Abstract: The invention relates generally to surgical implants, and in various embodiments to surgical implants configured for promoting growth of well-organized collagenous tissue at an anatomical site.

Abstract: A system includes an input circuit, an analog to digital converter, first and second harmonic sensor modules, a head height control module, and a weighting function module. The input circuit receives analog signals from a read/write head. The analog to digital converter generates digital samples in response to the analog signals. The first and second harmonic sensor modules determine, from the digital samples, a first magnitude of a first frequency component and a second magnitude of a second frequency component, respectively. The head height control module estimates a height of the head over a storage medium in response to a comparison of the first magnitude and the second magnitude, and selectively adjusts the height in response to the estimated height. The weighting function module applies a time domain window function to the digital samples to create modified samples on which the first and second harmonic sensor modules operate.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems implementing analog techniques to decode signals extracted from servo wedges of computer-readable storage media. A digital representation of at least a portion of a repeatable runout (RRO) signal derived from an analog signal read from a computer-readable storage medium is obtained. An estimate of a magnitude of the RRO signal is determined based on the digital representation. An error signal is generated to represent a difference between the estimate of the magnitude and a specified level of the magnitude of the RRO signal, and a gain value is configured, based on the error signal, for decoding a signal from the computer-readable storage medium.

Abstract: Icons are arranged in foreground background positions in an interface environment to define a multidimensional path extending from a terminus. The icons transition between the foreground position and the background positions along the multidimensional path. Each icon corresponds to a content-specific menu item.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for performing interpolated timing recovery using a frequency and phase estimate. An analog signal representing a sector is asynchronously sampled and stored in a storage device. A retiming circuit reads the stored samples and, based on first portions of first and second timing portions of the sector, determines phase adjustments. The retiming circuit generates a signal representing the samples at the adjusted phase and determines sample shift adjustments based on the generated signal and second portions of the first and second timing portions. The retiming circuit computes start and end indices of the sector in the buffer based on the sample shift adjustment and phase adjustment. The start and end indices may be used to compute a frequency estimate. The frequency estimate and a phase adjustment is used to interpolate the asynchronous samples at the appropriate frequency and phase.

Abstract: A system for identifying and compensating for non-linear transition shift in a magnetic medium data storage device is disclosed. The non-linear transition shift compensation system includes a non-linear transition shift estimation module adapted to generate non-linear transition shift estimates for specific bit patterns. The system further includes a pre-compensation module adapted to adjust the temporal spacing of binary transitions written to the magnetic medium based on the non-linear transition shift estimates generated by the non-linear transition shift estimation module for specific bit patterns corresponding to bit patterns appearing in the data being written to the magnetic medium.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to surgical implants, and in various embodiments to surgical implants configured for promoting growth of well-organized collagenous tissue at an anatomical site.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for estimating a position of a head in relation to a storage medium are described. A read channel can be used to receive a readback signal containing servo information obtained from a storage medium, and to demodulate the received servo information including position error signals to deduce a position of a read/write head in relation to the storage medium. The read channel can demodulate the received servo information to obtain amplitude and/or phase information. In some implementations, digital sampled values can be generated based on the readback signal, and the digital sampled values can be integrated using an integrator to obtain accurate and reliable amplitude and phase information that are used to determine the position of the read/write head.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for performing hybrid defect detection are disclosed. A hybrid defect detection mechanism may be used to detect various classes of defects (e.g., long and shallow defects, and short and deep defects) while reducing the probability of a miss or false alarm. In some implementations, the hybrid defect detection mechanism may utilize defect detectors to each receive signal samples and apply a different set of parameters indicating a different respective window to the signal samples. Each defect detector may generate a corresponding output based on a count of signal samples within the corresponding window that are associated with abnormal signal quality.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, injectable bulking compositions are provided which contain the following: (a) fibers that are configured to prevent migration to locations in the body remote from the injection site, for example, because they have a minimum length that is sufficiently large to prevent migration of the fibers and/or because they have surface features that stimulate host tissue response to lock the fibers in position and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to render the composition injectable.

Abstract: Content abstractions are emerged in to an ingress terminus of a multidimensional path and depth transitioned through the multidimensional path to an egress terminus. The content abstractions are eliminated at the egress terminus.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems describing digital techniques to decode signals extracted from computer-readable storage media include, in at least some implementations, a method including receiving a digital signal representing at least a portion of an analog signal from a computer-readable storage medium, the analog signal including a repeatable runout (RRO) signal component, determining an estimate of a magnitude of at least a portion of the RRO signal component, and decoding the digital signal at least in part by configuring a gain target value based on the estimate of the magnitude. In some implementations, the method includes causing the gain target value to change from a predetermined default gain target value to the configured gain target value based on the estimate of the magnitude.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and designing enhanced disk sync marks using correlation detection are disclosed. The enhanced sync marks provide better noise immunity and higher detection rates over traditional Viterbi-based detection schemes even with a shorter sync mark length. The disk sync mark may provide optimal noise immunity for a particular target polynomial or a plurality of common target polynomials. The minimum Euclidean distance between a candidate sync mark and a plurality of right-shifted versions of the candidate sync mark is computed and compared with other candidate sync marks. The sync mark with the largest minimum Euclidean distance is then selected as the optimal mark. Systems and methods are also disclosed for detecting and designing a disk sync mark using correlation detection when the polarity of the disk is unknown or time-varying.

Abstract: A read and write system comprising a mark detection module, an offset estimation module, and a frequency adjustment module. The mark detection module is configured to generate (i) a first mark indicator when first servo data is read from a storage medium, and (ii) a second mark indicator when second servo data is read from the storage medium. The offset estimation module is configured to estimate at least one of a first distance or an offset angle based on (i) a first location of the storage medium, and (ii) a period between times when the first mark indicator and the second mark indicator are generated. The frequency adjustment module is configured to adjust a sampling frequency at which user data is read from the storage medium based on the at least one of the first distance or the offset angle.

Abstract: A connection system for a grease cover of a constant velocity joint includes a groove portion formed in a generally annular portion of the constant velocity joint. The generally annular portion is defined, at least in part, by an inner surface. The system also includes an insertion tool a grease cover selectively positioned at least partially within the groove portion. The grease cover includes an outer edge portion.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, injectable bulking compositions are provided which contain the following: (a) fibers that are configured to prevent migration to locations in the body remote from the injection site, for example, because they have a minimum length that is sufficiently large to prevent migration of the fibers and/or because they have surface features that stimulate host tissue response to lock the fibers in position and (b) a carrier in an amount effective to render the composition injectable.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods of producing an image are provided. A electro-magnetic radiation source provides electro-magnetic radiation to a sample and a reference. A detector/interferogram unit produces at least one interferogram that is supplied to a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit extracts phase, magnitude, and/or polarization data from the supplied signals, and produces an image based on at least the extracted data.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for decoding data stored on a data storage medium. A disclosed decoding method and decoder include a radial incoherence (RI) detector that increases the probability of detecting RI and improves the decoding performance in terms of the bit error rate of the decoded signal. RI is detected by comparing an input signal to the decoder against a RI threshold value and generating a RI-type signal. The RI detector may include a filter for filtering out noise and error in the RI-type signal, an adaptive threshold unit that adjusts the RI threshold value based upon the RI-type signal, a transition-based threshold unit that adjusts the RI threshold value based upon each transition in the input signal, or a path-based threshold unit that adjusts the RI threshold value based upon a best surviving path corresponding to the input signal, in combination or alone.

Abstract: A method of scanning content comprises receiving an input signal indicating that content being displayed is to be scanned, sensing a duration of the received input signal, and scanning the content at a rate based at least in part on the sensed duration of the received input.

Abstract: A method of scanning content comprises receiving an input signal indicating that content being displayed is to be scanned, sensing a duration of the received input signal, and scanning the content at a rate based at least in part on the sensed duration of the received input.