| 32nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20120199694 | PASSENGER LIGHT COOLING - The invention relates to a passenger service unit for an aircraft, comprising at least one light source and at least one passenger air supply device. According to the invention the passenger air supply device is adapted for applying a flow of air to the light source. Furthermore it relates to a method for providing light and fresh air to passenger of an aircraft by providing an air flow from an air supply device and light from a light source to the passenger. The method comprises applying an air flow from said passenger air supply device to said light source for cooling the light source by means of convection. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for assembling a passenger service unit and to an aircraft. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199695 | SELF-STOWING JUMPSEAT FOR AIRCRAFT - A self-stowing jumpseat consists of a seat frame that is deployed by pulling the seat frame out of a pocket formed in the edge of a bulkhead. Once the seat frame has been deployed and locked in position, the seat pan is folded down to enable a user to be seated. The seat pan is spring-loaded to fold up, so that when the user vacates the seat, the seat pan automatically folds up into the closed configuration. As it does so, an interlock lever attached to the seat pan trips the seat frame locks from their locked to their unlocked positions. The seat frame has a retraction mechanism that urges the seat into the pocket. Accordingly, as soon as the seat pan interlock lever releases the seat frame locks, the retraction mechanism causes the folded seat frame to move into the stowed position within the bulkhead. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199696 | AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING DROGUE ASSEMBLIES - An air to air refuelling drogue assembly includes a reception coupling and a drogue canopy connected to the reception coupling by connection means which hold the canopy in an operative, drag producing, position relative to the reception coupling during refuelling. The drogue assembly is arranged to controllably fail so as to reduce the drag load produced by the drogue when a drag load on the canopy exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199697 | ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SMALL SATELLITES - Various embodiments of the present invention include an attitude control system for use with small satellites. According to various embodiments, the system allows rapid retargeting (e.g., high slew rates) and full three-axis attitude control of small satellites using a compact actuation system. In certain embodiments, the compact actuation system includes a plurality of single-gimbaled control moment gyroscopes (SGCMG) arranged in a pyramidal configuration that are disposed within a small satellite. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199698 | UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE (UAV), CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gust-insensitive unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for imaging the ground, comprising a substantially neutrally stable air frame having a fuselage and at least three wings which include control surfaces. The wings are arranged in symmetrical relation about the fuselage and confer the UAV with a roll stability about a longitudinal axis of the fuselage for any roll angle. The UAV also includes a propulsion device for propelling the UAV in flight, an image sensor for imaging the ground, and a flight control system for controlling the in-flight operation of the UAV. The flight control system includes flight control sensors and is operative to render the UAV gust insensitive in response to inputs from the flight control sensors. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199699 | Tilt Rotor Aircraft with Fixed Engine Arrangement - The system of the present application includes an engine and pylon arrangement for a tilt rotor aircraft in which the engine is fixed in relation to a wing portion of the aircraft, while the pylon is rotatable. The pylon supports a rotor hub having a plurality of rotor blades. Rotation of the pylon allows the aircraft to selectively fly in a helicopter mode and an airplane mode, as well as any combination thereof. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199700 | Method and Instrumentation for Detection of Rail Defects, in Particular Rail Top Defects - Method and instrumentation for detection of rail defects, in particular rail top defects, in a railway-track by measuring an axle box acceleration signal of a rail vehicle, wherein a longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used as a measure to detect the occurrence of said rail defects. The method also includes measuring a vertical axle box acceleration signal of said rail vehicle, whereby the longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used in combination and simultaneously with said vertical axle box acceleration signal. It is preferred that the longitudinal axle box acceleration signal is used to remove from said vertical axle box acceleration signal a signal-part that relates to vibrations of the rail vehicle's wheel set, including the bearing and axle box, and that the axle box acceleration signals are filtered for removing signal-parts contributed by vibrations of the track, including the rail, rail pads, fasteners, sleepers, and ballast. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199701 | CONTROL, SOUND, AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MODEL TRAINS - The present invention provides a model train operating, sound and control system that provides a user with increased operating realism. Disclosed is a novel remote control communication capability between the user and the model trains. This feature is accomplished by using a handheld remote control on which various commands may be entered, and a Track Interface Unit that retrieves and processes the commands. The Track Interface Unit converts the commands to modulated signals (preferably spread spectrum signals) which are sent down the track rails. The model train picks up the modulated signals, retrieves the entered command, and executes it through use of a processor and associated control and driver circuitry. Another novel feature disclosed is a speed control circuit located inside the model train that is capable of continuously monitoring the operating speed of the train and making adjustments to a motor drive circuit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199702 | CONTROL, SOUND, AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MODEL TRAINS - The present invention provides a model train operating, sound and control system that provides a user with increased operating realism. Disclosed is a novel remote control communication capability between the user and the model trains. This feature is accomplished by using a handheld remote control on which various commands may be entered, and a Track Interface Unit that retrieves and processes the commands. The Track Interface Unit converts the commands to modulated signals (preferably spread spectrum signals) which are sent down the track rails. The model train picks up the modulated signals, retrieves the entered command, and executes it through use of a processor and associated control and driver circuitry. Another novel feature disclosed is a speed control circuit located inside the model train that is capable of continuously monitoring the operating speed of the train and making adjustments to a motor drive circuit. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199703 | Spiral Wire Retaining Device and Method of Using the Same - A retaining device for retaining at least one medical line adjacent to a supporting surface comprising a spiral-shaped holding portion defining a peripheral edge, loading channel and internal holding area, the internal holding area dimensioned to accept the largest medical wire the device is destined to be used with; and attachment means connected to a holding portion to secure the retaining device to a supporting surface; wherein a section of medical wire may be inserted into and along the loading channel to enter the holding area and be retained within. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199704 | Retaining Device and Method of Using the Same - A retaining device configured for retaining at least one medical device adjacent to a supporting surface. The retaining device includes a plate shaped holding portion defining a peripheral edge, a slot extending from the peripheral edge defining a loading channel, and communicating with an internal holding area. The internal holding area is dimensioned to accept the largest medical device the retaining device is configured to be used with. An attachment mechanism is connected to the holding portion to secure the retaining device to a supporting surface. A section of medical device may be inserted into and along the loading channel to enter the holding area and be retained within. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199705 | Item Support Stand For Use Outdoors - An item support stand comprising a central support bar extending an entire length of the item support stand, where the central support bar includes a main body and a lower portion; an end at the lower portion of the support stand, where the end sticks into a ground to enable the central support bar to stand upright; a top beam attached to a top portion of the central support bar, where the top beam curves down and out to create a support bar at each end; and a retaining member fastened to the top beam wherein the retaining member provides radial support for an item placed within the retaining member and resting upon the support bar. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199706 | DISPLAY STAND - A display stand has a base, a vertical pole having a lower end fixed to the base. The pole includes two sections having a stem projecting upward from each section. A bearing is coupled each stem of the pole. A pair of racks, each having a central tube with a bearing race fixed within a lower end contacts an outer surface of the bearings for rotation around the tube. Each rack has a generally square perimeter with rounded corners formed of wire, with a plurality of radial support members coupled between the central tube and the rounded corners. Each side of the square perimeter portion includes a pair of hooks adjacent the rounded corners to engage products to be displayed on the stand, the hooks projecting a limited distance outward below the plane of the rack square perimeter. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199707 | Tray stand - A modular portable stand that can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled by a solo user without the need for any tools or hardware in a very short time. In its disassembled condition, the stand includes a first and second base frame, a first and second side frame, and four legs, for a total component count of eight, with only three unique components, the base frame, side frame, and leg. The modularity of components provides simplified manufacturing, while allowing for relatively small disassembled packaging for transport, shipping or storage. The interlocking of the components at each corner provides a stiff and sturdy perimeter frame when assembled, that becomes more rigid as loaded with plant propagation trays, fish tanks, or other heavy items than require level secure support. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199708 | WALL MOUNTABLE STORAGE - A mounting component for a wall mountable storage arrangement includes a plurality of elongate brackets that are fastenable to a wall. The brackets are connected end-to-end in a consecutive manner and are detachable from one another to permit variation of the number of connected brackets. Each bracket is configured to engage a storage panel to support the storage panel in an operative position, such that a number of storage panels on a wall can be varied by detaching an appropriate number of brackets. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199709 | TILE-READY STRUCTURAL SUPPORT LEDGE FOR CERAMIC TILE SHELVES - A corrosion-resistant self supporting ledge of a pre-formed shape, to which a bonding agent and ceramic tile is applied, in order to produce wall shelves for the purpose of storing or displaying objects. The base unit ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199710 | Paint Can and Accessories Holder with Magnets - The disclosure and claims herein are directed to a paint can holder for attachment to a ladder, the paint can holder comprising a shaft having a first end, a second end, a top surface with a first friction area at the first end of the shaft, and a bottom surface with a second friction area at the second end of the shaft, configured such that inserting the shaft inside a rung of the ladder secures the paint can holder to the ladder, and a holding portion coupled to the second end of the shaft, the holding portion comprising a groove configured to receive a handle of a paint can, at least one opening, and at least one magnetic area. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199711 | DISPLAY SCREEN MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A display screen mounting structure includes a mounting frame unit comprising a base member for mounting on an upright support, a forked support arm extended from the base member, a connection rod member vertically pivotally mounted in the front end of the forked support arm and a connection plate affixed to the outer end of the connection rod member, and a support frame unit comprising a channel frame fastenable to the connection plate and two cushion members respectively capped on the shoulder plates for stopped against the display screen. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199712 | CAP DISPLAY APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the cap display apparatuses, systems and methods allow various products and goods such as caps, hats and other fashion and sports accessories to be mounted and displayed without having the mount primarily visible relative to the product being displayed. One cap display embodiment includes a housing with a base, an upper element connected to the base, a lower element connected to the base, a tensioning element for biasing the lower element towards the upper element, and a fastener connected to the base for fastening the housing to another element. The tensioning element holds the lower element against the upper element so that a cap or other item being displayed can be held between the upper element and the lower element in a fixed position. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199713 | SUPPORT BRACKET AND METHOD OF USE - An improved support bracket is provided which may include a channel having spaced top and bottom walls and a connecting wall having a first and second end. The bracket may include at least one engagement member for releasably engaging a structural member, such as shelving, and a guide to facilitate attachment of the bracket to the structural member. The connecting wall of the bracket may be bent or angled. Thus, the bracket may releasably engage at least two structural members disposed at an angle relative to each other such that the inner surface of the connecting wall is substantially flush with the outer edge of the structural members. Brackets may be made such that the connecting wall is bent or angled to different degrees. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199714 | POT RACK HOOK - The novel hook of the present invention comprises a hook having a hook portion at one end for use in securing pots and pans and then extending axially to its opposite end wherein it has a C or U shaped bend and then extends down towards the hook portion while rotating about the axis of the hook. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199716 | Method and System for Luggage Connector - A luggage connector that may be used with a baby stroller or wheelchair to transport rolling luggage is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the connector includes a first arm and a second arm. Clamps are disposed at a distal end of each arm. The clamps are used to secure the connector to a handle of luggage and a portion of a frame such as a stroller or wheelchair frame. Each arm is adapted to rotate about a central axis so that each respective clamp may be rotated and positioned appropriately to secure the connector to the frame. In addition, a rotating hinge is provided to adjust to a desired angle between the two arms to accommodate the connector being secured to the frame and rolling luggage. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199717 | ULTRASOUND SCANNER SUPPORT DEVICES - Ultrasound scanner support devices and associated methods are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, an ultrasound scanner support device can include a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The ultrasound scanner support device can further include a recess having an interior surface between the first and second surfaces and a sidewall extending from the first surface to the interior surface. The recess can be shaped to releasably retain an ultrasound scanner connector. The ultrasound scanner support device can further include a peripheral channel extending around a perimeter of the body. The peripheral channel can have a curve at each directional change. Additionally, the ultrasound scanner support device can include a holder coupled to the body and configured to releasably retain an ultrasound scanner. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199718 | Riser disc for loading rolled goods - A roll riser for supporting rolled goods during shipment is formed as a doughnut from a recyclable material such as corrugated paper or foamed plastic. The weight of the roll riser is selected in consideration of the size and weight to the rolled goods. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199719 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A plurality of rolling members, which are retained by retainers between sidewall-portion inside operating surfaces formed on inside surfaces of sidewall portions of a lower rail and sidewall-portion outside operating surfaces formed on outside surfaces of sidewall portions of a first upper rail, roll in contact on the sidewall-portion inside operating surfaces and the sidewall-portion outside operating surfaces. Sidewall portions of a second upper rail are cut and raised at parts of only a predetermined length in a vehicle front-rear direction to be formed as rolling-element rolling portions having sidewall-portion outside operating surfaces. Rolling element circulation units each incorporating a plurality of rolling elements are fitted on the rolling-element rolling portions, so that the plurality of rolling elements roll and circulate in contact with the sidewall-portion inside operating surfaces and the sidewall-portion outside operating surfaces of rolling-element rolling portions. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199720 | ANTENNA MOUNTING BRACKET - An antenna mount attaches an antenna to a commercial vehicle. Often, such vehicles do not include antenna mounts for items such as a CB or satellite radio. The antenna mount may permit such antennas to be installed, interconnecting with an existing spot mirror attachment point. The antenna mount includes a bracket adapted to connect to a vehicle, typically between a spot mirror and a vehicle door, using the existing spot mirror mounting bolts. One or more rods may extend from the bracket. Antennas may then be attached to the rods. The antenna mount may allow for mounting capability for CB and/or satellite radio antennas. The chosen location of the antenna mount, behind the spot mirror, may also maximize satellite and CB radio signals. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199721 | LANDSCAPING WALL STRUCTURE AND FORM - A combination retaining wall structure and masonry form apparatus is provided having a first block with a depending lip and a non-linear edge, a second block having an upper surface with a recess presenting an inwardly facing edge, the second block being positioned with respect to a rotational axis through the first block. A zone of contact is located at the intersection of the inwardly facing edge and the outwardly facing edge, providing an area for rotation of the first block about the rotational axis of the second block. The first and second blocks forming a non-linear masonry wall structure having an upright axis, about which plural blocks may be rotated. The depending lip and recess being provided by a masonry form having a first, second, third and fourth sides, the first and second sides being removable for interchangeably configuring the first and second block. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199722 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER AND FIBER-OPTIC GYRO - An optical transceiver comprises a substrate having a temperature control device, a light source, a light-guiding fiber, a detector, optics for collimating the light from the light source, coupling optics for focusing the light beam into the light-guiding fiber, and a beamsplitter which sends one part of the collimated light beam into a wavelength stabilization unit and another part of the collimated light beam into the coupling optics. A wavelength stabilization unit detects and compensates for wavelength drift of the light source. The optical transceiver has a superluminescent diode for its light source and may, for example, be integrated in a fiber-optic gyro. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199723 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes: a vertical signal line through which a pixel signal read from the pixel is vertically transmitted; a level-shift circuit that shifts a potential at the vertical signal line; a level-shift control circuit that controls an amount of shifted potential at the vertical signal line; a timing control circuit that generates a control signal controlling the level-shift control circuit; and a pixel signal output control unit that controls an output of the pixel signal based on a change in potential at the vertical signal line when the potential at the vertical signal line shifted by the level-shift circuit is used as a reference. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199724 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PHYSICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL READING-OUT METHOD - A semiconductor device includes: an element array portion in which unit elements are disposed in a matrix; and a signal processing portion including a signal processing circuit executing predetermined signal processing based on unit signals outputted from the circuit elements, respectively, every column, in which a function of the signal processing circuit is controlled in such a way that power consumption of the signal processing circuit concerned corresponding to the unit elements each not required becomes lower in a phase of an element selection mode in which only information on a part of the unit pixels for one row in the element array portion is required than in a phase of a normal operation mode. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199725 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A light condensing member focuses light, which is incident upon a first area of the light condensing member corresponding to an opening portion of an insulation film, in an upper portion region of a light path member arranged within the opening portion, the insulation film having an upper face extending from the opening portion, and the light path member having a lower face in a region corresponding to a light receiving face of an photoelectric conversion portion. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199726 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A solid-state imaging apparatus of a dynamic range enlarged by reading out a carrier accumulated in a carrier accumulation unit at a plurality of times during a single carrier accumulation time period. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199727 | TITANIUM BLACK DISPERSION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, WAFER LEVEL LENS, LIGHT BLOCKING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LIGHT BLOCKING FILM, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT - A titanium black dispersion includes titanium black particles, a dispersant, and an organic solvent. When the titanium black dispersion is for a wafer level lens, 90% or more of dispersed objects that consist of the titanium black particles have particle diameters of 30 nm or less, or dispersed objects including the titanium black particles contains Si atoms and the content ratio of Si atoms to Ti atoms (Si/Ti) in the dispersed objects is 0.05 or higher. When the titanium black dispersion is used for formation of a light-shielding film that is provided on one side of a silicon substrate having an image pickup device section on the other side, and that shields against infrared light, 90% or more of dispersed objects that consist of the titanium black particles have particle diameters of 30 nm or less. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199728 | COMPACT OPTICAL FINGER NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ILLUMINATION VIA REDIRECTION SURFACE HOLES - An optical finger navigation device includes a navigation cover. The navigation cover includes a tracking surface and an illumination surface. The tracking surface exhibits a first light reflection characteristic in a presence of a navigation object at the tracking surface and a second light reflection characteristic in an absence of the navigation object at the tracking surface. A light source generates illumination directed toward the illumination surface of the navigation cover. A redirection structure is interposed between the light source and the illumination surface of the navigation cover. A reflection surface of the first redirection structure is approximately facing the illumination surface of the navigation cover. An illumination surface of the redirection structure is approximately facing the light source. The redirection structure defines at least one hole therethrough to pass light generated by the light source toward the illumination surface of the navigation cover. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199729 | Device For Measuring Quantity of Substrates - Provided is a device for measuring the quantity of substrates including: a scan unit which generates a signal beam for measuring the quantity of a plurality of laminated substrates from a substrate laminate by scanning the substrate laminate with laser along a lamination direction of the substrates on a side surface of the substrate laminate formed by laminating the plurality of substrates; and a detection unit which detects the quantity of the plurality of laminated substrates by receiving the signal beam. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199730 | High Voltage Insulating Sleeve For Nuclear Well Logging - A well logging instrument includes an instrument housing to traverse a wellbore penetrating subsurface formations. An electrically operated energy source that emits ionizing radiation is disposed inside the housing. An insulating sleeve is disposed between the energy source and an interior wall of the housing. The insulating sleeve comprises a thin dielectric film arranged in a plurality of tightly fitting layers of dielectric material disposed adjacent to each other and successively. A thickness of each layer and a number of layers is selected to provide a dielectric strength sufficient to electrically insulate the energy source from the housing and to provide a selected resistance to dielectric failure resulting from the ionizing radiation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199731 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFRARED READING METHOD - A recording medium includes a surface in which an infrared absorptance is less than a threshold value; and plural dot images that records information by an arrangement pattern formed on the surface, in which the infrared absorptance is equal to or more than the threshold value, and a specular gloss to infrared rays is equal to or less than 22%. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199732 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY UTILIZING AN AC ELECTROSPRAY DEVICE - An alternating current electrospray mass spectrometry device includes an electrospray device having at least one emitter providing a passageway for transmission of an analyte sample. At least one conductive element is in electrical communication with the at least one emitter. A power source generates an alternating current electric field to form a liquid cone at a tip of the emitter and ionizes the analyte sample present in the liquid cone. The frequency of the electric field entrains low mobility ions in the liquid cone. The AC electric field causes the emitter to discharge the liquid cone as a liquid aerosol drop, and a mass spectrometry device analyzes the ionized analyte sample to determine the composition of the contained analyte sample. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199733 | METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN ANIMALS - Provided is a method for diagnosing a disease or pathological condition in an animal. An ion mobility spectrometry measurement (IMS) or a differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) is carried out on a body sample from the animal to determine an amount of ions formed by at least two biogenic amines contained in the sample. A ratio is calculated of the amounts of ions formed by the different biogenic amines in the sample, wherein the ratio is indicative of the presence or absence of the disease or pathological condition. Also provided is a device for collecting a body sample from an animal and a method for obtaining a body sample from an animal. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199734 | Mass Spectrometer - An ion guide or ion trap is disclosed having an entrance electrode and an exit electrode. The potential of the exit electrode is periodically dropped for a relatively short period of time allowing some ions to escape from the ion guide or ion trap via an aperture in the exit electrode. The period of time that the potential of the exit electrode is dropped for is progressively increased and ions emerge from the ion guide or ion trap in a mass to charge ratio dependent manner. The ion guide or ion trap may be operated as a mass separator or low resolution mass analyser. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199735 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMAL ASSISTED DESORPTION IONIZATION SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to a method and device to desorb an analyte using heat to allow desorption of the analyte molecules, where the desorbed analyte molecules are ionized with ambient temperature ionizing species. In various embodiments of the invention a current is passed through a mesh upon which the analyte molecules are present. The current heats the mesh and results in desorption of the analyte molecules which then interact with gas phase metastable neutral molecules or atoms to form analyte ions characteristic of the analyte molecules. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199736 | MICRO-REFLECTRON FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER - A micro-reflectron for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer including a substrate and integrated with the volume of the substrate, means for application of a potential gradient in a volume suitable for constituting a flight zone of the ions. The means of application includes at least two polarization electrodes and a wall of at least one resistive material that can be polarized between these electrodes so as to generate a continuous potential gradient, itself providing the function of reflectron, this flight zone, these electrodes and this wall being obtained by the technology of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and this micro-reflectron having a thickness of less than 5 millimetres while its other dimensions are less than 10 times this thickness. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199737 | SAMPLE PREPARATION - Disclosed are methods for preparing samples that include forming a first channel in a material by directing a first plurality of noble gas ions at the material, forming a second channel in the material by directing a second plurality of noble gas ions at the material, where the second channel is spaced from the first channel so that a portion of the material between channels has a mean thickness of 100 nm or less, and detaching the portion from the material to yield the sample. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199738 | IN-CHAMBER ELECTRON DETECTOR - A secondary particle detector | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199739 | SCANNING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING CHROMATIC SPHERICAL COMBINATION ABERRATION - Disclosed is a scanning charged particle beam apparatus equipped with an aberration corrector, contrived to eliminate resolution degradation in tilt observation by a chromatic third-order aperture aberration without relying on a specific optical system. A controller of the scanning charged particle beam apparatus provides a chromatic third-order aperture aberration measurement method relevant to tilt observation of a specimen. Further, the controller has a chromatic aberration control function relevant to tilt observation of a specimen. By means of the chromatic aberration control function, the controller controls a chromatic aberration to be positive or negative, rather than remaining at 0, in order to eliminate an image blur which occurs in a direction parallel to the specimen surface due to a chromatic third-order aperture aberration and a chromatic aberration at a tilt angle (t1) under observation and another tilt angle (−t1) axially opposite to the tilt angle. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199740 | Particle Beam System - Particle beam system, comprising: a particle beam, source for generating a particle beam; an objective lens for focusing the particle beam onto an object plane, wherein the objective lens comprises a focal length and an optical axis; and a scintillator arrangement, which comprises an electron receiving surface facing the object plane and which is arranged such that it is exposed to electrons, which emanate from the object plane, wherein the scintillator arrangement further comprises a light exit face, wherein the scintillator arrangement is configured such that light rays which are generated by electrons, which are incident on the electron receiving surface leave the scintillator arrangement at the light exit face. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199741 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE CYTOMETRY SYSTEM USING QCL VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR DIFFERENTIATION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS FROM FUNCTIONALLY DIFFERENTIATED CELLS BASED ON INSPECTION OF SINGLE CELLS - This disclosure concerns a minimally invasive cytometry system including a handling system that presents single cells to at least one QCL laser source. The QCL laser source is configured to deliver light to a cell within the cells in order to induce vibrational bond absorption in one or more analytes within the cell. The cytometry system also includes a detection facility that detects the transmitted mid-infrared wavelength light, wherein the transmitted mid-infrared wavelength light is used to identify the differentiation status of the cell as either pluripotent or functionally differentiated. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199742 | SINGLE PARTICLE QCL-BASED MID-IR SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM WITH ANALYSIS OF SCATTERING - This disclosure concerns a system with scattering analysis including a handling system that presents a single particle to at least one quantum cascade laser (QCL) source. The QCL laser source is configured to deliver light to the single particle in order to induce resonant mid-infrared absorption in the particle or an analyte within the particle. A mid-infrared detection facility detects the mid-infrared wavelength light scattered by the single particle, wherein a wavelength and angle analysis of the scattered mid-IR wavelength light is used to determine analyte-specific structural and concentration information. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199743 | TERAHERTZ DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETER SYSTEM - A spectrometer system for providing information about a target with terahertz radiation. The system may receive incident radiation from the target through fore optics, a slit aperture, secondary optics and a dispersive element which images a slit on an array of terahertz sensitive detectors. The detectors may include uncooled sensors. Each sensor may be connected to its own micro antenna. The array of detectors may be situated proximate to the dispersive element so that radiation from the element may be dispersed according to wavelength to the respective detectors optimally sensitive to the various respective wavelengths. Detector signals indicating the impingement of terahertz radiation may provide information for identifying a material of the target. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199744 | MEASURING CELL ADAPTED TO SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - A measuring cell adapted for a spectral analysis of a gas sample, where this measuring cell is designed and adapted to co-ordinate, from an IR generating element, emitted converging and/or diverging light beams in a direction toward an IR receiving element, by a plurality of reflections of emitted light beams from a number of reflection surfaces assigned to the inner cavity of the measuring cell, thereby creating a predetermined measuring distance in the inner cavity of the measuring cell, from the IR generating element to the IR receiving element. The cavity of the measuring cell is adapted to contain the gas sample intended for a spectroanalytical absorption measurement. Light beams from the IR generating element are, via a reflection surface, convergingly directed to and/or adapted, such as reflectable, in a first reflection surface in order to, when reflected, via a first focal point, as diverging light beams become directed to a second reflection surface, shaped as a concave reflection surface, as well as via third and fourth reflection surfaces become converging to a focal point, in or in the vicinity of the IR receiving element, in order to form a compact measuring cell. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199745 | Widely-Tunable Semiconductor Source Integrated in Windowed Hermetic Package - A near infrared (NIR) semiconductor laser system is shown for gas sensing. An embodiment is centered on the use of a system with a much wider tunable laser, which today has a scan band of more than 150 nanometers (nm) to as much as 250 nm or more. In some cases the scan band is about 400 nm or more. This is achieved in the current embodiment through the use of a widely tunable microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based Fabry-Perot filter as an integral part of the laser cavity. Using this technology, these systems are capable of capturing a variety of gases in the any of the well-known spectroscopic scan bands, such as the OH, NH or CH. For example, a single laser with a 250 nm scan band window between 1550-1800 nm can capture ten or as many as twenty hydrocarbon-based gases simultaneously. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199746 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method of non-destructive inspection of a subject body including an element is comprised of irradiating the subject body with a neutron ray through a first measurement point and a second measurement point; measuring an elapsed time after a first time point when a resonant neutron specific to the element passes through the first measurement point and before a second time point when a prompt gamma ray made emitted by the resonant neutron from the subject body is detected at the second measurement point; and determining a location of the element in the subject body by the first measurement point, the second measurement point, a relative position toward a surface of the subject body, and the elapsed time. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEUTRON DETECTION USING SCINTILLATOR NANO-MATERIALS - In one embodiment, a neutron detector includes a three dimensional matrix, having nanocomposite materials and a substantially transparent film material for suspending the nanocomposite materials, a detector coupled to the three dimensional matrix adapted for detecting a change in the nanocomposite materials, and an analyzer coupled to the detector adapted for analyzing the change detected by the detector. In another embodiment, a method for detecting neutrons includes receiving radiation from a source, converting neutrons in the radiation into alpha particles using converter material, converting the alpha particles into photons using quantum dot emitters, detecting the photons, and analyzing the photons to determine neutrons in the radiation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199748 | RADIATION CONVERSION ELEMENTS WITH REFLECTORS FOR RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING APPARATUS - An apparatus comprises a plurality of radiation conversion elements ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199749 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS AND THE SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes a control unit and a detector that includes multiple pixels and that performs an image capturing operation to output image data corresponding to radiation or light that is emitted. The image capturing operation includes a first image capturing operation in a first scanning area corresponding to part of the multiple pixels to output image data in the first scanning area and a second image capturing operation in a second scanning area larger than the first scanning area to output image data in the second scanning area. The control unit causes the detector to perform an accumulation operation in the second image capturing operation in a time determined so that an image artifact caused by the scanning area is lower than a predetermined allowable value on the basis of information about the amount of integration of accumulation times in the first image capturing operation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199750 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR AND GAIN SETTING METHOD FOR RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR - In a radiography system, after a radiation dose, signal charges are accumulated in sensor pixels in an imaging area of a flat panel detector corresponding to the dosed amounts of radioactive rays on the pixels. The signal charges are read out from the pixels and converted into voltage signals representative of density levels of respective pixels of a radiographic image. Before reading the signal charges, a dose profile representative of distribution of the dosed amounts of radioactive rays is measured by leak currents from the pixels or bias currents through bias lines for applying a bias voltage to the pixels. Based on the contrast or difference between the maximum value and the minimum value in the dose profile, a gain of amplifiers for the voltage signals is determined such that the gain increases with decreasing contrast. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199751 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING START OF IRRADIATION - An FPD has plural pixels arranged in two dimensions. The pixels include a short pixel directly connected to a signal line, and a comparative pixel connected to another signal line through a TFT. In irradiation detecting operation, a control section monitors a voltage signal from the short pixel. When the voltage signal is a predetermined threshold value or more, the control section detects the start of X-ray irradiation, and provisionally starts charge accumulation operation. Then, the control section calculates the difference in the voltage signal between the short pixel and the comparative pixel. When this difference is another threshold value or more, the detection of the start of X-ray irradiation is judged to be valid. When the difference is less than the threshold value, the detection is judged to be misdetection caused by shock noise. The charge accumulation operation is aborted, and the irradiation detecting operation is restarted. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199752 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE AND A DETECTOR FOR A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE - A radiographic imaging device includes a gas avalanche detector detecting and locating X-ray or gamma ray ionizing radiation. The detector has a gas enclosure with an admission window for admitting incident X-ray photons; an intermediate plane electrode in the enclosure between and parallel to two end plane electrodes thereby forming an amplification space constituting a conversion space where the photons are convertible into electrical charges made up of primary electrons and corresponding ions; the intermediate electrode being operable at an electrical potential relative to the electrical potentials of the end electrodes suitable for generating an electric field causing multiplication of the electrons by the avalanche phenomenon in the amplification space near the intermediate electrode; one of the end electrodes being a collector electrode for picking up the electrical signals induced by the ions; and said window being level with the amplification space and between the intermediate plane and collector electrodes. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199753 | Portable Detection Apparatus - A portable detection apparatus for scanning a target object comprises, in an exemplary embodiment, a tower unit, sensor unit and electronics unit, each configured for removable engagement with one another for relatively quick disassembly during transport and storage and reassembly during use. Additionally, each unit is sized and configured for ease of transport and for being able to operate in relatively confined spaces. The sensor unit is configured for selective engagement with a vertically oriented tower column of the tower unit, and is capable of not only traversing the length of the tower column but also rotating both horizontally and vertically thereabout, allowing the sensor unit to articulate and be selectively positionable adjacent the target object regardless of the target object's location. The electronics unit is selectively engagable with the tower unit and provides a portable computing device configured for remotely operating the sensor unit a safe distance away. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199754 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method of non-destructive inspection of a subject body including one or more elements comprises irradiating the subject body with a neutron ray along an axis line passing through a reference point; synchronously detecting gamma rays from directions inclined at equal angles to the axis line at a plurality of measurement points disposed to have equivalent intervals radially from the axis line, respectively; measuring the detected gamma rays in a plurality of energy ranges; determining whether measured values in the respective energy ranges are beyond thresholds; determining energy ranges where all the measured values are beyond the thresholds; analyzing a type of an element from the determined energy ranges; and detecting a location of the analyzed type of the element in the subject body on the basis of the reference point, the respective measurement points, a relative position relative to a surface of the subject body, and the directions. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199755 | Electric Field Quantitative Measurement System and Method - A method and system are provided for making a quantitative measurement of an electric field. A plurality of antennas separated from one another by known distances are arrayed in a region that extends in at least one dimension. A voltage difference between at least one selected pair of antennas is measured. Each voltage difference is divided by the known distance associated with the selected pair of antennas corresponding thereto to generate a resulting quantity. The plurality of resulting quantities defined over the region quantitatively describe an electric field therein. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199756 | Method for Centering an Optical Element in a TEM Comprising a Contrast Enhancing Element - A method for adjusting or aligning one or more optical elements in a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) is disclosed. The TEM is equipped with an objective lens for guiding a beam of electrons to a sample, a diffraction plane in which at least a beam of unscattered electrons is focused and a structure to enhance the Contrast Transfer Function (CTF) which is situated in the diffraction plane or an image thereof. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199757 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION METHOD - A particle beam irradiation system comprising a first deflector having the maximum deflection amount which enables to move a particle beam in one direction to the maximum width of a target and a second deflector having the maximum deflection amount is less than the maximum deflection amount of the first deflector performs a control in which the particle beam is moved by increasing at least a deflection amount of the second deflector when the particle beam is moved, and performs a deflection substitution control in which a deflection of the second deflector is substituted to a deflection of the first deflector by decreasing the deflection amount of the second deflector and changing a deflection amount of the first deflector so as to make a position of the particle beam in the target dwell when the particle beam dwells. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199758 | GAS FIELD IONIZATION ION SOURCE AND ION BEAM DEVICE - Provided is a gas field ionization ion source capable of emitting heavy ions with high brightness which are suitable for processing a sample. The gas field ionization ion source according to the present invention includes a temperature controller individually controlling the temperature of the tip end of an emitter electrode ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199759 | Formulation Coated Self-Cleaning Wool - The present invention relates to methods of making articles, and systems for providing wool article have self-cleaning properties. The self-cleaning properties are brought about coating the wool articles with a photocatalyst formulation. The formulation contains titanium compounds, stabilizers, catalysts, and water. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199760 | RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF MEASURING POSITION OF SPECIFIC-PART - A radiotherapy device controller includes: a visual line calculator configured to calculate a visual line based on a position on a transmissive image imaged using a radiation penetrating a subject, a specific part of the subject being shown at the position; a position calculator configured to calculate a position of the specific part based on a position of a trajectory of the specific part and a position of the visual line; and an emitter configured to control a radiation emitter that emits a therapeutic radiation, so that the therapeutic radiation penetrates at the position of the specific part. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199761 | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, OPTICAL DISK DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Provided is an optical pickup device with which a short-circuit can be released from above and below. The optical pickup device ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199762 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER TRANSLATING SHAFT LOCKING SYSTEM - The disclosure provides a blowout preventer (BOP) system with an actuator for opening and closing a ram. The actuator includes a locking system having a clutch piston to operate a clutch having ratcheting teeth. The locking system disengages the clutch prior to the ram opening and closing. The clutch piston has a first portion with a larger area than a second portion. A clutch fluid pressure acts on the first portion, and a closing fluid pressure acts on the second portion. This area difference in the clutch piston portions allows the clutch to be disengaged during closing operations, even when the closing fluid pressure is the same as the clutch fluid pressure and the clutch is biased engaged by a bias assembly. Further, closing fluid pressure is applied to lessen the load on the clutch ratcheting teeth, while the clutch fluid pressure is applied to unlock the clutch. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199763 | MESOFLUIDIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY VALVE - A mesofluidic valve is disclosed. The mesofluidic valve includes a cylindrical body having a bore formed there though, the cylindrical body including an inlet port disposed at a first end and an outlet port disposed distal to the inlet port and substantially adjacent to a second end of the valve body, a poppet disposed within the bore and moveable substantially between the inlet port and the outlet port, wherein the poppet is configured to cooperate with an orifice carried within the input port, a control element disposed at the second end of the cylindrical body, a shape memory element coupled to the poppet and configured to receive an electrical current provided by the control element, wherein the shape memory element is configured to contract in response to the received electrical current thereby causing the poppet to disengage from the orifice, and a bias element carried within the cylindrical body and configured to cooperate with the poppet, wherein the bias element is configured, in the absence of the electrical current provided to the shape memory element, to bear against the poppet to seal the orifice and the inlet port. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199764 | Valve with Temperature Activated Triggers - There is provided a valve comprising a body, a passageway, a sealing member, a trigger, and a temperature responsive trigger actuator. The passageway is defined by the body, wherein the passageway includes an inlet and an outlet. The sealing member is configured for movement between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position, the sealing member prevents fluid communication between the inlet and outlet of the passageway, and in the open position, the inlet and the outlet of the passageway are in fluid communication. The trigger is configured for movement between a first trigger position and a second trigger position, wherein the trigger cooperates with the sealing member such that, when the trigger is disposed in the first trigger position, the trigger effects interference with movement of the sealing member from one of the open position and the closed position to the other one of the open position and the closed position, and when the trigger is disposed in the second trigger position, the interference effected by the trigger, is removed. The temperature responsive trigger actuator includes a plurality of point trigger actuator portions wherein each one of the plurality of point trigger actuator portions is characterized by a respective shape-changing temperature and is configured such that, for each one of the plurality of point trigger actuator portions, when the temperature of the point trigger actuator portion is below the respective shape-changing temperature, the point trigger actuator portion is disposed in a respective low temperature shape condition, and when the temperature of the point trigger actuator portion is at or above the respective shape-changing temperature, the point trigger actuator portion is disposed in a respective high temperature shape condition. The trigger co-operates with the plurality of point trigger actuator portions such that the movement of the trigger from the first trigger position to the second trigger position is configured to be effected by heating of at least one operative point trigger actuator portion, wherein each one of the at least one operative trigger portion is any one of the plurality of point trigger actuator portions, wherein the heating is sufficient to raise the temperature of each one of the at least one operative point trigger actuator portion above its respective shape-changing temperature. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199765 | VALVE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a valve assembly for regulating the pressure of a pressure medium ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199766 | Solenoid operated fluid control valve - Solenoid operated fluid control valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid in a fluid control system comprises a solenoid housing having therein a solenoid coil, an armature movable in response to electrical current applied to the solenoid coil, a valve member for controlling fluid flow to a fluid passage, an actuator pin disposed between the armature and the valve member for moving the valve member in response to armature movement, and one or more features including an armature damping member, tubular actuator pin support body, flow diverter, coil bobbin support sleeve, and/or internal particle gettering magnet to improve valve operation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199767 | ACTUATOR AND POSITION-DETECTING METHOD THEREFOR - In an actuator, an electric power supply to a position-detecting detector for an object to be driven can be carried out in a timely manner during a power failure to thereby suppress an electric power consumption in the position-detecting detector, whereby duration time of a power-failure compensation battery can be prolonged, and a variety of detectors can be selected and utilized without limitation in accordance with a use environment and usefulness. During the power failure, a switching means | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199768 | MESOFLUIDIC DIGITAL VALVE - A mesofluidic scale digital is disclosed. The mesofluidic scale digital includes a valve body including a bore aligned along a longitudinal axis, a solenoid disposed substantially adjacent to the valve body and extending along the longitudinal axis, a poppet carried within the bore and configured to translate a fixed distance in response to a magnetic field generated by the solenoid, an orifice carried within valve body and configured to cooperate with the poppet in response to the magnetic field generated by the solenoid, a bias element carried within the valve body and configured to encourage the poppet to engage the orifice to form a seal, a control element in communication with the solenoid, wherein the control element is configured to: energize the solenoid to generate the magnetic field and translate the poppet the fixed distance away from the seal, and maintain the solenoid in an energized state for a fixed period of time to provide a desired flow rate. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199769 | MESOFLUIDIC TWO STAGE DIGITAL VALVE - A mesofluidic scale digital valve system is disclosed. The mesofluidic scale digital valve system includes a first mesofluidic scale valve having a valve body including a bore, wherein the valve body is configured to cooperate with a solenoid disposed substantially adjacent to the valve body to translate a poppet carried within the bore, an orifice carried within valve body and configured to cooperate with the position of the poppet, a bias element configured to encourage the poppet to engage the orifice, and a second mesofluidic scale valve disposed substantially perpendicular to the first mesofluidic scale valve, the second mesofluidic scale valve that includes a valve body including a bore sized to accept a translatable poppet, an orifice carried within valve body and configured to cooperate with the position of the poppet, a bias element configured to encourage the translatable poppet to engage the orifice and a fluid chamber defined by the cooperation a rear portion of the translatable poppet and the valve body, the fluid chamber in fluid communication with the orifice of the first mesofluidic scale actuator. The mesofluidic scale digital valve system further includes a control element in communication with the solenoid, wherein the control element is configured to maintain the solenoid in an energized state for a fixed period of time to provide a desired flow rate through the orifice of the second mesofluidic actuator. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199770 | HYDRAULIC VALVE DEVICE WITH ASSOCIATED SPOOL DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCER - A hydraulic valve device includes a sensor for determining spool displacement of within the valve. The sensor includes two main subassemblies, a tube assembly and a body assembly; the tube assembly being mounted onto the valve body by the thread so that the tube together with the valve creates a closed space where oil flows; the plunger with the magnet inside, is kept in contact with the valve spool by the spring so that the magnet moves along with the spool, so does also the magnetic field created by the magnet. An integrated circuit on the printed circuit board senses the angle of magnetic field lines and generates an output signal proportional to the movement of the spool. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199771 | SOLENOID VALVE - Provided is a solenoid valve stable in response performance, whose quickness and damping performance are appropriate. In the solenoid valve, a respiration port ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199772 | SOLENOID VALVE FOR BRAKE SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein is a solenoid valve for brake systems which improves an assembly structure of components constituting the valve to enhance durability and control performance of the valve. The solenoid valve includes a sheet housing, a valve sheet, a sleeve, a magnetic core and an armature, the armature includes an upper body and a lower body separated from each other, the upper body is formed of a magnetic material and has an external diameter corresponding to the internal diameter of the sleeve so as to be guided and moved forward and backward within the sleeve, the lower body is formed of a non-magnetic material, is provided with an opening and closing part to open and close an orifice of the valve sheet, and elastic members to press the upper body and the lower body in the facing directions to move the upper body and the lower body together are provided. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199773 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE - An electromagnetic valve includes a valve seat, a valving element, and a solenoid part. The valve seat has an annular shape and defines a valve hole. The solenoid part includes a coil, a core guide part, a fixed core, and a movable core. The coil becomes an electromagnet upon energization thereof. The core guide part is arranged radially inward of the coil. The movable core is accommodated and reciprocated inside the core guide part in accordance with whether the electromagnet is turned on or off. The valving element moves integrally with the movable core to open or close the valve hole. The core guide part includes a magnetic unbalance part where magnetic force applied between the core guide part and the movable core is different between on one side and the other side of the core guide part in its radial direction. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199774 | Solenoid operated fluid control valve - Solenoid operated fluid control valve for controlling the pressure of a fluid in a fluid control system comprises a solenoid housing having therein a solenoid coil, an armature movable in response to electrical current applied to the solenoid coil, a valve member for controlling fluid flow to a fluid passage, an actuator pin disposed between the armature and the valve member for moving the valve member in response to armature movement, and one or more features including an armature damping member, tubular actuator pin support body, flow diverter, coil bobbin support sleeve, and/or internal particle gettering magnet to improve valve operation. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199775 | Electromagnetic Valve - An electromagnetic valve includes: a valve main body including an inlet and an outlet of a fluid; a valve body to be seated on a valve seat provided between the inlet and the outlet; a movable iron core separating the valve body from the valve seat to communicate the inlet with the outlet; and a fixed iron core attracting the movable iron core by energization of a coil to axially drive the movable iron core. The valve main body includes an insertion hole into which a guide member is inserted and a stopper portion to stop the guide member biased by a pressure of the fluid. The guide member includes a sliding hole in which the movable iron core is axially movable, and is arranged in the insertion hole in a slidable manner with respect to the valve main body to be biased by the pressure of the fluid. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199776 | Quick Disconnect Actuator Mounting - A mounting apparatus and method couple an actuator to a valve or damper. The mounting apparatus includes five primary parts: a base which attaches to the valve or damper, an actuator mount which attaches to the actuator, a rotational coupler, a handle and a bail. The base and the actuator mount encircle the rotational axis in a mating relationship. The bail slides into aligned holes on the base and the actuator mount to secure the two together, preferably with legs on opposite sides of the rotational axis. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199777 | COMBINATION BEARINGS HAVING IMPROVED LOAD CAPACITIES AND LIFESPAN AND VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING THE SAME - Embodiments of a combination bearing are provided, as are embodiments of a valve assembly including a combination bearing. In one embodiment, the valve assembly includes a flowbody having a flow passage therethrough, a drive shaft rotatably mounted within the flowbody, a valve element mounted to the drive shaft and positioned within the flow passage, and a combination bearing coupled between the flowbody and the drive shaft. The combination bearing comprises an integral radial load/thrust ring coupled to the drive shaft, and a thrust washer substantially adjacent the integral radial load/thrust ring, as taken along the longitudinal axis of the combination bearing. An outer radial ring circumscribes the integral thrust/radial load ring. A first plurality of rolling elements is captured between the thrust washer and the integral radial load/thrust ring, and a second plurality of rolling elements is captured between the outer radial ring and the integral radial load/thrust ring. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199778 | ON-OFF VALVE - An on-off valve contains a body including an air-inflow segment and an air-outflow segment disposed on two sides thereof respectively; a valve structure including an inlet with a small diameter fixed on and communicating with the air-inflow segment and a hole with a large diameter formed on and not communicating with the air-inflow segment, wherein the hole includes inner threads proximate to an opening of the hole, the valve structure also includes a nut having outer threads, the outer threads of the nut screw with the inner threads of the body to position the valve structure, thus connecting the on-off valve together. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199779 | VALVE BLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR A BLOW MOLDING SYSTEM - A valve block assembly ( | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199780 | REINFORCED UNITARY SEAT RING FOR VALVE ASSEMBLY - A unitary valve seat has a mesh ring with an extensible annular collar connected to the mesh ring, and a resilient layer made of polyurethane which is external to the mesh ring. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199781 | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR FIGHTING FOREST FIRES AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING THEREOF - Disclosed is a chemical composition that may be used to fight forest fires. Such composition may be applied by aerial means by discharge from aircraft. The composition may also be used to create fire breaks, which facilitates the actions of land-based firefighters. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199782 | HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL FERRITE MAGNETIC POWDER FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE POWDER - A hexagonal crystal ferrite magnetic powder having high magnetic characteristics while having a small particle volume and a high specific surface area is provided, and a high-density magnetic recording medium using the powder. A method for producing a hexagonal crystal ferrite formed using a glass crystallization method includes the steps of: mixing a glass matrix with raw materials including iron, bismuth, a divalent metal (M1), a tetravalent metal (M2), any one kind (A) of barium, strontium, calcium, and lead, and at least one kind of rare earth element (represented by R) having a mole equal to or less than that of the iron; heating the mixed raw material to obtain a glass body; quenching the glass body, pulverizing the glass body, and performing a heat treatment, and washing the glass body after the heat treatment with an acid solution. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199783 | LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING POLYACRYLIC ACIDS AND USE THEREOF AS SCALE INHIBITORS IN WATER-CARRYING SYSTEMS - The invention relates to an aqueous solution of acrylic acid polymers, obtainable by polymerization of acrylic acid in feed mode with peroxodisulfate as initiator in the presence of hypophosphite in water as solvent, wherein
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| 20120199784 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL WITH ENHANCED IONIC TRANSPORT PROPERTIES - Materials useful as electrodes for lithium batteries have very good electronic and ionic conductivities. They are fabricated from a starting mixture which includes a metal, a phosphate ion, and an additive which enhances the transport of lithium ions in the resultant material. The mixture is heated in a reducing environment to produce the material. The additive may comprise a pentavalent metal or a carbon. In certain embodiments the material is a two-phase material. Also disclosed are electrodes which incorporate the materials and lithium batteries which incorporate those electrodes. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199785 | TRANSITION METAL PHOSPHATE, AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a transition metal phosphate and a sodium secondary battery. The transition metal phosphate contains Na, P and M where M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements, wherein a value of I/I | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199786 | METHOD FOR MAKING AN EPOXIDE - A mixture of compounds containing 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol, 2,3-dichloropropan-1-ol, and a halogenated ketone, where the halogenated ketone content of the mixture is at least 0.0001% by weight and less than or equal to 0.1% by weight relative to the 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol and 2,3-dichloropropan-1-ol. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199787 | AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF CHROMIUM SALT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is an aqueous solution of a chromium salt, in which the oxalic acid content is 8% by weight or less relative to chromium. In the aqueous solution of the chromium salt, the total organic carbon content is 4% by weight or less relative to chromium. The chromium salt is preferably a chromium chloride, a chromium phosphate, or a chromium nitrate. The chromium chloride preferably contains a basic chromium chloride represented by the composition formula Cr(OH) | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199788 | Crosslinking Initiator - The invention relates to a crosslinking initiator including a mineral filler and a zinc compound grafted on to said mineral filler, where said zinc compound is chosen from the group consisting of zinc oxide, zinc hydroxide and the mixtures thereof, the zinc compound being in the form of individual rod-like particles of nanometric size, and the mineral filler being in the form of grains having a particle size larger than that of the zinc compound and where the individual particles of the zinc compound are grafted on to the surface of the grains of the mineral filler in a uniformly dispersed manner. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199789 | SILICA GEL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ALKALI METALS AND ALKALI METAL ALLOYS - The invention relates to Group 1 metal/silica gel compositions comprising silica gel and an alkali metal or alloy, wherein Group 1 metals or alloys are absorbed into the silica gel pores. The invention relates to producing hydrogen gas comprising contacting a Group 1 metal/silica gel composition with water, and further relates to an alkali metal reduction of an organic compound, the improvement comprising contacting the organic compound with a Group 1 metal/silica gel composition. In these embodiments, the Group 1 metal/silica gel composition reacts with dry O | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199790 | WHOLLY AROMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, PARTS FOR OPTICAL PICKUP, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester resin compound, a preparation method thereof, parts for optical pickup, and a preparation method thereof. The disclosed wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester resin compound comprises two kinds of wholly aromatic liquid crystal polyester resins having different melting points and an additive, and most of the terminal groups in the resins having lower melting points among the resins comprise a carboxyl group. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199791 | BISMUTH ION SENSITIZED RARE EARTH GERMANATE LUMINESCENCE MATERIALS AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOF - Bismuth ion sensitized rare earth germanate luminescence materials and preparation methods are disclosed. The luminescence materials are the compounds of the following general formula (Y | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199792 | Novel Cherkasky's synthetic diamonds and diamond-like materials and methods and devices for production thereof - The object of the invention is to increase the yield of the HPHT—(High-Pressure High-Temperature)—Technology for production of synthetic diamonds and diamond-like materials as well as to achieve the continuous production of large amounts or quantities of synthetic diamonds with perfect or high quality. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199793 | Methods for producing coated phosphors and host material particles using atomic layer deposition methods - Layers of a passivating material and/or containing luminescent centers are deposited on phosphor particles or particles that contain a host material that is capable of capturing an excitation energy and transferring it to a luminescent center or layer. The layers are formed in an ALD process. The ALD process permits the formation of very thin layers. Coated phosphors have good resistance to ambient moisture and oxygen, and/or can be designed to emit a distribution of desired light wavelengths. | 2012-08-09 |
| 20120199794 | METAL COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to metal complexes and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these metal complexes. | 2012-08-09 |
