| 31st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20130193256 | INTERNAL WINCH FOR SELF PAYOUT AND RE-WIND OF A SMALL DIAMETER TETHER FOR UNDERWATER REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE - A cable containing an optical fiber is used to transmit data between an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and a support vessel floating on the surface of the water. The ROV stores the cable on a spool and releases the cable into the water as the ROV dives away from the support vessel. The ROV detects the tension in the cable and the rate that the cable is release from the ROV is proportional to the detected tension in the cable. After the ROV has completed the dive and retrieved by the support vessel, the cable can be retrieved from the water and rewound onto the spool in the ROV. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193257 | WIRE RETAINING RING FOR A WELDING SYSTEM - The subject embodiments are directed to a system to allow an uninterrupted flow of a coil welding wire from one container to another container, the coil of welding wire including a coil top and a coil bottom. Each container includes at least one vertically extending side wall, a closed bottom, a top opening for removing the welding wire and a wire coil receiving cavity within the outer packaging for receiving the wire coil, the feeding end and the trailing end being positionable near the top opening. A wire retaining ring is disposed on the coil top in the container and another said container, the wire retaining ring includes a slot that extends radially from a center of the coil to allow the trailing end of the coil to be drawn at a location away from the center of the coil. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193258 | PAPER SHEET MATERIAL DISPENSER APPARATUS - Toweling or other paper sheet material dispenser apparatus includes a sheet material support roller carrying a movable cutter blade. A user pulls on a sheet material tail to rotate the sheet material support roller and transport the sheet material. After the sheet material is substantially or completely severed by a cutter blade on the roller, an electric switch is closed and an electric motor energized to drive the roller and present a new tail to be pulled by a user. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193259 | WIRE RETAINING RING FOR A WELDING SYSTEM - The subject embodiments are directed to a wire packaging system for a coil of welding wire defining a bore, the system including a container adapted to receive the coil therein, the container having a base; a wire retainer having a base portion adapted to overlie the coil, the base portion defining an aperture adapted to overlie the bore of the coil; the base portion including a first support and a second support located on opposite sides of the aperture; each support extending upward from the base portion; a hold down assembly including a restraint supported near the base of the container and extending upward through the aperture to attach to a hold down member, the hold down member having first and second ends engageable with the first and second supports and the restraint adapted to apply a compressive force to the supports via attachment of the restraint to the hold down member. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193260 | WINDING SHAFT FOR A WINDER - The invention relates to a winding shaft for winding a continuous flexible material web into a roll. The winding shaft has means in order to adjust the diameter of the winding shaft surface to be wound between a reduced-diameter unused position and an expanded operating position, and the winding surface in the expanded position is formed jointlessly with a uniform curvature and is supported inward against the operational pressure around said winding surface in a dimensionally stable manner that is substantially uniform. A roll can thereby be wound without disruptions and then stored without a casing until the roll “dies”, said roll remaining stable during storage and not forming any disrupted zones on the inner face of the roll. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193261 | Sanitary roll paper towel holder - This invention solves some critical issues of contamination and waste of paper taken from a roll of paper towels for cleaning. Two hands are required to remove a sheet, one to restrain the roll and the other to pull the sheet away The hand restraining the roll will leave contamination, exposing others to bacteria. Users will consume more paper than is required to get a clean sheet. This invention solves the problem using a self adjusting vertical clamp bar to restrain the roll, that is held on a vertical post, and horizontal base, eliminating the need to use a second contaminated hand. The clamp bar will self adjust to roll size as sheets are removed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193262 | Anti-Snag Guiding Device For Hoses, Cables Or Other Flexible Longitudinal Elements - An anti-snag guiding device for a hose, cable or other flexible longitudinal element, designed to prevent such flexible longitudinal element, when laid across a floor or other surface, from becoming trapped or snagged by a wheel of a vehicle or with platform lifts or other types of tools existing in the work place. The anti-snag guiding device incorporates a rigid body made of a single piece of plastic, metal or equivalent material, having a wedge-shaped configuration with a curved profile allowing it to be inserted into the space between the wheel and the floor. The bottom side of the device is flat with a base made of rubber or other elastic material to provide a support element against the floor. The perimeter side surface of the body of the device has a curved-concave cross-section profile against which the flexible longitudinal element rests and slides. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193263 | ROADABLE AIRCRAFT AND RELATED SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a roadable aircraft vehicle ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193264 | Guided Munitions Protected by an Aerodynamic Cap - In the field of steered munitions intended to destroy a target after at least one flight phase followed by a target approach phase, a munition comprises a munition body of cylindrical shape of longitudinal axis having, on the same side as a front end of the munition which is the end intended to be directed toward the target, a front body comprising an optic of a guidance device that guides said munition toward the target, a cap for protecting the optic, secured to the munition body, characterized in that the protective cap comprises at least one recess having a pyrotechnic device intended to destroy said protective cap so as to free the optic and make the munition guidance device operational during the target approach phase. Application: steered or guided munitions such as those of the rocket or projectile type, or missiles. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193265 | Steering Section for Guided Munition - A steering section for guided munition comprises a steering body having n control surfaces folded inside or deployed protruding from the external surface. The steering section comprises a locking mechanism for the n control surfaces folded inside the steering body having a lock support secured thereto, a fixed sleeve secured to the lock support comprising a locking barrel, a mobile sleeve surrounding the fixed sleeve and slideable longitudinally along the locking barrel, the mobile sleeve comprising, on the outside of the fixed sleeve, a free end collaborating with the n control surfaces to keep them folded inside the steering body, a translational-locking device locking the translational movement along the mobile sleeve along the locking barrel deactivatable by unlocking force to trigger translational sliding movement of the mobile sleeve along the locking barrel and release the n control surfaces which can then move from their folded position into their deployed position. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193266 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR LIGHTER THAN AIR (LTA) PLATFORMS - An apparatus includes a lighter than air platform, a reversible propulsive/wind turbine, a deployable anchor to constrain movement of the lighter than air platform with respect to an anchor point allowing wind to drive the turbine, and a generator/motor coupled to the turbine to produce electrical power when movement of the lighter than air platform is constrained. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193267 | Nose-Wheel Steering Actuator - An actuator comprises a shaft | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193268 | BLUFF BODY NOISE CONTROL - An aircraft noise-reduction apparatus comprise a flow-facing element ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193269 | UAV PAYLOAD MODULE CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND RETRACTION MECHANISM - In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193270 | STRUCTURALLY DESIGNED AERODYNAMIC RIBLETS - An array of aerodynamic riblets is formed with a surface layer for adhering to an aerodynamic surface and a plurality of riblet tips having a parabolic cross section extending from the surface layer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193271 | DRAINAGE MAST OF THE COMPARTMENT OF THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OF AN AIRCRAFT - A drainage mast ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193272 | EXPENDABLE AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - Methods and systems for aerial delivery utilize expendable materials. An expendable aerial delivery system comprises wood, textile and/or other expendable materials, for example materials suitable for disposing via burning or crushing in a forward area. In this manner, valuable and/or expensive metal platforms can be eliminated from airdrops, thus preventing insurgent repurposing of these platforms into improvised explosive devices and other implements of warfare. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193273 | WINGTIP FIN OF AN AIRCRAFT - A wingtip fin of an aircraft comprising an upstanding fin body, the fin body having an inboard face and an outboard face and a recess defined there within, a display screen assembly in the recess in the fin body, the display screen assembly comprising a translucent face, substantially flush with and forming at least part of the inboard face or the outboard face of the fin body, and a display screen arranged in the recess such that images displayed on the display screen are visible through the translucent face. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193274 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND GUIDANCE-INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An in-vehicle information display system includes a plurality of display devices each of which operates by receiving supply of alternating-current power obtained by converting power from a wiring or of direct-current power output from a power storage device and each of which performs guidance display to passengers, and a terminal device that operates by receiving supply of direct-current power from the power storage device and that distributes guidance display information used for the guidance display toward the display devices. The terminal device directly transmits the guidance display information to a part of the display devices, each of the display devices acquires the guidance display information from the terminal device either directly or via another display device, and the display device that acquires the guidance display information directly from the terminal device among the display devices operates by receiving supply of direct-current power from the power storage device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193275 | RAILROAD CROSSING - The present invention relates to a railroad crossing ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193276 | SYSTEM FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER AND ROBUST POSITION SENSING - Linear synchronous motors (LSM) propel rail vehicles with greater efficiency and less environmental impact than diesel locomotives. LSM engines may require a position signal to commutate the windings of the ISM. This disclosure describes systems and methods for accurate determination of vehicle position based on position information derived from inductive power received and acceleration of the vehicle. Another aspect of the systems/methods is to estimate vehicle position with GPS and/or RFID readings of tags external to the vehicle. These estimates may be used to identify faults in vehicle position measurement, update the determined vehicle position, and correct acceleration estimates. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193277 | BRANCHING DEVICE AND TRACK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - Provided is a branching device (D), which includes a branch line side guide rail ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193278 | BRANCHING DEVICE AND CENTER GUIDE-TYPE TRACK-BASED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A main line movable rail is disposed between a near-side main line rail and a forward-side main line rail which are disposed as a center guide rail so as to sandwich a branching section. The main line movable rail is supported so as to swing at the center of a first end at a position at which the first end is continuous to the forward-side main line rail. A locking action mechanism allows a second end of the main line movable rail to be engaged with an engagement member, thereby locking the second end so as not to undergo displacement at a guide position at which the second end of the main line movable rail is continuous to the near-side main line rail. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193279 | BAND CLIP - A band clip includes a body, a band integral with the body, and a clip that is attached to the body. The body has a vertical plate with a band insertion hole and a horizontal plate with a clip attachment hole. The band extends from the vertical plate. Locking holes penetrate the band at intervals. The clip includes a shaft that is fit into the clip attachment hole of the body, a wing on one end of the shaft, a band locking claw at another end of the shaft, and a body locking claw on an intermediate portion of the shaft. The band is wrapped around a group of wires and inserted into the band insertion hole. The band locking claw of the clip is inserted into and locked to a band locking hole, and the body locking claw contacts the surface of the body. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193280 | Medical Arm Support - An arm support board for supporting the arm and wrist of a medical patient with the wrist advantageously exposed for an invasive medical procedure. The arm support board may comprise a base which is generally triangular in side view, a discardable liner which mounts to the upper surface of the base to engage the arm of the patient, and discardable straps for affixing the arm of the patient to the arm support board. The straps may be passed through slots which pass through the liner. The arm support board may comprise a supplemental two part articulated support board which follows the configuration of the arm of the patient. The base may incorporate a track for slidably receiving the supplemental support board. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193281 | RELEASABLE LOCKING CONNECTOR - A connector for an equipment support includes a housing having an interior area defined by a wall. The interior area extends inwardly from an opening on one end thereof. The wall has one or more longitudinal slots extending through the wall. The connector includes one or more engagement pads positioned in the interior area and being radially moveable in the longitudinal slot. The engagement pads have an exterior engagement surface and a tapered interior engagement surface. The connector includes a plunger moveably positioned in the interior area. The plunger defines a tapered exterior surface that tapers radially inward from a first end thereof and terminates at a seating end. The tapered exterior surface slidingly engages the tapered interior engagement surface. The plunger defines an activation portion. The engagement pads move radially in response to a force applied to the activation portion of the plunger. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193282 | HOLDER FOR A SHELF - The invention relates to a holder for mounting a shelf on the infusion stand of a medical device, for example, a dialysis machine. With this holder, a shelf surface for utilitarian objects on the dialysis machine is made available to the user. A shelf which is to be fastened on the infusion stand is necessary in particular with dialysis machines whose display screen is not integrated into the machine housing but instead is attached to the infusion stand. The surface of the machine in this case can no longer be used as a shelf surface. The holder can be mounted and removed easily without the assistance of tools. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193283 | Work Table Having Elevated Support Members - A work table having elevated support members is disclosed. The work table includes a plurality of generally parallel support arrangements. Each of the plurality of generally parallel support arrangements including a plurality of raised portions, wherein the plurality of raised portions are distributed substantially evenly along each of the plurality of generally parallel support arrangements. Each of the plurality of raised blocks defines an opening configured for receiving an attachment. The work table also includes an adaptor plate. The adapter plate may include a base member and a plurality of inserts, wherein the plurality of inserts are spaced apart for insertion into a plurality of raised block openings to removably attach the adaptor plate to the work table. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193284 | STAND STRUCTURE - A stand structure includes a vertically aligned central pillar that is not connected to a subsurface and an upper bearing surface for a construction. At least three foot elements are disposed around the central pillar and configured to be connected to the subsurface. Each of the foot elements is connected to at least one upper radial strut and at least one lower radial strut. Each of the struts has a central longitudinal axis, an upper attachment to the central pillar and a lower attachment to a respective one of the foot elements. The central longitudinal axes of each of the upper radial struts has a convexly curved profile beginning at a respective one of the upper attachments. At least one tensile element is disposed so as to compensate buckling forces for each of the upper radial struts. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193285 | Leveling device for portable stove - A leveling device for a portable stove with a first and second spine member each having a slot, four arms and four metal threaded posts. The spine members can slide in or out to create a long or short spine. The elongate arms each have a slot and are each pinned through the slots of the arms to each end of the spine members. The threaded posts are each screwed into mating threaded apertures at each end of the arms. The four elongate arms can be rotated and extended or retracted to accommodate the size of the base of a portable stove so that the portable stove may be placed on top of the spine and arms and that the threaded posts can be adjusted in right to accommodate any irregularities in terrain that the stove would otherwise be resting upon. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193286 | PORTABLE AND RESUABLE CONNECTION DEVICE HAVING SECURE ANCHOR POINT - A mounting bracket to be utilized in a fall protection system. The mounting bracket includes an adjustable securing means to anchor to structural members of varying sizes and an adjustable anchor point to receive and secure a post therein. The adjustable securing means includes a first bracket and a second bracket capable of being secured together in different configurations (based on different heights of the structural member) to anchor the adjustable securing means to the structural member. The adjustable anchor point is to receive the post within a defined distance from the structural member and may include one or more open-ended receiving stanchions. The adjustable anchor point is capable of securing the post in different configurations. The post includes a plurality of brackets capable of holding railings in order to create a guardrail. The posts may include other items and be utilized in other systems. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193287 | GARDEN HANGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The garden hanging apparatus comprises a bracket, a hook member, and one or more clamping members. The bracket comprises a extending member, and a brace member. In other embodiments, the bracket further comprises a vertical member. In such embodiments, the brace member spans between and is coupled to the extending and vertical members. A method of positioning an object adjacent to a fence post, is provided, the method comprising the steps of providing a fence post; providing an apparatus comprising one or more arcuate tension members and an extension member, the one or more tension members being directly or indirectly coupled to the extension member; pressing the apparatus against a longitudinal side of the post such that the post is positioned within a space defined by first and second ends of the one or more tension members; and positioning the object on the extension member. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193288 | MOUNTING DEVICE - A mounting device typically used for mounting line-of-site equipment, that allows easy, steady, and incremental rotation of the device in the vertical axis, and 360° rotation in the horizontal axis, while also allowing rotation and tilt of the mounted equipment. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193289 | CLAMP - A clamp is disclosed for coupling an accessory to a tube. The clamp includes a base configured to receive an accessory, and first and second arms rotatably coupled to the base by way of flexible members. Another flexible member adjoins ends of the first and second arms to define a continuous clamping surface for receiving the tube. The clamping surface has a size substantially identical to an outer diameter of the tube. A locking system is configured to restrict rotational and lateral movement of the first and second arms relative to each other. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193290 | Low-profile quick-adjust mount for laptop computer - A mount is provided for removably attaching a laptop computer releasably connected to a platform in a vehicle. The mount includes a handle, an interface bay, a pivot plate, a plurality of holders, and a collar. The handle mounts to the vehicle. The interface bay removably attaches to the platform onto which the computer mounts. The pivot plate mounts to the bay. Each of the holders wraps around the handle and attaches to the pivot plate. The collar releasably secures the pivot plate at an angle relative to vehicle horizontal. The platform can rotate in pitch relative to the handle and can pivot in roll relative to the pivot plate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193291 | CONFIGURABLE COMPUTER DISPLAY STAND BEARING SIGNAGE WITH A USER-SELECTED ONE OF MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS TO PHYSICALLY CONFORM TO POINT OF SALE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS - A display stand for a laptop computer has an L-shaped spine supporting the computer. A T-shaped upper advertising substrate holder can be slid into the vertical leg of the spine in one of multiple orientations, i.e., with the cross-bar of the T horizontal to the ground or vertical to the ground on either the left side or right side of the computer, as point of sale (POS) physical constraints demand. In all orientations of the upper holder, an upper advertising substrate is supported by the upper holder in a vertical orientation. A T-shaped lower advertising substrate holder can be slid into the horizontal leg of the spine to support a lower advertising substrate in a horizontal orientation. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193292 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A supporting structure for an electronic device is provided to reduce the thickness or volume of device structures in conventional skills. The supporting structure includes a connecting arm having a first end and a second end which are substantially pivoted to a side region of a sliding and/or rotating module and an edge portion of a substrate module, respectively. With the connecting arm being rotated in response to the movement of the sliding and/or rotating module, the rotation or combination type can be provided between the first and second ends of the connecting arm and the side regions of the sliding and/or rotating module and the edge portion of the substrate module, thereby improving difficulties of the internal structure and design of the assembly of conventional supporting structure and electronic device. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193293 | Vacuum Anchor System - A vacuum anchor for securing a fall protection system to a surface has a gas inlet to receive pressurised gas from a gas container and generates a vacuum to secure the anchor to a surface. An attachment enables a fall protection system to be connected to the anchor, the attachment being rotatably mounted to the anchor. A container mounting device is provided for mounting the gas container to the anchor in connection with the gas inlet, the container mounting means being rotatable with the rotatable. Alternatively or additionally, the gas inlet is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the attachment means. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193294 | TRIPOD HEAD PANEL DEVICE - A tripod head panel device of a tripod head comprises a tripod head panel and a removably mounted snap-fit plate. The tripod head panel comprises a fixed plate, a moveable plate mounted underneath the fixed plate, and a driving plate mounted underneath the moveable plate. The fixed plate comprises a supporting base plate and a first retaining wall protruding upward from the supporting base plate. The moveable plate comprises a supporting base plate and a second retaining wall protruding upward from the supporting base plate, with a driving hole provided in the center of the moveable plate. The driving plate comprises a base mounted underneath the moveable plate and a handle extending from an end of the base, with an offset cam inside the driving hole formed on the seat. The snap-fit plate is mounted on the supporting base plate between the first and the second retaining walls. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193295 | WALL STAND - A wall stand comprising a column, a detector box, a support arm configured to support the detector box, a rotary shaft mounted on the support arm, a rotary bracket attached to the detector box, wherein the rotary bracket is rotatable around the rotary shaft, and a drive mechanism configured to move the detector box on a plane supported by the rotary bracket in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotary shaft. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193296 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat slidable in a front-rear direction comprises a lower rail ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193297 | SLIDER CLIP AND PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURE MOUNTING SYSTEM - Described herein is a mounting system and slider clips that support simplified installation of photovoltaic structures. The mounting system comprises a support structure which can be mounted to support columns via an optional tilt table. The support structure comprises a plurality of parallel spaced beams and a plurality of parallel spaced rails that are mounted approximately perpendicular to the beams. Disclosed embodiments describe a collapsible support structure in which the rails are pivotally mounted to the beams. Rails are preassembled with prefabricated slider clips for holding edge portions of the photovoltaic structures. Rails can also be integrally formed with slider clips. Described herein are also methods of installing one or more photovoltaic structures using the mounting system and methods for manufacturing slider clips and a photovoltaic structure mounting system. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193298 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE MOUNTING STRUCTURE WITH SECONDARY LOAD PATH - A connection for mounting an aircraft engine to an aircraft pylon has a plate to be bolted to a portion of an aircraft engine, and a body extending rearwardly from the plate. The body has a main pivot attachment to a balance beam, which has thrust links pivotally attached to the balance beam. A back-up connection is included between the balance beam and the body such that the back-up connection allows normal pivoting movement of the balance beam relative to the body without contact at the back-up connection. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193299 | SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUSES - A supporting apparatus is disclosed. The supporting apparatus has a supporting device comprising a plurality of connected planar panels with a first panel, a second panel, an optional third panel, a fourth panel, and a fifth panel, and a locking component coupled to an edge region of at least one of the planar panels. The supporting apparatus further comprises a restraining unit configured to engage the series of connected panels such that the such that an edge of each of the first panel, the second panel, the fourth panel, and the fifth panel is restricted to movement within a base plane, the base plane being aligned with an orientation of the restraining unit, while another edge of each of the first panel, the second panel, the fourth panel, and the fifth panel is capable of moving out of the base plane. The electronic device can be a keyboard, a tablet computer, etc. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193300 | MUD FLAP BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A mud flap bracket assembly comprises a functional frame bracket assembly and one or more interchangeable bracket covers. The frame bracket assembly has unitary frame bracket that is formed from a sheet metal blank that is configured to form and integral spring mount and integral slots to mount a frame seat. The frame bracket has integral slots that mount mud flap clips that are adjustable within the slots for mounting mud flaps of different hole configurations. The frame bracket assembly is assembled with integral fasteners and without welds. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193301 | SOLAR PANEL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR A ROOF - An attachment system is provided. In another aspect, an elongated member is inserted through support assembly to secure the support assembly to a building roof. Another aspect employs a bracket having a guide pin that engages a pin receptacle on a stand as the bracket is lowered onto the stand. A method of attaching a solar panel to a building is additionally provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193302 | Bow hanging apparatus - Archery artisans using 21 | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193303 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STAR TRACKER WITH PRECISION FOCAL PLANE POSITION CONTROL FOR SMALL CUBESAT-CLASS SATELLITES - An optical system for use in an Earth-orbiting satellite includes a plurality of image sensors disposed on a focal plane having a reference axis orthogonal thereto, optics configured to focus incident light onto the image sensors, a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the image sensors and configured to translate the image sensors in at least two axes each orthogonal to the reference axis, and at least one controller operably coupled to the plurality of image sensors and the piezoelectric actuator. The image sensors are configured to generate at least one image frame from light detected by the plurality of image sensors, the image frame including a target star and at least one guide star. The controller is configured to stabilize the position of the target star by adjusting the position of the piezoelectric actuator based on the changes in the position of the guide star. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193304 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a circuit board including a mount surface and a non-mount surface opposite the mount surface, a photoelectric conversion element mounted on the mount surface of the circuit board, an optical coupling member for holding an optical fiber and optically coupling the optical fiber and the photoelectric conversion element, a semiconductor circuit element mounted on the mount surface of the circuit board, and electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion element, a plate-shaped supporting member arranged so as to sandwich the optical coupling member between the supporting member and the circuit board, and an electrically conductive body supported by the supporting member, extended in a thickness direction of the supporting member, and connected at one end to an electrode provided on the non-mount surface of the circuit board. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193305 | VARIABLE VOLTAGE ROW DRIVER FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - An example image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array of columns and rows, a row driver, and a control logic circuit. The row driver is coupled to pixels in a row of the array to provide a variable driving voltage to drive transistors included in the pixels of the row. The control logic circuit is coupled to provide one or more control logic signals to the row driver. The row driver adjusts a magnitude of the driving voltage in response to the one or more control logic signals. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193306 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER, ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND CAMERA - An analog-digital converter includes: comparators disposed to correspond to analog signals which are converted into digital signals and configured to compare a voltage value of the analog signal, which is converted into the digital signal, with a voltage value of a predetermined reference signal; counters disposed to correspond to the comparators and configured to count a count value at the time point when the comparison process of the corresponding comparator is finished; and a determiner configured to determine a time point when all the comparators finish their comparison processes. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193307 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSION OF DARK CURRENT - A method, system and device for reducing dark current, by clamping the voltage across the photodiode to about zero using local storage of charge, in an array of pixel cells in which each pixel cell has a photodiode configured to receive light and generate a photocharge during an integration period. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193308 | Multiband Photodetector Utilizing Unipolar and Bipolar Devices - Multi-band photodetectors can be formed by series connecting unipolar and, optionally, bipolar semiconductor structures, each having different photodetection bands. Under default mode of operation, the detector with highest resistance and lowest current will be the current limiting device and will be the active photodetector. When the active photodetector is illuminated with strong light in its own detection band it will be optically biased. This active photodetector will no longer be the highest resistance device, and the next photodetector will be the active photodetector. Repeating this operation pattern, allows switching photodetection bands of the multi-band photodetector. The resistances, dark current and photocurrent of the devices should be engineered to have proper switching. Moreover, the illuminating surface, and photodetector placement should be optimized for proper light biasing. The current passing through the device will always be equal to the current of the active photodetector. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193309 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE DURING MOTION WITH HIGH SHUTTER SPEED, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of suppressing changes in luminance during motion with high shutter speed while minimizing image degradation. An image pickup device accumulates electric charge corresponding to an amount of light incident thereon. An amplification unit amplifies a signal obtained as a result of accumulating electric charge in the image pickup apparatus. A control unit controls an electric charge accumulation time period in the image pickup device. An adjustment unit adjusts an amplification factor for the amplification unit. In a case where the control unit changes the electric charge accumulation time period while the image pickup device is repeatedly accumulating electric charge, the adjustment unit adjusts an amplification factor in accordance with the amount of change in the electric charge accumulation time period, and after adjustment, the adjustment unit brings the adjusted amplification factor close to an amplification factor before adjustment in steps. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193310 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first capacitance and a second capacitance that hold a signal, a switch provided between a signal line and the first capacitance, a capacitance adjustment unit electrically connected to the second capacitance, and a connection unit configured to electrically connect the first capacitance provided to one of signal processing units to the second capacitance provided to another one of the signal processing units. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193311 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The solid-state imaging device includes an imaging region having pixel units two-dimensionally arranged, each of the pixel units including a photodiode formed on a semiconductor substrate. The imaging region includes, as a unit of arrangement, a pixel block having four of the pixel units arranged in a two-by-two matrix. The pixel block includes a red pixel detecting a red signal, a blue pixel detecting a blue signal, a white pixel detecting a first luminance signal, and another white pixel detecting a second luminance signal. A light attenuation filter is provided above the other white pixel to reduce transmittance of light in a visible light region. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193312 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a back-illuminated solid-state imaging device including forming a mask with apertures corresponding to a pixel pattern on the surface of a semiconductor layer, implanting second-conductivity-type impurity ions into the semiconductor layer from the front side of the layer to form second-conductivity-type photoelectric conversion parts and forming a part where no ion has been implanted into a pixel separation region, forming at the surface of the semiconductor layer a signal scanning circuit for reading light signals obtained at the photoelectric conversion parts after removing the mask, and removing the semiconductor substrate and a buried insulating layer from the semiconductor layer after causing a support substrate to adhere to the front side of the semiconductor layer. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193313 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device of one embodiment includes a light receiving section including of a plurality of pixels | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193314 | OPTICAL OPERATING ELEMENT, MORE PARTICULARLY PUSHBUTTON OR SWITCH - An optical operating element comprises a light-emitting transmitter, an optical receiver, a prism, and a cover. The prism has a side surface that is an active sensor area, and the prism is arranged below the cover such that the active sensor area is oriented substantially parallel to the underside of the cover. The cover has a sensor region which is above the active sensor area and which has a transmittance of at most 99%, at most 95%, at most 90%, at most 80% or at most 50%. Light emitted by the transmitter is guided through the prism and passes through the active sensor area and the cover. The emitted light reflected at an object enters through the sensor region and the active sensor area and is guided through the prism to the receiver. A change in reflection is identified by an evaluation circuit and is interpreted as switching. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193315 | LINE OF SIGHT STABILIZATION SYSTEM - An optical system ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193316 | RADIATION DOSIMETRY METHOD - A radiation dosimetry method and associated devices for carrying out the method are disclosed herein. More particularly, a method and associated apparatus which compensates for variations in amounts of a radiation sensitive material in a radiation dosimetry film is provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193317 | METHODS OF USING HALOGENATED PEPTIDES AS INTERNAL STANDARDS FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY - Methods of using halogenated peptides as internal standards for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and novel halogenated peptides useful for the same, are disclosed. In particular, methods of using halogenated peptides as internal standards in proteomic analyses, as well as methods of using halogenated peptides to conduct quality control assessments of and/or to calibrate liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry systems are disclosed. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193318 | ION SOURCE FOR MASS SPECTROMETERS - Ion sources for use in mass spectrometry (MS) systems are described. The ion sources each comprise an ion funnel and an ionization source configured to ionize neutral analyte molecules. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193319 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING BORON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION BY PTIMS - STATIC DOUBLE COLLECTION - A method for determining boron isotopic composition by PTIMS (Positive Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry)—static double collection realizes simultaneous static collection of m/e309 peak and m/e308 peak by double Faraday cups through adjusting the two parameters Focus Quad and Dispersion Quad in Zoom Optics, and completes high-accuracy determination of boron isotopic composition. The method includes (1) determining Focus Quad and Dispersion Quad parameters in the Zoom Optics of the ion source; (2) determining the two parallel cups in the Faraday collector and their parameters; (3) determining the collection mass number of the center cup of the Faraday collector. The method of the present invention establishes a method for determining boron isotopic composition by static collection with double Faraday cups under the condition of not changing high voltage parameters and Faraday cup hardware setting, greatly shortens data acquisition time compared to the dynamic peak jumping method, and improves the sensitivity and internal and external accuracy of the determination of boron isotopic composition by PTIMS. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193320 | Mass spectrometer with a wide dynamic range - A mass spectrometer with a wide dynamic range, having:—a source ( | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193321 | Systems and Methods for Investigating a Characteristic of a Material Using Electron Microscopy - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for determining an characteristic of a material. The characteristics may include, but are not limited to, crystallographic and chemical composition characteristics of a material. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193322 | PHASE PLATE - A phase plate for a charged particle beam system, such as a transmission electron microscope (TEM), is described. The phase plate comprises a support having a through-hole and an elongate member which is magnetisable in a direction along its length and which extends partially across the through-hole and which is narrower than the through-hole. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193323 | INFRARED SECURITY SENSOR - An infrared security sensor device includes a light projector | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193324 | INTEGRATED TERAHERTZ IMAGING SYSTEMS - A low-power 4×4-pixel THz camera with responsivity greater than 2.5 MV/W and sub-10 pW/√Hz NEP at 0.25 THz is integrated in 130 nm silicon without using either high-resistivity substrates or silicon lenses. Imaging results with a fully integrated radiating CMOS power source demonstrate the first entirely silicon-based THz imager. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193325 | Method And Apparatus For Siloxane Measurements In A Biogas - A method is provided for monitoring one or more silicon-containing compounds present in a biogas. The method includes generating a first absorption spectrum based on a ratio of a first spectral measurement and a second spectral measurement. The first spectral measurement is from a non-absorptive gas having substantially no infrared absorptions in a specified wavelength range of interest and the second spectral measurement is from a sample gas comprising the biogas. The method includes generating at least one surrogate absorption spectrum based on, at least, individual absorption spectrum for each of a subset of one or more silicon-containing compounds selected from a larger set of known silicon-containing compounds with known concentrations. A total concentration of the one or more silicon-containing compounds in the biogas can be calculated based on the first absorption spectrum and the at least one surrogate absorption spectrum. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193326 | NON-LINEAR CALIBRATION OF NIGHT VISION MICROBOLOMETER - An apparatus and method for reducing nonlinearity artifacts in an IR imaging system applies a non-linear correcting function to signals received from a microbolometer. The non-linear correcting function can be a second-order polynomial, a third-order polynomial, some other formula, or a table from which corrections can be interpolated. In embodiments, the correcting function is automatically adjusted according to an ambient temperature measurement, to which a non-linear correction can be applied, either in a separate step or as an adjustment to the correcting function applied to the microbolometer signals. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193327 | FLUORESCENT DETECTOR - The present invention relates to a water-soluble liquid composition and its use to detect leaks and/or as antifreeze for water-based circuits. The composition comprises at least one fluorescent product and at least one liquid miscible with water. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193328 | ON-BELT ANALYSER SYSTEM - An analyser system including an on-belt analyser having a housing adapted to be positioned across a path of a conveyor belt which carries material to be analysed, wherein the housing defines a tunnel dimensioned to allow the belt to travel therethrough in suspended relation in order to allow analysis of the material without the belt contacting the analyser. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193329 | LITHIUM BASED SCINTILLATORS FOR NEUTRON DETECTION - A neutron scintillator composite (NSC) is made of a neutron scintillator and a binder. The neutron scintillator of the composite has the formula Li | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIXELATED DETECTOR CALIBRATION - Present embodiments relate to the calibration of detectors having one or more arrays of pixelated detectors. According to an embodiment, a method includes detecting optical outputs generated by a plurality of scintillation crystals of a detector with an array of pixelated detectors, generating, with the array of pixelated detectors, respective signals indicative of the optical outputs, generating, from the respective signals, a unique energy spectrum correlated to each of the plurality of scintillation crystals, grouping subsets of the plurality of scintillation crystals into macrocrystals, determining a representative energy spectrum peak for each macrocrystal based on the respective energy spectra of the scintillation crystals in the macrocrystal, comparing a value of the representative energy spectrum peak for each macrocrystal with a target peak value, and adjusting an operating parameter of at least one pixelated detector in the array of pixelated detectors as a result of the comparison. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193331 | SCINTILLATION PIXEL ARRAY WITH REDUCED CROSS TALK - A scintillator pixel array can include a housing and a plurality of scintillator pixels within the housing. Further, the scintillator pixel array can include a grid structure within the housing. The grid structure can separate the plurality of pixels into rows and columns. Further, the grid structure can include an opaque layer configured to substantially prevent pixel-to-pixel cross talk within the plurality of scintillator pixels. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193332 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUSES INCLUDING OPTICAL COUPLING MATERIAL, AND PROCESSES OF FORMING THE SAME - A radiation detection apparatus can have optical coupling material capable of absorbing wavelengths of light within approximately 75 nm of a wavelength of scintillating light of a scintillation member of the radiation detection apparatus. In an embodiment, the optical coupling material can be disposed between a photosensor of the radiation detection apparatus and the scintillation member. In a particular embodiment, the composition of the optical coupling material can include a dye. In an illustrative embodiment, the dye can have a corresponding a* coordinate, a corresponding b* coordinate, and an L* coordinate greater than 0. In another embodiment, the optical coupling material can be disposed along substantially all of a side of the photosensor. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193333 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiographic image capture device includes a radiation detector and a determination section. The radiation detector includes a first sensor for radiographic image capture and a second sensor for radiation detection. The determination section determines whether or not radiation has been detected by the radiation detector based on a ratio of a first value obtained by the first sensor to a second value obtained by the second sensor. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193334 | IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY DETECTOR, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a sensor including a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional pattern, a sample-hold unit configured to sample and hold a signal obtained from each pixel, and a reading unit configured to perform scanning in such a way as to perform a plurality of non-destructive reading operations for pixels of one row and as to read pixels of the next row, and to subsequently perform scanning in a row direction and a column direction to read the signal having been sampled and held by the sample-hold unit, an A/D conversion unit configured to perform analog/digital conversion processing on the signal read by the reading unit, an averaging processing unit configured to perform averaging processing on the signal converted by the A/D conversion unit, for each pixel, and a digital binning unit configured to perform binning processing using the signal processed by the averaging processing unit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193335 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A flat panel sensor control unit reads image data from each region formed by dividing a flat panel. A write access control unit writes the image data read by the flat panel sensor control unit in a frame memory. A read access control unit starts reading the image data from the frame memory in response to that the writing of the image data to the frame memory becomes a predetermined state. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193336 | MODIFICATION OF SOLID STATE CdZnTe (CZT) RADIATION DETECTORS WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY OR HIGH RESOLUTION OPERATION - An apparatus and process is provided to illustrate the manipulation of the internal electric field of CZT using multiple wavelength light illumination on the crystal surface at RT. The control of the internal electric field is shown through the polarization in the IR transmission image under illumination as a result of the Pockels effect. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193337 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SHARED CHARGE IN PIXELATED IMAGE DETECTORS - Systems and methods for providing a shared charge in pixelated image detectors are provided. One method includes providing a plurality of pixels for a pixelated solid state photon detector in a configuration such that a charge distribution is detected by at least two pixels and obtaining charge information from the at least two pixels. The method further includes determining a position of an interaction of the charge distribution with the plurality of pixels based on the obtained charge information. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193338 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING AN ASSET - This disclosure describes an apparatus and inspection system that is useful to inspection tubes (e.g., boiler tubes). The apparatus can comprise a housing and a pair of translating baffles that engage the outside of the housing. In one embodiment, the housing moves relative to the translating baffles during rotation of the housing to change the orientation of the housing relative to the boiler tubes. The housing and the translating baffles maintain engagement to prevent radiation from leaking out of the housing and into the surrounding environment. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193339 | RADIATION IRRADIATION INITIATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION IRRADIATION INITIATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A radiation irradiation initiation detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an averaging unit, a calculation unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires a detection result for each of frames from a detection section that detects radiation. The averaging unit averages the detection results of a plural number of frames, which detection results have been previously acquired by the acquisition unit. The calculation unit calculates at least one of a difference or a ratio between the most recent detection result acquired by the acquisition unit and an averaging result from the averaging unit. The determination unit determines whether or not irradiation of radiation has been initiated on the basis of calculation results from the calculation unit. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193340 | ELECTRON BEAM FOCUSING ELECTRODE AND ELECTRON GUN USING THE SAME - An electron beam focusing electrode and an electron gun using the same may include a plate having a polygonal through-hole; at least a projecting portion formed on at least one side of the through-hole. By using the electron beam focusing electrode, a spreading phenomenon of an electron beam having a rectangular cross section may be reduced. Further, the output of the electron gun may be increased, and electron beams may be easily focused. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193341 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR MANIPULATING CHARGED PARTICLE STREAMS - A multiple-deflection blanker for charged particle beam lithography includes a support structure, a first pair of electrodes mounted to the support structure and providing a first electric field, a second pair of electrodes mounted to the support structure and providing a second electric field, at least a third pair of electrodes mounted to the support structure and providing a third electric field, and a surface, such as, an aperture or knife edge, positioned to obstruct a charged particle beam passed through the electric fields. The blanker may include at least a fourth pair of electrodes providing a fourth electric field and apparatus for regulating the time of the excitation of the electric fields. Methods for exposing media to charged particles and aperture holders are also provided. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193342 | Deconvolution of Time-Gated Cathodoluminescence Images - A method for generating a cathodoluminescence map comprising the steps of: generating an intensity modulated charged particle beam; focusing said charged particle beam on a specimen; gating temporally the cathodoluminescence emitted by said specimen to provide time-gated cathodoluminescence; measuring the time-gated cathodoluminescence for different charged particle beam positions on the specimen to generate a cathodoluminescence map; deconvoluting the cathodoluminescence map to improve the resolution of said cathodoluminescence map. The invention further provides devices for carrying out such methods. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193343 | SAMPLE DEVICE FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - Provided is a sample device for a charged particle beam, which facilitates the delivery of a sample between an FIB and an SEM in an isolated atmosphere. An atmosphere isolation unit | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193344 | DEVICE FOR STERILIZING CLOSURES FOR CONTAINERS - An apparatus for sterilizing cap-like closures for closing bottles includes a conveying system to move the cap-like closures through a treatment zone in which the cap-like closures are exposed to ultraviolet radiation for sterilization, the treatment zone having ultraviolet radiation sources for emitting ultraviolet light. Within the treatment zone, the conveying system includes a rotor that can be driven to rotate about a vertical rotor axis, and closure holders formed on a periphery of the rotor. Each closure holder is oriented with a longitudinal extension thereof in a direction of the rotor axis. The closure holders are configured for moving the cap-like closures vertically from top to bottom through the treatment zone on a treatment section between a closure supply and a closure discharge. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193345 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS - Fluorescence observation apparatus includes laser scanning fluorescence observation unit and wide field fluorescence observation unit. The former unit includes: lasers; scanning unit that scans sample by laser light; and detector that detects fluorescence from the sample excited by the laser light. The latter unit includes: light source to planar-illuminate the sample; excitation filters that are selectively arranged on light path from the light source, and that correspond to the lasers, respectively; and two-dimensional detector that detects fluorescence from the sample excited by light that has passed through excitation filter arranged on light path from the light source. Each of the excitation filters has optical property in which center wavelength of transmissive band is approximately the same as oscillation wavelength of corresponding laser and bandwidth of transmissive band is approximately the same as tolerance width of oscillation wavelength of corresponding laser. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193346 | Method for Identifying an Object - The invention relates to a method for identifying an object, wherein said object has a security element, which contains one or more inorganic luminescent pigments, wherein the method comprises the steps of producing an emission spectrum of the luminescent pigment and comparing the obtained emission spectrum with the spectrum specified for the security element. The invention further relates to a security element, by means of which it is possible to determine the authenticity of a product in a simple manner. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193347 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CONTENT OF THE MIDDLE AND PROTEIN BOUND UREMIC TOXINS IN A BIOLOGICAL FLUID - This invention relates to a novel method and a device for determining middle and protein bound uremic toxins in the biological fluids. More specifically, the present invention relates to an optical method utilizing fluorescence, preferable fluorescence of the spent dialysate, and a specific model, including a unique set of optical spectral components at certain wavelengths, to determine, preferable on-line, the concentration of the middle and protein bound uremic toxins such as beta2-microglobulin (B2M), and indoxyl sulfate (IS). | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193348 | POWER SYSTEM FOR DOSIMETER READER - Described is a portable dosimeter reader that is small in size and light in weight. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING CONE-BEAM TOMOGRAMS IN RADIATION THERAPY - A system for motion control of a cone-beam tomography recording device includes a drive system configured to position a paired radiation source and radiation detector relative to an object. The system further includes a controller configured to: initiate a trigger plan operable as a function of a constant frequency control signal, activate the paired radiation source and radiation detector in accordance with the trigger plan, drive, in response to the trigger plan, the first drive system to a steady operating state derived as a function of the constant frequency, capture a plurality of broadcast radiation signals representative of a plurality of two dimensional images of the object such that the two dimensional images are defined equidistant positions defined by the trigger plan and as a function of the constant frequency signal, and generate a three dimensional representation of the object based on the plurality of two dimensional images. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193350 | WAFER CURING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED SHRINKAGE - A wafer curing apparatus including a plate configured to pass ultraviolet light. The wafer curing apparatus further includes an antireflective coating on a light incident surface of the plate. The antireflective coating has an opening in a central portion thereof. A method of curing a wafer including emitting ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet light source. The method further includes transmitting the ultraviolet light through an ultraviolet transmissive plate having an antireflective coating thereon. The antireflective coating including an opening in a central portion thereof. The method further includes irradiating a wafer with the ultraviolet light transmitted through the ultraviolet transmissive plate. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193351 | PROGRAMMABLE SEGMENTED VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY FOR RESPIRATORY COORDINATION - The invention designs the segmented short-arc VMAT plan, modified from the original long-arc VMAT, to fit the breath-hold interval. The modified VMAT of the invention has the advantages of its applicability to different planning systems for variously long arcs and its preprogrammed arc segmentation for summated dose consistency. Using segmented short-arc modification from the original long-arc VMAT plan is accurate for dose planning and delivery, as well as tolerable for breath-hold VMAT. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193352 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP A RADIATION PLANNING AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A SPATIALLY RESOLVED RADIATION DOSE - A method for drawing up an irradiation plan for a radiation-generating device that includes a plurality of irradiation positions that, at least one of partially or at times, correlate with at least one basic parameter that is present at a point in time of the implementation of the irradiation plan, includes giving greater consideration to correlations with the at least one basic parameter that are expected with greater probability for at least some of the irradiation positions. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193353 | CHARGED PARTICLE ACCELERATOR AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - The objective is to obtain a charged particle accelerator where the amount of pattern data for operating an acceleration cavity and electromagnets based on time clocks is reduced and the pattern data communication time is shortened. An accelerator control apparatus provided in a charged particle accelerator of the present invention is characterized by including a clock generation unit that generates an acceleration cavity clock and an electromagnet clock that is synchronized with the acceleration cavity clock and has a frequency lower than that of the acceleration cavity clock; a high-frequency control unit that controls an acceleration cavity, based on an acceleration cavity pattern stored in a first pattern memory and the acceleration cavity clock; and a deflection electromagnet control unit that controls a deflection electromagnet, based on a deflection electromagnet pattern stored in a second pattern memory and the electromagnet clock. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193354 | DRAWING METHOD AND DRAWING DEVICE - Stored energy is evaluated for each of segmented regions, and using the evaluated stored energy, an optimal irradiation amount for an electron beam is evaluated by a conjugate gradient method. The evaluated stored energy is used instead of calculating a determinant (Apk) in the procedure that includes calculation of the determinant (Apk) from among repeated calculation procedures that follow the conjugate gradient method and seek to answer a simultaneous linear equation (Ax=b) with a matrix (A) as a coefficient. Thus it is possible to evaluate the optimal irradiation amount for an electron beam with a high processing speed and a high degree of accuracy, and without expressly requiring the calculation of Apk, by managing the giant matrix (A) comprising numerous factors according to reduction of lines of circuitry in a circuit pattern. | 2013-08-01 |
| 20130193355 | BALLOON SEALING AND DISPLAYING DEVICE - A balloon sealing and display device comprises a disk-like body member that includes a first sealing slit formed therein, extending from an open mouth inwardly to a closed end. The disk-like body member also includes a second sealing slit formed therein extending from an open mouth inwardly to a closed end. The closed end of the first sealing slit and the closed end of the second sealing slit are spaced apart from one another to define a neck wrap portion of the body member. The disk-like body member also includes a ribbon wrap portion. The balloon sealing and display device also includes a ribbon, having a first end and a second end defining a length thereof, having the first end secured to the body member. | 2013-08-01 |
