06th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160041212 | Periodic Signal Measurement Using Statistical Sampling - A fully-digital probabilistic measurement methodology in which a periodic signal generated on an IC device is sampled multiple times during a test period, with the asserted/de-asserted state of the periodic signal determined during each sampling event. A statistically significant number of sampling events are executed according to a reference signal frequency that is uncorrelated to the IC's system clock, whereby each successive sampling event involves detecting an essentially random associated phase of the periodic signal such that the probability of detecting an asserted state during any given sampling event is proportional to the duty cycle of the periodic signal. A first count value records the number of sampling events in which the periodic signal is asserted, and a second count value records the total number of sampling events performed, whereby a ratio of these two count values provides a statistical measurement of the periodic signal's duty cycle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041213 | RADIO FIELD INTENSITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND RADIO FIELD INTENSITY DETECTOR AND GAME CONSOLE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a radio field intensity measurement device having a display portion with improved visibility, in the case of measuring a weak radiowave from a long distance. In the radio field intensity measurement device, a battery is provided as a power source for power supply and the battery is charged by a received radiowave. When a potential of a signal obtained from the received radiowave is higher than an output potential of the battery, the power is stored in the battery. On the other hand, when the potential of the signal obtained from the received radiowave is lower than the output potential of the battery, power produced by the battery is used as power to drive the radio field intensity measurement device. As an element to display the radio field intensity, a thermochromic element or an electrochromic element is used. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041214 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING ELECTROMAGNETIC NEAR FIELD MEASUREMENTS - A system, method and computer readable medium are provided. One system includes a transmit antenna, at least one receive antenna, and a controller configured to operate the transmit antenna and the at least one receive antenna to acquire coupled signal information from a device under test. The system also includes a processor configured to approximate a shape of a structure within the device under test using changes in resonance determined from the coupled reflected signal information and caused by different materials forming the structure. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041215 | SURFACE POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE - A surface-potential distribution measuring device includes: a laser light source; a Pockels crystal; a mirror; a photodetector that detects light intensity of the laser beam reflected by the mirror; a holding and mounting part that holds and moves the Pockels crystal; a voltage correction database; and a calculation unit that identifies an input voltage corresponding to a testing output voltage as a surface potential of the electric-field-reduction system. The Pockels crystal is formed in such a way that a size of a cross section of the Pockels crystal that is perpendicular to an axial direction changes along the axial direction. The holding and mounting part has a protection unit to protect a structure of the Pockels crystal, a movement unit to that moves the Pockels crystal in order to measure a surface potential of the electric-field-reduction system, and a drive control unit to control the movement unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING SINGLE-PHASE GROUND FAULT ON LOW CURRENT GROUNDED POWER-DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method and system for detecting and locating a single-phase ground fault on a low current grounded power-distribution network, comprising: respectively testing and picking up the voltage signals and current signals at multiple positions on each phase feeder ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041217 | ON-LINE STATUS DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND ON-LINE STATUS DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES - The present invention is to provide an on-line status diagnosis device for an electric power utilities, in which sampling and data transmission rates are differentiated according to a degree of risk of degradation status data. The on-line status diagnosis device includes a sensor for providing a degradation detection signal of the electric power utilities, a data acquisition unit (DAU) for acquiring and providing degradation detection data, and a communication unit for transmitting the degradation detection data to the outside. The DAU includes an analog-digital converter for acquiring degradation detection data as digital data by converting the degradation detection signal from the sensor into a digital signal, and a microcomputer for determining a degree of risk by comparing the degradation detection data with at least one predetermined risk determination reference value, and outputting a control signal to the analog-digital converter to change a sampling rate and a report rate. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041218 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A FAULT IN CONNECTING LINES BETWEEN A CENTRAL UNIT AND A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WHICH ARE INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER - A method for establishing at least one fault in connecting lines between electronic connection units and peripheral units, which are independent of one another, includes: outputting a start signal from the control unit to a first of the connection units, to start the establishment of the fault; applying a test signal to an interface of a first one of the connection units, the application of the test signal being monitored and/or controlled by a non-volatile first algorithm of the first connection unit; registering a cross-coupling of the test signal to an interface of a second connection unit and storing a fault value representing the cross-coupling in a first register, the registration and the storage of the fault value being monitored and/or controlled by a nonvolatile second algorithm of the second connection unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041219 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING POWER SYSTEM PARAMETERS - A method for determining a dielectric parameter of an electrical insulation of a power system component comprises the following steps: determining the activation energy of the electrical insulation, determining the actual temperature (T1) of the electrical insulation and the temperature (T2) to which the measurement is to be corrected, calculating a correction factor (Axy) by means of the Arrhenius equation, stimulating the electrical insulation with a DC voltage stimulation signal; determining a response for the power system to the DC voltage stimulation signal at the actual temperature, and determining the parameter of the electrical insulation at the temperature to which the measurement is to be corrected based on the response modified by means of the correction factor. Thereby, the individual characteristics of the power system apparatus insulation is taken into account. A device for determining a dielectric parameter of an electrical insulation of a power system component is also provided. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041220 | Probe Card and Method for Performing an Unclamped Inductive Switching Test - A probe card with a ground contact, a first contact element and a second contact element is provided. The first contact element is coupled to an interconnection node via a first interconnection line having a definite length and the second contact element is coupled to the interconnection node via a second interconnection line having the same definite length. The interconnection node is directly connected to the ground contact. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041221 | System and Method for Testing a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit - In an embodiment, a method of testing a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) includes generating high-frequency test signals using the on-chip test circuit, measuring signal levels using on-chip power detectors, and controlling and monitoring the on-chip test circuit using low-frequency signals. The RFIC circuit is configured to operate at high frequencies, and an on-chip test circuit that includes frequency generation circuitry configured to operate during test modes. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041222 | BUILT-IN TESTING OF AN ARC FAULT/TRANSIENT DETECTOR - The present invention relates to built-in testing of detectors for the detection of electrical arc faults or transients, where the detector is integrated into or electrically coupled to an electrical power supply system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041223 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TESTING DEVICE - An electronic component testing device which is able to release heat (radiate heat) efficiently from a self-heating electronic component, and is able to carry out an intended test efficiently while keeping the temperature of the electronic component within a predetermined range higher than ordinary temperature. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041224 | SCAN TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY IN TARGET SYSTEMS - Topology discovery of a target system having a plurality of components coupled with a scan topology may be performed by driving a low logic value on the data input signal and a data output signal of the scan topology. An input data value and an output data value for each of the plurality of components is sampled and recorded. A low logic value is then scanned through the scan path and recorded at each component. The scan topology may be determined based on the recorded data values and the recorded scan values. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041225 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SCAN CHAIN FAILURES - A circuit includes a plurality of scan chains arranged in a ring network topology. Each scan chain includes a plurality of scan blocks, each of the plurality of scan blocks including a storage element and a switching device. Each switching device includes a first input configured to receive an output of a storage element in a different scan chain from the scan chain in which the switching device is disposed, and a second input configured to receive one of a function logic signal or a test scan signal. The switching device configured to selectively couple the first input or the second input to an input of the storage element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041226 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH DISTRIBUTED CLOCK TAMPERING DETECTORS - A circuit configuration for secure application includes several internal frequency detectors arranged in digital units at critical points of an integrated circuit. The clock detectors are concealed in the digital part of the integrated circuit each as a standard cell (flip-flop unit) in order to prevent any external manipulation and in order to hide its function. The clock detectors are preferably disposed in a clock tree topology, which can be at several levels for distributing the clock signal through the different digital unit tree at critical points. Alarms are generated via a clock detector network if at any level an external clock attack has been monitored. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041227 | ON-LINE MONITORING SWITCH CONTACT LIFESPAN OF ON-LOAD TAP-CHANGER IN TRANSFORMERS - A device and a method are described for online monitoring the lifespan of switch contacts of a transformer on load tap changer (OLTC). The method includes connecting a current signal sensor of a voltage adjustment winding of the power transformer with a current signal processing circuit thereof; connecting the current signal sensor with an analog-digital converter of an industry control computer (IPC). When a switch signal is received, the switch current value and the number of switching operation of the OLTC are used for comparison with a lifespan relationship as a function of number of switch operations of a switch contact having similar specifications, wherein the relationship indicates a critical current value indicating the need for replacement. The device includes the IPC, the signal processing circuit, a monitor, and a keyboard. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041228 | ELECTRIC MACHINE FAULT DETECTION - A electric machine ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041229 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE - An apparatus for estimating battery state of charge may include a sensor configured to sense a voltage value and a current value of a battery, an internal resistance calculator configured to calculate an internal resistance using the voltage value and the current value, a noise remover configured to determine an output accumulation method or an open circuit using method using an open circuit voltage to remove a noise due to the internal resistance, an output accumulator configured to accumulate and calculate a residual capacity of the battery depending on the output accumulation method, a compensated state of charge calculator configured to calculate a compensated state of charge of the battery using a preset lookup table depending on the open circuit using method, and a battery state of charge estimator configured to calculate an estimated state of charge of the battery using the residual capacity or the compensated state of charge. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041230 | BACKUP BATTERY - A backup battery includes a battery cell, a storage medium, and a processor. The storage medium is configured to store a computer program. The processor is configured to execute the computer program so as to monitor the operating state of the battery cell. The processor selectively generates one or more output signals according to the operating state of the battery cell. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY LIFE CORRESPONDING TO CHARACTERISTIC OF USAGE BASED ON PATTERN INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for estimating a battery life are provided. The apparatus includes a battery information collector, a model determiner, and a battery life estimator. The battery information collector is configured to collect battery information from a battery. The model determiner is configured to select a battery degradation model representing pattern information corresponding to the battery information. The battery life estimator is configured to estimate battery life information based on the selected battery degradation model. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041232 | TOOL EMPLOYING HOMOTOPY-BASED APPROACHES IN FINDING THE CONTROLLING UNSTABLE EQUILIBRIUM POINT IN THE ELECTRIC POWER GRID - The analysis tool employs a computer-implemented algorithm that uses homotopy-based approaches to map the solution from the exit point to the controlling unstable equilibrium point (UEP). The computational time is reduced significantly by using an approximate exit point rather than computing an accurate exit point as it is required in finding the controlling UEPs using traditional transient stability direct methods. In addition, this method eliminates the necessity of computing the minimum gradient point (MGP) which is a key element in using Newton methods. These properties provide an advantage to homotopy-based approaches over traditional iterative methods in terms of both speed of computation and reliability of finding solutions. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041233 | LOW-NOISE FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER WITH INCREASED OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may include synchronic symmetrical integrator circuitry and a magnetic field measurement device comprising an excitation circuit including an excitation coil, the excitation coil being wound around an amorphous soft magnetic core having a certain temperature coefficient such that inductance of the excitation circuit will change with temperature variations of the amorphous soft magnetic core; a detection circuit including a detection coil, the detection coil being wound around the same amorphous soft magnetic core, such that inductance variation of the detection circuit with temperature of the core can be detected from the excitation coil; and a resonation control circuit coupled to the excitation circuit and to the detection circuit to adjust a resonant frequency of the detection circuit responsive to temperature variations of the core. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041234 | CALIBRATION OF SENSITIVITY AND AXIAL ORTHOGONALITY FOR MAGNETOMETERS - A reduced-cost apparatus for calibrating the sensitivity and orthogonality of a triaxial magnetometer, and a method for adjusting the distance between the two coils of a Helmholtz coil and other related parameters are described herein. A method can include positioning a calibrated magnetometer within a mounting fixture between two coils of a Helmholtz coil, the two coils arranged in mutually parallel planes and separated by the radius of the Helmholtz coil, the mounting fixture mounted such that a position of the mounting fixture is adjustable along an axis orthogonal to the mutually parallel planes; adjusting the position of the mounting fixture over at least some of the positions and measuring the magnetic field at each position to generate a set of magnetic field measurements associated with the positions; and adjusting the first distance based on the first set of magnetic field measurements. Additional apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041235 | MAXIMIZATION OF TARGET SIGNAL AND ELIMINATION OF BACKBIAS COMPONENT FOR A DIFFERENTIAL UPRIGHT POSITION SENSOR - Embodiments relate to sensor device configurations. In one embodiment, a sensor device comprises a bias magnet, a field sensor die, a first set of one or more magnetic field sensor elements, a second set of one or more magnetic field sensor elements, a memory, and circuitry. The sensor device is configured to combine the sensed magnitudes from each of the magnetic field sensor elements of the first set to obtain a first set output, trim the sensed magnitudes from each of the one or more magnetic field sensor elements of the second set with one of the set of trim values to obtain a second set output, and combine the second set output with the first set output to provide an output signal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041236 | MAGNETISM MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Magnetic-field measuring device having: elongate magnetic-material formed of solid or liquid having magnetic-anisotropy, or composite of solid and liquid; an electrically conductive-body adjacent to magnetic-material, giving magnetic-material a current-induced magnetic-field-vector having a component perpendicular to longitudinal-directions of magnetic-material; coil detecting magnetic-field by magnetic-material, which is magnetized in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal-direction when no external magnetic-field is applied to magnetic-material or when only a magnetic-field not having a component in longitudinal-direction applied to magnetic-material, and magnetizing in direction having the component in longitudinal-direction when external magnetic-field have the component in longitudinal-direction of magnetic-material applied to magnetic-material, a direction of magnetization of magnetic-material aligned with direction perpendicular to longitudinal-direction of magnetic-material when magnetic-material sufficiently receives current-induced magnetic-field-vector, magnetic-field measuring device intermittently applies current to the conductive-body, detecting an electromotive-force generated by the coil while current is applied to the conductive-body and no current is applied to the conductive-body. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041237 | MULTI-BIT MAGNETIC MEMORY CELL - Apparatus includes a first Hall sensor having a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a fourth terminal and a second Hall sensor having a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal and an eighth terminal. A conductor connects the third terminal to the fifth terminal. A processor is configured to measure a first potential between the fourth terminal and the sixth terminal while transferring a first current from the first terminal to the seventh terminal via the conductor, to measure a second potential between the first terminal and the seventh terminal while transferring a second current from the fourth terminal to the sixth terminal via the conductor, and to determine a resultant voltage generated by the first and second Hall sensors in response to the first and second potentials. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041238 | PUSH-PULL FLIPPED-DIE HALF-BRIDGE MAGNETORESISTIVE SWITCH - Push-pull half-bridge magnetoresistive switch, comprising two magnetic sensor chips, each magnetic sensor chip having a magnetic induction resistor and a magnetic induction resistor electrical connection pad. The two magnetic sensor chips are electrically interconnected and have opposite and parallel directions of induction, thus forming the push-pull half-bridge circuit. The magnetic induction resistor comprises one or a plurality of magnetoresistive elements connected in series. The magnetic induction resistor pads are located at adjacent edges of the magnetic sensor chips, and each pad may accommodate the welding of at least two bonding wires. The magnetoresistive switch may improve the sensitivity of a sensor, and decrease output voltage deviation and output voltage temperature drift, which is beneficial for decreasing the volume and increasing the performance of the switch sensor. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL ARRANGEMENT - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The system includes a main field magnet generating a main magnetic field B | 2016-02-11 |
20160041240 | REDUCED -GAS-FLOW ELECTRICAL LEADS FOR SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SYSTEM - A device is employed for an apparatus including an electrically conductive coil ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041241 | Creation of Nearly-Equivalent Nuclear Spin Singlet States Using Spin-Lock Induced Crossing - Methods and systems for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectra of samples having unresolved peaks are described. The methods and systems allow for the creation nuclear spin singlet states in nearly-equivalent spin pairs, for example, using continuous spin-locking with a nutation frequency matched to the coupling strength between spins. The invention relates generally to the field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can be used as a tool for determining the chemical structure and/or geometry of a molecule in a sample. In many samples, however, resonance frequencies of different nuclei fully or partially overlap, which makes chemical identification of molecule(s) in a sample difficult or impossible. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041242 | DYNAMIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIAL ACQUISITION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA - In method for determining a radial k-space trajectory, having multiple spokes, of an MR control sequence, a first whole number (N) is selected from a first subset of whole numbers. A first constant angular increment (dΦ) between respective spokes of the radial k-space trajectory that are spatially adjacent in k-space is determined as the quotient of π and the first whole number N. Subsequently, a second constant angular increment (Δk*dΦ) between spokes of the radial k-space trajectory that are measured sequentially in time is determined as the product from a second whole number (Δk) and the first constant angular increment dΦ, wherein the second whole number Δk is determined from a second subset of whole numbers. The first subset of whole numbers and/or the second subset of whole numbers are/is the set of prime numbers. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041243 | Two-Dimensional Semi-LASER Correlation Spectroscopy with Well-Maintained Cross Peaks - A sLASER-first-COSY sequence is disclosed. After a delay time, Δ | 2016-02-11 |
20160041244 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD USING T2* MAPPING BASED ON ECHO PLANAR IMAGING - A flipped fitting method that performs a flipped curve fitting on a maximum of 256 MRI images obtained at different echo times using an EPI image which obtains a plurality of MRI images at a plurality of different echo times within a TR period after application of an excitation RF pulse. Then, T2* values are fitted based on a sufficient amount of acquired TE images, such that it is possible to provide much more accurate T2* values than these provided by underestimated or overestimated fitting by the existing method which is based on only 12 images and to obtain rapid and accurate data without nerve stimulation or acoustic noise. Further, the flipped fitting method is more suitable and accurate for showing the real T2* values. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041245 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF POLY-L-GLUTAMATE - A non-invasive imaging approach using CEST and MRS may be used to monitor the cleavage of the poly-L-glutamate (PLG) backbone. The cleavage of PLG by cathespsin B can expose exchangeable —NH2 protons in the PLG that are then monitored non-invasively through CEST. The technique can provide direct information on malignant tissue and tumor aggressiveness, and can also be used to monitor treatment. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INHOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A system and method for producing a report about a subject from data collected from the subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI] system. The method includes directing the MRI system to perform a pulse sequence to manipulate exchangeable magnetization in the subject and acquiring, with the MRI system, imaging data from the subject in response to the pulse sequence. The method also includes analyzing the effects of the frequencies of applied RF energy on the imaging data to identify inhomogeneous lines formed by a summation of multiple sublines centered at multiple different frequencies. The method further includes generating a report pertaining to inhomogeneous magnetization transfer occurring in the subject in response to the pulse sequence. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - In a method and apparatus for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, a result image is provided based on multiple MR contrasts. The result image is indicative of a value of a magnetic parameter. MR data are acquired for the multiple contrasts at different time points, in each case following preparation of a magnetization. During the acquisition of the MR data, k-space is undersampled according to a respective undersampling scheme. The undersampling schemes of the different MR contrasts are different from one another. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041248 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM WITH GHOST ARTIFACT REDUCTION AND METHOD OPERATION THEREOF - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041249 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AT LEAST ONE COMBINATION IMAGE DATASET - In a method and apparatus for generating a magnetic resonance (MR) image MR data are acquired from a subject as datasets in parallel with multiple RF coils, with first parallel dataset being acquired with a first parameter set and at least one further parallel dataset being acquired with a second parameter set. A first intermediate image dataset and at least one further intermediate image dataset are reconstructed with at least one of (a) the first intermediate image dataset being reconstructed from said first parallel dataset using a calibration data item derived from said at least one further parameter set, and (b) said at least one further intermediate image dataset is reconstructed from said at least one further parallel dataset using a calibration data item derived from said first parameter set. A combination image dataset is generated by combining said first intermediate image dataset and said at least one further intermediate dataset. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041250 | MRT and Method for Operating a Clinical pTX System - A method and a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) system are provided. The MRT system includes a controller configured to store a transmit vector that is established on a local-coil-specific basis. The transmit vector, for a specific local coil, indicates with which amplitudes and phases, transmit elements of the local coil may be controlled by a transmit device. The controller is configured to initiate a patient-specific calibration measurement on a patient to generate patient-specific calibration data representing a field distribution. The controller is also configured to determine deviations in the patient-specific calibration data from the stored transmit vector established on a local-coil-specific basis. The patient-specific calibration data is generated in the patient-specific calibration measurement on the patient and represents a field distribution. An imaging MRT measurement is not allowed if deviations exceed a threshold value, but is otherwise performed and is monitored by a monitoring device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041251 | ULTRASOUND-BASED LOCATION DETERMINATION AND INERTIAL NAVIGATION WITH ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT IN DETERMINING CLIENT DEVICE LOCATION - Spatially located ultrasound beacons are provided in known locations within a distributed communication system. The ultrasound beacons are configured to emit ultrasound pulses that can be received by client devices in ultrasound communication range of the beacons. The client devices analyze the received ultrasound pulses from the beacons to determine their time-difference of arrival and as a result, their location(s) within the distributed communication system. The client devices have inertial navigation systems (NS) that calculate client device location as the client device moves, and when received ultrasound signals are below a predefined threshold. Suspected errors in the location information from either the ultrasound or INS systems may be compared against the other system, or compared against reference information, to determine the validity of the location information. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041252 | PNT SENSOR RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A PNT sensor short-range relay communication system includes an electronic PNT sensor module configured to determine a first position of the PNT sensor module and to output a PNT signal indicating a second position of the PNT sensor module with respect to the first position. A mobile relay module is in signal communication with the PNT sensor module. The mobile relay module is configured to communicate the PNT signal to at least one terminal device located remotely from the PNT sensor module and the mobile relay module. In this manner, positional information can be determined without relying on a satellite navigation system. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041253 | METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF A WAVE FIELD - A method, device, system and use for determining a distance, location and/or orientation including the at least relative determination of a position of at least one object using at least two active anchors. A first signal is emitted by a first of the two anchors and is received at the object and by a second of said two anchors. A phase measurement is performed at said second anchor and wherein a distance determination with respect to said first anchor is performed and/or the distance from said first anchor to said second anchor is known. A second, particularly electromagnetic, signal is emitted from said second anchor, and information on phase measurement and distance between said first and second anchors is made available to a computation unit and at least one phase measurement respectively of said first and second signal is performed at said object and made available to said computation unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041254 | METHOD FOR THE PASSIVE LOCALIZATION OF RADAR TRANSMITTERS - A method of passive location of radar transmitters implemented by at least two ESM stations, the radars having a quasi-constant scanning speed in the course of the transit over the set comprising at least two ESM stations, each of the ESM stations being able to intercept the transmission lobes of radar transmitters and to estimate their lobe transit times (LTT) and at least one station being able to estimate the angle of arrival α of the transmission lobes, the location of the radar transmitters being performed by testing the intersection between an iso-LTTD curve passing through at least the two ESM stations and a sighting straight line passing through the ESM station having measured the angle of arrival and of azimuth equal to the measured angle of arrival α. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041255 | Satellite and Acoustic Tracking Device - The present invention relates a method and device for tracking movements of marine animals or objects in large bodies of water and across significant distances. The method and device can track an acoustic transmitter attached to an animal or object beneath the ocean surface by employing an unmanned surface vessel equipped with a hydrophone array and GPS receiver. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING COHERENT NOISE FILTERING - Systems and methods are provided for the filtering of coherent noise signals. In an illustrative embodiment, a pulsed electronic signal receives varying phase shifts for each of its pulses prior to transmission. When coherent noise interferes with the transmitted signal, received signal receives a phase shift opposite of that applied prior to transmission such that the electronic signal is restored and the coherent noise becomes non-coherent. In another embodiment, width of each transmitted pulses can be varied prior to transmission, but a constant midpoint-to-midpoint time is maintained. After receiving a signal with coherent noise interference, the midpoints of the pulses are aligned causing the coherent noise to become non-coherent. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041257 | RADAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A radar system having side lobe blanking capability is disclosed. The system can include a single channel antenna and receiver system, the side lobe blanking system being time multiplexed, but requiring no dedicated guard channel data collection period such that the scan rate of the system is not degraded. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041258 | VEHICLE RADAR SYSTEM WITH TRAILER DETECTION - A radar object detection system includes a radar sensor and a controller. The radar sensor is configured to emit a radar signal toward a defined area proximate to the vehicle, and output a reflection signal indicative of a detected target present in the defined area. The controller is configured to receive the reflection signal from the radar sensor, determine if the detected target corresponds to a trailer towed by the vehicle, and define an exclusion zone characterized as occupied by the trailer and thereby excluded from the defined area where objects can be detected. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041259 | Ultrasonic Sensor Microarray and its Method of Manufacture - A sensor assembly including one or more capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) microarray modules which are provided with a number of individual transducers. The microarray modules are arranged to simulate or orient individual transducers in a hyperbolic paraboloid geometry. The transducers/sensor are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix and are activatable individually, selectively or collectively to emit and received reflected beam signals at a frequency of between about 100 to 170 kHz. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041260 | RADAR APPARATUS AND OBJECT SENSING METHOD - A radar apparatus includes an antenna that receives echo signals, each of the echo signals being a radar signal reflected by one or more objects; a Doppler-frequency acquirer that acquires Doppler frequencies at each range bin from the received echo signals; a direction correlation power-value calculator that calculates direction correlation power values for respective combinations of the Doppler frequencies and at least one of a distance to the one or more objects and an arrival direction of the echo signals, each direction correlation power value indicating a strength of a corresponding echo signal; and a normalized direction correlation-value calculator that calculates, for the respective combinations, normalized direction correlation values, each normalized direction correlation value indicating a probability of the arrival direction of the corresponding echo signal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041261 | Electromagnetic Reflection Profiles - Methods, systems, and products determine electromagnetic reflective characteristics of ambient environments. A wireless communications device sends a cellular impulse and receives reflections of the cellular impulse. The cellular impulse and the reflections of the cellular impulse may be compared to determine the electromagnetic reflective characteristics of an ambient environment. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041262 | Methods and Systems for Local Principal Axis Rotation Angle Transform - A method for processing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. The method includes the step of receiving SAR data that has been collected to provide a representation of a target scene, and dividing the data into a plurality of sub-blocks each having a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels having a coordinate and an amplitude. A transformation performed on each of the sub-blocks includes the steps of: (i) computing a mean coordinate; (ii) subtracting the mean coordinate from the pixel's actual coordinate to arrive at a modified coordinate; (iii) multiplying the modified coordinate by the amplitude to arrive at an amplitude-modified coordinate; (iv) creating a covariance matrix using the amplitude-modified coordinates; (v) performing a singular value decomposition on the covariance matrix to arrive at a vector; and (vi) associating an angle with the calculated vector. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041263 | Cross Track Error Calculation From Active Light Sensors - Disclosed is apparatus for determining cross track error between a stored planted location and the actual physical location of plants. An array of active light sensors is mounted on a vehicle for travel above the plants. The array of active light sensors generate an electrical signal from each sensor corresponding to the reflected light from the sensor. A computer system generates a reflectance curve from the array of sensors to determine the location of a plant below the array of sensors and also generates the cross track error. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041264 | TIME OF FLIGHT APPARATUSES AND AN ILLUMINATION SOURCE - An apparatus includes a detector circuit configured to receive a modulated electromagnetic wave signal from an illumination source and to provide a detection signal having a frequency dependent on a modulation frequency of the modulated electromagnetic wave signal. The apparatus further includes a reference circuit configured to generate a reference signal based on the detection signal. The apparatus further includes a sensor circuit configured to generate based on the reference signal a sensor signal based on reflected modulated electromagnetic waves emitted by the illumination source and reflected by an object. The apparatus further includes a processing circuit configured to determine distance information related to the object based on the sensor signal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041265 | Star Tracker - A star tracker determines a location or orientation of an object, such as a space vehicle, by observing unpolarized light from one or more stars or other relatively bright navigational marks, without imaging optics, pixelated imaging sensors or associated pixel readout electronics. An angle of incidence of the light is determined by comparing signals from two or more differently polarized optical sensors. The star tracker may be fabricated on a thin substrate. Some embodiments have vertical profiles of essentially just their optical sensors. Some embodiments include micro-baffles to limit field of view of the optical sensors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041266 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRIANGULATION AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT BASED TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A three-dimension position tracking system is presented. The system includes transmitters and receivers. A transmitter scans continuous or pulsed coherent light beams across a target. The receiver detects the reflected beams. The system recursively determines the location of the target, as a function of time, via triangulation and observation of the time-of-flight of the incoming and outgoing beams. The transmitter includes ultra-fast scanning optics to scan the receiver's field-of-view. The receiver includes arrays of ultra-fast photosensitive pixels. The system determines the angles of the incoming beams based on the line-of-sight of the triggered pixels. By observing the incoming angles and correlating timestamps associated with the outgoing and incoming beams, the system accurately, and in near real-time, determines the location of the target. By combining the geometry of the scattered beams, as well as the beams' time-of-flight, ambiguities inherent to triangulation and ambiguities inherent to time-of-flight location methods are resolved. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041267 | Orbital Determination (OD) Of Geosynchronous Satellites - Technology for determining an orbit of a geosynchronous satellite is described. A ground station can receive a transponded (RF) signal from a relay satellite. The relay satellite can receive an RF signal from the geosynchronous satellite and transpond the RF signal to create the transponded RF signal. The ground station can identify a second Doppler shift associated with the transponded RF signal received at the ground station from the relay satellite. The RF signal received at the relay satellite from the geosynchronous satellite can be associated with a first Doppler shift. The ground station can determine a frequency of the transponded RF signal received at the ground station from the relay satellite. The first Doppler shift associated with the RF signal transmitted from the geosynchronous satellite to the relay satellite can be calculated using the frequency of the transponded RF signal and the second Doppler shift associated with the transponded signal. The orbit of the geosynchronous satellite can be determined based on the first Doppler shift associated with the RF signal. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041268 | GNSS DEVICE WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR INITIATING DATA COLLECTION - A graphics-aided geodesic device is provided. The device includes an antenna for receiving position data from a plurality of satellites and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The device further includes orientation circuitry for obtaining orientation data. The orientation data represents an orientation of the apparatus with respect to a plane parallel with a horizon. The device further includes positioning circuitry for determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the position data and the orientation data. A function of the graphics-aided geodesic device may be activated in response to a distance sensor detecting that an object is within a threshold distance from the device. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041269 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Diver Location - Systems and methods for tracking diver location in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dive computer includes a processor, a pressure transducer connected to the processor, and clock circuitry connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains water speed information using a flow measurement device that measures water speed when below water, measures a first piece of position information using a global position system receiver (GPS) that generates position information, generates depth and time information using the pressure transducer and the clock circuitry when the dive computer is below water, combines the first piece of position information, depth information, water speed information, and time information into a dive log, stores the dive log using a memory, and estimates a position of a diver using the first piece of position information, time, depth, and water speed information from the dive log when submerged. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME THREE DIMENSIONAL DOSIMETRY - A system for determining a radiation dose in real time can include at least one three-dimensional target object to be exposed to ionizing radiation. The at least one target object may include a scintillating gel material. The scintillating gel material may emit light when exposed to the ionizing radiation. An imaging system may be configured to capture at least a first image of the target object from a first position, and a second image of the target object from a second position relative to the target object. A controller may be connected to the imaging system and may be configured to the process the first and second images to provide a three-dimensional dose distribution in real-time. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041271 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD - Disclosed is a radiation detector, comprising a chamber or cavity that produces charge carriers when radiation is incident thereon. The chamber is defined in part by a deformable plate along one side of the chamber or cavity; and a rigid plate spaced and electrically insulated from the deformable plate. A charging voltage source is present for applying a voltage to the deformable plate; such that wherein the deformable plate is attracted toward the rigid plate by electrostatic forces when charged by the charging voltage source, and moves away from the rigid plate when charge carriers produced in the chamber or cavity by incident radiation reduce the electrostatic forces between the deformable and rigid plates. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041272 | RADIOGRAPH DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A radiograph detector includes: a fluorescent layer, a bonding layer, and a light detector disposed in this order, wherein the fluorescent layer includes fluorescent particles, first binder resin, and second binder resin, and the second binder resin contains a binder polymer identical to a bonding layer forming polymer contained in the bonding layer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041273 | HANDHELD DUAL THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTOR AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER - A combined thermal neutron detector and gamma-ray spectrometer system, including: a first detection medium including a lithium chalcopyrite crystal operable for detecting neutrons; a gamma ray shielding material disposed adjacent to the first detection medium; a second detection medium including one of a doped metal halide, an elpasolite, and a high Z semiconductor scintillator crystal operable for detecting gamma rays; a neutron shielding material disposed adjacent to the second detection medium; and a photodetector coupled to the second detection medium also operable for detecting the gamma rays; wherein the first detection medium and the second detection medium do not overlap in an orthogonal plane to a radiation flux. Optionally, the first detection medium includes a | 2016-02-11 |
20160041274 | X-RAY DETECTOR - An X-ray detector may include: a thin film transistor (TFT) unit; and/or a capacitor unit. The capacitor unit may include two or more storage capacitors. The TFT unit may include: a gate electrode on one region of a substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode; an active layer on the gate insulating layer; and/or a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively on sides of the active layer. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041275 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A radiation detector and a method of operating the radiation detector. The radiation detector includes: a photoconductive layer between the array substrate and the counter electrode and having a particle-in-binder (PIB) structure in which a photoconductive particle and a binder are mixed; and an optical unit for providing light energy to the photoconductive layer to detrap a charge trapped in an interface between the photoconductive particle and the binder. The light energy includes ultraviolet rays and/or visible rays. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041276 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus includes a unit constituted by arranging blocks in line and an information processing unit. Each of the blocks includes a conversion element configured to generate an image signal corresponding to radiation, a switching element connected between the conversion element and a column signal line, a detection element configured to detect radiation, and a detection signal line connected to the detection element. The information processing unit corrects a signal from the detection element, by using a value of the signal based on a parasitic capacitance between the conversion elements arranged on the same column as a column of the detection element. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041277 | Current Mode Design for Multiplexing Positioning Data of Detector Blocks - Disclosed herein too is an apparatus for measuring radiation, comprising an array of photodetectors for receiving the radiation; for each photodetector of the array of photodetectors, an anode buffer for generating an electronic signal indicative of receiving the radiation at the photodetector; and a mini-block corresponding to the photodetector array, the mini-block including a summation circuit for calculating an energy of the received radiation from the electronic signals corresponding to each photodetector of the array of photodetectors, and a position circuit for calculating a coordinate of the energy received at the array of photodetectors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041278 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL AND RADIATION DETECTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A scintillator panel includes a resin substrate, a phosphor layer which is formed on the resin substrate and converts radiation into visible light, a first moisture-proof protective body that is bonded to a surface of the resin substrate opposite to a surface of the resin substrate, on which the phosphor layer is formed, through an adhesive layer, and a second moisture-proof protective body that is formed so as to integrally cover from a surface of the phosphor layer to a part of a surface of the first moisture-proof protective body opposite to an adhesive surface of the first moisture-proof protective body. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041279 | Exploration and Extraction Method and System for Hydrocarbons - A method for hydrocarbon exploration and extraction is described. Specifically, the method includes using synthesis in reservoir modeling. The method may include obtaining local coordinates associated with a subsurface region. Then, a synthesis is performed with the local coordinates to determine continuous parameters and/or categorical parameters based on the synthesis. Then, a fluid flow simulation is performed from the continuous parameters and/or categorical parameters. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041280 | AUTONOMOUS SEISMIC NODES FOR THE SEABED - Embodiments of an autonomous seismic node that can be positioned on the seabed are disclosed. The autonomous seismic node comprises a pressurized node housing substantially surrounded and/or enclosed by a non-pressurized node housing. The seismic node may be substantially rectangular or square shaped for node storage, handling, and deployment. One or more node locks may be coupled to either (or both) of the pressurized node housing or the non-pressurized node housing. The pressurized node housing may be formed as a cast monolithic titanium structure and may be a complex shape with irregularly shaped sides and be asymmetrical. In other embodiments, a non-pressurized housing may substantially enclose other devices or payloads besides a node, such as weights or transponders, and be coupled to a plurality of protrusions. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041281 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing device includes a propagation speed calculating means for calculating strength and a direction of vibration in an underground structure region using a calculation model including data of a vibration propagation speed; a simulated propagation speed calculating means for inputting seismic source information to a calculation model and calculating the strength and the direction of the vibration in the underground structure region using the calculation model; and an update amount calculating means for calculating an update amount to update the calculation model, on the basis of propagation speed distribution information and simulated propagation speed distribution information. The calculation model is a solid model, the propagation speed calculating means calculates strength and a direction of first vibration using a first measurement signal input to the calculation model and calculates strength and a direction of second vibration using a second measurement signal input to the calculation model. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041282 | Method and System for Adjusting Vessel Turn Time with Tension Feedback - Disclosed are methods and systems for using tension feedback from steerable deflectors. In one example, a method may comprise: towing sensors streamers in a body of water from a survey vessel, wherein each of the sensor streamers comprises geophysical sensors at spaced apart locations; towing steerable deflectors in the body of water from the survey vessel, wherein the steerable deflectors are used to provide a lateral component of force to the sensors streamers as the steerable deflectors are towed through the body of water; turning the survey vessel; measuring tension at the steerable deflectors during the step of turning the survey vessel; and in response to the step of measuring tension, determining at least one of a reduced vessel operating speed, an increased vessel operating speed, a reduced angle of attack for at least one of the steerable deflectors, an increased angle of attack for at least one of the steerable, an increased vessel turn radius, or a decreased vessel turn radius. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041283 | OVERBOARD SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL OF AUTONOMOUS SEISMIC NODES - Embodiments of systems and methods for deploying and retrieving a plurality of autonomous seismic nodes from the back deck of a marine vessel using an overboard node deployment and retrieval system are presented. The overboard system may comprise one or more overboard wheels that are actively powered to move in response to changes in movement of the deployed cable. The overboard system may comprise a first overboard wheel with a plurality of rollers and a second overboard wheel configured to detect movement and/or changes in a position of the deployment line. The overboard system may be configured to move the first overboard wheel in response to movement of the second overboard wheel. In addition, the first overboard wheel may comprise at least one opening or pocket configured to hold a node while the node passes across the wheel. Other seismic devices may also pass through the overboard system, such as transponders and weights attached to the deployment cable. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041284 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ATTACHING AND DETACHING SEISMIC NODES DIRECTLY TO A DEPLOYMENT CABLE - Embodiments, including apparatuses, systems and methods, for automatically attaching and detaching seismic devices to a deployment cable, including a plurality of autonomous seismic nodes. A node installation system may include a moveable node carrier coupled to a cable detection device and a node attachment device that is configured to move a direct attachment mechanism on a node into a locking or closed position about the deployment cable. In an embodiment for retrieval and/or detachment operations, the system may also be configured to automatically detect the position of a node and remove the node from the deployment line by actuating the direct attachment mechanism into an open or unlocked position. Other devices besides a node may be attached and detached from the deployment line if they are coupled to one or more direct attachment mechanisms. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041285 | FULLY CONTAINERIZED DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS SEISMIC NODES - Containerized handling, deployment, and retrieval systems for deploying and retrieving a plurality of autonomous seismic nodes from the back deck of a marine vessel are presented. The handling system may comprise a deployment system and a node storage and service system fully contained within a plurality of CSC approved ISO containers. Each of the components of the handling system may be located in a CSC approved ISO container for storage, operation, and transport. In one embodiment, the node deployment system is configured to retrieve and deploy autonomous seismic nodes from the back deck of a vessel. In one embodiment, the node storage and service system is configured to transfer nodes to and from the node deployment system for storage and servicing. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041286 | METHODS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF MULTIPHASE OIL-WATER-GAS MIXTURES - Methods for real-time, continuous measurements of the composition and other properties of individual phases of petroleum, water and gas mixtures during the oil production process, without requiring test separators, test lines, with associated valving and instrumentation, are described. Embodiments of the present invention direct ultrasonic sound transmission through a flowing multiphase fluid in three frequency ranges: low frequencies, gas bubble resonance frequencies, and high frequencies, wherein certain sound propagation measurements, including sound speed, sound attenuation and sound scattering, are made in one or more of the three separate frequency regions, from which the multiphase composition and other properties are extracted without having to separate the multiphase fluid or the gas from the flowing stream. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041287 | ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT TOOL - An acoustic measurement tool comprises a transmitter for generating acoustic signals and at least one acoustic receiver spaced from the transmitter and configured to receive an acoustic signal, generated by the transmitter, and which has encountered a medium of interest. Moreover, at least one acoustic reference receiver is located adjacent the transmitter and is configured to receive an acoustic signal, generated by the transmitter, prior to the acoustic signal encountering the medium of interest. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041288 | PROXIMITY SENSOR OF AN ASSEMBLY - A proximity sensor ( | 2016-02-11 |
20160041289 | Method of Mapping Resistive or Conductive Targets onshore or offshore and an Apparatus for Applying the Method - An apparatus of the marine and onshore controlled source electromagnetic survey and a method of applying the apparatus are related. The apparatus comprises at least one signal transmitter and at least one signal receiver. Each transmitter is a solenoid of finite length, and/or each receiver is a toroid coil. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041290 | Object Locater and Method for Locating a Metallic and/or Magnetizable Object - A sensor for locating metallic or magnetizable objects comprises two emission coils and a receiving coil which are inductively interconnected. A method for determining the influence of temperature on the sensor includes supplying a first pair of predetermined alternating currents to the emitter coils, and simultaneously sampling current flows which pass through the emitter coils and a first current of the receiver coil. Subsequently, the method includes supplying a second pair of predetermined alternating currents to the emitter coils, and simultaneously sampling current flows which pass through the emitter coils and a second current of the receiver coil. The method further includes determining coupling factors between the emitter coils and the receiver coils based on the determined current flows and voltages, and determining the object based on the coupling factors. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041291 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPLORATION FOR MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES USING STATIONARY LONG-RANGE TRANSMITTERS - A method for measuring the resistivity of geologic formations is described. An electromagnetic field may be generated using at least one stationary long-range transmitter. The frequency of the electromagnetic field may be between and/or including the ULF/ELF range. At least one component of the electromagnetic field may be measured by land, marine, submarine, and/or airborne receiver. A conductivity distribution may be determined based on the at least one measured component. The determined conductivity distribution may be correlated with geological formations and/or hydrocarbon deposits. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041292 | Discrimination Method of a Metal Detector - A method for detecting a target in a soil using a metal detector, including: generating a transmit magnetic field for transmission into the soil based on a transmit signal; receiving a receive magnetic field; providing a receive signal induced by the receive magnetic field; processing the receive signal for producing a set of data which has effects of signals from the soil reduced therein or removed therefrom; producing at least two components of a form of at least one time constant spectrum based on the set of data; and producing, at least one indicator output signal based on the at least two components for indicating the presence and/or identity of the target when the target is within, an influence of the transmit magnetic field. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041293 | Method and Apparatus for Magnetic Ranging While Rotating - A method for magnetic ranging includes rotating a drilling tool in a drilling well in sensory range of an AC ranging signal emanating from a target well. The drilling tool includes a magnetic field sensor rotatably coupled thereto. The magnetic field sensor obtains a plurality of magnetic field measurements while rotating. The magnetic field measurements are mathematically back-rotated to obtain back-rotated magnetic field measurements which are in turn processed to obtain a measurement of the AC magnetic ranging signal emanating from the target well. The AC magnetic ranging signal is then processed to compute at least one of a distance and a direction from the drilling well to the target well. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041294 | WELL RANGING APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - Disclosed embodiments include well ranging apparatus, systems, and methods which operate to detect and determine a relative distance and/or azimuthal direction of nearby target well conductors such as pipes, well casing, etc., from within a borehole of a drilling well. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041295 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE CANCELLATION OF TRANSIENT SIGNALS AND DYNAMIC LOOP CONFIGURATION - A method and system for active cancellation of transient signals and dynamic loop configuration for geophysical exploration is disclosed. The method includes controlling a transmitter to transmit a waveform in a frequency spectrum during an on-time. The transmitter includes a plurality of turns of wire. The method also includes controlling a plurality of switches to direct an electrical signal through the plurality of turns of wire. The plurality of switches electrically coupled to the plurality of turns of wire. The method further includes controlling a switch of the plurality of switches to direct a first portion of a transient current in an opposite direction from a direction of a second portion of the transient current during an off-time. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041296 | RANGING MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - Disclosed embodiments include well ranging apparatus, systems, and methods which operate to detect and determine a relative distance and/or azimuthal direction of nearby target well conductors such as pipes, well casing, etc., from within a borehole of a drilling well. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041297 | MATERIAL DISCRIMINATION USING SCATTERING AND STOPPING OF MUONS AND ELECTRONS - In one aspect, a process for characterizing a range of materials based on the scattering and stopping of incident cosmic ray charged particles passing through each material includes: determining a scattering metric and a stopping metric for each material within the range of materials exposed to cosmic ray charged particles; computing a ratio of the scattering metric to the stopping metric to obtain a scattering-to-stopping ratio for each material within the range of materials for the material; and establishing a scattering-stopping relationship for the range of materials based on the determined pairs of the scattering-to-stopping ratio and the associated scattering metric for the range of materials. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041298 | PERSONNEL SCREENING SYSTEM - Further, the present specification is directed towards personnel screening systems comprising modular components, including detector and source units, where a dual axis scanning beam is employed. In one configuration, the subject under inspection remains stationary and is positioned between two scanning modules. The X-ray source assembly is designed to minimize the overall system footprint while still yielding the requisite field of view, low radiation exposure level, and required resolution. The modular components allow for a compact, light and yet sufficiently rugged overall structure that can be disassembled for ease of transportation and is also simple to reassemble at a required site for inspection. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041299 | POSITION-SENSITIVE GAMMA DETECTORS - Various embodiments can include apparatus and methods to operate and provide a position-sensitive detector. In various embodiments, a detector may include an illuminating device, a photodetector array, and a number of elemental circuit units, where an arrangement of the number of elemental circuit units with the photodetector array can provide a mechanism to identify a position of a light generating event in the illuminating device. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAVIMETRY WITHOUT USE OF AN INERTIAL REFERENCE - A gravimeter for measuring the gravitational field of the Earth without an inertial reference comprises accelerometer pairs disposed on a platform where the sensitive axis of each accelerometer is arranged on the platform to measure plumb gravity. At least one accelerometer pair is spatially configured to define a baseline therebetween. The gravimeter is positioned so that the baseline is maintained parallel to a linear survey path. Each accelerometer outputs a signal representative of the sum total of the accelerations detected, including accelerations due to gravity and kinematic accelerations of the host vehicle and mounting structure. A processor subtracts the accelerometer pair outputs for common-mode rejection determination of a down gravity gradient and combines with a direct plumb gravity measurement to obtain an enhanced gravity data output that is not subject to frequency limits attributed to the performance limitations of inertial reference devices. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041301 | MULTI-OPTICAL AXIS PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR - For a manufacturing machine that moves in and out of a detection area of a multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor, floating blanking and blanking monitoring are activated without outputting a stop signal to stop the manufacturing machine every when the manufacturing machine moves out of the detection area. A detection processing unit performs, when at least one of the plurality of optical axes is constantly interrupted by the object, floating blanking of outputting the detection signal upon determining that the number of optical axes in an interrupted state is greater than a preset maximum optical axis number, and blanking monitoring of outputting the detection signal upon determining that the number of optical axes in an interrupted state is smaller than a preset minimum optical axis number, and activates or deactivates the floating blanking and the blanking monitoring based on the signals received by the signal reception unit. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041302 | AUTOMATIC GEOSTEERING AND EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM FOR USE WITH SAME - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium provide automatic geosteering by automatically updating a geosteering structure model based upon observed data gathered during a drilling operation. In some embodiments, automatic updates may be used to introduce vertical shifts into a geosteering structure model to match synthetic log data with observed log data. In addition, in some embodiments an evolutionary algorithm may be used to introduce such vertical shifts and thereby provide an optimal match between the synthetic and observed log data. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041303 | OBSERVATION DEVICE AND OBSERVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An observation device includes a handle having on a lower end side thereof an end portion including a tapered rod portion. The handle includes a protruding portion that protrudes outwardly from a side of the handle with respect to the tapered rod portion. The handle is formed so as to be held by a user to stick the rod portion into soil in a state that an index finger is applied on the handle from underneath and that a finger pad of a thumb presses against an upper end surface of the handle. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041304 | ICE CRYSTAL ICING ENGINE EVENT PROBABILITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Described herein is an apparatus that includes an estimation module that estimates a probability of an ice crystal icing engine event based on infrared satellite data, numerical weather prediction data, and empirical data corresponding with at least one actual ice crystal icing engine event. The apparatus also includes a data product module that generates a data product that indicates the estimation of the probability of an ice crystal icing engine event. Additionally, the apparatus includes an output module that communicates the data product to a recipient. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041305 | 4D VOLUMETRIC WEATHER DATA PROCESSING AND DISPLAY - Method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying weather data on a computer display screen. Received weather data can be parsed into weather data layers, based on ranges of altitude. The weather data can be separated into different weather products. A pilot can select products and altitude ranges for weather data to be displayed. Additional products and altitude ranges can be suggested to pilots based on detected weather hazards located outside of the pilot-selected products and altitude range. Additional products and altitude ranges can be automatically displayed on the display screen for severe weather hazards. A flight plan for the aircraft can be automatically recalculated to avoid a weather hazard. Parsing of the weather data can be performed at a first rate commensurate with a rate at which the weather data is received. Further processing based on pilot selections can occur at a second faster rate. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041306 | COMPOUND CONTAINING CROSSLINKABLE MOIETIES, PREPOLYMER, BLEND AND POLYMER SHEET OBTAINED THEREFROM, AND WAVEGUIDE FOR OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION - An optical waveguide for optical interconnection including a polymer sheet comprising a crosslinked product of a prepolymer, the prepolymer prepared by condensation reaction between a first compound represented by the formula Ar—H, where Ar comprises (a) a crosslinkable moiety at one end, (b) a moiety selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —COO—, —CO—, —COS—, —SO | 2016-02-11 |
20160041307 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ANTI-GLARE COATING ON A SUBSTRATE - A method of forming an anti-glare coating on a substrate is provided. The method comprises: (a) heating the substrate to a temperature of at least 100° F. (37.8° C.) to form a hot substrate; (b) applying a curable film-forming sol-gel composition on at least one surface of the hot substrate, to form a coated substrate with a sol-gel network layer having a surface roughness; and (c) subjecting the coated substrate to conditions for a time sufficient to effect cure of the sol-gel layer and form an anti-glare, coated article. The sol-gel network layer is essentially free of inorganic oxide particles and comprises: | 2016-02-11 |
20160041308 | CERAMIC HAVING A FUNCTIONAL COATING - The present invention relates to material composites composed of a ceramic substrate having a functional coating and to the production and use of said material composites. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041309 | ANTI-REFLECTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An anti-reflection structure includes a substrate including a planar portion, a protrusion portion disposed over the planar portion, and a coating layer, wherein the protrusion portion is integrated with the planar portion, and the coating layer conformably covers the planar portion and the protrusion portion. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041310 | DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - A display panel according to the present invention includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are arranged opposite to each other, and an outer surface of the second substrate includes a display region and a border region surrounding the display region. Wherein, the display panel further includes a plurality of light guides provided on the outer surface of the second substrate, and the light guides include first light guides, which are provided at edges of the display region so as to guide light emitted from the edges of the display region towards an upside of at least a part of the border region. Since the first light guides guide light emitted from the edges of the display region towards an upside of at least a part of the border region, display with a narrow border or even display without a border can be achieved. | 2016-02-11 |
20160041311 | Compound Eye Optical System And Imaging Device - Provided is a compound optical system that can obtain high-resolution images by solving the problem of aberration in a field-of-view separation-type optical system, and that enables a super thin image pickup device to be achieved. Also provided is an image pickup device using the compound optical system. With respect to the image pickup range of a central individual-eye lens, by narrowing the image pickup range of a peripheral individual-eye lens, the field curvature amount at the image pickup region can be reduced, and therefore, the eccentricity amount of the lens surface (or the lens group) can be reduced. As a result, an individual-eye lens with little defocus and good image forming characteristics can be obtained, and a compound optical system with favorable image forming characteristics can be configured. | 2016-02-11 |