25th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090152386 | Method of Controlling a Brush Chipper - An improved brush cutter having an upper feed control member with stop, forward, neutral, and reverse positions also has a lower feed stop member with selectable sensitivity. Another aspect of the invention is to predict the feed roller shutoff point according to the rate of engine deceleration. According to another aspect, when the feed rollers stop feeding material into the cutters, to overcome drag on the cutters, a controller stops the feed rollers and then reverses them for a short time, and then reverses the rollers again if the problem is still present. To prevent jamming, a pressure switch senses when oil in a hydraulic motor system for rotating the feed rollers is too high and the controller momentarily reverses the feed rollers and then causes them to go forward, a cycle which can occur several times until the feed rollers are no longer stalled. By another aspect of the invention, the controller senses characteristics of the brush cutter and chooses an operating system based on the characteristics sensed. The controller can also sense if the brush chipper has not been used for a predetermined period of time and automatically reduce the idle speed of the engine until the brush chipper is used again, and then automatically return the engine to a normal idle speed before the feed rollers will pull brush into the brush chipper. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152387 | Jaw crusher and self-traveling crusher - A jaw crusher includes: a crusher frame to which a cross member for connecting a pair of side wall plates is provided; a fixed jaw; a swing jaw swingably hung between the side wall plates; a pair of toggle link pins both of which are disposed along a common axial direction having a first outer end pivoted on the side plate and a second inner end pivoted on a main supporter provided to the cross member; and a reaction force-receiving link mechanism including a toggle link rotatably supported by the toggle link pin. The main supporter of the cross member on which the second end of the toggle link pin is pivoted is box-shaped. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152388 | Device for Regulating the Delivery Rate of a Linear Element - A device for adjusting the delivery rate of a linear element. The device forms a delivery path for the linear element between an inlet to the device at a delivery rate that is substantially constant and an outlet from the device at a delivery rate that is variable and substantially periodic and varies the length of the path of the linear element in application of a predetermined periodic relationship. The device includes a plurality of pulleys movable in rectilinear translation periodically in sinusoidal manner. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152389 | FISHING LINE GUIDING MECHANISM OF SPINNING REEL - A bail arm is provided in a spinning reel for guiding a fishing line to a spool and is mounted to a rotor that includes a first rotor arm and a second rotor arm opposed to the first rotor arm. The bail arm includes a first bail support member | 2009-06-18 |
20090152390 | CABLE DESPOOLING AND SPOOLING - In some embodiments, a cable spool includes a hub having an outer surface that is retractable and expandable, and a single end plate affixed to an end of the hub. In other embodiments, an apparatus includes an assembly of cascaded, temporarily interlocked spools that can be used for simultaneous despooling or spooling of multiple cable coils. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152391 | Multibody aircrane - The MULTIBODY AIRCRANE performs relative positioning, predictive control, and ballast control to achieve very heavy-lifting tasks on land or sea. Such tasks allow station keeping and precise transfer of very heavy payloads between ships underway. This scalable multibody system features three subcomponents: AIRSHIP, SKYCRANE and LOADFRAME. This semi-autonomous system combines aerodynamic (kinetic) and aerostatic (buoyancy force) lift with efficient power and propulsion. During low-speed flight, the Airship and Skycrane are decoupled but linked via a reelable Tether Control Line. Beneath the Skycrane, centered on its hull, a patented NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) RoboCrane (featuring a computer controlled six degrees of freedom (DoF) cabling system,) is attached, to precisely suspend and control a Loadframe, with or without payload. During subsonic forward flight, these Airship and Skycrane are coupled as a single airframe (fuselage and delta wing.) | 2009-06-18 |
20090152392 | PARAMETRIC GEOMETRY MODEL FOR A BLENDED WING BODY - Lofting of a Blended Wing Body air vehicle is accomplished by first determining the required payload volume of the air vehicle. The payload volume is then analyzed to determine a list of corner points of the payload volume. The list of points is passed to a Loft Module as keep-out points and a body portion of the blended wing body is established using a faceted minimum volume which encloses all of the provided keep-out points. A trapezoidal wing shape and size is then determined to accommodate aerodynamic performance requirements. A leading edge of the body portion and trapezoidal wing leading edge are trimmed and a trailing edge of the body portion and trapezoidal wing trailing edge are blended. A leading edge elevation is established and with leading edge radius as an input all other point coordinates and all tangents and remaining curvatures to smoothly enclose the payload volume in a first set of aerodynamic sections are defined. The aerodynamic requirements of the trapezoidal wing including Wing Thickness, Camber, Twist and Shear establish a second set of aerodynamic sections and sections in a transition region between the body portion and the trapezoidal wing are then defined. The blended wing body is then lofted based on the first plurality of sections, second plurality of sections and transition sections. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152393 | Flight Machinery - A flight machinery with high stability in the air having a pendulum structure and an active posture control principle which can be designed for universal purposes at a low cost is provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152394 | METHOD OF FEEDING ENERGY TO ACTUATORS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE - The invention relates to a method of feeding energy to actuators associated with the undercarriages forming the landing gear of an aircraft, the aircraft comprising:
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20090152395 | ABSORBENT STRUCTURE FOR ATTENUATING NOISE PARTICULAR BY A ROTOR-GENERATOR NOISE, AND A ROTOR DUCT INCLUDING SUCH A STRUCTURE - An absorbent structure for reducing the propagation of soundwaves emitted by noisy devices such as rotors or motors, the structure includes a rigid partition ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152396 | Aircraft Landing Gear Assembly Shimmy Damper - An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the outer member inner axial center bore with the nonelastomeric inner strut member rotatable within said outer member. An elastomer encompasses the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment. The elastomer has an inner bonding surface segment and an outer grooved elastomer surface, the inner bonding surface segment is bonded to the nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152397 | SELECTIVE RELEASE LATCH - A selectively released latch securing a panel in position, but which resists release in response to sudden movement of the panel, yet allowing release in response to a slow and steady movement of the panel. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152398 | Device for limiting the deflection of a door arranged in a fuselage cell of an aircraft - The invention relates to a device for limiting the deflection of a door ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152399 | LINE SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT IN AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT HAVING A FUSELAGE - A line system arrangement in an aircraft or spacecraft having a fuselage includes at least one receiving region for receiving at least one component of a line system, wherein the at least one receiving region is accessible, at least in some sections, from outside the fuselage of the aircraft and spacecraft for installation and/or maintenance of the line system; and an aircraft or spacecraft with a corresponding arrangement. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152400 | Acoustically attenuated fuselage for aircraft - The invention relates to a covering ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152401 | NACELLE INLET THERMAL ANTI-ICING SPRAY DUCT SUPPORT SYSTEM - An anti-icing system for an aircraft engine nacelle comprises a generally ring-shaped hollow spray tube for directing hot gasses toward a portion of the nacelle; a plurality of fasteners for attaching the spray tube to a support structure of the aircraft engine; and a supply duct for delivering the hot gasses from the aircraft engine to the spray tube. The spray tube includes two closed ends which define a thermal expansion gap therebetween to accommodate thermal expansions and contractions caused by the hot gasses. Each of the fasteners comprises a support bracket for attachment to the support structure of the aircraft and a guide assembly for supporting the spray tube to the support bracket. The guide assembly includes a generally ring-shaped block for encircling the spray tube, a bushing positioned within the block for contact with a bearing sleeve of the spray tube, and a pair of bushing retainers positioned on opposite sides of the block for retaining the bushing within the block. The bushings permit the spray tube to slip relative to the fasteners to further accommodate thermal expansions and contractions. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152402 | Satellite, method and a fleet of satellites for observing a celestial body - The invention concerns an observation satellite ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152403 | METHOD FOR PILOTING AN AIRCRAFT IN APPROACH PHASE - According to the invention, high lift Leading-edge slats ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152404 | LIMITED AUTHORITY AND FULL AUTHORITY MODE FLY-BY-WIRE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE ACTUATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An aircraft flight control surface actuation control system includes an actuator control unit and a flight control module. The actuator control unit includes at least two independent actuator control channels to generate limited authority flight control surface actuator commands based on pilot inceptor position signals and flight control augmentation data. The flight control module supplies the flight control augmentation data to each of the independent actuator control channels, determines operability of each of the actuator control channels and, based on the determined operability of each independent actuator control channel, selectively prevents one of the independent actuator control channels from supplying the limited authority flight control surface actuator commands. The flight control module may also generate full authority flight control surface actuator commands for supply to flight control surface actuators. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152405 | Wing and method for reducing effects of propeller airflow on lift distribution - A wing for an aircraft includes a non-balanced lift gradient because as a result of at least one propeller slipstream flowing onto the wing the induced drag of the wing is increased. To reduce the increased induced drag, the wing comprises a first region with a reduced local wing camber and/or reduced local twist, and a second region with an increased local wing camber and/or increased local twist. The first region is defined as a wing surface situated downstream of the propeller slipstream, upstream of which wing surface the blades of the propeller move upwards. The second region is defined as a wing surface situated downstream of the propeller slipstream, upstream of which wing surface the blades of the propeller move downwards. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152406 | ROTATING AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AIR INLET DOOR - An inlet door assembly includes an inlet door rotatable about an axis of rotation. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152407 | Frame And Method Of Comprising One or More Elastic Modules for Cable Entries,Pipe Penetrations or The Like - The present invention concerns a frame ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152408 | Cable tray - A cable tray is provided. The cable tray may include first and second side rails with a rung located therebetween. The rung may be attached to the first side rail by way of a first clinching connection. The rung may be attached to the second side rail by way of a second clinching connection. In accordance with other embodiments, first and second lancing connections may be used instead of or in addition to the clinching connections. A method of constructing a cable tray is also provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152409 | Device for Vertically Holding Pipes - The invention relates to a device for vertically holding pipes, comprising a base element in the form of a cylinder segment and at least one door-type access element which is pivotally connected to the base element by means of at least one pivot joint. A closure ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152410 | Holding Device for Bottles - A holding device for holding an item, such as a feeding bottle of a baby, is disclosed. The holding device comprises a sleeve, a flexible cord and a fastener mechanism. The sleeve is capable of at least partially covering the item. The flexible cord has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the flexible cord is removably attached to the sleeve. The fastener mechanism is attached to the second end portion of the flexible cord. The fastener mechanism is capable of being removably attached to an external support. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152411 | Adjustable support arm assembly - An adjustable support arm assembly includes a holder frame affixed to a support, a mounting frame for supporting an object, and a coupling structure coupled between the holder frame and the mounting frame. The coupling structure comprises a female coupling member, a male coupling member inserted into the female coupling member, a polygonal shaft with a peripherally toothed head inserted through the female coupling member and the male coupling member and movable between a locking position to lock the female coupling member to the male coupling member and an unlocking position for allowing turning of the female coupling member about the polygonal shaft relative to the male coupling member, and a compression spring that supports the polygonal shaft in the locking position. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152412 | INSTRUMENT STAND - A stand for musical instruments is disclosed, wherein the stand may be quickly and easily set up to provide a stable platform for supporting instruments and components used therewith and may also be quickly and easily collapsed for transport or storage. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152413 | MULTI-LEGGED SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE LIKE - A musical instrument stand comprises a main post and a plurality of legs having respective proximate ends adjacent the main post and distal ends opposite the proximate ends. A holding member is disposed on the proximate ends of the legs and movable along the main post. Respective articulated arms are hingedly connected to the legs intermediate the proximate and distal ends of the legs, and the respective articulated arms are further hingedly connected to the main post through a movable holding member. The holding members, the legs, and the articulated arms define a modular assembly that is removable from said main post as a unitary body, wherein the modular assembly is capable of being configured in a first angled support arrangement and a second flat support arrangement to place the leg flush on the support surface. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152414 | Surgical stands, surgical instrument organizer assemblies, and methods of use therefor - A surgical instrument stand for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The instrument stand includes at least one instrument support, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The second end plate is positionally coupled to the first end plate by the at least one instrument support. A surgical instrument organizer assembly for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The organizer includes the instrument stand and at least one clamp. Each clamp is positionably coupled to the at least one instrument support at a desired axial position thereof. Each clamp is configured to separate one surgical instrument from another surgical instrument. The at least one clamp can hold a surgical instrument in operative engagement with a support in a desired orientation. The arrangement of the surgical instrument stand permits disassembly thereof to facilitate sterilization for reuse. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152415 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING HARD DISK DRIVE - An apparatus includes a first bracket and a second bracket detachably receivable in the first bracket for holding a hard disk drive therein. The first bracket has a first coupling portion with a block, and a second coupling portion with a groove. The second bracket has a third coupling portion with a slot detachably receivable with the block of the first bracket, and a fourth coupling portion with a pivotable positioning rod member detachably engageable into the groove of the first bracket. Disengaging the slot and the pivotable positioning rod of the second bracket from the block and the groove of the first bracket allows dismounting of the second bracket from the first bracket without using any tools. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152416 | JUNCTION BOX MOUNTING BRACKET - A junction box mounting bracket includes a body including a flat surface and side guide flanges extending inwardly from opposite ends of the body, extension ends extending inwardly from the side guide flanges, side-welding protrusions extending from the extension ends away from the body, the side-welding protrusions being dimensioned and configured for welding the mounting bracket to a housing wall of an engine compartment, and the extension ends being dimensioned and configured to form a gap between the side guide flanges and the housing wall, a stopper flange extending along an upper surface of the body, and/or a clip-insertion hole that opens through the flat surface of the body. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152417 | VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH MOTORIZED HINGE - A video system for selective mounting within a cradle secured to a ceiling of an automobile includes a video housing in which a video monitor and a video source are mounted and a base secured to the video housing in a manner that permits rotation of the video housing. The video housing includes a mounting bracket and the base includes a mounting bracket for use in pivotally coupling the video housing to the base. A motorized first hinge connects the base to the video housing for facilitating pivotal movement between the video housing and the base between a use position and a storage position, the first hinge includes a pivot pin having a first end and a second end and extends between, and is coupled to, the mounting bracket of the video housing and the mounting bracket of the base, the second end of the pivot pin is fixedly coupled to the mounting bracket of the base. The drive motor assembly is mounted to the video housing. The drive motor assembly includes a drive shaft having a distal end secured to a distal tip at the first end of the pivot pin permitting rotational motion to be imparted by the drive motor assembly to be transfer to the video housing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152418 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOLDER, ESPECIALLY FOR A DASHBOARD OF A CAR - A portable electronic device holder, especially for the dashboard of a car, comprising: a base ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152419 | SOCCER GOAL SECURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for securing a movable soccer goal to a fixed football goal or other vertical post. When in use, the apparatus functions to prevent the soccer goal from being overturned, thereby, making it considerably safer than an unsecured soccer goal. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152420 | GARDEN BED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD AND KIT THEREFOR - There is disclosed a garden bed assembly, a kit and a method of making it. The garden bed assembly includes at least one raised garden bed planter box for containing suitable planting soil or other growing media. The assembly as disclosed herein includes a fence for at least partially surrounding the box, and includes a series of fence sections. Each section has an open rigid frame and an open mesh material such as poultry wire or hardware cloth, extending thereacross to permit sunlight as well as pollinating bees to enter the assembly while prohibiting unwanted creatures such as a gophers, rabbits and other animals from gaining access to the growing plants in the garden bed box. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152421 | Mechanical Climbing Aid of the Cam Type - A climbing cam having opposed asymmetrically sized cam members to eliminate the interference that limits the expansion range of climbing aids of the cam type. An optional cam member provides an opposing force to assist in maintaining the placement of the cam in the rock. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152422 | Adjustable Mounting Bracket for Roller Blind - The present invention is an adjustable mounting bracket for mounting a roller blind to a surface such that the roller blind can be quickly leveled. The bracket includes first and second plates, the first plate having apertures to permit the first plate to be mounted to the surface. The second plate has a mounting fixture formed thereon for mounting to the roller blind. To permit the second plate to move relative to the first plate, the second plate is provided with an elongated groove formed thereon, the second plate being movably mounted to the first member by a mounting element fixed to the first plate and passing through the groove. The mounting element and groove are dimensioned and configured to permit the second plate to slide between a first and a second position. The position of the second plate relative to the first plate is adjusted by an adjustable moving mechanism which is configured to precisely position the second plate between its first and second positions. The bracket further includes a visual indicator for visually indicating the relative position of the second plate relative to the first plate. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152423 | FULLY ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR REMOVABLE & STATIONARY SADDLEBAG SUPPORT SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention relates to an adjustable bracket assembly for mounting to a vehicle. The bracket assembly comprises an integral planar attachment portion, at least one integral mounting portion separate from the planar attachment portion, at least one integral locking portion separate from the attachment portion and at least one integral keeper. The integral planar attachment portion includes a reception portion, wherein at least one of the planar attachment portion and reception portion include at least one slot. The at least one integral attachment mounting portion includes an engaging portion and a mating portion that engages the reception portion, wherein at least the engaging portion is substantially parallel to the planar attachment portion when engaged. The engaging portion includes a receiving portion having diameter “d | 2009-06-18 |
20090152424 | HANGER HOOK ASSEMBLY FOR WIRE SHELF - An example hanger hook assembly for a wire shelf includes a rod end portion and a hanging rod extending from the rod end portion. A hanger end portion mounts to a wire shelf, and the hanger end portion aligns with a wire shelf storage surface. A hook portion extends from the hanger end portion to the rod end portion. The hook portion is concave between the hanger end portion and the hook end portion. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152425 | SAND BOTTLE HANDLE AND MOUNTING FEATURE - A sand bottle assembly on a golf car includes a bottle and a mounting bracket. The bottle is defined by a longitudinal hollow body having a bottom portion and a top portion. The hollow body defines a vertical axis. A spout is formed at the top portion and is adapted to dispense sand contained in the hollow body. An extension portion is disposed along a sidewall of the hollow body. The extension portion includes a raised sidewall portion. The mounting bracket is adapted to be connected to the golf car and matingly receive the extension portion of the bottle in an installed position. The mounting bracket defines an engaging portion adapted to engage and retain the raised sidewall of the extension portion in a secure position along the vertical axis in the installed position. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152426 | Adjustable Mounting Assembly for Ceiling Fixtures - An adjustable mounting assembly for ceiling fixtures has a pair of opposingly spaced apart mounting brackets ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152427 | Mouse Pad - A mouse pad has a base and a release sheet. The base has a substrate, an adsorbent layer, a non-slip layer and at least one perforation line. The substrate has a top face and a bottom face. The adsorbent layer is formed on the top face of the substrate. The non-slip layer is formed on the bottom face of the substrate. The at least one perforation line is formed through the base to define a central segment and a peripheral segment. The release sheet is detachably mounted with the non-slip layer of the base to aid printing. Therefore, a surface provided by the mouse pad is uniform and the peripheral segment can be removed to allow the entire central segment to be covered by printing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152428 | SUPPORT FOR MOBILE PHONES AND MULTIMEDIA DEVICES - A support for mobile phones and multimedia devices that has a support plane presented by a main structural member. The supporting plane is characterized by a plurality of slots. A plurality of bolts with a plurality of complementary fastening elements associated with said bolts are slidably received in the slots. When the complementary fastening elements loosened, the bolts can slid. When the complementary fastening elements are fixed the bolts cannot slid. In this manner the bolts can be positioned in a preselected spatial array, and fixed in the slots. The spatial array holds removably but securely a mobile phone or multimedia device so that its controls are accessible and can be actuated. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152429 | Post Support - The invention provides a post support including means for contacting a surface in or on which the post is to be set. The post support has brace means for contacting the post and hook means for embracing the post. The invention also provides a post support system having two or more post supports, and a method of supporting a post in a chosen position. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152430 | Brace - The object is to provide a brace which allows its installment to an object portion and its detachment therefrom to be carried out easily. In a brace including a brace body | 2009-06-18 |
20090152431 | LOCKING AND LIFTING MECHANISM FOR SAFETY FENCE SUPPORT POST - A support post for a safety fence assembly. The post includes an outer tube having a floor engaging end for engagement with a floor, an inner tube adapted for sliding telescoping engagement with the outer tube, and a ceiling engaging end for engagement with a ceiling coupled to the inner tube. The post also includes a locking lever assembly with a collar element positioned on the inner tube, and a lever pivotable about a pivot pin for moving the collar element to a tilted configuration in which the collar element is tilted relative to the inner tube for engagement of the collar element with the inner tube. The lever is movable between a release position, in which the collar element is slidably movable longitudinally along the inner tube, and a lock position, in which the collar element is tilted relative to the inner tube and engaged therewith. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152432 | SUPPORTING DEVICE WITH GOOD USABILITY FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - For installing an apparatus body of an electronic apparatus at a standing state on a supporting surface, the supporting device includes a leg and support. The leg is rotatably provided on a back surface of the apparatus body at the standing state and is used for holding the apparatus body supported by the supporting surface. The support is rotatably provided on the back surface and engaged with the leg for defining an angle of the leg with respect to the back surface. The leg and the support are foldable in substantially parallel to the back surface without overlapping with each other. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152433 | HEIGHT ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A height adjusting apparatus for vehicle seats may include seat side frames provided on both side ends of a seat part of a seat, each of the seat side frames connected to the seat bracket via a front link and a rear link, the support rod coupling the seat side frames to each other, the pinion gear provided on a seat side frame, the rack gear link having on one end thereof a rack gear which engages with an upper end of the pinion gear, and coupled at the other end thereof to a hinge of the front link placed on the seat bracket, so that, when the pinion gear is driven, the rack gear link pulls the seat side frame forwards to lift it up, and the support pin provided on the seat side frame in such a way as to be placed above the rack gear. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152434 | REINFORCING POLES - A method for reinstating a pole standing in ground comprising, abutting an inner surface of a sleeve against an outer surface of the pole so as to have a lower portion of the sleeve penetrating the ground and an upper portion of the sleeve projecting above the ground, and sliding a secondary member against an outer surface of the sleeve so that the secondary member locates against the sleeve and projects above the ground and into the ground, wherein the construction is such that the sleeve and secondary member located against the sleeve jointly form a bridging beam incorporating a box section reinforcement of the bridging beam. The formation of this box section substantially improves the strength of the bridging beam above what would be expected from the strength of the individual components. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152435 | Attaching structure of supporting legs for apparatus - An attaching structure of supporting legs for an apparatus is disclosed. The attaching structure of the supporting legs for the apparatus includes plural supporting leg attaching sections on a bottom section of a main body of the apparatus, and plural supporting legs each of which is attached to one of the supporting leg attaching sections in which the number of the supporting leg attaching sections is greater than the number of the supporting legs. Each of the supporting legs includes an elastic member which contacts an apparatus setting up surface and an elastic member holding section having a concave section inside which the elastic member is engaged. An exposure distance of the elastic member from the elastic member holding section in the height direction of the apparatus is less than a distance between the bottom section of the main body of the apparatus and the apparatus setting up surface in the height direction. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152436 | PROJECTOR AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A projector includes a main body emitting light beams from a front end to form an image, a supporting member for supporting the main body, the supporting member is pivotally mounted to a side wall of the main body, so that the main body may tilt with respect to the supporting member to obtain an adjusted position to project the image, and a fastening member fastening the supporting member on the side wall at the adjusted position. A supporting structure thereof is also provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152437 | MOTOR CHASSIS ADAPTER ASSEMBLY - The technology described herein provides a motor chassis adapter assembly for use on existing equipment and for use on newly manufactured equipment to divide heavy upright machines into lighter, more manageable components. The motor chassis adapter assembly includes a second interlocking adapter plate configured for affixation to a motor. The second interlocking adapter plate is configured to interlock with the first interlocking adapter plate. The first and second interlocking adapter plates can be shaped in the general form of a planar ring. The first and second interlocking adapter plates are interlocked by placement of one plate into the other and by subsequent rotation. Male and female slots are disposed upon the interlocking adapter plates for interlocking. The assembly includes a locking pin to secure the interlocking adapter plates prevent disengagement. A removable motor is provided. An upright machine having a removable motor for lift and transport is provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152438 | Clear Ice Cube Tray - A clear ice cube tray includes an inner box having a plurality of holes formed through a bottom thereof, and the inner box is received in an outer box with a gap defined between the bottom of the inner box and the inner end of the outer box. The inner box is congruent in shape with the outer box. A heat isolation housing includes a space therein for accommodating the inner box and the outer box. The water is filled in the inner box and the outer box, and frozen from a surface of water in the inner box. The bubbles in the water are then pushed into the gap through the holes so that ice cubes made in the inner box is clear. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152439 | ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - An organic photoelectric conversion device is provided and includes: an organic photoelectric conversion layer that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light and generates a signal charge; a first electrode provided on one side of the organic photoelectric conversion layer and a plurality of second electrodes arranged on the other side of the organic photoelectric conversion layer. A gap between adjacent pair of the second electrodes is 3 μm or below. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152440 | EXTENDED RANGE FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS - An extended range focus sensor is provided. In various embodiments, the focus sensor may include a relay lens assembly to image a plane between an objective lens and the relay lens arrangement to a plane near an entrance pupil of a focus detector arrangement of the focus sensor. In some embodiments, the objective lens pupil is imaged onto the focus detector entrance pupil. In some embodiments, an illumination beam passes through the relay lens arrangement and is magnified on its way to be output by the objective lens, and the reflected focus detection beam passes back through the objective lens and the relay lens arrangement and is reduced prior to being input to the focus detector arrangement. In some embodiments, the focus detector arrangement may comprising a broad range focus detector combined with a high resolution Shack-Hartmann focus detector, and in others a single extended range Shack-Hartmann focus detector is used. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152441 | LIGHT SENSOR TEST UNIT, METHOD OF TESTING LIGHT SENSOR USING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a light sensor test unit, a test circuit is built in a display panel and connected to an output node of a light sensor which senses an intensity of an external light. When external light having a predetermined intensity is provided to the light sensor, the test circuit outputs a driving signal in response to a sensing signal output from the output node. A test pixel part includes pixels selected from a plurality of pixels arranged in the display panel and receives the driving signal from the test circuit to display a gray-scale corresponding to the driving signal. A brightness measurer measures a brightness corresponding to the gray-scale displayed in the test pixel part to compare the measured brightness with a predetermined brightness, thereby testing whether the light sensor built in the display panel is normally operated. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152442 | Device for transferring light signals and corresponding method - To ensure an energy-efficient transfer of light signals between two elements of a machine which are movable relative to one another, a device and a method for transferring light signals between such elements is provided. A first element has a plurality of light sources for delivering light signals and a second element has at least one photoreceiver for receiving the light signals. A unit causing the turning on or off is configured such as to effect a turning on or off of only one portion of the light sources. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152443 | PHOTO RELAY - A LED is provided to emit a light signal corresponding to an input signal. A PD receives the light signal, and generates a photovoltaic output. A MOSFET receives the photovoltaic output. A FET is provided. A first electrode of the FET is connected to the gate of the MOSFET. A second electrode of the FET is connected to a cathode of the PD through a resistor. A control electrode of the FET is connected to the cathode of the PD. A transistor is provided. A first electrode of the transistor is connected to the gate of the MOSFET. A second electrode of the transistor is connected to the source of the MOSFET. A control electrode of the transistor is connected to the second electrode of the FET. A diode is connected between the second electrode of the FET and the second electrode of the transistor. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152444 | ILLUMINATION SENSOR - In an ambient light sensor according to the present invention, a current amplification portion which amplifies a light current obtained by a light receiving portion to generate an output signal includes: a current amplification stage that has: a first current mirror amplifier which is composed of a bipolar transistor, and a second current mirror amplifier which is composed of a field effect transistor connected in parallel with the first current mirror amplifier; and a changeover control circuit which monitors an amplified current input into the current amplification stage, and performs changeover control of the first and second current mirror amplifiers according to a value of the amplified current. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152445 | Display device control based on integrated ambient light detection and lighting source characteristics - Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152446 | Photodetector - A photodetector of a wide dynamic range of incident light amount detection and low temperature dependence is provided. A first signal processing unit | 2009-06-18 |
20090152447 | Photo Detector and Photo Detection Apparatus Provided with Photo Detector - It is an object to provide a photo detector that can be arranged in a matrix pattern (in a three-dimensional pattern) and a photo detection apparatus in which the photo detectors are arranged in a matrix pattern (in a three-dimensional pattern). In a photo detector for generating an electrical signal based on the intensity of a light received by a photo detection element, the photo detector comprises a flexible wiring substrate for mounting the photo detection element and the photo detection element electrically connected to the flexible wiring substrate for mounting the photo detection element. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152448 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING AN ENERGY SPECTRUM OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - This device for processing and digitizing an energy spectrum of a radiation, comprises a charge preamplification circuit of the integrating circuit type, suitable for being connected to a semiconductor detector; a lag line energy measurement circuit connected to the output of the preamplification circuit; and a sampler connected to the output of the energy measurement circuit. It further comprises a synchronization circuit a current pulse measurement circuit connected to the output of the preamplification circuit and calculating the difference between the output and a differential of the output of the preamplification circuit; and a discrimination circuit forming a binary signal according to the output of the pulse measurement circuit said logic signal controlling the sampling times of the sampler. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152449 | LIGHT SENSOR FOR DETECTING BRIGHTNESS - A light sensor for detecting brightness of an outside of a vehicle includes: a light shielding element on a windshield; a light guiding element in a through hole of the light shielding element; and a light receiving element that receives light from the outside of the vehicle via the light guiding element and the windshield. The light guiding element includes an entrance surface facing the windshield and an output surface facing the light receiving element. The entrance surface receives the light from the outside. The light guiding element transmits and outputs the light from the output surface toward the light receiving element. The entrance surface has a top disposed inside of the through hole. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152450 | Integrated optical transceiver - An optical transceiver includes at least one light source and at least one detector mounted on the same surface of the same substrate. The detector is to receive light from other than a light source on the surface. At least one of the light source and the detector is mounted on the surface. An optics block having optical elements for each light source and detectors is attached via a vertical spacer to the substrate. Electrical interconnections for the light source and the detector are accessible from the same surface of the substrate with the optics block attached thereto. One of the light source and the detector may be monolithically integrated into the substrate. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152451 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE MOMENTARY-CONTACT SWITCH AND OPERATING DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE TOUCH-SENSITIVE MOMENTARY-CONTACT SWITCH - A touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch includes an infrared-radiation-emitting transmitter, an infrared-radiation-receiving receiver and at least one visible-light-emitting signal element. The transmitter, receiver and signal element radiate into a single light-guiding element. Due to optical beam guidance, a separation of a transmission channel and a reception channel in the light-guiding element is effected in such a way that at a top-side area of the light-guiding element remote from the transmitter and the receiver, a superimposition of a region that can be irradiated by the transmitter and a region that can be detected by the receiver is produced only on a small portion of the area. An operating device for a domestic appliance including at least one touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch, is also provided. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152452 | REFLECTIVE MULTI-TURN ENCODER - A reflective optical encoder for a gear train. The reflective optical encoder includes a gear train with a plurality of gears. Each of the gears is operably coupled to at least one other gear of the plurality of gears. A reflective code pattern is accessible on a surface of at least one of the gears. A reflective optical sensor detects light reflected by the reflective code pattern. Position logic coupled to the optical sensor determines a rotational parameter of the gear train based on the light reflected by the reflective code pattern. Additionally, the position logic may determine rotational parameter of a pinion coupled to the gear train based on the rotational parameter of the gear train. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152453 | OPTICAL WAVEFRONT SENSOR - An optical wavefront sensor comprising a light manipulation device; a detector for detecting light signals having been subjected to the light manipulation device; and a controller coupled to the manipulation device, the controller controlling the manipulation device to function as a lenslet array, each lenslet of the array focussing an incident portion of a wavefront onto the detector. The controller may also control the distance between the detector and the manipulation device. The spatial resolution of Shack-Hartmann sensors can be increased by digital scanning the wavefront with the manipulation device. The wavefront sensing can be dynamic adaptive by setting of parameters of the manipulation device. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SPECTRAL CALIBRATION - The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for automated spectral calibration of a spectroscopy device. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for simultaneous calibration and spectral imaging of a sample by: simultaneously illuminating the sample and a calibrant with a plurality of illuminating photons; receiving, at the spectrometer, a first plurality of photons collected from the sample and a second plurality of photons collected from the calibrant; forming a calibrant spectrum from the first plurality of collected photons and a sample spectrum from the second plurality of collected photons; comparing the calibrant spectrum with a reference spectrum of the calibrant to determine a wavelength-shift in the calibrant spectrum; applying the wavelength-shift to the sample spectrum to obtain a calibrated sample spectrum. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152455 | METHODS FOR CALIBRATING MASS SPECTROMETRY (MS) AND OTHER INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS AND FOR PROCESSING MS AND OTHER DATA - A method for obtaining at least one calibration filter for a Mass Spectrometry (MS) instrument system. Measured isotope peak cluster data in a mass spectral range is obtained for a given calibration standard. Relative isotope abundances and actual mass locations of isotopes corresponding thereto are calculated for the given calibration standard. Mass spectral target peak shape functions centered within respective mass spectral ranges are specified. Convolution operations are performed between the calculated relative isotope abundances and the mass spectral target peak shape functions to form calculated isotope peak cluster data. A deconvolution operation is performed between the measured isotope peak cluster data and the calculated isotope peak cluster data after the convolution operations to obtain the at least one calibration filter. Provisions are made for normalizing peak widths, combining internal and external calibration, and using selected measured peaks as standards. Aspects of the methods are applied to other analytical instruments. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152456 | BOREHOLE TESTER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USING NUCLEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TO DETERMINE FLUID PROPERTIES - Apparatus and methods for determining one or more fluid parameters of interest by irradiating fluid with a source of nuclear electromagnetic radiation and subsequently measuring attenuation and absorption properties of the fluid from which parameters of interest are determined. Measurements are made with a formation tester tool comprising preferably two functionally configured flow lines. The source simultaneously irradiates fluid contained in opposing irradiation sections that can be integral sections of each of the two flow lines. A radiation detector is dedicated to each irradiation section and measures radiation attenuation and absorption properties fluid contained within each flow line section. Absolute and relative fluid parameters of interest are determined from the responses of the two radiation detectors. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152457 | Method for Analysis of a Solid Sample - Described is a method for analysis of a solid sample and, in particular, for analysis of the material composition and distribution in or on a solid surface. The surface to be analysed is covered with caesium, at least partially and/or in regions, and the surface is irradiated with an analysis beam which contains predominantly or exclusively polyatomic ions with at least 3 atoms per ion. The secondary ions which are produced are then analysed on caesium compound. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ION FRAGMENTATION IN MASS SPECTROMETRY - A method for fragmentation of analyte ions for mass spectroscopy and a system for mass spectroscopy. The method produces gas-phase analyte ions, produces gas-phase radical species separately from the analyte ions, and mixes the gas-phase analyte ions and the radical species at substantially atmospheric pressure conditions to produce fragment ions prior to introduction into a mass spectrometer. The system includes a gas-phase analyte ion source, a gas-phase radical species source separate from the gas-phase analyte ion source, a mixing region where the gas-phase analyte ions and the radical species are mixed at substantially atmospheric pressure to produce fragment ions of the analyte ions, a mass spectrometer having an entrance where at least a portion of the fragment ions are introduced into a vacuum of the mass spectrometer, and a detector in the mass spectrometer which determines a mass to charge ratio analysis of the fragment ions. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152459 | System and Method for Processing an Object - A system and a method for processing and inspecting an object are provided, wherein the system comprises a particle beam column, an object holder and a gas supply apparatus. Thereby, the object holder is formed comprising a base, a first table displaceable relative to the base, a second table displaceable relative to the first table and a third table rotatable relative to the second table, wherein the cannula of the gas supply apparatus is fixed at the first table. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152460 | System for Processing an Object - A processing system comprises a gas supply apparatus with which process gas is supplied to an object. An activation beam activates the gas thereby inducing a chemical reaction between material at the surface of the object and the process gas causing ablation of material from the surface or deposition of material at the surface. The gas supply apparatus is formed from a stack of plates providing a gas conduit system between at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152461 | Hole Inspection Apparatus and Hole Inspection Method using the Same - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for inspecting the via holes of a semiconductor device using electron beams. The apparatus includes electron beam irradiation means, a current measuring means, and a current measuring means and data processing means. The electron beam irradiation means radiate respective electron beams to inspect a plurality of inspection target holes. The current measuring means measures current, which is generated by irradiating the electron beams, radiated from the electron beam irradiation means, through a conductive layer located under the holes, or through the conductive layer and a separate detector. The data processing means processes data acquired through the measurement of the current measuring means. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152462 | Gas field ionization ion source, scanning charged particle microscope, optical axis adjustment method and specimen observation method - It is an object of the present invention to improve the stability of a gas field ionization ion source. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PATTERN INSPECTION AND SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A pattern inspection apparatus can be provided, for example, in a scanning electron microscope system. When patterns of a plurality of layers are included in a SEM image, the apparatus separates the patterns according to each layer by using design data of the plurality of layers corresponding to the patterns. Consequently, the apparatus can realize inspection with use of only the pattern of a target layer to be inspected, pattern inspection differently for different layers, or detection of a positional offset between the layers. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152464 | Radiation image detector - A radiation image detector with a moisture-proof structure which is formed easily. The radiation image detector includes: a substrate, a rectangular radiation detection unit provided on the substrate, with signal lines drawn out from each of a pair of opposing sides of the radiation detection unit; electrically insulative rib members provided on the substrate and signal lines along only at most three sides of the circumference of the radiation detection unit; and a moisture-proof film applied along the upper faces of the rib members. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152465 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING INFRARED RADIATION COMPRISING A RESISTIVE IMAGING BOLOMETER, A SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF SUCH BOLOMETERS AND A METHOD FOR READING AN IMAGING BOLOMETER INTEGRATED INTO SUCH A SYSTEM - A device for detecting infrared radiation comprising a resistive imaging bolometer intended to be electrically connected to a circuit for measuring a resistance of the bolometer. It comprises means of controlling the resistance of the imaging bolometer by injecting current into the bolometer. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152466 | MICROBOLOMETER WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a microbolometer having a cantilever structure and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a microbolometer having a three-dimensional cantilever structure, which is improved from a conventional two-dimensional cantilever structure, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a substrate including a read-out integrated circuit and a reflective layer for forming an absorption structure, forming a sacrificial layer on the substrate, forming a cantilever structure having an uneven cross-section in the sacrificial layer, forming a sensor part isolated from the substrate by the cantilever structure, and removing the sacrificial layer. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152467 | MULTILAYER-STRUCTURED BOLOMETER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a multilayer-structured bolometer and a method of fabricating the same. In the multilayer-structured bolometer, the number of support arms supporting the body of a sensor structure is reduced to one, and two electrodes are formed on the one support arm. Thus, the sensor structure is electrically connected with a substrate through the only one support arm. According to the multilayer-structured bolometer and method of fabricating the bolometer, the thermal conductivity of the sensor structure is considerably reduced to remarkably improve sensitivity to temperature, and also the pixel size of the bolometer is reduced to obtain high-resolution thermal images. In addition, the multilayer-structured bolometer can have a high fill-factor due to a sufficiently large infrared-absorbing layer, and thus can improve infrared absorbance. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152468 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A technique and apparatus for detection of infrared radiation emitted from a taggant material sample following the excitation of the sample are described. The decay time of the radiation is a function of the particular taggant being used and so, if the decay characteristic or signature is accurately measured, the particular taggant can be accurately identified. The apparatus comprises an electronic controller ( | 2009-06-18 |
20090152469 | OPTICAL-PATH-DIFFERENCE COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR ACQUIRING WAVE FROM SIGNAL OF TIME-DOMAIN PULSED SPECTROSCOPY APPARATUS - A time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus which has a pulsed laser light source; a splitting unit to split pulsed laser light; a pulsed-light emitting unit; a detector; a sample holder; and a sample-unit entrance and exit optical systems; wherein the time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus further comprises: at least one optical-path-length varying unit for setting a photometric range; at least one optical delay unit for the wave form signal measurement; and, at least one gate member to pass or block the pulsed light to a reflector. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152470 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COMPRISING A RESISTIVE IMAGING BOLOMETER, SYSTEM COMPRISING A MATRIX OF SUCH DEVICES AND METHOD FOR READING AN IMAGING BOLOMETER OF SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation comprising a resistive imaging bolometer sensitive to the electromagnetic radiation to be detected, intended to be connected electrically to a signal shaping circuit, and a resistive common mode rejection bolometer that is associated electrically with the imaging bolometer, so that the current flowing through the common mode rejection bolometer is subtracted from the current flowing through the imaging bolometer, wherein it comprises means for controlling the resistance of the common mode rejection bolometer by injecting current therein. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152471 | Dynamic Spect Camera - A dynamic SPECT camera is provided, comprising, a plurality of single-pixel detectors, a timing mechanism, in communication with each single-pixel detector, configured for enabling time-binning of the radioactive emissions impinging upon each single-pixel detector to time periods not greater than substantially 30 seconds, and a position-tracker, configured for providing information on the position and orientation of each detecting unit, with respect to the overall structure, substantially at all times, during the individual motion, the dynamic SPECT camera being configured for acquiring a tomographic reconstruction image of a region of interest of about 15×15×15 cubic centimeters, during an acquisition time of 30 seconds, at a spatial resolution of at least 10×10×10 cubic millimeter. The dynamic camera is configured for very short damping time, and may further acquire images in a stationary mode, with no motion. It is further configured for time binning at dynamically varying time-bin lengths, dynamically determining a spectral energy bin for each detecting unit, and employing an anatomic construction of voxels in the imaging and reconstruction. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152472 | METHOD FOR DETECTING X-RAYS AND X-RAY DETECTOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for detecting X-rays using an X-ray detector including an X-ray detecting part includes disposing a heat-circulating part adjacent to the X-ray detecting part. The X-ray detecting part includes light-detecting diodes. The method further includes detecting ambient temperatures of the light detecting diodes, circulating heat in the heat-circulating part based upon a result of the detecting the ambient temperatures of the light detecting diodes, increasing a uniformity of the ambient temperatures of the light-detecting diodes, and detecting X-rays irradiated into the X-ray detector. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152473 | Photon source comprising an ecr source with pressure gradient - The invention relates to a photon source comprising an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) multicharged ion plasma source, the multicharged ions corresponding to several charge states of a first constituent (g | 2009-06-18 |
20090152474 | Fluorescent Imaging Device Comprising a Two-Wavelength Variable Lighting Power Light Source - A fluorescence imaging device comprises a light source with two wavelengths and variable lighting power. The light source is in the form of a ring and it comprises an alternation of first and second zones respectively able to emit first and second light radiations respectively having distinct first and second wavelengths. Each of the zones further comprises a plurality of elementary light sources controllable independently by selective lighting control means of said elementary sources. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152475 | Analyzer, Authenticity Judging Device, Authenticity Judging Method, and Underground Searching Method - The present invention relates to an analyzing apparatus and the like having a structure for enabling spectrometry and the like up to a longer frequency region while being excellent in practicality. The analyzing apparatus comprises a light source section and a light-detecting section. The light source section includes a seed light source emitting laser light, and a solid highly nonlinear optical fiber generating SC light in response to the input of the laser light, and thereby emitting the SC light as irradiation light to an object. The light-detecting section detects light to be detected from the object irradiated with the irradiation light. Here, the seed light source in the light source section emits pulsed light having a center wavelength within the range of 1.3 μm to 1.8 μm. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152476 | Optical fiber amplifier, light source device, exposure device, object inspection device, and treatment device - A polarization state adjusting optical element is formed by a ½ wavelength plate and a ¼ wavelength plate and its polarization direction and elliptic degree are adjusted. By adjusting the polarization state adjusting optical element in advance, even if the output of a pump light source is changed, the polarization characteristic (polarization direction and elliptic degree) of the output light of an FDFA amplifier will not not change or the change is sufficiently small. In this state, a polarization state adjusting optical element adjusts the polarization state of the laser beam coming into a wavelength conversion optical system so that the wavelength conversion optical system has the maximum conversion efficiency. Thus, it is possible to provide an FDFA having a small change of the polarization state of the output light even if the pump light intensity is changed. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152477 | CONTAINMENT, SHIELDING, INFORMATION DISPLAY, DISTRIBUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF RADIOACTIVE PHARMACEUTICALS - A shielded radioactive medical apparatus has a tubular housing with a quick release cap configured for closing an open end of the tubular housing. A quick release mechanism holds the quick release cap on an open end of the tubular housing. A data display module on the housing communicates with an outside computer for receiving and transmitting information. The data display model also calculates and displays the radioactivity of a dose within the housing. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152478 | Arrangement comprising two elements which can be rotatably displaced in respect of one another - Data is to be exchanged between a rotating element and a further element, with the rotating element being rotated by way of a hollow shaft. Light is coupled into torus halves and is reflected into a torus half and onto torus inner walls so often by way of a small opening until it exits at an opening of the other torus half. In a first embodiment, a torus-shaped optical fiber is divided into two torus halves. In another embodiment, hollow tori are used, which are filled with a fluid, namely either with a liquid or with air. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152479 | CAMERA-BASED FLAME DETECTOR - A simple, multi-spectral flame detector is disclosed. Such a flame detector has an optical imaging system that is adapted to project several images of the flame onto the same camera. The images are from differing spectral regions. The imaging system comprises several lens devices arranged side by side, e.g., the imaging optics comprise several lens devices arranged side by side, such that each lens device is receiving part of the light from the flame. Each lens device projects one image onto one region of the camera. In this configuration, no beam splitters or mirrors are required, such components being expensive and difficult to align. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152480 | FLUID BACKUP PREVENTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An apparatus for continuously controlling fluid flow in a sewer conduit, comprising: a) moisture sensors detecting levels of fluid in this conduit; b) an inflatable bladder, mounted in the sewer conduit for releasably sealing in fluid tight fashion a section of this conduit; an air compressor, for inflating the bladder; and a control box including a CPU, sensitive to the moisture sensor and actuating the air compressor responsively to conduit fluid level conditions reaching beyond a preset threshold value. The performance of the apparatus is independent of the speed of fluid flow in the sewer conduit. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152481 | DIAPHRAGM-SEALED VALVE WITH PROCESS PURGING GROOVE - A diaphragm-sealed valve provided with a valve cap and a valve body, a diaphragm and a plunger assembly. The diaphragm is compressibly positioned between the valve cap and the valve body. The valve body comprises a process purging channel extending along a main recess of the valve body, under a pre-formed deformation of the diaphragm. A process purging inlet passage and a process purging outlet passage, both opening on the process purging channel, allow for a purging gas to flow in the process purging channel. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152482 | REGULATING VALVE FOR THE DISCHARGE OF LIQUID - The invention concerns a regulating valve for the discharge of liquid from a container comprising a movable main valve body for opening and closing an outlet opening for the liquid to be discharged, and a movable pilot valve body for controlling the main valve body, characterised in that the main valve body and the pilot valve body are mechanically coupled together at least in one position relative to each other. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152483 | CONDENSATE FREE VALVE HANDLE - The present invention provides a valve actuator for a valve that includes a cylindrical body that is thermally nonconductive and configured to engage a valve stem. A cylindrical adjuster is positioned coaxially with the body. A shaft extends through the adjuster and the adjuster is axially movable between a first position and a second position such that when the adjuster is in the first position a first engaging means engages a second engaging means thereby fixing the position of the adjuster relative to the body. When the adjuster is in the second position the adjuster is radially movable relative to the body. A spring is aligned with the shaft and configured to bias the adjuster toward the first position such that the first engaging means engages the second engaging means thereby fixing the position of the adjuster relative to the body. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152484 | Tamper-proof valve locking device - A device for locking a valve having an integrated stopper on the valve body and a valve handle with a locking hole in either an open or a closed position is disclosed. The valve handle is adapted to pivot a central valve post to rotate the valve between the open and closed positions. The device may include a rigid body having a central portion, and first and second arms extending outward from the central portion. Two holes may be provided in the arms to register with the locking hole in the valve handle and a third hole in the central portion of the rigid body may receive the central valve post. A notch sized to securely receive the integrated stopper may be provided in the central portion of the rigid body. | 2009-06-18 |
20090152485 | Solenoid Valve Device - Electric power is supplied to a coil ( | 2009-06-18 |