34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100213310 | Shuttle Stop Force Limiter - The present invention provides an actuator characterized by the use of a shuttle that shifts in response to an overload. The shuttle is movable axially relative to a rotary input member by continued rotation of the rotary input member so that a stop on the shuttle moves from an ambush position allowing free rotation of the rotary input member to a blocking position preventing further rotation of the rotary input member. In this way, the shuttle can be used to prevent rotation of a rotary input member during an overload of a control surface, thereby preventing damage to the actuator. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213311 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATING ASSEMBLY - An electromechanical actuating assembly ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213312 | Distributing Power in Systems Having a Composite Structure - Systems and methods to distribute power in a system having a composite structure are provided. A particular aircraft includes a fuselage having a composite skin. The composite skin includes a first resin and a plurality of fibers. The fuselage also includes an expanded conductive patch bonded to an interior surface of the composite skin by a second resin. The expanded conductive patch is in electrical contact with the plurality of fibers. The fuselage also includes a connector in electrical contact with the expanded conductive patch. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213313 | INTEGRATED AIRCRAFT CARGO LOADING AND CARGO VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM - An integrated cargo loading and video monitoring system for an aircraft having at least one cargo compartment is disclosed. The system includes a cargo loading processor and a plurality of power drive units within the cargo compartment, each power drive unit being coupled to the cargo loading processor. The system also includes a video processor, and at least one video camera within the cargo compartment, the camera being coupled to the video processor. A central processor in communication with the cargo loading processor and the video processor is operable to receive information from both the cargo loading processor and from the video processor. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213314 | ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTALLING ELECTRIC CABLES IN THE FLOOR REGION OF AN AIRCRAFT - An arrangement for installing electric cables in the floor region of an aircraft includes longitudinal guide elements that form cable channels and essentially extend in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft parallel to seat rails that are arranged in the aircraft floor and serve for the mechanical attachment of seat legs. The longitudinal guide elements, which accommodate the data and supply cables to be installed, are not visible to aircraft passengers, but are still readily and easily accessible to the maintenance personnel. The floor plate features an elongate groove-shaped recess extending parallel to the seat rail in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft in the immediate vicinity of one of the two seat rails, wherein an elongate extruded profile is arranged in said recess. The extruded profile features an elongate drawer for transmitting shearing forces and an elongate cable shaft arranged above the drawer and serves for accommodating electric cables. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213315 | AIRCRAFT WITH A REINFORCED FLOOR STRUCTURE - The aircraft includes: | 2010-08-26 |
20100213316 | CABLE PROTECTION DEVICE - PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a cable from being damaged by rubbing against a helicopter. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213317 | Door hinge and door arrangement - A door hinge ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213318 | CONDUCTIVE BODIES - An aircraft ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213319 | Craft and Method of Coupling a Propulsion System to a Regenerative Fuel Cell System - The invention relates to a craft comprising an energy storage system of the RFCS (regenerative fuel cell system) type and a system for pressurizing the propellants used for propulsion. The craft also comprises a plurality of means ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213320 | DEVICE WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FLUID FLOW - A device such as an aerofoil which in use is subject to fluid flow, includes an outer surface part the geometry of which is variable to affect the fluid flow, the device including a support structure which supports the outer surface part, the support structure being internal of the device and including a plurality of support members of composite material the geometry of the support structure being changeable by an actuating apparatus, between a first stable geometry and a second stable geometry to effect variation in the geometry of the outer surface part, the support members providing structure stiffness to the outer surface part. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213321 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR END OF TRAIN FORCE REPORTING - An EOT unit detects an excessive end of train force using an accelerometer and reports the excessive force. The report may be made to a device located off the train, to an event recorder in the EOT unit, and/or to another device located on the train such as a head of train unit and/or an event recorder located outside the EOT unit. The accelerometer may be a singe, dual, or tri-axial accelerometer. The message may be sent in response to the detection of the excessive acceleration or may be part of a periodically transmitted message from the EOT unit to a HOT unit. A HOT unit is configured to receive a message indicating an excessive EOT acceleration and display an indication of the excessive acceleration to the operator and/or record the message in an event recorder and/or report the excessive acceleration to a device located off the train. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213322 | Probe Holder - A probe holder includes a base and a holding part foldably provided to the base. The probe holder allows easy movement and maintenance of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including the probe holder and to prevent the probe holder from being damaged by a wall or other objects and vice versa during movement of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213323 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS - Apparatus and methods are provided for mounting a flat panel display to an outer surface of a control panel over a panel opening therein, e.g., for retrofitting an existing display. A display is secured to a frame, and the frame is mounted to the control panel such that the display is disposed over the panel opening. Wires from the display are directed through the control panel, and coupled to circuitry behind the control panel. For example, a box with circuitry to operate the display may be mounted behind the control panel, e.g., generally opposite the display. The display may be a resized liquid crystal display, e.g., including one or more diagonal corners. The resulting display may be larger than the existing display and/or may maximize the size of an active area of a display given a fixed area available on a control panel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213324 | ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTALLING CABLES ON OUTER SURFACES OF CRANE STRUCTURES - The invention relates to an arrangement for installing cables on outer surfaces of crane structures ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213325 | PIPING INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a piping installation structure for a vehicle which is installed under a floor of a vehicle body and configured to support and fix a long part including at least piping, the piping installation structure including: a clamp member for supporting and fixing the long part; a stud for fixing the clamp member under the floor of the vehicle body; a stud fixing member to which the stud is fixed; and an underfloor structural member installed under the floor of the vehicle body, in which the stud fixing member and the underfloor structural member are joined to form a closed cross section on a plane which is orthogonal to a front-rear direction of the vehicle body. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213326 | HANGER CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE TUBING - A connector for attaching a piece of flexible tubing to a pair of parallel brackets includes an arcuate bend support, front and rear clamping members, and at least one fastener interconnecting the front and rear clamping members. The clamping members are positioned on opposite sides of the brackets. The bend support includes a head rotatably received in a receiver in the rear clamping member. The head includes a collet sized to receive the tubing. A wedge is formed on the front clamping member in a position to engage the collet. As the fastener is tightened, the clamping members are drawn against the brackets and the wedge engages the collet to constrict the collet inwardly against the tubing. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213327 | Ergonomically Designed Hand Rest - The present invention is an ergonomically designed apparatus and method for making an apparatus configured to provide hand, wrist, shoulder and/or neck support (and combinations thereof). In various embodiments, the apparatus may be made to be disposable or sanitary, and/or efficiently packaged, mass-produced and stored. The apparatus may be adapted for various anthropometric proportions and body types, and may be used in conjunction with various types of beds, examining tables, tables, chairs and other furniture. Various embodiments may be manufactured without seams and to minimize pressure points. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213328 | Apparatus and Method for Retaining a Computer Input Device - In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base; an arm connected to the base, the arm extending upward from the base; a bracket connected to the arm; a housing connected to the bracket. In the specification and drawings an apparatus for retaining a computer input device is also described and shown with a frame; and a strap having a first strap end portion connected to the frame and a second strap end portion connected to the frame, such that an opening is formed between the frame and the strap, at least one of the first strap end portion and the second strap end portion being adjustably connected to the frame such that the size of the opening can be adjusted. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213329 | LAPTOP COMPUTER STAND - The present invention in several embodiments is an apparatus that can securely hold one's laptop computer during use while reducing the chance of the unit overheating. This item is preferably constructed of Plexiglas, a transparent thermoplastic, a polymer or a suitable, durable material. A laptop computer may be set on the apparatus of the present invention and fit into place with the rubber feet on the computer. This unit may raise the computer off the lap or furniture allowing better air circulation around it, keeping it cool. This portable stand may also have an area built in that can hold papers if desired by the user. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213330 | Computer Stand - A computer stand includes a support substrate and a number of support elements configured to selectively attach at any of a range of positions across the support substrate so as to support a computer resting on the substrate while without obstructing access to features on the computer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213331 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE STAND - This electronic device stand is a credit-card-sized sheet, equipped with cut-outs and scoring to permit its easy folding into an adjustable stand. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213332 | Cabinet leveling device - The inventive concept is directed to a leveling device to level cabinets or other appliances. The device is constructed as an elongated housing having an interior therein. The interior of the housing will receive a movable triangular adjustment lever which is mounted in the housing in such a manner that a bottom flange will protrude from the housing and contact a floor on which the cabinet is to be located. The triangular adjustment lever has an upstanding flange that is contacted by an adjustment bolt which is accessible from the outside of the housing. A leveling device is installed in each of the inside corners of the cabinet and is accessible from a wall in the toe-kick recess of the cabinet by way of a tool through the wall. The leveling devices located in the rear corners of the cabinet are accessible for adjustment by way of on elongated rod passing through the wall and will attach to the respective adjustment bolts. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213333 | WALL HANGER - A wallboard wall carries a picture or shelf hanger in a hole between front and back faces of the wall. The hanger includes: a one-piece member having (a) a shoulder having a bottom portion bearing against a bottom portion of the hole and extending horizontally through the hole, (b) an arm extending upwardly from the shoulder, (c) a leg (i) extending downwardly from the shoulder, and (ii) located outside the front face of the wall and (d) a load bearing surface for receiving the object. The arm has a sharp pointed end piercing the back face of the wall and extending into the wall via the back face of the wall. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213334 | SHELF MOUNTING SYSTEM - A shelf mounting system with a rigid shelf track having a face substantially free of apertures other than those used to mount the track to a wall, two sides having slots, and a bracket to engage and support the shelf track. In the preferred embodiment, the bracket includes a pair of opposed side flanges joined at a proximal end, and having two free distal ends terminating in engaging portions attachable to the track slots, using a V-lock. A method for constructing a shelf mounting system according to the present invention is also provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213335 | SWIVELABLE FIXING SEAT - The present invention discloses a swivelable fixing seat, which comprises the casing sleeves the seat body. The seat body has at least one elastic element and a guide slot. Compressing the elastic element makes the accommodation base and the two movable clamp members retract into or protrude from the casing, whereby the unused fixing seat occupies less space. The casing has a shaft thereinside. A screw fastens the shaft to the seat body, and another screw penetrates the guide slot and fastens to a screw stud of the seat body. Rotating the shaft drives the screw to slide in the guide slot to guide the rotation of the electronic device. Then, the electronic device is positioned at a specified angle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213336 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR COLLECTOR - Support structure for solar collector, of the type used in cylindrical parabolic collectors to support the cylindrical parabolic reflector and the absorbing tube, characterized in that it comprises a main bearing structure on which a plurality of support arms for the parabolic mirrors are supported, said main bearing structure being formed by two rectangular lattice grids, a top one and another bottom one, in a parallel and overlaying arrangement, linked together by four laterally-disposed mini-lattices, in twos at each end, and by a plurality of external lateral ties bars and internal diagonal tie bars. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213337 | Mounting assembly - A mounting assembly is provided for attachment to a structural member to enable suspension of an object from the structural member. The mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket for attachment to the structural member, and a suspension bracket defining a cavity for positioning of at least a portion of the object therein. The suspension bracket is operably coupled to the mounting bracket so as to enable adjustable positioning of the suspension bracket with respect to the mounting bracket. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213338 | PROJECTOR LIFT - According to the present disclosure, a projector lift is provided to raise and lower a projector from the ceiling. The projector lift includes a first mount normally coupled to the ceiling, a second mount supporting the projector, a driver configured to raise and lower the second mount and projector, and a stabilizer extending between the first and second mounts. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213339 | Shower Wall Hanger - A hanger designed to fit over the top of a glass shower panel the hanger having a clip that grips the glass firmly and prevents rocking, a shank extending close to the shower wall and a hook for holding a towel or other bath accessory. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213340 | Standard - The present invention comprises a lightweight portable laptop work-surface enclosed inside of a carrying-case. Metal brackets allow the carrying case to open at a 90-degree angle providing a slide-out work-surface for use of a laptop. The slide-out work-surface has eight rubber-coated metal clips that secure the laptop in a desired position. Shoulder strapping is attached to the carrying-case when the user is operating in a standing position. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213341 | Height-Adjustable Motor Vehicle Seat with a Spindle Drive - An adjustable motor vehicle seat comprises an adjustment device. The adjustment device comprises a spindle drive equipped with a spindle, and having a first articulation area and a second articulation area. The adjustment device is adjustable in an adjustment direction. The spindle extends in an angle of one of alpha (α)>2° and alpha>10°, to the adjustment direction. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213342 | RAIL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE SEAT - A rail system for a vehicle seat comprises at least one profiled fitting part and at least one cross member. The cross member is arranged perpendicular to a main direction of travel. The at least one fitting part completely surrounds the cross member. The cross member is able to be moved in relation to the fitting part perpendicular to the main direction of travel. Rolling bodies guide the cross member in the interior of the fitting part, and are arranged between the cross member and the fitting part. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213343 | Book Rest With Page Holder - The disclosed book rest is a bean filled bag (G), having insert ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213344 | Cross-reference to related application - An aesthetically pleasing vanity display is provided. The vanity display includes a back and a bottom. First and second sides are connected to the back and to the bottom. An arm, connected to the back, is provided for selectively angling the vanity display. At least one adjustable support bar is connected to a cover bar having overhangs, and the overhangs of the cover bar are connected to the first and second sides of the vanity display. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213345 | Device and Method for Suspension of a Vehicle Seat by Means of Additional Volumes - A device and method for suspension of a vehicle seat by means of additional volumes, in particular a utility vehicle seat, comprising at least one air spring for height adjustment of a seat part of said air spring being arranged between the seat part and a lower part, and a control device for controlling the supply and discharge of at least one additional volume to or from the air spring, wherein, at predefinable speed or acceleration values of a spring movement of the air spring, the additional volume which can be supplied or discharged can be switched on or off by means of the control device in such a way that, in end-of-travel regions of the air spring, the profile of a force/travel air spring characteristic during an extension and/or return spring movement of the air spring does not exhibit any incline in a first and in a second range. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213346 | HANGER DEVICE - A hanger device includes an open-back metal housing having two sidewalls formed with a notch each, and a hook connected to a bottom thereof; a plastic seat embedded in the metal housing and having a transverse recess; a release control element vertically slidably connected to the plastic seat; and at least one tension spring located between the release control element and the plastic seat. The notches have outward and downward inclined upper edges and a vertical sectional shape the same as the recess. The hanger device can be firmly attached to a horizontal rail with the inclined upper edges of the notches tightly hooked to a rearward and downward inclined upper end surface of the horizontal rail and a projected block on a top of the release control element upward pushed by the tension spring into an open-bottomed channel at a lower end surface of the horizontal rail. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213347 | MOLD AND PROCESS FOR FORMING CONCRETE RETAINING WALL BLOCKS - A mold and a process for non-manually cleaning the undercut along the bottom edge of the division plate which with a pallet under the mold defines a lip-forming subcavity results in a dry cast concrete block with an inside lip radius that is controlled to be within certain tolerances. Non-manually cleaning the undercut during the molding process can include spraying a jet of fluid, such as compressed air, at the undercut. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213348 | SEPARATED UNIT PIXEL PREVENTING SENSITIVITY REDUCTION AND THE DRIVING METHOD USING THE UNIT PIXEL - Provided are a separation type unit pixel for preventing sensitivity reduction to prevent a depletion area from decreasing and a method of driving the unit pixel. The separation type unit pixel for preventing sensitivity reduction includes: a substrate; a photodiode constructed with a junction of a P-type diffusion area and an N-type diffusion area which are formed under a surface of the substrate in a vertical direction; a gate electrode conductor which is disposed on an upper portion of the surface of the substrate to be adjacent to the N-type or P-type diffusion area; a floating diffusion area formed to be adjacent to another surface of the gate electrode conductor; and a sensitivity reduction preventing conductor disposed on an upper portion of the photodiode area to cover the photodiode area. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213349 | Optical Mirror System - An optical apparatus comprising a first mirror ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213350 | Solid-state imaging device, Imaging device, and semiconductor device - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit; a vertical scan unit reading out analog pixel signals from the pixel array unit; an AD conversion unit provided each column for converting the analog pixel signals read out from the pixel array unit into digital data; a data memory unit having a data holding circuit that holds the digital data; a transfer driving unit driving a signal line for data transfer based on data of the data holding circuit; a signal amplification unit receiving the data of the data holding circuit and performs signal amplification; a potential fixing unit fixing an input terminal and/or internal wiring of the signal amplification unit to a predetermined potential; a drive power supply unit on/off-controlling power supply; a scan unit controlling the transfer driving unit to transfer the data to the signal amplification unit; and a drive control unit controlling entire operation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213351 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME - A solid state image sensor and an image sensing apparatus incorporated with the solid state image sensor include: pixel arrays each provided with pixels, and an accumulating section e.g. a capacitor CX which sums up and accumulates signal charges obtained by exposure of an object with respect to a corresponding color at different timings when the signal charges are obtained by the pixels of each of the pixel arrays. A reset noise of a converting floating diffusion is outputted after the converting floating diffusion is reset. Thereafter, a summation of the reset noise, and the signal charges accumulated in the accumulating section is outputted. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213352 | CURRENT SUBTRACTION PIXEL - A pixel for detecting at least a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum may be provided. The pixel includes a detector element for detecting at least a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, a bias point coupled to an output of the detector element for applying a biasing voltage to the detector element and capable of affecting the electrical output of the first detector element, an interface-trap charge pump coupled to the output of the bias point for charge pumping current from the detector, a collection point coupled to the output of the bias point for accumulating an electrical output of the detector element, and an output point for providing an electrical output of the pixel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213353 | ANALOG PHOTON COUNTING - A pixel for the detection of electromagnetic radiation or impinging high energy particles, in particular for detecting X-ray photons, comprises a radiation receptor for converting the electromagnetic radiation or impinging high energy particles into a radiation signal, a converter for converting the radiation signal into a pulse train, and an analog accumulator for accumulating the pulses of a pulse train to an analog signal for readout. The analog accumulator is adapted such that the analog signal is non-linearly proportional to the pulse count. Such non-linear analog accumulator has the advantage of an large dynamic range. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213354 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SOLID-STATE IMAGE ELEMENT - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including: (A) a light reception/charge storage region formed in a semiconductor layer, the light reception/charge storage region including M light reception/charge storage layers stacked one on top of the other, where M≧2; (B) a charge output region formed in the semiconductor layer; (C) a conduction/non-conduction control region which includes a portion of the semiconductor layer located between the light reception/charge storage region and the charge output region; and (D) a conduction/non-conduction control electrode adapted to control the conduction or non-conduction state of the conduction/non-conduction control region, wherein mth potential control electrodes are provided between the mth and (m+1)th light reception/charge storage layers, where 1≦m≦(M−1), to control the potentials of the light reception/charge storage layers. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213355 | Full-width Line Image-sensing Head - A full-width line image-sensing head (FLIH) is proposed for, expressed in X-Y-Z coordinates, converting a pixel line image (PLI) of length L | 2010-08-26 |
20100213356 | Passive Optical Limiter Having Nonlinear Material - The invention relates to a passive optical limiter having a nonlinear material capable of switching in a predetermined optical band from a transparent state to an opaque state as a function of the power of an incident laser beam. The nonlinear material is an organic dye which comprises molecules derived from 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene into which a nitrogen atom is inserted at the meso position, referred to as aza-bodipy molecules, and which have conjugated π chains functionalized so as to exhibit absorption for two photons around an incident beam wavelength lying between 1.45 μm and 1.6 μm. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213357 | Fibre optic probe - A bidirectional fibre optic probe comprises an optical in/out coupler and a single fibre or a bundle of fibres, each fibre having a proximal end and a distal end and a numerical aperture NA=sin θ. The numerical aperture NA describes the range of angles over which the optical fibre's proximal end can accept or emit light. The numerical aperture depends on the refractive index n of the fibre core and is given by NA=n sin* θ. θ is the acceptance angle being defined as the half angle of the acceptance cone of the fibre at its proximal end. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213358 | OPTICAL ENCODER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT INFORMATION USING MULTIPLE OPTICAL TRACKS OF DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL REGIONS HAVING DIFFERENT PERIODICITIES - An optical encoder and method for measuring displacement information uses an encoder member that includes multiple optical tracks of diffractive optical regions having different periodicities with respect to consecutive identical diffractive optical regions to produce diffracted beams of light from at least one beam of light emitted from a light source. The diffracted beams of light are received at photodetectors, which produce electrical signals in response to the received beams of light. The electrical signals are related to the displacement information being measured. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213359 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD FOR MEASURING AXIS TILT OF SHAFT OF MOTOR FOR POLYGON MIRROR - A measuring apparatus includes a light source emitting a measuring light, a first photo-detection element directly receiving a part of a reflected light of the measuring light reflected from a shaft to be measured to detect a first light receiving position, and a second photo-detection element directly receiving another part of the reflected light to detect a second light receiving position. An axis tilt angle of the shaft is measured on the basis of a signal output from the first photo-detection element and a signal output from the second photo-detection element. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213360 | PRESSURE SENSOR AND PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD OF PRESSURE SENSOR - Disclosed is a pressure sensor comprising: a substrate; a pressure reception plate which is provided in a state of facing the substrate, the pressure reception plate comprising in a surface which faces the substrate, a low reflection region, and a high reflection region having a relatively higher reflection ratio compared to the low reflection region; a support portion to change a distance between the substrate and the pressure reception plate when a pressure is applied to the pressure reception plate, the support portion being provided in between the substrate and the pressure reception plate; and a plurality of light receiving elements which are respectively provided on the substrate in positions facing the low reflection region and in positions facing the high reflection region, of the pressure reception plate. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213361 | Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein an ion signal is split into a first and second signal. The first and second signals are multiplied by different gains and are digitised. Arrival time and intensity pairs are calculated for both digitised signals and the resulting time and intensity pairs are combined to form a high dynamic range spectrum. The spectrum is then combined with other corresponding spectra to form a summed spectrum. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213362 | RADIATION DOSIMETRY METHOD - A radiation dosimetry method and associated devices for carrying out the method are disclosed herein. More particularly, a method and associated apparatus which compensates for variations in amounts of a radiation sensitive material in a radiation dosimetry film is provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213363 | MASS SPECTROMETRY UNIT - A mass spectrometry unit of the present invention includes a mass spectrometry portion that detects ion current values of a gas to be measured according to mass-to-charge ratio, to thereby measure partial pressures of the gas to be measured. The mass spectrometry unit further includes: a control portion for preliminary storing a record of a mass-to-charge ratio of a specific gas that decreases a function of a specific portion of the mass spectrometry unit, in which if an ion current value with the mass-to-charge ratio of the specific gas detected by the mass spectrometry portion is not less than a predetermined value, the control portion outputs a warning signal denoting a functional decrease in the specific portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213364 | SMART FAIMS SENSOR - A smart FAIMS sensor system and method includes a 2/2-electrode filter that pumps the ions through the system and separates the ionic species, a detector for collecting the separated ions and generating a detector signal in response to the collected ions, and a controller configured to change the operating parameters of the system in response to changes in the sensor's environment detected by the sensor. The ability to dynamically change the operating parameters of the sensor enables the sensor to maintain high sensitivity to environmental threats while decreasing the incidences of false positive events. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213365 | SCREENING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating a screening system includes applying an electromagnetic field to a subject in a region at least partially enclosed by electromagnetic shielding, and measuring an output from a sensor. The output is representative of an interaction of the electromagnetic field and the subject. A trace vapor is collected from the subject within the region, and the trace vapor is identified. Based on the measured sensor output and the identified trace vapor, whether a target material is associated with the subject is determined. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213366 | COUPLING BETWEEN AXISYMMETRIC DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS AND MASS SPECTROMETERS OR OTHER ANALYZERS AND DETECTORS - Prior work on differential mobility analysis (DMA) combined with mass spectrometry (MS) has shown how to couple the output of a planar DMA with the atmospheric pressure inlet of an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer (APCI-MS). However, because the ion inlet to APCI-MS instruments is a round orifice, while conventional DMA geometries make use of elongated slits, the coupling of both has attained less resolving power or tolerated a smaller sample flow rate than a DMA alone. The present invention overcomes these limitations with an axial DMA of cylindrical symmetry using more than two electrodes. The configuration is related to that previously proposed by Labowsky and Fernández de la. Mora (2004, 2006), where ions with a critical electrical mobility are brought into the symmetry axis of the DMA. Ions with this critical mobility are now optimally transmitted into the MS, with much higher resolution than possible in planar DMAs. In a preferred embodiment of this DMA facilitating DMA-MS coupling, one DMA electrode intersecting the symmetry axis is relatively planar. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213367 | Soft ablative desorption method and system - Methods and systems are provided for the soft desorption of analyte from a sample, in which an optical beam absorbed within an irradiate zone of the sample causes vibrational excitations of a component within the sample. The optical beam, providing sufficient energy to superheat the component, is provided for a time interval that is less than the time duration required for the loss of energy out of the irradiated zone due to thermal diffusion and acoustic expansion. The superheated component thus drives ablation within the irradiated zone, resulting in the soft desorption of analyte without ionization and fragmentation. The ejected ablation plume may be directed towards the inlet of a mass analysis device for detection of the desorbed analyte, which is preferably ionized by a linear resonant photo-ionization step. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213368 | Precise and thorough background subtraction - A method for identifying and characterizing components of interest in complex samples includes subjecting both a sample and its control samples to chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry analysis to detect ions of the samples. The method includes defining sections of control sample data within specified chromatographic fluctuation time and mass precision windows around each ion or each group of the same ions of question in the test sample data. The defined sections of the control sample data are examined and the maximal intensities are subtracted from respective ions in the test sample. Components of interest are determined from the resultant data of the test sample. The method can be used for identifying molecular ions and/or their fragment ions for components of interest in complex samples. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213369 | Method - The invention relates to a method for producing image contrast by phase shifting in the electron optics, wherein, from an intermediate image ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213370 | Electron Beam Apparatus - The present invention provides an electron beam apparatus which can capture images at high speeds even using an area sensor which senses a small number of frames per second, by deflecting a primary electron beam by a deflector to irradiate each of sub-visual fields which are formed by dividing an evaluation area on a sample surface, and detecting secondary electrons containing information on the sample surface in each of the sub-visual fields by a detecting device. For this purpose, the detecting device | 2010-08-26 |
20100213371 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - A technique executes autofocus adjustment stably even when a plurality of patterns or foreign matter capable of being imaged only by a specific detector are included independently. Such an image as a concavo-convex image having a weak contrast can be picked up. The technique can automatically focus such an image even when it is difficult to find a focus position in the image. A scanning electron microscope includes a plurality of detectors for detecting secondary signals from a specimen when irradiated with an electron beam, and a calculation unit for combining the signals obtained from the detectors. At least two of the detectors are provided to be symmetric with respect to the electron beam. The focus of the electron beam is adjusted based on the signals of the detectors or on a signal corresponding to a combination of the signals. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213372 | Device For Imaging And Method For Producing The Device - A device for imaging the local distribution of at least one thermodynamic variable includes a radiation emitter capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation and a filter for filtering electromagnetic radiation. The emitter and the filter form an arrangement adapted for modifying the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter in dependency of the local distribution of at least one thermodynamic variable at the location of the arrangement. The emitter further includes at least one electroluminescent layer and the filter is provided with at least one filter layer. The electroluminescent layer and the filter layer are integrated within a cohesive sequence of layers. The device is particularly suitable for infrared camera systems. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213373 | Infrared sensor structure and method - A radiation sensor ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213374 | On-chip calibration system and method for infrared sensor - A radiation sensor includes an integrated circuit radiation sensor chip ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213375 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND DETECTING COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN THE THz FREQUENCY RANGE - The present invention relates to a device for generating and detecting coherent electromagnetic radiation ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213376 | Method and Apparatus for Compact Spectrometer for Multipoint Sampling of an Object - A method and a portable device for assessing the occurrence of an agent in a sample. A sample is illuminated with photons emanating from a portable device to produce photons reflected, emitted, or absorbed from a set of multiple points in the sample having a defined geometric relationship. The portable device is used to simultaneously illuminate the sample and analyze the photons reflected, emitted, or absorbed from the set of multiple points using spectroscopic methods, including infrared, fluorescence, and UV/visible. The agent assessed may include a hazardous agent, a chemical agent, a biological agent, a microorganism, a bacterium, a protozoan, a virus, and combinations thereof. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213377 | Method, Apparatus and Kit for Measuring Optical Properties of Materials - A kit, apparatus and method are presented for use in measuring an optical property of a sample. The kit comprises at least one reference unit, having a reference surface of a directional emissivity of a certain value; and main and auxiliary chambers, each defining an optical window allowing passage of electromagnetic radiation therethrough. The main chamber is configured to define a region thereof for accommodating the reference unit and the sample, and is configured to screen this region from external radiation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213378 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A radiation imaging apparatus comprises: a radiation generator configured to irradiate an object with radiation; a radiation detector configured to detect radiation transmitted through the object; a detector configured to detect at least one of movement and rotation of the radiation generator and the radiation detector relative to the object; and a controller configured to change a size of an irradiated region of radiation applied to the object by the radiation generator based on a detection result. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213379 | Self Powered Sensor with Radioisotope source - A self-powered sensor (e.g., | 2010-08-26 |
20100213380 | Neutron Detector with Gamma Ray Isolation - A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) neutron detector comprising a silicon-on-insulator structure, wherein the silicon-on-insulator structure consists of an active semiconductor layer, a buried layer, and a handle substrate, a lateral carrier transport and collection detector structure within the active semiconductor layer of the silicon-on-insulator structure, and a neutron to high energy particle converter layer on the active semiconductor layer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213381 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH SEVERAL CONVERSION LAYERS - The invention relates to a radiation detector ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213382 | RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE - This device for the detection of ionizing radiation includes a stack integrating a first set of electrodes ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213383 | Radiation imaging apparatus - A judging section judges whether the operating portion provided on a device is being operated. A correcting section performs correction such that the values of signals S that indicate the intensities and directions of external forces applied to the operating portion, which are output from a detecting section while it is judged that the operating portion is not being operated, are included in a dead zone range with respect to control of a movement assisting section that assists manual movement of the device by urging the device. A control section controls the movement assisting section to assist movement in the directions of the external forces indicated by the signals output by the detecting section, and to not perform movement assistance in the case that the signal values are included in the dead zone range. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213384 | Irradiation Field Forming Device - An irradiation field forming device for forming an irradiation field when a specimen is irradiated with a charged particle beam generated by an accelerator, the irradiation field forming device includes: a range shifter arranged on a beam axis of the charged particle beam for regulating an irradiation depth of the charged particle beam; and two or more than two converging electromagnets arranged in the downstream of the range shifter for regulating a beam diameter of the charged particle beam which is enlarged by the range shifter to a constant value. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213385 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY - A device for circumscribing a target site with a beam. The target site is located within a target body. The path of the beam is varied rotationally so as to form a cone with an isocenter at the cone's apex. The isocenter is fixed on the approximate center of the target site. The target body is rotated about a vertical axis passing approximately through the center of the target site, and the rates of rotation of the beam path and body, respectively correspond so that the beam intersects an axis passing through the target site at an approximately constant angle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213386 | FOCUSED ION BEAM SYSTEM AND SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - A focused ion beam system includes a sample holder having a fixing plane for fixing a sample, a sample base on which the sample holder is provided, a focused ion beam irradiating mechanism that irradiates a focused ion beam to the sample, microtweezers that hold the sample and have the axial direction at a predetermined angle to a surface of the sample base, an opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the microtweezers, a rotating mechanism that rotates the microtweezers about the axial direction, and a moving mechanism that moves the position of the microtweezers. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213387 | PORTABLE CORROSION DETECTION APPARATUS - A method and apparatus comprising a housing, an excitation unit, and a detector. The housing is portable and capable of being positioned relative to a location on an object. Quantum dots are present in the location. The excitation unit is mounted to the housing. The excitation unit is capable of sending energy into the location in which the energy is capable of causing a response from the quantum dots. The detector is mounted to the housing. The detector is capable of detecting the response from the quantum dots in the location. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213388 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING DEGRADATION IN THE QUALITY OF A BRAKE - A method and a device for detecting degradation in the quality of a brake fluid are disclosed. The brake fluid comprises a luminescent dye, wherein there is a change in luminescence emitted by the dye in response to a change in water content of the brake fluid. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213389 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOCALIZING PHOTONS AND A LIGHT SOURCE EMITTING THE PHOTONS - Localization methods and methods for localizing a light source using multivariate statistical analysis. In particular, a multi-variate distribution, such as a multi-variate normal distribution, may be used to localize photons originating from a light source and, in particular, may be used to analyze photon position maps acquired by Photon Event Distribution Sampling (PEDS). The multi-variate distribution assigned to each of the photons in the photon position map may be summed to predict a most probable location for the light source. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213390 | INORGANIC SCINTILLATING MIXTURE AND A SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR CHARGED PARTICLE DOSIMETRY - An inorganic scintillating mixture includes at least a first and a second component, each having a characteristic behavior in response to the irradiation with charged particles, such as protons and heavy ions, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose. The first component has a quenching characteristic in the Bragg peak region and the second component shows an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region both related to a reference curve for the relative dose. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213391 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPTICAL MODULES OF HIGH-POWER LASERS - High-power excimer lasers are assembled with individually replaceable optical module subsystems containing consumable optical components. Windows formed in the enclosures of the optical modules incorporate a fluorescent material for converting ultraviolet light scattered from the components of the optical module into visible light emanating from the windows. Changes in the amount or location of the visible light emanating from the windows are interpreted as indications of the degradation in the performance of the optical modules. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213392 | LIGHT MIXING CHAMBER - An illumination chamber for illuminating an object with substantially uniform illumination and providing an image of the object, the illumination chamber includes a generally 6-faced polyhedron opaque housing, which encloses a light mixing chamber. The housing includes an object transparent glass sheet, an image transparent glass sheet and at least one light source disposed inside the housing. The object transparent glass sheet is disposed at a first of the two larger faces of the 6-faced polyhedron and image transparent glass sheet is disposed at the second large face of the 6-faced polyhedron, opposing the object glass sheet. The object to be images, typically a document, is disposed immediately adjacent to the external surface of the object transparent glass sheet. The image of the objects exits the housing through the image transparent glass sheet. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213393 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM PROCESSING METHOD - Plural charged particle beams are simultaneously radiated to a surface of an object for processing it while the beams are moved relative to the surface of the object by the same movement. Among the plurality of charged particle beams, a first charged particle beam is an ion beam for a shape correcting process that is used to variable control a scanning speed along a raster scan trajectory. A second charged particle beam is an ion beam for a smoothing process that is used to variable control a pulse width or the amount of current according to a variation in the scanning speed. Plural processing operations with different distributions of the number of particles that reach a unit area on surface of the object are performed at the same time. Therefore, the processing time is reduced. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213394 | OPTIMIZATION OF CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR A PARTICLE IRRADIATION SYSTEM - A device for determining control parameters for a particle irradiation system that deposits different dose values at different target points in a target volume through the selection of sampling points by a particle beam is provided. The device includes an input for receiving information relating to a predefined dose distribution via target points, and a determination component for determining a particle number distribution that is to be deposited during the irradiation via sampling points. The determining takes place using the predefined dose distribution and a variable, which takes into account differences in the particle number distribution between particle numbers of different sampling points. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213395 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus generating an extreme ultraviolet light from a plasma generated by irradiating a target, which is a droplet D of molten Sn, with a laser light, and controlling the flow direction of ion generated at the generation of the extreme ultraviolet light by a magnetic field or an electric field, an ion collection cylinder | 2010-08-26 |
20100213396 | Throttle Valve Used for Recharging Aquifers - In order to prevent cascading of water flowing through a recharge pipe used for recharging an underground aquifer and to thereby minimize or eliminate introduction of air into aquifers, a valve is provided at the lower end of the recharge pipe which controls the rate of flow of recharge water. This is accomplished by providing an array of elongated, vertically extending slots in a section of the recharge pipe proximate the lower end of the recharge pipe, which slots are progressively opened by an overlying valve sleeve. In order to prevent recharge water from spraying laterally from the recharge pipe when the recharge valve is open, a throttle skirt extends laterally from the valve sleeve in spaced relation to the pipe so as to deflect the recharge water downwardly and directly toward the aquifer. This prevents the recharge well from being blocked by debris from the wall of the recharge well. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213397 | HEIGHT CONTROL VALVE FOR VEHICLE LEVELING SYSTEM - A height control valve for a suspension leveling system includes a control unit and a valve assembly. The control unit can include a servo powered by a servo current, the servo being coupled to the valve assembly with a linkage. The control unit also can include a controller in communication with the servo and adapted to sense a change in the servo current when the linkage fully engages the valve assembly to reconfigure the valve assembly to a desired supply, exhaust and/or closed position. Based on the change in servo current, the controller can determine a selected distance to move or reconfigure the valve assembly, with distance being independent of any wear or tolerance in the linkage or elsewhere. The control unit can also include an actuator, the movement of which is sensed by a non-contact sensor that is in communication with the controller. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213398 | Sanitary fiting with insulated outflow pipe - The sanitary fitting has an outflow pipe and a mounting base. The outflow pipe is arranged galvanically isolated from the mounting base and serves as the electrode of a sensor device. The sensor device detects whether an object, for example a hand, is present in a sensor zone or not and thereupon generates a presence or an absence signal. An electronic control system controls, in accordance with the presence or absence signal, a valve device, which controls a water flow. The electronic control system can also actuate light sources which illuminate the mounting base and the nozzle region. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213399 | Assembly structure of lever handle and valve plug - An assembly structure of a lever handle and a valve plug, wherein at least two positioning grooves are formed in the inner surface of a mounting hole of the lever handle which is made of metal, a non-metal clamping member has two pushing wedges inserted in the positioning grooves, and a second connecting portion of the valve plug is inserted in the mounting hole of the lever handle and is axially fixed by a locking member. Plural arc-shaped concave surfaces formed on the pushing edges are abutted against the teeth of the second connecting portion of the valve plug in an interference fit, so as to prevent the looseness between the lever handle and the valve plug and the accelerated wear and tear caused by the fit clearance between the teeth. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213400 | VALVE - The invention relates to a valve comprising a housing and a closing member arranged in the housing, from which member a shaft protrudes via which the closing member is rotatable in the housing. In order to provide a working and easy-to-use valve, the closing member comprises a sector closing the opening, a flexible sector having a thinner wall than the closing sector, a guiding sector having the same radius (R) as the inner surface of the housing wall, and an open sector. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213401 | BYPASS VALVE FOR A COOLER CONNECTED DOWNSTREAM OF A HYDRAULIC UNIT - A bypass valve for a cooler connected downstream from a hydraulic aggregate. The bypass valve includes a housing with ports for connection to the hydraulic aggregate and the cooler. A closure element is located in the housing for closing and opening a bypass. A spring pushes the closure element into a closing position, and thermo-sensitive means causes the closure element to open if the temperature of the hydraulic fluid is below a threshold temperature. The thermo-sensitive means are formed by the valve spring, which is made of a memory-metal alloy with a transition point close to the threshold temperature such that below the threshold temperature it no longer exerts a force and allows the closure element to open. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213402 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND IONIC LIQUID - Conventionally, an electrolyte composition made from a conductive polymer and an ionic liquid possibly has poor durability (particularly impedance characteristics) in a case where the electrolyte composition is used in a conductive polymer capacitor. The present invention provides an electrolyte composition having excellent durability, by using an ionic liquid that includes carboxylic acid as its anion component. Moreover, the carboxylic acid is preferably one which includes a hydroxyl group, or is preferably an amino acid. Moreover, the electrolyte composition is preferably made of (A) a polymer component of a conductive polymer and (B) an ionic liquid. Moreover, the electrolyte composition preferably includes an ammonium salt, an amine salt, a quaternary ammonium salt or like salts. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213403 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE THERMOPLASTIC PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermally conductive thermoplastic pressure sensitive adhesive composition excellent in thermal conductivity, which can be used for lamination of a glass panel of a plasma display or a radiator plate of electronic devices etc., and can disassemble easily in product repair or after ending of life cycle. The present invention is a thermally conductive thermoplastic pressure sensitive adhesive composition characterized by having, as essential components: (A) liquid rubber; (B) at least either of styrene-based rubber and an amorphous olefin-based resin; (C) a tackifier resin; and (D) graphite, where formulation amount of graphite of the (D) component is in a range of from 30 to 75% by mass relative to total mass of the composition. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213404 | Curable Silicone Composition And Cured Product Thereof - A curable silicone composition comprising: (A) a liquid organopolysiloxane having in one molecule at least two epoxy groups; (B) a compound containing groups react to the epoxy groups; (C) a thermally conductive filler; and (D) a silicone powder, preferably, an epoxy-containing silicone powder; possesses excellent handleability and workability in combination with low viscosity and that, when cured, forms a cured body of excellent elasticity, adhesiveness, and thermal conductivity. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213405 | Composition and process for removal of contaminants from water and wastewater(s) - A composition of ingredients and application process that enables the removal of contaminants from water or wastewaters, the composition when added and mixed with water(s) sequences to coagulate, flocculates and ion exchange with the composite materials. The application process is the addition of the composite material to water or wastewater where the contaminated materials are removed from the water(s) and contained in a solid material for disposal. The application is for clarification of potable waters for solids, clarification and settling aid for municipal wastewater waters, and contaminant and solids removal from industrial wastewaters. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213406 | Internal gettering by metal alloy clusters - The present invention relates to the internal gettering of impurities in semiconductors by metal alloy clusters. In particular, intermetallic clusters are formed within silicon, such clusters containing two or more transition metal species. Such clusters have melting temperatures below that of the host material and are shown to be particularly effective in gettering impurities within the silicon and collecting them into isolated, less harmful locations. Novel compositions for some of the metal alloy clusters are also described. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213407 | NIOBIUM MONOXIDE POWDER, NIOBIUM MONOOXIDE SINTERED BODY AND CAPACITOR USING THE SINTERED BODY - (1) A niobium monoxide powder for a capacitor represented by formula: NbO | 2010-08-26 |
20100213408 | Use of Pyroglutamic Acid Esters as Gas Hydrate Inhibitors With Improved Biodegradability - The invention relates the use of pyroglutamic acid esters, which can be produced by esterifying alcohols having from 1 to 100 hydroxyl groups with pyroglutamic acid and/or glutamic acid, with the provision that the alcohol has no more than one ester group or no more than 100 carboxylic acid group, in quantities of from 0.01 to 2% by weight for preventing the formation of gas hydrates in aqueous phases that are connected to a gaseous, liquid or solid organic phase. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213409 | NOVEL SURFACTANTS WITH A POLYETHERSULFONATE STRUCTURE METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF FOR TERTIARY CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION - Surfactants with polyether sulfonate structure, which have a propanonylsulfonic acid group as a head group, a process for preparing such surfactants and their use for tertiary mineral oil extraction. | 2010-08-26 |