20th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200150113 | METHOD OF STORING LATEX PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID - To provide a novel technique with which the generation of aggregates over time in a dispersion liquid can be suppressed and a target substance can be detected with high sensitivity even if latex particles that have been stored are used. A method for storing in a container a latex particle dispersion liquid in which latex particles for an extracorporeal diagnostic agent are dispersed, the latex particles having a volume average particle size of 10 to 1000 nm and including a polymer containing 70 to 100% by mass of monomer units each derived from a monomer having an aryl group relative to the total monomer units, which is characterized in that the particle dispersion liquid is stored in the container by setting a ratio of a volume of a void space obtained by excluding a volume occupied by the particle dispersion liquid from an internal volume of the container to 0 to 25% (v/v) relative to the internal volume of the container. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150114 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING TARGET CELLS OR MOLECULES IN SOLUTION - Disclosed is a method for capturing target cells or molecules in solution, comprising steps of: (I) getting medium containing said target cells or molecules into an apparatus comprising a capturing device for capturing said target cells or molecules; (II) getting said medium flow through said capturing device; (III) removing unbound debris, cells and molecules; (IV) getting said target cells or molecules detached from the capturing device; and (V) collecting said target cells or molecules; wherein said capturing device comprises at least one functionalized mesh comprising a mesh substrate and a functional layer formed on said mesh substrate, wherein said functional layer comprises capturing substances that can specifically bind with said target cells or molecules. The method has high specificity, as well as high throughput, and is suitable for capturing cells or molecules in a solution or expressed at the surface of cell membranes. It is particularly suited to capture and sort circulating tumor cells. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150115 | SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION IN PLASMONIC SPECIFIC-BINDING PARTNER ASSAYS - The present invention relates to analyte detection devices and methods of using such devices to detect minute quantities of a target analyte in a sample. In particular, the invention provides an analyte detection device comprising a plurality of composite metallic nanostructures conjugated to analyte binding partners and a surface containing a metallic nanolayer on which a plurality of capture molecules is immobilized. Methods of preparing composite nanostructures are also described. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150116 | SINGLE-STEP ATPS ENHANCED LFA DIAGNOSTIC DESIGN - In various embodiments single-step ATPS paper-based diagnostic assays are provided that exploit the concept of sequential resolubilization of ATPS components to give rise to the desired phase separation behavior within paper. In one illustrative embodiment, a wick is provided for concentrating an analyte within an aqueous two-phase extraction system in a paper, where the wick comprises a paper configured to receive a sample where the paper comprises a first region containing a first component of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) where the first component is in a dry form, and a second region containing a second component of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) where the second component is in a dry form; and where said first region and the second region are disposed so that when said wick is contacted with a fluid sample, the first component of said ATPS is hydrated before the second component. In certain embodiments the first and second component are disposed so they are hydrated substantially simultaneously. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150117 | IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER - The invention relates to a method of identifying a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) for prostate cancer. Moreover, the invention provides a method of identifying a TAA as a marker for prostate cancer vaccination response. Particularly, a method of identifying and treating a prostate cancer patient with PROSTVAC therapy or for vaccination with a prostate antigen. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150118 | INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES - Disclosed are methods for diagnosing a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in a subject. In some embodiments, the method involves assaying a sample from the subject to detect inflammasome activation, wherein an increase in inflammasome activation in the sample compared to a control is an indication of MDS in the subject. The disclosed methods can further involve treating the subject for MDS if an increase in inflammasome activation is detected. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150119 | Methods for Assaying Cellular Binding Interactions - There are provided methods, and devices for assaying for a binding interaction between a protein, such as a monoclonal antibody, produced by a cell, and a biomolecule. The method may include retaining the cell within a chamber having an aperture; exposing the protein produced by the cell to a capture substrate, wherein the capture substrate is in fluid communication with the protein produced by the cell and wherein the capture substrate is operable to bind the protein produced by the cell; flowing a fluid volume comprising the biomolecule through the chamber via said aperture, wherein the fluid volume is in fluid communication with the capture substrate; and determining a binding interaction between the protein produced by the cell and the biomolecule. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150120 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ANALYTE DETECTION - In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to new compositions of matter that comprise phosphorescent reporters. In some embodiments, the phosphorescent reporters of the present disclosure comprise strontium aluminate. In some embodiments, the strontium aluminate is doped with europium and dysprosium (SrAl | 2020-05-14 |
20200150121 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING CANCER AND KIT THEREFOR - A method for diagnosing cancer by obtaining secretome from a cell culture from peripheral blood. A non-hematological cell component present in peripheral blood is allowed to expand in the cell culture and a measurement of channel current I(t) at a measurement point is performed in a channel of conductive polymer located between first and second electrodes, the channel being arranged to act as a conducting channel of a transistor and being connected to a gate electrode of the transistor through the secretome. A modulation m, given by final intensity Ids of channel current normalized with respect to initial intensity Ids | 2020-05-14 |
20200150122 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The biological information measurement system of the present invention includes a test subject-side device provided in a toilet installation room, and a server communicable with the test subject-side device, the test subject-side device includes a sulfur-containing gas sensor sensitive to sulfur-containing gas and outputting detection data, a transmitter-receiver transmitting measurement data including detection data of the sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor to the server, and the server includes a database in which measurement data including detection data of sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor is accumulated and recorded with dates and times of defecation acts by being associated with test subject identification information, and server-side data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of a test subject on the basis of a time-dependent variation tendency of the measurement data accumulated and recorded in the database. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150123 | TUMOR MARKERS FUS, SMAD4, DERL1, YBX1, PS6, PDSS2, CUL2, AND HSPA9 FOR ANALYZING PROSTATE TUMOR SAMPLES - Provided herein are methods, e.g., computer-implemented methods or automated methods, of evaluating a cancer sample, e.g., a prostate tumor sample, from a patient. Also provided are biomarker panels for prognosticating prostate cancer. Also provided are methods of treating prostate cancer by identifying aggressive prostate cancer or prostate cancer that may have lethal outcome. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150125 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND PROGNOSING CANCER - Methods of diagnosing cancer are provided. Accordingly there is provided a method of diagnosing cancer in a subject, the method comprising determining a level of urea and/or a pyrimidine synthesis metabolite in a biological sample of the subject, wherein a level of urea below a predetermined threshold; and/or a said level of pyrimidine synthesis metabolite above a predetermined threshold; is indicative of cancer. Also provided are methods of prognosing and treating cancer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150126 | ASSAY FOR QUANTIFYING POLYPHOSPHATES - Provided herein are compositions and methods for quantifying polyphosphates. In particular, provided herein are solution and substrate based assays for quantifying polyphosphates in complex samples. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150127 | BIOPSY METHODS AND DEVICES - Disclosed are methods for detecting remnant cancer cells in a tissue sample. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150128 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING CYSTEINE - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for determining the absolute configuration of D/L-cysteine and/or the enantiomeric composition of cysteine and/or the concentration of total cysteine in a sample. Uses of the composition and method are also described. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150129 | Lysine Monomethylated Derivative and Corresponding Antibody and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to artificially synthesized modified mono-methylated lysines and modified mono-methylated lysine derivatized polypeptides. The present invention also relates to production of a completely new antibody by using this modified mono-methylated lysine and modified mono-methylated lysine derivatized polypeptide as an antigen, this antibody can be used in recognizing and enriching the modified polypeptide after the lysine mono-methylated polypeptide being derivatized in vitro. By using this antibody, it is capable of detecting whether a mono-methylation modification is present in amino acids on the polypeptide sequence, the present invention also relates to a preparation method of said antibody. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method for identifying and quantifying the lysine mono-methylated modified substrate in cell or tissue; more specifically, it belongs to identifying and quantifying the lysine mono-methylated modified substrate in cell or tissue by using proteomics approach of affinity enrichment for specific antibody and mass spectrometry. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150130 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING TUBERCULOSIS - Immobilising isolated mycolic acid antigens of tuberculous mycobacterial origin or a synthetic analogue thereof on a screen-printed electrode by binding of the antigens to a self-assembled monolayer comprising a thiolated hydrophobic substance to produce immobilized mycolic acids antigens in the form of a mycolic acid antigen-containing self-assembled monolayer coating on a surface of the electrode | 2020-05-14 |
20200150131 | DIAGNOSTIC ADVANCED GLYCATION END-PRODUCT ANTIBODIES - A method of diagnosing a disease, disorder or pathological condition associated with cellular senescence in a patient comprises obtaining a sample from the patient; measuring the number of cells that exhibit cell-surface AGEs in the sample; and diagnosing the patient with a disease, disorder or pathological condition associated with cellular senescence when the number of cells that exhibit cell-surface AGEs in the sample is greater than the number of cells that exhibit cell-surface AGEs in a control. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150132 | BIOMARKERS OF RENAL INJURY - This invention is related to the field of the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. The treatment of kidney disease may be tailored depending upon the need for, or expectation of, long-term dialysis. For example, prediction of long-term dialysis treatment can be determined by monitoring urine biomarkers related to the development of chronic kidney disease. For example, a normalized time course of approximately fourteen Days measuring hyaluronic acid, death receptor 5, and/or transforming growth factor β1 can be used to establish the risk of recovery versus non-recovery in patient's having suffered an acute kidney injury. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150133 | BIOMARKER FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - An object of the present invention is to provide a marker useful for early diagnosis and differentiation of Alzheimer's disease, and use thereof. An Alzheimer's disease biomarker composed of blood flotillin is provided. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150134 | GENE CHIP AND GENE DETECTION DEVICE - This disclosure provides a gene chip comprising a substrate and at least one positioning device fixed on an upper surface of the substrate, wherein the at least one positioning device is provided with a receiving cavity for receiving a bead, the receiving cavity being arranged on a surface of the at least one positioning device facing away from the substrate, and a cross-sectional area of the receiving cavity is gradually decreased in a direction toward the upper surface of the substrate. This disclosure further provides a gene detection device comprising the gene chip. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150135 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To analyze the concentration of an analyte in a sample, the size distribution of a plurality of reaction fields generated by splitting a liquid containing the sample is divided into a plurality of classes. A class used for concentration determination is set based on the number or proportion of the positive reaction fields or the number or proportion of the negative reaction fields in each class. The concentration of the analyte is determined based on data for the set class. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150136 | CAPPING SYSTEM USED FOR SAMPLES BEFORE OCCURRENCE OF BIOLOGICAL THERMAL REACTION, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a capping system used for samples before occurrence of biological thermal reaction, which comprises plurality of reaction tubes, a plurality of suckers, and a plurality of pushing rod. Each of the plurality of reaction tubes comprises an opening end. The plurality of suckers is used to suck a plurality of caps and move the plurality of caps to the opening end of the plurality of reaction tube. The plurality of pushing rob is used to push the plurality of caps into the opening end of the plurality of reaction tube. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150137 | INDICATING A STATUS OF AN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT ON A SCREEN OF THE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT - The present disclosure describes a method, a system, and a computer program product of indicating a status of an analytical instrument on a screen of the analytical instrument. In an embodiment, the method, the system, and the computer program product include receiving data from an analytical instrument monitoring a liquid sample, segmenting the received data into data segments for at least two characteristics of at least one of the instrument, the sample, and an operating environment of the instrument, analyzing each of the data segments for the at least two characteristics, retrieving threshold values for the at least two characteristics from a computer data source, calculating at least one status of at least one of the instrument, the sample, and the operating environment, with respect to the analyzed data segments and the threshold values, and displaying the at least one status on a display of the instrument. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150138 | LABORATORY INSTRUMENT AND INSERTABLE NETWORK INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a laboratory instrument comprising a network interface apparatus ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150139 | Receptacle terminal - A receptacle terminal having a housing, and a first transporting unit which is configured to transport at least a first receptacle rack, which is arranged on a movable platform, within the housing from a first position to a second position, and wherein the first receptacle rack is at the second position within the housing and manually accessible by a user through a first opening in the housing. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150140 | TRANSPORT DEVICE UNIT FOR A LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A transport device unit for a transport device assembled using a plurality of transport device units is presented. The transport device unit comprises a base plate module with a base plate for fixing the transport device unit to a support frame, an actuator module with a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators, where the actuator module is supported by the base plate module, and a driving surface module with a driving surface element, where the driving surface element is arranged above the actuator module covering the actuators and configured to carry sample container carriers. A transport device, a system for at least partially disassembling the transport device, and a laboratory sample distribution system comprising a transport device are also presented. In addition, a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system is also presented. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150141 | IMPROVED SENSING FOR AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL CELL INJECTION - A method of controlling a needle actuator to interact with a cell is provided, the method comprising: providing an actuator comprising a tower, a stage and a needle, wherein the needle is mounted on the stage; applying an electrostatic potential between the tower and the stage to retract the needle; moving the actuator towards the cell; reducing the potential so as to allow the stage and needle to move towards the cell; applying calibration data to detect when the needle has pierced the cell; and reducing the potential further once it has been detected that the needle has pierced the cell. The cell can be a biological cell. The needle can be a micro-needle and the stage can be a micro-stage. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID GENERATION OF DROPLET LIBRARIES - Arrays of droplet-on-demand dispensers are controlled by a row-column addressing scheme that can reduce the number of on-chip address lines, thereby making it feasible to construct large dispenser arrays. Decoders are used to further reduce the number of control lines that select a specific address line. A microfluidic logic controller includes row-select lines, each coupled to dispensers disposed on the same row, and column-select lines, each coupled to dispensers disposed on the same column such that each dispenser is associated with a unique row-column address. A logic circuit can actuate a dispenser only if the logic circuit receives signals from both of the row-select line and the column-select line corresponding to the row-column address of the selected dispenser. Reagents can be dispensed from the dispenser array, thereby allowing for rapid formatting of a reagent library into microfluidic droplets. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150143 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION, ANALYSIS, ISOLATION AND/OR HARVESTING OF BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS - Systems and methods provide for detection and controlled interaction with one or more objects. The system can include an imaging subsystem ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150144 | Method For Automatic Frequency Adaptation Of A Filter In A Closed Loop - A method adapts a resonant frequency of a first filter of a closed control loop to a given frequency. The method includes feeding an output signal of a delta sigma modulator of the closed control loop into a frequency adaptation circuit and determining a first noise spectrum of the output signal in a first frequency band and a second noise spectrum of the output signal in a second frequency band. The first frequency band and the second frequency band are arranged symmetrically with respect to the given frequency. The method includes comparing the first noise spectrum with the second noise spectrum, generating an adaptation signal that causes a frequency adaptation of the resonant frequency if the first noise spectrum differs from the second noise spectrum, and outputting the adaptation signal from the frequency adaptation circuit to a control input of the first filter for adapting the resonant frequency. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150145 | METHOD OF DETERMINING CONVEYOR OVEN BELT SPEED - A system and method is provided for determining a speed of a belt moving along a transport axis in conveyor oven tunnel. The method includes providing a sensor module, capturing signals, processing the signals, and outputting least one speed estimate. The sensor module is disposed upon the moving belt. The sensor module includes a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor. The optical sensors are spaced apart by a distance D along the transport axis. Capturing signals includes capturing first and second signals from the first and second sensors respectively as they are transported along the belt and within the oven tunnel. Processing the signals includes determining a delay ΔT between the signals. The speed estimate is based upon D divided by ΔT. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150146 | IMPROVED SIGNAL TRAVEL TIME FLOW METER - A method for determining a flow speed of a liquid in a fluid conduit is provided. During a signal-generating phase, an impulse signal is applied to a first ultrasonic transducer. A response signal is then received at a second ultrasonic transducer. A measuring signal is later derived from the response signal, wherein the derivation comprises reversing a signal portion with respect to time. During a measurement phase, a liquid moves with respect to the fluid conduit. The measuring signal is then applied to one of the two transducers and a response signal of the measuring signal is measured at the other transducer. A flow speed is derived from the response signal of the measuring signal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150147 | Mechanical Shock Resistant MEMS Accelerometer Arrangement, Associated Method, Apparatus and System - An accelerometer arrangement and method are described for determining accelerations of an inground tool. First and second triaxial accelerometers are supported such that a normal sensing axis of the first triaxial accelerometer is at least generally orthogonal to the normal sensing axis of the second triaxial accelerometer for determining the accelerations along the three orthogonal axes based on a combination of sensing axis outputs from one or both of the triaxial accelerometers. A weaker sensing axis of one triaxial accelerometer can be supported at least approximately normal to a weaker sensing axis of another triaxial accelerometer such that the weaker axes are not used. The triaxial accelerometers can be supported such that one axis of one accelerometer can be redundant with respect to another axis of another accelerometer. One triaxial accelerometer can be mounted on a tilted plane with respect to another triaxial accelerometer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150148 | ID CHIP SOCKET FOR TEST CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, TEST CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ID CHIP SOCKET, AND TEST EQUIPMENT SET INCLUDING TEST CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An ID chip socket according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes: a contactor configured to be fixed to an upper side of the frame; a socket-conductive part penetrating the contactor in a vertical direction and configured to enable electrical connection in the vertical direction; an ID chip fixed to an upper side of the socket-conductive part and electrically connected to the socket-conductive part; and a cover configured to cover an upper surface of the ID chip and to be fixed to at least one of the contactor and the frame. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150149 | TESTING INTERPOSER METHOD AND APPARATUS - The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving silicon interposers to include test circuitry for testing stacked die mounted on the interposer. The improvement allows for the stacked die to be selectively tested by an external tester or by the test circuitry included in the interposer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150150 | FLEXIBLE SENSOR AND MEASURING APPARATUS - A flexible sensor configured to detect a physical amount of a measurement target in a state surrounding the measurement target includes a sensor cable configured to detect the physical amount of the measurement target and a holding portion on which a base end portion of the sensor cable is mounted, the holding portion having a groove portion in which a distal end portion of the sensor cable is fitted from a side surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150151 | MULTI-USE TEST LEAD - A test lead for an electrical meter is provided. The test lead comprises a flexible elongate member comprising a current sensing coil at least partially disposed about a flexible core along the length of the member. A first connector is disposed at one end of the member for coupling a respective end of the current sensing coil to a test port of an electrical meter. A second connector is disposed at an opposing end of the member for coupling a respective end of the current sensing coil to an electrically conductive member, to provide an electrical path, via the sensing coil, from the electrically conductive member to the first connector. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150152 | CURRENT SENSOR CHIP WITH MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR - A current sensor chip includes a first magnetic field sensor element and a second magnetic field sensor element respectfully configured to generate a first analog sensor signal and a second analog sensor signal responsive to a magnetic field caused by a primary current passing through an external primary conductor; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the second magnetic field sensor element and configured to generate a digital sensor signal based on the second analog sensor signal; a digital signal processor coupled to the analog-to-digital converter to receive the digital sensor signal and configured to determine, based on the digital sensor signal and calibration parameters stored in a memory, a corresponding current measurement signal, which represents the primary current; and an external output pin coupled to the first magnetic field sensor element to receive the first analog sensor signal or an analog signal derived therefrom by analog signal processing. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150153 | MULTI-STAGE CURRENT MEASUREMENT ARCHITECTURE - A test and measurement instrument includes a current measurement device having an input to accept an electrical current for measurement, an output to pass an output current output from the current measurement device, a sense path through which the electrical current is measured, and an active bypass device to pass an amount of current from the input of the current measurement device to the output of the current measurement device without passing through the sense path. The active bypass device may be tuned to allow the current sense device to operate without bypass within a specific range of target current values. Some current measurement devices may include more than one active bypass circuits, each tuned for a different range of input current values. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150154 | CURRENT DETECTING CIRCUIT OF POWER CONVERTER - The present disclosure discloses a current detecting circuit of a power converter, which includes a transformer including: a magnetic core, a primary winding and a secondary winding, the primary winding and the secondary winding being coupled through the magnetic core, and a combination of the primary winding, the secondary winding and the magnetic core being used to transmit a main power of the power converter, the current detecting circuit includes: an auxiliary winding coupled to the secondary winding, the auxiliary winding and the secondary winding having the same number of turns and their dotted terminals being connected; and an impeder, one end thereof being coupled to the auxiliary winding to form a series branch, which is coupled in parallel to the secondary winding, and a terminal voltage of the impeder after being filtered being proportional to a magnitude of an output current of the power converter. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150155 | ELECTRIC CURRENT SENSOR - The current sensor for the current path includes: the current path; a magnetic detection unit having a magnetic detection element opposed to the current path and converting an alternating-current magnetic field generated from the current path into an electric signal, a signal line and a reference potential line; and a wiring board, on which the magnetic detection unit is mounted, having an insulation base and a wiring with a signal wiring connected to the signal line and a reference potential wiring connected to the reference potential line. A part of the signal wiring and a part of the reference potential wiring are arranged inside the insulation base. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150156 | Rotary Tool Diagnosis System - A rotary tool diagnosis system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first current detector, a second current detector, and a signal processing device. The first current detector detects a current of at least one power line connected to a first electric motor that rotates a rotary tool. The second current detector detects a current of at least one power line connected to a second electric motor that is used for moving the rotary tool. The signal processing device triggers based on a result of processing on an output signal of the second current detector and starts recording of an output signal from the first current detector. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150157 | TRACEABLE CABLES - Traceable cables (e.g., networking cables, power cables, etc.). Some embodiments include a traceable power cable with a battery (e.g., that may be rechargeable from current from an external power source to which the power cable is electrically connected). Some embodiments include a traceable networking cable configured to draw power from power-over-Ethernet (POE) power sourcing equipment (PSE) even if the networking cable is not connected to a separate powered device (PD). | 2020-05-14 |
20200150158 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION - A measurement device providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user on a remote terminal comprising at least one first processor; and at least one first memory including one or more first sequences of instructions to perform the steps of transmitting a GUI displaying a at least one of a first, a second, a third, and a fourth image in response to at least one of a voltage characteristic, a current characteristic, and a load characteristic obtained from the user through the GUI on the remote terminal. Then, the measurement device stores in a memory the at least one of the voltage characteristic, the current characteristic, and the load characteristic. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150159 | ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The anomaly detection device according to an embodiment has a calculator and a determiner. The calculator is configured to calculate a degree of anomaly according to a predictive value that is predicted through machine learning using data acquired from a target device and a measurement value that is actually measured for the target device. The determiner is configured to determine whether a change of the degree of anomaly indicates an anomaly of the target device according to a degree of a change of the degree of anomaly calculated by the calculator within a predetermined time range. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150160 | CURRENT SENSING RECOVERY FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are provided to facilitate current sensing recovery for imaging systems and methods. In one example, a device includes a detector configured to detect electromagnetic radiation and generate a detection signal based on the detected electromagnetic radiation. The device further includes a current sensing circuit configured to provide, based on the detection signal, a first signal. The device further includes a signal generator configured to provide a second signal to adjust a bandwidth associated with the current sensing circuit. The device further includes an imaging integration circuit configured to generate an image of at least a portion of a scene based at least in part on the first signal. Related methods and systems are also provided. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150161 | SYSTEM COMPONENT IN AN IMAGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for determining a use of a system component in an imaging system. The imaging system includes a primary side configured to provide power to the system component and a secondary side including the system component that uses the power provided by the primary side during the image sequence. The method includes determining the use of the system component during an imaging sequence, determining a time averaged power provided by the primary side during the imaging sequence, determining a maximum time averaged power that may be provided by the primary side until a temperature limit is reached on the primary side. Further, whether the time averaged power is smaller than the maximum time averaged power is determined. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150162 | MEASURING POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - Methods for measuring power consumption include providing an assembly with electronic display subassemblies at a housing. The subassemblies each include light sources behind or adjacent to an electronic display layer and electricity consuming components. A simulated electric meter is electrically interposed between a utility electric supply and the electricity consuming components. The simulated electric meter includes a processor, an electronic storage device, and a current sensor. The assembly is operated. Current measurements are taken at the simulated electric meter. The power consumed is determined by multiplying each of the one or more current measurements with a predetermined amount or measurements from a voltage sensor to determine one or more power consumption measures. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150163 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION - A measurement device, such as a power meter or power submeter, may comprise a frame disposed in a housing dividing an interior volume of the housing into a first volume and a second volume. An external power source is connected to the device in the first volume and the frame may serve as an insulative barrier between the first volume and an exterior it and the housing. The device may alternatively, or additional include, an user interface assembly that is configured to mounted in a same orientation regardless of an orientation of the device or housing of a device relative to the external power source. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150164 | AMPLITUDE AND PHASE DETECTION CIRCUIT - In one embodiment, a phase detection circuit includes a current signal input to receive a current signal indicative of a current amplitude of an RF signal and a voltage signal input to receive a voltage signal indicative of a voltage amplitude of the RF signal. A high-pass filter and a low-pass filter are each configured to filter one of (i) the current signal from the current signal input or (ii) the voltage signal from the voltage signal input, wherein the high-pass filter and the low-pass filter collectively cause a substantially 90 degree offset between a phase angle of the current signal and a phase angle of the voltage signal. A phase difference circuit receives the filtered current signal and the filtered voltage signal to determine a phase angle difference between the current signal and the voltage signal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150165 | GATELESS P-N JUNCTION METROLOG - A gateless P-N junction metrolog includes: a junction member including: a p-interface; and an n-interface disposed laterally and adjacent to the p-interface; and a p-n junction disposed at where the p-interface and n-interface contact; a drain electrode disposed on the junction member; a source electrode disposed on the junction member such that the source electrode is spaced apart from and opposing the drain electrode; an n-polymer disposed on the n-interface of the junction member, a p-polymer disposed on the p-interface of the junction member such that the n-polymer is interposed between the p-polymer and the n-interface; a mediation polymer disposed on the p-polymer such that the p-polymer is interposed between the mediation polymer and the junction member; and a mediator disposed in the mediation polymer and that receives electrons from the junction member in forming the p-interface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150166 | MEASURING A LOAD RESISTANCE COUPLED TO A TRANSMISSION LINE - Measurement circuitry is disclosed that is configured to be coupled to a load through a transmission line. A first AC signal having a frequency ω | 2020-05-14 |
20200150167 | Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Dielectric Constant of a Substrate - A system for monitoring dielectric constant of a substrate includes a resonator structure formed on a surface of the substrate. A distal end of a waveguide is coupled to the resonator structure and spaced apart from the resonator structure such that a gap is provided between the distal end of the waveguide and the resonator structure. An excitation energy is coupled to the resonator structure out of the waveguide, and a response energy from the resonator structure is coupled into the waveguide and is detected at a proximal end of the waveguide. A detector detects the response energy received at the proximal end of the waveguide and generates a signal indicative of the detected response energy. A processor is coupled to the detector for receiving the signal indicative of the detected response energy and processing the signal to determine dielectric constant of the substrate. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150168 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR MEASURING ANTENNA - A detection device for measuring an antenna is disclosed, wherein it is provided with a probe seat made of a metal material; a front end of the probe seat is provided with an extending front arm for connecting to a probe; and a rear end of the probe seat is provided with a connector, of which one end is for connecting to a detection instrument and the other end is electrically connected to the probe through the front arm; the detection device is characterized in that an outer surface of the probe seat is covered by a wave absorbent material capable of absorbing reflected waves, thereby when measuring an antenna, the probe seat can absorb reflected waves from the antenna to measure the quality of the antenna pattern. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150169 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR MEASURING ANTENNA - A detection device for measuring an antenna is disclosed, wherein the detection device is provided with a probe seat made of a reflected wave absorbent material; a front end of the probe seat is provided with an extending front arm for connecting to a probe; and a rear end of the probe seat is provided with a connector, of which one end is for connecting to a detection instrument and the other end is electrically connected to the probe through the front arm, thereby when measuring an antenna, the probe seat can absorb reflected waves from the antenna to measure the quality of the antenna pattern. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150170 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OVER-THE-AIR MEASUREMENTS - A measurement system for over-the-air measurements is provided. The measurement system comprises a device under test, at least one antenna, a positioner for positioning the device under test, wherein the positioner comprises at least one rotational axis, and a measurement equipment connected to the at least one antenna. In this context, the at least one rotational axis includes a common interface for different measurement setups. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150171 | CABLE JUNCTION WITH INTEGRATED SPACE CHARGE DETECTOR - This power cable junction ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150172 | DETECTING USER-DRIVEN OPERATING STATES OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES FROM A SINGLE SENSING POINT - An apparatus including a sensing device configured to be coupled to an electrical outlet is provided. The sensing device can include a data acquisition receiver configured to receive electrical noise via the electrical outlet when the sensing device is coupled to the electrical outlet. The electrical outlet can be electrically coupled to an electrical power infrastructure. One or more electrical devices can be coupled to the electrical power infrastructure and can generate at least a portion of the electrical noise on the electrical power infrastructure. The data acquisition receiver can be configured to convert the electrical noise into one or more first data signals. The apparatus also can include a processing module configured to run on a processor of a computational unit. The sensing device can be in communication with the computational unit. The processing module can be further configured to identify each of two or more operating states of each of the one or more electrical devices at least in part using the one or more first data signals. The two or more operating states of each electrical device of the one or more electrical devices can be each different user-driven operating states of the electrical device when the electrical device is in an on-power state. Other embodiments are provided. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150173 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME OUTLIER DETECTION AND PRODUCT RE-BINNING - A method for identifying outlier devices during testing, includes: establishing binning limits for a device being tested based on one or more rules generated from external test results data of tests involving similar devices; receiving test results data in real time for the device being tested while the device is on a device tester; applying the one or more rules to the test results data for the device in real time; determining in real time, based on results of applying the one or more rules to the test results data, whether the device is an outlier with respect to the binning limits; and in response to determining that the device is an outlier, binning the outlier device separately from tested devices having test results data falling within the binning limits. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150174 | CIRCUIT FOR DETECTING DAMAGE TO A PERIPHERAL EDGE ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE - An integrated circuit die has a peripheral edge and a seal ring extending along the peripheral edge and surrounding a functional integrated circuit area. A test logic circuit located within the functional integrated circuit area generates a serial input data signal for application to a first end of a sensing conductive wire line extending around the seal ring between the seal ring and the peripheral edge of the integrated circuit die. Propagation of the serial input data signal along the sensing conductive wire line produces a serial output data signal at a second end of the sensing conductive wire line. The test logic circuit compares data patterns of the serial input data signal and serial output data signal to detect damage at the peripheral edge of the integrated circuit die. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150175 | TESTING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNS CONTAINING MULTIPLE PHASE ROTATORS - Approaches for testing phase rotators are provided. A circuit for testing phase rotators includes a compare element including a first input and a second input, wherein the compare element is configured to compare a first phase of a first signal provided at the first input to a second phase of a second signal provided at the second input. The circuit also includes a first test bus connected to the first input and a second test bus connected to the second input. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150176 | TESTING METHOD AND TESTING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a testing method and a testing system. The testing method is performed by at least one processor and includes the following operations: converting a circuit data of a scan test to a program, in which the program is configured to observe an untested part of a circuitry that is unable to be tested in the scan test; generating a waveform data associated with the untested part; generating a look-up table according to the program and a netlist file, in which the netlist file indicates the circuitry; and testing the untested part of the circuitry according to the waveform data and the look-up table. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150177 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD - Some embodiments are directed to a test apparatus for testing a device. The apparatus includes a test device having a memory for storing data processing instructions and processors configured, when the data processing instructions are executed, to execute test code in order to implement a test operation on the device being tested. The test code defines test patterns and test algorithms to be applied to instruments for testing the device being tested, and is in a first format that is independent of the test interface between the test device and the device being tested. The apparatus also includes an interface controller coupled to the device being tested and configured to convert communications generated by the test device during the execution of the test code into a second format suitable for the test interface, and to convert communications from the device being tested into the first format. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150178 | OPTIMIZATION AND SCHEDULING OF THE HANDLING OF DEVICES IN THE AUTOMATION PROCESS - A system for performing an automated test is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of work orders and a plurality of constraints for scheduling a plurality of tests on a plurality of DUTs using automated test equipment (ATE) available on a production floor, wherein the ATE comprises a plurality of test cells, and wherein each test cell comprises a plurality of testers and an automated handler. The method further comprises developing a test plan to execute the plurality of tests, wherein the test plan is customized in accordance with the information in the plurality of work orders and the plurality of constraints. Finally, the method comprises scheduling the plurality of tests to the plurality of test cells to maximize throughput of the plurality of DUTs. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150179 | MULTIBIT VECTORED SEQUENTIAL WITH SCAN - An apparatus is provided which comprises: a multi-bit quad latch with an internally coupled level sensitive scan circuitry; and a combinational logic coupled to an output of the multi-bit quad latch. Another apparatus is provided which comprises: a plurality of sequential logic circuitries; and a clocking circuitry comprising inverters, wherein the clocking circuitry is shared by the plurality of sequential logic circuitries. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150180 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATION AND ADAPTIVE REGULATION OF CONTROL VOLTAGES IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH BODY BIASING OR BACK-BIASING - An apparatus and a method for generation and adaptive regulation of body bias voltages of an integrated circuit efficiently generates control voltages for active body biasing The apparatus includes a digital circuit, a counter, a control unit and at least one charge pump. The control unit and the digital circuit are connected in a closed control loop, and the digital circuit comprises at least one hardware performance monitor to monitor a timing of a body bias voltage. The control loop is formed by a control path comprising the at least one charge pump, the hardware performance monitor and the control unit. The charge pump is controllably connected to the control unit to adjust the charge pump for generation and adaptive regulation of the body bias voltage according to a timing frequency difference between an output signal of the hardware performance monitor and a reference clock signal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150181 | DETECTION OF PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Methods and systems of detecting chip degradation are described. A processor may execute a test on a device at a first time, where the test includes executable instructions for the device to execute a task under specific conditions relating to a performance attribute. The processor may receive performance data indicating a set of outcomes from the task executed by the device during the test. The processor may determine a first value of a parameter of the performance attribute based on the identified subset. The processor may compare the first value with a second value of the parameter of the performance attribute. The second value is based on an execution of the test on the device at a second time. The processor may determine a degradation status of the device based on the comparison of the first value with the second value. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150182 | VERIFYING OPERATION OF BATTERY CONTACTORS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WITHOUT LOSS OF POWER - A battery control system includes T contactor paths connected in parallel between a battery and a load, where T is an integer greater than one. Each of the T contactor paths includes a first contactor and a second contactor connected in series with the first contactor. Each of the T contactor paths includes at least one of a first voltage sensor configured to sense a first voltage between the first contactor and the second contactor; and a current sensor configured to sense current flowing through the first contactor and the second contactor. A second voltage sensor is configured to sense a second voltage at one end of the T contactor paths. A third voltage sensor is configured to sense a third voltage at an opposite end of the T contactor paths. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150183 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SOC-OCV PROFILE - An apparatus estimating a state of charge (SOC)-open circuit voltage (OCV) profile, including: a storage unit storing: a beginning of life (BOL) positive electrode (PE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and available range (AR), a BOL negative electrode (NE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and AR, and a BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile and total capacity (TC), and a control unit estimating a full-cell SOC-OCV profile at middle of life (MOL), including: an AR determination module for: calculating an MOL full-cell TC while a secondary battery is fully charged/discharged at MOL, and determining the MOL PE and NE ARs so a ratio of the MOL to the BOL full-cell TCs equals a ratio of the MOL to the BOL PE ARs and a ratio of the MOL to the BOL NE ARs, and a profile management module for: estimating, as an MOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile, a differential profile, and updating the BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150184 | PHOTODETECTION SENSOR FOR MONITORING AND FAULT DETECTION - A battery monitoring module may be arranged in such a way as to receive a sensor signal from a light sensor configured to detect light within a battery module. The battery monitoring module may determine, using processing circuitry, a light characteristic within the battery module based on the sensor signal. The battery monitoring module may determine, using processing circuitry, a battery condition of the battery module based on the light characteristic. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150185 | METHOD FOR APPROXIMATING ALGORITHMS FOR FAST CHARGING LI-ION BATTERIES BASED ON ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY MODELS - A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for determining a pseudo-optimal charging algorithm for a specific battery are disclosed. An electrochemical battery model is characterized based on the physical characteristics of a specific battery. An optimal charging profile is determined for the specific battery using the highly accurate electrochemical battery model. A pseudo-optimal charging profile is determined which closely approximates the optimal charging profile. However, the pseudo-optimal charging profile is comprised of simple building blocks which are easily and efficiently implemented in embedded applications having limited computational power/memory. An optimization process is used to determine optimal control parameters for the simple building blocks, trigger conditions and thresholds, and adaptation parameters for adapting the pseudo-optimal charging profile as the battery ages. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150186 | BATTERY POWER ESTIMATING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery power estimating method. The method includes: performing a discharge operation of a battery; detecting, by an impedance component, a plurality of current values generated by the discharge operation of the battery during a time range, wherein the impedance component is coupled to a discharge path of the battery; obtaining a first average current value of the current values; obtaining a value distribution status of the current values; and estimating a remaining power of the battery according to the first average current value, the value distribution status and an initial power of the battery. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150187 | INTEGRATED STANDARD-COMPLIANT DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE - An integrated standard-compliant data acquisition device includes an electrically insulating package including a plurality of conductive leads and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the electrically insulating package and electrically coupled to at least some of the plurality of conductive leads. The IC includes a first multiplexer (MUX), a second MUX, a third MUX, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of registers, a fourth MUX, control logic, and communication circuitry. In operation, a first circuit value under a first condition can be determined and stored, a second circuit value under a second condition can be determined and stored, and the decision as to whether there is a fault condition can be mad by comparing the first circuit value and the second circuit value. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150188 | Method and Device for Testing Adaptor, and Storage Medium - Provided are a method and device for testing an adaptor, and a storage medium. The method is applicable to the device. The method includes the following. A test signal is sent to the adaptor. Detect a first voltage, where the first voltage is outputted in a preset first duration by the adaptor according to the test signal. A working state of the adaptor is determined according to the first voltage. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150189 | Device And Method For Enhancing Accuracy Of Detecting Leakage Current - Disclosed is a device for detecting a leak. The device for detecting a leak may include: an earth voltage measuring unit measuring earth voltage; an ADC unit sampling the measured earth voltage and converting the sampled earth voltage into a digital value; an effective value calculating unit calculating an effective value of the earth voltage converted into the digital value; a Fourier transforming unit performing Fourier transform of the measured earth voltage to calculate voltage for each harmonic component which is an integer multiple of a fundamental frequency—a power frequency of AC commercial power —, based on the effective value of the earth voltage; a content rate calculating unit calculating a voltage content rate of the fundamental frequency to voltage obtained by adding the voltage for each harmonic component based on the voltage for each harmonic component; a harmonic distortion rate calculating unit calculating a total harmonic distortion and a harmonic distortion factor based on the voltage for each harmonic component; a zero-crossing estimating unit estimating a zero-crossing count at which the earth voltage converted into the digital value passes through zero voltage for a predetermined time T | 2020-05-14 |
20200150190 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE CURRENT - An example apparatus to monitor a welding-type system includes: a test signal generator configured to output a test signal to a monitored circuit; and a lock-in amplifier configured to: receive a reference signal based on the test signal; measure a leakage current in the monitored circuit based on the reference signal; and generate an output signal representative of the leakage current. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150191 | ZERO-SEQUENCE PARAMETER MEASUREMENT AND GROUND VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD FOR RESONANT GROUND SYSTEM BASED ON VIRTUAL GROUND PRINCIPLE - The present disclosure provides a zero-sequence parameter measurement and ground voltage control method for a resonant ground system based on a virtual ground principle. The method, based on the virtual ground principle, arbitrarily specifies a point K in a phasor plane in which three-phase voltages are located. A virtual ground control method is used to achieve virtual ground of the point K, and an accurate zero-sequence resonant parameter of a zero-sequence network under an action of the excitation {dot over (U)} | 2020-05-14 |
20200150192 | LINE FAULT SIGNATURE ANALYSIS - In described examples, a time-domain analyzer is arranged to generate an indication of a number of high-frequency events of an electrical monitor signal that includes a fundamental periodic frequency. The high-frequency events include frequencies higher than the fundamental periodic frequency. A frequency-domain analyzer is arranged to generate frequency band information in response to frequencies of the electrical monitor signal that are higher than the fundamental periodic frequency. A fault detector is arranged to monitor the indication of the number of high-frequency events and the generated frequency band information, and to generate a fault flag in response to the monitored indication of the number of high-frequency events and the generated frequency band information. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150193 | Fault Detection Method for Buck Converter Based on Inverse Kalman Filter - The disclosure relates to a fault detection method for a Buck converter based on an inverse Kalman filter, which belongs to the field of fault detection for power converters. The method includes: establishing a hybrid discrete model of a non-ideal Buck converter in Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM); acquiring a state equation and an observation equation of the Buck converter; acquiring the input voltage, the switching state, the inductive current and the output voltage in a working state, and determining the state matrix of the Buck converter; estimating a parameter matrix at time k according to the state matrix, the state equation and the observation equation; determining an estimated value of each component according to the estimated parameter matrix of the Buck converter at time k; and determining whether the Buck converter is faulty or not according to the estimated value of each component. The problems of poor real-time performance and low accuracy of fault diagnosis for the Buck converter at present are solved, and the real-time performance and accuracy of fault detection for the Buck converter are improved. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150194 | SENSORS USING DIGITALLY ASSISTED 1/X ANALOG GAIN COMPENSATION - Magnetic field sensors and sensing methods are provided. A magnetic sensor includes at least one magnetic field sensor element configured to generate an analog input sensor signal in response to a magnetic field; an inverting amplifier arranged on an analog signal path and configured to generate an analog output sensor signal having a gained value with respect to the analog input sensor signal; a switchable compensation capacitor disposed in a negative feedback path of the inverting amplifier, where the switchable compensation capacitor is configured to control a bandwidth of the analog signal path based on configuration information; and a digital controller configured to receive at least one measurement parameter, generate the configuration information based on the at least one measurement parameter, and transmit the configuration information to the switchable compensation capacitor for adjusting the bandwidth of the analog signal path. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150195 | TWO PIN MAGNETIC FIELD DETECTOR - An apparatus includes a magnetic bridge sensor generating an output in response to a sensed magnetic field. An amplification stage processes the output to produce an amplified output signal. A field-effect transistor with a gate receives the amplified output signal, a source node receives a current source and a drain node is connected to the magnetic sensor. A regulator is connected to the magnetic bridge sensor. A first contact is connected to the source node to produce a voltage signal characterizing the sensed magnetic field. A second contact is connected to the magnetic bridge sensor and the regulator. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150196 | COMPACT HANLE EFFECT MAGNETOMETER - A magnetometer that comprises a cell filled with an atomic gas, an optical source and a detector. The source illuminates the cell with a light that has a pump contribution (Fp), that is linearly polarised at least partially and under the effect of which the atoms of the atomic gas undergo an atomic transition, and a probe contribution (Fs), which is linearly polarised and which undergoes variations in polarisation when passing through the cell. The directions of polarisation of the pump contribution and of the probe contribution are collinear orthogonal. The detector takes a differential measurement of the right circular polarisation and of the left circular polarisation of the probe contribution that has passed through the cell. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DATA VISUALIZATION IN THREE OR FOUR DIMENSIONS - A system for displaying and interacting with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data acquired using an MRI system includes an image reconstruction module configured to receive the MRI data and to reconstruct a plurality of images using the MRI data, an image rendering module coupled to the image reconstruction module and configured to generate at least one multidimensional image based on the plurality of images and a user interface device coupled to the image rendering module and located proximate to a workstation of the MRI system. The user interface device is configured to display the at least one multidimensional image in real-time and to facilitate interaction by a user with the multidimensional image in a virtual reality or augmented reality environment. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150198 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires an ambient temperature relating to a magnetic resonance imaging examination and determines an interlock value of a specific absorption rate (SAR) in accordance with the ambient temperature. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150199 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR AN NMR MAS ROTOR IN A PROBE HEAD ("MAS SHUTTLE") - A transport device for transporting an NMR sample to a probe head ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150200 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) COIL USING TRANSMISSION LINES TO ENFORCE PERIODIC CONDITIONS FOR RESONANCE - Embodiments relate to MRI coils and arrays comprising transmission lines to enforce periodic conditions. An example embodiment comprises a MRI RF coil array comprising: a plurality of assemblies, wherein each assembly of the plurality of assemblies comprises: a two-port device of that assembly, wherein the two-port device of that assembly is similar to the two-port device of each other assembly of the plurality of assemblies, and wherein the two-port device of that assembly comprises at least one associated inductor configured to, in a Tx mode, generate at least a portion of a B | 2020-05-14 |
20200150201 | LOCAL COIL WITH INTEGRATED PILOT TONE TRANSMITTER - A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomograph includes a transmitting antenna for emitting a pilot tone, and a receiving antenna for receiving the pilot tone. The local coil also has a decoupling device for decoupling the receiving antenna from the transmitting antenna. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150202 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC FIELD SHIMMING - According to some aspects, a method of producing a permanent magnet shim configured to improve a profile of a B | 2020-05-14 |
20200150203 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET WITH COLD HEAD THERMAL PATH COOLED BY HEAT EXCHANGER - A superconducting magnet includes a liquid helium reservoir ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150204 | LOW-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a low-field magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The low-field magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components configured to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging, the magnetics system comprising, a B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 field for the magnetic resonance imaging system at a low-field strength of less than 0.2 Tesla (T), a plurality of gradient coils configured to, when operated, generate magnetic fields to provide spatial encoding of magnetic resonance signals, and at least one radio frequency coil configured to, when operated, transmit radio frequency signals to a field of view of the magnetic resonance imaging system and to respond to magnetic resonance signals emitted from the field of view, a power system comprising one or more power components configured to provide power to the magnetics system to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system to perform image acquisition, and a power connection configured to connect to a single-phase outlet to receive mains electricity and deliver the mains electricity to the power system to provide power needed to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system. According to some aspects, the power system operates the low-field magnetic resonance imaging system using an average of less than 1.6 kilowatts during image acquisition. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150205 | LOCAL ACTIVE GRADIENT SHIELDING - Some implementations provide a system that includes: a main magnet including a bore and configured to generate a substantially uniform magnetic field in the bore; one or more gradient coils configured to perturb the substantially uniform magnetic field in the bore, wherein perturbing the substantially uniform magnetic field results in a first varying magnetic field outside of the bore; and one or more shielding units located outside of the bore and configured to generate a second varying magnetic field configured to attenuate the first varying magnetic field outside of the bore. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150206 | MR IMAGING USING A STACK OF STARS ACQUISITION WITH VARIABLE CONTRAST - The invention relates to a method of MR imaging of an object. It is an object of the invention to enable MR imaging using the stack-of-stars acquisition scheme with an enhanced control of the contrast of the reconstructed MR image. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: a) generating MR signals by subjecting the object ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200150208 | METHODS FOR OPTIMAL GRADIENT DESIGN AND FAST GENERIC WAVEFORM SWITCHING - This disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for sequencing magnetic resonance imaging waveforms using a multistage sequencing hardware. The method comprises creating, with the aid of a computer processor, an active memory region that includes waveforms and schedules being played, and creating one or more buffer memory regions that contain waveforms and schedules not currently being played. Next, the waveforms and schedules in the one or more buffer memory regions may be updated while waveforms may be played in the active memory region. Upon completion of the waveform playback in the active memory region, the active and buffer memory regions may be swapped so that the former buffer memory region becomes the active memory region, and the former active memory region becomes the buffer memory region. The method may be repeated as needed until the imaging process is completed or otherwise halted. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150209 | LIDAR System with Non-Uniform Sensitivity Response - A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes a light detector having a first scanning mirror and a light sensor aligned with the first scanning mirror. The first scanning mirror is configured to rotate about a first axis and to reflect incident light pulses toward the light sensor at different angles of rotation with respect to the first axis. The light sensor is configured to detect reflected light pulses from the first scanning mirror over a range of the angles of rotation. An input area of the light detector has a non-uniform sensitivity response along a first direction. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150210 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF A DEVICE BASED ON SOUND - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for determining a refined position of a mobile device. The method comprises determining an initial position of the mobile device and determining a segment of a road associated with the initial position of the mobile device. The method further comprises determining a candidate pattern in sound data recorded via a plurality of microphone sensors of the mobile device. The method further comprises determining the refined position of the mobile device based on the initial position of the mobile device, the candidate pattern and the determined segment of the road. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150211 | LOCATION DETECTION USING A SINGLE BEACON - Disclosed is a method of location identification using a single beacon. The method comprises determining a first distance between a beacon and a first sensor, where the first sensor is embedded in a mobile device. It also includes determining a second distance between the beacon and a second sensor, where the second sensor is embedded in the mobile device. The method also includes defining a vector, where the vector has a magnitude equal to the distance between the first and second sensor, and a direction pointing from the first sensor to the second sensor. The method further includes calculating a plurality of potential locations. The method then determines the actual location. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150212 | LOCATION DETECTION USING A SINGLE BEACON - Disclosed is a method of location identification using a single beacon. The method comprises determining a first distance between a beacon and a first sensor, where the first sensor is embedded in a mobile device. It also includes determining a second distance between the beacon and a second sensor, where the second sensor is embedded in the mobile device. The method also includes defining a vector, where the vector has a magnitude equal to the distance between the first and second sensor, and a direction pointing from the first sensor to the second sensor. The method further includes calculating a plurality of potential locations. The method then determines the actual location. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING BEACONS - Systems and methods are described for determining positions of indoor localization beacons without requiring a physical site survey. In a coarse positioning method, a mobile node receives beacon signals that identify rooms (such as stores in a shopping mall) in which the beacons are located. The mobile node obtains floor plan information relating to the building and estimates beacon locations based on the floor plan and beacon signal strength. The estimated beacon locations may be arranged in a predetermined geometric pattern based on the number of beacons in a room. In a fine positioning method, a mobile node recognizes its proximity to a beacon and responsively measures the distance to other beacons. Estimated beacon positions may be used to estimate the location of the mobile node using trilateration or other techniques. | 2020-05-14 |
20200150214 | System And Method For Determining The Position Of An Aircraft - A system for determining the position of an aircraft comprises an emitter arranged at the aircraft for emitting a signal, at least two receivers arranged at different locations for receiving the signal emitted by the emitter, and an evaluation device which is designed to determine an aircraft position based on the known positions of the receivers at the time of the reception of the signal and on a characteristic of the signal emitted by the emitter and received by the receivers. The invention proposes that at least one of the receivers is located above the aircraft, and that the evaluation means is designed to determine a vertical position of the aircraft from the signal received by the receivers and the known positions of the receivers. | 2020-05-14 |