39th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210298515 | COFFEE EXTRACTION APPARATUS - A coffee extraction apparatus includes: a grinder grinding whole beans into coffee powder having a preset size or less and discharging the coffee powder, a grinder inlet defined at a first side of the grinder to introduce the whole beans to the grinder, a grinder outlet defined at a second side of the grinder and discharging the coffee powder, and a first extractor. The first extractor includes: a receiver inlet that faces the grinder and that receives the discharged coffee powder, a filter part receiving the coffee powder through the receiver inlet and extracting coffee liquid by rotating the coffee powder with water of a first temperature, the first temperature being equal to or lower than 25 degrees Celsius, and a receiver that receives the water of the first temperature and that is configured to store the water of the first temperature or the extracted coffee liquid. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298516 | Easy Clean Beverage/Coffee Press - This inventive system comprises at least a container (carafe), a bottom piece (Mop), and a top piece (plunger). In one embodiment, the top piece has a single hollowed handle into which the handle of the bottom piece inserts. In another embodiment, the top piece has several handles and/or legs that attach to the periphery of the base of the top piece. In this iteration, the handle of the bottom piece (Mop) inserts through a hole in the center of the base of the top piece (plunger). | 2021-09-30 |
20210298517 | BEVERAGE POD BREWING CHAMBER - A brewing chamber works with a pod to brew a beverage and drains the beverage from the pod without being obstructed by the brewing mechanism to substantially avoid contaminating the beverage and brewing mechanism. The pod is designed to drain the beverage once a gap is formed between an extension of an internal filter that is peelably coupled with a rim of the outer container. The brewing chamber is adapted to hold the pod in a substantially horizontal orientation where a hook slides to separate the extension from the rim to form the gap and the hook is tucked away so that the beverage may drain from the pod unobstructed by the hook. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298518 | AN OVEN, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR STIRRING FOODSTUFF CONTAINED IN A VESSEL DISPOSED IN THE COOKING CAVITY OF SUCH AN OVEN - An oven comprises a cooking cavity, a stirring member extending, in use, into foodstuff contained in a vessel disposed in the cooking cavity as well as drive means to provide, in use, relative movement between the stirring member and the vessel. The drive means comprises means to rotate, in use, the vessel with respect to the stirring member about a rotating axis. The oven comprises a swivel means comprising a motor to swivel, in use, the stirring member by means of the motor about a swivel axis extending at an angle of between 60-120 degrees, preferably substantially perpendicular to the rotating axis. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298519 | AUTOMATED, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED, COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated, computer-controlled, cooking system for use with user selectable ones of a plurality of different pre-sealed computerized cooking containers containing dry contents (PSCCCCDC) useful in preparing corresponding different food products, the system including a microwave radiation generator, a PSCCCCDC support for supporting a user-selected one of the plurality of different PSCCCCDCs during cooking, a computer-controlled liquid supply subsystem for supplying liquid to the selected PSCCCCDC, a computer-controlled stirrer subsystem for producing stirring of the dry contents of the PSCCCCDC together with the liquid, a cooking instructions input interface for receiving PSCCCCDC specific cooking instructions and a computer controller operative to control operation of at least the computer-controlled liquid supply subsystem, the computer-controlled stirrer subsystem and the microwave radiation generator in a predetermined sequence corresponding to and specifically adapted for cooking the contents of the selected PSCCC-CDC in accordance with the PSCCCCDC specific cooking instructions. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298520 | Grill Rotating Assembly - A grill assembly for rotating food on a grill in a single motion. The grill assembly includes a top and bottom rack that form an interior space to receive food. The racks include a handle to rotate the racks from a first side to a second side to cook each side of the food. A security bar extends from the rack to prevent the assembly from falling into the grill during operation. The racks include a series of wire members that form apertures to allow thermal energy from a heat source, such as a grill, to cook the food. The racks are supported on a stand that can be positioned on the grill. The stand includes a support arm having a groove that receives the racks thereon, and an adjustable support leg that allows for the user to adjust the height position of the racks when disposed thereon. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298521 | AUTOMATED GRILL WITH CONVEYOR AND ACTIVE COMPRESSION - A grill is provided comprising: an upper platen assembly including an upper grilling plate; a lower platen assembly including a lower grilling plate opposite the upper grilling plate, the upper grilling plate being separated from the lower grilling plate by a distance; one or more actuators operably connected to at least one of the upper platen assembly and the lower platen assembly, wherein the one or more actuators are configured to adjust the distance; and a conveyor belt located between the upper grilling plate and the lower grilling plate, wherein the conveyer belt is configured to move one or more food products between the upper grilling plate and the lower grilling plate. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298522 | Air Fryer with Steaming Function and Method for Controlling Air Fryer with Steaming Function - An air fryer with a steaming function includes a cooking chamber and a water tank arranged inside a housing. A steam generator is also arranged in the air fryer. A heating chamber is provided in the steam generator. The heating chamber in the steam generator is connected to a water tank via a water pump. High-temperature steam produced in the heating chamber of the steam generator is introduced into the cooking chamber. The steam generator is equipped with an over-temperature protector and a temperature sensor. Each of the over-temperature protector, the temperature sensor, the water pump, and the steam generator is electrically connected to the controller. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298523 | Adjustable Grill Cover Assembly - An adjustable grill cover assembly includes a cover that has an upper portion, a lower portion and a medial portion extending between the upper portion and the lower portion. The cover is positionable over a cooking grill to protect the cooking grill from the elements. The cover is positionable in a shortened position to cover only a top portion of the cooking grill. Conversely, the cover is positionable in a lengthened position to cover a full height of the cooking grill. A set of first mating members is each coupled to the upper portion of the cover. A set of second mating members is each coupled to the lower portion of the cover. Each of the second mating members releasably engages a respective one of the first mating members to retain the cover in the shortened position. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298524 | COLLAPSIBLE GRILL - An embodiment of a support assembly for a grill may include a leg subassembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, a leg subassembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, the first leg defining a retaining aperture, and a rotatable pin collar assembly configured to couple the first leg to the second leg in a slidable and lockable connection, the rotatable pin collar assembly including a spring pin configured to be retained in the retaining aperture at a first longitudinal position on the first leg when the grill is in a standing locked configuration and configured to be positioned at a second longitudinal position on the first leg when the grill is in a collapsed configuration. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298525 | Portable Open Flame & Charcoal Grill - A dual purpose outdoor device that combines the benefits of a portable fire pit that allows the construction of an open fire of charcoal or wood on the ground or just above the ground, with a portable grill that allows for cooking food over a wood or charcoal fire. The device has upper and lower fire chambers, top and bottom lids, and an adjustable ancillary ring shaped grill and grill cover. Latches on the components and lids allow the device to be closed and transported and/or to be used for storage of utensils and grilling accessories. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298526 | TOASTER WITH INPUT CONTROL - A conveyor toaster includes a toaster cabinet, an opening extending through the toaster cabinet and configured to receive a food product, and a conveyor assembly positioned in the toaster housing and associated with the feed opening. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt configured to be operated by a drive motor to transport the food product past a heating element. The conveyor toaster further includes a an input sensor arranged proximate the opening and configured to detect the food product and a processor operably coupled to the input sensor and the conveyor assembly. The processor is configured to change between an operating condition with a first belt speed and an idle condition with a second belt speed based upon a signal from the input sensor. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298527 | ELECTRIC SKILLET - An illustrated view of an exemplary electric skillet for cooking is presented. The electric skillet is useful for providing an easy, efficient and safe way to cook using the electric skillet. The electric skillet is useful for avoiding scratches and nicks which can cause a shortened lifespan of the skillet, avoid creating spaces for bacteria to grow and an easy removing of food and clean-up of the electric skillet. The electric skillet preferably has a square or oblong shape, however other shapes are hereby contemplated, including, but not limited to, round, rectangular, octagonal, etc. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298528 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FRYING FOOD ITEM - Device for dispensing a food item into a hot fluid comprises a bowl having a permanent base and a movable plate positioned about the permanent base. A bottom of the bowl defines an opening for receiving a shaft extending therethrough. The shaft is coupled to the movable plate. A shank is selectively engaged with the bowl, the shank having a handle at a proximal end thereof. A lever is pivotably attached to the shank. The pivotal attachment is spaced apart from the bowl. The lever is detachably coupled to the shaft to impart translation of the movable plate. During operation, the lever is manipulated from a first position to a second position to push the shaft to move the movable plate to thereby eject the food item out of the bowl and into a hot fluid. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298529 | OVEN FOR HEATING FOOD - An oven for heating food and associated components and methods. The oven includes a food heating compartment bounding a food holding space for holding food to be heated. The food holding space has an open top. A bottom wall of the food heating compartment supports food in the food holding space and has gas flow inlets. A gas supply plenum is disposed below the food holding space and is in fluid communication with the food holding space via the gas flow inlets. A gas supply duct defines a gas supply passageway disposed below and fluidly coupled to the gas supply plenum. A heater heats the gas as the gas flows through the gas supply passageway. A blower blows the gas through the gas supply passageway, into the gas supply plenum and through the gas flow inlets into the food holding space for heating the food. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298530 | MULTI-PURPOSE HANDHELD KITCHEN APPLIANCE - A multi-purpose handheld kitchen appliance includes a controller configured to customize various aspects of the appliance based upon a type of attachment coupled to the appliance, e.g., to controllably vary a motor speed, to selectively disable an activation control, and/or to rotate a display based on a type of attachment and/or a gyroscope input. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298531 | MAGNETIC SAFETY DEVICE FOR FOOD PROCESSING MACHINES - A magnetic safety device for food processing machines includes a motor block containing a motor axis, a processing cuvette incorporating a paramagnetic transmitter, and a cover. A rotary downholder rotates on the cover through an opening-closing axis and incorporates an insertion mouth. There is a magnetic detector existing in the motor block and having a tilting positioner body which at one end has a permanent magnet and at the opposite end a rotating bushing capable of receiving the opening-closing axis. In the broken central part of the tilting positioner body, there is at least one abutting protrusion which in its free rotation abuts against at least one abutting and pushing projection of the rotating downholder. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298532 | SYSTEM WITH FOOD PROCESSOR AND HOUSEHOLD MIXING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a system comprising a food processor and a mixing device having at least one vessel with a mixing tool. The vessel can be both part of the food processor and part of the mixing device. The maximum possible rotational speed at which the food processor can rotate the mixing tool may be at least five times greater than the maximum possible rotational speed at which the food processor can rotate the mixing tool. The present disclosure also relates to a stand part for the mixing device of the system. The stand part may be configured to rotate the mixing tool at or below a predetermined rotational speed as well as at or below a predetermined torque level. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298533 | TONGS - Tongs are provided, where the tongs have a pair of tong arms each having a first end and a second end. Each tong arm comprises a substantially cylindrical hinge component at the first end formed from a structural material and a gripping component at the second end formed from the structural material. A handhold extends from the hinge component to the gripping component and is formed from a handhold material, and a substantially linear linking element extends from the hinge component to the gripping component of the corresponding tong arm. The linking element is formed from the structural material. The structural material is stronger than the handhold material, and the linking element is surrounded on at least three sides along its length by the handhold. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298534 | Removable Handle Equipped With A Movable Latch - A removable handle is designed to cooperate with a cooking container having a side wall extended upwards by an outwardly-curved portion including a free end and includes a latch that can be moved between an open and a closed positions. The latch includes a locking panel designed to generate a force on the free end in the closed position, under the action of a means of pressurization, the force having a vertical component F for locking the free end against an upper supporting body. The latch has a protruding body and the handle includes a hollow body or reciprocally. In the closed position, the protruding body and the hollow body are fitted into each other to prevent the latch from recoiling when the free end generates, on the locking panel, a force having a component F | 2021-09-30 |
20210298535 | Embossed Pattern on Single-Use Disposable Cutting Board to Create Slide-Resistance - This disclosure relates to a disposable cutting board assembly. The assembly includes a homogenous sheet of cut-resistant paper material having an inner cutting area. A plurality of peripheral outer borders and a plurality of corners extend from said inner cutting area to an endless exterior edge. The inner cutting area, said outer borders and said corners each have a top surface and a bottom surface. A coating of plastic is disposed on said top surface of said inner cutting area, said outer borders and said corners of said homogeneous sheet of paper material. The coating of plastic provides a sterile durable surface to prevent liquid absorption into said sheet of paper material and reduces cross contamination. An embossed pattern is within said inner cutting area. The embossed pattern includes plurality of embossed lines that intersect to form a plurality of repeating geometric shapes. Each of the plurality of repeating geometric shapes include at least one acute angle. A depressed area is within each of the repeating geometric shapes. The depressed area prevents liquid overflow. Each of the plurality of embossed lines has opposing sides that are parallel to each other and extend to a flat top, or has opposing sides that are transverse to each other. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298536 | TUB LINER FOR INFANTS BATHTUB - A disposable liner for use with a reusable infant's bathtub. A workable liner may be formed from two parallel flat sheets of plastic film, bonded together around an outside boundary. The liner is disposable in a flat configuration of minimum thickness, and can then be folded to form a space-efficient rectangular package of substantially constant thickness. Certain liners may include a backrest cushion. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298537 | Mirrored Shower Curtain - A shower curtain comprising one or more affixed mirror panels to increase reflection images available to the bathroom user. In the preferred embodiment, a lightweight, removable three-panel full-length mirror is suspended with magnets from the external surface of the shower curtain to create a hinged tri-fold mirror system such that the user can selectively fold and unfold the panels off the main curtain to achieve multiple targeted reflections for personal care and enhanced viewing without occupying valuable bathroom space. In the preferred embodiment, all three mirror panels have respective magnetic contact points with the main curtain so the three-panel mirror lays flat atop the fabric curtain when all magnetic contact points are engaged. Alternative embodiments of the mirrored shower curtain may utilize shorter mirror panels, for example, when the intended use is home haircare. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298538 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING GEL OR LIQUID - The device for dispensing gel or liquid contained in a container comprising a reservoir provided with a pump set in motion relative to the reservoir, comprises a body. The body comprises in the lower part, an actuating pedal and at the top, above a support for a reservoir of said container, a space for receiving any gel or liquid container having dimensions less than predetermined maximum dimensions. The body also comprises a piston for transferring the vertical movement of the pedal to the reservoir support, setting the reservoir in upward movement under the action of the pedal, and a stop for retaining the pump of the container provided with a pouring spout. The pump causes a part of the gel or liquid contained in the reservoir to be expelled when the reservoir is moved by the action of the pedal. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298539 | Disposable Shower With Integral Liquid Container Pods, Bristles, and Dispensing System - Disclosed is a shower brush having its own internally-generated liquid soap or other types of personal cleansing gels or liquids. The device is disposable after two-to-three uses, and enhances an overall sanitary bath or shower experience. The Brush is particularly suited for expedient use during travel or emergency scenarios at sites having limited hygiene facilities, due to natural disasters or precautionary re-location of large groups of persons. The Brush comprises essentially three main components: (1) a basin having at least one compartment or pod containing a quantity of liquid or gel, the basin further manifesting at, its outer surface, a plurality of bristles; (2) a lid which attaches to one or more perimetral edges of the basin, and (3) a hand strap connected across the outer surface of the lid. The strap enables a user to maintain the Brush secured within the grasp of the user's hand. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298540 | Cleansing Device - A cleansing device includes a body, a head, an applicator, and a diaphragm. The body can define a handle. The head can be mechanically coupled to the body. The applicator can be arranged on a top of the head. The applicator can include an application surface and a back surface, and can define a plurality of openings. The diaphragm can be disposed within the head and against the back surface of the applicator. The diaphragm is configured to move in a reciprocating manner towards and away from the back surface of the applicator to create a suction force within the plurality of openings configured to draw contaminates away from pores of a cleansable surface that abuts the application surface of the applicator. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298541 | SPINDLES AND DISPENSERS FOR SHEET PRODUCT - A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product is provided. An example sheet product dispenser includes a housing defining an interior space for receiving a first roll of sheet product ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210298542 | WATER RESISTANT ROLL MATERIAL DISPENSER ASSEMBLY AND KIT - An assembly, kit, and method for water-proofing a rolled web material dispenser. The assembly includes a mounting plate that is constructed to engage a back surface of a housing of the web material dispenser and includes a gasket that is disposed between a front surface of the mounting plate and the back surface of the housing to form a watertight seal therebetween. A plurality of ribs extend in a rearward direction towards a mounting surface from a back surface of the mounting plate and define a plurality of channels that guide water sprayed above the dispenser away from a cavity enclosed by the housing. The assembly preferably includes a plug that is preferably tethered to the mounting plate and is constructed to cooperate with a keyhole of the dispenser housing and form a watertight seal therewith. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298543 | HANDICAP RAIL PALM ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD - A handicap palm assist system includes a first shell, and a second shell, and at least one connector for removably attaching a first shell to the second shell. The first shell and the second shell are sized to fit a handrail, such as for disabled individuals. In some embodiments, the handicap palm assist system includes a handrail. The first shell and second shell are sized to removably attach to the handrail. In still another embodiment, a collar is formed integrally with the handrail. In other embodiments, a plurality of collars are formed integrally with the handrail. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298544 | Wet Vacuum Assembly And Suction Head Combination - A wet vacuum assembly and suction head combination assembly for dislodging and cleaning landscaping materials, such as landscape rock includes a wet vacuum assembly and a suction head. The wet vacuum assembly generates an airflow through a tube thereof. The suction head is engaged to the tube distal from the wet vacuum assembly so that an interior space, which is defined by the suction head, is in fluidic communication with the tube. The suction head has an opening positioned in a bottom thereof. A set of nozzles is coupled to a top of the suction head and is engageable a hose, which extends from a source of pressurized water. The nozzles direct a spray of water from the hose through the interior space to dislodge objects, such as landscape rock embedded in a surface, and to clean the objects that now are entrained in the airflow. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298545 | Auto Water Steam Away - The Auto Water Steam Away is a portable or non-portable, automatic, multifunctional device for steaming away Unwanted water and or non-hazardous liquids without the use of any drain system. The wet vacuum sucks up and stores the water and or non-hazardous liquids, the float switch on a submersible pump contained within the tank discharges water and or non-hazardous (to the air we breathe) liquids into an outer steamer and the steamer vaporizes water into the air. The Entire device is can be on wheels which can make it portable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298546 | DUST COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A dust collector for use with a hand-held power tool includes a housing, a suction pipe coupled to the housing, and an electric motor positioned in the housing. The dust collector additionally includes a suction fan driven by the electric motor and operable to generate a vacuum in the suction pipe, and a depth stop assembly. The depth stop assembly is configured to limit the axial movement of the suction pipe. The depth stop assembly is configured to be alternately positioned on opposite sides of the suction pipe in a first configuration and a second configuration, respectively. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298547 | Robotic Apparatus, Method, and Applications - A robotic vacuum cleaner equipped with a holonomic drive that can drive in a given direction, e.g., north (with its assigned orientation being north) and move in a different direction, e.g., east, north-east, or any direction) while maintaining its assigned orientation or that of any desired portion of the robot such as an intake, bank of sensors, or any other portion of the robot that is needed for a particular maneuver. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298548 | EDGE CLEANING BRUSHES FOR FLOOR CLEANER - A surface cleaning apparatus can include a housing adapted to move across a surface to be cleaned, and an edge cleaning brush provided on the housing. The edge cleaning brush can include an attachment hub connectable with a drive coupling for rotating the brush, a cleaning implement configured to contact the surface to be cleaned, and a tensioner hub applying downward force onto the cleaning implement. Drive couplings for the edge cleaning brush are also disclosed, such as drive couplings including a worm and belt that are indirectly drive via a brushroll. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298549 | CLEANING APPARATUS HAVING VACUUM CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION - A cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a docking station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances through centrifugation, and configured to be docked to the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device configured to suction the foreign substances and air in the dust collecting chamber docked to the docking station. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298550 | CLEANING APPARATUS HAVING VACUUM CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION - A cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a docking station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances through centrifugation, and configured to be docked to the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device configured to suction the foreign substances and air in the dust collecting chamber docked to the docking station. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298551 | DUST COLLECTING DEVICE WITH EXTENDIBLE AND FLEXIBLE AIR TUBE - A dust collecting device with an extendible and flexible air tube including a housing, a cover, an air tube, a dust collecting head, a filter material and a gas guiding device. The cover is detachably disposed on the housing and has an accommodating groove. The air tube is positioned in the accommodating groove and extendible and flexible, the air tube is capable of being extended to outside the accommodating groove and retracted to be accommodated in the accommodating groove, and a bending angle and an extension direction of the air tube is changeable by flexibility. The dust collecting head is disposed at the air tube, and is positioned in the accommodating groove when the air tube is shortened to be accommodated in the accommodating groove. The filter material is disposed inside the housing and close to the cover. The gas guiding device is disposed inside the housing. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298552 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF NONHOLONOMIC ROBOTIC SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for improved control of nonholonomic robotic systems are disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a holonomic reference point on or nearby a nonholonomic robot may be determined and utilized to navigate the robot along a target trajectory. Due to the holonomicity of the reference point, control logic of the robotic system may be greatly simplified, thereby enhancing accuracy of navigation and navigation capabilities of nonholonomic robotic systems. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298553 | MOVING ROBOT WITH IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION ACCURACY OF CARPET - There is provided a moving robot including a light projector, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light projector projects a vertical light segment and a horizontal light segment toward a moving direction. The image sensor captures, toward the moving direction, an image frame containing a first light segment image associated with the vertical light segment and a second light segment image associated with the horizontal light segment. The processing unit recognizes a plush carpet in the moving direction when a vibration intensity of the second light segment image is higher than a predetermined threshold, and an obstacle height calculated according to the first light segment image is larger than a height threshold. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298554 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a housing including a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system, and a recovery system. The surface cleaning apparatus can be configured to clean multiple surfaces, including hard and soft surfaces, and for different cleaning modes, including wet cleaning, dry vacuum cleaning, and self-cleaning. Methods for self-cleaning a surface cleaning apparatus are also provided. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298555 | DRY-WET SEPARATION CLEANING FLOOR BRUSH - The present disclosure provides a dry-wet separation cleaning floor brush. The dry-wet separation cleaning floor brush includes a housing, a stiff roller brush and a soft roller brush, wherein the housing is provided with a partition plate dividing the inner part of the housing into a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber which are disconnected to each other, wherein the stiff roller brush is partially contained in the first storage chamber and is movably connected to the housing, and the stiff roller brush partially protrudes the housing; and the soft roller brush is partially contained in the second storage chamber and movably connected to the housing, and the soft roller brush partially protrudes the housing. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298556 | CLEANING ROBOT - The cleaning robot includes a robot body provided with an inner cavity, a travelling mechanism mounted at the bottom of the robot body to drive the robot body to move, a cleaning component detachably connected to the robot body and configured to clean a surface through which the robot body passes, and a laser radar mounted in the inner cavity. A light transmissive window is formed in a side wall of the inner cavity of robot body. The laser radar comprises a ranging component rotatable relative to the robot body. The ranging component emits and receives laser signals via the light transmissive window within a preset scanning angle, wherein the ranging component emits a detection signal through the light transmissive window, the detection signal is reflected upon encountering an obstacle to form a reflected signal, and the reflected signal is returned to the ranging component through the light transmissive window. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298557 | RESIDENTIAL DEVICE FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are described, which relate to internet-of-things (IoT) feedback systems, in which data received from a given IoT device may be analyzed by a controller and used as a basis for controlling another IoT device and/or sending an alert to a user. The controller may activate a dehumidifier upon detecting activation of a sump pump. The controller may monitor water level data and alert a user and/or request maintenance of the sump pump upon detecting the water level exceeds a threshold. The controller may monitor dishwasher data to detect suboptimal performance of a dishwasher, in response to which the controller may instruct valves of a manifold and water heater to close to isolate the dishwasher, and instruct a water softener to elevate salt levels of softened water during a self-cleaning cycle of the dishwasher. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298558 | COUNTER SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING IN PARTICULAR AT LEAST PARTIALLY UNPACKAGED FOODSTUFFS, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC AND IN PARTICULAR PERSONALIZED ORDERS IN A COUNTER SYSTEM - A counter system ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210298559 | DISHWASHER HAVING A DOOR ASSEMBLY - A dishwasher including a cabinet with a treating chamber is selectively closed by a door assembly. The door assembly has an outer door spaced from an inner door to define an interior space between the outer and inner doors. A stiffener is located between the inner and outer doors. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298560 | DISHWASHER - The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher. The dishwasher according to the present disclosure includes a cabinet forming an external shape; a tub which is disposed inside the cabinet, and forms a washing chamber in which dishes are processed therein; a first circulation duct through which air discharged from the washing chamber flows; a second circulation duct which sends the air flowing through the first circulation duct to the washing chamber; an outside air inflow duct through which air introduced from the outside of the cabinet flows; a heat exchange duct which heat exchanges the air flowing through the outside air inflow duct with the air flowing through the first circulation duct, and discharges the heat-exchanged air to the outside; and a fan assembly which is disposed in a lower side of the tub, and forms a flow of air, wherein the fan assembly includes: a first fan that rotates around a vertically formed rotation shaft, and forms any one of air flow from the first circulation duct to the second circulation duct or air flow from the outside air inflow duct to the heat exchange duct; a second fan which is disposed below the first fan and rotates around a vertically formed rotation shaft, and forms remaining one of air flow from the first circulation duct to the second circulation duct or air flow from the outside air inflow duct to the heat exchange duct; a fan housing forming a first chamber forming a space in which the first fan is disposed and a second chamber forming a space in which the second fan is disposed; and a fan motor which is disposed below the second fan, and rotates the first fan and the second fan. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298561 | DISHWASHER WITH A DISH RACK AND UTENSIL CADDY - An automatic dishwasher configured to implement an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising a tub defining a dish treating chamber, a dish rack located within the dish treating chamber, and a utensil caddy removably mounted to the dish rack. The utensil rack including a first set of utensil holders provided on a first side wall of the utensil caddy and a second set of utensil holders provided on a second side wall of the utensil caddy. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298562 | DISH RACK WITH DISPENSER UNIT - A dish rack for use in a dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber for cleaning kitchenware and the like. The dish rack includes a wall bounding a space. A dispenser unit is mounted to the dish rack and is configured to hold an additive. A hydraulic circuit is disposed within the walls of the dish rack and is placed in fluid communication with the dispenser. Fluid pressure from the hydraulic circuit is operable to eject the additive from the dispenser unit into the washing chamber. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298563 | SHOE SOLE SANITIZING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A shoe sole sanitizing assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall. The top wall has an opening extending therethrough. A cylinder is rotatably mounted to the housing and extends through the opening. An outer surface of the cylinder is comprised of an adsorptive material. A sanitizing fluid is positioned within the housing and the adsorptive material is in contact with the fluid. The sanitizing fluid coats the cylinder and applies the sanitizing fluid to a bottom of a shoe sole when the shoe sole is moved across the cylinder while the cylinder rotates relative to the housing. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298564 | FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube having a flexible tube base containing metal as a constituent material, a resin cover layer that covers an outer periphery of the flexible tube base, and a primer layer that includes a specific silane coupling agent and that is disposed between the flexible tube base and the resin cover layer, in which the resin cover layer includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and polyolefins at least on a side of the resin cover layer in contact with the primer layer, an endoscopic medical device including the flexible tube for an endoscope, a method for producing the flexible tube for an endoscope, and a method for producing the endoscopic medical device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298565 | FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube having a flexible tube base made of metal, a resin cover layer that covers an outer periphery of the flexible tube base, and a primer layer that includes at least one compound represented by general formula (1) or (2) and that is disposed between the flexible tube base and the resin cover layer, in which the resin cover layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and polyolefins on a side of the resin cover layer in contact with the primer layer, an endoscopic medical device including the flexible tube for an endoscope; a method for producing the flexible tube for an endoscope; and a method for producing the endoscopic medical device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298566 | DISTAL TIP OF A MULTI CAMERA MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter discloses a multi camera medical imaging device comprising a distal tip connected to a rigid shaft, comprising a front modular imaging unit having a front optical gear that captures a front field of view, a primary modular imaging unit adapted to house the front modular imaging unit, said primary modular imaging unit comprises a longitudinal opening located on a lateral side of the primary modular imaging unit, in parallel to a longitudinal axis of the primary modular imaging unit and a secondary modular imaging unit comprising a second side optical gear, wherein the second side optical gear captures a field of view, wherein the second side optical gear is located in parallel to a longitudinal axis of the secondary modular imaging unit, and wherein said secondary modular imaging unit is adapted to close the longitudinal opening and function as a bracket which seals the longitudinal opening. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298567 | INTERFACE AND MOTION TRANSLATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPE VALVES - Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298568 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FLUIDS IN ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMS - Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enabled endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298569 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPE VALVE CONTROL - Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enabled endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298570 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPE FLUIDICS - Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enabled endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298571 | Motion Translation and Interface Devices, Systems, and Methods for Endoscope Valves - Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enabled endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298572 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Fluid Control in Endoscope Systems - Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enabled endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298573 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes an insertion observation portion including a distal end portion to be inserted into a target object; an objective lens portion disposed on the distal end portion of the insertion observation portion and includes a lens; a holding member that holds the objective lens portion; a sheath that covers the objective lens portion and the holding member; and a sealing material that is disposed on an outer circumference of the objective lens portion and that shields light. A part of the sealing material is disposed on an inner side of a recessed portion of the lens and forms a diaphragm portion that widens a depth of field of the endoscope. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298574 | ENDOSCOPE ADAPTOR - An endoscope adaptor according to an embodiment may include: an endoscope holder configured to hold an endoscope to be rotatable; and a base portion including an attachment portion, a driven member, and a transmission mechanism. The base portion includes a cable holder configured to hold a cable connected to the endoscope. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298575 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes an endoscope operation unit; an insertion observation unit extending forward from the endoscope operation unit in a longitudinal direction of the endoscope; a coupling portion between the endoscope operation unit and the insertion observation unit; and an elastic body that covers at least a coupling portion. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298576 | TWO-POSITION ACTUATION WITH BACKLASH COMPENSATION FOR SURGICAL DEVICES - This disclosure relates to an articulation assembly configured for backlash compensation for use with surgical devices. The articulation assembly includes an articulation lever assembly configured to reduce axial backlash. The articulation assembly further includes an articulation joint configured to reduce lateral backlash. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298577 | COLONOSCOPE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a sheath for reducing looping during insertion of an endoscope during an endoscopic procedure. The sheath may include a lumen operable for receiving a shaft of the endoscope, one or more attachment mechanisms operable to secure the sheath to the endoscope, and a lubricious external surface comprising a lubricant along the entire length of the sheath. The lubricant may be operable to lubricate the movement of the endoscope shaft through a patient and the sheath may cover the entire length of the endoscope shaft prior to being inserted into the patient. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298578 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVE - A protective sleeve ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210298579 | OVERTUBE - Provided is an overtube capable of suppressing closing of a ventilation hole provided in an overtube body during endoscopy. An overtube ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210298580 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an endoscope operation unit; an insertion observation unit that extends forward from the endoscope operation unit in a longitudinal direction; and a protective cap that covers the insertion observation unit and is detachably attached to the endoscope operation unit. The protective cap includes a color index portion that adjusts white balance. The color index portion is disposed inside the protective cap at a position facing a tip of the insertion observation unit, and the color index portion includes a curved surface in a sectional view in the longitudinal direction of the insertion observation unit. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298581 | ADJUSTABLE-SHAPE SNARE FOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES - An endoscopic snare tool with a loop wire positioned substantially within a catheter shaft and capable of deploying from and retracting into a distal end thereof at a consistent shape and angle. The shaft may include a guide tip with bisecting bores which guides the loop wire as it deploys or retracts from a lateral position of the shaft so that a consistent shape and angle are maintained. The loop wire may be formed from a composite design or a specially-treated monofilament to further maintain the shape of the loop during reduction or expansion and may further include a torsion spring positioned at a tip of the loop wire to additionally maintain the circular shape of the loop and aid in excision of tissue. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298582 | ORAL SCANNER AND 3D OVERLAY IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USING SAME - Disclosed is an oral scanner which is inserted into a patient's mouth and scans the patient's mouth by means of non-contact manner to generate a three-dimensional model and a three-dimensional overlay image display method using the same. The oral scanner includes a projector which irradiates a source light source including a visible light source and an IR light source; a camera which acquires a three-dimensional image for a mouth surface and an IR image for an inside of the gingiva to sense reflected light for the source light source; and an image processor which combines the IR image and the three-dimensional image to generate a three-dimensional duplication model, wherein the IR image is irradiated in the mouth to be overlaid by the projector based on the three-dimensional duplication model. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298583 | ENDOSCOPE WITH SECONDARY WORKING CHANNEL - An endoscope including an examination field cleaning system and a method of using the endoscope to clean an examination field in an internal body cavity are disclosed herein. The endoscope includes an inner channel that includes a primary working channel, lens system, and light delivery system and an outer secondary working channel that includes an examination field cleaning system. The inner channel is approximately cylindrical and is encompassed by a flexible tube. The outer secondary working channel is encompassed by an outer cylinder that is approximately concentric with and fully encompasses the inner channel and tube, where the examination field cleaning system may include one or more fluid delivery channels. The endoscope may further have an anchoring bridge that secures the outer cylinder to the inner channel. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298584 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An image recording apparatus includes a processor. The processor records setting information corresponding to at least one of a procedure or a scene during the procedure, sets a color to be detected from a fluorescent image and a detection level based on the setting information, detects a level of the set color from the fluorescent image inputted, and outputs signals to start and stop recording of the inputted fluorescent image by comparing the detected level of the color with a threshold based on the detection level. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298585 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE USING THE SAME AND HEAT DISSIPATION METHOD - A light source apparatus for endoscope includes
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20210298586 | Cleaning Device for Use with an Endoscope - Apparatuses for cleaning an endoscope as well as methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example apparatus may include a control unit. A shaft may be configured to be coupled to the control unit. The shaft may have a distal end region. A cleaning member may be coupled to/couplable to the distal end region of the shaft. The control unit may be configured to move the cleaning member. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298587 | CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ENDOSCOPE - A channel device is disclosed for transporting gas and/or liquid between a control unit and a scope accessory, the channel device comprising a wash line, the wash line comprising: a wash line gas channel; a wash container; a piston; and a wash line wash channel, the wash line gas channel being configured to receive a gas from a wash line gas output of the control unit, the piston being configured to be actuated due to an increase in pressure in the wash line gas channel caused by the received gas to cause a liquid to be expelled from the wash container, the wash line wash channel being configured to transport the expelled liquid to the scope accessory. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298588 | ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM - An endoscopy system including an insertion tube segment, a handle segment, at least one heat source, a heat pipe and a heat-conductive material is provided. The insertion tube segment has first and second end portions opposite to each other and is inserted in the handle segment. An inside of the insertion tube segment and an inside of the handle segment commonly have a connecting space. The at least one heat source is disposed in the first end portion. The heat pipe is disposed in the connecting space and at least extends from a portion of the connecting space of the insertion tube segment to a portion of the connecting space of the handle segment. The heat-conductive material is disposed between the at least one heat source and the first end portion, and the heat-conductive material is thermally coupled to the at least one heat source and the heat pipe, respectively. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298589 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXAMINING AND TREATING INTRAPELVIC CONDITIONS - An illustrative method in accordance with the disclosure includes introducing a visualization scope having a proximal end and a distal end into a patient's uterus by way of the vagina and cervix, advancing the distal end of the visualization scope into one of the fallopian tubes from the uterus, and advancing the distal end of the visualization scope out of said fallopian tube into an abdominal cavity of the patient. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298590 | TARGET ANATOMICAL FEATURE LOCALIZATION - Processes of localizing target papillas of renal anatomy involve advancing a ureteroscope to a target calyx of a kidney of a patient through at least a portion of a urinary tract of the patient, determining a positional offset between one or more position sensors associated with the ureteroscope and a target papilla of the kidney that is at least partially exposed within the target calyx, and determining a percutaneous access target based at least in part on one or more of a present position of the one or more position sensors and the offset. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298591 | TRANSLUCENT ILLUMINATED ENDOSCOPIC PROBE - An illuminated translucent endoscopic probe system includes a handle and rigid elongate body for passage into and through hard and/or bony tissue and includes an integrated camera and light source positioned distally from the handle and adjacent a distal tip that includes a transparent driving head. The system provides real time visualization at the distal end as it passes into and through tissue. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298592 | OCULAR IMAGE DATA PROCESSING - A technique for generating a mapping relating values of a scan parameter of an ocular imaging apparatus that are indicative of scan locations in an eye at which the apparatus acquires digital images of imaged regions of the eye, to respective values of a conversion factor for calculating a distance between designated ocular features in the imaged regions, by: simulating light ray propagation to relate each value of the scan parameter in a sequence of scan parameter values to a corresponding location in a model eye; calculating, for each scan parameter value, a distance between the corresponding location in the model eye and a location in the model eye corresponding to an adjacent value in the sequence; and using the calculated distances to generate a respective value of the conversion factor for each scan parameter value. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298593 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PERFORMING ON-OFF PERIMETRY VISUAL FIELD TESTS - Systems for performing ON-OFF perimetry visual field tests. The systems may include a display apparatus including at least one display, and at least one computing device in electronic communication with the display apparatus. The computing device(s) may be configured to perform the ON-OFF perimetry test on a patient by performing processes including directing the patient to visual focus on an eye fixation region depicted in a visual field. The visual field may be divided into a right side and a left side. The processes performed by the computing device(s) may also include generating a plurality of stimuli in the visual field to be detected by the patient, directing the patient to indicate when the patient detects each stimulus depicted within the visual field, and analyzing the patient's indications to diagnosis a retinal disease, a visual cortex disease, and/or a deficit condition of an eye of the patient. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORNEAL PROPERTY ANALYSIS USING TERAHERTZ RADIATION - Methods and systems for analysing a property of a cornea of an eye using terahertz (THz) radiation are provided. The method includes projecting a first THz wave onto a surface of the cornea and detecting a first reflected wave being a reflection of the first THz wave reflected from the surface of the cornea. The method further includes deforming the cornea by projecting visible light or puffing air to the surface of the cornea, projecting a second THz wave onto the surface of the cornea after the deforming, and detecting a second reflected wave being a reflection of the second THz wave reflected from the surface of the cornea after the deforming. Finally, the method includes calculating the property of the cornea based on the first reflected wave and the second reflected wave. The invention particularly relates to systems and methods for corneal elasticity and/or rigidity analysis using terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298595 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING BLEPHAROPTOSIS - A method and a system for detecting blepharoptosis are disclosed. The method and the system include image capturing via a camera to generate three eye images; executing an image processing on the eye images to generate the corresponding border images; executing an image computing on the eye image and the corresponding border image to obtain a plurality of characteristic variables; performing a calculation according to the plurality of characteristic variables to obtain a characteristic parameter set; and comparing the characteristic parameter set with a preset blepharoptosis criteria information to obtain a blepharoptosis severity and a levator function. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298596 | CORNEA PROJECTION DEVICE FOR OPHTHALMIC SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPE - An additional cornea projection device for ophthalmic slit lamp microscope, comprising: a cornea projection device, a slit lamp microscope optical body, a curved arm and the connecting part. The cornea projection device is connected to the upper or lower part of the optical body of the slit lamp microscope, or to the left or right side of the curved arm. When the cornea projection device is not in use, it can be rotated to a non-working position while being kept connected, and there is no obstacle to the normal use of the slit light source projection device of the ophthalmic slit lamp microscope. An ophthalmic slit lamp microscope with a cornea projection device has a simple overall structure, reliable performance, low cost, obvious advantages, convenient for production, debugging and maintenance. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298597 | REDUCING ERRORS OF TONOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS BY USING A TONOMETER TIP WITH A CURVED CORNEA-CONTACTING SURFACE - A device including a contact tonometer tip having a bi-curved cornea-contacting surface structured to reduce, during the tonometric measurement, at least the measurement error caused by the presence of a fluid film between the tip and the cornea and/or the intra-corneal stress formed during the applanation deformation and occurring at a location of the tip-to-cornea contact area. Method for using such device for measurement of intraocular pressure while procuring values IOP with increased accuracy as compared to those obtained with the use of a conventional flat-surface tonometer tip. The cornea-contacting surface includes a first central portion and a second portion that encircles and adjoins the first central portion. The curvatures of the first and second portions have opposite signs. In one case, the first central portion has a curvature with the same sign as that of the cornea and/or is rotationally-symmetric. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298598 | ALIGNMENT MEANS OF MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - An alignment means of a measurement instrument includes a housing an optical component having a principal axis in a direction parallel to a desired alignment; a first light source positioned at a first distance S | 2021-09-30 |
20210298599 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmic apparatus includes a first optical system for acquiring information regarding an eye refractive power of a subject eye based on reflection light of measurement light reflected from a fundus of the subject eye, a second optical system for acquiring anterior segment information regarding a shape of an anterior segment of the subject eye, and a calculation controller that acquires an axial length of the subject eye based on an on-surface eye refractive power, which is the eye refractive power on a cross section on which an optical axis of the first optical system is arranged and the anterior segment information regarding the cross section. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298600 | PUSH-BUTTON AND TOUCH-ACTIVATED VITAL SIGNS MONITORING DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAPPING DISEASE HOT SPOTS AND PROVIDING PROXIMITY ALERTS - A device and system for measuring vital signs is provided, which includes a housing and an electronic circuit within the housing. The housing has a pressable button on its front side and a sticky surface on its back side for affixing to an object. The electronic circuit measures and recording vital signs data when activated. The electronic circuit may be activated by pressing and holding the button. The vital signs data comprise one or more of: body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygenation level. The device may include an artificial intelligence unit that stores, records, and analyzes the vital signs data. The artificial intelligence unit builds a worldwide HOT ZONES database and a body temperature map containing information about regions with people reporting elevated body temperature. The device provides proximity alerts to users showing a Safety Circle so users can maintain distance from users with elevated temperatures. The device may be wearable and the housing or enclosure may be in the form of a bracelet, neckless, or ring. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298601 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BRAIN ATTACK TRIAGE (BAT) - Embodiments herein relate to biosensors and other elements combined in real-time for health applications that acquire health data of an individual from one or more data streams by a first element and integrate these data through a second element that is configured to predict and/or recognize an interruptive health event and then via one or more successive elements alert one or more providers of a possible interruptive health event, enable the providers to propose one or more effective interventions, communicate directly with the individual and providers and/or caregivers, and/or provide confirmation in the event that effective interventions were made. Embodiments also relate to predicting and recognizing brain attack in real-time by acquiring and integrating health data from one or more data streams, interfacing with one or more providers so that they can propose and/or effect one or more effective interventions, and communicating with an affected individual, providers, and/or caregivers. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298602 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PAIRING METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INFORMATION TERMINAL - An information management system according to the present invention includes one or more measuring devices and one or more information terminals configured to receive information related to measurement values from the one or more measuring devices. When each information terminal receives an input indicating that a measurement value displayed on one of the measuring devices and a measurement value displayed on the information terminal match each other, the information management system pairs the measuring device and the information terminal. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AND MANIPULATING TISSUE - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods capable of imaging, manipulating, and analyzing tissue using light, including for example, coagulating and breaking the molecular bonds (e.g. cutting) tissue. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SPECTRUM OF RAMAN-SCATTERED LIGHT USING TIME GATED DETECTION - An apparatus for measuring a spectrum (R | 2021-09-30 |
20210298605 | INTRAORAL SCANNER - A method for intraoral scanning, including introducing an intraoral scanner (IOS) head into an oral cavity, acquiring an image of a field of view (FOV), processing the acquired FOV image and adjusting at least one image acquisition parameter based on said processing, and an intraoral scanner (IOS) including an IOS head including at least one imager imaging a field of view (FOV), at least on light emitter that illuminates said FOV and circuitry that controls said imager and/or said light emitter. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298606 | Acousto-Optical Sensors for MRI Safety Evaluation - Methods are disclosed herein for measuring local E-fields, B-fields, and/or temperature effects of an MRI scan utilizing an acousto-optical sensor. A method includes positioning the acousto-optical sensor at a location of a body or phantom; receiving, with an antenna of the acousto-optical sensor, MRI RF energy localized at the first location; interrogating, with a light source, and via an optical fiber, an acousto-optical sensor region of the acousto-optical sensor; detecting, with a photodetector, interrogation light reflected from the acousto-optical sensor region; and outputting one or more signals corresponding to the detected interrogation light reflected from the acousto-optical sensor region. The one or more signals can correspond to an E-field, a B-field, and/or a temperature of the received MRI RF energy at the first location. Additional methods can include mapping results of multiple measurements around an implant. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298607 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING BREATHING RATE AND HEART RATE FROM CARDIOPULMONARY SIGNALS - The disclosure generally relates to determining a breathing rate and a heart rate from cardiopulmonary signal. Conventional systems use additional hardware to improve signal quality or different signal processing techniques to calculate the heart rate from the cardiopulmonary signal. However accurately determining the heart rate is always a continuous area of an improvement. The present methods and systems solve the problem of determining the heart rate accurately, from the cardiopulmonary signals, by determining the signal quality of the cardiopulmonary signal and the signal associated with the heart rate, comprised in the cardiopulmonary signal. A signal processing technique that best performs, out of a set of signal processing techniques is identified based on the signal quality to determine the heart rate. A long-term and an effective health monitoring of healthy as well as patient and infant subjects is achieved by the present disclosure. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298608 | PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE - Systems and methods for evaluating patients for ischemic heart disease are provided. An example system includes a flow sensor to sense a respiratory flow, an analyzer to determine a respiratory gas composition of at least a portion of the respiratory flow, an ECG device configured to determine ST segment values, and a computing device. The computing device may be configured to: receive gas exchange measurements that are based on breath-by-breath data captured by the flow sensor and the analyzer during a cardiopulmonary exercise test that includes an exercise phase; receive ST segment values captured by the ECG device during the cardiopulmonary exercise test; determine an ischemic index value based on the received gas exchange measurements and ST segment values; and output the ischemic index. The ST segment values may include ST segment depression or elevation values and the ischemic index value may be determined from the ST segment depression/elevation values. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298609 | APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURING HETEROGENEOUS BIOSIGNALS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus for measuring biosignals. The apparatus includes: a multiplexer configured to receive a first biosignal and a second biosignal, and to output either the first biosignal or the second biosignal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog signal that is an output of the multiplexer into a digital signal; and a processor configured to perform signal processing on an output of the analog-to-digital converter. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298610 | Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis for Evaluating a Subject - A method embodiment includes generating, via a sensor of a computing device, a signal representing vibrations originating from a blood vessel of a subject and decomposing the signal into one or more first intrinsic oscillatory modes and one or more second intrinsic oscillatory modes. The one or more first intrinsic oscillatory modes have respective oscillation frequencies that are less than respective oscillation frequencies of the one or more second intrinsic oscillatory modes. The method includes obtaining an intensity spectrum of the one or more first intrinsic oscillatory modes over a range of frequencies and using the obtained intensity spectrum to determine a blood volume status of the subject. Another method embodiment includes using the one or more second intrinsic oscillatory modes to determine one or more mechanical properties of the blood vessel or tissue adjacent to the blood vessel. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298611 | DETECTION OF HIGH-RISK UNSTABLE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE - The technology relates to a method for detecting high-risk unstable atherosclerotic plaque in a subject, the method comprising: a) administering to the subject a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent capable of being activated by myeloperoxidase (MPO) in atherosclerotic plaque; b) allowing the contrast agent to be activated by myeloperoxidase in atherosclerotic plaque; c) obtaining an image of the atherosclerotic plaque from the subject using such molecular MRI, wherein enhanced imaging is indicative of unstable plaque. In some embodiments an MPO inhibitor is administered to a subject identified as having a high-risk unstable atherosclerotic plaque. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298612 | ARTERIAL STIFFNESS DISPLAY METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure is applicable to the medical technical field, and provides an arterial stiffness display method, system ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210298613 | BLOOD SENSOR ASSEMBLEY - Devices used to sense physiologic blood parameters are disclosed. The devices may be configured to sense at least two physiologic blood parameters at substantially a common site of an extracorporeal perfusion circuit. The devices may include a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor may be in direct contact with the blood. | 2021-09-30 |
20210298614 | METHODS OF DETERMINING VENTILATORY THRESHOLD - A method of determining a ventilatory threshold for a subject engaged in an activity includes sensing heart rate information, breathing rate information, and motion information from the subject via a monitoring device worn by the subject; analyzing the heart rate information to identify one or more points in time where heart rate increased at a steady subject workload; and identifying the ventilatory threshold for the subject as occurring at a point in time where an increase in breathing rate lagged an increase in heart rate. The method also includes modifying when the ventilatory threshold for the subject occurs in time by presenting to the subject musical audio having a tempo correlated to frequency characteristics of a heart rate and/or breathing rate of the subject. | 2021-09-30 |