Patents Issued in June 8, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170156954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stand-up wheelchair, comprising a chassis and a stand-up frame articulated to the chassis. The stand-up frame comprises a first and a second parallelogram lever whose front ends are articulated to the chassis and can be pivoted around a first and a second joint point, and upon whose rear ends the backrest is hinged at a third and fourth joint point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Levo AG Wohlen
    Inventor: Thomas Frei
  • Publication number: 20170156955
    Abstract: A medical rehabilitation bed is disclosed, relating to the technical field of self-help rehabilitation bed structures in medical instrument products. The medical rehabilitation bed comprises a bed head, a bed tail and a bed board. A pull rod is arranged at the bottom of the bed board; one end of the pull rod is mechanically connected to a bed head gearbox arranged at the bed head, and the other end of the pull rod is mechanically connected to a bed tail gear device arranged at the bed tail. Transmission systems having the same structure and capable of controlling the bed head and the bed tail to ascend and descend are arranged in the bed head and the bed tail, respectively. The transmission systems are mechanically connected to the bed head gearbox and the bed tail gear device, respectively. The medical rehabilitation bed has a compact structure and comprehensive functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Weizhong YANG
  • Publication number: 20170156956
    Abstract: A nursing bed including a bed body, provided with a plurality of combined bed boards, at least one of the plurality of combined bed boards being provided with one or more pressure sensors, and a comparator, connected to the one or more pressure sensors. The comparator is configured to compare pressure data transmitted by the one or more pressure sensors with a predetermined pressure value and output a warning signal when the pressure data transmitted by the one or more pressure sensors is greater than or equal to the predetermined pressure value. A timer, is connected to the comparator, and with respect to each of the pressure sensors, configured to start timing when the warning signal is received and output an alarm signal when a preset time is reached, and an alarm device, is connected to the timer, and configured to give an alarm after the alarm signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinglu BAI
  • Publication number: 20170156957
    Abstract: A novel foot support device includes a first sidewall adapted to engage the lateral side of a first foot, a second sidewall adapted to engage the lateral side of a second foot, and a backwall adapted to engage both the plantar region of the first foot and the plantar region of the second foot. In a particular embodiment, the first sidewall includes an inclined interior surface, the second sidewall includes an inclined interior surface, and the backwall includes an inclined interior surface. In another particular embodiment, the foot support device includes sidewalls and a backwall that can flatten and pivot relative to one another, facilitating a collapsible foot support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: James Jay Sears
  • Publication number: 20170156958
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pillow for allowing a user to sleep comfortably irrespective of physical characteristics of the user. The pillow of the present invention comprises: a body formed of a cushioning material; a cervical vertebrae support part integrated with the body and provided at the middle portion of the body; a head support part integrated with the body, provided at the middle portion of the body and arranged to be separated from the cervical vertebrae support part at a fixed distance; and a spacing part arranged between the cervical vertebrae support part and the head support part and forming a space, wherein the cervical vertebrae support part includes a curved extended part extended to the spacing part, and a curved groove part provided at the inside of the lower surface of the curved extended part and engraved in a direction facing the body of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Geun Ho ROH
  • Publication number: 20170156959
    Abstract: A device positioned near a user provides support to the user in sitting and standing positions. The user can move from sitting to standing, without assistance, even if the user is relatively weakened. The device includes (1) a base and tower, and provides support to the user when in-between; (2) a personal support coupled to the tower, and operated by a user control, such as a wheel or a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Domenick
  • Publication number: 20170156960
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to wheelchair systems for transporting a mobility-challenged passenger onto an aircraft and transfer that passenger into an aircraft seat. The implementations include systems with lift systems, belt systems, and/or transfer ramps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Dan Johnson, Andrew Dvorak
  • Publication number: 20170156961
    Abstract: A mobile chamber apparatus includes a support structure of inflatable support members, and a chamber assembly. The inflatable support members may include transverse and upright sections. The chamber assembly may include a top wall, a bottom wall, and one or more side walls. Connectors may detachably couple the support structure and the chamber assembly. Installed, the support structure supports the chamber assembly to enclose an interior space. Inlets may deliver a supply airflow to the interior space, and outlets may deliver a return airflow from the interior space. An environmental control unit may deliver the supply airflow and receive the return airflow. At least one mechanism may be provided for introducing an allergen into the interior space. Human patients may be exposed to the allergen in the interior space, and therefore the mobile chamber apparatus may be used for clinical trials to study allergy response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Piyush Ranchodbhai Patel, Anne Marie Salapatek, Ronald Steven Salapatek
  • Publication number: 20170156962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lumbar aligning movement assisting device and, more particularly, to a lumbar aligning movement assisting device including a body formed as a cylinder and having acupressure rods capable of revolving, wherein a user can use one's own body to subject the lumbar region to acupressure and relax the muscles in order to strengthen the muscles, and can stretch the lumbar region so as to have the effect of a traction exercise of the lumbar vertebrae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Kwang Bok EUM
  • Publication number: 20170156963
    Abstract: A leg orthosis including a securing device for securing the leg orthosis to the body of a orthosis user and at least one articulation device by means of which a first orthosis component, which can be fixed to an extremity of the user, is mounted such that it can pivot with respect to the securing device. The articulation device includes at least three joints, which respectively comprise at least one pivot axis, and each pivot axis intersects at a common point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Markus TUTTEMANN, Carsten VOGEL
  • Publication number: 20170156964
    Abstract: A spatial sensing device to improve the user's movement ability and provide assistance in the autonomous walking of visually impaired or blind people, which is also easy-to-use, ergonomic and portable, the device comprises a housing including a set of modules; attaching means bonded to the housing in order to secure the device to the user; at least one user information access means; and an ultrasound transducer positioned at the junction between one housing side and the attaching means; the device is characterized in that the ultrasound transducer is positioned on the device at a slant angle (?) with respect to the device axis (Z), such that during the use of the device, the ultrasound transducer is directed toward the user's front side in order to emit and detect signals which will be processed by the set of modules in the housing, wherein the set of modules comprises a processing module interacting with an intercommunication module, a position and/or movement sensing module, a spatial sensing module, and a
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Cuauthli PADILLA ARIAS, Marco Antonio TRUJILLO TEJEDA
  • Publication number: 20170156965
    Abstract: Virtual reality apparatus, and various methods therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Dario GEISINGER, Saul ALBERTO
  • Publication number: 20170156966
    Abstract: A rehabilitation device for treating carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow is disclosed. The rehabilitation device includes upper and lower members clamping a wrist from above and below. An upper bulge element and a lower bulge element are correspondingly positioned in the middle of the inner faces of the upper and lower members, respectively, for pressing against a gap between the ulna and radius of the wrist from above and below. The upper member has two positioning elements on the inner face to the lateral sides of the upper bulge element. A strap wraps around outer faces of the upper and lower members so as to tight the upper and lower members on the wrist from above and below. By swinging the palm up and down, the bulge elements press into the gap and provide massage and relaxation to the ligament inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: KUN-YEN CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20170156967
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleansing wounds with means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound, in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a devise for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. micro-filtration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound promotes wound healing. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick Lewis Blott, Bryan Greener, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Julian Lee-Webb, Derek Nicolini, Clare Green, Robin Paul Martin, Tina Michelle Walker
  • Publication number: 20170156968
    Abstract: An arm therapy device for the prevention and treatment of repetitive stress injuries of the elbow, forearm, and wrist. The arm therapy device generally includes a housing adapted to be freestanding in an upright manner. The housing includes an upper opening which provides access to the interior of the housing. Rollers across the interior of the housing comprising pairs of rollers which are biased inwardly toward each other. Bias members such as resistance bands may be utilized to bias each pair of rollers toward each other. Collars may be utilized on the rollers to which the bias members are connected. By using the present invention, one may treat a limb such as an arm without having to support the housing with another hand or another person. As the limb passes through the housing, the rollers will exert pressure on the limb which aids in treating or preventing repetitive stress injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Con Bymers, Shawn P. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170156969
    Abstract: A foot massaging assembly for massaging a foot includes a base that may be positioned on a support surface. A pair of mounts is provided and each of the mounts is coupled to the base. A massage unit is rotatably coupled between the mounts. The massage unit may have a foot rolled thereon thereby facilitating the massage unit to massage the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: John Fitzsimmons
  • Publication number: 20170156970
    Abstract: A foot stretcher assembly for stretching a foot includes a foot stretcher and a handle removably secured with the foot stretcher. The foot stretcher includes a sole that is flexible in response to receiving a foot. The foot stretcher assembly can also include a securing feature to maintain the foot relative to the foot stretcher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Rodrigo Almarales
  • Publication number: 20170156971
    Abstract: A device for sexual stimulation includes: a support structure defining a centerline; a first vibratory actuator including a first motor, a first output shaft, and a first eccentric mass coupled to the first output shaft, the first vibratory actuator elastically coupled to the support structure opposite the first eccentric mass in a cantilever configuration; a second vibratory actuator including a second motor, a second output shaft, and a second eccentric mass coupled to the second output shaft, the second vibratory actuator elastically coupled to the support structure opposite the second eccentric mass in a cantilever configuration, the first vibratory actuator and the second vibratory actuator substantially parallel and arranged on opposing sides of the centerline; and a sheath including a first section arranged over the first vibratory actuator, a second section arranged over the second vibratory actuator, and a third section arranged over a portion of the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Topolovac, Edwin Wood, Andrew Murphy, Tian Yi Chang, Kristrun Hjartar
  • Publication number: 20170156972
    Abstract: A personal massage apparatus includes a personal massager and can also include a controller for controlling the operation of the massager. The massager includes a motor or other motion-causing device and can also include an interface (e.g., a wireless interface) to the controller (where such a controller is included). The controller is a remote control that can include a motion sensor (e.g., an accelerometer) for detecting motion of the controller (e.g., changes in orientation). The massager can also have a motion sensor for detecting motion of the massager. Circuitry in the controller and/or massager converts the detected motion of the controller or massager into control signals for the controller or massager. The operation of the controller or massager (e.g., the output motor power, a vibration pattern, or another massage setting) is adjusted based on the detected motion of the controller or massager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Filip Sedic
  • Publication number: 20170156973
    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: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Lotta Hart
  • Publication number: 20170156974
    Abstract: A drumming device for delivering a repetitive percussive strike to muscles below a skin surface comprises a main housing enclosing an electric motor with a shaft having a fixed rotational speed, a drive pulley, a toothed belt encircling the drive pulley and a driven pulley with an integral cam mounted on said pulley such that the rotating shaft causes the driven pulley to rotate at a predetermined number of cycles per second, the assembly causing a repetitive, reciprocal movement of a plunger body a fixed distance and at 16.6 cycles/sec, said plunger movable in a downward direction following contact with the cam, such that the plunger reciprocates within said housing when said cam member contacts the plunger causing the plunger shaft to move laterally outward. When the massaging device is properly position in contact with the skin the moving plunger causes muscle spindles to vibrate at their resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Griner
  • Publication number: 20170156975
    Abstract: A massage apparatus with integrated rotating and reciprocating massage mechanisms is capable of providing distinct shiatsu and tapping massage effects independently and simultaneously. The massage apparatus includes at least one rotating massage node rotating about an axis to form a circular path and at least one reciprocating massage node reciprocating inside the circular path. The rotating massage node(s) may rotate on a rotating base driven by a rotating drive mechanism (e.g., a motor), and the reciprocating massage node(s) may be driven by a reciprocating drive mechanism (e.g., a solenoid) through an aperture in the rotating base. The massage apparatus may include one or more sets of integrated rotating and reciprocating massage mechanisms. The massage apparatus may be enclosed in different types of enclosures (e.g., massage chair, cushion, chair topper, drapable enclosure) configured to engage various parts of the body (e.g., neck, back, shoulders) to impart the massage effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen B. MILLS
  • Publication number: 20170156976
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method may include monitoring use of a medical device. The method may include positioning a wearable harness of a medical device on a subject. The method may include selectively positioning at least some of a plurality of engines on and/or adjacent at least one treatment area. The method may include applying an oscillation force to at least one of the treatment areas using at least some of the engines. The method may include mobilizing at least some secretions in an airway within the subject substantially adjacent the treatment areas. The method may include monitoring use of the medical device by the subject using a controller associated with the medical device to determine if the medical device has been used effectively as prescribed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Harold David Shockley, JR., Geoffrey Albert Marcek, Robert Wiley Ellis
  • Publication number: 20170156977
    Abstract: A cardio-pulmonary compression system includes a compression device (110), a supporting mechanism (120) coupled to the compression device and a feedback sensor (104) configured to measure interactions between a patient and the compression device. A control unit (112) is configured to receive input from the feedback sensor and adjust operating parameters of the compression system to meet a target parameter during operation of the compression device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher WALDEN, Dan JORDAN, Paul AELEN, Virgina HIGLEY, Tyler SMITH, Steve FRANKOVICH, Dan CANFIELD
  • Publication number: 20170156978
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cardiopulmonary resuscitation system in which a cardiopulmonary resuscitation device is made compact and which is capable of performing blowing of breathable gas into a patient at more appropriate timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Eiichi MATSUI, Yukio SEINO, Mitsuo MATSUI, Hitoshi TAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170156979
    Abstract: A cardio-pulmonary compression board includes a board (10) configured for a patient. A leg (20) is pivotally connected to the board, and the leg includes a free end portion having a mechanical feature (35) configured to be received in a compression device to adjustably secure the compression device at a distance from the board in an operational position. A locking mechanism (32, 42) is configured to releasably maintain the leg in the operational position, which is transverse to a plane of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER WALDEN, VIRGINIA HIGLEY, MICHAEL KNIPFER, AHMED FOUAD SAID REDA, MARK PAYNE, JOHN OLSON, MARK DOMINGUEZ, DANIEL BURCH
  • Publication number: 20170156980
    Abstract: A liner for containing a soaking solution in use with a foot spa features two bodies of plastic which are joined at an interface therebetween so as to form two, individual layers. An air conduit is formed between the two layers so as to provide a passageway for pressurized air, which is supplied by an air discharge apparatus, across walls of the liner and into the soaking solution. The inner layer has openings such that the air guided through the air conduit can be released into an inside volume of the liner where the soaking solution is containable. Furthermore, the outer layer is imperforate from a location thereon at which a starting end of the air conduit is disposed to a free end of the layers so as to isolate the inside volume of the liner from the soaking basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Jeff Ta, Lan Van Ta
  • Publication number: 20170156981
    Abstract: An eye washing nozzle includes a base portion and a tubular portion and is attached to a container body portion. The base portion is a portion to be fixed to the container body portion. The tubular portion is connected to the base portion. The tubular portion is a portion through which the eye washing liquid passes. The leading end portion of the tubular portion is provided with a discharging port that discharges the eye washing liquid that has passed through the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: MUYU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi ITO
  • Publication number: 20170156982
    Abstract: To provide an acupuncture and moxibustion treatment support terminal device and a medical support system that ensures to manage data on a patient's symptoms, contents of a treatment, and the like in a clinic, to properly supply information on acupoints and the like to an acupuncturist, and to build a network among clinics, hospitals, and patients. The acupuncture and moxibustion treatment support terminal device is a terminal device 100 provided with a display input unit adapted to display information from and input information to a terminal or a server that stores two-dimensional or three-dimensional information on a human body model 35a in which marks locating human acupoints and names and/or codes of the acupoints are recorded. The display input unit displays an image of the human body model on which the marks locating human acupoints and names and/or codes of the acupoints are displayed superimposed at corresponding locations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Satoshi ODA
  • Publication number: 20170156983
    Abstract: Medicant mixing/administration systems are provided that can include: a medicant vial; a syringe assembly comprising a barrel and a piston; a protective material supporting the syringe assembly and medicant vial; and a member within the system, the member separating the piston of the syringe assembly from the medicant vial. Systems are provided that can include: a syringe assembly comprising a barrel and a piston; having a forward end and an opposing back end; a protective material supporting the syringe assembly; and a needle housing coupled to the protective material. Medicant mixing/administration methods are also provided that can include, within a package, sufficiently clearing a restraining member from between a medicant vial and syringe plunger to pierce the medicant vial with a piercing structure coupled to the syringe plunger, the piercing providing medicant from the vial to the syringe assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Patrick O. Tennican
  • Publication number: 20170156984
    Abstract: A syringe includes a plunger having a plunger tube with proximal and distal ends, a center tube with a center passage that extends within the plunger tube, and a balloon disposed over the center tube and sealingly fixed to at least one of the center tube and the plunger tube. The syringe also includes a barrel having a barrel tube having proximal and distal ends and an interior configured to accept a portion of the plunger, a tip fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the barrel tube, a post fixedly attached to the tip and extending within the barrel tube toward the distal end, the tip configured to partially extend into the center passage of the plunger, and a gas passage extending from a proximal end of the tip to the distal end of the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: George Michel MANSOUR, Tyler Devin PANIAN
  • Publication number: 20170156985
    Abstract: This invention is to provide a machine to securely store, monitor and dispense prescription drugs in pill form to a specific patient as directed by a doctor. It also intends to be a safe lockbox to prevent unauthorized users and children access to the prescribed medication. This is accomplished with a programmable electronic device, which controls time and dosage quantity, biometric access pad to engage dispensing apparatus and administration of medicine to the patient, GPS tracking and pressure sensors to report theft and tampering. This machine has the potential to end pill prescription drug abuse in patients and greatly reduce the use of these prescriptions for illegal recreation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Hayley Sebrina Guldan
  • Publication number: 20170156986
    Abstract: A pill bottle labeling system having a pill bottle, open top housing. The housing is used for holding a plurality of pill bottles with bottle caps. The system includes a plurality of bottle cap labels with an adhesive backing. The bottle cap labels having different drug names and vitamin supplement names printed thereon. The bottle cap labels are attached to a top of the bottle caps. The labels provide quick identification of a pill from a selected bottle. Also, the labeling system includes a time of day and night labels with an adhesive backing. The time of day and night labels are attached to a side of the pill bottles. The time of day and night labels provide for identifying a time of day or night when the pill is to be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Eugene W. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20170156987
    Abstract: Connector assembly (FIG. 4a) includes a shell (210), a connector body (230), and a plug (250). The shell (210) has a sidewall (212) defining an interior, a first shell end having a first opening (214) defined therein, and a second shell end having a second opening (216) defined therein, each of the first (214) and second openings (216) in communication with the interior to receive percutaneous tubing therethrough, the shell (210) further having an engagement portion. The connector body (230) has a first body end (234) and a second body end (236) with a tube lumen defined therethrough, the first body end (234) having a connector tip (237), the connector body (230) having an engaging portion to engage the engagement portion of the shell (210). The plug (250) has a first plug end and a second plug end with a fluid lumen defined therethrough, the first plug end having a plug tip (257) extending therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Kellan William Babbs, Nolan Harrington Baird, III, Antonio Juan Belton, Sean Joel Corrigan, Charles Michael Galitz, Thomas Paul Grazier, Daniel Joseph Greene, Keith Aaron Grider, Thomas Joseph Huemann, Wayne Philip Klingler, Michael Honsing Lau, Tomas Andrius Matusaitis
  • Publication number: 20170156988
    Abstract: An enteral feeding connector facilitates an increased flow rate into and through the connector to accommodate feeding fluids requiring higher flow rates for delivery. The connector includes a male connector portion including an inlet, a fluid passage in fluid communication with the inlet, and at least one connector projection at the inlet. The connector projection defines a cross-sectional area of the inlet configured to facilitate delivering feeding fluid requiring higher flow rates through the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: David Rork Swisher
  • Publication number: 20170156989
    Abstract: To ensure a teething object is always available to an infant the invention describes an article of infants clothing incorporating a teething surface 50 provided on the surface of one end of an arm 10 of the clothing, the end of the arm of the clothing being configured such that in a first position the teething surface is outermost and accessible by the infant, and in a second position the teething surface is at least partially hidden from view and inaccessible by the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Kylie Hunter
  • Publication number: 20170156990
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a three-dimensional moulded body, in particular a milling blank, made of a polymerisable prosthetic material, which is suitable for milling machining by means of CNC and/or CAD/CAM, having a fracture toughness of greater than or equal to 1.9 Mpa·m1/2 and a fracture work of greater than or equal to 900 J/m2. The milling blank preferably comprises core-shell particles modified by an elastic phase and is optionally based on a content of urethane (meth)acrylate polymerised into the polymer. Moreover, a subject matter of the invention is the use of the milling blanks for the production of at least parts of dental prosthetic parts, such as a prosthesis, artificial teeth, bridges, or of orthodontic appliances and instruments in medical field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: HERAEUS KULZER GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus RUPPERT, Alfred HOHMANN, Stephan DEKERT
  • Publication number: 20170156991
    Abstract: To enable firm bonding to a member including a polyaryl ether ketone resin. A bonding method including: a bonding material applying step for applying, to the surface of a member including a polyaryl ether ketone resin, a bonding material including (A) a polymerizable monomer and (B) at least a portion of components for configuring a polymerization initiator, the content ratio of polymerizable monomers at least having two or more polymerizable functional groups in a (p2) molecule among all polymerizable monomers being 50% by mass or greater, and the content ratio of polymerizable monomers at least having one or more polymerizable functional groups and one or more functional groups capable of hydrogen bonding in a (p1h1) molecule being 5% by mass or greater; and a curing step for curing the bonding material. A bonding material and bonding kit using the bonding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA DENTAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonao SHIMIZU, Junichiro YAMAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170156992
    Abstract: Dental composition comprising (a) at least two di- or polyepoxides having 2 to 5 epoxide groups and having a molecular weight of from 200 to 700 Da, or a macromonomeric reaction product obtainable by reacting the diepoxide with a dicarboxylic acid in a molar ratio [diepoxide]/[dicarboxylic acid] of at least 2; (b) one or more primary monoamines and/or disecondary diamines; (c) optionally one or more aliphatic polyamines; (d) a particulate filler, wherein the molar ratio of epoxide groups in component (a) to the N—H bonds in component (b) and (c) [epoxide(a)]/[N—H(b),(c)] is in the range of from 0.9 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventor: Joachim KLEE
  • Publication number: 20170156993
    Abstract: Radically polymerizable dental material, which contains at least one compound of Formula I: and at least one thermolabile radically polymerizable compound and/or at least one photolabile radically polymerizable compound. The materials are characterized by debonding-on-demand properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Norbert Moszner, Kai Rist, Iris Lamparth, Peter Burtscher, Christian Gorsche, Robert Liska
  • Publication number: 20170156994
    Abstract: A treatment composition for, among other things, treating human skin. These compositions are stable, particulate containing, printer compositions that have one or more particulate suspending agents. The suspending agents can be present in a concentration of from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight. The particles in the particulate composition have a combined Particle Size Distribution D50 in the range of about 200 ?m to about 500 ?m, and preferably the compositions have a zeta potential of negative 20 or less, or greater than positive 20. The particulate suspending agent is preferably a polyacrylate composition, even more preferably sodium polyacrylate. The particles can be present in a concentration of from about 1% to about 30.0%, by weight, and preferably the particles in the particulate composition have a combined Particle Size Distribution D90 of less than about 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Janette Villalobos LINGOES, Thomas Elliot RABE, Grant Edward Anders STRIEMER, Robert HA, Denny Eugene KUHLMAN
  • Publication number: 20170156995
    Abstract: An aerosol oil foam composition having at least one triglyceride-based oil and at least one polyglyceryl fatty acid ester surfactant. The polyglyceryl fatty acid ester surfactant includes an alkyl group having at least 10 carbon atoms and having a hydrophile-lipophile balance of between about 8 and about 13. The aerosol oil foam composition is a stable foam that is water rinsable. An aerosol oil-containing foamable composition and a process for cleansing skin, scalp or hair are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Allison ELDER, Tsung-Hui Marisal MOU, Carol ELMASRY, Angelike A. GALDI, David CHAN, Lisa Yarhyna LEMA
  • Publication number: 20170156996
    Abstract: A method for the oxidative dyeing of keratinic fibers includes the following steps: applying a cosmetic agent (M1) to the keratinic fibers, allowing agent (M1) to act on the keratinic fibers for a time period of 30 seconds to 40 minutes at a temperature of at least 25° C., applying a cosmetic agent (M2) to the keratinic fibers treated with cosmetic agent (M1), allowing cosmetic agents (M1) and (M2) to act on the keratinic fibers for a time period of 1 to 70 minutes, and rinsing out of cosmetic agents (M1) and (M2). Cosmetic agent (M1) includes at least one oxidation dye precursor of the developer type (M1-1), at least one oxidation dye precursor of the coupler type (M1-2), at least one direct dye (M1-3), and at least one surfactant (M1-4). Cosmetic agent (M2) includes at least one oxidation dye precursor (M2-1) and at least one oxidizing agent (M2-2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Constanze Neuba, Norbert Schettiger, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170156997
    Abstract: A water-based composition containing oil soluble components may include an anhydrous concentrate including hydroxypropylcocoate PEG-8 dimethicone and a hydration component, which may be stored in separate vessels prior to mixing. The anhydrous concentrate may be combined with the hydration component to create a consumer product such as a topical cream. The anhydrous concentrate may include a preparation that includes a liquid dispersion polymer, an inverting surfactant and a binding agent, and also may include lipid-soluble vitamins, antioxidants and the like. The hydration component may include water and a preservative system, and also may include water-soluble vitamins, antioxidants and the like. Two forms (i.e. lipid-soluble and water-soluble) of a given ingredient (such as vitamin C) may be provided in the concentrate and the hydration component, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Concept Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Zoe Weisman, Jose Torres
  • Publication number: 20170156998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition in the form of a nano- or micro-emulsion, comprising: (a) at least one oil; (b) at least one nonionic surfactant with an HLB value of from 8.0 to 14.0, preferably from 9.0 to 13.5, and more preferably from 10.0 to 13.0; (c) at least one ceramide compound; (d) at least one anionic surfactant; and (e) water. The composition can be used as a cosmetic composition and provides an excellent feeling during use and can be transparent or slightly translucent, and is stable over time, even at an elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Maki KOIDE, Anne-Laure BERNARD
  • Publication number: 20170156999
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a cleansing device. The cleansing device includes a container that is dissolvable in water. The cleansing device also includes a personal care composition. The personal care composition is disposed within the container. When the container dissolves, the personal care composition is to be deposited on a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Harris, James A. Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20170157000
    Abstract: Cosmetic product with liposomated growth factors with properties for repairing and rejuvenating the skin which include in the composition thereof high purity liposomated plant growth factors, liposomated antioxidants, liposomated anti-wrinkle peptides and stem cells in addition to other components for cosmetic use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: DERMOPARTNERS, S.L.
    Inventors: Gabriel SERRANO SANMIGUEL, María NAVARRO MOLINER, Ana TORRENS TOMAS
  • Publication number: 20170157001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one strontium salts for the preparation of a medicament for treatment and prevention of gingivitis, periodontitis (aggressive and chronic), periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases and/or necrotizing periodontal diseases. The composition preferably comprises strontium carbonate, strontium chlorides and/or strontium renalate. Further included may be a vitamin D compound, preferably vitamin D3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: John Nikolaj Christensen
  • Publication number: 20170157002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular human hair, in which alter applying and allowing a thickened pre-treatment agent in the form of a lightening or bleaching agent (M1), comprising at least one oxidation agent, to react, a dye (M2) is applied directly and is allowed to react without rinsing. By carrying out said method, hair can be coloured in a dyeing step and simultaneously multi-tonal dyeing with highlights is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Constanze Neuba, Burkhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170157003
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing an oral care active formulation that delivers amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) to the teeth of a subject. The system comprises a component that provides calcium ions and a component that provides phosphate ions. The invention allows to obtain increased ACP concentrations as a result of the inclusion, in either or both of the components, of one or more basic amino acids. The invention also allows providing ACP via the administration of a two-component solvent-based varnish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: VEENA MOHAN