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20150338265 | Multipurpose Weighing Device - Weighing device of the digital bathroom scale type, comprising four feet each having a strain gauge, four conducting portions on the top surface, and one electronic control unit, the electronic unit being configured to measure first signals indicative of periodic variations in weight and second signals indicative of periodic variations in impedance caused by the heartbeats of the user, the electronic unit being configured to determine the heart rate of the user from the first and second signals. Method for determining the heart rate of the user from the first and second signals. | 11-26-2015 |
20150338339 | CO2 CONCENTRATION SENSOR - Device for measuring the concentration of a predetermined gas, in particular CO2, comprising a cavity, a light source emitting light rays within a basic spectral range including visible and infrared, a detector configured to receive a portion of the light rays within a first predefined spectral range corresponding to high absorption of the predetermined gas, a photodiode configured to receive a portion of the light rays within a second predefined spectral range corresponding to low absorption of the predetermined gas, a control unit configured to calculate the concentration of the predetermined gas by comparing the radiant power received by the detector to the radiant power received by the photodiode. | 11-26-2015 |
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20120109611 | System and Method for Performing Wellsite Containment Operations - A system and method for performing an adaptive wellsite operation about a wellsite having a sub-surface system with a wellbore formed through at least one subterranean formation, wherein the subterranean formations are configured to store fluid. The system has a containment unit. The containment unit has a static model unit for generating a static model of a subsurface system. The static model unit further has a defect model unit for generating a defect model. The containment unit has a dynamic leak model unit for generating a dynamic leak model. The containment unit has a leak mitigation unit for providing at least one containment plan. The leak mitigation unit and the dynamic leak model unit are integrated for passing data therebetween and whereby the containment plan may be adapted as the static model, the defect model, and/or the dynamic model is generated. | 05-03-2012 |
20130206475 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE PERFORATIONS FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN ANISOTROPIC EARTH FORMATIONS - The subject disclosure relates to determining an optimum orientation for perforations around the circumference of a subsurface borehole and optimum wellbore fluid initiation pressure for hydraulic fracturing in anisotropic formations. | 08-15-2013 |
20150218925 | COMPETITION BETWEEN TRANSVERSE AND AXIAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURES IN HORIZONTAL WELL - An apparatus and methods for forming a transverse fracture in a subterranean formation surrounding a wellbore including measuring a property along the length of the formation surrounding the wellbore, forming a stress profile of the formation, identifying a region of the formation to remove using the stress profile, removing the region with a device in the wellbore, and introducing a fluid into the wellbore, wherein a transverse fracture is more likely to form than if the region was not removed. Some embodiments benefit from computing the energy required to initiate and propagate a fracture from the region, optimizing the fluid introduction to minimize the energy required, and optimizing the geometry of the region. | 08-06-2015 |
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20090206786 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A REVERSIBLE ELECTRIC MACHINE - A method of preparing a reversible electric machine with a phase for starting a heat engine of a vehicle that is equipped with an automatic start/stop system, whereby said machine comprises a rotor which is connected to the heat engine. The method comprises the following steps consisting in detecting an action prior to a heat engine start command and applying a magnetizing electric current to the rotor of the machine upon detection of the action. | 08-20-2009 |
20090216430 | AUTOMATIC VEHICLE START/STOP CONTROL METHOD - A method of managing the degraded modes of a system for the automatic starting/stopping of a heat engine of a vehicle, whereby the system receives information supplied by measurement and detection sensors and by a bus for the communication of vehicle operating data. The method comprises the following steps consisting in verifying the presence and validity of the information supplied by the sensors and, in the event of a negative result, defining a first degraded mode in which any stopping phase of the automatic start/stop mode is forbidden until an end-of-restriction condition has been fulfilled, and, in the even of a positive result, testing the communication with the data communication bus and, in the event of a negative result, defining a second degraded mode in which the automatic start/stop mode is inhibited until an end-of-inhibition condition has been fulfilled. | 08-27-2009 |
20100274425 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAILSAFE CONTROL OF AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER SYSTEM OF THE MICRO-HYBRID TYPE, AND CORRESPONDING MICRO-HYBRID SYSTEM - A method is implemented in a vehicle having an electronic control unit ( | 10-28-2010 |
20110049881 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SECURED CONTROL OF AN ALTERNATOR-STARTER ASSEMBLY COUPLED TO THE THERMAL ENGINE OF A VEHICLE, AND CORRESPONDING ALTERNATOR-STARTER ASSEMBLY AND WIRE LINKS - An electric control unit is used to generate control signals for the alternator-starter assembly on the basis of first information signals representative of a state of the vehicle and a control unit is used to generate control signals for power circuits on the basis of diagnosis signals representative of the state of the alternator-starter assembly. The control signals are generated using the electronic control unit also on the basis of at least one first diagnosis signal, and control signals are generated using the control circuit also on the basis of second information signals from a data communication bus. | 03-03-2011 |
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20130334914 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR DEVICE FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE, BEARING FOR SUCH A MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE AND SUCH A MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A BEARING - A voltage regulator device for a rotary electric machine, notably an alternator and/or an alternator/starter of a motor vehicle, said regulator device ( | 12-19-2013 |
20130334915 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR DEVICE FOR A ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE, BEARING FOR SUCH A MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE AND SUCH A MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A BEARING - A voltage regulator device for a rotary electrical machine, notably an alternator and/or alternator-starter of a motor vehicle. The regulator device ( | 12-19-2013 |
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20100128713 | BEAM STEERING IN A MESH NETWORK WITH REPETITIONS - The device for steering a beamforming antenna ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100159832 | METHODS FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, CORRESPONDING STORAGE MEANS AND DEVICES - A method for managing communications in a wireless communications network comprising a set of pairs constituted by a sender device and a receiver device, each of the devices having a determined area of communications coverage, the coverage areas of each pair having a mutual intersection area. Such a method comprises the followings steps: determining future trajectories of a disturbing mobile obstacle as a function of a set of prior positions of the disturbing mobile obstacle, a position of an obstacle being determined as a function of areas of mutual overlapping of at least two disturbed intersecting areas, a disturbed intersecting area having a given state of disturbance according to a determined criterion of quality of communications between the devices of the pairs corresponding to the disturbed intersection area; establishing a forecast diagnostic of quality of communications by examining the determined future trajectory or trajectories; managing the routing of communications as a function of the established forecast diagnostic. | 06-24-2010 |
20110103248 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK, METHOD FOR SETTING UP A SECOND COMMUNICATION, CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND STORAGE MEANS - A method is proposed for managing communications in a wireless network in which a first communication is set up or established on a plurality of carriers between a first sender device and a receiver device, the network comprising a set of at least one second sender device for which a second communication has to be established simultaneously with said first communication. | 05-05-2011 |
20120196527 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method for managing communications in a wireless communications network having a mesh or “relay-based” communication mode operating according to a relay scheme. The network includes network devices defining transmission links between them. The method includes initially detecting a mobile obstacle within the network coverage area; dynamically tracking the detected obstacle by iteratively determining a monitoring area including the detected obstacle; selecting, from the transmission links, a subset of monitoring links belonging at least partly to the monitoring area and monitoring a perturbation level of the selected monitoring links to determine movement of the mobile obstacle in the coverage area; and dynamically adapting the relay scheme of the network based on the belonging or not belonging of the transmission links between network devices to the selected subset. | 08-02-2012 |
20140016538 | TIME SENSITIVE TRANSACTION OVER AN ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL LINK - A method of controlling data transmission from a transmitting unit to a receiving unit through an asynchronous serial link is provided. The method is performed by a controlling unit and includes the steps of sequentially receiving data and synchronization messages are sequentially received from the transmitting unit; sequentially parsing the messages received; and when a message parsed is a synchronization message, blocking relaying to the receiving unit, of the data messages following said synchronization message, until an event associated with the synchronization message occurs. | 01-16-2014 |
20140079170 | Method and apparatus for controlling the data rate of a data transmission between an emitter and a receiver - A method of controlling the data rate of a data transmission between an emitter and a receiver, wherein data rate adaptation control commands may be sent using a return path from the receiver to the emitter, which comprises monitoring at least one receiving condition at the receiver; determining at least one threshold on said receiving conditions to trigger data rate adaptation control commands; estimating the transmission time of the data rate adaptation control commands from the receiver to the emitter and adjusting the threshold on these receiving conditions to trigger data rate adaptation control commands based on said estimation of the transmission time from the receiver to the emitter. | 03-20-2014 |
20140177649 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING DATA IN SUCH DEVICES - A communication device in a communication network according to the invention comprises: a signal processing unit configured to demodulate symbols of a received digital signal into payload data to be provided to a data processing unit through an interfacing link, e.g. a MAC/PHY interface, the received digital signal being made of raw data; a bandwidth determining module configured to determine available bandwidth in a transmission slot allocated to one symbol of the received digital signal for transmitting corresponding payload data through the interfacing link; a sampler configured to select raw data from the received digital signal that correspond to the determined available bandwidth; and a multiplexer configured to combine the selected raw data with the payload data corresponding to the one symbol into the same transmission packet to be provided to the data processing unit through the interfacing link. | 06-26-2014 |
20150138042 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES AND SYSTEM FOR A SCALABLE MULTI-PROJECTION SYSTEM - An image processing device processes a first sub-image of an image split into sub-images. Each sub-image is displayable by a display device. The image processing device is associated with a first display device and connects to a source device through a first network and to another image processing device through a second network. The image processing device includes first and second receiving units and a generating unit. The first receiving unit receives the first sub-image from the source device via the first network. The second receiving unit receives, via a second network, at least one part of at least one second sub-image to be displayed by another display device, wherein the received at least one part is adjacent to the received first sub-image. The generating unit generates a first clustered sub-image to be displayed by the first display device, based on the received first sub-image and adjacent part. | 05-21-2015 |
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20110040375 | IMPLANTABLE PROSTHETIC VALVE FOR TREATING AORTIC STENOSIS - A prosthetic valve for implantation in a stenosed aortic valve. The prosthetic valve includes a compressible and expandable frame formed with intersecting metallic bars and a valvular structure made with pericardial tissue. The frame is compressible for delivery into a patient's vasculature through an 18 F (5.7 mm) arterial introducer using a catheterization technique. The bars of the frame preferably have a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 0.6 mm for providing the frame with sufficient radial strength to resist the recoil force exerted by the stenosed aortic valve after implantation. The prosthetic valve includes an internal cover made with pericardial tissue. The internal cover is fastened to an internal surface of the frame between an inlet end of the frame and the valvular structure for preventing regurgitation. | 02-17-2011 |
20110087322 | Method of Treating Aortic Stenosis Using an Implantable Prosthetic Valve - A method of implanting a prosthetic valve in a stenosed aortic valve via a catheterization technique. A balloon catheter is advanced into a patient's vasculature and a balloon is expanded within the stenosed aortic valve to push aside the calcified leaflets. The prosthetic valve is then introduced into a patient's vasculature through an 18 French arterial introducer. After advancement through the femoral artery and aorta, the prosthetic valve is radially expanded for implantation in the dilated aortic valve. The prosthetic valve includes a compressible and expandable frame and a valvular structure made with pericardial tissue. The prosthetic valve further includes an internal cover fastened to an internal surface of the frame between an inlet end of the frame and the valvular structure. | 04-14-2011 |
20120083839 | Method of Manufacturing a Prosthetic Valve - A method of manufacturing a prosthetic valve is provided. A substantially tubular metallic frame is formed with intersecting bars having diameters in the range of 0.1 to 0.6 mm. The frame is constructed to be radially collapsible for advancement into a native aortic valve using a catheterization technique. The frame is constructed to be radially expandable for embedding the frame within the native aortic valve and resisting the recoil forces of the native aortic valve. A valvular structure is constructed from pericardial tissue. An internal cover is constructed from pericardial tissue to form a substantially impermeable tubular sleeve. An upper end of the internal cover is sutured to a lower end of the valvular structure. The valvular structure and internal cover are sutured to the bars for securement within the frame. | 04-05-2012 |
20140081392 | COLLAPSIBLE PROSTHETIC VALVE HAVING AN INTERNAL COVER - A prosthetic valve is provided for implantation in a stenosed aortic valve. The prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible frame configured for advancement through a patient's vasculature using a catheterization technique. A collapsible valvular structure is sewn to the frame for permitting blood to flow in only one direction. An internal cover extends along an internal surface of the frame. The internal cover forms a tubular sleeve positioned between a lower extremity of the frame and the valvular structure. The internal cover prevents the passage of blood through spaces between bars of the frame. An upper end of the internal cover is sutured to the valvular structure. The internal cover is preferably made of pericardium. | 03-20-2014 |
20150320552 | COLLAPSIBLE PROSTHETIC VALVE - A prosthetic valve is provided for implantation in a stenosed aortic valve. The prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible frame configured for advancement through a patient's vasculature using a catheterization technique. A collapsible valvular structure is sewn to the frame for permitting blood to flow in only one direction. An internal cover extends along an internal surface of the frame. The internal cover forms a tubular sleeve positioned between a lower extremity of the frame and the valvular structure. The internal cover prevents the passage of blood through spaces between bars of the frame. An upper end of the internal cover is sutured to the valvular structure. The internal cover is preferably made of pericardium. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090058718 | Radar apparatus and the like - Methods and apparatuses process sensing signals. A method for redrawing a sensing image when a range is or has been changed, according to one aspect of the present invention, records the sensing image and outputs the sensing image to a display; records additional information displayed upon a screen and outputs the additional information to the display; computes a new image from the recorded sensing image using an image manipulation computer function, so that the computed image fits a new scale of the changed range, and recording the computed image; and computes changes to the recorded additional information to adjust the additional information to the new scale of the changed range, and records the computed additional information. | 03-05-2009 |
20090067750 | CHART DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHART - Methods and apparatuses perform image processing for blending image and/or data layers. The method according to one embodiment accesses data representing a first layer and data representing a second layer; and generates a blended layer by adjusting a transparency of said first layer relatively to said second layer based on data associated with said first or second layer. | 03-12-2009 |
20100005419 | Information display apparatus - An information display apparatus comprises a plurality of sensing devices, a signal processing block, an information display block, a menu storage block, a rotary control like a rotary encoder and a menu display block. The information display apparatus presents selectable menu items relating to images displayed on-screen together with information on hierarchical level of the menu items so that a user can easily recognize the hierarchical level of the currently presented menu items. The rotary control permits the user to select a desired one of the presented menu items by simple operation. | 01-07-2010 |
20150350552 | MARINE ENVIRONMENT DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a marine environment display device for georeferencing an image stream of a marine environment captured by a camera. The marine environment display device may comprise an image receiver configured to receive an image of the image stream from the camera, a location receiver configured to receive an object location of an object, an image generator configured to generate, from the image, a projected image having location information associated with each of a plurality of points on the projected image and corresponding to a camera position and field of view of the camera, an object generator configured to generate an object indicator at a position on the projected image based on the object location and the location information, and a display configured to display the projected image and the object indicator at the position on the projected image. | 12-03-2015 |
20150365581 | MARITIME CAMERA AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A display device for controlling a remotely controlled camera is disclosed. The display device comprising an image receiver configured to receive an image of the image stream from the camera, and a processor. The processor including a retriever configured to retrieve a selected buffered image corresponding to a data insufficiency region within a target field of view while adjusting the camera from a current field of view to the target field of view until the image stream from the camera includes the insufficiency region being depicted within the target field of view and a depicter configured to depict the selected buffered image on the display device at least in the insufficiency region. | 12-17-2015 |
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20090193068 | Architecture for a System of Portable Information Agents - A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server. | 07-30-2009 |
20100070557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PORTABLE INFORMATION AGENT - A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server. | 03-18-2010 |
20120047197 | ARCHITECTURE FOR A SYSTEM OF PORTABLE INFORMATION AGENTS - A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server. | 02-23-2012 |
20120150938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PORTABLE INFORMATION AGENT - A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server. | 06-14-2012 |
20140108564 | ARCHITECTURE FOR A SYSTEM OF PORTABLE INFORMATION AGENTS - A method and system for providing enhanced intelligent agents that are moveable by a user from a browser application to a desktop. In specific embodiments, agents provide advanced interactive graphics and communications back to a server. | 04-17-2014 |
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20100115421 | WEB-BASED GENETICS ANALYSIS - Techniques for allowing doctors and clinicians to upload genetic data associated with patients for comparison with previously-uploaded genetic data associated with other patients are described herein. These techniques may also allow doctors and clinicians to create notations associated with uploaded patient data. Both the previously-uploaded data as well as the created notations may be used by doctors and clinicians in attempting to diagnosis patients. That is, these techniques allow previously-acquired knowledge to be widely shared for the future benefit in attempting to detect genetic syndromes. | 05-06-2010 |
20100281401 | Interactive Genome Browser - Disclosed is an interactive genome browser executing within a web browser application, configured to display patient genetic data and additional genetic data tracks which are aligned by base pair. Additional tracks may include public data, community data, private data, sequence gaps, and additional genetic tests or probes which are available. Tests or probes may be ordered by selecting them from a test or probe track. Data in a genetic information database may also be searched using the interactive genome browser. Analyzed patient data may be published and made available to a community of users, which may communicate with one another. | 11-04-2010 |
20100286994 | Interactive Genome Browser - Disclosed is an interactive genome browser executing within a web browser application, configured to display patient genetic data and additional genetic data tracks which are aligned by base pair. Additional tracks may include public data, community data, private data, sequence gaps, and additional genetic tests or probes which are available. Tests or probes may be ordered by selecting them from a test or probe track. Data in a genetic information database may also be searched using the interactive genome browser. Analyzed patient data may be published and made available to a community of users, which may communicate with one another. | 11-11-2010 |
20110086772 | MULTIPLEX (+/-) STRANDED ARRAYS AND ASSAYS FOR DETECTING CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES - Multiplex (+/−) stranded analyses, such as array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), are provided for detecting chromosomal rearrangements associated with cancer and other diseases. For example, an illustrative multiplex array for CGH includes discrete plus (+) strand and minus (−) strand DNA probes, complementary to each other but separable on the CGH array. The minus (−) strand DNA probes recover diagnostic information lost to conventional microarrays, since many genes transcribe from the minus (−) strand. In an illustrative system, patient and control DNA samples are prepared for CGH by amplification and labeling using comprehensive primers that generate both plus (+) strands and minus (−) strands of DNA in the samples. The breakpoints of a translocated chromosome may be detected on a multiplex microarray by DNA probes of one polarity, while DNA copy number changes associated with the translocation region may be detected by corresponding DNA probes of the complementary polarity. Related methods for identifying translocation partner genes are also provided. | 04-14-2011 |
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20140165750 | PROPULSION DEVICE FOR USE WITH A FLUID - In one embodiment, a propulsion device for use in a fluid may include a crank-slider mechanism having one or more cranks, one or more connecting rods, a mast, and one or more slide structures. These structures may be arranged so that rotational motion of the shaft is translated to a combination of substantially linear motion of the mast, between an inner extent and an outer extent, and rotational motion of the mast, within an angular range between a first limit and a second limit. A flexible foil may be rigidly coupled to the mast of the crank-slider mechanism. The flexible foil may include a flexible nose portion and a flexible tail portion. The flexible tail portion may have a differing amount of flexibility than the flexible nose portion. | 06-19-2014 |
20140328682 | PROPULSION DEVICE FOR USE WITH A FLUID - In one embodiment, a propulsion device for use with a fluid may include a shaft coupled to a drive system that rotates the shaft, one or more cranks rigidly coupled to the shaft, and one or more connecting structures that are movably coupled to one of the one or more cranks. A foil may be rigidly coupled to the one or more connecting structures. One or more slide structures or one or more linkages may be coupled to the foil and arranged to restrain movement of the foil when the foil is actuated by the one or more cranks via the one or more connecting structures, such that rotational motion of the shaft is translated to a combination of motion of the foil between an inner extent and an outer extent and motion of the foil within an angular range between first and second limits. | 11-06-2014 |