| 35th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20110210162 | Container for food - A container for receiving a food product is formed from a shaped blank of paper, paperboard, cardboard or a similar material. A hinge arrangement comprising at least two and preferably three parts is provided between one of the side walls and one of the end walls to allow the partially formed container to be moved easily between a flat configuration suitable for transportation or storage and an erect configuration for receiving a food product. In the erect configuration one part of the hinge arrangement is sandwiched between another part of hinge arrangement and the end wail. In the flat configuration these two parts of the hinge arrangement lie in substantially the same plane. An integral lid may be provided. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210163 | Package Having An Adhesive-Based Reclosable Fastener And Methods Therefor - A reclosable package for a plurality of products is described herein. The reclosable package includes an adhesive-based fastener that utilizes a low tack adhesive and pivotably connected first and second compartments, each compartment configured to receive the plurality of products therein. The adhesive-based fastener includes opposing portions of resealable adhesive on interior surfaces of the first and second compartments respectively, so that the interior surfaces can be pivoted together to close the reclosable package. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210164 | Packaging Materials With Enhanced Thermal-Insulating Performance - A packaging material including a paper-based substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a thermal-insulating composition on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the thermal-insulating composition includes, based on the total weight of the composition, filler in an amount of 20% to 70% by weight, organic binder in an amount of 15% to 70% by weight, and plasticizer in an amount of 0.5% to 10% by weight. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210165 | INSULATED CUP - An improved cup comprising a top portion and a base sleeve connected to the sidewall of the top portion. The base sleeve is at least partially formed of an insulating material. The base sleeve is formed of a one piece material that eliminates a seam at the bottom of the cup. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210166 | Mailbox Tray - A mailbox tray mountable to a standard mailbox, the mailbox tray having a bracket arm and a substantially thin generally rectangular slideable tray. The tray has a mail-facing surface disposed substantially parallel to the top surface of the bottom panel of the mailbox. The slideable tray portion has a depression to facilitate mail gripping and removal. A mail-facing surface has one or more drain holes and at least one ridge. The first end of the bracket arm is pivotably connected to the front door and the second end of the bracket arm is pivotably connected to the slideable tray such that when the front door is opened, at least a portion of the slideable tray is extended outside of the cavity and when said front door is closed, the slideable tray is returned in its entirety inside of the cavity. In a second embodiment, the slideable tray further comprises a first segment and a second segment which are pivotably connected. When the front door is opened, the rear end of the second segment is substantially raised such that the mail-facing surfaces of the front and rear segments collectively form a concave configuration. When the front door is closed, the rear segment returns to a plane substantially coplanar with the front segment. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210167 | System And Method For Determining Asset Location In A Rack - The present invention describes a method of determining the location of an asset comprising the steps of: for each asset tag in the rack, exchanging identity information and location information with at least one tag of a neighboring asset, wherein at least the location information is exchanged along a substantially physically unobstructed path between the asset tag and it's at least one neighboring asset tag; for each asset tag, transmitting the identity information and location information exchanged to a collection unit; and responsive to the information transmitted to the collection unit determining the location of the asset relative to other assets. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210168 | SELF-CHECKOUT TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORE - According to one embodiment, a self-checkout terminal includes a reading unit, a registration processing unit, a determining unit, a checking unit, and a settlement processing unit. The reading unit reads a data code. The registration processing unit acquires sales limitation information. The determining unit determines, according to the limitation information, whether the commodity is subjected to sales limitation. The checking unit transmits, when it is determined that the commodity is subjected to the sales limitation, data for checking whether a limit condition is satisfied and determines whether data of completion of the check is returned. The settlement processing unit inhibits shift to settlement processing for the commodity subjected to the sales limitation and enables, when the checking unit determines that the data of the completion of the check is received, the shift to the settlement processing for the commodity and subjects the commodity to the settlement processing. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210169 | Systems and Methods for Acquiring Media Assets - In one aspect, the invention provides a device for facilitating the acquisition of media assets. In some embodiments, the device includes: a housing; a USB connector projecting outwardly from an end of the housing; a card reader housed in the housing; non-volatile memory housed in the housing and coupled to the USB connector and the card reader; and a barcode disposed on a major surface of the housing, said barcode encoding an identifier that is associated with customer information. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210170 | DIGITAL BARCODE USE, DISTRIBUTION, AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method of displaying an image with a display screen of an electronic device includes establishing communication between the electronic device and an application server. The application server is in communication with a database corresponding with information regarding a value item. The method includes flowing the information regarding the value item to the electronic device. A barcode image associated with the value item is displayed by the display screen. The barcode image is adjusted in response to an indication of the type of electronic device. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210171 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA USED TO ACTIVATE A DEVICE TO OPERATE WITH A SERVER - Embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described herein generally facilitate transmission and reception of activation data for use in activating a mobile device to operate with a server. In accordance with one example embodiment, an activation barcode is received from a server by reading an image comprising the activation barcode via a computing device, wherein the image is displayed on a display associated with the computing device, and wherein the activation barcode encodes activation data comprising an activation password. The activation barcode is decoded at the mobile device to obtain the activation password, and an authentication is performed using the activation password after a device activation request is transmitted to the server, wherein the mobile device is activated to operate with the server if the authentication is successful. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210172 | MAGNETIC CARD READER APPARATUS - A magnetic card reader apparatus includes a magnetic data reading unit configured to read magnetic data of a magnetic card, an insertion detecting unit configured to detect an insertion of the magnetic card, and an interval increase/decrease driving unit configured to increase/decrease an interval between the magnetic data reading unit and the magnetic card when the insertion detecting unit detects the insertion of the magnetic card. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210173 | STEGANOGRAPHY WITH PHOTO-RESPONSIVE DYES - An article identifier or code including at least one photo-responsive dye and a method of encoding or embedding information in same. A reader device for decoding or extracting information in an article identifier or code and verifying or authenticating that information and the associated extraction and authentication methods. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210174 | Optical Code Detection With Image Exposure Control - In an optical code detection system and method, infrared pulses are utilized to detect the presence of an object within the range of an optical imaging device, but the image of an infrared pulse reflected from the object is also analyzed to determine the distance between the object and the imaging device. An illumination pulse is then produced to illuminate the optical code on the object, and the characteristic of that pulse, such as duration, are controlled to provide appropriate exposure for an object at the detected distance. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210175 | CARD READING DEVICE AND CARD GAME FRAUD DETECTION DEVICE - A card used in a card game includes a code including at least two sets of code elements printed in UV-luminous ink on a surface of the card, the sets of code elements provided on one side of the surface of the card along a reading direction of a code reader. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LOW AND NARROW-PROFILE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG - Methods and systems for wireless devices are disclosed. According to one system, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an RFID circuit packaged within a chip carrier package. The chip carrier package bonds out a first antenna connection for the RFID circuit. An antenna including a conductive lead is interfaced with the first antenna connection. The chip carrier package and the first conductive lead are coupled to a first side of a first spacer. A second spacer having a second dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric constant is coupled to a second side of the first spacer. The second spacer isolates the RFID circuit from a metal surface. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210177 | SMART CARD COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC MODULE SUPPORTED ON A CARD BODY PROVIDED WITH A MEANS FOR AUTHENTICATING THE PEERING OF THE MODULE WITH THE BODY - A smart card has an electronic module and a card body carrying the module. The smart card includes a card body provided with a cavity and an electronic module having at least one portion presenting thickness that is less than the thickness of the card body. The electronic module is housed in the cavity and is secured to the card body. At least one through hole passes in succession through the portion of the module that presents a thickness that is less than the thickness of the card body, and through the card body. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210178 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, provided is an air conditioning control system having a remote controller which collectively controls air conditioning facilities respectively provided in multiple buildings through a network. A building monitoring and controlling device is provided in each of the buildings. The building monitoring and controlling device monitors an air conditioning facility in a building where the building monitoring and controlling device itself is installed, and transmits operation data on the air conditioning facility to the remote controller. The remote controller calculates each operation setting value based on each set of operation data, and transmits the calculated operation setting value to the building monitoring and controlling device corresponding to the calculated operation setting value. The building monitoring and controlling device which has received the operation setting value controls the air conditioning facility by transmitting the operation setting value to the air conditioning facility. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210179 | INTERNAL TRANSMISSION THERMOSTAT - An internal thermostat for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle includes a thermostat housing, a rotary valve and a bimetallic, temperature sensitive element. The thermostat housing is attached to an internal flow aperture of the transmission to be controlled. The rotary valve is moveable between an open position and a closed position in response to a temperature of oil, thereby controlling oil flow through the internal flow aperture of the transmission. The bimetallic temperature-sensitive element is attached to the rotary valve and operative to control an angular position of the valve as a function of the temperature of the surrounding oil. The bimetallic, temperature-sensitive element may be shaped like a coil. Alternatively, the bimetallic, temperature-sensitive element may be shaped like a substantially linear strip. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210180 | ROTARY SPRAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF SPRAYING COATING PRODUCT USING SUCH A ROTARY SPRAY DEVICE - Rotary device for spraying coating product comprises: —a spray member having an edge and able to form a jet of coating product, —means of driving the rotation of the spray member and—a body which is fixed and comprises: primary orifices arranged on a primary outline surrounding the axis of rotation and intended to eject a primary air jet in a primary direction, secondary orifices arranged on a secondary outline surrounding the axis of rotation and intended to eject a secondary air jet in a secondary direction. The respective orientations of each primary direction and of each secondary direction and the respective positions of each primary orifice and of each secondary orifice cause combined jets to be formed, each resulting from the intersection between a primary air jet and a secondary air jet that are associated with one another, the region of intersection lying upstream of the edge. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210181 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING AND/OR MODIFYING A SAMPLE - An apparatus and a method for investigating and/or modifying a sample is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a charged particle source, at least one particle optical element forming a charged particle beam of charged particles emitted by said charged particle source. The apparatus further comprises an objective lens which generates a charged particle probe from said charged particle beam. The objective lens defines a particle optical axis. A first electrostatic deflection element is arranged—in a direction of propagation of charged particles emitted by said charged particle source—downstream of the objective lens. The electrostatic deflection element deflecting the charged particle beam in a direction perpendicular to said charged particle optical axis and has a deflection bandwidth of at least 10 MHz. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210182 | FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING ACOUSTICAL FORCE MODIFIERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure is directed to fuel injectors that provide efficient injection, ignition, and combustion of various types of fuels. One example of such an injector can include a sensor that detects one or more conditions in the combustion chamber. The injector can also include an acoustical force generator or modifier that is responsive to the sensor and can be configured to (a) induce vibrations in the fuel in the injector body and/or in the combustion chamber, (b) induce vibrations in air in the combustion chamber, (c) induce vibrations in a valve driver or other injector component to actuate a flow valve, and/or (d) control patterning of fuel injected into the combustion chamber. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210183 | Directional conduit guide support - The present invention provides a delivery system for providing an atomized treatment agent like a cleaner or lubricant to a specific internal location of a closed mechanical system like an internal combustion engine. The atomized treatment agent is delivered via a flexible, non-rigid conduit to the desired internal location of the engine between, e.g., the ID/OD coupling joint between the air inlet hose and the throttle body. A special conduit support guide, the end of which is inserted through the ID/OD coupling joint, provides the proper geometry for gently configuring the conduit to enter the ID/OD coupling joint without crimping and controlling the directional approach and distance of the conduit free end inside the engine. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210184 | Device for mixing media and method for producing same ("aeroflair spray nozzle") - Various spray devices are presented for mixing two media. A device can include a housing, a first supply line for supplying a first medium, a second supply line for supplying a second medium, and a flow channel leading to a nozzle. The first and second media, for example, a gas and a liquid, respectively, can be mixed in various ways. Following such mixing, the mixed media are guided to an outlet nozzle or bore, and ejected. Using injection molding techniques, very fine grooves can be made in an exemplary spray nozzle device, by appropriately fashioning an injection mold. By carefully controlling the size, shape and dimensions of such grooves, and the pressures at which the two media are fed to the spray nozzle device, a correct ratio of air to liquid can be precisely maintained, which is key to obtaining a desired spray or foam as to droplet size, droplet speed, and type of spray, mist or foam. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210185 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OUTPUT OF GRANULATE FROM THE BOTTOM OF A TANK THAT IN ADDITION TO GRANULATE HOLDS LIQUID - For transport of granulate from a granulation tank by means of liquid and air, an ejector is provided with a side inlet for granulate, a first end with a spray nozzle for pressurized transport liquid, and a second end with an inlet for pressurized gas. Downstream from the second end, an outlet spray nozzle for a three-phase flow of liquid, granulate, and gas is provided. A first conduit has a lower end connected with the outlet for transport of the three-phase flow. The ejector includes a tubular ejector housing with an internal wear liner and an outlet spray nozzle made from a durable material. The inlet for pressurized gas includes a ring-shaped chamber that surrounds the periphery of the ejector and is connected with the inside of the ejector through a ring-shaped slit that directs the pressurized gas towards the outlet of the ejector. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210186 | MOBILE SPRAYER SYSTEM FOR SPRAYING AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS - A mobile sprayer is provided for spraying through difficult terrain found in aquatic environments. The sprayer includes an amphibious vehicle equipped with a spray tank, a pump assembly connected to the spray tank, a plurality of spray nozzles, and a controller for selectively supplying fluid from the pump assembly to the spray nozzles. The sprayer has a rugged frame and boom assembly that allows multiple configurations of the sprayer to match the terrain in the environment to be sprayed. The controller is operable to individually operate multiple spray zones in each configuration of the sprayer so that any one spray zone or combination of spray zones can be covered during a spraying operation. The controller also includes a GPS receiver for providing path guidance to the sprayer, mapping of the area sprayed, and automatic adjustment of pressure at the spray nozzles based on speed for maintaining precise chemical application rates. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210187 | Automatic Sprinkler and Irrigation System - The present invention provides an irrigation system that allows user to input two soil moisture levels, i.e., the Dry Value and the Wet Value, by conducting a manual watering cycle, i.e., turning on the valves through a Controller when the soil needs watering and turning off the valves when the soil is sufficiently wet. The Controller keeps the soil moisture between the Dry and Wet Values by automatically turning on the valves when the soil moisture reaches the Dry Value, and turning off the valves when soil moisture reaches the Wet Value, at the user-determined desirable watering time periods of the day. In larger areas, the ground could be divided into multiple zones. The Controller could apply different Dry and Wet Values to different zones. The system's simplicity is further enhanced by the solar powered wireless moisture sensors. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210188 | OVERHEAD SHOWER WITH LCD - An overhead shower with LCD, has a water outlet device connected with the main body of the shower. A hydroelectric device and a thermistance are disposed in the main body. A display module connected with one side of the main body has a circuit board and an LCD screen which are electrically connected with the hydroelectric device and the thermistance. When water flows into the main body, the hydroelectric device supplies power for display module, and the thermistance transmits the temperature information to the display module, so that the temperature is shown on the LCD screen. Therefore the outflow temperature is shown on the LCD screen so that the user can clearly read the outflow temperature of the shower. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210189 | ROTARY WATERFALL SHOWER - The invention discloses a rotary waterfall shower comprising a hollow body, transversely arranged vane wheels, a front cover arranged on the front end of the body in a sealing way and a water division member which is arranged in the body in a sealing way and can cause the vane wheels to rotate, a pinion wheel is fixedly arranged on the front end of the vane wheels in an axial direction and is meshed with output gear wheels distributed in a central symmetry way, and each output gear wheel can drive one rotary water discharge component arranged on the front end of the front cover to rotate horizontally. Water sprinkled out from the water outlet of the rotary waterfall shower can be dynamically rotated to form gainly clusters of spiral waterfall water blooms, and the shower has the effect of gentle massage. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210190 | Air spray gun - An air spray gun is used to blow dry a painted surface of cold baked coating, wherein an air-taking ring in a shape of an annular air chamber is formed after screwing a front tube with a rear tube in the air spray gun, and a gap size of the air-taking ring can be changed by rotating the front tube, to control air blow rate as required. Through a position-limiting slot formed at the front tube, and a position-limiting element assembled at the rear tube, when the gap size of the air-taking ring is adjusted, the rotation of the front tube is properly restricted. In addition, by screwing the front tube with the rear tube, functions of disassembling and cleaning can be achieved. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210191 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A STATIONARY COAL NOZZLE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method of constructing a stationary wear-resistant stationary nozzle | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210192 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY SYSTEM - A system, in certain embodiments, includes a spray device including a frame having a receptacle configured to receive a self-contained spray can. The spray device further includes a first conductive element configured to contact the self-contained spray can, and a first electrical conductor extending between the first conductive element and an earth ground such that a first electrical potential of the self-contained spray can is substantially equal to a second electrical potential of the earth ground while the self-contained spray can is in contact with the first conductive element. The spray device also includes a corona-charging electrode positioned adjacent to a spray nozzle of the self-contained spray can. The corona-charging electrode is configured to emit a stream of ions toward the self-contained spray can such that a spray of fluid from the spray nozzle passes through the stream of ions and becomes electrostatically charged. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210193 | DISC MILL ASSEMBLY FOR A PULVERIZING APPARATUS - This invention relates to the art of methods and apparatuses for grinding various materials into smaller particles; particularly, to those known in the art as pulverizing systems and devices. This invention provides methods and apparatuses for an improved disc mill assembly that utilizes a tapered flywheel and water jacket in conjunction with planar grinding disk cutting devices to create a tapered grinding channel. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210194 | SHREDDER WITH SLOT GUARD - A shredder includes a shredder housing with a top head and a shredder mechanism receptacle. The top head has at least a first slot for receiving articles to be shredded. The shredder mechanism receptacle is connected to the top head for receiving a cutting assembly capable of shredding paper. A safety device is disposed in the shredder housing. The safety device includes a slot guard and gear system for selectively blocking the first slot. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210195 | Processing Apparatus and Method - A processing apparatus and method includes a housing, including: a motor, and a drive shaft rotatable by a motor about a drive axis, including a drive engagement device movable along the drive axis, a bowl, the drive shaft extending into the bowl when the bowl is secured to the housing in a working position, a bowl lid including a chute, a lid shaft including a lid engagement device axially aligned with the drive shaft when the bowl and bowl lid are in the working position, and a pusher including a pusher engagement portion for causing the lid engagement device to move the drive engagement device into the refracted position when the bowl and bowl lid are in the working position, wherein, when the drive engagement device is in the refracted position, the drive shaft is rotatable by the motor. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210196 | Output-side subassembly of a mill drive system and mill drive system - An output-side subassembly of a mill drive system is provided. The subassembly includes an output flange, connectable to a grinding dish, for absorbing forces occurring in a grinding process. Moreover, an annular basic element which is mountable on a foundation or carrier element is provided. For supporting the output flange, a plurality of axial plain bearing segments are arranged essentially equidistantly with respect to one another on the annular basic element. In this case, lubricating gaps are formed in each case between the output flange and the axial plain bearing segments. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210197 | SPINNING REEL FISHING LINE GUIDE MECHANISM - A spinning reel fishing line guide mechanism for guiding a fishing line onto a spool is provided. The spinning reel fishing line guide mechanism includes first and second bail support members pivotably attached to first and second rotor arms respectively, a fixation shaft fixed to the first bail support member, a fixation shaft cover, a line roller, and a bail guiding the fishing line to the line roller through the fixation shaft cover. The fixation shaft cover includes a cover body disposed onto an axial end of the fixation shaft wherein the cover body is separate from the first bail support member, and an engagement groove on a lateral portion of the cover body. The lateral portion extends to the fixation shaft. The bail has a rod portion having a rod shape, and a plate portion attached to the rod portion. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210198 | Roll Holder Appliance Usable With A Dispenser - A dispenser suitable for dispensing a rolled product includes a housing having a back plate and a cover openably engaged with the back plate. Each of a pair of roll holder appliances disposed within the housing include a leg having a first end and a second end, and a first side and a second side. The first end has an attachment feature, and the second end has a first roll holder on the first side, and a second roll holder on the second side opposing and different from the first roll holder. The attachment feature of each appliance is removably attached to the back plate, each appliance being oriented with associated roll holders facing each other and suitably spaced apart so as to receive the rolled product therebetween. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210199 | INSERT FOR CORELESS ROLL OF WEB MATERIAL AND METHOD THEREOF - A reusable insert for a coreless roll of web material allows the roll to freely spin on a standard dispenser. The reusable insert includes a one piece elongated tubular body having a first section, a second tapered section, and a hollow core. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210200 | CONTROL SURFACE ASSEMBLIES WITH TORQUE TUBE BASE - Control surface assemblies have a torque tube base. In one embodiment, a method includes moving an aerospace vehicle through a medium; and moving at least a portion of a control surface assembly to generate a force for controlling the vehicle. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210201 | Fiber-Reinforced, Composite, Structural Member Exhibiting Non-Linear Strain-to-Failure and Method of Making Same - A fiber-reinforced, organic matrix, composite structural member includes a plurality of layers of fiber-reinforced, organic matrix, composite material in which adjacent layers are bonded to one another, wherein the structural member exhibits a non-linear stress-strain response when mechanically loaded to failure. A helicopter landing gear includes a pair of skids and one or more cross members extending between the pair of skids. The one or more cross members includes a plurality of layers of fiber-reinforced, organic matrix, composite material in which adjacent layers are bonded to one another, wherein the cross members exhibit non-linear stress-strain responses when mechanically loaded to failure. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210202 | Reducing Circulation in a Wake Turbulence Behind an Airplane Flying at Low Altitude - For reducing a circulation of wake vortexes in a wake turbulence behind an airplane flying over ground at low altitude, at least one ring vortex of airflow is generated at the ground on each side of a vertical middle plane of the airplane. Each ring vortex has a vortex axis and a direction of propagation, wherein the vortex axis is oriented at an angle with regard to the ground, and wherein the propagation direction is oriented upwards from the ground; and each ring vortex disturbs at least one wake vortex to induce its decay. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210203 | GALLEY UNIT - A multi-functional galley unit suitable for aircraft is disclosed. The galley unit includes two display compartments for food and other items (such as glasses) positioned above a bench top. Each display compartment comprises a main section in the form of a rear cabinet and a front door that can be swung between a closed orientation for storing items and an opened orientation in which the items are displayed and passengers can select and remove items from the compartments as desired. When the doors are in the closed position, cabin crew have full access to the bench top to assist in the preparation and serving of meals. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210204 | PASSENGER SEAT SYSTEM INCORPORATING A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FURNITURE UNIT, AND AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM - A passenger seat system including a plurality of seat modules, in which each seat module may be configured to form a more or less flat bed. The seat modules are arranged side by side in longitudinally offset relative positions, and each seat module is configured to form a bed from a convertible seat and a fixed footrest. The footrest is integrated into a box structure, which includes an upper surface arranged as a fixed shelf for the passenger in the adjacent seat module. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210205 | AIRCRAFT CABIN - An aircraft cabin that comprises a plurality of compartments ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210206 | CONNECTION OF A WING TO A FUSELAGE OF AN AIRPLANE - An aerofoil connection on a fuselage airframe comprising a plurality of double-jointed coupling members. In each case at least two z-coupling members extending substantially parallel to a vertical axis of the aircraft and in each case at least two xz-coupling members are arranged in the region of two longitudinal edges of a fuselage airframe recess wherein the xz-coupling members are configured in each case for a first maximum of a load in the event of a crash and of a load in normal flight operation parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, and for a second maximum of a load in the event of a crash and of a load in normal flight operation parallel to the vertical axis. The xz-coupling members are capable of absorbing force components parallel to the x-axis as well as force components which arise parallel to the z-axis. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210207 | MECHANICAL VIBRATION DEICING SYSTEM - An aircraft deicing system including at least one motor operative to drive at least one eccentric mass in rotational motion and at least one displacer coupled to at least one location on at least one aircraft surface and coupled to the at least one eccentric mass such that forces produced by the rotational motion of the eccentric mass are applied to the at least one displacer, causing the at least one displacer to displace the at least one aircraft surface in a plurality of directions at each of the at least one location, thereby causing disengagement of ice from the at least one aircraft surface. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210208 | TECHNIQUE FOR DE-ORBITING SMALL DEBRIS FROM THE NEAR-EARTH SPACE ENVIRONMENT - System and method for inducing rapid reentry of orbital debris including determining a spatial extent of the orbital debris, and deploying dust to the orbital debris to enhance the drag on the orbital debris. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210209 | SELF DEPLOYING SOLAR ARRAY - A deployable structure that may include a slit-tube longeron and a flat panel coupled with the slit-tube longeron. The slit-tube longeron may include a tubular member having a slit that runs along the longitudinal length of the slit-tube longeron. The deployable structure may be configured to couple with a satellite. And the deployable structure may be configured to transform between a stowed state and a deployed state where the tubular member is substantially straight when the deployable structure is in the deployed state, and the tubular member is wrapped around the satellite when the deployable structure is in the stowed state. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210210 | Secure Monitoring and Control Device for Aircraft Piloting Actuator - A monitoring and control device for an aircraft actuator includes a control module, delivering control signals for the actuator and position signals for the actuator determined according to control messages received from a piloting management system of the aircraft, and at least one first position sensor supplying information concerning the position of the actuator, and a monitoring module, delivering position signals for the actuator and receiving the control signals received from the piloting management system of the aircraft, and information relating to the position of the actuator supplied by at least one second position sensor. The control and monitoring modules are capable of assessing the consistency of the signals processed therein and of controlling accordingly a power supply and disabling module of the actuator. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210211 | DISCRETE CO-FLOW JET (dCFJ) AIRFOIL - The present invention provides an aircraft having one or more fixed wings in a flying wing configuration, where the aircraft further includes a high performance co-flow jet (CFJ) circulating about at least a portion of an aircraft surface to produce both lift and thrust. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210212 | Tilt rotor aircraft with tilting tail rotor - TT - A vertical take-off aircraft comprising a main power plant | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210213 | WHEEL SENSOR - A wheel sensor that is particularly suited for track release signaling systems has at least one sensor device having an AC-fed sensor coil of an electric oscillating circuit sensitive to an inductive interaction of the sensor coil with passing wheels of rail vehicles. A further spool is connected to the sensor coil for suppressing external interference fields in a counter circuit. The further coil is arranged underneath the sensor coil and a spacing distance between the further coil and the sensor coil is at least one third of the inside diameter of the sensor coil. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210214 | HOLLOW WIRE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A hollow wire and method of using the hollow wire to wrap or support a flower stem or floral grouping, and/or use in construction, crafts, hobbies, or other uses in need of wire products. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210215 | CRITICAL CARE EKG LEAD WIRE OR FLUID CONNECTION ORGANIZER - One example embodiment includes a system for securing a portion of a medical device. The system includes a first arm, where the first arm includes a gripper. The system also includes a second arm. The second arm is attached to the first arm, can move relative to the first arm and includes a gripper. The gripper of the first arm and the gripper of the second arm are configured to grip an external object. The system further includes a fastener, where the fastener is configured to releasably attach the first arm to the second arm, and a holder, where the holder is configured to hold at least a portion of a medical device. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING VERTICALLY STACKED SHEET MATERIAL - A system and method for stabilizing vertically stacked sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material may be construction wallboard. The system includes a bracket and an elongate flexible link element. The method includes attaching the bracket to the sheet material, attaching the flexible link element to a support structure such as vertical stud framing member, and attaching the flexible link element to the bracket to stabilize the vertically stacked sheet material. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210217 | MOUNT FOR RELEASABLY RECEIVING A DEVICE ON A MEDICAL APPARATUS, AND A CORRESPONDING MEDICAL APPARATUS - A mount for being releasably received on a medical apparatus and for accommodating a device adapted for insertion inside the mount includes at least two side parts including a first side part and a second side part, at least the second side part or at least a portion thereof being configured so as to pass from a first position into a second position as a result of operational arrangement of the mount on the medical apparatus and/or by operational insertion of the device into the mount. In addition, a medical apparatus includes a like mount. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING VERTICALLY STACKED SHEET MATERIAL - A system and method for stabilizing vertically stacked sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material may be construction wallboard. The system includes a bracket and an elongate flexible link element. The method includes attaching the bracket to the sheet material, attaching the flexible link element to a support structure such as vertical stud framing member, and attaching the flexible link element to the bracket to stabilize the vertically stacked sheet material. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210219 | Poster Hanging Bar - The invention relates to a poster hanging bar for reinforcement of the edge of items such as posters, which are to be suspended on a wall or from a ceiling. A bar is used, which can be made of a metallic material, for the edge reinforcement and the bar is pressed around the edge of the poster. The bar is fastened to the poster either by clamping of end points, which are situated after angular shapes on the bar, or by the bar being exposed to point by point deformations and an angular shape, which gives the edge reinforcement bar a distinctive mechanical strength. The edge reinforcement process can be automated, whereby the demands for manual labor are minimized. The components are inexpensive, readily available and the finished edge reinforcement is highly robust and durable. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210220 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus includes a frame to receive a storage device and a cushion fixed to a rear end of the frame. A number of protrusions extend from an outer side of the cushion away from the frame, to protect the storage device and the frame from vibration. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210221 | Holding Arrangement - The invention relates to a fixture for objects for providing a secure, space-saving, individually customizable and clearly arranged retaining system for the objects, such as vials and the like, such as for storage and/or transport of the same, wherein at least the holding device for holding at least one object can be attached to the fixture and wherein furthermore fastening means are designed on the fixture in order to fasten the fixture to a frame or the like. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210222 | FIRESTOP COLLAR - A metal casing strip for a fire collar to be arranged around a duct has a line of successive tongues and cutouts in the longitudinal direction of the strip. The tongues and cutouts are arranged in the strip in an alternating fashion. The tongues are bendable out of the surface of the casing strip such that in use, when the casing strip is arranged around a pipe such that two end regions overlap, an outwardly bended tongue from the one end region is inserted in a cutout of the overlapping other end region and folded over the edge of the cutout to retain the casing strip in the closed collar shape. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210223 | Clip and Support Member - Insertion force for installing a clip to a body panel, and retaining force of the clip after installation, are obtained by an engagement leg section. A click sensation when the clip is installed to the body panel is obtained by a click leg section. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210224 | Shapeable support stand - A shapeable support stand for items such as portable phones and cameras includes a shapeable backing member, a footer member and a spacer member therebetween, the spacer member providing a channel between the backing member and the footer member which is open at both ends and thus can accommodate items having widths greater than that of the support stand. The support stand can be made from a single piece of pliable fabric which is sewn to provide all three members, with the pliable fabric of the backing member containing a shapeable filler such as beads. The pliable fabric is advantageously microsuade, and the footer member can contain an elongated insert such as a tube of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210225 | SUCTION DEVICE - A suction device includes a suction cup, a vertical bar connected with the suction cup, a first support cap having an opening that the vertical bar can be placed through and a first pair of gaps in the rim of the first support cap, a sleeve connected with the first support cap for containing the vertical bar, a linkage unit combined with the sleeve and the vertical bar, for controlling the vertical bar to move in the sleeve to pull the suction cup, to enable the suction functionality, and a second support cap between the suction cup and the first support cap, combined with the first support cap through relative rotation and having a second pair of gaps in the rim of the second support cap. The suction device can firmly attach to a curved surface when the second pair of gaps is under the first pair of gaps. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210226 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A CANVAS OR SHEET SUBSTANTIALLY IN ONE PLANE - A system and method for mounting a length of material such as a canvas or sheet delimited by edges substantially in one plane. A plurality of engagement members is attached on the back of the canvas or sheet adjacent corners of the canvas or sheet between two edges or along two opposite edges thereof. These engagement members are forced apart by fitting one or more mounting members in between. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210227 | TIE DOWN ASSEMBLY - A tie down assembly adapted to be installed within a structure includes a cup and a plate fastened removably to the cup by fasteners. The cup includes a first sidewall, an interior portion, and a plurality of seats that extends within the interior portion. The plate an aperture to receive tie down connectors. The plate includes a plurality of tabs. The plate is positioned within the interior portion of the cup and rests on the seats. When the plate requires repair or replacement, it may be removed from the cup by unfastening the fasteners without the need to remove the cup from the structure. Each of the tabs of the plate is positioned within a space between adjacent pairs of the seats of the cup and is adapted to engage the seats of the cup so as to inhibit rotation of the plate relative to the cup. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210228 | Apparatus and Method for Repairing a Core Spray Line Pipe Weld Joint - A clamping device supports or structurally replaces a weld joint between connected pipes. The clamping device includes an upper clamp body and a lower clamp body securable on opposite sides of the connected pipes in facing relation, and at least one clamp bolt connecting the upper and lower clamp bodies and extendable through the connected pipes. One of the upper and lower clamp bodies has at least one shaped depression, which receives a complementary shaped clamp bolt nut engageable with the clamp bolt. The shaped depression prevents rotation of the clamp bolt nut. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210229 | STRUCTURAL ROD INCORPORATING A VIBRATION FILTRATION MODE - A structural rod has a primary rod that has an axial cavity and a secondary rod inside the axial cavity so that the secondary rod is able to move inside the axial cavity along the direction of the longitudinal axis of the rod. The primary rod has a bearing for fastening the structural rod at the first end in a rigid manner and is not fastened rigidly to the structure at the second end. Conversely, the secondary rod has a bearing for fastening the structural rod at the second end in a rigid manner and is not fastened rigidly to the structure at the first end. The primary and secondary rods are joined through one or more intermediate linkage elements made of a deformable and elastic material. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210230 | FLUID-FILLED TYPE VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A fluid-filled type vibration damping device including a resin bracket provided on an outside peripheral face of a second mounting member. The resin bracket includes a mating portion mated within a mating groove of the second mounting member opening in an outside peripheral face of the second mounting member, a mating tubular portion extending on the outside peripheral face of the second mounting member from the mating portion to one axial side, and a mounting portion which is formed at a distal end portion of the mating tubular portion on the one axial side and extends peripherally outward. A weight reducing space opens at a distal end face of the mating tubular portion on the one axial side while extending between an inside peripheral face of the mating tubular portion and the outside peripheral face of the second mounting member in a circumferential direction. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210231 | BICYCLE SEAT WITH RESILIENT SUPPORT - A bicycle seat support that resiliently supports a bicycle seat. The support comprises an upper engagement member adapted to support a bicycle seat, a lower engagement member adapted to engage a bicycle frame, and a compliant support assembly coupling the upper engagement member to the lower engagement member. The compliant support assembly includes a first and second cantilevered springs defining a gap, and a resilient member (e.g., an elastomer) positioned in the gap. The bicycle seat support can include an elbow joint coupling the lower engagement member to the compliant support assembly. Preferably, the elbow joint comprises an upper portion that sandwiches the first and second cantilevered springs, and a lower portion positioned in a recess in the lower engagement member. The lower engagement member can also include a resilient bump stop adapted to limit downward movement of the upper engagement portion. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210232 | SUPPORT POSTS FOR MOLTEN METAL PUMPS - An improved post clamp for a molten metal pump includes a support post clamp that supports the weight of a pump superstructure on the top of the support posts. The clamp preferably includes (a) a bottom flange for connecting to the pump superstructure, (b) a cavity for receiving an end of a support post, wherein the end has a top surface, and (c) a top flange for being positioned above the top surface. In operation the top flange rests on the top surface of the support post thereby supporting at least part of the weight of the superstructure. It is preferred that a plurality of support posts and post clamps according to the invention be used with a molten metal pump wherein the top surface of each support post supports some of the weight of the superstructure. Also disclosed are novel support posts that may be used with the post clamp, and a pump in which the post clamp and/or support posts may be used. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210233 | REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE TOWER - A reinforcement system and a method for reinforcing a tower of a wind turbine are disclosed. The method includes providing a tower, the tower comprising at least one generally cylindrical tower section, the at least one tower section having an exterior wall and an interior wall defining a height and a thickness therebetween. The method further includes performing a structural analysis of the tower to identify potential load limiting locations and, after performing the structural analysis, mounting at least one reinforcing member to the interior wall of the at least one tower section to reinforce the at least one tower section at the potential load limiting locations. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210234 | Concrete Form Brace - A brace used for retaining concrete forms contains a pair of elongate members pivotally coupled for selective adjustment by actuation of a turnbuckle assembly. This adjustment is used to place the concrete forms in a disposition that is perpendicular to horizontal no matter what may be the pitch of the ground or other flooring material upon which the brace resides. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210235 | PHOTON SHARPENING - The present invention provides an array of pixels for the detection of a flash of electromagnetic radiation or a cloud of impinging high energy particles. Each pixel in the array comprises a radiation receptor for converting the electromagnetic radiation or impinging high energy particles into a radiation signal, and a converter for converting the radiation signal into pulses. The array further comprises a circuit for comparing one or more of the criteria pulse amplitude, pulse arrival time, time to convert a pulse in a digital signal, pulse duration time, pulse rise and fall time or integral of pulse over time for pulses coinciding on pixels in a predetermined neighborhood. The array also comprises a circuit for suppressing those pulses that are compared negatively versus the corresponding pulses in another pixel of the neighborhood for the same one or more criteria. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210236 | OPTICAL POWER CONVERTER - An optical voltage converter has an emitter array and a receiver array. Each of the emitter array and the receiver array have at least one LED. The LEDs are arranged such that light from the emitter LED directly strikes the receiver LED. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210237 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND IMPULSE RESPONSE OF OBJECTS AND MEDIA - A method of optically probing an object(s) and/or a medium and/or an optical path. In some embodiments, a signal describing noisy light returned from an object(s) and/or a medium is analyzed. In some embodiments, this analysis includes spectral and/or temporal analysis. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210238 | ENCODER - An encoder which measures displacement of a moving part includes a light-emitting unit; a moving part which moves relative to the light-emitting unit; a first pattern track which includes a plurality of first unit patterns sequentially formed on the moving part, separated from one another and having different widths; a first light-receiving unit which is disposed to correspond to the light-emitting unit and detects first information light received from the light-emitting unit via a first pattern of the first unit patterns; at least one second light-receiving unit which is disposed to correspond to the light-emitting unit and detects second information about light received from the light-emitting unit via at least one second pattern of the first unit patterns; and a displacement calculating unit which calculates a relative displacement of the moving part with respect to a reference position based on the first and second information. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210239 | PHOTON EVENT DISTRIBUTION SAMPLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Locations of the origins of the photons are acquired from a scanned sample with reference to a scan frame. The location on the sample from which a photon was emitted is inferred from the location of the scan as commanded by a scan drive signal, a feedback signal related to the position of the scan device, or alternatively by the point in time during a scan at which the photon is detected. A position function, e.g., photon probability density, is associated with a photon position. Summing or other processing of photon probability density functions can require fewer photons to converge to an ideal density distribution associated with an image feature than are required using conventional pixel binning. Stored data can be mapped into pixels or voxels of a display or otherwise processed. Original data remains available in the digital storage for post-hoc analysis. Imprecision introduced by the display process need not adversely affect the precision of the collected data. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210240 | Enhanced Resolution Mass Spectrometer and Mass Spectrometry Method - A mass spectrum is generated by a process in which, from a mass scan signal comprising original samples defining a peak, a subset of the original samples defining the peak is selected. One or more synthesized samples are synthesized from the subset of the original samples. The one or more synthesized samples provide a temporal resolution greater than the temporal resolution of the original samples. The one or more synthesized samples are summed with respective temporally-aligned accumulated samples to produce the mass spectrum. The accumulated samples are obtained from mass scan signals generated during respective previously-performed mass scan operations. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210241 | Gas Delivery System For Mass Spectrometer Reaction And Collision Cells - A gas delivery system for a cell-based mass spectrometer includes a mass flow controller having an input coupled to a gas source. A three-way valve includes an input coupled to an output of the mass flow controller, a first output coupled to a vacuum system, and a second output normally coupled to a reaction or collision cell. A cell is positioned inside a vacuum chamber of the mass spectrometer where the second output of the three-way valve is coupled to an inlet of the cell and the mass flow controller provides a gas to the cell that increases a pressure inside the cell relative to the pressure in the vacuum chamber. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210242 | Ion Source with Device for Oxidising a Sample - An ion source is disclosed wherein a sample is introduced into the sample chamber ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210243 | Metastable CID - Systems and methods of generating ions at atmospheric pressure are presented. These systems and methods include spatially dependent analysis of a sample using an effusive ionization source. Systems and methods of isolating samples at atmospheric pressure are presented. These systems and methods include using a barrier to prevent metastables or electrons from an effusive ion source from reaching a sample unless the sample is in an analysis position. Systems and methods of using metastables in collisionally induced dissociation are presented. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210244 | PRACTICAL ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOLOGICAL DETECTION - This invention describes an ion mobility spectrometer system for chemical detection in the field. The system allows: a high throughput operation, an interface to new ionization methods, and an interface to a mass spectrometer. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210245 | Device for Generating Wide Spectral Band Laser Pulses, Particularly for a Tomographic Atom Probe - A wide spectral band laser pulse generating device capable of covering a spectrum formed of given wavelengths is provided, including: a monochromatic laser light source whose intensity is adjustable; non-linear optical means, a photonic crystal or a microstructured optical fiber for example, for carrying out spectral widening of the wave emitted by the light source; the light source and the non-linear optical means are configured and arranged so as to create a white supercontinuum whose continuous spectrum contains the wavelengths considered. The invention relates to the general field of the analysis of the composition of material specimens, and in particular to laser tomographic atom probes. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210246 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DEPTH PROFILING - The present invention relates to a novel system and method for the determination of depth profiling with improved accuracy and reliability. The method comprises obtaining spectroscopic data from the sample while under at least two different electrical conditions of the sample, the spectroscopic data comprising a signal of charged particles emitted from the sample, and being indicative of a change in amplitude, spectral position and spectral shape of the signal from the sample while under different electrical conditions of the sample, the change being indicative of the compositional profile and spatial distribution for at least one chemical element in the sample along a direction through the sample. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210247 | VACUUMED DEVICE AND A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - A vacuumed device that includes: a sealed housing, an electron beam source, an electron optic component, a thin membrane, and a detector. The thin membrane seals an aperture of the sealed housing. The sealed housing defines a vacuumed space in which vacuum is maintained. The electron beam source is configured to generate an electron beam that propagates within the vacuumed space, interacts with the electron optic component and passes through the thin membrane. A first portion of the sealed housing is shaped to fit a space defined by non-vacuumed scanning electron microscope components that are maintained in a non-vacuum environment. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210248 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSTRUMENT COMPRISING AN ABERRATION CORRECTOR - A method for estimation of a probe shape, in a scanning electron microscope provided with an aberration corrector, and the method is designed so as to obtain a probe image, by inputting to a computer an image taken in a just-focused state and an image taken in a de-focused state, as an image data; preparing a correlation window by automatically determining a size of a correlation window image, based on an input data size and an output data size; executing cross-correlation calculation between the correlation window and a reference area; and repeating this calculation while shifting the reference area, so as to obtain a cross-correlation matrix, in order to stably obtain the probe image, without receiving effects of use conditions or noises. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210249 | Transmission Electron Microscope - A transmission electron microscope in which a sample is positioned in a sample plane | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210250 | CALIBRATION STANDARD MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MEMBER AND SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPE USING THE MEMBER - This invention provides a standard member allowing magnification calibration for use in an electron microscope to be performed with high precision. A (110) or (100) oriented silicon substrate including a magnification calibration pattern comprised of a constant pitch periodic pattern and a (110) or (100) oriented silicon substrate not including the constant pitch periodic pattern are bonded together by means of bonding without using an adhesive agent, while aligning the plane directions of the surfaces of the two substrates in the same orientation. Then, the thus bonded substrates are cleaved or diced so that their (111) surfaces or (110) surfaces become cross-section surfaces. Further, by selectively etching one side of the constant pitch periodic pattern, a standard member with no level difference and no damage to superlattice patterns and having a constant pitch concavity and convexity periodic pattern in a cross-section surface vertical to the substrate surface is created. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210251 | INFRARED SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A thermal infrared solid-state imaging device includes a horizontal scanning circuit for scanning a pixel area horizontally to read an infrared image, and vertical scanning circuits provided at both ends of the pixel area. The vertical scanning circuits drive a drive line by applying a driving voltage at both ends of the drive line (in two-end driving). Further a bias voltage is applied at the end of the pixel area to a bias line connected to differential integrating circuits. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210252 | PULSE LASER APPARATUS, TERAHERTZ MEASURING APPARATUS, AND TERAHERTZ TOMOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A pulse laser apparatus includes a laser configured to generate a pulse of a laser beam, a fiber amplifier, and a pulse compressor. The fiber amplifier includes a rare-earth doped fiber that exhibits normal dispersion at a wavelength of the laser beam generated from the laser. The pulse laser apparatus further includes a unit configured to give a loss to energy portions in a wavelength region corresponding to a zero-dispersion wavelength of the rare-earth doped fiber and/or a wavelength region longer than the zero-dispersion wavelength within a wavelength spectrum of the laser beam having been chirped in the fiber amplifier. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210253 | Infrared Motion Sensor - An infrared motion sensor has a multi element IR detector with first and second separate arrays of optical elements associated with respective first and second detector elements and a partition of a material substantially opaque to IR radiation and substantially transparent to visible/NIR light arranged to separate the IR optical paths from the first and second optical elements to the respective first and second detector elements. In this way, the detector elements function individually with respect to IR radiation and individual optical elements produce separate and independently oriented fields of view on the first and second sides of the sensor, while visible/NIR light still falls on both detector elements so that detector element signals resulting from NIR radiation roughly cancel one another. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210254 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SCINTILLATOR AND SCINTILLATOR - A method is disclosed, in at least one embodiment, for producing a scintillator for a radiation detector, in which the scintillator is produced in layers by depositing a scintillator material using a PVD process. By using a PVD process, owing to lower process temperatures of less than 300° C., it is possible to produce scintillators with decay times of less than 1.1 ns over large surfaces. In this way, the prerequisites for quantitative and energy-selective detection of individual radiation quanta can be satisfied even with fluxes of more than 10 | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210255 | MULTIPLEXING READOUT SCHEME FOR A GAMMA RAY DETECTOR - A method for producing a PET image of a tissue using a PET scanner, the scanner comprising a plurality of scintillation crystals ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210256 | SPECTRAL IMAGING DETECTOR - A one-dimensional multi-element photo detector ( | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210257 | Fluorescence Detector for Microfluidic Diagnostic System - The present technology provides for an fluorescent detector that is configured to detect light emitted for a probe characteristic of a polynucleotide. The polynucleotide is undergoing amplification in a microfluidic channel with which the detector is in optical communication. The detector is configured to detect minute quantities of polynucleotide, such as would be contained in a microfluidic volume. The detector can also be multiplexed to permit multiple concurrent measurements on multiple polynucleotides concurrently. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210258 | DISPOSABLE SINGLE-USE EXTERNAL DOSIMETERS FOR DETECTING RADIATION IN FLUOROSCOPY AND OTHER MEDICAL PROCEDURES/THERAPIES - Methods, systems, devices, and computer program products include positioning single-use radiation sensor patches that have adhesive onto the skin of a patient to evaluate the radiation dose delivered during a medical procedure or treatment session. The sensor patches are configured to be relatively unobtrusive and operate during radiation without the use of externally extending power cords or lead wires. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210259 | MICRO-CHANNEL PLATE DETECTOR - A method and system for providing a micro-channel plate detector. An anodized aluminum oxide membrane is provided and includes a plurality of nanopores which have an Al coating and a thin layer of an emissive oxide material responsive to incident radiation, thereby providing a plurality of radiation sensitive channels for the micro-channel plate detector. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210260 | ELECTROMAGENTIC-WAVE GENERATION DEVICE - An electromagnetic-wave generation device including an emitter section including a first electrode, a collector section including a second electrode, a carrier-travel section placed between the emitter section and the collector section, a voltage-application unit configured to apply a voltage so that a potential of the second electrode becomes higher than a potential of the first electrode, and a light-irradiation unit configured to radiate light is provided, where the carrier-travel section includes a first semiconductor extending along a direction in which an electron carrier travels, and where the emitter section includes a second semiconductor that is formed in contact with the first semiconductor, and that achieves a potential barrier, and is configured so that the carrier goes beyond the potential barrier and is emitted to the carrier-travel section only when being irradiated with the light. | 2011-09-01 |
| 20110210261 | Gantry Image Guided Radiotherapy System And Related Treatment Delivery Methods - Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. Provided according to one preferred embodiment is an IGRT apparatus including a barrel-style rotatable gantry structure that provides high mechanical stability, versatility in radiation delivery, and versatility in target tracking. Methods for treatment radiation delivery using the IGRT apparatus include conical non-coplanar rotational arc therapy and cono-helical non-coplanar rotational arc therapy. A radiation treatment head (MV source) and a treatment guidance imaging system including a kV imaging source are mounted to and rotatable with a common barrel-style rotatable gantry structure, or alternatively the MV and kV sources are mounted to separate barrel-style rotatable gantry structures independently rotatable around a common axis of rotation. Methods for intra-fraction target tracking in a gantry-style IGRT system based on comparisons between a pre-acquired planning image and intrafraction x-ray tomosynthesis images and/or intrafraction cone beam CT (CBCT) images are also described. | 2011-09-01 |
