23rd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170160166 | OSCILLATING DEVICE, ELECTRODYNAMIC ACTUATOR, CROSS GUIDEWAY, LINEAR GUIDEWAY AND VIBRATING TABLE - An oscillating device comprising: a vibrating table; an X-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in an X-axis direction; a Y-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Y-axis direction; a Z-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Z-axis direction; a first linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the X-axis direction; and a second linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first linear guideway comprises: a first rail extending in the X-axis direction; and a first carriage configured to engage with the first rail slidably in the X-axis direction, wherein the second linear guideway comprises: a second rail extending in the Y-axis direction; and a second carriage configured to engage with the second rail slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first carriage is provided with first carriage attachment holes being drilled holes, wherein the second carriage is provided with second carriage attachment holes being tapped holes, and wherein the first carriage is directly fixed to the second carriage by bolts being inserted to the first carriage attachment holes and screwed in the second carriage attachment holes. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160167 | OPTICAL POWER MONITOR DEVICE AND OPTICAL POWER MONITOR METHOD - An optical power monitor device includes a first optical fiber, including a core and a cladding surrounding the core and being at least one of an incidence-side optical fiber and a launch-side optical fiber connected to each other at a connection point, which is constituted by a curve portion and a linear portion between the curve portion and the connection point, a low refractive index layer that is provided in at least a portion of the linear portion on an outer side of the cladding and has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the cladding, and a first optical detector that is provided at a position close to at least the curve portion. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160168 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST INSPECTING VEHICLE - A method and a system for fast inspecting a vehicle based on a length measuring device, including: when a subject vehicle enters an inspection region, measuring a first length and a second length of the subject vehicle; determining whether the first length and the second length is respectively larger than or equal to a preset second length threshold; if so, determining whether a gap portion of the subject vehicle between a first portion and a second portion of the subject vehicle appears in a beam emitting region formed by a beam of radiation rays emitted by the system for fast inspecting a vehicle; and when the gap portion appears in the beam emitting region, emitting a beam of radiation rays of a first radiation dose to the subject vehicle according to the gap portion, wherein the subject vehicle moves with respect to the system for fast inspecting a vehicle. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160169 | Specimen Collector - A specimen collector includes a sleeve with one or more interior walls defining a substantially hollow interior cavity. The sleeve further includes an inlet port in fluid communication with the interior cavity and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior cavity. The sleeve further includes a first side aperture and a second side aperture. The specimen collector also includes a tray slidable within the interior cavity of the sleeve. The tray includes a first specimen well and a second specimen well that alternately may be placed into fluidic communication with the inlet and outlet ports. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160170 | AQUEOUS TISSUE CLEARING SOLUTION AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an aqueous tissue clearing solution for making a biological material, such as a tissue or an organ of an animal, or a bio-engineered collagen scaffold transparent. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160171 | MULTIPLEX IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IMAGE CYTOMETRY - Immunohistochemical (IHC) techniques that enable the sequential evaluation of at least seven biomarkers in one formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue section are disclosed. The methods involve high-throughput multiplexed, quantitative IHC imaging, sequential IHC with iterative labeling, digital scanning, image coregistration and merging, and subsequent stripping of sections. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160172 | Histological Specimen Treatment - A single dissolving compound forms plural azeotropes, which can be azeotropically vaporized off at various stages of the treatment process, thus maintaining predictable concentrations of the chemicals present. The treatment process can be performed in the absence of formalin or related compounds which can interfere with the preservation of genetic material. A process for preserving a specimen includes using a dissolving compound that can form a plural number of azeotropes, at least one azeotrope being formed between one or more components of the dissolving compound and specimen-supplied water, and at least one azeotrope being formed between different components of the dissolving compound; successively and azeotropically vaporizing off formed azeotropes; and impregnating the specimen with a support medium. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160173 | Histological Specimen Treatment - A single dissolving compound forms plural azeotropes, which can be azeotropically vaporized off at various stages of the treatment process, thus maintaining predictable concentrations of the chemicals present. The treatment process can be performed in the absence of formalin or related compounds which can interfere with the preservation of genetic material. A process for preserving a specimen includes using a dissolving compound that can form a plural number of azeotropes, at least one azeotrope being formed between one or more components of the dissolving compound and specimen-supplied water, and at least one azeotrope being formed between different components of the dissolving compound; successively and azeotropically vaporizing off formed azeotropes; and impregnating the specimen with a support medium. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160174 | EMBEDDING MEDIUM FOR SPECIMEN PREPARATION, METHOD FOR PREPARING CURABLE BASE MATERIAL NONPENETRATING SPECIMEN, METHOD FOR PREPARING CURABLE BASE MATERIAL PENETRATING SPECIMEN, CURABLE BASE MATERIAL NONPENETRATING SPECIMEN, THIN SLICE PERFORMANCE IMPROVER FOR FROZEN EMBEDDING MEDIUM, AND FROZEN EMBEDDING MEDIUM - Provided is an embedding medium for specimen preparation that, when preparing a curable base material nonpenetrating specimen, involves no thermal invasion of the tissue, minimizes wrinkling and tearing during thin slicing, and makes it possible to confirm the position of the tissue in the embedding medium, and also for preparing a curable base material penetrating specimen on the same plane as a curable base material nonpenetrating specimen. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160175 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING INTERNAL INCLUSION FOR MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOFT MATERIALS - Various embodiments are described herein of methods and systems for measuring at least one mechanical characteristic of a soft material are provided according to the teachings herein. The embodiments described herein generally employ the use of a mechanical inclusion in the soft material, measuring at least one pressure and volume data point and applying a mechanical relation associated with the mechanical characteristic(s) to the measured data point(s) to determine the mechanical characteristic(s). | 2017-06-08 |
20170160176 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUID - Provided are a method and device for improving a response speed in a measurement of viscosity of a fluid and obtaining a continuous smooth measurement graph. A viscometer includes a machine part that generates a shear rate in a sample, a machine drive, a shear rate changing means that outputs a target shear rate of the machine part, and a displacement detection sensor that measures displacement of the machine part, and performs feedback control to control a driving force of the machine drive so that an output value of the displacement detection sensor corresponds to the target shear rate and measures a viscosity of a sample, wherein a feedback gain is simply set for each measurement according to an optimum design or target shear rate. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160177 | DETERMINING CONDITIONS IN CENTRIFUGED BLOOD USING MEASURED PRESSURE - A method for determining a condition in a blood sample includes: providing a sample of blood; providing a metering probe having a pump for aspirating and dispensing; inserting the metering probe a selected distance into the blood sample; measuring the pressure between the sample and pump during sample aspiration or sample dispense; comparing the measured pressure with a reference value; and signaling the presence or absence of the condition. A method for confirming or detecting the presence of a selected layer of blood component in a centrifuged blood sample includes: measuring a pressure of a suspected selected layer in a metering probe during aspiration or dispense; comparing the measured pressure with a reference value, wherein if the measured pressure and the reference value are substantially identical then the selected layer of the blood component is confirmed. In a preferred embodiment the reference value is a pre-selected pressure range. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160178 | PARTICLE COUNTER - Provided is a particle counter including: a light source; a light superimposition unit configured to superimpose light beams; an irradiation optical system configured to irradiate a fluid in a flow passage with one of a plurality of light beams from the light source; a detection optical system configured to make a part of scattered light beams by a particle in the fluid enter the light superimposition unit; a reference optical system configured to split another one of the plurality of light beams into a plurality of reference light beams and makes the reference light beams enter the light superimposition unit; and a counting unit configured to count the particles on the basis of detection signals corresponding to an interference light beam received by a light receiver. The interference light beam is generated by interference between the scattered light beam and one of the reference light beams at the light superimposition unit, and is received by the light receiver corresponding to the reference light beam. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160179 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - A particulate matter (PM) sensor includes a substrate made of silicon, a temperature sensor, a heater electrode, and a measurement electrode. The temperature sensor, the heater electrode, and the measurement electrode are disposed on the substrate to be separated from each other. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160180 | Cabin air control system for an aircraft - A cabin air control system for an aircraft comprising a plurality of compressed air sources, each operable to provide compressed air, at least one air outlet, a conduit system connected to the air sources and the air outlet and arranged to conduct air from the air sources downstream to the air outlet, and a plurality of particulate matter detectors configured to detect the presence of particulate matter in air from the air sources. Each detector is associated with a different predefined subset of the air sources by being arranged in the conduit system at a location from which it is only possible to reach the associated subset of the air sources when traversing the conduit system from the respective location towards the air sources in an upstream direction. Any two subsets of the different subsets associated with the different particulate matter detectors include different ones of the air sources. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160181 | METHOD FOR MEASURING SILICON CONCENTRATION IN A PHOSPHORIC ACID AQUEOUS SOLUTION - A substrate treating apparatus includes a circulating line having a treating tank for storing a phosphoric acid aqueous solution, a circulating pump for feeding the phosphoric acid aqueous solution, a heater for circulation for heating the phosphoric acid aqueous solution, a filter for filtering the phosphoric acid aqueous solution, the circulating line causing the phosphoric acid aqueous solution discharged from the treating tank to flow in order of the circulating pump, the heater for circulation and the filter, and returning the phosphoric acid aqueous solution from the filter to the treating tank. The apparatus also includes a branch pipe branching from the circulating line between the heater for circulation and the filter for extracting the phosphoric acid aqueous solution from the circulating line, and a concentration measuring station connected to the branch pipe for measuring silicon concentration in the phosphoric acid aqueous solution by potentiometry. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160182 | ROTATABLE PLATFORM DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - The devices can improve rotational movement substantially without or with significant reduction in mechanical interference. The devices can be configured to independently rotate a module about two substantially aligned perpendicular axes. The devices can include a first motor; a second motor; a first frame, the first motor and the second motor within the first frame, the first motor and the second motor being adjacent; a second frame, the first frame being above the second frame; and a module rotatably disposed to the second frame. The first motor can be configured to cause the module and the second frame to rotate with respect to the first frame about the first axis. The second motor can be configured to cause the module to rotate with respect to the second frame about the second axis. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160183 | Infrared Thermographic Porosity Quantification in Composite Structures - An infrared (IR) thermography system for inspecting porosity of a test part of a given thickness is provided. The IR thermography system may include a thermal detector configured to detect IR signals emitted from the test part, and a controller in electrical communication with at least the thermal detector. The controller may be configured to at least determine thermal test data associated with the test part based on the IR signals, generate thermal model data based on the thickness of the test part, and determine porosity of the test part based on a comparison between the thermal test data and the thermal model data. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160184 | Apparatus and method to measure a molecular diffusion coefficient in a porous powder - An apparatus and method for measuring molecular diffusivity in porous powders or minerals, e.g., the microporous synthetic minerals used for gas separation and chemical catalysis, were invented that allows a varying pressure in the gas around the powder during the measurement. This obviates the need for the pressure to be constant and the attendant complicated component parts. A mass balance model equation of the sample cell with the diffusivity as an adjustable parameter is used to deduce the sample cell pressure change versus time (uptake curve) until the equilibration of gas diffusion into the powder. A numerical analysis method is used to solve the mathematical model to compute a simulated uptake curve. Curve fitting of the simulated and measured uptake curves is used to optimize the diffusivity parameter, which gives the measured diffusivity. The apparatus and method are simple, easy to use, and automation is also simple. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160185 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An objective of the present invention is to provide a technique for reducing measurement errors when measuring specimen using light. An aspect of an optical measurement method according to the present invention: acquires relationship data that describes a relationship between an intensity of reflection light when irradiating light onto a specimen and a size of the specimen; and acquires the size of the specimen using the relationship data and the intensity of the reflection light. Another aspect of an optical measurement method according to the present invention subtracts a component due to an inclination of a vessel of a specimen from a detection signal representing an intensity of reflection light when irradiating light onto the specimen, thereby correcting the inclination of the vessel. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160186 | FLOW RATE BALANCED, DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE SHEATH DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR FLOW CYTOMETRY - Disclosed is a sheath delivery system that uses a continuous flow of sheath fluid into a pressurized internal reservoir that substantially matches the outflow of sheath fluid through the nozzle of a flow cytometer. A substantially constant level of the sheath fluid is maintained. If the sheath fluid level falls below a desired level, or goes above a desired level, a dampened control system is used to reach the desired level. In addition, air pressure in the pressurized internal container is controlled so that an external sheath container can be removed and refilled with additional sheath fluid without stopping the sheath delivery system | 2017-06-08 |
20170160187 | Laser Scanner Particle Counter and Imager - An apparatus for detecting the presence of a specific molecular species in a mixture of species operates by first flowing the mixture through microfluidic channels onto a substrate to which the specific species bonds, then attaching electromagnetic radiation scattering particles to the bonded species, then scanning the substrate with a uniform flux of laser radiation and relating the intensity of the scattered portion of the radiation to the density of particles captured by the molecular species affixed to the substrate. The substrate can be scanned either by: 1. applying oscillating mirrors to reflect the laser beam and uniformly scan the substrate; 2. moving the entire laser relative to the substrate so that its beam uniformly scans the substrate; 3. moving the entire substrate uniformly in the x-y plane while keeping the laser and its beam fixed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160188 | CONVEX LENS-INDUCED CONFINEMENT FOR MEASURING DISTRIBUTIONS OF MOLECULAR SIZE - A curved surface is placed tangent to a slide and displaces a sample liquid from the point or line of contact outward. Imaging indicates a region where fluorescence is observed, and the location of the fluorescence indicates the molecular size, The radius of curvature of the lens is known, the distance from the (center) point of contact of the observed fluorescence is measured with a microscope and the distance of the lens surface to the slide's surface can then be calculated. This distance represents the size of the molecule or ensemble of molecules emitting. Similarly, absorbance, etc. could be measured with a light source below the slide. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160189 | OPTICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND PROCESS - An optical analysis system and process are disclosed. The optical analysis system includes one or more optical filter mechanisms disposed to receive light from a light source and a detector mechanism configured for operative communication with the one or more optical filter mechanisms, the operative communication permitting measurement of properties of filtered light, filtered by the one or more optical filter mechanisms followed by optical filtering by the mosaic optical filter mechanism from the light received. The one or more optical filter mechanisms are configured so that the magnitude of the properties measured by the detector mechanism is proportional to information carried by the filtered light. The process uses the optical analysis system. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160190 | MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD - A measuring device ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160191 | INFRARED GAS ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The infrared gas analysis device includes: a measurement cell to allow a sample gas containing a component to be measured to flow therethrough; a comparison cell including a reference gas; a pair of light sources provided in one end side of the measurement cell and the comparison cell, the cells being irradiated with an infrared ray from one and the other of the light sources, respectively; and a detection unit provided in another end side of the measurement cell and the comparison cell to detect the component to be measured by using infrared rays output from the measurement cell and the comparison cell. A gas for detection made of a component different from the component to be measured and having an infrared absorption band at at least a part of wavenumbers in infrared absorption bands of the component to be measured is encapsulated in the detection unit. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160192 | OPTICAL MULTI-CHANNEL MEASUREMENT UNIT, OPTICAL MULTI-CHANNEL DETECTOR UNIT AND A MEASUREMENT METHOD RELATED THERETO - Optical multi-channel measurement unit for a process measurement includes first ends for receiving optical radiation from the optical radiation source, and second ends for outputting the optical radiation for illuminating the at least one object. Optical detectors receive optical radiation from at least one measurement channel via at least one optical filter and convert an intensity of the optical radiation to an electrical signal. A movement mechanism causes, for filtering the wavelengths of the optical radiation propagating between detectors and the optical measurement channels through the optical filters, at least one of the following: movement inside at least one optical filter and movement between the filters and the detectors. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160193 | FLUID MONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY - A system for monitoring at least one parameter of a fluid contained in a container includes a measuring device based on near-infrared spectroscopy designed to be submerged in the cited fluid to be monitored and to take measurements of the fluid. The measuring device includes a measuring area. The monitoring system includes a flotation system joined to the measuring device. The flotation system is arranged, during the use of the monitoring system, floating on the fluid to be monitored such that the measuring area of the measuring device is submerged in the fluid at a constant depth with respect to the level of fluid in the container, such that all the measurements taken by the measuring device are taken at the same depth with respect to the level of the fluid. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160194 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING TURBIDITY - The present disclosure relates to a sensor arrangement for determining the turbidity of a liquid medium. The sensor arrangement includes a sensor section with at least one light source for sending transmission light into a measuring chamber, and at least one receiver associated with the light source for receiving reception light from the measuring chamber, wherein the transmission light is converted into the reception light in the measuring chamber by the medium by means of scattering at a measurement angle, and the reception light received by the receiver is a measure of the turbidity. The reception light is back reflected at a reflection element in contact with the medium, whereby an optical path from the light source through the measuring chamber to the reflection element and from the reflection element through the measuring chamber to the receiver results. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160195 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE DETECTION - A fluorescence detection system is provided. The fluorescence detection system includes a light source adapted to emit excitation light; a sample unit in which a sample is disposed; a first optical fiber adapted to connect the light source to the sample unit; an avalanche photodiode array detector adapted to receive fluorescent light generated by the sample when the sample is irradiated with the excitation light; and a second optical fiber adapted to connect the sample unit to the avalanche photodiode array detector, wherein the second optical fiber has a numerical aperture of equal to or greater than about 0.15 and the second optical fiber is positioned such that a longitudinal axis of the second optical fiber is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first optical fiber. A method for detecting fluorescence and a computer-implemented method for detecting fluorescence are also provided. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160196 | LIGHT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR REACTION VESSEL AND LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the optical state on the inside of a reaction vessel. The apparatus includes: linking portions that optically connect with the interior of the reaction vessel that is linkable with reaction vessels, a connecting end arranging body having an arranging surface that arranges and supports along a predetermined path, connecting ends to which is provided back ends of the light guide portions, the front ends thereof being provided to the linking portions, the connecting ends being provided to the linking portions; a measurement device having measuring ends that are successively optically connectable with the connecting ends, and in which light based on the optical state is receivable by optical connections between the connecting ends and the measuring ends; and a light guide switching mechanism that successively optically connects the connecting ends and the measuring ends. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160197 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SINGLE MOLECULE IMAGING - A device and method for imaging fluorescently labeled molecules (e.g., nucleic acids) includes securing a modular attachment device to the mobile phone with a sample containing stretched, fluorescently labeled nucleic acid molecules and illuminating the sample with excitation light to cause the fluorescently labeled nucleic acid molecules to emit fluorescent light. Images of the nucleic acids are captured using a camera of the mobile phone. The images from the mobile phone are transferred to a remote computer for image processing and analysis. The images are processed by the remote computer to generate analysis data of sample, wherein the analysis data includes the length of nucleic acid molecules contained in the sample or the length of molecular sub-region(s). The mobile phone or another computing device receives from the remote computer the analysis data and displays at least some of the analysis data thereon. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160198 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, MICROSCOPE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME, AND MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION METHOD - A microscopy observation method for fluorescence observation of a sample including an object to be observed containing a fluorescent material using a microscope apparatus, including an excitation light emission step of emitting excitation light for exciting the fluorescent material contained in the sample; and an oxygen concentration reduction step of reducing the oxygen concentration at least in an observed region in which the sample is present. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160199 | Methods, Systems and Apparatuses for Testing and Calibrating Fluorescent Scanners - Disclosed are calibration apparatuses for fluorescent microscopy instruments and methods of making and using them. Specifically, disclosed are calibration apparatuses with a fluorescent layer, such as photoresist, deposited on a substrate, with an optional layer of a reflective material, such as chrome. Illumination of the fluorescent and/or reflective layers, and detection and analysis of the resulting emissions allows evaluation of the instrument with respect to both reflective and fluorescent channels. Selection of appropriate fluorescent materials for the one or more fluorescent layers allows the evaluation of an instrument with respect to different fluorophores, as would be used with an instrument capable of two color detection. Inclusion of a reflective layer further allows the evaluation and calibration of all optical channels of an instrument, including the reflective channel and two or more fluorescent channels, with a single calibration apparatus for imaging criteria such as uniformity, contrast and emission signal strength. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160200 | OPTICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE - Spectral data such as a CARS spectrum of a sample is acquired at high speed by reducing the amount of data. During scan by emission light focused and emitted onto the sample, the exposed state of a detection unit of a spectroscope that divides light generated from the sample is continued, thereby acquiring spectral data obtained by summing spectra generated at a plurality of positions in the sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160201 | EXAMINATION DEVICE AND EXAMINATION METHOD - An examination device implements examination of matter to a large object without moving the device as a whole. The intensity of Raman scattering light obtained by laser irradiation of the object to be examined is detected to detect an attached state of an attached matter on the object to be examined. Based on a laser light irradiation position imaged and a visible image captured by a camera, the laser light irradiation position and a pixel of the camera are associated with each other, whereby irradiation area information is generated. Based on the attached state of the attached matter and the irradiation area information, an image of the attached matter present in an area imaged by the pixel of the camera is generated, and the visible image captured by the camera and the image of the attached matter are synthesized to generate a synthesized image. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160203 | ELECTRIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT ELEMENT AND RAMAN SPECTROMETER - An electric field enhancement element includes a metal microstructure and a modifying molecule disposed on the surface of the metal microstructure, wherein the modifying molecule is derived from a compound represented by the following formula (1). | 2017-06-08 |
20170160204 | TEST STRIP DEVICE - Disclosed is a test strip device, comprising a strip body and a blocking element. The strip body has a first face and a second face. The strip body has an injection opening, a flow channel and a reaction receptacle. The injection opening reaches the first face, the flow channel is in fluid communication between the injection opening and the reaction receptacle, and the flow channel is in fluid communication with the injection opening through a flow channel opening. The blocking element is vertically movably disposed in the injection opening, and the blocking element selectively closes the flow channel opening. Therefore, the back flow of a sample can be prevented, so as to ensure chemical reaction of the sample and a reagent and thus improve accuracy of the test results. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160205 | COLORIMETRIC DETECTION SENSOR AND COLORIMETRIC DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING CYANIDE ANION BY ETCHING OF GOLD NANORODS - Disclosed are a colorimetric detection sensor and colorimetric detection method of a cyanide anion (CN | 2017-06-08 |
20170160206 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF NANOFIBRILLAR CELLULOSE - One embodiment provides a method for monitoring the quality of nanofibrillar cellulose produced in a process comprising disintegrating fibers of cellulose pulp, the method comprising measuring in real-time optically the turbidity of a dispersion containing nanofibrillar cellulose obtained from a disintegrating process, and determining the quality of said produced nanofibrillar cellulose using a correlation between the measured turbidity and said quality of the produced nanofibrillar cellulose, wherein lowered turbidity indicates increased quality of the nanofibrillar cellulose. One embodiment provides a device for monitoring the quality of nanofibrillar cellulose produced in a process comprising disintegrating fibers of cellulose pulp, arranged to carry out said method. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160207 | MACHINE FOR DETECTING TINY PARTICLES - A machine for inspecting a face of a transparent plate includes a frame, a carrier module, an optical module and at least two illumination modules. The frame includes an X-axis. The carrier module is adapted for carrying a transparent plate in need of inspection on the frame along the X-axis. The optical module is located on the frame and movable relative to the carrier module and includes at least one detector adapted for rectilinear scanning along a Y-axis perpendicularly intersecting the X-axis of the carrier module at a crossing point. The illumination modules are located on two opposite sides of the X-axis of the frame. Each of the illumination modules includes a laser emitter. The laser emitters are located at a same distance from the crossing point and adapted for emitting rays on the transparent plate at a same angle of 0.5° to 6°. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160208 | MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS - A multispectral imaging system and method and a system for composite layup are provided in order to detect foreign object debris during the fabrication of a composite structure. In the context of a method, a surface of a composite material is illuminated with near infrared light. The method also detects the near infrared light following interaction of the near infrared light with the composite material. Following detection, the method analyzes a spectrum of the near infrared light to detect foreign object debris upon the composite material. The method analyzes the spectrum of near infrared light by distinguishing between different types of foreign object debris as a result of comparing the spectrum of near infrared light to predefined spectral signatures of a plurality of different types of foreign object debris. The method may also determine the size and location of the foreign object debris. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160209 | TESTING DIFFRACTION OR DIFFUSION OF A LIGHT BEAM - An apparatus for testing diffraction or diffusion of a light beam is provided. The apparatus includes a photosensitive semiconductor, shaped to define an aperture. At least one anode, and a plurality of cathodes, are coupled to the semiconductor. An optical element, configured to modify an angular spread of a light beam that traverses the optical element, is disposed within the aperture. A detector is configured to detect electric currents that pass between the cathodes and the anode in response to a portion of the light beam exiting the optical element and hitting the semiconductor. Other embodiments are also described. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160210 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OBJECTS - An imaging apparatus that includes a scanning mirror arrangement, optics, and a detector arrangement comprising a plurality of detectors. The plurality of detectors are capable for detecting submillimeter-/millimeter-range electromagnetic radiation and arranged within a region defined by an outer periphery and an inner periphery of the detector arrangement. The outer and inner peripheries are substantially circular in shape. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160211 | RADIOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS - An imaging system can use high-energy electrons at a low dose level to generate 3D computed tomography images and/or 2D radiographic images of living tissue and other objects. In some embodiments, a nozzle directs a source of high-energy electrons to the imaging target, and a detector system detects physical quantities of electrons that interact with the imaging target. In some embodiments, a computer system can calculate estimated paths taken by individual electrons within the imaging target, determine interactions between voxels of a digitized image of the imaging target and individual electrons, and reconstruct a digitized image of the imaging target based at least in part on the determined interactions between individual electrons and voxels. The imaging target can include but is not limited to living tissue, humans, pediatric patients, small animals, and other objects, such as those used in industrial applications. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160212 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE PRIMARY SIDE OF AN X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER - A method for adjusting the primary side of an X-ray diffractometer wherein the primary side comprises a collimator, an X-ray optics, an X-ray source, in particular an X-ray tube, wherein the collimator, the X-ray optics and the X-ray source are mounted directly or indirectly on a base structure, and wherein the orientation and position of the X-ray optics and the position of the X-ray source are adjusted relative to the base structure, is characterized in that the orientation and position of the X-ray optics and the position of the X-ray tube relative to the base structure are measured and set at predetermined target values, so that with these set target values, X-ray radiation emanating from the X-ray source and conditioned by the X-ray optics is detectable at the output end of the collimator. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160213 | X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ELEMENTARY ANALYSIS METHOD - An X-ray spectroscopic analysis apparatus includes: a radiation source configured to irradiate a predetermined irradiation area in the surface of a sample with an excitation beam for generating a characteristic X-ray; an analyzing crystal provided facing the irradiation area; a slit provided between the irradiation area and the analyzing crystal, the slit being parallel to the irradiation area and a predetermined crystal plane of the analyzing crystal; and an X-ray linear sensor including linear detection elements arranged in a direction perpendicular to the slit, the detection elements each having a length in a direction parallel to the slit. By detecting characteristic X-rays from different linear portions of the irradiation area for each wavelength, it is possible to perform analysis with sensitivity higher than the sensitivity of a conventional X-ray spectroscopic analysis apparatus that irradiates a point-like irradiation area with an excitation beam. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160214 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF H2O IN A SAMPLE - The application relates to a method of determining an amount of H | 2017-06-08 |
20170160215 | METHOD FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPOPROTEINS - An in vitro method for the characterization of lipoproteins in a sample, comprising obtaining a 2D diffusion-ordered | 2017-06-08 |
20170160216 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING A TRANSITION RATE OF A PHASE TRANSITION - A method and a device for measuring a transition rate between a first phase of a material and a second phase of the material wherein the material is solid or liquid in the first phase and gaseous in the second phase. A thermopile which includes a plurality of conductor transitions at an interface area between the first and second phases. The thermopile has a first portion which includes every second one of the conductor transitions, and a second portion that includes the remaining conductor transitions. In addition, the method includes measuring a thermoelectric voltage that is applied on the thermopile and that represents a temperature difference between the first and second portions of the thermopile. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160217 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE CONGEALING POINT OF A PETROLEUM WAX SAMPLE AND METHODS THEREFOR - An apparatus for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample, the sample placed within a sample flask. The apparatus includes a motor having a rotatable shaft extending horizontally therefrom; clamp for mounting the sample flask thereto, the clamp operatively connected to the rotatable shaft; and a temperature sensor for determining sample temperature over time. A method for determining the congealing point of a wax-containing sample is also provided. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160218 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THERMAL MELT ANALYSES AND AMPLIFICATIONS - The present disclosure provides apparatus, systems, and methods for conducting rapid, accurate, and consistent heated amplifications and/or thermal melt analyses. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160219 | Automated System for On-Line Monitoring and Diagnostics of Rod Position Indication Coils for Nuclear Power Plants - An automated system for on-line monitoring and coil diagnostics of rod position indicator (RPI) coils coil diagnostic, or RPI coil diagnostic system. The RPI coil diagnostic system performs coil diagnostics for a RPI system in a nuclear power plant. The RPI coil diagnostic system is in electrical communication with and monitors the outputs of the detector coils. The RPI coil diagnostic system measures characteristics of the detector coils that are indicative of the health of the detector coils and/or the connections between the detector coils and the RPI electronics. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160220 | WIRELESS SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE SENSING OPTIONS - A wireless sensor includes an antenna, a sensing integrated circuit (IC), and a power supply impedance altering element. The antenna is operable to receive an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal and to transmit an outbound RF signal. The sensing IC includes a power supply, a first power supply connection, and a second power supply connection. The power supply impedance altering element is coupled to the first and second power supply connections and is coupled to sense a condition of an item. The sensing IC is operable to detect an impedance change of the power supply based on an effect of the power supply impedance altering element. The sensing IC is further operable to convert the impedance change into a digital value that represents the condition of the item. The sensing IC is further operable to output, via the antenna, the digital value or a representation of the condition. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160221 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING GAS SPECIES ANALYTES USING DIFFERENTIAL GAS SPECIES DIFFUSION - Methods and sensors for the detection, identification, and quantification of one or more gas species, including volatile organic compounds, in a test sample are described. Methods employ gas sensors comprising a diffusion matrix present on the sensor surface. A gas analyte in a test sample diffuses through the matrix and is detected upon interaction of the analyte with the sensor. A response profile of a gas sensor to a gas analyte in the test sample is compared to a control gas sensor response profile determined in a similar manner for a known gas species. Comparisons of test sample and control sample sensor response profiles enable detection, identification, and quantification of a gas species analyte in a test sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160222 | Measurement Device for Measuring a Property of a Fluid - A measurement device for measuring a property of a fluid, in particular a concentration of a substance or an ion concentration in said fluid or a pH-value of said fluid, comprising: a housing comprising a housing section to be immersed into the fluid during measurement operation, and an aperture foreseen in an outside wall of the housing section, in particular in a side wall surrounding an interior of the housing section or in a front wall closing off a front end of the housing section, for exposing a single sensor for measuring the property of the fluid to the fluid, when the housing section is immersed into the fluid. This allows quick and easy replacement of the single sensor and characterizes in that, a number of at least two sensors for measuring the property are foreseen, each of the sensors is mounted in a different outside surface region of a movable mechanical support, and the mechanical support is movably secured inside the housing by means allowing for the support to be transferred into a number of different measurement positions, wherein in each measurement position a different outside surface region of the support comprising one of the sensors is exposed to the aperture. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160223 | Method for Measuring Target Component and Apparatus for Measuring Target Component - The disclosure provides target component measurement methods and target component measurement apparatus for measuring target components including glucose. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160224 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING WELL - A well is formed in a body of dielectric material and has a chamfered edge about a top side of the well. A top electrode layer is on a top face of the body and on the chamfered edge of the well. A bottom electrode is on a floor of the well. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160225 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXYGEN SENSOR - A production method for producing an oxygen sensor, includes spinning a precursor consisting of a salt of at least one metal chosen from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Ho, Yb, Sr, Ba, Mn, Co, Mg, and Ga, a solvent, and a macromolecular polymer to produce nanofibers of the precursor containing the salt of the metal. The method further includes calcining the nanofibers of the precursor at a temperature ranging from 550° C. to 650° C. for 2 to 4 hours, and making a solid electrolyte material composed of the nanofibers obtained from the calcining. The resulting solid electrolyte material constitutes a part of the oxygen sensor. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160226 | DUAL GATE BIOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A biologically sensitive field effect transistor includes a substrate, a first control gate and a second control gate. The substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a source region and a drain region. The first control gate is disposed on the first side of the substrate. The second control gate is disposed on the second side of the substrate. The second control gate includes a sensing film disposed on the second side of the substrate. A voltage biasing between the source region and the second control gate is smaller than a threshold voltage of the second control gate. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160227 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING ANALYTES USING IONIC SPECIES DIFFUSION - Methods and sensors for detection and quantification of one or more analyte in a test sample are described. A response profile of an ion sensor to a control sample of a known interrogator ion is determined. The ion sensor is exposed to a test sample then to a second sample comprising the known interrogator ion, and a test sample response profile of the ion sensor is determined. One or more test sample sensor response profiles are compared with one or more control sensor response profiles for detecting, identifying, and quantifying one or more analytes in the test sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160228 | POTENTIOMETRIC SENSOR - A potentiometric sensor includes an electrochemical half-cell with an inner electrolyte, a pickup electrode contacting the inner electrolyte, a sensor element that, in order to detect measured values, can be brought into contact with a measuring medium and, especially, is immersible in the measuring medium, where the sensor is designed as a composite body that includes an ion-selective component which is in contact with the inner electrolyte. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160229 | ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for conducting electrophoresis. The devices, systems, and methods are suited for portability, low power consumption, integrated operation, and remote monitoring. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160230 | EXPANDING CAM LOCK FOR SEALING SLAB GELS IN AN ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - An expanding cam lock for use with an electrophoresis system is disclosed herein. The cam lock allows the simultaneous use of multiple slab gel cassettes in first and second buffer core assemblies in an electrophoresis system while maintaining the necessary compressive force to create a liquid-tight seal between the anode and cathode buffer solutions. In one example embodiment, the expanding earn lock includes a base plate with a first surface adapted to engage the first buffer core assembly and a follower plate having second surface adapted to engage the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam. The base plate and the follower plate are slidably coupled together and are designed for insertion between the first buffer core assembly and the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam in the electrophoresis container. A cam is positioned between and moveably coupled with the base plate and the follower plate. The cam is movable from a first position to a second position to urge the first and second surfaces to secure the gel cassette to the first and second buffer core assemblies. Also provided herein is a buffer displacement dam. Also provided herein are kits and assemblies which incorporate the expanding cam and buffer displacement dam described herein. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160231 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT ASSAY - Apparatuses and associated methods for manipulating an assembly of glass slides employed in cellular assay processes are provided. Each apparatus can accommodate at least one removable rack of slides to undergo electrophoresis in a comet assay. The slides can remain in the same apparatus while being subjected to a sequence of fluid staining and washing with temperature control, advantageously shortening the amount of time required for processing the slides by keeping them in the same work station for the entire duration of the assay. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160232 | Apparatus And Method For Detection And Quantification Of Biological And Chemical Analytes - A sensing device and a sensing method for operating the same are disclosed. An analytical sample is subjected to an electric field within a sample chamber using at least two electrodes. Initially, a holding voltage is provided such that the analyte in the analytical sample polarizes and diffuses towards one of the electrodes forming an electrode-electrolyte interface. Subsequently, a pulsating sweep voltage is provided across the two electrodes. A current-voltage profile and/or a capacitance-voltage profile of the analytical sample are determined. The analyte is identified and quantified based on the current-voltage profile and capacitance-voltage profile respectively. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160233 | AUTOMATIC LOCALIZED SUBSTRATE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide an analysis apparatus in which local analysis of a substrate with ICP-MS is automated. The present invention relates to an automatic analysis apparatus for a local region of a substrate, including: a nozzle for local analysis having: analysis-liquid supply means that ejects analysis liquid onto a substrate; analysis-liquid discharge means that takes the analysis liquid including an object to be analyzed from the substrate into the nozzle to feed the analysis liquid to a nebulizer; and exhaust means including an exhaust channel in the nozzle; automatic liquid-feed means that automatically feeds the collected analysis liquid to ICP-MS; flow adjustment means that adjusts the flow of the analysis liquid; and automatic control means that simultaneously performs local analysis and analysis of the object to be analyzed with the ICP-MS to perform automatic analysis to a plurality of adjacent predetermined regions, successively. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160234 | PARTICULATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Particulate measurement processing executed by a sensor control section of a particulate measurement system includes a step of stopping voltage conversion by a first isolation transformer and a second isolation transformer, a step of obtaining correction information B, and a step of correcting ion current A through use of the correction information B. The correction information B reflects improper current generated through particulates, etc. (soot or the like) adhering to a particulate sensor. The ion current A (signal current I | 2017-06-08 |
20170160235 | Gas Sensing Using Magnetic Tunnel Junction Elements - Gas sensing using MTJ elements to capture/store gas concentration level data for readout at room temperature. In one embodiment, during reset the MTJ elements are heated above blocking temperatures of their storage layers while applying a first magnetic biasing force to set initial magnetic orientations. During gas sensing, reaction heat from a gas sensing element combines with control heat to raise each MTJ element's temperature from a work point temperature above its blocking temperature only when the target gas exceeds an associated concentration level, whereby a second magnetic biasing force causes the magnetic orientation to switch directions. During readout, read currents are measured to determine the MTJ elements' final resistance states, which indicate their switched/non-switched states, and the resistance states are correlated with stored data to determine the measured gas concentration level. The MTJ elements are cooled after reset and gas sensing to facilitate accurate CDS readout data. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160236 | Method and Apparatus for Leakage Flux Testing - In a method for leakage flux testing of ferromagnetic material to be tested, in particular ferromagnetic pipes, for detecting defects, a testing volume of the material to be tested is magnetized by a constant magnetic field. A surface of the material to be tested is scanned by a probe arrangement for capturing magnetic leakage fields caused by defects. The probe arrangement has a probe array with a multiplicity of magnetic-field-sensitive probes arranged next to one another in a first direction and held at a finite testing distance from the surface of the material to be tested during the testing. Electrical probe signals are evaluated for qualifying the defects. Use is made of a probe arrangement in which the probes each have a probe width in the first direction which lies in the range from 20% of the testing distance up to 10 mm. An evaluation of the probe signals includes a mapping operation, in which signal information representing the probe signal is linked to spatial information representing the creation location of a probe signal for each probe signal in order to form spatially dependent signal data, a matrix-forming operation, in which the spatially dependent signal data, or signal data derived therefrom, are stored in fields, assigned with the correct location, of a basis matrix, and at least one evaluating operation, in which spatially dependent signal data from at least two fields of the basis matrix, directly or indirectly adjacent to one another in an evaluating direction, are linked to one another using at least one evaluating algorithm. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160237 | EDDY CURRENT CORROSION SENSOR - A corrosion tracking system within an enclosure can include an electrical circuit through which a first current flows, where the first current creates a magnetic field. The system can also include a target component disposed proximate to the electrical circuit, where the magnetic field induces a number of second currents to flow within the target component. The system can further include a sensor that measures the plurality of second currents flowing within the target component to generate a plurality of measurements. The measurements can indicate whether the target component is experiencing corrosion. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160238 | A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHOD AND A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING DEVICE FOR AN ANCHOR BOLT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nondestructive inspection method and nondestructive inspection device for an anchor bolt capable of quantitatively inspecting the health of an anchor bolt fixed to a foundation by a metallic anchor. Provided is a nondestructive anchor-bolt inspection method for inspecting the health of an anchor bolt fixed to a foundation by a metallic anchor, wherein a striking sound is produced through the striking of a portion of the anchor bolt exposed from the surface of the foundation, frequency information is obtained through the reception and frequency analysis of the signal waveform of the striking sound, and the health of the anchor bolt is nondestructively and quantitatively inspected on the basis of the frequency information for the signal waveform. Also provided is a nondestructive inspection device for an anchor bolt. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160239 | TIME GAIN COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - An ultrasound device, including a profile generator, an encoder configured to receive a profile signal from the profile generator, and an attenuator configured to receive a signal representing an output of an ultrasound sensor and coupled to the encoder to receive a control signal from the encoder, the attenuator including a plurality of attenuator stages, the attenuator configured to produce an output signal that is an attenuated version of the input signal. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160240 | ULTRASONIC FLOW METER CLAMP - A clamping apparatus for coupling an ultrasonic transducer to a conduit is disclosed. The clamping apparatus comprises a base portion fastened to the conduit and including a bracket for receiving an adapter. The adapter is attached to a housing and allows the housing to be rotated when the adapter is positioned in an upper portion of the bracket, and prevents the housing from being rotated when the adapter is positioned in a lower portion of the bracket. The housing is configured to enclose the ultrasonic transducer except for a housing opening along the bottom of the housing. The ultrasonic transducer extends through the housing opening and is spring biased against the conduit. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160241 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING OBJECTS - A method of machining an object, the method comprising: receiving a signal from an ultrasonic transducer; determining at least a first external surface of the object and a second internal surface of the object in the received signal; determining a thickness between the first external surface and the second internal surface of the object, the object comprising a first material between the first external surface and the second internal surface, and a second material between the second internal surface and a third surface, the determination of the thickness using a database including a plurality of materials and a plurality of associated acoustic wave velocities; and controlling machining of the first external surface using the determined thickness. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160242 | ULTRASOUND SENSOR - An ultrasound sensor includes a substrate on which an opening portion is formed; a diaphragm which is provided on the substrate so as to block the opening portion; and ultrasound elements which include a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a second electrode and which are laminated on an opposite side to the opening portion of the diaphragm, a portion in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer and the second electrode are overlapped is referred to as an active portion, and a portion which is a range to the extent that the diaphragm is oscillatable by driving the active portion is referred to as a movable portion, the active portion is arranged opposite to the movable portion; a resonance frequency adjustment portion is provided on a lateral side of the active portion, at least in a region opposite to the movable portion. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160243 | Device and System for Structural Health Monitoring - The present invention discloses a smart structural health monitoring device. The device is an intelligent sensor device mounted onto or near the structure to be monitored. The device includes an actuating unit that generates acoustic or ultrasonic excitation signals across the structure, a sensor unit that receives the structure's responses to the excitation signals and generates corresponding sensor data, a processing unit that determines the structure's structural health (e.g., structural change, structural defect, structural damage) by processing the sensor data with analytics algorithms. The smart device also includes at least a non-volatile memory (e.g., Flash memory) for storing the structural health information and sensor data. Such a smart structural health monitoring device is capable of independently determining the structural changes and damages. And multiple smart structural health monitoring devices can be used for monitoring one or more structures at the same time. A remote management console is used to configure, schedule, coordinate, and control the devices through a network. Each device transmits the results of structural changes and damages to the remote management console through according to a schedule or upon request. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160244 | MULTI-LUMEN MIXING DEVICE FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY - A multi-lumen mixing device is described. The multi-lumen mixing device includes a mixer body having an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The multi-lumen mixing device also includes an array of capillary channels within the mixer body, in which each capillary channel has approximately a same length. An inlet for each of the capillaries is proximate to the inlet portion and an outlet for each of the capillaries is proximate to the outlet portion. The array of capillary channels has at least three different cross-sectional areas. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160245 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR COMPREHENSIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL CHROMATOGRAPH - A two-dimensional chromatogram creator creates a two-dimensional chromatogram based on data obtained for each of two samples. A chromatogram difference calculator creates a two-dimensional differential chromatogram showing the intensity difference between the two two-dimensional chromatograms. A blob detector detects blobs on each chromatogram. A matching-blob extractor compares the blobs located on the differential chromatogram with those located on each of the two other chromatograms, to extract blobs which can be considered to be located at the same temporal position. If there are two blobs extracted at the same temporal position on the two chromatograms, a normalized value of the intensity difference between the two blobs is calculated, and the line type of the boundary line for indicating the extracted blob on the display is chosen according to that value. Important blobs having significant intensity differences on the two chromatograms being compared can be automatically selected and presented to analysis operators. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160246 | BIOMARKERS FOR ASSESSING HIV - The present invention relates to metabolic biomarker sets for assessing HIV. In preferred embodiments, the present invention relates to the use of biomarker sets for screening and/or diagnosing HIV infection, for prediction of immunologic response of a mammalian subject to antiretroviral therapy and/or prognosis of HIV disease progression, and for monitoring of HIV disease activity in a mammalian subject. In other embodiments, the invention relates to methods for screening and/or diagnosing HIV infection, for prediction of immunologic response of a mammalian subject to antiretroviral therapy and/or prognosis of HIV disease progression, and for monitoring of HIV disease activity in a mammalian subject, as well as to a kit adapted to carry out the methods. By employing the specific biomarkers and the method according to the present invention it becomes possible to more properly and reliably assess HIV. In particular, it becomes possible to screen for and diagnose HIV in a patient with high accuracy and predict early in advance the patient's therapeutic response to antiretroviral therapy. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160247 | HUMIDITY INDICATING COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a humidity indicating composition comprising (a) an organic pH indicator dye compound, (b) a Bronsted base comprising an organosilane, (c) a moisture-curable binder, (d) an optional rheology additive and (e) an optional alkaline filler. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160248 | Semiconductor Gas Sensor Using Magnetic Tunnel Junction Elements - A CMOS gas sensor that uses MTJ elements to capture/store gas concentration level data at high temperatures for later readout at low temperatures. Each MTJ element includes a storage layer whose magnetic orientation is switchable between parallel and anti-parallel directions relative to a fixed reference when heated above the storage layer's blocking temperature, whereby the MTJ element is switchable between low and high resistance states. During operation, reaction heat generated by a gas sensing element raises the MTJ element's temperature above the blocking temperature when ambient target gas exceeds a minimum concentration level, whereby an applied magnetic biasing force causes the storage layer's magnetic orientation to switch relative to the fixed reference, whereby the MTJ element captures measured concentration level data for later readout. In one embodiment, multiple MTJ elements connected in a NAND-type string switch at different concentration levels to provide highly accurate quantitative measurement data. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160249 | EXHAUST SENSOR FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A sensor for exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine includes a sensing element enclosed in a sensor housing. The sensor housing includes a protective cap having a plurality of openings formed therein for allowing flow of exhaust gases through the protective cap towards the sensing element. The sensor further includes at least one heating element for burning exhaust gas deposits on the sensor. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160250 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING ANALYTES USING GAS SPECIES DIFFUSION - Methods and sensors for detection and quantification of one or more analyte in a test sample are described. A response profile of a gas sensor to a control sample of a known interrogator gas is determined. The gas sensor is exposed to a test sample then to a second sample comprising the known interrogator gas, and a test sample response profile of the gas sensor is determined. One or more test sample sensor response profiles are compared with one or more control sensor response profiles for detecting, identifying, and quantifying one or more analytes in the test sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160251 | Aircraft Fuel Tank Inerting System Adapted To Compute The Quantity Of Oxygen Present In An Inerting Gas Injected Into Said Tank - An inerting system for inerting a fuel tank of an aircraft. The system includes: a sensor including a phosphorescent material, arranged in a distribution mechanism for distributing an inerting gas and in contact with the inerting gas; a light source illuminating the phosphorescent material; a measurement mechanism for measuring the phosphorescence of the phosphorescent material; and a computation mechanism for computing the quantity of oxygen present in the inerting gas as a function of the attenuation of the phosphorescence as measured that is directly related to the quantity of oxygen in the inerting gas. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160252 | CHEMICAL SELF-DOPING OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL ORGANIC NANOMATERIALS FOR HIGH CONDUCTIVITY APPLICATION IN CHEMIRSISTIVE SENSING GAS OR VAPOR - A chemiresistive vapor sensor compound for detecting target vapors can comprise a perylene-tetracarboxylic diimide (PTCDI) core according to structure (I): | 2017-06-08 |
20170160253 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A CONTAMINATED BEVERAGE - An apparatus is configured to detect a beverage that is contaminated with a substance. The apparatus may include a testing material, wherein the testing material may comprise a cavity having a complimentary shape to a molecule associated with the substance. The apparatus may include a taste substance filling the cavity, wherein the taste substance filling the cavity may bleed out into the beverage when the molecule associated with the substance in the beverage replaces the taste substance filling the cavity, wherein a taste of the beverage may change when the taste substance bleeds out into the beverage as an indicator that the substance is present in the beverage. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160254 | Sensor And Device For Detecting An Analyte In A Liquid - A sensor for detecting an analyte in a liquid. The sensor includes an antenna, covered with a layer of a molecularly imprinted polymer capable of interacting with an analyte and inducing a variation in the characteristics of the antenna within the microwave frequency range. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160255 | OPTICAL CHEMICAL TEST SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An optical chemical test system and method detects information from areas of a chemical test component in the field of view of a color camera. The chemical test component can be a card or a strip and has a color change test area that changes in appearance when subjected to a target chemical in solution, which changes are detected by the color camera and used by an electronic control device to calculate a concentration value for the target chemical. Other areas of the chemical test component, when provided, calibrate the concentration value by providing further data that is recognized by the color camera and used by the electronic control device for calibration. The chemical test component can include features such as one or more indicia or locations for optical coding, card or strip identifiers and authenticators, one or more reference color areas and one or more reference white areas. Also, a color changing indicator can be provided for liquid temperature monitoring and determining whether or not a sample falls within an acceptable temperature range and/or for adjusting the displayed concentration to compensate for color shifts caused by variation in the fluid temperature. A housing system, when provided, facilitates use of controlled illumination in place of ambient illumination. The system and method are suitable for incorporation into a dishwashing machine for sanitation monitoring. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160256 | CARBON QUANTIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A carbon quantifying cell configured to receive a fluid is provided, including two or more electrodes positioned at least partially in the fluid, and meter electronics configured to place an electrical oxidization, polarization, and/or adsorption program across the two or more electrodes and at least partially oxidize carbon materials in the fluid, apply an AC voltage of a predetermined amplitude across the two or more electrodes, measuring the resulting AC current across the two or more electrodes, wherein a ratio of amplitudes and a phase angle difference provides information for calculating a fluid impedance, receive an electrical response of the fluid to the electrical oxidization, polarization, and/or adsorption program, quantify the carbon materials in the fluid using the electrical response, and detect interfering materials in the fluid using the fluid impedance. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160257 | MULTI-SENSOR ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX GEOLOGIC MATERIALS - Systems and methods for analyzing an unknown geological sample are disclosed. The system may include at least two analytical subsystems, and each of the at least two analytical subsystems provides different information about the geological sample. The data sets from various analytic subsystems are combined for further analysis, and the system includes a chemometric calibration model that relates geological attributes from analytical data previously obtained from at least two analytical techniques. A prediction engine applies the chemometric calibration model to the combined analytical information from the geological sample to predict specific geological attributes in the unknown geological sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160258 | IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE USING EXTERNAL INFORMATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH TEST RESULTS - A system and method for augmenting or adding to the information used by an in-vitro diagnostic or other diagnostic device to generate results of a test is disclosed. A diagnostic device is capable of generating test results based on a sample, such as a sample provided by a patient, and is also capable of receiving additional information to enhance the results providable by the device. For example, an in-vitro diagnostic device is configured to read a lateral flow assay test, and is configured to receive additional diagnostic, network, test identification, or environmental information over a network. Using both the result of the diagnostic test and the additional information, the disclosed device provides more thorough, accurate, and reliable diagnostic information. The results generated by the device may be communicated to an appropriate remote device to enhance the results obtainable by such tests. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160259 | TISSUE MODELING IN EMBRYONIC STEM (ES) CELL SYSTEM - Provided are embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived tissue modeling systems. In particular, systems for the de novo generation of tissue by parallel drug selection of cell types constituting the tissue of interest in one culture of differentiating ES cells is described as well as the use of such systems in transplantation and drug development. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160260 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE CHARGED USING SAME - Certain implementations have a main body case having a contact face of a biological information measurement device on its surface, and a first non-contact charging portion composed of a charging coil disposed opposite the contact face with the biological information measurement device inside the main body case. In addition, some may have a controller that is connected to the first non-contact charging portion, and a display section that is connected to the controller. Upon completion of the charging of the biological information measurement device via the first non-contact charging portion, the controller connected to the display section may display on the display section that the biological information measurement device will be incapable of measurement for a specific length of time. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160261 | ELECTRICAL MEASURING CARTRIDGE, ELECTRICAL MEASURING APPARATUS FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE, ELECTRICAL MEASURING SYSTEM FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE, AND ELECTRICAL MEASURING METHOD FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - There is provided an electrical measuring cartridge having a structure that can improve the measurement accuracy. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160262 | DETERMINING VIABILITY FOR RESUSCITATION - Portable automated systems and methods can be used to perform field testing of patient blood chemistry to determine whether biological death has occurred in a clinically dead patient, and therefore whether the patient is a viable candidate for resuscitation efforts. A blood sample is received in a detector, which analyzes the blood sample to generate a signal representing at least one blood chemistry parameter of the blood sample and transmits a signal representing the at least one blood chemistry parameter to a processor. The processor compares the at least one blood chemistry parameter to a corresponding at least one resuscitatability parameter and, based on the comparison, causes an indicator to emit a resuscitatability indicator signal indicating potential resuscitatability, such as “resuscitatable”, “non-resuscitatable” or “borderline ”/“indeterminate”. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160263 | Methods for Segregating Particles Using an Apparatus with a Size-Discriminating Separation Element Having an Elongate Leading Edge - The disclosure relates to an apparatus for segregating particles on the basis of their ability to flow through a stepped passageway. At least some of the particles are unable to pass through a narrower passageway bounded by a segregating step, resulting in segregation of the particles. The breadth of the leading edge of at least one step of the apparatus is significantly greater than the overall width of the passageway in which the step occurs, permitting high and rapid sample throughput. The apparatus and methods described herein can be used to segregate particles of a wide variety of types. By way of example, they can be used to segregate circulating tumor cells from a human blood sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160264 | USE OF CERAMIDES AND LPLs IN DIAGNOSING CVD - The present invention inter alia provides a method, and use thereof, of predicting CV events such as AMI, ACS, stroke, and CV death by determining the concentration of at least one ceramide of Formula I or one lysophospholipid of Formula II and/or III and at least one lysophospholipid of Formula IV, V, VI, VII and/or VIII in a biological sample and comparing those concentrations to a control. Finding an increased concentration of the at least one Formula I ceramide or Formula II and/or III lysophospholipid and a decreased concentration of the at least one Formula IV, V, VI, VII and/or VIII lysophospholipid indicates that the subject has an increased risk of developing one or more CV events. The present disclosure also provides a method, and use thereof, of diagnosing subjects suffering acute ischemia. Also provided are kits and compositions comprising the same for use in predicting and/or diagnosing CV events. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160265 | COMPOSITIONS FOR DIRECT BREATH SAMPLING - A composition, apparatuses and a methods for collecting and detecting compounds, including but not limited to volatile organic compounds, in a human breath sample are provided. In some embodiments, there is provided a glass-wool matrix and a sorbent material distributed throughout the glass-wool matrix. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160266 | REPLACEABLE ALCOHOL SENSOR MODULE - A replaceable alcohol sensor module for use with a breathalyzer. The alcohol sensor module requiring calibration can be removed from the body of the breathalyzer and replaced with a new alcohol sensor module. The alcohol sensor module has at least an alcohol sensor and a circuitry mounted on a PCB that removable connects the replaceable alcohol sensor module to the breathalyzer. The circuitry transmits the signal and/or electrical current generated by the alcohol sensor to a processing unit of the breathalyzer for processing. | 2017-06-08 |