| 01st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20160003609 | Signal Response Metrology Based On Measurements Of Proxy Structures - Methods and systems for estimating values of parameters of interest of actual device structures based on optical measurements of nearby metrology targets are presented herein. High throughput, inline metrology techniques are employed to measure metrology targets located near actual device structures. Measurement data collected from the metrology targets is provided to a trained signal response metrology (SRM) model. The trained SRM model estimates the value of one or more parameters of interest of the actual device structure based on the measurements of the metrology target. The SRM model is trained to establish a functional relationship between actual device parameters measured by a reference metrology system and corresponding optical measurements of at least one nearby metrology target. In a further aspect, the trained SRM is employed to determine corrections of process parameters to bring measured device parameter values within specification. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003610 | CONFOCAL SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT WITH FIXED FOCAL POSITIONS - An apparatus is described for measuring surface topography of a three-dimensional structure. In many embodiments, the apparatus is configured to focus each of a plurality of light beams to a respective fixed focal position relative to the apparatus. The apparatus measures a characteristic of each of a plurality of returned light beams that are generated by illuminating the three-dimensional structure with the light beams. The characteristic is measured for a plurality of different positions and/or orientations between the apparatus and the three-dimensional structure. Surface topography of the three-dimensional structure is determined based at least in part on the measured characteristic of the returned light beams for the plurality of different positions and/or orientations between the apparatus and the three-dimensional structure. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003611 | ASPHERICAL SURFACE MEASUREMENT METHOD, ASPHERICAL SURFACE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, PROCESSING APPARATUS OF OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - An aspherical surface measurement method includes measuring a first wavefront of light from a standard surface having a known shape, measuring a second wavefront of light from an object surface having an aspherical shape, rotating the object surface around an optical axis and then measuring a third wavefront of light from the object surface, calculating error information of an optical system based on the first, second, and third wavefronts, calculating shapes of a plurality of partial regions of the object surface by using a design value of the optical system corrected based on the error information of the optical system and by using a plurality of measured wavefronts of lights from the partial regions of the object surface measured after the object surface is driven, and stitching the shapes of the partial regions of the object surface to calculate an entire shape of the object surface. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003612 | RAPID AND ACCURATE THREE DIMENSIONAL SCANNER - A scanner system may include at least one linear actuator and/or at least one scanning platform on each of the at least one linear actuator. Each scanning platform may include an optical sensor configured to detect a two-dimensional contour on an object from a position on the at least one linear actuator, the at least one linear actuator moves a respective scanning platform linearly along a respective axis, and the scanner system records a group of two-dimensional contours of the object detected by the optical sensor of each scanning platform at a group of positions on the at least one linear actuator to compose a three-dimensional contour of the object. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003613 | CHROMATIC CONFOCAL SYSTEM - A system for determining surface topography of a three-dimensional structure is provided. The system can include an illumination unit configured to output a two-dimensional array of light beams each comprising a plurality of wavelengths. An optical assembly can focus the plurality of wavelengths of each light beam to a plurality of focal lengths so as to simultaneously illuminate the structure over a two-dimensional field of view. A detector and a processor are used to generate data representative of the surface topography of the three-dimensional structure based on the measured characteristics of the light reflected from the structure. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE ACCURACY OF AN AREA - A method for quantitative measurement of surface accuracy of an area is provided. This comprises directing a monochromatic flat light wave towards a predefined surface area, recording an image of the reflected light with a camera and lens system focused on said surface area, and deducing surface accuracy parameters from the recorded image. The method is characterized in that said surface accuracy parameters are determined by obtaining a Fourier transform of the recorded image. Then, fitting predetermined Fourier components to a Fourier spectrum of said Fourier transform, wherein said Fourier components are determined along the major and across the minor elongation axes of the Fourier transform as at least a large Gaussian component, and a peak of the spectrum. Followed by, determining surface accuracy parameters of said surface area from said Fourier components. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003615 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR A SMART WATER BOTTLE CONVERTER - A method and system may track liquid consumption by a user from a liquid container using a flexible, network-connected, smart band. The smart band may detect orientations of the liquid container and identify sips taken by a user based on a pattern in the detected orientations. The smart band may also estimate a liquid consumption metric based on characteristics of the identified sips such as the duration of the sip. The identified sip as well as sip characteristics and the liquid consumption metric may be displayed on the smart band, and also may be transmitted to a server for storage and for display on another network-enabled device. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003616 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - An angular velocity sensor comprising: a drive circuit to generate a drive signal; a vibrating weight; a vibrating unit to vibrate the vibrating weight along a first axis and a second axis according to the drive signal; an output unit to output a signal based on Coriolis force that occurs corresponding to angular velocity and vibration of the vibrating weight; a detection circuit to detect the angular velocity from the signal based on the Coriolis force; a first vibration attenuating unit to electrically consume kinetic energy of the vibrating weight is provided. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003617 | Method for Detecting Accelerations and Rotation Rates, and MEMS Sensor - The invention concerns a MEMS sensor and a method for detecting accelerations along, and rotation rates about, at least one, preferably two of three mutually perpendicular spatial axes x, y and z by means of a MEMS sensor ( | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003618 | FREQUENCY READOUT GYROSCOPE - A frequency readout gyroscope is provided, having 2 or 3 axes, in which the frequency of the carrier associated with the oscillation of the proof mass changes while the amplitude stays constant. The invention departs from conventional gyroscopes which rely on measuring transducer sense axis displacement (amplitude modulation) to determine angular input rate. The invention utilizes what could be termed a form of frequency modulation, such as evaluating frequency phase difference between the axes of modulation. Examples include gyroscopes having either a quadrature or Lissajous FM mode of operation, in which angle random walk contribution from the electronics is reduced by approximately two orders of magnitude. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003619 | RESONATOR FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE EMPLOYING COMMON CAVITY LENGTH MODULATION ALONG WITH HIGH BANDWIDTH LASER STABILIZATION - A resonator fiber optic gyroscope comprises a master laser device that emits a reference optical signal, a first slave laser device that emits a clockwise optical signal, and a second slave laser device that emits a counter-clockwise optical signal. A resonator ring cavity is in communication with the master laser device and the slave laser devices. A sine wave generator is coupled to the resonator ring cavity and outputs a common cavity modulation frequency comprising in-phase and quadrature signals. A laser stabilization servo receives a clockwise reflection signal that includes the common cavity modulation frequency from the resonator ring cavity. A modulation stripper coupled to the servo receives the in-phase and quadrature signals, receives a net error signal from the servo, demodulates the net error signal at the common cavity modulation frequency, and transmits a stripper signal to the servo to remove the signal at the common cavity modulation frequency. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003620 | TRAVEL PATH IDENTIFICATION BASED UPON STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PATH COSTS - Various technologies pertaining to dynamically identifying travel segments to be taken by a traveler traveling in a region are described herein, where observations about travel segments in the region are sparse and subject to alteration. A computer-implemented graph can be loaded into a memory, where the computer-implemented graph is representative of the region. The computer-implemented graph includes nodes that represent locations in the region and edges that represent travel segments of the region, where the edges have costs assigned thereto, and further where there is a defined statistical relationship between the costs. When an observation about a travel path is received, using the computer-implemented graph, inferences can be made about costs of traversing other travel paths in the region. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003621 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE INTERACTIVE TELEMETRY, MAPPING, AND TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM - An interactive system for use in connection with recreational vehicle usage includes a server system, including an off-road trail database containing trail data, trail condition information, and points-of-interest information, as well as a trip mapping system accessible by any of a plurality of riders, allowing a rider to create a route based on the data in the off-road trip database. The server system further includes a trail maintenance interface accessible by users affiliated with an authorized group to edit the trail data, trail condition information, and points-of-interest information associated with the authorized group. The server system includes a location data management system configured to receive location data, allowing a rider to publish location information to one or more other riders, and a user feedback interface configured to receive trip data from riders for publication, including information describing an actual route and user data associated with that route. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003622 | PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices and methods for pedestrian navigation are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device includes an accelerometer sensor configured to sense acceleration components associated with a device motion in a plurality of axes of the accelerometer sensor. The acceleration components include stride frequency components and step frequency components. The device includes a processing module communicably associated with the accelerometer sensor. The processing module is configured to process at least a portion of the acceleration components to determine an estimated attitude associated with the device motion with respect to the accelerometer sensor. The processing module is configured to filter out the step frequency components by blocking the stride frequency components. The processing module is further configured to determine the estimated attitude based on the step frequency components to thereby mitigate a bias in the estimated attitude associated with a lateral sway of the device motion. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003623 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLABORATIVE NAVIGATION AND OPERATION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE AND A WEARABLE DEVICE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for collaborative navigation and operation on two mobile devices. The method may include establishing a wireless connection between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, and generating navigation data by the first mobile device for collaborative navigation based on a location of the first mobile device. The method may also include selecting a first subset of the navigation data for display by the first mobile device, and selecting a second subset of the navigation data for display by the second mobile device. The method may also include transferring the second subset of navigation data to the second mobile device and coordinating the display of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with display of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003624 | Athlete Attend Class Monitoring System - A system and method for monitoring and verifying athlete attendance in a classroom is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment defines a GPS-based fence in association with a classroom as well as defines a class start time and a class end time. GPS coordinates associated with a portable computing device (“PCD”) associated with a given athlete are received and determined to be within a range of coordinates associated with the fence. Also, a time associated with the receiving of the GPS coordinates is determined to be within a window of time comprising the class start time. Subsequently, a picture of a user is captured with a camera of the PCD. Next, from the picture the user is verified to be the given athlete. Finally, the given athlete is marked as “present” within the class. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003625 | INDOOR MAGNETIC FIELD BASED LOCATION DISCOVERY - There is provided an apparatus, wherein the apparatus is caused to acquire a location estimate of a positioning device that is to determine its location inside a building, wherein the location estimate is acquired on the basis of an indoor non-magnetic field based location discovery system; access an indoor Earth's magnetic field, EMF, map of plurality of buildings, wherein the indoor EMF map represents at least one of magnitude and direction of the Earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of a corresponding building; and select a part of the indoor EMF map on the basis of the location estimate of the positioning device, wherein the selected part of the indoor magnetic field map includes the indoor EMF map for the area in which the positioning device currently is. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for mapping an indoor environment. A client device may receive an indication of a starting point on a floor plan. The client device may prompt the user to travel in a particular direction and indicate when the user can no longer travel in that direction. As the user travels from the starting point in the designated direction, the client device may gather information about the indoor environment. For example, the client device may gather wireless signal strength data, cellular tower strength data, or video image data while the user travels in the designated direction. The client device may associate the gathered information with the path the user traveled from the starting point to the ending point. The client device may indicate the area for which valid location information is available based on the path the user traveled and the information the user collected. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003627 | AUTOMATIC GEOFENCE DETERMINATION - A system for automatic geofence determination comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive data for one or more trips. A processor is configured to determine a set of nodes for each trip, determine a set of clusters using the set of nodes for each trip, and determine a set of geofences based at least in part on the set of clusters. A node of the set of nodes is determined based at least in part on the data. A cluster is a group of nodes separate from another group of nodes. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003628 | BRANCHING AND MERGING DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A branching and merging determination apparatus includes a recognizer and a determiner. The recognizer recognizes a target present in front of an own vehicle. The determiner determines, based on a result of the recognition of the target by the recognizer, presence or absence of branching and merging of roads. Specifically, the determiner is configured to: estimate a traveling section where branching or merging of roads is probably present; and determine that no branching or merging of roads is present in a region of the estimated traveling section where there is a preceding vehicle traveling at a higher speed than the own vehicle. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003629 | VEHICLE TRAJECTORY CALCULATION METHOD - A vehicle trajectory calculation method is provided. In the vehicle trajectory calculation method, a travel trajectory of a vehicle in a travel route is calculated based on a GPS signal received at predetermined time intervals with a GPS receiver of the vehicle during traveling. When there is an unmeasurable section where the travel trajectory cannot be normally calculated based on the GPS signal, the travel trajectory in the unmeasurable section is calculating by performing an interpolation based on the calculated travel trajectories in sections anterior to and posterior to the unmeasurable section. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003630 | VEHICLE DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM, AND DRIVE ASSIST IMPLEMENTATION METHOD - A vehicle drive assist system includes: a position detection device that detects a position of a vehicle; a map data acquisition device that acquires map data; a map matching device that determines the position of the vehicle on a road based on a detected position and the map data; an assist device that assists a driver's operation based on a determined position of the vehicle and a road shape ahead of the vehicle in a traveling direction indicated on the map data; a determination device that determines a possibility that the vehicle travels a wrong way on a road where the traveling direction is fixed to one way; and a cancel device that cancels drive assist when a possibility of reverse run exists. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003631 | TIME-EFFICIENT TRAFFIC ROUTING SYSTEM - An improved vehicle navigation system and method provides a route plan or alternative route based at least in part on evolved state information (e.g., a second traffic state, occurring some time after a first traffic state) from which time-efficiencies may be realized relative to navigation in a previous traffic state. Optionally, the route plan may identify an intermediate destination (e.g., such as a refueling or recharging station) and the schedule may allocate time for customer activities at the intermediate destination. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003632 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - Provided are a navigation system, an information providing method and a mobile communication terminal wherein the merits of wide-area information delivery using broadcast waves are sufficiently utilized and further delivery data are selected or discarded at each of a plurality of terminals according to the position or traveling path thereof, whereby information in accordance with the position of each mobile communication terminal can be provided. A broadcast station of a navigation system digital-broadcasts, to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, a plurality of data files including a plurality of types of content files and at least one guide file. Each mobile communication terminal uses associated information of the guide file to determine and use a content file corresponding to the current position or to a guide path that leads to the destination. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003633 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ROUTE NAVIGATOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus may be implemented as a route navigator, which uses a route navigation method and a computer program product. A processing circuit is used to calculate respective passage frequencies of passageway segments in a passage history. The processing circuit then selects a navigation route to a destination, includes at least one passageway segment with a passage frequency that is a low or zero passage frequency. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003634 | Passive Crowd-Sourced Map Updates And Alternate Route Recommendations - Systems and methods for providing passive crowd-sourced alternate route recommendations are disclosed. In one embodiment, locations of users of a number of mobile location-aware devices are tracked over time. Upon receiving a request, users of mobile location-aware devices that have traveled from a desired start location to a desired stop location are identified. At least one of the different routes taken by one or more users from the desired start location to the desired stop location is provided to the requestor as at least one recommended alternate route. The different routes taken by the one or more users from the desired start location to the desired stop location include routes taken that begin before the desired start location and go through the start location and routes taken that stop beyond the desired stop location and go through the desired stop location | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing location based multimedia contents, the method including: transmitting location based multimedia contents including location information and time information, multimedia information and additional information; matching and storing the location information, the time information, the additional information and the multimedia information from the transmitted location based multimedia contents in an information storing unit; searching for and extracting the location based multimedia information, in which a search position is a destination; generating and displaying at least one of the location based multimedia information provided from the information search unit as a list in the information output unit; generating and displaying a location based multimedia contents screen including a location control object, a time control object and a multimedia output object based on the location based multimedia information. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003636 | MULTI-LEVEL NAVIGATION MONITORING AND CONTROL - Multi-level navigation monitoring and control is provided. A system includes a lane marking manager determining a first boundary line, a second boundary line, and a centerline of a current lane of travel. The system also includes a confidence level determiner assigning a first confidence level to the first boundary line, a second confidence level to the second boundary line, and a third confidence level to the centerline. Further, the system includes a user interface outputting representations of the first boundary line, the second boundary line, and the centerline based, at least in part, on the first confidence level, the second confidence level, and the third confidence level. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003637 | ROUTE DETECTION IN A TRIP-ORIENTED MESSAGE DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a data processing method provides an improvement in personal tracking and comprises, using a server computer, obtaining a plurality of personal calendar records, wherein each of the calendar records comprises a location value specifying a geographical location of an event, and a start time value specifying a start time of an event at the location; using the server computer, obtaining a plurality of present location updates, wherein each of the present location updates comprises a geo-location value indicating a then-current location of a computing device; using the server computer, creating and storing polygon data that defines a polygon in geographical space that contains a final set of the plurality of location values; using the server computer, determining a street address that is contained in the polygon; creating and storing a database record that associates a particular calendar record with the street address. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003638 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention has an object to provide a technique capable of appropriately determining whether a vehicle has entered a facility range. A navigation apparatus includes a storage, a position detector, and an entry determining unit. The storage stores map information including a facility range. The position detector detects a position of an own vehicle. The entry determining unit determines that, in a case where the position of the own vehicle detected by the position detector has entered an entry determination range associated with the facility range, the own vehicle has entered the facility range. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003639 | METHOD OF COUNTING STEP NUMBER APPLIED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a method of counting step-number. When detecting step-number executed by an electronic device, a g-sensor of the electronic device detects whether the moving speed is normal (one step per second), i.e. the detection result is the G value, or the movement speed has abnormal variation (such as one step per two seconds or five seconds), i.e. the detection result is the G value at Y axis, and the electronic device computes the step-number according to sums of maximum values and minimum values of speed variations every second within a counting period, and average of the sums. The processing unit determines the variation of the step-numbers of the G values and the G values at Y axis, and selects one of the two step-numbers for use as a correct step-number detection result, so as to achieve the objective of precisely computing step-number upon the speed variation. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003640 | TACT MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR ACTUATOR AND SENSOR SIGNAL DETECTING DEVICE - A detecting unit detects a first output signal and a second output signal, which are output by a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on an actuator, and outputs a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a measurement unit. Based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal, the measurement unit measures a tact time taken for a piston to move from one end to another end of a movement range. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003641 | ROTOR POSITION ENCODER FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MACHINE HAVING A REFERENCE ENCODER - A rotor position encoder ( | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003642 | NUMBER WHEELS READ-OUT BASED ON AN INDUCTANCE VALUE - An apparatus includes a rotatable element, a coil nearby to the rotatable element, and a conversion unit coupled to the coil. More specifically, the rotatable element is configured to represent a count, wherein the rotatable element includes an outer edge that comprises a plurality of numbers indicating successive increment of a count, and each number is deposited within a conductive layer. The conductive layer associated for the numbers include different sizes. The coil is configured to generate an inductance value for each number based on the size of the conductive layer associated with each number, and the conversion unit is configured to convert the generated inductance value to a digital value. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003643 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING A POSITION OF A TRANSDUCER MAGNET - A sensor for detecting a position of a transducer magnet in a movement direction, including: -a coil carrier extending in the movement direction, -a first coil extending in the movement direction that is wound onto the coil carrier and -a second and a third coil oriented according to the first coil, which are wound onto the coil carrier such that the second and third coils accordingly form a first and second transformer with the first coil, the transformation ratio of which is dependent on the position of the transducer magnet, -wherein at least the second coil or the third coil is arranged between the coil carrier and the first coil. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003644 | POSITION DETECTOR, AND LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE POSITION DETECTOR - A position detector, including: a scale including a pattern array formed cyclically in a movement direction, the scale being provided to a fixed member or a movable member; a detector including detection elements arranged in the movement direction, the detector being provided to the other; a generating unit that selectively generates, from signals received from the detection elements, a first signal obtained by a first combination of the signals or a second signal obtained by a second combination of the signals; an output unit that outputs the first or second signal received from the generating unit; and a switcher that switches over between the first and second signals as a signal to be generated, wherein the first signal changes within a first range, corresponding to a relative position; and the second signal does not change beyond a second range smaller than the first range, corresponding to the relative position. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003645 | ABSOLUTE ENCODER - An absolute encoder includes: a scale on which plural marks are arrayed; plural detecting devices each configured to detect a mark group of the plural marks and output a signal corresponding to the mark group; and a processor configured to obtain a coordinate of the scale based on outputs of the detecting devices. The plural marks are arrayed such that a signal obtained by adding plural signals respectively output from the detecting devices includes a periodic signal corresponding to plural periods. The processor obtains first position data based on a magnitude of at least one signal of the plural signals, obtains second position data having a resolution higher than that of the first position data based on a phase of the periodic signal, and generates data representing the coordinate based on the first and second position data. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003646 | ENCODER, MOTOR WITH ENCODER, AND SERVO SYSTEM - This disclosure discloses an encoder. The disk is fixed to a rotating body. The one or more first slits are arranged on the disk in a part in a circumferential direction around a rotation center of the disk. The light source is configured to emit light to a region that encompasses at least a rotational locus of the first slit by rotation of the disk. The plurality of first light receiving elements is arranged extending along a circumferential direction around the rotational axis and is configured to receive light that is reflected by or transmits through the first slit. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003647 | THERMALLY CONSTRAINED HIGH TEMPERATURE OPTICAL FIBER HOLDER - A disclosed probe assembly includes a sensor member and an outer holder including a main bore for the sensor member, the outer holder including a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The sensor member is held within a sensor bore of an inner holder. The inner holder is held within the main bore of the outer holder by an interference fit. The inner holder includes a second coefficient of thermal expansion greater than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. Expansion of the inner holder is constrained by the outer holder to maintain the sensor member within the probe bore of the inner holder at elevated temperatures. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003648 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MULTIPLEXED OR DISTRIBUTED SENSING - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to measure a parameter of interest using a fiber optic cable. The parameters can be provided by a process that provides for multiplexed or distributed measurements. A multiplexed or a distributed architecture can include acoustic sensor units placed selectively along an optical fiber such that the acoustic sensor units effectively modulate the optical fiber with information regarding a parameter to provide the information to an interrogator coupled to the optical fiber that is separate from the acoustic sensor units. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003649 | SENSOR AND SENSOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003650 | Structure of Physical Sensor - To suppress variations of a vacuum pressure atmosphere in a physical sensor, a physical sensor in which a sensing part that measures a physical quantity is provided in a vacuum space, includes a sensor part in which a plurality of substrates are stacked, and a cavity substrate | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003651 | FLUID MONITORING APPARATUS - A fluid monitoring apparatus, including a circuitry housing containing circuitry for processing fluid sensing signals and responsively transmitting an output, with a sensor assembly adapted for mechanical and electrical coupling to the circuitry housing. The sensor assembly includes at least one sensing member arranged to respond to a fluid species of interest in the monitored fluid, for generation of an output. The apparatus includes at least one of (A) a printed circuit board adapted to engage the circuitry housing and to mechanically couple to the sensor assembly, (B) the sensor assembly including a base and sensing element removably connected to the base by press-fit coupling elements, and (C) the sensor assembly including a base and a sensing filament connected thereto, and a filament guard to protectively circumscribe the sensing filament. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A TIME OF FLIGHT OF A SIGNAL - A system and a method of estimating a time of flight of a signal are provided. The method includes transmitting a plurality of signals from a plurality of transmitters such that the plurality of signals travel different paths. The method also includes receiving the plurality of signals at one or more receivers. The plurality of signals are transmitted such that the plurality of signals are received at a same time instance. The method includes estimating the time of flight of a respective signal of the plurality of signals as a function of a time of reception of the plurality of signals and a respective time instance of transmission of the respective signal of the plurality of signals. The transmissions of the plurality of signals are triggered at different time instances. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003653 | BATTERYLESS SIGNAL TRANSMITTER HAVING A WIEGAND SENSOR FOR GAS OR WATER METERS - Disclosed is a batteryless counter ( | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003654 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an ultrasonic sensor which includes a piezoelectric vibrator made of a lithium niobate (LN) single crystal and may be used in a high temperature region by generating a high ultrasonic wave output, and prevents cracks from being generated in the crystal. A piezoelectric vibrator | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003655 | FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT IN A VOLUME - A system for measuring flow rate within a volume includes one or more transmission devices that transmit one or more signals through fluid contained within the volume. The volume may be bounded, at least in part, by an outer structure and by an object at least partially contained within the outer structure. A transmission device located at a first location of the outer structure transmits a first signal to a second location of the outer structure. A second signal is transmitted through the fluid from the second location to a third location of the outer structure. The flow rate of the fluid within the volume may be determined based, at least in part, on the time of flight of both the first signal and the second signal. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003656 | ACOUSTIC MATERIAL FLOW SENSOR - A material flow sensor for a harvesting machine comprising an acoustic chamber comprising an impact plate and a housing, microphone, a pneumatic impulse line connecting the housing and the microphone, and an electronics module, wherein the housing is shaped so as to direct sound waves created by crop matter striking the impact plate into the pneumatic impulse line, wherein the sound waves move through the pneumatic impulse line into the microphone, which detects the sound waves and converts them into an electrical signal that is a representation of the sound power derived from the sound waves, which in turn is a representation of the mass of the crop matter striking the material flow sensor. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003657 | MEASUREMENT IMPLEMENT, MEASURING SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD - Measuring equipment is equipped with: a measurement container having formed therein a chamber to be measured, into which a gas to be measured enters, and an inlet passage, through which the gas to be measured is introduced into the chamber to be measured; and a connection structure which, when a plug is not mounted to a plughole that opens into a combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine, connects the inlet passage to the plughole. The measurement container may be provided with a plasma generation device, which generates plasma in the chamber to be measured, or a mounting structure for mounting a heating device, which heats the gas to be measured in the chamber to be measured. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003658 | ADJUSTABLE DOSING CAP - A dispensing cap including a first housing portion defining a first chamber, a lid coupled to the first housing and defining an outlet, the lid movable between a first position and a second position, a second housing portion defining a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second housing portion further defining a third chamber separate from the second chamber, wherein when the lid is in the first position, the outlet is in fluid communication with the second chamber to dispense a first volume of fluid, and wherein when the lid in the second position, the outlet is in fluid connection with the second chamber and the third chamber to dispense a second volume of fluid. A method of operating a dispensing cap is also provided. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003659 | DOSING DEVICE FOR SOAKING A CLEANING CLOTH WITH DETERGENT - This invention concerns a device for dosing a liquid detergent for soaking cleaning cloths, which releases an exact amount of liquid detergent; in particular, the invention refers to the actuating devices for operating the valve that the above-mentioned dosing device is fitted with. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003660 | FUEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A fuel measurement system is configured to determine an amount of a fuel in a tank. The fuel measurement system contains at least one transmitter and receiver configured to dispatch an emission wave through the tank which are reflected off of the tank and returned as returned waves. Time for the emission wave to return to the at least one transmitter and receiver is measured. An integrated circuit is communicatively coupled to the at least one transmitter and receiver and a thermocouple. The time is communicated from the at least one transmitter and receiver to the integrated circuit. The time is used to calculate the amount of the fuel in the tank. A display is configured to show the amount of the fuel remaining the in the tank. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003661 | OIL LEVEL GAUGE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An oil level gauge mounting structure includes an oil level gauge, a dipstick insertion hole, a peripheral wall, and an opening portion. The oil level gauge includes a grip portion and a dipstick. The grip portion has a finger insertion hole which defines a finger insertion direction for the finger insertion hole and into which a finger of an operating person is to be inserted from the finger insertion direction for the finger insertion hole. The peripheral wall surrounds the grip portion from directions except the finger insertion direction for the finger insertion hole so as to define an insertion recess portion to receive the grip portion in a state in which the dipstick is inserted in the dipstick insertion hole. The opening portion is open in the finger insertion direction for the finger insertion hole in the state in which the dipstick is inserted in the dipstick insertion hole. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003662 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY MEASURING A LIQUID LEVEL USING TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR) - A remote pulse TDR liquid level measurement system and method may include inserting a probe into a body of water. The probe has a probe/air interface, and the body of water includes an air/water interface. A narrow pulse is remotely transmitted to the probe via a coaxial cable. A first impedance mismatch is received from the probe/air interface in a form of a positive reflected pulse, and a second impedance mismatch is received from the air/water interface in a form of a negative reflected pulse. A time between the positive reflected pulse and the negative reflected pulse is calculated, and the time is converted to a distance, the distance being indicative of the water level. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003663 | CAPACITIVE LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT WITH DIFFERENTIAL OUT-OF-PHASE CHANNEL DRIVE TO COUNTERACT HUMAN BODY CAPACITANCE - Capacitive liquid level measurement uses differential out-of-phase (OoP) channel drive to counteract human body capacitance. In an example embodiment, a container assembly includes a capacitive sensor with symmetrical CHx and CHy capacitor electrodes, corresponding in height to a liquid level measurement range. A CHx driver provides a CHx excitation/drive to the CHx electrode, and a CHy driver provides OoP CHy excitation/drive to the CHy electrode that is substantially 180 degrees out-of-phase with the CHx drive. Capacitance associated with the liquid level is measured by acquiring capacitance measurements through the CHx channel (such as based on capacitive charge transfer), and converting the capacitance measurements to an analog voltage corresponding to liquid-level capacitance (which can then be converted to digital data). The capacitive sensor can be configured with SHLDx/SHLDy shields disposed behind, and driven in phase with, respective CHx/CHy electrodes. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003664 | FLOATLESS PULSED WAVE GUIDE LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT - A waveguide arrangement may include a tank defining a chamber for holding a liquid; and a pulsed waveguide (PWG) disposed at least partially within the chamber, the PWG comprising: an inner cylinder, the inner cylinder being grounded. The waveguide may also include an electrically conductive coil wrapped around the inner cylinder, wherein the pulsed waveguide is arranged to generate a first delay between a first initial pulse and a first reflected pulse when an upper surface of the liquid is at a first level, and to generate a second delay between a second initial pulse and a second reflected pulse when the upper surface of the liquid is a second level. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY SELF-ADJUST A VALVE PEDESTAL OF A MASS FLOW CONTROLLER - The disclosed embodiments include a method for improving a mass flow controller. In one embodiment, the method comprising the mass flow controller executing instructions, using at least one processing component, to perform operations comprising monitoring flow during an initial response of a setpoint change from zero to non zero; determining whether a valve response fits within an allowable limit; and automatically performing a self-adjustment to correct for the valve response in response to a determination that the valve response does not fit within the allowable limit | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003666 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING NOISE OF LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENTS FROM A RESERVOIR - The method generally has the steps of: measuring a measured liquid level value in a reservoir; generating a filtered liquid level value including applying a first noise filtration stage to the measured liquid level value to limit the change of the filtered liquid level value compared to previous liquid level value measurements; determining a variation of the generated filtered liquid level value over a given period of time; comparing the determined variation to a threshold value; when the determined variation is above the threshold value, entering a sloshing mode, the sloshing mode including generating an outputted liquid level value corresponding to a filtered liquid level value generated prior to entering the sloshing mode, the sloshing mode being maintained until the determined variation is below the threshold value; and when the determined variation is below the threshold value, generating an outputted liquid level value corresponding to the filtered liquid level value. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003667 | GUIDE UNIT FOR MEASUREMENT AND MICRO-WEIGHT MEASURING SYSTEM USING SAME - The present invention relates to a guide unit for measurement acting as a guide for measuring the micro-weight of fine grains having minute weight and volume, such as powders, granules, seeds and pills, and to a micro-weight measuring system for accurately measuring the fine grains by a preset micro-weight by using the guide unit for measurement. The present invention has an effect of being capable of measuring the micro-weight as a unit to thereby package fine grains such as powders, granules, seeds and pills by micro-weight unit. In addition, the present invention has an effect of being capable of accurately measuring the fine grains by the preset micro-weight in such a manner that in the procedure of discharging a one-unit-micro-weight of the fine grains, some of the fine grains are discharged at a smaller amount than the initially-discharged amount and are finally discharged by dropping. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003668 | MONITORING DEVICE - A condition monitor device monitors at least one of vibration and temperature of a piece of equipment, the condition monitor device preferably includes an enclosure within which is located at least one vibration sensor and at least one temperature sensor. A processor is located in the enclosure and is connected to at least one of the sensors for analyzing signals produced therefrom. A storage device is located in the enclosure for storing of the analyzed signals. The monitor may be mounted on the piece of equipment and the condition monitor is able to be connected, either wireless or wired, to a secondary device. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003669 | OPTICAL FIBER VIBRATION SENSOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING VIBRATION USING THE SAME - An optical fiber vibration sensor includes a polarization-diversity loop based interference unit having a polarization-maintaining fiber configured to generate an interference spectrum, a polarizing beam splitter connected to the polarization-maintaining fiber and configured to split light incident from a narrowband light source into two polarized beams, and a polarization controller connected to the polarization-maintaining fiber or the polarizing beam splitter and configured to control the two polarized beams split through the polarizing beam splitter, and an optical fiber vibration test unit combined to the polarization-maintaining fiber so as to apply an external vibration to the polarization-maintaining fiber, wherein light output intensity of the polarization-diversity loop based interference unit is converted to an electrical signal by a light detector, and the vibration applied to the polarization-maintaining fiber may be measured through the optical fiber vibration test unit. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003670 | TECHNIQUES FOR LUMEN MAINTENANCE AND COLOR SHIFT COMPENSATION - Techniques are disclosed for maintaining consistent lumen output of a lighting assembly over time. By maintaining a consistent lumen output, it is possible to maintain acceptable color stability where color mixing of multiple outputs is used. The lighting assembly may be any lighting configuration that might suffer from lumen depreciation and/or color drift over time, and may include any type(s) of light source(s) that may be monitored and driven accordingly. The lighting assembly, in addition to light source(s), includes a photo detector and a directed light source, such as a laser. The directed light source provides a golden sample for use in calibrating the photo detector, which in turn monitors lumen output of the light source(s). Drive signals are adjusted to account for lumen depreciation of the monitored light source(s). | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003671 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE GAIN AND ZERO OF A MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTER DEVICE, AND LIGHT-MEASURING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - A method for controlling the gain and zero of a multiple pixel photon counter device, and light-measuring system implementing said method. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003672 | MULTIPLEXER FOR SINGLE PHOTON DETECTOR, PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USE OF SAME - An multiplexer includes: a plurality of single photon detectors arranged in a two-dimensional array; a plurality of first bias lines in electrical communication with the single photon detectors; a plurality of second bias lines in electrical communication with the single photon detectors; a plurality of first readout lines in electrical communication with the single photon detectors; and a plurality of second readout lines in electrical communication with the single photon detectors, wherein, for every single photon detector, the first bias line is in electrical communication with the first readout line in a first common line, and for every single photon detector, the second bias line is in electrical communication with the second readout line in a second common line such that the multiplexer is configured for resistive current splitting. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003673 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC CONVERTER, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An opto-electronic converter includes a plurality of light-receiving elements configured to convert light of different colors into analog signals, each of the analog signals representing a pixel, an amplifier unit configured to amplify the analog signals, into which the light is converted by the light-receiving elements, in each pixel group, the pixel group including a plurality of the light-receiving elements, the plurality of light-receiving elements converting light of different colors, and a gain switch unit configured to switch, for each of the light-receiving elements included in the pixel group, a gain of the amplifier unit to a gain determined in advance depending on a color of the light converted by the light-receiving element. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003674 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - An electromagnetic radiation detection circuit includes a photodetector transforming the received electromagnetic radiation into an electric current. A readout circuit is coupled to a first terminal of the photodetector and configured to transform a current signal into a voltage signal. A capacitor has a first terminal electrically coupled to the first terminal of the photodetector and a second terminal electrically coupled to the readout circuit. A resistor has a first terminal electrically coupled to the capacitor and to a first terminal of the photodetector. A bias circuit is electrically coupled to a second terminal of the resistor and configured to bias the photodetector during a first time period by means of the resistor. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003675 | SELECTIVE WAVELENGTH IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides wavelength discriminating imaging systems and methods that spatially separate (over different depths) the wavelength constituents of an image using a dispersive element or lens, such that this spectral information may be exploited and used. The wavelength constituents of an image are deconstructed and identified over different depths using the dispersive element or lens. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003676 | FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETER - A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer that is free from an effect of interference condition change resulting from an accessory being mounted and has a high measurement accuracy is provided. A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer according to the present invention is a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer including a common base on which a sample chamber | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003677 | LONG WAVE INFRARED IMAGING POLARIMETER, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A long wave infrared imaging polarimeter (LWIP) is disclosed including a pixilated polarizing array (PPA) in close proximity to a microbolometer focal plane array (MFPA), along with an alignment engine for aligning and bonding the PPA and MFPA and method for assembly. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003678 | Infrared-Based Vehicle Component Imaging and Analysis - An improved system for evaluating one or more components of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a set of imaging devices configured to acquire image data based on infrared emissions of at least one vehicle component of the vehicle as it moves through a field of view of at least one of the set of imaging devices. An imaging device in the set of imaging devices can include a linear array of photoconductor infrared detectors and a thermoelectric cooler for maintaining an operating temperature of the linear array of detectors at a target operating temperature. The infrared emissions can be within at least one of: the mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) radiation spectrum or the long wavelength infrared (LWIR) radiation spectrum. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003679 | THERMOMETER HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR - A non-touch thermometer to measure a temperature includes a microprocessor, a battery that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, a single button that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, a digital infrared sensor that is operably coupled to the microprocessor with no analog-to-digital converter operably coupled between the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor, the digital infrared sensor having only digital readout ports, and a display device that is operably coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive from the digital readout ports a digital signal that is representative of an infrared signal detected by the digital infrared sensor and the microprocessor is operable to determine the temperature from the digital signal that is representative of the infrared signal. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003680 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE OF GLASS MELTING FURNACE - Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring the temperature of a glass melting furnace. The apparatus includes: a barrel-shaped glass window part having a transparent glass window, mounted to a temperature measurement hole of the glass melting furnace, and extended outside of the glass melting furnace, so as to form a through hole that communicates with the temperature measurement hole; and a camera part having a thermographic camera to capture image of inside of the glass melting furnace through the glass window part, wherein the glass window is positioned in the through hole far from the glass melting furnace. This apparatus supplies cooling gas into the through hole in upper and lower directions, thereby preventing the surface of the glass window from being covered with fumes, and confines heated gases and fumes to the glass melting furnace. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003681 | THERMOMETER HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR ON A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT IS SEPERATE FROM A MICROPROCESSOR - A microprocessor on a first circuit board is operably coupled to a digital infrared sensor on a second circuit board from which temperature is determined from the digital infrared sensor. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003682 | DYNAMIC PHASE ACQUIRING DEVICE - A dynamic phase acquisition device includes a light collecting opening, a semi-reflecting and semi-transmitting mirror, a phase shifter, a polarizer, a plane reflector, a photosensing element and a phase processor. In the dynamic phase acquisition device, light passes through the light collecting opening to the semi-reflecting and semi-transmitting mirror, and then is divided into two channels. One channel of the light sequentially passes through the phase shifter, the polarizer to the photosensing element, to form a first image; the other channel of the light, after being reflected by the plane reflector, directly passes through the polarizer to the photosensing element, to form a second image. The photosensing element sends the first image and the second image to the phase processor, and the phase processor obtains phase data; and a leading or lagging phase shift range of the phase shifter is 1 degree to 20 degrees. By using the phase shifter to provide a lead or a lag of a small amount of degrees, such as from 1 to 20 degrees, or even from 5 to 10 degrees, phase data can be obtained via two-path image detection, thus eliminating the need for optical elements for at least one path detection, and thereby simplifying the structure and reducing costs. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003683 | REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSING - An example method includes determining, based on a local V | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003684 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES BY ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER AND ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - This invention provides a method for displaying different temperatures by a thermometer and the thermometer. The method includes the following steps of: obtaining a temperature value, determining whether the temperature value is within a first temperature range, if yes, displaying an indicator pointing to a first color mark located outside of a display screen. According to the method for displaying different temperatures by the thermometer and the thermometer in the invention, the use is convenient, the reaction is intuitive, and the manufacturing cost is effectively reduced. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003685 | Mounting Apparatus for Temperature Sensor - A mounting apparatus for a temperature sensor assembly for sensing skin temperature of a tubular member which has a ceramic collar in surrounding relationship to the tubular member, the collar having a throughbore. There is a metallic mount removably secured to the collar which has an opening in register with the throughbore in the collar. The mount includes a connector for attaching to a temperature sensor assembly. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003686 | INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a compact and highly accurate intake air temperature sensor by integrating a fixed resistor, connected in series to a temperature sensing element, into an integrated circuit and dispensing with a reference resistor or a changeover switch for connecting the fixed resistor to this reference resistor. The intake air temperature sensor has a temperature sensing element whose resistance value varies with the intake temperature; an integrated circuit electrically connected to the temperature sensing element; a resistive element connected in series to the temperature sensing element; a writable memory that stores correction information corresponding to the resistance value of the resistive element; and a correction processing unit that corrects errors based on the resistance value of the resistive element, which are included in output signals of the temperature sensing element, on the basis of the correction information stored in the writable memory. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003687 | OPTICAL FIBER TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE - An optical fiber temperature distribution measuring device includes: an optical fiber as a sensor; a calculation control unit for measuring a temperature distribution along the optical fiber based on an intensity ratio between Stokes light and anti-Stokes light of backward Raman scattered light from the optical fiber; and a temperature correction unit for correcting the temperature distribution by using temperature dependence of a loss difference between the Stokes light and the anti-Stokes light. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003688 | ARRANGEMENT FOR TESTING A DEVICE FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AGAINST OVERHEATING AND PERTAINING METHOD - The invention relates to an assembly and a method for testing a device in order to protect an electronic component against overheating, wherein the device comprises a temperature sensor that is in thermal connection with the electronic component, and a first control circuit for the electronic component ( | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003689 | METHOD FOR INDIRECT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF AN OBJECT - Exemplary embodiments provide a system and method for measuring the temperature of an object, but without requiring a direct measurement of the object to determine the point at which the object has reached a desired temperature. The exemplary embodiments provide a process where the object can be heated to a desired temperature without the requirements of temperature probes into the object. The exemplary embodiments allow the process operator to be informed when the heating process has completed, without regard to the size, shape, weight, density, or amount of materials to be prepared. The energy required to maintain the temperature of a fluid bath is compared to the energy required to maintain the temperature once an object has been placed within the fluid. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003690 | THERMOMETER HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR - A non-touch thermometer that senses temperature from a digital infrared sensor is described. A digital signal representing a temperature without conversion from analog is transmitted from the digital infrared sensor received by a microprocessor and converted to body core temperature by the microprocessor. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003691 | Superheat Sensor Having External Temperature Sensor - A superheat sensor includes a housing, a pressure sensor mounted within the housing, and a processor. A fluid passageway connects the pressure sensor to a source of superheat fluid. An external temperature sensor is located outside the housing of the superheat sensor and is electrically connected to the processor. The external temperature sensor is also electronically connected to a component of a fluid system to which the superheat sensor is attached and is configured to provide one of an internal temperature of the component, an external temperature of the component, and a temperature of fluid in the component. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003692 | Method of Operating a Mobile Device, Computer Program Product and Mobile Device - There is disclosed a method of operating a mobile device, wherein: a temperature sensor comprised in said mobile device measures, at a first time instant, an initial temperature value; the temperature sensor measures, at a second time instant, a current temperature value; a processing unit comprised in said mobile device calculates an ambient temperature around the mobile device in dependence on the initial temperature value, the current temperature value and at least one further value which is indicative of a thermal influence of a mobile device component on the temperature sensor. Furthermore, a corresponding computer program product is disclosed, as well as a corresponding mobile device. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003693 | POWER DETERMINATION METHOD AND TURBOMACHINE - A method determines a power of a turbomachine which has, in the interior thereof, a turbine housing which is supported with respect to a torque. The method includes current bearing forces of the turbine housing that are first of all determined and differences from stored permanent bearing forces that are then formed. The torque is then determined as the sum of these differences and the power of the turbomachine is determined therefrom. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003694 | SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The sensor includes a substrate, a projecting portion including a plurality of projections that protrude upwardly from an upper portion of the substrate, and an electrode portion covering the projections and the upper portion of the substrate between the projections. The projecting portion of the sensor may have a micro-size projections and sense pressure applied thereto and a sliding movement thereon. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003695 | RELIABILITY DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, RELIABILITY DESIGN ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RELIABILITY DESIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - A relational expression calculator calculates a relational expression by performing approximation calculation for data strings each of which associates the value of a subject factor, which varies according to a user or an environment, with an input stress measurement value that is measured when a subject device is used. An input stress calculator calculates an input stress, which is input to the subject device, according to the relational expression and to index data on the subject factor. A failure rate calculator calculates a failure rate of the subject device according to the input stress and to a characteristic value distribution of the subject device. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003696 | Crank Arm Electronics Packaging - A powermeter module ( | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003697 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor according to an embodiment includes: a support member; a membrane supported by the support and having flexibility; and a strain detection element formed on the membrane. The strain detection element includes a first magnetic layer formed on the membrane and having a magnetization, a second magnetic layer having a magnetization, and an intermediate layer formed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. A direction of at least one of the magnetization of the first magnetic layer and the magnetization of the second magnetic layer changes relatively to that of the other depending on a strain of the membrane. Moreover, the membrane includes an oxide layer that includes aluminum. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003698 | Motion Detection Using Pressure Sensing - According to an embodiment, a method of sensing motion includes receiving a first signal from a first pressure sensor and a second signal from a second pressure sensor, comparing the first signal and the second signal, and characterizing a motion based on the comparing. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003699 | Tire Pressure Collector and Enclosure Thereof - A tire pressure collector enclosure includes a gas communicating portion and a main body providing a receiving space. The gas communicating portion includes a cylindrical space one end of which is opened. This opened end is defined as the left side and the other end is defined as the right side. An axis of the cylindrical space is defined as a reference axis. The main body is connected with the gas communicating portion, the receiving space of the main body communicates the cylindrical space of the gas communicating portion, a depression portion recessed towards the opening is formed on the gas communicating portion at its right side surface, and a plurality of gripping portions are formed from top to bottom on the main body at its left side surface and are recessed towards the right side of the main body. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003700 | Pressure measurement cell having an installation assembly - The invention relates to a pressure measurement cell, which has an installation assembly. The installation assembly has a metal bottom and a peripheral metal wall. The pressure measurement cell has a measurement membrane on the front side, which measurement membrane is arranged at the bottom in the installation assembly. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003701 | NON-ELECTRONIC AIR CHAMBER PRESSURE SENSOR - An apparatus for use in a wellbore having a housing having at least one chamber capable of receiving a fluid, a sealed annular volume, and a non-electronic pressure sensor disposed in the sealed annular volume. The non-electronic sensor includes a sealed, compressible container. Positioned within the sealed, compressible container are first and second magnets that are separated by a first distance when a fluid within the sealed annular volume is at a first pressure. When the fluid in the sealed annular volume is at a second pressure, the first and second magnets are separated by a second distance. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003702 | A PIPELINE LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention generally relates to a pipeline leak detection system. The system, comprising at least one fluid collection member adapted to be placed adjacent a pipeline and adapted to receive fluid leaking from the pipeline; a flexible cover covering at feast part of the pipeline and the at least one fluid collection member; and a fluid detector in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection member. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003703 | METHOD FOR TESTING LED EXPLOSION-PROOF LAMP CHAMBER AND STRUCTURE THEREOF - A method for testing an LED explosion-proof lamp chamber and a structure thereof aim to be used on a LED explosion-proof lamp. The LED explosion-proof lamp includes a shell and a lighting unit connected to the shell. The shell includes at least one chamber, at least one test portion located at one side of the shell and a sealing assembly connected to the test portion. The test portion includes a test aperture which is sealed by the sealing assembly by screwing and communicates with chamber. The test aperture includes a first thread section and a second thread section connected to the first thread section. The sealing assembly includes a sealing ring, a fastener run through the sealing ring and screwed with the first thread section, and a mask member to cover the fastener and screw with the second thread section. Thus, through a test device and the sealing assembly the sealing efficacy or airtightness of the LED explosion-proof lamp can be secured. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003704 | DETECTING WHEEL RIM CRACKS - A crack in a wheel rim is detected by placing a composition including a liquid carrier, such as water, and a fluorescent dye, into an interior space formed between a tire and a rim. After an interval, the exterior surface of the wheel rim is inspected using a UV light source, which causes visible light to be emitted from the fluorescent dye. The light emissions indicate the presence of dye which has seeped from the interior space, through a crack in the material of the rim, to an exterior of the rim. A conditioner or sealant can be combined with the fluorescent dye to provide other benefits. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003705 | ACOUSTIC LINER DAMAGE DETECTOR - A damage detector for an acoustic liner sandwich of an internal cellular structure between a whole skin and a perforated skin comprises a cup shaped body the open end of which maintains sealing engagement with the perforated skin of the liner and a vacuum line connected to the body and a pressure gauge so that a loss of vacuum registered on the gauge indicates damage to the internal structure. The sealing engagement is achieved by locating a flexible annulus in a mating recess in the open end of the cup shaped body where the width of the annulus is between one and two maximum widths of the cells of the internal structure. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003706 | MEASURING TEHNOLOGY FOR OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR OBTAINING MEASUREMENT ERROR OPTICAL ELEMENT - A measuring method for an optical element for obtaining a plurality of measurement errors of the optical element is disclosed, which comprises steps of irradiating a laser ray to an overall portion of the optical element, wherein the optical element is supported as one of a horizontal state and a vertical state; rotating continuously the optical element with 360 degrees to reflect the laser ray to obtain a reflected light wavefront picture from the reflected laser ray; analyzing the reflected light wavefront picture to obtain a plurality of aberration characteristics information, respectively, each being one of a sine and a cosine wave functions of a wavefront error for each of the plurality of specified rotation angles; analyzing a plurality of interference factors each for the plurality of measurement errors on each of the plurality of aberration characteristics information, respectively; calculating and extracting a plurality of classified aberration characteristics information for each of the plurality of specified rotation angles of the optical element from each of the plurality of aberration characteristics information according to the plurality of measurement errors, respectively; and analyzing each of the plurality of classified aberration characteristics information to obtain an error amount corresponding to each of the plurality of measurement errors, respectively. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FAILURE IN OPTICAL MODULE FOR VEHICLE LAMP - Disclosed are method and apparatus for determining failure in an optical module for a vehicle lamp. The method may include detecting at least one optical property information value of light generated in a light source, determining whether or not the detected optical property information value is within preset normal range values, determining that failure has occurred if the detected optical property information value deviates from the preset normal range values, and limiting an operation of the light source if it is determined that failure has occurred. | 2016-01-07 |
| 20160003708 | WIRELESS HEALTH AND USAGE MANAGEMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A method includes receiving, by a first wireless device integrated into a management facility from a second wireless device integrated into a detection device, environmental conditions produced by a structure and detected by the detection device attached to the structure; and processing, by the management facility, the environmental conditions to detect a deviation from an expected operation of the structure. | 2016-01-07 |
