A locking mechanism for removably locking a first electronic component to a second electronic component includes a positioning post, a locking member, and a biasing member. The positioning post is adapted to be mounted on the second electronic component and has a neck. The locking member is adapted to be movably connected to the first electronic component, and includes an engaging portion and a trigger portion. The biasing member is disposed for biasing the locking member to retain the locking member in a locking position where the engaging portion is engaged with the neck. The trigger portion of the locking member is operable for driving the locking member to move away from the locking position to disengage the engaging portion from the neck and to deform the biasing member.
A consumable level monitoring label apparatus, system and method for physical association with a content-filled consumable to allow for monitoring of a level of the content therein. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of labels, each individually manually removable from the label sheet and each comprising: a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors and to an indication of the content level; a communications module for communicating the content level to at least a user display and over at least one network; and a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module. A plurality of perforations are associated with each of the plurality of labels, wherein the plurality of perforations provides for variations in a size of each of the labels upon the manual removal.
A floating fastener mechanism is adapted to be disposed on a chassis unit of a computer chassis, and is adapted to fasten an electronic component. The floating fastener mechanism includes a floating fastener and a limit member. The floating fastener has a floating bracket that is adapted to be disposed on the chassis unit and that is operable to move relative to the chassis unit in a predetermined direction, and an internal thread that is disposed on the floating bracket and that is adapted for an external thread member of the electronic component to threadedly engage therewith. The limit member is adapted for limiting movement of the floating bracket relative to the chassis unit.
Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a smart container. The smart container contains a consumable, and includes: a container body; a label affixed to the container body; and a passive sensing tag (PST) embedded in the label. The PST includes: a backscatter antenna; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) communicative with the backscatter antenna; and at least one sensor communicative with the backscatter antenna. Responsive to a ringing from a radio frequency transceiver, the backscatter antenna provides the RFID and data from the at least one sensor. The RFID and the data are then processed to provide usage information of the consumable to a user via a dashboard available at least on a smartphone and on a desktop.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
A tethered closure device for a beverage container, a cap element and a beverage container. It is provided that a tethered closure device for a beverage container comprises the following components: A frame device and a cap element with an at least partially connected recloseable lid element, wherein the cap element is rotatable disposed to the frame device. The tethered closure device further comprises at least two temper evident elements, wherein the first temper evident element is disposed between the cap element and the frame device and the second temper evident element is disposed between the cap element and the lid element. Furthermore, a cap element and a beverage container is provided.
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
A vascular access site management system includes a stabilization body and a flow housing that is rotatable relative to the stabilization body. The flow housing may have a flow path extending through it to allow fluids to be introduced into or extracted from a patient via a catheter connected to the vascular access site management system. The vascular access site management system may also include a needle free connector fluidly connected to the flow housing via a section of tubing.
Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a personal air quality monitor. The personal air quality monitor may include a housing suitable for physical association with a person; an air inlet capable of providing air flow from an environment outside the housing to a chamber within the housing; a plurality of sensor resident within the chamber, suitable for receiving the airflow and measuring air quality factors associated with the airflow; and a communication system suitable for processing the air quality factor measurements and communicating the processed air quality factor measurements to a user interface cognizable to the person.
A method for preparing an anodic aluminum oxide-based photonic crystal product includes: subjecting an aluminum-containing object to a first pretreatment; subjecting the aluminum-containing object to a first anodizing treatment by applying periodic current signals, so as to form first porous aluminum oxide films on the aluminum-containing object along a first direction, the first porous aluminum oxide films each including first nanopore structures; and subjecting the aluminum-containing object to a second anodizing treatment by applying a slowly increasing current signal, followed by constant current signal so as to form a second porous aluminum oxide film beneath an Nth first porous aluminum oxide film, the second porous aluminum oxide film including second nanopore structures. An anodic aluminum oxide-based photonic crystal product prepared by the method is also provided.
A storage device bracket configured to hold and position a storage device includes a bracket body and at least one positioning assembly. The storage device has first and second grooves respectively provided on two opposite sides thereof. The bracket body defines a receiving space for receiving the storage device. The at least one positioning assembly includes an engaging hook and an elastic engaging plate respectively provided on two opposite sides of the bracket body. The engaging hook protrudes from one of the opposite sides of the bracket body into the receiving space, and is configured to be removably inserted into the first groove. The elastic engaging plate has an elastic plate portion, and a protrusion connected to and protruding from the elastic plate portion into the receiving space for insertion into the second groove so as to limit movement of the storage device relative to the storage device bracket.
An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.
Disclosed herein are packages such as containers. A container includes a closure including a closure sealing surface, a molded fiber container body, and a collar bonded to the molded fiber container body. The collar configured to provide a sealing surface corresponding to the closure sealing surface to seal the container when the closure is attached to the bonded collar and molded fiber container body. The container includes a latching mechanism configured to releasably latch the closure to the bonded collar and molded fiber container body.
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 6/00 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 41/18 - Snap-on caps or cap-like covers non-metallic, e.g. made of paper or plastics
B65D 51/20 - Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
D21J 3/10 - Manufacture of articles by pressing wet fibre pulp, or papier-mâché, between moulds of hollow bodies
A grinder assembly removably connectable to a container of a spice dispenser includes a stationary grinder component and a rotatable grinder component associated with said stationary grinder component to define a grinding chamber between a portion of said stationary grinder component and a portion of said rotatable grinder component. The rotatable grinder component is rotatable relative to said stationary grinder component about a grinding axis. The grinder assembly additionally includes a first feature for coupling the grinder assembly to said container and a second feature movable to selectively decouple the grinder assembly from the container.
A catheter system includes a catheter hub, a catheter shaft and a hub housing. The catheter hub has a flow path extending from an opening at a distal end to an inlet at a proximal end. The catheter shaft has a lumen in fluid communication with the distal end opening of the catheter hub. The hub housing has a fluid path extending through a portion of it. A cavity located distal to the fluid path has a wall with an opening that movably retains the catheter hub. The surface of the catheter hub and the wall of the cavity movably interact from a first position to at least a second position. The longitudinal axis of the fluid path distal opening is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the lumen when in the first position and forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the lumen when in the second position.
This invention relates to catheters and methods of manufacturing the catheters based on printed electronics and printed electronics processing. The catheter comprises a steerable sheath including an anchor ring and pull wires connected to the anchorring, printed traces printed onto the steerable sheath using printed electronics processes, and printed components printed onto the steerable sheath and connected to the steerable sheath and the printed traces using the printed electronics processes.
A medical valve includes a body having an internal fluid path extending from a first opening to a second opening. A valve member located within the fluid path has a closed mode, and a first and second open mode. When in the first open mode, an outer section of the valve member deforms toward a distal end, and when in the second open mode, a portion of the outer section deforms toward a proximal end. The outer section of the valve member seals against a seal surface when in the closed mode. The outer section of the valve member deforms in an asymmetrical manner such that the first portion of the outer section moves toward the proximal end of the body an amount greater than the second portion as the valve member transitions toward the second open mode.
A method for accessing a BMC using a playbook includes steps of: receiving from an initiator a playbook that includes to-be-executed instructions, a plurality of execution durations, a summarizing instruction, and a series of storing instructions; in response to receiving the playbook, the BMC executing the to-be-executed instructions; the BMC generating an execution result related to the to-be-executed instructions after executing the to-be-executed instructions; after generating the execution result, the BMC executing the summarizing instruction and summarizing the execution result according to a predetermined summarizing manner to obtain a summarizing result; and, after obtaining the summarizing result, the BMC executing the series of storing instructions and storing the execution result and the summarizing result according to a predetermined storing manner.
A card connecting assembly mountable on a circuit board for insertion of an electronic card includes a card connector disposed on the circuit board, and an electronic card mounting structure having first and second guiderails for the electronic card to be slidably insertable thereinto, and a latch mechanism integrally formed and elastically connected with the first guiderail. The latch mechanism includes an operating portion and a latch portion. With the latch portion engaged in the notch when the electronic card is inserted into the card connector to prevent removal thereof. Through the operating portion operably and elastically displaced away from the first guiderail, the latch portion is disengageable from the notch, the electronic card is permitted to be removed from the card connector.
A method for colorizing an aluminum-containing object includes the steps of: (a) subjecting the aluminum-containing object to a first pretreatment, so as to remove contaminants from a surface thereof; and (b) subjecting the pretreated aluminum-containing object obtained in step (a) to an anodizing treatment which is accomplished by applying N cycles of periodic current signals, thereby forming an aluminum oxide film with a plurality of nanopores on the surface of the aluminum-containing object. In step (b), each cycle of the periodic current signals includes a first to fourth predetermined time periods. A colorized aluminum-containing object prepared by the aforesaid method is also provided.
A method includes steps of: storing an entry of sensing data in a storage area of a storage module of a board management controller as sensor data; assigning a buffer area of the storage module with a locked state; copying the sensor data from the storage area to the buffer area; and assigning the buffer area with an unlocked state. A processing module of the board management controller does not respond to a request to access the sensor data when the buffer area is assigned with the locked state, and responds to the request to access the sensor data when the buffer area is assigned with the unlocked state.
Disclosed herein are tethered cap and spout combinations. The tethered cap and spout combinations prevent loss of the cap after opening. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms for puncturing or opening a seal that may be present at a throat or neck of the container which provides both an anti-tampering and freshness function. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide anti-tampering mechanisms. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms to hold an opened and tethered cap away from the container opening during use.
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 47/12 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
B65D 51/22 - Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
B65D 55/06 - Deformable or tearable wires, strings or strips (caps or cap-like closures with tear-strips )Use of seals
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Locking mechanism for removably locking an expansion electrical component to a main electrical component of an electronic device and the electronic device
A locking mechanism for removably locking a first electrical component to a second electrical component includes a positioning post secured to the second electrical component, a frame for mounting the first electrical component, and a locking member movably connected with the frame. The positioning post has a head and a neck. The locking member has a snap fastening portion, a flexible portion and an unlocking operated portion. When the snap fastening portion contacts the head and is moved toward the neck, a lateral thrust force exerted by the head spreads the snap fastening portion and cause deformation of the flexible portion to store a biasing restoring force. When the snap fastening portion is aligned with the neck, the snap fastening portion is moved by the biasing restoring force to be snap fastened to the neck. The unlocking operated portion is operated to disengage the snap fastening portion from the neck.
Disclosed herein are tethered cap and spout combinations. The tethered cap and spout combinations prevent loss of the cap after opening. The tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms for puncturing or opening a seal that may be present at a throat or neck of the container which provides both an anti-tampering and freshness function. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide anti-tampering mechanisms. The tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms to hold an opened and tethered cap away from the container opening during use.
A consumable level monitoring label apparatus, system and method for physical association with a content-filled consumable to allow for monitoring of a level of the content therein. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of labels, each individually manually removable from the label sheet and each comprising: a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors and to an indication of the content level; a communications module for communicating the content level to at least a user display and over at least one network; and a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module. A plurality of perforations are associated with each of the plurality of labels, wherein the plurality of perforations provides for variations in a size of each of the labels upon the manual removal.
Disclosed herein are packages such as containers. A container includes a container body including at least one container body interlocking component, a closure configured to refittably attach to the container body, and a shell including at least one shell interlocking component configured to at least diametrically and vertically interference separably fit with the at least one container body interlocking component.
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
Disclosed herein are actuator based packages for use with cartridge refills. A package includes a container configured to hold a cartridge refill, a replaceable cap configured to fit the container, and an actuator mechanism integral with the container. The actuator mechanism is configured to compress the cartridge refill to dispense a useable material contained in the cartridge refill. The actuator mechanism can be a slider mechanism. The actuator mechanism can be a screw mechanism.
A45D 40/04 - Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a sliding movement effected by a screw
A45D 40/00 - Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLAY-OF-COLOR ARTICLE, PLAY-OF-COLOR ARTICLE, AND PLAY-OF-COLOR PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME
Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., Ltd. (Taiwan, Province of China)
Jabil Circuit (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Inventor
Su, Yi-Chung
Lin, Chih-Wen
Chou, Chin-Yen
Hsu, Jiun-Shiuan
Lin, Yen-Hao
Lin, Chang-Yu
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a play-of-color article includes the steps of: (a) providing a first mixture that contains a solvent and a plurality of functionalized colloidal particles; (b) replacing the solvent of the first mixture with a polymer solution that contains polymers, thereby obtaining a second mixture; (c) adding an initiator to the second mixture to obtain a third mixture, followed by injecting the third mixture into a mold and disturbing the third mixture, so that the third mixture is formed with a pattern; (d) leaving the third mixture to stand, so as to allow the functionalized colloidal particles therein to self-assemble to form a crystalline arrangement, thereby obtaining a fourth mixture; and (e) subjecting the polymers in the fourth mixture to a cross-linking reaction, thereby obtaining the play-of-color article. A play-of-color article manufactured by the method, and a play-of-color product including the play-of-color article are also provided.
C08J 3/215 - Compounding polymers with additives, e.g. colouring in the presence of a liquid phase the polymer being premixed with a liquid phase at least one additive being also premixed with a liquid phase
C08J 3/28 - Treatment by wave energy or particle radiation
A patient access site securement system includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing also has a connecting portion that connects to a catheter and/or a fluid line attached to the catheter. A contact surface is located on an underside of the housing and positions the patient access site securement system on the patient. A first reservoir with an interior holds a liquid and transitions from a first state to a second state. The interior is in fluid communication with the inlet when the reservoir is in the second state to allow the liquid to flow from the inlet, through the internal fluid path and exit the outlet. The liquid interacts with the contact surface and/or the patient to alter a level of securement between the catheter and the patient.
A respirator mask system protects a user against inhalation of undesirable airborne substances and includes a body and a casing. The body has a proximal portion with a first opening that accommodates the user's face, and a main portion with a second opening to the interior. The casing is attached to the body and encloses the second opening to prevent the flow of air therethrough. The casing is formed from a softer material than that of the body. The respirator mask system also includes a filter device that filters out at least a portion the undesirable airborne substances between the surrounding environment and the interior while the user is breathing. An accessory may interact with at least the casing, and at least a portion of the accessory may gain access to the interior. A stem of the accessory engages the casing when the accessory interacts with the casing.
An auto-replenishment system, apparatus and method for monitoring and replenishing the level of a consumable in a container. The apparatus, system and method includes a dispenser capable of physical association with the container; a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module associated at least with the dispenser, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors to an indication of the level of the consumable in the container; a communications module for communicating the level to at least a user mobile device over at least one network; and a BLE power module having aspects physically distinct from the sensor module, which is capable of at least periodically powering up the sensing module and the communications module absent actuation of an app on the user mobile device.
G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
G01F 23/263 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
A reciprocating conveyor includes a first carrier that is slidably mounted on a first sliding rail mechanism, a sliding seat that is slidably mounted on a second sliding rail mechanism and that is situated below the first carrier, and a second carrier that is connected to the sliding seat, that is movable upwardly and downwardly relative to sliding seat, and that has a slide protrusion slidably engaging with a guiding rail. When the first and second carriers are respectively at a first location and a second location, the second carrier is movable through a dodging location that is lower than the first and second locations, via sliding engagement between the slide protrusion and the guiding rail, to the first location, thereby driving the first carrier to simultaneously move, via a linkage unit, to the second location.
B65G 17/12 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of individual load-carriers fixed, or normally fixed, relative to traction element
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Apparatus, system, and method of providing a solids level monitor
An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.
An auto-replenishment system, apparatus and method for monitoring and replenishing the level of a bulk consumable in a container. The apparatus, system and method includes a dispenser suitable for physical association with a container from which the bulk consumable is dispensed; a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module associated at least with the dispenser, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors to an indication of the level of the consumable in the container; an electronic cross-reference that subtracts the level as repeatedly revised from a known online purchased quantity of the containers; and a communications module for communicating the level to at least a user mobile device app over at least one network, and for monitoring for a need for the autoreplenishment from a new one of the online purchases of the container.
Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., Ltd. (Taiwan, Province of China)
Jabil Circuit (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Inventor
Lin, Bing-Yuan
Chen, Ying-Yin
Chen, Yung-Chih
Chen, Ching-Hsin
Abstract
A separation apparatus suitable for separating plastic and silicone in a composite material includes a storage tank configured to store a hydrocarbon solvent, and a reaction tank fluidly connected to the storage tank and having a reaction space for placement of the composite material therein and for receiving the hydrocarbon solvent from the storage tank such that the composite material is immersed in the hydrocarbon solvent for separating the plastic and the silicone in the composite material. The plastic and the silicone in the composite material are insoluble in the hydrocarbon solvent.
Disclosed herein is dispenser applicator packaging. A package includes a tubular structure, a barrier layer fused to an inner surface of the tubular structure, a ratcheting mechanism fused to the barrier layer, an elevator mechanism placed at one end of the tubular structure, an elevator seal fused to the elevator mechanism, and an access seal fused to a useable material at a remaining end of the tubular structure.
Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a personal air quality monitor. The personal air quality monitor may include a housing suitable for physical association with a person; an air inlet capable of providing air flow from an environment outside the housing to a chamber within the housing; a plurality of sensor resident within the chamber, suitable for receiving the airflow and measuring air quality factors associated with the airflow; and a communication system suitable for processing the air quality factor measurements and communicating the processed air quality factor measurements to a user interface cognizable to the person.
The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.
D06F 39/02 - Devices for adding soap or other washing agents
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
A tethered closure device for a beverage container, a cap element and a beverage container. It is provided that a tethered closure device for a beverage container comprises the following components: A frame device and a cap element with an at least partially connected recloseable lid element, wherein the cap element is rotatable disposed to the frame device. The tethered closure device further comprises at least two temper evident elements, wherein the first temper evident element is disposed between the cap element and the frame device and the second temper evident element is disposed between the cap element and the lid element. Furthermore, a cap element and a beverage container is provided.
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
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Method and computing system for returning to a bios setup utility while in a shell environment during a booting process
A method for returning to a basic input/output system (BIOS) setup utility while in a shell environment during a booting process of a computing system includes: upon execution of an update Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (BIOS) firmware file, storing a dynamic command in a command storage; storing a back protocol in the storage module, the back protocol being linked to a back function that, when executed, causes the CPU to call a program file that, when executed by the CPU, causes the CPU to enter a BIOS setup utility, the dynamic command being linked to accessing a memory location in which the back protocol is stored; and in response to receipt of the dynamic command while in the shell environment, locating the back protocol, performing the back function and calling the specific program file, which causes the CPU to enter the BIOS setup utility.
Single use hydraulic drive devices and single use large volume injectors are described. A method for single use hydraulic drive including releasing a holding device to move a catalyst coated portion of a rod into a reagent filled chamber, generating pressure in the chamber due to at least one of gas creation and thermal expansion from a chemical reaction between the catalyst coated portion and the reagent, hydraulically displacing a moveable object in hydraulic communication with the chamber, and stopping further chemical reaction when the pressure exceeds a holding device force threshold to enable the holding device to re-hold a retracted catalyst coated portion of the rod outside of the chamber. The self-regulating pressure in the chamber enables a controlled rate of hydraulic displacement of the moveable object.
Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a smart container. The smart container contains a consumable, and includes: a container body; a label affixed to the container body; and a passive sensing tag (PST) embedded in the label. The PST includes: a backscatter antenna; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) communicative with the backscatter antenna; and at least one sensor communicative with the backscatter antenna. Responsive to a ringing from a radio frequency transceiver, the backscatter antenna provides the RFID and data from the at least one sensor. The RFID and the data are then processed to provide usage information of the consumable to a user via a dashboard available at least on a smartphone and on a desktop.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
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IV CATHETER STABILIZATION AND INTERROGATION DEVICE AND METHOD
A catheter stabilization and interrogation device includes a flexible substrate with a proximal portion, a distal portion spaced from the proximal portion, and an intermediate portion located, at least partially, between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The intermediate portion conforms to a patients body, and a bottom surface of the substrate has an adhesive to secure the device to a patient. A stabilizer secured to the proximal portion stabilizes the catheter relative to the patients vasculature and a receptacle located within and/or upon the distal portion receives an interacting element and positions the interacting element relative to the catheter. A monitoring device, constructed within at least the intermediate portion, monitors at least one event within the patient.
Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., Ltd. (Taiwan, Province of China)
Jabil Circuit (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Inventor
Mao, Ching-Lung
Yang, Chin-Feng
Chung, Ming-Chung
Chen, Huang-Keng
Abstract
A sensor device includes a plurality of wires that are adapted to be disposed on an object, a control circuit that is electrically coupled to the wires, and a conductive member that is electrically coupled to the control circuit. Each of the wires has a detection section. The conductive member is operable to contact the detection sections of the wires. The detection sections are urged to move relative to the conductive member when the object is deformed, so that a quantity of the detection sections in contact with the conductive member varies with deformation of the object. When the conductive member is in contact with the detection section of any one of the wires, the conductive member and the one of the wires cooperatively form one closed circuit. The control circuit is adapted to transmit data of a quantity of the closed circuit to an external device.
Disclosed herein are actuator based packages for use with cartridge refills. A package includes a container configured to hold a cartridge refill, a replaceable cap configured to fit the container, and an actuator mechanism integral with the container. The actuator mechanism is configured to compress the cartridge refill to dispense a useable material contained in the cartridge refill. The actuator mechanism can be a pump mechanism. The actuator mechanism can be a slider mechanism.
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for using a 3D laminated flexible film as a stiffener or strain relief. The method include providing a flexible film on or around a surface of a lamination area between a first type component and a second type component, wherein the lamination area includes at least an interconnection area between the first type component and the second type component and an area which extends beyond the second type component toward the first type component, and laminating, with a 3D lamination tool, the lamination area with the flexible film, the 3D laminated flexible film performing as a stiffener between the first type component and the second type component. The lamination area is laminated with flexible film or between flexible films using the 3D lamination tool to create the stiffening mechanism or stiffener.
Disclosed herein are packages such as containers. A container includes a closure including a closure sealing surface, a molded fiber container body, and a collar bonded to the molded fiber container body. The collar configured to provide a sealing surface corresponding to the closure sealing surface to seal the container when the closure is attached to the bonded collar and molded fiber container body. The container includes a latching mechanism configured to releasably latch the closure to the bonded collar and molded fiber container body.
A catheter system includes a catheter hub, a catheter shaft and a hub housing. The catheter hub has a flow path extending from an opening at a distal end to an inlet at a proximal end. The catheter shaft has a lumen in fluid communication with the distal end opening of the catheter hub. The hub housing has a fluid path extending through a portion of it. A cavity located distal to the fluid path has a wall with an opening that movably retains the catheter hub. The surface of the catheter hub and the wall of the cavity movably interact from a first position to at least a second position. The longitudinal axis of the fluid path distal opening is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the lumen when in the first position and forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the lumen when in the second position.
Operation method of a software program meeting specifications of unified extensible firmware interface for configuring a general-purpose input/output port
An operation method of a software program meeting UEFI specifications for configuring a GPIO port is provided. The operation method includes: operating in a command-line mode to display, on a display device, a first prompt for guiding a user to input a string of command-line arguments; in response to receipt of a string of command-line arguments for reading content stored in a register that corresponds to one of GPIO pins of the GPIO port under the command-line mode, displaying, on the display device, a default value of the register that corresponds to a function of said one of the GPIO pins; and in response to receipt of a string of command-line arguments for setting a register that corresponds to one of the GPIO pins to a set value under the command-line mode, writing the set value to the register to replace a current value with the set value.
G06F 15/177 - Initialisation or configuration control
G06F 21/57 - Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
A low profile catheter system includes a catheter hub with proximal, distal, and intermediate portions, a stabilization surface located on an underside, and a receptacle located within a top surface. A substantially linear flow path extends from an opening at the distal portion to an inlet located within the intermediate portion and allows fluid to flow between the distal and intermediate portions. The inlet of the flow path is located between the proximal and distal portions. A base connector has a fluid path extending through at least a portion of the base connector and between a first opening located nearer a first end and a second opening. The fluid path is fluidly connected to the inlet of the flow path and a second end of the base connector is retained within the receptacle by the proximal portion when the base connector is received by the receptacle.
A connecting device for electrically connecting signal contact portions of an electrical device under test includes a lower modular unit and an upper modular unit. The lower modular unit includes a port substrate and a plurality of lower connecting terminals electrically connected with the port substrate. The upper modular unit is disposed above the lower modular unit and includes a plurality of upper connecting terminals movable relative to an upper wall. The upper connecting terminals are movable as a result of a downward pressing of the electrical device to the upper modular unit to project outwardly of the upper wall and to electrically connect with the signal contact portions. The upper connecting terminals are electrically connected with the lower connecting terminals.
Disclosed herein are fusion packaging and fusion packages. One package includes a frame configured to provide structure for the package, a sidewall fused to the frame, and a tethered cap connected to one end of the frame. Another package includes a sleeve configured to provide structure for the package, a tethered cap fused to one end of the sleeve, and a seal configured to be fused to a remaining end of the sleeve after the package is filled with content. Another package includes a frame configured to provide structure for the package, a film fused to the frame, a cap connected to one end of the frame, the cap including a structure to retain the cap after removal from the frame, and a seal connected to another end of the frame, where one of the cap and seal are connected to the frame after material placement.
B65D 6/34 - Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 77/20 - Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 6/00 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 17/28 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
B65D 17/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
Disclosed herein are peelable packaging and packages. A package includes a body including a plurality of peelable strips defined by perforation lines and a replaceable cap configured to fit one or more of the plurality of peelable strips. Each peelable strip is peelable from the body to access a material contained within the package.
B65D 17/46 - Wires, strings or the like, e.g. rip cords
B65D 17/28 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
A tapping apparatus adapted for tapping a workpiece includes a lower die unit to drive the workpiece to move along a conveying direction, and an upper die unit disposed above and movable upwardly and downwardly relative to the lower die unit. A tapping mechanism is disposed between the lower and upper die units to be driven by the upper die unit for tapping the workpiece so that the workpiece is formed with a tapped hole. A thread checking mechanism is disposed between the lower and upper die units and is spaced apart from the tapping mechanism along the conveying direction. The thread checking mechanism is driven by the upper die unit for checking the tapped hole of the workpiece.
B23G 1/48 - Equipment or accessories specially designed for machines or devices for thread cutting for guiding the threading tools
B23G 1/46 - Equipment or accessories specially designed for machines or devices for thread cutting for holding the threading tools
B23Q 17/20 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring workpiece characteristics, e.g. contour, dimension, hardness
53.
Apparatus, system, and method of providing a solids level monitor
An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a solid content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module embedded in a label associated with the consumable suitable to sense the consumable level; and a visual indicator suitable to receive the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.
An apparatus, system and method for providing a consumable level monitor for association with a content-filled consumable. The embodiments may include a sensing module suitable to sense the consumable level; and a communications module suitable for receiving the consumable level from the sensing module, and for communicating the consumable level to a user.
G01F 23/24 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of resistance of resistors due to contact with conductor fluid
B65D 25/56 - Inspection openings or windows with means for indicating level of contents
G01F 15/061 - Indicating or recording devices for remote indication
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
A one-piece medical connector has a unitary body. The unitary body includes a rigid portion that forms a housing. The unitary body also includes a resilient portion located at least partially within the housing. At least a movable portion of the resilient portion is configured to move relative to the rigid portion. Movement of the resilient portion selectively permits fluid flow through the connector. The rigid portion and the resilient portion form a one-piece unitary connector.
A package structure includes a carrier substrate, a circuit unit, and a packaging unit. The circuit unit includes an antenna circuit, and a conducting circuit that is flexible and that is electrically connected to the antenna circuit. At least a portion of the antenna circuit is disposed on the carrier substrate. The packaging unit is disposed on the carrier substrate by molding and encapsulates the circuit unit such that a portion of the circuit unit is exposed to permit said conducting circuit for electrical connection with the outside.
Disclosed herein are fusion packaging and fusion packages. A package includes a frame which provides structure, a sidewall fused to the frame, and a cap connected to one end of the frame. Another package includes a sleeve, a cap fused to one end of the sleeve, and a seal configured to be fused to a remaining end of the sleeve after filling with content. Another package includes a frame, a film fused to the frame, a cap connected to one end of the frame, and a seal connected to another end of the frame, where one of the cap and seal are connected to the frame after material placement. Sealed edges are formed at junctures between a frame, sleeve, or cap and a sidewall or film when frame, sleeve, or cap material embeds with sidewall or film material.
B65D 17/28 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
B65D 17/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
B65D 25/36 - Coverings or external coatings formed by applying sheet material
58.
SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLEABLE PACKAGING, PACKAGES, AND CONTAINERS
Disclosed herein are packages such as containers. A container includes a container body including at least one container body interlocking component, a closure configured to refittably attach to the container body, and a shell including at least one shell interlocking component configured to at least diametrically and vertically interference separably fit with the at least one container body interlocking component.
Disclosed herein are actuator based packages for use with cartridge refills. A package includes a container configured to hold a cartridge refill, a replaceable cap configured to fit the container, and an actuator mechanism integral with the container. The actuator mechanism is configured to compress the cartridge refill to dispense a useable material contained in the cartridge refill. The actuator mechanism can be a slider mechanism. The actuator mechanism can be a screw mechanism.
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for face mask with replaceable filter cartridges and components. A face mask includes a mask component, a replaceable filter component, and a closure component. The replaceable filter component is bonded to and as between the closure component and the mask component when the closure component is attached to the mask component.
A62B 19/00 - Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus
A62B 23/00 - Filters for breathing-protection purposes
A62B 23/02 - Filters for breathing-protection purposes for respirators
B01D 27/06 - Cartridge filters of the throw-away type with cartridges made of a piece of unitary material, e.g. filter paper with corrugated, folded or wound material
A respirator mask system protects a user against inhalation of undesirable airborne substances and includes a body and a casing. The body has a proximal portion with a first opening that accommodates the user's face, and a main portion with a second opening to the interior. The casing is attached to the body and encloses the second opening to prevent the flow of air therethrough. The casing is formed from a softer material than that of the body. The respirator mask system also includes a filter device that filters out at least a portion the undesirable airborne substances between the surrounding environment and the interior while the user is breathing. An accessory may interact with at least the casing, and at least a portion of the accessory may gain access to the interior. A stem of the accessory engages the casing when the accessory interacts with the casing.
A method for accessing Redfish data that is compliant with Redfish® specification, and that is stored in a board baseboard management controller (BMC) of a computer device is provided. The method includes: executing a unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) application to transmit a data request to the BMC through a host interface using a representational state transfer (REST) protocol; when it is determined that Redfish data that corresponds with a URL included in the data request has been received, performing data transformation on the Redfish data to obtain transformed data; and generating and presenting the transformed data on a graphic interface.
Disclosed herein are tethered cap and spout combinations. The tethered cap and spout combinations prevent loss of the cap after opening. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms for puncturing or opening a seal that may be present at a throat or neck of the container which provides both an anti-tampering and freshness function. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide anti-tampering mechanisms. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms to hold an opened and tethered cap away from the container opening during use.
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 47/12 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
B65D 51/22 - Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
B65D 55/06 - Deformable or tearable wires, strings or strips (caps or cap-like closures with tear-strips )Use of seals
64.
REAGENT-CATALYST DRIVEN SINGLE USE HYDRAULIC DRIVE AND SINGLE USE LARGE VOLUME INJECTOR
Single use hydraulic drive devices and single use large volume injectors are described. A method for single use hydraulic drive including releasing a holding device to move a catalyst coated portion of a rod into a reagent filled chamber, generating pressure in the chamber due to at least one of gas creation and thermal expansion from a chemical reaction between the catalyst coated portion and the reagent, hydraulically displacing a moveable object in hydraulic communication with the chamber, and stopping further chemical reaction when the pressure exceeds a holding device force threshold to enable the holding device to re-hold a retracted catalyst coated portion of the rod outside of the chamber. The self-regulating pressure in the chamber enables a controlled rate of hydraulic displacement of the moveable object.
A61M 5/315 - PistonsPiston-rodsGuiding, blocking or restricting the movement of the rodAppliances on the rod for facilitating dosing
A61M 5/145 - Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. by means of pistons
A61M 5/50 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
65.
Reagent-catalyst driven single use hydraulic drive and single use large volume injector
Single use hydraulic drive devices and single use large volume injectors are described. A method for single use hydraulic drive including releasing a holding device to move a catalyst coated portion of a rod into a reagent filled chamber, generating pressure in the chamber due to at least one of gas creation and thermal expansion from a chemical reaction between the catalyst coated portion and the reagent, hydraulically displacing a movable object in hydraulic communication with the chamber, and stopping further chemical reaction when the pressure exceeds a holding device force threshold to enable the holding device to re-hold a retracted catalyst coated portion of the rod outside of the chamber. The self-regulating pressure in the chamber enables a controlled rate of hydraulic displacement of the movable object.
A program signing method is provided to include: determining whether the signing program is tampered with; if not, obtaining a releasing hash that is related to a to-be-released program, and transmitting the releasing hash to a signature server unit, so as to make the signature server unit acquire a releasing digital signature based on the releasing hash and transmit the releasing digital signature to the processing module; and, upon receipt of the releasing digital signature, executing the signing program to generate a signed to-be-released program.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
G06F 21/55 - Detecting local intrusion or implementing counter-measures
Disclosed herein is dispenser applicator packaging. A package includes a tubular structure, a barrier layer fused to an inner surface of the tubular structure, a ratcheting mechanism fused to the barrier layer, an elevator mechanism placed at one end of the tubular structure, an elevator seal fused to the elevator mechanism, and an access seal fused to a useable material at a remaining end of the tubular structure.
The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.
D06F 39/02 - Devices for adding soap or other washing agents
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
D06F 33/37 - Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of metering of detergents or additives
69.
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AUTO-REPLENISHMENT FOR A CONSUMABLES CONTAINER
An auto-replenishment system, apparatus and method for monitoring and replenishing the level of a consumable in a container. The apparatus, system and method includes a dispenser capable of physical association with the container; a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module associated at least with the dispenser, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors to an indication of the level of the consumable in the container; a communications module for communicating the level to at least a user mobile device over at least one network; and a BLE power module having aspects physically distinct from the sensor module, which is capable of at least periodically powering up the sensing module and the communications module absent actuation of an app on the user mobile device.
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
G01D 21/02 - Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass
70.
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AUTO-REPLENISHMENT FOR A BULK CONSUMABLES CONTAINER
An auto-replenishment system, apparatus and method for monitoring and replenishing the level of a bulk consumable in a container. The apparatus, system and method includes a dispenser suitable for physical association with a container from which the bulk consumable is dispensed; a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module associated at least with the dispenser, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors to an indication of the level of the consumable in the container; an electronic cross-reference that subtracts the level as repeatedly revised from a known online purchased quantity of the containers; and a communications module for communicating the level to at least a user mobile device app over at least one network, and for monitoring for a need for the autoreplenishment from a new one of the online purchases of the container.
G01F 23/26 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
G06Q 50/28 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping
71.
VALVING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED FLUSHABILITY AND METHODS OF USING SAME
A valving device includes a body with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path extending from the inlet to the outlet. Within the internal fluid path, the valving device has a valve mechanism with an open mode that allows fluid flow through the valve mechanism between the inlet and outlet and closed mode that prevents fluid flow through the valve mechanism. The valve mechanism has a first surface facing the inlet and a second surface facing the outlet. The body at least partially defines a flow corral. The flow corral(s) is/are located distal to the valve mechanism and redirect fluid passing through the valving device back toward the second surface of the valve mechanism to flush the underside of the valve mechanism.
Disclosed herein are foilless caps. In an implementation, the foilless caps provide sealing of the container without the use of a foil and are environmentally friendly. In an implementation, the foilless caps include tamper evident mechanisms to provide evidence of prior or attempted use. In an implementation, the foilless caps further include tether mechanisms to prevent loss of the cap after opening. In an implementation, the foilless caps provide sealing and resealing of the container with enough closure to maintain freshness. In an implementation, the foilless caps provide a non-backoff feature which may include audible and tactile indications to the user that the container is closed. In an implementation, the foilless caps may provide mechanisms to hold an opened and tethered cap away from the container opening during use.
B65D 41/34 - Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers
B65D 41/32 - Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
Disclosed herein are tethered cap and spout combinations. The tethered cap and spout combinations prevent loss of the cap after opening. The tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms for puncturing or opening a seal that may be present at a throat or neck of the container which provides both an anti-tampering and freshness function. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide anti-tampering mechanisms. The tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms to hold an opened and tethered cap away from the container opening during use.
A grinder assembly removably connectable to a container of a spice dispenser includes a stationary grinder component and a rotatable grinder component associated with said stationary grinder component to define a grinding chamber between a portion of said stationary grinder component and a portion of said rotatable grinder component. The rotatable grinder component is rotatable relative to said stationary grinder component about a grinding axis. The grinder assembly additionally includes a first feature for coupling the grinder assembly to said container and a second feature movable to selectively decouple the grinder assembly from the container.
A patient access site securement system includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing also has a connecting portion that connects to a catheter and/or a fluid line attached to the catheter. A contact surface is located on an underside of the housing and positions the patient access site securement system on the patient. A first reservoir with an interior holds a liquid and transitions from a first state to a second state. The interior is in fluid communication with the inlet when the reservoir is in the second state to allow the liquid to flow from the inlet, through the internal fluid path and exit the outlet. The liquid interacts with the contact surface and/or the patient to alter a level of securement between the catheter and the patient.
Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a smart container. The smart container contains a consumable, and includes: a container body; a label affixed to the container body; and a passive sensing tag (PST) embedded in the label. The PST includes: a backscatter antenna; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) communicative with the backscatter antenna; and at least one sensor communicative with the backscatter antenna. Responsive to a ringing from a radio frequency transceiver, the backscatter antenna provides the RFID and data from the at least one sensor. The RFID and the data are then processed to provide usage information of the consumable to a user via a dashboard available at least on a smartphone and on a desktop.
G06K 19/077 - Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
H04W 4/60 - Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 4/35 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for the management of goods or merchandise
B65D 6/00 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 13/02 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of the same material, other than metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor of glass, pottery, or other ceramic material
An earphone device includes a speaker unit, an inner housing body and an outer housing body. The inner housing body covers the speaker unit through an insert molding technique. The outer housing body covers the inner housing body through the insert molding technique.
A catheter stabilization and interrogation device includes a flexible substrate with a proximal portion, a distal portion spaced from the proximal portion, and an intermediate portion located, at least partially, between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The intermediate portion conforms to a patient's body, and a bottom surface of the substrate has an adhesive to secure the device to a patient. A stabilizer secured to the proximal portion stabilizes the catheter relative to the patient's vasculature and a receptacle located within and/or upon the distal portion receives an interacting element and positions the interacting element relative to the catheter. A monitoring device, constructed within at least the intermediate portion, monitors at least one event within the patient.
A speaker device includes a housing body, a speaker driver and a passive radiator. The housing body is formed with a first sound hole and a second sound hole respectively opening in two opposite directions. The speaker driver is disposed in the housing body, is located adjacent to the first sound hole, and is adapted to generate sound. The passive radiator is disposed in the housing body, is located adjacent to the second sound hole, and is adapted to generate sound. The first sound hole and the second sound hole are adapted for respectively allowing the sound generated by the speaker driver and the sound generated by the passive radiator to travel out from the housing body respectively in two opposite directions therethrough.
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
Medication delivery devices are provided having a sensor in the form of a switch having a conductive pad and a cantilevered arm that is moveable toward and away from the conductive pad. Contact between the cantilevered arm and the conductive pad changes the state of the switch, while lack of contact between the cantilevered arm and the conductive pad changes the state of the switch. The switch may be used to sense dosage of medication delivered during dose delivery. The switch may interact with a rotating component having a plurality of teeth that slide against the cantilevered arm during dose delivery.
A passive diaphragm assembly includes a counterweight member, a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are spaced apart from each other, are connected respectively to opposite ends of the counterweight member, and cooperate with the counterweight member to define an air space thereamong.
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
A speaker adapted to be disposed on a head-mounted device includes a housing member, a speaker unit, a vibrating unit and an abutting member. The housing member is adapted to be disposed on the head-mounted device and is formed with an opening adapted to open toward an ear of a user when in use. The speaker unit is disposed on the housing member in a manner that the speaker unit is not directly in contact with the head of the user when in use. The vibrating unit is disposed on the housing member and is capable of generating vibrations. The abutting member is disposed on the vibrating unit, is adapted to be in contact with the skin of the user, and is capable of transmitting the vibrations to the skull of the user.
A tethered closure device for a beverage container, a cap element and a beverage container. It is provided that a tethered closure device for a beverage container comprises the following components: A frame device and a cap element with an at least partially connected recloseable lid element, wherein the cap element is rotatable disposed to the frame device. The tethered closure device further comprises at least two temper evident elements, wherein the first temper evident element is disposed between the cap element and the frame device and the second temper evident element is disposed between the cap element and the lid element. Furthermore, a cap element and a beverage container is provided.
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
84.
ACTUATOR BASED PACKAGING FOR USE WITH CARTRIDGE REFILLS
Disclosed herein are actuator based packages for use with cartridge refills. A package includes a container configured to hold a cartridge refill, a replaceable cap configured to fit the container, and an actuator mechanism integral with the container. The actuator mechanism is configured to compress the cartridge refill to dispense a useable material contained in the cartridge refill. The actuator mechanism can be a pump mechanism. The actuator mechanism can be a slider mechanism.
Disclosed herein are fusion packaging and fusion packages. A package includes a frame which provides structure, a sidewall fused to the frame, and a cap connected to one end of the frame. Another package includes a sleeve, a cap fused to one end of the sleeve, and a seal configured to be fused to a remaining end of the sleeve after filling with content. Another package includes a frame, a film fused to the frame, a cap connected to one end of the frame, and a seal connected to another end of the frame, where one of the cap and seal are connected to the frame after material placement. Sealed edges are formed at junctures between a frame, sleeve, or cap and a sidewall or film when frame, sleeve, or cap material embeds with sidewall or film material.
B65D 17/28 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
B65D 6/00 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 6/34 - Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 17/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
B65D 25/36 - Coverings or external coatings formed by applying sheet material
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 55/16 - Devices preventing loss of removable closure members
B65D 77/20 - Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers
86.
Substrate assembly and method of bonding substrates
Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., Ltd. (Taiwan, Province of China)
Inventor
Yang, Sung-Yi
Wang, Pao-Chuan
Abstract
A substrate assembly includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a bonding member. The first substrate includes a first surface-modified region having a functionality different from that of a remainder region of the first substrate. The second substrate includes a second surface-modified region connected to the first surface-modified region through a physical interaction and having a functionality different from that of a remainder region of the second substrate. The first and second substrates cooperatively define a space therebetween. The bonding member is disposed within said space to bond said first and second substrates together. A method for bonding substrates is also disclosed.
B81C 3/00 - Assembling of devices or systems from individually processed components
B32B 3/30 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections, e.g. grooved, ribbed
B32B 3/26 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
87.
Face mask with replaceable filter cartridges and components
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for face mask with replaceable filter cartridges and components. A face mask includes a mask component, a replaceable filter component, and a closure component. The replaceable filter component is bonded to and as between the closure component and the mask component when the closure component is attached to the mask component.
A41D 13/11 - Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres
B01D 27/06 - Cartridge filters of the throw-away type with cartridges made of a piece of unitary material, e.g. filter paper with corrugated, folded or wound material
A62B 19/00 - Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus
A62B 23/02 - Filters for breathing-protection purposes for respirators
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for face mask with replaceable filter cartridges and components. A face mask includes a mask component, a replaceable filter component, and a closure component. The replaceable filter component is bonded to and as between the closure component and the mask component when the closure component is attached to the mask component.
Disclosed herein are peelable packaging and packages. A package includes a body including a plurality of peelable strips defined by perforation lines and a replaceable cap configured to fit one or more of the plurality of peelable strips. Each peelable strip is peelable from the body to access a material contained within the package.
B65D 85/671 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for web or tape-like material wound in flat spiral form
B65D 21/02 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
B65D 63/10 - Non-metallic straps, tapes, or bandsFilamentary elements, e.g. strings, threads or wiresJoints between ends thereof
A vascular access site management system includes a stabilization body and a flow housing that is rotatable relative to the stabilization body. The flow housing may have a flow path extending through it to allow fluids to be introduced into or extracted from a patient via a catheter connected to the vascular access site management system. The vascular access site management system may also include a needle free connector fluidly connected to the flow housing via a section of tubing.
A low profile catheter system includes a catheter hub with a stabilization surface that is located on an underside of the catheter hub and stabilizes the catheter hub on a patient. A substantially linear flow path extends from an opening at the distal end of the catheter hub to an inlet located within an intermediate portion of the catheter hub. The flow path allows fluid to flow between the distal end and the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion receives a base connector having a fluid path. The fluid path has a first opening and is fluidly connected to the inlet of the flow path in the catheter hub and a biasing member biases the first opening toward the inlet when the base connector is received by the intermediate portion.
A consumable level monitoring label apparatus, system and method for physical association with a content-filled consumable to allow for monitoring of a level of the content therein. The apparatus, system and method includes a plurality of labels, each individually manually removable from the label sheet and each comprising: a plurality of electrical conductors forming a sensing module, the sensing module having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the electrical conductors and to an indication of the content level; a communications module for communicating the content level to at least a user display and over at least one network; and a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module. A plurality of perforations are associated with each of the plurality of labels, wherein the plurality of perforations provides for variations in a size of each of the labels upon the manual removal.
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing
B65D 23/00 - Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
G01F 23/18 - Indicating, recording, or alarm devices actuated electrically
A low profile catheter system includes a catheter hub with a stabilization surface that is located on an underside of the catheter hub and stabilizes the catheter hub on a patient. A substantially linear flow path extends from an opening at the distal end of the catheter hub to an inlet located within an intermediate portion of the catheter hub. The flow path allows fluid to flow between the distal end and the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion receives a base connector having a fluid path. The fluid path has a first opening and is fluidly connected to the inlet of the flow path in the catheter hub and a biasing member biases the first opening toward the inlet when the base connector is received by the intermediate portion.
Disclosed herein are fusion packaging and fusion packages. One package includes a frame configured to provide structure for the package, a sidewall fused to the frame, and a tethered cap connected to one end of the frame. Another package includes a sleeve configured to provide structure for the package, a tethered cap fused to one end of the sleeve, and a seal configured to be fused to a remaining end of the sleeve after the package is filled with content. Another package includes a frame configured to provide structure for the package, a film fused to the frame, a cap connected to one end of the frame, the cap including a structure to retain the cap after removal from the frame, and a seal connected to another end of the frame, where one of the cap and seal are connected to the frame after material placement.
B65D 17/28 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
B65D 8/00 - Containers having a curved cross-section formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
B65D 17/353 - Arrangement or construction of pull or lift tabs characterised by the connection between the tab and a detachable member or portion of the container the connecting means being integral with the tab or with the detachable member or portion
B65D 25/36 - Coverings or external coatings formed by applying sheet material
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Apparatus, system, and method of providing a sheet product replenishment monitor
An apparatus, system and method for a consumable sheet-product level monitoring system for association with a sheet-product filled consumable package. The apparatus, system and method may include a receiver for receiving the consumable package upon insertion thereof; at least one sensor associated with at least one opening in the receiver; a sensing module for receiving sheet-product level data from the at least one sensor as the sheet product is removed through the at least on opening; an inventory monitor sensor associated with a storage point of the consumable package; and a communications module capable of communicating the sheet-product level remaining in the consumable package, and an amount of inventory of the consumable packages remaining at the storage point, to at least a mobile device display and over at least one network to at least one back end module, at least to enable an autoreplenishment of the consumable packages when needed.
A patient access site securement system includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing also has a connecting portion that connects to a catheter and/or a fluid line attached to the catheter. A contact surface is located on an underside of the housing and positions the patient access site securement system on the patient. A first reservoir with an interior holds a liquid and transitions from a first state to a second state. The interior is in fluid communication with the inlet when the reservoir is in the second state to allow the liquid to flow from the inlet, through the internal fluid path and exit the outlet. The liquid interacts with the contact surface and/or the patient to alter a level of securement between the catheter and the patient.
A patient access site securement system includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing also has a connecting portion that connects to a catheter and/or a fluid line attached to the catheter. A contact surface is located on an underside of the housing and positions the patient access site securement system on the patient. A first reservoir with an interior holds a liquid and transitions from a first state to a second state. The interior is in fluid communication with the inlet when the reservoir is in the second state to allow the liquid to flow from the inlet, through the internal fluid path and exit the outlet. The liquid interacts with the contact surface and/or the patient to alter a level of securement between the catheter and the patient.
A method fluidly connects a male luer connector and a female luer connector. To that end, a housing having a first end and a second end is provided. The housing has a first opening nearer to the first end that is configured to receive the male luer connector. The housing also includes a second opening nearer to the second end that is configured to receive the female luer connector. The male luer connector is positioned into the first opening in a direction that is along a central axis of the housing. The female luer connector is positioned into the second opening in a direction that is transverse to a central axis of the housing. The method then advances the male luer connector into the opening of the female luer connector so as to form a fluid connection therebetween.
An apparatus, system and method for a consumable sheet-product level monitoring dispenser for association with a sheet-product filled consumable. The embodiments include at least a receiver for receiving the consumable upon insertion thereof; at least one sensor associated with at least one opening in the receiver; a sensing module for receiving sheet-product level data from the at least one sensor; and a communications module for communicating the sheet-product level to at least a mobile device display and over at least one network to at least one back end module.
