| 31st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20120193431 | PICTURE TAKING OPTICAL READER - An apparatus having an image sensor is provided. An image sensor of the apparatus can include a two dimensional image sensor. A lens assembly can be provided in combination with an image sensor. In one aspect, an apparatus can attempt to decode a decodable symbol representation. In one aspect an apparatus can output a frame of image data. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193432 | Transaction Card with Dual Scratch and Peel Label - In one embodiment, a card may have a card substrate having at least a surface, the surface including at least predetermined information to be concealed provided thereon, and a dual scratch and peel label provided on the card substrate over the predetermined information, the dual scratch and peel label including at least: (i) a first base film adhered to the card substrate over the at predetermined information; (ii) a second base film releasably adhered over the first base film; and (iii) a scratch-off surface applied over the second base film, the scratch-off surface being configured to conceal the predetermined information provided on the card substrate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193433 | ELECTROMAGNETIC IDENTIFICATION (EMID) SECURITY TAG - A method of manufacturing a surveillance article has the step of providing a first security element comprising an electromagnetic strip. The first security element provides a first functionality of the surveillance article. The method then connects a second security element to the electromagnetic strip and the second security element provides a second functionality that is different than the first functionality. The second security element comprises a radiofrequency identification device to provide the surveillance article. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193434 | MOBILE WALLET WITH MANAGED ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY - Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatus, methods, and computer program products for allowing a user to make a payment at a payment terminal via a mobile device regardless of whether a power source in a mobile device is present or active. An active module of a mobile device enables a user to make a contactless payment via a mobile device when a power source in a mobile device is present and active. A passive module of a mobile device enables a user to make a contactless payment via a mobile device when a power source in a mobile device is either not present or not active. The passive module is configured to receive power from an electromagnetic field generated by a payment terminal. The mobile device is configured to manage the active and passive payment technologies by automatically activating the passive payment technology when a power source in the mobile device is not present or active. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193435 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to prevent electrical characteristics of circuit elements from being adversely affected by copper diffusion in a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit and an antenna formed over one substrate, which uses copper plating for the antenna. Another object is to prevent a defect of a semiconductor device due to poor connection between an antenna and an integrated circuit in a semiconductor device having the integrated circuit and the antenna formed over one substrate. In a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193436 | DUAL-INTERFACE SMART CARD - A dual-interface smart card comprises an integrated circuit (IC) module coupled to a plastic card body. The IC module includes multiple downwardly facing, externally exposed contact pads that are electrically coupled to corresponding externally exposed sections of a radio frequency (RF) antenna incorporated into the card body. Each contact pad is electrically connected to the RF antenna by a pair of opposing, stapled-shaped, conductive elements, with one conductive element being permanently welded to the contact pad and the other permanently welded to the antenna. Each conductive element includes a pair of resilient spring arms that maintain electrical connection between the contact pad and the antenna even upon movement of the IC module relative to the card body. To provide further redundancy of connection between each contact pad and the antenna, the resilient spring arms of the opposing conductive elements are encapsulated with a supply of conductive filler material. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193437 | WIRELESS THERMOSTAT ADAPTER SYSTEM - A wireless thermostat adapter system ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193438 | Railroad Grade Crossing System and Method of Assembly - A grade crossing system for facilitating vehicle crossing of a railway track that includes a first rail line and a second rail line is disclosed. The grade crossing system includes one or more field panels and one or more gauge panels. The one or more gauge panels may include one or more end gauge panels and one or more central gauge panels. A method for assembling a grade crossing system for facilitating vehicle crossing of a railway track that includes a first rail line and a second rail line is also disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193439 | TRACTION JACK - A vehicle traction jack that functions as a traction mat platform, ramp, and vehicle jack to assist a vehicle's tire when a tire is stuck in a rut, hole, or some sort of terrain or weather condition such as sand, gravel, dirt, mud, or snow is disclosed. The traction jack comprises a first plate and second plate, a hinge assembly, and a jack. The first and second plates can extend to a partially-opened or fully-opened position, forming a ramp and traction mat platform. The extended traction jack can be placed in front of or behind a vehicle's tire to provide addition traction. A jack extends from at least one plate of the vehicle traction jack to raise a vehicle for repairs to the vehicle's tire. Easily stored in a vehicle at all times, a single user can use the traction jack to help move any type of vehicle's tire. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193440 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SNOW - A method for producing substantially dendritic snow includes: a) supplying a flow of humid air ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193441 | Aircraft Engine Nozzle - An apparatus and method comprising a fan nozzle sleeve, a plurality of slider mechanisms, and a fan nozzle actuator system. A flow of gases generated by an engine moves through and exits the engine at an aft end of the fan nozzle sleeve. The plurality of slider mechanisms is configured to connect the fan nozzle sleeve to a translating sleeve for a thrust reverser for the engine. The fan nozzle actuator system is configured to activate the plurality of slider mechanisms to move the fan nozzle sleeve in an aft direction to change a direction of the flow of gases exiting the engine at the aft end of the fan nozzle sleeve. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193442 | INTERCHANGEABLE SCENT CARTRIDGE SYSTEM - An interchangeable hunting scent cartridge system featuring a scent cartridge which has a scent body engaged thereon. The scent cartridge is engageable with any of a plurality of mounting components which may be adapted to engage a gun or a tree or other outdoor mounting positions where a scent is desirable. The scent cartridges may also be provided with solid covers allowing for storage when not in use and sale and provision of a plurality of differently scented cartridges each of which is engageable with any of the plurality of mounting components. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193443 | FRAGRANCE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH ACTIVATION INDICATOR AND/OR CONSUMPTION INDICATOR - A fragrance-dispensing system comprises a wick and diffuser, wherein the diffuser surface in contact with surrounding air is larger than the wick surface in contact with the air, a container for receiving the wick, and a fragrance preparation in the container, wherein the fragrance is transported by the wick to the diffuser by capillary action. At least sections of the diffuser include a color-changing agent that interacts with at least one substance present in the fragrance such that a color change is produced on and/or in the diffuser section when the substance comes into contact with the color changing agent. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193444 | FRAGRANCE-DISPENSING SYSTEM HAVING AN ACTIVATION AND/OR CONSUMPTION INDICATOR - A fragrance-dispensing system comprises a wick and diffuser, wherein the diffuser surface in contact with surrounding air is larger than the wick surface in contact with the air, a container for receiving the wick, and a fragrance preparation in the container, wherein the fragrance is transported by the wick to the diffuser by capillary action. Within the capillary flow path of the fragrant substance preparation through the wick and/or diffuser, at least one repository is provided, through which the fragrant substance preparation can flow and which has at least one dye that can be dissolved by the fragrant substance preparation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193445 | CONTAINER HOLDER IN A FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - A container holder in a fluid delivery system is provided. In one example, a portable fluid sprayer includes a sprayer housing, a sprayer handle for carrying the portable fluid sprayer above a support surface, and a base for supporting the portable fluid sprayer on the support surface. The base is free of wheels. The fluid sprayer includes a fluid container having a handle and an attachment feature receiving the fluid container handle. The attachment feature and the base support the fluid container with the handle of the fluid container at an angle with respect to vertical when the portable fluid sprayer is carried in an upright position by a user using the sprayer handle. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193446 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES - This invention is a scooter manufactured in combination with a water cannon or a scooter accessory comprising: a scooter having a platform, standard, and handle; a fluid reservoir carried by said scooter in fluid communications with an actuator; a nozzle in fluid communications with said reservoir and carried by said handle so that fluid contained in said reservoir is forced through said nozzle when said actuator is activated. The nozzle can rotate without moving the handle and the actuator can be activated by the rider's hand or foot and be manual or motorized. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193447 | Lawn Sprinkler - A lawn sprinkler providing water distribution over an irregular or unique shaped water receiving area. The apparatus includes a water impeller, a first water regulator, a second water regulator, and a bypass channel. The sprinkler regulates the delivery of water according to the shape of the area to be irrigated, so that water is not wasted on adjacent areas which do not require irrigation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193448 | REVERSE THRUST DEVICE - The invention relates to a jet engine nacelle reverse thrust device ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193449 | Anchoring Inserts, Electrode Assemblies, and Plasma Processing Chambers - A showerhead electrode is provided where backside inserts are positioned in backside recesses formed along the backside of the electrode. The backside inserts comprise a threaded outside diameter, a threaded inside diameter, and a tool engaging portion formed in the threaded inside diameter. The tool engaging portion is formed such that the backside insert further comprises one or more lateral shielding portions between the tool engaging portion and the threaded outside diameter to prevent a tool engaged with the tool engaging portion of the backside insert from extending beyond the threaded outside diameter of the insert. Further, the tool engaging portion of the backside insert comprises a plurality of torque-receiving slots arranged about the axis of rotation of the backside insert. The torque-receiving slots are arranged to avoid on-axis rotation of the backside insert via opposing pairs of torque-receiving slots. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193450 | SPRAY NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR GAS DYNAMIC COLD SPRAY AND METHOD OF COATING A SUBSTRATE WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE COATING - The invention relates to an improved design for a spray gun and application system for cold gas dynamic spraying. The gun includes a rear housing comprising a powder inlet and a gas inlet, a front housing removably affixed to the rear housing and comprising an mixing cavity therein for mixing of the powder and gas and an exit therefrom, a nozzle holder having a bore disposed therethrough and removably affixed to the front housing, and a polymeric nozzle positioned within the nozzle holder, an interior taper of the nozzle holder bore complementing an exterior taper of the nozzle. The nozzle having an initially converging, subsequently diverging centrally disposed bore therein adapted to receive the mixed powder and gas from the mixing chamber and the nozzle holder including a cooling jacket which is thermally coupled to the nozzle adjacent the nozzle inlet and mechanically coupled downstream of the nozzle inlet. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193451 | DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR COLORED FLUID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DISPOSAL CONTAINER - The invention relates to a disposable container for receiving and dispensing a coloured fluid by spraying, comprising a vessel which forms a storage volume for the coloured fluid and comprises a vessel base and a vessel wall, the vessel being closed by a cap, a pressure regulating unit which can be connected to a propellant reservoir being arranged on the cap, using which pressure regulating unit a propellant can be introduced into the storage volume in order to set therein a regulated overpressure relative to the environment, and a hose being arranged on the cap, via which hose a spray gun is connected to the storage volume. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193452 | BURNER WITH LOW POROSITY BURNER DECK - A gas burner ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193453 | ROTARY ATOMIZATION COATING DEVICE - A rotary atomization coating device is provided with a rotary atomizing head including a paint storage and adapted to atomize paint supplied to the paint storage and to discharge the paint onto a work, and a paint supplying nozzle adapted to supply the paint to the paint storage. The rotary atomizing head includes a plurality of bell cups. Each of the bell cups includes, at a front face thereof, a paint discharging face adapted to thin the paint by a centrifugal force. The rotary atomizing head includes a plurality of paint supplying holes corresponding to the respective bell cups. The paint supplying holes are adapted to supply the paint from the paint storage to the respective paint discharging faces. A plurality of grooves extending along a radial direction of the rotary atomizing head are formed at circumferential portions of the respective paint discharging faces. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193454 | Fuel Injection Valve - There is provided a fuel injection valve, in which uniformity in swirl intensity in a peripheral direction of a swirl fuel is heightened. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193455 | Spray nozzle assembly - A spray nozzle assembly including at least one wear part made from a hard and abrasion-resistant material and a protective housing made from a strong and resilient material and having a downstream chamber adapted to receive one or more of the wear parts in releasably trapped relationship, the downstream chamber having a wall including a post defined by a slot in the downstream chamber wall either side of the post, the post including an inwardly extending protuberance at or near its end and adapted to prevent the wear part from escaping from the downstream chamber. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193456 | GAS DISTRIBUTION PLATE WITH DISCRETE PROTECTIVE ELEMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a gas distribution plate assembly having protective elements for plasma processing. The gas distribution plate assembly includes a base plate having a front side and a backside, and a plurality of protective elements in direct contact with the base plate. The protective elements cover the front side of the base plate to protect the base plate from a plasma processing environment during use. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193457 | SPREADER FOR FORESTS - The spreader has a movable container and at least one elongated tube, and can thus be moved along a path in the forest, and the tube successively deployed to blow the soil conditioner between the trees, away from the path. Satisfactory efficiency can be achieved using an eductor device to transfer the powdery soil conditioner into the air flow in the tube. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193458 | System and Method for Attaching a Mobile Fogger to a Vehicle - A mobile fogging system and method are disclosed. Specifically, a mobile fogging system comprising a base, a fogging system, and a hitch-receiver. Wherein, said fogging system is capable of spraying a mixture of a chemical and pressurizes air. Said fogging system is attached to said base. Further, said base is attached to a first end of said hitch-receiver, and a second end of said hitch-receiver is attached to a vehicle. Likewise, a mobile fogging method is also disclosed. Said mobile fogging method comprises attaching a fogging system to a base, attaching said base to a hitch-receiver, and attaching said hitch-receiver to a vehicle. Said fogging system is capable of spraying a mixture of a chemical and a compressed air. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193459 | IN-LINE COLOR MIXER - The method of producing a colored powder of a polymeric material includes the steps of selecting a feedstock of said polymeric material, pulverizing said polymeric material in a pulverizer to produce a powder, moving the powder directly from the pulverizer to a mixer; spraying a liquid formulation including a colorant into the powder within the mixer, and mixing the liquid formulation and powder. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193460 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER WITH INDUCED DISCHARGE TURBULENCE - A food waste disposer has a food conveying section that receives food waste and water; a grind section including a grind mechanism, and a motor section including a motor. The grind mechanism includes a rotating shredder plate assembly that is rotated in a grind ring to grind food waste to form a slurry of ground food waste and water. The upper end bell has a circumferentially sloped floor and the upper end bell also includes a turbulence imparting feature that imparts turbulence in the slurry as it flows through a discharge channel of the upper end bell. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193461 | Auto Winding Mechanism for Window Blind - An auto winding mechanism for a window blind includes two guide rollers pivotally mounted between an upper seat and a lower seat and connected by an elastic winding tape, and two pull cords wound around the pull cords. Each of the guide rollers has a gear and a bottom disk. The upper seat has a covering edge surrounding the gear of each of the guide rollers. The lower seat has a surface provided with two annular grooves to receive the bottom disk of each of the two guide rollers. Thus, each of the pull cords is protected by the bottom disk of each of the guide rollers so that when the pull cords swing or bump during movement, each of the pull cords will not be jammed between the lower seat and each of the guide rollers. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193462 | METHOD OF LIMITING A LOAD APPLIED ON A SEAT BELT IN AN EMERGENCY - A method of limiting a load applied on a seat belt in an emergency, includes obtaining information, judging if the emergency situation is in a first situation wherein a predetermined condition for controlling one seat belt load limiting mechanism is not satisfied based on the information, or in a second situation wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied; and in the first situation, the method further performs actuating a driving member not to operate the one seat belt load limiting mechanism, winding the seat belt to remove a slack of the seat belt with actuating the driving member, and operating another seat belt load limiting mechanism to prevent withdrawing the seat belt; and in the second situation, the method further performs winding the seat belt without actuating the driving member, and operating the one and another seat belt load limiting mechanisms to prevent withdrawing the seat belt. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193463 | CORRUGATED EDGE NIP - A web tensioner, a web slitter, a method of tensioning a web, and a method of slitting a web are provided. A corrugated edge nip is used in the tensioner, the slitter, and the methods of tensioning and slitting. The corrugated edge nip can provide a crossweb tension to a suspended web or film in a web line. The corrugated edge nip can be used in conjunction with, for example, a rotary shear slitter to improve slit edge quality. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193464 | Rewinder Web Chop with Early Detection and Web Diversion to Eliminate Equipment Damage - Generally, the present disclosure is directed to, in one embodiment, a process for controlling a converting line web. More specifically, a sheet material is provided on the converting line. A loss of control is detected in the sheet material web and the sheet material web is broken at a location upstream from the converting line web rewinder. The broken sheet material web is redirected. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193465 | APPARATUS FOR HAND WINDING A HOSE LINE - An apparatus for winding a hose line having a threaded male end. The apparatus comprises a frame that has a first side plate, a second side plate and means for positioning the side plates apart from one another. The first side plate has a circular aperture and a center assembly having a handle crank, a revolving handle and means for rotating the center assembly within the first side plate aperture when the handle crank is rotated by hand. A coupling jaw assembly is also provided and has a fork that is removably insertable into the center assembly to capture the threaded male end of the hose line. Rotation of the handle crank then winds the hose line to form a coiled hose within the apparatus. The coiled hose can be transported within the apparatus or can be left standing upright when released from the apparatus. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193466 | Toilet Paper Box - A Toilet Paper Box that allow use 1 hand to pulling toilet paper and detached desire length without need to touch the whole paper roll that could prevent spread on infection dieses. The device has 2 major components. The toilet paper handler has built or attach on with trigger method by ball-head hammer and partial-gear-wheel styles. The second key component is the contain box that has unique cutting holes and paper arrangement to produce the result from the operating of the handler trigger the swing “L” shape leg to lifting that making the mouth frame biting action. After user tear out toilet paper by cutting teeth, the pulling force is disappear, then the handler's weight will rotate back to its start position, and the mouth frame is open. The extend paper end will stay outside the box as tong for the next pulling. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193467 | METHOD FOR OPERATING PRINTER WEB MEDIUM SUPPLY - Methods are provided for operating a web medium supply for a printer and or operating a printer having a web medium supply to which any of a plurality of different cores can be mounted, each core having a web. In one aspect, a core data condition is detected indicating that an automatic core data acquisition process is to be executed and conditions are sensed from which a difference in the rotational positions of a first engaged surface at a first end of the core and a second engaged surface at a second end of the core can be determined. Data regarding the web on the core is determined based upon the sensed conditions. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193468 | CORE DRIVING METHOD FOR PRINTER WEB MEDIUM SUPPLY - Methods for operating a printer web medium supply are provided in one aspect of the method. An input force is received and the input force is distributed to supply first force at a first end of a core having a web wound thereon and to supply a second force at a second end of the core with the first force and the second force being sufficient to control rotation the core against an inertial load of the core and web medium wound thereon. Both the first force and the second force are less than a third force applied to a single driven end of an alternative core to rotate the alternative core against the inertial load and wherein the core has a first yield strength at the first end and a second yield strength at the second end that are less than a third yield strength required to receive the third force at the driven end of the alternative core. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193469 | TAPE DISPENSING DEVICES FOR A STETHOSCOPE - Devices for dispensing medical tape are disclosed, particularly devices that may be reversibly attached to a medical stethoscope. The devices generally include (a) an element that is configured to receive and be disposed through a center hole of a roll of tape and (b) a means for attaching the device to a stethoscope. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193470 | Wide-body supersonic airliner - An airliner in which the wheel bogies of the main landing gear are stored one behind the other in a narrow, hollow keel at the bottom of the fuselage. The narrow keel replaces the usual voluminous hold under the passenger cabin. This decreases the cross-sectional area of the fuselage, to reduce aerodynamic drag. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193471 | MODULAR ADAPTER PLATE SYSTEM - A modular adapter plate system ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193472 | STAIRWAY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A stairway used for gaining access from a theoretically horizontal lower level to a theoretically horizontal higher level, and including a succession of intermediate steps between these two levels. A subassembly of intermediate steps corresponding to the steps closest to the lower level is mobile between a first deployed position at which the lower intermediate steps are in the extension of other intermediate steps, and a raised position at which the lower intermediate steps are in a substantially vertical position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193473 | TORSION BOX SKIN STIFFENED WITH NON PARALLEL STRINGERS - Torsion box of an aircraft stabilizing surface comprising a front spar ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193474 | Window Mounted Raft System - An inflatable life raft system for an aircraft includes a window coupled to a fuselage portion of the aircraft. A mechanism is used to selectively detach the window from the fuselage. An inflatable life raft is deployable to the exterior of the aircraft upon detachment of the window from the aircraft. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193475 | CONNECTOR FOR STIFFENING FRAMES BETWEEN AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND A WING BOX - The stiffening frames ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193476 | REMOVABLE FASTENER DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH ATTACHMENT MEANS FOR ATTACHING AN EXTERNAL LOAD AND WITH FASTENER MEANS FOR FASTENING SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS TO AN AIRCRAFT, AN ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD - A fastener device ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193477 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ICE DEPOSITED ON AN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE - The invention relates to an ice detection device and method for detecting ice on an aircraft in flight. The device includes a transmitter which emits a first and a second radiation in the direction of a reflective surface, these two radiations respectively being within a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band; and a receiver which captures the reflected radiations. The transmitter and said receiver are fixed on an external surface of the aircraft. Then a computer determines the presence or absence of ice as a function of the intensity of the captured radiations. The reflective surface is located outside the boundary layer of the aircraft during flight and includes a heating/cooling device. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193478 | WING-MOUNTED REFUELING POD IN A TANKER AIRCRAFT - A refueling pod ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193479 | AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM - An aircraft fuel system has a fuel tank with first and second cells separated by one or more baffles. A venting system reduces pressure difference between the interior and exterior of the fuel tank, and an inerting system supplies oxygen-depleted gas to the fuel tank. The baffles permit the flow of fluid between the cells. The venting system has one or more vent nozzles within the fuel tank and in fluid communication with one or more vent ports. The inerting system has one or more inerting nozzles for injecting oxygen-depleted gas into the first and second cells. A control device varies the ratio between the total flow rates of the oxygen-depleted gas into the first and second cells. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193480 | AIRCRAFT LOADING VEHICLE - According to one aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an aircraft loading/unloading vehicle includes a chassis and a first driving position located at the front of the aircraft loading vehicle. The vehicle also includes a loading platform that is coupled to the chassis. The loading platform is vertically moveable to reach a doorsill height of an aircraft. A cargo cabin is also coupled to the chassis. The cargo cabin encloses a second driving position that allows a driver to face rearward. The second driving position includes a steering controller, a gear selector, and a brake. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193481 | PAYLOAD MOUNT ADAPTER ASSEMBLY - A payload mount adapter assembly for use with an aircraft is disclosed. The payload mount adapter assembly includes, but is not limited to an upper section that is configured for mounting to the aircraft and a lower section that is configured to receive a payload. The lower section is releasably engaged with the upper section such that the lower section is substantially unadjustable with respect to the upper section when the lower section is in a fixed state and the lower section is substantially adjustable with respect to the upper section when the lower section is in a released state. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193482 | INFLATABLE KITE WITH LEADING EDGE SWEPT FORWARDS AT WINGTIP - An inflatable kite has a continuous leading edge tube that is swept forward at its left and right wingtip ends so that bridle lines attaching the canopy to the user are forward of the centre of effort of the kite. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193483 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROVIDING BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW CONTROL - Systems, apparatus, and program product and methods for controlling boundary layer flow across an aerodynamic structure which can produce separate regions of flow structures at different strengths by means of dielectric-barrier-discharge (DBD) type plasmas, are provided. An example of such apparatus provides plasma regions that are capable of being individually controlled by voltage and/or frequency, and modulated for the purposes of flow control. The apparatus includes an electrode assembly fitted with electrodes on either side of a dielectric such that different electrode geometries and arrangements create isolated regions of plasmas which results in separate regions of flow structures. These regions may be further controlled and modulated by the use of electronic-switching to produce irregularly shaped flow structures and strengths including those having a primarily vertical component. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193484 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN AXLE BEARING OF A WHEELSET OF A RAIL VEHICLE - A method for estimating the temperature (T | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193485 | CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A cable management apparatus includes a cable support, and a coil spring. The cable support includes a first support and a second support. A rail assembly includes an outer rail and an inner rail slidably attached to the outer rail. The first support is rotationally attached to the inner rail and the second support is rotationally attached to the outer rail. Opposite ends of the coiling spring is respectively connected to the first and second supports. The coiling spring is bendable to make an angle between the first and second supports be changeable. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193486 | Swivel Stand - Flat screen television sets used in a bedroom are commonly placed upon a dresser or mounted on a wall. This takes up room on the dresser and restricts viewing from much of the room and causes strained viewing from other locations in the room. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193487 | ADJUSTABLE VACUUM SUCTION BOTTLE SUPPORT RACK - An adjustable vacuum suction bottle support rack includes a stand, which forms at least one engagement slot; at least one suspension bracket, which has an end forming a mounting block receivingly engageable with the engagement slot of the stand; an anti-sliding seat, which is arranged on the stand for fixing the suspension bracket; and a leg, which has an end forming a coupling block receiving engageable with the engagement slot of the stand. The arrangement of the present invention allows for easy assembling and disassembling of the vacuum suction bottle support rack, reducing the amount of space occupied, and realizing stable support and retention of a storage bottle through an adjustment section of the suspension bracket to thereby improve the stability and preventing undesired oscillation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193488 | Computer Support Device Having An Angle Adjustable Function - A support device for a notebook computer includes an upright post, two connecting arms pivotally connected with each other, a lifting member mounted on the upright post and pivotally connected with a first one of the connecting arms, an adjusting member pivotally connected with a second one of the connecting arms, a connecting block pivotally connected with the adjusting member, and a support rack mounted on the connecting member. Thus, the connecting arms can be pivoted relative to each other and can be moved relative to the upright post to adjust the leftward and rightward angles of the support rack, while the support rack can be moved relative to the connecting arms to adjust the upward and downward angles of the support rack, so that the inclined angle of the support rack can be adjusted freely. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193489 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR SLIDE RAIL - A fixing apparatus includes a mounting bracket secured to a slide rail, a latch member, and a holding member. The mounting bracket includes an inserting pin extending into a through hole of a rack post. The latch member includes a slide bracket, and a positioning pin forming a plurality of abutting blocks stacked up one by one. A rear end of the holding member is secured to the mounting bracket, and includes a retaining portion extending forwards. The latch member is slidable between a locking position to prevent the inserting pin from being disengaged from the through hole of the rack post, and an unlocking position to enable the insert pin to slide out of the through hole of the rack post. the retaining portion of the holding member is selectively abuts against one of the abutting blocks of positioning pin to prevent the latch member from sliding towards the unlocking position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193490 | SHOCK MOUNT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - A shock mount support assembly for a shock absorber of a suspension assembly of an axle/suspension system includes a shock support bracket formed with an opening. A fastener is disposed through the opening in the shock support bracket and an eyelet of the lower end of the shock absorber to loose-fit the shock support bracket to the shock absorber, and to the suspension assembly beam in a transverse direction. The shock support bracket includes at least one transversely elongated or oversized opening that aligns with an opening formed in the beam. A fastener is disposed through the pair of aligned openings in order to loose-fit attach the shock support bracket to the beam. During assembly, the eyelet fastener is tightened first drawing the shock support bracket transversely outboardly. The fastener disposed through the shock support bracket-to-beam attachment is tightened, rigidly attaching the shock support bracket to the suspension assembly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193491 | STRUCTURE HAVING A MOUNTING MEANS - A structure for removable attachment to a substantially vertical surface for example of glass, glazed tiles or metal. The structure includes a suction disk for sealingly contacting a surface, a pulling member attached to the suction disk for drawing a part of the suction disk away from the surface, so that a partial vacuum is created between the suction disk and the surface. Rotation of the rotatable member draws the pulling member and respective part of the suction disk away from the surface. An intermediate member is provided which engages the suction disk and supports the rotatable member. A structural member is mounted in or on the intermediate member. The outer diameter of the rotatable member is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the adjacent part of the intermediate member, so that a user's fingers will grip the rotatable member without catching on parts of the intermediate member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193492 | CLAMP - The subject invention is a clamp that has two halves of an annular ring hingedly connected at one end and capable of being securely fastened to each other at the opposite end. The annular ring is sized to fit tightly around a vertical support post. An upper surface of the annular ring has an upper annular channel, while the lower surface of the annular ring has a lower annular channel. When the clamp is fixed to the vertical support post, a horizontal support adaptor may fit into both the upper and lower annular channels. A resilient engagement strip or button on the adaptor is placed into contact with the lower annular channel in this position and frictionally engages the lower annular channel to prevent lateral movement of the adaptor on the annular ring until such time as the adaptor may be securely attached to the annular ring. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193493 | RAIL VEHICLE HAVING AN INSTALLATION HOUSING SECURED BY MEANS OF A BRACKET - A rail vehicle with at least one installation housing secured to a car body of the rail vehicle by a bracket is provided. The bracket is secured to the housing in a height-adjustable manner. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193494 | Telescopic clamp - A telescopic pipe clamp designed to fastening short or long work pieces with the same tool. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193495 | IMAGE READING SYSTEM USING AN ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An angle adjustment device, include a fixed portion; a movable portion; a connection portion which rotatably connects the movable portion to the fixed portion; and an elastic member which is arranged between the movable portion and the fixed portion and restricts rotational movement of the movable portion with kinetic friction generated between the movable portion and the fixed portion. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193496 | HOLDER FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A holder for being placed by a handheld electronic device is disclosed. The holder includes a board having two long holes and two fastener assemblies separately corresponding to the long holes. Each of the fastener assemblies has a post penetrating the long hole, a bracket and a supporting pad. The bracket and supporting pad are disposed on two opposite sides of the board and at two ends of the post. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193497 | CLAMP - A clamp is provided. The clamp comprises a frame and a movable structure. The movable structure is detachably connected with the frame to define a receiving space for receiving at least one substrate. After sliding along a surface of the frame to a suitable position, the movable structure is adapted to be fastened together with the frame to fix the at least one substrate in the receiving space. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193498 | DEPLOYABLE ANTENNA - A deployable antenna which has a larger aperture diameter by four-side links provided in at least three stages and which includes: six deployment link mechanisms ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193499 | PROJECTING APPARATUS HAVING ADJUSTING FUNCTION - A projecting apparatus having an adjusting function includes a projector having an adjusting side; and an adjusting device disposed at the adjusting side and including a rotatable base pivoting on the projector, a moving mechanism disposed on the projector, a fixed mechanism comprising a fixed base, and a fixed component disposed on the fixed base, and an adjusting component connected to the fixed component and the moving mechanism. When the adjusting device is adjusted, the adjusting device drives the projector to rotate about an axial center of the rotatable base. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193500 | Electric Suction Cup - A suction cup assembly has a housing with an actuator in the housing. A flexible cup is coupled with the housing. The actuator movement causes the flexible cup to move between at least two positions. In a first position, the flexible cup moves into an increased volume position. In a second position, the flexible cup moves into at least a neutral volume position. In the increased volume position, the flexible cup seals with a surface. In the neutral volume position, the flexible cup releases from the surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193501 | Booster Structure of Legs - A booster structure of legs contains a support plate including four posts disposed at four corners of a bottom end thereof respectively, wherein each post includes a plurality of recesses having a vertical sliding section and a number of horizontal retaining sections perpendicular to the vertical sliding section; a plurality of vertical moving units, each including an inner stem and an outer stem, the outer stem including a bottom cover, the bolt element being inserted and sliding between the inner and the outer stems, and the bolt element including a straight sliding section and a number of engaging sections perpendicular to the straight sliding section, the bolt element including a resilient element, a button, and a lip, the button is disposed on one side of the outer stem so that the bolt element is forced by the button to slide horizontally and return its original position. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193502 | MODULAR PANEL MOUNTING SYSTEMS - A variable angle panel mounting system can include at least one variable-angle panel mounting member, which in turn includes an elongate support member and an angularly-adjustable mounting plate adapted to secure an end of the elongate support member to a plurality of mounting surface angles. In some embodiments, the variable angle panel mounting system may also include a pressure-fit mounting system. These components can provide the ability to angularly and vertically adjust the variable-angle panel mounting member between opposing support surfaces. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193503 | BASE SUPPORT - A support for supporting an object on a surface, the support comprising a base, the base adapted to be attached with or extend from the object. The base has a cavity extending therein, the cavity having a key portion. The key portion is adapted to engage with a foot inserted into the cavity. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193504 | Optical Element Holder and Optical Pickup Provided with Same - An optical element holder comprises a placement face on which an optical element is placed, the placement face obtained using one face of a sheet of metal; a positioning wall used for positioning the optical element placed on the placement face, the positioning wall being a stepped portion obtained by folding of the sheet of metal; and a spring section, which is a portion obtained by further folding of part of the portion folded over in order to obtain the positioning wall. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193505 | VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR ROOFTOP MOUNTED HVAC EQUIPMENT - A vibration isolation assembly for mounting a vibration source, such as a rooftop mounted condenser, includes a bottom tray and having a pair of flanges and a top tray adapted to support the vibration source thereon and having a pair of flanges. At least one vibration isolator is located between the top and bottom trays and secured to the top and bottom trays to isolate vibration produced by the vibration source. The flanges of the bottom tray and the flanges of the top tray are spaced apart when loaded by the vibration source to permit movement of the top tray relative to the bottom tray during normal operation of the vibration source and engage when wind loads are applied to the vibration source so that the wind loads transfer through the flanges of the top tray to the flanges of the bottom tray rather than through the vibration isolator. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193506 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE CLAMP APPARATUS, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus which can improve a tact time of substrate processing. A polishing apparatus as the substrate processing apparatus includes plural polishing sections each for polishing a semiconductor wafer (W), and a swing transporter for transferring the wafer (W). The swing transporter includes a wafer clamp mechanism adapted to clamp the wafer (W), a vertically moving mechanism for vertically moving the wafer clamp mechanism along a frame of a casing of the polishing section, and a swing mechanism for swinging the wafer clamp mechanism about a shaft adjacent to the frame. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193507 | Smoke ejector hanger - A smoke ejector hanger is disclosed herein. The hanger includes a flexible pad. Hook and loop fastening means are affixed to the flexible pad for selectively retaining the flexible pad in the form of a tube. A pair of straps is affixed at the midpoints thereof to the flexible pad such that each of the straps has a pair of free ends extending outwardly from the flexible pad. One of a number of releasable fasteners is affixed to each of the free ends. Each of the releasable fasteners has a snap catch. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193508 | FLOOR THROUGH-PASSAGE MOLDING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a floor through-passage molding apparatus adapted for a floor construction, which comprises a forming sleeve, a first covering plate assembly, a second covering plate assembly and a plurality of retaining assemblies. Said forming sleeve has a sleeve wall defining a hollow channel, a first opening and a second opening. Said first and second covering plate assemblies are respectively disposed on the first and second openings of said forming sleeve. Said plurality of retaining assemblies passes through the hollow channel of said forming sleeve, and are respectively retained with the first and second covering plate assemblies by a plurality of corresponding retaining holes formed on said first and second covering plate assemblies, wherein positions of the plurality of corresponding retaining holes distributed on said first covering plate assembly or said second covering plate assembly jointly define at least one plane. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193509 | TOTAL KNEE JOINT MOLD AND METHODS - In one embodiment, a method for treating an infected implant area of a knee joint comprises surgically accessing the implant area, and inserting a tibial component into the tibia using an antibiotic-impregnated material. A femoral component is formed that is configured to interact with the tibial component by stable knee joint articulation and motion. The femoral component is formed of an antibiotic-impregnated material using a mold. The femoral component is attached to the femur using an antibiotic-impregnated material, and the tibial component is interfaced with the femoral component to form a stable temporary knee joint capable of reducing the spread of infection while permitting movement of the knee joint. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193510 | Concrete Sideform System - A concrete side form system suitable for factory casting or site casting concrete. The side form includes a substantially rigid longitudinally extending wall. The wall has a first face to define the edge profile of a concrete panel poured onto a casting bed bounded by the wall and a second face opposite the first face having formation to enable the wall to be secured to the casting bed. The wall includes a longitudinally extending frame having formation along at least one of its edges to removably receive a removable longitudinal insert to provide a shape along an edge of the concrete panel. The removable inserts provide the system with the ability to simply, easily and cost effectively change the edge profile of concrete poured against the side form. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193511 | AUTOFOCUS DEVICE - Provided is an autofocus device comprising: an optical source; an optical unit that allows emitted light from the optical source and object light from a measurement target to pass through the same optical path, the optical unit being arranged between the optical source and the measurement target; and a detection unit that performs focus detection by using the object light passed through the optical unit, wherein the optical unit comprises: a tube lens that forms the emitted light into parallel light; a line-like image forming unit that forms a line-like image on a surface of the measurement target by the parallel light from the tube lens; and a rotation unit that rotates the line-like image. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193512 | SUN TRACKING METHOD AND SUN TRACKING SYSTEM - A sun tracking method is disclosed. The method can track the position of sun continuously, without the need to install an optical sensor, to calculate a sun-tracking solar orbit function, and to calibrate the mechanical structure periodically. The method comprises the steps outlined below. (A) A motor of an attitude control device is driven for changing attitude of a photovoltaic cell device to sense and record a short-circuit current by a short-circuit current measuring device directly or in cooperation with the switching behavior of a switch power unit of a maximum power tracking control device, or to sense and to record an output power by a power measuring device. (B) A maximum value of the short-circuit current or the output power is calculated. (C) The motor-driving device is driven for modulating the photovoltaic cell device to an attitude corresponding to the maximum value of the short-circuit current or the output power. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193513 | LASER SYSTEM FOR A MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LASER SYSTEM FOR A MICROSCOPE - The invention relates to a laser system ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193514 | Laser-Pointer-Controlled Diorama - The Invention outlines a method of incorporating a laser pointing device, an optical sensor target device, and a communication by laser beam between the laser-pointer device and the optical sensor target device with the goal of effecting the activation or control of a device embodied in a model railroad or diorama. The Invention includes details of an apparatus incorporating an optical sensor target that can distinguish between the states of being hit and being not hit by a laser beam that is emitted from a laser pointing device that is aimed at the target for the purpose of activating or controlling a device embodied in a model railroad or diorama, and presents that fact to another device via an appropriate electrical circuit. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193515 | IMAGERS WITH DEPTH SENSING CAPABILITIES - An imager may include depth sensing pixels that provide an asymmetrical angular response to incident light. The depth sensing pixels may each include a substrate region formed from a photosensitive portion and a non-photosensitive portion. The depth sensing pixels may include mechanisms that prevent regions of the substrate from receiving incident light. Depth sensing pixel pairs may be formed from depth sensing pixels that have different asymmetrical angular responses. Each of the depth sensing pixel pairs may effectively divide the corresponding imaging lens into separate portions. Depth information for each depth sensing pixel pair may be determined based on the difference between output signals of the depth sensing pixels of that depth sensing pixel pair. The imager may be formed from various combinations of depth sensing pixel pairs and color sensing pixel pairs arranged in a Bayer pattern or other desired patterns. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193516 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure comprises a photo-sensitive element PPD for generating charges in response to light and a charge conversion element FD. A first transfer gate TX is connected between the photo-sensitive element PPD and the charge conversion element. A charge storage element PG is connected to the photo-sensitive element PPD. The charge storage element PG has a higher charge storage density than the photo-sensitive element PPD. The charge storage element PG is located on the photo-sensitive element PPD side of the first transfer gate TX and is arranged to collect charges generated by the photo-sensitive element PPD during an integration period. The charge storage element can be a photo gate, photodiode or capacitor. Arrangements are provided with, and without, a potential barrier between the photo-sensitive element PPD and the charge storage element PG. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193517 | OPTICAL MICRO-SENSOR - Briefly, embodiments of an optical micro-sensor are described. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193518 | PHOTORECEPTOR CIRCUIT AND PHOTOCOUPLER - A photoreceptor circuit includes: a first amplifier circuit where a feedback resistor is coupled between an input and output of an inverting amplifier; a second amplifier circuit that has a configuration substantially identical to a configuration of the first amplifier circuit and supplies a bias current to the first amplifier circuit; a photodiode having an anode coupled to an input of the first amplifier circuit and a cathode coupled to an input of the second amplifier circuit; and a first resistor coupled between an output of the second amplifier circuit and the input of the first amplifier circuit. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193519 | OPTICAL RECEIVER HAVING VARIABLE BIAS FOR PHOTODIODE - An optical receiver is disclosed, in which a PD is biased by a positive feedback loop with respect to the photocurrent generated thereby. The optical receiver includes the PD, a current mirror to reflect the photocurrent into a mirror current, a current converter to convert the mirror current into a voltage signal, and a bias source stabilized by the negative feedback loop by sensing the output voltage thereof superposed with the voltage signal output by the current converter. The PD, the current mirror, the current converter and the bias source comprises the positive feedback loop for the photocurrent. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193520 | BEAM SPLITTER MODULE - A primary beam splitter ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193521 | FREQUENCY SELECTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC DETECTOR - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a frequency selective electromagnetic detector. In particular, the frequency selective electromagnetic detector includes a nanowire array constructed from a plurality of nanowires of different compositions. At least one nanoparticle-sized diameter thermoelectric junction is formed between the nanowires of different compositions. When a nanoparticle-sized diameter thermoelectric junction senses a photon, the nanoparticle-sized diameter thermoelectric junction emits an electrical pulse voltage that is proportional to an energy level of the sensed photon. In one or more embodiments, the frequency selective electromagnetic detector is a frequency selective optical detector that is used to sense photons having optical frequencies. In at least one embodiment, at least one of the nanowires in the nanowire array is manufactured from a compound material including Bismuth (Bi) and Tellurium (Te). | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193522 | Monolithic Optical Coupling Module Based On Total Internal Reflection Surfaces - In one aspect, an optical device comprises a monolithic optical module which includes a first total internal reflection (TIR) surface, a second TIR surface adjacent the first TIR surface, and a first optical port aligned with the first internal optical beam dividing interface. An interface between the first TIR surface and the second TIR surface forms a first internal optical beam dividing interface. An exterior surface of the first TIR surface and an exterior surface of the second TIR surface form a generally V-shaped notch on the monolithic optical module. A first optical beam entering the monolithic optical module through the first optical port and incident on the first internal optical beam dividing interface is partially reflected by the first TIR surface to travel in a first direction as a second optical beam and partially reflected by the second TIR surface to travel in a second direction as a third optical beam. The second direction is generally opposite to the first direction. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193523 | OPTICAL ENCODER WITH MISALINGMENT DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - An optical encoder includes a scale having diffraction gratings formed at predetermined pitches in a measurement axis direction, a detection head relatively movable with respect to the scale, the detection head including a light source portion configured to irradiate the scale with light, and a plurality of receiver portions configured to receive light reflected by or transmitted through the diffraction gratings of the scale, at different phases, and a signal processing device configured to perform signal processing to light reception signals output from the receiver portions of the detection head, to produce quadrature differential signals. The signal processing device is configured to calculate alignment adjustment monitor signals corresponding to a Lissajous radius of the quadrature differential signals in order to detect misalignment of the detection head with respect to the scale. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193524 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS ANALYZER COMPRISING PULSER - A mass analyzer comprises a pair of planar electrode structures. The electrode structures are disposed opposite one another, parallel to one another, and axially offset from one another. One of the pair of planar electrodes comprises an opening. The mass analyzer comprises an ion mirror disposed between the pair of planar electrodes. A mass spectrometer and a mass spectrometry method are also described. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193525 | Predictive test for selection of metastatic breast cancer patients for hormonal and combination therapy - A mass-spectral method is disclosed for determining whether a breast cancer patient is likely to benefit from administration of a combination treatment in the form of a targeted anti-cancer drug in addition to an endocrine therapy drug. The method obtains a mass spectrum from a blood-based sample from the patient. The spectrum is subject to one or more predefined pre-processing steps. Values of selected features in the spectrum at one or more predefined m/z ranges are obtained. The values are used in a classification algorithm using a training set comprising class-labeled spectra a class label for the sample is obtained. If the class label is “Poor”, the patient is identified as being likely to benefit from the combination treatment. In a variation, the “Poor” class label predicts whether the patient is unlikely to benefit from endocrine therapy drugs alone, regardless of the patient's HER2 status. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193526 | Ion Interface Device Having Multiple Confinement Cells and Methods of Use Thereof - A device and associated methods of operations are disclosed for interfacing on ion trap to a mass analyzer, such as a TOF mass analyzer. The device includes a plurality of sequentially arranged confinement cells having fixed locations. A group of ions, e.g., ions within a relatively narrow window of mass-to-charge ratio, is received by the device from the ion trap, undergoes fragmentation, and is transported through the device from a first to final confinement cell by a series of transfers between adjacent cells. The ion group is confined in each cell for a prescribed cooling period. By providing a suitable aggregate ion confinement time and by enabling concurrent transport and cooling of successively ejected ion groups, the ions are cooled sufficiently to enable the acquisition of mass spectra at high resolution, without having to substantially delay the ejection of a subsequent group of ions from the ion trap until cooling of the previous group is completed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193527 | Novel Renal Disease Marker Substance in Human - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for accurately determining even a renal disease that could not have been detected by various conventional renal disease test methods with a reduced burden on a subject (a donor of a test sample). Another object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of determining an early stage renal disease, focusing on a renal disease marker substance with a small blind GFR area. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for screening for a prophylactic/therapeutic agent for a renal disease capable of efficiently screening for a novel prophylactic/therapeutic agent for a renal disease that focused on a new, previously unnoticed renal disease marker substance. In order to achieve these objects, the present invention employs the step of detecting or quantifying one or two or more renal disease marker substances present in a test blood sample. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193528 | QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF RISEDRONATE IN URINE BY SPE-LC-MS-MS - The present invention is directed to a SPE-LC-MS-MS method for quantitatively determining risedronate in a urine sample. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193529 | ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MEASURING CELLS WITH HARMONIC TRAPPING POTENTIAL - The invention relates to devices and methods for the acquisition of mass spectra with very high mass resolution in ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometers and methods to produce the devices. The invention presents cylindrical ICR measuring cells with special electrode geometries to generate harmonic trapping potentials for orbiting ions up to the walls of the cell. Only a single DC trapping voltage has to be applied to create the harmonic trapping potential distribution. The sheath of the cylindrical cell is divided by longitudinal gaps into a multitude of sheath electrodes, which either have to carry layers with resistance profiles able to generate parabolic voltage profiles along the sheath electrodes, or which form sheath electrodes of varying width by parabolic gaps, able to create complicated potential distributions which are harmonic on average for orbiting ions. Orbiting ions of a given mass m/z can oscillate harmonically in axial direction with exactly the same oscillation frequency, independent of the radius of their orbit and of their axial oscillation amplitude. Ideally, the cylinders are closed by endcaps with rotationally hyperbolic form, divided into partial electrodes like in infinity cells. The ions can then be excited to their cyclotron motions by dipolar excitation fields also uniformly filling the ICR cell up to the endcaps. The ion clouds orbiting on their cyclotron trajectory are kept together for much longer periods than was possible hitherto, even if they orbit near the sheath electrodes. The image currents thus give rise to minute-long transients, from which mass spectra with ultrahigh mass resolution can be obtained. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120193530 | System and Method for Localization of Large Numbers of Fluorescent Markers in Biological Samples - A method and system for the imaging and localization of fluorescent markers such as fluorescent proteins or quantum dots within biological samples is disclosed. The use of recombinant genetics technology to insert “reporter” genes into many species is well established. In particular, green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) and their genetically-modified variants ranging from blue to yellow, are easily spliced into many genomes at the sites of genes of interest (GoIs), where the GFPs are expressed with no apparent effect on the functioning of the proteins of interest (PoIs) coded for by the GoIs. One goal of biologists is more precise localization of PoIs within cells. The invention is a method and system for enabling more rapid and precise PoI localization using charged particle beam-induced damage to GFPs. Multiple embodiments of systems for implementing the method are presented, along with an image processing method relatively immune to high statistical noise levels. | 2012-08-02 |
