公开(公告)号：US20090099626A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-16

申请号：US12231987

申请日：2008-09-05

申请人： Eugene de Juan, JR. ,  Stephen Boyd ,  Cary J. Reich ,  Christopher V. Cardenas ,  Tommy Jewell ,  Lorrie Ma ,  Ngoc-Tuan Nguyen

发明人： Eugene de Juan, JR. ,  Stephen Boyd ,  Cary J. Reich ,  Christopher V. Cardenas ,  Tommy Jewell ,  Lorrie Ma ,  Ngoc-Tuan Nguyen

IPC分类号： A61N1/00 ,  A61F2/02

CPC分类号： A61F9/0017 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/411 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B2562/08 ,  A61F9/00772 ,  A61F2250/0068 ,  A61F2250/0096 ,  A61L31/043 ,  A61L31/044 ,  A61L31/06 ,  A61L31/145 ,  A61L31/16 ,  A61L2300/404 ,  A61L2300/43 ,  G01R33/0213 ,  G01R33/072

摘要： This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a lacrimal implant insertable at least partially into a lacrimal punctum. The lacrimal implant comprises an implant core, and an implant body. The implant body includes a cavity sized and shaped to receive the implant core. At least one of the implant core and the implant cavity includes a detection device configured to allow automatic detection of the lacrimal implant with a separate detector device.

摘要翻译： 该文件尤其涉及一种包括可以至少部分地插入泪点的泪道植入物的装置。 泪管植入物包括植入物芯和植入体。 植入体包括尺寸和形状以容纳植入物芯的腔体。 植入物芯和植入腔中的至少一个包括检测装置，其被配置为允许用单独的检测器装置自动检测泪道植入物。

公开(公告)号：US20080072215A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：US11986253

申请日：2007-11-19

申请人： Stephen Boyd ,  Xiling Shen ,  Mar Hershenson ,  Lieven Vandenberghe ,  Cesar Crusius ,  Dave Colleran ,  Sunderarjan Mohan

发明人： Stephen Boyd ,  Xiling Shen ,  Mar Hershenson ,  Lieven Vandenberghe ,  Cesar Crusius ,  Dave Colleran ,  Sunderarjan Mohan

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F17/11 ,  G06F8/427

摘要： A method and apparatus for parsing signomial and geometric programs, referred to herein as “the Parser”. Signomial and Geometric programming is a unique class of mathematical problems that is useful in the study of optimization problems. The Parser is a program designed to recognize and parse both signomial and geometric programs such that they may be accepted and solved by signomial and geometric program solvers. The Parser accepts an optimization problem from a user in the form of algebraic expressions. The Parser can then identify the problem as a signomial program and can further determine if it reduces to a geometric program. If either a signomial or geometric program exists, the Parser converts the algebraic expressions to a compact numeric format that can be accepted by a computer-aided solver. In the case of a geometric program, the solver may find a global solution to the optimization problem. However, in the case of signomial program, the solver may only find a local solution. The solution found by the solver is routed back to the Parser which reports it in a user-readable format.

摘要翻译： 用于解析符号和几何程序的方法和装置，这里称为“解析器”。 符号和几何编程是一类独特的数学问题，在优化问题的研究中是有用的。 解析器是一种旨在识别和解析符号和几何程序的程序，使得它们可以被符号和几何程序解算器接受和解决。 解析器以代数表达式的形式接受用户的优化问题。 然后，解析器可以将问题识别为签名程序，并且可以进一步确定它是否减少到几何程序。 如果存在符号或几何程序，则Parser将代数表达式转换为可由计算机辅助求解器接受的紧凑数字格式。 在几何程序的情况下，求解器可以找到优化问题的全局解。 然而，在签名程序的情况下，求解器只能找到本地解决方案。 解决方案找到的解决方案被路由回到以用户可读格式报告的解析器。

公开(公告)号：US07299459B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-20

申请号：US09752541

申请日：2000-12-29

申请人： Stephen Boyd ,  Xiling Shen ,  Mar Hershenson ,  Lieven Vandenberghe ,  Cesar Crusius ,  Dave Colleran ,  Sunderarjan Mohan

发明人： Stephen Boyd ,  Xiling Shen ,  Mar Hershenson ,  Lieven Vandenberghe ,  Cesar Crusius ,  Dave Colleran ,  Sunderarjan Mohan

IPC分类号： G06F9/45 ,  G06F7/60

CPC分类号： G06F17/11 ,  G06F8/427

摘要： A method and apparatus for parsing signomial and geometric programs, referred to herein as “the Parser”. Signomial and Geometric programming is a unique class of mathematical problems that is useful in the study of optimization problems. The Parser is a program designed to recognize and parse both signomial and geometric programs such that they may be accepted and solved by signomial and geometric program solvers. The Parser accepts an optimization problem from a user in the form of algebraic expressions. The Parser can then identify the problem as a signomial program and can further determine if it reduces to a geometric program. If either a signomial or geometric program exists, the Parser converts the algebraic expressions to a compact numeric format that can be accepted by a computer-aided solver. In the case of a geometric program, the solver may find a global solution to the optimization problem. However, in the case of signomial program, the solver may only find a local solution. The solution found by the solver is routed back to the Parser which reports it in a user-readable format.

摘要翻译： 用于解析符号和几何程序的方法和装置，这里称为“解析器”。 符号和几何编程是一类独特的数学问题，在优化问题的研究中是有用的。 解析器是一种旨在识别和解析符号和几何程序的程序，使得它们可以被符号和几何程序解算器接受和解决。 解析器以代数表达式的形式接受用户的优化问题。 然后，解析器可以将问题识别为签名程序，并且可以进一步确定它是否减少到几何程序。 如果存在符号或几何程序，则Parser将代数表达式转换为可由计算机辅助求解器接受的紧凑数字格式。 在几何程序的情况下，求解器可以找到优化问题的全局解。 然而，在签名程序的情况下，求解器只能找到本地解决方案。 解决方案找到的解决方案被路由回到以用户可读格式报告的解析器。

公开(公告)号：US20070181258A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-09

申请号：US11734500

申请日：2007-04-12

申请人： William Robinson ,  Charles Daigle ,  Stephen Boyd ,  Douglas Johnson

发明人： William Robinson ,  Charles Daigle ,  Stephen Boyd ,  Douglas Johnson

IPC分类号： B32B41/00 ,  B32B37/00 ,  G05G15/00 ,  B29C65/00

CPC分类号： B65H18/028 ,  B31D5/0073 ,  B31D2205/0082 ,  B65H18/10 ,  B65H23/1955 ,  B65H2511/142 ,  B65H2513/11 ,  B65H2515/31 ,  G05G15/00 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： System for producing rolls of air-filled cushioning material which includes a machine for inflating and sealing a preconfigured film material to form a continuous sheet of air-filled cushioning material, and a winder having a spindle for receiving the inflated cushioning material from the machine, a drive motor for rotating the spindle to wind the inflated cushioning material into a roll on the spindle, and means for controlling the motor in accordance with the diameter of the roll to maintain substantially uniform tension in the material as the material is wound into the roll. In one disclosed embodiment, the diameter of the roll is monitored by a feeler arm, and in another it is determined from the rate at which the spindle is rotating and the rate at which the material is wound onto the roll.

摘要翻译： 用于生产充气缓冲材料辊的系统，其包括用于对预配置的薄膜材料进行充气和密封以形成连续的充气缓冲材料片的机器，以及具有用于从机器接收膨胀的缓冲材料的心轴的卷绕机， 驱动马达，用于使主轴旋转以将充气的缓冲材料卷绕在主轴上的辊中;以及用于根据辊的直径来控制马达的装置，以在材料卷绕到卷中时保持基本均匀的材料张力 。 在一个公开的实施例中，辊的直径由探针臂监测，而另一个由主轴转动的速率和材料卷绕到辊上的速率确定。

公开(公告)号：US20060157667A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11325898

申请日：2006-01-05

申请人： Stephen Boyd ,  Hui Li ,  Brian Teppen

发明人： Stephen Boyd ,  Hui Li ,  Brian Teppen

IPC分类号： A23J7/00 ,  C02F1/72 ,  B01J20/00 ,  F23C1/00

CPC分类号： C02F1/50 ,  B01J20/12 ,  B01J39/09 ,  C02F1/281 ,  C02F1/688 ,  C02F2001/425 ,  C02F2101/306 ,  C02F2305/14

摘要： A method and compositions using layered clays with monovalent potassium, ammonium or cesium ions in the galleries of the clay which are also occupied by a preferably polar or semi polar organic compound. The method and compositions are particularly useful for controlled release of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematocides and contaminants in the presence of calcium or magnesium, or other naturally occurring inorganic cations as divalent displacement ions providing the release.

摘要翻译： 在粘土画廊中使用具有一价钾，铵或铯离子的分层粘土的方法和组合物，其也被优选极性或半极性有机化合物占据。 该方法和组合物特别可用于在钙或镁或其它天然存在的无机阳离子存在下控制释放杀虫剂，杀虫剂，除草剂，杀真菌剂和污染物，作为提供释放的二价位移离子。

公开(公告)号：US07065727B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US09843486

申请日：2001-04-25

申请人： Mar Hershenson ,  Arash Hassibi ,  Andre Hentz ,  Stephen Boyd

发明人： Mar Hershenson ,  Arash Hassibi ,  Andre Hentz ,  Stephen Boyd

IPC分类号： G06F9/45

CPC分类号： G06F17/5063 ,  G06F17/5072

摘要： A method is described for optimal simultaneous design and floorplanning of integrated circuits. The method is based on formulating the problem as a geometric program, which then can be solved numerically with great efficiency. Prior work discloses the design of many different analog circuit cells such as operational amplifiers, spiral inductors, and LC oscillators which can be cast as geometric programs. The present disclosure adds to this layout floorplanning constraints in posynomial form that can be mixed with design constraints for different analog circuits. This allows the simultaneous design and floorplanning of numerous analog circuits using geometric programming. Thus, the design and floorplanning can be performed optimally in a single step.

公开(公告)号：US20060015844A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-19

申请号：US10900070

申请日：2004-07-26

申请人： Douglas Johnson ,  Stephen Boyd

发明人： Douglas Johnson ,  Stephen Boyd

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/36

摘要： The invention is directed to automatic hardware and firmware generation preferably for multi-function custom control development. In particular, the invention involves generating the schematic and the firmware together, such that they integrate together to provide functionality as described in a functional description of the desired control. A method of automatic hardware and firmware generation includes (i) providing a plurality of hardware schematics, each schematic having a unique identifier corresponding to a set of functions; (ii) providing a plurality of firmware modules, each firmware module including code for performing a function; (iii) generating a functional description that identifies a desired set of functions; and (iv) processing the configuration file and the plurality of firmware modules to generate executable firmware code that implements the desired set of functions and to select one of the hardware schematics that supports the desired set of functions.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及自动硬件和固件生成，优选用于多功能定制控制开发。 特别地，本发明涉及将原理图和固件一起生成，使得它们集成在一起以提供如期望控制的功能描述中所描述的功能。 自动硬件和固件生成的方法包括（i）提供多个硬件原理图，每个示意图具有对应于一组功能的唯一标识符; （ii）提供多个固件模块，每个固件模块包括用于执行功能的代码; （iii）生成识别期望的一组功能的功能描述; 以及（iv）处理配置文件和多个固件模块以生成实现所需功能集合的可执行固件代码，并且选择支持期望的功能集合的硬件原理图之一。

公开(公告)号：US20050273732A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10978497

申请日：2004-11-01

申请人： Yang Xu ,  Lawrence Pileggi ,  Stephen Boyd

发明人： Yang Xu ,  Lawrence Pileggi ,  Stephen Boyd

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F17/5063 ,  Y02T10/82

摘要： Optimization design method for configurable analog circuits and devices resulting from same. An implementation fabric for a given application domain can be accurately pre-characterized in terms of devices and parasitics. Customization structures are designed and characterized to be applied to the fabric to customize a device for a particular application. In some embodiments, characterization is accomplished by formulating a configurable design problem as an optimization with recourse problem, for example, a geometric programming with recourse (GPR) problem. Devices can be produced for multiple applications from the application domain using the same optimized fabric to provide predictable performance.

摘要翻译： 可配置的模拟电路和器件的优化设计方法。 给定应用领域的实现架构可以根据设备和寄生效应进行准确的预定义。 定制结构被设计和表征以应用于织物以定制特定应用的设备。 在一些实施例中，通过将可配置设计问题配置为具有追索问题的优化来实现表征，例如具有追索（GPR）问题的几何规划。 可以使用相同的优化结构从应用程序领域为多个应用程序生成设备，以提供可预测的性能。

公开(公告)号：US20050090845A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-28

申请号：US10625145

申请日：2003-07-22

申请人： Stephen Boyd

发明人： Stephen Boyd

IPC分类号： A61M25/00 ,  A61B17/22

CPC分类号： A61B17/320783 ,  A61B17/320725 ,  A61B2017/320791 ,  A61M25/0068 ,  A61M25/0069 ,  A61M25/0074 ,  A61M25/0082 ,  A61M2025/0096

摘要： An expandable cage is expanded within a narrowed region of a blood vessel. The expandable cage has openings therein so that plaque protrudes through the openings when the cage is expanded. A material removing element passes within the cage to remove the plaque extending into the openings. The openings are preferably formed by integrally formed elements which provide a smooth internal surface. The material removing element passes along the smooth internal surface when removing the plaque. A collection bag is coupled to the material removing element to capture the material which has been removed.

摘要翻译： 可膨胀笼在血管的狭窄区域内扩张。 可膨胀保持架在其中具有开口，使得当保持架膨胀时，斑块突出穿过开口。 材料去除元件在笼内通过以移除延伸到开口中的斑块。 这些开口优选由提供平滑内表面的整体形成的元件形成。 去除斑块时，材料去除元件沿着平滑的内表面通过。 收集袋连接到材料去除元件以捕获已被去除的材料。

公开(公告)号：US06638233B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-28

申请号：US09377884

申请日：1999-08-19

申请人： Tim Corvi ,  Stephen Boyd ,  Brett Follmer ,  John G. Stine ,  David W. Snow ,  Darren G. Doud

发明人： Tim Corvi ,  Stephen Boyd ,  Brett Follmer ,  John G. Stine ,  David W. Snow ,  Darren G. Doud

IPC分类号： A61B1000

CPC分类号： A61B10/0275 ,  A61B10/04

摘要： Catheters, kits, and methods are provided for removing material from a body lumen. The catheters and methods may be used in a variety of body lumens, including but not limited to coronary and other arteries. In general, the catheter has a cutting element that cuts material while the material is engaged by a material capture device on the catheter body. Preferably, the material capture device tensions the material during cutting, which reduces the amount of cutting force required. The material capture device typically follows a path that draws material into the catheter body. Preferably, but not necessarily, the material capture device may be arranged on the catheter body to advance along a path outwardly from the catheter body into the material and then inwardly towards the catheter body to tension the material. The cutting element on the catheter body moves between a first position and a second position to cut the material while in tension.