| 01st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20120001001 | FILE SHREDDER HAVING A METAL DETECTOR - The invention relates to a file shredder with a device for detecting metallic objects introduced into the paper feed of the file shredder, a cutting unit with rotating cutting tools, a motor for driving the cutting tools and a transmission device for connecting the motor to the rotating cutting tools. According to the invention, substantially all of the metallic components of the cutting unit of the file shredder surrounding the rotating cutting tools, the motor and the transmission device are connected with one another in an electrically conducting manner such that they lie on a common defined electric potential. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001002 | Drive Circuit with Integrated Power Factor Correction for Blender/Shaver Machine - Embodiments of the invention provide a machine that blends liquids and/or shaves ice. The machine includes a motor and a control system with an integrated power factor correction circuit and a drive circuit. The integrated power factor correction circuit receives input power from a mains power line, reduces noise transmitted to the mains power line, and provides a boosted, regulated output voltage. The drive circuit is connected to the motor and uses the regulated output voltage in order to control an effective voltage applied to the motor substantially independent of the voltage and frequency of the input power. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001003 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIALS - A medical waste processing device includes an outer housing, chamber having a passageway through which material passes, and cutting member contained within the chamber that cuts and shreds the waste material before entering a waste receptacle. A plunger is also provided that may be inserted into the chamber to facilitate passage of the waste material through the device. A vacuum and filter system is further provided to capture and filter potentially harmful aerosols that may be emitted during operation of the device. A method is also provided for reducing the volume of waste material through operation of the electrical shredding device. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001004 | Silage pile defacer - A silage pile defacer includes a frame having a rear end and a front end. A transverse beam carrying a plurality of downwardly projecting tines is coupled to the front end of the frame. A quick connect coupler is mounted to the rear end of the frame for mounting the defacer to a quick hitch coupler on the lift arm mechanism of a tractor. The tines are oriented at an angle relative to the frame, allowing the tines to be generally vertically oriented relative to the ground when the defacer is elevated above a silage pile. The tines of the defacer are configured to contact the silage pile and to skive off a face layer of the silage pile when the defacer is lowered to the ground by the tractor lift arm mechanism. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001005 | GRINDER - A grinder has a hollow housing, a support rotatable in the housing about an upright axis, a lower annular grinding disk fixed atop and rotatable with the support, and an upper grinding disk nonrotatably fixed in the housing above the lower disk and forming therewith a radially extending annular grinding gap. The disks form with the housing an annular outlet chamber into which the gap opens radially outwardly. The housing forms an upwardly open intake into which the gap opens radially inward. An electrical drive is connected to the support for rotating the support and lower disk in the housing so that material charged into the intake is ground in the gap and expelled as particles into the output chamber. An angular-contact bearing is braced axially and radially between the support and the housing below the disks. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001006 | Pet Waste Away Device - A pet waste disposal device having a motor driving a set of cutting blades inside of an open ended plenum. A water supply such as a garden hose provides water to a nozzle or jet inside of the plenum, the water washes away the waste as it is chopped by the blades. The motor may be electrical, gasoline driven, or water driven. The plenum may have a safety screen across the open end. In preferred embodi-ments, the device may be mounted on an elongated support with a hand grip at one end and the plenum and motor at the other end. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001007 | Fishing reel with dual spool spin axes - A fishing reel with dual spool spin axes includes a housing, a rotor assembly rotatably mounted on the housing, and a spool shroud assembly including a fishing line spool gimbal mounted on the rotor assembly. The shroud assembly is movable between a casting position with a spool axis parallel to a rod axis and a retrieve position with the spool axis perpendicular to the rod axis. The spool is geared to the housing in such a manner that rotation of the rotor assembly about a rotor axis to retrieve the line causes the spool to spin about the rotor axis and simultaneously about a spool axis to counteract twist in the line caused by the manner of casting the line or by line pay-out by a hooked fish. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001008 | AUTO-REVERSIBLE REEL - An auto-reversible reel includes a wheel-shaped housing, a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing, a pull rope fastened to and winding round the rotor, a control member fastened to one end of the pull rope outside the housing and operable to pull the pull rope out of the housing, and a power spring adapted for reversing the rotor to take up the pull rope. The rotor has a retaining block located on the inside wall thereof and a stop plate extending over the retaining block. The power spring has a retaining hole located on the outer end thereof and fastened to the retaining block of the rotor in such a manner that the stop plate prohibits disconnection of the outer end of the power spring from the retaining block. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001009 | SAFEY BELT DEVICE - The invention relates to a safety belt device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a wind-on spindle which is mounted rotatably in a housing connected to the motor vehicle body and on which a safety belt is held with its one end, the wind-on spindle being prestressed into a wind-on position, in which the safety belt is wound on the wind-on spindle and the safety belt can be unwound from the wind-on spindle, counter to the prestress, as a result of the rotation of the latter, and the safety belt emerging from its end held on the wind-on spindle through an exit orifice out of the wind-on spindle. According to the invention, there is provision whereby, in the state unwound completely from the wind-on spindle, the safety belt runs, between its end held on the wind-on spindle and the exit orifice of the wind-on spindle, in a sheet-like manner over at least one surface. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001010 | Apparatus and Method for Applying a Tarp to Trucking Cargo - An apparatus and method for applying a tarping material to trucking cargo are provided. The tarping material may be formed into a roll with a rod disposed therethrough. The roll may be supported by a frame. The roll can be configured to move vertically with respect to the ground. A trailer carrying trucking cargo can be stationed beneath the frame. The tarping material may be unwound and dispensed from the roll. In order to drape the trucking cargo with the tarping material, the roll may be moved horizontally over the frame in addition to or alternatively to having the trucking cargo driven horizontally with respect to the roll. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001011 | MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING STRANDS FROM WIRES - A machine for manufacturing strands from wires is disclosed. The machine comprises a first support for supporting a bobbin, wherein a rotor can rotate around a main axis for stranding wires and winding or unwinding around the main axis a strand or the like comprising these wires, while the first support can move along the main axis, which rotor is provided with a second support which rotates with the rotor around the main axis and can move along the main axis for supporting the bobbin, wherein the first support and/or the second support rotate the bobbin around the main axis when the rotor rotates around the main axis. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001012 | Traversing In-Core Probe Drive Unit and Method for Monitoring Friction of Inside of Guide Tubes - A TIP drive unit that calculates a cable drive torque stably is provided. In accordance with the invention, Traversing In-core Probe (TIP) drive unit includes a housing, a storage reel configured to storage the probe cable, a drive mechanism including a motor, and configured to feed the probe cable form the storage reel and spool the probe cable onto the storage reel, a motor controller configured to drive the motor at a predefined rotating speed, a processor configured to calculate a cable drive torque that is a torque necessary for moving the TIP and the probe cable by using a value of supply power necessary for driving the motor, a value of the predefined rotating speed of the motor, and a loss torque that is a torque necessary for driving the drive mechanism, and a noise filter configured to remove noise included in a signal indicating the value of the supply power. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001013 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A ROLLING A SHEET OF MATERIAL FOR PACKAGING, STORAGE, SHIPMENT, AND DISPENSING - A method and device for handling and deploying a sheet of material are provided. In a first version, a rigid rod is positioned within a flexible cylindrical core and the sheet is wrapped around the core. The rod is then removed from the core and the core and sheet may be folded and reshaped for storage or shipment. The core and sheet may then be unfolded and the sheet may be unwrapped from the core. The rigid rod may be positioned within the core after the core is unfolded and to enable easier removal of the sheet from the core. A dispenser may be provided that attaches to the core and/or the rod and enables an operator to unwrap the sheet from the core. The core may be sufficiently rigid to allow the dispenser to be coupled with the core and without positioning of a rigid rod within the core. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001014 | Dispenser and Sheet Product Dispensing Plate Therefor - A dispenser plate includes a plate member having an orifice centrally arranged in the plate member, the orifice including a central portion, a first channel portion having a first channel length extending radially from the central portion, and a second channel having a second channel length extending radially from the central portion, wherein the first channel length is greater than the second channel length. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001015 | ENHANCED MULTIPLE KILL VEHICLE (MKV) INTERCEPTOR FOR INTERCEPTING EXO AND ENDO-ATMOSPHERIC TARGETS - By sharing tasks between the CV and the KVs, the MKV interceptor provides a cost-effective missile defense system capable of intercepting and killing multiple targets. The placement of the acquisition and discrimination sensor and control sensor on the CV to provide target acquisition and discrimination and mid-course guidance for all the KVs avoids the weight and complexity issues associated with trying to “miniaturize” unitary interceptors. The placement of either a short-band imaging sensor and headlamp or a MWIR sensor on each KV overcomes the latency, resolution and bandwidth problems associated with command guidance systems and allows each KV to precisely select a desirable aimpoint and maintain track on that aimpoint to impact. An implicit divert and attitude control system (DACS) using tow or more divert thrusters performs KV divert and attitude maneuvers to respond to the command guidance pre-handover and to maintain track on the aimpoint to terminal intercept post-handover | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001016 | PROJECTILE HAVING ONE OR MORE WINDOWS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER AND/OR DATA INTO/FROM THE PROJECTILE INTERIOR - A projectile including: a casing; first and second windows provided on the casing for at least one of transmitting a first optical signal into an interior of the casing and transmitting a second optical signal from the interior of the casing; a receiving element disposed on the interior of the casing and in optical communication with one or more of the first and second windows for at least one of converting the first optical signal into electrical energy and storing data provided in the first optical signal; and a transmitting element disposed on the interior of the casing and in optical communication with one or more of the first and second windows for transmitting data provided in the second optical signal to outside the casing. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001017 | INSTALLATION PLATFORM FOR DEPLOYING AN EARTH-BASED SENSOR NETWORK UTILIZING A PROJECTED PATTERN FROM A HEIGHT - An installation platform for deploying an earth-based sensor network utilizing a projected pattern from a height. The installation platform includes an aerostatic aircraft, at least one sensor-location projector, and a projector stabilizer. The sensor-location projector is coupled with the aerostatic aircraft, and is configurable to project the projected pattern including at least one sensor-location marker associated with a location for a sensor in the sensor network. The projector stabilizer is configurable for maintaining the sensor-location projector in a sufficiently static orientation relative to the location for the sensor to allow deployment of the sensor within a specified distance of the location on a surface of the earth from the sensor-location marker. A sensor-network-deployment system along with a method for deploying the sensor-network are also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001018 | Electric Motor Integrated with a Wheel - An integral motor and wheel assembly for aircraft landing gear is provided that includes an electric motor packaged within at least one gear wheel and configured to fit completely within the space provided in an existing aircraft for the landing gear components. The motor is positioned within the wheel to minimize the spin-up weight and to maximize the space within a given volume allocated for the motor. Installation of this motor and gear wheel assembly in an existing aircraft landing gear is designed to permit the continued use of existing landing gear components, including tires, axles, and pistons, so that the assembly can be easily retrofitted into existing aircraft. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001019 | PYLON FOR ATTACHING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A pylon is provided for attachment of a gas turbine engine to a wing of an aircraft. The gas turbine engine comprises a core fairing surrounding a core generator and defining a nozzle for discharging a core gas flow, and a fan nacelle surrounding the core fairing to define an annular bypass duct therebetween for discharging fan air. The pylon has a trailing edge which is rearward of the trailing edge of the core fairing and the trailing edge of the fan nacelle. The pylon further has having two laterally-spaced side faces which span the bypass duct between the fan nacelle and the core fairing and extend in the rearward direction of the engine to end at the trailing edge of the pylon. Each side face has a bottom edge which extends in a rearward direction of the engine from the core fairing to the bottom end of the trailing edge of the pylon. The bottom edges merge at a merging position between the trailing edge of the fan nacelle and the trailing edge of the pylon such that the bottom edges form a single bottom edge from the merging position to the bottom end of the trailing edge of the pylon. The pylon is intended to exert control on the bypass flow of a gas turbine engine. Other pylons are also provided which can also exert such control. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001020 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY OPERATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE REPORT-SUPPRESSING LAUNCHER WITH PORTABLE RF TRANSPARENT LAUNCH TUBE - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001021 | AIRCRAFT ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - When a loss or degradation in the function of one of a first aircraft central hydraulic power source and a second aircraft central hydraulic power source occurs, a controller performs a control so as to operate the other backup hydraulic pump, out of a first backup hydraulic pump and a second backup hydraulic pump, which is connected downstream of the other hydraulic power source, which is the other of the first and second aircraft central hydraulic power sources. Oil flowing through the other backup hydraulic pump is cooled by an oil cooler of the other hydraulic power source by operation of the other backup hydraulic pump in a state where the other hydraulic power source is being operated. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001022 | JET ENGINE INSTALLATION - Noise generated by a gas turbine engine | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001023 | AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE MADE OUT WITH COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Aircraft fuselage made out with composite material and manufacturing processes. The structure of the fuselage ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001024 | INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF AIRCRAFT MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Reinforcement structure ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001025 | Device for fastening systems for an aircraft, adapted in particular to be used in relation to a window - The invention relates to a device for fastening systems in an aircraft. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001026 | DE-ICING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - The invention relates to a de-icing device ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001027 | TRANSPARENT CERAMIC COMPOSITE - A ceramic composite and method of making are provided. The ceramic composite may be transparent and may serve as transparent armor. The ceramic portion of the composite may be spinel. The composite may provide adequate protection from projectiles while exhibiting large surface areas and relatively low areal densities. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001028 | WING OF AN AIRCRAFT AND ASSEMBLY OF A WING COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING A FLOW - A wing of an aircraft is described, having: a main wing, at least one high lift flap which can be moved between a retracted and an extended position, and a spoiler. The main wing has ejection openings, arranged side-by-side along the main wing spanwise direction, and in the main wing chordwise direction, and which are connected via an air conduit with the outlet device of a flow delivery driver device on the main wing or on the spoiler. The spoiler has inlet openings for the intake of air, which are connected via an air conduit with the inlet device of the flow delivery driver device. The flow delivery driver device has a receiver device for the reception of command signals for purposes of adjustment of the flow delivery driver device. An arrangement of a wing with a device for purposes of flow control with such a wing is also described. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001029 | TRAIN INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND TRAIN INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - In a train information display system that displays an operation information on each train in a train, a ground system adds the information on the degree of influence on the passengers of each train to the operation information, and transmits the resultant operation information to a transmission-reception device. A content data server stores in advance, as normal-time display information, at least one of advertisement information and destination guidance information that are to be displayed during normal operations. Instruction output devices instruct content display units to display the operation information and normal-time display information in a display sequence corresponding to the influence information received by the transmission-reception device. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001030 | ROLLER SUPPORT FOR THE POINT RAIL OF A RAILROAD SWITCH - A point rail is shiftable transversely on an upper face of a rail base plate between an engaged position bearing on a longitudinally extending and fixed stock rail and a disengaged position spaced transversely of the stock rail. A roller assembly has a mounting plate securable to the rail base plate, a roller support pivotal about a support axis on the rail base plate, a roller carried on the roller support, and a spring biasing the roller upward with a predetermined spring force into a lift position with the roller projecting upward past the upper face for supporting the point rail on the roller. Thus this assembly supports the point rail and, in the engaged position, presses it against the support cleats and the stock rail and it is an integral part of one of the rail base plates. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001031 | FASTENING ELEMENT FOR ELONGATED MATERIAL - A fastening element for fastening elongated materials in a motor vehicle with an anchoring part, which engages in the wall, to which the fastening part is attached, is proposed. The anchoring part has two spreading arms and a seal which circularly surrounds the anchoring part. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001032 | SUPPORT DISC FOR SUPPORTING HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a support disc for supporting high frequency (HF) components, in particular in HF coaxial cables or coaxial plug-in connections, having a support body with a longitudinal bore additionally comprising at least one cross-sectional bore. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001033 | EQUIPMENT MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for mounting electronic equipment onto a pole are disclosed. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001034 | Attachment device - An attachment device includes: an attachment attachable to a rack; and a bracket attachable to a switch device and engageable with the attachment, and including a hold portion for holding a cable, wherein the attachment attached to the rack is engaged with the bracket attached to the switch device, whereby the switch device is supported by the rack. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001035 | Bag Filling And Support Stand - The instant invention describes a bag filling device with support structure for retaining a bag. The device comprises support structures which are coupled to a funnel member through a funnel support member. The funnel member is constructed and arranged to traverse between a bag filling resting position and a bag inserting position. Coupled to the support legs via the funnel support member are bag fastening members. The bag fastening members are constructed and arranged to hold differently sized storage bags in a fixed position as the user places the solid or liquid food within the bags. The unique construction of the bag filling device with support structure for retaining a bag provides for a device that allows filling of a storage bag without contaminating the bag or the surrounding area. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001036 | Adjustable Refuse Bag Holder - A refuse bag holder for holding refuse bags in an upright position comprising an adjustable support frame. The support frame has an upper rim, lower platform, and support columns which extend between and connect the upper rim and the lower platform. The support columns are adjustable telescopically to allow the height of the upper rim to be adjusted. The lower platform is connected to wheels on the back end of the platform, and support legs on the front end. A handle extends from the upper rim to allow the user to push or pull the bag holder. An auxiliary storage unit is connected to the upper rim to provide storage for additional refuse bags, or ties, or other useful items. The upper rim contains securing mechanisms for securing the bag in an open position within the upper rim. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001037 | CABLE BARRIER POST ANCHORING DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - A line post anchoring device for a roadway cable barrier system includes a lower helical anchor to which a detachable line post socket member is secured. The helical anchor and line post socket of each line post anchoring device have mating coupling sections that are preassembled and hydraulically screwed into the ground in a single operation. Each socket includes interior guide plates for properly guiding and positioning a line post therein, such that the cabling system can be effectively strung under tension at the same time the anchoring devices are installed in the ground. Damaged sockets are easily replaced with minimal disruption to the surrounding soil by backing the helical anchor out of the ground only so far as necessary to detach and replace the damaged socket, and then reinserting the helical anchor in the same location. There is no delay or multiple operations required for installation or repair, thus enhancing roadway safety by minimizing traffic disruptions and possible accidents incident thereto. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001038 | TRIPOD STRUCTURE OF STAND - Provided is a tripod structure of a stand, which is combined on a central post of the stand and allows the leg units of the stand to be folded, and includes: an upper tripod unit having a central post orifice and at least three leg unit connection parts evenly arranged at the outer periphery of the central post and formed with at least an accessory part, wherein the upper tripod unit is fastened at a preset location of the central post of the stand via the central post orifice, and each leg unit of the stand is respectively hinged with each leg unit connection part; and a lower tripod unit having a post plug and at least three moveable support rod connection parts evenly arranged at the outer periphery of the post plug, and each moveable support rod connection part is correspondingly formed with a leg unit buckling part and formed with at least an accessory part, wherein the post plug is installed at the distal end of the central post of the stand, and hinged to the leg unit and the moveable support rod connection part through a support rod, such that the leg units can be folded and respectively buckled with each corresponding leg unit buckling part. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001039 | Wall-Mounted Hook - An anchor assembly (A) for use with hollow panels, comprises a holding member, such as a hook ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001040 | Hanger for Hollow Walls - An anchoring system for use with hollow panels, comprises an anchor member and a separate fixture, which are adapted to be mounted together. The anchor member includes an elongated element, such as a wire, adapted to be inserted into and partly through a hollow panel, such as a wall, and to bear against a rear surface of the panel. The fixture is adapted to bear against a front surface of the panel for securing the anchoring system to the panel. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001041 | FIXING MECHANISM CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING A HANGING ANGLE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE RELATIVE TO A POLE OR A SUPPORT WALL - A fixing mechanism includes a first bending plate, a second bending plate and a fixing part. The second bending plate is connected to the first bending plate at a bending angle. The second bending plate is used for screwing onto an electronic device with the first bending plate. The fixing part is detachably disposed through the first bending plate or the second bending plate to be disposed around a pole. The fixing part is used for clamping the pole with first tooth structures on the first bending plate or second tooth structures on the second bending plate. When the fixing part clamps the pole with the first tooth structures, the electronic device is substantially parallel to the pole. When the fixing part clamps the pole with the second tooth structures, an angle included between the electronic device and the pole is equal to a supplementary angle of the bending angle. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001042 | Hanger Mounted on a Wall - The present invention discloses a hanger to be fixed on wall, comprising a cover, a housing and a fixing piece, wherein the housing is provided with a through hole therein, across which the fixing piece is fixedly connected to the cover, a groove is formed between the housing and the cover for suspending articles. The hanger further comprises a circumferential positioning apparatus between the housing and the fixing piece. The hanger disclosed by the present invention can be used on both the smooth and rough wall surfaces, thereby having a much wider application area; and because of the circumferential positioning apparatus, mounting and fixing of the hanger become much easier; the hanger has a simple structure, its rear cover can effectively prevent the articles hanged from falling, it is thus good for use. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001043 | STORAGE BIN RETAINER MEMBER - A storage bin retaining member for releasable attachment to a support panel having a pair of horizontally spaced openings includes a body having an upper arm portion extending outwardly from each side thereof, a lower support portion extending outwardly from each side thereof and a central portion connecting the upper arm and the lower support portion. A pair of resilient tabs extending downwardly from the upper ends of the upper arm portion engage a pair of openings in the support panel to secure the retaining member to the support panel and a spring member connected to the bottom of the lower support portion engages a storage bin attached to a lower pair of openings. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001044 | Display Tilting Device - The present invention relates to a display tilting apparatus, and more specifically, to a display tilting apparatus, in which an eccentric shaft and a rotating shaft are rotatably installed at both ends of upper and lower link members having a symmetrical structure, and a display apparatus mounted on a tilting plate can be tilted by rotating upward and downward using a motor of a small capacity regardless of the weight of the display apparatus through interactions between the upper and lower link members. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001045 | Bracket for tablet electronic device - The present invention is to provide a bracket, which comprises a main body having a first end with two sides horizontally pivoted to a first end of a horizontal support element respectively and a second end vertically pivoted to a first end of a vertical support element, so that a second end of each of the horizontal support elements can be opened away from each other and a second end of the vertical support element can be extended to an inclined angle away from the horizontal support elements. Thus, when lower surfaces of the two horizontal support elements are placed on a plane (such as a desk surface), a user can place a table electronic device stably on a virtual inclined support plane formed between the vertical and horizontal support elements. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001046 | ADAPTER FOR SUPPORT PROFILES - The invention relates to an adapter ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001047 | Hanging Storage on Storage Spacers Located Above Each Other - The present invention relates to a storage goods carrier ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001048 | STAND DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a stand device capable of improving workability in removing a portable electronic device. A stand device has a pedestal and a lever mechanism. The pedestal is supported movable between a support portion for supporting an electronic device mounted on the support surface and a removal position at which the pedestal is arranged through a movement thereof in which the pressing portion descends. The lever mechanism includes a pressed arm and a projection. The pressed arm is pressed by the pressing portion to thus move downward when the pedestal moves from the support position to the removal position. The projection moves upward along with the rotation of the fulcrum portion caused by the downward movement of the pressed arm to thus project from the support surface of the pedestal. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001049 | LATCH MECHANISM | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001050 | Anti-Tipover and Seismic Securement System - A tipover prevention and seismic securement system for securing furniture and appliances from tipping over. The system employs a pair of identical mounts which are engaged to surfaces of the device to be secured and the securing position. A planar belt having apertures therein provides a tether between the two mounts through an engagement with projections on the mounts and apertures in the belt. Translating members secure the belt in its engagement to the mounts. The translating members once engaged must be unlocked to allow removal thereof and subsequent removal of the belt. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001051 | REBOUNDING POST MOUNTING SYSTEM - A rebounding post mounting system including at least two tube sections with one of the tube sections fixed in position. The at least two tube sections are linked by at least one spring. A tube section not fixed in position deflects relative to the fixed tube section upon an impact and returns to a starting position following the impact. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001052 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING OR SUSPENDING VARIOUS ARTICLES FROM AN UPWARDLY FACING HORIZONTAL EDGE - An apparatus for suspending articles from an upwardly facing horizontal edge having a bracket member and a clip member, where the two members are permanently or releasably attached. The bracket member preferably includes a generally flat inverted U-shaped portion to be placed over a door; the clip member includes first and second jaw portions extending from the hinge portion and a locking mechanism designed to deform the clip member from open to closed configuration. This invention offers solutions for manufacturing the apparatus from resilient or non-resilient material, although it is preferable that the clip member is made of resilient material, due to simplicity, economy of manufacture, and durability. The embodiments described in the invention are differ in the construction of their closing mechanism and the nature of the clip-bracket assembly, but it should also be understood that various combinations of features from different embodiments of this invention are also possible. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001053 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING - The invention includes an adjusting tool that may have a guide member, a support member, a connector and attaching members. The guide member may be a relatively flat piece attachable to a frame. The support member may have a first portion orthogonal with a second portion and the first portion may be attached to an object (or integral with an object) which is to be inserted into the frame. The second portion may have a connector portion for receiving a connector. The connector may also engage a slot or hole of the guide member. The adjusting tool may allow for desired alignment of an object within a frame by transferring rotational movement to linear movement. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001054 | SENSING DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR MODULE THEREOF - An image sensor module is installed in a sensing device, and is used to detect a reflected light of an object. The image sensor module includes a carrier, a light sensing element, and a package body. The light sensing element is disposed on a substrate. The carrier is disposed on the substrate in the sensing device. The light sensing element is installed in the carrier, and is electrically connected with the substrate via multiple solder balls. The package body is installed on the carrier, and has a reflecting and diverting element, which is located between the light sensing element and the object and is used for reflecting reflected light of the object and diverting the reflected light towards a receiving direction of the light sensing element. The light sensing element receives the reflected light and generates a corresponding sensing signal. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001055 | RAMP SIGNAL GENERATOR AND IMAGE SENSOR - Disclosed are a ramp signal generator and an image sensor. The ramp signal generator includes: a comparator comparing a first bias voltage input to a first input terminal and a second bias voltage input to a second input terminal and outputting a ramp signal from an output terminal; a ramp signal adjustment unit including a plurality of switched capacitors made up of switches and capacitors connected in series, and connected in parallel between a first input terminal of the comparator and an output terminal of the comparator; and a controller switching the switches of the plurality of switched capacitors to adjust the ramp signal output from the comparator such that the ramp signal becomes nonlinear over time. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001056 | CCD-BASED MULTI-TRANSISTOR ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR ARRAY - A floating electrode is used to detect ions in close proximity to the electrode. The electrode is charge coupled to other electrodes and to other transistors to form a pixel that can be placed into an array for addressable readout. It is possible to obtain gain by accumulating charge into another electrode or onto a floating diffusion (FD) node or directly onto the column line. It is desirable to achieve both a reduction in pixel size as well as increase in signal level. To reduce pixel size, ancillary transistors may be eliminated and a charge storage node with certain activation and deactivation sequences may be used. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001057 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a comparator for comparing a pixel signal obtained by a pixel section and a reference signal the value of which varies in a stepwise manner, an analog-digital converter for outputting, as a digital value, the amount of time when the pixel signal and the reference signal change levels by the comparator; a reset signal generator for generating a reset signal that triggers a reset operation to be input to the comparator in order to adjust the reference in the analog-digital converter, and a waveform processor provided between the reset signal generator and the comparator for increasing the degree of dullness of a waveform of the reset signal. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001058 | MULTI-APERTURE VISUAL SENSOR WITH HYPERACUITY - A multi-aperture passive light sensor and method for detecting motion and edges of an object are described. The sensor may include at least two focusing lenses mounted on a spherical surface for focusing light from the object into the ends of optical fibers, the optical axis for each lens diverging at an angle from that of adjacent lenses depending on the intended application. Each lens is located closer to the end of its associated optical fiber, which is disposed coaxially to the optical axis of the lens, than the natural focal plane of the lens, thereby blurring the light received from the object. Light exiting the fibers is detected by photosensors located at the opposite end of each optical fiber, and voltage differences between the voltages generated in response to the light intensity impinging on the photosensors are used to detect motion and edges of the object. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001059 | IMAGING PIXELS AND RELATED METHODS - An improved CMOS pixel with a combination of analog and digital readouts to provide a large pixel dynamic range without compromising low-light performance using a comparator to test the value of an accumulated charge at a series of exponentially increasing exposure times. The test is used to stop the integration of photocurrent once the accumulated analog voltage has reached a predetermined threshold. A one-bit output value of the test is read out of the pixel (digitally) at each of the exponentially increasing exposure periods. At the end of the integration period, the analog value stored on the integration capacitor is read out using conventional CMOS active pixel readout circuits. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001060 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SENSOR WITH IN PIXEL MEMORY - A high dynamic range CMOS image sensor is disclosed. The pixels of the image sensor incorporate in-pixel memory. Further, the pixels may have varying integration periods. The integration periods are determined, in part, by the signal stored in the in-pixel memory from previous integration periods. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001061 | ION IMPLANTED BEAM DUMP - An optical device is provided and includes a beam splitter disposed to direct a first portion of a light beam propagating along a first light path along a second light path transverse to the first light path and to permit a second portion of the light beam to propagate along a third light path oriented in line with the first light path and a beam dump disposed on the third light path and including a surface upon which the second light beam portion is incident, the beam dump surface having ion implantation defects formed thereon to absorb a substantial entirety of the second light beam portion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001062 | Method for Pulsed Operation of a Light Barrier, and a Light Barrier - The invention relates to a method for pulsed operation of a light barrier that can be operated in a normal mode and in a compensation mode, there being run through repeatedly a cycle that comprises the following steps:
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| 20120001063 | ABSOLUTE ENCODER - An absolute encoder ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001064 | POSITRON EMISSION IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An imaging system and method of imaging are disclosed. The imaging system can include an external radiation source producing pairs of substantially simultaneous radiation emissions of a picturization emission and a verification emissions at an emission angle. The imaging system can also include a plurality of picturization sensors and at least one verification sensor for detecting the picturization and verification emissions, respectively. The imaging system also includes an object stage is arranged such that a picturization emission can pass through an object supported on said object stage before being detected by one of said plurality of picturization sensors. A coincidence system and a reconstruction system can also be included. The coincidence can receive information from the picturization and verification sensors and determine whether a detected picturization emission is direct radiation or scattered radiation. The reconstruction system can produce a multi-dimensional representation of an object imaged with the imaging system. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001065 | EVALUATING RENAL FUNCTION - This document relates to methods and materials involved in evaluating renal function in a subject. For example, methods and materials for evaluating renal clearance using mass spectrometry techniques are provided. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001066 | System and method for grouping precursor and fragment ions using selected ion chromatograms - LC/MS data generated by an LC/MS system is analyzed to determine groupings of ions associated with originating molecules. Ions are grouped initially according to retention time, for example, using retention time or chromatographic peaks in mass chromatograms. After initial groupings are determined based on retention time, ion peak shapes are compared to determine whether ions should be excluded. Ions having peak shapes not matching other ions, or alternatively a reference peak shape, are excluded from the group. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001067 | DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER, PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEM, AND PARTICLE SORTING SYSTEM - In order to provide a differential mobility analyzer and the like that allows (i) easy increase of an upper limit of particle size of charged particle which can be classified and (ii) analysis of charged particles whose particle size is variable, a DMA (Differential Mobility Analyzer) includes: a classification tank in which an inlet electrode having an inlet slit, an intermediate electrode having a slit, and an outlet electrode having an outlet slit are arranged in sequence in such a manner that adjacent electrodes are disposed opposing each other at predetermined intervals; a gas supply section supplying the classification tank with sheath gas; and a voltage generator applying a predetermined voltage between the electrodes disposed opposing each other, the classification tank including a first classification section and a second classification section each formed by the electrodes disposed opposing each other, and the gas supply section controlling a flow rate of the sheath gas to be supplied to the classification tank individually per first classification section and second classification section. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001068 | Method of Electron Diffraction Tomography - The invention relates to a method for electron diffraction tomography in a Transmission Electron Microscope. Known methods involve using Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope, and use the scanned beam for STEM diffraction. The invention proposes to form the diffraction patterns with a stationary beam with a diameter slightly larger than the crystal, as a result of which a TEM without STEM unit can be used. Finding the crystal is done in TEM mode. Advantages of the method according to the invention are: a TEM without scanning unit can be used, and the diffraction volume is not depending on the orientation of the crystal, as the whole crystal is illuminated while obtaining the diffraction pattern. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001069 | Magnifying Observation Apparatus - Observation fields of an electron microscope image and an optical magnifying observation image are smoothly switched. A magnifying observation apparatus includes: a pair of end-face plates closes end faces of a body portion; an electron beam imaging device mounted on a first position of a cylindrical shaped outer surface of the body portion; an optical imaging device mounted on a second position being different from the first position in the outer surface; a rotating device that rotates the both imaging devices along the outer surface such that a distance from each of the both imaging devices to a common rotation axis of the both imaging devices is kept constant and optical axes of the both imaging devices are oriented toward the rotation axis; a specimen stage that is disposed in the chamber, and arranged to a position that is substantially the same to a height of the rotation axis. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001070 | Magnifying Observation Apparatus - Work to obtain an optical and an electron microscope images at an identical display size is facilitated. A magnifying observation apparatus includes: an electron beam imaging device that obtains an electron microscope image in a chamber; an optical imaging device that obtains an optical image in the chamber; a moving device that moves the both devices such that an optical axis direction of one of the both devices is aligned with an optical axis direction of the other device; a display section that displays the electron microscope and the optical images; and a magnifying power conversion section that recognizes a magnifying power of an image obtained by one of the imaging devices and converts the magnifying power, which is used to obtain an image having a display size substantially identical to that of the image, by the other device into a magnifying power on a basis of the other device. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001071 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FLASH DETECTION - The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001072 | PHYSICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, PHYSICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A physical information acquisition method in which a corresponding wavelength region of visible light with at least one visible light detection unit coupled to an image signal processing unit is detected, each said visible light detection unit comprising a color filter adapted to transmit the corresponding wavelength region of visible light; a wavelength region of infrared light with at least one infrared light detection unit coupled to the image signal processing unit is detected; and, with the signal processing unit, a first signal received from the at least one visible light detection unit by subtracting a product from said first signal is corrected, said product resulting from multiplication of a second signal received from the at least one infrared light detection unit and a predetermined coefficient factor. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001073 | IR Detector System and Method - An Infra Red detector system and method is disclosed that implements a digital coordinate generator onto a 2D focal plane array infrared detector. The method used in this form of the invention by the IR detector system, generates X-Y coordinate data for pixels containing detected target data. Advantageously, it reduces subsequent signal post processing required to generate the same data using numerical processing techniques in software and the latency that this introduces. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001074 | CERAMIC SCINTILATOR BODY AND SCINTILLATION DEVICE - A scintillation device includes a free-standing ceramic scintillator body that includes a polycrystalline ceramic scintillating material comprising a rare earth element, wherein the polycrystalline ceramic scintillating material is characterized substantially by a cation-deficient perovskite structure. A method of producing a free-standing ceramic scintillator body includes preparing a precursor solution including a rare earth element precursor, a hafnium precursor and an activator (Ac) precursor, obtaining a precipitate from the solution, and calcining the precipitate to obtain a polycrystalline ceramic scintillating material including a rare earth hafnate doped with the activator and having a cation-deficient perovskite structure. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001075 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE THE LIGHT EXTRACTION FROM SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS IN A SOLID-STATE DETECTOR - A light transmitting element such as a scintillating element ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001076 | DATA ACQUISITION - An imaging detector includes processing electronics with a thermal coefficient about equal to a negative of a summation of thermal coefficients of a photosensor array and a scintillator array of the detector. In another instance, the imaging detector includes an A/D converter that alternately converts first charge corresponding to impinging radiation into a first signal and second charge corresponding to decaying charge into a second signal and a logic unit that corrects the first signal based on the second signal. In another instance, the imaging detector includes an A/D converter, an integrator offset voltage signal determiner, and a logic unit, wherein the determiner induces an electrical current via an off-set voltage, the A/D converter measures the current, and the logic unit calculates a resistance of the photosensor array based on the reference voltage and the measured current. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001077 | RADIATION TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS - This invention has one object is to provide radiation tomography apparatus that allows production with low price through suppression in number of radiation detectors to be mounted. One of the detector rings in this invention is a first detector ring having a sufficient internal diameter to introduce shoulders of the subject M, and the other is a second detector ring having a smaller internal diameter than the first detector ring. In so doing, the radiation detectors forming the detector ring may be suppressed in number, which may provide radiation tomography apparatus of low price. Moreover, a smaller diameter of the detector ring may result in improved spatial resolution and detection sensitivity of radiation. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001078 | SCINTILLATOR ARRAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A scintillator array and method for making the same are provided. The array comprises a bi-layer reflector further comprising a conformal smoothing layer and a mirror layer. The bi-layer reflector does not comprise an intervening reducing agent or adhesion layer and/or comprises aluminum. Further, the mirror layer may be deposited via gas phase metallization, allowing application to tightly confined spaces. A detector array comprising the scintillator array is also provided. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001079 | Radiation detecting element and radiographic imaging device - The present invention provides a radiation detecting element and a radiographic imaging device that may reliably detect radiation even when a region where radiation is irradiated is set narrowly. Namely, in the radiation detecting element and the radiographic imaging device of the present invention, plural pixels including radiographic imaging pixels and plural radiation detection pixels are disposed in a matrix in a detection region that detects radiation. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001080 | RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a radiation detecting element and a radiographic imaging device that may reliably detect irradiation of radiation even when a region where radiation is irradiated is set narrowly. Namely, the present invention provides a radiation detection element and a radiographic imaging apparatus, in which radiographic imaging pixels and radiation detection pixels are provided at intersecting portions of scan lines and signal lines. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001081 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF TESTING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of signal output units. Each of the plurality of signal output units includes an input terminal electrode group including terminal electrodes for inputting a reset signal, a hold signal, a horizontal start signal, and a horizontal clock signal and an output terminal electrode for providing an output signal. The solid-state imaging device further includes common lines that are provided across the plurality of signal output units. A terminal electrode for the reset signal and a terminal electrode for the hold signal are connected to the corresponding common lines through the corresponding switches. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001082 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A response with a wider dynamic range is obtained without a need for irradiating strong radiation onto a subject (human body). A CCD controller | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001083 | OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXING SYSTEM - Demultiplexing systems and methods are discussed which may be small and accurate without moving parts. In some cases, demultiplexing embodiments may include optical filter cavities that include filter baffles and support baffles which may be configured to minimize stray light signal detection and crosstalk. Some of the demultiplexing assembly embodiments may also be configured to efficiently detect U.V. light signals and at least partially compensate for variations in detector responsivity as a function of light signal wavelength. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001084 | SPECTRAL IMAGING - A detector array ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001085 | TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM, DEVICE FOR CALCULATING A SCANNING PATH AND PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM - In a particle therapy treatment planning system for creating treatment plan data, the movement of a target (patient's affected area) is extracted from plural tomography images of the target, and the direction of scanning is determined by projecting the extracted movement on a scanning plane scanned by scanning magnets. Irradiation positions are arranged on straight lines parallel with the scanning direction making it possible to calculate a scanning path for causing scanning to be made mainly along the direction of movement of the target. The treatment planning system can thereby realize dose distribution with improved uniformity. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001086 | Charged particle beam apparatus and sample processing method - A charged particle beam apparatus includes an ion beam column having an ion source for generating an ion beam, a first objective lens electrode which forms a first objective lens for focusing the ion beam on a sample, and a second objective lens electrode which is disposed at a position closer to the sample than the first objective lens electrode and forms a second objective lens for focusing an ion beam accelerated with a lower acceleration voltage on the sample. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001087 | DECELERATION LENS - A system and method are disclosed for controlling an ion beam. A deceleration lens is disclosed for use in an ion implanter. The lens may include a suppression electrode, first and second focus electrodes, and first and second shields. The shields may be positioned between upper and lower portions of the suppression electrode. The first and second shields are positioned between the first focus electrode and an end station of the ion implanter. Thus positioned, the first and second shields protect support surfaces of said first and second focus electrodes from deposition of back-streaming particles generated from said ion beam. In some embodiments, the first and second focus electrodes may be adjustable to enable the electrode surfaces to be adjusted with respect to a direction of the ion beam. By adjusting the angle of the focus electrodes, parallelism of the ion beam can be controlled. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001088 | DEVICE FOR TESTING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The invention relates to a device for testing an integrated circuit. The device comprises a plate for receiving and subjecting the integrated circuit to a test. The plate comprises a component for powering and operating the integrated circuit and another component for measuring the operation of the integrated circuit during the test. The device also comprises an irradiation device for subjecting the circuit to a proton bombardment and a mask with a variable thickness provided between a bombardment access region on the integrated circuit and an established zone of the integrated circuit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001089 | BODY MODULE FOR AN OPTICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - A body module of an optical measurement instrument includes: a reception device ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001090 | MINUTE PARTICLE ANALYZING DEVICE AND METHOD - A minute particle analyzing device includes: a light source; a first condenser lens for condensing light from the light source to a first end of a multimode optical fiber; a second condenser lens for condensing the light emerging from a second end of the multimode optical fiber to a minute particle; and a detector for detecting light generated from the minute particle by the application of the light from the light source. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001091 | LUMINESCENT GLASS ELEMENT, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF AND LUMINESCING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a luminescent glass element comprising a luminescent glass substrate, which a metal layer is positioned on a surface thereof. The metal layer is provided with a metal microstructure. The luminescent glass substrate has composite oxides represented as the following formula: aM | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001092 | LUMINESCENT GLASS ELEMENT, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF AND LUMINESCING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a luminescent glass element comprising a luminescent glass substrate, which a metal layer is positioned on a surface thereof. The metal layer is provided with a metal microstructure. The luminescent glass substrate has composite oxides represented as the following formula: aM | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001093 | LUMINESCENT GLASS ELEMENT, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF AND LUMINESCING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a luminescent glass element comprising a luminescent glass substrate, which a metal layer is positioned on a surface thereof. The metal layer is provided with a metal microstructure. The luminescent glass substrate has composite oxides represented as the following formula: aM | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001094 | DEEP-UV LED AND LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE DETECTION AND MONITORING OF TRACE ORGANICS IN POTABLE LIQUIDS - An apparatus for measuring fluorescence of potable liquids contained within an optical quartz cell includes a deep UV laser or a compact UV LED that generates a light beam. A UV blocking and visible light transmitting optical filter reduces out-of-band emission from the LED. The optical quartz cell is between a pair of plane mirrors so that light from the light source travels through it several times. A concave mirror collects a fluorescence signal and has a common optical axis with a lens. The common optical axis is normal to an optical axis of the light beam. The concave mirror and lenses are positioned on opposite sides of the optical quartz cell. A fluorescence detector is in optical alignment with the concave mirror and the lens. A boxcar averager is in electrical communication with the fluorescence detector. Optical wavelength selection of the fluorescence emission uses optical filters or a spectrometer. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001095 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR FLUORESCENCE PHOTOGRAPHY - A light source apparatus for fluorescence photography of biomolecule sample gels is disclosed. The light source apparatus comprises a housing, a transparent plate disposed in a light transmission zone at the top of the housing, and at least one LED array disposed in the housing out of the range of the light transmission zone. The LED array irradiates obliquely to the light transmission zone for preventing the light spots from interfering in the observation. Each of LED array may comprises different colors of LEDs for different biomolecule samples. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001096 | HADRON TREATMENT PLANNING WITH ADEQUATE BIOLOGICAL WEIGHTING - Treatment planning methods are provided that determine the variability of relative biological effectiveness (RBE) along a beam line and calculate, among other things, what intensity of hadron beam such as a proton or a carbon ion beam should be applied to achieve a desired biological dose at treatment site of a patient afflicted with a medical condition. Typically, three or four RBE values at three or four corresponding spacially-dispersed intervals along the beam line are calculated. In one embodiment, two RBE values for the spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP) region of the treatment site; one for the proximal section and one for the declining distal section is calculated. A third and different RBE value may be determined for the distal edge region of the SOBP. A fourth value may also be calculated for a pre-SOBP region. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001097 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A charged particle beam drawing apparatus applies a predetermined dose of a charged particle beam for drawing patterns corresponding to figures included in a drawing data, in a whole of a drawing area of a workpiece, before a result of calculation of a fogging effect correction dose is obtained, wherein a proximity effect correction dose is incorporated in the predetermined dose, and the fogging effect correction dose is not incorporated in the predetermined dose, then, the charged particle beam drawing apparatus applies a predetermined dose of the charged particle beam for drawing the patterns which overlap the patterns drawn before the result of calculation of the fogging effect correction dose is obtained, in the whole of the drawing area of the workpiece, after the calculation of the fogging effect correction dose, wherein the proximity effect correction dose and the fogging effect correction dose are incorporated in the predetermined dose. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001098 | EXCIMER RADIATION LAMP ASSEMBLY, AND SOURCE MODULE AND FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM CONTAINING SAME - An excimer radiation lamp assembly. The lamp assembly comprises a radiation emitting region and at least one substantially radiation opaque region. The radiation emitting region comprises a pair of dielectric elements disposed in a substantially coaxial arrangement. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001099 | Optical sensor for use in a domestic washing machine or dishwasher - An optical sensor for use in a washing machine or dishwasher comprises a housing, a light-emitting element, a light-receiving element and a light-conducting structure, which is made from a transparent material, having a light entry point, a first reflection surface, a second reflection surface and a light exit point. The light-emitting element, the light-receiving element and the light-conducting structure define a light measurement path that runs, in this sequence, from the light-emitting element, via the light entry point, the first reflection surface, the second reflection surface and the light exit point, to the light-receiving element. In this case, on a section located between the first and the second reflection surface, the light measurement path runs outside the housing. The light that reaches the light-receiving element, along the light measurement path, from the light-emitting element undergoes total reflection on the first reflection surface and on the second reflection surface. According to an aspect of the invention, at each point on the section of the light measurement path that runs outside the housing, a light beam that runs from the first reflection surface to the second reflection surface has a cross-sectional area of not less than 0.9 mm | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001100 | Blowout preventer-backup safety system - This design/system addresses the problem of failed Blowout Preventers that lock an independent backup safety system when encountering a oil/gas well “kick” or blowout and is not reliant on any of the complex, multiple components of the previously claimed safeguards that the B O P's were supposed to prevent such as; the Horizon disaster, but failed drastically, resulting in loss of lives, environmental pollution of the sea, destruction of the marshes/wetlands, thus causing a massive cleanup effort and reconstruction of the damaged areas that was an important link to the various species of habitat such as fowl and the aquatic groups in their food chains and fisheries. This design/system provides a double manifold, double bypass device that is a supplemental connection between the well head and the inlet of the B O P that allows for relief both temporary and /or extended until repairs, replacement or capping procedures are complete. | 2012-01-05 |
