Patents Assigned to E
  • System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters
    Patent number: 7513257
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and/or affecting parameters of a patient's body and more particularly to such a system comprised of a system control unit (SCU) and one or more other devices, preferably battery-powered, implanted in the patient's body, i.e., within the envelope defined by the patient's skin. Each such implanted device is configured to be monitored and/or controlled by the SCU via a wireless communication channel. In accordance with the invention, the SCU comprises a programmable unit capable of (1) transmitting commands to at least some of a plurality of implanted devices and (2) receiving data signal from at least some of those implanted devices. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the system operates in closed loop fashion whereby the commands transmitted by the SCU are dependent, in part, on the content of the data signals received by the SCU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
    Inventors: Joseph H. Schulman, Robert Dan Dell, John C. Gord
  • Impact resistant cable
    Patent number: 7514633
    Abstract: A cable for use in a predetermined voltage class includes at least one conductor; at least one extruded insulating layer surrounding the conductor, the insulating layer being made from a non-crosslinked insulating material having at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one dielectric liquid, the insulating layer having a thickness such as to provide a voltage gradient on the outer surface of the cable insulating layer not smaller than 1.0 kV/mm; and a protective element around the extruded insulating layer having a thickness and mechanical properties selected to provide a predetermined impact resistance capability, the protective element having at least one expanded polymeric layer, the thickness being sufficient to prevent detectable insulating layer damage upon impact of at least 25 J energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Energia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Gaia Dell'Anna, Cristiana Scelza, Sergio Belli, Alberto Bareggi
  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting surface icing
    Patent number: 7514017
    Abstract: Surface coatings, and method of forming the coatings, are provided. The coatings inhibit the adhesion of or accumulation of ice to or on substrates to which the coatings are applied. The surface coatings preferably include a silicone phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: E Paint Company
    Inventor: Murty V. Bhamidipati
  • IMPROVEMENT TO LIGHTING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090085494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to power adaptors for solid state lighting units and fixtures, of a kind including light emitting diodes, one of the adaptors comprising an input for receiving a phase controlled input power signal of varying on-duration and a controller coupled to the input and operable to produce at least one pulsed output driving signal in which both the duration and height of the pulses are varied according to the on-duration of the input power signal, to thereby control a light intensity output of the solid state lighting unit, such that the output is made to vary in a way that substantially matches the intensity response of the human eye. Various other arrangements of power adaptors are described along with dimmer controllers for use with the power adaptors, including some which involve motion sensing techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: E-Light Limited
    Inventor: David Thomas Summerland
  • FLAME RESISTANT FABRIC USEFUL AS BATTING IN MATTRESSES AND UPHOLSTERY
    Publication number: 20090083910
    Abstract: Flame resistant fabrics useful as battings such as in mattresses and upholstery contain cellulose fibers (which retain at least 10 percent of their weight when heated in air to 700° C. at a rate of 20° C. per minute) and animal wool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Warren F. Knoff, Walter Randall Hall, III
  • POLYIMIDE FILM
    Publication number: 20090088551
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a polyimide film with decreased water absorption. A polyimide film, which is made of diamine and tetracarboxylic dianhydride, characterized in that tetracarboxylic dianhydride, which constitutes polyimide, contains tetracarboxylic dianhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: SHINSUKE YAMASHITA, Hiroki Ishikawa
  • ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20090084674
    Abstract: An electrode assembly for electrical impedance tomography comprising a plurality of different electrode modules, each containing a support strap made of a flexible material that presents a reduced longitudinal deformability and carrying a predetermined number of electrodes, each support strap being dimensioned to be seated and retained onto a respective extension portion of a body segment of a patient. Each electrode module presents the number of electrodes and a distance ‘De’ between each two consecutive electrodes predetermined as a function of a specific operational pattern to be obtained from each electrode module. The assembly can further comprise an electrical conducting cable having an end connected to a monitoring apparatus and a free end provided with a connector to be coupled to a respective electrode of an electrode module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: DIXTAL BIOMEDICA INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA., MANAUS-AM, BRAIL
    Inventors: Albert Holzhacker, Stephan H. Boehm, Diogo Moretti Branchini
  • CHEMICAL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20090084162
    Abstract: The application relates to a chemical sensor device comprising a substrate (1), a sensor medium (3) formed on the substrate, the sensor medium comprising one-dimensional nanoparticles, wherein the one-dimensional nanoparticles essentially consist of a semiconducting AxBy compound, e.g. V2O5 and detection means (2) for detecting a change of a physical property of the sensor medium e.g. conductivity. The porosity of the sensor medium supports a fast access of the analyte to the sensing material and therefore a fast response of the sensor. The selectivity and sensitivity of the sensor can be tailored by doping the one-dimensional nanoscale material with different dopants or by varying the dopant concentration. Sensitivity of the sensor device to an analyte, preferably an amine, can be increased by increasing relative humidity of the sample to at least 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicants: SONY INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) GMBH, MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E. V.
    Inventors: Isabelle Besnard, Tobias Vossmeyer, Akio Yasuda, Marko Burghard, Ulrich Schlecht
  • Skin treatment method with extract
    Patent number: 7510734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of stimulating beta-defensins in skin cells which comprises applying to the skin cells an effective amount of a Lactobacillus extract or active fraction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: E-L Management Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Sullivan, Steven F. Schnittger, Thomas Mammone, Earl C. Goyarts
  • Codon-optimized genes for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in oleaginous yeasts
    Patent number: 7511128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fatty acid desaturases and elongases able to catalyze the conversion of linoleic acid (LA) to ?-linolenic acid (GLA); ?-linoleic acid (ALA) to stearidonic acid (STA); GLA to dihomo-?-linoleic acid (DGLA); STA to eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA); DGLA to ETA; eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to docosapentaenoic acid (DPA); and arachidonic acid (ARA) to EPA. Nucleic acid sequences encoding codon-optimized desaturases and elongases, nucleic acid sequences which hybridize thereto, DNA constructs comprising the codon-optimized desaturase or elongases, and recombinant host microorganisms expressing increased levels of desaturase or elongase are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Stephen K. Picataggio, Quinn Qun Zhu
  • Apparatus for in-water exercises
    Patent number: 7510513
    Abstract: APPARATUS FOR IN-WATER EXERCISES, comprising; —a structure to be submerged in a body of water; an actuator mechanism movable through the user's effort; a pump comprising a housing fixed to the structure and journalling a shaft on to which at least one first rotor is mounted coupled to the shaft, at a first housing portion, said shaft being coupled to the actuator mechanism, whereby to be rotationally driven, to pump water; a water collector coupled to the first portion of the housing to receive part of the water pumped by the first rotor; and a metering means comprising at least one first display fixed onto the structure and coupled to the water collector, whereby to indicate at least on of the outflow and volume of water pumped through the pump and, thus, the respective operation speed and/or the amount of exercise being practiced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Sahinco Ind. Com. E Representacoes Ltda
    Inventor: Antonio Augusto Dias De Figueiredo Silva
  • Chart view for reusable data markup language
    Patent number: 7512875
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide a “chart view” for a markup language referred to as Reusable Data Markup Language (“RDML”). Generally, a chart view comprises the components necessary for automatically manipulating and displaying a graphical display of numerical data contained in RDML markup documents. RDML is a markup language, such as the Hypertext Markup Language (“HTML”) or the Extensible Markup Language (“XML”). Generally, RDML facilitates the browsing and manipulation of numbers, as opposed to text as in HTML, and does so by requiring attributes describing the meaning of the numbers to be attached to the numbers. Upon receiving RDML markup documents, the chart view transforms, formats, manipulates and displays data stored in the markup documents using the attributes describing the meaning of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: E-Numerate Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell T. Davis
  • TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LEARNING TO DRIVE A MEANS OF TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20090081620
    Abstract: A training device for learning to drive a means of transport, in particular public transport or heavy transport, comprises a data processing unit to receive, from at least a means of transport operating in real operating conditions, information relating to the real operating conditions; a training station provided with devices simulating real driving instruments and display devices, to simulate a driving station of the means of transport. The means of transport comprises data transmission devices, and the data processing unit comprises data reception devices to receive in real time the data transmitted by the means of transport and to reproduce, in graphic and/or numerical form and in real time, the real operating conditions so as to condition the devices simulating real driving instruments and display devices of the training station, in order to simulate, in real time, the real operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: T & T TELEMATICA E TRASPORTI SRL
    Inventor: Raffaele Antonio Caltabiano
  • DISPOSABLE BEVERAGE CAN
    Publication number: 20090080813
    Abstract: “The invention relates to a disposable beverage can formed at least partly by a flexible film material where the can including a top surface and where the can includes a discharge arrangement having a pull-tab opener formed in said top surface, such that a drinking can may advantageously be formed by film material the can being suitable for use in the same way as conventional cans made of solid wall and at the same time be manufactured in a very cost-efficient way where, the can may be disposed in a very environmental-friendly way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: COLUMBUS E. APS
    Inventors: Ulrik Skovgaard Rasmussen, Werner Schulz
  • Pipe Interior Coatings
    Publication number: 20090078328
    Abstract: Pipe useful for downhole and transport of hydrocarbon fuel such as oil and/or natural gas is provided that has a non-stick coating adhered to the pipe interior surface, said coating being at least about 50 ?m thick and comprising at least two layers constituting an inner layer and an outer layer adhered to one another, each said layers containing polymer binder and fluoropolymer and being at least about 15 ?m thick, the weight proportion of said polymer binder to said fluoropolymer in said inner layer and in said outer layer but being effective to maintain adhesion between said layers during pressurization and decompression upon said non-stick coating being exposed to the Autoclave Test and the proportion of said fluoropolymer in said inner layer and said outer layer being effective to protect said interior surface during exposure of said non-stick coating to the Acid Soak Test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Albert, Craig King Hennessey, Laurence Waino McKeen, Jurgen F.A. Hofmans, Raf Moens
  • MULTI-ELEMENT BLADE WITH AERODYNAMIC PROFILES
    Publication number: 20090081047
    Abstract: The objective of this invention is to obtain rotor blades for large-sized horizontal axis wind turbines that allow easy transport, handling and storage at the same time guaranteeing greater efficiency in the use of wind energy. The present invention results in a blade (4) made up of two or more elements (5,6,9) arranged collaterally and preferably fixed among themselves such as to cause an aerodynamic interference between said elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: TECSIS TECNOLOGIA E SISTEMAS AVANCADOS LTDA,
    Inventor: Bento Massahiko Koike
  • System, Apparatus and Method For Correcting Vision With An Adaptive Optic
    Publication number: 20090079938
    Abstract: An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens includes a first lens optic. The disclosed lens also includes a first electro-active zone positioned in a cooperative relationship with the first lens optic. In certain embodiments, the electro-active lens includes a range finder positioned in a cooperative relationship with the electro-active lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: E-Vision, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, Dwight P. Duston, Dan Katzman
  • USE OF PERFLUOROALKANES IN VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20090079953
    Abstract: This invention concerns liquid perfluoro-n-alkanes for use in applications demanding high transparency at UV wavelengths ranging from about 150 to 165 nm, especially 157 nm. Uses include optical couplants, optical cements, optical elements, optical inspection media for photolithography at 157 nm exposure wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Roger Harquail French, Robert Clayton Wheland
  • STEM ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20090079160
    Abstract: A stem assembly for a bicycle has a body, a clamp and a connecting device. The body is connected to the bicycle between a head tube and a handlebar and has a handlebar mount and a fork mount having two recesses. The clamp is mounted in the body and around the head tube and has two jaws. Each jaw is curved and has a convex hemisphere corresponding to the recesses of the fork mount to allow an angle of the stem assembly to be adjusted. The connecting device is connected to the clamp and the head tube and has a cap, a spacer and a fastener. The cap is mounted on the fork mount. The spacer is mounted on the cap. The fastener is presses against the spacer and is connected to the head tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: CHUHN-E INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wu-Shih LAI
  • Cable comprising twisted metallic conductors with high electrical performance for use in digital systems
    Patent number: 7507909
    Abstract: A cable having twisted metallic conductors for use in digital systems. Twisted metallic conductor cable with high electrical performance for use in digital systems formed by a bundled array of insulated metallic conductors of thermoplastic material sheathed in a protective banding and by a metallic shielding and finally by a protective cover. The cable uses simultaneously a series of pitches having a maximum and minimum value between 10 and 80 mm and a conductor insulation with a thickness from 2.0 to 2.2 times the conductor diameter for a dielectric constant of 1.87. The combination of the special sequence of pitches and an adequate insulation thickness provides a decrease in attenuation and an improvement concerning the problem of cross talk in digital data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Prysmian Telecomunicacoes Cabos E Sistemas Do Brasil S.A.
    Inventors: Renata Cidade Federighi, João Carlos Vieira Da Silva, Marcelo de Araújo Andrade