51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150362369 | METHOD OF ELIMINATING SPURIOUS SIGNALS AND A RELATIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A relative navigation system and a method of eliminating spurious signals that may be received by a relative navigation system having a first object and a second object including projecting polarized light having a first orientation to form at least one grid line projecting into space from the first object. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362370 | SENSOR-FREE IMAGE-BASED AND COMPUTATIONALLY EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO VEHICULAR, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC AIR POLLUTION ESTIMATION AND CONTROL - A system and a method for quantifying the amount and toxicity of a point source gaseous discharge without contacting or physically sampling the point source gaseous discharge, includes: a digital camera capable of capturing multiple images of the point source gaseous discharge and an advanced thermographic camera capable of capturing multiple infrared images of the point source gaseous discharge; and processing circuitry configured to: delineate a smoke region around a point source discharge according to a temperature profile around the point source determined from the normal and infrared images of the space around the point source; digitally record a temperature profile of the smoke region; fuse the aggregated information from the separate images captured using the normal thermographic cameras in order to obtain the emissivity and radiation intensity of one or more components of the point source gaseous discharge in the smoke region from a static database; determine the identity of the components of the point source gaseous discharged by comparing temperature variations of the temperature profile of the smoke region with the emissivity and radiation intensity from the static database; and determine the amount of the components of the point source gaseous discharge through a fuzzy logic controller by relating the properties of the components with the temperature profile the emissivity of the components in the static database. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362371 | EXTENDED TEMPERATURE MAPPING PROCESS OF A FURNACE ENCLOSURE WITH MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE - A process is provided for mapping temperatures in an enclosure. A spectral band for a multi-spectral image-capturing device is selected. An intensity-temperature mapping is generated by performing an intensity-temperature calibration based on an intensity of an image pixel in a field of view (FOV) generated by the multi-spectral image-capturing device, a corresponding temperature measurement, and a selected device setting of the image-capturing device. An emitted radiation is detected based on a first spectral image in the FOV. At least one region is determined whether it is poor responsive, which is underexposed or overexposed, such that an accurate temperature is unable to be estimated based on a temperature value associated with the spectral band. Temperatures of the at least one poor responsive regions are replaced with temperatures from corresponding acceptable regions from at least one other spectral image to provide an extended temperature mapping of the enclosure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362372 | EXTENDED TEMPERATURE RANGE MAPPING PROCESS OF A FURNACE ENCLOSURE USING VARIOUS DEVICE SETTINGS - A process is provided for mapping temperatures in an enclosure during a combustion process. A device setting of an image-capturing device is provided. An intensity-temperature mapping is generated by performing an intensity-temperature calibration based on an intensity of an image pixel in a field of view (FOV) generated by the image-capturing device, a corresponding temperature measurement, and a selected device setting. Each emitted radiation of selected regions is detected based on a first image in the FOV. At least one region is determined whether the region is poor responsive, based on the intensity-temperature mapping associated with the device setting. The at least one poor responsive region is replaced with acceptable regions unaffected by the saturation from at least one other image captured at a different device setting for higher temperature resolution. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362373 | DETERMINING THERMAL PROFILES OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES - According to embodiments of the present invention, a semiconductor substrate is formed on at least a portion of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The emitting layer is excited for a first predetermined time period. A first luminescent intensity value of the emitting layer is determined. In response to exposing the semiconductor substrate and the emitting layer to a condition for a second predetermined time period, a second luminescent intensity value of the emitting layer is determined. A thermal profile of at least the portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate is determined utilizing the first luminescent intensity value and the second luminescent intensity value of the emitting layer. The thermal profile at least reflects information about one or more of the condition and the semiconductor substrate subsequent to exposure to the condition. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362374 | Atomic Layer Deposition of Vanadium Oxide for Microbolometer and Imager - This disclosure describes a microbolometer sensor element and microbolometer array imaging devices optimized for infrared radiation detection that are enabled using atomic layer deposition (ALD) of vanadium oxide material layer (VO | 2015-12-17 |
20150362375 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA KIT - A system kit and a method for creating a thermal imaging camera by connecting an infrared radiation capturing device to an external platform are provided herein. The kit may include a front end module which may include an image capturing device comprising a micro bolometer detector; and a universal serial bus (USB) interface connected to the image capturing device. The kit may further include a backend module, comprising data sets which are specific to said micro bolometer detector and computer readable code which is executable by a computer processor located at a physical location other than the front end module, wherein said front end module is configured to obtain raw data from the micro bolometer detector and deliver it over the USB interface to said backend module, wherein said backend module code turns the raw data into thermal imagery and temperature readings. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362376 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to phase-change materials. In accordance with an example embodiment, a phase-change material has a crystalline structure that manifests changes that increase as a function of time. For example, such changes may be implemented for monitoring the time that a perishable item has been exposed to an environment having a temperature that is greater than a threshold temperature. Based on the changes, a characterization is provided, indicative of the exposure of the phase-change material to the environment having the temperature that is greater than the threshold temperature. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362377 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING DEVICE AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURING SYSTEM - An excitation signal generation unit generates excitation signals of frequency channels with mutually different frequency bands and transmits the excitation signals via an antenna. Reception signals of the frequency channels received by the antenna are inputted to a reception strength detection unit. The reception strength detection unit detects a resonance reverberation signal from the reception signals and detects the signal strength of the resonance reverberation signal. An excitation control unit controls the excitation signal generation unit to adjust the signal strength of the excitation signal such that the signal strength of the resonance reverberation signal reaches or falls below a level adjustment threshold. Upon the signal strength of the resonance reverberation signal reaching or falling below the level adjustment threshold, a temperature detection unit subjects the resonance reverberation signal to a frequency analysis so as to detect a physical quantity on the basis of a frequency spectral peak. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362378 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CORE TEMPERATURE OF FOOD - The invention proposes a method of determining core temperature of food in a closed container, the method comprising the steps of: adjusting heating power supplied to the container to allow internal temperature of the container to change within a predetermined duration; obtaining information related to the change of internal temperature of the container; and determining the core temperature of the food based on the information related to the change of internal temperature and predetermined relationships between information related to change of internal temperature of the container and core temperatures of the food. The invention also proposes an apparatus for determining core temperature of food and a food processing device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362379 | TEMPERATURE VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A temperature voltage generator includes a control voltage generation circuit configured to receive a reference voltage and to output a control voltage that changes according to temperature, a temperature voltage generation circuit configured to amplify the control voltage and to output a temperature voltage that changes according to temperature, and a linear compensation circuit connected to the control voltage generation circuit and configured to improve the linearity of the temperature voltage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362380 | Temperature Sensor with Layered Architecture - A temperature sensor includes two branches, each branch having at least a first transistor and a second transistor connected as diodes and cascaded, so that an emitter of the first transistor is connected to a collector of the second transistor of the same branch. The temperature source also includes a current source configured to provide a current to the two branches, and an analog-to-digital convertor. The analog-to-digital convertor is connected to capture a voltage between emitters of the first transistors or of the second transistors, and is configured to convert said voltage to a digital temperature signal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362381 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - Provided is a temperature sensor that includes a pair of lead frames, a sensor portion connected to the pair of lead frames, and an insulating holding portion which is fixed to the pair of lead frames and holds the lead frames. The sensor portion includes an insulating film having a strip shape, a thin film thermistor portion pattern-formed at the center portion of the surface of the insulating film, a pair of comb electrodes which have a plurality of comb portions and are pattern-formed on at least one of the top or the bottom of the thin film thermistor portion with facing each other and a pair of pattern electrodes, of which one end is connected to the pair of comb electrodes and the other end is connected to the pair of lead frames at both ends of the insulating film, pattern-formed on the surface of the insulating film, wherein the thin film thermistor portion is disposed on the distal end of the insulating film in a state of being bent into a substantially U-shape, and both ends of the insulating film are fixed to the pair of lead frames. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362382 | Method For Determining The Fuel Temperature - A method is provided for determining the fuel temperature in the high-pressure zone of a fuel injection system of a motor vehicle. The fuel injection system has at least one injector operated by a servo valve which is actuated by means of a piezo actuator. After an injection process has been carried out, the piezo actuator is discharged after the injection has ended in such a way that the servo valve can close, but a non-positive connection remains between the piezo actuator and the servo valve. This condition of reduced charge is maintained. The pressure oscillation of the actuator voltage resulting from this is recorded and from this the hydraulic natural frequency of the enclosed high-pressure volume of fuel is deduced. The prevailing fuel temperature can be determined from the natural frequency. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362383 | GAS FILLING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - The invention addresses the task of providing a gas filling system and a vehicle that are able to simply detect, at a vehicle side, whether there is a drift in a temperature sensor that measures a temperature in a tank of the vehicle. The gas filling system and the vehicle include: a vehicle that includes single or multiple tanks that are able to contain high-pressure gas and a first communication instrument; and a gas station that includes a second communication instrument that receives a signal from the first communication instrument and that feeds gas to the single or multiple tanks. The vehicle includes: a first temperature sensor that acquires temperature information of the gas stored in the single tank; a second temperature sensor that acquires temperature information outside the single tank 22; and a controller. The controller permits transmission of the temperature information of the first temperature sensor to the second communication instrument on the condition that the absolute value of a difference between an indicated value of the first temperature sensor and an indicated value of the second temperature sensor is smaller than or equal to a predetermined value, and prohibits transmission of the temperature information of the first temperature sensor to the second communication instrument on the condition that the absolute value of the difference is larger than the predetermined value. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362384 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SENSING VALUE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining a sensing value. An electronic device receives, from an external device, a reference sensing value related to a sensor of the electronic device. An initial sensing value is determined by measuring a parameter with the sensor. It is determined whether the initial sensing value is within an error range of the reference sensing value. The initial sensing value is compensated with the reference sensing value, if the initial sensing value is not within the error range. The sensor determines a sensing value based on the compensated sensing value. The sensing value is repeatedly determined until the sensing value is within the error range or until a set time expires. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362385 | OPTICAL MONITORING SYSTEM - A monitoring system ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362386 | FIBER OPTIC SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is used to measure strain. An optical fiber is used with a grating that comprises periodic spatial variations with mutually different first and second spatial frequencies. The wavelength of a first and second light source is swept over a first and second wavelength range that contain first and second Bragg reflection wavelengths corresponding to first and second spatial frequencies respectively. Light from the light sources is supplied to the optical fiber and to a reference branch. The reference branch contains an interferometer and a first and second filter having a transmission or reflection peak in the first and second wavelength range respectively. Time points of first and second peaks in the reflection of the light from the first and second light source by the optical fiber or detected during said sweeping. A count is made of periods of output of the interferometer, between the time points of detection of the first and second peaks and time points of detection of peaks from the first and second filter. The strain is solved from an equation that relates the variations of the temperature and the strain as shown by the counts. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362387 | Method and device for determining a torque applied upon a rotary body that can be driven about an axis of rotation - The invention relates to a method and device for determining the torque applied upon the rotary body that can be driven about an axis of rotation, comprising a first and a second sensor, which are respectively arranged with a fastening element at the rotary body at an axial distance from each other, and which comprise rings surrounding the rotary body comprising fields showing alternating different signal behaviors, with one transmitter being allocated jointly to the first sensor and the second sensor, which jointly accept from the two sensors an output signal, from which a square-wave signal is formed, from which in a first step from the flank distances of certain inclining and/or declining flanks of the square-wave signal constant values T are formed, which are dependent on the geometry of the rings of the two sensors, and variable values a which are dependent on the torque applied. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362388 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A TORQUE APPLIED TO A SHAFT - A method for detecting a phase angle difference between a first periodic measurement signal and a second periodic measurement signal, wherein, for the purpose of determining a torque applied to a shaft, the two periodic measurement signals describe a rotation of the shaft at an axial distance from one another including superimposing a periodic auxiliary signal which simulates a previously known rotational speed for the shaft on the first periodic measurement signal in order to form a superimposition signal, and determining the phase angle difference on the basis of the superimposition signal and the second measurement signal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362389 | PRESSURE SENSING APPARATUS - A pressure sensing apparatus configured to prevent pressure detection for pressures not breaching a threshold. The pressure sensing apparatus may include a first support, a second support, a sensor contact element, a compressible spacer, a pressure sensor, and/or other components. The sensor contact element may be attached to the first support. The pressure sensor may be attached to the second support. The sensor contact element and the pressure sensor may be positioned such that they oppose one another. The compressible spacer may be positioned between the first support and second support. The first support and second support may be spaced at distance substantially equal to a thickness of the compressible spacer. The compressible spacer may encircle the sensor contact element and the pressure sensor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362390 | PRESSURE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A pressure measuring instrument having a sensor carrier, a casing, a plug connector, evaluation electronics, and a pressure sensor. The sensor carrier supports the pressure sensor adapted to output a pressure-proportional, electrically detectable pressure signal. The sensor carrier has a base body, a pressure terminal formed together with the base body to be connected to the source of the pressure to be detected, and a seat having several different circle geometries, each having an annular surface adapted for mounting a pressure sensor. The pressure terminal has a connecting channel opening inside the seat, and the annular surfaces of the individual circle geometries are axially staggered with respect to the port of the connecting channel, wherein the annular surface having the smallest diameter is closest to the connecting channel port. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362391 | Pressure Sensor, and Mass Flow Meter and Mass Flow Controller Using the Same - There is provided a pressure sensor which includes: a diaphragm having an inside surface facing to a fluid-tight space, the diaphragm including a diaphragm film that is part of the inside surface and deformable in response to a pressure application, and a diaphragm film support that is part of the inside surface and constitutes a periphery of the diaphragm film; a strain sensor bonded to the inside surface so as to lie partially on the periphery and having plural strain gauges thereon; and a depression formed on the inside surface, when defining an x-direction oriented from center of the inside surface to a position bonded of the strain sensor and a y-direction perpendicular to the x-direction on the inside surface, the depression extending a certain length in the y-direction, the depression being adjacent to or a certain distance apart from an edge of the strain sensor in the y-direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362392 | PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a pressure sensor includes: preparing a stem which has a cylindrical shape with a bottom as a diaphragm; mounting a sensor chip on the diaphragm; preparing a conductive member, in which an internal connection region is integrated with an external connection region electrically connected to an external circuit by an outer frame; forming a first resin mold to couple the internal connection region to the external connection region; separating the outer frame from the internal connection region and the external connection region; arranging the internal connection region in the stem; and electrically connecting the sensor chip and the internal connection region through the first connection member. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362393 | COMBINATION SENSOR - One example discloses a combination sensor, comprising: a pressure sensor having an actuator which has a first resonant frequency; a cavity, coupled to the pressure sensor and able to receive a substance; wherein the cavity, in an absence of the substance, has a second resonant frequency in response to excitation by the actuator; wherein the cavity, in a presence of the substance, has a third resonant frequency in response to excitation by the actuator; wherein the first resonant frequency differs from the second and third resonant frequencies; and a sensor circuit which outputs a substance detected signal in response to the third resonant frequency in the cavity. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362394 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SENSOR - The present invention achieves a pressure-sensitive sensor which can detect information on a pressure, a sound pressure, acceleration, gas and the like, with high sensitivity. The pressure-sensitive sensor includes: a cantilever ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362395 | MEMS DEVICE CALIBRATION - One example discloses a MEMS device, including: a cavity having an internal environment; a seal isolating the internal environment from an external environment outside the MEMS device; wherein the seal is susceptible to damage in response to a calibration unsealing energy; wherein upon damage to the seal, a pathway forms which couples the internal environment to the external environment; and a calibration circuit capable of measuring the internal environment before and after damage to the seal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362396 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR AUTOMATIC SELF BALANCING - An online real time steam or gas turbine engine rotor balancing system is incorporated in a rotor balance plane. A selectively displaceable balancing weight is coupled to the rotor and is selectively displaced by a motor that is coupled to the balancing weight. The motor selectively displaces the balancing weight along a displacement path that is in the balance plane. A turbine engine rotor vibration monitoring system monitors rotor vibration in real-time. A control system is coupled to rotor vibration monitoring system and the motor, for determining in real time a desired balance weight displacement position to counteract the monitored rotor vibration. The controller selectively causes the motor to displace the balancing weight to the desired displacement position. The motor power source is an inductive power source or a permanent magnet generator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362397 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE OF ACIDIC SOLUTION - The present invention relates to a device for detecting a leakage of an acidic solution, and more particularly to a device for detecting a leakage of a poisonous acidic solution such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid, etc. To this end, the device according to the present invention comprises: a base film layer; a pair of conductive lines formed lengthwise in parallel with each other on the upper surface of the base film layer; and a coating layer made of an acid-soluble material applied to the upper surface of the base film layer so as to cover the conductive lines. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362398 | Sheet Metal Processing Machines Having a Chip Suctioning Device and Methods for Detecting a Malfunction in the Chip Suctioning Device - Sheet metal processing machines having a chip suctioning device and a control device are provided. The chip suctioning device has a chip space connected to a die orifice of a punching die for collecting chips, wherein the chip space is provided with a chip flap and a extraction line, and the extraction line comprises at least one sieve, a vacuum generator, e.g., an extraction fan, connected to the extraction line for generating a vacuum in the chip suction device, and a vacuum sensor, connected to the extraction line between the downstream last sieve and the vacuum generator, being configured to supply signals to the control device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362399 | PLASTIC TUBE SEALING AND TEST SYSTEM - A tube sealing positioning apparatus has a tube holder slidable on a vertical guide from a lower to an upper portion of a sealing chamber for positioning adjacent a heating apparatus and a clamping apparatus. The heating apparatus may have a nozzle to direct heated air on an open end of a plastic tube. The clamping apparatus may have two clamping devices slidably disposed to clamp the heated open end of the plastic tube to fuse the tube wall adjacent the open end. A control processor may be connected to control movement and dwell time of the tube holder, and to control heat application and clamp spacing and time. A sealed tube may be attached to a top cover to be positioned in a test container. A sealing disk may close the top cover and may direct fluid pressure into the tube and apply a vacuum to the test container. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362400 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING A GAS IN A SAMPLE - A device is provided for testing a sample via a gas stream, including: an opening; structure for generating a device gas stream along at least one flow path passing through the opening; at least one pressure sensor, each pressure sensor being arranged to measure a pressure of the gas stream along at least one flow path; and a mass flowmeter arranged to measure a parameter representative of the mass flow of the gas stream along the flow path. The device is arranged to quantify the presence of a gas of interest within a gas being analyzed and/or to determine the size of a leak hole from a measurement of the parameter representative of the mass flow. A method is also provided that is implemented by such a device. The method can be used to test the integrity of food packaging, and for detecting leaks or problems related to sealing containers. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362401 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE TIGHTNESS CHECK OF A CONTAINER - A container has a tube-like or tubular shell, which is sealed against the surrounding atmosphere and has a weld seam at at least one end. For checking the tightness of the container the internal pressure in an interior space of the container is increased by means of external action and the thereby ensuing deformation of the weld seam is detected. Provisions are made in this connection for the weld seam to be clamped between clamping elements before increasing the internal pressure only in a partial area of its surface, which has a distance from the end of the weld seam facing the interior space. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362402 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING OPTICAL PROPERTIES FOR LIGHT TRANSMITTED MEDIUMS - Methods and systems for determining optical properties for light transmitted mediums are provided. One method includes acquiring one or more measured values indicative of a reflectance for a material, acquiring one or more measured values indicative of a transmittance for the material, and determining a set of calculated values for an index of refraction coefficient and an extinction coefficient from the one or more measured values indicative of reflectance and transmittance, respectively. The method includes identifying a calculated value from the set of calculated values for the index of refraction coefficient and a calculated value from the set of calculated values for the extinction coefficient that are within a threshold determined by the difference between the one or more measured values indicative of the reflectance or transmittance and a predicted reflectance or transmittance, respectively. The method includes determining a reflectance and transmittance for the material using the calculated values. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362403 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, OPTICAL ELEMENT FABRICATION APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A measurement apparatus configured to measure a shape or transmitted wavefront of an object surface includes an illumination optical system configured to irradiate the object surface with light from a light source as illumination light, an imaging optical system configured to guide reflected light beams or transmitted light beams from the object surface as detection light, a sensor disposed on an image plane of the imaging optical system and configured to detect the detection light guided by the imaging optical system, and a drive unit configured to change a distance between an entrance pupil of the imaging optical system and a sensor conjugate plane conjugate to the sensor with respect to the imaging optical system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362404 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LIGHT PHYSICAL CONSTANTS AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING LIGHT PHYSICAL CONSTANTS - A light physical constant measurement method includes: virtually dividing an optical transmission medium along a propagation direction to set a plurality of first segments; and estimating light physical constants of the plurality of first segments based on the result of a first propagation simulation that uses a model in which an input optical signal of each of the plurality of intensities propagates sequentially through the plurality of first segments, and in the estimating of light physical constants of the plurality of first segments, the light physical constants of the plurality of first segments are searched for using an evaluation function of evaluating a difference between a measured power spectrum of an output optical signal and a power spectrum of the output optical signal obtained as a result of the first propagation simulation, to estimate the light physical constants of the plurality of first segments. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362405 | AUTO TESTING SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE - A gas turbine system has a gas turbine engine, control unit, a data acquisition system including a thermodynamic model unit and a test sequence unit, sensor device coupled to the engine for measuring performance parameter of the engine, and comparative unit. The thermodynamic model unit generates computed performance parameter based on mechanical and thermodynamic models of the engine. The test sequence unit generates test sequence data including set point operating data and time schedule data with which a test cycle of the engine is runnable. The data acquisition system generates test control data based on the test sequence data, and is coupled to the control unit for providing test control data thereto to control the engine. The comparative unit is coupled to the data acquisition system such that the measured performance parameter measured by the sensor device is comparable with the computed performance parameter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362406 | TIRE TRANSPORT METHOD, TIRE TRANSPORT AND FASTENING APPARATUS, AND TIRE INSPECTION SYSTEM - Provided is a tire transport method for a tire inspection system in which a tire transported from the upstream side is fastened by an upper rim and a lower rim, and a measurement is performed, wherein the method includes transport stem in which a transport mechanism having a pair of transport units split in the width direction transports the tire to a fastening position for fastening, and a parting step in which the pair of transport units is parted in the width direction, such that it is possible for the lower rim to pass between the pair of transport units. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362407 | Method for Detecting Vibration in a Rail Vehicle - A method for detecting a vibration of a driven axle system of a rail vehicle includes a sensor system detecting a parameter indicating the vibration of an element of the axle system and an evaluating unit evaluating a signal of the sensor system. In order to reliably detect the vibration of the driven axle system of the rail vehicle, the sensor system includes a motion sensor which detects a motion of the element as the parameter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362408 | CONTROL OPTIMIZATION FOR ENERGY CONSUMING SYSTEMS - A method for evaluating sensor accuracy in an energy consuming system to provide control optimization of the energy consuming system, the method including retrieving a threshold value range for the energy consuming system, receiving a data reading from a primary sensor, receiving a data reading from a second sensor, the second sensor related to the primary sensor, receiving a data reading from a third sensor, the third sensor related to the primary sensor and the second sensor, applying triangulation logic to the received data readings, generating a triangulation value, comparing the triangulation value to the threshold value range and when the triangulation value is within the threshold value range, selecting the primary sensor reading. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362409 | DEVICE FOR THE EXPOSURE OF SAMPLE BODIES IN A FLUID - A device for exposing sample bodies to a fluid. The sample bodies have an active surface section that defines a measuring plane. The device includes a container, a sample body holder, and an agitating element. The container, which extends along a longitudinal axis, has an inlet, an outlet, a closed side wall, which extends along the longitudinal axis, and first and second end faces that extend transverse to the longitudinal axis. The sample body holder extends transverse to the longitudinal axis and holds at least one sample body so that its measuring plane extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in a first sample plane its active surface section faces away from the first end face. The agitating element driven in a rotating manner in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is arranged on the side facing away from the first end face of the first sample plane. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362410 | Sampling system for performing an automatic dialysis sampling - A sampling system performs an automatic dialysis sampling at specific time intervals of a dialysis treatment. The system includes a fluidic pathway in which a dialysis solution flows, a series of sampling containers, and a valve system. The valve system is arranged in the fluidic pathway. The sampling system includes an electronic system that controls automatically the valve system in order to direct a certain quantity of each fluid sample to a specific sampling container. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362411 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMAGING TISSUE SAMPLES - One aspect of the present disclosure can include a microfluidic device for imaging a tissue sample. The device can include a tissue chamber, a liquid inlet channel, and a liquid outlet channel. The tissue chamber can be defined by a plurality of walls, at least one of which is transparent. The liquid inlet channel can be fluid communication with the tissue chamber. The liquid outlet channel can be in fluid communication with the tissue chamber. The tissue chamber can be sized and dimensioned to completely immobilize the tissue sample during imaging. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362412 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING STATE OF HORNY LAYER AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING HORNY LAYER IMPROVEMENT EFFECT OF COSMETIC PREPARATION - The invention relates to providing a method for more conveniently evaluating stratum corneum condition. A stratum corneum sheet is contacted with a solution of a water-soluble dye, and the staining intensity or fluorescence intensity is measured to allow convenient evaluation of the stratum corneum condition. There is further provided a method for evaluating the ameliorating effect of a cosmetic or cosmetic treatment on the stratum corneum, by implementing the method for evaluating stratum corneum condition using a water-soluble dye according to the invention. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362413 | MICRODEVICES FOR SEPARATION OF NON-SPHERICAL PARTICLES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The invention concerns at least one pillar in, or for use in, a microfluidic device wherein said pillar comprises, in cross-section, at least one particle abutment surface and an adjacent space that indents said pillar, or an adjacent groove that indents said pillar, to accommodate said particle; a plurality of such pillars arranged in an array; a method for separating particles in a fluid using said pillar, array or said device; and a diagnostic method involving the separation of particles from a fluid using said pillar, array or said device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362414 | System and Method for Determining a Modulus of Resilience - The disclosure relates to a system and method for determining a modulus of resilience of a work material during a compaction operation. The system includes a processor configured to determine a work material stiffness based on a force applied to the work material and a displacement of the work material. The processor is further configured to determine the modulus of resilience of the work material based on a relationship between the work material stiffness and the modulus of resilience of the work material. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362415 | Test Method and Fixture for Obtaining Material Properties Under Biaxial Loading - A test method and corresponding fixture design are provided which enable loading a circular test coupon (made, e.g., of ceramic matrix composite material) to failure under biaxial loading conditions while recording strain and temperature. Biaxial loading requires approximately equal loads to be applied in two directions concurrently. The disclosed method uses liquid coolant (e.g., liquid nitrogen) to cool a ring made of metal alloy (e.g., aluminum alloy) that is disposed radially outward from and surrounds the outer edge of the test coupon. The cooled metal alloy ring contracts and compresses the test coupon until failure occurs. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362416 | PORTABLE BRINELL HARDNESS TESTER WITH STENTED THROUGH BORE PUMPING CHAMBER - A portable Brinell metal hardness tester has a test head mounted in a carriage, movable vertically along elevating screws, and includes a reciprocable pumping rack movable in response to manual movement of a pumping lever, for pumping hydraulic fluid into a passageway of the tester to increase hydraulic fluid pressure in the tester to a level required for metal hardness testing; and a stent located in the passageway for permitting pumped hydraulic fluid to flow through the passageway into a test head portion of the tester to apply hydraulic fluid to the ball contacting the test piece and interferingly stopping the rack upon movement of the rack into the passageway by a preselected amount. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362417 | Contact Angle Measuring Instrument - The subject matter of this invention is a device for measuring the contact angle of a liquid drop on a material surface. The shadow of a drop of a test liquid is projected onto a tilted shadow surface. An image of the drop on the shadow surface is recorded with an image recording device, and the contact angle is calculated from the image and the known angle of tilt of the shadow surface. A method that is suitable for this is likewise disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362418 | ACOUSTIC IMPACT PARTICLE SIZE MEASUREMENT - Apparatus features a signal processor or processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about acoustic emissions resulting from particles impacting a solid sensor element configured in a process pipe having a process fluid flowing therein, including a slurry; and determine particle sizes of solids in the process fluid, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processor module may also be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the particle sizes of solids in the process fluid. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362419 | APPARATUS AND METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF MICROPOROUS MATERIAL AT MULTIPLE SCALES - A test apparatus (and method of operation) for characterizing properties of a sample under test (such as porous material, for example, samples of reservoir rock) that operates in conjunction with a source of test fluid. The test apparatus includes an intake valve fluidly coupled to the source of test fluid, a reference cell fluidly coupled to the source of test fluid via the intake valve, a sample cell that holds the sample under test, an isolation valve fluidly coupled between the reference cell and the sample cell, an exhaust port, an exhaust valve fluidly coupled between the sample cell and the exhaust port, a first pressure sensor associated with the reference cell for measuring pressure within the reference cell, and a second pressure sensor associated with the sample cell for measuring pressure within the sample cell. The method of operation includes calibration procedures to compensate for systematic measurement errors. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362420 | SYSTEMS FOR SINGLE OR MULTIPLE CELL COUNTING AND DISPENSING - The present invention provides methods, device, assemblies, and systems for counting and dispensing single or multiple cells (e.g., into the open wells of a multi-well testing device). In certain embodiments, the systems comprise: a) a fluid movement component composed of upstream and downstream electrode conduits connected to a non-conductive conduit, and b) an electronic signal detector electrically linked to the upstream and downstream electrode conduits such that, when a fluid is present in the fluid movement component, an electrical circuit is established that is altered when a cell passes through the non-conductive conduit. In other embodiments, the systems comprises a) a fluid movement component composed of an upstream electrode conduit connected to a non-conductive conduit, b) an in-well electrode, and c) an electronic signal detector electrically linked to the upstream electrode conduit and the in-well electrode. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362421 | PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION - The disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for detecting properties of heterogeneous samples, including detecting properties of particles or fluid droplets in industrial processes. Embodiments disclosed include a particle characterization method, comprising: suspending particles in a fluid; causing the suspended particles to flow past a two-dimensional array detector; illuminating the suspended particles as they flow past the two-dimensional array detector in the fluid; acquiring a plurality of images of the particles as they flow past the two-dimensional array detector in the fluid; and applying a particle characterization function to results of steps of acquiring a plurality of images for at least some of the suspended particles. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362422 | DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH ROTATING PROBE MEMBERS AND GROUND REFERENCE ELECTRODE - In one general aspect, an apparatus can include a probe including a plurality of exterior rotating members defining a guard ring, and an interior rotating member having a circular shape and disposed within at least a portion of a perimeter defined by the plurality of exterior rotating members. The apparatus can also include a waveform generator electrically coupled to the guard ring and the interior rotating member. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362423 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING ALTERNATING CURRENT INTERFERENCE IN BURIED DUCTS - This invention, which pertains to the field of testing of the corrosion-resistance of materials, includes devices (a probe formed by a permanent reference electrode with corrosion coupons and an electronic switch) and a measurement method for evaluating the probability of corrosion of buried ducts due to alternating current (AC), and aims at providing a methodology that eliminates ohmic losses and allows the desired measurement to be obtained. For that purpose, a probe formed by a permanent copper or copper sulphate reference electrode (ECSC) with four corrosion coupons was developed, and an electronic switch which was also developed within the scope of this invention is coupled to this probe. This assembly (probe and switch), associated with a preferably portable digital oscilloscope or a data acquisition device with digital signal processing (DSP), makes it possible to obtain the waveform of the pipe/ground potential AC+DC off, and hence the peak potential of this waveform, this value being used to predict the corrosion of buried, cathode-protected ducts due to alternating current, on the basis of the criterion that corrosion due to alternating current will not occur or will be insignificant if the peak of the waveform of the pipe/ground potential AC+DC off is more negative than −0.85 V | 2015-12-17 |
20150362424 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORROSION TESTING OF SOLAR CELLS - Corrosion effects in a solar cell are measured by means of a conduit with electrolytic fluid. The rim of an open end of the conduit is placed against the surface of the solar cell to expose a selected area of the solar cell to the electrolytic fluid, leaving a free part of the planar surface of the solar cell outside the exposed area. Current and/or voltage fluctuations are measured in an electric circuit that contains the electrolytic fluid, an interface between the electrolytic fluid on the exposed area and a conductor layer on the planar surface, and a contact to the conductor layer in the free part. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362425 | SINGLE MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY USING PHOTOTHERMAL TUNING OF OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES - Methods and apparatuses for single particle and single molecule spectroscopy are provided. A method comprises exposing the surface of an optical microcavity characterized by at least one resonance frequency to a sample such that a single particle or a single molecule from the sample adsorbs onto the surface of the microcavity; evanescently coupling a probe laser beam into the microcavity, wherein the wavelength of the probe laser beam substantially matches the at least one resonance frequency; illuminating the surface of the microcavity with a free space pump light beam such that the focal spot of the free space pump light beam substantially overlaps with the single particle or the single molecule; and detecting light from the probe laser beam, wherein the wavelength of the free space pump light beam is that which generates sufficient heat via energy absorbed by the single particle or the single molecule from the free space pump light beam to induce a shift in the at least one resonance frequency, thereby providing a change in an optical characteristic of the detected light from the probe laser beam. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362426 | DRYNESS FRACTION DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE AND DRYNESS FRACTION DISTRIBUTION MEASURING METHOD - A dryness fraction distribution measuring device, includes: a light-emitting body that illuminates a gas/liquid two-phase flow with light; an environment sensor that measures at least one of temperature or pressure in a gas/liquid two-phase flow; a plurality of photodetecting elements that receive respective lights that have traversed moist steam; a relationship storing portion that stores, for each temperature or pressure, a relationship between an intensity of light that has traversed the gas/liquid two-phase flow and a dryness fraction of the gas/liquid two-phase flow; and a dryness fraction identifying portion that identifies a dryness fraction of the gas/liquid two-phase flow for each position corresponding to the plurality of photodetecting elements, based on the relationships between the measured values for the detected light intensities of the lights detected by the respective photodetecting elements and the values for the temperatures and pressures measured by the environment sensor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362427 | Optical Sensing Array Architectures for Spatial Profiling - Multiple optical architectures based on photosensitive arrays are disclosed. The optical engines collect five dimensional data from the samples with three dimensional spatial information and temporal and spectral information simultaneously, in parallel from all channels, without optical scanning. The photosensitive arrays and/or last component of illumination system are in contact or close proximity of the sample surface. The application of optical engines to sensitive detection of species of interest in the complex reflecting and scattering matrix with the high concentration of interfering species is described. The optical engines are applicable to noninvasive, mobile monitoring of various species of interest in vivo and in vitro. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATION OF FRESNEL REFLECTION BOUNDARY EFFECTS AND BEAM STEERING IN PULSED TERAHERTZ COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - A method of reducing boundary effect in a THz-CT image includes correcting steering of the THz beam and/or Fresnel reflection prior to reconstruction of the THz image, the method including tomographically scanning an object at selected rotational positions to obtain a plurality of projection slices, and prior to reconstructing the THz-CT image using a Radon transformation, applying to each of the plurality of projection slices an algorithm to determine a location of left and right edges of the object relative to the center of rotation of the object, determining a range of values for which the measured attenuation is not instrument limited based on a maximum detectable attenuation, and applying a further algorithm representing the corrected attenuation projection array data which will be inverted using the Radon transformation, the algorithm including an experimentally measured attenuation, correction for beam steering, and accounting for Fresnel reflection loss at the incident and exiting air-object interfaces. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362429 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH SEPARATE SAMPLE TAKEN FROM PROCESS LIQUID - A method and an arrangement are disclosed in connection with a measurement arrangement of optical parameters of a separate sample taken from a process liquid, in which method a sample is taken from the process liquid. The sample can be arranged into a sample vessel provided with at least one measurement window, and optical parameters of the sample in the sample vessel are measured through the measurement window. In the sample in the sample vessel, a flow is produced which can be used to mitigate (e.g., prevent) the measurement window surface in contact with the sample from getting dirty. A back-and-forth flow can be produced in the sample residing in the sample vessel by means of pressure variation focused on the sample, and the back-and-forth flow can be focused on the surface of the optical measurement window. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362430 | Method and Device for Determining a Concentration - The invention relates to a method and a device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362431 | MODULAR ASSAY SYSTEM - A system for conducting an assay comprises a power source ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362432 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR UPCONVERTING LUMINESCENCE WITH ENGINEERED EXCITATION AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The invention generally relates to materials and methods for creating and/or utilizing upconverting luminescence. More particularly, the invention relates to novel compositions (e.g., nanoparticles) and related methods of preparation and use that enable upconverting luminescence with an efficient excitation optimized at about 800 nm. A unique class of cascade sensitized tri-doped UCNPs with a biocompatible 800 nm excitable property are disclosed herein, for example, tri-doped β-NaYF | 2015-12-17 |
20150362433 | CHEMICAL SENSING DEVICE - The present disclosure is drawn to chemical sensing devices and associated methods. In an example, a chemical sensing device can include a substrate and an elongated nanostructure having an attachment end and a free end opposite the attachment end, the attachment end affixed to the substrate and the free end comprising a metal having a potential sensing ligand attached thereto via a covalent bond. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362434 | System and Method for Evaluating Biological Samples Remotely - Disclosed herein is a healthcare system and method for analyzing a biological sample having a data acquisition unit, a field unit for obtaining and storing visualized biomarkers; an optical lens adapter configured to adapt to an imaging device capable of taking images of the visualized biomarkers; a data analysis unit having an analyzing unit to receive and evaluate the image to determine the presence or absence of preset values that are above or below an arbitrarily set threshold level; and an output device providing a graphic or textual output according to the presence or absence of the preset values. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362435 | BREACH OR CONTAMINATION INDICATING ARTICLE, OPTIONALLY WITH PRE-WARNING INDICATOR - Provided, among other things, is a breach or contamination indicating elastomeric article for indicating a breach or contamination by a selected chemical or group of chemicals, the article having an exterior and interior and comprising: (1) an interior elastomeric layer selected to resist permeation by the selected chemical(s); and (2) exterior thereto, a contiguous or dis-contiguous first indicating layer comprising a dye or pigment and an opacifying agent, the dye or pigment providing the layer with color, the first indicating layer changing color and/or opacity when contacted with a selected chemical such regions of the article where the layer is so contacted contrast with non-contacted regions. A subsequent, interior layer can provide a safety buffer allowing for removal or disposal prior to any potential for harm. A second, interior indicating layer can be used to make the warning louder when a serious breach is occurring. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362436 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED SUBSTANCE - A reagent includes a coloring agent allowing a measured solution to develop a color transmitting a region component light for a dissolved-substance concentration measurement selected from three region component lights of red, green, and blue obtained by transmitting a light including a visible light region to the measured solution colored by addition of the reagent to the sample, and dividing a light of the visible light region of a transmitted light thereof into roughly three portions. Based on the transmitted light from the measured solution with the coloring agent added, an absorbance of the region component light for the dissolved-substance concentration measurement, and an absorbance A | 2015-12-17 |
20150362437 | HYDROGEL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND pH SENSOR COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a hydrogel, a preparation method thereof, and a pH sensor comprising the same, and more particularly, to a hydrogel, which can substitute for conventional pH paper, is continuously usable, can be used in various applications, and reversibly changes color depending on the pH of a sample, and to a pH sensor comprising the same. The hydrogel comprises: a polymer complex wherein a first organic compound containing an aromatic functional group having at least one hydroxyl group bonded thereto is joined to a carboxyl group-containing polysaccharide by a peptide bond; and an organic dye comprising a second organic compound containing an aromatic functional group having at least one hydroxyl group bonded thereto. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362438 | MAGNIFYING IMAGING OPTICAL UNIT AND EUV MASK INSPECTION SYSTEM WITH SUCH AN IMAGING OPTICAL UNIT - A magnifying imaging optical unit serves for inspecting lithography masks which are used in EUV projection exposure. The imaging optical unit comprises at least two mirrors (M | 2015-12-17 |
20150362439 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF A MATERIAL - Disclosed is an improved device and method to evaluate the status of a material by scanning an area that overlaps a region of the material under evaluation. The device and method are operative to identify a leakage of a first material into a second material, such as a molten material surrounded by a refractory material, to measure the thickness of the second material, using electromagnetic waves, and to generate images. The device is designed to reduce a plurality of reflections associated with the propagation of electromagnetic waves launched into the material under evaluation, by a sufficient extent so as to enable detection of electromagnetic waves of interest reflected from remote discontinuities present in between the device and the enclosed material. Furthermore, the device can be configured to scan areas of interest in either a portable or fixed configuration, manually in a standalone mode or as part of an automated system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362440 | Optimization of the Source Firing Pattern for X-Ray Scanning Systems - The present application discloses a computed tomography system having non-rotating X-ray sources that are programmed to optimize the source firing pattern. In one embodiment, the CT system is a fast cone-beam CT scanner which uses a fixed ring of multiple sources and fixed rings of detectors in an offset geometry. It should be appreciated that the source firing pattern is effectuated by a controller, which implements methods to determine a source firing pattern that are adapted to geometries where the X-ray sources and detector geometry are offset. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362441 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING THE CATALYST STRUCTURE IN A FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL DESIGN SUITABLE THEREFOR - A method for characterizing the catalyst structure in a fuel cell, and in particular the transmission X-ray absorption measurements (XAS), in which a novel fuel cell design is used. The fuel cell comprises a first (planar) electrode having a first catalyst, a second (planar) electrode having a second catalyst, and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the electrodes and having a layer thickness l | 2015-12-17 |
20150362442 | X-Ray Scanners and X-Ray Sources Therefor - The present invention is directed toward an X-ray scanner that has an electron source and an anode. The anode has a target surface with a series of material areas spaced along it in a scanning direction. The material areas are formed from different materials. The electron source is arranged to direct electrons at a series of target areas of the target surface, in a predetermined order, so as to generate X-ray beams having different energy spectra. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362443 | X-Ray Diffraction Imaging System Using Debye Ring Envelopes | 2015-12-17 |
20150362444 | PHASE INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A phase information acquisition apparatus that acquires phase information from differential phase information on an object, includes: a differential phase acquisition unit that acquires differential phase information with respect to a plurality of directions; a weight setting unit that individually sets weights for the differential phase information of the respective directions; and a phase acquisition unit that determines phase information, using an equation that includes a weighted combination of the differential phase information of the respective directions with the weights of the respective directions set by the weight setting unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362445 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER - An X-ray fluorescence analyzer includes: a measurement device having: an X-ray source that emits an X-ray; an irradiation area restricting member that restricts an area of a measurement sample to be irradiated with the X-ray as a primary X-ray; and a detector that detects a secondary X-ray generated from the measurement sample. The analyzer further includes: a sample stage that holds and moves the measurement sample between a measurement position at which the measurement sample is irradiated with the primary X-ray to detect the secondary X-ray by the detector and a first retracted position at which the measurement sample is retracted from the measurement position; and a calibration sample moving mechanism that holds a calibration sample for calibrating the measurement device and moves the calibration sample between the measurement position and a second retracted position at which the calibration sample is retracted from the measurement position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362446 | Phase Analyzer, Phase Analysis Method, and Surface Analyzer - A phase analyzer includes a principal component analysis section that performs principal component analysis on elemental map data that represents an intensity or concentration distribution corresponding to each element to calculate a principal component score corresponding to each unit area of the elemental map data, a scatter diagram generation section that plots the calculated principal component score to generate a scatter diagram of the principal component score, a peak position detection section that detects a peak position from the scatter diagram, a clustering section that calculates a distance between each point and each peak position within the scatter diagram, and classifies each point within the scatter diagram into a plurality of groups based on the distance, and a phase map generation section that generates a phase map based on classification results of the clustering section. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362447 | PULSED WAVE GUIDE LIQUID QUALITY MEASUREMENT - A waveguide system may include an inner core, and a conductor wound around the inner core in conductive coils having a coil length, wherein a voltage pulse received by the pulsed waveguide propagates as an induced wave having a group velocity, the group velocity being below a threshold velocity, wherein a reflection signal or an end of line signal generated within the conductor from the induced wave is detectable from the initial voltage pulse. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362448 | Signal process system and method for the same and biological resistance detection device and element - A signal process system and the method for the same and a biological resistance detection device and element used to perform corresponding signal process for sensory signal sensed by a sensor, wherein a minor AC electrical signal is injected into a biological tissue to be measured in order to sense the sensory signal of the biological tissue to be measured by means of the principle of Ohm's Law. Moreover, the sensory signal may be processed to restore a biological property of the measured biological tissue and to create an equivalent circuit parameter model representative of the biological property. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362449 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate provided with a pixel circuit in a display region, a second substrate provided facing the first substrate, a dam agent bonding the first substrate and the second substrate and sealing the display region, and a moisture detection part provided between a first region provided with the dam agent and the display region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362450 | METHOD AND AN ARRANGEMENT IN CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ELEVATOR ROPE - The invention relates to a method in rope condition monitoring of an elevator, in which method at least the following steps are performed: elevator suspension and/or transmission ropes are reeled and packed on a rope storage unit, and thereafter electrical resistance between a first point and a second point of elevator suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured first time, and thereafter a threshold value is determined based on the measurement, and thereafter rope is delivered into an installation site, and thereafter electrical resistance between the first point and the second point of said suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured second time, and thereafter results of said second time measurement are compared with said threshold value, and if said second time measurement meets said threshold value, predetermined actions are carried out. The invention also relates to an arrangement in rope condition monitoring of an elevator. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362451 | GAS SENSOR PACKAGE - A gas sensor package comprises a gas sensor chip with a layer sensitive to a gas, and with a heater for heating the sensitive layer. Contact pads are provided for electrically contacting the gas sensor package and a die pad is provided for mounting the gas sensor chip to. Electrical connections connect the gas sensor chip and the contact pads. A molding compound at least partially encloses the gas sensor chip. An opening in the molding compound provides access to the sensitive layer of the gas sensor chip. One of the contact pads serves as a pin for supplying electrical current to the heater of the gas sensor chip. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362452 | METHOD OF MEASURING AND MONITORING CONDUCTIVITY IN-SITU IN HIGH TEMPERATURE AQUEOUS SYSTEMS - Monitoring of conductivity within a steam generating system may proceed in real time and without interruption of the steam generating system by use of a boron doped diamond based electrochemical band sensor placed within the steam generating system. The boron doped diamond based electrochemical band sensor has a diamond body and a plurality of boron doped diamond band electrodes disposed within the diamond body. At least a portion of each of the plurality of boron doped diamond band electrodes is doped with boron to provide metallic conduction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362453 | ELECTROCHEMICAL-BASED ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH SOLUBLE ACIDIC MATERIAL COATING - An electrochemical-based analytical test strip (EBATS) for the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes an electrically insulating base layer ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150362454 | ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH CAPILLARY SAMPLE-RECEIVING CHAMBERS SEPARATED BY A PHYSICAL BARRIER ISLAND - An analytical test strip for the determination of an analyte (such as glucose and/or hematocrit) in a bodily fluid sample (such as a whole blood sample) includes a first capillary sample-receiving chamber, a second capillary sample-receiving chamber, and a physical barrier island disposed between the first and second capillary sample-receiving chambers. Moreover, the physical island barrier is disposed such that bodily fluid sample flow between the first capillary sample-receiving chamber and the second capillary sample-receiving chamber is prevented during use of the analytical test strip. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362455 | ENCODED BIOSENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - A sensor includes a non-conductive substrate and a circuit on the non-conductive substrate. The circuit includes a primary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a first end and a second end, wherein the primary resistive element has a predetermined configuration; a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a plurality of taps connected to the primary resistive element at a plurality of predetermined connection points on the predetermined configuration, the plurality of predetermined connection points defining a plurality of unique resistive paths through at least a portion of the predetermined configuration; and the plurality of unique resistive paths having a plurality of resistance values, the plurality resistance values determined using a non-linear distribution function. A sensor is configured to perform at least one of quantitative and qualitative analysis of an analyte in a sample of fluid. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362456 | CONTROL UNIT FOR A GAS CONCENTRATION SENSOR - A control circuit includes a sweep circuit for supplying a sweep current to a gas concentration sensor, a current detection resistor for detecting a sensor current flowing in the gas concentration sensor, a calculation circuit for calculating an impedance of the gas concentration sensor based on the sensor current and an inter-terminal voltage of the gas concentration sensor, and a protective element for suppressing external noise from being applied to the sweep circuit and the calculation circuit. The sweep current is divided to flow in a first protective element and the gas concentration sensor. The sensor current is divided to flow in a second protective element and the current detection resistor. The calculation circuit calculates a loss current flowing to the first protective element or a second loss current flowing to the second protective element and calculates the sensor current based on the calculated current. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362457 | CONTROL UNIT FOR A GAS CONCENTRATION SENSOR - A control unit for a gas concentration sensor, in which a limiting-current flows, includes a voltage control circuit for controlling a sensor voltage, a current detection resistor for detecting a current flowing in the sensor, and a calculation circuit for calculating a temperature of the sensor. The voltage control circuit includes a sweep circuit for supplying a sweep voltage and a voltage supply circuit for supplying the sensor voltage as a feedback voltage. The calculation circuit calculates impedance of admittance based on a current variation and a voltage variation of the sensor and calculates the temperature of the sensor based on a temperature characteristic of the impedance or admittance. The voltage supply circuit controls the sensor voltage in accordance with the temperature of the sensor so that a limiting-current corresponding to the temperature of the sensor flows irrespectively of a gas to be detected. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362458 | BIOMOLECULE MEASURING DEVICE - Provided is a biomolecule measuring device capable of effectively reducing measurement noise occurring when measuring a biomolecule sample using a semiconductor sensor. This biomolecule measuring device generates a trigger to react a sample with a reagent after starting to send the reagent onto the semiconductor sensor that detects ion concentration (see FIG. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362459 | Method and System for Concentrating Particles from a Solution - Methods and systems are provided for concentrating particles (e.g., bacteria, viruses, cells, and nucleic acids) suspended in a liquid. Vibration of a well containing the liquid may create a convective flow within the liquid to move the particles towards a electrode immersed in the liquid. Electric-field-induced forces attract the particles towards the electrode. When the particles are in close proximity to (e.g., in contact with) the electrode, an electrostatic force may immobilize the particles on a surface of the electrode, such that the particles remain on the surface of the electrode when the electrode is withdrawn from the liquid. Different coatings may further be applied to the electrode to achieve different particle attraction and immobilization characteristics. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362460 | MOBILE MICRO-LAB FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FLUIDS - A micro-lab includes one or more electrophoresis devices each optically coupled to respective spectrometers and electronic signal processing, analysis and control, with fluids transported via a system of valves, tubes and pumps. The spectrograms are captured by a respective digital cameras, and chemical characteristics including molecular mobility, particle (molecular) charge, molecular weight, particle (molecular) pH, particle (molecular) dielectric, particle (molecular) conductivity, Raman spectrum of each chemical species, IR spectrum of particle (molecular) is determined, and principal component analysis is performed to identify and quantify chemical constituents. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362461 | System Comprising a Mass Spectrometer coupled to a FAIMS Apparatus and Methods of Operation - A method of operating a system comprising a chromatograph and a mass spectrometer comprises: (a) providing an abundance threshold and a list comprising respective entries for precursor ion species of interest comprising respective precursor-ion m/z ratios; (b) transmitting a first sample fraction portion comprising a plurality of sample-fraction ion species through an ion mobility spectrometer operated in non-dispersive mode to the mass spectrometer; (c) detecting a respective abundance at each of a plurality of sample-fraction m/z ratios; and (d) upon detection of an above-threshold ion abundance at an m/z-ratio corresponding to a first precursor ion species of interest: (d1) inletting a second sample fraction portion into the ion mobility spectrometer operated in dispersive mode such that ions of the first precursor-ion species are preferentially transmitted therethrough; (d2) fragmenting the preferentially-transmitted ions so as to generate product ion species; and (d3) detecting the product ion species. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EDDY CURRENT DEVICE DYNAMIC GAIN ADJUSTMENT - A method and system for dynamically adjusting a gain of an eddy current device are provided. The method includes providing calibration information to the eddy current device using a probe and switching between a first mode and a second mode of the eddy current device, the first mode exciting only a first coil to measure liftoff of the probe from a surface of a workpiece, the second mode exciting the first coil and a second coil to measure dimensions of a flaw within a workpiece. The method also includes determining a thickness of a non-conductive coating covering at least a portion of the workpiece using the first coil, adjusting a gain setting of the eddy current device based on the determined thickness and the calibration information, and determining dimensions of the flaw using the first and second coils and the adjusted gain setting. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362463 | SENSOR - A sensor which uses a detection element such as a surface acoustic wave element, and includes a flow passage for a specimen is provided. A sensor includes a substrate; a detection element located on the substrate and having a detection portion which detects an object to be detected contained in a specimen, in an upper surface thereof; and a flow passage structure located on the substrate and covering the detection portion with a space. The flow passage structure has an inlet for the specimen, a flow passage continuing from the inlet, and a space which continues from an end portion of the flow passage closer to the detection element and is located above the detection portion, and a bottom surface of the flow passage has, on the end portion of the flow passage closer to the detection element, a notched portion whose width gradually decreases toward an upstream of the flow passage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362464 | SENSOR APPARATUS - A sensor apparatus includes a first cover member; a detection element including an element substrate located on the first cover member, and a detection portion configured to detect an analyte, the detection portion being located on the element substrate; a terminal located on the first cover member and electrically connected to the detection element; an intermediate cover member located on the first cover member and having a space with the detection element; a filler member located in the space between the detection element and the intermediate cover member; a second cover member configured to cover at least a part of the detection element and joined to at least one of the first cover member and the intermediate cover member; an inlet into which the analyte flows; and a flow passage which is continuous with the inlet, and extends at least to the detection portion. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362465 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR SURVEYING CONDUITS - There is provided a system for monitoring and/or surveying a conduit, comprising at least one acoustic source for emitting a signal to propagate along the conduit, and at least one acoustic detector for receiving reflected signals. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362466 | REAL TIME INDICATOR FOR QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND CONCENTRATION - The present disclosure generally relates to a color indicator that signals when the concentration of an antimicrobial solution changes. In some embodiments, the color indicator is specific for changes in the concentration of an antimicrobial quaternary ammonium compound in an antimicrobial solution. The color indicator can be incorporated into a variety of articles including towels, labels, containers, buckets, trays, sinks, spray bottles, liners for containers, buckets, sinks, or spray bottles, indictor wands or strips, and test kits. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362467 | LEAK DETECTOR - The invention relates to a leak detector comprising a first sensor for detecting a gas component (helium) in a gas taken in. Because the sensor is susceptible to saturation or contamination, a second sensor is provided. The sensor is a thermal conductivity sensor. The thermal conductivity sensor has a lower detection sensitivity, yet, at a high concentration of the gas component, it does not risk being contaminated. The two sensors together allow for a large detection range, from extremely sensitive measurements to instances with high concentrations of the gas components as those which can occur with gross leaks. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362468 | Low Pressure Biogas Sample Takeoff and Conditioning System - A temperature and pressure regulating biogas sample extraction system and method for providing a conditioned biogas sample for constituent analysis. | 2015-12-17 |