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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185623 | Selectively routing patient data between field devices and treatment center destinations Techniques for routing event data from a field device, such as an external defibrillator, to a selected subset of a plurality of possible destinations are described. The event data may include physiological data of the patient, such as a 12-lead electrocardiogram (E... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183924 | Output stage with adaptive bias control An input stage receives a differential input signal at first and second input nodes and provides a differential output current at first and second output nodes. The differential output current includes a component taken from the input nodes through first and second ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180806 | Mechanism for supporting indexed tagged content in a general purpose data store A schema identifies a field in a document as a key field. Using an XML schema, the key field can be identified by attaching a property to the element or attribute to be used as a key field (if the XML schema standard is modified to support properties). Otherwise, at... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179870 | Method and apparatus for securing devices in a network An access point receives a notification (or advertisement) from a device, which lacks a service. The access point adds the service to the notification, and forwards the notification to other devices on the network. Upon receiving from a control point a request to us... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179087 | Selective recharging of medical device depending on authentication of power adapter system In an embodiment, a medical device can be used with a power adapter system. In addition, it can receive a data set from the power adapter system, and examine the data set to determine whether the data set confirms or not an authentication of the power adapter for us... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177647 | System for processing gaming activity Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device configured to record gaming activity, a method of processing the recorded gaming activity to analyze player behavior, and a system including the gaming device. The gaming device may include a gamin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177339 | Fluid reservoir with compliant wall A fluid dispensing assembly has a fluid reservoir, a reservoir structure having at least one opening corresponding to a location of at least one fluid chamber in the reservoir structure, and a compliant film arranged to seal the opening and flex in response to press... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177335 | Transducer interconnect with conductive films An electronic device has an electronic signal source electrically connected to a signal routing circuit, an electrically activated transducer to receive electronic signals through the signal routing circuit, and an anisotropic conductive film to provide electrical c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177323 | Variable data imaging According to some embodiments, a method for printing an image on a substrate includes applying a clear liftoff material to a surface of the substrate to form a sacrificial pattern, the clear liftoff material being substantially optically clear, and applying a first ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175691 | ECG electrode and electrode support An electrically non-conductive back plate for supporting the back of a patient in a supine position comprises on its front face facing the back of the patient a pair or more of ECG electrodes capable of maintaining electrically conductive skin contact with the patie... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172074 | Automated delivery of parts across diverse manufacturing stations A conveyor system includes a kitting conveyor subsystem arranged to transport kits to a washing station, a washing conveyor subsystem arranged to receive kits from a kitting conveyor subsystem and to transport washed kits towards an assembly station, and an assembly... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171331 | Memory channel having deskew separate from redrive A memory agent may have a redrive circuit having a plurality of redrive paths, and a deskew circuit separate from the plurality of redrive paths. A deskew circuit may be integral with or separate from a redrive circuit having the plurality of redrive paths. A deskew... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171105 | Modification of information utility based upon context A method of disseminating information in system having data sources and data recipients includes receiving a generic utility function at a data source for information to be delivered to a data recipient based upon an application for which the information is to be us... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658521 | Combined compass and casing | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164377 | Signal dependent compensation with matched detectors A detector circuit includes a main path having a first detector to generate an output signal in response to an input signal, and a reference path having a second detector matched to the first detector to generate a reference signal in response to the input signal. T... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158924 | Optical encoder assembly with a flexible beam An optical encoder assembly has an encoder sensor, a code strip, and a base having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the encoder sensor is mounted on one of either the first portion or the second portion and the code strip is mounted on the other portion... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155310 | Key derivation functions to enhance security Key derivation algorithms are disclosed. In one key derivation application, a segment of the master key is hashed. Two numbers of derived from another segment of the master key. A universal hash function, using the two numbers, is applied to the result of the hash, ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154154 | Automatic switch configuration A system including an input and a controller. The input is configured to receive a switch signal from multiple different types of switches. The controller coupled to the input and can determine the type of the switch by an analysis of the switch signals received fro... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152290 | Customization of curable ink prints by molding A system has a print head to dispense ink onto a print surface to form a printed image, a molding surface to contact the ink to form an informational image in at least the surface of the ink, and a radiation source to solidify the ink into the printed and informatio... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152181 | Mobility frame A mobility frame (10) comprising: a multi-wheeled base (11), an upstanding support (13) having a substantially upright lower portion (17) attached to the base (11), an oblique portion (27) disposed at a height from the base ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152045 | Jet stack brazing in a diffusion furnace A method for batch brazing jet stacks in a diffusion furnace. The method may include inserting fusible parts into slots of quartz boats and transporting the quartz boats into an interior of a reaction chamber of a diffusion furnace. An operator may seal the interior... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657320 | Electrical device | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151324 | Remotable information cards An accessor function interfaces among a client, a relying party, and an identity provider. The identity provider can “manage” personal (i.e., self-asserted) information cards on behalf of a user, making the personal information cards available on clients on whic... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149017 | Low-voltage to high-voltage level translation using capacitive coupling A voltage level translator circuit has a digital logic circuit having a digital logic signal, at least one high-voltage capacitor having a first and second connection, wherein one of the first and second connections is electrically coupled to the digital logic signa... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656102 | Electrical device | 03/20/2012 |
| D656098 | Power adapter for monitor-defibrillator | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135462 | Pulse detection using patient physiological signals The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating physiological signals in the patient. In one embodiment, a medical device evaluates optical characteristics of light transmitted into a patient to ascertain physiological signals, such as pulsa... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131741 | Construction, manipulation, and comparison of a multi-dimensional semantic space A directed set can be used to establish contexts for linguistic concepts: for example, to aid in answering a question, to refine a query, or even to determine what questions can be answered given certain knowledge. A directed set includes a plurality of elements and... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130035 | Post amplifier with selectable gain A selectable gain amplifier includes two or more selectable gain stages, each gain stage having a first input coupled to receive an input signal, a second input, and an output. The amplifier further includes and two or more feedback paths coupled between the outputs... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125275 | Amplifier having input/output cells with discrete gain steps An amplifier has an input section with one or more input cells and an output section with one or more output cells. Either the input section or the output section includes at least two cells that may be selected to provide discrete gain settings. A loop amplifier is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121854 | Method and apparatus for compensating defibrillator operators following an event Methods, devices, and business systems are provided for insuring those who might use a defibrillator against at least some of the costs of using the device in a medical emergency event. The insurance may be purchased in advance of an event occurrence, and then redee... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121681 | Cooperating defibrillators and external chest compression devices Devices, methods, and software implementing those methods for providing communicating external chest compression (ECC) devices and defibrillation (DF) devices, where the ECC and DF devices can be physically separate from each other. Both ECC and DF devices are able ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116864 | Assessing medical electrode condition An apparatus and techniques for determining whether a medical electrode, such as a defibrillation electrode coupled to an automated external defibrillator, is in a condition for replacement. The determination can be made as a function of one or more data. In one exe... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115626 | Occupancy sensing with selective emission An occupancy sensing system includes a driver to emit energy in a space, and a sensor to detect energy reflected within the space. An electrical load for the space is controlled in response to an occupancy condition determined in response to the detected energy. The... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110994 | Multi-zone closed loop daylight harvesting having at least one light sensor A multi-zone daylight harvesting method and apparatus having a closed loop system utilizing a single light sensor is disclosed herein. This light control system includes an ambient light sensor connected to a detection circuit for detecting the amount of ambient lig... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103866 | System for reconfiguring a processor array Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for reconfiguring a processor array while it is currently operating. The reconfiguration system uses configuration chains streamed down communication channels that are set for the re-configuration process, then r... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098094 | Instrumentation input systems An input stage for an instrumentation system may include a resistor coupled between an input terminal and a summing node, and an amplifier arranged to maintain the voltage at the summing node. In anther embodiment, an instrumentation input system may include an inpu... | 01/17/2012 |
| D652392 | Electrical device | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090441 | Defibrillators customized for anticipated patients An external defibrillator is customized for at least one person, i.e., an anticipated patient, through creation of a profile for the anticipated patient that allows the defibrillator and users of the defibrillator to provide customized treatment to the patient. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090440 | Defibrillators customized for anticipated patients An external defibrillator is customized for at least one person, i.e., an anticipated patient, through creation of a profile for the anticipated patient that allows the defibrillator and users of the defibrillator to provide customized treatment to the patient. The ... | 01/03/2012 |
