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20130183676 | FILTERLESS TIME-DOMAIN DETECTION OF ONE OR MORE FLUOROPHORES - A device and method are described in which the lifetime of a fluorescent species or fluorophores is detected in the absence of any optical filter. Based on the measured fluorescent lifetimes, molecules or compounds attached to a fluorophores such as small organic molecules, polymers, peptides, saccharides and nucleic acids can be identified or assayed. | 07-18-2013 |
20130210080 | PC BOARD-BASED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MATERIALS - An apparatus for performing a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a PCR chamber for performing a Polymerase Chain Reaction and a printed circuit board (PCB) fluidic device. The PCR chamber is a fluidic chamber and is located in, or is part of, the printed circuit board (PCB) fluidic device. A method for manufacturing an apparatus for performing the Polymerase Chain Reaction and a method for performing the Polymerase Chain Reaction are further disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
20140026413 | SINGLE-LAYER PCB MICROFLUIDICS - A printed circuit board structure is coated with an encapsulant within which microfluidic channels have been formed. The microfluidic channels are formed by soldering fluidic connections to metal traces on a surface of the printed circuit board structure prior to encapsulation. The metal traces are removed by etching after encapsulation to form microchannels within the encapsulant. | 01-30-2014 |
20140080133 | THERMALLY CONTROLLED CHAMBER WITH OPTICAL ACCESS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE PCR - Novel methods and systems for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are disclosed. A PCR device has a bottom heater layer, a central reacting layer, and a top heater layer. The central reacting layer has a PCR reacting chamber connected with fluidics channels. Photoluminescence of a DNA solution in the PCR reactive chamber is carried out through the transparent top layers. | 03-20-2014 |
20140100102 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CELL LYSIS AND SAMPLE PREPARATION THROUGH CENTRIFUGATION - Methods and devices for molecular analysis are disclosed, based on centrifugation. A centrifuge device comprises strips of centrifuge tubes and elements to create a magnetic field. The magnetic shear forces applied to beads inside a solution with biological molecules permit the performance of different analytic techniques, such as lysis and sample preparation for PCR. | 04-10-2014 |
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20090154636 | Chemical injection system and chemical delivery process/method of injecting into an operating power reactor - An injection system designed to deliver a chemical solution into a reactor through feedwater system taps during normal operating condition of a power reactor is disclosed. The process of delivery is via positive displacement pumps. Injection of chemical is in a concentrated solution form, which is internally diluted by the system prior to discharging from the skid. The injection system minimizes chemical loss due to deposition on the transit line, enables a higher concentrated solution to be used as the injectant, eliminates the time consuming laborious process of chemical dilution, raises chemical solution to the pressure required for injection, prevents solid precipitations out of solution at the injection pump head through the use of a flush solution, and deposits fresh chemical on new crack surfaces that develop during a power reactor start-up, shutdown and operation. | 06-18-2009 |
20100246745 | Methods for operating and methods for reducing post-shutdown radiation levels of nuclear reactors - A method for operating a nuclear reactor may include adding one or more chemicals to water in the reactor prior to reactor shutdown, during reactor shutdown, or prior to and during reactor shutdown. The one or more chemicals may trigger release of one or more radioactive substances from at least one out-of-core surface of the reactor into the reactor water. A method for reducing post-shutdown radiation levels of a nuclear reactor may include adding one or more chemicals to water in the reactor prior to reactor shutdown, during reactor shutdown, or prior to and during reactor shutdown. The one or more chemicals may include, for example, one or more metals, metal ions, metal compounds, metals and metal ions, metals and metal compounds, metal ions and metal compounds, or metals, metal ions, and metal compounds. | 09-30-2010 |
20100323883 | Method of manufacture of noble metal/zinc oxide hybrid product for simultaneous dose reduction and SCC mitigation of nuclear power plants - Composite particle comprising a zinc containing compound such as zinc oxide and a noble metal such a platinum, and process for fabrication thereof. The particles facilitate simultaneous controlled introduction of the zinc and noble metal species into a nuclear reactor. | 12-23-2010 |
20110218094 | Method of manufacture of noble metal/zinc oxide hybrid product for simultaneous dose reduction and scc mitigation of nuclear power plants - Composite particle comprising a zinc containing compound such as zinc oxide and a noble metal such a platinum, and process for fabrication thereof. The particles facilitate simultaneous controlled introduction of the zinc and noble metal species into a nuclear reactor. | 09-08-2011 |
20120155595 | CHEMISTRY PROBE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME IN NUCLEAR REACTORS - Electrochemical corrosion potential (ECP) probe assemblies may be used to monitor ECP of materials due to coolant chemistry in an operating nuclear reactor. Example embodiment assemblies include at least one ECP probe that detects ECP of potentially several different materials, a structural body providing a fluid flow path for the coolant over the ECP probes, and a signal transmitter that transmits or carries ECP data to an external receiver. The ECP probes may be of any number and/or type, so as to detect ECP for different component materials, including stainless steel, a zirconium alloys, etc. The ECP probes may further detect ECP due to ion concentration, pH, etc. The ECP data may be transmitted through wired or wireless signal transmitters. Example methods include installing and using example embodiment ECP probe assemblies in nuclear reactors and facilities. | 06-21-2012 |
20140360606 | Passive Injection of a Chemical Solution into a Process Stream - A system and method of injecting a chemical into a high pressure process stream without pumps or other active components. The system utilizes the differential pressure created by resistive losses of downstream components within a high pressure process stream. A bypass side stream is taken from an upstream pressure location and returned to the downstream side of the resistive inline process component. The chemical solution vessel is pressurized by the higher side of the pressure differential. The solution then passes through a flow controlling capillary tube exiting on the lower pressure differential side into the bypass stream. The high flow rate chemically diluted bypass stream then returns to the process stream at the lower differential process stream tie-in. The chemical solution is isolated from the process water pressuring the vessel by a movable separating device preventing mixing of the two fluids. The vessel can also be pressurized by gas. | 12-11-2014 |
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20110001748 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY CONTROLLER - A system for and method of controlling an electronic display, such as an electrophoretic display, are disclosed. The system and method provide for transparent translation of standard image data into signals sufficient to drive such displays and implement the corresponding image. | 01-06-2011 |
20110080392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REINITIALIZING A SCREEN CONTROLLER OF AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A system for and method of reinitializing a screen controller of an electronic display device, such as an electrophoretic display, are disclosed. The system may comprise at least one computer processor associated with a screen controller of an electrophoretic display device, where the at least one computer processor may be configured to initialize screen controller registers, loading a waveform into the screen controller of the electrophoretic display device, copying previously stored screen image data stored in direct memory access to current storage of the screen controller; and executing an update process to efficiently reinitialize the screen controller of the electrophoretic display after panel power to the electrophoretic display is provided by at least one power source of the electrophoretic display. | 04-07-2011 |
20110084979 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY CONTROLLER - A system for and method of controlling an electronic display, such as an electrophoretic display, using an integrated electronic paper display controller are disclosed. The system and method provide for transparent translation of standard image data into signals sufficient to drive such displays and implement the corresponding image. | 04-14-2011 |
20120162396 | Systems and Methods for Converting a 2D Image to a 3D Image - Systems and methods are provided for converting a two dimensional (2D) image for three dimensional (3D) display. In one embodiment, a minimum depth for the 3D image is set to pixels in a bottom portion of the received 2D image. If the 2D image includes an object limiting the maximum image depth, then the maximum depth of the 3D image is set based on a location of the object in the 2D image. If the 2D image does not include an object limiting the maximum image depth, then the maximum depth of the 3D image is set to pixels in a top portion of the 2D image. A continuous depth function is generated from the minimum depth to the maximum depth and is used to generate a stereoscopic image from the 2D image. | 06-28-2012 |
20120194537 | Systems and Methods for Performing Color Adjustment of Pixels on a Color Display - System and methods are provided for performing saturation adjustment of one or more pixels. In one embodiment, an input color value of a pixel is received. The input color value includes an input saturation component. An adjusted color value is extracted from a predetermined look-up table that maps the input color value to the adjusted color value, the adjusted color value having an adjusted saturation component that is different from the input saturation component. The adjusted color value is output. | 08-02-2012 |
20140092276 | Systems and Methods for Camera Image Correction and White Balancing - Systems and methods are provided for calibrating a digital camera. First pixel values of a first calibration image illuminated by white light are captured using a color sensor. A color sensor adjustment matrix is determined based on a comparison of the first pixel values and baseline pixel values associated with the calibration image. Second pixel values of a second calibration image illuminated by a first color temperature light are captured. The second pixel values are adjusted based on the color sensor adjustment matrix, and a first color temperature balance factor is determined based on the adjusted second pixel values, where a white balance adjustment is performed on captured image data based on the first color temperature balance factor. | 04-03-2014 |
20140112595 | LOW-FREQUENCY COMPRESSION OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - Methods and apparatuses for adjusting a global dynamic range of an image are described. An image is decomposed into (i) a low spatial frequency component and (ii) a high spatial frequency component. The global dynamic range of the low spatial frequency component is adjusted to produce an adjusted low spatial frequency component. The image is reconstructed with (i) the adjusted low spatial frequency component and (ii) the high spatial frequency component to thereby produce a processed image. | 04-24-2014 |
20140133776 | Systems and Methods for Image Enhancement by Local Tone Curve Mapping - Systems and methods are provided for a method of adjusting a digital image. A low pass filtering is performed on a digital image to remove high frequency data to generate filtered image data. The digital image is divided into a plurality of regions, and a brightness level of a particular region of the digital image is identified using the filtered image data. A transformation curve is selected for the particular region based on the brightness level, and the transformation curve is applied to the particular region to generate adjusted image data for the particular region having adjusted brightness. The adjusted image data is stored in a computer-readable medium. | 05-15-2014 |
20140253578 | Systems and Methods for Performing Color Adjustment of Pixels on a Color Display - System and methods are provided for performing saturation adjustment of one or more pixels. In one embodiment, an input color value of a pixel is received. The input color value includes an input saturation component. An adjusted color value is extracted from a predetermined look-up table that maps the input color value to the adjusted color value, the adjusted color value having an adjusted saturation component that is different from the input saturation component. The adjusted color value is output. | 09-11-2014 |
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20080218732 | Infrared Scanner for Biological Applications - Methods and systems for generating near-infrared (NIR) images of biological targets are discussed. In one aspect, one or more radiation sources illuminate a target, with one or more detectors receiving the transmitted radiation. Such equipment can be used to generate a plurality of NIR images of a target. The images can be converted into frequency space, combined using chosen weighting factors, and deconvoluted into the spatial domain to provide a composite image. The composite image can have enhanced quality relative to the individual images, allowing for a richer set of information to be displayed. Other aspects such as scanning, background illumination correction, the use of filters, and additional techniques are also discussed. | 09-11-2008 |
20100039164 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH SHIFTED GATE - A field effect transistor has a shifted gate such that the gate-source distance depends on the ratio of the threshold voltage to the drain voltage. In one embodiment, a switch may include two FETs: one FET in a series configuration and one FET in a shunt configuration. Providing a switch having at least one FET with a shifted gate allows increasing switching speed and decreasing insertion loss. | 02-18-2010 |
20100109050 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH INDEPENDENTLY BIASED GATES - A field effect transistor (FET) having at least two independently biased gates can provide uniform electric field in the channel region of the FET. The same AC voltage may be applied to each gate for modulating the FET. One of the gates is positioned closer to the channel region than the other gate. Such a FET allows tailoring the electric field in the channel region of the FET so that it is substantially uniform. The FET exhibits desirable performance characteristics, including having a constant transconductance. | 05-06-2010 |
20100172548 | Circumferential Contact-Less Line Scanning of Biometric Objects - Methods and/or systems for scanning biometric objects and compiling 2-dimensional digital images thereof, such images as can provide enhanced resolution, with reduced distortion. | 07-08-2010 |
20100314610 | HEMT WITH IMPROVED QUANTUM CONFINEMENT OF ELECTRONS - A HEMT with improved electron confinement is formed by removing semiconductor cap material between the channel and the source and drain regions. The source and drain regions can be isolated from the gate region by an insulating layer. Significant noise reduction can be achieved as a result of these techniques. Also, removing the semiconductor cap material can provide an increased breakdown voltage for the transistor. | 12-16-2010 |
20110007951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FINGERPRINTS AND MAPPING OF BLOOD VESSELS IN A FINGER - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for characterizing and identifying a human. The apparatus comprises a light imaging device that images topography of a surface of a portion of human anatomy, and an infrared imaging device that images infrared radiation of the same portion of human anatomy. The light imaging device and the infrared imaging device are rotatable about at least one axis, each of the at least one axis extending through the portion of the anatomy. | 01-13-2011 |
20150220772 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTACTLESS BIOMETRICS-BASED IDENTIFICATION - The present invention relates generally to a system and methods that facilitates the identification of an individual through the use of data. Certain more particular embodiments of the present invention facilitate the contactless acquisition and processing of biometric data for identification purposes from a biometric source. One preferred embodiment of the present invention of the system includes an apparatus by which is sized and shape to capture of one or more images of an portion of individual for processing and identification purposes. Advantageously, certain embodiments of the present invention facilitate the enrollment of one or more individuals for verification and identification purposes through the use of the data developed from the one or more captured images. | 08-06-2015 |