| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
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| 20130200222 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ISOLATING POWERED UNITS IN A VEHICLE SYSTEM - A method includes obtaining motive outputs demanded by a trip plan for a vehicle system having interconnected propulsion-generating vehicles, determining motive output capabilities of the propulsion-generating vehicles, and identifying segments of the trip where the motive output capabilities of the propulsion-generating vehicles exceed motive outputs demanded by the trip plan over the segments. The method further includes selecting one or more of the propulsion-generating vehicles for turning at least one of off or to idle in the one or more segments while one or more remaining propulsion-generating vehicles in the vehicle system remain on. The propulsion-generating vehicles are selected such that a total motive output capability of the one or more remaining propulsion-generating vehicles remains at least as great as the motive outputs demanded by the trip plan over the one or more segments. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200223 | CROSSING SAFETY SYSTEM - A system is described that provides redundant communication at a railway crossing. The system comprises a first communication unit for transmitting information associated with a railway vehicle approaching or near the railway crossing on a railway track. A first active warning sign located at or near the railway crossing receives and transmits information associated with the railway crossing. The system includes an onboard equipment unit located on a roadway vehicle approaching or near the railway crossing, the onboard equipment unit comprising a second communication unit for receiving information from the first communication unit and the active warning sign; a processor for processing the received information to determine a first threat indicator indicative of a potential collision, and a user interface for communicating the threat indicator to a user. The system may include sensors to detect and communicate the presence of a train. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200224 | Providing a Rail Mounting System for a Mobile Device Case - A rail mounting system apparatus and method for a mobile device case and accessory is provided, which includes at least one case rail, at least one case slot configured to receive an accessory rail. The rail mounting system also includes a locking mechanism to secure the mobile device case and the accessory. The locking mechanism may be disengaged through use of a release mechanism. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200225 | BASE BODY, FRAMEWORK SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SUCH A BASE BODY - The invention relates to a rod-shaped base body with at least one bearing surface which can be brought to bear against at least one counter-bearing surface of a bearing device for fastening to a further rod-shaped base body and/or a functional component for forming a framework. The rod-shaped base body can be a fibre-composite material, particularly carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic, and the rod-shaped base body has a recess as positioning mark determining the position of the further base body and/or the functional component in relation to the rod-shaped base body in the framework by the positive engagement due to the at least one bearing surface and at least one counter-bearing surface bearing against one another. The invention also includes a framework system having a rod-shaped base body of this type. The object of the invention is additionally achieved by a method for producing a rod-shaped base body of this type. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200226 | INFLATABLE APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A DEVICE - An inflatable apparatus, for use in supporting a device such as a sex toy, the inflatable apparatus comprising: an inflatable portion which serves as a main structural element of the apparatus; a holding portion which extends into the inflatable portion, and which defines a holding aperture bounded by a holding surface, the holding surface being adapted for frictional engagement with a device inserted into the holding aperture, wherein the holding portion is adjustable such that such frictional engagement can be adjusted. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200227 | SPACED T PRIMARY MEMBER-TO-PRIMARY MEMBER CONNECTION - A connection geometry for T-shaped primary member-to-primary member connections is provided. The primary members, for example, may comprise a column, beam, brace, hanger, or the like. In one implementation, for example, a beam-to-column or column-to-beam connection may be provided. In one implementation, a primary member-to-primary member connection is provided. The connection comprises: a support bracket having a first support bracket face; a first support member comprising a first support member face for connecting to the support bracket to support a second support member; a spacer disposed between the first support bracket face and the first support member face, wherein the spacer is disposed and configured to allow deformation of the first support bracket face toward or away from the first support member face in response to a load. The deformation may comprise elastic and/or inelastic deformation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200228 | Holder for Supporting Media Sheet - A holder for supporting one or more media sheets with respect to a monitor, the holder comprising a body a plurality of retainers, the retainers being configured such that in use a media sheet is biased by the retainer into contact with the body so as to be supported in facing relationship with the body and a connector adapted to connect the body with the monitor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200229 | CUP HOLDER FOR USE WITH HIGH CHAIR - Cup holder assemblies, methods of using cup holder assemblies and a high chair or tabletop with a cup holder assembly are disclosed. The cup holder assembly may include a mounting assembly configured to mount on a high chair or tabletop and a cup holder which is removably mounted on the mounting assembly so that the mounting assembly may remain on the high chair or tabletop when the cup holder is removed. The mounting assembly may be removable from the high chair or tabletop, and may remain on stackable high chairs during stacking thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200230 | ADJUSTABLE STEP LADDER PAINT BUCKET HOLDER - An adjustable step ladder paint bucket holder incorporates a support plate with an angled grasping flange to be secured to a step ladder top step. An adjustable can bottom support extends from the support plate and adjustable rim supports are attached to the support plate to tangentially receive the circumference of the can. An adjustable hook receives a handle on the can to secure the can to the holder. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200231 | INTERFACE AND A METHOD FOR MOUNTING TOGETHER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A ROTARY DRIVE SOURCE IN A ROTORCRAFT POWER PLANT - An interface and a method for mounting a piece of equipment ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200232 | Wall-Mountable Device - An insertion protrusion of a frame of a device is inserted into an opening in a wall. A first fastening portion of the frame faces a first wall surface of the wall. A first screw member inserted into an insertion hole in the insertion protrusion is threadedly engaged with a second screw member on a screw axis. By operating an operating portion of an operating mechanism, the operating portion exposable from the frame toward a first direction, a rotational position of the second screw member about the screw axis can be controlled between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. The wall is fastened directly or indirectly between the first fastening portion of the frame and a second fastening portion of the second screw member having been displaced to the first rotational position. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200233 | Bracket System - A pair of linearly spaced thumb screws engage a bracket that slides and locks over the thumb screws to reversibly attach an item connected to the bracket to a surface supporting the thumb screws. The bracket has a body with a length longer than the spaced thumb screws. Apertures on opposing edges of the body engage the thumb screws when the bracket is placed over the thumb screws and twisted. Tapered channels in the body of the bracket capture and hold the thumb screws as the bracket is slid along the thumb screws to secure the bracket and connected item to the surface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200234 | MOUNTING CLAMP AND MOUNTING CLAMP CONFIGURATION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE INSTALLATION - Disclosed are photovoltaic module mounting assemblies with mounting clamps for connecting multiple photovoltaic modules into a photovoltaic array. One embodiment of the mounting assembly includes mounting clamps that are positioned on the mounting assembly parallel to the scribe lines of the module. Another embodiment of the mounting assembly uses mounting clamps that are configured to hold a portion of the module at a predetermined distance away from the photovoltaic cells of the module. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200235 | ADJUSTING MECHANISM, IN PARTICULAR IN THE INTERIOR FITTINGS AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an adjusting mechanism, in particular in the interior fittings area of a motor vehicle, in which a support structure is movable relative to a base element. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200236 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200237 | ATTACHABLE PAD FOR A SUPPORTER - An attachable pad for a support includes an attachable pad body, an attachment sheet boned to the attachable pad body, a cap covering the attachable pad body, an operation cap fixing the cap to the attachable pad body, and a support-connecting fixing ring between the cap and the operation cap. A main body wing is integrally provided in the attachable pad body between the attachment sheet and the attachable pad body. A fixing screw nut is integrally molded to the attachable pad body. A fixing screw bolt is separated from the nut in order to fix the fixing screw bolt to the fixing screw nut. A support section is provided inside the cap to support the body wing. The support section can press the body wing together with the body to the surface of an object while a circumferential pillar is pressing the body to the surface of the object. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200238 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A fastening device for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a bracket and a bottom plate. The bracket includes a base plate to support the HDD. Two latching tabs extend down from opposite sides of the base plate. A fastening tab extends out from a first end of the base plate. Two blocks protrude from the bottom plate. A hooking slot is defined in each block. The latching tabs are operable to engage in the hooking slots. A fastener is operable to extend through the fastening tab and engage in the bottom plate. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200239 | CUP HOLDER TRAY FOR ARMREST OF AUTOMOBILE REAR SEAT, - A cup holder tray for an armrest of an automobile rear seat has a tray placed and installed in an armrest of a rear seat, and structured by a cup holder which protrudes forward by being unlocked from a lock member formed at a back of a main body with a one-touch operation when a cover provided in a front face is pressed. A stopper is inserted in and pivotally supported at a lid plate of the tray, and while a position of the stopper is being shifted by a rotation of the stopper due to the weight thereof between the lid plate and the cup holder, a backward movement of the cup holder is restricted and released. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200240 | Tilt Mechanism For A Display - Embodiments provide a tilt mechanism for tilting an electronic display that includes at least two nested torsion springs to offset and/or balance the torque generated by a display acting on the tilt mechanism. In some cases a tilt mechanism includes first and second brackets pivotally coupled about a tilt axis. First and second springs are wound about a tilt axis such that the first spring is located at least partially within the second spring. The springs engage with the brackets to exert first and second torques between the first and the second brackets. In some cases such tilt mechanisms can be carried by stands, arms, carts, and the like. Methods of tilting electronic displays are also provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200241 | STAND SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of a stand are provided with continuous adjustability within a range of travel. In one embodiment, a stand includes a movement mechanism adapted to allow a tray to move along a range of travel relative to a stand base. The movement mechanism is in some embodiments further adapted to position the tray at an infinite number of locations along the range of travel. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200242 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT SUPPORT - An adjustable seat support ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200243 | Seat Track Having Selectable End Stop Positions - A seat track assembly includes a moveable rail configured to support a seat and a stationary rail configured to be mounted to a floor structure. The moveable rail is selectively positioned relative to the stationary rail is a plurality of use positions. The moveable and stationary rails include end stop structures that cooperate to adjust the overall travel length and travel midpoint position of the moveable rail relative to the stationary rail. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200244 | LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE WITH A RAIL GUIDE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A longitudinal adjustment device for a vehicle seat includes at least one rail guide with at least one upper rail and a lower rail, wherein the upper rail and lower rail are mounted movably relative to each other via a bearing. A roller cage is provided as the bearing between the upper rail and lower rail, wherein, in the roller cage, rollers are arranged inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane of the rails or transversely with respect to the running direction of the rails. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200245 | SOLAR PANEL CLAMP - Among other things, one or more clamping apparatuses for securing a photovoltaic module to a rail are described. The clamping apparatus comprises, among other things, a spacer that is configured to cause a space of a specified distance to be created between a clamp of the clamping apparatus and a rail to which the photovoltaic module is secured. In this way, the clamping apparatus may be attached to the rail prior to the module being positioned relative to the rail. Moreover, one or more methods are described for preassembling a rail that comprises clamping apparatuses and/or for preassembling a clamping apparatus. Such preassembly of the clamping apparatus may reduce installation time and reduce total cost associated with photovoltaic arrays. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200246 | Pole Support Structure - Apparatus are provided that include a pole having a first and second end with the pole being configured to support one or more gaming apparatus. A base is configured to support the pole to hold the pole in an upright position. The base has a front and back end, and is configured to receive the first end of the pole such that the pole is positioned closer to the front end than the back end of the base. The base has a center of gravity that is closer to the back end than the front end such that the back end provides lateral stability to the base. The base can also include one or more retractable wheels movable between a retracted position in which the base is fixed relative to a support surface, and an extended position in which the base is movable relative to the support surface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200247 | PIPE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A pipe support structure which is constructed to utilize the Coriolis force and the reaction force caused, thereby making it possible to suppress the hose compliance amount in the high temperature area while maintaining the degree of freedom of mountability specific for the resin pipe and to realize the above suppressing effect by the simple construction and at a low cost. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200248 | PNEUMATIC VIBRATION DAMPING APPARATUS - A pneumatic vibration isolating suspension is disclosed for supporting a payload on a moving carrier while suppressing the transmission of vibrations in the 1 to 50 Hz band between the carrier and the payload. The disclosed invention can be deployed in the air in a towed carrier or sonde, and operated from aircraft power, making it a suitable platform for airborne geophysical instrumentation. It also has particular application to airborne electromagnetic surveying operating in the same frequency band because the sensor vibrations that result in noise created by the modulation of the sensor coupling with the earth's magnetic field are suppressed. Furthermore, the invention can be constructed from resistive composite materials and non-magnetic metals, so it can be operated without producing significant modification to the ambient electromagnetic field being measured. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200249 | FIXING ASSEMBLY FOR FAN MODULE - A fixing assembly for a fan module is combined in a housing and includes at least one fixing base and at least one bottom pad. The fixing base has an accommodating space and a plurality of positioning portions in the accommodating space. The positioning portions are provided in pairs and symmetrical to each other. The locations of the positioning portions are designed for positioning various sizes of heat-dissipating fans. The bottom pad is configured to support the bottom of the fixing base. By this structure, various sizes of fan modules can be positioned in the housing. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200250 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION CONTROL - A method of compensating for electromagnetic radiation. The method may include measuring electromagnetic radiation emanating from circuitry at a first frequency and adjusting at least one of the electrical settings of the circuitry based on the measurement of the electromagnetic radiation to reduce the electromagnetic radiation at the first frequency emanating from the circuitry. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200251 | IMAGING SENSORS WITH OPTICAL CAVITY PIXELS - An image sensor may be provided having a pixel array that includes optical cavity image pixels. An optical cavity image pixel may include a photosensitive element in a substrate and a reflective cavity formed from a frontside reflector that is embedded in an intermetal dielectric stack, a backside reflector formed in a dielectric layer above the photosensor that partially covers the photosensor, and sidewall reflectors formed in the substrate between adjacent photosensors using deep trench isolation techniques. Each optical cavity image pixel may also include a light-guide trench above the photosensor that guides light into the reflective cavity for that pixel. Each optical cavity pixel may also include color filter material in the trench. Light that is guided into the reflective cavity by the light-guide trench may experience multiple reflections from the reflectors of the reflective cavity before being absorbed and detected by the photosensor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200252 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A solid-state image pickup element | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200253 | MULTIPLEXED READ-OUT ARCHITECTURE FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSORS - This invention targets improvement in CMOS sensors using a multiplexed read-out architecture in which pixels are output at the pixel V | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200254 | A PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM AND A LIGHTING SYSTEM - A presence detection system ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200255 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGES - A method includes irradiating a surface of a sample, which is made-up of multiple types of materials, with a beam of primary electrons. Emitted electrons emitted from the irradiated sample are detected using multiple detectors that are positioned at respective different positions relative to the sample, so as to produce respective detector outputs. Calibration factors are computed to compensate for variations in emitted electron yield among the types of the materials, by identifying, for each material type, one or more horizontal regions on the surface that are made-up of the material type, and computing a calibration factor for the material type based on at least one of the detector outputs at the identified horizontal regions. The calibration factors are applied to the detector outputs. A three-dimensional topographical model of the surface is calculated based on the detector outputs to which the calibration factors are applied. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200256 | Mass Spectroscope and its Adjusting Method - In order to enable the mass spectroscope to reduce the operation load of the adjustment of the amplitude difference, and to reduce the increase in power consumption caused by the difference between the resonance frequency and the drive frequency, the resonance circuit unit of the ion trap section is configured to control the amplitude difference adjustment section of the resonance circuit unit to adjust that the amplitude difference between the high-voltage RF signals decreases, and controls the frequency synchronizing section of the resonance circuit unit to adjust that the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit is aligned with the drive frequency of the RF signal source, on the basis of the information about the amplitude difference between the high-voltage RF signals and the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit unit, which have been measured by a resonance frequency/amplitude difference measuring unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200257 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING GLOW DISCHARGE SPECTROMETRY IN PULSED MODE - The present invention relates to a device for measuring glow discharge spectrometry in pulsed mode, which includes an RF electric field generator in pulsed mode, a discharge lamp, an impedance matching device for transferring the electric power supplied by the generator to the discharge lamp and a mass spectrometer suitable for measuring at least one signal representative of an ionised plasma species. According to the invention, the device includes a measurement system suitable for measuring a signal representative of the impedance mismatch ΔΩ between the generator and the discharge lamp, said measurement system including a fast acquisition system, synchronized with the pulses and suitable for supplying the impedance matching device with a signal representing the impedance mismatch ΔΩ for at least one part of said pulses. The device enables continuous impedance adaptation. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200258 | Method And System Of Identifying A Sample By Analyising A Mass Spectrum By The Use Of A Bayesian Inference Technique - A method and system for the identification and/or characterisation of properties of a sample using mass spectrometry. The method involves producing a measured spectrum of data from a sample using a mass spectrometer, deconvoluting the measured spectrum of data by Bayesian inference to produce a family of plausible deconvoluted spectra of data, inferring an underlying spectrum of data from the family of plausible deconvoluted spectra of data and using the underlying spectrum of data to identify and/or characterise the sample. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200259 | IDENTIFICATION OF ANALYTES BY AN ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER WITH FORMATION OF DIMER ANALYTES - The subject of the invention is a method for identification of analytes with an ion mobility spectrometer by performing a series of measurements while varying the residence time of the analytes in the reaction space and identifying of monomer and nascent dimer analytes in the spectra so obtained. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200260 | Capacitor Assembly For A Mass Spectrometer - A capacitor assembly ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200261 | Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer - As a control parameter given to a direct-current (DC) voltage generator which generates a DC voltage for ion selection, a “mass-related offset” for allowing an adjustment of the offset for each mass-to-charge ratio is provided in addition to the “gain” and “common offset” which respectively determine the gradient and position of a scan line drawn on a stability diagram during a mass-scan operation. In an automatic adjustment operation using a standard sample, under the control of an automatic regulator, the “gain” and “common offset” are initially set, after which the “mass-related offset” for each mass-to-charge ratio is determined so that the mass-resolving power will be substantially uniform, and these data are stored in a control data memory. In an analysis of a sample of interest, a quadrupole voltage controller controls the DC voltage generator and a radio-frequency (RF) voltage generator according to the control parameters read from the memory. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200262 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND REPLACEABLE DOOR FOR A VACUUM CHAMBER OF SUCH AN INSPECTION APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus is provided comprising in combination at least an optical microscope ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200263 | TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY DOMAIN SPECTROMETER WITH DISCRETE COARSE AND FINE TUNING - An apparatus for analyzing, identifying or imaging an target including first and second laser beams coupled to a pair of photoconductive switches to produce CW signals in one or more bands in a range of frequencies greater than 100 GHz focused on and transmitted through or reflected from the target; and a detector for acquiring spectral information from signals received from the target and using a multi-spectral heterodyne process to generate an electrical signal representative of some characteristics of the target. The lasers are tuned to different frequencies and a frequency shifter in the path of one laser beam allows the terahertz beam to be finely adjusted in one or more selected frequency bands. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200264 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING AND TESTING A VEHICLE FRAME - A method for measuring and testing a vehicle frame ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200265 | SCINTILLATION DETECTION DEVICE WITH AN ENCAPSULATED SCINTILLATOR - A scintillation device is disclosed and can include a scintillator and a pliable encapsulating barrier completely surrounding the scintillator. The scintillation device can be used within a detector device. The detector device can include a housing and a photosensor within the housing. The scintillation device can be within the housing adjacent to the photosensor. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200266 | SCINTILLATOR PIXEL ARRAY - A scintillator pixel array can include a plurality of scintillator pixels and a plurality of voids arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Each void can be defined by at least two surfaces having an adhesive disposed thereon. The scintillator pixel array can be made by fabricating an array of scintillator members and dissolvable members and dissolving the dissolvable members in a solvent. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200267 | IN SITU SYSTEM FOR DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA RADIATION, AND RELATED METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE ACTIVITY OF ALPHA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES IN SOLUTION - A system for in situ nuclear measurement of alpha radiation of an effluent and a related method. The system includes: M diamond semiconductor detectors obtained by chemical vapour deposition, or silicon semiconductor detectors covered with a diamond layer, as alpha radiation detectors, configured to be immersed in the effluent, and to measure alpha radiation emitted by the effluent, M is an integer greater than or equal to 1; P measuring channels connected to the M alpha radiation detectors, P is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to M, each of the P measuring channels configured to provide a value or a sum of alpha activity values from the M alpha radiation detectors to which they are connected; and, if P is greater than 1, a mechanism for adding together results from the P measuring channels. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200268 | ELECTRONICS FOR DETECTION OF A PROPERTY OF A SURFACE - Apparatus are provided for monitoring a condition of a surface based on a measurement of a property of the surface using a sensor. In an example, the property is performed using an apparatus disposed above the tissue, where the apparatus includes at least one coil structure formed from a conductive material, at least one other component, and at least one cross-link structure physically coupling a portion of the at least one coil structure to a portion of the at least one other component, the at least one cross-link structure being formed from a flexible material. The at least one other component can be a sensor component or a processor unit. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200269 | PHOTON COUNTING-BASED VIRTUAL DETECTOR - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are described for creating virtual channels in a photon emitting imaging modality. The imaging modality comprises a plurality of photon counting channels. Information yielded from two or more photon counting channels during a same or similar acquisition view may be combined to yield a virtual channel that represents a portion of the detection surface substantially equivalent to an area comprised by the two or more photon counting channels. In one example, within a same acquisition view, some virtual channels may comprise a different number of photon counting channels than other virtual channels. Also, different sets of virtual channels may be created for a same acquisition view to produce different images from a single set of data, for example, where there may be overlap between virtual channels such that the same photon counting channel is comprised in more than one virtual channel. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200270 | DRIFT CONTROL IN A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for reducing drift in a charged particle beam system. The method includes providing a charged particle beam column including a charged particle beam, a lens system, and a sample chamber; disposing a temperature-controlled device between the lens system and the sample chamber to control heat transfer between the lens system and the sample chamber; and controlling the temperature of the temperature-controlled device to reduce or eliminate the thermal drift of the position of a sample within the sample chamber relative to the position of the charged particle beam. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200271 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - The objective of the present invention is to provide a charged particle beam device such that a tip part can be effectually maintained in a clean state, while the frequency of valve body replacements is also reduced. To achieve the objective, a charged particle beam device is offered, comprising: a partition that is positioned between a charged particle source-side vacuum space and a specimen stage-side vacuum space, said partition further comprising an opening for a charged particle beam to pass through; a driver mechanism that moves a shutter member between a first location within the optical axis of the charged particle beam and a second location outside the optical axis of the charged particle beam; and a control device that controls the driver mechanism. The first location is a location wherein the shutter member is distanced from the partition, and the control device carries out a control that opens a valve between the specimen chamber and the exchange chamber when the shutter member is in a state of being located in the first location. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200272 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR FLUORESCENCE DETECTION AND FINE PARTICLE ANALYZING APPARATUS - An optical system for fluorescence detection includes two parabolic mirrors, a first parabolic mirror and a second parabolic mirror, and fluorescent light beams that are incident from different directions are reflected by the first parabolic mirror as parallel light beams to the second parabolic mirror and are converged at one point by the second parabolic mirror. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200273 | Fluoroscopy Apparatus, Fluoroscopy System, and Fluorescence-Image Processing Method - A fluoroscopy apparatus including: an illumination unit having a light source radiating illumination light and excitation light onto an observation target, a fluorescence-imaging unit acquiring a fluorescence image by imaging fluorescence generated at the observation target by the excitation light, a white-light-imaging unit acquiring a reference image by imaging light returning from the observation target by the illumination light, and an image-correction unit obtaining a correction fluorescence image by raising the luminance value of the fluorescence image to the power of a reciprocal of a first and second exponent obtained by a power approximation of a distance characteristic of luminance versus observation distance, for the fluorescence image, and that obtains a corrected fluorescence image by dividing the correction fluorescence image by the correction reference image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200274 | Fluoroscopy Apparatus, Fluoroscopy System, and Fluorescence-Image Processing Method - A fluoroscopy apparatus including: an illumination unit having a light source radiating illumination light and excitation light onto an observation target, a fluorescence-imaging unit acquiring a fluorescence image by imaging fluorescence generated at the observation target by the excitation light, a white-light-imaging unit acquiring a reference image by imaging light returning from the observation target by the illumination light, and an image-correction unit obtaining a correction fluorescence image by raising the luminance value of the fluorescence image to the power of a reciprocal of a first and second exponent obtained by a power approximation of a distance characteristic of luminance versus observation distance, for the fluorescence image, and that obtains a corrected fluorescence image by dividing the correction fluorescence image by the correction reference image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200275 | Fluoroscopy Apparatus, Fluoroscopy System, and Fluorescence-Image Processing Method - A fluoroscopy apparatus including: an illumination unit having a light source radiating illumination light and excitation light onto an observation target, a fluorescence-imaging unit acquiring a fluorescence image by imaging fluorescence generated at the observation target by the excitation light, a white-light-imaging unit acquiring a reference image by imaging light returning from the observation target by the illumination light, and an image-correction unit obtaining a correction fluorescence image by raising the luminance value of the fluorescence image to the power of a reciprocal of a first and second exponent obtained by a power approximation of a distance characteristic of luminance versus observation distance, for the fluorescence image, and that obtains a corrected fluorescence image by dividing the correction fluorescence image by the correction reference image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200276 | SUBSTANCE DETECTION, INSPECTION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USING ENHANCED PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY - A handheld or portable detection system with a high degree of specificity and accuracy, capable of use at small and substantial standoff distances (e.g., greater than 12 inches) is utilized to identify specific substances and mixtures thereof in order to provide information to officials for identification purposes and assists in determinations related to the legality, hazardous nature and/or disposition decision of such substance(s). The system uses a synchronous detector and visible light filter to enhance detection capabilities. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE-EXCITATION-INDUCED LIGHT IN A FLOW CHANNEL - A system for detecting signal components of light induced by multiple excitation sources including: a flow channel including at least two spatially separated optical interrogation zones; a non-modulating excitation source that directs a light beam of a first wavelength at a near constant intensity onto a first of the optical interrogation zones; a modulating excitation source that directs a light beam of a second wavelength with an intensity modulated over time at a modulating frequency onto a second of the optical interrogation zones; a detector subsystem comprising a set of detectors configured to detect light emitted from particles flowing through the at least two optical interrogation zones and to convert the detected light into a total electrical signal; and a processor that determines signal components from the light detected from each of the optical interrogation zones. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200278 | POWER SYSTEM FOR DOSIMETER READER - Described is a portable dosimeter reader that is small in size and light in weight. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200279 | GERMICIDAL DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR BUTTONS - A germicidal device for elevator buttons includes a casing and a lamp tube installed inside the casing and capable of emitting germicidal light. The casing can be fixedly mounted on an elevator control panel for the germicidal light emitted from the lamp tube to project onto all elevator buttons on the elevator control panel, so as to continuously kill any germs on the elevator buttons. The casing is provided on a bottom with an elongated slot, via which the germicidal light emitted from the lamp tube is outward projected onto all the elevator buttons. The lamp tube can be a UV germicidal lamp tube for emitting UV germicidal light. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200280 | METHODS OF FORMING LAYERS - A method of forming a layer, the method including providing a substrate having at least one surface adapted for deposition thereon; and directing a particle beam towards the surface of the substrate, the particle beam including moderately charged ions (MCIs), substantially all the MCIs independently have charges from ±2 to ±6 and kinetic energies of not greater than about 200 eV, wherein the MCIs do not penetrate more than about 30 Å into the surface of the substrate to form a layer on the substrate. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200281 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A flow control valve includes at least one inlet unit configured to permit an inflow of a liquid into the flow control valve, and at least one outlet unit configured to permit an outflow of the liquid out of the flow control valve. The inlet unit is at least partially disposed on a radial outer surface of the flow control valve. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200282 | Double-switched automatic sprinkler valve - A double-switched automatic sprinkler valve in a field of automatic controlling devices for cooling and fire fighting is disclosed. A memory alloy, sleeved outside a manual adjusting rod at an upper part of a valve lid, opens and closes a valve according to temperature changes. The valve can also be opened and closed by rotating the manual adjusting rod. A piston is provided within a valve body. A bias spring, provided at an internally upper part of a valve cover, has an upper part resisting against an internally upper part of the valve cover. A movable rod, a magnetic loop assembly and a magnetic loop sheath together are sleeved outside a piston barrel. The manual adjusting rod is rotated into a middle hole of the movable rod. A heat concentrating cover is connected to the manual adjusting rod via rotating. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200283 | Solenoid Valve and Driver Assistance Device having such a Valve - A solenoid valve includes a magnet armature, a sealing element, an armature counterpart, and an intermediate element. The magnet armature is operatively connected to the sealing element to move the sealing element. The armature counterpart is arranged at an end face of the magnet armature. The intermediate element is configured to be brought into supporting contact with the armature counterpart and is supported in a guide opening of the magnet armature in an axially movable manner. The intermediate element is operatively connected to a spring element on a side of the intermediate element facing away from the armature counterpart. The supporting contact is established by a tilting bearing provided on the intermediate element. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200284 | Electromagnetic Valve and Fixing Structure - An electromagnetic valve has: a coil; a casing encircling the coil and having a cylinder portion and nail portions; a movable core moving axially in the wound coil; a fixed core set at an opening end of the casing; a valve body fixed to the opening end of the casing together with the fixed core by bending inwards the nail portions; and a spool valve body moving axially in the valve body. The nail portion is provided with a wide width portion at a root side, a narrow width portion at a top side and a stepped portion between the wide width portion and the narrow width portion. The stepped portion is positioned at a substantially same position as an outer edge of one end portion of the valve body, or positioned at a cylinder portion side with respect to the one end portion outer edge of the valve body. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200285 | MULTI-TEETH ENGAGEMENT IN AN ACTUATOR PISTON - An actuator for a valve assembly is provided. The actuator has an actuator body and at least one piston configured to travel within the actuator body. The actuator has an output shaft located at least partially within the actuator body and configured to couple to a valve stem of a valve wherein the output shaft has a plurality of teeth protruding from a pinion. The actuator has at least one rack configured to move with each of the at least one piston, the rack having a piston end and a terminal end and wherein the rack has a plurality of rack teeth configured to engage the plurality of teeth on the output shaft. The terminal end of the rack is configured to be maintained a minimum distance beyond an engagement point, wherein the engagement point is located between the rack teeth and the teeth in all operating positions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200286 | HIGH PRESSURE BALL VALVES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed herein is an improved ball valve with trunnions connected to impact turn wheels. The trunnions are affixed to the ball of the ball valve mechanism. The improved ball valve impact turn wheels will generate increased torque which will allow improved operation of a ball valve in high pressure applications. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200287 | FLOW SHUT-OFF VALVE DEVICE - A valve assembly having a valve-seal on a valve member that moves between an open and a closed position within a valve support housing for controlling fluid flow, particularly for use as a shut-off valve. In many embodiments, advancing the valve member sealingly engages the valve-seal with a valve seating area of the housing to close the valve and shut-off fluid flow through the housing, while retracting the valve member moves the valve-seal away from the seating area to allow fluid flow around the valve-seal and through the valve-seating area. In many embodiments, the valve member includes a proximal handle and angled ramp that engage with a helical ramp of the housing to translate rotation of the handle into axial movement of the member between open and closed positions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200288 | METAL MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING A STRAIGHT WAX BODY FOR A VALVE AND STRAIGHT METAL BODY FOR A VALVE THUS OBTAINED - The present invention relates to a metal mold for manufacturing a straight wax body for a valve and to the straight metal body thus obtained, said metal mold succeeding in eliminating the traditional concave shape of the ball-type valve body, inside which, and during fluid flow distribution, the flow from the fluid inlet cavity to the fluid distribution cavity causes a flow loss in the direction of the fluid flow outlet via the fluid outlet cavity, thus creating a steep drop in pressure, meaning that by eliminating the concave part of the ball-type valve body and making the fluid inlet, distribution and outlet cavities straight and much wider, a straight valve body is obtained, thus preventing the steep drop in pressure and flow loss. The metal mold in the invention, which uses the lost-wax or ceramic casting process to manufacture the straight wax body for a valve of any design, is constituted starting with a rectangular or square housing that includes an orifice through which the graded wax is introduced at a certain temperature for forming the straight wax body for the valve inside the metal mold. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200289 | CONTROL VALVE FOR A CAM SHAFT ADJUSTER - A control valve for a cam shaft adjuster, including a valve housing and a control piston, which is designed as an injection-molded product and is axially displaceably mounted within the valve housing and which has a substantially tubular main body, wherein the control piston, on an end face, has an actuating surface for a control component. To this end, the control piston includes, at an end thereof, an axially extending molded-on component which includes a gate point on one of the lateral faces thereof. Such a design of a control valve allows the control piston to be securely guided within the valve housing at low manufacturing cost of the control piston. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200290 | Polyester Concentrates Having High Stability In Solution And Having A Greying-Inhibiting Effect - The invention relates to an aqueous polyester concentrate having a proportion by weight of polyesters of 12 to 60%, wherein the polyesters are obtainable by means of polymerisation of the components selected from a) one or more sulfo group-free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and/or salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, b) optionally one or more sulfo group-containing dicarboxylic acids, salts thereof and/or anhydrides thereof and/or esters thereof, c) 1,2-propylene glycol, d) ethylene glycol, e) one or more compounds of the formula (1) R | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200291 | Tertiary Amine-Based Switchable Cationic Surfactants and Methods and Systems of Use Thereof - The present application provides switchable cationic surfactants based on tertiary amines, and methods and systems of use thereof. The tertiary amine structure allows these switchable surfactants to reversibly switch from a non-surfactant form to a surfactant form by simple introduction of an ionizing trigger gas that comprises CO | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200292 | TRANSPARENT HEAT-SHIELDING MATERIAL EXCELLENT IN INFRARED-BLOCKING PROPERTIES AND TRANSPARENT HEAT-SHIELDING FILM MADE OF THE SAME - A transparent heat-shielding material having a chemical formula Cs | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200293 | LA(FE,SI)13-BASED MULTI-INTERSTITIAL ATOM HYDRIDE MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION MATERIAL WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE STABILITY AND LARGE MAGNETIC ENTROPY CHANGE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a La(Fe,Si) | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200294 | Refrigeration Oil and Compositions with Hydrocarbon Refrigerants - Polyol ester lubricant compositions comprising predominately straight chain C | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200295 | REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR LUBRICANT - Disclosed are working fluid compositions for heat transfer apparatuses, such as refrigeration systems, that include a refrigerant and an ester based lubricant. The working fluid may comprise ≦50% by weight of the ester based lubricant composition and ≧50% by weight of one or more refrigerant compounds. The ester based lubricant comprises an additive selected from the group consisting of: diaryl sulfides, arylalkyl sulfides, dialkyl sulfides, diaryl disulfides, arylalkyl disulfides, dialkyl disulfides, diaryl polysulfides, arylalkyl polysulfides, dialkyl polysulfides, dithiocarbamates, derivatives of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, derivatives of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, and combinations thereof. The refrigerants may be C | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200296 | POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE CONTAINING GLASS FIBER COATED WITH METAL-CARBON NANOTUBE AND GRAPHITE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a polymer nanocomposite including a metal-carbon nanotube coated glass fiber and graphite, in which a metal-carbon nanotube coated glass fiber serving as an electromagnetic wave shielding material is hybridized with graphite having an excellent heat conductivity, thereby improving the electromagnetic wave shielding performance in a low frequency range. The polymer nancomposite according to the disclosure is broadly applicable to a variety of fields requiring electromagnetic wave shielding performance such as, for example, various electronic component housings for a vehicle, components of an electric vehicle, a mobile phone, and a display device, and a method of preparing the polymer nanocomposite. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200297 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE AND DIMENSIONALLY STABLE LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER COMPOSITION - A thermally conductive polymer composition is disclosed including liquid crystalline polymer; graphite, talc and low aspect fibrous filler. The composition has a thermal conductivity of at least about 3 W/m·K. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200298 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVE SHEET - A thermal conductive sheet contains boron nitride particles, an epoxy resin, and a curing agent. The epoxy resin contains a crystalline bisphenol epoxy resin and the curing agent contains a phenol resin having a partial structure represented by the following formula (1). | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200299 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOCOMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A nanocomposite fluid includes a fluid medium; and a nanoparticle composition comprising nanoparticles which are electrically insulating and thermally conductive. A method of making the nanocomposite fluid includes forming boron nitride nanoparticles; dispersing the boron nitride nanoparticles in a solvent; combining the boron nitride nanoparticles and a fluid medium; and removing the solvent. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200300 | High-Efficiency Heat-Dissipating Paint Composition Using a Carbon Material - Provided is a heat-dissipating paint composition using a carbon material, the heat-dissipating paint composition including a dispersion solution containing a surface treated carbon material, a heat resistance additive, and an adhesion improving emulsion, so that the heat-dissipating paint composition can have excellent heat dissipation performance and can be applied to various industrial field requiring temperature control. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200301 | MIXTURE FOR REDUCING THE FORMATION OF MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (STRUVITE) IN CLARIFICATION PLANTS - The invention describes a method to prevent the formation of struvite in wastewater treatment plants. For that purpose, calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) is metered out into the excess sludge. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200302 | COATING A SUBSTANCE WITH GRAPHENE - Technologies are generally described for a system and process effective to coat a substance with graphene. A system may include a first container including graphene oxide and water and a second container including a reducing agent and the substance. A third container may be operative relationship with the first container and the second container. A processor may be in communication with the first, second and third containers. The processor may be configured to control the third container to receive the graphene oxide and water from the first container and to control the third container to receive the reducing agent and the substance from the second container. The processor may be configured to control the third container to mix the graphene oxide, water, reducing agent, and substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce sufficient graphene to coat the substance with graphene to produce a graphene coated substance. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200303 | Degrading Halogenated Organic Compounds - A method of degrading halogenated organic compounds, to use of the method for decontaminating PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) contaminated medium, and a composition such as that which is suitable to be applied in said method. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200304 | ACTIVE OXYGEN SOURCE - The present invention relates to a solid active oxygen source coated with a composition comprising at least one polymer, wherein the composition on the oxygen source has been subjected to heating. Said oxygen source is chosen from percarbonates and said polymer is a hydrophobic alkyl cellulose, preferably ethyl cellulose. In a further aspect the present invention relates to a process for the production of a coated active oxygen source, wherein said oxygen source is in solid state and is formed into or in the shape of a granule, and wherein the coating is applied onto the oxygen source and subjected to heating by an application-drying process. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200305 | Process for Producing Water-Absorbing Polymer Particles - A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles by polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution or suspension comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which bears acid groups and has been at least partly neutralized by addition of a neutralizing agent, wherein the neutralizing agent is filtered prior to the addition. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200306 | SYNERGISTIC HOST-GUEST INTERACTIONS IN FLC MIXTURES FOR INCREASED POLARIZATION AND DECREASED SWITCHING SPEED - The disclosed subject matter provides a chiral host-guest composition for a ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture, the host-guest composition comprising a chiral guest compound and an achiral host compound, wherein the host-guest composition induces a greater degree of polarization in the liquid crystal mixture than is induced in the mixture with a comparable amount of the chiral guest compound in the absence of the achiral host compound. The chiral guest is a fluorinated compound comprising a aryl or heteroaryl core substituted with an alkyl chain, wherein the alkyl chain includes one or more fluorine atoms, each fluorine atom being bonded to a chiral carbon atom. The achiral host possesses a central thiadiazole core, with at least one aryl/heteroaryl wing, further substituted with alkyl or alkoxy groups. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200307 | W/O-TYPE EMULSION INK COMPOSITION FOR WRITING UTENSIL AND WRITING UTENSIL - A W/O-type emulsion ink composition for a writing tool having an aqueous component dispersed in an oil component, the oil component including a fluorescent coloring agent, and the aqueous component including a fluorescent whitening agent and water. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200308 | POLYAMIDE PACKING SEAL FOR ALKALINE BATTERIES - Packing seals made from a polyamide composition including at least polyamide 66 and polyamide 610 for alkaline batteries, optionally fillers and/or additives are described. The packing seals can be used in particular for standard “AAA” (LR03) and “AA” (LR6) batteries. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200309 | NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL CONTAINING GLASS FIBER COATED WITH CARBON NANOTUBES AND GRAPHITE AND A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a nanocomposite material containing carbon nanotube coated glass fiber and graphite, in which fiber-shaped conductive particles obtained by coating a glass fiber with carbon nanotube as a conductive material with a good electromagnetic wave shielding property are hybridized with graphite sheets having a nanometer thickness and having an excellent heat conductivity, thereby creating a nanocomposite material with excellent electromagnetic wave shielding and heat dissipation properties. The nanocomposite material may be applied to a wide variety of electronics fields requiring both electromagnetic wave shielding and heat dissipation property, such as automotive electronic component housings, components of an electric car, mobile phones, and display devices. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200310 | PRODUCTION OF DISPERSIONS CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES - Process for the preparation of stable suspensions and dispersions of carbon nanotubes, and dispersions prepared by the process. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200311 | RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A resin composite material includes: fine graphite particles including plate-like graphite particles, an aromatic vinyl copolymer which is adsorbed on the plate-like graphite particles, and which contains a vinyl aromatic monomer unit represented by the following formula (1): | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200312 | Composition Of Palladium Unsaturated Organoamine Complex and Palladium Nanoparticles - A palladium first composition is disclosed, including a palladium salt and an unsaturated organoamine, wherein the composition is substantially free of water, and wherein the first composition forms a second composition including stable palladium nanoparticles and a palladium unsaturated organoamine. The composition permits the use of solution processing methods to form a palladium layer on a wide variety of substrates, including in a pattern to form circuitry or pathways for electronic devices. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200313 | HYBRID PARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Hybrid particles that comprise a coating surrounding a chalcopyrite material, the coating comprising a metal, a semiconductive material, or a polymer; a core comprising a chalcopyrite material and a shell comprising a functionalized chalcopyrite material, the shell enveloping the core; or a reaction product of a chalcopyrite material and at least one of a reagent, heat, and radiation. Methods of forming the hybrid particles are also disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200314 | ZINC OXIDE SINTERED COMPACT TABLET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a zinc oxide sintered compact tablet enabling a transparent conductive film having no pinholes defects to be stably obtained during vacuum deposition film formation by suppressing the occurrence of the splashing phenomenon. A zinc oxide sintered compact tablet having hexagonal crystal structure, wherein when the integrated intensity of surface (103) and surface (110) found through X-ray diffraction analysis using CuKα radiation is taken to be I | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200315 | WIRE AND TUBE PULLING TOOL - A hand tool ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200316 | Dual Purpose Front Motorcycle Stand - The motorcycle stand is capable of lifting the front of a motorcycle from either below the front axle or from the hollow steering stem of the motorcycle with no reconfiguration. The modular design also allows components to be removed or omitted to make it capable of lifting from one location or the other with less weight and a lower purchase cost. It's unique and innovative pivot axis uses the outside diameter of two co-linear tubes to lift from the steering stem. The inside diameter of the same tubes serve as pivots for swivel components that lift from below the front axle. A unique method of index-able, height adjustability allow the user to tailor to his/her preference for leverage or to adapt to a specific motorcycle. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200317 | MULTIPLE ACTION HOIST - A method and apparatus for transferring the ends of power lines between first and second supports including a frame having a pair of independently operable hoist mechanisms which each include a tension line with an attachment element at the end thereof, with the drums being rotatable by respective ratchet mechanisms for enabling the transfer of the end of a tension line from one support location to a different support location. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200318 | CABLE LIFTING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a cable-based lifting device intended to move loads using multiple cables ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200319 | HOIST WITH BUILT-IN LOAD SENSITIVE AUTOMATIC SPEED CHANGE DEVICE - A hoist with built-in load sensitive automatic speed change device includes: a high-torque input member coupled to a hand wheel, a magnetic clutch coupled via a speed-increasing mechanism and configured to transmit a low load, and an output transmitting means configured to transmit a rotational operating force of the hand wheel to mechanical brakes via the high-torque input member or magnetic clutch, wherein the hand wheel is axially supported by a drive member coupled to the output transmitting means of the mechanical brakes and rotated thereby, the magnetic clutch is arranged between the speed-increasing mechanism and the hand wheel, the hand wheel and the speed-increasing mechanism are coupled by a hollow input member provided so as to cover the outer periphery of the magnetic clutch, the output transmitting means is fitted onto a boss portion of the drive member so as to allow torque transmission to the boss portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200320 | Self-Isolated Conductive Bridge Memory Device - A conductive-bridge random access memory device is disclosed comprising a second metal layer configured to provide second metal cations; a layer of insulator adjacent to the second metal layer; the layer of insulator comprising a layer of first insulator and a layer of second insulator; the layer of second insulator being adjacent to the second metal layer; a first metal layer adjacent to the layer of first insulator, the first metal layer being opposite to the second metal layer; wherein the density of the layer of second insulator is higher than the density of the layer of first insulator. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130200321 | POST-FABRICATION SELF-ALIGNED INITIALIZATION OF INTEGRATED DEVICES - Defining an active region of a phase change memory (PCM) cell including depositing a first layer of material having a first chemical composition. A second layer of material having a second chemical composition is deposited on top of the first layer of material. An electrical current pulse is applied to locally heat a region of the first layer of material and the second layer of material to cause at least one of an inter-diffusion and a liquid mixing of the first layer of material and the second layer of material. This results in in the PCM cell containing a self-aligned region that includes a phase change material that is a mixture of the first chemical composition and the second chemical composition. | 2013-08-08 |
