26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150176899 | APPARATUS FOR DRYING SPORTING EQUIPMENT - An apparatus for drying sporting equipment has at least two hangers removably positionable in a spaced-apart configuration on a substantially horizontal hanger support. Each hanger has one or more hanger protrusions and/or hanger apertures for hanging sporting equipment. At least one flexible connector mounted on each of the hangers connects a shelf to the hangers so that the shelf is suspended below the hangers when the hangers are positioned on the horizontal hanger support. The shelf has a plurality of interior through apertures through which sporting equipment may hang supported by the shelf and the shelf further has one or more shelf protrusions for hanging sporting equipment. A system for drying sporting equipment has a free-standing base, spaced-apart telescoping struts connected to and extending upwardly from the base, a substantially horizontal hanger support connecting the telescoping struts and an apparatus as described above configured to hang from the hanger support. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176900 | HYBRID OXY-COAL BURNER FOR EAF STEELMAKING - Methods and apparatus for processing a metal using a hybrid burner are described herein. The costs of melting and refining metal, such as iron, using standard burners is subject to fluctuation. The hybrid burners described herein are capable of burning both standard fuels as well as solid carbon-containing fuels, like coal. Through the use of a hybrid burner in either standard or modified electric arc furnaces, the costs for melting and refining an iron source can be reduced both through the costs of fluid hydrocarbon fuel sources and through the reduced or eliminated need for external carbon sources during refining. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176901 | THERMAL PROCESSING FURNACE FOR WORKPIECES - A thermal processing furnace for workpieces has a blowing hood in which a nozzle is installed, the nozzle blowing a gas flow to thermally process a workpiece, including a driving mechanism that adjusts a distance between the nozzle and a portion of the workpiece facing the nozzle so that the gas flow blown from the nozzle impinges on workpieces of various dimensions at a desired flow velocity, wherein a plurality of nozzles are arranged as the nozzle along a conveying direction of the workpiece in a zone where the thermal processing is performed, and the driving mechanism adjusts a distance between each of the nozzles and a portion of the workpiece facing the nozzle individually in each of the plurality of nozzles. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176902 | SLIDE-TYPE EXTRACTOR - The invention relates to a device ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176903 | TAPHOLE ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TAPHOLE ASSEMBLY, AND METALLURGICAL FURNACE - The invention relates to a taphole assembly ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176904 | SAMPLE HOLDER FOR ANNEALING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED ANNEALING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A sample holder for annealing apparatus and electrically assisted annealing apparatus using the same are provided. The sample holder includes a heat conductive shell, high thermal conductive and electrical insulation blocks, first and second electrodes. The heat conductive shell includes a base frame and a top cover. The high thermal conductive and electrical insulation blocks are adjacent to the base frame and the top cover, respectively, and a sample pallet is sandwiched therebetween. Length and width of the sample pallet is smaller than that of the high thermal conductive and electrical insulation blocks. The first and the second electrodes are fixed to two sides of the sample pallet, and are connected to electrifying wire respectively. Thickness of the first and the second electrodes is smaller than that of the sample pallet, while the width of the first and the second electrodes is longer than that of the sample pallet. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176905 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON OR FLUID STEEL PRE-PRODUCTS - A method and a plant for the production of pig iron or liquid steel semi-finished products are shown, metal oxide-containing batch materials and, if appropriate, aggregates being at least partially reduced in a reduction zone by a reduction gas, subsequently being introduced into a smelting zone and being smelted along with the supply of carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas and along with the formation of the reduction gas. The reduction gas formed in the smelting zone is supplied to the reduction zone, reacted there and drawn off as export gas, CO | 2015-06-25 |
20150176906 | ENERGY-SAVING CHARGE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE PRESS FURNACE LINE - The subject of the present invention is an energy-saving charge transport system in the press-furnace line with recovery of heat energy and recovery of electric energy. Its objective consists in introducing a rational management of heat energy and electric energy in the charge transport system along the press-furnace route and by means of a well-thought-out arrangement of transport routes and charging elevators, achieving compact dimensions of the whole transport structure. The essence of the energy-saving charge transport system in the press-furnace line is the heat energy recovery in the area surrounding the furnace and recovery of electric energy used to drive transport elevators. Elevator ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176907 | Metallurgical Furnace - An electrode seal for use in a metallurgical furnace, the furnace comprising a furnace space heated by electrodes extending through an aperture into the furnace space. The electrode seal comprises at least three sets of shoes in consecutive lateral contact, each shoe having a biasing member for biasing a surface of the shoe toward one of the electrodes thereby allowing the one electrode to longitudinally move within the electrode seal while providing electrical insulation between the electrode and the aperture. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176908 | COOLING TOWER WITH GEODESIC SHELL - A cooling tower with a self-supported shell, and a cooling apparatus residing inside the shell. The shell includes a base section, a cap section and an annular wall residing between the base section and the cap section, the annular wall including a plurality of geometric bodies that are joined to one another and giving the shell a geodesic configuration. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176909 | ADVANCED AIR TERMINAL - An air conditioning system includes a climatic beam located in a room. The climatic beam includes a first portion and a second portion, and a divider located along a length of the climatic beam to separate the first portion from the second portion. The climatic beam further includes a coil supplied with a flow of fluid. A fresh air duct is connected to the first portion to provide a flow of fresh air into the first portion, and a fan is located at the second portion and is configured to draw a flow of primary air across the coil and into the second portion. A beam exit allows a flow of the fresh air and the primary air into the room. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176910 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COOLING HOT PARTICULATES - Methods, systems, and apparatus for cooling particulates are provided. A method can include introducing particulates and water to a first vessel to provide a fluidized bed of particulates and cooling the fluidized bed of particulates in the first vessel to obtain first cooled particulates. The method can also include recovering the first cooled particulates from the first vessel and introducing the first cooled particulates to a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of tubulars. The method can also include introducing a coolant to the plurality of tubulars, flowing the first cooled particulates through a shell side of the heat exchanger and contacting at least a portion of the first cooled particulates with the plurality of tubulars, recovering a heated coolant from the plurality of tubulars, and recovering second cooled particulates from a particulate outlet. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176911 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOLING A HEAT GENERATING COMPONENT - The invention relates to a cooling arrangement comprising a heat spreader ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176912 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The heat exchanger wherein each end of a plurality of heat transfer tubes is connected to an end wall of a bulging portion provided at a side wall of a case, an open edge of a header is fitted onto the bulging portion, and a chamber connecting with each heat transfer tube is formed. For jointing the header to the side wall, an inner circumferential end of the open edge of the header is formed as a first curved surface with a convex section, an outer face of the circumferential wall of the bulging portion is formed as a second curved surface with a concave section, the first curved surface and the second curved surface contact each other, and the surface-contact portion and the area therearound are welded. The number of the members is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the production cost of the heat exchanger is reduced. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176913 | Conical Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger having a conical-shaped core is disclosed. A first set of flow passages is formed between mating conical-shaped core plates, the mating plates forming plate pairs that are spaced apart from each other forming a second set of flow passages therebetween. A pair of oppositely disposed fluid openings are provided for inletting/discharging a fluid to/from the heat exchanger in a co-axial manner, the fluid openings being interconnected by a pair of fluid manifolds formed in the outer perimeter of the core, the second set of flow passages and a fluid manifold formed centrally through the heat exchanger. A second set of inlet/outlet manifolds formed within the perimeter of the core are interconnected by the first set of flow passages. Flow through the first set flow passages is peripheral around the perimeter of the conically-shaped core plates while flow through the second set of flow passages is along the angle defined by the conical-shaped plates. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176914 | CONDENSER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF SEPARATION OF LIQUIDS AND VAPORS - A method of separating a liquid portion (F | 2015-06-25 |
20150176915 | INTERFACIAL THERMAL TRANSFER STRUCTURE - An apparatus that interfaces thermal transfer components is described. The apparatus includes a soft, thermally conductive metal that enables a capillary flow path with a contact surface of a thermal transfer component and an imbibing thermal interface material. The thermal transfer component is a heat sink. The thermally conductive metal includes large pores that intertwine with smaller pores of the contact surface. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176916 | FLAT MESH WICK STRUCTURE OF ULTRATHIN HEAT PIPE AND ULTRATHIN HEAT PIPE HAVING THE SAME - A flat mesh wick structure of an ultrathin heat pipe and an ultrathin heat pipe having the same are provided in the present disclosure. The mesh wick structure is included of a plurality of braided wires, and each of the braided wires is included of a plurality of intercrossed segments arranged at interval and a plurality of connecting segments connected between the adjacent intercrossed segments, wherein the intercrossed segment of each braided wire is of a flat shape. The flat mesh wick structure is constituted thereby. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176917 | MOLDED PLASTIC OBJECTS HAVING AN INTEGRATED HEAT SPREADER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF SAME - Embodiments are directed to a molded plastic object that includes at least one vapor chamber within the plastic object. A wicking material is in contact with at least a portion of an inner wall of the vapor chamber. A working fluid located within the vapor chamber is configured to distribute heat from warmer regions of the plastic object to cooler regions of the plastic object. In some embodiments, the molded plastic object is part or all of a solid inkjet printhead. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176918 | COAXIAL CAPILLARY STRUCTURE AND ULTRA-THIN HEAT PIPE STRUCTURE HAVING THE SAME - A coaxial capillary structure and an ultra-thin heat pipe structure having the same are provided. The coaxial capillary structure is installed in an ultra-thin heat pipe and extended towards the length direction of a pipe body of the ultra-thin heat pipe, and includes: a primary transferring capillary part and a coaxially-arranged capillary part, wherein the primary transferring capillary part is composed of a plurality of fiber bundles for forming as an integral bundle, and the coaxially-arranged capillary part is formed through a plurality of weaving wires interwoven and reeled at the exterior of the primary transferring capillary part, thereby limiting each of the fiber bundles at the central portion of the coaxially-arranged capillary part for forming a compact structure. Accordingly, a better capillary transferring effect is provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176919 | HEAT DISSIPATION UNIT AND THERMAL MODULE THEREOF - A heat dissipation unit and a thermal module thereof. The heat dissipation unit includes a metal main body having a chamber, an oxide coating and a working fluid. The oxide coating is coated on wall surface of the chamber instead of capillary structure. The oxide coating serves to enhance vapor/liquid circulation efficiency of the working fluid in the chamber of the heat dissipation unit so as to increase heat dissipation efficiency. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176920 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A device including first and second heat accumulators, each including thermal energy storage containers. Each container includes an insulating enclosure containing earth crossed by at least one first line for the circulation of a first heat transfer fluid and at least one second line for the circulation of a second heat transfer fluid. For each accumulator, the first lines of the containers are connected in parallel and the second lines of the containers are series-connected. The heating device includes a device for delivering thermal energy to the first heat transfer fluid connected to the first and second accumulators by a first circuit for distributing the first heat transfer fluid capable of selectively circulating the first heat transfer fluid in the first line of each container of the first accumulator or in the first line of each container of the second accumulator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176921 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a communication flow path | 2015-06-25 |
20150176922 | Heat Exchanger Having A Reinforced Collector - A heat exchanger comprises a heat exchange body | 2015-06-25 |
20150176923 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR FLOW MODULE PLATES, REACTOR PLATES OR HEAT EXCHANGER PLATES - A clamping device includes two end plates, disc springs, a grid of pistons, and tension rods. Each of the two end plates defines a plate area located within a perimeter thereof. The clamping device has piles of disc springs arranged as a grid of springs threaded on respective ones of the grid of pistons. The piles of disc springs is distributed and supported over the plate area on one of the two end plates. The grid of springs is positioned inwardly from the tension rods. The grid of springs is positioned to distribute clamping forces on one or more flow module plates, on one or more reactor plates, on one or more heat exchanger plates or on combinations of one or more flow module plates, one or more reactor plates, or on one or more heat exchanger plates, which plates are placed between the two end plates. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176924 | COMBO-COOLER - A combo-cooler includes heat exchangers having parallel tubes corresponding to each heat exchanger aligned in a tube plane. A first end tank assembly includes a columnar end tank separated by a baffle into compartments each in fluid communication with a respective hydraulically independent fluid circuit. The second tank assembly includes manifolds aligned in a column. Serially adjacent manifolds are in slidable contact or separated by a respective gap to allow relative translation. Banks of the tubes are brazed in fluid communication with a compartment and a manifold to connect the compartment and the manifold to have a respective fluid flow therethrough. A bracket contacts at least two of the serially adjacent manifolds to prevent translation between the bracket and the serially adjacent manifolds perpendicular to the tube plane and to allow relative translation between the at least two of the serially adjacent manifolds parallel to the tubes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176925 | HEAT EXCHANGER PRESSURE ADJUSTABLE BAFFLE - A heat exchanger of the type having a tube assembly made up of a number of tubes through which a first medium flows and around and between which a second medium flows to accept heat from, or transfer heat to, the first medium. One of the media is constrained by a baffle to follow a path through the heat exchanger. According to the invention, the baffle is completely separate from the tubes, so permitting the baffle to adjust automatically. The baffles may be carried on springs and position based on a pressure balance of the first medium, with the result that heat exchangers according to the invention are more versatile than conventional heat exchangers where the baffles are fixed to the tubes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176926 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A heat exchanger of an embodiment includes: a first and a second base metal, at least one of the base metal being made of stainless steel; and a joining part joining the first and second metals, including 92 mass % or more of Ni, and formed by MIG welding. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176927 | HEAT EXCHANGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT - A jet-flow heat exchanging device for transferring heat from or to one or more heat transfer surfaces comprises one or more orifice groups, each for directing a heat carrier medium onto the heat transfer surface with at least one of the orifice groups including a main orifice for generating a main jet-stream, and at least two control orifices associated with the main orifice and configured to generate control jet-streams for interacting with the main jet-stream, so as to cause the heat carrier medium of the main jet-stream to swirl. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176928 | METHOD OF SUPPLYING TEMPERATURE CONTROL FLUID TO TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A temperature control system | 2015-06-25 |
20150176929 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTION OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM A HEAT CONDUCTING METAL CONDUIT - Provided are methods, devices and systems for controlled removal of thermal energy from a fluid within a thermally conducting metal conduit. The system allows for the in situ formation of a reversible plug that can stop the flow of fluid through the conduit, particularly without inducing thermally induced stress fractures or breaches in the conduit. The devices and systems include a thermal transfer device that can be adapted to be in thermal communication with a thermal conducting metal conduit containing a fluid, particularly a flowing fluid. The devices and systems allows for controlled re-heating of the conduit without inducing thermally induced stress fractures or breaches in the conduit to restore fluid flow through the conduit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176930 | ORIENTED FLEXIBLE HEAT-CONDUCTING MATERIAL, AND FORMING PROCESS AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides an oriented flexible heat-conducting material, where main ingredients of the oriented flexible heat-conducting material are silicone rubber and anisotropic heat-conducting filler. Multiple continuous heat-conducting paths that are parallel to each other are formed in the oriented flexible heat-conducting material, and the heat-conducting paths are formed by continuously arranging the anisotropic heat-conducting filler, filled in the silicone rubber, in lines in a heat-conducting path direction. The oriented flexible heat-conducting material has a desirable heat-conducting property in a specific direction and has desirable flexibility, can be in desirable contact with an interface to produce quite low interface thermal resistance, and can greatly improve a heat dissipation effect. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a forming process and an application of the oriented flexible heat-conducting material. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176931 | VALVE CONTROL IN AN HVAC SYSTEM WITH SENSORS - The present disclosure is directed towards a method of controlling opening of a valve ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176932 | Condenser coil cleaning indicator - The need to clean dirty condenser coils in an operating refrigeration appliance is performed by connecting a temperature monitor to the coil to signal when a predetermined rise in temperature has occurred from a baseline temperature that exists when the coil structure is clean. The temperature monitor can merely provide the actual temperature reading or it can be programmed for the selected temperature rise to light up or display an appropriate message that coil cleaning needs to be done. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176933 | Adjustable Volume Piston System - An adjustable volume gas piston system for a pneumatic reloading firearm includes a gas block having an anchoring portion for anchoring along the barrel. The gas block also includes a chamber portion in pneumatic connection with the barrel. The chamber portion has one end pointing toward the muzzle and another end pointing away from the muzzle. A plug having a bore is affixed to the chamber portion at the forward end. The second end has an opening to allow travel of a gas pin but retains a gas pin head in the chamber portion, biasing it toward the first end. Upon firing the firearm, the volume of the bore causes a pressure delay on the gas pin head, thereby delaying the timing of pneumatic reloading. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176934 | MAGAZINE CARRIER - A magazine dispenser for loading a magazine into a gun having an opening to receive and hold at least one magazine through an opening. Once at least one magazine is inserted, a flange of the magazine is received in a track provided by a slot region in the magazine dispenser. The magazine then rests on a retention bar disposed in the track which may impede the magazine from being dispensed or support the magazine to be dispensed from the magazine dispenser depending on circumstances. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176935 | Helical drum magazine - A magazine comprises: a shell, having an inner space in a shape of cylinder, wherein said shell has an opening, and bullets enters into or gets out of said magazine via said opening; a bullet limiting column, provided in said inner space, and coaxial with said inner space, wherein a bullet space is defined between said bullet limiting column and an inner wall of said shell; a bullet guide rail, winding around said bullet limiting column spirally, wherein a motion trail for said bullets to move along is defined ; and a main spring, provided in said motion trail, wherein a first end of said main spring extends to said opening, when said bullets are put in said magazine, said bullets compress said main spring to said second end of said inner space, when said bullets are needed, said main spring pushes said bullets out of said magazine. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176936 | Dump magazine with high capacity - A dump magazine with a high capacity includes: a bullet container for containing bullets, wherein a bullet outlet is provided on said bullet container; a guide provided in said bullet container for forming a spiral tunnel extending to a center of said bullet container for storing bullets; the bullets are filled into said spiral tunnel from said bullet outlet to an end thereof; and a spiral spring device for pushing the bullets towards said bullet outlet, wherein said spiral spring device is mounted aside said guide; a pushing device is mounted on said spiral spring device and extends into said spiral tunnel; when the bullets are filled into said spiral tunnel through said bullet outlet, said pushing device moves along said spiral tunnel in such a manner that said spiral spring device is compressed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176937 | EVIDENCE COLLECTING AND RECORDING APPARATUS FOR A GUN - A battery-powered electronic evidence-collecting device on the gun that transmits to a smartphone or other device carried by the peace officer for recording and forwarding the evidence to a central station. The evidence collecting and recording apparatus is activated by the removal of the gun from its holster. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176938 | RIFLE/SHOTGUN COMBINATION AND CONVERSION METHOD - A rifle/shotgun combination firearm includes a shotgun receiver portion and a lower receiver portion extending rearwardly from the shotgun receiver portion. A rifle trigger assembly is carried in the lower receiver portion and actuated by a rifle trigger coupled thereto. A shotgun trigger assembly is carried by the shotgun receiver portion and actuated by a shotgun trigger pivotally carried on a transversely oriented pivot pin in the lower receiver portion. A shotgun trigger transfer bar couples the shotgun trigger assembly to the shotgun trigger. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176939 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING AND/OR PRESERVING WEAPON BARRELS AND WEAPON PARTS - A cleaning device for preserving inserts of weapon barrels and/or drum inserts as well as additional weapon parts, the device having a tubular central piece, guide elements arranged distributed around the periphery of the central piece, a fluid supply device, via which fluid is fed to the cleaning device, and a rotating nozzle head with openings from which the fluid can exit. A guide device additionally integrated into the cleaning unit enables movement of the cleaning device in a motorized manner. A container is provided for receiving the fluid and is functionally connected to the fluid supply device via a pump/compressor unit and a valve. A suction turbine and/or a filter can be functionally connected by an extraction line on the guide device. The cleaning device and unit are used for cleaning and/or preserving weapon barrels and other weapon parts. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176940 | Toy Projectile Launcher with Spring Loaded Spools - A toy projectile launching system that launches a toy projectile. A launcher is provided with a first spring loaded spool and a second spring loaded spool. The first spring loaded spool and the second spring loaded spool are disposed on opposite sides of a common open area. At least one first elastic element is at least partially wound around the first spring loaded spool. Likewise, at least one second elastic element is at least partially wound around the second spring loaded spool. A first termination is coupled to each first elastic element. The first termination extends into the common open area. Likewise, a second termination is coupled to each second elastic element. The second termination extends into the common open area. The first termination and the second termination selectively interconnect with the toy projectile. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176941 | MAGAZINE ADAPTER FOR PROJECTILE LAUNCHER - A magazine adapter for converting a hopper-fed paintball marker to a magazine-fed paintball marker. The magazine adapter includes an adapter body defining an opening that is dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a paintball magazine. An attachment assembly is provided that releasably couples the adapter body with a receiver of a paintball marker. The adapter includes a magazine latch configured to releasably couple the paintball magazine to the adapter body. The magazine adapter can be installed onto the paintball marker's receiver without any modification to the paintball marker's receiver. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176942 | ELECTRIC TOY GUN - An electric toy gun having therein a power break control mechanism consisting of an actuator, a power break control set and a swinging block. When the clip is empty and when the trigger is pressed, the actuator is forced by a spring-loaded push rod at the bullet outlet of the clip to move the swinging block and the power break control set, causing a power break holder to be moved away from a power contact holder, and therefore power supply is disconnected, avoiding waste of power supply and component damage. The swivel rod of the power break control set has a lower rod portion. When pressed a reset button, a bottom portion of a third link of the actuator is forced downwardly against the lower rod portion of the swivel rod, returning the swivel rod to the normal front side low and rear side high position and to accurately complete the reset action. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176943 | Rifle System - A rifle system for shooting projectiles is provided. The rifle system comprises a stock and a shoulder rest formed in the stock. The shoulder rest has a first end and a second end. A barrel extends from the first end of the shoulder rest. A clip magazine is connected to the second end of the shoulder rest with the clip magazine holding the projectiles. An activation mechanism directs the projectiles from the clip magazine and through the barrel. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176944 | FIXED STOCK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - Fixed stock assemblies and methods for forming fixed stock assemblies are provided. A fixed stock assembly includes a stock, or stock body, that has a receiver extension cavity extending therethrough and at least one stock stabilizing member. When a conventional carbine/collapsible receiver extension is positioned within the receiver extension cavity, the stock stabilizing member is actuated/adjusted/manipulated to extend into the receiver extension cavity and contact the receiver extension, thus exerting a force on receiver extension and/or a force on the stock. The stock stabilizing member may contact a surface of the receiver extension that is substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the receiver extension cavity and/or the receiver extension. The force on the receiver extension is in a direction away from the lower receiver, and the force on the stock is in a direction towards the lower receiver. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176945 | CONNECTING MECHANISM FOR CONNECTION OF THE FIREARM RECEIVER AND THE SHOULDER MOUNT - A connection mechanism for connection of a firearm receiver and a shoulder mount, the fire arm receiver comprising a closing part, the closing part containing a latch arranged in a movable way between a locking position, in which in an assembled firearm the latch engages with the receiver and the closing part is prevented from being removed from the receiver, and an unlocking position, in which the latch disengages from the receiver and the closing part can be removed from the receiver. The closing part further contains a lever to control the movement of the latch from the locking position to the unlocking position and/or from the unlocking position to the locking position | 2015-06-25 |
20150176946 | PAYLOAD DELIVERY DEVICE - There is a payload delivery device and system configured for projectile dispersion over a defined area. The device includes a launching platform configured to provide structural support. The device also includes a two-dimensional array of launching guides extending upwardly from the launching platform. Each launching guide of the array is fixed at a specific inclination angle and at a specific horizontal direction angle. The device includes a plurality of vessels functionally connected to the array of launching guides and is configured to launch therefrom. The launching platform includes a symbolic indicator associated with an operational characteristic of the device. The launching platform includes a mating structure configured to mate to another similar launching platform. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176947 | BOLOMETRIC INFRARED QUADRANT DETECTORS AND USES WITH FIREARM APPLICATIONS - A thermal position sensor includes a collection of micro-bolometers, each having an electrical resistance and each including a substrate and an absorptive element. The absorptive element is suspended above the substrate and configured to absorb infrared radiation, including 10-micron long-wavelength infrared radiation. A change in a temperature of the micro-bolometer causes a change in the resistance of the micro-bolometer. The collection of micro-bolometers is partitioned into a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant, where each of the quadrants represents a 90-degree segment of the sensor and includes at least one micro-bolometer of the collection of micro-bolometers. Each of the quadrants includes at least one output signal that provides information indicative of a temperature of the quadrant based on a resistance associated with the at least one micro-bolometer of the quadrant. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176948 | ELECTRO-OPTIC SYSTEM FOR CROSSWIND MEASUREMENT - An electro-optic system, e.g., mounted to a weapon, measures down range winds and a range-to-target for compensating the ballistic hit point. The system may include an optical light source, collimated to generate a laser spot on the target. The system may include a wind measurement receiver that captures laser light scattered from the target. The captured light may be modulated by atmospheric scintillation eddies, producing optical patterns which change in time and move with the crosswind. These patterns may be analyzed by a processor using covariance techniques to determine path-integrated crosswinds and associated errors. Ranging is done by measuring the time of flight of the laser pulse to the target collecting the scattered signal from the target. Compensated ballistic hit point, measurement errors and other data may be displayed on a micro-display digital eyepiece, overlaid on the real-time image of the target. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176949 | ELECTRO-OPTIC SYSTEM FOR CROSSWIND MEASUREMENT - An electro-optic system, e.g., mounted to a weapon, measures down range winds and a range-to-target for compensating the ballistic hit point. The system may include an optical light source, collimated to generate a laser spot on the target. The system may include a wind measurement receiver that captures laser light scattered from the target. The captured light may be modulated by atmospheric scintillation eddies, producing optical patterns which change in time and move with the crosswind. These patterns may be analyzed by a processor using covariance techniques in either the time-domain or the frequency-domain to determine path-integrated crosswinds and associated errors. Ranging is done by measuring the time of flight of the laser pulse to the target collecting the scattered signal from the target. Compensated ballistic hit point, measurement errors and other data may be displayed on a micro-display digital eyepiece, or projected onto the direct view optics (DVO) of a riflescope so as to be overlaid in real-time on the optical image of the target. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176950 | ARMOUR - Armour comprises an array of tiles or pellets confined between at least a pair of sheets, and in which at least one of said at least a pair of sheets is weakened overlying boundaries between adjacent tiles or pellets. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176951 | DECOY METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING AN AIRCRAFT - The decoy method, of the type in which: an ejectable on-board decoy provided with a decoy charge ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176952 | RING-SHAPED OR PLATE-LIKE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A ring-shaped or plate-like element, in particular for a metal-sealing material-feedthrough, for example for devices which are subjected to high pressures, such as igniters for airbags or belt tensioning devices, includes a feedthrough opening, whereby the feedthrough opening is located substantially in the center of the ring-shaped or plate-like element and whereby the ring-shaped or plate-like element has a thickness. The ring-shaped or plate-like element has a relief region in the area of the feedthrough opening. Further, the ring-shaped or plate-like element in the relief region has at least one thickness which is reduced by the height of the relief region and which is selected so that the feedthrough opening can be punched out of the ring-shaped or plate like element having the reducing thickness. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176953 | Expandable Arrow Nock - Embodiments of the Expandable Arrow Nock are comprised of a nock tip, expandable fins, an internal spring, a high tensile strength wire and a pass-through module. When the arrow is fired, the fins are in the stowed position and remain in the stowed position as the arrow travels up to the point where the arrow hits the target animal. At the point where the arrow hits the target animal, the deceleration of the arrow at that instant actuates the compressed internal spring that in turn force the fins into the deployed or open position. The deployed fins prevent the nock from travelling through the body of the animal. However, the shaft portion of the arrow detaches from the nock and pass-through module. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176954 | SHOT CUP WAD - A wad or shot cup having a forward cylinder portion receiving a payload and a rear cylinder portion receiving a charge of propellant. One or more latent deceleration features can be formed in a surface of the sidewall extending along the rear cylinder portion. The latent deceleration features can be spaced apart from a rearward end of the shot cup and can be deployed to form deceleration petals after the shot cup is fired from a firearm. A series of longitudinal slits can be formed in the forward cylinder portion so that a portion of the sidewall expands radially adjacent the longitudinal slits after the shot cup is fired from a firearm for urging at least a portion of the payload to exit the forward cylinder portion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176955 | CLOSING DEVICE FOR A PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR, TORPEDO WITH A PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR AND SAID CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR AND USE OF SAID CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE CLOSURE OF A PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR OF A TORPEDO - The invention relates to a locking device for a pressure reservoir. The invention also relates to a torpedo with a pressure reservoir with a locking device of this type and the use of a locking device of this type for the pressure reservoir of a torpedo. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176956 | Coordinate Measuring Machine Having High-Precision 3-D Printing Functionality - Method for building up an object ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150176957 | PRECISION TOOL FOR LOCATING CENTER LINES IN GEOMETRIC SHAPES - The disclosed invention relates to easy-to-use precision tools that locate the mid-line, or center line, of any symmetrical geometric shape, such as triangles, squares, circles, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and symmetrical polygons. Given two separate points on the edge of a symmetrical geometric shape, these precision tools identify the center line of the geometric shape between those two points, without the need for additional measurements or mathematical calculations. The precision tools can also be used to identify the center points of symmetrical geometric shapes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176958 | MOTORIZED INCLINABLE MEASURING HEAD - An articulated measuring head for orienting a probe relatively to a measuring apparatus, including Hirth couplings for providing a high-resolution indexing to two orthogonal rotors and an advanced guiding system to ensure a precise rotation control when the Hirth couplings are free and accurate indexing when they are clamped together. The articulated head of the invention has an embedded dynamic controller using high-precision encoders and crash detection by capacitive sensors | 2015-06-25 |
20150176959 | METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING THICKNESS OF A FERROMAGNETIC METAL OBJECT - The invention relates to a method and a device for measuring thickness of ferromagnetic metal objects. According to the method, a pulse of current is generated in a core coil, the core forming a closed magnetic circuit together with at least a portion of the ferromagnetic metal object; further, the time constant is determined at an exponential voltage resulted from said pulse of current generated in the core coil; and, finally, thickness of the ferromagnetic metal object is determined on the basis of the time constant thus determined. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176960 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING A THICKNESS OF A FERROMAGNETIC METAL OBJECT - The invention relates to a device for measuring a thickness of ferromagnetic metal objects. The measuring device for measuring a thickness of a ferromagnetic metallic object comprises at least two measurement sensors, each of the measurement sensors comprising a core that forms a closed magnetic circuit in combination with at least a part of the ferromagnetic metal object; and a core coil in which a current pulse is formed; wherein the measuring device further comprises a determination unit for determining the time constant of an exponential voltage pulse formed in the coil as a result of forming said current pulse, and an electronic unit which is coupled to each measurement sensor and which controls said sensors. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176961 | ADAPTIVE FLUOROSCOPE LOCATION FOR THE APPLICATION OF FIELD COMPENSATION - Compensation for a field-perturbing element in a magnetic tracking system for locating a probe is achieved by creating a reaction field model while the field-perturbing element is in known positions. A magnetic field location sensor is disposed between the field-perturbing element and magnetic field generators of the tracking system. Magnetic field readings from the location sensor and from a magnetic field sensor on the probe are taken while the field-perturbing element is present. The position of the field-perturbing element is estimated from the location sensor readings, and a predicted reaction field calculated from the reaction field model. A compensated measurement is obtained by subtracting the predicted reaction field from the field detected by the location sensor. The readings from the probe sensor are adjusted using the compensated measurement in order to calculate the true position of the probe. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176962 | Magnetic Field Sensor and Method For Sensing Relative Location of the Magnetic Field Sensor and a Target Object Along a Movement Line - A magnetic field sensor with a magnet is disposed proximate to a ferromagnetic target object having at least one ferromagnetic surface. The magnetic field sensor is operable to sense a relative location between the magnetic field sensor and the ferromagnetic target object along a movement line. In some embodiments, the target object is also spinning about a rotation axis parallel to the movement line. A corresponding method is described. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176963 | Magnetic Field Sensor And Related Techniques That Inject A Synthesized Error Correction Signal Into A Signal Channel To Result In Reduced Error - A magnetic field sensor has an error correction signal generator circuit to inject an error correction signal into a primary signal channel to cancel an error signal component in the primary signal channel. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176964 | Magnetic Field Sensor and Related Techniques That Inject An Error Correction Signal Into a Signal Channel To Result In Reduced Error - A magnetic field sensor has an error correction signal generator circuit to inject an error correction signal into a primary signal channel to cancel an error signal component in the primary signal channel. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176965 | ANGLE DETECTION APPARATUS, MOTOR DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND ANGLE DETECTION METHOD - Determining an amount of rotating a vector according to a result of comparing the rotated vector with a predetermined phase and rotating the vector according to the determined amount of rotating the vector are repeated to acquire the determined amount of rotating the vector as a rotation angle of a rotation shaft. Based on the thus acquired amount of rotating the vector, a rotation angle change signal is generated for acquiring a state of a change of the rotation angle of the rotation shaft. A signal indicating to increase or decrease a fixed amount is generated for increasing or decreasing the amount of rotating the vector according to the result of the comparison. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176966 | DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING METHOD - The imaging apparatus includes an optical system dividing light into object and reference beams and causing the object beam and the reference beam to interfere with each other to form interference fringes on an image sensor. A processor performs multiple imaging processes for the interference fringes with different incident angles of the object beam to an object, a first process to acquire a transmitted wavefront for each incident angle and a second process to calculate a three-dimensional refractive index distribution from the transmitted wavefronts. The apparatus includes a modulator changing a phase distribution of light in any one of an optical path from a light source to a dividing element, a reference beam path and an optical path from a combining element to the image sensor and causes the modulator to change the phase distribution in at least one of the multiple imaging processes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176967 | LIGHT INTERFERENCE MEASURING DEVICE AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A light interference measuring device comprises: a light source | 2015-06-25 |
20150176968 | SPATIAL FREQUENCY SPECTROMETER FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTION OF SPATIAL STRUCTURES IN MATERIALS - Spatial frequency spectra from periodic, aperiodic and quasi-random structures in materials are shown and used to detect differences among objects via internal coding from the spatial frequencies. The method is applied to different grades of human tissues for a new form of histology and pathology, and to detect art forgeries and coding boxes, money and papers and gems. The randomness of material structures on surface and at depths near surface can be detected from the spatial spectrum. In tissue spectral features from normal to different stages of cancer in tissue for ex vivo and in vivo applications can be recognized by different spectral fingerprints content of the spatial frequency. Similarly, the painting for the strokes of artist is different. A new type of instrument is described to analyze materials as a Spatial Frequency Spectrometer. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176969 | INTERFEROMETRIC DISTANCE MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The invention relates to an interferometric distance measuring arrangement for measuring surfaces, with at least one laser source, which can be tuned, with a coherence length for generating measurement radiation modulated by a wave length ramp, an optical beam path with an optical transmitting system for emitting the measurement radiation to the surface and an optical capturing system for capturing the measurement radiation back-scattered by the surface, comprising a measuring arm and a reference arm and a radiation detector and an evaluation unit for determining the distance from a reference point of the distance measuring device to the surface. Channels are defined by at least one beamsplitter n≧2 for the parallel emission of measurement radiation, respectively one different sub area of the measurement range defined by the coherence length is allocated to the channels. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176970 | INTERFEROMETRIC DISTANCE MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The invention relates to an interferometric distance measuring arrangement for measuring surfaces, using at least one laser which can be tuned for generating measurement radiation modulated by a wave length ramp, an optical beam path with an optical transmitting system for emitting the measurement radiation to the surface and an optical capturing system for capturing the measurement radiation back-scattered by the surface, comprising a measuring arm and a reference arm and a radiation detector and an evaluation unit for determining the distance from a reference point of the distance measuring device to the surface. Channels are defined by at least one beamsplitter n≧2 for the parallel emission of measurement radiation, respectively, one different sub area of the wave length ramp is allocated to said channels at a predetermined emission time point. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176971 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Processing Images Generated Using Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FDOCT) - Methods, systems and computer program products for managing frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) image resolution. A spectrum used to acquire an image of a subject is calibrated and default dispersion correction parameters are set. Default dispersion management parameters associated with a region of the image of the subject are also set. The image of the subject is acquires after setting the default dispersion correction parameters and the default dispersion management parameters. A quality of the acquired image is compared to a quality metric for the acquired image. The dispersion correction parameters are adjusted if the quality of the acquired image does not meet or exceed the quality metric for the acquired image. The acquired image is reprocesses based on the adjusted dispersion correction parameters. The steps of comparing, adjusting and reprocessing are repeated until the acquired image meets or exceeds the quality metric for the acquired image. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176972 | ULTRA-PORTABLE COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE - In some embodiments, an articulated arm coordinate measurement machine can include a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulation members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members. The machine can additionally include at least one coordinate acquisition member positioned at an end of the articulated arm. Further, the machine can include a harness connected to at least one of the group consisting of the transfer members and the articulation members to support at least a portion of the weight of the transfer members and the articulation members. The harness can also be configured to mount to a human. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176973 | A DUAL INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM WITH A SHORT REFERENCE FLAT DISTANCE FOR WAFER SHAPE AND THICKNESS VARIATION MEASUREMENT - An interferometer system is disclosed. The interferometer system includes two spaced apart reference flats having corresponding reference surfaces forming a cavity therebetween for placement of a polished opaque plate. The surfaces of the plate are approximately 2.5 millimeters or less from the corresponding reference surfaces when the plate is placed in the cavity. The interferometer system also includes two interferometer devices located on diametrically opposite sides of the cavity to map the surfaces of the plate. A light source is optically coupled to the interferometer devices. The light source includes an illuminator configured for producing light of multiple wavelengths and an optical amplitude modulator configured for stabilizing power of the light produced by the illuminator. The interferometer system further includes two interferogram detectors, and at least one computer coupled to receive the outputs of the interferogram detectors for determining thickness variations of the plate. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176974 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THICKNESS AND TEMPERATURE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An apparatus for measuring a thickness or wear amount and a temperature of the ceramic member by using a terahertz wave includes a terahertz wave generating unit configured to output a terahertz wave, a terahertz wave analysis unit configured to analyze a terahertz wave and an optical system configured to guide the terahertz wave output from the terahertz wave generating unit to the ceramic member and guide reflected waves of the terahertz wave reflected from the ceramic member to the terahertz wave analysis unit. The terahertz wave analysis unit obtains an optical path difference between a first reflection wave reflected from a front surface of the ceramic member and a second reflection wave reflected from a rear surface of the ceramic member and measures a thickness of the ceramic member based on the optical path difference. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176975 | HEIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A height measuring apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed method is suitable for an indoor environment. The disclosed method comprises emitting a first laser to a ceil via a first light path, determining whether a first reflective light corresponding to the first laser is received, emitting a second laser to an object via a second light path reflected by the ceil, determining whether a second reflective light corresponding to the second laser is received, calculating a first length according to a first data corresponding to the first reflective light, calculating a second length according to a second data corresponding to the second reflective light, and calculating an object height of the object according to the first length and the second length. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176976 | DISTANCE DETECTING APPARATUS - A distance detecting apparatus includes an imaging unit that generates a first image signal and a second image signal and an arithmetic processing unit. The distance detecting apparatus detects the distance to a subject on the basis of an amount of defocus indicating the distance between an imaging plane of the imaging unit and an image forming plane of light fluxes. The arithmetic processing unit executes a first step of calculating an amount of temporary defocus on the basis of the first image signal and the second image signal, a second step of calculating a conversion factor used to convert an amount of image displacement between a first image and a second image into the amount of defocus on the basis of the amount of temporary defocus, and a third step of calculating the amount of defocus by using the conversion factor. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176977 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING POSITION OR DISTANCE - A method for detecting the positioning of an entity, comprising the steps of (a) using a projector, which comprises a laser and a MEMS micro mirror arranged to receive light from the laser and which can oscillate about at least one oscillation axis, to project light towards the entity to project an image which is composed of pixels onto the entity, wherein the image has a first density of pixels; (b) changing the density of pixels in the projected image; (c) sensing at least a portion of light of the projected image which is reflected from the entity; and (d) using the sensed portion of light to determine the position of the entity. There is also provided a corresponding device for detecting position. There is also provided a method and device for determining distance which involves using the sensed portion of light to determine the distance between the entity and projector. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176978 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT-MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A three-dimensional object-measurement device comprising: a laser beam irradiation unit which irradiates a laser beam; a focal length changing unit which changes a focal length of the laser beam; an imaging unit which images a reflected light which is a reflection of the laser beam on an object, and generates image data; a control unit which changes the focal length by controlling the focal length changing unit, irradiates the same point on an object to be measured with the laser beam a plurality of times while varying the focal length, and makes the imaging unit generate the plurality of image data; and a distance calculation unit which calculates a distance to the object to be measured by processing the plurality of image data. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176979 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ASYMMETRY OF A MICROSTRUCTURE, POSITION MEASURING METHOD, POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes an alignment sensor including a self-referencing interferometer for reading the position of an alignment target comprising a periodic structure. An illumination optical system for focusing radiation into a spot on said structure. An asymmetry detection optical system receives a share of positive and negative orders of radiation diffracted by the periodic structure, and forms first and second images of said spot on first and second detectors respectively, wherein said negative order radiation is used to form the first image and said positive order radiation is used to form the second image. A processor for processing together signals from said first and second detectors representing intensities of said positive and negative orders to produce a measurement of asymmetry in the periodic structure. The asymmetry measurement can be used to improve accuracy of the position read by the alignment sensor. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176980 | POSITION SENSITIVE SUBSTRATE DEVICE - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a system having a substrate device, a substrate support surface, and a substrate handler that positions the substrate device on the substrate support surface. The substrate device and the substrate support surface may have counterpart coarse position units and fine position units. The system may measure coarse positional offsets between the first and second coarse position units, re-position the substrate device on the substrate support surface based on the coarse positional offsets, and subsequently measure fine positional offsets between the first and second fine position units. In some implementations, the substrate device is integrally coupled to the substrate handler via a wireless communication link in order to communicate position information as feedback for further placement. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176981 | Pick-Up Tool With Integrated Light Source - Acquisition or pick-up tools that themselves aid in improving the ease with which images of an acquired substrate may be captured are provided. The pick-up tools may include a pick-up surface adapted to interface with a foreign substrate and a light source integrated with the pick-up tool such that light emitted from the light source passes through the pick-up surface to the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface to create a silhouette of the foreign substrate. A vision system may be adapted for capturing the silhouette of the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface. The substrate pick-up surface may be formed of one of a transparent, a semi-transparent, or a translucent material such that light may at least partially pass there through. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176982 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PERFORMING SHAPE MEASUREMENT - Systems, methods, and media for performing shape measurement are provided. In some embodiments, systems for performing shape measurement are provided, the systems comprising: a projector that projects onto a scene a plurality of illumination patterns, wherein each of the illumination patterns has a given frequency, each of the illumination patterns is projected onto the scene during a separate period of time, three different illumination patterns are projected with a first given frequency, and only one or two different illumination patterns are projected with a second given frequency; a camera that detects an image of the scene during each of the plurality of periods of time; and a hardware processor that is configured to: determine the given frequencies of the plurality of illumination patterns; and measure a shape of an object in the scene. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176983 | COLOR CODING FOR 3D MEASUREMENT, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR TRANSPARENT SCATTERING SURFACES - A device and a method for determining three-dimensional surface coordinates of an object by means of optical color triangulation are proposed, wherein all lines of a color fringe pattern in each case have a width (BR) set in such a way that, in a recorded image of the line, all contrast maxima (CMax), of all spectral components of a line are equal to a minimum contrast value (CMin) is provided. Proceeding from an invariable smallest width of a pattern line with a spectral component of highest contrast, further can be correspondingly widened. The invention is particularly advantageously suitable for a 3D measurement for biological tissue. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176984 | LASER DEVICE FOR PULLEY/SHEAVE ALIGNMENT - An alignment device to facilitate the alignment of a pulley and a sheave. The device may be used to align invention can be used in adjustable sheaves and in sheaves with multiple grooves. The device includes a laser beam generation component with a pulley contact section configured for releasable engagement with an interior surface of the groove of the pulley. The device also includes a laser beam target component with a sheave contact section configured for releasable engagement with an interior surface of the groove of the sheave. When the laser beam generation component and the laser beam target component are positioned facing one another in the pulley and sheave, respectively, the laser beam from the laser beam generation component contacts the target of the laser beam target component and wherein when the laser beam aligns with the target, the pulley and the sheave are aligned. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176985 | Measurement Of Multiple Patterning Parameters - Methods and systems for evaluating the performance of multiple patterning processes are presented. Patterned structures are measured and one or more parameter values characterizing geometric errors induced by the multiple patterning process are determined. In some examples, a single patterned target and a multiple patterned target are measured, the collected data fit to a combined measurement model, and the value of a structural parameter indicative of a geometric error induced by the multiple patterning process is determined based on the fit. In some other examples, light having a diffraction order different from zero is collected and analyzed to determine the value of a structural parameter that is indicative of a geometric error induced by a multiple patterning process. In some embodiments, a single diffraction order different from zero is collected. In some examples, a metrology target is designed to enhance light diffracted at an order different from zero. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176986 | METHOD FOR DETECTING SENSOR OR TARGET SLIP DURING VEHICLE ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT - A method and apparatus for detecting, for wheel assemblies on opposite ends of an axle during an alignment angle measurement or inspection process, relative movement or slip between the alignment angle sensor or optical target and the wheel assembly upon which it is mounted. Changes in measurements of invariant characteristics of the solid axle or an associated wheel assembly are observed by an alignment measurement or inspection system as indications of movement or slip between at least one of the alignment angle sensors or optical targets and the associated wheel assembly. Upon detection of a change a measurement of an invariant characteristic, an operator is alerted by the alignment measurement or inspection system to the presence of movement or slip of one or both of the alignment angle sensors or optical targets associated with the wheel assemblies of the axle. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AN EDGE OF AN OBJECT USING LASER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A method and apparatus for identifying an edge of a target object using laser distance measurement. The method comprises rotating a laser distance measuring head in intervals of a predetermined angle in a first direction. Further, at each step of rotation, directing a scan beam onto the target object at a point of incidence and measuring a distance between the laser distance measuring head and the point of incidence. When a difference between a measured distance at a first step of rotation and a measured distance at a second step of rotation exceeds beyond a predetermined threshold value, identifying, that an edge of the target object has occurred at the point of incidence of the scan beam corresponding to the second step of rotation, wherein the second step of rotation precedes the first step of rotation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176988 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS ACCORDING TO DISTANCE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method for controlling functions according to a distance measurement between electronic devices and an electronic device implementing the same are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a sound transmission command from a first electronic device to a second electronic device; measuring a distance between the first electronic device and the second electronic device by identifying sound information and reception of sound transmitted from the second electronic device to the first electronic device; and comparing the measured distance and a predetermined user area, and deciding performance of a predefined function corresponding to the user area in the first electronic device. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176989 | Accelerometer-Based Hill Angle Estimation - The embodiments disclosed are directed to systems and methods for determining the inclination of a surface beneath a vehicle. In some embodiments, a method uses an accelerometer to determine a final surface inclination value. The final surface inclination value can then be used to compensate for the acceleration of the vehicle caused by gravity. The method includes receiving accelerometer values from the accelerometer. The method also includes determining surface inclination values based on the accelerometer values. The method further includes storing the surface inclination values. And the method includes applying a digital filter to the stored surface inclination values to determine a final surface inclination value. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176990 | Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine System With Field Rover - A civil engineering machine has a machine control unit configured to determine data which defines the position and/or orientation of a reference point on the civil engineering machine in relation to a reference system independent of the position and orientation of the civil engineering machine. A geometrical shape to be produced on the ground is preset in either a machine control unit or a field rover control unit. The field rover is used to determine a position of at least one identifiable point of the preset geometrical shape in the independent reference system. Curve data defining a desired curve in the independent reference system, corresponding to the preset shape, is determined at least partially on the basis of the position of the at least one identifiable point of the preset geometrical shape in the independent reference system. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176991 | SURVEYING CONTROL DEVICE, SURVEYING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR SURVEYING DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A surveying device includes: an angle-of-view value acquisition unit which acquires the angle of view of a telescope; and a manipulation amount correction unit which, on the basis of the angle of view acquired by the angle-of-view value acquisition unit, corrects the displacement amount of the telescope such that the displacement amount of the telescope with respect to the rotation amounts of a horizontal tangent screw and a vertical tangent screw when the angle of view of the telescope is a first angle of view is smaller than the displacement amount of the telescope with respect to the rotation amounts of the horizontal tangent screw and the vertical tangent screw when the angle of view of the telescope is a second angle of view wider than the first angle of view. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176992 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING ROTATIONAL SPEED IN A MEMS GYROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING THE CIRCUIT - The electronic circuit measures angular speed in a gyroscope, which includes a mass connected to a spring and a damping element, an actuation capacitor for actuating the mass and a detection capacitor for detecting motion of the mass. The electronic circuit includes a measurement resistor, which is connected to the moving mass and has a variation in resistive value equal to the oscillation frequency of the mass. The resistor is polarized to supply a measurement signal, which includes a carrier signal in phase with the oscillation of the mass and an angular speed signal phase shifted by π/2 relative to the carrier signal The measurement signal is supplied to an integration unit clocked by a clocking signal phase shifted by π/2 relative to the carrier signal and originating from the drive circuit. The angular speed signal is demodulated at the integration unit output. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176993 | MEMS SENSOR MODULE AND MEMS SENSOR PACKAGE MODULE - Embodiments of the invention provide a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) sensor module, including a sensor, a substrate connected to the sensor, and an external board connected to the substrate by a conductive connector. The substrate is provided with a cavity so as to be opposite to the sensor. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176994 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING ROTATION ANGLE ACCELERATION - In a case where (i) accelerations except a specific angular acceleration cause a problem of noise and (ii) low-cost production is required, the present invention provides a device for measuring an angular acceleration which device has reduced noise that is caused by accelerations except the specific angular acceleration, by having an arrangement in which an oscillator is supported by a spring structure capable of greatly restraining movement in directions except a specific rotation direction. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176995 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - Embodiments of the invention provide an angular velocity sensor, including a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outside of the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame, and a second flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame. The angular velocity sensor further includes a second frame disposed at the outside of the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame to the second frame, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame to the second frame. According to at least one embodiment, the first flexible part is connected to be displaced depending on a movement of the mass body, the second flexible part is fixed to the first frame to rotatably displace the mass body, and the third flexible part is fixed to the second frame to rotatably displace the first frame and is formed in pair which is adjacent and opposite to each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176996 | Systems and Methods for Unified Directions - Methods and systems for unified directions are described herein. The method includes receiving a list of one or more routes from an origin to a destination for each of two or more different modes of transportation, each route having an associated duration. The durations of routes from each list that are subsequent to a first route from the respective list are penalized. One or more routes from each list are combined to generate a combined list of routes for each of the two or more different modes of transportation. The combined list of routes is sorted to generate a sorted list of routes based, at least in part, on the durations and penalized durations of the routes. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176997 | ADAPTIVE TRANSPORTATION FRAMEWORK - Described herein is a framework to facilitate adaptive transportation. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, sensor data from a user device is monitored to detect movement of a user during a trip to a venue of an activity. In response to detecting movement of the user, trip information is acquired via the user device. Such trip information may be streamed to a populace load balancer, a forecasting system, a transport analytics system or a combination thereof. | 2015-06-25 |
20150176998 | LOCATION-BASED OPERATING MODES - A location-aware device detects if a personal or point of interest region has been entered or exited and a current context of the device. In response, an operating mode is selected based on the region and a current context of the device. The operating mode is configurable by a user, including setting geofence parameters, context parameters and operating mode parameters. | 2015-06-25 |