Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole and an upper secured to the outsole and defining a foot-receiving cavity over the outsole. The article of footwear further includes a rand secured to an exterior surface of the upper; wherein the rand has a first end at a medial side of a heel region of the upper and a second end at a front of a forefoot region of the upper. The rand wraps around a rear of the upper from the first end to the second end, the rand extending along a lateral side of the upper from the first end to the second end.

Abstract: A wireless earphone incorporates a wire antenna having a form factor driven innovative antenna shape that minimizes antenna detuning caused by user interactions with the earphones. The wire shape, diameter, and distance of the wire antenna from the printed circuit board (PCB) are selected for an acceptable tradeoff between antenna bandwidth and radiated efficiency. By inserting an end through a through-hole of the PCB, the wire antenna is electrically connected to a multi-layer PCB without traditional approaches such as springs, pogo pins, and the like. An antenna holder further secures the antenna within a thin profile housing for precise placement and manufacturing consistency. A PCB-specific RF VIA geometry is also utilized for partial impedance matching of a transmission line to the wire antenna. In addition, a more constant impedance is maintained along the transmission line connecting a radio device with the wire antenna.

Abstract: A wireless earphone incorporates a wire antenna having a form factor driven innovative antenna shape that minimizes antenna detuning caused by user interactions with the earphones. The wire shape, diameter, and distance of the wire antenna from the printed circuit board (PCB) are selected for an acceptable tradeoff between antenna bandwidth and radiated efficiency. By inserting an end through a through-hole of the PCB, the wire antenna is electrically connected to a multi-layer PCB without traditional approaches such as springs, pogo pins, and the like. An antenna holder further secures the antenna within a thin profile housing for precise placement and manufacturing consistency. A PCB-specific RF VIA geometry is also utilized for partial impedance matching of a transmission line to the wire antenna. In addition, a more constant impedance is maintained along the transmission line connecting a radio device with the wire antenna.

Abstract: A wireless earphone incorporates a wire antenna having a form factor driven innovative antenna shape that minimizes antenna detuning caused by user interactions with the earphones. The wire shape, diameter, and distance of the wire antenna from the printed circuit board (PCB) are selected for an acceptable tradeoff between antenna bandwidth and radiated efficiency. By inserting an end through a through-hole of the PCB, the wire antenna is electrically connected to a multi-layer PCB without traditional approaches such as springs, pogo pins, and the like. An antenna holder further secures the antenna within a thin profile housing for precise placement and manufacturing consistency. A PCB-specific RF VIA geometry is also utilized for partial impedance matching of a transmission line to the wire antenna. In addition, a more constant impedance is maintained along the transmission line connecting a radio device with the wire antenna.

Abstract: A system and method for assisting in the use of pain medication comprising: a) a medical monitoring sensor configured to sense at least one physiological parameter associated with responses to drugs in the human body; b) a communication network configured to receive and transmit the sensed data relating to the at least one physiological parameter to a processor in communication with the communication network; c) the processor configured to compare the transmitted sensed data relating to the at least one physiological characteristic to a table stored in memory, the table indicating ranges of acceptable, marginal and unacceptable data; d) the processor having at least one response for providing at least one medical response to at least one unacceptable range or limit of the transmitted sensed data relating to the at least one physiological parameter; and i) the processor transmitting at least one medical response to an authorized recipient.

Abstract: A system and method for assisting in the use of pain medication comprising: a) a medical monitoring sensor configured to sense at least one physiological parameter associated with responses to drugs in the human body; b) a communication network configured to receive and transmit the sensed data relating to the at least one physiological parameter to a processor in communication with the communication network; c) the processor configured to compare the transmitted sensed data relating to the at least one physiological characteristic to a table stored in memory, the table indicating ranges of acceptable, marginal and unacceptable data; d) the processor having at least one response for providing at least one medical response to at least one unacceptable range or limit of the transmitted sensed data relating to the at least one physiological parameter; and i) the processor transmitting at least one medical response to an authorized recipient.