Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Recarbon Corp.

Sage Products, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

F'real! Foods, LLC

Niveus Medical, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Cypre, Inc.

Curtis Peter Tom

Daniel J Myers

Timothy R Machold

Dennis Solas

Zachary John Malchano

Ron L Hale

Brian J Fahey

Soonho Song

Reynaldo J Quintana

Martin J Wensley

Fei Xie

Stefan Andrew McClelland

Pravin L Soni

Ramesh Damani

Joshua D Rabinowitz

Wei Ey Li

Shek Fai Lau

Richard L Mueller

Douglas R Murphy-Chutorian

Peter Lloyd

U Hiram Chee

James Raymond Kermode

Krishnamohan Sharma

Mingzu Lei

Kathleen Ann Scheible

Ryan Timmons

George Stephen Leonard, Iii

Wei Li

Steven T Connell

Justin M Virgili

Hilary N Pettit

John Diemer

Kurt J Ahmann

Patrick M Goebel

Stephen D Cross

Mathieu Herbette

Andrew J G Kelly

William W Shen

Matthieu Herbette

Ryan D Timmons

Craig C Hodges

Amy Tsai Lu

Donald W Regula

Albert M Destefano, Jr

Andrew Kelly

Jae Mo Koo

Kolin Hribar

David Stoloff

Steven D Cross

Andrew Jg Kelly

Hale L Ron

Kirshnamohan Sharma

Andrew J Kelly

Peter M Lloyd

Stephen Cross

A method of operating a blender having a rotatable cutting blade in a food preparation chamber includes providing a sensing light assembly, generating at least one sensing light beam below the food preparation chamber, inserting a cup containing food to be blended into the food preparation chamber, generating an error signal if a foreign object crosses the sensing light beam, and preventing or stopping rotation of the cutting blade in response to the error signal.

Modular blender with improved water heating and light beam detection

A method of reducing interference with an electrical monitoring device includes sensing an interference signal at a first location in a body resulting from reception of a second signal at a second location in the body, and delivering an electrical counter signal to the patient that destructively interferes with the interference signal to prevent interference with the electrical monitoring device.

Systems and methods to reduce sensor interference associated with electrical therapies

The present invention provides a plasma generating system that includes: a plurality of plasma reactors. Each plurality of plasma reactors includes: a waveguide for transmitting a microwave energy therethrough; a plasma chamber coupled to the waveguide and configured to generate a plasma therein using the microwave energy; a gas inlet for introducing a gas into the plasma chamber; an exhaust gas pipe for carrying an exhaust gas from the plasma chamber, wherein the plasma converts the gas into the exhaust gas; and a pressure control device installed in the exhaust gas pipe and configured to control a pressure of the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas pipe. The plasma generating system also includes a manifold coupled to the exhaust gas pipes of the plurality of plasma reactors and configured to receive the exhaust gas from the exhaust gas pipes.

Controlling exhaust gas pressure of a plasma reactor for plasma stability

The present invention provides a plasma generating system that includes: a waveguide; a plasma cavity coupled to the waveguide and configured to generate a plasma therewithin by use of microwave energy; a hollow cylinder protruding from a wall of the waveguide and having a bottom cap that has an aperture; a detection unit for receiving the light emitted by the plasma through the aperture and configured to measure intensities of the light in an ultraviolet (UV) range and an infrared (IR) range; and a controller for controlling the detection unit.

Optical system for monitoring plasma reactions and reactors

A method of reducing stimulation signal interference with an electrical monitoring device includes sensing an electrical interference signal at a first location in a body resulting from delivery of an electrical muscle stimulation signal at a second location in the body, and delivering an electrical counter signal to the patient that destructively interferes with the electrical interference signal to prevent interference with the electrical monitoring device.

The present invention provides a plasma generating system that includes: a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a plurality of reactor systems coupled to the PLC by a daisy chain network. Each of the plurality of reactor systems include: a microwave generator for generating microwave energy; and a power supply for providing electrical power to the microwave generator and including a controller, where the controller comprises: at least one microprocessor; and a module communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and including at least one of digital input-output (DIO) and analogue input-output (AIO).

Systems for controlling plasma reactors

Devices and methods for the manipulation and handling of light blocking masks suitable for controlled illumination of the wells of multi-well test plates are described. Such controlled illumination can be used to generate simple or complex three dimensional forms within the wells when used in combination with suitable photoactivatable polymer or gel precursors. Light blocking masks of the inventive concept can include features that stabilize or grip a multiwell plate when in use. Such masks can have apertures having a fixed configuration, or can have apertures with transient or changeable configurations.

Mask for generating features in a microwell plate

An easily assembled blender with an internal frame holding a cupholder elevator assembly, a mix motor assembly, a food preparation chamber, a water heater assembly and a steamer assembly. The water heater and steamer assemblies are preferably on modular trays that slide into the internal frame. The water heater preferably also serves as a hot water reservoir and, to avoid overheating, has its heating coil located near its bottom. To resist scale deposits, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tubing is preferably used to transport steam from the steamer to the food preparation chamber. To expedite manufacture, a spring-biased idler assembly with a drive belt for the cupholder elevator assembly preferably snaps into a lower receiving port on the internal frame. Crisscrossing infrared light beams are preferably placed at the entrance of the food preparation chamber to detect whether the cup entering the chamber is the correct size and detect whether any foreign object is below the food preparation chamber.

The present invention provides a plasma generating system that includes: a plasma cavity for generating a plasma therewithin by use of microwave energy; an adaptor electrically grounded and having a gas outlet through which an exhaust gas processed by the plasma exits the plasma cavity; and an ignition device mounted on the adaptor. The ignition device includes: a first electrode electrically grounded; and a second electrode electrically floating and configured to convert a portion of the microwave energy into an electrostatic discharge to thereby develop a voltage difference between the first and second electrodes, where the voltage difference generates a spark discharge between the first electrode and the second electrode to create the plasma.

Durable auto-ignition device for plasma reactor

Methods and systems for reducing interference in a therapeutic energy delivery system by delivering an electrical therapeutic signal to a patient to provide a therapeutic benefit to the patient, and delivering an electrical counter signal to the patient that destructively interferes with an electrical interference signal resulting from delivering the electrical therapeutic signal.

NMES systems and methods for stimulating muscle tissue, and in some embodiments deep muscle tissue. The impedance near the surface of the skin is controllably increased to increase the percentage of energy delivered to a subject that stimulates muscle tissue.

Devices and systems for stimulation of tissue

Heating units, drug supply units and drug delivery articles capable of rapid heating are disclosed. Heating units comprising a substrate and a solid fuel capable of undergoing an exothermic metal oxidation reaction disposed within the substrate are disclosed. These heating units can be actuated by electrical resistance, by optical ignition or by percussion. Drug supply units and drug delivery articles wherein a solid fuel is configured to heat a substrate to a temperature sufficient to rapidly thermally vaporize a drug disposed thereon are also disclosed.

Self-contained heating unit and drug-supply unit employing same

Devices and systems for stimulation of tissues

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Curtis Peter Tom