19th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120112014 | Cable clamp - A cable clamp includes a single metal plate shaped along an outer periphery of three cables that are triangularly arranged when viewed in cross-section, a mounting flange portion formed with both end portions of the metal plate overlapped each other, and a cable support member inserted between at least two of the three cables so as to support the at least two cables between itself and the metal plate. The cable support member is inserted between two horizontally arranged cables in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction as well as perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the two horizontally arranged cables. The cable support member has a tapered shape on an end side in an insertion direction thereof for facilitating an insertion thereof into a gap between the two horizontally arranged cables. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112015 | STRUCTURAL DUCT BEARING SYSTEM - The present invention is related to a duct bearing system, more specifically to a duct bearing system for specific use in tunnels, and aims at solving the problems and difficulties that arise when using traditional methods for mounting duct bearing system in tunnels. The system is modular and essentially comprises a stay or beam made of a hollow structural section with a round cross-section secured to the tunnel wall or a trapezoidal bearing structure fastened by screws, the said hollow structural section stay or beam comprising one or more points for fastening roller bearing support structures which comprise structural attachment or arresting elements secured by screws to the roller bearing support structure and to the hollow structural section stay or beam. The structure farther comprises an upper fitting section for including additional modules that are fastened by screws to the tunnel walls. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112016 | CONDUIT HARNESS - A conduit harness has an inner part and an outer part which are snap-fitted together to provide redundancy in the event of failure of either part. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112017 | SELF-CENTERING CABLE STRAP - A self-centering cable strap centers items such as cables, wires and tubes, or bundles thereof, on a bed of the strap. A cinch strap extends from one side of the bed and abutment figures extend from a side of the bed opposite the cinch strap and project laterally and axially relative to the bad | 2012-05-10 |
20120112018 | Magnetic-electric toothbrush holder - A hygienic magnetic-electric toothbrush holder capable of suspending one or more electric toothbrushes, without prejudice to brand or housing style. The present invention is based on the fact that all electric toothbrushes internally consist of parts which are made with iron, steel, or alloys of these metals, which attach through the plastic housing of the electric toothbrush, to an external magnet. The present invention is designed with a magnet for the suspension and a second magnet for the prevention of lateral movement, of the electric toothbrush. The magnets are coated, on the front flat surface, with a non-slip material to prevent sliding of the electric toothbrush. The present invention may be attached to a base unit for the countertop. The present invention may be made of plastic, metal, ceramic, or other hygienic water-proof material. The design of the present invention allows for easy cleaning and inspection to ensure hygienic cleanliness. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112019 | MODULAR BEVERAGE HOLDER - A beverage container holder adapted to hold a wide variety of containers including cups, bottles, mugs, and tumblers. The device preferably includes a base, an upright extending upward from the base, and a receiver near the top of the upright. The receiver includes a cup holder which is preferably made detachable so that it may be washed in a dishwasher. The cup holder and receiver include a cutout which is wide enough to accommodate the handle on a coffee cup. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112020 | PORTABLE DEVICE SUPPORT AND ORGANIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for supporting a portable electronic device atop a surface includes a planar back side having a top and a bottom for resting on the surface in use, a front side having an upper edge connected to the top of the planar back side, forming an angle between the planar back side and the front side, and a bottom edge, and a cupped bottom connected to the bottom edge, the cupped bottom extending from the front side opposite the angle, and the cupped bottom for resting on the surface in use. The portable electronic device, in use with the system, rests on the cupped bottom and against the front side. An opening formed in the front side and an opening formed in the back side accommodate a cord of the portable electronic device. The back side includes a retainer for the cord. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112021 | AGRICULTURAL MACHINE LINKAGE ARRANGEMENT - An agricultural machine including a linkage arrangement for moving an attached device. The linkage arrangement includes a first linkage having a plurality of mutually coupled connectors, a secured part, and a pivotal part. The linkage arrangement includes a second linkage having a plurality of mutually coupled connectors, a first pivotal part which can pivot together with the pivotal part of the first linkage, and a second pivotal part that is pivotal in relation thereto. The connectors of the first linkage extend from the secured part in the direction of the first pivotal part of the second linkage. The connectors of the second linkage extend from the first pivotal part of the second linkage in the direction of the secured part of the first linkage. One of the connectors of the first linkage is connected to one of the connectors of the second linkage by way of a joining connector. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112022 | WALL MOUNT HANGER - A wall mount hanger includes a hanging section and a sleeve section. The hanging section is protrusively disposed on a wall surface and has a first arc surface and a stop portion. The first arc surface has plural protruding teeth, and the stop portion is protrusively disposed on the first arc surface. The sleeve section has a first surface and a second surface lower than the first surface. A second arc surface and a slot are disposed between the first surface and the second surface. The second arc surface has plural protruding teeth. The protruding teeth of the second arc surface are engaged with the protruding teeth of the first arc surface. Since the sleeve section and the hanging section are engaged with each other through the protruding teeth, the sleeve section can be rotated fixed to a required angle relative to the hanging section. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112023 | SUCTION FIXING - A suction fixing comprising a base unit ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112024 | CLAMP HOLDER FOR ATTACHING A DISPLAY MEANS TO A BASE - The invention relates to a clamp holder for attaching a display means to a base. The clamp holder comprises a holding element. The holding element is provided at one end with a first clamp member for fitting the display means and at a second end with a second clamp member for attaching the holding element to the base. The clamp members are spaced apart from each other by a fixed member. The first clamp member defines a first clamp plane, which is offset by an angle (α) to a second clamp plane defined by the second clamp member. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112025 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC TEACHING BOARD - The invention relates to a mounting system ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112026 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AN ASSEMBLY OF CONFLAT-CONNECTED ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM MODULES - An apparatus for supporting UHV modules and attaching accessories thereto without welding and without obstructing any conflat ports includes a bracket attachable to an attachment feature without loss of vacuum. Embodiments permit arbitrary UHV module reorientation. In some embodiments, a supporting circular groove or series of groove segments is provided in the UHV module, and a clamping bracket fitted with holes meeting optical bench standards is attached to the groove by clamping two clamp segments together while fitting a tongue firmly into the groove. The supporting groove can be located in an extension terminating in a conflat flange, or in a separate UHV extender module. In other embodiments, the attachment feature is a plurality of threaded mounting holes that are not associated with conflat ports, do not require enlargement of the UHV module, and permit attachment of brackets without obstructing any conflat ports and without loss of vacuum. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112027 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR BICYCLE SEAT PAD AND SEAT TUBE USING THE SAME - The fastening device of the present invention includes a base, two pawl shanks and two positioning rods. The base is formed with two hook portions and two base positioning holes. Each pawl shank is formed with a pawl positioning hole, and each pawl shank includes a pawl section and a hook section. Each positioning rod inserts in one of the base positioning holes and the pawl positioning hole of one of the pawl shanks, such that the pawl shanks are pivotable about the positioning rods respectively. Each hook portion and its corresponding hook section define a pad clamp, and the pawl sections define a tube clamp. The fastening device further includes a means for narrowing the pad clamps and the tube clamp. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112028 | CUTTING PALLET - A cutting pallet is provided that can prevent works held in a carrier device from interfering with a supply pallet, when a plurality of works arranged at even intervals is supplied at uneven intervals. The cutting pallet ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112029 | STAND FOR BOARD SPORTS EQUIPMENT - A stand for a sports board includes left and right upright monolithic skids. Each skid includes a base portion having a base bottom surface, and front and rear lobes extending upward from the base portion. Each lobe includes an uppermost surface. There is a left recession between the left front lobe and left rear lobe, and a right recession between the right front lobe and right rear lobe. A most-recessed surface of the left recession is closer to the left base bottom surface than are the left front lobe uppermost surface and the left rear lobe uppermost surface, and a most-recessed surface of the right recession is closer to the right base bottom surface than are the right front lobe uppermost surface and the right rear lobe uppermost surface. A spacer bar engages with and separates the left and right upright monolithic skids, with the stand in an operable configuration. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112030 | Adjustable leg support - An adjustable leg support for providing support to and stabilizing a leg of a table, chair or similar article that is shorter than the other legs to prevent the article from wobbling. The adjustable leg support includes a screw-threaded rotatable base that is detachably coupled in surrounding engagement to a correspondingly threaded platform. The platform has a flat shelf that is laid upon the floor below the short leg to be supported. A rotational force is applied to the rotatable base which causes an axial displacement of the platform upwardly through the base towards the short leg. Rotation of the base continues until the flat shelf of the platform is raised and the short leg is seated on the shelf by which to eliminate the gap between the short leg and the floor. The rotatable base and the platform are mated to one another along opposing sets of screw threads that lie outside and surround the short leg to be stabilized. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112031 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE ACCESSORY WITH CAMERA PROTECTION - Case accessories including protection covers for portable electronic devices having image capturing systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the case may include a holder configured to secure the portable electronic device and a selectively positionable protection cover configured to protect the integrated image capturing system. In certain embodiments, the selectively positionable protection cover may be positioned using a hinged mechanism, a sliding mechanism, or a rotational mechanism. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112032 | Roller mount for seat - A roller mount for seats is used for mounting a seat in a boat. A track is mounted on a base plate in the boat. The Y-shaped track has flanges, a transverse web, and a central pillar. The flanges have slots with detent bores. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112034 | PANEL MOUNTING SYSTEM - In general, implementations of the present invention include devices, systems, and components for mounting and/or displaying panels and panel structures with one or more post modules. The post modules, according to the present invention, can include a post, which can secure one or more panels, and covers that can conceal the post from view. Additionally, the post modules can have hollow channels between the covers and the post, which can house wires, cords, lighting elements, and other components. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112035 | Height-Adjustable Pedestal - The invention relates to a height-adjustable pedestal comprising a height adjustable pedestal platform, a spring device that provides a spring force according to a corresponding spring characteristic, and a lever mechanism that is interconnected between the spring device and the pedestal platform in such a way that the spring force is transferred by the lever mechanism to the pedestal platform in the form of a lifting force that counteracts the weight force of the pedestal platform, in order to facilitate the height-adjustment of the pedestal platform, wherein the lever mechanism is configured such that it at least partially compensates for a variation of the spring force that occurs according to the spring characteristics. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112036 | BWR JET PUMP INLET-MIXER MAIN WEDGE WITH INSERTS - Disclosed are various wedges that may be used in a restrainer bracket of a jet pump assembly. The jet pump assembly may include a restrainer bracket having an upper bracket and a lower bracket connected to an inlet mixer. A wedge may be provided between the upper bracket and the lower bracket and a wedge rod may pass through a slotted hole of the wedge. Ends of the wedge rod may be attached to the upper and lower brackets. The restrainer bracket may further include a yolk-like member which surrounds the inlet mixer and is connected to a riser pipe. The wedge may include an inclined surface which is configured to engage with a restrainer bracket pad of the yolk-like member. The wedges may further include inner curved surfaces which contact the wedge rod and the inner curved surfaces may be part of an insert that may be inserted in the wedge. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112037 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE - An image capture device according to the present invention includes an imaging lens | 2012-05-10 |
20120112038 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVE IMAGING WITH A LARGE FIELD - The present disclosure relates to an imaging system comprising an impulsion light source for an input light beam oriented toward an observed area and an optoelectronic sensor having a photosensitive surface with a visibility capable of substantially covering the observed area. An impulsion of the incident light beam is backscattered by only by a portion of the observed area into a backscattered spot on the photosensitive surface. A deflection device deflects the impulsions of the incident light beam onto the respective portions of the observed area. A device acquires the thumbnail images corresponding to the backscattered spots resulting in impulsions of the incident light beam. The system combines said thumbnail images to produce an image having a sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio for portions of interest of the observed area. a high spatial resolution, and a greater insensitivity to motion blurs. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112039 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor with a small circuit area is provided. In the image sensor, a TX decoder which generates transfer signals TX<3:0> includes a latch circuit. The latch circuit is set when a corresponding row group is selected and when a set signal is set to an “H” level, and is reset when a reset signal is set to an “L” level. The latch circuit serves also as a voltage level shift circuit which converts the “H” level of a signal from a first power supply voltage into a second power supply voltage. Therefore, plural row groups can be selected by setting plural latch circuits. It is not necessary to provide a voltage level shift circuit separately. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112040 | IMAGE SENSOR - There is provided an image sensor, including an input control unit configured to control signal paths between a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sampling units and supplying outputs from the plurality of pixels in row units to the plurality of sampling units during a normal operation, while supplying the outputs from the plurality of pixels by color, to the plurality of sampling units during a binning operation; and an output control unit configured to control signal paths between the plurality of sampling units and an amplification unit and sequentially supplying outputs from the plurality of sampling units to the amplification unit during the normal operation while simultaneously supplying the outputs from the plurality of sampling units to the amplification unit during the binning operation. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN IMAGE SENSOR CAPABLE OF PERFORMING SELECTIVE ANALOG BINNING OPERATION - Provided is an image sensor including a plurality of sampling units, a plurality of signal lines connected to an amplification unit; and a plurality of first switches positioned between the plurality of sampling units and the plurality of signal lines, connecting a plurality of sampling units to the plurality of signal lines when performing analog binning operation, and connecting one of the plurality of sampling units to one of the signal lines when performing a general operation. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112042 | MOLDED IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE AND METHOD - An image sensor package includes an image sensor, a window, and a molding, where the molding includes a lens holder extension portion extending upwards from the window. The lens holder extension portion includes a female threaded aperture extending from the window such that the window is exposed through the aperture. A lens is supported in a threaded lens support. The threaded lens support is threaded into the aperture of the lens holder extension portion. The lens is readily adjusted relative to the image sensor by rotating the lens support. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112043 | Semiconductor image sensor array device, apparatus comprising such a device and method for operating such device - A plural line CMOS sensor array device is provided with sensor cells arranged in a matrix of coordinate-wise rows and columns Each cell comprises a photosensitive area, an output node, and a transfer gate for selectively interconnecting the photo-sensitive area and the output node. Along at least a first coordinate direction adjacent cells are functionally configured as mutually mirror-symmetric structures in that their proximate output nodes are facing each other and are arranged for separately feeding a respective output channel. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112044 | METHOD OF SIGNAL ADJUSTMENT IN AN OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE AND THE OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE - A method of signal adjustment in an optical sensing device is provided. The optical sensing device includes a first optical sensor and a first reference optical sensor. The first optical sensor corresponds to a first specified ideal spectral response and generates a first output signal corresponding to light detected thereby. The first reference optical sensor generates a first reference signal corresponding to light detected thereby, and is disposed adjacent to the first optical sensor such that the light detected by the first reference optical sensor is substantially the light detected by the first optical sensor. The method includes the steps of: a) receiving the first output signal and the first reference signal; and b) generating a first adjusted output signal having a spectral response that approximates the first specified ideal spectral response, by adjusting the first output signal according to the first reference signal. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112045 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING TRANSISTOR - When a positive bias voltage is applied to a gate electrode of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor for longer than or equal to 10 msec, electric characteristics of the transistor, which have varied due to the light irradiation, can be brought to the state which is substantially the same as the state before the light irradiation. Note that a positive bias voltage is applied to the gate electrode of the transistor at an appropriate timing with reference to the amount of incident light received by the transistor. Accordingly, a display device in which a reduction in display quality is suppressed even when light irradiation is performed can be realized. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112046 | Visible Light Receiver Circuit - A visible light receiver circuit, which reduces the influence of ambient light, has a simple configuration, and generates low noise, is provided. The visible light receiver circuit includes a photoelectric conversion unit. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a photodiode having a cathode connected to a power source, a resistor connected in series to an anode of the photodiode, and a nonlinear resistive circuit connected in parallel to the resistor. The nonlinear resistive circuit includes, for example, a series circuit including a Zener diode and a resistor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112047 | SENSOR CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A sensor circuit or a display apparatus from which a highly accurate sensor output can be obtained includes a photodiode, a capacitor that is connected to the photodiode via an accumulation node and accumulates charges according to an electric current in the photodiode; a sensor switching element transistor that causes the accumulation node and an output line to be conductive with respect to each other in response to a readout signal and outputs an output signal according to the potential of the accumulation node to the output line; a variable capacitor that is provided between the accumulation node and an input electrode, and whose capacitance varies when a pressure is applied by a touching operation; and a control switching element transistor to which a control signal for switching conduction and non-conduction between the variable capacitor and the accumulation node is input. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112048 | COMPOSITE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL HEAD DEVICE - A composite optical element includes: a single lens; a first resin layer formed on a surface of the single lens; a second resin layer formed on the first resin layer, wherein: the first resin layer has a diffraction grating of a Fresnel lens configuration; and a refractive index of the first resin layer and that of the second layer are substantially the same value for at least a light beam of one of a light beam of a wavelength λ | 2012-05-10 |
20120112049 | MULTI-OPTICAL AXIS PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR - A multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor is provided having a casing that forms an outer shape of each of a projector and an optical receiver. The casing includes a frame body having a front face and two ends opened, a pair of caps to cover both ends of the frame body, and a light transmissive plate to cover the opened front face of the frame body | 2012-05-10 |
20120112050 | Optical Position-Measuring Device - An optical position-measuring device includes a scanning bar extending in a first or second direction, and a scale extending in the other direction. The scale is offset by a scanning distance from the scanning bar in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The device has a light source whose light penetrates the scanning bar at an intersection point of the scanning bar and scale to fall on the scale and arrive back at the scanning bar. At a detector, the light is split by diffraction into different partial beams at optically effective structures of the scanning bar and scale and combined again. A periodic signal is obtained in the detector in response to: a shift between the scanning bar and scale in the first direction due to interference of combined partial beams, and a change in the scanning distance between the scanning bar and scale. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112051 | Atmospheric Pressure Charge-Exchange Analyte Ionization - A non-radioactive atmospheric pressure method for ionization of analytes comprises creating an electrical discharge in a carrier gas thus creating metastable neutral excited-state species. The carrier gas is directed at the analytes and the analytes under conditions to suppress protonated water and water clusters. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112052 | DETECTION OF VITAMINS A AND E BY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY - Methods are described for measuring the amount of one or more of vitamin A, α-tocopherol, and the combination of β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol in a sample. More specifically, mass spectrometric methods are described for detecting and quantifying one or more of vitamin A, α-tocopherol, and the combination of β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol in a sample. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112053 | SALIVA ASSAY TECHNIQUE FOR HEAVY METAL - A method for determining heavy metal loading in a subject includes collecting a saliva sample from the subject containing a concentration of a heavy metal. The saliva sample is subjected to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to yield a heavy metal loading measurement for the subject. The saliva sample is readily collected on a substrate absorbing a preselected amount of saliva such as filter paper. As the amount of saliva necessary to saturate a given volume of substrate is known, the volume of saliva within a substrate is also known. The resulting heavy metal loading measurement is readily correlated with a blood level for the heavy metal in the subject. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112054 | HIGH RESOLUTION EXCITATION/ISOLATION OF IONS IN A LOW PRESSURE LINEAR ION TRAP - Methods for improved separation of ions from an ion trap employing a combination of low pressure and low amplitude ion excitation, including methods for removing, from an ion trap ion population, ions having a m/z value neighboring that of an ion of interest, mass spectrometry methods providing improved resolution of ion detection, and programmable apparatus programmed with instructions therefor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112055 | Mass Spectrometer - A method of searching for potentially unknown metabolites of pharmaceutical compounds is disclosed. The accurate mass of a pharmaceutical compound will generally be known and can be rendered in the form of an integer nominal mass or mass to charge ratio component and a decimal mass or mass to charge ratio component. Possible metabolites are searched for on the basis of having a decimal mass or mass to charge ratio component which is substantially very similar to the decimal mass or mass to charge ratio of the parent pharmaceutical compound. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112056 | Electrostatic Ion Trap - An ion trap includes an electrode structure, including a first and a second opposed mirror electrodes and a central lens therebetween, that produces an electrostatic potential in which ions are confined to trajectories at natural oscillation frequencies, the confining potential being anharmonic. The ion trap also includes an AC excitation source having an excitation frequency f that excites confined ions at a frequency of about twice the natural oscillation frequency of the ions, the AC excitation frequency source preferably being connected to the central lens. In one embodiment, the ion trap includes a scan control that mass selectively reduces a frequency difference between the AC excitation frequency and about twice the natural oscillation frequency of the ions. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112057 | MEMBRANE FOR HOLDING SAMPLES FOR USE WITH SURFACE IONIZATION TECHNOLOGY - The present invention is a device to restrict the sampling of analyte ions and neutral molecules from surfaces with mass spectrometry and thereby sample from a defined area or volume. In various embodiments of the present invention, a tube is used to sample ions formed with a defined spatial resolution from desorption ionization at or near atmospheric pressures. In an embodiment of the present invention, electrostatic fields are used to direct ions to either individual tubes or a plurality of tubes positioned in close proximity to the surface of the sample being analyzed. In an embodiment of the present invention, wide diameter sampling tubes can be used in combination with a vacuum inlet to draw ions and neutrals into the spectrometer for analysis. In an embodiment of the present invention, wide diameter sampling tubes in combination with electrostatic fields improve the efficiency of ion collection. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112058 | SURFACE COATING FOR LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY OF MOLECULES - The present invention refers to a process for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry using a polymer of aniline or an aniline derivative, or phenyl acrylate or a phenyl acrylate derivative. The polymer is a UV absorbing polymer onto which polymer a sample probe can be deposited. With the use of a UV laser beam, the sample molecules can be desorbed and ionized. The addition of a UV absorbing matrix material may not be necessary any more. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112059 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - An object is to measure both cations and anions with high duty cycle. In a mass spectrometer comprising an ion source ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112060 | Multi-Turn Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - A multi-turn time-of-flight mass spectrometer creates, an accurate mass spectrum of a wide mass range, with the smallest number of measurements. Deflecting electrodes are provided on an ejection path through which ions deviating from a loop orbit fly to a detector having a two-dimensional array elements. A varying voltage applied to the deflecting electrodes creates an electric field. When two ions having different mass-to-charge ratios simultaneously arrive at the detector, these ions are affected with differing strengths since they pass through the deflecting electric field at different times. This results in arrival for the ions on a detection surface. The time an ion passing through the deflecting electric field can be calculated from the displacement of the arrival position of that ion. Then the flight speed of the ion is obtained and its number of turns is roughly deduced to arrive at its mass-to-charge ratio. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112061 | MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer of reduced size and weight is provided which is capable to conduct highly accurate mass spectroscopy. The mass spectrometer includes an ion source adapted to ionize gas flowing in from outside in order to ionize a measurement sample and a mass spectroscopy section for separating the ionized measurement sample. The ion source has its interior reduced in pressure by differential pumping from the mass spectroscopy section and ionizes the gas when the interior pressure rises as it inhales the gas, and the mass spectroscopy section separates the ionized measurement sample when its interior pressure falls after inhale of the gas. The mass spectrometer may further include a restriction device for suppressing a flow rate of the gas the ion source inhales and an open/close device for opening and closing a flow of the gas the ion source inhales. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112062 | Environmental Cell for Charged Particle Beam System - An environmental cell for a charged particle beam system allows relative motion between the cell mounted on an X-Y stage and the optical axis of the focusing column, thereby eliminating the need for a sub-stage within the cell. A flexible cell configuration, such as a retractable lid, permits a variety of processes, including beam-induced and thermally-induced processes. Photon yield spectroscopy performed in a charged particle beam system and using gas cascade amplification of the photoelectrons allows analysis of material in the cell and monitoring of processing in the cell. Luminescence analysis can be also performed using a retractable minor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA - A method and an apparatus for generating three-dimensional image data of a sample are disclosed. A first particle beam is provided for exposing a surface and a second particle beam is provided for generating an image of the surface are used. By moving the sample, it suffices if the first particle beam and/or the second particle beam are initially focused once on a surface of the sample that has already been exposed. Because all further exposed surfaces are always located in the same position, refocusing the first particle beam and/or the second particle beam is no longer required. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112064 | SAMPLE HOLDER, METHOD FOR USE OF THE SAMPLE HOLDER, AND CHARGED PARTICLE DEVICE - A sample holder for efficiently performing the processing or observation of a sample by means of charged particles while cooling. Particularly, disclosed is a sample holder whereby the processing or observation of a material which may be affected by the influence of heat damage can be performed in a state in which the material is cooled, and furthermore, the influence due to a sample processing method using charged particles can be reduced by cooling. The sample holder is provided with a sample stage capable of fixing a sample piece extracted from a sample by ion beam irradiation, and a rotation mechanism for rotating the sample stage in a desired direction, which can be attached to an ion beam device and a transmission electron microscope device, and which has a movable heat transfer material for thermally connecting the sample stage and a cooling source, and an isolation material for thermally isolating the sample stage and the heat transfer material from the outside. According to the sample holder, the processing or observation of a sample by means of charged particle beams can be performed while efficiently cooling. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112065 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CHANGE OF STATUS OF PARTICLE BEAMS - This invention provides an apparatus for estimating change of status of a plurality of particle beams, the apparatus includes a plurality of particle detectors and an estimating unit, wherein the one or the plurality of particle beams is projected to a substrate. The particle detectors detect the one or the plurality of particle beams reflected from the substrate to generate one or a plurality of detector signals. The estimating unit estimates change of the status of the one or the plurality of particle beams by executing a mathematical programming method according to the one or the plurality of detector signals. By such arrangement and monitoring method, the apparatus could estimate the drift of beams. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112066 | Defect review apparatus and defect review method - A defect review apparatus includes: an electron scanning part which irradiates and scans an electron beam over an observation region on a surface of a sample; four electron detectors arranged around the optical axis of the electron beam with 90° intervals; and a signal processing unit which generates multiple pieces of image data of the observation region on the basis of detection signals from the electron detectors, the multiple pieces of image data respectively taken in different directions. When a pattern in the observation region is a line-and-space pattern, the defect inspection unit performs defect detection on the basis of a subtract between two pieces of the image data respectively taken in two predetermined directions with the optical axis of the electron beam in between. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112067 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DIMENSIONS OF PATTERNS FORMED ON SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SYSTEM - The present invention is for providing a scanning electron microscope system adapted to output contour information fitting in with the real pattern edge end of a sample, and is arranged to generate a local projection waveform by projecting the scanning electron microscope image in the tangential direction with respect to the pattern edge at each point of the pattern edge of the scanning electron microscope image, estimate the cross-sectional shape of the pattern transferred on the sample by applying the local projection waveform generated at each point to a library, which has previously been created, correlating the cross-sectional shape with the electron beam signal waveform, obtain position coordinate of the edge end fitting in with the cross-sectional shape, and output the contour of the pattern as a range of position coordinates. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112068 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - The present invention provides a charged particle beam device in which the change of expansion/contraction of a specimen which is an observing object is restricted thereby eliminating position deviation of the observing object and significantly increasing its throughput. The present invention includes specimen holding means for holding a specimen, temperature regulation means which can regulate the temperature of the specimen, and temperature regulation means control means which can control the temperature regulation means based on various conditions. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112069 | FIBER OPTICAL ASSSEMBLY FOR FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY - System is provided for detecting the presence of an analyte of interest in a sample, said system comprising an elongated, transparent container for a sample; an excitation source in optical communication with the sample, wherein radiation from the excitation source is directed along the length of the sample, and wherein the radiation induces a signal which is emitted from the sample; and, at least two linear arrays disposed about the sample holder, each linear array comprising a plurality of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, wherein the first ends of the fibers are disposed along the length of the container and in proximity thereto; the second ends of the fibers of each array are bundled together to form a single end port. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112070 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION OF MICRO- OR NANO- VOLUMES OF A LIQUID BASED ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT IN FUNCTIONALISED MATERIALS, WITHOUT USING EXTERNAL ELECTRIC SOURCES - The invention concerns a method for the controlled distribution of pico- or nano-volumes of a liquid, comprising the step of: A. Deposing the liquid as a film or separated sessile drops on a surface of a starting substrate; the liquid being extracted and distributed on the surface of a substrate called “destination substrate”, the method being characterized in that: —At least one between said starting substrate and destination substrate is a pyroelectric substrate; The method comprising the following further step: B. Varying the temperature of said pyroelectric substrate to induce a surface charge density σ such that the liquid, undergoing the electro-dynamic force, creates dispensing cones wherefrom droplets detach, which are deposed on the surface of the destination substrate, The surface of the destination substrate being set at a distance D, from the surface of the starting substrate facing it, smaller than the critical distance given by the following: Dc=(1+θ/4)V | 2012-05-10 |
20120112071 | Detection Apparatus and Method - Apparatus for detection of infrared radiation emitted from a taggant following excitation of the taggant sample measures the decay time of the radiation used. If the decay characteristic is accurately measured, the particular taggant can be accurately identified. The apparatus comprises an electronic controller, light-emitting diodes, a photo-detector, a first amplifier, a three-way sampling switch, filter/stores, second amplifiers and an output display. The infrared emission is excited by repeatedly illuminating the taggant for a period of microseconds every few milliseconds. When the light source is turned off, the sample continues radiating for a few milliseconds. The emission is detected by photo-detector sensitive to the 800 to 1000 nm waveband thereby rejecting interference from visible light sources. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112072 | Device and Method for Determining the Composition of a Mixture of Fluids - A device for determining the composition of a mixture of fluids by spectral absorption, comprises: a radiation source; a detector for detecting radiation that has been attenuated by the mixture; and a device for separating the radiation into a wavelength band corresponding to an absorption band of one of the fluids, a wavelength band corresponding to an absorption band of another of the fluids, and at least one reference wavelength band substantially adjacent to each of the absorption bands, and especially adjacent to each side of the absorption band or group of absorption bands. The device may be used to determine the composition of mixtures of oil, water and gaseous hydrocarbons in oil wells where there is a very large degree of time varying scattering e.g. Rayleigh and Mie scattering due to turbulence. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112073 | DETECTOR - A detector includes a housing with at least one window for allowing radiation to enter, at least one sensor for sensing entered radiation, a unit for processing sensor signals, and mirrors that are shaped and mounted in the housing for reflecting radiation from outside detection zones better than radiation from elsewhere, onto the sensor. Linked mirrors reflect radiation from a detection zone consecutively and each mirror in at least one linked pair is shaped and mounted in the housing so as to prevent it from reflecting radiation from another detection zone in sequence with other mirrors onto the sensor, thus optically isolating the pair from other mirrors. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112074 | NEUTRON SCINTILLATOR COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A neutron scintillator composite (NSC) material is made of a neutron scintillator material and a binder material. The binder material has an index of refraction substantially identical to the neutron scintillator material. The neutron scintillator material and binder material are mixed into a solid or semi-solid neutron scintillator composite material with sufficient flowability for molding into a shaped article, such as a neutron sensing element of a radiation detector. The neutron scitillator composite material collects and channels photons through the material itself and into a photosensing element optically coupled to the material. Because the indices of refraction for both the neutron scintillator material and the binder material are substantially identical, scattering at the scintillator-binder interface(s) is minimized, thereby producing transmission efficiencies that approach single crystals. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112075 | RADIATION DETECTOR - There is provided a radiation detector including: a support body; a scintillator layer that is deposited further to the inside than outside edges of the support body and that converts incident radiation into light; a photo detector plate that converts light emitted from the scintillator layer into charge and has a different linear expansion coefficient to that of the support body, the photo detector plate being adhered to the scintillator layer so as to form a gap between the photo detector plate and the support body; and a sealing layer of a resilient body that is poured into the gap and that covers a side face of the scintillator layer, such that a film thickness at the center portion of the sealing layer is thinner than a film thickness of the sealing layer at the support body side edges and at the photo detector plate side edges. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112076 | REMOTE DETECTION OF RADIATION - Various embodiments of the present invention provide a method of detecting inaccessible radiation sources by measuring corresponding ions and excited molecules created by radiation, using LIDAR technology. The LIDAR system of the present invention employs a pulsed laser transmitter, a telescope receiver, and associated control and acquisition systems. Light propagates out from the laser transmitted and is directed into the volume surrounding the radioactive source, or the “ion cloud.” The ion cloud absorbs the transmitted light, which induces the non-fluorescing ions to fluoresce. Light from the ion cloud is then backscattered and the telescope receiver subsequently collects the photons from the backscattered light. The intensity of the fluorescence (determined by the photon count) is measured, which provides an indication of the number density of the ionized atoms. Algorithms can then be used to relate the measured ionization rates to the source activity. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112077 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF THE IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION IN AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND AN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - An extreme ultraviolet light source device, comprising a collector mirror focusing extreme ultraviolet radiation at a focal point, wherein a porous plate having a plurality of through holes arranged such that only radiation focusing at said focal point passes is provided insertably between said collector mirror and said focal point on an optical axis of said collector mirror, and a detection means is provided to receive radiation having passed through said porous plate and to detect an intensity of said received radiation, and a method for detecting an irradiance distribution in an extreme ultraviolet light source device. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112078 | MOBILE CARDIAC POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (moPET) CAMERA - A mobile PET imager and method for the same is provided. The mobile PET imager includes a plurality of detector modules forming a ring detector, each for nuclear radiation detection. The imager may include a plurality of attenuation source housings including sources for attenuation such that each attenuation source housing is placed between two of the detector modules. A plurality of channel cards for processing data from the plurality of detector modules may be in the imager so that each channel card is shared by more than one of the detector modules. The imager may include at least one channel card for processing data from the detector modules and at least one resistor network acting as preamplifier, coupling to the detector modules and the channel card such that the channel card is mounted on the detector module in layer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112079 | STRIP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND TIME OF REACTION OF THE GAMMA QUANTA AND THE USE OF THE DEVICE TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND TIME OF REACTION OF THE GAMMA QUANTA IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY - The subject of the invention is a strip device and method for determining the place and time of the gamma quanta interaction as well as the use of the device for determining the place and time of the gamma quanta interaction in positron emission tomography. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112080 | SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING THE SENSITIVITY OF GAMMA-RAY IMAGERS - Systems that increase the position resolution and granularity of double sided segmented semiconductor detectors are provided. These systems increase the imaging resolution capability of such detectors, either used as Compton cameras, or as position sensitive radiation detectors in imagers such as SPECT, PET, coded apertures, multi-pinhole imagers, or other spatial or temporal modulated imagers. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112081 | RADIATION IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A radiation image photographing apparatus is provided with a bias source to apply a bias voltage via bias lines to radiation detecting elements arranged in a two dimensional form in regions divided by scanning lines and signal lines. The bias lines are connected to the radiation detecting elements with a ratio of one bias line to the radiation detecting elements arranged on one column in an extension direction of the signal line, and the bias lines are connected per a predetermined number of bias lines to either one of a plurality of connection lines. The bias voltage is applied from the bias source to the connection lines via the bias lines so that the bias voltage is applied to the radiation detecting elements via the bias lines connected to the connection lines. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112082 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL HAVING UNIFORM OUTPUT RESPONSE - A scintillator panel assembly for gamma ray detection includes a scintillator panel having fluorescent material therein for generating a photon when a gamma ray enters the panel, and one or more non-scintillating segments embedded in opposing edges of the scintillator panel which conduct light but do not generate a photon when a gamma ray enters. One or more photon detectors, such as photomultiplier tubes, are disposed immediately adjacent the one or more non-scintillating segments for receiving photons conducted through the non-scintillating segments. The non-scintillating segments preferably have optical transmission and reflection properties that are substantially the same as the optical transmission and reflection properties of the scintillator panel. This configuration provides substantially uniform light output response for all photon generation locations which results in improved spectral resolution. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112083 | High Density, Proportional-Mode, APD Arrays for Individual Scintillator Readout in PET Applications - The present invention is a photodetector including improved photosensors configured of an array of small (sub-millimeter) high-density avalanche photodiode cells utilized to readout a single scintillator. Each photosensor comprises a plurality of avalanche photodiodes cells arranged in an (n×n) array of avalanche photodiode cells (where, n>1) that are coupled to a single scintillation crystal. The overall (n×n) array area as the photosensor is the same as the area of a face of the scintillator and each avalanche photodiode cell has a surface area that is not greater than one square millimeter. The photosensor is also configured to facilitate reading the output of each avalanche photodiode cell in the array. By reading out each small avalanche photodiode cell independently, the noise and capacitance are minimized and thereby provide a more accurate determination of energy and timing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112084 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a radiation detection apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a support member, a circuit board, a flexible circuit board, a housing, a connecting member, a thermally radiative member, and a thermally conductive member. The support member supports the radiation detection panel on one surface thereof. The circuit board is supported by other surface of the support member, and drives the radiation detection panel. The flexible circuit board electrically connects the radiation detection panel with the circuit board, and on which an integrated circuit is mounted. The housing has thermal insulation, and a part of which is provided with an opening. The connecting member is connected to the support member and the housing. The thermally radiative member is located outside the housing and extends through the opening. The thermally radiative member is opposed to the integrated circuit, and shields an electromagnetic field that leaks from the opening. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112085 | EXPOSURE AMOUNT EVALUATION METHOD AND PHOTOMASK - According to the exposure amount evaluation method of the embodiment, a photomask including a long-wavelength light reflective film and a mask pattern is set in an EUV exposure apparatus. The long-wavelength light reflective film reflects long-wavelength light having a wavelength longer than that of EUV light and absorbs the EUV light. The mask pattern is formed by an absorption film which is arranged on the upper side of the long-wavelength light reflective film and absorbs the EUV light and the long-wavelength light. A substrate on which resist is coated are set in the EUV exposure apparatus. Exposure light reflected by the photomask is irradiated to the substrate, and a light amount distribution of the long-wavelength light irradiated to the substrate is measured on the basis of an exposure amount of the exposure light irradiated to the substrate. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CHANGE OF STATUS OF PARTICLE BEAMS - This invention provides a system for estimating change of status of one or a plurality of particle beams, the system comprises a plurality of particle detectors and an estimating unit, wherein one or a plurality of particle beams is being projected to a substrate. The particle detectors detect the one or the plurality particle beams reflected from the substrate to generate one or a plurality of detected signals. The estimating unit estimates change of the status of the one or the plurality of particle beams according to the one or the plurality of detected signals. By such arrangement and estimating method, the system could estimate multiple beams and achieve beam placement accuracy. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112087 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GAMMA-RAY DIRECTION - It is an object of the present invention to allow a gamma-ray-source's existing position direction to be detected using a small-volume gamma-ray detector. A gamma-ray's direction detecting apparatus including a plurality of detection pixels for detecting gamma rays, a memory device for memorizing a correspondence relationship in advance, the correspondence relationship being established for indicating, with respect to predetermined gamma-ray's incoming directions, what kind of actual-measurement frequency data should be acquired using the plurality of detection pixels, and a measurement/calculation unit which measures the gamma-ray's actual-measurement frequency data detected using the plurality of detection pixels, and calculates a gamma-ray's incoming direction by using the actual-measurement frequency data and the correspondence relationship memorized into the memory device. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112088 | ENHANCED PHOTON DETECTION FOR SCANNER - The techniques described herein provide for correcting for pulse pile-up and/or charge sharing in a radiation scanner ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112089 | Aperture unit for a particle beam device - An aperture unit for a particle beam device, in particular an electron beam device, is disclosed. Deposit supporting units are arranged at the aperture unit, with which deposit supporting units contaminations can be bound in such a way that the contaminations can no longer deposit at an aperture opening of the aperture unit. Coatings which can be arranged on the aperture unit make it possible to reduce interactions which cause contaminations to deposit at the aperture opening. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112090 | Charged Particle Source with Integrated Electrostatic Energy Filter - A charged particle filter with an integrated energy filter, in which the charged particle emitter, the focusing electrodes, and the deflection electrodes are arranged round a straight axis. Where most energy filters used have a highly curved optical axis, and thus use parts with forms that are difficult to manufacture, the source according the invention uses electrodes surrounding a straight optical axis. A beam of charged particles can be deflected quite far from the axis showing respectable energy dispersion at an energy selecting slit without introducing coma or astigmatism that cannot be corrected, provided that some of the are formed as 120°/60°/120°/60°. Such electrodes can be attached to each other by gluing or brazing of ceramic, and then series of a highly concentric bores can be formed by, e.g., spark erosion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112091 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING STATUS OF PARTICLE BEAMS FOR PATTERNING A SUBSTRATE AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - This invention provides a system capable of adjusting status of one or a plurality of particle beams, the system includes a plurality of particle detectors, an estimating unit and a controller, wherein one or a plurality of particle beams are projected to a substrate. The particle detectors detect the one or the plurality of particle beams reflected from the substrate to generate one or a plurality of detector signals in response thereto. The estimating unit estimates status information of the one or the plurality of particle beams by executing a mathematical method according to the one or the plurality of detector signals. The controller adjusts or corrects status of the one or the plurality of particle beams corresponding to the substrate according to the estimated status information of the one or the plurality of particle beams. The substrate is made pattern progressively in a sequence according to a desired pattern. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112092 | Mobile radiation therapy - The invention provides techniques for diagnosing medical conditions and providing appropriate treatment at a patient's home residence. A mobile x-ray team can be dispatched to the patient's home residence. A technical team reviews patient data to determine a proper therapy plan. A mobile radiation therapy apparatus is dispatched to the patient's home as required by the therapy plan. The mobile radiation therapy apparatus includes a radiation source and shielding, and is capable of superficial radiation therapy and/or High Dose Rate (HDR), Low Dose Rate (LDR), and Medium Dose Rate (MDR) implant therapy and/or particle therapy. For HDR, LDR and MDR therapy, the mobile radiation therapy apparatus itself is a specialized radiation vault which the patient will enter. The technical team adjusts the therapy plan based on the additional analysis, and the mobile radiation therapy apparatus is dispatched in accordance with adjusted therapy plan. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DEPOLARIZATION - An apparatus for determining the depolarization efficiency of a environment includes a transmitter, a receiver, and signal processing circuitry. A reference object is located within the environment at a reference distance. The transmitter includes a radiation source providing incident radiation that has an initial polarization as it enters the environment. The receiver receives returned radiation from the reference, which may be diffuse reflection or photoluminescence. The signal processing circuitry calculates the depolarization efficiency of the environment from the initial polarization, luminescence or final polarization, and the reference distance. A method of determining depolarization efficiency includes directing incident radiation having initial polarization through an environment onto a reference, detecting returned radiation from the reference, and calculating the depolarization efficiency using the initial polarization and the luminescence or final polarization. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112094 | STIMULATED EMISSION-BASED OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an optical detection system comprising an illumination unit and a detection unit. The illumination unit comprises two laser beams of two different wavelengths. One beam is used to excite targeted molecules in a sample to their excited states. The other beam is used to induce the excited molecules in the sample to generate a stimulated emission signal. The stimulated emission signal can be used for long-distance detection due to its coherent property. Its extraction from the detection unit can be realized by demodulating the second beam's intensity change. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112095 | HIGH RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY USING AN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE FLUOROPHORE - The invention relates to a method for high resolution visualization of a compound that can be switched by a switching signal from a state of low fluorescence to a state of higher fluorescence, and then revert to the state of low fluorescence. Said switching signal is directed to a spot in a region of a material containing said compound, and an optical signal adapted to lower the probability that said switching signal will successfully switch said compound to said state of higher fluorescence is directed to said spot and shaped to have a minimum in said spot, such that the probability that said switching signal successfully switches said compound is greatest at said minimum. Said spot containing both said switching signal and said optical signal is scanned over said region of said material while monitoring the fluorescence from said compound in said spot to create an image of said region. In some embodiments of the invention a plurality of spots are simultaneously scanned, to reduce the imaging time. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION FROM PHOTOEMISSION INTENSITY DATA - A method and system for investigating properties of an object comprising: a transmitter, including a radiation source, the transmitter providing incident radiation having a plurality of predetermined polarization states; the incident radiation illuminating an object and thereby causing the object to emit photoemission; a receiver, receiving photoemission from the object when the object is illuminated by the incident radiation, the receiver including a detector, the detector providing photoemission intensity data; and signal processing circuitry, in electrical communication with the detector, the signal processing circuitry determining three-dimensional information relating to the object from the photoemission intensity data for each of the plurality of incident polarization states. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EXTENT OF MEMBRANE FOULING BY USING FLUORESCENT PROTEIN STRUCTURES - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for quantitative analysis of the extent of separation membrane fouling using a fluorescent protein structure, allowing easy quantitative analysis of the extent of separation membrane fouling and improving accuracy thereof. The disclosed method for quantitative analysis of the extent of separation membrane fouling using a fluorescent protein structure includes: preparing a solution containing a fluorescent protein structure; passing the solution containing the fluorescent protein structure through a separation membrane so as to adsorb the fluorescent protein structure onto the separation membrane; and quantitatively analyzing the fluorescent protein structure adsorbed onto the separation membrane by measuring fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent protein structure adsorbed to the separation membrane. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112098 | ENHANCING VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF SAMPLES - Methods and systems for imaging a biological sample are disclosed, and include: (a) staining the sample with a first stain that includes eosin and at least one additional stain; (b) directing excitation light to the sample to cause each of the stains to emit fluorescence; and (c) recording images of the fluorescence emitted from the stains in the sample, where the amount of eosin in the sample is sufficiently dilute to cause the sample to have an average optical density of less than 0.10 at green wavelengths. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF RADIATION IN CONTAMINATED ROOMS - Devices and methods for the characterization of areas of radiation in contaminated rooms are provided. One such device is a collimator with a collimator shield for reducing noise when measuring radiation. The determination system uses a radiation detector comprising a plurality of overlapping layers of radiation sensitive film interspersed with adjacent layers of an attenuator material. The resulting sandwich of the stacked film layers and attenuator layers provides a useful detector. The detector can be used within a radiation detector apparatus having a collimator to enable a 360 degree field of view of radiation sources within a room or enclosed environment. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112100 | Bactericidal Lighting Device - A bactericidal lighting device includes a bactericidal lighting bar and a charging base for charging the bactericidal lighting bar. The bactericidal lighting bar includes a housing, a bactericidal lamp unit for generating ultraviolet light, and a control unit. The control unit includes a control circuit operable to activate and deactivate the bactericidal lamp unit, an activate key to control activation of the control circuit for activating the bactericidal lamp unit, a safety switch to deactivate the bactericidal lamp unit when the housing is turned beyond a predetermined angle relative to a normal position, and an override key to selectively override the safety switch such that the bactericidal lamp unit is able to remain activated even when the housing is turned beyond the predetermined angle. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112101 | Method and Arrangement for the Stabilization of the Source Location of the Generation of Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Radiation Based on a Discharge Plasma - The invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for stabilizing the source location during the generation of EUV radiation based on a discharge plasma. The object of finding a novel possibility for stabilizing the source location during the generation of EUV radiation which allows changes in position of the source location to be compensated in a simple manner during the operation of the radiation source is met according to the invention in that a first beam aligning unit ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112102 | PRESSURIZABLE SEALING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a sealing element ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112103 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR METERING VALVE - A seal assembly for an electric component includes a generally cylindrical plug, a first O-ring seal and a second O-ring seal. The plug includes a sidewall extending between first and second end walls. An annular groove circumscribes the sidewall. A first O-ring seal is disposed in the annular groove. A first through-bore extends between the first end wall and the second end wall. A first counter-bore circumscribes the first through-bore in the first end wall. A second O-ring seal is disposed within the first counter-bore. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112104 | ACTUATOR FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW - The invention relates to an actuator ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112105 | HIGH PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE - High-pressure regulating valve ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112106 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROLLING VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR SHOCK ABSORBER - Provided is a damping force controlling valve assembly for a shock absorber using a solenoid part for variation of a damping force. The damping force controlling valve assembly includes: a first valve body having an inlet passage through which a working fluid flows in from the shock absorber; a second valve body coupled to the first valve body with a gap therebetween; a main valve disposed at the front of a back-pressure chamber to resist the working fluid flowing through the inlet passage; and a valve spring disposed in the gap between the first valve body and the second valve body and elastically supporting the main valve. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112107 | SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY, PARTICULARLY FOR A CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE - The solenoid valve assembly ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112108 | Split Valve - A split valve apparatus for the control, charging, discharging and/or regulating the flow of powders, liquids, slurries and/or fluids. The valve has two valve portions complementarily shaped such that the first can sealingly engage with and co-operate with the second to allow the flow of material therethrough. Each valve portion comprises a housing, a valve seat and a valve closure member, which is movable between two positions. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112109 | DIRECT DRIVE SERVOVALVE HAVING REDUNDANT DRIVE MOTORS - A direct drive servovalve ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120112110 | BALL VALVE SEAT SEAL - In an embodiment of the present invention, a valve seal for a ball valve includes a ball configured to mate with a tail piece, an annular seat ring to facilitate the mating of the ball with the tail piece, the seat ring having an angled wall having a first groove for accommodating a first seal and a second groove for accommodating a second seal, the first seal having a different Young's modulus from the second seal. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112111 | PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR ACTIVATING A CLUTCH IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A pressure regulating valve for activating a clutch in a motor vehicle automatic transmission, having a housing having a first transverse opening which acts as a fluid inlet, and a second transverse opening which acts at least temporarily as a fluid outlet, the two transverse openings being spaced axially from one another, and having a valve slide guided in the housing, the valve slide including an axially extending recess in its circumferential surface, the recess fluidically connecting the two transverse openings to one another in a first axial position of the valve slide and separating them from one another in a second axial position, in the circumferential surface of the valve slide the recess having a face having an undercut at its end closest to the second transverse opening. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112112 | Biasing Device for Use With Actuators of Fluid Valves - A biasing device for use with a piston actuator of a fluid valve includes a tubular seat member, a tubular retention member, a tubular retention bracket, and a biasing element disposed between an external annular flange of the tubular seat member and an external annular flange of the tubular seat bracket. The tubular retention member is partially disposed within the tubular, seat member, the tubular retention member passing through an opening in the inner flange of the tubular seat member. The tubular retention member is partially disposed within the tubular seat bracket, the tubular retention member passing through an opening in the inner flange of the tubular seat bracket. The basing member is seated against the exterior annular flange of the tubular seat member and against the exterior annular flange of the tubular seat bracket. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112113 | Piston Valve Having Piston With Grooves For Particulate Capture - A diverter valve for use with fluids containing particulate matter is presented. The diverter valve includes a piston slidable between a first and second position in a valve casing. In the first position, a pass-through transverse bore in the piston is aligned with openings in the valve casing to allow a fluid to pass through to a first conduit. In a second piston position, a port for a diverter bore in the piston is aligned with an opening in the valve casing such that the fluid is diverted away from the first conduit. The piston includes a plurality of grooves structured to capture fluid and particulate matter that enters the slight gap between the piston and the valve casing. | 2012-05-10 |
20120112114 | VALVE FOR PREVENTION OF FROZEN BREAK USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - A valve for preventing freeze-fracturing prevents accidental freeze-fracturing due to the freezing of water by draining water from a flow pipe before the danger of freezing occurs when the temperature of ambient air drops. The valve for preventing freeze-fracturing includes a housing coupled to a pipe port and a draining chamber provided in a portion of the housing that faces the pipe port. The draining chamber has therein a water inlet hole, which communicates with an inside of the flow pipe, and a water outlet hole, which communicates with an outside of the housing. A storage chamber is provided in a portion of the housing that is opposite the draining chamber, and contains therein a phase change material, which decreases in volume while changing in phase from liquid to solid. A plunger is movably disposed in the draining chamber to open and close the water inlet hole. | 2012-05-10 |