14th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190101431 | RADAR LEVEL GAUGING WITH WAIT STATE - A radar level gauge for determining a process variable of product in a tank, having processing circuitry configured to process a tank signal and, when no surface echo can be identified, enter a wait state. The wait state includes a) storing the tank signal in memory, b) obtaining a wait state tank signal, c) comparing the wait state tank signal with the stored tank signal to determine a tank signal difference measure, d) repeating steps b) and c) until the tank signal difference measure is greater than a predefined threshold, e) processing the wait state tank signal to identify a surface echo, and f) when no surface echo can be identified in the wait state tank signal, setting an alarm. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101432 | WATER FULLNESS ALARM DEVICE AND A DEHUMIDIFIER - A water fullness alarm device may include an alarm switch, a bracket, and a float. The alarm switch may include an alarm switch body and a switch button disposed on the alarm switch body, where the switch button is adjacent to an elastic piece, and where a first end of the elastic piece is fixed on the alarm switch body and a second end of the elastic piece is free. The bracket may be rotatable, where a first end of the bracket is connected with the float, and where a second end of the bracket is propped against the elastic piece. The first end and the second end may be integrally formed such that the second end swings synchronously with the first end around an axis when the bracket rotates, where the second end drives the elastic piece to trigger the switch button when the bracket rotates. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101433 | LIQUID GAS LEVEL MEASURING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a liquid gas level measuring system for use in a liquid gas tank and designed to cooperate with a float level gauge head mounted on the gas tank and made of magnetically inert material. The system comprises a dial module | 2019-04-04 |
20190101434 | System and Method for Automatically Determining the Weight of Foods - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2019-04-04 |
20190101435 | WIRELESS SCALE AND RELEASE SYSTEM FOR SECURED CONTENT - The present disclosure pertains to a wireless scale, interface and release system for recreational and commercial weighing of items of any kind in a uniform and secure manner, furthermore designed for use on any form of bodies of water, tributaries, ocean, vehicle or land. The present disclosure comprises, scale inside of a waterproof housing, and a user interface to prompt the user through the weighing and release of the item or animal. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101436 | Method and Apparatus for Online Condition Monitoring of Variable Speed Motor Applications - The subject matter disclosed herein describes a method and system to monitor and identify vibrations in a rotational mechanical system. Various fault conditions in a rotating machine operating at variable speeds may be identified, at least in part, by identifying the multiple of the fundamental frequency, or order, at which the vibration occurs. The orders of vibration present in a measured vibration signal may be determined by finding an order spectrum of a measured vibration signal in the position domain. A fault vector is generated from the order spectrum that identifies the magnitude of each order of vibration present in the measured vibration signal. The fault vector may be plotted on a radar chart to provide a visual indication of the type of fault present in the mechanical system. Evaluation models for each fault determines a probability and magnitude for each fault condition being present in the sampled vibration signal. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101437 | SLIDING RANGE GATE FOR LARGE AREA ULTRASONIC SENSOR - An apparatus includes an ultrasonic sensor array and a sensor controller. The sensor array includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensor pixels, each sensor pixel including an ultrasonic receiver and a receiver bias electrode and being operable in one or both of a transmit mode of operation or a read mode of operation. The sensor controller is electrically coupled with the receiver bias electrodes. The sensor controller is configured to set, at each sensor pixel, a range gate window (RGW) by modulating a bias voltage applied to the receiver bias electrode and to set, for a first portion of the ultrasonic sensor pixels, a first RGW. The sensor controller is configured to set, for a second portion of the ultrasonic sensor pixels, a second RGW, and establish a first temporal delay between the first RGW and the second RGW. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101438 | RADIATED LIGHT FILTERING FOR A FLOW CYTOMETER - A filter mask for use in a flow cytometer includes light blocking features and light passing apertures. The flow cytometer operates to evaluate one or more characteristics of a sample by illuminating the sample and a carrier fluid and collecting light rays that are radiated from the sample and the carrier fluid. The light rays are passed through the filter mask. The light blocking features of the filter mask are arranged to selectively block radiated light at certain radiation angles, while permit light rays having other radiation angles to pass therethrough. A sensor analyzer receives the light rays that pass through to evaluate at least one characteristic of the sample. The light rays can also be separated into two beams, which can be independently filtered using different filter masks. The results can then be compared to provide even more information regarding characteristics of the sample. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A RADIATION DETECTOR - A system for verifying the integrity of a radiation detector is provided. the system includes one or more data modules, one or more data lines, and a controller. The one or more data lines electronically connect one or more detector elements of the radiation detector to the one or more data modules. Each of the detector elements is operative to detect electromagnetic radiation. The controller is operative to induce a voltage in the one or more detector elements, obtain a reading from the one or more detector elements via the one or more data modules; and determine whether the integrity of the radiation detector has been compromised based at least in part on comparing the reading to a benchmark. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101440 | MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCE OUTPUT SMOOTHING - In accordance with one implementation, a method for multiple source light output smoothing includes measuring a light distribution generated by multiple light sources arranged within an electronic device and determining at least one brightness adjustment based on the measured light distribution that is sufficient to locally reduce light output within a discrete region of a surface of the electronic device to satisfy predefined luminosity criteria. The method further includes applying an optical filter between the multiple light sources and the surface, the optical filter configured to reduce light output within the discrete region according to the determined at least one brightness adjustment. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101441 | OPTICAL SENSOR - A detection unit includes multiple detection elements, which are configured to output intensities of received light as detection signals, and a light shielding portion, which is configured to regulate an incident angle of light with respect to the detection elements. The storage unit is configured to store a reference distribution indicating a distribution of intensity of light detected with the detection units caused by irradiation of reference light having a reference directivity characteristic on the detection unit. The calculation unit is configured to input the detection signals from the detection elements, to calculate the detection distribution of the intensity of received light, to input the reference distribution from the storage unit, to calculate a deviation of the detection distribution from the reference distribution, and to calculate a directivity characteristic of received light on the basis of the deviation. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101442 | Method of Ambient Luminosity Level Detection, and Corresponding Sensor - A method of detecting ambient luminous radiation includes resetting and triggering a counter each time a photodiode illuminated by the ambient luminous radiation reaches a discharge threshold. The counter is then being clocked by a clock signal having a first frequency and delivering a counter output signal. The method further includes generating an AC signal representative of the ambient luminous radiation by converting, from digital to analog, a digital signal obtained from the counter output signal. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101443 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OUTPUT POWER CHECKING METHOD - A laser processing apparatus includes a branching unit configured to branch a laser beam to a first optical path and a second optical path, a condenser configured to condense the branched laser beams on a processing face of a workpiece, an output power measuring unit configured to measure the output power of the laser beam emitted from a laser beam generation unit and having passed through the condenser, and a blocking member positioning mechanism disposed between the condenser and the output power measuring unit and capable of positioning a blocking member between a first laser beam blocking position at which the blocking member blocks only the laser beam of the first optical path from between the branched laser beams and a retracted position at which the blocking member blocks none of the laser beams. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101444 | SPECTROMETER - A spectrometer includes a light conduit configured to align scattered light scattered in a target by light output from a light source into a collimated beam, and a beam block configured to restrict an angle of the scattered light and detect the scattered light via the light conduit or the beam block through a filter array and a detector, thereby achieving miniaturization in a pen type or a flat plate shape while maintaining a spectral characteristic. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101445 | Method and Apparatus for Hyperspectral Imaging - A method and apparatus for the generation of hyperspectral images for an object consisting of a broad band light projection systems, a means of modulating the wavelength of the light, one or more sensors for observing the reflected light, one or more electronic means of synchronizing and extracting data from the sensor, one or more sensors for registering position, one or more calibration methods for rationalizing the data, and one or more algorithms for analyzing the data to produce the hyperspectral image. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101446 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A CONTACT IMAGE SENSOR SCAN BAR IN A DOCUMENT SCANNER - A method of calibrating a document scanner contact image sensor scan bar having an LED array to increase LED sensor array output and/or reduce total color scan line cycle time. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101447 | Integrated polarimeter in an optical line system - A polarimeter includes a Polarization Maintaining (PM) coupler with an input configured to receive input light and split the input light to a first output and a second output; a first PM fiber coupled to the first output; a second PM fiber coupled to the second output; a first polarization device coupled to the first PM fiber; a second polarization device coupled to the second PM fiber; and a plurality of detectors coupled to the first polarization device and the second polarization device, wherein outputs i | 2019-04-04 |
20190101448 | POLARIMETER FOR DETECTING POLARIZATION ROTATION - A polarimeter for measuring a polarization rotation caused by a measurement object is provided, the polarimeter including an optically active material. The polarimeter includes a light source unit for irradiating a measurement object with light having a specific polarization; an anisotropic meta surface element for splitting reaction light, obtained by reacting the light of the specific polarization irradiated by the light source unit with the measurement object, into first and second reaction light; and a detection unit for detecting the first and second reaction light separated by the anisotropic meta surface element according to polarization. The polarization rotation caused by the measurement object may be calculated by comparing detection signals of the first and second reaction light detected by the detection unit. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101449 | AUTOMATED THERMOGRAPHIC INSPECTION FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Methods for detecting irregularities in a composite structure can include obtaining temperature data from a surface of the composite structure while the composite structure undergoes a thermal change. An irregularity in the composite structure is detected based on the temperature data. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101450 | INFRARED DETECTION ELEMENT AND INFRARED DETECTION DEVICE - An infrared detection element includes a pyroelectric body, first and second light receiving electrodes, and blackened films. The first light receiving electrode is provided on a surface of the pyroelectric body and receives infrared light from a first region. The second light receiving electrode is provided on a surface of the pyroelectric body and receives infrared light from a second region. The blackened films are provided on a surface of the first light receiving electrode and are not provided on a surface of the light second receiving electrode. Thus, infrared reception sensitivity is different between the first light receiving electrode and the second light receiving electrode. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101451 | TEMPERATURE DISPLAY DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE HISTORY MANAGEMENT LABEL - A temperature display device capable of accurately displaying a temperature history at any elapsed time, includes a base material; a time-information-to-be-printed portion formed on the base material; and a temperature indicator formed on the base material, the temperature indicator including a photochromic layer. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101452 | TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE - A temperature sensing device includes a sensor module operable to measure the temperature of a piece of equipment, a component of a piece of equipment, an area, or other desired location or apparatus. A thermostatic switch is connected between a battery and the sensor module so that electrical current is provided from the battery to the sensor module only when the thermostatic switch is closed. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101453 | Thermowell With Expansion Joint - A thermowell-thermocouple assembly for installation in a refractory-lined process vessel has an expansion joint for compensating for expansion, contraction and movement of the refractory. Examples of expansion joints include unsupported bellows, bellows that have a support sleeve around the bellows, a sliding, hexagonal coupling with crimping to hold the sliding tubes together, a pin-and-slot coupling and a spring-loaded, pin-and-slot sliding connection. The thermocouple-thermowell assembly can include a metal, a ceramic material, a refractory brick and/or a conical-shaped tip at a distal end, which can be or which can become fixed to the refractory. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101454 | NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SENSOR - The present disclosure is directed to a sensor package having a thermopile sensor and a reference (or dark channel) thermopile sensor disposed therein for temperature measurements. In one or more implementations, the sensor package includes a substrate, a thermopile sensor disposed over the substrate, a reference thermopile sensor disposed over the substrate, a reference temperature sensor disposed over the substrate surface, a lid assembly disposed over the thermopile sensor and the reference thermopile sensor, and a thermo-optical shield. The thermo-optical shield defines an aperture over the thermopile sensor such that at least a portion of the thermo-optical shield is positioned over the reference thermopile sensor to provide optical and thermal shielding for portions of the sensor package. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101455 | FAST RESPONSE AND ACCURATE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT OF A HYDRAULIC FLUID - Apparatus and associated methods relate to measuring temperature of a fluid within a hydraulic vessel using a temperature probe that has an annular recess circumscribing a projecting sensor tip. The annular recess is configured to permit fluid flow into an aperture region of a vessel wall through which the temperature probe contacts the fluid within the hydraulic vessel. Because the temperature probe projects from the annular recess within the aperture, a net projection dimension, as measured in a projection direction from an interior surface of the vessel wall proximate the aperture to a sensor, is less than a gross projection dimension, as measured in the projection direction from a bottom of the annular recess to the sensor tip. In some embodiments, this configuration advantageously improves a ratio of thermal conductivity between the fluid and the temperature probe and thermal conductivity between the temperature probe and a sensor housing. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101456 | ACCURATE AND FAST RESPONSE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - Apparatus and associated methods relate to generating a temperature measurement signal based upon a weighted average of signals generated by a resistive temperature detector (RTD) and a thermocouple device. The thermocouple device includes first and second thermocouple junctions. The first thermocouple junction is thermally coupled to the RTD, and the second thermocouple junction is thermally isolated from the RTD. The thermocouple is configured to generate a signal indicative of a difference between first and second thermocouple junctions, which is substantially equal to the difference between the RTD and the second thermocouple junction due to the thermal coupling configuration. The RTD generates a signal indicative of a temperature of the RTD. A weighted sum of the first and second signals is indicative of a temperature of the second thermocouple junction, which responds rapidly to temperature fluctuations, due to its having a relatively small thermal mass compared with the RTD. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101457 | SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND SENSOR APPARATUS - A sensor substrate includes an insulating substrate, an electrode disposed on a principal face of the insulating substrate, a resistor wiring section in a form of multiple layers located within the insulating substrate, the multiple layers being disposed in a thickness direction of the insulating substrate, and a widened metallic layer disposed so as to overlap the electrode, as seen in a transparent plan view of the sensor substrate. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION - Methods and systems are provided for estimating engine oil temperature during conditions when sensors used for engine oil temperature measurement are not functional or not reliable. A null duty cycle of a solenoid spool valve of a variable cam timing mechanism is estimated. Then, a calibrated relationship between the duty cycle, an angular velocity of the associated cam, and the engine oil temperature is used to estimate an engine oil temperature when existing sensors used in the calculation of engine oil temperature calculation become unreliable. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101459 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHODS OF ACOUSTIC THERMOMETRY - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermometry. In one aspect, a method includes applying a first mechanical pulse to an object. The first vibrational response of the object to the first mechanical pulse is recorded. A second mechanical pulse is applied to the object. A second vibrational response of the object to the second mechanical pulse. The second vibrational response is compared to the first vibrational response to determine a change in a temperature in the object. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101460 | TEMPERATURE GAUGE SYSTEMS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING COOKING SESSIONS AND METHODS THERETO - The disclosed technology includes a system operable to remotely monitor a cooking session from a remotely located computing device. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101461 | LOW COST OVERMOLDED LEADFRAME FORCE SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE MOUNTING POSITIONS - A force sensor includes a leadframe comprising a plurality of electrically conductive leads, a sense die coupled to the leadframe, and an encapsulant disposed over at least a portion of the leadframe and the sense die. The sense die is electrically coupled to the plurality of leads, and the plurality of leads extends from the encapsulant. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101462 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SHEET - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive sheet having a function which can permanently conserve an indication showing different concentrations according to the intensity of an external pressure applied to pressure-sensitive paper. The pressure-sensitive sheet proposed by the present invention comprises a set of: a pressure-sensitive paper ( | 2019-04-04 |
20190101463 | MONITORING OF TOOL CALIBRATION STATUS IN AUTOMATED TOOL CONTROL SYSTEMS - A calibration monitoring system is provided to automatically monitor the calibration status of tools and other inventory items, such as upon the items being issued from or returned to the automated calibration monitoring system. The system identifies an inventory item, for example a calibrated torque wrench or other calibrated tool identified based on a unique identifying tag attached thereto. The system retrieves a calibration parameter value for the item from a calibration database, and completes a calibration measurement of the item based on the calibration parameter value. In the example, a torque measurement of the calibrated torque wrench can thus be automatically completed. In turn, the system determines a current calibration status of the item based on the calibration measurement, and selectively enables or disables issuance of the inventory item from the system according to the item's status as being in calibration or out of calibration. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101464 | REMOTE MEASUREMENT OF BLAST WAVE PROPAGATION - The method and system disclosed herein allow pressure profile data to be collected remotely from multiple autonomous sensors without entering the blast radius. The system obtains a GPS synchronized time value for detonation and obtains subsequent synchronized pressure data sets overtime from multiple independently functioning remote and correlates that data from each transducer with the initial detonation event. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101465 | A SENSING SYSTEM WITH DIFFERENT UPPER LAYERS - A structure which detects the application point, intensity and area of the force and the pressure applied, along with the touch, and the forces applied in vertical direction to the sensor as well as the combined forces, which has reduced power consumption. The sensing system has an intermediate layer; a light source located under the intermediate layer; an image sensor located under the intermediate layer; a first fiber optic bundle; a second fiber optic bundle; a control unit which analyzes the image captured by the image sensor using image processing techniques; and a data link for data communication between the image sensor and the control unit. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101466 | System and Method of Sensing Pressure Within a Pipe - A system and method of sensing pressure in a device that seals against the outside of a pipe and has a probe projecting into the pipe. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101467 | DIAPHRAGM SEAL WITH INTEGRAL FLUSHING RING - A remote diaphragm seal is provided. The remote diaphragm seal includes a flange coupled to a deflectable diaphragm configured to come into contact with a flow of process fluid along a first side of the diaphragm. The flange includes a fluidic passageway in fluidic communication with a second side of the deflectable diaphragm, the fluidic passageway including a substantially incompressible fluid. The flange also includes at least one additional passageway in fluidic communication with the first side of the deflectable diaphragm. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101468 | DETECTOR FOR A LABORATORY LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DETECTOR SYSTEM FOR A LABORATORY LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, LABORATORY LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND USE OF A DETECTOR - A detector for a laboratory liquid distribution system is presented. A detector system for a laboratory liquid distribution system comprising such a detector, a laboratory liquid distribution system comprising such a detector and/or such a detector system, a laboratory automation system comprising such a laboratory liquid distribution system and a use of such a detector are also presented. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101469 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FUSE FOR DETECTING MONITORED COMPONENT DEFLECTION - An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101470 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FUSE FOR DETECTING MONITORED COMPONENT DEFLECTION - An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101471 | STRUCTURAL IMPACT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for classifying accelerometer data of a structure includes obtaining acceleration data from an accelerometer positioned to monitor a structure and receive vibrations from the structure. The acceleration data includes a plurality of measurements. The method includes selecting a subset of the plurality of measurements as an event signal. The subset of the plurality of measurements have a magnitude that exceeds a noise floor and includes a first measurement, a second measurement, and a plurality of intermediate measurements between the first measurement and the second measurement. The plurality of intermediate measurements exceed an event threshold. The event threshold is greater than the noise floor. The method includes comparing the event signal to a set of historical events and classifying the event signal as an event type. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101472 | MISFIRE DETECTION DEVICE AND VEHICLE - An object is to provide a misfire detection device and a vehicle with an enhanced detection reliability. A misfire detection device includes: a rotation speed acquisition unit configured to acquire a rotation speed of a rotator rotated by a four-stroke engine; a misfire determination unit configured to determine the presence or absence of a misfire in the four-stroke engine based on the rotation speed of the rotator acquired by the rotation speed acquisition unit; and a periodic fluctuation detection unit configured to detect a periodic fluctuation contained in a rotation fluctuation of the four-stroke engine based on a rotation speed acquired by the rotation speed acquisition unit, the periodic fluctuation being repeated on a circulation cycle of at least one element of a wrapping transmission element or a plurality of transmission wheels, the periodic fluctuation having a plurality of extreme values within the circulation cycle of the one element. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101473 | FLUID ANALYSIS AND MONITORING USING OPTICAL SPECTROMETRY - Systems, methods, and computer-program products for fluid analysis and monitoring are disclosed. Embodiments include a removable and replaceable sampling system and an analytical system connected to the sampling system. A fluid may be routed through the sampling system and data may be collected from the fluid via the sampling system. The sampling system may process and transmit the data to the analytical system. The analytical system may include a command and control system to receive and store the data in a database and compare the data to existing data for the fluid in the database to identify conditions in the fluid. Fluid conditions may be determined using machine learning models that are generated from well-characterized known training data. Predicted fluid conditions may then be used to automatically implement control processes for an operating machine containing the fluid. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101474 | OPEN EMISSION ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICE - A filter made of a sponge material having air permeability and elasticity is interposed between an exhaust port of an exhaust gas sampling unit and a sampling port to thereby close a gap between the exhaust port and the sampling port. In this state, when the exhaust gas sampling unit is suctioned at a constant flow rate, the exhaust gas and the outside air around the exhaust port are taken into the exhaust gas sampling unit from the sampling port. At this time, the flow rate of the outside air taken in through the filter is suppressed by the air-flow resistance of the filter, and therefore the total flow rate of the exhaust gas and the outside air taken into the exhaust gas sampling unit is caused to be less than the suction flow rate, thereby simply and reliably preventing the exhaust gas from leaking out. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101475 | Multi-Source, Flow-Weighted Composite Sample System - A sampling device having at least two inputs each configured to receive samples from a corresponding feedstock input line and a sample accumulator. The device also includes a mass flow controller associated with each feedstock input line, each mass flow controller having a sample output and being configured to receive a signal representative of the flow rate at each input, where each mass flow controller adjusts the flow rate of its respective sample from its respective sample output in response to receiving representative signals. Further the device includes at least a first and second sample output line respectively connected with a sample output of each mass flow controller, each sample output line being connected to an input of the sample accumulator for introduction to the sample accumulator of samples from the output of the mass flow controllers. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101476 | SOLUBLE BALLS FOR PREPARING SOLUTIONS - The present invention concerns the preparation of solutions, particularly for implementing analytical methods, in particular by spectrometry, particularly for producing standard solutions which are useful, for example, for calibrating spectrometers or for implementing diagnostic methods. It allows the implementation of an easy process for preparing such standard solutions. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101477 | FULLY-AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL SLIDE SPECIMEN PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A fully-automated biological slide specimen processing device and a method. The device mainly includes a testing assembly, a base platform, a Z-arm, an X-arm, a Y-arm, a dispensing nozzle and scanning devices for identifying a reagent and a specimen. The device in the present invention can automatically realize regular and quantitative dispensing according to testing process requirements and testing steps, automatically control the heating, automatically control liquid filling and liquid discharging, and realize full automation of the testing process. When the slide specimen needs a heat treatment, an insertion slot may be directly filled with liquid and be heated. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101478 | MICROBIAL AUTOMATIC STAINING PLATFORM SYSTEM INCLUDING PRETREATMENT PROCESS - The present disclosure relates a microbial automatic staining platform system including a pretreatment process so that the pretreatment and staining of microorganisms are capable of being completed rapidly through an automation process. In other words, the present invention is characterized by providing the microbial automatic staining platform system capable of automatically staining microorganisms by a pretreatment process. Therefore, the present invention has an effect in which the pretreatment and staining of microorganisms are capable of being achieved in a rapid and safe manner through an automation process. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101479 | HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE FOR SLIDE SPECIMEN TESTING - Provided is a heat treatment device for slide specimen testing, and the heat treatment device mainly includes a container, a base, a heater, a liquid outlet, a liquid inlet, a controller and a thermocouple. When such device is used together with devices such as a slide cover plate and a slide rack, a large amount of slide specimens can be carried out steps of reagent loading, cleaning, heat treatment, temperature maintaining and drying inside one same device, especially multi-step operations such as an immunohistochemical testing, an original hybrid gene testing, and other protein testing, DNA nucleotide and gene testing on the slide specimen. All testing on the slide specimen is enabled to be performed in one same device from the beginning to the end, guaranteeing that all slide specimens are completely covered by the reagent from the beginning to the end, and all slide specimens are carried out the heat treatment at a uniform temperature. The operation procedures are simplified, and reliability and repeatability of slide specimen processing are enhanced. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101480 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SLIDE SPECIMEN THEREOF - A device for processing a slide specimen and a method thereof, wherein the device mainly comprises a container, a base, a heating device, a slide cover plate, a slide, a slide rack, a liquid outlet, a liquid inlet, a controller, a thermocouple, a temperature display screen, a temperature maintaining time display window and a temperature maintaining time adjustment button. A large amount of slide specimens are enable to carry out processing such as reagent loading, cleaning, heat treatment, temperature maintaining and drying in one same device, realizing that there's no need to take or transfer the slide manually during the whole process of the slide specimen processing, reducing manual intervention and interference, not only saving time but also simplifying the operation steps and reducing operation errors. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101481 | AUTOMATIC SYSTEM COMPLIANCE ESTIMATION AND CORRECTION FOR MECHANICAL TESTING SYSTEMS - An error compensation system and method may include applying a mechanical load to a reference sample to obtain a load measurement signal from the load sensor and a displacement measurement signal from the displacement sensor, calculating a transfer function to create a load filter and a displacement filter to be applied to the load measurement signal and the displacement measurement signal, respectively, applying the load filter to the load measurement signal to calculate a load compensation value, and applying the displacement filter to the displacement measurement signal to calculate a displacement compensation value, and determining the compensated value by comparing the load compensation value with the displacement compensation value, wherein the compensated value is determined prior to testing a specimen so that the compensated value is used to automatically correct a measured deflection of the specimen to arrive at an actual specimen deflection. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101482 | HOLOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR CHARACTERISING A PARTICLE IN A SAMPLE - A method for holographic characterization of a particle contained in a sample, based on an image, or hologram, of the sample obtained by an image sensor when the sample is illuminated by a light source. The hologram is the subject of a holographic reconstruction, to obtain a reference complex image, representative of the light wave transmitted by the sample in a reconstruction plane. A holographic propagation operator is applied to the reference complex image, to obtain a plurality of secondary complex images, from which a profile is determined describing the change in an optical feature of the light wave transmuted by the sample along the axis of propagation of the light wave. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101483 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING ONSET OF CEREBRAL INFARCTION, METHOD FOR DETERMINING THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ERYTHROPOIETIC FACTOR PREPARATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STAGE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - Disclosed is a method for assisting prediction of onset of cerebral infarction, based on the number of red blood cells contained in a blood sample collected from a subject, comprising the steps of: | 2019-04-04 |
20190101484 | METHOD FOR OBSERVING A SAMPLE, BY CALCULATION OF A COMPLEX IMAGE - The invention relates to a method for observing a sample ( | 2019-04-04 |
20190101485 | COMPACT PARTICULATE MATERIAL SENSOR - A particulate matter sensing device includes a light source to generate a pulsed light at a first wavelength in response to a drive pulse. The device further includes one or more photodetectors. A thin-film filter is formed over the photodetectors and is tuned to be transparent to scattered light having a second wavelength substantially equal to the first wavelength. The scattered light is produced as a result of scattering of the pulsed light by the particulate matter. A charge collection circuit of the plurality of photodetectors electronically rejects background light. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101486 | Apparatus and Methods for Cellular Analysis - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for analyzing bodily fluids, such as blood samples, using an integrated hematology analyzer and flow cytometer system. Under the present approach, an integrated system may operate as a closed fluidic system or an open fluidic system, and may selectively perform automated hematologic protocols, flow cytometer protocols, and custom protocols. Such apparatus may, for example, identify and enumerate multiple cell types in whole blood based on cellular morphology, analyze cellular immunoassays using antibodies labeled to cells, and also detect low abundant analytes in whole blood as well as serum and other bodily fluids not attached to cells using bead-based immunoassay methods. The system may include a fluid handling system to control sample flow, an optical transducer that includes a flow cell, optical detectors for light scatter and/or fluorescence, and also an illumination source. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101487 | MULTIPASS CELL, GAS ANALYZER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MIRROR FOR MULTIPASS CELL - To provide a multipass cell permitting a reduction in a volume of an inner space into which sample gas is introduced, there are provided: a cell main body with the inner space into which the sample gas is introduced; and a pair of mirrors provided oppositely to each other in the inner space, wherein light incident from an incidence window of the cell main body is subjected to multireflection between the pair of mirrors and is emitted from an emission window of the cell main body, wherein: each of the mirrors is shaped such that light spots formed on a reflecting surface of each of the mirrors are scattered in an elongated region of a predetermined width through the light multireflection; and each of the mirrors is formed into an elongated shape along a longitudinal direction of the elongated region. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101488 | OPTICAL AND ELECTROMECHANICAL RESONATOR - The invention is an electromechanical resonator, comprising a fixed portion ( | 2019-04-04 |
20190101489 | Method and Apparatus for Simultaneously Measuring 3Dimensional Structures and Spectral Content of Said Structures - A method and apparatus for the generation of 3Dimensional data and hyperspectral images for an object consisting of one or more broadband light projection systems, a means of generating a light pattern or structure, one or more sensors for observing the reflected light, one or more sensors for registering position, one or more electronic means of synchronizing and extracting data from the sensor, one or more calibration methods for rationalizing the data, and one or more algorithms for analyzing the data to reproduce the 3D structure and spectral content of the structure. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101490 | BACKGROUND RADIANCE ESTIMATION AND GAS CONCENTRATION-LENGTH QUANTIFICATION METHOD FOR OPTICAL GAS IMAGING CAMERA - A gas concentration-length quantification method may include acquiring a first image including a gas plume with a camera; identifying and segmenting pixels corresponding to the gas plume in the first image; creating a mask image corresponding to the first image, where only pixels of the mask image corresponding to the gas plume in the first image have non-zero values; generating a background image corresponding to the first image using an image inpainting algorithm with the first image and the mask image as inputs; calculating a gas concentration-length for each pixel corresponding to the gas plume in the first image, based on the first image and the background image data; and triggering an alert when the gas concentration-length for at least one pixel exceeds a threshold level. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101491 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS METHOD - The present invention relates to an analysis apparatus adapted to analyze a measurement target component contained in a sample by irradiating a measurement cell into which the sample is introduced with pulse-oscillated light, whereby suppressing reduction in wavelength resolution without shortening the pulse width. The analysis apparatus includes multiple light sources adapted to produce pulse oscillations, a light detector adapted to detect light emitted from the light source and transmitted through the measurement cell, and a signal separation part adapted to separate, from a light intensity signal obtained by the light detector, signals corresponding to a part of pulses from the light sources. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101492 | MEASURING DEVICE, OBSERVING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD - The present invention relates to a measuring device having a structure for adjusting inclination of an observation surface of a sample with respect to a reference surface which is orthogonal to an optical axis of an objective lens, and the like. The measuring device includes a scanner, arranged on a propagation path of illumination light traveling from a light source toward the sample, configured to change an emission angle of the illumination light, and inclination information of the sample is obtained by associating a signal value of a detection signal for reflected light from the sample and the emission angle of the illumination light, while changing the emission angle of the illumination light by the scanner. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101493 | REDUCTION OF MOLECULAR BACKGROUND EMISSION AND SAMPLE MATRIX MANAGEMENT IN A SOLUTION CATHODE GLOW DISCHARGE - A device and method to reduce molecular background emission and to increase matrix management in solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD). A purging device for purging atmospheric gases from a solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) apparatus, comprising a hollow body that encloses a plasma generated between a solid anode and a solution cathode, wherein the body comprises at least one opening for release of water vapor generated by the plasma. A method for reducing matrix interferences from a SCGD comprising introducing an internal standard into a sample to be analyzed, wherein the sample comprises at least one element of interest; determining a spatial emission profile of the internal standard; using linear correlation between the spatial emission profile of the internal standard and the element of interest to predict a crossover point; and using the crossover point of the element of interest to select a vertical acquisition height for SCGD analysis. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101494 | ARRANGEMENT AND PROCEDURE FOR THE INSPECTION OF MOVING PLATE-SHAPED OBJECTS - An arrangement for an inspection of plate-shaped objects moving relative to a camera device in a direction of motion through at least two observation areas. The arrangement includes the camera device which includes one single camera which comprises a matrix sensor, and an image processor. In a first detection state, a first observation area running diagonally opposite to the direction of motion is represented on a first image area of the camera device and is recorded as a strip-shaped image. In a second detection state, a second observation area is represented on a second image area of the camera device and is recorded as a strip-shaped image. The image processor merges the strip-shaped images recorded in the first detection state and in the second detection state to form two-dimensional images. All image areas are located on the matrix sensor. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101495 | CONFIGURING A PORTABLE X-RAY DETECTOR FOR USE WITH AN IMAGE ACQUISITION WORKSTATION BASED ON COLOR DETECTION - An X-ray imaging device includes a color sensor configured to generate a color signal indicating a particular color sensed, an imaging matrix of pixel detector elements that are each configured to detect photon energy and generate an image signal, and a controller that is coupled to the color sensor, the imaging matrix, and the wireless transceiver. The controller is configured to receive a color signal from the color sensor, determine an identifier of the computing device external to the X-ray imaging device based on the color signal, and change at least one operational setting of the X-ray imaging device based on the identifier. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101496 | RADIATION PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation phase contrast imaging apparatus is provided with an image signal generation system including an X-ray source and an image signal detector, a plurality of gratings including a first grating and a second grating, a holder for holding a plurality of gratings in a suspended manner, and a position switching mechanism for switching the relative position of the plurality of gratings with respect to the image signal generation system between the retracted position and the detection position. Either one of the plurality of gratings and the image signal generation system is held by a single holder. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101497 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THERMAL PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOES - The present disclosure relates to a device and method for measuring the thermal properties of different types of shoes. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an improved foot manikin comprising a foot shaped member and a shin element. The foot shaped member is connected to the shin element via an ankle joint. The foot shaped member further comprises a metatarsal phalangeal joint connecting a toe portion of the foot shaped member with the rest of the foot shaped member. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101498 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL RESIN MATERIAL IN POROUS METAL BODY - A differential thermal analysis of a plurality of metal-resin-containing layers, the resin material amounts of which are known and different from each other, is carried out. Heights of sample peaks observed at one temperature in the differential thermal analysis are measured, and a correlation between the resin material amounts and the sample peak heights is obtained. Then, a differential thermal analysis of a porous metal body is carried out, and a height of a peak observed at the same temperature is measured. An amount of a residual resin material in the porous metal body is obtained based on the measured height and the correlation. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101499 | INDUCTIVE CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR AND METHOD - The disclosure includes an inductive conductivity sensor for measuring the specific electrical conductivity of a medium with a transmitter coil energized by an input signal, a receiver coil coupled with the transmitter coil via the medium, which receiver coil supplies an output signal that is a measure for the conductivity of the medium, and a housing enclosing the transmitter coil and the receiver coil, which housing comprises at least one housing section designed to be immersed in the medium, the housing wall of said housing section surrounding the transmitter coil and the receiver coil. The housing is made of a magnetic plastic or resin for inductively decoupling the transmitter coil from the receiver coil. In certain embodiments, the housing may be made of a ferromagnetic material. Another aspect of the disclosure includes a method for manufacturing the conductivity sensor. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101500 | Tomography Device for Electrical Impedance Tomography - A tomography device for electric impedance tomography in a measuring volume having at least two measuring ports. The object is to provide a tomography device that allows adaptation to an application with less effort and/or a greater number of measuring ports than the prior art. The object is achieved with a tomography device in that the tomography device has at least two measuring modules, that each of the measuring modules is designed to be controllable via the respective module radio device and module control device and, in each case has a module control device, a module radio device and one of the measuring ports, and the respective measuring port can be arranged at a freely selectable position on a perimeter of the measuring volume, and that each of the module control devices is designed to carry out measurements for electrical impedance tomography using the respective measuring port. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENT SENSING - A portable communication device includes one or more sensors, a pair of electrodes associated with each sensor, and a processing circuit configured to apply a bias supply voltage to the pair of electrodes and to process output signals from the sensors. Each sensor is an ionic liquid sensor tuned for sensing a smell associated with a chemical species. The processing circuit further includes an artificial intelligence engine to enhance smell recognition capabilities of the device. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101502 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR DETECTING HYDROQUINONE - An electrode that comprises a nanostructured material that comprises pyrolyzed date palm leaves that are obtained from a pyrolysis of an agro-waste containing date palm leaves in an inert gas and in a temperature range of 800 to 1600° C., an electrochemical cell thereof, and a method of determining a hydroquinone concentration in a hydroquinone-containing solution with the electrochemical cell. Various combinations of embodiments are also provided. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101503 | ON-CHIP BIOSENSORS WITH NANOMETER SCALE GLASS-LIKE CARBON ELECTRODES AND IMPROVED ADHESIVE COUPLING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a biosensing integrated circuit (IC). A non-limiting example of the biosensing IC includes a plurality of semiconductor substrate layers. A sensor element is formed over a first one of the plurality of semiconductor substrate layers, wherein the sensor element is configured to, based at hleast in part on the sensor element interacting with a predetermined material, generate data representing a measureable electrical parameter. An adhesion enhancement region is configured to physically couple the sensor element to the first one of the plurality of semiconductor substrate layers. In some embodiments of the invention, the biosensing IC further includes an electrically conductive interconnect network configured to communicatively couple the data representing the measureable electrical parameter to computer elements. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101504 | ON-CHIP BIOSENSORS WITH NANOMETER SCALE GLASS-LIKE CARBON ELECTRODES AND IMPROVED ADHESIVE COUPLING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a biosensing integrated circuit (IC). A non-limiting example of the biosensing IC includes a plurality of semiconductor substrate layers. A sensor element is formed over a first one of the plurality of semiconductor substrate layers, wherein the sensor element is configured to, based at least in part on the sensor element interacting with a predetermined material, generate data representing a measurable electrical parameter. An adhesion enhancement region is configured to physically couple the sensor element to the first one of the plurality of semiconductor substrate layers. In some embodiments of the invention, the biosensing IC further includes an electrically conductive interconnect network configured to communicatively couple the data representing the measurable electrical parameter to computer elements. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101505 | FIELD MEASUREMENT OF SOIL ELEMENT CONCENTRATION - In an embodiment, a system for measuring soil element concentration in a field in real time is disclosed. The system comprises an extraction apparatus coupled to a mobility component configured to move the system in the agricultural field. The extraction apparatus configured to receive a plurality of soil samples successively from a soil probe coupled to the mobility component, when the mobility component is operating. The extraction apparatus containing an extractant solution that is a solvent of the soil samples. In addition, the extraction apparatus comprising a mixer that is configured to mix the soil samples with the extractant solution, thereby forming a solution mix. The system also comprises a chemical sensor coupled to the extraction apparatus, the chemical sensor configured to measure a concentration level of a soil element in the solution mix. Furthermore, the system comprises a processor coupled to the chemical sensor, the processor configured to calculate a concentration level of the soil element in each of the plurality of soil samples after the soil sample is received by the extraction apparatus and before a successive soil sample is received by the extraction apparatus. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101506 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR, LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND USE OF A LIQUID ELECTROLYTE IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSOR - An electrochemical gas sensor ( | 2019-04-04 |
20190101507 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND SENSOR - A semiconductor element including a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer contains at least one selected from carbon nanotubes and graphene, and a relationship between a channel length L | 2019-04-04 |
20190101508 | SEPARATION MEDIUM FOR ELETROPHORESIS, REAGENT KIT FOR ELETROPHORESIS, AND ELETROPHORESIS METHOD - Provided is a separation medium for electrophoresis having an improved separation performance without increasing a viscosity. The separation medium for electrophoresis includes a water-soluble cellulose derivative, and a sugar alcohol derived from monosaccharide or disaccharide or a low-molecular-weight polysaccharide. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101509 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MOISTURE ON A ROAD SURFACE - In a method for detecting moisture on a road surface used by a vehicle, wherein at least one acoustic signal resulting from the moisture on the road surface is captured by at least one sensor device arranged on said vehicle, and wherein the captured acoustic signal is analysed via at least one analyser associated with said vehicle, it is provided according to the invention that at least one energy value of at least one signal portion of the captured acoustic signal is calculated for the analysis, that the effective value of the at least one signal portion is calculated, that a shape factor of the at least one signal portion is calculated from the quotient of the effective value and the energy value, that the minimum of the energy value in the at least one signal portion is calculated, that the maximum of the shape factor in the at least one signal portion is determined, that a quotient of the minimum of the energy value and the maximum of the shape factor is created and that said quotient is associated with a degree of wetness of the road surface. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101510 | WEDGE TAPPING DEVICE FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, WEDGE INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND WEDGE TAPPING METHOD FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A wedge tapping device for a rotating electrical machine to be inserted through a gap between a rotor and a stator to tap a wedge. The wedge tapping device includes: a tapping portion configured to tap the wedge and having a tapping force measuring portion configured to measure a tapping force of the tapping; an energy supplying portion configured to apply tapping energy to the tapping portion; an absorbing portion configured to suppress energy to be applied to the tapping portion; and a tapping arm, on which the tapping portion is disposed, and which has a longitudinal direction in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the tapping portion performs tapping. The tapping arm is disposed so that the longitudinal direction is parallel to a rotation axis when the tapping is performed in the gap. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101511 | ACOUSTIC TESTING SYSTEM WITH HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE TRANSDUCER/ROD-END INTERFACE - The invention is an apparatus and method for making a highly conductive transducer/rod-end interface structure to improve the accuracy of acoustic testing of the rod. In various embodiments, the invention includes creating an object from a metal cast affixed the rod end surface to compensate for planar variations and surface irregularities in the surface of the rod. It has been shown that the presence of planar deviation and surface irregularities materially interferes with acoustic testing. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101512 | GUIDED WAVE ACOUSTICAL TRUNNION ROD CRACK DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention is a computer controlled guided acoustic wave testing system, and more specifically an apparatus for detecting cracks in trunnion rods. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101513 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS - Methods of chromatographic detection are provided that include the step of providing a chromatography instrument without an autosampler, an external device, a pressurized sample injection device and a chromatographic data system. The chromatographic instrument has a sample valve, a column manager and a solvent manager. The present methods further include the steps: injecting sample into the sample valve with a pressurized sample injection device; transmitting a signal from the chromatographic data system to the external device, receiving the signal by the external device, producing an event output with the external device, discharging solvent from the solvent manager into the sample valve, and discharging sample into the column for chromatographic detection. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101514 | METHOD FOR RAPIDLY DETERMINING SULFUR CONTENT IN A PLURALITY OF SAMPLES - Methods for measuring the sulfur content in a plurality of individual sulfur-containing fiber or article samples, comprising: a) contacting a plurality of samples with a solution comprising potassium hydroxide to convert the sulfur to potassium sulfate; b) concurrently and individually combusting the plurality of samples from step a) in a furnace at a temperature of greater than 650° C. to remove essentially all organic materials to produce a plurality of residues; c) dissolving each of the pluralities of residue in concentrated nitric acid to form individual residue solutions; and d) analyzing the individual residue solutions with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Emission Spectrometry to determine the sulfur content of each sample. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101515 | VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND MONITORING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are volatile organic compound monitoring or detection systems and methods, including systems having both a reference air intake component and at least one air sample intake line. In certain embodiments, the systems provide for continuously repeating cycles of testing and calibration/recalibration. Further implementations relate to systems having two or more intake lines that can be positioned to take air samples at distances ranging from 5 feet to 200 feet or more apart. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101516 | SENSORS FOR MEASURING WATER/SOLUTE CONTENT AND THICKNESS OF PLANT TISSUE - Systems and methods for non-invasively determining a water content, a solute content, and a thickness of plant tissue are disclosed. A system includes a sensing device having a first piece and a second piece, where the first piece and the second piece are coupled together to form a clip. The system further includes a capacitive tissue sensor including a capacitor. The capacitor includes a plurality of coplanar conductive plates. The first piece and the second piece are biased in a closed position to provide a gripping force around the plant tissue such that at least a portion of the plant tissue contacts the plurality of coplanar conductive plates. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101517 | MOISTURE DETECTION APPARATUS AND PROCESS - Embodiments of a water detection apparatus are disclosed that can detect characteristics of food products. The apparatus may include a conveying mechanism configured to move a food product through an aperture in the apparatus, a transmitter coil configured to transmit a signal within the aperture, and a receiver coil configured to receive the signal altered by the food product, and a signal processing unit configured to determine an output value associated with the food product moving through the aperture. The output value can be based, at least in part, on the signal and the altered signal. The output value can corresponds to a characteristic of the food product. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101518 | DISSOLUTION TEST FOR SENSITIVE DRUGS - A method and apparatus for drug dissolution testing may include an overflow vessel with an overflow outlet port at a predetermined height from a bottom of the overflow vessel, a first water bath submerging the overflow vessel and configured to keep a temperature of the overflow vessel at a first predetermined temperature, a pressurized vessel containing a dissolution medium, a second water bath submerging the pressurized vessel and configured to keep the dissolution medium at a second predetermined temperature, a dissolution medium path with an output end connected in fluid communication with the flow cell and an input end attached in fluid communication to the pressurized vessel, where the dissolution medium path may transfer the dissolution medium from the pressurized vessel into the flow cell, a collection vessel connected to the overflow outlet port of the flow cell, and a third water bath submerging the collection vessel and configured to keep the collection vessel at a third predetermined temperature. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101519 | QUANTIFYING ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SULFUR COMPONENTS - Quantifying an amount of sulfur in a petroleum sample includes sequential extraction and quantification of inorganic and organic sulfur species. An exemplary process includes extracting inorganic sulfur components from the sample to yield extracted inorganic sulfur components and a residual sample, and reducing the sulfur in the extracted inorganic sulfur components to yield a first quantity of hydrogen sulfide. The organic sulfur components are extracted from the residual sample to yield extracted organic sulfur components, and the sulfur in the extracted organic sulfur components is reduced to yield a second quantity of hydrogen sulfide. The amount of sulfur in the first quantity of hydrogen sulfide and the amount of sulfur in the second quantity of hydrogen sulfide are combined to yield a total amount of sulfur in the sample. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101520 | SYSTEM AND SENSOR UNIT FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF LIQUID CONDITION - The present invention relates to a sensing unit for monitoring the condition of a liquid, the sensing unit comprising at least one sensor and an evaluation unit. The sensing unit is adapted to measure two or more parameters of the liquid by use of at least one sensor, where the parameters relate to at least liquid degradation or wear debris particle generation. The at least one sensor is adapted to provide at least two signals, each signal providing its values in a fashion suitable for developing a mean value and a variance different from zero over a course of at least two measurements. The evaluation unit is adapted to correlate the measured signals, and to evaluate the condition of the liquid by comparing the measured at least two parameters. Thereby, a reliable monitoring system giving continual feed-back on the performance of the lubricant and the machine in an auto-correlated manner is obtained, thus allowing continual adjustments to improve uptime and machine life. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101521 | Diagnosing Device for On-Load Tap Changing Apparatus, Diagnosing Method for On-Load Tap Changing Apparatus, and Diagnosing Device for Transformer - There is provided a diagnosing device for an on-load tap changing apparatus of a transformer, which can diagnose the degradation degree of insulating oil at high accuracy by a relatively simple device configuration. A diagnosing device for an on-load tap changing apparatus has an insulating oil tank in which insulating oil is sealed, a changeover switching device that is disposed within the insulating oil tank and performs the tap changing operation of a tap winding, a tap selector that selects the tap position of the tap winding, and a polarity (transposition) changer that inverts the polarity of the tap winding or a winding connected to the tap winding. The diagnosing device includes an arc discharge light detector that detects arc discharge light that is emitted at changing the tap position of the tap selector. The degradation degree of the insulating oil is diagnosed based on the arc discharge light detected by the arc discharge light detector. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101522 | SENSOR DEVICE, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO CONCRETE MIXTURES AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - A plurality of sensor devices are placed at a plurality of locations at which concrete is to be poured, wherein each sensor device is adapted to measure humidity. For example, the plurality of sensors may be placed at selected locations within a form at a construction site associated with a construction project. Concrete is poured at the plurality of locations. Data representing humidity measurements is received from the plurality of sensor devices. For each of the plurality of sensor devices, a respective spike in humidity and a respective time associated with the spike in humidity are determined, thereby determining a plurality of spikes in humidity and a plurality of corresponding times. A build rate is determined for the construction project based on the plurality of spikes in humidity and a plurality of corresponding times. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101523 | SENSOR DEVICE AND ANTENNA, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND TRANSMITTING MEASUREMENTS OF SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF A CONCRETE MIXTURE - A system includes a sensor device having a sensor adapted to generate measurement data relating to a characteristic of a concrete mixture, a transmitter adapted to transmit a first signal based on the measurement data, and a conductive wire forming a coil having a plurality of loops around the sensor device and a wire antenna. The coil is adapted to generate an electric current in response to the first signal. The antenna is adapted to transmit a second signal based on the electric current. The system is embedded in a concrete mixture and a portion of the antenna is exposed above the surface of the concrete mixture. A current is induced in the coil due to electromagnetic induction. A second signal is transmitted via the wire antenna. The second signal is received and transmitted to a processor. The processor may analyze and/or store the signal. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101524 | NANOPORE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A 3D nanopore device for characterizing biopolymer molecules includes a first selecting layer having a first axis of selection. The device also includes a second selecting layer disposed adjacent the first selecting layer and having a second axis of selection orthogonal to the first axis of selection. The device further includes an third electrode layer disposed adjacent the second selecting layer, such that the first selecting layer, the second selecting layer, and the third electrode layer form a stack of layers along a Z axis and define a plurality of nanopore pillars. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101525 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF AGING OF A SUBJECT AND TREATING THE SUBJECT TO SUPPRESS THE EXTENT OF AGING - A method for suppressing aging includes obtaining a blood sample from a subject, detecting one or more blood metabolites in the blood sample, identifying the subject as having a biological age greater than a chronological age of the subject by determining metabolite levels of the one or more blood metabolites of the subject, and subjecting the identified subject to fasting more than 10 hours. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101526 | BLOOD STATE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, BLOOD STATE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, BLOOD STATE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The main object of the present technology is to provide a technology capable of acquiring, in a single measurement, a plurality of pieces of information related to fibrinogen, when measuring the electrical characteristics of a blood sample. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101527 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS OF MARKERS - A business method for use in classifying patient samples. The method includes steps of collecting case samples representing a clinical phenotypic state and control samples representing patients without said clinical phenotypic state. Preferably the system uses a mass spectrometry platform system to identify patterns of polypeptides in said case samples and in the control samples without regard to the specific identity of at least some of said polypeptides. Based on identified representative patterns of the state, the business method provides for the marketing of diagnostic products using representative patterns. The present invention relates to systems and methods for identifying new markers, diagnosing patients with a biological state of interest, and marketing/commercializing such diagnostics. The present invention relates to systems and methods of greater sensitivity, specificity, and/or cost effectiveness. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101528 | LIPOCALIN FUSION PARTNERS - Methods and systems for producing fusion proteins and peptides are disclosed. Fusion proteins and peptides created using the methods are also provided. Also provided are methods of using the fusion proteins and peptides produced according to the present disclosure. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101529 | TAU PROTEIN-BINDING DNA APTAMERS WITH CAPTURE/DETECTION AND THERAPEUTIC UTILITIES IN TAUOPATHY-RELATED NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS - DNA aptamers that bind to tau protein at its phosphorylatable sites are identified. These disclosed DNA aptamers not only recognize tau at specific phosphorylatable sites, but also demonstrate inhibitory effects on phosphorylation and oligomer formation of tau protein. Molecular probes based on these disclosed DNA aptamers can be used as capture or detection agents to detect the levels of tau and phosphor-tau in cerebrospinal fluid as well as for cell-based or in vivo brain imaging in live animals or human. Compositions comprising these disclosed DNA aptamers can be used to arrest or treat the progression of tauopathy associated neurodegenerative disorders. | 2019-04-04 |
20190101530 | ANTIBODY DISPERSION FOR MEASUREMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, KIT FOR PREPARING ANTIBODY DISPERSION FOR MEASUREMENT, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE - An object of the invention is to provide an antibody dispersion for measurement, in which an antibody is favorably dispersed when used for a measurement, a production method thereof, a kit for preparing an antibody dispersion for measurement, and a measuring method of a biological substance. | 2019-04-04 |