17th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140110482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TARGETING A WEAPON - A method and system for automatically calculating a trajectory of a projectile launched from a weapon includes receiving environmental conditions and determining a distance to a potential target. Determining the distance to the potential target may include calculating distance via optics of the weapon in conjunction with a self correcting reticle module or a video target tracking module. Alternatively, the distance to the potential target may be determined using a laser range finder. A point of impact for the projectile on the potential target may automatically be calculated based on the distance and environmental conditions. A graphical indicator may then be projected on a display device which corresponds to the potential target and indicates the point of impact for the projectile on the potential target. The video target tracking or self correcting reticle module moves the projectile impact point (crosshairs) as the weapon is translated in space by the marksmen. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110483 | Ballistic Sight System - A system can include a camera configured to mount to a firearm and a scope configured to mount to the firearm. A display can be configured to show an image from the camera. The scope can be configured to view the display. The image from the camera can be electronically movable relative to scope and camera to facilitate compensation for bullet drop and windage. Moving the image can allow use of higher scope magnification and/or electronic camera zoom. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110484 | DATA DETECTOR FOR UHF RFID TAGS - A method of detecting a signal in radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder (FIG. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110485 | CHIP ON BOARD BASED HIGHLY INTEGRATED IMAGER - An apparatus for use in decoding a bar code symbol may include an image sensor integrated circuit having a plurality of pixels, timing and control circuitry for controlling an image sensor, gain circuitry for controlling gain, and analog to digital conversion circuitry for conversion of an analog signal to a digital signal. The apparatus may also include a PCB for mounting the image sensor integrated circuit and light source bank. The connection between the image sensor integrated circuit and/or light source bank and the PCB characterized by a plurality of wires connecting a plurality of bond pads and a plurality of contact pads, where the wires, bond pads, and contact pads provide electrical input/output and mechanical connections between the image sensor integrated circuit and the PCB. The apparatus may be operative for processing image signals generated by the image sensor integrated circuit for attempting to decode the bar code symbol. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110486 | TAMPER-PROOF QUALITY MANAGEMENT BARCODE INDICATORS - A tamper-proof barcoded quality indicator operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedance of time and temperature thresholds following actuation thereof, including a first barcode including a first colorable area and being machine-readable before exceedance of the time and temperature thresholds, a second barcode including a second colorable area and not being machine-readable before exceedance of the time and temperature thresholds, a coloring agent located at a first location on the indicator, a coloring agent pathway operative to allow the coloring agent to move, at a rate which is at least partially a function of time, from the first location to the first and second colorable areas simultaneously for simultaneous coloring thereof upon exceedance of the time and temperature thresholds, thereby causing the first barcode to become unreadable and at the same time causing the second barcode to become machine-readable, and a tamper-proof actuator element operative to actuate the indicator. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110487 | Electromechanical Temperature Regulation System for Providing Tempered Mix Water - A thermostatic mixing valve is used in a tempered water blending system. A cold water bypass line in the system acts under the control of a modulating valve and electronic controller to divert cold water back to a temperature sensing element in the mixing valve. By flooding the temperature sensing element, the mixing valve detects a false temperature and adjusts its flow rate of hot and cold water accordingly. The electronic controller acts in reverse of normal fashion, providing negative feedback to the sensing element of the mixing valve. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110488 | ENGINE CONTROL COORDINATION WITH GRILLE SHUTTER ADJUSTMENT AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS - Methods and systems are provided for reducing corrosion of a charge air cooler and preventing engine misfire due to condensate formation. In response to a condensate forming region in a charge air cooler, a grille shutter system is adjusted, moving the condensate region to a different location in the charge air cooler. Grille shutter orientation may also be controlled in response to vehicle operating conditions and condensate-forming weather conditions. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110489 | VEHICULAR HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicular heating control system, method, and program acquire an operation value that is a setting by an occupant and, when there is no manual operation, acquire a fuel consumption reduction amount and a fuel consumption amount and, when the fuel consumption reduction amount exceeds the fuel consumption amount and an improvement in fuel economy is expected, execute seat heater control, that is, heating by an electrothermal heater, decrease the wind force of a blower fan, and lower an engine startup threshold value. Heating by an air conditioning system and heating by the electrothermal heater are combined, so a heating effect is obtained while reducing the fuel consumption amount. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110490 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a motor generator, and a heater core for adjusting a temperature in a vehicle compartment by using operating oil supplied to the motor generator. The heater core includes a tube in a first region that connects between an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a tube in a second region that connects between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and a first adjusting valve for shutting off, where a temperature of the operating oil is lower than a prescribed temperature range, flow of the operating oil in the tube in the second region by being changed to a closed position, and for adjusting an amount of flow of the operating oil in the tube in the second region in accordance with the temperature of the operating oil where the temperature of the operating oil is within the prescribed temperature range. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110491 | RECYCLABLE PLASTIC STRUCTURAL ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The plastic structural article includes an elongated tubular shell having opposed end sections, a middle section there between and an interior cavity. The interior cavity has a foam core situated therein. The foam core comprises steam expandable polymer beads which when expanded substantially fill the interior cavity. The bead and shell are of a similar plastic composition enabling the articles to be reground and recycled. An apparatus for forming the articles and an associated method of manufacture are also disclosed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110492 | ELECTROSTATIC LIQUID SPRAY NOZZLE HAVING AN INTERNAL DIELECTRIC SHROUD - An electrostatic sprayer for spraying a liquid includes a nozzle formed from a a nozzle body that has an inlet for receiving a liquid and a liquid tip having an outlet for ejection of the liquid to form a liquid spray. The nozzle also includes an electrode disposed around the outlet of the liquid tip for charging the liquid and a dielectric shroud disposed around at least a portion of the liquid tip to prevent leakage currents from reducing a potential of the electric field between the liquid and the electrode, which would otherwise reduce the effectiveness of the sprayer. A conductor that couples the electrode to a power supply may pass through a hole extending through the shroud. The shroud may include one or more vents to permit air and liquid to pass through the dielectric shroud to reduce accumulation of liquid. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110493 | ELECTROSTATIC LIQUID SPRAY NOZZLE HAVING A REMOVABLE AND RE-SETTABLE ELECTRODE CAP - An electrostatic sprayer for spraying a liquid includes a nozzle formed from a nozzle body that has an inlet for receiving a liquid and a liquid tip having an outlet for ejection of the liquid to form a liquid spray. The nozzle also includes an electrode disposed around the outlet of the liquid tip for charging the liquid. The electrode is captive in a removable cap that is that is detachably secured, e.g., via threaded connection, to the sprayer, so that the cap is removable for servicing, cleaning or replacement of nozzle components such as the liquid tip. The nozzle includes a calibratable stop mechanism for controlling a position of the electrode with respect to the outlet of the liquid tip when the cap is installed. The stop mechanism may be provided by a locking ring around a barrel of the sprayer that stops rotation of the cap. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110494 | WAVE ELECTRO-HYDRODYNAMIC DEVICE - A system for energy extraction from a fluid stream including a wave pump configured to pump a volume of liquid from a liquid source in response to wave motion of the liquid source; a charge source, fluidly connected to the volume of fluid, that emits a charged droplet of the volume of fluid into the fluid stream, the charged droplet having a first polarity; and an electrical isolation mechanism configured to selectively electrically isolate the charge source from the wave pump. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110495 | VOLATILE MATERIAL DISPENSING SYSTEM HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE DIFFUSION APPARATUS - A volatile material dispensing system includes a housing having at least one opening in a sidewall thereof and at least one engagement member extending from the housing. The volatile material dispensing system further includes a base adapted to interact with the housing, wherein the base includes a mechanical assembly. A reservoir contains a volatile material, wherein the reservoir rotates from a first position to a second position when the at least one engagement member contacts the mechanical assembly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110496 | SCENT DELIVERY DEVICE - A scent delivery device including a container containing a scented string. The scented string is deployed through an opening of the container. Once deployed the string releases scent fumes to either attract or repel an animal. The scent delivery device allows for an efficient way to deploy a scent, without wasting the scent used. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110497 | Air Freshener with Decorative Insert - An air freshener device includes a rigid body or insert having a front face with a protrusion, a rear opposite the front face with a cavity corresponding to the protrusion, and an annular perimeter lip circumscribing the front face. A scent material is interspersed within the body. A flexible cover or shell extends across the rear of the body and covers the cavity, and has an inward facing annular groove surrounding and receiving the annular perimeter lip. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110498 | Area-Programmable Sprinkler - A center pivot sprinkler system includes a sprinkler arm to be mounted at a pivot point at a first end of the sprinkler arm, the sprinkler arm defining a water conduit. A motive source can move the sprinkler arm in a circular motion about the pivot point. An end nozzle is supported at a second end of the sprinkler arm, and in fluid communication with the water conduit. A control valve is positioned between the water conduit and the end nozzle, and a control valve positioner can position the control valve. A position determining device determines the position of the end nozzle in a circular arc about the pivot point. A processor polls the position determining device to determine a then-current position of the end nozzle and determines a flow of water to be issued from the end nozzle as a function of the then-current position of the end nozzle. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110499 | NEBULIZATION DEVICE WITH SPRAY ORIFICE PLATE - Disclosed is a nebulization device with a spray orifice plate including an energy transfer element, a spray orifice plate and a driving element. The energy transfer element has at least one first penetrating hole for inputting a liquid from a side and the spray orifice plate is installed on at least one side of the energy transfer element for sealing the first penetrating hole, and the energy transfer element supports the spray orifice plate, and the spray orifice plate has at least one stepped orifice formed at a position corresponding to the first penetrating hole and serves as a transportation channel of the liquid, so that the liquid can be temporarily stored in the stepped orifice and sprayed out through the through hole after vibration and nebulization in order to improve the nebulization effect significantly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110500 | SEPARABLE MEMBRANE IMPROVEMENTS - A liquid droplet production apparatus comprising a perforate membrane ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110501 | ROTARY DISTRIBUTOR HEAD FOR A SPRINKLER - A rotary distributor head for a sprinkler is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the head includes a stack of deflector pads axially aligned. The head also includes a plurality of distribution channels radially disposed on at least one deflector pad that are configured to distribute a stream of water over a surrounding area. A plurality of spiral grooves is disposed on at least one deflector pad that are configured to cause the head to rotate when the water is flowing through the grooves. In addition, the head includes an orifice on each upstream deflector pad configured to pass a portion of the stream of water through to an adjacent downstream deflector pad. The head controls a rotational speed while increasing the uniform wetted footprint of instantaneous impact under a range of operating pressures and flow rates. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110502 | ROTARY SPRAY SHOWER HEAD - A rotary spray shower head includes a main body, a water distributing plate, a rear faceplate, an impeller, a pinion, a driven gear, a water outlet head assembly and a discharge faceplate. The present invention is simple in structure. When in use, one portion achieves an ordinary discharge function of the shower head, and another portion achieves a rotary discharge function. The present invention uses the pinion and the driven gear to constitute a planet deceleration. The rotating speed can be controlled, and the rotary spray discharge effect is good. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110503 | THRUST REVERSER AND NACELLE FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH REVERSER - A thrust reverser for a double-flow nacelle that has a cowling, with the thrust reverser having an internal door and an external door designed to be made within the thickness of the cowling. The reverser also has means for simultaneously displacing the doors between a first position called the rest position, in which the doors are integrated into the cowling so as to form an aerodynamic continuity with the external wall and the internal wall of the cowling, and a second active position, in which the doors are open so that the internal and external doors extend toward the inside and toward the outside of the nacelle, respectively, thus at least partially blocking the annular channel of the secondary flow, to deflect the secondary flow and to generate a thrust reversal, with the means being designed to be received in a compartment arranged inside the cowling formed by the doors in the rest position. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110504 | SHOWER HEADS AND SHOWER APPARATUS - A shower head ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110505 | SPRAY APPLICATOR - A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110506 | DRIP EMITTER - A drip emitter is provided for delivering irrigation water from a supply tube to an emitter outlet at a reduced and relatively constant flow rate. Water enters the emitter through a first inlet and proceeds into a first chamber. When the water pressure is above a predetermined level, a one-directional valve opens to allow fluid flow past the first chamber, through a tortuous path flow channel, and through an emitter outlet. A second inlet is used to compensate for water pressure fluctuations in the supply tube to maintain output flow at a relatively constant rate. Water enters the second inlet and presses a flexible diaphragm toward a water metering surface to provide pressure-dependent control of the output flow. A copper member is mounted to the emitter over the emitter outlet to prevent plant root intrusion into the emitter outlet. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110507 | DEMOUNTABLE SHOWERHEAD WITH TEARING MODE - A demountable showerhead with tearing mode has backstop mouths arranged on an outlet surface of a shower. Each backstop mouth is disposed with an outlet waterway to connect to the waterway of the shower. The outlet waterway has a big and small end, and is contracted along the outlet direction of the shower, and a flexible cover, which comprise bowl shape plugs and a flexible connector connected to the bowl shape plugs; each plug has a big and small end, the small end of the plug is connected to the connector, the big end of the bowl shape plug is deformed and plugged into the small end of the backstop mouth, the external wall of the plug is coupled to the outlet waterway in elastic way; the internal wall of the plug is contracted along the outlet direction, the bottom of the external wall is disposed with outlet holes. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110508 | Solenoid Actuator - A solenoid actuator is described. The solenoid actuator comprises an armature, pole piece(s), electromagnet coil(s) arranged, in response to energisation, to cause travel of the armature between first and second positions along a direction of travel, permanent magnet(s) positioned and orientated for latching the armature in at least the first position when the armature is in the first position and spring(s) arranged to bias the armature. The solenoid actuator can be operated to provide partial lift. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110509 | PIPING SYSTEM FROM REACTOR TO SEPARATOR AND METHOD TO CONTROL PROCESS FLOW - An apparatus, for the steam explosion treatment of biomass, having a pressurized reactor vessel to receive a biomass material and steam, discharge lines connecting the pressurized reactor vessel to the separation device, the lines sized and positioned to allow for the steam explosion of biomass material. At the outlet end of the discharge lines is a collection-expansion manifold to connect the outlet end of each of the discharge lines to a collection line, wherein the collection line provides a passage for biomass material and steam flowing from the discharge lines. The collection line passage has a substantially larger cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of a single discharge line. The collection line is coupled to a separation device such that the separation device receives the biomass material and steam from the collection line. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110510 | Apparatus Including at Least an Impeller or Diverter and for Dispensing Carbon Dioxide Particles and Method of Use - Carbon dioxide or any suitable material is dispensed by a system into one or more containers. An impeller within a transport produces carbon dioxide particles at one or more desired sizes. Particles sized to be sufficiently small enough to still maintain particle integrity are produced and advance through the transport, while particles of insufficient integrity are directed toward a divert and a diverter prevents the insufficient particles from being misdirected into a separate transport passageway. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110511 | REFINER PLATES WITH SHORT GROOVE SEGMENTS FOR REFINING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Refiner plate segments and refiner plates having fully dammed or partially dammed grooves on a major surface that may control flow behavior of lignocellulosic materials passing between refining plates in a refiner. The dammed grooves form groove segments, and each groove segment has a length of no more than about 30 mm or a subrange thereof. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110512 | GRIND MILL FOR DRY MILL INDUSTRY - A disc mill includes an inlet configured to provide solid material for grinding to the grind plates in a smooth and constant manner. A solid ring is added around an outer circumference of the grind plates to control the grinded solid discharge rate. In some embodiments, the grind plates are configured with constant solid path way open area from row to row. The grind surface and solid pass way open area are maximized by increasing the relative tooth height compared to the tooth width. The teeth can be positioned according to a block channel configurations so as to force the solid material to pass along the grind surface of each row. A grind plate design program is used to enable conjunction of the design parameters with application variation, thereby enabling the optimum grind plate design to meeting various applications needed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110513 | DICING TOOL FOR DOMESTIC FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE - A food processing device includes a dicing kit adapted to be received in a bowl which is coupled to a base. The dicing kit includes a dicing grid disposed within a frame which is coupled to a cover member having a rotating slicing tool disposed there between. The slicing tool is positively captured between the dicing grid frame and the cover member and is further adapted to rotate as powered by a motor disposed in the base portion of the food processor. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110514 | CRUSHER, CRUSHING SHELL, AND METHOD OF ATTACHING CRUSHING SHELL - A cone crusher includes an inner crushing shell supported on a crushing head and clamped thereon by a retaining arrangement, the crushing head being arranged for rotating about a crushing head axis. The retaining arrangement includes a first portion of a threaded joint for self-tightening the retaining arrangement. The first portion is concentric with the crushing head axis and rigidly joined with the crushing head. A first portion of a form-fitting engagement arrangement is rigidly joined with the inner crushing shell. A crushing shell tightener is provided with a second portion of the threaded joint and a second portion of the form-fitting engagement arrangement. The form-fitting engagement arrangement rotationally locks the crushing shell tightener to the inner crushing shell. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110515 | SLUG BAR FOR TUB GRINDERS - A tub grinder has a rotor with hammers that pass between adjacent slug bars. The slug bars have a riser bar portion disposed on the top of the slug bars, the riser bar portions extending vertically higher on one end of each respective slug bar than on the other end of each respective slug bar so that the hammers extend farther beyond the top of the riser bar and slug bar when they pass by first end than when they pass by the second end of the riser bar. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110516 | SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool brake device is configured to brake a spool capable of winding thereabout a fishing line having a terminal tackle. The spool brake device includes a spool braking part, a spool controlling part, a rotational speed detecting part, and a water landing determining part. The spool braking part is configured to electrically brake the spool in releasing the fishing line. The rotational speed detecting part is configured to detect a rotational speed of the spool. The water landing determining part configured to brake the spool in a predetermined timing after starting of casting with a braking force greater than a predetermined braking force, and to determine whether or not the terminal tackle is in a water landing state in accordance with a detection result of the rotational speed after releasing of braking. The water landing state indicating that the terminal tackle is in water. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110517 | SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel includes a spool braking part, a spool controlling part, a water landing determination part, and a water landing informing part. The spool brake device is configured to brake a spool capable of winding thereabout a fishing line having a terminal tackle attached to a tip thereof. The spool braking part is configured to electrically brake the spool. The spool controlling part is configured to electrically control the spool braking part. The water landing determining part configured to determine whether or not the terminal tackle is in a water landing state indicating that the terminal tackle is in water. The water landing informing part is configured to inform of the water landing state of the terminal tackle when the water landing determining part determines that the terminal tackle is in the water landing state. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110518 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A retractor includes a pretensioner unit including a pinion gear configured to rotate in association with a windup drum, a piston that causes the windup drum to rotate in a direction of winding webbing through the pinion gear, a cylinder that holds the piston, and a gas generating member that fills an interior space of the cylinder with a gas to drive the piston. The cylinder includes a gas release hole on a side surface thereof, the gas release hole provided to be located: in an initial position of the piston before gas generation, at a position at which the interior space and an outside thereof are not continuous with each other through the gas release hole; and after gas generation, at a position at which the interior space that has changed upon moving of the piston and the outside are continuous with each other through the gas release hole. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110519 | SHEET WINDING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A sheet winding device for vehicle includes a winding shaft, a sheet, a torsion coil spring and a soundproofing tube. The winding shaft is axially supported on a vehicle body. The torsion coil spring rotationally biases the winding shaft in a winding direction of the sheet and elastically deforms such that a meandering is increased relative to an axial direction of the torsion coil spring in response to the rotation of the winding shaft. The soundproofing tube is arranged between the winding shaft and the torsion coil spring and includes at least one slit formed by cutting out at least one part on a circumference of the soundproofing tube over an entire length of the soundproofing tube in the axial direction. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110520 | Trailer Tie-Down Strap Retrieval Spool - A cargo strap retrieval device is provided having a rotatable spool supported by a frame structure that is adapted to be secured within the side rail of a cargo trailer. The frame comprises a first upstanding member for supporting the rotatable spool, a perpendicular shelf member extending from the upstanding member lower edge and below the spool, and a step-down side rail connector member at the end of the shelf member that secures within the open cavity of a trailer side rail to support the entire assembly while in use. The spool comprises a pair of tongs along the first side of the upstanding member for supporting a cargo strap as it winds therearound, while a backside drive member provides a user with a means of input for the spool, whereby a hand crank, ratchet, or electric drill may be utilized to drive the spool as it collects the cargo strap therearound. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110521 | REVOLVER-TYPE WINDING MACHINE FOR STRIP MATERIAL - The winding machine is intended for plastic, laminated, aluminum, paper and self-adhesive materials and comprises two winding shafts ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110522 | SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER - A sheet product dispenser is provided for sheet product from a roller. The sheet product dispenser includes a first roll of sheet product, called a stub roll, a main roll of sheet product, and a dispensing arrangement. A sensor is provided for detecting when sheet product on a stub roll is depleted. The sensor generates a signal in response to the depletion of the stub roll and a controller activates an electromechanical actuator. The actuator acts to operate a transfer bar that moves an end portion of the main roll sheet product adjacent a roller assembly that engages the main roller sheet product. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110523 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING A CHANGE OF YARN FEED BOBBIN - A device for sensing the change of feed bobbin for a yarn fed to a textile machine and originating from a first bobbin or a second bobbin connected together in head-tail manner includes at least one first sensor and one second sensor at a passage section of a support body, a control unit associated with the first sensor and second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor generates first and second presence signals when the yarn unwound from the first bobbin or from the second bobbin passes in front of the first sensor or second sensor. The control unit receiving as input the first and/or second presence signal to generate at least one output signal representative of the first bobbin or of the second bobbin on the basis of the first or second presence signal. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110524 | SYSTEM FOR STEERING, ABOUT ITS AXES OF ROTATION, A MOVING BODY PROPELLED BY JET REACTION, PARTICULARLY A MISSILE - System for steering, about its axes of rotation, a moving body propelled by jet reaction, particularly a missile. The system ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110525 | System and Method for Providing for Collective Control in an Aircraft - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a trunnion includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is capable of coupling directly to a drive tube of an aircraft, wherein the drive tube is capable of rotating around a first axis. The second portion is capable of coupling to a swash plate of the aircraft, wherein the swash plate is capable of causing the pitch of at least one of a plurality of aircraft blades to change. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110526 | ASSEMBLIES FOR EXTERNAL ATTACHMENT OF AIRBORNE SENSOR PODS TO AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE - Sensor pod attachment assemblies are provided for attaching a sensor pod containing airborne sensor equipment to an aircraft fuselage. The sensor pod assemblies may include fore and aft pairs of attachment pylon assemblies each having a lower end attached to the aircraft fuselage and an upper end attached to the sensor pod. The fore pair of attachment pylon assemblies can include port and starboard pylon structures, and a cross-support base connected to upper ends of the port and starboard pylon structures. The aft pair of attachment pylon assemblies may include a lengthwise adjustable spar assembly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110527 | SELF-SUSTAINING DRONE AIRCRAFT FREIGHT AND OBSERVATION SYSTEM - The self-sustaining drone aircraft freight and observation system ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110528 | AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES - Aircraft fuselages are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a fuselage of an aircraft having a first section and a second section to which a tail assembly is to be coupled. The second section is aft of the first section and is to extend to at least a trailing edge of a horizontal stabilizer of the tail assembly. A first width of the first section decreases from a front to a rear of the first section, and a second width of the second section is substantially constant. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110529 | AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A FLOOR IN SUCH A FUSELAGE - Such a fuselage includes cross-members adapted for the formation of a floor, at least one of said cross-members including an upper part, a lower part, linkage for the lower part to the upper part, and at least one opening for the passage of systems which is delimited between the lower part and the upper part. The upper part of the cross-member is fastened to the fuselage and is dimensioned so as to bear the stresses to which said cross-member may be subjected when the aircraft remains on the ground. The lower part is fastened to the upper part so as to reinforce it such that when assembled, the upper part and the lower part are adapted to bear the stresses to which the cross-member may be subjected in flight conditions of the aircraft. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110530 | Aerodynamic and Spatial Composite Flight Aircraft, and Related Piloting Method - An aircraft having propulsion units for both conventional aircraft flight in the atmosphere and for high-altitude operation as a rocket. The aircraft is divided into a payload compartment and a compartment containing rocket propulsion unit propellant or fuel, and includes a long transverse wing with a small back-sweep to favour lift in the dense layers of the atmosphere and to thus make it possible to climb to high altitudes at a subsonic speed before using the rocket propulsion units. The return flight portion is performed by gliding or controlled as for a conventional aircraft. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110531 | Spacecraft with Anti Nadir Battery Radiator - According to an embodiment, a satellite is disclosed comprising an anti-nadir panel having a first side and a second side. In one or more embodiments, the first side of the anti-nadir panel is mounted to an anti-nadir side of the main body of the satellite. The satellite further comprises at least one battery pack mounted to the second side of the anti-nadir panel, where at least one battery pack comprises at least one battery cell. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110532 | Direct-Drive Control of Aircraft Stability Augmentation - According to one embodiment, a stability augmentation system includes a master linkage, a stability augmentation motor, and three linkages. A first linkage is coupled to the master linkage and operable to receive movements representative of pilot commands from a pilot command system. A second linkage is coupled between the stability augmentation motor and the master linkage and operable to receive movements representative of augmentation commands from the stability augmentation motor. A third linkage is coupled to the master linkage and operable to transmit movements representative of blade position commands to a blade control system in response to the movements representative of pilot commands and the movements representative of augmentation commands. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110533 | VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT - A vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes a propulsion mechanism having a fan for generating lift and thrust, an engine for supplying motive power to the propulsion mechanism, a frame coupling the propulsion mechanism and the engine, seating connected to and suspended from the frame so as to be swingable back and forth relative to the frame, a control stick connected to the frame, and a landing undercarriage connected to the seating, wherein the propulsion mechanism is connected to the frame such that the drive shaft of the fan is directed vertically during landing, and the frame is moved relative to the seating by manipulating the control stick, to change the orientation of the propulsion mechanism. The thrust can be controlled with simple configuration, and take-off and landing can be performed safely even in a small space surrounded by obstacles. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110534 | FLAT WHEEL DETECTOR WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS - The present disclosure is directed to a flat wheel detector. The flat wheel detector may have a first sensor configured to be located adjacent a rail of a railroad track. The first sensor may be oriented at a first angle relative to a horizontal plane. The flat wheel detector may also have a second sensor configured to be located adjacent the rail. The second sensor may be oriented at a second angle relative to the horizontal plane. In addition, the flat wheel detector may have a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to receive signals from the first and second sensors. The controller may also be configured to detect a flat wheel on a railroad car based on the signals. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110535 | Speed sensitive dragging equipment detector - The disclosure is directed to a method of detecting an object beneath a train. The method may include receiving a first signal indicative of a speed of the train, receiving a second signal indicative of a three generated by impact of the object with an impact element, and selecting a threshold value based on the speed of the train. The method may also include processing the second signal in accordance with a first procedure if the first signal indicates a speed of the train less than the threshold level, and processing the second signal in accordance with a second procedure different from the first procedure if the first signal is equal to or greater than the threshold level. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING DRAGGING EQUIPMENT - The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for characterizing an object protruding beneath a train traveling along a rail. The method may include receiving one or more signals indicative of a detected horizontal force component and a detected vertical force component generated by impact of the object with a stationary impact element. The method may also characterize the object based on the detected horizontal and vertical force components. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110537 | MULTI-FUNCTION DRAGGER - The present disclosure is directed to a dragger. The dragger may have a plurality of sensors configured to be located adjacent a railroad track. Each of the plurality of sensors may be oriented at an angle relative to a horizontal plane. The dragger may also have a controller in communication with the plurality of sensors. The controller may be configured to receive signals from the plurality of sensors, determine a parameter based on at least one of the received signals, and detect a fault condition when the parameter exceeds a threshold. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110538 | UMBILICAL CART AND SYSTEM - Disclosed is a conduit cart for supporting conduits above at least one rail. The conduit cart has a base; and at least two right-side protrusions, namely, a right-side sub-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base; and a right-side super-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base. The right-side sub-rail protrusion and right-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a flange of a first rail and the first rail is one among the at least one rail. Further, the base has at least two left-side protrusions, namely, a left-side sub-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side sub-rail protrusion from the base; and a left-side super-rail protrusion extending to the right-side super-rail protrusion from the base. The left-side sub-rail protrusion and left-side super-rail protrusion can straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a second rail, and the second rail is among the at least one rail. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110539 | PLUMBING MOUNT FOR AGRICULTURAL SPRAYER - A mount for supporting plumbing conduits on an agricultural sprayer includes a mounting base mountable on the boom arm at its proximal end and having a platform portion extending to a distal end. The platform portion has front and rear faces, and opposing side faces, the front face forming a base interface having a center groove running between two tracks. The tracks run from the distal end to a primary stop. One of the tracks has a secondary stop formed thereon located between the primary stop and the distal end of the mounting base. The plumbing mount also has at least one conduit bracket having a conduit retaining portion and a bracket interface configured to lock with the base interface. The bracket interface has a center tongue with skids on opposing sides. The conduit bracket is configured to engage the mounting base by interlocking the center tongue and center groove. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110540 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus for managing a cable includes a mounting bracket slidably receiving the cable and fixing a rear end of the cable, a sliding bar slidably connected to the front end of the cable, and a rotating arm rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket and engaging with the cable. The sliding bar defines a guiding slot, which includes a driving portion extending slantingly relative to a sliding direction of the sliding bar. The rotating arm includes a rod slidably received in the guiding slot of the sliding bar. By sliding the sliding bar forward or rearward, the rod of the rotating arm slides along the driving portion of the guiding slot to rotate the rotating arm forward to stretch the cable or rotate the rotating arm rearward to wind up the cable. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110541 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE SUPPORT ARM ELBOW OF A SELECTIVELY ADJUSTABLE MULTIPURPOSE SUPPORT STAND - A locking mechanism for the elbow swivel joint of a support arm for selectively locking the lower arm section and upper arm section of the support arm relative to each other, in which the lower arm section has a swivel head positioned between the end flanges of the upper arm section. A carriage bolt runs through centrally-located coplanar screw holes in the swivel head and end flanges for completing the live hinge of the swivel joint elbow. The locking mechanism preferably includes three spring-biased locking pins that sit in three open-ended guide channels in the relevant end flange of the upper arm section, and there are also a plurality of corresponding locking pin receiving notches on the engagement surface of the swivel head, and a locking knob for compelling the three spring biased locking pins into mating engagement with the corresponding locking pin receiving notches on the engagement surface of the swivel head and holding them in place. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110542 | COMPUTING DEVICE STAND AND RELATED METHODS - A stand for a computing device may include a body having first and second opposing longitudinal sides, and first and second opposing ends, and a retention strap extending between the first and second opposing ends. The stand may include first and second fasteners coupled respectively to the first and second opposing ends and to be coupled to a support structure. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110543 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A photovoltaic panel support system is configured to move in at least three directions to accommodate a photovoltaic panel of any size. The photovoltaic panel support system has a first bracket member with a first bracket member slot bored that can be attached to a mount which can move parallel to the first bracket member slot. A second bracket member is attached to the first bracket member. A second bracket member slot is bored into the second bracket and attached to the first bracket member to permit movement in a second direction parallel to the second bracket member slot. A rail is connected to the second bracket member and has an upper extrusion attached to a lower extrusion that has a key slot. The second bracket member is attached to the key slot which permits movement in a third direction parallel to the key slot. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110544 | FIXER FOR HANDHELD, PORTABLE, MOBILE DEVICE - A fixer for handheld, portable, mobile devices includes an extension rod that has one end provided with a positioning frame for holding and positioning an external mobile device, and has an opposite end provided with a securing member for attaching and securing the extension rod and the positioning frame onto an external article, wherein the securing member and the external article are fixedly connected by a locking unit so as to suspend the mobile device. The fixer is portable and can be easily and quickly mounted on or dismounted from any nearby handrail, particularly as one typically provided in a public transportation vehicle. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110545 | EXERCISE BAND ANCHOR SYSTEM - An exercise band anchor system is disclosed. The system includes a bar, an attachment ring, a fixed clamp, and a moving clamp. The moving clamp moves along the bar toward the fixed clamp to grip a structure. The fixed clamp and the moving clamp may include pads for contacting the structure. The clamps may grip the structure with sufficient force to prevent the anchor system from moving when subjected to a force from an exercise band. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110546 | MOUNTING FRAME AND SUPPORTS TO MOUNT A COMPONENT OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM - A mounting frame for a component of a computing system includes first supports and second supports. The first supports are to contact a top surface of the component at a first height relative to the mounting frame, and the second supports are to contact the top surface of the component at a second height relative to the mounting frame. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110547 | ADAPTABLE BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR PALLET RACK LOAD STOP SYSTEM - The new adaptable bracket enables a pallet rack stopper assembly for facilitating the positioning of a pallet onto or under a pallet rack to prevent damage to a facility caused by the pallet, itself, or by material handling equipment during the pallet positioning process, as well as to prevent general displacement of the pallet while preserving necessary space between the pallet and the facility wall, piping, doors, electrical conduit, or other items adjacent to the pallet rack. The new bracket assembly is a compact, highly adaptable, and inexpensively elegant solution to these common problems arising in storage facilities using pallet rack storage systems. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110548 | WALL SUPPORT DEVICE FOR VIDEO MONITOR MOUNT - This invention is a wall support device for supporting a variety of commercially available flat panel television or video monitor wall mounts with related power and low voltage wiring access in a manner concealed from view. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110549 | PROTECTIVE SHEATH WORKING WITH A FIXER FOR HANDHELD, PORTABLE, MOBILE DEVICES - A protective sheath working with a fixer for handheld, portable, mobile devices has a positioning frame that is to be mounted onto an external fixer. The positioning frame has an enclosure using its inner wall to hold an external mobile device in position. The enclosure includes a first connecting portion that is detachable and configured to engage with the fixer. The fixer serves to hang the positioning frame over an external article so as to suspend the mobile device. Thereby, the mobile device can be easily and quickly mounted on or dismounted from any nearby handrail. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110550 | LIFT ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A lift system configured to lift an article, the lift system includes a drum that rotates about an axis, a first cable that winds around the drum when the drum rotates about the axis in a first direction to raise the article and the first cable unwinds from the drum when the drum rotates about the axis in a second direction to lower the article. The lift system further includes a motor operable to rotate the drum about the axis in the first direction, an electrical cable configured to supply power from a power source to the article, and a second cable that is coupled to the electrical cable and the second cable pulls at least a portion of the electrical cable from a substantially vertical position to a substantially horizontal position. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110551 | PALLET - The present invention provides a pallet, which includes a base board and first secondary boards movably coupled to two opposite sides of the base board, and first coupling axles connecting between the base board and the first secondary boards. Each first coupling axle includes a first base from which a first extension section extends. The first extension section forms first flexible engagement keys. The base board forms first receiving sections corresponding to the first bases and also forming first track channels corresponding to the first extension sections. Each first track channel forms therein first retention slots corresponding to the first flexible engagement keys. The first bases are movably received in the first receiving slots. The first flexible engagement keys are receivable in the first retention slots to retain the first coupling axles in the base board. The first extension sections have ends fixed in the first secondary boards. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110552 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a lock member selectively locking and restricting relative movement between a first and a second rails and a pair of resilient members formed with shaft biasing portions biasing a retaining shaft in a direction opposite to a direction of biasing the lock member. A first and a second end portions of each resilient member are arranged at positions arranging the shaft biasing portions between the first and the second end portions. The first end portion is locked and restrained to the lock member and the second end portion is locked and restrained to the second rail. A first resilient member of the resilient members includes a stress concentrating portion concentrating stress greater than the stress at a second resilient member. The first rail includes a multiple number of engaging portions for engaging with the stress concentrating portion released from the retaining shaft. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110553 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a first rail, a second rail, a lock member, a biasing member, the lock member being rotatably connected to the second rail in a state where a support shaft fixed to one of the second rail and the lock member is positioned within an elongated hole formed at the other of the second rail and the lock member to be movable in first and second directions of the relative movement and is biased by a support shaft biasing member in a direction orthogonal to the first and second directions, and a restriction portion restricting the support shaft from moving within the elongated hole in the first and second directions in a case where a load applied in one of the first and second directions is smaller than a predetermined value. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110554 | SEAT SLIDING DEVICE - A seat sliding device allows a vehicle seat to be positioned in the vehicle front back direction. The seat sliding device includes a pair of rail units aligned in the lateral direction of the seat. Each of the rail units includes a first rail member, which is attached to a seat mounting surface, and a second rail member, which is attached to the seat. Three rollers are arranged in each rail unit, and the second rail member is supported on the first rail member at three points by the three rollers. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110555 | RECONFIGURABLE DISPLAY TABLE - A table display including a support pole, one or more arm hubs, one or more arms extending from the one or more arm hubs and table tops supported by the one or more arms. The support pole may be retained by a connection node or weighted floor member. Table tops may be transparent to allow decorative arms to be viewed therethrough. A wall-mounted version comprises a bracket configured to connect to a wall unistrut, an arm hub, one or more arms extending from the arm hub and a table top supported by the one or more arms. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110556 | PEDESTAL OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS - A pedestal of electronic product, which comprising: a colloid and a support; said support is fully covered in the colloid, and the support is made of flexible metal, such that the colloid could be deformed by the folding of the support, and the pedestal could be deformed accordingly to place electronic products; this utility model is characterized by that: traditional pedestals are fixed, but the shape of the pedestal of the present invention could be changed flexibly where necessary, or adjusted to the desired angle, or resumed from “S” shape to tabular shape in idle state, thus saving the space with better portability. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110557 | Method and Apparatus for Facilitating the Installation of a Garbage Disposal Unit - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for assisting with the installation or removal of a garbage disposal unit. The apparatus comprises a rod, a mechanism coupled to the rod, a plate which is moveably coupled to the rod, and multiple wedges. The wedges are pivotally coupled to the plate. Upon engaging the mechanism, the wedges move from a contracted first position to an expanded second position. When the wedges are in the expanded second position, the wedges are capable of engaging with the inside side walls of a garbage disposal unit to transfer a weight of the garbage disposal unit onto the mechanism and the rod. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110558 | PARALLEL ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE - A parallel engine mount structure that includes: a main rubber having a core at an upper portion thereof and a fluid chamber at a lower portion thereof and a housing shaped bracket disposed around the main rubber. A first membrane is mounted under the fluid chamber of the main rubber and is configured to reduce vibration. An orifice plate is disposed under the first membrane and a first cylinder is configured to operate with the orifice plate. A driver is disposed on one outer side of the bracket. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110559 | CASTING CORE FOR A COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE COMPONENT - A ceramic casting core, including: a plurality of rows ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140110560 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POINTING LIGHT SOURCES - The present invention relates to apparatus and methods to provide a control system for the purpose of redirecting light from a source onto a target. The present invention appreciates that the diffraction pattern for light that is both diffracted and re-directed by a heliostat is a function of how the light redirecting element is aimed. This means that the aim of the light redirecting element can be precisely determined once the aim of the diffracted light is known. Advantageously, the characteristics of diffracted light indicative of how the diffracted light is aimed can be determined from locations outside the zone of concentrated illumination in which sensors are at undue risk. This, in turn, means that diffracted light characteristics can be detected at a safe location, and this information can then be used to help precisely aim the light redirecting element onto the desired target, such as a receiver in a CSP system. The aim of the diffracted light is thus an accurate proxy for the light beam to be aimed at the receiver. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AMOUNT OF LIGHT IN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for controlling an amount of light in a visible light communication system are provided. In the visible light communication system, a terminal measures an amount of light for a light signal received from a sensor, determines whether the measured amount of light is less than a threshold value, increases an amount of light for a light source signal to transmit to the sensor when the measured amount of light is less than the threshold value, and transmits, to the sensor, a light source signal according to the increased amount of light. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110562 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optoelectronic device includes a packaged part and a core component. The core component includes a chip subcarrier and an optoelectronic chip. The device also includes a connecting plate that forms a coplanar waveguide transmission line together with the ground through a high-frequency transmission line and an isolation dielectric. The coplanar waveguide transmission line and a low-frequency line are connected to the packaged part and the core component and are configured to transmit a high-frequency signal and a low-frequency signal between the packaged part and the core component. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110563 | POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A position detecting apparatus includes: a driver that moves a moving body having a lens mounted thereon, a first sensor and a second sensor respectively mounted on the moving body, a displacement detection pattern unit that reflects light emitted by the first or second sensors, and a controller that controls the first sensor and the second sensor to be alternately turned on to emit light, and if the light reflected by the displacement detection pattern unit is sensed, the controller detects a position of the lens based on sensing results, where the controller determines a period in which the first sensor is turned on and a period in which the second sensor is turned on based on an intersection point of a signal waveform sensed by the first sensor and a signal waveform sensed by the second sensor. Accordingly, power consumption of the position detecting apparatus can be reduced. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110564 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - An optical navigation device for use with mobile telephones and the like is disclosed, which has a reduced height as compared with current designs. The navigation device comprises a laser such as a VCSEL laser, an exposed user surface and two other surfaces that provide for total internal reflection of the incident laser beam. The surfaces are constructed with shallower than normal angles, preserving the basic functionality of the device while reducing the height. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110565 | IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE WITH IR FILTER AND RELATED METHODS - An image sensor device may include a bottom interconnect layer, an image sensing IC above the bottom interconnect layer and coupled thereto, and an adhesive material on the image sensing IC. The image sensor device may include an IR filter layer above the lens layer, and an encapsulation material on the bottom interconnect layer and surrounding the image sensing IC, the lens layer, and the IR filter layer. The image sensor device may include a top contact layer above the encapsulation material and including a dielectric layer, and a contact thereon, the dielectric layer being flush with adjacent portions of the IR filter layer. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110566 | OVERLOAD PROTECTION FOR AMPLIFIER OF PHOTODIODE SIGNAL - A method for sensing includes connecting an input of a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) to a first terminal of a sensor, which generates a current in response to an input signal that is incident on the sensor, the signal comprising pulses of a characteristic duration. A resistor is connected in series between a second terminal of the sensor and a power supply, which is set to drive the sensor at a selected voltage. A capacitor is connected to the second terminal in parallel with the sensor and the TIA and in series with the resistor. An upper limit is set on the current that is to be input to the TIA from the sensor, and respective values of the resistor and the capacitor are chosen, responsively to the characteristic duration of the pulses and the selected voltage, to prevent the current input to the TIA from exceeding the upper limit. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110567 | DETERMINING RELATIVE TIMING OFFSET IN DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC PATHWAYS USING INTERNAL SIGNALS - A process and system including a detector having a photosensor therein that outputs a signal and a plurality of after-pulse detector devices independently connected to the photosensor via respective pathways. The after-pulse detector devices each detecting an after-pulse in the signal, where the after-pulse represents an after-event in the photosensor triggered from a previous photon generating event. The system further includes a processing device that receives an indication of the detection of the after-pulse from each of the plurality of after-pulse detector devices and determines a relative delay between the respective pathways based on timing the received indications, and includes a memory that stores the relative delay in association with an identification of the corresponding after-pulse detector devices. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110568 | PHOTO-ELECTRIC CONVERTING MODULE HAVING BRACKET - An optical-electric converting module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a bracket and an optical-electric coupling element. The PCB includes a supporting surface, at least one laser diode and at least one photo diode. The at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode are positioned on the supporting surface and electrically connected to the PCB. The bracket includes a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The first surface rests on the supporting surface. The bracket defines a through window running through the first surface and the second surface. The bracket is detachably connected to the supporting surface of the PCB, with the at least one laser diode and the at least one photo diode being received in the through window. The optical-electric coupling element is detachably connected to the second surface of the bracket. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110569 | Optical Head For Receiving Light And Optical System Using The Same - An optical head for receiving incident light is provided. The optical head comprises a transmissive cosine corrector and a reflector disposed to face the transmissive cosine corrector. The transmissive cosine corrector is disposed in an optical path of the incident light and shields the reflector from the incident light. The transmissive cosine corrector converts the incident light to scattered light having a Lambertian pattern. The reflector has an optical output section that transmits the scattered light and a reflective section that reflects the scattered light to the transmissive cosine corrector and/or the other portions of the reflective sections. An optical system using the optical head is also provided. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110570 | LENS ARRAY AND OPTICAL MODULE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A lens array has structures in which light of each light-emitting element in plural rows that has been incident on first lens faces in plural rows on a first plate-shaped portion is totally reflected by a second prism surface. The light of each light-emitting element is then divided by a reflection/transmission layer on a third prism surface to a side of second lens faces in plural rows on a second plate-shaped portion and a side of third lens faces in plural rows on the first plate-shaped portion. The light of each light-emitting element transmitted to the second lens face side is emitted by the second lens faces towards a side of end faces of an optical transmission body, and monitor light of each light-emitting element reflected towards the third lens face side is emitted by the third lens faces towards a side of light-receiving elements. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110571 | MOTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a motion sensor and method of operating the motion sensor, which can adjust the range of a detection area. For this, the motion sensor according to the present invention includes a detection unit for outputting a variation signal corresponding to motion. A threshold level setting unit variably sets at least one changeable threshold level. A comparison unit detects the motion by performing a comparison operation based on the changeable threshold level and the variation signal at threshold sensitivity corresponding to the changeable threshold level. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110572 | IN-MICRORESONATOR LINEAR-ABSORPTION-BASED REAL-TIME PHOTOCURRENT-MONITORING AND TUNING WITH CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL FOR SILICON MICRORESONATORS - An integrated silicon optical device is capable of being monitored and tuned in real-time. The integrated silicon optical device includes: a bus waveguide, comprising an input port and an output port; an optical microresonator coupled to the bus waveguide, configured to selectively receive light at a desired resonance wavelength from the bus waveguide; a photodetector, configured to electrically read out an operation condition of the optical microresonator; a diode-tuner, configured to blueshift or redshift the resonance wavelength of the optical microresonator; a micro-heater, configured to redshift the resonance wavelength of the optical microresonator; and a control unit, comprising a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and a microprocessor, configured to implement a two-stage closed-loop tuning scheme. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOSENSOR GAIN AND SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL OPTICAL COUPLING MONITORING IN RADIATION DETECTORS - A photosensor gain detection apparatus that includes a detector including a photosensor configured to output a signal. Also included in the apparatus is an after-pulse/dark-pulse detector device that detects an after-pulse or a dark-pulse in the signal output by the photosensor, and outputs an indication signal when the after-pulse or the dark-pulse is detected, the after-pulse and the dark-pulse representing after-events in the photosensor triggered from a previous photon generating event. The apparatus additionally includes an integrator device that integrates the signal output by the photosensor and to output an integrated signal, a histogram device connected to the integrator and the after-pulse/dark-pulse detector device, and that generates a histogram from the integrated signal and the indication signal, a gain determination device that determines a gain of the photosensor based on the generated histogram, and a memory configured to store the determined gain. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110574 | TRANSIENT LEVEL DATA ACQUISITION AND PEAK CORRECTION FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY - Methods, apparatus and systems for acquiring spectrometric data from analyte ions implement transient-level data acquisition and peak correction in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Transient spectra including analyte peaks and reference mass peaks are recorded, from which a set of averaged peak centroids of the reference masses is generated. The peaks of reference masses in each transient spectrum are compared to the averaged peak centroids. From this comparison, an appropriate correction function is applied to each transient spectrum to correct the positions of the analyte peaks in each transient spectrum. The corrected transient spectra are then summed to obtain a corrected averaged spectrum. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110575 | Method Of Determining An Element Value - A method of analyzing a geologic formation having a borehole therein may include operating at least one tool within the borehole to collect respective borehole dimensions at different depths in the borehole, and collect respective total values for a given element at the different depths in the borehole. Each total value may be based upon both a value for an adjacent portion of the geologic formation and a value for material within the borehole. The method may also include determining each value of the given element in the adjacent portion of the geologic formation based upon the total value and the corresponding borehole dimensions. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110576 | Method of Charge Reduction of Electron Transfer Dissociation Product Ions - A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein highly charged fragment ions resulting from Electron Transfer Dissociation fragmentation of parent ions are reduced in charge state within a Proton Transfer Reaction cell by reacting the fragment ions with a neutral superbase reagent gas such as Octahydropyrimidolazepine. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110577 | PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A TEM-SAMPLE - A method of processing a TEM-sample, wherein the method comprises: mounting an object in a particle beam system such that the object is disposed, in an object region of the particle beam system; directing of a first particle beam onto the object region from a first direction, wherein the first particle beam is an ion beam; and then rotating the object about an axis by 180°, wherein the following relation is fulfilled: | 2014-04-24 |
20140110578 | SELF-POWERED GAMMA DETECTOR - A self-powered gamma detector which can hold the influence of neutron rays to the minimum, and can measure the dose of gamma rays accurately under a high neutron environment in the reactor is disclosed. The self-powered gamma detector has a columnar emitter member; a collector member arranged in surroundings of the emitter member through an insulating member, and the strength of gamma rays is measured by detecting the value of a current which flows between the emitter member and an MI cable connected with the emitter member, and the collector member. Especially, the emitter member consists of pure tungsten (W), whose inevitable impurities is in 0.03 percent by weight or less. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110579 | Handheld Spectrometer - A lightweight handheld radiation detector for use in detecting radioactive materials, including a cylindrical vacuum housing having an inner volume, a detector material encasement disposed within the inner volume, a cooling element disposed within the inner volume and integrally formed with the detector material encasement to cool detector material within the detector material encasement. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110580 | SENSOR UNIT - The present disclosure provides a sensor unit that includes a mounting portion fixed on one side of the sensor unit; an elastic member including a first end and a second end, the first end being disposed on the mounting portion; a transmission portion configured to transmit a detectable signal, the transmission portion disposed on the second end of the elastic member; a reception portion configured to receive a reflection of the detectable signal; and a controller that determines whether the reflected signal indicates an impact, motion, or impending impact. | 2014-04-24 |
20140110581 | PHOTOSENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INCIDENT LIGHT - A photosensor device includes a plurality of first well structures, a light shielding layer, and a plurality of second well structures. The first well structures are disposed in a substrate. The light shielding layer disposed is on the substrate; it covers a portion of the first well structures and exposes the rest portion of the first well structures. The covered first well structures are adjacent to the exposed first well structures exposed. The exposed first well structures generate a first photocurrent according to incident light. The second well structures generate a second photocurrent according to incident light. A total surface area of the second well structures is substantially equal to a total surface area of the exposed first well structures. A method for determining the incident light is also provided. | 2014-04-24 |