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Microprocessor controlled ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device
InactiveUS6873268B2Enhance user interfaceReduce system sizeEnergy efficient ICTElectrotherapyDrugs infusionHand held
An implantable infusion pump possesses operational functionality that is, at least in part, controlled by software operating in two processor ICs which are configured to perform some different and some duplicate functions. The pump exchanges messages with an external device via telemetry. Each processor controls a different part of the drug infusion mechanism such that both processors must agree on the appropriateness of drug delivery for infusion to occur. Delivery accumulators are incremented and decremented with delivery requests and with deliveries made. When accumulated amounts reach or exceed, quantized deliverable amounts, infusion is made to occur. The accumulators are capable of being incremented by two or more independent types of delivery requests. Operational modes of the infusion device are changed automatically in view of various system errors that are trapped, various system alarm conditions that are detected, and when excess periods of time lapse between pump and external device interactions.
Owner:MEDTRONIC MIMIMED INC
Microprocessor controlled ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device
ActiveUS20050010269A1Enhance capacityReduce in sizeEnergy efficient ICTElectrotherapyTelemetry EquipmentBiomedical engineering
An implantable infusion pump possesses operational functionality that is, at least in part, controlled by software operating in two processor ICs which are configured to perform some different and some duplicate functions. The pump exchanges messages with an external device via telemetry. Each processor controls a different part of the drug infusion mechanism such that both processors must agree on the appropriateness of drug delivery for infusion to occur. Delivery accumulators are incremented and decremented with delivery requests and with deliveries made. When accumulated amounts reach or exceed, quantized deliverable amounts, infusion is made to occur. The accumulators are capable of being incremented by two or more independent types of delivery requests. Operational modes of the infusion device are changed automatically in view of various system errors that are trapped, various system alarm conditions that are detected, and when excess periods of time lapse between pump and external device interactions.
Owner:MEDTRONIC MIMIMED INC
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
InactiveUS7199024B2Relaxation stressGuaranteed uptimeTransistorSolid-state devicesSmart CutSemiconductor
There is provided a method of removing trap levels and defects, which are caused by stress, from a single crystal silicon thin film formed by an SOI technique. First, a single crystal silicon film is formed by using a typical bonding SOI technique such as Smart-Cut or ELTRAN. Next, the single crystal silicon thin film is patterned to form an island-like silicon layer, and then, a thermal oxidation treatment is carried out in an oxidizing atmosphere containing a halogen element, so that an island-like silicon layer in which the trap levels and the defects are removed is obtained.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Internet-Based Survey System and Method
InactiveUS20080288271A1Calibrate relationshipImprove business performanceMarket predictionsDemographicsData science
An Internet-based survey system, method and computer-readable medium that captures feedback from job seekers and employees at various stages of pre- and post-hire, and aggregates their perceptions of various aspects of the company in order to formulate and display resulting data which helps a company create more targeted and cost-effective hiring and retention strategies. The system creates survey questions; stores and presents those questions in a library which can be customized to the requirements of a specific client; provides an automation component which captures requisite identification information about potential survey taker and imports it into the survey system; extends survey invitations to solicit participation from potential survey takers; captures demographic data from each participating survey taker; dynamically presents at least one survey question to survey takers in real-time; receives, calculates, aggregates and benchmarks statistics for demographics, response option values and survey participation; and presents reports adapted to at least one client.
Owner:FAUST CLAUDIA JEAN
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
InactiveUS20070173000A1Improve business performanceImprove performanceTransistorSolid-state devicesDevice materialSmart Cut
There is provided a method of removing trap levels and defects, which are caused by stress, from a single crystal silicon thin film formed by an SOI technique. First, a single crystal silicon film is formed by using a typical bonding SOI technique such as Smart-Cut or ELTRAN. Next, the single crystal silicon thin film is patterned to form an island-like silicon layer, and then, a thermal oxidation treatment is carried out in an oxidizing atmosphere containing a halogen element, so that an island-like silicon layer in which the trap levels and the defects are removed is obtained.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
System and method for analyzing and reporting extensible data from multiple sources in multiple formats
ActiveUS20070022093A1Without expenseWithout timeData processing applicationsMulti-dimensional databasesData warehousePortable document format
A system and method for analyzing and reporting data from multiple sources is provided. The system is a foundation for an analytical platform that covers not only traditional relational data, but also a new generation of extensible data formats designed for the web, such as those based on XML (FIXML, FpML, ebXML, XBRL, ACORD, etc.), as well as HTML, E-mail, Excel, PDF, and others. In a preferred embodiment, the eXtensible on-line analytical processing (XOLAP), is a scalable client / server platform that allows the multi-dimensional analysis of modern data types, as well as traditional relational data, by bringing them all into an internal common XML-based model, without the time and expense of creating a data warehouse.
Owner:CITRIX SYST INC
Semiconductor devices and method of manufacturing the same
ActiveUS20130248950A1Improve business performanceReduce parasitic capacitanceTransistorSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingEngineeringSemiconductor
Semiconductor devices, and a method of manufacturing the same, include a gate insulating film pattern over a semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed over the gate insulating film pattern. A spacer structure is formed on at least one side of the gate electrode and the gate insulating film pattern. The spacer structure includes a first insulating film spacer contacting the gate insulating film pattern, and a second insulating film spacer on an outer side of the first insulating film spacer. The semiconductor device has an air gap between the first insulating film spacer and the second insulating film spacer.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Made-to-order direct digital manufacturing enterprise
ActiveUS20110313878A1Improve business performanceRemoving and minimizing numberGeometric CADAdditive manufacturing apparatusComputer scienceDigitization
Owner:KRAFTWURX INC
Optical sensing system
InactiveUS6591025B1Improve business performanceRadiation pyrometryVibration measurement in fluidElectrical conductorOptical sensing
A fiber optic acoustic sensor system including an optical conductor having low reflectivity mirrors is provided. Optical sensors are provided by sections of the optical conductor bounded by pairs of the low reflectivity mirrors. Pulses of light are injected into the optical conductor and reflected by the low reflectivity mirrors. The reflected pulses of light are processed using a compensating interferometer to generate interference patterns representative of the environmental conditions acting upon the optical conductor.
Owner:ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP
Base isolated nebulizing device and methods
InactiveUS6978941B2Cost efficientEffective timeMovable spraying apparatusDust removalElectrical impedanceBiomedical engineering
An aerosol generator comprises a vibratable member having a front, a rear, an outer periphery and a plurality of apertures extending between the front and the rear. A support element is disposed about the outer periphery of the vibratable member, and a vibratable element is coupled to the support element. The vibratable element is configured to vibrate the vibratable member at ultrasonic frequencies. An isolating structure is coupled to the support element and is configured to couple the aerosol generator to a support structure. The isolating structure has a mechanical vibrational impedance that is sufficient to substantially vibrationally isolate the aerosol generator from the support structure.
Owner:NOVARTIS FARMA
Building automation system with automated component selection for minimum energy consumption
InactiveUS20080082183A1Improve business performanceReduce energy costsComputer controlAdaptive controlComputer hardwareEnergy expenditure
A software module for a building automation system includes a plurality of software modules. A first module is configured to compute energy consumption characteristics of a building. A second module is configured to determine at least one alternate hardware configuration for the building, and to provide an estimated performance level associated with each of the at least one alternate hardware configuration. A third module is configured to recommend one of the at least one hardware configurations based on at least one predetermined financial criteria.
Owner:JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO
System and method for optimizing product development portfolios and integrating product strategy with brand strategy
InactiveUS20070192170A1Shorten the time to marketImprove business performanceFinanceResourcesTime to marketService composition
A business and software method to cost-effectively optimize product and / or service development portfolios, to reduce time to market, and to better integrate and align product or service strategy with brand strategy. The business and software method includes defining in detail the product and service attributes that characterize the ideal customer experience, categorizing the attributes, assigning a numerical value of importance to the attributes, and applying those values to statistical analysis of each assessed product development initiative in terms of alignment with ideal experience and potential competitive impact relative to the resources and risks required to bring each initiative to market. A prioritization for product development resource allocation is developed based upon these analyses. The prioritization is presented in the form of decision intelligence tools for an organization to use and reach informed judgments concerning resource allocation to develop, maintain, or optimize a given product or service portfolio. The decision intelligence tools serve to improve business performance, increase market impact, and build brand equity for products and services of a given organization by improving alignment between what the organization promises customers and what it actually delivers.
Owner:CRISTOL STEVEN M
Outboard wake stabilization device and method for reducing the aerodynamic drag of ground vehicles
InactiveUS20090236872A1Easy to useMinimize aerodynamic dragVehicle seatsWindowsLeading edgeAerodynamic drag
An improved method and device for the reduction of aerodynamic drag and for improved performance of vehicles by increasing the pressure on the base of the trailing vehicle or vehicle component by controlling the boundary layer as it exists the vehicle trailing edge. The subject invention consists of a multiple panels located near the base area of a bluff base vehicle. The flow control objectives are accomplished by positioning minimally sized panels comprising the invention in close proximity to the side and top surfaces of the vehicle, where the leading edge of each panel is positioned in close proximity to the trailing edge of the vehicle. The side panels comprising the invention are laterally positioned outboard of the side surface of the vehicle. The top panels are vertically positioned above the top surface of the vehicle.
Owner:WOOD RICHARD M
Energy harvesting power sources for generating a time-out signal for unexploded munitions
InactiveUS20070204756A1Improve performanceImprove securityTime fuzesAmmunitionElectricityEngineering
A method is provided for detecting a target impact of a munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; and determining whether the output of power from the power supply has dropped below a predetermined threshold.
Owner:OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC
Recessed-gate transistor device having a dielectric layer with multi thicknesses and method of making the same
ActiveUS20090114968A1Improve business performanceIncrease land areaTransistorSolid-state devicesGate dielectricEngineering
A recessed-gate transistor device includes a gate electrode embedded in a gate trench formed in a semiconductor substrate, wherein the gate trench includes a vertical sidewall and a U-shaped bottom. A source region is provided at one side of the gate trench within the semiconductor substrate. A drain region is provided at the other side thereof. An asymmetric gate dielectric layer is formed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor substrate. The asymmetric gate dielectric layer has a first thickness between the gate electrode and the drain region and a second thickness between the gate electrode and the source region, wherein the first thickness is thicker than the second thickness.
Owner:NAN YA TECH
System and method for optimizing product development portfolios and aligning product, brand, and information technology strategies
InactiveUS20090254399A1Build brand equityEasy alignmentResourcesMarketingService compositionService development
Business and software methods are described for cost-effectively optimizing product development portfolios, services development portfolios, and IT (information technology) portfolios, accelerating market entry, and optimizing alignment between product strategy, IT strategy, and brand strategy. Product and service attributes are characterized, categorized, and prioritized with numerical values amenable to statistical analysis of each assessed product development / IT initiative in terms of alignment with ideal customer experience and potential competitive impact relative to the resources and risks required to bring each initiative to market. Methods further include prioritization in the form of applied decision intelligence tools to allow an organization to reach better-informed judgments concerning resource allocation to develop, maintain, or optimize a given product or service portfolio or IT portfolio to improve business performance, increase market impact, and build brand equity.
Owner:CRISTOL STEVEN M
Voltage balancing control method for modular multilevel converter
InactiveUS20140002048A1Reduce switching frequencyAvoid switchingAc-dc conversionElectric variable regulationHigh voltage igbtCapacitor voltage
The present invention relates to Voltage balancing control method for modular multilevel converter is characterized that, it includes some steps as follows:1) Determine the leg current direction is positive or negative;2) Find out the highest sub module on output state whose capacitor voltage amplitude is the maximum, and find out that on bypass state whose capacitor voltage amplitude is the minimum;3) Determine whether the sub module inputs or bypass operation; this method avoided switching arbitrariness of the sub module, and decreased the switching frequency of the sub module. The capacitor voltage balancing control of the sub module proposed by the method is more suitable to be applied in the field of high voltage and large capacity converter that has large numbers of sub modules.
Owner:CHINA ELECTRIC POWER RES INST
Worksite monitoring and management systems and platforms
ActiveUS20150242769A1Low costImprove business performanceMeasurement devicesError detection/correctionEngineeringMobile device
Owner:SAFETY KEY SOLUTIONS FZ
Electro-optical device and electronic device
InactiveUS20050161672A1Guaranteed uptimeImprove reliabilityTransistorElectroluminescent light sourcesDisplay deviceEngineering
An object of the present invention is to provide an EL display device having a high operation performance and reliability. The switching TFT 201 formed within a pixel has a multi-gate structure, which is a structure which imposes an importance on reduction of OFF current value. Further, the current control TFT 202 has a channel width wider than that of the switching TFT to make a structure appropriate for flowing electric current. Morever, the LDD region 33 of the current control TFT 202 is formed so as to overlap a portion of the gate electrode 35 to make a structure which imposes importance on prevention of hot carrier injection and reduction of OFF current value.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
Catalytic reactor for hydrogen generation systems
InactiveUS20050276746A1Improve reaction speedIncrease rate of hydrogen generationHydrogen productionChemical/physical/physico-chemical stationary reactorsHydrogenMembrane configuration
The operating characteristics of catalytic reactors used in systems which generate hydrogen from the contact of a fuel with a catalyst are enhanced by such reactors incorporating one or more of group of elements consisting of (a) a heat exchanging element that preheats the fuel solution prior to its contact with the catalyst, (b) one or more liquid diffusing elements which distributes the flow of fuel over the catalyst so as to increase the generation hydrogen from such contact, (c) multiple catalysts having different hydrogen generating characteristics and d) a membrane capable of operating at pressures equal to or greater than 50 psig which surrounds catalytic material in the reactor and separates the generated hydrogen from the fuel.
Owner:MILLENNIUM CELL
Elevator supervision
A method and system for supervising the safety of an elevator having a car driven by a drive within a hoistway wherein a travel parameter (XABS,X″Acc,X′IGB) of the car is sensed and continually compared with a similarly sensed travel parameter (X′IG) of the drive. If the comparison shows a large deviation between the two parameters, an emergency stop is initiated. Otherwise one of the travel parameters (XABS,X″Acc X′IGB; X′IG) is output as a verified signal (X;X′). The verified signal is then compared with predetermined permitted values. If it lies outside the permitted range then an emergency stop is initiated.
Owner:INVENTIO AG
Integration of a discrete event simulation with a configurable software application
InactiveUS20040102940A1Improve business performanceMinimal human effortDesign optimisation/simulationSpecial data processing applicationsComputerized systemApplication software
In general terms, the invention can be described as a computer system for enhancing the performance of underlying policies and execution-rules of real-world activities. The computer system includes a demand input section for providing demand information to drive the system. A real-time software application has a series of discrete steps for implementing the underlying policies and execution-rules of the activities and converts the demand information into instructions. A simulation-time operations-simulation model implements the underlying policies and execution-rules of the activities and receivers, the instructions. A control section includes a synchronization clock which synchronizes the discrete steps of the software application with the operations-simulation model by delaying the execution of some of the discrete steps and which communicates the instructions from the software application to the operations-simulation model. An output section outputs data to enhance the performance of the underlying policies and the execution-rules of the activities.
Owner:SINGAPORE INST OF MFG +1
Direct drive electric shift two speed planetary gearbox
InactiveUS20100267508A1Prevent slippingFuel efficiency savingToothed gearingsTransmission elementsLow speedGear wheel
A direct drive electric shift two speed planetary gearbox using a linear actuator to engage selectively the ring gear either to the housing or to the carrier by means of a synchronizing clutch to provide a low speed mode, a neutral mode, and a high speed mode of operation resulting in significant fuel efficiencies.
Owner:DJH ENG CENT
Medicine supply apparatus
ActiveUS7637078B2Improve business performanceSimple instructionsPackaging cigarettePackaging cigarsColor printingEngineering
A medicine supply apparatus which comprises, in a case accommodating section 8, a plurality of tablet cases 3 for accommodating medicine and charges or supplies medicine into a bag 72, which medicine has been discharged from each tablet case 3 based on a prescription. An identification code 26 is provided for each of the tablet cases 3 and read by an optical sensor 33 provided inside the case accommodating section 8, whereby discharge of medicine is controlled. A motor 14 for driving a discharge drum for the tablet case 3 is checked for disconnection by being regularly energized. The operating time and the frequency of operation of parts that wear out, such as the motors, are stored for use in failure prediction. Time slots in which medicine should be taken are printed, each in a different color, by a color printing mechanism 73 on the bag 72 into which medicine is charged.
Owner:PHC HLDG CORP
System and method for resource sharing across multi-cloud arrays
ActiveUS20140245026A1Improve business performanceInput/output to record carriersUnauthorized memory use protectionComputer networkEngineering
Owner:EMC IP HLDG CO LLC
Elevator supervision
ActiveUS7353916B2Improve business performanceEasy to useElevatorsBuilding liftsCar drivingTwo parameter
A method and system for supervising the safety of an elevator having a car driven by a drive within a hoistway wherein a travel parameter (XABS,X″Acc,X′IGB) of the car is sensed and continually compared with a similarly sensed travel parameter (X′IG) of the drive. If the comparison shows a large deviation between the two parameters, an emergency stop is initiated. Otherwise one of the travel parameters (XABS,X″Acc X′IGB; X′IG) is output as a verified signal (X;X′). The verified signal is then compared with predetermined permitted values. If it lies outside the permitted range then an emergency stop is initiated.
Owner:INVENTIO AG
Vehicle air conditioner with louver operation control
InactiveUS6347987B1Improve business performanceAir-treating devicesRailway heating/coolingTemperature controlAir conditioning
A vehicle air conditioner includes an air conditioning unit where temperature adjustments of both right and left-seat side air-conditioning zones are independently performed. In the vehicle air conditioner, a swing range of right-seat side center louvers provided in a right center face air outlet is restricted from a front right-seat direction to a rear left-seat direction, and a swing range of left-seat side center louvers provided in a left center face air outlet is restricted from a front left-seat direction to a rear right-seat direction. Thus, right-left independent temperature control can be accurately performed in the vehicle air conditioner.
Owner:DENSO CORP
Robot and method for controlling the same
ActiveUS20080201014A1High capabilityOperational securityComputer controlSimulator controlComputer visionObject detector
A robot includes: a main body; a traveling mechanism attached to the main body to move the main body; an image pickup device which picks up an image of an object in a space including a traveling plane; an object detector which detects the object existing in the space based on an image picked up by the image pickup device; a distance calculator which calculates a distance to the object detected by the object detector; a degree of caution setting device which sets a degree of caution with respect to the object detected by the object detector based on the image picked up by the image pickup device and the distance calculated by the distance calculator; and a controller which controls the traveling mechanism based on the degree of caution set by the degree of caution setting device and the distance calculated by the distance calculator.
Owner:TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORP
Apparatus and method for changing web design
InactiveUS20090024930A1Good varietySmall sizeDigital data information retrievalSpannersDatabase serverWeb design
A web design changing apparatus includes a web server for displaying a web screen on a user terminal when a user logs in a web member page through the user terminal, the web server displaying the web screen by activating a web menu screen according to a controlled menu position, a controlled menu color and a controlled menu shape if the position, the color and the shape of the menu are controlled by the user; and a database server having a user database, a user design database and a CSS (cascade style sheet) database, the database server being connected to the web server. The web server combines CSS information with HTML codes to thereby output them on the user terminal, and stores CSS information modified by the user terminal in the database server.
Owner:KIM TAEK HUN
Information presentation apparatus and information presentation method
ActiveUS20040181337A1Improve business performanceInstruments for road network navigationRoad vehicles traffic controlIn vehicleHome position
The in-vehicle information apparatus 1 according to the present invention for presenting, to a user, information which includes a returning route is composed of the following: a home position holding unit 102 for holding beforehand a position of the user's home; a home arrival time holding unit 103 for holding beforehand a home arrival time of the user; a present position obtainment unit 106 for obtaining a present position of the user; a present time obtainment unit 107 for obtaining a present time; a route search unit 108 for obtaining a returning route from the present position to the user's home position, a required time for the returning route, and a departure time to leave the present position so that the user can get home by the home arrival time; and a presentation unit 111 for comparing the departure time obtained by the route search unit 108 and the present time, and presenting to the user the departure time and the returning route obtained by the route search unit 108, before the departure time is passed.
Owner:GK BRIDGE 1
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