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Annular Integrated Circuit Controller for Intraluminal Ultrasound Imaging Device
8 Jan 20
An intraluminal imaging device is provided.
Stephen Charles DAVIES
Filed: 1 Apr 18
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Ultrasound Guidance of Actuatable Medical Tool
8 Jan 20
An ultrasound sensing guidance system employing a medical tool (30) including an ultrasonic motor (40) for actuating the medical tool (30) relative to an anatomical region.
Aleksandra POPOVIC, Ralf SEIP
Filed: 13 Dec 17
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Teeth Illumination Device
8 Jan 20
The invention relates to a mouthpiece (100) for illumination of teeth, e.g. for teeth whitening.
OLAF THOMAS JOHAN ANTONIE VERMEULEN, PASCAL JEAN HENRI BLOEMEN
Filed: 20 Mar 18
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Teeth Illumination Device with a Light Core
8 Jan 20
The invention relates to a mouthpiece (100) for illumination of teeth, e.g. for teeth whitening.
OLAF THOMAS JOHAN ANTONIE VERMEULEN, NIGEL DAVID YOUNG, PASCAL JEAN HENRI BLOEMEN
Filed: 19 Mar 18
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Positioning Assistance Device for Focal Radiation Therapy
8 Jan 20
An efficient direct parameter optimization (DPO) approach is provided, in which a dosimetry gradient-based iterative greedy technique is applied to determine positioning assistance information for catheter insertion in focal radiation therapy, by toggling between optimization of candidate catheter positions and candidate radiation source dwelling times.
ALFONSO AGATINO ISOLA, GUILLAUME LEOPOLD THEODORUS FREDERIK HAUTVAST
Filed: 11 Dec 17
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Microfluidic Device for Accommodating, Isolating, Treating, And/or Processing Cells Having an Inlet Chamber with a Chute Structure
8 Jan 20
The present invention relates to a microfluidic device suitable for accommodating, isolating, treating and/or processing cells.
Pieter Jan VAN DER ZAAG, Roland Cornelis Martinus VULDERS, Marie PODENPHANT JENSEN
Filed: 12 Dec 17
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Systems and Methods for Detecting the Status of an Electrostatic Filter
8 Jan 20
Presented is an air cleaning system, comprising: an electrostatic precipitation air filter comprising a collector electrode, a repeller electrode and a corona wire; a detection system for detecting particles; characterized in that: the detection system is configured to determine a status of the electrostatic precipitation filter from an amount of particles present on the collector electrode.
ACHIM GERHARD ROLF KOERBER, RAINER HILBIG, JOHANNES MARRA, CORNELIS REINDER RONDA
Filed: 20 Dec 17
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Comb Arrangement, Cutting Head, and Hair Cutting Appliance
8 Jan 20
The present disclosure relates to a spacing comb arrangement (30) for a hair cutting appliance (10), the comb arrangement (30) comprising a comb piece (32, 232, 332) that is arranged to be disposed at a skin-facing side (26) of a stationary blade (22) of a blade set (20), the comb piece (32, 232, 332) comprising a plurality of comb teeth (36) that define a cutting length of the blade set (20) when the comb arrangement (30) is mounted thereto, and a flexure section (72) that is arranged to urge a frontal portion (68) of the comb piece (32, 232, 332) against the skin-facing side (26) of the stationary blade (22).
Luca IACCARINO, Oege SMEDINGA, Everhardus Johannes HOEXUM, Willem MAAT, Kin Fatt PHOON
Filed: 22 Mar 18
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Load Arrangement for Powering a Load In Liquid
8 Jan 20
A load arrangement powers loads on a surface (30) of a marine structure exposed to a fouling liquid (10), and has a transmitter arrangement (110) and at least one carrier medium (100) having embedded loads (20).
Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria VAN DELDEN, Michiel Johannes JONGERIUS
Filed: 13 Dec 17
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Coffee Brewing
1 Jan 20
A method and apparatus provides a coffee beverage having a reduced terpene content, where a brew chamber has a brew area A is provided and a volume of water is provided to flow through the coffee grounds in the brew chamber and out of the brew chamber to provide a coffee beverage, and where the flow rate of water provided through coffee grounds in the brew chamber is F and the ratio of F/A is about 0.15 cm/s or less.
Jasper ZUIDERVAART, Mart Kornelis-Jan TE VELDE, Johannes MARRA, Anna Louise WIJNOLTZ, Nicole Petronella Martien HAEX, Nicolaas Petrus WILLARD
Filed: 25 Dec 17
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Apparatus and Method for Evacuating a System
1 Jan 20
The present invention relates to an apparatus for evacuating a collection container, comprising a pump, the pump being suitable for being in connection with the collection container with its inlet, a pressure tank and a directional control valve, the pump transporting a medium out of the collection container and the pressure tank into the atmosphere when the pressure tank is connected to its inlet, wherein the directional control valve is configured to switch the pressure tank from the inlet to the outlet of the pump when a predefined criterion is fulfilled.
Arnold AALDERS
Filed: 9 Sep 19
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Compact Fluid Moving Assembly and Device Employing Same
1 Jan 20
An assembly for moving a fluid includes: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a first shaft member fixedly coupled to the housing, the first shaft member having a central axis; a stator assembly fixedly coupled to the housing, disposed around the central axis and spaced radially outward from the first shaft member; and a driven assembly.
RUSSELL HUGHES NORRIS
Filed: 27 Jun 19
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System and Method for Providing Enhanced Pap Metrics
1 Jan 20
A system for obtaining and providing enhanced PAP metrics of a patient's sleep period includes: a pressure support device for use in providing a flow of breathing gas to the patient; a processing unit; and a number of auxiliary devices in wireless communication with the processing unit.
Jonathan Sayer Grashow, Benjamin Irwin Shelly, Michael Thomas Kane, Gregory Delano Matthews
Filed: 23 Jun 19
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System and Method for Increasing Adherence to a Pressure Support Therapy
1 Jan 20
A method for increasing adherence of a patient to a therapy provided by a pressure support device includes: collecting data regarding a number of attributes of the patient along with time information thereof; determining the occurrence of a sleep-related event from the data; determining a condition of the pressure support device; and providing an indication to the patient responsive to determining the occurrence and determining the condition.
JONATHAN SAYER GRASHOW, GREGORY DELANO MATTHEWS, MICHAEL THOMAS KANE, BENJAMIN IRWIN SHELLY
Filed: 27 Jun 19
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Cushion Member with Engaging Element
1 Jan 20
A cushion member (10) is for use in a pressure support system (2) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient.
Robert William BAIKO
Filed: 11 Dec 17
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Pressure Support System and Method of Providing Pressure Support Therapy to a Patient
1 Jan 20
A pressure support system for providing pressure support therapy to a patient, the pressure support device includes an airflow generator structured to generate a flow of breathing gas to the patient, a temperature conditioning unit structured to adjust a temperature of the breathing gas provided to the patient, and a processing unit structured to estimate a core body temperature of the patient for selected times of day based on one or more inputs and to control the temperature conditioning unit to adjust temperature of the breathing provided to the patient at the selected times of day based on the estimated core body temperatures of the patient.
PEDRO MIGUEL FERREIRA DOS SANTOS DA FONSECA, JOYCE VAN ZANTEN, TIM ELISABETH JOSEPH WEYSEN
Filed: 26 Jun 19
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Elasticity Imaging-based Methods for Improved Gating Efficiency and Dynamic Margin Adjustment In Radiation Therapy
1 Jan 20
A therapy planning system (10) includes at least one processor (74, 72) programmed to receive an initial elasticity image of the target generated prior to execution of a fraction of a treatment plan for the target.
Shyam BHARAT
Filed: 2 Sep 19
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Coupling Mechanism for a Drive Train of a Hair Cutting Appliance
1 Jan 20
A self-aligning coupling linkage for a drive train, of a hair cutting appliance having a driving shaft and a non-aligning output shaft, includes a joint section having first and second connector portions that are configured to engage one another for torque transmission.
Marcus Franciscus EIJKELKAMP, Johannes Willem TACK, Geert Willem DE GOEIJ
Filed: 9 Sep 19
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System and Method for Maintaining Vacuum In Superconducting Magnet System In Event of Loss of Cooling
1 Jan 20
An apparatus includes: a getter material disposed within a vacuum chamber to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material; a cold station disposed within the vacuum chamber above the thermal mass; and a convective cooling loop connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass.
Philip Alexander Jonas, Matthew Voss, Philippe Abel Menteur
Filed: 2 Sep 19
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Image Segmentation Using Reference Gray Scale Values
1 Jan 20
The invention provides for a medical imaging system (100, 300, 400) comprising a memory (110) containing machine executable instructions (120) and a processor (106).
ROLF JURGEN WEESE, STEFFEN WEISS, JOCHEN PETERS
Filed: 14 Mar 18