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Apparatus and Method for Generating a Light Intensity Image
18 Dec 19
A method of generating an image comprises receiving (301, 303) a first and second texture map and mesh representing a scene from a first view point and second view point respectively.
CHRISTIAAN VAREKAMP
Filed: 27 Nov 17
Utility
Oral Care Device and Attachment
18 Dec 19
There is provided an attachment for an oral care device, and an oral care device comprising such an attachment.
MARTIN JOHN EDWARDS, JAYPRAKASH PATEL
Filed: 21 Nov 17
Utility
Cleaning Device
18 Dec 19
A cleaning device comprises a surface interaction layer (ML), a cleaning fluid supply (CFF) provided with a cleaning fluid channel (CFC) at the surface interaction layer (ML) for supplying a cleaning fluid to a surface (F) through the surface interaction layer (ML) being in contact with the surface (F), and a dirty fluid drain (DFD) having a dirty fluid channel (DFC) at the surface interaction layer (ML) for draining, by means of underpressure, dirty water from the surface (F) through the surface interaction layer (ML) being in contact with the surface (F).
Bastiaan Johannes DE WIT, Matthijs Hendrikus LUBBERS, Pieter KINGMA
Filed: 11 Feb 18
Utility
Sealed Control Panel for Medical Equipment
18 Dec 19
A control panel may include a control surface and a plurality of user control areas at fixed locations along the control surface, a sealing layer extending continuously over the user control areas, wherein the sealing layer includes at least one topographical feature associated with at least one of the user control areas, and a pressure-sensitive capacitive touch layer provided at the at least one user control area, the a pressure-sensitive capacitive touch layer configured to detect a touch associated with an amount of pressure applied to the control surface at the at least one user control area and invoke a user control function associated with the at least one user control area responsive to the touch only if the amount of pressure exceeds a threshold amount.
Timothy Fred Nordgren, Glenn Steven Arche
Filed: 28 Jun 17
Utility
Feeding Bottle Device
18 Dec 19
The present invention relates to a feeding bottle device (100) comprising at least one air vent valve (140) for allowing the passage of air from outside the feeding bottle device (100) to within a container volume (125) when the feeding bottle device (100) is assembled, a confined volume forming component (150) for defining a confined volume (155) within a container volume (125) of a container component (120) of the feeding bottle device (100), wherein the confined volume (155) is configured to provide a controlled opening (165) for air entering through the air vent valve (140) into the container volume (125), and an optional duct forming component (170) for forming a guidance duct (175) from the at least one air vent valve (140) to the confined volume (155).
NARASIMHA SHASTRI, THEODOOR STOLK, ARNOLD AALDERS, JACOB CORNELIS PAUL DEN DULK, JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, MARIJN KESSELS
Filed: 7 Mar 18
Utility
Partitioning Component for a Feeding Bottle Device and Feeding Bottle Device
18 Dec 19
The present invention relates to a partitioning component (210) for a feeding bottle device (100), the feeding bottle device (100) comprising a teat component (110) defining a teat volume (115) therein and a container component (120) defining a container volume (125) therein, the teat component (110) being attachable to the container component (120) by means of an attachment component (130).
NARASIMHA SHASTRI, JOHANNES TSEARD VAN DER KOOI, JACOB CORNELIS PAUL DEN DULK, ARNOLD AALDERS, BRYAN KEITH WINDUS-SMITH, CAROLIEN WILLEMIJN GEIJZENDORFFER
Filed: 4 Mar 18
Utility
Electrostatic Particle Filtering
18 Dec 19
An electrostatic air cleaning device comprises a particle charging section, a panicle precipitation section, a current sensor for measuring an electric current flowing through electrode plates of the precipitation section and a relative humidity sensor.
JOHANNES MARRA, ACHIM GERHARD ROLF KOERBER, CORNELIS REINDER RONDA
Filed: 30 Nov 17
Utility
Shaving Unit Having Cutting Units with Primary Pivot Axes
18 Dec 19
The invention relates to a shaving unit for a shaving apparatus, comprising at least a first cutting unit (110a) and a second cutting unit (110b), wherein said first and second cutting units respectively comprise a first and a second external cutting member (114a, 114b) having a plurality of hair entry openings which respectively define a first and a second shaving track (161a, 161b), and a first and a second internal cutting member which is rotatable relative to, respectively, the first and the second external cutting member about a first and a second axis of rotation (106a, 106b), respectively, wherein the first cutting unit is pivotal about a first primary pivot axis (101a) which, seen in a direction parallel to the first axis of rotation, is arranged between the first shaving track and the second axis of rotation, and wherein the second cutting unit is pivotal about a second primary pivot axis (101b) which, seen in a direction parallel to the second axis of rotation, is arranged between the second shaving track and the first axis of rotation.
Reinier Niels LAP, Alwin William DE VRIES, Marcus Cornelis PETRELLI, Fokke Roelof VOORHORST
Filed: 26 Jan 17
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Alert System of the Onset of a Hypoglycemia Even While Driving a Vehicle
18 Dec 19
In one embodiment, an apparatus (22) is presented that recognizes a user is driving and predicts a hypoglycemic event has reached a threshold probability of occurring based on one or more input parameters and alerts the user or activates a device based on the prediction.
MARIA ESTRELLA MENA BENITO, YANNYK PARULIAN JULIAN BOURQUIN, CAIFENG SHAN, STEFAN PFUNDTNER
Filed: 30 Jan 18
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Method to Distinguish Tumor Supressive Foxo Activity from Oxidative Stress
11 Dec 19
The present invention relates to certain target genes of the FOXO transcription factor family, which are markers for an oxidative stress state and can be used for inferring an oxidative stress state of a FOXO transcription factor element in the body of a medical subject.
Anja VAN DE STOLPE, Rick VELTER, Wilhelmus Franciscus Johannes VERHAEGH, Hendrik Jan VAN OOIJEN, Martijn Theodorus Lambert AKSE
Filed: 23 Nov 17
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Table-top Cooking Device
11 Dec 19
A table-top kitchen device, comprising a first food preparation chamber and at least a second food preparation chamber.
GERT SAMONIGG, MARTA MATUSIN, CHRISTIAN SCHMOELLER, FRANCISCUS JOZEF MARIE STARMANS
Filed: 21 Nov 17
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Medical Navigation System Using Shape-sensing Device and Method of Operation Thereof
11 Dec 19
A medical navigation system including a controller configured to: generate a three-dimensional (3D) volume based upon acquired image information of a region of interest (ROI), determine a reference path (RP) to an object-of-interest (OOI) situated within the ROI, the RP defining an on-road path (ONP) through at least one natural pathway of an organ subject to cyclical motion and an adjacent off-road path (ORP) through tissue of the organ leading to the OOI, and an exit point situated between the ONP and the ORP, query an SSD within the at least one natural pathway to obtain SSDI, determine a shape and a pose of one or more portions of the SSD in accordance with the SSDI, calculate an error between the RP and the determined shape and pose of the SSD, and/or determine when or where to exit a wall of the natural pathway and begin the ORP based upon the calculated error.
Torre Michelle BYDLON, Paul THIENPHRAPA, Molly Lara FLEXMAN
Filed: 2 Jan 18
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Ovarian Follicle Count and Size Determination
11 Dec 19
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method (200) for determining an ovarian follicle count and size (diameter) from a pair of 2-D transvaginal ultrasound scans.
Ganesan RAMACHANDRAN, Sindhu Priyadarshini NELLUR PRAKASH, Celine Firtion, Cecile DUFOUR, Stéphane ALLAIRE
Filed: 11 Feb 18
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Ultrasound Evaluation of Anatomical Features
11 Dec 19
An ultrasound image processing apparatus (10) is disclosed comprising a processor arrangement (16) adapted to map a model (1) of an anatomical feature of interest onto an ultrasound image showing at least a section of said anatomical feature of interest and to segment said ultrasound image in accordance with the mapped model; and a touchscreen display (18, 19) adapted to display said ultrasound image including the mapped anatomical model.
Tobias Wissel, Irina Waechter-Stehle, Frank Michael Weber, Arne Ewald
Filed: 11 Feb 18
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Breastfeeding Supporting System and Corresponding Method
11 Dec 19
A breastfeeding supporting system and a corresponding method are disclosed, the breastfeeding supporting system (1) comprising a nipple shield (10) adapted to be positioned at least partly over the areola and nipple of a breast of a breastfeeding woman, a capacitive pressure sensing unit (20) for sensing a capacity of at least part of a surface of the nipple shield, a processing unit (40) adapted to process the sensed surface capacity to derive at least one parameter of an infant interacting with the nipple of the breastfeeding woman.
Kiran Hamilton J. DELLIMORE, Maria Estrella MENA BENITO, Calina CIUHU, Igor Wilhelmus Franciscus PAULUSSEN, Cornelis Petrus HENDRIKS, Yannyk Parulian Julian BOURQUIN, Lili-Marjan BROCKHUIS
Filed: 30 Jan 18
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Automatic Peep Selection for Mechanical Ventilation
11 Dec 19
The present disclosure pertains to a system (10) configured to automatically set the positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation (800).
FRANCESCO VICARIO, ROBERT BUIZZA, WILLIAM ANTHONY TRUSCHEL
Filed: 21 Feb 18
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Operating a Personal Care Device
11 Dec 19
There is provided a method for operating a personal care device.
Jonathan Alambra PALERO, Martin JURNA, Ashoka Sathanur VISWESWARA, Vincentius Paulus BUIL
Filed: 8 Feb 18
Utility
Determination of Higher Order Terms of the Three-dimensional Gradient Impulse Response Function
11 Dec 19
JUERGEN RAHMER, TIM NIELSEN, PETER BOERNERT
Filed: 22 Apr 19
Utility
Open Domain Real-time Question Answering
11 Dec 19
A system for automated question answering, comprising: a user interface configured to receive a query from a user; a question decomposition engine configured to decompose the query into one or more sub-questions and one or more contexts, and to align the sub-questions with contexts to generate question-context pairs; a query engine configured to query one or more answer resources with the question-context pairs to identify information likely to comprise an answer; and an answer generator configured to: (i) generate question-context-answer triples using the identified information from the query engine; (ii) select a generated question-context-answer triple comprising information most likely to comprise an answer to the identified sub-question; (iii) extract from the selected question-context-answer triple a portion of the associated information comprising an answer to the identified sub-question; and (iv) generate a natural language answer comprising a response to the query posed by the user.
Vivek Varma Datla, Tilak Raj Arora, Junyi Liu, Sheikh Sadid Al Hasan, Oladimeji Feyisetan Farri
Filed: 3 Jun 19
Utility
a Method and Apparatus for Positioning Markers In Images of an Anatomical Structure
11 Dec 19
There is provided a method and apparatus for positioning markers in images of an anatomical structure.
Sven KABUS
Filed: 18 Dec 17