41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190307249 | MOBILE SUPPORT FOR SEATS - A mobile support for seats ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307250 | LOAD SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CHAIR, LOAD SUPPORT BODY FOR CHAIR, AND CHAIR - A load support structure for a chair includes a tensile material on which a load support surface configured to receive a load of a seated person is formed, a pair of support sections ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307251 | ARMREST, FURNITURE COMPONENT, AND CHAIR - An armrest according to the present invention includes a support member ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307252 | AUXILIARY ARMREST FOR SEATS - An auxiliary armrest is designed to be supported between two adjacent armrests of a seat in a seat row. The auxiliary armrest comprises an elongated body having two sides, and connectors on said two sides, wherein the connectors are configured to be reversibly connected to the adjacent armrests while the elongated body is between them. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307253 | Retractable Beverage Holder - The present disclosure relates generally to a beverage holder designed to be mounted to the underside of an armrest and may be retracted under the armrest when not in use. Embodiments of the present disclosure include a retractable beverage holder (RBH) with a mounting bracket that provides support to the beverage holder when the beverage holder is retracted under the armrest, and when the beverage holder is extended out from under the armrest. Embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, a dual option retractable beverage holder (DORBH) having both a wine glass holder, and a cup holder. Another example embodiment is a single option retractable beverage holder (SORBH) comprising a wine glass holder and a mounting bracket, or a cup holder and a mounting bracket. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307254 | Apparatus And Devices for Responsive Umbrella with Hands-Free Mechanism - The present disclosure relates to a responsive umbrella with a hands-free mechanism that allows a user to operate and hold the responsive umbrella without requiring the use of their hands. In some aspects, the hands-free mechanism may comprise a wearable strap or harness. In some embodiments, a responsive umbrella may be adjustable for the angle of extension from the hands-free mechanism, which may allow a user to adapt the responsive umbrella for different ambient conditions. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307255 | STOWABLE EXERCISE CHAIR FOR STANDING DESKS - The chair of the present disclosure balances safety, comfort, ergonomics, numerous desk geometries, a variety of floor surfaces, the physics of cantilevered elements, the height of floor obstacles, and a large range of body types/sizes. It can address the recommendations of ergonomic experts and adds the unique forward footrest/exercise bar for stretching, core workouts, and to increase the variety of ergonomic seating positions. The entire product can fold into a compact light weight package for easy transport and stowage. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307256 | ARTICULATED SOFA BED WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A seat convertible to a bed. The seat includes a locking mechanism for fixably maintaining a head panel section of the bed in a generally horizontal orientation when the bed is in the deployed configuration and releasing the head panel section from the deployed configuration by a lifting motion. The locking mechanism is connected to the head panel section and a mid-swinging member. The mid-swinging member pivotally attaches to the head panel section and a stationary mounting arm. The stationary mounting arm is fixably attached to a seat frame. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307257 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to assisting patients with treatment and recovery to remain in an upright position. More specifically, the present disclosure is a device that may be used to support patients in an upright position that may be used with any surface. Further, the device may allow the users to vary the angle of support and may be controlled through a simple interface, such as a button, remote control, or controls on an electronic interface device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307258 | AIR-CUSHION BLOCK STRUCTURE, AND MATTRESS INCLUDING AIR-CUSHION BLOCK STRUCTURE INSTALLED THEREIN - Provided is an air-cushion block structure, and a mattress including the air-cushion block structure installed therein. The mattress of the present invention is provided with an air-cushion block structure which includes: an upper cushion having a first core hole vertically formed therein; and a lower cushion which has a second core hole vertically formed therein, and is disposed at a lower portion of the upper cushion. Accordingly, it is possible to stably transfer a weight of a user applied from an upper portion of the air-cushion block structure to a lower portion thereof, as well as, achieve a structure that stably supports the weight of the user by minimizing an occurrence of torsional deflection caused by the weight. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307259 | HYBRID AIR IMMERSION MATTRESS - The hybrid air immersion mattress is a non-powered complete support system using an adjustable zoned air/foam filled cells and self inflating automatic pressure relief system that surrounds the patient and conforms to an individual's shape to provide skin/soft tissue injury protection and assist in wound healing providing greater immersion and comfort. The air/foam filled cells conform to an individual's shape to provide skin/soft tissue injury protection and assist in wound healing. The air immersion mattress stimulates a fluid environment which enhances the prevention and management of pressure ulcers, skin flaps, and grafts. The hybrid air immersion mattress is designed for comfort and enhanced circulation utilizing adjustable air bladders together with high density support foam. The apparatus includes a low friction mattress cover top, memory foam topper, mattresses air bladder containing air and foam elements, foam foundation, mattress bottom, inflation valve for the bolsters, and adjustable valves for the air bladders. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307260 | FIRE RETARDANT CUSHIONING DEVICES - A fire retardant cushioning device wherein the cushioning device comprises a main body formed of a fire retardant cover material which is assembled together from panels of fire retardant cover material with the panels being connected together by at least one welded seam extending about the edges of the panels of cover material to form a seamed fire retardant cover material comprising the main body of the cover and the seam(s); and wherein the construction of the cushioning device provides a fire retardant cushioning device having welded seam(s) whereby the welded seam(s) are configured such that they are flame retardant. A fire retardant, infection control cushioning device is also disclosed. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the fire retardant cushioning device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307261 | BABY AND INFANT EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Rapid evacuation of individuals from any building can be problematic. A hospital even more so as patient's often have the necessary motor skills but limited mobility. However, babies within neo-natal intensive care, infants and toddlers are particularly problematic as even under imminent danger they exhibit limited or no coordinated motor skills. In such situations an embodiment provides for evacuation devices for use by a single operator to move multiple infants or toddlers simultaneously both across a floor and down one or sets of stairs. Another embodiment provides for evacuation devices for moving intensive care neo-natal babies allowing the evacuation device to be moved by a single operator but allow another to be adjacent to the evacuation device to manually assist breathing both across the floor and within a stairwell as the evacuation device is taken down one or more sets of stairs. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307262 | Solid Dispenser - In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a solid dispenser comprising a dispensing element and a housing. The dispensing element includes a plurality of blades extending from a cylindrical base. In one example embodiment, the blades are separated by 90 degrees to form channels from an upper opening in the housing to a lower opening in the housing. A hopper for storing items to be dispensed may be configured on one side of the dispenser, and a trap for controlling the flow of dispensed items may be configured on the other side of the dispenser. In one embodiment, the dispenser is controlled by motors coupled to a server as part of a fully automated cloud controlled robotic food preparation system, where each dispenser may accurately deliver different quantities of ingredients for different orders. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307263 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a door assembly. The freezing compartment is adjacent to the refrigerating compartment. The door assembly selectively opens the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. The door assembly includes a glass member defining a frontal exterior thereof and allowing an inside of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment to be seen therethrough when the door assembly is closed, a deposition treated layer formed on a rear surface of the glass member to allow light to partially pass through the glass member, and a transparent plate spaced a predetermined distance from the glass member. Gas for insulation is injected in a space formed between the glass member and the transparent plate, and the space is sealed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307264 | HANGER FOR DISPLAYING FLOOR MATS - A floor mat hanger ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307265 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE FOR INTEGRATION INTO GONDOLA SHELVING - There is provided a video display housing integrated within a gondola shelving unit. The gondola shelving unit has vertical uprights with receptacles for receiving shelving brackets. The video display housing is suspended by shelving brackets. The shelving brackets have engagement members which engage the receptacles in the vertical uprights of the gondola shelving unit to support the video display housing. The video display housing replaces a shelf on a gondola shelving unit. The retailer is able to rapidly remove and reconfigure the positioning of the video display housing, by removing the video display housing from one gondola shelving unit and replacing a shelf on another gondola shelving unit with the video display housing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307266 | Flexible Row Count Card Tier - A flexible row count card tier for attachment to a retail greeting card display unit. The flexible row count card tier contains both permanent card rows and flexible card rows. The flexible row count card tier may be adapted to have a differing number of card rows by opening or closing one or more of the flexible card rows. Closing a flexible card row creates one less row but increases the depth of the card row directly below the closed flexible card row. The number and depth of rows can be adjusted depending on the merchandising and card density need per season or retailer productivity. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307267 | Decorative Element Display System - The present display system enables the display and rearrangement of one or more decorative elements on a base structure to create a decorative arrangement that can be easily and selectively adjusted to move or rotate the decorative elements. The display system generally comprises an attachment assembly mounted on a base structure and supporting a decorative element support. An angular adjustment lock and a lateral adjustment lock permits the decorative element support to rotate and translate relative to the base structure. The base structure comprises one or more mounts arranged on a face of the base structure. The mounts receive and support one or more attachment assemblies. Using the present display system, multiple decorative elements can be adjusted to create aesthetically pleasing compositions of complementary or connected decorative elements. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307268 | Hanging system having a hanging rail and mounting clips - A hanging system has a hanging rail | 2019-10-10 |
20190307269 | CUSTOM ORTHOTIC PILLOW SYSTEM - A system includes a scanner-device, and a computer-device communicably-coupled to the scanner-device. The scanner-device is configured to scan a neck, head and shoulder of a user. The system is useful for providing a custom orthotic pillow based on the scan and individual measurements of the user. In this way a customized comfortable pillow can be achieved. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307270 | Cooling Pillow - A pillow, pillow case, or cooling strip that is associated with a pillow or pillow case, comprising a Peltier cooling module is disclosed. The pillow, pillow case, or cooling strip is configured such that the Peltier cooling module is capable of transporting at least 0.5 joules of heat per second across a temperature difference of at least 10° C. between opposite sides of the pillow, pillow case or cooling strip. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307271 | Tequila Kit - A tequila kit is described that includes a platter with at least 3 embossments that are specifically adapted to securely hold a salt shaker, shot glass and a lemon or lime. The kit includes a specialized salt shaker and shot glass. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307272 | ANTI-SLOSHING LIQUID-RETAINING BOTTLES - Disclosed herein are multiple embodiments of anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles. Embodiments include anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles that comprise an internal bladder configured to expand in volumetric proportion to the liquid expelled from the liquid containing bottle thereby eliminating air and, by extension, space in which the water could slosh. Anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles disclosed herein can rely on various mechanisms for volumetrically expanding the bladder against liquid retained in the bottle, mechanisms include pneumatic modulation of the bladder using a regulator configured to introduce pressure from a high pressure reservoir to inflate or expand the bladder and valves to release the pressure and deflate the bladder, as well as mechanisms for spring actuation to expand or inflate the bladder. Additional embodiments of anti-sloshing liquid-retaining bottles include bottles comprising wave breakers for passively preventing sloshing by dampening the motion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307273 | EXPANDABLE PACKAGING - An expandable bowl has an open top and a plurality of configuration changing side members connecting the open top to a base member. The configuration changing side members are designed to allow a user to pull the base member to changing the side members from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, thereby increasing the overall volume of the bowl. The expandable bowl may be useful for various products, such as pre-packaged salads, where the salads may be packaged and displayed in the collapsed configuration, thereby minimizing shelf space, and may be changed to the expanded configuration by a user to permit tossing of the salad without risking spillage of the contents of the bowl. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307274 | PAPER STRAW - A paper straw for drinks is revealed. The paper straw includes a base material formed by a paper strip made from calcium carbonate. The base material is wound around an axis of a roller shaft obliquely and overlapped to form a hollow spiral tube whose two ends are communicated. Overlapped portions one over the other on the base material of the spiral tube are tightly connected. The paper straw that is environmentally sustainable, degradable and convenient to use can replace the plastic straw. The paper straw has premium quality and high performance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307275 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SHADING AND COOLING AN ARTICLE - A system for shading and cooling an article container is disclosed. The system includes a base with a compartment formed within, a cooling element inserted into the compartment, and a collapsible canopy structure extending upwards from the base. The collapsible canopy structure includes a vertical supporting element hingedly attached at its bottom end with the base, and a cantilevered element hingedly attached with a top end of the vertical supporting element. A planar sheet is mounted on the vertical supporting structure and the cantilevered element. The system is configured to move between a storage configuration and an operational configuration. In the operational configuration, the vertical supporting element and cantilevered element provide shading for the article container. The system further includes a plurality of storage pockets attached to an inward facing surface of the planar sheet and a solar panel attached to an outward facing surface of the planar sheet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307276 | HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOSTABLE FOODSERVICE TRAY - An example disposable food service tray that can withstand high heat is disclosed. The disposable food tray includes a first layer comprising paper board, and a second layer comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET) affixed to the first layer, wherein an adhesion between the first layer and the second layer is configured to withstand a temperature of up to 525 degrees Fahrenheit for up to six minutes without blistering. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307277 | MODULAR FOOD AND DRINK CARRIER - A modular food and/or drink carrier is provided. The modular carrier can be formed from one or more modular components that are interconnected together. Each modular carrier includes a receiving portion for receiving food and/or drink items and an overlapping portion for connecting to another modular component. Each modular component includes a first locking means formed from a protrusion and slot and a second locking means formed from an accordion component and a receiving slot. The first and second locking means provided on a first modular component interlock together with the first and second locking means provided on a second modular component when the two modular components are connected together. Each modular component can include a buttress support means that engages a portion of another modular component to provide additional support to the modular carrier when the two modular components are connected together. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307278 | Method for Delivering Mail, a Mail Delivery System and a Software Product - Item delivery system comprises at least one personal mailbox and optionally a publicly available post box. The mailbox doors are provided with an electronic lock operated by a radio frequent signal containing an authentication code, sent from a nearby personal communication device provided with software. The software contains modules for performing online payment for mail delivery services and modules for granting or revoking access to mailboxes. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307279 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR AN ARTIFICIAL TREE - The disclosed technology includes an illumination system for a tree trunk of an artificial tree. The system may include a cylindrical shaped body, such that the outer surface of the body has a cylindrical shape. The inner surface of the body may include one or more diameters. One or more lighting modules may be positioned along the tree trunk to impart an internal lighting and/or glowing effect radiating therefrom. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307280 | JUICING BAG - A juicing bag comprises an outer bag, an inner filter bag and a sealing strip. The outer bag includes a juice outlet associated with the bottom end of the outer bag and a sealing strip associated with the top end of the outer bag. The inner filter bag can be placed in the outer bag. The sealing strip facilitates putting fruit into the juicing bag and also seals the juicing bag to prevent juice from sputtering. The juicing bag also include a leak-proof seal configured to prevent liquid from flowing out of the juicing bag before juicing begins. It also includes a diversion line configured to divert the juice to the side to prevent the juice from flushing out of the juicing bag. The juicing bag further includes hang holes and a weight hang hole to facilitate putting fruit into the juicing bag and weighing the fruit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307281 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A cooking appliance includes a main body that defines a cooking chamber, a steam generator comprising a steam heater that is configured to heat food in the cooking chamber by generating steam, a lower heater located vertically below a bottom wall of the cooking chamber and configured to heat food in the cooking chamber, and a controller configured to control the steam heater and the lower heater. The controller is configured to: based on selection of a steam cooking mode, operate the steam heater to generate steam; and turn on the lower heater in a state in which steam cooking is performed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307282 | FOOD STEAMING - Disclosed is a food preparation apparatus ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307283 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR EXTRACTED BEVERAGES, INCLUDING COFFEE, VIA CONTROLLED VACUUM, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Temperature control for extracted beverages, including coffee, via controlled vacuum, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a brew chamber, a beverage chamber in fluid communication with the brew chamber, a vacuum source in fluid communication with the beverage chamber, and a flow control device positioned to vary the force applied by the vacuum chamber on the brew chamber via the beverage chamber. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307284 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - The present invention provides a beverage preparation machine comprising a housing; a reservoir for containing a liquid, wherein the reservoir is situated within the housing; a dispensing outlet for dispensing the liquid; a pump situated between the reservoir and the dispensing outlet; a user input means situated on an outer surface of the housing; and a pump controller configured to operate the pump for conveying liquid from the reservoir to the dispensing outlet for dispensing the liquid, wherein the input means is capable of communicating with the pump controller in order to initiate an operation of the pump; and the pump controller is configured to operate the pump based on a characteristic of the previous operation of the pump. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307285 | GLOBALLY NETWORKED ON-DEMAND COFFEE BLENDING AND BREWING SYSTEM - The techniques described herein provide a globally networked on-demand coffee blending and brewing system. In particular, the system herein can hold coffee beans of distinctly different origins and taste profiles in sealed environmentally controlled “smart hoppers”, and can dynamically grind and blend any combination of available beans based on “flavor profiling” to create a user's desired cup of coffee. Additionally, the network connectivity of the system herein provides advanced collaboration within the coffee community, such as for sharing coffee blends, providing feedback to all levels of the supply chain, and indicating fair trade authenticity. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307286 | MACHINE FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES WITH REMOVABLE DISCHARGE - A machine ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307287 | MULTIPURPOSE BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a multipurpose beverage preparation machine ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307288 | COFFEE MACHINE, MORE PARTICULARLY ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID COFFEE MACHINE - The present invention relates to a coffee machine, more particularly to an espresso coffee machine. The coffee machine according to the invention comprises at least one hot water generator ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307289 | Cooking Trigger - A cooking trigger. The cooking trigger includes a probe having a handle end and a lower end tapered to a point. A temperature sensor is disposed in the lower end of the probe that monitors the internal temperature of a piece of food. The temperature sensor is in communication with a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver is, in turn, in wireless communication with a controller. The controller is connected to the cooking device, wherein the controller can send a signal to sound an alarm, shut-off the power source to the cooking device, or shut-off the heating elements in the cooking device after a preset minimum internal temperature has been achieved in the piece of food. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307290 | Roller Grill Separating Device with Contour Matching Teeth - Provided is a food separating device for use with a roller grill. The separating device includes a pair of support brackets, a pair of crossover bars, and a plurality of separator bars having a tooth-shaped configuration that extend down and in between the rollers to follow the contour thereof. The support brackets also include vertical members with curved slots for enabling the crossover bars to adjust their height such that the separator bars match the contour of the roller griller rollers with substantially no gap therebetween. The configuration of the separator bars and the curved slots create a divider to separate food located on the roller grill surface, and to prevent food, particularly corn dogs from becoming lodged between or below the rollers. A method of use is also provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307291 | AUTONOMOUS APPARATUS FOR COOKING FOOD AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - Autonomous apparatus for cooking food including a support body ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307292 | INSULATED FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINER - An insulated container for food particulate and beverages is described. The insulated container includes a double-walled structure composed of a metal, and a glass structure arranged within a hollow interior of the double-walled structure. The glass structure includes a body and a sipping portion extending from the body. The sipping portion isolates the user's lips from contacting the double-walled structure. The glass structure may be repeatably removed for cleaning or replacement. The insulated structure includes a deformable flange that secures the glass structure to the double-walled structure. The insulated container may be vacuum-insulated. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307293 | Wire-Stick With A Ring For Easy Removal Of Grilled Meat And Vegetables Kebabs - The invention refers to the wire-stick with ring for easy removal grilled meat and vegetables kebabs which consists of a handgrip ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307294 | AN APPARATUS FOR BEING MOUNTED ABOVE A SHOWER AREA - An apparatus { | 2019-10-10 |
20190307295 | BATHING APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The apparatuses and methods of making and using the same are directed to bathing apparatus to support an object while bathing the object with a fluid. The bathing apparatus may comprise a support assembly constituting a support structure of the apparatus; a support surface to support the object, the support surface supported by the support portion; and a fluid catch disposed on at least three sides of the support surface, the fluid catch serving as a basin for the fluid in such manner to contain the fluid separate from the support surface. The bathing apparatus may be used in combination with a support wall that includes a plurality of channels to hold household items. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307296 | ANTI-SLIP SURFACES - A shower tray or other article having a face with an anti-slip surface comprising an array of spaced apart raised projections. Each projection has a height of between 0.5 mm and 1 mm and a top surface with an area of between 3.14 mm2 and 50.27 mm2, adjacent projections being spaced apart by between 10 mm and 16 mm. Each projection is shaped to have a right angled edge between its top and side. The projections are flared at the bottom. The anti-slip surface exhibits high anti-slip properties while being comfortable and easy to clean. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307297 | FOAM-AT-A-DISTANCE DISPENSING SYSTEMS - A dispensing system includes an above-deck nozzle portion, a reservoir for holding fluid, a foam pump, a multi-lumen dispense passage, and a mixing portion. The above-deck nozzle portion has a dispenser outlet and is disposed above a counter. The foam pump is disposed below the counter and includes at least one liquid pump chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir, at least one air pump chamber, and a pump outlet. The multi-lumen dispense passage includes an inlet, an outlet, at least one liquid lumen, and at least two air lumens. The inlet is in fluid communication with the pump outlet, the outlet is in fluid communication with the dispenser outlet, and the at least one liquid lumen and the at least two air lumens are each in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet of the multi-lumen dispense passage. The mixing portion is disposed between the multi-lumen dispense passage and the dispenser outlet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307298 | FOAM DISPENSER - A foam dispenser comprising an outer container having a closed end bottom at a first end and an open neck at a second end and defining an outer container volume therein and an actuator. The outer container volume is configured to hold a compact shampoo composition. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307299 | SHEET MATERIAL TRANSFER SYSTEM/ASSEMBLY FOR A DISPENSER - A sheet material dispenser can include a sheet material transfer assembly operable to automatically transfer feeding or dispensing of sheet material between a plurality of supplies of sheet material. The sheet material transfer assembly can include a frame that is movable between a plurality of positions including a first position that facilitates feeding of the sheet material from a first supply of sheet material, and a second position that facilitates feeding or dispensing of sheet material from a second supply of sheet material. The frame of the sheet material transfer system can shift or move to the second position for dispensing sheet material from the second supply of sheet material when the first supply of sheet material is fully dispensed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307300 | Toilet Splash Guard - A toilet splash guard. The toilet splash guard includes a planar member having an aperture therethrough, wherein a sidewall extends away from a lower surface of the planar member. The sidewall can removably secure within an opening of a toilet bowl such that an outer surface of the sidewall rests flush against an inner surface of a rim of the toilet bowl. The lower surface further rests flush against an upper surface of the rim, such that the toilet splash guard rests upon the rim. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307301 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand vacuum cleaner having an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, with an air treatment member and a suction motor positioned in the air flow path, the dirty air inlet comprising a flow conduit having an inlet axis. A pistol grip handle is provided wherein the inlet axis intersects the pistol grip handle, and the suction motor is provided at a lower end of the pistol grip handle. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307302 | BRUSHROLL AND ROBOT VACUUM CLEANER - A brushroll is provided. The brushroll includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller and the second roller are arranged symmetrically in an axial direction of the brushroll. The first roller is provided with a plurality of first mounting grooves spaced apart and arranged along a circumference of the first roller. The second roller is provided with a plurality of second mounting grooves spaced apart and arranged along a circumference of the second roller. The brushroll includes first brush members inserted in the first mounting grooves and second brush members inserted in the second mounting grooves. A robot vacuum cleaner having the aforementioned brushroll is also provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307303 | FLANGE ARRANGEMENT FOR A FILTER UNIT - A flange unit for a filter unit for positioning in a water treatment device, the water treatment device including a water reservoir and a suction head. The flange unit includes a base plate having a central recess for accommodating a filling piece of the suction head, a connecting unit for detachably connecting the flange unit to an inner side of the water reservoir, a closure element for closing the recess, and a handle unit for detaching the connecting unit from the flange holding device and for carrying the filter unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307304 | HAND CARRYABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber provided in an air flow path. The cyclone chamber has a screen assembly with an outlet section, a longitudinally spaced apart distal section and a longitudinally extending porous section. The outlet section includes a non-porous member extending longitudinally inwardly an outlet section length from an outlet end of the outlet section to a longitudinally inwardly positioned inlet end of the outlet section. The outlet end of the outlet section overlies a cyclone air outlet. The porous section extends longitudinally inwardly from an outlet end of the porous section that is located at the inlet end of the outlet section. The inlet end of the outlet section has a width in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction that is greater than a width of the outlet end of the porous section in the transverse direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307305 | CLEANER - A cleaner includes a body forming an external appearance, a rotating plate provided at a lower side of the body, a mop unit coupled to a lower side of the rotating plate so as to be in contact with a floor, a spin shaft connected to an upper side of the rotating plate so as to rotate the rotating plate, a water supply reservoir configured to surround a periphery of the spin shaft and spaced apart from the spin shaft so as to define a water supply space, and a water supply module configured to supply water to the water supply space. The rotating plate forms a water supply hole configured to interconnect the water supply space and the lower side of the rotating plate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307306 | MOPPING CLOTH WITH SUPERSTRONG DUST REMOVAL CAPABILITY - The present disclosure belongs to cleaning products, and specifically relates to mopping cloth with superstrong dust removal capability. The mopping cloth includes a bottom layer nonwoven fabric and a fiber layer. The fiber layer is fixed to at least one surface of the bottom layer nonwoven fabric by a plurality of hot-melt connection lines and the fiber layer is formed by a plurality of ultrafine polyester filaments arranged parallel to each other, or formed by staple fiber tows. The ultrafine polyester filaments in each closed pattern are partially cut off to have a cut, thereby forming irregular three-dimensional surfaces. The mopping cloth is characterized by high raw material utilization rate, strong dust adsorption capability, simple production equipment and low cost. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307307 | DISH WASHING MACHINE WITH HEAT EXCHANGERS - A dish washing machine including a housing having an interior wash space for washing dishes. The housing has a liquid inlet for adding a liquid to the dish washing machine. At least one spray nozzle sprays the liquid onto dishes positioned within the interior wash space. The machine further includes a heating tank for heating the liquid which is supplied to the at least one spray nozzle for spraying onto the dishes in the interior wash space. At least one heat exchange system is within the housing. The at least one heat exchange system transfers heat from the liquid heated by the heating tank to the liquid added to the dish washing machine from the liquid inlet. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307308 | WASH ARM ASSEMBLY - A wash arm assembly may include wash arm having a tubular connection portion and a tubular receiving means for receiving the tubular connection portion. The tubular connection portion may include a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface, and the tubular receiving means may include a third guiding surface and a fourth guiding surface. The first guiding surface may be aligned to the third guiding surface and the second guiding surface may be aligned to the fourth guiding surface when the tubular connection portion is inserted in the tubular receiving means. The first, second, third and fourth guiding surfaces may be arranged to guide the tubular connection portion and the tubular receiving means into alignment with each other upon rotation of the wash arm. A dishwasher including the wash arm assembly may also be provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307309 | PUMP AND DISHWASHER INCLUDING THE SAME | 2019-10-10 |
20190307310 | Dosing Device and System - A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307311 | Dosing Device and System - A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307312 | HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM FOR A DISHWASHER DISH RACK - A dish rack is supported for both selective movement into and out of a washing chamber of a dishwasher tub and vertically relative to the tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually grasping and shifting at least one frontal cross bar extending about a front wall of the dish rack to cause pivoting of first and second lever members extending along sides of the dish rack. The side lever members cooperate with latching mechanisms to lift and retain the dish rack in a select raised position | 2019-10-10 |
20190307313 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - The disclosed technology relates to high resolution imagery for a medical environment. Various embodiments provide for a surgical camera, such as an endoscopic camera, comprising an array of image sensors. The array of image sensors may be configured to capture static images or video, may be configured to capture imagery of biological tissue (e.g., surfaces), and may be specifically configured to capture imagery within a surgical environment. For some embodiments, the array of image sensors multiplies the number of available pixels by the number of image sensors, thereby facilitating high resolution image data (e.g., one or more static images or video). The collected image data may be processed at or near real-time to provide very high-quality imagery (e.g., images or video) that can be enhanced or magnified for medical purposes, which can provide a medical care giver (e.g., surgeon) better visibility during medical procedures. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307314 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - A medical imaging apparatus | 2019-10-10 |
20190307315 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system is provided with: a sheath; an endoscope; a field-of-view ensuring part that has an expansion member formed of a sheet curved about the longitudinal axis of the sheath and a drive member generating an expansion force for expanding the expansion member in the radial direction and that is configured to project from and retract into the distal end of the sheath. The expansion member has a slit extending from the distal end toward the base end and is deformed from an expanded form in which expansion member has a larger outer diameter than the outer diameter of the sheath into a contracted form in which expansion member has a smaller outer diameter than the inner diameter of the sheath, by being rolled about the longitudinal axis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307316 | A MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A GAS PATH APPARATUS - The subject matter discloses a medical surgery imaging device designed to be inserted into a patient's body, comprising a tube, a surgical gas path apparatus located inside the tube and designed to maintain a gas pressure level within said cavity or hollow in a body and at least one camera located within said tube. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307317 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an elevator configured to swing such that an instrument provided in an insertion portion of the endoscope changes a protruding direction; a shaft member configured to rotate about an axis, the elevator being provided on an end portion of the shaft member on one side in an axial direction that extends along the axis, the shaft member supporting the elevator on one side in the axis direction, and the shaft member being configured to be capable of rotating integrally with the elevator about the axis; a drive member that is fixed to an intermediate portion of the shaft member in the direction along the axis, and is configured to input, to the shaft member, rotation force for rotation of the shaft member about the axis; and a first bearing and a second bearing that support the shaft member so as to be capable of rotating. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307318 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPIC RECEIVING DEVICE, CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF CAPSULE ENDOSCOPIC RECEIVING DEVICE - Provided are a capsule endoscopic receiving device, a capsule endoscope system including the same, and an operating method of the capsule endoscopic receiving device, the capsule endoscopic receiving device including an analog front end configured to receive a preamble from one receiving electrode pair from among a plurality of receiving electrodes, a valid signal detection circuit configured to compare a reference voltage with input data generated on a basis of a voltage level of the preamble, and a preamble processor configured to select a final electrode pair configured to receive the image data on a basis of a correlation value of the preamble and a comparison result of the input data and the reference voltage. According to the inventive concept, stability of receiving image data may be secured by selecting an optimal receiving electrode pair. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307319 | Endoscopic Devices and Related Methods - An endoscopic device includes a single-use cannula configured for insertion through a cervix into a uterus, a camera secured to a distal end region of the single-use cannula for acquiring images of the uterus, a connection hub secured to a proximal end region of the cannula, a reusable display configured to present the images acquired by the camera and that is securable to the connection hub, and a handle secured to the connection hub. The handle is pivotable between a first position in which the handle is stowed along the connection hub and arranged to prevent attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub and a second position in which the handle is deployed to an orientation that is antiparallel to the connection hub and arranged to permit attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307320 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device in which a high-sensitivity pixel group and a normal sensitivity pixel group are arranged; a control section configured to read the high-sensitivity pixel group alone to form a first frame signal for which a configuration of the first pixel group to be read according to a control signal synchronized with a light source selection control signal for selecting a type of illuminating light from a light source capable of emitting a plurality of types of illuminating light for illuminating an object, read all pixels including the high-sensitivity pixel group and the normal sensitivity pixel group to form a second frame signal and alternately output the first and second frame signals; and a frame addition circuit configured to perform frame addition processing of the first and second frame signals to output an image signal for one frame. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307321 | SPECTROMETER FOR COLOR SPECTRALLY-ENCODED ENDOSCOPY - A grating element has an interface configured to cause light beams, include N visible color lights, incident to the interface to diffract at different orders. An imaging lens is configured to focus the N visible color lights diffracted by the grating element. A sensor is configured to receive and detect the focused N visible color lights. The focused N visible color lights include at least a first color light and a second color light. The first color light is diffracted in a first diffraction order and corresponds to a first wavelength resolution for the first color light. The second color light is diffracted in a second diffraction order and corresponds to a second wavelength resolution for the second color light. The first diffraction order is higher than the second diffraction order and the first wavelength resolution is smaller than the second wavelength resolution. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307322 | EAR INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY - An ear instrument assembly includes a base unit and a tool. The base unit includes a first housing defining an opening. The tool is movable between a storage position in which the tool is partially disposed into the opening such that the tool is secured to the first housing and a use position in which the tool is removed from the opening such that the tool is spaced from the first housing. The tool includes a tip contained inside the first housing when the tool is in the storage position. The tool includes a camera at least partially disposed in the tip of the tool, and the tool includes a curette attachable to and detachable from the tip of the tool. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307323 | SURFACE MAPPING AND VISUALIZING ABLATION SYSTEM - Visualization and ablation systems and catheters. The systems can capture a plurality of different 2D images of the patient's anatomy adjacent an expandable member, each of which visualizes at least one part of the patient that is in contact with the expandable membrane, tag each of the plurality of different 2D images with information indicative of the position and orientation of a locational element when each of the plurality of different 2D images was captured, create a patient map, wherein creating the patient map comprises placing each of the plurality of different 2D images at the corresponding tagged position and orientation into a 3space, and display the patient map. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF REFRACTIVE ERROR OF AN EYE BASED ON SUBJECTIVE DISTANCE METERING - The method include: (a) displaying at least one dynamic target image of at least one sign over a display area; (b) receiving subjective feedback from the subject indicating that the subject is positioned at a maximum distance of best acuity (MDBA) from the target image, wherein the MDBA is the maximum distance in which the subject recognizes the sign; (c) measuring one or more parameter associated with distance, during the time the subject has reached the MDBA distance, using at least one sensor; (d) estimating the MDBA by estimating the distance between the eye of the subject and the display area in which the target image is displayed by using the sensor data and (e) calculating the refractive error of the eye according to the estimated MDBA and characteristics of the target image. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307325 | DETERMINING EYE SURFACE CONTOUR USING MULTIFOCAL KERATOMETRY - A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed. The system includes a light source, a light detector, a processor, a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, and instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium. The instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to project a light, using the light source, onto a plurality of surfaces of an eye; create, using the light detector, an image of a plurality of reflections, each of the plurality of reflections created by reflecting the light off of one of the plurality of surfaces of the eye; determine that the plurality of reflections are in focus in the image; and calculate, based on the determination, a curvature of the plurality of surfaces of the eye based on the image. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307326 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY WITH IN-FOCUS SCLERAL IMAGING - A system includes: a group of first light sources arranged around a central axis, the group being separated from the axis by a radial distance defining an aperture in the group; a plurality of second light sources; a detector array; and an optical system adapted to provide light from the second light sources through the aperture to a cornea of an eye, and to provide images of the first light sources and images of the second light sources from the cornea, through the aperture, to the detector array. The optical system includes a field flattener such that a shape of a surface of best focus on the detector array curves away from detector array in generally a same direction as the eye and a sclera of the eye. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307327 | CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of an information terminal includes sensing specification information indicating a region of interest in a medical image, receiving from a case retrieval system one or more similar medical images each having a prescribed degree of similarity with a feature quantity of the region of interest indicated by the specification information in accordance with the region of interest, and displaying the medical image that is managed by a medical information management system in a first display region that is displayed on the display and displaying thumbnail views of a plurality of similar medical images received from the case retrieval system in a second display region that differs from the first display region. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307328 | Personal Emergency Response (PER) System - A system includes one or more sensors to detect activities of a mobile object; and a processor coupled to the sensor and the wireless transceiver to classify sequences of motions into groups of similar postures each represented by a model and to apply the models to identify an activity of the object. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307329 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR NORMALIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF TISSUE IMAGES - In medical imaging, a fiducial marker facilitates tissue image correlation that allows for image analysis, normalization and correction of the optical exposure and spectral and spatial distribution in order to compensate for the surface reflections, sub surface tissue interactions and spatial orientation of the excitation and imaging axes to the subject tissue. Using a cross comparison, clinicians can model tissue image data in different forms in order to reference and compare data from various spectral components and or from different images. This may enhance human interpretation between images including the variations between images even when the spectral, spatial and optical conditions or the image resolution or sensitivity are compromised. Such may be used to assess cosmetic, moisturizing, therapeutic materials and treatments. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307330 | OPTICAL OUTPUT MONITORING DEVICE, OPTICAL OUTPUT MONITORING METHOD, PROTECTIVE CAP, AND ADAPTER - A light output monitoring apparatus includes a light receiving unit, an attachment unit, an adapter, and a protective cap, and monitors a power of light output from a light emitting end of a catheter incorporating an optical fiber. The protective cap includes an insertion opening into which a part of the catheter of a predetermined range on the light emitting end side is removably inserted, includes a window portion for transmitting the light output from the light emitting end of the catheter, and is fixed in position by being inserted into a through-hole of the adapter. The adapter is fixed in position by being attached to the attachment unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307331 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - Electrophysiology mapping and visualization systems are described herein where such devices may be used to visualize tissue regions as well as map the electrophysiological activity of the tissue. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid, such as saline, can be pumped into the imaging hood until the fluid displaces any blood, thereby leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element in the deployment catheter. A position of the catheter and/or hood may be tracked and the hood may also be used to detect the electrophysiological activity of the visualized tissue for mapping. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307332 | SOLID SAMPLE FOR CALIBRATION, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF SOLID SAMPLE - A solid sample to be used as a calibration reference sample to calculate a hemoglobin concentration and a hemoglobin oxygen saturation in a living tissue is made of non-biological substance having: a colorant group that has a plurality of colorants of non-biological substances and reproduces absorption characteristics of the hemoglobin with a predetermined concentration and a predetermined oxygen saturation by adjusting a mixing ratio of the plurality of colorants; and a resin material in which each colorant of the colorant group is dispersed. In preparing the solid sample, the colorant group reproducing the hemoglobin absorption characteristics with the predetermined hemoglobin concentration and the predetermined hemoglobin oxygen saturation is prepared, and then, resin as a base material is dissolved in a mixed solution in which the colorant group is dispersed in an organic solvent. The organic solvent is volatilized from the mixed solution in which the resin has been dissolved. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307333 | ACOUSTOELECTRIC IMAGE-GUIDED THERAPY - An acoustoelectric image-guided therapy system and method for applying acoustoelectric image-guided therapy are disclosed. Embodiments are directed to therapy systems and methods that utilize and are based on acoustoelectric imaging. The acoustoelectric imaging may be combined with focused therapies such as ultrasound, ablation, or hyperthermia for treatment of, for example, acute or chronic conduction abnormalities (e.g., neuropathy, arrhythmia, epilepsy, etc.). Current-density maps are obtained near the region of interest using acoustoelectric imaging techniques. Targeting of the region of interest is then identified for therapy based on the current-density maps. Treatment of the targeted region of interest is then employed while optionally monitoring bioelectric properties using real-time feedback from the acoustoelectric imaging. Imaging and therapy may be automatically co-registered. Standard electrophysiology (e.g., ENG, ECG, EEG, etc.) may be performed simultaneously with the same electrodes used for the acoustoelectric imaging. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307334 | SINGLE-IMPULSE PANORAMIC PHOTOACOUSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SIP-PACT) - A single-impulse panoramic photoacoustic computed tomography (SIP-PACT) system for small-animal whole-body imaging is disclosed. In addition, a dual-speed of sound image universal back-projection reconstruction method is disclosed. Further, a PACT system for imaging a breast of a subject is disclosed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307335 | MEDICAL ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A computerized method comprises diagnosing a patient, wherein the diagnosing comprises receiving a patient identification of the patient and determining, using one or more sensors, one or more current body characteristics of the patient comprising at least one of pulse rate, body temperature, blood pressure, respiration, and skin condition. The diagnosing comprises creating a current multimedia representation for each of the one or more current body characteristics determined by using the one or more sensors and comparing the current multimedia representation to previous multimedia representations of each of the one or more body characteristics from other persons using one or more trained classifiers. The diagnosing comprises identifying potential matches with corresponding confidence factors in accordance with defined medical standards and using one or more trained diagnostic engines with diagnostic templates for a set of known illnesses, maladies, diseases, infections, conditions or traumas along with their associated data, signs and symptoms. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307336 | PULSE WAVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PULSE WAVE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A pulse wave measurement device includes: a belt to be attached around a measurement site; first and second pulse wave sensors which are mounted on the belt in a state of being spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the belt and detect pulse waves at portions of an artery passing through the measurement site, the portions individually facing the first and second pulse wave sensors; and a pressing member capable of pressing the first and second pulse wave sensors against the measurement site while varying a pressing force. First and second pulse wave signals which the first and second pulse wave sensors output respectively in a time series are acquired, and a cross-correlation coefficient between waveforms of the first and second pulse wave signals is calculated. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307337 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-CALIBRATING NON-INVASIVE CUFFLESS BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS - In one embodiment of the invention, a non-invasive method of measuring blood pressure is disclosed. The method includes scanning for ECG data with a portable cuffless blood pressure measuring device including, forming an electronic circuit with a first electrode and a second electrode of the portable cuffless blood pressure measuring device by contacting the first electrode with a user's temple and contacting the second electrode with the user's finger holding the portable cuffless blood pressure measuring device; concurrently scanning for PPG data with the cuffless blood pressure measuring device during ECG scanning by placing the PPG sensor to the user's temple; cross-correlating the ECG data and the PPG data to determine a PWTT for the user; receiving one or more physiological data of the user; and using regression analysis to predict systolic blood pressure of the user in response to the PWTT and the one or more physiological data. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307338 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR - Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. An optical fiber may be disposed within the tubular member and extend to the housing region. The optical fiber may have a distal end region with a cavity formed therein. A polymeric member disposed within the cavity. A reflective surface disposed along the polymeric member. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307339 | A DEVICE COMPRISING A BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - There is provided a device comprising a blood pressure sensor for sensing blood pressure and a method for controlling the device. An angle of the device with respect to the direction of gravity is determined ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307340 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A belt to be mounted around a measurement site; first pulse wave sensor and second pulse wave sensor mounted on the belt, separated from each other, configured to detect pulse waves in an artery passing through the measurement site; and pressing member mounted on the belt, capable of pressing first pulse wave sensor and second pulse wave sensor against the measurement site while varying pressing force. Time difference between first and second pulse wave signals is acquired as pulse transit time. Blood pressure is calculated based on the pulse transit time acquired by the measurement processing unit by using a predetermined correspondence equation between pulse transit time and blood pressure. Pulse transit time is acquired with the measurement processing unit while pressing force by pressing member is changed in resting state, and corresponding equation is calibrated based on plurality of pulse transit times corresponding to plurality of respective pressing forces. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307341 | Method and Apparatus for Measurement of Neural Response - A method for measuring a neural response to a stimulus. Measurement circuitry is settled prior to a stimulus, by connecting a sense electrode to the measurement circuitry to allow the measurement circuitry to settle towards a bio-electrically defined steady state. Charge is recovered on stimulus electrodes by short circuiting the stimulus electrodes to each other. An electrical stimulus is then applied from the stimulus electrodes to neural tissue, while keeping the sense electrode disconnected from the measurement circuitry. After the stimulus, a delay is imposed during which the stimulus electrodes are open circuited and the sense electrode is disconnected from the measurement circuitry and from the stimulus electrodes. After the delay, a neural response signal present at the sense electrode is measured by connecting the sense electrode to the measurement circuitry. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307342 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT METHOD AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an electrocardiographic measurement method, including: preparing a bar body to be gripped by a hand of a subject of an electrocardiographic measurement; providing a first and second electrode with a space in an axial direction of the bar body and providing a ground electrode with a space in a circumferential direction of the bar body from at least one of the first and second electrodes; connecting an electrocardiogram measuring circuit between the first and second electrodes, and measuring an electrocardiogram signal of the subject by an electrocardiogram measuring circuit while the subject grips the bar body with right and left hands at positions of the first and second electrodes so as to bring the right and left hands into contact with the first and second electrodes, respectively, and to bring the ground electrode into contact with one of the right and left hands. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307343 | Method of Administering Sotalol IV/SWITCH - Embodiments of the invention are broadly drawn to methods for determining an optimum dose of an antiarrhythmic drug, for example sotalol. In particular, the method involves titrating the dose of the drug gradually to determine the optimum plasma concentration for a patient, whether the patient has normal or abnormal renal function. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307344 | System and Method for Generating Electrophysiology Maps - A method of generating an electrophysiology map of a portion of a patient's anatomy using an electroanatomical mapping system, includes defining a plurality of inclusion criteria, collecting a plurality of electrophysiology data points, each being associated with inclusion data, and identifying those electrophysiology data points that have inclusion data satisfying the inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria can then be automatically adjusted to drive the number of electrophysiology data points having inclusion data satisfying the inclusion criteria towards a target number. A graphical representation of the electrophysiology map can be rendered using the final set of electrophysiology data points. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307345 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING AND CHARACTERIZING HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS - A device and a signal processing method that can be used with a device to recognize and distinguish a physiological high-frequency oscillation (HFO) from a pathological high-frequency oscillation. The signal processing method detects a physiological HFO in the electrical brain signal one regimen of electrical or optogenetic brain stimulation can be triggered, alternatively if the method detects a pathological HFO associated with epilepsy a different regimen of electrical or optogenetic brain stimulation can be triggered. Thus, the signal processing method can be utilized in a closed loop brain stimulation device that serves the dual purpose of both enhancing memory encoding, consolidation, and recall, or improving cognition, and reducing the probability of a seizure in a patient with epilepsy. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307346 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND TREATMENT OF ROTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FIBRILLATION - Some embodiments described herein relate to a method that includes defining an electro-anatomical model of a heart. The electro-anatomical model can include conduction patterns for multiple patterns or phases identified by a measurement instrument. The electro-anatomical model can also include a voltage map of the heart. A portion of the heart containing a rotor can be identified based on circulation in one phase of the model. The rotor can be determined to be stable based on that portion of the heart having circulation in another phase of the model. The rotor can be characterized as a substrate rotor based on the rotor being stable and based on the voltage or a change in voltage at the portion of the heart containing the rotor. The rotor can be treated or ablated when the rotor is determined to be a substrate rotor. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING BIOLOGICAL DATA SIGNALS USING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing biological data signals. An implantable medical device includes a sensing component that acquires a raw biological data signal. A filtering component communicatively coupled to the sensing component filters the raw biological data signal to generate a filtered biological data signal by ignoring signal values that fall within an amplitude window defined between an upper threshold and a lower threshold. A processing and storage component communicatively coupled to the filtering component stores the filtered biological data signal. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307348 | Routing of Analog Signals Using Analog/Digital Followed by Digital/Analog Conversion - An apparatus includes analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuitry, digital processing logic, and digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) circuitry. The ADC circuitry is coupled to digitize multiple analog input signals so as to generate digital samples. The digital processing logic is configured to extract, from the digital samples, one or more first digital signals corresponding to a first selected subset of the analog input signals, and one or more second digital signals corresponding to a second selected subset of the analog input signals. The digital processing logic is further configured to output the one or more first digital signals to a digital medical instrument. The DAC circuitry is coupled to convert the one or more second digital signal into one or more analog output signals, and to output the one or more analog output signals to an analog medical instrument. | 2019-10-10 |