04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170023267 | Evaporative Cooling System - A device for cooling the surface of an object or the skin of a person or animal comprising a plurality of evaporator fins, each having a substantially planar horizontal portion for making contact with an object to be cooled, one or more vertical portions attached to or continuing from the horizontal portion that extends upward there from, and a fabric layer disposed on a surface of the vertical portion. The device includes a support member comprised of one or more parts that connect the plurality of evaporator fins into a larger structure, and can include means to urge the horizontal portions of the evaporator fin assembly against a surface to be cooled. The device can also be embodied as one or more pieces of fabric with a plurality of convoluted evaporator fins adhered to it. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023268 | PERSONAL EVAPORATIVE COOLING APPARATUS - A portable evaporative cooling apparatus includes a primary passage for delivering a primary air stream to an induction nozzle. A secondary passage that is substantially unobstructed extends from an ambient air inlet to the induction nozzle. A secondary air stream is induced through the secondary passage by the primary air stream and the primary and secondary air streams are ejected from the induction nozzle into the ambient air. An atomiser in the secondary passage, proximate the ambient air inlet, emits a fine spray of water into the secondary air stream. The mixing of the water spray and induced air flow is performed inside the induction nozzle, which also provides a physical and thermal barrier, and makes a completely cooled air stream available immediately outside the user, so the apparatuses may be placed close to the user's face, for example. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023269 | INTEGRATED AIRFLOW CONTROL FOR VARIABLE AIR VOLUME AND AIR HANDLER HVAC SYSTEMS TO REDUCE BUILDING HVAC ENERGY USE - An airflow system includes a damper apparatus configured to adjust a flow volume of recirculated air and a flow volume of outside air within the airflow system, a variable air volume (VAV) apparatus disposed in fluid communication with the damper apparatus, and a controller disposed in operative communication with the damper apparatus and the VAV apparatus. The controller is configured to determine a percentage of outside air provided to the airflow system by the damper apparatus, determine a minimum flow volume provided by the VAV apparatus of the airflow system, which relates a required flow volume of outside air provided by the VAV apparatus to a zone and the percentage of outside air provided to the airflow system by the damper apparatus, and adjust a flow volume of air provided by the VAV apparatus to the zone based upon the determined minimum flow volume provided by the VAV apparatus. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023270 | UNIVERSAL DEMAND-RESPONSE REMOTE CONTROL FOR DUCTLESS SPLIT SYSTEM - A universal demand-response remote-control device for controlling a control unit of a ductless, split air-conditioning system. The remote-control device includes a long-distance communications module and includes a local communications module. The remote-control device also includes a processor in electrical communication with the long-distance communications module and the local communications module. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023271 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes air conditioners having a room temperature sensor to detect temperature of rooms, a mobile terminal carried by a user, and information mediation devices configured to cause exchange of information between the air conditioners and the mobile terminal using a public circuit. An air-conditioning management program installed in the mobile terminal is capable of causing an image that includes information related to a registered plurality of the air conditioners to be displayed on a display screen of the mobile terminal. When the rooms have been determined to be in a predetermined high-temperature state based on detection results of the room temperature sensor of the registered air conditioners, the information mediation devices provide a push-notification about the high-temperature information to the mobile terminal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023272 | THERMOSTAT WITH HEAT RISE COMPENSATION BASED ON WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION - A HVAC controller located within a building zone includes a housing, a wireless radio, a controller monitor, a temperature sensor, and a temperature compensation module. The wireless radio is contained within the housing and is configured to transmit data via a wireless HVAC network. The controller monitor is configured to detect wireless activity of the wireless radio, the wireless activity generating heat inside the housing and causing a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature of the building zone outside the housing. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature inside the housing. The temperature compensation module is configured to determine a wireless heat rise resulting from the wireless activity, to calculate a temperature offset based on the wireless heat rise, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023273 | PLANAR PLATE CORE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An apparatus includes a core configured for use in an energy exchanger. The core includes a plurality of stacked and spaced planar plate pairs including a top plate and a bottom plate to support fluid flow of a first fluid flow and a second fluid flow. A plurality of dimples is provided by instances of the plate pairs. The plurality of dimples are arranged to generate substantially counter current flow between the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023274 | Air register drain - An air register drain, for draining liquid from a duct register opening, and having; a collector portion having a bottom wall, side walls, and a top wall and an end wall at one end; a duct connection (opening); an air register opening in the top; fastenings for fastening drain, the air register opening in position beneath a register opening in a floor, a liquid collection well wherein liquid can collect, and, a liquid drain in the well connectable to a liquid drain pipe. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023275 | ACCUMULATOR TANK - An accumulator tank for handling a heat transfer medium, may have a tank top section and a bottom section. The accumulator tank may be connected to at least one heat-emitting system and at least one heat-absorbing system. The accumulator tank may have a plurality of partition walls located inside the tank and arranged between the bottom section and the top section for the purpose of dividing the tank into a plurality of spaces. The systems may be connected to at least one respective space so that a temperature gradient is created between the bottom section and the top section. Also disclosed is a system for distributing and handling heat and/or cold, the accumulator tank. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023276 | HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE AND HEATING BOILER HAVING SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE - A heat exchanger tube of a heating boiler, comprising an outer tube, which may be flown through by exhaust gases from the boiler firing and which may be surrounded by boiler water on the outside, and a profiled insert inserted into the outer tube, which comprises ribs running in longitudinal direction of the outer tube to enlarge the inner surface of the outer tube and which is in thermally conductive contact with the outer tube, are to achieve that an even greater heat transfer capacity from the combustion gases to the boiler water in the heating boiler is enabled. A first longitudinal section of the outer tube is formed in a cylindrical, smooth-walled manner and a second longitudinal section of the outer tube has at least one cross-sectional narrowing element narrowing the flow cross section. The profiled insert extends exclusively over the first longitudinal section of the outer tube. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023277 | SOLAR PANEL - A solar panel comprising a plurality of elongated and flat pipe elements having a first end, a second end and at least one longitudinal and through pipe channel for a heat carrying liquid, wherein the pipe channels are arranged with a height (H) up to 10 mm. the pipe elements are connected to opposite and elongated edge elements. The edge elements are arranged with a longitudinal channel for the heat carrying liquid, wherein the channels in the edge elements are connected to the pipe channels and extend in a direction perpendicular to the pipe channels. The pipe elements are formed with an aperture on opposite sides of at least one pipe channel, and stop devices are connected to the edge elements at selected apertures and extend into the channels of the edge elements to block the channels and guide the heat carrying liquid between the pipe channels. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023278 | Electrochemical Heat Transfer System - A heat transfer system includes a working fluid and an electrochemical compressor. The working fluid is made up of a polar solvent that primarily acts as a condensable refrigerant and hydrogen that primarily acts as an electrochemically-active component. The electrochemical compressor includes an inlet fluidly coupled to an evaporator to receive the working fluid; an outlet fluidly coupled to a condenser; and one or more electrochemical cells electrically connected to each other through a power supply. Each electrochemical cell includes a gas pervious anode, a gas pervious cathode, and an electrolytic membrane disposed between and in intimate electrical contact with the cathode and the anode to pass the working fluid. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023279 | Pumped Refrigerant Cooling System With 1+1 To N+1 And Built-In Redundancy - A pumped refrigerant cooling system having cooling units with associated pumping units for providing working fluid to the cooling unit to enable cooling of a space. The pumped refrigerant cooling system also includes a redundant pumping unit which is activated when a primary pumping unit associated with a cooling unit becomes inactive. The primary pumping unit is deactivated in favor of the redundant pumping unit. Once the primary pumping unit is placed in a condition suitable for reactivation, the redundant pumping unit is deactivated, and the primary pumping unit is reactivated. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023280 | LINEAR EXPANDER AND CRYOGENIC COOLING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a linear expander that can structurally offset vibration and noise caused from piston movement by moving pistons combined to two linear generators symmetrically provided in a body portion where a suction valve and a discharge valve are respectively provided to bilaterally opposite directions, and accordingly the expander has a simple structure and motion stability of the compressor can be improved. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023281 | THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - Thermal control devices adapted to provide improved control and efficiency in temperature cycling are provided herein. Such thermal control device can include a thermoelectric cooler controlled in coordination with another thermal manipulation device to control an opposing face of the thermoelectric cooler and/or a microenvironment. Some such thermal control devices include a first and second thermoelectric cooler separated by a thermal capacitor. The thermal control devices can be configured in a planar configuration with a means for thermally coupling with a planar reaction vessel of a sample analyzer for use in thermal cycling in a polymerase chain reaction of the fluid sample in the reaction vessel. Methods of thermal cycling using such a thermal control devices are also provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023282 | USER-CONTROLLED ICEMAKER SYSTEM - An icemaker system with user control includes a wiring harness, an icemaker having a connector for the wiring harness, a user interface, a controller connected to the wiring harness, and an adapter connecting the user interface to the wiring harness that connects the user interface to the controller through a rotation sensor supply line on the wiring harness. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023283 | CLEAR ICE MAKER AND METHOD FOR FORMING CLEAR ICE - An ice maker assembly includes an ice tray having an ice forming plate with a top surface, a bottom surface and upstanding edges around a perimeter of the ice forming plate. A containment wall extends upwardly around the perimeter of the ice forming plate. The containment wall has a slot extending along a lower portion of the containment wall. The slot receives the upstanding edges of the ice forming plate to form the ice tray. A fluid line is configured to dispense water onto the top surface of the ice forming plate. A mechanical oscillating mechanism is coupled to the ice tray. The oscillating mechanism begins to rotate the tray in a rocking cycle about a transverse axis of the ice forming plate after ice has started to form along the top surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023284 | ICE MAKER WITH SLUSH-AVOIDING SUMP - A sump for use in an ice maker, the sump adapted to hold a mass of water, wherein the ice maker freezes some or all of the mass of water into ice. The sump includes a recirculation area and one or more additional areas separated from the recirculation area. The recirculation area and the one or more additional areas are in fluid communication via one or more passageways. The recirculation area is adapted to hold and receive a first portion of the mass of water having a first mass. The one or more additional areas are adapted to hold a second portion of the mass of water having a second mass. Thus, if the first portion of water forms into slush, the second portion of water can be recirculated to melt the slush. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023285 | HEATER-LESS ICE MAKER ASSEMBLY WITH A TWISTABLE TRAY - An ice maker is provided that includes a tray having recesses that can include ice-phobic surfaces. The ice-phobic surfaces may include ice-phobic coatings, textured metal surfaces, hydrophobic coatings or other surfaces configured to repel water and ice. The tray can be formed from metal material and may exhibit a fatigue limit greater than about 150 Megapascals (MPa) at 10 | 2017-01-26 |
20170023286 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a freezing compartment door opening or closing the freezing compartment, and an ice making device disposed on a rear surface of the freezing compartment door. The ice making device includes a case disposed on the freezing compartment door, an ice tray rotatably disposed inside the case, the ice tray making an ice therein, a knob exposed to the outside of the case, the knob being connected to a rotation shaft of the ice tray and rotated by being manipulated from the outside, and an elastic member disposed on the rotation shaft of the ice tray, the elastic member providing an elastic force into the ice tray so that the ice tray is rotated to an original position. Thus, a structure for rotating the ice tray may be simplified. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023287 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a main body including a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a door, and an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment. The refrigerator also includes an ice bank disposed on the door, an ice transfer device configured to transfer ice made in the ice maker to the ice bank, and an ice chute that connects the ice transfer device to the ice bank. The ice transfer device includes a housing in which ice separated from the ice maker drops and a transfer member accommodated within the housing and configured to transfer ice from the housing into the ice chute. The ice transfer device also includes an ice unit configured to reduce ice jamming or damage caused by interference with the transfer member. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023288 | REFRIGERANT PACK - A refrigerant pack is provided with a refrigerant substance containing water, a precipitating component, a non-precipitating component, and a pH indicator, and is configured such that the precipitating component precipitates when the refrigerant substance freezes and is a component not corresponding to the pH indicator, the non-precipitating component does not precipitate when the refrigerant substance freezes and is a component not corresponding to the pH indicator, a change or the presence/absence of coloring in the pH indicator is reflected before and after freezing, and the refrigerant substance changes in color. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023289 | ICE CHEST PROVIDING RECYCLED POTABLE WATER - An ice chest includes a main body and a hinged lid. The main body includes a first internal compartment, second internal compartment and third internal compartment. The first and second internal compartments are separated from one another by a barrier that is capable of thermal transfer, but prohibits liquid transfer. The third internal compartment is positioned directly below the first and second internal compartments and positioned above the bottom of the main body. The third internal compartment is also capable of retaining liquid received through the first internal compartment. A porous barrier is positioned between the first and third internal compartments and filters liquid flowing from the first to the third internal compartment. The main body also includes a filtered spout capable of providing a second filtering mechanism and a release mechanism for liquid being retained in the third internal compartment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023290 | COOLING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a cooling device | 2017-01-26 |
20170023291 | VACUUM INSULATING MATERIAL AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a vacuum insulating material having an improved structure as to enhance insulation and durability and a refrigerator having the same. The vacuum insulating material includes a core material, a first envelope disposed at an outer side of the core material, a blocking layer disposed between the core material and the first envelope, and a second envelope coupling to the first envelope to form an accommodating space in which the core material and the blocking layer are accommodated, wherein the blocking layer is welded or adhered to the first envelope to form an integral unit with the first envelope. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023292 | Portable Cooler Shelf Assembly - A portable cooler shelf assembly for a cooler is provided. The cooler holds ice, food items, and beverages. The portable cooler shelf assembly comprises an underlying frame having a first side rail, a second side rail, a first end rail, a second end rail, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A top shelf is mounted to the top surface of the underlying frame. A plurality of legs are secured to the bottom surface of the underlying frame. The combined underlying frame, top shelf, and legs are capable of being received within the cooler and the food items and the beverages positionable on the top shelf are elevated above and away from the ice while still ensuring the provisions remain cool and fresh. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023293 | CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS FOR NITROGEN REJECTION, LNG AND NGL PRODUCTION FROM HIGH NITROGEN FEED GASES - Variable N2 content in feed gas ranging from 3 mol % to 50 mol % can be rejected from the process using a feed exchanger that is fluidly coupled with a cold separator and a single fractionation column to produce a nitrogen vent stream and streams that are suitable to be further processed for NGL recovery and LNG production. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023294 | System and Method for Separating Wide Variations in Methane and Nitrogen - A system and method for removing nitrogen and producing a high pressure methane product stream from natural gas feed streams having wide variations in nitrogen and methane content are disclosed. Optional add-on systems may be incorporated into the nitrogen and methane separation to produce an NGL sales stream to reduce excess hydrocarbons in the nitrogen vent stream, or to recover helium. The system and method of the invention are particularly suitable for use with feed streams in excess of 50 MMSCFD and up to 300 MMSCFD and containing up to 100 ppm carbon dioxide. Typical power requirements for compressing the methane product stream to produce a suitably high pressure stream for sale are reduced according to the systems and methods of the invention. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023295 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A GAS PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method and also a device for producing a gas product, wherein a first gas stream is combined with a second gas stream and the first gas stream that is present at a lower output pressure than the second gas stream is fed to a mechanical compressor in order to be compressed to the preset pressure of the gas product. It is characteristic in this case that the pressure of the first gas stream is elevated using a gas jet compressor arranged upstream of the mechanical compressor, to which gas jet compressor at least a part of the second gas stream is fed as pumping medium. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023296 | COLUMN FOR SEPARATING AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION, AIR SEPARATION DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A COLUMN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COLUMN - The invention relates to a column for separating air by means of cryogenic distillation, said column comprising a shell and at least four distillation segments, including at least a first intermediate distillation segment of the low-pressure column, which is surrounded by an auxiliary shell around which a space is defined that is divided into a lower section and an upper section along the radius of the column, the intermediate segment(s) being located in an intermediate part of the low-pressure column, the capacity of the first intermediate segment being greater than that of at least one adjacent segment, and an opening being disposed in the shell between two adjacent segments, which opening can be sealed if the column is to form part of an argon production device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023297 | CONDENSER-REBOILER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for the concurrent condensation of a nitrogen-rich vapor and vaporization of an oxygen-rich liquid in a distillation column based air separation unit is provided. The disclosed system includes a condenser-reboiler heat exchanger located between a lower pressure column and a higher pressure column and configured to condense a nitrogen-rich vapor from the higher pressure column and partially vaporize an oxygen-rich liquid from the lower pressure column. Within the condenser-reboiler heat exchanger, the nitrogen-rich vapor flows in an upward direction such that any non-condensables present in the nitrogen-rich vapor will accumulate proximate the upper portion or top of the condenser-reboiler modules where they can be easily removed through venting. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023298 | CONDENSER-REBOILER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for the concurrent condensation of a nitrogen-rich vapor and vaporization of an oxygen-rich liquid in a distillation column based air separation unit is provided. The disclosed system includes a condenser-reboiler heat exchanger located between a lower pressure column and a higher pressure column and configured to condense a nitrogen-rich vapor from the higher pressure column and partially vaporize an oxygen-rich liquid from the lower pressure column. Within the condenser-reboiler heat exchanger, the nitrogen-rich vapor flows in an upward direction such that any non-condensables present in the nitrogen-rich vapor will accumulate proximate the upper portion or top of the condenser-reboiler modules where they can be easily removed through venting. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023299 | Drying Device - An apparatus for drying an item includes a container including a width and a height, an insert including a planar surface positioned parallel to the width at a first midpoint along the height, wherein the insert surface includes a plurality of openings, a perforated tray positioned parallel to the width at a second midpoint along the height between the insert and a bottom of the container, and a desiccant material positioned on the tray. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023300 | UNIDIRECTIONAL MULTI-PATH LUMBER KILNS - Embodiments provide a unidirectional multi-path kiln with two or more chambers and generally parallel flow paths extending through the kiln, on opposite sides, from charge entry portals at a first end of the kiln to charge exit portals at a second end of the kiln. Moist heated air flowing from the second heated chamber is received in the first chamber and circulated around the lumber charges with one or more fans. The lumber charges proceed in the same direction on the flow paths through the heated second chamber, which may be an existing kiln. Charge exit portals at the distal end of the kiln and/or intermediate charge portals between the second chamber and a third chamber may be provided with insulating members configured to reduce airflow from the second chamber through the charge exit portals. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023301 | SCREENLESS PANELS FOR A GRAIN DRYER - A plurality of screenless panels for a grain dryer having a plurality of cut outs to receive forced heated air from a heating system. The panels have a plurality of deflectors attached above the cut outs of the panels such that debris and grain fines is prevented from obstructing airflow. The deflectors have a connecting section and a deflecting section that is bent away from the connecting section along a bend line. The deflectors are connected to the panels by bolts placed through aligned apertures in the panels and deflectors. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023302 | PORTABLE FOODWARE CLEANING AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A foodware storage system includes a storage rack, a hook assembly, and a foodware item. The storage rack includes a rod having an adjustable length coupled between a first support and a second support to maintain the rod in an elevated position above a surface upon which the storage rack is placed. The rod is disconnectably connected to at least one of the supports. The hook assembly includes a hanger and a hook. The hook is suspended from the hanger and the hanger is configured to slidably move along the adjustable length of the rod. The foodware item has an aperture dimensioned to receive the hook such that the foodware item can be hung from the hook to dry when wet. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023303 | NON-CONTACT STRIP GUIDING - A process and apparatus for controlling the strip run ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023304 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE FOR HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE AND HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE - A conveyance device for a heat treatment device presses a conveyed body to convey the conveyed body in a linear direction, and includes a cylinder mechanisms having a retractable rod that presses the conveyed body, in which: an abutting member is disposed at a tip part of the rod of the cylinder mechanism so that the abutting member abuts locations, which are different from each other in a circumferential direction, on an outer peripheral surface of the conveyed body; a guide rail configured to guide the abutting member is provided; and the abutting member is provided with a traveling roller that travels on the guide rail. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023305 | STEAM GENERATOR HAVING AN INTEGRATED MODULAR HEAT EXCHANGER - A modular heat exchanger assembly for a steam generator includes a first fluid inlet conduit configured and disposed to be connected to a source of a first fluid, and a tube sheet coupled to the first fluid inlet conduit. The tube sheet includes a first surface and an opposing, second surface. A plurality of platen tubes extends from the second surface of the tube sheet. The plurality of platen tubes is configured and disposed to carry a second fluid in a heat exchange relationship with the first fluid in a heat exchange vessel. The modular heat exchanger assembly is configured and disposed to be selectively and readily removable from the heat exchange vessel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023306 | LAYERED HEAT PIPE STRUCTURE FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A structure for transferring heat from a heat producing element to a heat sink includes a first layer including a first flat heat pipe array of a substantially parallel and adjacent heat pipes for conveying heat substantially along a first array axis and configured to be thermally coupled to the heat producing element. A second layer includes a second flat heat pipe array of substantially parallel and adjacent heat pipes for conveying heat substantially along a second array axis. The first flat heat pipe array and the second flat heat pipe array partially overlap and are in thermal contact. The first array axis and the second array axis form a nonzero angle, so that the second flat heat pipe array extends beyond the first flat heat pipe array. The second flat heat pipe array is configured to be thermally coupled to the heat sink. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023307 | VAPOR CHAMBER HAVING NO GAS DISCHARGING PROTRUSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A vapor chamber having no gas discharging protrusion includes: a lower shell member, formed with an upper surface divided into an inner zone and an outer zone and an outer peripheral wall formed with a planar surface, the inner zone is formed with capillary channels, the outer zone is formed with a recess, and one thereof is communicated with at least one of the capillary channels and the other end thereof penetrates the planar surface; and an upper shell member, engaged with the upper surface and sealed with the lower shell member, and a gas discharging hole is formed between the recess and the upper shell member. Accordingly, a conventional gas discharging protrusion is not required on the vapor chamber thereby advantages of small and thin in volume and compact in structure being provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023308 | SLIM VAPOR CHAMBER - A slim vapor chamber includes a first plate, a second plate and a capillary structure. The periphery of the second plate is connected with that of the first plate to form a chamber. The capillary structure is disposed in the chamber. At least one of a side of the first plate facing the second plate and a side of the second plate facing the first plate is formed with a plurality of supporting structures, which include a plurality of supporting pillars and a plurality of supporting plates, by an etching process. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023309 | THERMAL STORAGE ICE BREAKER APPARATUS - An internal melt ice thermal storage device having an ice build/melt coils with tubes fitted with extensions or “fins” that transfer heat from the thermal transfer medium in the tubes to distal portions of the ice rings that surround said tubes in order to define the shape of the liquid meniscus between the tube and ice allowing the ice to break free from the tube near the initiation of melt. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023310 | THREE DIMENSIONAL WOVEN LATTICES AS NOVEL MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURES - The present invention is directed to devices formed from three-dimensional (3D) structures composed of metallic, ceramic or polymeric wires or bundles and yarns of wires that are either solid or hollow like a tube. The devices of the present invention offer the potential for 3D structures with multiple properties optimized concurrently, in some cases using a topology optimization routine that includes the 3D manufacturing constraints. The properties can be optimized in different directions. The 3D structures of the present invention include multiple properties that are optimized for a range of different applications, including heat transfer. The present invention also includes the methods for optimization of the 3D structures as well as methods of use of the 3D structures in heat transfer applications. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023311 | Enhanced Heat Transfer In Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers - This disclosure includes a heat exchanging apparatus, comprising a heat exchanger plate comprising a plurality of flow passages, and wherein each flow passage comprises at least one surface feature configured to change the flow characteristics of a linear flow along an axis of flow for the flow passage. The disclosure further includes a method of constructing a heat exchanger, comprising using additive manufacturing to form a first plate having a plurality of flow passages, wherein each of the flow passages has one or more integral surface features, wherein the integral surface features are configured to change the flow characteristics of a fluid flowed linearly along an axis of flow for the flow passage. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023312 | Enhanced Heat Transfer In Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers - The disclosure includes a heat exchanging apparatus, comprising a heat exchanger plate comprising a plurality of flow passages, and wherein each flow passage comprises at least one surface feature configured to change the flow characteristics of a linear flow along an axis of flow for the flow passage. The disclosure further includes a method of constructing a heat exchanger, comprising using additive manufacturing to form a first plate having a plurality of flow passages, wherein each of the flow passages has one or more integrally formed surface features, wherein the integrally formed surface features are configured to change the flow characteristics of a fluid flowed linearly along an axis of flow for the flow passage. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023313 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of a thermal management system are provided herein. In some embodiments, a thermal management system may include a base plate; and a plurality of three dimensional fins coupled to the base, wherein each of the plurality of three dimensional fins comprises a first portion extending away from the base in a first direction and a second a portion extending away from the first portion in a second direction different from the first direction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023314 | Heat Exchanger, Heat Exchanger Tank, and Method of Making the Same - A heat exchanger has a rectangular-shaped core having a plurality of fluid passages extending in a width direction and air fins interleaved between said fluid passages. The heat exchanger has tanks that define fluid manifolds located at opposite ends of the core and fluidly connected by the plurality of fluid passages between the tanks. The tanks each include a tank section with open ends and end caps that enclose the ends of the tank section. The tanks are assembled and attached to the core such that each of the end caps is located at each of four corners of the rectangular-shaped core. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023315 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023316 | COMPLIANT HEATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A COMPRESSIVE SEAL EXPANSION JOINT - A compliant heating system includes a dynamic component including a heat exchanger; a pressure vessel shell encompassing at least a portion of the heat exchanger; and a compressive seal expansion that connects the dynamic component and the pressure vessel shell. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023317 | WATER COOLING DEVICE WITH DETACHABLY ASSEMBLED MODULARIZED UNITS - A water cooling device with detachably assembled modularized units includes at least one modularized pump unit and at least one modularized heat exchange unit. Different number of the modularized heat exchange unit can be detachably assembled to the modularized pump unit according to the number of heat sources to be cooled. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023318 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTEGRATED THERMAL BYPASS VALVE - A heat exchanger apparatus containing a heat exchanger and a thermally actuated bypass valve is described. The heat exchanger has a plurality of plates defining a first, a second and a bypass channels. A first fluid inlet manifold is in fluid communication with the first and the bypass channels. The bypass valve is positioned in the first fluid inlet manifold, and contains a sleeve having a first slot and a second slot, that permit fluid flow from a first fluid inlet to the bypass channel and to the first fluid inlet manifold, respectively. A drum is positioned within the sleeve and is movable from a first position to a second position. The drum has an aperture permitting first fluid flow to the first slot in the first position and to the second slot in the second position. An actuator engages the drum and actuates it to move from the first position to the second position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023319 | FIRETUBE SCRAPER - A firetube scraper device comprising: at least one carriage assembly mounted on the firetube; a drive line and drive means for displacing the carriage assembly longitudinally along the firetube; wherein said carriage assembly surrounding the entire circumference of the firetube and comprising at least one row of scraper fins, each of said scraper fins having an inner surface adapted to frictionally engage an outer firetube surface defined by at least an upper portion of the surface of the firetube exposed to contaminants deposited onto a firetube surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023320 | Firearm System - An M240 machine gun barrel assembly with a barrel with a muzzle end at the distal end of the barrel and a breach end at the proximal end of the barrel; a handle connector connecting the barrel to a handle assembly; and the handle assembly having a free end and a connected end, the connected end operably connected to the handle connector; the handle assembly operable between a first position with the free end of the handle assembly pointing proximally and a second position with the free end of the handle assembly pointing distally. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023321 | CHARGING HANDLE WITH COG AND SPRING - A firearm comprising an upper receiver and a charging handle is disclosed. A charging handle is coupled to the upper receiver and comprises a handle assembly rotationally coupled to a main body about a first and a second pivot point. The handle assembly includes a first handle having an edge nearest the main body and a latch extending from the first handle parallel to the main body for interfacing with the upper receiver in a first position, a second handle having an edge nearest the main body, and a plunger interfacing with the edge of the first handle and the edge of the second handle, and a spring, such that when force is applied to either handle, the plunger is pushed into the main body and energy is transferred to the handles, moving the latch into a second position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023322 | WEAPON MAGAZINE - A system and method for using a firearm magazine are described. One example includes a firearm magazine assembly. The assembly has a housing defining a cartridge track, the housing having a distal end having feed lips for feeding cartridges to a firearm and a proximal end. The assembly also has a follower assembly having a follower and a spring. The follower has a proximal side and a distal side and is movable between a compressed position and an extended position. The follower engages the housing in the extended position without biasing the feed lips away from each other, whereby the follower prevents creep of the distal end of the housing when the follower is in the extended position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023323 | SPEED RELOADER FOR BOLT ACTION FIXED RIFLE - A loading apparatus and method for use with a firearm, which may be most suited for use with a bolt-action rifle having an internal magazine. The loading apparatus comprises an arcuate shaped body having a coextensive track, flap member, and access slot, and a guidance element, all of which combine to provide an apparatus that increases the ease and speed of loading the firearm. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023324 | Multifunctional and Detachable Trigger Safety Device for a Firearm - Provided are trigger safety devices for a gun configured to conveniently lock/unlock the trigger. Generally, the trigger safety device comprises a first component, a second component, means for releasably limiting the positions of the second component and an alarm module. The first component is attached to the barrel portion of a gun. The second component is either hingedly attached to the first component or slidably attached to the outer surface of the first component. The alarm module is disposed in the first component and is configured to alert a user when the trigger safety device is unlocked. In general, the alarm module comprises one or more sensors, a power supply, an alarm notice generator and a control system in electrical communication with the sensors, power supply and the alarm notice generator. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023325 | FIREARM TRIGGER BLOCK AND TAMPER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A trigger block and tamper notification system for use on a firearm includes a main enclosure assembly with an engagement element receivable through a trigger guard and a slide assembly having a complemental element releasably engaging the engagement element on an opposing side of the trigger guard. A magnetic reed switch is carried within the engagement element and a switch magnet is mounted in the slide assembly adjacent the complemental element so as to be in a position adjacent the magnetic reed switch when the slide assembly is engaged with the main enclosure assembly. A control module includes a signaling element activated when the switch magnet is moved from the position adjacent the reed switch. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023326 | Tunable Muzzle Compensator for a Firearm - A tunable muzzle compensator for a weapon such as a firearm that includes a tube that extends the barrel of the weapon by fitting over the muzzle or is directly integrated into the barrel. This center tube, or modified barrel includes one or more holes along its length. One or more removable sections that have gas exit ports at various predetermined angles fit over the center section. Removable sections can be rotated to either turn off top holes on the center tube or to choose different angles of gas discharge The total effect of all the removable sections represents a particular tuning for the weapon. The weapon can be very quickly tuned on the range or in the field to compensate for weight of the projectile, the charge, and the shooting style by simply replacing and/or reversing removable sections with sections that have different angles of discharge. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023327 | ADJUSTABLE ARCHERY TRAINING BOW - An adjustable archery training bow assembly includes a single resistance element and an adjustment mechanism that can be actuated by a user to vary the tension level in the resistance element for training purposes. The training bow also includes an integrated laser sight that allows the user to precisely aim at a target. The adjustable archery training bow is used to enhance the user's skills, such as his/her strength, stability and accuracy in delivering an arrow fired from a real, non-training bow to the target. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023328 | COLLAPSIBLE BUTTSTOCK WITH AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT - A collapsible buttstock with automatic deployment has a housing with an opening providing clearance for a buffer tube. Rods slidably couple through respective openings in the housing; the rods each having a hollow cavity accommodating biasing structure for exerting a biasing force against a respective attachment member. A locking element has locking blocks, each engaging a respective one of plural notches on the rods, for locking the rods to an operator support buttstock element, each of the locking blocks comprising a tapered surface. A release trigger with a contoured step engages the tapered surfaces of the locking blocks. When the release trigger is moved, the contoured step engages the tapered surfaces to push locking blocks away from engagement with the notches on the rods, thus allowing the biasing member in each rod to push the respective rod and the operator support buttstock element away from the housing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023329 | Composite Handguard for a Firearm and Mounting/Attachment Apparatus Therefor - An apparatus to couple a handguard to a firearm having a barrel nut, wherein the barrel nut includes a cylindrical portion and an outwardly protruding flange with a plurality of scalloped regions, the apparatus comprising at least one handguard mounting member, the handguard mounting member providing a collar configured to at least partially circumscribe the cylindrical portion of the barrel nut, and the least one handguard mounting member configured to fit in at least one of the scalloped regions of the plurality of scalloped regions of the barrel nut to inhibit rotation of the at least one handguard mounting member relative to the barrel nut. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023330 | RIFLE INTERNAL ACCESSORY MOUNTING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Fore-end half stock (hand guard) internal rail mounts for a rifle allows rifle accessories to be internally attached to the hand guard. Internal rails are positioned about the axis of the rifle barrel to align the rifle accessory. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023331 | DEVICE FOR EVENT REPRESENTATIONS IN DUEL SHOOTING - The invention relates to a device for event representation in duel shooting. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023332 | FIREARM SIGHT WITH ADJUSTABLE MIRROR - A firearm sight system with an adjustable mirror is provided that solves the above-described problems. The system includes a rail mount coupled to a top surface of a firearm, the rail mount configured for coupling with multiple firearm accessories; a sight coupled to a top surface of the rail mount, such that the sight is configured for aiming the firearm; a base coupled to a top surface of the rail mount, such that the base is situated behind the sight; an arm hingeably coupled with the base and swivelly coupled to the base; and a mirror coupled to the arm, such that the mirror is situated behind the sight, wherein the mirror is configured to be rotated about the hinge and about the swivel to reflect the image provided by the sight to the user, at any position of the user in relation to the firearm. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023333 | RECEIVER COVER AND ACCESSORY RAIL - A cover for a receiver of a gun that may include an elongated member having a first longitudinal axis, the elongated member including a distal end portion which may include a leading edge which is configured and dimensioned to connect with a gun part, and a proximal end portion which is spaced from the distal end portion along the first longitudinal axis. The elongated member may include a first locking mechanism adjacent the proximal end wall. The first locking mechanism may be secured to a recoil spring guide of the gun. Also, the elongated member may include a second locking mechanism adjacent the distal end portion. The second locking mechanism may be secured to a rear sight base of the gun. The elongated member may include an accessory rail. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023334 | FULL BALLISTIC SHIELDS - A full ballistic shield that can be carried by hand by an individual to protect that individual from bullets and the like in both the bottom portion of the body and the upper portion of the body, including the head and shoulders. The upper portion of the shield is a clear, unframed plastic plate that enhances the field of view of the user and provides extra protection. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BLAST ATTENUATING SEAT WITH LOWER-LIMB PROTECTION - A blast attenuating seat system for protecting a vehicle occupant from impulses generated by blasts from underneath the vehicle, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The blast attenuating seat system includes a post, a mounting body coupled to a portion of the post and a seat assembly movably coupled to the mounting body configured to move relative to the post and mounting body. The seat assembly includes a seat body having a seat support structure configured to support a plurality of seat cushions and a shock assembly coupling the seat body and mounting body and configured to compress and expand such that the seat assembly moves relative to the post and mounting body. The blast attenuating seat system thereby provides/enables improved protection for vehicle occupants that may be exposed to explosive blasts. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023336 | DRONE MITIGATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Systems and methods for drone mitigation, or the deterrence of aerial drones from flying in an given area, are described. The systems and methods take advantage of the fact that destabilization of a drone can be accomplished by externally changing the performance of one or more of its propeller driven systems. In doing so, the drone is incapable of maintaining stability in flight, thereby causing the remote controlled pilot to force a retreat, or risk and result in a crash of the drone. Embodiments utilizing sonic energy and liquids are described. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023337 | Exploding Target - An exploding target features a hard-walled container containing ammonium nitrate therein and a flexible bag containing particulate aluminum therein disposed in the container. An explosive mixture is formed by mixing the oxidizing and sensitizing components in the container according to one aspect of the invention. In another aspect of the invention, each pair of opposing upstanding container walls are in parallel relation thereto and have uniform spacing therebetween from the bottom to the top thereof so that the amount of explosive mixture contained between each pair of opposing walls along the depth therebetween is uniform across the surface area of each wall. In a further aspect, each wall has a visually distinguishable feature for distinguishing from the other walls and from the external environment. In a further aspect of the invention, the aluminum comprises a combination of fine and coarse grades of aluminum particles for improving sensitivity to bullet impact. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023338 | IGNITION DEVICE - The ignition device according to the present disclosure implements in a reliable manner a one-time transient switching process for high voltages (>1.5 kV) and high currents (>3 kA) in combination with a minimal space requirement, maximum environmental durability and at the same time low cost expenditure by integrating the essential components on a flexible printed circuit system. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023339 | Wide-Body Arrow Having Tapered Tail - A cylindrical carbon fiber arrow shaft formed with an increased external diameter of 0.380 inches. This arrow shaft is formed with an axial bore which has a first internal diameter throughout a substantial portion of the shaft length, and a second, smaller, internal diameter throughout the fletching end of the arrow. The second internal diameter corresponds to the internal diameter of standard arrows having external diameters of 0.295 inches. Using this standard internal diameter at the fletching-end of the arrow, standard nooks may be used without the need for any spacer or insert, thereby decreasing fletching-end weight significantly and providing for the proper and more desired location of the center of gravity forward on the arrow. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023340 | ARCHERY ARROW HAVING IMPROVED FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS - The archery arrow having improved flight characteristics of the present invention is designed to improve the accuracy of the arrow which is equipped with a dampening medium within the central bore of the arrow shaft. The dampening materials in an embodiment may include, but not be limited to, silicon, epoxies or urethanes and selection of various dampening materials may provide for varying degrees of stiffness. The dampening effects of internal dampening materials decrease the initial deflection distance of the arrow and also serves to decrease the deflection with each oscillation. In addition, the dampening medium adopted in the present invention provides for an arrow having a selectable center of gravity location that has improved flight characteristics. Thus, the dampening materials adopted in the present invention provide for a selected location of center of gravity and a desired attnuation of oscillations. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023341 | Structural Component that Will Fragment into Particles of Selected Geometry and Reactivity - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for creating and consolidating fragments and a useable structure formed from said consolidated fragments. The method includes swaging a metal powder into a first consolidated structure. The consolidated structure is ground to form particles and the particles are sifted to select those with a predetermined diameter. The particles having the predetermined diameter can then be swaged into a second consolidated structure. The resultant second consolidated structure is therefore configured to fragment controllably. The second consolidated structure can also be formed from reactive metal laminates such that the structure also has chemical energy. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023342 | DISPENSER AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR RADAR JAMMING MATERIAL - A dispensing unit and system for area suppression and/or countermeasure materials includes at least one canister with two ends, a support rod including a portion extending between the ends along an axis rotatably engaged with the first end, a wall defining a cavity for housing at least one material bundle, an aperture in the first end for dispensing material from the bundle, and a support structure providing horizontal support for the at least one canister. Dispensing systems include a roving cutting mechanism. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023343 | PAINTBALL CONTAINER LID - A lid for a paintball container is disclosed which comprises a body, a means for connecting said lid to said paintball container, aa first opening to transfer at least one paintball from said container into the lid, a second opening to transfer at least one paintball to outside of the lid; and a rotatable door for controlling the release of a paintball. The advantages of the present invention are that said lid can be operated rapidly and single handedly. It is a further advantage of the invention, that the lid does not require an adaptor or collar for use with the hopper of a paintball gun, the collar portion of the lid of the present invention being inserted into the hopper prior to opening thus preventing any individual paint balls being spilled during transfer from the pod to the desired location via the lid. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023344 | ARRANGEMENT FOR LOCKING ARMING CONDITIONS - An arrangement for locking arming conditions to prevent unintentional arming of SAI-units of ammunition units when the ammunition unit is subjected to external threats. A ring shaped shape memory alloy is provided in cooperation with a recess in a plunger arranged in connection to the SAI-unit and a fixed recess to prevent the plunger from axial movement when subjected to heating by changing the shape of the essentially ring shaped shape memory alloy to lock the plunger relative to the fixed recess. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023345 | BARREL MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device includes a housing and a caliper positioned inside the housing. The housing has a proximal end and a distal end and defines an axis from the proximal end to the distal end. The caliper includes a first measurement probe extending out of the housing in a first direction, a second measurement probe adjustably coupled to the first measurement probe, the second measurement probe extending out of the housing in a second direction that is substantially opposite of the first direction, and measurement circuitry configured for transmitting a measurement signal based on the relative positions of the first and second measurement probes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023346 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING VEHICLE COMPONENTS - Some embodiments are directed to an indicator assembly for indicating an orientation between a vehicle seat back and a seat bottom. The indicator assembly can include an outer plate assembly that is configured to be supported by the seat bottom, and a movable plate that is movably supported by the outer plate assembly. A biasing device can apply a biasing force to bias the movable plate toward the seat back when the outer plate assembly is supported by the seat bottom to thereby define a projecting portion of the movable plate. The biasing device can enable the movable plate to move upon application of a force to the projecting portion that is greater than the biasing force. An indicator can indicate a relative orientation between the seat back and the seat bottom based on the amount of movement of the movable plate. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023347 | Device for Analysis of Synthetic Rope or Cable, and Method of Use - Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for analysis of synthetic ropes, cords, slings, cables and belts (collectively termed “ropes”) including but not limited to ropes for bearing loads as well as fibre optic cables. The ropes are provided with one or more elements for magnetic detection, wherein the magnetic detection elements each comprise a metal fibre or an appropriately treated synthetic fibre. The methods and apparatuses encompass detection of induced or residual magnetism or magnetic flux in the magnetic detection element(s), to sense for example lay length and/or damage, breakage or wear of the magnetic detection element(s), indicative of the condition of the rope. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023348 | NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL MACHINE AIR GAP MEASUREMENT TOOL - A measuring kit for contactless measuring of the air gap distance between a frame mounted pole and core of a rotor includes a capacitance sensor which generates a signal proportional to the measured air gap, a panel meter in communication with the capacitance sensor which interprets the signal and displays the minimum air gap distance, an A/D converter also in communication with the capacitance sensor which converts the signal to a digitized signal, and a control panel which takes the digitized signal from the A/D converter, processes the digitized signal, and then displays the minimum air gap measurement. The control panel shows a graphic of the core and its surrounding poles to track the progress of the testing, and when the testing between the core and one of the surrounding poles is complete, the graphic of the pole tested visually darkens to indicate that portion of the test is complete. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023349 | ONLINE SENSOR CALIBRATION FOR ELECTROHYDRAULIC VALVES - An online method for reconfiguring pressure and position sensors in a hydraulic system is disclosed. In one step, a sensor drift condition, a recalibration request, or an unisolated fault condition is detected. In another step, a system pressure sensor or another sensor, such as a load-sense pressure sensor, is verified as a trusted master reference sensor. Another step includes measuring and recording a first pressure reading at the master reference sensor and first voltage readings associated with first, second, third, and fourth pressure slave sensors at a first pump pressure set point. Another step includes, repeating the previous step at a second pump pressure set point. A new gain and offset for each of the first, second, third, and fourth pressure sensors can be calculated based on a comparison of the recoded first and second pressure readings and the recorded first and second voltage readings. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023350 | HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY USING MULTIPLE INTERFEROMETERS WITH SUPPRESSED MULTIPLE SCATTERING CROSS-TALK - A system for optical coherence tomography using multiple interferometers presented. The interferometry system includes a source configured to generate a variable wavelength light beam. A first splitter is configured to split the variable wavelength light beam to at least a first light beam and a second light beam. A first delay element is configured to delay the first light beam by a first time delay. A second delay element is configured to delay the second light beam by a second time delay, such that the delayed first light beam and the delayed second light beam are out of coherence with each other. A first interferometer is configured to receive the delayed first light beam as an input. A second interferometer is configured to receive the delayed second light beam as an input. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023351 | Illuminance Measuring System - The invention provides an illuminance measuring system, which comprises an illuminance measuring instrument which comprises a first communication unit and is moved by a moving vehicle, a position measuring means which comprises a second communication unit and is capable of measuring a three-dimensional position of the illuminance measuring instrument and a data collector which comprises a third communication unit and a storage unit for storing positional information data of a predetermined measuring point, wherein the data collector moves the moving vehicle to the measuring point based on a position of the illuminance measuring instrument as measured by the position measuring means and the positional information data, an illuminance is measured by the illuminance measuring instrument and a position of the illuminance measuring instrument at the time of illuminance measurement is measured by the position measuring means, and wherein the data collector obtains an illuminance measurement result from the illuminance measuring instrument via the first communication unit and the third communication unit, obtains a measuring position from the position measuring means via the second communication unit and the third communication unit, and collects the illuminance measurement result and the measuring position in association with each other. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023352 | LASER-BASED COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE AND LASER-BASED METHOD FOR MEASURING COORDINATES - A method for measuring a distance includes modulating the light beam at a first frequency, receiving a second beam by the optical detector to produce a first electrical signal having the first frequency and a first phase; modulating the light beam at a second frequency different than the first frequency; receiving the second beam by the optical detector to produce a second electrical signal having the second frequency and a second. After these steps, the retroreflector is moved while modulating the light beam continuously at the second frequency; and a first distance to the retroreflector is determined based at least in part on a the first and second frequencies and phases. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023353 | HANDHELD APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING COMPONENT FEATURES - A handheld device and method using the device, the device comprising a sensor receiving light from within a field of view (FOV) to generate a plurality of consecutive images of the FOV, a structured light source that is controllable to generate a plurality of light patterns, the source arranged to project at least one light patterns into the FOV where at least a portion of a pattern reflects from an object and is captured by the sensor and a processor to receive images, the processor programmed to control the source to project a pattern into the FOV, locate the pattern in at least one of the generated images, locate discontinuities in the pattern and use the discontinuities to measure at least one dimension. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023354 | TERAHERTZ MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TEST OBJECTS - Measuring device for measuring test objects includes a transmitter-receiver unit and a corresponding mirror arrangement. Mirror arrangement has a first mirror forming a first focal point and a second focal point in an x-y plane, and first mirror is, at least sectionally, elliptically curved for deflecting radiation between the focal points. Mirror arrangement includes a second mirror arranged in region of first focal point, second mirror is used for deflecting radiation between a z-direction extending transversely to the x-y plane and between the x-y plane. Test object to be measured is arranged in region of second focal point by a test object holder. Radiation reflected on test object is evaluated by a control unit. Measuring device allows measuring of test object in simple and flexible way, in particular measurement over the entire circumference of test objects in form of plastic pipes having circular cross sections. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023355 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR, SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING APPARATUS, COLOR MEASURING APPARATUS, PLANAR MEASURED OBJECT QUALITY MONITORING APPARATUS, DISPLACEMENT MEASURING METHOD, SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING METHOD, AND COLOR MEASURING METHOD - A displacement sensor includes a light source unit configured to apply light with different plural wavelengths in a direction oblique to a measurement region of a planar measured object, a spectroscope configured to measure spectral distribution of light reflected by the measurement region, a feature amount extracting module configured to extract a feature amount of the spectral distribution, and a displacement calculating module configured to calculate displacement of the measurement region based on the extracted feature amount and a relation between displacement and a feature amount acquired previously. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023356 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF LEAD ANGLE OF GROOVE IN MANUFACTURED PART - A portion of the surface of a cylindrical part with a machined groove is mapped with an optical profilometer during the manufacturing process and the height map is fitted to a virtual cylindrical configuration that best fits the data. Two-dimensional Fourier Transfer analysis of the map data is advantageously used to find the orientation of the groove on the part. The orientation of the groove is then compared to the longitudinal axis of such virtual cylinder to calculate the groove's lead angle. If the measured lead angle is outside a predetermined design tolerance deemed acceptable for manufacturing purposes, the part is removed from the fabrication line. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023357 | TEST STRUCTURES AND METROLOGY TECHNIQUE UTILIZING THE TEST STRUCTURES FOR MEASURING IN PATTERNED STRUCTURES - An article is presented configured for controlling a multiple patterning process, such as a spacer self-aligned multiple patterning, to produce a target pattern. The article comprises a test site carrying a test structure comprising at least one pair of gratings, wherein first and second gratings of the pair are in the form of first and second patterns of alternating features and spaces and differ from the target pattern by respectively different first and second values which are selected to provide together a total difference such that a differential optical response from the test structure is indicative of a pitch walking effect. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023358 | METROLOGY TARGET DESIGN FOR TILTED DEVICE DESIGNS - Metrology methods, modules and targets are provided, for measuring tilted device designs. The methods analyze and optimize target design with respect to the relation of the Zernike sensitivity of pattern placement errors (PPEs) between target candidates and device designs. Monte Carlo methods may be applied to enhance the robustness of the selected target candidates to variation in lens aberration and/or in device designs. Moreover, considerations are provided for modifying target parameters judiciously with respect to the Zernike sensitivities to improve metrology measurement quality and reduce inaccuracies. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023359 | ULTRASONIC GEOMETRY TESTING, INVOLVING INACCURACY CORRECTION OF TRANSDUCER POSITIONING - The invention relates to a method for ultrasonic geometry testing of a test object ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170023360 | Method For Measuring Thickness Of Carbon Fiber Components Using Ultrasounds - The present disclosure refers to a method for measuring thickness in any type of carbon fiber component, even in components having parts with different thickness and integrating at least a second material. The method includes measuring with the maximum and minimum real thickness of the component, and measuring with ultrasonic equipment the time that the ultrasound takes to propagate across the component part with maximum and with minimum thickness, calculating a thickness correction value, and calculating an ultrasound test speed from said thickness correction value, said measured times, and said measured maximum and minimum real thickness. Then, the total thickness of each of the parts of the component are measured, using ultrasounds with the same calculated ultrasound test speed, and the thickness correction value is applied to each of the measuring total thickness of each part, to determine a corrected carbon fiber thickness for each part. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023361 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ALTITUDE CALCULATION METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes a barometric sensor that detects the barometric pressure, a receiver that receives a positioning signal from a positioning satellite, a memory that memorizes in advance information representing the relationship between the latitude and the air temperature, and a processor that uses the barometric pressure, latitude calculated based on the positioning signal, and the information to calculate the altitude. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL PARAMETER BASED ON IMAGE AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A method for determining a spatial parameter for an object displayed on a device includes determining a first pixel coordinate corresponding to a first point of an image of the object and a second pixel coordinate corresponding to a second point of an image of the object displayed on the device, determining an image distance between the first pixel coordinate and the second pixel coordinate, and determining a spatial parameter for the object based on a distance between an imaging element of the device and the object, and a focal length of a lens of the imaging element for photographing the object. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, the real size of the photographed object can be quantized based on the image, without having to illustrating the real size of the photographed object in contrast with a reference object placed in the image, thereby improving the user experience. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023363 | INTEGRATED MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE WITH IMPROVED DRIVING STRUCTURE - An integrated MEMS gyroscope, is provided with: at least a first driving mass driven with a first driving movement along a first axis upon biasing of an assembly of driving electrodes, the first driving movement generating at least one sensing movement, in the presence of rotations of the integrated MEMS gyroscope; and at least a second driving mass driven with a second driving movement along a second axis, transverse to the first axis, the second driving movement generating at least a respective sensing movement, in the presence of rotations of the integrated MEMS gyroscope. The integrated MEMS gyroscope is moreover provided with a first elastic coupling element, which elastically couples the first driving mass and the second driving mass in such a way as to couple the first driving movement to the second driving movement with a given ratio of movement. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023364 | Gyroscope that Compensates for Fluctuations in Sensitivity - A method compensates for a sensitivity of an inertial sensor having a resonator and an accelerometer. The method includes adding a test signal to a quadrature tuning voltage applied to the resonator of the inertial sensor. The method also includes receiving a quadrature error signal from the accelerometer of the inertial sensor. The method also includes detecting a phase difference between the quadrature error signal and the test signal. The method also includes determining a bandwidth of the accelerometer based on the detected phase difference, the bandwidth indicating the sensitivity of the accelerometer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED NAVIGATION - Systems and methods relating to assessing a navigation subsystem are provided. One method includes: acquiring a ground image associated with a nominal position; assigning one or more texture classes to each of a plurality of pixels of the ground image; partitioning the processed ground image into a plurality of ground image sub regions; retrieving a reference image from an atlas of reference images; generating a plurality of matching statistics comprising a matching statistic for each ground image sub region by comparing the ground image sub region to a portion of the reference image; calculating a calculated position of the ground image and an uncertainty associated with the calculated position based on the matching statistics; and determining critique data associated with the navigation subsystem based on a comparison of the calculated position of the ground image with at least one position determined by the navigation subsystem. | 2017-01-26 |
20170023366 | Monitoring System and Method for Vessel Mooring - The present disclosure provides a system and method of monitoring a mooring system for a floating vessel using the time of the natural period independent of environmental conditions. The natural period can be calculated and/or established experientially over time by measuring movement of the vessel to establish the natural period at given geographical positions of a secure and intact mooring system. The natural period can be monitored based on the time to complete a natural period. A change in a mooring line stiffness, whether by a failure, stretching, a degradation of the mooring line integrity, or a significant displacement of the anchoring point, will be translated into a different natural period with a different time. By monitoring the natural period for a given geographical position (and corresponding heading) to be compared to the theoretical values (and/or previous recorded values) it is then possible to assess that at least a portion of the mooring system has failed or that a significant damage has occurred. | 2017-01-26 |