39th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210304823 | DATA READING CIRCUIT OF EMBEDDED FLASH MEMORY CELL - The application relates to a data reading circuit of an embedded flash memory cell. The data reading circuit a switch circuit, a current clamp circuit, a current mirror circuit, a reference current source, a precharge circuit and a comparison circuit; the switch circuit includes a transmission gate, one end of the transmission gate is connected with a drain of the embedded flash memory cell, and the other end of the transmission gate is connected with a detection end of the current clamp circuit; a response end of the current clamp circuit is connected with a data node; the current mirror circuit is connected with the reference current source and the data node; an output end of the precharge circuit is connected with the data node; one input end of the comparison circuit is connected with the data node, and the other input end is connected with reference voltage. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304824 | SENSE AMPLIFIER LOOK-THROUGH LATCH FOR FAMOS-BASED EPROM - In one example a semiconductor device has a data latch that includes first and second transmission gates and first and second inverters. The first inverter is connected between a first terminal of the first transmission gate and a first terminal of the second transmission gate. The second inverter is connected between a second terminal of the first transmission gate and a second terminal of the second transmission gate. The data latch is configured to store a datum received at the connection between the first transmission gate and the second inverter, and to store a datum received at the connection between the second transmission gate and the first inverter. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304825 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit. The memory cell array includes at least two planes. The peripheral circuit performs a memory operation on a selected plane of the at least two planes during a single plane operation and performs a dummy operation on an unselected plane of the at least two planes. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304826 | DEFECT DETECTION IN MEMORIES WITH TIME-VARYING BIT ERROR RATE - Described herein are embodiments related to defect detection in memory components of memory systems with time-varying bit error rate. A processing device determines that a bit error rate (BER) corresponding to a read operation to read a unit of data in a memory component satisfies a threshold criterion, determines a write-to-read (W2R) delay for the read operation, wherein the W2R delay comprises a difference between a time of the read operation and a write timestamp indicating when the unit of data was written to the memory component, and determines whether the W2R delay is within a W2R delay range corresponding to an initial read voltage level used by the read operation to read the unit of data. The processing device initiates a defect detection operation responsive to the W2R delay being within the W2R delay range, the defect detection operation to detect time-varying defects in the memory component. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304827 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD CAPABLE OF PERFORMING WEAR LEVELING - A system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The nonvolatile memory includes memory blocks. The controller is configured to perform at least one wear leveling operation, based on at least one degradation curve, to at least one of the plurality of memory blocks. Furthermore, a method associated with wear leveling is also disclosed herein. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304828 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - The present technology relates to a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks, which are assigned as a plurality of normal blocks, a plurality of first replacement blocks, a plurality of second replacement blocks, a first CAM block, and a second CAM block, a peripheral circuit configured to perform an erase operation and a program operation on the plurality of memory blocks, and a control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit to perform a growing bad block check operation on a target block during the program operation on a selected target block among the normal memory blocks. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304829 | MEMORIES FOR DETERMINING DATA STATES OF MEMORY CELLS - Memories might include a plurality of strings of memory cells, a plurality of access lines each connected to the strings of memory cells, and a controller configured to cause the memory to determine a particular voltage level applied to each of the access lines that is deemed to activate each memory cell of a first subset of the strings of series-connected memory cells programmed to store respective data states that are each lower than or equal to a first data state of a plurality of data states, apply the particular voltage level to a particular access line of the plurality of access lines, and for each memory cell connected to the particular access line that is contained in a second subset of the strings of series-connected memory cells, determine whether that memory cell is deemed to be activated while applying the particular voltage level to the particular access line. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304830 | SMART ERASE VERIFY TEST TO DETECT SLOW-ERASING BLOCKS OF MEMORY CELLS - Apparatuses and techniques are described for determining if a block of memory cells is slow-erasing during an erase operation for the block. An erase operation performs an additional verify test in a specified erase-verify iteration to check the position of the upper tail of the threshold voltage distribution of the memory cells of a block. If the upper tail is too high, this indicates a slow-erasing block, even if the erase operation is successfully completed within an allowable number of erase-verify iterations. The additional verify test can be initiated using a prefix command which is transmitted with an erase command to the memory chip. Or, it can be initiated by a device parameter on the memory chip. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304831 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A memory device, and a method of operating the memory device, includes a memory block configured to include a plurality of memory cells that are stacked to be spaced apart from each other on a substrate and to include word lines coupled to the plurality of memory cells, and bit lines and a source line coupled to both ends of strings including the plurality of memory cells, and peripheral circuits configured to perform an erase operation on the memory block, wherein the peripheral circuits are configured to perform the erase operation on the plurality of memory cells included in the memory block, and thereafter perform a defect detection operation on memory cells selected from among the plurality of memory cells depending on sizes of the plurality of memory cells. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304832 | MEMORY READOUT CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A circuit includes an OTP cell, an NVM cell, and a bit line coupled to the OTP cell, the NVM cell, and a first input terminal of an amplifier. The amplifier is configured to generate an output voltage based on a signal on the bit line, an ADC is configured to generate a digital output signal based on the output voltage, and a comparator includes a first input port coupled to an output port of the ADC and is configured to output a data bit responsive to a comparison of the digital output signal to a threshold level received at a second input port. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304833 | NOISE INJECTION FOR POWER NOISE SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST FOR MEMORY SYSTEMS - Noise injection systems and methods for conducting power noise susceptibility tests on memory systems, including solid state drives. A noise injection system comprises a power selector to deliver a voltage at a first or second level according to a frequency level indicated by a frequency select signal; a noise signal relay to receive a frequency noise signal and to deliver a low or high frequency noise component of the frequency noise signal according to the frequency level of the frequency select signal; and an amplification assembly, responsive to the frequency select signal and which receives the first or second level voltage based on the frequency level of the frequency select signal, receives and amplifies the high frequency noise component when the frequency select signal indicates a high frequency level, and receives and amplifies the low frequency noise component when the frequency select signal indicates a low frequency level. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304834 | INPUT/OUTPUT CIRCUIT INTERNAL LOOPBACK - Technology is disclosed herein for a semiconductor die, and controlling operation of the semiconductor die. In some aspects, a semiconductor die is configured to test an I/O circuit on the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die has an input circuit that compares a voltage signal at one of a first input or a second input with a reference voltage at the other of the first input or the second input to generate an input voltage signal. The first input may be connected to an I/O contact. During a normal mode a control circuit on the die provides a reference voltage to second input. During a test mode, the control circuit internally loops back a test signal from an output circuit to the second input of the input circuit. Thus, the test signal avoids the I/O contact. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304835 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SELF-TEST MODE ABORT CIRCUIT - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for self-test mode abort circuit. Memory devices may enter a self-test mode and perform testing operations on the memory array. During the self-test mode, the memory device may ignore external communications. The memory includes an abort circuit which may terminate the self-test mode if it fails to properly finish. For example, the abort circuit may count an amount of time since the self-test mode began and end the self-test mode if that amount of time meets or exceeds a threshold, which may be based off of the expected amount of time for the testing operations to complete. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304836 | MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE AND METHOD OF TESTING THE SAME - A multi-chip package may include a controller, a storage memory and a buffer memory. The controller may be configured to output a control signal. The storage memory may be tested in response to the control signal. The buffer memory may be sequentially tested while or after testing the storage memory in response to the control signal. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304837 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, CONTROLLER, AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROLLER - The present technology includes a method of operating a controller that controls a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory blocks. The method includes receiving a read request for data included in any one memory block among the plurality of memory blocks from a host, and controlling the semiconductor memory device to read data corresponding to the read request using a read-history table. The read-history table includes read voltages used for a plurality of read pass operations for the any one memory block, respectively. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304838 | INTERCONNECTED COMMAND/ADDRESS RESOURCES - Command/address (CA) pads of a wafer may be coupled with one or more logic circuits of the wafer to support transmission of a test signal between different memory dies of the wafer. A CA pad of a first memory die may be coupled with a repeater circuit in a scribe region of the wafer, and the repeater circuit may be coupled with a corresponding control circuit in the scribe region. These circuits may support repetition of a signal from a probe card to one or more other CA conductive paths of one or more other memory dies of the wafer. The repeater circuit may receive a test signal from the CA pad, which may be coupled with and receive the test signal from the probe card, and may transmit the test signal to another CA pad of another memory die based on a configuration of the control circuit. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304839 | Decoding Approaches for Protein Identification - Methods and systems are provided for accurate and efficient identification and quantification of proteins. In an aspect, disclosed herein is a method for identifying a protein in a sample of unknown proteins, comprising receiving information of a plurality of empirical measurements performed on the unknown proteins; comparing the information of empirical measurements against a database comprising a plurality of protein sequences, each protein sequence corresponding to a candidate protein among a plurality of candidate proteins; and for each of one or more of the plurality of candidate proteins, generating a probability that the candidate protein generates the information of empirical measurements, a probability that the plurality of empirical measurements is not observed given that the candidate protein is present in the sample, or a probability that the candidate protein is present in the sample; based on the comparison of the information of empirical measurements against the database. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304840 | Visual Representations of Peptide Sequences - A system for visually representing peptide sequences includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations include receiving data representing a peptide sequence. The data includes an index representing a position for each amino acid in the peptide sequence. The operations further include categorizing each amino acid in the peptide sequence and assigning each amino acid a value associated with the category. The operations additionally include determining relationship groups, each group including two amino acids in the peptide sequence, based upon a geometrical structure of the peptide sequence. The operations also include filtering the relationship groups to remove groups based upon the category of at least one of the two amino acids that make up the group; and producing a visual representation that includes a representation of each amino acid of the filtered relationship groups. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304841 | EFFICIENT DATA STRUCTURES FOR BIOINFORMATICS INFORMATION REPRESENTATION - Method and apparatus for the representation of genome sequence data organized in a structured file format. The data structure contains the representation of nucleotide sequences: in compressed form, aligned and referenced to one or more reference sequences and classified according to different degrees of matching accuracy. The classified and aligned reads are coded in the form of layers of syntax elements, which including a header information are partitioned into independent or dependent access units. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304842 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING INTERACTION SITES BETWEEN BIOSEQUENCES - A method and system for determining interaction sites between biosequences is described herein. A dataset of contact data for a plurality of biomolecule pairs is obtained to account their frequency of occurrence. Statistical weights are obtained for each frequency of occurrence. A statistical vector space (SRV) is decomposed through principal component decomposition. The r-vectors of the SRV are re-projected back to a new SRV with a new set of SR coordinates. A feature vector is generated and inputted into a predictor for outputting a likelihood of an interaction site. A method and system for determining significant attribute-value associations (AVAs) from relational datasets is also described. A frequency of occurrence of attribute value pairs and statistical weights may be obtained for each frequency of occurrence. Principal component decomposition and re-projection of AVA vectors may also be performed. The disentangle SR of AVAs could be used to identify AVA related to subgroups/classes. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304843 | BARCODE SEQUENCES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods, system, and kits are provided for sample identification, and, more specifically, for designing, and/or making, and/or using sample discriminating codes or barcodes for identifying sample nucleic acids or other biomolecules or polymers. For example, a plurality of flowspace codewords may be generated, the codewords comprising a string of characters. A location for at least one padding character within the flowspace codewords may be determined. The padding character may be inserted into the flowspace codewords at the determined location. After the inserting, a plurality of the flowspace codewords may be selected based on satisfying a predetermined minimum distance criteria, wherein the selected codewords correspond to valid base space sequences according to a predetermined flow order. And the barcode sequences corresponding to the selected codewords may be manufactured. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304844 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR OPTIMAL POOLING OF NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLES FOR NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for optimal pooling of nucleic acid samples for next generation sequencing, including receiving sample records corresponding to samples, each sample record comprising a sample identifier and a nucleic acid reference sequence of the sample, determining unique nucleic acid reference sequences in the sample records, computing, a nucleic acid overlaps between the unique nucleic acid reference sequences, and determining an optimal grouping of the plurality of samples into a plurality of sample pools based at least in part on the nucleic acid reference sequence of each sample record, the nucleic acid overlaps between the unique nucleic acid reference sequences, and one or more constraints, the one or more constraints including a maximum overlap constraint. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304845 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING GENETIC DATA - Processing genetic data is disclosed including inputting data, the data corresponding to source data for gene sequencing on a sample, receiving a selected data processing technique, performing, using the selected data processing technique, gene sequencing processing on the inputted data based on the pathogen genome of a predetermined pathogen to obtain a data processing result, the data processing result indicating whether the sample includes the predetermined pathogen, and presenting the data processing result. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304846 | Personalized compounding of therapeutic components and tracking of their influence on a measured parameter using a complex interaction model - A system and a method for a computer-implemented adaptive machine learning approach for tracking the effects of a therapeutic compound formulation containing a number of therapeutic components on one or more measurable parameters of a patient. The therapeutic components are represented by vectors in a complex interaction space. The vectors are not dimensionally reduced during the tracking process and they are adapted for tracking correlations between the therapeutic components, as those manifest in the values of the one or more measurable parameters. The approach is useful for making personalized adjustments of the therapeutic components of the compound formulation based on the one or more measurable patient responses captured by the measurable parameters. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304847 | MACHINE LEARNING FOR DETERMINING PROTEIN STRUCTURES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing protein structure prediction. In one aspect, a method comprises, at each of one or more iterations: determining an alternative predicted structure of a given protein defined by alternative values of structure parameters; processing, using a geometry neural network, a network input comprising: (i) a representation of a sequence of amino acid residues in the given protein, and (ii) the alternative values of the structure parameters, to generate an output characterizing an alternative geometry score that is an estimate of a similarity measure between the alternative predicted structure and the actual structure of the given protein. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304848 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Similarity Searching - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for comparing a first biosequence string with a second biosequence string to assess similarity between those biosequence strings. For example, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) can be used to (1) detect substrings of the second biosequence string that are matches to substrings of the first biosequence string, and (2) map the detected substrings of the second biosequence string to corresponding positions in the first biosequence string where the detected substrings are located based on a data structure that links substrings of the first biosequence string to positions in the first biosequence string where the substrings of the first biosequence string are located. These operations can be used to seed an alignment between the first and second biosequence strings that permits comparisons to be performed over longer substrings of the first and second biosequence strings so that similarities between those longer substrings can be quantified. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304849 | BIOCHEMICAL DATA PROTEIN ACTING ON BIONIC DATA CELL BODY - Provided is a biochemical data protein acting on a biomimetic data cell body. The data cell body includes a data ontology and a data chromosome; the data ontology is data to be transmitted; the data chromosome is attribute information of the data ontology. The biochemical data protein is used for matching a data cell body, or updating the data cell body, or performing an operation on the data chromosome of the data cell body. The biochemical data protein includes: an initiator, an action, a carrier, and a recipient, wherein the initiator is the initiator of the biochemical data protein, the action is command content needing to be completed by the biochemical data protein, the carrier is the data ontology, and the recipient is an action object or an output object of the action. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304850 | METHOD OF QUANTIFYING SOIL CARBON - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method of quantifying soil carbon in a unit of land. The method generally comprises the steps of (i) obtaining an estimated spatial distribution of carbon content in the unit of land, (ii) stratifying the unit of land into a plurality of strata based at least partly on the spatial distribution of carbon content, (iii) selecting one or more locations from each of one or more of the plurality of strata, the one or more locations being selected with randomness, (iv) determining sample carbon content associated with the one or more first locations and (v) determining total carbon content in the unit of land based at least partly on the sample carbon content. In another aspect, this method may be used to quantify soil carbon sequestered in a unit of land by repeating steps (iv) and (v) at a second time and thereafter determining the amount of carbon sequestered. Furthermore, in quantifying the soil carbon sequestered, steps (ii) and (iii) may also be repeated at the second time after re-stratification of the unit of land based on sample carbon determined at the first time. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304851 | COMPUTER-BASED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF UV FILTER SUBSTANCES - A computer-based method for determining a sunscreen composition comprising a plurality of UV filter substances, comprises the steps of selecting at least one constraint for at least one characteristic of the composition to be determined (step | 2021-09-30 |
20210304852 | EXPERT-IN-THE-LOOP AI FOR MATERIALS GENERATION - Candidate material for polymerization can be received. One or more desired features in the candidate material can be identified. A machine learning model can be trained to generate a new material having one or more of the desired features. Permissively, the candidate material can be determined from running a machine learning classification model that ranks a plurality of material as candidates. Permissively, the generated new material can be input to the machine learning classification model, for the machine learning classification model to include in ranking the plurality of material as candidates. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304853 | VALIDATING INTERPRETABILITY OF QSAR AND QSPR MODELS - A method performed on a computer or computing system, the method comprising steps for aiding interpretability of calculated values in the context of molecular structural features. The method starts with a machine learning model of a pharmacokinetic or physicochemical property of a molecule, derived from a training set of molecules, and provides a user with an interpretability model of the machine learning model for a set of molecules of interest. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304854 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE FOR GENERATING CANDIDATE DRUGS - A method is disclosed for using an artificial intelligence engine to generate candidate drug compounds, wherein the method comprises: generating candidate drug compounds comprising sequences via a creator module of the artificial intelligence engine. The method includes generating, via a descriptor module, a respective description for each of the candidate drug compounds at nodes in a knowledge graph, wherein the knowledge graph comprises a multi-dimensional representation of the candidate drug compounds and the respective description comprises drug compound structural information, drug compound activity information, and drug compound semantic information. The method includes determining a shape of the multi-dimensional representation of the candidate drug compounds; determining, based on the shape, a slice configured to be obtained from the representation; determining, using a decoder, which dimensions are included in the slice; and based on the dimensions, determining an effectiveness of a biomedical feature of the slice. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304855 | CODING ARCHITECTURES FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF WAVEFORMS - A method includes receiving raw input signals, analyzing the raw signals using a trained coding architecture including an encoding layer; and displaying an output. A computing system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to receive raw input signals, analyzing the raw signals using a trained coding architecture and display an output. A non-transitory computer readable medium includes program instructions that when executed cause a computer to receive raw input signals, analyze the raw signals using a trained coding architecture and display an output. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304856 | UNIVERSAL HOME TESTING SYSTEM FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES - A device and system used to enhance at-home medical test kits so that it provides the ability for a third-party system to capture test results, interacted contacts and other valuable information such as symptoms experienced. The goals are to provide the captured information to health authorities, medical partners and use it to execute contact tracing. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304857 | MEDICAL INDICATION DETERMINATION USING NEURAL NETWORK PREDICTION ENGINE - A method includes receiving first information associated with a patient, second information associated with a provider, and third information associated with an order; and determining, using a multi-layer neural network, a medical indication corresponding to the order responsive to receiving the first information, the second information, and the third information. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304858 | SECURE CERTIFICATE VALIDATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORDS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Systems and processes for verifying and authenticating a certification or status associated with an individual are described herein. A certificate verification system for COVID-19 verification can include a camera, a database, and a computer system coupled to the camera and the database. The computer system receive a COVID-19 status associated with an individual, wherein the COVID-19 status comprises at least one of a test result or a vaccination status associated with COVID-19, capture, via the camera, an image of the individual, record, in the database, the COVID-19 status and the image associated with the individual, and provide the individual with a record retrieval resource associated with the user profile for retrieving the status and the image of the individual. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304859 | CLOUD-BASED MEDICAL RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH PATIENT CONTROL - A cloud-based medical record management system providing patient control for storing, accessing, managing and sharing their patient medical records. The patient is provided complete control over access to his medical records and is provided a transparent system for sharing and transmitting to various medical providers over various medical system platforms. In this way, medical professional, medical facilities and other healthcare-related organizations are able to communicate and share medical records, under patient specific control, in a rapid way and in real-time. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304860 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INTEGRATING MEDICAL DEVICE CASE FILES WITH CORRESPONDING PATIENT CARE RECORDS - A system for integrating medical device case files with corresponding electronic patient care records (ePCRs) is provided. The system includes a database storing a plurality of medical device case files and at least one processor. The at least one processor receives, from a patient charting device, charting data documented in an ePCR for an encounter with a particular patient, generates a search criterion based at least in part on the charting data, the search criterion including a predetermined relationship between at least one first parameter from the charting data and at least one second parameter associated with a medical device case file, identifies the medical device case file based on the generated search criterion, and generates an integrated patient encounter record including at least a portion of medical device data from the medical device case file and the charting data. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304861 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENT IDENTIFICATION, LEAKAGE QUANTIFICATION AND WORKFLOW SOFTWARE - The invention encompasses systems and methods to identify patients, and in particular eligible patients, of a health system or healthcare provider and gain insight, as to the areas of opportunity for a pharmacy to focus its efforts including, for example, a specific clinic within the hospital, a health insurance payer, or a limited distribution medication in order to improve care for the patients in greatest medical need as well as identify patients eligible to fill one or more medications at a particular pharmacy, whether a hospital-owned pharmacy or third-party pharmacy with whom the health system or healthcare provider has a contractual relationship. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304862 | SENSOR DRIVEN SECURE DISPENSING UNIT - A secure dispensing unit includes a housing comprising a first end and a second end and a number of storage assemblies. The number of storage assemblies are arranged in parallel with one another within the housing. Each storage assembly includes a number of compartments arranged linearly along an axis of the housing with each of the compartments being configured to store an item. A cover is coupled with the housing and extends between the first end and the second end such that the cover is positioned over the compartments. An actuator is coupled with the cover, the actuator being configured to retract the cover to draw a distal end of the cover from the first end toward the second end to expose a selected number of compartments. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304863 | MEDICINAL DOSAGE COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - A medicinal dosage compliance system may comprise a docking station, a container, and transactional information component. The docking station may comprise an interaction portion. The lockable container may be configured to hold medicine for a student, and the container may be configured to operably engage with the interaction portion. The transactional information component may be in operative communication with a computing device accessible by a user. The student and the container may be identified and associated with the identified student. Medication data may be communicated to the transactional information component indicative of a dosing event. The medication data may comprise at least a type of medication, a dosage amount of medicine to be taken by the student and a time when the medicine was taken by the student. A digital medical administration record for the identified person may be configured to record the medication data. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304864 | PERISTALTIC PUMP - A peristaltic pump having at least first, second, and third stages is provided. The peristaltic pump includes a plunger, inlet and outlet valves, a spring, and an actuator. The plunger actuates toward and away from a tube, the inlet valve is upstream of the plunger, the outlet valve is downstream of the plunger, the spring biases the plunger toward the tube, and the actuator mechanically engages and disengages from the plunger. In the first stage, the inlet valve is opened and the plunger is actuated from the tube, in the second stage, the inlet valve is closed, the plunger is actuated toward the tube, and the actuator is mechanically disengaged from the plunger, and in the third stage, the outlet valve is opened. In the third stage or in a fourth stage, the actuator actuates the plunger toward the tube to discharge fluid downstream past the outlet valve. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304865 | EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An exercise prescription apparatus includes a body shape measurement device that measures a body shape of a user changing with a progress of an exercise based on a previously prescribed exercise guide and a processor that predicts a future body shape of the user based on body shape history information obtained through the measured body shape of the user and to re-prescribe an exercise guide based on a body shape difference between the predicted future body shape and a target body shape. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304866 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TREATMENT DELIVERY USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING - Methods and systems are provided which relate to the planning and delivery of radiation treatments by modalities which involve moving a radiation source along a trajectory relative to a subject while delivering radiation to the subject. An artificial intelligence (AI) agent trained using reinforcement learning (and/or some other suitable form of machine learning) is used to control the radiation delivery parameters in effort to achieve desired delivery of radiation therapy. In some embodiments, the AI agent selects suitable control steps (e.g. radiation delivery parameters for particular time steps), while accounting for patient motions, difference(s) in patient anatomical geometry and/or the like. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304867 | APPLICATION WITH BEHAVIOR CHANGE USER INTERFACE RESPONSES - The present technology pertains an application configured to instruct a user to think about an aspect of a craving to partake in an undesired behavior, and after the presentation of the information presenting a user interface instructing the user to think about the aspect of the craving to partake in the undesired behavior. The user interface of the application can present an interface that is configured to receive a craving score that is an indication of how the craving to partake in the undesired behavior has changed relative to a time prior to the presentation of the information instructing the user to think about the aspect of the craving to partake in the undesired behavior. The present technology can proactively adjust to help a user to take helpful actions towards behavior change. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304868 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FACTOR SELECTION PROCESS - An artificial intelligence system for multi-factor selection process, the system comprising a computing device, the computing device designed and configured to receive an equivalency request, retrieve at least an element of user data, determine a nutritional output utilizing the equivalency request and the at least an element of user data, and calculate an optimization value utilizing the nutritional output. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304869 | Method to Deliver and Use Stress Management Mind-Body Health Tools with Audio Card Technology - A method is described herein comprising obtaining a soundcard comprising an audio device with guidance for at least one of the following: breathing, visualization, and muscle relaxation, and generating an audio output by opening the soundcard. Corresponding systems and devices also are disclosed. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304870 | DYNAMIC INTELLIGENCE MODULAR SYNTHESIS SESSION GENERATOR FOR MEDITATION - A system and method for providing a dynamic meditation session to a user where user data is used to generate and output one or more instruction states and one or more non-instruction states. The instruction states include, but are not limited to, audio output, visual output, or both that prompts the user to take a first action or inaction. Feedback data from the user is then used to generate and output an adjusted instruction state and an adjusted non-instruction state to the user. AI processing is used to compare user states or condition, based on biometric feedback, in response to different instruction and non-instructions states to adjust instructions to optimize meditation. The adjusted instruction state includes, but is not limited to, audio output, visual output, or both that prompts the user to take a second action or inaction such that the first action is different than the second action. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304871 | REMOTE HEALTHCARE MOBILE APPLICATION - A system and method that provides a Web-based mobile application for utilizing TCM, holistic medicine, and other healthcare expertise from a provider located a distance from the patient is disclosed. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304872 | ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COMBINING SENSORY SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION AND IMAGE GENERATION - A method which includes: Obtaining a training set which comprises: multiple data pairs each comprising: (i) a raw sensory signal acquired by a medical imaging system, and (ii) a processed image generated by the medical imaging system from the raw sensory signal; and a classification label for each of the data pairs. Based on the training set, training an artificial neural network (ANN), wherein the training comprises minimizing a global loss which is a weighted sum of: a loss between the classification labels and classification predictions by the ANN, and a similarity loss between the processed images and images generated by an intermediate layer of the ANN. The training is such that the trained ANN is configured, for a new raw sensory signal: to predict a new classification, and to generate a new image by the intermediate layer of the ANN. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304873 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A medical system comprises processing circuitry configured to: load medical images sequentially from a data store which stores a set of medical images, each having an associated location; receive a current location of a medical image that is currently displayed on the display; receive an input operation from a user; process the input operation to determine whether the input operation is of a first type or the input operation is of a second type, wherein the first type of input operation is intended to be less precise than the second type of input operation, and to determine a destination location in dependence on the current location and the input operation; perform a first display operation based on the destination location if the input operation is of the first type; and perform a second display operation based on the destination location if the input operation is of the second type. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304874 | Virtual Dental Restoration Insertion Verification - A system and method include digitally determining a virtual insertion path of a digital dental restoration, | 2021-09-30 |
20210304875 | CONTROLLING AN IMAGE PROCESSOR - The invention discloses an apparatus ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210304876 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES TO PREPARE SLIDES FOR PROCESSED IMAGES FOR DIGITAL PATHOLOGY - Systems and methods are disclosed for processing an electronic image corresponding to a specimen. One method for processing the electronic image includes: receiving a target electronic image of a slide corresponding to a target specimen, the target specimen including a tissue sample from a patient, applying a machine learning system to the target electronic image to determine deficiencies associated with the target specimen, the machine learning system having been generated by processing a plurality of training images to predict stain deficiencies and/or predict a needed recut, the training images including images of human tissue and/or images that are algorithmically generated; and based on the deficiencies associated with the target specimen, determining to automatically order an additional slide to be prepared. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNING EXAMS TO PHYSICIANS - A system that actively matches supply (physicians, technicians, or other healthcare providers) with demand (exams) in hospitals, clinics and telemedicine environments is provided. The system may be used along with the hospital or other medical facility's imaging and information systems, which allows the system to be aware of any exam that needs to be interpreted by a healthcare provider (e.g., a CT scan that needs to be interpreted by a radiologist). | 2021-09-30 |
20210304878 | DIGITAL COMMUNICATION MODULE FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA FROM A MEDICAL DEVICE - A digital communication module for transmission of data from a medical device is disclosed. In an example, a digital communication apparatus includes an input interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical device and an output interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical network. A processor of the digital communication apparatus receives a configuration file that specifies one input port of the input interface and at least one output port of the output interface, a first data format, and a second data format. The processor installs drivers for the input and output ports specified by the configuration file, provisions the input interface with the specified input port to receive medical data from the medical device in the first data format, and provisions the output interface with the at least one specified output port to transmit the received medical data using the first data format and the second data format. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304879 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DIVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN ENTITIES - A method includes receiving information associated with health care services provided to a patient; determining for respective ones of the health care services respective probabilities that a first entity will refuse responsibility; associating a first portion of the health care services with the first entity; associating a second portion of the health care services with a second entity, the second portion of the health care services comprising respective ones of the health care services having probabilities that exceed a defined threshold; assigning responsibility for the first portion of the health care services to the first entity; and assigning responsibility for the second portion of the health care services to the second entity. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION - A system and method for securing communication for medical personnel that provides a single channel, to enable the personnel to rapidly reach resources, information or services. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304881 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING PATIENT ENCOUNTER RECORDS - A system for consolidating medical data from multiple devices involved in a patient encounter is provided. The system includes a mobile computing device that acquires, via a medical device interface, identifiers of each medical device, generates association information including the one or more identifiers, and transmits the association information to a server. The server receives and stores one or more medical device case files from the medical devices, receives the association information from the mobile computing device, associates the one or more medical device case files with one another, and produces an integrated data source encounter structure including case data from the one or more medical device case files for subsequent processing. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE PREPARATION OF PATIENTS FOR THEIR SURGERIES, ENDOSCOPIC AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES - A computer-implemented system and method for optimizing clinical process flow and operational efficiencies regarding the preparation of patients for their surgeries, endoscopic and investigative procedures, and for generating pre-operation instructions specific to each patient in various settings including hospitals, pre-operative clinics, physician's offices, nurse practitioner's offices, physician and health care providers, and other environments where patient and care provider encounters take place. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304883 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTRAORAL SCANNING - Systems and methods include determining, by an appointment management system, a condition that an appointment to conduct an intraoral scan at an intraoral scanning site has been missed by a user, automatically generating a message to the user indicating that an at-home dental impression kit can be sent to the user based on determining that the appointment has been missed, and transmitting the automatically generated message to a communications device associated with the user. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304884 | MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING METHOD, CLUSTER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A medical data cluster processing system, including: a cluster initiator device and cluster participant devices that have signal connection with each other. The cluster initiator device sends model data and medical data to at least two cluster participant devices; the cluster participant devices receive the model data and the medical data from the cluster initiator device, process the medical data based on the model data to obtain second processing data, and sends the second processing data to the cluster initiator device; and the cluster initiator device receives the second processing data sent from the at least two cluster participant devices, and comprehensively processes the second processing data to obtain a medical data processing result. A medical data processing method and a medical data cluster processing method are also provided. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304885 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL APPARATUS - A method for controlling a medical apparatus. An embodiment of the method includes providing, via an interface, a first function dataset of a patient, measured within a first time interval; applying, via a processor, a trained function to the measured first function dataset provided, to estimate a second function dataset of the patient, predicted for a second time interval, wherein at least one parameter of the trained function is adapted based upon a comparison between a predicted, second training function-dataset for a second training time-interval, the second training function-dataset being predicted based upon a first training function-dataset of a training patient for a first training time-interval, and a comparison function-dataset of the training patient for the second training time-interval, and wherein the first training function-dataset and the comparison function-dataset are associated; and controlling, via a controller, the medical apparatus based upon the estimate. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304886 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR TRACKING LABORATORY RESOURCES - A computer-implemented method for tracking laboratory resources is disclosed. The laboratory resource comprises an identification feature. The method comprises an identification step comprising detecting the laboratory resource in the laboratory with an imaging sensor of an augmented reality device and identifying the laboratory resource with an identification unit of the augmented reality device by receiving identification information from the identification feature, a data retrieving step comprising retrieving information about the identified laboratory resource from a data server via a communication interface of the augmented reality device, and a tracking step comprising generating and displaying augmented reality information on a display device of the augmented reality device. The augmented reality information comprises a hologram comprising the retrieved information about the identified laboratory resource and/an instruction depending on the retrieved information about the identified laboratory resource. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING DYNAMIC BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT - A system and method for facilitating dynamic biometric measurement is disclosed. In particular, the system may include a garment to be worn on the body of the user. The garment may include a flexible circuit upon which a plurality of sensor arrays and a processing unit may be disposed upon. Once activated, the sensors of the plurality of sensor arrays may continuously measure sensor data associated with the user, such as when the user is at rest and when the user in motion. The sensors may transmit signals including the sensor data to the processing unit for aggregation, processing, and filtration. The processing unit may also analyze the sensor data to determine a physiological condition of the user, a health condition of the user, a state of the user, or a combination thereof. The analyzed sensor data may be transmitted to a device for presentation, further processing, and storage. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304888 | MEDICATION ORDER PROCESSING AND RECONCILIATION - A system and method for managing medication orders, including changes to those orders, is described. A server receives medication orders from a pharmacy and communicates those orders to an infusion pump. The infusion pump communicates status messages to the server and the server compares the status messages to the medication orders to determine if the there were any changes to the order, or if a medication was administered absent a medication order. The server assigns a new order identification number to the status message if needed. The system may also reconcile original medication orders with information associated with a new order identification number and stores the information in the eMAR of a patient. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304889 | A TWO-PHASE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A two-phase disease diagnosis system includes a processor and a storage device storing a neural network, and using a slide including a biometric image and the neural network. The system includes a patch neural network that receives, through an input layer, a given patch segmented in a given size from the slide and outputs patch level diagnosis results indicating whether a disease is present in the patch and a slide diagnosis engine that marks a patch determined to be cancer based on the patch level diagnosis results for each of multiple patches included in the slide and outputs slide level diagnosis results indicating whether a disease is present in the slide based on the marked results. The patch neural network receives, through the input layer, four-channel information including original color information three-channels and a gray channel for the patch. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304890 | MULTI-TARGETED FIBROSIS TESTS - Disclosed is a non-invasive method for assessing in a subject the presence and severity of a liver lesion, or the risk of death or liver-related events, including: 1) performing at least three binary logistic regressions on at least one variable, performed on the same variable(s) but each directed to a different single diagnostic target, thereby obtaining at least three scores; 2) combining the scores from step 1) in a multiple linear regression to obtain a new multi-targeted score; 3) optionally sorting the multi-targeted score obtained in step 2) in a classification of liver lesion stages or grades, thereby determining to which liver lesion stage or grade the subject belongs based on his/her multi-targeted score. Also disclosed is a single multi-targeted non-invasive test obtained by the combination of single-targeted non-invasive tests providing a unique score and a unique classification with improved accuracy compared to single-targeted diagnostic tests. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304891 | Generating Computer Models from Implicitly Relevant Feature Sets - Mechanisms are provided for training a hybrid machine learning (ML) computer model to simulate a biophysical system of a patient and predict patient classifications based on results of simulating the biophysical system. A mechanistic model is executed to generate a training dataset. A surrogate ML model is trained to replicate logic of the mechanistic computer model and generate patient feature outputs based on surrogate ML model input parameters. A transformation ML model is trained to transform patient feature outputs of the surrogate ML model into a distribution of patient features. A generative ML model is trained to encode samples from a uniform distribution of input patient data into mechanistic model parameter inputs that are coherent to the target distribution of patient features and are input to the surrogate ML model. Input patient data for a patient is processed through the ML models to predict a patient classification for the patient. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304892 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MEDICAL CONFLICT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method and apparatus for detecting a medical conflict, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. A specific implementation solution includes: acquiring a medical quality control requirement of a user, and converting the medical quality control requirement into structured data corresponding thereto; detecting, through a pre-established rule-based reasoning network, whether medical entities in the structured data meet detection conditions corresponding to a leaf node, with each field in the structured data as a medical entity; in response to the medical entities in the structured data meeting the detection conditions corresponding to the leaf node, determining that the medical quality control requirement hits the leaf node; and pushing medical conflict information corresponding to the leaf node to the user. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304893 | Projection System for Visual Morphing of Patient Disease - The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to methods and systems for generating, projecting, and displaying a patient's disease state based on the patient's medical images wherein the projected disease state can be compared to the patient's present state of health to provide data and material for patient education, healthcare provider education, clinical practice, and medical research. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304894 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medical information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first processing circuit configured: to cause a display circuit to display a first image obtained by a medical image diagnosis apparatus; to cause the display circuit to display a plurality of regions classified in correspondence with a plurality of diseases and to display, in each of the plurality of regions, a representative image related to a corresponding one of the diseases; to receive a correspondence operation to bring the first image displayed by the display circuit into correspondence with one of the plurality of regions; and to cause, in response to the correspondence operation, a storage circuit to store therein, with respect to each of the diseases, the first image displayed by the display circuit as a verification requiring image related to the disease corresponding to the region brought into correspondence therewith. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304895 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CURATED INTERVENTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PATIENT BEHAVIOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for methods, system, and architecture for automatically generating curated interventions for modifying patient behaviors within an end user application is disclosed herein. A patient behavior is observed including a set of features. A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium is used to select the patient and the observed patient behavior. The selected patient and the selected patient behavior are loaded into a trained intervention generating system. The trained intervention generating system generates an intervention responsive to the selected patient and the selected patient behavior inputs using artificial intelligent neural networks. The intervention recommender system is accessible to caregiving users via an interactive cloud computing architecture and service incorporating sensors, camera, Internet of Things technology for monitoring patient behaviors and daily activities. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304896 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS - A method is provided. The method may also include generating at least one first segmentation image and at least one second segmentation image based on the target image. Each of the at least one first segmentation image may indicate one of the at least one target region of the subject. Each of the at least one second segmentation image may indicate a lesion region of one of the at least one target region. The method may also include determining first feature information relating to the at least one lesion region and the at least one target region based on the at least one first segmentation image and the at least one second segmentation image. The method may further include generating a diagnosis result with respect to the subject based on the first feature information. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304897 | INDIVIDUAL RISK AVERSION THROUGH BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION - A processor can obtain a biometric scan of a first user and a second user wherein the first user and the second user are within a predetermined geographical location. The processor can identify one or more records associated with the first user and one or more records associated with the second user based on the biometric scan. The processor can analyze the one or more records associated with the first user and the one or more records associated with the second user. The processor can determine, from the analyzing, whether a risk threshold is exceeded. The processor can display an alert to the first user and the second user. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304898 | Multiple-Marker Risk Parameters Predictive of Conversion to Diabetes - Methods, systems and circuits evaluate a subject's risk of developing type 2 diabetes using defined mathematical models of short term risk (STR) and longer term risk of progression. The evaluations can stratify risk for patients having the same glucose measurement, particularly those with intermediate or low (normal) fasting plasma glucose (FPG) values. The STR or IR (insulin resistance) model(s) may include an inflammatory biomarker such as an NMR derived measurements of GlycA and a plurality of selected lipoprotein components of at least one biosample of the subject. Embodiments of the invention also provide methods, systems and circuits that generate STR scores as a marker of beta-cell dysfunction or impairment. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304899 | ACTIVITY MRI - Methods, computer-readable storage media and systems are described for constructing a three-dimensional electronic library of simulated decays of the diffusion-weighted | 2021-09-30 |
20210304900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING TRANSMISSION OF AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE, COMPUTER APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method and apparatus for predicting transmission of an infectious disease, a computer apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes determining one or more objects to be predicted, matching in a historical travel path database for a corresponding predicted path of each of the one or more objects to be predicted, and determining a transmission trend of the infectious disease in the one or more objects to be predicted based on the predicted travel paths. The predicted travel path of each object to be predicted is matched in the historical travel path database thus achieving the effect of reducing the computation amount of obtaining the predicted travel path. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND ISOLATING PERSONS SUSPECTED OF HAVING AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE - Systems and processes are provided for managing epidemic and pandemic disease populations by individually scanning persons in a pre-selected retention space, to identify persons having body temperatures in excess of a predetermined level. Such persons are prompted to register, and are instructed to self-quarantine at the address provided during the registration process. The location of the registered person subsequently is tracked to ensure that the person remains at the registered location during the quarantine period. The registration information can be provided to health and law enforcement authorities to help control the spread of the disease population. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN COMMUNICATION CHANNELS USING SECURE HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system for switching between communication platforms using a secure healthcare communication system the system comprising: a healthcare provider server device. Transmitting a communication switch request to a first communication platform and establish a first communication channel between the user device and the healthcare provider server device to communicate one or more messages to the first communication platform. Transmit an encoded message over the first communication channel to the first communication platform in response to receiving the communication switch initiation request, the encoded message including an identifier associated with a second communication platform. Switch to an encrypted second communication channel from the first communication channel in response to receiving an encrypted communication initiation request. Encrypted communication initiation request is generated based on the identifier. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304903 | Internet of Things Hub for Enabling Mobility Within a Manufacturing Environment - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for managing a manufacturing environment, comprising: providing an Internet of Things (IoT) hub, the IoT hub coordinating communication between a mobile device and a product fabrication system; communicating between the mobile device and the product fabrication system via a secure internal network of the manufacturing environment; maintaining a master version of an application on the IoT hub; and, updating a mobile version of an application on the mobile device using the master version of the application maintained on the IoT hub. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304904 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING QUERIES OF USER IN IOT NETWORK - A method for controlling a first electronic device that manages a user query in an Internet of Things (IoT) network is disclosed. The method may include receiving a first query from the user, identifying whether the received first query is a static event in which a complete response can be generated by the first electronic device or a dynamic event in which a complete response cannot be generated by the first electronic device, based on the first query being identified as the static event, processing the first query, and based on the first query being identified as the dynamic event, transmitting the first query to a second electronic device. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304905 | URANIUM-DIOXIDE PELLET FOR NUCLEAR FUEL HAVING IMPROVED NUCLEAR-FISSION-GAS ADSORPTION PROPERTY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a pellet containing an oxide additive to improve a nuclear-fission-gas-adsorption ability of a uranium-dioxide pellet used as nuclear fuel and increase the grain size thereof, and to a method of manufacturing the same. A La | 2021-09-30 |
20210304906 | ADDITION INTO THE FUEL MIXTURE OF NUCLEAR FUEL FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS - In one form, during the production of electrical energy from a stable uranium isotope by means of a fission chain reaction, extra neutrons are formed that can be used, in addition to electricity production, to also convert certain elements to other elements, specifically of some selected stable isotopes of particular elements to stable isotopes of other elements. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304907 | FULLY CERAMIC MICROENCAPSULATED FUELS CONTAINING TRISTRUCTURAL-ISOTROPIC PARTICLES WITH A COATING LAYER HAVING HIGHER SHRINKAGE THAN MATRIX - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a fully ceramic capsulated nuclear fuel material containing three-layer-structured isotropic nuclear fuel particles coated with a ceramic having a composition which has a higher shrinkage than a matrix in order to prevent cracking of ceramic nuclear fuel, wherein the three-layer-structured nuclear fuel particles before coating is included in the range of between 5 and 40 fractions by volume based on after sintering. More specifically, the present invention provides a composition for preparing a fully ceramic capsulated nuclear fuel containing three-layer-structured isotropic particles coated with the substance which includes, as a main ingredient, a silicon carbine derived from a precursor of the silicon carbide wherein a condition of ΔL | 2021-09-30 |
20210304908 | METHOD FOR PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FULLY CERAMIC MICROENCAPSULATED FUELS CONTAINING TRISTRUCTURAL-ISOTROPIC PARTICLES WITH A COATING LAYER HAVING HIGHER SHRINKAGE THAN MATRIX - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a fully ceramic capsulated nuclear fuel material containing three-layer-structured isotropic nuclear fuel particles coated with a ceramic having a composition which has a higher shrinkage than a matrix in order to prevent cracking of ceramic nuclear fuel, wherein the three-layer-structured nuclear fuel particles before coating is included in the range of between 5 and 40 fractions by volume based on after sintering. More specifically, the present invention provides a composition for preparing a fully ceramic capsulated nuclear fuel containing three-layer-structured isotropic particles coated with the substance which includes, as a main ingredient, a silicon carbine derived from a precursor of the silicon carbide wherein a condition of ΔL | 2021-09-30 |
20210304909 | ROBUST NUCLEAR PROPULSION FISSION REACTOR WITH TRI-PITCH PATTERNED CORE AND DRUM ABSORBERS - Nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure has an active core region including fuel element structures, a reflector with rotatable neutron absorber structures (such as drum absorbers), and a core former conformal mating the outer surface of the fuel element structures to the reflector. Fuel element structures are arranged abutting nearest neighbor fuel element structures in a tri-pitch design. Cladding bodies defining coolant channels are inserted into and joined to upper and lower core plates to from a continuous structure that is a first portion of the containment structure. The nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure can be incorporated into a nuclear thermal propulsion engine for propulsion applications, such as space propulsion. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304910 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VOLUME REDUCTION FOR NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AND REFURBISHMENT - An apparatus for volume reduction of material removed from a hazardous environment. The apparatus includes a shielded housing for receiving a workpiece therein, at least one cutting unit having a cutting head operable for contactless cutting, and a drive unit for rotating the at least one cutting unit around a main axis so the cutting head cuts the workpiece. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304911 | Neutron Absorbing Concrete Wall and Method for Producing Such Concrete Wall - The object of the invention relates to a neutron absorbing concrete wall ( | 2021-09-30 |
20210304912 | RADIOACTIVE IODINE ADSORBENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING RADIOACTIVE IODINE - Provided is a method for treating radioactive iodine contained in steam discharged from a nuclear power facility, including a filling step of filling an air-permeable container with a granulated radioactive iodine adsorbent of zeolite X, wherein ion exchange sites of the zeolite X are substituted with silver so that a size of minute pores of the zeolite X is suited to a size of a hydrogen molecule, and the radioactive iodine adsorbent has a silver content of 36 wt % or more when dried, a particle size of 10×20 mesh, a hardness of 94% or more, and a water content of 12 wt % or less when dried at 150° C. for 3 h and thereby reduced in weight; and a flow passing step of passing a flow of the steam discharged from the nuclear power facility, through the container filled with the radioactive iodine adsorbent. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304913 | DEVICE FOR DISPOSING NUCLEAR WASTE USING DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY - A device comprises a raw material conveyor, a raw material mixer, a liquid waste conveying pipeline, an additive tank, a powder waste conveyor, an output pump, a liquid supply pump, a liquid supply manifold, an output manifold, a mixed liquid conveying pipeline, a high-pressure injection pump, a high-pressure pipeline, and a wellhead sealing device. The method includes: drilling a well; forming a fracture in the granite stratum; preparing a raw material; and injecting, by using a disposal device, a sand-carrying feed liquid from a high-pressure injection pump into the fracture of the underground granite stratum, so as to perform solidification. The method has low cost, high disposal efficiency, simple device structure, high usability, safety and reliability, and an effective reduction in nuclear waste contamination and hazards to the environment. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304914 | SEGMENTED REACTION CHAMBER FOR RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION - A reactor that is operable to produce an isotope includes a region for containing a controlled nuclear fission reaction, the region segmented into a plurality of independent compartments, each of the compartments for containing a parent material in an aqueous solution that interacts with neutrons to produce the isotope via a fission reaction. Also provided are methods of producing an isotope using the same. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304915 | Radiation Transmissive Window and Radition Detector - There is provided a radiation transmissive window having high radiation transmissivity. The radiation transmissive window includes: an outer frame having an opening; a radiation transmissive film closing off the opening; and a grid member that partitions the opening into a plurality of small opening portions. The grid member has a first portion, a second portion at a smaller distance to the center of the opening than the first portion, and a third portion at a smaller distance to the center of the opening than the second portion. The first portion is greater in width than the second portion. The second portion is greater in width than the third portion. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304916 | CABLES WITH IMPROVED COVERINGS TO REDUCE SHRINKBACK AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A cable includes cable one or more conductors and a covering surrounding the one or more conductors. The covering is formed from a composition including polyethylene and a polyolefin elastomer, where the composition is crosslinked. A method of forming the cable is also provided. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304917 | WIRE HARNESS AND RESIN COMPOSITION - A wire harness includes a multi-core cable including a group of cables composed of a plurality of cables, and a sheath provided around the group of cables, and a resin mold covering the group of cables at a cable branching portion where the group of cables exposed from an end of the sheath of the multi-core cable are branched. An outermost layer of each cable constituting the group of cables includes polyolefin or thermoplastic polyurethane. When the sheath includes polyolefins, the group of cables includes at least one cable including an outermost layer including thermoplastic polyurethane. When the sheath includes thermoplastic polyurethane, the group of cables includes at least one cable having an outermost layer comprising polyolefin. The resin mold includes a resin composition of a polymer alloy of a first polymer including at least one of polyamide polymer, polyester polymer, and thermoplastic polyurethane and a second polymer including polyolefin. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304918 | INSULATED ELECTRICAL CABLE - Provided is an insulted electrical cable including a core wire and a coating layer covering the core wire. The core wire is made up of at least one insulated wire including a conductor and an insulating layer covering the conductor. A coating member is disposed between the core wire and the coating layer to cover the core wire. A coefficient of kinetic friction between the coating member and the insulating layer at −30° C. is less than or equal to 0.20. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304919 | TUBE EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIRE - A tube equipped electric wire, which is configured to be used in a catheter equipped with a catheter tube and be installed within the catheter tube, is composed of a tube including an outer surface, and one or more electric wires helically wound around the outer surface of the tube. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304920 | FLEXIBLE CABLE, VIBRATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE VIBRATION DEVICE - A flexible cable may include a base member including a terminal portion, a conductor layer including a plurality of conductive lines disposed on the base member, and a protection layer disposed on the base member to cover at least prat of the conductor layer and to expose a portion of each of the plurality of conductive lines at the terminal portion. A length of each of the plurality of conductive lines may be longer than a length of the base member. A vibration device may include a vibration structure including a vibration layer, a first electrode layer disposed on a first surface of the vibration layer, and a second electrode layer disposed on a second surface of the vibration layer and a flexible cable electrically connected to the first electrode layer and to the second electrode layer of the vibration structure. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304921 | POWER CABLE WITH CONDUCTOR STRAND FILL CONTAINING RECYCLED CROSSLINKED COMPOUNDS - A power cable and a process of manufacturing a power cable, where the power cable includes a core containing stranded electrically conductive wires that are impregnated with a water-blocking composition, wherein the water-blocking composition contains, based on a total weight of the water-blocking composition: (i) a thermoplastic polymer; and (ii) a positive amount of up to 30 wt % of a crosslinked polymer, where the crosslinked polymer is in the form of a powder having a particle diameter less than 900 μm and the crosslinked polymer is dispersed in the thermoplastic polymer. | 2021-09-30 |
20210304922 | DISCONNECTION DETECTING SYSTEM AND DISCONNECTION DETECTING METHOD - A disconnection detecting system for detecting disconnection of any of a plurality of wires included in a cable is provided. The disconnection detecting system includes: a bending mechanism configured to periodically apply force to the cable so as to cause the cable to reciprocate between a first bending state to be bent in one direction of clockwise and counterclockwise directions and a second bending state to be bent in the other direction; and a measuring apparatus configured to measure a resistance value of the cable, which varies on a time series basis in accordance with the reciprocation of the bending mechanism, and extract a component of a bending frequency for reciprocating between the first and second bending states once from frequency components included in time-series variation in the resistance value of the cable. The disconnection is detected on a basis of amplitude of the component of the bending frequency. | 2021-09-30 |