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Intelligent Automated Assistant
ActiveUS20130275164A1Improve user interactionPromote effective engagementReservationsSpeech recognitionService provisionComputer science
The intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.
Owner:APPLE INC
Biomedical positioning and stabilization system
InactiveUS20070129634A1Minimal effortGood flexibilityUltrasonic/sonic/infrasonic diagnosticsSurgical needlesAnatomical structuresPrimary operation
This invention provides a support device that allows the adjustable, yet rigid placement of a probe or other medical instrument against a region of interest / treatment on a patient. The system and method of rigid fixation, positioning, and adjustment contemplated herein is useful for a broad array of medical procedures including, but not limited to, ultrasound-guided anesthetic delivery. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a flexible armature is attached to a rigid stand placed upon the floor, or attached to another stable surface such as a bed rail, wall, ceiling or piece of equipment. A joint connects the armature to an instrument holder able to accommodate and rigidly attach an ultrasound sensing probe or other medical device. The medical device then remains rigidly attached to the described invention during the procedure. Furthermore, this set position is resistant to minor patient motion or other disturbances. If required, small alterations can be made by the operator during the procedure with minimal effort. Such adjustment may be desirable, for example, if access to a new anatomical structure is needed. In this manner, the primary operator is able to maintain a ‘hands-free’ approach.
Owner:WELLAN MEDICAL SOLUTIONS +1
Selective coating of a balloon catheter with lubricious material for stent deployment
InactiveUS20050080477A1Promote effective engagementEfficient deploymentStentsSurgeryInsertion stentBalloon catheter
Owner:BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
Microsurgical balloon with protective reinforcement
ActiveUS7270673B2Increase stiffnessIncreased longitudinal stiffnessStentsBalloon catheterSurgical department
Owner:BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
Clot capture systems and associated methods
ActiveUS20130144326A1Promote effective engagementEfficient captureSurgeryDilatorsBiomedical engineeringBlood vessel
A clot capture system for disengaging a clot from a vessel wall and removing the clot from the vessel, comprises a clot capture device for placement on a distal side of a clot. The clot capture device has a retracted delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. The clot removal device has a proximal support frame, and a distal fibre net. The support frame has a retracted delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. The proximal support frame in the expanded configuration defines a proximal inlet mouth for engaging a clot and a net for confining the clot. An elongate member facilitates capture and / or withdrawal of a clot from a vessel.
Owner:NEURAVI
Needle safety device
InactiveUS6997913B2Facilitate manual grippingEasy to holdSensorsBlood sampling devicesVeinBlood Collection Tube
A blood collection assembly includes a needle cannula with an intravenous end and a non-patient end. The cannula is mounted to a needle holder so that the non-patient end projects into the holder. A safety shield is telescoped over the needle cannula and is movable from a proximal position where the intravenous end of the cannula is exposed to a distal position where the intravenous end of the cannula is shielded. The safety shield is configured to be passively actuated and propelled into the distal position in response to insertion of a blood collection tube into the holder. However, a slide back actuator extends from the safety shield to permit the shield to be retracted into a proximal position during use and before the safety shield is locked in the distal position.
Owner:BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Selective coating of a balloon catheter with lubricious material for stent deployment
InactiveUS6890348B2Promote effective engagementEfficient deploymentStentsSurgeryMedicineBalloon catheter
Owner:BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
Learning model for competency based performance
ActiveUS8628331B1Efficiently effectively meetHigh growth occupationCosmonautic condition simulationsDiagnostic recording/measuringEngineeringProgress note
A system and method, a machine, and an article of manufacture of an occupational performance system and method for achieving occupational performance of competency based education and work force standards. The occupational performance system and method for achieving occupational performance includes: first, setting competency based goals with a goal setting diagram, to sequentially browse goal element lists, to sequentially select goal elements, to set competency based goals; second, recording in a performance record the competency based goals, goal status updates, progress notes, assessments, and artifacts in the performance record; and third, interacting in a community of practice including community members engaging in community activities, and sharing the performance record, and performing storage, retrieval, and operation of various combinations of occupational performance data fields selected from the competency based goals, performance record, and community of practice to improve occupational performance of the community of practice within the occupational performance system.
Owner:WRIGHT BETH ANN
Tonneau cover having magnetic fasteners
InactiveUS8857887B1Not damage magneticNice appearanceSuperstructure subunitsSuperstructure connectionsEngineeringShackle
Tonneau cover assemblies including a cover and side rails that are attached to sidewalls of the cargo box. The cover and side rails include magnetic fastener elements or a combination of hook and loop and magnetic fasteners to secure the cover to the side rails. Preferably, the respective side rails will have a raised ridge so that magnets on the respective sides of the cover can abut against this raised ridge to prevent the magnets from sliding off of the side rail. Various embodiments further include an end plate having two spring biased locking members and a draw cord interconnecting the two locking members; wherein the draw cord includes a pull loop which can be drawn away from the end plate to draw the respective locking members away from respective the side rails so that the end plate can be disengaged from the respective side rails.
Owner:AGRI COVER
Embolic protection systems
InactiveUS7097440B2High degree of confidenceConfidenceConfectionerySurgeryEmbolic Protection DevicesBiomedical engineering
A system for enabling the insertion and removal of an embolic protection device, for capturing and retaining embolic debris which may be created during the performance of a therapeutic interventional procedure in a stenosed or occluded region of a blood vessel. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables the device to be snap-fitted so as to engage the distal end of a guide wire, to be pre-formed for expansion thereof so as to seal off the inner surface of a blood vessel, to inhibit the forming of a gap therein, for inhibiting embolic material from passing therethrough, and to be foreshortened to enable insertion thereof through confined spaces. The system, in another embodiment thereof, enables expandable material to be formed into an expandable configuration of an embolic protection device for capturing embolic material, which is capable of sealing off the inner surface of the blood vessel.
Owner:ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR
Flexible conductive polymer electrode and method for ablation
ActiveUS8118809B2Promote effective engagementImproving tissue coolingSurgical instruments for heatingCoatingsConductive polymerClosed loop
An electrode for ablation therapy includes a flexible conductive element for conducting electrical energy and a flexible conductive polymer member in electrically conductive contact with the conductive element. A catheter shaft may be coupled to the conductive element and / or the flexible conductive polymer member. The flexible conductive element may be formed as a helical coil, a mesh coating or wrap, or any other suitable form, and may surround (wholly or partially) a flexible electrically insulative, and optionally thermally conductive, member. A heat sink may be thermally coupled to at least one of the flexible conductive polymer member and the flexible electrically insulative member. The flexible electrically insulative member may include a passageway for coolant fluid to cool the electrode during ablation. The passageway may include at least one efflux hole to permit coolant fluid to flow from the passageway, or may define a closed loop.
Owner:ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIV
Merchandise Activity Sensor System and Methods of Using Same
ActiveUS20160086460A1Distinctive vibration signatureSimple installationOffice automationBuying/selling/leasing transactionsAnalysis dataEngineering
Apparatus and systems using merchandise activity sensors for increasing the awareness of interactivity with merchandise on retail store displays (shelves, peg hooks, merchandise pushers, and other Point of Purchase displays) in order to facilitate more effective customer service, reduce theft and to provide additional analysis data related to merchandise / shopper interaction.
Owner:INDYME SOLUTIONS LLC
Adjustable interbody introducer device and method
ActiveUS8696681B2Easy to disengageEasy to removeInternal osteosythesisElectrical apparatusIntervertebral spaceSurgical site
Provided is a novel surgical instrument having an adjustable distal end that can securely engage an interbody for introduction of the interbody into an intervertebral space, can be adjusted before and during the surgical procedure to vary the angle of the distal end of the device and the angle of introduction of the interbody, and after positioning that interbody at the surgical site, can be easily disengaged and removed.
Owner:K2M
Filter device for embolic protection systems
A system for enabling the insertion and removal of an embolic protection device, for capturing and retaining embolic debris which may be created during the performance of a therapeutic interventional procedure in a stenosed or occluded region of a blood vessel. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables the device to be snap-fitted so as to engage the distal end of a guide wire, to provide a reference for positioning the device at a location distal to the interventional procedure site, and to enable an end of the device to be in tension, enabling a portion of the device to be in tension and another portion to be in compression, so as to assist in bending thereof in tortuous vasculature.
Owner:ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR
Flexible Conductive Polymer Electrode and Method for Ablation
ActiveUS20090163916A1Promote effective engagementImproving tissue coolingSurgical instruments for heatingCoatingsConductive polymerClosed loop
An electrode for ablation therapy includes a flexible conductive element for conducting electrical energy and a flexible conductive polymer member in electrically conductive contact with the conductive element. A catheter shaft may be coupled to the conductive element and / or the flexible conductive polymer member. The flexible conductive element may be formed as a helical coil, a mesh coating or wrap, or any other suitable form, and may surround (wholly or partially) a flexible electrically insulative, and optionally thermally conductive, member. A heat sink may be thermally coupled to at least one of the flexible conductive polymer member and the flexible electrically insulative member. The flexible electrically insulative member may include a passageway for coolant fluid to cool the electrode during ablation. The passageway may include at least one efflux hole to permit coolant fluid to flow from the passageway, or may define a closed loop.
Owner:ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIV
Learning model for competency based performance
InactiveUS20140106318A1Drive a learner's achievement of educationImproving competency skillElectrical appliancesTeaching apparatusCommunity settingEngineering
Owner:WRIGHT BETH ANN
Device for removing break-off components from a sheet of material or equivalent
InactiveUS6997363B1High level of operational reliabilityPromote effective engagementMetal working apparatusArticle deliveryRest positionEngineering
The invention relates to a device for removing break-off pieces (12), especially waste parts, from a sheet of material containing blanks or similar flat pieces. An abutment device (20) which can move in a longitudinal direction is associated with a break-off tool (40, 42). The abutment device protrudes into a through opening (16). Even when said device is in a rest position it supports the break-off component or waste part of the sheet of material (10) in an approximately parallel position. When the waste part moves, its position can be modified by the break-off tool and brought into a specific angle of inclination in relation to the sheet of material, especially when the waste part is lowered.
Owner:VOSSEN FRANZ
Matching and ranking content items
ActiveUS20180302682A1Conveniently receivePromote effective engagementAdvertisementsCharacter and pattern recognitionDigital contentNetworked system
The present disclosure is directed to a networking system that provides a user experience in which users of the networking system can interact with user-generated digital content items to select and receive information about one or more products. In particular, the systems and methods involve identifying products shown within user-generated digital content items and associating the user-generated digital content items with the identified products. In addition, where a user selects a product shown within a digital content item, the systems and methods involve selectively identifying other user-generated digital content items for the user based on a coefficient between the user and the other user-generated digital content items. Moreover, the systems and methods involve tracking user-interactions with respect to digital content items and generating and providing a creation insight including an identification of one or more products predicted to engage users of the networking system.
Owner:META PLATFORMS INC
Pivotal cargo carrier for vehicles
InactiveUS20060151555A1Easy maintenancePrecise positioningSupplementary fittingsStowing appliancesEngineeringFlange
A cargo carrier includes an elongated tubular cross-member including an anchor flange connected thereto and disposed medially thereof. The anchor flange has a plurality of apertures and fits into a vehicle hitch receiver such that a quick-release locking pin traverses through aligned apertures. A rectangular rack section is connected to the cross-member and has an elongated bottom surface. A mechanism is included for selectively pivoting the rack section along an arcuate path extending away from the vehicle. The extended and retracted positions are further defined when the axis is positioned substantially horizontal and substantially orthogonal to the vehicle bumper respectively. The cargo carrier further includes a mechanism for supporting the rack section at a substantially stable position.
Owner:MILLS THEODORE M
Tonneau cover having a draw cord
InactiveUS9056542B2Not damage magneticNice appearanceSuperstructure connectionsLoad coveringPickup truckMechanical engineering
A tonneau cover assembly for attachment about a top of a perimeter of a cargo box of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover assembly including a cover, a support frame and a securing plate having at least one locking member. Preferably, the tonneau cover assembly includes two biased locking members interconnected by a draw cord. The draw cord preferably includes a clip that removably and adjustably secures the draw cord to a channel in the securing plate. The draw cord preferably includes a pull loop that at least partially extends through an opening in the cover.
Owner:AGRI COVER
Magnetic jewelry clasp
A jewelry clasp having a pair of housings at the free ends of a piece of jewelry and are affixed together by magnetic forces. Each housing has a permanent magnet located therein and which magnets are attracted to each other when the housings are brought together. There is a safety catch on one of the housings having a protuberance extending therefrom that enters a slot in the other body. The slot passes entirely through the housing so that the protuberance can enter the slot in a first orientation and in a second orientation where one housing is inverted 180 degrees from the first orientation. The safety catch also includes a nib that aligns with an indentation formed in the slot and the entering of the nib into the indentation can be felt and / or heard by the wearer to provide assurance that the safety catch is in its locked position.
Owner:EF DESIGNS
Wave gear device having three-dimensionally contactable shifted tooth profile
ActiveUS20110237382A1Reasonable meshing engagementEffective engagementToothed gearingsGearing elementsStrain wave gearingRack and pinion
Disclosed is a wave gear device (1) for setting the flexible state of the principal section (30) of a flexible external gear in a normal-deflection state (at a deflection coefficient κ=1). The moving locus of a tooth profile in the principal section (30) is determined by a rack approximation, and a similar curve (BC), which is obtained by similarly transforming a curve (AB) cut from that moving locus, is used to define the fundamental addendum shape of the tooth profile in the principal section. The portion of the tooth profile of the flexible external gear other than the principal section is shifted so that both each negative-deflection side moving locus (M3), which is obtained in each plane of rotation to deflect in a negative deflection state (at the deflection coefficient κ<1) closer to the diaphragm side than the principal section and each positive-deflection side moving locus (M2), which is obtained in each plane of rotation to deflect in a positive deflection state (at the deflection coefficient κ>1) closer to the front end opening side than the principal section, may become curves (M3a and M2a) to contact at the bottom (a point (P)) of a normal-deflection moving locus (M1). The partial meshing engagement can also be held at the section other than the principal section in the tooth trace direction, so that the load torque performance of the wave gear device can be advantageously improved.
Owner:HARMONIC DRIVE SYST IND CO LTD
Rollover protection for motor vehicles
InactiveUS7384067B2Promote effective engagementImprove rigidityPedestrian/occupant safety arrangementMonocoque constructionsRolloverEngineering
Owner:AUTOLIV ASP INC
Refuse removal system and method for removing refuse
InactiveUS7216905B1Reduce manufacturing costEasy to useRoad cleaningOther apparatusEngineeringWaste material
A refuse removal system for picking up waste material in an optimally sanitary manner including a claw mechanism including a first set of arcuately formed finger members and a second set of arcuately formed finger members that are displaced each from the other in a longitudinal direction. A flexible bag having an open section and a closed section is fixedly attached to the claw mechanism. A pair of actuating members provides actuation of the arcuately formed finger members between an open and closed position. Prior to operation of the refuse removal system, the first and second sets of arcuately formed finger members are located external to the bag while the actuating members are internal to the bag in a manner in which the claw mechanism passes through the bag wall.
Owner:ARMES JR ANDREW
Filtration device and method
ActiveUS20130270173A1Improve sealingAvoid misalignmentLaboratory glasswaresLoose filtering material filtersEngineeringFluid filtration
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a filtration device for use in filtration of a liquid, and disclose: a liquid receptacle having an open end and a closed end; a plunger body moveable at least partially within the liquid receptacle along an axis said axis extending between the open and closed ends, said plunger including a filtrate chamber in fluid communication with the liquid receptacle via a fluid filtering path and a filter disposed in the filtering path, and the device further including a slidable seal for inhibiting or preventing fluid flow across the seal during said plunger movement; wherein said seal includes a first skirt depending from the plunger at one end of the first skirt, said first skirt having an outer surface which in use slidably and sealingly abuts the vial, and having, at least in an uncompressed state, a generally annular separation between the skirt and the plunger body, which separation extends generally parallel to the axis. A second skirt, overlapping the first skirt, is disclosed also.
Owner:GLOBAL LIFE SCI SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) Interceptor with Autonomous Kill Vehicles
ActiveUS20080093498A1Promote effective engagementReduce generationAmmunition projectilesDirection controllersTarget engagementKinematics
The present invention provides a MKV interceptor including multiple kill vehicles with autonomous management capability and kinematic reach to prosecute a large threat extent. Each KV can self-manage its own KV deployment and target engagement for a determined target volume assigned by a designated master KV. At least one KV is master capable of managing the post-separation of all of the KVs without requiring updates to the mission plan post-separation. The autonomous capability and increased kinematic reach provides for a more efficient use of boosters and more effective engagement of the threat.
Owner:RAYTHEON CO
Mechanical clamping element and clamping system
A clamping system with a clamping nut and a wrench for tightening the clamping nut, wherein the clamping nut includes at least one recess on either the outside edge or the inside edge of the end face of the clamping nut to receive projections of the wrench. The edge opposite the edge with at least one recess is closed. The at least one recess is provided with at least one undercut, which the projections of the wrench can grip from underneath.
Owner:ZOLLMANN
Generating creation insights
InactiveUS20180300756A1Conveniently receivePromote effective engagementMarketingDigital contentNumber content
The present disclosure is directed to a networking system that provides a user experience in which users of the networking system can interact with user-generated digital content items to select and receive information about one or more products. In particular, the systems and methods involve identifying products shown within user-generated digital content items and associating the user-generated digital content items with the identified products. In addition, where a user selects a product shown within a digital content item, the systems and methods involve selectively identifying other user-generated digital content items for the user based on a coefficient between the user and the other user-generated digital content items. Moreover, the systems and methods involve tracking user-interactions with respect to digital content items and generating and providing a creation insight including an identification of one or more products predicted to engage users of the networking system.
Owner:META PLATFORMS INC
Over-center self-adjusting equalizing cap chuck
InactiveUS20060150580A1Effective holdingMinimal degree of grip forceSleeve/socket jointsCapsFastenerEngineering
An over-center self adjusting cap chuck adapted for operative attachment to a high-speed capping machine includes a housing having an outer peripheral surface defining an inner annular periphery with an interior face. A plurality of independent engagement jaws are aligned along an annular area of, or within a pocket area of, the interior face. Each engagement jaw has a fastener to connect the engagement jaw to the housing and establish a pivot point to support a limited axial rotational movement thereof to a first open axial position and a second closed axial position for receiving and gripping a work piece respectively. Either a singular bias spring or a pair of bias springs pre-dispose the engagement jaws to the first open axial position. The engagement jaws include an upper beveled area above a work piece engagement finger that serves as an actuator when contacted by a work piece for self-adjusting movement to the second closed axial position whereby the gripping pressure upon the work piece is direct toward a center-point of a work piece receiving area until the pressure thereon is equalized.
Owner:DIAMOND MACHINE WERKS
Over-center self-adjusting equalizing cap chuck
InactiveUS7131245B2Restrict movementPromote effective engagementSleeve/socket jointsCapsEngineeringActuator
An over-center self adjusting cap chuck adapted for operative attachment to a high-speed capping machine includes a housing having an outer peripheral surface defining an inner annular periphery with an interior face. A plurality of independent engagement jaws are aligned along an annular area of, or within a pocket area of, the interior face. Each engagement jaw has a fastener to connect the engagement jaw to the housing and establish a pivot point to support a limited axial rotational movement thereof to a first open axial position and a second closed axial position for receiving and gripping a work piece respectively. Either a singular bias spring or a pair of bias springs pre-dispose the engagement jaws to the first open axial position. The engagement jaws include an upper beveled area above a work piece engagement finger that serves as an actuator when contacted by a work piece for self-adjusting movement to the second closed axial position whereby the gripping pressure upon the work piece is direct toward a center-point of a work piece receiving area until the pressure thereon is equalized.
Owner:DIAMOND MACHINE WERKS
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