05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140027581 | AIRCRAFT HAVING A ROTATING TURBINE ENGINE - The present invention describes an aircraft having a rotating engine. The aircraft comprises a means for rotating the engine 360° to allow directional control of the aircraft via rotation of the engine's thrust output. The aircraft can further comprise a plurality of flap members located on the wings of the aircraft and in communication with the rotating gas turbine engine to further control and stabilize flight of the aircraft. The gas turbine engine of the aircraft can comprise a compressor, a combustion chamber, and at least two turbines mounted oppositely to the combustion chamber, such that the gas turbine engine is capable of generating more thrust from a single engine. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027582 | PORTABLE CABLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A portable cable management device that includes various attachment mechanisms adapted for securing the device to various surfaces and structures including an I-beam flange attachment mechanism, a 2″×4″ attachment mechanism, one or more drywall attachment mechanisms, a metal framing stud attachment mechanism, and one or more hooks including a throat for holding cables. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027583 | ANCHORING DEVICE - An anchoring device for fastening guide wires on a roof has a base. The base has a mounting surface, a support, and carriers to which the wire guides are attached. The carriers are rotatably connected to the support and can be fixed in any desired relative position to the support, so that the anchoring device has many possibilities for holding the guide wires. The support has a number of parts which are present between the carriers, whereby between two adjacent parts of one or more carriers can be clamped. The wire guides are at different distances d | 2014-01-30 |
20140027584 | CABLE SECURING DEVICE - The subject of the invention is a cable securing device comprising a base, a housing having an interior and an exterior surface and two spaced-apart edges allowing a plurality of cables to be inserted into the said housing, and a tongue connecting the two edges so as to hold the cables in the housing. The said tongue is connected removably at one end, known as the free end, to the first edge. The tongue comprises at least one orifice capable of engaging with a pin provided on the exterior surface of the housing. The interior surface of the tongue comprises a touch-and-close structure capable of engaging with a touch-and-close structure provided on the exterior surface of the housing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027585 | Adapter For a Free-Standing Bag - Disclosed herein is an adapter for use with ordinary lawn and leaf bags and a method for manufacture of such adapter. The adapter has a cavity that has four sides and four corners, and a lower portion consisting of four flaps. The use of a frame, side and/or corner fasteners create an adapter where the flaps lie inside the bag and the cavity remains outside the bag to create a large surface area for filling the bag and also prevents the mouth of the bag from closing due to wind or other forces. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027586 | Quick Connect-Disconnect Dual Dovetail Plate Mounting System - A quick connect-disconnect mount assembly is provided having
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20140027587 | UNIVERSAL HVAC COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEMS - Universal systems for mounting HVAC components within an HVAC system where the component mounting system defines a platform comprised of slidingly engaging rail sections. Each of the rail sections include support brackets, from which, in some examples, extend a receiving member or an inserting member configured to engage a receiving member or an inserting member of an adjacent rail section. In particular embodiments, platform sections include arms having channels and arms having glides each glide being configured to slidingly engage the channel of an adjacent platform section allowing platform sections to adjust the effective length and width of the platform. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027588 | Sucker with Optimum Suction Attachment Effect - A sucker includes a sucker body having a rough suction layer which includes a plurality of protrusions which are juxtaposed to each other closely, and a plurality of grooves defined between the protrusions. When the rough suction layer presses an attached face and is disposed at a negative pressure state, the sucker body is pressed toward the attached face by a normal force from the ambient air, so that the rough suction layer is compressed, and the grooves form multiple independent negative pressure or vacuum zones, to increase a negative pressure of the rough suction layer, to decrease air existing in the rough suction layer, and to reduce a vacuum leak in the rough suction layer, so as to increase an air-tightness between the rough suction layer and the attached face. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027589 | Bracket Assemblies for Attachment to Framing Studs to Create Work Surface - A bracket/strut assembly that is connectable to wood or metal wall studs is described that when used in at least a pair provide a support structure for holding a flat board, such as drywall or plywood, in a horizontal or near horizontal orientation. In a typical application, embodiments of the bracket assemblies are used in combination with the board as a blueprint table at a construction site. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027590 | Adaptable Bracket - An adaptable bracket | 2014-01-30 |
20140027591 | Active headwear for detachably mounting an imaging device - Disclosed is a mounting system and method for securing an imaging device to active headgear. In one embodiment, the mounting system includes a headwear frame to which can be attached a head strap to form a diving mask. A digital camera or a video recorder can be secured to an attachment base in the mounting system to allow use thereof in a hands-free operating mode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027592 | Wall-Mounted Tether Archer Article - A wall-mounted tether anchor is provided having an arcuate hook member surrounded by a perimeter ring, whereby the hook member supports the closed loop handle of a tether while the perimeter ring maintains the tether connection therewith by preventing lifting of the loop handle away from the hook. A threaded member extends from the base of the hook and provides a means to anchor the device into a wall surface. The threaded member comprises either a mechanical screw fastener or a threaded bolt member that can be placed through an open aperture and secured by way of a threaded nut. In an embodiment of the anchor device, the distal end of the hook does not extend far above the upper portion of the perimeter hook, whereby the otherwise exposed hook is bounded by the ring to reduce snagging or puncturing of articles pressing downward thereon. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027593 | COLUMN ATTACHMENT - A column attachment having an abutment, a platform, a tension member, and a securing element that are used to provide a stable support for a device. The tension member secures the platform to the abutment. The securing portion is able to slide along a slot defined in the platform. The securing portion is able to attach to devices, like total stations, and secure them to the platform. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027594 | Sport Board Display Device - A device for displaying a sport board, such as a skateboard, on a flat surface, such as a wall or an angled ceiling, wherein the board may be displayed at any angle to maximize the artistic impact of the design. The display device includes a mounting plate, a spacer to accommodate the curvature of the sport board, and a board mounting bracket designed to accept bolts that are screwed into the opposite ends of the existing holes on a sport board deck. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027595 | Fresh Wipe Hammock - The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, is a device for suspending toiletry products such as a box of fresh wipes, an extra roll of toilet paper, etc, from an existing toilet paper roll holder. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fresh wipe hammock device is comprised of cloth and requires minimal assembly. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027596 | EXTENSION ROD WORKING WITH FIXER FOR HANDHELD, PORTABLE, MOBILE DEVICES - An extension rod working with a fixer for handheld, portable, mobile devices includes a rod body whose two ends are detachably attached with a positioning frame and a securing member that are both of an external fixer, respectively. The positioning frame holds an external mobile device, and the securing member secures the rod body and the positioning frame onto an external article, so as to suspend the mobile device. The rod body its one end coupled with a second linking portion of the positioning frame and has the other end provided with a first linking portion that is configured to engage with the securing member. The extension rod can be easily and quickly mounted on or dismounted from any nearby handrail. When the positioning frame and the securing member are detached from the two ends of the rod body, the rod body can function as an umbrella or the like. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027597 | COMBINATION BRACKET AND GARMENT HANGER SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY MOUNTABLE TO AN OVERHEAD TRIM PIECE ASSOCIATED WITH A DOORWAY SUCH AS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING A GARMENT DURING STEAM CLEANING - A hanger system including at least an upper assembly affixed to a vertically suspending location and which, in combination with a lower assembly, supports and tensions a garment therebetween to assist in either or both of de-wrinkling or steam assisted cleaning of the garment. The upper assembly includes vertically respositionable upper and lower support surface (e.g. door jamb) engaging portions. A stem extends downwardly from the upper assembly and is linearly repositionable in order to adjust a height of a garment engaged by clips defined upon a lower width extending member of a triangular frame supported by the stem. The lower assembly includes an inverted triangular design with additional clips for securing lower edge extending locations of the garment and which is also weighted to facilitate the steam cleaning and de-wrinkling process. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027598 | RECEPTACLE LIQUID EXTRACTOR - The present invention is a receptacle liquid extractor that includes a v-shaped oval base that receives a top portion of a bottle to removably secure the top portion of the bottle, where the bottle is in an inverted position to have a content of the bottle flow downward by gravity to the top portion of the bottle and a suction cup with a rounded top portion and a horizontal bottom portion, that stabilizes and secures the receptacle liquid extractor, the rounded top portion of the suction cup is attached to the bottom portion of the v-shaped oval base forming the receptacle liquid extractor. The horizontal bottom portion is horizontally flat and provides suction to an attachment surface and secures the receptacle liquid extractor to the attachment surface. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027599 | Duct Stiffening Device - A support assembly is provided which is engageable to an as-used position in contact with opposing sidewalls of an air duct to stiffen and increase structural support. The device is engageable between parallel and non parallel sidewalls of ducts through the provision of a support member with pivoting ends configured to engage with the opposing sidewalls. The pivoting ends are in a reverse threaded engagement with opposing ends of the support member whereby rotating the support member will change the length of the assembly. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027600 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes an upper rail, a lower rail, a lock mechanism including a lock lever that includes an engaging portion engageable and disengageable relative to an engaged portion formed at the lower rail, and an unlock operation inhibition apparatus including a mass member arranged at an inner void of the upper rail, a moving axis forming member forming a moving axis of the mass member, and a restriction portion inhibiting a movement of the mass member on the moving axis, the unlock operation inhibition apparatus restricting the engaging portion from moving to disengage from the engaged portion by the movement of the mass member on the moving axis to a position at which the mass member interferes with the lock lever in a case where a collision load greater than a retraining force specified for the restriction portion is input. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027601 | DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL VIBRATION DECOUPLING - A device is disclosed for mechanical vibration decoupling having two bearing ends to which bodies for reciprocally decoupling vibrations are joined which are interconnected by couplings having a variably adjustable stiffness. The couplings comprise at least three spring beam elements each having a spring beam surface from which a normal vector extends and which are each dimensionally stable in a longitudinal direction and are elastical orthogonal to the spring beam surface. The at least three spring beam elements are disposed spatially relative to each other so that normal vectors thereof are each orientated at an angle α relative to each other with α=90°±30°. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027602 | HYBRID HINGE AND LATCH BEAM - A hybrid beam for support of a nacelle panel of a jet engine is disclosed. The beam is comprised of a first longitudinal composite panel and a second longitudinal composite panel, wherein the first longitudinal composite panel is integrally affixed to the second longitudinal composite panel along a longitudinal edge. The composite panels form a composite beam structure that is substantially open with a cross-section that is generally “L-shaped”. A plurality of hinge stations are affixed to a first side of the first longitudinal composite panel and at least one track guide is disposed on a second side of the first longitudinal composite panel. The track guides receive a head portion of a slider that is fixed to the translating jet engine nacelle panel. Each hinge station further comprises a bushing for defining a center of rotation for the jet engine nacelle panel relative to the beam. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027603 | ULT CABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A cable rack arm and support system suitable for underground power and communication service is made from reinforced non-metallic polymers that will not rust or corrode. A cable rack arm up to thirty inches long may be compression molded with long glass fibers in a polyester or vinylester matrix. Each cable rack arm is securely mounted to a non-metallic stanchion that may be made from a reinforced, pultruded composite material. Nonmetallic pins may be used to secure the cable rack arms to the stanchions. Each cable rack arm then supports one or more cables in cable saddles that are snap-fit atop the arm, thus keeping the cables accessibly organized in a manhole, tunnel or vault. Each saddle may include elastomeric dampening material to reduce shock and vibration in the mechanical and electrical environment in underground tunnels, vaults and manholes. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027604 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus includes a bracket and a securing member. The bracket includes two securing plates substantially parallel to each other. Each of the two securing plates defines a securing hole. The securing member includes two securing boards and a handgrip. The two securing boards are substantially parallel to each other and configured to be secured to a fan. Each of the two securing boards includes a resilient portion. A locking tab is located on the resilient portion of each of the two securing boards and engaged in the securing hole of each of the two securing plates. The handgrip is integrated with the resilient portions of the two securing boards. The resilient portions are resiliently deformable to disengage the locking tabs from the securing holes when pulled by the handgrip. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027605 | Ladder support - The support for a ladder has a frame which may be attached at various points on a ladder so that when the ladder is standing for use, the elevation of the frame is adjustable. The frame has an outer arm which extends parallel to the transverse axis of the ladder and outwardly from both of its sides. The arm is provided with two or more contacting surfaces which make with the stationary object which supports the ladder. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027606 | MODULE FOR PROXIMITY AND GESTURE SENSING - A module operates in a proximity detection mode and a gesture detection mode. The module includes an illumination source, radiation sensors and a controller. When in proximity detection mode, the illumination source emits radiation, the radiation sensors measure the radiation level, and the controller adjusts the measured radiation level to substantially cancel the contribution attributable to ambient radiation to determine the presence of a proximate object by. When in the gesture recognition mode, the level of radiation incident on the sensors is individually sampled, and the controller determines object movement by comparing the changes in the measured radiation levels over a plurality of the samples. Ambient radiation contribution is not removed from the sampled radiation levels during the gesture recognition mode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027607 | High-Repetition-Rate Single-Photon Receiver and Method Therefor - A single-photon receiver and method for detecting a single-photon are presented. The receiver comprises a SPAD that receives a gating signal having a fundamental frequency in the 100 MHz to multiple GHz range. The receiver further comprises a two-stage frequency filter for filtering the output of the SPAD, wherein the filter has: (1) a notch filter response at the fundamental frequency; and (2) a low-pass filter response whose cutoff frequency is less than the first harmonic of the fundamental frequency. As a result, the frequency filter removes substantially all the frequency components in the SPAD output without significant degradation of the signal quality but with reduced complexity, cost, and footprint requirement relative to receivers in the prior art. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027608 | FILM AND LIGHT GUIDE HAVING POSITION INFORMATION AND POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM UTILIZING THE FILM OR THE LIGHT GUIDE - A position detecting system, which comprises: a position information providing apparatus, comprising a light emitting-out side, having at least one position information region distributed on an outer surface of the light emitting-out side, wherein light has position information from the position information region when the light emits out from at least part of the light emitting-out side; a transceiver, for receiving the light with the position information; and a processor, for determining a relative position between the transceiver and the position information providing apparatus according to the position information received by the transceiver. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027609 | Implement Multiple Pixel Output for Photodiode Size Pixels - An image sensor pixel the conformist single pixel of a larger array. The image sensor pixel can be a large one, such as larger than 100 μm. The image sensor pixel has readout notes on multiple sides thereof, e.g. on to work for sides, that are symmetrically located on the pixel. The readout notes are simultaneously read out to read out a part of the image from the pixel. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027610 | PRECISION CHARGE INJECTOR - A method and circuit for injecting charge into a circuit node, comprising (a) resetting a capacitor's voltage through a first transistor; (b) after the resetting, pre-charging the capacitor through the first transistor; and (c) after the pre-charging, further charging the capacitor through a second transistor, wherein the second transistor is connected between the capacitor and a circuit node, and the further charging draws charge through the second transistor from the circuit node, thereby injecting charge into the circuit node. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027611 | OPTICAL BLACK PIXEL READOUT FOR IMAGE SENSOR DATA CORRECTION - Providing for analog averaging of optical black pixels of an image sensor is described herein. By way of example, optical black pixel signals can be output by a row of pixels and provided in a parallel manner to a readout circuit. The readout circuit can include an averaging circuit that, when activated, generates an analog average of signals received at the readout circuit. The analog average can be sampled at any suitable signal output of the readout circuit, or multiple samples can be acquired to mitigate temporal noise, improve yield, and so on. By utilizing analog averaging, optical black pixel information can be obtained much more quickly than with digital counterparts, and optical black pixels can be fully utilized, as well as utilized more flexibly, in generating the black pixel output. Further sensor die size can be reduced, by replacing digital adders, dividers or shifters with the averaging circuit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027612 | Integrated Image Sensor Package With Liquid Crystal Lens - A package structure with a sensor chip having a first substrate with front and back opposing surfaces, a plurality of photo detectors and contact pads formed at the front surface and electrically coupled together, a plurality of first electrical contacts each extending from the back surface and through the first substrate to one of the contact pads, and a plurality of second electrical contacts each extending from the back surface and through the first substrate to the front surface. The liquid crystal lens includes a layer of liquid crystal material, one or more lead patterns adjacent the layer of liquid crystal material, and a plurality of third electrical contacts each extending from one of the one or more lead patterns. The sensor chip is mounted to the liquid crystal lens such that each of the third electrical contacts is electrically connected to one of the plurality of second electrical contacts. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027613 | BAYER SYMMETRIC INTERLEAVED HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SENSOR - To generate data for color pixels in an image, Bayer symmetric interleaved exposures can more evenly spread the long exposure pixels in the vertical direction and produce a higher dynamic range by having pixels with different exposure times interleaved within different rows. Long and short exposure pixels can be interleaved across two adjacent rows to form 4 pixel wide by 2 pixel tall blocks that are repeated across a Bayer pattern color array. In each block, the first row can be three long and one short exposure pixel; and the second row can be three short and one long exposure pixel. The long exposure pixels can form an “L” shaped pattern rotated 90 degrees clockwise; and the short exposure pixels can form an “L” shaped pattern rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Subsequent rows of the blocks may be offset horizontally to form diagonal bands of long and short exposure pixels. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027614 | SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A scanning system can include an illuminator, configured to produce an illuminating beam, and a fixation unit, configured to mechanically support a sample to be measured within the illuminating beam. The illuminating beam can reflect off the sample to produce reflected light. The system can further include a sensor, positioned angularly away from the illuminator, configured to receive the reflected light. The illuminating beam can include a wavelength spectrum having a FWHM less than 100 nm. In some examples, the fixation unit can be positioned based, in part, on a position of the illuminator and the sensor. In some examples, the sensor can include at least one imaging element that produces an image of the sample. In some examples, the illuminating beam can include a calibration pattern. In some examples, the illuminating beam and the reflected light can be angularly separated between ten degrees and fifteen degrees. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027615 | Driving Global Digital Signals Across Large Arrays - An image sensor system has a first stitched image sensor part that has multiple image sensing pixels and pixel gates. The multiple pixel gates are connected together by a first line on the first stitched image sensor part, and said multiple pixel gates are controlled by a first control signal. A second stitched image sensor part also has multiple sensing pixels and pixel gates, and the multiple pixel gates are connected together by a second line on said second stitched image sensor part, and said multiple pixel gates on said second stitched image sensor part are controlled by the first control signal. A driver for the first control signal, wherein said driver includes a first part for controlling said multiple pixel gates of said first stitched image sensor part and said driver has a second part, also driven by the same first control signal, for controlling said multiple pixel gates of said second stitched image sensor part. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027616 | PHOTON SEPARATION, ENCODING, MULTIPLEXING AND IMAGING - A method and device for obtaining information from a scene. A beam of photons associated with a scene is separated into a plurality of photon sub-beams. At least two photon sub-beams are optically encoded to generate at least two corresponding encoded photon sub-beams. Each encoded photon sub-beam is encoded based on a corresponding encoding function. The encoded photon sub-beams are combined to generate a combined photon beam. A detection device detects the combined photon beam to generate image data. The image data is decoded based on the plurality of encoding functions to generate a plurality of sub-images. Each sub-image corresponds to one of the at least two photon sub-beams of the plurality of photon sub-beams. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027617 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array in which pixels are arranged in a matrix. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element, a transfer transistor, an amplifier transistor, and a reset transistor. The pixel array an effective pixel part in which light enters the photoelectric conversion element and which is configured to output a video signal, an optical black pixel part in which the photoelectric conversion element is shielded from light and which is configured to output a reference signal, and a dummy pixel part. Of pixels connected to the same signal output line, effective pixels of the effective pixel part are configured such that a first potential is supplied from the reset transistor to a floating diffusion part, and clipping pixels of the dummy pixel part are configured such that a second potential is supplied from the reset transistor to the floating diffusion part. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027618 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The invention is directed to a solid-state imaging device in which pixels each including a photoelectric conversion portion formed above a semiconductor substrate and an MOS type signal reading circuit as defined herein are arranged in an array form, wherein: the photoelectric conversion portion includes a pixel electrode, a counter electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer as defined herein; a bias voltage is applied to the counter electrode as defined herein; the signal reading circuit includes a charge storage portion, an output transistor and a protection circuit as defined herein; the protection circuit has an impurity region as defined herein; the output transistor has an impurity region as defined herein; and the impurity regions of the protection circuits and the impurity regions of the output transistors are used in common to every adjacent two of the pixels as defined herein. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027619 | METHOD FOR DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A method for driving a solid-state imaging device, which includes pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array of m columns in a horizontal scanning direction and n rows in a vertical scanning direction (n is an integer no less than 2 and m is a natural number), includes ending a reset operation on pixels in an i-th row among the pixels when a reset operation on pixels in an (i+1)-th row among the pixels is in progress, or time elapsed from when the reset operation on the pixels in the (i+1)-th row is ended is less than one-frame capturing time, where i is an integer no less than 1 and no greater than (n−1). | 2014-01-30 |
20140027620 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state image pickup device is provided that is capable of effectively reducing color noise caused due to differences between sensitivities of color filters of an optical filter. The image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two dimensional matrix to respectively correspond to color filters. Pixels in odd-numbered rows of respective columns are connected to first column output lines, and pixels in even-numbered rows of respective columns are connected to second column output lines. First and second column units are provided to respectively correspond to the first and second column output lines, and amplify pixel signals output from these column output lines at gains that are set to different values according to the color filters. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027621 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A photoelectric conversion device in which a parasitic capacitance between an optical signal common output line for commonly transmitting an optical signal and a control signal line and a parasitic capacitance between an initial voltage common output line for commonly transmitting an initial voltage and the control signal line in a plurality of photoelectric conversion units are substantially equal is provided. The control signal line is arranged so that the length of the wiring part of the control signal line in parallel with the optical signal common output line and the length of the wiring part of the control signal line in parallel with the initial voltage common output line are substantially equal and the distance between the control signal line and the optical signal common output line and the distance between the control signal line and the initial voltage common output line are substantially equal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027622 | Microplasma Night Vision Device - A photon sensing and amplification device including a photocathode, a transparent electrode opposed from the photocathode, and a plasma chamber positioned between the photocathode and the transparent electrode, wherein the plasma chamber houses an ionizable gas. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027623 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR DETECTING LIGHT OF DIFFERENT WAVELENGTH AT DIFFERENT ANGLES - Disclosed is an arrangement for detecting first light (L | 2014-01-30 |
20140027624 | OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF DETECTING LIGHT INTENSITY - An optical fiber assembly includes a prism, a light emitting element, an optical fiber, and a light detector. The prism includes an incident surface, an emergent surface, a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface, and a third reflecting surface. A collimating portion is positioned on the incident surface. The light emitting element faces the collimating portion for emitting light beams. The optical fiber faces the emergent surface. The light detector faces the incident surface. The collimating portion collimates the light beams to parallel first and second light beams. The first light beams are projected to the first reflecting surface, reflected to the emergent surface, and are reflected to the fiber optical. The second light beams are projected to the second reflecting surface, reflected to the third reflecting surface, and reflected to the light detector. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027625 | COMPOSITION, METHOD, AND KIT FOR CALIBRATING A MASS SPECTROMETER - A composition, method, and kit for calibrating a mass spectrometer including a predetermined concentration of a calibrant having a mixture of amino acid polyethylene glycol compounds and a solvent for dissolving the calibrant. The calibrant can be used in either positive or negative ionization mode, and it can be used in calibrating an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization or an electrospray mass spectrometer. The calibrant can include a mixture to enable calibration across a broad range of masses. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027626 | OPTICAL PHOTODETECTOR FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION - An apparatus configured for estimating a parameter of interest in a borehole using at least one photodiode configured to generate signals, the at least one photodiode including a substance configured to reduce current leakage of the at least one photodiode in a downhole temperature environment. The method may include using the apparatus under downhole conditions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027627 | Ion Guide Array - An ion guide array is disclosed comprising a first ion guide section and a second ion guide section. Each ion guide section may comprise a plurality of electrodes having an aperture through which ions are transmitted in use. A transfer section is arranged at the exit of the first ion guide section and ions are transmitted radially from the first ion guide section into the second ion guide section. Electrodes in the transfer section may have a radial aperture enabling ions to be transmitted radially from the first ion guide section to the second ion guide section. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027628 | WAVEFORM GENERATION FOR ION TRAP - An ion trap comprises a ring electrode and opposite first and second endcap electrodes situated at opposite ends of the ring electrode. A waveform generator is configured to vary both frequency and amplitude of an AC waveform applied across the first and second endcap electrodes as a function of time, thereby exciting ions with a band of resonant secular frequencies substantially without exciting ions with adjacent secular frequencies. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027629 | METHOD AND ANALYSER FOR ANALYSING IONS HAVING A HIGH MASS-TO-CHARGE RATIO - A method for mass analysing multiply-charged ions is provided as well as a mass analyser suitable for performing the method, the method comprising: introducing multiply-charged ions into an electrostatic mass analyser where ions undergo multiple changes of direction of motion; detecting the ions in the analyser; and determining the mass-to-charge ratio of at least some of the detected ions; wherein the absolute velocity in the analyser of at least some of the ions whose mass-to-charge ratio is determined is not greater than 8,000 m/s and the average path length over the duration of detection of such ions is longer than required for detecting such ions with a mass-to-charge ratio resolving power of 1,000. High resolution mass spectra of high m/z protein complexes, for example in a native state and with low charge, can be achieved. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027630 | SAMPLING OF CONFINED SPACES - In various embodiments of the invention, a cargo container can be monitored at appropriate time intervals to determine that no controlled substances have been shipped with the cargo in the container. The monitoring utilizes reactive species produced from an atmospheric analyzer to ionize analyte molecules present in the container which are then analyzed by an appropriate spectroscopy system. In an embodiment of the invention, a sorbent surface can be used to absorb, adsorb or condense analyte molecules within the container whereafter the sorbent surface can be interrogated with the reactive species to generate analyte species characteristic of the contents of the container. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027631 | Systems and Methods Extending the Laserspray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Concept from Atmospheric Pressure to Vacuum - Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow analysis of macromolecular structures using laserspray ionization at intermediate pressure or high vacuum using commercially available mass spectrometers with or without modification and with the application of heat. The systems and methods produce multiply-charged ions for improved analysis in mass spectrometry. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANGULAR LUMINESCENCE IN A CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE - Cathodoluminescence performed in the scanning electron microscope brings the advantage of localized excitation of individual microscopic structures. When luminescent structures are characterized, the intensity, wavelength, polarization and angular emission of the luminescence are all of interest. The invention provides an apparatus for determining the angular distribution of the radiated light, and in particular provides the user with rotational symmetry which is essential for the principle of measurement. This is compatible with additional polarization and spectral bandpass filtering methods used to characterize the luminescence and understand the specimen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027633 | METHOD FOR MEASURING FILM THICKNESS OF SOI LAYER OF SOI WAFER - A method for measuring a film thickness of an SOI layer of an SOI wafer including at least an insulator layer and the SOI layer which is formed on the insulator layer and is formed of a silicon single crystal, wherein a surface of the SOT layer is irradiated with an electron beam, characteristic X-rays are detected from a side of the SOI layer surface irradiated with the electron beam, the characteristic X-rays being generated by exciting a specific element in the insulator layer with the electron beam that has passed through the SOI layer and has been attenuated in the SOI layer, and the film thickness of the SOI layer is calculated on the basis of an intensity of the detected characteristic X-rays. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027634 | STRUCTURE FOR DISCHARGING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK - A structure for discharging an extreme ultraviolet mask (EUV mask) is provided to discharge the EUV mask during the inspection by an electron beam inspection tool. The structure for discharging an EUV mask includes at least one grounding pin to contact conductive areas on the EUV mask, wherein the EUV mask may have further conductive layer on sidewalls or/and bottom. The inspection quality of the EUV mask is enhanced by using the electron beam inspection system because the accumulated charging on the EUU mask is grounded. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027635 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - Provided is a charged particle beam apparatus adapted so that even when an additional device is not mounted in the charged particle beam apparatus, the apparatus rapidly removes, by neutralizing, a local charge developed on a region of a sample that has been irradiated with a charged particle beam. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027636 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A radiographic image capture device of the present invention includes: a radiation detection panel including a photoelectric conversion element; a signal processing board that performs signal processing on electrical signals obtained by the radiation detection panel; a support member that is provided between the radiation detection panel and the signal processing board; a flexible substrate that includes a base film, wiring lines including a low wiring density region and a high wiring density region, and electronic component(s) that are electrically connected to the wiring lines; a housing that internally houses the radiation detection panel, the signal processing board, the support member and the flexible substrate; and a fixing member that fixes the low wiring density region of the flexible substrate to the at least one of the support member or the housing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027637 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A radiographic image capture device of the present invention includes: a radiation detection panel including a photoelectric conversion element that converts radiation into an electrical signal; a signal processing board that is disposed facing towards the radiation detection panel and that performs signal processing on electrical signals obtained by the radiation detection panel; a flexible substrate that includes wiring lines disposed on a base film provided between the radiation detection panel and the signal processing board and including a low wiring density region and a high wiring density region, and electronic component(s) that are electrically connected to the wiring lines; a reinforcement member that is provided at a low wiring density region and that raises the mechanical strength of the wiring lines. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027638 | REGENERATIVE RECEIVER ARCHITECTURES FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE AND SUB-MILLIMETER-WAVE IMAGING AND COMMUNICATION - A millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelength receiver imaging apparatus and method which directly generates a time encoded digital signal for an imaging pixel in response to interoperation of a digital quench circuit, an envelope detector, and a regenerative oscillator coupled to an antenna. The device utilizes the fact that oscillator startup time in a regenerative oscillator is inversely proportional to injected pixel image power. A digital quench circuit, such as a latch, is coupled for activating and deactivating the regenerative oscillator in response to receiving an output from an envelope threshold circuit, and for generating a time encoded digital signal in response to pixel amplitude during millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelength imaging. Receiver embodiments are described for both fundamental frequency operation (DRR) and for multi-frequency imaging (IRR). | 2014-01-30 |
20140027639 | CTIA for IR Readout Integrated Circuits Using Single Ended OPAMP With In-Pixel Voltage Regulator - A circuit for an image sensor pixel receives photogenerated information from an image sensor, such as infrared sensor. The circuit includes a single ended operational amplifier, they can have a simple circuit such as for example 4 transistors. An additional transistor is used in the pixel to regulate the voltage that is used to drive the operational amplifier, to maintain that voltage relative to a bias level. This prevents voltage fluctuations, which would otherwise be passed to the pixel output. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027640 | BDI IR Readout Circuit Using Pinned Photodiode as Integration Node - An image sensor system has an input from a photosensor, receiving photogenerated electricity, and coupling said photogenerated electricity to a first photodiode to integrate the photogenerated electricity. The photodiode can be a pinned diode, configured to act integrate charge. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027641 | MOBILE SMART DEVICE INFRARED LIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS, piMETHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING SUBSTANCES - A handheld infrared spectroscopy device and method of use. The device is a hand-held spectroscopy device, that may be integral to a mobile phone or smart device such as a smart phone, tablet, personal digital assistant, computer or other device that is portable and capable of performing applications. A liquid sample port internal to the device and in close proximity to the device spectrometer performs infrared spectra analysis on liquid samples, allowing both portability as well as highly sophisticated and specific spectral analysis of liquid samples. The device has wireless communication capability, enabling transmission of data and spectral imagery across the globe. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027642 | INFRARED IMAGE SENSOR AND SIGNAL READ METHOD - Provided is an infrared image sensor for detecting infrared rays. The infrared image sensor includes a light-receiving unit including a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged and at least one reference pixel; a difference circuit for acquiring a first differential signal that is a differential signal between a signal of one pixel contained in the pixel region and a signal of the reference pixel and a second differential signal that is a differential signal between signals of two predetermined pixels out of the pixels contained in the pixel region; and a pixel signal calculating unit that calculates a signal of each of the pixels on the basis of the first differential signal and the second differential signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027643 | ELECTRODE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRODE POSITION DETECTION METHOD - An electrode position detection device detects a relative positional relationship between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, when a packaged electrode having the positive electrode disposed inside a bag-shaped separator and the negative electrode are alternately stacked. The device includes a light source, a camera, and a detector. The light source projects light that penetrates the separator and is reflected by the electrodes. The camera receives the light reflected by the positive electrode when the packaged positive electrode is on the uppermost layer and receives the light reflected by the negative electrode when the negative electrode is on the uppermost layer. The detector detects the relative positional relationship between the electrodes based on the results of light reception by the camera when the packaged positive electrode is on the uppermost layer and the results of light reception by the camera when the negative electrode is on the uppermost layer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027644 | Terahertz-infrared ellipsometer system, and method of use - The present invention relates to ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, and more particularly is an ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system which operates in a frequency range between 300 GHz or lower and extending to higher than at least 1 Tera-hertz (THz), and preferably through the Infra-red (IR) range up to, and higher than 100 THz, including:
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20140027645 | INTEGRATING SENSING SYSTEMS INTO THERMOSTAT HOUSING IN MANNERS FACILITATING COMPACT AND VISUALLY PLEASING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THEREOF - An occupancy sensing electronic thermostat is described that includes a thermostat body, an electronic display that is viewable by a user in front of the thermostat, a passive infrared sensor for measuring infrared energy and an infrared energy directing element formed integrally with a front surface of the thermostat body. The passive infrared sensor may be positioned behind the infrared energy directing element such that infrared energy is directed thereonto by the infrared energy directing element. The thermostat may also include a temperature sensor and a microprocessor programmed to detect occupancy based on measurements from the passive infrared sensor. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027646 | PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR WITH EFFECTIVE PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION FOR NEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTION - In one embodiment, a scintillator material includes a polymer matrix; and a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount of 5 wt % or more; wherein the scintillator material exhibits an optical response signature for neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for gamma rays. In another embodiment, a scintillator material includes a polymer matrix; and a primary dye in the polymer matrix, the primary dye being a fluorescent dye, the primary dye being present in an amount greater than 10 wt %. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027647 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation image detection unit including a flexible substrate, photoelectric conversion elements arranged on the substrate, and a phosphor member disposed on an upper part of the substrate, a housing accommodating the radiation image detection unit, and a support member having the substrate disposed along a side surface for non-radiation transmission in the housing from a surface for radiation transmission in the housing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027648 | Neutron Detector - The invention relates to a neutron detector ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140027649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF SOILING IN BANK NOTES - A method for handling soiled bank notes is disclosed. The method includes directing a bank note to an ultraviolet detector; transmitting an ultraviolet signal from the ultraviolet detector to the bank note; receiving a reflected ultraviolet signal from the bank note at the ultraviolet detector; analyzing the reflected ultraviolet signal; identifying a soiling level for the bank note based on analysis of the reflected ultraviolet signal; and handling the bank note based on the identified soiling level. Analyzing the reflected ultraviolet signal can include comparing a characteristic of the reflected ultraviolet signal with calibration data. The calibration data can be stored in a computer-readable medium. The bank note is identified as a soiled bank note if the identified soiling level exceeds a threshold soiling level. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027650 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD, RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation detector for detecting irradiated radiation that includes: a converting layer for converting radiation irradiated from a radiation source capable of irradiating radiation from two imaging directions, which are different from each other, into electric charges; and a plurality of pixel electrodes for collecting the converted charges. In the radiation detector, when at least one of the two imaging directions forms a specified angle θ with respect to the direction that is orthogonal to the detector plane of the radiation detector, the thickness d of the converting layer and the sizes p of the pixel electrodes satisfy the condition: d·tan θ2014-01-30 | |
20140027651 | Continuous Sterilization System - A continuous sterilization system is provided which reliably supports a sterilization target so that the sterilization target is not tipped over during a sterilization process and can stably ensure uniform irradiation periods on any portion of inner and outer surfaces and moreover, a portion sterilized by electron beam irradiation is not contaminated again. The continuous sterilization system is provided with a first conveying means, a first electron beam accelerator, a second conveying means, a second electron beam accelerator, and a third electron beam accelerator. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027652 | DEVICE FOR SIMULATING SPECTRAL UV CHARACTERISTIC BY UV LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - In a weathering chamber, a UV radiation device is arranged and at least one sample can be arranged in a sample plane spaced apart from the UV radiation device. The UV radiation device has a plurality of UV light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) containing two or more classes of UV LEDs having different emission bands. The emission bands are chosen in such a way that a spectral distribution with which a specific spectral UV characteristic is approximated can be obtained in the sample plane. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027653 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL DEVICE, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND SCREENING APPARATUS - An optical element includes a separation section that can separate incident light according to a wavelength. The separation section has an optical characteristic in which incident light in a first wavelength band is reflected, incident light in a second wavelength band is transmitted, and incident light in a third wavelength band is partially transmitted and partially reflected. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027654 | BEAM TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR A HADRON THERAPY FACILITY - A beam transport system for a hadron therapy facility comprises: a main beam transport line; secondary beam transport lines branching off from the main beam transport line for delivering the hadron beam into the patient treatment stations; and switching electromagnets for deviating the hadron beam from the main beam transport line into the secondary beam transport line. A discharge circuit associated with each switching electromagnet comprises a discharge accelerating circuit capable of generating a voltage opposing the counter electromotive force induced in the electromagnet coil of the switching electromagnet when the energisation of the electromagnet coil producing the hadron beam deviation is interrupted, wherein this voltage stays substantially constant or increases as the current induced in the electromagnet coil decreases. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027655 | PEPTIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS OF GENERATING AND USING THE SAME - A tubular or spherical nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, wherein each of the plurality of peptides includes no more than 4 amino acids and whereas at least one of the 4 amino acids is an aromatic amino acid. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027656 | Connector - A connector is provided that includes a housing and an electronic circuit. The housing includes a mating section with a mating contact, a mounting section having a circuit board contact, and a circuit receiving space positioned along an inner surface thereof. The electronic circuit is positioned in the circuit receiving space and connects to both of the mating contact and the circuit board contact. The electronic circuit includes a photocoupler which electrically insulates the mating contact and the circuit board contact from each other and relays a signal in an optical manner. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027657 | Environmental Subsea Control Hydraulic Fluid Compositions - An aqueous hydraulic fluid composition comprising (i) a salt of formic acid, and (ii) one or more lubricants such as a monovalent metal salt, ammonium, or amine salt of a dicarboxylic acid, is described in which the aqueous hydraulic fluid composition demonstrates increased thermal stability when exposed to elevated temperatures for a prolonged period of time while being able to tolerate the presence of 10% v/v synthetic seawater. The aqueous hydraulic fluid composition contains less than about 20% by weight (preferably none or substantially none) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, synthetic hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. The hydraulic fluid preferably contains no glycols in some embodiments. The pH of the hydraulic fluid is preferably from 8 to 10 and is maintained by a buffer which preferably comprises borax in some embodiments. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027658 | MAGNET VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID - A magnet valve configured to control a fluid includes an armature with a base region, a casing region, and a head region. The magnet valve also includes a valve element that is connected to the armature and an armature housing component. A flow path is formed between the armature and the armature housing component. The flow path runs from a lower armature chamber to an upper armature chamber and back to the lower armature chamber. The head region of the armature has a flattened section, and the upper armature chamber is defined between the armature housing component and the flattened section. At least one groove is formed on the casing region of the armature starting from the base region. The at least one groove ends in the casing region before the flattened section of the head region. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027659 | VALVE EXTENSION HANDLE - A valve extension handle is disclosed in the present invention. Said valve extension handle is comprised of a extension member with opposed first and second ends, a clamping member connected to the first end of the extension member, and a control member connected to the second end of the extension member. Said clamping member can be attached to the gas tank valve. When the control member connected to the second end of the extension member is turned, the clamping member attached to gas tank valve moves gas tank valve to turn on or shut off the gas flow from said tank. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027660 | LOW LEAKAGE FLUE DAMPER - A flue damper comprises a damper gate having first and second sides, and first and second seal stops. In one embodiment, a first seal is mounted to the first side of the damper gate and has a free end in sealing engagement with the first seal stop under pressure conditions, while a second seal is mounted to the second side of the damper gate and has a free end in sealing engagement with the second seal stop under the pressure conditions. In an alternative embodiment, the first seal is mounted to the first seal stop and has a free end in sealing engagement with the first side of the damper gate under pressure conditions, while the second seal is mounted to the second seal stop and has a free end in sealing engagement with the second side of the damper gate under the pressure conditions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027661 | Aseptic or Sanitary Diaphragm Valve - An aseptic valve or sanitary valve employs a floating plug situated within a cylindrical valve housing. The floating valve plug has a head that seats against an inlet opening, and has a stem and a generally conic foot that rests upon a diaphragm formed of a flexible, food-grade membrane. An actuator below the diaphragm urges the plug up to lodge against the inlet opening, and relieves force on the membrane and plug to open the valve. Spacer arms radiate from the stem or head of the plug, to keep the plug centered in the housing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027662 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE BINDERS - Formaldehyde-free binder compositions are described that include an aldehyde or ketone, an organic anhydride, an alkanol amine, and a nitrogen-containing salt of an inorganic acid. The binder compositions may be applied to fibers, such as glass fibers, to make formaldehyde-free, fiber-reinforced composites. Methods of making fiber-reinforced composites are also described, where such methods may include mixing an alkanol amine with an organic anhydride to make a first mixture, and adding a reducing sugar to the first mixture to make a second mixture. A nitrogen-containing salt may be added to the second mixture to make a binder composition, which may be applied to fibers to form a binder-fiber amalgam. The amalgam may be heated to cure the binder composition and form the fiber-reinforced composite. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027663 | ELECTROLYTE MIXTURE, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR HAVING THE SAME AND OXIDANT MIXTURE FOR CONJUGATED POLYMER SYNTHESIS - An electrolyte mixture for an electrolytic capacitor is provided. The electrolyte mixture includes a conjugated polymer, a polyether and a nitrogen-containing compound, or includes the conjugated polymer, the polyether and a nitrogen-containing polymer, or includes the conjugated polymer and a polyether with nitrogen-containing functional groups. The electrolyte mixture provides a very high static capacitance for an electrolytic capacitor having the same. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027664 | TERNARY TUNGSTEN BORIDE NITRIDE FILMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME - Ternary tungsten boride nitride (WBN) thin films and related methods of formation are provided. The films are have excellent thermal stability, tunable resistivity and good adhesion to oxides. Methods of forming the films can involve thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes in which boron-containing, nitrogen-containing and tungsten-containing reactants are sequentially pulsed into a reaction chamber to deposit the WBN films. In some embodiments, the processes include multiple cycles of boron-containing, nitrogen-containing and tungsten-containing reactant pulses, with each cycle including multiple boron-containing pulses. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027665 | COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH POWER PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS - A PZT-type piezoelectric ceramic material having a perovskite structure of the ABO | 2014-01-30 |
20140027666 | PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a piezoelectric ceramics, including a perovskite compound of a non-stoichiometric composition represented by a composition formula (K | 2014-01-30 |
20140027667 | IRON COBALT TERNARY ALLOY NANOPARTICLES WITH SILICA SHELLS - Superparamagnetic core shell nanoparticles having a core of a iron cobalt ternary alloy and a shell of a silicon oxide directly on the core and a particle size of 2 to 200 nm are provided. Methods to prepare the nanoparticles are also provided. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027668 | Use of Composition as an Antifreeze Agent - The present invention relates to the use, as an antifreeze agent, of a composition containing a polymer chosen from polyetheramines having a critical solubility temperature in water, referred to as LCST, ranging from 20 to 80° C. and also compositions, in particular of coolant type, comprising a polymer having a critical solubility temperature in water ranging from 20 to 80° C. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027669 | Use of Branched Polyesters based on Citric Acid as Additive in Washing Compositions, Detergents or a Formulation for Water Treatment - The present invention relates to the use of branched polyesters obtainable by polycondensation of citric acid with at least one polyalcohol, and optionally with polycarboxylic acid component as additive in washing compositions, cleaners, detergents or a formulation for water treatment and to mixtures comprising such branched polyesters. The invention further relates to the use of hydrophobically modified branched polyesters, and to the method for cleaning, washing or water treatment using such branched polyesters. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027670 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL WITH WHOLE PARTICLE CONCENTRATION GRADIENT FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING SAME - The present invention relates to a cathode active material with whole particle concentration gradient for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing same, and a lithium secondary battery having same, and more specifically, to a composite cathode active material, a method for manufacturing same, and a lithium secondary battery having same, the composite cathode active material having excellent lifetime characteristics and charge/discharge characteristics through the stabilization of crystal structure as the concentration of a metal comprising the cathode active material shows concentration gradient in the whole particle, and having thermostability even in high temperatures. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027671 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, ANTIOXIDANT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic such as high maximum temperature of nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two thereof; and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition has nematic phase, and contains as a first component a specific antioxidant having high compatibility with the composition and an excellent antioxidant function, and may contain a specific component having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component, a specific component having high maximum temperature or large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, a specific component having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a specific antioxidant as a fifth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027672 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio and contrast ratio, and a long life. A liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific straight-chain compound as a first component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as second component, and may contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component and a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027673 | METHOD OF MAKING COMPONENTS INCLUDING QUANTUM DOTS, METHODS, AND PRODUCTS - A quantum dot formulation substantially free of oxygen and, optionally, substantially free of water and a method of making a quantum dot formulation substantially free of oxygen and, optionally, substantially free of water is described. Also described are products including the quantum dot formulation described herein and related methods. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027674 | METHODS FOR PREPARING PHOSPHOR PRECURSOR AND PHOSPHOR, AND WAVELENGTH CONVERTER - Intended is a phosphor of the formula: (A | 2014-01-30 |
20140027675 | CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAHYDROBENZOTRIAZOLES SOLUBILIZED IN ACTIVATING SOLVENTS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A composition with one or more tetrahydrobenzotriazoles and one or more one or more tetrahydrobenzotriazole activating solvents, wherein the tetrahydrobenzotriazoles are solubilized in the activating solvents in an amount effective to inhibit corrosion of a metal or metal alloy which is corrodible in the presence of copper or copper corroding agents. Also, a method of using this composition to inhibit corrosion of a metal component which has a metal or metal alloy which is corrodible in the presence of copper or copper corroding agents. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027676 | SHIELDING COMPOSITE BUILDING MATERIALS WITH A LOW INTERNAL LEVEL OF IONISING RADIATION - Specific activity of radionuclides contained in the shielding composite building materials and building components, which are based on aggregates, cement and water or on aggregates and epoxy resin, is for radionuclide Ra-226 lower than 5 Bq/kg, for radionuclide Th-228 lower than 5 Bq/kg, and for radionuclide K-40 lower than 50 Bq/kg. Aggregates and mineral compounds of cement may be formed by materials from Paleozoic geological formations. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027677 | CARBON PARTICLES - A composition generally includes carbon particles. The particles are prepared by dissolving a carbohydrate-based precursor in water to form a precursor solution and placing the precursor solution in a pressure vessel. The precursor solution is placed in a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is heated to a reaction temperature to form carbon particles. The carbon particles are subjected to a chemical activation and a physical activation. The composition includes, by weight, about 5% to about 30% oxygen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027678 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CARBON NANOTUBE OR CARBON MICROTUBE - A method for preparing a carbon nanotube, including: a) preparing an LPAN solution, stirring the LPAN solution at between 100 and 200° C. for between 100 and 200 hours to yield a cyclized LPAN solution; b) heating the cyclized LPAN solution at between 200 and 300° C. for between 1 and 10 hours to yield an OPAN; c) grinding, screening, and drying at room temperature the OPAN to yield a thermal oxidative precursor; d) calcining the thermal oxidative precursor at between 400 and 1000° C. for between 1 and 24 h in the presence of inert gas having a flow rate of between 10 and 500 mL/min to yield a carbonated precursor; and e) calcining the carbonated precursor at between 1000 and 1500° C. for between 1 and 10 hours in the presence of the inert gas having a flow rate of between 10 and 500 mL/min to yield a carbon nanotube material. | 2014-01-30 |
20140027679 | BIMODAL TYPE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an anode active material including a compound of Chemical Formula 1 below that may realize a high-density electrode and may simultaneously improve adhesion to the electrode and high rate capability, wherein the compound of Chemical Formula 1 includes first primary particles and secondary particles, and a ratio of the first primary particles to the secondary particles is in a range of 5:95 to 50:50: | 2014-01-30 |
20140027680 | LIGHT EMITTING MATERIAL - A composition can include a first moiety capable of being excited to an excited state, and a second moiety capable of accepting excited state energy from the first moiety. The second moiety is capable of emitting light with a FWHM of 15 nm or less when excited. The second moiety can be a J-aggregate and the first moiety can be a semiconductor nanocrystal. | 2014-01-30 |