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20100191154 | FETAL WELLBEING MONITORING APPARATUS AND PAD THEREFOR - Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus including a generally flattened hemispherical housing and a turret-like user interface having a user operated control panel for controlling operation of the fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus and providing fetal wellbeing information to an expectant mother. Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus including a fetal motor activity sensor including a base plate with a base plate topside and a base plate underside with an elongated planar strain gauge film element defining a nominal measurement plane in a non-flexed state, and having a variable electrical property proportional to resilient elastic flexion in a transverse direction to the measurement plane on application of a bending moment and a fetal motor activity determination module for processing time varying information for determining fetal motor activity. Two-ply pad for use with the fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus. | 07-29-2010 |
20110224573 | MONITORING TISSUE TEMPERATURE WHILE USING AN IRRIGATED CATHETER - Apparatus, consisting of a probe, configured to be inserted into a body cavity, and an electrode having an outer surface and an inner surface connected to the probe. The apparatus also includes a temperature sensor, protruding from the outer surface of the electrode, which is configured to measure a temperature of the body cavity. | 09-15-2011 |
20110224664 | MONITORING TISSUE TEMPERATURE WHILE USING AN IRRIGATED CATHETER - A method, consisting of modeling physical parameters representative of a probe in proximity to body tissue during an ablation procedure performed by the probe. The method also includes measuring a subgroup of the physical parameters during a non-ablation stage of the ablation procedure so as to generate measured non-ablative values of the subgroup, and measuring the subgroup of the physical parameters during an ablation stage of the ablation procedure so as to generate measured ablative values of the subgroup. In response to the modeling, the method includes generating calculated non-ablative values of the subgroup for the non-ablation stage, and generating calculated ablative values of the subgroup for the ablation stage. The method compares the measured non-ablative values with the calculated non-ablative values, and compares the measured ablative values with the calculated ablative values, so as generate optimal values of the physical parameters. | 09-15-2011 |
20150112195 | CRYOCATHETER WITH SINGLE PHASE COOLANT FLUID COOLED THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND CEREBRAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES EMPLOYING LOCAL ICE BALL - Cryocatheter including an elongated flexible catheter member having a short rigid catheter tip for introduction into a therapy site and a heat exchange arrangement for freezing the catheter tip to a cryo-temperature from between about −15° C. to about −30° C. for freezing human tissue at the therapy site. Cerebral medical procedures include inter alia employing a local ice ball for sealing a bleeding rupture in an arterial wall in the case of a stroke hemorrhage, employing a local ice ball for mapping electrical disorder foci in a brain, for example, epileptic foci, and the like. | 04-23-2015 |
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20120047252 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF CONTENT SERVERS AND CACHING POPULAR CONTENT THEREIN - An apparatus comprising a network interface to at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of a network. A deep-packet-inspection (DPI) unit identifies at least a source of content, the DPI unit further inspecting one or more packets provided from the identified at least a source of content over the first portion of the network, each packet having at least a specific source address and a specific destination address. A storage stores at least a portion of the content. A content delivery unit receives a request from the second portion of the network for requested content from the identified at least a source of content and responsive thereto provides the requested content, or portions of the requested content, from the storage to the second network if the requested content, or portions of the requested content, is stored in the storage, or otherwise sending the request over the first portion of the network to the identified at least a source of content for the requested content, or missing portions of the requested content. | 02-23-2012 |
20130212708 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETECTION OF CONTENT SERVERS, CACHING POPULAR CONTENT THEREIN, AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR PROPER AUTHENTICATION - An apparatus and methods thereof provide for efficient usage of network bandwidth and ability to identify whether a client is authorized to receive such bandwidth. Content provided by a content source for a first content consumer is stored in the apparatus located in between the content source and the content consumer allowing delivery of such content to another content consumer from the apparatus thereby reducing the overall network load. For protected content, the apparatus identifies the need for authorization and provides a random identification to the target content consumer and storing that random identification as well as at least another parameter associated thereto such that when revalidation is necessary the content consumer can be validated by the apparatus. | 08-15-2013 |
20150193567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING ANALYTICS WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT STORING SERVERS CACHING POPULAR CONTENT - Methods and systems are provided for generating a traffic simulation respective of at least one content storing server, the content storing server operative for caching popular content. One method includes sniffing traffic between at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of the network, identifying, from the sniffed traffic, at least a source of content and at least a destination of the content, determining if the content is stored on a cache, simulating a notification respective of the content, and generating a simulation of traffic respective at least of: the content and the simulated notification. | 07-09-2015 |
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20110155078 | DOG'S WASTE CATCHER - A simple, small, light weight and economical device for catching and holding dog's waste before they fall on the ground. The device would be held on the dog's tail by a fastener with a simple clip mechanism. Two flexible retractable arms, in a shape of a trapeze with no base, are attached to the fastener enabling a simple adjustable folded diaper to be caught and be placed in the right position to catch and hold the dog's waste before they fall on the ground or grass. When not in use the device might be fold and become compact and easy to carry. | 06-30-2011 |
20130074785 | DOG'S WASTE CATCHER - A simple, small, light weight and economical device for catching and holding a dog's waste before it falls on the ground. The device would be held on the dog's tail by a fastener with a simple clip mechanism. Two flexible retractable arms, in the shape of a trapezoid with no base, are attached to the fastener enabling a simple adjustable folded diaper to be caught and placed in the right position to catch and hold the dog's waste before it falls on the ground or grass. When not in use the device might be folded and become compact and easy to carry. | 03-28-2013 |
20130327283 | Apparatuses, Systems and Methods for Catching Canine Feces - The present invention includes apparatuses, systems and methods for collecting canine feces. According to some embodiments of the present invention, there may be provided a device which may attach to a tail of a dog and may collect, possibly in a disposable receptacle, feces exiting the dog's anus, as the dog defecates normally. The device may be designed such that when the device is attached the tail of a dog, the opening of the receptacle collocates directly behind the anus of the dog, and may further be encouraged by tension towards the anus of the dog, thereby ensuring that any feces exiting the anus of the dog enters the receptacle directly. | 12-12-2013 |
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20140088763 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING EFFICIENT ROBOT-BASE POSITION - Various disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for determining an efficient robot-base position. The method includes receiving available robot-base positions and determining valid robot-base positions from the available robot-base positions. The method includes generating for the valid robot-base positions respective directed graphs providing a plurality of robotic-paths. The method includes determining the shortest robotic-path between start and end nodes. The method includes determining and storing the efficient robot-base position from the valid robot-base positions, wherein the efficient robot-base position has the shortest, collision-free robotic-path between start and end nodes. | 03-27-2014 |
20150277398 | OBJECT MANIPULATION DRIVEN ROBOT OFFLINE PROGRAMMING FOR MULTIPLE ROBOT SYSTEM - Methods for product simulation systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving inputs including one or more virtual robots, one or more virtual work objects, and a virtual workspace. The method includes determining a path for each of the virtual robots based on the virtual work objects and the virtual workspace. The method includes generating programs that can be collision-free for one or more actual robots respectively corresponding to the virtual robots based on the paths. | 10-01-2015 |
20150278404 | ENERGY AND CYCLE TIME EFFICIENCY BASED METHOD FOR ROBOT POSITIONING - Methods for CAD, simulation, and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving inputs including one or more of robot information, operation information, position information, and constraint information. The method includes generating a list of candidate positions of a robot. The method includes, for each candidate position, determining a time value of the candidate position and when the time value of the candidate position does not meet a threshold cycle time value, removing the candidate position. The method includes, for each candidate position, determining an energy consumption value of the candidate position. The method includes, for each candidate position, determining one or more of a rating and a ranking for the candidate position based on the time value and the energy consumption value. The method includes determining the optimal position of the robot based on the ranking of each candidate position. | 10-01-2015 |
20150278406 | ENERGY AND CYCLE TIME EFFICIENCY BASED METHOD FOR ROBOT POSITIONING - Methods for CAD, simulation, and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving inputs including one or more of robot information, operation information, position information, and constraint information. The method includes generating a list of candidate positions of a robot. The method includes, for each candidate position, determining a time value of the candidate position and when the time value of the candidate position does not meet a threshold cycle time value, removing the candidate position. The method includes, for each candidate position, determining an energy consumption value of the candidate position. The method includes, for each candidate position, determining one or more of a rating and a ranking for the candidate position based on the time value and the energy consumption value. The method includes determining the optimal position of the robot based on the ranking of each candidate position. | 10-01-2015 |
20150321349 | METHOD FOR ROBOTIC ENERGY SAVING TOOL SEARCH - Systems and a method for robotic energy saving tool search. The systems and method include receiving inputs including one or more of robot information, tooling information, operation information, and position information. Using the information received, a list of tooling candidates of a robot required to complete one or more tasks for a complex operation and a task location for each of the one or more tasks in the complex operation is generated. Tooling candidate are then removed from the list of tooling candidates when the robot cannot reach every task location on a path required by the complex task. The path is adjusted to remove one or more collision events. The total energy consumption value for each remaining tooling candidate is calculated, and returning the tooling candidate with the lowest energy consumed. | 11-12-2015 |
20160031082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAVING ENERGY AND REDUCING CYCLE TIME BY OPTIMAL ORDERING OF THE INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC PATH - Methods for saving energy and reducing cycle time by using optimal ordering of the industrial robotic path. A method includes receiving inputs including a complex operation, generating a plurality of task groups of the complex operation, calculating a group edge rating for each of a plurality of robotic movement edges between each of the plurality of task groups, calculating a candidate rating for each of a plurality of candidate paths, wherein the candidate rating comprises a summation of the group edge ratings for a candidate path, determining an optimal path comprising the candidate path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest candidate rating, and returning the optimal path. | 02-04-2016 |
20160031083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC ENERGY SAVING OPTIMIZATION USING FLY-BY - Methods for optimizing energy savings and reducing cycle time for mutating an industrial robotic path when a collision is detected. A method includes initializing a plurality of clone paths where a collision was detected, wherein a clone path is a clone of the initial path and the initial path comprises a source location, a plurality of intermediate locations, and a target location; for each clone path, determining a candidate path to store in a population, determining an optimal breed comprising the candidate path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest breed rating in the population, and returning the optimal breed. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAVING ENERGY AND REDUCING CYCLE TIME BY USING OPTIMAL ROBOTIC JOINT CONFIGURATIONS - Methods for saving energy and reducing cycle time of a complex operation by using optimal robotic joint configurations. A method includes receiving inputs including the complex operation, generating a plurality of joint configurations of a simulated robot for each one of a plurality of task locations based on the inputs of the complex operation, calculating an edge rating for each of a plurality of robotic movements, wherein a robotic movement accounts for movement between joint configurations of consecutive task locations, calculating a plurality of candidate ratings for each of a plurality of candidate configuration paths, wherein a candidate rating is a summation of edge ratings of robotic movements for a candidate configuration path, determining an optimal configuration path based the candidate configuration path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest candidate rating, and return the optimal configuration path. | 02-04-2016 |
20160046022 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC AND EFFICIENT LOCATION GENERATION FOR COOPERATIVE MOTION - Methods for automatic and efficient location generation for cooperative motion. A method includes receiving a cooperative operation comprising a master operation and the slave operation, simulating the slave operation to obtain a slave duration between consecutive slave locations and a trajectory time to perform the slave operation, populating a plurality of potential locations along the master trajectory, generating a plurality of candidate operations in a population, for each of the plurality of candidate operations in the population, simulating a candidate operation with the slave operation to calculate an efficiency factor to perform the candidate operation and removing the candidate operation from the population when the efficiency factor is not better compared to other candidate operations in the population and returning the candidate operation remaining in the population. | 02-18-2016 |
20160085887 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CYCLE TIME BY HANDLING LOCATION ORIENTATION - Methods for improving efficiency of industrial robotic energy consumption and cycle time by handling location orientation. A method includes receiving a complex operation including a plurality of task locations, generating a plurality of joint configurations of a simulated robot for each one of the plurality of task locations, wherein each of the plurality of joint configurations contains a plurality of candidate orientations, determining an optimal joint configuration for each task location that provides a lowest summation of the movement ratings for the complex operation, wherein the movement ratings incorporate an energy consumption and a cycle time for each of a plurality of robotic movements for the complex operation, determining an optimal candidate orientation for each of the optimal joint configurations at each task location that provides a lowest summation of the movement ratings for the complex operation, returning the optimal candidate orientations for each of the optimal joint configurations. | 03-24-2016 |
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20100048728 | POLYCYCLIC DIANTHRAQUINONES AS INHIBITORS OF INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES - The present invention relates to the therapeutic use of polycyclic dianthraquinones including hypericin, helianthrones and helianthrone derivatives as inhibitors of the proinflammatory cytokine cascade mediated inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and cachexia. In addition the compositions can be used for prevention of development of inflammation, fibrosis and vasculopathy as a sequelae induced by irradiation treatment, and to the use thereof, as protective modes for the consequences of irradiation treatment in diseases such as cancers. The present invention can also be used to prevent or improve the inflammatory consequences of infections with viruses or bacteria and to prevent or treat neuroinflammatory disorders. | 02-25-2010 |
20120213727 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF OLIGOMERIC AND POLYMERIC MONOTERPENES - The invention relates to therapeutic methods comprising use of oligomeric and polymeric forms of the monoterpene compounds alloocimene, limonene, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, geranyl acetate, alpha-phellandrene, gamma-terpinene, 3-carene and 2-carene. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of treating degenerative neurological conditions, and treating skin disorders. | 08-23-2012 |
20130172416 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ACIDIC EXTRACTS OF MASTIC GUM - The invention relates to compositions and formulations comprising isolated acidic fraction of mastic gum and uses thereof for treating impaired neurological functions as well as wound and tissue repair. | 07-04-2013 |
20140294928 | COMPOSITIONS OF POLYMERIC MYRCENE - The invention relates to compositions and formulations comprising polymeric myrcene. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions comprising an isolated fraction of polymeric myrcene in a hydrophobic carrier and formulations which maintain the biological activity of the active polymer. | 10-02-2014 |
20150079021 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF OLIGOMERIC AND POLYMERIC MONOTERPENES - A method of treating a skin or scalp disorder is disclosed. The method calls for topically (a) administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition has at least one oligomeric or polymeric form of a monoterpene, and is substantially devoid of the corresponding monomeric form of said monoterpene, and (b) treating a skin or scalp disorder. The monoterpene is selected from the group consisting of alloocimene, limonene, α-pinene, β-pinene, geranyl acetate, α-phellandrene, γ-terpinene, 3-carene and 2-carene, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and wherein the composition is substantially devoid of the corresponding monomeric form of said monoterpene. | 03-19-2015 |
20150110902 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF MASTIC GUM FRACTIONS - The invention relates to therapeutic uses of gum mastic, and compounds found therein including polymeric myrcene. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of treating impaired neurological function using compositions comprising polymeric myrcene. | 04-23-2015 |