11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160077085 | MULTIPLE- ANALYTE ASSAY DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Provided herein is technology relating to testing biological samples and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits for performing multiple, simultaneous real-time assays on a sample in a single-use disposable format. For example, the technology relates to an apparatus that finds use, for example, for point-of-care diagnostics, including use at accident sites, emergency rooms, in surgery, in intensive care units, as well as for non-medical applications. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077086 | Systems and Methods of Sample Processing and Fluid Control in a Fluidic System - This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a variety of medical applications. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077087 | FLUIDIC CONNECTORS AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS - Fluidic connectors, methods, and devices for performing analyses (e.g., immunoassays) in microfluidic systems are provided. In some embodiments, a fluidic connector having a fluid path is used to connect two independent channels formed in a substrate so as to allow fluid communication between the two independent channels. One or both of the independent channels may be pre-filled with reagents (e.g., antibody solutions, washing buffers and amplification reagents), which can be used to perform the analysis. These reagents may be stored in the channels of the substrate for long periods amounts of time (e.g., 1 year) prior to use. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077088 | MOLECULAR BIOSENSORS WITH A MODULAR DESIGN - The invention generally provides molecular biosensors with modular epitope binding constructs. The molecular biosensors are useful in several methods including in the identification and quantification of target molecules. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077089 | Platelet Allo-Antigen Typing And Platelet Antibody Tests - The present invention relates to methods for the detection of human platelet alloantigens (HPAs) on human platelets, methods for the detection of human antibodies against HPAs, and diagnostic test devices for carrying our said methods. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077090 | NANOCOMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A nanoagent includes at least one nanocomposite. The nanocomposite includes at least one gold nanorod, a silver layer coated on an outer surface of the gold nanorod, a Raman reporter molecule layer coated on the silver layer, a pegylated layer coated on the Raman reporter molecule layer, an active layer conjugated to the pegylated layer. the active layer includes at least one of a targeting molecule configured to bind to a target of interest, and a functional molecule configured to interact with the target of interest. The silver layer has silver nanoparticles. The Raman reporter molecule layer has Raman reporter molecules that are detectable by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The pegylated layer has at least one of thiolated polyethylene glycol (HS-PEG), thiolated polyethylene glycol acid (HS-PEG-COOH) and HS-PEG-NHx. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077091 | PORTABLE TESTING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SELECTED DRUGS OR COMPOUNDS IN NONCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS - Devices, methods, and systems are provided for testing for or detecting the presence of illegal or prohibited drugs, compounds or metabolites in non-controlled environments for testing using lateral flow drug test strips and a smart phone with digital imaging, data processing, data storage and wireless electronic transmission of resulting data, the system or method to test dry buffer conditioned oral fluids using lateral flow test strips for determination of the presence or absence, or other quantitative or qualitative measurement, of specific and/or selected drugs, compounds or metabolites thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077092 | METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF FREE AND AUTOANTIBODY-BOUND BIOMARKERS AND ASSOCIATED COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits associated with analyzing, enriching, and/or isolating a biomarker or analyte in a biological sample. In one aspect, for example, a method for determining a concentration of a biomarker in a biological sample can include binding any unbound biomarker with an antibody specific for the biomarker to form antibody-bound biomarker, enriching the antibody-bound biomarker and any endogenous autoantibody-bound biomarker to form an enriched fraction, identifying the biomarker in the enriched fraction, and determining the concentration of the biomarker in the biological sample. In one aspect, the concentration of the biomarker is derived from initially unbound biomarker and autoantibody-bound biomarker in the biological sample. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077093 | METHODS FOR DETECTING EHRLICHIA INFECTION - The present invention provides an isolated and purified heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) peptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2. The instant invention is also directed to a vaccine against | 2016-03-17 |
20160077094 | Media Elaborated with Newly Synthesized Antibodies (MENSA) and Uses Thereof - Disclosed are methods and kits for early detection of antigen exposure through the presence or absence of antigen-specific antibodies. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077095 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing Lung Cancer - The present invention provides diagnostics for identifying and distinguishing various types of lung cancers using serum and/or bronchioalveolar lavage fluid. Signatures of secretory proteins are used to identify and distinguish lung cancers. The biomarker signatures may also be used to separate lung cancers from other inflammatory diseases, monitor progression, or assess treatment efficacy. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077096 | TREATING PATIENTS BASED ON IMMUNE SUBTYPES - This document provides methods and materials for treating patients following an assessment of immune subtypes such as an assessment of peripheral blood phenotypes. For example, methods and materials for treating a mammal having a medical condition after assessing a mammal's level of CD14+/DR− cells (e.g., CD14+/DR− monocytes) and level of CD4+ cells (e.g., CD4+ T cells) and classifying the mammal has being likely to experience a favorable or unfavorable medical outcome based at least in part on the mammal's level of CD14+/DR− cells and level of CD4+ cells are provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077097 | METHOD OF ISOLATING CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS - Provided are methods for detecting or isolating circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in a subject. The methods may include detecting the expression of at least one epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) biomarker. Further provided are kits for detecting or isolating CTCs. The kits may include antibodies to at least one EMT biomarker. Further provided are methods of predicting the responsiveness of a subject to a cancer drug, methods of targeting delivery of a cancer drug in a subject, methods of providing a cancer prognosis to a subject, and methods for following the progress of cancer in a subject. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077098 | RECOVERY OF ASPARTYL (ASPARAGINYL) BETA HYDROXYLASE (HAAH) FROM AN EXOSOMAL FRACTION OF HUMAN SERA FROM CANCER PATIENTS - The present invention encompasses methods of detecting exosomes comprising Aspartyl-[Asparaginyl]-β-hydroxylase (HAAH). The present invention contemplates is further directed to methods diagnosing cancer by identifying exosomes comprising HAAH. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077099 | NONLINEAR OPTICAL DETECTION OF MOLECULES COMPRISING AN UNNATURAL AMINO ACID POSSESSING A HYPERPOLARIZABILITY - A system for making molecules, and proteins in particular, suitable for detection by a surface-selective nonlinear optical technique. A first use of the invention is for determining a protein's structure in real space and real time. A second use of the invention is to detect a protein or its activity (conformational change). A third use of the invention is for drug screening. A further aspect of the present invention is measuring probe tilt angle orientation in an oriented protein. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077100 | Specific Detection of Rat Antibodies in Mouse Serum - One aspect as reported herein is a method for detecting a rat antibody in a serum or plasma sample (obtained) from a mouse comprising the steps of
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20160077101 | DETECTION OF INTRAAMNIOTIC AND/OR INFECTION - The present invention concerns the identification of biomarkers and groups or combinations of biomarkers that can be used for non-invasive diagnosis of intra-amniotic infection, and diagnostic assays using such biomarkers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077102 | Diagnostic Biomarker to Predict Women at Risk for Preterm Delivery - The invention relates to biomarkers associated with preterm delivery. More specifically, the invention provides methods of measuring biomarkers including but not limited to cytokines, cytokine receptors, cytokine receptor antagonists, chemokines, chemokine receptors, and/or chemokine receptor antagonists found in women that are at risk for preterm delivery. The diagnostic methods may be performed on whole blood. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077103 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION OF CYSTEINE AND HOMOCYSTEINE - Embodiments of probes for selectively detecting compounds having a thiol group and an amino group, e.g., cysteine and/or homocysteine, are disclosed, along with methods and kits for detecting the compounds in neutral media with the probes. The probes have a structure according to the general formula | 2016-03-17 |
20160077104 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ANTI-PROTEOME ANTIBODIES AND IDENTIFYING CONSERVED UNIQUE OR DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSING MOLECULES OF ORGANISMS - Disclosed are methods for identifying one or more amino acid molecules and nucleic acid molecules encoding such amino acid molecules of at least two proteomes that are conserved, unique or express at higher or lower levels in at least one of the proteomes. Expression libraries are used that produce the proteome, and in one embodiment, may produce the proteome from at least one cDNA expression library in one to five reactions. Anti-proteome antibodies are prepared that selectively bind to one of the proteomes and binding with at least one second proteome compared. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077105 | POLYSPECIFICITY REAGENTS, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - The present invention relates, inter alia, to polyspecificity reagents, methods of making the same, and methods of using the same in, inter alia, the selection, screening, enrichment, and identification of non-polyspecific, and thus developable, polypeptides. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077106 | DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER PATHOLOGY THROUGH ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-GAL IgG GLYCOSYLATION - Methods for diagnosing pathology of the liver in subject suspected of having such pathology by measuring the glycosylation of anti-gal IgG in various biological fluids of the subject. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077107 | PERSONALISED MEDICINE - The present invention relates to a method for assessing the efficacy of an inhibitor of a pro-inflammatory cytokine and/or of B cells in a subject and a method for treating said subject with said inhibitor provided the efficacy of said inhibitor has been determined as sufficient. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077108 | Collagen Type VI Alpha-1 Assay - Provided is an antibody which binds to an epitope of collagen type VI alpha 1 comprised in the N-terminal globular domain internal amino acid sequence -ADWGQSRDAEEAISQ- (SEQ ID NO: 1). Also provided is a method of immunoassay for detecting in a biological sample an epitope comprised in the N-terminal globular domain internal amino acid sequence -ADWGQSRDAEEAISQ- (SEQ ID NO: 1) of collagen type VI alpha 1, by contacting the sample with the antibody, and determining the amount of binding of the antibody. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077109 | CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATIC FIBROSIS USING A NOVEL PANEL OF HUMAN SERUM PROTEIN BIOMARKERS - The inventors have proposed a novel panel of human serum protein biomarkers for diagnosing hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Presently there is no reliable non-invasive way of assessing liver fibrosis. A 2D-PAGE based proteomics study was used to identify potential fibrosis biomarkers. Serum from patients with varying degrees of hepatic scarring induced by infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) was analysed. Several proteins associated with liver scarring and/or viral infection were identified. These proteins include the inter-α-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4 fragments, complement factor H-related protein 1, CD5L, Apo L1, and β2GPI. Increased and decreased thiolester cleavage of a2M and Complement C3, respectively, was also detected. The concentrations of these novel biomarkers can be determined using an immunoassay where the concentrations would reflect the extent of fibrosis. A fibrosis scoring scale for each of the novel biomarkers is proposed. The additive result from the scores of all the novel biomarkers would give a more reliable indication of the degree of fibrosis rather than examining individual biomarkers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077110 | Detection of Misfolded Amyloid Beta Protein - Methods and kits are provided for amplifying and detecting Aβ proteins from samples, for example, from patients having Alzheimer's Disease. For example, a method for determining a presence of a soluble, misfolded Aβ protein may include contacting the sample with a monomeric, folded Aβ protein to form an incubation mixture; conducting an incubation cycle two or more times on the incubation mixture effective to form an amplified portion of misfolded Aβ protein; incubating the incubation mixture effective to cause misfolding and/or aggregation of at least a portion of the monomeric, folded Aβ protein; physically disrupting the incubation mixture effective to at least partly de-aggregate at least a portion of a misfolded Aβ aggregate present; and determining the presence of the soluble, misfolded Aβ protein in the sample by detecting at least a portion of the amplified portion of misfolded Aβ protein. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077111 | Detection of Misfolded Alpha Synuclein Protein - Methods and kits are provided for amplifying and detecting αS proteins from samples, for example, from patients having Parkinson's Disease. For example, a method for determining a presence of a soluble, misfolded αS protein may include: contacting the sample with a monomeric, folded αS protein to form an incubation mixture; conducting an incubation cycle two or more times on the incubation mixture effective to form an amplified portion of misfolded αS protein; incubating the incubation mixture effective to cause misfolding and/or aggregation of at least a portion of the monomeric, folded αS protein in the presence of the soluble, misfolded αS protein; physically disrupting the incubation mixture effective to at least partly de-aggregate at least a portion of a misfolded αS aggregate present; and determining the presence of the soluble, misfolded αS protein in the sample by detecting at least a portion of the soluble, misfolded αS protein. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077112 | Detection of Misfolded Proteins - Methods and kits are provided for amplifying and detecting misfolded proteins from samples, for example, from patients having Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and the like. For example, a method for determining a presence of soluble, misfolded protein in a sample may include contacting the sample with a monomeric, folded protein to form an incubation mixture; conducting an incubation cycle two or more times effective to form an amplified portion of misfolded protein; incubating the incubation mixture effective to cause misfolding and/or aggregation of at least a portion of the monomeric, folded protein; physically disrupting the incubation mixture effective to break up at least a portion of any protein aggregate present; and determining the presence of the soluble, misfolded protein in the sample by detecting at least a portion of the soluble, misfolded protein. The monomeric, folded protein and the soluble, misfolded protein may exclude prion protein (PrP) and isoforms thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077113 | Methods of Identifying Candidate Compounds of the Human G Protein-Coupled Receptor, GPR50, as Modulators of Body Mass or Adiposity - The present invention relates to methods of using a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) to screen one or more candidate compounds as a modulator of body mass or of adiposity or of percentage body fat in a subject or as a pharmaceutical agent for obesity and conditions related thereto. Inverse agonists and antagonists of the invention are useful as therapeutic agents for the prevention or treatment of obesity and conditions related thereto, including hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and stroke. Agonists and partial agonists of the invention are useful as therapeutic agents for the prevention or treatment of disorders ameliorated by increasing body mass including, but not limited to, cachexia. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077114 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING AMOUNTS OF OSTEOACTIVITY MARKERS - Various embodiments describe methods of predicting an amount of a target osteoactivity marker. The methods include measuring an initial concentration of the target osteoactivity marker at a time t | 2016-03-17 |
20160077115 | ASSAYS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT RELATING TO VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY - Described herein are assays directed to determining the level of bioavailable or free vitamin D in a blood sample in a subject. The values determined for bioavailable or free vitamin D indicate whether the subject suffers from insufficient levels of vitamin D. Also described herein are methods of treatment for vitamin D insufficiency. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077116 | CARDIOVASCULAR RISK EVALUATIONS USING A RISK PARAMETER THAT INCLUDES AN HDL AND INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKER INTERACTION PARAMETER - Methods, systems and circuits evaluate a subject's CVD risk using a risk parameter that includes at least one HDL and inflammatory biomarker interaction parameter. The inflammatory biomarker may optionally comprise NMR derived measurements of GlycA from at least one biosample of the subject. The risk parameter may be gender-specific. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077117 | INCUBATION DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS - An incubation device ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160077118 | AUTOMATED SAMPLE HANDLING INSTRUMENTATION, SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND METHODS - The present invention provides a processing station for automatically processing a biological sample, a system for automated real-time inventory control of consumables within a biological sample handling or assay instrument, a high throughput random access automated instrument for processing biological samples, an automated instrument for processing or analysis of a sample, and processes for automated mucoid detection and elimination. Methods of using the disclosed instruments, mucoid detection processes, and systems to process and/or analyze samples are also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077119 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD - The automatic analysis device includes an analysis unit that corrects, based on a measured value at the time of a first light amount measurement with water dispensed in the reaction cell before the sample is dispensed therein; a measured value at the time of a second light amount measurement after the sample and a preprocessing reagent are dispensed into the reaction cell; a liquid amount in the reaction cell at the time of the second light amount measurement; and a liquid amount in the reaction cell at the time of a third light amount measurement after the reaction reagent has been dispensed into the reaction cell and before the reaction reagent and the substance to be measured react with each other. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077120 | LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A laboratory sample distribution system having a recovery device and a laboratory automation system having such a laboratory sample distribution system are presented. The recovery device is adapted to manipulate items such as sample container carriers or sample containers on a transport plane of the laboratory sample distribution system in the case of an error condition. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077121 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SPEED OF MDPS DRIVE MOTOR - A method for measuring speed of an MDPS drive motor may include: receiving, by a controller, A and B pulses having a phase difference of 90 degrees from an encoder during a first reference time, and measuring information of the pulses; receiving A and B pulses having a phase difference of 90 degrees from the encoder again during the first reference time, and remeasuring information of the pulses; selecting any one of the measured pulse information and the remeasured pulse information as data for calculating the speed of the motor, based on the measured pulse information and the remeasured pulse information; and calculating the speed of the motor, based on the selected data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING VELOCITY AND FLUX OF A GAS - Systems and methods for determining gas velocity based on phase differences of signals from two or more interaction paths in a gas analyzer system. A laser source, which can provide access to an absorption gas line, is expanded, or is split into two or more beams. These beams can be used to create two (or more) parallel sampling paths separated by a known distance. Gas travelling in the plane of the two beams of light will pass through the optical paths at two (or more) different times creating very similar signals that will be out of phase with each other. The amount of phase difference will be inversely proportional to the velocity of the gas. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077123 | STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a state determination device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a kinetic state of a moving object existing in a target space; a setting unit configured to set a plurality of subspaces in the space; a storage unit configured to store statistical information of kinetic states of the moving object acquired by the acquisition unit from the respective subspaces set by the setting unit; a model estimation unit configured to estimate a kinetic model of the moving object on the basis of the statistical information stored in the storage unit; and a determination unit configured to determine a state of the moving object by comparing the kinetic states of the moving object acquired by the acquisition unit with the kinetic model estimated by the model estimation unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077124 | DETECTION OF SHOCK IN DETECTOR ELECTRONICS - A shock detection device for a detector array includes an accelerometer mounted on the detector array to detect vibrations. The shock detection device also includes an electronic memory to store data from the accelerometer. The data corresponds to detected vibrations that exceed an active threshold of the accelerometer. The shock detection device also includes a power supply that is separate from the power supply of the detector array. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077125 | HIGH FREQUENCY DISTURBANCE DETECTION AND COMPENSATION - A disturbance correction device comprises a disturbance detector configured to detect and output a high frequency component of a measurement signal from an inertial sensor and a level converter coupled to the output of the disturbance detector. The level converter is configured to convert the high frequency component to a direct current (DC) signal. The disturbance correction device also comprises a compensator coupled to an output of the level converter and configured to compare the DC signal with a plurality of thresholds. When the DC signal passes one of the plurality of thresholds, the compensator is further configured to output a respective process noise increment to a Kalman filter. The respective process noise increment corresponds to the passed threshold. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077126 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATION OF CAPACITANCE MISMATCH AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS IN A MEMS DEVICE - A system and calibration method utilizes time averaging to suppress inherent capacitance mismatches or temperature variations in MEMS devices, such as a tri-axial accelerometer. An calibration interface circuit, operatively coupled the MEMS sensor, effectively cancels a range of non-ideal capacitive mismatches by employing pockets of calibration charges that are controlled by the duty-cycle of a clock. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077127 | Active Probe For Near-Field Optical Microscopy And Its Manufacturing Process - The invention relates to an active probe for near-field optical microscopy, characterized in that it includes a metal or metallized tip (PM) at the apex of which a nanoscale body (NB) is located, the body having a polymer matrix capable of, or containing a host (MH) capable of, emitting under illumination, light (SH) at a wavelength different from that of the illumination. A process for manufacturing such a probe is also provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077128 | AUTOMATIC PROBE GROUND CONNECTION CHECKING TECHNIQUES - A test system can include a probe suitable to be coupled between a test measurement device and a device under test (DUT). The probe can include a signal input to receive an active signal from the DUT and a signal output to provide the active signal to the test measurement device. The probe can also include an input ground to connect to the DUT ground and an output ground to connect to the test measurement device ground. A probe ground connection checking device can automatically determine whether the probe ground connections to the DUT ground and test measurement device ground are solid. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077129 | PROBE CARD ASSEMBLY - A probe card assembly for nondestructive integrated circuit testing is disclosed. The probe card assembly includes an outer gimbal bearing with a tapered bearing surface being mounted on a top surface of a printed circuit board. The probe card assembly further includes an inner gimbal bearing with a spherical bearing surface which contacts the tapered bearing surface of the outer gimbal bearing at a single point of contact about a circumference thereof. The probe card assembly further includes a spring plate mounted to the outer gimbal bearing, providing a downward force to a substrate | 2016-03-17 |
20160077130 | PROBES FOR TESTING INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD - Cantilever probes are produced for use in a test apparatus of integrated electronic circuits. The probes are configured to contact corresponding terminals of the electronic circuits to be tested during a test operation. The probe bodies are formed of electrically conductive materials. On a lower portion of each probe body that, in use, is directed to the respective terminal to be contacted, an electrically conductive contact region is formed having a first hardness value equal to or greater than 300 HV; each contact region and the respective probe body form the corresponding probe. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077131 | MULTI-SCOPE CONTROL AND SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM - A test and measurement system for synchronizing multiple oscilloscopes including a host oscilloscope and at least one client oscilloscope. The host oscilloscope includes a host timebase clock configured to output a clock signal, a host digitizer including a digitizer synchronization clock based on the clock signal, and a host acquisition controller includes a trigger synchronization clock based the clock signal and outputs a run signal to begin an acquisition of an input signal. Each client oscilloscope includes a client timebase clock configured to receive the clock signal from the host timebase clock and output the clock signal, a client digitizer including a digitizer synchronization clock based on the clock signal, and a client acquisition controller includes a trigger synchronization clock based on the clock signal and receives the run signal from the host acquisition controller and begins an acquisition of another input signal based on the run signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077132 | DEVICE FOR DIFFERENTIAL ACQUISTION OF CURRENT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH AN ACQUISITION DEVICE - Device for the differential acquisition of current, comprising an acquisition circuit comprising a charge amplifier connected, at the input, to terminals for connection to a signal emitting component, and at the output, to an integrator, characterized in that a unit for injecting a charge signal is mounted between the terminals and the charge amplifier and is connected to a control unit connected to an output of the acquisition circuit, the control unit is so arranged as to control the injection of a charge signal, to detect a resultant signal at the output of the acquisition circuit and to compare the resultant signal with the injected signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077133 | ROGOWSKI COIL AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a current measurement sensor including: a rogowski coil having a winding coil disposed on an outer circumference part of a coaxial coil; a body case to which one end and the other end of the rogowski coil are coupled, so that the rogowski coil forms a loop; and a coupling member coupling the rogowski coil to the body case, wherein the coupling member includes: a coil coupling member having one side coupled to the rogowski coil and the other side coupled to the body case, and a case coupling member coupled to the body case and covering a coupling part between the coil coupling member and the body case. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077134 | ENHANCED RADAR DETECTION FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A network device is disclosed for determining whether a received signal includes a radar signal. The network device can determine a beginning of a pulse within the signal as the time instant at which a power level of the signal exceeds an upper threshold. The network device can determine an end of the pulse as the time instant at which a drop in the power level associated with the signal exceeds a power drop threshold. The network device determines whether the pulse is part of the radar signal based, at least in part, on the beginning of the pulse and the end of the pulse. In some embodiments, the network device may cancel a DC offset from the signal prior to determining whether the signal includes a radar signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077135 | SHUNT CURRENT MEASUREMENT WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - A method for the measurement of an electric current by an electrical conductor in a vehicle, the electrical conductor having two conductor sections, between which a shunt is connected, the method including determining an electrical measuring voltage delivered via the shunt; recording a first corrective voltage in the direction of the electric current up-circuit of a given point on the shunt; recording a second corrective voltage in the direction of the electric current down-circuit of the point on the shunt; and determining the electric current based upon the electrical measuring voltage recorded and a difference between the first corrective voltage and the second corrective voltage. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077136 | LOW-OVERHEAD PROCESS ENERGY ACCOUNTING - Embodiments of a computing system that may monitor energy usage are disclosed. The embodiments may provide a low overhead method for determining energy usage of a given application or process. Circuitry is configured to determine a respective energy for each of the plurality of operations and sum each respective energy for at least some of the plurality of operations to generate a normalized total. The circuitry may be further configured to scale the normalized total to generate an energy value, and store the energy value in a register. System software may then read the energy value from the register and determine an energy usage for at least one application dependent upon the energy value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077137 | HOME APPLIANCE HAVING BUILT-IN POWER METER - An appliance includes an operation unit that is mounted in a case of the appliance that is supplied power by an external power supply and that includes at least one of a motor and a heating member. The appliance further includes a control circuit mounted in the case of the appliance and configured to control the operation unit to perform appliance functionality that is different than measuring power. The appliance further includes a power meter coupled to the control circuit, built into the case, and configured to measure power consumed by the appliance in performing the appliance functionality. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077138 | TRACKING ENERGY CONSUMPTION USING A SEPIC-COVERTER TECHNIQUE - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077139 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MONITORING - Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring an electrically powered element are described. One or more power usage measurements for one or more elements may be obtained and analyzed to determine a behavior of a user of one or more of the elements. An action and/or a recommendation based on the analysis of one or more of the power usage measurements is determined. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077140 | Low Power On-Chip Impedance Detector - An impedance detector for measuring an impedance of a circuit comprises a frequency source, a resistor connected in between the frequency source and the circuit to be measured, a phase shift circuit for applying a phase shift to a signal from the frequency source, a first multiplier for mixing the signal from the frequency source with a signal from the circuit to be measured, a second multiplier for mixing the phase shifted signal with the signal from the circuit to be measured, and a processing circuit for determining an indication of an impedance of the circuit to be measured in dependence on the first mixed signal and the second mixed signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077141 | Method For Determining The Opening And/Or Closing Time Of The Nozzle Needle Of An Injection Valve - A method is provided for determining the opening and/or closing time of the nozzle pin in an injection valve in an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The nozzle pin is directly driven by a piezo actuator. The piezo voltage and/or the piezo charge at the respective piezo actuator functioning as a sensor is measured for the corresponding injection pulse in a plurality of cylinders of the internal combustion engine, and the median value of the measured voltage and/or charge values of the piezo actuators for the plurality of cylinders for the corresponding injection pulse is calculated. The obtained median value is then used as a replacement value for determining the opening and/or closing time in case of non-detectability or disruption of the needle opening and/or needle closing information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077142 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a power electronics device has an output connected to an output of a different power electronics device by a power line. The power electronics device includes a detector to detect, from the power line or a space around the power electronics device, an electric power that the different power electronics device superimposes onto an output power, or at least one of an electric power, a sound, and an electromagnetic wave, each having a frequency of a carrier wave that the different power electronics device uses for power conversion. The power electronics device includes a determiner to determine a state of the different power electronics device based on a detection signal obtained through detection performed by the detector. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077143 | POWER UP DETECTING SYSTEM - A power up detecting system for generating one of a first power up detecting signal and a second power up detecting signal as the final power up detecting signal, according to power provided by a power supplier. The power up detecting system comprises: a power up detecting module, controlled by a control signal to generate the first power up detecting signal in a first mode and to generate the second power up detecting signal in a second mode, wherein a voltage level of the first power up detecting signal is transited when the power reaches a first predetermined voltage value, and the voltage level of the second power up detecting signal is transited when the power reaches a second predetermined voltage value; where the first predetermined voltage value is higher than the second predetermined voltage value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077144 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a variable capacitor includes first and second electrodes, and indicating a first state in which a distance between the first and second electrodes is a first distance and a second state in which the distance between the first and second electrodes is a second distance shorter than the first distance, in accordance with a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes, a voltage applying circuit applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes, and a voltage detecting circuit detecting a first voltage based on an interelectrode voltage between the first and second electrodes. The variable capacitor, the voltage applying circuit and the voltage detecting circuit are provided in a same chip. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077145 | COMPUTER COMPONENT CONNECTOR - A computer component mounting assembly includes a carrier to support a hard drive and a data connector. The carrier is configured to slidably receive the hard drive along a first axis. The data connector includes a first connector configured to mate to pins of the hard drive, a second connector configured to mate to a SATA data connector, and a flexible cable connecting the two. The first connector includes an alignment feature to engage a corresponding alignment feature on the hard drive. The first connector is coupled to the carrier and slidable in a plane perpendicular to the first axis, and the first connector is configured such that when carrier receives the hard drive and the alignment feature engages the corresponding alignment feature the first connector moves in the plane perpendicular to the first axis to provide alignment of the first connector to the pins of the hard drive. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077146 | Fuse Sense Circuit and Method - A sense circuit and method for use in measuring the blown or unblown state of fusible links (fuses), particularly in integrated circuits. Embodiments include at least one additional reference resistance to allow for a greater margin of error in determining the actual state of a fuse. By having two or more reference resistances that can be independently selectable, additional combinations of reference resistance values are available to compare against the resistance of a fuse being tested. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077147 | INTEGRATED FAN-OUT PILLAR PROBE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a method of probe testing dies, the method comprising loading a wafer having a first die and a second die into a prober and bringing probes of the prober into contact with first contact pads of the first die according to first probe parameters. A first probe contact test of first values of the contact between the probes and the first contact pads is performed, and a die test of the first die is performed after performing the probe contact test. Results of the die test and results of the probe contact test are saved and second probe parameters are automatically generated based on at least the results of the first probe contact test. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077148 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, RADIATION DETECTING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to an embodiment, a signal processing device includes a first integrator, a second integrator, a switcher, and a calculator. The first integrator is configured to integrate a current represented by a reference waveform equivalent to a normal waveform in a case of no pileup phenomenon regarding the current to calculate a first electrical charge. The second integrator is configured to integrate a current output from a photoelectric converter to calculate a second electrical charge. The switcher is configured to, when a pileup phenomenon has occurred, perform switching either to a state in which the first and second electrical charges are output or to a state in which the first electrical charge and a reference charge are output. The calculator is configured to calculate a first difference charge between the first and second electrical charges, and calculate a second difference charge between the first electrical charge and the reference charge. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077149 | FAULT DETECTION IN ELECTRIC POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS USING UNDERREACH, DIRECTIONAL, AND TRAVELING WAVE ELEMENTS - The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for detecting faults in an electric power delivery system. In one embodiment, a system may include a data acquisition subsystem configured to receive a plurality of representations of electrical conditions. The system may also include a traveling wave differential subsystem configured to determine an operating quantity based on the plurality of representations of electrical conditions. The traveling wave differential subsystem may also determine a restraint quantity based on the plurality of representations of electrical conditions. The traveling wave differential subsystem may detect a traveling wave generated by the fault based on the plurality of representations. A fault detector subsystem may be configured to declare a fault based on a comparison of the operating quantity and the restraint quantity. A protective action subsystem may implement a protective action based on the declaration of the fault. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077150 | FAULT DETECTION IN ELECTRIC POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS USING UNDERREACH, DIRECTIONAL, AND TRAVELING WAVE ELEMENTS - The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for detecting faults in an electric power delivery system. In one embodiment, system may include a data acquisition subsystem configured to receive a plurality of representations of electrical conditions. The system may also include an incremental quantities subsystem configured to calculate an incremental current quantity and an incremental voltage quantity based on the plurality of representations. A fault detection subsystem may be configured to determine a fault type based on the incremental current quantity and the incremental voltage quantity, to select an applicable loop quantity, and to declare a fault based on the applicable loop quantity, the incremental voltage quantity, and the incremental current quantity. A protective action subsystem may implement a protective action based on the declaration of the fault. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077151 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO TEST SECURE BLOCKS USING A NON-STANDARD INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for testing secure blocks is provided. The method begins when instructions for testing a secure memory are loaded using a parallel testing interface. Instructions for testing the non-secure memory may be resident on the device as Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) instructions. In that case, the instructions are then accessed through the standard test access. Testing occurs simultaneously for the secure memory and the non-secure memory using both the parallel interface and the standard test interface. Testing both the secure memory blocks and the non-secure memory blocks using the parallel and standard test interfaces saves time during the test process. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077152 | 3D TAP & SCAN PORT ARCHITECTURES - This disclosure describes die test architectures that can be implemented in a first, middle and last die of a die stack. The die test architectures are mainly the same, but for the exceptions mentioned in this disclosure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077153 | MEMORY UTILIZING BUNDLE-LEVEL STATUS VALUES AND BUNDLE STATUS CIRCUITS - An integrated circuit memory includes a memory array, including a plurality of data lines. A buffer structure is coupled to the plurality of data lines, including a plurality of storage elements to store bit-level status values for the plurality of data lines. The memory includes logic to indicate bundle-level status values of corresponding bundles of storage elements in the buffer structure based on the bit-level status values of bits in the corresponding bundles. A plurality of bundle status circuits is arranged in a daisy chain and coupled to respective bundles in the buffer structure, producing an output of the daisy chain indicating detection of a bundle in the first status. Control circuitry executes cycles to determine the output of the daisy chain, each cycle clearing a bundle status circuit indicating the first status if the output indicates detection of a bundle in the first status in the cycle. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077154 | METHOD FOR SPEEDING UP BOOLEAN SATISFIABILITY - A method for transforming a tautology check of an original logic circuit into a contradiction check of the original logic circuit and vice versa comprises interpreting the original logic circuit in terms of AND, OR, MAJ, MIN, XOR, XNOR, INV original logic operators; transforming the original circuit obtained from the interpreting, into a dual logic circuit enabled for a checking of contradiction in place of tautology and vice versa, by providing a set of switching rules configured to switch each respective one of the original logic operators INV, AND, OR, MAJ, XOR, XNOR, MIN into a respective switched logic operator INV, OR, AND, MAJ, XNOR, XOR, MIN; and complementing outputs of the original circuit by adding an INV at each output wire. The method further provides testing in parallel the satisfiability of the original logic circuit, and the satisfiability of the dual logic circuit with inverted outputs. Responsive to one of the parallel tests finishing, the other parallel test is caused to also stop. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077155 | OPTIMIZED JTAG INTERFACE - An optimized JTAG interface is used to access JTAG Tap Domains within an integrated circuit. The interface requires fewer pins than the conventional JTAG interface and is thus more applicable than conventional JTAG interfaces on an integrated circuit where the availability of pins is limited. The interface may be used for a variety of serial communication operations such as, but not limited to, serial communication related integrated circuit test, emulation, debug, and/or trace operations. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077156 | SELECTABLE JTAG OR TRACE ACCESS WITH DATA STORE AND OUTPUT - An address and command port interface selectively enables JTAG TAP domain operations and Trace domain operations within an IC. The port carries TMS and TDI input and TDO output on a single pin and receives a clock signal on a separate pin. The addressable two pin interface loads and updates instructions and data to the TAP domain within the IC. The instruction or data update operations in multiple ICs occur simultaneously. A process transmits data from an addressed target device to a controller using data frames, each data frame comprising a header bit and data bits. The logic level of the header bit is used to start, continue, and stop the data transmission to the controller. A data and clock signal interface between a controller and multiple target devices provides for each target device to be individually addressed and commanded to perform a JTAG or Trace operation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING A COMMUNICATIONS LINK BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS - A system and method for sharing a communications link between multiple protocols is described. A system includes a communications interface configured to exchange information with other systems using at least one of a plurality of protocols; a protocol select register that stores a value that selects a protocol from among the plurality of protocols to become an active protocol; and a state machine accessible to the communications interface, the state machine used to control the exchange of information through the communications interface according to the active protocol. The active protocol is used by the communications interface to exchange information while the remaining protocols of the plurality of protocols remain inactive. The state machine sequences through a series of states that cause the communications interface to operate according to the active protocol, and that are designated as inert sequences under the remaining protocols. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077158 | TESTING DEVICE AND ITS CALIBRATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a testing device includes a signal generator that generates a first signal output to a device under test, a channel selector provided after the signal generator and configured to select one of a plurality of channels, a signal receiver that receives the second signal supplied from the device under test, a correction value calculator that calculates a correction value for calibrating loss of a respective one of the channels, wherein the correction value calculator calculates a correction value for calibrating loss of a respective one of the channels included in the channel selector, based on a signal level received by the signal receiver via a loopback channel, when a calibration-level output state indicating a state where a signal level of the first signal generated by the signal generator reaches a predetermined transmission reference level of calibration is assumed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077159 | BATTERY TESTER - A system for monitoring battery status and estimating battery life including a battery monitor configured to connect to a battery. The battery monitor comprises a voltage detection circuit, a temperature sensor and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit voltage and temperature data measured by the voltage detection circuit and the temperature sensor. The system further includes a remote device operative to receive battery voltage and temperature data from the battery monitor, generate a real-time indication of battery voltage, and generate predicted battery life data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077160 | BATTERY IMPEDANCE AND POWER CAPABILITY ESTIMATOR AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A number of illustrative variations may include a method, which may include using at least a segment of impedance-based battery power capability estimation data, and using real-time linear regression, which may be used as a method of estimating future behavior of a system based on current and previous data points, to provide a robust state of power predictor. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077161 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC IN DETERMINING AND PREVENTING INVERTER FAULTS - The disclosed concept pertains to systems and methods for improving diagnostics in preventing inverter faults and determining the likelihood or occurrence of inverter faults. The disclosed concept includes employing one or more sensors capable of sensing and measuring one or more of magnetic field, temperature, vibration and humidity of the inverter. The measured values of these parameters are compared to previously obtained values or threshold values to determine whether action is required to preclude an inverter fault or cease operation in response to the occurrence of an inverter fault. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077162 | FAULT DETECTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for fault detection in a power control system. In one aspect, a method includes measuring a plurality of values of a feedback voltage from a power control system over a period of time; determining a rate of feedback voltage change based on the measured values of the feedback voltage and a duration of the period of time; determining, with a controller, that the determined rate of feedback voltage change is smaller than a threshold rate of change; and in response to determining that the determined rate of feedback voltage change is smaller than the threshold rate of change, transmitting a fault indication signal to the power control system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFECT PRE-WARNING OF POWER DEVICE - A method for defect pre-warning of a power device may comprise processing measurement data regarding components of the power device based on predetermined severity criteria, to obtain severities of one-of monitoring indexes related to defects of the components. Weights of the monitoring indexes with respect to the defects are determined based on effectiveness of the monitoring indexes for the defects. A defect probability that at least one of the components has each of at least one of the defects is estimated based on the severities and weights. Some embodiments may achieve more reliable defect probability estimation and in some embodiments defective component probability and/or device healthy may be estimated. Based on the reliable information, it may facilitate to arrange the maintenance before defects involve into a fault and assess a risk of power device operation and control, thereby improving reliability of the power device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077164 | FAILURE SIGN DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL POWER GRID AND METHOD THEREOF - A diagnosis data calculation unit | 2016-03-17 |
20160077165 | Time Based AC Line Detection - A power supply detection system and method for determining the AC mains voltage range when a device (e.g., LED based bulbs) is indirectly connected to the AC mains and the device does not receive the complete sinusoidal AC mains signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORIENTATION PREDICTION - Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting a future orientation of a device. A future motion sensor sample may be predicted using a plurality of motion sensor samples for the device up to a current time. After determining the current orientation of the device, the predicted motion sensor sample may be used to predict a future orientation of the device at one or more times. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077167 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL NANOSCALE PROBE - A diamond probe is suitable to be attached to an Atomic Force Microscope and is created with a tip that incorporates a one or more Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) centers located near the end of the tip. The probe arm acts as an optical waveguide to propagate the emission from the NV center with high efficiency and a beveled end directs excitation light to the NV center and directs photoluminescence light emanating from the NV center into the probe arm. The light source (or a portion of the light source), a detector, as well as an RF antenna, if used, may be mounted to the probe arm. The probe with integrated components enable excitation of photoluminescence in the NV center as well as optically detected Electron Spin Resonance (ODMR) and temperature measurements, and may further serve as a light probe utilizing the physical effect of Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED). | 2016-03-17 |
20160077168 | TRANSFERRING SPIN POLARIZATION - In some aspects, polarization of a spin ensemble can be increased using cavity-based techniques. A sample contains a first spin ensemble and a second spin ensemble. A drive field couples the first spin ensemble with a cavity, and the coupling increases the polarization of the first spin ensemble. Polarization is transferred from the first spin ensemble to the second spin ensemble. In some examples, the polarization is transferred from a solvent or an abundant species to a solute or a dilute species in the sample. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077169 | System and Method for Coordinating Use of An Interventional or Implantable Device With External Magnetic Fields - A system and method is provided for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to facilitate use of a medical device during operation of the MRI system. The system includes a probe configured to be electrically coupled to a medical device configured to be inserted or implanted into a subject and an analyzer system configured to receive data from the probe and determine resonant frequencies of the medical device using the data. The system also includes a display configured to generate a report of the resonant frequencies of the medical device at least over predicted operating frequencies of the MRI system during an imaging procedure using the MRI system and in the presence of the medical device and indicating any resonant frequencies of the medical device coincident with the predicted operating frequencies of the MRI system during the medical procedure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077170 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS WITH A MOVABLY MOUNTED PATIENT BED - A medical imaging apparatus has a patient-receiving area, with a patient bed for supporting a patient and a sliding-support for movable mounting of the patient bed inside the patient-receiving area with the sliding-support has at least one first sliding-support element, which is arranged on the patient bed, and at least two second sliding-support elements, which are arranged inside the patient-receiving area and that engage a first sliding surface of the at least one first sliding-support element. The sliding-support further has at least one third sliding-support element that, when the patient bed is only partially inside the patient-receiving area, engages a second sliding surface of the at least one first sliding-support element. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077171 | NMR EXTRACTABLE PROBE CASSETTE MEANS AND METHODS THEREOF - An extractable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe cassette for reversibly positioning a probe in an NMR device. The probe cassette includes: a body having a longitudinal axis having and an opening centered on the axis at one end; a conduit extending through the central opening in the body, for containing a sample; and an RF coil that spirals about at least a portion of the central opening. The probe cassette also includes at least one longitudinal guide along its body's longitudinal axis for reversibly and reproducibly guiding the probe cassette in and out of an NMR device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077172 | A DETACHABLE CONNECTOR AND SPLITTABLE RF COIL HOUSINGS - A local magnetic resonance (MR) radio frequency (RF) coil includes a plurality of housing sections that are separable and configured with mating surfaces that meet and engage each other to form an opening which receives a portion of subject anatomy for magnetic resonance imaging, a detachable connector, and a cable. Each housing section includes coil elements enclosed within each housing section which receive MR signals from the received portion of the subject anatomy, and external connectors connected to the coil elements co-located on an outside surface of each housing section and adjacent to the mating surfaces. The detachable connector connects to the external connectors of the housing sections. The cable conveys at least the received MR signals received by the coil elements. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077173 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - In method for operating a magnetic resonance apparatus that has a gradient power amplifier that supplies a voltage to a gradient coil, and a gradient power amplifier control processor that provides control a control signal thereto that predetermines the aforementioned voltage, and a simulation computer that models an operational characteristic of each of the gradient coil the gradient power amplifier, an actual current value of a current fed into the gradient coil by the gradient power amplifier is measured and a target current value of the current fed into the gradient coil by the gradient power amplifier is determined by the simulation computer, using the control signal as an input variable. A fault signal is generated as a function of a determined deviation in the actual current value from the target current value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077174 | Flexible Signal Multiplexer for MRI Receiving Systems - The embodiments relate to a method and a receiving system for an imaging magnetic resonance tomography system. The receiving system includes at least one multiplexer entity for a plurality of receive signals, which respectively come from an antenna of a local coil and may be switched to an analog-digital converter, wherein sampling rates (e.g., 20 MS/s per Ch, 40 MS/s per Ch, 80 MS/s per Ch) of an analog-digital converter for the sampling of a receive signal may be changed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077175 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a bed, a digital processing circuit, a first antenna, first radio communication circuitry, a second antenna, second radio communication circuitry, and an image reconstruction circuit. An object is loaded on the bed. The digital processing circuit is disposed inside the bed, acquires analogue MR signals from an RF coil which receives MR signals emitted from the object, and digitizes the acquired MR signals. The first radio communication circuitry wirelessly transmits the MR signals digitized by the digital processing circuit, by using the first antenna. The second radio communication circuitry wirelessly receives the MR signals wirelessly transmitted from the first antenna, by using the second antenna. The image reconstruction circuit reconstructs image data based on the MR signals received by the second radio communication circuitry. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077176 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED EXCHANGEABLE NMR PROBE CASSETTE AND METHODS THEREOF - A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe cassette, with a removable conduit body made of a non-magnetic material having a longitudinal axis with an opening at one end, centered on the axis. The conduit body is reversibly connected to a heat exchanger to substantially maintain the conduit body at a predetermined temperature. The NMR probe cassette also includes a second conduit made of a non-magnetic material. The second conduit extends through the central opening in the first conduit body and is configured to receive and contain a sample. Still further, the NMR probe cassette includes a processor and computer readable media with instructions for controlling the heat exchanger. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077177 | Using a Thermally-Isolated Cavity to Polarize a Spin Ensemble - In some aspects, polarization of a spin ensemble can be increased using cavity-based techniques. A resonator applies a drive field to a spin ensemble in a sample in a static magnetic field. The drive field couples the spin ensemble with a cavity, and the coupling increases the polarization of the spin ensemble. In some cases, the sample is thermally insulated from the cavity, for example, to maintain the sample at a higher temperature than the cavity. In some implementations, the spin ensemble achieves a polarization that is higher than its thermal equilibrium polarization. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077178 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHEMICAL SPECIES IN A SUBSTANCE USING NQR - Methods and systems for identifying a chemical species within a substance using nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) are described herein. One method includes applying a number of NQR perturbation-detection pulse sequences to the substance. Each perturbation-detection pulse sequence includes a perturbation segment applied at a perturbation frequency and a detection segment applied at a second different frequency. As the sequences are applied, the perturbation frequency, the second frequency, or both are varied for each pulse sequence. The method also includes applying a number of NQR reference pulse sequences to the substance at a reference frequency. The reference frequency is varied for each pulse sequence. A chemical species is identified within the substance by comparing (i) a set of NQR signals generated by the perturbation-detection pulse sequences with (ii) a reference set of NQR signals generated by the reference pulse sequences. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077179 | Scan Condition Determining Device, Magnetic Resonance Imaging System, Scan Condition Determining Method, and Program - A scan condition determining apparatus determines scan conditions in a magnetic resonance imaging system. The scan condition determining apparatus includes: a setting unit for setting an imaging range, a desired spatial resolution and a desired SN ratio; and a determining unit for determining a matrix number in a frequency encode direction and a matrix number in a phase encode direction, based on the imaging range and the desired spatial resolution set by the setting unit and determining physical parameters different from the matrix number in a frequency encode direction and a matrix number in a phase encode direction, based on the determined matrix numbers, the set imaging range and the set desired SN ratio. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077180 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROSPECTIVE MOTION CORRECTION - For prospective motion correction in magnetic resonance imaging, first magnetic resonance data that map a first sub-region of a region of interest are acquired. Motion correction parameters are determined based on a comparison of at least the first magnetic resonance data with reference magnetic resonance data that map the region of interest. Second magnetic resonance data that map a second sub-region of the region of interest are determined using prospective motion correction based on the motion correction parameters. A magnetic resonance image is determined based on the first magnetic resonance data and based on the second magnetic resonance data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077181 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD - In a magnetic resonance apparatus and an operating method therefor in which magnetic resonance data are acquired from a patient, a measurement process is used in which a number of magnetic resonance sequences are carried out sequentially, and a maximum measurement time parameter, describing a maximum possible measurement time for undershooting a threshold value for the overall energy input into the patient during the measurement process, is established, taking into account other known recording parameters of the measurement process. The maximum measurement time parameter is used to restrict the ability of an operator to set a measurement time parameter describing the measurement time as a recording parameter, and/or is used as the measurement time parameter. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077182 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCURATE CHARACTERIZATION OF SIGNAL COIL RECEIVER SENSITIVITY IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) - A method for estimating receiver sensitivity in a magnetic resonance (MR) system. The method includes steps of acquiring an image SI(x); determining a transmission function T(x) including using Bloch's equation with an estimated transmit field B | 2016-03-17 |
20160077183 | NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOOL CALIBRATION - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to calibrate a nuclear magnetic resonance tool. Example calibration techniques may include using intended ninety degree pulses as a control mechanism to evaluate echo pulses from generating pulse sequences. Example calibration techniques may include comparing a sequence of measurement signals with a reference sequence. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160077184 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A LOW-POWER LOCATION MEASUREMENT RESPONDER - In accordance with some embodiments, one or more low-power responder nodes may be utilized to provide better and lower cost coverage for fine timing measurement (FTM) requests. By advertising its availability to receive and respond to FTM requests, a low-power responder node may enter a low-power or deep sleep mode during times of unavailability. A low-power responder node may be powered by a battery, reducing the cost and deployment of nodes in a location determination network. | 2016-03-17 |