Patents Assigned to Control Systems International
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Publication number: 20140379133Abstract: Various embodiments of the systems and methods for monitoring, for example passively monitoring and controlling, a directional drilling operation are disclosed. In one example, a system regulates access and use of the system based on a user's position in a hierarchy and based on previous commands given by those above the user in the hierarchy. Methods of using predetermined window corridors to keep a well bore on track are discussed. Methods and systems designed to increase accountability and transparency in the drilling operation are discussed. Methods of calculating drilling instructions based on survey data are discussed. Methods of drilling with a mud motor are discussed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Directional Control Systems International (DCSI) Inc.Inventor: Bernard John Toma
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Publication number: 20100298906Abstract: An apparatus for effecting the closure of a stoma, the apparatus comprising a stimulator arranged to provide a signal for stimulation of implanted contractile tissues positioned proximate to the stoma in order to facilitate closure of the stoma.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty LtdInventors: Linda Elizabeth Laidaw, Anthony Clyde Neason Stephens
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Publication number: 20100179374Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the treatment of a heart condition such as angina and/or congestive heart failure. Conditions such as angina, caused by inadequate blood flow to the coronary arteries, are treated in this invention by implantation of smooth muscle tissue wrapped around the ascending aorta. The smooth muscle tissue is stimulated electrically, by the implanted stimulator, to contract at timed intervals relative to the hearts' cycle. The contraction assists blood flow to the coronary vessels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty.Ltd.Inventor: Anthony Clyde Neason Stephens
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Publication number: 20100076255Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for treating a prolapse related condition. The apparatus includes an implantable stimulator arranged to be implanted within a patient. The stimulator provides a signal for stimulation of tissue in the pelvic region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty LtdInventors: Peter Robertson, Anthony Clyde Neason Stephens
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Publication number: 20100016657Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for treating erectile dysfunction. One of the causes of erectile dysfunction is venous leakage, where one or more veins carrying the blood from the penis are unable to retain sufficient blood within the penis to maintain erection. Embodiments of the present invention propose implanting contractile tissue sphincters around the base of the penis and/or around one or more veins, and stimulating the contractile tissue to contract when an erection is required to be maintained. Stimulation is provided by an implantable stimulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty LtdInventors: Peter Robertson, Anthony Clyde Neason Stephen
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Publication number: 20100010290Abstract: The present invention relates to an implant for managing a medical condition. In particular, it relates to medical treatments which employ smooth muscle implant and discloses a method of augmenting a smooth muscle implant for management of a human medical condition. Augmentation may be by a number of methods. It may be by utilising neurotrophic or trophic factors to assist growth of the smooth muscle tissue or nerve growth within the smooth muscle tissue, or revascularisation of the smooth muscle tissue. It may be by utilising tissue engineering to grow smooth muscle tissue. It may be by adding proliferative smooth muscle cells and/or smooth muscle stem cells for the smooth muscle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2006Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty Ltd.Inventors: Anthony Clyde Neason Stephens, John Furness, George David Scarcliffe Hirst
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Publication number: 20100010563Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating fecal incontinence. A smooth muscle sphincter is implanted about the distal part of the large intestine in the region of internal anal sphincter or the anal canal, the rectum or the sigmoid colon. The smooth muscle sphincter is electrically stimulated by a stimulator device, in order to contract the smooth muscle sphincter and maintain continence. Stimulation is ceased or varied in order to allow the smooth muscle sphincter to relax and the patient to defecate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2006Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty Ltd.Inventor: John Furness
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Publication number: 20090306460Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling urinary incontinence. An implantable stimulator is utilised to apply stimulation to a sphincter or neosphincter about the urethra, in order to maintain coaptation of the urethra and urinary continence. Feedback is utilised in order to vary the level of stimulation applied to the sphincter in order to enable control over the sphincter. Control may be implemented by a user setting levels, by biofeedback, by a clinician.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2006Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty Ltd.Inventors: Anthony Clyde Neason Stephens, John Furness
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Publication number: 20090138061Abstract: The present invention provides a device for the stimulation of smooth muscle tissue. The device includes a stimulator arranged to provide a signal to the smooth muscle tissue to control response of the smooth muscle tissue, and an interface arranged to allow programming of a controller of the stimulator. The interface may interact with an external controller. The device finds use in controlling smooth muscle tissue, such as a neosphincter, for the control of urinary or faecal incontinence in a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pty LimitInventors: Anthony C.N. Stephens, Linda Laidlaw, Narelle Bramich
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Publication number: 20090054950Abstract: A medical condition is treated using electrical stimulation of contractile tissue, such as a sphineter, as well as electrical stimulation of afferent nerves to illicite a neuron-modulation response. The device (1) and method is particular useful for treating urge incontinence where the tissue is a smooth muscle neo-sphineter (2) about the urethra and the nerves are in the pelvic region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: Continence Control Systems International Pyt Ltd.Inventor: Anthony Clyde Neason Stephens
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Publication number: 20080275524Abstract: An implantable electrode arrangement (1) for stimulating excitable tissue, in particular the neosphincter to control urinary incontinence. The electrode is in the form of a extending peg with a pair of electrode elements (2, 3) extending from a base (4). The elements are arranged to fit over the tissue to be stimulated and have electrodes (5, 6) on the inner surfaces of the peg portions. The tissue located between the peg portions receives stimulation. Also disclosed are methods of treating urinary incontinence by electrically stimulating a band of smooth muscle and electrode having an insulating member and electrodes on the inner surface such that an electric field applied to tissue is confined.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2005Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Continence Control Systems International PTY. LTD.Inventors: John Furness, Zoran Milijasevic, Jim Patrick
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Patent number: 6061125Abstract: A container inspection system wherein diffused light and collimated light provide backlighting to image a container (10) by a color camera (18). Light strobed through a ring light (36) and parabolic reflector (39) is diffused at a diffusion laminate (46). Light strobed through a ring light (60) and parabolic reflector (64) is collimated at lens (68) and aligned with the diffused light by reflector laminate (48). Diffused light is filtered by a blue band-pass filter (42) and collimated light is filtered by a red band-pass filter (66) and camera (18) segregates the container image according to blue and red color planes.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Insight Control Systems InternationalInventors: Alan E. Thomas, Michael C. Bagley
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Patent number: 5923419Abstract: An optical inspection system wherein a camera (14) images recessed surfaces of a workpiece through a lens (16). Video signals to the image are provided to a computer (30) that compares selected parameters of the image with predetermined values. Based on that comparison, computer (30) selectively signals a controller (20) to activate a rejector assembly (24). Lens (16) is a microlens of the wide angle type to provide an open image of the recessed surface to camera (14). An illumination system (54) directs diffused light through a gap (52) between the lens (16) and the workpiece (10) to illuminate the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1997Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Insight Control Systems InternationalInventor: Alan E. Thomas
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Patent number: 5812394Abstract: An object-oriented development system for developing control schemes for facilities includes a device diagramming component for describing a physical description of a facility and a logical definition of a control scheme for the facility. The device diagramming component includes a mode for selecting device symbols representative of equipment or control functions used in facilities. The device symbols are selected from an object-oriented repository containing a plurality of device symbols and device objects. Certain types of device symbols relate to device objects containing logical instructions and configuration information relating to the represented equipment or control functions. The device diagramming component also includes a mode for interrelating in a graphical manner the selected device symbols and their corresponding device objects into a device diagram representing the physical description of the facility and the logical definition of the control scheme for the facility.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1995Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Control Systems InternationalInventors: Robert W. Lewis, Matthew A. Tanner, Timothy K. Walker
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Patent number: 5450999Abstract: A controller for a variable air volume terminal of a variable air volume air conditioning system which comprises a temperature sensing circuitry for generating a temperature process value, a setpoint determining circuitry for establishing a temperature setpoint, an airflow signal circuitry for generating an airflow setpoint in response to the temperature process value and the temperature setpoint. A flow sensing circuitry for generating a flow process value in response to a predetermined set of flow sensing inputs and damper control circuitry for generating a damper motor operation signal to control the damper motor in response to the flow process value and the airflow setpoint. The damper control circuitry comprises a fuzzy logic control mechanism for implementing a set of fuzzy logic rule-based instructions in generating the damper motor operating signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: EMS Control Systems InternationalInventors: Jean H. A. Scholten, Anno J. Scholten
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Patent number: 5210873Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing a single-tasking disk operating system with multitasking capability in a real-time computer system for building access control or the like. A number of reentrant, terminate-and-stay-resident application programs are loaded into a host microcomputer. As each application program loads, it passes its unique code segment and instruction pointer parameters to a look up table. For the last application program to be loaded, the program segment prefix of the application program residing in the disk operating system is copied and stored. When a timer interrupt prompts the program switching logic, the code segment and instruction pointer parameters of the then-executing program are compared with the values in the look-up table. If no match is found, program switching is postponed.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1990Date of Patent: May 11, 1993Assignee: CSI Control Systems International, Inc.Inventors: Kirk W. Gay, Dan Selari
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Patent number: RE37245Abstract: A controller for a variable air volume terminal of a variable air volume air conditioning system which comprises a temperature sensing circuitry for generating a temperature process value, a setpoint determining circuitry for establishing a temperature setpoint, an airflow signal circuitry for generating an airflow setpoint in response to the temperature process value and the temperature setpoint. A flow sensing circuitry for generating a flow process value in response to a predetermined set of flow sensing inputs and damper control circuitry for generating a damper motor operation signal to control the damper motor in response to the flow process value and the airflow setpoint. The damper control circuitry comprises a fuzzy logic control mechanism for implementing a set of fuzzy logic rule-based instructions in generating the damper motor operating signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1997Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: EMS Control Systems InternationalInventors: Jean Henry Albert Scholten, Anno Johannes Scholten