Kern S Bhugra

7200008, Apr 3, 2007

Jul 1, 2004

10/884523

Kern S. Bhugra - San Jose CA, US

H05K 5/00

361724, 361685

An enclosure which comprises a set of removable canisters, a set of capsules within each canister, and at least one nonvolatile storage device that resides within each canister. A removable top on the enclosure provides individual access to the capsules. Canisters may also be removed from the front of the enclosure, thereby allowing dual access to a nonvolatile storage device.

8052629, Nov 8, 2011

Feb 6, 2009

12/366998

Jonathan Smith - Waterside, CA
Kern Bhugra - San Jose CA, US

Tibion Corporation - Sunnyvale CA

A61F 5/00
A61H 1/00
A61F 13/06

602 16, 602 5, 601 5, 128882

A multi-fit orthotic structure including an attachment system for coupling the orthotic structure to a wide variety of subjects without requiring a custom fit. In one embodiment, active mobility assistance is provided via an orthotic system capable of integrating a linear actuator and linkage system to deliver torque to the lower leg of a subject to facilitate flexion and/or extension motion of the subject's leg. The orthotic structure is attached to the subject using a textile suspension system which does not require the orthotic structure to interface directly in the knee region or at the lateral areas of the thigh and calf of the subject, thus providing an ideal fit for the widest possible range of subjects with the minimum number of required sizes.

8058823, Nov 15, 2011

Aug 14, 2008

12/191837

Robert W. Horst - San Jose CA, US
Kern Bhugra - San Jose CA, US
Robert L. Jardine - Cupertino CA, US

Tibion Corporation - Sunnyvale CA

H02P 5/00

318 34, 310 83, 318 8, 318 9, 318 14

An actuator system for extending and flexing a joint, including a multi-motor assembly for providing a rotational output, a rotary-to-linear mechanism for converting the rotational output from the multi-motor assembly into an extension and flexion of the joint, and a controller for operating the actuator system in several operational modes. The multi-motor assembly preferably combines power from two different sources, such that the multi-motor assembly can supply larger forces at slower speeds (“Low Gear”) and smaller forces at higher speeds (“High Gear”). The actuator has been specifically designed for extending and flexing a joint (such as an ankle, a knee, an elbow, or a shoulder) of a human. The actuator system may, however, be used to move any suitable object through any suitable movement (linear, rotational, or otherwise).

8353854, Jan 15, 2013

Oct 31, 2007

11/932799

Robert W. Horst - San Jose CA, US
Kern Bhugra - San Jose CA, US

Tibion Corporation - Sunnyvale CA

A61H 7/00
H02P 1/00

601 33, 601 23, 601 27, 318552, 318139

Portable devices and methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by assuring that the ankle is flexed and extended sufficiently to promote blood flow in the lower leg are disclosed. The device includes an actuator with a free movement mode that allows a patient to move freely between activations or to initiate movement to delay a next automatic activation.

20060161805, Jul 20, 2006

Jan 14, 2005

11/035860

Charlie Tseng - San Jose CA, US
Kern Bhugra - San Jose CA, US

G06F 11/00

714006000

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for rebuilding only changed stripes of an offline member disk in a RAID array that is configured with redundancy and no hot standby disk. A work-in-progress (“WIP”) map tracks the changed stripes of the offline member disk prior to a reactivation and records the completion of the differential rebuilding (“DR”) process on the stripes. The DR process shortens the duration of a degraded mode of operation entered into by a logical drive formed when the RAID array experiences a member disk failure that results in one member disk being designated as offline.

20070180292, Aug 2, 2007

Jan 31, 2006

11/343814

Kern Bhugra - Fremont CA, US

G06F 11/00

714006000

Differential rebuild in a storage environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes applying a fault-tolerant algorithm (e.g., a redundant array of independent disk (RAID) level 1, level 3, level 4, level 5, level 6, level 10, level 30, level 50, and/or level 60 algorithm) to process commands associated with at least one storage device of a disk array that is disengaged, and applying write data captured while the at least one storage device was disengaged to the at least one storage device when it is reengaged. The method may include rebuilding the data state before (e.g., and/or when) the storage device was disengaged on a replacement device (e.g., a full rebuild) or may include a differential rebuild (e.g. the applying write data captured while the at least one storage device was disengaged may be performed on the at least one storage device when it is reengaged).

20090306548, Dec 10, 2009

Jun 5, 2008

12/134095

Kern S. BHUGRA - Moffett Field CA, US
Robert W. Horst - San Jose CA, US
Robert L. Jardine - Cupertino CA, US

A61B 5/103
A61B 19/00
A61H 1/02

600587, 128898, 601 34

The invention relates to embodiments of methods for extending a subject-controllable range of joint motion, and for increasing subject control of joint movement within a range of motion. Embodiments include fastening a powered device around a joint so as to be able to control the joint, allowing the subject to move the joint within a range of volitional motion, and then engaging the powered device to support movement of the joint into an expanded, rehabilitative range. In some embodiments, the device supports joint movement by substantially providing the force to move the joint beyond the volitional boundary. In other embodiments, supporting movement includes the subject substantially providing the force, and the device allowing movement only in a desired direction. The invention further relates to a system for increasing the functional capability of a joint by implementing embodiments of the method. By such methods and system, rehabilitation is accomplished both by building strength, and training neural pathways.

20100038983, Feb 18, 2010

Jan 30, 2009

12/363577

Kern Bhugra - Moffett Field CA, US
Robert W. Horst - San Jose CA, US
Richard R. Marcus - Mountain View CA, US
Jonathan Smith - Waterside New Brunswick, CA

H02K 7/06

310 83

One of the embodiments of the invention is an actuator system for extending and flexing a joint. The actuator system includes a multi-motor assembly for providing a rotational output, a rotary-to-linear mechanism including a screw that accepts the rotational output of the multi-motor assembly and a nut that cooperates with the screw to convert rotational movement of the screw to linear movement of the nut, and a moving rail with a latch that functions to translate linear movement of the nut in both the extension and flexion directions into an extension and flexion of the joint. The actuator has been specifically designed for extending and flexing a joint (such as an ankle, a knee, an elbow, or a shoulder) of a human. The actuator system may, however, be used to move any suitable object through any suitable movement (linear, rotational, or otherwise).