Abstract: Systems and methods involving hypertension monitoring and/or treatment device(s) are disclosed. According to implementations herein, various combination systems, devices and methods that provide therapy and/or monitoring capabilities of a person's blood pressure, incorporating a PPG/ECG integrated sensor within the handle of a hypothermia therapy device for persons with hypertension, are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controlling a performance characteristic of an image forming device component having a surface which may include removal of a portion of the surface to expose a plurality of voids and a surface between the voids. The surface between the voids may have a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 microns and the relationship SAV/(SAV+SAC) is equal to 1-50%, where SAV is the surface area of the voids and SAC is the remaining surface area of the component. The performance characteristic may include the control of toner mass conveyed and/or toner filming and/or the amount of residual toner removed from a photoconductive surface.

Abstract: A voice command acquisition method and system for motor vehicles is improved in that noise source information is obtained directly from the vehicle system bus. Upon receiving an input signal with a voice command, the system bus is queried for one or more possible sources of a noise component in the input signal. In addition to vehicle-internal information (e.g., window status, fan blower speed, vehicle speed), the system may acquire external information (e.g., weather status) in order to better classify the noise component in the input signal. If the noise source is found to be a window, for example, the driver may be prompted to close the window. In addition, if the fan blower is at a high speed level, it may be slowed down automatically.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controlling a performance characteristic of an image forming device component having a surface which may include removal of a portion of the surface to expose a plurality of voids and a surface between the voids. The surface between the voids may have a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 microns and the relationship SAV/(SAV+SAC) is equal to 1-50%, where SAV is the surface area of the voids and SAC is the remaining surface area of the component. The performance characteristic may include the control of toner mass conveyed and/or toner filming and/or the amount of residual toner removed from a photoconductive surface.

Abstract: A drive roller having a polyurethane coating that has a coefficient of friction with respect to a belt effective to drive the belt over the operative life of the belt. The drive roller may be included in an image-forming device to drive a belt.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide a method and system for wakeup packet detection at gigabit speeds. A method for wakeup packet detection for high speed networking may include storing at least one data pattern in memory and matching at least a portion of an incoming frame to at least a portion of the at least one data pattern stored in memory upon instantaneous receipt the incoming frame. Accordingly, the matching occurs without buffering or storing at least a portion of the incoming frames in a buffer or memory. At least one power management event may be generated if the matching results in at least a portion of the incoming frame matching at least a portion of the at least one data pattern stored in memory.

Abstract: A drive roller comprising a polyurethane coating having a coefficient of friction with respect to a belt effective to drive the belt over the operative life of the belt. The drive roller may be included in an image-forming device to drive a belt.

Abstract: A process for dip coating, particularly vertical dip coating, the topcoat layer onto fuser belts used in electrophotographic processes is disclosed. In this process, a C1-C4 alkanol, such as isopropyl alcohol is added to the solvent system for the fluorocarbon topcoat layer. The use of alcohols in this way provides an efficient and effective method and a topcoat layer which is smooth, uniform and has a good finish.