33rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130206964 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS WITH EACH PIXEL INCLUDING A PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION PORTION AND PLURAL HOLDING PORTIONS - A solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels each including: a first holding portion for holding signal carriers from a photoelectric conversion portion; an amplifying portion for amplifying and reading a signal based on the signal carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion portion; and a carrier discharging control portion for discharging charge carriers in the photoelectric conversion portion to an OFD region, and having a carrier path between the photoelectric conversion portion and the first carrier holding portion, in which the solid-state imaging apparatus further includes a second carrier holding portion electrically connected with the first carrier portion in parallel through a first transfer unit, when viewed from an output node of the photoelectric conversion portion, thereby smoothing an movie imaging without causing discontinuous frame while suppressing generation of noise mixing into the charge carrier holding portion. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206965 | DRIVING METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A driving method for a solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixels is provided. A potential of the electric charge accumulated in an accumulating portion is lower than a potential of a first transferring portion for connecting a photoelectric conversion element to the accumulating portion for accumulating an electric charge. The driving method includes: a first driving mode setting a start and an end of an operation of accumulating the electric charge in each of the plurality of pixels common for the plurality of pixels; and a second driving mode setting the start and the end of the operation of accumulating the electric charge in each of the plurality of pixels common for the pixels in each row. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206966 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Also provided is a method for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device including: a first process where a plurality of pixel electrodes | 2013-08-15 |
20130206967 | INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONIC MODULES - An optoelectronic module includes a micro-optical substrate and a beam transmitter, including a laser die mounted on the micro-optical substrate and configured to emit at least one laser beam along a beam axis. A receiver includes a detector die mounted on the micro-optical substrate and configured to sense light received by the module along a collection axis of the receiver. Beam-combining optics are configured to direct the laser beam and the received light so that the beam axis is aligned with the collection axis outside the module. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206968 | METHOD TO FACILITATE POSITIONING OF DIFFRACTION SPOTS - A method to facilitate positioning of diffraction spots in a diffraction pattern. This method comprises the following successive steps: a) obtaining a diffraction pattern by illuminating at least part of a sample comprising at least one periodic zone by an incident radiation beam that can be diffracted by said at least one periodic zone of the sample, and by placing a detector on the path of the beam thus diffracted; b) positioning of diffraction spots present on the diffraction pattern obtained in step a), by determining the spatial coordinates of these spots on the detector. Step b) is facilitated by the use of means in step a) to modify the shape and increase the contour length of diffraction spots forming on said pattern. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206969 | Background-Free Balanced Optical Cross Correlator - A balanced optical cross correlator includes an optical waveguide, a first photodiode including a first n-type semiconductor and a first p-type semiconductor positioned about the optical waveguide on a first side of the optical waveguide's point of symmetry, and a second photodiode including a second n-type semiconductor and a second p-type semiconductor positioned about the optical waveguide on a second side of the optical waveguide's point of symmetry. A balanced receiver including first and second inputs is configured to produce an output current or voltage that reflects a difference in currents or voltages, originating from the first and the second photodiodes of the balanced cross correlator and fed to the first input and to the second input of the balanced receiver. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206970 | PHOTOELECTRIC ENCODER - A photoelectric encoder according to the present invention comprises a light-receiving unit including: a first and second light-receiving element column; and a light-blocking layer configured from a light-blocking portion and a light-transmitting portion, the first and second light-receiving element columns being disposed staggered in a second direction such that an arrangement pattern of light-receiving elements in the first and second light-receiving element columns has a pitch which is the same in a first direction and a phase which differs in the first direction, and the light-transmitting portion on the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element in the first light-receiving element column and the light-transmitting portion on the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element in the second light-receiving element column being formed so as not to overlap each other when staggered in the second direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206971 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, CALIBRATION MEMBER, AND CALIBRATION METHOD - An optical measurement system including: a probe including a plurality of light-receiving fibers and an irradiation fiber; a calibration member including a frame member and a fluorescent body provided in an inner side of the frame member to emit fluorescent light using excitation light, the calibration member being used while the fluorescent body surface faces a leading end of the probe; a fluorescence excitation light source that supplies excitation light to the irradiation fiber; a measurement unit that measures each light output from a plurality of the light-receiving fibers; and a calibration processing unit that calibrates the received light intensity between a plurality of the light-receiving fibers based on the measurement result obtained in the measurement unit by measuring light output from a plurality of the light-receiving fibers for fluorescent light from the fluorescent body emitted by irradiation with the excitation light. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206972 | NEUTRON DETECTION BASED ON A BORON SHIELDED GAMMA DETECTOR - A method is provided to detect neutrons using a boron-shielded gamma-ray detector, which will detect the 0.48-MeV prompt gamma ray due to the | 2013-08-15 |
20130206973 | MASS SPECTROMETER HAVING AN ION GUIDE WITH AN AXIAL FIELD - A mass spectrometer having an ion guide with an axial field is described. The ion guide includes electrodes with longitudinally extending gaps and inserts configured to be proximate to the gaps. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206974 | Mass Spectrometer Incorporating Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a hydrogen-deuterium exchange cell. Isomeric ions having different conformations but substantially similar ion mobilities can be differentiated by subjecting the ions to hydrogen-deuterium exchange. Two ions having similar ion mobilities can be differentiated more effectively if they have different surface conformations by determining the relative degree of hydrogen-deuterium exchange. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206975 | MOLECULAR ION ACCELERATOR - A novel system and methods for accelerating analytes including, without limitation, molecular ions, biomolecules, polymers, nano- and microparticles, is provided. The invention can be useful for increasing detection sensitivity in applications such as mass spectrometry, performing collision-induced dissociation molecular structure analysis, and probing surfaces and samples using accelerated analyte. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206976 | Nanomanipulation Coupled Nanospray Mass Spectrometry (NMS) - A coupled nanomanipulation and nanospray mass spectrometry (NMS) system for single cell, single organelle, and ultra-trace molecular analysis is disclosed herein. The system primarily comprises a bio-workstation coupled to a NMS. The bio-workstation primarily comprises of a nanomanipulator stage with a plurality of nano-positioners attached to a cabinet with a piezo voltage source and a pressure injector. The present invention further describes a fingerprint lift method that when coupled with the system disclosed herein can be used for retrieval and analysis of trace amounts of drug and explosive residues. The system described herein has been used in the areas of trace and document analysis within the forensic field, trace fiber analysis, and electrostatic lifts for illicit drugs, as well as document and painting analysis. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206977 | METHOD FOR CRYSTALLIZING LOW MASS IONS FOR DIAGNOSING COLORECTAL CANCER AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING COLORECTAL CANCER USING SAME - The present invention provides a method for crystallizing low mass ions for diagnosing colorectal cancer by using a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer to biostatistically analyze low mass ions, which are extracted from a biological sample, and a method for providing information for diagnosing colorectal cancer using same. The present inventions can provide a diagnostic method, which requires low cost and a short time for analysis, can analyze large areas, and which can provide superior and credible discriminations. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206978 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER WITH ACCUMULATING ELECTRON IMPACT ION SOURCE - An accumulating ion source for a mass spectrometer that includes a sample injector ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130206979 | Data Independent Acquisition of Product Ion Spectra and Reference Spectra Library Matching - Systems and methods are used to store an electronic record of all product ion spectra of all detectable compounds of a sample. A plurality of product ion scans are performed on a tandem mass spectrometer one or more times in a single sample analysis across a mass range using a plurality of mass selection windows. All sample product ion spectra of all detectable compounds for each mass selection window are produced. All sample product ion spectra for each mass selection window are received from the tandem mass spectrometer using a processor. All sample product ion spectra for each mass selection window are stored as an electronic record of all detectable compounds of the sample using the processor. The electronic record is used to characterize compounds known at the time the electronic record is stored or to characterize compounds that became known after the electronic record was stored. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206980 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PETROLEUM SATURATES - A method for characterizing the saturates portion of a petroleum or hydrocarbon sample that includes compounds with boiling points of 1000° F. (538° C.) or higher includes use of laser desorption ionization (LDI) to desorb and vaporize petroleum saturates into the gas phase. After ionization, the saturate compounds cations can be detected using mass spectrometry. The mass spectrum generated from the ionized saturated compounds is then characterized by assigning molecular formulas to any “detected” masses that exhibit a peak with an intensity greater than a defined signal to noise threshold. After making the molecular assignments, the abundance of each assigned molecule can be determined based on the signal magnitude of the peaks in the mass spectrum. The assigned molecules and the corresponding abundances can then be grouped based on a variety of factors. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206981 | MASS SPECTROMETRY ASSAY FOR CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA - Methods are provided for detecting the amount of one or more CAH panel analytes (i.e., pregnenolone, 17-OH pregnenolone, progesterone, 17-OH progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione, testosterone, deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, and cortisol) in a sample by mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing one or more CAH panel analytes in a sample and quantifying the generated ions to determine the amount of one or more CAH panel analytes in the sample. In methods where amounts of multiple CAH panel analytes are detected, the amounts of multiple analytes are detected in the same sample injection. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206982 | ION MOBILITY TUBE - An ion mobility tube comprises an ionization source chamber having a center ionization source chamber hole, an ion door, a mobility region unit having a center mobility tube chamber, a constraining grid, and a Faraday disk, and the ionization source chamber, the ion door, the mobility region unit, the constraining grid, and the Faraday disk are laminated together in sequence in a front-rear direction, wherein the mobility region unit comprises a first insulator and first metal electrode sheets concentrically fixed to a front surface and a back surface of the first insulator respectively. The mobility region unit comprises the first insulator and the first metal electrode sheets which are integral. Therefore, the ion mobility tube is advantageous in simplified manufacturing, and convenient for detachment and assembly. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206983 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISE STAGE AND PATTERN USED THEREOF - A positioning system for precise stage is provided. It includes a designed pattern on a stage; an electron beam column generating a focused electron beam to scan the designed pattern and produce electron signal; an electron detection unit to detect the electronic signal; and a control unit converting the electron signal to a clock signal to determine the relative position of the electron beam column and the designed pattern, so as to adjust the displacement of the stage. A nanometer scale positioning method for a precise stage is provided, which can resolve the problem of mechanical drift of the stage when the stage is multi-axis positioning or rotating. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206984 | SPECIMEN HOLDER USED FOR MOUNTING SAMPLES IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPES - A novel specimen holder for specimen support devices for insertion in electron microscopes. The novel specimen holder of the invention provides mechanical support for specimen support devices and as well as electrical contacts to the specimens or specimen support devices. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206985 | 3D BACKSCATTER IMAGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for imaging an object using backscattered radiation are described. The imaging system comprises both a radiation source for irradiating an object that is rotationally movable about the object, and a detector for detecting backscattered radiation from the object that can be disposed on substantially the same side of the object as the source and which can be rotationally movable about the object. The detector can be separated into multiple detector segments with each segment having a single line of sight projection through the object and so detects radiation along that line of sight. Thus, each detector segment can isolate the desired component of the backscattered radiation. By moving independently of each other about the object, the source and detector can collect multiple images of the object at different angles of rotation and generate a three dimensional reconstruction of the object. Other embodiments are described. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206986 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - There is proposed a charged particle beam apparatus including: a plurality of noise removal filters that remove noise of an electrical signal; a measurement unit that measures the contrast-to-noise ratio after applying one of the noise removal filters; and a determination unit that determines a magnitude relationship between the contrast-to-noise ratio measured by the measurement unit and a threshold value set in advance. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206987 | Transmission Electron Microscope - A transmission electron microscope ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130206988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFRARED DETECTION AND DISPLAY - Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for infrared (IR) detection. Organic layers can be utilized to produce a phototransistor for the detection of IR radiation. The wavelength range of the IR detector can be modified by incorporating materials sensitive to photons of different wavelengths. Quantum dots of materials sensitive to photons of different wavelengths than the host organic material of the absorbing layer of the phototransistor can be incorporated into the absorbing layer so as to enhance the absorption of photons having wavelengths associated with the material of the quantum dots. A photoconductor structure can be used instead of a phototransistor. The photoconductor can incorporate PbSe or PbS quantum dots. The photoconductor can incorporate organic materials and part of an OLED structure. A detected IR image can be displayed to a user. Organic materials can be used to create an organic light-emitting device. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206989 | Radiation Sensor - A radiation sensor is provided. The radiation sensor includes a substrate; a diaphragm positioned over the substrate; an absorbing layer which is configured to absorb infrared radiation; a supporting element arranged between the absorbing layer and the diaphragm such that a spacing gap is formed between the absorbing layer and the diaphragm; wherein the size of the spacing gap is in a range of about 3.6 micrometer to about 100 micrometer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206990 | Background Limited Focal Plane Array Assembly - The thermoelectric detector comprises an infrared absorber pixel structure supported by two electrically connected beams made of a thermoelectric material. One end of the thermoelectric beam connects to the infrared absorber pixel structure; the other end connects to the substrate. The detector comprises a microlens for collecting and focusing infrared radiation on the detector. Infrared radiation is incident on the infrared absorber pixel structure results in a temperature gradient along the length of the thermoelectric legs, and generating an electrical voltage proportional to the gradient. A low noise SIGe BiCMOS readout integrated circuit is coupled to the detector to provide a background limited detector having improved detectivity. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206991 | SYSTEM FOR SURVEILLANCE OF AN AREA WITHIN WHICH PEOPLE MOVE - A system for surveillance of a delimited area within which people move, wherein at least one hollow optical fibre is configured for extending through the area and is provided throughout its length with a plurality of holes that set an internal channel of the fibre in communication with the outside of the fibre itself. There is provided an optical source configured for supplying the optical signal to one end of the hollow optical fibre and a sensor designed to detect at one end of the hollow optical fibre the optical signal transmitted throughout the length of the fibre itself. A processing unit is configured for examining the spectrum of the optical signal detected by the sensors in order to detect the presence of toxic agents present in the area and drawn into said channel. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206992 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VIA HOLE OF SILICON WAFER - The present invention pertains to a device and a method for measuring a via hole of a silicon wafer, wherein it is possible to precisely measure the depth of the via hole without damaging the wafer. Broadband infrared light is radiated to a silicon wafer which has a superior light transmission property, so that the depth of the via hole may be measured from the light which is reflected from each boundary surface of the wafer and the interference signal of reference light. The via hole measuring device according to the present invention includes: a light source unit for generating broadband infrared light; and an interferometer for radiating the light generated from the light source unit to a silicon wafer, so as to measure the depth of a via hole formed on the wafer according to the spectrum period of the interference signal of the light, which is reflected from the silicon wafer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206993 | IMAGING APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGING DISPLAY SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: a sensor substrate, wherein the sensor substrate has plural photoelectric conversion devices and driving devices thereof formed on a substrate, signal lines for reading imaging signals obtained in the photoelectric conversion devices through the driving devices and relay electrodes electrically connecting between the driving devices and the signal lines to relay between them. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206994 | HIGH-SENSITIVITY X-RAY DETECTOR - A device for the sensitive detection of X-rays comprises a structured scintillator screen optically coupled to a semiconductor image sensor. The scintillator screen comprises individual columnar elements covered with material showing high optical reflection. Each columnar element represents a pixel, and light flashes created by an X-ray photon in a scintillating event exit through a short surface of the columnar element for detection with a semiconductor image sensor. The semiconductor image sensor comprises a multitude of photosensor elements, and one or more of these photosensor elements receives light from a scintillator screen pixel. Each photosensor element of the image sensor comprises a semiconductor volume where photocharge is created, a lateral drift-field device for the collection of photocharge, an electronic detection circuit for the conversion of collected photocharge packets either into proportional voltage pulses, into binary signals indicating the arrival of X-ray photons or into digital signals whose values correspond to the energy of the incident X-ray photons. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206995 | Directional Radiation Detection Apparatus and Method Using Inverse Collimation - The present invention provides a radiation detector for detecting both the intensity and direction of one or more sources of radiation comprising a radiation sensor, an inverse collimator that shields the sensor from at least a portion of the incident radiation originating from the direction in which the inverse collimator is pointed and a means for pointing the inverse collimator in different directions. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for detecting both the intensity and direction of one or more sources of radiation comprising the steps of providing a radiation sensor, providing an inverse collimator that shields the sensor from at least a portion of the incident radiation originating from the direction in which the inverse collimator is pointed, providing a means for pointing the inverse collimator in different directions, pointing the inverse collimator in a direction, recording the direction in which the inverse collimator is pointed and recording the signal from the sensor, repeating the preceding two steps one or more times for one or more different directions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206996 | NEUTRON DETECTOR - Provided is a scintillation neutron detector capable of measuring neutrons with precision even under a high amount of γ rays as background noise and excellent in neutron counting precision, the scintillation neutron detector comprising a neutron scintillator crystal containing | 2013-08-15 |
20130206997 | RADIATION MONITOR AND HAND-FOOT CLOTH MONITOR INCLUDING HAND MONITORING UNIT - A radiation monitor and a hand-foot-cloth monitor include a hand monitoring unit capable of accurately measuring surface contamination regardless of the size of the hand of the examinee. A hand monitoring unit ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130206998 | RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, RADIATION DETECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiation detection device includes a radiation detection sensor, a first integration section, a second integration section and a determination section. The first integration section obtains a first integration value by integrating values expressed by signals output from the sensor over a predetermined period of time. The second integration section obtains a second integration value by integrating amounts of change per specific time duration in values expressed by the signals output from the sensor over the predetermined period of time. The determination section determines whether or not radiation has been detected by the sensor based on a ratio of the first integration value to the second integration value. | 2013-08-15 |
20130206999 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS - Provided is a charged particle beam lens, including: a first electrode on a downstream side and a second electrode on an upstream side in a travelling direction of a charged particle beam; a distance defining member provided between the first electrode and the second electrode such that the first electrode and the second electrode are placed away from each other; and a gap surrounded by the first electrode, the second electrode, and the distance defining member, in which: each of the first electrode and the second electrode has a first through hole formed therein, through which the charged particle beam passes; the second electrode further has a second through hole formed therein, through which the charged particle beam does not pass; and both the first through hole and the second through hole communicate to the gap. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207000 | Laser-Ablation Ion Source with Ion Funnel - A laser-ablation ion source for generating a low energy ion beam having low longitudinal and transverse emittance, including a supersonic nozzle, followed by an RF ion funnel. A laser source generates a laser beam which is focused by a lens to an ablation site. The ablation site is located upstream of the nozzle, at a distance of less than 10 mm from the nozzle aperture. The laser irradiates the ablation site through the nozzle aperture to generate the ions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207001 | SEPTUM MAGNET AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - A septum magnet includes a yoke that can be separated at the approximately center portion thereof in the axis direction; a septum coil; a return coil; and a vacuum duct that is inserted between the septum coil and the return coil. The septum coil is formed in such a way as to be able to be separated into a first portion and a second portion in response to separation of the yoke; and in a space between the septum coil and the vacuum duct, there is provided an auxiliary coil, in two portions of which, corresponding to the first portion and the second portion of the septum coil, electric currents flow in opposite direction to each other in a circumferential direction. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207002 | LUMINESCENT MATERIAL AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - The invention provides a luminescent material comprising a component selected from the group comprising (Y | 2013-08-15 |
20130207003 | INTERNAL LIGHT FOR HAND GUN - Disclosed is a light assembly for placement inside a handgun, with the battery of the light assembly replacing the recoil spring guide of the handgun. The recoil spring of the handgun fits over the battery of the disclosed lighting assembly. The light provides a primary or alternative light source for the user of a handgun, and may provide white light or infrared light. The light assembly disclosed may be mounted inside a handgun without making permanent modifications to the handgun. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207004 | Source-collector modules for EUV lithography employing a GIC mirror and a LPP source - Source-collector modules for use with EUV lithography systems are disclosed, wherein the source-collector modules employ a laser-produced plasma EUV radiation source and a grazing-incidence collector. The EUV radiation source is generated by first forming an under-dense plasma, and then irradiating the under-dense plasma with infrared radiation of sufficient intensity to create a final EUV-emitting plasma. The grazing incidence collector can include a grating configured to prevent infrared radiation from reaching the intermediate focus. Use of debris mitigation devices preserves the longevity of operation of the source-collector modules. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207005 | COMPOSITE FILM FOR BOARD LEVEL EMI SHIELDING - An EMI shielding composite film for use in printed circuit boards has at least two layers, a top layer electrically conductive in all directions (isotropic), and a bottom layer electrically conductive only in the Z (thickness) direction (anisotropic) after thermo-compression. The bottom layer is in contact with the grounding pads of the circuitry of the electronic device to be shielded. The conductive top layer functions similarly to metallic boxes to prevent the electromagnetic radiation from both entering the boxes and escaping into the environment. The bottom layer interconnects the top conductive layer to the grounding pads on the PCB after thermo-compression so that electromagnetic waves collected by the top layer are directed and released to PCB grounding pads through the bottom layer. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207006 | Measuring Transducer for Detecting the Formation of Foam on a Liquid - A measuring transducer for detecting the formation of foam on a liquid, which is movably inserted into the liquid and the density of which is predetermined, or can be set, such that the measuring transducer floats on the surface of the liquid, wherein a device for determining the luminous flux incident on the top side of the measuring transducer is provided to detect the formation of foam on the liquid which, in many cases, is a process sequence property that is important for process optimization, and wherein an evaluation device of the measuring transducer is configured to output a signal for indicating the formation of the foam when the light flux determined undershoots a predefined threshold value. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207007 | OPTICAL ANALYSIS METHOD USING THE DETECTION OF A SINGLE LIGHT-EMITTING PARTICLE - There is provided a method of avoiding deterioration of the accuracy in the number of detected light-emitting particles due to that two or more light-emitting particles are encompassed at a time in the light detection region in the scanning molecule counting method using an optical measurement with a confocal microscope or a multiphoton microscope. In the inventive optical analysis technique, in the detection of an individual signal indicating light of a light-emitting particle by selectively detecting a signal having an intensity beyond a threshold value as a signal indicating light of a light-emitting particle in light intensity data produced through measuring light intensity during moving the position of a light detection region in a sample solution, the threshold value is set so that a signal indicating light from a light-emitting particle encompassed in a region narrower than the light detection region will be detected selectively. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207008 | TUBING SQUEEZE-OFF APPARATUS HAVING TWO CRIMPING JAWS - A squeeze-off apparatus and method for at least partially locally interrupting the flow of a fluid in a resilient tube or pipe are described. Tubes may be accessed from a single direction, thereby eliminating the need for significant excavation around a buried tube. Squeeze-off is performed using a pair of jaws which close in a parallel manner, the closed distance between the jaws being adjustable depending on the wall thickness of the tubing, thereby permitting the tube to remain integral for at least one such crimping and release cycle. Embodiments of the squeeze-off apparatus may be locked in place once the tube is crimped, thereby permitting the flow to be reduced or shut off without continued application of force to the crimping jaws of the apparatus. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207009 | TWO PART VALVE | 2013-08-15 |
20130207010 | Flow control device - A flow control device is capable of performing accurate flow control over a wide pressure range. The flow control device includes: a housing; a diaphragm splitting the housing into a gas chamber side to which gas is introduced and a fluid chamber side through which fluid passes, and being activated by the differential pressure generated between the gas chamber side and the fluid chamber side; and a valve body which operates in integration with the diaphragm to regulate the flow of the fluid introduced to the fluid chamber side. The diaphragm includes: a base part provided in a substantially central part of the diaphragm; and a thin film part provided on the outer rim of the base part. An opposing surface which is provided on the fluid chamber side to oppose the diaphragm includes a retaining form which retains the shape of the thin film part deformed by the differential pressure. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207011 | Driving and Adjusting Device of Passive Shuttle-Type Shut-Off Valve - A driving and adjusting device of a passive shuttle-type shut-off valve is provided. The problems of a big valve body structure size, a non-random angle installment, a single drive mode, low stability and reliability, a high temperature and poisonous material entering into the driving and adjusting device and unadjustable on-off speed and low volume in the prior device are solved. A main body ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207012 | PRESSURE BALANCED SOLENOID OPERATED VALVE - A pressure balanced solenoid operated valve includes a solenoid portion having a coil in a coil retainer. A valve member portion defines a body connected to the solenoid portion. A slidable valve member in the body has opposed first and second ends and a shoulder between the ends. The first end with the coil energized is magnetically drawn toward the coil retainer moving the valve member between a valve closed and a valve open position. A pressure equalizing passage extends in the valve member from the second end. An inlet passage communicates a pressurized fluid at a valve inlet port to the pressure equalizing passage. A connecting passage communicates between the pressure equalizing passage and the shoulder. The pressurized fluid in the pressure equalizing passage acts against the second end and equally and oppositely against both the shoulder and the first end in both the open and closed positions. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207013 | Pulse Valve - A pulse valve for generating a high-volume pulsating fluid stream from a fluid supplied to the pulse valve from a pressure-generating unit. Window cut-outs are disposed opposite one another in pairs, in a housing wall, and form a first channel for conducting a constant, stationary sub-stream, a second channel for generating a second sub-stream that forms a basic pulse component, and a third channel for generating a third sub-stream that forms an additional pulse component. A rotatable rotor shaft disposed in the interior of the housing is provided with respective rotor blade assemblies associated with the second and third channels respectively. Upon rotation of the rotor shaft, the rotor blade assemblies, in cooperation with boundary edges of the window cut-outs of the second and third channels, periodically either allow a fluid stream impinging on the pulse valve to pass through the housing, or to interrupt such passage. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207014 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A FLOW CONTROL VALVE - A flow control valve ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207015 | Solenoid Valve, and Method for Producing such a Solenoid Valve - A solenoid valve includes a core sleeve, in which a valve needle can be arranged in a longitudinally displaceable manner. The core sleeve has at least one radial opening in the casing wall thereof. The core sleeve further has a first sub-sleeve and a second sub-sleeve that axially adjoins the first sub-sleeve. The radial opening in the connecting region is designed as an end face axial recess in at least one of the sub-sleeves. A method for producing such a solenoid valve is also disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207016 | Solenoid Valve - A magnet valve includes (i) a magnet armature which is arranged in an axially movable manner in a valve housing and (ii) at least one valve element which is operatively connected to the magnet armature. The valve element is movable by means of the magnet armature so as to open up or close off at least one valve seat of the magnet valve, and at least one flow path is formed between the valve housing and the magnet armature and/or the valve element. A flow throttling element is provided in the flow path. The flow throttling element is arranged between a first end stop, which is formed in particular by the magnet armature, and a second end stop, which is formed in particular by the valve element. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207017 | DRAIN VALVE BASE - A drain valve base includes an upper connection seat and a lower connection seat which are integrally formed. The upper connection seat is connected with the lower connection seat by connection arms which are provided at intervals, and hollow portions are provided between every two connection arms. A through drain outlet is formed in the center portion of the lower connection seat, and an annular surface is formed on the top of the lower connection seat. A water-seal convex ring is formed on a side part of the annular surface which is adjacent to the inwall of the drain outlet. A water-seal surface is formed on the top of the water-seal convex ring, and blocking devices which can stop water flow are provided on the inner side and the outer side of the water-seal convex ring. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207018 | EXTINGUISHING AGENT - An extinguishing agent for firefighting and fire prevention includes a suspension of at least water, a salt which is hardly soluble in water and has a cation of the elements calcium, magnesium, or strontium, and a water thickener. A method for producing the extinguishing agent includes dissolving the water thickener in water, introducing the sparingly soluble salt, and producing a suspension comprising the sparingly soluble salt and the water thickener. A firefighting system includes the extinguishing agent, which is used in firefighting and fire prevention of lithium ion batteries. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207019 | ELECTROLYTE SYNTHESIS FOR ULTRACAPACITORS - A method of forming an electrolyte solution involves combining ammonium tetrafluoroborate and spiro-bi-pyrrolidinium bromide in a liquid solvent to form spiro-bi-pyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborate and an ammonium halide. The ammonium halide precipitate is removed from the solvent to form an electrolyte solution. The reactants can be added step-wise to the solvent, and the method can include using a stoichiometric excess of the ammonium tetrafluoroborate to form a substantially halide ion-free electrolyte solution. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207020 | CERAMIC - The present invention relates to a ceramic comprising (or consisting essentially of) a solid solution containing Bi, K, Ti and Fe (and optionally Pb) which exhibits piezoelectric behaviour. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207021 | COMPOSITION OF ZEOTROPIC MIXTURES HAVING PREDEFINED TEMPERATURE GLIDE - A composition of a zeotropic mixture has a first chemical constituent and at least one second, different chemical constituent. The zeoptropic mixture has a temperature glide of 5° C.-25° C. with regard to its saturated vapor temperature and its saturated liquid temperature. The first chemical constituent is selected from 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, methyl perfluoropropyl ether, 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane and 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207022 | Working Fluids Comprising Difluoromethane and Di-Pentaerythritol Ester - Mixtures of select neopentyl polyol esters are found to be highly miscible with the refrigerant R-32 over a wide temperature range. Working fluids are provided comprising R-32 and a polyol ester lubricant composition having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of from 32 to 120 cSt, said lubricant composition comprising C | 2013-08-15 |
20130207023 | Polyester Lubbricant for Working Fluids Comprising Difluoromethane - Mixtures of select neopentyl polyol esters are found to be highly miscible with the refrigerant R-32 over a wide temperature range. Working fluids are provided comprising R-32 and a lubricant containing these select neopentyl polyol esters and having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 32 cSt or higher. Specifically, the lubricant composition of the invention comprises a mixture of alkylcarboxy esters of neopentyl polyols, wherein at least 10 wt % of all neopentyl polyol esters are esters of pentaerythritol oligomers of 4 or more pentaerythritol monomer groups, and wherein a majority of the alkylcarboxylate groups of the alkylcarboxy esters of neopentyl polyols are pentanoyl groups wherein at least 15% of the pentanoyl groups are branched. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207024 | REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL AND WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINES - The refrigerating machine oil of the invention includes an ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a fatty acid, wherein the molar ratio of C | 2013-08-15 |
20130207025 | ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN ANTI-ICING OR DEICING FLUIDS - Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207026 | Highly Conductive Carbon Nanotube Having Bundle Moieties With Ultra-Low Bulk Density and Its Manufacturing Method - The present invention relates to a highly conductive carbon nanotube having bundle moieties with ultra low apparent density less than 0.01 g/cc. More specifically, this invention relates to a highly conductive carbon nanotube prepared by following preparation steps of i) preparing the sphere shape of metal catalyst by spray pyrolysis of catalytic metal precursor solution including low molecular weight polymer, ii) synthesizing carbon nanotube using carbon source and obtained metal catalyst according to thermal chemical vapor deposition method; and iii) obtaining a highly conductive carbon nanotube having bundle moieties with ultra-low bulk apparent density. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207027 | HEAT-PROTECTION MATERIAL - A heat protection material for a surface, made of a mixture comprising a resin, cork granules and refractory fibers; the proportion of cork granules in the mixture is 50 to 80% by mass, wherein the corresponding proportion of refractory fibers in the mixture is 1 to 11% by mass. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207028 | HEAT-PROTECTION MATERIAL - A heat protection material for a surface, made of a mixture comprising a resin, cork granules and refractory fibers, wherein the proportion of cork granules in the mixture is | 2013-08-15 |
20130207029 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a thermally conductive polymer composition comprising an organic polymer, being a thermoplastic polymer chosen from the group consisting of polyesters, polyamides, polyphenylene sulphides, polyphenylene oxides, polysulfones, polyarylates, polyetheretherketones, and polyetherimides, and mixtures and/or copolymers thereof, 15-40 wt. % boron nitride, and 0.01-10 wt. % carbon black. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207030 | WET ETCHING METHODS FOR COPPER REMOVAL AND PLANARIZATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING - Exposed copper regions on a semiconductor substrate can be etched by a wet etching solution comprising (i) one or more complexing agents selected from the group consisting of bidentate, tridentate, and quadridentate complexing agents; and (ii) an oxidizer, at a pH of between about 5 and 12. In many embodiments, the etching is substantially isotropic and occurs without visible formation of insoluble species on the surface of copper. The etching is useful in a number of processes in semiconductor fabrication, including for partial or complete removal of copper overburden, for planarization of copper surfaces, and for forming recesses in copper-filled damascene features. Examples of suitable etching solutions include solutions comprising a diamine (e.g., ethylenediamine) and/or a triamine (e.g., diethylenetriamine) as bidentate and tridentate complexing agents respectively and hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizer. In some embodiments, the etching solutions further include pH adjustors, such as sulfuric acid, aminoacids, and carboxylic acids. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207031 | POLYMER ETCHANT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Provided is a composition for etching polymeric materials comprising an aqueous solution including an alkali metal salt and glycine. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207032 | LITHIUM IRON SILICATE CATHODE MATERIAL AND ITS PRODUCTION - A method for producing a lithium insertion material including the steps of: providing an iron containing compound, a lithium containing compound and a silicate containing compound; providing a solvent; subjecting the compounds in said solvent to dissolution; obtaining precipitate; and filtering the obtained precipitate from the solution and subject the precipitate to washing and drying. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207033 | Method for Preparing Carbon Dioxide Absorbent Based on Natural Biomass and Carbon Dioxide Absorbent Based on Natural Biomass Prepared by the Same - A method for preparing a carbon dioxide absorbent based on natural biomass, and a carbon dioxide absorbent based on natural biomass that is prepared by the method. The method utilizes alkali metal or alkaline earth metal components, such as Ca, Ma and K, inherent to a natural plant biomass material. The method can provide a carbon dioxide absorbent with improved performance in an environmentally friendly manner at greatly reduced cost. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207034 | SUBSTRATES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - An absorbent structure for CO | 2013-08-15 |
20130207035 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A UREA-COMPRISING AQUEOUS STREAM - The invention relates to process for the preparation of a urea-comprising aqueous stream, that is suitable for use in a unit for the reduction of NOx in combustion engine exhaust gases, wherein the urea-comprising aqueous stream is separated directly from or after a recovery section in a urea production process and is thereafter diluted with water until the urea-comprising stream comprises 30-35 wt % urea. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207036 | ADDITIVE FOR BINDING THE RESIDUAL MOISTURE IN THE RESIDUE SALT OF A SALT DUMP - The invention provides an additive for binding the residual moisture in the residue salt of a salt heap to reduce the heap water content, wherein the additive has hydraulically and/or pozzolanically setting properties. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207037 | Water-Absorbing Polymeric Particles and Method for the Production Thereof - The present invention relates to a water-absorbing material obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: a) obtaining, optionally coated, post-crosslinked water-absorbing polymeric particles; b) exposing said particles of step a) to a vacuum-treatment, at a pressure of from 0.0001 mbar to 700 mbar; and c) optionally exposing said particles of step b) to a plasma-treatment, and processes for their production. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207038 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium, characterised in that it contains one or more compounds of the formula IA, | 2013-08-15 |
20130207039 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, and contains a specific bicyclic compound having a large optical anisotropy and a small viscosity as a first component and a specific compound having a large maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207040 | Novel Long Decay Phosphors - The present invention relates to long decay phosphors comprising rare earth activated strontium aluminates and methods for producing them. The phosphors comprise a matrix of the formula Sr | 2013-08-15 |
20130207041 | FLUORESCENT COMPOUND, MAKING METHOD, AND FLUORESCENT RESIN COMPOSITION - Novel fluorescent compounds having a specific structure are provided. They have improved solubility in organic solvents and compatibility even with low polar resins, especially silicone resins. Using the compounds, transparency fluorescent resin compositions are formulated. Since the fluorescent compound is a single compound, it can be purified to a high purity and has a high fluorescence efficiency. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207042 | OXYGEN-ABSORBING COMPOUND ENCAPSULATED IN A SILICA MATRIX AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - This disclosure refers to the fabrication of an active oxygen-absorbing compound composed of a sodium erythorbate and a non-organic salt of a transition metal encapsulated through the sol-gel method in a silica matrix. This compound can be part of the package's structure for oxidation-sensitive products or contained in the surrounding atmosphere to decrease the oxygen concentration. This application describes the method for the fabrication of the oxygen-absorber, as well as its encapsulation and incorporation in polymeric matrixes. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207043 | STERICALLY HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZERS WITH A MIXED FUNCTIONALIZATION - A compound of the formula (I), wherein one or two radicals of the radicals R | 2013-08-15 |
20130207044 | Sharply Resolving Labeled Protein Molecular Weight Standards - Pre-labeled protein standards useful in electrophoresis that have sharp, consistent separation characteristics that are substantially the same as those of their unlabeled counterparts are provided. The invention provides pre-labeled protein standard sets that include a plurality of labeled proteins that are labeled on a first amino acid, in which side reactions of the label with amino acids not targeted for labeling are reduced. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207045 | SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS - The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on thieno[3,4-b]thiophene, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207046 | MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207047 | CHALCOGEN-CONTAINING AROMATIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are a novel chalcogen-containing aromatic compound and an organic electronic device using the compound. This compound is a chalcogen-containing aromatic compound represented by the formula (1). Among the organic electronic devices each using this chalcogen-containing aromatic compound are an organic EL device, an organic TFT device, a photovoltaic device, and the like. In the formula (1): X represents oxygen, sulfur, or selenium; A represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or an amino group; and n's each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a sum of two n's is 1 to 4. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207048 | MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), to the use of the compounds in electronic devices, to processes for the preparation of the compounds, and to electronic devices comprising the compounds, preferably as electron-transport materials, as hole-blocking materials, as matrix materials and/or as emitter materials. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207049 | Negative Electrode Material for a Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery and a Method for Its Manufacture - A negative electrode material according to the present invention which is provided as an inexpensive negative electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and which suppresses the amount of expensive Co which is used contains three types of powder materials in the form of alloy material A, alloy material B, and a conductive material. Alloy material A comprises an alloy having a CoSn | 2013-08-15 |
20130207050 | POLYAMIDE 12 COMPOSITION CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES - A polyamide composition contains the following components: (a) at least 40 parts by weight PA12; (b) 0.1-15 parts by weight of at least one salt with a non-metallic cation; (c) 0.1-25% by weight of at least one dispersant based on esters or amides; (d) a quantity of carbon nanotubes that produces in the moulding compound a specific surface resistance according to IEC standard 60167 of maximum 10 | 2013-08-15 |
20130207051 | CARBON NANO-MATERIAL PELLETS AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE PELLETS FROM POWDER OF CARBON NANO-MATERIAL - Disclosed are a carbon nanomaterial pellet and a method for preparing same. More particularly, it relates to a carbon nanomaterial pellet having a specific size and a high apparent density prepared by a simple process using only a rotary tablet press without mixing a carbon nanomaterial powder with a solvent or an additive, which is capable of solving the powder dust problem occurring when preparing a polymer composite from a carbon nanomaterial in the form of powder, thus improving physical properties and remarkably reducing cost of packaging and transportation, and a method for preparing the carbon nanomaterial pellet from a carbon nanomaterial powder. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207052 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CARBON NANO MATERIAL/POLYMER COMPOSITES - Disclosed is a method for preparing a carbon nanomaterial/polymer composite. More particularly, it relates to an improved method for preparing a carbon nanomaterial/polymer composite capable of solving a dust problem of a carbon nanomaterial powder and a layer separation problem due to large density difference between the carbon nanomaterial powder and a polymer pellet and providing superior physical properties of the composite, whereby an additive used to prepare the carbon nanomaterial/polymer composite is mixed with the carbon nanomaterial powder and prepared into a pellet, which is then mixed with the polymer pellet. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207053 | SYNTHESIS, CAPPING AND DISPERSION OF NANOCRYSTALS - Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207054 | USE OF 2-AMINOETHANOL AS ADDITIVE IN AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE COMPRISING MATERIALS - Use of 2-aminoethanol as an additive in an aqueous suspension, containing from 25 to 62 vol. % of at least one calcium carbonate-comprising material, wherein the use provides improved stability with regard to the conductivity of the suspension. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207055 | ADDITIVE FOR MOLDING OF CERAMIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to an additive for use in the molding of a ceramic material, which exhibits satisfactory water absorption performance in a ceramic green ceramic clay, can highly achieve both high fluidability and low loading performance during extrusion molding and high shape-retaining performance after extrusion at the same time, and comprises polymer microparticles. This additive for use in the molding of a ceramic material comprises polymer microparticles, is characterized in that the polymer microparticles have an average particle size between 10 and 150 μm when the polymer microparticles are swollen with ion exchange water until the swollen polymer microparticles reach a saturated state and can absorb 10-60 mL/g of ion exchange water under ordinary pressure, and is also characterized in that an aqueous dispersion prepared by dispersing 1 part by mass of the polymer microparticles in 110 parts by mass of ion exchange water has an electrical conductivity of 1500 μS/cm or less at 25° C. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207056 | RYLENE MONOIMIDE DERIVATIVES AND USE THEREOF AS PHOTOSENSITIZERS IN SOLAR CELLS AND PHOTODETECTORS - Thin layers or films of metal oxides are used as a semiconductor material of solar cells and they are coated with a sensitizer to achieve the high absorption of sunlight. Various dyes have been used as sensitizers in solar cells. Rylene monoimide derivatives are developed as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells and as photodetectors. The Rylene monoimide derivatives have very good quantum efficiencies, particularly in the NIR region of the absorption spectrum. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207057 | FLUOROPHOSPHATE GLASS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING FILTER - To provide a fluorophosphates glass having a weather-resistant property and having an O | 2013-08-15 |
20130207058 | ARSENIC AND ANTIMONY FREE, TITANIUM OXIDE CONTAINING BOROSILICATE GLASS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Titanium oxide containing borosilicate glasses, which have been produced without the use of arsenic and antimony compounds, are provided. An environmentally friendly refining method for providing titanium oxide containing borosilicate glass is also provided. The method includes using oxygen containing selenium compounds as refining agents to provide glasses with good transmittance values in the infrared range and show no disturbing discolorations. The glasses of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for the production of IR light conductors, cover glasses for photo sensors, and UV filters. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207059 | Storage Lift - An assembly for lifting and storing an ice house or other item is herein disclosed. The assembly comprises a base and a plurality of horizontal brace members rigidly connected to one another. The assembly further comprises an electric winch mounted to the base and a plurality of rollers and pulleys. The rollers are rotatably attached to the base and the pulleys are connected to the horizontal brace members. The assembly includes at least one cable that is routed from the electric winch, past the roller and over the pulley. The cable is attached to the ice house. The ice house is lifted and suspended from a ceiling or an assembly of overhead beams via the electric winch. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207060 | Road Safety Barrier - A retainer ( | 2013-08-15 |
20130207061 | CONVERTIBLE BARRICADE AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - The present device is a collapsible A-frame sign that can be converted into a panel that is capable of interlocking with other panels to form a physical barricade. When used alone, the device works similar to conventional A-frame sign or barrier by folding two frames hinged around a common end at the top of frames to form an A-shape allowing it to be erected in an upright position. Additionally, the device can be locked into a 180-degree angle, and joined with other identical devices to form a barricade at a height twice of the length of single frame. As a result, a group of locked devices can be used as a barricade as well as a warning signs. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207062 | Connection System for a Railing - A connection system for a hand rail installation has particular applicability in connection with installing a hand rail unit comprising a top rail, a bottom rail and a plurality of balustrades to a pair of mounting posts. The ends of the top rail and the bottom rail are secured to the mounting posts by brackets. In some embodiments, the brackets have a flange-like sleeves and a recess defined by side rails which are engaged by the mounting clips. One support mounting clip employs three outwardly biased retention tabs which engage with a bracket installed over the end of the upper rail. Various top rail and bottom rail bracket configurations are disclosed. | 2013-08-15 |
20130207063 | PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME, UPRIGHT AND SLEEVE OF SUCH A PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY - The protection kit comprises at least one post comprising at least one side opening, at least one rail, and at least one sleeve comprising at least one deformable tab. The sleeve is operable to receive a rail within its interior and to enter a side opening with deformation of at least one tab. Preferably, at least one opening is fitted with a tooth and the tab is deformable elastically and comprises an opening to receive the tooth. The insertion of a sleeve into the opening of the post causes the tab to deform until the tooth is located in the opening of the tab and the insertion of the rail into the interior of the sleeve restrains the tab. | 2013-08-15 |