公开(公告)号：US06208974B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-27

申请号：US09000602

申请日：1997-12-30

申请人： Scott Douglas Campbell ,  Mark Howard

发明人： Scott Douglas Campbell ,  Mark Howard

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G06F19/3481 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/325 ,  G06F19/328 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H50/20

摘要： Wellness plan administration software provides a user interface to enable users to learn about and select a wellness plan. The software tracks wellness plan service items for patients and dynamically estimates discounts for service items offered to patients during visits to a medical facility. When a patient's visit is complete, the software can generate an invoice automatically and analyze the product and service items provided during the visit to determine the appropriate discount. The software includes additional features for recording promotional activities associated with wellness plans and computing employee bonuses.

摘要翻译： 健康计划管理软件提供用户界面，使用户能够了解和选择健康计划。 软件跟踪患者的健康计划服务项目，并动态地估计在访问医疗机构期间为患者提供的服务项目的折扣。 患者访问完成后，软件可以自动生成发票，并分析访问期间提供的产品和服务项目，以确定适当的折扣。 该软件包括用于记录与健康计划和计算员工奖金相关的促销活动的其他功能。

公开(公告)号：US20100229512A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12660993

申请日：2010-03-09

申请人： Mark Howard

发明人： Mark Howard

IPC分类号： B01D46/02

CPC分类号： B01D46/02 ,  B01D2275/10 ,  Y10S55/02

摘要： A multi-layer bag assembly is used with a housing for collecting particles from air flowing through the multi-layer bag assembly. Multi-layer bag assembly includes at least two bags arranged one inside the other. Each of the bags includes an air permeable filtering material for collecting particles carried by air flowing through the material. The air permeable filtering material being may be the same or different for the at least two bags. The multi-layer bag assembly includes structure for holding the at least two bags in a wide open position. The structure may be a cooperating bag structure incorporated in the at least two bags for cooperating with the housing for selectively holding the respective bags in their respective open conditions. The structure may also be a removable collar attached to at the open portion of the at least two bags, where the removable collar is part of an integral collar of the multi-layer bag assembly. The removable collar of the innermost bag is separable from the remaining portion of the integral collar for enabling the withdrawal of the innermost bag of the at least two bags.

摘要翻译： 多层袋组件与壳体一起使用，用于从流过多层袋组件的空气中收集颗粒。 多层袋组件包括至少两个彼此排列的袋子。 每个袋包括用于收集通过材料流动的空气携带的颗粒的透气过滤材料。 对于至少两个袋子，透气过滤材料可以相同或不同。 多层袋组件包括用于将至少两个袋保持在大开的位置的结构。 结构可以是结合在至少两个袋中的配合袋结构，用于与壳体配合，用于在各自的开放条件下选择性地保持相应的袋。 结构还可以是附接到至少两个袋的开口部分处的可移除的环，其中可移除的环是多层袋组件的整体环的一部分。 最内侧袋的可移除的环可与整体式环的其余部分分离，以使得能够抽出至少两个袋的最内袋。

公开(公告)号：US20050273026A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10860963

申请日：2004-06-04

申请人： Mark Howard

发明人： Mark Howard

IPC分类号： A61F5/00 ,  A61F5/37

CPC分类号： A61F5/3753

摘要： A shoulder stabilizing restraint is provided which includes a pillow and a forearm wrap. The pillow has an arcuately-configured posterior face for engaging an anterior quadrant of a torso on a first side of a user. The pillow also has a flat forearm engagement face for engaging a forearm on the first side of the user. The forearm engagement face is preferably converges with the posterior face at a posterior/lateral convergence which is positionable proximal to a lateral border of the torso on the first side of the user. The forearm wrap is fastenable to the pillow to retain the forearm in engagement with the forearm engagement face and the shoulder joint at a positive external rotation angle.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种肩部稳定约束装置，其包括枕头和前臂包裹物。 枕头具有弧形配置的后面，用于接合使用者第一侧上的躯干的前象限。 枕头还具有平坦的前臂接合面，用于接合使用者第一侧的前臂。 前臂接合面优选地在后部/侧向会聚处与后面会聚，该后部/侧向会聚可以靠近使用者第一侧上的躯干的侧边缘定位。 前臂包裹物可固定到枕头上，以保持前臂与正面外旋转角度的前臂接合面和肩关节接合。

公开(公告)号：US20050225328A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-13

申请号：US11062882

申请日：2005-02-22

申请人： Jan Ardenkjaer-Larsen ,  Oskar Axelsson ,  Klaes Golman ,  Jan Wolber ,  Mark Howard

发明人： Jan Ardenkjaer-Larsen ,  Oskar Axelsson ,  Klaes Golman ,  Jan Wolber ,  Mark Howard

IPC分类号： G01N1/44 ,  G01R33/28 ,  G01R33/30 ,  G01R33/62 ,  G01V3/00 ,  G01J4/00

CPC分类号： G01R33/307 ,  G01N1/44 ,  G01R33/282 ,  G01R33/62

摘要： The present invention relates to devices and method for melting solid polarised sample while retaining a high level of polarisation. In an embodiment of the present invention a sample is polarised in a sample-retaining cup 9 in a strong magnetic field in a polarising means 3a, 3b, 3c in a cryostat 2 and then melted inside the cryostat 2 by melting means such as a laser 8 connected by an optical fibre 4 to the interior of the cryostat.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及在保持高水平偏振的同时熔化固体极化样品的装置和方法。 在本发明的一个实施例中，样品在低温恒温器2中的偏振装置3a，3b，3c中的强磁场中在样品保持杯9中极化，然后通过熔化装置如激光器在低温恒温器2内熔化 8通过光纤4连接到低温恒温器的内部。

公开(公告)号：US20050145256A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：US10745900

申请日：2003-12-24

申请人： Mark Howard ,  Sean Cahill

发明人： Mark Howard ,  Sean Cahill

IPC分类号： A61F5/01 ,  A61F5/37

CPC分类号： A61F5/0111

摘要： An orthopedic walker has a rigid external shell, a pliant internal boot positioned in the external shell, and a deformable insert positioned within the internal boot. The internal boot is sized to enclose a lower extremity of a user. The deformable insert has a heel segment including a fully-encircled heel opening. The deformable insert freely rests within the internal boot and is sized and positioned to receive the heel of the lower extremity within the heel opening. However, the deformable insert is sufficiently undersized to maintain a continuous exposed surface extending between a top surface of the foot and a front surface of the ankle.

摘要翻译： 矫形步行器具有刚性的外壳，位于外壳中的柔顺的内靴，以及位于内靴内的可变形插入件。 内部引导的大小设置为封闭用户的下肢。 可变形插入件具有包括完全包围的跟部开口的脚跟部分。 可变形插入件自由地搁置在内部靴子内，并且其尺寸和定位成接收鞋跟开口内的下端的跟部。 然而，可变形插入件足够小，以保持在脚的顶表面和脚踝的前表面之间延伸的连续暴露表面。

公开(公告)号：US20050030010A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-10

申请号：US10492646

申请日：2002-03-14

申请人： Ross Jones ,  Richard Doyle ,  Mark Howard ,  David James ,  Darren Kreit ,  Colin Sills

发明人： Ross Jones ,  Richard Doyle ,  Mark Howard ,  David James ,  Darren Kreit ,  Colin Sills

IPC分类号： D06F39/00 ,  D06F39/08 ,  G01D5/20 ,  G01B7/14

CPC分类号： G01D5/2073 ,  D06F39/003 ,  D06F39/087

摘要： There is described a sensor comprising an excitation winding, a signal generator operable to generate an excitation signal and arranged to apply the generated excitation signal to the excitation winding, a sensor winding electromagnetically coupled to the excitation winding and a signal processor operable to process a periodic electric signal generated in the sensor winding when the excitation signal is applied to the excitation winding by the signal generator to determine a value of a sensed parameter. The excitation signal comprises a periodic carrier signal having a first frequency modulated by a periodic modulation signal having a second frequency, the first frequency being greater than the second frequency. In this way, the sensor is well suited to using digital processing techniques both to generate the excitation signal and to process the signal inducced in the sensor windings. In an embodiment, the sensor is used to detect the relative position of two members. In other embodiments, the sensor is used to detect environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种传感器，其包括激励绕组，信号发生器，其可操作以产生激励信号并被布置成将产生的激励信号施加到激励绕组，电磁耦合到激励绕组的传感器绕组和可操作以处理周期性的信号处理器 当激励信号由信号发生器施加到激励绕组以确定感测参数的值时，在传感器绕组中产生的电信号。 激励信号包括具有由具有第二频率的周期性调制信号调制的第一频率的周期性载波信号，第一频率大于第二频率。 以这种方式，传感器非常适合于使用数字处理技术来产生激励信号并处理在传感器绕组中感应的信号。 在一个实施例中，传感器用于检测两个构件的相对位置。 在其他实施例中，传感器用于检测诸如温度和湿度的环境因素。

公开(公告)号：US6047259A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-04

申请号：US001379

申请日：1997-12-30

申请人： Scott Douglas Campbell ,  Mark Howard

发明人： Scott Douglas Campbell ,  Mark Howard

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G06F159/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06F19/3487 ,  G06F19/325 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G06F19/3406 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G06F19/363

摘要： A software system for managing a health care practice includes interactive software tools for conducting a physical exam, suggesting tentative diagnosis, and managing a treatment protocol. The physical exam software guides the user through a physical exam, prompting the user for input and dynamically generating context sensitive questions based on prior input. The diagnosis software generates a list of possible diagnoses based on the observations recorded from the physical exam. The user can interactively select a diagnosis by selecting a diagnosis from a rule out list and watching the display as the system dynamic updates the status of unresolved symptoms. The user can also select a treatment protocol, which is integrated with future physical exams. The treatment protocol is integrated such that future exam sessions reflect the status of the treatment protocol and remind the user which services need to be performed and when they should be performed.

摘要翻译： 用于管理医疗保健实践的软件系统包括用于进行身体检查的交互式软件工具，建议临时诊断和管理治疗方案。 身体检查软件指导用户进行身体检查，提示用户进行输入，并根据现有输入动态生成上下文相关问题。 诊断软件根据从体格检查记录的观察结果生成可能的诊断清单。 用户可以通过从排除列表中选择诊断并观看显示器来交互地选择诊断，因为系统动态地更新未解决的症状的状态。 用户还可以选择与未来物理考试相结合的治疗方案。 整合治疗方案，使得未来的检查会话反映治疗协议的状态，并提醒用户哪些服务需要执行，何时应该执行。

公开(公告)号：US07410027B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-12

申请号：US11121844

申请日：2005-05-04

申请人： Mark Howard

发明人： Mark Howard

IPC分类号： B60R21/34

CPC分类号： B60R21/36 ,  B60R21/38

摘要： The invention relates to a device for reducing the impact for a pedestrian relative to a vehicle, which vehicle is provided with windshield and a hood covering an engine compartment or a similar compartment in front of the windshield, which hood is provided with at least one hinge adjacent its rear section. The device may comprise at least one actuating mechanism for displacing the rear section of the hood from a rest position to a raised impact position, at least one airbag module being operative to inflate the airbag, causing the airbag to extend out from the rear section of the hood, and an airbag module associated with each actuating mechanism, whereby the reaction force of an operative airbag causes the actuating mechanism to assume the impact position. The invention further relates to a vehicle provided with such a device.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于减少行人相对于车辆的冲击的装置，该车辆设置有挡风玻璃，以及覆盖在挡风玻璃前方的发动机室或类似舱室的罩，该罩设置有至少一个铰链 靠近其后部。 该装置可以包括至少一个致动机构，用于将发动机罩的后部部分从静止位置移动到升高的冲击位置，至少一个气囊模块可操作以使气囊膨胀，使得气囊从后部的 罩和与每个致动机构相关联的安全气囊模块，由此操作气囊的反作用力使致动机构承受冲击位置。 本发明还涉及具有这种装置的车辆。

公开(公告)号：USPP17178P2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-31

申请号：US11225965

申请日：2005-09-13

申请人： Mark Howard ,  Simon Leeding

发明人： Mark Howard ,  Simon Leeding

IPC分类号： A01H5/00

CPC分类号： A01H6/38 ,  A01H5/02

摘要： A new cultivar of Euphorbia named ‘NOTHOWLEE’ that is distinguished by a compact clumping growth habit, dark purple foliage, and terminal cymes that open into bronze floral heads that completely cover the plant from May through summer. In combination, these characteristics provide a long period of garden interest and set ‘NOTHOWLEE’ apart from all other existing varieties of Euphorbia known to the inventor.

摘要翻译： 一种新的大戟品种名为“NOTHOWLEE”，其特征在于紧密的生长习性，深紫色的叶子和终末聚伞花序，从五月至夏季完全覆盖植物。 结合起来，这些特征提供了很长时间的花园兴趣，除了发明家已知的所有其他现有大戟品种之外，还设置了“NOTHOWLEE”。

公开(公告)号：US20050131871A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10735962

申请日：2003-12-15

申请人： Mark Howard ,  Ian Smith ,  Trevor Smith

发明人： Mark Howard ,  Ian Smith ,  Trevor Smith

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99933

摘要： An Internet-scale file sharing system includes a client-side file sharing application that allows file-sharing users to identify files to share and transmit metadata corresponding to those files to a metadata repository. A server-side application operating on the metadata repository tracks metadata received from associated file-sharing users, as well as metadata from other affiliated metadata repositories. Each metadata repository acts as a search engine for any querying users and can provide search results based on locally stored metadata alone. Each metadata repository may additionally choose to locally-store popular files from an associated file-sharing user so as to alleviate transmission burdens on that file-sharing user. Associated metadata repositories each periodically synchronize their stored metadata so that all metadata repositories may generate similar search results. In such manner, file-sharing queries need only be performed by the metadata repository receiving the query, and not by all associated metadata repositories.

摘要翻译： 互联网规模的文件共享系统包括客户端文件共享应用程序，其允许文件共享用户识别文件以共享和发送对应于这些文件的元数据到元数据存储库。 在元数据存储库上操作的服务器端应用程序跟踪从相关联的文件共享用户接收的元数据，以及来自其他附属元数据存储库的元数据。 每个元数据存储库充当任何查询用户的搜索引擎，并且可以仅基于本地存储的元数据提供搜索结果。 每个元数据存储库还可以选择从相关联的文件共享用户本地存储流行文件，以便减轻该文件共享用户的传输负担。 关联的元数据存储库每个都定期同步其存储的元数据，以便所有元数据存储库都可以生成类似的搜索结果。 以这种方式，文件共享查询只需要由接收查询的元数据存储库执行，而不是由所有关联的元数据存储库执行。