend the media asset, the media guidance application supplements the media asset with supplemental data, which compensates for the particular disability of the user. | 04-16-2015 |
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| 20140282061 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZING USER INPUT INTERFACES - Methods and systems are provided for determining a suitable user input interface type based on a particular user. Specifically, a media guidance application determines a demographic category of a user, and based on that demographic category of the user, automatically selects a user input interface for manipulating media objects that is suitable for the user. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150121306 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CUSTOMIZING FUNCTIONS OF MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that customizes icons on an interface based on the frequency of use of the icon and provides the user with feedback related to the frequency of use for each icon. For example, the interface may include a plurality of icons, in which each of the plurality of icons is associated with individual visual properties. For each icon, feedback related to its frequency of use is provided by the media guidance application by modifying the individual visual properties associated with each icon. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150128158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT - Systems and methods for recommending content to a user are described. A user equipment device may be equipped with a built-in or separately connected image capturing device which may be used to pinpoint the location of the remote control when it is activated, thereby defining the specific location of the remote and the user. The relative location of the user in the room where the television is located may be associated with that particular user and used to automatically log in and access their user profile. This information may be used to enhance the television experience for the user by, e.g., recommending content. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EASILY DISABLING INTERACTIVITY OF INTERACTIVE IDENTIFIERS BY USER INPUT OF A GEOMETRIC SHAPE - Methods and systems are provided herein for enabling users to seamlessly restrict access to media assets. These methods and systems are provided by way of generating for display a plurality of interactive identifiers on a scrollable page. A user input of a geometric shape is then received on the scrollable page, such that interactive identifiers are within the area of the geometric shape. It is then determined that a particular interactive identifier of the plurality of interactive identifiers is within the area of the geometric shape, and disabling the interactivity of the particular interactive identifier in response to this determination. Once the interactivity of the particular interactive identifier is disabled, the interactivity of the particular interactive identifier will remain disabled when its position on a display changes as the result of the scrollable page being scrolled. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150149473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING TAGS WITH MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON VERBAL INPUT - Systems and methods for tagging a media asset are provided. A plurality of communications is received from a plurality of users. Each of the plurality of communications includes words spoken by a respective one of the users while accessing the media asset and is associated with a media asset play position during which the respective words were spoken. A subset of the plurality of communications is selected for which the associated media asset play position is within a range of play positions, the range of play positions being shorter than the duration of the media asset. A word that a threshold number of the selected communications have in common is identified. The word is cross-referenced with an attribute database to retrieve an attribute associated with the word. The retrieved attribute is assigned to the media asset within the range of play positions. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150163558 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TAGGING A MEDIA ASSET BASED ON VERBAL INPUT AND PLAYBACK ADJUSTMENTS - Systems and methods for automatically tagging a media asset are provided. Verbal input is received from a user while the user is accessing the media asset. A request to adjust playback of the media asset is received from the user. Responsive to receiving the verbal input and the request, a combination of the verbal input and the request is cross-referenced with an attribute database to identify an attribute associated with the combination. The identified attribute is associated with the media asset. | 06-11-2015 |
| 20150181289 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING USER VIEWING PREFERENCES BASED ON DETECTED EVENTS - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that predicts user preferences based on detected events. For example, in response to a trigger, the media guidance application may monitor data associated with a user. The media guidance application may then process the monitored data to determine if the monitored data indicates that a user profile of a user should be updated. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150181291 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ANCILLARY CONTENT IN MEDIA ASSETS - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for providing ancillary content in media assets. Specifically, a media guidance application may alert a user to remove, or modify, portions of a media asset based on an emotional response profile associated with the media asset. The emotional response profile may indicate representative emotional responses of other users associated with one or more progression points of the media asset. Upon determining that a user currently consuming the media asset is approaching a portion of the media asset associated with undesirable emotional responses, the media guidance application may alert the user to remove, or modify, the undesirable portion. | 06-25-2015 |
| 20150185993 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING MODES BASED ON THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT OF A USER - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that adjusts modes based on actively determining an engagement level of a user. In such modes both the content presented and the interactions of a user that are recognized may be based on the level of engagement of the user. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150189377 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING USER INPUT INTERACTION TYPES BASED ON THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT OF A USER - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that adjusts modes based on actively determining an engagement level of a user. In such modes both the content presented and the interactions of a user that are recognized may be based on the level of engagement of the user. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150272496 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATIONS BASED ON A POSITION OF A BRAIN MONITORING USER DEVICE - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a system configured to determine a position of a brain monitoring user device, and a brain state of a user. Based on the determined position and the determined brain state, the system provides access to a set of media guidance application operations corresponding to the determined brain state and to brain regions corresponding to the determined position of the brain monitoring user device. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277850 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING VOLUME OF A MEDIA ASSET BASED ON NAVIGATION DISTANCE - Systems and methods for automatically adjusting volume of a media asset are provided. A display of a content navigation page is generated. The content navigation page is associated with a media asset. A navigation distance from a current position in the content navigation page to the media asset within the content navigation page is determined. The navigation distance is cross-referenced with a database of volume levels associated with navigation distances to identify a volume level that is associated with the navigation distance. Audio of the media asset is caused to be presented at the identified volume level. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150346955 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPORAL VISUALIZATION OF MEDIA ASSET CONTENT - Methods and systems described herein provide for visualizing content across different time segments of a media asset. Information about content within a particular time segment of a media asset is retrieved. This content information is generated by processing user-generated messages corresponding to the particular time segment. Content descriptors are generated based on the received content information corresponding to the particular time segment. A timeline is generated, independently of presenting a media asset, wherein the timeline visually associates content descriptors with their corresponding time segments of the media asset. When these content descriptors are selected by a user, the user-generated messages corresponding to the content descriptor at the corresponding time segment are displayed to the user. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160094875 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING USER SELECTED SCENES - Systems and methods are described herein for presenting user selected scenes. A media guidance application may generate for display a listing for a media asset, wherein a play length of the media asset includes a non-selectable play length portion and a selectable play length portion. The media guidance application may generate for display a first scene option corresponding to a first scene and a second scene option corresponding to a second scene. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of the first or second scene option and incorporate the selected scene into the selectable play length portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may generate for display the media asset with the selected scene incorporated into the selectable play length portion. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094888 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING USER SELECTED SCENES - Systems and methods are described herein for presenting user selected scenes. A media guidance application may generate for display a listing for a media asset, wherein a play length of the media asset includes a non-selectable play length portion and a selectable play length portion. The media guidance application may generate for display a first scene option corresponding to a first scene and a second scene option corresponding to a second scene. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of the first or second scene option and incorporate the selected scene into the selectable play length portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may generate for display the media asset with the selected scene incorporated into the selectable play length portion. | 03-31-2016 |
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| 20090071085 | Wall Reinforcement System And Method - A reinforcement system for a wall includes a bracket secured to a support disposed above the wall with a plurality of fasteners. A strap is engaged with the bracket and is adhered to the wall for reinforcing the wall. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090081913 | Woven Fiber Reinforcement Material - A woven fiber reinforcement material includes a plurality of fiber bundles extending generally parallel to one another in a longitudinal direction and spaced laterally from one another by at least 1/32 of an inch. The fiber bundles are selected from non-elastic fibers. A first transverse thread extends in a continuous serpentine pattern on a first side of the plurality of fiber bundles. A second transverse thread extends in a continuous serpentine pattern on a second side of the plurality of fiber bundles and a pair of connecting threads diagonally cross the first and second transverse threads and secure the first and second transverse threads to the fiber bundles at a plurality of longitudinally spaced locations. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090214293 | Road Surface Overlay System - A road surface overlay system including a road surface, an adhesive material that is applied to a portion or all of the road surface, a woven member including fiber bundles, wherein each of the fiber bundles are substantially embedded in the adhesive material and a layer of aggregate applied onto the woven member and the adhesive material. A method of forming a road surface overlay system is also provided. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090263572 | Carbon Reinforced Concrete - A structure may include a plurality of first fiber bundles, a plurality of second fiber bundles, and a plurality of connecting threads. The first fiber bundles may extend substantially parallel to each other. The second fiber bundles may extend substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the first fiber bundles. The connecting threads may engage the first fiber bundles and the second fiber bundles such that at least one of the connecting threads is continuously wrapped around each of the first fiber bundles in a helical pattern. The at least one of the connecting threads may extend across a width of each of the second fiber bundles, and may thereby secure the second fiber bundles to each of the first fiber bundles. The first and second fiber bundles may be embedded in a construction material and adapted to reinforce the construction material. | 10-22-2009 |
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| 20140137503 | System And Method Of Concrete Crack Repair - A method and system for repairing a crack in a concrete structure is provided including securing a plurality of ports at spaced intervals along the crack, adhering a carbon fiber panel to the concrete structure over the top of a crack, and injecting epoxy into each of the plurality of ports to fill the crack while the adhered carbon fiber panel seals the injected epoxy within the crack to provide a reliable epoxy-filled crack repair process. | 05-22-2014 |
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| 20080247957 | Advanced drug delivery strategy and platform for minimally-invasive treatment of liver cancer - The present invention comprises minimally invasive methods useful in the treatment of liver cancer. The method of the present invention comprises administering to an individual with liver cancer an injectable, echogenic nanocapsule and/or microcapsule wherein the nanocapsule and/or microcapsule comprises a therapeutic agent, a targeting moiety, or a combination thereof. The method of the present invention further comprises monitoring the distribution of the nanocapsule and/or microcapsule using ultrasound. The method of the invention delivers a therapeutic agent to a liver cancer cell either by biodegradation of a nanocapsule and/or microcapsule comprising a therapeutic agent, or by altering the biodegradation of a nanocapsule and/or microcapsule using ultrasound. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080279783 | ISOLATED NANOCAPSULE POPULATIONS AND SURFACTANT-STABILIZED MICROCAPSULES AND NANOCAPSULES FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND DRUG DELIVERY AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - A method for producing surfactant-stabilized microcapsules or nanocapsules including the steps of (a) preparing a suspension comprising a non-ionic sorbitan detergent and a salt in phosphate buffered saline; (b) adding to the suspension a nonionic polyoxyethylenesorbitan detergent to produce a solution; (c) heating while stirring the solution of step (b) to 55±5° C. and maintaining the temperature of the solution at 55±5° C. for several minutes; (d) allowing the solution to cool to room temperature; (e) autoclaving the solution; (f) creating surfactant-stabilized microbubbles and nanobubbles in the solution; and (g) collecting surfactant-stabilized nanocapsules and microcapsules formed from the microbubbles and nanobubbles. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090028797 | Novel polymeric ultrasound contrast agent and methods of making thereof - The present invention provides a novel method of manufacturing nanosized polymeric echogenic contrast agents. The method of the present invention comprises a modified salting out process which results on nanosized polymeric capsules encapsulating an aqueous core that is subsequently evacuated. The compositions of the present invention can be used as contrast agents as well as to deliver therapeutic agents to specific targets. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090196827 | Drug Loaded Contrast Agents: Combining Diagnosis and Therapy - This invention provides an improvement to methods of drug loading of ultrasound contrast agents. Echogenic drug-loaded polymer microcapsules, nanocapsules, or mixtures thereof produced by the method of the invention wherein the echogenic drug-loaded polymer microcapsules, nanocapsules, or mixtures thereof contain at least 10% more of a drug as compared to (1) echogenic drug-loaded polymer microcapsules, nanocapsules, or mixtures thereof prepared by adding drug prior to emulsifying or (2) echogenic drug-loaded polymer microcapsules, nanocapsules, or mixtures thereof prepared by adding drug to lyophilized polymer microcapsules, nanocapsules, or mixtures thereof. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100114129 | TISSUE JOINING DEVICES CAPABLE OF DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The instant invention concerns a device for joining tissue comprising a ring and rivet, the ring comprises a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer and contains at least one bioactive agent. The rivet has a hollow lumen. The invention also relates to methods of making such devices and the use of such devices in joining tissue. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110125079 | Echogenic Polymer Microcapsules and Nanocapsules and Methods for Production and Use Thereof - Methods for producing echogenic polymer microcapsules and nanocapsules for use in diagnostic imaging and delivery of bioactive compounds as well as targeted imaging and delivery to selected tissues and cells are provided. Compositions containing these echogenic polymer microcapsules and nanocapsules for use in diagnostic imaging and delivery of bioactive agents are also provided. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110264117 | TISSUE JOINING DEVICE AND INSTRUMENT FOR ENABLING USE OF A TISSUE JOINING DEVICE - A tissue joining device and a surgical instrument for employing the tissue joining device are provided. The tissue joining device may be designed such that a first member may be inserted into a second member in discrete increments so that two lumen structures can properly be combined. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20140213702 | Precursors to Echogenic Polymer Microcapsules or Nanocapsules - One aspect of the invention provides a precursor to an echogenic polymer microcapsule or nanocapsule. The precursor includes an emulsion including a polymer solution and an aqueous solution including a water-soluble sublimable solute. This aspect of the invention can have a variety of embodiments. In one embodiment, the water-soluble sublimable solute can be an ammonium salt. For example, the ammonium salt can be ammonium carbonate. | 07-31-2014 |
