| 22nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20110127336 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A wireless IC device which functions as a non-contact RFID system even when the wireless IC device is attached to an article containing metal, water, salt or the like, without hindering reduction in size and thickness, and a method for manufacturing the same are obtained. The wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip arranged to process a predetermined wireless signal, a feed circuit board on which the wireless IC chip is mounted, a loop-shaped electrode that is coupled to the wireless IC chip via the feed circuit board, and a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate that are coupled to the loop-shaped electrode. The loop-shaped electrode is sandwiched between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate and is arranged such that the loop surface thereof is perpendicular to or tilted with respect to the first and the second electrode plates. At least the first electrode plate out of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate is used for transmission and reception of the wireless signal. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127337 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A wireless IC device that is miniaturized, allows simple and low-cost mounting of a wireless IC, and eliminates the possibility of damage occurring to the wireless IC due to static electricity, and an electronic apparatus equipped with the wireless IC device, includes a wireless IC chip that processes transmission and reception signals, and a feeder circuit substrate that includes a resonant circuit having an inductance element. Feeder electrodes are provided on a surface of the feeder circuit substrate and are electromagnetically coupled to the resonant circuit. The feeder electrodes and are electromagnetically coupled to radiation plates and provided for a printed wiring board. The wireless IC chip is activated by a signal received by the radiation plates and a response signal from the wireless IC chip is radiated outward from the radiation plates. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127338 | RECTIFIER CIRCUIT, POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a rectifier circuit that can suppress deterioration or dielectric breakdown of a semiconductor element due to excessive current. A rectifier circuit of the present invention includes at least a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a diode which are sequentially connected in series in a path which connects an input terminal and one of two output terminals, and a transistor. The second capacitor is connected between one of a source region and a drain region and a gate electrode of the transistor. Further, the other one of the source region and the drain region and the other one of two output terminals are connected each other. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127339 | Thermostatic Mixing Valve - The invention provides a thermostatic mixing valve for use within a water discharge fixture. The mixing valve comprises a cover defining an interior region, a stationary lower disk residing within the interior region, and a moveable upper disk. The lower and upper disks each have a central opening and at least one peripheral groove, wherein the grooves are alignable to form a peripheral water outlet. The mixing valve also includes a spindle assembly extending through the cover region and operably connected to the upper disk to enable alignment of the grooves and formation of the water outlet. A pressure relief cavity is formed between the spindle assembly and the cover, and wherein water flows through an opening in the spindle assembly and into the relief cavity. In order to reduce friction during operation of the valve, the water in the pressure relief cavity applies downward pressure to the spindle assembly which counter-balances upward pressure applied to the spindle assembly by water flowing through the lower and upper disks. The mixing valve further includes a slide bolt and a mixer, wherein depending upon the selected discharge water temperature, water from the cold and hot water cavities flows through the slide bolt into the mixer for subsequent discharge through the fixture. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127340 | Occupancy-based demand controlled ventilation system - In a demand control ventilation (DCV) system, ID codes of tags worn by occupants are detected in each room by a tag detector and wirelessly communicated to a zonal occupancy compiler. The zonal occupancy count arrived at by the compiler is transmitted to a DCV microprocessor, which interfaces with the ventilation controller of the building's HVAC system and sets the zonal ventilation rate based on the occupancy count and applicable ASHRAE standards. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127341 | AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLLER - An air conditioner controller that can select a temperature sensor to be detected from a plurality of temperature sensors in accordance with at least one of time, date, and day set in a scheduled operation is obtained. A schedule storage portion that stores setting information of the scheduled operation and a control portion that controls an operation of an air conditioner on the basis of the setting information of the scheduled operation are provided, and as the setting information of the scheduled operation, selection information on the selected temperature sensor to be detected and operation setting information including at least information on temperature setting are stored, and the plurality of air conditioners are controlled based on the temperature information of the temperature sensor selected on the basis of the selection information and the information on the temperature setting of the operation setting information. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127342 | NANO TIMER CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention provides a pressure controlled device and a system for managing the heating time of a pressure controlled device. The system includes a sensing device that allows the timing of a heating period for the pressure controlled device based on temperature and/or pressure values sensed inside the pressure controlled device. A RFID tag is coupled to the sensing device and is operable for generating timing information. The sensing device and the RFID tag are powered by a nano electromechanical (NEM) device that is operable by a source of pressurized air. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127343 | Wirelessly controlled heating system - The system includes a boiler, and multiple radiators connected to the boiler via a network of pipes. It includes a central processor for monitoring and control, air vent controllers that control the flow of steam through the radiators and a boiler control which turns the boiler on and off. The radiators are divided into groups. The central controller communicates with the air vent controllers to determine the conditions in the various groups. Based at least in part on the conditions, central controller may determine that the group requires heat. If heat is required and other parameters agree, central processor determines the state of the boiler. If off, the boiler is instructed to turn on and the air vent controllers in the group are instructed to open. Each air vent controller in that heat zone will then open allowing air to flow through the radiator and heat to be provided. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127344 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR SMALL FIELDS - An irrigation system and method for irrigating a field including a plurality of towers linked together by at least one rotatable torque tube. Each of the towers may comprise a frame, one or more wheels on which the frame may travel, a rotatable reel, and a line configured to be spooled onto the reel. A motor may be configured to rotate the torque tube, which may in turn actuate each of the reels to rotate simultaneously. One end of each of the lines may be anchored at a first location and the towers may be located at a second location. Rotation of the reels spools the lines onto the reels and thereby actuates the towers to travel from the second location to the first location. The irrigation system also comprises hoses to link one or more fluid-emitting devices positioned on each of the towers with a water source. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127345 | SPRAYER FOR AT LEAST ONE FLUID - One exemplary embodiment can be a sprayer for distributing at least one fluid in a vessel. The sprayer can include a first member having a first surface and a second surface forming at least one aperture there-through. Generally, the at least one aperture is skewed with respect to a substantially vertical axis passing through a center of the first member for distributing the at least one fluid in the vessel. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127346 | Co-creative Learning and Research Method and Apparatus - A method is claimed to provide experiential nonlocal real time interaction between or among a participant or participants, observer or observers, participant-observer or participant-observers, and phenomenon or phenomena by means of presentation of sensory information or semantic mapping, by direct observation or using sensory or semantic representation for example by imaging methods or technology including without limitation, image projection over a distance, e.g., by internet, television or telepathy, so arranged as to permit and facilitate rapid or real time ‘simultaneous’ or prescient attention to the phenomenon and interaction with it, so as to facilitate contemporaneous, or time-delay, or time-advance “feedback” active input to the phenomenon or the phenomenon presentation system, in some sense constituting thereby an entraining and entrained system being modulated by the attention and energetic or related state and interaction or resonance with the phenomenon, of the participant-observer(s), and furthermore their resonance or interaction, whether attentively or consciously intended or consciously or not, with one another and collectively. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127347 | IMPROVED MIST GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An improved apparatus for generating a mist is provided. The apparatus has at least one working fluid supply conduit ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127348 | OXYGEN BLOWING LANCE WITH PROTECTION ELEMENT - An oxygen blowing lance for steel production, the lance having a protection element. The end of a main oxygen tube at the lance head has a cover shell with outlets. An oxygen outlet nozzle is removably and exchangeably fastened to each outlet. The protection element is provided removably and exchangeably at the lance head end of the oxygen blowing lance. An intermediate space is present between the lance head end of the oxygen blowing lance and the protection element. Penetrations are provided in the protection element, the oxygen outlet nozzles passing through the penetrations from the shell outward, and a gap remains between the oxygen outlet nozzle and the protection element. A protective gas line feeds into the intermediate space between the lance head end of the oxygen blowing lance and the protection element. A method for operating the oxygen blowing lance is also described. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127349 | MULTI-PERSON STRAW FOR SHARING/TASTING BEVERAGES - The design of a beverage sharing/tasting straw with one dipping end and plurality of independent suction ends, each differentiable from the other through a combination of one or more of color, size, unique sleeve, logo, material, design and the like to enable multiple people to share/taste the same beverage without risk of transmitting virus, bacteria or other germs, either for one-time consumption or during re-use. The length of the straw dimensions of the suction ends and distance between suction ends can be customized for a specific number of people, ages and seating configurations (e.g. sharing for 2 kids seated next to each other). In one particular embodiment of this design, the beverage sharing/tasting straw end attachment can be adapted to fit over any currently available standard straw thereby converting a traditional single person straw to a multi-person sharing/tasting straw. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127350 | Compression sprayer with pressure indicator - A new compression sprayer use a pop-up pressure gauge that has a transition piece that fits in a port on the tank. Threads on the transition piece hold it in place. The plunger cap that moves within the central passage is connected to a post, and is biased proximally by a spring that surrounds the post. The spring is held in place by a cover that is connected to the transition piece by interaction between a lock and a locking face. The distal end of the post serves as a pressure indicator, and may have a lateral lower surface that seats against the cap when the plunger cap is in a proximal position. One version of the plunger cap has a rigid proximal face that is integrally molded with the post, and has an o-ring that seals against the passage. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127351 | DEVICE FOR SPRAY - The present invention relates to a device for spraying snow treatment material on the road. The device comprises dispensing means for supplying a snow treatment material; a container for loading the snow treatment material supplied from the means for supplying the material and having at least one outlet of the snow treatment material; spreading means for spreading the snow treatment material discharged from the outlets of the container; and a shutter member for selectively shutting off or opening the outlet. The device can easily carry the material as unset, and control the discharging volume and direction of the material. Further, the present invention enhances the treatment of snow by varying the ratio of mixture of the materials according to the road conditions. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127352 | NOZZLE FOR A TURBOMACHINE TURBINE - A turbine nozzle for a turbomachine, including inner and outer annular platforms connected together by vanes, the inner platform carrying annular elements of abradable material co-operating with annular wipers of a rotor of the turbomachine to form a labyrinth seal, these elements of abradable material being carried by annular sheet-metal sectors of substantially L-, S-, or C-shaped section that are fastened by brazing or welding at their outer peripheries to the inner platform and at their inner peripheries to the elements of abradable material. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127353 | AIRCRAFT NACELLE THAT INCORPORATES A THRUST REVERSAL DEVICE - An aircraft nacelle in which a power plant with an outside surface ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127354 | DEVICE FOR FOAMING AND DELIVERY OF LIQUIDS - A device is provided for foaming and delivery of liquids and includes a housing in which a fluid reservoir having the liquids to be foamed is provided, a propellant reservoir for delivery of a propellant, and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the foamed liquids. A first part of the propellant can be transported out of the propellant reservoir through a first conduit to the fluid reservoir such that the liquid to be foamed can be conveyed out of the fluid reservoir and introduced into a mixing unit, wherein a second part of the propellant can be introduced directly out of the propellant reservoir into the mixing unit through a second conduit. The liquids conveyed out of the fluid reservoir into the mixing device by the propellant can be foamed. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127355 | Burner | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127356 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE FOR UPPER AND LOWER HOUSINGS OF WATER SPRAY GUN - An assembling structure for upper and lower housings of a water spray gun, wherein the water spray gun includes a body having the upper and the lower housing, and the assembling structure of upper and lower housings comprises the body including a bore and first and second locking holes, the upper housing includes a first engaging orifice correspond to the bore, a first bolt is used to screw the bore and the first engaging orifice to lock the upper housing to the body, the lower housing includes a second engaging orifice in response to a second locking hole of the body, a second bolt is used to screw the second engaging orifice and the second locking hole to lock the lower housing to the body, thereby assembling the upper and the lower housings together and fixing the first and the second bolts in the upper and the lower housings. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127357 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE FOR CONTROLLING AN INJECTOR OR FOR REGULATING PRESSURE OF A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL ACCUMULATOR - Electromagnetic valve, particularly for controlling a fuel injector or for regulating the pressure of a high-pressure fuel accumulator, comprising a casing ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127358 | Anti-piracy system and method - An anti-piracy system for a vessel produces a non-lethal all of water along the side of the vessel to wash away a pirate. A cylindrical cap has a top, a bottom edge, a hollow interior, and an outside surface. A slit is defined within the outside surface forming a partial opening within the cap from the interior to the outside surface. A threaded hose fitting is formed within the interior, wherein the cap can be secured to a fire suppression node on the vessel with the downward face positioned over a side of the vessel for forcibly dispersing water through the slit downward over the side of the vessel. The cap is positioned near the deck of the vessel, just over the side of the vessel such that upon activation of the tire suppression system the water is directed downward over the side of the vessel. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127359 | Roller Mill For Grinding Particulate Material - A roller mill for grinding particulate material such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials includes a mill housing, a substantially horizontal and stationary grinding table, and a number of rollers each rotating about a roller shaft which is connected to a rotatable vertical shaft centrally positioned relative to the stationary grinding table. The rollers are configured for interactive operation with the grinding table. The grinding table is stationary. The roller mill also includes at least one first device utilized for introducing gases into the mill housing and at least one second device for continuously diverting ground material suspended in gases out of the mill housing. As a consequence hereof, the process for the roller mill with a stationary grinding table will be continuous and the diameter of the grinding table will not be subject to limitations. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127360 | Roller Mill With Gas Duct - A roller mill for grinding particulate material such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials comprises a mill housing surrounding a substantially horizontal grinding table, a number of rollers each rotating about a roller shaft and configured for interactive operation with the grinding table and at least one mechanism or device for introducing gases into the mill housing. The at least one mechanism or device for introducing gases into the mill housing comprises an annular duct having openings in a wall facing the grinding table and being located around the outer circumference of the grinding table. As a consequence hereof, a significant reduction of the pressure loss in a roller mill and thus a significant reduction of energy consumption will be ensured. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127361 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING UNVULCANIZED RUBBERIZED STEEL CORD MATERIAL FOR TIRES - A method separates a rubber material and a steel chord material in tires, tire blanks and carcasses from one another in a simple manner. In the method, rubberized steel chord is fed to a separating device. Then a powdered separating material is fed to the separating device. The steel chord and the rubber are separated by way of interactions between rotating tools and the separating material in the separating device. The separated rubber particles are encapsulated by the separating material. The rubber particles are discharged from an opening in the separating device. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127362 | PET BOTTLE RECYCLING - A method for reprocessing used PET bottles having the step of shredding the bottles to form plastic flakes, sorting the plastic flakes according to at least one criterion into at least two partial quantities, and performing an individual processing treatment including a decontamination treatment. The device permits performing the method whereby it is possible to separate the plastic flakes produced from the threaded part of a PET bottle, these flakes being more difficult to purify, from the lighter plastic flakes from the wall of the bottle, which have a thin wall and are easier to purify, and treating them further in separate reprocessing steps. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127363 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device comprising a spool and a locking unit having a locking unit main body having a rotational acceleration detecting unit, wherein the rotational acceleration detecting unit comprises a second rotating body; a rotation transmission member provided at the second rotating body; an inertial mass body having a pressing portion and provided at the second rotating body; a biasing means provided at the second rotating body; and a retaining portion provided at the second rotating body to pinch the rotation transmission member together with the inertial mass body biased by the biasing means, thereby retaining the rotation transmission member in a state in which the rotation transmission member does not engage with the first rotating body, and to release retention of the rotation transmission member when relative rotation is produced between the second rotating body and the inertial mass body. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127364 | MOBILE CREEL - A mobile creel for organizing yarn packages and directing yarn is disclosed. In one aspect, the mobile creel has a plurality of support frames and an upright creel docking post. The front portion of the base of each support frame can be configured for engagement with the lower portion of the upright creel docking post. The creel docking post can simultaneously engage one, two, three, or four support frames. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127365 | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT (IMU) MULTI-POINT THERMAL CONTROL - A thermally controlled gas bearing supported inertial measurement unit (IMU) system is provided. The system comprises a sensor assembly enclosing one or more sensors and a plurality of heating elements, wherein each of the plurality of heating elements is proximal to the sensor assembly. The system also comprises a plurality of temperature sensors configured to determine a temperature of a region of the sensor assembly and a control unit configured to adjust a temperature of at least one of the plurality of heating elements based on feedback from the at least one temperature sensor. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127366 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANEUVERING AIRCRAFTS ON THE GROUND - The invention relates to an automatic system for maneuvering aircraft on the ground, based on driverless towing vehicles, (hereafter AGTV's), which can independently hold the undercarriage of the aircraft. In said system the AGTVs pull the aircraft from transfer areas on the taxiways of the runways to the stand and vice versa, allowing the propulsion systems of the aircraft to remain switched off during the taxiing process. The driverless AGTVs receive their driving jobs from a computer-aided guidance and management system which controls the AGTV fleet in a collision- and conflict-free manner. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127367 | FAN COWL SUPPORT FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE - A fan cowl support for an aircraft having an engine pylon, an engine fan case and an engine fan cowl. The fan cowl support includes a support having a forward end connected to the engine fan case and an aft end connected to the engine pylon. At least a portion of the engine fan cowl is connected to the support. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127368 | SINGLE PLANE MOUNT SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A mounting system for a gas turbine engine assembly includes a plurality of mounting links attached the gas turbine engine along a single plane transverse to the engine centerline for separating the loads from the core engine. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127369 | FAN COWL SUPPORT CRADLE MOUNTED ON THE ATTACHMENT PYLON AND ON THE AIR INLET OF THE NACELLE - An engine unit for an aircraft including an engine, a device for hooking the engine, and a nacelle surrounding the engine and provided with fan cowls, the device for hooking including a rigid structure and a front aerodynamic structure whereon the fan cowls are articulated, the front aerodynamic structure including a cradle with a rear mechanism of hooking mounted on the rigid structure. The cradle also includes a front mechanism of hooking mounted on an air inlet of the nacelle. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127370 | FAN COWL SUPPORT FOR A TURBO FAN ENGINE - A fan cowl support for an aircraft having an engine pylon, an engine fan case and an engine fan cowl. The fan cowl support includes a support having a forward end connected to the engine fan case and an aft end connected to the engine pylon with a spherical connector. At least a portion of the engine fan cowl is connected to the support. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127371 | ENGINE MOUNT OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT - An engine mount of an aircraft and an aircraft are provided, which can reduce a size of an engine mount and can effectively use a space in an engine nacelle even in an engine with a high bypass ratio. An engine core section | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127372 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT AUXILIARY POWER UNITS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Systems and methods for operating aircraft power systems are disclosed. A power system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an aircraft auxiliary power unit and a controller coupled to the aircraft auxiliary power unit, with the controller being configured to automatically stop the auxiliary power unit while the auxiliary power unit is functioning normally. The controller can also be configured to automatically start the auxiliary power unit in-flight when power supplied or expected to be supplied to a subsystem of the aircraft has a non-zero value at or below a threshold value. The controller may also be configured to start the auxiliary power unit when a load or expected load on the subsystem meets or exceeds a threshold value. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127373 | Autophagous multifunction structure-power system - A vehicle including at least one bladder for containing a fuel as liquid and gas at a predetermined pressure, with a bladder outlet arranged to releasing fuel from the bladder and to maintain the fuel in the bladder at the predetermined pressure, the fuel provides thrust to the vehicle upon combustion, the fuel-filled bladder providing initial structural integrity of the vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the vehicle is an unmanned anal vehicle. A combustion chamber and thermoelectric conversion module can generate electricity for a propellor and battery from the fuel supply. Internal vapor pressure is maintained until the fuel bladder is empty. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127374 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MINIMIZING FLOW DISTURBANCES IN AIRCRAFT PROPELLER BLADES CAUSED BY UPSTREAM PYLONS - Methods for minimizing the effects of pylori induced disturbances of the airflow at the propeller blades ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127375 | Method for monitoring a no-back device of an adjustable horizontal trim actuator, corresponding system and aircraft - The present invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring of an actuator equipped with a no-back device or no-back brake and in particular an adjustable horizontal trim actuator provided in aircraft. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127376 | SYSTEM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR OF AN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COMPARTMENT - The invention concerns a system for opening and closing a door ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127377 | TAIL SKID FOR PROTECTING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT, AN AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SUCH A TAIL SKID, AND AN ANTI-OVERTURNING METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY SAID TAIL SKID - The present invention relates to a tail skid ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127378 | LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127379 | Modular Device Holder - The invention relates to a device holder for mounting devices in a vehicle. Said device holder comprises at least one external rack and at least one internal rack. The at least one external rack can be mounted on the vehicle structure and has a storage space that is designed to introduce and releasably attach the at least one internal rack. The internal rack has means for forming at least one compartment that has a variable size in order to introduce and mount at least one device. The device holder according to the invention can be particularly well adjusted to the devices that are to be integrated into the vehicle, can optimally utilize the available space, and can be equipped with user-specific devices in standard racks. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127380 | ADVANCED AIRCRAFT COCKPIT - An aircraft cockpit that includes comfort and/or security adjustable equipment in which the adjustments are controlled by an adjustment management system so that, by the unique selection of a position desired by the pilot from at least two positions, the adjustment of each of the aforementioned members is modified from a current value to a predetermined value characteristic of the selected position and depending on the pilot. The data characteristic of the members adjustments controlled by the adjustment management system and depending on the pilot are stored in a mobile medium and read by a means for recognizing the aforementioned management system. The adjustments controlled by the adjustment management system can relate to piloting seats, piloting rudder bars, piloting armrests, individual aeration systems and individual lighting systems. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127381 | HARNESS WITH ADJUSTABLE BACK STRAP - A maintaining equipment with variable length side transverse strap segments in with the one side fastening strap, includes two pairs of saddle straps connected via saddle straps, to either the back transverse strap, back straps crossing the container backrest, or extension of the side transverse straps. The latter extends into a side fastening strap. A loop at a location locatable from the waist to the leg straps is run through by the side fastening strap or the side transverse strap. Strap tightening can occur at hooking or thereafter, allowing adjustment of the side transverse strap and the side fastening strap to maintain the container on the solo skydiver's back or maintain the passenger to the tandem pilot during freefall. Unlocking and/or loosening after canopy deployment elongates the side transverse strap with shortening of the side fastening strap allowing backward movement of the lower back and progression of the leg straps. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127382 | Sky/space elevators - Sky/Space elevators structure comprises circle cylindrical structure provide multi floor Section levels. major center structure of center elevator provide transportations from Bottom cockpit levels to top cockpit floor levels. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127383 | ACTIVE WINGLET - An active winglet includes a body portion substantially parallel to a wing of an aircraft, as if it were an extension of the wing, and an angled portion that projects at an upward angle from the body portion. The body portion is attachable to an aircraft wing and includes a controllable airflow modification device coupled thereto. By virtue of having a controllable airflow modification device, the winglet is capable of adjusting a control surface of the controllable airflow modification device in response to in-flight conditions, to reduce wing loads, increase range, and increase efficiency. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127384 | Flying vehicle - An aircraft includes a fuselage and takeoff and landing wings that are extended at takeoff and landing and serve as the main aerodynamic elements producing the lift. The takeoff and landing wings are in a retracted position in cruising flight to attain a minimum possible drag coefficient of the aircraft and, as a result, reduce fuel requirements in the cruising configuration significantly. When retracted, the takeoff and landing wings are integrated compactly into the fuselage surface. The retracted takeoff and landing wings are fixed in position by retracted position locks of the fuselage. A takeoff and landing wing has a turbine blade profile in cross-section. A takeoff and landing wing has longitudinal rows of slots simulating the operation of a slat and a two-slot flap. The slots are closed with shutters on the outer side of the wing. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127385 | TRAILING EDGE FLAP - A trailing edge flap arrangement for an aircraft wing, comprising an array of flap elements moveable collectively between a retracted and an extended position, wherein at least the leading flap element is rotatable about its axis independently of the collective array movement. Also, a method of operating the trailing edge flap arrangement, comprising collectively moving the array of flap elements between a retracted and an extended position, and rotating at least the leading flap element about its axis independently of the collective array movement. The flap arrangement can be deployed as a single slotted flap which can be vented to further improve lift performance. The flap arrangement can also be operated to provide variable camber across the performance envelope. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127386 | TRAILING EDGE FLAP - A single slotted trailing edge flap arrangement for an aircraft wing, comprising a main flap element and an auxiliary flap element sealed to and supported by the main flap element for movement between a retracted and an extended position relative to the main flap element so as to vary the planform area of the flap. The auxiliary flap element remains sealed to the main flap element when in its extended position, and movement of the auxiliary flap element relative to the main flap element is solely translational. The auxiliary flap element may be translationally deployed from the main flap element by sliding the auxiliary flap element out from the underside of the main flap element. Also, a method of operating the flap arrangement. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127387 | TRAILING EDGE FLAP - A trailing edge flap arrangement for an aircraft wing, comprising an array of flap elements each discretely moveable between a retracted and an extended position by a respective actuator, wherein the flap elements are arranged to be deployed so as to open up a through slot between an adjacent pair of the flap elements only when the aerodynamic leading element of the pair has reached its extended position. Also, a method of operating the trailing edge flap arrangement. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127388 | DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF THE OCCUPIED OR FREE STATE OF A TRACK SECTION - A device is configured to detect whether a track section is occupied or free. The device includes at least one transmitter on the vehicle side, and pairs of receivers on the track side, which are disposed at the ends of the track section, each having first and second receivers disposed at a distance in the track direction. The receivers receive signals from the transmitter as the vehicle passes. They are connected to an analysis unit. In order to ensure exact association between the track section ends and the current vehicle position, the invention provides that for a coupling range between the transmitter and the receiver, plus a maximum driving segment, which results from a minimum pulse duration of the receivers and a maximum segment speed, a response of the receivers during passage is preset such that the responses of the receivers of the receiver pair overlap in the event of increase of the coupling range due to an error. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127389 | Dual ultrasonic train detector - A train detector having dual ultrasonic sensors positioned adjacent to a rail for sensing the movement thereby of a train wheel and determining the direction and speed of the train for transmitting such information to nearby workers and signal devices and a method of train detecting are disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127390 | ARTICULATED HUMAN ARM SUPPORT - An upper body appendage support apparatus having an articulating parallelogram support structure connected to an articulating upper body appendage support structure, the latter accommodating a user's forearm, wrist, and/or heel-of-hand. The apparatus analogously jointed to the human arm and moving synchronously therewith. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127391 | MOBILE CUSTOMIZED HEADREST STAND - A portable head rest stand for a person sitting in a chair which includes a 4-wheeled base member positioned adjacent to the chair. An adjustable pedestal is mounted upright on the 4-wheeled base member. An adjustable head support assembly is mounted on a top end ring adjuster of the pedestal to receive a head of the person sitting on the chair. A joint allows the upper part stem of the pedestal to incline or recline from the lower part stem. Two adjustable knobs are used to tighten the upper part incline or decline in a customized angle from the lower part stem so the sitting person can have the best fit in inclined or declined angled positions. Arm rest is mounted on the pedestal to receive hands of the person sitting on the chair. An adjustable chest rest can also be mounted to the pedestal, to receive a chest of the person sitting on the chair. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127392 | COLLAPSIBLE AND ADJUSTABLE ELECTRONICS SUPPORT SYSTEMS - A collapsible and adjustable electronics support with a releasably lockable rotatable base having a link with adjustable drag hinges connecting the releasably lockable rotatable base to a receiver for a polygonal support adapter. One or two tools for adjusting the drag hinges are included with first and second releasably snap-fit covers for respective first and second link sides of the link. The covers also cover the adjustable device in the drag hinge ends. The releasably lockable rotatable base is a four-part base with an adhesive part, a flexible and resilient panel supporting an axle, a first rigid panel rotationally fixed relative to the flexible and resilient panel, and a second rigid panel that rotates relative to the first rigid panel. The low profile in a collapsed configuration avoids rubbing the environmental surface to which it is attached. Wire management guides are provided on the receiver. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127393 | WHEEL SUPPORT - A wheel support assembly is mounted to a pivotable system spanning an opening, with the pivotable system mounted to one side of the opening at a pivotable connection and to another side of the opening at a removable connection. The support assembly is disposed proximate the removable connection and spaced apart from the pivotable connection, and has a wheel positioned and oriented to support the pivotable system weight that would otherwise be cantilevered as the pivotable system rotates about the pivotable support. The wheel support assembly may include a vertically adjustable wheel that may be adjusted to remain just out of contact with the support surface when the pivotable assembly is connected to both the pivotable and the removable connections. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127394 | MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting mechanism for assembling a storage device includes a pair of parallel brackets and a latching member. Each of the brackets defines a sliding slot and a latching hole therein. A space is defined between the brackets for receiving the storage device. The latching member includes a resisting portion for abutting the storage device and a pair of latching portions formed at opposite ends of the resisting portion. Each of the latching portions includes a hook engaged in the latching hole of the bracket. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127395 | VACUUM LIFTER - A vacuum suction device is provided for temporary fixing on a substantially smooth, air-impermeable fixing area, including a supporting cup ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127396 | WALL HANGING INVENTORY CONTROL AND PACKAGING SYSTEM - A wall hanging inventory control and packaging system comprises a wall bracket secured on a wall and provided with a rail at a top lip of the wall bracket at a side near the wall; and at least one carrier, each of which comprises a body for accommodating an article or articles and a hook or clip member extending from the body and engaging with the rail so that the at least one carrier may slide along the wall bracket. The wall hanging inventory control and packaging system according to the present invention is able to efficiently use over the floor or ground space and avoid occupying floor or ground space, and each carrier is capable of being placed anywhere along or sliding on the wall bracket so that it is more convenient to organize and take out an article(s) as needed and help reduce time for finding and taking out items by the end-user. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127397 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides a mounting system for securely mounting display equipment, such as a monitor or a display screen. The mounting system comprises: a support structure ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127398 | Item Securing Hook Assembly - Units or hook assemblies arranged and configured to adequately capture and hold personal items which have some type of handle, rope, strap or the like. Preferred embodiments include a mounting plate for attachment to a restroom stall wall, door or the like. The mounting plate includes an upper end and a lower end. Preferred embodiments further include a first and second hook elements extending outwardly from the mounting plate. Preferred embodiments are arranged and configured to hinder theft of personal items stored on the hook from an over the stall door or wall attempt. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127399 | STAND - A stand includes a connecting member, a first supporting member pivotably connected to the connecting member and rotatable along a first direction, two second supporting members pivotably connected to the connecting member and rotatable along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and two blocking members pivotably connected to the second supporting members respectively, opposite to the connecting member. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127400 | ACTIVE VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM HAVING AN INERTIAL REFERENCE MASS - An active vibration isolation system comprises a platform ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127401 | STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING ANCILLARIES ON VEHICLE - A structure for mounting ancillaries on a vehicle wherein one end of a first bracket in a plate form extends downwardly and is fixed to a body frame and the other end of the first bracket supports a reservoir. In addition, the first bracket supports the regulator in the proximity of the reservoir. The reservoir attached to the forward end of the first bracket functions as a deadweight which, because of the inertia of the deadweight, suppresses the vibrations of the forward end of the first bracket due to vehicle traveling and engine rotation. Thus, this structure suppresses and attenuates the vibration of the regulator attached to the first bracket. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127402 | Rotating platform from wheelchair bound people - A method and apparatus for rotating a wheelchair on a motorized rotatable platform comprising providing a motorized rotatable platform comprising a stationary bottom plate and a rotatable top plate supported by a central conical bearing assembly and a circular ring thrust bearing, wherein rotation of the top plate is accomplished by an electric motor/gearbox assembly fastened onto the top plate, driving the wheelchair onto the motorized rotatable platform, anchoring the wheelchair to the top plate and switching electrical power from the wheelchair's electric motor to the electric motor/gearbox assembly, rotating the wheelchair to a desired position using the wheelchair's controls, and disengaging anchoring of the wheelchair and switching electrical power back to the wheelchair's electric motor, and driving the wheelchair off the platform. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127403 | SURFACE-TREATED MOLD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SURFACE-TREATED MOLD - A surface-treated mold that includes a mold, a metal layer that is provided on a surface of the mold and contains at least one metal selected from nickel, chromium, tungsten and brass, and a carbon film that is provided on a surface of the metal layer, wherein the metal layer contains carbon, and the carbon concentration in the metal layer is higher between the boundary with the carbon film and the center of the metal layer than that between the boundary with the mold and the center of the metal layer. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127404 | MEMS Scan Controller Generating Clock Frequency and Control Method Thereof - A Micro Electronic Mechanical System (MEMS) scan controller generating clock frequency and a control method thereof are disclosed. The MEMS scan controller is for a MEMS mirror in a bi-direction laser scanning units (LSU). By detecting resonant frequency of the MEMS mirror, the scan controller sends frequency modulation signal and amplitude modulation signal of the MEMS mirror to a bridge circuit of the MEMS mirror for adjusting and stabilizing the MEMS mirror. A clock signal corresponding to the resonant frequency of the MEMS mirror at the moment is also sent so that scan data is sent within the effective scanning window in forward direction/reverse direction. Thus high-precision scanning is achieved. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127405 | OPTICAL STIMULATION OF PHOTOSENSITIZED CELLS - This invention describes a device for optical stimulation of cells and other biological structures. It has an ability to target multiple cells and/or multiple sub-cellular targets. The stimulation optical pattern on each cell can be independently controlled with individual frequencies. The light sensitivity of the cells can be imparted as a result of genetic expression of surface and/or subsurface proteins, chemical modification of existing proteins, or via the release of caged entities which in turn act to stimulate the cell through chemical means. The embodiment is capable of functioning on neurons but can also be used for other cells. It can perform optimal stimulation with sub-cellular resolutions, record the activity of the targeted cells and perform processing to ensure calibration. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127406 | AUTO FOCUS APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPE - An reference light emitted from an LED for auto focus enters a glass cover, on which a sample is adhered to, via a half mirror to an objective lens. The reference light that entered the glass cover is reflected by the boundary surface to be reflected light, and this reflected light enters a dichroic mirror via an objective lens. A part transmits the reflected light and allows the light to enter the camera via the dichroic mirror to the lens. A user rotates a motor-operated mirror while viewing the image of the reference light captured by a camera, so as to shift the reference light image position on the boundary surface. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127407 | ROTOR TYPE ORIENTATION SENSOR - A rotor type orientation sensor includes a housing, a plurality of light emitters, two light receivers and a rotor. The housing has a circular tunnel and a plurality of first openings connecting to the tunnel and two second openings located on two sides of the first openings. The light emitters emit light into the tunnel through the first openings. The light receivers receive light from the tunnel through the second openings. The rotor is arranged in the tunnel, whereby while the rotor type orientation sensor is tilting, the rotor rotates toward the direction of gravity force, at least a portion of light emitted from the light emitters is blocked by the rotor, one of the light receivers is blocked by the rotor, the light receivers can respectively receive light with predetermined intensity and correspondingly output electric signals with predetermined strength. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127408 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel having a photodiode and a pixel transistor; a first isolation region using a semiconductor region containing impurities formed between neighboring photodiodes; and a second isolation region using an semiconductor region containing impurities formed between the photodiode and the pixel transistor, wherein an impurity concentration of the first isolation region is different from an impurity concentration of the second isolation region. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127409 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, A METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, A SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A solid-state image pickup device including: a pixel array portion; a differential circuit; a reset voltage supplying section; and a common phase feedback circuit. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127410 | OPTICAL SENSOR, OPTICAL SENSOR ARRAY, OPTICAL SENSOR DRIVING METHOD, AND OPTICAL SENSOR ARRAY DRIVING METHOD - An optical sensor that is a transistor which includes a gate electrode including a semiconductor material where the carrier concentration is 1.0×10 | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127411 | System and Method for Using an Optical Isolator in Laser Testing - According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first optical signal at a pulse detector. An electronic pulse of the first optical signal is received at an optical module. A second optical signal is generated at the optical module based on the electronic pulse. At least a portion of the first optical signal is received in a reverse direction at an optical isolator and the second optical signal is received in a forward direction at the optical isolator. The optical isolator substantially transmits the second optical signal to a target in the forward direction. The optical isolator substantially attenuates at least a portion of the first optical signal in the reverse direction. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127412 | IMAGE SENSOR - The present invention provides an image sensor. The image sensor comprises: a substrate, a plurality of optical elements, a first insulation layer, an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer, a second insulation layer, and a color filter array. The optical elements are disposed in the substrate. The first insulation layer is disposed on the substrate and the optical elements. The ARC layer is disposed on the first insulation layer. The second insulation layer is disposed on the ARC layer. The color filter array is disposed on the second insulation layer, and the color filter array comprises a plurality of color filters corresponding to a plurality of different colors of light, respectively. The ARC layer comprises a plurality of sections directly below the color filters in a vertical direction, respectively, and the sections have different inherent reflection characteristics. The image sensor of the present invention can increase sensitivity and reduce crosstalk. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127413 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating Time Alignment For A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) System - A representative positron emission tomography (PET) calibration system includes a PET scanner having a ring detector, a phantom that is placed at approximately the center of the ring detector, and a time alignment calibration manager that is coupled to the PET scanner. The time alignment calibration manager detects coincidence events from the phantom, calculates position of time of flight events from the ring detector based on the detected coincidence events, and calculates time offsets for the ring detector using a mean value calculation based on the calculated position of the time of flight events. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127414 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SENSOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for the calibration of a sensor system. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127415 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLING AND CALIBRATING SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION DEVICES - A single photon detection system and method are disclosed which have a control block for helping to monitor and optimize performance, especially at high detection rates. The system is based on photon detectors constructed with avalanche photodiodes (APD) gated in time to operate in the Geiger mode. An electrical reference frequency is generated which is subtracted from the APD output in order to better isolate the breakdown event. The resulting signal is sampled and analyzed to allow the control unit to optimize the magnitude and phase of the electrical reference frequency. The control unit may also change the gate pulse shape and phase, including by the use of a digital-to-analog converter. The gate pulse can be shifted off an input optical pulse so as to estimate dark count rate, or shifted to measure a reference input signal to estimate detection efficiency. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127416 | Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a sampling cone ( | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLISIONAL ACTIVATION OF CHARGED PARTICLES - A collision cell is disclosed that provides ion activation in various selective modes. Ion activation is performed inside selected segments of a segmented quadrupole that provides maximum optimum capture and collection of fragmentation products. The invention provides collisional cooling of precursor ions as well as product fragments and further allows effective transmission of ions through a high pressure interface into a coupled mass analysis instrument. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127418 | MASS SELECTOR - A mass spectrometer and method for performing high resolution mass spectrometry are provided, the mass spectrometer comprising an electrostatic trap and mass analyzer. The electrostatic trap comprises entrance and exit ends, entrance and exit end ion mirrors, a central field-free region, and a longitudinal axis. The mass analyzer receives ions from the exit end. Ions are admitted into the electrostatic trap via the entrance end, trapping ions in the electrostatic trap, the ions oscillating between the entrance and exit end ion mirrors along the axis. The electrostatic trap waits for the ions to separate into bunches different m/z values via the oscillating, and then excites a given bunch of ions of a given m/z value along the axis until at least a portion of the given bunch overcomes a barrier field at the exit end ion mirror, exiting the electrostatic trap for analysis, leaving behind remaining ions. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127419 | METHOD FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY - A system and method for performing MS/MS of everything are provided. Ionisable materials separated in order of molecular weight in a plurality of mass ranges are received at a mass spectrometer system in a given order in time, each mass range comprising a respective center mass value and a respective width. The ionisable materials are ionised in the given order that each of the plurality of mass ranges are received, to form respective precursor ions in a respective given mass range. The respective precursor ions are filtered via a mass filter module, a mass scan range of the mass filter module synchronized with the given order in which each of the plurality of mass ranges are received. The respective precursor ions are fragmented, via a fragmentation module, to form respective product ions. The respective product ions are analyzed in a mass spectrometer module to produce product ion spectra. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127420 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - A mass spectrometer and a mass spectrometry method adapted for mass spectrometry of a hardly volatile minuscule organic foreign matter of several μm often causing a device defect are disclosed. A sample gasified by a sample heating probe is introduced into an ion source, and the sample thus ionized is detected by being separated in accordance with the mass-to-charge ratio. In this mass spectrometry technique, the sample heating probe is covered with a cylindrical gas guide mechanism, and the gasified sample is led efficiently to the ion source by the gas guide mechanism, thereby making possible the contribution by the sample components which otherwise might be dispersed and wasted in the prior art. As a result, the mass spectrometry with higher sensitivity and S/N than in the prior art is realized. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127421 | Sample Collection and Detection System - A sample collection and detection system is described. The detection system provides a sample chamber fluidly coupled to a secondary ionisation source to allow the introduction of vapour generated from the sample into an ion path generated from the secondary ionisation source. The secondary ionisation source is a secondary electrospray ionisation (SESI) source, and is usefully employed in dust analysis. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127422 | MULTI-BORE CAPILLARY FOR MASS SPECTROMETER - A mass spectrometer system an ion source configured to produce ions and a non-metallic capillary configured to receive at least a portion of the ions from the ion source. The capillary includes an elongated body and multiple bores traversing the elongated body in a longitudinal direction. The bores transport the received ions through the capillary toward a mass analyzer of the mass spectrometer system for detection. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127423 | Mass Spectrometer System - This invention describes an analytical system where a kinetic impact ionisation source is combined with an RF—only ion guide to form a mass spectrometer system for analysis of the elemental and chemical composition of exoatmospheric particles. The kinetic impact ionisation source may be used to transform a flux of particle debris into a beam of ions for analysis by a mass analyzer. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127424 | COLLISION-INDUCED DECOMPOSITION OF IONS IN RF ION TRAPS - In an RF ion trap, analyte ions are fragmented by applying a moderately high RF storage voltage to the trap. The ions are then excited via dipolar excitation, and after a short time, the ions are forced into a resting state, again using dipolar excitation. The RF storage voltage is then rapidly reduced to a low value thereby making it possible to store small fragment ions produced by ergodic decompositions that occur subsequent to the reduction of the RF storage voltage. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127425 | Mass Spectrometer - An MS analysis is performed for each micro area within a specified mass analysis area on a sample. Based on the data obtained by this analysis, a distribution image of a specified m/z ratio of m/z range is created and displayed on a display screen (S | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127426 | Multiple Pass Cargo Inspection System - The present invention is a cargo inspection system, employing a radiation source, capable of scanning vehicles and/or cargo in a wide range of sizes, including conventional imaging areas as well as taller and bulkier enclosures at sufficiently optimal efficacy and overall throughput. In one embodiment, the present invention is a multiple pass inspection method for inspecting vehicles and their cargo, comprising a first pass scan, wherein said first pass scan includes moving a radiation source at a suitable scanning distance, rotating a radiation source at a suitable scanning angle, and moving said radiation source along an object under inspection. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127427 | SPECIMEN HOLDER USED FOR MOUNTING - A novel specimen holder for specimen support devices for insertion in electron microscopes. The novel specimen holder of the invention provides mechanical support for specimen support devices and as well as electrical contacts to the specimens or specimen support devices. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127428 | ELECTRON DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods to detect electrons from one or more samples are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and methods involve one or more magnetic field sources, for deflecting secondary electrons emitted from the surface of the samples. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127429 | Method and Apparatus For Measuring Dimension Of Circuit Pattern Formed On Substrate By Using Scanning Electron Microscope - In the dimension measurement of a circuit pattern using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), in order to make it possible to automatically image desired evaluation points (EPs) on a sample, and automatically measure the circuit pattern formed at the evaluation points, according to the present invention, in the dimension measurement of a circuit pattern using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), it is arranged that coordinate data of the EP and design data of the circuit pattern including the EP are used as an input, creation of a dimension measurement cursor for measuring the pattern existing in the EP and selection or setting of the dimension measurement method are automatically performed based on the EP coordinate data and the design data to automatically create a recipe, and automatic imaging/measurement is performed using the recipe. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127430 | Stabilization of Coldshield Bodies - According to one embodiment, an optical device comprises a housing. A structure is disposed within the housing. The structure has an optical entrance whereby radiation may enter. An aperture is located between the optical entrance and a radiation detector. At least one brace is rigidly coupled to the structure and the housing. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127431 | PHOTOCONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING POLYCRYSTALLINE GaAs THIN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photoconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The photoconductor device includes a photoconductor substrate, a photoconductor thin film deposited on the photoconductor substrate, and a photoconductive antenna electrode formed on the photoconductor thin film. The photoconductor thin film includes polycrystalline GaAs. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127432 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE DETECTION OF VARIATIONS IN A SAMPLE - Non-invasive THz spectroscopic apparatus and methods are provided for detecting and/or identifying constituents such as variations in a structural entity where chemical or biological entities can reside. Position dependent scattering of THz radiation is employed to image voids and defects in the internal structure of samples, enabling the determination of contamination, spoilage or readiness of products such as wine in sealed containers. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127433 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOISTURE IN A SAMPLE - A device has a radiation device for radiating a terahertz signal onto the sample, a receiving device for receiving the terahertz signal reflected at the sample, a measuring device for measuring the intensity of the terahertz signal received and an analytical device for determining the moisture in the sample as a function of the measured intensity of the terahertz signal received. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127434 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A MEDICAL SYSTEM ALIGNMENT - Methods and systems for performing a patient scan using a three-dimensional (3D) cylindrical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging system are provided. The method includes acquiring a count-rate profile of a brain, repositioning at least one of a detector and the brain based on the count-rate profile and a detector sensitivity profile, and scanning the brain when the acquired count-rate profile substantially matches the detector sensitivity profile. | 2011-06-02 |
| 20110127435 | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR, RADIATION DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ANALYZING TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE - A gamma ray detector for detecting a gamma ray emitted from a target of measurement includes: an organic scintillator for detecting Compton electrons resulting from a gamma ray emitted from the target of measurement; an inorganic scintillator for detecting a Compton gamma ray; and photodetector modules for detecting light generation in the corresponding scintillators. Light generation signals from the organic and inorganic scintillators are synchronously measured, and a detection window of a gamma ray is generated. Thus, an inexpensive radiation diagnostic device of an ultra-high S/N ratio and low cost is provided. | 2011-06-02 |
