28th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150192629 | MEMORY SHORT PROTECTION SYSTEM - Memory short detection systems and methods include a power supply system with first power rail. A memory system includes a memory device connector that is configured to couple to a memory device and includes a first pin that is coupled to the first power rail and a second pin located adjacent the first pin. A short detection circuit is coupled to the first pin. The short detection circuit is configured to provide a first voltage from the first power rail, compare the first voltage to a first short detection voltage, and determine whether a short exists across the first pin and the second pin based on the comparing of the first voltage to the first short detection voltage. If a short is determined to exist across the first pin and the second pin, power is prevented from being provided to the memory device connector. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192630 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A battery power supply device includes an alternating-current power source, a secondary cell connected to the alternating-current power source, a first switch for selectively connecting or cutting off a cell and the alternating-current power source, the first switch being disposed between the battery and the alternating-current power source, and a ground fault sensing device for sensing a ground fault in the battery, the ground fault sensing device being connected closer to the battery than the first switch; the ground fault sensing device sensing a ground fault in the battery when the first switch is off. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192631 | EARTH LEAKAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER - Disclosed is an earth leakage circuit breaker. The earth leakage circuit breaker is capable of determining an earth leakage signal applied thereto with high accuracy, by performing a trip operation by determining noise components included in the earth leakage signal, such as switching noise or harmonics, based on a determination signal generated by tracking the earth leakage signal. The earth leakage circuit breaker is capable of precisely determining whether to perform a trip operation with respect to an earth leakage signal applied thereto. The earth leakage circuit breaker is capable of preventing a malfunction due to a noise signal similar to an earth leakage signal. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192632 | Detecting Ground Fault Location - A technique and system for detecting a location of a ground fault in an electrical system are provided. The technique and system include steps or components for determining a ground fault voltage, receiving a gate control signal associated with an electric load, comparing the ground fault voltage to the gate control signal, and determining whether the ground fault is located at the electric load based on the comparison of the ground fault voltage to the gate control signal. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192633 | 3D CHIP TESTING THROUGH MICRO-C4 INTERFACE - The embodiments of the present invention relate to semiconductor device manufacturing, and more particularly to structures and methods of directly testing semiconductor wafers having micro-solder connections. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming a pattern of micro-solder connections coupled with a through substrate via (TSV) that can be directly tested by electrical probing, without the use of a testing interposer, is disclosed. According to another embodiment, a method of testing the pattern of micro-solder connections is disclosed. According to another embodiment, a novel electrical probe tip structure, having contacts on the same pitch as the pattern of micro-solder connections is disclosed. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192634 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING DUMMY DISPLAY ELEMENT FOR TFT TESTING - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a display apparatus including dummy display elements that can be switched between being coupled to a test bus and a drive bus. When connected to the drive bus, the circuit components, including thin-film transistors, of the dummy display element experience exposure to typical operating loads. When connected to the test bus, the display apparatus can test the operating parameters of the dummy display element circuit components. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192635 | Method for Analyzing Discrete Traps in Semiconductor Devices - A method analyzes traps in a semiconductor device by determining a first-order derivative of a signal representing an operation of the semiconductor device over time to produce a signal rate change. The traps in the semiconductor device are analyzed based on lifetimes corresponding to peaks of the signal rate change. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF CROSSINGS - A method for predicting failure of a crossing warning system is disclosed. The method includes monitoring an electrical characteristic of a first route when an electric current is injected into the first route. The first route has a crossing intersection with a second route and a crossing signal at the crossing intersection. The electrical characteristic is monitored to detect when a vehicle is approaching the crossing intersection on the first route and to determine when to activate the crossing signal at the crossing intersection. The method also includes identifying one or more changes in the electrical characteristic of the first route, and, based on the one or more changes that are identified, predicting a failure mode of the first route that interferes with detection of the vehicle approaching the crossing intersection. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192637 | Use of a (Digital) PUF for Implementing Physical Degradation/Tamper Recognition for a Digital IC - An integrated circuit configured for malfunction detection includes an integrity sensor and a test unit. The integrity sensor is based on a physical, unclonable function. The test unit is configured to send a challenge signal to the integrity sensor, and to determine information about a degradation of the integrated circuit. The information is based on a response signal subsequently generated by the physical, unclonable function and sent by the integrity sensor to the test unit. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192638 | SEMICONDUCTOR TEST DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating a semiconductor test device includes transferring a first device under test (DUT) from a load tray to a first load shuttle. The first DUI is transferred from the first load shuttle to a first test board and a second DUT is transferred from the load tray to a second load shuttle. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING DATA PACKET TRANSCEIVERS HAVING VARIED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND REQUIREMENTS USING STANDARD TEST EQUIPMENT - A system and method for testing a wireless data packet signal transceiver device under test (DUT) by using DUT control circuitry separate from a tester to access and execute test program instructions for controlling the DUT during testing with the tester. The test program instructions can be provided previously and stored for subsequent access and execution under control of the tester or an external control source, such a personal computer. Alternatively, the test program instructions can be provided by the tester or external control source immediately prior to testing, such as when beginning testing of a DUT with new or different performance characteristics or requirements. Accordingly, specialized testing of different DUTs while accounting for differences among various chipsets employed by the DUTs can be performed in coordination with a standard tester configuration without need for reconfiguring or reprogramming of the tester. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192640 | ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A testing system and method for an arithmetic logic unit are provided. The system includes: a control unit, a data providing unit, a first input unit, a second input unit, an arithmetic logic unit, an expected result unit, a comparator and a test result storage unit. The control unit controls the testing process. The data providing unit provides data for the first input unit, the second input unit and the expected result unit. The first input unit and the second input unit provide test data for the arithmetic logic unit. The arithmetic logic unit performs an operation and provides an operation result for the comparator. The expected result unit generates an expected result and provides the expected result of this round of testing for the comparator. The comparator compares the operation result with the expected result, and provides a comparison result for the test result storage unit. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192641 | DEVICE - A device that is capable of generating a new test pattern after the design phase and has a small area of a circuit not in use during normal operation includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The second circuit includes a third circuit and fourth circuit. The fourth circuit has a function of storing data for determining the configuration of the third circuit. When a test for the operating state of the first circuit is performed, the second circuit has a function of generating a signal for the test. When the test is not performed, the second circuit has a function of storing data used for processing in the first circuit and a function of comparing a plurality of signals. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192642 | COMPENSATION TECHNIQUE FOR AMPLIFIERS IN A CURRENT SENSING CIRCUIT FOR A BATTERY - In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first amplifier having a first differential input, a second differential input, and an output. The replica device is configured to generate a replica current of a current flowing through the battery where the first amplifier controls the control device to control the replica current. The circuit also includes a second amplifier having a third differential input, a fourth differential input, and an output. The second amplifier is configured to compensate for a first offset error of the first amplifier and a second offset error of the second amplifier based on selectively coupling the third differential input to the output of the first amplifier during a first phase, selectively coupling the output of the second amplifier to the second differential input during the first phase, and selectively coupling the output of the second amplifier to the fourth differential input during a second phase. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192643 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE ACTUAL CAPACITY OF A BATTERY - A method and a device for determining the actual capacity of a battery uses a set of characteristic curves, wherein at the start of a discharge process the initial voltage of the battery, the magnitude of the discharge current and the temperature of the battery are determined. From this, by comparison with the data provided in the set of characteristic curves, a characteristic curve is selected and an initial state of the battery is determined. At the end of the discharge process, the final voltage of the battery is measured. The final voltage is compared, at the end of the discharge, with the voltage expected based on the selected characteristic curve and, in the event that the final voltage is smaller than the voltage expected based on the discharge process, it is determined that the actual capacity of the battery is smaller than the available capacity assumed at the start of the discharge process. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192644 | READING CIRCUIT FOR A MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH SENSITIVITY CALIBRATION, AND RELATED READING METHOD - A reading circuit for a magnetic-field sensor, generating an electrical detection quantity as a function of a detected magnetic field and of a detection sensitivity, is provided with an amplification stage, which is coupled to the magnetic-field sensor and generates an output signal as a function of the electrical detection quantity and of an amplification gain. In particular, the amplification gain is electronically selectable, and the reading circuit is moreover provided with a calibration stage, integrated with the amplification stage and configured so as to vary a value of the amplification gain in such a way as to compensate a variation of the detection sensitivity with respect to a nominal sensitivity value. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192645 | ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD SENSING DEVICE - An alternating magnetic field sensing device comprises at least one magnet and at least one force-electricity converting module. The magnet is mechanically connected to the force-electricity converting module and converts a magnetic signal received in an alternating magnetic field to mechanical force and transmits the mechanical force to the force-electricity converting module. The force-electricity converting module converts the mechanical force provided by the magnet to an electrical signal. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192646 | MAGNETIC SENSORS WITH PERMANENT MAGNETS MAGNETIZED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS - A method and system for a device with a magnetic sensor is disclosed. The magnetic sensor includes a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet have atleast one alternating ferromagnetic (FM) layer and antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer. The first permanent magnet is magnetized in a first direction and the second permanent magnet is magnetized in a second direction which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The blocking temperature of the AFM layer of the first permanent magnet is higher than the blocking temperature of the AFM layer of the second permanent magnet. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192647 | DEVICES AND METHODS USING SWIPE DETECTION - The present invention relates devices and methods using swipe detection. A swipeable computer of the present invention comprises a capacitive detector having an output, a switchable magnetic field sensor having an output, a memory unit, and a logic unit. The memory unit stores a standard capacitance change and a standard magnetic field change. The logic unit is electrically connected to the capacitive detector output, the switchable magnetic field sensor, the switchable magnetic field sensor output, and the memory unit. The logic unit of the swipeable computer is adapted to determine if the capacitive detector output corresponds to the standard capacitance change, to enable the switchable magnetic field sensor if the change in capacitance corresponds to the standard capacitance change, and to determine if the switchable magnetic field sensor output corresponds to the standard magnetic field change. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192648 | Magnetoresistance Element with Improved Response to Magnetic Fields - A magnetoresistance element has a pinning arrangement with two antiferromagnetic pinning layers, two pinned layers, and a free layer. A spacer layer between one of the two antiferromagnetic pinning layers and the free layer has a material selected to allow a controllable partial pinning by the one of the two antiferromagnetic pinning layers. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192649 | Magnetoresistance Element with an Improved Seed Layer to Promote an Improved Response to Magnetic Fields - A magnetoresistance element has a seed layer that promotes an increased magnetic anisotropy of layers of the magnetoresistance element above the seed layer structure. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192650 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a high-frequency coil and a coil supporting unit. The high frequency coil is disposed inside a gradient coil and that generates a high-frequency magnetic field in a static magnetic field. The coil supporting unit is formed with a substantially cylindrical shape and that supports the high-frequency coil. The coil supporting unit has a certain range including a magnetic field center and formed in parallel with an axial direction. Both ends of the coil supporting unit each have an internal circumference greater than the internal circumference of the certain range. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192651 | Receiving Apparatus for Receiving a Useful Signal - A receiving apparatus for receiving a useful signal is provided. The receiving apparatus includes a plurality N of antennas for receiving a respective carrier signal containing the useful signal, and a determination device for determining channel properties of N transmission channels before receiving the carrier signals. The receiving apparatus also includes a transmission channel for transmitting the respective carrier signal being assigned to each antenna, and a switching matrix for selecting M transmission channels from the N transmission channels based on the determined channel properties, where 1≦M2015-07-09 | |
20150192652 | Magnetic Resonance System with Position-Dependent Slew Rate Limitation - A control facility of a magnetic resonance system receives parameters of a measuring sequence from an operator. The parameters define an activation of a gradient system of the magnetic resonance system. The control facility detects an exposure of at least one body region of the examination object brought about by the activation of the gradient system. The exposure is detected as a function of the position in which the examination object is disposed in an examination volume of the magnetic resonance system. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192653 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION MRI WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ECG GATING AND ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CARDIAC IMAGING - In some embodiments, the present application discloses systems and methods for cardiac MRI that allow for continuous un-interrupted acquisition without any ECG/cardiac gating or synchronization that achieves the required image contrast for imaging perfusion defects. The invention also teaches an accelerated image reconstruction technique that is tailored to the data acquisition scheme and minimizes or eliminates dark-rim image artifacts. The invention further enables concurrent imaging of perfusion and myocardial wall motion (cardiac function), which can eliminate the need for separate assessment of cardiac function (hence shortening exam time), and/or provide complementary diagnostic information in CAD patients. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192654 | Modeling and Validation Methods for Compressed Sensing and MRI - A computer implemented method is provided that judiciously applies or manages randomness, incoherence, nonlinearity and structures involved in signal encoding or decoding. The method in a magnetic resonance imaging example comprises acquiring data samples in accordance with a k-space sampling pattern, identifying a signal structure in an assembly of the acquired data samples, and finding a result consistent with both the acquired data samples and the identified signal structure. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192655 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESETTING A Z-AXIS SENSOR FLUX GUIDE - A method and apparatus eliminate magnetic domain walls in a flux guide by applying, either simultaneously or sequentially, a current pulse along serially positioned reset lines to create a magnetic field along the flux guide, thereby removing the magnetic domain walls. By applying the current pulses in parallel and stepping through pairs of shorter reset lines segments via switches, less voltage is required. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192656 | RECEIVED SIGNAL DIRECTION DETERMINATION IN USING MULTI-ANTENNAS RECEIVERS - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, methods, media, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes determining a phase difference for a wireless signal detected by a first of at least two antennas of a receiver and by a second of the at least two antennas, determining an orientation of the receiver based on information obtained from one or more sensing devices coupled to the receiver, and determining a direction, relative to an external frame of reference, at which the wireless signal arrives at the receiver based on the determined phase difference and the orientation of the receiver determined from the information obtained from the one or more sensing devices coupled to the receiver. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192657 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE - A method for determining a position of a vehicle, in which a sensor is used to detect an object in the surroundings of the vehicle takes into account data values which indicate the location of the object when determining a position of the vehicle relative to the object. In order to determine the relative position of the vehicle, an angle is determined respectively at two different times between a straight line on which the sensor and the object are located, and a reference direction. A length of a distance traveled by the vehicle between these two times is also determined. A vehicle with a position-determining device is also disclosed. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE MICROLOCATION - Systems and methods are provided for enabling mobile device detection that is secure, private, and accurate. In an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for detecting the location of a mobile device. The method comprises receiving at least one packet from a detection device, each packet comprising an identifier of the detection device and a signal strength measurement associated with the mobile device. The method further comprises determining a first vector based on the received at least one packet, retrieving one or more second vectors each comprising one or more signal strengths, and calculating one or more differences between the first vector and the one or more second vectors. Based on the calculated differences, a location of the mobile device is determined and information related to the location of the mobile device is sent to at least one of the mobile device or another device. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192659 | SERVER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SERVER MANAGEMENT METHOD - A server management system disposes two wave generators on a rack and disposes a wave sensor on a server, wherein each of the wave generators is capable of emitting an omni-directional wave and a directional wave. When the wave sensor senses the omni-directional wave and the directional wave at different time points, one of the server and a host device is capable of determining two angles of the wave sensor relative to the two wave generators according to time differences and then calculating a position of the server located in the rack according to the two angles. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192660 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HEAD UNIT APPLICATION HOST FOR A RADAR DETECTOR - A vehicle computer system comprises one or more transceivers in communication with a radar-detector and an off-board server. The vehicle computer system further comprises a processor in the vehicle computer system in communication with the one or more transceivers. The processor is configured to receive a message from the radar-detector that includes information related to an alert, send data to the off-board server utilizing the one or more transceivers, the data including information related to the alert, and output at the VCS a notification based upon the message received from the radar-detector. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192661 | DIGITAL RECEIVER TECHNIQUES IN RADAR DETECTORS - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a RADAR signal. RADAR channel data in a frequency range is received, where the frequency range is divided into a plurality of equally wide channels. The received RADAR channel data is digitally processed and analyzed to identify a signal in the RADAR channel data in the frequency range. The frequency range is advanced to a next channel of the plurality of channels, where the frequency range of the next channel of the plurality of channels is nonsequential with the frequency range of the first channel. The steps of receiving, processing, and analyzing are repeated for the next channel of the plurality of channels. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192662 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE OPERABILITY OF A SWITCHABLE RECEPTION AMPLIFIER - A method for determining the functionality of a switchable reception amplifier of a radar system with a transmitting unit, a receiving unit and a voltage-controlled oscillator, wherein, before the radar system is started up, calibration is carried out in order to compensate for a frequency deviation of the frequency emitted by the oscillator. The invention provides for at least one calibration cycle to be run with at least one first signal at a first frequency and one second signal at a second frequency during calibration of the oscillator, wherein the first signal and the second signal are transmitted by the transmitting unit and are received by the receiving unit, wherein the reception amplifier is switched with a switching sequence, which results in amplitude modulation of the first and second signals, and the amplitude modulation is used to determine the functionality of the reception amplifier. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192663 | HOUSING FOR LASER SITE SCANNING DEVICE - The invention relates to a housing for a site scanning device, as well as a computer program and method for operating the housing and a site scanning device. The housing comprises an aperture, an aperture cover having an open position and a closed position, an actuator configured to move the aperture cover between the open position and the closed position, and a controller configured to control the actuator and to interface with the site scanning device. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192664 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, SENSOR APPARATUS, CELLULAR PHONE, AND DIGITAL CAMERA - An analog-digital conversion circuit (ADC | 2015-07-09 |
20150192665 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GENERATING SIGNALS FROM MULTI-SITE RADARS USING THE SAME CHANNEL - This disclosure concerns a method and apparatus of generating a signal from multi-site radars using the same channel. This disclosure provides the method comprising generating a first signal, generating a plurality of time-shifted signals by shifting the first signal by different time shift values, computing correlation values between the first signal and the time-shifted signals, selecting second signals whose correlation values are not more than a threshold from among the time-shifted signals, in a case where two of the second signals are selected, computing a sum of correlation values for all selectable signal combinations, and selecting a signal combination that leads to a minimum sum of correlation values from among the signal combinations. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192666 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE - In a vehicle control apparatus, a rear side detecting unit, mounted to an own vehicle, detects another vehicle that is present in a first area behind and to a side of the own vehicle. A time acquiring unit, mounted to the own vehicle, acquires a first time that is an estimated time at which a front approaching vehicle will arrive at the first area. The front approaching vehicle is another vehicle that is relatively nearing the own vehicle from ahead of the own vehicle. A sensitivity setting unit, mounted to the own vehicle, sets a detection sensitivity of the rear side detecting unit to the other vehicle in at least a part of the first area in such a manner that the detection sensitivity during a predetermined period set based on the first time is higher than the detection sensitivity during a remaining period other than the predetermined period. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192667 | Optically Augmented Weapon Locating System and Methods of Use - A method of locating a weapon includes detecting a weapon firing event with an optical sensor, the detected weapon firing event indicative of a detected firing of the weapon and indicative of a detected time of the weapon firing event. The method also includes detecting a projectile fired from the weapon with a radar system. The method also includes calculating a state vector associated with the projectile detection. The method also includes identifying a location of the weapon by backtracking the state vector to the detected time of the weapon firing event time. The method also includes communicating the location of the weapon. A system that implements the method is also described. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192668 | MATHEMATICALLY COMBINING REMOTE SENSING DATA WITH DIFFERENT RESOLUTION TO CREATE 3D MAPS - Data from remote sensing systems with different beamwidths can be combined in a mathematically correct way. One example method includes receiving, by one or more processors, a first data set corresponding to detection signals from a first sensing system over a first frame, wherein the spatial region is mathematically broken into one or more cells. The method also includes receiving a second data set corresponding to detection signals from a second sensing system over a second frame, wherein the second sensing system has a resolution different than the first sensing system. For each cell, numbers of times the cell has been seen or not-seen is determined. A probability that the cell is occupied is determined based on the number of times the cell has been seen or not-seen. A value of occupancy of the cell is determined from the probability that the cell is occupied. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192669 | Millimeter And Sub-Millimeter Wave Radar-Radiometric Imaging - An antenna is provided that is configured to implement a combined radar and radiometric imaging method. The antenna comprises: a bearing device on which is rigidly mounted: rotating waveguide adapter which provides the output, tor the antenna; an electromechanical drive, the output shaft of which is defined as the main axis of rotation for the antenna and a position sensor. The antenna further comprises an antenna rotor; the rotation of which is configured to be controlled by the output shaft of the electromechanical drive of the bearing device. The antenna rotor comprises: at least one 2D diffraction grating; planar dielectric waveguide connected over a diffraction field to the 2D diffraction grating; a linear waveguide turn; and a feed adapter. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING IONOSPHERIC TRACE - A method and apparatus for extracting an ionospheric trace are provided. The trace extraction method includes: searching for a signal data having maximum strength among signal data displayed on an ionogram of the ionosphere; selecting the point where the signal data having maximum strength is placed as a first point; extracting the trace on the right side of the first point while increasing frequency of the signal data; and extracting the trace on the left side of the first point while decreasing the frequency. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192671 | CYLINDRICAL POLARIMETRIC PHASED ARRAY RADAR - A method of collecting data using a polarimetric phased array antenna is described. The method includes directing electromagnetic signals to selected panels of an array of panels so as to transmit a dual H and V polarized electromagnetic beam ( | 2015-07-09 |
20150192672 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING TARGET OBJECTS BASED ON ECHO SIGNATURE CHARACTERISTICS - Systems and methods for identifying and locating target objects based on echo signature characteristics are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a transmitter configured to transmit one or more mechanical waves to a target object for echo of the one or more mechanical waves by the target at a predetermined signature characteristic. The system also includes a detector configured to detect the echo. Further, the system includes a computing device configured to identify the predetermined signature characteristic of the detected echo for locating the target object. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192673 | Ultrasonic Sensor Arrangement Comprising an Ultrasonic Sensor in the Radiator Grill, Motor Vehicle and Corresponding Method - The invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor arrangement ( | 2015-07-09 |
20150192674 | Quantitative Acoustic Contrast Tomography for Studying Fungal Growth and Toxicity - Methods for ultrasonically imaging a heterogeneous 3D-cell population without physically probing are provided. The method can comprises: pulsing ultrasound waves having a wave frequency of about 10 MHz to about 2 GHz through a lens rod, wherein the lens rod focuses the ultrasound waves onto the cell population via a concave lens-head (e.g., comprising sapphire), and wherein the cell population is positioned on the reflective surface such that the ultrasound waves are reflected back to the lens-head; receiving the reflected waves through the lens head and the lens rod at a signal receiver; scanning the lens-head across multiple points in the x,y plane; and at each point in the x,y plane, moving the lens-head in a z-direction such that a signal is received at multiple intervals in the z-direction for each point in the x,y plane. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192675 | OBJECT SENSING USING DYNAMIC THRESHOLD HYSTERESIS - A method and device for object detection are disclosed. In one aspect, a method comprises transmitting a plurality of signals into a region; measuring a noise level during a noise measurement time interval corresponding to each respective one of the plurality of transmitted signals; generating a threshold signal dependent on the noise level; and comparing a first plurality of signals received by a sensor, each of the received signals corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of the transmitted signals, with the respective threshold signal. In another aspect, a device comprising components adapted to carry out the steps of object detection is disclosed. In one example, a thresholding circuit is adapted to generate a threshold signal have a level corresponding to substantially a peak-to-peak level of the measured noise level. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192676 | LiDAR System Comprising A Single-Photon Detector - A method for developing a map of objects in a region surrounding a location is disclosed. The method includes interrogating the region along a detection axis with a series of optical pulses and detecting reflections of the optical pulses that originate at objects located along the detection axis. A multi-dimensional map of the region is developed by scanning the detection axis about the location in at least one dimension. The reflections are detected via a single-photon detector that is armed using a sub-gating scheme such that the single-photon detector selectively detects photons of reflections that originate only within each of a plurality of zones that collectively define the detection field. In some embodiments, the optical pulses have a wavelength within the range of 1350 nm to 1390 nm, which is a spectral range having a relatively high eye-safety threshold and a relatively low solar background. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192677 | DISTRIBUTED LIDAR SENSING SYSTEM FOR WIDE FIELD OF VIEW THREE DIMENSIONAL MAPPING AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A three-dimensional mapping system comprising a moderate number (typically 2 to 4) of moderate-beam-count (typically 8-beam to 16-beam) lidar sensors is proposed to achieve low cost systems with wide fields of view. Secondary advantages include compact sensors and a small minimum range (possible by optimal placement of each of a plurality of sensors). | 2015-07-09 |
20150192678 | SATELLITE POSITIONING METHOD, SATELLITE POSITIONING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus of satellite positioning, the apparatus comprising a receiver module, a phase-difference measurement module, an angle-of-arrival calculation module, and a positioning module. The receiver module receives at a locale a first and a second signal from a satellite. The phase-difference measurement module measures the frequency of a phase difference of the signals along a geographic direction. The angle-of-arrival calculation module calculates the cosine of an angle of arrival of the signals for the geographic direction based on the frequency of the phase difference, the frequency difference of the signals, and a travelling speed of the satellite along that geographic direction. The positioning module calculates the coordinate of the locale along the geographic direction in the three-dimensional space based on that of the satellite, a distance between the satellite and the locale, and the cosine of the angle of arrival. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192679 | System for GPS Location, Impact, and Temperature Recorder for a Transporting Container - A system for global positioning system (GPS) location, impact, and temperature recorder for a transporting container is an apparatus which monitors the location and the conditions of the transporting container. The apparatus consists of a first housing and a second housing, mounted externally and internally to the transporting container, respectively. The first housing contains: a GPS module to monitor the location of the transporting container; a mobile communication module, to broadcast the readings the apparatus to an end user; a first chipset linking the electrical components together; and a plurality of external sensors monitor motion of the transporting container, as well as if the container has been tampered with. The second housing is linked to the first housing via a second chipset to the first chipset. A plurality of internal-environmental sensors located on the second housing monitors and transmits the internal conditions of the transporting container to the first chipset. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192680 | SURVEY METER - A survey meter according to the present invention is a portable radiation measurement device. The survey meter comprises a tip portion, an intermediate portion, and a grip portion. A display unit is provided on the top surface of the intermediate portion. The tip portion extends to the intermediate portion with a bent portion therebetween. The tip portion forms an inclined portion. The grip portion has a constricted portion. A radiation detection unit is provided inside the tip portion and is formed by a plurality of sensors arranged in the right-left direction. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192681 | RADIATION DETECTOR, TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING APPARATUS THEREOF, AND RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS THEREOF - A radiation detector includes a plurality of pixels configured to detect radiation, and at least one of the plurality of pixels includes a radiation absorbing layer configured to convert photons incident on the radiation absorbing layer into a first electrical signal, and a photon processor including a plurality of storages configured to count and store the number of the photons based on the first electrical signal. At least one of the plurality of storages is configured to compare the first electrical signal with a first reference value to obtain a second electrical signal, and count and store the number of the photons based on a third electrical signal that is obtained based on a comparison of the second electrical signal with a second reference value. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192682 | WIRELESS, MOTION AND POSITION-SENSING, INTEGRATING RADIATION SENSOR FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOSIMETRY - Described is a radiation dosimeter including multiple sensor devices (including one or more passive integrating electronic radiation sensor, a MEMS accelerometers, a wireless transmitters and, optionally, a GPS, a thermistor, or other chemical, biological or EMF sensors) and a computer program for the simultaneous detection and wireless transmission of ionizing radiation, motion and global position for use in occupational and environmental dosimetry. The described dosimeter utilizes new processes and algorithms to create a self-contained, passive, integrating dosimeter. Furthermore, disclosed embodiments provide the use of MEMS and nanotechnology manufacturing techniques to encapsulate individual ionizing radiation sensor elements within a radiation attenuating material that provides a “filtration bubble” around the sensor element, the use of multiple attenuating materials (filters) around multiple sensor elements, and the use of a software algorithm to discriminate between different types of ionizing radiation and different radiation energy. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192683 | Self-Similar, Transversely Shift-Invariant Point Response Function In Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography - A point response function (PRF) is estimated in SPECT. A 3D PRF is based on measured emissions from a point source at different distances from the detector. Rather than sampling every location in space, the 2D PRFs at a sub-set of distances are sampled. The 3D PRF is then modeled with a representative 2D PRF and a scale as a function of distance. For a given distance from the detector, the 2D PRF to be applied is formed by scaling the representative 2D PRF using the scale for that distance. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192684 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR ACQUIRING CORRECTION DATA, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiographic image capturing device includes: an imaging pixel including a first sensor; a radiation dose detection pixel which including a second sensor; an accumulation control unit that controls such that at least a portion of a duration in which charges generated by the first sensor are being accumulated in the first accumulation section, and at least a portion of a duration in which charges generated by the second sensor are being accumulated in the second accumulation section, overlap with each other; and a correction data acquisition unit that acquires a pixel value of the imaging pixel with a signal level according to an amount of charges accumulated in the first accumulation section as first correction data and that acquires a pixel value of the radiation dose detection pixel with a signal level according to an amount of charges accumulated in the second accumulation section as second correction data. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192685 | HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION MODE SOLID STATE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SCANNER - A positron emission tomography (PET) system ( | 2015-07-09 |
20150192686 | PROCESSING WAVEFIELD DATA INCORPORATING LARGE TIMESTEPS AND UPSCALED MEDIUM PROPERTIES - Processing data representing a wavefield propagating through a medium by defining, based on one or more properties of a region of the medium and of the wavefield therein, a desired timestep and a desired spatial step for a discrete operator. Discrete seed operators having an initial timestep and an initial spatial step less than the desired timestep and the desired spatial step are then defined, and these seed operators are compounded to obtain an operator having a greater timestep and upscaled to obtain an operator having a greater spatial step. The compounding and upscaling are repeated until an operator having the desired timestep and the desired spatial step is obtained. The operator having the desired timestep and the desired spatial step may be applied to the data representing the wavefield propagating through a medium to propagate the data backwards in time to recreate the wavefield at earlier times. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192687 | Deghosting Using Measurement Data from Seismic Sensors - Measurement data is received from first and second seismic sensors, where the first and second seismic sensors are oriented in opposite directions. Each of the first and second seismic sensors has a sensing element responsive to pressure and particle motion. The signals can be combined to remove the particle motion component of the measurement data and obtain pressure-only data. Alternatively, the signals can be combined to deghost the received measurement data. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192688 | Reflectivity and Fracing - A system and method allows determining the movement of subsurface fluids, gases or solids in the subsurface structure of interest. This allows quantitatively determining the results of surface and subsurface equipment and materials changes. These simple observations may result in significant improvements in field efficiency. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192689 | GANTRY CONFIGURATION FOR COMBINED MOBILE RADIATION ISPECTION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a gantry configuration for a combined mobile radiation inspection system comprising a first arm frame, a second arm frame and a third arm frame. The first, second and third arm frames define a scanning channel to allow an inspected object to pass therethrough. The gantry configuration for the combined mobile radiation inspection system further comprises a position sensing device configured to detect a position error between the first arm frame and the second arm frame; and a controller configured to control a moving speed of at least one of the first arm frame and the second arm frame based on the detected position error, so that the position error between the first arm frame and the second arm frame is equal to zero. Compared with the prior art, the present invention is advantageous at least in that an automatic deviation correction device is provided on the gantry arm frame, and thus the position error between both side arm frames can be automatically controlled to zero, so that the gantry arm frame can be effectively prevented from being subjected to a force and deforming, and the radiation detector can receive the full ray, thereby improving the imaging quality. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192690 | METHOD OF OPERATING A RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION SYSTEM WITH A MODULAR CONVEYOR CHAIN - A method of operating a radiographic inspection system is disclosed for a system in which a conveyor chain with identical modular chain segments transports articles under inspection. Two operating modes of the radiographic inspection system includes a calibration mode in which calibration data characterizing the radiographic inspection system with an empty conveyor chain are generated; and an inspection mode in which raw image data of articles under inspection with the background of the conveyor chain are acquired and arithmetically processed with calibration data into a clearer output image, without the interfering background of the conveyor chain. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192691 | SUBMARINE TOPOGRAPHY SIX-DIMENSIONAL GRID MAPPING METHOD - The present invention discloses a submarine topography six-dimensional grid mapping method, and particularly to a method based on known discrete bathymetric data points. According to the present invention, a submarine topography six-dimensional grid mapping method including X-coordinate, Y-coordinate, water depth, slope, second derivative and measuring time is established, a submarine topography three-dimensional grid on the basis of discrete water depth data and measuring time is formed, and then submarine slope and second derivative of each grid point are calculated and the measuring time is superposed simultaneously, thus forming a submarine topography six-dimensional grid technical method. The present invention comprises a plurality of steps: establishing a submarine topography six-dimensional grid structure and a topography dimension grid, establishing a time dimension grid, establishing a slope dimension grid, and establishing a second derivative dimension grid. The present invention has the advantages of being accurate in mapping data, convenient to operate, wide in application range, little in influence of natural weather and the like in the process of Chinese coastal mapping and marine demarcation. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192692 | Fabrication Process and Package Design for Use in a Micro-Machined Seismometer or Other Device - An accelerometer or a seismometer using an in-plane suspension geometry having a suspension plate and at least one fixed capacitive plate. The suspension plate is formed from a single piece and includes an external frame, a pair of flexural elements, and an integrated proof mass between the flexures. The flexural elements allow the proof mass to move in the sensitive direction in the plane of suspension while restricting movement in all off-axis directions. Off-axis motion of the proof mass is minimized by the use of intermediate frames disbursed within and between the flexural elements. Intermediate frames can include motion stops to prevent further relative motion during overload conditions. The device can also include a dampening structure, such as a spring or gas structure that includes a trapezoidal piston and corresponding cylinder, to provide damping during non-powered states. The capacitive plate is made of insulating material. A new method of soldering the capacitive plate to the suspension plate is also disclosed. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192693 | QUANTUM DOT-BASED IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION AND MARKING - An identification system includes a quantum dot form factor disposed on an article, and quantum dots disposed on the quantum dot form factor, the quantum dots emitting a predetermined emission. A marking system includes a secondary reservoir including a plurality of quantum dots configured to be expelled from the reservoir and a means for dispersing the quantum dots from the secondary reservoir to engage the area to be marked. A location system includes a main reservoir having a plurality of quantum dots disposed within the main reservoir, wherein the main reservoir is a water dissolvable material that dissolves over a predetermined period while exposed to water. An identification system includes a sensor for detecting a light wave query, a strobe for flashing, and a filter that includes quantum dots that the light from the strobe energizes to emit light at a predetermined frequency. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192694 | Robust Well Log Sharpening With Unknown Tool Response Function - A method for enhancing axial resolution of a well logging instrument includes classifying a formation into a plurality of single well log measurement value zones to generate a squared well log. A response function of a well logging instrument is decomposed into a plurality of wavelets. The wavelets are convolved with the squared well log to generate a simulated tool response. The simulated tool response is compared to a measured tool response in the formation. The decomposing is repeated with different coefficients for each wavelet and the convolving is repeated until a mismatch between the simulated tool response and the measured tool response falls below a measurement uncertainty of the well logging instrument. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192695 | AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION METHOD OF CONTINENTAL SLOPE FOOT POINT BASED ON TERRAIN GRID - The present invention relates to a recognition method of submarine topography, and in particular, to an automatic recognition method of foot point of continental slope based on topography grid. The present invention comprises the steps of cutting a topography grid model through a straight line or a broken line to generate a two-dimensional topography section line, then carrying out first derivation on the two-dimensional topography section to generate a slope section line and a second derivative section line, then obtaining an extreme point of the second derivative section line, using a D-P algorithm to obtain a D-P topography section after second simplification, then carrying out second derivation on the D-P topography section and using a topography and slope judgment method to recognize and eliminate concave hull topography in the D-P section, and finally using such judgment methods as slope, water depth, second derivation, concavity and convexity, continuity and segmentation and the like based on the D-P topography, slope and second derivative section to form an recognition method. The present invention has the advantages that the present invention has accurate mapping data, is convenient to operate, and is less affected by the natural weather in coastal mapping process of our country, and the like during a costal mapping process in our country. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION RADIO OCCULTATION MEASUREMENT THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE - A constellation of individual satellites are employed to concurrently collect occultation data from multiple GPSS originating signals that pass through atmospheric sections of interest. By coordinating the collection and processing of the data using state of the art receivers on a constellation of low earth orbit satellites and networked processing, highly accurate calculation of atmospheric conditions and related future weather events are possible. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192697 | UTILITY USAGE FORECASTING - The computer creates a utility demand forecast model for weather parameters by receiving a plurality of utility parameter values, wherein each received utility parameter value corresponds to a weather parameter value. Determining that a range of weather parameter values lacks a sufficient amount of corresponding received utility parameter values. Determining one or more utility parameter values that corresponds to the range of weather parameter values. Creating a model which correlates the received and the determined utility parameter values with the corresponding weather parameters values. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192698 | HYPERBRIGHT WHITE ROOFING GRANULES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE - The invention provides a bright white refractory roofing granule, comprising a ceramic material formed from a substantially homogenous mixture of a ceramic-forming clay, sintering material, and optionally comprising silica particles, and other potential additives, said bright white refractory roofing granule having a total solar reflectance of at least 0.80 and a Hunter Color L-value of at least 85.0, together with processes for making and using the same. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192699 | Photosensitive Resin Composition and Color Filter Using the Same - Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition including (A) an acrylic-based binder resin; (B) a photopolymerizable monomer; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; (D) a colorant including a dye represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein in Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description; and (E) a solvent, and a color filter using the same. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192700 | COMPOSITION FOR POLARIZING FILM, POLARIZING FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A composition for a polarizing film including a polymer, a first dichroic dye having a maximum absorption wavelength (λ | 2015-07-09 |
20150192701 | OPTICAL PRODUCT AND SPECTACLE PLASTIC LENS - An optical product includes an optical multilayer film on an optical product base, a color of reflected light of the optical multilayer film satisfies a condition of 0.27≦x≦0.31 and 0.30≦y≦0.36 in a chromaticity diagram (x,y,Y) of a CIE color system, reflectance is always 1 percent or less in a wavelength range from 420 nanometers (nm) to 680 nm, both inclusive, Y is 0.5 percent or less, and the optical multilayer film has a total of seven layers, in which a first layer is counted from an optical product base side, and odd layers are low refractive index layers and even layers are high refractive index layers, and an optical film thickness of a sixth layer is greater than or equal to 0.530λ, and not greater than 0.605λ when λ represents a design wavelength (any value in a range from 480 nm to 520 nm, both inclusive). | 2015-07-09 |
20150192702 | MOLD, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a mold or an optical element provided with a fine surface roughness according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method in which the fine surface roughness has been manufactured using a reactive etching apparatus. In the apparatus a substrate or a film made of a semiconductor or a metal which reacts with sulfur hexafluoride is placed, and into which a mixed gas of sulfur hexafluoride and oxygen is introduced and tuned into plasma such that oxides are made to be scattered on a surface of the substrate or the film, the surface of the substrate or the film is made to undergo etching by the sulfur hexafluoride while the oxides function as an etching mask, and thus the fine surface roughness is formed on the surface of the substrate or the film. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192703 | METHOD OF FORMING NANO-PATTERN ON SURFACE OF LENS AND LENS HAVING NANO-PATTERN ON SURFACE THEREOF - The present invention provides a method of forming a nano-pattern on a surface of a lens, which comprises steps of: (i) filling a conductive material in an space between a lens and a substrate; (ii) applying a first coating solution to the surface of the lens filled with the conductive material by to a wet process; (iii) forming a nano-pattern on the surface of the lens on which the first coating solution is applied by performing a reactive ion etching process; and (iv) removing the first coating solution remaining on the lens surface and the conductive material filling in the space between the lens and the substrate. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192704 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM - The method for producing an optical film includes a film-curing step of curing the coating to form a liquid crystal layer by supporting a second surface of the transparent support by a back-up roller while heating, and irradiating the coating with ultraviolet light, wherein, when an reaching temperature of the transparent support in curing of the coating is set to 80° C. or higher, and P [N/m | 2015-07-09 |
20150192705 | MICROLENS ARRAY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROLENS ARRAY, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A microlens array includes a cell, and P lenses (P is an integer of 4 or more) arranged in the cell, in which the apexes of the P lenses are arranged such that symmetry is at least partially broken, when viewed in plan view. In this way, it is possible to suppress diffraction caused by regularity in the lens shape in the cell. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a microlens with a high utilization efficiency of light. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192706 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display, a rear frame disposed on a rear side of the display and comprising a rear frame-side engagement portion that protrudes toward the display in a front direction, and an optical sheet comprising an optical sheet-side engagement portion comprising a slit or a notch that engages with the rear frame-side engagement portion. The optical sheet-side engagement portion is snapped onto the rear frame-side engagement portion such that the optical sheet is suspended by the rear frame, and at least one of the rear frame-side engagement portion or the optical sheet-side engagement portion comprises a disengagement prevention portion that prevents the optical sheet-side engagement portion from disengaging in the front direction of the rear frame-side engagement portion. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192707 | TRANSPARENT ELEMENT WITH DIFFUSE REFLECTION COMPRISING A SOL-GEL LAYER - A transparent layered element with diffuse reflection properties includes two outer layers made of dielectric materials having substantially the same refractive index and a central layer intercalated between the two outer layers, formed either from a single layer which is a dielectric layer with a refractive index different from that of the outer layers or a metallic layer, or from a stack of layers which includes at least one dielectric layer with a refractive index different from that of the outer layers or a metallic layer. The upper outer layer is a sol-gel layer including a silica-based organic/inorganic hybrid matrix. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192708 | ROOF MIRROR AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING ROOF MIRROR - An apparatus for providing a frameless hollow roof mirror comprises: a first element having a first mirrored surface and a first abutment surface; a second element having a second mirrored surface and a second abutment surface, the first and second elements arranged in a roof mirror configuration wherein the second abutment surface abuts against the first abutment surface and the first and second mirrored surfaces meet at a generally linear junction and are oriented relative to one another at a desired roof mirror angle; and a plurality of fasteners extending through the first and second abutment surfaces. The plurality of fasteners exerts a force to cause the first and second abutment surfaces to bear against each other. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192709 | MICROMIRROR ARRAY, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MICROMIRROR ARRAY, AND OPTICAL ELEMENTS USED IN MICROMIRROR ARRAY - A manufacturing method for a micromirror array includes: preparing transparent flat substrates; attaching each of the substrates at a predetermined position of a machining stage of a dicing machine; sequentially forming parallel linear grooves arranged at intervals in one surface of each substrate; and stacking the substrates together so that the directions in which the linear grooves of the respective substrates extend are orthogonal to each other as seen in plan view. The substrates are stacked together in a manner selected from the group consisting of: the front surface of one of the substrates and the back surface of the other substrate are joined together for the stacking of the substrates; the front surfaces of the respective substrates are joined together for the stacking of the substrates; and the back surfaces of the respective substrates are joined together for the stacking of the substrates. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192710 | FILM MIRROR AND COMPOSITE FILM USING SAME - The film mirror includes a resin substrate; a metal reflective layer; and a surface coating layer, and the surface coating layer has a hardness of up to 100 N/mm | 2015-07-09 |
20150192711 | DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND MOLD USED IN THE PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A diffractive optical element includes a base having, on a surface, a first region with a diffraction grating and a second region located on an outer side of the first region, and an optical adjustment layer provided on the surface to be in contact with the first region and at least a part of the second region. A thin film portion having a film thickness smaller than a maximum film thickness of a portion of the optical adjustment layer in contact with the second region is provided in at least a part of the portion of the optical adjustment layer in contact with the second region. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192712 | Fresnel Zone Plate - A Fresnel zone plate is provided for encountering incident light having a wavelength. The Fresnel zone plate has a focal length and a wafer including alternating transparent and opaque zones, and a mounting surface. A plurality of silicon nanowires extend into opaque zone of the wafer. A mechanically stretchable turning structure is mounted to the mounting surface such that stretching of the tuning structure varies the focal length of the Fresnel zone plate. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192713 | CURVED FACE DIFFRACTION GRATING FABRICATION METHOD, CURVED FACE DIFFRACTION GRATING CAST, AND CURVED FACE DIFFRACTION GRATING EMPLOYING SAME - A curved surface diffraction grating fabrication method for fabricating a curved surface diffraction grating having a desired curvature with high accuracy, includes: a step of forming a diffraction grating pattern on a flat-shaped silicon substrate; a step of curving the silicon substrate on which the diffraction grating pattern is formed, by pressing, in a heated state, a fixing substrate having a shape with a desired curved surface onto the silicon substrate and of fixing the silicon substrate on which the diffraction grating pattern is formed to the fixing substrate having the shape with the curved surface, to fabricate a curved surface diffraction grating cast; and a step of bringing a member having flexibility into contact with the curved surface diffraction grating cast, to transfer the diffraction grating pattern to the member. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192714 | Resonator-Enhanced Optoelectronic Devices and Methods of Making Same - Optical resonators that are enhanced with photoluminescent phosphors and are designed and configured to output light at one or more wavelengths based on input/pump light, and systems and devices made with such resonators. In some embodiments, the resonators contain multiple optical resonator cavities in combination with one or more photoluminescent phosphor layers or other structures. In other embodiments, the resonators are designed to simultaneously resonate at the input/pump and output wavelengths. The photoluminescent phosphors can be any suitable photoluminescent material, including semiconductor and other materials in quantum-confining structures, such as quantum wells and quantum dots, among others. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192715 | HEAT RAY CUTTING FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND LAMINATED GLASS AND HEAT RAY CUTTING MEMBER - The present invention provides a heat ray cutting film comprising, on a substrate, at least two layers of a light reflecting layer X | 2015-07-09 |
20150192716 | VISIBLE LIGHT-TRANSMISSIVE AND INFRARED-REFLECTIVE SUBSTRATE - Provided is a visible light-transmissive and infrared-reflective substrate, including: a visible light-transmissive substrate layer disposed so as to serve as a partition between inside and outside of a room; and an infrared-reflective layer laminated on a surface on the room side of the visible light-transmissive substrate layer, wherein the visible light-transmissive substrate layer has a solar absorbance of at least 30%, the infrared-reflective layer includes a reflective layer configured to reflect infrared rays and a protective layer laminated on a surface on the room side of the reflective layer, and normal emissivity of a surface on the protective layer side of the infrared-reflective layer is not more than 0.50. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192717 | OPTICAL ARTICLE FOR RECEIVING AND EMITTING INFRARED RAY AND INFRARED RAY RECEIVING AND EMITTING UNIT - A sheet-shaped optical article for receiving and emitting infrared rays includes a base and a mirror film formed on a surface of the base. A diffusion film is used as the base (diffusion base material) of the optical article. At least one of surfaces of the diffusion film is made to be a mat surface (diffusion layer), whereby the diffusion film scatters visible light. On at least any of the surfaces of the base, a mirror film (dielectric multilayer film) that transmits infrared rays and reflects visible light is formed. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192718 | INFRARED SHIELDING FILM HAVING DIELECTRIC MULTILAYER FILM STRUCTURE - Provided is an infrared reflective film which has excellent insulating effects in the summer season and excellent heat retention effects in the winter season. Further, provided is an infrared shielding film in which the risk of heat cracks can be reduced by preventing heat generation on the film and which can be easily pasted. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192719 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS SUITABLE FOR BI-LEVEL INTERNAL PATTERNING - A reflective film includes a first optical stack that provides a first reflective characteristic and a second optical stack that provides a second reflective characteristic. The optical stacks also have first and second absorptive characteristics that are suitable to absorptively heat the respective stacks upon exposure to light including a write wavelength while maintaining the structural integrity of the stacks. The absorptive heating can change the first and second reflective characteristics to third and fourth reflective characteristics, respectively. A blocking layer that at least partially blocks light of the write wavelength may also be provided between the optical stacks to permit absorptive heating of any selected one of the optical stacks. The reflective characteristics of the optical stacks can thus be independently modified in any desired patterns by appropriate delivery of light beams that include the write wavelength. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192720 | POLARIZING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZING FILM - There is provided a polarizing film that is excellent in optical characteristics, and is excellent in durability and water resistance. A polarizing film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film having a thickness of 10 μm or less. The polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film has an iodine concentration of 8.5 wt % or more; and the polarizing film has a cross-linking index defined by the below-indicated equation of from 100 to 200. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192721 | Bianisotropic Metamaterial - The topology of the elements of a metamaterial can be engineered from its desired electromagnetic constitutive tensor using an inverse group theory method. Therefore, given a desired electromagnetic response and a generic metamaterial elemental design, group theory is applied to predict the various ways that the element can be arranged in three dimensions to produce the desired functionality. An optimizer can then be applied to an electromagnetic modeling tool to fine tune the values of the electromagnetic properties of the resulting metamaterial topology. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192722 | LENGTHY STRETCHED FILM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND USE THEREOF - A lengthy stretched film made of a thermoplastic resin, having, over the width direction of at least 1300 mm, a value of an orientation angle θ to a take-up direction in a range of 40° to 50° and fluctuation thereof of 1.0° or less, and a value of an average Nz coefficient in a range of 1.3 to 2.0 and fluctuation thereof of 0.10 or less. A lengthy circularly polarizing plate constituted by laminating the lengthy stretched film with a lengthy polarizer. A reflective display type liquid crystal display device provided with the circularly polarizing plate constituted by trimming the lengthy circularly polarizing plate to a desired size. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192723 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION PLATE - An optical compensation plate comprises a substrate, a phase difference compensation layer, and an antireflection layer. The substrate is for example a glass substrate. The phase difference compensation layer is formed by oblique vapor deposition of an inorganic material on a surface of the substrate, and has a microstructure where columnar structures stand with inclination in relation to the surface of the substrate. The antireflection layer is provided on the upper side of the phase difference compensation layer, and has an uneven structure equally formed on one surface. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192724 | AREA LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention relates to an area light source device and a display device using the area light source device. The present invention includes a point light source, and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a protruding structure on a light entrance surface side. The protruding structure protrudes from a light exit surface side or a counter light exit surface side opposite from the light exit surface. The point light source includes an arrangement of point light sources. The protruding structure is configured such that oblique cylinders each having a semicircular upper surface protrude and arranged in a direction of the arrangement of the point light sources. The point light sources are arranged so that the lines of intersection of adjacent ones of the oblique cylinders coincide with the middles of the point light sources, respectively. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192725 | LIGHT GUIDE COMPRISING DECOUPLING ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a planar light distribution module for a display, comprising a light guide plate through which light coupled in via at least one side face can propagate by means of total reflection, and at least one planar out-coupling device ( | 2015-07-09 |
20150192726 | BACKLIGHT MODULE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a backlight module, a liquid crystal panel and a display device. The backlight module comprises: a light guide plate ( | 2015-07-09 |
20150192727 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate, at least one light source and at least one reflective body. The light guide plate is disposed below the display panel. The light guide plate has a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a rear surface, a plurality of concave microstructures and a plurality of reflective bodies. The rear surface is located farther away from the display panel than the light-emitting surface is. The light-incident surface is connected to the light-emitting surface and the rear surface. The concave microstructures are located on the rear surface. The reflective bodies are respectively located in the concave microstructures. The light source is disposed opposite to the light-incident surface. | 2015-07-09 |
20150192728 | VARIABLE INDEX LIGHT EXTRACTION LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Variable index light extraction layers that contain a first region with a first material and a second region including a second material are described, where the first region has a lower effective index of refraction than the second region. Optical films and stacks may use the variable index light extraction layers in front lit or back lit display devices and luminaires. | 2015-07-09 |