02nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180010930 | OPTICAL ENCODER BASED ON LIGHT-STEERING BASED CONTRAST GENERATION - In some examples, an optical encoder may consist of a light source that shines light onto a wheel which then reflects the light onto a sensor. Using information encoded in the reflected light, the rotation of the wheel may be determined. In some examples, rotation of the wheel may be determined by detecting an encoding pattern in light reflected from an exterior surface of the wheel. In some examples, the encoding pattern can be a pattern of light and dark stripes. In some examples, a pattern of light stripes can be generated from light reflecting off of reflective portions of the wheel. Some examples of the disclosure relate to using a surface topology for a wheel that can be used to generate an encoding pattern of light and dark stripes in light reflected from the surface of the wheel, even when the surface of the wheel is uniformly reflective. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010931 | ENCODER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An encoder, comprising a first element, a second element, and a plurality of components, in which the first element is movable among a plurality of positions relative to the second element, each position is adjacent to at least one other position, each component generates a signal at each of said positions, and movement of the first element from any position to any adjacent position results in a change in a signal from only one of said components. Also, an encoder that comprises a multi-detector element which comprises two or more sub-detectors that generate sub-signals, the sub-detectors spaced from each other a distance (rotational and/or translational) that is smaller than a distance between two positions of a first element. Also, a method of detecting a position of a first element relative to a second element, comprising moving a first element relative to a second element from a first position to a second position. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010932 | CONTROL KNOB WITH OPTICAL SHAFT ENCODER AND VISUAL FEEDBACK OF ANGULAR POSITION - A control knob assembly for a consumer appliance is provided. The control knob assembly provides a compact means for determining the angular position of the control knob and illuminating a plurality of indicators to communicate that angular position to a user of the appliance. More specifically, the control knob assembly includes an optical encoder disc that defines a plurality of teeth that are in operable communication with a plurality of optical sensors. The position of the sensors and the spacing of the plurality of teeth are configured to generate signals as the control knob is rotated that allow for the precise determination of the angular position of the control knob. Moreover, the optical encoder disc may fit inside a lighting assembly and may have a low profile, resulting in a compact control knob assembly that may easily fit within the area underneath the control knob and control panel. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010933 | ONBOARD DETECTOR - An onboard detector includes a cable including plural electric wires and a sensor module provided at an end of the cable. The sensor module includes a sensor, a housing member and a molded article. The sensor includes a sensor main body including a detecting element and plural lead wires electrically connected to the electric wires. The housing member includes a joint housing portion that houses joints of the electric wires and the lead wires. The molded article includes molding resin that is molded so as to cover at least a portion of the housing member and so as not to come into contact with the sensor main body. The joint housing portion includes a wire holding wall holding the electric wires and a sensor holding wall holding the lead wires so as to hold the sensor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010934 | DYNAMIC SPACER FOR A SMART PIPELINE INSPECTION GAUGE - An in-line inspection tool for a pipeline includes a body that is propelled through the pipeline and a plurality of sensor assemblies mounted to the body. The sensor assemblies are distributed circumferentially about a central axis of the body with each sensor assembly configured to move through a range of radial positions in a respective radial direction. A first sensor assembly of the plurality of sensor assemblies includes a first elongate arm, a first sensor carried by the first arm, and a first spacer that extends from the first arm. A second sensor assembly of the plurality of sensor assemblies includes a second elongate arm and a second sensor carried by the second arm. The first spacer contacts the second arm and maintains an expected circumferential spacing between the first arm and the second arm over the range of radial positions as the body is propelled through the pipeline. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND CALIBRATING A SENSOR - A method, system, server and computer program product for the calibration of a sensor of a building. In particular, the method may include: receiving, at the computer system, sensor identification data, the identification data provided by communication of an identifier associated with the sensor and an identification device configured to communicate with the system; receiving, at the computer system, measured data representing a calibration sensor device measured physical phenomenon provided by communication of a portable calibration sensor device with an environment proximate to the sensor, the portable calibration sensor device being configured to communicate with the system; and receiving, at the computer system, sensor data associated with the identification data of the sensor, the sensor data representing a sensor measured physical phenomenon provided by the sensor; calculating, in the computer system, a difference value between the measured data and the sensor data so as to provide calibration data. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010936 | RIVER DISCHARGE AND DEPTH ESTIMATION - Embodiments relate to estimating river discharge and depth. Initially, observed velocities are used to generate a maximum velocity streamline for a river section, which is then used with an observed shoreline to construct a streamline curvilinear grid. The grid is used to interpolate scattered velocity data points, which are used with a bottom friction of the river section to approximate mean total head slope values. A least squares minimization scheme is applied to a velocity-slope relationship to estimate a bottom friction and discharge coefficient by fitting a difference in the predicted mean total head elevation values between upstream and downstream ends of the river section to a respective ΞΆ-average of the measured total head values of the river section. Discharge of the river section is determined based on the coefficient and a velocity-depth relationship and then used to generate a river forecast. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010937 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CAPACITIVE FLOW SENSOR - A system and method for providing a fluid flow strain gauge that may be mounted inside a pipe and connected to a base unit that uses capacitive or resistive technology to determine a direction and a rate of flow of a fluid through the pipe by measuring the force applied to the strain gauge by the flow of fluid. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CONSUMPTION OF FLOWING SUBSTANCE - An apparatus for monitoring consumption of flowing substance is provided. The apparatus, connectable to the end of a pipe where fluid is flowing, includes a generator ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180010939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CONSUMPTION OF FLOWING SUBSTANCE - An apparatus for monitoring consumption of flowing substance is provided. The apparatus, connectable to the end of a pipe where fluid is flowing, includes a generator ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180010940 | ULTRASONIC METER FOR RECORDING A THROUGH-FLOW RATE OF A FLUID - An ultrasonic meter for recording a through-flow rate of a fluid has a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a flow channel connecting the inlet to the outlet. The flow channel has a measurement region which extends in a straight line in a flow direction. Between the measurement region and the fluid outlet, there is arranged a reflection element which is flowed around by the fluid and by which an ultrasonic signal is reflected into the measurement region. Between the measurement region and the reflection element, there is arranged a changeover region of the flow channel. In the changeover region a spacing between a central straight line of the measurement region and the side wall enlarges. The changeover region has, in the circumferential direction of the flow channel, several circumferential sections in which the enlargement of the spacing between the central straight line and the side wall takes place. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010941 | MULTIPHASE ULTRASONIC FLOW METER - A Holographic Multiphase Flowmeter permits reconstructing the type, size and distribution of Objects within a Multiphase Medium by analysis of the ultrasonic energy reflected from these Objects. If this Multiphase Medium is flowing through a pipe into which a preferred mode of ultrasonic energy is injected at a Reference location, and the amplitude of reflections from the current multiphase Objects at that location and the time it took after the last transmission for that reflected signal amplitude to arrive at the Receive transducer are recorded, it is possible to determine the velocity of the medium by measuring the travel time taken for these same Objects to arrive at a known distance downstream by correlating the same type of reflection data at this second Correlation location. Analysis of this data permits displaying type and size of the Objects in a graphic image showing their distribution within the liquid in real time. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010942 | ULTRASOUND MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE FLOW RATE OF A FLUID - An ultrasound measuring apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid in a conduit having two measurement systems is provided that each have at least one pair of ultrasound transducers that span a measurement path between them and that each have a control unit to determine transit times from ultrasound transmitted and received with and against the flow. In this respect, the control units are each configured to fix measurement times for a transit time determination on a measurement path autonomously and independently of one another in accordance with a rule that produces a respective different sequence of the measurement times in both measurement systems. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010943 | ULTRASONIC GAS FLOW METER BASED ON FPGA AND DSP - An ultrasonic gas flow meter based on FPGA and DSP consists of ultrasonic gas transducers and sensor components, transmitting/receiving signal channel switch circuits, a driving signal generation and amplification circuit, an echo signal conditioning and collection circuit, a time sequential controlling and signal processing circuit, a man-machine interface, a serial communication module and a power management module, propagation time of ultrasonic echo waves is calculated by adopting a variable ratio threshold and zero-crossing detection method of tracking maximum peak of the echo signal to obtain gas flow rates. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010944 | REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING OF MULTIPHASE FLUIDS - A technique facilitates evaluation of a fluid, such as a fluid produced from a well. The technique utilizes a modular and mobile system for testing flows of fluid which may comprise mixtures of constituents, and for sampling fluids thereof. The multiphase sampling method includes flowing a multiphase fluid comprising an oil phase and a water phase through a first conduit, the oil phase and water phase at least partially separating in the first conduit, mixing together the oil phase and water phase to form a mixed bulk liquid phase by flowing the multiphase fluid through a flow mixer toward a second conduit downstream the flow mixer, sampling a portion of the mixed bulk liquid phase at location at or within the second conduit, wherein the sampled portion of the mixed bulk liquid phase has a water-to-liquid ratio (WLR) representative of the pre-mixed oil phase and water phase. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010945 | SENSOR DETECTION OF THE PRESENCE OF AN AIR CORE IN A FLUID CONDUCTOR, AND THE FLOW RATE OF THE FLUID IN THE CONDUCTOR - Apparatus features a signal processor or signal processing module configured to: receive signaling containing information about a central air-core of an overflow pipe of a hydrocyclone where fluid flow is concentrated in an outer annular region of the overflow pipe that is against an inner wall of the overflow pipe during a normal operation of the hydrocyclone; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about a collapse of the central air-core of the overflow pipe of the hydrocyclone during an abnormal operation of the hydrocyclone, based upon the signaling received. The signaling contains information about a fluid flow rate of the fluid flow by detecting a change in the magnitude of a force and/or a moment on the probe. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010946 | Scooping and Dispensing Device - A scooping and dispensing device for efficiently storing, measuring, transferring, mixing, and/or dispensing materials such as powders. The scooping and dispensing device generally includes a funnel and a cover rotatably connected within the funnel. The cover is adapted to be rotated between a plurality of rotational positions with respect to the funnel. A handle may be grasped and rotated; with the handle being connected to the cover such that both the handle and cover rotate together. The cover may thus be rotated to an inverted position to form a chamber to store or mix one or more materials. A cap is removably connected to the lower opening of the funnel; with the cap being removed from the lower opening to dispense the material(s) out of the funnel. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010947 | Body Of Level Gauge With Electrical Lead Extending Therethrough - The invention is directed to a gauge body for a container for pressurized gas, comprising a mounting surface for mounting the body to the container; an inner side in contact with the pressurized gas when mounted on the container; an outer side opposite to the inner side with regard to the mounting surface, the outer side being outside of the container when the body is mounted on the container; an electrical lead extending in a gas tight manner through the body from the inner side to the outer side. The electrical lead comprises a metallic rod and a bushing around the rod, the bushing being mounted a gas tight manner on the body. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010948 | RADAR LEVEL GAUGE SYSTEM WITH FEEDING COMPRISING AN ELECTRICAL FILTER - A radar level gauge system, for determining a filling level of a product in a tank. The radar level gauge system includes a transmission line probe arranged inside the tank; a tank feed-through for mechanically attaching the transmission line probe to a tank wall of the tank through a non-conductive mechanical connection between the transmission line probe and the tank wall, and for providing a conductive electrical connection to the transmission line probe from outside the tank; and a measurement electronics unit arranged outside the tank. The measurement electronics unit includes: a transceiver; an electrical filter circuit having an input coupled to the transceiver and an output coupled to the transmission line probe via the tank feed-through, the electrical filter circuit exhibiting a series capacitance for non-conductively coupling the transceiver to the transmission line probe via the tank feed-through; and processing circuitry for determining the filling level. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010949 | RADAR LEVEL GAUGE SYSTEM WITH SINGLE PROPAGATION MODE FEED-THROUGH - A radar level gauge system, comprising a transceiver; an antenna; a feed-through connecting the transceiver and the antenna; and processing circuitry coupled to the transceiver. The feed-through comprises a first waveguide section comprising a dielectric plug sealingly arranged in a cylindrical first hollow conductor section having a diameter selected for single mode propagation; a second waveguide section arranged between the transceiver and the first waveguide section and comprising a cylindrical second hollow conductor section having a second diameter selected for single mode propagation, a third waveguide section arranged between the antenna and the first waveguide section comprising a cylindrical third hollow conductor section having a third diameter selected for single mode propagation; a first impedance matching waveguide section arranged between the first waveguide section and the second waveguide section, and a second impedance matching waveguide section arranged between the first waveguide section and the third waveguide section. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010950 | LIQUID OUT-OF-PRODUCT ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD - An out-of-product alarm process includes initiating an out-of-product check by sending a signal to a controller from an optical sensor assembly connected to a fluid delivery medium for delivering a product to a fluid dispensing site, performing an out-of-product check, running an alarm cycle with the controller after receipt of an out-of-product signal, and executing a corrective action. Performing the out-of-product check includes directing light into the fluid delivery medium, generating a detector output based on detected light within the fluid delivery medium, determining an out-of-product state within the fluid delivery medium based on a comparison of the detector output to an out-of-product threshold, starting an out-of-product timer, when the out-of-product state is determined, and determining an out-of-product event when the out-of-product timer reaches a threshold out-of-product time period. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010951 | METER STABLIZER - The disclosed invention is an apparatus for securely and adjustably associating a fluid meter a fluid meter test bench. The apparatus comprises two vertical support members each connected by a horizontal support element at one free end. The horizontal support element defines an adjustment interface mechanically associated with an adjuster element configured for adjustably securing a flow path element of a fluid meter test bench. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010952 | LOAD CELL - The invention relates to a load cell symmetrical about a central vertical axis and comprising first and second mounting surfaces, each on the same horizontal plane and configured for attachment to a support structure and to a loading fixture respectively. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010953 | Remote Weight Measurement of a Product Support Member - In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to determine a weight of products on a product support structure. More specifically, the product support structure can be provided on a suspension system having one or more springs that can be monitored for compression to thereby determine a weight of products on the product support structure. In several embodiments, non-visible electromagnetic (EM) waves, can be directed at the spring and reflections of the non-visible EM waves can be received and analyzed to determine a compression of the spring. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010954 | MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM - A material handling system, associated with the delivery of one or more payloads, may include a material handling vehicle configured to haul a payload from a first location to a second location. The material handling vehicle may include a sensor to obtain information associated with a payload, of the one or more payloads, and a vehicle device configured to receive a signal from the sensor to obtain information associated with the payload and to communicate with a server device, via a network, to send the information associated with the payload and to send and/or receive information associated with a material handling project. The material handling vehicle may further include a vehicle identifier to uniquely identify the material handling vehicle. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010955 | COMBINATION WEIGHING DEVICE - A combination weighing apparatus includes a timing hopper, a frame, and a support member. The support member is a member attached to the frame and moves a position of the timing hopper between (1) a first mounting position at which the timing hopper receives and retains objects to be weighed and (2) a second mounting position related to attachment and detachment of the timing hopper without changing a fixed state of the timing hopper with respect to the support member. A movement direction in which the timing hopper moves from the first mounting position to the second mounting position intersects a removing direction in which the timing hopper fixed at the predetermined position is removed from the support member. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO QUICKLY DETERMINE A WEIGHT - A method for determining the weight of an entity/item to be weighed on a weighing device ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180010957 | OBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An object information obtaining device includes a light source which emits light, an acoustic wave detecting unit which detects a photoacoustic wave generated by irradiation of an object with the light, and outputs an electric signal in response to detection of the photoacoustic wave, and a processing unit configured to perform two or more types of processing to photoacoustic signal data based on the electric signal to obtain object information corresponding to each of the two or more types of processing, and to display on a display unit the object information corresponding to at least one processing selected by a user out of the two or more types of processing. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010958 | FIBER OPTIC SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND VIBROSCOPE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a fiber optic sensor, a method of manufacturing the same, and a vibroscope using the same. A fiber optic sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an optical cable; an optical fiber taken out of the optical cable and provided with a fiber Bragg grating (FBG); a mold housing as a case into or to which the optical cable and the optical fiber are partially inserted and fixed, the mold housing including an optical cable accommodation groove to accommodate the optical cable, an optical fiber accommodation hole extending from the optical cable accommodation groove to accommodate the optical fiber, and a coating agent introduction hole communicated with the optical fiber accommodation hole so as to allow fluid to flow therebetween from an outer side of the mold housing so that a liquid-type coating agent permeates via the optical fiber accommodation hole; and a coating layer filling the optical fiber accommodation hole and the coating agent introduction hole and formed on an outer circumference of the optical fiber including the FBG and a surface of the mold housing. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010959 | MEMS OPTICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A MEMS MAGNETIC SENSING MECHANSIM AND MEMS LIGHT ABSORBING STRUCTURE - A MEMS optical device and an array composed thereof are disclosed herein, wherein the MEMS optical device comprises a light absorbing element, a deforming element, and a magnetic detector, wherein the magnetic detector comprises a magnetic source and a magnetic sensor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010960 | OPTICAL SENSOR - An optical sensor includes a substrate having a plurality of first light receiving elements in a surface, and a light blocking film having a plurality of first openings. The first light receiving elements are provided such that a direction of travel of incident light defined by each of the first openings is different from a thickness direction of the substrate and form at least one light receiving element set in which an angle of incidence defined between the direction of travel of the incident light and the thickness direction is the same with respect to the light receiving elements. In a view projected in the thickness direction, a positional relationship between the first light receiving elements included in a light receiving element set and the corresponding first openings has rotational symmetry of order 3 or more about an axis along the thickness direction. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010961 | WAVEFRONT CONTROL APPARATUS, WAVEFRONT CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A wavefront control apparatus includes a detector configured to detect a signal generated from a medium onto which light is irradiated, and a controller configured to control a wavefront of the light based on an output of the detector. The controller performs first processing for forming a first wavefront of the light based on the signal generated from a first measurement position in the medium, and second processing for forming a second wavefront of the light based on the signal generated from a second measurement position different from the first measurement position in the medium onto which the light having the first wavefront is irradiated. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010962 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The optical measurement apparatus includes an interface unit and a measuring unit. The interface unit is configured to receive a synchronization signal transmitted from a PLC to a fieldbus at a constant communication cycle, and output, in synchronization with the synchronization signal, a result of measurement (a measured value) by the optical measurement apparatus and a synchronization supervisory signal. The measuring unit is configured to execute optical measurement at a measurement cycle irrelevant to the communication cycle and generate a result of the measurement and a synchronization supervisory signal. The measuring unit sets the synchronization supervisory signal into an ON state in synchronization with receipt of the synchronization signal by the interface unit after start of the measurement, and sets the synchronization supervisory signal into an OFF state in synchronization with receipt of the synchronization signal by the interface unit when the interface unit outputs the measurement result. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010963 | RADIATION MEASURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - A radiation measuring device for measuring electromagnetic radiation originating from an external source. The radiation measuring device includes, a spectrometer, a pyranometer, a pyrgeometer, a diffuser, and a control unit. The spectrometer and a pyranometer are positioned in a sensor zone of a housing of the radiation measuring device. The spectrometer measures visible shortwave radiation and near-infrared shortwave radiation received at the sensor zone. The pyranometer measures shortwave radiation received at the sensor zone. The pyrgeometer is positioned in another sensor zone of the housing and measures longwave radiation received at the other sensor zone. The control unit receives radiation measurements from the spectrometer, pyranometer, and pyrgeometer. A corrected amount of radiation received at the sensor zones of the radiation measuring device is determined from the received radiation measurements. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010964 | Lens scanning mode hyperspectral imaging system and rotor unmanned aerial vehicle - A lens scanning mode hyperspectral imaging system and a rotor unmanned aerial vehicle include: an imaging lens, an imaging spectrometer and a surface array detector arranged in sequence and coaxial to a main optic axis, wherein the imaging spectrometer and the surface array detector are connected and mounted to each other; wherein the lens scanning mode hyperspectral imaging system further includes: a driving device for driving the imaging lens to translate relative to a plane where a slit of the imaging spectrometer is. The hyperspectral imaging system of the present invention overcomes the technical bias in the prior art that the imaging lens must be fixed, and the present invention provides relative motion between the target object and the imaging spectrometer by the lens scanning mode for imaging, which solves the image distortion problem of conventional hyperspectral imaging system using a slit scanning mode or a scanning mode. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010965 | SPECTRALLY-ENCODED ENDOSCOPY TECHNIQUES, APPARATUS AND METHODS - Exemplary apparatus for method for forming at least one spectral encoding endoscopy configuration. For example, it is possible to modify a spacer configuration and an lens optics configuration to have respective predetermined lengths, and also to modify a dispersive optics configuration to have a further predetermined length. Further, the modified spacer and modified lens optics configurations can be attached to one another to form a combined spacer-lens optics configuration. The modified dispersive optics configuration can be attached to a substrate to form to form a grating substrate configuration. Additionally, the combined spacer-lens optics configuration can be connected to an optical fiber, and the modified attached dispersed optics configuration can be connected to the modified attached lens optics configuration to form the spectral encoding endoscopy configuration(s) which can extends along a particular axis. The dispersive optics configuration can be modified to be at a predetermined angle with respect to the particular axis. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010966 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus is configured to: acquire a correction factor from a recording unit for recording, for each of a plurality of pixels, the correction factor for correcting a difference in pixel value corresponding to a difference between a spectral sensitivity and a preset reference spectral sensitivity in a predetermined wavelength range at a pixel of interest, based on image data generated by an image sensor, the image sensor having the plurality of pixels on which color filters of a plurality of colors with different spectral transmittances are respectively located, the color filters forming a predetermined array pattern; calculate a correction amount for correcting a pixel value of the pixel of interest based on the correction factor at the pixel of interest and pixel values of pixels surrounding the pixel of interest; and correct the pixel value of the pixel of interest by using the correction amount. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010967 | HIGH PRECISION WAVELENGTH MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF A TUNABLE LASER - A tunable laser system includes a tunable laser to be scanned over a range of frequencies and an interferometer having a plurality of interferometer outputs. At least two interferometer outputs of the plurality of interferometer outputs have a phase difference. A wavelength reference has a spectral feature within the range of frequencies, and the spectral feature does not change in an expected operating environment of the tunable laser. Processing circuitry uses the spectral feature and the plurality of interferometer outputs to produce an absolute measurement of a wavelength of the tunable laser and controls the tunable laser based on a comparison of the absolute measurement of the wavelength of the tunable laser with a setpoint wavelength. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010968 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUIT THAT DETECTS A TEMPERATURE RANGE UPPER LIMIT VALUE AND A TEMPERATURE RANGE LOWER LIMIT VALUE - A method can include, in response to a power supply voltage transition, setting a temperature window to a first temperature range by operation of a temperature circuit formed on a semiconductor device. In response to a temperature of the semiconductor device being determined to be outside of the first temperature range, changing the temperature range of the temperature window until the temperature of the semiconductor device is determined to be within the temperature window. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010969 | DIRECTIONAL FORCE SENSING ELEMENT AND SYSTEM - A directional force sensor and sensing system are described. The directional force sensor includes a leaf spring and one or more load sensors disposed about the leaf spring such that in response to a force applied to the leaf spring, the one or more load sensors provide a signal. A controller is coupled to receive signals from the one or more directional force sensors and determines characteristics of forces applied to the directional force sensors. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010970 | Apparatus For Testing The Degree To Which Meat Is Cooked - Apparatus ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180010971 | Torque Sensors - A torque sensor for use in an electric power assisted steering system comprises a first shaft, a second shaft, and a torsion bar, a hollow sleeve that is secured to the first shaft and extends along the torsion bar to at least partially axially overlap the second shaft, angular deflection indicating means that produce a signal that is dependent on the angular deflection of the first shaft relative to the second shaft as a torque is applied across the torque sensor that causes the torsion bar to twist, at least one drive dog fixed to the sleeve and at least one corresponding drive dog fixed to the second shaft, in normal operation the two dogs being offset so that they permit a defined range of angular deflection of the torsion bar but will engage each other to provide a path for torque to be transferred from the first shaft to the second shaft in the event of a failure of the torsion bar, and a connecting element which has a first part that is secured within a bore in one of the second shaft and the sleeve, the connecting element having a second part that extends into a feature of the other of the second shaft and the sleeve, at zero torque across the torque sensor the connecting element being spaced circumferentially from the feature by an angular distance greater than the spacing between the drive dogs and spaced from the feature in a direction along the axis of the shafts that is less than the overlap of the drive dogs in that direction to prevent the shafts moving apart in the event of failure of the torsion bar by an amount that would otherwise prevent the drive dogs engaging. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010972 | A FORCE MEASUREMENT MECHANISM - A force measurement mechanism comprises two force input members ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180010973 | GAUGE DEVICE - A gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure is configured to measure tension on a pulling rope during a cable pull. The gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a frame, a housing carried by the frame, a roller rotatably carried by the housing, a sensor on the frame beneath the housing, and at least one additional roller rotatably attached to the frame. The housing is configured to translate linearly relative to the frame, such that when the housing moves relative to the frame, the housing is configured to engage with the sensor to activate the sensor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010974 | PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM - A pressure sensor system with at least two absolute pressure sensors can have an external sensor with a pressure sensitive surface in contact with atmospheric pressure (proximal) and internal sensors each with a pressure sensitive surface in contact with one or more regions at an unknown pressure (distal). The unknown pressure is determined by a means to calculate the difference between the first sensor and the internal sensors. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010975 | PRESSURE SENSOR - To suppress variations in the shift amount of the zero point of a sensor output when a pipe is connected to a pressure sensor via a clamp. A pressure sensor includes two semiconductor chips in two straight lines, orthogonal to each other, that pass through a center of a diaphragm in plan view, two resistors in the region between two supporting members supporting one semiconductor chip, and two other resistors in the region between two other supporting members supporting the other semiconductor chip. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010976 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes a diaphragm having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a semiconductor chip in which resistors constituting a strain gauge are formed, a first structural body having one end coupled to a center of a second principal surface of the diaphragm and the other end coupled to the other surface of the semiconductor chip, and at least two second structural bodies disposed in two straight lines, orthogonal to each other, that pass through the center of the diaphragm in plan view so as to be disposed separately from the first structural body, and having one ends coupled to the second principal surface and the other ends coupled to the other surface of the semiconductor chip, in which the resistors are formed in regions between the first structural body and the second structural bodies in plan view in the semiconductor chip. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010977 | COLD CATHODE IONIZATION VACUUM GAUGE - A cold cathode ionization vacuum gauge includes an extended anode electrode and a cathode electrode surrounding the anode electrode along its length and forming a discharge space between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The vacuum gauge further includes an electrically conductive guard ring electrode interposed between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode about a base of the anode electrode to collect leakage electrical current, and a discharge starter device disposed over and electrically connected with the guard ring electrode, the starter device having a plurality of tips directed toward the anode and forming a gap between the tips and the anode. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010978 | Flow Detection Device - A flow detector for detecting flow rates of fluid in pipes by measuring the temperature of the pipe and the ambient temperature and determining from the signals whether there is a flow in the pipe,by the shape of the temperature signals without providing any heat input to the pipe or fluid. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010979 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A LEAK TEST ON FUEL ROD CAPSULES - The invention relates to a device for performing a leak test on a fuel rod capsule, which contains at least one fuel rod and test gas, which device comprises a test container, which is designed to accommodate at least one fuel rod capsule and can be lowered into a pool of a nuclear plant flooded with water. According to the invention, a mass spectrometer is fluidically connected to the interior of the test container in such a way that a gas flow can be fed to the mass spectrometer in order to sense the concentration of the test gas that has diffused into the test container from the fuel rod capsule. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010980 | SHAFT SHEAR DETECTION THROUGH SHAFT OSCILLATION - There is described a shaft shear event detection method. The method comprises obtaining a demodulated waveform of a shaft oscillation wave superimposed on a shaft rotational speed signal, comparing the amplitude to an amplitude threshold, detecting oscillation when the amplitude threshold is exceeded for a plurality of samples, and detecting a shaft shear when oscillation continues for a predetermined time limit. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010981 | BEARING MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND METHOD OF MONITORING - A bearing monitoring system for an air cycle machine includes a housing. Also included is a compressor disposed within the housing. Further included is a turbine disposed within the housing. Yet further included is an axial shaft operatively coupled to the compressor and the turbine, the axial shaft disposed within the housing and between a first plurality of bearings. Also included is a radial shaft extending from the axial shaft, the radial shaft disposed within the housing and between a second plurality of bearings. Further included is at least one sensor mounted to the housing and oriented to monitor deflection of the radial shaft. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010982 | ENGINE PERFORMANCE MODELING BASED ON WASH EVENTS - One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for measuring engine performance. The method includes receiving first parameters related to engine performance prior to an engine wash event. The method includes receiving second parameters related to engine performance after the engine wash event. The method includes determining an engine performance prior to the engine wash event based on the first parameters. The method includes determining an engine performance after the engine wash event based on the second parameters. The method includes determining an effectiveness of the engine wash event based on the engine performance prior to the engine wash event and the engine performance after the engine wash event. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010983 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DETECTION OF MISFIRE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A method and system are provided with which it is possible to detect non-firing and untimely firing events in internal combustion and, if necessary, the temperature of the gas in the exhaust gas pipe. This is performed in general by measuring the speed of sound and determining the phase angle between the sender and receiver either arranged on different sides of the exhaust gas pipe or on the same side of the exhaust gas pipe. The receiver, depending on the measurement principle, can include one, two, or in special applications three receivers. Additionally, if necessary, it is possible to suppress the structure-borne sound influence on a speed of sound measurement with low cost and high stability. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010984 | TO A SOFT COLLISION PARTNER (AKA SOFT CAR) USED IN SYSTEM FOR TESTING CRASH AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES - A soft body system adapted to form the body and exterior surface of a Guided Soft Target for testing crash avoidance technologies in a subject vehicle is disclosed. The soft body system is adapted to be mounted atop a motorized Dynamic Motion Element (DME) and when so mounted is adapted to collide with the subject vehicle while the DME is moving. The soft body system includes a semi-rigid form with an exterior surface. The form is sufficiently yielding so as to impart a minimal force to the subject vehicle upon impact. The form may be shaped like a vehicle or a part of a vehicle. The exterior surface includes a side skirt made of radar absorptive material (RAM), radar reflective material (RRM) or a combination of both, which is positioned adjacent to the ground and constructed to prevent radar wave from entering the soft body system. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DATA USEFUL FOR VALVE DIAGNOSTICS - Embodiments of systems and methods that can facilitate data collection for valve diagnostics. The systems can include a valve assembly with a valve and a sampling device that is configured to access a repository with a first buffer and a second buffer. During operation, the valve assembly is configured to read data representing operating variables for the valve into the first buffer. The valve assembly is also configure to determine a quality measure for a first sample set of data from the first buffer, the quality measure indicating the usefulness of the first sample set of data for predicting performance of the valve relative to a second sample set of data from the second buffer. In one embodiment, the valve assembly is further configured to read data from the first buffer into the second buffer in response to the quality measure indicating that the first sample set of data is relatively more useful than the second sample set of data. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010986 | DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD USING NETWORK - A diagnostic service system includes one or plurality of factory monitoring systems configured to perform monitoring of at least one machine; a service center management device that is connected with the one or plurality of factory monitoring systems via a network; one or plurality of service centers that are connected with the service center management device; and a plurality of service terminals connected with one service center or each of the plurality of service centers via a service control. The plurality of service terminals are used by each responder capable of fault diagnosis of the machine, and when fault of a machine occurs, one of the plurality of service terminals is selected via the service center management device and the one service center or plurality of service centers. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010987 | Method and Apparatus For a Cone Penetration Test With Whipstock-Enabled Soil Sampling - A method and apparatus for geotechnical soil sampling in conjunction with the Cone Penetration Test (CPT) is provided. The apparatus involves a tubular whipstock cell affixed between push rods and the lower elements of a cone penetrometer. The whipstock cell includes a whipstock having a beveled face. The whipstock face is oriented towards a sampling window pre-formed in the whipstock cell. The apparatus also includes at least one push rod connected to the proximal end of the whipstock cell, and an elongated sampling rod dimensioned to be slidably moved through the at least one push rod en route to the whipstock cell. The apparatus additionally comprises a soil sampler residing at a distal end of the push rod. A method of taking soil samples is also provided herein. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010988 | PACKAGING UNIT FOR LIQUID SAMPLE LOADING DEVICES APPLIED IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND PACKAGING METHOD - The present invention provides a packaging unit for liquid sample loading devices applied in an electron microscope. The liquid sample loading devices may be easily, rapidly, precisely and stably aligned and packaged by an engagement of an upper jig and a bottom jig as well as a first fixing pillar supported in a slide track of the packaging unit. Accordingly, efficiency and a yield of packaging the liquid sample loading devices may be improved. In addition, the packaging unit for the liquid sample loading devices of the present invention may directly package a liquid sample, and thus the liquid sample may maintain its original state. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010989 | SAMPLE EXTRACTING, DILUTING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE - A tube for mixing, diluting and preserving a sample includes a hollow first container for receiving and storing a solution, the first container having first and second ends, wherein at least the first end has a through-hole, and a transport-pin located in the through-hole of the first end having a shape closely matching to the through-hole, the transport-pin including a recess with a predetermined size. The recess is suitable to be filled by a sample, wherein the transport-pin is movable between an initial position in which the recess is positioned at least partially on the outer side of the first container, and an end position in which the recess is positioned at least partially on the inner side of the first container. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010990 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PARTICLES - A method for processing particles contained in a liquid biological sample is presented. The method uses a rotatable vessel for processing particles contained in a liquid biological sample. The rotatable vessel has a longitudinal axis about which the vessel is rotatable, an upper portion comprising a top opening for receiving the liquid comprising the particles, a lower portion for holding the liquid while the rotatable vessel is resting, the lower portion comprising a bottom, and an intermediate portion located between the upper portion and the lower portion, the intermediate portion comprising a lateral collection chamber for holding the liquid while the rotatable vessel is rotating. The method employs dedicated acceleration and deceleration profiles for sedimentation and re-suspension of the particles of interest. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010991 | Methods and Apparatus for Centrifuge Fluid Production and Measurement Using Resistive Cells - A system and method for centrifuge fluid production and measurement using resistive cells is provided. The method comprises separating an electrically conducting first fluid and a second fluid within a collection cell having a first and second section, wherein the collection cell has an electrically conductive outer wall and an inner wall having an insulating material disposed thereon. The method provides that the first and second fluids are separated from a solid disposed in the first section into the second section, the second fluid having a specific mass greater than the first fluid. The method further provides measuring, using one or more wires disposed in the second fluid and electrically connected to a resistance measuring unit within the second section, a resistivity change of the second fluid relative to the displacement of the first fluid, and communicating the resistivity change. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010992 | Optical Measurement System - An optical measurement system comprising a vessel for non-invasively testing a sample material composition in-situ and in real time. The test chamber is configured to hold a sample material composition for a wellbore. The optical measurement system is configured to provide in-situ monitoring of the sample material composition in real time and at high temperature and high pressure. Dimensional and geometrical changes occurring within the sample material composition are monitored using the optical measurement system. The system further performs goniometry on a sample. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010993 | DROP WEIGHT TOWER FOR CRACK INITIATION IN FRACTURE MECHANICS SAMPLES - Drop-weight tower ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180010994 | Continuous in-line hydrocarbon quality analyzer - A device for continuous measurement of average molecular weight and polarity of a hydrocarbon stream. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010995 | VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT - A system for measuring the viscosity of a fluid comprises a rotor cup; a bob disposed within the rotor cup and having shaft rotatably coupled to the rotor cup; a bearing connecting the shaft of the bob to the rotor cup; a magnetic coupling comprising a first magnetic element connected to the shaft of the bob and a second magnetic element disposed outside the rotor cup adjacent to the first magnetic element; and an inertial measurement unit disposed adjacent to the second magnetic element which is capable of sensing rotation of the magnetic coupling. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010996 | Porosimetry Transition Region Adjustment - A method can include receiving porosimetry data for a range of pressures that spans a transition zone defined at least in part by a high-pressure end of a first pressure zone and a low-pressure end of a second pressure zone; detecting at least one artifact in the transition zone; computing accuracy information for the highpressure end of a first pressure zone and the low-pressure end of a second pressure zone; computing a pressure-volume adjustment based at least in part on the accuracy information; and outputting a pressure-volume relationship in the transition zone based at least in part on the pressure-volume adjustment. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010997 | OPTICAL PARTICLE SORTER - A process for optically sorting a plurality of particles includes: providing a particle receiver; producing particles; receiving the particles by the particle receiver; receiving a light by the particle receiver; producing a standing wave optical interference pattern in an optical interference site of the particle receiver from the light; subjecting the particles to an optical gradient force from the standing wave optical interference pattern; deflecting the particles into a plurality of deflected paths to form the sorted particles from the particles; and propagating the sorted particles from the optical interference site through the deflected paths to optically sort the particles | 2018-01-11 |
20180010998 | EVALUATING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR UNASSOCIATED VIRUS-SIZE PARTICLES WITH ADENOVIRUS OR ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS EPITOPE - A method for evaluating a biological material for unassociated virus-size particles having a particular epitope indicative of an adeno-associated virus viral type or an adenovirus viral type uses a fluorescent antibody stain specific for binding with the epitope and a fluid sample with the virus-size particles and fluorescent antibody stain is subjected to flow cytometry with identification of fluorescent emission detection events indicative of passage through a flow cell of a flow cytometer of unassociated labeled particles of virus size including such a virus-size particle and fluorescent antibody stain. | 2018-01-11 |
20180010999 | EVALUATING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR UNASSOCIATED VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES - A method for evaluating a biological material for unassociated virus-like particles virus size having a particular epitope uses a fluorescent antibody stain specific for binding with the epitope and a fluid sample with the virus-size particles and fluorescent antibody stain is subjected to flow cytometry with identification of fluorescent emission detection events indicative of passage through a flow cell of a flow cytometer of unassociated labeled particles of virus size including such a virus-like particle and fluorescent antibody stain. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011000 | METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF MUSCLE FIBERS IN MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY - The disclosure concerns a method for assessing muscular dystrophy-linked protein expression in muscle fibers using digital image analysis of tissue. The method relates to assessing disease severity in individuals with muscular dystrophy. Muscle tissue samples are obtained from patients submitted for evaluation and processed to produce tissue sections mounted on glass slides which have been stained for a muscular dystrophy-linked protein. Digital images of the stained tissue sections are generated and analyzed by applying an algorithm process implemented by a computer to the images. The algorithm process extracts the morphometric and staining features of the muscular dystrophy-linked protein staining in the tissue, and parameters relating to these features are used to score the disease status for each patient submitted for evaluation. The score of disease status is ultimately used to infer disease severity, monitor the efficacy of a therapeutic approach, or select patients as candidates for a therapeutic approach. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011001 | AUTOMATED REAL-TIME PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VELOCIMETRY WITH HOLOGRAPHIC VIDEO MICROSCOPY - An in-line holographic microscope can be used to analyze on a frame-by-frame basis a video stream to track individual colloidal particles' three-dimensional motions. The system and method can provide real time nanometer resolution, and simultaneously measure particle sizes and refractive indexes. Through a combination of applying a combination of Lorenz-Mie analysis with selected hardware and software methods, this analysis can be carried out in near real time. An efficient particle identification methodology automates initial position estimation with sufficient accuracy to enable unattended holographic tracking and characterization. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011002 | FIBRE OPTIC MONITORING INSTALLATION AND METHOD - The invention relates to installations for fibre optic monitoring of articles, and apparatus and methods for forming such installations, including a modular system and components for forming a fibre optic monitoring installation. Applications of the invention include the monitoring of vessels, chambers, and fluid conduits in industrial processing plants, and the invention has particular application to monitoring large vessels, for example temperature monitoring of vessels used in catalytic reforming processes. Convenient installation on or removal from the article being monitored is achieved by providing a support structure for the fibre optic length, which presents the fibre optic length in a preconfigured orientation suitable for monitoring the article. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the fibre optic length is disposed on a panel in a plurality of dense spiral patterns. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011003 | SMALL VOLUME, LONG PATHLENGTH MULTI-PASS GAS CELL FOR IR AND UV MONITORING - A multipass cell assembly for monitoring of fluid is described, as well as fluid processing systems utilizing same, and associated methods of use of such multipass cell assembly for fluid monitoring. The multipass cell assembly is usefully employed in fluid processing operations such as monitoring of vapor deposition process reactants, e.g., reactants used for vapor deposition metallization of tungsten from a tungsten carbonyl precursor. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011004 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE COMPRISING TRACE SAMPLE-USE HIGH SENSITIVITY LIGHT ABSORBING CELL - The present invention relates to a measurement device including a trace sample-use high sensitivity light absorbing cell, the device comprising: a light absorbing cell containing a capillary tube of which both ends are open hollow shaped; a light absorbing cell mounting block on which one end of the light absorbing cell is mounted, and which comprises a light emitting unit, disposed on the upper portion of the light absorbing cell, for irradiating light to one end of the light absorbing cell; and a light receiving block which comprises a light metering immersion unit disposed in such a manner that the other end of the light absorbing cell is immersed in a sample contained therein, and which detects light that is irradiated to one end of the light absorbing cell and emitted to the other end thereof. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011005 | APPARATUS FOR INLINE TRACE ANALYSIS OF A LIQUID - The invention relates to an apparatus for the inline trace analysis of a liquid, preferably of an aqueous process solution, comprising: a housing ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180011006 | Optical Vibration Detection System and Method - A system includes at least one earpiece wherein each earpiece comprises an earpiece housing, a light source operatively connected to each earpiece housing and configured to transmit substantially coherent light toward an outer surface of a user's body, a light receiver operatively connected to the earpiece housing proximate to the light source and configured to receive reflected light from the outer surface of the user's body, and one or more processors disposed within the earpiece housing and operatively connected to the light source and light receiver, wherein one or more processors is configured to determine bone vibration measurements from the reflected light. A method of determining bone vibrations includes providing at least one earpiece, transmitting substantially coherent light toward an outer surface of a user's body using the earpiece, receiving reflected light from the outer surface of the user's body using the earpiece, and determining bone vibration measurements using the earpiece. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011007 | Arrangement for Measuring Gas Concentrations - An arrangement for measuring gas concentrations in a gas absorption method, wherein the arrangement includes a plurality of light sources, a measuring cell, at least one measuring receiver and an evaluation apparatus. The measuring cell has a narrow, longitudinally-extended beam path with an entrance-side opening diameter B and an absorption length L with L>B, wherein the measuring cell has a gas inlet and a gas outlet wherein a plurality of light sources of different wavelength spectra is grouped into a first light source group wherein an optical homogeniser is interposed between the first light source group and the measuring cell, wherein, in particular, the homogeniser is coupled to the light source group directly or via a common optical assembly. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011008 | MATURITY DETERMINATION DEVICE AND MATURITY DETERMINATION METHOD - A maturity determination device includes an image capturing device to capture a image including a plurality of first and second pixels; and a signal processing circuit configured to find an area size ratio of an intensity distribution of light of a first wavelength band on the basis of a predetermined reference value based on pixel values obtained from the plurality of first and second pixels, and to generate maturity determination information in accordance with the area size ratio. The first pixel includes a first light transmission filter, and the second pixel includes a second light transmission filter. The intensity of the light of the first wavelength band reflected by the fruits and vegetables varies in accordance with the maturity level, and the intensity of the light of the second wavelength band reflected by the fruits and vegetables is substantially the same regardless of the maturity level. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011009 | WAVELENGTH BAND BASED PASSIVE INFRARED GAS IMAGING - Systems and methods disclosed herein, in accordance with one or more embodiments provide for imaging gas in a scene, the scene having a background and a possible occurrence of gas. In one embodiment, a method and a system adapted to perform the method includes: controlling a thermal imaging system to capture a gas IR image representing the temperature of a gas and a background IR image representing the temperature of a background based on a predetermined absorption spectrum of the gas, on an estimated gas temperature and on an estimated background temperature; and generating a gas-absorption-path-length image, representing the length of the path of radiation from the background through the gas, based on the gas image and the background IR image. The system and method may include generating a gas visualization image based on the gas-absorption-path-length image to display an output image visualizing a gas occurrence in the scene. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011010 | SENSOR DEVICES COMPRISING A METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are embodiments of sensor devices comprising a sensing component able to determine the presence of, detect, and/or quantify detectable species in a variety of environments and applications. The sensing components disclosed herein can comprise MOF materials, plasmonic nanomaterials, redox-active molecules, a metal, or any combinations thereof. In some exemplary embodiments, optical properties of the plasmonic nanomaterials and/or the redox-active molecules combined with MOF materials can be monitored directly to detect analyte species through their impact on external conditions surrounding the material or as a result of charge transfer to and from the plasmonic nanomaterial and/or the redox-active molecule as a result of interactions with the MOF material. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011011 | SPECTROMETRIC IONIC IMPURITY MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for detecting and measuring the amount of an ionic impurity, notably formula (A) and/or formula (B) in a liquid sample, notably water, comprises: Introducing the liquid sample through a liquid inlet into a measurement cell, notably an optical cavity of an optical spectrometer; Causing vaporisation of the liquid sample by maintaining the pressure in the measurement cell below the saturated vapour pressure of the liquid sample; Causing the formation of gas-phase reaction product(s) of the ionic impurity; Measuring the amount of the gas-phase reaction product(s) of the ionic impurity in the measurement cell. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011012 | METHOD FOR DISPENSING A PRODUCT FROM A CONTAINER - A method for dispensing a product from an interior volume of a container to which a power assembly is secured, which includes rotating an actuator sleeve of the power assembly in one direction relative to the container to draw an amount of the product from the interior volume into a pump chamber and to pressurize the pump chamber, and temporarily depressing an actuator of the power assembly to dispense a portion of the product from the pump chamber through a nozzle for a duration of time during which the actuator is temporarily depressed. During the duration when the product is dispensed from the container, the power assembly does not rotate relative to the container, and the power assembly is never rotated in an opposite direction. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011013 | REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASURING DEVICE - A photodiode includes semiconductor layers and a gate insulating layer provided on a buried insulating layer formed on a substrate and has a diffraction grating portion in which a plurality of groove portions are formed in a two-dimensional lattice shape, on the gate insulating layer. Measurement light is guided by an optical system including a photoelastic modulator and is incident on the photodiode. The measurement light is emitted from the light source device in a state of being linearly polarized light having a predetermined wavelength and is converted at a predetermined frequency by the optical system such that states in which the measurement light becomes linearly polarized light beams of two orthogonal directions are repeated. In addition, electric signals from the photodiode in the state in which the measurement light becomes the linearly polarized light beams of the two orthogonal directions are lock-in detected. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011014 | Method and Apparatus for Calculating Electromagnetic Scattering Properties of Finite Periodic Structures - A method of determining electromagnetic scattering properties of a finite periodic structure has the steps: | 2018-01-11 |
20180011015 | OPTICAL SENSOR, OPTICAL TESTING APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS DETECTION METHOD - An optical sensor is provided. The optical sensor has an emitting system including at least one light emitting device which emits light onto an object; and a detecting system detecting the light which has been emitted by the emitting system and which has propagated through the object. The light emitting device is capable of emitting a plurality of light beams with different wavelengths onto substantially the same position of the object. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMMERSION FLOW CYTOMETRY - An immersion cytometry system ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180011017 | NONINVASIVE, CONTINUOUS IN VITRO SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF TURBIDITY AND CONCENTRATION - The invention provides a method of determining turbidity and concentration simultaneously a sample by irradiating the sample with a single incident wavelength and simultaneously measuring wavelength shifted (IE) and unshifted (EE) light emitted. A relative volume of light emitted from two phases may be determined, wherein the two phases comprise a first Rayleigh and Mie scattering and fluorescent phase associated with suspended particles, and a second, non-scattering but fluorescent phase associated with suspending solution. Volumes of the phases and/or concentrations of specific fluorophores or Raman active species are calculated from the volume of light emitted by the first phase relative to the total volume of light emitted from the first and second phases. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011018 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DUST - Disclosed herein is a dust measuring apparatus and method for measuring a dust concentration in a flow channel. The apparatus includes a flow channel unit for defining a flow channel allowing a fluid containing dust to move therethrough, a light emitter for emitting light into the flow channel, a light detector for detecting light scattered from the dust in the flow channel and converting it to an electrical detection signal, the light detector including a plurality of detectors having different light detection ranges, and a controller for controlling the flow channel unit, the light emitter and the light detector, wherein the controller is configured to receive detection signals from the detectors, compensate for an offset for the received detection signals, and measure a dust concentration based on the compensated detection signals. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011019 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE UV TRANSMITTANCE OF WATER - Method for determining the UV transmittance of water in a UV disinfection plant, through which water flows, wherein the UV disinfection plant has a plurality of radiator arrangements, each with a UV radiation source, a sleeve tube which surrounds the UV radiation source and which has an end face at an open end, and with a UV-C sensor which detects the UV radiation emerging from the sleeve tube without the influence of the water, and with at least one further UV sensor which is arranged at a distance from the sleeve tubes of the radiator arrangements, wherein the method includes the following steps: measuring the UV radiant power emerging from the sleeve tube; measuring an amount of the transmitted radiant power by the further UV sensor; and determining the transmittance of the water by an amount of the emerged radiant power and of the transmitted radiant power. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011020 | OPTICAL DENSITY MONITOR AND COMPARATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for determining the absorption coefficient and the optical density of a fluid as they relate to the wavelength of incident radiation. Specifically, ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) or the like that emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation or the like are used as sources for irradiating the interior of an integrating chamber that is designed to increase the path length of the radiation through the fluid, thus enhancing the detection limits of the absorption coefficient and the optical density according to Beer's Law. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011021 | MULTICOLOR FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS DEVICE - A multicolor fluorescence analysis device | 2018-01-11 |
20180011022 | DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY RECORDING DEVICE, DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY PLAYBACK DEVICE, DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY RECORDING METHOD, AND DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY PLAYBACK METHOD - Both a hologram and fluorescence are simultaneously captured in a state in which they can be reconstructed separately. A recording device ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180011023 | APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF BIO-CONTAMINANTS BASED UPON MEASUREMENT OF SATURATION OF LIGHT INTENSITIES AT FLUORESCENCE WAVELENGTH RELATIVE TO LIGHT INTENSITIES AT A PREDETERMINED WAVELENGTH - A method for optical detection of residual soil on articles (such as medical instruments and equipment), after completion of a washing or a rinsing operation by a washer. A soil detection system provides an indication of soil on the articles by detecting luminescent radiation emanating from the soil in the presence of ambient light. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING AND CONTROLLING THE PROPERTIES OF A CHEMICAL SPECIES DURING A TIME-DEPENDENT PROCESS - Devices and methods for controlling the properties of chemical species during time-dependent processes. A device includes a reactor for containing one or more chemical species of a time-dependent process, an extraction pump for automatically and continuously extracting an amount of the one or more chemical species from the reactor, one or more detectors for measuring property changes of the one or more extracted chemical species and generating a continuous stream of data related to the one or more property changes to the one or more chemical species during a time interval, and a process controller configured to fit the continuous stream of data to a mathematical function to predict one or more properties of the one or more chemical species at a future time point and make one or more process decisions based on the prediction of one or more properties at the future time point. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011025 | RETROREFLECTOR PROVIDING THE FUNCTIONS OF RETROREFLECTION AND PICKUP OF A PARAMETER OF THE ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a retroreflector able to be placed in contact with an environment, comprising, by way of constituent material, a material enabling a parameter of said environment to be picked up, said material modifying the optical transmission properties of the retroreflector when said parameter is present, said retroreflector being able to receive an incident light beam via a first face and to reemit a light beam via said first face. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011026 | TRACE ELEMENTS DETECTION TEST PAPER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure provides a trace element detection test, whose items are spliced by different variety of strips, including: routine urine test paper, test paper, calcium iron and zinc test, each block corresponding to each color recognition test items test results of paper. The trace element test paper of the invention can conveniently and comprehensively judge the urine routine items in children's urine and the content of trace elements such as calcium, iron and zinc whether normal or not. The preparation method of the calcium detection test paper is simple and effective, and has the advantages of low one-time use, convenient use and fast and accurate detection result. | 2018-01-11 |
20180011027 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF OPTICAL DENSITIES OR OF THE CHANGE IN OPTICAL DENSITIES OF REACTION MIXTURES IN SHAKEN REACTORS - The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to a system for the automated determination of optical densities or of the change in optical densities of reaction mixtures in shaken reactors during shaking operation. Methods and devices currently used therefor are often unreliable, are susceptible to environmental and process factors, or require interruptions to the shaking operation that impair the process control. The problem addressed by the invention is that of specifying a method and a device for the automated determination of optical densities or of the change in optical densities of reaction mixtures in shaken reactors during shaking operation that operate reliably under various environmental and process conditions. This problem is solved by means of a new measurement method, wherein the reaction mixture distribution, which periodically fluctuates because of the shaking action, is used to record measurement points ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180011028 | OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM FOR A PROCESS PLANT - The present invention provides a characterization system ( | 2018-01-11 |
20180011029 | Illumination Source for an Inspection Apparatus, Inspection Apparatus and Inspection Method - Disclosed is an illumination source for generating measurement radiation for an inspection apparatus. The source generates at least first measurement radiation and second measurement radiation such that the first measurement radiation and the second measurement radiation interfere to form combined measurement radiation modulated with a beat component. The illumination source may be a HHG source. Also disclosed is an inspection apparatus comprising such a source and an associated inspection method. | 2018-01-11 |