| 36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20090218439 | COVERT SENSOR EMPLACEMENT USING AUTOROTATIONAL DELIVERY MECHANISM - A method for emplacing sensors, comprising the steps of modifying an existing sensor to attach an autorotational mechanism and deploying said sensor by autorotational means. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218440 | INTEGRATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL POWERED WHEEL SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a powered wheel system for an aircraft, comprising at least one undercarriage with several rotatably held wheels, with the powered wheel system comprising two or more motors of which in each case at least one motor is coupled to at least one of the wheels, and comprising at least one control device that is coupled to the motors. A control device is equipped to control operation of the motors independently of each other as far as their respective rotary speeds and direction of rotation are concerned, so that the system is able, among other things, to effect taxiing; by means of rotary speed differentials on different motors to be able to steer the aircraft; prior to landing to bring the wheel circumference speeds to landing speed; and to boost the undercarriage brakes of the aircraft. Furthermore, by means of an improvement of the system according to the invention, the rotary speeds of the wheels may be determined with precision. The invention furthermore relates to a method for driving wheels of an aircraft. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218441 | Device for Fastening A Turbojet Engine to an Aircraft Fixing Strut - A front attachment device for fastening a turbojet engine to an aircraft fixing strut. The attachment device is adapted to absorb the turbojet engine thrust loads, and includes a top bracket, and a lower bracket. A thrust load absorption vector results from a first convergence point of primary vectors passing through primary fixing points that couple the top bracket to the lower bracket and a second convergence point of secondary vectors passing through secondary fixing points that couple the lower bracket to the turbojet engine. The thrust load absorption vector transmits the turbojet engine thrust loads to the fixing strut, and extends along a longitudinal axis of the turbojet engine. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218442 | TRAILING EDGE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WITH OVERHANGING COVER - An aircraft structure comprising: a rear spar; and a composite cover attached to the rear spar and having an overhanging portion extending to its rear. The overhanging portion of the cover comprises one or more ramps along which the thickness of the cover reduces. A second cover is attached to the rear spar and overhangs to its rear. A hinge rib is attached to one or both of the covers, and an aerodynamic control element such as an aileron, rudder or elevator is pivotally mounted to the hinge rib. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218443 | Magnetorheological fluid elastic lag damper for helicopter rotors - A MagnetoRheolocial Fluid Elastic (MRFE) lag damper system for adaptive lead-lag damping of helicopter main rotors. Embodiments include snubber dampers especially for hingeless helicopter rotors, and concentric bearing dampers. The snubber lag dampers include a flexible snubber body defining a cavity, a flexible or rigid interior (e.g., center) wall subdividing the cavity, and a flow valve in the interior wall or external to the cavity. The flexible snubber body may comprise elastomeric materials and metal rings stacked together to create a sealed MR fluid cavity. The shear deformation of the snubber body induces MR fluid flow through the valve, controlled by a magnetic field in the valve. An MRFE concentric bearing damper is also disclosed, comprising a pair of concentric tubes with elastomeric material injected and cured in an annular gap between the two tubes, and an MR fluid reservoir with piston-mounted MR valve housed inside the innermost tube. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218444 | UNDERCARRIAGE SHOCK ABSORBER WITH POSITIVE RETENTION IN A RETRACTED POSITION AND WITH CRASH OVERTRAVEL - The invention relates to a telescopic shock absorber for an aircraft undercarriage, the shock absorber comprising a strut ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218445 | AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT FITTING - An airframe attachment fitting includes a fitting base having a base attachment surface and a flange attachment surface, at least one attachment post extending from the base attachment surface of the fitting base and at least one attachment flange carried by the flange attachment surface of the fitting base. An aircraft fuselage and a method of attaching a system or subsystem component to an airframe are also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218446 | AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WITH HINGE RIB ASSEMBLY - An aircraft structure comprising; a rear spar, an upper cover which is attached to the rear spar and overhangs to its rear; a lower cover which is attached to the rear spar and overhangs to its rear, a hinge rib assembly comprising: a first hinge rib arm attached to a first one of the covers; and a second hinge rib arm connected to the first hinge rib arm and attached to a second one of the covers; and an aerodynamic control element pivotally mounted to the hinge rib assembly. The first and second hinge rib arms are separate parts. This provides the ability to disassemble the hinge rib in-situ for repair or maintenance purposes; the ability to install or remove the hinge rib without having to move it inboard along the structure; reduced material wastage during manufacture; and the ability to install one or more elongate lines which extend in a span-wise direction along the aircraft structure. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218447 | VIBRATION ISOLATION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an unmanned aircraft can include a fuselage having a first fuselage section and a second fuselage section adjacent to and at least approximately longitudinally aligned with the first fuselage section. The aircraft can also include at least one vibration isolation device coupling the first fuselage section to the second fuselage section. The vibration isolation device is translationally stiffer along a longitudinal axis than it is along a lateral and a vertical axis, and rotationally stiffer about a pitch and a yaw axis than it is about a roll axis. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218448 | SATELLITE AIR BRAKE WING STRUCTURE - A deployable wing structure for air-braking a satellite and which, once deployed, at least one wing structure element that forms a three-dimensional structure and includes at least two panels lying in secant planes and forming a dihedron. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218449 | ATTITUDE CONTROL DATA CREATING METHOD, AND ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM APPLYING THE METHOD - In order to control an attitude of a movable object having a flexible member ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218450 | FITTING FOR PIVOTALLY CONNECTING AERODYNAMIC CONTROL ELEMENT TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE - A method of installing an aerodynamic control element on an aircraft structure. The method comprising: attaching a fitting to the aircraft structure, the fitting comprising a pair of hinge ribs extending away from the aircraft structure and a spacer extending between the pair of hinge ribs; maintaining a desired distance between the pair of hinge ribs with the spacer as the fitting is attached; and pivotally mounting the aerodynamic control element to each hinge rib via a respective hinge. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218451 | Cable Retention Device - The present invention concerns a cable retention device, which also may be used for pipes or wires, to take up forces actuated by or on a cable ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218452 | Clamping Part and Retention Device Having a Clamping Part of this Type - A retaining device for attachment to a screw contains a hollow base element for receiving a clamping part. The hollow base element has a floor having a hole, and an inner surface of the base element on the floor area of the retaining device is implemented as conical to contact the outer surface of the conical body of the clamping part. The clamping part can be moved downward in the direction of the floor by rotating the retaining device around its own axis and biting into a screw which is inserted through the hole and runs through the opening of the clamping part. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218453 | PIPE SUPPORT BLOCK - A support block assembly is provided for securing pipes, conduit, wire and other structures above a surface such as a roof. The support block assembly comprises a support block, a plurality of protrusions and a base that can be attached to the support block by interfacing with the protrusions. According to another embodiment, the support block includes a strap molded to the side of the support block. The strap can be removed and inserted into apertures on the top surface of the support block to secure a structure that is resting on the top surface of the support block. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218454 | Case for a Portable Electronic Device - The invention generally relates to a case to hold a portable electronic device. The case may be a holder for a personal media player and includes a clip, a cradle, a swivel mechanism, and a connector mechanism. The clip has elastic properties. The cradle includes a pair of cradle bases and is configured to hold the personal media player. The swivel mechanism is connected to the cradle. The connector mechanism is positioned to retain the clip to the swivel mechanism and is configured to permit movement in at least two axes. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218455 | BALANCING APPARATUS FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE - A balancing apparatus for a surgical microscope is suggested balancing an optics carrier with and without a microscope holder holding the surgical microscope and with and without add-on units. The optics carrier is connected via a pivot support to a stand and rotatable around a first rotational axis in relation to the pivot support. The balancing apparatus comprises a Y displacement unit comprising a first slide for displacement of the optics carrier in a Y direction; and a Z displacement unit comprising a second slide for displacement of the optics carrier in a Z direction. The weight of the second slide acts as a compensation weight for compensating the weight of the optics carrier with and without the microscope holder holding the surgical microscope and with and without the add-on units. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218456 | STAND FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE - A stand for a surgical microscope is suggested, comprising a vertical support, at least one horizontal support, a first vertical articulation unit that is connected the horizontal support, a second articulation unit determining an oblique pivot axis, a displacement unit that is attached to the second articulation unit and has multiple degrees of freedom for displacement and balancing of an optics carrier carrying the surgical microscope, at least one pivot support encompassed by the displacement unit, and means for displacing the optics carrier in an X direction extending horizontally and transversely to the oblique pivot axis. The pivot support comprises a pivotable parallelogram support and a holding arm that is attached to the pivotable parallelogram support and is configured such that it simultaneously serves as a means for displacing the optics carrier in the X direction. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218457 | Shell type needle roller bearing, support structure for compressor spindle, and support structure for piston pump driving portion - A shell type outer ring | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218458 | Shell type needle roller bearing, support structure for supporting a compressor spindle, and support structure for supporting driving portion of a piston pump - A shell type needle roller bearing includes an outer ring and a plurality of needle rollers arranged along an inner raceway of the outer ring. A steel sheet to be formed into the shell type outer ring | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218459 | Device for Fixing a Module on the Inner Wall of a Tire - A device for fixing a module to the internal wall of a tire. The device includes a support secured to the tire, the support having at least two independent straps secured to the support and means for immobilizing the module, the straps being oriented radially. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218460 | Sucking and holding device - A sucking and holding device includes: a vacuum chuck for vacuum-sucking a substrate; and a suction assisting device for sandwiching the object between it and the vacuum chuck. The suction assisting device includes a substrate-facing surface. The substrate-facing surface seals a through hole provided in the substrate. With this configuration, the sucking and holding device can vacuum-suck and hold the substrate having a through hole. This leads to an accomplishment of a device which can hold various objects without positional displacement. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218461 | BASE ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ASSEMBLING STEPS - In a base assembly including a base and a bracket mounted on the base, the base comprises at least two L-shaped hook receivers and at least one claw receiver. The bracket has at least two L-shaped hooks each having a shape corresponding to that of the hook receiver and at least one elastically deformable claw engageable with the claw receiver, When mounting the bracket on the base, positioning of the bracket is carried out by engagement of the hooks with the hook receivers. In addition, locking of the said bracket is carried out by engagement of the claw with the claw receiver. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218462 | PIVOTING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - An assembly that is mountable to an elongate support member, the assembly comprising a pivoting unit including a bracket and a hub rotatable relative to the bracket. The elongate support member has an opening through which the shaft of a connecting bolt passes to connect the pivoting unit to the elongate support. A load arm attached to the hub pivots relative to the elongate support between an extended position and a folded position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218463 | Magnetic Tool Restraint - The present invention includes an apparatus and method for magnetically restraining a tool that includes a base with one or more first recesses and one or more first magnetic ball bearings disposed within the one or more first recesses to magnetically restrain one or more tools. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218464 | Assembling structure of clip and mounting member - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assembling structure including: a mounting member having a mounting seat; and a clip having a head and a leg. The head includes: a neck portion; and first and second flanges outwardly protrudes therefrom to sandwich the mounting seat therebetween, wherein the mounting seat includes: a hole having a diameter larger than that of the neck portion; a groove formed to communicate the hole with outside the mounting seat; and a projection protruding from a peripheral edge of the hole, wherein the second flange includes: an inner face radially-outwardly extending therefrom to gradually come close to the first flange; a top portion; and an outer face further extending to gradually separate from the first flange, and wherein the inner face abuts the projection in an assembled state. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218465 | DELIVERY DEVICE CONFIGURED TO BE HUNG FROM A DOOR - A delivery device comprises a base member configured to hang from a door knob, the base member having a front surface and a back surface. The base member includes an upper hanging portion and a lower carrying portion. The upper hanging portion is configured to hang from the stem of a doorknob. The device further includes a holder engaged with and extending out from the front surface. The holder is positioned at the lower carrying portion. Additionally, the holder is substantially rigid and is configured to hold an article intended for a recipient, the holder defining a top opening for insertion and removal of the article. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218466 | FOLDABLE SUPPORTING DEVICE - A foldable supporting device includes parallel supporting frames and foldable units, each of which interconnects an adjacent pair of the supporting frames and includes a pair of crossing members that cross and that are pivoted to each other, and a joint mechanism having a pair of first joints and a pair of second joints that are connected respectively to the adjacent pair of the supporting frames. Each of the crossing members interconnects a respective one of two diagonally aligned pairs of the first and second joints. At least one of the pair of the first joints and the pair of the second joints interconnect upper and lower parts of the adjacent pair of the supporting frames, respectively. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218467 | Apparatus with adjustable base - A base-adjustable apparatus includes a main device, a base plate attached on the underside of the main device and a pivot shaft. The main device defines at least two holes therebottom. The base plate has a front section defining a through hole and a rear section formed with at least one bolt to be received in the respective hole of the main device. The pivot shaft is rotatably received in the through hole of the base plate and extends outside the underside of the base plate. Moreover, the pivot shaft has one end fixed on the underside of the main device and the other end blocked outside the through hole. The length of the pivot shaft extends to such an extent that the pivot shaft together with the main body is allowed to be lifted up to a predetermined height limit higher than the bolt and be rotated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218468 | MECHANISM FOR LOCKING THE RAILS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A mechanism for locking rails of a motor vehicle seat including a first rail joined to a structure element along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a second rail sliding in the first rail and supporting the seat frame of the seat, a first cross-bar pivoting in the second rail along an axis essentially perpendicular to the two rails coaxially held in a desired position relative to one another via a return mechanism of the first cross-bar, and a second cross-bar, which includes a first protuberance oriented toward the front of the seat and a second protuberance oriented toward the rear of the seat, connected to the first cross-bar so that the longitudinal displacement of the seat is controlled by the two protuberances. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218469 | MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR RETAINING A SLIDE RAIL TO A CHASSIS - A mounting mechanism is provided for retaining a slide rail to a chassis with an anchor member extending from a side thereof. The rail includes a mounting slot defined therein for receiving the anchor member of the slide rail. The mounting mechanism includes a resilient retaining member secured to the slide rail and a releasing member pivotably engaged with the retaining member. The retaining member includes a protrusion formed thereon capable of retaining the anchor member in the mounting slot of the slide rail. The releasing member is capable of being pivoted to urge the retaining member to disengage the protrusion thereof from the anchor member. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218470 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING PHOTOGRAPHS - A system for displaying photographs is disclosed. The system includes one or more horizontal members or bars that are secured to a wall, such as a wall of a house. The horizontal members are preferably immovably secured, as by wall anchors or nails. The horizontal members preferably include a profile, such as a shaped, hollow cross-sectional area, that is configured to mount two or more vertical members. Two or more vertical members or bars are then secured to the horizontal members. The vertical members may be mounted using the profiles, channels, or grooves of the horizontal members. They may be mounted using a connection stud, a tab or a clamp, such as a spring clamp. The vertical members preferably also include continuous, vertical grooves on their sides, for placing photographs into the grooves for display. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218471 | System for Securing Furniture and Implements that Risk Tilting - A system is provided for securing furniture and implements that risk tilting. The system includes a rail that is mounted on the floor and a roller that is mounted on the piece of furniture or the implement. An extension which engages into the rail so as to form a positive connection thereto is provided on the roller or a roller holder. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218472 | Frame structure and image forming apparatus - A frame structure includes three or more supporting members, a scanner support, a scanner cantilever support, and an adjuster. Three or more supporting members are provided vertically from a base portion. The scanner support is provided horizontally between upper portions of the supporting members. The scanner cantilever support extends horizontally from the upper portion of one of the supporting members. The adjuster is attached to a free end of the cantilever support, and includes an inclined slot. The cantilever support includes a protrusion provided in the free end of the scanner cantilever support. The protrusion is engageable with the slot of the adjuster to obliquely raise and lower the adjuster. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218473 | MACHINE WITH SUPPORT ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a machine, whereby at least one machine bed ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218474 | SINGLE FACED INSULATED CONCRETE FORM - An insulated concrete forming panel comprising an insulative interior wall portion that provides a form for supporting uncured concrete, wherein the uncured concrete forms a concrete structural portion upon curing of the uncured concrete, and wherein the insulative interior wall portion remains attached to the concrete structural portion after formation. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218475 | Laser Annealing Apparatus and Method - The irradiation unevenness caused by drift occurring in a beam short-axis direction is reduced without adding a new beam shaping unit and affecting the propagation characteristic of a beam in an optical resonator. A position deviation detector for detecting a position deviation of a laser beam before passing through a beam shaping optical system, an angle deviation detector for detecting an angle deviation of the laser beam before passing through the beam shaping optical system, a deflection mirror for deflecting the laser beam, which is disposed in an optical path between a laser and an object (substrate), and a mirror controller for controlling orientation of the deflection mirror, based on detection data obtained using the position deviation detector and the angle deviation detector so as to eliminate the position deviation from a reference irradiation position in the short-axis direction of a linear beam on a surface to be irradiated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218476 | RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - A radiation image pickup apparatus or the like which realizes improvement of noise resistance characteristics when adding pixel signals is provided. For this purpose, the radiation image pickup apparatus has a switching unit which is arranged between a signal wiring and an amplifier and can switch electrical connection among a plurality of signal wirings and electrical connection between a predetermined one of the plurality of signal wirings and the amplifier corresponding thereto. In accordance with mode setting, the switching unit switches a first state where the plurality of signal wirings are electrically connected and the predetermined signal wiring and the corresponding amplifier are electrically disconnected and a second state where the plurality of signal wirings are electrically disconnected and the predetermined signal wiring and the corresponding amplifier are electrically connected. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218477 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - An image sensing apparatus having a pixel array with a plurality of pixels, comprises an amplification unit, wherein the amplification unit amplifies a difference-voltage between a voltage level input corresponding to signals output from the pixel array and a reference voltage level, outputs a non-inverted output signal to a first output signal line, and outputs an inverted output signal to a second output signal line and a switch short-circuiting the first output signal line and the second output signal line in response to a reset signal. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218478 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE FOR MOBILE ROBOT AND ROBOT CLEANER INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a position detection device for a mobile robot, including a light-emitting element for emitting light, a light reception element on which light transferred from a bottom, of the light emitted from the light-emitting element and then reflected from an obstacle, is focused, and a signal processing unit for calculating a distance between a position where the light incident on the light reception element is focused and the obstacle. A position detection method using a mobile robot may include operating a robot cleaner, receiving light transferred from a bottom, of light emitted from the robot cleaner and then reflected from an obstacle, and detecting a distance between the robot cleaner and the obstacle from which the light is reflected, determining whether the distance between the robot cleaner and the obstacle increases, and determining whether the robot cleaner has approached the obstacle. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218479 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An image sensing apparatus includes a pixel array, a first color filter, a second color filter, and a light shielding portion. The amount of electric charges generated in a first pixel after light of a first wavelength enters the first pixel is larger than that of electric charges generated in a second pixel after light of a second wavelength enters the second pixel. The light shielding portion defines the aperture regions of the first and second pixels so as to set the aperture area of the first pixel larger than that of the second pixel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218480 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF INSPECTION SYSTEMS PRODUCING X-RAY IMAGES - According to one embodiment, a calibration system for calibrating image data produced by an imaging system is provided. The calibration system includes a processor configured for: receiving the image data from the imaging system; receiving a plurality of reference values from the imaging system; and calibrating the image data using the reference values. The reference values correspond to air image data produced by the imaging system. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218481 | High-Speed Molecular Analyzer System and Method - This invention relates to a device for the determination of the sequence of nucleic acids and other polymeric or chain type molecules. Specifically, the device analyzes a sample prepared by incorporating fluorescent dyes at the end of copies of varying lengths of the sample to be sequenced. The sample is then vaporized, charged and accelerated down an evacuated chamber. The individual molecules of the sample are accelerated to different velocities because of their different masses, which cause the molecules to be sorted by length as they travel down the evacuated chamber. Once sorted, the stream of molecules is illuminated causing the fluorescent dyes to emit light that is picked up by a detector. The output of the detector is then processed by a computer to yield of the sequence of the sample under analysis. The present invention improves over the prior art by using photo-detection of the individual molecules instead of measuring the time of flight to a detector that measure collisions. Unlike mass spectrometry, the method of the present invention does not require the extreme sensitivity required to differentiate between very small mass differences in large molecules. The present invention is therefore more robust than the prior art and well suited for extremely high throughput sequencing of large nucleic acid molecules. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218482 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MASS SPECTROMETRIC DETECTION OF COMPOUNDS - A method for mass-spectrometric detection of compounds in a gas flow includes: alternatingly forming first and a second beams by switching between electron pulses/pulse trains and photon pulses/pulse trains, the photon pulses/pulse trains being generated by an excimer lamp, and the switching between the electron pulses/pulse trains and the photon pulses/pulse trains occurring at a switching frequency above 50 Hz; disposing the gas flow in an ionization region crossed by the first and second beams so as to ionize volume units in the gas flow so as to form ions of the compounds; deflecting the ions in an effective region of an electric field to a mass-spectrometric device; and sensing the ions with a mass-spectrometric process of the mass-spectrometric device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218483 | Analyzing Method and Analyzing Apparatus - An analysis apparatus includes a first process part for removing a film formed on a substrate by irradiating the film with ultraviolet light, a second process part for providing a solution onto a surface of the substrate for dissolving an object being analyzed on the substrate, and a third process part for analyzing the object being analyzed in the solution that is used in the second step. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218484 | CONCENTRATING MASS SPECTROMETER ION GUIDE, SPECTROMETER AND METHOD - An ion guide includes multiple stages. An electric field within each stage guides ions along a guide axis. Within each stage, amplitude and frequency, and resolving potential of the electric field may be independently varied. The geometry of the rods maintains a similarly shaped field from stage to stage, allowing efficient guidance of the ions along the axis. In particular, each rod segment of the i | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218485 | ION-TRAPPING DEVICES PROVIDING SHAPED RADIAL ELECTRIC FIELD - Disclosed are ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) cells and other ion-trapping cells with plural groups of multiple trapping electrodes for shaping (e.g., flattening) the radial electric field within the ICR cell. Also disclosed are methods for controlling the electric field to diminish effects of de-phasing. The diminished effects are achieved by decreasing space-charge contributions by increasing the length of the ion-oscillation path along the z-axis of the ICR cell. The methods and devices enhance the time-domain signal of a Fourier-transform ion-cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FTICR-MS) and provide enhanced resolution and accuracy of mass measurements. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218486 | Multipole ion guide interface for reduced background noise in mass spectrometry - Ions that are transported from an ion source to a mass spectrometer for mass analysis are often accompanied by background particles such as photons, neutral species, and cluster or aerosol ions which originate in the ion source. Background particles are also produced by scattering and neutralization of ions during collisions with background gas molecules in higher pressure regions with line-of-sight to the mass spectrometer detector. In either case, such background particles produce noise in mass spectra. Apparatus and methods are provided in which a multipole ion guide is configured to efficiently transport ions through multiple vacuum stages, while preventing background particles, produced both in the ion source and along the ion transport pathway, from reaching the detector, thereby improving signal-to-noise in mass spectra. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218487 | MASS-SPECTROMETER INTERFACE HOUSING - An apparatus for performing chemical analyses includes a mass spectrometry module and an interface module that processes sample materials for delivery to the mass spectrometry module. The interface module includes a vessel having an opening to access a vessel chamber, a door to block the opening, a sealing member disposed between the door and the vessel, and an interlock. The interlock is actuated by the sealing member if the door is in the closed position and the sealing member is properly disposed between the door and the vessel to seal the vessel. The sealing member alternatively includes an indicator portion that is visible to an operator if the door is in the closed position and the sealing member is properly disposed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218488 | BEAM POSITIONING FOR BEAM PROCESSING - An improved method and apparatus of beam processing corrects for beam drift while a beam is processing a sample. The beam position is aligned using a fiducial that is sufficiently near the working area so that the fiducial can be imaged and the sample processed without a stage moving. During processing, the beam positioning is corrected for drift using a model that predicts the drift. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218489 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL TREATMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION EMPLOYING POSITRON ANNIHILATION - Methods of treating materials include providing positrons within the material and detecting radiation emitted upon annihilation of positron-electron pairs within the material while treating the material. Treating the material may include subjecting the material to one or more of a pressure change, a temperature change, and a change in atmosphere while detecting the radiation. Methods of characterizing materials include providing a material in a non-equilibrium state, detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted upon annihilation of positron-electron pairs within the material, and detecting a change in one or more physical or chemical characteristics of the material. Systems for treating materials include an enclosure, a positron-generating device for providing positrons within material to be treated within the enclosure, and a radiation detection device for detecting radiation emitted upon annihilation of positron-electron pairs. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218490 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEFECT INSPECTION - An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method of semiconductor defect inspection in which an optimal process condition can be determined without performing electrical evaluation. To achieve the object, the present invention includes a configuration in which the type of an extracted defect is identified with reference to a database that stores the types of defects obtained by inspecting a sample, a defect density according to each defect type is obtained for each region of the sample, and the defect density is displayed. Moreover, the present invention includes a configuration in which the type of an extracted defect is identified with reference to a database that stores the types of defects obtained by inspecting a sample, a defect density according to each defect type is determined for each production process of the sample, and the defect density is displayed on a display. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218491 | SAMPLE DIMENSION INSPECTING/MEASURING METHOD AND SAMPLE DIMENSION INSPECTING/MEASURING APPARATUS - One of principal objects of the present invention is to provide a sample dimension measuring method for detecting the position of an edge of a two-dimensional pattern constantly with the same accuracy irrespective of the direction of the edge and a sample dimension measuring apparatus. According to this invention, to accomplish the above object, it is proposed to correct the change of a signal waveform of secondary electrons which depends on the direction of scanning of an electron beam relative to the direction of a pattern edge of an inspection objective pattern. It is proposed that when changing the scanning direction of the electron beam in compliance with the direction of a pattern to be measured, errors in the scanning direction and the scanning position are corrected. In this configuration, a sufficient accuracy of edge detection can be obtained irrespective of the scanning direction of the electron beam. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218492 | Radiation sensor device and method - A radiation sensor device including an integrated circuit chip including a radiation sensor on a surface of the integrated chip, one or more electrical connections configured to connect between an active surface of the integrated circuit chip and a lead frame, a cap attached to said integrated circuit chip spaced from and covering said radiation sensor, the cap having a transparent portion defining a primary lens transparent to the radiation to be sensed, a secondary lens disposed in a recess proximate and spaced from said primary lens transparent to the radiation to be sensed, and an air gap between said primary lens and said secondary lens. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218493 | WIDE SPECTRAL RANGE HYBRID IMAGE DETECTOR - An apparatus for detecting radiation of a plurality of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum may be provided. The apparatus includes a substrate, a laser irradiated layer proximal to a first side of the substrate, and a microbolometer and at least one readout circuit proximal to a second side of the substrate in electrical communication with the laser irradiated layer. The substrate, laser irradiated layer, and the microbolometer are disposed and arranged such that radiation of a first wavelength is substantially detected by the laser irradiated layer, and radiation of a second wavelength is substantially detected by the microbolometer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218494 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, SORTING APPARATUS FOR SORTING IMAGE CAPTURING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION, PROGRAM AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by irradiating the subject with a radiation emitted from a radiation source, a supply apparatus for supplying image capturing instruction information for capturing a plurality of radiation images of the subject, and a sorting apparatus for sorting the supplied image capturing instruction information into a predetermined processing order. The image capturing apparatus is controlled to capture the radiation images of the subject according to the processing order of the image capturing instruction information which has been sorted by the sorting apparatus. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218495 | Device and Method for Discriminating Cernkov and Scintillation Radiation - A device for discriminating Cerenkov and scintillation radiation and a beam inspection device, including an inspection head comprising a scintillator and at least one ionizing radiation diffuser block, a device for discriminating Cerenkov and scintillation radiation, and an imaging system for forming an image from at least a part of the inspection head, along with a corresponding method. In order to suppress spurious Cerenkov radiation contributions to the scintillation radiation, the device has periodically arranged first and second filters, having different relative absorption properties with respect to scintillation radiation and ionizing radiation. Also, an imaging apparatus comprising means for reducing parasitic contributions to a signal of interest, wherein the apparatus has a modulation mask for modulating a signal of interest, wherein, in particular, the signal of interest is the signal illuminating the object or the signal emitted or reflected from the object, and an image analyzing means configured to remove—at least partially—parasitic contributions added to the modulated signal of interest based on the shift of the signal of interest towards higher frequencies due to the modulation. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218496 | SENSING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF DETECTING SUBSTANCES - A sensing apparatus comprises: a prism; a metal film provided on a surface of the prism and which has provided on its surface a material that binds to an analyte; a substrate that is provided on a surface of the prism and which has formed therein a channel for supplying a liquid sample to the metal film; a light source for issuing light; an optical unit for incident light by which the light issued from the light source is launched into the prism at a specified angle; a light detecting unit for detecting as a first detection signal the light being generated in neighborhood of the metal film before the liquid sample is supplied and for detecting as a second detection signal the light being generated in neighborhood of the metal film that has become dry after the liquid sample is supplied; and an analyte detection unit for detecting the analyte contained in the liquid sample based on a difference between the first and the second detection signals detected by the light detecting unit. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218497 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system, a radiation image capturing method and a program. The radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus of different specifications for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a processor for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to predetermined image capturing conditions, an image capturing condition setting unit for setting the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for an image capturing apparatus selected from among the plurality of image capturing apparatus, and an image capturing condition changer for, when the image capturing apparatus is changed, changing the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for the changed image capturing apparatus. The processor controls the changed image capturing apparatus according to the changed image capturing conditions. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218498 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING LINEAR DATA FOR OBJECT SCANNED USING NON-COLLIMATED, POLY-ENERGETIC X-RAYS - According to one embodiment, a system for linearizing image data corresponding to one or more objects and output by an imaging device is provided. The system includes a processor configured for: receiving the image data from the imaging device; and producing a generally linear relationship between the image data and a thickness of the one or more objects. The generally linear relationship is produced according to the equation | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218499 | SENSING APPARATUS - A sensing apparatus comprises: a prism; a metal film provided on a surface of the prism; a substrate that is provided on a surface of the prism and which has formed therein a channel for supplying a sample to the metal film; a light source for issuing light; an optical unit for incident light by which the light being issued from the light source is launched into the prism at such an angle that the light is totally reflected on a boundary surface between the prism and the metal film, the optical unit for incident light including a light intensity distribution adjusting section that reduces difference between the maximum and the minimum values in the intensity distribution of the light that is launched into the prism; and a light detecting unit for detecting the light that is generated in neighborhood of the metal film. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218500 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR SINGLE X-RAY PHOTON COUNTING - A photon-counting imaging device for single x-ray counting includes an assembly of a number of photon-counting imaging modules which are connected to generate a flat detector plane. Each photon counting imaging module includes an L-shaped support structure connectable with adjacent support structures, a monolithic pixellated semiconductor detector layer and a high gain, low noise readout unit bump-bonded to the detector layer. The detector layer and the readout unit are sandwiched to a lower surface of a horizontal leg of the L-shaped support layer. A module control board is configured to collect data and to control the readout unit, wherein the module control board is disposed on an inner surface of a vertical leg of the L-shaped support layer. The module control board and the readout unit are connected via at least one opening which is disposed in the horizontal leg of the L-shaped support structure. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218501 | DETECTION SIGNAL PROCESSOR - A detection signal processor that includes a signal processing unit, bias current supply components, and a bias current control component is provided. The signal processing unit applies a first signal processing in parallel to plural detection signals input in parallel, converts the plural detection signals to serial detection signals by applying a parallel-to-serial conversion processing to the plural detection signals, and applies a second signal processing to the converted serial detection signals in turn. The bias current control component switches amount of the bias currents supplied to the each circuit configuring the signal processing unit by the bias current supply components, the bias currents including first bias currents supplied to the first circuits carrying out the first signal processing and second bias currents supplied to the second circuits carrying out the parallel-to-serial conversion processing and the second signal processing in turn. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218502 | BETA-RADIATION DETECTOR FOR BLOOD FLOW AND CHROMATOGRAPHY - A detection device for beta radiation includes first and second adjacent detectors and a coincidence counter unit. The same beta particle may be counted twice. Alternatively, one or more positrons may be detected along with one or more gamma photons. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218503 | Semiconductor X-Ray Detector Device - A semiconductor X-ray detector device has an i layer configured to substantially a circular cylindrical shape but not a conventional top-hat shape and a p layer provided to substantially cover the circumferential side of the i layer. Both an n+ layer and an n surface electrode are arranged smaller in the area than the bottom at the n surface electrode side of the i layer in order to expose the i layer entirely to the electric field E. Accordingly, the spectrum remains not fractured in the profile when the n+ layer and the n surface electrode are not greater in the area than 33% of the bottom at the n surface electrode side of the i layer, hence permitting the resolving power to stay high. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218504 | RADIOMETER WITH SPECTRAL RESPONSE EQUIVALENT TO THE ERYTHEMA ACTION CURVE CIE, FOR MEASURING THE TOTAL EFFECTIVE IRRADIANCE - A radiometer for measuring the total effective UV radiance of the type comprising, in an optical pathway sequence, a diffuser, an interference filter and a detector. Said interference filter comprises a plurality of alternating layers of magnesium fluoride and zirconium oxide, where the diffuser/interference filter/detector system has a spectral response equivalent to the erythema action curve CIE. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218505 | EVALUATION METHOD AND FABRICATION METHOD OF OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING MULTILAYER FILM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS HAVING THE MULTILAYER FILM, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - A fabrication method of an optical element having a multilayer film includes the steps of forming a multilayer film on a substrate, measuring a secondary radiation radiated from the multilayer film when a light with a wavelength of 2 to 40 nm is irradiated to the multilayer film, determining a phase difference between the light irradiated to the multilayer film and the light reflected from the multilayer film based on a measurement result of the measuring step, and modifying the multilayer film based on the determined phase difference. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218506 | ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS - An electron beam emitted from an electron gun (G) forms a reduced image on a sample (S) through a non-dispersion Wien-filter ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218507 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - The present invention provides a charged particle beam device which can effectively restrain misalignment of an optical axis even if a position of an anode is changed. The present invention is a charged particle beam device comprising a cathode provided with a charged particle source which emits a charged particle, an anode which applies an electric field to the emitted charged particle, a charged particle beam deflector which deflects an orbit of a charged particle beam having passed the anode, and a charged particle beam detector which detects the charged particle beam from a sample to which the charged particle is irradiated, wherein a distance changing mechanism which changes a distance between the cathode and the anode, corresponding to a charged particle amount emitted from the charged particle source and a deflection amount control mechanism which detects a condition of the deflector under which the charged particle dose detected from the sample scanned by deflecting the charged particle beam in the changed distance becomes a desired size and controls deflection of the deflector at sample measurement on the basis of the condition are provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218508 | COLD CATHODE FIELD EMISSION ELECTRON GUN AND ITS APPLICATION TO ELECTRON BEAM INSTRUMENTS - The present invention provides an electron beam instrument in which variation of the trajectory of the electron beams can be suppressed even when the voltage applied to the first extractor electrode is controlled in order to stabilize the emission current amount of the electron beams. The electron beam instrument has a cold cathode field emission electron gun. The cold cathode field emission electron gun has a cold cathode, a first extractor electrode and a second extractor electrode. Distance between the cold cathode and the first extractor electrode is set to be shorter than distance between the first extractor electrode and the second extractor electrode. Voltage applied to the first extractor electrode is increased when current amount of the electron beams emitted from the cold cathode is attenuated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218509 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - A charged particle beam apparatus can be constructed with a smaller size (resulting in a small installation space) and a lower cost, suppress vibration, operate at higher speed, and be reliable in inspection. The charged particle beam apparatus is largely effective when a wafer having a large diameter is used. The charged particle beam apparatus includes: a plurality of inspection mechanisms, each of which is mounted on a vacuum chamber and has a charged particle beam mechanism for performing at least an inspection on the sample; a single-shaft transfer mechanism that moves the sample between the inspection mechanisms in the direction of an axis of the single-shaft transfer mechanism; and a rotary stage that mounts the sample thereon and has a rotational axis on the single-shaft transfer mechanism. The single-shaft transfer mechanism moves the sample between the inspection mechanisms in order that the sample is placed under any of the inspection mechanisms. The rotary stage positions the sample such that a target portion of the sample can be inspected by the inspection mechanism under which the sample is placed, and the inspection mechanisms inspect the sample. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218510 | SPECIMEN STAGE - An object of the present invention is to provide a specimen stage which is simple in structure, and which suppresses a positional shift due to a friction heat caused by a brake or the like. One aspect to achieve the object provides a specimen stage including: a thrust portion thrust by a thrusting member; and a slide surface thrust by the thrust portion. When the specimen stage stops, the specimen stage performs a control in a way that a part of the slide surface in contact with the thrust portion, and/or a portion adjacent to the part or the thrust portion is heated. By heating the part of the slide surface or the like in this manner, a temperature gradient can be suppressed as described above (see FIG. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218511 | Stage apparatus and exposure apparatus - The present invention provides a stage apparatus wherein an object is disposed in an atmosphere with a gas pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, and the object can be driven with high accuracy. The stage apparatus that drives a reticle comprises: a vacuum chamber, which forms a space and has an opening; an integrated coarse and fine motion table, which has an electrostatic chuck that holds the object, that, when driven, moves the electrostatic chuck inside the space; a counter mass, which is disposed so that it covers the opening, that is capable of moving because of the reaction force produced when the integrated coarse and fine motion table is driven; and a vacuum cover, which forms a space that houses the counter mass; wherein the space and the space are set to prescribed gas pressures. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218512 | ULTRAVIOLET TREATMENT DEVICE - A keyboard and touchpad or mouse UV treatment system with optical sensor and inclined slide is described. A proximity sensor, microcontroller firmware, and motorized mechanism allow activation of the sanitization cycle by personnel with contaminated hands without risk of additional spreading of pathogens to other personnel and patients. The inclined slide provides stability when operated on a desk, and the microcontroller and optical sensor determine the proper exposure time to compensate for lamp aging and variations in lamp output. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218513 | FLUORESCENCE-BASED SCANNING IMAGING DEVICE - A device for analysing a specimen by fluorescence includes a confocal microscope, illumination means capable of emitting a light beam that converges, by means of an objective, on a focal spot, means for successively positioning the focal spot at various points on the specimen during analysis. The confocal microscope includes an objective mounted on a movable rapid-scan carriage driven in a reciprocating linear movement along a traverse direction by a rotating motor by means of a device of the connecting rod type. The specimen is placed on a movable support driven in a longitudinal movement and is able to move along the axis of the objective of the microscope in order to position the specimen relative to the focal spot. The excitation light spectrum is spread over the surface of the specimen in such a way that the excitation light reflected by the specimen and corresponding to the wavelengths close to fluorescence converge on points that are sufficiently distant from a diaphragm positioned in front of a device for measuring the fluorescence. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218514 | MULTI-SPOT INVESTIGATION APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the investigation of a sample material by multiple sample light spots ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218515 | ELIMINATING FLUORESCENCE BACKGROUND NOISE - A method for measuring a fluorescent sample on a substrate. The method includes exciting the fluorescent sample with an exciting light source for the generation of a sample fluorescent optical signal and a substrate fluorescent optical signal substantially eliminated. The microfluidic substrate fluorescent optical signal is leaving the sample fluorescent optical signal. The sample fluorescence optical signal can then be processed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218516 | Ratiometric Surface Plasmon Coupled Emission Detector - The present invention includes methods for ratiometric detection of analytes by surface plasmon coupled emission detection that includes disposing a target on the metal layer of a surface plasmon resonance detection system; coupling a first analyte to a first fluorescent dye and a second analyte to a second fluorescent dye; contacting the first and second analytes to the target on the surface plasmon resonance detection system; and measuring the intensity of a first and a second surface plasmon resonance enhanced fluorescence emission ring, wherein the first and second rings, respectively, quantitatively represents the amount of first and second analyte within 50 nanometers of the metal surface. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218517 | MULTIPLEX FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE HAVING REMOVABLE OPTICAL MODULES - Techniques are described for the detection of multiple target species in real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction). For example, a system comprises a data acquisition device and a detection device coupled to the data acquisition device. The detection device includes a rotating disk having a plurality of process chambers having a plurality of species that emit fluorescent light at different wavelengths. The device further includes a plurality of removable optical modules. Each of the removable optical modules is optically configured to excite the species and capture fluorescent light emitted by the species at different wavelengths. A fiber optic bundle coupled to the plurality of removable optical modules conveys the fluorescent light from the optical modules to a single detector. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218518 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT REAL-TIME PCR REACTIONS - Apparatus for carrying out real-time PCR reactions, including a thermocycler having a reaction region with a plurality of temperature-regulable receptacles for reaction vessels, an illumination device, which has a plurality of light-emitting diodes and is assigned to the reaction region and by means of which excitation light can be radiated into the receptacles, a detector device, which generates measured values in a manner dependent on a measured light intensity, optical devices defining a beam path that leads from the illumination device to the receptacles and from there to the detector device, a reference device, which generates a reference measured value by measurement of the light intensity of a light-emitting diode, and an evaluation device, which takes into account the reference measured value with the measured values, wherein the reference device has a reference light-emitting diode, the light of which is coupled into the beam path behind the reaction region. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218519 | Three-Dimensional Direct-Write Lithography - A method of creating a region of index change in a photopolymer includes providing a photopolymer having a photosensitivity to light of a particular wavelength and creating a region of index change in the photopolymer by applying direct write lithography to expose the photopolymer of the region to light that includes the particular wavelength. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218520 | Low-Volume Biomarker Generator - A low-volume biomarker generator for producing ultra-short lived radiopharmaceuticals. The low-volume biomarker generator system includes a low-power cyclotron and a radiochemical synthesis system. The cyclotron of the low-volume biomarker generator is optimized for producing radioisotopes useful in synthesizing radiopharmaceuticals in small quantities down to approximately one (1) unit dose. The cyclotron incorporates permanent magnets in place of electromagnets and/or an improved rf system to reduce the size, power requirements, and weight of the cyclotron. The radiochemical synthesis system of the low-volume biomarker is a small volume system optimized for synthesizing the radiopharmaceutical in small quantities of approximately one (1) unit dose. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218521 | Gaseous neutral density filters and related methods - Gaseous neutral density (ND) filters are disclosed that produce a stream of gas to interact with and thereby attenuate a beam of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The gaseous ND filter can be located in a system that receives the beam of EUV radiation from an EUV source and delivers the beam to a downstream EUV optical system, wherein the beam passes through the gaseous ND filter between the source and the optical system. The stream of gas used in the gaseous ND filter can be discharged at a supersonic velocity and the gas can be a single gas or a mixture of gases. An exemplary mixture of gases includes xenon and argon gases. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218522 | EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In an LPP type EUV light source apparatus, the intensity of radiated EUV light is stabilized by improving the positional stability of droplets. The extreme ultra violet light source apparatus includes: a chamber in which extreme ultra violet light is generated; a target supply division including a target tank for storing a target material therein and an injection nozzle for injecting the target material in a jet form, for supplying the target material into the chamber; a charging electrode applied with a direct-current voltage between the target tank and itself, for charging droplets when the target material in the jet form injected from the injection nozzle is broken up into the droplets; a laser for applying a laser beam to the droplets of the target material to generate plasma; and a collector mirror for collecting extreme ultra violet light radiated from the plasma to output the extreme ultra violet light. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218523 | Electromagnetic cloaking and translation apparatus, methods, and systems - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide electromagnetic cloaking and/or translation. In some approaches the electromagnetic cloaking and/or translation is achieved with transformation media. In some approaches the electromagnetic cloaking and/or translation is achieved with metamaterials. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218524 | Electromagnetic cloaking and translation apparatus, methods, and systems - Apparatus, methods, and systems provide electromagnetic cloaking and/or translation. In some approaches the electromagnetic cloaking and/or translation is achieved with transformation media. In some approaches the electromagnetic cloaking and/or translation is achieved with metamaterials. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218525 | Light guide and image reader - A rod-shaped light guide which does not cause unevenness in color at the portion near an incident face is produced by injection-molding transparent resin such as acryl and its surfaces include a light-emitting surface, a bottom face, left and right sides and end faces. One end face opposes a light emitting unit, and light scattering patterns for scattering light incident from the end face are formed on the bottom face. The light scattering patterns are different in shape between a portion near the end face as the incident face and a portion away from the end face. The light scattering patterns formed at the portion near the incident face are composed of a large number of fine hemispherical concaves, whereas the light scattering patterns at the portion away from the incident face are composed of triangular grooves or half cylindrical grooves, and the axial direction of these triangular grooves or half cylindrical grooves is equal to coincides with the width direction (sub-scanning direction) of the bottom face on which the patterns are formed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218526 | SCATTERING CENTRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An assembly which comprises (a) a duct ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218527 | Confocal Microscopy with a Two-Dimensional Array of Light Emitting Diodes - A confocal microscope | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218528 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CAPTURING RADIATION IMAGE - A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by a radiation emitted from a radiation source and applied through the subject, a detecting unit for detecting whether the radiation source is oriented to the image capturing apparatus or not, and a processor for setting an image capturing mode for the radiation image based on a detection result from the detecting unit and controlling a process of capturing the radiation image with the image capturing apparatus in the set image capturing mode. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218529 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus incorporating a radiation detector for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject and converting the radiation into radiation image information, a second image capturing apparatus incorporating a stimulable phosphor panel for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject, converting the radiation into radiation image information, and holding the radiation image information, and a processor for controlling the first image capturing apparatus and the second image capturing apparatus according to image capturing instruction information. The processor includes a priority activator for activating the second image capturing apparatus in preference to the first image capturing apparatus when the processor is activated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218530 | HEATER INSERT - The invention relates to a heating element with an electrical resistance heating element, at least one electrical connector line for supplying power to the heating element, a metal body with a connector, through which the at least one connector line and a duct seal, by means of which the connector opening is sealed. The duct seal is embodied with a glass body as a compression glass duct. The invention further relates to a heated expanding material working element for the operation of a thermostatic valve that includes a housing and a moving working rod extending from the housing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218531 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VALVE WITH CONSUMABLE ENERGY MONITORING - The invention relates to a device for controlling a valve (1) between an opened position and a closed position, that includes a valve actuation organ (8), an elastic system (17, 20) for oscillating the actuation organ between two end positions, at least one electromagnet (14, 15) associated with a control unit (23) for attracting the actuation organ towards its end positions, wherein the control unit supplies power to the electromagnet for attracting the actuation organ into a first end position when the required energy amount is at most equal to a threshold and for allowing the actuation organ to move back to the other end position when this amount is higher than the threshold. The invention also relates to a control method. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218532 | Line stop adapter - A line stop adapter includes a body having a tapping flange mounting surface, adapted for mounting to a tapping sleeve flange, and an opposing valve mounting surface, adapted for mounting to a temporary valve. An interior wall forms a body aperture fluidly connecting the mounting surfaces. A portion of the interior wall is adapted to receive and selectively engage a completion plug, allowing the completion plug to fluidly seal the body aperture. Multiple engagement portions are arranged around the body aperture for securing the tapping flange mounting surface to the tapping sleeve. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218533 | Trigger Activated Vented Valve System - A valve having a valve trigger which operates to provide coincident fluidic coupling of a fluid delivery passage and fluid compensation passage to a fluid source. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218534 | Carburettors - A carburettor for a two-stroke engine includes a substantially circular section flow duct comprising rich ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218535 | FLOW CONTROLLERS FOR FLUID CIRCUITS - Flow controllers for controlling flow through a fluid circuit are disclosed. The flow controllers disclosed can close an open flow through a fluid circuit or divert flow from one destination to another. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218536 | High Temperature Valve - A trim assembly for a control valve includes a seal for sealing a leak path, where the seal is provided to advantageously in high-temperature applications, e.g., applications including temperatures of at least 450° F. (232.22° C.). The control valve comprises a valve body and control element. The control element is disposed within the valve body for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough. The trim assembly comprises a valve seat and a retention ring. The valve seat is fixed to the valve body, and the retention ring is threadably connected to the valve seat. The seal can be effected by an annular graphite seal compressed between the trim assembly and the valve body, or by a metal-to-metal contact between the retention ring and the valve body. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218537 | Adaptive composite materials - Shaped articles with the inherent capability to evolve in response to at least one of external and internal stimuli are described. These articles comprise at least one solid electrolyte with at least one dissolved salt, and at least one interface which involves a solid electrolytes and a conductive solid. Electric potential gradients, generated within the solid electrolyte by at least one of external and internal stimuli, guide and drive the self-healing and adaptation phenomena. The electric potential gradient is generated by at least one of the following effects: (i) direct application of an electric potential across the solid electrolyte; (ii) introduction of interfaces of different electrode potentials between the solid electrolyte and conductive solids; (iii) introduction of an interface between the solid electrolyte and a conductive solid embodying atoms of lower ionization energy than at least one of the atoms forming the ions of the dissolved salt in solid electrolyte; (iv) application of external load and environmental effects which, either directly or when interacting with defects developed in the article during manufacturing and use, generate stress and temperature gradients which, in turn, produce or magnify the potential gradients between the interfaces with solid electrolyte. The mechanisms through which the electric potential gradient generated by different stimuli bring about changes in article performance involve migration of ions and their electrodeposition within the solid electrolyte and at interfaces. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218538 | Nano-scale self assembly in spinels induced by Jahn-Teller distortion - A method for making a self-assembled spinel having an ordered nanocrystal superlattice. The method may involve the steps of providing an oxide mixture that is capable of forming a spinel having Jahn-Teller ions; sintering or heat-treating the mixture to form the spinel having the Jahn-Teller ions; and cooling the spinel having the Jahn-Teller ions at a rate of less than 400° C./hour. Also, a nano-scale spinel formed by self-assembly. The nano-scale spinel may include a first phase of spinel comprising a high concentration of Jahn-Teller ions; and a second phase of spinel including a low concentration of Jahn-Teller ions. Further, a high density storage device including a nano-scale spinel formed by self-assembly, the nano-scale spinel including a first phase of spinel comprising a high concentration of Jahn-Teller ions; and a second phase of spinel including a low concentration of Jahn-Teller ions. | 2009-09-03 |
