11th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210076851 | BLANKET HAVING A FOOT CAVITY - The present disclosure provides for a blanket with an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion includes a first and second opening removably covered by a first and second flap, respectively. The lower portion includes a fold axis separating the lower portion into a first lower portion and a second lower portion. When the lower portion is folded at the fold axis, the first lower portion faces the second lower portion and the fold axis is the most distal end of the blanket from the upper portion. The lower portion further includes a mechanism for coupling the outer edges of the first lower portion to the outer edges of the second lower portion to create a foot cavity. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076852 | Pillowcase with leg attachment components for converting a standard pillow into an orthopedic pillow - This invention adds one or more components, called leg attachments, to a standard or custom pillowcase that allow the user to insert a leg through the leg attachment, thus making the pillow wearable, and keeping the pillow in place, between the legs. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076853 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL GERMS ON SHARED SURFACES - A medical device to protect against harmful germs on shared surfaces by covering the shared surfaces to isolate the germs from individuals contacting the surfaces. The device may be utilized in public places (e.g., food establishments, classrooms, movie theaters) and public transportation (e.g., planes, trains, bus) to cover trays, desks and/or monitors that may be touched by many individuals. The device may be a system that includes one or more covers where the covers may be reusable, disposable or a combination thereof. The covers may be made from a material or combination of materials that provide at least a subset of stretchable, washable, antibacterial, durable, water-proof/water-resistant and non-slip properties. A reusable cover may include a means for securing the cover to the surface (e.g., draw strings, connectors). A disposable cover may be a film that has clinging properties when stretched. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076854 | NO SLIP VESSEL - The present invention is directed to a no slip vessel. The no slip vessel comprises a container, a platform, and a suction cup. The container has an open end and a closed end; the open end defines a containment zone. The platform is adjacent to the closed end and opposite the containment zone. The platform has a ring and a shaft. The ring has threads and is adapted to receive the suction cup. The suction cup is adapted to sealingly fit within the ring and has a shaft fixed to a region. The shaft has threads and is adapted to interact with the shaft translating rotational motion of the container to vertical motion of the shaft. The shaft vertical motion establishes an open position where the suction cup is unsealed with respect to a support surface and a closed position where the suction cup is sealed to a support surface. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076855 | PAPER MATERIAL AND PAPER STRAW - The present invention relates to a paper material for producing a paper straw mainly, the paper material includes: a paper and a hot-melt adhesive material; wherein, the hot-melt adhesive material is provided on at least one surface of the paper, including an acrylic acid copolymer 40%˜45% w/w, an ammonia water less than 0.1% w/w or equal to 0.1% w/w and a water 55%˜60%. w/w The hot-melt adhesive material is presented as a dry hot-melt adhesive without viscosity and being transformed to a flow hot-melt adhesive with viscosity while being heated from 80° C.˜200° C. With the combination of hot-melt adhesive material's ingredient percentage, the present invention transfers the hot-melt adhesive from a dry hot-melt adhesive without viscosity to a flow hot-melt adhesive with viscosity for producing the paper straw, so the traditional excessive glue and fall-off problem and mold phenomenon is improved, the traditional adhesive drying process is prevented, raising the production speed of paper straw and reducing the defect rate of producing paper straw significantly. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076856 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE INFLUENCE OF MOTION ON A DRINKING VESSEL - A device is provided for reducing the influence, on a drinking vessel ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076857 | CUSHIONED BATH MAT - The invention pertains to a cushioned mat, in particular bath mat, including a non-slip base material, a cushion layer secured to the non-slip base material, a surface layer arrangement secured to a surface of the cushion layer opposite to the non-slip base material. The surface layer arrangement includes a textile material layer and a flexible cable including a cushioned core and an outer sleeve formed form textile material, the flexible cable being braided with or tufted to the textile material layer. In embodiments the flexible cable is braided or woven to form ornamental patterns. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076858 | STANDING MAT - A standing desk mat includes a base having a thickness dimension within which a cushioning material resides for supporting a bottom of a shoe of a standing user off a floor when the user is standing on the standing desk mat, and a strap operably connected to the base to form a bridge spanning a portion of the base for an upper portion of the shoe to engage a bottom portion of the strap upon the user raising the shoe above the base to raise at least a portion of the standing desk mat therewith and disengage the bottom portion of the strap upon the user lowering the shoe to lower the base to the floor therewith. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076859 | Carpet Trim Tamping Assembly - A carpet trim tamping assembly includes a block that has a pair of angled surfaces each oriented to form a 22.5 degree angle. Thus, each of the angled surfaces matches the angle between a top surface of a metal trim strip and adjacent carpet. A selected one of the angled surfaces is positionable upon the top surface of the metal trim strip and the block is struck to compress the metal trim strip against the adjacent carpet. In this way the appearance and finish of the metal trim strip is improved. A handle is coupled to the block and the handle has a bend thereon defining a first portion of the handle forming a 22.5 degree angle with a second portion of the handle. Thus, the handle can angle around a door jamb when the metal trim strip is positioned to extend along a threshold of a doorway. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076860 | PRAYER BOX - Disclosed is a prayer box having a mechanism for organizing one or more written prayer requests. The lid pivotally coupled to the container, the lid having a central section and a collar that extends downward from a periphery of the central section. The central section and the collar define an inner volume of the lid, wherein the inner volume of the lid can receive one or more sheets of prayer request. A fastener can be configured in the lid to retain the one or more sheets by the lid, wherein the fastener comprises an intercession figure. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076861 | COOKING APPARATUS USING LIQUID BATH - A water bath system for cooking includes a conventional kitchen sink for 1) a dish washing mode of operation with heated water and 2) a sous vide cooking mode of operation, including a heating unit for heating water in the sink, a temperature sensor and a control unit connected to the heating unit and responsive to the temperature of the liquid to maintain the liquid in the kitchen sink at a specific temperature for cooking food inside a cooking bag or container and immersed in the liquid bath for sous vide cooking. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076862 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH COOKING FEATURES - A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber. A drawer is slidably mounted within the chilled chamber and slides between an open position and a closed position. The refrigerator appliance also includes a heating unit disposed in a stationary position within the cabinet. The heating unit is proximate the drawer when the drawer is in the closed position. As such, the heating unit is in operative communication with the drawer when the drawer is in the closed position whereby the heating unit provides heat to the drawer within the chilled chamber when the drawer is in the closed position and the heating unit is activated. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076863 | BREWER DEVICE WITH FRESHNESS MONITOR AND METHOD - A brewer device with a brewer control system and a user interface is provided. The brewer control system is configured to dispense a brewed beverage and includes a freshness monitor to generate a freshness status of respective brewed beverages dispensed by the brewer control system into a plurality of servers. The user interface includes an output device to present the freshness status of the respective brewed beverages in the plurality of servers. The freshness monitor is local to the brewer control system without needing to establish communications with any of the plurality of servers. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076864 | BREWING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to a brewing apparatus configured to carry out a submerged soluble brewing method. The apparatus consists of a holding volume into which a brewing soluble may be inserted, the brewing soluble being held in place during the brewing process by top and bottom filters. The holding volume is connected to a collection volume which captures the brewed solution as it exits the holding volume. Liquid flow into the holding volume is regulated by a processor-controlled valve or pump connected to a feed supply to produce the ideal extraction based on user inputs or preset instructions. Advantageously, the characteristics of the brew produced by the apparatus are not affected by the size of the respective volumes. Furthermore, use of the apparatus ensures that every part of the soluble is subjected to an equal or similar flow of liquid, ensuring high efficiency. Additionally, the submerged bed brewing method allows for a higher flow rate than traditional cold drip brewing, allowing for shorter brewing times. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076865 | FILTER SYSTEM FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES BASED ON A BEVERAGE BASE - A filter system for preparing beverages based on a beverage base, such as for example coffee powder, soup powder, or tea, comprises a filter or strainer provided for use in a container and by which the beverage base is introduced into the heated liquid of a first liquid-receiving compartment which is provided in the container and in which the filtered beverage base develops and gives off its ingredients to the liquid. The filter system includes a device which can be introduced into the container in order to form a second liquid-receiving compartment. The device comprises at least one flow-through opening for the liquid enriched with ingredients, which opening can be closed such that the beverage base cannot develop further in the liquid-receiving compartment formed by the device. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076866 | PORTION DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING PORTIONED BEVERAGE ITEMS - The invention relates to a portion dispenser ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076867 | Device and Method for Finish Roasting and Brewing Coffee Beans - Exemplary embodiments herein provide a device for finish roasting and brewing primary roasted and ground coffee beans. Preferably a pod handle assembly contains the primary roasted and ground coffee beans and removably connects with a roaster brewer assembly which performs both a roasting phase of hot air followed by a brewing phase of hot water and/or steam. A user selection dial (or other input) allows a user to select a desired roast level, preferably from very light to very dark. The pod handle assembly can be filled manually by the user, or pre-filled pods which already contain the primary roasted and ground beans may be used. Airflow from a fan should preferably be directed through a heating assembly before contacting the ground coffee beans and exiting through an aperture at the bottom of the pod handle assembly. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076868 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE FOR BREWED BEVERAGES HAVING A COVER PLATE FOR COVERING AN OPENING FORMED IN A HOUSING WALL - A beverage preparation machine for brewed beverages includes a housing having a housing wall that surrounds an inner space and has an opening; a brewing device arranged in the inner space for brewing a quantity of a solid material accommodated by the brewing device, wherein the quantity of the solid material can be output from the brewing device; a movable container for receiving a quantity of the solid material output from the brewing device, which container can be brought into the inner space through the opening; a movable cover plate for covering the opening, which cover plate in a first position covers at least one region of the opening, and which in a second position uncovers the opening. The cover plate is connected to the housing via a pivoting device so that the cover plate is movable between the first and second positions by pivoting about a pivot axis. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076869 | Milk Frother And Coffee Machine That Incorporates Such A Milk Frother - The milk frother ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076870 | INLINE FLUID FOAMING DEVICE - Inline fluid foaming device ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076871 | INFUSING APPARATUS AND PROCESS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An infusing apparatus and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a portable device for infusing a liquid with flavor from material, where the device comprises: a liquid container to store a liquid; a brew chamber to hold the material; and a pump to generate a pressure differential over tunnels within the material and over the brew chamber. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076872 | Baby Bottle Warmer and Mixer - A bottle warming apparatus is disclosed that combines heating and agitating of a bottle and its contents in order to achieve even warming, as well as, mixing the contents of the bottle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076873 | Air Fryer with Oil Residual Prevention Arrangement - An air fryer includes a first housing, a second housing, a heating element supported in the first housing, a fan supported in the first housing, and an oil residual prevention arrangement. The oil residual prevention arrangement includes a screening member detachably attached on at least one of the first housing and the second housing to provide a boundary between the first housing and the second housing such that oil residual produced from the second housing is substantially blocked by the screen member. The screening member has a plurality of ventilating channels communicating the first housing with the second housing so as to maintain sufficient air circulation between the first housing and the second housing for air frying. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076874 | COOKING APPARATUS - Cooking apparatus comprises an oven. The oven comprises a cooking chamber, a heated air source and two or more vents through which, in use, heated air can vent from the cooking chamber. The two or more vents comprise at least one lower vent and at least one upper vent. The at least one lower vent is provided at a lower height than the at least one upper vent. The at least one upper vent is controllable to regulate a flow of heated air therethrough. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076875 | TOOL FOR CLEANING A GRILL - A grill-cleaning tool has a water-absorbent layer fabricated from a material that is suitable for transferring a volume of water. A fire-resistant layer is disposed outwardly of the water absorbent layer. A scrubbing outer layer fabricated from a metallic-mesh material covers both the fire-resistant layer and the water-absorbent layer. The water-absorbent layer and the heat-resistant layer may be incorporated into a single unit or may be separate layers. Fasteners are provided for assembling the layers together to form an assembled grill-cleaning tool. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076876 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM WITH SOUND RECOGNITION - A blending system diagnoses a blending device. The blending system may include a diagnostic system that captures audio and diagnosis an issue of a blending device. The diagnostic system may compare the audio to reference audio. The comparison may match the audio with reference audio. The reference audio may be associated with diagnostic data. The diagnostic system may generate a diagnosis based on the match audio and associated diagnostic data. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076877 | VENDING MACHINE AND TRANSPORT CARTRIDGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A vending machine system for loading and dispensing pre-baked unpackaged food including a fixed cartridge disposed in a refrigerator of a vending machine, and a transport cartridge adapted to removably attach to the fixed cartridge, the transport cartridge operable for holding trays of unpackaged food and loading the trays of unpackaged food from the transport cartridge into the fixed cartridge, wherein, when the transport cartridge is removably attached to the fixed cartridge, a front opening of the transport cartridge aligns with a front opening of the fixed cartridge, and wherein the rack of the transport cartridge aligns with the conveyor system of the fixed cartridge such that trays of unpackaged food within the transport cartridge can simultaneously be transitioned from the rack to the conveyor system. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076878 | Voice Activated Self-Cleaning Shower with Programmable Settings for Individuals - The inventive device disclosed in the present application is a shower that will clean itself, with rotating sprinkler heads throughout shower, at an independent time, or after receiving a voice command. In addition, the user will be able to use the voice activation feature control to set the water temperature, as well as set the water flow desired from the shower head. The starting point for water temperature and water flow for each independent user is programmed into a CPU, though during showering that temperature and water flow may be adjusted through voice commands or by interfacing with a controller. A green light on the controller indicates for the user that the desired temperature and water flow point have been reached. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076879 | INTEGRATED EMERGENCY WASH AND SHOWER SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for integrated emergency wash systems. Various embodiments include thermostatically controlled mixing valves arranged so as to permit load carrying by the body of the valve. Further, the integrated wash systems are especially suited for use in laboratories and manufacturing settings in which available space is at a premium. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076880 | Shower Base System - A pre-installation method for a shower base includes obtaining a combination of layers forming the shower base where the combination of layers includes a waterproof membrane mounting surface and a subfloor facing surface opposite the waterproof membrane mounting surface. The method also includes adhering, in a remote location from an installation site, a waterproof membrane to the combination of layers forming the shower base. The method further includes water testing, in the remote location, the shower base with the adhered waterproof membrane. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076881 | Soap dispenser for use in shower room in hotel bathroom - A soap dispenser for use in a shower room in a hotel bathroom, includes bottles for containing shampoo or shower gel, and a placement sheet, one side of the placement sheet is bent downward in an arc shape, placement rings are provided on the placement sheet, and a semicircular ring sheet is provided at each of the placement rings near the side of the placement sheet in the form of an arc-shaped surface; a fixing sheet is hinged to one end of the placement sheet, two snapping grooves are provided on the fixing sheet, an edge of each of the snapping grooves is butt-jointed with an edge of the respective semicircular ring sheet, and an edge of a bottom face of the snapping groove abuts against the placement ring. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076882 | Experiential Cosmetic Product Dispensing Device - A cosmetic product dispensing device, which includes: a dispensing mechanism; at least one presence sensor; and a hand warmer associated with a heater. The presence sensor is configured to detect at least: a first type of hand presence, and a second type of hand presence, it further includes electronic management configured to send: a dispensing instruction to the dispensing mechanism, when the first presence type is detected, or a preheating instruction to the heater means, when the second presence type is detected. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076883 | Automatic Liquid Soap Supplying Mechanism for Aircraft Lavatory Unit - A liquid soap dispenser having a press-type nozzle that dispenses liquid soap from the nozzle by being pressed by hand includes a dispenser body, a nozzle, a pump, and the like. The dispenser body is supported inside an upper storage portion by a lower bracket and an upper bracket. A connecting member connects a vertically moving member and the nozzle. When a user places a hand below the nozzle, a human body detection unit detects the hand, and a control unit causes a motor to rotate in a forward direction and raise the vertically moving member from a lower limit position to an upper limit position; and by raising the nozzle from the lower limit position to the upper limit position via the connecting member, liquid soap is automatically dispensed from the nozzle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076884 | FOAM DISCHARGE CONTAINER - A foam discharge container is a foam discharge container for discharging foam in response to a pushing operation, and includes a discharge port which is opened in a direction opposite to a pushing direction of the pushing operation and discharges foam, and a pushing portion that keeps the distance between a discharge target body receiving foam and the discharge port constant. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076885 | VIBRATORY BODY SCRUBBER - An improved apparatus and method for cleaning is provided. More specifically, the present invention provides an improved apparatus having a vibratory portion adapted to a traditional scrubber apparatus such as a body scrubber. Additionally, the present invention provides an improved apparatus and method wherein the apparatus may have at least a vibratory portion adapted to fit about the body scrubber which may be activated and/or de-activated by the user. Moreover, the apparatus may include a reservoir for storage of a cleansing agent that may be dispensed from the vibratory portion to the body scrubber portion to help facilitate cleansing of the portion of the body to be cleaned. Still further, the invention may include at least a handle assembly in combination with the vibratory portion to provide a handle for use by the individual user. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076886 | Rubbing Alcohol Dispenser Apparatus - A rubbing alcohol dispenser apparatus for applying rubbing alcohol includes a casing having a casing dispense aperture and a thumb slot extending through to a casing inside. A cartridge housing has a housing dispense aperture and a pin slot extending through to a cartridge inside. The cartridge housing is slidably engageable within the casing inside. A dispense plunger and a lift plunger are coupled within the cartridge inside to manipulate a plurality of alcohol pads through a plurality of pad tracks towards the housing dispense aperture. The dispense plunger has a thumb pin extending through the pin slot and accessible through the thumb slot to reset the dispense plunger and allow the lift plunger to advance the plurality of alcohol pads. The housing dispense aperture aligns with the casing dispense aperture to release rubbing alcohol as needed. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076887 | Multi-Surface Cleaning Tool - Improvements in a cleaning brush is disclosed. The cleaning tool has both a larger and smaller cleaning feature a single size cleaning tool to try and cover all uses is obviated. With a larger cleaning head, the larger cleaning head can be optimized for the rim surfaces of a toilet. The inner detailing head retracts into the outer cleaning tool. In the retracted mode the detailing head operates with the larger outer tool and provides a cohesive flat surface for cleaning. A spring can be used to retract the detailing head. The detailing head extends from the center, side or corner of the cleaning tool and extends far enough to allow for full use of the detailing head to effectively reach corners and/or cervices. The handle and or the head can be angled to provide an optimum angle for use. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076888 | Adjustable Toilet Seat - An adjustable toilet seat that adjust according to the applied weight of the user includes a left seat body, a right seat body, a first self-closing barrel hinge, a second self-closing barrel hinge, and a seat connector. The first self-closing barrel hinge is terminally integrated into the left seat body. The second self-closing barrel hinge is terminally integrated into the right seat body. The left seat body and the right seat body are rotatably engaged with each other through the first and second self-closing barrel hinge so that the left seat body and the right seat body can expand and collapse about the two barrel hinges. The seat connector is oppositely positioned of the first and second self-closing barrel hinge. The left seat body and the right seat body are slidably mounted to the seat connector so that both seat bodies can slidably expand and collapse along the seat connector. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076889 | WINDOW CLEANING TOOL - A window cleaning tool for removing dirt, dust, residue and other debris from the surface of a window includes a rigid plate member having a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface, a peripheral side edge including a back edge and left and right side edges converging towards one another and meeting at a nose of the plate member. A strap passes through elongate slot openings in the plate member to allow the plate member to be secured to a user's hand with the back of the user's hand engaged against the top surface of the plate member. Hook components of a hook and loop fastener on the bottom of the plate member allow for releasable attachment of a non-scratch scouring pad thereto. The scouring pad is generally configured to match the shape of the plate member as defined by the outer peripheral edge. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076890 | SUCTION HOSE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A suction hose for a vacuum cleaner including a hose portion, which has a flexible dust removal hose body and a flexible jacket hose body, in which the dust removal hose body is arranged, wherein a suction flow channel for conducting a suction flow to the vacuum cleaner extends between longitudinal ends of the hose portion, which suction flow channel is bounded by a hose jacket of the dust removal hose body, a connection piece for connecting to the hand-held power tool or to the vacuum cleaner is arranged at at least one longitudinal end of the hose portion, and the jacket hose body and the dust removal hose body extend into an interior of a hose receptacle of the connection piece such that the dust removal hose body is sheathed by the jacket hose body into the hose receptacle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076891 | CYCLONE DUST COLLECTOR AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cyclone dust collector in which usability is improved. A vacuum cleaner comprising a cyclone dust collector, wherein the cyclone dust collector includes, a case configured to swirl suctioned air to separate dust from the suctioned air and accommodate the separated dust, a grill assembly separably installed in the case, and a cleaning portion included in the case and configured to remove dust adhered to a surface of the grill assembly when the grill assembly is separated from the case. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076892 | SCHEDULING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS - An autonomous cleaning robot including a drive configured to move the cleaning robot across a floor surface in an area to be cleaned and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data representing an editable mission timeline including data representing a sequence of rooms to be cleaned, navigate the cleaning robot to clean the rooms following the sequence, track operational events occurring in each of the rooms, and transmit data about time spent navigating each room included in the sequence. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076893 | CLEANER - A cleaner is provided. The cleaner includes a body, a first rotating plate, a second rotating plate, a first mop, a second mop, a support wheel, and an auxiliary wheel. The lowest parts of the first rotating plate and the second rotating plate are higher than a virtual reference line connecting the lowest part of the support wheel to the lowest part of the auxiliary wheel, and the lowest parts of the first mop and the second mop are lower than the reference line. The cleaner can prevent the first rotating plate, the second rotating plate, and the floor from being damaged while mopping of the floor is performed by the first mop and the second mop. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076894 | FLOOR TREATMENT MACHINE - The present invention relates to the field of floor treatment machines for scrubbing, polishing, sanding or burnishing floors. In these machines one or more driven rotatable work heads (such as scrubbing brushes) are provided for agitating the floor surface. There is provided a walk-behind floor treatment machine comprising: a base portion provided with and supported by at least one rotatable work head for treating the floor, a handle portion for steering or guiding the machine along a working direction of travel and adapted to be pivotable with respect to the base portion, drive means for rotating the work head with respect to the base portion, floor-engaging wheel means for supporting the handle portion, the wheel means having a substantially transverse axis of rotation so as to permit travel in the working direction, the wheel means being coupled to the base portion by a linkage which permits vertical travel of the base portion and associated work head or heads with respect to the wheel means, but which provides transverse constraint to limit or prevent yawing of the base portion with respect to the wheel means, wherein a lower region of the handle portion is pivotably connected to the wheel means via an articulated joint, the arrangement being such that the handle portion may be manipulated to act on the wheel means so as to yaw steer the wheel means about a yaw axis defined by the floor-engaging contact of the wheel means, the yawing of the wheel means causing the base portion to yaw in response to yaw steering, and wherein a handle pivot lock mechanism is provided in which the adoption of a predetermined handle portion orientation permits one or more locking feature to act on one or more corresponding constraint feature so as to prevent pivoting movement of the handle portion with respect to the base portion. The predetermined handle orientation may be a vertical orientation. In the predetermined orientation the locking feature becomes aligned with the constraint feature so as to permit mutual engagement, and when the orientation is not achieved misalignment prevents engagement of the features. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076895 | Cleaning Tool with a Spin-Drying Bucket - A cleaning tool with a spin-drying bucket, comprising a hand-operated rotary mop ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076896 | HOT CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SURFACES PROVIDED AT LEAST WITH A MOISTURE SENSOR OF THE CLEANING CLOTH - Hot cleaning device for surfaces suitable to keep the cleaning cloth automatically well soaked and in particular provided with one or more sensors for moisture detection, which detect the quantity of water/moisture on the cleaning cloth, in order to automatically convey a suitable water quantity onto the cleaning cloth for ideal cleaning. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076897 | HOLDER FOR CLEANING PRODUCTS - A holder for cleaning products is provided. The holder comprising: a body having a plurality of walls defining a recess area, the recess area having a bottom surface, one of the plurality of walls having a drain formed thereon, the drain being in fluid communication with the bottom surface; and an attachment member coupled to a bottom of the body, the attachment member having a cupped shape that is sized to form a perimeter seal when the holder is pressed onto a surface. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076898 | CONTROL OF CLEANING MACHINE CYCLES USING MACHINE VISION - Image classification is used to dynamically control one or more wash parameters in an automated cleaning machine. An imaging device installed in the wash chamber of the cleaning machine captures one or more image(s) of articles to be cleaned at various times throughout a cleaning process. A computing device analyzes the captured image(s) to classify the images as to an article type and a rack volume. Based on the article type classification and the rack volume, the computing device dynamically controls one or more parameters of the cleaning process to achieve a satisfactory cleaning and/or sanitizing result. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076899 | WASHING-AGENT DISPENSER FOR HOUSEHOLD MACHINES FOR WASHING, IN PARTICULAR DISHWASHERS - A washing-agent dispenser for machines for washing, in particular dishwashers, comprises: a dispenser body ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076900 | DISHWASHER WITH A LOW-PROFILE RACK - A dishwasher with a tub that at least partially defines a treating chamber with an access opening, a closure moveable relative to the tub to selectively open and close the access opening, a lower dish holder located within the treating chamber, a middle dish holder located within the treating chamber above the lower dish holder, and an upper dish holder located within the treating chamber above the middle dish holder and having container supports defining a support surface. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076901 | Disinfecting Floor Mat for Cleaning the Bottoms of Shoes - A disinfecting floor mat having a disinfecting wet station (or wet side) onto which a user may step and wet the bottoms of his/her shoes with a disinfecting and/or cleaning solution are described. The wet section can comprise a shallow pool over which an elastomeric cover is provided that has small holes. slits or other openings distributed thereon permitting the solution to flow therethrough when the cover is stepped upon to make contact with the shallow pool bottom. A reservoir of cleaning solution can be provided that is in fluid communication with the shallow pool to help ensure it remains full. Optionally, the floor mat can further include a drying section (or dry side) located next to the wet section to permit a user to substantially dry the bottoms of his/her shoes after disinfecting the shoe bottoms in the wet section. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076902 | LINT ROLLER - Disclosed is a lint roller having a handle by which the lint roller may be gripped and held and with an elongate spindle for carrying an encircling replaceable lint catching roll, wherein the handle grip is an elongate canister/tubular housing that the spindle and lint-catching roll may be slidingly inserted into and housed within when the lint roller is not in use; and the lint roller further has a bi-directional coupling body, the coupling body having a coupling device configured whereby the handle may be attached in one orientation to act as a handle or de-mounted and attached in an opposing orientation to act as the housing for the lint-catching roll. The coupling device preferably includes a unitary screw thread around the circumference of the coupling body at an intermediate zone along its length whereby the handle may reach it and couple with it from either end of the coupling body. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076903 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An endoscope system includes an endoscope including at least one switch, each of which can be assigned two functions, and a controller. The controller sets a plurality of function pairs, each of which is composed of a combination of any one of a plurality of first functions and any one of a plurality of second functions, and assigns one function pair selected from the plurality of function pairs to the switch, measures a switch pressing time period after the switch is pressed, and executes the first function when the switch pressing is released before a predetermined first time period elapses after the switch is pressed and executes the second function when the switch pressing time period passes the first time period. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076904 | ARTICULATING DEVICES AND METHODS - Aspects of articulating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary articulating device may comprise an interior core with a reinforcing extending along a central axis, an exterior layer bonded to the interior core by an interface, and a lumen extending through the exterior layer, exterior of the reinforcing element, and parallel to the central axis. A steering wire may be moveable in the lumen to articulate a distal end of the device relative to the central axis in response to a force applied to the steering wire. Related methods of manufacturing an articulating device are also described. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076905 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM - An endoscopic imaging system includes a reusable control cabinet having a number of actuators that control the orientation of a lightweight endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope is used with a single patient and is then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. A polymeric articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the control cabinet. The endoscope is coated with a hydrophilic coating that reduces its coefficient of friction and because it is lightweight, requires less force to advance it to a desired location within a patient. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076906 | DISTAL FRONT END FOR COORDINATED POSITIONING OF AN ENDOSCOPE WITH A SUCTION DEVICE - Devices for joining an endoscope with a system for cleaning a colon or other body lumen are presented. Embodiments include variable placement of distal portions of suction components with respect to the endoscope, multiple suction tubes and/or suction portals, and devices for protecting colon walls from suction damage. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076907 | OVERTUBE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME - An overtube system configured to introduce an endoscope into a body, includes a tubular main body formed to be insertable for the endoscope; a balloon attached to an cuter circumferential surface of the main body; a driver configured to inflate and deflate the balloon; and a controller configured to control the driver, wherein the controller is configured to: generate an operation signal for the driver, calculate a relative rotation state between the main body and the endoscope around a longitudinal axis of the endoscope, generate a correction operation signal by correcting the operation signal according to the relative rotation state, and transmit the correction operation signal to the driver to operate the driver. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076908 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH MEDICAL DEVICES - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a medical device. The medical device may include an elongate member, having a proximal end and a distal end and at least two lumens extending therebetween. At least one of the lumens may be an imaging lumen configured to hold an imaging device, and an imaging device may be disposed inside the imaging lumen. A signal transmitting device may extend longitudinally through the imaging lumen. A distal end of the signal transmitting device may be operably coupled to the imaging device and a proximal end may be operably coupled to a processor. The processor may be located outside of the imaging lumen. The signal transmitting device may transmit signals between the imaging device and the processor. A grounded, braided catheter may be disposed within and extend the length of the elongate member, surrounding the imaging lumen. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076909 | ENDOSCOPE AID AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope aid | 2021-03-18 |
20210076910 | ENDOSCOPE CONDUIT SWITCHING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENDOSCOPE CONDUIT SWITCHING DEVICE - An endoscope conduit switching device includes: a cap that is made of resin, the cap including a pressing surface to be pressed by an operator and a shaft hole formed on a surface of the cap on a side opposite to the pressing surface; and a shaft having one end that is inserted into the shaft hole of the cap and as other end that is inserted into a conduit of the endoscope. The cap is joined to the shaft with a first joint portion and a second joint portion that are spaced apart from each other along a direction in which the shaft extends. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076911 | ATTACHMENT CLAMP - Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076912 | ENDOSCOPE WITH GUIDE - An instrument for use with an endoscope may include an elongate section configured to move exterior to the endoscope. The elongate section may include a distal end and a proximal end. The instrument may also include an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongate section, and an actuation device attached to the proximal end of the elongate section. The actuation device may be configured to operate the end effector. The instrument may also include a guiding member coupled to the elongate section. The guiding member may be configured to be coupled to an external surface of the endoscope to permit the guiding member to move longitudinally relative to the endoscope. The guiding member may be coupled to the elongate section such that the end effector may extend past a distal end of the endoscope and move in a transverse direction independent of the movement of the distal end of the endoscope. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076913 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes: an insertion section; a flow passage; a closed space forming member configured to form a closed space in at least a portion of an intestine; a pump configured to apply pressurization and depressurization to a liquid in the closed space a plurality of times through the flow passage in a state where the liquid is retained in the closed space; a flow passage allowing the liquid in the closed space to which the pressurization and the depressurization are applied the plurality of times through the flow passage to flow out to an outside of the intestine, and a liquid discharge opening. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076914 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE - A fluid control device for endoscope includes a gas feeding conduit, an operation button and a deforming portion. The deforming portion is disposed on a downstream side with respect to the operation button, and has a closing portion which is brought into contact with an inner wall of the gas feeding conduit in a state where the operation button is not pushed. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076915 | ENDOSCOPE CONDUIT SWITCHING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope conduit switching device includes: a movable piston portion that is movable to be inserted into and removed from a conduit of an endoscope, the movable piston portion including a piston and a packing, the piston being made of resin and extending along a conduit of an endoscope, the piston including a proximal end portion and a small diameter portion thinner than the proximal end portion, the packing being made of an elastic material and being provided on an outer circumference of at least a part of the proximal end portion and on an outer circumference of the small diameter portion, the packing being configured to fill a gap between the piston inserted in the conduit and the conduit. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076916 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - A control method and a control system for a capsule endoscope are provided. The control method comprises acquiring a frame rate of the capsule endoscope. The frame rate is the number of frames of images captured by the capsule endoscope per unit time. The control method further comprises controlling the number of radio frequency transmission channels that are turned on according to the frame rate. The number of radio frequency transmission channels that are turned on is at least two, and the radio frequency transmission channels transmit the captured images. The control method and control system for the capsule endoscope can adaptively distribute a plurality of radio frequency transmission channels according to the real-time position of the capsule endoscope, and further turn on the radio frequency transmission channels to transmit a plurality of signals synchronously or asynchronously. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076917 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention, a first image is continuously acquired and displayed as a moving image by using first observation light until a still image acquisition instruction is received. When the still image acquisition instruction is received, a first image and a second image are acquired as still images by using first observation light and second observation light. After the still images have been acquired, a first image is acquired and displayed as a moving image again by using first observation light. Thus, the user is able to acquire still images by using first observation light and second observation light as necessary (for example, in response to a user instruction, or at a timing when acquisition of a still image is necessary such as when a region of interest is detected) while continuing observation with the first image, and is able to observe and classify a photographic subject. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING ESTIMATED LOCATION OF INSTRUMENT - Provided are systems and methods for displaying an estimated location of an instrument. In one aspect, the method includes determining a first location of the instrument based on first location data generated by a set of one or more location sensors for the instrument, the first location data corresponding to a first time period, and after the first time period, receiving a user command to move the instrument during a second time period. The method also includes estimating a second location of the instrument based on the first location and the received user command, the estimated second location corresponding to the second time period, and confirming the estimated second location based on second location data generated by the set of location sensors. The method further includes causing the estimated second location to be displayed prior to the confirmation of the estimated second location. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING ESTIMATED LOCATION OF INSTRUMENT - Provided are systems and methods for displaying an estimated location of an instrument. In one aspect, the method includes determining a first location of the instrument based on first location data generated by a set of one or more location sensors for the instrument, the first location data corresponding to a first time period, and after the first time period, receiving a user command to move the instrument during a second time period. The method also includes estimating a second location of the instrument based on the first location and the received user command, the estimated second location corresponding to the second time period, and confirming the estimated second location based on second location data generated by the set of location sensors. The method further includes causing the estimated second location to be displayed prior to the confirmation of the estimated second location. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076920 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an illumination optical system that transmits illumination light generated by a light source therethrough to radiate the illumination light onto a subject, the illumination optical system being made of a transparent medium; an objective optical system that collects light from the subject irradiated with the illumination light; and a distal-end frame that accommodates the illumination optical system and the objective optical system, the distal-end frame being made of a scattering medium, wherein the illumination optical system radiates one part of the illumination light that has been transmitted therethrough indirectly onto the subject through the distal-end frame and radiates an other part of the illumination light directly onto the subject without passing through the distal-end frame. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076921 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND MEDICAL LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A medical observation system for observing a biological object includes a medical light source apparatus for illuminating the biological object. The medical light source apparatus includes a first, second and third laser light sources that emit respective first, second, and third laser light beams. First and second laser light beams have different wavelength bands. The medical light source apparatus also includes an optical assembly including a reflecting surface disposed to reflect the first laser light beam, cause the second laser light beam to be transmitted therethrough, and guide the first laser light beam and the second laser light beam in a same direction. The medical light source apparatus also includes a reflection mirror having a reflecting surface that is not parallel with the reflecting surface of the optical assembly. The system includes a medical observation device including a detector for detecting a light received from the biological object. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076922 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus including: a light source configured to emit illumination light including light in a first wavelength band included in a blue wavelength band, light in a first narrowband included in a green wavelength band, and light in a second narrowband having a same light absorption coefficient of hemoglobin as that of the light in the first narrowband; an imager configured to acquire a first image of an object in the first wavelength band, a first narrowband image of the object in the first narrowband, and a second narrowband image of the object in the second narrowband; and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to implement acquiring scattering characteristics information based on a comparison result between the first narrowband image and the second narrowband image, and generating an observation image using the first image, the first narrowband image, and the scattering characteristics information. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076923 | ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR - An endoscope reprocessor includes: a treatment tank; a transmission panel made of a transmitting material that allows an observation wave to transmit through the transmitting material, the transmission panel being disposed such that the observation wave is allowed to transmit from a reprocessor outer surface to an inside of the treatment tank; and at least one terminal holding member disposed on the reprocessor outer surface, and configured to hold an observation terminal at a position that allows the observation terminal to observe the inside of the treatment tank through the transmission panel, the observation terminal including a receiver that receives the observation wave. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076924 | ENDOSCOPE AND DISTAL END COVER - An endoscope includes a distal end member including a fluid passage, a first distal end cover made of an elastically deformable material, a second distal end cover made of a material harder than that of the first distal end cover, and a nozzle. The nozzle includes a nozzle channel portion communicating with the fluid passage and an ejection port. The endoscope further includes a first nozzle configuring portion provided to the first distal end cover, configuring at least part of the nozzle, and configuring at least part of a channel bending portion having a bent shape in the nozzle channel portion. The first nozzle configuring portion is covered by the second distal end cover in a mounted state. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076925 | ENDOSCOPE AND SINUS ENTERING ENDOSCOPE - A sinus entering endos cope according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body including a plurality of operation parts; an insertion part extending from the front end of the body to be inserted into the sinus through the nasal cavity, and having at least one working channel; and an applicator rod part which is disposed in the body and on which a plurality of applicators which can selectively enter through the working channel can be mounted. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076926 | RETINAL CAMERA WITH DYNAMIC ILLUMINATOR FOR EXPANDING EYEBOX - A dynamic illuminator includes a central aperture, a ring of inner light sources, a plurality of primary illumination arrays, and a plurality of secondary illumination arrays. The ring of inner light sources is arranged around the central aperture. The plurality of primary illumination arrays extends along radial axes from the central aperture outside of the ring of inner light sources, wherein the primary illumination arrays each includes a plurality of primary light sources. The plurality of secondary illumination arrays is disposed along secondary axes extending from the central aperture outside of the ring of inner light sources. The secondary illumination arrays each includes a plurality of secondary light sources. The secondary axes of the secondary illumination arrays are disposed angularly between adjacent ones of the primary illumination arrays. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076927 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS CONTROLLING PROGRAM - Provided is an ophthalmic apparatus for examining an examinee's eye, including: an examination device configured to examine the examinee's eye; an approacher in the examination device, configured to approach the examinee; a detector configured to detect approach of the approacher to the examinee; and a controller configured to switch an operation mode between a first mode where an avoidance operation for avoiding the approach is performed and a second mode where the avoidance operation is not performed, upon the detector detecting the approach. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SUBJECTIVE REFRACTIONS - A system for administering a subjective refraction test on a patient includes a phoropter having a plurality of lenses, a display device, and a computing device coupled to the phoropter and the display device. The computing device is configured to generate a script corresponding to a first set of conditions for a first sub-test of the plurality of sub-tests, receive an input indicative of the patient's vision under the first set of conditions, determine an endpoint for the first sub-test of the plurality of sub-tests based on the input, communicate a signal to the phoropter and the display device causing the patient to be presented with a second set of conditions in response to the input, generate and display an updated script corresponding to the second set of conditions, wherein the updated script provides a prompt for updated patient feedback under the second set of conditions. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076929 | VISION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING VISION USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a vision measurement device including: an eyepiece with a lens; an outer tube connected to the eyepiece including a target having a predetermined pattern, the target being movable along an optical axis of the lens with respect to the outer tube; a diopter indicator with an indicating portion and a pointing portion; wherein during the movement of the target with respect to the outer tube along the optical axis of the lens, one of the indicator portion and the pointing portion moves along with the target with respect to the outer tube while the other of the indicator portion and the pointing portion does not move, and when an eye is capable of clearly seeing the predetermined pattern on the target through the eyepiece, the value of the scale indicated by the pointing portion corresponds to the diopter of the eye. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076930 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR VISION ASSESSMENT AND CORRECTION - Systems and methods for assessing vision and correcting vision problems are provided. A head-mountable virtual reality display controlled via a computing device can be worn by a user to display virtual reality images to the user. The images can be displayed as part of an interactive and engaging activity that can be used to determine a value of a certain parameter of the user's eyes. The activity can also be intended as a treatment procedure during which user's eyes are trained to perceive objects having certain properties that unassisted eyes of the user are normally not able to perceive. User input is acquired to determine user's perception of the displayed virtual reality images. The computing device can be a smartphone configured to perform the vision tests or treatment under control of a remote computing device operated by a trained clinician. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076931 | BIOMARKER OF THE COLOUR PERCEPTION OF A MAMMAL SUBJECT BASED ON PUPIL FREQUENCY TAGGING - The invention relates to the evaluation of the perception of colors by mammals with a view to obtaining a characteristic biomarker of each tested subject. It takes advantage of the slow pupillary oscillatory response to generate an objective neurological signature of this perception of colors. A method based on pupil frequency tagging is used at a tagging frequency F | 2021-03-18 |
20210076932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING FOR COLOR VISION LOSS - A method for administering a cone contrast color vision test includes displaying a first color at a first contrast level in a first region of a display and a second color at a first contrast level in a second region of the display, receiving a first input signal via an input device that indicates whether the patient recognizes the first region, displaying the first color at a second contrast level in a third region of the display and the second color at a second contrast level in a fourth region of the display, receiving a second input signal indicative of whether the patient recognizes the third region, assigning a score related to cone sensitivity of the first color at the first and second contrast levels, storing the score, and comparing the score to a previous score to calculate a progression of a cone sensitivity loss. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076933 | EVALUATION DEVICE FOR TEAR SECRETION - An evaluation device for tear secretion uses an air nozzle and a thermal camera device to cause minor irritations to the eyes and record the temperature changes of the eyes to evaluate the quantity of the tear secretion and to determine whether the subject is able to perform reflex tearing normally or not. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076934 | METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS CONTROL OF THE FIXATION OF A PATIENT'S EYE DURING THE DETECTION OF BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT DATA OF THE PATIENT'S EYE - A method for capturing biometric measurement data of a patient's eye, in which the fixation is monitored during the entire biometric measurement. Information in respect of the fixation is extracted, depending on the different recording modes, from already available or additionally captured recordings and/or data. Central retinal OCT scans with absolute fixation information and frontal images with relative fixation information with or without at least partial diffuse lighting are used. On the basis of this extracted fixation information, the subsequent evaluation only uses the captured biometric measurement data captured just before, at the same time as or just after frontal images with the correct fixation. The method can also be applied to different measurement tasks, in which use is made of different measurement modes and in which the alignment of the measurement object is important for the measurement results. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076935 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUPIL RETRO ILLUMINATION USING SAMPLE ARM OF OCT INTERFEROMETER - An optical measurement instrument includes optical coherence tomography (OCT) interferometer and a pupil retro illumination system which directs laser light onto the retina of an eye via the sample arm of the OCT interferometer. The laser light passes through an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted into the eye, and an iris camera captures an image of the eye from a portion of the light returned from the retina of the eye, the returned light also passing through the IOL. One or more fiducials of the IOL are detected from the captured image, and an angular orientation of the eye is ascertained from the one or more detected fiducials. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076936 | INTERNET-BASED COGNITIVE DIAGNOSTICS USING VISUAL PAIRED COMPARISON TASK - Disclosed are methods for diagnosing declarative memory loss using mouse tracking to follow the visual gaze of a subject taking a visual paired comparison test. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing dementia such as mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076937 | Internet-Linked Ultrasonic Network for Medical Devices - A system and method is provided for transmitting signals ultrasonically among a network of implantable and wearable biological devices. The devices includes one or more implantable nodes, which include a sensing and/or actuating unit, at least one gateway node, and at least one access point node. Ultrasonic signals can be transmitted through the body by the implantable nodes to and from the gateway node, for transmission to and from the access point node. The access point node can be connected to the Internet. In this manner, remote instructions can be transmitted to the implantable nodes and data obtained at the implantable nodes can be transmitted to remote sites. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076938 | HYBRID SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY AND A RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - The invention relates to a hybrid system for performing a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) and a radiofrequency ablation on a patient, comprising the following characteristics: a) the hybrid system comprises a magnetic resonance tomography system in which MRT high-frequency signals for carrying out the magnetic resonance tomography can be generated and supplied on an output terminal of the magnetic resonance tomography system; b) the hybrid system comprises at least one ablation electrode for performing the radiofrequency ablation; and c) the at least one ablation electrode is coupled to the output terminal of the magnetic resonance tomography system such that the radiofrequency ablation can be carried out by the at least one ablation electrode by means of the MRT high-frequency signals. The invention also relates to a method for operating such a hybrid system. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076939 | MICROMETER SIZE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROBE FOR OCT AND ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL RECORDING - A device and method for guided insertion of microelectrodes into tissue, the device involving a flexible optical fiber for optical coherence tomography imaging, a metal layer coating the optical fiber for recording electrical signals and an outer insulation layer coating the metal layer along the optical fiber length, and the method involving inserting an optical fiber coated with a metal layer and further coated with an insulation layer into a tissue, collecting intraoperative image data through the optical fiber by optical coherence tomography, receiving the image data on a computer and displaying the image on a monitor, using the image data to determine a location in the tissue, receiving an electrical nerve signal through the metal layer, and measuring the electrical nerve signal on an electro-physiological recording system. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076940 | DEVICE FOR REGISTERING AND FOR DESTROYING INDIVIDUAL TUMOR CELLS, TUMOR CELL CLUSTERS, AND MICROMETASTASES IN THE BLOODSTREAM - The present invention relates to a device for detecting individual tumor cells, tumor clusters and micro metastases in the circulatory system which are enriched with a photo-sensitive substance. It is the object of the invention to provide a device allowing both a secure diagnostic detection of individual tumor cells in the circulatory system of humans and mammals and their therapeutic elimination in situ. This task is solved by a device comprising a radiation source ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076941 | Apparatus for Real Time Evaluation of Tissue During Surgical Ablation Procedures - An apparatus for the real time evaluation of in vivo tissue ablation is provided. The apparatus comprises a Near Infrared illumination source that delivers light to one side of a windowed flow-thru cuvette and exit to a Fourier-Transform Infrared [FTIR] spectrometer opposite the light source. The light traversal is via fiberoptic cables. While surgical smoke traverses the cuvette, the smoke is subjected to continuous FTIR sampling and those samples are compared in real time to a database of known cancer, necrotic or diseased tissue spectrums, utilizing Artificial Intelligence [AI] software. The apparatus in real-time indicates to the surgeon weather the ablation smoke contains cancerous or normal tissue via LED's, sounds, or tactile indicators. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076942 | INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY FOR INTRAOPERATIVE FUNCTIONAL MAPPING - Intraoperative functional mapping using an intraoperative thermal imaging system is described. The system enables higher resolution images, faster acquisition speeds, and is non-invasive. The high resolution functional maps can provide physiologic information, prognostic information, and functional network structures to a neurosurgeon in a time efficient manner. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076943 | OPTICAL SPECULUM - A system for direct imaging and diagnosing of abnormal cells in a target tissue includes a disposable optical speculum and an image acquisition system having the speculum assembled on and mechanically secured thereto. The image acquisition system is arranged to capture at least one of a single image or multiple images or video of cells within the target tissue using at least one of bright field or dark field ring illumination divided into independently operated segments to obtain a plurality of data sets. An image analysis and control unit in communication with the image acquisition system analyzes the data sets and applies algorithms to the data sets for diagnosing abnormal cells. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT ULTRASOUND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A system and method for image reconstruction for non-contact ultrasound is provided, where maps or ultrasound images of a subject may be generated without physically contacting the subject. Adjusting or optimizing the photoacoustic excitation system may be performed, such as with beam shaping, surface modifications, or closed-loop automated adjustments. 2D and/or 3D spatial locations of source and receiver laser spots may be used to provide a spatial reference location for ultrasound image reconstruction in a clinically efficacious manner. In addition, point tracking, surface profile characterization, laser adjustments, and/or surface enhancements may be used to facilitate image reconstruction of the subject. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076945 | STICKING-TYPE DEVICE FOR LIVING BODY - A deep body thermometer includes an upper exterior body including a foamed material of closed cells or semi-closed cells having waterproof properties and that is in a substantially hat-like shape in a side view, a lower exterior body having a peripheral edge in close contact with the upper exterior body, a sticking member that has adhesiveness and one surface that is stuck to an outer side surface of the lower exterior body, a wiring substrate housed in an accommodation space defined by the upper and exterior bodies, and an operation switch electrically connected to the wiring substrate. The operation switch receives an operation input in which an input direction of operation force is substantially parallel to the sticking member and does not receive an operation input in which an input direction of operation force is substantially perpendicular to the sticking member. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE BODY TEMPERATURE OF A PATIENT - The present invention relates to a method for detecting the body temperature of a patient, wherein the patient has a fistula for draining blood into an extracorporeal circuit and/or for supplying blood from an extracorporeal circuit, wherein a thermal image recording of the fistula or of a part of the fistula is produced by means of an infrared camera for the purpose of detecting the body temperature of the patient. The present invention further relates to a dialysis machine. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076947 | DEVICE FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a device ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210076948 | EYEWEAR DEVICE - An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: applying an electrical signal to a first electrical circuit formed between a first device electrode and a first eyelid electrode, an eyeball electrical path between the first eyelid electrode and a second eyelid electrode, the second eyelid electrode and a second device electrode, and the second device electrode and the first device electrode; and determining current and/or voltage measurements of the first electrical circuit, wherein a current and/or voltage is generated in the first electrical circuit in response to the applied electrical signal, and wherein the first device electrode is configured to form a first capacitor with the first eyelid electrode and the second device electrode is configured to form a second capacitor with the second eyelid electrode. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076949 | CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION CROSSING DEVICES WITH IMAGING - An imaging device includes a hollow flexible shaft having a central longitudinal axis and an imaging window therein. An optical fiber extends within the hollow flexible shaft substantially along the central axis. A distal tip of the optical fiber is attached to the hollow flexible shaft and aligned with the imaging window so as to transfer an optical coherence tomography signal through the imaging window. A handle is attached to the hollow flexible shaft configured rotate the hollow flexible shaft at speeds of greater than 1,000 rpm. | 2021-03-18 |
20210076950 | Health and Wellness Monitoring System for Multiple Users - The invention is a system for monitoring and reporting health and wellness data. The system includes a pre-qualification mechanism, whereby an individual can become a pre-qualified user. The system also includes a plurality of stations, with each station including a user identification unit to determine if the user is a pre-qualified user and, if so, identify that pre-qualified user and a toilet. The toilet includes a bowl to receive excreta, two or more sensors configured to detect properties of the excreta from a pre-qualified user, and a bowl clearing mechanism to dispose of the excreta. Each station also includes a station processor configured to receive signals from the two or more sensors and from the user identification unit to create excreta event data for the identified pre-qualified user. Each station also includes a station data communication unit. The system also includes a central base that, in turn, includes a central base data receiving unit configured to receive excreta event data via the station data communication unit from each of the plurality of stations. The central base also includes a central base data storage unit configured to store excreta event data. The central base further includes a central base data processor configured to process the excreta event data for each pre-qualified user and produce health and wellness data for that pre-qualified user. The central base still further includes a central base data reporting unit configured to report health and wellness data to the appropriate pre-qualified user. | 2021-03-18 |