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| 20110036727 | Micro-Current Electrolysis Sterilization Algaecide Device And Method - A micro-current electrolysis-sterilization-algaecide device includes the solution conductivity detector installed in the inlet pipe of the tank, at least a group of electrodes set in the tank in accordance with the order of anode, auxiliary electrode, and cathode, and the controller, which judges the conductance values, controls the electrode polarity and the circuit connections. Said controller includes judging unit to determine the conductance values of water, and according to the results to trigger the corresponding seawater electrolysis-model unit, the fresh water electrolysis-model unit, or the pole-reversing electrolysis-model unit. The device can be used to the seawater and fresh water sterilization algaecide, with good bactericidal algaecide effect, automatic scaling, and a wide range of applications. By adding ultrasonic generator, the device can destroy a variety of bacteria and algae cells. Said device has a simple structure and a wide range of use. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20130092615 | Micro-Current Electrolysis Sterilization Algaecide Device And Method - A micro-current electrolysis-sterilization-algaecide device includes the solution conductivity detector installed in the inlet pipe of the tank, at least a group of electrodes set in the tank in accordance with the order of anode, auxiliary electrode, and cathode, and the controller, which judges the conductance values, controls the electrode polarity and the circuit connections. Said controller includes judging unit to determine the conductance values of water, and according to the results to trigger the corresponding seawater electrolysis-model unit, the fresh water electrolysis-model unit, or the pole-reversing electrolysis-model unit. The device can be used to the seawater and fresh water sterilization algaecide, with good bactericidal algaecide effect, automatic scaling, and a wide range of applications. By adding ultrasonic generator, the device can destroy a variety of bacteria and algae cells. Said device has a simple structure and a wide range of use. | 04-18-2013 |
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| 20090116784 | LARGE TOLERANCE FIBER OPTIC TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - An optical transmitter relaxes the tolerance between a source assembly and a fiber receptacle to facilitate passive alignment. The source assembly includes a light source and a lens. The lens is held at a fixed distance away from the light source using precise support structures typically formed by photolithographic processes. The fiber receptacle includes an optical element. The fiber receptacle is adapted to hold an optical fiber at a fixed distance from the optical element. The lens substantially collimates light from the light source into the form of collimated light. The optical element focuses the collimated light onto the aperture of the optical fiber. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090296177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A HOLOGRAM TO CONTROL THE OPTICAL FIELD DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT GENERATED BY A LIGHT SOURCE AND LAUNCHED INTO AN END OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A diffractive coupling element based on a computer-generated hologram is used in an optical coupling system of a transmitter to control the launch of laser light from a laser light source onto an end of an optical fiber. The diffractive coupling element controls the launch of the laser light such that a desired optical intensity distribution pattern is provided that substantially avoids the center and edge refractive index defects contained in the optical fiber. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100272403 | FIBER CONNECTOR MODULE INCLUDING INTEGRATED OPTICAL LENS TURN BLOCK AND METHOD FOR COUPLING OPTICAL SIGNALS BETWEEN A TRANSCEIVER MODULE AND AN OPTICAL FIBER - Embodiments of the invention include a fiber connector module and method for coupling optical signals between an optical transceiver module and an optical fiber described herein involve the coupling to or overmolding of a fiber connector module to an optical transceiver module or other optical source, and a fiber lens coupled to for formed into an angled surface of the fiber connector module housing. The angled surface and the fiber lens are configured in such a way that the fiber lens focuses collimated light from the transceiver module to the receiving end of an optical fiber or other optical detector positioned within the fiber connector module housing. Fiber connector modules according to embodiments of the invention allow for relatively low profiles compared to conventional arrangements and configurations, especially with multi-channel, parallel lane configurations. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110008005 | PARALLEL OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING WELDABLE INSERTS - A parallel optical communications device is provided that has an OSA that includes at least one heat dissipation block having a slot formed in a lower surface thereof that contains a weldable insert. Likewise, an upper surface of the mounting device of the ESA has at least one slot formed therein that contains a weldable insert. After the OSA is placed in contact with the ESA and optically aligned with the ESA, the OSA is secured to the upper surface of the mounting device of the ESA by welding together the respective weldable inserts contained in the respective slots in the OSA and in the mounting device of the ESA. The welding process results in an extremely strong welded joint between the OSA and the ESA that prevents relative movement between the OSA and the ESA if external forces that are exerted on the OSA and/or on the ESA. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110305417 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL LINKS WITH OPTICAL LINK CLEANER - In a connector system, a first connector is mechanically and optically mateable with a second connector to form one or more optical signal communication links A wiping cleaner is included on at least one of the first and second connectors for cleaning an optical port of the other of the first and second connectors when the connectors are plugged together. The first and second connectors can further be electrically mateable to provide both optical and electrical signal communication links | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110311182 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Alignment of one or more lenses with one or more opto-electronic devices in an opto-electronic system is aided by an aligner device having a substantially cylindrical body with a base and an outer ring. The base has one or more openings, one of which is a first opto-electronic device opening. The first opto-electronic device opening has a substantially circular shape coaxial with the outer ring and coaxial with a central axis of the aligner device. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120063721 | TWO-PART OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM HAVING AN AIR GAP THEREIN FOR REFLECTING LIGHT TO PROVIDE OPTICAL FEEDBACK FOR MONITORING OPTICAL OUTPUT POWER LEVELS IN AN OPTICAL TRANSMITTER (TX) - A two-part optical coupling system is provided for use in an optical transmitter (TX) module. The two-part optical coupling system has first and second optical parts and an air gap at the interface between the two optical parts. A portion of the light produced by a laser diode of the optical TX module is refracted at the air gap and is coupled by the optical coupling system into an end of an optical fiber. A second portion of the light produced by the laser diode is reflected by the air gap and is coupled by the optical coupling system onto a monitor photodiode of the optical TX. The electrical signal produced by the monitor photodiode may be used to monitor and adjust the optical output power level of the laser diode. Because the air gap is formed at the interface between the first and second optical parts, the process of forming the air gap can be incorporated into the optical coupling system manufacturing process without increasing the cost of the manufacturing process. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120063725 | LOW-PROFILE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE HAVING TWO GENERALLY FLAT OPTICAL CONNECTOR MODULES THAT SLIDINGLY ENGAGE ONE ANOTHER - A low-profile optical communications module is provided that has two generally flat optical connector modules that slidingly engage one another to allow optical signals to be coupled between the optical connector modules. Because of the generally flat shapes of the optical connector modules and the manner in which they slidingly engage on another, the optical communications module has a very low profile that makes it well suited for use in thin devices, such as laptop and notebook computers and other electronics devices. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120175535 | OPTICAL BACKPLANE HAVING AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL RELAY ELEMENT FOR RELAYING LIGHT FROM AN INPUT FACET OF THE BACKPLANE TO AN OUTPUT FACET OF THE BACKPLANE - An optical backplane is provided that has at least first and second side walls that are generally parallel to one another and at least one optical relay element disposed on at least one of the parallel side walls. An optical signal is coupled into the optical backplane through an entrance facet of the backplane. The optical signal is maintained within the optical backplane by internal reflection at the parallel side walls of the backplane. The optical relay element receives the optical signal reflected off of one of the side walls and reflects and refocuses the optical signal to guide the optical signal and prevent it from diverging as it propagates through the backplane from the entrance facet to the exit facet. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120183256 | OPTICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM WITH PLUG HAVING OPTICAL TURN - A connection system and method in which, when a plug portion is mated with a receptacle portion, a reflector in the plug portion can redirect optical signals between an end of an optical fiber in the plug portion and an opto-electronic device, such as a light source or light receiver, in the receptacle portion | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120219300 | SINGLE-WAVELENGTH BIDIRECTIONAL FIBER OPTICAL LINK WITH BEAM-SPLITTING ELEMENT - An optical transceiver and method for bidirectionally communicating optical signals in an optical transceiver involve an optical element that bidirectionally separates incoming and outgoing optical signals of the same wavelength. The optical element can be a diffractive element such as a grating or, alternatively, a partially reflective element such as a transparent block having a thin-film coating. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130094807 | OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE, AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE THAT INCORPORATES THE OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD - An optical communications module is provided with an optical coupling system that includes a reflective and focusing (RAF) lens and an index-matching material that together allow air gaps along the optical pathway, which are typically associated with the use of refractive optical elements used in known optical communications modules, to be eliminated. Eliminating these air gaps allows Fresnel reflection along the optical pathway to be eliminated, or at least greatly reduced. Eliminating or reducing Fresnel reflection reduces insertion loss and optical crosstalk in the optical communications module. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130163938 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL LINKS WITH OPTICAL LINK CLEANER - In a connector system, a first connector is mechanically and optically mateable with a second connector to form one or more optical signal communication links. A wiping cleaner is included on at least one of the first and second connectors for cleaning an optical port of the other of the first and second connectors when the connectors are plugged together. The first and second connectors can further be electrically mateable to provide both optical and electrical signal communication links. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140084148 | OPTICAL-QUALITY COVER FOR USE WITH AN OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM, AND AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE THAT INCORPORATES THE OPTICAL-QUALITY COVER - In an optical communications module, an optical-quality (O-Q) cover is provided for use with an optical coupling system for protecting a diffractive grating of the optical coupling system from environmental contamination. In accordance with illustrative embodiments, the O-Q cover is used with an optical coupling system that includes a unitary, or integrally-formed, optical body having lenses formed on its lower end and a diffractive grating formed on its upper end. The O-Q cover is disposed in proximity to the diffractive grating and is mechanically coupled to the optical coupling system in a way that seals the portion of the optical coupling system comprising the diffractive grating in order to protect the diffractive grating from environmental contamination. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140086579 | OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM, AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE THAT INCORPORATES THE OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF USING THE OPTICAL COUPLING SYSTEM - An optical coupling system is provided that includes a unitary, or integrally-formed, optical body having lenses formed on its lower end and a diffractive grating formed on its upper end. The unitary optical body is made of a material that is transparent to an operating wavelength of light. Some of the lenses are collimating lenses and some of the lenses are focusing lenses. Diverging light beams emitted by respective laser diodes of a parallel optical transmitter module are incident on the respective collimating lenses, which collimate the respective diverging light beams to produce respective collimated light beams. The respective collimated light beams are then incident on the diffractive grating. The diffractive grating divides each collimated beam into at least a first beam that is transmitted through the grating and a second beam that is reflected by the grating onto the monitor photodiode. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140314422 | BIDIRECTIONAL PARALLEL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE AND A METHOD FOR BIDIRECTIONALLY COMMUNICATING OPTICAL SIGNALS OVER AN OPTICAL LINK - Bidirectional parallel optical transceiver modules for use in optical links and methods for communicating bidirectionally over the links are provided. The bidirectional parallel optical transceiver modules have features that ensure relatively low optical crosstalk, relatively low return loss and relatively high SNR. In addition, the modules have an in-line, zig-zag configuration that allows the modules to be compact and to have high bidirectional channel density for achieving high bandwidth. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140355934 | OPTICS SYSTEM FOR USE IN A PARALLEL OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE - An optics system for use with a parallel optical communications module is provided that includes a support structure for supporting the ends of the optical fibers in a way that ensures that the ends of the optical fibers are maintained in precise optical alignment with respective optical coupling elements of the optics system. The support structure makes it virtually impossible for there to be any misalignment between the ends of the optical fibers and the respective optical coupling elements of the optics system to prevent misalignment problems from occurring. In addition, the optics system is configured in such a way that the likelihood that the ends of the optical fibers will be damaged as they are inserted into the optics system is very small. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140367816 | PHOTODETECTOR DEVICE HAVING LIGHT-COLLECTING OPTICAL MICROSTRUCTURE - A opto-electronic device includes a semiconductor device and a non-imaging optical concentrator on a surface of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device has a substrate and a photodetector formed on a surface of the substrate. The non-imaging optical concentrator has a peripheral surface extending around a central region of the active area of the photodetector. The non-imaging optical concentrator redirects at least a portion of incoming light into the active area. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150110493 | DEMULTIPLEXING DEVICE FOR OPTO-ELECTRONIC TRANSCEIVER - An optical demultiplexing device includes an optics body, a minor, optical filters, and opto-electronic detectors. The optics body has a fiber port configured to receive an end of an optical fiber, a reflective surface aligned with the fiber port, a substantially planar filter mounting surface, and a substantially planar mirror mounting surface. The filter mounting surface and the minor mounting surface are parallel to one another and formed on the same side of the optics body as each other. The minor is mounted on the minor mounting surface, and the filters are mounted on the filter mounting surface. Each filter is transparent to a different wavelength and is interposed in an optical path between one of the opto-electronic detectors and the reflector. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150114554 | OPTICAL MULTIPLEXER AND DEMULTIPLEXER AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING AND ASSEMBLING THE MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER - Known semiconductor wafer process technologies are used to manufacture an optical MUX/DeMUX with very precise dimensional control. The manufacturing process eliminates the need to polish optical surfaces of the MUX/DeMUX, which reduces the overall manufacturing costs and the amount of time that is required to manufacture the MUX/DeMUX. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150116838 | OPTICAL MULTIPLEXER AND DEMULTIPLEXER AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING AND ASSEMBLING THE MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER - Known semiconductor wafer process technologies are used to manufacture an optical MUX/DeMUX with very precise dimensional control. The manufacturing process eliminates the need to polish optical surfaces of the MUX/DeMUX, which reduces the overall manufacturing costs and the amount of time that is required to manufacture the MUX/DeMUX. | 04-30-2015 |
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| 20100306161 | CLICK THROUGH RATE PREDICTION USING A PROBABILISTIC LATENT VARIABLE MODEL - Methods and systems are provided for predicting click through rate in connection with a particular user, keyword-based query, and advertisement using a probabilistic latent variable model. Click through rate may be predicted based on historical sponsored search activity information. Predicted click through rate may be used as a factor in determining advertisement rank. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110179081 | PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION OF A VOLATILE ITEM - A system, method, and machine readable medium for creating a personalized recommendation of an item by creating a topic vector based on a plurality of search queries, at least one of a plurality of users associated with the search queries or a plurality of items associated with the search queries; inferring a topical preference for a user based on a search query by the user; and recommending at least one item based on the topical preference and the topic vector. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120303464 | UNIFIED YIELD MANAGEMENT FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISING - Systems and method can be provided for selecting advertising payloads for display in an available advertising impression location. The advertising payloads can be selected based on an auction between various types of hosted and third party campaigns, including hosted reserved advertising campaigns and hosted non-reserved advertising campaigns. The rules of the auction can be set and/or updated over time to allow hosted campaigns to meet desired goals, such as delivering a minimum number of impressions or spending an expect budget amount. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130346219 | BID ESTIMATION FOR CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISEMENTS - Methods and systems for estimating the value of a contextual ad impression are provided. Requests for value-based bids for ad impressions are received from bidders and the value of the ad impression is estimated based primarily upon leveraging sell-side data (user and publisher). The estimation is highly economized through a fast implementation of k-nearest-neighbor (kNN) regression. Embodiments of the present invention further address the cold-start problem or the exploration vs. exploitation requirement by Bayesian (hierarchical) smoothing using a beta prior, and adapt to the temporal dynamics using an autoregressive model to decay importance of certain data. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140129323 | PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR ADJUSTING CLICK PRICING - Traffic quality on online properties may be assessed continually, and the traffic quality may be used to determine the price of a click-through for an ad placed on the web property. Advertisers bid on keywords, and the bids are used by an advertising engine to place ads on web pages and other online properties. A benchmark price may be set based on the bids. When a user clicks on (or otherwise activates) an ad, the advertiser pays an amount for the click that is based on the benchmark price and on the traffic quality of the property on which the ad had been placed. Machine learning may be used to create a model that predicts traffic quality based on observable feature of a property, thereby allowing the traffic quality of a property to be assessed in real time rather than historically. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140278984 | Dynamic Pricing in Online Content - Systems and methods for presenting dynamic offers to a computer user are presented. In one embodiment, in response to a request for content, one or more items in the content are identified. For each of the items, a determination is made as to whether to offer a dynamic offer for the item is made. For those items where it is determined to make a dynamic offer, the dynamic offer is incorporated into the content. The content is then presented to the computer user. Alternative, a component on the user computer identifies one or more items in content to be displayed to the computer user. The user computer then obtains dynamic offers corresponding to at least some of the identified items and incorporates the dynamic offers into the displayed content. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140344073 | REAL-TIME ADVERTISEMENT BIDDING - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for facilitating real-time bidding in paid search. In some implementations, a real-time bidding agent receives advertisement context data that is related to presentation of an advertisement in response to a search query. Thereafter, a determination is made as to providing a real-time bid and a real-time advertisement for participation in an advertisement auction associated with the search query using the advertisement context data. A desired real-time bid and real-time advertisement can then be provided to an advertisement selection server for participation in the advertisement auction associated with the search query. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150142566 | Surfacing Product Listing Ads for Fresh Items - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing fresh product listing advertisements in response to a search query are presented. More particularly, in response to receiving a search query, a plurality of search results are identified, which search results are relevant to the search query. Additionally, a first set of product listing advertisements is identified. A second set of product listing advertisements, which are fresh product listing advertisements, are also identified and combined into the first set. Upon generating the search results page, at least some of the identified search results and some of the product listing advertisements are included. At least one of the fresh product listing advertisements is included in the generated search results page. The at least one fresh product listing advertisement is tagged with an annotation indicating that the advertisement is a fresh product listing advertisement. | 05-21-2015 |
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| 20110217745 | Enhancement of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pre-treated Biomass by Added Chitosan - A process for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material includes pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing chitosan or a chitosan-like polymer to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to an effective amount of a hydrolyzing enzyme; and fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110262970 | Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Pretreated Lignocellulose-Containing Material With Cationic Polysaccharides - A method for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprises pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing a cationic polysaccharide to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to an effective amount of a first hydrolyzing enzyme; and fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product. The cationic polysaccharide may be a cationic starch. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110294163 | Of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Pretreated Lignocellulose-Containing Material With Agricultural Residues - A method for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprises pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing agricultural residues to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to one or more hydrolyzing enzymes; and fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product. The agricultural residues may be corn pith and/or corn cob. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120028299 | Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Pretreated Lignocellulose-Containing Material With Dissolved Air Flotation Sludge - A method for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprises pretreating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing treated dissolved air flotation sludge to the pretreated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pretreated lignocellulose-containing material to a hydrolyzing enzyme; and fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120115199 | Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Pretreated Lignocellulose-Containing Material With Basidiomycota Mycelia And Yeast Cells - A method for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprises pre-treating the lignocellulose-containing material; introducing treated basidiomycota mycelia and/or yeast cells to the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; exposing the pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material to an effective amount of hydrolyzing enzyme; and fermenting with a fermenting organism to produce a fermentation product. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130236933 | Methods for Producing a Fermentation Product from Lignocellulose-Containing Material - The present invention provides a method for producing a fermentation product from lignocellulose-containing material, a method for converting lignocellulose-containing material into a hydrolyzate comprising mono- and oligo-saccharides, and a method for treating lignocellulose-containing material, all of which comprise the step of mixing an acid pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material and an alkaline pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material. The present invention further provides a fermentation product made according to the method for producing a fermentation product. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130337509 | Processes for Enzymatic Refining of Pretreated Cellulosic Material for Saccharification - The present invention relates to processes for processes for enzymatic refining of a pretreated cellulosic material for saccharification. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140206046 | Methods of Hydrolyzing and Fermenting Cellulosic Material - Described herein are improved methods of degrading or converting cellulosic material into fermentable sugars using dithionite. Also described are improved methods of fermentation in the presence of dithionite. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20150140612 | Methods for Increasing Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Material - The present invention relates to methods for increasing hydrolysis of a pretreated cellulosic material, comprising subjecting the pretreated cellulosic material to a cellulolytic enzyme composition; a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity; a Peroxidase; and a nonionic surfactant and/or cationic surfactant, at conditions suitable for hydrolyzing the pretreated lignocellulosic material. The invention also relates to processes for producing a fermentation product comprising a hydrolysis step of the invention and a composition suitable for use in a method of the invention. | 05-21-2015 |
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| 20120227484 | NON-INVASIVE RADIO FREQUENCY LIQUID LEVEL AND VOLUME DETECTION SYSTEM USING PHASE SHIFT - A medical fluid system includes a medical fluid pump; a container holding a fluid to be pumped by the medical fluid pump, the fluid at a first time having a first conductivity, the fluid at a second time having a second conductivity; and a radio frequency level sensor positioned in operable relation with the container, the radio frequency operation of the level sensor configured so as to be (i) indicative of a level of the fluid in the container and (ii) at least substantially independent of whether the fluid has the first conductivity or the second conductivity. The medical fluid system can determine the level of medical fluid by measuring the resistance, impedance or phase shift seen by the sensor. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120232471 | NON-INVASIVE RADIO FREQUENCY MEDICAL FLUID LEVEL AND VOLUME DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical fluid system includes a medical fluid pump; a container holding a fluid to be pumped by the medical fluid pump, the fluid at a first time having a first conductivity, the fluid at a second time having a second conductivity; and a radio frequency level sensor positioned in operable relation with the container, the radio frequency operation of the level sensor configured so as to be (i) indicative of a level of the fluid in the container and (ii) at least substantially independent of whether the fluid has the first conductivity or the second conductivity. The medical fluid system can determine the level of medical fluid by measuring the resistance, impedance or phase shift seen by the sensor. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130186759 | HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEMS HAVING ELECTRODIALYSIS AND ELECTRODEIONIZATION CAPABILITIES - Systems and methods for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis having integrated electrodialysis and electrodeionization capabilities are provided. In an embodiment, the dialysis system includes a carbon source, a urease source, an ED/EDI unit. The carbon source, urease source, and/or the ED/EDI unit can be in the form of removable cartridges. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140110340 | TOTAL CHLORINE WATER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL FLUID TREATMENTS - A system and method for determining a concentration of total chlorine in dialysis water are provided. The system comprises a main unit housing a KI/water sample chamber and a sodium sulfate chamber. A first electrode pair bridges the two chambers and generates tri-iodide proportional to the amount of total chlorine in the water sample. A second electrode pair in contact with fluid in the KI/water sample detects an amount of tri-iodide generated by the first electrode pair. The system is suitable for use in connection with, or for incorporation into, a water purification system for generating dialysis fluid, and may include a display that alerts the user to stop or prevent a hemodialysis treatment if the total chlorine level exceeds a predetermined level. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140110341 | INTEGRATED WATER TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRA-LOW TOTAL CHLORINE DETECTION - A system and method for determining a concentration of total chlorine in dialysis water are provided. The system comprises a main unit housing an iodide/water sample chamber and a reducing agent chamber. An electrode pair bridges the two chambers and generates tri-iodide proportional to the amount of total chlorine in the dialysis water. The electrode pair detects the amount of tri-iodide generated in proportion to the amount of active chloride in the dialysis water. The system is suitable for use in connection with, or for incorporation into, a water purification system for generating dialysis fluid, and may include a display that alerts the user to stop or prevent a hemodialysis treatment if the total chlorine level exceeds a predetermined level. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20150033847 | NON-INVASIVE RADIO FREQUENCY LIQUID LEVEL AND VOLUME DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING PHASE SHIFT - A medical fluid system includes a container holding a fluid at a level; and a radio frequency level sensor operably connected to the container and including an emitting electrode and a receiving electrode, the electrodes operating as a transmission line having an electrical impedance that varies with the level or volume of the fluid in the container, the level sensor configured to measure a phase shift of the transmission line, the phase shift indicative of the level or volume of the fluid in the container. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150209500 | HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEMS HAVING ELECTRODIALYSIS AND ELECTRODEIONIZATION CAPABILITIES - Systems and methods for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis having integrated electrodialysis and electrodeionization capabilities are provided. In an embodiment, the dialysis system includes a carbon source, a urease source, an ED/EDI unit. The carbon source, urease source, and/or the ED/EDI unit can be in the form of removable cartridges. | 07-30-2015 |
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| 20140162626 | Traffic Steering Across Radio Access Technologies And Radio Frequencies Utilizing Cell Broadcast Messages - Concepts and technologies are described herein for traffic steering across radio access technologies and radio frequencies utilizing cell broadcast messages. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a base station can collect load information of the base station. The base station can also generate a cell broadcast message that includes the load information. The base station can also send the cell broadcast message to a target mobile device. The target mobile device can be configured to determine, based at least in part upon the load information, which radio access network of a plurality of radio access networks to connect to. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162635 | Traffic Steering Across Cell-Types - Concepts and technologies are described herein for traffic steering across cell-types. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a mobile device enables radio access network (“RAN”) selection across multiple cell-types, including, but not limited to, macro cells, metro cells, femto cells, pico cells, and the like, based upon network conditions, local device information, and/or other information such as policies and user profiles. The local device information can include, but is not limited to, mobility state information, performance measurement information, battery utilization information, channel quality information, and user overrides. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162636 | Device-Based Idle Mode Load Balancing - Concepts and technologies are described herein for device-based idle mode load balancing. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a mobile device can receive a cell information message that includes load information of a current camping cell on which the mobile device is currently camping and load information of at least one neighbor cell of a plurality of neighbor cells to the current camping cell. The mobile device can also obtain cell-type information of the current camping cell and cell-type information of the at least one neighbor cell. The mobile device can also determine a mobility state of the mobile device, and, based upon the load information of the current camping cell, the load information of the at least one neighbor cell, the cell-type information of the current camping cell, the cell-type information of the at least one neighbor cell, and the mobility state information, select a target camping cell. | 06-12-2014 |
