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20140145509 | POWER HARVESTING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR SERIALLY COUPLED DC POWER SOURCES - Circuitry and a method for maximizing power from multiple serially coupled DC power sources. Electrodes provide for serial coupling of multiple DC power sources, capacitive circuitry couples to each one of the electrodes, switching circuitry couples among various ones of the electrodes, and inductive circuitry couples among various others of the electrodes and the switching circuitry. | 05-29-2014 |
20140265551 | MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND HARVEST OPTIMIZATION DEVICE FOR SOLAR MODULES REQUIRING FEWER CONNECTIONS - System and method for enabling communications via a power line conveying DC power from multiple DC power sources such as solar panels. Power and communications are provided using a single combined power and communications line. Data communication signals received over the power line are detected and compared against power line voltage for processing received data and generating data for transmission. Remote units are self-powered using power harvesting of the data communication signals. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265586 | IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRE SAFETY SHUTDOWN FOR SOLAR PANELS WITH HIGH RELIABILITY - System and method for restricting output power from multiple serially coupled DC power sources, such as a solar cell array, controlled by power balancing circuitry, thereby enabling power restriction in the event of an emergency. Output bypass circuitry allows the output voltage to be selectively restricted, and though power for switching between states would be needed, use of bi-stable bypass circuitry would avoid a need for power to remain in a state of bypass operation. Additionally, with the serially coupled DC power sources controlled by power balancing circuitry, use of solid-state current switching elements ensures continued output power restriction due to the clamping action of the body diodes upon the output voltage. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266294 | REVERSE ENERGY FLOW IN SOLAR AND OTHER POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS FOR THEFT DETECTION, PANEL IDENTIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES - System and method for applying a reverse energy flow for measuring one or more electrical characteristics of a DC power source, such as a solar panel. Applying reverse current and voltage to a DC power source and measuring selected resultant current and voltage enables monitoring of electrical characteristics of the source, and when done periodically, enables monitoring of the performance of the source over time, including whether performance has become affected by a hardware failure or damage, or whether the source has become disconnected due to a faulty or failed connector or theft. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266535 | LOW LOSS INDUCTOR WITH OFFSET GAP AND WINDINGS - A low loss power inductor and method for making same. A magnetic core is constructed of one or more E-shaped and l-shaped portions. Each E-shaped portion includes top, middle and bottom bars, and an open edge adjacent an l-shaped portion with a gap between the middle bar and the l-shaped portion. Conductive and insulated layers having mutually adjacent surfaces are coiled about the one or more middle bars. The width of the conductive layer is no greater than the length of the middle bars and is less than or equal to the width of the insulated layer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311791 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARD TRACE PATTERN TO MINIMIZE CAPACITOR CRACKING AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY - A printed wiring board with a component connection pad, such as a solder pad, providing thermal stress compensation for a surface mount circuit component and method for making such a pad. The component connection pad includes opposed groups of multiple conductive fingers that are mutually connected at their far ends and separated at their near ends where they have surfaces for mounting a single surface mount circuit component. | 10-23-2014 |
20140333291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS OF SOLAR PANELS - System and method for identifying solar panels. In accordance with exemplary embodiments, an electrical signal within one or more solar cells of the solar panel is detected and processed to provide a detection signal corresponding to a distinguishing characteristic associated with the solar panel. In accordance with alternative exemplary embodiments, a light sensor is disposed along a sightline from the solar panel to detect a light emission produced by dissipation of electrical power by one or more solar cells of the solar panel. In accordance with further alternative exemplary embodiments, selective blocking of light to (e.g., shading of) portions of predetermined solar panels causes corresponding changes in output power that can be used to identify affected solar panels. | 11-13-2014 |
20150015216 | THREE-PHASE POWER CONVERSION WITH POWER FACTOR CORRECTION OPERATIONAL DAY AND NIGHT - System and method for controlling power factor correction (PFC) for three-phase AC power conveyed via a three-phase AC power grid. Currents and voltages on the grid are monitored and used to generate waveform data enabling dynamic control of switching circuitry used in controlling one or more phase offsets between the currents and voltages. | 01-15-2015 |
20160088720 | TRANSISTOR THERMAL AND EMI MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR FAST EDGE RATE ENVIRONMENT - An electronic device mounting technique in which insulative and thermal barrier materials used in combination with printed circuit board design produce higher electrical breakdown voltage while minimizing thermal resistance and electromagnetic interference. | 03-24-2016 |
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20130211883 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MEMBERS OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY - Techniques for evaluating a person who is a member of a professional community involve collecting quantitative information regarding the person's participation in at least one social network. The quantitative information may be incorporated in computing a score indicating the person's value to the professional community. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212479 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A SOCIAL NETWORK - Techniques are disclosed for analyzing a social network having a plurality of members, each member having declared a connection with each of one or more other members of the social network. Exemplary techniques include monitoring activity performed by members on the social network, the monitored activity including actions other than the declaring and undeclaring of connections between members. A graphical representation of at least a portion of the social network may be computed to include at least one indication of the monitored activity. | 08-15-2013 |
20140089059 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MEMBERS OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY - Techniques for evaluating a person who is a member of a professional community involve collecting quantitative information regarding the person's participation in at least one social network. The quantitative information may be incorporated in computing a score indicating the person's value to the professional community. | 03-27-2014 |
20140372328 | METHODS AND APPARATUS HAVING APPLICABILITY TO SUCCESSION PLANNING - Techniques having applicability to succession planning may include providing an option, in a computer-implemented professional networking platform, for a first member of a professional community to designate a second member of the professional community as deserving of promotion. In response to the designation, a nomination may be received from the first member, via the computer-implemented professional networking platform, of a third member of the professional community as a potential successor for the second member. Further techniques may include receiving, from an employee, information about the employee's professional characteristics, and presenting the information to human resources (HR) personnel. One or more automated similarity algorithms may be applied to identify, based on the information about the employee's professional characteristics, information likely to be of interest to the employee, which may be provided to the employee in return for the information about the employee's professional characteristics. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372331 | METHODS AND APPARATUS HAVING APPLICABILITY TO SUCCESSION PLANNING - Techniques having applicability to succession planning may include providing an option, in a computer-implemented professional networking platform, for a first member of a professional community to designate a second member of the professional community as deserving of promotion. In response to the designation, a nomination may be received from the first member, via the computer-implemented professional networking platform, of a third member of the professional community as a potential successor for the second member. Further techniques may include receiving, from an employee, information about the employee's professional characteristics, and presenting the information to human resources (HR) personnel. One or more automated similarity algorithms may be applied to identify, based on the information about the employee's professional characteristics, information likely to be of interest to the employee, which may be provided to the employee in return for the information about the employee's professional characteristics. | 12-18-2014 |
20150142685 | METHODS AND APPARATUS HAVING APPLICABILITY TO EVALUATION OF HIRING CANDIDATES - Methods and apparatus having applicability to evaluation of hiring candidates. A method having applicability to evaluation of hiring candidates may include determining a first score for a first attribute of a hiring candidate and a second score for a second attribute of the hiring candidate, assigning the hiring candidate to a recruiting category based, at least in part, on the first and second scores, and controlling a display device to display an indicator associated with the hiring candidate, wherein a property of the indicator is based, at least in part, on the recruiting category to which the hiring candidate is assigned. | 05-21-2015 |
20160071038 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING EMPLOYEE RETENTION - Techniques are described for facilitating an organization's retention of employees through improved compensation planning A subset of the organization's employees who are “at risk” (e.g., who are a risk to depart the organization, who are a high value employee to the organization, who are underpaid by the organization, and/or based on other factor(s)) may be identified. The cost of replacing these “at risk” employees may then be estimated, in any suitable fashion. The budgeted compensation for each “at risk” employee may be compared to an amount calculated based upon the estimated replacement cost for that employee (e.g., a percentage of the estimated replacement cost for the employee). If the budgeted compensation is less than the amount, then a recommendation to increase compensation for the employee may be generated and presented, such as via a graphical user interface. | 03-10-2016 |
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20110142300 | Relation Tree - A method for creating a relation tree including scanning a storage device for digital images and performing at least one facial analysis on individuals in the digital images, identifying members of a nuclear family and an association of an individual from the digital images with the nuclear family in response to at least one of the facial analysis, and organizing the relation tree such that the nuclear family is linked with the associated individual. | 06-16-2011 |
20120106854 | EVENT CLASSIFICATION OF IMAGES FROM FUSION OF CLASSIFIER CLASSIFICATIONS - A system and a method are disclosed that classify images according to their association with an event. Both metadata and visual content of images in a collection of images can be used for event classification. The confidence scores from the classification using a metadata classifier and from the classification using a visual classifier are combined through a confidence-based fusion to provide the classification for a set of images. | 05-03-2012 |
20140325389 | OBJECT SHARING - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is provided. The system includes a display and a sharing module. The sharing module is to detect that an object is moved and released such that a portion of the released object overlaps at least a portion of a region of the display. The sharing module is then to cause the system to share the object with at least one computing device via a network. | 10-30-2014 |
20140362299 | Display arrangement change - A remote control device sends an arrangement change to a display device. The display device responsively changes an arrangement of video feeds displayed thereon. The display device transmits the arrangement to every remote control device. The arrangement change transmitted to the display device and the arrangement transmitted by the display device do not include any of the video feeds. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365873 | COMPUTING DEVICES FOR GENERATING CONTENT LAYOUT - Examples disclosed herein relate to arranging content displayed on a display of a computing device. The computing device receives a content change to alter one or more items displayed on the computing device. The computing device generates a content layout responsive to the content change, wherein positioning of remaining items displayed on the computing device remains the same with respect to positioning of the one or more items. The computing device displays the content layout on the computing device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365906 | DISPLAYING PRE-DEFINED CONFIGURATIONS OF CONTENT ELEMENTS - A system and method for method for managing pre-defined configurations of content elements are described herein. In one example, the method can include storing a first pre-defined configuration of content elements with the modification in a clustered display system. The method can also include detecting a selection of a second pre-defined configuration of content elements. Additionally, the method can include generating an instruction to replace the first pre-defined configuration of content elements with the second pre-defined configuration of content elements. The method can also include loading the second pre-defined configuration of content elements in at least two clustered display systems. In addition, the method can include displaying the second pre-defined configuration of content elements in the at least two clustered display systems. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365930 | REMOTE DISPLAY OF CONTENT ELEMENTS - A system and method for creating a caching system for remote display of content elements are described herein. In one example, a method can include loading a first content element in a remote display system and a second content element in a virtual display. The method can also include detecting a selection of the second content element in a remote interface associated with the virtual display. Additionally, the method can include generating an instruction to move the second content element from the virtual display to the remote display system. Furthermore, the method can include moving the second content element from the virtual display to the remote display system. In addition, the method can include displaying the first content element and the second content element without overlapping in the remote display system. | 12-11-2014 |
20150350600 | VISUAL CALL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an example, a visual call apparatus is described for providing a health care service to a user. The apparatus includes a memory storing machine readable instructions to receive input related to a health related status of a user. The machine readable instructions analyze the health related status of the user to select options, from a plurality of available options, to provide services to the user. The user is to actuate one of the selected options to receive a service related to the actuated option. The machine readable instructions further output the selected options to allow the user to actuate one of the selected options, and upon actuation of one of the selected options, provide feedback to the user related to completion of the service related to the actuated option. The apparatus includes a processor to implement the machine readable instructions. | 12-03-2015 |
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20100046698 | DEVICE FOR CUSHIONING OF COMPRESSION SURFACES - According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed. | 02-25-2010 |
20120114096 | DEVICE FOR CUSHIONING OF COMPRESSION SURFACES - According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed. | 05-10-2012 |
20140307848 | DEVICE FOR CUSHIONING OF COMPRESSION SURFACES - According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090105748 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20120179192 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple elements connected to a flexible leader. The devices can be coated by a binding agent. The devices can also be fillable. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120303108 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
20130289389 | SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR MARKING SOFT TISSUE - An implantable tissue marker device is provided to be placed in a soft tissue site through a surgical incision. The device can include a bioabsorbable body in the form of a spiral and defining a spheroid shape for the device, the spiral having a longitudinal axis, and turns of the spiral being spaced apart from each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of markers can be disposed on the body, the markers being visualizable by a radiographic imaging device. The turns of the spiral are sufficiently spaced apart to form gaps that allow soft tissue to infiltrate between the turns and to allow flexibility in the device along the longitudinal axis in the manner of a spring. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289390 | SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR MARKING SOFT TISSUE - An implantable tissue marker device is provided to be placed in a soft tissue site through a surgical incision. The device can include a bioabsorbable body in the form of a spiral and defining a spheroid shape for the device, the spiral having a longitudinal axis, and turns of the spiral being spaced apart from each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of markers can be disposed on the body, the markers being visualizable by a radiographic imaging device. The turns of the spiral are sufficiently spaced apart to form gaps that allow soft tissue to infiltrate between the turns and to allow flexibility in the device along the longitudinal axis in the manner of a spring. | 10-31-2013 |
20140088690 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leaden Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
20150182228 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 07-02-2015 |
20160113658 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
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20150283760 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL 3D PRINTING DESIGN SYSTEM - A computer-implemented layout tool includes a mechanical design engine for configuring mechanical design components to be included in a design, an electrical design engine for configuring electrical components to be included in the design, a constraint engine for identifying a 3D printer to be used to print the design and to provide design constraints including feedback for inoperative or impermissible configurations of one or more mechanical components or electrical pathways associated with the design; and a simulation engine for simulating, at least, electrical performance of the design based on one or more electrical components added to the design after printing and proposed electrical pathways. | 10-08-2015 |
20150287247 | INTEGRATING COMPONENTS INTO 3D PRINTED OBJECTS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage medium, for integrating components into objects that are to be 3D printed. One of the methods includes obtaining a three-dimensional model of a first object; receiving an input identifying an additional component; generating a digital representation of the additional component; integrating the digital representation of the additional component with the three-dimensional model; and providing the three-dimensional model with the integrated digital representation to a 3D printer for fabrication. | 10-08-2015 |
20150328839 | DYNAMIC REAL-TIME SLICE ENGINE FOR 3D PRINTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for 3D printing without preprocessing a CAD model before delivery to a 3D printer. The CAD model for a design to be printed is received by a 3D printer. Instructions are generated for printing the first slice. While the instructions are used to start printing the CAD model, dynamic real-time slicing is performed on a remaining portion of the CAD model. Preprocessed data, model analysis information or real-time feedback is received during the printing of a respective slice. A next slice is identified, and slicing parameters are adjusted, including adjusting a slicing parameter for the next slice. Instructions for printing the next slice are generated. The next slice is printed based on the generated instructions. Dynamic real-time slicing is repeated to generate a then next slice and associated printing instructions. | 11-19-2015 |
20150331402 | INTELLIGENT 3D PRINTING THROUGH OPTIMIZATION OF 3D PRINT PARAMETERS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for improving 3D printing systems and techniques include, in one aspect, a system including: three dimensional (3D) printer hardware; and at least one computer communicatively coupled with the 3D printer hardware, the at least one computer programed to receive 3D print type inputs for an object to be 3D printed and create a 3D print profile including parameters for 3D printing the object using the 3D printer hardware by matching the 3D print type inputs against a database. | 11-19-2015 |
20150360419 | 3D PRINT ADHESION REDUCTION DURING CURE PROCESS - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a system for reducing adhesion during cure processing for a stereolithographic 3D printed object. The system includes resin tank for maintaining a liquid photopolymer resin. The system further includes a light source. The system further includes controller for selectively exposing the liquid photopolymer resin to form a solid object in the resin tank. The resin tank is constructed of a rigid material that has an oxygen permeability that is above a first threshold so as to reduce a separation force required to remove the solid object from the resin tank after curing. | 12-17-2015 |
20160067921 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ADHESION REDUCTION USING PHOTOINHIBITION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for three dimensional print adhesion reduction using photoinhibition include, in one aspect, a method including: moving a build plate in a vat of liquid including a photoactive resin; creating a photoinhibition layer within the liquid directly adjacent a window of the vat by directing a first light through the window into the liquid, the first light having a first wavelength selected to produce photoinhibition; and creating a solid structure on the build plate from the photoactive resin within a photoinitiation layer of the liquid by directing a second light through the window into the liquid, where the photoinitiation layer resides between the photoinhibition layer and the build plate, and the second light has a second wavelength different than the first wavelength. | 03-10-2016 |
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20080294208 | OPTIMIZING ENERGY TRANSMISSION IN A LEADLESS TISSUE STIMULATION SYSTEM - Method and systems for optimizing acoustic energy transmission in implantable devices are disclosed. Transducer elements transmit acoustic locator signals towards a receiver assembly, and the receiver responds with a location signal. The location signal can reveal information related to the location of the receiver and the efficiency of the transmitted acoustic beam received by the receiver. This information enables the transmitter to target the receiver and optimize the acoustic energy transfer between the transmitter and the receiver. The energy can be used for therapeutic purposes, for example, stimulating tissue or for diagnostic purposes. | 11-27-2008 |
20090030412 | VISUAL ELECTRODE ABLATION SYSTEMS - Visual electrode ablation systems are described herein which include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid, such as saline, can be pumped into the imaging hood until the fluid displaces any blood, thereby leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element in the deployment catheter. An electric current may be passed through the fluid such that it passes directly to the tissue region being imaged and the electrical energy is conducted through the fluid without the need for a separate ablation probe or instrument to ablate the tissue being viewed. | 01-29-2009 |
20090264965 | OPTIMIZING SIZE OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES BY ISOLATING THE POWER SOURCE - A wireless cardiac stimulation device comprising an implantable transmitter module housing a transmitter and a separately implantable battery module housing a battery for powering the transmitter and other device electronics via a subcutaneously routable electrical cable connecting the module is disclosed. The transmitter module contains a transmitter enclosure which comprises one or more ultrasound transducers. Having separate transmitter and battery modules allows implantation of the transmitter module closer to the target receiver implanted in tissue. A discrete battery module also enables easy replacement of the battery without disturbing the transmitter, which is highly desirable. | 10-22-2009 |
20100016911 | Local Lead To Improve Energy Efficiency In Implantable Wireless Acoustic Stimulators - A wireless cardiac stimulation device is disclosed comprising a controller-transmitter, a receiver, and a stimulating electrode, wherein the stimulating electrode and the receiver are separately implantable at cardiac tissue locations of the heart and are connected by a local lead. Having separately implantable receiver and stimulating electrodes improves the efficiency of ultrasound mediated wireless stimulation by allowing the receiver to be placed optimally for reception efficiency, thereby resulting in longer battery life, and by allowing the stimulating electrode to be placed optimally for stimulus delivery. Another advantage is a reduced risk of embolization, since the receiver and stimulating electrode ensemble is attached at two locations of the heart wall, with the connecting local leads serving as a safety tether should either the receiver or the stimulating electrode become dislodged. | 01-21-2010 |
20100234924 | OPERATION AND ESTIMATION OF OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF WIRELESS STIMULATORS - A controller-transmitter transmits acoustic energy through the body to an implanted acoustic receiver-stimulator. The receiver-stimulator converts the acoustic energy into electrical energy and delivers the electrical energy to tissue using an electrode assembly. The receiver-stimulator limits the output voltage delivered to the tissue to a predetermined maximum output voltage. In the presence of interfering acoustic energy sources output voltages are thereby limited prior to being delivered to the tissue. | 09-16-2010 |
20110237967 | TEMPORARY ELECTRODE CONNECTION FOR WIRELESS PACING SYSTEMS - Delivery of an implantable wireless receiver-stimulator (R-S) into the heart using delivery catheter is described. R-S comprises a cathode and an anode and wirelessly receives and converts energy, such as acoustic ultrasound energy, to electrical energy to stimulate the heart. Conductive wires routed through the delivery system temporarily connect R-S electrodes to external monitor and pacing controller. R-S comprises a first temporary electrical connection from the catheter to the cathode, and a second temporary electrical connection from the catheter to the anode. Temporary electrical connections allow external monitoring of heart's electrical activity as sensed by R-S electrodes to determine tissue viability for excitation as well as to assess energy conversion efficiency. | 09-29-2011 |
20130184590 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING A MEDICAL IMAGE - The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for orienting image data derived from body tissue. An imaging assembly is introduced into the body of a patient and rotated about an axis. A tracking beam mechanically associated with the imaging assembly is generated, such that the tracking rotates about the axis in unison with the imaging assembly. An angle that the rotating tracking beam makes between a reference rotational orientation and a reference point is determined. The reference rotational orientation can be associated with a fiducial point within the ultrasound image data, such that the ultrasound image can be oriented based on the determined tracking beam rotation angle. | 07-18-2013 |
20130197609 | IMPLANTABLE WIRELESS ACCOUSTIC STIMULATORS WITH HIGH ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES - Receiver-stimulator with folded or rolled up assembly of piezoelectric components, causing the receiver-stimulator to operate with a high degree of isotropy are disclosed. The receiver-stimulator comprises piezoelectric components, rectifier circuitry, and at least two stimulation electrodes. Isotropy allows the receiver-stimulator to be implanted with less concern regarding the orientation relative the transmitted acoustic field from an acoustic energy source. | 08-01-2013 |
20130225983 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKING AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE SYSTEM - The present invention is a device localization system that uses one or more ultrasound reference catheters to establish a fixed three-dimensional coordinate system within a patient's heart using principles of triangulation. The coordinate system is represented graphically in three-dimensions on a video monitor and aids the clinician in guiding other medical devices, which are provided with ultrasound transducers, through the body to locations at which they are needed to perform clinical procedures. In one embodiment of a system according to the present invention, the system is used in the heart to help the physician guide mapping catheters for measuring electrical activity, and ablation catheters for ablating selected regions of cardiac tissue, to desired locations within the heart. | 08-29-2013 |
20130274828 | OPERATION AND ESTIMATION OF OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF WIRELESS STIMULATORS - A controller-transmitter transmits acoustic energy through the body to an implanted acoustic receiver-stimulator. The receiver-stimulator converts the acoustic energy into electrical energy and delivers the electrical energy to tissue using an electrode assembly. The receiver-stimulator limits the output voltage delivered to the tissue to a predetermined maximum output voltage. In the presence of interfering acoustic energy sources output voltages are thereby limited prior to being delivered to the tissue. Furthermore, the controller-transmitter estimates the output voltage that is delivered to the tissue by the implanted receiver-stimulator. The controller-transmitter measures a query spike voltage resulting from the electrical energy delivered to the tissue by the receiver-stimulator, and computes a ratio of the predetermined maximum output voltage and a maximum query spike voltage. The maximum query spike voltage is computed by detecting a query spike voltage plateau. Based on this ratio, the controller-transmitter uses a measured query spike voltage to estimate the output voltage delivered by the receiver-stimulator to tissue. | 10-17-2013 |
20140046420 | IMPLANTABLE WIRELESS ACCOUSTIC STIMULATORS WITH HIGH ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES - Receiver-stimulator with folded or rolled up assembly of piezoelectric components, causing the receiver-stimulator to operate with a high degree of isotropy are disclosed. The receiver-stimulator comprises piezoelectric components, rectifier circuitry, and at least two stimulation electrodes. Isotropy allows the receiver-stimulator to be implanted with less concern regarding the orientation relative the transmitted acoustic field from an acoustic energy source. | 02-13-2014 |
20140094891 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY LOCATING IMPLANTABLE DEVICES - Method and systems for determining the location or identify of implantable devices are disclosed. An implantable device generates an electrical output and then modifies the output at a pre-configured interval for a pre-configured period. A sensor detects the modified output and locates or identifies the implantable device based on the modified output. | 04-03-2014 |
20140207210 | OPTMIZING ENERGY TRANSMISSION IN A LEADLESS TISSUE STIMULATION SYSTEM - Method and systems for optimizing acoustic energy transmission in implantable devices are disclosed. Transducer elements transmit acoustic locator signals towards a receiver assembly, and the receiver responds with a location signal. The location signal can reveal information related to the location of the receiver and the efficiency of the transmitted acoustic beam received by the receiver. This information enables the transmitter to target the receiver and optimize the acoustic energy transfer between the transmitter and the receiver. The energy can be used for therapeutic purposes, for example, stimulating tissue or for diagnostic purposes. | 07-24-2014 |
20140316406 | Visual Electrode Ablation Systems - A method of ablating a tissue region within a blood-filled environment comprises restraining a fluid within a visualization field in a portion of the blood-filled environment and visualizing the tissue region through the fluid within the visualization field. The method also includes transmitting ablating electrical energy from the fluid into the visualized tissue region. | 10-23-2014 |
20160035967 | IMPLANTABLE WIRELESS ACCOUSTIC STIMULATORS WITH HIGH ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES - Receiver-stimulator with folded or rolled up assembly of piezoelectric components, causing the receiver-stimulator to operate with a high degree of isotropy are disclosed. The receiver-stimulator comprises piezoelectric components, rectifier circuitry, and at least two stimulation electrodes. Isotropy allows the receiver-stimulator to be implanted with less concern regarding the orientation relative the transmitted acoustic field from an acoustic energy source. | 02-04-2016 |
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20110126110 | Systems and Algorithm For Interfacing With A Virtualized Computing Service Over A Network Using A Lightweight Client - Systems and algorithm for controlling a virtualized computer service remotely through a client includes defining a virtual infrastructure in which a plurality of virtual machines are running on a hypervisor with at least one of the virtual machine executing an image processor algorithm. The image processor algorithm is configured to receive a connection request from the client for controlling the virtualized computer service (or simply, virtual service) available at a specific virtual machine. The request includes a plurality of connection parameters that describe the connection requirements of the client and is received at the virtual machine that is equipped with the image processor algorithm. The connection parameters are interrogated using the image processor algorithm to identify a specific virtual machine that provides the requested virtualized computer service. A framebuffer data for the identified virtual machine located in virtual memory is accessed and read directly through a hypervisor. The framebuffer data is processed into a plurality of image data packets using the image processor algorithm and transmitted to the client for presenting on a display device associated with the client. The image data packet grammar is tailored to the client and represents an image of the virtual machine display for the identified virtual machine. | 05-26-2011 |
20110126198 | Methods for Interfacing with a Virtualized Computing Service over a Network using a Lightweight Client - Methods for controlling a virtualized computer service remotely through a client includes receiving a connection request from the client for controlling the virtual service available at a virtual machine. The request includes a plurality of connection parameters that describe the connection requirements of the client and is received at a virtual machine that is equipped with an image processor algorithm. The connection parameters are interrogated using the image processor algorithm to identify a specific virtual machine that provides the requested virtualized computer service. A framebuffer data for the identified virtual machine located in virtual memory is accessed and read directly through a hypervisor. The framebuffer data is processed into a plurality of image data packets using the image processor algorithm and transmitted to the client for presenting on a display device associated with the client. The image data packet grammar is tailored to the client and represents an image of the virtual machine display for the specific virtual machine. | 05-26-2011 |
20120314599 | Methods and Apparatus for Using a Layered Gear to Analyze and Manage Real-time Network Quality of Service Transmission for Mobile Devices on Public Networks - Methods and apparatus for providing layered gear mechanism to analyze network loss and latency conditions includes bundling data into data packets of varying depths, at a source with data packets of each depth belonging to a particular data type. The data packets of varying depths are transmitted in layers over a network, to a destination. Information for the transmitted data packets for each layer is collected constantly and analyzed as the data progresses along the network to identify corresponding network transmission characteristics. The transmission of subsequent data packets for anyone of the layers is adjusted based on the network transmission characteristics. The adjusting is repeated one or more times based on the analyzed information for the transmitted data packets. The transition metrics for each layer is utilized for relative analysis of transmission metrics across the layers to set the adjusting. | 12-13-2012 |
20130268580 | Systems and Algorithm For Interfacing with a Virtualized Computing Service Over a Network Using a Lightweight Client - Systems and algorithm for providing a service to a client includes defining a virtual infrastructure in which a plurality of virtual machines are running on a virtualization layer with at least one of the virtual machine executing an image processor algorithm. The image processor algorithm is configured to access framebuffer data of a specific virtual machine that includes the service to be controlled, process the framebuffer data to generate image data packets with contextual information by scanning the framebuffer data to discern the image of the virtual machine display, evaluate the framebuffer data to identify contiguous areas of activity, extract data related to the contiguous areas of activity and package the extracted data into image data packets. The image data packets are transmitted to the client for presenting on a display device of the client. | 10-10-2013 |
20130346479 | Systems and Algorithm For Interfacing with a Virtualized Computing Service Over a Network Using a Lightweight Client - Systems and algorithm for providing a service to a client includes defining a virtual infrastructure in which a plurality of virtual machines are running on a virtualization layer with at least one of the virtual machine executing an image processor algorithm. The image processor algorithm is configured to access framebuffer data of a specific virtual machine that includes the service to be controlled, process the framebuffer data to generate image data packets with contextual information by scanning the framebuffer data to discern the image of the virtual machine display, obtaining connection parameters and client characteristics of a connection to the client, analyzing the framebuffer data to balance performance of the connection and performance of the specific virtual machine, and selecting a compression technique for processing the framebuffer data to generate image data packets. The image data packets are transmitted to the client for presenting on a display device. | 12-26-2013 |
20140254376 | Methods and Apparatus for Using a Layered Gear to Analyze and Manage Real-Time Network Quality of Service Transmission for Mobile Devices on Public Networks - Methods for providing layered gear mechanism to enable optimal transmission of data packets includes identifying types of data that are scheduled for transmission over a network. Data packets are generated at different depths for a particular type of data identified for transmission, wherein the data packets are generated at a source. The data packets of different depths are transmitted in different layers over a network, to a destination, wherein each layer of data packets corresponds to a specific depth. Response for the data packets transmitted in each layer is collected from the network as the data packets progress along the network. The response is analyzed to identify network transmission characteristics for each layer. A depth is selected for transmitting subsequent data packets for the particular data type based on the network transmission characteristics obtained through the analysis. | 09-11-2014 |
20150106814 | Systems and Algorithm For Interfacing with a Virtualized Computing Service Over a Network Using a Lightweight Client - Systems and algorithm for providing a service to a client includes defining a virtual infrastructure in which a plurality of virtual machines are running on a virtualization layer with at least one of the virtual machine executing an image processor algorithm. The image processor algorithm is configured to access framebuffer data of a specific virtual machine that includes the service to be controlled, process the framebuffer data to generate image data packets with contextual information by scanning the framebuffer data to discern the image of the virtual machine display, evaluate the framebuffer data to identify contiguous areas of activity, extract data related to the contiguous areas of activity and package the extracted data into image data packets. The image data packets are transmitted to the client for presenting on a display device of the client. | 04-16-2015 |
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20100151471 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized biomarkers in patients with autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine the disease state for a subject with an autoimmune disease or other condition. | 06-17-2010 |
20110207134 | MONITORING HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS USING CLONOTYPE PROFILES - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer, especially lymphoid neoplasms, such as lymphomas and leukemias. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized, or patient-specific biomarkers in patients with lymphoid neoplasms, autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine and/or monitor the disease state for a subject with an associated lymphoid disorder or autoimmune disease or other condition. In particular, the invention provides a sensitive method for monitoring lymphoid neoplasms that undergo clonal evolutions without the need to development alternative assays for the evolved or mutated clones serving as patient-specific biomarkers. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207135 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - The invention is directed to methods of generating sequence profiles of populations of nucleic acids, whose member nucleic acids contain regions of high variability, such as populations of nucleic acids encoding T cell receptors or B cell receptors. In one aspect, the invention provides pluralities of sets of primers for generating nested sets of templates from nucleic acids in such populations, thereby insuring the production of at least one template from which sequence reads are generated, despite such variability, or dispite limited lenghs or quality of sequence reads. In another aspect, members of such populations are bidirectionally sequenced so that further sequence information is obtained by analyzing overlapping sequence reads in the zones of highest variability. | 08-25-2011 |
20110207617 | SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS BY POLYMERASE CYCLING ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a method of making measurements on individual cells of a population, particularly cells that have identifying nucleic acid sequences, such as lymphoid cells. In one aspect, the invention provides a method of making multiparameter measurements on individual cells of such a population by carrying out a polymerase cycling assembly (PCA) reaction to link their identifying nucleic acid sequences to other cellular nucleic acids of interest. The fusion products of such PCA reaction are then sequenced and tabulated to generate multiparameter data for cells of the population. | 08-25-2011 |
20110272282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED SCODA - Methods and apparatus for concentrating particles may be applied, for example, to concentrating DNA, RNA, proteins and the like. Proteins may be pre-treated to facilitate concentration by scodaphoresis. The pre-treatment may comprise, for example, heating or chemical treatment to denature and/or apply a net charge to the protein, binding handle particles to the protein and combinations thereof. High-conductivity samples may be subjected to a conductivity-reduction step to facilitate electrical injection of target particles into scodaphoresis media. The conductivity-reduction step may comprise a buffer exchange process or a salt extraction process, for example. Methods and apparatus can allow two or more different types of target particles to be extracted from the same sample and separately concentrated. These various aspects may be applied individually or in any combination. | 11-10-2011 |
20120135409 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized biomarkers in patients with autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine the disease state for a subject with an autoimmune disease or other condition. | 05-31-2012 |
20130005584 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized biomarkers in patients with autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine the disease state for a subject with an autoimmune disease or other condition. | 01-03-2013 |
20130017957 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized biomarkers in patients with autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine the disease state for a subject with an autoimmune disease or other condition. | 01-17-2013 |
20130065768 | RANDOM ARRAY SEQUENCING OF LOW-COMPLEXITY LIBRARIES - The invention is directed to a method of sequencing low-complexity amplicons randomly arrayed at high density on a surface. Methods of the invention include preparing amplicons for sequencing by a sets of primers that ensure initial signals front different amplicons on the surface will be evenly distributed among the different nucleotides being added in a sequencing by synthesis operation. | 03-14-2013 |
20130236895 | METHOD OF SEQUENCE DETERMINATION USING SEQUENCE TAGS - The invention is directed to the use of sequence tags to improve sequence determination of amplicons of related sequences, particularly large and complex amplicons, such as those comprising recombined nucleic acids encoding immune receptor molecules. In one aspect, sequence reads having the same sequence tags are aligned after which final base calls are determined from a (possibly weighted) average base call from sequence read base calls at each position. Similarly, in another aspect, sequence reads comprising series of incorporation signals are aligned by common sequence tags and base calls in homopolymer regions are made as a function incorporation signal values at each “flow” position. | 09-12-2013 |
20130267427 | SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS BY POLYMERASE CYCLING ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a method of making measurements on individual cells of a population, particularly cells that have identifying nucleic acid sequences, such as lymphoid cells, in one aspect, the invention provides a method of making multiparameter measurements on individual cells of such a population by carrying out a polymerase cycling assembly (PCA) reaction to link their identifying nucleic acid sequences to other cellular nucleic acids of interest. The fusion products of such PCA reaction are then sequenced and tabulated to generate multiparameter data for cells of the population. | 10-10-2013 |
20130302801 | DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SAMPLE CONTAMINATION IN IMMUNE REPERTOIRE ANALYSIS - The invention is directed to methods for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid contamination in a tissue sample of an individual containing T cells and/or B cells, which is used for generating a sequence-based clonotype profile. In one aspect, the invention is implemented by measuring the presence and/or level of an endogenous or exogenous nucleic acid tag by which nucleic acid from an intended individual can be distinguished from that of unintended individuals. Endogenous tags include genetic identity markers, such as short tandem repeats, rare clonotypes or the like, and exogenous tags include sequence tags employed to determine clonotype sequences from sequence reads. | 11-14-2013 |
20130324422 | DETECTING DISEASE-CORRELATED CLONOTYPES FROM FIXED SAMPLES - The invention is directed to a method for determining immunophenotypes of tissue-infiltrating lymphocytes in a solid tissue of a patient by (a) generating clonotype profiles from a sample of nucleic acid extracted from a fixed tissue sample from a solid tissue of the patient, where such tissue contains tissue-infiltrating lymphocytes; and (b) determining immunophenotypes of the tissue-infiltrating lymphocytes by (i) obtaining a sample of lymphocytes from peripheral blood of the patient; (ii) sorting the lymphocytes from peripheral blood into at least one subset based on different immunophenotypes of the lymphocytes; (iii) generating a clonotype profile for each of the at least one subset of lymphocytes; and (iv) determining immunophenotypes of lymphocytes in the fixed tissue sample by a correspondence between clonotypes of the fixed tissue sample and clonotypes of the at least one subset. | 12-05-2013 |
20130344066 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized biomarkers in patients with autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine the disease state for a subject with an autoimmune disease or other condition. | 12-26-2013 |
20140235454 | MONITORING HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS USING CLONOTYPE PROFILES - There is a need or improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer, especially lymphoid neoplasms, such as lymphomas and leukemias. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized, or patient-specific biomarkers in patients with lymphoid neoplasms, autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine and/or monitor the disease state for a subject with an associated lymphoid disorder or autoimmune disease or other condition. In particular, the invention provides a sensitive method for monitoring lymphoid neoplasms that undergo clonal evolutions without the need to development alternative assays for the evolved or mutated clones serving as patient-specific biomarkers. | 08-21-2014 |
20140315725 | SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX AMPLICONS - The invention is directed to methods of generating sequence profiles of populations of nucleic acids, whose member nucleic acids contain regions of high variability, such as populations of nucleic acids encoding T cell receptors or B cell receptors. In one aspect, the invention provides pluralities of sets of primers for generating nested sets of templates from nucleic acids in such populations, thereby insuring the production of at least one template from which sequence reads are generated, despite such variability, or despite limited lengths or quality of sequence reads. In another aspect, members of such populations are bidirectionally sequenced so that further sequence information is obtained by analyzing overlapping sequence reads in the zones of highest variability. | 10-23-2014 |
20140342367 | METHODS OF MONITORING CONDITIONS BY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized biomarkers in patients with autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine the disease state for a subject with an autoimmune disease or other condition. | 11-20-2014 |
20140356339 | SEQUENCE-BASED MEASURES OF IMMUNE RESPONSE - The invention is directed to methods of measuring an immune response by comparing sequence-based clonotype frequency data from successively measured clonotype profiles. In particular, the invention includes immunotherapies of cancers, such as lymphomas, that include sensitive pre- and post-vaccination sequence-based measurements of changes in a patient's immune repertoire, thereby providing a sensitive measure of the likelihood of treatment success. | 12-04-2014 |
20150065352 | MONITORING HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS USING CLONOTYPE PROFILES - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer, especially lymphoid neoplasms, such as lymphomas and leukemias. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized, or patient-specific biomarkers in patients with lymphoid neoplasms, autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine and/or monitor the disease state for a subject with an associated lymphoid disorder or autoimmune disease or other condition. In particular, the invention provides a sensitive method for monitoring lymphoid neoplasms that undergo clonal evolutions without the need to development alternative assays for the evolved or mutated clones serving as patient-specific biomarkers. | 03-05-2015 |
20150252419 | METHOD OF DETERMINING CLONOTYPES AND CLONOTYPE PROFILES - The invention is directed so methods for determining clonotypes and clonotype profiles in assays for analyzing immune repertoires by high throughput nucleic acid sequencing of somatically recombined immune molecules. In one aspect the invention comprises generating a clonotype profile from an individual by generating sequence reads from a sample of recombined immune molecules; forming from the sequence reads a sequence free representing candidate clonotypes each having a frequency; coalescing with a highest frequency candidate clonotype any lesser frequency candidate clonotypes whenever such lesser frequency is below a predetermined value and whenever a sequence difference therebetween is below a predetermined value to form a clonotype. After such coalescence, the candidate clonotypes is removed from the sequence tree and the process is repeated. This approach permits rapid and efficient differentiation of candidate clonotypes with genuine sequence differences from those with experimental or measurement errors, such as sequencing errors. | 09-10-2015 |