16th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090095820 | Method for Fixing Traffic Routes - The invention relates to a method for consolidating roadways, wherein at least one plastic is applied to the surface and/or in the interior of the roadway. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095821 | ADAPTIVE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - Adaptive piezoelectric actuator control system, including:
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20090095822 | SPRAY HEAD FOR SPRAY BOTTLE - A spray head suitable for a spray bottle is provided. The spray head has a container and a lid covering the container. The container communicates with the interior of the bottle. The lid of the spray head which is secured to the bottle may be opened and water or fluid may be filled into the bottle by charging the water or fluid into container of the spray head. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095823 | Multiple stage flow amplification and mixing system - A fluid amplification and mixing device is provided, which includes a siphon plug defining a first portion of a passageway being configured to receive a first fluid. The siphon plug further defines at least one opening configured to receive a second fluid in communication with the passageway. A venturi defines a second portion of the passageway for receiving a mixture of the first and second fluids. The venturi further defines an input port configured to receive a third fluid and at least one accelerator chamber communicating with the input port and the second portion of the passageway. A siphon barrel defines a third portion of the passageway being configured to receive a mixture of the first, second and third fluids and supply the mixture to a combustion chamber thereof. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095824 | Fuel Injection Control Device For Internal Combustion Engine - When fuel injection is carried out, an amount of deposit produced newly around a second injection hole is estimated on the basis of an amount of fuel injected from at least the first injection hole. The amount of produced deposit estimated every time the first fuel injection is carried out is integrated. When the integrated value of the amount of deposit reaches a set value, fuel injection in which the second injection hole is used is carried out to remove the deposit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095825 | DISPENSER NOZZLE HAVING DIFFERENTIAL HARDNESS - A jet dispenser includes a fluid chamber body that includes a fluid chamber. A nozzle assembly is removably coupled to the fluid chamber body. The nozzle assembly includes a hub and an insert. The hub cooperates with the fluid chamber body to form a portion of the fluid chamber. A valve member is movably disposed within the fluid chamber. The insert is positioned at least partially within the hub. The insert includes a valve seat, a discharge passage, and an exit orifice at a distal end of the discharge passage. The valve seat is harder than the hub. The valve member selectively contacts the valve seat to dispense droplets of viscous material from the exit orifice. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095826 | Method and device for producing highly active rubber powder from rubber wastes - Highly-active rubber powder is obtained from old tires by 2-stage pulverisation in an extruder, involving an increase in volume stress to 15-250 MPa at 5-90 MPa/second, pulsating with an amplitude of +/−5-20 MPa and a frequency of 5-600 Hz, and at 90-380° C. (increasing at 50-150° C./sec), followed by a sharp reduction of volume stress at 50-150 MPa/sec. A method for the production of highly-active rubber powder with a specific surface of 0.4-5 m | 2009-04-16 |
20090095827 | Method for Controlling a Crusher and a Crusher - A crusher and a method for controlling a crusher comprising a first crushing member and a second crushing member defining a crusher setting of a crushing cavity into which material to be crushed is being fed. The method comprises the step of: measuring continuously instantaneous load on the crusher; recording instantaneous load peaks exceeding a predetermined target level for the load peaks; keeping track of the number of the load peaks exceeding the predetermined target level during a predetermined period of time; and controlling loading of the crusher on the basis of the number of the load peaks experienced by the crusher during the predetermined period of time. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095828 | Pivoting/Telescoping Winch Boom for a Brush Chipper and Method of Using Same - A brush chipper is disclosed having a pivoting and/or reciprocating winch for improving the efficiency of the winch. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095829 | Shredder waste management system - The present invention relates generally to shredder waste management systems. Specifically, this invention discloses a shredder waste management system with a universal shredder waste bag that can be used in various sized shredders. In addition, this invention discloses various mechanisms for securing a shredder waste bag in a shredder. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095830 | Shredder waste management system - The present invention relates generally to shredder waste management systems. Specifically, this invention discloses a shredder waste management system with a universal shredder waste bag that can be used in various sized shredders. In addition, this invention discloses various mechanisms for securing a shredder waste bag in a shredder. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095831 | Shredder with waste leveler and compactor - The present invention relates generally to a shredder waste leveler and a shredder waste compactor. Specifically, this invention discloses a shredder waste leveler which levels shredder waste as it accumulates in the shredder base. In addition, this invention discloses a shredder waste compactor which compacts shredded material. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095832 | Outlet device of a grinder - A grinder includes a body, which has a holding room in a bottom portion thereof; the grinder includes a rotating operational component on an upper end of the body, and a grinding mechanism in an upper portion of the holding room; the rotating operational component and the grinding mechanism are coupled by means of a transmission rod; the bottom portion of the grinder body has several outlet holes on a peripheral side for the holding room to communicate with an outside; a stopping board is secured over a lower end of the holding room of the grinder body so as to seal up the lower end of the holding room; the user is allowed to tilt the grinder to make ground seasoning fall out through the outlet holes; seasoning won't fall out of the holding room to dirty the table even if the grinder is subjected to external force accidentally. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095833 | Jaw crusher and self-traveling crusher - In a jaw crusher, cheek plates are mounted on side wall plates of a crusher frame by mounting bolts, and the mounting bolt adjacent to the outlet of the jaw crusher can be covered with the swing jaw by adjustment of an outlet gap-adjusting link mechanism. When the jaw crusher is in operation, the mounting bolt is covered by the swing jaw to avoid contact with raw materials, so that abrasion of and damages to the mounting bolt can be prevented. Thus, a longer lifetime of the jaw crusher can be promoted. Besides, since abrasion of and damages to the mounting bolt can be prevented, a mounting structure of the cheek plate can be stronger. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095834 | SPOOL FOR RETAINING WIRE - A spool or reel for retaining continuously wound material may include a central barrel and spaced apart flange members extending from the central barrel. The flange members may incorporate a retaining member comprising the curved channel terminating at the first and second holes fashioned in an inner face of the flange members. The flange members may also incorporate one or more holes or apertures for use with associated sensors where the holes or apertures include a rim to circumference for easy detection by the associated sensors. The flange members may further comprise label platforms that securely receive labels that are to be affixed to the spool or reel. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095835 | Zero-backlash baitcast fishing reel with non-contact backlash sensing - A fishing reel that employs a non-contact line sensor to capture images of the backlash zone of a baitcast fishing reel, together with image analysis and feedback to a direct contact spool brake, with the result of gradual to near-instantaneously halting spool rotation, thereby decreasing or preventing backlash under all fishing conditions while maximizing cast distance. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095836 | Rewinding Machine and Winding Method For The Production of Logs - The rewinding machine includes a path for insertion of tubular cores; a winding cradle; a first moving member designed to be in contact with the web material to be wound; a rolling surface forming, with the first moving member, a channel for passage of the tubular cores; and an insertion device to insert the cores in the channel. At the inlet of the insertion channel there is a second moving member, opposed to the first moving member, the core insertion path passing between the first and the second moving members. The two moving members are arranged at a distance such that a core inserted between them is in contact with the second moving member and with the web material entrained around the first moving member. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095837 | Device and method for a sight - A sight system for guiding a missile towards a moving target by use of a guidance beam that can be used for the missile to trail the target. A first viewing device receives visible light and/or a second viewing device receives non-visible light radiating from the target. The viewing device(s) include adjustable alignment marks being aligned by use of a light source and a guidance beam detector arranged together in one common position. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095838 | RETRACTABLE LIFTING BLADES FOR AIRCRAFT - A rotor blade assembly for providing vertical lift to an aircraft, having a rotor head and a plurality of blades, with each blade attached to a mechanism such as a cam surface, whereby movement of the mechanism causes the radial distance between the distal tip of the attached blade and the center of the rotor head to alter, decreasing or increasing the length of the lifting surface. The blades are moved from a fully extended position providing maximum lift, to a retracted position in which the blades are removed from the airstream. The pitch of the blades may be controlled by a pitch controller to achieve full helicopter responsiveness. A plurality of bladeletts may be positioned near the outer periphery of the rotor head. When they are moved into the airstream, passing air impacts the bladeletts exerting a pressure, causing rotational movement of the rotor blade assembly. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095839 | RETRACTION CYLINDER AND ROTORCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE FURNISHED WITH SUCH A RETRACTION CYLINDER - A retraction cylinder ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095840 | PROCESS FOR REPAIRING A DAMAGED AREA OF AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE - A process for cutting out a damaged area of an aircraft fuselage, in particular so as to repair the damaged area, includes in making at least one cut-out in the fuselage ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095841 | Hinge Cover Integration Into Door Seal Edges - An aircraft door includes a seal that integrates a flexible silicone seal portion and a rigid blade seal portion into a single continuous seal around the mold line gap between the door and frame. The arrangement allows for the use of space saving piano hinges to mount the door. The seal includes a rigid blade seal around three edges of the door and a flexible hinge cover seal adjacent to the hinge edge of the door. The flexible hinge cover seal is bonded to terminal blocks which in turn can be mounted to the door edge and to the door frame such that the flexible hinge cover seal covers the mold line gap adjacent to the hinge. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095842 | Power distribution architecture for an ice protection system - An ice protection system for a vehicle is disclosed which includes a plurality of de-ice power distribution units positioned proximate to a leading edge surface of the vehicle that is susceptible to ice accretion, at least two anti-ice power distribution units located within the vehicle, spaced from the de-ice power distribution units, and a point of power regulation located within the vehicle, spaced from the power distribution units, from which power is fed to the power distribution units through independent feeder wire bundles so as to distribute line current across the system in a manner that optimizes wire weight. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095843 | ENHANCED RUDDEVATOR FOR IMPROVED AIR REFUELING BOOM FLIGHT CONTROL - In-flight fuel transfer from one aircraft to another aircraft or aerial refueling can extend the flight duration of a receiver aircraft and thereby increase its operational range and/or effectiveness by enabling it to fly farther or for longer duration without returning to the ground. Improved aerial fuel transfer is disclosed in connection with a method and system for in flight transfers of fuel from one aircraft to another. Enhanced fuel transfer operations including boom control are disclosed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095844 | Cargo Parachute Release Apparatus, System and Method - A cargo parachute release apparatus comprising an assembly plate and a hinged member that is hinged to the assembly plate with a hinge pin. Parachute riser attachment components are positioned between the assembly plate and hinged member when the hinged member is in the closed position. An electronic package assembly having a microprocessor having predetermined parameters is provided, and the electronic package assembly has horizontal and vertical accelerometers and a strain gage for collecting data and sending the data to the microprocessor for processing. When the incoming data matches the predetermined parameters that indicate impact has been made, the microprocessor sends a firing signal to an electro-explosive device to detonate which causes the hinged member to open and release the parachute. The cargo is not dragged along the ground, tipped over or otherwise damaged. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095845 | Cargo Parachute Release Apparatus, System and Method - A cargo parachute release apparatus comprising an assembly plate and a hinged member that is hinged to the assembly plate with a hinge pin. Parachute riser attachment components are positioned between the assembly plate and hinged member when the hinged member is in the closed position. An electronic package assembly having a microprocessor having predetermined parameters is provided, and the electronic package assembly has horizontal and vertical accelerometers and a strain gage for collecting data and sending the data to the microprocessor for processing. When the incoming data matches the predetermined parameters that indicate impact has been made, the microprocessor sends a firing signal to an electro-explosive device to detonate which causes the hinged member to open and release the parachute. The cargo is not dragged along the ground, tipped over or otherwise damaged. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095846 | Guideway Switching Mechanism - According to one embodiment, a guideway switching mechanism includes an elongated section of flexible guideway coupled to a switch plate. The flexible guideway has a first end that may be coupled to a first elongated guideway and a second end that may be selectively coupled to one of a multiple quantity of alternative guideways. The switch plate provides selective coupling of the flexible guideway to multiple alternative guideways by movement through an arcuate path such that the automated transport vehicle may selectively move from the first elongated guideway to either of the alternative guideways. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095847 | Cold-Insulated Fixed-Point Support - The invention relates to a cold-insulated fixed-point pipe support for a low-temperature pipeline which includes an insulating system arranged between an outer shell and a supportable low-temperature pipeline having solid thermal insulating material which thermally insulates the pipeline from the low-temperature environment. A rotation-preventing and displacement-preventing device prevents rotation and displacement of the thermal insulating material with respect to the pipeline and an outer shell. A fixed-point pipe support is adapted to be fitted and removed in a substantially radial direction over the pipeline, and has at least one division with respect to shape with a division plane thereof extending perpendicular to a cross-sectional plane, and having a connecting device for releasable connecting and fixing shaped parts formed by the division. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095848 | Device for hanging decorative lighting - System to easily install and remove hangers for a string of decorative lights around a house, while standing on the ground and without requiring the use of a ladder. The system is particularly intended for attachment to gutter lips. The system is comprised of two components: a spring-loaded hanger clip which holds the light string and an elongated staff with hanger clip actuator at the distal end to temporarily hold the clip until it can be positioned and installed on the gutter lip. The elongated staff has an actuating means which opens and closes the jaw of the hanger clip. In use, the user would first attach the light string to the hanger clip which grips it securely. The clip is then temporarily and securely attached to the elongated staff by inserting the clip onto the distal end of the staff. Utilizing the staff, the user uses the actuating means to open the hanger clip jaw and then positions the clip on the gutter lip. The actuating means are used again to close the jaw of the hanger clip, allowing the clip to be firmly attached to the gutter lip. For removal of the light string, the reverse process is followed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095849 | Jet pump sensing line T-bolt clamp assembly - A remotely installable piping support attachment assembly employs a T-bolt type fastener for clamping a relatively smaller instrumentation pipe, e.g., the jet pump sensing line, to the wall of an adjacent structure. The attachment assembly includes a T-bolt, a split pipe clamp support, a ratchet nut with peripheral ratchet teeth, and a ratchet lock washer. When the nut is tightened on the threaded shank of the T-bolt, a top plate and an anchor of the split pipe clamp support are pressed together to clamp the jet pump sensing line therebetween. The top plate is defined by an L-beam folded spring plate comprised of first and second plate parts disposed generally in parallel and joined at a living hinge flex joint so that said plate parts each have a free end edge remote from said flex joint, the free end edges being spaced apart to define a gap therebetween without preload. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095850 | DISPLAY SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR WRISTBAND AND WRISTWATCH - The invention concerns a display support element for a bracelet and/or a wristwatch comprising:
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20090095851 | Vertical pole support system - A portable medical balance and support apparatus and its use as a system is disclosed which includes a telescoping bar which is fitted with end-caps and an extension and retraction module. The apparatus includes a grip fitted to the bar to facilitate its use as a balance and support aid. The apparatus is intended to be portable. A user may set up the apparatus by placing one end-cap on the floor of a dwelling and then operating the extension and retraction module, which may be configured of a crank, a pneumatic actuator, an electric motor or a detent mechanism, to extended the vertical telescoping bar so that the top end-cap is pressed against the ceiling of the dwelling and the apparatus is secured between the floor and ceiling. After the apparatus has been used the extension and retraction module is used again to retract the telescoping bar and the apparatus can be moved to a different location. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095852 | Adjustable support assembly - A support structure is disclosed comprising a longitudinally extending hollow member configured to receive a support tube therein. The longitudinally extending hollow member comprises an approximately flat surface opposite an internal corner of the longitudinally extending hollow member. The invention further comprises a support tube configured to be removably inserted within the longitudinally extending hollow member and a mechanism for forcing an outer corner of the support tube into the internal corner of the longitudinally extending member. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095853 | COLLAPSIBLE STAND FOR EDIBLE CONES - A foldable stand includes tapered sections foldably connected to each other, and a flap for connecting one end of the tapered sections to another end of the tapered sections. The tapered sections include at least one internal section, a first end section foldably connected to an end of the internal sections, and a second end section foldably connected to another end of the internal sections. The flap is used to connect the first end section to the second end section. When folded, the tapered sections form a base with an opening disposed over the base, and the base has a larger area than the opening. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095854 | Formable Stand System - A formable support stand system for portable electronic devices that provides a manner to support a device such as a tablet computer in a variety of orientations from a supporting surface such as a tray or table. The embodiments comprise a flex-rod prop, and a fastener for attaching the prop to an electronic device, such that the flex rod resists deformation, but can be adjusted into a wide variety of positions. The stand system is adapted for use with devices used by those with limited or erratic motor control, in order to allow positioning of the screen face of a tablet computer in a chosen orientation relative to a support tray on a wheelchair, for instance. The stand system comprises a flexible, positionable flex-rod, an anti-skid sleeve and is removeably attached to the electronic device by means of rod clamp system. The formable support system is also provided as a kit for retrofitting existing devices. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095855 | TRIPOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A tripod for an electronic device includes a head, a connecting portion, a battery, and a support portion. The head is configured for mounting the electronic device thereon. The connecting portion is connected to the head. The battery is electronically connectable to the electronic device and configured for providing power to the electronic device when connected. The support portion is connected to the connecting portion and includes a hollow container configured for receiving the battery. The tripod can provide at least one reserve battery in the hollow container of the support portion. Therefore, the working time of the electronic device may be extended. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095856 | EXTENSION DEVICE AND TRIPOD - An extension device includes the first tubular member, the second tubular member movably inserted into the first tubular member, and the third tubular member movably inserted into the second tubular member and a regulating device that regulates movement of the third tubular member with respect to the second tubular member. The regulating device includes a regulating member protruding from the inner hole portion to the outside of the third tubular member band is brought in the outer hole portion, and a pressing member for pressing the regulating member in the protruding direction. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095857 | DISPLAY SUPPORT - A display support includes a sliding module and a base module detachably connected to each other. The sliding module includes a first integral-formed frame and a second integral-formed frame movably disposed therein. When using the display support, the sliding module is joined in a receiving portion of the base module. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095858 | FEEDING STRUCTURE FOR SLIDING STRUCTURAL BODY - A feeding structure for a sliding structural body includes: a protector base arranged in one of the sliding structural body and a stationary structural body; a link arm pivotally supported by a shaft portion of the protector base; a harness holder pivotally connected to an end portion of the link arm; and a wire harness which is laid from one end of the protector base to the harness holder so as to be bent in a substantial S-shape, and laid from the harness holder to the other of the sliding structural body and the stationary structural body so as to be moved therebetween. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095859 | ANTI-SWEEP ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS - An anti-sweep apparatus for engagement with a wire which holds articles is disclosed. The anti-sweep apparatus includes a camming surface, a distal tab and a proximal tab. The camming surface is engagable by a portion of an article on the wire to cam the anti-sweep apparatus between an enabling orientation where a lead article is removable from the wire and a blocking position where a trailing article is substantially prevented from being removed from the wire. The distal tab disposed distally of a portion of the camming surface. The proximal tab disposed proximally of the distal tab. One of the distal tab and the proximal tab is configured to contact the wire when the anti-sweep apparatus is in the enabling orientation, and the other of the distal tab and the proximal tab is configured to contact the wire when the anti-sweep apparatus is in the blocking orientation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095860 | ENERGY ABSORBING LIFT BRACKET - A lift bracket ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095861 | WALL MOUNTING BRACKET WITH SLIDABLE WING - A wall mounting bracket apparatus and system is provided. The apparatus and system has a body and a slidable wing that slides along the body and mates with the discrete attachment positions along the body. The body may have a perimeter and a corresponding opening. It is also contemplated that the body may have a perimeter that is of a different shape than the opening or plurality of openings within the perimeter. The opening area preferably have an area of at least 20 in | 2009-04-16 |
20090095862 | Mounting System, Especially for Lamps - The invention relates to a mounting system, especially for a lamp, with a mounting unit ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095863 | Support arm with reversed elastic and inelastic ranges - A support arm which utilizes a material with material properties such that the support arm may be easily placed into a position within a range, yet at the edges of this range have elastic properties. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095864 | RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR HOLDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN POINT OF SALE SYSTEM TERMINAL - A retaining structure for holding one or more electronic devices inside a point of sale system terminal includes a support housing having a back plate, two side plates connected with two opposite sides of the back plate, at least two first positioning portions formed on the back plate, and a support plate mounted on the back plate and having at least one protrusion, and a retaining member having at least two second positioning portions detachably coupled to the first positioning portions of the support housing, and at least one groove engaged with the protrusion of the support plate for holding the electronic device between the support housing and the retaining member without using any tool. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095865 | Device for Securely Holding Objects in Place - A device utilizing the unique properties of shape memory materials to securely hold items of varying geometric shape and size securely in place is disclosed. This device and process works equally well for securely holding in place small items, such as would be stored in a cup holder, or for securely larger items in a cargo container. By deforming the shape memory material such that it conforms to the outer dimensions of the item to be held in place a secure and tight fit is assured. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095866 | Locking system for roll-off containers with a positive unlocking mechanism to prevent binding - A locking system for locking a container to a vehicle includes a locking assembly mounted to a hoist frame and a striker assembly mounted to the vehicle chassis. The locking assembly has at least one hook for hooking over a frame member of the container. The hook has a center of mass that biases the hook to an unlocked position. The striker assembly strikes the hook at a location to move the hook against the bias of the hook's center of mass into a locked position in which the hook is hooked over the frame member of the container. As the hoist frame supporting the container is lowered, the striker assembly contacts the hook and rotates the hook against the bias of the hook's center of mass into the locked position. As the hoist frame is raised, the hook rises as well and loses contact with the striker assembly, thereby falling away from the hoist frame and unlocking the container. A positive or mechanical unlocking mechanism prevents the hooks from binding to the container. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095867 | Motorized Mount To Pivot A Monitor - A motorized mount system includes first and second mount brackets, where one or both of the mount brackets is motorized to pivot a monitor. The motorized bracket includes a motorized actuator system that releaseably engages with the monitor. The actuator system includes a moving block that releaseably pushes the monitor to tilt up, and uses the weight of the monitor to tilt down the monitor. The monitor can be separated with the moving block so that if a foreign object gets between the bottom end of the monitor and the wall, the foreign object needs to counteract the weight of the monitor but not the force due to the motor. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095868 | SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PRESENTATION DEVICE - An arrangement for supporting a presentation device, for example in the form of an image presentation screen, wherein a work surface is connected to the supporting arrangement, wherein the supporting arrangement and the work surface are both vertically and transversely movable and pivotally disposed, and wherein the pivotal movement of the work surface is forcibly coupled to the angular movement of the supporting arrangement such as to achieve simultaneously a change in the angle of the supporting arrangement in relating to a stand on the one hand, and a change in the angle of the work surface in relation to the stand on the other hand, in response to the influence exerted by a maneuvering device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095869 | CONVERTIBLE DISPLAY STAND SYSTEM AND METHOD - A convertible mounting system for selectively positioning a flat panel display on either a generally horizontal surface or a generally vertical surface. In some embodiments, the convertible mounting system includes a first mount portion and a second mount portion. The first mount portion cooperates with the second mount portion in a first orientation to position a flat panel display on a generally horizontal surface. The first mount portion also cooperates with the second mount portion in a second orientation to position the flat panel display on a generally vertical surface. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095870 | STAND AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A stand suitable for erecting a display unit of a display device on a platform is provided. The stand is provided with a base and at least a post. The post is provided with a base portion and a bar portion. The base portion is fastened to the base. The bar portion is fastened to the display unit, and has one end connected to the base portion. An orthographic projection area of the base portion to the base is greater than that of the bar portion to the base so as to increase the structure strength of the stand. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095871 | Support for computer peripheral device - The present invention relates to a support of a computer peripheral device including a first frame, a second frame pivotally coupled to the first frame at a first end, and a movable arm connected to and movable relative to the second frame. The second frame has an extension at the other end for clamping an object between the extension and the first frame. A computer peripheral device is coupled to an end of the movable arm opposite the end that is coupled to the second frame. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095872 | Adjustable hinge assembly - An adjustable hinge assembly has a stationary leaf, a pivoting leaf, an extending arm and a mounting bracket. The stationary leaf connects securely to a base of a portable electronic device. The pivoting leaf is connected pivotally to the stationary leaf. The extending arm is mounted slidably on the pivoting leaf. The mounting bracket is mounted rotatably in the extending arm and connects securely to a cover of the portable electronic device having a rear edge. Consequently, the adjustable hinge assembly enables the portable electronic device to have a unique appearance and change position of the cover before opening the electronic device to prevent the cover from hitting the base. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095873 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - An exemplary fixing apparatus is for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) having a plurality of holes defined in sidewalls and includes a bracket, a clip, and a plurality of fixing pins. The bracket includes an end plate, and a pair of side plates extending from opposite ends of the end plate respectively. The side plates are capable of being flexed away from each other for allowing the HDD to be placed therebetween. The clip is pivotably attached to one side plate and detachably locked with the other side plate. The fixing pins are attached to the side plates to engage in the holes of the HDD. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095874 | Cantilevered releasable locking mechanism - The invention relates to a cantilever releasable lock mechanism for selectively adjusting the height of a support platform with respect to a reference level and to adjust the angular attitude of the support platform. The mechanism consists of a housing, a carriage member having a first end and a second end where the first end is pivotally attached to the housing, a spreader member that may be axially displaced with respect to the carriage member bi-axially depending upon the direction of rotation of a support platform that is pivotally attached to the carriage member at its second end. Displacement of the spreader member in one direction urges a clutch member to apply bearing stress that locks the carriage member rotationally to the housing and in the other direction relieves the bearing stress and unlocks the mechanism. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095875 | TURBOCHARGER MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mounting system ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095876 | Machine Stand - The subject matter of the invention is a machine stand with an elongated support body and support legs arranged at the ends on the support body, the support body being designed with positive engagement means running in the longitudinal direction, such that attachments, in particular at least one machine holder, optionally displaceable in the longitudinal direction, can be attached thereto. According to the invention, this machine stand is characterized in that the support body is embodied in one piece as a double-pipe profile, with two profile pipes running parallel to one another with lateral spacing from one another, and at least one center ridge connecting the profile pipes. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095877 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORTING DEVICE WITH MOVABLE TELESCOPIC LEG UNITS - A supporting device includes two telescopic leg units each including a vertical upper leg rod sleeved movably on a vertical lower leg rod, a mounting plate connected pivotally to a lower end of the lower leg rod, and a first positioning member operable to anchor the upper leg rod to the lower leg rod. A hollow connecting seat is mounted on upper ends of the upper leg rods of the leg units such that each leg unit is movable relative to the connecting seat in a direction perpendicular to the leg units. Two second positioning members extend respectively through the upper ends of the upper leg rods of the leg units, are slidable along a horizontal slot in the connecting seat, and are operable to anchor the leg units to the connecting seat. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095878 | MULTI-STOREY INSULATED CONCRETE FORM STRUCTURE HAVING OPENINGS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - Methods of constructing an insulated concrete form structure and insulated concrete form structures having been built using the methods. The insulated concrete form structure having a structure opening through the structure, the structure opening defined by form edges and opening forms bonded to a concrete core of the structure. A method comprising erecting a set of spaced apart forms on a base; positioning opening forms in the space between the forms around a form opening through the forms; securing the opening forms around the form opening; and, pouring concrete to fill the space between the forms, around the opening forms, to a top portion of the forms, creating the concrete core of the structure. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095879 | CONTROL OF SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A light source device including a semiconductor light emitting element and a control section for controlling the semiconductor light emitting element in accordance with an input value. The control section includes a supply section that supplies the semiconductor light emitting element with a drive current based on the input value and an estimated threshold current of the semiconductor light emitting element, and an estimation section that obtains the estimation of the threshold current using the drive current and the amount of light detected to be emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095880 | Autofocus control circuit, autofocus control method and image pickup apparatus - The invention aims to reduce, in performing autofocusing on an autofocus target region determined within a face region obtained by face detection, the risk of misfocusing attributable to a background image included in the autofocus target region. To this end, a face detecting unit firstly performs face detection to determine a face region including a human face image. Then, an AF target region determination unit determines an AF target region within the face region. In this event, the AF target region determination unit can change the area ratio of the AF target region to the face region. Thereafter, based on contrast of a region, corresponding to the AF target region determined by the AF target region determination unit, of captured image data, an AF evaluation value calculation unit, a controller and a lens driving unit adjust a location where a subject image is formed by a shooting optical system. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095881 | PHOTO REFLECTOR - A photo reflector ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090095882 | NEAR-FIELD NANO-IMAGER - An imaging device. In one embodiment, the imaging device includes a plurality of first electrode strips in parallel to each other along a first direction x, wherein each first electrode strip has an elongated body with a first surface and an opposite, second surface and a thickness n | 2009-04-16 |
20090095883 | Photodetection device and method - The photo-detecting device includes a photodetector for detecting incident light, an input J FET for reading the sensing signal from the photodetector, an amplifier for amplifying the signal detected by the input J FET, a feed-back circuit for feeding the output of the amplifier back to the gate of the input J FET through a feed-back capacitor, a reset circuit for resetting the feed-back capacitor by discharging it with a reset MOS FET, and a circuit of a switch and resistor. The same level voltage as the gate voltage of the input J FET is applied to its source through a resistor, and the circuit of the switch and the resistor is connected between the source of the reset MOS FET and the feed-back capacitor. The reset MOS FET and switch are controlled so that the reset MOS FET is turned “on” and “off” while the switch is “on”. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095884 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a semiconductor integrated circuit device such as a for-camera preprocessing LSI suitable for a semiconductor integrated circuit and having improved responsiveness. In a D/A converter circuit for generating a feedback signal for compensating for black level variation in a for-camera preprocessing LSI, first-conductivity-type MOSFETs as first current sources produce currents corresponding to digital signals. The digital signals are supplied to first-conductivity-type first differential MOSFETs and second-conductivity-type second differential MOSFETs, with the gates and drains of the first differential MOSFETs and the gates and drains of the second differential MOSFETs being connected together respectively. There is provided a differential amplifier circuit in which a bias voltage is supplied to a noninverting input terminal thereof and an inverting input terminal thereof is connected to an analog current output node which is the drains connected together of one sides of the first differential MOSFETs, and a resistive element is provided between the inverting input terminal and an output terminal thereof. A converted analog output voltage is generated at the output terminal, and a voltage equal to the bias voltage is supplied to drains of the other sides of the first differential MOSFETs. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095885 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED PHOTODIODES - A system and methods for detecting semiconductor-based photodiodes. The present embodiments provide a simple and practical approach for identifying optical reflection that is indicative of photon reflection from semiconductor-based photodiodes. Thus in certain applications the present embodiments may be used to detect the presence of OIEDs, which may use photodiodes as part of a detonation system. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095886 | WAFER PRESENCE DETECTION - The presence of a workpiece on an end effector of a vacuum robotic handler is detecting using any of a number of non-contact techniques in which some or all of the detection hardware is positioned outside a vacuum chamber that encloses the vacuum robotic handler. Various deployments include laser beam breaking, analysis of radar reflection signals, or analysis of radio frequency identification tag signatures. By providing non-physical couplings between hardware inside and outside of a vacuum environment, integrity of the vacuum is improved. These non-contact techniques are further adapted as described herein to multi-wafer and multi-end effector environments so that independent detection of multiple wafers (e.g., for each end effector) can be performed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095887 | AVALANCHE PIXEL SENSORS AND RELATED METHODS - According to an embodiment, an avalanche pixel sensor includes a substrate having opposite first and second surfaces, first sensor elements operating in breakdown mode situated on the first surface of the substrate for detecting ionizing radiation from a radiation-emission source, second sensor elements operating in breakdown mode situated on the second surface of the substrate, the second sensor elements each paired with a corresponding first sensor element to experience substantially coincident breakdown in response to ionizing radiation. Logic elements are each electrically interconnected to a respective pair of first and second sensor elements for receiving a signal or signal representing the substantially coincident breakdown of the respective pair to be distinguished from a dark signal even in either of the pair of the first and second sensor elements. Additionally, a detector array, a sensing apparatus, and a method of detecting ionization radiation using first and second sensor elements disposed on opposite sides of a substrate are also provided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095888 | Semiconductor photodetecting device and illuminance sensor - The present invention provides a semiconductor photodetecting device that suppresses sensitivity of a short wavelength component of irradiated light as well as a long wavelength component thereof and has a spectral sensitivity characteristic approximately coincident with a human visibility characteristic, and an illuminance sensor including the semiconductor photodetecting device. The semiconductor photodetecting device has a P-type well region and an N-type well region provided side by side along the surface of a P-type semiconductor substrate, a high-concentration N-type region formed in the neighborhood of the surface of the P-type well region, and a high-concentration P-type region formed in the neighborhood of the surface of the N-type well region. A first photoelectric current which flows through a PN junction formed by the P-type well region and the high-concentration N-type region, and a second photoelectric current obtained by adding a photoelectric current which flows through a PN junction formed by the N-type well region and the P-type semiconductor substrate to a photoelectric current which flows through a PN junction formed by the N-type well region and the high-concentration P-type region are extracted. Predetermined arithmetic processing is performed on the first and second photoelectric currents to obtain an output current. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095889 | Occupancy sensor assembly - An occupancy sensor is provided with a housing having an interior cavity. A switch is mounted in the interior cavity of the housing and configured for placement in the open and closed positions. A fascia cover plate may be positioned on the housing to enclose the interior cavity. The fascia cover plate has a fascia rib on an interior surface thereof. The fascia rib is arranged to interfere with the switch in the disabled state to prevent positioning of the fascia cover plate on the housing. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095890 | BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND OPTICAL ANALYZER - The invention offers a broadband light source unit that produces using a simple system a supercontinuum lightwave having a flat spectral form and an optical analyzer using the unit. The broadband light source unit has a light source that outputs a first source lightwave, which is a pulse lightwave having periodic pulses with a constant intensity, a conversion means that receives the first source lightwave, produces a second source lightwave having pulses whose intensities are different from one another, and outputs it, and a nonlinear optical medium section that receives the second source lightwave, produces a supercontinuum lightwave having a wavelength band broadened through a nonlinear optical phenomenon, and outputs it. The optical analyzer has the foregoing broadband light source unit, a light-applying section that applies a supercontinuum lightwave outputted from the broadband light source unit to a light-receiving region of a measurement-undergoing object, and an image pickup section that receives a lightwave generated at the light-receiving region by the application of the supercontinuum lightwave and picks up an image of the measurement-undergoing object. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095891 | Image Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Disclosed is an image sensor. The image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, a photodiode in the semiconductor substrate in each unit pixel, a lower color filter on each photodiode, a metal interconnection layer on or over the semiconductor substrate and the lower color filter, and a microlens on or over the metal interconnection layer corresponding to a particular lower color filter. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095892 | Encoder Error Determination - A rideheight sensing device is described for providing a measure of the separation between the readhead portion and the scale of an encoder. The rideheight sensing device comprises a rideheight sensor that is located at, or is attachable to, the readhead portion of an encoder. The temporary, or permanent, attachment of such a device to the readhead portion of an encoder is also described. In a preferred embodiment, a rotary encoder is described and the rideheight sensing device is used to measure the eccentricity thereof. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095893 | Imager module packaging - An imaging device module includes a circuit mounting layer; a bottom glass layer disposed above the circuit mounting layer; a silicon die disposed above the bottom glass layer; a top glass layer disposed above the silicon layer; and a lens holder disposed above the top glass layer. The silicon die includes an image sensor. The lens holder contains an optical component. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095894 | TECHNIQUES FOR COMMENSURATE CUSP-FIELD FOR EFFECTIVE ION BEAM NEUTRALIZATION - Techniques for commensurate cusp-field for effective ion beam neutralization are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a charged particle injection system comprising a beamguide configured to transport an ion beam through a dipole field. The charged particle injection system may also comprise a first array of magnets and a second array of magnets configured to generate a multi-cusp magnetic field, positioned along at least a portion of an ion beam path, the first array of magnets being on a first side of the ion beam path and the second array of magnets being on a second side of the ion beam path. The charged particle injection system may further comprise a charged particle source having one or more apertures configured to inject charged particles into the ion beam path. The charged particle injection system may furthermore align the one or more apertures with at least one of the first array of magnets and the second array of magnets to align the injected charged particles from the charged particle source with one or more magnetic regions for an effective charged particle diffusion into the ion beam path. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095895 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR GENERATING A NEUTRON BEAM - A process is disclosed for generating particles with a high degree of anisotropy in the direction of emission. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095896 | METHODS FOR DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF IMPURITIES - Provided is a method comprising introducing a sample comprising a plurality of oligonucleotides into an ion pair high performance liquid chromatography column having a buffered mobile phase and allowing at least a portion of the oligonucleotides to separate; allowing the oligonucleotides to elute from the column; and introducing the oligonucleotides into a mass spectrometer and quantifying at least a portion of the oligonucleotides by mass spectrometry. In the method, at least a portion of the oligonucleotides are co-eluting oligonucleotides that differ in mass by no more than 20%; and the buffered mobile phase causes at least 50 mole percent of co-eluting oligonucleotides to have the same charge when they enter the mass spectrometer. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095897 | Sample target used in mass spectrometry, method for producing the same, and mass spectrometer using the sample target - In one embodiment of the present invention, a sample target that allows ionization of a substance whose molecular weight is so high as to exceed 10000 in mass spectrometry that ionizes a sample without using matrix, a method for producing the same and a mass spectrometer using the sample target. The sample target includes a sample support surface including a large number of fine pores on its face receiving irradiated laser light. Each of the fine pores has a diameter of 30 nm or more and 5 μm or less. The number indicative of pore depth/(pore cycle−pore diameter) of each of the fine pores is 2 or more and 50 or less. The face of the sample support surface is coated with metal or semiconductor. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095898 | Collision cell for mass spectrometer - A novel curved collision cell for a mass spectrometer is described. The collision cell includes a straight section having a length that is selected to cause a precursor ion entering the straight section to lose a desired amount of kinetic energy such that when the precursor ion enters the curved section of the collision cell the precursor ion will tend to neither escape nor contact the collision cell, and thereby tending to survive its passage within the curved portion. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095899 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ION SOURCE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - Electrospray ionization sources interfaced to mass spectrometers have become widely used tools in analytical applications. Processes occurring in Electrospray (ES) ionization generally include the addition or removal of a charged species such as H+ or other cation to effect ionization of a sample species. Electrospray includes ionization processes that occur in the liquid and gas phase and in both phases ionization processes require a source or sink for such charged species. Electrolyte species, that aid in oxidation or reduction reactions occurring in Electrospray ionization, are added to sample solutions in many analytical applications to increase the ion signal amplitude generated in Electrospray and detected by a mass spectrometer (MS) Electrolyte species that may be required to enhance an upstream sample preparation or separation process may be less compatible with the downstream ES processes and cause reduction in MS signal New Electrolytes have been found that increase positive and negative polarity analyte ion signal measured in ESMS analysis when compared with analyte ESMS signal achieved using more conventional electrolytes The new electrolyte species increase ES MS signal when added directly to a sample solution or when added to a second solution flow in an Electrospray membrane probe. It has also been found that running the ES membrane probe with specific Electrolytes in the second solution of the ES membrane probe have been found to enhance ESMS signal compared to using the same electrolytes directly in the sample solution being Electrosprayed The new electrolytes can be added to a reagent ion source configured in a combination Atmospheric pressure ion source to improve ionization efficiency. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095900 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ION SOURCE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT - Electrospray ionization sources interfaced to mass spectrometers have become widely used tools in analytical applications. Processes occurring in Electrospray (ES) ionization generally include the addition or removal of a charged species such as H+ or other cation to effect ionization of a sample species. Electrospray includes ionization processes that occur in the liquid and gas phase and in both phases ionization processes require a source or sink for such charged species. Electrolyte species, that aid in oxidation or reduction reactions occurring in Electrospray ionization, are added to sample solutions in many analytical applications to increase the ion signal amplitude generated in Electrospray and detected by a mass spectrometer (MS) Electrolyte species that may be required to enhance an upstream sample preparation or separation process may be less compatible with the downstream ES processes and cause reduction in MS signal. New Electrolytes have been found that increase positive and negative polarity analyte ion signal measured in ESMS analysis when compared with analyte ESMS signal achieved using more conventional electrolytes. The new electrolyte species increase ES MS signal when added directly to a sample solution or when added to a second solution flow in an Electrospray membrane probe. It has also been found that running the ES membrane probe with specific Electrolytes in the second solution of the ES membrane probe have been found to enhance ESMS signal compared to using the same electrolytes directly in the sample solution being Electrosprayed. The new electrolytes can be added to a reagent ion source configured in a combination Atmospheric pressure ion source to improve ionization efficiency. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095901 | CHEMICAL IONIZATION REACTION OR PROTON TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH A QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER - A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a quadrupole mass spectrometry system. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source ionizes particles of a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber, such as a drift chamber, to interact with a fluid sample. An electric field directs the reagent ions and facilitates an interaction with the fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions then exit the chamber under the influence of an electric field for detection by a quadrupole mass spectrometer module. The system includes various control modules for setting values of system parameters and analysis modules for detection of mass values for ion species during spectrometry and faults within the system. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095902 | CHEMICAL IONIZATION REACTION OR PROTON TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH A TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER - A system, components thereof, and methods are described for time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A microwave or high-frequency RF energy source is used to ionize a reagent vapor to form reagent ions. The reagent ions enter a chamber and interact with a fluid sample to form product ions. The reagent ions and product ions are directed to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer module for detection and determination of a mass value for the ions. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer module can include an optical system and an ion beam adjuster for focusing, interrupting, or altering a flow of reagent and product ions according to a specified pattern. The time-of-flight mass spectrometer module can include signal processing techniques to collect and analyze an acquired signal, for example, using statistical signal processing, such as maximum likelihood signal processing. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095903 | CLEANED DAUGHTER ION SPECTRA FROM MALDI IONIZATION - In a mass spectrometer having an ion source in which analyte substances are ionized by matrix assisted laser desorption and form an ion beam that travels to a parent ion selector for selecting ions to form daughter ions, the ion beam is reflected in at least one reflector prior to the parent ion selector so that only ions that have both the mass of the parent ions and their kinetic energy are allowed to pass to the parent ion selector. By taking this measure, the mass resolution in the daughter ion spectra is also increased; the improved mass resolution and improved signal-to-noise ratio produce higher sensitivity, even though fewer ions are admitted for analysis in the daughter ion spectrum. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095904 | Charged particle beam reflector device and electron microscope - A charged particle beam reflector device is configured to include at least two electrostatic mirrors arranged with a predetermined interval on a linear optical axis, each having a through hole through which a charged particle beam radiated from an electron gun along a linear optical axis passes, and having a function of reflecting the charged particle beam or allowing the charged particle beam to pass through the through hole in accordance with an applied voltage, and a controller controlling an applied voltage to the at least two electrostatic mirrors. The controller applies, to each of the electrostatic mirrors, a reflection voltage allowing the electrostatic mirrors to reflect the charged particle beam at a predetermined timing so that the charged particle beam from the electron gun is reflected by the at least two electrostatic mirrors a plurality of times. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095906 | IMAGE CAPTURING - A portable electronic device comprising an image capturing unit adapted to capture at least one image of an object. Also, the portable electronic device may include at least one light emitting element adapted to emit infrared light. Further, the image capturing unit may reside within the portable electronic device and be configured to capture an image of the object illuminated with infrared light. The present invention provides a method for illuminating an object, a computer program product and an accessory unit to a portable electronic device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095907 | PYOELECTRIC DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Infrared radiation detection systems and methods of making the same are provided. In one embodiment, the radiation detection system comprises: a housing having an open end exposed to a radiation emitting object; a detector positioned in the housing, the detector comprising a radiation sensing material for detecting infrared radiation, the radiation sensing material having a portion removed by etching or coated by a mask such that only a region of the radiation sensing material is capable of detecting the infrared radiation; and a lens positioned in the housing for transmitting infrared radiation from the object to the detector. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095908 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING AMBIENT HEAT TO ELECTRICITY - An apparatus for converting ambient infrared radiation into electricity including an array of patch resonators each including a metal material having a predetermined shape tuned to resonate within a predetermined frequency range, a micro-strip line network for interconnecting the resonators and guiding energy, a dielectric substrate, and a metal ground plane. A micro-structured array of interconnected patch resonators operable for converting ambient heat to electricity, cooling, controlling temperature and wireless communication. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095909 | BOLOMETER TYPE UNCOOLED INFRARED RAY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A bolometer type uncooled infrared ray sensor includes: an image pickup region having detection pixels arranged in a matrix form on a semiconductor substrate to detect incident infrared rays; a plurality of row selection lines provided in the image pickup region; current sources capable of letting constant currents flow through the respective row selection lines; a plurality of signal lines provided in the image pickup region; voltage readout circuits provided so as to respectively correspond to the signal lines to read out signal voltages generated on the respectively corresponding signal lines; coupling capacitances respectively provided between the respective signal lines and the corresponding voltage readout circuits; and a calculator which calculates a difference between two signal voltages read out by the voltage readout circuits, corresponding to outputs of the same detection pixel for two different current values supplied from the current sources. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095910 | RUGGEDIZED RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector assembly is provided. The radiation detector assembly includes a radiation detector element and a light detection element operationally connected to the radiation detector element. The radiation detector element is seated within a housing. The assembly also includes a plurality of continuous wave formed springs located along the outer periphery of the radiation detector element, radially between the housing and the radiation detector element. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095911 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME - Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring a fluorescence lifetime. The apparatus for measuring the fluorescence lifetime comprises an excitation light generator that generates excitation light to be irradiated on a sample including fluorescence molecules; a fluorescence photon collecting unit that collects a plurality of fluorescence photons generated by irradiating the excitation light on the sample; a light sensor that converts the collected fluorescence photons into a fluorescence electrical signal; and a fluorescence lifetime signal processor that determines the fluorescence lifetime by calculating the average time of the fluorescence electrical signal with respect to a predetermined apparatus delay time. According to the above configuration, the present invention can accurately and precisely measure a fluorescence lifetime in a short measurement time by easy calculation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095912 | CODED APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM - This invention relates to coded aperture imaging apparatus and methods. In one aspect a coded aperture imager has at least one detector array and a reconfigurable coded aperture mask means. A reconfigurable coded aperture mask means can display various coded aperture masks to provide imaging across different fields of view and/or with different resolution without requiring any moving parts or bulky optical components. More than one detector array can be used to provide large area imaging without requiring seamless tiling and this represents another aspect of the invention. The present invention also relates to the use of coded aperture imaging in the visible, ultraviolet or infrared wavebands. The use of coded aperture imaging for imaging through a curved optical element is taught as the image decoding can automatically remove any aberrations introduced by the curved element. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095913 | X-RAY LINE ARRAY DETECTOR - The present invention relates to an X-ray line array detector in which a bundle of light-guide fibers is provided between an emergent surface of a flicker body and an incident surface of an array of photosensors, and the bundle of light-guide fibers has at least one bend, or an incident direction and an emergent direction are not in a same line, so that X-rays transmitting through the flicker body can not irradiate photosensors and integrated circuits behind them, and that damage resulting from long-term use or a large dose of X-ray radiation can be avoided, thereby prolonging lifetime of the line array detector. Further, a shielding body provided between the emergent surface of the flicker body and the incident surface of the array of photosensors can further shield the photosensors and their integrated circuits from interference of X-rays, so that good protection of the photosensors and their integrated circuits is achieved, thereby enhancing greatly anti-radiation performance of the detector and doubling the lifetime. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095914 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR X-RAY DETECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, X-RAY DETECTOR HAVING THE SAME INSTALLED THEREIN, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING X-RAY DETECTOR - An x-ray detector including an array substrate including blocks extending along the array substrate in a first direction. Each of the blocks includes cells that are each associated with a data line extending in parallel with the first direction and a gate line extending perpendicularly to the first direction such that the data line crosses the gate line, a thin film transistor respectively connected to the gate and data lines, and a photodiode connected to the thin film transistor to receive light. The cells store charges corresponding to an amount of the light. Gate drivers are connected to ends of the gate lines to select rows of the cells associated with each of the gate lines. Read-out circuits are connected to ends of the data lines to read out charges stored in the cells, of each of the selected rows, that are respectively associated with each of the data lines. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095915 | PORTABLE RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A radiation detection system includes a radiation detector and a DC/DC converter that induces an electric field in the radiation detector. A counter circuit outputs a pulse related to the energy of each incoming radiation event on the radiation detector. The peak amplitude of each pulse output by the counter circuit is converted into a digital equivalent value. A means for processing processes each digital equivalent value and counts a number of pulses output by the counter circuit over an interval of time. A port has one or more data lines connected to the means for processing and one or more power lines connected to the DC/DC converter. The port facilitates a connection to a host system which provides a single DC voltage to the DC/DC converter which converts the single DC voltage into a higher level voltage that induces the electric field in the radiation detector. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095916 | Ion beam guide tube - A guide tube for an ion beam in an ion implanter which is located adjacent a semiconductor wafer being implanted has an outwardly tapering central bore, thereby alleviating problems of beam strike as the ion beam passes through the guide tube. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095917 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL IONIZATION ION SOURCE - An ion source for chemical ionization of analytes at atmospheric pressure with a non-radioactive electron source in a vacuum chamber, includes, a reaction chamber at atmospheric pressure, and a window with an electron-permeable and essentially gas-impermeable membrane in between. The window may be a structured window membrane, i.e. a window membrane with a structured form comprising a multitude of structural elements, between the reaction chamber and the vacuum chamber. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095918 | Sensor Unit in Exhaust Gas Analyzer - An exhaust gas analyzer of the present invention includes a sensor unit | 2009-04-16 |
20090095919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CELLULAR ACTIVITY - A system and method for monitoring cellular activity in a cellular specimen. According to one embodiment, a plurality of excitable markers are applied to the specimen. A multi-photon laser microscope is provided to excite a region of the specimen and cause fluorescence to be radiated from the region. The radiating fluorescence is processed by a spectral analyzer to separate the fluorescence into respective wavelength bands. The respective bands of fluorescence are then collected by an array of detectors, with each detector receiving a corresponding one of the wavelength bands. | 2009-04-16 |
20090095920 | Radioactivity monitoring apparatus and method - Apparatus ( | 2009-04-16 |