Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7184003 | Personal electronics device with display switching A novel personal electronic device includes a first (embedded) and second (non-embedded) processors including associated operating systems and functions. In one aspect, the first processor performs relatively limited functions, while the second processor performs re... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179249 | Directional needle injection drug delivery device and method of use The invention relates to an apparatus and method for imaging and mapping various structures located at a target area within a patient's lumen using conventional IVUS technology. The mapped images are used to accurately determine and control the location of the devic... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180394 | Millimeter wave (MMW) radio frequency transceiver module and method of forming same A low cost and high performance millimeter wave (MMW) radio frequency transceiver module includes a substrate board and plurality of microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) chips supported by the substrate board and arranged in a receiver section, a local osc... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180751 | Input/output transition board system An input/output transition board system for collecting and distributing input/output signals between a backplane board and an I/O board while allowing for additional electronic devices. The input/output transition board system includes a transition board having at l... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175597 | Non-invasive tissue characterization system and method One embodiment of the present system and method is directed to the identification of tissues within a vascular object by analyzing ultrasound data collected from the vascular object by non-invasive scans. By identifying and characterizing types of tissue from ultras... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175598 | Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus that adjusts a time phase between a plurality of image series An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprises an insonifier, a receiver, and a processor. The insonifier is configured to insonify an ultrasound to a specimen. The receiver is configured to receive an echo signal from the specimen resulting from the ultrasound. The pr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175599 | Shear mode diagnostic ultrasound A method of diagnosing a subject by delivering ultrasound signals using shear waves includes applying a portion of an ultrasound mainbeam to a bone surface at an incident angle relative to the surface of the bone to induce shear waves in the bone, energy in the shea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175596 | System and method for sensing and locating disturbances in an energy path of a focused ultrasound system A method for sensing a disturbance in a transmission path of a converging ultrasound energy beam transmitted by a transducer in a focussed ultrasound system comprises transmitting a burst of ultrasound energy from the transducer, detecting whether a reflected portio... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174515 | Method and apparatus for independent display in a computer-aided detection system A method and apparatus for providing an independent display system for a computer aided detection (CAD) system that analyzes medical images. The independent display system comprises a screen to display a medical image including any marked regions of interest and a p... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173395 | Inverter unit grounding method and inverter unit A circuit system that includes a sensor circuit for a sensor that detects the state of a motor is provided in an inverter unit for driving the motor. A 0V of the circuit system is connected with a shield braid of a shielded cable that connects the sensor circuit and... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174198 | Non-invasive detection of analytes in a complex matrix A system and method for determining the concentration of analytes of interest in complex matrices is provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, near-infrared analytical radiation is generally directed onto a portion of a specimen containing the anal... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174201 | Position sensing system with integral location pad and position display Apparatus for performing a medical procedure on a tissue within a body of a subject includes a wireless tag which is fixed to the tissue and includes a first sensor coil. A second sensor coil is fixed to a medical device for use in performing the procedure. An integ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174310 | Point of sale cosmetic station A system for cosmetics point of sale display, including a station at which cosmetics may be displayed, dispensed, packaged or applied. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169108 | CW beam former in an ASIC The present invention relates to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application specific integrated circuit (CW-ASIC). The beam former may be a transmit or receive beam former. In one mode the CW-ASIC applies to a continuous wave Doppler beam former application s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166075 | Elastographic imaging of in vivo soft tissue Elastographic images provide visualization in two or three dimensions of RF ablation lesions to guide in the ablation process. Compression may be applied using the RF probe. A similar technique may be applied to in vivo imaging of soft tissue without ablation. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167741 | Hyperthermia treatment and probe therefor This surgical device uses a laser beam to coagulate tissue. The elongate device carries the beam through an optical fiber that has a chamfered end for deflecting the beam out of a distal end of the device at an angle. Tissue coagulation is monitored using a magnetic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164940 | Therapeutic system A therapeutic system comprising a therapeutic applicator for treating living tissues and an observation unit for determining the position of the applicator. The therapeutic energy applied from the applicator to the living tissues is controlled in accordance with dat... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162912 | Ultrasound transmit and receive path calibration methods and systems The clipping diodes used to limit voltage during medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging operation are used during calibration operation for measuring amplitude and phase differences. The amplitude and phase measurements using clipping diodes as the calibration node m... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7165062 | System and user interface for accessing and processing patient record information A system facilitates the secure access, and update of patient record information and the creation and navigation of image menus supporting the location and access of desired patient record data by a user. A method for use by a portable processing device for accessin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162462 | Providing time sensitivity to an inference engine An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to provide time sensitivity to an inference engine. A time function is associated to an event object and a rule object in a rule engine using a dynamic object. The event object represents one of an event and a fa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160246 | System and method for removing a protective cover from a medical instrument According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for removing a cover from a medical instrument includes a flexible cover configured to cover at least a portion of a medical instrument, an insertion element coupled proximate a first end of the flexible cover, ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160254 | Intelligent self-interpreting electroviscerogram system and method A method detects and interprets myoelectrical activity from an intra-abdominal organ. Electrodes obtain first signals over time relating to myoelectrical activity of organ. A respiration sensor obtains second signals relating to respiration of the patient. An initia... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162306 | Internal medical device communication bus In general, the invention facilitates improved inter-module communication within a medical device system, such as an automated external defibrillator (AED), by using a serial data interface based on the USB specification to transfer data between modules. As a result... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157908 | Magnetic resonance imaging using bessel functions A method and apparatus to increase the effectiveness of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) device by increasing the signal-to-noise ratio, allowing thinner slice thicknesses, and allowing more contiguous slices. In an MRI device, a patient is subjected to a constant... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158897 | Integrated circuitry for controlling analysis of a fluid Circuitry for processing signals used to determine characteristics of a fluid under-test is provided. The circuitry includes a compensation device and integrated circuitry for interfacing with a tuning fork that is capable of being in contact with the fluid under-te... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156811 | Ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus An ultrasonic imaging method is described, wherein a back propagation processing method is used. The invention provides a limited number of channels for processing the received signals, such that the which number of processing channels is a submultiple of the number... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156812 | Volumetric image ultrasound transducer underfluid catheter system An underfluid ultrasound imaging catheter system includes a catheter having a distal end inserted into an underfluid structure, an ultrasonic transducer array mounted proximate the distal end of the catheter wherein the array has a row of individual transducer cryst... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155046 | Method of determining physical parameters of bodily structures A method is disclosed to accurately determine spatial parameters (for example, the diameter, cross-sectional area and segment length) of bodily structures like human arteries. This is done by determining the three-dimensional position of these structures from two mo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152608 | Surgical communication and power system An apparatus for determining the position of a wireless catheter probe being used during a surgical procedure. Magnetic fields are projected into an anatomical body to induce voltage signals in a sensing coil that are sufficient to describe the position of a wireles... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152785 | Patient-centric data acquisition protocol selection and identification tags therefor Patient-centric data acquisition protocol selection systems and methods, and identification tags therefor, are described. Embodiments comprise a patient-centric data acquisition protocol selection system comprising: a programmable identification tag capable of allow... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150716 | Measuring transducer movement methods and systems for multi-dimensional ultrasound imaging Methods and systems for measuring transducer movement are provided. For example, free-hand scanning for three-dimensional imaging is provided. An optical sensor within the transducer measures motion along the skin surface similar to measuring movement of a personal ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146031 | Method and system for automatic identification and orientation of medical images A method and system for computer-aided detection of abnormal lesions in digital mammograms is described, wherein digital films are processed using an automated and computerized method of detecting the order and orientation of a set of films. In one embodiment, anato... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145559 | Display device power savings An electronic or computing device includes an integrated graphical display and a power source, such as a battery, to provide power to operate the graphical display. A selectable shutdown control, such as an operating system shutdown control, is displayed on the grap... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145201 | Semiconductor component A semiconductor component (10) is proposed in which a control resistance element (NTC) is provided in electrical contact between a control region (G) for setting operating properties and a first input/output region (S), the control resistance element (NTC) ha... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141019 | Tissue characterization based on impedance images and on impedance measurements Apparatus for aiding in the identification of tissue type for an anomalous tissue in an impedance image comprising a first device providing a polychromic immitance map of a portion of the body; a second devise determining a plurality of polychromic measures from one... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142904 | Method and composition for probing the body through the skin A method and composition for probing the body through the skin. In one embodiment of the invention, the method includes providing a medium for interfacing with the skin, applying the medium to the skin at a selected location, and coupling at least two of (a) an elec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142910 | Methods of indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical field Controlled cessation of heart beat during coronary bypass surgery and other cardiac surgeries on a beating heart improves surgical technique, and is achieved typically by electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve and administration of a combination of drugs. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141020 | Portable 3D ultrasound system A portable 3D ultrasound device having an ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound transducer includes a transducer array with a plurality of transducer elements arranged in a plurality of dimensions, the transducer array including an emitter to emit ultrasound energy,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143364 | System for and method of selecting and presenting user customizable preferences The system and method herein provide selecting and presenting user customizable preferences. Techniques involved can include having a custom entry in a list box such that the list view item updates its displayed item based upon the configuration settings. As such, t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139005 | Optimized fixed-point mathematical library and graphics functions for a software-implemented graphics rendering system and method using a normalized homogenous coordinate system A software-implemented graphics rendering system and method designed and optimized for embedded devices (such as mobile computing devices) using fixed-point operations including a variable-length fixed point representation for numbers and a normalized homogenous coo... | 11/21/2006 |
