Author: claimsbot

1. A pet house comprising:
a substantially rectangular lower frame having four corners and constructed of tubular material with connectors at each of the four corners, and including four removable legs which rest on a supporting surface to support the frame on that supporting surface, wherein at least one leg includes a foot portion having a tab extending from the foot portion with a hole therein through which a stake can be positioned for staking the at least one leg to the supporting surface;
PVC coated polyester air permeable mesh material attached to the lower frame to form a pet supporting floor;
a preshaped substantially rigid and shape retaining upper frame constructed of tubular material removably connected to the lower frame through the connectors, the upper frame removable with respect to the lower frame to define a space above the pet supporting floor;
a cover that fits removably over the upper frame to create an enclosure over the pet supporting floor; and
an opening in the cover where a pet can enter and leave the pet house.
2. A pet house according to claim 1, wherein the fabric forming the pet supporting floor includes sleeves through which portions of the lower frame extend to attach the fabric to the lower frame.
3. A pet house according to claim 2, wherein the lower frame separates at the connectors and is removable from the sleeves of the fabric forming the pet supporting floor.
4. A pet house according to claim 3, wherein the cover that fits over the upper frame is a fabric cover.
5. A pet house according to claim 4, additionally including a vent in the fabric cover and a flap removably positionable over the vent.
6. A pet house according to claim 5, additionally including a flap positionable over the opening where the pet can enter and leave the pet house to close the opening.
7. A pet house according to claim 5, additionally including a pad placed over the pet supporting floor to insulate the pet supporting floor.
8. A pet house according to claim 5, additionally including removable insulating material secured to at least a portion of the cover.
9. A pet house according to claim 3, wherein the fabric cover is made of a nylon material.
10. A pet house comprising:
a substantially rectangular lower frame having four corners and constructed of tubular material with connectors at each of the four corners, and including four removable legs which rest on a supporting surface to support the frame on that supporting surface, wherein at least one leg includes a foot portion having a tab extending from the foot portion with a hole therein through which a stake can be positioned for staking the at least one leg to the supporting surface;
fabric attached to the lower frame to form a pet supporting floor; a preshaped substantially rigid and shape retaining upper frame constructed of tubular material removably connected to the lower frame removable with respect to the lower frame to define a space above the pet supporting floor;
a cover that fits removably over the upper frame to create an enclosure over the pet supporting floor; and
an opening in the cover where a pet can enter and leave the pet house.
11. A pet house according to claim 10, wherein the cover that fits over the upper frame is a fabric cover.
12. A pet house according to claim 11, wherein the fabric cover is made of a nylon material.
13. A pet house according to claim 10, additionally including fastener portions secured to the fabric pet supporting floor which mate with fastener portions attached to the cover to secure the cover to the pet house.
14. A pet house according to claim 10, additionally including a vent in the cover and a flap removably positionable over the vent.
15. A pet house according to claim 10, additionally including a flap positionable over the opening where the pet can enter and leave the pet house to close the opening.
16. A pet house according to claim 10, additionally including a pad placed over the pet supporting floor to insulate the pet supporting floor.
17. A pet house according to claim 10, wherein the lower frame and fabric attached to the lower frame to form the pet supporting floor form an open pet supporting cot when the upper frame is removed from cooperation with the lower frame.
18. A pet house according to claim 10, where the fabric attached to the lower frame to form the pet supporting floor is air permeable.
19. A pet house according to claim 18, wherein the fabric attached to the lower frame to form the air permeable pet supporting floor is a mesh material.
20. A pet house according to claim 19, where the mesh material is PVC coated polyester.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A multiple sheet building wrap for wrapping the structural components and optional sheathing of a building in order to protect the structural components and optional sheathing from moisture, the sheet comprising:
a) a moisture vapor permeable water-resistive barrier selected from the group consisting of asphalt-saturated papers, felts, woven fabrics, flash-spun plexifilamentary sheets, spunbond nonwoven sheets, spunbond-meltblown nonwoven sheets, spunbond-meltblown-spunbond nonwoven sheets, microperforated coated sheets comprising woven tapes, laminates thereof, and laminates comprising a nonwoven or woven fabric and a porous moisture vapor permeable film;
b) an intervening layer comprising a porous, liquid permeable layer having a maximum pore size of between about 20 micrometers and about 750 micrometers selected from the group consisting of asphalt-saturated papers, felts, woven fabrics, flash-spun plexifilamentary sheets, spunbond nonwoven sheets, spunbond-meltblown nonwoven sheets, spunbond-meltblown-spunbond nonwoven sheets, microperforated coated sheets comprising woven tapes, laminates thereof, and laminates comprising a nonwoven or woven fabric and a porous moisture vapor permeable film; and
c) a three-dimensional mesh layer disposed between the water resistive barrier and the liquid permeable layer having a thickness between about 0.32 cm and about 0.63 cm;

wherein a drainage space is provided between the water resistive barrier and the intervening layer through which liquid water can pass.
2. The multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1, wherein the intervening layer has a maximum pore size of between about 30 micrometers and about 370 micrometers.
3. The multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1, wherein the intervening layer has a hydrostatic head of less than 51 cm of water and is nonabsorbent to facilitate drying of the building wrap.
4. The multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1, wherein either or both of the water resistive barrier and the intervening layer comprise a metallized surface.
5. The multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1, wherein the water resistive barrier, the mesh layer and the intervening layer are attached by means of discontinuous adhesive or discontinuous ultrasonic bonding.
6. The multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1, wherein the water resistive barrier and the intervening layer are attached by means of discontinuous adhesive or discontinuous ultrasonic bonding and the mesh layer is unattached sandwiched between the water resistive barrier and the intervening layer.
7. A process of wrapping the structural components and optional sheathing of a building in order to protect the building structure from moisture, comprising wrapping the structural components and optional sheathing of the building with the multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1.
8. The multiple sheet building wrap of claim 1, further comprising a lath layer adjacent the intervening layer, wherein the water resistive barrier, the intervening layer and the lath layer are attached.
9. A process of wrapping the structural components and optional sheathing of a building in order to protect the structural components and optional sheathing from moisture, comprising wrapping the sheathing or structural components of the building with the multiple sheet building wrap of claim 8.
10. A process of wrapping the structural components and optional sheathing of a building in order to protect the structural components and optional sheathing from moisture, comprising, in sequence:
wrapping the structural components and optional sheathing of the building with a moisture vapor permeable, water resistive barrier; and
wrapping the building with the composite sheet of claim 8.
11. An external wall assembly of a building, comprising:
a) structural components providing structural support for the building;
b) optional sheathing material surrounding the structural components;
c) a multiple sheet building wrap according to claim 1 surrounding the structural components and optional sheathing material wherein the water-resistive barrier is the inner layer and the intervening layer is the outer layer;
d) a lath layer capable of supporting a wet-applied facade material surrounding the multiple sheet building wrap contacting the intervening layer; and
e) wet-applied facade material contacting the lath layer and forming the outermost layer of the external wall assembly.

1. A reconfigurable FIR filter comprising an field-programmable gate array (FPGA) configured with:
a data memory to store consecutive samples of input data;
a coefficient memory to store a set of filter coefficients;
a partial product memory to store partial products from a plurality of data cycles;
an output multiplexer configured to select output data from the partial product memory based on a filter order, wherein different outputs from the partial product memory are selected for different filter orders;
a first adder to add data from a most delayed data location of the data memory to current input data;
a second adder to generate the partial products for storage in the partial product memory; and
a multiplier to multiply an output of the first adder with one of the filter coefficients,

wherein the second adder is to add an output of the multiplier with a partial product of a previous data cycle to generate a partial product for a current data cycle for storage in a next storage location in the partial product memory,
wherein the output multiplexer includes a MUX select input to select an output from the partial product memory based on the filter order,
wherein the reconfigurable FIR filter is reconfigured by writing the filter coefficients to the coefficient memory, and
wherein the filter order is changed by changing the output selection from the partial product memory.
2. The filter of claim 1 wherein a particular output of the partial product memory is selected dependent upon the order of the filter.
3. The filter of claim 1 wherein the filter is of reconfigurable variable length structure that allows changing the filter order by selecting the partial products as output.
4. The filter of claim 1 wherein the data memory, the coefficient memory and the partial product memory are configurable based on a number of data cycles determined for different sampling frequencies and clock frequencies.
5. The filter of claim 1 wherein the FPGA is configurable for use of different sets of filter coefficient, each set being selectable.
6. The filter of claim 5 wherein the coefficient memory comprises flash memory.
7. The filter of claim 5 wherein each set of filter coefficient has a header describing filter specifications along with the coefficients to allow selection for a particular repeater specification.
8. The filter of claim 1 wherein the filter is configured for use in a repeater.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An sensor unit configured to position a sensing element for monitoring a physiological parameter within a cavity of a living body, the sensor unit comprising:
an anchor comprising:
a shank portion defining a distal end of the anchor, the shank portion having an outer cross-sectional shape that defines a maximum outer cross-sectional dimension thereof, the shank portion having a bore defining an opening at the distal end of the anchor, the opening having a cross-sectional shape; and
a head portion defining a proximal end of the anchor and having an outer cross-sectional shape that defines a larger cross-sectional dimension than the maximum outer cross-sectional dimension of the shank portion;

a sensing device comprising a hermetically-sealed housing that has an outer cross-sectional shape, a proximal end, and an oppositely-disposed distal end at which the sensing element is disposed, the housing containing processing circuitry electrically coupled to the sensing element; and
a telemetry antennae adapted to communicate with the processing circuitry within the housing of the sensing device;
wherein the opening in the shank portion of the anchor has a cross-sectional shape that is complementary to the outer cross-sectional shape of the housing of the sensing device, the housing is assembled with the anchor through the opening in the shank portion so that at least the proximal end of the housing is within the bore of the anchor, the distal end of the housing is exposed by the opening of the bore, the housing closes the opening in the bore to prevent biological matter from entering the bore, and the sensing element is exposed by the opening of the bore to sense the physiological parameter.
2. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the shank portion comprises means for securing the anchor within a hole.
3. The sensor unit according to claim 2, wherein the securing means is at least one biocompatible attachment device chosen from the group consisting of inserts, threads, nails, screws, springs, and adhesives.
4. The sensor unit according to claim 2, wherein the anchor consists of the shank portion, the head portion, the bore, and the securing means.
5. The sensor unit according to claim 1 wherein the sensing device is operable to communicate telemetrically a reading of the physiological parameter to a readout device that is not adapted to be implanted in the living body.
6. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the distal end of the housing of the sensing device protrudes from the bore of the anchor such that the sensing device defines a distal end of the sensor unit.
7. The sensor unit according to claim 1 wherein the proximal end of the housing is concealed within the bore of the anchor.
8. The sensor unit according to claim claim 1, wherein the physiological parameter is pressure.
9. The sensor unit according to claim 8, wherein the sensing element comprises a diaphragm responsive to pressure.
10. The sensor unit according to claim 9, wherein the diaphragm is at a distal surface defined by the distal end of the housing of the sensing device.
11. The sensor unit according to claim claim 1, wherein the sensing element comprises a micromachined structure fabricated by additive and subtractive processes performed on a substrate.
12. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the telemetry antenna is adapted for telemetrically communicating a reading of the physiological parameter sensed by the sensing element and electromagnetically receiving power for the sensing device.
13. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the telemetry antenna is within the sensing device.
14. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the telemetry antenna is a separate antenna subassembly and the unit further comprises means for mechanically and electrically coupling the subassembly to the sensing device.
15. The sensor unit according to claim 14, wherein the antenna subassembly comprises a coil on a substrate.
16. The sensor unit according to claim claim 1, wherein the sensor unit is wirelessly coupled with the telemetry antenna to a readout device that is not adapted to be implanted in the living body.
17. The sensor unit according to claim 16, wherein the sensor unit is wirelessly coupled to the readout device for telemetric communication therewith using a resonant scheme in which the sensing device telemetrically receives power from the readout device.
18. The sensor unit according to claim 16, wherein the sensor unit is wirelessly coupled to the readout device for telemetric communication therewith using a passive scheme in which the sensing device telemetrically receives electromagnetic power from the readout device.
19. The sensor unit according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry processes electrical communications between the sensing element and the telemetry antenna.
20. The sensor unit according to claim 19, wherein the processing circuitry causes the telemetry antenna to transmit an amplitude modulation transmission.
21. The sensor unit according to claim claim 1, wherein the sensor unit consists of the sensing device, the anchor, and the telemetry antennae.
22. The sensor unit according to claim 1, further comprising a catheter coupled to the housing of the sensing device so that the sensing element of the sensing device is within the catheter, a membrane at a tip of the catheter distal from the sensing device, and means for hydraulically transmitting the physiological parameter from the membrane to the sensing element of the sensing device.
23. A surgical procedure comprising:
providing an anchor comprising a shank portion that defines a distal end of the anchor and a head portion that defines a proximal end of the anchor, the shank portion having a bore defining an opening at the distal end of the anchor, the opening having a cross-sectional shape;
assembling a sensor unit by placing a sensing device through the opening in the distal end of the shank portion of the anchor and into the bore within the shank portion so that the distal end of the anchor or a distal end of the sensing device defines a distal end of the sensor unit, the sensing device closes the opening in the bore to prevent biological matter from entering the bore, and a sensing element of the sensing device is exposed at the distal end of the sensor unit by the opening of the bore, the sensing element being adapted to sense a physiological parameter;
making an incision in the scalp of a patient to expose a portion of the skull;
making a hole through the skull;
placing the shank portion of the anchor the hole such that the distal end of the sensor unit is flush with or protrudes into the cranial cavity within the skull and the head portion of the anchor contacts the skull;
securing the anchor to the skull such that the sensing device is secured to the skull by the anchor and the hole is occluded by the anchor; and then
telemetrically communicating with the sensing device to obtain a reading of the physiological parameter using a readout device located outside the patient.
24. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein, the sensing element is disposed at the distal end of the sensing device, and the distal end of the sensing device protrudes from the distal end of the anchor such that the sensing device defines the distal end of the sensor unit.
25. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the shank portion occludes the hole as a result of the placing step, and the head portion is not inserted into the hole during the placing step but instead is external to the skull following the placing step.
26. The surgical procedure according to claim 25, wherein the securing step comprises securing the shank portion of the anchor to the skull.
27. The surgical procedure according to claim 26, wherein the shank portion of the anchor is secured within the hole in the skull by an interference fit therebetween.
28. The surgical procedure according to claim 26, wherein the shank portion of the anchor is secured within the hole in the skull by an element chosen from the group consisting of inserts, threads, nails, screws, springs, and adhesives.
29. The surgical procedure according to claim 25, wherein an interference fit does not exist between the shank portion of the anchor and the hole in the skull.
30. The surgical procedure according to claim 25, wherein the securing step comprises securing the head portion of the anchor to the skull.
31. The surgical procedure according to claim 30, wherein the head portion of the anchor is secured to the skull by an element chosen from the group consisting of nails, screws, springs, and adhesives.
32. The surgical procedure according to claim 25, wherein the bore of the anchor is entirely located within the shank portion of the anchor.
33. The surgical procedure according to claim 25, wherein the sensor unit is placed in the hole such that the distal end of the sensor unit presses against the dura mater without penetrating the dura mater (extradural), or penetrates the dura mater, or is placed beneath the dura mater (subdural) in the subarachnoid space, or is placed beneath the pia mater and extends extend into brain tissue.
34. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the physiological parameter is pressure.
35. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the telemetric communicating step between the sensing device and the readout device is established using a resonant scheme in which the sensing device telemetrically receives power from the readout device.
36. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the telemetric communicating step between the sensing device and the readout device is established using a passive scheme in which the sensing device telemetrically receives electromagnetic power from the readout device.
37. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the sensing device comprises a hermetically-sealed housing that has an outer cross-sectional shape and defines the distal end of the sensing device and an oppositely-disposed proximal end of the sensing device, the procedure further comprising processing electrical communications between the sensing element and a telemetry antenna located within the housing of the sensing device.
38. The surgical procedure according to claim 37, wherein the telemetry antenna is within the housing of the sensing device and is placed with the sensor unit within the hole in the skull.
39. The surgical procedure according to claim 37, wherein the telemetry antenna is a separate antenna subassembly that is not placed with the sensor unit within the hole in the skill.
40. The surgical procedure according to claim 39, wherein the antenna subassembly comprises a coil on a substrate placed outside the skull.
41. The surgical procedure according to claim 37, wherein the telemetry antenna of the sensor unit transmits an amplitude modulation transmission to the readout device.
42. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the surgical procedure is part of at least one of the following medical procedures: diagnosis, treatment intervention, tailoring of medications, disease management, identification of complications, and chronic disease management.
43. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the readout device is used to perform at least one of the following:
remote monitoring of the patient, closed-loop drug delivery of medications to treat the patient, warning of changes in the physiological parameter, portable or ambulatory monitoring or diagnosis, monitoring of battery operation, data storage, reporting global positioning coordinates for emergency applications, and communication with other medical devices.
44. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the sensor unit consists of the sensing device, the anchor, and means for telemetrically communicating the reading of the physiological parameter to the readout device.
45. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, further comprising coupling a catheter to the sensing device so that a membrane at a tip of the catheter is distal from the sensing device, and hydraulically transmitting the physiological parameter from the membrane through the catheter to the sensing element of the sensing device.
46. The surgical procedure according to claim 23, wherein the surgical procedure is performed on the patient in a civilian, military, or mobile army surgical hospital or on a battlefield, or during transportation of the patient therebetween.