公开(公告)号：US09084609B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-21

申请号：US13184673

申请日：2011-07-18

Applicant: Scott Smith

Inventor： Scott Smith

IPC: A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/00

CPC classification number: A61B18/1492 ,  A61B2018/00023 ,  A61B2018/00196 ,  A61B2018/00232 ,  A61B2018/00404 ,  A61B2018/00434 ,  A61B2018/00511 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/1467

Abstract: A catheter comprises a flexible shaft having a length for accessing the renal artery. A balloon arrangement, dimensioned for deployment within the renal artery, is provided at the shaft's distal end and fluidly coupled to a lumen arrangement. A balloon body is configured to complete at least one revolution of the shaft's distal end to form a spiral configuration thereabout, and is secured to the shaft by one or more movable mounting arrangements. The balloon body supports an electrode arrangement for ablating perivascular renal nerves in a substantially spiral pattern. A cooling arrangement cools at least the electrode contact regions during ablation. The distal end of the shaft has a stiffness sufficient to oppose a force produced by the balloon body when inflated that tends to contort the shaft's distal end and to maintain a substantially constant apposition force between the electrodes and an inner wall of the renal artery.

Abstract translation: 导管包括具有用于进入肾动脉的长度的柔性轴。 尺寸适合部署在肾动脉内的球囊装置设置在轴的远端并且流体地联接到管腔装置。 气球体构造成完成轴的远端的至少一圈，以在其周围形成螺旋形结构，并通过一个或多个可移动的安装装置固定到轴上。 气囊体支撑用于以大致螺旋图案消融血管周围肾神经的电极装置。 冷却装置在消融期间至少冷却电极接触区域。 轴的远端具有足够的刚度，该刚度足以抵抗气囊体在充气时产生的力，倾向于扭曲轴的远端并且保持电极与肾动脉的内壁之间基本上恒定的配合力。

公开(公告)号：US08974451B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-10

申请号：US13280784

申请日：2011-10-25

Applicant: Scott Smith

Inventor： Scott Smith

IPC: A61B18/18 ,  A61B17/3203 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/00

CPC classification number: A61B17/3203 ,  A61B17/3478 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B2017/00247 ,  A61B2018/00029 ,  A61B2018/00404 ,  A61B2018/00434 ,  A61B2018/00511 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2218/002

Abstract: An ablation catheter is dimensioned for advancement through a vessel of the body. The catheter includes a lumen configured to receive a pressurized electrically conductive fluid. A nozzle is fluidly coupled to the distal end of the pressurizable lumen and configured to direct a jet of the pressurized conductive fluid at a wall of a target vessel, such as a renal artery, to create or expand a hole through the target vessel and to fill the hole and at least some of the space adjacent to the hole with the conductive fluid. An electrical conductor extends at least partially along the catheter and terminates proximate or at the distal end of the pressurizable lumen. The electrical conductor is configured to conduct radiofrequency energy to the conductive fluid sufficient to ablate target tissue, such as perivascular renal nerve tissue, proximate the hole.

Abstract translation: 消融导管的尺寸用于通过身体的血管前进。 导管包括构造成接收加压导电流体的内腔。 喷嘴流体地联接到可加压内腔的远端并且构造成将目标血管（例如肾动脉）的壁处的加压导电流体的射流引导以产生或扩大通过靶容器的孔，并且 用导电流体填充孔和邻近孔的至少一些空间。 电导体至少部分地沿着导管延伸并且终止于可加压腔的近端或远端。 电导体被配置为将射频能量传导到导电流体，该导电流体足以消融靠近孔的靶组织，例如血管周围肾神经组织。

公开(公告)号：US08810663B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13112964

申请日：2011-05-20

Applicant: Peng Lin ,  Lingtao Jiang ,  Scott Smith

Inventor： Peng Lin ,  Lingtao Jiang ,  Scott Smith

IPC: H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/235 ,  G06K9/40

CPC classification number: H04N5/2355

Abstract: Electronic devices may include image sensors and processing circuitry. Image sensors may be used to capture multiple exposure images. Processing circuitry may be used to combine multiple exposure images into high-dynamic-range images. A motion correction method is provided that detects motion between multiple exposure images without using a frame buffer. A noise model is used to separate noise from motion for more accurate motion detection. A dilation operator may be used to enlarge a motion mask generated by the motion detector. Motion-corrected images may be generated from the multiple exposure images using a soft switch based on the motion strength. Motion-corrected multiple exposure images may be combined to generate a motion-corrected HDR image. A smoothing filter may be applied to the motion region of the motion-corrected HDR image. A blooming correction may be used to eliminate color artifacts in the motion-corrected HDR image.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括图像传感器和处理电路。 图像传感器可用于捕获多个曝光图像。 处理电路可以用于将多个曝光图像组合成高动态范围图像。 提供一种运动校正方法，其检测多个曝光图像之间的运动，而不使用帧缓冲器。 噪声模型用于将噪声与运动分离以进行更精确的运动检测。 扩张操作者可以用于放大由运动检测器产生的运动掩模。 可以使用基于运动强度的软开关从多个曝光图像生成运动校正图像。 运动校正的多个曝光图像可以被组合以产生运动校正的HDR图像。 可以将平滑滤波器应用于运动校正的HDR图像的运动区域。 可以使用开花校正来消除运动校正的HDR图像中的色彩伪影。

公开(公告)号：US08803990B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US13036573

申请日：2011-02-28

Applicant: Scott Smith

Inventor： Scott Smith

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N5/3532 ,  H04N5/2355 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/3415

Abstract: An electronic device may have an array of image sensors that capture image data using different exposure times. Processing circuitry may be used to combine image data with a first exposure time and image data with a second exposure time to create a high-dynamic-range image. The image sensors may use electronic rolling shutter and global shutter image capture schemes. Using the electronic rolling shutter scheme, the reset signals for each sensor may be staggered and the read signals for each sensor may be aligned to allow synchronized readout from the image sensors. When using the global shutter scheme, image capture operations associated with a shorter exposure time may be centered in time within image capture operation associated with a longer exposure time to minimize motion artifacts. Multiple image sensors may also be used to capture short-exposure-time data that is spaced evenly in time within the longer exposure time data.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有使用不同曝光时间捕获图像数据的图像传感器阵列。 处理电路可以用于将图像数据与第一曝光时间和图像数据以第二曝光时间组合以产生高动态范围图像。 图像传感器可以使用电子滚动快门和全局快门图像捕获方案。 使用电子滚动快门方案，每个传感器的复位信号可以交错，并且每个传感器的读取信号可以对准以允许来自图像传感器的同步读出。 当使用全局快门方案时，与更短的曝光时间相关联的图像拍摄操作可以在与更长的曝光时间相关联的图像拍摄操作的时间内居中，以最小化运动伪像。 也可以使用多个图像传感器来捕获在较长曝光时间数据内在时间上均匀间隔的短曝光时间数据。

公开(公告)号：US08717467B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US13149818

申请日：2011-05-31

Applicant: Robert A. Black ,  Scott Smith ,  Peng Lin

Inventor： Robert A. Black ,  Scott Smith ,  Peng Lin

IPC: H04N9/09

CPC classification number: H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/243

Abstract: Electronic devices may include camera modules. A camera module may be formed from an array of lenses and corresponding image sensors. The array of image sensors may include three color image sensors for color imaging and a fourth image sensor positioned to improve image depth mapping. Providing a camera module with a fourth image sensor may increase the baseline distance between the two most distant image sensors, allowing parallax and depth information to be determined for objects a greater distance from the camera than in a conventional electronic device. The fourth image sensor may be a second green image sensor positioned at a maximal distance from the green color image sensor used for color imaging. The fourth image sensor may also be a clear image sensor, allowing capture of improved image depth information and enhanced image resolution and low-light performance.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括相机模块。 相机模块可以由透镜阵列和对应的图像传感器形成。 图像传感器阵列可以包括用于彩色成像的三个彩色图像传感器和定位成改善图像深度映射的第四图像传感器。 提供具有第四图像传感器的相机模块可以增加两个最远的图像传感器之间的基线距离，从而相对于常规的电子设备，可以确定距离照相机更远的物体的视差和深度信息。 第四图像传感器可以是位于与用于彩色成像的绿色图像传感器最大距离的第二绿色图像传感器。 第四图像传感器也可以是清晰的图像传感器，允许捕获改进的图像深度信息和增强的图像分辨率和低光性能。

公开(公告)号：US08653670B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US12826359

申请日：2010-06-29

Applicant: Paul Alan McConnelee ,  Kevin Matthew Durocher ,  Scott Smith ,  Donald Paul Cunningham

Inventor： Paul Alan McConnelee ,  Kevin Matthew Durocher ,  Scott Smith ,  Donald Paul Cunningham

IPC: H01L23/48

CPC classification number: H01L23/49838 ,  H01L21/4857 ,  H01L21/486 ,  H01L23/49805 ,  H01L23/49822 ,  H01L23/49827 ,  H01L23/49833 ,  H01L23/49866 ,  H01L23/5389 ,  H01L24/19 ,  H01L24/82 ,  H01L2224/92144 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: An interconnect assembly for an embedded chip package includes a dielectric layer, first metal layer comprising upper contact pads, second metal layer comprising lower contact pads, and metalized connections formed through the dielectric layer and in contact with the upper and lower contact pads to form electrical connections therebetween. A first surface of the upper contact pads is affixed to a top surface of the dielectric layer and a first surface of the lower contact pads is affixed to a bottom surface of the dielectric layer. An input/output (I/O) of a first side of the interconnect assembly is formed on a surface of the lower contact pads that is opposite the first surface of the lower contact pads, and an I/O of a second side of the interconnect assembly is formed on a surface of the upper contact pads that is opposite the first surface of the upper contact pads.

Abstract translation: 用于嵌入式芯片封装的互连组件包括介电层，包括上接触焊盘的第一金属层，包括下接触焊盘的第二金属层和通过介电层形成并与上接触焊盘和下接触焊盘接触的金属化连接，以形成电 它们之间的连接。 上接触焊盘的第一表面固定到电介质层的顶表面，并且下接触焊盘的第一表面固定到电介质层的底表面。 互连组件的第一侧的输入/输出（I / O）形成在下接触焊盘的与下接触焊盘的第一表面相对的表面上，并且第二侧的I / O 互连组件形成在与上接触焊盘的第一表面相对的上接触焊盘的表面上。

公开(公告)号：US08581995B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US13110252

申请日：2011-05-18

Applicant: Peng Lin ,  Scott Smith ,  Robert A. Black

Inventor： Peng Lin ,  Scott Smith ,  Robert A. Black

IPC: H04N5/225

CPC classification number: H04N5/23232 ,  G06T5/006 ,  G06T7/55 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N5/3415

Abstract: Electronic devices may include camera modules. A camera module may include an array camera having an array of lenses and an array of corresponding image sensors. Parallax correction and depth mapping methods may be provided for array cameras. A parallax correction method may include a global and a local parallax correction. A global parallax correction may be determined based on one-dimensional horizontal and vertical projections of edge images. Local parallax corrections may be determined using a block matching procedure. Further improvements to local parallax corrections may be generated using a relative block color saturation test, a smoothing of parallax correction vectors and, if desired, using a cross-check between parallax correction vectors determined for multiple image sensors. Three dimensional depth maps may be generated based on parallax correction vectors.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括相机模块。 相机模块可以包括具有透镜阵列和相应图像传感器阵列的阵列相机。 可以为阵列相机提供视差校正和深度映射方法。 视差校正方法可以包括全局和局部视差校正。 可以基于边缘图像的一维水平和垂直投影来确定全局视差校正。 可以使用块匹配过程来确定局部视差校正。 可以使用相对块颜色饱和度测试，视差校正向量的平滑以及如果需要使用为多个图像传感器确定的视差校正矢量之间的交叉检查来产生对局部视差校正的进一步改进。 可以基于视差校正矢量生成三维深度图。

公开(公告)号：US08580953B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US11570849

申请日：2005-06-20

Applicant: Markus Frank ,  Frank Loeker ,  Dirk Paepen ,  Scott Smith

Inventor： Markus Frank ,  Frank Loeker ,  Dirk Paepen ,  Scott Smith

IPC: C08B15/00

CPC classification number: A61L15/60 ,  C08J3/075 ,  C08J2301/28

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-absorbent polysaccharide including the process steps of bringing into contact an uncrosslinked polysaccharide with a polyphosphate or a polyphosphoric acid as crosslinking agent in the presence of water to form a polysaccharide gel and crosslinking the polysaccharide gel. The invention further relates to a water-absorbent polysaccharide obtainable by this process, a water-absorbent polysaccharide, a composite, a process for producing a composite, a composite produced by this process, the use of the water-absorbent polysaccharides or of the composites as well as the use of polyphosphates.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种吸水性多糖的制造方法，其特征在于，包括以下步骤：在水存在下使未交联的多糖与多磷酸盐或多磷酸作为交联剂接触，形成多糖凝胶，交联多糖凝胶 。 本发明还涉及通过该方法获得的吸水多糖，吸水多糖，复合材料，复合材料的制造方法，通过该方法制备的复合材料，使用吸水多糖或复合材料 以及多磷酸盐的使用。

公开(公告)号：US08543538B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-24

申请号：US13151189

申请日：2011-06-01

Applicant: Jason Frantz ,  Sergei Tsarev ,  Jim Gale ,  Scott Smith

Inventor： Jason Frantz ,  Sergei Tsarev ,  Jim Gale ,  Scott Smith

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30595 ,  G06F17/30306 ,  G06F17/30584

Abstract: Systems and methods for redistributing data in a relational database are disclosed. In one embodiment, the database includes a plurality of rows of data distributed across a plurality of slices of a table in the database. The database system is configured to distribute the rows of data across the slices according to a first function based on one or more columns of the database. The database system monitors at least one database statistic indicative of variation in a distribution of the rows of data across the slices and detects a redistribution condition based on the at least one monitored database statistic. The database system is further configured to respond to the detected redistribution condition by redistributing the rows of data across the slices according to a second function based on a different number of columns than the first function.

Abstract translation: 公布了在关系数据库中重新分配数据的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，数据库包括跨数据库中的表的多个片段分布的多个数据行。 数据库系统被配置为根据基于数据库的一个或多个列的第一函数在片之间分布数据行。 数据库系统监视指示横跨片段的数据行分布的变化的至少一个数据库统计量，并且基于至少一个监视的数据库统计信息来检测再分配条件。 数据库系统还被配置为通过基于与第一功能不同数量的列根据第二功能重新分布跨片段的数据行来响应检测到的再分配条件。

公开(公告)号：USD684819S1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US29410151

申请日：2012-01-04

Applicant: Scott Smith

Designer： Scott Smith