35th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220276193 | Analysis Device and Method - In a flow channel in a measurement region, there are placed a first working electrode, a second working electrode, a third working electrode, a counter electrode, and a reference electrode. The first working electrode, the second working electrode, and the third working electrode are made of a metal such as gold and are formed on a first wall surface of the flow channel. The counter electrode is formed on a second wall surface of the flow channel that faces the first wall surface. The reference electrode is placed on the second wall surface, not in contact with the first working electrode, the second working electrode, and the third working electrode. Surface plasmon resonance measurement is performed at the first working electrode, the second working electrode, and the third working electrode. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276194 | ELECTRODES HAVING AT LEAST ONE SENSING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An analyte sensor comprising: a non-conductive material; a conductive material disposed on the non-conductive material; and at least two sensing structures defined by a removed portion of the conductive material, the at least two sensing structures comprising a reagent composition. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276195 | ELECTRONIC SENSOR FOR USE IN SOLUTION CONTENT ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In one aspect, the invention relates to an integrated circuit lab-on-chip bio-sensor, comprising: (a) a fluid compartment configured to receive a fluid; (b) a sensing layer at the bottom of the fluid compartment, the sensing layer has a top surface comprising molecules that are sensitive to target molecules of the fluid; (c) a readout structure in communication with the sensing layer, the readout circuit is configured to output a signal which is proportional to a sensing of target molecules by the sensing layer; and (d) at least one isolated electrode which is isolated from the fluid, the isolated electrode is configured to apply an electric field along at least an interface between the sensing layer and the fluid that in turn reduces or eliminates excess ion concentration along the interface during sensing. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276196 | Gas Sensor Device Containing Lithium Garnet | 2022-09-01 |
20220276197 | Floating Gate MOS Based Olfactory Sensor System - Disclosed is an olfaction system based on integration of gas sensitive conducting polymers and Floating Gate Metal Oxide Semiconductor (FGMOS) sensors. A sensing polymer, polypyrrole for example, is electrochemically deposited onto sensor pads which are electrically connected to floating gate of the sensor. The response of these sensing polymers to any vapour analyte can be tailored using several techniques that include the use of different dopants, changing electrolyte concentrations or varying growth potential at the time of electrodeposition. Using an array of floating gate sensors, coupled to these chemically diverse polymers, this system will facilitate a signature-like response from the sensors in the array. Every sensor can be accessed and analysed individually using a specially designed addressing circuit. The response from the sensors is amplified through a trans-impedance amplifier and converted to 8-bit digital data for ease of analyte identification and quantification. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276198 | CHEMICAL SENSOR DEVICE AND CHEMICAL SENSOR MODULE - A chemical sensor device includes a substrate; a chemical sensor element formed on the substrate and including a sensor surface exposed to mist; and a first water-absorbing member provided around the sensor surface on the substrate and including an opening that exposes the sensor surface. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276199 | MULTI-GATE OECT BASED SENSOR - An organo electro chemical transistor based sensor including at least one set of source and drain electrodes, a plurality of gate electrodes for this set, at least one channel connected to the source and drain electrodes of the at least one set; and at least two gate electrodes being differently functionalized. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276200 | CHEMICAL SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HYDROPHOBIC TARGET MOLECULES - A chemical sensor module includes a target molecule uptake unit that exposes a sample atmosphere containing hydrophobic target molecules to a hydrophilic organic solvent; a mixing unit that mixes the organic solvent containing the target molecules with an aqueous solution to prepare a sample solution; and a sensor element having a surface exposed to the sample solution. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276201 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER WITH CENTER ROD - Apparatuses and methods are described for determining properties of ions travelling through a gas under the influence of an electric field. The apparatuses and methods can be understood to provide measurements of the electrical mobility of ions as useful for determining the electrical mobility constant Ko of electrosprayed substances, such as proteins. The apparatuses and methods relate to the scientific discipline of ion mobility spectrometry. Modules connected to ion mobility spectrometers provide stress to substances for the purpose of investigating, for example, the thermal stability of proteins. One form of the technology includes a tubular spectrometer body having an electrically conductive inner wall; a rod positioned along the longitudinal center of the body and electrodes positioned on, but electrically isolated from, the inner wall, where the ratio of the radius of the tubular spectrometer body to the ratio of the radius of the rod is at least 20. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276202 | CHEMICAL TRACE DETECTION SYSTEM - A chemical trace detection system includes: a drift tube; a detector disposed within the drift tube; a voltage source to produce an electrical field in the drift tube; an ionizer to establish an ionization region adjacent to the electrical field; and a desorber including a sample holder to hold a sample in or adjacent to the ionization region and a sample heater to desorb particles of the sample held in the sample holder such that the desorbed particles are introduced directly into the ionization region from the sample holder to form ionized particles that are forced toward the detector by the electrical field. A regenerable dryer assembly for supplying dry drift gas to an ion mobility spectrometer is also provided that includes a regenerable dessicant material. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SURFACE LEVEL AND SOIL INFILTRATION UNDER IRRIGATION - A device to determine a surface level of an area subject to flood, furrow, border-check or surface irrigation. The device includes an open-ended tube partially insertable into a hole in the soil to be irrigated. The tube has a plurality of perforations along its length and periphery to allow water entering perforations from above ground level to fill the tube. A housing is secured to the other end the of tube and contains a programmable ultrasonic transducer for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals from the water level within the tube. The housing has electronic circuitry and wireless communication elements to control the programmable ultrasonic transducer. The surface level and depth of water flowing along the surface level can be determined by monitoring a change point at which increases in monitored water levels slow, after a rapid increase of the monitored water levels, and by the difference in monitored water levels. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276204 | SMART ACOUSTIC INFORMATION RECOGNITION-BASED WELDED WELD IMPACT QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A smart acoustic information recognition-based welded weld impact quality determination method and system, comprising: controlling a tip of an ultrasonic impact gun ( | 2022-09-01 |
20220276205 | MICROTEXTURE REGION CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for the characterization of a microtexture of a sample, component, or the like. The methods may include methods of determining a service life limiting region of a component, determining a treatment method for a component, and/or selecting components from a batch of components for use in production. The characterization may include calculating a microtexture level indicator from ultrasonic C-scan images for various samples, regions, components, or the like. The microtexture level indicator may include at least one of an average peak factor, a standard deviation of peak amplitude, and/or a baseband bandwidth. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276206 | DIGITAL TWIN MODEL INVERSION FOR TESTING - Creation and use of a digital twin instance (DTI) for a physical instance of the part. The DTI may be created by a model inversion process such that model parameters are iterated until a convergence criterion related to a physical resonance inspection result and a digital resonance inspection result is satisfied. The DTI may then be used in relation to part evaluation including through simulated use of the part. The physical instance of the part may be evaluated by way of the DTI or the DTI may be used to generate maintenance schedules specific to the physical instance of the part. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276207 | ULTRASONIC TESTING FOR DEFECT DETECTION - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for performing ultrasonic testing. Reflected acoustic waves are obtained at a detector, the reflected acoustic waves produced by at least one insonification of a component to be tested. The reflected acoustic waves are processed to produce a representation of the component. A location of the component to be tested within the representation of the component is determined. A portion of the representation associated with the component is analyzed to detect a presence of a defect in the component to be tested. An alert indicative of the defect in the component is issued responsive to detecting the presence of the defect. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276208 | VERSATILE TUBE-FREE JET FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY DETECTOR - A jet injector for a GC that includes a body, a skirt extending away from the body; and a bore that extends through the skirt and the body to create an inlet and an outlet for the jet injector. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276209 | DETERMINATION OF CONCENTRATIONS AND AMOUNTS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES BY LC/MS/MS - A method and system for injecting an unconcentrated sample into a receiving LC/MS/MS system that is configured to determine a concentration of one or more PFAS analytes within the unconcentrated sample, wherein the LC/MS/MS includes ESI. The unconcentrated sample may be subjected to one or more of the following ESI conditions: i) a probe gas temperature of approximately 120° C. to approximately 180° C.; ii) a sheath gas heater setting of approximately 250° C. to approximately 400° C.; and/or iii) a sheath gas flow of approximately 8 L/min to approximately 12 L/min. The unconcentrated sample's concentration and/or an injected amount of the one or more PFAS analytes is determined. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276210 | SIMPLIFIED SOURCE CONTROL INTERFACE - A mass spectrometry system having a simplified control interface includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform the steps of providing a user interface including a plurality of adjustment elements for adjusting at least one results effective parameter and at least one sample descriptive parameter; determining a plurality of instrument control parameters based on the at least one results effective parameter and the at least one sample descriptive parameter; and analyzing a sample while operating according to the plurality of instrument control parameters. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276211 | METHOD FOR DIRECTLY DETECTING PATHOGENIC STRAIN HAVING RESISTANCE TO BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a pathogenic strain having resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in a biological sample, and a method for identifying a protein involved in resistance in β-lactam antibiotics, which is contained in a biological sample. According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly and accurately determine not only whether a pathogenic strain has resistance to antibiotics, but also the type of protein involved in the resistance, by directly identifying an extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) protein with a truncated N-terminus through mass spectrometry. Accordingly, the present invention can be effectively utilized to quickly establish an appropriate antibiotic administration strategy at the initial stage of infection. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276212 | Method and Apparatus for Applying Aggregating Sampling to Food Items - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for microbial sampling of foods. For example, a method may include providing at least one aggregating sampler at one or more sampling locations, and sampling a production lot of produce or other food items such as meat using the at least one aggregating sampler to create one or more samples that makes up a microbial sampling. Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for microbial sampling of foods. For example, an apparatus, such as a microbial aggregating sampler, may include a covering having a microbial sampling material with a pocket formed in the covering to receive an appendage or a tool for handling of the covering. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276213 | BULK MODULUS TESTING APPARATUS - Apparatuses, methods, and systems for accurate measurement of the bulk modulus of a fluid in a fluid distribution system. An apparatus comprises a pipe, a first endcap, and a second endcap defining a cylindrical cavity, a means for filling the cylindrical cavity with a fluid sample, and a vibrational sensor coupled to an end plate of the second endcap and communicatively connected to a water property measurement system. The vibrational sensor is operable to, subsequent to the filling of the cylindrical cavity with the fluid sample, send a signal representative of sensed vibrations in the end plate of the second endcap to the water property measurement system while an end plate of the first endcap is excited. The water property measurement system computes a frequency response function from the signal and determines a bulk modulus value for the fluid sample based on the frequency response function. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276214 | AUTOMATIC DETECTOR OF OILS AND MOLD ODORS, AND AUTOMATIC POISON MONITOR USING FISH WITH ODOR SENSOR - The functions of the odor (smell, odor, reek etc. have the same meaning) detecting process with the same raw water includes two functions, that is: a function of detecting an odor by a downward substitution method that substitutes, in a sensor portion, heavy odorous substances to a bottom portion and light normal air to an upper portion by a four-stage humidity removal process in which high humidity air which is first generated in a vaporizing portion is made into medium-humidity air with a dehumidifying portion, which is then made into low-humidity air with a constant-temperature portion, and then two or more types of sensor elements are exposed to dry air at the sensor portion; and a second function of detecting poison using fish in a monitoring water tank, which is detected with another process such as surveillance camera, image processor, periphery controller and the like. The above two functions are compactly incorporated as an integrated type into a single cabinet. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276215 | WATER SAMPLING DEVICE FOR WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT - A water sampling device for water quality measurement is capable of changing the sampling amount, the number of sampling container(s), the sampling container type and so on according to the item of water quality measurement. Water in a water system can be sampled into a first container Y | 2022-09-01 |
20220276216 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN WATER - Methods and systems are described for evaluating the level of organic contaminants in water, and in particular water that is used as boiler feedwater in food processing facilities such as sugar factories. The method includes measuring at least one parameter of the water including pH, conductivity, and/or total organic carbon, and, based on the measured values, determining whether corrective action needs to be taken to reduce the levels of organic contaminants. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276217 | Threshold-Triggered Tracer Particles - The present invention relates to a threshold-triggered tracer particle having at least a reference function and a reporting function as well as to a composition comprising the same. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of quantifying a porous medium with said composition for detecting physical, chemical or biochemical parameters of the porous medium. Further, the present invention also relates to several uses of said threshold-triggered tracer particles. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276218 | METHOD OF DETERMINING RENEWABLE CARBON CONTENT WHILE PRODUCING AND BLENDING BIOGENIC-BASED FUELS OR BLENDSTOCKS WITH FOSSIL FUEL IN A REFINING OR BLENDING FACILITY - A method of monitoring renewable carbon in fuel streams in a refinery or blend facility while co-processing a bio-feedstock with a fossil feedstock or blending a renewable product with a fossil product wherein the method provides for quantification of renewable C14 carbon content to adjust the total renewable content to a targeted renewable content in situ while lowering the limit of detection. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276219 | NANOPORE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A 3D nanopore device for characterizing biopolymer molecules includes a first selecting layer having a first axis of selection. The device also includes a second selecting layer disposed adjacent the first selecting layer and having a second axis of selection orthogonal to the first axis of selection. The device further includes an third electrode layer disposed adjacent the second selecting layer, such that the first selecting layer, the second selecting layer, and the third electrode layer form a stack of layers along a Z axis and define a plurality of nanopore pillars. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276220 | COLLECTING COMPONENTS OF A FLUID - Embodiments are described for separating collecting components from a multi-component fluid such as whole blood. Some embodiments provide for controlling the amount of a component, such as platelets, introduced into a separation chamber to ensure that the density of fluid in the separation chamber does not exceed a particular value. This may provide for collecting purer components. Other embodiments may provide for determining a chamber flow rate based on a concentration of a component in the multi-component fluid, which may then be used to determine a centrifuge speed, to collect purer concentrated components. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276221 | Depth Filtration Device for Separating Specimen Phases - The present disclosure provides a biological fluid collection device, such as a blood collection device, that is adapted to receive a multi-component blood sample having a cellular portion and a plasma portion and quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively separate the plasma portion from the sample. A pressure gradient can be applied across a separation member to facilitate movement of the plasma portion ahead of the cellular portion. The present disclosure allows for both passive and active plasma separation and dispensing. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276222 | LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EMISSIONS AND CARBON CREDITS FROM PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL, CROP, ENERGY, MATERIAL, AND OTHER PRODUCTS - Approaches provide for machine learning or training algorithms that apply modifications to models based on a type of data obtained, including, for example, including, for example, producer-specific management practice data, performance data, energy production data, among other such data, to optimize models configured to quantify an amount of emissions emitted/generated by an emissions producing system. The emissions in certain embodiments can further enable the certification, label, or other transaction associated with emissions for individual animals, specifically identifiable crop products, specifically identifiable energy products, specifically identifiable materials, or other identifiable products. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276223 | HIGHLY ACCURATE BREATH TEST SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system for breath test of a person. It includes a sensor unit configured to sense the presence/concentration of a volatile substance, e.g. alcohol, present in air flowing through a predefined inlet area and generating a signal corresponding to the concentration of said substance. An analyzer determines the concentration of said substance in the breath of said person. It comprises means for the temporary interruption of said air flow at a point in time coinciding with the detection of a breath. It also relates to a method comprising interrupting the flow through said predefined area for a predetermined period of time, and detecting the concentration of said substance during said interruption. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276224 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE - The invention relates generally to monitoring the immune system response, and more specifically to identifying and diagnosing patients who are at risk for developing a disease or disorder associated with altered immune system response or who have been treated with a drug such as an immunosuppressant and using metabolomics and making a comparison against a database of patients to determine if an effective immune response has been elicited. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276225 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR DIAGNOSING CANCER PATIENT'S RESISTANCE TO ANTI-CANCER AGENT AND/OR RADIATION - The present invention relates to a method of selecting a cancer organoid having resistance to an anticancer agent and/or radiation from a subject with cancer, and using the same. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276226 | MULTIKINASE DEGRADERS - Multikinase degraders described herein contain on one end a Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) E3 ligase ligand or cereblon E3 ligase recruiter moiety, which bind to the VHL or cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase (defined as a ubiquitin ligand binding moiety or ULM group), respectively, and on the other end a promiscuous kinase ligand that binds a target protein kinase (defined as a protein/polypeptide targeting moiety or PTM group), such that the target protein is in close proximity to the ubiquitin ligase. This leads to the ubiquitination and subsequent degradation (and inhibition) of the target protein. Specific present multikinase degraders as shown bind about 360 out of 400 tested kinases, showing that they are much more general kinase binders and degraders than any previously reported. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276227 | Microfluidic Chip for Single Cell Pairing - A microfluidic system for high throughput characterization of interactions between pairs of cells is provided. A first cell is loaded into a capture chamber and transferred to a culture chamber, and then a second cell is captured and transferred to the same culture chamber, forming a pair of interacting or non-interacting but colocalized cells. The pair of cells can then be incubated, monitored by microscopy, and perfused with modulatory factors while interaction between the cells is investigated. The cells can be lysed, and whole cell lysates can be collected for genomic or proteomic analysis. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276229 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING ANALYTES FROM INDIVIDUAL CELLS OR CELL POPULATIONS - The present disclosure provides methods of processing or analyzing a sample. A method for processing a sample may comprise hybridizing a probe molecule to a target region of a nucleic acid molecule (e.g., a ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule), barcoding the probe-nucleic acid molecule complex, and performing extension, denaturation, and amplification processes. A method for processing a sample may comprise hybridizing first and second probes to adjacent or non-adjacent target regions of a nucleic acid molecule (e.g., an RNA molecule), linking the first and second probes to provide a probe-linked nucleic acid molecule, and barcoding the probe-linked nucleic acid molecule. One or more processes of the methods described herein may be performed within a partition, such as a droplet or well. One or more processes of the methods described herein may be performed on a cell, such as a permeabilized cell. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276230 | REAGENT CARD, DETECTION METHOD AND APPLICATION - A test stick, a testing method and application. A top cover and a bottom cover are engaged by means of positioning holes (D | 2022-09-01 |
20220276231 | METHOD FOR MEASURING BETA-1,3-1,6-GLUCAN - The present invention provides a method for quantitatively detecting β-1,3-1,6-glucan separately from β-1,3-glucan and β-1,3-1,4-glucan. The present invention is a method for measuring β-1,3-1,6-glucan, the method including: a step for mixing β-glucan in a test sample, a molecule that specifically binds to a β-(1→3) bond, and a molecule that specifically binds to a β-(1→6) bond to form a complex containing the molecule that specifically binds to a β-(1→3) bond and the molecule that specifically binds to a β-(1→6) bond; a step for detecting the complex; and a step for measuring the amount of β-1,3-1,6-glucan in the test sample, on the basis of the results of the detection. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276232 | LATEX AGGLUTINATION REACTION SENSITIZER, LATEX AGGLUTINATION REAGENT, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TARGET SUBSTANCE IN SPECIMEN BY LATEX AGGLUTINATION METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a latex agglutination reagent containing polyoxazoline that is preferable for use in a latex agglutination reaction and has a high sensitization action of sensitivity while a non-specific reaction can be suppressed, and a method for measuring a target substance in a specimen by a latex agglutination method. A latex agglutination reagent used in a method for measuring a target substance in a specimen by a latex agglutination method using an insoluble carrier that carries an antibody or an antigen contains polyoxazoline having a repeating unit represented by the following General Formula | 2022-09-01 |
20220276233 | PROTEIN DETECTION METHOD - Described herein are systems and methods for detecting a target analyte in a sample with electrodes, comprising a linker and an antibody attached to the linker, and measuring an electrocatalytic signal changes generated by binding of an analyte in the sample to the antibody. Also disclosed herein are kits for electrochemical detection of protein analytes. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276234 | POINT-OF-CARE IMMUNOASSAY FOR QUANTITATIVE SMALL ANALYTE DETECTION - Point-of-care assays for quantitatively measuring the amount of small analytes, such as opioids, tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), or hormones, in a biological sample are disclosed. The assays are capable of non-competitive detection of a small analyte using binding agents that selectively bind the analyte and capture agents that selectively bind a complex of the binding agent and analyte but do not bind either free binding agent or free analyte. The assay is capable of simultaneous diction of multiple analytes for multiplex analysis and quantitative control. Quantitative measurements are obtained by plotting results against a response surface calculated from a plurality of analyte standards and adjusted using internal controls. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276235 | IMAGING BASED HOMOGENEOUS ASSAY - Among other things, the present disclosure provides devices and methods for improving a homogeneous assay, particularly in improving accuracy, reduce noises, none-perfect conditions, multiplexing, etc. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276236 | Encoded Microflakes - A digitally encoded microflake includes a polymer layer, which has a top surface and a bottom surface substantially parallel to the top surface. At least one of the top surface and the bottom surface is to be coupled to target-specific probes for bonding with a target analyte. The microflake is identified by a binary sequence of bits encoded by an edge outline on a plane substantially parallel to the top surface and the bottom surface. The bits in the binary sequence are encoded at respective predefined locations surrounding the edge outline. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276237 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANTIGEN DETECTION INCORPORATING INORGANIC NANOSTRUCTURES TO AMPLIFY DETECTION SIGNALS - The disclosure relates to antigen detection reagents and related methods, systems, and kits. The reagents comprise an antigen-binding molecule conjugated to an inorganic component. In some embodiments, the inorganic component possesses catalytic functionality to provide a detectable signal. In some embodiments, the catalytic inorganic component is or comprises a bimetallic nanoparticle. In other embodiments, the inorganic component is a nanoflowers that provides a physical scaffold onto which the antigen-binding component and a reporter component can be loaded, resulting in augmented antigen-binding and reporting capabilities. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276238 | POC TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a test system or an assay system (detection system) and test method preferably for use in the Point-of-Care (PoC) field. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276239 | Method for accurate diagnosis of a disease targeting biomarkers in liquid biopsy - The present invention relates to a method for improving the detection and diagnosis targeting biomarkers using an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for improving a diagnostic procedure involving the detection or quantification of one or more biomarkers in liquid biopsy, the method comprises contacting a porous material embedded with ATPS components with a liquid biopsy containing the biomarkers, purifying and concentrating the target biomarkers, and providing a product comprising the target biomarkers for performing the diagnostic procedure. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276240 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES - An elongate barrel is shaped to define a channel therethrough. A proximal region of the barrel defines an opening into the channel, and a distal region of the barrel defines an outlet from the channel. A sponge holding a body fluid sample is introduced into the opening by sliding a distal portion of a plunger, to which the sponge is coupled, through the channel. A porous carrier holding a reagent is disposed within the channel. Sliding the distal portion of the plunger distally through the channel drives the sample out of the sponge and through the carrier, dissolving at least some of the reagent. The sample is driven, with the dissolved reagent, through the outlet and onto a sample pad of a lateral flow platform. Other embodiments are also described. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276241 | GLYPHOSATE BIOSENSOR - Disclosed herein are engineered proteins for the detection of glyphosate in soil, water, and the like without the need for additional reagents. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276242 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING VALIDITY OF A LATERAL FLOW TEST RESULT - A system, a sensor and a control unit for determining validity of a result of a lateral flow test, whereby a lateral flow stick that has a sample pad, a conjugate pad having antibody treated gold particles, and a porous membrane for receiving a capillary flow of a milk sample. The porous membrane has a test line treated with a progesterone reference which binds antibody treated gold particles of the milk sample and thereby brings the test line to change colour tint when exposed for milk comprising a progesterone level lower than a threshold limit, and a control line treated with an antibody reference which binds antibody, and thereby brings the control line to change colour tint when exposed for milk comprising antibody treated gold particles. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276243 | INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, DIAGNOSIS PROBE AND DIAGNOSIS KIT - Provided are a novel determination method, diagnostic probe, and diagnostic kit for inflammatory bowel disease. A method for determining inflammatory bowel disease includes measuring an anti-endothelial cell protein C receptor antibody (anti-EPCR antibody) in a sample collected from a subject. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276244 | CHIMERIC PROTEINS AND METHODS TO SCREEN FOR COMPOUNDS AND LIGANDS BINDING TO GPCRS - The invention relates to chimeric GPCRs having extracellular loops from a first GPCR and intracellular loops from a second GPCR, and to screening methods for identifying compounds or ligands that bind to an active conformation of a GPCR in which such chimeric GPCRs are used. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276245 | TEST SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING LEGIONELLAE - The present disclosure relates to a test system for identifying legionellae. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a test system for detecting an infection with legionellae, and to the use of a test system in a method for detecting legionellae. The disclosure further relates to a method for detecting an infection with legionellae. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276246 | KIT FOR PREDICTING OR DIAGNOSING NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE - The present invention relates to a kit for predicting or diagnosing the degree of risk of disease, a method for providing information for predicting or diagnosing the degree of risk of disease, a method for screening a therapeutic agent of disease, and a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of disease, for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Specifically, through the kit for predicting or diagnosing of the present invention, the degree of risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can be effectively predicted or diagnosed, and in particular, the predictive value and significance of information provision in non-obese subjects are excellent. Therefore, by providing effective information on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through this, it can be effectively used to prevent or treat the corresponding disease. In addition, the pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of the present invention may be effectively used for treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276247 | ASSAY FOR IDENTIFYING COLONY-FORMING CELLS - The invention is directed to a Method for detecting differentiated hematopoietic cells comprising the steps: a) isolation of undifferentiated hematopoietic stem cells in groups of 1-1000 cells on a support b) proliferating the isolated cells to form cell colonies of differentiated hematopoietic cells by providing cell media comprising a growth factor c) contacting the cell colonies with one or more marker conjugates comprising at least one detection moiety and at least one antigen recognizing moiety against CD14, CD235a and CD15 d) detecting the relative amount of differentiated hematopoietic stem cells in a cell colony labelled with the marker conjugates. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276248 | EXOSOME-MEDIATED DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS VIRUS INFECTIONS AND DISEASES - A method for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in a bodily fluid sample from the subject is disclosed. Also disclosed are a method for monitoring the course of a hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject and a method for monitoring effectiveness of treatment to a subject with an anti-hepatitis virus agent based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject, as well as a kit for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection and/or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276249 | PROTEIN SIGNATURE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COLORECTAL CANCER AND/OR PRE-CANCEROUS STAGE THEREOF - The present invention refers to an in vitro method for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and/or pre-cancerous stage thereof. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276250 | CELL ANALYZER SYSTEM AND CELL ANALYSIS METHOD - The present disclosure provides a technique for separating and identifying an abnormal cell in a cell sample derived from a subject. The present disclosure provides a method for analyzing cells using a cell analyzer by utilizing the functions, either alone or in combination, of the cell analyzer, said cell analyzer having a function of continuously concentrating cells, a function of successively arranging the cells in a specific region of a flow channel continuously, a function of simultaneously recognizing the shape of each cell, in a single cell unit on an image base, in the bright field and the shape of fluorescence, and a function of separating and purifying the cells having been recognized on the basis of the shape thereof obtained by correcting the aforesaid shape in accordance with the flow rate of the cells and the light emission data of the fluorescence. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276251 | DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER USING DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES DIRECTED AGAINST PD1 AND PD-L1 - The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis, prognosis, risk assessment, risk stratification, monitoring, therapy guidance and/or therapy control of cancer in a subject comprising the determination of the level of an anti-PD1 antibody and/or an anti-PD-L1 antibody in a sample of a bodily fluid of said subject. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276252 | ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC TO GLYCOSYLATED PD-L1 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Antibodies that selectively bind to glycosylated PD-1 relative to unglycosylated PD-1 are provided. In some aspects, PD-1 polypeptides comprising glycosylated amino acid positions are also provided. Methods for making and using such antibodies and polypeptides (e.g., for the treatment of cancer) are also provided. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276253 | METHOD FOR PROTEOME-WIDE DISCOVERY OF COVALENT LIGANDS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a profiling method based on comparative mass spectrometry analysis for identifying and quantifying the covalent interactions of electrophilic compounds with diverse proteins in complex proteomes, as well as compositions for performing the method. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276254 | Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification - Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276255 | Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification - Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276256 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ASSAY INTERFERENTS AND INCREASING DYNAMIC RANGE - The disclosure provides kits and methods for detecting a substance that interferes with detection of an analyte in a sample and for expanding the dynamic range and reducing the hook effect of an immunoassay. The kits and methods employ two conjugates with two different detectable labels, at least one of which is a chemiluminescent compound of Formula (I). | 2022-09-01 |
20220276257 | Modular Chemical Probe For Detection Of Amino Acid Citrulline In Physiological Samples - An improved chemical probe for the detection of the amino acid citrulline combines: 1) a reactive head formed of 1,3-dicarbonyl moiety that reacts with a citrulline side chain in an improved manner compared to currently used 1,2-dicarbonyl moieties; and 2) a modular action of the probe where citrulline side chains are labeled first using reactive heads described above, and attachment of a read-out subunit or tag, be it a fluorophore, a nanoparticle, or an antigen is performed separately. The modular nature of the chemical probe increases the sensitivity of the probes due to their smaller size. Additionally, the chemical probes of the present disclosure allow the same sample to be analyzed using a variety of read-out methods. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276258 | METHODS OF QUANTIFYING FRATAXIN AND FRATAXIN FUSION PROTEINS - The present disclosure provides methods for determining the amount of FXN or FXN fusion protein in a sample, e.g, a tissue sample, by using mass spectrometry. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276259 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - The present invention provides methods of diagnosing and monitoring systemic lupus erythematosus. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276260 | GLUCURONYLATION AS A NEW ACIDIC POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION ON THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES - Compositions and methods for identifying glucuronylated protein drug products are provided. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276261 | C3/C5 CONVERTASE ASSAYS - The present invention concerns a method for classifying a disorder associated with the complement system comprising the detection of the presence of C3/C5 convertase complexes as well as Ig/C1q and MBL/MASP complexes. Moreover the invention refers to a method for determining whether a patient will be responsive to a modulator of the complements system, a method for determining the disorder course of a patient with a disorder associated with the complement system and a method for determining whether a candidate compound is suitable for the treatment of a disorder if the complement system and the respective kits. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276262 | Methods and Products for Assessing Lysosomal System Flux - The present disclosure relates to relates to methods and products for assessing lysosomal system flux. In addition, the present disclosure also provides systems for assessing lysosomal system flux, and methods of identifying markers indicative of lysosomal system flux. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of assessing lysosomal system flux in a subject. The method comprises determining the level of a lysosomal system marker in a sample of whole blood from the subject, the level of the lysosomal system marker being determined based on the level of the marker following treatment of the whole blood with an inhibitor of lysosomal system function. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276263 | MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS OF BIOMARKERS - The present invention relates to methods for detecting and/or measuring alanine transaminase (ALT) activity, aspartate transaminase (AST) activity, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, glucose levels, creatinine levels, urea levels, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels, and/or symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA) levels in a sample. The method allows all of the activities and analytes, or any combination of activities and analytes, to be measured in a single assay. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276264 | DARPin REAGENTS THAT DISTINGUISH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE SAMPLES - Disclosed are diagnostics kits and compositions for neurodegenerative diseases, and in particular to design ankyrin repeat protein (DARPins) reagents that distinguish Alzheimer's disease (AD) from Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods of diagnosing, monitoring treatment efficacy and developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, such as AD and PD are disclosed based upon the use of the AD or PD specific DARPins. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276265 | Methods for Identifying Risk of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity and Targeted Medical Intervention - This invention discloses diagnosis of risk of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity by measurement of increased expression of soluble epoxide hydrolase in vitro and in vivo in cells, tissues or animals including measurement of increased levels of soluble epoxide hydrolase metabolites, e.g., 14,15-DHET and 11,12-DHET, in biological fluids. This invention also includes diagnosis of risk of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity by measuring increased levels of oxidative stress in cells, tissues or animals including measurement of increased levels of oxidative stress biomarkers, e.g., 8-isoprostane, in biological fluids. Fatty acid and protein biomarkers to diagnose the risk of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity are detected using various detection methods including mass spectrometry and immunoassay such as ELISA, Western blot analysis or label-free microwell and nanowell technologies. This invention discloses targeted medical intervention for a subject who is at risk or with chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity by treating with soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor(s) with or without antioxidants to prevent or ameliorate the chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276266 | Lipid-DNA Labeling of Lipid Bilayer Particles for Amplification Quantitation - Lipid bilayer particles, such as extracellular vesicles (EVs), are labeled with lipid-tagged single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), which is amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to quantify particles captured via surface marker interactions or complementary oligonucleotide hybridization. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276267 | MASS SPECTROMETRIC QUANTITATION ASSAY FOR METABOLITES OF LEFLUNOMIDE - Methods are described for determining the amount of metabolites of leflunomide in a sample. More specifically, mass spectrometric methods are described for detecting and quantifying teriflunomide in a sample. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276268 | AUTOMATED RAPID ON-SITE EVALUATION MACHINE AND STAIN - An automated rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) system for smearing, staining and capturing a digital image of a biological sample such as a fine needle aspiration (FNA) sample is presented. The system comprises a housing with a user interface monitor or screen, a smearing system, a staining system, and an image capture system. The housing can further include a receiver for a biological sample that can direct the sample to a sample slide. The smearing system is configured to smear the sample on the sample slide. The staining system is configured to stain the sample. The image capture system is configured to capture a magnified image of the sample and store the digital image in the housing or remotely. The digital images may be available immediately for local or off-site review. The wait time between staining the sample and image capture can be less than 60 seconds. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276269 | CONTROL METHOD FOR SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM, COMPUTER, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is a control method for a specimen analysis system including an analyzer configured to analyze a specimen, the control method including: controlling, by a first computer, the analyzer; transmitting, by the first computer, an analysis result to a second computer communicably connected to the first computer via a network and configured to manage the analysis result; transmitting, by the first computer, setting information about a control program for the analyzer and setting information about communication with the second computer, to a third computer communicably connected to the first computer; storing, by the third computer, the setting information about the control program and the setting information about the communication which have been transmitted from the first computer; and controlling, by the third computer instead of the first computer, the analyzer on the basis of the stored setting information about the control program, and transmitting, by the third computer instead of the first computer, an analysis result to the second computer on the basis of the stored setting information about the communication. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276270 | PRETREATMENT METHOD OF AN AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - A pretreatment method of an automatic analyzer, in which pretreatments of a plurality of substances to be measured can be performed by a series of treatments using a plurality of magnetic beads that can bind to the plurality of substances to be measured, is achieved. In the pretreatment method of an automatic analyzer, a magnetic bead is added to a sample containing a substance to be measured, the substance to be measured is bound to the magnetic bead, the magnetic bead is extracted from the sample, and the substance to be measured is separated from the magnetic bead by an eluate. A plurality of magnetic beads that bind to a plurality of types of substances to be measured are added to a sample, and the plurality of types of substances to be measured are extracted from the magnetic bead by an eluate. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276271 | CELL PICKING DEVICE - A suction arm advances in an axial direction of a pipette tip such that an end of the pipette tip comes into contact with a bottom surface of a sample container while the pipette tip attached to a suction arm is tilted with respect to a vertical direction. Next, the suction arm is moved such that the end of the pipette tip scans the bottom surface of the sample container in a horizontal direction toward a predetermined position. Subsequently, at the predetermined position, the suction arm is further tilted by a predetermined angle such that the end of the pipette tip is lifted and a base of the pipette tip is lowered. Thereafter, the suction arm performs a sucking operation such that a sample is sucked through the end of the pipette tip. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276272 | TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STARTING TESTING SYSTEM - A testing system according to one or more embodiments may include: a smear preparing apparatus that prepares a smear slide by smearing a sample on a glass slide; a smear transporting apparatus that transports the smear slide; a controller; and a display part. The controller may cause the display part to display a selection screen on which one or more of the smear preparing apparatus and the smear transporting apparatus can be selected. Based on a selection on the selection screen, the one or more of the smear preparing apparatus and the smear transporting apparatus selected on the selection screen may run respective start operations. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276273 | QUALITY CONTROL METHOD, QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, ANALYZER, AND QUALITY CONTROL ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD - Provided are a quality control method, a quality control system, a management apparatus, an analyzer, and a quality control abnormality determination method in which measurement results of both a quality control substance and a specimen are sufficiently utilized to improve the quality of quality control. The quality control method used in a management apparatus which is connected via a network to an analyzer installed in each of a plurality of facilities includes obtaining, from an analyzer in each facility via a network, first quality control information obtained by measuring an artificially generated quality control substance, and second quality control information obtained by measuring a plurality of specimens by the analyzer in each facility; and outputting information concerning quality control of an analyzer in at least one facility, based on the obtained first quality control information and second quality control information. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABORATORY DECK SETUP VERIFICATION - A laboratory workstation for preparing a sample according to a programmed protocol. The laboratory workstation may include a display device configured to display an instruction for loading a first item of labware onto a deck of the laboratory workstation at a position on the deck specified by the programmed protocol; an imaging device configured to monitor the deck of the laboratory workstation by creating one or more images of the deck; and a processor configured to recognize, in the one or more images created by the imaging device, an item of labware loaded onto the deck by an operator. In some embodiments, the processor may be configured to indicate on the display device whether the recognized item of labware loaded by the operator is arranged on the deck in accordance with the programmed protocol. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276275 | TROUBLESHOOTING BY PROXIMITY INTERACTION AND VOICE COMMAND - A system and method for presenting laboratory data to a user are presented. The system comprises a perception component for continuously gathering in-situ context data regarding a laboratory and the user, a user modeling component for receiving the in-situ context data from the perception component to create a user specific model for each user, a laboratory device awareness component for monitoring the status, performance, alarms, and/or maintenance of the laboratory devices, a notification component for receiving the in-situ context data from the perception component and the laboratory device status data from the laboratory device awareness component and for processing and determining which data from the in-situ context data and the laboratory device status data are to be presented to the user, and a presentation component for presenting the processed data from the notification component. The presented data comprises both public and private notification of the data to the user. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276276 | SPECIMEN CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A specimen transport apparatus capable of reading a specimen identifier is provided, by which an increase in the size of an apparatus and a decrease in processing ability are suppressed. In a specimen transport apparatus including: a specimen holder that holds a specimen container to which a specimen identifier is attached and that is provided with a transport magnetic body; and a plurality of electromagnets that are arranged under a transport surface to transport the specimen holder by attracting or repelling the transport magnetic body, a magnetic flux center of the transport magnetic body is eccentric with respect to a central axis of the specimen container. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276277 | REAGENT CARTRIDGE - Provided is a reagent cartridge that can reduce the risk of infection caused by an operator touching a sample or the like during dispensation of the sample or handling of the reagent cartridge, can shorten the test time by improving the work efficiency, and can positively perform analysis of the sample. A reagent cartridge used for an analysis apparatus that analyzes a result based on the reaction of a sample and a reagent includes a sample containing part that contains the sample, a reagent containing part that contains the reagent, and an antibody containing part that contains the antibody, wherein the sample containing part, the reagent containing part, the antibody containing part, and the sample containing part are arranged on the same surface, and the sample containing part includes an injection part and a liquid suction part. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276278 | Liquid Dispensing Device - Means for determining whether or not a reagent necessary for a chemical reaction is normally discharged is provided for a liquid dispensing device that dispenses the reagent for the reaction. A liquid dispensing device as such means includes a temperature controller that controls a temperature of a reaction position to any appropriate temperature and a temperature monitor part that monitors the temperature of the reaction position, monitors with the temperature monitor part a change in the temperature of the reaction position when the dispensing device discharges a reagent, and when a temperature change amount deviates from a beforehand determined threshold range, determines abnormal dispensation. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276279 | BLADE ANGLE POSITION FEEDBACK SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED MARKERS - There is provided a blade angle feedback system for an aircraft-bladed rotor rotatable about a longitudinal axis and having an adjustable blade pitch angle. A feedback device is coupled to rotate with the rotor and to move along the axis with adjustment of the blade pitch angle. The feedback device comprises a body having position marker(s) embedded therein, the body made of a first material having a first magnetic permeability and the position marker(s) comprising a second material having a second magnetic permeability greater than the first. Sensor(s) are positioned adjacent the feedback device and configured for producing, as the feedback device rotates about the axis, sensor signal(s) in response to detecting passage of the position marker(s). A control unit is communicatively coupled to the sensor(s) and configured to generate a feedback signal indicative of the blade pitch angle in response to the sensor signal(s) received from the sensor(s). | 2022-09-01 |
20220276280 | TEST ARRANGEMENT FOR TESTING HIGH-FREQUENCY COMPONENTS, PARTICULARLY SILICON PHOTONICS DEVICES UNDER TEST - The invention relates to a probe card (PC) for use with an automatic test equipment (ATE), wherein the probe card (PC) comprises a probe head (PH) on a first side thereof, and wherein the probe card (PC) is adapted to be attached to an interface (IF) and wherein the probe card (PC) comprises a plurality of contact pads on a second side in a region opposing at least a region of the interface (IF), arranged to contact a plurality of contacts of the interface (IF), and wherein the probe card (PC) comprises one or more coaxial connectors (CCPT) arranged to mate with one or more corresponding coaxial connectors (CCPT) of the interface (IF). The invention relates further to pogo tower (PT) for connecting a wafer probe interface (WPI) of an automatic test equipment with the probe card (PC). | 2022-09-01 |
20220276281 | Method of centering probe head in mounting frame - A modular probe array for making temporary electrical contact to devices under test is provided. The probe array includes multiple probe heads each having a substrate disposed within a mounting block. Improved thermal cycling performance is obtained by using an O-ring between the substrate and the mounting block. Optionally, set screws can be used in combination with the O-ring to set the position of the substrate in its mounting block. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276282 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESISTIVE VOLTAGE SENSING IN AN ISOLATED POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT - Methods and apparatus provide for a primary side circuit including one or more voltage nodes; and a monitoring circuit operating to monitor one or more parameters of the primary side circuit, and including at least one sensing circuit and at least one processing circuit within a secondary side circuit, where the sensing circuit includes a resistor network having an input for receiving a first sensed voltage from a first of the voltage nodes of the primary side circuit, traversing an isolation boundary between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit while adhering to a safety specification, which includes a primary-secondary isolation requirement, and having an output for providing a first modified sensed voltage to the processing circuit. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276283 | CURRENT SENSOR FOR NON-CONTACT CURRENT MEASUREMENT - A method for non-contact current measurement is described. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method comprises the alternating magnetizing of a magnetic core to a maximum value in the positive and negative directions by controlling at least one secondary conductor which is magnetically coupled to the magnetic core; generating an oscillator signal which alternates between a first state and a second state, whereby the alternating magnetization processes are indicated; and determining a first measured value for an effective primary current which flows through at least one primary conductor which is magnetically coupled to the magnetic core, based on the times that the oscillator signal dwells in the first and the second state. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276284 | SENSING MOTOR CURRENT - A circuit for sensing the driving current of a motor, the circuit comprising: a driver configured to generate a driving current for each phase of a multiple-phase motor, the instantaneous sum of all the driving currents being zero; a current sensor for each phase of the multiple-phase motor, each current sensor configured to measure the driving current of that phase and comprising a plurality of current sensor elements arranged with respect to each other such that each current sensor element has the same magnitude of driving current systematic error due to magnetic fields external to the driving current to be measured; and a controller configured to, for each phase of the multiple-phase motor, generate an estimate of the driving current of that phase to be the measured driving current of that phase minus 1/n of the total of the measured driving currents for all phases, n being the number of phases of the multiple-phase motor. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276285 | CURRENT SENSING - This application relates to current sensing, in particular for a signal processing circuit ( | 2022-09-01 |
20220276286 | VOLTAGE HOLD CIRCUIT, VOLTAGE MONITORING CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The voltage hold circuit is a voltage hold circuit configured to operate every processing cycle, the processing cycle including a hold period and a reset period following the hold period, and hold a voltage value for an input voltage signal, the voltage hold circuit including: a first hold circuit configured to operate to hold a minimum voltage value for the input voltage signal in the hold period every the processing cycle; and a second hold circuit configured to operate to hold a maximum voltage value for the input voltage signal in the reset period every the processing cycle. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276287 | Method for Controlling Access to an Electrical Enclosure - A method for allowing access to an electrical enclosure having a disconnect includes upon initiation by a user or upon a change of state of the disconnect automatically performing the steps of checking for an absence of voltage, giving a positive indication of an absence of voltage, checking the state of each phase of the electrical disconnect to ensure contacts of the disconnect are open, and opening a lock on the enclosure. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276288 | ENERGY DETECTION WARNING DEVICE - A device includes a housing, one or more sensors configured to detect at least one of a voltage or a current in proximity to the device, one or more lighting elements configured to output light responsive to the one or more sensors detecting the at least one of the voltage or the current in proximity to the device, one or more speakers configured to output audio responsive to the one or more sensors detecting the at least one of the voltage or the current in proximity to the device, one or more network interfaces configured to communicatively couple the device to one or more additional devices, and one or more fastening mechanisms configured to secure the device to a surface. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276289 | PULSED HIGH FREQUENCY MONITOR - A pulsed high frequency monitor of the present invention monitors the power level of a pulsed high frequency on the basis of a transition pattern in which the power level changes in time series instead of monitoring the power level by comparing the power level of the pulsed high frequency with a threshold value. The pulsed high frequency monitor comprises: a DC circuit that converts the pulsed high frequency into DC and outputs the power level; a power level change detection circuit that detects a level change of the power level; and a transition pattern determination circuit that determines a time-series transition pattern of the power level on the basis of the level change detected by the power level change detection circuit. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276290 | BRIDGE-BASED IMPEDANCE SENSOR SYSTEM - An impedance sensing circuit includes three impedance elements and a sensing element arranged in a bridge configuration. A first input terminal is coupled to two of the impedance elements to apply a stimulus signal. In a mutual-sensing mode, a second input terminal is coupled to the third impedance element and the sensing impedance element to apply an opposite phase stimulus signal. The impedance sensing circuit may be configured in a self-sensing mode, in which the opposite phase stimulus signal is decoupled from the third impedance element and the sensing impedance element. At least one of the impedance elements is variable and may be adjusted to balance an offset impedance load on the sensing element. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276291 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POSITION AND ORIENTATION SENSING IN NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT ENVIRONMENTS USING COMBINED DECOUPLED QUASISTATIC MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC FIELDS - Orientation and position sensing methods and devices are disclosed. The described methods and devices are based on implementing magneto-electric-quasi-static fields for position and orientation sensing in lossy-dielectric, conducting, or metallic non-line-of-sight environments, where obstructions or occlusions or nearby objects exists that are lossy in nature and that typically perturb radio or electromagnetic wave signaling. Detailed experimental results highlighting the performance of the disclosed methods are also presented. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276292 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - Devices and methods to allow a source of noise generated by modulation with a signal inside a device to be easily measured. A measurement device according to an embodiment includes: a transmission unit that applies a first signal formed by a high frequency signal to an object to be measured; a reception unit that receives a second signal formed by a high frequency signal generated from the object to be measured; and a measurement unit that measures the second signal received by the reception unit. The reception unit receives the second signal while the transmission unit applies the first signal. | 2022-09-01 |
20220276293 | WIDEBAND RF SPECTRUM REAL-TIME MONITOR - A sensor system comprises a laser source that emits a pump beam at a first wavelength and a probe beam at a second wavelength, and an optical means for receiving the pump and probe beams. The optical means is operative to generate a plurality of light beams, each having a different frequency, from the pump and probe beams. One or more cells receive the light beams from the optical means and allow passage of the light beams therethrough, with the cells containing alkali atoms. A dichroic filter is configured to receive the light beams from the cells. The dichroic filter separates pump beam light and probe beam light from the light beams. A detector array receives the probe beam light from the dichroic filter. The detector array includes a two-dimensional array of photosensors that map out transmission of respective light beams corresponding to the probe beam light through the cells. | 2022-09-01 |