Patents Represented by Attorney Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
  • Patent number: 7916117
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement for a field unit screen is provided. The lighting arrangement comprises a circuit arrangement for a field unit with a power measuring device, a power distribution device, and a luminous device. The power measuring device and the power distribution device are adapted for determining an existing power and forwarding a surplus power to a screen light drive device. The screen light drive device determines whether the existing power is sufficient for lighting, and drives a luminous device when sufficient power is available. The luminous device comprises a light distribution device and a light generating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventor: Holger Staiger
  • Patent number: 7909707
    Abstract: A putter comprising a grip having an anatomically correct shape to promote proper grasping of the putter, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the grip is attached to the first end of the shaft, a hosel attached to the second end of the shaft, a head attached to the hosel, the head having a striking face, and an alignment feature of the putter adapted to ensure correct assembly of the head onto the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Inventor: Lon Klein
  • Patent number: 7906878
    Abstract: A cooling assembly to be positioned inside an internal stator of an electric machine is described herein. The cooling assembly includes a plurality of cooling segments that may be so mounted to a support structure as to be biased towards an inner surface of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: TM4 Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Fleming, George Bursuc, Bruno Carpentier
  • Patent number: 7908012
    Abstract: A method comprises adjusting baseline auditory stimulation parameters of a cochlear implant on a living body and providing auditory electrical stimulation to a living body via electrodes of the cochlear implant in combination with adjusting the auditory stimulation parameters of the cochlear implant to the living body in real time, retaining a database of used auditory stimulation parameters for a patient and selecting, in real time, from the database a desired one of the stimulation parameters that produces desired hearing percepts in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventor: Mario A. Svirsky
  • Patent number: 7901361
    Abstract: A breathing apparatus is provided for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea that optimizes the positive pressure to the airway of a patient. The apparatus is configured to detect flow limitations in the patient airway from an analysis of inspiratory flow waveforms. The airway pressure setting is raised, lowered or maintained depending on whether a flow limitation has been detected and on the previous actions taken by the apparatus. The apparatus may include a blower, a flow sensor, a pressure sensor, a microprocessor, a pressure controller and a nasal fitting. The apparatus is configured to increase the airway pressure when a flow limitation is detected in the airway of the patient and to decrease the airway pressure when a flow limitation is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: David M. Rapoport, Robert G. Norman
  • Patent number: 7896812
    Abstract: Described is a system including a sensor and a processing arrangement. The sensor measures data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns. The processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of a REM sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a wake state and (ii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, a neural network analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of one of the following states: (i) a REM sleep state, (ii) a wake state and (iii) a sleep state. In another embodiment, the processing arrangement analyzes the data to determine whether the breathing pattern is indicative of an arousal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: David M. Rapoport, Robert G. Norman
  • Patent number: 7900198
    Abstract: A method for extracting context information from an extraction module to create a minimized extraction module, creating a parameter profile from the context information, transmitting the minimized extraction module to a target device, receiving a value extracted from the target device by the minimized extraction module, and combining the value with at least a portion of the context information to create a user readable log statement. A system having an extraction element extracting context information from an extraction module to create a minimized extraction module, a creating element creating a parameter profile from the context information, a transmitting element transmitting the minimized extraction module to a target device, a receiving element receiving a value extracted from the target device by the minimized extraction module, and a combining element combining the value with at least a portion of the context information to create a user readable log statement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Wind River Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bulent Kasman
  • Patent number: 7898136
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of the present invention is concerned with a permanent magnet rotor for an electric machine provided with an internal stator and a coaxial external rotor. To overcome the drawbacks associated with the use of an adhesive to mount the permanent magnets to the rotor body, permanent magnet spacing and retaining elements are mounted to the inner surface of the rotor, between adjacent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: TM4 Inc.
    Inventors: Stéphane Poulin, Gérald Martin, Sébastien Bigras, Mathieu Guertin, Steve Fleming
  • Patent number: 7899525
    Abstract: A system and method includes administering interventional agents to Patient until Patient attains a predetermined plane of anesthesia; amplifying and digitizing brain waves of Patient before and after administering step to generate first set of digital data; amplifying and digitizing brain waves of Patient during a medical procedure to generate second set of digital data; computing separate trajectories for at least two different indices of an anesthetic state of Patient during the medical procedure using a comparison of first and second sets (the indices including Depth Index (DI)—a depth of anesthesia, Memory Index (MI)—an ability to form and store memories, and Pain Index (PI)—sensitivity to pain); and determining an amount of at least one of the interventional agents to be delivered to Patient as a function of the trajectories, the interventional agents include anesthetic, analgesic and/or amnesic agents corresponding to DI, MI and/or PI trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Erwin R. John, Leslie S. Prichep
  • Patent number: 7896396
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a support arrangement for supporting the steering column, an air-conditioning unit, a head-up display (HUD) and/or pedals. The automotive vehicle has a window arch which extends below the windscreen in the region between the two A-columns of the automotive vehicle. In order to facilitate assembly, the window arch has, on the engine compartment-side, recesses in order to be able to fix the support arrangement or a corresponding instrument panel module from the engine compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Braun, Volker Doll, Steve Kober
  • Patent number: 7892234
    Abstract: An intramedullary nail having a distal end is introducible into a medullary space. A medullary nail segment which is oriented towards the distal end and has a diameter D, a proximal end, at least two cross holes having a borehole axis and a central line formed by a line connecting centers of gravity of the axially successive transversal surfaces orthogonal with respect to the intramedullary nail, without taking into account the cross holes. The borehole axis of at least one cross-hole is shifted at a gap d1>0 with respect to the central line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Andre Schlienger, Markus Buettler, Peter Senn
  • Patent number: 7891184
    Abstract: A 4-cycle Stirling engine is for carrying out thermal power processes or heat power and cold and heat pumping processes with two double piston units which move with a phase offset to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas Gimsa
  • Patent number: 7894206
    Abstract: A modular protection housing with a first housing module and a second housing module is provided. The first housing module comprises a first volume and a first potential rail, while the second housing module comprises a second volume and a second potential rail. In this arrangement the first housing module and the second housing module are coupleable to an operating state in such a way that the first volume and the second volume form a shared volume. In this arrangement the first potential rail and the second potential rail are coupleable such that in the coupled operating state the first potential rail and the second potential rail form a shared potential rail for the overall volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventor: Thomas Kopp
  • Patent number: 7889200
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying a plurality of nodes for a circular layout, each of the plurality of nodes to be connected via an edge to at least one other of the plurality of nodes, fixing all of the plurality of nodes on a unit circle, except for one of the nodes, moving the unfixed node to a barycenter of the fixed plurality of nodes, projecting the unfixed node to the unit circle of the circular layout and displaying the circular layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Emden Gansner, Yehuda Koren
  • Patent number: 7887540
    Abstract: An instrument for use on a body site is provided comprising a bushing having portions, a coolant source, and a bore, wherein the instrument may be used to introduce an implant, instrument, or tool to a body site. After the implant, instrument, or tool is introduced to a body site, at least one portion of the bushing may be removed. A method of use for the instrument is also provided. A kit including the instrument is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Dankward Hontzsch, Beatrice Steiner, Stephan Rupp
  • Patent number: 7887545
    Abstract: A novel coplanar X-ray guided method and device for insertion of distal locking screws in intramedullary bone nails. The device has coplanar holes, which allow insertion of protective sleeves. A drill and bone screws can be inserted through the protective sleeves. Radiopaque target markers in the aiming arm enable the easy positioning of an X-ray source such that an X-ray beam is coplanar with the aiming arm transverse holes. After the X-ray source is accurately oriented, a single X-ray snapshot is enough to assess the exact distortion of the implanted intramedullary nail. The X-ray beam need not be coaxial with the intramedullary nail holes. The aiming arm has a mobile portion and a fixed portion fastened to the nail, wherein said aiming arm can be adjusted, displacing the mobile portion over the fixed portion, to compensate for the distortion of the intramedullary nail after implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Alberto Fernandez, Markus Büttler, Andreas Waelchli
  • Patent number: 7890247
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a minimum spacing requirement for each of a plurality of aircraft landings, determining an actual spacing for each of the plurality of aircraft landings, calculating an efficiency score based on the actual spacing and the minimum spacing requirements for the plurality of aircraft landings and displaying the efficiency score to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: James Cole
  • Patent number: 7887569
    Abstract: An osteosynthesis implant includes at least one coupling in the form of a swivel joint. Each swivel joint includes at least one planar or annular swivel element and two connecting arms that define a pivot axis. The coupling permits rotation about each pivot axis. The implant and coupling may be formed of unitary construction, or a separate coupling may be connectable to the implant. The coupling may receive a bone fastener such as a bone screw, or may be used in applications that require the coupling to directly support portions of the body such as spinal features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Frigg
  • Patent number: 7883506
    Abstract: A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with the light of a wavelength selected to facilitate identification of target tissue in combination with an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section for delivering to a portion of tissue illuminated by the diagnostic element ultrasound energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. McIntyre, Francis P. Grillo, Isaac Ostrovsky
  • Patent number: 7885610
    Abstract: A transceiver for wirelessly transmitting process variables with a radio interface and a field device interface is provided. The transceiver has two operating states. The transceiver is designed to receive a field device signal at the field device interface and relay the field device signal via the radio interface in the first operating state. In the second operating state, the transceiver receives a field device signal via the radio interface, and makes the field device signal available at the field device interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Vega Grieshaber KG
    Inventors: Andreas Isenmann, Thomas Deck