Patents Issued in November 5, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200345185
    Abstract: Referring to FIG. 1. The invention relates to a housing for a soft pack dispensing container for wipes B, the latter featuring hermetically sealed edges 10, 11 and a rigid flip top A which has a frame fixed to the dispensing container B, a frame which surrounds an aperture 7 through which wipes are extracted. The fixed frame features at least two slide rails 3, 4 enabling the dispensing container A to attach to the supports within a housing so long as at least one of the slide rails 3, 4 is of a specific geometric cross section profile that corresponds to the geometric cross section profile of its corresponding support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Michael John Gordon
  • Publication number: 20200345186
    Abstract: A foldable toilet seat cover includes a body having one or more fold lines configured to delineate sections that are configured to fold independent of other sections. The body folds along the sections to permit compact storage and easy transportation. The body contacts a toilet seat and is configured to act as a barrier to germs associated in public restrooms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Mobley
  • Publication number: 20200345187
    Abstract: A handle assembly and a method of installing the handle assembly are provided. The handle assembly has first and second mounts, and a handle with a handle portion extending between and connecting first and second end regions. The first and second end regions are received for translation along the longitudinal axis within the first and second mounts. First and second locking elements are connected to the first mount, and the handle, respectively. The handle has a first longitudinal position with the first and second locking elements engaged to retain the handle in one of a plurality of angular positions. The handle has a second longitudinal position with the first and second locking elements spaced apart from one another such that the handle and the second locking element are rotatable to change an angular position of the handle relative to the first and second mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Neil EDWARDS, Eddie RIDDLE, Matthew KLEIN, Ty HAGLER, Seth TEEPLES
  • Publication number: 20200345188
    Abstract: A spray and suction system including a housing including compressed fluid therein, a valve for releasing the compressed fluid within the housing, a trigger for actuating the valve, and a passageway fluidly connected to the housing such that the compressed fluid within the passageway enters the passageway when the trigger actuates the valve. The passageway including a first and a second end. A collection housing is located at the first end of the passageway. A switch interacts with the passageway, the switch having a first position and a second position. The switch provides for the compressed fluid within the housing to be forced out of the second end of the passageway or forced toward the first end of the passageway to provide for suction within the passageway to force air into the second end of the passageway toward the first end of the passageway and into the collection housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Preston PARISH
  • Publication number: 20200345189
    Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction unit; a suction motor that generates suction force for sucking air through the suction unit and includes an impeller; a dust separation unit that includes one or more cyclone units generating cyclonic flow to separate dust from air flowing inside through the suction unit; a dust container that stores dust separated by the dust separation unit and is disposed under the suction motor; a battery disposed behind the dust container to supply power to the suction motor; and a handle disposed behind the suction motor, wherein a rotational axis of the impeller and an axis of the cyclonic flow vertically extend and an extension line from the rotational axis of the impeller passes through the one or more cyclone units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Bohyun NAM, Namhee KIM, Jinju KIM, Hyeonjeong AN, Jungbae HWANG
  • Publication number: 20200345190
    Abstract: An autonomous surface cleaning device can include a base adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned, a drive system configured to move the base over the surface to be cleaned, and a vacuum collection system for removing at least debris from the surface to be cleaned. A main controller and a compliance control module can be operably coupled with at least one of the drive system or the vacuum collection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Daniel Buehler
  • Publication number: 20200345191
    Abstract: An autonomous vacuum cleaner is provided which allows a user to check the operating state of a vacuum cleaner body and a map to be created, and can increase cleaning efficiency. An autonomous vacuum cleaner (1) includes a vacuum cleaner body (2) and a mobile terminal (6). Whenever the vacuum cleaner body 2 acquires surrounding information and location information while travelling autonomously, a map creator (471) creates a map of a cleaning target space including the vacuum cleaner body (2) in real time, and a map display (61) of the mobile terminal (6) displays the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Takayuki FURUTA, Masahiro TOMONO, Hideaki YAMATO, Tomoaki YOSHIDA, Masaharu SHIMIZU, Yu OKUMURA, Kengo TODA, Takashi KODACHI, Kiyoshi IRIE, Yoshitaka HARA, Kazuki OGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200345192
    Abstract: A cleaning method and a cleaning robot are provided. The method includes: after the cleaning robot obtains a cleaning instruction for a target scene, acquiring a current power of the cleaning robot and a scene map for the target scene; if it is determined that the current power is insufficient to clean all areas to be cleaned in the target scene, determining a target cleaning area from all the areas to be cleaned in the target scene, based on a target dirtiness level for each of the areas to be cleaned; cleaning the target cleaning area based on the scene map, the target dirtiness level for the target cleaning area and the current power. A more intelligent cleaning robot and a more reasonable cleaning process are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jianhua ZHU, Bingwei SHEN, Nicong JIANG, Bin GUO, Anqiang DU, Haiqing JIANG
  • Publication number: 20200345193
    Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a mobile device, a representation of each of multiple cleaning levels, each cleaning level corresponding to a respective rank overlap parameter for a wet cleaning mission of the autonomous cleaning robot. The method includes receiving, at the mobile device, an input indicative of a selection of one of the cleaning levels; and controlling the autonomous cleaning robot to execute a wet cleaning mission according to the rank overlap parameter corresponding to the selected one of the cleaning levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ping-Hong Lu, Marcus Williams, Adam Goss, Melissa O'Dea
  • Publication number: 20200345194
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaner capable of autonomously traveling while performing a mopping task, the cleaner including: a body which defines an exterior appearance of the cleaner; at least one mop module which has at least one mop provided in contact with a floor, and which supports the body against the floor; and a tilt information acquisition unit configured to acquire tilt information of the body in relation to the floor. At least one specific part may comprise the at least one mop, may be a whole or part of the at least one mop module, and may be defined such that the at least one specific part is provided detachable from other parts of the cleaner except for the at least one specific part and that the body tilts in relation to the floor due to gravity while the at least one specific part is separated from the other parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Sungho YOON
  • Publication number: 20200345195
    Abstract: The present application discloses a processing station and a cleaning system. The cleaning system includes a processing station and a cleaning robot, the processing station for evacuating trash collected in the cleaning robot, and including a body formed with a sealing surface, a base located below the sealing surface and configured for supporting a trash cassette having an opening at a top, a suction mechanism and a filter, and an adjustment member connected the body with the base; the adjustment member urges the base to be vertically adjacent to the sealing surface to clamp the trash cassette between the base and the sealing surface, such that the opening edge of the trash cassette abuts against the sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Feng ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200345196
    Abstract: A docking station for a vacuum cleaner may include a receptacle configured to engage at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner such that, in response to engaging the receptacle, a vacuum cleaner flow path extending within the vacuum cleaner is transitioned from a cleaning flow path to an evacuation flow path, a suction motor of the vacuum cleaner being configured to urge air along the vacuum cleaner flow path and a docking station dust cup configured to receive debris from a vacuum cleaner dust cup of the vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel J. INNES, Andre D. BROWN, Jason B. THORNE, Kai XU, Sam LIU
  • Publication number: 20200345197
    Abstract: A cleaning pad includes a mounting surface disposed on a top side of the cleaning pad. The mounting surface is configured to provide a mechanical connection to an autonomous cleaning robot. The cleaning pad includes a first outer layer disposed on a bottom side of the cleaning pad, the first outer layer having a first coefficient of friction; and a second outer layer disposed on the bottom side of the cleaning pad, the second outer layer having a second coefficient of friction less than the first coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Brian Lucas
  • Publication number: 20200345198
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning device and a sweeping assembly thereof. The sweeping assembly includes: a brush holder; a brush body arranged in the brush holder, and including a cleaning part and a connecting part connected to each other, the connecting part being further connected to the driver to rotate the brush body, the cleaning part including a brush member protruding outward therefrom; and an anti-winding structure arranged at the connecting part, and configured to fill up a gap between the brush holder and the connecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD., Beijing Rockrobo Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang QIAO, Xing LI, Yongfeng XIA
  • Publication number: 20200345199
    Abstract: A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop, comprises a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; wherein, the bucket body has a squeezing water section and a cleaning section, which are respectively at two different positions when used; when the mop head of the flat mop is removably inserted into the squeezing device, the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head. The present invention also discloses a cleaning tool set. The mop bucket of the present invention can clean and squeeze a wiper on the flat mop by integrating both functions of cleaning and squeezing together, provide better cleaning and squeezing effects, and realize a convenient and labor-saving squeezing operation and pleasurable user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Zhiyong HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200345200
    Abstract: A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop, comprises a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; wherein, the bucket body has a squeezing water section and a cleaning section, which are respectively at two different positions when used; when the mop head of the flat mop is removably inserted into the squeezing device, the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head. The present invention also discloses a cleaning tool set. The mop bucket of the present invention can clean and squeeze a wiper on the flat mop by integrating both functions of cleaning and squeezing together, provide better cleaning and squeezing effects, and realize a convenient and labor-saving squeezing operation and pleasurable user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Zhiyong HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200345201
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance equipped with leak detection features and a method of detecting leak conditions during an operation cycle of a dishwasher are provided. In one aspect, the dishwasher appliance includes a tub having a sump. A pressure sensor is mounted to the sump and is configured to monitor the sump pressure during an operation cycle. If the sump pressure falls below a pressure threshold during a circulation cycle, corrective action can be taken. For instance, a circulation pump circulating wash fluid through the tub can deactivated and a static pressure reading can be taken by the pressure sensor. The static pressure reading can be compared to a static pressure reading taken prior to the circulation cycle. In response to whether the static pressure is within a predetermined range of the static pressure reading taken prior to the circulation cycle, the circulation cycle can be recommenced or aborted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle Edward Durham, Craig Curtis
  • Publication number: 20200345202
    Abstract: A sump mounting assembly for mounting a sump with the tub of a dishwasher appliance is provided herein. The sump mounting assembly may include a sump having a seal extending around the side of the sump, one or more latch receivers mounted to the bottom side of the sump, and one or more latches rotatably attached to the latch receivers, wherein rotation of the latch causes compression of the seal, thereby sealing the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Steven Riddle, Steven Chadwick Koepke
  • Publication number: 20200345203
    Abstract: A method for removing moisture from moist air in an appliance, such as a treating chamber of a dishwasher, wherein a drying system includes a condensing system and heat exchange systems that enhance condensation with both ambient air and cold water. The method includes storing cold water for use during a cycle of operation; recirculating the moist air in the treating chamber through a condenser; during the recirculating, flowing ambient air over the condenser; and during the recirculating and after the flowing ambient air, flowing the cold water over the condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alvaro Vallejo, Sylvan J. Amos
  • Publication number: 20200345204
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a video display system and an endoscopic system configured to provide the surgeon with an optimized video image based upon user preference. The video display system includes a first video image displaying a white light video of a surgical site. The first video image has a first predetermined area. A second video image is overlaid on the first video image. The second video image is displayed in a fluorescent light video. The second video image is centered on the surgical site and includes a second predetermined area. The second predetermined area is smaller than the first predetermined area so as to define a boundary of white light video. Thus, the video display system provides the surgeon with the ability to reference the location of the fluorescent light video with respect to anatomical features of the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell Granneman
  • Publication number: 20200345205
    Abstract: A processor for an electronic endoscope includes: a region detection unit configured to detect an enhancement processing target region to be enhanced from pixel information of a captured image of a living tissue; and an enhancement processing unit configured to perform enhancement processing on the enhancement processing target region detected by the region detection unit. The region detection unit is configured to repeat a candidate extraction process of extracting a focused pixel as a candidate for an enhancement processing target region when a signal level value of the focused pixel is smaller than signal level values of two farthest pixels located on both sides farthest from the focused pixel in any one of a plurality of pixel array directions in a region surrounded by a frame surrounding a region with the focused pixel as a center while changing a size of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao MAKINO, Jurgen GLATZ
  • Publication number: 20200345206
    Abstract: An optical device may include an optical fiber having a fixed end and a free end; a first actuator positioned at a actuator position between the fixed end and the free end and configured to apply a first force on the actuator position of the optical fiber such that a movement of the free end of the optical fiber in a first direction is caused, wherein the first direction is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber; and a deformable rod disposed adjacent to the optical fiber, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to a first rod position of the optical fiber and the second end is connected to a second rod position of the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kyungmin HWANG, Jeong Ho LEE, Koun Hee LEE, Ki Hun JEONG
  • Publication number: 20200345207
    Abstract: A handle of an endoscope may comprise a body portion that defines a first chamber having a first feature configured to support at least a first component of a steering assembly, and a second chamber having a second feature configured to support at least one fluidic component or electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Man Minh Nguyen, Thomas Jeffrey Miller, Maria Therese Maillet
  • Publication number: 20200345208
    Abstract: The present application is directed to an endoscopic device, including at least one flexible endo scope shaft and at least one kink protector, which is associated with the endoscope shaft and includes at least one base body that has a conical and/or cylindrical design, at least in sections, and that has a main extension direction and a main extension along the main extension direction, and the kink protector includes at least one quick-release coupling, which is configured for a selective connection to a tube and includes at least one fin situated at least substantially perpendicularly on the base body. It is provided that the fin has an extension extending along the main extension direction of the base body at least across 50% of the main extension of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Jürg ATTINGER
  • Publication number: 20200345209
    Abstract: A steering assembly of a medical device may comprise a handle having a recess and first and second wire guides disposed within the recess. At least one of the first or second wire guides may be keyed to the recess to prevent rotation of the first or second wire guide within the recess. First and second wire segments may be configured to steer a sheath coupled to the steering assembly in first and second directions. The first wire segment may pass through a first gap between the first wire guide and the second wire guide. The second wire segment may pass through a second gap between the first wire guide and the second wire guide. Neither of the first nor the second gap may occupy any overlapping space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew James Whitney, Thomas Jeffrey Miller, Maria Therese Maillet
  • Publication number: 20200345210
    Abstract: There is an endoscope that allows operations for attaching and detaching the proximal end of a wire to and from an elevating operation mechanism to be easily performed, can reduce the influence of variations of the length of a soft part and the length of an operation wire, and can adjust an operating range of an elevating operation lever for an elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Harada
  • Publication number: 20200345211
    Abstract: An assembly for aiding field use of an endoscopic probe is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing assembly for an endoscopic probe and a compatible holder for the housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a tubular conduit for receiving the endoscopic probe and a plug coupled along a distal end of the tubular conduit. The holder includes a pre-con figured arm for facilitating an exploration of a pre-determined quadrant of an oral cavity. The explorer includes a plug receiver. Upon coupling the plug receiver with the inversely matching plug, the tubular conduit passes through the opening and into the third axial channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: PERIOENDOSCOPY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Austin, Chad E. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20200345212
    Abstract: Various rotatable shafts and linkage mechanisms configured to allow imaging and access to tissue within a body are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an introducer system has a rotatable sheath and a linkage that can rotatably engage each other. The rotatable sheath has a distal portion extending at a non-zero angle relative to a proximal portion thereof. The linkage has an exit lumen on its distal end and a plurality of entry lumens on its proximal end. The linkage merges the plurality of entry lumens into the exit lumen, and the exit lumen is aligned with the rotatable sheath upon engagement. Fluid and/or surgical instruments can thus be passed from the plurality of entry lumens of the linkage, through the exit lumen of the linkage, and into the rotatable sheath. The linkage and the rotatable sheath can both receive an imaging device therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Erich Dreyer, David Robinson, Allison London Brown
  • Publication number: 20200345213
    Abstract: A tube for insertion device arranged on an outer periphery of an insertion section in an insertion device configured to be inserted into a subject and rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the insertion section includes a tapered portion formed in a distal end portion in the insertion section and having an outer diameter decreasing toward a distal end of the insertion section, and a stiffening portion provided at a distal end of the tapered portion and having a higher rigidity than a rigidity of the distal end of the tapered portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki MITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200345214
    Abstract: An endoscopy device for facilitating use of an endoscope, comprising at least one airway tube and a mask having a distal end, a proximal end and a peripheral formation .xi.beta.) capable of conforming to, and fitting within, the actual and potential space behind the larynx of the patient to form a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, the peripheral formation establishing separation between a laryngeal; chamber side and a pharyngeal side, the device further comprising a conduit adapted for passage of an endoscope into the oesophagus of a patient when mask is in place, conduit including a distal end for cooperation with the oesophageal sphincter, the conduit having a laryngeal side, a pharyngeal side, a right side and a left side, and an outlet wherein at the outlet the width between the left side and the right side is smaller than the width of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Sylwia Ewa Krol POULSEN, Teck Hian POH
  • Publication number: 20200345215
    Abstract: An imaging device for producing images of a scene, the imaging device comprising: a first and a second hyperchromatic lens being arranged in a stereoscopic configuration to receive light from the scene; image sensor circuitry configured to capture a first and second image of the light encountered by the first and the second lens respectively; processor circuitry configured to: produce depth information using the captured first and second images of the scene and produce a resultant first and second image of the scene using both the captured first and second image and the depth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Paul SPRINGER, Zoltan FACIUS, Thimo EMMERICH
  • Publication number: 20200345216
    Abstract: The systems, methods, and apparatus disclosed herein are directed to an exchangeable working channel for a surgical instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an instrument channel configured to receive the exchangeable working channel. The exchangeable working channel may comprise a shaft comprising a proximal region and a distal region; an inner surface defining a lumen extending through the shaft; and an outer surface configured to interface with the instrument channel of the surgical instrument. The exchangeable working channel may further comprise one or more locking members configured to releasably couple to the proximal portion or the distal portion of the surgical instrument. The exchangeable working channel may increase a service life of the surgical instrument as a worn working channel can be exchanged with a new one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas R. Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20200345217
    Abstract: In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for advancing and positioning tethered capsule microendoscopes are provided. In some embodiments, a device for capsule endomicroscopy is provided, comprising: a tether having a proximal end and distal end; an optical fiber disposed within the tether; a tube enclosing at least a portion of the tether, the tube having a proximal end and a distal end, a diameter of the tube being larger than the diameter of the tether; a housing coupled to the distal end of the tether and the distal end of the tube; and an optical element disposed within the housing, the optical element being optically coupled to the distal end of the optical fiber and configured to direct light received from the optical fiber toward a periphery of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Guillermo J. Tearney, Chulho Daryl Hyun, Joseph A. Gardecki
  • Publication number: 20200345218
    Abstract: An endoscope. One or more image sensors are designed to capture image data in visible light. One or more image sensors are designed to capture image data in a nonvisible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. An insertion shaft is designed to support the visible and nonvisible image sensors at or near a distal tip with sufficient rigidity to permit guidance to a surgical site in a human body. Image processing software is trained through machine learning to enhance image quality of at least the nonvisible portion of the image, and to present the enhanced nonvisible image as a real-time, visible presentation to a surgeon. A handle has electronics for drive of illumination circuitry and to receive imaging signal from the imaging circuitry. A joint between the proximal handle portion and the insertion shaft is designed to separably connect the insertion shaft to the proximal handle portion. When separated, the joint permits removal of the insertion shaft for disposal and replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Pristine Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Lord, John M. Cronk
  • Publication number: 20200345219
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, an image processor (26) and a medical observation device (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, for observing an object (4) containing a bolus of at least one fluorophore (12). The object (4) is preferably live tissue comprising several types (16, 18, 20) of tissue. According to the method, a set (34) of component signals (36) is provided. Each component signal (36) represents a fluorescence intensity development of the fluorophore (12) over time in a different type of tissue. A time series (8) of input frames (10) is accessed, one input frame (10) after the other. The input frames (10) represent electronically coded still images of the object (4) at subsequent time. Each input frame (10) contains at least one observation area (22) comprising at least one pixel (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: George THEMELIS
  • Publication number: 20200345220
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an endoscope system capable of providing an optimal video image to an operator in accordance with surgical scenes are provided. A processing mode determination unit determines, in accordance with surgical scenes, a processing mode for an in-vivo image captured by an imaging apparatus including an imaging element arranged so as to enable pixel shift processing, and an image combining unit processes an image output from the imaging apparatus, in accordance with the processing mode. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an endoscope system for imaging a living body with an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hisakazu SHIRAKI, Masahito YAMANE, Kenji TAKAHASI, Takeshi UEMORI, Kentaro FUKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200345221
    Abstract: A subject observation system includes a light source, a light sensor, an image pickup device, a light source controller configured to cause the light source to alternately perform low-luminance illumination and high-luminance illumination at a predetermined luminance ratio, and a video processor configured to generate an HDR image, and sets a target sensor value S(n) in a temporarily succeeding n frame based on a sensor value S(n?1) in a temporarily preceding (n?1) frame and the luminance ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke YABE
  • Publication number: 20200345222
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: a light source configured to emit illumination light; an imager configured to store an electric charge corresponding to an amount of received light and read out the stored electric charge as a signal value by using a rolling shutter method; a frequency detector configured to detect a vibrational frequency of a predetermined site of a subject; and an illumination controller configured to control emission of the illumination light during a readout period of the signal value. The illumination controller is configured to set a phrase for an emission timing of the illumination light in an exposure period during which the imager stores the electric charge to be an identical phase at the frequency in each frame, and refer to respective phases set in exposure periods of chronologically adjacent frames to set an emission timing of the illumination light in the readout period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu ISHIZEKI, Ryohei KAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200345223
    Abstract: A family of endoscopes includes a non-zero degree endoscope and a zero degree endoscope. The zero degree endoscope includes a first image capture unit mounted in a distal portion of the zero degree endoscope with a lengthwise axis of the first image capture unit substantially parallel to a lengthwise axis of that distal portion. The non-zero degree endoscope includes a second image capture unit mounted in a distal portion of the non-zero degree endoscope with a lengthwise axis of the second image capture unit intersecting a lengthwise axis of that distal portion at a non-zero angle. The first and second image capture units have substantially identical non-folded optical paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Ian E. McDowall
  • Publication number: 20200345224
    Abstract: An endoscope having a camera and a tubular enclosure. A distal end of the camera may be movable from a first position in line with a longitudinal axis of the tubular enclosure to a second position lateral of the longitudinal axis of the tubular enclosure. Some embodiments are configured such that no portion of the endoscope obstructs a view from the distal end of the camera as the distal end of the camera is moved from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Nikolai Begg
  • Publication number: 20200345225
    Abstract: A special observation image is obtained by performing an image pickup of an object to be observed illuminated with special light. Bs-image signals of the special observation image are assigned to brightness signals Y to generate a first observation image for display. Gs-image signals of the special observation image are assigned to brightness signals Y to generate a second observation image for display. The first observation image for display and the second observation image for display are automatically switched and displayed on a monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kosuke IWANE
  • Publication number: 20200345226
    Abstract: A cleaning tool for insertion device includes a first fluid supply conduit, a second fluid supply conduit, a first cap component, and a second cap component, wherein a first discharge port and a third discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the first discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the third discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a vertical direction of a distal end portion of an insertion device, and a second discharge port and a fourth discharge port are disposed at positions where a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the second discharge port and a discharging direction of fluid discharged from the fourth discharge port are parallel or coaxial to each other in a lateral direction of the distal end portion of the insertion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki IIZUKA, Tomokazu IWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20200345227
    Abstract: A method to self-test vision of a user for use with a handheld vision tester includes receiving image data of the user's face, determining dimensions of the user's face based on the received image data, computing a user viewing distance based on the determined dimensions, displaying a vision test based on the computed user viewing distance, receiving user input responses to the vision test, and outputting results of the vision test from the user input responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Bartlett, Yi-Zhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20200345228
    Abstract: A device for determining biometric variables of the eye, as are incorporated in the calculation of intraocular lenses including a multi-point keratometer and an OCT arrangement. The keratometer measurement points are illuminated telecentrically and detected telecentrically and the OCT arrangement is designed as a laterally scanning swept-source system with a detection region detecting the whole eye over the whole axial length thereof. The multi-point keratometer ensures that a sufficient number of keratometer points are available for measuring the corneal surface. By contrast, telecentricity ensures that the positioning inadequacies of the measuring instrument in relation to the eye to be measured do not lead to a local mismatch of the reflection points. The swept-source OCT scan detects the whole eye over the length thereof so that both anterior chamber structures and retina structures can be detected and a consistent whole eye image can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf EBERSBACH, Martin HACKER, Gerard ANTKOWIAK, Peter KLOPFLEISCH, Ferid BAJRAMOVIC, Tobias BÜHREN, Matthias REICH
  • Publication number: 20200345229
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fundus camera, which relates to the technical field of medical devices and includes: an illumination module, a main optical assembly, a focusing module, and an image sensing acquisition module; the illumination module includes a plurality of light sources configured to emit light of different wavelengths, illumination light emitted by the plurality of light sources is conducted to enter an eye of a patient through the main optical assembly, and light reflected by a retina of the patient is conducted to pass through the main optical assembly and the focusing module to enter the image sensing acquisition module. The fundus camera provided by the present application improves the technical problem that the fundus camera in the prior art cannot image different layers of the retina, thereby providing valuable medical and diagnostic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yequan Huang, Jianwei Ren, Zhenhua Chen, Xuechuan Dong, Feiyan Ma, Jinsong Zhang, Sha Lai, Kexing Liu, Zeljko Ribaric
  • Publication number: 20200345230
    Abstract: An ophthalmic imaging system comprises a first imaging subsystem, a sensor array and a second imaging subsystem. The first imaging subsystem forms a primary image of the interior of an eye through the diameter of the eye pupil. The second imaging subsystem comprises a lens array to form an array of secondary images on the sensor array. The lens array is composed of a plurality of types of lenses, each type having a different optical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Brice THURIN, Christos BERGELES
  • Publication number: 20200345231
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Robert Mensinger, Eric Cohen, Phil Mayou, Eli Reihman, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Rian Draeger, Angela Marie Traven
  • Publication number: 20200345232
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for wireless communication of analyte data. One such method includes, during a first interval, establishing a first connection between an analyte sensor system and a display device. During the first connection, the method includes exchanging information related to authentication between the analyte sensor system and the display device. The method includes making a determination regarding whether authentication was performed during the first interval. During a second interval, the method may include establishing a second connection between the analyte sensor system and the display device for transmission of an encrypted analyte value, and bypassing the exchanging of information related to authentication performed during the first connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Aditya Mandapaka, Jorge Valdes, Jeffrey R. Wedekind, Eric Cohen, Douglas William Burnette, Francis William Pascual, Hari Hampapuram, Mark Dervaes, Michael Robert Mensinger
  • Publication number: 20200345233
    Abstract: A monitoring system, a data transmission method, a portable monitor, and a configurator. The system includes the portable monitor and the configurator; a mechanical detachable connection can be realized between the portable monitor and the configurator; the portable monitor is configured to work independently after the two are mechanically separated. The configurator is used for storing description information. The portable monitor includes a measurement module for collecting physiological data of a patient; a communication module for accessing to a network for a hospital and transmitting the physiological data; a connection detection circuit for outputting a control signal after detecting that the portable monitor is connected to the configurator; a processor for obtaining the description information from the configurator, and configuring the portable monitor according to the description information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SHENZHEN MINDRAY SCIENTIFIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei QING, Wenjun LIU
  • Publication number: 20200345234
    Abstract: There is provided a physiological detection device including a light source, a light detector, a processing unit and a display device. The light source emits light to illuminate a skin surface. The light detector receives the light from the skin surface to output detected signals. The processing unit confirms an attached state according to the detected signals and controls the display device to show an indication signal or a warning message when the attached state is confirmed not good.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Ming-Chang LI, Ren-Hau GU