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Solderless High Current, High Voltage, High Bandwidth Test Fixture
10 Aug 23
A test fixture for coupling a Device Under Test (DUT) to a measurement instrument includes a device interface board, which may be a solderless, press-fit board, for electrically connecting to one or more DUTs, a power delivery section electrically coupled to the device interface board through a series of electrical contacts, a measurement interface section electrically coupled to the device interface board through a second series of electrical contacts, the measurement interface structured to be coupled to the measurement instrument, and a metal plate coupled between and providing an electrical return path between the measurement interface and the power delivery section.
Gregory Sobolewski
Filed: 10 Feb 23
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Resource Allocation In a Test Instrument Network
13 Jul 23
A test instrument network, has a plurality of nodes, each node having a connection to the test instrument network with a unique node identifier, one or more script processors, each script processor having a unique group identifier to which resource groups can be allocated, and one or more resource groups, each resource group comprising one or more resources, wherein a node becomes a master node when it either processes a command message or initiates script processing.
Todd A. Hayes
Filed: 18 Nov 22
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Method and Apparatus for Commissioning a Sensor
6 Jul 23
In an embodiment, a method for commissioning a sensor via a communication unit includes scanning, by the communication unit, a sensor-identifying feature of the sensor to provide sensor-identifying data and sending, by the communication unit to a system controller, the sensor-identifying data.
Robert CACHRO
Filed: 4 Jan 23
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Removable Odometer for a Non-odometer Equipped Vehicle
6 Jul 23
An odometer comprises a housing having a vehicle mounting device attached thereto.
Kenneth L. DICKINSON
Filed: 5 Jan 23
Utility
Hubodometer with Orbiting Detection and Cancelation
6 Jul 23
Operation of a hubodometer includes orbiting detection and cancelation.
Kenneth L. DICKINSON
Filed: 4 Jan 23
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Method and Apparatus for Automated Defect Detection
18 May 23
In a method and apparatus for automated inspection, an image is acquired of an object under inspection and a difference image is generated showing the difference between the acquired image and a reference image of a defect-free object of the same type.
Kevin Ryan, John J. Pickerd, Sam J. Strickling, Jeffrey J. Trgovich
Filed: 14 Nov 22
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Apparatus, Method, and System for Indication of an Oxidative Treatment
27 Apr 23
An indicator and method of use thereof, and indicator system and method of use thereof are provided to determine the degree of an oxidative treatment.
Roger Vu
Filed: 22 Dec 22
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Direct Instrument-to-instrument Communication without Using a System Controller
13 Apr 23
A configurable instrument includes a mainframe having one or more processors, a chassis having slots to accept one or more instrument modules, a communication bus coupled to all of the instrument modules inserted in the slots, and a communication backplane, separate from the communication bus, and configured to allow point-to-point communication between any pair of modules inserted in the slots.
Gregory Roberts, II, William C. Weeman
Filed: 10 Oct 22
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Disinfection Solution with Two-part Formulation
13 Apr 23
A two-part formulation for creating a decontamination solution may comprise a first part comprising a peracid (e.g., peracetic acid (PAA), acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide) and a second part comprising a pH adjuster (e.g., a pH modifier, such as ethanolamine or disodium phosphate), in which the first part and the second part are maintained separately from each other.
Navid OMIDBAKHSH, Shokouh Sadat FARVID
Filed: 14 Apr 21
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Monitoring Device and Monitoring Method for Detecting a Diagnostic State
16 Feb 23
A monitoring device for detecting a diagnostic state of an industrial machine on the basis of vibrations associated with the industrial machine, includes at least one measurement transducer for detecting at least one first signal characterizing the vibration of the industrial machine in a time period and for detecting at least one second signal characterizing the vibration of the industrial machine in the same time period, wherein the at least one measurement transducer has at least one signal processor for evaluating the at least first signal as a first characteristic value and for evaluating the at least second signal as a second characteristic value and wherein the at least one first characteristic value and the at least one second characteristic value form a characteristic value tuple, further having a storage unit, in which different diagnostic states describing the state of the industrial machine are saved, wherein the diagnostic states are determined as a function of the characteristic value tuple, and a predefined scalar range is saved with predetermined different fixed scalar values, which define respectively an existing limit potential, wherein a respective limit potential characterizes a change in the diagnostic state, and wherein between adjacent limit potentials a diagnostic partition is formed and wherein different scalar values from the scalar range are assigned to the different diagnostic partitions and wherein different respective diagnostic partitions represent different diagnostic states of the industrial machine, and wherein the monitoring device has at least one interpolation function for mapping the characteristic value tuple on a common, unique, time-dependent scalar value in the predefined scalar range, so that by way of the time-dependent scalar value a time monitoring of the diagnostic state of the industrial machine is achieved.
Dietrich Brunn, Jan Germer
Filed: 29 Jul 22
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Systems and Methods for Ai-assisted Electrical Power Grid Fault Analysis
2 Feb 23
Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for AI-assisted electrical power grid fault analysis predict the cause of a fault and cause the fault to be remedied by receiving an indication that a first fault has occurred, identifying a plurality of additional fault records associated with the first fault, obtaining a first prediction of the cause of the fault based on the first fault record and the plurality of fault records by applying the fault records to a machine learning model, obtaining a second prediction of the cause of the fault by applying the fault records to a rules-based model, and obtaining a final prediction of the cause of the first fault based on the first prediction and the second prediction.
Aaron Acton, Peter Glover, Mark Diamond, Peter Brett, David Cole, Paul Donegan
Filed: 27 Jul 22
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Systems and Methods for Ai Continued Learning In Electrical Power Grid Fault Analysis
2 Feb 23
Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for AI continued learning in electrical power grid fault analysis use historical fault record data to generate a fault cause prediction model for predicting the cause of a fault, and modify the fault cause prediction model based on additional technician data received from power grid technicians.
Aaron Acton, Peter Glover, Mark Diamond, Peter Brett, David Cole, Paul Donegan
Filed: 27 Jul 22
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Ampoule Breaker for a Biological Indicator
29 Dec 22
A device for breaking an ampoule of a biological indicator includes: a main body; a pivoting body attached to the main body at a main pivot point; a receiving area in the main body and configured to receive the biological indicator; a pressing surface inside the pivoting body; and a compressing element including a compressing surface, the compressing surface being operable between a first position and a second position located in the receiving area.
Nick N. NGUYEN, Samuel J. RHODES, Mark J. LUBONG, Derrick C. TAN
Filed: 4 Nov 21
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Apparatus and Method to Measure Concentration of Disinfectant In Medical Device Reprocessing System
22 Dec 22
A medical instrument processor includes an enclosure, a liquid distribution system, and a disinfectant concentration measuring subsystem.
Yan Fang, Nick N. Nguyen, Kaitao Lu
Filed: 29 Jun 22
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Adjusting Sterilization Cycles by Imaging Loads
8 Dec 22
A method of operating a sterilizer includes imaging a load of instruments to obtain an optical image and/or thermal image of the load, and selecting a sterilization cycle to be performed by the sterilizer based on one or more characteristics of the load determined from the image of the load.
Benjamin M. FRYER, Ali S. SIDDIQUI, Fong Shyr YANG, Todd MORRISON
Filed: 22 Oct 20
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Endoscope Decontamination Rack
8 Dec 22
A decontamination rack is particularly suitable for decontaminating medical devices, such as endoscopes, for being designed to minimize shadowed surface area.
Alan Jefferson KENDRICK
Filed: 24 Nov 20
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Safety Container for High Power Device Testing Over a Range of Temperatures
1 Dec 22
A safety container for high-power, electronic device testing, the safety container including a first shell and first and second ports in the first shell.
Aaron Ferguson, James D. Bucci, Gregory Sobolewski, Brian D. Smith, Jeffrey J. Trgovich
Filed: 20 May 22
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Needle-less Access Vial and Cap for the Aseptic Sampling and Storage of Liquids
1 Dec 22
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a vial cap is configured for sealing attachment to a tube set and to a vial having a hollow interior configured for receiving and storing a liquid sample.
Paul Darbyshire, Phillip Duncan
Filed: 1 Jun 21
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Biological Indicator for Use with a Liquid Sterilant
24 Nov 22
A biological indicator (100) for use in a liquid-chemical decontamination system is disclosed.
Sam J. RHODES, Navid OMIDBAKHSH, Doug V. TRUONG
Filed: 19 Sep 20
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Power Source with Error Detection
3 Nov 22
A voltage source device, including a first voltage source configured to output a first voltage, source pathways to connect the first voltage source to a device under test, sensing pathways electrically coupled to the device under test; and circuitry configured to sample a second voltage at the device under test, determine a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, and adjust the first voltage based on the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.
William C. Weeman
Filed: 30 Apr 21