26th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150177199 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING IMPURITY PROFILE OF ORGANIC MATERIALS - Method and apparatus for characterizing drug-modified polymers, macromolecules, proteins, antigens, antibodies or nanoparticles and quantitative determination of their impurity profile by two-dimensional liquid chromatography analysis. The first dimension is preferably size exclusion chromatography (SEC)—which is also known as gel permeation chromatography in case of non-aqueous samples (GPC)—for complete molecular weight analysis of nanoscale particles. It is not just included the application of separating small molecules from big molecules, but it is also the separation of different sorts of oligomers (e.g. monomers, dimers, trimers, tetramers). The second dimension is adapted for separating and characterizing small molecules which can be impurities or non-reacted modifiers with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Between the dimensions it is feasible to use solid phase extraction column(s) to collect small molecules, wash off or change solvent, or minimize broadening of their peaks. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177200 | CHROMATOGRAPH WITH COLUMN ENGINEERING FOR USE IN OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION - A method, system, and apparatus for analyzing the concentrations and amounts of one or more different compounds comprises filling a chromatographic column with at least two packing materials in serial, inserting a mobile phase into the chromatographic column, injecting a sample compound into the chromatographic column, and determining at least one constituent compound in the sample compound as the sample compound elutes through the chromatographic column. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177201 | Analytical Instruments, Assemblies, and Methods - Person-portable mass analysis instrumentation configured to perform multidimensional mass analysis is provided. Mass analysis instrumentation can include a housing encompassing components of the instrumentation with the housing of the instrumentation defining a space having a volume of equal to or less than about 100,000 cm | 2015-06-25 |
20150177202 | ODOR THRESHOLD TEST - Provided are methods and kits for determining an odor threshold in a subject. Two or more odors are provided. The subject is exposed to the two or more odors and an odor threshold is determined by detecting a response in the subject to the two or more odors. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177203 | EXHAUST SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING TIME ALIGNMENT AND DILATION - A system and method is provided for synchronizing a first and second signal of an exhaust sampling system. The first signal is generated by a first instrument and includes an exhaust flow rate component and a first instrument time stamp component. The second signal is generated by a second instrument and includes a pollutant concentration component and a second instrument time stamp component. The second instrument also generates a tertiary signal that has been influenced by the first signal and includes a second instrument time stamp component. A synchronization module determines a time relationship for synchronizing the first signal and the second signal by comparing the first flow rate component and the first instrument time stamp component of the first signal to the tertiary signal and the second instrument time stamp component of the tertiary signal. The synchronization provides accurate calculation of a pollutant mass flow rate. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177204 | Method for checking the function of a sensor for detecting particles, and a sensor for detecting particles - A method for checking the function of a sensor for detecting soot is provided, the sensor including at least two measuring electrodes situated on a substrate made of an electrically insulating material, and a heating element, the method including: carrying out a first current-voltage measurement at a first temperature to ascertain a first measured variable, carrying out a second current-voltage measurement at a second temperature to ascertain a second measured variable, and forming a difference between the first measured variable and the second measured variable. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177205 | CARTRIDGE BASED BREATH ALCOHOL CALIBRATION DEVICE - A calibration device for a breath alcohol testing device includes a pump providing a controlled air flow at a predetermined rate, a chamber in fluid communication with the pump that receives the air flow from the pump, and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the chamber that allows the air flow to exit the chamber in which the chamber and/or outlet opening can be heated to a predetermined maintainable temperature during operation of the pump. The calibration device is releasably connected to or brought in fluid communication with a breath alcohol testing device such that the air flow exiting the outlet opening passes into the testing device. The calibration device receives a sealed cartridge containing a predetermined alcohol concentration in the chamber and further includes a lid for opening/closing the chamber wherein the cartridge can be pierced such that the air flow provided by the pump to the chamber will pass through the cartridge. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177206 | GAS SENSOR COMPRISING FLAMEPROOF BARRIER - A flameproof barrier for use in a gas sensor or gas detector, the flameproof barrier comprising: a porous element through which gas passes, wherein the porous element is coated with a layer, the material of the layer chosen so as to promote gas transport through the porous element of the flameproof barrier and to limit corrosion and to remain unblocked from environmental contaminants. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177207 | MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED GAS DETECTORS - Non-contact magnetic, optical or RF control elements can be used to control various operational aspects, or parameters of a gas detector. The detector can be placed in a low current, or sleep, mode wherein the operational life-time is not reduced by the duration of the sleep mode. Instructions can be coupled to the detector magnetically, optically, or via RF to alter set points or other operating parameters. Information as to bump tests can also be coupled to the detector. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177208 | GAS SENSOR WITH INTERFACE TO HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT - A sensory system, apparatus, and method for gas concentration measurement. The sensory apparatus includes a gas sensor, and an identification reader configured to acquire data representing an identifier from an identification tag. The apparatus also includes a controller coupled with the gas sensor and the identification reader. In response to the identification reader acquiring the data representing the identifier, the controller causes the gas sensor to measure a concentration of a gas in a test area. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177209 | SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND GAS DETECTION SYSTEM - A sensor control apparatus controls a gas sensor by means of digital control and restrains a decrease in accuracy of pump current control. A gas detection system includes such a sensor control apparatus. The sensor control apparatus includes a reference voltage generation section, and can change the maximum current range of pump current Ip in the current DA conversion section. The sensor control apparatus can set the maximum current range of the pump current Ip to a proper range in accordance with the type or characteristic of a gas sensor to be controlled. Namely, in the case where a gas sensor has a small sensor maximum current, the maximum current range of the current DA conversion section is changed to a range determined in consideration of the sensor maximum current of the gas sensor, which restrains a decrease in the accuracy in controlling the pump current Ip. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177210 | USE OF SURFACE FREE ENERGY FOR DIFFERENTIAL EVALUATION OF CRYSTAL, CRYSTAL EVALUATED ON BASIS OF SURFACE FREE ENERGY AS INDEX, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION PREPARED BY CONTAINING THE CRYSTAL - An object is to provide means for suppressing the formation of any isomer of luliconazole on account of any influence of, for example, the humidity and the light and improving the stability. Disclosed is a method for differential evaluating a crystal of luliconazole, comprising differential evaluating the crystal by using, as indexes, surface free energy of the crystal of luliconazole and a ratio of a polar component of the surface free energy, wherein the crystal is evaluated to be stable on condition that the surface free energy is smaller and the ratio of the polar component is lower. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177211 | Chemical probe compounds that become fluorescent upon reduction, and methods for their use - Chemical stain compounds containing a fluorophore and a reducible quenching unit are disclosed. The reducible quenching unit quenches the fluorophore while in its oxidized state. Upon reduction, the quenching properties of the quenching unit are diminished or eliminated. The chemical compounds can be used in a variety of applications, including the detection of bacterial cells, monitoring the electron transport chain function of bacterial cells, monitoring the oxidation state of non-biological systems, and assaying the effectiveness of antibacterial or antimicrobial agents. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177212 | UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND SENSOR - Described herein is an underwater vehicle having a vehicle body with a buoyancy controller adapted to vary the buoyancy of the vehicle in order to control motion of the vehicle through an underwater environment. The vehicle further includes a sampling system and a sensor arrangement. The sampling system is adapted to sequentially sample fluid from the underwater environment at specified sampling times resulting in a sample sequence, each sample associated with a sample time and a fluid flow rate. The sensor arrangement includes a plurality of molecule sensors adapted to sense organic molecules in each respective sample of the sample sequence. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177213 | USE OF MOSS TO REDUCE DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS IN WATER TREATED WITH DISINFECTANTS - A method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants including contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products. A method of determining the effectiveness of a first method of reducing disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants, the first method including contacting the water with an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to reduce the level of disinfection by-products, the method including determining the effectiveness of the first method by measuring the level of the disinfection by-products in water treated with disinfectants and contacted with the amount of non-decomposed moss. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ADDITIVES WITH ISOTOPIC PATTERNS TO ENHANCE THE SPECIFICITY OF A SPECTROMETER - A method for detecting a chemical substance includes collecting a sample of a substance of interest and mixing the sample and at least one additive within a reaction chamber. The at least one additive includes a plurality of isotopes. The method also includes producing a plurality of adduct ions of the sample. The plurality of adduct ions has a plurality of isotopes. The method further includes performing a spectrometric analysis of the plurality of adduct ions and performing sample identification using comparative spectrometric data of the isotopes of the plurality of adduct ions. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177215 | PIEZOELECTRIC SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION - A portable chemical analytical apparatus includes a piezoelectric dispenser that deposits chemical(s) on a test swipe having a base; a chemically treated pad containing the swiped sample positioned in a white zone above the base; and a tab attached to one side of the base. The apparatus includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for un-biased automated analysis, and displayed on an LCD screen. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177216 | CANTILEVERED PROBE DETECTOR WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A disclosed chemical detection system for detecting a target material, such as an explosive material, can include a cantilevered probe, a probe heater coupled to the cantilevered probe, and a piezoelectric element disposed on the cantilevered probe. The piezoelectric element can be configured as a detector and/or an actuator. Detection can include, for example, detecting a movement of the cantilevered probe or a property of the cantilevered probe. The movement or a change in the property of the cantilevered probe can occur, for example, by adsorption of the target material, desorption of the target material, reaction of the target material and/or phase change of the target material. Examples of detectable movements and properties include temperature shifts, impedance shifts, and resonant frequency shifts of the cantilevered probe. The overall chemical detection system can be incorporated, for example, into a handheld explosive material detection system. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177217 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SULFUR - A method for rapid detection of sulfur in a gypsum sample by causing emission of sulfur from the sample as vapors, reacting the vapors with silver nitrate and detecting sulfur by monitoring for color change. A kit for rapid detection of sulfur in a gypsum sample is also provided. Further methods include those in which the amount of sulfur in a gypsum sample is quantified in colorimetric analysis with silver nitrate and gypsum standards with known concentrations of sulfur. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177218 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISTIRIBUTION AND PROFILE OF A CONTAMINANT IN POROUS MEDIUM - A suspension of a contaminant comprising at least one solid component and colored with at least one cationic dye is prepared. The suspension is injected through a sample of the porous medium and the sample is then split. A distribution and a profile of the contaminant in the sample is determined on the basis of a distribution and an intensity of the at least one cationic dye. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177219 | STATE DETERMINING METHOD, STATE IMPARTING SYSTEM, AND STATE DETERMINING PROGRAM - In a state determination method for determining the state of degradation of lubricating oil in a speed reducer and the state of breakage of the speed reducer, white light emitted by a white LED is transmitted through the lubricating oil, causing an RGB sensor to detect the color of the light transmitted through the lubricating oil by the white LED. The brightness of the color detected by the RGB sensor is calculated. A color component maximum difference that is the difference between a maximum value and a minimum value among the R value, G value, and B value of the color detected by the RGB sensor is calculated. The states on the basis of the calculated brightness and the calculated color component maximum difference are determined. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177220 | Measuring Device - The present invention includes: a main body which defines a storage space in the lengthwise direction, and in which a plurality of biosensors can be stacked; a cover member covering one end of the storage space and including a discharge hole through which only one biosensor located at the outermost edge of the stacked biosensors can pass; and a cover coupled to the cover member in order to be raised and lowered so as to open and close the discharge hole. The discharge hole is closed such that the biosensors stacked in the storage space are not contaminated and the infiltration of impurities into the storage space is prevented, and the discharge hole is temporarily opened when the biosensors are to be used in order to withdraw the biosensors. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177221 | SIMULATED CONTAMINATED SKIN FORMULATION - Disclosed herein are formulations configured to simulate “dirty” skin that has been contaminated with particulate pollution, natural skin secretions, and applied product (e.g., cosmetics). Relatedly, also disclosed are methods for determining the efficacy of a cleansing procedure that include applying the formulation to clean skin, cleaning the formulation from the skin, and determining the amount of formulation remaining on the skin. The relative amounts of formulation at each stage can be determined, for example, using colorimetric or digital image analyses. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177222 | SELF-DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RESULTS FROM BLOOD ANALYZERS - A self-diagnosis method and apparatus for measuring results from blood analyzers, the method comprising: generating an acquisition transmittance curve according to the changes in transmittance rate of sample during a sample acquisition process; determining whether there is an anomaly in the acquisition process according to the acquisition transmittance rate curve; if there is no anomaly in the acquisition process, determining that the measurement results of the blood sample are credible; and if there is an anomaly in the acquisition process, determining that there is a doubt about the measured results of the blood samples, the self-diagnosis method and apparatus for measuring results from blood analyzer can improve the accuracy of self-diagnosis of measured results from blood analyzers, and reducing the false positive rate, at the same time, the workload of users in examining and verifying the measured results is reduced, thereby saving on measuring costs. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177223 | System and Method for Detecting and Diagnosing Schizophrenia and Depression - The invention relates to methods that can detect the abnormal function of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, which can ascertain whether an individual has vulnerability for schizophrenia or depression. The invention relates to measuring blood plasma osmolality and the concentration of least one biomarker in conjunction with hypertonic solution infusion as a method for detecting or diagnosing schizophrenia or depression. The invention further relates to using arginine-vasopressin (AVP), neurophysin II, and copeptin as biomarkers in a method for detecting or diagnosing schizophrenia or depression. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177224 | BREATH ACETONE MONITOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING BREATH ACETONE - A breath acetone meter is provided. The blood glucose meter includes a receiver comprising a first polymer and a second plurality of layers arranged in an alternating arrangement. The receiver is configured to receive a breath sample from a user. The first plurality of layers and second plurality of layers being configured to interact in response to the level of acetone in the breath sample. The breath acetone meter further including a light source arranged to emit a light onto the receiver. A sensor is arranged to receive the light and output a voltage in response to receiving the light, wherein the voltage is proportional to an amount of acetone in the breath sample. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177225 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ANTI-CANCER COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a system and method for identifying malignant cancer cells that produce anti-cancer compounds. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177226 | Disease-on-a-Chip - The invention generally relates to a cell culture system for coculturing non-neoplastic and neoplastic cells on a planar member which more faithfully mimics the in vivo geometry of a lumen or a cavity. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177227 | CELLULAR AND ANIMAL MODELS FOR SCREENING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Constructs, models, and methods to assay candidate therapeutic agents to treat Alzheimer's disease are described herein. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177228 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR BIOACTIVE MATERIALS USING VISUAL RECOGNITION OF ANIMALS - The device for screening for bioactive materials using the visual recognition of animals according to the present invention includes: an accommodating member ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150177229 | Cell Mobility Characteristics Sensing Apparatus and Operating Method Thereof - A cell mobility characteristics sensing apparatus including a laser light source, a light sensor, an analyzing chip, and a display is disclosed. The laser light source emits laser beams to a cell sample. The light sensor senses scattered laser beams formed by the cell sample scattering the laser beams at a plurality of time points to obtain a plurality of laser scattering patterns corresponding to the plurality of time points respectively. The analyzing chip obtains a laser scattering pattern fluctuations information of the plurality of laser scattering patterns varied with the plurality of time points to estimate the mobility characteristics of the cells in the cell sample. The display shows the mobility characteristics of the cells in the cell sample estimated by the analyzing chip. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177230 | QUANTUM DOT - POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FOR OPTICAL SENSING - A quantum dot-polymer nanocomposite for optical chemical and biological sensing is formed by stably incorporating functionalized quantum dots into a pH sensitive hydrogel polymer network. At least one monomer of the pH sensitive hydrogel has functional groups selectively chosen to correspond to functionalized groups on the quantum dots to enable conjugation between the hydrogel polymer network and the functionalized quantum dots. The resulting quantum dot-polymer nanocomposite is placed in a solution having a known pH and addition of a chemical composition or biological agent of interest generates a change in pH of that solution. The nanocomposite expands or contracts responsive to the pH change. The pH change is optically detected by measuring the intensity level of fluorescence from the quantum dots when the nanocomposite is subjected to an excitation light source. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177231 | Assays - A method for assaying a sample for each of multiple analytes is described. The method includes contacting an array of spaced-apart test zones with a liquid sample (e.g., whole blood). The test zones disposed within a channel of a microfluidic device. The channel is defined by at least one flexible wall and a second wall which may or may not be flexible. Each test zone comprising a probe compound specific for a respective target analyte. The microfluidic device is compressed to reduce the thickness of the channel, which is the distance between the inner surfaces of the walls within the channel. The presence of each analyte is determined by optically detecting an interaction at each of multiple test zones for which the distance between the inner surfaces at the corresponding location is reduced. The interaction at each test zone is indicative of the presence in the sample of a target analyte. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177232 | Clinical Specimen Detector - A clinical specimen detector includes a clip having a clamping end and a pressing end; and wherein a pair of compressing slices are disposed on the clamping end, and a channel is disposed in the lower end of at least one of the pair of compressing slices. A detecting reagent test chip is attached to the outer surface of the compressing slice. The lower end of the detecting reagent test chip is substantially aligned with and is adjacent to the channel. The lower ends of the compressing slices clamp an adsorptive material adsorbed with body fluid such that the body fluid can be released from the adsorptive material because of the compression of the compressing slices and can be delivered to the lower end of the detecting reagent test chip via the channel, so as to perform disease testing and physiological condition testing with the detecting reagent test chip. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177233 | Point of Care Testing Assay System Using Novel Microfluidics - A point of care testing assay system for determining the presence and/or amount of an analyte of interest in a sample, and methods for using such assay system, are disclosed. The system comprises a microfluidic means capable of performing testing with low sample volume in a sample matrix, and having high sensitivity and substantially a 5-log wide dynamic range and capable of performing an assay in approximately fifteen minutes, and in which the microfluidic means comprises a microfluidic testing cartridge with associated electronics, a precision pipettor, a high sensitivity detection module, a motion stage, and an on-board electronics display means that can be read by a user as an indication of the presence and/or amount of the analyte in the sample. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177234 | NOVEL NANODISC CLATHRATES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention describes the novel molecular entities, nanodisc clathrates, the method of preparation, and the use of these molecular entities for solution phase analysis or crystallization. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177235 | LATERAL FLOW ASSAYS USING DNA DENDRIMERS - The present invention relates to lateral flow devices and kits using DNA dendrimers, and to methods for detecting an analyte using the lateral flow devices and kits. More specifically, the DNA dendrimers may be dried on a location on the test device upstream from said test zone, before said test device is used. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177236 | COMBINED CHEMILUMINESCENCE AND ELISA AUTOMATED SAMPLE READER - The automated reader operates within an enclosure also containing a sample rack and reagent rack, as well as a microtiter plate with multiple wells therein. The machine automatically loads sample and reagent into a well of the microtiter plate according to a testing protocol. The specimen can then be moved along with the microtiter plate into a slot of the reader and aligned with either a light source and detector for an optical density read or aligned with a photon counter for a chemiluminescence read. The reader includes a shroud assembly which can be raised and lowered by a lift assembly to occlude a read point from photons other than those emanating from the sample. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177237 | APTAMER METHOD - The invention relates to a new method of determining in a sample the presence or absence of one or more analyte members of a group of two or more analytes. The invention therefore relates to a multiplex assay for determining the presence or absence of each analyte in a group of multiple analytes. The assay uses aptamers and transmembrane pores. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177238 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF GLYCOCHIPS - The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of solid supports functionalized by saccharide type molecules (glycochips or carbohydrate arrays or alternatively oligosaccharide arrays). The present invention also relates to the glycochips directly obtained by such a manufacturing process and to their use, in particular for biological analysis and especially for the screening of saccharides or proteins such as Hepatocyte Growth Factors (HGFs) or for the study of saccharides/proteins interactions. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177239 | LONG RIGID SPACERS TO ENHANCE BINDING KINETICS IN IMMUNOASSAYS - The present invention relates to a device for detecting a target molecule within a sample comprising a sample container for the measurement of the target molecule within a sample, a first particle, wherein said first particle is functionalized with a first binding molecule capable of specifically binding to said target molecule, and a surface structure comprising a second binding molecule, wherein said surface structure covers a flat sensor or is present on a second particle, wherein said first particle is capable of binding said second binding molecule of the surface structure directly or indirectly; wherein said first and/or second binding molecule is indirectly attached to the particle surface of said first and/or second particle and/or the flat sensor surface via a long and rigid linker molecule; wherein the length and the consistency of said linker molecule is selected such as to result in an average extension length of said linker of more than 60 nm; and wherein the number of particle clusters or of bound particles is directly or inversely related to the amount of target molecules present in the sample. In a further aspect the present invention relates to a method of detecting the presence or amount of a target molecule within a sample. The present invention also describes the use of a particle according to the invention for detecting a target molecule within a sample. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177240 | Nogo Receptor Binding Protein - The invention provides Sp35 polypeptides and fusion proteins thereof, Sp35 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof and nucleic acids encoding the same. The invention also provides compositions comprising, and methods for making and using, such Sp35 antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, Sp35 polypeptides and fusion proteins thereof. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177241 | BIOMARKERS OF IMMUNE RESPONSE IN MUCOSAL LESIONS AND THEIR USE WITH THERAPEUTIC VACCINATION - The present invention provides evidence of post-vaccination immunologic changes in target HPV induced cervical intraepithelial neoplasias that suggest the induction of clinically relevant tissue-localized immune responses, despite modest detectable responses in circulating T lymphocytes. The inventive methods allow for identification of immunological responses to HPV immunotherapies, and means for monitoring responses during clinical trials and treatment regimens. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177242 | COMBINATION HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIGEN AND ANTIBODY DETECTION METHOD - An in vitro method that allows detection of hepatitis C by detecting hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein and antibodies to HCV core protein (anti-core antibodies) in a single assay is provided. Cross-reactivity is eliminated in the method preferably by utilizing short peptides, each of which has an amino acid sequence that corresponds to an immunodominant region of the native core protein but which does not wholly encompass the epitope bound by the antibodies utilized in the method. The method can be used to detect the presence of HCV in a subject, and/or to determine the suitability of donor blood or blood products for transfusion purposes. Also provided are diagnostic kits for carrying out the method and a process for selecting suitable capture peptides and monoclonal antibodies for use in the combination method. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177243 | METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR DIAGNOSING THREONYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE-ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS - The invention includes, in part, methods and compounds for diagnosing diseases and conditions characterized by altered threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS) activity, which include, but are not limited to diseases and conditions in which angiogenesis is altered. In some embodiments of the invention, a level of a TARS molecule is determined and compared to a control level of TARS to assess onset, progression, and/or regression of a disease or condition associated with altered TARS activity. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177244 | PARALLEL ANALYSIS OF SERUM EPCAM AND MMP7 TO DISCRIMINATE SEPSIS, NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS AND NORMAL CONTROL PATIENTS - Methods and compositions are provided for making a necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or sepsis assessment of an individual. Aspects of the methods include detecting a biomarker or panel of biomarkers selected from MMP7, EpCAM, and CRP. In addition, reagents, devices, systems and kits thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods are provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177245 | Method for Prognosing Response to Cancer Therapy with 5, 10, 15, 20-Tetrakis (Carboxyphenyl) Porphine - Presented is a method of prognosing a patient's response to a cancer therapy wherein prior to the therapy contacting a sample of cells from the patient's tissue or organ being treated for the cancer with a solution of TCPP to permit binding of the TCPP to components of the abnormal dysplastic or carcinomic cells, if any are present; detecting TCPP fluorescence in the sample, the presence of TCPP fluorescence being indicative that the sample contains dysplastic or carcinomic cells; at intervals during the therapy and subsequent to the therapy performing steps a-c on another sample of cells from the patient's tissue or organ being treated for the cancer; and determining if the percentage of abnormal pre-cancerous cells in the samples tested during and subsequent to the therapy are reduced as compared with the sample tested prior to the therapy, the reduction being prognostic of the patients response to the cancer therapy. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177246 | FUSION GENE OF CEP55 GENE AND RET GENE - In order to identify genes that can serve as indicators for predicting the effectiveness of drug treatments in cancers and provide novel methods for predicting the effectiveness of treatments with drugs targeting said genes, transcriptome sequencing was performed of diffuse-type gastric cancer. As a result, in-frame fusion transcripts between the CEP55 gene and the RET gene were identified. It was also found that said gene fusions induce activation of RET protein, thereby causing canceration of cells. Further, it was demonstrated that the RET protein activation and canceration caused by said gene fusion can be suppressed by using a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and that treatments with a RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor are effective in patients with detection of said gene fusion. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177247 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MARKER SEQUENCES FOR GYNAECOLOGICAL MALIGNANT TUMOURS - The present invention relates to a method for identifying marker sequences for gynaecological malignoma, the marker sequences identified with the aid of this method and diagnostic use thereof, diagnostic devices containing marker sequences for gynaecological malignoma, in particular an arrangement and a protein array, and use thereof. The invention also relates to method for the screening of potential active agents for the treatment and prevention of gynaecological malignoma by means of these marker sequences. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177248 | USE OF SIRT7 AS NOVEL CANCER THERAPY TARGET AND METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to the use of SIRT7 (sirtuin 7) as a marker for diagnosis of liver cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to a liver cancer diagnostic marker comprising SIRT7 gene, a liver cancer diagnostic composition, kit and microarray comprising the same, and a method of diagnosing liver cancer using the same. The invention also relates to a method for screening a substance capable of preventing or treating liver cancer by inhibiting the expression of SIRT7 gene or protein, and to a composition for preventing or treating liver cancer, which comprises the substance. The expression level of SIRT7 gene is higher in liver cancer tissue or cells than in non-liver cancer tissue or cells. Thus, when SIRT7 gene is used as a cancer diagnostic marker, cancer can be early diagnosed and predicted in a rapid and accurate manner, and it can be used as a target for development of an agent for preventing or treating cancer. Moreover, the invention is based on the finding that the expression of SIRT7 gene is indicative of the development and proliferation of cancer cells, and cell cycle transition, and thus the invention relates to the use of SIRT7 gene as a cancer diagnostic marker and to the anticancer use of inhibition of SIRT7 expression. In addition, the invention is based on the relationship between the SIRT7 expression and a specific miRNA, and thus relates to the use of the specific miRNA to regulate the cell cycle and inhibit tumor growth. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177249 | METHOD AND A KIT FOR THE IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA OR FOR DETERMINING THE PREDISPOSITION TO PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA - An in vitro assay for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, preferably an immunoassay, is based on the determination of anti-ezrin auto-antibodies in a biological sample from a subject suspected of being affected by pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma or from a subject whose predisposition to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma one desires a determination. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177250 | DETERMINATION OF EFFICIENT TIME(S) FOR CHEMOTHERAPY DELIVERY - A system and method for determination of efficient time(s) for chemotherapy delivery analyze time-dependent fluctuations of at least one biological variable measured in blood samples obtained from clinical patients and determine one or more favorable times for the pharmacological treatment of the patient. The systems and/or methods determine optimal time(s) for chemotherapy delivery based on serial measurements of the one or more biological variables. In some examples, the biological variables are immune variables. The determination may be patient-specific in the sense that only those biological variables satisfying desired threshold values may be used to determine optimal treatment times for each individual patient. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177251 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR ASSAYING ANNEXIN A3 FROM A MAMMAL IN BLOOD OR AT LEAST ONE DERIVATIVE THEREOF - Method and pack for detecting and/or assaying annexin A3 from a mammal in blood or at least one derivative thereof. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177252 | CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL ASSAY - Methods for the detection, enumeration and analysis of circulating tumor cells expressing insulin-like growth factor-1 receptors (IGF-1R) are disclosed. These methods are useful for cancer screening and staging, development of treatment regimens, and for monitoring for treatment responses, cancer recurrence or the like. Test kits that facilitate the detection, enumeration and analysis of such circulating tumor cells are also provided. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177253 | TUMOR SUPPRESSOR DESIGNATED TS10Q23.3 - A specific region of chromosome 10 (10q23.3) has been implicated by series of studies to contain a tumor suppressor gene involved in gliomas, as well as a number of other human cancers. One gene within this region was identified, and the corresponding coding region of the gene represents a novel 47 kD protein. A domain of this product has an exact match to the conserved catalytic domain of protein tyrosine phosphatases, indicating a possible functional role in phosphorylation events. Sequence analyses demonstrated the a number of exons of the gene were deleted in tumor cell lines used to define the 10q23.3 region, leading to the classification of this gene as a tumor suppressor. Further analyses have demonstrated the presence of a number of mutations in the gene in both glioma and prostate carcinoma cells. Methods for diagnosing and treating cancers related to this tumor suppressor, designated as TS10q23.3, also are disclosed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177254 | Boron-Containing 5-arylidene-3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-ones - Novel compounds of the general formula | 2015-06-25 |
20150177255 | NOVEL FLUORESCENT DYES, LABELED CONJUGATES AND ANALYTICAL METHODS - There are described novel fluorescent dyes, conjugates which include a radical of a dye and a biological or a synthetic moiety and diagnostic and in vivo assays utilizing such conjugates and other products including the dyes and conjugates. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177256 | TEST STRIP SAMPLE APPLICATION VIDEO SYSTEM - An analyte meter having a test strip port includes a camera which is configured to transmit digital images of a test strip in the test strip port for display to facilitate simultaneous application of a sample to the test strip. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177257 | Methods and Devices for Photometrically Determining Sample Application on Test Elements - Methods are provided for photometrically determining/detecting sample application to an analytical test element for use with a blood glucose measuring device, where the method includes obtaining a sequence of reflectance readings from the test element with the measuring device, including a blank value prior to sample application, and then monitoring changes of the reflectance readings from the test element with respect to a sample application condition defined by a limit for a reflectance decrease or a reflectance threshold. The methods also can include adjusting the sample application condition in accordance with a drift correction and can include determining an analyte concentration in the body fluid sample. In addition, photometric blood glucose measuring devices are provided that incorporate the methods disclosed herein. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177258 | SH2 DOMAIN VARIANTS - The present invention relates to variant SH2 domains for binding a phosphotyrosine (pTyr)-containing peptide. The variant SH2 domains of the present invention include a parent SH2 domain having at least one amino acid substitution in a pre-defined region of 15 amino acid positions of the parent SR2 domain, wherein said at least one amino acid substitution increases the affinity of the variant SH2 domain for the pTyr-containing peptide relative to the parent SH2 domain. The present application relates also to methods of using the variant SH2 domains in the treatment of protein kinase-associated disorders, or the diagnosis or prognosis of protein kinase-associated disorders, for isolating and measuring the concentration of pTyr-containing molecules, and as reagents in research. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177259 | METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177260 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF SEPSIS - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in sepsis patients and in patients at risk for sepsis. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect one or more of WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2, Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 1, Interleukin-1 receptor-like 1, and Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 as diagnostic and prognostic in such patients. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177261 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Methods are provided for the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, based on the glycosylation pattern of amyloid-beta peptides in body fluids and tissues. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177262 | AMYLOID BINDING AGENTS - There are provided compounds and methods for the detection of amyloids and treatment of diseases related to amyloids including Alzheimer's disease and other related amyloid-based neurodegenerative diseases. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177263 | AFFINITY SUPPORT AND METHOD FOR TRAPPING SUBSTANCE USING THE SAME - Problems to be Solved The present invention provides an affinity support capable of trapping a substance by cooperative binding that is less likely to Surface of cause dissociation even when the substance is a molecule other than an antibody, and a trapping method using the same. Means to Solve the Problems A method of trapping a substance comprising the step of contacting an objective to be trapped with an affinity support comprising a support, a spacer bound to the support and an affinity substance bound to the spacer, so as to bind the objective to be trapped to the affinity substance, wherein each one of the objective to be trapped has a plural of affinity sites and the affinity substance binds to at least two of the affinity sites simultaneously. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177264 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - The presently-disclosed subject matter provides methods and kits for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a subject, such as a human child, wherein a biological sample is provided from the subject and the amount of a Urocortin III peptide is determined from the sample. Further provided are methods for diagnosing OSA in a subject wherein the amount of a Urocortin III peptide and one or more peptides selected from a Uromodulin peptide, an Orosomucoid 1 peptide, and a Kallikrein 1 peptide are determined in a biological sample from a subject. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177265 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST D-DIMER AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR - Disclosed are a monoclonal antibody against human D-dimer produced in a mouse and high molecular weight cross-linked fibrin including a corresponding epitope, a cell line secreting the monoclonal antibody, and methods for producing the same. The anti-D-dimer monoclonal antibody of the present invention may be effectively used as a diagnosis agent for screening and detecting in-vivo D-dimer, and high molecular weight cross-linked fibrin and its derivatives containing the D-dimer since the monoclonal antibody specifically reacts with D-dimer, and cross-linked fibrin and its derivatives containing the D-dimer, which do not bind to human fibrinogen or fibrin. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177266 | SENSORY HEAD WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS - A sensor system, apparatus, and method. The sensor system can include a mobile unit having a power source, and a sensory head releasably coupled with the mobile unit. The sensory head is in electrical communication with the mobile unit so as to receive power from the power source and to provide a communication signal to the mobile unit. The sensory head includes at least a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the sensors measure one or more characteristics of a test piece. The sensory head may be removed from the mobile unit and replaced with a different sensory head having at least two sensors. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177267 | SAMPLE TRANSPORT APPARATUS - Proposed is a sample transport apparatus including at least one transport line stage including first and second transport lines each configured to transport sample holders each capable of holding at least one sample along a side wall of a housing along a long-side direction, a drive mechanism configured to transport the sample holders along the first and second transport lines, and wires accommodated in the housing and connected to at least the drive mechanism, in which the first transport line and the second transport line of the transport line stage are arranged in parallel along a long-side side face of the housing, and a first distance between the first transport line and the long-side side face that is adjacent the first transport line is shorter than a second distance between the first transport line and the second transport line. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177268 | STORAGE AND SUPPLY FOR VESSEL HOLDERS - An automated system and method for processing vessels containing biological samples are presented. The system comprises vessel holders, a transport medium for transporting the vessel holders between the components of the system, a work cell for processing, a storage module for empty vessel holders, wherein the storage module is connected to the transport medium, a robotic manipulator for engaging and/or disengaging the vessels with empty vessel holders, an empty vessel holder transfer unit for introducing empty vessel holders into or retrieving them from the storage module, and an empty vessel holder detection unit, including an empty vessel holder detector for discriminating between filled and empty vessel holders as well as a transfer initiator configured to initiate the introduction or re-introduction of an empty vessel holder detected in or on the transport medium into the storage module by the empty vessel holder transfer unit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177269 | FLOW VELOCIMETER SYSTEM - While a light sheet is generated at a designated region, images of fluid flowing through the designated region are formed at different times. For an inspection region of the plurality of inspection regions defined in the images that has a degree of difference exceeding a threshold between the local flow velocity vector v(a,b,T) at a certain time T and a reference flow velocity vector v(a,b,T | 2015-06-25 |
20150177270 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WEARABLE DEVICE - A wearable device wearable on a human body includes a counting unit configured to count, when tap operation is performed, the number of times of taps, which is the number of times of the tap operation, a number-of-times determining unit configured to determine whether the number of times of taps counted by the counting unit reaches a predetermined number of times equal to or greater than three times and equal to or less than ten times, and an executing unit configured to execute predetermined processing when the number-of-times determining unit determines that the number of times of taps reaches the predetermined number of times. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177271 | SUPERCONDUCTING ACCELEROMETER, ACCELERATION MEASURING APPARATUS, AND ACCELERATION MEASURING METHOD - Provided are a superconducting accelerometer, an acceleration measurement device, and an acceleration measurement method. The superconducting accelerometer includes a test mass including a rod-shaped body part, a disc-shaped coupling part connected to the body part, the test mass being made of a superconductor; a solenoid levitation coil disposed to surround a portion of the body part and adapted to magnetically levitate the test mass, the solenoid levitation coil being made of a superconductor; a measurement superconductor coil disposed at at least one side of an upper portion and a lower portion of the coupling part; and a SQUID sensor adapted to detect current depending on variation of a distance between the test mass and the measurement superconductor coil. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177272 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - Methods of measuring displacement of a movable mass in a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) include driving the mass against two displacement-stopping surfaces and measuring corresponding differential capacitances of sensing capacitors such as combs. A MEMS device having displacement-stopping surfaces is described. Such a MEMS device can be used in a method of measuring properties of an atomic force microscope (AFM) having a cantilever and a deflection sensor, or in a temperature sensor having a displacement-sensing unit for sensing a movable mass permitted to vibrate along a displacement axis. A motion-measuring device can include pairs of accelerometers and gyroscopes driven 90° out of phase. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177273 | Motion Sensor Device and Methods for Forming the Same - A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device includes a sensing element, and a proof mass over and overlapping at least a portion of the sensing element. The proof mass is configured to be movable toward the sensing element. A protection region is formed between the sensing element and the proof mass. The protection region overlaps a first portion of the sensing element, and does not overlap a second portion of the sensing element, wherein the first and the second portions overlap the proof mass. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177274 | PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WHEEL SPEED - An apparatus for pretreating a wheel speed includes a tone wheel having a plurality of teeth, a hall sensor configured to detect a measurement angle including an offset of each of the teeth, an offset correcting unit configured to correct the measurement angle with a corrective offset when disturbance is generated and a frequency estimating unit configured to estimate a frequency based on a result value calculated from the offset correcting unit. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177275 | SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE AND MEASURING METHOD USING SAME - Provided is a scanning probe microscope that takes measurements at high spatial resolution on physical information such as array structure of water molecules at a specimen-culture fluid interface in a culture fluid as well as irregularities of the surface of a specimen and composition distribution and array structure of molecules, proteins, etc. even in the atmosphere, an ambient air, vacuum, among others. The scanning probe microscope includes: a probing needle ( | 2015-06-25 |
20150177276 | Scanning Probe Miscroscope - A scanning probe microscope includes a support member, a light source, and a near-field light detection sensor. The support member supports a probe. The light source causes excitation light to enter the support member. The near-field light detection sensor detects near-field light which is generated at a top of the probe by plasmon excited by the excitation light entering the support member and which is scattered from a surface of a measurement object. A microstructure that guides the excitation light to an excitation point of the plasmon is provided at a portion, which is irradiated with the excitation light, of the support member. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177277 | Radio-Frequency Test System with Tunable Test Antenna Circuitry - A test system is provided for performing radio-frequency tests on an electronic device under test (DUT) having multiple antennas. The test system may include a test unit for generating radio-frequency test signals, a test enclosure, and a test antenna fixture. The test fixture may include tunable antenna circuitry, antenna tuning elements, a test sensor, a microcontroller, a battery, and a solar cell that charges the battery, each of which is mounted on a test fixture within the test enclosure. The test sensor may be used to detect stimuli issued by the DUT. In response to detecting the stimuli, the microcontroller may send control signals to the antenna tuning elements to configure the antenna circuitry in different modes. Each of the different modes may be optimized to test a selected one of the multiple antennas in the DUT when operating using different radio access technologies and at different frequencies. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177278 | DEEP-ETCHED MULTIPOINT PROBE - A multipoint probe for establishing an electrical connection between a test apparatus and a test sample, the multipoint probe comprising a base defining a top surface and a plurality of traces provided on the top surface, each trace individually interconnecting a contact pad and a contact electrode for establishing the electrical connection to the test sample, each trace comprising a wide portion connected to the contact pad and a narrow portion connected to the contact electrode; the first top surface comprising first intermediate surfaces, each interconnecting a pair of neighbouring traces at their respective wide portions, and second intermediate surfaces, each interconnecting a pair of neighbouring traces at their respective narrow portions, and the first intermediate surfaces being provided on a first level and the second intermediate surfaces being provided on a second level above the first level relative to the base. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177279 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - An electromagnetic wave identification device includes a detection section for detecting an electromagnetic wave signal which is output from an antenna for detecting electromagnetic waves and whose level is equal to or greater than a predetermined level; a measurement and record section for recording and storing the detected electromagnetic wave waveform data; and an analysis and evaluation section for receiving the recorded and stored electromagnetic wave waveform data, normalizing the electromagnetic wave waveform data by an maximum amplitude value to obtain normalized data, and determining whether or not the received electromagnetic wave is a direct wave by reference to the normalized data. The analysis and evaluation section determines whether or not the received electromagnetic wave is a direct wave by obtaining a kurtosis from a histogram of amplitude values of the normalized data and determining whether or not the kurtosis is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, or by obtaining a normal probability plot from the normalized data and determining whether a value of the normalized data at a predetermined probability is equal to or greater than, or equal to or less than, a predetermined threshold. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177280 | Metering Circuit Including a Time-Varying Reference and Method - A metering circuit includes a comparator including a first input to receive an input signal, and including a second input and an output. The metering circuit further includes a reference source to provide a time-varying reference signal to the second input during a peak counting operation. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177281 | MULTISENSORY DETECTOR - The invention relates to a measuring circuit for a multisensory detector characterized in that it comprises:
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20150177282 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTION AND DISPLAY OF HOUSEHOLD POWER USAGE - A method and apparatus for collecting household power usage within a media gateway. An energy usage indicator is received from various electrical loads within a household using a home area network. The media gateway is communicatively coupled to the various electrical loads by means of the home area network. The energy usage indicator is incorporated into a media stream developed by the media gateway. This media stream is then disseminated to media devices within a household for display to user. Further, the energy usage indicator is conveyed to a central service which collects additional energy usage indicators and generates an energy usage guideline. The energy usage guideline is returned to the media gateway and also incorporated into the media stream to enable a user to make informed decisions about energy apportionment amongst various electrical loads in a household. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177283 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OVER VOLTAGE AND/OR UNDER VOLTAGE - An apparatus for detecting over voltage and/or under voltage can include: a reference voltage receiving unit configured to receive a reference voltage; a gradient measuring unit configured to measure a gradient value of a voltage waveform of the reference voltage; and a pulse conversion unit configured to convert the gradient value into a first pulse width and store it. Further, the apparatus can include: an electrical power receiving unit configured to receive an input voltage from an external power source; and a voltage detection unit configured to compare the first pulse width with a second pulse width to detect an over voltage condition or an under voltage condition. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177284 | CURRENT SENSOR AND CURRENT SENSOR MODULE - According to one embodiment, a current sensor includes a first sensor element and a power line. The first sensor element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first stacked body. The first stacked body is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a first intermediate layer. The second magnetic layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode. The first intermediate layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first intermediate layer is nonmagnetic. A magnetization of the second magnetic layer changes according to a magnetic field generated by a current flowing through the power line. At least a portion of the second magnetic layer is amorphous. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177285 | CURRENT SENSOR, CURRENT MEASURING MODULE, AND SMART METER - A current sensor comprises: a plurality of magnetoresistance elements whose resistance value changes by application of an current-induced magnetic field from a current-to-be-measured; and a selection circuit that selects one magnetoresistance element from these plurality of magnetoresistance elements and outputs a signal of a selected magnetoresistance element. In the plurality of magnetoresistance elements, relationships between a magnitude of the applied current-induced magnetic field and the resistance value are different from each other. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177286 | CURRENT SENSOR, CURRENT MEASURING MODULE, AND SMART METER - A current sensor comprises a plurality of magnetoresistance elements and a first magnetic body. The plurality of magnetoresistance elements each have their resistance value change by being applied with an current-induced magnetic field from a current to be measured. The first magnetic body applies a first offset magnetic field substantially parallel to the current-induced magnetic field applied to a first magnetoresistance element of the plurality of magnetoresistance elements. Moreover, a smart meter according to an embodiment of the present invention has, for example, the current sensor according to the present embodiment installed therein. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177287 | CAPACITOR FAILURE - A circuit is arranged to detect a voltage imbalance indicative of component failure and, upon such detection, convey an optical signal to indicate that a component appears to have failed. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177288 | METERING APPARATUS FOR LOAD CENTERS - An apparatus includes a housing configured to be mounted at a breaker position of a load center and supporting at least one electrical connector configured to be electrically coupled to a bus bar of the load center. A graphical display is disposed at a face of the housing. A control circuit is disposed in the housing, electrically coupled to the at least one electrical connector and configured to control the graphical display. The control circuit may be further configured to be coupled to an external sensor, such as a current sensor. The control circuit may be configured to perform an electrical measurement and to display a result of the measurement on the graphical display. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177289 | POWER DETECTOR CIRCUIT - The present disclosure describes a circuit for managing power and heat. The circuit includes a motherboard voltage regulator to supply a current to a loadline. The circuit includes a sense point coupled to the loadline, the circuit to measure a sensed voltage at the sense point. The circuit also includes a comparator to compare the sensed voltage to a reference voltage. An output of the comparator is used to indicate a level of current being provided by the motherboard voltage regulator. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177290 | CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING THE MAXIMAL OPERATING CURRENT OF LIGHT SOURCES AND DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to the technical field of a light source detection apparatus, in particular to a controller for automatically detecting the maximum operating current of a light source and detection method thereof. The controller comprises a master control module, a constant current output module and a load detection module. The control signal output end of the master control module is electrically connected to the control signal input end of the constant current output module; the constant current output module, according to the control signal of the master control module, outputs a corresponding constant current; the signal output end of the load detection module is electrically connected to the signal input end of the master control module, while the current output end of the constant current output module is electrically connected to the detection input end of the load detection module. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177291 | SHUNT RESISTANCE TYPE CURRENT SENSOR - A shunt resistance type current sensor includes a bus bar that is a path of an electric current to be measured, a circuit board that is installed over the bus bar, a pair of connecting members that electrically connect the circuit board with the bus bar, a voltage detection unit that is provided on the circuit board and detects a voltage value applied to the circuit board through the pair of connecting members so as to calculate a level of the electric current flowing through the bus bar, and a temperature sensor that is provided on the circuit board to face the bus bar and detects a temperature of the bus bar to allow the voltage detection unit to perform a correction regarding the calculation of the level of the electric current. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177292 | TRACKING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE USAGE - A system for tracking usage patterns of electrical appliances is disclosed. The system comprises a central database configured to receive and store information; a plurality of energy sensors each of the plurality of sensors being configured to measure a change in electrical energy use by a corresponding one of a plurality of electrical appliances; at least one presence sensor configured to determine when at least one user is proximate to the plurality of electrical appliances and send presence information to the central database; and a processor configured to extract features from such information and create at least one user profile corresponding to the at least one user and a pattern of electrical energy use associated with the at least one user based on said features. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177293 | WIRELESS CHARGING PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT - Wireless charging methods, chargers and devices are disclosed, including a method of measuring wireless charging performance comprising transmitting a wireless charging signal, measuring a transmitted power of the wireless charging signal, receiving an indication of a received power from the wireless charging signal received by a device, and determining wireless charging performance based on the transmitted power and the indication of the received power. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177294 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE GUIDED WAVE DETECTION SIGNALS - A method for processing magnetostrictive guided wave detection signals, including: 1) obtaining an analysis signal by capturing an original magnetostrictive guided wave detection signal; 2) performing band-pass filtering on the analysis signal to obtain a signal, and initializing i to 0; 3) obtaining a group of signals x(i), x(i+1), . . . , x(i+M−1) using a rectangular window with a width of M; 4) forming a matrix A; 5) performing singular value decomposition on the matrix A to obtain a singular matrix B; 6) setting eigenvalues in the matrix B smaller than the median to 0 to obtain a matrix C, and performing inverse singular value transformation on the matrix C to obtain a matrix D; 7) recovering a group of processed signals from the matrix D and calculating energy z of the group of processed signals; and 8) setting i to (i+1) and repeating steps 3)-7) until i=N+1−M. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177295 | FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT METHOD - A frequency measurement device and a frequency measurement method are disclosed herein. The frequency measurement device includes a filter, a detecting module and a calculating module. The filter is configured to receive an input signal, and filter the input signal to generate a signal under measurement. The detecting module is configured to detect a plurality of wave peaks or a plurality of wave troughs of the signal under measurement through a second order differentiator, so as to generate a plurality of detecting signals. The detecting signals correspond to the wave peaks or the wave troughs respectively. The calculating module is configured to receive the detecting signals, and calculate a frequency of the signal under measurement according to the detecting signals. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177296 | SPECTRUM ANALYZER USING MULTIPLE INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCIES AND MULTIPLE CLOCK CONFIGURATIONS FOR RESIDUAL, SPURIOUS AND IMAGE SIGNAL REDUCTION - A spectrum analyzer for measuring an RF signal over a selected frequency span configured to use multiple Intermediate Frequencies (IFs) for residual, spurious and image signal reduction. The spectrum analyzer has both a primary IF path and a secondary IF path configured to provide band pass filtering of the IF signals. A master clock synthesizer is configured to reduce residual noise by providing from a single Voltage Controlled Oscillator, a master clock signal and a Local Oscillator (LO) signal. The spectrum analyzer has a microcontroller configured to change the frequency of the master clock signal and the LO signal if the center frequency of the selected span is sufficiently close to a known spurious signal. | 2015-06-25 |
20150177297 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ROTOR POSITION OF AN ELECTRICALLY-COMMUTED MULTI-PHASE DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR - The invention relates to a generic method for determining the rotor position of an electronically-commutated multi-phase direct current motor, characterised in: (a) generating of a plurality of test voltage pulses in the winding system with a specified switch-on duration ΔT by means of the commuting device in different phase distributed over 360°; (b)—measurement of the current values of the current responses of the test voltage pulses on expiration of the switch-on period of the respective test voltage pulse; (c) approximation of the measured current values by means of a periodic approximation function from a superimposition of a preferably sinusoidal fundamental wave with an amplitude IEMK and the associated first harmonic with an amplitude Und as a factor of the phase of the test voltage pulse, wherein the sinusoidal fundamental wave follows the chronological progression of the counter EMF voltage of the stator and the first harmonic follows the chronological progression of the stator of the direct current motor; (d) determination of an amplitude ratio value I | 2015-06-25 |
20150177298 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR ELECTRODE - A capacitive sensor electrode includes: a first electrode that is disposed on a principal surface of a substrate; and a second electrode that is disposed on the principal surface to be distant from the first electrodes, wherein the first electrode has a shape so as to be positioned on opposite sides of the second electrode. | 2015-06-25 |