Abstract: In accordance with one aspect, a diaphragm for an acoustic receiver is provided that includes a frame, a paddle flexibly coupled to the frame, and a gap between a portion of the paddle and the frame. The diaphragm further includes siloxane material coupled to at least a portion of the paddle and to at least a portion of the frame. The siloxane material covers the gap. In another aspect, a method is provided for making an acoustic receiver diaphragm.

Abstract: An acoustic device including a motor disposed in a housing having a non-porous elastomeric membrane disposed across an acoustic path defined by a sound port of the housing is disclosed. The motor may be embodied as MEMS transducer configured to generate an electrical signal responsive to an acoustic signal, or as some other electromechanical device. The membrane has a compliance that is 1 to 100 times a compliance of the acoustic device without the membrane, wherein the membrane prevents ingress of contaminants (e.g., solids, liquids or light) via the sound port while permitting propagation of the acoustic signal along the acoustic path without significant loss.

Abstract: A method for analyzing diabetes related information by a diabetes management application residing on a computing device. The method may include: receiving a data entry over a communication link from a blood glucose meter, where the data entry includes a glucose measurement and an indicator of a pre-established activity associated with the glucose measurement; evaluating the data entry in relation to a subject structured test based in part by comparing the indicator from the data entry with collection events associated with the subject structured test; identifying the data entry as compatible with the subject structured test when the data entry correlates with a given collection event specified by the subject structured test; identifying the data entry as non-compatible with the subject structured test when the data entry does not correlate with the given collection event specified by the subject structured test; and inputting the data entry into a logbook.

Abstract: The present solution targets independent or inter-dependent resource management scenarios such as multi-sensor and other scenarios of possible process/component sharing, intended for individual or group synchronized core task management as part of a flexible long-term solution for monitoring, self-calibration, built-in self-testing, measurements and/or group synchronization dependant strategies. An extension to I2C/I3C compatible instruments is described. Disclosed is a module comprising an interpreter sub-module, for receiving and responding to I2C/I3C sequences and a register bank module comprising a plurality of registers for storing values. The disclosed module and method of operation can be used for initialization, measurement, and resource management through mixed-signal analog bus scheduling, synchronization and group addressing for built-in calibration strategies for example.

Abstract: The present solution targets independent or inter-dependent resource management scenarios such as multi-sensor and other scenarios of possible process/component sharing, intended for individual or group synchronized core task management as part of a flexible long-term solution for monitoring, self-calibration, built-in self-testing, measurements and/or group synchronization dependant strategies. An extension to I2C/I3C compatible instruments is described. Disclosed is a module comprising an interpreter sub-module, for receiving and responding to I2C/I3C sequences and a register bank module comprising a plurality of registers for storing values. The disclosed module and method of operation can be used for initialization, measurement, and resource management through mixed-signal analog bus scheduling, synchronization and group addressing for built-in calibration strategies for example.

Abstract: The present solution targets independent or inter-dependent resource management scenarios such as multi-sensor and other scenarios of possible process/component sharing, intended for individual or group synchronized core task management as part of a flexible long-term solution for monitoring, self-calibration, built-in self-testing, measurements and/or group synchronization dependant strategies. An extension to I2C compatible instruments is described. Disclosed is a module comprising an interpreter sub-module, for receiving and responding to I2C sequences and a register bank module comprising a plurality of registers for storing values. The disclosed module and method of operation can be used for initialization, measurement, and resource management through mixed-signal analog bus scheduling, synchronization and group addressing for built-in calibration strategies for example.

Abstract: An illuminating glove for provision of light proximate to a hand of a user includes a shell that is hand shaped and flexible. The shell comprises a set of five tubes. An opening is positioned in the shell such that the shell is configured to receive a hand of a user inserted through the opening singly positioning the fingers and thumb of the hand into respective tubes. A power module, a plurality of lights and a controller are coupled to the shell. The controller is operationally coupled to the power module and to each of the plurality of lights. The controller is positioned to selectively couple the lights to the power module, such that the lights are configured to illuminate a space proximate to the shell.

Abstract: The present solution targets independent or inter-dependent resource management scenarios such as multi-sensor and other scenarios of possible process/component sharing, intended for individual or group synchronized core task management as part of a flexible long-term solution for monitoring, self-calibration, built-in self-testing, measurements and/or group synchronization dependant strategies. An extension to I2C compatible instruments is described. Disclosed is a module comprising an interpreter sub-module, for receiving and responding to I2C sequences and a register bank module comprising a plurality of registers for storing values. The disclosed module and method of operation can be used for initialization, measurement, and resource management through mixed-signal analog bus scheduling, synchronization and group addressing for built-in calibration strategies for example.

Abstract: A knife sheath and sharpener includes a body having opposing first and second sidewalls, a closed bottom, a closed tip portion, an open end portion and an open top portion interconnected to define a knife receiving cavity. A pair of opposing first and second sharpening elements are disposed within the knife receiving cavity. The first sharpening element is pivotally attached to the first sidewall and the second sharpening element is pivotally attached to the second sidewall at a location longitudinally offset from the first sharpening element.

Abstract: A diabetes management system includes a handheld medical device, a mobile computing device, and a diabetes management application. The handheld medical device is configured to measure glucose in a sample of fluid residing in a test strip and associate a measurement time with the glucose measurement. The diabetes management application is configured to request a current device time from the RTC, determine a first device delta time by determining a difference between the current device time and an internal clock time, and associate a first timestamp with a glucose measurement, wherein the first timestamp is equal to the measurement time plus the first device delta time.

Abstract: A method for analyzing diabetes related information by a diabetes management application residing on a computing device. The method may include: receiving a data entry over a communication link from a blood glucose meter, where the data entry includes a glucose measurement and an indicator of a pre-established activity associated with the glucose measurement; evaluating the data entry in relation to a subject structured test based in part by comparing the indicator from the data entry with collection events associated with the subject structured test; identifying the data entry as compatible with the subject structured test when the data entry correlates with a given collection event specified by the subject structured test; identifying the data entry as non-compatible with the subject structured test when the data entry does not correlate with the given collection event specified by the subject structured test; and inputting the data entry into a logbook.

Abstract: The scleral epimacular implant comprises an arm (6) with a curved configuration, having a first end (1), which can be affixed to a retina (8). The arm (6) comprises a second end (3) comprising a discoidal element (4), whose internal face facing the curvature of the arm (6) is constituted as an indentation platform (5), configured to be in contact with the retina (8) when the implant is placed in said retina (8).

Abstract: A child seat for transporting a child in a vehicle comprising: a seat portion; a back portion, where said back portion is rotatably attached to the seat portion; an upright position, where said back portion is at about a 90-degree angle in related to the seat portion; and a reclined position, where said back portion is between about a 90-degree angle to a 180-degree angle in related to the seat portion. The seat portion moves in a horizontal plane to facilitate the movement of the back portion. In one exemplary embodiment, the seat portion moves horizontally forward when the back portion is placed in the reclined position and moves horizontally backward when the back portion is placed in the upright position.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed drink cover for cans or bottles that prevents the spread of disease associated with drinking directly from cans or bottles contaminated by pathogens. The hermetic seal drink cover for cans or bottles, comprises of a material having properties similar to latex and a removable tamper evident ring attached to the material.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method of selectively distributing media content to consumers, the system comprising essentially of a USB-type storage device loaded with media content, a network and a user interface system. The method comprises essentially of providing a USB-type storage device loaded with media content, distributing the device to retail outlets, instructing a user to contact a network that is in electronic communication with the USB-type storage device, selectively registering the media content on the network, activating the USB-type storage device, displaying the activated media content to the consumer on a display device associated with the user interface system, and providing a means to upload media content onto the USB-type storage device in the event the media content becomes corrupted or erased.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method of selectively distributing media content to consumers, the system comprising essentially of a USB-type storage device loaded with media content, a network and a user interface system. The method comprises essentially of providing a USB-type storage device loaded with media content, distributing the device to retail outlets, instructing a user to contact a network that is in electronic communication with the USB-type storage device, selectively registering the media content on the network, activating the USB-type storage device, displaying the activated media content to the consumer on a display device associated with the user interface system, and providing a means to upload media content onto the USB-type storage device in the event the media content becomes corrupted or erased.

Abstract: A modular door structure comprises modular components, made up of an outer frame which is mounted in the hole in the wall, a door frame affixed to the outer frame, so that it may swing open, a support frame for a translucent panel, affixed, so that it may swing open, to the door frame and a removable modular grating affixed to the door frame, all of the elements being replaceable.

Abstract: A hydroconversion catalyst for hydrodesulfurizing feedstock while preserving octane number of the feedstock includes a support having a mixture of zeolite and alumina, the zeolite having an Si/Al ratio of between about 1 and about 20, and an active phase on the support and including a first metal selected from group 6 of the periodic table of elements, a second metal selected from the group consisting of group 8, group 9 and group 10 of the period table of elements and a third element selected from group 15 of the periodic table of elements. A hydroconversion process is also disclosed.

Abstract: A hydroconversion catalyst for hydrodesulfurizing feedstock while preserving octane number of the feedstock includes a support having a mixture of zeolite and alumina, the zeolite having an Si/Al ratio of between about 1 and about 20, and an active phase on the support and including a first metal selected from group 6 of the periodic table of elements, a second metal selected from the group consisting of group 8, group 9 and group 10 of the period table of elements and a third element selected from group 15 of the periodic table of elements. A hydroconversion process is also disclosed.