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C.a. Patents, L.l.c.

Therapeutic Innovations, Inc.

Coating Applications, Inc.

Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.

Force4 Corp.

Bruce D Rowe

Kevin M Rafferty

James M Campos

Deanna J Nelson

Lawrence Joseph Kelly

A method and apparatus use resonant pulses to treat diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis and other maladies by applying a stimulating signal to promote and manipulate blood flow. The stimulating signal may include a resonant sequence that includes at least three pulses, where the pulses of the resonant sequence are spaced relative to one another such that each pulse subsequent to a first pulse in the sequence is effective to progressively stimulate and create tension in a musculature that includes the muscle inwardly from the electrodes and towards the center of the musculature while maintaining the tension created in at least a portion of the musculature by each preceding pulse in the resonant sequence.

Resonant muscle stimulator

A method and apparatus include a therapeutic or developmental instrument that includes hardware and/or software for stimulating a muscle. Such an instrument may comprise, for instance, a golf club, a baseball bat, a lacrosse stick, a tennis racquet or a hockey stick, among other sports-related instruments. Still other suitable instruments may include a writing instrument, such as a pen. In the case of a golf club, a muscle of a user may be stimulated by the instrument as the golfer practices her swing. Combining such muscle stimulation with the act of practicing the movement of the swing has a synergistic effect of training the muscle as it builds strength. Similarly, a partial paralytic may regain strength in their hand by holding and writing with a pen configured to transcutaneously deliver a stimulating signal. Where desired, the instrument may include at least one electrode configured to deliver a stimulating signal to the holder of the instrument. In another or the same embodiment, wired electrodes may extend from the instrument or an adjacent signal generator to the holder of the instrument. This configuration may allow other, targeted muscles to be concurrently stimulated while the user manipulates the instrument.

Sports equipment with resonant muscle stimulator for developing muscle strength

A method and apparatus include a therapeutic or developmental apparel that includes hardware and/or software for stimulating a muscle. Such apparel may comprise, for instance, of: a glove, a uniform, a shoe, a sock, a vest, a sleeve, a shirt, a hat, a helmet, a brace, a suspender, eye wear, a pad, jewelry, a watch and pants. A muscle of a user may be stimulated by the garment as the user moves, such as a when a golfer practices her swing. Combining such muscle stimulation with the act of practicing the movement of the swing has a synergistic effect of training the muscle as it builds strength. Similarly, a partial paralytic may regain strength in their hand by wearing a vest or other garment configured to transcutaneously deliver a stimulating signal. Where desired, the garment may include at least one electrode configured to deliver a stimulating signal to the wearer. In another or the same embodiment, wired electrodes may extend from the garment or an adjacent signal generator to the wearer. This configuration may allow other, targeted muscles to be concurrently stimulated while the user wears the garment.

An apparatus, method and program product measure and analyze forces incident on a target. A support coupled to the target may move the target into a number of different initial positions. A force sensor embedded within the target may relay measured data to a controller that processes it to arrive at statistics and other displayable parameters.

Athletic swing trainer

Corrosion resistant metal, either platinum or MCrAlY is bonded to a corrosion sensitive metal such as nickel based superalloys by coating the surface with the corrosion resistant metal particles held in a binder and covering this with a metalide generating tape. This is then heated to cause the formation of the metalide coating on the metal surface, which in turn, bonds the corrosion resistant metal to the surface.

Method for forming corrosion resistant coating on an alloy surface

A base metal repair tape includes a first layer formed braze alloy bonded together with fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene, a second layer formed from powdered base metal bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene and a third layer comprising a brazing alloy bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene. This is used to repair base metal by placing the first layer on the base metal and brazing the base metal powder so that the brazing alloy melts and diffuses into the base metal powder bonding it to the surface of the article. This permits the braze powder to be bonded to the base metal surface with minimal distance between the base powder particles. The number of alternating layers of base metal and braze alloy can be increased to increase the thickness of the repair. This can also be used to form small intricate parts.

Plural layered metal repair tape

A base metal repair tape includes a first layer formed braze alloy bonded together with fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene, a second layer formed from powdered base metal comprising oxygen-sensitive superalloy bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene and a third layer comprising a brazing alloy bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene. This is used to repair base metal by placing the first layer on the base metal and brazing the base metal powder so that the brazing alloy melts and diffuses into the base metal powder bonding it to the surface of the article. This permits the braze powder to be bonded to the base metal surface with minimal distance between the base powder particles. The number of alternating layers of base metal and braze alloy can be increased to increase the thickness of the repair. This can also be used to form small intricate parts.

Coating tape

A method of forming a superalloy part comprises: forming a preform from tape, said tape comprising a base metal layer and a braze alloy layer, said base metal layer comprising fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene and an oxygen-sensitive superalloy base metal powder selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, hafnium, and chromium, and said braze alloy layer comprising fibrilated polytetrafluoroethylene and braze alloy; heating the preform in an hydrogen or vacuum environment. Another method of forming a superalloy part comprises using a tape comprising fibrilated polytetrafluoroethylene, said oxygen-sensitive superalloy base metal powder, and powdered braze alloy.

A masking tape for preventing the formation of coatings such as nickel aluminide on localized areas of a surface is formed from a tape comprising a first separating layer containing powdered metal oxide and a polytetrafluoroethylene binder; a second brazing alloy layer comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of brazing alloy, nickel, cobalt, iron, mixtures thereof, and alloys thereof in a fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene binder; and an optional third layer comprising a powdered metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, and iron in a fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene binder.

Masking tape

A base metal repair tape includes a first layer formed from powdered base metal bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene and a second layer comprising a brazing alloy bonded together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene. This is used to repair base metal by placing the first layer on the base metal and brazing the base metal so that the brazing alloy melts and diffuses into the base metal powder bonding it to the surface of the article. This permits the braze powder to be bonded to the base metal surface with minimal distance between the base powder particles.

Metal repair tape for superalloys

A method of cleaning a metal surface includes covering the portion of the metal surface with a cleaning tape. The cleaning tape is chromium in combination with a fluoride ion source bound together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene. This is applied to the portion of the area to be cleaned and is subject to heat treatment at about 1800.degree. F. and a reducing atmosphere of preferably hydrogen. This effectively cleans only the area covered by the tape. Further, the tape and binder format acts to force fluoride ions into the cracks on the surface providing a significantly improved cleaning operation.

Fluoride cleaning of metal surfaces and product

Two metal objects are bonded together by positioning a brazing composite on the surfaces that are to be bonded together and heating the metal objects causing the composite to disintegrate with brazing alloy that is held in the composite melting to bond the two surfaces together. The composite is a combination of the brazing alloy and fibrillater polytetrafluoroethylene. This product which is very malleable can be formed to any desired shape to facilitate bonding a variety of different objects together. It is particularly useful for bonding honeycombed objects to metal surfaces.

Method of bonding hard metal objects

A pack cementation coating tape such as a nickel aluminide coating tape includes a reactive metal such as aluminum, a filler such as aluminum oxide, and a halogen carrier such as ammonium chloride held together by fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene. The tape is useful in coating localized areas of nickel containing alloys to provide a nickel aluminide surface coating. The coating is formed by positioning the tape over the metal surface and heating the tape to a temperature of about 1250.degree. F. wherein the element metal such as aluminum reacts with the halogen carrier and in turn reacts with nickel on the surface of the nickel alloy to form the nickel aluminide coating. A masking tape formed from a separating layer, a brazing alloy layer and a nickel layer can be used to mask localized portions of the surface to prevent coating at these areas.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Bruce D Rowe