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1. 发明授权

US07771342B2 Apparatus and method for reducing vision problems as a result of floaters 失效
标题翻译：用于减少由于浮子引起的视觉问题的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US07771342B2
公开(公告)日：2010-08-10
申请号：US11238545
申请日：2005-09-28
申请人： Patrick J. Rademacher , JoAnn K. Rademacher , Jason D. Smith , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Patrick J. Rademacher , JoAnn K. Rademacher , Jason D. Smith , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： A61N1/00
CPC分类号： A61N2/02 , A61N1/36046 , A61N2/06
摘要： An apparatus and method for treating floater problems of the eye. In some embodiments, a magnet is non-invasively held in place against the face, and in particular, over the lower eyelid of the patient over an extended period of time, in order to control the position of the floaters and to stimulate the eye to better focus. In other embodiments, the device is included in eyeglasses that hold the magnet next to the lower eyelid. In some embodiments, the magnet is placed next to the lower eyelid. In some embodiments, the magnet is replaced by or supplemented with electrical stimulation. Some embodiments use a permanent magnet, while others use an AC or DC electromagnet. In some embodiments, a tapping device or heating device is included. The electro-magnetic force, tapping, and/or heat are controlled with a chip, circuit, and/or switch. In some embodiments, the device is placed under the skin.
摘要翻译：一种用于治疗眼睛浮肿问题的装置和方法。在一些实施例中，磁体在延长的时间段内非侵入性地保持在面部，特别是在患者的下眼睑上方，以便控制浮子的位置并刺激眼睛更好的重点。在其他实施例中，该装置包括在将该磁体保持在下眼睑附近的眼镜中。在一些实施例中，将磁体放置在下眼睑附近。在一些实施例中，磁体由电刺激替代或补充。一些实施例使用永磁体，而其他实施例使用AC或DC电磁体。在一些实施例中，包括攻丝装置或加热装置。电磁力，攻丝和/或热量由芯片，电路和/或开关控制。在一些实施例中，将该装置放置在皮肤下方。

2. 发明授权

US08945197B1 Sight-restoring visual prosthetic and method using infrared nerve-stimulation light 有权
标题翻译：视力恢复视觉假肢和方法使用红外神经刺激光
公开(公告)号：US08945197B1
公开(公告)日：2015-02-03
申请号：US13525268
申请日：2012-06-15
申请人： Michael E. Friend , Yongdan Hu , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Michael E. Friend , Yongdan Hu , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： A61N5/067 , A61N5/06
CPC分类号： A61N5/0622 , A61N5/06 , A61N2005/0648 , A61N2005/0659 , A61N2005/067
摘要： An improved prosthesis and method for stimulating vision nerves to obtain a vision sensation that is useful for the patient that has lost vision due to AMD, RP, and other diseases. The invention utilizes infrared light to cause action potentials in the retinal nerves similar to those which result from rods and cones stimulated by visible light in healthy retinas. In some embodiments, the invention provides a prosthesis that generates a stimulation pattern of infrared light from an external stimulator array through the eye and focusing the stimulation pattern of infrared light on the retina, especially the fovea. Some embodiments the invention provides improved resolution down to a group of nerves, or even the individual nerve level, with sufficient energy density so as to cause a desired action potential.
摘要翻译：一种改进的假体和方法，用于刺激视神经以获得对于由于AMD，RP和其它疾病而失去视力的患者有用的视觉感觉。本发明利用红外光使视网膜神经中的动作电位类似于由健康视网膜中可见光刺激的杆和锥体引起的动作电位。在一些实施例中，本发明提供一种假体，其通过眼睛产生来自外部刺激器阵列的红外光的刺激图案，并将红外光的刺激图案聚焦在视网膜，特别是中央凹上。本发明的一些实施方案以足够的能量密度提供了降低到一组神经或甚至单个神经水平的分辨率，从而产生期望的动作电位。

3. 发明授权

US08934509B2 Q-switched oscillator seed-source for MOPA laser illuminator method and apparatus 有权
标题翻译：用于MOPA激光照明器的Q开关振荡器种子源方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08934509B2
公开(公告)日：2015-01-13
申请号：US12952190
申请日：2010-11-22
申请人： Matthias P. Savage-Leuchs , Christian E. Dilley , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Matthias P. Savage-Leuchs , Christian E. Dilley , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： H01S3/11 , H01S3/067 , H01S3/102 , H01S5/14 , H01S3/23 , H01S3/115 , H01S3/127 , H01S3/113 , H01S3/094
CPC分类号： H01S3/06758 , B60Q1/0076 , H01S3/06704 , H01S3/06712 , H01S3/06716 , H01S3/0675 , H01S3/06791 , H01S3/094003 , H01S3/094011 , H01S3/094053 , H01S3/0941 , H01S3/1022 , H01S3/113 , H01S3/115 , H01S3/127 , H01S3/2316 , H01S5/146 , H01S2301/03
摘要： An apparatus, method and system that uses a Q-switched laser or a Q-seed source for a seed pulse signal having a controlled high-dynamic-range amplitude that avoids and/or compensates for pulse steepening in high-gain optical-fiber and/or optical-rod amplification of optical pulses. Optionally, the optical output is used for LIDAR or illumination purposes (e.g., for image acquisition). In some embodiments, well-controlled pulse shapes are obtained having a wide dynamic range, long duration, and not-too-narrow linewidth. In some embodiments, upon the opening of a Q-switch in an optical cavity having a gain medium, the amplification builds relatively slowly, wherein each round trip through the gain medium increases the amplitude of the optical pulse. Other embodiments use quasi-Q-switch devices or a plurality of amplitude modulators to obtain Q-seed pulses. These configurations provide optical pulses having wide dynamic ranges that ameliorate problems of pulse steepening, non-linear spectral broadening and the like in very-high-power MOPA devices.
摘要翻译：一种使用Q开关激光器或Q种子源用于具有受控的高动态范围幅度的种子脉冲信号的装置，方法和系统，其避免和/或补偿高增益光纤中的脉冲陡峭，以及 /或光学脉冲的光棒放大。可选地，光输出用于LIDAR或照明目的（例如，用于图像采集）。在一些实施例中，获得具有宽动态范围，长持续时间和不太窄线宽的良好控制的脉冲形状。在一些实施例中，在具有增益介质的光学腔中打开Q开关后，放大相对缓慢地建立，其中通过增益介质的每次往返都增加了光脉冲的幅度。其他实施例使用准Q开关器件或多个幅度调制器来获得Q-种子脉冲。这些配置提供具有宽动态范围的光脉冲，其可改善非常高功率的MOPA器件中的脉冲陡峭度，非线性光谱变宽等问题。

4. 发明授权

US08755649B2 In-line forward/backward fiber-optic signal analyzer 有权
标题翻译：在线前向/后向光纤信号分析仪
公开(公告)号：US08755649B2
公开(公告)日：2014-06-17
申请号：US12854868
申请日：2010-08-11
申请人： Tolga Yilmaz , Khush Brar , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Tolga Yilmaz , Khush Brar , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： G02B6/26 , G02B6/42 , H01S3/00 , H04B10/25
CPC分类号： G02B6/4207 , G02B6/2817 , G02B6/2835 , G02B6/4287 , G02B6/4291 , H01S3/06754 , H01S3/094003 , H01S3/094053 , H01S3/09408 , H01S3/1301 , H01S3/2308
摘要： An optical connector having a plurality of directional taps and connecting between a plurality of optical waveguides (e.g., such as a connector between a waveguide that is part of, or leads from, a seed laser and/or an initial optical-gain-fiber power amplifier, and a waveguide that is part of, or leads to, an output optical-gain-fiber power amplifier and/or a delivery fiber), wherein one of the directional taps extracts a small amount of the forward-traveling optical output signal from the seed laser or initial power amplifier (wherein this forward-tapped signal is optionally monitored using a sensor for the forward-tapped signal), and wherein another of the directional taps extracts at least some of any backward-traveling optical signal that may have been reflected (wherein this backward-tapped signal is optionally monitored using a sensor for the backward-tapped signal).
摘要翻译：一种具有多个定向抽头并连接在多个光波导之间的光连接器（例如，例如在种子激光器的一部分或从其引出的波导之间的连接器和/或初始光增益光纤功率放大器，以及作为输出光增益光纤功率放大器和/或传送光纤的一部分或通向其的波导），其中一个方向抽头提取少量前向光学输出信号，种子激光器或初始功率放大器（其中，使用用于前向抽头信号的传感器可选择地监视该前向抽头信号），并且其中另一个定向抽头提取可能已经被任何反向行进的光信号中的至少一些反射（其中使用用于反向采集信号的传感器任选地监视该反向采集信号）。

5. 发明授权

US08604791B2 Active transmit elements for MRI coils and other antenna devices 有权
标题翻译：用于MRI线圈和其他天线设备的有源发射元件
公开(公告)号：US08604791B2
公开(公告)日：2013-12-10
申请号：US12879000
申请日：2010-09-09
申请人： John Thomas Vaughan, Jr. , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： John Thomas Vaughan, Jr. , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： G01V3/00
CPC分类号： G01R33/3614 , G01R33/3415 , G01R33/3621 , G01R33/3628 , G01R33/3692
摘要： Apparatus and method that includes amplifiers for transceiver antenna elements, and more specifically to power amplifying an RF (radio frequency) signal using a distributed power amplifier having electronic devices (such as field-effect transistors) that are thermally and/or mechanically connected to each one of a plurality of antenna elements (also called coil elements) to form a hybrid coil-amplifier (e.g., for use in a magnetic-resonance (MR) imaging or spectroscopy machine), and that is optionally adjusted from a remote location, optionally including remotely adjusting its gains, electrical resistances, inductances, and/or capacitances (which controls the magnitude, phase, frequency, spatial profile, and temporal profile of the RF signal)—and, in some embodiments, the components are compatible with, and function in, high fields (such as a magnetic field of up to and exceeding one tesla or even ten tesla or more and/or an electric field of many thousands of volts per meter).
摘要翻译：包括用于收发器天线元件的放大器的装置和方法，更具体地涉及使用具有电和/或机械地连接到每个的电子器件（例如场效应晶体管）的分布式功率放大器来功率放大RF（射频）信号的装置和方法多个天线元件（也称为线圈元件）中的一个，以形成混合线圈放大器（例如，用于磁共振（MR）成像或光谱仪器），并且可选地从远程位置调整包括远程调整其增益，电阻，电感和/或电容（其控制RF信号的幅度，相位，频率，空间分布和时间曲线），并且在一些实施例中，组件与功能在高场（例如高达和超过1特斯拉或甚至10特斯拉或更多的磁场和/或每米数千伏的电场）的磁场。

6. 发明授权

US08551376B2 Method for growing carbon nanotube forests, and generating nanotube structures therefrom, and apparatus 有权
标题翻译：生长碳纳米管森林的方法以及从其生成纳米管结构的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08551376B2
公开(公告)日：2013-10-08
申请号：US13454091
申请日：2012-04-24
申请人： Alexander B. Lemaire , Charles A. Lemaire , Leif T. Stordal , Dale J. Thomforde
发明人： Alexander B. Lemaire , Charles A. Lemaire , Leif T. Stordal , Dale J. Thomforde
IPC分类号： B29C65/56
CPC分类号： C01B32/152 , B29C65/7858 , B29C65/7897 , B29K2101/00 , B82Y30/00 , B82Y40/00 , C01B32/16 , C01B32/162 , C01B2202/06 , D01F9/133 , Y10S977/842
摘要： The present invention provides apparatus and methods for growing fullerene nanotube forests, and forming nanotube films, threads and composite structures therefrom. In some embodiments, an interior-flow substrate includes a porous surface and one or more interior passages that provide reactant gas to an interior portion of a densely packed nanotube forest as it is growing. In some embodiments, a continuous-growth furnace is provided that includes an access port for removing nanotube forests without cooling the furnace substantially. In other embodiments, a nanotube film can be pulled from the nanotube forest without removing the forest from the furnace. A nanotube film loom is described. An apparatus for building layers of nanotube films on a continuous web is described.
摘要翻译：本发明提供用于生长富勒烯纳米管森林的装置和方法，以及从其形成纳米管膜，线和复合结构。在一些实施例中，内部流动基底包括多孔表面和一个或多个内部通道，其在生长时向紧密堆积的纳米管森林的内部提供反应气体。在一些实施例中，提供连续生长炉，其包括用于去除纳米管森林的进入口，而不必基本上冷却炉。在其他实施例中，可以从纳米管森林拉出纳米管膜，而不从森林中取出森林。描述了纳米管薄膜织机。描述了用于在连续纤维网上构建纳米管膜层的设备。

7. 发明授权

US08503840B2 Optical-fiber array method and apparatus 有权
标题翻译：光纤阵列方法及装置
公开(公告)号：US08503840B2
公开(公告)日：2013-08-06
申请号：US12861773
申请日：2010-08-23
申请人： Yongdan Hu , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Yongdan Hu , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： G02B6/32 , G02B6/26 , G02B6/42
CPC分类号： G02B6/2726 , B23K1/0008 , B23K1/0056 , B23K26/26 , B23K26/32 , B23K2101/32 , B23K2103/18 , B23K2103/50 , B23K2103/52 , B23K2103/54 , G02B6/262 , G02B6/272 , G02B6/2773 , G02B6/2843 , G02B6/29311 , G02B6/32 , G02B6/3652 , G02B6/3672 , G02B6/4296 , Y10T29/49826
摘要： Method and apparatus for forming an optical-fiber-array assembly, which include providing a plurality of optical fibers including a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, providing a fiber-array plate that includes a first surface and a second surface, connecting the plurality of optical fibers to the first surface of the fiber-array plate, transmitting a plurality of optical signals through the optical fibers into the fiber-array plate at the first surface of the fiber-array plate, and emitting from the second surface of the fiber-array plate a composite output beam having light from the plurality of optical signals. Optionally, the first surface of the fiber-array plate includes indicia configured to assist in the alignment of the plurality of optical fibers on the first surface of the fiber-array plate. In some embodiments, the second surface of the fiber-array plate includes a plurality of beam-shaping optics configured to shape the composite output beam.
摘要翻译：一种用于形成光纤阵列组件的方法和装置，包括提供包括第一光纤和第二光纤的多个光纤，提供包括第一表面和第二表面的光纤阵列板，多个光纤到达光纤阵列板的第一表面，将多个光信号通过光纤传输到光纤阵列板的第一表面处的光纤阵列板中，并从第二表面发射光纤阵列板，具有来自多个光信号的光的复合输出光束。可选地，纤维阵列板的第一表面包括被配置为有助于在光纤阵列板的第一表面上对准多根光纤的标记。在一些实施例中，光纤阵列板的第二表面包括被配置成对复合输出光束进行整形的多个光束整形光学元件。

8. 发明授权

US08179594B1 Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of fanned-in laser beams with chromatic-dispersion compensation using a plurality of diffractive gratings 有权
$Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of fanned-in laser beams with chromatic-dispersion compensation using a plurality of diffractive gratings$
标题翻译：使用多个衍射光栅的扇形激光束与色散补偿的光束组合的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08179594B1
公开(公告)日：2012-05-15
申请号：US12165651
申请日：2008-06-30
申请人： Steven C. Tidwell , Thomas H. Loftus , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Steven C. Tidwell , Thomas H. Loftus , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： H01S4/00 , H04B10/17
CPC分类号： H04B10/2513 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/2391
摘要： Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining of light from a plurality of high-power lasers (e.g., fiber MOPA lasers) that, in some embodiments, use substantially identical diffraction gratings in a 1-D non-parallel, mutually compensating configuration to combine non-parallel converging input beams in one plane each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, an output grating and one or more input gratings in a 1-D parallel, mutually compensating configuration combine non-parallel input beams in one plane into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, a 2-D plurality of input gratings in a non-parallel configuration combine a plurality of non-parallel input beams not in one plane each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a set of converging beams in one plane directed towards an output grating that compensates for chromatic dispersions introduced by the input gratings.
摘要翻译：在多个高功率激光器（例如，光纤MOPA激光器）中对光进行光束组合的装置和方法，在一些实施例中，使用基本上相同的1-D非平行相互补偿配置的衍射光栅来组合一个平面中的非平行会聚输入光束，其具有稍微不同的连续更高波长的高质量的单个输出光束。在其他实施例中，输出光栅和1-D并行的相互补偿配置中的一个或多个输入光栅将一个平面中的非平行输入光束组合成高质量的单个输出光束。在其他实施例中，非并联配置的2-D个多个输入光栅将不是在一个平面中的多个不平行的输入光束组合成每一个具有稍微不同的连续更高波长的一个平面，输出光栅，用于补偿由输入光栅引入的色散。

9. 发明申请

US20110295344A1 OPTICAL BUNDLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL AND/OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION OF PERIPHERAL NERVES 有权
标题翻译：光学和电子神经刺激外周神经的光学装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US20110295344A1
公开(公告)日：2011-12-01
申请号：US13117118
申请日：2011-05-26
申请人： Jonathon D. Wells , Andrew Xing , Mark P. Bendett , Matthew D. Keller , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Jonathon D. Wells , Andrew Xing , Mark P. Bendett , Matthew D. Keller , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： A61N5/06
CPC分类号： A61N5/0613 , A61N1/0541 , A61N1/36036 , A61N1/361 , A61N5/0601 , A61N5/0603 , A61N5/0622 , A61N2005/005 , A61N2005/0605 , A61N2005/063 , A61N2005/0631 , A61N2005/0652 , A61N2005/0659 , A61N2005/0665 , A61N2005/0666 , A61N2005/067
摘要： Apparatus and method for making and using devices that generate optical signals, and optionally also electrical signals in combination with one or more such optical signals, to stimulate (i.e., trigger) and/or simulate a sensory-nerve signal in nerve and/or brain tissue of a living animal (e.g., a human), for example to treat nerve damage in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) or the central nervous system (CNS) and provide sensations to stimulate and/or simulate “sensory” signals in nerves and/or brain tissue of a living animal (e.g., a human) to treat other sensory deficiencies (e.g., touch, feel, balance, visual, taste, or olfactory) and provide sensations related to those sensory deficiencies, and/or to stimulate (i.e., trigger) and/or simulate a motor-nerve signal in nerve and/or brain tissue of a living animal (e.g., a human), for example to control a muscle or a robotic prosthesis.
摘要翻译：用于制造和使用产生光学信号的装置的装置和方法，以及可选的电信号与一个或多个这样的光学信号的组合以刺激（即触发）和/或模拟神经和/或脑中的感觉神经信号活体动物（例如人）的组织，例如治疗周围神经系统（PNS）或中枢神经系统（CNS）中的神经损伤，并提供刺激和/或模拟神经中的“感觉”信号的感觉，以及（例如，触觉，感觉，平衡，视觉，味觉或嗅觉）并提供与这些感觉缺陷有关的感觉和/或刺激（例如，即，触发）和/或模拟活体动物（例如人）的神经和/或脑组织中的运动神经信号，例如以控制肌肉或机器人假体。

10. 发明授权

US08025527B1 Electrical outlet having grounds-out receptacles and method 有权
标题翻译：电源插座带有接地插座和方法
公开(公告)号：US08025527B1
公开(公告)日：2011-09-27
申请号：US12873241
申请日：2010-08-31
申请人： Raymond Q. Draggie , Scott D. Maxwell , Marian D. Maxwell , Charles A. Lemaire
发明人： Raymond Q. Draggie , Scott D. Maxwell , Marian D. Maxwell , Charles A. Lemaire
IPC分类号： H01R13/60
CPC分类号： H01R25/006 , H01R13/652 , H01R24/78 , H01R2103/00
摘要： A method, apparatus and means to address the problem of utilizing two large power plugs with transformers, converters and/or 90 degree plugs simultaneously with one duplex power receptacle. The duplex power receptacle has a ground-up and ground-down configuration, such that two conventional large three prong power plugs with transformers, converters and/or 90 degree plugs can be used simultaneously. This configuration can be utilized while still maintaining many characteristics of conventional duplex power receptacles such as left and right orientation of neutral and hot conducting busses. By maintaining characteristics of the conventional duplex power receptacle one knowledgeable in the art can install this invention without having to be retrained in a method of installation and a conventional wall outlet box and cover plate will accommodate this invention. Additionally, by maintaining these characteristics users of this invention will not have to learn any new method of using the device.
摘要翻译：一种解决与一个双工电源插座同时使用具有变压器，转换器和/或90度插头的两个大电源插头的问题的方法，装置和装置。双面电源插座具有接地和接地的配置，使得可以同时使用具有变压器，转换器和/或90度插头的两个常规的大三插脚电源插头。可以利用这种配置，同时仍然保持常规双电源插座的许多特性，例如中性和热导总线的左右定向。通过保持本领域技术人员的特征，可以安装本发明，而不必在安装方法中进行再培训，并且传统的壁式插座箱和盖板将适应本发明。此外，通过保持这些特征，本发明的用户将不必学习任何使用该设备的新方法。

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