Abstract: A therapy delivery system for delivering therapy to a target region in a body includes an inflow channel and an outflow channel through which regulated inflow and inflow may be conveyed. The inflow and outflow is controlled by flow regulators in a manner to deliver a therapeutic agent to the target region and achieve a therapeutic response. A controller dynamically adjusts a ratio of inflow to outflow in response to an input that is related to changing physiological conditions.

Abstract: A therapy delivery system for delivering therapy to a target region in a body includes an inflow channel and an outflow channel through which regulated inflow and inflow may be conveyed. The inflow and outflow is controlled by flow regulators in a manner to deliver a therapeutic agent to the target region and achieve a therapeutic response. A controller dynamically adjusts a ratio of inflow to outflow in response to an input that is related to changing physiological conditions.

Abstract: A shot detection system for a projectile weapon comprising: an accelerometer, a power source, a memory; and a processor configured to: receive accelerometer data from the accelerometer; for a first region of interest, test a first property of the accelerometer data; and store a shot determination result in the memory.

Abstract: A layup machine for laying up and tacking sections of tape on a part to be produced, comprises: a first material drive/supply unit for supplying tape materials; first gripping means for drawing sections of tape from the first material drive/supply unit and for positioning the sections of tape in guide ways; a first cutter assembly for cutting to length the section of tape from the first material drive/supply unit; a motion table; and at least one tape tacking unit for placing on a tooling surface of a motion table and for tacking the sections of tape; characterized in that the layup machine furthermore comprises a second material drive/supply unit for supplying tape material; second gripping means for drawing sections of tape from the first material drive/supply unit and for positioning the sections of tape in guide ways; and a second cutter assembly for cutting to length the sections of tape from the first material drive/supply unit.

Abstract: A fiber placement machine has a creel that supplies a fiber band to a presser member that applies the fiber band to a tool or form. The presser member is part of a head that is attached to the creel of the machine by a wrist that provides movement about yaw, pitch and roll axes with respect to the creel. The fiber band is supplied by a fiber band delivery system that is associated with the wrist and that is characterized by a capability to twist the fiber band in two stages about the yaw axis or the roll axis.

Abstract: A pulse rate sensor that includes an accelerometer for measuring periodic motion and a piezo sensor for detecting erratic motion is capable of more accurately determining pulse rate by accounting for these types of motion. The pulse rate sensor in accordance with the present invention diminishes pulse rate signal degradation due to erratic motion through a combination of algorithms that control signal boosting, waveform refinement and signal noise suppression.

Abstract: A method for connecting a fruit or nut tree to a mechanical shaker so that the shaking force is applied to the heartwood of the tree rather than to the bark and living cambium tissue of the tree, thus preventing or limiting injury to the tree.

Abstract: A conferencing server accepts a conferencing session call from a conferencing node over a communications link. The conferencing server receives product registration information from the conferencing node over the communications link. The conferencing server transmits the product registration information to a registration database node, and the registration database node stores the product registration information in a registration database. The invention provides a mechanism for electronically registering video conferencing products.

Abstract: A conferencing server accepts a conferencing session call from a conferencing node over a communications link. The conferencing server receives a message from the conferencing node requesting confidence testing over the communications link. The conferencing server transmits confidence test signals to the conferencing node over the communications link for playing by the conferencing node. The conferencing server receives a status of the playing of the confidence test signals from the conferencing node. The conferencing server transmits the status of the playing of the confidence test signals to a customer support node.