23rd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170160267 | METHODS OF DETERMINING CELLULAR CHEMOSENSITIVITY - The present invention provides methods of determining cell sensitivity to a therapeutic agent. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160268 | LUNG MODEL DEVICE FOR INHALATION TOXICITY TESTING - A lung model device for inhalation toxicity testing is provided. The device has a plurality of mesh tissue panels having lung cells attached thereto arranged inside a case so as to have a similar structure to a human lung, and air and nanoparticles are supplied into the case through a separate respiratory operating unit, thereby enabling inhalation toxicity testing on nanoparticles to be simply and conveniently performed in an indirect way by determining changes in the state of the lung cells without using real laboratory animals. The mesh tissue panels having a smaller lattice spacing size are sequentially positioned according to the nanoparticle inflow direction, thereby providing a structure similar to the structure of a real lung. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160269 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING T CELL RECOGNITION - The invention provides improved screening methods for testing T cell recognition of T cell epitopes. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160270 | MARKER AND SENSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Certain embodiments provide a marker for detecting a detection target substance, including an assay reagent having a medium, and a composition containing a solvent or a solvent mixture, and a fluorescent coagulation factor that has a fluorescence property that changes as it coagulates in presence of the detection target substance. A difference of a hydrophobicity parameter LogP between the solvent and a part or the entirety of the detection target substance is equal to or smaller than 1.53. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160271 | Miniaturized Lateral Flow Device for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Proteins or Nucleic Acids - The invention provides miniaturized lateral flow chromatographic and lateral flow chromatographic microarray devices (LFM). The miniaturization of lateral flow nucleic acid detection achieved by the present invention offers reduced reagent use, femtomole sensitivity, excellent linear dynamic range, and rapid detection. Moreover, the small feature sizes of capture oligonucleotides renders the potential information capacity of the platform comparable to more traditional spotted fluorescence microarrays as well as improving sensitivity. The LFM devices exemplified herein enable analytes to be detected within 10 seconds from the time of sample introduction to the LFM device. Sample volumes may be as low as about 10 microliters, significantly reducing assay costs and ameliorating reagent storage logistics. Additionally, the miniaturization of lateral flow opens the door to highly multiplexed assays, allowing many proteins or nucleic acids to be detected in a single assay. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160272 | IMAGE DIFFERENTIATED MULTIPLEX ASSAYS - Provided herein are encoded microcarriers for analyte detection in multiplex assays. The microcarriers are encoded with an analog code for identification and include a capture agent for analyte detection. Also provided are methods of making the encoded microcarriers disclosed herein. Further provided are methods and kits for conducting a multiplex assay using the microcarriers described herein. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160273 | ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHOD - When using an immunological analysis method wherein antigen-antibody reactions are used to form complexes of microparticles and a substance being measured, purifying, then measuring by spectroscopy, and a mass spectrometry method wherein antigen-antibody reactions are used to form complexes of microparticles and a substance being measured, purifying, then measuring with a mass spectrometer, the amount of the complex flowing in the flow path for immunological analysis and the amount of the complex flowing in the flow path for mass spectrometry are unknown, so the substance being measured cannot be accurately quantified even when merging information obtained from immunological analysis and information obtained from mass spectrometry. The invention provides a mechanism for quantifying the complexes after formation of the complexes, on the flow path for mass spectrometry and the flow path for immunological analysis. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160274 | RESONATOR SENSOR MODULE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A resonator sensor module is disclosed. The resonator sensor module includes one or more sensing resonators that includes binding sites for an analyte material; one or more reference resonators that lacks any binding sites for the analyte material; a module interface; and one or more switches each including a first position that operatively couples at least one of the one or more sensing resonators and the module interface and a second position that operatively couples at least one of the one or more reference resonators and the module interface. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160275 | BLOOD-BASED LATERAL-FLOW DIPSTICK ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF ENTERIC FEVER - The blood-based lateral-flow dipstick assay for detection of enteric fever is an immunochromatographic dipstick assay based on detection of | 2017-06-08 |
20170160276 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RISK OF TYPE-1 DIABETES BY SERUM PROTEIN BIOMARKERS - The present invention relates to methods for predicting a risk of a subject for Type 1 diabetes (T1D) on the basis of expression levels of protein markers in a sample obtained from the subject. The present invention also relates to in vitro kits for use in said methods. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160277 | IN VITRO ASSAYS FOR ASSESSING CELL AGING - Disclosed is an in vitro method for assessing, evaluating, monitoring or predicting cell aging of a cell, wherein the method includes measuring the expression level of at least one cell surface nutrient transporter on the cell. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160278 | IgG Subtyping Assay for Identifying Transplantable Tissue Samples - The disclosure relates to methods for assessing the suitability of a tissue obtained from a vertebrate (e.g., human) donor for grafting to a recipient, such as another vertebrate of the same species. The method involves contacting leukocytes obtained from the donor with serum from the recipient. Binding between recipient antibodies and the leukocytes is assessed, specifically focusing on the subtype(s) of IgG antibodies which bind with donor leukocytes. Detected binding between recipient antibodies of subtypes IgG1 and IgG3 indicates that the donor tissue is not suitable for grafting to the recipient. Detected binding between recipient antibodies of subtypes IgG2 and/or IgG4 indicates that the donor tissue can suitably be grafted to the recipient. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160279 | ASSAY TO MEASURE MIDKINE OR PLEIOTROPHIN LEVEL FOR DIAGNOSING A GROWTH - The invention provides methods and kits for diagnosing a growth in a subject by providing a sample of a growth taken from a subject, determining the level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample by an immunoassay, and comparing the level of midkine or pleiotrophin determined from the sample with a control. An increased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a malignant growth, whereas an equivalent or decreased level of midkine or pleiotrophin in the sample as compared to the control is diagnostic of a benign growth. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160280 | METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING COLORECTAL CANCER - A method for detecting and/or measuring circulating TXA | 2017-06-08 |
20170160281 | LUNG CANCER BIOMARKERS - The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing lung cancer in a patient, as well as methods of monitoring the progression of lung cancer and/or methods of monitoring a treatment protocol of a therapeutic agent or a therapeutic regimen. The invention also relates to assay methods used in connection with the diagnostic methods described herein. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160282 | Methods For Breast Cancer Treatment - Disclosed herein are methods for treating subjects with breast cancer, comprising determining a therapeutic regimen for cancer by measuring the level (amount) of proteins of one or more biomarkers. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject with breast cancer by predicting or assessing a therapeutic outcome for subject. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160283 | MODEL GUT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a Model Gut System (MGS) comprising a pancreatic phase consisting essentially of synthetic pancreatic juice comprising pancreatin and one or more suitable pancreatic diluent(s) at a pH from about 7 to about 9, preferably about 7.9 to about 8.2, and porcine bile. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160284 | PROTEIN MELT ANALYSIS USING DIPYRROMETHENEBORON DIFLUORIDE COMPOUNDS - According to the present teachings, systems, compositions, kits and methods for protein melt analysis are provided that utilizing a dye that is a dipyrrometheneboron difluoride compound. In some embodiments, a method comprises preparing a sample by mixing at least one protein with a dye, and applying a controlled heating, while recording the fluorescence emission of the sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160285 | METHODS TO SELECT FOR AGENTS THAT STABILIZE PROTEIN COMPLEXES - The application relates to the field of structural biology. More specifically, the disclosure relates to methods for the identification and characterization of biomolecular tools allowing the selective recognition and/or stabilization of distinct conformational states of protein complexes, including transient protein-protein interactions and protein-nucleic acid complexes. Such tools can then be used for purification purposes, crystallization and structure determination of these stabilized protein complexes, for drug discovery, as research tools, as well as for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160286 | A Method of Measuring Antibody Concentration in a Sample - A method for determining antibody concentration in a liquid sample comprising the steps of incubating in a reaction chamber the liquid sample with an antibody-binding probe comprising a generic antibody binding protein conjugated to a long life fluorescent dye to provide a reaction mixture, assaying the reaction mixture in the reaction chamber for fluorescence polarisation to detect a change in polarisation between excitation and emission light, and correlating the change in polarisation with antibody concentration of the sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160287 | USE OF 7-CHLORO-N,N,5-TRIMETHYL-4-OXO-3-PHENYL-3,5-DIHYDRO-4H-PYRIDAZINO[4- ,5-B] INDOLE-1-ACETAMIDE AS A BIOMARKER OF PERIPHERAL BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR LEVELS - Use of a radiolabelled form of | 2017-06-08 |
20170160288 | DETECTING GLUTEN PEPTIDES IN HUMAN FLUIDS - The present invention discloses a process for detecting and quantifying gluten peptides resistant to gastrointestinal digestion in human body fluids, preferably urine. The presence or absence of gluten peptides is controlled by immunological assays based on specific gluten peptide antibodies directed thereagainst. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160289 | SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR DETECTING AND ASSESSING HEPATIC FIBROSIS - The application relates to hepatic fibrosis, specifically to hepatic fibrosis that may appear in a patient infected with one or more hepatitis viruses and/or who is suffering from hepatitis, specifically chronic hepatitis. The application provides methods and means for determining the stage (or degree) of hepatic fibrosis of such a patient. Specifically, the methods and means of the application make it possible to determine whether or not the stage (or degree) of hepatic fibrosis of the patient has exceeded the stage of light fibrosis. The methods and means of the invention use a combination of biomarkers such as, in particular, the CXCL10 protein and hyaluronic acid (HA). | 2017-06-08 |
20170160290 | A NEW BIOMARKER OF CHRONIC ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY AND OF RENAL TRANSPLANT REJECTION - The invention relates to a method for determining whether a renal transplanted patient is at risk of transplant rejection or CAN, comprising a step of determining the expression level of the periostin (POSTN) gene on a renal transplant biopsy obtained from said transplanted patient. The invention also relates to a compound selected from the group consisting of monoclonal anti-CD20 antibodies, anti-thymocyte globulin, proteasome inhibitors, anti-C antibodies, monoclonal anti-CD3 antibodies, glucocorticoids, cytostatics, calcineurin inhibitors and mTOR inhibitors, for use in a method for preventing renal transplant rejection and in CAN development in a transplanted patient determined as being at risk of renal transplant rejection according to a method of the invention. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160291 | METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF OR RISK FOR A DISEASE MEDIATED VIA THE ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY OF THE COMPLEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis of a disease or a risk for the development of a disease, in particular a disease which is mediated via the alternative pathway of the complement system. It further relates to a novel diagnostic marker and methods for identifying active agents. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160292 | METHODS OF DETERMINING A TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR AND/OR A PROGNOSIS OF A PATIENT'S RECOVERY FROM A BRAIN INJURY - The present invention, in some embodiments, generally relates to methods of determining a treatment protocol for and/or a prognosis of a patient's recovery from a brain injury. In some embodiments, the brain injury results from a hypoxic event. In some embodiments, methods are provided for determining a measure of the concentration of tau protein in a patient sample containing or suspected of containing tau protein. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160293 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND BIOMARKERS FOR DETERMINING THE METABOLIC STATE OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND PLATELETS - Disclosed herein are methods, biomarkers, systems, compositions and kits for determining the phase or metabolic state (e.g. First Phase, Second Phase, or Third Phase) of a red blood cell (RBC) sample or for determining the phase or metabolic state (e.g., First Phase or Second Phase) of a platelet (PLT) cell sample. The methods disclosed herein are related to the use of isolated RBC sample or isolated PLT sample and analytical tools for providing information that is relevant to the phase or metabolic state of the RBC sample or the PLT sample. The system disclosed herein utilizes isolated RBC sample or isolated PLT sample and at least one analytical tool or an output from the at least one analytical tool. The compositions and kits described herein utilize RBC samples or PLT samples, including compositions in a form that allows for analysis of the RBC sample or the PLT sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160294 | METHODS OF REVERSIBLY BINDING A BIOTIN COMPOUND TO A SUPPORT - Methods of reversal of the binding between a biotin compound and a biotin-binding compound are disclosed. A method of reversibly releasing a biotinylated moiety from a streptavidin (or avidin) coated support is shown as an example. The strong interaction between streptavidin or avidin-biotin is made much weaker by using a combination of modified streptavidin or avidin and modified biotin like desthiobiotin or a derivative thereof like DSB-X Biotin. A protein, such as an antibody may be biotinylated with the modified biotin. When this protein is isolated by binding the modified biotin to the modified streptavidin or avidin bound to an solid surface, it may be released under very gently and very rapid conditions by addition of free biotin. In contrast to proteins obtained by the prior art release methods the protein obtained using the previously available release methods, the proteins obtained using the methods disclosed herein will maintain their native conformation. Uses of the methods in various procedures including cell detachment procedures and techniques of detection, identification, determination, purification, separation and/or isolation of target proteins or nucleic acid molecules are also described. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160295 | METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR DETERMINING ISOMERIC ANALYTES - Methods include determining in a sample an amount of a first isomeric analyte and a second isomeric analyte. A first measurement value and a second measurement value are determined. The first measurement value represents a total amount of the first isomeric analyte and the second isomeric analyte. The second measurement value represents an amount of the second isomeric analyte only. The second measurement value is subtracted from the first measurement value to obtain a resulting value and the resulting value is equated to an amount of the first isomeric analyte in the sample. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160296 | Method for quantitatively measuring the concentration of a compound of unknown concentration in protein samples - The present invention relates to methods of spectrophotometric determination of the presence of particular substances in a complex mixture of compounds. This invention relates to methods for determining the concentration of various components of complex biological samples including the determination of the concentration of polyoxyethylene containing compounds including polysorbate in protein containing samples as well as determining the ratio of drug to antibody ratios in antibody-drug conjugate solutions | 2017-06-08 |
20170160297 | WASTE RAMP FOR REAGENT CARDS - An automated analyzer for reagent cards having a leading end, a trailing end and a length between the leading end and the trailing end comprises a travel surface assembly having a card travel surface and an edge. A test analyzing mechanism is adjacent to the travel surface, and a waste receptacle is adjacent to the edge below the travel surface. The waste receptacle has a side and a waste cavity. A ramp member positioned below the travel surface has an end and a sloped surface, and is movable between an extended position where the sloped surface extends into the waste cavity, and a retracted position where the end is spaced from the side a distance greater than the length of the reagent card. A moving mechanism operably coupled with the ramp member is configured to move the ramp member between the extended position and the retracted position. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160298 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER AND SPECIMEN ANALYZING METHOD - A sample analyzing method of a sample analyzer for measuring samples, using a reagent container which comprises a writable and readable storage medium, the sample analyzing method including: storing information regarding a remaining amount of a reagent in the reagent container to a memory of the analyzer read from the storage medium; updating the information in the memory in response to an aspiration of the reagent; and writing updated information in the memory to the storage medium when an aspiration of the reagent in a plurality of measurements is completed. The writing of the updated information is postponed until the aspiration of the reagent in the plurality of measurements is completed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160299 | LABORATORY SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A laboratory sample distribution system and to a laboratory automation system comprising a printed circuit board arrangement and a coil are presented. The printed circuit board arrangement and the coil are configured such that assembly and maintenance of the laboratory automation system are greatly simplified. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160300 | LATERAL FLOW / IMMUNO-CHROMATOGRAPHIC STRIP SERVICE AND CASSETTE ANALYSIS DEVICE SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A novel system includes a service module which communicates with a client module and cassette-specific modules, and determines supported cassette types and configuration parameters for each. Algorithms of the cassette-specific modules use tool sets to identify, analyze and process cassettes of the supported cassette types. The service module receives results of the algorithms and communicates them to the client module. The system is certified for use with the cassette types. When a new cassette type is added, a new cassette-specific module is received, and the service module identifies the new cassette type as supported, determines its configuration parameters, and communicates with the new cassette-specific modules. Integrity of each of the old cassette-specific modules is preserved intact, such that the system remains certified for use with the old cassette types. A novel device, method and computer readable medium are also taught. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160301 | SPEED AND ANGLE MONITOR FOR ROTATING MACHINERY - Disclosed herein is a shaft-mounted sensor for determining a rotational component of a rotating shaft. The rotational component may be a rotational speed and an angular position of the rotating shaft. The shaft-mounted sensor may include an accelerometer for measuring a radial acceleration or a tangential acceleration. The rotational component of the rotating shaft may be calculated using one or both of the measured radial acceleration and the tangential acceleration. The shaft-mounted sensor may be in wireless communication with a device for monitoring and protecting rotating machinery. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160302 | Automatic Threshold Detection for Tachometer Signals - A method is described for automatically determining a proper threshold for a tachometer signal in order to produce desired tachometer pulses necessary for analysis of machine vibration data. A tachometer signal is low-pass filtered to exclude high frequency noise and a running derivative of the filtered tachometer waveform is taken to create a derivative waveform. Another waveform is created that includes only positive values from the derivative waveform that correspond to positive values in the low-pass filtered tachometer waveform. In general, a tachometer signal has the greatest derivative value (slope) when a tachometer pulse is present. Based on this observation, a threshold value is determined using both the low-pass filtered tachometer waveform and the positive-value derivative waveform along with statistics from both waveforms. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160303 | Resolution Increase in the Rotational Speed Signal between Rotational Speed Pulses - A method for producing sensor information depends on a rotational speed, using a rotational speed sensor which is adapted to output rotational speed pulses in predetermined angular positions of a physical sensor field that rotates at the rotational speed. In order to increase resolution, a digital angle signal each is determined between the pulses. A defined number of most significant bits of said angle information is output to determine the rotational speed so that the interval between two pulses is subdivided into a defined number of subintervals. An angle value which can be unambiguously interpreted by means of the sinusoidal signal can be determined from the cosine signal by using two phase shift sinusoidal signals and an arccos function. The device optionally outputs the angle signal below a threshold value and an impulse signal above the threshold value to determine speed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160304 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING STATE OF MOVING OBJECT AND SYSTEM FOR FAST INSPECTING VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for monitoring a state of a moving object and a system for fast inspecting a vehicle. The method and a device for monitoring a state of a moving object positions and measures speed of the moving object by using a laser scanner. The device includes: a laser scanner configured to monitor at least one moving object entering a monitoring region, by emitting a plurality of laser beams of different angles to the at least one moving object with a preset scanning frequency; and a processing unit configured to, for each moving object, determine and output a relative position of the moving object with respect to the laser scanner at each time instance. It can significantly improve the accuracy of measuring a low speed of the moving object, and the laser scanner is easy to install and has a low cost. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160305 | AIR MOVEMENT VISUALIZATION DEVICE - A portable device for checking wind direction discharges a visible, and optionally scented, vapor stream into the atmosphere in a well-defined reference direction. In some embodiments, the device includes a power source, a vessel having an internal plenum chamber storing a volume of air, a reservoir containing a vaporizable agent, a vaporizing element associated with the vaporizable agent, and a pressure switch. The vessel is deformable to generate an airflow that operates the pressure switch to temporarily connect the power source to the vaporizing element, thereby energizing the vaporizing element to generate vapor. The airflow also carries the vapor into the atmosphere as a visible vapor stream flowing in the reference direction. The reservoir and vaporizing element may be carried in a cartridge removably mounted on the device. Other embodiments operate similarly, but use alternative means for generating gaseous flow to operate the switch and/or carry vapor into the atmosphere. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160306 | INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An inertial measurement system for a spinning projectile comprising: a first, roll gyro to be oriented substantially parallel to the spin axis of the projectile; a second gyro and a third gyro with axes arranged with respect to the roll gyro such that they define a three dimensional coordinate system; a controller, arranged to: compute a current projectile attitude from the outputs of the first, second and third gyros, the computed attitude comprising a roll angle, a pitch angle and a yaw angle; calculate a roll angle error based on the difference between the computed pitch and yaw angles and expected pitch and yaw angles; provide the roll angle error as an input to a Kalman filter that outputs a roll angle correction and a roll rate scale factor correction; and apply the calculated roll angle correction and roll rate scale factor correction to the output of the roll gyro; wherein the Kalman filter models roll angle error as a function of roll rate and one or more wind variables. The system provides improved calibration of the roll axis rate gyro scale factor, e.g. of an IMU fitted to a rolling projectile. A separate process (an Euler angle filter) is used to calculate an estimate of the roll angle error without the use of the Kalman filter and is then provided as an input to the Kalman filter which can then operate in a stable manner. The filter can be configured to estimate and correct for crosswind effects which would otherwise significantly degrade performance. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160307 | SENSOR - A sensor includes a first substrate, a first protruding portion provided on an upper surface of the first substrate, a support portion provided on the upper surface of the first substrate, a beam portion supported at a first end of the beam portion by the support portion, and a weight portion provided to a second end of the beam portion. The upper surface of the first protruding portion has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is located above the first surface with the upper surface of the first substrate as a reference. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160308 | MLU BASED ACCELEROMETER USING A MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION - An MLU-based accelerometer including: at least one MLU including a tunnel barrier layer between a first magnetic layer having a fixed first magnetization direction and a second magnetic layer having a second magnetization direction that can be varied. A proof-mass includes a ferromagnetic material having a proof-mass magnetization inducing a proof-mass field, the proof-mass being elastically suspended such as to be deflected in at least one direction when subjected to an acceleration vector. The proof-mass is magnetically coupled to the MLU cell via the proof-mass field. A read module is configured for determining a magnetoresistance of each MLU cell such as to determine an acceleration vector from the deflection of the proof-mass relative to any one of the at least one MLU cell. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFRARED SCATTERING SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION - System and method for measuring an optical property of a sub micrometer region of a sample including interacting a probe tip of a probe microscope with a region of the sample, illuminating the sample with a beam of light from a radiation source such that light is scattered from the probe-sample interaction region, interfering a reference beam with the scattered light wherein the reference beam has an adjustable optical phase, measuring with a detector at least a portion of the light scattered from probe-sample and background regions at a substantially constant reference phase, and constructing a signal indicative of the optical property of the sample wherein contributions from background scattered light are substantially suppressed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160310 | Waveguides for Capturing Close-Proximity Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted by Wireless Chips During Testing on Automated Test Equipment (ATE) - A test fixture has a flexible plastic cable that acts as a waveguide. The Device-Under-Test (DUT) is a small transceiver and antenna that operate in the Extremely High-Frequency (EHF) band of 30-300 GHz. The size of the DUT transceiver is very small, limiting the power of emitted electromagnetic radiation so that close-proximity communication is used. The envelope for reception may only extend for about a centimeter from the DUT transceiver, about the same size as the test socket. A slot is formed in the test socket very near to the antenna. The slot receives one end of the plastic waveguide. The slot extends into the envelope by the DUT transceiver so that close-proximity radiation is captured by the plastic waveguide. The waveguide has a high relative permittivity and reflective metalized walls so that the radiation may be carried to a receiver that is outside the envelope. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160311 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Electrical properties of a semiconductor device are reproducibly and stably measured in a testing step of the semiconductor device. A probe pin includes a first plunger, a second plunger, a cleaning shaft, a first coil spring, and a second coil spring. The cleaning shaft accommodated in the inside of the first plunger is allowed to enter and exit through a tip of a contact of the first plunger by the second coil spring, thereby solder shavings attached to the tip of the contact are removed. The first plunger is electrically coupled to the second plunger by the first coil spring wound on an outer side face of the first plunger and on an outer side face of the second plunger. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160312 | MEASURING DEVICE - A measurement device measuring a current passing through a detection resistor coupled between a first node and a second node is provided. An interference elimination unit is coupled to the first and second nodes and selectively outputs the voltage of at least one of the first and second nodes according to a control signal. A first voltage-dividing unit is coupled to the interference elimination unit and processes the voltage of the first or second node to generate a first processed signal. A second voltage-dividing unit is coupled to the interference elimination unit and processes the voltage of the first or second node to generate a second processed signal. A processing unit is coupled to the first and second voltage-dividing units to receive the first and second processed signals and calculates the first and second processed signals to obtain the current passing through the detection resistor. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160313 | Current Sensor - A current sensor includes: a conductor through which a current to be measured flows; magnetoelectric conversion elements disposed near the conductor; and an isolating member for supporting the magnetoelectric conversion elements, and the conductor is disposed so as not to contact with the isolating member and not to support the isolating member. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160314 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A three-dimensional surface potential distribution measurement apparatus includes: a laser light source; a Pockels crystal; a mirror; a light detector; a support structure which supports the aforementioned elements while maintaining a relative positional relationship therebetween; a movement driver which can move the support structure three-dimensionally; a rotary driver which supports the test object and can rotate the test object about an axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the test object; and a drive controller which controls the movement driver and the rotary driver. The drive controller coordinates a driving operation by the movement driver and by the rotary driver while maintaining a gap between the second end face of the Pockels crystal and a surface of the test object at a predetermined value such that the second end face of the Pockels crystal approaches all the surfaces of the electric field reduction system on the test object. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160315 | OPTICAL SENSOR WITH SPUN BIREFRINGENT SENSING FIBER - There is described an optical fiber cuing sensor having an opto-electronic module pan ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160316 | Class D Audio Amplifier and Method for Reading a Current Supplied by the Amplifier - A circuit includes a final stage that includes an H-bridge comprising first and second half-bridges. A read circuit is configured to read a load current supplied by a class-D audio-amplifier to a load. The read circuit is configured for estimating the load current by reading a current at an output by the first or second half-bridge by measuring a drain-to-source voltage during an ON period of a power transistor of the H-bridge. A sensing circuit is configured to detect a first drain-to-source voltage from a transistor of the first half-bridge and a second drain-to-source voltage from a corresponding transistor of the second half-bridge. The sensing circuit is also configured to compute a difference between the first drain-to-source voltage and the second drain-to-source voltage and to perform an averaging operation on the difference to obtain a sense voltage value to be supplied to an analog-to-digital converter. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160317 | ON-DIE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE FOR I/O DC PARAMETERS VOL AND VOH - A high output voltage V | 2017-06-08 |
20170160318 | WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE BROADBAND CURRENT MODE LINEAR DETECTOR CIRCUITS FOR HIGH POWER RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER - A power detector with a detection signal input connectible to a source of a radio frequency signal and a detected power level output has a differential amplifier detector circuit with an input connected to the detection signal input and an output corresponding to the detected power level output. A feedback network is connected to the input and the output of the differential amplifier detector circuit. A mirror circuit is connected to the differential amplifier detector circuit. A root mean square current corresponding to a power level of the radio frequency signal from the source is mirrored and integrated, with a direct current voltage level being generated therefrom and output to the detected power level output. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160319 | MONITORING POWER STATUS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for detecting the power status of an electrical device. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a device that comprises a radio transmitter and a sensor configured to detect the power status of the device. The power status may include information that is indicative of whether the device is powered on or off. The apparatus may also include a processor and a data storage device storing a device identifier associated with the device, and instructions that are operable, when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data indicating the power status of the device detected by the sensor, receiving a request for the power status of the device, and transmitting, using the radio transmitter, the device identifier associated with the device and the power status associated with the device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160320 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IDENTIFYING ANOMALY WITHIN SEALED PACKAGES USING POWER SIGNATURE ANALYSIS COUNTERFEITS - Some embodiments described herein include an apparatus having a memory and a processor operatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive, in response to an excitation signal and from the power signature detector, a power signature signal associated with a target electronic device disposed within a sealed package. The processor is configured to extract a characteristic of the power signature signal and compare the characteristic of the power signature signal with a characteristic of a reference power signature signal associated with at least one reference device to determine a counterfeit status of the target electronic device. The at least one reference device is a pre-determined trusted device or a pre-determined counterfeit device. The processor is configured to send, to a communication interface, a notification signal associated with the counterfeit status of the target electronic device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160321 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160322 | Mobil Trolley for Resistance Measurement - A mobile trolley for resistance measurement comprises: a frame, a resistance measurer, a lifting system, a substrate, at least a first electrode, plural second electrodes and a control. module, wherein the set locations of the first and the second electrodes agree with the test method of the “ESD association” standard, whereby the electric resistance between the first and the second electrodes are measured thereby it is easy to measure the resistance value of a floor according to the test method of the “ESD association” standard. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160323 | CAPACITANCE DETECTING CIRCUIT - A capacitance detecting circuit includes induction units; a transferring capacitor configured to transfer charges to a capacitor of a scanned induction unit; a charging module that charges the transferring capacitor, wherein a first terminal of the charging module connects to the first terminal of the transferring capacitor, and a second terminal of the charging module connects to a first power supply; a discharging module that discharges the transferring capacitor and including a first resistor and a second switch; and a controller connected to the charging module, the transferring capacitor and the discharging module, and configured to control the second switch to switch on when a voltage of the transferring capacitor is larger than a preset threshold voltage, and to update a count value and detect a touch on the induction units according to the count value. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160324 | PROBE ASSEMBLY FOR PERFORMING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MAPPING AROUND AN ANTENNA - A probe assembly for performing electromagnetic (EM) field mapping around an antenna, the probe assembly comprising a probe head base and three coils wrapped around the base and oriented in different directions. An EM field mapping apparatus to acquire multicomponent EM field measurements comprised of a non-metallic/non-magnetic frame, a set of linear motion actuators, a probe, a sensor, and a controller. An EM logging method that comprises constructing an EM logging tool having one or more antennas, mapping an EM field pattern for each of the one or more antennas, deriving an EM logging tool model, obtaining measurements using the EM logging tool, and inverting/transforming the measurements using the EM logging tool model to obtain the estimated formation. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160325 | ION CONCENTRATION SENSOR AND ION CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD - An ion sensor includes a sensing section that accumulates signal charges, an ion-sensitive membrane that changes the amount of signal charges which can be accumulated in the sensing section, a vertical transfer section that reads and transfers the signal charges, a reference electrode that defines a reference potential in order to determine a potential of the measurement target, and a voltage control section that changes a reference electrode voltage in association with a drive voltage for operating the ion sensor. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160326 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TESTER - Apparatus for testing a device by delivering an electrostatic discharge signal to one or more device terminals, comprising a first part configured for mechanically mounting the device and comprising one or more first part connectors for electrically coupling to the one or more device terminals and thus providing electrical access to the one or more device terminals, a second part comprising one or more second part connectors configured for electrically coupling the one or more first part connectors to the one or more second part connectors for testing the device via the second part connectors, and a guide arranged for mechanically moving the first part relative to the second part. The guide is configured to physically disconnect the one or more first part connectors from the one or more second part connectors while the electrostatic discharge signal is delivered to the one or more device terminals. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160327 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN IN ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method for detecting a dielectric breakdown in an eco-friendly vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a measurer that is configured to measure resistance values of insulation resistors disposed across a high voltage battery and a controller that is configured to measure a voltage applied to the insulation resistor using the measurer and analyze a pattern of the measured voltage to detect a dielectric breakdown portion. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160328 | DISTRIBUTED IOT BASED SENSOR ANALYTICS FOR POWER LINE DIAGNOSIS - A method and system of a distributed power line diagnosis includes one or more electrical readings received at a firmware board computation engine and an output of firmware board engine computation being transmitted through a wide communication network to a data hub computation engine. An output of the data hub computation engine is transmitted through the communication network to a big data server. One or more electrical line issues are visualized based on an analysis through the big data server and the same can be indicated through a user interface dynamic and an alarm can be set as well through the processor for the one or more electrical line issues. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160329 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OCCURRENCE OF ELECTRICAL FAULT IN CHANNEL OF ULTRASOUND PROBE - Provided is a method of controlling an operation of a channel including at least one transducer, which includes comparing a voltage corresponding to current flowing into the channel to a threshold voltage and controlling the operation of the channel based on a result of the comparing. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160330 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE COMPONENT FAILURE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rectifier diode failure detection apparatus for an electrical machine ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160331 | CABLE TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A cable testing device ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160332 | AUTOMATIC DATA BUS WIRE INTEGRITY VERIFICATION DEVICE - A device for verifying wire connectivity of a bus may include a bus connector configured to connect to a bus comprising a plurality of wires and measurement circuitry configured to perform a verification test on each wire of the bus. The verification test of each wire may include connecting a wire under test in a predetermined configuration relative to the other wires for performing the verification test and measuring a value of an electrical parameter associated with the wire under test. The verification test may also include comparing the value of the measured electrical parameter associated with the wire under test to an expected value of the electrical parameter. The wire under test passes the verification test in response to the measured value of the electrical parameter corresponding substantially to the expected value of the electrical parameter. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160333 | INSULATION PROBLEM DETECTION APPARATUS - An insulation problem detection apparatus includes a microcomputer configured to: control a voltage detecting circuit to measure an insulation resistance of a vehicle based on a voltage at which a capacitor in the vehicle is charged, the microcomputer controlling the voltage detecting circuit to connect the capacitor in series to a power supply mounted in the vehicle and a ground of a body of the vehicle to measure the voltage at which the capacitor is charged; obtain a total voltage of the power supply from an external apparatus that is external to the microcomputer when the insulation resistance of the vehicle is measured by the voltage detecting circuit; and detect whether there is an insulation problem of the vehicle based on (i) the total voltage of the power supply obtained from the external apparatus and (ii) the insulation resistance of the vehicle measured by the voltage detecting circuit. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160334 | STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A power supply monitoring apparatus includes: a plurality of power supplies that are connected in series; and a capacitor that is connected to each of positive and negative electrodes of the plurality of power supplies via a plurality of switch elements. The power supply monitoring apparatus determines states of the plurality of switch elements, using a voltage value of the capacitor that is acquired when a first switch element of the plurality of switch elements is turned on, the first switch element being connected to one of a total negative-electrode side and a total positive-electrode side of the plurality of power supplies. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160335 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING DEFECT REGION OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A method evaluates a defect region of a semiconductor substrate based on C-V characteristics of a MOS structure formed on the semiconductor substrate, including determining a relationship between defect region and flat band voltage or fixed charge density by using a semiconductor substrate having a known defect region, under a heat treatment condition and a C-V characteristic evaluating condition identical to conditions for evaluating a defect region of a semiconductor substrate to be evaluated, determining a flat band voltage or a fixed charge density of the semiconductor substrate to be evaluated from C-V characteristics of a MOS structure formed on the semiconductor substrate to be evaluated, and identifying the defect region of the semiconductor substrate to be evaluated based on the relationship between defect region and flat band voltage or fixed charge density previously determined, whereby the defect region of the semiconductor substrate is evaluated. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160336 | High-Temperature Test Fixture - A high temperature fixture, said fixture comprising: at least three noble metal electrodes, arranged in parallel, among which two adjacent noble metal electrodes are used for clamping a test sample; noble metal wires connected to the noble metal electrodes at one end, and to a test device at the other end for transmitting test signals generated by the test sample to the test device through the noble metal electrodes; and a thermocouple for measuring the temperature of the test materials. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCER AND/OR ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY - A method of testing a capacitive transducer circuit, for example a MEMS capacitive transducer, by applying a test signal via one or more capacitors provided in the transducer circuit. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160338 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that include a reliability physics module stored in non-volatile memory and compute logic to calculate at least one of an estimated amount of lifetime consumed or an estimated amount of lifetime remaining after a period of operation of an integrated circuit. In embodiments, the calculation may be based at least in part on the reliability physics model and data of at least one physical condition of the integrated circuit sensed during or at the end of the period of operation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160339 | DEGRADATION MONITORING OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS - A computer system may determine a first set of output values for a set of test paths at a first time. Each output value may correspond to a test path in the set of test paths. The computer system may then determine a second set of output values at a second time. Each output value in the second set of output values may have an associated output value in the first set of output values. The computer system may then determine whether degradation of the semiconductor chip has occurred by comparing the first set of output values to the second set of output values. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160340 | TEST APPARATUS AND TESTABLE ASYNCHRONOUS CIRCUIT - Disclosed are a test apparatus and a testable asynchronous circuit. The test apparatus includes: a first input end, a second input end, a third input end, a fourth input end, a fifth input end, a first selector, a second selector, a D flip-flop, and a first output end. The first input end is configured to input a data signal or a test result of a previous circuit under test; the second input end is configured to input a test excitation signal or a test result that is output by a previous test apparatus; the third input end is configured to input a clock signal; the fourth input end is configured to input a selection signal; and the fifth input end is configured to input a selection signal. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160341 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING PROBE - An apparatus for exchanging a probe includes a stacker configured to receive a probe and to align the probe, a probe connector connected to the probe, and a laser alignment unit including a light emitter and a light receiver. The light emitter is configured to emit a laser beam to the probe, and the light receiver is configured to detect the laser beam reflected by the probe. The laser alignment unit is configured to detect when the probe is properly aligned on the probe connector using the light receiver, and the laser alignment unit is configured to stop moving the stacker when it is detected that the probe is properly aligned. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160342 | DYNAMIC PROCESS FOR ADAPTIVE TESTS - A method for modifying the execution sequence of tests for testing an object on a test system. The tests include a group of tests that is a candidate for replacement. The method includes: while executing the tests according to the execution sequence and before executing the group of tests, modifying, in real time, the execution sequence including: executing a delay instead of the group of tests, wherein the delay is related to the group of tests. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160343 | Systems and Methods for SerDes Physical Layer Qualification and Mitigation - Embodiments are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for clock recovery in a data receiver. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160344 | STATUS REGISTER BETWEEN TEST DATA I/O OF SCAN PORT SUT - A system comprises a plurality of components, scan chain selection logic coupled to the components, and override selection logic coupled to the scan chain selection logic. The scan chain selection logic selects various of the components to be members of a scan chain under the direction of a host computer. The override selection logic detects a change in the scan chain and, as a result, blocks the entire scan chain from progressing. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160345 | TEST ACCESS PORT WITH ADDRESS AND COMMAND CAPABILITY - The disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses to devices to select the device TAP for access. Further, the disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses for selecting device TAPs and for inputting commands for commanding circuitry within the device. The inputting of addresses or the inputting of addresses and commands is initiated by a control bit input on TDI that is recognized during the Run Test/Idle, Pause-DR or Pause-IR TAP states. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160346 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a battery pack and at least one type of connected device to which the pack is connected. The pack includes a first detection device detecting a predetermined physical quantity in the pack and having a predetermined measurement range. The connected device includes a second detection device detecting a physical quantity the same as the predetermined physical quantity and having a measurement range different from the range of the first detection device. One of the pack and the connected device includes a receiving device and a measurement processing device that performs a predetermined measurement process by using one of: a detection-value-related information received by the receiving device; and a detection result by one device of the first detection device and the second detection device, the one device being provided in one of the pack and the connected device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160347 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING A SINGLE CELL IN A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT - An arrangement for measuring a single cell in a rechargeable battery pack is described, and which includes a plurality of cells coupled in a series circuit, and wherein adjacent cells are electrically coupled to a connecting branch, and a measuring device comprising a switch is provided, and which selectively electrically connects one connecting branch to a measuring input of the measuring device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING IMPEDANCE OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A method for characterizing electrical impedance of an energy storage device includes the following steps: (a) controlling a first switching power converter to transfer electric power between a first energy storage device and a load, (b) controlling the first switching power converter to generate a sinusoidal perturbation on electric current flowing through the first energy storage device, (c) determining an alternating current (AC) component of the electric current flowing through the first energy storage device, (d) determining an AC component of voltage across the first energy storage device, and (e) determining a complex impedance of the first energy storage device based at least in part on the AC component of the electric current flowing through the first energy storage device and the AC component of the voltage across the first energy storage device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160349 | BATTERY STATE DETERMINING DEVICE - A battery state determining device includes a voltage measuring part, a remaining capacity estimating part, an internal resistance measuring part, a calculating part, and an estimating part. The voltage measuring part measures an open-circuit voltage of a storage battery. Based on the measured open-circuit voltage, the remaining capacity estimating part estimates a remaining capacity of the storage battery. The internal resistance measuring part measures an internal resistance in the storage battery. Based on the measured internal resistance, the calculating part calculates a degradation rate of the internal resistance. Based on the estimated remaining capacity and the calculated degradation rate of the internal resistance, the estimating part performs first estimation on a degradation state of the storage battery. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160350 | XMR SENSORS WITH HIGH SHAPE ANISOTROPY - Embodiments relate to xMR sensors having very high shape anisotropy. Embodiments also relate to novel structuring processes of xMR stacks to achieve very high shape anisotropies without chemically affecting the performance relevant magnetic field sensitive layer system while also providing comparatively uniform structure widths over a wafer, down to about 100 nm in embodiments. Embodiments can also provide xMR stacks having side walls of the performance relevant free layer system that are smooth and/or of a defined lateral geometry which is important for achieving a homogeneous magnetic behavior over the wafer. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160351 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A reduced size/thickness magnetic detection device includes: a substrate; and a magneto-impedance element at one substrate surface side and including a magneto-sensitive wire and a detection coil. The wire senses an external magnetic field component in a first axis direction in which the wire extends. The coil loops around the wire, and includes left-side and right-side coil parts coexisting along the wire, and a magnetic field direction changing body of soft magnetic material having at least a part at another substrate surface side or in the substrate above an intermediate position between left-side and right-side coil parts. The body can change an external magnetic field component in a third axis direction intersecting the substrate to a measurement magnetic field component in the first axis direction. The external magnetic field component in the third axis direction can be detected from a left-side coil part output and a right-side coil part output. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOM-MODULATED, LOW-DRIFT SENSOR - A compact, high-sensitivity magnetometer, including: an optical interface to accept a linearly polarized first light; a pump light source to produce a circularly polarized pump light; a vapor cell having a sealed vessel containing an alkali-metal gas, a first input port to receive the first light, a second input port to accept the pump light from a direction perpendicular to the first light, and an output port to produce a second light; an electromagnetic source to apply a modulated electromagnetic field to the vapor cell at a direction perpendicular to the first light and the pump light, without using a modulator external to the vapor cell; a second linear polarizer, polarized perpendicular to the first light, the second polarizer to receive the second light and to produce a third light; and a photodetector to receive the third light, to produce an intensity measurement of the third light. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160353 | POSITIONING RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER COIL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - A method for positioning a radio frequency (RF) receiver coil in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system is provided. In one example method, a distance from a center of the RF receiver coil to one end of a support bed for carrying a subject and a distance from one end of the support bed to an imaging center of the MRI system may be obtained after locations of the RF receiver coil, the subject, and the support bed may be fixed. A distance from the center of the RF receiver coil to the imaging center of the MRI system may be obtained based on the obtained two distances. Moving the support bed a displacement equal to the distance from the center of the RF receiver coil to the imaging center of the MRI system may enable centering of the RF receiver coil on the imaging center of the MRI system. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160354 | RADIO FREQUENCY COIL FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - In a radio frequency (RF) coil for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the RF coil includes loops that are radially arranged. At least some areas of each of the loops overlap each other at a central portion of a radial structure formed by the loops. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL ARRANGEMENT - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The system includes a main field magnet generating a main magnetic field B0. Moreover, the system further includes radio frequency (RF) receiver coils including a first combination of two coils, the two coils of the first combination decoupled based on quadrature decoupling such that the two coils of the first combination are able to receive signals orthogonal to each other and to B0. The two coils can be butterfly coils, the loop-plain of the butterfly coils arranged along a surface, the longitudinal axis of the butterfly coils being substantially orthogonal and crossing at substantially midpoint. The surface can be substantially orthogonal to B0 and be curved. The first of the two coils can also be a loop coil and the second of the two coils a butterfly coil. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160356 | MR RECEIVE COIL WITH DETUNE CIRCUIT AND ENERGY HARVESTING CIRCUIT - Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic resonant device. The magnetic resonant device comprises a receiving antenna, a detune circuit, and an energy harvesting circuit. The detune circuit is coupled to the receiving antenna for switching the receiving antenna between a resonant mode and a non-resonant mode. The receiving antenna in the resonant mode receives a magnetic resonant signal of a magnetic resonant examination. The energy harvesting circuit is coupled to the detune circuit for inducing a harvesting current flowing through the receiving antenna in the non-resonant mode to harvest electric power from the receiving antenna. Advantageously, with this simple and low cost power scheme, traditional cumbersome and expensive DC cablings can be eliminated from the magnetic resonant device. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDDY CURRENT FIELD COMPENSATION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY - In a method and an apparatus for magnetic resonance tomography, an eddy current field is compensated by taking into account its progression over time and its dependence on a sensed value, by having a sensor determine the sensed value and, on the basis of the sensed value, a current strength for a conductor in order to generate an opposing field to reduce the eddy current field is determined, and supplied to the conductor. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160358 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND GRADIENT MAGNETIC FIELD POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to a present embodiment includes a gradient magnetic field coil and a gradient magnetic field power supply. The gradient magnetic field coil applies gradient magnetic field to an object, the gradient magnetic field coil including a plurality of channels. The gradient magnetic field power supply calculates a required power for each channel, and distributes maximum power to a channel requiring higher power than the required power of other channels with priority to the other channels, the maximum power being a limit value of total power to be supplied to the channels as a whole. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160359 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE ACQUISITION - A method of data acquisition at a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided. The system receives at least a portion of raw data for an image, and detects anomalies in the portion of raw data received. When anomalies are detected, the system can correct those anomalies dynamically, without waiting for a new scan to be ordered. The system can attempt to scan the offending portion of the raw data, either upon detection of the anomaly or at some point during the scan. The system can also correct anomalies using digital correction methods based on expected values. The anomalies can be detected based on variations from thresholds, masks and expected values all of which can be obtained using one of the ongoing scan, previously performed scans and apriori information relating to the type of scan being performed. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160360 | OPTOGENETIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Disclosed herein are systems and methods involving the use of magnetic resonance imaging and optogenetic neural stimulation. Aspects of the disclosure include modifying a target neural cell population in a first region of a brain to express light-responsive molecules. Using a light pulse, the light-responsive molecules in the target neural cell population are stimulated. Multiple regions of the brain are scanned via magnetic resonance imaging. The scans allow for observation of a neural reaction in response to the stimulation in at least one of the multiple regions of the brain. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160361 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING A SEMI-ADIABATIC SPECTRAL-SPATIAL SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING SEQUENCE AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, magnetic resonance imaging computing device, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for producing a semi-adiabatic spectral-spatial spectroscopic imaging sequence for magnetic resonance imaging. A pulse control signal comprising a pair of adiabatic pulses and a linear phase pulse is generated. The pulse control signal is transformed into a pair of spectral-spatial refocusing pulses and an excitation pulse. The pair of spectral-spatial refocusing pulses and the excitation pulse are output to a waveform generator to produce the semi-adiabatic spectral-spatial spectroscopic imaging sequence. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160362 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED MRI SYSTEM - A method for determining the position of at least one ferromagnetic particle ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160363 | System and Method For Learning Based Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting - A learning-based magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) reconstruction method for reconstructing an MR image of a tissue space in an MR scan subject for a particular MR sequence is disclosed. The method involves using a machine-learning algorithm that has been trained to generate a set of tissue parameters from acquired MR signal evolution without using a dictionary or dictionary matching. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160364 | ASCERTAINING AN ITEM OF MOVEMENT INFORMATION DESCRIBING A MOVEMENT IN AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY MOVED EXAMINATION REGION - A method is provided for ascertaining at least one item of movement information describing a sought movement as a partial movement of an overall movement in an at least partially moved examination region. In the method, at least one excitation signal having a first frequency band is output and receiving signals generated by the excitation signal are recorded with a receiving coil arrangement, (e.g., a receiving coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance device), having a plurality of receiving channels. The coils of the receiving coil arrangement are designed to record a receiving frequency band including the first frequency band, wherein for ascertaining the movement information the complex receiving signals of the receiving channels are combined at one instant according to a combination specification ascertained over a period by an analysis of the receiving signals that identifies at least one component of a movement that contributes to the sought movement. | 2017-06-08 |
20170160365 | MRI INVOLVING THE ACQUISITION OF AN ANGIOGRAPHY WEIGHTED IMAGE AND OF A PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGE - The present invention provides a method for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of a subject of interest ( | 2017-06-08 |
20170160366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE I MAGING WITH PROSPECTIVE MOTION CONTROL - A system and method for reconstructing an image of a subject, in which motion has been prospectively corrected, using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI] system are provided. An imaging pulse sequence is used to acquire image data in addition to navigator data using an ultra-fast navigator, such as a cloverleaf navigator. When motion is detected in the navigator data, a volume navigator (vNav] sequence is performed, from which motion estimates are generated and used to update the imaging pulse sequence to prospectively correct for the motion in subsequent repetition times. | 2017-06-08 |