18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160121099 | CUFF UNIT FOR A FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM - Various embodiments are described herein for a cuff unit that may be used with a Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) orthotic system. One example embodiment includes a flexible housing that is releasably mountable on a user including a frame and a plurality of panels entirely contained within the frame. A battery module having one or more batteries is contained within a one or more of the panels. A stimulation module is coupled to the battery module and contained in one or more of the panels is operable to generate stimulation signals to be applied to the user. At least two contact members that are coupled to the frame and in electrical communication with the stimulation module are operable to apply the stimulation signals to the user. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121100 | WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATION SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE ELECTRODES - In embodiments, a wearable cardiac defibrillation (WCD) system includes one or more flexible ECG electrodes. The WCD system may have a support structure that is dimensioned to be worn so as to press the electrodes towards the body of the patient. The electrodes may be made from appropriate material so as to flex in order to match a contour of the body of the patient. An advantage over the prior art is that the flexible electrode may make better electrical contact with the patient's skin, and therefore provide a better ECG signal for the WCD system to perform its diagnosis. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121101 | Medical leads - Medical leads, such as medical electrical leads and medical neurological leads, that include a polymeric material that includes a silicone-urethane-containing polymer having improved hydrolytic stability. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121102 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND DELIVERING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device may include an implantable pacing member having a housing and a lead input. A lead may be coupled to the lead input. The lead may be designed to extend along a pericardial space, epicardium, or both and engage a heart chamber. A passageway may be defined along a portion of the length of the lead. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121103 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM WITH ANCHORING STYLET AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - A stylet for use with an electrical stimulation lead includes a shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end potion; a handle coupled to the proximal end portion; and at least one protuberance disposed along the proximal end portion of the shaft distal to the handle. The protuberances are configured and arranged for engaging a wall of a lumen of the electrical stimulation lead to hold the stylet in place within the lumen. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121104 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A surgical device for use in performing a surgical procedure on a patient. The surgical device comprises an elongate stem having a proximal end, a distal end spaced from the proximal end, a passageway therein extending at least partially between the proximal and distal ends, and an opening extending the length of the passageway to provide visual access into the passageway. The device further comprises a handle disposed at the proximal end portion of the stem, and one or more stimulation channels each terminating at one or more stimulation surfaces of the stem, wherein each of the stimulation surfaces is configured to emit electrical current therefrom to stimulate one or more anatomical structure(s) in proximity thereto. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121105 | Implantable Lead Affixation Structure for Nerve Stimulation to Alleviate Bladder Dysfunction and Other Indication - Anchoring devices and methods for affixing an implanted lead of a neurostimulation system at a target location in a patient are provided herein. Such anchoring devices includes a helical body having a plurality of tines extending laterally outward from the lead when deployed that engage tissue to inhibit axial movement of the implanted lead. The plurality of tines are biased towards the laterally extended deployed configuration and fold inward towards the lead to a delivery configuration to facilitate delivery of the lead through a sheath. The tines may be angled in a proximal direction or in both proximal and distal directions and may include various features to assist in visualization and delivery of the lead. The anchor may be formed according to various methods, including laser cutting of a tubular section along with heat or reflow to set the material with the anchor in the deployed configuration and injection molding. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121106 | EXTRAVASCULAR LEAD DESIGNS FOR OPTIMIZED PACING AND SENSING HAVING SEGMENTED, PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY INSULATED DEFIBRILLATION COILS - A lead body having a defibrillation electrode positioned along a distal portion of the lead body is described. The defibrillation electrode includes a plurality of electrode segments spaced a distance apart from each other. At least one of the plurality of defibrillation electrode segments includes at least one coated portion and at least one uncoated portion. The at least one coated portion is coated with an electrically insulating material configured to prevent transmission of a low voltage signal (e.g., a pacing pulse) while allowing transmission of a high voltage signal (e.g., a cardioversion defibrillation shock). The at least one uncoated portion is configured to transmit both low voltage and high voltage signals. The lead may also include one or more discrete electrodes proximal, distal or between the defibrillation electrode segments. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE LEAD-RELATED CONDITIONS FOR FAULT TOLERANCE ENHANCEMENTS - The disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus providing detection mechanism for lead-related conditions, including transient behaviors, on a conductive pathway of a medical electrical lead. In one example, a sense path arbitration module identifies a lead-related condition associated with a conductive pathway based on signal processing to identify transients emerging from a propagated signal. The sense path arbitration module may evaluate a plurality of conductive pathways of the medical electrical lead and arbitrates propagation of a sensed signal that is transmitted through the plurality of lead conductors based on the evaluation. Therapy delivery functions utilizing the medical electrical lead may also be controlled in response to the signal processing and identification of the lead-related condition on a conductive pathway. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121108 | BEAUTY INSTRUMENT - A beauty instrument includes a plurality of electrodes separated into a first electrode group and a second electrode group that are continuous with each other. The electrode groups are controlled so that a current supply state and a current supply suspension state are alternated between the two groups every predetermined period of time. An operation of four electrodes of each of the first electrode group and the second electrode group can be so controlled that a positive electric charge of one pair of the electrodes and a negative electric charge of the other pair of the electrodes are alternately replaced with each other with a diagonal line connecting the diagonally disposed two positive electrodes to each other crossing with a diagonal line connecting the diagonally disposed two negative electrodes to each other. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121109 | TRANSCUTANEOUS NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Neuromodulation systems are described comprising a signal generator and at least one electrode. The at least one electrode can be configured to deliver a stimulation to a mammal, wherein the stimulation includes a biphasic signal and an overlapping high frequency pulse thereby inducing voluntary movement in the individual. Methods of administering the stimulation are also described. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121110 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRELATING MEASUREMENTS IN NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEMS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for correlating measurement in neurostimulation systems. A neurostimulation system includes a first sensor configured to acquire movement measurements for a subject, a second sensor configured to acquire neural measurements for the subject, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the first and second sensors. The computing device is configured to receive a movement signal from the first sensor, and receive a neural signal from the second sensor, wherein one of the movement signal and the neural signal is a trigger signal and the other of the movement signal and the neural signal is a signal of interest. The computing device is further configured to detect at least one trigger event in the trigger signal, and use the signal of interest based on the at least one trigger event. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121111 | Conditional Gastrointestinal Stimulation for Improved Motility - Systems and methods for gastrointestinal electrical stimulation to treat abnormalities in gastrointestinal motility are provided. In some embodiments, a system for relieving ileus includes an intraluminal catheter comprising: a catheter body having a proximal tip and a distal tip and a duodenal portion proximal to the distal tip of the catheter; and at least one electrode pair disposed along the duodenal portion of the intraluminal catheter, the at least one electrode pair being configured to detect a sensing information indicative of myoelectric activity of a patient and to provide stimulation energy; a sensing system in communication with the at least one electrode pair to receive the sensing information; and an energy delivery system in communication with the at least one electrode pair and the sensing system, the electrical energy delivery system being configured to delivery energy to the patient through the at least one second electrode pair based on the sensing information from the sensing system. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121112 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT OF HUMAN MUCOSAL TISSUE - A device for providing fractional treatment of a body orifice includes a source of fractionated energy and a source of electrical muscle (EMS) energy. A programmed controller controls the application of fractionated and/or EMS energy. A probe is inserted by its distal end into the body orifice. The source of fractionated energy is positioned for transmitting fractionated energy from the source of fractionated energy through the probe to tissue in the vicinity around the body orifice; and, the source of EMS is positioned for transmitting EMS energy from the source of EMS energy through the probe to tissue in the vicinity around the body orifice. The programmed controller is configured to control the activation of fractionated energy and EMS energy one of simultaneously or sequentially. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121113 | Diabetes glucagon mitigation system and method with an electrical energy wave generator - A system and method for relieving high blood sugar factor of diabetes includes an electric energy wave generator with a frequency effect level control formulation. The frequency effect level control formulation includes a control of a single frequency effect level and a control of a multi-frequency modulation effect level and controls and emits a single frequency electric energy wave to a diabetic patient's body in the single frequency effect level according to the frequency effect level control formulation and controls and emits a multi-frequency electric energy wave in a multi-frequency modulation effect level, so as to reduce and eliminate a high blood sugar factor of the diabetic patient's body by the electric energy wave. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121114 | NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT GASTROPARESIS, FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA, AND OTHER FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, and other functional gastrointestinal disorders. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve. The methods provide damaged interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) with trophic factors via vagal afferent nerve fibers, thereby reversing ICC damage, and as a consequence improving gastric motility. The methods also increase levels of inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain so as to decrease neural activity within the area postrema, or they deactivate a resting state neural network containing parts of the anterior insula and anterior cingulate cortex, which will thereby reduce abnormal interoception and visceral hypersensitivity. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NEURAL TISSUE - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of electrical stimulation systems configured to stimulate tissue in a subject. The system may include a controller configured to send at least one stimulation pattern to be implemented by the electrical stimulation system. The controller may include a first digital control interface. The system may also include a stimulation module that includes a second digital control interface configured to be in electrical communication with the first digital control interface. The stimulation circuitry may be configured to implement the at least one stimulation pattern as an analog stimulation signal based on an ongoing stream of digital commands received from the controller. The system may further comprise a percutaneous connector assembly configured to be coupled to a subject through the subject's skin. The percutaneous connector may include a second connector configured to couple to the first connector and a first electrode lead. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121116 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING PRIMARY HEADACHE - Non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches), irrespective of whether those symptoms arise from an allergy that is co-morbid with the headache. The disclosed methods may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121117 | Tinnitus Fitting Method in CI and ABI Patients - A method is described for adjusting hearing implant operating parameters for electrode contacts in an implantable electrode array to minimize tinnitus in an implanted patient. A channel tinnitus masking stimulation level is measured for each electrode contact at which maximum tinnitus masking occurs, Y | 2016-05-05 |
20160121118 | STIMULATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING DRY EYE - Described herein are devices and methods of use thereof for treating dry eye, tired eye, or other forms of ocular discomfort such as from contact lenses. The methods generally include applying spatially and/or temporally patterned stimulation to one or more anatomical structures located in an ocular or nasal region. The electrical stimulation may elicit a reflex that activates the lacrimal gland or may directly activate the lacrimal gland or nerves innervating the lacrimal gland to produce tears. The devices may be implantable or handheld, and may be configured to deliver the spatially and/or temporally patterned stimulation patterns described. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121119 | EXTENDED PAIN RELIEF VIA HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD MODULATION, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Extended pain relief via high frequency spinal cord modulation, and associated systems and methods. A method for treating a patient in accordance with a particular embodiment includes selecting a neural modulation site to include at least one of a dorsal root entry zone and dorsal horn of the patient's spinal cord, and selecting parameters of a neural modulation signal to reduce patient pain for a period of time after ceasing delivery of the signals, the period of time being at least one tenth of one second. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121120 | SYSTEMS FOR REGULATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE - A method and apparatus for treating a condition associated with impaired blood pressure and/or heart rate in a subject comprising applying an electrical treatment signal, wherein the electrical treatment signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses, or in some embodiments, to augment nerve impulses. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121121 | HYPERTENSION THERAPY IMPLANT APPARATUS - An implant unit according to some embodiments may include a flexible carrier, at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier, and at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes. The at least one pair of modulation electrodes and the at least one circuit may be configured for implantation through derma on an underside of a subject's chin and for location proximate to terminal fibers of the medial branch of the subject's hypoglossal nerve, such that an electric field extending from the at least one pair of modulation electrodes can modulate one or more of the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121122 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FEEDBACK-BASED NERVE MODULATION - A device according to some embodiments may include a housing configured for location external to a body of a subject. The device may also include at least one processor associated with the housing and configured to communicate with a circuit implanted in the subject within proximity to a tongue of the subject, wherein the circuit is in electrical communication with at least one electrode, receive a physiological signal from the subject via the circuit, and send a control signal to the implanted circuit in response to the physiological signal, wherein the control signal is predetermined to activate neuromuscular tissue within the tongue. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121123 | Electromyographic Lead Positioning and Stimulation Titration in a Nerve Stimulation System for Treatment of Overactive Bladder - The present invention provides improved methods for positioning of an implantable lead in a patient with an integrated EMG and stimulation clinician programmer. The integrated clinician programmer is coupled to the implantable lead, wherein the implantable lead comprises at least four electrodes, and to at least one EMG sensing electrode minimally invasively positioned on a skin surface or within the patient. The method comprises delivering a test stimulation at a stimulation amplitude level from the integrated clinician programmer to a nerve tissue of the patient with a principal electrode of the implantable lead. Test stimulations are delivered at a same stimulation amplitude level for a same period of time sequentially to each of the four electrodes of the implantable lead. A stimulation-induced EMG motor response is recorded with the integrated clinician programmer for each test stimulation on each electrode of the implantable lead via the at least one pair of EMG sensing electrodes so as to facilitate initial positioning of the implantable lead at a target stimulation region. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121124 | PAIRED STIMULATION PULSES BASED ON SENSED COMPOUND ACTION POTENTIAL - In some examples, a method may include delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to a patient, the electrical stimulation therapy comprising a first electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a first electrode and a second electrical stimulation pulse delivered to the patient via a second electrode, wherein the first electrical stimulation pulse and second electrical stimulation pulse are delivered as paired pulses with respect to each other and a combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse evoke a compound action potential within the patient; sensing the compound action potential evoked by the combination of the first electrical stimulation pulse and the second electrical stimulation pulse; and adjusting one or more parameters of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the sensed compound action potential | 2016-05-05 |
20160121125 | MODULAR SHIELD EXTENDER - An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121126 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMING COMPLEX NEUROSTIMULATION PATTERNS - An example of a neurostimulation system may include a storage device, a programming control circuit, and a graphical user interface (GUI). The storage device may be configured to store a stimulation waveform representing a pattern of neurostimulation pulses. The programming control circuit may be configured to generate stimulation parameters controlling delivery of the neurostimulation pulses according to the stimulation waveform. The GUI may be configured to define the stimulation waveform as a function of one or more adjustable parameter curves each being a function of time. The one or more adjustable parameter curves each represent a user-programmable parameter. The GUI includes a waveform definition module that may be configured to present the stimulation waveform, present each parameter curve of the one or more adjustable parameter curves, allow for adjustment of the each parameter curve, and update the stimulation waveform in response to the adjustment of the each parameter curve. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121127 | DUAL CHAMBER LEADLESS PACEMAKER PROGRAMMER AND METHOD - Systems and methods for providing communications between an external device and first and second leadless pacemakers (LPs) located in a heart are provided. A method includes receiving first and second event messages from the first and second LPs, the first and second event messages received at different points in time at the external device, determining the signal strengths of the first and second event messages, respectively, as received at the external device, adjusting first and second LP discrimination thresholds based on the received signal strengths of the first and second event messages, respectively, and utilizing the first and second LP discrimination thresholds to identify which of the first and second LP transmits subsequent event messages, in order for the external device to independently communicate with the first and second LPs. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121128 | LEADLESS DUAL-CHAMBER PACING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method is provided for providing communications between first and second implantable medical devices (IMDs). The system comprises a first implantable medical device (IMD) configured to transmit a first event message during or preceding a first cardiac cycle, and a second IMD configured to receive the first event message, wherein receipt of the first event message configures the second IMD to generate pacing pulses for only a predetermined number (“n”) of consecutive cardiac cycles, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 2. The method comprises transmitting a first event message during or preceding a first cardiac cycle from the first IMD, receiving the first event message at the second IMD, in response to receiving the first event message, arming the second IMD to generate a pacing pulse for a second cardiac cycle, and arming the second IMD to generate a pacing pulse for only a predetermined number of consecutive cardiac cycles immediately subsequent to the second cardiac cycle. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121129 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW POWER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IMPLANTABLE DEVICES - In accordance with an embodiment, apparatuses and methods are provided for coordinating operation between leadless pacemakers (LPs) located in different chambers of the heart. A method includes configuring a local LP to receive communications from a remote LP through conductive communication over first and second channels, maintaining the first channel active for at least a portion of a time when the second channel is inactive to listen for event messages from the remote LP, detecting an incoming signal at the local LP over the first channel, determining whether the incoming signal received over the first channel corresponds to an LP wakeup notice, when the incoming signal corresponds to the LP wakeup notice, activating the second channel at the local LP, and receiving an event message over the second channel from the remote LP. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121130 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE COMMON POLARITY EXTRAVASCULAR DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES - This disclosure provides an extravascular ICD system and method for defibrillating a heart of a patient. The extravascular ICD system includes multiple extravascular electrical stimulation leads or lead segments located in close proximity to one another and having respective defibrillation electrodes. The ICD system utilizes the multiple defibrillation electrodes to form an extravascular electrode vector that may result a reduction in the shock impedance and/or a reduction in the DFT compared to extravascular ICD systems that include only a single extravascular defibrillation electrode. An ICD of the system may, for example, deliver a defibrillation shock using an electrode vector in which a first polarity of the electrode vector is formed by electrically coupling first and second defibrillation electrodes of first and second leads, respectively, to the therapy circuitry and a second polarity of the electrode vector is formed by electrically coupling a housing of the ICD to the therapy circuitry. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121131 | DUAL BATTERY FAST CHARGING DEFIBRILLATOR - A defibrillator includes a first battery ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121132 | SYNCHRONIZED CARDIOVERSION MIXED MODE OPERATION AND TIMING VERIFICATION - A defibrillator system employs an external ECG monitor ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121133 | MEDICAL MONITOR-DEFIBRILLATOR WITH DEFIBRILLATOR AND DATA OPERATIONS PROCESSORS - A defibrillator is provided with two processors for enhancing the defibrillation process. A first processor is dedicated to controlling when an electrical charge is applied to a patient. A second processor is dedicated to data operations for enhancing the coaching of the defibrillation process. The second data processor is in communication with one or more external devices for transmission and receipt of network data for further enhancing the coaching process. The second data processor allows both the defibrillator to be maintained with updated network data and software and the one or more external devices to be maintained with updated defibrillator data. Independent controllers provide multiple processing paths on critical charge and coaching functions; with the second data processor further providing redundancy control in the event of any malfunction of the first charge processor. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121134 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR APPLYING NON-THERMAL PLASMA TO SELECTED TARGETS - A medical device for directly applying DBD plasma includes a plasma generation module having an electrode surrounded by a dielectric barrier. In one embodiment, when a high voltage source is applied to the electrode, plasma is produced from ambient gas on an outside surface of the plasma generation module. In another embodiment, an enclosure is deployed around the distal end of the plasma generation module surrounding the electrode. Gas flows past the electrode and into the enclosure. In some embodiments, some or all of the gas is removed or pumped out of the enclosure by suction/vacuum. When a high voltage source is applied to the electrode, plasma is produced using the gas flowing into the enclosure. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC TREATMENT OF LIVING SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating a patient with physiological responses arising from an injury or condition, such as post-operative pain, traumatic brain injury, and cognitive defects. These treatment methods can include the steps of generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source which is configured to simultaneously increase the rate of ion-dependent signaling, such as CaM/NO/cGMP signaling and to minimize the rate of inhibition of such signaling by natural compounds and applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by the injury or condition for a first treatment interval followed by an inter-treatment period with no electromagnetic field between treatment intervals to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121136 | PHOTOTHERAPY TEXTILE WRAPPER - A therapeutic textile wrapper configured to project therapeutic light to a person is provided. The wrapper has a back layer on which there are one or more luminescent fabric layers configured to irradiate the therapeutic light. An individual luminescent fabric layer further overlies a reflective layer positioned on the back layer. Preferably, the wrapper includes a cover fabric layer on the one or more luminescent fabric layers. The individual luminescent fabric layer comprises one or more yarns and one or more optical fibers (OFs) woven together to form a main body of the individual luminescent fabric layer. The portion of the individual OF residing inside the main body has a lateral surface for allowing light rays traveling inside the individual OF to at least partially leak out therefrom through the lateral surface. The individual OF is configured to be optically connectable to a light source for receiving the therapeutic light. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121137 | RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH A PROGRAM FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE INTENSITY OF AN ELECTRONS BEAM - A system for radiotherapy is described. The system includes an accelerator of an electron beam, an imaging apparatus, a control unit and a radiation dose sensor connected to the control unit equipped with a program configured to execute the steps: (i) setting a first intensity of the electron beam, according to a predefined image of a target zone, the intensity to be emitted in a first radiation; (ii) operating said accelerator to emit the first radiation being a fraction of the first intensity; (iii) detecting a real intensity during the first radiation by the radiation dose sensor; (iv) acquiring an image of the zone; (v) calculating an intermediate intensity according to the image acquired in the step (iv) and according to the real intensity; and (vi) comparing the first intensity with the intermediate intensity to calculate a final beam intensity for a subsequent second radiation | 2016-05-05 |
20160121138 | PHYSICIAN DIRECTED RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING - The treatment planning engine empowers radiation treatment decision makers, such as a physician, to efficiently identify effective radiation treatment outcomes for a given patient during the contouring stage. Specifically, using the treatment planning engine, the physician may iteratively and in real-time evaluate different treatment outcomes for a patient before selecting an optimal outcome that will guide the delivery of radiation treatment to the patient. By providing real-time information as to potential toxicity and treatment efficacy during the contouring stage, the physician is empowered to make informed decisions at the preliminary contouring stage. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121139 | DETECTOR FOR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT GUIDANCE AND VERIFICATION - The present invention relates a detector ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121140 | AUTOMATIC CORRELATION MODELING OF AN INTERNAL TARGET - A method and apparatus to automatically control the timing of an image acquisition by an imaging system in developing a correlation model of movement of a target within a patient. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121141 | AUTOMATIC CORRELATION MODELING OF AN INTERNAL TARGET - A method and apparatus to automatically control the timing of an image acquisition by an imaging system in developing a correlation model of movement of a target within a patient. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING OF A TARGET TISSUE USING IMAGING BEFORE AND DURING THERAPY DELIVERY - Described herein are systems and methods for tracking a target tissue during therapy delivery. A system for identifying an anatomical structure and tracking the motion of the anatomical structure using imaging before and during delivery of a therapy to a patient includes an imaging module and a therapy module. In some cases, the imaging module is configured to identify a region of the anatomical structure in an image, and the therapy module is configured to deliver the therapy to a target tissue. A method for imaging during delivery of a therapy includes acquiring an image, identifying a region of an anatomical structure, tracking the region of the anatomical structure, integrating the tracking, generating a unique template library, determining if a pre-existing template matches the results or if the results should be updated as a new template, and delivering the therapy to the target tissue. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121143 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SLIP RING ASSEMBLY TO POWER ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A surgical instrument includes a rotatable electrical coupling assembly having a first part and a second part that electrically couple and rotate relative to each other. The second part is carried by and rotates with a tube collar coupled to a transducer. A portion of the transducer is inserted through an aperture of the second part, but does not contact the second part. The first part of the assembly may electrically couple to the second part via pogo pins, brush contacts, or ball bearings. Alternatively, the first part may comprise conductive channels formed in the casing. The second part may comprise a rotatable drum with a conductive trace. In some versions, one or more components may comprise MID components. In another version, the rotatable electrical coupling assembly comprises a rotatable PC board and brush contact. Further still, a circuit board may be provided with the transducer inside a transducer casing. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121144 | AIR FILTERING DEVICES AND METHODS - A face mask includes an electrostatically-precipitating filter configured to be removably coupled to a face of a user, a controller operatively coupled to the electrostatically-precipitating filter, and a fastening member configured to removably couple the electrostatically-precipitating filter to the face of the user. The controller is configured to selectively control operation of the electrostatically-precipitating filter in response to an input received by the controller. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121145 | CONNECTION MODULE, MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A CLOSED-CIRCUIT BREATHING APPARATUS - A connection module ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121146 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTION HOOD - A hood comprising a flexible envelope and a reservoir of oxygen comprising a calibrated outlet orifice that leads into the internal volume of the envelope, the outlet orifice being closed off by a removable stopper, characterized in that the reservoir of pressurized oxygen comprises two independent storage compartments, a first compartment of which communicates with the outlet orifice and a second compartment of which is isolated from the outlet orifice via a sealed partition provided with a member for opening the partition, the opening member being switchable between a first configuration which prevents fluidic communication between the second compartment and the outlet orifice and a second configuration that allows fluidic communication between the second compartment and the outlet orifice, the opening member being sensitive to the pressure difference between the second compartment and the first compartment and being configured to automatically switch from the first to the second configuration when the pressure difference between the second compartment and the first compartment is less than a given threshold. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121147 | GEAR LOOP - A gear loop for use in a climbing harness or any other recreational or commercial harness or belt and generally comprises a U shaped body, wherein the body is made of a first predetermined material. The gear loop body also has a first end and a second end. The gear loop further comprises an end member attached to the first end and the second end of the body. The end member is made of a second predetermined material. The end member is formed, such that it allows the gear loop to fold in a predetermined direction with relation to a harness. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121148 | Fire Extinguishing System - An automatic fire extinguishing system is provided. The fire extinguishing system includes a housing having a detection assembly and a dispensing assembly. The detection assembly includes one or more sensors, such as infrared sensors configured to detect a fire. The fire extinguishing system emits an audible alarm through a speaker system upon detection of a fire. Further, the dispensing assembly is configured to eject a plurality of fire extinguishing balls towards a fire via compressed air. The dispensing assembly includes a reservoir configured to support the plurality of fire extinguishing balls, an air tank filled with compressed air, a valve electrically connected to a microprocessor, and a barrel. The air tank is in fluid communication with the barrel via the valve, whereby compressed air is released from the air tank to propel a fire extinguishing ball through the barrel to be ejected towards a fire. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121149 | TUNNEL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A deluge fire protection system for tunnels having vehicle traffic including a main water supply pipe and a horizontal spray nozzle arrangement. The horizontal spray nozzle arrangement includes a nozzle device having an inlet portion defining an internal diameter and an external nominal diameter. The horizontal spray arrangement includes a coupling arrangement between the main water supply and the nozzle device. The coupling arrangement defines a multi-direction flow path between the main water supply and the nozzle device. The multi-direction flow path has an effective length of at least eight times a diameter of the inlet portion, and a cross-sectional area along the effective length greater than the cross-sectional area defined by a diameter of the inlet portion of the body of the nozzle device. The coupling arrangement provides for water delivery to the nozzle device at a working pressure ranging from about 10 psi. to about 30 psi. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121150 | SELF-SEALING SPRINKLER SEAL AND METHODS - An automatic fire protection sprinkler assembly and a method of sealing includes a sprinkler frame having an inlet, an outlet, an internal passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet, and a sealing surface formed about the outlet. The assembly also includes a thermally responsive trigger and a seal assembly disposed between the sealing surface and the thermally responsive trigger. The seal assembly includes a body having an inner surface defining an internal chamber. The inner surface has a portion disposed relative to the sealing surface such that a fluid disposed in the internal chamber and acting on the portion of the inner surface provides a sealing force in the direction of the sealing surface. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121151 | Remote Control of Fire Suppression Systems - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121152 | ANTICANCER AGENT DEGRADATION METHOD AND ANTICANCER AGENT DEGRADATION APPARATUS - There are provided an anticancer agent degradation method for protecting medical professionals from exposure to an anticancer agent externally scattered in, for example, a safety cabinet or prescription laboratory, during drug preparation or other circumstance, and an anticancer agent degradation apparatus for use with this anticancer agent degradation method. Anticancer agent flyoff in a safety cabinet, etc. is degraded by exploiting an action of ozone-containing air humidified by humidifying means. A relative humidity of humidified ozone-containing air is preferably greater than or equal to 80%. In controlling degradation treatment on the basis of CT values, a difference between expected humidity and measured humidity is reflected in an increment of CT value to understand the progress of anticancer agent degradation properly. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121153 | CUSHION TRAMPOLINE - A cushion trampoline includes a boost damping device including a bed-body connection sleeve, a booster connection sleeve, a guardrail connection sleeve and a support connection standing tube. The booster connection sleeve is communicated with the support connection standing tube through a flexible device, the support connection standing tube is connected with a leg. An anti-friction inner sleeve is provided between the booster connection sleeve and the support connection standing tube, thus preventing the friction between tubes from destroying a protective layer of the tubes. The flexible device comprises an elastomer and an elastomer obstacle, the elastomer is provided in the inner part of the booster connection sleeve; a convex portion is provided on the elastomer obstacle, a hole, matched with the convex portion of the elastomer obstacle, is provided on the support connection standing tube, a groove, matched with the convex portion of the elastomer obstacle, is provided on the booster connection sleeve. The elastomer in the boost damping device, as a boost, cushion and damping material, and in the course of jumping, plays a boost, cushion and damping role and increases bearing capacity, thus achieving a better jumping effect. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121154 | GUARDRAIL CUSHION TRAMPOLINE - A guardrail cushion trampoline includes an upper guardrail and a lower guardrail, a cushion device is provided on the guardrail. The cushion device includes an upper connection, a lower connection, a cushion body and a pin axis; A through hole, matched with the pin axis, is provided at the bottom end of the upper connection and the top end of the lower connection, the cushion body is sleeved at the outside of the pin axis. The upper connection is provided at the bottom end of the upper guardrail, the lower connection is provided at the top end of the lower guardrail, an opening is provided at the one side of the connection portion of the upper connection and the lower connection, which faces the safety net, the center angle corresponding to the opening is 100-160°. After the cushion body is loaded through the pin axis, the upper guardrail and the lower guardrail are connected and constitute the guardrail cushion mechanism, thus having cushion and protection effects when a human body knocks against the guardrail during the use of the trampoline, reducing the impact force against the human body and injury against the human body, achieving better safety and protection effects, and prolonging the service life of the guardrail of the trampoline. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121155 | ACTIVITY FRAME - An activity frame comprising a first or outer ring mounted between a pair of opposed bearings in a opposed pair of supports, for example upstanding members of a frame, the first bearings having a having a first common axis; a second or middle ring mounted between opposed bearings on the first ring, the bearings having a second common axis orthogonal to the first common axis; a third or inner ring mounted between opposed bearings on the second ring, the bearings having a third common axis orthogonal to the second axis provided with demountable restraining means to limit the movement of two or more of the rings and demountable bars to fix one or more of the rings to the frame or other fixed object. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121156 | EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device that includes a frame, a user interface; a connection cable and a plurality of components that provide resistance to the cable and user interface. These components include a programmable, driven carriage capable of vertical movement between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, wherein the cable extending away from the first end and user interface passes around the one or more pulleys on the carriage, a slider mechanism moveable between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, and a pneumatic resistance device that is secured to the frame and that is operatively associated with the slider mechanism to provide resistance to slider mechanism movement between the first and second positions. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121157 | PORTABLE FULL-BODY WORKOUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A full-body workout system comprises a cooler having a hinged lid and defining an insulated compartment and an adjustable weighted bottom portion, at least two drink bottles having an adjustable weighted bottom portion and configured for releasable attachment to the cooler, at least one cooler handle configured for releasable attachment to the cooler and the at least two drink bottles, a full-body workout strap having a strap body with first and second ends, each end including a padded hand grip and a latching mechanism configured for releasable attachment to the cooler, wherein the cooler may be carried by at least the at least one cooler handle and the full-body workout strap. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121158 | ROPE PULLING EXERCISE APPARATUS - A rope pulling exercise apparatus includes an exercise base, a rope base, a pivot base, a pivot-base pulley and a rope. The rope base along an exercise direction has a first end and a second end, and the first end is connected to the exercise base. The pivot base is pivotally joined to the second end of the rope base. A swing direction of the pivot base is relative to the exercise direction. The pivot-base pulley is pivotally connected at the pivot base. The rope has one end connected to the rope base and the other end for pulling along the exercise direction, and the rope is wound around the pivot-base pulley. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121159 | WEIGHTLIFTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A weightlifting apparatus can include a weightlifting bar having a pair of moveable hand gripping members, and means for providing resistance against inward movement of the hand grips. The bar can be substantially cylindrical, and hand gripping members can be telescopically positioned on the bar. The hand gripping members can move axially along the bar and rotate about the bar. A first resistance member can be positioned on the bar intermediate the center of the bar and the first hand gripping member, and a second resistance member can be positioned on the bar intermediate the center and the second hand gripping member. The resistance members can be spring loaded tension coils that provide resistance against the first and second hand gripping members when moved inwardly toward the center of the bar. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121160 | MODULAR MIRROR BOX THERAPY SYSTEM FOR THE LOWER EXTREMITY - The disclosed systems and methods provide for a mirror box therapy system as a therapeutic tool for treating patients having one healthy and one unhealthy limb. This can include stroke patients or those whom otherwise have full or partial paralysis. Also suitable patients include amputees with phantom limb pain or those with intact legs whom have unilateral chronic lower extremity pain. The system is designed to be used with patients in the short sit position or long sit position and can be alternated between each position including switching between left side and right side limb treatment. The methods of treatment with the disclosed system are designed to provide for positive visual feedback and induce brain plasticity with the improvement of neural connections leading to pain and/or motor rehabilitation of the impaired limb. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121161 | FITNESS OVERLAY AND INCORPORATION FOR HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for displaying fitness information with an electronic device may include receiving multimedia content at an input of the electronic device. The electronic device may provide the audiovisual content to a display device. The electronic device may also receive fitness information, and may provide this fitness information to the display device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121162 | Remote Configuration and Operation of Fitness Studios from a Central Server - A method for configuring and operating one or more fitness studios each comprising a plurality of exercise stations at which users perform associated exercise routines, each station having an associated display, the method comprising, for each fitness studio, periodically retrieving, by a server from a database, fitness information for the studio in question for a specified period, from a multi-period fitness library; communicating, by the server to a studio computer, the retrieved fitness information over a communications network; periodically receiving, by the studio computer, the retrieved fitness information; configuring the exercise stations dependent upon the received fitness information; and communicating, by the studio computer to the exercise station displays, dependent upon the received fitness information, station directions to users exercising at the stations for performing an exercise | 2016-05-05 |
20160121163 | Multi-Sensor Monitoring of Athletic Performance - Athletic performance monitoring systems and methods, many of which utilize, in some manner, global positioning satellite (“GPS”) data, provide data and information to athletes and/or to equipment used by athletes during an athletic event. Such systems and methods may provide route information to athletes and/or their trainers, e.g., for pre-event planning, goal setting, and calibration purposes. Such systems and methods optionally may provide real time information to the athlete while the event takes place, e.g., to assist in reaching the pre-set goals. Additionally, data and information collected by such systems and methods may assist in post-event analysis for athletes and their trainers, e.g., to evaluate past performances and to assist in improving future performances. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121164 | Sport Ball Athletic Activity Monitoring Methods and Systems - A method for monitoring a ball used for an athletic activity includes detecting movement of the ball using a sensor module coupled to the ball, determining a characteristic of the movement of the ball, comparing the characteristic to a known profile, and determining a second characteristic using the comparison. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121165 | EXERCISE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for displaying live and archived cycling classes comprising displaying information about cycling classes that can be accessed by a first user using a first stationary bike via a digital communication network on a display screen at a first location, whereby the first user can select either a live cycling class or select among a plurality of archived cycling classes, outputting digital video and audio content comprising the selected cycling class, detecting performance parameters from the first stationary bike at a particular point in the selected class, displaying at least one of the performance parameters on the display screen, and displaying performance parameters from a second stationary bike at a second location on the display screen such that at least one of the performance parameters from the first stationary bike and at least one of the performance parameters from the second stationary bike at the same point in the class are presented for comparison. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121166 | Training Apparatus - A training apparatus includes an operating rod, a strength detector, a motion position detector, a strength speed calculator, a boundary line arrival speed calculator, and a motion speed calculator. The operating rod moves a held limb. The strength detector outputs a strength component signal based on a magnitude of a strength component. The motion position detector detects a motion position of the operating rod. The strength speed calculator calculates a strength speed. The boundary line arrival speed calculator calculates a boundary line arrival speed whose absolute value is smaller as a boundary line distance is shorter. The motion speed calculator calculates a lower one of the strength speed and the boundary line arrival speed as the motion speed at which the operating rod should move. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121167 | THE DEVICE FOR GENERAL AND SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY AND ITS USE - A device for general and sport physiotherapy, facilitating the performance of stretching and relaxation exercises on the muscles of the entire body. One innovative aspect of this device lies in the configuration of its guidance mechanism, the configuration of the mechanism for regulating the device's height, the configuration of the mechanism facilitating the rotation of the transverse carrier bar with its self-locking rotatable coupling around the axle of the transverse carrier bar, and in the configuration of the device as a whole, which provides the user with the choice of a new range of prophylactic and preventive health care exercises and appropriate therapies. The patent request at hand is being lodged for both the manual as well as the electronic operation mechanism of the device. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121168 | JUMP ALL - A system for jumping rope comprising an electronic box with a rotatable circular groove to which a hook is anchored to hold one end of a jump rope, with the other end of the jump rope hooked on to one of a plurality of hooks anchored to a telescoping pole mounted on a tripod with rotatable wheels. The electronic box is mounted on a telescoping pole attached to a stand with rotatable wheels and a central pivot section to fold the structure for easy transport and storage. A remote control having a power button, speed control and a magic eye provides power to the electronic box through a second magic eye located on the electronic box, to rotate the circular groove and start the elliptical motion of the jump rope for the use of the participant. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121169 | CLIMBING DEVICE WITH ANCHORING SURFACE - A fastening element for a climbing device configured for fastening to a tree, pole, mast, column, pillar, or like climbing surface includes an outer shell, a concave contact surface formed within the outer shell and a plurality of anchoring nubs. A lattice structure including a plurality of raised ribs may form the contact surface. Each of the plurality of anchoring nubs protrudes from the raised ribs, and one or more may be formed at least partially at an intersection of the lattice structure. The nubs may have a rounded profile and are preferably symmetrically aligned around a longitudinal axis of the fastening element. The plurality of anchoring nubs and the concave contact surface, e.g., a plurality of raised ribs, form an anchoring surface configured to contact a climbing surface, and to anchor the fastening element to the climbing surface, a tree, for example, without damage thereto. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121170 | CONNECTING ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY - A connecting adjustment assembly for a fall protection assembly including a back plate assembly and a sliding engagement member is provided. The back plate assembly includes a body and a roller. The body has a first side and an opposed second side. The body further has a first edge and an opposed second edge that defines the length of the body. The body also has a third edge and an opposed fourth edge that defines a width of the body. The body still further has a groove in the second side that passes along the width of the body. The roller is rotationally coupled proximate the second edge of the body. The sliding engagement member includes a first portion with a first post and a second portion with a connection head. The first post is configured and arranged to be at least partially received within the groove of the body. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121171 | SWIMMING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - Disclosed is a swimming assistance apparatus, which is worn on a user's both feet to provide the user with buoyancy, such that the user can float on water and swim in a good swimming style while repeatedly moving the waist from side to side like a fish, thereby reinforcing the user's waist muscles. Persons who have knee joint arthralgia or backache or persons who have disability in the lower body can use the swimming assistance apparatus for medical purposes, such as pain relief or treatment. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121172 | POLYESTER-BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS CONTAINING PLASTICIZERS FOR MAKING GOLF BALLS - Multi-layered golf balls having at least one layer made of a polyester composition containing a polyester thermoplastic elastomer and plasticizer are provided. The plasticizers help reduce the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the composition and various plasticizers may be used. For example, the composition may include alkyl oleate plasticizers such as ethyl oleate and octyl oleate. Polyester-ether block copolymers are particularly preferred. The golf ball includes a core having at least one layer and a cover having at least one layer. The polyester composition may be used to form any core, cover, or other layer in the golf ball. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121173 | GOLF BALL CORE WITH SOFT OUTER TRANSITION VOLUME AND NEGATIVE HARDNESS GRADIENT - A golf ball includes a unitary core having an outer surface, a geometric center, and a soft transition region adjacent to the outer surface. The core is formed from a substantially homogenous rubber composition. The golf ball also includes an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The soft transition region has a thickness of up to 4 mm and a negative hardness gradient of about 5 Shore C to about 15 Shore C. The unitary core has an overall negative hardness gradient of up to 20 Shore C. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121174 | MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL HAVING OPPOSING HARDNESS GRADIENT WITH STEEP GRADIENT OUTER CORE LAYER - A golf ball comprising an inner core formed from a substantially homogenous composition such that the geometric center hardness is about 56 to 80 Shore C. An outer core layer has an outer surface having hardness of about 85 to 98 Shore C and an inner surface hardness of about 68 to 78 Shore C and being formed from a second homogenous rubber composition. A cover layer is formed over the outer core layer. The hardness of the second outer surface is greater than the hardness of the inner surface to define a positive hardness gradient of about 7 to 30 Shore C, and the hardness of the first outer surface is lower than the hardness of the geometric center to define a negative hardness gradient of about 1 to 15 Shore C. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121175 | SYSTEM FOR BLOCKING STRINGS FOR A RACKET STRINGING MACHINE AND RACKET STRINGING MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM - This system ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121176 | SYSTEM FOR TENSIONING A RACKET STRING AND STRINGING MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM - This system (S) for tensioning a racket string (C) includes a traction module ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121177 | Casting and Pressing Method for Manufacturing a Golf Club Head Having an Embedded Heterogeneous Material - The present invention provides a casting and pressing method for manufacturing a golf club head having an embedded heterogeneous material to enhance the engagement between a cast material and the heterogeneous material. The casting and pressing method for manufacturing the golf club head having the embedded heterogeneous material includes preparing a shell mold having a cavity inside the shell mold and a functional member embedded into the shell mold via an embedded portion, filling the cavity with a metal liquid to completely dip the non-embedded portion of the functional member in the metal liquid; breaking the shell mold to obtain a cast product after the metal liquid in the cavity completely solidifies, separating the golf club head cast member from the cast product to obtain a semi-finished golf club head having a casting material and a heterogeneous material embedded in the casting material, and pressing the casting material of the semi-finished golf club head to securely engage the casting material with the heterogeneous material. The functional member includes a non-embedded portion connected to the embedded portion and located in the cavity. The cast product includes a golf club head cast member. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121178 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS - A head for a ball striking device includes a face having a striking surface and a rear side located behind the face, a rear member connected to the rear side of the face member and having a front surface confronting the rear side of the face member, and a resilient material separating the rear member from the face member, such that the resilient member engages the rear member and the face member and is configured to transfer momentum between the face member and the rear member. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121179 | DIVOT REPAIR TOOL - A divot repair tool includes a main body having an internally located rotational cylinder, a fixed tubular slide liner, and a prong assembly having one or more prongs which transition between an extended and retracted position. At least one of the elongated prongs include a top end having a generally teardrop shape. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121180 | DIVOT REPAIR TOOL - A divot repair tool includes an elongated main body having a raised lip section and an upper surface onto which one or more cavities are located. Each of the cavities including a first connector. One or more elongated prongs include a teardrop-shaped first end, and a second connector that removably engages the first connector of a single cavity. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121181 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND SELLING GOLF BALL MARKERS - A golf ball marker display device. At least one display face includes a plurality of reclined cavities that are cut into the display face. Each of the reclined cavities includes a finger access area. Each reclined cavity holds a plurality of golf ball markers in a fashion such that as the front most golf ball marker is removed the remaining golf ball markers remain stacked in an orderly presentation. A golf ball marker is removed by fingers reaching into the finger access area, grabbing the golf ball marker and then removing the golf ball marker from the reclined cavity. In a preferred embodiment there are four display faces arranged in the general shape of a pyramid to form a pyramid display face. The pyramid display face is preferably rigidly connected to a rotating base. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121182 | Baseball bat - This utility model discloses a type of baseball bat that falls within the baseball paraphernalia and is composed of a hitting part and a handle part; the inside of the hitting part is a hollow cavity, and the hitting—part wall body is of unequal wall-thickness construction. Different sections of the hitting part may hit the baseball when hitting. The wall body of hitting part is of an unequal wall-thickness construction, therefore, different resilience effect may be achieved by the hitting part with different wall thickness, the hitting effect of each stroke is different, and the pitch of baseball achieved by baseball bat makes it hard for an attacker to catch the baseball. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121183 | GOLF CLUB GRIP AND GOLF CLUB - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf club grip comprising a layer containing a polar rubber and a layer containing a nonpolar rubber, and excellent in tensile strength. The present invention provides a golf club grip comprising a polar rubber layer and a nonpolar rubber layer, wherein the polar rubber layer is formed from a rubber composition containing a base rubber including a polar rubber in an amount of 50 mass % or more, the nonpolar rubber layer is formed from a rubber composition containing a base rubber including a nonpolar rubber in an amount of 50 mass % or more, the polar rubber layer and the nonpolar rubber layer are laminated via an interlayer formed from an interlayer composition containing an olefin rubber. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121184 | GUIDED LIGHT SYSTEM FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING AND USE - A system for training an athlete by using a light array to aid in focusing the athlete's eyes on a target is provided. The system includes a light assembly positioned proximal to a basketball rim. The system further includes a tracking module configured for determining a shot position relative to the basketball rim, and a control module in communication with the tracking module and configured for illuminating a portion of the light assembly that faces the shot position. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121185 | RUGBY GAME AND METHOD OF PLAY - The instant invention is new field game based on improvements to the rugby sevens and traditional rugby union laws (including nos. 3, 5, 6 and 10) whereby, among other things, a match is extended to about 45 to 60 minutes and is played in four quarters broken into about 10-15 minutes, played on the same size field as the traditional sevens rugby game. The new game combines the nonstop action of a rugby union and sevens rugby variation, with the feel of a traditional 15-a-side code match. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121186 | DISC THROWING GAME HAVING ILLUMINATION AND FLOTATION MEANS - A disc throwing game including a receptacle including: an open top, an open bottom connected to the open top, and at least one aperture arranged between the open top and the open bottom, and an illumination means securable only to an inside surface of the receptacle a distance from the at least one aperture, the illumination means operatively arranged to transmit light through the at least one aperture and the open top. A disc throwing game assembly including two such receptacles and a disc shaped gliding object. A method of playing the disc throwing game. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121187 | MOBILE TERMINAL FOR CURLING ANALYSIS AND CURLING MATCH ANALYSIS SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A mobile terminal for displaying curling game information is provided. The mobile terminal includes a first screen configured to receive and display the curling game information, a second screen configured to display statistical information based on pre-stored statistical analysis information according to the curling game information which is input by a user, and a computing component coupled to both of the first screen and the second screen. When a first team and a second team are in a curling game, the pre-stored statistical analysis information include at least one of the followings delivery information as to which team delivers a first stone of each end of the curling game, score distribution information, delivery type information, performance information for each delivery, winning rate information for each team as to the each end of the curling game, and game record information. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121188 | CURLING ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A curling analysis method includes a step of providing a game information input interface for inputting game information in an order of progress of a curling game, a step of outputting analysis information according to the input game information based on stored accumulative curling game information, and a step of visually displaying the output analysis information. Accordingly, an interface that takes into account of convenience of a user is provided and an efficient curling analysis result is provided to assist in improvement of curling performance. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121189 | Sport Exercise Device - A sport exercise device; for use with a sport stick, the sport stick having a head and a shaft. The device comprises a face, edge and attachment means. In one approach, the edge is adapted and arranged to surround the stick's head. The attachment means allows attachment of the device's face to hold an independently provided weight with respect to the head. The attachment means may allow attachment of the device's face to close the stick's net sufficient to prevent out-passage of a ball within the net. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121190 | Sports Training Target - A sports training target includes a strike plate constructed of a metal sheet that is selected so that the target produces a crisp pop sound when hit to provide an audible indicator that the target was hit. The metal sheet is further selected so that the strike plate will dent when hit with a sufficient force to provide a visual indication of where the strike plate was struck. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121191 | Take-Home Sparring Partner - Apparatus for fun, exercise and enhancement of human reflexes and brain-eye coordination that comprises a vertical shaft with a protruding member on its top holding a rubber ball by a string and up and down adjustable 1″ thick×8″ wide×12″ long board positioned at eye level such board surface is designed in high irregular relief; the participant pitches the ball against it which bounces back erratically towards body's different spots which the participant cannot guess, he or she blocks or tries to block the ball; with regular practice the user will develop reflex abilities. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121192 | Sports Posture Training Aid - A sports training aide is described which is configured to limit the vertical sight of a player during basketball, soccer, golf, and hockey training, encouraging the player to focus on the other players during dribbling, rather than the ball at the player's feet or hands. The sports training aide is an apparatus device employing a head brace strap, a waist brace strap, and a brace connector strap which function together in order to prevent the downward vertical movement of the head of the player during training The apparatus is preferably affixed to the forehead and waist of the player with at least one adjustment buckle. The apparatus is preferably equipped with a quick release clasp, and a foam padded head brace strap for comfort during use. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121193 | TRAINING DEVICES FOR TRAJECTORY-BASED SPORTS - Methods and apparatus related to improving player performance for trajectory-based sports are described. In particular, sporting devices are described that can be utilized to improve player performance in basketball. The sporting devices can include a camera-based system configured to capture and analyze the trajectory of a shot taken by a player. The camera-based system can be configured to provide feedback that allows a player to optimize the trajectory mechanics associated with shooting a basketball. In one embodiment, the camera-based system can be used in conjunction with a training aid that is attached to a basketball rim. The training aid can be configured to improve the trajectory mechanics of individuals utilizing the modified basketball rim to practice their shooting. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121194 | SWIM TRAINNING DEVICE - A swim training device includes a connecting component, a wearing component, a fixing component and a detecting component. The connecting component connects the wearing component and the fixing component. The detecting component is located between the first end and the second end of the connecting component for detecting exercise information. The detecting component includes an input module, a processing module and an output module. The input module is for receiving and transmitting user information. The processing module includes a measuring unit and an operation unit. The measuring unit is for measuring a mechanical quantity of the connecting component and time. The operation unit is for providing the exercise information computed from the mechanical quantity, time and the user information. The output module is for the outputting exercise information. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121195 | PORTABLE STATUS INDICATOR - A portable status indicator apparatus includes a display unit, a display element, and an elongate shaft. The display unit has a plurality of display regions that are cumulatively viewable from 360 degrees around the display unit. The display element has a plurality of actuatable indicators for displaying a status relating to an event. Each actuatable indicator of the plurality of actuatable indicators is coupled to a display region of the plurality of display regions. The elongate shaft has a top end and a bottom end and the display unit is coupled to the top end. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121196 | SNOW SPORTS EQUIPMENT - A piece of snow sports equipment comprises a sliding board with a sheetlike central part ( | 2016-05-05 |
20160121197 | HEELING APPARATUS - Provided is a heeling apparatus. The heeling apparatus includes a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion. The heel portion has an opening formed therein. In one embodiment, the sole includes a removable portion. The heeling apparatus further includes a wheel assembly including wheel rotably mounted to an axle and a mounting structure, wherein the wheel extends through the opening in the heel portion. | 2016-05-05 |
20160121198 | RIDER DETECTION SYSTEM - An electric vehicle may comprise a board including deck portions each configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. A motor assembly may be mounted to the board and configured to propel the electric vehicle using the wheel assembly. At least one orientation sensor may be configured to measure orientation information of the board, and at least one pressure-sensing transducer may be configured to determine rider presence information. A motor controller may be configured to receive the orientation information and the rider presence information, and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation and presence information. | 2016-05-05 |