963 results about "Stable system" patented technology

There is disclosed a system and method for dynamic stabilization which provides for distraction of the inter-vertebral space while still allowing a patient a substantial range of motion. In one embodiment, an inter-vertebral dynamic brace is used to maintain proper distraction. The dynamic brace is designed to allow the vertebrae to which it is attached to move through their natural arc, maintaining the correct instantaneous center of rotation. An adjustable tensioning device is used to maintain the proper distraction and compression forces to restore and maintain proper kinematics, while allowing the dynamic brace to move through an arc centered with respect to the center of rotation of the portion of the spine between the vertebrae. In one embodiment, a method is provided for adjusting the dynamic brace both with respect to the center of rotation of the vertebrae in both the flexion / extension axis and in the superior / inferior axis.

Systems and devices for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The systems include a superior component for attachment to a superior vertebra of a spinal motion segment and an inferior component for attachment to an inferior vertebral of a spinal motion segment. The interconnection between the two components enables the spinal motion segment to move in a manner that mimics the natural motion of the spinal motion segment. Methods are also provided for stabilizing the spine and for implanting the subject systems.

A system for dynamic stabilization of the spine includes a bone engaging fastener configured to be anchored in a vertebra and a deflectable element mounted on the fastener. The deflectable element or bumper is configured and arranged to contact a portion of an adjacent vertebra, such as the facet, during extension of the spine, while offering no resistance during flexion. In certain embodiments, a cable may be fastened to the bone engaging fastener and arranged to contact a portion of the adjacent vertebra, such as the spinous process, during flexion of the spine. In one surgical technique of the invention, a contralateral approach is used to introduce the bone engaging fastener through the deflectable element and into the vertebra.

Systems and devices for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The systems include a superior component for attachment to a superior vertebra of a spinal motion segment and an inferior component for attachment to an inferior vertebral of a spinal motion segment. The interconnection between the two components enables the spinal motion segment to move in a manner that mimics the natural motion of the spinal motion segment. Methods are also provided for stabilizing the spine and for implanting the subject systems.

A service management system for devices with embedded processor systems manages use of memory by programs implementing the services by assigning services to classes and limiting the number of services per class that can be loaded into memory. Classes enable achieving predictable and stable system behavior, defining the services and service classes in a manifest that is downloaded to embedded devices operating on a network, such as a cable or satellite television network, telephone or computer network, and permit a system operator, administrator, or manager to manage the operation of the embedded devices while deploying new services implemented with applications downloaded from the network when the service is requested by a user.

The present invention relates to the apparatus, system and method for dicing of semiconductor wafers using an ultrafast laser pulse of femtosecond and picosecond pulse widths directly from the ultrafast laser oscillator without an amplifier. Thin and ultrathin simiconductor wafers below 250 micrometer thickness, are diced using diode pumped, solid state mode locked ultrafast laser pulses from oscillator without amplification. The invention disclosed has means to avoid / reduce the cumulative heating effect and to avoid machine quality degrading in multi shot ablation. Also the disclosed invention provides means to change the polarization state of the laser beam to reduce the focused spot size, and improve the machining efficiency and quality. The disclosed invention provides a cost effective and stable system for high volume manufacturing applications. An ultrafast laser oscillator can be a called as femtosecond laser oscillator or a picosecond laser oscillator depending on the pulse width of the laser beam generated.

The disclosure relates generally to embodiments of systems and methods of spinal stabilization. Embodiments include methods that use a dilator to displace tissue proximate to a sleeve. An embodiment of a surgical system can comprise a dilator that may define a working channel from a first opening to a second opening. The dilator can be positioned to displace tissue proximate to the sleeve. The dilator may be shaped to allow a first end of an elongated member to enter the working channel through the first opening and exit the dilator through the second opening to be percutaneously moved to another assembly.

A service management system for devices with embedded processor systems manages use of memory by programs implementing the services by assigning services to classes and limiting the number of services per class that can be loaded into memory. Classes enable achieving predictable and stable system behavior, defining the services and service classes in a manifest that is downloaded to embedded devices operating on a network, such as a cable or satellite television network, telephone or computer network, and permit a system operator, administrator, or manager to manage the operation of the embedded devices while deploying new services implemented with applications downloaded from the network when the service is requested by a user.

The disclosure relates generally to embodiments of systems and methods of spinal stabilization. Embodiments include methods that use a dilator to displace tissue proximate to a sleeve. An embodiment of a surgical system can comprise a dilator that may define a working channel from a first opening to a second opening. The dilator can be positioned to displace tissue proximate to the sleeve. The dilator may be shaped to allow a first end of an elongated member to enter the working channel through the first opening and exit the dilator through the second opening to be percutaneously moved to another assembly.

The present invention relates to the apparatus, system and method for dicing of semiconductor wafers using an ultrafast laser pulse of femtosecond and picosecond pulse widths directly from the ultrafast laser oscillator without an amplifier. Thin and ultrathin semiconductor wafers below 250 micrometer thickness, are diced using diode pumped, solid state mode locked ultrafast laser pulses from oscillator without amplification. The invention disclosed has means to avoid / reduce the cumulative heating effect and to avoid machine quality degrading in multi shot ablation. Also the disclosed invention provides means to change the polarization state of the laser beam to reduce the focused spot size, and improve the machining efficiency and quality. The disclosed invention provides a cost effective and stable system for high volume manufacturing applications. An ultrafast laser oscillator can be a called as femtosecond laser oscillator or a picosecond laser oscillator depending on the pulse width of the laser beam generated.

When utilized in a flow imaging instrument, calibration beads provide a known data source that can be employed in various self-diagnostic, calibration and quality metric applications for the both the optical system of the flow imaging instrument, as well as the flow cell of the flow imaging instrument. Such data can be used to determine point spread functions associated with an imaging system, to determine a sensitivity of an imaging system, and to determine a focal point of the imaging system. Imagery collected from calibration beads can be used to determine core size and stability and TDI / flow speed synchronization. Calibration beads can be beneficially employed to enable stable system operation, even when very low sample concentration, or very small sample sizes are to be analyzed.

There is disclosed a system and method for dynamic stabilization which provides for distraction of the inter-vertebral space while still allowing a patient a substantial range of motion. In one embodiment, an inter-vertebral dynamic brace is used to maintain proper distraction. The dynamic brace is designed to allow the vertebrae to which it is attached to move through their natural arc, maintaining the correct instantaneous center of rotation. An adjustable tensioning device is used to maintain the proper distraction and compression forces to restore and maintain proper kinematics, while allowing the dynamic brace to move through an arc centered with respect to the center of rotation of the portion of the spine between the vertebrae. In one embodiment, a method is provided for adjusting the dynamic brace both with respect to the center of rotation of the vertebrae in both the flexion / extension axis and in the superior / inferior axis.

Ethanol and other liquid products are produced by contacting syngas components such as CO or a mixture of CO2 and H2 with a surface of a membrane and transferring these components in contact with a biofilm on the opposite side of the membrane. These steps provide a stable system for producing liquid products such as ethanol, butanol and other chemicals. The gas fed on the membrane's gas contact side transports through the membrane to form a biofilm of anaerobic microorganisms that converted the syngas to desired liquid products. The system can sustain production with a variety of microorganisms and membrane configurations.

Systems and devices for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The systems include a superior component for attachment to a superior vertebra of a spinal motion segment and an inferior component for attachment to an inferior vertebral of a spinal motion segment. The interconnection between the two components enables the spinal motion segment to move in a manner that mimics the natural motion of the spinal motion segment while substantially offloading the facet joints of the spine. Methods are also provided for stabilizing the spine and for implanting the subject systems.

The invention discloses a special power battery management system for an electric vehicle and an implementation method thereof. The power battery management system comprises a central control module, a measurement and control module, a battery pack, a motor controller, a direct-current motor, a vehicle-mounted charger, a current and electric quantity detection module, a vehicle-mounted liquid crystal display module, a switching group, a memory module, a clock module and a temperature management module. The system realizes communication of the central control module with the measurement and control module, the vehicle-mounted charger, the motor controller and the vehicle-mounted liquid crystal display module by only using a CAN communication bus. The battery management system has three working modes of charging, discharging and fault, and can realize acquisition, management and control for all parameter information on voltage, temperature, current, electric quantity and the like for the battery of the system, safe charging and fault early warning of the battery. Compared with the prior art, the battery management system has the advantages of higher reliability, charging safety, stable system work, comprehensive function and convenient subsequent expansion.

The invention discloses a full-automatic parking system. The parking system comprises a full-automatic parking controller, as well as an environment information collecting system, an electric power-assisted steering system, an engine managing system, a transmission controller, an electronic stable system for a car body and an electronic parking system that are in communication connection with the full-automatic parking controller; the full-automatic parking controller utilizes parking information acquired by the environment information collecting system to formulate feasible parking routes, works out relevant instructions, sends the instructions to actuating mechanisms, acquires actual feedback signals for real-time revision of the parking routes, and realizes the closed-loop control on a car. The parking system completely adopts the conventional mechanisms of the car as actuators to reliably and accurately realize full-automatic parking.

The invention relates to a rapid power coordinative control method of a new energy station participating primary frequency modulation. A rapid power coordinative control system is built in a new energy plant station, the system is used for receiving a rapid power regulation instruction of a stability-control host station system and an AGC / AVC planning regulation instruction of a dispatching center, and can also be used for locally, automatically and rapidly calculating a target power in an off-line way, decomposing the target power and directly issuing the target power to various power generation units such as photovoltaic inverters and draught fans in the station through an Ethernet network, so that active power and reactive power regulation response of the new energy station within 100 milliseconds is achieved, the primary frequency modulation of a power system is participated to achieve stable system frequency and voltage, and the stability of the system and the economic running level of the new energy power station are improved.

The invention relates to a quadrotor unmanned plane control method based on a fuzzy expansion state observer and an adaptive sliding formwork. The method comprises steps that a quadrotor unmanned plane system model is established, and a system state and controller parameters are initiated; a tracking differentiator is designed; a non-linear expansion state observer is designed; fuzzy rules are established; a parameter adaptive law is designed; an adaptive sliding formwork controller is designed. According to the method, the expansion state observer is designed to estimate indetermination of a system model and external disturbance; a pole assignment method is utilized to determine an initial value of an expansion state observer parameter; the fuzzy rules are introduced to realize online setting for the expansion state observer parameter; the parameter adaptive law is designed to acquire ideal controller gain; the adaptive sliding formwork controller is designed, rapid stabilization of a system tracking error and convergence to a zero point are guaranteed, and rapid and stable position tracking and pose adjustment of the quadrotor unmanned plane are realized. The method is advantaged in that system performance is improved, and rapid and stable system position tracking and pose adjustment are realized.

A system for destabilizing improvised explosive devices includes a radio transmitter means for generating a radio signal having (i) a selected carrier frequency, (ii) a selected amplitude modulation frequency, (iii) a selected peak power output, and (iv) a selected transmit duration. A directional antenna means is coupled to and fed by the radio transmitter means, for directing the radio signal onto a suspected improvised explosive device. The radio signal, upon being directed onto the suspected improvised explosive device, causes detonation of the device.

The invention provides a ship remote monitoring system, relating to a remote monitoring system, in particular to a ship remote monitoring system. The ship remote monitoring system can monitor the state of travelling ships and transmits the real-time information of the ship to the Internet by GPRS / CDMA network or satellite; the real-time information is then transmitted to shipping units such as maritime department and shipping company, etc. by the internet; furthermore, data is processed, disposed and analysed. The ship remote monitoring system has the advantages of extremely far transmission distance, stable system and even realizing global communication; the ship remote monitoring system is provided with a set of redundant independent GPS system which can position normally during the failure of AIS; the ship remote monitoring system is provided with a rich and practical visible interface and facilitates the intuitive transmission of the information of ship to corresponding business personnel.

Disclosed is a method and circuit for stabilizing unintentional motion within an image sequence generated by an image capturing device (102). The image sequence is formed from a temporal sequence of frames, each frame (202) having an area and an outer boundary. The images are two dimensional arrays of pixels. The area of the frames is divided into a foreground area portion (204) and background area portion (206). From the background area portion of the frames, a background pixel domain is selected for evaluation (404). The background pixel domain is used to generate an evaluation (406), for subsequent stabilization processing (408), calculated between corresponding pairs of a sub-sequence of select frames.