03rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110011915 | MOTOR DRIVEN SURGICAL FASTENER DEVICE WITH MECHANISMS FOR ADJUSTING A TISSUE GAP WITHIN THE END EFFECTOR - A surgical fastener apparatus having a handle, an elongated shaft having a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal end extending therefrom. An end effector including a pair of jaws pivoted at a proximal end thereof and movable between an open and closed position. A cartridge containing a plurality of surgical fasteners, the cartridge attached to the end effector. An electrically powered actuator for deploying the surgical fasteners, the actuator including a power source and a motor. Means for electrically adjusting the amount of spacing between the jaws when the end effector is in the closed position. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011916 | ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a circular anastomosis surgical stapler and methods of use. The circular anastomosis surgical stapler includes an operator control assembly, a tubular shaft having a distal end that is associated with a head portion, and an actuating head portion. The actuating head portion includes a detachable anvil portion with an axially extending stem portion. The anvil portion is engagable with the remainder of the head portion, which receives an array of staples. The head portion also includes an associated stapling portion with a stapling mechanism for firing an array of staples against the anvil portion. The anvil portion and the head portion matingly engage along a mating edge. The mating edge is defined by locations around the stem portion spaced from a particular position on the axis of the stem portion at axially and/or radially varying distances. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011917 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND KITS FOR TREATING VALVE PROLAPSE - Methods, devices, and kits are described for addressing cardiac valve repair. A system for deploying a tensile member between two tissue structures may comprise a first anchor insertion instrument defining a working lumen therethrough, and a second anchor insertion instrument movably coupled through the working lumen, wherein the first anchor instrument defines a jaw space and is configured to deploy a staple prosthesis into a portion of a first tissue structure which may be captured within the jaw space, and wherein the second anchor instrument is configured to deploy an implantable anchor, such as an anchor dart, into a second tissue structure which is coupled to the staple prosthesis by a tensile member, such as a suture. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011918 | Automotive body shop flexible framing gate changing system - An automotive body framing system includes a setter supported by parallel spaced tracks for movement from a work position to a standby position and to a gate change position and driven by corresponding racks and synchronized pinion drive units. Opposing gate storage belt shuttles are located at the gate change position for receiving the setter therebetween, and a gate staging cart is supported in back of the setter by parallel tracks and is also moved between opposing gate storage belt shuttles by synchronized rack and pinion drive units. Power operated registration units are positioned on the setter to register each gate received at precise horizontal and vertical positions, and the setter, staging cart and gate storage belt shuttles each have a series of resilient guide and support rollers to provide for quiet operation during rapid transfer of the gates on the setter, staging cart and belt shuttles. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011919 | BONDING APPARATUS AND BONDING METHOD - To provide a bonding apparatus capable of increasing product quality by realizing high-precision control of a pressing force applied upon mounting of an electronic component on a substrate by bonding, and to a bonding method capable of providing high-quality products stably. The bonding apparatus includes: at least a bonding head | 2011-01-20 |
20110011920 | PHOSPHORUS-COPPER BASE BRAZING ALLOY - A solid phos-copper base or silver-phos-copper base brazing alloy component for forming a brazed joint with a raised shoulder, little to no black oxide, and improved corrosion resistance. The brazing alloys of the present invention are visually distinguishable from copper and copper alloy parts. The solid brazing components of the present invention may be used in forming brazed joints at low brazing temperatures and result in a joint that is strong, ductile, smooth and corrosion resistant. The solid brazing components are provided in the form of wire, strip, foil or preform, and thus are advantageously used in a wide variety of brazing applications including copper tubing. The brazing components of the present invention are made of an alloy having a liquidus temperature above 840° F. and consist essentially of about 4-9% phosphorus, about 0.1-10% tin, up to about 4% antimony, about 0.1-15% nickel, up to about 3% silicon, up to about 18% silver, up to about 3% manganese, with the balance being copper. Exemplary embodiments include about 6-15% silver and/or 5-8% nickel. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011921 | Collapsible Support Apparatus - A collapsible support apparatus constructed from a elongated panel. The collapsible support apparatus is arranged to form a partially enclosed triangular structure for maintaining a bag in an upright and open state predominately within the triangular structure. The elongated panel includes a longitudinal score line which defines first and second elongated subpanels. A lateral score line of the elongated panel defines a base panel extending perpendicularly from a bottom edge of one of the elongated subpanels. The base panel is dimensioned to span intermediate bottom edges of the first and second elongated subpanels to form a closed base which limits abrasion to the bottom of the bag. The collapsible support apparatus is collapsible at least along the longitudinal and lateral score lines into a generally planar structure. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011922 | MATERIALS FOR AN METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DIVIDED CONTAINER AND RESULTING DIVIDED CONTAINER - A method of manufacturing containers and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in containers having an interior formed by a primary blank serving as an exterior of the container. The interior includes a cross support formed from a supplementary blank that is configured and adhered to opposed panels of the primary blank so as to function also as a divider of the interior of the container. The cross support is formed as part of the set up or final assembly of exterior of the container. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011923 | CARTON WITH PRODUCT HOLDING COMPARTMENTS - A carton for containing a product. The carton comprises a back panel, a front panel, a bottom panel, and a top flap. A first compartment is foldably connected to the back panel, and a second compartment is foldably connected to the front panel. The top flap is operable to overlap the first and second compartments of the carton. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011924 | CARTON WITH INSERT - A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carton comprises an insert attached to at least one of the panels for restraining the articles in the carton. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011925 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE POSSIBLE TO READ OUT DOT PATTERN FORMED ON MEDIUM OR DISPLAY - A remote control device that can be intuitively operated, that does not require users to take time to learn operation and that is excellent in convenience, operability and affinity for users is provided. The remote control device includes an optical reading unit equipped on a predetermined medium surface, for reading a dot pattern, a main body that is provided in connection with the optical reading unit and can be held like a pen or gripping-held, a conversion unit for converting the dot pattern read by the optical reading unit into one or more corresponding transmission codes, an operation unit equipped on the surface of the main body in the vicinity of the optical reading unit and operable with a fingertip, for moving a cursor, selecting a menu, selecting a program and determining the selections, and a transmission unit for transmitting the transmission code converted by the conversion unit and an operational instruction provided by the operation unit as signals to a controlled apparatus. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011926 | BARCODE CREATION APPARATUS, BARCODE CREATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - The barcode creation apparatus which creates a barcode read in by a prescribed terminal device, comprises: a function specification device which specifies a function which allows the terminal device to startup when the barcode is read in, from a plurality of functions that the terminal device has; a color specification device which specifies a color of the barcode, the color representing the function specified by the function specification device; and a barcode creation device which creates the barcode in the specified color. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011927 | METHODS AND APPARAUTS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DROP SAFE - Systems and techniques for providing an improved electronic safe are described. In one aspect, an electronic safe is provided with enhanced security, increased functionality and ease of use. The electronic safe may accept both cash and non-cash deposits, identifying tags and envelopes or folders. A wireless tag may be used to identify the person making deposits. A plurality of electronic safes may be networked together in a wireless local area network. The wireless local area network of electronic safes may be wirelessly networked with an off site host system. In another aspect, an electronic safe is provided with a wireless communications link for communicating with a handheld terminal which may be used to update the electronic safe and initiate the generation of automatic reports. In another aspect, an electronic safe automatically generates reports detailing the operation of the safe. The electronic safe may predict the time when a cassette for storing deposits will be full. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011928 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A WIRELESS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL FOR AN IC CARD - A method is for implementing a wireless personal communication protocol between an integrated circuit (IC) card and a reader device. The IC card is hosted in and in communication with a handset through a corresponding handset-IC card communication protocol. The method includes the handset transmitting an Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) command to the IC card, according to the handset-IC card communication protocol, the IC card detecting an association between the APDU command and an applet stored inside the IC card, the IC card executing the APDU command, and the IC card executing the applet if an association between the APDU command and the applet is detected. The IC card detects data associated to a wireless personal communication with the reader device after the processing of the APDU command. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011929 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARD BASED DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE LOGIN AND ACCOUNTING - The subject application is directed to a system and method for automated document processing device login and accounting. Identification data corresponding to an identity of an associated user and accounting data corresponding to each of a plurality of billing accounts is communicated with an associated portable data storage. Data corresponding to each of the plurality of billing accounts is displayed, and selection data is received corresponding to at least one billing account corresponding to the plurality of billing accounts associated with the display of data. An associated document processing device is enabled in accordance with selection data and identification data received from the portable data storage. Usage of the document processing device is monitored relative to received selection data, and usage data corresponding to monitored usage of the document processing device with associated billing account data is communicated to an associated administrator. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011930 | PARKING METER WITH EV RECHARGING CAPABILITY - A parking meter includes a credit or debit reader to capture financial information; a printer to print parking slips; and a controller coupled to a power receptacle, the controller receiving financial information from the card reader and upon receiving authorization for a credit or debit transaction, printing a parking slip and applying power to the power receptacle to recharge a vehicle battery. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011931 | One-Card Transaction Management System - A transaction management system enabling a user to perform a transaction using a neutral card at a point-of-sale unit in communication with a central server via a system network is provided. The system includes a terminal application at the point-of-sale unit and a data storage module connected to the central server, having a user profile corresponding to the neutral card. The user profile is linked to a plurality of transaction accounts and defines one or more specification for each transaction account linked thereto, each specification being associated to a weight. The system further including a server application at the central server for associating the card information to the corresponding user profile, generating one or more transaction scenario based on the transaction data and the weight of each specification of each transaction account linked to the user profile, and transmitting the transaction scenario(s) to the point-of-sale unit. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011932 | COMMODITY INFORMATION READING AND DISPLAYING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a commodity information reading and displaying apparatus includes a housing, a reading window, a display device, and a light blocking sheet. The reading window is provided on one surface of the housing and configured to read predetermined information from a commodity held over the reading window. The display device is provided on a surface opposite to the surface of the housing, on which the reading window is provided, and configured to display information concerning the commodity held over the reading window. The light blocking sheet is attached to the display device and configured to limit an angle of field of a display surface of the display device to a direction deviating from the front of the display surface. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011933 | Systems and Methods for the Tracking of Evidence - A system for the tagging, organization and tracking of evidence during the course of an investigation. The system generally utilizes an onsite handheld computer device which is capable of taking input information including a description of evidence and a photo of evidence, reading a machine readable tag placed on the evidence, and printing an evidence bag label for identification the storage into which the evidence is placed. The handheld device can store this information in onboard memory until it is uploaded to a central server computer. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011934 | CONTACTLESS IC CARD AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - A contactless IC card includes: an antenna configured to receive an electromagnetic wave and to induce an AC signal; a rectifier circuit configured to rectify an AC signal from the antenna; a demodulating circuit configured to demodulate received data from a rectified signal from the rectifier circuit; a carrier extraction circuit configured to extract a carrier from the AC signal or the rectified signal and to generate an operation clock; a return data generating unit configured to operate at the operation clock from the carrier extraction circuit and, after receiving received data from the demodulating circuit, output return data to a reader-writer; a modulating unit configured to load-modulate the carrier of the AC signal with the return data; and a sensitivity control unit configured to perform control so as to increase carrier extraction sensitivity of the carrier extraction circuit during a return period to the reader-writer. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011935 | LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE, READER/WRITER DEVICE FOR NONCONTACT COMMUNICATION MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A light guiding device can be used for a reader/writer device ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011936 | DIGITAL POINT-OF-SALE ANALYZER - A digital point-of-sale system for determining key performance indicators (KPIs) at a point-of-sale includes a product identification unit and a realogram creation unit. The product identification unit is configured to receive a captured image of a product display and to identify products in the captured image by comparing features determined from the captured image to features determined from products templates. The realogram creation unit is configured to create a realogram from the identified products and product templates. A product price KPI unit is configured to identify a product label proximally located to each identified product, and to recognize the product price on each product label. Each product price is compared to a predetermined range of prices to determine whether the product label proximally located to the identified product is a correct product label for the identified product. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011937 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE MAGNETIC STRIPE ASSEMBLY - An optically variable magnetic stripe assembly comprises a magnetic layer ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011938 | DATA CARRIER DEVICE - A passive data carrier device ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011939 | CONTACT-LESS AND DUAL INTERFACE INLAYS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide an inlay for use in multiple applications including a contact smart card, a contactless smart card, a ticket, a secured document, a combi smart card and a dual interface smart card. The inlay may include an inlay substrate; an antenna on the inlay substrate, the antenna having at least two terminal pads; and a polymer PCB bonded to and making an electrical connection between each of the terminal pads; wherein the terminal pads and polymer PCB are positioned to allow the inlay to be used in a desired smart card application, the application selected from a group consisting of a contact smart card, a contactless smart card, a ticket, a secured document, a combi smart card and a dual interface smart card; wherein, when the inlay is to be used in a contactless smart card, ticket, secured document or combi smart card, the polymer PCB functions as a carrier for a chip; and wherein, when the inlay is to be used in a dual interface or contact smart card, end portions of the polymer PCB function as strap leads to connect an embedded chip of the dual interface or contactless smart card to the antenna. One method for producing the inlays is also disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011940 | CODE PATTERN - A dot pattern and a code pattern, a plurality of which can be printed on a small area, are provided. In the dot pattern, a first and a second dot patterns are superimposed and arranged. The first and the second dot patterns provide a plurality of reference dots in regions of blocks on which predetermined dots are arranged, arrange a plurality of virtual reference points defined by the reference dots, arrange information dots that define information by distances and directions from the virtual reference points, and further define at least orientations and sizes of the blocks based on arrangements of the reference dots as indexes of the blocks. The block is arranged so that part of or entire the reference dots and/or the virtual reference dots of the first and second dot patterns are superimposed together, and the number of the block is one, or a plurality of the blocks are repeatedly arranged in lateral and longitudinal directions. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011941 | SHIPMENT TRACKING METHOD, DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - A method for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including printing a bar code on each shipment to be tracked, wherein the bar code includes at least one part for identification of the shipper of the shipment, which is invariable for each shipper, and a shipment rank identification part of each shipment, which is variable for each shipment; and a device for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including at least one database having at least one user data table listing bar codes of the shipper and address information, and a data table of shipments being tracked listing each shipment by shipper. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011942 | HOT AND COLD WATER MIXING VALVE - [Problem] To improve durability of a hot and cold water mixing valve. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011943 | HEATING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE HEATING INSTALLATION - A heating installation includes a heat pump, heating fluid piping passing through a condenser of the heat pump to exchange heat between refrigerant and heating fluid, first and second objects heated by the heating fluid to first and second set temperatures, a valve switchable between first and second positions to supply heating fluid to the first and second objects, sensors detecting first and second actual temperatures at the first and second objects, and a control. The heat pump also has an evaporator, a compressor and an expansion device. The control in a demand dependent mode, is configured to determine a first demand based on the first set and actual temperatures and a second demand based on the second set and actual temperatures, and is configured to switch the valve to the first and second positions based on comparison of the first and second demands. A method for controlling a heating installation heats the first or second object based on such a comparison. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011944 | SPRAY TANNING DELIVERY DEVICE - An apparatus for delivering liquid utilizing a wand with a nozzle, a toggle switch, and a supply canister for delivering self-tanning and sun-tanning solutions to a human body is disclosed. Projections on the wand facilitate a direct connection to a supply canister containing the chosen liquid to be delivered without the necessity of an exposed external tube suspended between the wand and the supply canister. The wand may be detached and reattached to the supply canister for storage or use. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011945 | System and method for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere and global thermostat using the same - A system for removing carbon dioxide from an atmosphere to reduce global warming including an air extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a medium and removes carbon dioxide from the medium; a sequestration system that isolates the removed carbon dioxide to a location for at least one of storage and generation of a renewable carbon fuel; and one or more power supplying units that supply heat to the air extraction system to remove the carbon dioxide from the medium, at least one of the one or more power supplying units being a fossil fuel plant. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011946 | Novelty drinking straw with flow regulator - A reusable or confectionery drinking straw includes a second end portion mouthpiece having a single aperture or multiple apertures, the sensation of the liquid flowing through the aperture(s) capable of being modified by the user. The mouthpiece of the straw device is integral to the straw or it may be removably attached to the straw. The drinking straw device may be edible, partially edible, or inedible. The drinking straw device may be in the form of a bracelet, which may be edible, partially edible, or inedible. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011947 | GEL AIR FRESHENER AND METHOD OF UNSEALING SUCH GEL AIR FRESHENER - The present invention is a gel air freshener article of manufacture comprising a gel air freshener composition and a container that provides a method for unsealing and opening without undue exertion by the consumer. The article of manufacture according to the present invention includes the gel air freshener composition and a container comprising a base portion and axially displaceable cover in telescopic registry, wherein the cover is axially displaced away from the base portion by rotation. The unsealing of the container is achieved through the coordination of camming locks, which comprise an upper ramped surface, with spike-shaped locking wedges that comprise a beveled toe portion, elongated shaft portion and camming head portion. Rotation of the cover in a first direction relative to the base portion locks the toe end and shaft portions of the spike-shaped locking wedges beneath the camming locks. Rotation in a second opposite direction relative to the base portion backs the camming head portion of the spike-shaped wedges up the upper ramped surfaces of the camming locks such that the cover is axially distanced from the container, thus unsealing the cover from the base and breaking loose the gel air freshener composition bound inside surface of the cover. An optional pin-hole in the cover allows for pressure equalization of the momentary vacuum created when the cover is first unsealed and displaced. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011948 | Assembling structure of water conduction device for mist maker - This invention relates to an assembling structure of water conduction device for mist maker in which the water conduction device comprises a mounting seat and a capillary water-conduction fiber; resilient pieces being provided at both sides of the mounting seat, which have engaging means provided thereon; a mounting hole being further provided within the housing of the mist maker, in which the mounting seat of the water conduction device is assembled, the engaging means provided on the resilient pieces of the mounting seat being interlocked on the wall face of the assembling hole of the housing such that the water conduction device can be mounted within the housing of the mist maker. If the water conduction device is to be replaced, two resilient pieces has to be pressed such that the engaging means are released from the interlocking with the wall face of the assembling hole, then the water conduction device can be detached for replacement. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011949 | Jimenez plant cube - A wiring diagram that specifies basic electrical controls required to build a water dispensing system that controls the amount of water dispensed using a float control to determine the proper amount of water to be delivered to an installed irrigation system[s], and allows adjustment for water pressure requirements based on the size and capacity of the installed system[s] as well as the individual requirements of all water controls within the installed irrigation systems that have minimum water pressure requirements to activate, for the purpose of controlling the dispensing of water to various plants, or other yard features that require regular or daily watering. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011950 | INTERNAL MIXING SPRAY GUN - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a spray device including a first liquid passage configured to flow a first liquid in a generally downstream direction toward a spray tip. The spray device also includes a second liquid passage configured to flow a second liquid in a generally upstream direction such that the second liquid impinges upon the first liquid at an outlet to the second liquid passage. The upstream direction is substantially opposite from the downstream direction. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011951 | Compressed air assisted high pressure nozzle wherein material, (e.g. liquid, slurry, sand, dry matter, ect.) is drawn into the inlet and expelled through the outlet as the result of the introduction of compressed air into the nozzle. - The invention relates to a nozzle that has direct compressed air injection into the nozzle. The injection of compressed air directly into the nozzle thereby eliminates the need for additional means by any separate apparatus to collect the material prior to discharge of the material. The compressed air in the nozzle results in the material being drawn into the nozzle's hollow rod upstream inlet end and simultaneously discharged through the chamber's downstream outlet end through the attached female end of the external hollow rod. The invention can be used for liquid, slurry or dry material and can be immediately switched from one type of material to another without making any adaptations or changes to the invention. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011952 | Automated Flow Gun for Delivering Fluids - An automated flow gun ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011953 | Drenching Showerhead - A showerhead with multiple modes of operation may include a first turbine and a second turbine, each disposed within a unique flow channel. The first and second turbines may interrupt water flow through their respective flow channels, thereby providing at least one pulsating water spray emanating from the showerhead. The showerhead may include a third flow channel having no turbine disposed therein, such that water flowing through the third flow channel is not interrupted and thus emitted from the showerhead as a drenching spray. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011954 | Fuel Injection Valve and Machining Method for Nozzle - A fuel injection valve with reduced adhesion of deposits to a fuel injecting portion and superior in durability is provided. Also provided is a method for machining multi-orifice type fuel injecting portions easily, less expensively, in good surface roughness, in high productivity, and with few variations in shape, accuracy and surface roughness, using inexpensive equipment. The surface roughness of fuel injecting portions comprising orifices and apertures is made Rz 2 μm or less. Apertures are formed by press working so as to each have a plastic-worked surface of Rz 0.2 μm or less in surface roughness and then orifices are formed in the bottoms of the apertures so as to have a plastic-worked surface of Rz 0.2 μm or less in surface roughness. Further, when abrasion resistance of the nozzle is required, the fuel injecting portions are finished to a surface roughness of Rz 2 μm by quenching. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011955 | PARALLEL CIRCUIT FUEL FILTRATION FOR FUEL INJECTORS - A fuel injector that comprises a parallel circuit fuel filtration circuit providing filtered fuel to the control valve. Specifically, a fuel filter is positioned inside the injector within the passage leading to the control valve. Debris is removed from the fuel and filtered fuel is allowed to pass through to the control valve. Unfiltered fuel may be purged from the fuel injector during injection. Alternatively, unfiltered fuel may be removed from the injector via the drain. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011956 | CLEANING METHOD OF COLORING DEVICE OF OPTICAL FIBER, AND COLORING DEVICE OF OPTICAL FIBER - A cleaning method comprises first cleaning which includes supplying a cleaning-liquid to the coloring device from the optical fiber passing hole of the nipple and the ink supply opening, and discharging the cleaning-liquid from the cleaning-liquid discharge opening, and second cleaning which includes supplying a cleaning-liquid to the coloring device from the optical fiber passing hole of the nipple and the ink supply opening, and discharging the cleaning-liquid from the optical fiber passing hole of the second die. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011957 | Diamond Nozzle - In one aspect of the invention, an abrasion resistant nozzle has at least two sintered diamond bodies having flat, mating, exterior surfaces and a thickness, the surfaces being held against each other under compression. An enclosure is formed between the mating surfaces, at least one surface having a groove forming a portion of the enclosure and the other surface forming a remaining portion of the enclosure. The enclosure connects an entry and an exit formed in at least one side of at least one of the bodies. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011958 | TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A transportation device, physically transporting a material to a target, includes an input module, a transporting module and an output module. The input module provides a carrier fluid. The transporting module is coupled to the input module for receiving the carrier fluid in order to disperse/atomize the material. The output module has a throat portion, a first opening and a second opening. The throat portion is positioned between the first opening and the second opening, and the aperture of the first opening is larger than that of the second opening. The distance between the throat portion and the second opening is equal to or smaller than the distance between the throat portion and the first opening and is between three and ten times of the throat portion aperture (d). The second opening has an expending angle which is between half and three times of the throat portion aperture angle) (½d°-3d°. The material enters the input module through the first opening and reaches the target through the second opening. The input module further includes a guiding unit having a length longer than or equal to the distance between the throat portion and the second opening. One end of the guiding unit connects the transporting module, and the size of the end connected to the transporting module is three times larger than the size of the throat portion. The other end of the guiding unit has a guiding corner for connecting to the first opening, and the angle of the guiding corner is between three and fifteen times of the throat portion angle (3d°-15d°). | 2011-01-20 |
20110011959 | Particle Size Reduction Apparatus, and Use Thereof - A sterilisable particle-size reduction apparatus, component parts thereof and a method of sterilising and validating sterility thereof are provided. Also provided is use thereof to prepare sterile suspensions of drugs. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011960 | COOLING AND PROCESSING MATERIALS - Systems and methods for cooling and processing materials are disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011961 | GRANULES COMPRISING A BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC - The present invention relates to granules comprising a β-lactam antibiotic, wherein C | 2011-01-20 |
20110011962 | Shredder Head Adapted To Shred Data Bearing Documents And Bottles - A shredder head adapted to shred data bearing documents and bottles. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011963 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING RAW MATERIALS - A method and apparatus for processing animal byproduct materials is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a grinder for grinding the byproduct materials; a mixer for mixing the ground byproduct materials with an oil absorbing material and a backmix material; and a dryer for drying the mixed materials. In some embodiments, the apparatus also includes a cyclone for separating an air stream from the dried materials. The dried materials are transported to one or more presses for pressing the dried materials, thereby reducing oil content. The one or more presses includes a first opening for delivering pressed oil to a centrifuge and a second opening for sending the pressed materials to a screener. A portion of the screened material is sent back to the mixer (and/or the grinder) and the balance of the screened material are sent to storage as a finished product. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011964 | CRUSHING AND MILLLING DEVICE - A crushing and mill device includes an outer rotary disk ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011965 | Reinforced Roll and Method of Making Same - An article in the form of one of a plate, a sheet, a cylinder, and a portion of a cylinder, which is adapted for use as at least a portion of a wear resistant working surface of a roll is disclosed. The article includes a metal matrix composite comprising a plurality of inorganic particles dispersed in a matrix material. The matrix material includes at least one of a metal and a metal alloy, wherein the melting temperature of the inorganic particles is greater than the melting temperature of the matrix material. A plurality of hard elements are embedded in the metal matrix composite. The wear resistance of the metal matrix composite is less than the wear resistance of the hard elements, and the metal matrix composite preferentially wears away when the article is in use, thereby providing or preserving gaps between each of the plurality of hard elements at a working surface of the article. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011966 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SPEED-CHANGE OPERATION MECHANISM - In a speed-change operation mechanism, a main body of a lock member is disposed to produce a clearance between the main body and the surface of the handle arm, whereas a pivot operation part of the lock member is disposed to close a clearance between the main body and the surface of the handle arm and simultaneously to produce a clearance between the pivot operation part and the surface of the handle arm. A relatively large clearance is produced between the main body of the lock member and the surface of the handle arm, whereas a small clearance, just enough to allow a pivot operation of the lock member, is produced between the pivot operation part of the lock member and the surface of the handle arm. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011967 | DUAL-BEARING REEL LEVER DRAG MECHANISM - A lever drag mechanism includes a friction disc, a drag disc, and a moving mechanism. The moving mechanism includes an urging member. The urging member urges a bearing by pressing an inner periphery thereof to allow an outer periphery of the bearing to make constant contact with a housing recess. When a drag lever is pivoted, the moving mechanism axially reciprocates the spool shaft to allow a second brake member to make contact with or to separate away from a first brake member. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011968 | DUAL-BEARING REEL SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE - The spool sound producing mechanism includes a collar member, an operation member, a convexo-concave member, a sound producing member and urging members. The collar member has first and second overlapping apertures. The operation member has a shaft portion that is movably attached and positioned in either the aperture. The convexo-concave member is configured to rotate with a spool. The sound producing member is attached to the shaft portion and allows a tip of the sound producing member to be disposed between or separated from convexes of the convexo-concave member. The urging members are configured to urge the sound producing member to direct the tip of the sound producing member towards the plurality of convexes of the convexo-concave member. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011969 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR - A seat belt retractor ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011970 | Seat Belt Pretensioner - The invention relates to a belt tensioner with a belt shaft ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011971 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MANDRELS, DEVICE FOR COLLECTING THE WOUND MANDRELS AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING THE MANDRELS - A device and a method for preparing mandrels ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011972 | PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF A CONNECTING STRUT - The invention relates to an effort recovery structure ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011973 | AIRBAG SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF LOADS - An airbag system according to any one individual feature or combination of features as described herein. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011974 | LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011975 | Aerospace articles made from quasi-isotropic chopped prepreg - Quasi-isotropic chopped prepreg is used to make parts found in aerospace vehicles. Exemplary aerospace parts that are made using quasi-isotropic chopped prepreg include aircraft window frames, wing fairing supports, flange supports, frame gussets, rudder actuator brackets, shear ties, seat pedestals, cargo floor flange supports, storage bin fittings, antenna supports, torque tube pans, handle boxes, side guide fittings, wing box covers and intercostals. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011976 | CONNECTION OF CABIN COMPONENTS, CABIN COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING CABIN COMPONENTS - A connection device for a plurality of cabin components of an aircraft includes a rail extending in a longitudinal direction of an aircraft structure, wherein the plurality of cabin components is disposed on the rail; and a plurality of adjustment devices configured to self-adjust each of the plurality of cabin components in the longitudinal direction. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011977 | BERTH SLEEPER SYSTEM - A berth sleeper system including a platform portion and a seat portion, the seat portion defining an axis of rotation and being rotateable relative to the platform portion about the axis of rotation, wherein the seat portion includes a seat base, a backrest and a recline mechanism, the recline mechanism supporting the seat base and the backrest in an upright configuration and a horizontal configuration, wherein the seat base is substantially co-planar with the platform portion, while the backrest is disposed at an angle relative to the seat base in the upright configuration, and wherein the seat base and the backrest are substantially co-planar with the platform portion in the horizontal configuration. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011978 | FLOOR SYSTEM FOR A FUSELAGE AIRFRAME OF AN AIRCRAFT - A floor system for a fuselage section of an aircraft is provided. The floor system has an essentially self-supporting design and is substantially mechanically separate from the fuselage section as primary structure. Consequent to the free or self-supporting design of the floor system in the fuselage cell, the layout of the floor system along an aircraft axis can be matched to customer specifications in a simple manner without reference to structural boundary conditions of the fuselage structure. A floor surface for the floor system is formed from a number of floor elements which can be fitted with functional elements, wherein filling of empty spaces or cavities can be achieved with a number of floor equalisation elements. As the floor elements have a relatively large support or fixing surface the loads induced by the functional elements are introduced into the floor system distributed over a large area such that the structural components thereof can be of a structurally lighter and thus weight-saving size. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011979 | DEVICE FOR RETRACTABLE TABLET AND SEAT - A stowable table device for a foldable seat, the seat including a first mobile portion defining a seating portion and a second portion defining the back, the mobile portion having a first folded position and a second unfolded position. The stowable table includes a plate. The device further includes an arm movably attached to the seat by one end thereof, and a linking part movably attached to the arm by the other end thereof and to the plate so that, in a stowed position, the plate is substantially located against a first surface of the mobile part of the seat independently from the position of the mobile part, and in an unfolded position, the structure is located opposite a second surface of the mobile part of the seat and substantially parallel to the second surface, the first and second surfaces of the mobile part of the sheet being substantially parallel. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011980 | CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT FOR JOINING TWO STIFFENING ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT CROSS-SECTIONAL PROFILES FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, AND SHELL COMPONENT - A connecting arrangement for connecting two reinforcing elements of an aircraft or spacecraft, wherein the reinforcing elements have different cross-sectional profiles with in each case at least one foot portion and at least one comb portion, at least one foot portion connecting element which on one side can be adapted to the geometric shape of the foot portion of the first reinforcing element and on the opposite side can be adapted to the geometric shape of the foot portion of the second reinforcing element and can be connected rigidly thereto; and at least one comb portion connecting element which on one side can be adapted to the geometric shape of the comb portion of the first reinforcing element and on the opposite side can be adapted to the geometric shape of the comb portion of the second reinforcing element and can be connected rigidly thereto in each case. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011981 | AIR INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - The invention relates to an air intake structure capable of being mounted upstream of a central structure of a nacelle for an aircraft engine, the said air intake structure comprising: —an external wall incorporating a lip, —an upstream partition ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011982 | MODULAR CONTROL MOMENT GYROSCOPE (CMG) SYSTEM FOR SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE CONTROL - A modular control moment gyroscope (CMG) system for a spacecraft attitude control system (ACS) is formed by a plurality of CMG modules, wherein each CMG module has a modular enclosure design that is identical to that of the other CMG modules, such that the plurality of CMG modules are mountable in a spacecraft array bus structure in any desired one of multiple array configurations. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011983 | MULTIJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL GROWN ON HIGH-MISCUT-ANGLE SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a photovoltaic cell comprising a GaInP subcell comprising a disordered group-III sublattice, a Ga(In)As subcell disposed below the GaInP subcell, and a Ge substrate disposed below the Ga(In)As subcell comprising a surface misoriented from a (100) plane by an angle from about 8 degrees to about 40 degrees toward a nearest (111) plane. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011984 | High Lift System for an Aircraft - A high-lift system for an aircraft includes a main wing, a lift flap arranged on the main wing of the aircraft, which lift flap is adjustable, between a retracted position and several extended positions relative to the main wing of the aircraft, by means of a flap adjustment mechanism for coupling the lift flap to the main wing and by means of a drive device, wherein the flap adjustment mechanism comprises at least two adjustment devices arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other in the wingspan direction, with each adjustment device including a first lever and a second lever, where the first end piece of the second lever is pivotally and slidably held on the main wing, while the second end piece of said second lever is pivotally held on the lift flap. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011985 | TRACK CIRCUIT COMMUNICATIONS - An overlay track circuit is used to transmit information through a block of railroad tracks. In one embodiment, one of a plurality of codes assigned to a receiver/transmitter pair are used to represent each information segment (which may be one or more bits) of an information signal. In another embodiment, bits of the information signal are transmitted between periodic repetitions of a code associated with the transmitter/receiver pair. The modulation may be performed using a frequency shift key technique. Track circuits may be connected to relay information between adjacent blocks of track. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011986 | SWITCH WITH MOVABLE FROG POINT - In a switch including a switch frog ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011987 | PORTABLE MANIPULATOR FOR CARRYING OUT WORKS ON ENERGIZED OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL LINES - A manipulator for lifting conductors of an energized electrical line from a first pole to a second pole. The manipulator has a vertical lifting assembly on which a transverse displacement assembly is mounted. The vertical lifting assembly is attachable to one of the poles by a fastening assembly. The transverse displacement assembly has a mobile element provided with a number of insulators on which conductor holders for receiving the conductors of the electrical line to be lifted are mounted. The transverse displacement of the mobile element and the displacement of another mobile element of the lifting assembly are achieved by motor units controlled by a control unit. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011988 | Electric device cord handler - The present invention relates to corded electric devices and more particularly to corded electric devices that move their location such as an electric lawn mower. The present invention is a device for handling the electric cord of a device such as an electric lawn mower or some other movable platform to which electric power is provided (a lawn mower is a movable platform having a device for cutting grass such as spinning blades). The present invention manages the position of a cord as the platform on which it is mounted is moved. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011989 | Holder for flexible elongate conduits - A holder for securing flexible elongate conduits to a post includes a first holding member defined by first and second arms that extend from a first base and a second holding member defined by third and fourth arms that extend from a second base. The first and second bases are attached to one another. A first plane generally bisects the first holding member and is generally equidistant from the first and second arms along an entire longitudinal extent of the first holding member. A second plane generally bisects the second holding member and is generally equidistant from the third and fourth arms along an entire longitudinal extent of the second holding member. The first and second planes are generally perpendicular. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011990 | DISPLAY SUPPORT SEAT - A display support seat is mounted on a display, such that the display is able to be located on a plane after being supported. In the present invention, a main seat and a cover are mounted to form an accommodation space, and the display is mounted on the main seat. Also, the accommodation space is provided for a main board module to be disposed therein, so as to form a computer host. In such a manner, assembly space demands for a computer and a display is effectively reduced. Moreover, a user may select that the present invention merely serves as a support seat, or merely serves as a computer host, or serve as a support seat and a computer host at the same time depending on practical use demands. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011991 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a height adjustment apparatus which is constructed such that the height of an upper board placed thereon is easily adjusted only by lifting the upper board. To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the height adjustment apparatus includes an actuating unit which controls the height of the apparatus, and a frame unit which is coupled to the actuating unit and is adjusted in height by contraction or extension. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011992 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING DEVICE - A three-dimensional printing device includes a top bracket, a side bracket, and a pivoting member. The top bracket includes a pair of sidewalls cooperatively defining a receiving space to receive an inkjet head. The side bracket includes a pair of sidewalls cooperatively defining a receiving space to receive the top bracket. The pivoting member includes a pair of sidewalls cooperatively defining a receiving space to receive an inkjet head. The pivoting member is rotatably mounted in the receiving space of the side bracket. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011993 | RAIL-TYPE SUPPORT DEVICE - A rail-type support device is provided, which is mounted at a rear surface of a display, for wiring and installing a host of a micro-computer or a TV box. The rail-type support device has a main support seat mounted at the rear surface of the display and provided with a set of slide rail, such that a carrier seat previously mounted with a micro-computer or a TV box can slide into the slide rail. The various wires and electronic devices connected at the rear surface of the display can be regularly arranged by the present invention, thereby solving the problem of wiring and arrangement of the electronic devices at the rear surface of the display. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011994 | SECURING DEVICES FOR WALL HANGINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices and systems for leveling wall hangings and for maintaining the wall hangings level can include magnets and magnetic targets. As an example, a magnet can be secured to one of a wall hanging and a wall, and the magnetic target can be secured to the other of a wall hanging and a wall. Interaction between the magnet and the magnetic target can aid in positioning the wall hanging. The magnetic target can include another magnet or a magnetic material. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011995 | BRACKET FOR THE EQUIPMENT OF A ROLLING CART, PARTICULARLY A SHOPPING CART - The invention relates to a bracket ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110011996 | ANGLE ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY - An angle adjusting device for a display is provided. The angle adjusting device is mounted on a rear surface of a display to suspend the display onto a main support bracket, and achieve an effect of securing. By using the angle adjusting device for a display, the display is secured at an optimal viewing angle for a user under normal watching conditions in mounting, for example, at a tilt of 5 or 10 degrees. Thus, the adjusting device achieves angle adjustment as required, and effectively secure the displays at a required angle. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011997 | DISPLAY SUPPORT DEVICE - A display support device is provided, which is disposed at a rear surface of a display, such that the display is able to be suspended on a main support bracket arranged at a wall. The support bracket disclosed in the present invention is provided with one more hooks, for connecting the support bracket to the support bracket body. Furthermore, a positioning bar having a fastening function is pivoted on the support bracket body, so as to fasten the support bracket to a contact surface of the main support bracket by means of the positioning bar after being connected to the main support bracket, such that the main support bracket can be more firmly positioned, thus preventing the support bracket from releasing from the main support bracket due to vibration, and improving the fastness and safety in use. | 2011-01-20 |
20110011998 | SUBSTRATE HOLDING/FIXING STRUCTURE - An elastic strip member | 2011-01-20 |
20110011999 | HANGING HOOK - A hanging hook includes an attachment member configured to engage a support arm, the support arm being angled relative to a horizontal plane, an elongated shaft portion having a first and second ends, the elongated shaft portion being pivotally coupled to the attachment member at the first end, and a lower hook portion disposed at the second end of the elongated shaft portion, wherein the elongated shaft portion is configured to hang in a substantially vertical orientation when the attachment member is engaged on the support arm. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012000 | Platform Support Structures and Platform Assemblies - This invention includes a platform support structure having a support extension and a fastening device extending from the support extension. The support extension has a surface to support a platform adjacent a structure. The fastening device is configured to secure the support extension to the structure. Moreover, the fastening device includes a slide bar and a clamp in sliding engagement with the slide bar. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012001 | ANGLE ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY - An angle adjusting device for a display is provided. The angle adjusting device is mounted on a rear surface of a display to adjust an angle of the display in mounting according to a required viewing angle. A support bracket is formed, and an angle adjusting bracket is pivoted to the support bracket, such that the angle of the support bracket is adjusted by using the angle adjusting bracket to for example 5 degrees, 10 degrees, or other non-specific angles in the mounting. Thus, a structure required and a composition of the device for adjusting the angle are simplified, an effect of easy operation is achieved | 2011-01-20 |
20110012002 | SAFETY DEVICE - A safety device, comprising: a mounting arrangement operable to receive and support a lower portion of a ladder; and a support assembly upon which the device may rest, the support assembly comprising a plurality of elongate support members, each of which has a pair of ground contacting locations on which the device may rest and is independently pivotable with respect to the mounting arrangement around a point located between the ground contacting locations. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012003 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RETRACTIBLE MAST - Apparatus and methods for raising a retractable mast include engaging at least three flexible bands such that each band forms a side of a mast. Each band includes a right edge side and a left edge side, each edge having disposed thereon a set of spaced teeth, each tooth having a slot disposed therein and a tab disposed between adjacent teeth, the tab configured to engage the slot of an opposing tooth. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012004 | SINGLE POINT EASY ENTRY SEAT LATCH FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A seat track assembly includes a lower track and an upper track slidably movable relative to the lower track. A latch is attached to the upper track and movable between a locked position wherein movement of the upper track is prevented, and an unlocked position wherein the upper track may be moved relative to the lower track. An actuation mechanism is provided and is movable between a first position wherein the latch is in the locked position, and a second position wherein the actuation mechanism engages the latch and urges the latch into the unlocked position. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012005 | LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A longitudinal adjuster ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110012006 | Hinged picture hanger - A hanger for suspending an object from a supporting surface. An exemplary hanger may include a base mountable to a supporting surface, the base including a hook portion providing an upwardly opening gap, and a receiver pivotably mounted adjacent to a distal edge of the hook portion, the receiver being pivotable between an open position in which the receiver and the gap provide an aperture wider than the gap for receiving a supporting device connected to an object and a closed position in which the receiver substantially overlaps the gap. Some exemplary embodiments may include a magnet mounted to the receiver. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012007 | Pool net mounting device - A pool net mounting device is disclosed. The mounting device includes a pool net holding portion having a hollow cylindrical tube adapted to receive and secure a pool net in a plurality of angular orientations. The pool net mounting device also includes a mounting portion adapted to be removably attached to a cylindrical object such as a pool ladder rail. The net holding portion and the mounting portion are removably attached to each other in a variety of angular positions so that a wide range of configurations is achieved for orienting a pool debris net at a desired angular orientation and height. The net holding portion includes a number of apertures and slots therein for receiving a spring loaded pin, a common feature of pool nets. Alternative pool net attachment features are also disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012008 | PUMP STAND SECURABLE TO A PUMP, SUCH AS A SUMP PUMP - A pump stand for supporting pumps, such as sump pumps, effluent pumps, or sewage pumps within an container, such as a sump container, including an elongated platform, circular pipe-shaped legs secured to the elongated platform, adjustable leg extenders securable to the legs to extend the height of one or more legs, openings in the platform for screening rocks and other debris, a discharge pipe attachment brace secured in a discharge pipe attachment brace opening in one end of the platform and a discharge pipe clamp attached to the discharge pipe attachment brace for securing the platform to the discharge pipe of the sump pump. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012009 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a light-sensing element, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The light-sensing element has a first end and a second end electrically connected to a select line. The first transistor has a first end electrically connected to a first control line, a control end electrically connected to the first end, and a second end electrically connected to the first end of the light-sensing element. The second transistor has a first end electrically connected to a voltage source, a control end electrically connected to the first end of the light-sensing element, and a second end electrically connected to an output line. The light-sensing element uses the material of silicon rich oxide so that the light-sensing element can sense the luminance variance and have the characteristic of the capacitor for the level boost. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012010 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR ILLUMINATING A MASK IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system for illuminating a mask in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes an array of mirrors or other beam deflecting elements. Each beam deflecting element produces on the surface a projection light spot at a position that is variable by changing a deflection angle produced by the beam deflecting element. A spot shape measuring unit measures the shapes of spots which are produced on the spot measuring unit by the beam deflecting elements. The spot shape measuring unit is arranged outside of every possible path projection light is allowed to take between the array and the mask. A control unit controls the beam deflecting elements such that, at a given instant during an exposure operation of the apparatus, at least one beam deflecting element directs projection light exclusively on the spot shape measuring unit, and at least some beam deflecting elements direct projection light exclusively on the surface. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012011 | Color filter array, image sensor including the same, and electronic device including the color filter array - A color filter array is provided. The color filter array includes a plurality of basic filter blocks arranged in all directions. Each of the basic filter blocks include one or more color filters. The color filters include a first type color filter that passes through all light without filtering it or has a higher light transmittance than a second type color filter, a third type color filter, and a fourth type color filter. The second through fourth color filters being a red, green or blue filter. Accordingly, the color filter array increases sensitivity to incident light or increases brightness of outgoing light. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012012 | METHOD FOR LINEARIZING AN ENERGY SPECTRUM OF RADIATION DETECTORS - A method for linearizing a radiation detector is provided, the method including measuring a pulse height spectrum of a predetermined radiation source, identifying at least one spectrum template for the predetermined radiation source, and determining a linearization function by comparing the measured pulse height spectrum with the at least one identified spectrum template. The at least one spectrum template is a predefined synthesized energy spectrum for the predetermined radiation source and for the corresponding radiation detector. Further, a detector for measuring one or more types of radiation is provided, the detector being adapted for transforming the measured pulse height spectrum in an energy-calibrated spectrum, the transformation including a linearization step, where a linearization function used with the linearization step is determined according to the inventive method. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012013 | Methods of Calibrating and Operating an Ion Trap Mass Analyzer to Optimize Mass Spectral Peak Characteristics - A method for calibrating an ion trap mass spectrometer is disclosed. The method includes establishing an optimal phase and amplitude-m/z relationship by acquiring peak quality data at varying values of amplitude and phase. The resonant ejection voltage applied to the electrodes of the ion trap may then be controlled during analytical scans in accordance with the established relationship between m/z and resonant ejection voltage amplitude. | 2011-01-20 |
20110012014 | SPECTRAL DETECTOR CALIBRATION - A method includes detecting radiation that traverses a material having a known spectral characteristic with a radiation sensitive detector pixel that outputs a signal indicative of the detected radiation and determining a mapping between the output signal and the spectral characteristic. The method further includes determining an energy of a photon detected by the radiation sensitive detector pixel based on a corresponding output of the radiation sensitive detector pixel and the mapping. | 2011-01-20 |