220 results about "Controling weight" patented technology

The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily points which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated point value is a function of measured calories, total fat and dietary fiber for serving sizes specified in readily estimatable units. A range or maximum number of points allotted per day may be calculated based on current body weight, caloric reduction to be achieved, physical activity level, and physical activity duration.

The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily points which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated point value is a function of measured calories, total fat and dietary fiber for serving sizes specified in readily estimatable units. A range or maximum number of points allotted per day may be calculated based on current body weight, caloric reduction to be achieved, physical activity level, and physical activity duration.

The present invention relates to a fruit and vegetable ferment beverage and a preparation method thereof. The beverage is prepared by using carrots, shii-takes, burdock roots, prunes, pineapples, mulberries, beta vulgaris and tomatoes as main raw materials, sorting, cleaning, drying and squeezing the raw materials, fermenting the squeezed raw materials with the addition of yeast, vinegar organism and lactic acid bacteria, and adding drinking water, brown sugar, isomaltooligosaccharide and L-malic acid as adjunct materials into the mixture. The beverage uses fruit and vegetable nutrient components of the raw materials for mutual promotion and mutual complementation to synergistically improve nutritional value of the whole beverage, and is fermented with three kinds of bacteria so that fruit and vegetable nutrients and beneficial metabolites of probiotics are preserved, making the beverage has effects in conditioning stomach and intestine, improving digestion and absorption, strengthening physical fitness, enhancing immunity, improving resistance, eliminating free radicals, delaying aging, preventing cancers, maintaining beauty and preserving countenance and controlling weight.

The present invention relates to a device for controlling the weight of a weight training machine and its method which is capable of allowing a user of the weight training machine to control weight of a stack more conveniently, eliminating any inconvenience caused when a fixing pin is inserted into a hole of the stack, which is a weight unit of the conventional weight training machine, preventing the fixing pin from escaping out of the stack during the weight training by the user of the weight training machine so that any safety accident can be kept previously from occurring, allowing the user to control minutely weight for the weight training, being programmable by means of remote electrical control so as to bring about a motive for exercise, and eliminating any restriction of design, which is common in the prior art because of the fixing pin.

The invention generally relates to an intragastric space-occupying device configured to be positioned within a stomach of a mammal for treating excessive weight or obesity. The intragastric space-occupying device may include an inner rod and an outer rod surrounding the inner rod, the outer rod moveable along the inner rod, the outer rod being movable between an outer first position and an inner second position. The intragastric space-occupying device may also include a plurality of support structures, each support structure having a first end connected to the inner rod and a second end connected to the outer rod, the plurality of support structures being in a collapsed position when the outer rod is in the outer first position and being in an extended position when the outer rod is in the inner second position and a covering positioned on the plurality of support structures.

This invention relates to fat containing consumable food products comprising α-cyclodextrin. The food products have reduced levels of bioavailable fat but have substantially the same fat, cholesterol and caloric content as a like food without α-cyclodextrin. The invention also relates to methods for reducing the bioavailability of fats in fat containing food products without reducing caloric intake as determined by bomb calorimetry and to methods for increasing high density lipoproteins in a subject and reducing or controlling weight by administering the food products of this invention.

The present invention relates to a device for controlling the weight of a weight training machine and its method which is capable of allowing a user of the weight training machine to control weight of a stack more conveniently, eliminating any inconvenience caused when a fixing pin is inserted into a hole of the stack, which is a weight unit of the conventional weight training machine, preventing the fixing pin from escaping out of the stack during the weight training by the user of the weight training machine so that any safety accident can be kept previously from occurring, allowing the user to control minutely weight for the weight training, being programmable by means of remote electrical control so as to bring about a motive for exercise, and eliminating any restriction of design, which is common in the prior art because of the fixing pin.

The invention generally relates to a method and apparatus to treat obesity and controlling weight gain. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention relates to a covered cage device that is implanted within a human's stomach to occupy volume and cause a reduced desire for eating. The covered cage device is made from a wire-mesh, such a Nitinol, and can be adjustable and collapsible. In another embodiment, the covered cage device has edges that provide stimulation to the stomach to induce a feeling of fullness.

A programmable microprocessor-controlled weight device capable of storing a plurality of user profiles, each individual user profile comprising, a biometric identifier used for secured access to said individual user profile, measured information and, optionally, custom data The biometric identifier is preferably placed such that identification of the user is conveniently performed while the user is positioned for measurement on the weight device. The biometric identification data is used to scan the plurality of user profiles, determine whether the current user has a profile, or whether one must be created, and allows access to the user profile associated with the current user. Measured information and, optionally, custom data can then be loaded to and from the current user's profile. The information in a user's profile is, therefore, easily accessible by the proper user, and is securely maintained to prevent unauthorized access by others.

The invention discloses a log type manage method of personal motion, nutriment and weight, characterized in that the method comprises that filling basic information, evaluating motion risk, building a healthy file, drawing a target, drawing a plan, recording and tracking that building log and processing daily statistic, statistic analyzing and evaluating effect. The invention has the advantages that the invention can help person to reduce fat, improve muscle or hold weight via interfered motion and food, to confirm the safety of user in motion and diet control process, and on-time adjust interference method, to help person to build better habit that improving living method to control weight.

The invention discloses a low-sugar flavorful jam and a preparation method thereof which belong to the field of functional food. The jam is prepared with the following materials in percentage by weight: 5 to 35 percent of isomaltooligosaccharide, 1 to 20 percent of polydextrose, 0.01 to 0.5 percent of xanthan gum, 0.5 to 2 percent of pectin, 0 to 2 percent of dextrose, 0.05 to 0.15 percent of vitamin C, 0 to 0.15 percent of stevioside, 0.5 to 1.5 percent of other auxiliary materials and the balance of water. The jam is suitable for peoples in various classes and ages, particularly the group of people wanting to control weight and diabetics, the jam does not contain medicines, the materials can be easily obtained, the jam cannot be limited by regions and seasons, the equipment and the process are simple, and the cost is low.

The invention relates to a method for the fuzzy control of the temperature distribution of steel billet in a heating furnace. The method utilizes a compensation control component fuzzy reasoning module and a compensation control weighted integration component module to form a diffusion reasoning fuzzy controller of the temperature of the steel billet; the temperature deviation distribution between the temperature distribution of the steel billet and the perfect heating curve of the steel billet is used as input information of the fuzzy controller; for each adjusting point of the furnace temperature, one set of two-dimensional fuzzy controllers of the compensation control component fuzzy reasoning module is utilized to generate a set of furnace temperature compensation control components; and the compensation control weighted integration component module is utilized to integrate the set of the furnace temperature compensation control components so as to obtain the compensation dosage of the furnace temperature of each part. Through the dispersive fuzzy reasoning structure, the method solves the difficult problems that the prior fuzzy dynamic compensation control technology is difficult to effectively process high dimensional input information, can fully consider the temperature deviation distribution and the changing trend of the steel billet after the adjusting point of the furnace temperature in the process of adjusting the furnace temperature and better ensure the steel billet to be heated completes heating according to the perfect heating curve.

A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm includes first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to ground engaging tools mounted to a stationary and foldable wing frame sections. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the wing sections. A hydraulic control is provided that interfaces with both hydraulic systems to control sequencing of the functions provided by the first and second hydraulic systems. The first and second hydraulic systems have electronically controlled valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to various lifting, folding, and down pressure cylinders.

The present invention is sports equipment with remotely controlled balance weight selecting mechanism and its usage. The electrically or mechanically driven balance weight selecting mechanism may be remotely controlled. The usage includes selecting the balance weight iron with the selecting mechanism and setting down or on the selected balance weight iron with the actuating part and the auxiliary part.

The invention relates to an air-ground data link control management method which comprises the course of the link initialization of an airplane and a ground system, the establishment of the initialization link of the airplane and a ground station, an automatic tuning method of a ground base system and the multi-state link switching course, wherein the course of the link initialization of the airplane and the ground system comprises the following steps: the airplane searches in a public signal frequency band and the frequency band with service priorities, and the ground station also sends a ground broadcast frame in the present service frequency band and the public signal frequency band; the multi-state link switching course comprises the following steps: according to differences of switching control weights of the airplane and the ground station, if the ground system is required to be switched, and an airplane terminal has switching and initialization functions, the switching course of ground base requirements and airplane initialization is carried out, and if the airplane terminal is required to be switched and the ground station has switching and initialization functions, the switching course of air plane requirements and ground initialization is carried out. The flexible and automatic control and the link management with no gap switching of the airplane and the ground station can be guaranteed.

The present invention includes an endoluminal sleeve having a stomach sleeve portion, an antral sleeve portion, and an intestine sleeve portion. The endoluminal sleeve includes a flexible core layer which is formed from a self-expanding material. The flexible core layer in the stomach sleeve portion can self expand to grip the stomach. The antral sleeve is located in the pyloric antrum and is connected to the stomach sleeve portion and the intestine sleeve portion. The intestine sleeve portion is connected to the antral sleeve through a junction. The junction contains non-self-expanding material allowing the pyloric sphincter to properly function. The intestine sleeve portion is located in the small intestines. The intestine sleeve portion can have fenestrations, roots, a nutrient delivery layer, a nutrient delivery cover, an outer shell with a plurality of holes, and / or a semi-porous skin for nutrient delivery to the small intestines.

The invention discloses a nutritional meal replacement with a weight losing effect and a preparation method thereof. The nutritional meal replacement is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 20-50% of protein, 10-40% of fat powder, 30-60% of carbohydrates, 0.1-1% of compound vitamin, 0.1-1% of compound mineral substance and 0.1-6% of medicinal and edible plant extract.The carbohydrates are dietary fiber carbohydrates and non-dietary fiber carbohydrates, and the weight ratio of the dietary fiber carbohydrates to the non-dietary fiber carbohydrates is 1:(1-6). In addition, the content of dietary fibers in the nutritional meal replacement is 8-18%. According to the nutritional meal replacement, a comprehensive and balanced nutritional formula is adopted, dietaryfibers and non-dietary fibers coordinate with each other, the digestion rate and the absorption proportion of absorbable and available carbohydrates are controlled, and the nutritional meal replacement can help to lose weight, control weight and prevent and treat obesity.

A golf ball is provided having a controlled weight distribution about a designated spin axis. The golf ball includes a core defining one or more high density regions interiorly disposed along a common plane and centered about the horizontal spin axis of the ball. As a result of the controlled weight distribution, the resulting ball significantly reduces hooks and slices. A method of manufacturing and / or utilizing the present golf ball is also provided.

A handover parameter control apparatus in each cell of a cellular system having a condition in which if power received by a mobile terminal from a neighbor base station and power received from an access base station, to which the mobile terminal is connected, have power difference greater than or equal to a threshold, the mobile terminal executes handover from an access cell belonging to the access base station to a neighbor cell belonging to the neighbor base station. The apparatus includes a threshold control weight computation unit that computes a threshold control weight which indicates a threshold control direction so as to reduce handover failures, by using a frequency of first-type handover failure events which reduces by increasing the threshold; and a frequency of second-type handover failure events which reduces by decreasing the threshold; and a threshold determination unit that determines the threshold based on the threshold control weight.

The invention belongs to the technical field of plant gene engineering, disclosing a separated and cloned major gene GS5 capable of controlling the width and the weight of a rice grain and the DNA sequence of the allelic gene of the major gene GS5. The DNA sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO.1 (Zhenshan 97B) and SEQ ID NO.3 (H94) and contains 10 exons. The amino acid sequence of the major gene and the amino acid sequence of the allelic gene are shown as SEQ ID NO.2 and SEQ ID NO.4. By using two large-grain rice varieties and two small-grain rice varieties for comparative sequencing, in an approximately 6.1kb range, 22 common base differences exist between the large-grain variety and the small-grain variety, wherein 18 mutations are in a promoter area, 4 mutations are in a code area and 5 amino acids are caused to be changed. By using a transgenic technology, GS5 transgenic rice plants are obtained and express that the width and the weight of the rice grain are obviously improved when being compared with the control width and the control weight of the rice grain. The character changes are quite coincident with the two genotype expressions of a Zhenshan 97 near-isogenic line and a GS5 near-isogenic line. The invention additionally discloses a method of near-isogenic line breeding, gene cloning and gene transfer and application thereof.

Dietary supplements comprising Citrus aurantium extract and a methylxanthine, with or without St. John's wort extract and L-Phenylalanine for controlling weight wherein fat is lost and lean body mass preserved.

The invention discloses a method for drilling and milling sliding sleeves and ball seats of a horizontal well by a continuous oil pipe. The method comprises the following steps of: (1) driving a combination of a sleeve and a back insertion sealing pipe string; (2) mounting ground equipment and connecting through a pipeline; (3) driving the continuous oil pipe and a drilling and milling tool; (4) detecting the positions of the sliding sleeves and the ball seats; (5) starting a pump, injecting drilling and milling liquid, and slowly driving the continuous oil pipe; (6) performing drilling and milling operation, and controlling weighting within the range of 0.5-1.5 tons during drilling and milling; and (7) upwards lifting the continuous oil pipe 5-10m when every sliding sleeve and the ball seat are completely drilled, enabling the drilling and milling liquid to circulate one cycle and operating till the completion of drilling and milling of all the sliding sleeves and the ball seats in a shaft. According to the method for drilling and milling the sliding sleeves and the ball seats of the horizontal well by the continuous oil pipe, disclosed by the invention, an underground tool combination of the sliding sleeves and the ball seats can be continuously drilled and milled through the continuous oil pipe, the ground pump injection equipment and a liquid drive drilling and milling tool are utilized for drilling and milling the sliding sleeves and the ball seats of the horizontal well, the drilling and milling efficiency and the utilization rate of the drilling and milling liquid are improved, and the well workover cost is also reduced.

The invention discloses a sucrose-free biscuit rich in corn dietary fibers. The biscuit comprises the following components: 70 to 90kg of self-raising flour, 4 to 6kg of resistant starch, 4 to 6kg of inulin, 22 to 30kg of corn oil, 4 to 6kg of malt flour, 2 to 3kg of dextrin, 4 to 6kg of radish seed, 8 to 12kg of fresh corn kernels, 30 to 40kg of maltitol, 4 to 6kg of xylitol, 0.01 to 0.03kg of ammonium hydrogen carbonate, 0.3 to 0.5kg of sodium bicarbonate, and 10 to 25kg of water. The sucrose-free biscuit rich in the corn dietary fibers is prepared by adopting a plurality of dietary fiber raw materials and the resistant starch which has durable satiety and can reduce blood sugar and promote the discharge of fat as well as the inulin with the functions of blood fat reduction and cholesterol reduction, and also has the effects of controlling weight and losing weight.

The invention discloses an ammonia spraying amount control method and system for a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) flue gas denitration system. A hearth combustion NOx data model and a SCR reaction mechanism are combined, an ammonia spraying amount calculation model is established, model parameters are identified by operation data and the model parameters are adjusted timely, ammonia sprayingfeedforward amount is calculated through the and a control system is introduced, so that the ammonia spraying amount control quality is improved, and the adjusted instantaneity and accuracy of the ammonia spraying amount is guaranteed. When a continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) is demarcated or purged, feedforward control weight is adjusted by a feedforward coefficient, meanwhile, the feedback effect is weakened, and thus the influence of the working condition change of the CEMS on the ammonia spraying amount control is avoided.

A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm includes first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to ground engaging tools mounted to a stationary and foldable wing frame sections. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the wing sections. A hydraulic control is provided that interfaces with both hydraulic systems to control sequencing of the functions provided by the first and second hydraulic systems. The first and second hydraulic systems have electronically controlled valves to control the flow of hydraulic fluid to various lifting, folding, and down pressure cylinders.

The invention discloses a weight management service system and method. The weight management service method includes the following steps: an information collection terminal system collects weight information and health information of customers; a risk assessment analysis system analyzes health information data and assesses weight health conditions of the customers; a weight risk total assessment system formulates a scientific and reasonable weight management scheme according to physical conditions of the customers; an interference system implements a weight interference plan according to the formulated weight management scheme; an effect evaluation system monitors physical conditions of the customers after interference and performs effect evaluation for a weight control and health promotion scheme; the interference scheme is adjusted according to weight and physical conditions of the customers, and the next weight management service cycle is implemented. The weight management service system and method can accurately assess health risks, effectively master health conditions of the customers, formulate the scientific weight management scheme and perform health interference, effectively control weight of the customers, reduce chronic disease incidence rate of the customers, and achieve the purpose of preventing diseases and promoting health.

A method of preparation of brominated polystyrene combustion inhibitor with low molecular weight by active / controllable polymerization. Brominated polystyrene with controllabel low molecular weight is prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) or reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (FATRP), comprising using organic halogen as initiator, adding azo-initiator, catalyst of low valent metal halogen and ligand into FATRP, then obtaining narrow distributed brominated polystyrene with low molecular weight by bulk polymerization, suspension polymerization, emulsion polymerization. The polystyrene is mixed with alkyl halide, alkyl aluminium halide, dehydrant, brominated by bromine to get narrow distributed brominated polystyrene with low molecular weight. Polystyrene or brominated polystyrene of different molecular weight can be respectively obtained by controlling weight of added monomer or bromine. The obtained brominated polystyrene combustion inhibitor with low molecular weight has high content of bromine, good compatibility with matrix, great heat durability and ageing resistance, little influence on impact resistance of basic resin.

Adhesive formulations having acrylate monomer or methacrylate monomer, or mixtures thereof, and having a reducing agent and an initiator (e.g., peroxide). The formulations may include a chelating agent solution to improve storage stability and other properties. Further, the mole ratio of the initiator to the reducing agent may be adjusted to control weight loss of the adhesives during cure. Polyvinyl acetate or its derivatives may also be employed in the adhesive formulations to reduce weight loss during cure. Moreover, certain embodiments of the formulations include a toughening-agent copolymer having a glass transition temperature (of at least one domain) that is lower than −50° C. (−58° F.). These toughening-agent copolymers may be added to the adhesive formulations to improve impact strength and other properties of the cured adhesives at lower temperatures, e.g., −40° C. (−40° F.), while maintaining performance of the cured adhesives at higher temperatures, e.g., 82° C. (180° F.).