32 results about "Baseline pressure" patented technology

Methods, systems, and products for monitoring an air filter. Methods involve determining a difference between a baseline pressure differential and a current pressure differential, the differential pressure between pressure at an upstream side of the filter and pressure at a downstream side of the filter. The baseline pressure differential may be set automatically or by a user. Reaching or exceeding a predetermined threshold triggers an indication of a clogged condition. The method also includes monitoring the air filter condition intermittently. The filter monitor may operate for extended periods in a sleep state and intermittently power up to a wake state to measure the current pressure differential and compare the current pressure differential with a baseline pressure differential.

A mechanism to monitor an individual's level of stress in his or her home or workplace is provided. Unobtrusive physiologic stress senses are used in combination with a wireless link and a personal computer or other intelligent device to monitor the user's stress level. Based on a user profile and the user's baseline stress indicators, one or more stress-reducing activities are presented to the user. Additionally, if a user is in a stress-sensitive population, for example, persons with a pre-existing hypertension, the user may selectively enable additional alerts.

Systems and methods for maintaining substantially a baseline pressure in a chamber of a pumping apparatus are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention may serve to control a motor to compensate or account for a pressure drift which may occur in a chamber of the pumping apparatus. More specifically, a dispense motor may be controlled to substantially maintain a baseline pressure in the dispense chamber before a dispense based on a pressure sensed in the dispense chamber. In one embodiment, before a dispense is initiated a control loop may be utilized such that it is repeatedly determined if the pressure in the dispense chamber is above a desired pressure and, if so, the movement of the pumping means regulated to maintain substantially the desired pressure in the dispense chamber until a dispense of fluid is initiated.

Methods and systems for measuring mechanical property of a vascular wall and a method and system for determining health of a vascular structure are provided wherein local deformation of a vessel wall resulting from physiologic pressures with altered transmural forces is measured. A non-invasive free-hand ultrasound scanning-procedure was performed to apply external force, comparable to the force generated in measuring a subject's blood pressure, to achieve higher strains by equalizing the internal arterial baseline pressure. When the applied pressure matched the internal baseline diastolic pressure, strain and strain rate increased by a factor of 10 over a cardiac cycle. Radial arterial strain was assessed in the vessel wall over the entire deformation procedure using a phase-sensitive, two-dimensional speckle-tracking algorithm. An elastic modulus reconstruction procedure was developed to estimate the non-linear elastic properties of the vascular wall.

For gaseous fuels that are injected directly into a combustion chamber the mass flow rate through an injection valve can be influenced by changes in the in-cylinder pressure. A method and apparatus are provided for accurately metering a gaseous into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The method comprises inputting a fueling command; determining from said fueling command a baseline pulse width of an injection event, based upon a baseline pressure differential across a fuel injection valve; estimating the difference between said baseline pressure differential and an actual pressure differential; calculating a corrected pulse width by applying at least one correction factor to said baseline pulse width, wherein said correction factor is a function of the estimated difference between said baseline pressure differential and said actual pressure differential.

An optimized elastic modulus reconstruction procedure can estimate the nonlinear elastic properties of vascular wall from intramural strain and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements. A noninvasive free-hand ultrasound scanning procedure is used to apply external force, comparable to the force in measuring a subject's blood pressure, to achieve higher strains by equalizing the internal arterial baseline pressure. PWV is estimated at the same location where intramural strain is measured. The reconstructed elastic modulus is optimized and the arterial elastic modulus can be determined and monitored using a simple dual elastic modulus reconstruction procedure.

A method for controlling the residue clearing process of a chemical mechanical polishing (“CMP”) process is provided. Dynamic in-situ profile control (“ISPC”) is used to control polishing before residue clearing starts, and then a new polishing recipe is dynamically calculated for the clearing process. Several different methods are disclosed for calculating the clearing recipe. First, in certain implementations when feedback at T0 or T1 methods are used, a post polishing profile and feedback offsets are generated in ISPC software. Based on the polishing profile and feedback generated from ISPC before the start of the clearing process, a flat post profile after clearing is targeted. The estimated time for the clearing step may be based on the previously processed wafers (for example, a moving average of the previous endpoint times). The calculated pressures may be scaled to a lower (or higher) baseline pressure for a more uniform clearing.

According to the present invention, there is provided a high-precision differential pressure sensor which is not affected by a considerable change in baseline pressure. A differential pressure sensor of the present invention comprises: a pair of diaphragms, each including a diaphragm portion capable of being deformed due to application of a pressure and a support portion for holding an outer peripheral edge of the diaphragm portion; a pair of fixed electrodes in disk-like form fixed to the support portions of the diaphragms; and a movable electrode including a disk-like electrode portion and shaft-like projections extending in opposite directions from a central portion of the electrode portion. The shaft-like projections extend at a right angle relative to the electrode portion, and the movable electrode is secured to central portions of the diaphragms through the shaft-like projections so that the electrode portion faces each of the fixed electrodes in a predetermined spaced relationship. The movable electrode is capable of moving so as to allow a distance between the electrode portion and each of the fixed electrodes to vary according to a difference between fluid pressures acting on the respective diaphragm portions of the diaphragms. A capacitance generated between the electrode portion and each of the fixed electrode changes due to a variance in the distance between the electrode portion and each of the fixed electrode, and a differential pressure is detected, based on this change in capacitance.

The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for finite control and regulation of patient intrathoracic pressures, and more specifically, to devices and methods that finitely regulates a patient's intrathoracic pressures during repeated cycling events (i.e. respiration) by use of a cross-seal vent valve to form transient pressure windows. The cross-seal vent valve is biased against the pressure necessary to evacuate and/or inflate the lungs of that patient, while a controlled venting of that pressure by at least a partial volume thereof allows for controlled resetting of the baseline pressure to anatomical norms. This enhanced means for regulating intrathoracic pressure are applicable in a number of medically important therapies, including but not limited to, conditioning of pulmonary systems for acclimation to altered environmental conditions, reconditioning of pulmonary system after operating in a diminished state, and application in cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures.

A method for detecting weight on a platform lift having a platform, a hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic circuit including the steps of measuring a static pressure of the hydraulic circuit, and comparing the measured static pressure to a baseline pressure of the hydraulic circuit. The baseline pressure is a static pressure of the hydraulic circuit without external weight positioned on the platform.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a system for measuring the cylinder compression of an engine is provided The system may include a microprocessor; a sensor operatively connected to the microprocessor, the sensor configured to measure a pressure; a memory operatively connected to the microprocessor, the memory configured to store a pressure detected by the sensor; and a database operatively connected to the microprocessor, the database configured to a store baseline pressure associated with an engine.

A medical device (1) for assisting the break-up, disruption or disintegration of calcified or other hardened material within vessels of the human or animal body which material otherwise prevents or inhibits stenting procedures or passage of guidewires, catheters and other devices through the vessels. The device comprises a catheter (2) having a lumen (9) extending between a distal end (5) and a proximal end (6) of the catheter and a displaceable element (4) at the distal end of the catheter configured for axial and/or radial displacement relative to the catheter when driven by pressure fluctuations within the lumen. A pressure pump (11) is coupled to a proximal end of the catheter and is configured for application of a baseline pressure to the catheter lumen. A pressure modulation source (12) is also coupled to the proximal end of the catheter, configured to modulate the baseline pressure in the catheter lumen with one or more pressure impulses, and preferably with a series of pressure pulses.

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for introducing one or more unblocking materials into solid fuel conditioning equipment at predetermined locations and intervals to prevent the occurrence of, or to treat the existence of at least one solid fuel blockage within the equipment, wherein introduction of the one or more unblocking materials is based on or triggered by an assessment of whether there is an actual or impending partial or complete blockage of solid fuel within the conditioning equipment, and wherein such assessment is made by measuring pressure within the solid fuel conditioning equipment and then comparing the measurement(s) against a baseline pressure.

A programmable pellet press for compressing a powdered sample and forming a sample disc, including a hydraulic mechanism for compressing the sample in a mold operatively and electrically connected to a control mechanism for commanding an exertion of low constant preloading pressure followed by pressure increases with constant pressure dwell times upon the hydraulic mechanism. An algorithm for a programmable pellet press on computer readable media including performing a pressurization subroutine, performing a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) feedback loop, performing a depressurization subroutine, and performing an unloading subroutine when pressure is at a baseline level. A method of compressing a powdered sample into a sample disc by loading the powdered sample into a mold of a programmable pellet press, from a baseline pressure, increasing hydraulic pressure and maintaining a preloading pressure against the sample, performing pressure increases upon the sample, depressurizing the sample, and forming a sample disc. A sample disc formed.

A pressure monitoring device used to monitor for leaks in a tool such as a medical endoscope. The device includes a housing having an internal volume fluidically coupled with an internal volume of the tool to form a combined internal volume. A pump changes the pressure inside the combined internal volume thereby establishing a baseline pressure at a pressure differential from the ambient environment. During operation of the tool, the pressure inside the combined internal volume is monitored for a change exceeding a predefined limit and such a change results in the device issuing an alarm signal indicating a leak has occurred in the tool. The device housing can be directly mounted to the tool, located remotely and connected with a coupling hose, or integrated with an accessory device connected to the tool. Preferably, the pressure differential is negative relative to ambient when the tool is a medical endoscope.

Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for remote assessment and correction of baseline pressure instability of medical pressure sensors. The present disclosure enables centralized surveillance of baseline pressure instability, which provides a technical solution for manufacturers of pressure sensors and/or pressure transducer systems to monitor the proper function of their products. Moreover, health care personnel are provided with means to assess pressure sensor instability and get corrected pressure scores, neither of which are presently unavailable. The disclosure thereby provides a technical solution to a problem of medical pressure sensors that represents risk of harm to patients.