34th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110204127 | POLYGONAL CONTAINERS HAVING A LOCKING BOTTOM AND BLANKS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A blank of sheet material for forming a polygonal container is provided. The blank includes two end panels, two side panels, and four corner panels connected in series along a plurality of fold lines. The blank further includes a plurality of bottom panels each extending from one panel of the end panels and the side panels. The plurality of bottom panels is configured to define a locking slot and a locking tab that is insertable into the locking slot to form a bottom wall of the container. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204128 | CARTON AND CARTON BLANK | 2011-08-25 |
20110204129 | COLLAPSIBLE PACK WITH INNER FLAP - A collapsible pack and associated blank assembly, comprising a base portion, lid portion and an inner flap portion, the base portion comprising a bottom panel (A | 2011-08-25 |
20110204130 | INTEGRATED CARTON LID DESIGNS - A plurality of cartons, preferably fabricated from paper, paperboard and/or corrugated paperboard, and particularly of tray or wrapper-style construction, are provided, having integral lid constructions, and outer overlap panels, operably associated with the at least one top panel, to enable articulation of the carton into a substantially completed structure, without interfering with the subsequent articulation of the at least one top panel to enable loading of the carton subsequent to articulation and affixation of the outer overlap panels. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204131 | BLANKS AND METHODS FOR FORMING REINFORCED CONTAINERS - A blank of sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a first reinforcing end panel extending from a first end panel, a first corner post panel extending from a first edge of the first reinforcing end panel, and a first top end panel defined within the first reinforcing end panel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204132 | Tamper-Evident Reusable Mailing Envelope - A tamper-evident reusable mailing envelope comprising an outer envelope with a sealing flap and an inner slide pouch in which is positioned a letter or other correspondence to be mailed. The slide-pouch comprises an addressor pocket and an addressee pocket into which the address of the addressor and the address of the addressee, such as in the form of their respective business cards or preprinted address cards, may be inserted so as to properly address the envelope from the addressor to the addressee. Upon receipt by the addressee, the addressee may respond by simply repositioning the business cards from the respective address pockets such that the original addressee's business card is now positioned in the addressor pocket and the original addressor's business card is positioned into the addressee pocket. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204133 | CODE READING DEVICE AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a code reading device capable of associating various kinds of information with obtained data with ease simply by connecting the code reading device to a data holding device. A code reading device ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204134 | SYSTEM OF RECEIVING PRERECORDED MEDIA DISCS FROM USERS - A system of receiving prerecorded media discs from users is disclosed. The system may include a control system having a processor capable of accessing a library associating a native bar code with the content of a prerecorded media disc and receiving the identification of a native bar code of a media disc from an optical disc identification system. The system may also include a user interface system having a buy-back activator and being adapted to receive a media disc from a user, where the user interface is capable of communicating a buy-back price to the user. An optical disc identification system may include a disc holder, a light source, a sensor capable of capturing a digital image of the hub of a media disc including a native bar code, and an image processor capable of reading the native bar code from a digital image. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204135 | ANIMAL CREMATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A system, a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The system includes a controller configured to generate an identification tag, in response to a request for an animal cremation service, and a scanner configured to scan the identification tag at a specified time. The system further includes a camera configured to record a viewable area of a cremation machine, when the scanner scans an animal entering the cremation machine or the cremains being removed from the cremation machine. The system ensures that the animal entering the cremation machine matches the cremains being removed from the cremation machine, that the animal has been cremated, and that the cremation was performed at a time defined by the request. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204136 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACTIVATED BY CONDUCTIVE INK PATTERNS - The invention provides an electrical device activated by conductive ink patterns applied to an activation strip which includes a plurality of electrical contacts disposed in an array adjacent to each other. Also included is reader circuitry connected to said plurality of electrical contacts and a housing arranged to contain said reader circuitry and to locate the plurality of electrical contacts. The invention is arranged so that the housing locates the plurality of contacts to facilitate movement of an activation strip relative to the contacts with the contacts touching the activation strip and the contacts arrayed across the width of the activation strip. The provision of an activation strip is also within the scope of the invention. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204137 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACEABILITY MARKING AND PACKAGING LINE PROVIDED WITH TRACEABILITY MARKING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for visualization of non-visible information on a packaging material to provide traceability. The method comprises the steps of: reading the non-visible information from the packaging material by means of a magnetic head reader, processing the non-visible information in a central processing unit together with additional new non-visible information, and printing an optional portion of the amount of combined non-visible information onto the packaging material as a traceability marking. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method and a packaging line with a filling machine making use of the device. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204138 | Bank account consolidated management system - A bank account integration control system designed to operate so that the item names of a plurality of information that is included in second or new bank account information corresponding to bank accounts of a bank after a merger and a plurality of code that identifies the item names are made to correspond and stored, a plurality of information that is included in the first or old bank account information corresponding to customer bank accounts established at the first or old bank before the merger is made to correspond to each item name and stored, code that is made to correspond to the item names that are the same as the item names included in the first or old account information and stored is read out, coded account information that gives the read out code to each item name that is included in the first or old account information is created, and based on the corresponding code information and the coded account information, creates account information that corresponds the plurality of information included in the first or old account information with each item name included in the second or new account information, account information that matches the format of the new bank based on accounts opened at the old bank can be created by corresponding information included in the account information of the old bank with the code for each item name that is included in the account information for the new bank. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204139 | Data output method in analysis of sample, analytical device, and analytical system - An analytical device is provided that can easily determine whether analysis results are affected by drug administration for the test subject when a sample such as urine or blood is analyzed. The analytical device includes reading means capable of reading test subject identification information recorded on an information recording portion of a sample container, and data output means capable of outputting data on analysis results of a sample contained in the sample container, the analytical device further having: information acquiring means capable of acquiring, from a source external to the analytical device, drug administration information on the test subject corresponding to the test subject identification information read by the reading means, wherein when the data on analysis results of a sample are outputted by the data output means, data on the drug administration information on the test subject corresponding thereto are also outputted. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING SECURE PIN DEBIT TRANSACTIONS - The invention relates to a system for secure multi-factor authentication using dynamic data, the system including a card reader, and a computer having a display, wherein the card reader is configured to read card information from a data card, provide a scramble code to the computer, receive user input data indicative of user input responsive to a graphical numeric display based on the scramble code, generate PIN data based on the user input data, generate a PIN block including the PIN data and the card information, and transmit the PIN block for authentication. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204141 | Secure Core Material For Documents - Particles conveying a code are incorporated into polymer matrix to form a core document substrate. These particles may be colored to create a distinctive look of the document that makes it unique for a particular document issuer and enables visual authentication. Addition of a covert attribute to the particle, such as a UV pigment or hidden layer of material, allows a covert, forensic characteristic and it also allows a mathematical description to be calculated describing the random distribution of a specific area on a document and then captured on it (e.g., in the bar code or magnetic stripe or digital watermark on an ID document). | 2011-08-25 |
20110204142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATED NATIONAL CITIZEN IDENTITY MANAGEMENT AND E-GOVERNANCE - The instant invention relates to an integrated system and method of secure national citizen identity management and e-Governance—known as the CimeGo System®—using as the foundational platform a centralized national-level electronic database of all citizens known as the National Registry (NR) or Central Data Repository (CDR) (containing all relevant data including biometrics in uniquely designed formats, periodically updated) (and also separately for non-citizens) for national level identity management deploying secure smart cards bearing a single, unique scientifically derived identity reference allocated to each citizen valid for the lifetime of the citizen for all applications countrywide, replacing all multiple IDs presently in use. Dedicated India Card Centres (ICCs) across the country serve to rapidly complete citizens' enrolment procedures leading to card issuance and activation. Data stored on the card chip is ported from NR (CDR) and accessed by authorised personnel via card reader units located countrywide. Using the method offered under the instant invention, the NR also serves as the basis for operationalising a modern e-Governance programme with numerous advanced functionalities for efficient, facile bi-directional interaction between citizens versus government and other agencies, spanning a wide range of statutory and non-statutory applications. The Cimego® System facilitates efficient national administration, ensuring compliance by citizens with laid-down laws and national directives. The invention also helps to plan and monitor welfare measures to the populace and to maintain stringent levels of internal security and border regulation by means of the wide ranging actionable inputs and functional capabilities offered by the instant invention. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204143 | Oil and Gas Riser Spider With Low Frequency Antenna Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and methods for tracking a plurality of marine riser assets is provided. Part of a riser lifecycle monitoring system, the apparatus can include an oil and gas riser spider to connect a plurality of riser pipe sections during assembly of a riser pipe string. The riser spider forms an annulus around a first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections and supports the first section of the plurality of riser pipe sections during connection to a second section. The apparatus can also include an antenna to read a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, e.g., directional 125 kHz RFID tags, attached to outsides of the plurality of riser pipe sections. The antenna can include an oblong loop attached to and substantially spanning about half of an internal surface of the riser spider so that the antenna follows the contour of the riser spider. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204144 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING DRUGS - A method, system and apparatus is provided for dispensing drugs quickly, conveniently, securely, and accurately and at relatively less cost than traditional pharmacy-based dispensing systems. A script for a drug prescribed to a user is generated comprising a human readable description of the drug and the user or a machine readable description of the drug and the user. The script is provided to a robotic prescription dispensary operable to recognize either the human readable description or the machine readable description, and validate and dispense the drug accordingly. The robotic prescription dispensary includes a user interface, a teleconferencing or videoconferencing means enabling communication between the user and a human validation agent, and a scanning means for capturing an image of the script. A method for managing inventory and distribution of drugs is also provided. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204145 | Method And Apparatus For Protecting Vehicles And Personnel Against Incoming Projectiles - A projector of multiple skewed light planes or sheets is located adjacent a vehicle to be protected and detectors are arranged to defect the penetration of the light sheets by an incoming object, with the time intervals between the piercing of the planes defining the path of the incoming object and its expected impact time. An array of bullet-firing barrels is arranged to project bullets in ah iron curtain under control of a fire control module that fires a round in a barrel above the projected flight path such that the round impacts the nose of the object and disables it. It is thus the piercing of the skewed light sheets mat provides information as to the impact point of the object as well as its time of arrival so that a round can be fired to intercept the object as it arrives at the iron curtain. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204146 | SHEET SWITCH, SENSING MECHANISM, AND CARD READER - Provided is a sheet switch suitable as a sensing mechanism to sense the removal of a subordinate device from a host device. Specifically, the sheet switch is provided with a contact electrode formed in a dome shape with a conductive metal, a counter electrode disposed facing the contact electrode, and a metal sheet made of metal that is disposed on the opposite side of the counter electrode from the side facing the contact electrode with insulating members interposed therebetween. The sheet switch becomes conductive when the contact electrode and the counter electrode touch. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204147 | SMARTCARD INTERCONNECT - A smart card inlay and method for assembling the same are provided. The method includes attaching a first trace to a substrate, attaching a second trace to the substrate, attaching an antenna wire to the substrate, coupling a first end of the antenna wire to a first area of the first trace, and coupling a second end of the antenna wire to a first area of the second trace. A second area of the first trace and a second area of the second trace are configured to be coupled to an integrated circuit (IC) or IC module, and the first area of the first trace is located away from the second area of the first trace and the first area of the second trace is located away from the second area of the second trace. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204148 | DEVICE HAVING DATA STORAGE - The present invention relates to the field of devices which store data for a period of time. In one form, the invention relates to devices which store data in which the data store is subject to periodic and/or relatively short power outages. In one example, the invention relates to a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) transponder, and more particularly to a RFID transponder that is used in orientation independent applications. Other applications of the present invention are to devices used where supply power is intermittent. In a first aspect of embodiments described herein there is provided a.method of and/or device comprising a memory adapted to store data, a supply of power adapted to provide supply power to the memory, a path of leakage, the leakage path serving, over time, to diminish the integrity of data stored in the memory, and a leakage attenuator adapted to selectively attenuate the rate of leakage. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204149 | AERODYNAMIC SHUTTER CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A shutter control system comprises a shutter closing module and a regenerative braking control module. The shutter closing module selectively closes a shutter to decrease aerodynamic drag on the vehicle based on at least one of a brake pedal position, a state of charge of an energy storage device, and a throttle position. The shutter blocks airflow into an engine compartment of the vehicle when closed. The regenerative braking control module controls a motor generator to perform regenerative braking when the shutter is closed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204150 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEGRADATION IN CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE - The present invention relates to the detection of degradation in climate control system performance, in particular to the detection of degradation in heating system performance or air-conditioning system performance that is an indicator of impending heating system failure or air-conditioning system failure in domestic properties. In particular, the present invention provides a method for detecting degradation in the performance of a climate control system indicative of failure in the climate control system, comprising: receiving climate control data indicative of a climate control system in a property (location) being turned on and turned off; receiving an energy consumption signal indicative of the energy consumption of the property; correlating the received energy consumption signal with the received climate control data to determine an energy consumption signature of the climate control system when being turned on and turned off; comparing the determined energy consumption signature with previously obtained energy consumption signatures to detect differences in the determined signature that are indicative of degradation of climate control system performance indicative of impending climate control system failure. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204151 | THERMOSTAT VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND A COOLING SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION ENGINE DRIVEN VEHICLES - A thermostatic valve aggregate for a motor vehicle cooling system, comprising a valve housing fitted with a valve seat, further a thermally expansible element in said valve housing and coupled to a valve element and fitted with a spring biasing the valve element toward the valve seat, one coolant hookup on each side of the valve seat, a bypass valve element prestressed by a bypass spring toward a bypass valve seat to selectively link one bypass hookup at the valve housing to one of the other hookups, an electromagnet being mounted on the valve housing and comprising a core extending as far as the bypass valve seat, where the bypass valve element comprises a magnetically effective armature portion resting against the core or being near it when the bypass valve rests against the bypass valve seat. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204152 | TRACTION JACK - A vehicle traction jack that functions as a traction mat platform, ramp, and vehicle jack to assist a vehicle's tire when a tire is stuck in a rut, hole, or some sort of terrain or weather condition such as sand, gravel, dirt, mud, or snow is disclosed. The traction jack comprises a first plate and second plate, a hinge assembly, and a jack. The first and second plates can extend to a partially-opened or fully-opened position, forming a ramp and traction mat platform. The extended traction jack can be placed in front of or behind a vehicle's tire to provide addition traction. A jack extends from at least one plate of the vehicle traction jack to raise a vehicle for repairs to the vehicle's tire. Easily stored in a vehicle at all times, a single user can use the traction jack to help move any type of vehicle's tire. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204153 | TRACK SYSTEM INCLUDING A GUARDRAIL - A track system for a railway system includes a base plate configured to be supported on a railroad tie. The system also includes a drive rail and a guard rail. The drive rail includes a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion is configured such that wheels of a train car used in the railway system roll thereon. The web portion connects the head portion and the base portion. The base portion is supported on the base plate. The guardrail includes a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion of the guardrail is configured to contact the wheels to prevent the wheels from slipping off the drive rail. The web portion of the guardrail connects the head portion of the guardrail and the base portion of the guardrail. The base portion of the guardrail is retained in a support on the base plate. Cross-sections of each of the head portion of the drive rail and the web portion of the drive rail are substantially the same as cross-sections of the head portion of the guardrail and the web portion of the guardrail, respectively. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204154 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING RAILROAD TRACKS ON A SUBSTRUCTURE - The invention relates to a device for mounting rail-road tracks ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204155 | Rail brace assembly - A rail brace assembly is adapted to buttress the head of a stock rail selected from one of two different stock rail groups mounted on the top surface of a brace plate. The assembly includes a stop block assembly also is affixed to the brace plate top surface. A rail brace moveable between a first brace position in which it buttresses the head of a rail from a first stock rail group and a second brace position in which it buttresses the head of a rail from a second stock rail group, has a pair of spaced side walls, a upwardly facing top surface, first rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas, second rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas, a first rail group brace plate contact surface and a second rail group brace plate contact surface. An elastic fastener cooperates with a clip housing to clamp the rail brace against the stock rail. When the rail brace is in the first brace position the first rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas engage the rail head and base fishing surface areas, the first rail group brace plate contact surface contacts the brace plate and the second rail group head fishing surface contact area engages the stop block assembly. When the rail brace is in the second brace position the second rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas engage the head and base fishing surfaces of the stock rail, the second rail group brace plate contact surface contacts the brace plate and the first rail group head fishing surface contact area engages the stop block assembly. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204156 | IRRIGATION AND SPRAYING METHOD - An irrigation machine is selectively converted into a sprayer for applying chemicals that have been approved for use only by spraying equipment. A method is disclosed for irrigating and spraying crops using the same conduit connected to either an irrigation ground water source or a sprayer-approved chemical source, but at no time is the conduit connected to both sources simultaneously. The method includes connecting the input of a conduit to a ground water source, irrigating the crops with water from the ground water source, disconnecting the input of the conduit from the ground water source, connecting the input of the same conduit to a sprayer-approved chemical source, and spraying the crops with chemical from the chemical source. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204157 | Variable orifice nozzle - A spray nozzle assembly includes a pressure dependent variable spray orifice and an internal chamber which is at least partially bound by a flexibly deformable sidewall. At its distal end, the sidewall terminates at a distal face defining the spray orifice extending therethrough. A metering member extends distally from the internal chamber and through at least a portion of the spray orifice. As the pressure of a liquid supplied to the internal chamber by a liquid supply pathway varies, the flexibly deformable sidewall expands or contracts in response thereto. As the sidewall expands and contracts, the distal face moves relative to the metering member to change the effective size of the spray orifice. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204158 | DOOR MOUNTED ROOM DEODORIZER - A room deodorizer that utilizes an airflow created by a ventilation device within an enclosed room to disperse a deodorizing agent. The room deodorizer is mounted near the bottom edge of a door and includes a deodorizing strip that extends below the bottom edge of the door to the floor. The deodorizing strip obstructs an airflow passageway created between the bottom edge of the door and the floor. The deodorizing strip is impregnated with a deodorizing agent such that when a ventilation device within the room is activated, the created airflow passes through the deodorizing strip to release the deodorizing agent into the enclosed room. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204159 | WEATHER MANAGEMENT USING SPACE-BASED POWER SYSTEM - Space-based power system and method of altering weather using space-born energy. The space-based power system maintains proper positioning and alignment of system components without using connecting structures. Power system elements are launched into orbit, and the free-floating power system elements are maintained in proper relative alignment, e.g., position, orientation, and shape, using a control system. Energy from the space-based power system is applied to a weather element, such as a hurricane, and alters the weather element to weaken or dissipate the weather element. The weather element can be altered by changing a temperature of a section of a weather element, such as the eye of a hurricane, changing airflows, or changing a path of the weather element. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204160 | ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION CIRCUIT AND AN ATOMIZATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An ultrasonic atomization circuit comprises a driving signal generating unit to generate an ultrasonic driving signal, a power unit to amplify and transmit the ultrasonic driving signal to a piezoelectric ceramic lamination, and a buffering unit connecting to the driving signal generating unit and the power unit to reduce the effect by the load of the power unit to the driving signal generating unit. The present invention is directed to provide an atomization device using the above ultrasonic atomization circuit. For the ultrasonic atomization circuit being disposed between the power unit and the driving signal generating unit, the ultrasonic atomization circuit can reduce the effect by the disperse circuits and reactance to the driving signal generating unit, meanwhile need less units and be easy to test. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204161 | DOOR WITH MOVABLE SPOILER FOR DOOR-TYPE THRUST REVERSER - The present invention relates to a door ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204162 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING FLUID JETS INJECTED INTO A FLUID STREAM - In an air mixing arrangement wherein a primary fluid is introduced through an opening in a wall to be mixed with a secondary fluid flowing along the wall surface, the opening is airfoil shaped with its leading edge being orientated at an attack angle with respect to the secondary fluid flow stream so as to thereby enhance the penetration and dispersion of the primary fluid stream into the secondary fluid stream. The airfoil shaped opening is selectively positioned such that its angle of attack provides the desired lift to optimize the mixing of the two streams for the particular application. In one embodiment, a collar is provided around the opening to prevent the secondary fluid from contacting the surface of the wall during certain conditions of operation. Multiple openings maybe used such as the combination of a larger airfoil shaped opening with a smaller airfoil shaped opened positioned downstream thereof, or a round shaped opening placed upstream of an airfoil shaped opening. Pairs of openings and associated collars maybe placed in symmetric relationship so as to promote mixing in particular applications, and nozzles maybe placed on the inner side of wall to enhance the flow characteristics of the primary fluid. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204163 | Insulation system - The present invention is an insulation system that is installed on a boom pipe and a boom pipe nozzle or a dispersion hose of a concrete pump to prevent concrete from freezing or setting while being poured. The system includes a boom pipe covering with two vinyl canvas exterior sheets with a layer of reflective foil insulation held together with a first hook and loop fastener, a dispersion nozzle covering with two vinyl canvas exterior sheets with a layer of reflective foil insulation held together with a second hook and loop fastener and a dispersion hose covering with two vinyl canvas exterior sheets with a layer of reflective foil insulation with a flexible orifice perimeter to insulate said dispersion hose. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204164 | METHOD FOR PREPARING IMPREGNATING PITCH FOR CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE - The present invention discloses a method for preparing an impregnating pitch which is used for the manufacture of carbon-carbon composites having excellent mechanical properties at an ultra high temperature, abrasion resistance and the like, wherein the impregnating pitch having a low viscosity and an improved carbonization yield is provided by facilitating cross-linking reactions between the aromatic compounds in the pitch, while eliminating heat treatment. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204165 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING SOLID PARTICLES - A cooling arrangement adapted to be used in a process of preparing a fine powder, and a method for using same are described. The cooling arrangement ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204166 | GRANULAR EXCRETA TREATING MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND EXTRUSION TYPE COMPRESSIVE GRANULATING APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided are a granular excreta treating material which has high absorbing property and is expected to exhibit disintegrability and aggregativeness, a production method thereof, and an extrusion type compressive granulating apparatus thereof. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204167 | METHOD FOR DECLADDING NUCLEAR FUEL AND CRUSHING MACHINE BY CLADDING DEFORMATION - A machine comprising two rollers for ovalising a nuclear fuel cladding to crush the content thereof allowing its easy release even if the pellets are arranged in the cladding with little clearance. The opposite inclinations of the rollers promote automatic forward travel of the claddings. The opening and the inclination of the claddings lead to release of the crushed fuel. The rollers are biconical, with an input portion of increasing diameter and an output portion of decreasing diameter, to apply sufficient ovalisations to crush the fuel whilst restoring rotundity to the cladding when it leaves the machine, to facilitate the outflow of debris. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204168 | SINGLE-MOTOR SHREDDER - A single-motor shredder has a housing, and multiple cutting rollers, a paper feeding mechanism and a motor mounted in the housing. A first gear set connects the cutting rollers with the motor and a second gear set connects the cutting rollers with the paper feeding mechanism. Only one motor is needed to drive the cutting rollers and the paper feeding mechanism. Therefore, the shredder is light and a manufacturing costs of the shredder are lowered. Moreover, the paper feeding mechanism separates a stack of paper into small piles to sequentially feed the stack of paper in small piles. Thus, the stack of paper does not jam the cutting rollersso improving lifetime of the shredder. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204169 | SCREEEN ASSEMBLY FOR A MINERAL PROCESSOR - A screen assembly for use in a minerals processing apparatus comprising an elongate separation screen defining an upper surface having a material reception area towards a first end and a material delivery area towards a second end, so arranged that in use material received onto the material reception area is caused to move toward the material delivery area, the separation screen having a plurality of through apertures configured such that as material so moves toward the material delivery area material components below a predetermined size tend to fall through the apertures and material components above a predetermined size continue to the material delivery area; wherein the separation screen is provided with a cleaner device comprising a support structure having on a surface thereof a plurality of projections arrayed in coincident pattern with at least some of the through apertures in the separation screen, and in that the cleaner device is deployable between a cleaning configuration whereat the support structure is brought into close proximity below the separation screen such that the projections into through their corresponding apertures in the separation screen and an undeployed configuration away from such close proximity. A materials processing apparatus and in particular a mineral sizing system incorporating such a screen assembly. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204170 | RECIRCULATING GRINDING MILL WITH EXTERNAL RISERS - A recirculating grinding mill, including at least two rolling presses for comminuting the material to be ground, at least two first classifiers for classifying a coarse-grain fraction, at least one second classifier for classifying a fine-grain fraction and a medium-grain fraction from the fractions classified in the at least two first classifiers. The feedstock is fed into the recirculating grinding mill passing the at least two rolling presses and the at least two first classifiers and then the at least one second classifier and the medium-grain fraction and the coarse fraction of the at least two first classifiers being fed once again to the rolling presses, and the at least two first classifiers being arranged underneath the at least two rolling presses. The rolling presses are placed between at least two risers for transporting the circulating material being ground. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204171 | Replaceable insert for a hammermill hammer - The replaceable insert for a hammermill hammer enables the insert to be removed and replaced by the removal and installation of a single bolt in the leading face or edge of the hammer, rather than requiring partial disassembly of the hammermill for the removal of a damaged hammer and hammer shank from its retaining rod. The insert is formed of hard and tough metal, e.g., tool steel, carbide alloy, etc., as a longitudinally and laterally symmetrical rectangular parallelepiped, the hammer shank having a cooperating relief formed therein. The symmetrical configuration allows the insert to be reversed through 180° in its installation, thereby exposing a fresh insert face after the first face has been worn or damaged. A pair of indexing pins extends from the insert, the pins fitting closely within cooperating receptacles in the hammer shank relief to secure the insert precisely within the relief. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204172 | HAMMER ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTARY MATERIAL CRUSHER - A hammer assembly for attachment to a rotor of a rotary material crusher. The hammer assembly has an adaptor for attaching to the rotor, having a base portion and a hammer mounting portion, with the base portion being attachable to the rotor at the periphery portion thereof, and a hammer for mounting on the adaptor, having at least one impact portion, for crushing material, and a mounting portion for engagement with the hammer mounting portion of the adaptor. The hammer mounting portion of the adaptor includes bearing surfaces facing a direction of impact when crushing material, and the mounting portion of the hammer includes bearing surfaces for mating with the bearing surfaces of the hammer mounting portion of the adaptor. The hammer assembly further includes a retainer rod for preventing demounting of the hammer from the adaptor. The retainer rod passes through an opening formed by a retainer rod groove in the hammer and a retainer rod groove in the adaptor which face each other. The size of the retainer rod and the size of the grooves are selected such that the hammer is free to move to enable the bearing surfaces of the hammer to bear on the bearing surfaces of the adaptor and transfer impact forces when impact forces from crushing material are present, with the retainer rod being free from any of the impact forces. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204173 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - An operating load of an overload releasing mechanism is made to be high by a simple method. In a webbing retractor, spring claws engage with recesses of a rotor, and a gear wheel and the rotor are connected. When relative rotational force is applied between the rotor and the gear wheel, the spring claws elastically deform and engagement thereof with the recesses is released. Due thereto, connection of the rotor and the gear wheel is released, and the overload releasing mechanism is operated. Here, urging members urge the spring claws toward a side of engaging with the recesses. Due thereto, the operating load of the overload releasing mechanism can be made to be high by a simple method of merely adding the urging members. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204174 | SINGLE PULL WIRE WINDING DEVICE - A single pull wire winding device comprises a wire winding reel; the wire winding reel has two recesses respectively on both surfaces thereof for containing a flexible printed board and a coil spring, the wire winding reel having a peripheral groove on its periphery for containing a power connection wire, and a bulkhead on one side of the peripheral groove has at least one stopping portion; a switch is provided within the containing groove along a tangential direction of the wire winding reel so that the stopping block of the switch engages with the stopping portion of the wire winding reel to stop the rotation of the wire winding reel. Thus, the present invention, wherein a flatter flexible printed board is used to substitute for a portion of a thicker power connection wire to reduce the volume of the assembled device, is widely applied to various electronic products. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204175 | TRANSFER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a transfer device that can feed a work in a stable condition without applying it any excess loads. The transfer device for feeding a tape-shaped work to a process stage standing in an upright position, which is placed on one side of the process stage and which includes a supply reel, a take-up reel and a work feeding mechanism. Specifically, the supply reel, around which the work and a protective sheet are wound, is adapted to feed the work and the protective sheet therefrom. The take-up reel is adapted to wind the work and the protective sheet that have been fed from the supply reel, and it is located below the supply reel. The work feeding mechanism is adapted to forward the work from the supply reel to the take-up reel through the process stage. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204176 | Reels with Corrugated Flanges and Undercuts - Reels or spools for carrying wires or the likes, where the flanges of these reels or spools have corrugations with undercuts selectively formed thereon, are provided. These undercuts may aid in the molding process, such as injection molding or compression molding with substantially rigid molds, among other things. The reels or spools may also have supports dispersed between the corrugations to provide additional structural integrity to the flange. These supports can be mid-plane supports between the corrugations and may be positioned closer to the inside surface or to the outside surface of the flange, and the supports may form an angle with the corrugations. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204177 | PROJECTILE DIVERTER RELEASE AND METHOD OF DIVERTING A PROJECTILE - A diverter for changing the trajectory of a projectile includes a release mechanism that extends along a longitudinal axis between first and second ends. A mass is coupled to the first end, and the second end is coupled to the projectile. The release mechanism includes a groove and an explosive charge. The groove is disposed between the first and second ends and cinctures the longitudinal axis. The explosive charge is disposed along the longitudinal axis between the groove and the second end. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204178 | SPOT LEADING TARGET LASER GUIDANCE FOR ENGAGING MOVING TARGETS - A laser lead designator for guiding a laser guided weapon (LGW) to strike a moving target includes a laser source for providing a laser beam and a controller coupled to receive a position and a velocity of the moving target. The controller provides a control signal for pointing the laser beam a specified lead distance ahead of the position of the moving target to position a laser spot on a ground location ahead of the moving target. The lead distance compensates for an impact shortfall value that is a function of at least one shortfall parameter including a speed of the moving target so that the LGW shortfalls the laser spot on the moving target. The laser designator is separate from the LGW. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204179 | ENGINE PYLON FOR AIRCRAFT - An engine pylon for an aircraft that includes a primary structure including aircraft mounting points arranged symmetrically relative to a middle vertical longitudinal plane of the pylon. The primary structure is asymmetrical relative to the middle vertical longitudinal plane and has respective fundamental modes of vibration in a vertical direction that are uncoupled from the fundamental modes of vibration thereof in a transverse direction. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204180 | Ground-based apparatuts for take off, landing and taxiing of aircraft - An apparatus for the take-off, landing and taxiing of an aircraft without undercarriage system or with retracted undercarriage, wherein the apparatus comprises a ground-based undercarriage, the speed of which can be matched to the speed of the aircraft when landing, the ground-based undercarriage ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204181 | Aircraft Occupant Protection System - A crash attenuation system for an aircraft includes an airbag carried by the aircraft that is inflatable generally adjacent an exterior of the aircraft. The airbag is in fluid communication with at least one vent passage for channeling gas from within the interior of the airbag to a region external to the airbag that allows the gas to escape without being obstructed by the airbag. A gas source is in fluid communication with the interior of the airbag for inflating the airbag. A vent valve is provided within the vent passage for controlling a flow of gas through the vent passage, thereby controlling deflation of the airbag. The vent valve is continuously adjustable to and between an open state, a closed state, and any number of partially open states. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204182 | ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH AN EMERGENCY UNDERCARRIAGE - A rotary wing aircraft ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204183 | PORTABLE TABLE - A portable table for reclining seats, non-reclining seats or even permanent bed structures of an aircraft is disclosed. The portable table includes a table-top and a stand assembly, wherein the table-top is pivotally connected to the stand assembly such that the table-top can move from an erect orientation in which the table-top is supported laterally to the stand assembly and a collapsed orientation in which the table-top is substantially parallel to the stand assembly. The stand assembly also includes a re-leasable connector in the form of a clamping device for releasably mounting the portable table to a railing or other suitable support structure on the side of a seat or a bed of an aircraft. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204184 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An aircraft pressure bulkhead electrical connector comprising a first connection terminal proximate at least one side of the electrical connector and a pressure seal arranged to maintain an applied air pressure differential across the electrical connector in use. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204185 | AIRCRAFT FAIRING - A shock control fairing for mounting a junction between adjoining aircraft surfaces. The fairing has a cross-sectional profile which varies along the length of the fairing. The cross-sectional profile of the fairing has a maximum area at a location which, when mounted to an aircraft, is substantially proximal to a location on the surface of the aircraft at which a shock would be expected to develop without the fairing. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204186 | DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES HAVING COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS - Deployable structures are disclosed having collapsible structural members that include a stowed configuration with a volume smaller than the expanded configuration. Such structures can include and/or be used for litters, bridges, support structures, solar arrays, and more. These structures can be easily transported to a new location and deployed from the stowed configuration into a larger functional structure. In some embodiments these structures can use one or more slit-tube longerons that can have two resting states: deployed and rolled. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204187 | Homeostatic Flying Hovercraft - A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control system provides true homeostasis of the craft with a true fly-by-wire flight control and control-by-wire system control. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204188 | ROTOCRAFT - An aerial vehicle includes independently controlled horizontal thrusters and vertical lifters to provide design and operational simplicity while allowing precision flying with six degrees of freedom and use of mounted devices such as tools, sensors, and instruments. Each horizontal thruster and vertical lifter can be mounted as constant-pitch, fixed-axis rotors while still allowing for precise control of yaw, pitch, roll, horizontal movement, and vertical elevation. Gyroscopes and inclinometers can be used to further enhance flying precision. A controller manages thrust applied the horizontal thrusters and vertical lifters to compensate for forces and torques generated by the use of tools and other devices mounted to the aerial vehicle. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204189 | ELECTRONIC TRACK RELAY, AND RAILROAD SIGNALING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In an electronic track relay, electronic relay circuitry receives an input track signal coded at a pre-determined code rate, and regenerates the input track signal at the pre-determined code rate after a predetermined time delay. A driving circuit is coupled to the electronic relay circuitry for receiving the delayed track signal therefrom and conducting, at the predetermined code rate, at least a power source to at least one of various components in a railroad signaling system. A latching circuit is configured for latching the driving circuit into one among a plurality of configurations respectively corresponding to a plurality of different signaling location types, depending on a signaling location type of the railroad signaling system in which the electronic track relay is installed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204190 | ELONGATED STRUCTURE FOR MOVABLE SECTION - In an elongated structure for a movable section, a plurality of operational linear elements such as conductive wires are arranged in parallel in a belt-like sheath member, and an outer region of the sheath member, which is defined by a bend of the sheath member, has a larger rigidity than that of an inner region of the sheath member, which is defined by the bend of the sheath member. When the sheath member | 2011-08-25 |
20110204191 | CABLE HANGER - A cable hanger having a mounting end for attachment to a support structure and a cable support portion coupled to the mounting end. The cable support portion has at least two spaced parallel legs defining a receiving slot therebetween. Each receiving slot has a closed bottom and an open top end for receiving and locating loops of a cable formed into a coil. Preferably, the mounting end is adapted to be releasably attached to the support structure and the cable hanger is formed from bent rod. The mounting end will preferably have a hook shape with a free end attaching to the support structure which is spaced from the cable support portion to optionally receive a portion of a support structure therebetween. The receiving slots will have a height and width selected to accommodate the diameter and length of cable being supported and the number of receiving slots may vary accordingly. For some applications, the cable hanger includes tie bars whereby the associated cable may be secured in the receiving slots with a padlock and the cable support itself may be secured to a support structure. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204192 | CLAMP FOR SECURING A TUBULAR OR HOSE-SHAPED OBJECT - A clamp for securing a tubular or hose-shaped object on a support. The clamp includes a clamp jacket having first and second ends, wherein a first leg protrudes from the first end of the clamp jacket and a second leg projects from the second end of the clamp jacket. The first leg has a lug which in the open state protrudes in the direction of the second leg. The second leg includes a fastening section which can be inserted into a gap between the lug and a neighboring portion of the first leg located opposite the lug, wherein, in the closed state of the clamp, the lug is plastically deformed toward the outer side of the fastening section facing away from the first leg. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204193 | SOLAR CELL MODULE STAND AND SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM USING SAME - According to one embodiment, a frame member ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204194 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECEPTACLE AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE SAME - A beverage container receptacle adapted for installation relative to fixed first and second structures. The receptacle includes a container-holding first part having a container rest and a periphery that defines a void in which is received a portion of the fixed first structure that extends along a first axis. The periphery at least partially surrounds the first axis, and the receptacle is supported by the first structure when it is installed relative thereto. The receptacle also includes a receptacle-retaining second part slidably positioned relative to the first part. The second part is adapted for movement relative to the first structure received in the void and toward engagement with the second structure. The receptacle is adapted for being supported against angular movement in at least one direction about the first axis through the engagement of the second part with the second structure. Also, a method for installing a beverage container receptacle including the steps of: receiving a portion of a fixed first structure having a first axis in a void defined in a first part of the receptacle and at least partially surrounding the first axis with a periphery of the void; supporting the receptacle through the first structure; slidably moving a second part of the receptacle relative to the first part toward engagement with a fixed second structure; and supporting the receptacle against rotation in at least one direction about the first axis through engagement between the second part and the second structure. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204195 | System for Mounting Objects to Polymeric Membranes - A mounting plate utilized to attach an object to a mounting system. The mounting plate includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the base is bonded to a membrane of the mounting system. A housing is raised from the top surface of the base, the housing creates a contact surface area to support the object. A first member is raised from the top surface; the first member has a surface at a height flush with the contact surface area of the housing. A hole extends through the thickness of the housing. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204196 | Aerial Movement System with Reactive Line - An aerial movement system for supporting an object that includes main reels with associated motors and support lines and an auxiliary reel with an associated motor and auxiliary line wherein upon failure of the main reels, the auxiliary reel switches from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation. The auxiliary line may also be capable of transmitting data from the object to a computer. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204197 | Apparatus and Method for Calibrating an Aerial Movement System - An aerial movement system and method for calibrating same includes, generally, registration points and wireless position transceivers proximate the registration points and the object that communicate with a computer and allow for the computer to determine the appropriate amount of support lines to draw in or release. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A POST MOUNT - In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for installing a post mount. In one embodiment, a support block for use in securing a post mount includes a body having a first end and a second end and an adjustment mechanism formed integrally with the first end of the body, by which a vertical orientation of a post mount incorporating the support block can be adjusted. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204199 | STAND FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A stand for an information processing apparatus includes a supporting member supporting the information processing apparatus from a side thereof, and a coupling member having protrusions and recesses on a first side thereof, which are spaced at a certain interval and have shapes engageable with each other. The stand also includes a protruding member provided on an end of the coupling member and that protrudes from the supporting member in a direction opposite to the coupling member. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204200 | SUBFRAME SUPPORT APPARATUS - A subframe support apparatus adapted to engage and support a subframe of a vehicle is provided wherein the subframe support apparatus engages and supports the subframe of the vehicle when the vehicle is either raised on a lift and/or on the ground and when a mechanic is working on components of the vehicle supported by the subframe of the vehicle. The subframe support apparatus includes an elongated housing or elongated support member having first and second subframe engaging assemblies adjustably connected thereto for engaging oppositely disposed portions of the subframe of the vehicle. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204201 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SEATPOST ASSEMBLY - A height adjustable seatpost assembly is provided with first and second tubes, a ratchet mechanism and a drive source. The first and second tubes are telescopically arranged. The ratchet mechanism includes a ratchet tooth structure and a pawl structure. The pawl structure is engaged with the ratchet tooth structure in a lock position. The pawl structure is movably coupled with respect to the ratchet tooth structure in a movable position such that the first and second tubes are movably arranged relative to each other in at least one axial direction of the first and second tubes. The drive source moves the pawl structure between the lock position and the movable position in response to operation of the drive source. The drive source further axially moves the first and second tubes relative to each other in response to operation of the drive source. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TUBULAR MEMBERS - Apparatus, systems, and methods for supporting tubular members are provided. A support structure can include at least one body having a plurality of openings disposed therethrough. Each opening can have an inner surface that includes at least one circular portion and at least one elliptical portion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204203 | STEERABLE VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM - A steerable vehicle lighting system includes a steerable platform assembly and a control assembly. The steerable platform assembly has a body adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, a platform adapted to receive a payload and adapted to rotate with respect to the body, an actuator at least partially placed in the body, and an actuator rod rotatably mated to the actuator and rotatably mated to the platform. A rotation of the actuator rotates the platform. The control assembly includes a first wheel adapted to be placed on a rotating portion of a steering apparatus, a transducer adapted to be mated to a stationary portion of the steering apparatus, a second wheel mated to a rotatable portion of the transducer and adapted to be rotated by the first wheel, and an elastic member that elastically urges the transducer and the second wheel towards the first wheel. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204204 | Torque Support for A Converter Tilting Drive - A torque support for a converter tilting drive mounted on a shaft journal. The supports are provided on the gear housing that accommodates the shaft journal to be driven. The supports support the gear housing on the structure carrying the converter. To this end, the supports are embodied in each case as dual action hydraulic piston-cylinder units that are independently anchored on the structure in an articulated manner. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204205 | CASTING CORE FOR TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A turbine engine component, such as a turbine blade or vane, with complex internal features can be cast using a core having a first region with normal resolution features and a second region with high resolution features. The core can be formed from a single structure. Alternatively, the first region can be defined by a first ceramic core piece, which can be formed by any conventional process, such as by injection molding or transfer molding. The second region can be defined by a second ceramic core piece formed separately by a method effective to produce high resolution features, such as tomo lithographic molding. The first core piece and the second core piece can be joined by interlocking engagement, such as by male and female dovetails. The high resolution features can be effective to produce high efficiency internal cooling features in the cast component. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204206 | Rain sensor - There is provided a rain sensor capable of adequately detecting raindrops in a captured image. The rain sensor includes: a surface light source | 2011-08-25 |
20110204207 | PHOTODETECTOR CIRCUIT - A photodetector circuit is provided that includes: a first wiring connected to an input terminal; a second wiring connected to an output terminal; and first and second photosensors each including a first terminal connected to the first wiring and a second terminal connected to the second wiring, wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are arranged in parallel, and the sum of resistance values of a first path from the input terminal to the output terminal via the first wiring, the first photosensor, and the second wiring is identical to the sum of resistance values of a second path from the input terminal to the output terminal via the first wiring, the second photosensor, and the second wiring. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204208 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An organic photoelectric conversion device having: a first electrode; a second electrode opposing to the first electrode; and an organic material-containing photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein an electron spin number of the photoelectric conversion layer is not more than 1.0×10 | 2011-08-25 |
20110204209 | LOW PROFILE CAMERA AND VISION SENSOR - A monolithic camera configured for a predetermined environment can be made in the following manner. The camera is formed from an integrated circuit that has a light sensitive portion that can sense light from the predetermined environment. Two or more opaque masks are disposed within the oxide layer above the light sensitive pixel array of the image sensor. These opaque masks may be formed from the “metal” layers typically used for signal routing in image sensor integrated circuits. The opaque masks contain arrays of holes arranged so that for each pixel there is a clear path for light to reach the pixel from a corresponding part of the visual field. Each pixel is associated with a different set of holes that allows a different region of the predetermined environment to be observed. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204210 | Single-Photon Avalanche Detector-Based Focal Plane Array - An imaging sensor having sensitivity at the single-photon level is disclosed. The sensor comprises an array of pixels, each of which comprises a negative-feedback avalanche diode and a read-out circuit that includes a counter. The counter keeps track of the number of photons detected by the diode during a given time period. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204211 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR - An optoelectronic sensor ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204212 | CONFOCAL IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUS - The invention provides imaging apparatus and methods useful for obtaining a high resolution image of a sample at rapid scan rates. A rectangular detector array having a horizontal dimension that is longer than the vertical dimension can be used along with imaging optics positioned to direct a rectangular image of a portion of a sample to the rectangular detector array. A scanning device can be configured to scan the sample in a scan-axis dimension, wherein the vertical dimension for the rectangular detector array and the shorter of the two rectangular dimensions for the image are in the scan-axis dimension, and wherein the vertical dimension for the rectangular detector array is short enough to achieve confocality in a single axis. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204213 | LIGHT AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND PHOTOCOUPLER - A light amplification circuit includes a photodiode PD with an epi-sub structure, an I/V conversion circuit that converts current output from the PD into a voltage, and a correction circuit that removes charge and discharge current, which is cause by a parasitic capacitance of the photodiode, from current output from the PD between the PD and the I/V conversion circuit. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIGHT - A light detection system is disclosed. The system comprises a light absorbing layer made of a semiconductor having majority carriers and minority carriers, and being incorporated with bandgap modifying atoms at a concentration selected so as to allow generation of photocurrent indicative of absorption of photons at any wavelength at least in the range of from about 3 μm to about 5 μm. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204215 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical device includes: an optical component; a case air-sealed, and made of metal, the optical component being secured within the case; and a lens provided within the case, and positionally adjusted in consideration of a deformation of the case air-sealed, light emitted from the optical component passing through the lens or light traveling to the optical component passing through the lens. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204216 | GAMMA-GAMMA DENSITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR HIGH-PRESSURE, HIGH-TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS - A downhole gamma ray density measurement system is described. The gamma ray density measurement system includes a pressure housing and a gamma ray source within the pressure housing. One or more detectors within the pressure housing detect gamma radiation. One or more low-attenuation inserts may be located in the pressure housing near the gamma ray source and/or one or more of the detectors. One or more high-attenuation inserts may be located in the pressure housing near the gamma ray source and/or one or more of the detectors. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204217 | Salt Concentration Logging Systems and Methods - Water salinity and water saturation measurements are enhanced by systems and methods for logging salt concentration in formation fluids. Some tool embodiments augment a neutron porosity logging tool with a gamma ray detector configured to measure the rate at which hydrogen nuclei capture neutrons from a neutron source. The ratio of the hydrogen-capture gamma ray count rate to the neutron flux can be combined with a porosity measurement to derive the salt concentration in the formation fluids. When the salt concentration is further combined with resistivity measurements, the water salinity and water saturation can be derived. Some tool embodiments employ a continuous neutron source, Helium-3 filled neutron detectors, and a gamma ray detector that is the same distance from the source as one of the neutron detectors. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204218 | Method of Processing Ions - A method for obtaining fragment ions having product ion spectrum with a mixture of high, medium and lower energy product ions. The method includes (a) providing a selected RF field to an ion optical element upstream of an ion containment field; (b) transmitting ions through the ion optical element and into the ion containment field such that the selected RF field determines, at least in part, a selected kinetic energy profile of the ions within the ion containment field, wherein the selected kinetic energy profile is selected to fragment the ions to concurrently provide a plurality of groups of product ions; and (c) detecting each group of product ions in the plurality of groups of product ions. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204219 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MOLECULES USING MASS SPECTROMETRY AND RELATED TECHNIQUES - The present invention generally relates to mass spectrometry and related techniques, and in some cases, to determining single species using mass spectrometry. In certain instances, polymers such as DNA or RNA can also be sequenced. Certain embodiments of the invention relate to passing a polymer, such as DNA, RNA, a protein, a polypeptide, a polysaccharide, etc., through a pore and cleaving the polymer in sequence. For instance, the polymer may be cleaved using a laser or an electric field. In some embodiments, a property of at least one subunit of a polymer is determined using mass spectrometry. In some embodiments, a single ion (which may be a subunit of a polymer, or an ion based on another species) can be isolated in a mass spectrometer and a signal generated from the single ion. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204220 | Method and Apparatus for Identification of Biological Material - Biological material is detected in a sample using a MALDI-MS technique (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization-Mass Spectroscopy). A liquid comprising the sample and a MALDI matrix material is prepared and used to form a continuous stream of the liquid. The stream is separated into successive parts to form drops, which are launched into flight, or the stream is launched into flight and then separated into drops. Drop forming techniques may be used that are known from ink jet printers. Material from the drops is ionized while in flight. Mass spectra from the ionized material of respective drops are measured. Preferably, before the drops are formed the liquid is diluted to a level where the majority of drops at most one micro-organism is present per drop. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204221 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD OF MASS SPECTROMETRY - When a high-speed analyzer such as a quadrupole mass filter is united with an analyzer which requires a reaction time of 10 msec, such as an ion dissociation chamber of the ion trap type, a problem arises that an ion loss occurs due to a difference in analysis speed between the analyzers. A high-throughput analysis is intended to be achieved by eliminating this loss. A pre ion trap ( | 2011-08-25 |
20110204222 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING PHYTOCHEMICALS FROM TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRACEUM - The present invention relates to identification and characterization of Phytochemicals and metabolites from | 2011-08-25 |
20110204223 | Mass Spectrometer - Problem: To provide a mass spectrometer wherein the door can be easily opened even when the door becomes stuck to a third wall surface. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204224 | Multi-column electron beam lithography apparatus and electron beam trajectory adjustment method for the same - A multi-column electron beam lithography apparatus includes multiple columns, each including a mask having several aperture patterns; a selective deflector to deflect an electron beam to select an aperture pattern; a bending back deflector to bend the beam passed through the pattern back to the column optical axis; and an electron beam trajectory adjustment unit to adjust deflection efficiencies of the deflectors without the mask installed to allow the beam deflected toward any positions in a deflection region to be bent back and applied to the same position on a sample, and to adjust the deflection efficiency of the selective deflector with the mask installed to allow the beam to be deflected toward any pattern of the mask, while maintaining a relationship between the deflection efficiencies. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204225 | ION Beam System and Machining Method - An ion beam machining system which performs a predetermined machining of a sample by irradiating the sample with an ion beam includes a beam spot former which forms a beam spot shape of the ion beam to be non-axially symmetric in a perpendicular plane with respect to an irradiation axis of the ion beam, and an axis orientator which orients one axis of the beam spot at the ion beam irradiation position on the sample in a predetermined direction. | 2011-08-25 |
20110204226 | APPARATUS FOR STEM SAMPLE INSPECTION IN A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSTRUMENT - An apparatus for in-situ sample examination in a dual-beam FIB includes a cassette for holding probe tips inside the FIB, where the FIB has an X-Y plane and a port for a nano-manipulator probe shaft, and where the probe shaft is further capable of releasably holding a probe tip. The cassette has a base and at least one probe-tip station connected to the base. The probe-tip station has a slot for receiving a probe tip, where the probe-tip slot has an angle with respect to the base substantially equal to the angle of the port for the nano-manipulator probe shaft relative to the X-Y plane of the FIB. The cassette has a clamp with springy fingers located in the slot for receiving and releasably holding the probe tip. The apparatus is adapted to in-situ STEM examination of samples. | 2011-08-25 |