06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160041111 | PROCESS MAPPING OF TRANSIENT THERMAL RESPONSE DUE TO VALUE CHANGES IN A PROCESS VARIABLE - A method includes conducting a plurality of tests on process variables of a manufacturing process, with a test of the plurality of tests being associated with two combinations of process variables, the test having first values for a first combination of process variables at a first time and second values for a second combination of process variables at a second time, the test comprising: locally heating a region of a structure, wherein the local heating results in formation of a thermal field in the structure; assessing one or more thermal characteristics of the thermal field during a transition between the first combination of process variables and the second combination of process variables; and based on results of the plurality of tests, generating a process map of a transient response of the one or more thermal characteristics of the thermal field. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041112 | METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF THERMAL RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a method for analysis of thermal structures, not only to reduce analysis errors caused by temperature measurement errors, but also to get the thermal resistance of contact interfaces and the internal resistance distribution of heat conduction components of a DUT, by establishing a heat conduction model of the DUT, solving and analyzing a mathematic heat conduction model on the basis of temperature data of a heat source and thermal model parameters, thus realizing the accurate quantitative analysis of thermal resistance structure of the DUT, comprehensively evaluating the thermal contact conditions inside the whole DUT, and providing an important basis for improving the heat dissipation design of LED and other devices. The analysis method features in simplicity, high accuracy, high speed, wide application range, etc. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041113 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING HUMIDITY AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL ACIDITY/BASICITY AND/OR CORROSION - An integrated electronic device | 2016-02-11 |
20160041114 | INTEGRATED MULTI-SENSOR MODULE - A semiconductor-based multi-sensor module integrates miniature temperature, pressure, and humidity sensors onto a single substrate. Pressure and humidity sensors can be implemented as capacitive thin film sensors, while the temperature sensor is implemented as a precision miniature Wheatstone bridge. Such multi-sensor modules can be used as building blocks in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Furthermore, the multi-sensor module can be built on top of existing circuitry that can be used to process signals from the sensors. An integrated multi-sensor module that uses differential sensors can measure a variety of localized ambient environmental conditions substantially simultaneously, and with a high level of precision. The multi-sensor module also features an integrated heater that can be used to calibrate or to adjust the sensors, either automatically or as needed. Such a miniature integrated multi-sensor module that features low power consumption can be used in medical monitoring and mobile computing, including smart phone applications. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041115 | Apparatus and Method for Conditioning and Reorienting Components on an Electrophysiology Measurement System - An apparatus for automatically conditioning a patch plate and a plenum of an electrophysiology measurement system is provided. An arm is linearly movable between a non-operative position and an operative position. An end effector mounted to one side of the arm is configured to condition the patch plate. Another end effector mounted to an opposite side of the arm is configured to condition the plenum. A linear actuator is coupled to the arm and is configured to drive movement of the arm between the operative position and the non-operative position. When the arm is positioned in the operative position, the arm is situated between the patch plate and the plenum. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041116 | COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE MATERIALS INCLUDING POLYCRYSTALLINE NANOFIBERS, MICROPARTICLES, AND NANOPARTICLES, GAS SENSORS USING THE SAME AS A SENSING MATERIAL THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - Provided are a composite metal oxide material, a method of manufacturing the same, and a gas sensor using the same as a sensing material thereof. The composite metal oxide material may include polycrystalline nanofibers and at least one of microparticles and nanoparticles. The use of the composite metal oxide material makes it possible to improve structural, mechanical, thermal, and lifetime stabilities of the gas sensor. Further, the presence of the microparticles and/or nanoparticles allows the gas sensor to have a base resistance lower than that of a nanofiber-based gas sensor. Since the microparticles and/or nanoparticles are attached to the nanofibers, the composite metal oxide material can have an increased mobility of electrons or holes and an increased surface area, and thus, the gas sensor can have fast response/recovery speeds and high gas sensitivity. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041117 | METHODS OF SCALING DATA USED TO CONSTRUCT BIOSENSOR ALGORITHMS AS WELL AS DEVICES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Methods are disclosed for scaling body fluid analysis data to correct and/or compensate for confounding variables such as hematocrit (Hct), temperature, variations in electrode conductivity or combinations thereof before providing an analyte concentration. The scaling methods utilize current response data obtained from an AC block applied prior to a DC block to minimize the impact of such confounding variables upon the observed DC current response before creating descriptors or algorithms. The scaling methods therefore compensate the measured DC current by using data from the AC block made on the same sample. Also disclosed are devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the various scaling methods. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041118 | ENZYME TRIGGERED REDOX ALTERING CHEMICAL ELIMINATION (E-TRACE) ASSAY WITH MULTIPLEXING CAPABILITIES - Methods for the electrochemical detection of target analytes using a porous substrate and related systems are provided. In some embodiments, an electrochemical assay comprises determining the presence, absence, and/or concentration of one or more target analyte based on the electrical potential of an electroactive moiety (EAM) comprising a self-immolative moiety (SIM). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the electrochemical assay may occur within, on, and/or near a porous substrate. In some such embodiments, one or more component of the electrochemical assay (e.g., capture ligand, enzyme) may be immobilized within and/or on the porous substrate. In some embodiments, the immobilization of one or more assay components within and/or on the porous substrate may allow for the detection of multiple target analytes in a single sample as well as enhance assay performance. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041119 | SEMICONDUCTOR BIOSENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor biosensor and a control method thereof are disclosed for enhancing performance of semiconductor biosensor and the reducing price of medical healthcare chip. An embodiment of the semiconductor biosensor includes a central reaction unit. The central reaction unit comprises a plurality of semiconductor conducting wires; a common source, wherein one end of each conducting wire is connected to the common source; a plurality of non-volatile memory type transistors respectively connected to another end of each conducting wire; a plurality of sense-amplifiers respectively connected to the said non-volatile memory type transistors; a bit line controller analyzing signals sensed by the said sense-amplifiers and managing the operation of the said non-volatile memory type transistors; an oxide film wrapping or covering the said conducting wires, and a plurality of receptors fixed on a surface of the said oxide film. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041120 | Devices and Methods for Measuring Analyte Concentration - Provided herein are devices and methods for reducing the negative effects of bubble formation on the detection, quantification and/or monitoring of analytes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041121 | INSTRUMENT FOR INDEPENDENT ELECTROTRANSFER IN MULTIPLE CASSETTES - Electrotransfer is performed in an instrument that receives electroblotting cassettes and that contains an integrated power supply, controls, and a display that allows the user to monitor and control each of a plurality of cassettes individually through electrical contacts within the housing that mate with corresponding electrical contacts on the cassettes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041122 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRAPPING AND SIZE RESOLUTION OF NANOPARTICLES AND NANOBUBBLES - Provided are systems and methods for accurate size determination of nanoparticles and nanobubbles, comprising detecting multiple repeated translocations of a captured nanoparticle or nanobubble across the sensing zone of a conical nanopore in fluid communication with a fluid comprising nanoparticles or nanobubbles. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041123 | APPLICATOR COMB FOR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS - A fluid applicator device includes an applicator body having a surface that is generally planar. A plurality of aligned applicator teeth extend from said applicator body. Each applicator tooth extends longitudinally from said applicator body along a length from a base of the applicator tooth proximate to the applicator body to a tip of the applicator tooth distal to the applicator body. At least one applicator tooth of the plurality of aligned applicator teeth has a width that is greater at the base than at the tip. A method for depositing a liquid sample on a substrate using the fluid applicator device is also disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041124 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING PARTICLES - An apparatus and method for extracting particles are provided. The particle extraction apparatus includes: a main body; a support unit provided in the main body and in which a sample plate is disposed; an extraction unit that can be selectively submerged in a sample of the sample plate and that extracts particles within the sample; a signal generator that generates an electrical signal so as to generate an electrical field within the sample within the sample plate; and a controller that controls operation of the signal generator, wherein particles within the sample are attached to the extraction unit to be extracted by an electrical field generated within the sample. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041125 | Method of Analyzing at Least Two Inhibitors Simultaneously in a Plating Bath - The presently claimed invention provides an accurate, fast, and cost effective method for determining the additive concentrations of at least two inhibitors simultaneously in an electroplating bath by using different electrical load conditions. The method of the present invention is able to determine additive concentrations of different inhibitors effectively during on-line feedback control for adjusting the amount of additives in the electroplating bath to maintain the additive concentrations within pre-defined limits during device production. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041126 | ENHANCED ENCLOSURES FOR ACOUSTICAL GAS CONCENTRATION SENSING AND FLOW CONTROL - Mass-transfer rate control arrangement and method in which a process precursor mixture is produced containing carrier gas and a process precursor gas. A quantity of the process precursor present in the process precursor mixture is acoustically sensed to produce a sensor output. A dilution gas is provided and the process precursor mixture and the dilution gas are separately conveyed to a diution point, at which a diluted mixture of the dilution gas and the process precursor mixture is achieved. A relative flow rate of the carrier gas and the dilution gas is automatically controlled in response to the sensor output such that the diluted mixture at the dilution point has a prescribed mass transfer rate of the precursor gas. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041127 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOCATION AND LOAD MEASUREMENT - A tool may be inserted into the pressure tube inside a calandria tube of a fuel channel of a nuclear reactor. Once in position, the tool may act to generate information useful for determining a location for an annulus spacer. Once the annulus spacer has been located, the tool may act to generate information useful for determining a compressive load on the annulus spacer due to the annulus spacer being pinched between the two tubes. In both the locating and the load determining, the tool may act to isolate a section of the pressure tube, excite the isolated section of the pressure tube with vibrations and measure resultant tube vibrations. Tube vibration characteristics, determined from the vibrations, may then be analyzed to determine an axial location along the pressure tube for the annulus spacer and/or determine a load on the annulus spacer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041128 | Acoustic Micro Imaging Device with a Scan While Loading Feature - A scanning acoustic microscope comprises a structure including a loading portion and a scanning portion, a transducer disposed in the scanning portion and operable to develop ultrasonic energy, and a controller. A driver is responsive to the controller and is capable of moving the transducer along a scan path with respect to a first plurality of parts disposed in the scanning portion as a second plurality of parts are being loaded into the loading portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041129 | ULTRASONIC PROBE - An ultrasonic probe includes: a housing having an opening provided at a first end portion of the housing; a transducer provided in a position corresponding to the opening and configured to generate ultrasonic waves; a heat spreader provided underneath the transducer; and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the transducer and the heat spreader, wherein the heat spreader includes: a body portion configured to absorb heat from the transducer; and a coupling portion that is formed at a side portion of the body portion and coupled to the housing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041130 | AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION METHOD FOR CHECKING BY ULTRASOUND A COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURE DURING PRODUCTION - A monitoring system comprising ultrasound sensors to monitor the structure of a composite material part during production is automatically calibrated using reference sensors mounted on reference blocks and placed in the production environment of the part. The automatic calibration comprises actuating a reference sensor to transmit an ultrasonic wave and measuring the amplitude of a reference echo constituted by the transmitted ultrasonic wave after it has passed through the reference block. The measured amplitude is compared to a set point value and the gain is applied to the reference sensor to obtain an amplitude value of the reference echo substantially equal to the set point value. The gain applied to the reference sensor is applied to the ultrasound sensors of the same type as the reference sensor. The operation is performed for each reference sensor, and successively for all of the stages of production of the part. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041131 | METHODS FOR QUANTITATING WATER USING IONIC LIQUID SALTS - This disclosure provides methods and devices for quantitating, separating and/or detecting water in a liquid, gas or solid sample comprising one or more chemicals, the method comprising: providing the liquid, gas or solid sample comprising water and the one or more chemicals; and exposing said liquid, gas or solid sample to at least one solid support including at least one dicationic and/or tricationic species of Formula I or II adsorbed, absorbed or immobilized on the solid support. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041132 | FINGERPRINTING FOR GAS LIFT DIAGNOSTICS - Method for determining the depth of entry of lift gas into a production tube of a gas lift well includes the step of determining the concentration of GCOI endogenous to formation gas produced from the production tube of a gas lift well and absent from gas used as the lift gas in said gas lift well versus time after a perturbation of the rate of introduction of said lift gas into said production tube via one or more gas lift valves. The invention includes a system configured for evaluating the performance of gas lift well, including a separator, a flow regulation device, a measurement device for measuring over time the concentration of a GCOI in production fluids, a data collection and storage device for recording data from the measurement device, and a computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium for analyzing the data collected by the measuring device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041133 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SUPPRESSOR NOISE - An electrolytic method for suppressing liquid eluent containing previously separated sample analyte anions, counterions to the sample anions, and non-sample anions suppressible to weak acids in an electrolytic device comprising a housing defining at least a sample stream flow channel and an ion receiving flow-through channel separated by an ion exchange bather. The sample stream flow channel includes an upstream channel portion and a downstream channel portion. A first current is applied across the upstream channel portion for substantially completely suppression. A second current is applied across the downstream channel portion at a magnitude of less than 10% of the magnitude of the first current. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041134 | CHEMICAL DETECTION OF SUBSTANCES BY UTILIZING A SAMPLE MEDIUM IMPREGNATED WITH SOLID TEST CHEMICALS - In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to substance detecting assemblies that include: (1) a sample medium (e.g., filter paper); and (2) a solid test chemical (e.g., zinc) impregnated with the sample medium. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of A making an assembly for detecting a substance by: (1) providing a sample medium; (2) providing a solid test chemical; and (3) impregnating the sample medium with the solid test chemical. In further embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods for detecting a substance by: (1) collecting the substance on a sample medium that is impregnated with a solid test chemical; and (2) initiating a reaction of the substance with the solid test chemical on the sample medium to generate a color that corresponds to the substance. In some embodiments, the sample medium is then inserted into a chemical detection unit for the detection of the substance. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041135 | CORE-SHELL NANOFIBER-BASED SENSORS - Nanofiber-based sensors for the rapid detection, identification, and/or quantification of analytes, including gaseous analytes such as oxygen, are provided. The nanofiber-based sensors can comprise core-shell nanofibers. The core-shell nanofibers can comprise (a) a core comprising a first polymer and an sensor dispersed therein; and (b) a shell disposed coaxially around the core, comprising a second polymer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041136 | FLUID STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEM INCLUDING DYNAMIC FLUID MONITORING OF FLUID STORAGE AND DISPENSING VESSEL - A monitoring system for monitoring fluid in a fluid supply vessel during operation including dispensing of fluid from the fluid supply vessel. The monitoring system includes (i) one or more sensors for monitoring a characteristic of the fluid supply vessel or the fluid dispensed therefrom, (ii) a data acquisition module operatively coupled to the one or more sensors to receive monitoring data therefrom and responsively generate an output correlative to the characteristic monitored by the one or more sensors, and (iii) a processor and display operatively coupled with the data acquisition module and arranged to process the output from the data acquisition module and responsively output a graphical representation of fluid in the fluid supply vessel, billing documents, usage reports, and/or resupply requests. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041137 | NOx SENSOR DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for diagnosing a sensor for an exhaust system may include perturbing an output signal from the sensor for the exhaust system. The method may further include monitoring an output signal from a controller for controlling a component affecting the exhaust system or an unperturbed output signal from the sensor and diagnosing the sensor based on the monitored output signal from the controller or the unperturbed output signal from the sensor. In another implementation, a first controller may output the output signal from the sensor to a second controller configured to have a predetermined response to output signal. The first controller receives a response from the second controller and diagnoses the sensor based on the received response. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041138 | Methods for Monitoring Airborne Contaminants and Agents using Atmospheric Condensate - Methods for sample collection for assessment of air quality include generating an atmospheric condensate from air to be sampled, and collecting the atmospheric condensate in a collection vessel for subsequent use and analysis. Atmospheric condensate may be generated through a heat exchange module, such as a cold trap or the cooling coils of an HVAC system. The collection vessel may be an ultraclean glass jar or a cold trap. Air may be sampled actively or passively for both chemical and biological agents. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041139 | Hydrogen Sulfide Detecting Apparatus - A hydrogen sulfide (H | 2016-02-11 |
20160041140 | USE OF SILK NUMBER ASSAY TO SCREEN FOR GENES ENHANCING CORN YIELD - The invention provides a rapid and efficient method and assay for monitoring yield enhancement in a plant using a measure of silk number. The plant is transformed with a prospective gene associated with yield enhancement. The transformed plant is grown along with non-transformed control plants until silk growth is apparent. The change in the number of silks in the transformed plant correlated to the change in yield for the plant. Therefore, changes in yield enhancement can be estimated in the transformed plant prior to harvest of mature plant tissues. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041141 | METHOD FOR SORTING ENVIRONMENT RISK OF ABANDONED PLANTS - An environment risk sorting method includes preparing a plant environment database for storing several pieces of environment risk data for abandoned plants; using a first risk evaluation module, based on the environment risk data, to generate a first risk evaluation result for each abandoned plant; using the first risk evaluation result to generate an environmental site evaluation list, which in turn, generates an environment site evaluation data of each abandoned plant and updated environmental risk data; using a second risk evaluation module, based on the environment site evaluation data of each abandoned plant and the updated environmental risk data, to generate a second risk evaluation result for each abandoned plant; and using the second risk evaluation result for each abandoned plant to generate an investigation list as a basis for follow-up investigation. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041142 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AND UTILIZING SCALE AND SHAPE FACTOR EQUATION COEFFICIENTS FOR RESERVOIR FLUIDS - An apparatus for estimating conditions of reservoir fluid in an underground reservoir that includes a sensor for measuring one or more measured parameters of that fluid, the measured parameters including at least one of: temperature, pressure and density of the fluid and a processor. The processor is configured to: receive data representing the one or more measured parameters; determine or receive coefficients for an extended corresponding states (XCS) model, wherein propane is used as a reference fluid in determining the coefficients or was used in the forming of the received coefficients; and solve the XCS model with the coefficients to form estimates of the fluid conditions. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041143 | BENZOTHIAZOL-2-YLAZO-PHENYL COMPOUND AS DYE, COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING THE DYE, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING DEGREE OF CURE OF SUCH COMPOSITIONS - A compound represented by formula: is disclosed. R is hydrogen or alkyl; X is alkylene; Y is a bond, ether, thioether, amine, amide, ester, thioester, carbonate, thiocarbonate, carbamate, thiocarbamate, urea, thiourea, alkylene, arylalkylene, alkylarylene, or arylene, wherein alkylene, arylalkylene, alkylarylene, and arylene are optionally at least one of interrupted or terminated by at least one of an ether, thioether, amine, amide, ester, thioester, carbonate, thiocarbonate, carbamate, thiocarbamate, urea, or thiourea; and Z is an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylamide, a methacrylamide, a styrenyl, or a terminal alkenylene having at least three carbon atoms. A composition including the compound, and a method of determining the degree of cure of a curable polymeric resin are also disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041144 | CELL ANALYZER SYSTEM, CELL ANALYZER PROGRAM, AND CELL ANALYZING METHOD - [Object] To provide a cell analyzer system, a cell analyzing program and a cell analyzing method for effectively evaluating a cell and a cell network. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041145 | Detection And Quantification Of Acetylamantadine In Urine Samples - A method for quantifying acetylamantadine in a urine sample comprises eluting acetylamantadine from the urine sample using solid phase extraction and quantifying the acetylamantadine eluted from the urine sample using Raman spectroscopy. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041146 | METHODS OF NORMALIZING THE RATIO OF MEASURED PARENT AND METABOLITE DRUG CONCENTRATIONS IN FLUIDS AND TESTING FOR NON-COMPLIANCE - Methods for monitoring subject compliance with a prescribed treatment regimen are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method comprises measuring a drug and a metabolite level in fluid of a subject and transforming the ratio of the measured drug levels and comparing the subsequent Drug Ratio with a likewise transformed Data Set of drug/metabolite ratios. Using the transformed ratio of parent drug to metabolite eliminates the need for further adjustments using patient specific parameters and other transforming/normalizing quantities. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041147 | COMPOSITION FOR THE DETECTION OF ALCOHOL VAPORS IN AN AIR SAMPLE - The present invention relates to a silica gel-based composition capable of changing color when placed in contact with alcohol vapors. Said composition is particularly useful for preparing devices for the detection of alcohol, for example devices for carrying out an alcohol test on samples of air exhaled by individuals when subjected to checks by the police or competent authorities. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041148 | PLACEBO-CONTROLLED GLUTEN CHALLENGE METHOD - Provided herein are placebo-controlled methods for identifying Celiac disease in a subject, and related compositions and kits. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041149 | CELLULAR DISCOVERY PLATFORM FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - In some aspects, a cross-species platform useful for drug discovery in neurodegenerative diseases is described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041150 | DEVICES AND METHODS COMPRISING NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS - Disclosed herein are devices comprising one or more cantilevers comprising one or more neuromuscular junctions formed by a co-culture of myotubes and motoneurons. Disclosed herein are methods of using the disclosed devices comprising one or more cantilevers. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041151 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OXALATE - The present invention features compositions and methods for the detection or measurement of oxalate in a sample. Such compositions include test devices that provide for the rapid and accurate detection of oxalate in a sample from a biological fluid. Advantageously, the compositions can be used to monitor the oxalate levels of a patient at a point of care (e.g., at the patient's home, clinic, physician's office, or other clinical setting). | 2016-02-11 |
20160041152 | OPTICAL INTERPRETATION OF ASSAY RESULTS - The inventive concepts disclosed herein are generally directed to the use of a hand-held mobile computing device, such a smartphone or tablet, to interpret the results of a medical assay device. By controlling conditions like image placement and illumination and correcting for imperfect illumination, accurate results can be obtained with hand-held mobile computing device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041153 | BIOMARKER COMPOSITIONS AND MARKERS - Biomarkers can be assessed for diagnostic, therapy-related or prognostic methods to identify phenotypes, such as a condition or disease, or the stage or progression of a disease, select candidate treatment regimens for diseases, conditions, disease stages, and stages of a condition, and to determine treatment efficacy. Circulating biomarkers from a bodily fluid can be used in profiling of physiological states or determining phenotypes. These include nucleic acids, protein, and circulating structures such as vesicles, and nucleic acid-protein complexes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041154 | IMMUNOASSAYS OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE AND METHYLATION INDEX IN PERSONALIZED MEDICINE AND HEALTH EVALUATION - The invention provides a method of detecting the presence, absence or severity of a disease in a patient wherein said disease is accompanied by decreased level of S-adenosylmethionine, or increased level of S-adenosylhomocysterine, or reduced methylation index comprising: identifying any individual or a patient that is suspected of having said disease or is at risk of having said disease; obtaining a biological sample from said patient; determining the level of SAM in said biological sample using an antibody derived from a hapten analog of SAM, SAH; and correlating the levels of SAM, SAH and MI in said biological sample with the presence, absence, or severity of said disease. The invention also provides methods for determining methylation index in biological fluids which is indicative of the health status of an individual. Additionally, the invention includes colloidal gold test strips and homogenous enzyme immunoassays which are useful for determining S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041155 | BIOMARKER SENSOR ARRAY AND CIRCUIT AND METHODS OF USING AND FORMING SAME - The present disclosure relates to biomarker sensor arrays, to circuits including the sensor arrays, to systems including the arrays, and to methods of forming and using the arrays, circuits, and systems. The arrays, circuits, and systems can be used to detect a variety of materials, including chemical, biological, and radioactive materials. The arrays and circuits can be used for, for example, screening tests, disease diagnostics, prognostics and disease monitoring. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041156 | Integrated Device for Measuring Multiple Analytes - Integrated Multiplexed Point-of-Care device for measuring levels of target analytes from biological samples for determination of disease state. Specifically, a platform with a self contained fluidic cartridge comprising direct sample introduction, onboard sample processing, and multiplexed analyte detection is described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041157 | Method for the site-specific covalent cross-linking of antibodies to surfaces - This invention relates to conjugate antibody, drug and nanoparticle compositions and methods of generating the same. This invention further relates to methods of using same for imaging, diagnosing or treating a disease. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041158 | NON-CONVALENT PATTERNED CHEMICAL FEATURES AND USE THEREOF IN MALDI-BASED QUALITY CONTROL - The present application provides arrays for use in immunosignaturing and quality control of such arrays. Also disclosed are peptide arrays and uses thereof for diagnostics, therapeutics and research. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041159 | BIOSENSOR MICROARRAY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Described herein are biosensor microarrays comprising detector polypeptide monolayers substantially free of contaminants. Also provided are methods for generation of such biosensor microarrays by capture of polypeptides by arrays comprising capture moieties and associated sensors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041160 | SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a specimen measurement apparatus includes a detector and a control circuit, and is configured to perform a plurality of steps to measure the properties of a test substance retained in a reaction container. The detector outputs electromagnetic waves to the reaction container and detects the electromagnetic waves that vary according to the state in the reaction container. The control circuit controls transition timing between steps of the plurality of steps based on the detection result of the electromagnetic waves obtained by the detector. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041161 | TEST KIT - The present invention provides a test kit capable of rapid and highly sensitive detection. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041162 | Novel Immunotherapy Libraries - Following a novel immunotherapy process the archived aliquots of biologic material from each successive process is used to form a library in which further novel therapy can be developed. The patients essentially serve as the biologic assay for successful antigen processing response in the form of clinical response (i.e. tumor shrinkage, improvement in clinical status of disease). Only archived biologic material of clinically successful patients are then further used for further drug development. These patients are also evaluated for a positive MCH I or MHC II response. In the case of MHC II or antibody response: antibody producing cells (B-cells) are harvested or biopsied from various B-cell containing tissues and fused with multiple myeloma cells to form a further antibody production library, which may be further screened for antibodies to relevant antigens. In the case of MHC I or cell-mediated cytotoxic T or NK cell immune response, the archived electroporated immune cells can propagated and expanded in culture and transplanted back to the original patient or other patients in an allogeneic fashion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041163 | LATERAL FLOW ASSAY DEVICE - A lateral flow assay device includes a substrate having a top surface, as well as a sample receiving area disposed upon the top surface. At least one fluid flow path extends along the substrate from the sample receiving area, wherein the sample receiving area can be placed in contact with a peripheral reservoir formed at a sample addition area to draw sample therefrom in a controlled manner. The device can further include a reagent area that is designed to promote uniform dissolution of a deposited detection material by a sample moved through the device along the fluid flow path as well, as a flow channel configure to promote mixing of sample and reagent and an absorbing or wicking zone configured to affect various flow characteristics. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041164 | ANTI-LYMPHOCYTE AUTOANTIBODIES AS DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS - Provided are methods, systems, and kits for diagnosing or monitoring systemic lupus erythematosus in an individual. In particular aspects, in a blood sample containing white blood cells from the individual, autoantibodies deposited on or contacting with the surface of a T lymphocyte in the sample are quantitated. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041165 | A BLOOD BIOMARKER THAT PREDICTS PERSISTENT COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AFTER CONCUSSION - The invention relates to methods for providing prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in a computed tomography (CT)-negative subject. The invention further relates to monitoring the severity of brain damage resulting from TBI in a subject and determining the prognosis of a subject that has suffered from mTBI. This invention also relates to methods of predicting who is at risk for developing brain damage and long-term dysfunction. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041166 | CONJUGATION OF MULTIPLE VANCOMYCIN MOLECULES ON A POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BACKBONE FOR THE CAPTURE OF MICROORGANISMS - The present disclosure relates to compositions, methods, and kits for the rapid detection, eparation and/or isolation of microorganisms. Specifically, the disclosure relates to compositions, methods, and kits for using vancomycin—PVA backbone complexes to capture and/or concentrate microorganisms in an aqueous sample, such as gram positive and/or gram negative bacteria in solution. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041167 | METHODS AND KITS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFLUENZA - Some embodiments provided herein relate to combined assays. In some embodiments, an assay for identifying influenza type A or influenza type B is combined with an assay for determining the sensitivity of an influenza neuraminidase to an antiviral drug. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041168 | ARRAYED DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF INFLUENZA IMMUNE RESPONSE - A sensor chip for detecting an immune response against an influenza virus, the sensor chip including a substrate having a surface and a plurality of hemagglutinin polypeptides bound to discrete locations on the surface of the substrate, each hemagglutinin polypeptide having a hemagglutinin epitope. Detection devices containing the sensor chip and methods of detecting influenza immune responses are also described herein. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041170 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SHED OR CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS - This invention relates to a method for detecting shed or circulating tumor cells in a biological fluid using labeled pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide or vasoactive intestinal peptide. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041171 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER BASED ON DETECTION OF HER3 ACTIVATION - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer based on detection of HER3 activation. The systems and methods involve analysis of samples for the presence or the absence of activated HER3 markers as indicated by HER2-HER3 heterodimers, HER3 phosphorylation, or recruitment of PI3K to activated HER3 (HER3/PI3K complexes). The amounts of activated HER3 marker expression may be measured alone or in conjunction with other biomarkers. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041172 | COMPOSITION FOR DETECTION OR DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES CONTAINING TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR-LIKE EFFECTOR - The present disclosure relates to a composition or a kit that can be used for detection or diagnosis of various diseases. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041173 | METHODS AND ARRAYS FOR USE IN THE SAME - The invention provides a method for determining prostate cancer-associated disease state in an individual comprising or consisting of the steps of: (a) providing a sample to be tested from the individual; and (b) determining a biomarker signature of the test sample by measuring the expression in the test sample of one or more biomarkers selected from the group defined in Table 1; wherein the expression in the test sample of the one or more biomarkers selected from the group defined in Table 1 is indicative of one or more prostate cancer-associated disease state in the individual. The invention also provides arrays and kits for use in the same. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041174 | USING PHAGE EPITOPES TO PROFILE THE IMMUNE RESPONSE - The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for using one or more polypeptide probes to profile an immune response. The polypeptide probe can be used to detect one or more antibodies from a sample. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides methods and compositions for characterizing a cancer based on the detection of one or more antibodies, such as autoantibodies. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041175 | MICROVESICLE HISTONE H2AX AS A BIOMARKER FOR GENOTOXIC STRESS - The invention described herein relates to methods of monitoring genotoxic stress in a test subject, specifically by detecting the expression level of microvesicle-associated H2AX from a biological sample. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041176 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST ACTIN-BINDING PROTEIN GIRDIN AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Antibodies are provided that specifically bind to Acting Binding Protein Girdin (Akt Phosphorylation Enhancer), a new substrate of serine/threonine kinase. Additionally, methods of making hybridomas for producing said antibodies and methods of detecting girdin using said antibodies are provided herein. The antibodies and methods are useful for detecting girdin in tissue samples, such as tissue samples from subjects having or suspected of having a disorder in which any of cell motility, cell movement, and angiogenesis is involved. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041177 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING OXYGEN SENSING NANOFIBERS AND SCAFFOLDS - To address the need for scaffold-based oxygen concentration monitoring, a single-component, self-referenced oxygen sensor was made into nanofibers. Electrospinning process parameters were tuned to produce a biomaterial scaffold with specific morphological features. The ratio of an oxygen sensitive phosphorescence signal to an oxygen insensitive fluorescence signal was calculated at each image pixel to determine an oxygenation value. A single component boron dye-polymer conjugate was chosen for additional investigation due to improved resistance to degradation in aqueous media compared to a dye polymer blend. Standardization curves show that in fully supplemented media, the fibers are responsive to dissolved oxygen concentrations less than 15 parts per million. Spatial and temporal ratiometric gradients were observed in vitro radiating outward from the center of a dense adherent cell grouping. Sensor activation in ischemia and cell transplant models in vivo show oxygenation decreases on the scale of minutes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041178 | ARRAY-BASED PROXIMITY LIGATION ASSOCIATION ASSAYS - Embodiments of this disclosure encompass methods, systems and probes for the detection of a target analyte in a sample. The method uses of the detection of at least two distinct sites on an analyte molecule, or the pairing of two distinct sites on two adjacent and contacting molecules, the sites being integral to the structure of a single molecule or positioned near one another due to the three-dimensional structure of the polypeptide. At least one of the detectable sites may be formed by a modification of a larger molecule. The methods of detecting a target analyte comprise contacting a sample with a pair of probes, each probe comprising a binding moiety capable of specifically binding to a target analyte o a tag thereon, and an oligonucleotide tail that comprises a PCR initiator region proximal to the target analyte binding moiety, a barcoding region uniquely associated with the target analyte binding moiety, and a connector-hybridizing region complementary to a region of a connector oligonucleotide; hybridizing a connector oligonucleotide to the connector-hybridizing regions of the probes and ligating the connector-hybridizing regions of the probes; PCR amplifying the ligated oligonucleotide tails; hybridizing the amplification product with a substrate-immobilized oligonucleotide that as regions complementary to the barcoding regions of the probes; digesting any single-strand DNA molecule; hybridizing a signaling oligonucleotide to the product of the previous step; and detecting the signal, thereby detecting the presence of the analyte in the sample. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041179 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE PREDETERMINED COMPOUNDS IN A SAMPLE - This invention provides methods for detecting the presence of a plurality of predetermined compounds in a sample using a plurality of tag moieties and at least one nanopore. This invention also provides methods for determining the quantity of each of a plurality of predetermined compounds in a sample using a plurality of tag moieties and at least one nanopore. This invention further provides methods for detecting interaction of at least two predetermined compounds using at least one tag moiety and at least one nanopore. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041180 | Method for Evaluating Urine Sample, Analyzer, and Analysis System - A method for obtaining information about proteinuria and/or nephropathy from urine samples is provided for evaluating a urine sample that includes detecting proteins in the urine sample with two types of detection reagents that differ in reactivity to at least one urinary protein; and based on an indicator calculated using the results of the detection with the two types of detection reagents. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041181 | NMR ASSAY TO SCREEN PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION INHIBITORS - This invention relates generally to a field of rational drug design. In particular, the present invention relates to a | 2016-02-11 |
20160041182 | Fibronectin Type III Repeat Based Protein Scaffolds with Alternative Binding Surfaces - Protein scaffolds and scaffold libraries based on a fibronectin type III (FN3) repeat with an alternative binding surface design, isolated nucleic acids encoding the protein scaffolds, vectors, host cells, and methods of making thereof are useful in the generation of therapeutic molecules and treatment and diagnosis of diseases and disorders. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041183 | THYROGLOBULIN QUANTITATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods for determining the amount of thyroglobulin in a sample using various purification steps followed by mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve purifying thyroglobulin in a test sample, digesting thyroglobulin to form peptide T129, purifying peptide T129, ionizing peptide T129, detecting the amount of peptide T129 ion generated, and relating the amount of peptide T129 ion to the amount of thyroglobulin originally present in the sample. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041184 | IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING OF MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINS BY MOLECULAR MASS - Disclosure herein are methods for determining whether or not an immunoglobulin is present above the polyclonal background level in a biological sample, and methods for determining whether an immunoglobulin contains a kappa or lambda light chain. These methods are useful for screening biological samples for the presence or absence of monoclonal gammopathy, and for diagnosing and monitoring monoclonal gammopathy in a subject. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041185 | Methods of Detecting Complement Fixing and Non-Complement Fixing Antibodies and Systems for Practicing the Same - Provided are methods for simultaneously determining the presence or absence of complement-fixing antibody (CFAb) and non-complement-fixing antibody (non-CFAb) in a biological sample in a single reaction. The methods include mixing a cellular sample from a donor, a biological sample from a recipient, isolated human complement component C1q (C1q), and a labeled C1q binding agent (CBA), under conditions sufficient for recipient CFAb and non-CFAb, if present, to bind to donor cell surface antigen (Ag) to form antibody-Ag (Ab-Ag-C1q-CBA) complexes. The methods further include contacting the mixture with labeled an-ti-hIgG antibodies and labeled anti-CD antibodies, and detecting (e.g., semi-quantitatively) the presence or absence of the detectable labels bound to the antibody-Ag complexes to determine the presence or absence of CFAb and non-CFAb in a biological sample from the recipient. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041186 | Immunogenicity Assay - Assays for detecting antibodies to pharmaceutical preparations, food allergens and environmental allergens are described. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041187 | CCL22 AND CCL17 CANCER BIOMARKERS - The present invention provides methods of obtaining information relevant to monitoring and diagnosing cancer, particularly monitoring the progression or development of cancer, monitoring the response of cancer to treatment, diagnosing cancer, making a cancer prognosis, predicting the likelihood of a cancer responding to treatment and stratifying subjects having cancer. The methods involve determining the ratio of circulating CCL17 to circulating CCL22 in a sample from a subject. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041188 | PEPTIDE WITH GOLD BINDING AND EGFR RECEPTOR AFFINITY AND SAME ATTACHED TO GOLD NANOSTRUCTURE - An embodiment of the invention is a peptide comprising four domains, wherein domain I consists of thioctyl or monocytl, domain II consists of 2 to 3 positively charged amino acids selected from the group consisting of lysine and arginine, domain III consists of a dimeric ethylene unit; and domain IV comprises the peptide with SEQ ID No. 1 or a sequence having at least 90% identity to SEQ ID No. I. The peptide is preferably attached to a gold nanostructure, preferably a gold nanorod to provide an EFGR kit. An EFGR detection kit of the invention employs a gold nanostructure attached to a peptide sequence, the peptide sequence includes a binding sequence with an affinity toward EGFR, a ligand bound to gold atoms of the nanorod, a positively charged amino acid that maintains activity of the binding sequence, and a unit that increases hydrophilicity of the peptide sequence. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041189 | BIOMARKER FOR DETECTING WHITE MATTER STROKE, CONTAINING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2, AND MEDICAL USE OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2 - The present invention relates to a biomarker composition for detecting white matter stroke, the biomarker composition containing a toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), and a medical use using the TLR2. The TLR2 can be used as a biomarker for white matter stroke by defending against ischemic demyelination and oligodendrocyte death, and when targeting the TLR2, ischemic white matter stroke can be treated or prevented. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041190 | Method for Detecting and Monitoring Bone Loss - Methods for identifying subjects having bone loss by detecting bone microparticles in a sample of their bodily fluid are disclosed. Methods for monitoring bone loss and assessing efficacy of bone loss therapies by detecting bone microparticles in bodily fluid samples are also disclosed. Compounds for use as a negative control in the disclosed methods are provided as well as kits comprising such compounds. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041191 | ApoIII and the Treatment and Diagnosis of Diabetes - The present invention provides methods of identifying candidate compounds for the treatment of type I diabetes comprising contacting pancreatic β cells with an amount of apolipoprotein CIII (“apoCIII”) effective to increase intracellular calcium concentration, in the presence of one or more test compounds, and identifying those test compounds that inhibit an apoCIII-induced increase in intracellular calcium concentration in the pancreatic β cells. The present invention also provides methods for treating patients with type I diabetes comprising administering to the patient an amount effective of an inhibitor of apoCIII to reduce apoCIII-induced increase in intracellular calcium concentration in pancreatic β cells. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041192 | METHODS OF MONITORING ADHERENCE TO QUETIAPINE THERAPY - The present disclosure provides methods for monitoring subject (e.g., patient) adherence to quetiapine therapy, for example as a component of treating a subject for a mental health disorder such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041193 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM FOR THE INTEGRATED AND AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF DNA OR PROTEIN - A method for the integrated and automated analysis of DNA or protein, including a single-use cartridge, with an analysis device having a control device, and devices for capturing and processing signals, the control device carrying out a completely automatic process and evaluation of molecular diagnostic analysis via single-use cartridges (Lab-on-a-Chip). Controlling of an analysis process, which occurs in the cartridge, involve the subsequent displacement and thermostatisation of liquids with a first device, and with a second device the signals which are obtained during the analysis are processed. The first and the second devices are synchronized in such a manner that the analysis process of the sample can be carried out in a totally integrated manner thus producing an immediate result. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041194 | ACCELERATION SENSOR STRUCTURE AND USE THEREOF - A MEMS-sensor structure comprising first means and second means coupled for double differential detection and positioned symmetrically to provide quantities for the double differential detection in a phase shift. If the sensor deforms, due to a specifically symmetric positioning of the first and second means, the effect of the displacement is at least partly eliminated. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041195 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOVEMENT JUDGMENT METHOD - An electronic device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: detecting magnetism that changes at a frequency higher than a first threshold; calculating a moving speed of a target device in a horizontal direction; and judging that a user is moving when the calculated moving speed exceeds a second threshold and when an amount of change in the detected magnetism exceeds a third threshold. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041196 | Method and System of Measurement of Mach and Dynamic Pressure Using Internal Sensors - A system for calculating airspeed and dynamic pressure comprises a system body, an internal accelerometer, located within the system body, an internal pressure sensor, located in the system body, the internal pressure sensor being not hermetically sealed within the system body and capable of measuring the static pressure of the ambient atmosphere, and a processor in reception of the internal accelerometer, and the internal pressure sensor, capable of calculating Mach number via an axial acceleration, and capable of calculating a dynamic pressure and a true airspeed via the Mach number. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041197 | ICE RESISTANT PITOT TUBE - A pitot tube includes a substantially cylindrical body portion having an interior defining a flow passage, and a tip portion extending along a pitot tube axis from the body portion. The tip portion includes an inlet opening, a radially tapered outer surface extending from the body portion toward the inlet opening, one or more bulkheads disposed at the interior to limit travel of particles ingested into the interior, at least one drain opening disposed directly adjacent to one of the one or more bulkheads, and one or more electrical coils comprising one or more coil wraps disposed at an interior of the pitot tube. The one or more coil wraps establish a variable watt density along the interior of the pitot tube. The one or more coil wraps also establish a variable watt density downstream of one or more of the one or more bulkheads. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041198 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - A physical quantity sensor according to the embodiment includes: a substrate; a first movable body which is disposed on the substrate, can be displaced around a first support shaft, and includes a first movable electrode portion; a second movable body which is disposed on the substrate, can be displaced around a second support shaft, and includes a second movable electrode portion; and a fixed electrode portion which is overlapped on the first movable electrode portion and the second movable electrode portion and is disposed on the substrate in a plan view. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041199 | ACCELEROMETER AND ITS FABRICATION TECHNIQUE - An accelerometer has E-shaped resilient beams to isolate stress and reduce deformation. A top cap silicon wafer and a bottom cap silicon wafer are both coupled with a measurement mass to form a capacitor. The measurement mass has a mass, range-of-motion stops, and resilient beams located within a support frame. The range-of-motion stops are coupled to the support frame by connection beams, and the mass is coupled with the range-of-motion stops by groups of E-shaped resilient beams. The ends of each resilient beam are connected to the range-of-motion stops, and the middle of each resilient beam is connected to the mass. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041200 | MICROSCOPY IMAGING - Among other things, an imaging device has a photosensitive array of pixels, and a surface associated with the array is configured to receive a specimen with at least a part of the specimen at a distance from the surface equivalent to less than about half of an average width of the pixels. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041201 | DIE STRUCTURE, CONTACT TEST STRUCTURE, AND CONTACT TESTING METHOD UTILIZING THE CONTACT TEST STRUCTURE - A die structure is described, including a device area and a contact test area. The device area has therein a device structure including a first contact plug. The contact test area has therein a contact test structure that includes a second contact plug and is different from the device structure. The contact test structure is also described, including a well, a heavily doped region in the well, and a contact plug, wherein the heavily doped region and the well are both of N-type or are both of P-type, and the contact plug is disposed over the heavily doped region. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041202 | TEST FIXTURE WITH THERMOELECTRIC COOLER AND SPRING-OPERATED HOLDING PIN - A test fixture generally includes a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) configured to regulate the temperature of a device under test (DUT). The test fixture may further include a device carrier configured to secure the DUT in a desired position relative to the TEC and a spring-operated pin configured to generate a desired contact pressure between the DUT and the TEC. The desired contact pressure may be selected to achieve a thermal coupling between the DUT and the TEC that maintains the temperature of the DUT at a desired operation level. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041203 | High Voltage Sensor Located Within Line Insulator - A high voltage sensor is located within a dielectric canister inside a high voltage power line support insulator. A space through the voltage sensor accommodates a mechanical connecting rod associated with a circuit interrupter switch located in another section of the support insulator. An electrically floating dumbbell-shaped sensor extending between and capacitively coupled to high voltage and low voltage shields assumes a midpoint voltage value between the shields. A sensor plate or other suitable pickup capacitively coupled to the dumbbell sensor provides a voltage measurement, which is calibrated to provide a measurement of the power line voltage. This solution allows a voltage sensor to be added to or integrated in conventionally sized power line support insulators with no additional size, negligible additional weight, and minimal additional cost. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041204 | SENSOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE IN SENSING CURRENT THROUGH A CONDUCTOR - A sensor device for use in detecting current in a conductor is provided. The sensor includes a non-magnetic substrate defining an aperture structured to receive a conductor therein, a coil comprising a plurality of turns wound about at least a portion of the substrate, and a housing for enclosing the substrate and coil. The housing includes a dielectric material having a dielectric constant and positioned adjacent to the coil and at least partially within the aperture such that the dielectric material is disposed between the coil and the conductor when the conductor is received through the aperture and at least one spacer coupled to the aperture to facilitate maintaining a position of the coil relative to the conductor, wherein each of the spacers is positioned offset from the dielectric material such that each of the spacers does not radially extend between the coil and the conductor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041205 | LIGHTNING CURRENT MEASURING DEVICE AND LIGHTNING CURRENT MEASURING METHOD - A lightning current measuring device is provided with: a polarized light separation element which separates light output from a sensor fiber into horizontal and vertical components having orthogonal planes of polarization, a Faraday rotation angle calculation unit calculating a Faraday rotation angle through arc-sine processing of a digitized signal of the difference between the horizontal and vertical components converted to a signal through photoelectric conversion after separation by the polarized light separation element, amplifiers which amplify the horizontal and vertical components converted to a signal through photoelectric conversion after separation by the polarized light separation element, a Faraday rotation angle calculating unit which calculates a Faraday rotation angle based on a digitized signal of the difference between the amplified horizontal and vertical components, and current value conversion units converting current values based on the calculated Faraday rotation angles. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041206 | MEASURING RESISTOR AND CORRESPONDING MEASURING METHOD - The invention relates to a measuring resistor ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041207 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING POWER CONSUMPTION CONTROL, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method for performing power consumption control is provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes: sensing a current on a current path between a battery and at least one portion of the electronic device by performing sampling operations to generate a plurality of samples; performing calculation on the samples to monitor the current; and based upon the calculation, when it is detected that the current reaches a predetermined threshold, triggering the battery into a second mode from a first mode. In particular, performing the sampling operations to generate the plurality of samples further includes: utilizing an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to perform the sampling operations on a voltage difference corresponding to the current to generate the plurality of samples. For example, the voltage difference can be obtained by probing two terminals of a resistor or a Hall component. An associated apparatus is also provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041208 | HIGH VOLTAGE DIGITAL VOLTMETER AND WIRELESS PHASER - A high voltage digital voltmeter and wireless phaser includes first and second voltmeters/phasers. Each voltmeter/phaser has a probe for accessing a point in a circuit, circuitry connected to the probe and including a microprocessor, and a ground reference associated with the circuitry. Each microprocessor is programmed to measure line-to-ground voltage of the respective voltmeter/phaser. This information is shared between the microprocessors and is used to determine voltage measurements and phase angle difference. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041209 | SENSOR ELEMENT WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING FUNCTION, AND MAGNETIC SENSOR AND ELECTRIC POWER MEASURING DEVICE WHICH USE SAME - A magnetoresistance effect type magnetic sensor has a problem in that the increase in the surrounding temperature decreases the magnetic characteristic of a magnetic film itself and thereby decreases the sensitivity of the sensor. A sensor element includes: a magnetic film having magnetoresistance effect; a pair of electrodes for applying an electric current to the magnetic film, the pair of electrodes being opposed across the magnetic film; a longitudinal bias magnetic field addition magnet to generate a first bias magnetic field in an opposing direction of the electrodes; and a lateral bias magnetic field addition magnet to generate a second bias magnetic field in an orthogonal direction to the longitudinal bias magnetic field addition magnet, in which a temperature characteristic of the longitudinal bias magnetic field addition magnet is higher than a temperature characteristic of the lateral bias magnetic field addition magnet. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041210 | HARDWARE DE-CONVOLUTION BLOCK FOR MULTI-PHASE SCANNING - Apparatus and methods of de-convolution for multi-phase scans of an array of electrodes are described. One programmable circuit includes a sequencer to initiate a multi-phase transmit (TX) scan of an array of electrodes to obtain capacitance data. The capacitance data is stored in one or more storage devices as convoluted capacitance data. The programmable circuit also includes a digital circuit block to read the convoluted capacitance data from the one or more storage devices, de-convolve the convoluted capacitance data to obtain de-convoluted capacitance data, and store the de-convoluted capacitance data in the or more storage devices. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SENSITIVITY OF A CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE - Embodiments relate to an apparatus for determining a sensitivity of a capacitive sensing device having a sensor capacitor with a variable capacitance. The apparatus includes a measurement module and a processor. The measurement module is configured to determine, in response to a first electrical input signal to the sensor capacitor, a first quantity indicative of a first capacitance of the sensor capacitor and to determine, in response to a second electrical input signal to the sensor capacitor, a second quantity indicative of a second capacitance of the sensor capacitor. The processor is configured to determine a quantity indicative of the sensitivity of the sensing device based on the determined first and second quantity. | 2016-02-11 |