| 23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20140151455 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device is disclosed. The RFID device includes a silicon substrate having a top side and a bottom side. The RFID device also includes a plurality of circuitry layers formed on the top side of the substrate, and the plurality of circuitry layers include at least a core circuitry and an on-chip antenna. Further, the RFID device includes a plurality of deep openings formed in the substrate on the bottom side under the plurality of circuitry layers. The plurality of deep openings are arranged in an array and through a substantial portion of the substrate, and a remaining portion of the substrate unreached by the plurality of deep openings separates the plurality of deep openings and the plurality of circuitry layers. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151456 | REMOTE APPLICATION FOR CONTROLLING AN HVAC SYSTEM - A wireless device may be used to communicate with and control one or more components of an HVAC system from a remote location. The wireless device may be configured to display two or more icons on the display of the device, wherein each icon executes a function that aids the user in controlling one or more components of the HVAC system. The wireless device may dynamically order the two or more icons on the display of the device, each according to a dynamic ranking algorithm. The dynamic ranking algorithm may be based on a number of factors including, for example, a relative frequency of selection of each of the two or more icons by a user, the current time of day, the current time of year, the current temperature, the current location of the wireless device, and/or the like. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151457 | EJECTOR DEVICES, METHODS, DRIVERS, AND CIRCUITS THEREFOR - In a piezoelectric ejector assembly, a piezoelectric actuator is attached to an ejector mechanism, while a drive signal generator and a controller are coupled to the actuator. The drive signal generator is configured to generate a drive signal for driving the actuator to oscillate the ejector assembly. The controller is configured to control the drive signal generator to drive the actuator at a resonant frequency of the ejector assembly, and an auto-tuning circuit is provided to define the optimum drive signal frequency. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151458 | ULTRASONICALLY ENHANCED FUEL-INJECTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Fuel injectors of varying modes, shear or thickness, and megahertz are used to reduce the size of fuel droplets. The fuel injector has an expansion chamber and an orifice-containing face plate with a porous PZT material arranged adjacent to the face plate. The fuel passes through the porous PZT material as the PZT material is energized to realize reduced fuel particle size. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151459 | FREESTANDING LANDSCAPE WATERFALL ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the invention relate to a freestanding landscape waterfall assembly which reduces the weight of the waterfall as compared to conventional cast block waterfalls. In one embodiment, a freestanding landscape waterfall includes a face plate having an elongated aperture, a manifold having an outlet configured to direct water through the aperture, and an engagement feature configured to suspend the face plate such that the elongated aperture is in a horizontal orientation. In another embodiment, a freestanding landscape waterfall assembly includes a freestanding landscape waterfall, an overhead support system configured to suspend the freestanding landscape waterfall, and a catch basin positionable below the freestanding landscape waterfall. In yet another embodiment, a freestanding landscape waterfall assembly kit includes a catch basin, a freestanding landscape waterfall configured to be suspended over the catch basin, and a pump system configured to pump water between the catch basin and the freestanding landscape waterfall. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SENSOR PERFORMANCE - A system for use with a vehicle includes at least one nozzle and an fluid reservoir capable of holding a volume of pressurized gas or other fluid. The air reservoir is in fluid communication with the at least one nozzle and the at least one nozzle is selectively operable to direct the pressurized gas or other fluid at a surface of an optical inspection sensor assembly to remove contaminants from the sensor assembly. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151461 | ULTRASONIC ATOMIZING UNIT - An ultrasonic atomizing unit is provided which can spray fine particles of a liquid farther without greatly increasing a voltage applied to a piezoelectric vibrator and using a fan. An annular atomizing member ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151462 | ROTARY ATOMIZING HEAD TYPE COATING MACHINE - A feed tube is provided in a rotational shaft that is rotated by a motor. The feed tube includes a connecting member that includes a paint supplying port, a tube body including a base end connected to the connecting member and a front end that extends in the rotational shaft toward a rotary atomizing head, a positioning member provided in the front end of the tube body and including a tube positioning hole, and a paint tube including a base end connected to the paint supplying port of the connecting member and a front end inserted through the tube positioning hole of the positioning member. The paint tube is formed of a tubular body in an inside of which a paint passage is formed by using a resin material having water repellency. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151463 | APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF SNOW AND ICE - A vehicle is disclosed which includes a chassis and a storage and dispensing apparatus. The storage and dispensing apparatus can be mounted directly to the chassis or disposed within or on a body, which in turn is mounted to the chassis. The storage and dispensing apparatus has an opening therein to permit material to be transported therethrough. A conveyor assembly for selectively conveying materials from the opening of the storage and dispensing apparatus is also included. The conveyor assembly can include a dual auger arrangement. The vehicle includes a spreader chute that is operably arranged with the conveyor assembly to direct the materials to a spreader. A liquid storage system for storing liquid is provided. A liquid dispensing system is provided for selectively dispensing liquid from the liquid storage system. The liquid dispensing system includes an anti-icing system for selectively dispensing liquid from the vehicle and a pre-wetting system for selectively dispensing liquid onto material being transported by the endless conveyor out of the vehicle. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151464 | Shower Soap Dispenser and Cartridge - A shower soap dispenser contains: a water pipe for guiding shower water to a shower head from a water supply pipe, a shower soap cartridge fixed on a pipe joint of the water pipe, and an on/off valve installed on the water pipe. The water pipe includes two feeding holes for guiding soap liquid in the pipe joint into the water pipe to further mix the soap liquid with shower water. The shower soap cartridge including a body, a seal element fixed in the body, a plug, a cover, and a resilient element. The soap liquid is stored between the seal element and the plug. Thereby, the resilient element indirectly acts on the seal element to produce self-sealing effect and is removed from the water pipe randomly, and soap liquid in the shower soap cartridge will not leak. Accordingly, different shower soap cartridges are capable of being removed or replaced. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151465 | SPRAYING DEVICE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE - A spraying device is provided that includes a cartridge containing a first fluid, the cartridge being removably connected to a sprayer body. The cartridge is oriented such that gravity exerts a downward force on the first fluid. The sprayer body includes a conduit for receiving a second fluid. A valve is coupled to the conduit. The valve allows the second fluid to flow through the valve, thus creating a Venturi vacuum that draws the first fluid out of the cartridge and into the valve to enable the first and second fluids to mix and form an outlet stream. An orifice meters a predetermined amount of the first fluid into the valve to achieve a predetermined ratio of the first fluid to the second fluid. The outlet stream is then dispensed from a spray nozzle. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151466 | SHOWER WITH DETACHABLE FACEPLATE - This invention discloses a shower that comprises a detachable faceplate, a body with chamber assembly inside, a water diverter and a back plate mounted in the chamber assembly. Slots are arranged to the outer circle of the said back plate. Claws are arranged to the outer circle of the said face plate which engages with the said slots of the back plate by rotation. A locking button is arranged on the said body to control the rotation of the said faceplate. The shower with a detachable faceplate mentioned in the present invention controls the rotation of faceplate by setting the locking button, to avoid the falling off caused by the free rotation of faceplate and improper operation of consumers; and the faceplate can be easily removed just by pressing the locking button to release the rotation limit and turning the faceplate gently. The shower with detachable faceplate as claimed in the subject invention not only allows consumers to lock and remove the faceplate easily, but also to prevent the faceplate from falling off after locking. Simple in structure yet convenient to use, these are the key features of the shower. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151467 | HAND TIGHTENED SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead including a fluid connector configured to be threadedly coupled to a shower arm, and an outer shell receiving the fluid connector. A rotational stop or drive member is operably coupled between the fluid connector and the outer shell and is configured to limit relative rotation between the fluid connector and the outer shell. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151468 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - Fuel injection valve with conical valve seat surface that abuts a valve body to seal fuel, fuel injection orifices having an inlet opening formed on the valve seat surface, wherein fuel sprays injected from the plurality of fuel injection orifices include a first fuel spray constituted by a fuel spray injected from at least one fuel injection orifice and a second fuel spray constituted by a plurality of fuel sprays injected at an outer periphery of the first fuel spray, and a fuel injection orifice that injects the first fuel spray constituted with a plane that includes an orifice axis connecting a center of an inlet with a center of an outlet of the fuel injection orifice, parallel to a center axis of the fuel injection valve intersecting a plane, a conical apex that forms the valve seat surface to form an inclination angle that is larger than 0°. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151469 | ANTI-ROTATION CLIP FOR A TWIST LOCK FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector with an anti-rotation clip for use in conjunction with a twist lock fuel injector inserted into a receiving fuel cup. The clip includes at least one connector leg which extends at least partially over the electrical connector for the fuel injector and locks the clip against rotation relative to the fuel injector electrical connector. A protrusion on a fuel cup arm engages a notch formed in the fuel cup to lock the arm against rotation relative to the fuel cup. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151470 | Bubble Generating Mechanism and Showerhead with Bubble Generating Mechanism - Provided is a bubble generating mechanism that does not use a complicated air mixing mechanism and generates micro-bubbles in a sufficient quantity. A flow path ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151471 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER, AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY ATOMIZING BY USE OF THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic atomizer variable in arrangement and configuration while being low in cost and uncomplicated. An electrostatic atomizer includes a spray site, a spray electrode ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151472 | ORE SLURRY PRODUCTION METHOD AND METAL REFINING METHOD - Disclosed is a method for producing an ore slurry that can suppress a rise in the viscosity of the ore slurry and consequently prevent a failure in transporting the slurry, and also to provide a metal refining method utilizing such a slurry producing method. The present invention includes: a pulverizing/classifying step of pulverizing raw material ores and classifying the resulting ores at a predetermined classifying point so that oversized ore particles are removed so as to obtain a coarse ore slurry composed of undersized ore particles; a grain size measuring step of measuring the grain size of the resulting coarse ore slurry; and an ore slurry condensing step of loading the coarse ore slurry to a solid-liquid separation device and separating and removing moisture contained in the coarse ore slurry therefrom so as to condense ore components. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151473 | PULPER WITH A SHAFT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A pulper with a shaft on which a spiral is arranged has been improved to such an extent that it comprises a shaft with a counter-rotating spiral. Preferably both spirals are arranged on the same shaft. This results in extreme friction in the centre of the reaction space of the pulper and thus in an increase in the capacity of the pulper and in an improvement to achieve highly efficient suspension. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151474 | OSCILLATION MONITOR FOR PULVERIZER JOURNAL ASSEMBLY - A pulverizer | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151475 | HAMMER FOR SHREDDING MACHINES - Shredder hammers having first and second major surfaces on opposing sides, and a circumferential edge. A mounting portion includes a mounting hole that extends from the first major surface to the second major surface, and is configured to receive a hammer mounting pin for mounting in a reducing system. The circumferential edge includes a primary impact face to initially impact materials to be reduced and a wear edge to subsequently crush and shear the material against a wall of the equipment. The hammer is biased forward on the pin to admit more material to be crushed between the wear edge and the grates. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151476 | SHREDDER WITH THICKNESS DETECTOR - A shredder is disclosed. The shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, and a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including an electrically powered motor and cutter elements. The shredder mechanism enables the at least one article to be shredded to be fed into the cutter elements. The motor is operable to drive the cutter elements so that the cutter elements shred the articles fed therein. The shredder also includes a detector that is configured to detect a thickness of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller that is operable to perform a predetermined operation responsive to the detector detecting that the thickness of the at least one article is at least equal to a predetermined maximum thickness. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151477 | GRINDING MILL - The invention relates to the devices for dry and wet fine and ultrafine grinding in a wide range of materials, including organic and cellulose-containing, in a mill with a fixed body and can be used in powder metallurgy, radiochemical, medical, agricultural and other industries. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151478 | CLASSIFIER AND A METHOD OF MODIFYING A CLASSIFIER FOR USE WITH A PULVERISER - The invention relates to a classifier | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151479 | Food Heating Device - A food heating device contain: a cup and a base used to hold the cup and including a transmission mechanism. The cup includes plural ribs mounted around an inner wall thereof, and each rib extends downwardly along the inner wall of the cup. The cup also includes plural protrusions fixed on a bottom end thereof and a shaft secured at a central position of the bottom end thereof. The shaft has a blade disposed on a top end thereof, such that the shaft is inserted through the bottom end of the cup and is connected with a transmission mechanism via a bearing. Thereby, ingredients are crushed into juices after the transmission mechanism drives the blade, and during a crushing process, the shaft nibs with the bearing to produce a high temperature, and the ingredients are crashed in the cup by the plural ribs and the protrusions to be heated quickly. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151480 | BIFURCATABLE ROAD BUILDING MATERIAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A bifurcatable mobile rock crusher and method of transporting the same comprising providing a first segment which is separately towable on the highway and providing a second segment which is separately towable on the highway, where each segment is configured to be combined into one unit and towed as a unit on the highway. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151481 | Process for Connecting Functional Elements to a Shelf - The invention relates to a process for connecting functional elements ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151482 | CRUSHER DEVICE - A crusher device includes a frame, a rotating mechanism positioned in the frame, and a plurality of curtains connected to the frame. The curtains are spaced from the rotating mechanism to define a passageway along which material moves while being crushed. A first curtain is connected to the frame via at least one first cylinder. The first curtain is connected to a second curtain via at least one pivotal connection and at least one second cylinder. The at least one second cylinder is retracted automatically when the at least one first cylinder is forcibly retracted to adjust spacing between the first curtain and the rotating mechanism due to an uncrushable. The automatic retraction of the at least one second cylinder rotates the second curtain away from the rotating mechanism. Such movement widens the spacing between the rotating mechanism and the curtains minimizing damage from tramp or uncrushables. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151483 | DRAG KNOB AND FISHING REEL USING THE SAME - A drag knob for regulating drag force of a drag mechanism configured to brake rotation of a spool rotatably mounted to a reel unit of a fishing reel includes an operating member, a coil spring, a receiver member, and a slide member. The operating member is rotatably mounted to the reel unit. The coil spring extends and contracts in a rotary axis direction of the operating member in conjunction with rotation of the operating member. The receiver member is configured to receive urging force of the coil spring and apply drag force to the spool. The slide member is disposed between the coil spring and the receiver member in the rotary axis direction. The slide member has a friction coefficient less than a friction coefficient of the receiver member. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151484 | FLY FISHING REEL WITH DRAG SYSTEM - A fly reel comprises a housing having a back plate, a spindle extending from the back plate, a spool rotatably mounted on the spindle, an adjustable drag assembly fixed to the spool and rotatably mounted with the spool, the adjustable drag assembly is adapted to provide controlled friction against the spool during rotation of the spool, a crank member for rotating the spool in a first direction, and a one way clutch operatively associated with the spindle for permitting rotation of the crank member in the first direction only whereby the spool is adapted to rotate independent of the crank in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. In addition, the drag adjustment knob of the reel is disposed on the same side as the reel crank handle and the drag components may be sealed within a cartridge. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151485 | DEVICE FOR UNFURLING AND REFURLING A FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE, AND A FLEXIBLE UNFURLABLE STRUCTURE AND SATELLITE BOTH EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A device is provided for unfurling and refurling comprising at least one tape spring having an axis of unfurling and of refurling parallel to an axis X and a rotor capable of rotating about an axis Y perpendicular to the axis X, the tape spring being able, autonomously, to pass from a state in which it is wound around the rotor to an unwound state. The tape spring is mounted bent in two in the shape of a U and comprises a first end fixed rigidly to a first anchor point that may be secured to a stator or to the rotor and a second end wound around the rotor. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151486 | Universal Reel Device - A universal reel device includes an upper cover and a lower cover fastened together, a spool, a spiral spring and a safety switch for locking the spool. The spool has a bottom layer, a middle layer and a top layer. The middle layer is an annular cable distributing disk having a cable hooking slot. A bottom portion of the bottom layer is formed with a planar track and a U-shaped movable tongue for positioning is disposed between the bottom layer and the lower cover. The universal reel device can reel in various cable products, and may also be combined with a cable to form a single-pull or dual-pull reel. In use, a safety switch is used to lock the spool. The spool cannot rotate until the user unlocks the safety switch so that the high safety feature is obtained. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151487 | SPEED CONTROL FOR CABLE RETRACTOR - The present invention is a speed control for a cable retractor. The cable retractor with which the speed control is used comprises a pulley that engages a cable that may be extended and retracted. A friction element configured to adjustably contact the cable adjacent to the pulley is attached to a movable linkage. The movement of the linkage is constrained to move along a predetermined path such that movement of the linkage along the path alters the distance between the friction element and the pulley. In one or more embodiments a cantilevered spring is attached to the linkage. An adjustable control, for example a thumbscrew, is configured to move the spring in relation to the linkage in a manner that alters the position of the friction element with respect to the cable and/or the pressure exerted by the friction element on the cable. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151488 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING AND DISPENSING A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE - An apparatus for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, including: a first rotatable drum with a helical groove; a second rotatable drum; and at least one actuator for rotating the first and second drums. For rotation of the first and second drums in first and second opposite directions, respectively, a hose and a cable are coilable into the helical groove such that the hose is in compressive engagement with the cable and the first drum. For rotation of the first and second drums in the second and first directions, respectively, the hose is uncoilable from the first drum and displaceable beyond the apparatus and the cable is coilable about the second drum. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151489 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDING POLES OF CORES FOR ELECTRIC DYNAMO MACHINES - Apparatus and method for winding coils (B) of conductor wire (W) around respective poles ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151490 | JAM PREVENTION MECHANISM - A jam prevention mechanism includes a used tape guide with a guide surface along which a used tape fed out from a tape feeder is guided in a guide direction following a longitudinal direction of the used tape. A pressing member presses, against the guide surface, the used tape guided along the guide surface. A support member removably supports the pressing member. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151491 | ROLLED RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ROLLED RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an image forming apparatus that the present invention is concerning to, rolled paper is conveyed in a forward conveyance direction for a predetermined period of time, when it is detected that an amount of the rolled paper rolled around a core pipe equals a predetermined amount or less. On the basis of the detection result, a CPU determines the rolled state of the rolled paper with respect to the core pipe and conveys the rolled paper in the forward conveyance direction or a reverse conveyance direction according to the rolled state. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151492 | WINDING FIXING DEVICE - A winding fixing device and method for a hollow-cylindrical high-voltage winding are disclosed, wherein the winding fixing device includes a pillar-like element having two axial ends, each of the two axial ends being configured to be connected to a respective retaining element which is arranged transversely with respect thereto. Each of the retaining elements is configured to be movable along the pillar-like element and detachable therefrom. A positioning region for arranging a hollow-cylindrical high-voltage winding is formed between the retaining elements, and spacing elements are configured to move axially along the pillar-like element. The spacing elements are configured to radially fix the hollow-cylindrical high-voltage winding when placed between the retaining elements by applying a tensile force to the retaining elements. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151493 | PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED REDIRECT SURFACE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatically actuated redirection surface guide tool for use in tape laying systems. In the laying of unidirectional, pre-impregnated carbon fiber tapes, for instance, a tape can be directed between a tape supply reel and a tape laying head through use of one or more of the disclosed guide tools. The surface of the guide tool includes small holes that allow for positive and negative air pressure to be applied to the surface to increase or decrease the friction between the tape that is passing over and being redirected by the surface. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151494 | VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A VTOL AERIAL VEHICLE - A Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicle ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151495 | Purebred and Hybrid Electric VTOL Tilt Rotor Aircraft - Electrically powered Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft are presented. Contemplated VTOL aircraft can include one or more electrical energy stores capable of delivering electrical power to one or more electric motors disposed within one or more rotor housings, where the motors can drive the rotors. The VTOL aircraft can also include one or more sustainer energy/power sources (e.g., batteries, engines, generators, fuel-cells, semi-cells, etc.) capable of driving the motors should the energy stores fail or deplete. Various VTOL configurations are presented including an all-battery purebred design, a light hybrid design, and a heavy hybrid design. The contemplated configurations address safety, noise, and outwash concerns to allow such designs to operate in built-up areas while retaining competitive performance relative to existing aircraft. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151496 | Modular Flying Vehicle - The invention is a modular vehicle having an air vehicle that can be coupled to cargo containers, land vehicles, sea vehicles, medical transport modules, etc. In one embodiment the air vehicle has a plurality of propellers positioned around a main airframe, which can provide vertical thrust and/or horizontal thrust. One or more of the propellers may be configured to tilt forward, backward, and/or side-to-side with respect to the airframe. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151497 | ENGINE PYLON FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An engine pylon for attaching an engine to an aircraft, where the engine pylon includes a monolithic support structure having a body that includes multiple spaced bulkheads, multiple longerons connecting the bulkheads to define multiple bays and skins provided on the frame to at least partially enclose at least one of the multiple bays. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151498 | QUIET LANDING GEAR DOOR - A quiet landing gear door and methods are presented. A landing gear door comprises a trailing edge and a leading edge and is operable to deploy to a landing gear door deployed position. A door flap comprises the trailing edge and is hinged to the landing gear door. The door flap deflects toward a landing gear strut to a door flap deployed position in response to deployment of the landing gear door. A leading edge section comprises the leading edge and is coupled to the door flap. The leading edge section deflects toward the landing gear strut to a leading edge deployed position in response to deployment of the landing gear door. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151499 | METHOD OF POSITIONING LANDING GEAR - A method of positioning landing gear of an airplane is provided that includes providing the landing gear including a shock strut, a truck beam operatively pivotally connected to the shock strut, first and second interconnected links operatively connected to the truck beam and a third link extending between the shock strut and the first and second links with the third link pivotally connected to the second link at a third pivot. When the landing gear is commanded to a lowered position, the third pivot is positioned in a first position to support a taxi mode, a take-off mode and a landing mode if the landing gear is operational and in a second position to support an alternate landing mode if the landing gear is not fully operational. When the landing gear is commanded to a raised position, the third pivot is in the second position to support a stow mode. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151500 | DEVICE FOR INTERMEDIATE FASTENING BETWEEN AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND AN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR - A device for intermediate fastening between an aircraft fuselage and an aircraft landing gear is provided. The device includes at least one semi-open support structure comprising a pair of webs, which are substantially parallel to each other. The webs comprise first support means intended to receive the main pivot shaft of the landing gear and second support means intended to receive the stay joint or joints of the landing gear. The device includes two support structures linked together by a central box structure. The central box structure includes a front wall, a rear wall and linking walls linking those two walls. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151501 | ELECTRO HYDROSTATIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR RETRACTING/EXTENDING LANDING GEAR - An electro hydrostatic actuator system for retracting/extending a landing gear includes a plurality of hydraulic actuators and a plurality of hydraulic supply sources each including a single hydraulic pump and a single electric motor and provided in parallel to each other. In a normal state, the hydraulic supply sources together supply operation oil sequentially to the hydraulic actuators. When any of the hydraulic supply sources is failed, the other hydraulic supply source(s) other than the failed hydraulic supply source supplies operation oil sequentially to the hydraulic actuators. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151502 | Fly-in landing pad for lift-fan aircraft - A lift-fan airplane lands vertically on dirt, kicking up debris but bringing a landing pad for use by others. The landing pad comprises many long slats hinged to each other at the sides. The slats are of generally increasing widths for rolling up into a tight spiral. This compact state allows low-drag air transport. After landing, the spiral is unrolled. A central slat has two stub axles sticking out the ends. Two men place a large wheel onto each stub axle, then push on the wheels to unroll the landing pad on the ground. An upturned wall at the end of the pad deflects upward the downwash from landing lift-fan VTOL airplanes, creating a shadow zone free of flying debris. This creates safe parking for massed operations. Inflated balloons, wedge-shaped to streamline necessary protuberances, detach and fill any large potholes under the landing pad. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151503 | DEVICE FOR AERIAL TRANSPORTATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN LITTERS - A device for aerial transportation and treatment of patients in litters. The device comprises several structural elements (legs, upright posts, litter clamping arms, reinforcing members) and several connecting terminals between them allowing its installation in commercial aircraft quickly and easily, without any tools. The structural elements are formed by hollow metallic profiles, preferably of aluminum, of square section, including in their four faces recessed channels with undulated walls such as the rails of the AS 33601 standard. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151504 | Aircraft fuselage structure and method - An aircraft fuselage structure having a first fuselage barrel section and a second fuselage section barrel which are joined by tension fasteners extending through frame holes. A shank diameter of the fasteners is smaller than a respective frame hole diameter. A first positive locking element and a second positive locking element is provided forming a form-fit area with the first positive locking element in the circumferential direction. A method for producing such an aircraft fuselage section is also provided. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151505 | MAIN SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE - An aircraft lifting surface with a main supporting structure comprising upper and lower faces defining its aerodynamic profile, front and rear faces oriented towards, respectively, the leading and trailing edges, a first set of transverse ribs extended from the front face to the rear face and a second set of transverse ribs crossing the front face and/or the rear face. The integration of leading and trailing edge ribs in the main supporting structure allows a weight and cost reduction of aircraft lifting surfaces. A manufacturing method of said main supporting structure is also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151506 | HIGHLY INTEGRATED STRUCTURE INCLUDING LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE RIBS FOR AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE - The invention provides an aircraft lifting surface with a monolithic main supporting structure ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151507 | Split Resistant Composite Laminate - A composite laminate, method of forming same, and use for same are disclosed. One example of a composite laminate has multiple layers or plies ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151508 | METHOD OF LANDING OF A SURVEILLANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND A SURVEILLANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - The mode of landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle driven by an electric engine, containing main power supply batteries, control systems of the surveillance head, transmitting and receiving systems, a flight control system, and a container equipped with a surveillance head with a looking down lens, placed in a recess situated in the lower part of the fuselage by which the vehicle is lightened at the last stage of flight shortly before landing, which means the container placed in the recess is detached, then moved outside the vehicle's body and descended by means of a parachute into a desired location, and the lightened vehicle lands in some other place. The recess in the fuselage contains an electrically controlled lock which fixes detachably the container equipped with at least one parachute placed at the bottom section of the container, on the side of the surveillance head. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151509 | CAPSULE SYSTEM, SERVICE MODULE, AND REUSEABLE REENTRY PAYLOAD AND DOCKING MODULE - A modular spacecraft comprising: | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151510 | Formvariable Aerodynamic Fairing Body For A Flap Actuator Mechanism Of An Aircraft - An aerodynamic fairing body for an aircraft, a corresponding aircraft and a corresponding method of manufacture for an aerodynamic fairing body are described. The fairing body is configured so as to accommodate a flap adjustment mechanism. Further, the fairing body is configured so as to be arranged at a predetermined distance from an engine of the aircraft, which produces a blast which varies depending on the flight phase. Furthermore, the fairing body is configured so as to be varied in shape in such a way that the fairing body is located outside the blast of the engine permanently. In other words, the fairing body can be varied in shape in such a way that it is located outside the engine blast in any flight phase of the aircraft. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151511 | AIRCRAFT WITH AT LEAST TWO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES AND TWO MAIN WINGS - An aircraft includes at least two aircraft fuselages and two elongate main wings, wherein the main wings each have an extension direction which are at an angle to one another that differs from zero. Each of the two main wings is connected to the at least two aircraft fuselages. The main wings can thus be equipped mechanically simply and so as to have a low weight, and at the same time the transmission of forces between the wings and the fuselages is performed via a plurality of connections, and this leads to a relatively low material stress. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF WAYSIDE RAIL EQUIPMENT - An inspection system for use with a rail vehicle includes a sensor configured to be deployed onboard the rail vehicle for inspection of wayside rail equipment to determine operability or alignment of the equipment. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151513 | SECTION OF CABLE TRAY - The invention relates to a section of cable tray, which can be connected to other sections without using additional accessories, allowing the connection of anchoring elements located at one end of the walls of each tray section. The aforementioned anchoring elements take the form of rods bent to form a V-shape that extends into straight extensions which are installed between longitudinal rods. In addition, turns are provided in the aforementioned rods between the straight zones and the V-shape, one turn towards the interior of the tray and another turn towards the exterior. Sections are coupled by sliding the sides of the first transverse rod of the tray section to be joined through the V-shape, such that they remain trapped between the inner turns and the sides of the last transverse rod of the receiving tray section. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151514 | CORRUGATED TUBE CLAMP - A corrugated tube clamp may includes a fixed portion capable of being connected to an attaching object, a movable portion hinged to the fixed portion, ribs respectively formed in the fixed portion and the movable portion, and at least one biasing member formed in at least one of the fixed portion and the movable portion. The fixed portion and the movable portion are shaped to clamp and hold each of corrugated tubes having different diameters therebetween. The ribs are respectively shaped to engage grooves formed in an outer circumferential surface of each of the corrugated tubes of different diameters. The at least one biasing member is shaped to be pressed back by an outer circumferential surface of at least the corrugated tube with the smallest diameter when it is clamped between the fixed portion and the movable portion. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151515 | BAG SUPPORT SYSTEM - A bag support system is designed to universally support plastic shopping bags with integrated loop handles in an upright and open position for re-use as trash bags or receptacles to store and/or sort other materials or components. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151516 | Speaker Stand Capable of Changing an Angle and a Position of a Speaker - A speaker stand of a speaker is used to support a speaker and contains: a base, an upright tube, an adjustable tube, a securing set, a connecting rod, a fixing member, a rotating member, and a positioning plate. The base includes an upright tube disposed therein. The adjustable tube is mounted in and moves upwardly and downwardly in the base. The securing set, is fitted on a top end of the adjustable tube, rotates 360 degrees leftward and rightward relative to the upright tube, and moves upwardly and downwardly. A fixing member is located at one end of the connecting rod. The rotating member is axially connected with and rotates relative to the fixing member, and a positioning plate is secured on one side of the rotating member and rotates along the rotating member. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151517 | Adjustable Keyboard Support - The present invention describes a new and improved support for a keyboard that retains a keyboard at an angular and spatial location that suits the needs of a user. The keyboard support includes a weighted base, an extendable arm for adjusting the height of the keyboard stand, and a keyboard platform that supports a keyboard or similar shaped electronic device. The extendable arm comprises ball joints on both ends thereof that allow for angular and rotational adjustment of the extendable arm and the keyboard platform. Further provided on the keyboard platform is a high friction or adhesive layer for securing the keyboard, and a ledge that supports the base of the keyboard. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151518 | Three-Way Mount Bracket for Aircraft Cabin Air Supply System - A mount bracket for use in a cabin air supply system for an aircraft has three legs extending from a cylindrical central bore and at a first axial end of the bracket. There are two legs at an opposed second axial end. A central leg is on the first axial end, and two of the legs are positioned at each of two lateral sides at first and second ends. The legs extend to feet. Strengthening legs connect feet at each of the lateral sides, and to the central leg foot. A thickness of the strengthening legs connected to the central leg is defined as a first dimension. A distance along the first axial end between a laterally outermost portion of the feet at each of the lateral sides is defined as a second dimension. A ratio of the first dimension to the second dimension is between 0.032 and 0.037. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151519 | Decoratable Utility Rod Assemblies - One customizable utility rod assembly includes a wall attachment member; a base rod; and a cross rod, hook, towel ring, shelving rod, or toilet paper rod extending from the base rod. The wall attachment member has threading and at least one hole. The base rod has a distal side and a threaded proximal side threadably coupling the base rod to the wall attachment member. A method of customizing a utility rod having: (a) a threaded wall attachment member with a hole, and (b) a base rod presenting a distal side and a threaded proximal side forming a cavity, includes the following steps. Step (1): securing the wall attachment member to a surface with a fastener extending through the hole. Step (2): threadably coupling the base rod proximal side to the wall attachment member such that the wall attachment member is at least partially enclosed within the cavity. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151520 | Stabilizing Device - Disclosed are various embodiments for a stabilizing device for stationary equipment, such as an automatic teller machine, to secure the equipment to an anchor. In one embodiment, the stabilizing device is configured to overcome a dislodging force that may be applied to the stationary equipment such that the equipment does not roll over and spill its payload. In one embodiment, the stabilizing device has a back plate and a front plate with dimensions that facilitate effectively stabilizing the stationary equipment. Additionally, the front plate includes a side wall and a base wall that correspond to the dimensions of the stationary equipment. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151521 | Composite Shipping Base with Interlocking Detachable Sub-Structure - A composite shipping base for supporting an appliance such as a washing machine is provided having a detachable sub-structure that can be added during the washing machine assembly to restrict the vertical and lateral movement of a centralized load of the washing machine during assembly, shipping and handling. A rigid bottom frame allows for the composite shipping base and appliance to move down virtually any form of conveyance and to be lifted or turned during the course of conveyance. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151522 | AUTOMATIC BALANCING STRUCTURE OF MEDICAL BALANCING STAND - An automatic balancing structure of a medical balancing stand includes an elastic member arranged in each clearance C. In a normal state, a lever and a turn plate turn together through the elastic members, to follow a rotative movement of a lateral arm. When an imbalance occurs on the lateral arm, the lateral arm produces torque with which a contact part of the lever presses and deforms one of the elastic members to activate a corresponding one of switches S | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151523 | PORTABLE-DEVICE PRESENTATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and associated methods relate to a portable-device presentation system having a substantially-planar substrate; a first clamp coupled to the substrate; and a second clamp slidably coupled to the substrate, each of the first and second clamps having respective opposing contact surfaces that have substantially no curvature along axes substantially parallel to the substantially-planar substrate at a contact elevation above the substantially-planar substrate, wherein when a user slides the second clamp to a maximum display-size position and lays a display device on the substantially-planar substrate between the first clamp and the second clamp, the user may then secure the display device to the presentation system by sliding the second clamp to sandwich the display device between the two respective opposing contact surfaces and securing the second clamp using a hand-operated securing member. In various embodiments, a presentation system may secure portable display devices of many different sizes. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151524 | DISPLAY STAND AND BRACKET - A display stand includes a base, a leg and a bracket. The bracket is mounted to a backside of the base and includes a bridge for receiving the at least one portion of the leg. The bridge includes a first detent and a second detent. The portion of the leg that is received by the bridge is movable into a first position or a second position. A different portion of the leg mates with the first detent to support the display stand at a first viewing angle when the leg is rotated while in the first position. Yet another portion of the leg mates with the second detent to support the display stand at a second viewing angle that is different from the first viewing angle when the leg is rotated while in the second position. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151525 | PORTABLE HOLDING DEVICE - A portable holding device for mounting an item comprises a bottom component, a top component, an adhesive pad, and a mounting component. When the portable holding device is not used to mount an item, the adhesive pad may be covered by the top component. When the portable holding device is used to mount an item, the top component is unfolded to expose the adhesive pad, the adhesive pad is then attached to a desired location, and the mounting component is used to mount the item, which may be personal apparel, umbrellas, handbags, glasses, pens, and small tools. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151526 | CHRISTMAS TREE STAND AND KIT THEREFOR - A Christmas tree stand comprises a container having a base and a sidewall extending therefrom, the sidewall having a plurality of outer longitudinal slots; a plurality of removable legs, each removable leg configured to be accommodated within a respective longitudinal slot; and a plurality of grippers threadably connected to the sidewall. Each gripper has a flexible padding layer disposed thereon for securely gripping a trunk of a Christmas tree | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151527 | MULTI-LEGGED STAND WITH STABILIZERS - Described is a multi-legged instrument stand that is specifically designed to increase stability and resistance to tipping. The stand can be used with any suitable instrument, such as guitars (via a guitar hanger), microphones, etc. The stand includes a base with a body pole. A leg connector is slidably attached with the body pole, with three legs and two stabilizers being pivotally connected with the leg connector. Thus, the legs and stabilizers can collapse for storage or rotate outward to allow the stand to be positioned upon a ground surface with increased stability. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151528 | DYNAMIC DAMPER FOR VEHICLE - A dynamic damper mounted within a vehicle is capable of tuning a resonance frequency for each direction and includes a housing formed by a vertical plate connected to a bottom plate. A first rubber having elasticity is seated on the bottom plate and a mass is seated on the first rubber in a vertical direction and is spaced apart from the vertical plate. A second rubber having elasticity is mounted between the mass and the vertical plate. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151529 | OPTICAL DETECTORS AND METHODS OF USING THEM - Certain embodiments described herein are directed to optical detector and optical systems. In some examples, the optical detector can include a plurality of dynodes, in which one or more of the dynodes are coupled to an electrometer. In other configurations, each dynode can be coupled to a respective electrometer. Methods using the optical detectors are also described. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151530 | IMAGE SENSORS FOR PERFORMING THERMAL RESET, METHODS THEREOF, AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of operating an image sensor includes: thermoelectrically cooling a pixel using a thermoelectric element having a thermoelectric-junction integrated to the pixel; and performing a photoelectric conversion operation using the thermoelectric element. An image sensor includes a pixel and a readout circuit. The pixel includes a thermoelectric element having a thermoelectric-junction, and the readout circuit is configured to control the pixel such that the thermoelectric element performs a thermoelectric-cooling operation and a photoelectric conversion operation. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151531 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Imaging sensors, imaging apparatuses, and methods of driving an image sensor are provided. An image sensor can include a semiconductor substrate with a photoelectric conversion element and a charge-conversion element. The sensor can further include a capacitance switch. A charge accumulation element is located adjacent the photoelectric conversion element. At least a portion of the charge accumulation element overlaps a charge accumulation region of the photoelectric conversion element. The charge accumulation element is selectively connected to the charge-voltage conversion element by the capacitance switch. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151532 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix, the pixels including a charge holding section configured to hold a signal charge transferred from a photoelectric conversion section, and to include a capacitor section having a first capacitance value and an additional capacitor section for increasing the first capacitance value to be a second capacitance value; and to part of a reset transistor configured to reset a charge held by the charge holding section, a test-voltage power source configured to apply a test voltage having a voltage different from a drive voltage of the reset transistor. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151533 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: plural photodiodes formed in different depths in a unit pixel area of a substrate; and plural vertical transistors formed in the depth direction from one face side of the substrate so that gate portions for reading signal charges obtained by photoelectric conversion in the plural photodiodes are formed in depths corresponding to the respective photodiodes. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151534 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING DATA TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT HAVING SPLIT BUS SEGMENTS - A data transmission circuit of an image sensor includes first to Kth bus segments, and first to Kth data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the first to Kth bus segments and the first to (K-1)th data regeneration circuits respectively connected to the second to Kth bus segments. Each of the first to Kth data regeneration circuits may be embodied as one of a buffer, a logic gate, and a synchronous circuit operating in response to a clock signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151535 | DEFLECTOR, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND SCANNING DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT - Scanning distance measuring equipment includes a light emitter/receiver and a deflector for deflecting and reflecting measurement light emitted from the light emitter/receiver to outside through an optical window. The deflector is provided with a first deflection mechanism including a movable unit swingable about a first axis and a drive unit for driving to swing the movable unit; a second deflection mechanism for driving to rotate the first deflection mechanism about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and a contactless power supply unit including a second coil that is located to rotate about the second axis along with the rotating second deflection mechanism, and a first coil that is located to face the second coil on a common axis. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151536 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - An optical communication module includes a lens unit and an optical-electrical converter. The optical-electrical converter includes a circuit board and the lens unit is fixed on the circuit board. The lens unit has an extension portion, and the extension portion extends outwards from the lens unit and is parallel to the circuit board. Glue is located between the extension portion and the circuit board to secure the lens unit on the circuit board. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151537 | MOVEMENT DETECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a movement detection device for detecting a movement of an object in a space range. The movement detection device includes a light source, a light guiding element, at least two light sensing elements and a processing unit. The light sensing elements have an offset therebetween along a first direction such that the object, when moving in the space range, reflects the light from the light source sequentially to the light sensing elements through the light guiding element. The processing unit identifies the movement of the object along the first direction according to a sequence that the light sensing elements detect the light reflected by the object. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151538 | FOULING LAYER DETECTION ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR - An environmental sensor is disclosed. The environmental sensor includes a semiconductor substrate including a light sensor, a surface through which ambient light can pass to reach a light sensor and a light source operable to illuminate the surface, whereby at least some of the light from the light source is reflected by the surface onto the light sensor. The environmental sensor is operable to determine the presence of a fouling layer on the surface by comparing measurements of ambient light and reflected light by the at least one light sensor. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151539 | PHOTOELECTRIC ABSOLUTE ENCODER AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREFOR - In a photoelectric absolute encoder including a scale having a plurality of tracks with different pitch patterns, and a detector having a light source and light receiving elements including a plurality of light receiving element arrays corresponding to the plurality of tracks, a light receiving element array is additionally arranged at a position in the detector corresponding to a boundary between the track having a pattern with a wide pitch and the track having a pattern with a narrow pitch adjacent to each other in the scale, and displacement of the detector relative to the scale in a lateral direction is detected from a signal amplitude of the added light receiving element array. In this manner, displacement of the detector relative to the scale in the lateral direction can be detected. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151540 | POSITION-MEASURING DEVICE - A position-measuring device includes a cylindrical object rotatable about a longitudinal axis and having a circumferential annular reflection measuring graduation. A stationary scanning unit is disposed opposite the cylindrical object and has a light source, a transmission grating and a detector. The scanning unit is configured to optically scan the reflection measuring graduation by beams of light emitted from the light source passing through the transmission grating and then striking the reflection measuring graduation, from where the beams of light are reflected back toward the detector, which is configured to generate rotation-dependent position signals. An optically effective perpendicular distance between the detector and the reflection measuring graduation is selected to be one of greater or less than an optically effective perpendicular distance between the transmission grating and the reflection measuring graduation depending on a radius of the cylindrical object. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151541 | Electrokinetically Controlled Calibrant Delivery - An electrokinetic pump can be used to deliver calibrant (“lock mass”) ions to a mass spectrometer for calibration of a mass spectrometry system. Electrokinetically controlled calibrant delivery can help to eliminate the need for the more cumbersome mechanisms that are often used for ion delivery. In addition, electrokinetically controlled calibrant delivery can provide for a more user-friendly system in which a calibrant solution can be packaged into a disposable cartridge. Furthermore, when implemented in a microfluidic format, electrokinetically controlled calibrant delivery can be coupled with an electrokinetically controlled separation system, such as capillary electrophoresis (CE), to allow efficient solid-state switching between analytical and calibrant sprays. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151542 | DETECTION OF BURIED EXPLOSIVES - A system and method are described for capturing and analyzing gamma rays from neutron excitation of a region in 3-space being analyzed for explosives. A processor analyzes the results, determining whether underground explosives are present in a particular region of the ground. In one embodiment, one gamma ray energy band is used to infer an amount of silicon in the region, while another indicates the combined amount of silicon and nitrogen. The concentration of nitrogen in the region is inferred and used to trigger an “explosive found” or a “no explosive found” signal. In other embodiments, the system or method uses inferences about other elemental constituents of the ground being examined, sometimes taking as input analyses from prior scans, and providing output indicating the likelihood of the presence of explosives in the region. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151543 | ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHOD - Provided is a technique of analyzing particles in real time while collecting and condensing the particles continuously. Gas and/or particles as a detection target substance that are attached to an authentication target | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151544 | Exponential Scan Mode for Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers to Generate Super-Resolved Mass Spectra - A novel scanning method of a mass spectrometer apparatus is introduced so as to relate by simple time shifts, rather than time dilations, the component signal (“peak”) from each ion even to an arbitrary reference signal produced by a desired homogeneous population of ions. Such a method and system, as introduced herein, is enabled in a novel fashion by scanning exponentially the RF and DC voltages on a quadrupole mass filter versus time while maintaining the RF and DC in constant proportion to each other. In such a novel mode of operation, ion intensity as a function of time is the convolution of a fixed peak shape response with the underlying (unknown) distribution of discrete mass-to-charge ratios (mass spectrum). As a result, the mass distribution can be reconstructed by deconvolution, producing a mass spectrum with enhanced sensitivity and mass resolving power. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151545 | Sensitive Ion Detection Device and Method for Analysis of Compounds as Vapors in Gases - An ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) for the detection of trace gaseous molecular compounds dissolved or suspended in a carrier gas, particularly in ambient air, without preconcentration or the trapping of analyte particles. The IMS of the invention comprises an ionization volume of greater than 5 cm | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151546 | MULTI-CAPILLARY COLUMN AND HIGH-CAPACITY IONIZATION INTERFACE FOR GC-MS - A gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) system includes a multi-capillary GC column coupled to a mass analyzer through an ionization interface. The ionization interface includes an ionization device and an ion guide configured for receiving a high-capacity gas-sample flow from the GC column and transmitting a compressed ion beam to the mass analyzer. The ion beam may be converging. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151547 | Atmospheric Pressure Ion Source By Interacting High Velocity Spray With A Target - An ion source is disclosed comprising a nebuliser | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151548 | MATRIX FOR MALDI MASS SPECTROMETRY AND MALDIMASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - Provided is a matrix for MALDI mass spectrometry that has a high ability of ionizing low-molecular-weight compounds, and makes it possible to make measurement in a negative ion mode. The matrix is a matrix for mass spectrometry that contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds each represented by the following general formula (I), (II) or (III), and their salts thereof. In the formulae (I), (II) and (III), X and Z are each C or N; R | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151549 | ION DETECTORS AND METHODS OF USING THEM - Certain embodiments described herein are directed to ion detectors and systems. In some examples, the ion detector can include a plurality of dynodes, in which one or more of the dynodes are coupled to an electrometer. In other configurations, each dynode can be coupled to a respective electrometer. Methods using the ion detectors are also described. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151550 | Ionization Apparatus and Ionization Analysis Apparatus - A sampling nozzle | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151551 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF RELATIVE CRITICAL DIMENSIONS - One embodiment relates to a method of measuring a relative critical dimension (RCD) during electron beam inspection of a target substrate. A reference image is obtained. A region of interest is defined in the reference image. A target image is obtained using an electron beam imaging apparatus. The target and reference images are aligned, and the region of interest is located in the target image. Measurement is then made of the RCD within the region of interest in the target image. Another embodiment relates to a method of measuring a RCD which involves scanning along a scan length that is perpendicular to the RCD. Point RCDs along the scan length are measured. A filter is applied to the point RCDs, and an average of the point RCDs is computed. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151552 | TILT-IMAGING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - One embodiment relates to a tilt-imaging scanning electron microscope apparatus. The apparatus includes an electron gun, first and second deflectors, an objective electron lens, and a secondary electron detector. The first deflector deflects the electron beam away from the optical axis, and the second deflector deflects the electron beam back towards the optical axis. The objective lens focuses the electron beam onto a spot on a surface of a target substrate, wherein the electron beam lands on the surface at a tilt angle. Another embodiment relates to a method of imaging a surface of a target substrate using an electron beam with a trajectory tilted relative to a substrate surface. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151553 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING OR OBSERVING SAMPLE - A charged particle beam device capable of observing a sample in an air atmosphere or gas atmosphere has a thin film for separating the atmospheric pressure space from the decompressed space. A vacuum evacuation pump evacuates a first housing; and a detector detects a charged particle beam (obtained by irradiation of the sample) in the first housing. A thin film is provided to separate the inside of the first housing and the inside of a second housing at least along part of the interface between the first and second housings. An opening part is formed in the thin film so that its opening area on a charged particle irradiation unit's side is larger than its opening area on the sample side; and the thin film which covers the sample side of the opening part transmits or allows through the primary charged particle beam and the charged particle beam. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140151554 | System and Method for Controlling Charge-up in an Electron Beam Apparatus - The present invention provides means and corresponding embodiments to control charge-up in an electron beam apparatus, which can eliminate the positive charges soon after being generated on the sample surface within a frame cycle of imaging scanning. The means are to let some or all of secondary electrons emitted from the sample surface return back to neutralize positive charges built up thereon so as to reach a charge balance within a limited time period. The embodiments use control electrodes to generate retarding fields to reflect some of secondary electrons with low kinetic energies back to the sample surface. | 2014-06-05 |
