42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080251640 | OVERHEAD LUGGAGE BIN FOR AIRCRAFT INTERIOR - An overhead luggage bin for an aircraft interior includes a stowage compartment, an upper door movably attached to the stowage compartment and a lower door movably attached to the aircraft interior, the upper door and the lower door being moveable between a closed position and an opened position. A floor of the stowage compartment includes a first portion and a second portion movably attached to the first portion that defines a ramp surface with the lower door in the opened position for improved accessibility. An overhead luggage bin is provided with handles at opposed ends of the stowage compartment and includes one or more non-linear ridgelines and/or increased reflectance on an exterior surface for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. An overhead luggage bin includes an RFID reader for providing increased RFID functionality. An overhead luggage bin includes a stowage compartment having an integrated handrail. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251641 | Commercial Aircraft With a Main Deck and a Lower Deck - In a commercial aircraft with a main deck ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251642 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DE-ICING AN AIRCRAFT WALL - A device for de-icing an aircraft wall that comprises a composite structure ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251643 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESISTING TORSIONAL LOADS IN AERIAL REFUELING BOOMS - A refueling boom for an aerial tanker includes an outer member operatively connected to the tanker, an inner member operatively and telescopically configured with the outer member, and one or more torque rollers. The torque roller is disposed on the outer member such that the torque roller engages with the inner member when the inner member is telescoping and reacts to torsional loads subject on the inner member when the boom is deployed in an aerial refueling operation. The inner member may include a plurality of longitudinally disposed torsion surfaces or races for respectively engaging with the torque rollers. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251644 | Retractable safety ripcord - An article of manufacture, a retractable safety ripcord device for use with a reserve parachute system is disclosed, comprising:
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20080251645 | ALGORITH FOR DEDUCING POSSIBILITIES OF ALL POSSIBLE SCENARIOS OF SATELLITE MEMBERS IN LOW EARTH SATELLITE CONSTELLATION - An algorithm for deducing all possible scenarios of satellite members and possibilities thereof in a low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation is described, which is achieved mainly by relying on the spherical geometry analysis and probabilities and statistics technologies, in an attempt to rapidly and precisely obtain the concerned scenarios and possibilities thereof observed on the earth ground. With any user-defined orbital parameters and a position of an observation station for the scenarios on the earth ground inputted, all the possible scenarios and possibilities thereof can be obtained with the algorithm. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251646 | Singularity Escape and Avoidance Using A Virtual Array Rotation - Techniques for providing singularity escape and avoidance are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing control moment gyroscope (CMG) attitude control singularity escape includes calculating a Jacobian A of a set of control equations, calculating a measure of closeness to a singularity, and comparing the calculated closeness to a threshold value, when the calculated closeness is less than or equal to the threshold value, recalculating the Jacobian A. Recalculating may include determining a new direction of virtual misalignment of β and γ, recalculating the Jacobian inputting the new direction of the virtual misalignment, recalculating the measure of closeness to a singularity, and comparing the measure of closeness to the threshold value. Further, the method may include calculating a gimbal rate command if the of closeness is greater than the threshold value and generating a torque from the gimbal rate command to control the attitude of a satellite. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251647 | System For Reducing Aerodynamic Noise At A Supplementary Wing Of An Aircraft - A system for reducing aerodynamic noise of a supplementary wing of an aircraft is provided. The supplementary wing is hinged to a main wing and is extendable when a gap region between the main wing and the supplementary wing is opened. The system includes a separating surface which can be moved into the gap region when the supplementary wing is extended and which extends at least partially along a separation flow line between a vortex flow region and a gap flow for the air flowing in the gap region. The separating surface is an n-stable surface which through an actuator device can be moved between at least one of the stable states and at least one additional state. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251648 | Method and Device for Attenuating on an Aircraft the Effects of a Vertical Turbulence - The invention concerns a device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251649 | Railway Switching System - Disclosed is a railway switching system for switching a pair of secondary tracks between a pair of primary tracks in a fast, easy, convenient and inexpensive manner. The railway switching system comprises a switch unit positioned between a pair of secondary tracks, a covering unit disposed on said switch unit, the covering unit capable of covering the switch unit; and a pair of connecting elements coupling the pair of secondary tracks and the covering unit, and operably contacting the switch unit such that the pair of connecting elements, the covering unit and the pair of secondary tracks configure to form a conjointly movable unit, wherein the conjointly movable unit is capable of moving in a direction enabling said railway switching system to switch the pair of secondary tracks between the pair of primary tracks. The railway switching system reduces the need for heavy machinery equipment and extra crews during installation. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251650 | Double mounted dual switch box bracket - stud divider - A double-mounted electrical box mounting bracket for mounting to a wall stud that includes: a substantially flat center section having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposing sides and one or more center mounting holes for securing the bracket to a structure; a pair of substantially flat base plates, each having a first end and a second end, an opening having a periphery for receiving an electrical box, and a bendable member extending into the opening from the periphery; a pair of offsets connecting the opposing sides of the center section and the first ends of the base plates; and a pair of substantially flat flanged ends connected to the second sides of the base plates by a pair of flange necks, wherein the base plates are offset and recessed from the center section and flanged ends. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251651 | CLAMP AND SEISMIC SWAY BRACE - A seismic sway brace includes a clamp for engaging a circular object, a sway brace member, and a pair of connecting mechanisms for coupling the circular object to the sway brace member, and for coupling the sway brace member to building structure. The sway brace member may be a sway brace pipe or rod. Each of the connecting mechanisms may include a pair of strap clamps, held together by a retainer. The strap clamps and/or the circular object clamp may include one or more longitudinal slots. The longitudinal slots enhance wrapping of the clamps that engage the sway brace member or circular object, allowing the clamps to better engage the sway brace member or circular object. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251652 | Cable mounting bracket - A bracket for mounting a cable to a surface is presented. The bracket restricts lateral and longitudinal movement of a cable while enabling rotational movement. The bracket may be mounted to a first surface so that the cable may be inserted into a second surface. The bracket generally includes a mounting portion, first and second flanges, and an arm. To reduce longitudinal movement of the cable, the cable is inserted through the first flange and fixedly coupled to a ferrule, which is coupled between the second flange and the notch of the arm. To restrict lateral movement of the cable, a first flange includes a tab that when in a raised position, enables the cable to be inserted through the first flange. After which, the tab is lowered to reduce the size of the aperture. The bracket may also include a cap that is fixedly removable from the cable. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251653 | Ground Rollable Support For a Golf Bag, and a Wheel Structure For a Mobile Appliance - A kit of elements for erecting a golf bag and a ground rollable support assembly therefor, comprising: a golf bag having a rigid support structure, a wheel structure, and a manoeuvring structure, wherein the wheel structure and the manoeuvring structure is releasably attachable to the support structure. An assembly of a golf bag and a ground rollable support structure comprising: a golf bag having a rigid support structure, a wheel structure, and a manoeuvring structure, wherein the wheel structure and the manoeuvring structure are releasably attached to the support structure. A collapsible wheel structure adapted to be attached to a mobile appliance, and comprising two supporting arms each of which has a folded and an unfolded configuration and each of the two supporting arms are individually attachable to the mobile appliance. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251654 | Support structure for a limp bag - Support structure for a limp bag with a front sheet biased to flex in a horizontal plane but not in a vertical plane, a rear sheet biased to flex in a horizontal plane but not in a vertical plane, the sheets hingedly attached to each other on their left and right sides so that the sheets form an envelope having an inside portion that can be opened to form an enclosure having an open elliptically shaped top and bottom portion, the inside bottom portion including at least one torsion spring and attached arms that are fixedly located on the bottom horizontal plane of the endosure and spreading at a ninety degree angle from each other when in the non stressed position so that the arms automatically hold the structure in an open elliptical shape. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251655 | Bottle Holder - A bottle holder, comprising a sleeve configured to receive a bottle, the sleeve comprising a storage compartment accessible from an exterior area of the sleeve. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251656 | Support System - A support system comprises a first component, a second component to be secured to the first component and to be supported, at least in part, thereby in use, and a coupling arrangement for securing the first and second components to one another, the coupling arrangement comprising a lock member secured to one of the first and second components by a crank, and a socket provided on the other of the first and second components and adapted to receive part of the lock member, wherein the lock member and the socket are designed such that the lock member can only be inserted into or removed from the socket when tilted or angled relative thereto. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251657 | Wire chafing stand and method - The wire chafing stand of the present invention comprises a rim configured in any desired geometry having longitudinal and lateral sides and a plurality of wire legs extending from the rim with at least one end of each wire leg or both being welded to the rim such that a T-welded intersection is substantially formed between the wire legs and at least the longitudinal sides of the rim in which the longitudinal axis of each such wire leg intersects the longitudinal axis of the rim to form an included angle of substantially 90°. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251658 | Display and its Locking mechanism - A display includes a main frame, a support base, and a locking mechanism. The support base including a first locking member is selectively connected to the main frame. The locking mechanism selectively connected to the first locking member of the support base includes a base, a plate, a pivot, and a second locking member. The base with a hole is movably disposed on the main frame. The plate is connected to the base, and is neighboring the hole. The pivot including a raised edge is disposed on the main frame, through the hole, and is near the plate. The second locking member is connected to the base for selectively engaging with the first locking member. When the raised edge abuts against the plate, the base is moved towards the first direction, and the second locking member is detached from the first locking member. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251659 | FOLDING STAND FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS OR OTHER DEVICES - A stand is set forth comprising a support platform, foot portion, a pair of legs; and a plurality of hinges for rotatably connecting the legs between the support platform and the foot portion. Each of the hinges preferably comprises a hinge pin extending from respective ones of the support platform and foot portion and adapted to rotate on at least one fulcrum support extending from each of the pair of legs. A hinge cap preferably encloses and limits rotation of the hinge pin on the at least one fulcrum point. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251660 | Toon jack, a support fixture designed to store, display and support watercraft, specifically pontoon boats, on dry land - Toon Jacks provide an improved, dry land storage or display system for pontoon boats. Each Toon Jack is a four sided pyramid or conically shaped structure with a concave top surface exposing a “V” shaped groove running horizontally across the top between two opposing sides, or as a diameter if the structure is conical. This top surface configuration provides a secure, stable support when the unit is placed underneath each pontoon boat float tube, in front and rear positions. The units are constructed of a lightweight, multi-colorable, foam cored co-polymer plastic and are shaped through an injection molding process. Each unit may have cutouts on opposing sides to permit handling and ventilation and the units can be stacked when not in use. The units can be modified to permit wheels to be attached allowing the supported watercraft to be rolled into a display position or storage location. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251661 | Power Supply Mounting System For Rolling Computer Cart - A battery power supply mounting system for a rolling computer cart, which includes one or more ramp structures on the cart, located close to the bottom of the cart, and a battery power supply assembly adapted to be mounted to the cart and itself including one or more rechargeable batteries and one or more power supply assembly ramps that directly engage with the one or more ramp structures on the cart as the power supply assembly is mounted on the cart, to lift the battery power supply assembly slightly as it engages with the ramp structures on the cart. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251662 | ARTICULATED SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - An articulating support assembly includes a first segment and a second segment. The first and second segments are disposed adjacent to one another. A first mating surface is defined on the first segment and a second mating surface is defined on the second segment. A tensioning assembly is operatively connected to the first and second segments such that the tensioning may be selectively operable to bias the first mating surface and the second mating surface into contact with one another thereby holding the first segment in a predetermined static orientation with respect to the second segment. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251663 | Anti-skid foot assembly - An anti-skid foot assembly comprises an anti-skid foot having a closed end and an open end, the closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid foot is secured to a device, and wherein the open end comprises an internally threaded cavity for threadably securing the anti-skid foot to the device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251664 | SUCTION CUP DEVICE - A suction cup device, includes: a suction cup; a center shaft; an attaching base; a rock lever; a coil spring; and a cam mechanism. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251665 | Anti-rotation running board bracket - A bracket assembly including a plurality of components attached along a hem line, a plurality of attachment points along the hem line, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first bracket connects to the plurality of components at least one of the plurality of attachment points, and supports a longitudinal load applied to at least one of the plurality of components. The second bracket connects to the plurality of components, and supports a lateral load applied to at least one of the plurality of components. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251666 | Balloon Holder Window Clip - The invention provides an apparatus for attaching a balloon holder to a car window or other planar surface. An apparatus secures a rod structure to the edge of a flat plane and includes an adapter platform with a stationary fin where the platform is securable to an edge of a planar structure. The apparatus also includes a display arm attachable to the stationary fin, the display arm includes a variable diameter internal space for accommodating the rod structure. The apparatus also includes a stand grip threadably attachable to the display arm on a distal end from the stationary fin where the stand grip includes a stand grip internal-extension for compressionally securing the rod structure to the distal portion of the display arm. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251667 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING COMPONENTS TO A VEHICLE - A system for attaching a component to a substrate, such as a vehicle. The system comprises a bracket. At least one fastener is coupled to the bracket and is engageable to the vehicle. A component is assembled to the bracket such that a lip of the component contacts a tab of the bracket, and the bracket at least partially engages a gap defined by the lip and an interior surface of the component. The component is attached to the vehicle when the fastener is engaged with the vehicle. A method employs the system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251668 | Device - A clamp device suitable for attachment to a riser comprises | 2008-10-16 |
20080251669 | Holder for a Rod - A holder for a rod, which has a pivoting section ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251670 | Quick-release hanging device - A quick-release hanging device includes a base and a detachable part. This base includes a first through hole and a second through hole. The first through hole has a first regular polygonal shape. The second through hole has a substantially round shape. The detachable part includes a movable portion, a hanger and a locking portion. The locking portion has a second regular polygonal shape that is relative smaller than and corresponding to the first regular polygonal shape. The locking portion is rotatable within the second through hole. It is easy to manufacture with low cost. The connected structure is quite solid. Moreover, its application scope is wide. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251671 | CAR-LADEN BIKE AUXILIARY SUPPORT - A car-laden bike auxiliary support includes a locating rod having its both ends respectively fixed with a fastening unit; a fastening belt extending from each fastening unit and provided with a toothed outer surface; a latching portion being disposed to each fastening unit; a one-way ratchet-locking block being disposed on the latching portion to engage with the toothed outer surface of the fastening belt so as to firmly secure the locating rod at where between a head tube and a seat post of a bike onto a car to facilitate transportation of the bike before reaching a destination. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251672 | Support Arrangement - The invention is not A support arrangement ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251673 | Auxiliary Equipment System For Bathroom Accessibility - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251674 | Holding apparatus - A holding apparatus comprises a holding component and a base. One end of the holding component is connected to an electronic device. A first restricting part is disposed on the other end of the holding component. The base includes a base body and a connecting device. The connecting device is disposed on the base body for connecting with the holding component. The connecting device includes a first face and a second face extending downward, respectively. The first face is flexible and movable toward the second face and has a first restricting component. The first restricting component is disposed corresponding to the first restricting part and is engagable with the first restricting part. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251675 | Rotating pedestal with lock - A rotating pedestal with an integrated locking mechanism configured to lock the pedestal in a desired angular position. The pedestal incorporates a soft heat-resistant top rotatably connected to a fixed base. The integrated locking mechanism is a sliding latch mounted in the base. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251676 | JACK STAND AND JACK COMBINATION AND METHOD OF ELEVATING A LOAD - The combination of a jack stand and a vertically oriented, compact hydraulic jack enables a user to avoid misplacement when lifting a load. The stand includes a vertically oriented column moveable between a plurality of different elevated positions. An underside of an overhanging member attached to the column is engaged by a piston member of the jack to elevated the column as the jack is elevated. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251677 | FOLDABLE FRAME WITH DETACHABLE INFANT CARRIER CAPABLE OF RECLINING THE INFANT CARRIER - A foldable frame comprises a front leg frame and a rear leg frame, each having one or more leg units foldable or detachable with one another. The front leg frame and the rear leg frame are rotatable with each other such that the foldable frame can be folded to a small size. The foldable frame also utilizes a receiving frame pivotally or steadily configured on the frame body for receiving the detachable infant carrier. A recliner apparatus is further configured between the receiving frame and the frame body for adjusting the receiving frame together with the infant carrier to different reclining angle for convenient use. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251678 | Display apparatus having height adjusting device - An exemplary a display apparatus ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251679 | Vehicle Seat, in Particular a Motor Vehicle Seat - A vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising a first support location and a second support location for the pivotable accommodation of a tube. The first support location is an axially fixed bushing made of polymeric material that is adapted to be snap fitted with the tube to axially fix the tube in position. The second support location is adapted to accommodate the tube in an axially moveable manner. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251680 | PORTABLE AND ADJUSTABLE STAND FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS OR OTHER DEVICES - An adjustable stand raises the height of a computer display to eye level, for greater viewing comfort and better ergonomics. A unique design allows the stand to collapse down to two thin plates. When disassembled, the stand is approximately the size of a magazine, making it ideal for carrying in a laptop bag together with the laptop itself. Smaller versions for smaller devices (e.g., smartphones, video players, etc.) are possible. Other applications are also possible (e.g., holding photos, artwork, books, etc.). | 2008-10-16 |
20080251681 | Mounting Assembly For Stable Attachment of a Seat, Particularly a Bicycle Saddle - The present invention finds application in the field of support structures and particularly relates to a mounting assembly for stable attachment of a seat ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251682 | Wall Hanger - The invention provides a fastening element for fastening objects to a wall comprising a body ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251683 | Optical Structure Comprising Elastic Suspension and Method of Producing Such a Structure - The invention concerns a structure comprising a first and a second component and a connecting element which connects the two components and which has at least two spring elements. In order to provide a structure and in particular an optical structure of the above-mentioned kind in which the two components have an extremely high level of positional and angular accuracy relative to each other even with major fluctuations in temperature it is proposed according to the invention that each spring element has a spring constant at least twice as great in two respective mutually perpendicular spatial directions as in the third spatial direction perpendicular to the first two spatial directions, referred to as the elasticity direction, wherein the two spring elements have elasticity directions which do not extend parallel to each other. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251684 | Electric appliance with constant power supplied-bus - The present invention provides a labor-saving device for a fan head including a first driving module fixed on a supporting base board, a second driving module fixed on a connecting board, and an elastic element, wherein each driving module is composed of a motor, a curved handle and a connecting block. The first driving module fixed on the supporting base board is responsible for a back and forth horizontal movement, and the second driving module fixed on the connecting board is responsible for a back and forth vertical movement. The elastic element is mounted between the supporting base board and the connecting board for buffering the torque differential between the two motors, which are respectively moved in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, so as to save labor of the fan head and further increase the life time of the fan head system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251685 | Foot Base and Foot for an Appliance - The invention relates to a foot base ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251686 | Pillar Formwork - A column formwork for use in concrete construction is described, including a planar member | 2008-10-16 |
20080251687 | SYSTEMS FOR CONSTRUCTING SAND STRUCTURES - Systems for constructing sand structures. The system comprises a plurality of mold blocks that can be assembled together such that their inner surfaces combine to form a internal cavity in the shape of a desired sand structure. There is also an external support used to retain the mold blocks in their assembled position. Sand is packed into the internal cavity formed by the collective internal surfaces of the mold blocks to form the sand structure. There may be a plurality of tiers of assembled mold blocks for constructing complex sand structures and there may be a mechanism to aid the user in grasping a mold block to facilitate the removal of the mold block to uncover the completed sand structure and there may also be some interlocking of adjacent mold blocks together. Once filled, the mold blocks are removed, thus creating the sand structure. A package contains all of the mold block and external supports necessary to construct various sand structures and may include weapons used to destroy a completed sand structure in playing a game. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251688 | Foldable baking pan - The present invention generally relates to a foldable baking pan which is formed by locking four panels onto a bottom panel. Each of the panels have a grasping portion which mates with a corresponding portion on the underside of the bottom panel. To assemble the pan for use, the grasping portions of the panels and the bottom panel are first mated. The panels are next rotated to an upward position to form the pan. The panels are then locked into place. The assembled pan may then be used for baking or other suitable uses. The pan may be easily disassembled for cleaning and/or storage. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251689 | SCANNING OPTICAL DEVICE AND OBSERVATION METHOD - A clear fluorescence image is easily obtained irrespective of variation of scattering due to variation of the depth of a focus position in a specimen. A scanning optical device includes a laser light source for emitting laser light, a scanning unit for scanning the laser light emitted from the laser light source on the specimen, a focus depth adjusting unit for adjusting the depth of the focus position in the specimen of the laser light to be scanned, a fluorescence detector for detecting fluorescence generated from the focus position of the laser light in the specimen, a reference depth information storage unit for storing the absolute height of a predetermined reference depth of the focus position of the laser light in the specimen by the focus depth adjusting unit, and a hardware setting storage unit for storing the relative height to the absolute height of the reference depth at each focus position of the laser light and at least one set value of the laser light source, the scanning unit, and the fluorescence detector in association with each other. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251690 | LED luminaire with stabilized luminous flux and stabilized light color - The invention relates to an LED luminaire in which LEDs in three colors are provided and each LED is assigned a photodiode for measuring the luminous intensity of the individual LEDs. In order to produce a measurement window, two LEDs in each case are switched off. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251691 | Imaging Device and Imaging Device Drive Method - The problem of the invention is to improve S/N and provide a high-sensitivity imaging device. The CMOS image sensor includes multiple pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array, where each pixel includes a photodiode PD that receives light to produce charge, a capacitance element FD, and a transfer transistor M | 2008-10-16 |
20080251692 | Silicon Photoelectric Multiplier (Variants) and a Cell for Silicon Photoelectric Multiplier - The invention relates to high-efficient light-recording detectors and can be used for nuclear and laser engineering, and in technical and medical tomography etc. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251693 | Resolution switch circuit for image sensor - A resolution switch circuit for an image sensor uses a control unit to control a plurality of image gathering units to generate and store image signals. A resolution control unit controls a plurality of shift registers through the resolution control signals so that the shift registers control the image gathering units to output image signals. The signal combining unit is used to combine the image signals output from the image gathering units to achieve resolution change. Since the resolution switch circuit for the image sensor according to invention does not require additional resolution switch wiring, the affect of noise can be avoided and cost of the circuits can be reduced. The transmission of the image signals in the form of charges prevents any signal distortion due to resistance of wiring during transmission. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251694 | Image pickup apparatus - An image pickup apparatus capable of capturing a composite image of a visible-light image and an infrared image of a subject is provided, whereby the configuration is simplified and made more convenient. A visible-light source ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251695 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSING METHOD - An image sensing apparatus and an image sensing method of the invention are configured in such a manner that an image sensor having two or more different photoelectric conversion characteristics is used, a gain of image signals having the respective photoelectric conversion characteristics acquired by the image sensor is calculated based on the image signals having the respective photoelectric conversion characteristics, and gain control is performed with respect to each of the photoelectric conversion characteristics, using the calculated gain. This arrangement enables to control the imaging sensitivity without changing the dynamic range. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251696 | IMAGE SENSOR POWER DISTRIBUTION - An image sensor power distribution arrangement includes a sensing portion having a first contact at a first edge thereof and a second contact at a second edge thereof, and a control portion. A first power supply supplies power to the sensing portion via the first contact. A second power supply supplies power to the sensing portion via the second contact, and to the control portion. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251697 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - Disclosed is an image sensor and method of fabricating the same. The image sensor includes a photoelectric transformation region formed in a semiconductor substrate, and pluralities of interlayer dielectric films formed over the photoelectric transformation regions. The interlayer dielectric films contain multilevel interconnection layers. A color filter layer is disposed in a well region formed in the interlayer dielectric films over the photoelectric transformation region. A passivation layer is interposed between the color filter layer and the interlayer dielectric films. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251698 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL RECEIVER MODULE - There is provided a semiconductor optical receiver module that performs efficient heat dissipation, without incurring an increase in cost. The semiconductor optical receiver module includes a substrate provided on a package, a semiconductor photodetector provided on the substrate, a chip capacitor provided on the substrate, and a preamp IC provided on the package, without the intermediation of the substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WAVELENGTH-DEPENDENT IMAGING AND DETECTION USING A HYBRID FILTER - Apparatus and methods for wavelength-dependent detection are provided. A detector includes a hybrid filter having unpatterned and patterned filter layers and at least one light-detecting sensor that detects light in first and second wavelength bands from the patterned filter layer of the hybrid filter. The unpatterned filter layer passes light in two nonoverlapping wavelength bands relative to light in wavelength bands between or among the nonoverlapping wavelength bands. The patterned filter layer includes first and second regions configured respectively to pass light in the first and second wavelength bands of the nonoverlapping wavelength bands passed by the unpatterned filter layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251700 | ENCODER WITH A COMBINED POSITION AND INDEX TRACK - An optical encoder. The encoder includes a coding element, an emitter, and a detector. The coding element has a track with a track pattern. The track pattern includes a plurality of optically distinguishable sections, which include a plurality of position sections and an index section. The emitter generates a light signal incident on the track of the coding element. The detector includes a combined position and index photodetector array. The combined position and index photodetector array includes a plurality of position photodetectors and an index photodetector. Embodiments of this type of optical encoder implement position and index sections in a single track on the coding element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251701 | ENCODER WITH A COMBINED POSITION AND INDEX TRACK - An optical encoder. The encoder includes a coding element, an emitter, and a detector. The coding element has a track with a track pattern. The track pattern includes a plurality of optically distinguishable sections, which include a plurality of position sections and an index section. The emitter generates a light signal incident on the track of the coding element. The detector includes a combined position and index photodetector array. The combined position and index photodetector array includes a plurality of position photodetectors and an index photodetector. Embodiments of this type of optical encoder implement position and index sections in a single track on the coding element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251702 | Light barrier device and method of manufacturing a light barrier device - Light barrier device, comprising a housing, a light source, by means of which a radiation beam may be emitted, and a light receiver, wherein the light source and/or the light receiver is positioned on the housing with a joint device, by means of which the light source and/or the light receiver is movable relative to the housing for alignment of the optical axis. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251703 | Optical encoder - In a triple slit optical encoder, a first grating and a third grating are formed on separate members, and values of a first effective width W | 2008-10-16 |
20080251704 | Optical Structure for Localising an Electromagnetic Field and Detector or Emitter Device Including Such a Structure - An optical structure enabling properties of the surface plasmons to be used is defined from a substantially binary, parameterizable unit pattern M | 2008-10-16 |
20080251705 | IMAGE SENSOR CHIP PACKAGE - An image sensor chip package includes a base, a sidewall adhered on peripheries of the base, an image sensor chip adhered on a top face of the base, and a cover adhered with the sidewall. The base includes a top face and a bottom face formed on an opposite side to the top face defining a number of outer pads thereon. The sidewall includes a number of inner pads is disposed on the inner side of the sidewall and corresponding to electrically connect with the corresponding outer pads. The inner pads are disposed on the sidewall to make the base become little. Thus, a volume of the image sensor chip package becomes thinner compare with the conventional image sensor chip package. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251706 | Optical pickup - The soldered connection of an end portion of a cable extending from each element with a main substrate is prevented from being broken. An end portion of a cable t | 2008-10-16 |
20080251707 | OPTICAL CHASSIS, CAMERA HAVING AN OPTICAL CHASSIS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A camera including a mount substrate, a detector on a first surface of the mount substrate, a spacer on the mount substrate, the spacer including a hole exposing the detector, a cover on the spacer, the cover covering the hole, the mount substrate, the spacer and the cover together sealing the detector, the cover having a planar surface facing the detector, and an external electrical interconnection for the detector provided outside the sealing, the external electrical interconnection being on a first surface and a second surface, different from the first surface, of the mount substrate, the external electrical interconnection adapted to connect the detector to an electrical contact pad. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251708 | Method of Determining Sensitivity of Radiation Detector - Each of the detectors of a detector inventory are subjected to an identical flat field exposure to generate a radiation mage in each of the detectors, from the radiation images the overall field distribution is determined and neutralized in the images, next the sensitivity is determined. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251709 | Pmt Gain and Energy Calibrations Using Lutetium Background Radiation - A scintillator ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251710 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Silicon Content of the Earth Formations in Cased Well Bores - Measurements made with a pulsed neutron source and three or more gamma ray detectors are used to estimate the silicon and oxygen content of earth formations. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251711 | Ultra High Mass Range Mass Spectrometer Systems - A mass spectrometer system includes an inlet system having an aerodynamic lens system for collimating charged particles into a beam, and an aerodynamic kinetic energy reducing device for receiving and slowing the charged particles to near zero kinetic energy. A detection system receives and identifies a mass of the charged particles. The aerodynamic kinetic energy reducing device can be a reverse jet or a pathway through a stagnant volume of gas. Such mass spectrometer systems can operate in a mass range from 1 to 10 | 2008-10-16 |
20080251712 | MEASUREMENT OF THE MOBILITY OF MASS-SELECTED IONS - The mobility of mass-selected ions in gases is measured at pressures of a few hectopascal by selecting the ions under investigation in a quadrupole filter according to their mass-to-charge ratio m/z, measuring their mobility in a drift region at a pressure of a few hundred Pascal under the influence of a DC electric field and then filtering the measured ions by means of a quadrupole field in order to eliminate, or detect changes in, the mass-to-charge ratio. Several embodiments for the drift region are disclosed, in which the ions are kept in the axis of the drift region by RF fields. As these drift regions can also be utilized for a collision-induced decomposition of the ions, the device can additionally be used as a so-called triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251713 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS AND ION IMPLANTATION METHOD - An ion implantation apparatus according to the invention includes a park electrode as a deflecting apparatus arranged at a section of a beam line from an outlet of a mass analysis magnet apparatus to a front side of a mass analysis slit for deflecting an ion beam in a predetermined direction of being deviated from a beam trajectory line by an operation of an electric field. When the ion beam does not satisfy a desired condition, a park voltage is applied to the park electrode, thereby, the ion beam is brought into an evacuated state by being deflected from the beam trajectory line. As a result, the ion beam cannot pass through the mass analysis slit, and therefore, the ion beam which does not arrive at a wafer to prevent the ion beam which does not satisfy the condition from being irradiated to the wafer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251714 | Resolution improvement in the coupling of planar differential mobility analyzers with mass spectrometers or other analyzers and detectors - Prior work on differential mobility analysis (DMA) combined with mass spectrometry (MS) has shown how to couple the output of the DMA with the inlet of an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer (APCI-MS). However, the conventional ion inlet to an APCI-MS is a round orifice, while conventional DMA geometries make use of elongated slits. The coupling of two systems with such different symmetries limits considerably the resolutions attainable by the DMA in a DMA-MS combination below the value of the DMA alone. The purpose of this invention is to overcome this limitation in the case of a parallel plate DMA. One solution involves use of an elongated rather than a circular MS sampling hole, with the long dimension of the MS inlet hole aligned with that of the DMA slit. Another involves use of a more elongated orifice in the DMA exit and a more circular hole on the MS inlet, the two being connected either through a short transfer conduit or through an ion guide. The DMAs described can also be coupled profitably to detectors and analyzers other than mass spectrometers. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251715 | INTRODUCTION OF IONS INTO A MAGNETIC FIELD - In a mass spectrometer that uses a space-restricted magnetic field, such as an ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer, ions with a wide mass range generated in an ion supply located outside the magnetic field are transported in the direction of the magnetic field lines to an ion storage device located inside the magnetic field without losing ions by guiding the ions through the region in which the magnetic field strength increases with a special ion guide. This ion guide consists of an arrangement of coaxial ring diaphragms which are alternately supplied with the phases of an RF voltage. In an alternative embodiment, the ion guide uses two wires wound in a double helix where each wire is supplied with one phase of a two-phase RF voltage. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251716 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING ALIGNMENT OF LASER BEAM WITH SELECTED POINTS ON SAMPLES IN MALDI MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometry apparatus uses image processing of output signals of a camera in a mass spectrometer to provide feedback for directing the laser. The present invention provides for the determination of where samples have actually been deposited on a plate, and for the selection of different points for each sample, based on its structure, at which to aim a laser, during the cycle period of the mass spectrometer. Such feedback information increases the likelihood that the laser impinges samples and provides useful data. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251717 | Q-pole type mass spectrometer - A Q-pole type mass spectrometer can be used under a high-pressure atmosphere of more than 0.1 Pa. The Q-pole type mass spectrometer can analyze the mass of gas molecules continuously, and can separate mass properly even if an ion is injected at high speed in order to reduce the influence of an end electric field near an end face (fringing) of the Q-pole. The motion of the ions to be measured in the diameter direction is independent of the motion of ions in the axial direction within the Q-pole region of the Q-pole type mass spectrometer. In the Q-pole type mass spectrometer installed in a reduced pressure atmosphere, the motion of ions to be measured in the axial direction advancing from an ion source toward a collector, is controlled within the Q-pole region so as to separate the mass of the ions to be measured by Coulomb force generated by a quadrupole high-frequency electric field in the diameter direction. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251718 | ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The electron beam apparatus is provided with a stage for mounting a sample thereon, a primary optical system for generating an electron beam having an irradiation area and irradiating the electron beam onto the sample, a secondary optical system for detecting electrons which have been generated through the irradiation of the electron beam onto the sample and have acquired structural information of the sample and acquiring an image of the sample about a viewing area and an irradiation area changing section for changing the position of the irradiation area with respect to the viewing area. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251719 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE OBTAINED BY THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - In the case where a specimen is imaged by a scanning electron microscope, it is intended to acquire an image of a high quality having a noise component reduced, thereby to improve the precision of an image processing. The intensity distribution of a beam is calculated on the basis of an imaging condition or specimen information, and an image restoration is performed by using a resolving power deterioration factor other than the beam intensity distribution as a target of a deterioration mode, so that a high resolving power image can be acquired under various conditions. In the scanning electron microscope for semiconductor inspections and semiconductor measurements, the restored image is used for pattern size measurement, defect detections, defect classifications and so on, so that the measurements can be improved in precision and so that the defect detections and classifications can be made high precise. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251720 | BEAM SCANNING IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus uses focusing and collecting optics in combination with steering optics for efficient and speedy imaging of a target using an extended terahertz electro-magnetic range challenged by weak sources and low sensitivity of detection. This invention addresses efficient detection of this wave in combination with a speedy imaging speed. By proper location of optics to utilize angular conversion of the beam to a lateral scan, a rastering imaging apparatus is demonstrated without moving target or entire imaging system. A mirror-lens set is used to steer the terahertz (THz) beam along and (or) to collect the THz beam from each point of the target. The target is imaged with a much higher speed than when moving the target or the entire imaging system. A THz wave image can be taken at video frequency for practical usage of the apparatus in diverse application areas, where it has not been considered to be feasible. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251721 | THERMAL INFRARED SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND INFRARED CAMERA - An infrared solid state imaging device includes a pixel area with arranged infrared detection pixels and a integration circuit for modulating output current based on the output of the pixel. The integration circuit contains an integrating transistor that modulates a current based on the difference in potential between first and second constant current devices, a integration capacitor for storing the modulated current and being reset periodically, a bias current supply transistor, a switch for connecting the drain with the gate of the bias current supply transistor, a capacitor providing AC coupling between the output of the integrating transistor and the integrating capacitor, a gate bias switch for providing the integrating transistor with a bias voltage, a switch for selecting, as input to the integrating transistor, either one of outputs from the first and second constant current devices, and a capacitor for providing AC coupling between the switch and the gate of the integrating transistor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251722 | INFRARED SENSOR AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An infrared sensor has a groove formed at a peripheral portion of an optical filter in a region opposed to a circumferential region of an opening of a package so as to be continuously located in the peripheral portion of the optical filter. The optical filter has a resistance of about 1 MΩ/cm or less. The package is mainly composed of a metal material. A conductive adhesive is used as an adhesive for joining the optical filter to the package. In a case where the optical filter has a filter body and a thin film made of an insulating material and provided on a surface of the filter body, the groove is formed to have a depth extending from the surface provided with the thin film made of the insulating material to the filter body. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251723 | Electromagnetic and Thermal Sensors Using Carbon Nanotubes and Methods of Making Same - Electromagnetic radiation detecting and sensing systems using carbon nanotube fabrics and methods of making the same are provided. In certain embodiments of the invention, an electromagnetic radiation detector includes a substrate, a nanotube fabric disposed on the substrate, the nanotube fabric comprising a non-woven network of nanotubes, and first and second conductive terminals, each in electrical communication with the nanotube fabric, the first and second conductive terminals disposed in space relation to one another. Nanotube fabrics may be tuned to be sensitive to a predetermined range of electromagnetic radiation such that exposure to the electromagnetic radiation induces a change in impedance between the first and second conductive terminals. The detectors include microbolometers, themistors and resistive thermal sensors, each constructed with nanotube fabric. Nanotube fabric detector arrays may be formed for broad-range electromagnetic radiation detecting. Methods for making nanotube fabric detectors, arrays, microbolometers, thermistors and resistive thermal sensors are each described. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251724 | GAS AND/OR FLAME IMAGING SYSTEM - A gas imaging system for remotely detecting gas emissions by passive images of infrared radiation includes an optical system having a field of view. The optical system has a lens, an optical filter system for filtering light passed through the lens, and a photosensitive array located at the focal plane of the optical system to produce multi-spectral infrared image data of a scene under observation. A multi-spectral image processing system is configured for processing the image data produced by the photosensitive array to detect hazardous gas emissions and to discriminate against infrared radiation emitted by false alarm sources. Some embodiments may be configured for flame detection. Other embodiments may be configured for gas and flame detection. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251725 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an irradiation unit for radiating, to an object, light having a plurality of wavelength regions, and an image pickup unit for picking up an image that is obtained when the light having the wavelength regions is radiated by the irradiation unit and an image that is obtained when the light is not radiated by the irradiation unit. Based on both images, a wavelength region from among the wavelength regions is determined in which the intensity of external light is low. The irradiation unit is then controlled to radiate light having an increased emission intensity for the light having the wavelength region in which the intensity of external light is low. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251726 | Infrared gas sensing apparatus and method - An infrared gas sensing apparatus for sensing gas includes an infrared source for emitting infrared light, a wavelength tunable filter for selectively allows passage of the infrared light at a specific wavelength, an infrared detector for detecting the amount of the filtered infrared light, and a control circuit for controlling the wavelength tunable filter. The control circuit has a check circuit that checks whether the wavelength tunable filter selects a collect wavelength. The check circuit controls the wavelength tunable filter so that the wavelength tunable filter allows passage of the infrared light at a wavelength within a wavelength range where atmospheric gases do not absorb the infrared light. The check circuit checks whether the wavelength tunable filter operates normally by comparing the amount of the filtered infrared light with a reference value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251727 | Multigas Monitoring and Detection System - A spectroscopic detection system is described for monitoring ambient air for toxic chemical substances. The system can be a compact, portable multiple gas analyzer capable of detecting and discriminating a broad range of chemical constituents including various nerve and blister agents as well as toxic industrial chemicals at low or sub part per billion (ppb) levels. The system minimizes false alarms (e.g., false positives or negatives), features high specificity, and can operate with response times on the order of a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on the application. The system can be an entirely self-contained analyzer, with a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, a gas sample cell, a detector, an embedded processor, a display, power supplies, an air pump, heating elements, and other components onboard the unit with an air intake to collect a sample and an electronic communications port to interface with external devices. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251728 | ISOTOPIC RESPONSE WITH SMALL SCINTILLATOR BASED GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETERS - The intrinsic background of a gamma ray spectrometer is significantly reduced by surrounding the scintillator with a second scintillator. This second (external) scintillator surrounds the first scintillator and has an opening of approximately the same diameter as the smaller central scintillator in the forward direction. The second scintillator is selected to have a higher atomic number, and thus has a larger probability for a Compton scattering interaction than within the inner region. Scattering events that are essentially simultaneous in coincidence to the first and second scintillators, from an electronics perspective, are precluded electronically from the data stream. Thus, only gamma-rays that are wholly contained in the smaller central scintillator are used for analytic purposes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251729 | SENSOR AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A sensor for detecting a received electromagnetic wave comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and an amorphous oxide layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251730 | Method for Determining a Particle and Sensor Device Therefor - A method for determining a particle impact on a sensor device comprising M sensing areas, each impact causing a variation of at least one physical magnitude of several sensing portions, said method comprising the steps of: determining an impact center sensing area, where the variation of the at least one physical magnitude is substantially maximal, allocating a result of a sum of the physical magnitude variations of a first set of N sensing areas, said set including the impact center area and other sensing areas neighboring said impact center sensing area, where N is at least 2 and is strictly less than M. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251731 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULSED UV MEASUREMENT - A detector receives energy pulses and a lossy integration circuit generates a lossy integration that, for each pulse, increases over the pulse duration to a maximum value and then decays. The lossy integration is sampled, with a sampling rate and decay rate such that the sample is within a given acceptable error of the maximum value. The sample represents the pulse total energy, within the given acceptable error. An optional circuit and processing function calculates a total accumulated energy over a plurality of pulses. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251732 | Radiation Detector - The present invention provides a radiation detector in which primary electrons are released into a gas by ionizing radiation from a radiation source ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251733 | Multiple waveband millimetre and sub-millimetre wave detection system - A detection system operable at millimetre or sub-millimetre wavelengths includes detection means adapted to detect radiation at two distinct wavebands, wherein a first waveband is chosen such that it has a relatively high atmospheric absorbency to electromagnetic radiation, and the second waveband is chosen to have a relatively low atmospheric absorbency to electromagnetic radiation. The system is further adapted to take measurements from at least two different regions on a target, and to process the measurements to give an indication that the target contains an object of interest. The processing may comprise comparing measurement differences at a given waveband to reference data obtained from test measurements, or from computer models of targets. The detection system provides the ability to detect objects of interest without the need to provide a millimetric or sub-millimetric image of the target. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251734 | Ion Implantation Apparatus and Method of Converging/Shaping Ion Beam Used Therefor - An ion implantation apparatus reciprocally scans an ion beam extracted from an ion source and passed through a mass analysis magnet apparatus and a mass analysis slit and irradiates to a wafer. The ion beam is converged and shaped by providing a first quadrupole vertical focusing electromagnet at a section of a beam line from an outlet of the mass analysis magnet apparatus before incidence of the mass analysis slit and providing a second quadrupole vertical focusing electromagnet having an effective magnetic field effect larger than that of the first quadrupole focusing electromagnet at a section of the beam line from an outlet of the mass analysis slit before incidence on the beam scanner. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251735 | High Energy Crystal Generators And Their Applications - Ferroelectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric crystals are used to generate spatially localized high energy (up to and exceeding 100 keV) electron and ion beams, which may be used in a wide variety of applications including pulsed neutron generation, therapeutic X-ray/electron devices, elemental analysis, local scanning chemical analysis, high energy scanning microscopy, point source compact transmission electron microscopy, compact ion beam sources, positron sources, micro-thrusters for ion engines, and improved fusion efficiency especially of the Farnsworth type. The high-energy emission can be created by simply heating the material or by application of external coercive electromagnetic and acoustic fields. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251736 | Charged Particle Gun - An electron gun ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080251737 | ION IMPLANTATION APPARATUS - A beam line before incidence on a beam scanner is arranged with an injector flag Faraday cup that detects a beam current by measuring a total beam amount of an ion beam to be able to be brought in and out thereto and therefrom. When the ion beam is shut off by placing the injector flag Faraday cup on a beam trajectory line, the ion beam impinges on graphite provided at the injector flag Faraday cup. At this occasion, even when the graphite is sputtered by the ion beam, since the injector flag Faraday cup is arranged on an upstream side of the beam scanner and the ion beam is shut off by the injector flag Faraday cup, particles of the sputtered graphite do not adhere to a peripheral member of the injector flag Faraday cup. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251738 | Method and apparatus for vibration reduction in laser system line narrowing unit wavelength selection optical element - A method and apparatus is disclosed that may comprise an ultraviolet light source; an optical element within an optical path of the light source mounted on an optical element mount; a vibration damping mechanism operatively connected to the optical element or to the mount which may comprise a wire mesh pad. The optical element may comprise a center wavelength selection optical element, which may comprise a grating, a mirror, or a prism. The vibration damping mechanism may comprise the wire mesh pad comprising an elastic interface between a driving mechanism lever arm operable to move the optical element or the mount and a driving lever arm actuator. The vibration damping mechanism may comprise a mass damping mechanism comprising a mounting plate connected to the optical element or to the mount; a damping mass; the wire mesh pad comprising an elastic interface between the mounting plate and the damping mass. | 2008-10-16 |
20080251739 | OPTICAL COUPLER PACKAGE - A method is disclosed. The method includes forming a substrate with a leadframe and a molding compound. The molding compound fills internal spaces in the leadframe and forms a dam structure. An optical emitter and an optical receiver are placed on the substrate. An optically transmissive medium is formed between the optical emitter and optical receiver. | 2008-10-16 |