26th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160187457 | HYBRID MODEL FOR SMART POSITIONING DATA PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus for processing positioning data are provided. In an example, a method for processing positioning data associated with one or more access points includes choosing, for inclusion in the positioning data, one or both of: (1) ranging model parameters to enable a mobile device to compute first heatmap data for multiple points in a ranging region of a heatmap, or (2) second heatmap data for a plurality of points in a non-ranging region of the heatmap. The method can also include transmitting the positioning data, such as to a mobile device. The positioning data can also include both the ranging model parameters and the second heatmap data when the ranging region and the non-ranging region fully or partially overlap, in which case the second heatmap data provides correction data to enable the mobile device to modify the computed heatmap data in the area where the two regions overlap. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187458 | DETERMINING NETWORK SYNCHRONIZATION STATUS - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining a position of a mobile device connected to a network are presented. In various embodiments, the mobile device obtains a synchronization status of the network associated with one or more base stations. If the synchronization status indicates that the network is synchronous, the mobile device determines the position of the mobile device using previously collected crowdsourced time correction data for the synchronous network. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187459 | DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A STRUCTURE - Examples of determining the position of a mobile device within a structure are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computing device may include a processor and a memory. The computing device may further include an extraction module stored in the memory and executing on the processor to extract from a location-based service data stream a signal measurement of the path loss between a mobile device and a plurality of radio nodes distributed throughout a structure. The computing device may also include a positioning determining module stored in the memory and executing on the processor to determine the position of the mobile device within the structure using a known location for each of the plurality of radio nodes distributed throughout the structure by performing a linear optimization using the extracted signal measurement of the path loss. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187460 | RSSI POSITIONING METHOD BASED ON FREQUENCY-HOPPING SPREAD SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY - An RSSI positioning method based on frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, comprising: calibration stage: measuring the RSSI values of a plurality of channels at fixed points, and recording and calculating the ranging parameters in an RSSI ranging model; system preparation: deploying a positioning anchor node, and realizing synchronization between a target node and the anchor node; conducting communication on the target node by respectively utilizing a plurality of channels to obtain the RSSI values; signal processing stage: processing the RSSI into signal strength amplitude and performing optimization; and positioning stage: calculating a distance and the target node position on a positioning server according to each of the signal strength. The present invention solves the problem that low RSSI positioning precision cannot satisfy the actual requirements because a traditional RSSI positioning method is limited to factors such as multipath signal transmission, co-channel interference, obstacle interference and low coordinate calculation precision of a trilateration method. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187461 | RADAR FALSE ALERT REDUCTION - A radar detector suppresses alerts from vehicle guidance systems, by sweeping for a consistent radar signal; the center frequency of the signal is stored and the detector suppresses warnings of radar signals near that frequency. The detector uses an enhanced method for suppression of signals near a known location of a false signal source; in the event the detector detects a radar signal and finds a matching stored false signal, the detector will first compare the strength of the received signal to a threshold strength that is computed based upon the distance of the detector from the stored false signal, and will only suppress signals below threshold. The detector includes a camera directed to the road in the vicinity of the vehicle. Image data from the camera is processed to identify police vehicles as identified by flashing lights, a profile including a rooftop light bar and/or highly contrasting colored panels. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187462 | Multiple Chirp Generation in a Radar System - A radar device is provided that includes a timing control component operable to generate, for each chirp of a sequence of chirps according to a set of chirp configuration parameters and a chirp profile for the chirp, chirp control signals to cause the radar device to transmit the chirp, the timing control component having chirp configuration parameter inputs, chirp profile parameter inputs, a chirp address output, and chirp control signal outputs, a chirp configuration storage component having chirp configuration parameter outputs coupled to corresponding inputs of the configuration parameter inputs of the timing control component, a chirp profile address output, and a chirp address input coupled to the chirp address output, and a chirp profile storage component having chirp profile parameter outputs coupled to the chirp profile parameter inputs of the timing control component; and a chirp profile address input coupled to the chirp profile address output. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187463 | TUNABLE-FREQUENCY PULSE FORMING NETWORKS FOR HIGH POWER MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS - A tunable frequency transmission line pulse forming network circuit for forming a waveform having a spectral content. The pulse forming network circuit comprises a dielectric material; a ground section; a stepped shaped charged section, with the charged section having a plurality of stages including a first stage; a power supply coupled to the pulse forming network circuit for charging the pulse forming network circuit; a switch coupled to the pulse forming network circuit for periodically discharging the pulse forming network circuit; and an antenna coupled to the pulse forming network circuit for propagating a high-power microwave signal from the pulse forming network circuit into the environment. At least the first stage of pulse forming network circuit has one of a tunable magnetic material and a nonlinear magnetic which facilitates adjusting the waveform and the spectral content of the waveform emitted by the pulse forming network circuit into the surrounding environment. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187464 | Phase Noise Measurement in a Cascaded Radar System - A cascaded radar system is provided that includes a master radar system-on-a-chip (SOC) with transmission signal generation circuitry and a slave radar SOC coupled to an output of the master radar SOC to receive a signal from the transmission signal generation circuitry of the master SOC. In this system, the slave radar SOC is operable to measure phase noise in the signal received from the transmission signal generation circuitry of the master SOC. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING VEHICHLE TRACING-POSITION OF RADAR SENSOR USING LASER SCANNER - Provided are a system and a method for correcting a tracing-position of another vehicle sensed by a radar sensor using a laser scanner, which compare an unspecific tracing position of the radar sensor sensing another vehicle and a contour point acquired by a laser scanner and correct the tracing position of the radar sensor with a position most approximate to the vehicle in the contour point. Therefore, the radar sensor sensing an object in the vicinity of the vehicle recognizes a tracing position of another vehicle to facilitate design of a radar sensor based system. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187466 | RADAR ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a radar alignment apparatus includes calculating a first target information by using a first radar and a second target information by using a second radar spaced apart from the first radar on a vehicle by a predetermined interval. The method includes determining whether the first target and the second target are a same target based on comparing at least some of the first target information with the second target, and determining whether misalignment exists in at least one of the first radar and the second radar based on a comparison of a first angle included a first target information with a second angle included in a second target information, correcting the misalignment by using the first target information and the second target information when it is determined that the misalignment exists in at least one of the first radar and the second radar. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187467 | AXLE DETECTION APPARATUS - According to some embodiments of the present invention, an axis detection device includes a plurality of distance measurement devices; a tire candidate extractor; a matching processor; and an axle detector. Each of the plurality of distance measurement devices changes a measurement range to one dimension to measure a distance data set. The tire candidate extractor extracts data whose frequency is higher than a predetermined threshold as tire candidate data based on the distance data set measured by the distance measurement device. The matching processor matches a temporal correspondence for the tire candidate data which are extracted by the tire candidate extractor based on the respective distance data sets measured by the plurality of distance measurement devices. The axle detector detects one or a plurality of axles based on the matched result by the matching processor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187468 | DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed are a distance measuring method and a distance measuring apparatus. During the distance measuring, an image is obtained. If the location of a center of gravity of the image is within a first segment, the calculating unit calculates a distance between the object and the distance measuring apparatus corresponding to the projection point, according to a first mapping relationship and the location of a center of gravity of the image. If the location of a center of gravity of the image is within a second segment, the calculating unit calculates a distance between the object and the distance measuring apparatus corresponding to the projection point according to a second mapping relationship and the location of a center of gravity of the image. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187469 | DISTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING DISTANCE INFORMATION HAVING VARIABLE SPATIAL RESOLUTION AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a distance detection apparatus for acquiring distance information having variable spatial resolution and an image display apparatus having the same. A distance detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a light source unit for outputting an output light to detect a distance to an external object, a scanner for performing first direction scanning and second direction scanning to output an output light to an external scan area, a light detection unit for receiving an input light from the scan area, and a processor for detecting a distance to an external object within the external scan area on the basis of the output light and the input light, wherein the processor makes a control to change a frame rate of the scanner and acquires distance information having varied spatial resolution of the external object in accordance with the change in the frame rate. Accordingly, it is possible to acquire distance information having variable spatial resolution on an external object. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187470 | PROBE THAT COOPERATES WITH A LASER TRACKER TO MEASURE SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM - A system includes a measurement device configured to measure a distance, a first angle, and a second angle to a retroreflector target. The system further includes a probe having the retroreflector target, an inclinometer sensor, a camera, and a processor, the inclinometer sensor configured to determine a two-dimensional inclination of the probe relative to a gravity vector, the camera configured to capture an image of a light emitted from or reflected by the measurement device, the processor configured to determine six degrees of freedom of the probe based at least in part on the distance, the first angle, the second angle, the two-dimensional inclination, and the captured image of the camera. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187471 | Method for Determining the Distance of an Object by Means of a Polarization-Modulated Transmission Light Beam - The invention relates to a method for determining the distance of an object ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160187472 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF, AND BEAMFORMING CIRCUIT - An ultrasound imaging system includes a beam receiving circuit and a back-end circuit. The beam receiving circuit receives a plurality of digitized echo signals. The back-end circuit is coupled to the beam receiving circuit for outputting a plurality of compressed delay timing parameters corresponding to a plurality of channels to the beam receiving circuit. The beam receiving circuit decompresses the compressed delay timing parameters into a plurality of delay timing parameters, and processes the digitized echo signals into an ultrasound beamforming value according to the delay timing parameters corresponding to the channels. The back-end circuit synthesizes an ultrasound image according to the ultrasound beamforming value outputted from the beam receiving circuit. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187473 | ULTRASONIC ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING METHOD AND ITS APPLICATION FOR TRANSCRANIAL IMAGING - A method for ultrasonic imaging a volume behind a barrier includes placing an array of elements of a probe adjacent the barrier. The local thickness and the sound speed in the barrier are estimated. A plurality of sub-apertures are defined in the array of elements, each sub-aperture defined by a different sub-set of adjacent ones of the array of elements. Ultrasonic waveforms are collected from each of the sub-apertures by focusing each sub-aperture approximately at the inner surface of the barrier. The ultrasonic waveforms through each of the sub-aperture elements are combined to generate a combined A-mode waveform. A profile of an inner surface of the barrier adjacent the probe is extracted based upon the combined A-mode waveforms. A correction is calculated based upon the profile of the inner surface. The volume behind the barrier is scanned using beamforming based upon the correction to generate an image of the volume. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187474 | SURFACE MAPPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DYNAMIC THRESHOLDS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide dynamic threshold sonar systems for mobile structures. A dynamic threshold sonar system may include sonar equipment configured to capturing sonar data by receiving and converting acoustic returns into arrays of time differentiated sonar data samples, and a processor communicatively coupled to the sonar receiver. The processor may be configured to receive the sonar data samples and determine noise characteristics of the sonar data. The processor may determine a threshold for surface detection based on the noise characteristics and detect a surface, and determine a distance to the surface, based on a comparison of the sonar data to the threshold that has been determined based on the same sonar data. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187475 | MOTION DETECTION DEVICE - A motion detection device is provided. The motion detection device includes a first antenna, a voltage-controlled oscillator, a phase detector and a signal processing unit. The first antenna receives a first signal generated by a second signal reflected by a target object, so as to output the first signal to the phase detector or the voltage-controlled oscillator. The voltage-controlled oscillator receives first signal or the second signal and receives a frequency adjustment signal, so as to generate an oscillating signal according to the frequency adjustment signal and the one of the first signal and the second signal. The phase detector receives the oscillating signal and another one of the first signal and the second signal, and generates a first phase output signal and a second phase output signal. The signal processing unit estimates motion parameters of the target object according to the first and the second phase output signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187476 | SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS HAVING A RADAR SENSOR - A surveillance apparatus for determining a position of an object in a field of view, comprising a radar sensor having at least one transmitting antenna configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation and a plurality of receiving antennas configured to receive electromagnetic radiation including a reflection signal of the object, wherein the antennas form an antenna array, and a processing unit connected to the radar sensor to receive signals from the receiving antennas corresponding to the received electromagnetic radiation, wherein the processing unit is configured to estimate a distance and a direction of the position of the object in the field of view with respect to the radar sensor, wherein the processing unit is configured to estimate the distance and the direction separately on the basis of a maximum likelihood based algorithm. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187477 | SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS HAVING A RADAR SENSOR - A surveillance apparatus for determining a position of an object in a field of view, comprising a radar sensor having at least on transmitting antenna configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation and a plurality of receiving antennas configured to receive electromagnetic radiation, wherein the receiving antennas form a virtual antenna array, and a processing unit connected to the radar sensor to receive signals from the receiving antennas corresponding to the received electromagnetic radiation, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a correlation matrix on the basis of the received signals, and wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a direction of a position of the object in the field of view with respect to the radar sensor on the basis of the correlation matrix for a defined distance of the object from the radar sensor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RANGE TO AN RFID TAG - The a system for measuring distance between an RFID reader and tag, including an adaptive linear combiner, which is a tapped delay line with controllable weights on each tap, and outputs that are summed and subtracted from a reference to produce an error signal. After a sufficient number of cycles, the weight distribution indicates the delay of the received signal with respect to the reference, and by extension determines the distance between the tag and receiver. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187479 | RADAR SYSTEM INCLUDING FIRST RADAR DEVICE AND SECOND RADAR DEVICE - A radar system includes: control circuitry that generates a beam control signal; a first radar device including a first transmission antenna and first beam formation circuitry that causes the first transmission antenna to perform a first scan including a second scan from left to right by changing an emission angle and a third scan from right to left by changing an emission angle in such a manner that a part of the second scan and a part of the third scan are performed alternately one after another; and a second radar device including a second transmission antenna and second beam formation circuitry that cause the second transmission antenna to perform a fourth scan in such a manner that a phase of the fourth scan is opposite to a phase of the first scan. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187480 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A REFLECTING SCATTERER IN A MEDIUM - A method for determining a location of a reflecting scatterer (S) in a medium (M) including a transmitting step in which a transducer ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160187481 | OPTO-ACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM WITH DETECTION OF RELATIVE ORIENTATION OF LIGHT SOURCE AND ACOUSTIC RECEIVER USING ACOUSTIC WAVES - In an embodiment, a system and method are provided for determining position and orientation of an optical delivery unit relative to an acoustic receiving unit, in the field of opto-acoustic imaging, wherein the optical delivery unit comprises a first fiducial marker site configured to emit acoustic responses and a second fiducial marker site configured to emit acoustic responses. A plurality of acoustic signals from a volume of a subject are sampled and recorded, each of the plurality of acoustic signals being collected at a different data collection position relative to a coordinate reference frame. The system is configured to identify in each of the plurality of acoustic signals a response of a first fiducial marker and a response of a second fiducial marker. Each identified response indicates a separation between a fiducial marker site and a data collection position of an acoustic signal. The system determines the position and orientation of the optical delivery unit in the coordinate reference frame by using the identified responses of the first fiducial marker and the identified responses of the second fiducial marker. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187482 | ENHANCEMENT OF RANGE MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION USING IMAGERY - This invention provides a method for computing hybrid range measurements wherein range measurements of a target are obtained along with at least two images of the target and the location and the orientation of the images. Hybrid range measurements are computed based on the range measurements and the images. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187483 | MOLDED PROXIMITY SENSOR - A proximity sensor includes a printed circuit board substrate, a semiconductor die, electrical connectors, a lens, a light emitting assembly, and an encapsulating layer. The semiconductor die is positioned over the printed circuit board substrate with its upper surface facing away from the printed circuit board substrate. Each of the electrical connectors is in electrical communication with a contact pad of the semiconductor die and a respective contact pad of the printed circuit board substrate. The lens is positioned over a sensor area of the semiconductor die. The light emitting assembly includes a light emitting device having a light emitting area, a lens positioned over the light emitting area, and contact pads facing the printed circuit board substrate. The encapsulating layer is positioned on the printed circuit board substrate, at least one of the electrical connectors, the semiconductor die, the lens, and the light emitting assembly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187484 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE TO AN OUTER SURFACE OF A ROLL OF MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD - A sensing device is for sensing an outer surface of a roll of material. An infrared (IR) laser source is configured to direct IR laser radiation to the outer surface of the roll of material. A single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector is configured to receive reflected IR laser radiation from the outer surface of the roll of material. A controller is coupled to the IR laser source and the SPAD detector to determine a distance to the outer surface of the roll of material based upon a time-of-flight of the IR laser radiation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187485 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - An optical distance measurement method includes: acquiring a plurality of sensed values based on detecting light; performing a filtering operation to select a plurality of selected sensed values from the plurality of sensed values; determining a location of a center of gravity according to the plurality of selected sensed values; and calculating a plurality of depth values with respect to a plurality of detection points according to the location of the center of gravity and a plurality of depth information transformation functions respectively corresponding to the detection points. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187486 | Range Sensing Using a Hybrid Range Sensing Device - A method includes identifying, by a processor, a first range data set. The first range data set is generated by a first device and includes first range data points. The processor identifies a second range data set. The second range data set is generated by a second device and includes second range data points. The processor compares the second range data points to the first range data points. The processor identifies a third range data set based on the comparison. The third range data set includes a subset of the second range data points. The processor adjusts distance values for first range data points of the first range data set corresponding to a portion of the surface of interest based on the third range data set. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187487 | MEASURING SYSTEM, MEASURING PROCESS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A measuring system includes a first measuring unit which measures an object in front of a moving body in a first measuring area, a second measuring unit which measures the object in a second measuring area, the second measuring area being different from the first measuring area, a determining unit which determines whether a movement of the object satisfies a predetermined condition based on a measuring result of the first measuring unit, and a controller which causes the second measuring unit to start measuring the object in response to an event in which the determining unit determines that the object satisfies the predetermined condition and at least part of the object deviates from the first measuring area. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187488 | SATELLITE-BASED POSITIONING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A satellite-based positioning method includes: obtaining predicted satellite data for at least one satellite vehicles (SVs) in a global navigation satellite system (GNSS); obtaining reference satellite data for the at least one SV; calculating satellite prediction error data for each of the at least one SV according to the predicted satellite data and the reference satellite data; and utilizing a processing unit to calculate a parameter for each of the at least one SV based on the satellite prediction error data. An associated satellite-based positioning apparatus is also provided. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187489 | SATELLITE DOPPLER RATE COMPENSATION - A telecommunications system includes a satellite receiver programmed to estimate a Doppler frequency associated with a satellite signal. Estimating the Doppler frequency includes sampling the satellite signal, resampling the sampled satellite signal, and compensating for a frequency offset associated with the satellite signal. An example satellite receiver includes a sampling device programmed to sample the satellite signal, a resampling device programmed to sample the sampled satellite signal and output a resampled satellite signal, and an incremental phase modulator programmed to filter a frequency offset from the resampled satellite signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187490 | METHOD FOR USING GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONING SYSTEM DATA TO SKETCH THE SITE FOR SCOUTING JOB - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying locations associated with a well site. For example, one disclosed embodiment includes a system that includes at least one processor, a global positioning system unit configured to receive satellite signals, and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs operations that include determining location data based on the satellite signals and indicating a location of interest associated with a well site on a map based on the location data. Certain of the disclosed embodiments may include a manual and/or an automatic tracking option for determining the location of interest associated with the well site. Non-limiting examples of locations of interest associated with a well site include a well site's perimeter, an access road to the well-site, and locations of well-site equipment. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187491 | MOS CAPACITOR-BASED, ACCUMULATING, RADIATION-SENSITIVE DETECTOR FOR OCCUPATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDICAL DOSIMETRY - A low-power wireless ionizing radiation measurement system is present that is intended to be used in a wearable dosimeter for occupational radiation monitoring. The detector element is a custom MOS capacitor that traps holes in proportion to the amount of ionizing radiation incident upon the detector, thus permanently causing a lateral shift in the CV-curve (toward more negative threshold voltage). The circuit measures the capacitance value of several redundant sensors at a given voltage in the depletion region, records this value over time and occasionally transmits the stored values to a base station. From the change in capacitance, the dose that has been delivered can be determined. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187492 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION-SENSITIVE MOS DEVICES - A low-power wireless ionizing radiation measurement system is present that is intended to be used in a wearable dosimeter for occupational radiation monitoring. An apparatus is provided comprising a switching interface, wherein the switching interface alternates between a first switching state and a second switching state. In the first switching state, a radiation-sensitive metal oxide semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) is coupled to an external biasing source. In the second switching state, the radiation-sensitive MOSCAP is coupled with reversed polarity relative to the first switching state to a capacitive readout circuit to thereby allow for high-resolution real-time electronic measurement of a radiation-induced capacitance response. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187493 | VARIABLE METAL MULTI-GATE METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CAPACITOR RADIATION SENSOR FOR IMPROVED GAIN AND TISSUE EQUIVALENCE - A method and apparatus is disclosed for differentially altering the radiation response across multiple MOSCAP sensors by placing different thin gate materials with different atomic numbers on a series of MOS-based radiation sensors. The secondary electrons created in high-atomic weight materials (such as gold) at lower incident photon energy levels enable a tissue equivalent radiation response and radiations source identification/differentiation. This is a desirable alternative to using filters with different coefficients across a series of MOSCAP radiation sensor which will attenuate the signal and degrade the device form factor. The method and apparatus disclosed achieves the same functionality but with inherent gain instead of attenuation, thus increasing sensitivity. This will improve the minimum resolvable dose for x-rays and low-energy gammas (high-energy gammas will remain the same), and produces a response that can distinguish the energy level of incident radiation photon. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187494 | LOW-NOISE SURFACE LEVEL MOS CAPACITOR FOR IMPROVED SENSOR QUALITY FACTOR - A low-power wireless ionizing radiation measurement system is provided that is intended to be used in a wearable dosimeter for occupational radiation monitoring. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187495 | COMBINED N-TYPE AND P-TYPE MOS-BASED RADIATION SENSORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPENSATIONS - An apparatus is disclosed comprising a metal oxide semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) comprising one or more gate layers disposed over a contiguous radiation-sensitive insulating layer, wherein the contiguous radiation-sensitive insulating layer comprises one or more contacting dielectric layers. A method may be employed to measure a value of a radiation-induced capacitance response of a metal oxide semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) from multiple non-contacting gate layers disposed over a radiation-sensitive layer comprising of one or more contacting dielectric layers to thereby enhance a sensitivity and a resolution of a radiation response of the MOSCAP. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187496 | MODULAR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) GANTRY - A modular PET gantry is provided herein. A detector module is described, and the detector module includes a plurality of PET detector units. Each detector unit may be bonded to a mounting sleeve. The detector module also includes a mounting frame, wherein each detector unit and mounting sleeve is attached to the mounting frame. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187497 | PIXEL IDENTIFICATION FOR SMALL PITCH SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL ARRAYS - The present invention relates to a calibration method ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160187498 | DETECTION SYSTEM AND DETECTOR ARRAY INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLIES - The present disclosure includes multiple ways of providing photo-detector interconnectivity using, for example: a) single-layered thick or thin film ceramic substrate to change a node pitch from one facing to another, and/or b) direct bonding of photodiode circuit to a flex cable interconnect. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187499 | X-RAY DETECTOR ASSEMBLY - An X-ray detector assembly comprising a scintillator, a photo detector with a sensing surface, and a light attenuator that has a controllable light transmission rate and is located between the scintillator and the sensing surface of the photo detector. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187500 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING CERAMIC SCINTILLATOR ARRAY - A method for processing a ceramic scintillator array, characterized in that, comprising the following steps: (a) forming, in a first direction, a predetermined number of straight first-direction through-cuts which are parallel to each other and spaced from each other on a scintillator substrate by using laser; (b) adequately filling the first-direction through-cuts with an adhesive and solidifying the adhesive; (c) forming, in a second direction. a predetermined number of second direction through-cuts which are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval on the scintillator substrate by using laser, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; and (d) adequately filling the second direction through-cuts with the adhesive and solidifying the adhesive bond. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187501 | THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY TYPE RADIATION DETECTOR - A thin-layer chromatography type radiation detector includes a plurality of light-emitting members configured to generate visible light due to radiation, each of the light-emitting members including a scintillator having a surface filled with a reflector for reflecting the visible light, and are arranged in parallel to one another in a width direction, light sensors respectively coupled to one end portions of the plurality of light-emitting members and configured to measure a current generated due to the visible light generated by the plurality of light-emitting members, and an output port configured to sequentially output values of the current measured by the light sensors as digital signals. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187502 | X-RAY BEAM INTENSITY MONITORING DEVICE AND X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses an X-ray beam intensity monitoring device and an X-ray inspection system. The X-ray beam intensity monitoring device comprises an intensity detecting module and a data processing module, wherein the intensity detecting module is adopted to be irradiated by the X-ray beam and send a detecting signal, the data processing module is coupled with the intensity detecting module to receive the detecting signal and output an X-ray beam intensity monitoring signal, wherein the X-ray beam intensity monitoring signal includes a dose monitoring signal of the X-ray beam and a brightness correction signal of the X-ray beam. The X-ray beam intensity monitoring device can simultaneously perform dose monitoring and brightness monitoring, thereby improving the service efficiency of the X-ray beam intensity monitoring device. Moreover, the monitoring result of the X-ray beam intensity can be more accurate and reliable. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY CT SCANNER WITH RECONFIGURABLE FIELD OF VIEW - A gantry assembly for use with an imaging system is provided. The gantry assembly includes an x-ray source and a modular detector assembly that includes a plurality of selectively removable detector modules. A first detector module of the plurality of detector modules is mounted at a first distance from the x-ray source and a second detector module of the plurality of detector modules is mounted at a second distance from the x-ray source. The first distance is different from the second distance. The gantry assembly is configured to image objects using both a first field of view and a second field of view that is larger than the first field of view. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187504 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The presently disclosed seismic acquisition technique employs a receiver array and a processing methodology that are designed to attenuate the naturally occurring seismic background noise recorded along with the seismic data during the acquisition. The approach leverages the knowledge that naturally occurring seismic background noise moves with a slower phase velocity than the seismic signals used for imaging and inversion and, in some embodiments, may arrive from particular preferred directions. The disclosed technique comprises two steps: 1) determining from the naturally occurring seismic background noise in the preliminary seismic data a range of phase velocities and amplitudes that contain primarily noise and the degree to which that noise needs to be attenuated, and 2) designing an acquisition and processing method to attenuate that noise relative to the desired signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187505 | Method of multi-triggering - A method of multi-triggering includes calculating a specific distance according to a plurality of parameters, deploying a plurality of earthquake detectors used for detecting a vertical acceleration of a surface vibration of the earth, and determining whether an earthquake happens or not according to the plurality of earthquake detectors. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187506 | METHOD FOR ITERATIVE INVERSION OF DATA FROM COMPOSITE SOURCES - Iterative inversion of composite source data obtains recorded seismic data at a plurality of receivers from a plurality of sources. A selected orthogonal function is applied to a set of sources selected from the plurality of sources to identify candidate sources in the set of sources to receive a time shift. A time shift is applied only to the candidate sources, and all sources in the set of sources are combined into a composite source. A current earth model performs forward modeling for the composite source to generate a synthetic seismic data set. A composite recorded seismic data set associated with the set of sources at the receivers is determined and is used with the synthetic seismic data set to determine a residual seismic data set. The current earth model performs a gradient update that is used to update the current earth model and generate an updated earth model. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187507 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The presently disclosed seismic acquisition technique employs a receiver array and a processing methodology that are designed to attenuate the naturally occurring seismic background noise recorded along with the seismic data during the acquisition. The approach leverages the knowledge that naturally occurring seismic background noise moves with a slower phase velocity than the seismic signals used for imaging and inversion and, in some embodiments, may arrive from particular preferred directions. The disclosed technique comprises two steps: 1) determining from the naturally occurring seismic background noise in the preliminary seismic data a range of phase velocities and amplitudes that contain primarily noise and the degree to which that noise needs to be attenuated, and 2) designing an acquisition and processing method to attenuate that noise relative to the desired signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FACILITATING THE RETRIEVAL AND ANALYSIS OF DATA - The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium capable of providing a data analysis/visualization application through which the user may seamlessly retrieve and analyze data from a variety of sources using a single interface. In one embodiment, this may be accomplished by applying data designations to at least a portion of the stored oilfield data and using the data designations to search for and retrieve oilfield data of interest to the user. In one embodiment, the data designations, and their association(s) with the oilfield data, may facilitate the retrieval and display of related actions such as calculations, alarms, workflow(s), notifications and unit conversions. In one embodiment, data designations may include one or more metadata flags applied to one or more pieces of oilfield data. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187509 | Methods and Systems for Scan Analysis of a Core Sample - System for analyzing scan data of a core sample includes an imaging system for obtaining images of a first segment and a second segment of the core sample, and one or more processors for receiving the images of the first segment and the second segment, and setting the images of the first segment adjacent to the images of the second segment coaxially in series to form a stacked image. The method includes receiving image data of segments of the core sample, determining values representative of one or more physical characteristics of the core sample, comparing the values to known reference information of a material similar to the material of the core sample, and determining the one or more physical characteristics of the core sample based at least in part on the comparison. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187510 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A TARGET USING REFRACTION DATA ACQUIRED WITH BURIED SOURCES AND BURIED SENSORS - Methods and systems for monitoring a target volume are characterized by having sources and detectors buried under the weathering layer and comparing data corresponding to refracted waves acquired during different surveys to infer changes in the target volume, wherein locations of sources and detectors are the same for the different surveys. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187511 | PULSED MARINE SOURCE - Systems and methods for generating seismic signal include using a conventional airgun array and specifically detunes the timing of the array so individual airguns are not fired at the same time and with their interacting bubbles form a unique composite pulse that can be separated by various means out of a seismic record to form the shotpoint. The advantage of this approach is a lower overall noise envelope in the water minimizing impact on the marine mammals and it allows multiple arrays to be fired in close spatial and timing proximity with minimal to no interference. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187512 | DETECTING AND ESTIMATING ANISOTROPY ERRORS USING FULL WAVEFORM INVERSION AND RAY BASED TOMOGRAPHY - Anisotropy errors in seismic velocity data for a geophysical structure are detecting by obtaining seismic data for the geophysical structure, using conventional ray-based tomography to generate an initial model of the geophysical structure, the initial model containing initial values for Thomsen parameters velocity along an axis of symmetry, epsilon and delta, using a first inversion process preferably transmission-based full waveform inversion of the seismic data to obtain updated values for epsilon and using a second inversion process preferably ray-based reflection tomography of the seismic data to obtain updated values for velocity along the axis of symmetry. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187513 | METHOD FOR DESIGNATURE OF SEISMIC DATA ACQUIRED USING MOVING SOURCE - Methods of compensating for source signature effects in seismic data are described. One method includes a step of receiving seismic data recorded with a receiver; a step of receiving source data of the seismic waves generated by the moving source; a step of receiving position data of the source while generating the seismic waves; a step of determining a transform operator using the source data, the position data, and a selected domain-transform operator; a step of determining a seismic model by mathematically optimizing a relationship between the transform and the seismic data; and a step of compensating for the source signature effects in the seismic data using the seismic model. A method for generating an image of a subsurface of a geographical area using seismic data includes compensating the seismic data for source signature effects using a model which assumes a moving, non-impulsive source. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187514 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The presently disclosed seismic acquisition technique employs a receiver array and a processing methodology that are designed to attenuate the naturally occurring seismic background noise recorded along with the seismic data during the acquisition. The approach leverages the knowledge that naturally occurring seismic background noise moves with a slower phase velocity than the seismic signals used for imaging and inversion and, in some embodiments, may arrive from particular preferred directions. The disclosed technique comprises two steps: 1) determining from the naturally occurring seismic background noise in the preliminary seismic data a range of phase velocities and amplitudes that contain primarily noise and the degree to which that noise needs to be attenuated, and 2) designing an acquisition and processing method to attenuate that noise relative to the desired signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187515 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING PRESSURE WAVES IN A LIQUID - An optical pressure sensor device ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160187516 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A technique for use in geophysical surveying acquires seismic data at low seismic frequencies to generate better starting models for subsurface attributes rather than enhancing the bandwidth of airguns for broadband imaging as in conventional practice. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187517 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A technique for use in geophysical surveying includes imparting a plurality of humming seismic signals and a plurality of swept seismic signals into a geological formation. The technique also includes receiving returned seismic energy of the plurality of humming seismic signals and the plurality of swept seismic signals after interacting with the geological formation and recording the returned seismic energy. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187518 | METHOD FOR STEERING A TOWED ACOUSTIC LINEAR ANTENNA - A method and apparatus are provided for steering a first acoustic linear antenna belonging to a plurality of acoustic linear antennas towed by a vessel. A plurality of navigation control devices are arranged along the plurality of linear antennas in order to act at least laterally on the position of the linear antennas. At least one of the navigation control devices arranged along the first acoustic linear antenna performs steps of: obtaining a local measurement of a feather angle or of a parameter linked to the feather angle, the local measurement being associated with the at least one of the navigation control devices arranged along the first acoustic linear antenna; computing a lateral force, as a function of the obtained local measurement; and applying the computed lateral force. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187519 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FERROMAGNETIC FOREIGN OBJECTS IN A PREDETERMINED SPACE - An apparatus for detecting a presence of an object is provided. The apparatus includes an inductive sensing coil that is configurable to generate a first magnetic field. The inductive sensing coil is configured to have an electrical characteristic that is detectable when generating the first magnetic field. The electrical characteristic is configured to vary as a function of a second time-varying magnetic field simultaneously applied to the object. The apparatus comprises a controller configured to detect a change in the electrical characteristic and determine a presence of the object based on the detected change in the electrical characteristic. The electrical characteristic comprises one or more of an equivalent resistance, an equivalent inductance, an equivalent impedance, and an impulse response of the inductive sensing coil. The object comprises one or more of a ferromagnetic object, a metallic film and a metallic foil. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187520 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FERROMAGNETIC FOREIGN OBJECTS IN A PREDETERMINED SPACE - One aspect of the disclosure provides apparatus for detecting an object. The apparatus comprises a sense coil. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to determine an amount of change in a reactance of the sense coil from a previous reactance value for the sense coil. The processor is configured to determine an amount of change in a resistance of the sense coil from a previous resistance value for the sense coil. The processor is configured to determine a presence of the object based on a relationship between the amount of change in the reactance of the sense coil and the amount of change in the resistance of the sense coil. The processor performs an inverse tangent operation on a quotient of the amount of change in the reactance of the sense coil divided by the amount of change in the resistance of the sense coil. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187521 | Multi-Frequency Electromagnetic Tensor Measurements - An electromagnetic measurement tool for making multi-frequency, full tensor, complex, electromagnetic measurements includes a triaxial transmitter and a triaxial receiver deployed on a tubular member. An electronic module is configured to obtain electromagnetic measurements at four or more distinct frequencies. The measurement tool may be used for various applications including obtaining a resistivity of sand layers in an alternating shale-sand formation; computing a dielectric permittivity, a conductivity anisotropy, and/or a permittivity anisotropy of a formation sample; and/or identifying formation mineralization including discriminating between pyrite and graphite inclusions and/or computing weight percent graphite and/or pyrite in the formation sample. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187522 | Buried Object Locator Apparatus and Systems - Buried object locators including various antenna configurations and safety features are disclosed. In one embodiment a locator includes a body, one or more antenna nodes coupled to the body, and a safety light assembly disposed on or within the body. The locator may further include a surface light assembly and camera and/or one or more GPS and/or ISM antennas and receiver/sensor modules. The antenna nodes may be gradient and/or dodecahedral antenna nodes. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187523 | FOCUSED SYMMETRIC PIPE INSPECTION TOOLS - An electromagnetic sensor for a pipe inspection tool includes a first coil antenna having a wire wrapped about a first core in a first direction, and a second coil antenna axially offset from the first coil and the wire wrapped about a second core in a second direction. A power source is coupled to the wire such that, when excited by the power source, the first coil antenna generates a first magnetic field in a first polar orientation and the second coil antenna generates a second magnetic field in a second polar orientation opposite the first polar orientation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187524 | Method and apparatus for mapping the underground soil - The invention describes a method and system, for mapping non-magnetic soils in terms of their local permittivity and velocity of the traversing electromagnetic waves, by measuring the straight-line attenuation and elapsed time between transmitters and receivers located within tubes inserted into the soil. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187525 | Methods and Systems of Electromagnetic Interferometry for Downhole Environments - A disclosed electromagnetic (EM) interferometry system includes a first EM field sensor at a first position in a downhole environment. The system also includes a second EM field sensor at a second position in the downhole environment. The system also includes a processing unit that receives a first EM field measurement from the first EM field sensor and a second EM field measurement from the second EM field sensor. The processing unit derives a response of the first EM field sensor to a virtual EM field source at the second position by cross-correlating the first EM field measurement with the second EM field measurement. The processing unit also performs an inversion process based at least in part on the derived response to obtain a model of subsurface formation properties | 2016-06-30 |
20160187526 | VEHICLE-CARRIED QUICK INSPECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle-carried quick inspection system includes an X-ray source, a detector, the X-ray source and the detector being arranged to form an inspection passage, a controller configured to control the X-ray source so that X-ray irradiation dose is extremely low when the driver's cab of the inspected vehicle passes through an X-ray beam, and control the X-ray source so that the irradiation dose of the X-ray source becomes a working dose when the other subsequent portions of the inspected vehicle pass through the X-ray beam. A mobile and fully automated security inspection system is obtained and quick inspection can be achieved, while protecting the driver from being damaged from X-ray irradiation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187527 | COLLOCATED RADIATION SENSING - Collocated radiation sensing is provided. In one possible implementation, a tool to be placed in a wellbore includes a first source of nuclear radiation and a second source of nuclear radiation. The tool also includes one or more sensors configured to discriminate between radiation emitted by the first and second sources and correctly attribute the radiation to the source from which the radiation was emitted. The one or more sensors are collocated to be within a range of radiation scattered from the first source and the second source by an environment of the formation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187528 | Methods and Means for Creating Three-Dimensional Borehole Image Data - A method of creating three-dimensional borehole data is provided, including illuminating a borehole using collimated beams of electromagnetic radiation; rotating the collimated beams in a sweep of at least 360 degrees; detecting backscattered electromagnetic radiation returned from surfaces of associated illumination planes using electromagnetic radiation sensors; converting detected radiation into a corresponding set of volume image data; analyzing the volume image data using computational visualization processing techniques; and creating a three-dimensional image representative of the volume data. Imaging methodologies include a complete, radial conic-shaped surface while the imaging system remains stationary; a plurality of scans performed while longitudinally moving the imaging system a distance d through the borehole between image capture operations; and a plurality of scans performed while longitudinally moving the imaging system a distance d, where d is a distance less than or equal to the collimated beam thickness, so that adjacent scans partially overlap. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187529 | Human Body Security Inspection Apparatus - The present disclosure provides a human body security inspection apparatus, comprising: a base on which an inspected human stands; a millimeter-wave transceiver configured to perform a millimeter-wave scanning operation on the body of the inspected human standing on the base so as to detect whether or not the inspected human carries contraband and output a first signal; and a metal sensing detector arranged within the base and configured to detect whether or not there is a metallic foreign object in underside of a shoe of the inspected human and output a second signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187530 | OPTICAL MODULE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical module includes a carrier, a light-emitting component disposed over the carrier, an optical sensor disposed over the carrier, a housing, and a lens. The housing is disposed over the carrier and encircles the light-emitting component and the optical sensor. The housing defines a first accommodation space including a first aperture and a second aperture below the first aperture. The housing includes a first sidewall surrounding the first aperture, a second sidewall surrounding the second aperture, and a first support portion where a bottom end of the first sidewall and a top end of the second sidewall meet. The lens is located in the first aperture and is supported by the first support portion. One of the light-emitting component or the optical sensor is located in the first accommodation space. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187531 | INTENSITY-INDEPENDENT OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE - An intensity-independent optical computing device and method for performing multivariate optical computing based on changes in polarization of the reflected and/or transmitted electromagnetic radiation to thereby determine sample characteristics. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187532 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING A SATURATION-HEIGHT FUNCTION IN OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS - Saturation-height functions in oil and gas reservoirs are determined using methods that include quantifying the microporosity of the subterranean formation; determining the distribution of facies and microporosity as a function of depth; and calculating the saturation-height function for a given formation. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187533 | Creating Virtual Production Logging Tool Profiles For Improved History Matching - Systems and methods for creating virtual production logging tool profiles for improved history matching and proactive control of smart wells. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187534 | SEQUENTIAL FULLY IMPLICIT WELL MODEL WITH TRIDIAGONAL MATRIX STRUCTURE FOR RESERVOIR SIMULATION - A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir with a horizontal well or multiple vertical wells is simulated by sequential solution of reservoir and well equations to simulate fluid flow inside the reservoir and well production rates. Sequential solution of reservoir and well equations treats wells as specified bottom hole pressure wells. This avoids solving large matrices resulting from the simultaneous solution of the reservoir and well equations which can be computationally very expensive for large number of unknowns and require special sparse matrix solvers. Such sequential solution involves regular reservoir system solvers complemented by small matrices for the numerical solution of the well bottom hole pressures. The solution is performed on tridiagonal matrices for the adjacent reservoir cells to the well cells at the perforated well intervals; and a vector of the unknown reservoir potentials for the adjacent reservoir cells. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187535 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING WEATHER OBSERVATIONS USING INFRARED SPECTRAL RADIOMETRY - A method of weather observations by a constellation comprises at least a first duster of three micro-satellites each orbiting around earth, and each micro-satellites comprises a spectrometer. Orbiting the three micro-satellites of the first duster around the earth in three separate orbits offset with respect to one another. Staggering the three micro-satellites with respect to one another as they orbit. Selecting the offset and the staggering, of each of the three micro-satellites with respect to one another, so that each one of the three micro-satellites have a substantially identical viewing area as each one of the three micro-satellites orbits around the earth. Sequentially collecting observations, from each of the three micro-satellites, as the micro-satellites orbit around the earth and observe substantially identical viewing areas, to separately gather atmospheric measurements and provide critical data for weather forecasting by infrared temperature and humidity soundings and motion vector winds of the earth. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187536 | NON-VOLATILE PHOTONIC MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME - A photonic material capable of reflecting part of the light rays in a wavelength region from near-ultraviolet light to near-infrared light. The photonic material contains a block copolymer including a plurality of different polymer chains connected to one another. Each polymer chain independently forms a portion of an aggregated nanophase separated structure. At least one of the plurality of polymer chains is swelled with a non-volatile solvent. An example of such a photonic material may be a polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) block copolymer whose poly(2-vinylpyridine) phase is swelled with an ionic liquid. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187537 | OPTICAL FILM, AND POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE THAT USE THIS OPTICAL FILM - An optical film is provided containing cellulose acylate and at least one type of a compound denoted by the following Formula (I). | 2016-06-30 |
20160187538 | COMPOSITION FOR POLARIZING FILM, POLARIZING FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A composition for a polarizing film including a polymer and at least one of dichroic dye, wherein the dichroic dye includes a first dichroic dye represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having a molecular weight of greater than or equal to about 500 Daltons: | 2016-06-30 |
20160187539 | CELLULOSE ESTER BASED QUARTER WAVE PLATES HAVING NORMAL WAVELENGTH DISPERSION - The present invention pertains to an optical film for use as a quarter wave plate (QWP) having a normal wavelength dispersion curve. More specifically, this invention relates to a quarter wave plate based on cellulose ester polymer and fused ring additives. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187540 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIREFLECTION FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND COATING COMPOSITION - The method for producing an antireflection film is provided. The method includes, a step of coating a coating composition including the following components (A) to (D) on a base material to form a coating film, a step of volatilizing the solvent from the coating film for drying the coating film, and a step of curing the coating film to form a cured layer, in which a multilayer structure having different refractive indices from the coating composition is formed: (A) a fluorine-containing polymer with a specific structure, having a polyalkylene oxide group in the molecule, (B) non-surface-modified inorganic fine particles, or inorganic fine particles that are surface-treated with a silane coupling agent having a molecular weight of 600 or less, (C) a curable binder having no fluorine atom in the molecule, and (D) a solvent, provided that the mass ratio of [component (A)+component (B)]/[component (C)] is from 1/199 to 60/40. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187541 | APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING RADIATION BEAMS - Apparatus for co-aligning a plurality of laterally displaced radiation beams, each beam comprising a respective waveband, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a collimating element for receiving each of said radiation beams with respective lateral displacements and a combining element for receiving each of said radiation beams passed by said collimating element to cause the radiation beams to become co-aligned. At least one of the collimating element and the combining element comprises an anti-reflection layer for minimising reflection of the radiation beams from the at least one element. The layer comprises an array of microstructured protuberances which extend away from at least a portion of a surface of the respective element, and which comprise a cross-sectional area which reduces along the length thereof, from a proximal end of the protuberance disposed proximate the surface to a distal end of the protuberance. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187542 | MULTIPLE LIGHT COLLECTION AND LENS COMBINATIONS WITH CO-LOCATED FOCI FOR CURING OPTICAL FIBERS - A device for UV curing a coating or printed ink on a workpiece such as an optical fiber comprises at least two UV light sources equally spaced around a central axis, each UV light source comprising a reflector and a cylindrical lens, and the UV curing device configured to receive a workpiece along the central axis. The reflectors are configured to substantially reduce the emitting angle of light from the UV light sources, thereby directing the light substantially through the cylindrical lenses, the cylindrical lenses focusing the light intensely along a surface of the workpiece. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187543 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUCH AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160187544 | OPTICAL FILM, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, TOUCH PANEL, SURFACE PROTECTION FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film in which impact resistance and slipperiness of the film are excellent, and the occurrence of rainbow-like unevenness is suppressed. The present invention relates to an optical film containing a cyclic olefin-based resin and an elastomer, in which a content ratio of the elastomer is 5 mass % to 40 mass % with respect to the total mass of the optical film, and retardation Rth in a thickness direction in terms of a thickness of 40 μm is 6 nm to 90 nm. The present invention further relates to a transparent conductive film, a touch panel, a surface protection film, and a display device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187545 | Anti-Fog Optical Device - An optical device selectively used in a variety of physical activities including leisure sports. The anti-fog optical device includes: an outer lens unit | 2016-06-30 |
20160187546 | DYNAMIC APPEARANCE-CHANGING OPTICAL DEVICES (DACOD) PRINTED IN A SHAPED MAGNETIC FIELD INCLUDING PRINTABLE FRESNEL STRUCTURES - A printed image is disclosed wherein the image may be in the form of an array of magnetically aligned platelets or flakes that may by uniform in shape and size and wherein the flakes are arranged in a particularly manner to form optically illusive images useful as security devices, or useful in beam steering applications. In one embodiment of this invention printed array is disclosed a plurality of concentric rings of magnetically aligned platelets disposed upon a substrate in the form of a Fresnel structure, preferably a Fresnel reflector. Advantageously, since the magnetic field can be controlled with respect to strength and direction, one can easily design a field that will correct for spherical aberration that would otherwise be present in a typical Fresnel reflector. In other embodiments of the invention optically illusive images of funnels, domes and cones are printed. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187547 | COLOR MATERIAL, COLOR MATERIAL DISPERSION LIQUID, COLOR RESIN COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTERS, COLOR FILTER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention is to provide a color material dispersion liquid which is able to form a high-luminance coating film having excellent heat resistance, with adjusting the color tone of the coating film to a desired color tone. Disclosed is a color material dispersion liquid containing: (A) a color material, (B) a dispersant and (C) a solvent, wherein the color material (A) contains a color material (A-1) in which at least a cation represented by the following general formula (I) and a monovalent anion represented by the following general formula (II) form a salt: | 2016-06-30 |
20160187548 | POLARIZING FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE POLARIZING FILM - A polarizing film includes a melt-elongation film including a polyolefin selected from a polyethylene-polypropylene copolymer, a mixture of polyethylene and polypropylene, a mixture of polypropylene and a polyethylene-polypropylene copolymer, and a mixture thereof, and a dichroic dye, wherein the polyolefin includes about 0.15 to about 3 percent by weight of ethylene groups. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187549 | POLARIZING FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A polarizing film includes a core layer including a first hydrophobic polymer and a dichroic dye, and a first skin layer and a second skin layer disposed at respective sides of the core layer and including a second hydrophobic polymer, wherein the first skin layer, the core layer, and the second skin layer are integrated. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187550 | POLARIZING PLATE - A polarizing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a laminate produced by laminating a resin substrate having a percentage of water absorption of 0.2% or more and 3.0% or less and a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or more on one side of a polyvinyl alcohol-based film having a thickness of 30 μm or less, the laminate being subjected to dyeing treatment and stretching treatment including at least in-boric-acid-solution stretching. The polyvinyl alcohol-based film serves as a polarizing film and the resin substrate serves as a protective film for the polarizing film. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187551 | OPTICAL FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE USING THE OPTICAL FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an optical film including: a layer A containing a cyclic olefin-based resin; and a layer B containing a cyclic olefin-based resin, and having a thickness thinner than a thickness of the layer A, wherein a glass transition temperature Tg[B] of the layer B is lower than a glass transition temperature Tg[A] of the layer A. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187552 | COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FILM, AND FILMS AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A composition for an optical film, including a first liquid crystal compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a second liquid crystal compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, wherein a difference between a solubility parameter of the first liquid crystal compound and a solubility parameter of the second liquid crystal compound is about 2.50 to about 2.90 | 2016-06-30 |
20160187553 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZING PLATE, POLARIZING PLATE MANUFACTURED USING THE METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a polarizing plate safe in operation, less burdensome on the environment, and with excellent adhesion to a polarizer; also disclosed are a polarizing plate manufactured using said method, and a liquid crystal display device using said polarizing plate. In the method of manufacturing a polarizing plate, a polarizing plate is manufactured in which a protective film which is hydrophilized by alkali saponification is laminated to at least one surface of the polarizer. In the method, said protective film contains cellulose acetate, and the surface free energy before alkali saponification of said protective film satisfies formula (S | 2016-06-30 |
20160187554 | OPTICAL FILM - The present application relates to an optical film and a use thereof. In the present application, through control of an alignment state of a liquid crystal compound in a liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer may exhibit so-called reverse-wavelength dispersion while forming a single thin layer. An optical film including the liquid crystal layer may show optical modulation in a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting device (OLED), or the like, or may be used in various applications, for example, as an optical element capable of improving light utilization efficiency, an element for implementation of a stereoscopic image and quality improvement thereof, and so forth. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187555 | LUMINAIRE UTILIZING WAVEGUIDE - According to one aspect, an optical waveguide comprises a plurality of coupling cavities for directing light into a waveguide body spaced from a particular point. Further, each of the coupling cavities comprises a dimension that varies with distance from the particular point. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187556 | SUPER DIRECTIONAL LIGHT GUIDE FILM AND THIN FILM TYPE BACK LIGHT UNIT FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Provided is a back light unit for a display device that has a light guide film. The light guide film includes, for example, a light entering part at a first side; a light reflecting part disposed at a second side; and a light guiding part between the light entering part and the light reflecting part, wherein the light entering part selectively sends an incident light of an expanded light provided from a light source that satisfies a total reflection condition toward the light guiding part, and wherein the light reflecting part converts the incident light provided from the light guiding part into a collimated light and sends it to the light guiding part. | 2016-06-30 |