11th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090065586 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is an electronic device comprising an IC element | 2009-03-12 |
20090065587 | IDENTIFICATION TOKEN AND METHOD OF MAKING IDENTIFICATION TOKEN - In accordance with some embodiments, a method includes enabling operation of an RFID integrated circuit of a first card in an identification token using a first switch; and enabling operation of an RFID integrated circuit of a second card in an identification token using a second switch. In accordance with some embodiments, an identification token includes: a first card including an RFID integrated circuit; a second card including an RFID integrated circuit; a first switch to enable operation of the RFID integrated circuit of the first card; and a second switch to enable operation of the RFID integrated circuit of the second card. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065588 | Semiconductor Device, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Manufacturing Method of Antenna - An element group having a transistor is formed over a substrate and a conductive film to be a dummy pattern is formed over the element group by pushing out a paste including conductive particles from a first opening portion, and then a conductive film functioning as an antenna is formed continuously thereafter so as to electrically connect with the transistor, by pushing out a paste including conductive particles from a second opening portion. Therefore, an element group having a transistor, provided over a substrate; a first conductive film functioning as an antenna provided over the element group and is electrically connected to the transistor; a second conductive film to be a dummy pattern provided to be adjacent to the first conductive film and is not electrically connected to the transistor; are included. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065589 | SMARTCARD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SMARTCARDS - The invention relates to a smartcard ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065590 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A separation layer and a semiconductor element layer including a thin film transistor are formed. A conductive resin electrically connected to the semiconductor element layer is formed. A first sealing layer including a fiber and an organic resin layer is formed over the semiconductor element layer and the conductive resin. A groove is formed in the first sealing layer, the semiconductor element layer, and the separation layer. A liquid is dropped into the groove to separate the separation layer and the semiconductor element layer. The first sealing layer over the conductive resin is removed to form an opening. A set of the first sealing layer and the semiconductor element layer is divided into a chip. The chip is bonded to an antenna formed over a base material. A second sealing layer including a fiber and an organic resin layer is formed so as to cover the antenna and the chip. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065591 | Smart-card chip arrangement - A smart-card chip arrangement includes a smart-card chip, an organic conductive layer disposed on a surface of the chip, and signal-deriving means for deriving a signal dependent on one or more properties of the organic conductive layer. The organic conductive layer and the signal-deriving means are configured such as to detect an invasive attack on the chip. By this means the unauthorized detection of a cryptographic key, which is employed by the chip, can be prevented. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065592 | Smart card chip arrangement - A smart-card chip arrangement comprises: a smart-card chip ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065593 | IC CARD AND AN ADAPTER FOR THE SAME - An IC card and card adapters are designed so that the IC card of a specific standard (e.g., MMC standard) is compatible with IC cards and terminals of other standards (e.g., MS card standard and USB terminal standard). In the IC card (MMC), a controller IC, which is connected to a flash memory, includes a voltage pull-down detector, a mode controller, a USB-mode interface controller, a MS-mode interface controller, and an MMC/SD-mode interface controller. The card adapters suffice to have component parts which are easy in formation and low in cost such as wiring lines and resistors. The voltage pull-down detector of the IC card detects the voltage pull-down caused by the resistors, and the mode controller selects the USB-mode interface controller, MS-mode interface controller or MMC/SD-mode interface controller so that the IC card becomes compatible with the corresponding IC card standard. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065594 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE AND WIRELESS IC DEVICE COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip, a feed circuit board having the wireless IC chip mounted thereon and including a feed circuit including inductance elements, and a radiation plate electromagnetically coupled to the inductance elements in the feed circuit. A high-permeability magnetic body made of a high-permeability magnetic material is provided in the feed circuit board and a portion of the inductance elements is provided in the high-permeability magnetic body. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ZONE HEATING AND COOLING USING CONTROLLABLE SUPPLY AND RETURN VENTS - An Electronically-Controlled Register Vent (ECRV) that can be easily installed by a homeowner or general handyman is disclosed. The ECRV can be used to convert a non-zoned HVAC system into a zoned system. The ECRV can also be used in connection with a conventional zoned HVAC system to provide additional control and additional zones not provided by the conventional zoned HVAC system. In one embodiment, the ECRV is configured have a size and form-factor that conforms to a standard manually-controlled register vent. In one embodiment, a zone thermostat is configured to provide thermostat information to the ECRV. In one embodiment, the zone thermostat communicates with a central monitoring system that coordinates operation of the heating and cooling zones and the opening of an ECRV provided to a supply vent and the opening of an ECRV provided to a return vent. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING BUILDING SPACE COMFORT USING WIRELESS DEVICES - A method for providing control to a building zone uses a building automation system and a portable wireless device located within the building zone. The method includes the step of identifying the portable wireless device using wireless communications. The method further includes retrieving information from a memory device specific to the identified portable wireless device. The retrieved information comprises a user preference relating to the building automation system. The method further includes adjusting a parameter of the building automation system based on the retrieved information. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065597 | LOW VOLTAGE POWER LINE COMMUNICATION FOR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling one or more components of a climate control system is provided that includes one or more controllers in connection with low voltage power lines for powering the one or more controllers. The controllers are further capable of transmitting one or more communication signals via the low voltage waveform. The system includes a thermostat controller, at least one system controller for a heating or cooling system, and a controller for a circulating air blower. The thermostat controller, system controller and circulating air blower controller are connected to each other only through each controller's individual connection to the hot and common low voltage power transmission lines. Each controller is capable of transmitting one or more signals that are superimposed onto the low-frequency low-voltage waveform and include information identifying a destination controller that the signals are intended for. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065598 | OCCUPANT CONTROLLED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A MULTI-UNIT BUILDING - A system is provided for use in a multi-unit building by which an occupant of a unit of the multi-unit building controls an appliance associated with the unit and includes an actuator which is accessible to the occupant, a processing unit to control the appliance, operative in the first mode, based on occupant instructions, to change the mode of the appliance based on an actuation of the actuator and to control the appliance, operative in the second mode, according to a preselected schedule, and a networking unit to inform, via communications, a monitor of the multi-unit building as to when the appliance operates in the second mode. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065599 | RAILWAY RAIL FASTENING CLIP - A substantially M-shaped rail clip is disclosed in which the clip is substantially flat when in its non-operative configuration, and, when the clip is in an operative configuration, the toe of the clip lies substantially in a second plane and the legs of the clip lie substantially in a third plane, the second and third planes being non-parallel to one another. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065600 | Spray Device Having a Piezoelectric Element, and Use Thereof in Cosmetology and Perfumery - Spray device comprising a piezoelectric element, a sonotrode having a base coupled to the piezoelectric element, and a tube extending as far as a horn, a drive circuit for vibrating the piezoelectric element, and a feed device for bringing the product to be sprayed up to the front face of the horn. The sonotrode mainly vibrates in a mode parallel to the tube, the horn being dimensioned so as not to flex along the longitudinal axis, without flexing when the drive circuit vibrates the piezoelectric element. This spray device is applicable in cosmetology and in perfumery. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065601 | Method for mixing forced airflow with aromatic gas and its relevant mixing apparatus - The present invention pertains to a method for mixing forced airflow with aromatic gas and its relevant mixing apparatus. The method mainly mixes the forced airflow with an aromatic gas or other proper gases in time of traveling. That is, passing a certain amount of forced airflow through a flowing route and guiding an aromatic gas to travel along the route so as to ensure the forced airflow can exactly absorb the aromatic gas and obtain the steady consistency after the mixing procedure. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065602 | TECHNIQUE AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING MATERIAL PROPERTIES DURING IMPACT CONSOLIDATION OF POWDERS - Impact consolidated powders form deposits that are densified by substantially simultaneous shot peening of the impact consolidated powder. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065603 | VARIABLE RATE SPRAY NOZZLE CONTROL - The present invention provides an advanced spray control system for controlling a sprayer, which comprises a plurality of scrolling means operatively connected to the sprayer, where the spray system offers added controllability and operability. Also provided is a method of controlling a sprayer using the spray control system of the present invention. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065604 | Home cooling system - I claim that this embodiment is the placement of sprinkler systems on roof tops to cool structures during hot weather. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065605 | Extensible Straw for a Disposable Collapsible Drink Mixing Container - An extensible straw for incorporation as an integral component of a disposable or collapsible beverage container has telescoping tubes extensible from the container, a screw cap and multiple seals preventing inadvertent leakage from the container whether the container is maintained upright or not. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065606 | Remote-Controlled Electric Sprinkler - A remote-controlled electric sprinkler comprises: a control circuit, a motor, a sprinkler head, and a sensor. The control circuit controls the motor for rotating the sprinkler head and making the sprinkler head sprinkle water in a rotated pattern. The sensor senses and adjusts the rotation angle of the sprinkler head, so as to control the water sprinkling range and direction. In addition, the control circuit can also adjust the water sprinkling distance and amount of water of water sprinkled out of the sprinkler head to meet the environmental requirements. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065607 | PRESSURE WASHER SYSTEM - A spray apparatus for a pressure washer includes an adaptor configured to receive a flow of pressurized fluid through a conduit fluidly connected with a pressure washer. A multi-position valve is movably connected with the adaptor and positionable in a plurality of discrete positions. The valve position is modified with an operator engaged with the valve. A first output and a second output are defined within the adaptor, wherein the valve is rotatable to selectively allow the pressurized fluid to flow through one of the first or the second output. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065608 | FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A fuel-injection system for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber through a combustion-chamber top arranged opposite a piston has a fuel injector which includes an actuable valve-closure member. The valve-closure member cooperates with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat. A multitude of spray-discharge orifices generates a spray cloud, each spray-discharge orifice generating a fuel jet, and the multitude of fuel jets generating the spray cloud in the combustion chamber. A first opening angle of the spray cloud in a first plane is greater than a second opening angle in a second plane extending perpendicular to the first plane. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065609 | INJECTOR - An injector includes a nozzle hole formation part having a nozzle_hole formation area and nozzle holes in at least one circle shape in the formation area. The formation area is divided into central and peripheral regions by a predetermined circle, the former inward from the predetermined circle and the latter in the periphery of the central region. The nozzle holes include outputting nozzle holes in the peripheral region and at least one cooling nozzle hole in the central region. Fuel through the outputting nozzle holes contributes to engine output. A smaller amount of fuel than a fuel amount through the outputting nozzle hole is injected through the cooling nozzle hole to cool the central region. A ratio of a second total fuel amount through the cooling nozzle hole to an overall total fuel amount ranges from 0.05 to 0.37. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065610 | Rollertrack pivoting axi-nozzle - A mechanism included in a convergent-divergent nozzle connected to an aftward portion of a gas turbine engine, which mechanism includes at least one actuator configured to be connected to the aftward portion of the engine and to move through one or more positions, a first link pivotally connected to the at least one actuator, a convergent flap pivotally connected to the first link, a divergent flap rotatably connected to the convergent flap and configured to be kinematically connected to an annular ring connected to the at least one actuator, and at least one track configured to extend from the aftward portion of the engine and to movably and pivotally receive the pivotal connection between the convergent flap and the first link. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065611 | LIQUID DISPENSER HAVING INDIVIDUALIZED PROCESS AIR CONTROL - A dispenser for dispensing liquid material while attenuating the liquid material or controlling the pattern of the liquid material with process air has a plurality of process air passages for providing process air to one or more liquid dispensing modules or nozzles. The flow rate of process air provided to one or more of the modules or nozzles may be separately controlled to be different from the flow rate provided to other modules or nozzles on the dispenser. Accordingly, the flow rate provided to each module or nozzle can be optimized to accommodate a particular dispensing nozzle or die. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065612 | ADJUSTABLE NOZZLE FOR PRESSURE WASHER - A nozzle is provided. The nozzle includes a cylindrical housing defining a fluid flow path therethrough about a longitudinal axis and a first finger mounted to a first end portion of the housing comprising a wedge disposed on an outer surface of the first finger. A hollow shroud is coaxially disposed around the housing and longitudinally movable with respect to the housing. An outlet aperture is disposed in fluid communication with the fluid flow path, and a ramp disposed within an internal surface of the shroud and engageable with the wedge. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065613 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injection valve includes a body having a high pressure fuel passage and a nozzle hole, which is connected to the passage, a nozzle needle opening/closing the hole and having a needle piston part, a piezo stack extended when the stack is charged and contracted when the stack discharges electric charge, a cylinder, in which the needle piston part is slidably inserted and which is driven by the stack, a fixed piston having a fixed piston part that is slidably inserted in the cylinder and that has a larger diameter than the needle piston part, an oil-tight chamber between the needle piston part and the fixed piston part in the cylinder, and a nozzle spring urging the needle in a valve closing direction. The cylinder is displaced due to extension/contraction of the stack, so that volume of the chamber increases/decreases and the needle opens/closes the hole. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065614 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A control device ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065615 | Electromagnetic Actuator and Fuel Injection Device - [Problem] To reduce the size, lower the cost and increase and flatten the thrust of an electromagnetic actuator in which a plunger moves reciprocally. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065616 | PAPER SHREDDING TRUCK - The present invention is a truck for paper shredding including means to lift containers of paper, dump them into a shredder. The shreds fall into a hopper from where a ram then compresses and moves the shreds to a storage unit, This compression allows the unit to process significantly more paper shreds before being required to drive to a dumping location. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065617 | AUTO VEHICLE CAPABLE OF PROCESSING WASTE MATTER - An auto vehicle capable of processing waste matter cuts pet bottles made of PET, which is a recyclable material, into chips while collecting the pet bottles, and an aligning portion configured to align the pet bottles fed therein via a loading portion, a processing portion configured to apply chipping to the pet bottles aligned by the aligning portion, and a chip storing portion configured to store chips formed by the processing portion, are provided on the deck. Waste matter can be thus automatically subjected to chipping without any involvement of manpower by merely loading collected waste matter into a collective hopper. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065618 | Cushioning Element for Mill Liner - A cushioning element suitable for use in a liner assembly for a grinding mill, the liner assembly including a mounting element having a recess therein, the cushioning element being located within the recess, and a wear element operatively connected to the cushioning element, the cushioning element including a cushion body of elastomeric material including a side section and opposed end sections, a plurality of cavities within the cushion body and extending from at least one of the end sections towards the other end section. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065619 | Comminution device - The invention relates to a shredding device, consisting of at least one shredding roll that is rotatably mounted in a machine frame, at least one shredding instrument that is mounted on said roll, at least one opposing blade that co-operates with the shredding instrument(s) and at least one screen for the shredded product, the housing of said screen at least partially surrounding the shredding roll. The invention is characterised in that the screen can be displaced in relation to the machine frame and/or the shredding roll. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065620 | DRAG SYSTEM FOR A SPINNING REEL - A drag system for a spinning reel comprised of a spool assembly | 2009-03-12 |
20090065621 | Attachment mechanism with interlocked belt retractor - A multi-mode belt retractor including an interlocked attachment mechanism. The belt retractor and attachment mechanism are physically integrated in a single unit. In one embodiment, the retractor is shifted between modes by the operation by the attachment mechanism such that securing the attachment mechanism to an anchor point shifts the belt retractor into a locked mode. Releasing the attachment mechanism from the anchor point shifts the belt retractor into a free-wheel mode. In one embodiment, only a single user-operable button is provided, thus minimizing the opportunity for improper operation. One embodiment of the attachment mechanism is symmetrical, making it operable by a user's left or right hand. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065622 | Filament Winding Apparatus - A filament winding apparatus includes a hoop winding device and a helical winding device. The hoop winding device includes a disc-shaped wrapping table, a drive mechanism that rotatably drives the wrapping table, four bobbins supported along a peripheral edge of the wrapping table, and a guide member that moves and guides a fiber bundle fed from the bobbin to a mandrel arranged in an insertion hole of the wrapping table. The bobbin is axially supported in a freely rotatable manner with a chuck of a holder fixed to the wrapping table. A ratchet mechanism, which prevents over-rotation in a fiber bundle feeding direction of the bobbin, is arranged between the holder and the chuck. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065623 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WINDING A COIL OF RIGID WIRE AROUND A RING CORE - The invention relates to a device for winding a coil and to a method of using the device. The invention is particularly beneficial for winding electromagnetic coils around a closed magnetic circuit having no opening, for example in the form of a ring core. The device comprises a helicoidal channel, means for holding the ring core in a defined position within the helicoidal channel, and thrust means for thrusting the wire ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065624 | STRUCTURE OF STRIP WINDING MACHINE - An improved strip winding machine comprises a machine base and a cutting device, a winding device and a press device formed on the machine base and cooperatively to move the winding strip to be tightened onto the article to be wrapped. The press device is improved with a plurality of rows of press teeth formed on the lower surface of the press device with the lined up direction of the rows in an obscured angle with respect to the movement direction of the winding strip used to wrap an article. The press tooth is substantially in a shape as paramount with four ridges radially formed. And the obscured angle is preferably between five ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065625 | Filament Winding Apparatus - A filament winding apparatus equipped with a transfer mechanism of a terminating end of a fiber bundle using a transfer ring that can be switched from a mandrel after the winding process to a mandrel before the winding process. A cutter cuts a fiber bundle wound around a first transfer ring integral with a mandrel after the winding process and a second transfer ring is moved to the mandrel before the winding process between the first and second transfer rings; and a friction roller positions and holds the second transfer ring when cutting the fiber bundle. The friction roller is pressed and biased against the second transfer ring by a compression spring. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065626 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING REELS IN AN UNWINDER - Device for moving paper reels in an unwinder of the type in which a nearly empty reel ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065627 | Tissue Roll Dispenser - A gravity-feed tissue roll dispenser for a plurality of tissue rolls includes: (a) a housing; (b) a supply turret with a plurality of spindles for mounting a plurality of tissue rolls for dispensing; (c) means for rotatably mounting the supply turret in the housing about a center of rotation such that a vertical line through the center of rotation of the turret defines a biasing sector of the dispenser and the spindles rotate between upper and lower positions, the dispenser also having a dispensing sector adjacent the biasing sector; (d) stop means adapted for securing a loaded spindle in an elevated dispensing position in the dispensing sector of the tissue dispenser, the dispensing position being elevated with respect to a lower limit of travel of the spindle upon rotation of the turret; wherein the stop means are responsive to depletion of the loaded spindle so as to allow rotation of the turret upon depletion of a roll of tissue mounted thereabout; and wherein further the turret and stop means are configured such that when a loaded spindle is secured in the elevated dispensing position: (i) at least two spindles are in the biasing sector of the dispenser and (ii) the number of spindles in the biasing sector is equal to or greater than the number of other spindles of the dispenser, such that when the dispenser is fully loaded with a plurality of like tissue rolls, depletion of a roll in the elevated dispensing position distributes the weight of tissue in the dispenser so as to bias the turret in a dispensing direction. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065628 | PERFORATION SENSING TOWEL DISPENSER - There is provided a towel dispenser that includes a housing for containing toweling. The toweling includes a first towel and a second towel that are connected together and separable at a perforation formed between the first and second towel. The housing is configured to define a path P for the toweling. A motor and a perforation sensor are provided for dispensing the toweling and are electrically connected together. The perforation sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of the presence of the perforation and the motor is configured to deactivate in response to the signal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065629 | Personal portable tissue roll holder - A holder assembly ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065630 | Layered Tape Guide Spool and Alignment Device and Method - A layered tape guide spool having a plurality of guide rods, each of which have a first and a second guide member. The gaps between adjacent guide rods and the gaps formed between the first and second guide members define a gap that urges the tape stacks together into a desirable rectangular shape. The resulting tape stacks are then wrapped onto a tubular core or onto existing layers on a tubular core. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065631 | EMISSIONLESS SILENT AND ULTRA-EFFICIENT AIRPLANE USING CFJ AIRFOIL - The present invention provides an aircraft having one or more fixed wings in a flying wing configuration, where the aircraft further includes a high performance co-flow jet (CFJ) circulating about at least a portion of an aircraft surface to produce both lift and thrust rather than a conventional propulsion system (i.e., a propeller or jet engine). | 2009-03-12 |
20090065632 | AIRCRAFT WITH JET ENGINES ARRANGED AT THE REAR - When an aircraft is propelled by at least one jet engine fixed in a rear part of the aircraft, at least one substantially horizontal rear aerodynamic surface, the rear horizontal surface, is arranged at the rear of the aircraft and at least one jet engine is fixed under the rear horizontal surface by an attachment mast fixed by its upper part to the rear horizontal surface and maintains, by its lower part, the jet engine. The rear horizontal surface is also the horizontal tail unit of the aircraft or a horizontal surface maintained above the fuselage. The rear surfaces and the fuselage are arranged such that the engines are installed and removed using a vertical movement of the engines, which are advantageously one, two or three in number, in the rear zone of the aircraft. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065633 | Floating Bearing Structure with Static Buoyancy - Disclosed is a suspended load-bearing structure that is formed by pneumatic structural load-bearing elements ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065634 | Control system for the nacelle of a turboreactor - The invention relates to an electrical control system for the nacelle of a turboreactor, comprising a plurality of electromechanical manoeuvring elements for a plurality of actuating devices embodied as auxiliary parts of the turboreactor. The invention is characterized in that the control system comprises an electronic control box comprising a plurality of control inlets to be connected to control elements, and a plurality of outlets connected to electromechanical manoeuvring of the auxiliary actuating devices. The control box can translate each instruction received into an operating sequence for at least one corresponding electromechanical manoeuvring element. The invention also relates to a nacelle and an aircraft provided with one such control system. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065635 | Pitch-oscillation limitation system applied to an aircraft - A pitch-oscillation limitation system, applied to an aircraft having main landing gear located toward the center of the aircraft and forward landing gear located under the nose of the aircraft, wherein the system includes means for automatically applying, in the event of sudden braking, time-deferred braking between the wheels of the landing gear under the wings and the wheels of the landing gear under the fuselage, so as to reduce the amplitude of the aircraft's pitching motion. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065636 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENHANCING THE BRAKING EFFICIENCY OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING THE GROUND RUN THEREOF - According to the invention, the elevators ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065637 | Buoyancy system using double-sorb controllers for engine fueling and airship attitude correction - A buoyancy system using double-sorb controllers for engine fueling and airship attitude control is disclosed. The buoyancy system is based on the use of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) payload that assists in buoyancy control and provides simultaneously a fuel for natural gas engines that propel the airship. The airship attitude correction is achieved by changing the amount of buoyant gas such as methane that is enclosed in the airship's baffles located forward and aft in the airship, and to the starboard and port if necessary for active roll control. The airship attitude control is provided by absorption or desorption of the natural gas using two double-sorb controllers. One of two double-sorb controllers is mounted forward and the other is mounted aft in the airship, so the differential absorption/desorption of natural gas is used to control the pitch of the airship. Each double-sorb controller consists of a thermally insulated external container connected with the LNG payload and natural gas engines. The double-sorb controller includes two sorbs equipped with heaters and separated by vacuum space and thermally conductive shell. The first sorb is connected with the airship's baffle to absorb or desorb the natural gas enclosed in the baffle, and the second sorb is connected to the natural gas engine. The LNG payload controls the level of the vacuum in a space that completely surrounds the first sorb. By the regulation of temperature increase or decrease of two sorbs within the double-sorb controllers, the fueling of the natural gas engines and the airship attitude control is achieved. A second system may be used to plumb the natural gas boil-off into or out of each baffle as necessary to provide course control of the overall airship, and buoyancy and attitude control. Other liquefied or solidified gases such that the gas phase of the material is lighter than air, such as hydrogen, may be substituted for natural gas in this invention. All lighter than air airships, including but not limited to blimps, may be controlled using the invention described herein. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065638 | Apparatus for voice communication between persons inside and persons outside an aircraft - An apparatus for facilitating voice communication between persons outside an aircraft and persons inside an aircraft, is disclosed, comprising: an external control unit comprising: voice sensing means; transmitting means for transmitting voice information to persons in said aircraft; receiving means for receiving voice information from persons in said aircraft; and amplifying means for enabling said voice information to be heard; and an in-aircraft control unit comprising: voice sensing means; transmitting means for transmitting voice information to persons external to said aircraft; receiving means for receiving voice information from persons external to said aircraft; and amplifying means for enabling said voice information to be heard. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065639 | Separate Communication Line for Towed Body - The present invention relates to a system for connecting an aircraft to a towed body, which comprises: (a) a reduced towing cable comprising tension filaments to provide the tensional force required for towing the body; (b) a signal cable, separate from said reduced towing cable, for conveying signals between the aircraft and the towed body, said signal cable comprises one or more optical fibers; and (c) conductive wires either within said towing cable or within said signal cable for providing electrical path between the aircraft and the towed body. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065640 | BRAKING-ENERGY EQUALIZATION SYSTEM - A braking-energy equalization system applied to an aircraft undercarriage, which undercarriage includes at least two sets of landing gear, with each set of landing gear including at least two wheels and with each of wheels being equipped with a brake, wherein the system includes means intended to introduce a delay time to delay the braking of the brakes having a higher braking torque in comparison with the other brakes having a lower braking torque, so as to equalize the braking energies absorbed by the brakes of the landing gear during the landing or during an interrupted takeoff of the aircraft. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065641 | MULTI-POSITION SECURE DOOR SYSTEM - A door system for an aircraft has a flight deck door hingely coupled to a flight deck bulkhead. A lavatory is adjacent to the flight deck bulkhead and formed of a lavatory bulkhead. A lavatory door is coupled to the lavatory bulkhead. A latching mechanism is attached to the flight deck door. The latching mechanism in a first position engages the flight deck bulkhead and in a second position engages the lavatory bulkhead. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065642 | Comfortable seating arrangements considering usage of space - A seating arrangement with improved seating comfort is disclosed. In one embodiment, the seating arrangement is for a transportation vehicle. The arrangement includes seats at least having two levels adjacent to single-level seats. The multi-level seats include at least a bottom row of seats and a top row of seats. In one embodiment, the bottom row seats are on a floor; and there is an imaginary horizontal plane that is parallel to the floor, and that at least a part of the top row seats and at least a part of the bottom row seats intersect. The single-level seats include at least two rows, with at least one seat in each row being adjacent to the aisle, to allow passengers to access the single-level seats. In another embodiment, a seating arrangement includes only multi-level seats. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented method is applicable to the seats, such as allowing the display of a visual representation of a top-row seat and a bottom-row seat. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065643 | Aircraft Seat Supporting Structure - A support structure for an aircraft seat includes load bearing spaced side members, each having elements for securing a seat for continuous movement between first and second positions, and a ground engaging portion. The structure further includes a stiffening web extending between the side members. The side members and the stiffening web substantially define a hollow box section of at least four sides to stiffen the side members, at least in the regions beneath the element securing the seat. The support structure allows other material than the conventional steel or aluminum constructions to be used for the support frame. For example, substantially all off the structural strength of the support may be provided by fiber reinforced composite materials. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065644 | Device and method for non-symmetrical mixed carbon-metal assembly - The invention concerns an assembling device including a splice bar ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065645 | Articles with reduced fluid dynamic drag - A fluid dynamic article includes a treated surface | 2009-03-12 |
20090065646 | AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for aerial fire suppression utilizing a potable fire retardant chemical dispensing system, readily adaptable, without extensive aircraft modification, to various makes of aircraft, for dispensing current types of forest and range fire fighting chemicals. The aerial delivery system is self contained and reusable. It enables cargo/utility aircraft to carry and dump a load, under control. The aerial delivery system is capable of attachment at the wing box, pressurized delivery from the nozzles, and nozzles directed straight downward. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065647 | SOLAR PROTECTION DEVICE FOR SPACE INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates to a solar protection device for space instrument. This invention is particularly suited to electromagnetic measuring instruments pointing in a direction close to that of the sun. To ensure the continuous availability, the performance and the non-degradation of collecting instruments directed towards the sun, the invention proposes the use of solar baffling ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065648 | COMPENSATION ACTUATOR FOR A ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL - The invention relates to an actuator ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065649 | STEERING OF VEHICLES THROUGH BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL - In aeronautical devices where a fluid such as air flows over a surface ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065650 | DYNAMIC ROUGHNESS FOR AERODYNAMIC APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for providing dynamic control to a surface immersed in a dynamic fluid. The systems and methods of the invention relate to one or more morphable surfaces that can be control in an active manner to provide asperities that interact with a fluid moving across the morphable surfaces. By controlling the size, shape and location of the asperities, one can exert control authority over the motion of the surface relative to the fluid. Examples of materials that provide suitable morphable surfaces include ionic polymer metal composites and shape memory polymers, both of which types of material are commercially available. Useful morphable surface systems have been examined and are described. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065651 | SAIL WING WITH HIGH SPAN EFFICIENCY AND CONTROLLED PITCHING MOMENT - An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a sail wing appended to the fuselage, the sail wing having a sail wing root chord length, and wherein the sail wing includes a sail wing leading edge spar, a sail wing membrane attached to the sail wing leading edge spar, and a sail wing trailing edge wire located at a trailing edge of the sail wing membrane, the aircraft further comprising a wing surface extension, located aft and at an inboard area of the sail wing trailing edge wire, the wing surface extension having a wing surface extension root chord length, and wherein the wing surface extension includes a wing surface extension membrane attached to the sail wing trailing edge wire, and a wing surface extension trailing edge, and wherein the wing surface extension trailing edge is reflexed such that the wing surface extension trailing edge is positioned upwards at a first angle with respect to a plane formed along a centerline of the aircraft and along the lower surfaces of the sail wing. The wing surface extension is further configured to affect a reduced nose-up pitching moment, and to produce a more even coefficient of lift along the wing of the aircraft. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065652 | Aircraft combination engines exhaust thrust recovery - A gas turbine engine with a turbine with an exhaust manifold thereabout from which fluids can be transferred to the turbine and an air compressor having an air transfer duct extending therefrom so as to be capable to provide compressed air in that air transfer duct at one end thereof to the air intake of an internal combustion engine provided as an intermittent combustion engine. The air intake and an exhaust outlet are each coupled to combustion chambers therein and a rotatable output shaft is also coupled to those combustion chambers for generating force. The exhaust outlet has an exhaust transfer duct extending therefrom so as to have the intermittent combustion engine be capable to provide exhaust therefrom in that exhaust transfer duct at one end thereof, and the exhaust transfer duct being connected at an opposite end thereof to the exhaust manifold to be capable of transferring intermittent combustion engine exhaust thereto. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065653 | Fast Track Switch - A system for sequentially switching a plurality of guide ways to accommodate at least one vehicle with a plurality of ground engaging portions following a plurality of plural track segments is provided. The system includes a primary guide way to receive at least one of the plurality of ground engaging portions of the at least one vehicle and a secondary guide way located in proximity to the primary guide way. The secondary guide way may be configured to receive another of the plurality of ground engaging portions of the at least one vehicle. The system may also include a controller configured to sequentially switch the primary guide way and the secondary guide way whereby the at least one vehicle may travel in one direction or in another direction. A method of switching a plurality of guide ways is also presented. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065654 | Floral easel - The present invention relates to an erectable and/or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object, and more particularly but not by way of limitation, to an erectable or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a floral easel for holding and/or supporting a floral object. In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to methods of shipping a floral easel, methods of using a floral easel, methods of storing a floral easel, and methods of placing a floral object on a floral easel. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065655 | PART CLAMP AND NAILING MACHINE - A part clamp is temporarily held in a short cylindrical portion provided on a contact arm of a nailing machine and is nailed to a building body or the like by the nailing machine. The part clamp is provided with a base portion having a through hole at its center for inserting a nail therethrough, and an engaging portions for engaging with the short cylindrical portion. When the part clamp is pushed in the axial direction of an injection port of the nailing machine, the part clamp is temporarily held in the short cylindrical portion. The load to push the part clamp to engage with the short cylindrical portion is lower than the load to push the contact arm to slide along the injection port. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065656 | Molded plastic pass through article with flexible transverse lock arms - An electrical connector has a connector body in the form of a molded plastic pass through article that has a cylindrical portion that is inserted into a panel hole. The article has a flange at one end of the cylindrical portion engaging an insertion side of the panel, and a plurality of supports extending from an opposite end of the cylindrical portion in an axial direction away from the cylindrical portion. A plurality of flexible transverse lock arms are attached to the plurality of supports and extend therefrom in cantilever fashion. The plurality of flexible transverse lock arms are spaced from the cylindrical portion in the axial direction and terminate in lock feet that engage the back side of the panel. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065657 | HANGER FOR FIRE SPRINKLER PIPE - A one-piece hanger is formed with a pair of spaced segments or legs joined by an end wall. Each segment has a recess formed in an edge which is open towards the recess on an edge of the opposite segment. The two recesses are aligned so as to create a substantially full opening to receive a pipe. The hanger may be positioned on a pipe with the segments extending substantially parallel to the pipe axis, and the hanger can then be rotated about 90° so that the pipe extends through the substantially full opening formed by the recesses. The hanger end is formed with mounting holes. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065658 | Cable management arm supporting device - A cable management arm supporting device includes an extendable supporting frame which has a first and second frames, a fixing member and a coupling member. The first frame has a pivotal portion and a casing portion. The second frame has an inserting portion and a fixing portion. The inserting portion is connected to the casing portion. The pivotal portion is connected to the coupling member. The fixing portion is connected to the fixing member. The fixing member is connected with a fixed object. The coupling member is selectively connected to either a movable loading object, a sliding member, or a cable management arm. Thereby, the cable management arm extends along with the movement of the loading object or the sliding member so that one end of the supporting frame is extendable and the weight of the cable management arm is carried by the supporting frame. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065659 | Pipe spacer and clamp - An improved pipe clamp for supporting a length of pipe such that the pipe is secured in a stand-off position. The pipe clamp includes a pipe holding section, a spacer section, and a connection arrangement. The pipe holding section includes a cavity that is designed to encircle over 50% of an outer perimeter of the pipe. The spacer section includes at least one spacer flange that is connected between the pipe holding section and the connection arrangement and forms a space between the pipe holding section and the connection arrangement. The connection arrangement designed to be secured to a building structure. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065660 | Quick Release Screed Bar Holder - A novel adjustable screed bar holder used to support screed bars used in concrete finish work. The holder moves along a supporting device such as a stake, pin, or post. A lever on the holder is coupled to a cam wheel such that movement of the lever will disengage the cam wheel from the stake. When the cam wheel is in the disengaged position the holder is free to move along the stake until the lever is released and the cam wheel secures against the stake. Typically the holder will be used to hold a piece of lumber, pipe, rebar, or tubing parallel to the forms used in concrete placement. A screed may then be run over the concrete while it rides on the screed bar supported by the adjustable holder. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065661 | Hair Dryer Stand - A hair dryer stand useful for storing a blow dryer when not in use and especially for holding an operating blow-dryer on a countertop without burning the countertop or material on the countertop. The hair dryer stand is attractive and improves safety. The stand comprises a continuous substrate defining in sequence a top ledge, a nozzle support curve, an exhaust resting area, a handle support curve, a device support curve and a bottom ledge, wherein said substrate further defines a channel extending from a first apex adjacent said exhaust resting area to a second apex; said channel having a narrower width area adjacent said first apex and a wider width area adjacent said second apex. The channel is positioned to allow air to flow into the intake side of the blow-dryer, over the heating coils inside blow-dryer and thus to prevent the blow-dryer from overheating. In use, the exhaust side of the blow-dryer is directed upward, away from the countertop so the countertop or material on countertop will not be overheated or burned by the blow dryer. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065662 | Hanging Apparatus Assembly and Method - A garden item hanger assembly. The assembly has an upright with a first and second portion. The first end of the first portion and the second end of the second portion can be connected can together by using a medial connection portion which provides a flush surface. The assembly also has a ground engaging stake with a self centering socket and a plurality of set screws to set the upright. The ground engaging stake utilizes a plurality of moment resisting surfaces to maintain an upright position against both a first and second moment about the ground engaging stake applied by the item load. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065663 | COMBINATION STAND AND JACK FOR WIRE SPOOLS - A stand used for supporting spools of wire and the like includes a cam which is operable to increase the length of a leg to thereby raise the spool of wire off of the ground. The stand is adjustable to allow its use with different sizes of spools of wire. The stand allows a single person to raise a spool of wire weighing thousands of pounds off of the ground and support the same to allow the spool to rotate freely upon an axle. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065664 | POSITIONING DEVICE - A positioning device includes a supporting structure, a work carrier, at least six length-adjustable struts arranged in strut pairs, each strut being moveably mounted to the supporting structure and to the work carrier and at least one drive configured to adjust a length of at least one of the struts. The struts of each strut pair are disposed parallel to each other and each strut pair has a pivot bearing disposed at a first end of each strut and a second bearing disposed at a second end of each strut. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065665 | SCREEN - A screen includes an image projection section onto which an image light is projected, and a support leg that supports the image projection section. The support leg includes, a support leg body shaped substantially like a pillar, a plurality of leg sections that support upright the support leg body by abutting, at each one end, a placement surface, and a connection member that is attached to the support leg body and connects together the other end of each of the leg sections and the support leg body. The connection member pivotally supports the other end of at least any of the leg sections about a shaft substantially parallel to a vertical shaft. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065666 | Boresight apparatus and method of use - This invention relates to an apparatus for boresighting a device with respect to a fixed position and/or a boresight of another device. Typical devices include various types of cameras, firearms and/or antennas. The apparatus includes a first plate and a second plate movable with respect to each other and a fixed location by a pivot rod. The first plate and the second plate are locked with respect to each other by at least one fastener. The apparatus includes adjustment of the pitch angle and the yaw angle of the device. This invention also relates to a method of boresighting a device with respect to the boresight of a second device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065667 | MONITOR AS A DOOR - A multiple monitor array includes a support structure; a plurality of monitors supported by the support structure wherein at least one monitor serves as a door for accessing objects disposed behind the at least one monitor; a hinge structure interposed between the support structure and the at least one monitor allowing the at least one monitor serving as a door to pivot about the hinge structure; a releasable fastener configured to secure the at least one monitor serving as a door to the support structure; and an alignment mechanism configured to return the at least one monitor serving as a door to an aligned orientation and position with respect to the monitor array when the at least monitor serving as a door is closed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065668 | TRANSFERABLE PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT SUPPORT - A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member. The equipment support comprises an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and a coupler extending downwardly from the equipment supporting portion. The coupler has a central opening and a plurality of peripheral openings disposed about the central opening. The first coupling member engages the central opening and at least one of the peripheral openings when the equipment support is carried by the first device. The second coupling member engages the central opening and at least one of the remaining peripheral openings when the equipment support is transferred to the second device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065669 | POLE MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments of the present disclosure an system for mounting a structure to a pole is provided. The system can include a pole mounting bracket connectable to a pole such that the pole mounting bracket can be affixed to the pole in a vertical orientation within a first plane regardless of the verticality of the pole within the first plane. The system additionally can include a platform subassembly that comprises a structure platform connected to a platform mounting bracket. The platform mounting bracket can be pivotally connectable to the pole mounting bracket and can be adjustably coupled to the pole mounting bracket in a vertical orientation within a second plane that is orthogonal to the first plane, regardless of the verticality of the pole within the second plane, to thereby place the structure platform in a substantially level orientation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065670 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MOUNTING DEVICE - A flat panel display mounting device for securing a flat panel display, such as an LCD or plasma television, to a support surface, such as a wall, is disclosed. The flat panel display mounting device comprises a plurality of members in the form of support panels pivotally connected together and a rotation control mechanism connected thereto so that the flat panel display mounted on the device can be rotated to a desired angle and the center of gravity of the flat panel display during rotation can be maintained as close to the support surface as possible, so as not to generate additional burden to the flat panel display mounting device. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065671 | Adjusting device and fixing device - The Invention relates to an adjusting and fixing device comprising a base body ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065672 | Anchor Dock Equipped with a Bracing Rack - An anchor dock includes an anchor body, an adsorption portion and a bracing rack. The anchor body has a lower shell and an upper shell. The lower shell has a conical side surface formed at a sloped angle. The upper shell is located on an upper surface of the lower shell. The adsorption portion is located below the anchor body. The bracing rack is formed in a U-shape and surrounds the upper shell and has two ends hinged on the anchor body. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065673 | SPEAKER HOLDER - A speaker holder includes a base with a blocking portion, a restraining plate, and two flanges extending form a same side of the base. The restraining plate is separated from the blocking portion. The restraining plate has an inward restraining tab at an end of the restraining plate remote from the base. The blocking portion, the restraining plate, and the two flanges cooperatively form a receiving space for receiving and restraining the speaker on the base. The speaker can be directly inserted into the receiving space and more easily and firmly fixed therein utilizing the restraining tap of the restraining plate. Therefore, time spent to assemble the speaker is less than the conventional method. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065674 | Music Stand Wind Screen Apparatus - The Invention is a music stand having a wind guard to prevent sheet music from being disturbed by the wind. A substantially transparent wind guard panel is attached generally normal to a base. A spring clamp attached to the base resiliently and releasably attaches the base to the music stand shelf. The spring clamp and base support the wind guard panel generally parallel to the music stand desk. The resilient attachment of the base to the shelf allows a musician to tilt the base and wind guard panel to allow access to sheet music on the music stand desk. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065675 | CONSTANT BEARER - The invention relates to a constant bearer for moving loads, especially pipelines and similar, comprising a fastening part, a load-bearing part, and a spring system located between the fastening part and the load-bearing part for generating a constant bearing force, where the spring system displays a main spring assembly absorbing the load and a compensating device to compensate for changing spring forces of the main spring assembly. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065676 | HIGH TEMPERATURE RUBBER TO METAL BONDED DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINE MOUNTS - An engine mount for a high temperature operating engine is provided. The high temperature rubber to metal bonded engine mount isolates the vehicle engine from the vehicle body structure in the high temperature operating engine operation environment which has a temperature of at least 190 degrees Fahrenheit. The high temperature engine mount includes a nonelastomeric engine mount member for attachment to the high temperature operating engine and a nonelastomeric body mount member for attachment to the body structure. The high temperature engine mount includes an intermediate elastomer disposed between the nonelastomeric engine mount member and the nonelastomeric body mount member. The high temperature engine mount has an operational lifetime beginning spring rate SR | 2009-03-12 |
20090065677 | PORTABLE MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PRE-CAST STRUCTURES - Disclosed is a portable molding apparatus for constructing pre-cast structure. The portable molding apparatus comprises a container, a plurality of partition members, at least one retainer, and a plurality of spacing members. The container comprises a floor, and a pair of longitudinal walls vertically extending from the floor for configuring an interior space therebetween. The plurality of partition members is supported on the floor in a spaced apart manner. The at least one retainer is positioned between at least one pair of partition members of the plurality of partition members for configuring at least two sets of partition members. The plurality of spacing members is positioned between partition members of each of the at least two sets of partition members for configuring a plurality of mold cavities therebetween. The plurality of mold cavities is adapted to receive a building material for constructing the pre-cast structures. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065678 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TILTED OPTICAL RECEIVER ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods are provided for depositing solder in a first pattern over a first bonding pad on the substrate; depositing solder in a second pattern over a second bonding pad on the substrate, wherein the second pattern defines a larger area than the first pattern; placing the electronic device on the substrate such that pads on the electronic device are aligned with the first and second bonding pads; and reflowing the solder between the pads on the electronic device and the first and second bonding pads, causing the solder deposited on the first bonding pad to form a first solder joint and the solder deposited on the second bonding pad to form a second solder joint. The second solder joint is larger than the first solder joint causing the electronic device to be attached at an angle relative to the substrate. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065679 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus for capturing a synthesized image of a visible-spectrum image and an infrared-spectrum image implements a proper synthesis balance without amplification of the signal of the infrared-spectrum image obtained by a solid-state image sensor or attenuating the visible light incident on the image sensor. A visible light source ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065680 | Image detecting device - An image detecting device includes a substrate including plural accumulating portions, plural data lines, plural first protection lines, plural first diodes, and plural second diodes. The plural accumulating portions, due to the irradiation of incident electromagnetic waves expressing an image which is an object of detection, charges expressing the image are accumulated. In the plural data lines, the plural accumulating portions are respectively connected individually via switching elements. The plural first protection lines are for protecting a circuit from excess voltage. In the plural first diodes, anodes are connected to a portion of the plural first protection lines respectively, and cathodes are connected to the plural data lines respectively. In the plural of second diodes, cathodes are connected to another portion of the plural first protection lines respectively, and anodes are connected to the plural data lines respectively. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065681 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING SUCH SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090065682 | SOI structure including nanotaper with improved alignment capabilities to external light guide - An arrangement for providing alignment between an optical nanotaper coupler and a free space optical signal includes the formation of a “ridge” structure around the location of the nanotaper coupler to reduce stray light-related errors in the alignment process. The ridge is preferably formed by etching vertical sidewalls through the inter-level dielectric (ILD) and buried oxide (BOX) layers of the SOI structure. When an optical source (such as an illuminated fiber, laser, etc.) is scanned across this etched arrangement, the signal received by an associated photodetector registers an increase at the boundary between the etched region and the vertical sidewall of the ridge, thus defining the bounds within which the nanotaper coupler is located. Since the dimensions of the ridge are known and controlled by the etching process, the location of the nanotaper coupler tip along the endface of the ridge can be determined from this scan. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065683 | VEHICLE REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM - A vehicle rearview mirror system includes an electro-optic reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare light and a circuit that is responsive to the ambient glare light sensors which establishes a reflectance level of the reflective element. The circuit produces an output that is a function of light sensed by glare and ambient light sensors. The circuit compares an output of a charge accumulation device with a reference, and the circuit selectively connects the glare sensor and the ambient light sensor with the charge accumulation device. The mirror system may include a display operable to project light through the reflective element and may control the intensity of the display as a function of the glare light and ambient light. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065684 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An image sensor and a method for fabricating the same having enhanced sensivity. The image sensor enhances sensitivity and minimizes optical loss by isolating color filters from each other using a metal that has superior light reflection properties while having no effect on the color filters during deposition of the metal. | 2009-03-12 |
20090065685 | MONITORING DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A monitoring device includes a first aperture plate, a second aperture plate, and a photodiode. The first aperture is disposed in a light path of a light beam emitted by a light source and includes a first aperture arranged such that a portion of the light beam having maximum light intensity passes and a reflecting portion that reflects the light beam as a monitoring light beam. The second aperture plate is disposed in a light path of the monitoring light beam and includes a second aperture that shapes a beam diameter of the monitoring light beam. The photodiode receives the monitoring light beam. | 2009-03-12 |