| 32nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20150219710 | WAFER TEST APPARATUS - A wafer test apparatus includes a probe station comprising a probe card that contacts a wafer positioned on a chuck during a wafer test. A test head is disposed on the probe card and tests electrical characteristics of a semiconductor chip positioned on the wafer. A probe card horizontality adjustment unit is positioned between the test head and the probe card and adjusts horizontality of the probe card during the wafer test. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219711 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DETERIORATION OF PHOTOCOUPLER - An apparatus is provided to determine deterioration of a photocoupler. The apparatus includes a detecting unit and a determining unit. The detecting unit receives an electric pulse signal outputted from the photocoupler. The amplitude of the outputted pulse signal depends on that of an electric AC voltage applied to the photocoupler. The detecting unit detects a duty ratio of the pulse signal. The determining unit determines whether or not the duty ratio is less than a threshold given for the determination. The determining unit also determines that the photocoupler has deteriorated in performance thereof more than a usable level if it is determined that the duty ratio is less than the threshold given for the determination. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219712 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR GAIN - The invention relates to a device for measuring electromagnetic field sensor (CP) gain comprising an electromagnetic wave source and an antenna connected to the electromagnetic wave and radiating an electromagnetic field in the direction of the sensor, characterised in that the antenna is a monocone antenna comprising a plane conductive element (P) having a first face and a second face opposite the first face and a cone-shaped conductive part (C) situated on the side of the first face. Applications to gain measurements over very broad frequency bands. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219713 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION OF DETECTING DEGRADATION OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An electronic device including a printed circuit board has a degradation detection circuit that detects degradation of the printed circuit board at a plurality of different degradation levels, and a warning output unit that outputs a warning in accordance with the degradation level detected by the degradation detection circuit. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219714 | COUNTERFEIT MICROELECTRONICS DETECTION BASED ON CAPACITIVE AND INDUCTIVE SIGNATURES - Systems and methods for detecting counterfeit integrated circuits are provided. One exemplary embodiment of a method can include: providing an integrated circuit for testing; and characterizing capacitive and inductive loading of the integrated circuit power for a specified frequency range; wherein the characterizing step further comprises applying a low level alternating current to a power pin while measuring for capacitance characterization conditions created by the integrated circuit's internal capacitance and inductance responses, wherein by sweeping the alternating current signal across a specified frequency range one or more capacitance related device signature can be created and used to identify a component as originating from a trusted source or not. A system can include components and machine readable instructions for operating the components using exemplary methods. Exemplary embodiments can include automated systems that can also be used with the device signature on a production line or in a supply chain verification location. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219715 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE COMPUTER-AIDED DETERMINATION OF DEVIATION PATTERNS DURING THE PRODUCTION AND/OR TESTING OF A MULTIPLICITY OF DIES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - In various embodiments, a method for the computer-aided determination of deviation patterns during at least one of the production or testing of a multiplicity of dies is provided. The dies are uniquely identified. The method may include determining, for each die of the multiplicity of dies and for at least one measurement process of a plurality of measurement processes which are applied to at least one portion of the dies, a measurement value which was determined in the measurement process for the respective die; and carrying out a blind source separation using the measurement values, thereby determining the deviation patterns for the dies. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219716 | Method for Pre-Heating Probe Card - A wafer inspection apparatus includes a first and second wafer transfer mechanisms, an alignment chamber, a second wafer transfer mechanism and a plurality of inspection chambers. The first wafer transfer mechanism is installed at a first transfer area to transfer wafers individually from a housing. The alignment chamber has an alignment mechanism configured to align the wafer at an inspection position for an electrical characteristics inspection. The second wafer transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the wafer through a wafer retaining support in a second transfer area formed along the first transfer area and an alignment area. The plurality of inspection chambers is arranged at an inspection area formed along the second transfer area and is configured to inspect electrical characteristics of the wafer transferred by the second wafer transfer mechanism through the wafer retaining support. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219717 | A CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR LOGIC BUILT-IN SELF-TEST OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT - A circuit arrangement for Logic Built-In Self-Test (LBIST) includes a clock source configured to generate a system clock, a first clock division circuitry configured to derive a first punched-out clock and a plurality of scan chains operable at the first punched-out clock. Each scan chain has an associated output circuitry responsive to a leading edge of the first punched-out clock. The circuit arrangement includes a second clock division circuitry configured to derive a second punched-out clock. The second punched-out clock has a delay of one or more system clock periods relative to the first punched-out clock. A compacting logic is configured to compact signals received from the scan chains. A sequential retiming element connects the compacting logic to an input circuitry of a MISR. The sequential retiming element is responsive to a trailing edge of the second punched-out clock. The input circuitry is responsive to a leading edge of the second punched-out clock. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219718 | CHIP AUTHENTICATION USING SCAN CHAINS - Methods and systems for generating a circuit identification number include determining a propagation time delay across a scan chain of known length; comparing the propagation time delay to a threshold associated with the scan chain length; storing an identifier bit based on the result of the comparison; repeating the steps of determining, comparing, and storing until a number of stored identifier bits reaches a threshold number; and outputting the stored identifier bits. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219719 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE OPERATION OF A CURRENT LOOP - In a system for monitoring the operation of a current loop, which is fed by a current source and has a switching element, an evaluation unit is arranged at the output of the current loop, which evaluation unit is designed to identify a state of the switching element on the basis of the current flowing in the current loop. Furthermore, a signal generation device is arranged in the current loop, which signal generation device is connected to the switching element and is designed to generate a dynamic signal characterizing the state of the switching element in the current loop. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219720 | Relay Control System and Method for Controlling Same - The present invention relates to a relay control system and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a relay control system and a control method thereof capable of determining whether an unrecoverable failure of a relay due to an unexpected environment, namely, whether the relay is fused, by measuring a voltage on a relay in real time while a battery unit operates in a secondary cell battery using DC power. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219721 | VOLTAGE-BASED FUEL GAUGE ON BATTERY CAPACITY - A device to determine a state of a battery is disclosed. One or more transistors provide a resistance between first and second nodes. The one or more transistors are configured to conduct a supply current from a battery between the first node and the second node. A measurement circuit measures the voltage generated between the first node and the second node. The measurement circuit further measures the supply voltage. A calculation circuit generates an estimate of the supply current based on the voltage measured between the first node and the second node and the resistance of the one or more transistors. The calculation circuit generates an estimate of the state of charge of the battery based on the measured supply voltage and the estimate of the supply current. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219722 | Method and Circuitry to Adjust, Correct and/or Compensate an SOC of a Battery based on Relaxation Time thereof - The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adjust, correct and/or compensate a state of charge of the battery using the data which is representative of the relaxation time (e.g., full relaxation time) of the battery. The techniques and/or circuitry may determine the data which is representative of a relaxation time based on or using: (i) the rate of decay of the voltage at the terminals of the battery after terminating application of the charge current to the battery, (ii) a voltage which is constant or substantially constant after termination of the charge current and/or (iii) an amount of time associated with the decay of the voltage at the terminals of the battery to at least a measured or predetermined voltage. Notably, the charge signal or current may include a plurality of pulses. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219723 | Continuous Monitoring Architecture for Power Storage Systems - A battery monitoring system includes a central monitoring system and a set of individual battery selectors. The central monitoring system is electrically connected to the battery selectors and each of the battery selectors is connected to one or more batteries. In operation, commands are sent from the central monitoring system to the individual battery selectors so as to turn one on at a time. When the battery selector is on, test and response signals can be communicated between the one or more batteries connected to the battery selector and the central monitoring system. In some embodiments, the batteries include a reference circuit configured for calibration of battery tests. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219724 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A CHARACTERISTIC OF A VEHICLE ENERGY SOURCE - Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for determining a characteristic of an energy source. One exemplary method involves obtaining a measured current associated with the energy source using a current sensor and obtaining a measured voltage associated with the energy source. In response to identifying an absence of an anomalous condition of the current sensor based on the measured current, the method determines a current-compensated value for the characteristic based at least in part on the measured voltage and the measured current. In response to identifying the anomalous condition of the current sensor based on the measured current, the method determines an uncompensated value for the characteristic based at least in part on the measured voltage. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219725 | LOW-VOLTAGE NETWORK WITH A DC-DC CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR TESTING A LOW-VOLTAGE BATTERY - The invention relates to a DC-DC converter which is designed to supply a low-voltage network comprising a low-voltage battery and a battery sensor circuit with a low voltage, having a pulse generation device which is designed to feed electrical pulses into the low-voltage network in order to test the low-voltage battery using the battery sensor circuit. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219726 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY STATE ESTIMATION - System and methods for estimating a state of a battery utilizing an adaptive battery model are presented. The model may utilize a multi-RC electric circuit model designed to represent an open circuit voltage and/or an impedance of an actual battery system. A state observer may be utilized in connection with estimating parameters associated with a model of the battery system (e.g., resistances in the multi-RC circuit model). Systems and methods disclosed herein may further employ a blending technique utilizing an Ah-based SOC determination and an OCV-based SOC determination in estimating a state of a battery system. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219727 | Battery Monitoring System Including Relay Test Circuit - A battery monitoring system includes a central monitoring system and a set of individual battery selectors. The central monitoring system is electrically connected to the battery selectors and each of the battery selectors is connected to one or more batteries. In operation, commands are sent from the central monitoring system to the individual battery selectors so as to turn one on at a time. When the battery selector is on, test and response signals can be communicated between the one or more batteries connected to the battery selector and the central monitoring system. In some embodiments, the system includes a relay test circuit. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219728 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY IN FUEL CELL - A method and a device for measuring various parameters of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) in a fuel cell. Hydrogen gas and nitrogen gas or air are supplied to the fuel cell to be tested. A voltage of the fuel cell is diminished by connecting to a load until the voltage is zero. The fuel cell is charged at a constant current. A constant current value is measured by a current sensor. A current signal and a voltage signal are collected by a data collector and are converted into digital quantity signals which are transmitted to a data processing unit. Data are automatically processed by programming of the data processing unit. Parameters, including an electrochemical active surface area of a catalyst, a double-layer capacitance, a hydrogen crossover current, and an impedance of the MEA of the fuel cell are acquired by differentiation and integral operations of the voltage data. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219729 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - Gas cells allow first detection light and second detection light to pass therethrough and rotate the polarization plane of linearly polarized light in accordance with a magnetic field. A first detection section and a second detection section detect the polarization planes of the linearly polarized light that has passed through the gas cells. A third detection section and a fourth detection section detect the polarization planes of the linearly polarized light that has not passed through the gas cells. A measurement section uses detection results from the first detection section and the third detection section to remove influence of optical noise contained in the first detection light, uses detection results from the second detection section and the fourth detection section to remove influence of optical noise contained in the second detection light, and measures the difference in the magnetic field between the gas cells. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219730 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC SENSOR - A high-temperature superconducting magnetic sensor having superconducting layers formed on a substrate, a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) being formed on the superconducting layers, the high-temperature superconducting magnetic sensor includes: a pickup coil that is formed on the superconducting layer and is connected to an inductor of the SQUID; and an input coil that is formed on the superconducting layer, is connected to the inductor of the SQUID and the pickup coil to form a closed loop, and is magnetically coupled with the inductor of the SQUID. In planar view, at least one turn of the input coil surrounds the inductor of the SQUID, or is surrounded by the inductor of the SQUID. The width of the superconductor forming the inductor of the SQUID is 10 μm or less. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219731 | MAGNETIC FIELD DETECTING DEVICE - A magnetic field detecting device which comprises a magnetic impedance sensor including a magnetic impedance element | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219732 | Method and Apparatus For Magnetic Susceptibility Tomography, Magnetoencephalography, and Taggant Or Contrast Agent Detection - A magnetic susceptibility tomographic device has sensitive magnetic sensors about a measurement volume and AC bias coils for providing magnetic fields within the volume. Sensing circuitry reads the sensors, and a processor executes magnetic susceptibility tomography (MST) routines from memory to divide the measurement volume into voxels, to determine differences between applied and measured field strengths of magnetic fields at each voxel and thereby determines magnetic susceptibility of each voxel, and to construct tomographic images representative of magnetic susceptibility as MST images. Embodiments with SQUID and fluxgate sensors are described. Applications to direct measurement of tissue magnetic susceptibility, and to locating and quantifying tagged magnetic nanoparticles are disclosed, including antibody-tagged nanoparticles for use in cancer diagnosis and treatments, and the retrieval of taggant identification codes from an object. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219733 | RF Pulse Alignment - An RF pulse alignment method for determining transmit scaling factors used in the control of a magnetic resonance system having a number of radiofrequency transmit channels, via which RF pulse trains are transmitted in parallel during operation, is provided. A common reference pulse train is specified for a number of the radiofrequency transmit channels in the course of the control function. A plurality of candidate images of an object that is to be examined are acquired using different candidate sets of transmit scaling factors. Optimal transmit scaling factors with respect to a predefined criterion are selected for each of the radiofrequency transmit channels based on the acquired candidate images. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219734 | POROUS AND STRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR DYNAMIC NUCLEAR POLARIZATION, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND NMR ANALYSIS METHOD - The present invention concerns materials consisting in a porous and structured network, this network being at least in part formed by Si atoms, or Si atoms and metal atoms, linked to each other's via siloxy bonds, the amount of radical ranging from 0.50 to 0.03 mmol of radical per gram of material, and in that the network is formed with a sol-gel step using an organosilane for the introduction of the organic molecules allowing their regular distribution within the porous structured material. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219735 | Enhancement of MT Effect and/or Cest Effect - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, method and/or computer readable storage medium is configured to effect enhanced magnetic transfer (MT) effects and chemical exchange saturation transfer (LEST) effects. The configured techniques include irradiating an object in an MRI gantry by applying a sequence of magnetic transfer (MT) pulses over a range of different frequencies, and then applying an MR imaging sequence to the irradiated object. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219736 | Adapting Activation Parameters Used to Generate a Pulse Sequence when Activating a Magnetic Resonance System - A method for adapting activation parameters used to generate a pulse sequence when activating a magnetic resonance system is provided. The method includes determining stimulation values for the pulse sequence based on predefined activation parameters. The stimulation values represent a stimulation exposure of a patient. Test regions that exhibit stimulation maxima are identified in the pulse sequence, and the identified test regions are tested with respect to compliance with a predefined stimulation limit value. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219737 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE RADIOFREQUENCY ANTENNA UNIT AND A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE HAVING THE LOCAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE RADIOFREQUENCY ANTENNA UNIT, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR CALCULATING ATTENUATION VALUES OF A LOCAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE RADIOFREQUENCY ANTENNA UNIT FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE EXAMINATION COMBINED WITH A PET EXAMINATION - A magnetic resonance radiofrequency antenna unit is disclosed, including at least one antenna element and an antenna housing enclosing the antenna element. In at least one embodiment, the magnetic resonance radiofrequency antenna unit includes at least one marking element, wherein the at least one marking element is embodied to transmit magnetic resonance signals during a magnetic resonance measurement. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219738 | Calculating Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) With Magnetic Resonance Signals - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, MRI method and a computer readable medium are configured to determine a specific absorption rate (SAR) for the patient based on at least (a) NMR signal strength at a phantom when the at least one RF coil is loaded with the patient for an MRI scan, and (b) NMR signal strength at the phantom when the at least one RF coil is not loaded with the patient for an MRI scan. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219739 | Magnetic Resonance System with RF Power Measurement Check Using a Calibrated Test Pulse - A predetermined reference object is arranged in a scan volume of a magnetic resonance system. In the scope of adjustment measurements, the reference object is respectively exposed by a radiofrequency transmitter antenna to an adjustment pulse. Using at least one radiofrequency receiver antenna, a magnetic resonance signal excited by the respective adjustment pulse in the reference object is respectively recorded. An amplitude of a first test pulse is ascertained with the aid of the magnetic resonance signals recorded in the scope of the adjustment measurements. In the scope of a subsequent test measurement, the reference object is exposed to the first test pulse by the radiofrequency transmitter antenna. A first measurement signal dependent on the amplitude of the first test pulse is recorded during the exposure of the reference object to the first test pulse. Further measures are implemented based on the recorded first measurement signal. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219740 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE WITH AUTOMATED SELF-TEST - The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a test circuit that is configured to generate a recurring simulated fault signal. A detection circuit is configured to generate a test detection signal in response to the recurring simulated fault signal. An end-of-life monitor circuit is configured to generate an end-of-life detection signal if the test detection signal is not generated within a first predetermined period of time. At least one indicator is configured to emit an indication signal in response to the end-of-life detection signal. A response mechanism is configured to decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals after a second predetermined period of time has elapsed following the end-of-life detection signal. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219741 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENT BALANCING OF A TOOL - Various embodiments include methods and apparatus structured to balance electrode pairs ( | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219742 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING LOCATION ACCURACY IN MULTI-CHANNEL WIRELESS NETWORKS - The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for improving location accuracy in multi-channel wireless networks. Specifically, to coordinate with other Access Points (APs) and improve location accuracy of client devices, each access point can (a) obtain a schedule of another neighboring AP; (b) switch to the operating channel of the neighboring AP at a scheduled time for communication exchanges between the neighboring AP and the client device, (c) listen to the communication exchanges between the neighboring AP and the client device; (d) collecting signal samples, e.g., signal strength associated with messages originated from the client device; and (e) send the report to the location engine to allow the location engine collect more signal samples associated with the client device, thereby more accurately determine the location of the client device; etc. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219743 | COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNIVERSAL REAL-TIME LINKING OF REAL OBJECTS TO A MACHINE, NETWORK, INTERNET, OR SOFTWARE SERVICE - Methods of connecting or linking real objects to machines or the virtual world in real time utilizing a device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless tag attached to an object in communication with an electronic device, such as a cellular phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, or watch, monitors and updates the position of a wireless tag locally and on a machine/network/cloud. Methods of using a wireless tag in safety, loss/theft prevention, health-care, tracking, advertising and marketing, education, games, finance, payment, and athletic are disclosed. In another embodiment, methods of providing an application programming interface and/or a software development kit based on the devices are provided, allowing software developers the ability to create their own programs or applications on top of the disclosed system is disclosed. Methods of allowing developers to distribute and/or monetize applications developed through the application programming interface and/or a software development kit are also disclosed. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219744 | ROBUST INTEGRATED PRECISION HIGH-SPEED SATELLITE ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM (ADCS) - Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products for providing integrated attitude determination and attitude control for slewing of a satellite. In one embodiment a method is provided. The method comprises after receiving a repointing request, selecting a guide star sample comprising one or more guide stars from a guide star catalog; determining current attitude information; selecting and retrieving at least one point spread function (PSF) image from a PSF library; estimating an expected position for at least one guide star, the at least one guide star being one of the guide stars of the guide star sample; acquiring at least one star tracker image; calculating a cross-correlation function (CCF) to determine shifts in position of the at least one guide star compared to the expected position; and determining updated current attitude information based at least in part on the determined shifts in position. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219745 | WIRELESS POSITIONING APPARATUS - In a wireless positioning apparatus mounted in a moving body, feature point position information is stored in a reference trajectory storage, a reception state of transmitted waves from a wireless transmitter is detected, and a movement distance of the moving body is measured. A positioning trajectory is generated that indicates a correspondence relationship between the movement distance and the reception state of transmitted waves. A coincidence distribution is generated that indicates a correspondence between: a point on the reference trajectory to which a representative position, set arbitrarily within the positioning trajectory, corresponds for each coordinate shift value; and the degree of coincidence between the reference trajectory and the positioning trajectory. Based on the coincidence distribution, positioning information is generated. Reliability is determined based on an evaluation value reflecting a flatness of the coincidence distribution. The reliability serves as a determination criterion for determining whether or not the positioning information is used. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219746 | DETERMINING A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - The disclosed subject matter relates to computer-implemented methods for determining a geographic location of a computing device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first set of authentication credentials, corresponding to a user, from a first computing device. The method further includes receiving a second set of authentication credentials, corresponding to the same user, from a second computing device. The method includes correlating the first set of authentication credentials and the second set of authentication credentials, to determine that the same user is associated with each of the first computing device and the second computing device. The method further includes receiving location information from the second computing device. The method further includes associating with the first computing device, based on the correlation, the location information received from the second computing device. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219747 | RADIOFREQUENCY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING, BY PAIRS OF SPACECRAFT, THE RELATIVE ANGULAR POSITION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF REMOTE SPACECRAFT - A system comprises: onboard a first craft, called host craft, a triplet of antennas comprising a transmitting and receiving antenna and two transmitting antennas, a transmission chain that can be successively coupled to each antenna of the triplet of antennas by a radiofrequency switch, a reception chain that can be coupled to the transmitting and receiving antenna, and a processing device intended to determine a relative angular position between, on the one hand, the host craft and, on the other hand, a plurality of spacecraft, called companion craft, from measurements of path differences performed and transmitted by the companion craft; onboard the companion craft, a transmitting and receiving antenna, a transmission chain and a reception chain coupled to the transmitting and receiving antenna and a measurement device intended to measure path differences between three signals originating from the three antennas of the triplet of antennas of the host craft. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219748 | OBJECT TRACKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system for tracking at least one object configured to be transported by at least one vehicle may include at least one computer system. The at least one computer system may be configured to determine at least one location of the at least one vehicle and determine at least one location of the at least one object. The at least one computer system may be further configured to determine at least one location of at least one geofence adjacent the at least one vehicle based on the at least one location of the at least one vehicle. Also, the at least one computer system may be configured to determine whether the at least one object is located within the at least one geofence to determine whether a load of the at least one vehicle includes the at least one object. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219749 | POSITIONING USING OBSERVER-BASED TIME-OF-ARRIVAL MEASUREMENTS - Disclosed are implementations that include a method, performed by a network control device, including sending a first instruction to a first device to send a first measurement signal, and sending a second instruction to a second device to receive the first measurement signal. Following receipt of a first acknowledgement signal from the target mobile device, the first and second devices change their roles so the second device sends, and the first device receives, a second measurement signal, and the first and second devices receive a second acknowledgement signal from the target device. Position of the target device is determined based on timing measurements associated with the first and second measurement signals, the first and second acknowledgement signals, and on known positions of the first and second devices. Another network device is selected to perform additional measurements upon a determination that a desired accuracy of the position determined was not achieved. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219750 | POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a positioning method, including: determining, by a positioning server, positioning signal configuration information; sending, by the positioning server, the positioning signal configuration information to a positioning signal sending entity; obtaining, by the positioning server, a measurement estimation result of a shortest transmission path between a positioning signal measurement entity and the positioning signal sending entity; and positioning, by the positioning server, a terminal by using the measurement estimation result of the shortest transmission path, where the terminal is one of the positioning signal measurement entity and the positioning signal sending entity. The embodiments of the present invention can resist an NLOS path deviation and a positioning signal strength loss and an SINR loss, so as to improve the positioning accuracy. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219751 | System And Method For Avoiding DC Bias In A Homodyne Receiver - A homodyne radar system includes a mixer that outputs a signal having a mixer output frequency that is a frequency difference between two input signals. When the frequency difference is small, low frequency noise may mask the actual signal. A variable phase shifter is added to one of the mixer inputs to change the phase at a predetermined rate of change. The phase shifter shifts the frequency of the input signal so that the mixer output frequency is offset by the predetermined rate. The low frequencies are mapped to frequencies that are above the noise frequencies. The phase shift may be achieved by adding a constant phase at predetermined time intervals. The sampling frequency for the resulting signal may need to be increased to accommodate the higher frequencies. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219752 | DOPPLER RADAR TEST SYSTEM - A system is provided that includes a Doppler radar unit that transmits a first electromagnetic wave having a first frequency, which a test system converts to a first electrical signal having the first frequency. The test system generates a second electrical signal having a second frequency, and mixes the first and second electrical signals to produce a third electrical signal having a third, sum or difference frequency. The third frequency represents a Doppler-shifted frequency caused by reflection of the first electromagnetic wave by a target at a distance from the Doppler radar unit. The test system converts the third electrical signal to a second electromagnetic wave having the third frequency, and transmits the second electromagnetic wave back to the Doppler radar unit for calculation of a speed representing that of the target as a function of the first and third frequencies, from which the Doppler radar unit may be calculated/certified. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219753 | CIRCUITRY FOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING A FREQUENCY MODULATED RADAR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL, A RADAR TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT AND A RADAR SYSTEM - A circuitry for and a method of generating a frequency modulated radar transmitter signal are provided. The circuitry comprises a modulation signal generator for generating a modulation signal having a waveform describing a required frequency modulation of the frequency modulated radar transmitter signal and comprises a PLL circuitry for generating the frequency modulated radar transmitter signal in dependence of the modulation signal. In the PLL circuitry a controllable frequency divider controls the output frequency of the PLL circuitry in dependence of the modulation signal. The PLL circuitry further comprises a phase detector, a controllable oscillator and possibly a low pass filter. The PLL circuitry further comprises a calibration circuitry being configured to control a parameter of at least one of the phase detector and the controllable oscillator to maintain a loop gain of PLL circuitry. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219754 | PROGRAMMABLE WAVELET TREE - An apparatus is provided. In the apparatus, a demultiplexer is configured to receive an input signal, and each of a plurality of sample buffers are coupled to the demultiplexer. A first multiplexer is coupled to each of the sample buffers. A filter is coupled to the first multiplexer. A bypass delay circuit is coupled to the first multiplexer, and a second multiplexer is coupled to the filter and the bypass delay circuit. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219755 | Mapping positions of devices using audio - Disclosed are methods and systems for determining distance between two or more mobile devices utilizing a sound emitted from each device such as a chirp. Each device may determine or receive an indication of a time reference for each instance the device emits or detects a chirp. Utilizing the time reference data, the distance between the two or more devices may be determined assuming the sound travels at a constant speed of 340.29 m/s. Techniques for disambiguating orientation of the devices relative to one another rare also disclosed. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219756 | RADAR APPARATUS - On a radar apparatus, a direction derivation part derives a peak angle related to an angle of a target based on reception signals received by a plurality of reception antennas. Then, a detection information derivation part derives, based on the peak angle, target data that are internal data about the target, and stores the derived target data into a memory. A reliability determination part determines a reliability of an object peak angle upon which the target data about the target was derived, the reliability of the object peak angle being determined based on a different peak angle derived concurrently with the object peak angle by the direction derivation part. Then, a data erasure part deletes, based on the reliability of the object peak angle determined by the reliability determination part, the target data relevant to the object peak angle from the memory to exclude the target data from further processing. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDOOR GEOLOCATION AND MAPPING - Methods and systems to provide location and navigation information to a user within a building. In an embodiment, low power radars may be used to locate and track a user. Moreover, the systems and methods described herein may take advantage of the known layout of a building, or may ascertain the layout using the radar devices. This information may be used to direct a user from a current location to a desired destination. In some contexts, such as stores, radio frequency ID (RFID) tags may be used to identify a particular destination, such as a particular product in a particular aisle in a store. Multiple persons may be tracked as they move about the building, so that the more frequently used paths may be identified for moving from point to point. These identified paths may then be used in constructing a path for a user who needs directions. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219758 | MOBILE RADAR AND VISUAL TRACKING COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION - A system for generating video data comprising a mobile radar system operating on a processor and configured to generate vertically tilted radar frame data for a plurality of vehicles. A mobile video system operating on a processor and configured to generate video data of the plurality of vehicles. A dynamic plane rotation system operating on a processor and coupled to the mobile radar system and configured to map the vertically tilted radar frame data onto a flat plane parallel to a roadway to generate mapped data. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219759 | RADAR ANTENNA - A radar antenna is provided. The radar antenna includes a radar case having a front side and a rear side, a signal processor provided inside the radar case and configured to perform signal processing on a reception signal that is received by an EM radiator configured to transceive an electromagnetic wave, and a wireless LAN antenna fixed inside the radar case, having a horizontal directivity, and configured to transmit the reception signal processed by the signal processor to an external terminal device, the wireless LAN antenna being oriented such that a direction of the horizontal directivity of the wireless LAN antenna is in parallel to the front-and-rear directions of the radar case. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219760 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Provided is a parking assistance device that can obtain information regarding the height from a parking road surface of an object without acquiring height information of an object in advance. The parking assistance device includes: an emission unit configured to emit ultrasonic waves in at least an outward lateral direction of a vehicle; a reception unit configured to receive reflection waves from an object reflecting the emitted ultrasonic waves; and an object determination unit configured to receive the reflection waves from an object existing on a far side of a target parking region as the vehicle enters the target parking region, and determine a feature relating to the height of the object based on a change in a detection state of the object, which was specified based on the obtained reflection wave data. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219761 | COLLISION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND COLLISION DETERMINATION METHOD - A collision determination device includes a radar detection unit that detects an object in front of a vehicle by a radar wave, an image detection unit that images in front of the vehicle and detects the object by the imaged image, and a collision determination unit that determines a collision between the vehicle and the object based on a combined target generated using a detection result of the radar detection unit and a detection result of the image detection unit. The collision determination unit performs collision determination with a speed of the object in the traveling direction of the vehicle as zero when the vehicle decelerates. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219762 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING WATERCRAFT - The invention relates to a method of classifying one or several watercraft using the sound waves ( | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219763 | Optoelectronic Sensor and Method for Detecting Objects in a Monitored Zone - An optoelectronic sensor ( | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219764 | LOW COST SMALL SIZE LIDAR FOR AUTOMOTIVE - A LiDAR sensor having particular application for use on a vehicle. The LiDAR sensor includes a plurality of spaced apart VCSEL arrays each including a single lens, where the lens for each VCSEL array directs the beam of the particular laser in the array that is illuminated in a desired direction so that turning on and off of the lasers in each array creates a scanning effect. The number and the size of the VCSEL arrays are selected to provide the desired FOV for the sensor, where the VCSEL arrays can be positioned on a curved platform to provide that FOV. The sensor also includes one or more detectors for detecting reflections of the laser beams emitted by the lasers. Control electronics are provided to scan the laser beams and generate a three-dimensional point cloud of return image points. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219765 | FREQUENCY QUADRUPLED LASER USING THULIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIER AND METHOD - An apparatus, method and associated fiber-laser architectures for high-power pulsed operation and pumping wavelength-conversion devices. Some embodiments generate blue laser light by frequency quadrupling infrared (IR) light from Tm-doped gain fiber using non-linear wavelength conversion. Some embodiments use a fiber MOPA configuration to amplify a seed signal from a semiconductor laser or ring fiber laser. Some embodiments use the frequency-quadrupled blue light for underwater communications, imaging, and/or object and anomaly detection. Some embodiments amplitude modulate the IR seed signal to encode communication data sent to or from a submarine once the modulated light has its wavelength quartered. Other embodiments transmit blue-light pulses in a scanned pattern and detect scattered light to measure distances to objects in a raster-scanned underwater volume, which in turn are used to generate a data structure representing a three-dimensional rendition of the underwater scene being imaged for viewing by a person or for other software analysis. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR FOR FALSE ALARMS FROM IONOSPHERE GRADIENT MONITORS - Systems and methods to monitor for false alarms from ionosphere gradient monitors are provided. In one embodiment, a method for mitigating false gradient alarms in a satellite navigation Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) ground station comprising a plurality of satellite navigation system reference receivers comprises: generating an alarm signal with an ionosphere gradient monitor (IGM) at the GBAS ground station; determining whether the alarm signal is a false alarm based on data derived from carrier phase measurements received from the plurality of satellite navigation system reference receivers; and blocking the alarm signal for at least a first duration of time based on the determining. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) NAVIGATION AND VISUAL NAVIGATION TO RECOVER ABSOLUTE POSITION AND ATTITUDE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL FEATURES WITH KNOWN COORDINATES - An apparatus includes a global navigation satellite system antenna, a global navigation satellite system receiver, a camera, and a processor. The mobile global navigation satellite system receiver produces a set of carrier-phase measurements from a global navigation satellite system. The camera produces an image. The processor determines an absolute position and an absolute attitude of the apparatus solely from three or more sets of data and a rough estimate of the absolute position of the apparatus without any prior association of visual features with known coordinates. Each set of data includes the image and the set of carrier-phase measurements. In addition, the processor uses either a precise orbit and clock data for the global navigation satellite system or another set of carrier-phase measurements from another global navigation satellite system antenna at a known location in each set of data. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219768 | CROSS COUPLED POSITIONING ENGINE (PE) ARCHITECTURE FOR SENSOR INTEGRATION IN GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a cross coupled position engine architecture for sensor integration in a Global Navigation Satellite System. In one embodiment, a data processing engine for processing inertial sensor data within a positioning system receiver is disclosed. The data processing engine includes a first input for receiving the sensor data, and a second input for receiving a positioning data. The data processing system also includes a memory and a processor. The processor of the data processing system is coupled to the memory and to the first and second input. The processor of the data processing system is configured to calculate a net acceleration profile data from the inertial sensor data and from the positioning data. The net acceleration profile data calculated by the processor of the data processing system is used for the Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to subsequently calculate a position and a velocity data. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A GNSS RECEIVER - A method of determining a position of a GNSS receiver includes: receiving, at the GNSS receiver, information from at least two GNSS satellites and an estimated location area from a non-GNSS positioning application, determining candidate pseudoranges corresponding to candidate correlation peaks determined based on the information received from the at least two GNSS satellites; determining possible positions of the GNSS receiver using the candidate pseudoranges and the estimated location area; determining a best possible position of the GNSS receiver from the possible positions; and setting the best possible position as the position of the GNSS receiver; wherein when multiple candidate correlation peaks corresponding to one of the at least two GNSS satellites are determined, the estimated location area is usable to reduce the number of candidate correlation peaks prior to candidate pseudoranges being determined. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219771 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCINTILLATORS HAVING POLISHED AND ROUGHENED SURFACES - A scintillator crystal array that is configured to receive rays emitted by an object to be imaged and to emit light energy responsive to the received rays includes plural crystals. At least one of the crystals includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and plural sides. The upper surface may be configured to receive the rays from the object to be imaged. The lower surface is disposed opposite the upper surface. The plural sides extend between the upper surface and the lower surface. At least one side includes a roughened side surface and at least one other side includes a polished side surface. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219772 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CURRENT/VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to convert an incident electromagnetic wave into current; a current/voltage conversion circuit that is configured to convert the current input from the image sensor into voltage and includes an operational amplifier configured to output voltage corresponding to the current input from the image sensor; and a sampling circuit that is configured to sample output of the operation amplifier and is provided between input/output terminals of the operational amplifier. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219773 | HIGH PURITY GERMANIUM DETECTOR - The present disclosure provides a High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector, comprising: a HPGe single crystal having an intrinsic region exposed surface; a first electrode and a second electrode connected to a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode of the HPGe single crystal respectively; and a conductive guard ring arranged in the intrinsic region exposed surface around the first electrode to separate the intrinsic region exposed surface into an inner region and an outer region. A leakage current derived from the intrinsic region exposed surface of the HPGe detector can be separated from the current of the HPGe detector by the conductive guard ring provided in the surface, thereby suppressing the interference of the surface leakage current. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219774 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE X-RAY RADIATION ATTENUATION CAUSED BY THE OBJECT TO BE EXAMINED - An embodiment of the invention relates to the use of the spectral composition of X-ray radiation in addition to the intensity thereof in order to determine the attenuation caused by an object. Another aspect of an embodiment of the invention is a device, particularly a radiation monitor for an X-ray or CT system, which is suitable for performing the aforementioned procedure according to an embodiment of the invention. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219775 | ADAPTIVE SCANNING IN AN IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system exposes an object within a region to a beam of penetrating radiation. The beam of penetrating radiation is sensed on a side opposite the region from a source of the beam. An attenuation of the beam caused by passing the beam through the object is determined, the attenuation is compared to a threshold attenuation. If the attenuation exceeds the threshold attenuation, a parameter of the imaging system is adjusted based on the determined attenuation. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219776 | HYDROPHONE - This disclosure is related to hydrophones, for example hydrophones that may be used in marine seismic surveying, permanent reservoir monitoring, downhole acoustic monitoring in a wellbore, and/or various other applications. Some embodiments of a hydrophone according to this disclosure are constructed such that a longitudinal stiffness of the hydrophone is greater than a circumferential stiffness of the hydrophone. In some embodiments, however, the longitudinal stiffness may be somewhat less than the circumferential stiffness. For example, the longitudinal stiffness may be greater than one half the circumferential stiffness in some cases. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219777 | Seismic-Detection Sensor Device for Vertical Transportation Equipment - A seismic-detection sensor device includes two accelerometers having different sensitivities. The seismic-detection sensor device provides excellent precision and operability monitoring. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219778 | Method for Obtaining an Adapted Sequence of Shot Predictions From a Raw Sequence of Shot Predictions - Method for obtaining an adapted sequence of M shot predictions (t | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219779 | QUALITY CONTROL OF 3D HORIZON AUTO-TRACKING IN SEISMIC VOLUME - Seismic interpretation includes obtaining a seismic volume of a subterranean formation of a field. Through the seismic volume based on a similarity criterion of seismic values in the set of seismic traces, an estimated horizon is generated based on a selected seed while maintaining tracking data tracking the generating of the estimated horizon. A first selection of a selected point in the estimated horizon is received, and, from the tracking data, an ancestral path from the selected point to the selected seed is extracted. A subset of the set of seismic traces is selected based on the subset comprising points along the ancestral path, and displayed, within a graphic window on a physical display, the subset of the set of seismic traces. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219780 | ACOUSTIC MULTI-MODALITY INVERSION FOR CEMENT INTEGRITY ANALYSIS - Apparatus and method for characterizing a barrier installed in a borehole traversing a formation including locating an acoustic tool with a receiver and a transmitter at a location in the borehole, activating the acoustic tool to form acoustic waveforms, wherein the receiver records the acoustic waveforms, and processing the waveforms to identify barrier parameters as a function of azimuth and depth along the borehole, wherein the waveforms comprise at least two of sonic signals, ultrasonic pulse-echo signals, and ultrasonic pitch-catch signals. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219781 | Signal Processing Technique for a Metal Detector - A method for detecting a target in a soil using a metal detector, including: generating a transmit magnetic field for transmission into the soil based on a transmit signal; receiving a receive magnetic field; providing a receive signal induced by the receive magnetic field; determining, based on the receive signal, a model of at least two independent components of the receive signal which are due to signals from the soil; processing the receive signal to produce a set of data which is with effects of the signals from the soil reduced therein or removed therefrom by fitting the model to the receive signal, then subtracting the fitted model from the receive signal; and producing, based on the set of data, an indicator output signal for indicating a presence and/or identity of the target. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219782 | LOGGING IN GAS SHALE AND OTHER UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS - Apparatus and methods for characterizing hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation including sending and measuring NMR signals; analyzing the signals to form a distribution; and estimating a property of a formation from the distribution, wherein the sending comprises pulse sequences configured for a formation pore size, and wherein the computing comprises porosity. Apparatus and methods for characterizing hydrocarbons in a subterranean formation including sending and measuring NMR signals; analyzing the signals to form a distribution; and estimating a property of a formation from the distribution, wherein the formation comprises a distribution of pore sizes of about 10 nm or more, and wherein the computing comprises natural gas composition. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219783 | WELL RANGING TOOL AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for active magnetic ranging. A ranging tool includes one or more current-injection electrodes, one or more field-measuring sensors, and one or more expandable isolation packers positioned above and/or below the electrodes and between the electrodes and sensors. The isolation packers stabilize the ranging tool and isolate and insulate the electrodes from the sensors. The electrodes are ideally carried on an expandable electrode packer, which insulates the electrodes, urges them into intimate contact with the earthen formation, and displaces any fluids between the electrodes and the earth. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219784 | System and Method to Induce an Electromagnetic Field Within the Earth - A system enables a borehole casing to be used to connection with establishing electromagnetic fields within the earth at the depth of formations of interest over a significant surface area. A particular advantage is that a borehole casing can be used as an essential part of the system, without needing to open the borehole. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219785 | NONINTRUSIVE INSPECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CARGO TYPE OBJECTS: VEHICLES, CONTAINER TRUCKS, TRAIN CARRIAGES - The present invention consists of a method and a scanning system for the nonintrusive inspection of vehicles, container trucks and train carriages. The inspection can be realized without direct human intervention upon the inspected object, thus eliminating time wasting activities like physical control, unsealing, etc. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219786 | SYSTEM FOR THE CONTACTLESS INSPECTION OF CONTAINERS, PARTICULARLY ISO CONTAINERS, WITHIN A LOADING AND UNLOADING PLANT - The invention relates to a system for the contactless inspection of containers, particularly ISO containers, within a loading and unloading plant, in which system a container is inspected in at least one screening device arranged in an inspection station. The container to be inspected is transported to the inspection station and away from the inspection station by a driverless transport vehicle. In order to create a safe system, the container can be set down in the inspection station for the inspection process by the transport vehicle, the container can be inspected at least by the one screening device that can be moved along the container, and the container can be picked up in the inspection station by the transport vehicle. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219787 | MULTIPLE GAMMA CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY - An improved gamma controller assembly to facilitate reliable downhole measurement of naturally occurring radiation is disclosed. The gamma controller assembly includes multiple gamma sensors, a micro-controller, memory, and input/output ports among other components. The multiple gamma sensors detect radiation and output pulses that are received by the microcontroller. The sensor data can be checked, selected, and averaged by the microcontroller, and sent uphole to another microcontroller or computer that can then further process, communicate, and display the data. The sensor data can be averaged and stored to memory or stored as independent values to memory. The gamma controller assembly can be configured to run algorithms that detect if one gamma controller appears to be malfunctioning and, if an apparent malfunction has occurred, adjust the sensor data that is being sent uphole. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219788 | METHOD OF PROCESSING GRAVITY GRADIENT DATA - The present disclosure provides a method of processing gravity gradient data indicative of an output generated by an airborne gravity gradiometer that is moving along a flight path over a terrain. The method comprises the step of providing the gravity gradient data. The gravity gradient data comprising gravity gradient data elements that are associated with respective flight path segments of the airborne gravity gradiometer. Further, the method comprises providing terrain data indicative of a topography and a density or a density distribution of the terrain above a datum that is below the surface of the terrain over which the airborne gravity gradiometer is moved. The method also comprises providing information concerning the flight path of the airborne gravity gradiometer in three dimensions. In addition, the method comprises calculating the gravity gradient response of the terrain using the provided terrain data and the provided information concerning the flight path. The gravity gradient terrain response data is calculated for a plurality of locations of the gravity gradiometer along at least some of the flight path segment. In addition, the method comprises correcting the gravity gradient data by forming a difference between the calculated gravity gradient terrain response of the terrain topography and the gravity gradient data. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219789 | PETROPHYSICAL ROCK CHARACTERIZATION - A full petrophysical rock characterization of a rock sample in a single workflow uses a separator containing two immiscible fluids. The fluids form a fluid interface. A video camera monitors the height of the fluid interface. Current electrodes and potential electrodes are electrically connected to the rock sample. An impedance meter makes measurements across the current electrodes and the potential electrodes. A tubing is attached to one end of the rock sample and to one end of the separator and transports one of the immiscible fluids therebetween. Another tubing is attached to the other end of the rock sample and to the separator and transports the other immiscible fluid therebetween. Yet another tubing transports an immiscible mixture of the immiscible fluids from the rock sample to the separator. Pressure gauges measures the pressures in the tubings. Pumps are disposed inline with the certain tubings. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219790 | OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC NODE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a seismic node ( | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219791 | Method of and Apparatus for Calculating UCS and CCS - A method of calculating the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of subterranean rock having a borehole formed or being formed therein comprises the steps of:
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| 20150219792 | SIMULATION OF INSULAR KARSTIFICATION - A detailed listing of all claims that are, or were, in the present application, irrespective of whether the claim(s) remain(s) under examination in the application is presented below. The claims are presented in ascending order and each includes one status identifier. Those claims not cancelled or withdrawn but amended by the current amendment utilize the following notations for amendment: 1. deleted matter is shown by strikethrough for six or more characters and double brackets for five or fewer characters; and 2. added matter is shown by underlining. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219793 | Conditional Process-Aided Multiple-Points Statistics Modeling - A method of simulating a hydrocarbon reservoir is disclosed. A process-based model is generated that mimics a depositional process of the reservoir. The process-based model is analyzed to extract statistics of geometries of a body that forms part of the reservoir, and depositional rules of the body. An object-based modeling method is applied to construct multiple unconditional geologic models of the body using the statistics and the depositional rules. Training images are constructed using the multiple unconditional geologic models. Well data and gross thickness data are assigned into a simulation grid. A single multiple-point geostatistical simulation is performed using the training images. A three-dimensional (3D) reservoir model is constructed using results of the multiple-point geostatistical simulation. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219794 | PHOTO-ALIGNMENT COPOLYMER, OPTICAL ANISTROPIC FILM AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD (As Amended) - This invention relates to a photo-alignment copolymer which enables the formation of an optical anisotropic film that exhibits superior optical anisotropy, an optical anisotropic film using the photo-alignment copolymer and a method of manufacturing the optical anisotropic film. The photo-alignment copolymer includes both of a photo-alignment repeating unit having a photo-reactive functional group such as a cinnamate-based functional group, a chalcone-based functional group, an azo-based functional group or a coumarin-based functional group, and a repeating unit having a specific structure able to increase optical anisotropy. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219795 | Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses - Silicone hydrogel contact lenses are provided which have reduced modulus and contact angle properties, and which have acceptable wettabilities for use in daily wear and extended or continuous wear applications. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219796 | HEAT FUSIBLE OIL GELS - The present invention is directed to a composition for a gel useful in fiber optic cable which has the normal consistency of a grease but which, if desired, will become a rubbery coherent gel upon heating; a method of making the heat-fusible gel, and a method of making a spliceable fiber optic cable, and a fiber optic cable. In the broadest sense, a heat-fusible oil gel composition for fiber optic cable is disclosed, comprising: from 50 to 80 wt. % of a grease-like gel based on a hydrocarbon oil containing from 2 to 10 wt. % of an S-EB or S-EP diblock polymer, or a mixture of these diblock copolymers, and from 20 to 50 wt. % of a grease-like gel based on a polar oil containing from 5 to 25 wt. % of an S-EB-S or S-EP-S triblock copolymer, or a mixture of these triblock copolymers. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219797 | POLARIZING FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING FILM - Provided is a polarizing film that is excellent in external appearance and can contribute to improving the display characteristics of an image display apparatus. A polarizing film of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film containing iodine. At least one surface side of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film includes a low-iodine layer. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219798 | OPTICAL MEMBER WITH ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An antireflection film including a transparent thin film layer, and a transparent fine uneven layer whose main component is an alumina hydrate, which layers are formed in this order on a surface of a transparent substrate, is provided. The transparent thin film layer has an intermediate refractive index between the refractive index of the transparent substrate and the refractive index of the fine uneven layer, and the transparent thin film layer includes at least a nitride layer or an oxynitride layer. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219799 | OPTICAL MEMBER WITH ANTIREFLECTION FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An antireflection film including a transparent thin film layer, and a transparent fine uneven layer whose main component is an alumina hydrate, which layers are formed in this order on a surface of a transparent substrate, is provided. The transparent thin film layer includes, in order from the transparent substrate side: an alumina layer; a water barrier layer which has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the alumina layer and protects the alumina layer from water; and a flat layer whose main component is an alumina hydrate and whose refractive index is lower than the refractive index of the water barrier layer, and the water barrier layer has a thickness of 70 nm or less. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219800 | OPTICAL ARTICLE CONTAINING SELF-HEALING AND ABRASION-RESISTANT COATINGS - The present invention is drawn to an optical article comprising: (a) a transparent optical polymer substrate, (b) a transparent intermediate abrasion-resistant coating obtained from at least one epoxysilane by a sol-gel process, and (c) a transparent outer coating comprising a polythiolene matrix obtained by curing a liquid monomer mixture comprising at least one polyfunctional thiol and at least one polyfunctional allyl monomer, said cured polythiol-ene matrix having a glass transition temperature comprised in the range from 40° C. to 70° C. and a thickness from 3.5 μm to less than 10 μm. It is also drawn to a method for preparing such an optical article and to a method for repairing scratches in such an optical article by heating. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219801 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A GLASS THAT HAS AN ANTIREFLECTION PROPERTY AND GLASS THAT HAS AN ANTIREFLECTION PROPERTY - A manufacturing method for a glass that has an antireflection property includes (a) a step of causing a process gas that includes a fluorine compound to contact a surface of a glass substrate within a temperature range of 250° C.-650° C. under an air atmosphere at an ordinary pressure, and (b) a step of forming a layer of an organic fluorine-containing compound on the surface. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219802 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL LENS - Method for manufacturing an optical lens in which coating solution curing conditions are satisfied and a coating solution is cured. The coating solution curing conditions include the angle of the axis of an optical lens substrate with respect to the horizontal direction falls within a predetermined angle range, and a second condition that the optical lens substrate rotates around the axis at a predetermined rotational speed. The predetermined angle range is between a maximum inclination angle of the axis at which the peripheral edge of a lens surface is positioned at the highest position of the lens surface, and a maximum inclination angle of the axis at which the peripheral edge of the lens surface is positioned at the lowest position of the lens surface. The predetermined rotational speed is a speed at which the coating solution applied to the lens surface is held in a coating position. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219803 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND LENS ARRAY - An image display apparatus includes: a light source to emit light; a lens array including a plurality of lenses arranged therein; and an image forming device to form an image with the emitted light on the lens array. The light corresponding to the formed image is transmitted from the lens array to be reflected by a reflective surface to visualize the formed image into a virtual image. At least two of the plurality of lenses of the lens array have curvatures different from each other. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219804 | HEAT RADIATION CONTROL ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A heat radiation control element | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219805 | UV AND DUV EXPANDED COLD MIRRORS - An expanded cold mirror is provided. The mirror includes a substrate and a coating deposited on the substrate. The coating includes a first coating stack comprising at least one period of a low refractive index metal oxide coating layer and a high refractive index metal oxide coating layer, a second coating stack comprising at least one period of a low refractive index metal fluoride coating layer and a high refractive index metal oxide layer, and a third coating stack comprising at least one period of a low refractive index metal fluoride coating layer and a high refractive index metal fluoride coating layer. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219806 | CONTROLLABLE PLANAR OPTICAL FOCUSING SYSTEM - An optical device has a first metasurface disposed over a substrate. A high-contrast pattern of the first metasurface is operable for modifying, over a first phase profile, a phase front of an incident light beam. A second metasurface, is disposed over a plane parallel to the first metasurface with a second high-contrast pattern and operable for shaping, over a second phase profile, the modified phase front of the incident light beam into a converging spherical phase front. A spacer layer, in which the modified phase front of the incident light beam diffracts, is disposed in a controllably changeable separation between the first and second metasurfaces. Controllably changing the separation between the first and the second metasurfaces by a first distance correspondingly changes the position of the focus point of the converging spherical phase front by a second distance significantly greater than the first distance. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219807 | Security Element Having a Color-Effect-Producing Structure - A security element for an object of value has a flat, transparent body with a front side and a back side between which there lies a center plane, a first region configured on the body and a second region configured on the body which encode a motif. The body has in the first region a ground element structure which conveys different color impressions from front and back sides in plan view of the body. The body likewise has the ground element structure in the second region and is in mirrored form relative to the center plane, causing first and second regions to show the motif from both sides in plan view, and the motif to be unrecognizable in transmission view. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219808 | PATCHWORK FRESNEL ZONE PLATES FOR LENSLESS IMAGING - Described are imaging devices that employ patchworks of diffractive structures as focusing optics. Each diffractive structure best focuses light over a relatively narrow cone of incident angles, and provides suboptimal focusing for incident angles outside that cone. Different diffractive structures best focus different angular ranges, with the patchwork thus providing an overall focusable response for the relatively broad range of angles required to image a scene. Images can be captured without a lens, and cameras can be made smaller than those that are reliant on lenses and ray-optical focusing. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219809 | CAMERA SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING PIECES OF IMAGE INFORMATION OF A DETECTION AREA - A vehicle camera system includes a camera that includes an image sensor, a filter mask, and a control and evaluation device, to which the image sensor outputs an image signal with frames that correspond to different exposure times. The image sensor includes an arrangement of sensor pixels outputting pixel signals, and the filter mask includes an arrangement of filter pixels situated in front of respective ones of the sensor pixels, where different filter pixels have different transmission behavior. The control and evaluation device compares to each other pixel signals (a) contained in the frames of different exposure times, and (b) output by sensor pixels which record light filtered differently by the filter pixels. | 2015-08-06 |
| 20150219810 | LIGHT REFLECTIVE FILM AND LIGHT REFLECTOR PRODUCED USING THE SAME - [Problem] The present invention provides a light reflective film in which adhesive property between a light reflective layer and a hard coat layer is improved. | 2015-08-06 |
