CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT
Granted: January 23, 2020
Application Number:
20200023942
An aircraft includes a first leading edge defining the forward edge of a left aircraft wing, a second leading edge defining the forward edge of a right aircraft wing, a plurality of plasma actuators disposed along the first and second leading edges, a control processing unit communicatively coupled to each plasma actuator, and at least one flight stability sensor communicatively coupled to the control processing unit. The control processing unit commands at least one plasma actuator to…
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE ANALYSIS AND REVIEW SYSTEM AND METHOD
Granted: January 23, 2020
Application Number:
20200022657
A minimally invasive procedure analysis and review system includes a display device, a user input device, a computing system communicatively connected to the display device and the user input device, and a study analysis module executable on a processor. The study analysis module is configured to receive a running tally of events during the minimally invasive procedure, wherein each event includes an event time and an event type. An event is selected from the running tally of events, and…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ECG REFERENCE DATA FOR MR IMAGING TRIGGERING
Granted: January 23, 2020
Application Number:
20200022608
A method of generating ECG reference data for MR image data acquisition includes obtaining an initial ECG dataset from a patient prior to moving the patient into a bore of the MRI device, wherein the initial ECG dataset comprises at least two channels of ECG data. An initial set of R-peaks is identified and an initial R-peak polarity and initial R-R interval are determined. A reference ECG dataset is then obtained from the patient once the patient is in the bore of the MRI device. A…
MICROMIXER FOR USE WITH LIQUID FUEL
Granted: January 16, 2020
Application Number:
20200018484
A micromixer of a gas turbine has a plurality of tubes each having an inlet and an outlet for receiving a flow and dispersing the flow to a combustor. At least some of the tubes have a liquid fuel injector, and the liquid fuel injector projects into one of the tubes. The liquid fuel injector has a ramped upstream surface and two converging side surfaces. The ramped upstream surface compresses the flow passing thereover, and a top surface of the liquid fuel injector comprises a liquid…
USE OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID IN MATTRESS FOR RESUSCITATION AND PRESSURE DIFFUSION
Granted: January 9, 2020
Application Number:
20200008584
An infant care device and mattress for use with the infant care device for supporting the weight of an infant during normal use and during resuscitation. The mattress includes a non-Newtonian fluid that supports the weight of the infant. The non-Newtonian fluid allows the mattress to act as a pressure diffusing mattress when the infant patient is placed on the mattress for an extended period of time. The non-Newtonian fluid reacts to a force applied to the mattress, such as during…
LOCATION BASED METHOD OF OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE
Granted: January 9, 2020
Application Number:
20200015031
A patient monitoring system that operates mobile medical devices based upon a known location of the mobile medical device within a facility. Each of the mobile medical devices communicates with a central control unit to obtain information and communicate information received from the patient. Each communication event between the mobile medical device and the central control unit can be used to identify the location of the mobile medical device within the facility. The known physical…
PREDICTIVE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
Granted: January 9, 2020
Application Number:
20200013501
Systems and methods of managing maintenance for a plurality of monitored medical devices include receiving streaming time series medical device data from the plurality of monitored medical devices. The streaming time series medical device data is analyzed to determine an operational status of a component of a medical device of the plurality of monitored medical devices. A maintenance procedure for the medical device is determined from the operational status of the component of the…
METHOD OF COATING AN ARTICLE, PASTE AND PLUG FOR PREVENTING HOLE BLOCKAGE DURING COATING
Granted: January 9, 2020
Application Number:
20200010944
A method includes masking at least one hole of an article with a paste, wherein the hole opens onto a surface of the article, applying a coating to the surface of the article, and removing the paste including contacting the paste with water, leaving at least one open hole in the surface of the coated article. The paste includes about 40-80 wt % of a filler material, about 0.5-20 wt % of an inorganic binder, about 0.5-15 wt % of a polyhydroxy compound and about 5-25 wt % of water. The…
TRANSVERSE FAN PROPULSION SYSTEM
Granted: January 9, 2020
Application Number:
20200010189
A transverse fan propulsion system includes a first transverse fan configured to rotate in a first direction, and a second transverse fan configured to rotate in a second direction. The second direction is opposite to the first direction. The second transverse fan is located coaxially with and radially inward of the first transverse fan.
CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING
Granted: January 9, 2020
Application Number:
20200009583
A centrifugal separator includes a stator assembly (114) that includes at least one housing (116), and a rotor assembly (112) positioned within the at least one housing. The rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft (132), an array of longitudinal fins (189) extending radially outward from the rotor shaft, and a plurality of separator vanes (134) coupled to the array of longitudinal fins. Each separator vane includes a plurality of longitudinal slots (194) defined therein and configured to…
METHOD AND SYSTEM USING AUGMENTATED REALITY FOR POSITIONING OF ECG ELECTRODES
Granted: January 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200005481
A method of directing positioning of ECG electrodes on a patient includes receiving at a processor an image of a patient from a camera of an augmented reality device. The processor analyzes the image for anatomical landmarks on the patient and generates an overlay image. The overlay image is shown over the real time image of the patient on the augmented reality device. The overlay image includes visual indicators of the desired electrode placement. The method further includes determining…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT VIA PRE-SHOT PROCESSING
Granted: January 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200005064
A system for imaging an object via pre-shot processing is provided. The system includes an imaging device operative to image the object, and a controller in electronic communication with the imaging device. The controller is operative to acquire at least one pre-shot image of the object via the imaging device; and to generate, based at least in part on the at least one pre-shot image, an indicator that corresponds to a likelihood that one or more diagnostic images of the object acquired…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A PATIENT POSITION AND AN EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE
Granted: January 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200000442
A system for selecting a patient position and an equipment configuration for a medical procedure is provided. The system includes a controller, and a memory device operative to store an application. The application adapts the controller to retrieve, from the memory device, one or more possible patient positions for the medical procedure and one or more possible equipment configurations for the medical procedure. The application further adapts the controller to select, based at least in…
CUSTOMIZABLE INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Granted: January 2, 2020
Application Number:
20200000358
A physiological data acquisition system includes at least one interface module and a base unit configured to communicatively connect to the at least one interface module to receive the physiological signals recorded by a catheter. Each interface module is formed by mating at least a first one of the two or more different personality modules to a dock. The dock has a multi-modal connection port configured to directly connect to a dock connector of any one of the two or more different…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING BLOOD FLOW IN A VESSEL
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190387981
A system for evaluating blood flow in a vessel of a patient includes a catheter containing a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor and configured to simultaneously measure pressure data within a vessel on either side of a stenosis. Pressure data generated by the catheter includes a first series of pressure measurements from the first pressure sensor a second series of pressure measurements from the second pressure sensor. The system further includes an FFR calculation module…
SYSTEM AND METHOD RELATING TO PART PRICING AND PROCUREMENT
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190392494
A computer-implemented method for enabling a user to operate a predictive model for calculating a target price relating to a purchase of a selected part. The method may include the steps of: determining a part family, wherein the part family includes a plurality of parts having a common characteristic; for each of the plurality of parts within the part family, obtaining cost data; for each of the plurality of parts within the part family, obtaining feature data; performing a correlation…
SHAFT CENTERLINE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR ROTATING EQUIPMENT
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190390572
An alignment system and method for aligning the shaft centerline of rotating equipment positioned on opposing roller stands are provided. The system includes a laser transmission unit on the first stand and a target unit on the second stand. The laser transmission unit includes a laser that transmits a laser beam to a target on the target unit. When the laser beam contacts the center of the target, the roller stands are aligned. The system may be automated to detect the position of the…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACT MANAGEMENT OF A BIOPSY APPARATUS
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190388152
A system for management of a biopsy apparatus is provided. The system includes an imaging device and a controller. The imaging device is operative to obtain one or more images of an object to be biopsied by the biopsy apparatus. The controller is in electronic communication with the imaging device and operative to receive the one or more images; and to generate a contour of the object based at least in part on the one or more images. The controller is further operative to determine,…
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190388040
An apparatus for controlling medical equipment is provided. The apparatus includes patient positioning equipment, and a control system coupled to the patient positioning equipment. The control system is configured to control a function of the medical equipment.
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH DIFFERENTIATED EQUALIZATION DRIVE CIRCUITS
Granted: December 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190387988
An electrophysiology data acquisition system that receives physiological signals from at least one catheter includes an amplifier and at least one noise reduction circuit operatively connected to the amplifier and configured to cancel interference in the physiological signals from the catheter. A drive selection circuit is controllable to connect any one of two or more available electrodes to the noise reduction circuit such that the connected electrode becomes an equalization drive…
