Patents Issued in August 29, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190261798
    Abstract: Provided is a book-type garment organizer placed on apart of a garment such that the garment is folded and arranged, the book-type garment organizer including a body fabricated in a diary shape such that a garment is folded and contained in a preset shape, and an escape preventing member provided on a part of the body to prevent an escape of the garment that has been folded and contained by the body. The body includes a first wing portion fabricated in a preset shape to constitute a surface of the diary shape, a second wing portion fabricated in a quadrangular shape so as to correspond to the first wing portion and to constitute another surface of the diary shape, and a bending portion integrally connected to the first and second wing portions while being interposed therebetween such that the first and second wing portions are bent inward, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Bong Ok SIM
  • Publication number: 20190261799
    Abstract: A shoe horn that includes a beam having first and opposing second end portions, further included in the shoe horn is an elongated finger having a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion extends from the first end portion forming an interface such that the beam and finger are substantially parallel, wherein the distal end portion is a free end in the form of a cantilever wherein a channel gap is formed as defined by the beam and the finger and interface. Wherein operationally, the beam inserts into the shoe interior adjacent to a shoe upper sidewall with the interface resting against a sidewall margin to hold the beam in place against the sidewall with the finger being outside a shoe interior, wherein the beam allows a user's foot to slide against the beam into the shoe interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Richard D. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190261800
    Abstract: A shoe horn and sock removing tool is disclosed. In embodiments, the shoe horn and sock removing tool comprises a handle portion and a shoe horn and sock removing portion. The shoe horn and sock removing portion comprises a main body and a head. The head comprises a first end including a gripping portion and a second end including a curved heel-engaging portion. The head is pivotally connected to the main body and is configured to be pivoted between a locked shoe horn position wherein the gripping portion extends past an end of the main body, and a locked sock removing position wherein the curved heel-engaging portion extends past the end of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin Darrell Taylor
  • Publication number: 20190261801
    Abstract: A disposable liquid-binding floor mat includes a water penetration layer, a water absorption layer, a water-proof layer and a self-adhesive layer. The water penetration layer is a thin piece of non-woven fabric and is superimposed on the water absorption layer. The water absorption layer is made of a hydrophilic thin plate and is superimposed between the water penetration layer and the water-proof layer. The water-proof layer is made of a water-proof film material and is superimposed between the water absorption layer and the self-adhesive layer. The self-adhesive layer is made of a self-adhesive material and is superimposed below the water-proof layer. The water penetration layer, the water absorption layer, the water-proof layer and the self-adhesive layer are bonded as an integrated non-sealed edge structure, and a deodorant is added into the water absorption layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung CHIU, Wen-Tung CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190261802
    Abstract: A receiving and pick-up device for postal items (2) having a housing (7) comprising a receiving chamber (8) and comprising a base part (9) and an extension part (11), which is arranged adjustably relative to the base part (9) along an adjustment axis (X), wherein a closable exterior opening (16) is formed on a first front face (15) of the base part (9) and a closable interior opening (18) is formed on a second front face (17) of the extension part (11) being opposite the first front face (15) in the direction of the adjustment axis (X), and having an adjustment device (29), which is designed for adjustment of the volume of the receiving chamber (8) such that the extension part (11) can be adjusted along the adjustment axis (X) between a first position, in which the receiving chamber (8) has a first volume, and a second position, in which the receiving chamber (8) has a second volume enlarged relative to the first volume, and having a deposit band (23) delimiting a floor side of the receiving chamber (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jaime VERNAL, Pablo Javier VERNAL MUNOZ, Felipe Andres VERNAL MUNOZ
  • Publication number: 20190261803
    Abstract: An artificial tree includes an artificial tree pole having a bottom portion and supporting a plurality of artificial branches extending outwardly therefrom. An artificial tree trunk includes a flexible substrate that is wrapped around the bottom portion of the pole below the plurality of artificial branches. The flexible substrate has a first surface and an opposite second surface, a first edge and an opposite second edge, and a first end and an opposite second end. An image of tree bark is displayed on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Ryan Kenny
  • Publication number: 20190261804
    Abstract: An improved lemon squeezer comprises of a stand. The stand has a footprint that extends outward from the front of the stand. The stand defines a top and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is a plate that defines a plurality of depression and it defines a fluid receiving a cavity. The top plate defines a plurality of protrusions that insert within the bottom plates depressions when the plates are squeezed together via a lever mechanism that is attached to the top plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Flavia Balcacer
  • Publication number: 20190261805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for operating a food processor (10), in which, in a preparation mode, at least one processor device (50) of said food processor (10) is actuated so as to prepare food at least partly automatically, wherein a monitoring device (200) determines detection values (106) by detecting (105), at said processor (10), at least two detection variables (102) specific to a state of preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Wenjie Yan, Maximilian Könnings, Maria Resende
  • Publication number: 20190261806
    Abstract: An infused beverage brewing assembly having a solvent flow management system (SFMS) operably configured to receive a solvent and induce a flow of the solvent through a first solvent conduit and a second solvent conduit, a solvent temperature modulation system (STMS) operably configured to thermally modulate a solvent within the first solvent conduit to join with a solvent in the second solvent conduit to form a resulting solvent conduit with a resulting solvent. The assembly has a brewing chamber in fluid communication with the resulting solvent conduit and for housing a solute disposed to receive the resulting solvent to produce an infused beverage, an outlet for discharging the infused beverage, and a resulting solvent valve operably configured to select a path of the resulting solvent until reaching a desired temperature, thereby enabling resulting solvent delivered to the brewing chamber at a desired temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Gideon Duvall
  • Publication number: 20190261807
    Abstract: Embodiments of an infusion extractor are provided including a plunger to be inserted into an infusing container containing the infusion mixture that can have vertical inner walls oriented parallel to a vertical axis of the container. In some implementations, the plunger includes a first surface with a seal situated at an edge of the surface. The seal is adapted for sealing against the inner walls of the infusing container as the plunger moves within the container. The plunger also includes a second surface extending from the first surface and defining a second chamber. At least a portion of the extract flow openings are situated at a depth either above or below the first surface along the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher R. McLean, Bruce A. Constantine
  • Publication number: 20190261808
    Abstract: A pour-over kettle has a ceramic vessel and a metal outlet connector. The ceramic vessel has a containing room, a water outlet, and an upper opening. The metal outlet connector is detachably mounted to the water outlet of the ceramic vessel and may be formed as a spout or a plug. Water stored in the ceramic vessel has better taste and can be kept at temperatures that are good for brewing coffee or tea. The metal outlet connector is hard in material and is not fractured easily. As the spout-like metal outlet connector is detachable from the ceramic vessel, it is convenient to clean an inside of the metal outlet connector and to store or transport the pour-over kettle. The spout-like metal outlet connector can be replaced by the other spout-like metal outlet connectors with different calibers or by the plug-like metal outlet connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Jung-Kuo Lin
  • Publication number: 20190261809
    Abstract: A weigh scale unit may be used in conjunction with a beverage preparation machine to prepare beverages efficiently. The weigh scale unit may provide the status of ingredient addition to a beverage receptacle. The weigh scale unit may send instructions and/or data to the beverage preparation machine. In some embodiments, the beverage preparation machine sends instructions and/or data to the weigh scale unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Island Oasis Frozen Cocktail Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael HERBERT, Bryan HOTALING, John MACNEILL, Scott LECLERC, Matthew NAPLES, Patrick DEVINE
  • Publication number: 20190261810
    Abstract: Technologies (e.g., devices, systems and methods) for sanitizing reservoirs are described. In some embodiments, the technologies include a sanitization gas system and a connector unit. The connector unit is configured to install into a portion (e.g., wall, bottom, top, or lid) of a reservoir, such as a reservoir of a hot beverage maker. The connector unit includes an inlet passageway for supplying sanitizing gas (e.g., ozone) into the reservoir, and an outlet passageway for removing sanitizing gas from the reservoir. In some embodiments at least a portion of the outlet passageway is disposed radially around the inlet passageway. The sanitization gas system may provide a sanitizing gas to the inlet passageway and receive the sanitizing gas from the outlet passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Timothy LEYVA
  • Publication number: 20190261811
    Abstract: A cooking utensil that includes a non-stick release agent that is mechanically secured to a substrate of the cooking utensil. The invention also pertains to a method for using the cooking utensil to heat and/or bake food products, and to a method for recoating the non-stick release agent on the substrate of the cooking utensil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Roger Breedlove, Peter Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20190261812
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cooking management method (100) for planning a cooking process (200) of a kitchen machine (1) comprising the following steps: determining (105) an entertainment program (201) of an entertainment apparatus (2); determining (106) a planning interval (202) in which at least one user of the kitchen machine (1) is connected to the entertainment machine (2) to enjoy the entertainment program (201). The invention also concerns a food processor (1) and a system for carrying out a cooking operation (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Hendrik Koetz, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Andrej Mosebach, Mirco Pieper, Anton Reindl, Christiane Stach, Wenjie Yan, Sarah Werhahn
  • Publication number: 20190261813
    Abstract: The connected cooking device (10) that comprises no physical user interface, comprises: a base (11) attached to the ground, a support (20) for a heating means (32), attached to the base by internal connection means (12), provided with an opening and a lock (38) for opening said opening, a power supply (41) for powering the heating means, an electronic module (40) for short-range communication for communicating with a communicating mobile terminal (50), the electronic module controlling the powering of the heating means and the unlocking of the lock depending on the messages exchanged with the communicating mobile terminal. In certain embodiments, the electronic module is configured to check the presence of the communicating mobile terminal near the cooking device, by exchanging messages with the communicating mobile terminal and, in the event that the communicating mobile terminal is absent, to stop powering the heating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Déric RUSSIER, Jonathan RUSSIER
  • Publication number: 20190261814
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the formation of double-walled containers with the structure of two integrally connected and adjacent containers extending in the same direction with an air gap between them, stretch-blow moulded as single bodies out of thermoplastic material, and suitable for mass-production. A thermoplastic tubular blank is formed and then heat-conditioned. The heat-conditioned tubular blank is then mechanically stretched longitudinally and blow-formed outwards by gas pressure to conformingly and stretchingly assume the tubular blank to the shape of a first dual-container shaped mould cavity set in order to form a stretch-blow moulded first container integrally connected to a second container, with both containers extending in opposite directions. Next, additional heat-conditioning is applied to further heat-condition as necessary the stretch-blow moulded second container and if deemed an advantage, at least part of the first container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Alan Mark CRAWLEY
  • Publication number: 20190261815
    Abstract: Blending devices can be used to blend material directly in a container such as a disposable container, such as a paper or plastic cup. In some instances, a disposable container can be coupled to an adapter that includes a blade assembly to blend a food product. The food product can be blended directly within the container when the container is coupled to the adapter and supported with a support sleeve that at least partially surrounds an exterior of the disposable container. In further instances, a stand can selectively couple with multiple different sizes of sleeves and disposable containers to the adapter. The food product can be blended directly within the disposable container without causing damage or flex to the disposable container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: IDEYA LABS, LLC
    Inventors: B. Shawn Elgaaen, Thomas D. Dickson, JR., C. David Voorhees, Javier E. Jimenez, Tyson D. Triplett
  • Publication number: 20190261816
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to a wall-mounted dispenser holder used to suspend a soap dispenser above the countertop in an airplane lavatory. The dispenser holder includes a mounting plate configured to be attached to the lavatory wall and a clip portion having retention arms configured to be arranged around a neck portion of the soap dispenser. The dispenser holder is configured to be mounted high enough above the countertop to ensure that a soap dispenser received within the retention arms does not touch the countertop, thereby limiting the accumulation of water and bacteria around the base of the soap dispenser and facilitating easy cleaning of the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: William J. Boyer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190261817
    Abstract: An accessory device for a wall-mounted dispenser is described. The accessory device may also be attached to the wall and may include a plate having an underside surface shaped to generally match the top edge of the dispenser and a portion of a left side edge and a portion of a right side edge of the dispended so that when the dispenser is mounted to the wall and in a closed position and the rear surface of the plate is generally parallel to and coupled to the wall, the dispenser is able to be opened and closed while tampering to the top edge and portions of the side edges of the dispenser is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Wertheim
  • Publication number: 20190261818
    Abstract: Automatic toothpaste dispensing device for due tooth care comprises device holder, which can be divided into a control box, and a toothpaste rack. There are installed a camera, display and a control panel respectively in central, upper and lower part of the said control box. Said toothpaste rack with several toothpaste drums fixed thereon is located to the right side of the control box. Said toothpaste drums include housings, and in the middle of the inner wall of the housings are mounted fixing brackets. On the fixing brackets are installed toothpaste extrusion pumps, above them are toothpaste entrances, and below them toothpaste exits. Below the fixing brackets are installed toothbrush hangers, and on the bottom of inner cavity of the toothbrush hangers squeezing buttons are fixed. The present invention analyzes the teeth images, estimates teeth conditions, and subsequently obtains an appropriate tooth care plan with the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: GUANG LIU, YANG LI
  • Publication number: 20190261819
    Abstract: A hand-held applicator is formed with a pocket that is configured to receive one hand of a user. The pocket partitions the hand-held applicator into a rear portion and a front portion. A dispensing outlet in the form of a laminated structure of at least two layers is formed as defines an outflow pathway for directing fluid away from the applicator under action of a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Albert, Steven Bank
  • Publication number: 20190261820
    Abstract: A potting training device for preventing a potty training child's urine stream from passing through an opening between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is made of a flexible, water-resistant, preferably non-porous material, having a bendable urine-deflector and a plurality of attachment tabs positioned at the top of, and substantially at right angles to, the bendable urine-deflector, thereby forming an L-shaped configuration. An adhesive material is applied to the surface of each attachment tab and attaches the attachment tabs to the underside of the toilet seat. When not attached to the underside of the toilet seat, the bendable urine-deflector has a flat configuration. In order to attach the potty training device to the underside of the toilet seat, it is manipulated into a curved configuration that matches the curvature of the toilet seat, and is attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: FOR KIDS BY PARENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Conrad, III, Kurt G. Briscoe
  • Publication number: 20190261821
    Abstract: An absorbent mat includes a composite absorbent sheet with an absorbent layer, an intermediate adhesive layer, and a protective layer. The intermediate adhesive layer is affixed to the absorbent layer. The protective layer has a predetermined split defining a plurality of protective portions. Each of the protective portions are removably attached to the intermediate adhesive layer. The absorbent mat has a free peripheral edge that is not bounded or otherwise captured by a frame. The absorbent mat also has a dry edge area disposed adjacent the peripheral free edge of the absorbent layer. The dry edge area is defined by the absence of significant adhesion between the protective layer and the intermediate adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Erin Johnson, Adam Strizzi, Andrew J. Szypka, Blake Miller
  • Publication number: 20190261822
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus is described including a housing supporting a suction source including a motor with an axle which rotates a fan and a dirt collection container. The motor is positioned within a motor chamber and the motor chamber is positioned within a further chamber, and there being an opening in the motor chamber for permitting exhaust air to pass therefrom to the further chamber. The housing includes an exhaust outlet and wherein air from the motor chamber passes to the exhaust outlet around opposing sides of the motor chamber. In an alternative embodiment air from the motor chamber passes to the exhaust outlet through an air diffusing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew James Ward, Steven James Rogers, Guy Lawrence Newsom, Darren David Holmes, Richard David Waters
  • Publication number: 20190261823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a suction nozzle add-on for cleaning apparatuses. More specifically, the present invention relates to a suction nozzle add-on for removing hair from a textile surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Haarbold ApS
    Inventor: Allan SØRRIG DODT
  • Publication number: 20190261824
    Abstract: An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus includes a surface cleaning head and an upper portion that is moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position. The upper portion comprises a drive handle. A portable cleaning unit comprising an air treatment member and a suction motor is removably mounted in the surface cleaning head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
  • Publication number: 20190261825
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of monitoring, analyzing, and/or validating the lifecycle and maintenance schedule of consumable wear components used in or by a semi-autonomous cleaning device can include scanning a unique identifier associated with a consumable component and receiving, at the cleaning device, data associated with the unique identifier. A signal associated with the data is sent from the cleaning device to a host device. After scanning the unique identifier, the consumable component is installed in or on the cleaning device. During use of the cleaning device, a status of the consumable component is monitored and a signal is sent to the host device in response to one or more characteristics associated with the consumable component meeting a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Pablo Roberto MOLINA CABRERA, Derek KURSIKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20190261826
    Abstract: A floor maintenance machine has an adjustable deck assembly. The floor maintenance machine includes a deck supporting a floor cleaning implement. A lifting arm extends away from a frame of the floor maintenance machine and is rotatably coupled to the deck. The lifting arm is rotatably actuatable to adjust a position of the deck relative to the frame. A support member is rotatably coupled to the frame and movably coupled to the deck. A stop member is supported by the deck and extends toward the lifting arm for selective engagement therewith. When the lifting arm is rotated relative to the frame to lift the deck, the stop member is driven into the lifting arm to limit relative rotation between the lifting arm and the deck beyond a set angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Sean K. Goff
  • Publication number: 20190261827
    Abstract: A steam mop with an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to a foot includes a fluid distribution system. The fluid distribution system includes a steam generator, a fluid distributor in the foot that applies steam to a floor surface and an auxiliary hose that applies steam to above-floor surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Alan J. Krebs, Kurt E. Ashbaugh
  • Publication number: 20190261828
    Abstract: A method for cleaning items to be cleaned is disclosed. A cleaning device is used that has at least one cleaning chamber and at least one applicator for applying at least one cleaning fluid to the items to be cleaned in the cleaning chamber. A desired hygiene value is prespecified. The method further includes time-resolved recording of at least two influencing variables which influence hygienization of the items to be cleaned. Hygiene share values are determined from the influencing variables using a prespecified relationship between each influencing variable and the respective hygiene value share of said influencing variable. An expected actual hygiene value at the end of the cleaning from the hygiene value shares is ascertained and compared with the desired hygiene value. At least one of the influencing variables is changed based on the comparison. An inventive cleaning device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Bruno Gaus, Thomas Näger, Thomas Peukert, Allen Jakway, Pamela Kasper, Werner Röderer
  • Publication number: 20190261829
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a washing container, a receptacle for items to be washed, and a guide device configured to enable movement of the receptacle into and out of the washing container. The guide device includes a running rail and a locking element which is configured to fix the receptacle to the running rail when the receptacle is moved out of the washing container until the running rail is in a state in which it is moved completely out of the washing container. The locking element releases the receptacle when the running rail is in the state in which it is moved completely out of the washing container, thereby bringing the receptacle into a state in which the receptacle is moved completely out of the washing container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Florian RACS, Simon HEILIG, Ralf WINKLER, Robert GUTEKUNST
  • Publication number: 20190261830
    Abstract: An endoscopic imaging system includes a reusable control cabinet having a number of actuators that control the orientation of a lightweight endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope is used with a single patient and is then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. A polymeric articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the control cabinet. The endoscope is coated with a hydrophilic coating that reduces its coefficient of friction and because it is lightweight, requires less force to advance it to a desired location within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. BANIK, Dennis R. BOULAIS, Lucien A. COUVILLON, Albert C.C. CHIN, Ian W. HUNTER
  • Publication number: 20190261831
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for operating a visualization system which includes a surgical microscope assembly for viewing a surgical region under magnification. The surgical microscope assembly is provided with a computer unit having a display for displaying image data. A detection arrangement is configured to detect endoscopic images in the surgical region and is operatively coupled to the surgical microscope assembly. A circuit actuable by a viewing person is configured to detect actuation data. The circuit is configured to set an operating state of the surgical microscope assembly matched to the detection arrangement in response to a presence of the actuation data for the surgical microscope assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Joachim Steffen, Gerald Panitz, Christoph Hauger, Roland Guckler, Konstantinos Filippatos
  • Publication number: 20190261832
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes an elongated insertion portion, a self-propelling mechanism configured to be rotatably driven to advance and retract the insertion portion, and a motor configured to supply a drive force to the self-propelling mechanism. A control apparatus for the endoscope apparatus includes a current controller configured to supply a motor current to the motor to control driving of the motor, a motor current detector configured to detect a value of the motor current, a motor current change amount detector configured to detect an amount of change in the value of the motor current, and a limit controller configured to stop a supply of the motor current by the current controller according to the amount of change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi SUZUKI, Yoshitaka UMEMOTO, Yasuaki NATORI, Takashi YAMASHITA, Fumiyuki ONODA
  • Publication number: 20190261833
    Abstract: The endoscope objective optical system includes in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. A lens surface positioned nearest to an image side in the second lens group is a concave surface which is directed toward the image side. The second lens group moves along an optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken KASAI
  • Publication number: 20190261834
    Abstract: An objective optical system for endoscope consists of a front group having a negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a rear group having a positive refractive power. The front group consists of a first lens having a negative refractive power and a second lens having a positive refractive power. The rear group consists of a third lens having a positive refractive power, a cemented lens of a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having a positive refractive power. A shape of the second lens is a meniscus shape having a convex surface directed toward an image side. The sixth lens is cemented to a plane parallel plate, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 1.0<f3/d6<2.8 ??(1) 1.7<|f1/f1<10 ??(2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190261835
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include an endoscope accessory assembly for use on an endoscope, during procedures. The endoscope accessory assembly may comprise an accessory device comprising a first base, a plurality of flexible struts, and webbing connecting each of the flexible struts. The accessory device is configured to receive a distal end of an endoscope. The endoscope accessory assembly may further comprise a dimension-compensating component comprising a second base, a plurality of flexible arms extending radially out from the second base, and at least one chamber at a distal end of the flexible arms. The accessory device is configured to be over-molded onto the dimension-compensating component in order to form the endoscope accessory assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA Corporation
    Inventors: Isaac Ostrovsky, Azadeh Khanicheh, Hrishikesh Vishvas Deo
  • Publication number: 20190261836
    Abstract: A handheld surgical endoscope has a disposable, single-use handle, cannula and distal tip. The distal tip includes LED illumination and an imaging module that feeds live video to a re-usable display module that connects off-axis to the disposable handle. A rechargeable battery module also attaches to the handle. The cannula includes two lumens for separate fluid in-flow and out-flow channels, as well as providing a working channel through which a surgical implement can be used. Extruded cannula and molded distal tip parts can be separately formed which aids in manufacturing and assembly. The working channel can have a substantially straight proximal access port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: UroViu Corp.
    Inventors: Xiaolong Ouyang, Robert K. Deckman
  • Publication number: 20190261837
    Abstract: An optical scanning endoscope device includes: a laser element; an optical fiber that guides laser light from the laser element; a first detector that detects a guided light amount of the laser light in the optical fiber; a second detector that detects light from a subject and outputs a detection signal; a first calculator that calculates an optical coupling ratio between the laser element and the optical fiber on the basis of the guided light amount; a second calculator that calculates a degradation ratio of the laser element on the basis of the guided light amount; a first adjuster that adjusts the magnitude of the detection signal on the basis of the optical coupling ratio; and a second adjuster that adjusts the output light amount of the laser light from the laser element on the basis of the degradation ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuhei TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20190261838
    Abstract: A system and methods for providing and reclaiming a single use imaging device for sterile environments is disclosed and described. The system may include a single use high definition camera used for general purpose surgical procedures including, but not limited to: arthroscopic, laparoscopic, gynecologic, and urologic procedures, may comprise an imaging device that is a sterile and designed to ensure single use. The imaging device may have a single imaging sensor, either CCD or CMOS, encased in a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Talbert, Jeremiah D. Henley, Donald M. Wichern, Curtis L. Wichern
  • Publication number: 20190261839
    Abstract: An optical module includes an optical element including a light emitting section, a first wiring board, on a first principal plane of which the optical element is mounted, a ferrule functioning as a holding member including a through hole and disposed on a second principal plane of the first wiring board, an optical fiber inserted into the through hole of the ferrule, a side surface wiring board, a third principal plane of which is disposed in parallel to an optical axis and an end portion of which is connected to the first wiring board, an electrode being disposed on a fourth principal plane of the side surface wiring board, and a signal cable having a distal end portion bonded to the electrode of the side surface wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youhei SAKAI, Hideharu MIYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20190261840
    Abstract: An exemplary apparatus for obtaining data for at least one portion within at least one luminal or hollow sample can be provided. For example, the apparatus can include a first optical arrangement configured to transceive at least one electromagnetic radiation to and from the portion(s). The apparatus can also include a wavelength dispersive second arrangement, which can be configured to disperse the electromagnetic radiation(s). A housing can be provided with a shape of a pill, and enclosing the first and second arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Michalina Gora, Dongyun Kang, Norman M. Nishioka, Brett Eugene Bouma, Guillermo J. Tearney, Robert Carruth, Kevin Gallagher, Jenny Sauk, Moon Gu Lee, Nima Tabatabei
  • Publication number: 20190261841
    Abstract: There is provided a medical control apparatus including: a display control section configured to control a display of a medical captured image captured by an imaging device on the basis of a state related to a movement of the imaging device. In a case in which the state related to the movement of the imaging device is a first state in which the imaging device is immovable, the display control section causes the medical captured image to be displayed on a display screen, and in a case in which the state related to the movement of the imaging device is a second state in which the imaging device is movable, the display control section causes a medical still image to be displayed on the display screen, and changes a display of the display screen according to the movement of the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeru TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190261842
    Abstract: An optical module includes an optical element, a first substrate, on a first principal plane of which the optical element is mounted, a holding member disposed on a second principal plane of the first substrate, an optical fiber inserted into a through hole of the holding member, a holding substrate with an opening, a wall surface of which is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the holding member, an interconnecting substrate connecting the first substrate and the holding substrate, a side surface substrate, an end portion of which is connected to the holding substrate and on which an electrode is disposed, and a signal cable, a distal end portion of which is bonded to the electrode of the side surface substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideharu MIYAHARA, Youhei SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20190261843
    Abstract: An apparatus for intraoral imaging has an illumination source that directs light to an object. An imaging apparatus forms an image at an image sensor array from reflected light from the object, the imaging apparatus having an optical stop along an optical axis. A phase modulator is disposed at or near the optical stop. An image processor conditions data from the image sensor array and provides processed image data of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Yiyi Guan, Victor C. Wong, James R. Milch
  • Publication number: 20190261844
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a laryngoscope that facilitates targeted recording (video, or audio, or both video and audio) of time intervals associated with active laryngoscopy. In accordance with the teachings of the disclosure, a characteristic that reliably defines the interval of active laryngoscopy is used to trigger recording. One such characteristic is that the operator's hand is gripping the handle of the laryngoscope. Accordingly, preferred embodiments implement a laryngoscope having a handle so designed that when the handle is gripped by the operator's hand, recording is initiated and continued for as long as the operator's hand maintains a grip on the laryngoscope handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Robert G. Walker, Fred W. Chapman
  • Publication number: 20190261845
    Abstract: A device for visualization of internal tissue of a patient's uterus having a hand-held control unit, an elongated member, and an image capturing tip. To increase the manoeuvrability of the image capturing tip, the elongated member forms a straight portion extending along a straight axis and a curved portion forming a curvature away from the straight axis, the curved portion being between the image capturing tip and the straight portion. By rotation of an inner tube in an outer tube, the image capturing structure will move along a circular path without being rotated about the centre axis of the elongated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Jacob Kollerup JENSEN
  • Publication number: 20190261846
    Abstract: A system for controlling a pressure inside a bladder through an endoscope, where the distal end portion of the endoscope is located inside the bladder and the endoscope has an inlet port through which fluid to enter the bladder and an outlet port through which fluid in the bladder to exit the bladder. The system includes one or more processors that receive a first signal from a first pressure sensor installed in a first fluid passageway that is in fluid communication with the inlet port; receives a second signal from a second pressure sensor installed in a second fluid passageway that is in fluid communication with the outlet port; and based on at least one of the first and second signals, actuates a valve installed in the first fluid passageway of fluid so as to adjust the flow rate into the bladder through the inlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Seung-June Oh, Hyoun-Joong Kong
  • Publication number: 20190261847
    Abstract: A system and a method for holographic refraction eye testing device is disclosed. The system renders one or more three dimensional objects within the holographic display device. The system updates the rendering of the one or more three dimensional objects within the holographic display device, by virtual movement of the one or more three dimensional objects within the level of depth. The system receives input from a user indicating alignment of the one or more three dimensional objects after the virtual movement. The system determines a delta between a relative virtual position of the one or more three dimensional objects at the moment of receiving input and an optimal virtual position and generates prescriptive remedy based on the delta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Veyezer LLC
    Inventors: William V. Padula, Teddi R. Dinsmore