Patent no: US 11,264,545 B2

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) having a uniform optimal luminance pattern includes an outer cylindrical section, an inner cone shape section completely contained inside the outer section, and a top section having a plurality of micro-lenses covering the top surface of the outer cylindrical section.

Patent no: US 11,191,690 B2

Abstract: A method and a portable prone surgical positioning device are provided which includes: a base frame assembly having a length varying assembly; a pair of chest supporting frames for a patient to lay in prone position thereupon; a width varying assembly connected to the pair of chest supporting frames; and a curvature varying assembly, connected to the base frame assembly and the width varying assembly, operable to change a curvature of the pair of chest supporting frames.

Patent no: US 11,231,078 B2

Abstract: A method and apparatus for an automobile's magneto-rheological brake (MRB) are disclosed which include: a shaft connected to a stationary housing, a magneto-rheological fluid chamber positioned inside the stationary housing, a rotary disc connected to and rotate with the shaft, a plurality of magnetic coils wound directly onto a lateral side of the MRB chamber.

Patent no: US 11,081,604 B2

Abstract: A process of fabricating and a photoconductive antenna are disclosed which include a semi-insulating substrate having a top side and a bottom side; a low-temperature Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) layer deposited on the top side of the semi-insulating substrate; a plurality of metal electrodes having a bowtie dipole, with an excitation gap at the center, deposited directly on the low-temperature Gallium Arsenide layer; and an extended hemispherical lens attached to the bottom side of the semi-insulating substrate; the extended hemispherical lens further comprises an extension layer and a hemispherical layer separated by an extended line whose position is selected so that a beam of light coming from outside of the extended hemispherical lens is collimated to the excitation gap.

Patent no: US 11,071,664 B2

Abstract: A wheelchair for transferring a patient to an automobile is disclosed that comprises: a base assembly; a first motor, a second motor, and a third motor connected to the base assembly; the first motor is configured to move the wheelchair around during a normal operating mode, the second motor is configured to provide stability to the wheelchair during a patient transferring mode; and a seating assembly having a fixed seat section and a movable seat section which are separated from each other during the patient transferring mode.

Patent no: US 11,071,956 B2

Abstract: A micromixer and a process of fabricating the same are disclosed which comprises a bottom housing layer having an receiving section, a mixing channel, and an output section; a top housing layer further comprising a plurality of inlet passages, and an outlet passage for obtaining the resulting mixture; the receiving section is coupled to the plurality of inlet passages, and the output section is coupled with the outlet passage; and the mixing channel further comprising a plurality of parallel zigzag channels created by a first zigzag mixing unit and a second zigzag mixing unit.

Patent no: US 10,932,630 B1

Abstract: A smart portable toilet bowl includes a bottom tank releasably connected to a top tank, a hollow ball valve device configured to open when the toilet seat is open and close when the toilet seat is closed, and a controller configured to detect when a user starts to use the smart portable toilet, start a deodorizing fan to introduce antibacterial and deodorizing materials into the top segment and at the same time start an extractor fan to draw out odor, and when the user finishes using the toilet, activating a spray nozzle to clean the user for a first predetermined amount of time, dry up the user using drying fan for a second predetermined amount of time, and clean the toilet bowl using a flushing ring for a third predetermined amount of time.

Patent no: US 10,865,155 B1 

Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) BIoTower^TM for recycling food wastes into nutrients and for growing organic plants is disclosed which includes a food waste disposable tower for receiving food wastes; a multi-leveled carousels connected to the food waste disposable tower, each containing soils infested with earthworms; and an Internet of Things (IoT) irrigation system designed to provide sustainability to the soils and the organic plants.

Patent no: US 10,813,804 B1

Abstract: A convertible bed/wheelchair apparatus is disclosed to include a first support frame; a second support frame; a first mattress frame segment;  a second mattress frame segment; and a third mattress frame segment movably connected to one another; a first motor, a third motor, and a fourth motor operable to cause the first mattress support segment to turn into a footrest, and the second mattress frame segment to move on top of second supporting frame, and the third mattress frame segment to be erected vertically to become a head rest section of a wheelchair.

Patent no: US 10,634,374 B1

Abstract: A method and system for providing a specific temperature to a specific bed in a common room having a plurality of beds is disclosed that include: an air filtering module for cleaning the air in the common room, a primary air conditioning module for setting a common temperature, a plurality of secondary air conditioning modules for setting a specific temperature at each bed, a plurality of air circulating modules for creating a convection current of the specific temperature from underneath each bed, and a central processing unit (CPU) for setting specific temperatures of each bed in accordance with a mode selected from an auto mode, a manual mode, and a timing control mode.

Patent no: US 9,884,780 B2

Abstract: A wetland roof system and method for treating domestic waste water is disclosed which comprises a container having three sections and a L/W ratio greater than 10, a gravel layer deposited at the bottom of the container at a first thickness, a crushed stone layer deposited directly on top of the gravel layer having a second thickness, a sand layer deposited directly on top of the crushed stone layer having a third thickness, a soil layer deposited directly on top of the sand layer having a fourth thickness, and a plant layer growing from said soil layer at a predetermined density.

Patent no: US 9,393,698 B1

Abstract: A self-assisting robot for assisting a paraplegic user is disclosed which comprises a platform having a plurality of wheels, a robotic arm, an inclination sensor, operable to measure the inclination angle formed between said platform and a road in front thereof, a saddle configured to be adjusted up and down to fit the height of a user, a controller panel connected to said saddle, a processor operable to control the operations of the self-assisting robot, and a kneeling seat connected to and move with the robotic arm.

Patent no: US 9,248,065 B1

Abstract: A patient transport apparatus for transport between a patient bed and a bathtub is disclosed that includes: a base with caster wheels, a double scissor truss, mounted on the base, retracted and extended vertically by the operation of a base crank handle, and a hoisting assembly positioned atop of a support frame member. The hoisting member further includes winch handles connected to a set of pulleys which are connected to cables and a fabric sling for supporting a patient. The hoisting assembly is configured to move along the support frame member by means of wheels installed on the bottom side of the frame member so that the fabric sling can reach out to the patient. A telescoping support pole, connected to the front of the support frame member, designed to freely rotated and to lean against either the bed or the bathtub in order to provide balance to the apparatus when transporting the patient from the bed to the bathtub and vice versa.

Patent no: US 8,935,814 B1

Abstract: A method and apparatus for lifting a patient is disclosed to include a base with wheels on the back side and casters on the front side; a pair of extendable legs extended or withdrawn from the frontal side of the base to maintain balance when lifting a patient; vertical masts connected to a three-prong hanger; three durable cables used with a sling assembly to lift the patient; a foldable chair provides temporary rest for the patient on the patient lift; and a control panel having a micro-controller for remotely controlling the patient lift.

Patent no: US 8,898,838 B1

Abstract: A convertible patient bed is disclosed that includes: a middle section, a top section, and a bottom section, each section further includes a first lateral subsection and a second lateral subsection; a push-pull motor coupled to push the top section and to pull the bottom section to transform the patient bed into a chair, a sliding motor coupled to slide the said first lateral subsection and said second lateral subsection in and out of each of the middle section, top section, and bottom section respectively at a predetermined angle to change the width of the patient bed; and a motor coupled to an opening and a cover in the middle of the middle section to accommodate to the needs of a patient.