30th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150204853 | MODULATORS OF ION TRANSPORT PROTEINS OR ION CHANNELS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND USING SAME - Described herein are materials and methods for measuring intracellular ion concentrations, materials and methods for identifying modulators of intracellular ion concentrations, modulators if intracellular ion concentration, use of modulators of intracellular ion concentration to treat a disease or disorder associated with aberrant intracellular ion concentrations, and cell lines and transgenic animals that express a fluorescent ion detector and/or one or more ion transport proteins or ion channels. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204854 | Chinese Herbal Aqueous Extract Having Anti-Anxiety Activities and Method of In Vitro Evaluating the Same - A Chinese herbal aqueous extract having anti-anxiety activities and a method of in vitro evaluating the same are disclosed. Neural cells and/or glial cells are cultured in a medium containing the Chinese herbal aqueous extract, and then subjected to an electric pulse treatment to form epileptic cells. The epileptic cells are applied on evaluation of at least one criterion of anti-anxiety activities of the Chinese herbal aqueous extract. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204855 | Human Hepatoma Cell Line HLCZ01 and Uses Thereof - A human hepatoma cell line is HLCZ01 cell line which has been deposited in the China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC), and having Accession (deposit) No. is CCTCC NO: C201309. The human hepatoma cell line HLCZ01 is used as a cell model supporting said hepatitis viruses infection and is used to establish an animal model for supporting virus infection, wherein said human hepatoma cell line HLCZ01 is also used for preparation, screening and evaluating anti-hepatitis virus drugs, anti-tumor drugs, and used for manufacturing artificial liver. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204856 | METHODS TO DETERMINE FLUID FILTRATION RATES THROUGH MAMMALIAN LUMINAL ORGANS - Methods to determine fluid filtration rates through mammalian luminal organs. In one method, the method comprises the steps of positioning a segment of a mammalian luminal organ within a device, the device configured to prevent axial flow conditions through a lumen of the segment from a first end of the segment to an opposite second end of the segment, obtaining a first segment measurement at a first time, obtaining a second segment measurement at a second time, and determining a rate of fluid filtration through a wall of the segment based upon a difference between the first segment measurement and the second segment measurement and a difference in time between the first time and the second time. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204857 | Compositions and Methods for Rapid and Reversible Biomolecular Labeling - This disclosure provides compositions and methods for a low-avidity, high-affinity and high-specificity biomolecular interaction that is rapidly reversible under physiological conditions. The methods comprise linking biological targets (such as molecules, proteins, DNA, cells, etc.) with polymers and anti-polymer ligands and a way to reverse their binding using physiologically compatible polymeric compounds. The methods also comprise a way to combine different polymer/anti-polymer systems for orthogonal labeling. The compositions comprise labels including particles (fluorescent, magnetic, dense, etc.) conjugated to polymers or labels conjugated to anti-polymer antibodies. The compositions also comprise biomolecules (proteins, antibodies, DNA, etc.) conjugated to the polymers. These methods and compositions represent a major improvement to the state-of-the-art. They are particularly useful for separation and isolation of biological targets using particles, but have important application to other fields including fluorescent imaging. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204858 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING QUANTITATION ASSAYS - The present invention relates to a method for determining an estimate of a concentration of analyte particles E(C) as well as an apparatus for use in the inventive method, uses of the inventive method or the inventive apparatus, a sample holder and a kit for use in the inventive method. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204859 | MULTIPLEXED MICROCOLUMN DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR SELECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID APTAMERS - The present invention relates to a microcolumn device for selecting nucleic acid aptamers for single and multiple target molecules, as well as a method for making the microcolumn device. The present invention also relates to a system for selecting nucleic acid aptamers for single and multiple target molecules. The present invention further relates to methods of using the microcolumn device for selecting nucleic acid aptamers for multiple target molecules. Kits that include one or more microcolumn device and/or system of the present invention are also disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204860 | BIOMOLECULAR DETECTION TEST STRIP DESIGN - Described here are a device and a method for detecting the presence of a biomarker using the device, wherein the device comprises (a) a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes; (b) a plurality of nanowire field-effect transistor sensors integrated or assembled on the substrate and connected to the electrodes; and (c) a microfluidic component disposed on the substrate and adapted to communicate fluidically with the nwFET sensors. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204861 | USE OF ANOCTAMIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR RADIATION BIODOSIMETRY - In one embodiment, the present invention pertains to the use of anoctamin as a biomarker for determining radiation dosimetery. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to the use of anoctamin as a biomarker for diagnosing the presence of radiation toxicity in a subject who has been exposed to ionizing radiation, as well as for determining the absorbed radiation dose in a subject who has been exposed to a known or unknown dose of ionizing radiation. In another embodiment, the expression level of anoctamin can be used as a secondary endpoint to determine mechanisms of action and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of an agent for reducing radiation toxicity. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204862 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT MULTI-PLEXED DETECTION - The present invention relates to a system, device, and method for the high throughput multiplexed detection of a wide number of compounds. The invention comprises of a microwell array coupled to a capture agent array to form a plurality of interfaces between a microwell and a set of immobilized capture agents. The set of capture agents comprises a plurality of distinguishable features, with each feature corresponding to the detection of a particular compound of interest. In certain embodiments, each microwell is configured to contain a single cell. The invention is therefore capable of performing a high throughput analysis of single cell profiles, including profiles of secreted compounds. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204863 | METHODS OF SPECIFICALLY RELEASING A SUB-GROUP OF OBJECTS - The present invention relates to a method of specifically releasing a one or more members of a sub-group of objects from an entity, a method of detecting a subject's disease by detecting one or more members of a sub-group of biological entities indicative of the disease and a method of isolating one or more members of a sub-group of objects from a group of objects. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204864 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT MULTI-PLEXED DETECTION - The present invention relates to a system, device, and method for the high throughput multiplexed detection of a wide number of compounds. The invention comprises of a microwell array coupled to a capture agent array to form a plurality of interfaces between a microwell and a set of immobilized capture agents. The set of capture agents comprises a plurality of distinguishable features, with each feature corresponding to the detection of a particular compound of interest. In certain embodiments, each microwell is configured to contain a single cell. The invention is therefore capable of performing a high throughput analysis of single cell profiles, including profiles of secreted compounds. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204865 | SENSING METHOD - A sensing method, comprising steps of causing a first molecule to be adjacent to one of a plurality of first nanoparticles spacedly disposed on a detachable chip; adding a target object to contact the first molecule; and measuring a spectral signal, wherein a variation of the spectral signal of the plurality of first nanoparticles occurs when the target object demonstrates a first specific binding with the first molecule. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204866 | AUTO-ANTIGEN BIOMARKERS FOR LUPUS - The presence of certain auto-antibodies indicates that a subject has lupus. The auto-antibodies recognise antigens listed in Table 1 herein. These auto-antibodies and/or the antigens themselves can be used as biomarkers for assessing lupus in a subject. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204867 | Automated Immunoanalyzer System for Performing Diagnostic Assays for Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases - A quantitative method for diagnosing an autoimmune disease or an infectious disease comprising performing an automated diagnostic assay, comprising: incubating a capture reagent with a streptavidin-coated medium to form a solid phase complex, wherein the capture reagent is a biotinylated autoantigen or infectious disease antigen; washing the solid phase complex to remove excess capture reagent; incubating the solid phase complex with a serum sample to form an immune complex; washing the immune complex to remove any unbound sample; incubating the immune complex with a conjugate to create an immune-conjugate complex; washing the immune-conjugate complex to remove any unbound conjugate; introducing a substrate capable of generating a quantifiable response; and calibrating the response generated from introducing the substrate. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204868 | PEPTIDES, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF ANAPLASMA ANTIBODIES - The invention provides populations of isolated peptides useful for the detection of antibodies that bind to | 2015-07-23 |
20150204869 | Lipocalin-2 as a Biomarker for Pneumococcal Infection Status and Uses Thereof - A method for determining the pneumococcal infection status of a subject, comprising the steps of: i, providing a biological sample obtained from a subject: ii. determining the level of lipocalin-2 in the biological sample; and iii. comparing the level determined in (ii) with one or more pre-determined reference values. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204870 | UNDIFFERENTIATED CELL DETECTION METHOD AND COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE DETECTION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for evaluating a differentiation status of cells using a culture supernatant of stem cells. Provided is “undifferentiation sugar chain marker” composed of the sugar chain structure “Fucα1-2Galβ1-3GlcNAc” or “Fucα1-2Galβ1-3GalNAc” and capable of sensitively determining the undifferentiated state of stem cells using a culture supernatant of stem cells. Also found is BC2LCN lectin or a modified product thereof capable of sensitively recognizing the “undifferentiation sugar chain marker” as excellent “probe for detecting the undifferentiation sugar chain marker” capable of determining the undifferentiation status of cells using a culture supernatant. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204871 | AUTOMATED IMMUNOANALYZER SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS FOR AUTOIMMUNE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES - A quantitative method for diagnosing an autoimmune disease or an infectious disease comprising performing an automated diagnostic assay, comprising: incubating a capture reagent with a streptavidin-coated medium to form a solid phase complex, wherein the capture reagent is a biotinylated autoantigen or infectious disease antigen; washing the solid phase complex to remove excess capture reagent; incubating the solid phase complex with a serum sample to form an immune complex; washing the immune complex to remove any unbound sample; incubating the immune complex with a conjugate to create an immune-conjugate complex; washing the immune-conjugate complex to remove any unbound conjugate; introducing a substrate capable of generating a quantifiable response; and calibrating the response generated from introducing the substrate. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204872 | Method of Determining the Quantity of Enzyme Complex Components - Provided herein are new methods for determining the quantity of related enzyme complex components present in biological samples. The target analytes residing in the same original sample are related as components of a single enzyme complex or multiple enzyme complexes and are analyzed by the same analytical technique from the same original sample which may be split, fractionated, or analyzed directly. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204873 | CELL-FREE ASSAY DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - Provided herein is a cell-free assay device, sometimes comprising a lipid bilayer and an endopeptidase assay component, for characterizing a pore forming protein. In some embodiments provided herein is an apparatus comprising a pressure system for characterizing an interaction. Also, provided herein are methods for using a cell-free assay device to characterize a pore forming protein and/or a test substance. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204874 | PREDICTING AND TREATING DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS - Compositions and methods for diagnosing, predicting risk of and/or treating diabetic nephropathy (DN). | 2015-07-23 |
20150204875 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTES - The present invention provides assays and devices for detection of substances in liquid samples. The assays and devices utilize passive diffusion between a porous material and a porous membrane containing a specific binding pair member to enable detection of the substance of interest. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204876 | PROTEIN MICROARRAY FOR CHARACTERIZING THE SPECIFICITY OF THE MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINS OF MGUS OR MYELOMA PATIENTS - The present invention concerns materials and methods for characterizing monoclonal immunoglobulin specificity of a Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) or Myeloma patients using a protein microarray comprising (a) a substrate, (b) antigens immobilized on the substrate, said antigens being selected from a defined group consisting of infectious agent antigens and/or self-antigens. In particular said protein microarray may be used to improve diagnosis, for the prognosis of myeloma or MGUS, for preventing transformation of MGUS toward myeloma, for adapting treatment of MGUS and myeloma or for monitoring the response to therapy of MGUS and myeloma patients. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204877 | METHOD OF SELECTING INDIVIDUALIZED BRAIN CANCER THERAPY - The present invention relates to a method of selecting individualized brain cancer therapy on the basis of the patient's PME-1 expression level in the diseased tissue. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204878 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A PROTEIN IN A SAMPLE - The present invention relates to a method of determining a protein in a sample and the use of the method for the identification of aptamer target proteins. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204879 | IMMUNOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AS CANCER BIOMARKERS AND/OR THERAPEUTICS - The present invention concerns antibodies that react immunologically with anti-tumor antigen antibodies and compositions and methods related thereto. In particular, the antibodies that react immunologically with the anti-tumor antigen antibodies are employed in therapeutic, diagnostic, and prognostic embodiments related to cancer, including breast cancer, for example. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204881 | Biomarkers For Diagnosis Of Diabetes And Monitoring Of Anti-Diabetic Therapy - The present invention relates to the use of N-linked glycan profiles of blood or blood component proteins as biomarkers for diagnosing diabetes mellitus and for monitoring the efficacy of anti-diabetic therapy. Specifically, the present invention relates to detecting changes in the amounts of N-linked glycans as diagnostic biomarkers for diabetes mellitus and as indicators of the efficacy of anti-diabetic therapy over time. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204882 | METHIONINE METABOLITES PREDICT AGGRESSIVE CANCER PROGRESSION - The invention relates to the use of enzymes, nanorods, and nanoelectronic devices to detect cysteine level in a patient sample and relates to the use of the detected cysteine level to predict cancer recurrence in the patient and to prescribe and/or administer an appropriate therapy to a subject. The invention is directed to systems and methods of detecting cysteine level in a sample from a subject, wherein the systems or methods can further comprise measuring at least one additional parameter, such as PSA level, Gleason score and clinical stage. The invention is directed to systems and methods of predicting the probability of a recurrence of a cancer in a subject, wherein the systems or methods can further comprise measuring at least one additional parameter, such as PSA level, Gleason score and clinical stage. The invention further comprises prescribing and/or administering an appropriate therapy to a subject based on the predicted probability of recurrence. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204883 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE TO GLYCOPEPTIDES BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - The present invention relates to a method of detection, for at least one microorganism contained in a sample, of at least one marker of resistance to a glycopeptide, including the detection, by mass spectrometry, of at least one peptide or protein of said microorganism. Preferably, the glycopeptide is vancomycin. Preferably, said peptide is derived from a protein of type vanA, vanB, vanC, vanD, vanE, vanG, vanL, vanM or vanN. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204884 | METHODS OF EVALUATING AND MAKING BIOLOGICS - Methods of making and evaluating antibody biological therapeutics (biosimilars) for adalimumab, rituximab and panitumumab are disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204885 | METHOD FOR THE DIRECT DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS - A method and kit for providing high accuracy intracellular detection of | 2015-07-23 |
20150204886 | TROPONIN I (TnI) AS A SUITABLE MARKER PROTEIN FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ANIMAL SPECIES ORIGIN OF ADIPOSE TISSUE - A method for determining the species of adipose tissue based on the species of troponin I (TnI) detected in the adipose tissue is described. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204887 | HUMAN MYELOID DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELL CANCER MARKERS - Provided herein are methods for determining the presence of cancer (malignant versus benign), monitoring the progression of cancer, monitoring cancer relapse, monitoring the response to cancer therapy, or cancer staging in a subject, by evaluating CD33 | 2015-07-23 |
20150204888 | QUANTIFYING LOCAL INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND ITS USE TO PREDICT DISEASE PROGRESSION AND TAILOR TREATMENTS - This invention relates to a method of predicting progression of an inflammatory condition in a subject, which involves providing a medium comprising hyaluronan or a fragment thereof; contacting the medium with a fluid sample from a subject with an inflammatory condition, where the fluid sample comprises proteins or proteoglycans and a transfer agent; incubating the fluid sample with the medium under conditions effective for the transfer agent in the fluid sample to mediate transfer of heavy chains from the proteins or proteoglycans to the hyaluronan or a fragment thereof to form a complex; detecting, using an antibody, occurrence levels of the complex; and comparing occurrence levels of the complex from said detecting to a reference standard to predict progression of an inflammatory condition in the subject. Also disclosed are methods of tailoring treatment of an inflammatory condition and quantifying local inflammatory activity in a body fluid. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204889 | HEMOGLOBIN S ANALYSIS METHOD, HEMOGLOBIN A2 ANALYSIS METHOD, AND HEMOGLOBIN A0 ANALYSIS METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a hemoglobin S analysis method, a hemoglobin A2 analysis method, and a hemoglobin A0 analysis method which enable even highly retentive hemoglobin S, hemoglobin A2 and hemoglobin A0 to be separated in sharp, highly symmetrical peaks by means of cation-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204890 | MICROARRAYS OF G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS - Microarrays encompassing GPCRs, methods of making such microarrays, and methods of using such microarrays are described. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204891 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES AND METHODS - Apparatus is disclosed for identifying at least a first target condition in a human or animal body. The apparatus comprises one or more test portions for identifying a first analyte in a biological sample from the body, the first analyte providing a marker of the first target condition, and a second analyte in the biological sample, the second analyte being different from the first analyte. The apparatus is configured to identify the first target condition in the body based on the identification of both the first and second analytes. In one embodiment, the first target condition is pregnancy, the first analyte is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and the second analyte is luteinizing hormone (LH). | 2015-07-23 |
20150204892 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF RENAL INJURY AND RENAL FAILURE - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 10B, Cadherin-16, Caspase-9, Bcl2 antagonist of cell death, Caspase-1, Cadherin-1, Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1, Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1, Cadherin-5, Myoglobin, Apolipoprotein A-II, Mucin-16, Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5, and Cellular tumor antigen p53 as diagnostic and prognostic biomarker assays in renal injuries. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204894 | RELATIVE ROUTING PRIORITY FOR TEST REQUESTS - Workflows for testing in automated laboratory environment are managed and controlled to permit prioritization and dependencies to be implemented for individual tests. Test groups can be specified to include analytical and non-analytical test requests. Instrument test status and/or sample location is used to determine whether workflow criteria is met. Each test can be assigned a completion criteria, which can foe used to retake other tests or operations contingent on the outcome of another test. Automation of the laboratory is enhanced with greater flexibility in controlling testing. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204895 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer is capable of ensuring sufficient nozzle cleaning and suppressing of deterioration in the accuracy of analysis. When it is judged that there remains no analysis item of the sample, a judgment is made on whether the sample dispensation quantity of the n-th sample dispensation is less than a dispensation quantity threshold value or not, and if less, a cleaning pattern is selected by making a judgment on whether or not all the sample dispensation quantities of the first through (n−1)-th sample dispensations are less than the dispensation quantity threshold value. If the sample dispensation quantity of the n-th sample dispensation is the dispensation quantity threshold value or more, another cleaning pattern selected by making the judgment on whether or not all the sample dispensation quantities of the first through (n−1)-th sample dispensations are less than the dispensation quantity threshold value. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204896 | THERMALLY BALANCED DIFFERENTIAL ACCELEROMETER - A single sensing unit having two electrodes with a common thermal reference is positioned near the centroid of the inertial mass of a differential inductive accelerometer. As the mass is displaced a first sensor detects an increase in inductance while a second sensor detects a decrease in inductance. Significantly, the first and second sensors share a common thermal reference eliminating any thermal differential. As the sensor system is closely aligned with the centroid of the inertial mass the sensor system of the present invention reduces or eliminates any systemic error. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204897 | ANGULAR VELOCITY DETECTION DEVICE AND ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - An angular velocity detection device includes an outer frame including fixed portions, outer beam portions connected to the fixed portions, a sensing part surrounded by the outer frame with first slit therebetween, and a joint connecting the outer frame and the sensing part. The sensing part includes an inner beam portion, a flexible portion, and a detector. The inner beam portion has a hollow region inside and is square-shaped when viewed from above. The flexible portion is formed in the hollow region of the inner beam portion, and is connected to the inner edge of the inner beam portion. The detector is disposed in the flexible portion. The first slit is formed to surround the sensing part excluding the joint. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204898 | WHEEL SPEED SENSOR - A wheel speed sensor capable of stabilizing a projecting posture of a sensor unit when attached to a vehicle is provided. The wheel speed sensor includes a mounting base providing a first contacting part and a second contacting part when attached to the vehicle to come into contact with the vehicle at two positions of the first contacting part and the second contacting part, the sensor unit projecting from a position between the first contacting part and the second contacting part and inclining toward the first contacting part, the sensor unit being resin molded integrally with the mounting base and including a signal detection device provided in a distal end of the sensor unit, and a fixing member pressing and fixing the mounting base to the vehicle at a position between the first contacting part and the sensor unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204899 | ATOMIC REFERENCED OPTICAL ACCELEROMETER - In some examples, a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) optical accelerometer includes a housing comprising an internal chamber that includes a Fabry-Perot cavity and a proof mass affixed to the housing via one or more elastic elements, a light source configured to emit radiation, a first detector configured to receive radiation transmitted through the Fabry-Perot cavity and configured to generate one or more signals that indicate a position of the proof mass. The MEMS optical accelerometer further comprises an atomic wavelength reference and a second detector configured to detect radiation transmitted through the atomic wavelength reference and configured to generate one or more signals that indicate a wavelength of the radiation emitted by the light source, and a servomechanism electrically coupled to the second photo detector and the light source, configured to adjust the light source to maintain the radiation emitted by the light source at approximately a selected wavelength. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204900 | MULTI SENSOR POSITION AND ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A system combines contributions from various sensors to obtain an object's position, velocity, or orientation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204901 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GROUND SPEED OF MACHINE - A method for determining ground speed of a machine includes receiving an inertial navigation data at a first time and calculating a lateral acceleration of the machine at the first time using a first Kalman filter. A time delayed measurement of the ground speed information is received at a second time, wherein the time delayed measurement is delayed by predetermined time interval with respect to the measurement of the inertial navigation data. A ground speed of the machine is calculated at second time based on the time delayed measurement of the ground speed information and the inertial navigation data using a second Kalman filter, wherein the inertial navigation data is provided at the second time. Thereafter the ground speed is then determined based on a change in ground speed of the machine over the predetermined time interval and the calculated ground speed associated with the machine at the second time. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TUNING A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE - An apparatus and method of automatically determining an operating frequency of a scanning probe microscope such as an atomic force microscope (AFM) is shown. The operating frequency is not selected based on a peak of the amplitude response of the probe when swept over a range of frequencies; rather, the operating frequency is selected using only peak data corresponding to a TIDPS curve. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204903 | MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE ENERGY COMPONENTS AND WETTABILITY OF RESERVOIR ROCK UTILIZING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY - An instrument (and corresponding method) performs AFM techniques to characterize properties of a sample of reservoir rock. The AFM instrument is configured to have a probe with a tip realized from reservoir rock that corresponds to the reservoir rock of the sample. The AFM instrument is operated to derive and store data representing adhesion forces between the tip and the sample at one or more scan locations in the presence of a number of different fluids disposed between the tip and the sample. The AFM instrument is further configured to perform computational operations that process the data representing the adhesion forces for a given scan location in order to characterize at least one property of the rock sample at the given scan location. The properties can include total surface energy of the rock sample as well as wettability of the rock sample. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204904 | System for the Combined, Probe-Based Mechanical and Electrical Testing of MEMS - A system for testing MEMS-structures includes a microforce sensor, two or more multi-axis micropositioning units, at least one electrical probe and a sample holder on which a MEMS-structure is mounted. At least one of the multi-axis micropositioning units is motorized and at least one additional micropositioning unit is equipped with at least one electrical probe to apply electrical signals or to measure electrical signals at one or multiple locations on the MEMS structure. The system with the aforementioned components allows a combined electrical and probe-based mechanical testing of MEMS-structures. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204905 | TESTING JIG - A testing jig includes a substrate, a carrier provided on the substrate, two conductive members made of a conductive material, and a compensation member made of a conductive material. The substrate has a signal circuit and a grounding circuit thereon. The carrier has a base board made of an insulating material and a conductive circuit made of a conductive material provided thereon. The base board has a signal perforation aligning with the signal circuit, a grounding perforation aligning with the grounding circuit, and multiple compensation holes. The conductive members both have an end exposed out of the carrier, and are respectively fitted in the signal perforation and the grounding perforation to make another end thereof contact the signal circuit or the grounding circuit. The compensation member is fitted in one of the compensation holes to be electrically connected to the conductive member in the grounding perforation through the conductive circuit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204906 | TESTING JIG - A testing jig includes a substrate and a plurality of conductive elastic pieces, wherein the substrate has a recess and a plurality of circuits; the recess is located on a top surface of the substrate, while the circuits are provided on the top surface of the substrate. The conductive elastic pieces are provided on the substrate, and are respectively electrically connected to the circuits. Each of the conductive elastic pieces has a contact portion located within an orthographic projection range of the recess, wherein each of the contact portions contacts a pad of a DUT. Whereby, attenuation happens while transmitting test signals with high frequency can be effectively reduces by using the conductive elastic pieces to transmit test signals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204907 | ELECTRICAL TESTING DEVICE - An electrical testing device includes a base having two parallel first rails, a platform provided on the base, a support provided between the first rails, a test arm, a rotary table provided on the test arm, a plurality of holders provided on the rotary table, and a plurality of probe sets respectively provided on the holders. The support has a second rail provided thereon, and is moveable relative to the base and the platform. The test arm is provided on the second rail and above the platform, wherein the test arm is moveable along with the support, and is also movable relative to the support. The rotary table is moveable or rotatable relative to the test arm. The holders are moveable along with the rotary table, and are also moveable or rotatable relative to the rotary table. The probe sets are moveable along with the holders. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204908 | ELECTRICAL TESTING MACHINE - An electrical testing machine includes a base having two parallel first rails, a platform provided on the base, a probe holder provided on the base and having a plurality of placement locations, a support provided between the first rails and having a second rail thereon, a test arm provided on the second rail and above the platform, a receiving seat provided on the test arm, and a plurality of probe sets, wherein one of the probe sets is engaged on the receiving seat, while the others are respectively provided on the placement locations. The support is movable relative to the base and the platform. The test arm is movable along with the support, and is also movable relative to the support. The receiving seat is movable or rotatable relative to the test arm. The probe set engaged on the receiving seat is movable along with the receiving seat. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204909 | PROBER AND NEEDLE-TIP POLISHING DEVICE FOR PROBE CARD | 2015-07-23 |
20150204910 | Multifunction Test Instrument Probe - A multifunction test instrument probe includes a housing having a hollow bore with an open end. A clamp plunger is carried in the hollow bore, with a first end including a thumb press, and a second end including an alligator clamp having a pair of jaws, with a compression spring normally biasing the thumb press away from the housing, and normally biasing the alligator clamp substantially within the hollow bore proximate the open end. A point plunger is also carried in the bore, with a first end including a thumb press, and a second end terminating in a point, with a second compression spring normally biasing the thumb press away from the housing, and biasing the point within the hollow bore proximate the open end. When the clamp plunger is depressed, the alligator clamp is extended from the open end and the jaws are urged open by a jaw spring, and when the clamp plunger is released, the compression spring acts to retract the alligator clamp back towards the hollow bore and the jaws are urged closed by contact with the open end. When the point plunger is depressed, the point is extended from the open end. When the clamp plunger is again depressed, the point retracts into the housing. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204911 | TEST SYSTEMS WITH A PROBE APPARATUS AND INDEX MECHANISM - A probe apparatus has probe wires with a contact pattern on one side. The contact pattern is for contacting a respective contact pattern on another test equipment or component, such as a circuit board. The probe wires have tips that probe a device desired for testing. Signals are transmitted through the probe wires from the probe card, for example, through a circuit board to other diagnostic equipment. The contact of the probe card with the circuit board allows signals to be transferred through the probe wires to the other diagnostic equipment. On another side of the probe card is a connector structure. The connector structure includes a retainer that can allow the probe card to be replaced from a test system, such as allowing it to be connected and disconnected from a holder. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204912 | CLAMP-ON EASY-INSTALL WIRELESS BATTERY DATA SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED USE THEREOF - A new data sensor for industrial lead-acid batteries monitors current, voltage, and battery temperature. It comes in a compact, easy-to-install, lost-cost mechanical clamping package with minimal firmware and low cost of ownership. It includes a cable guide configured to restrict the movement of a cable positioned within the cable guide, an electrical power pin configured to pierce the cable positioned within the cable guide to provide an electrical connection to the cable, a tri-axis Hall Effect sensor configured to sense a current flowing through the cable positioned within the cable guide, and a clamping structure configured to clamp the cable positioned within the cable guide and prevent movement of the cable relative to the tri-axis Hall Effect sensor. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204913 | ELECTRIC CURRENT DETECTOR AND CORE COMPONENT USED THEREFOR - In an electric current detector according to the present invention, an annular core | 2015-07-23 |
20150204914 | CURRENT DETECTION DEVICE - The current detection device includes a plurality of air-cored coils respectively attached to conductors for a plurality of phases, which are supported by an insulator and housed in a ferromagnetic tank a plurality of output-voltage detection circuits that detect output voltages of the air-cored coils for respective phases; and a correction processing circuit that obtains, by dividing the output voltages of the air-cored coils for respective phases by transformation ratios of the air-cored coils, current value levels, which are temporary values of currents flowing in the conductors for respective phases, calculates the output-voltage correction values for respective phases according to the current value levels of respective phases, and calculates and outputs current flowing in the conductors for respective phases on the basis of the output-voltage correction values. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204915 | CURRENT DETECTION STRUCTURE - A current detection structure includes a busbar to flow a current therethrough, a magnetic detection element to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the busbar, and a current detecting portion to determine the current flowing through the busbar based on the magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection element. A through-hole is formed penetrating the busbar such that a current path is formed on both sides of the through-hole. The magnetic detection element is disposed in the through-hole. The current detecting portion determines the current flowing through the busbar based on a strength of a synthetic magnetic field detected by the magnetic detection element. The synthetic magnetic field is produced by combining a magnetic field that is generated by a current flowing through the current path on the both sides of the through-hole. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204916 | ELECTRIC CURRENT SENSOR - An electric current sensor includes a plurality of bus bars arranged in parallel, a plurality of magnetic detection elements that are adapted to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated by an electric current flowing through the bus bars and to output a voltage according to the strength of the magnetic field detected, and an arithmetic operation part to arithmetically operate an electric current flowing through the bus bars based on the voltage output from the plurality of magnetic detection elements. The arithmetic operation part includes a magnetic flux density arithmetic operation part to arithmetically operate a magnetic flux density based on the voltage, and an electric current arithmetic operation part to arithmetically operate an electric current I | 2015-07-23 |
20150204917 | System and method for on-die voltage difference measurement on a pass device, and integrated circuit - A system for on-die voltage difference measurement on a pass device comprises a first voltage controlled oscillator circuit having a first voltage control input connectable to a first terminal of the pass device; a second voltage controlled oscillator circuit having a second voltage control input connectable to a second terminal of the pass device; a first counter circuit arranged to count oscillation periods of a first output signal from the first voltage controlled oscillator circuit and to provide a stop signal when a predefined number of the oscillation periods of the first output signal is counted; and a second counter circuit arranged to count oscillation periods of a second output signal from the second voltage controlled oscillator circuit and to stop counting depending on the stop signal. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204918 | MAGNETIZING INRUSH CURRENT DETECTION METHOD, MAGNETIZING INRUSH CURRENT RESTRAINT METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for detecting a magnetizing inrush current of a transformer includes the steps of obtaining a difference current for each AC phase of a transformer and calculating, for each AC phase, at least two factors for waveform symmetry recognition, on the basis of the difference currents obtained within one period. For each type of factor, one obtains the maximum value of the three factors corresponding to the three AC phases, to serve as a maximum phase factor of that factor. Based on the maximum phase factor obtained, a waveform symmetry recognition algorithm is used to calculate a corresponding waveform symmetry parameter, and if the waveform symmetry parameter meets a requirement for waveform asymmetry, then it is determined that a magnetizing inrush current has occurred. A device for protecting the transformer is further provided. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204919 | CURRENT DETECTION STRUCTURE - A current detection structure includes a plurality of busbars arranged in parallel, and a plurality of magnetic detection elements each provided for corresponding one of the plurality of busbars so as to measure a strength of a magnetic field generated by a current flowing through the corresponding busbar. The plurality of magnetic detection elements are mounted on a single circuit board. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204920 | ELECTRIC-QUANTITY MEASURING APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC-QUANTITY MEASURING METHOD - A frequency-coefficient calculating unit calculates, as a frequency coefficient (f | 2015-07-23 |
20150204921 | POWER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, VOLTAGE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A power distribution management apparatus ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150204922 | Method for Predicting Wind Power Density - Provided is a method for predicting a wind power density. More particularly, provided are a method for predicting a wind power density using a stepwise regression analysis technique capable of estimating a wind power density at any point using a regression analysis technique by a stepwise variable selection method of performing an analysis while adding statistically important terms or removing statistically meaningless terms. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204923 | OUTPUT CURRENT ESTIMATING METHOD AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A power supply device according to the invention includes: a power switch; a rectification diode generating an output current by rectifying a current supplied according to a switching operation of the power switch; and a switch control circuit generating an output current estimation voltage corresponding to the output current using a detection sense voltage corresponding to a sense voltage that depends on a switch current flowing to the power switch and a compensated discharge period. The compensated discharge period is a period from the peak of a discharge current flowing to the rectification diode to an instant at which the discharge current becomes zero current. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204924 | COMPUTATIONALLY SCREENING THE STABILITY OF BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIALS WITH MIXTURES OF REDOX COUPLE ELEMENTS - A mixture stability criterion asserts that a mixture of at least two redox elements in a crystal lattice will be unstable during charge and discharge cycles unless a set of charged ground state configurations at a specified value of a mixing ratio for the redox elements and a set of discharged ground state configurations at the same value of mixing ratio both consist of the same derivative superstructures. All members of the charged ground state set and all members of the discharged ground state set are within a same energy threshold value of the lowest-energy member of each set. The value for the energy threshold may represent a value of thermal energy calculated with Boltzmann's constant. Examples of alternative embodiments include a method for implementing the mixture stability criterion, computer hardware adapted to perform a method embodiment, and computer-readable media including a method embodiment. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204925 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LRA REAL TIME IMPEDANCE TRACKING AND BEMF EXTRACTION - A method, apparatus and a system for a Linear Resonant Actuator (LRA) real time impedance tracking. The method includes extracting the Back Electro-Motive Force (BEMF) voltage from a driver's load current by determining a current multiplying factor utilizing a Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm and introducing an error function to control the gain of the load current and isolate the BEMF. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204926 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a package, a semiconductor chip, and a capacitor. The semiconductor chip has an electrode. The semiconductor chip is implemented in the package. The capacitor is implemented in the package. One terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to the electrode of the semiconductor chip. Another terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to a ground terminal of the package. The semiconductor chip includes a capacitance measurement circuit. The capacitance measurement circuit measures a level of capacitance of the capacitor via the electrode of the semiconductor chip. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204927 | Techniques for Characterizing a Transmission Line - Examples are disclosed for characterizing a transmission line. Sets of scatter parameters (s-parameters) associated with measured or modeled insertion loss (IL) or return loss (RL) values over a range of frequencies may be acquired for a transmission line. One or more parameter values for use in IL or RL fit functions may be adjusted to reach a threshold for a coefficient of determination (R | 2015-07-23 |
20150204928 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ALIGN WIRELESS CHARGING COILS - A wireless charging device for use in providing electrical power to one or more portable electronic devices is provided. The wireless charging device includes a transmission coil coupled to an electrical power source. The transmission coil selectively transmits power from the electrical power source to at least one receiving coil in a first portable electronic device of the one or more portable electronic devices. The wireless charging device also includes a positioning system coupled to the transmission coil. The positioning system is configured to selectively rotate said transmission coil about a first axis and about a second axis. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204929 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTANT INFORMING WITH THE SAME - A testing system includes a test machine, a communication device, a server, and a user-end device. The test machine does electrical test on an electronic product, wherein the test machine generates a first signal when the test is completed, and generates a second signal when the measured yield is lower than a predetermined threshold. The communication device is electrically connected to the test machine to receive the first signal or the second signal. The communication device correspondingly converts the received signals into first information or second information, and then outputs the first and the second information to a first network. The server communicates with the first network to receive the first and the second information outputted by the communication device, and then outputs the received information to a second network. The user-end device communicates with the second network to receive the first and the second information outputted by the server. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204930 | DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT OF A FLUID INJECTOR AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A FAULT - A diagnostic circuit arranged to measure an electrical characteristic in a drive circuit of a coil of a fluid injector and compare the measured electrical characteristic with another electrical characteristic to determine whether a PN junction is working to discharge electrical energy in the coil of the fluid injector, in particular a selective catalytic reduction dosing injector. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204931 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING A TYPE FOR A SOLENOID VALVE - A circuit arrangement for detecting a solenoid valve type in vehicles, including at least one solenoid valve in the circuit arrangement for detecting the solenoid valve type and having at least one coil winding having a resistance of the typical order of magnitude for a predetermined vehicle electrical distribution system supply voltage, a constant current source, arranged to impress a predetermined measurement current into the one coil winding of the solenoid valve, a current mirror circuit, arranged to generate a second voltage on a detection section of the circuit arrangement from a first voltage produced as a result of the impressed measurement current on the at least one coil winding of the at least one solenoid valve, in which the second voltage produced on the detection section is passed out, on the detection section, directly to a microcontroller in a control device for determining the type of solenoid valve. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204932 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD TO DETERMINE THROUGH SILICON VIA BUILD INTEGRITY - A structure to detect changes in the integrity of vertical electrical connection structures including a semiconductor layer and an electrically conductive material extending through an entire depth of the semiconductor layer. The electrically conductive material has a geometry that encloses a pedestal portion of the semiconductor layer within an interior perimeter of the electrically conductive material. At least one semiconductor device is present on the pedestal portion of the semiconductor layer within the perimeter of the electrically conductive material. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204933 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING STATE OF TRANSMISSION LINES - A differential signal transmission system and method for detecting an open state or the short state therein are provided. The differential signal transmission system includes first and second transmission lines; a termination resistance unit between a first node on the first transmission line and a second node on the second transmission line; a first pass unit that controls a first current flowing between a third node connected to a first driving voltage and the first node based on a first control signal; a second pass unit that controls a second current flowing between the second node and a fourth node connected to a second driving voltage based on a second control signal; a measurement unit that measures a voltage level of the first node or the second node to detect an open or short state of at least one of the first transmission line and the second transmission line. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204934 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A POWER TRANSFORMER AND A SYSTEM THEREFOR - A method of determining a characteristic of a power transformer is provided. The power transformer has an input current, an input voltage, an output current and an output voltage. The method comprises measuring the input current and a voltage difference between the input voltage and the output voltage of the power transformer while the power transformer is in use within a power distribution network. Information that is indicative of at least one property of a test locus plot from the measured input current and voltage difference of the power transformer is derived and compared to information that is indicative of at least one property of a reference locus plot associated with a reference power transformer. From the comparison, it is determined whether a characteristic of the power transformer differs from that of the reference power transformer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204935 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK - A method and device for monitoring an electrical network, including: a mechanism detecting electrical signals and additional signals produced in the electrical network, the additional signals being of a different physical nature to the electrical signals; a mechanism for processing the electrical signals to define a first time reference representing a detection time of the electrical signals emitted upon a fault event arising in the electrical network; a mechanism processing the additional signals to define a second time reference representing a detection time of the additional signals emitted upon the fault event arising in the electrical network; and a processor spatially locating the fault event in the electrical network according to the first and second time references. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204936 | PARTIAL DISCHARGE SENSOR - A partial discharge sensor is configured to have a metal casing | 2015-07-23 |
20150204937 | Insulation monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring network sections of an ungrounded power supply system - The invention relates to an insulation monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring an ungrounded power supply system comprising network sections that can be interconnected via coupling switches, comprising a signal generator for generating a measuring signal and a coupling circuit for coupling the measuring signal to the power supply system. According to the invention, the insulation monitoring device comprises a coupling circuit for each interconnectable network section to be monitored, a switchable electrical connecting element being arranged for connecting adjacent coupling circuits. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204938 | CLOCK CONTROLLER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A dock controller may include a dock period detector suitable for delaying a first dock signal through a plurality of unit delay circuits, and outputting a detection signal by detecting a period of the first dock signal as the number of unit delay circuits used for unit delay of the first clock signal among the unit delay circuits; and a clock generator suitable for generating a delay clock signal delayed by a half period of the first dock signal in response to the detection signal outputted from the clock period detector, and generating a second clock signal having a period corresponding to edges of the first clock signal and the delay clock signal. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204939 | MULTIPLE DEFECT DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND MACHINE READABLE MEDIA - A multiple defect diagnosis method includes: receiving a gate-level netlist of a chip, a plurality of test patterns and a plurality of test failure reports; deriving a plurality of seed nets from the gate-level netlist according to the plurality of test patterns and the plurality of test failure reports; utilizing a processor to compute similarity between the plurality of seed nets, and accordingly merging the plurality of seed nets to obtain a single seed net tree; and deriving at least one suspected seed net according to the single seed net tree. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204940 | COMPACT POWER DETECTION CIRCUIT UTILIZING GROUND VIA COUPLING - An RF electronics module includes a grounding plate, a non-conductive substrate, a number of conductive vias, RF PA circuitry, and RF power detection circuitry. The non-conductive substrate is over the grounding plate. The conductive vias extend parallel to one another from a surface of the non-conductive substrate opposite the grounding plate through the non-conductive substrate to the grounding plate. The RF PA circuitry is coupled to the grounding plate through a first one of the conductive vias. The RF power detection circuitry is coupled to a second one of the conductive vias and configured to measure a signal induced in the second one of the conductive vias due to electromagnetic coupling with the first one of conductive vias. The first one of the conductive vias is adjacent to the second one of the conductive vias. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204941 | OVERHEAT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD IN AN ACCELERATED AGING TEST OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - To include in a device a controller to control operation of the device in a normal-operation mode and in a test mode for performing one or more tests including an accelerated aging test, a temperature sensor to measure operating temperature of the device, and an overheat protection circuit to prevent overheating of the memory device during the test mode. With this overheat protection circuit, a device may undergo an efficient and reliable accelerated aging test with reduced or non-existent, possibility of suffering an overheat damage. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204942 | TEST BOARD WITH LOCAL THERMAL CONDITIONING ELEMENTS - A solution for testing a set of one or more electronic device ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150204943 | TEST HANDLER THAT PICKS UP ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR TESTING AND AN ORIENTATION-CHANGING APPARATUS FOR USE IN A TEST HANDLER - A test handler comprises an orientation changing device having a device holder for holding electronic devices, the device holder having a vertical rotary axis. A conveying device is operative to convey electronic devices to the device holder, and a rotary motor connected to the device holder is operative to rotate the device holder about the vertical rotary axis to change an orientation of the electronic device held on it. A rotary turret of the test handler has a plurality of pick heads arranged on the rotary turret, and each pick head is configured to pick up electronic devices from the device holder. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204944 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE AND VERIFICATION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are: a programmable logic device capable of efficiently verifying whether an internal status of each sequential circuit makes transition equivalent to that of a logic program written in a hardware description language (HDL); and a verification method for the programmable logic device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204945 | HYBRID ON-CHIP CLOCK CONTROLLER TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING AT-SPEED SCAN TESTING AND SCAN ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT - Various aspects described or referenced herein are directed to different methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing hybrid on-chip clock controller techniques for facilitating at-speed scan testing and scan architecture support. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204946 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY SWITCH DEPOSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY SWITCH DEPOSITION DETECTION METHOD - A deposition detection circuit ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150204947 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERED SURGICAL DEVICE - A method according to an exemplary aspect of this disclosure includes, among other things, electrically diagnosing a failure of a brushless DC motor of a surgical device. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204948 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTRIC BATTERY - The invention relates to a method of producing a battery ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150204949 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS POWER FIELD TESTING - This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for wireless power field testing. An apparatus for sensing magnetic field strength of a wireless charging pad is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of conductive loops each configured to sense a strength of a magnetic field passing through a respective one of the plurality of conductive loops. The apparatus includes at least one pair of terminals configured to be electrically connected to one or more of the plurality of conductive loops and configured to provide a voltage signal having a magnitude proportional to the strength of the magnetic field passing through the one or more of the plurality of conductive loops. In some implementations, the apparatus further includes a multiplexer circuit configured to individually electrically connect each of at least a subset of the plurality of conductive loops to the at least one pair of terminals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204950 | 3-D MAGNETIC SENSOR - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a magnetic field sensor having a squat soft-magnetic body disposed on a surface of a substrate including a magnetic sensor array having a plurality of spatially diverse magnetic sensor elements disposed in a predetermined configuration. In the presence of an external magnetic field the squat soft-magnetic body becomes magnetized to generate a reactionary magnetic field. The plurality of magnetic sensor elements respectively measure a magnetic field value of a superposition of the external magnetic field and the reactionary magnetic field along a first axis (e.g., a z-axis), resulting in a plurality of spatially diverse measurements of the magnetic field component along the first axis. The plurality of spatially diverse measurements may be used to compute magnetic field components of the external magnetic field along a plurality of axes (e.g., x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis). | 2015-07-23 |
20150204951 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONDITIONING Z-AXIS SENSOR FLUX GUIDES - A sensor package includes a magnetic field sensor, where the magnetic field sensor includes an in-plane sense element and a flux guide configured to direct a magnetic field oriented perpendicular to a plane of the magnetic field sensor into the plane. A current carrying structure is positioned proximate to the flux guide and circuitry is coupled to the current carrying structure. Conductive segments of the current carrying structure are oriented substantially perpendicular to a length of the flux guide, and a subset of adjacent conductive segments are configured such that electric current flows in the same direction through each of the conductive segments of the subset. The circuitry is configured to provide an electric current to an input of the current carrying structure, wherein the electric current generates a magnetic field, and the magnetic field is applied to the flux guide to recondition a magnetic polarization of the flux guide. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204952 | Shuttle for an NMR MAS rotor - A transport device for transporting an NMR sample to the probe head ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150204953 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive an operation of setting an application condition concerning a local excitation pulse that is a radio frequency (RF) pulse for local excitation applied to a local region different from an imaging region; generate a waveform of the local excitation pulse based on the application condition; and set an imaging condition such that an index value calculated from the waveform of the local excitation pulse does not exceed a limit value. | 2015-07-23 |
20150204954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MODE BALANCED PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER - The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for a mode balanced parametric amplifier. Exemplary embodiments relate to a balanced parametric circuit including a first resonant structure including a first plurality of varactor diodes and a second resonant structure including a second plurality of varactor diodes. The first and second resonant structures are coupled to fom a coupled structure having at least two orthogonal resonant modes, where a first resonant mode is resonant at a first frequency of an input signal and a second resonant mode is resonant at a second frequency of a pump signal. Further, the pump signal is used to one of amplify the first signal at the first frequency or mix and amplify the first signal to a frequency higher than the first frequency. | 2015-07-23 |