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App. No. 12/082,404

Sensors

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Patent No.
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App. No.
12/082,404
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to sensors and systems associated with the sensors.

Claims (113)

1 . A sensor comprising:

one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections;

one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

one or more barriers operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

one or more sensor control units; and

one or more sensor transmitters.

2 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more sensor housings that are configured for association with a genital region of an individual.

3 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more sensor housings that are configured for association with a vascular region of an individual.

4 - 6 . (canceled)

7 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more sensor housings that are configured in association with one or more stents.

8 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more osmotic detectors.

9 . (canceled)

10 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more cantilever detectors.

11 - 13 . (canceled)

14 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect nitric oxide.

15 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect glucose

16 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect one or more hormones.

17 . (canceled)

18 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect one or more pharmaceutical agents.

19 - 21 . (canceled)

22 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect one or more cytokines.

23 . (canceled)

24 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect one or more blood constituents.

25 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more detectors configured to detect one or more pathogen indicators.

26 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more barriers operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more barriers that include one or more shape memory materials.

27 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more barriers operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections comprise:

one or more barriers that include one or more sacrificial materials.

28 - 29 . (canceled)

30 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor control units comprise:

one or more sensor control units that include program instructions.

31 . (canceled)

32 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor control units comprise:

one or more sensor control units that are configured to control one or more barriers.

33 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor control units comprise:

one or more sensor control units that are configured to process information acquired from the one or more detectors.

34 - 35 . (canceled)

36 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor control units comprise:

one or more sensor control units that are configured to unmask one or more selectively accessible sections in response to one or more data points.

37 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more acoustic signals.

38 . (canceled)

39 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more optical signals.

40 - 41 . (canceled)

42 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more radio frequency signals.

43 . (canceled)

44 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more ultrasonic signals.

45 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more signals according to one or more schedules.

46 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more signals in response to detection of one or more analytes.

47 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more signals in response to one or more queries.

48 . The sensor of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensor transmitters comprise:

one or more sensor transmitters configured to transmit one or more encrypted signals.

49 . The sensor of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more sensor receivers.

50 . The sensor of claim 49 , wherein the one or more sensor receivers comprise:

one or more sensor receivers configured to receive one or more acoustic signals.

51 - 54 . (canceled)

55 . The sensor of claim 49 , wherein the one or more sensor receivers comprise:

one or more sensor receivers configured to receive one or more radio frequency signals.

56 . (canceled)

57 . The sensor of claim 49 , wherein the one or more sensor receivers comprise:

one or more sensor receivers configured to receive one or more ultrasonic signals.

58 . The sensor of claim 49 , wherein the one or more sensor receivers comprise:

one or more sensor receivers configured to receive one or more signals according to one or more schedules.

59 . The sensor of claim 49 , wherein the one or more sensor receivers comprise:

one or more sensor receivers configured to receive one or more signals in response to detection of one or more analytes.

60 . The sensor of claim 49 , wherein the one or more sensor receivers comprise:

one or more sensor receivers configured to receive one or more signals in response to one or more queries.

61 . A system comprising:

circuitry for operating one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections;

circuitry for operating one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

circuitry for operating one or more barriers operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

circuitry for operating one or more sensor control units; and

circuitry for operating one or more sensor transmitters.

62 - 106 . (canceled)

107 . The system of claim 61 , further comprising:

circuitry for operating one or more sensor receivers.

108 - 118 . (canceled)

119 . A sensor system comprising:

means for operating one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections;

means for operating one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

means for operating one or more barriers operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

means for operating one or more sensor control units; and

means for operating one or more sensor transmitters.

120 . The system of claim 119 , further comprising:

means for operating one or more sensor receivers.

121 . A system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing:

one or more instructions for operating one or more sensor housings that include one or more selectively accessible sections;

one or more instructions for operating one or more detectors operably associated with the one or more selectively accessible sections;

one or more instructions for operating one or more sensor control units; and

one or more instructions for operating one or more sensor transmitters.

122 . The system of claim 121 , further comprising:

one or more instructions for operating one or more sensor receivers.

123 - 125 . (canceled)

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2008
From: HYDE, RODERICK A.; ISHIKAWA, MURIEL Y.; WOOD JR., LOWELL L.
To: SEARETE LLC
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