08th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140048614 | Membrane Device For The Release Of Volatile Compositions - A membrane device is intended for the release of volatile compositions. The membrane device includes one or more membrane layers which are permeable to the volatile composition and which are positioned within a vapor impermeable package such as package formed by an upper and lower vapor impermeable panel. The upper vapor impermeable panel includes a window that allows access to the membrane layer for activation of the membrane device. The membrane device can also include decorative portions for aesthetic appeal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048615 | TWO-SUBSTANCE NOZZLE, CLUSTER NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR THE ATOMIZATION OF FLUIDS - A two-substance nozzle with a nozzle housing, the nozzle housing comprising at least one fluid inlet for fluid that is to be atomized, a second fluid inlet for gaseous fluid, a mixing chamber, a nozzle outlet opening and an annular gap opening surrounding the nozzle outlet opening, whereby, within the nozzle housing, means are provided for generating a film of fluid that is to be atomized on a wall in the mixing chamber, and inlet openings are provided for injecting gaseous fluid into the mixing chamber. The inlet openings and the mixing chamber are aligned and configured in a manner so as to inject the gaseous fluid essentially parallel to the wall in the mixing chamber and to move the stream of gaseous fluid within the mixing chamber essentially parallel past the wall. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048616 | Dispenser - A dispensing device includes a housing, a substrate having a surface and disposed within the housing, a reservoir disposed within the housing and having a volatile active, and an activator operatively connected to the reservoir. When the activator is activated, the volatile active is released from the reservoir onto the surface to create a first quantity of volatile active having a first emanation rate and a second quantity of volatile active having a second emanation rate. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048617 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING A COMPOSITION - A dispensing system includes a substrate and a mechanism for discharging a flowable medium through the substrate. The discharge of the flowable medium through the substrate results in a visible plume of the flowable medium for at least 3 seconds. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048618 | Cartridge Holder - A dispensing system for dispensing a volatile material includes a first wall portion with an opening disposed therein, and a second wall portion hingedly connected to a first end of the first wall portion about a first fold line. The second wall portion further includes an aperture disposed therein. A third wall portion is hingedly connected to a second end of the first wall portion about a second fold line. The third wall portion includes a tab. The first, second, and third wall portions fold about the first and second fold lines to form a substantially planar structure in a first state. The tab on the third wall portion is adapted to be retained within the aperture of the second wall portion in a second state. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048619 | WATER INJECTION SYSTEM USING WATER RECLAIMED FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST - An injection system for injecting one or both of water and alcohol into an internal combustion engine includes a system monitor, a control module, a mixture delivery system, and a water reclamation system. The system monitor can have a parameter level display. The control module can be adapted to receive and store one or more user-supplied parameters. The water reclamation system can comprise a means to recover water from exhaust of an internal combustion engine utilizing capillary condensation. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048620 | Forced Air Pesticide Vaporizer - Disclosed is a chemical vaporizer device for the purposes of vaporizing and controllably dispensing a pesticide material into a bee hive to kill varroa mites and other predatory pests that threaten honey bees. The device comprises an elongated cylinder having a proximal and distal end, a compressed air inlet, air pressure controller and heating element. The distal end of the device comprises a diffuser outlet and a coiled heating element, which is adapted to rapidly vaporize granular pesticide material in the cylinder while the compressed air discharges the vapor in a constant manner and in higher busts on demand. The user supports the body of the device while controlling the outgoing vapor pesticide by modulating the compressed air controller, which actuates an air valve in the controller. Material is fed into the device proximal end, vaporized and forcibly discharged through the distal end and into a bee hive. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048621 | SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEALED IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A water device comprising at least a water-carrying vessel and head, and a structure configured to blend in with a landscape environment wherein the structure conceals at least a portion of the water-carrying vessel while leaving the head exposed. Depending on the configuration, the structure may resemble a rock, bark, plant trunk, stone, bedding material, pavers, edge brick and similar decorative landscaping items and may be fabricated of resins, cements, epoxies, fillers, polymers, metals, recycled materials. Natural articles like stone and bark may also be used. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048622 | FULL CONE AIR-ASSISTED SPRAY NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A pressurized air assisted liquid spray nozzle assembly having a liquid spray nozzle having a downstream discharge orifice for discharging a solid stream of liquid, an air guide mounted in surrounding relation to a downstream end of said liquid spray nozzle, and an outer nozzle body disposed in surrounding relation to said air guide. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048623 | VARIABLE SPRAY HEAD - The invention relates to a spray head ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048624 | MARKING PAINT APPLICATOR FOR PORTABLE LOCATOR - A marking paint applicator for a portable electronic locator that locates buried cables and pipes via electromagnetic emissions is disclosed. The marking paint application may include an elongated support structure and a manually moveable trigger mechanism mounted adjacent an upper end of the support structure, along with a bracket assembly, a trigger mechanism, a receptacle for holding paint, and an actuating mechanism for selectively controlling release of the paint in response to operator actuation of the trigger mechanism. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048625 | INJECTOR FOR MIXING TWO PROPELLANTS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE INJECTION ELEMENT WITH A TRICOAXIAL STRUCTURE - An injector for mixing two propellants upstream of a combustion chamber. The injector includes: at least one injection element with a tricoaxial structure installed between two plates which between them delimit a space; and coaxial ducts including an internal coaxial duct and an external coaxial duct that are supplied in parallel with a same propellant, for example via the space. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048626 | JET REGULATOR - A jet regulator, having a non-circular profile when viewed in a flow direction, is provided. The jet regulator includes a jet regulator housing configured to be inserted into a water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting from an outlet end side. The housing includes a latching part, which has at least one spring arm integrally formed on an outer periphery of the jet regulator housing, the at least one spring arm extending tangentially away from the housing, in the flow direction, toward a free arm end. The at least one spring arm is resiliently biased away from the housing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048627 | EASY-TO-CLEAN SPRAY GUN, ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, AND MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING METHODS - A spray gun includes a one-piece main body, a trigger, a paint needle operating element coupled to the trigger, a paint needle coupled to the paint needle operating element, and an exchangeable spray agent guiding unit, the inlet region of which is or can be connected to a material supply device for the material to be sprayed, wherein the main body has at least one opening for receiving the exchangeable spray agent directing unit. Also disclosed is a material supply device, a cover, a method for mounting an exchangeable spray agent guiding unit in or on a spray gun having a one-piece main body, and a method for removing an exchangeable spray agent directing unit from or out of a one-piece spray gun. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048628 | CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR FAUCET - The present invention provides a cartridge assembly for a faucet that provides improved flow rate, flow modulation, and particulate passage. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048629 | SEALED ARMATURE BALL TUBE ASSEMBLY - An injector having a tube attached to an armature. The injector includes a solenoid portion and a valve portion controlled by the solenoid portion. The armature includes a small diameter portion. Also included is a tube having a cavity, a first end of the tube is connected to the small diameter portion, and a ball is connected to a second end of the tube, such that the ball is selectively in contact with a valve seat. A hermetic weld connects the ball to the second end, and at least one heat affected zone is located in proximity to the hermetic weld. A coating substantially surrounds the heat affected zone and at least a portion of the ball, such that the coating prevents the heat affected zone from being exposed to diesel exhaust fluid and thus subsequent corrosion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048630 | SPRAY NOZZLE SEALS - A spray nozzle assembly ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048631 | Post Consumer Scrap Film Recycling Process - A method for processing a supply of post consumer scrap linear low density or low density polyethylene film into near-virgin quality blown film product. The method includes tearing the supply of film in a shredder, wherein the surface area of the film is exposed, including delaminating the film. The torn supply of film is washed in a water bath including a surfactant. The film is agitated in the bath containing the surfactant wherein contaminants on the film are removed from the film. The washed film is ground into smaller pieces and additional washing of the ground film in a rotating friction washer and a sink float tank occurs wherein additional contaminants are removed from the film. The ground film is then dried and compacted without addition of water into granulated objects of near-virgin quality blown film product. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048632 | Method For Operating An Agitator Ball Mill - A method for operating an agitator ball mill with a cylindrical grinding container is disclosed. The grinding container includes at least one grinding stock inlet and at least one grinding stock outlet. An agitator shaft connected to a drive is disposed in the grinding container. The agitator shaft transmits a part of the drive energy of the drive to the auxiliary grinding bodies. The auxiliary grinding bodies are distributed loosely in the grinding container. Furthermore, the agitator ball mill includes a separation device assigned to the grinding stock outlet, wherein the separation device is disposed around a rotational axis and/or rotates around this rotational axis. The separation device includes at least two components, whereof one component is at least one separation device and a second component is a dynamic element for generating a material flow. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHREDDING MEAT - A shredding assembly includes a shredder having a plurality of interspersed, rotational, shredding blades. A shredder block supports the shredder and shredding blades, and further includes a first set of a plurality of vertical counter plates which are intercalated between the blades. Each counter plate has a top surface, and the top surfaces of the counter plates forms a platform. The platform serves to support pieces of a food product during shredding, and helps in the shredding process by providing a pinching action to the pieces of the product when the blades engage the pieces of the product on the platform. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048634 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE ROLL GAP PRESSURE OF A ROLLER PRESS - A method for regulating the roll gap pressure of a roller press and a corresponding roller press. The roll gap pressure is regulated dependent on at least one oscillating movement that is measured on the roller press. This has the advantage that the roller press can always be operated at the maximum roller press efficiency without the roller press reaching the overload range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048635 | LOCAL DUST EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR AN EXCAVATION MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to an air cleaning system for an off-road excavation apparatus. The off-road excavation apparatus includes an excavating component and a shroud assembly that at least partially covers the excavating component. The shroud assembly includes a first shroud component and a second shroud component. The first shroud component is moveable relative to the second shroud component to allow access to the excavating component. The air cleaning system draws air from inside the shroud assembly and includes an air cleaner, an air conduit and an air moving device that are all carried by the first shroud component as the first shroud component is moved relative to the second shroud component. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048636 | Jaw Crusher with Double-Crank-Rocker Mechanism - A jaw crusher with a double-crank-rocker mechanism includes: a frame ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048637 | PAPER SHREDDER - A paper shredder includes an upper cover and a pressing structure. The pressing structure includes a base plate and a retractable member. The retractable member includes a push rod, a first sleeve, and an elastic element. The first sleeve includes a first hollow portion. The push rod is inserted into the first hollow portion of the first sleeve. The elastic element is disposed within the first hollow portion of the first sleeve. When the paper stack is contacted with the base plate to push the push rod, the push rod is transferred through the first hollow portion of the first sleeve and the elastic element is pushed by the push rod. Consequently, the elastic element generates an elastic force to press the paper stack. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048638 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOCKING AN AUTOMATIC REELING MECHANISM OF A CHARGING CABLE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An automatic reeling mechanism for an electric vehicle or a charging post can automatically reel a charging cable and thus protect it against dirt and weather. In order to reduce mechanical loads and damage to the plug and minimize a risk for stumbling to a person, the automatic reeling mechanism is switched in a passive mode as long as a plug of the charging cable is plugged in and is not touched by a person. This is the case during the charging process. In this way, the automatic reeling mechanism can be comfortably used because no traction forces are active during the charging process and the charging cable can be laid out so that there is no risk of stumbling. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048639 | LINE DISPENSING DEVICE WITH EDDY CURRENT BRAKING FOR USE WITH CLIMBING AND EVACUATION - This disclosure describes embodiments of novel line dispensing devices and methods for dispensing and retracting a line of a line dispensing device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048640 | Cut Sheet Length Control in a Corrugator Dry End - Tension spikes in a running web slit to direct output webs to respective upper and lower cutoff knives are minimized by anticipating the increased tension in the web when the lead edge enters an outfeed nip and offsetting the tension spike with a decrease in the tension from the infeed pull roll nip, whereby the sum of the web tensions is substantially uniform through the cutting cycle and the sheets are cut to a consistent length. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048641 | AUTOMATIC WINDING DEVICE FOR FILAMENTOUS MATERIAL AND AUTOMATIC WINDING METHOD - An automatic winding device for a filamentous material which is an automatic winding device for a filamentous material that winds a plurality of provided filamentous materials simultaneously onto a plurality of bobbins; and an automatic winding method utilizing the automatic winding device are provided. The automatic winding device includes a plurality of spindles for winding bobbins and a guide roll. The number of the plurality of spindles is 1-1.75 times the number of thread handling routes. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048642 | DEVICE FOR WINDING RIBBON-LIKE MATERIAL ONTO SPOOLS - Described is a device for winding ribbon-like material onto spools. Said device comprises at least a first rotating body ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048643 | STRIP-SHAPED WIRE STORING AND TRANSFERRING DEVICE - A strip-shaped wire storing and transferring device is provided. The device includes a driving mechanism covered by a case, a wire cutting mechanism, and a bobbin winder. Wherein, the case includes an upper case and a lower case. The upper case and the lower case are matched and capable of buckling together. The case includes a rectangle portion, a bulge portion, a position portion, a position pole, and an incoming line groove and an outgoing line groove connected by a recess groove. The driving mechanism includes a pressure pole, a main gear strung by a main axle and resisted by a second elastic element, a rotating wheel engaging with the main gear, and a rolling wheel clamped by the rotating wheel and a anti-reverse-rotation device. The wire cutting mechanism includes a cutter shelf and a cutter. The bobbin winder includes a center hole and a bobbin slot. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048644 | Wire-Advancement System Having Transporting Means Designed as a Transporting Belt or Transporting Chain and Having Cuboidal Pressure-Exerting Bodies - A wire feeding system having a pressure element and a transport element, between which the wire is transported, and having at least one drive unit, wherein the transport element is designed as a transport belt or a transport chain, characterized in that the transport element and the pressure element each consist of cuboid-shaped pressure elements ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048645 | LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY - A landing gear assembly for an aircraft, the landing gear assembly including: an elongate bogie beam; a first axle bearing having an outer part rotatably coupled to an inner part, the outer part being coupled to the bogie beam, the inner part including a mounting aperture; and an elongate axle provided through the mounting aperture of the inner part and coupled thereto, wherein the axle is coupled to the inner part of the first axle bearing in a configuration such that the longitudinal axis of the axle is spaced from the axis of rotation of the inner part, such that rotation of the inner part causes a change in the orientation of the axle relative to the bogie beam. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048646 | Balloon Power Sources with a Buoyancy Trade-Off - Example embodiments may facilitate altitude control by a balloon in a balloon network. An example method involves: (a) causing a balloon to operate in a first mode, wherein the balloon comprises an envelope, a high-pressure storage chamber, and a solar power system, (b) while the balloon is operating in the first mode: (i) operating the solar power system to generate power for the balloon and (ii) using at least some of the power generated by the solar power system to move gas from the envelope to the high-pressure storage chamber such that the buoyancy of the balloon decreases; (c) causing the balloon to operate in a second mode; and while the balloon is operating in the second mode, moving gas from the high-pressure storage chamber to the envelope such that the buoyancy of the balloon increases. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048647 | AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT - Described are aircraft with at least one fuselage, a wing, and at least one float coupled to the wing. As examples, each float may include a step that is located forward of or at an intersection of a bottom surface and a line that extends from an aircraft aft-most center of gravity at an angle of less than ten degrees rearward from a vertical direction As further examples, each float may include a forward portion located forward of the step, the forward portion including a ski surface that is slanar in a left to right horizontal direction, and an aft portion that is located rearward of the step. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048648 | Free Spinning Wheel for Airplanes - The landing gear wheels of an aircraft include modified tires mounted on the rim of the wheel include a plurality of fins integral with the sidewall of the tires and configured to catch the wind created by movement of the aircraft through the air for spinning the wheel in a forward motion direction when the landing gear has been deployed and before the aircraft touches down, thereby reducing the friction between the runway and the tire upon touchdown. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048649 | UTILIZATION FOR AIRCRAFT AIRSTAIR SPACE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INTEGRATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved space utilization concepts for aircraft, and particularly to using under floor space created by the envelope designed to house an airstair system. For example, this space may be used to house and integrate one or more fuel cell system(s) and/or components, such as hydrogen tanks and/or the fuel cell body, such that the fuel cell system can deliver useful byproducts to support various aircraft functions. Additionally or alternatively, the space may be used to store other components. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048650 | CABIN SEGMENT, CABIN AND VEHICLE WITH A CABIN - A cabin segment for a vehicle includes two or more parking spaces, arranged side by side and separated from each other by at least one intermediate wall, for accommodating serving trolleys, and furthermore a vehicle attendant seat which on one side is held on one of the at least one intermediate walls so as to be pivotable on an axis. The vehicle attendant seat is pivotable to an in-use position and to an out-of-the-way position. The in-use position and the out-of-the-way position are situated apart by 90° or more relative to the pivoting of the vehicle attendant seat. This makes possible particularly efficient use of space without having to forego parking spaces or a vehicle attendant seat. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048651 | RIB FOR AN AIRCRAFT WING - A method of installing fuel system components in an aircraft wing is disclosed. An aircraft wing having a plurality of structural elements such as ribs which are joined together during assembly. The method includes the step of attaching at least some of the fuel system components to at least one of the structural elements prior to joining said structural elements together to assemble a wing. Also disclosed is a structural rib for an aircraft wing, configured to receive one or more fuel system components, and a combined structural rib and fuel system assembly. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048652 | HIGHLY INTEGRATED INNER STRUCTURE OF A TORSION BOX OF AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE - The invention provides a method for manufacturing a monolithic torsion box inner structure ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140048653 | System and Method for Affixing Gateboxes to an Aircraft - A system for affixing a gatebox to an aircraft includes a first type of gatebox operable to release material from an aircraft, a second type of gatebox operable to release material from the aircraft, a frame coupled to the aircraft operable to receive a selected one of the first type of gatebox and the second type of gatebox; and a plurality of fastenings operable to secure the selected one of the first type of gatebox and the second type of gatebox to the frame. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048654 | AIRCRAFT DEVICE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM WITH SPRING-DRIVEN MECHANICAL LINKAGE - A deployment system includes a spring-driven linkage for deploying one or more kicker feet, to push a device to be deployed away from the deployment system. The kicker feet may include fore and aft kicker feet that push the deployed device to obtain a desire pitch in the launch, an example being a minimal or substantially zero pitch. The release of the kicker feet may be controlled by a pair of actuator, such as electrical solenoid actuators, both of which must be actuated to deploy the device. An electrical connection may allow positional float to account for tolerances in the positioning of the device relative to the deployment system. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048655 | HIGH LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING THE HIGH LIFT CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AIRCRAFT - A high lift system for an aircraft includes a basic body, a flap which is movably mounted on the basic body and has a flap edge, and a retaining element. The high lift system is set up to form a gap between the flap edge and the basic body. The retaining element is mounted on a region of the flap close to the flap edge and extends towards the basic body to restrict the distance between the flap edge and the basic body. The retaining element is preferably configured as a linear attachment means. Consequently, a gap dimension between a flap and a basic body can be influenced to restrict flexing effects during loading of the flap and of the basic body. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048656 | HIGH LIFT COMPONENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT, HIGH LIFT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE HIGH LIFT CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT - A high lift component includes at least one intermediate seal on at least one lateral surface, wherein the intermediate seal includes at least one hollow body made of an elastic material, which hollow body includes a fluid inlet that is connectable to a fluid source. A gap between two high lift components, which gap is subjected to dynamic changes in geometry, can be flexibly sealed in this manner. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048657 | CROSS FLOW FAN FLYING DEVICE - A cross flow fan flying device includes a first thrusting means having a first cross flow fan and a second thrusting means having a second cross flow fan, wherein the first flow fan and the second cross flow fan rotate in directions opposite with each other, and the cross flow fan flying device is driven and flies by airflow thrust generated by the first cross flow fan and the second cross flow fan. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048658 | Back Frame Module - A back frame module includes a base plate, two locking plate members, a cable organizing plate, and a stowage plate. The base plate is adapted to be provided on a rear face of a display. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate are selectively connected to the base plate. The locking plate members are adapted for mounting of a computer device therebetween. The cable organizing plate is adapted to stow a cable of the display or of the computer device. The stowage plate is adapted to stow an adapter of the display or other accessories. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate can be selectively substituted by a support plate. The back frame module thus has various states of use to satisfy different user requirements. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048659 | Knockdown Table Leg of Game Table - A knockdown table leg of game table includes a support frame, a front casing and a rear casing. The support frame has a connection section at a top end of the support frame. The lateral sides of the front and rear casings are connected with each other to form a hollow housing enclosing the support frame. The connection section of the support frame protrudes from the front and rear casings. A consumer can DIY assemble the table leg. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048660 | Clamp Device for Mounting Antenna to Rail - A device for mounting an antenna to a rail is provided. The device includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member. The first clamp member includes a planar base plate having a first surface and a second surface. The planar base plate has at least two slots spaced apart on a longitudinal axis. At least two extension sections extend from the first surface of the planar base plate and being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis and closer to a center than the at least two slots. Each extension section includes a patterned cutout area configured to receive the rail. A plurality of threaded fasteners extend from the first surface of the planar base plate and being positioned outside the patterned cutout area along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The second clamp member has a plurality of through-holes configured to receive the plurality of threaded fasteners and a planar surface facing toward the first surface of the first clamp member. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048661 | SECURE EQUIPMENT TRANSFER SYSTEM - An equipment transfer device is provided that is transferrable from one support to another support. The transport device is formed as a housing that has two spaced apart, generally parallel recesses, which form docking cups that are open to the bottom. Each docking cup is configured to receive a docking cone that is supported on a structure and is capable of moving in generally a vertical direction into engagement or out of engagement with their respective docking cups. A support post is also supported by the housing and protrudes from the upper end thereof as a base to which an equipment support structure is attached. In this manner the transfer device can be transferred from one docking cone to another with minimal handling and virtually no possibility of dislodgement. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048662 | ARTICLE SUPPORTING SUCH AS SUSPENDED OR SECURED TO A FOLDABLE AIRLINE SEATBACK TRAY AND INCLUDING LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE CORNER FRAMES FOR SUPPORTING A COMPUTER TABLET OR SMARTPHONE - A device secured to an elevated location and in turn supporting an item such as a computer tablet. A hinged and foldable body has first and second pivotal sections each depicting a “U” shaped cross sectional profile and convertible between a collapsed/storage configuration and an extended/use configuration in which the sections establish a continuous and three sided support surface. A pair of suspending hooks extend upwardly from spaced apart locations along the body for engaging a vertical extending (seatback tray) support edge. Depth adjustable abutment portions located beneath the hooks establish proper angular orientation in use. Laterally adjustable and vertically extending brackets support vertical edges of the item placed upon the support surface. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A POST MOUNT - In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for installing a post mount. In one embodiment, a support block for use in securing a post mount includes a body having a first end and a second end and an adjustment mechanism formed integrally with the first end of the body, by which a vertical orientation of a post mount incorporating the support block can be adjusted. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048664 | MONITOR SUPPORTING MODULE - The invention relates to a monitor supporting module including: two supporting stands fixed to a placing space, two fixing stands disposed on the rear of a flat panel display, two guide bars and two guide rails. The setting positions of the guide bars are corresponding to the guide rails. Each guide rail includes a notch, a first horizontal guide section, a vertical guide section and a second horizontal guide section. Each guide bar is guided to a corresponding notch through its protruded end edge and slides through the guide sections for completing the installation. The guide rails are respectively formed on corresponding supporting stands, and the guide bars are protruded from one side of corresponding fixing stands. Or, the guide bars are respectively disposed on corresponding supporting stands and the guide rails are formed on corresponding fixing stands. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048665 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR VENDING MACHINE - A supporting apparatus includes a mounting member, a mounting post secured to the mounting member, an actuating member secured to the mounting post, a supporting post rotatably secured to the mounting post and engaged with the actuating member, and a latch member. The supporting post is rotatable relative to the mounting post between a receiving position and a supporting position. When the supporting post is located on the receiving position, the supporting post is engaged with the latch member. When the supporting post is located on the supporting position, the supporting post is disengaged from the latch member. The actuating member biases the supporting post to rotate from the first to the supporting position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048666 | CONTAINER HOLDER - A wall-mounted holder for cylindrical cans including a base and a generally cylindrical body portion integrally formed with and extending forwardly of the base at an upward inclination. The base defines a wall mounting surface thereon. The body portion has an extended open upper end for the insertion and removal of the container and defines a minimum interior transverse dimension and an opening extending longitudinally along a side portion thereof. Portions of said body portion extending along the opposed sides of the opening define container abutment surfaces such that upon inserting a cylindrical object having a diameter greater than the aforesaid transverse dimension into said body portion through the open upper end thereof, the abutment surfaces on the body portion of the holder are caused to flex outwardly and bear against portions of the container, securing the container within the body portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048667 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SECURING ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT IN A VEHICLE - A mounting device for securing electronic equipment in a vehicle includes a holding fixture for holding the electronic equipment and a supporting arm, wherein the holding fixture on a first end of the supporting arm is supported pivotably on the supporting arm and wherein the supporting arm can be connected to the vehicle on a second end, wherein the supporting arm includes an interior which can be accessed from the outside by a longitudinal slot, and the interior and the longitudinal slot extend across more than half of a length of the supporting arm, preferably across the entire length of the supporting arm, lire supporting arm has a spherical cap-shaped form on its first end, on which a matching spherical cap-shaped wall section of the holding fixture can be secured by clamping. The supporting arm includes a threaded section in the area of the first end, so that the holding fixture using a spherical, cap-shaped clamping element with a matching threaded section can be secured on the spherical cap-shaped form of the supporting arm by clamping. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048668 | UNIVERSAL QUICK-CHANGE HOOK FOR PNEUMATIC TOOLS - Pneumatic tools are staple elements of constructions sites. Pneumatic tools are often hand-carried to specific locations and balanced on an available surface or between the knees of a worker while the worker uses two hands for related activities. A universal quick-change hook according to an embodiment of the invention can be coupled between fittings of a pneumatic tool and pneumatic hose without obstructing airflow though the fittings and provides a hook stop to protect fittings attached to the universal quick-change hook, preventing accidental activation of a connection release. The universal quick-change hook is configured to support the weight of an attached tool from a wide variety of different support means, such as a ladder, lumber stock, nail, or utility belt. The universal quick-change hook provides a worker with a convenient way to secure a hook to pneumatic tools in rapid fashion to be more efficient and competitive on a jobsite. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048669 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Reinforcing a Traffic Control Assembly - Reinforcement devices and systems for holding a traffic control assembly in compression are provided. The traffic control assembly includes a traffic signal disconnect hanger and/or a traffic signal and a first span wire positioned above the traffic control assembly. In some embodiments, the reinforcement device includes an upper support device connected to the first span wire where the upper support device has a length that is greater than a width of the traffic control assembly and the upper support device is configured to spread the load of the traffic signal assembly to the first span wire. The reinforcement device includes a lower support device operably connected to the traffic signal, a first vertical support member, and a second vertical support member where the first and second vertical members are tensioned when the upper support device, the lower support device and the first and second vertical support members are connected together. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048670 | GARMENT HANGER COLLECTION APPARATUS - Garment hanger collection apparatus, garment hanger holders, and garment hanger binders are disclosed. The garment hanger holder may include a holder base and a planar holder member fixedly attached to, or formed with, the holder base. The holder member may have an elongate slot sized to receive hooks of one or more garment hangers in a first orientation to hang the one or more garment hangers from the hooks. The garment hanger holder may additionally include a planar orientation member fixedly attached to, or formed with, the holder member and configured to obstruct and prevent the hooks from being inserted in the elongate slot in an orientation different from the first orientation. The garment hanger binder may include a planar binder base having a frame and a plurality of elongated apertures defining a plurality of elongated strips therebetween. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048671 | Angle Inclining Structure for a Desk - An angle inclining structure for a desk contains a body and an angle inclining structure, the body including two opposite support legs, a horizontal rod, and two support posts connected with the two support legs and a first plate, wherein the angle inclining structure is disposed between the horizontal rod and the first plate and has a holder, a covering member, and a buffer member, the holder includes a locking tab and connects with the horizontal rod, a receiving room to receive a retainer and a pushing element, and a groove to receive a positioning member; the covering member includes a slot, plural tilted recesses, and a locking hole; a free end of the buffer member axially couples with one end of the covering member and a bottom surface of the first plate so that when the first plate axially rotates upwardly, the covering member slides on the holder. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048672 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RETRACTABLE MAST - Apparatus and methods for extending a retractable mast include engaging at least three flexible bands such that each band forms a side of a mast. Each band includes a right edge side and a left edge side, each edge having disposed thereon a set of spaced teeth, each tooth having a slot disposed therein and a tab disposed between adjacent teeth, the tab configured to engage the slot of an opposing tooth. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048673 | PIVOTING DISPLAY DEVICE USED IN AIRCRAFT - A pivoting device especially useful in aircraft passenger cabins that can pivot a monitor between stowed and open positions, the pivoting device including a forward/reverse rotatable driving motor. An electromagnetic brake holds the monitor in stowed and opened positions A power unit powers the motor and the electromagnetic brake. A controller controls the pivoting movement of the monitor. The power unit includes a rectifier circuit that transforms AC to a DC, a step-up circuit that steps up the transformed voltage, a voltage regulator that adjusts the transformed voltage to a prescribed DC voltage, and a retraction power retention circuit including a capacitor. When no source voltage is detected while the monitor is in its opened state, the capacitor supplies the power to a voltage regulator of the power circuit, deactivates the electromagnetic brake and reverse rotates the motor to drive the monitor to its stowed position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048674 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS - The supporting apparatus includes a base, a device supporting portion, a device connecting portion, and a linking rod. The base includes a front end and a rear end; the device supporting portion includes a supporting element and a first rotating shaft, wherein the first rotating shaft is pivotally connected to the front end of the base and connected with the supporting element for allowing the supporting element to rotate along the first rotating shaft such that the supporting apparatus has a closed state and a first open state. When the supporting apparatus rotates to the first open state, the connecting element and the linking rod form a first connecting element opening angle θ | 2014-02-20 |
20140048675 | CONTAINER DATA CENTER WITH SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A supporting apparatus is used for supporting a device on a platform. The supporting apparatus includes a base fixed to the platform, a shockproof member, and a sliding member. The base defines a receiving recess for receiving the shockproof member. The shockproof member is attached to an inner sidewall bounding the receiving recess. The sliding member is supported on a bottom of the receiving recess. The sliding member includes a locking block, to be engaged in the device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048676 | Universal Object Retention System With Tactile Feature - Various embodiments may be generally directed to a universal object retention system that may be configured with at least a support substrate and a plurality of ductile members extending across predetermined portions of the support substrate. At least one ductile member may be configured with a tactile feature that increases friction between the support substrate and the ductile feature. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048677 | BEARING CUP BASE AND FAN FRAME ASSEMBLY USING SAME - A bearing cup base and a fan frame assembly provided with same are disclosed. The bearing cup base includes a base body having a first side, a bearing cup perpendicularly forward extended from the first side of the base body, and a printed circuit layer formed on the first side. By directly forming the printed circuit layer on the bearing cup base, a fan using the bearing cup base can be manufactured at largely reduced cost and can have a further reduced overall height. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048678 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A supporting apparatus for a vending machine is provided. The supporting apparatus includes a supporting frame, four supporting pillars and four reinforcing members. The supporting frame defines a supporting plane for supporting the vending machine. The four supporting pillars extend downwards from four corners of the supporting frame. The four reinforcing members are located at the corner of the supporting frame to stiffen the supporting frame. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048679 | LIGHT SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD OF PHOTO TRANSISTOR THEREOF - A light sensor including a photo transistor is provided. A gate of the photo transistor receives a gate driving signal. The photo transistor senses a light source based on the gate driving signal to generate a light current signal. The photo transistor includes a metal-oxide active layer. The gate driving signal has a first voltage level during a trap period and has a second voltage level during a read period. The first voltage level is higher than the second voltage level. The gate driving signal of the photo transistor introduces a mechanism to rapidly eliminate excess carriers. Accordingly, the photo transistor has a rapid response while maintaining good light responsibility. Furthermore, a method for driving the foregoing photo transistor is also provided. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048680 | OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An optoelectronic component includes a carrier on which at least one first light-emitting semiconductor chip and one first light-absorbing semiconductor chip connected antiparallel to the at least one first light-emitting semiconductor chip, at least one second light-emitting semiconductor chip and one second light-absorbing semiconductor chip connected antiparallel to the at least one second light-emitting semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chips are arranged on the carrier such that light from each light-emitting semiconductor chip falls on at least one of the light-absorbing semiconductor chips not connected to the respective light-emitting semiconductor chip, and the light-absorbing semiconductor chips are formed as protection diodes. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048681 | OBJECT TRACKING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical tracking device includes a light source, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light source emits light at a lighting frequency. The image sensor outputs an operating image when the light source is being turned on and outputs a background image when the light source is being turned off. The processing unit is configured to obtain background information from the background image, calculate a differential image of the operating image and the background image, obtain object information from the differential image and compare the background information and the object information thereby removing background noise. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048682 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING READOUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (ROIC) HAVING MULTIPLE SAMPLING CIRCUITS - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for improving overall chip speed by providing one or more sampling circuits in an ROIC so that signal processing and signal reading out operations may occur simultaneously instead of successively. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048683 | READOUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DYNAMIC IMAGING - A sampling circuit for dynamic imaging is provided. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) for dynamic imaging and a related image sensor. In one embodiment of the present invention, a sampling circuit is provided that comprises: an amplifier circuit, which amplifies charge signals generated at photo diodes and converts them to voltage signals; a filter circuit (optional) that receives and filters the voltage signals to yield a filtered signal; a sampling circuit, which samples the voltage signals and outputs a sampled signal in accordance with a sampling control signal; and a digital converter, which converts the sampled signal into a digital format and outputs a digital signal. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048684 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SCAN ENGINE WITH REAR-FACING IMAGE SENSOR IN HANDHELD ARRANGEMENT FOR, AND METHOD OF, IMAGING TARGETS USING THE SCAN ENGINE - An arrangement for, and a method of, electro-optically reading a target by image capture, employ a scan engine in a handheld housing having a tilted handle. A single tilted printed circuit board (PCB) in the handle has front and rear surfaces that respectively face toward and away from the target during reading. An optical assembly having a pair of fold mirrors is mounted on the rear surface, for receiving return light from the target through an aperture in the PCB along the horizontal, and for directing the return light along a folded path. An imaging lens assembly projects the return light onto a solid-state, two-dimensional, image sensor to enable the return light to be detected over a field of view, and to generate an electrical signal indicative of the detected return light. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048685 | NOISE-MATCHING DYNAMIC BIAS FOR COLUMN RAMP COMPARATORS IN A CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - Embodiments of an image sensor including a pixel array with a plurality of pixels arranged into rows and columns. Control circuitry coupled to the pixels in each row, and an analog-to-digital converter is coupled to the pixels in each column of the pixel array. Each analog-to-digital converter includes a ramp comparator, and a variable current source coupled to the ramp comparator to provide a variable bias current to the ramp comparator. The bias current can adjusted during reading of a row of pixels according to a dynamic bias current profile that maintains at least a specified margin between the random noise of the pixels and an acceptable noise level. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048686 | CAPACITANCE SELECTABLE CHARGE PUMP - A step-up converter includes an input coupled to receive a first voltage potential and an output coupled to output a second voltage potential higher than the first voltage potential. The step-up converter also includes an array of capacitance charge pumps. Each of the capacitance charge pumps in the array includes switches to be modulated to individually run each of the capacitance charge pumps by selectively connecting each of the capacitance charge pumps to the input and the output. The step-up converter further includes a control module coupled to the switches of each of the capacitance charge pumps and configured to modulate the switches at a substantially fixed frequency. The control module modulates the switches of selected capacitance charge pumps in the array in response to a current draw on the output. The step-up converter may be included in an image sensor. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048687 | HANDHELD IMAGING APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, IMAGING TARGETS USING A HIGH PERFORMANCE, COMPACT SCAN ENGINE - An apparatus for, and a method of, electro-optically reading a target by image capture, employ a scan engine in a handheld housing having a tilted handle. A single tilted printed circuit board (PCB) in the handle has front and rear surfaces that respectively face toward and away from the target during reading. An optical assembly having a pair of fold mirrors is mounted on the rear surface, for receiving return light from the target through an aperture in the PCB along the horizontal, and for directing the return light along an internal folded optical path. An imaging lens assembly is mounted between the fold mirrors and has an imaging axis that extends generally parallel to the PCB. The imaging lens assembly projects the return light onto a solid-state, two-dimensional, image sensor to enable the return light to be detected over a field of view, and to generate an electrical signal indicative of the detected return light. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048688 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - Provided is an object detection apparatus using a general camera sensor for adjusting detection sensitivity to an object (pedestrian or animal) even in an urban area in which the scattered reflection of a light source is severe. The object detection apparatus overcomes the limitations of a related art object detection apparatus using a thermal imaging camera which is incapable of adjusting detection sensitivity to an obstacle (pedestrian or animal) in an urban area in which the scattered reflection of a light source is severe. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048689 | PIXELS, IMAGERS AND RELATED FABRICATION METHODS - Pixels, imagers and related fabrication methods are described. The described methods result in cross-talk reduction in imagers and related devices by generating depletion regions. The devices can also be used with electronic circuits for imaging applications. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048690 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - To reduce the number of capacitative elements on a chip to decrease a surface ratio of a peripheral circuit section including capacitative elements to a pixel array section, while maintaining noise resistance of signals high. There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: a plurality of unit pixels; a plurality of transfer lines; and a plurality of switches, wherein each of the unit pixels includes a photoelectric conversion element and a charge voltage conversion element, and outputs respectively a noise voltage generated when the charge voltage conversion element is reset and a signal-noise sum voltage obtained by adding to the noise voltage a signal voltage generated by photoelectric conversion to the other transfer lines that are connected via the switches to the transfer line to which the pixel group including the unit pixel belongs. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048691 | AMBIENT INFRARED DETECTION IN SOLID STATE SENSORS - A solid state imaging device includes an array of active pixels and an infrared cut filter formed over the sensor. Optionally, a slot in the infrared cut filter allows infrared illumination to reach the sensor to be detected by pixels covered by a visually opaque filter and surrounded by pixels of special types that limit charge leakage and enable high dynamic range sensing of infrared illumination. A ratio of average infrared signal to average brightness indicates an amount of infrared illumination reaching the imaging device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048692 | MULTICHANNEL DETECTOR HAVING A REDUCED NUMBER OF OUTPUT CHANNELS - The present disclosure relates to a multi-channel detector having a reduced number of output channels and including: a linear amplifier linearly amplifying an input signal; an offset correcting unit configured by a circuit that is independent from the linear amplifier, including an operational amplifier inside, and correcting an offset level that changes in accordance with an amplification rate of the operational amplifier; a uniformity correcting unit reducing a non-uniform characteristic of the input signal by finely adjusting a gain of an output signal of the linear amplifier; a signal delay unit delaying an output signal of the uniformity correcting unit until a time point when output signals are generated from a comparison unit and a signal determining unit, and a switch circuit receives a trigger from the signal determining unit; a comparison unit comparing the output signal of the uniformity correcting unit with a signal of a predetermined level with each other; a signal determining unit receiving a trigger signal from the comparison unit, determining channel position information of a channel in which an event occurs, transmitting a trigger signal to a switch circuit located at the determined channel position, and outputting the determined position information; and a channel information processing unit receiving energy information, time information, or the channel position information of a channel in which an event occurs as input when a trigger signal is input from the signal determining unit to the switch circuit located at the determined channel position. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048693 | GOODS DELIVERY SWITCH - A goods delivery switch includes a bracket, a rotating member, a delivery member, a signal generator, a signal receiver, a blocking member, and a control unit. The rotating member includes a second blocking curved plane and a cutting plane. The delivery member is operable to rotating the rotating member. The blocking member includes a first curved plane and defines a through hole. The blocking member is slidable relative to the blocking member between a first position, where the rotating member is rotated, the first curved plane abuts the second curved plane, and the signal receiver receives an optical signal from the signal generator through the through hole, and a second position, where the first curved plane abuts the cutting plane, the optical signal is blocked by the blocking member, and the control unit controls the delivery member to stop operating, relative to the bracket. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048694 | METHOD TO CHARACTERIZE SHALES AT HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION - Apparatus and methods of characterizing a subterranean formation sample including collecting a sample from a formation, and analyzing the formation to obtain an image with 100 nm or less resolution, wherein the analyzing comprises atomic force microscopy (AFM), infrared spectroscopy (IR), and thermal analysis. Kerogen maturity, mineralogy, kerogen content, mechanical properties, and transition temperatures—including registered maps of those quantities—may be obtained in 5 minutes or less. Some embodiments may use a scanning electron microscope. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048695 | Curved Ion Guide With Non Mass To Charge Ratio Dependent Confinement - A non-linear ion guide is disclosed comprising a plurality of electrodes. An ion guiding region is arranged between the electrodes, and the ion guiding region curves at least in a first direction. A DC voltage is applied to at least some of the electrodes in order to form a DC potential well which acts to confine ions within the ion guiding region in the first direction. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048696 | DC Ion Guide for Analytical Filtering/Separation - An ion guide is disclosed comprising a plurality of electrodes. A first device is arranged and adapted to apply a RF voltage to at least some of the electrodes in order to form, in use, a pseudo-potential well which acts to confine ions in a first direction within the ion guide. A second device is arranged and adapted to apply a DC voltage to at least some of the electrodes in order to form, in use, a DC potential well which acts to confine ions in a second direction within the ion guide. A third device is arranged and adapted to cause ions having desired or undesired mass to charge ratios to be mass to charge ratio selectively ejected from the ion guide in the second direction. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048697 | ION GENERATION USING WETTED POROUS MATERIAL - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of microorganisms in samples. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048698 | Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer Utilizing Overlapping Frames - A time of flight (TOF) spectrometer and a method for operating the same is disclosed. The spectrometer includes an event extractor, a streaming processor, and a FIFO buffer. The event extractor generates a ion event record corresponding to each detected ion, the ion event record including an intensity a plurality of aliases for that detected ion. The streaming processor includes a memory array that stores a TOF spectrum and a probability processor that provides a probability for each alias in each received ion event record and updates the TOF spectrum based on the probabilities. A FIFO buffer receives each of the ion event records after the TOF spectrum has been updated and outputs the oldest ion event record to the streaming processor when a new ion event record is processed by the streaming processor. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY FINDING AND MEASURING MULTIPLE ANALYTES FROM COMPLEX SAMPLES - Method and system for detecting multiple analytes from a sample material by desorption ionization, mass analysis, and multivariate statistical analysis. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048700 | Sample Component Trapping, Release, and Separation with Membrane Assemblies Interfaced to Electrospray Mass Spectrometry - A method and apparatus to trap, release and/or separate sample components in solution passing through a channel with or without packing material present by passing ion current through the channel driven by an electric field. A portion of the ion current includes cation and/or anion species generated from second solution flows separated from the sample solution flow path by semipermeable membranes. Cation and/or anion species generated in the second solution flow regions are transferred into the sample solution flow path through ion selective semipermeable membranes. Ion current moving along the sample solution flow path is controlled by varying the composition of the second solutions and/or changing the voltage between membrane sections for a given sample solution composition. The sample composition may also be varied separately or in parallel to enhance trapping, release and/or separation efficiency and range. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048701 | Pre-Scan For Mass to Charge Ratio Range - A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising performing a first analysis of a sample of ions wherein one or more parameters are scanned and/or ions are sorted according to one or more parameters during the first analysis. One or more ranges of interest of the one or more parameters from the first analysis are then automatically determined. A second subsequent analysis of the sample of ions is then automatically performed, wherein the second analysis is restricted to one or more of the ranges of interest of the one or more parameters. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048702 | Ion Guide With Orthogonal Sampling - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a RF ion guide wherein in a mode of operation a continuous, quasi-continuous or pulsed beam of ions is orthogonally sampled from the ion guide and wherein the continuous, quasi-continuous or pulsed beam of ions is not axially trapped or otherwise axially confined within the RF ion guide. The Ion guide is maintained, in use, at a pressure selected from the group consisting of: (i) 0.0001-0.001 mbar; (ii) 0.001-0.01 mbar; (iii) 0.01-0.1 mbar; (iv) 0.1-1 mbar; (v) 1-10 mbar; (vi) 10-100 mbar; and (vii) >100 mbar. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048703 | METHODS FOR DETECTING VITAMIN C BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods for determining the amount of vitamin C in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing vitamin C in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of vitamin C in the sample. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048704 | Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer or separator and an ion guide arranged downstream of the ion mobility spectrometer or separator. A plurality of axial potential wells are created in the ion guide so that ions received from the ion mobility spectrometer or separator become confined in separate axial potential wells. The potential wells maintain the fidelity and/or composition of ions received from the ion mobility spectrometer or separator. The potential wells are translated along the length of the ion guide. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048705 | MASS INDEPENDENT KINETIC ENERGY REDUCING INLET SYSTEM FOR VACUUM ENVIRONMENT - A particle inlet system comprises a first chamber having a limiting orifice for an incoming gas stream and a micrometer controlled expansion slit. Lateral components of the momentum of the particles are substantially cancelled due to symmetry of the configuration once the laminar flow converges at the expansion slit. The particles and flow into a second chamber, which is maintained at a lower pressure than the first chamber, and then moves into a third chamber including multipole guides for electromagnetically confining the particle. The vertical momentum of the particles descending through the center of the third chamber is minimized as an upward stream of gases reduces the downward momentum of the particles. The translational kinetic energy of the particles is near-zero irrespective of the mass of the particles at an exit opening of the third chamber, which may be advantageously employed to provide enhanced mass resolution in mass spectrometry. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048706 | PATTERN DIMENSION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - The present invention aims to provide a pattern dimension measurement method for accurately measuring an amount of shrinkage of a pattern that shrinks and an original dimension value before the shrinkage and a charged particle beam apparatus. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048707 | Optical Characterization Systems Employing Compact Synchrotron Radiation Sources - A compact synchrotron radiation source includes an electron beam generator, an electron storage ring, one or more wiggler insertion devices disposed along one or more straight sections of the electron storage ring, the one or more wiggler insertion devices including a set of magnetic poles configured to generate a periodic alternating magnetic field suitable for producing synchrotron radiation emitted along the direction of travel of the electrons of the storage ring, wherein the one or more wiggler insertion devices are arranged to provide light to a set of illumination optics of a wafer optical characterization system or a mask optical characterization system, wherein the etendue of a light beam emitted by the one or more wiggler insertion devices is matched to the illumination optics of the at least one of a wafer optical characterization system and the mask optical characterization system. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048708 | BOLOMETRIC DETECTOR OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN THE TERAHERTZ RANGE AND ARRAY DETECTION DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH DETECTORS - A terahertz detection device comprises at least one terahertz antenna, a detection microbridge suspended above a substrate comprising a resistive load coupled to the antenna and a resistive bolometric clement coupled to the resistive load, a bias circuit for biasing the bolometric element. The device further comprises a skimming microbridge suspended above the substrate, comprising a resistive bolometric element, and substantially identical to the detection microbridge, a reflective metal layer opposite to the skimming microbridge to obtain a destructive interference at the level of the skimming microbridge for a terahertz wavelength, a bias circuit to electrically bias the bolometric element of the skimming microbridge and a read circuit for measuring a difference between the electric signals of the microbridges. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048709 | POSITION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GESTURE IDENTIFICATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a position identification system and a method for gesture identification thereof. The method for gesture identification does not use the conventional digital image capture method, instead, the method uses IR detection. In order to accurately detect the movement track of the external object, in the present invention, at least two IR LED are provided. When the first IR LED emits the IR ray signal, the second IR LED is used for receiving IR ray signal. Moreover, the present invention determines the distance between the external object and the IR LEDs by detecting the emitting IRs with different energy. Further, the present invention adopts TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) such that the present invention can grasp the distance between the first IR LED and the external object and the distance between the second IR LED and the external object. Thus, the relative position of the external object can be captured. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048710 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MODULATING TRANSMISSION OF TERAHERTZ WAVES - A device for modulating terahertz waves includes a metal layer (703) including a continuous metal portion (705) and island metal portions (707). The metal portions (705, 707) are separated by apertures (709). The device further includes a semiconductor layer (715) affixed to a bottom surface of the metal layer (703). The semiconductor layer (715) includes carrier regions (717) located below the apertures (709). The transmission of terahertz waves through the apertures (709) is modulated by changing a voltage applied across the aperture via voltage source (715). By injecting free carriers into carrier regions (717) due to a change of the voltage an extraordinary terahertz transmission effect of the metal layer (703) can be switched off. A small increase in the free-carrier absorption is significantly enhanced by the Fabry-Perot resonance, resulting in a substantial decrease in transmission. The disclosed ring aperture terahertz modulator allows for electrical control of the carrier density only in the area underneath the aperture. This design minimizes the power consumption and maximizes the operation speed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048711 | System and Method of Determining Timing Triggers for Detecting Gamma Events for Nuclear Imaging - Systems and methods of generating timing triggers to determine timing resolutions of gamma events for nuclear imaging includes receiving a pulse signature representing a succession of triggers associated with a photomultiplier. When a number of triggers occurring within a predetermined time interval matches a predetermined number, an event trigger can be initiated. A delayed version of the pulse signature can be generated and compared to a predetermined timing trigger level. When the delayed version matches the predetermined timing trigger level, a timing trigger can be generated. Based on the timing trigger level, the timing trigger can be generated at the pulse of the delayed version that corresponds to the first photoelectron of a gamma event. The timing trigger can correspond to a timestamp for the first photoelectron so that a data acquisition system can identify the pulse from which to acquire energy information to generate a nuclear image. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048712 | REFLECTOR FOR RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector includes a scintillator layer configured to absorb radiation emitted from a radiation source and to emit optical photons in response to the absorbed radiation. The radiation detector also includes a photodetector layer configured to absorb the optical photons emitted by the scintillator layer. The radiation detector further includes a reflector configured to reflect the optical photons emitted by the scintillator layer towards the photodetector layer and to absorb select wavelengths of optical photons associated with an afterglow emitted by the scintillator layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140048713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING GRID LINE IMAGE ARTIFACTS - An imaging system includes a detector configured to detect X-rays from an X-ray source. The detector includes multiple photodetector elements. The imaging system also includes an anti-scatter grid disposed over the detector, wherein the anti-scatter grid includes multiple radiation absorbing elements. At least a portion of one or more of the radiation absorbing elements of the multiple radiation absorbing elements is disposed on each photodetector element, and a total area of each respective portion of the one or more radiation absorbing elements disposed on each photodetector element is substantially equal. | 2014-02-20 |