Patents Issued in September 13, 2016
  • Patent number: 9440065
    Abstract: Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions (such as dry eye) or improving ocular health by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. Generally, the devices may be handheld or implantable. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs. When the devices and systems are used to treat dry eye, nasal or sinus tissue may be stimulated to increase tear production, reduce the symptoms of dry eye, and/or improve ocular surface health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Oculeve, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Ackermann, James Donald Loudin, John Wardle, Jarren Armond Baldwin, Daniel N. Hamilton, Janusz Kuzma, Christopher William Stivers, Manfred Franke
  • Patent number: 9440066
    Abstract: A lead extension for an electrical stimulation system includes a lead-extension body, terminals, and a connector. The connector includes a contact housing and a gasket housing. Multiple connector contacts are disposed in the contact housing and are coupled to the terminals. A retention member is disposed along one end of the contact housing and is receivable by a retention socket defined in the gasket housing. A deformable gasket is disposed in the retention socket. A lumen extends through the connector and is suitable for receiving an electrical stimulation lead. The received lead is retained in the lumen by using the retention member to compress the gasket along a longitudinal length of the connector. The longitudinal compression of the gasket causes a corresponding radial expansion of the gasket, which retains the electrical stimulation lead within the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: James Robert Black
  • Patent number: 9440067
    Abstract: An electrode lead of a pacemaker includes a metal conductive core and a carbon nanotube film. The metal conductive core defines an extending direction. The carbon nanotube film wraps around the metal conductive core. The carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes extending substantially along the extending direction of the metal conductive core. A bared part is defined at one end of the electrode lead. A pacemaker using the above mentioned electrode lead is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Quan Wang, Li Qian, Liang Liu, Chen Feng, Li Fan, Wen-Mei Zhao
  • Patent number: 9440068
    Abstract: Cells that are in the process division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective destruction of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished by imposing an AC electric field in a target region for extended periods of time at particular frequencies with particular filed strengths. Some of the cells that divide while the field is applied will be damaged, but the cells that do not divide will not be harmed. This selectively damages rapidly dividing cells like bacteria, but does not harm normal cells that are not dividing. Improved results can be obtained when the field is sequentially imposed in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Novocure, Ltd
    Inventors: Yoram Palti, Moshe Giladi
  • Patent number: 9440069
    Abstract: The invention includes an electro-acupuncture stimulation system for in vivo and in situ analgesia and tissue repair and regeneration. Electrodes, which can be acupuncture needles, are percutaneously implanted that deliver a pulsed electrical current that creates an electrical field, which envelopes the targeted tissue and restores cell-generating homeostasis to the affected tissue and thereby promotes analgesia and tissue re-growth in otherwise debilitated or deteriorating tissue. Methods and apparatuses are also disclosed that may include a needle locking system and acupuncture-needle assemblies for long-term in situ electrical stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Y. King Liu
  • Patent number: 9440070
    Abstract: Apparatuses (e.g., devices, systems), and methods for transdermal electrical stimulation (TES). Apparatuses described herein can be self-contained, lightweight, and wearable. The apparatus may include a primary unit (TES stimulator) and an electrode portion that includes a first transdermal electrode and a second transdermal electrode and mates with the TES stimulator. The first electrode and secondary electrode are placed at two locations on the skin of a user, for example on the head and/or neck of a user. Electrical stimulation driven between the two electrodes may induce a cognitive effect in a user of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Thyne Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Isy Goldwasser, William J. Tyler, Jonathan Charlesworth, Sumon K. Pal, Daniel Z. Wetmore, Douglas Jeffery, Wing Law
  • Patent number: 9440071
    Abstract: An exemplary system for facilitating binaural hearing by a cochlear implant patient includes 1) a spectral analysis facility configured to divide a first audio signal presented to a first ear of the patient and a second audio signal presented to a second ear of the patient into first and second sets of analysis channels, respectively, and 2) a processing facility configured to process acoustic content contained in a first analysis channel included in the first set of analysis channels and acoustic content contained in a second analysis channel included in the second set of analysis channels, mix the processed acoustic content contained in the first and second analysis channels, and direct a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation representative of the mixed acoustic content to the first ear by way of a stimulation channel that corresponds to the first analysis channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Mishra, Leonid M. Litvak, Abhijit Kulkarni, Lee F. Hartley
  • Patent number: 9440072
    Abstract: An exemplary system includes 1) a stimulation management facility configured to direct an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) system to concurrently apply acoustic stimulation to a patient by way of a loudspeaker and electrical stimulation to the patient by way of an electrode located within a cochlea of the patient during a fitting session, and 2) a fitting facility communicatively coupled to the stimulation management facility and configured to detect, during the fitting session, an interaction between the acoustic stimulation and the electrical stimulation, and set, during the fitting session, one or more control parameters governing an operation of the EAS system based on the detected interaction. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Smita S. Agrawal, Leonid M. Litvak
  • Patent number: 9440073
    Abstract: Presented herein are trans-modiolar stimulation techniques in which stimulation current is sourced (delivered) by at least one intra-cochlear stimulating contact and is sunk at a group of other intra-cochlear stimulating contacts. The group of other intra-cochlear stimulating contacts is positioned (located) across a section of the recipient's modiolus from the intra-cochlear stimulating contact that sources the stimulation. As such, stimulation current generally passes through the modiolus to stimulate spiral ganglion cells and evoke a hearing percept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Wolfram Frederik Dueck, Nicholas Charles Kendall Pawsey, Peter Raymond Sibary, Claudia Tasche
  • Patent number: 9440074
    Abstract: A method and system for providing an indication of delivery of a neural stimulation therapy is disclosed. In an example, a method may include identifying current timing of an intermittent neural stimulation (INS) programmed in an implantable medical device (IMD) where the programmed INS includes alternating stimulation ON and stimulation OFF times and a timing for delivering stimulation bursts of a plurality of stimulation pulses during the stimulation burst ON times. An indication of the current timing of the INS may be provided using an INS indicator of an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Ternes, Scott Vanderlinde, Kevin G. Wika, Jonathan H. Kelly, Rajeev Madhukar Sahasrabudhe, James Kalgren, Rezwan Ahmed
  • Patent number: 9440075
    Abstract: A swallowing assist device for assisting swallowing includes a respiration detection part, an application unit, and a control part. The respiration detection part detects respiration. The application unit is attached to a target section to apply a stimulus for facilitation of swallowing. The control part controls the application unit. The control part controls the application unit to start application of the stimulus to the target section during an expiration period detected according to a detection signal from the respiration detection part, and terminate the application of the stimulus to the target section during the expiration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Oku
  • Patent number: 9440076
    Abstract: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventors: Saif Khalil, Raghavendra Angara, Miles Curtis, Christopher Biele, Daniel Fellmeth
  • Patent number: 9440077
    Abstract: A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device and system. In one embodiment, sequential bipolar pulse stimulation may be provided to an area of a living body via one or more electrode leads applied to the area via a FES device comprising a current pulse generating circuit comprising output nodes for operative coupling to the one or more electrode leads, and configured for operative coupling to a voltage supply. The current pulse generating circuit generally comprises positive and negative stimulation paths drawing from the voltage supply to respectively apply positive and negative currents through the area via the one or more electrode leads. In one example, the stimulation paths comprise respective capacitive elements, a capacitance ratio of which dictating, at least in part, an amplitude ratio of the positive and negative currents, wherein periodic alternative activation of the stimulation paths provides the sequential bipolar pulse stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Milos R. Popovic, Massimo Tarulli, Aleksandar Prodic, Peter Lehn
  • Patent number: 9440078
    Abstract: An aspect relates to a system for providing baroreflex stimulation. An embodiment of the system comprises a heart rate monitor to sense a heart rate and provide a signal indicative of the heart rate, and a baroreflex stimulator. The stimulator includes a pulse generator to intermittently generate a stimulation signal to provide baroreflex stimulation for a baroreflex therapy, and further includes a modulator to adjust the stimulation signal based on the signal indicative of the heart rate such that the stimulation signal provides a desired baroreflex stimulation corresponding to a desired heart rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventor: Imad Libbus
  • Patent number: 9440079
    Abstract: A neurostimulation system for management of stimulation safety limits. The system determines a tissue charge injection metric at each electrode, compares the metric to the hard stop charge limit, and prevents the neurostimulator from delivering stimulation energy to the tissue region in accordance based on the comparison. The hard stop limit may be user-programmable or may be automatically modified in response to detection of electrode characteristics. The system may quantitatively notify a user of a value of the injected charge injected into the tissue. The electrodes may be organized into different sets, in which case, the system may directly control tissue charge independently at each of the electrode sets. If current steering is provided, the system may displace the electrical stimulation energy along the tissue region in one direction, while preventing the charge injection value at each of the electrodes from meeting or exceeding the hard stop charge limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Moffitt, Sridhar Kothandaraman, David K. L. Peterson
  • Patent number: 9440080
    Abstract: A method of modifying tissue behavior, comprising: determining a desired modification of tissue behavior for at least one of treatment of a disease, short or long term modification of tissue behavior, assessing tissue state and assessing tissue response to stimulation; selecting an electric field having an expected effect of modifying protein activity of at least one protein as an immediate response of a tissue to the field, said expected effect correlated with said desired modification; and applying said field to said tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics NV
    Inventors: Benny Rousso, Yuval Mika, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Hani N. Sabbah
  • Patent number: 9440081
    Abstract: Cardiac pacing methods for an implantable single chamber pacing system, establish an offset rate for pacing at a predetermined decrement from either a baseline rate (i.e. dictated by a rate response sensor), or an intrinsic rate. Pacing maintains the offset rate until x of y successive events are paced events, at which time the offset rate is switched to the baseline rate for pacing over a predetermined period of time. Following the period, if an intrinsic event is not immediately detected, within the interval of the offset rate, the rate is switched back to baseline for pacing over an increased period of time. Some methods establish a preference rate, between the offset and baseline rates, wherein an additional criterion, for switching from the offset rate to the baseline rate, is established with respect to the preference rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade M Demmer, Karen J Kleckner, Paul A Belk
  • Patent number: 9440082
    Abstract: Described herein are microelectrode array devices, and methods of fabrication and use of the same, to provide highly localized and efficient electrical stimulation of a neurological target. The device includes multiple microelectrode elements arranged along an elongated probe shaft. The microelectrode elements are dimensioned and shaped so as to target individual neurons, groups of neurons, and neural tissue as may be located in an animal nervous system, such as deep within a human brain. Beneficially, the neurological probe can be used to facilitate location of the neurological target and remain implanted for long-term monitoring and/or stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
    Inventors: Andre Mercanzini, Philippe Renaud
  • Patent number: 9440083
    Abstract: A process, method, and devices thereof for the rapid destruction of cancer tumor(s) which are made up of thousands to millions of living malignant cancer cells. Such an approach seeks to kill said tumor(s) by causing apoptosis or excitotoxicity and/or osmotic-shock within a human or animal for medical treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Neuro Code Tech Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Eleanor L. Schuler
  • Patent number: 9440084
    Abstract: A programming session for an implantable medical device that includes a posture responsive therapy mode includes at least two phases. In a first phase, a first set of therapy parameter values are modified while the posture responsive therapy mode is deactivated. In the posture responsive therapy mode, the medical device automatically selects one or more therapy parameter values that define therapy delivered to a patient based on a detected posture state. In a second phase, the posture responsive therapy mode is activated and a second set of therapy parameter values are adjusted after observing a patient response to the posture responsive therapy delivered with the first set of therapy parameter values selected during the first phase. The second set of therapy parameter values may, for example, define the patient posture states or the modification profiles with which the medical device adjusts therapy upon detecting a posture state transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon P. Davis, Dennis M. Skelton, Shyam Gokaldas, Rajeev Sahasrabudhe
  • Patent number: 9440085
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a communication circuit configured to communicate information with an ambulatory medical device, a user interface configured to receive a programmable parameter for the ambulatory medical device from a user, a memory to store a distribution of values for the programmable parameter, wherein the distribution is representative of values of the parameter programmed for a patient population, and a processor circuit configured to compare a received value of the programmable parameter to a distribution of programmed values for the programmable parameter and present results of the comparison to the user via a display of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventor: Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur
  • Patent number: 9440086
    Abstract: An implantable medical device have an associated memory device is disclosed. The implantable medical device utilizes techniques for optimizing one or more embedded operations of the memory device, such operations including programming, reading or erasing data. The techniques for optimizing the embedded operations include controlling the operations as a function of an energy source of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Gordon, Duane R. Bigelow
  • Patent number: 9440087
    Abstract: A semi-automated AED with a second shock switch. In an illustrative embodiment, programming running on the AED after prompting a user of the AED to push a shock switch looks to see if an event associated with pushing the shock switch, such as the delivery of a shock, has occurred. If the event being monitored for has not occurred within a given time, the user is prompted to push another button to initiate the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: DEFIBTECH, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Edward J. Naclerio
  • Patent number: 9440088
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to a method for lead analysis for an implanted medical device. A summary data record is retrieved associated with one or more episodes from an implanted medical device through a communication module. Episode selection criteria are applied to the summary data record by a processing module. One or more episode data records are retrieved from the implanted medical device for one or more episodes for which the episode selection criteria was satisfied. Noise detection criteria are applied to the episode data record. A notification module is configured to generate an alert if the noise detection criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Perschbacher, Deepa Mahajan, Arjun D. Sharma, Jeffry V. Marshik
  • Patent number: 9440089
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating neurological injury and conditions, in particular symptoms and complications arising from or caused by a stroke. These treatment methods can include the steps of generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source and applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Rio Grande Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur A. Pilla, Andre' A. DiMino, Iyer Viswanathan, Diana Casper, Berish Strauch
  • Patent number: 9440090
    Abstract: A photo-therapy method using a display device is provided. The photo-therapy method includes receiving a viewing time input and a photo-therapy selection input, wherein the viewing time input represents an expected viewing time of a user and the photo-therapy selection input represents a photo-therapy selected by the user. The photo-therapy method further includes calculating a period of a photo-therapy image based on the expected viewing time and a suggested treatment time of the selected photo-therapy, and displaying the photo-therapy image with the calculated period while displaying a normal image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Gyeong Jo, Jong-In Baek, Won-Sang Park, Jong-Ho Hong
  • Patent number: 9440091
    Abstract: In response to local or systemic inflammation in a patient, photobiomodulation therapy is applied to a cardiac location to reduce the risk and/or occurrence of cardiac arrhythmia. Once inflammation is identified, photobiomodulation therapy can be applied in any suitable fashion (e.g., via a catheter- or transesophageal probe-mounted photoemitter, via an externally-applied photoemitter, or via photoemitter incorporated into an implantable medical device). Photobiomodulation therapy can also be employed to good advantage in conjunction with non-photobiomodulation therapy (e.g., traditional cardiac rhythm management therapies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Karin Jarverud, Cecilia Emmanuelsson, Anders Bjorling, Kjell Noren
  • Patent number: 9440092
    Abstract: Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user, and the device is mounted to the user with a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Tapper, Lawrence A Blaustein, David Shuter, Eric Freitag, Charles Peter Althoff, Alistair Douglas Bramley, Daniel Joseph Shuter, Zbigniew Paul Lorenc, Allen Zadeh
  • Patent number: 9440093
    Abstract: A method and device for stimulating human dermal tissue retraction and collagen and elastin production is provided. One or more lasers or other electromagnetic radiation devices produce at least two output beams (split or independent beams) that can be directed to deliver electromagnetic energy to a desired subsurface depth of dermal tissue, thereby disrupting the same, without causing excessive damage to the adjacent epidermis, subcutaneous fatty tissue, or blood vessels of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Gregg S. Homer
  • Patent number: 9440094
    Abstract: A treatment system for a patient includes a treatment couch to position the patient. The treatment couch includes a couch top and one or more stages to pitch the couch top about a lateral axis and/or roll the couch top about a longitudinal axis, translate the couch top along lateral directions and/or longitudinal directions, rotate the couch top about a vertical axis, and translate the couch top along vertical directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Reto W. Filiberti
  • Patent number: 9440095
    Abstract: A processor-controlled, energy-based therapy apparatus includes a device configured to provide therapeutic energy to a patient and a processor that controls the output of the device. The output of the device is based on output profiles programmed into the processor. The output profiles include a therapeutic energy output profile and a ramp-up energy profile. The therapeutic energy output profile includes a desired target energy level and a therapeutic duration for controlling the output of the device during a therapeutic period. The ramp-up energy output profile includes an initial treatment energy level and a ramp-up duration for controlling the output of the device during a ramp-up period. The energy output specified by the ramp-up energy output profile incrementally increases over the ramp-up duration as a function of the desired target energy level and the ramp-up duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Empi, Inc.
    Inventor: Lotta Hart
  • Patent number: 9440096
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating stretch marks through deep tissue tightening with ultrasound are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a therapeutic ultrasound system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a shallow tissue region, such as a region comprising an epidermis, a dermis and a deep dermis. In accordance with various exemplary embodiments, a therapeutic ultrasound system can be configured to achieve depth from 0 mm to 1 cm with a conformal selective deposition of ultrasound energy without damaging an intervening tissue in the range of frequencies from 2 to 50 MHz. In addition, a therapeutic ultrasound can also be configured in combination with ultrasound imaging or imaging/monitoring capabilities, either separately configured with imaging, therapy and monitoring systems or any level of integration thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Peter G. Barthe, Michael H. Slayton, Inder Raj S. Makin
  • Patent number: 9440097
    Abstract: The invention relates to organic compounds having the ability to reduce or suppress the onset of skin irritation induced by extraneous cause selected from the group of 2-heptylcyclopentanone, 2-ethoxynaphthalene; 2-methoxynaphthalene; 1-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)benzene; 1-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4-methoxybenzene; wherein X, Y, and R1 to R11 have the same meaning as given in the description. Furthermore the invention refers to compositions for topical application to the skin comprising them. It further relates to a method of reducing or suppressing the formation of skin irritation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Givaudan SA
    Inventor: Andreas Natsch
  • Patent number: 9440098
    Abstract: An alkaline anti-wrinkling composition comprising carnosine, derivative thereof, or mixture of carnosine, and derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Naina Sachdev
  • Patent number: 9440099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetological and dermatological compositions comprising heparan sulfate. The invention further discloses a process for the purification of heparan sulfate for dermatological and cosmetological applications, which process comprises the following steps: solubilization of heparan sulfate in water, adsorption on an anion exchange resin, desorption from the resin by using conditions which result in selective desorption of hepar an sulfate. The cosmetological and dermatological compositions according to the invention show, inter alia, anti-age, lenitive, and whitening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: LABORATORI DERIVATI ORGANICI SPA
    Inventor: Luigi De Ambrosi
  • Patent number: 9440100
    Abstract: A fire door assembly is provided for covering a structure opening in a sidewall of a structure. The fire door assembly has a roller assembly to be mounted to a portion of the structure defining a portion of the structure opening and a curtain panel disposed on the roller assembly. The curtain panel is operable between a retracted position where the curtain panel is wound onto the roller assembly and an extended position where the curtain panel is unwound from the roller assembly to cover the structure opening. The curtain panel includes first and second panel portions with mutually opposing edge portions in a closed position. A fastener is provided to releasably attach the first and second panel portions to each other. The first and second panel portions are separable from each other in response to an egress force exerted thereon to form an egress through the curtain panel. Upon relaxation or removal of the egress force, the panel portions return to the closed position to close the egress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: McKeon Rolling Steel Door Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew C. Lambridis
  • Patent number: 9440101
    Abstract: A fire extinguisher apparatus and related system is described for automatically suppressing stovetop fires. The fire extinguisher apparatus includes a canister restrained in a first location where the canister is operable to suppress fires on a rear burner of a stovetop. The canister is biased and movable to a second location where the canister is operable to suppress fires on a front burner of the stovetop. A trigger mechanism is provided for automatically moving the canister to the second location in response to a fire on the front burner. The fire extinguisher system includes an arrangement of fire extinguisher apparatuses wherein canisters are movable between the apparatuses to prevent collisions with external obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: WARREN WATTS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: David C. Procious, Brent W. Williams, Michael R. Moussa
  • Patent number: 9440102
    Abstract: An automatic fire suppressing system is preferably provided onboard a vehicle and is supplied with one or more fire suppressing agents that are discharged in response to detecting a fire threat. Preferred embodiments include high-speed valves for discharging the fire suppressing agent(s), optical detectors for detecting and evaluating fire threat conditions, and modules for monitoring and controlling the automatic fire suppressing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LP
    Inventors: Marvin B. Fernstrum, Joshua L. Ehlers, Brian L. Counts, Richard J. Biehl, Richard J. Hackl, Anthony J. Kreft, Marvin D. Thorell, Paul J. Beyerl
  • Patent number: 9440103
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a fire suppression system includes a high rate discharge system and a low rate discharge system. The low rate discharge system may comprise components that are capable of varying mass flow of a fire suppression agent in term of the ambient conditions of the aircraft structure. In this regard, the low rate discharge system may comprise a valve that is configured to sense at least one of the ambient pressure and ambient temperature of an aircraft structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Harlan Hagge
  • Patent number: 9440104
    Abstract: A dry sprinkler for a fire protection system having a configuration with one or more coupling arrangements for connection to a fluid supply piping of the system. The dry sprinkler structure further includes an inner surface and inner assembly to provide a preferred discharge performance. The dry sprinkler provides for a flow rate from the outlet of the sprinkler in accordance with the start pressure at the inlet of the sprinkler and the rated discharge coefficient, K factor, ranging between 16.8 GPM/PSI½ and 33.6 GPM/PSI½.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LP
    Inventors: Yoram Ringer, Manuel R. Silva, Jr., George B. Coletta, Roger H. Leduc, Sean D. Weed
  • Patent number: 9440105
    Abstract: An apparatus for human exercise in certain configurations includes a first foot pad attached to a first guided carrier member. A first curved guide rail is coupled to the first guided carrier member. The first curved guide rail prevents motion of the first guided carrier member except for translation along the first curved guide rail. A weight stack includes a first plurality of weights coupled to a first cable. The first cable is also coupled to the first foot pad. A tension in the first cable may oppose a translation of the first foot pad along the first curved guide rail. A stationary foot platform is fixed to the apparatus between the first curved guide rail and the weight stack. The first curved guide rail is curved away from an underlying ground plane, to define a rail height that decreases towards the stationary foot platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: TCDP, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Lee, Thomas Gilbert Jones
  • Patent number: 9440106
    Abstract: An exercise device including at least one positionable component configured to be positioned by a user. The exercise device includes a frame to which a collar is mounted. The positionable component includes a member that is slidably received within the collar and may be positioned by sliding the member to a selected position. A locking assembly is coupled to the collar and is operable to lock the member in a selected position within the collar, to release the member from the locked position, and when released, to allow the member to slide within the collar. The locking assembly includes a cam pivotably mounted to the collar and a cam follower assembly selectively biased by the cam against a portion of the member disposed inside the collar. The locking assembly also includes a pair of engagement members disposed inside the collar opposite the cam against which the cam biases the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Bingham, Jr., Ryan P. Selby, Neil P. Everson, Paul A. Robertson
  • Patent number: 9440107
    Abstract: An exercise device employing side-by-side pivotally supported moving surfaces. In one particular example, an exercise device employs a first belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller and an adjacent second belt deployed about a front roller and a rear roller. The rear of the belts in the area of the rear rollers are pivotally secured and the front of the belts in the area of the front roller are adapted to reciprocate in an up and down motion during use. In some implementations, the moving surfaces include an interconnection structure such that a generally downward movement of one surface is coordinated with a generally upward movement of the other surface. In other implementations, the moving surfaces are operably associated with one or more resistance elements that effect the amount of force required to pivot or actuate the moving surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: NAUTILUS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Piaget, Douglas A. Crawford, Edward L. Flick, Bradley J. Smith, Matt Rauwerdink, Patrick A. Warner
  • Patent number: 9440108
    Abstract: A multipurpose exercise stool for enabling aerobic and anaerobic exercise for a user seated thereon comprises a base member for providing a lower level having four wheels, a main body disposed over the base and a cushion member disposed over the main body. These parts are connected through a vertical swivel pole which is connected to the bottom of the cushion member, passes through the main body, and connects to the top of the base member. An internal base axle passes through the main body horizontally. A rod assembly may be attached to the base axle on either end as it exits the main body and two pedal assemblies can be attached to the base axle on the inside of the main body at one end and extend from the main body at the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Victoria Shearin-Brown
  • Patent number: 9440109
    Abstract: An apparatus permitting a user to perform a simulated bicycling exercise is provided. The design includes a frame having a head tube, a first upper rear mounting point and a second lower front mounting point configured to maintain the frame, and a stem connected to a handlebar arrangement, the stem passing through the headset collar and connected to a base by a connection arrangement comprising an arm. The frame is configured to pivot about the first upper rear mounting point and second lower front mounting point in response to leaning by the user, causing rotation of the stem within the head tube by movement of the connection arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: RealRyder, LLC
    Inventors: Colin Irving, John J. Harrington, Brian C. Stewart, Michael S. Lofgren
  • Patent number: 9440110
    Abstract: A pair of identical exercise devices that provides for a pair of hand grips that slide reciprocally in independent axial alignment about their individual devices configured to provide a user with muscular exercise when the user applies force to the hand grips. Each individual exercise device includes a resistance member configured to be engaged by the hand grips for providing the user with resistive exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony James Izzo, Nicole Lynne Ciasca
  • Patent number: 9440111
    Abstract: A dual chamber device 1 for exercising is comprised of a first chamber 2, a second chamber 3 and a rotation bracket 12 connected therebetween, said device 1 can be inverted such that when positioned in a first exercise mode the exerciser can do pushups by grasping a handle bar 5 and simultaneously rotating the first chamber 2 about the second chamber 3, and in the second mode 2 the exerciser can do pushups by forming a fist and placing his/her knuckles on the knuckle pad 4 and simultaneously rotating the second chamber 3 about the first chamber 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Lamar Anthony Rutherford
  • Patent number: 9440112
    Abstract: A bat selection device includes: a parameter input unit which receives an input of a swing parameter value relevant to swing of a batter, for each of at least two or more bats having moments of inertia different from one another swung by the batter at an object, of a plurality of bats; an estimation unit which estimates the swing parameter value corresponding to each of the plurality of bats based on each received swing parameter value; and a selection unit which calculates an index parameter value indicative of an index for selecting a bat suitable for the batter from the plurality of bats, for each of the plurality of bats, based on the estimated swing parameter value corresponding to the bat, and selects the bat suitable for the batter based on the index parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Yamada, Yasuyuki Ohta, Yohei Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9440113
    Abstract: In general, a computing device disposed in a cardio exercise machine receives data related to a fitness level of a user. The computing device selects a workout program based at least in part on the data. The operations of the cardio exercise machine are controlled based at least in part on the workout program. The computing device generates visual feedback based on at least one of the user's operation of the cardio exercise machine and the selected workout program measured against performance criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua J. Roman, Michael G. Lannon, David M. Alexander, Jeffrey W. Moore, Eric J. Marthinsen
  • Patent number: 9440114
    Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment, there is provided a boot sole system for guiding a fin, the system comprising: at least one toe sole body connectable to the fin and comprising first and second stop surfaces; a posterior sole body comprising third and fourth stop surfaces; and a transverse hinge for hingedly connecting the at least one toe sole body to the posterior sole body to permit longitudinal deflection of the at least one toe sole body relative to the posterior sole body in a first deflection direction and in a second deflection direction opposite the first deflection direction. The first, second, third, and fourth stop surfaces are positioned to restrict longitudinal deflection of the at least one toe sole body relative to the posterior sole body in the first deflection direction and in the second deflection direction. Fins are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cetatek Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: Jan Peter Ortwig