41st week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200319199 | DETERMINATION OF SMALL-MOLECULE THIOLS AND DISULFIDES: PROTEIN BOUND CYS AND TOTAL CYSTEINE AS BIOMARKERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS - Compositions and methods for determining the level of thiol and disulfide containing molecules in a sample are provided. The compositions and methods can be used to determine the level of oxidative stress in a subject with or without antioxidant treatment. Also provided are biomarkers of oxidative stress. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319200 | MOLECULES AND METHODS FOR ITERATIVE POLYPEPTIDE ANALYSIS AND PROCESSING - Reagents and methods for the digital analysis of proteins or peptides are provided. Specifically provided herein are proteins for identifying the N-terminal amino acid or N-terminal phosphorylated amino acid of a polypeptide. Also, an enzyme for use in the cleavage step of the Edman degradation reaction and a method for using this enzyme are described. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319201 | METHODS FOR MONITORING TUBERCULOSIS MEDICATION - The present invention relates to methods of determining whether a subject has taken a dose of Tuberculosis medication through analysis of a sample of sweat obtained from the subject, in the form of a skin-print. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319202 | MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSORS FOR NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS - The present invention relates to a sensor for the detection of Neurotrophic Factor (NF). The sensor, preferably a Screen Printed Electrochemical sensor (SPE), has a working electrode coated by a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) imprinted by a NF. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such a sensor and comprising the steps of 1) formation of a cleavable linking layer on the working electrode of the sensor; 2) immobilization of NF molecules on the cleavable linking layer; 3) polymerization of m-PD on the working electrode of the sensor; and 4) cleavage of the cleavable linking layer thereby removing the NF molecules from the MIP layer. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319203 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FETAL GROWTH - This invention is directed to methods and compositions for detecting fetal growth restriction | 2020-10-08 |
20200319204 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF DNA-PROTEIN COMPLEX DENSITY - One aspect of the present invention describes materials and methods of quantitatively measuring the density or percent occupancy of DNA binding proteins such as histones, histone variants, histone post translational modifications and transcription factors in chromatin at given DNA loci. One embodiment measures a factor's average quantity at specific gene loci, and controls for a number of pitfalls concerning antibody quality and handling issues. Other embodiments include calibrating and quantifying chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, assessing an affinity reagent specificity, as well as required reagents and their formulation in kits. Another embodiment allows for the diagnosis of a condition or disease by measuring the density of a histone modification at a genomic locus. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319205 | GENE CLASSIFIERS FOR USE IN MONITORING UV DAMAGE - Disclosed herein is a method of detecting the presence of skin UV damage based on molecular risk factors. In some instances, also described herein is a method of determining the progression of UV damage based on the molecular risk factors. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319206 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CARDIAC DISORDERS - Methods for detecting a cardiac condition in a human subject are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include providing an immunological reagent characterized by specific binding to: an N-terminal fragment of human cardiac troponin T (HcTnT-N69) or a neoepitope of human cardiac troponin T generated by removal of HcTnT-N69 from HcTnT (HcTnT-neo); contacting the immunological reagent with a biological sample of the human subject under binding conditions; and detecting binding of the immunological reagent with HcTnT-N69 or HcTnT-neo, wherein detection of HcTnT-N69 or HcTnT-neo in the biological sample is indicative of a cardiac condition in the subject. Antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof characterized by specific binding to HcTnT-N69 or HcTnT-neo, or a variant of either thereof, are provided according to aspects of the present invention. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319207 | TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA BASED ON A PANEL OF BIOMARKERS - The invention relates to a method of differential diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder from a further psychiatric disorder. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319208 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING PROTEIN AGGREGATES OF A PROTEIN MISFOLDING DISEASE IN A SAMPLE - Provided herein is a method for quantifying protein aggregates of a protein misfolding disease in a sample, comprising: placing a capture molecule A on a substrate; selecting a complex sample comprising an aggregate of the protein misfolding disease; removing insoluble components from the sample; contacting the sample with capture molecule A on a part of the substrate; contacting a calibration standard with the capture molecule A on another part of the substrate, contacting at least one capture molecule B with both the aggregate of the sample and the calibration standard, wherein the capture molecule B can emit a detectable signal; comparing the signals of the at least one capture molecule B arranged on the sample assembly and on the calibration standard, wherein the steps do not have to be carried out successively. A related device, kit, and method for detecting protein aggregates are also provided. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319209 | MODULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN A HUMAN BIOREACTOR - A method is provided for treating a recipient with a biological product obtained from at least one donor that may be the same as, or different from, the recipient. The method includes identifying a targeted level of gene expression of a first gene in a biological product to be transferred from at least one donor to a recipient; treating the at least one donor to achieve the targeted level of gene expression of the first gene in the biological product; and transferring the biological product from the at least one donor to the recipient. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319210 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CALIBRATION ACCURACY OF CREATININE/CREATINE SENSORS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to electrochemical sensors for measuring creatinine and creatine in a patient's blood. More particularly, the disclosure relates to compositions and methods for improving calibration accuracy of electrochemical sensors used for measuring creatinine and creatine. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319211 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CREATININE MEASUREMENT ACCURACY AND USES THEREOF - The disclosure relates to electrochemical sensors for measuring creatinine and creatine in a patient's blood. More particularly, the disclosure relates to compositions and methods for improving measurement accuracy of electrochemical sensors used for measuring creatinine and creatine. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319212 | ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY GUIDANCE BASED ON PROCALCITONIN IN PATIENTS WITH COMORBIDITIES - A method for antibiotic therapy guidance, stratification and/or control in a patient with one or more comorbidities comprising an impaired innate immune response and suspected of having an infection. Also, a method for antibiotic therapy guidance, stratification and/or control in a patient with one or more comorbidities comprising an impaired innate immune response, wherein the comorbidity is preferably selected from the group comprising metabolic disorder (obesity), diabetes, hypertension, renal disease, thrombosis, malignancy or cancer, and suspected of having an infection. In particular, the method comprises providing a sample from said patient and determining a level of PCT or fragment(s) thereof in said sample, wherein the level of PCT or fragment(s) thereof in said sample is indicative of whether an initiation or a change of an antibiotic treatment is required. Furthermore, a kit for carrying out the method of the present invention. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319213 | DETECTION OF HORMONES IN HAIR SAMPLES AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for generating a reproductive hormone profile of a subject. A method for generating a reproductive hormone profile of a subject may comprise (a) obtaining a hair sample of the subject; (b) processing the hair sample to generate data indicative of a presence of a reproductive hormone in the hair sample; and (c) processing at least some of the data of (b) using a reproductive hormone classifier to generate the reproductive hormone of the subject. The present disclosure also provides compositions and kits for performing methods described herein or using the systems described herein. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319214 | HYBRID ENZYMATIC APTAMER SENSORS - Devices and methods for sensing analytes in a solution sample are provided. The device includes a substrate, a conversion component configured to convert the analyte in the sample solution into a metabolite, and an aptamer sensor configured to measure a presence of the metabolite, the aptamer sensor located on the substrate. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319215 | METHOD OF ANALYZING DILUTED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COMPONENT - There is provided a method of analyzing a biological sample component that allows easy and accurate quantification and counting of any of a plasma component and a blood cell component in a trace and unknown amount of a whole blood sample collected from a finger, for example. The method of the present invention is a method of analyzing a biological sample component in a trace amount of blood, comprising analyzing a diluent buffer into which the blood has been mixed and an internal standard substance and/or an external standard substance contained in the diluent buffer, calculating a dilution ratio, and analyzing a biological component in a plasma or serum component in the blood. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319216 | METHOD OF ANALYZING DILUTED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COMPONENT - There is provided a method of analyzing a biological sample component that allows easy and accurate quantification and counting of any of a plasma component and a blood cell component in a trace and unknown amount of a whole blood sample collected from a finger, for example. The method of the present invention is a method of analyzing a biological sample component in a trace amount of blood, comprising analyzing a diluent buffer into which the blood has been mixed and an internal standard substance and/or an external standard substance contained in the diluent buffer, calculating a dilution ratio, and analyzing a biological component in a plasma or serum component in the blood. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319217 | Incubation System and Method for Automated Cell Culture and Testing - Incubation system and method for automated cell culture and/or testing. An exemplary incubation system may comprise a housing forming a chamber. A rack may define storage positions to support an array of sample holders inside the chamber. A detection robot may be configured to capture one or more images of cells contained by one or more wells of each sample holder while the sample holder remains at one of the storage positions of the rack. A fluid handling station may be configured to add fluid to, and/or remove fluid from, one or more wells of each of the sample holders inside the housing. At least one plate robot may be configured to move sample holders between the rack and the fluid handling station. A computer may control operation of the detection robot, the fluid handling station, and the at least one plate robot. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319218 | Automatic Analysis Apparatus and Method for Controlling Automatic Analysis Apparatus - [Task] To provide an automatic analysis apparatus including a photomultiplier tube which controls a sensitivity of the photomultiplier tube without adjusting a high voltage value. [Solution] An automatic analysis apparatus according to the present invention includes a photomultiplier tube which detects light from a reaction vessel; a determination unit which determines an output signal of the photomultiplier tube in a case where the photomultiplier tube is irradiated with first light; and a control unit which irradiates the photomultiplier tube with second light to lower a sensitivity of the photomultiplier tube in accordance with a determination result by the determination unit. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319219 | AUTOMATED SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF SAME - An automated pre-analytical processing method and an apparatus for pre-analytical processing of samples to be forwarded to an adjacent analyzer for analysis. Rack label information is read and communicated to a processor. From the rack label information, the processor determines where to route the rack. The pre-analytical system has a rack robot that conveys racks to discrete locations depending upon the routing information assigned to the rack by the processor. The pre-analytical system has an automated station that reads the labels of individual sample containers in the rack that are brought to the automated station on instructions from the processor. Depending on the type of sample container and the type of sample disposed therein, the samples are either prepared for analysis by the automated station or the sample containers are directly passed through the automated station. Prepared samples and passed through samples are passed individually to a batching rack. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319220 | FLOW CELL ASSEMBLY SECUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A flow cell and cartridge assembly may be loaded into a processing system, such as for genetic sequencing. The system locates the assembly and is then actuated to move the assembly to a desired reference position in both X- and Y-directions. Further actuation causes clamps to contact the flow cell, the cartridge, or both to exert a hold-down force during processing. Further hold-down forces may be provided by a vacuum chuck. Fluid connections are also made by manifolds that contact the flow cell. The hold-down forces counteract the forces needed for sealing the manifolds to the flow cell. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319221 | Coated Substrate for Biological Reaction Systems - An apparatus for biological reactions is provided. The apparatus includes a substrate and a plurality of reaction sites within the substrate. A surface of the substrate is configured to have a first hydrophilicity and each surface of the plurality of reaction sites is configured to have a second hydrophilicity to load a substantial number of reaction sites with a sample volume. The sample volume of each loaded reaction site is substantially confined to its respective reaction site. The sample volume is configured to undergo a biological reaction within the reaction site. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319222 | AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel. Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319223 | SENSOR COMPONENT - A sensor component includes a sensor a holder that holds the sensor; a cable that is to be electrically connected to the sensor, and that extends rearward from the holder. A rubber stopper is disposed rearward of the holder, and has a through hole for the cable to extend through. The through hole adheres to an outer circumferential surface of the cable, and adheres to a portion of a rear surface of the holder. The portion of the rear surface of the holder being located at a peripheral edge of the cable. A cover that engages with the holder in a state in which the cover presses the rubber stopper forward. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319224 | ENCODER, MOTOR, AND ROBOT - An encoder includes a base section, a spindle gear attached to a turning shaft section, a counter-shaft gear configured to mesh with the spindle gear and including a cylindrical gear section, a magnet provided in the counter-shaft gear, and an annular bearing member provided in the base section and configured to support the counter-shaft gear. When a straight line extending along the shaft section is represented as a first axis and a straight line orthogonal to the first axis is represented as a second axis, the magnet is disposed to overlap the bearing member in a plan view from a direction in which the second axis extends. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319225 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VELOCITIES OF PROJECTILES - An apparatus for measuring velocities of projectiles launched from firearms is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stationary clamp arm and a movable clamp arm works in concert with the stationary clamp arm for clamping the apparatus to a firearm. A thumb screw is employed to secure the movable clamp arm and the stationary clamp arm to the firearm. A sensor module, which is integrated to the stationary clamp, includes a first and second sensor coils, a first magnet adjacent to the first sensor coil, and a second magnet adjacent to the second sensor coil. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319226 | ARTICULATING MOORED PROFILER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to profiler systems and methods for observing and sensing aspects of a body of water at a plurality of depths. A water profiler is disclosed comprising, generally, a vessel body connected to an external mooring mechanism via an attachment mechanism, a drive mechanism for maneuvering the vessel body longitudinally about the mooring mechanism; an articulating mechanism; and a sensor array capable of measuring a parameter for study wherein the vessel body is capable of articulating about the mooring mechanism. In alternate embodiments, the articulation allows the vessel body to be placed in relation with the three dimensional current such that at least one sensor is positioned into the current so as to sample or measure undisturbed water. In alternate embodiments, hydrofoils or wings are mounted to the vessel body that can be manipulated to harness the current force and maneuver the vessel body. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319227 | PRESTRAINED VIBRATING ACCELEROMETER - A device for measuring an acceleration includes a vibrating accelerometer including: a semiconductor substrate forming a fixed frame of the accelerometer; a test weight of the same material as the substrate and connected to the fixed frame, movable translationally along at least one sensing axis of the vibrating accelerometer; a guide of the same material as the substrate, connected to the fixed frame and test weight, guiding the test weight in the direction of the sensing axis; a layer made of a piezoelectric semiconductor deposited on the substrate, the layer being tensilely prestrained; a resonator in the layer connected to the fixed frame, the resonator subjected to tension or compression in the direction of the sensing axis; and at least one transducer connected to the resonator, able to actuate the resonator, to keep the resonator oscillating and/or to detect an electrical signal generated by the resonator. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319228 | COMPOSITE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a composite sensor and a manufacturing method thereof. The composite sensor includes: a first substrate and a second substrate configured to be laminated with the first substrate; a pressure sensor located on the first substrate and configured to sense a change in external pressure; and an acceleration sensor located on the second substrate and configured to sense a change in acceleration. A pressure film of the pressure sensor is configured to be spaced from the second substrate to form a pressure cavity, and a proof mass of the acceleration sensor is configured to be spaced from the first substrate to form a first anti-collision cavity. The present disclosure may reduce the chip area and reduce mutual interference. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319229 | Surface Analyzer - A driving mechanism relatively displaces a measuring unit and a sample table such that a relative positional relationship between the measuring unit and the sample table is switched between a first positional relationship and a second positional relationship. In the second positional relationship, the sample table is exposed to the outside from within a lower housing. A controller includes a high voltage generation circuit that generates a high voltage to be supplied to a scanner. A first mechanical switch causes a power supply not to supply a voltage to the high voltage generation circuit in the second positional relationship. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319230 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a plurality of layers in which at least one opening is formed and at least one antenna included in at least one layer among the plurality of layers, and the at least one opening is located within a specified distance from the at least one antenna and is formed through at least one of the plurality of layers. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319231 | FORCE DEFLECTION AND RESISTANCE TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A testing system for electrical interconnects having a removable device under test printed circuit board (DUT PCB) that electrically connects with the electrical testing components of the system. A removable top plate is placed on top of the DUT PCB and is locked in place by a plurality of locking posts that selectively connect to cam surfaces in the top plate that pull the top plate down sandwiching the DUT PCB between the top plate and the electrical testing components of the system. An actuator is also presented that presses the device under test into the electrical interconnect at increments where tests are performed on one, some or all of the contact points of the electrical interconnect. This information is then analyzed and graphed to assist with determine the optimum force and/or height to use during actual use. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319232 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE INTENSITY OF A CURRENT - Disclosed is a device for measuring the intensity of a current, suitable for measuring the intensity of a current flowing through a supply capacitor of an electronic control unit of a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one printed circuit, the printed circuit including at least one conductive layer and at least one first set of tracks printed on the at least one conductive layer, the first set of tracks including at least one first part having a first inductance and at least one second part having a second inductance, the first part and the second part being arranged so that the total inductance of the device is lower than each of the first inductance and the second inductance. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319233 | CURRENT-MEASURING UNIT - A current-measuring unit, especially for measuring a battery current in a vehicle, includes a printed circuit board ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200319234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILIATE RESOLUTION AND BANDWIDTH OF SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A arrangement is disclosed for an on-chip system having an increased resolution for supply voltage measurements. The system includes a phase locked loop (PLL), a divider, and a timer. The PLL is configured to generate an oscillator signal. The divider is configured to divide the oscillator signal to generate an divided clock signal. The timer is configured to generate an application start signal and an analog to digital converter (ADC) start signal based on the oscillator signal and a timer delay (Tdelay). The timer delay (Tdelay) is based on the application start signal and the ADC start signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319235 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC OF A CERAMIC GLOW PLUG - A method is described for determining the resistance temperature characteristic of a ceramic glow plug, wherein the glow plug is heated at a specified power, wherein before the heating it is first determined whether the glow plug is an aged glow plug, and then, if the glow plug has not been detected as an aged glow plug, the glow plug is heated at a first specified power and the resistance value thereby achieved is assigned to a temperature that is anticipated to be the final temperature when heating a factory-outlet glow plug at this first power, or if the glow plug has been detected as an aged glow plug, the glow plug is heated at a reduced power which is smaller than the first power, and the resistance value achieved thereby is assigned to the same temperature that is also anticipated when heating a factory-outlet glow plug at the first power. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319236 | SENSING OVER A SHARED PHYSICAL CHANNEL - In one aspect the invention provides a sensing apparatus comprising a set of N capacitive sensors connected over a single physical channel provided by two terminals, the apparatus comprising: a sensing array having a first capacitive sensor and N−1 parallel capacitive sensors each connected in parallel with first capacitive sensor, each capacitive sensor having electrodes separated by a dielectric to provide a capacitance which is able to vary with deformation to provide sensing, the array having a set of N−1 resistances each being in series with a respective one of the N−1 parallel capacitive sensors; a solution module operable to determine the capacitance of each capacitive sensor by finding solutions for a vector function equating reactance measured at the two terminals to an analytical model for impedance and/or reactance of the circuit seen at the two terminals, wherein the analytical model comprises N capacitances, each connected in parallel with each other, and comprises N series resistances each connected in series with a respective capacitance. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319237 | AUTO-CENTERING OF SENSOR FREQUENCY OF A RESONANT SENSOR - A system may include a resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor, a driver configured to drive the resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor at a driving frequency, and a measurement circuit communicatively coupled to the resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor and configured to determine a measured change in a resonant frequency of the resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor and based on the measured change, modify the driving frequency. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319238 | REDUCED ERROR SENSOR FAULT DETECTION - Disclosed is an aircraft sensor fault detection system. The system includes a sensor system having a sensing apparatus to measure a parameter of an environment and a measurement circuit coupled to the sensing apparatus. The system includes a source of alternating current connected to the sensor system. The system further includes an alternating current measurement system that measures alternating current passing through the sensor system and indicates an error when a threshold based on a change in impedance of the sensing apparatus is exceeded. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319239 | SENSOR TO SENSOR SHORT DETECTION - Disclosed is a short detection system for an aircraft. The system includes a pair of alternating current sources defined by respective frequencies being offset by a predetermined value. The system includes a pair of sensor systems including respective measurement circuits coupled to respective sensor apparatuses to measure at least one parameter of an environment. The system includes an alternating current measurement system that includes a low pass filter having a cutoff frequency greater than the predetermined value such that a beat indicative of a difference between the respective frequencies passed through the pair of sensor systems is isolated by the low pass filter. The system indicates a short among the pair of sensor systems when the beat is present. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319240 | Fault Direction Calculation During Current Transformer Saturation - Improvements in the functioning of a line-mounted device to calculate a direction to a fault during current transformer (CT) saturation are disclosed herein. The line-mounted device may determine a load direction using voltage and current zero-crossings and a power system frequency before the fault condition. The line-mounted device may determine a fault direction in relation to the direction to the load after calculating and removing direct current (DC) components of a sampled current signal using valid sample pairs obtained during unsaturated regions of peaks of the sampled current signal. The line-mounted device may indicate the direction to the fault. A system of line-mounted devices may be used to determine a faulted section of a power system using indications of fault direction. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319241 | High Sensitive Phase Selection Method - There is provided mechanisms for phase selection using multi-terminal measurements of a transmission line of a power system. A method comprises obtaining, using measurements from at least two terminals of the transmission line, delta differential current values ΔI | 2020-10-08 |
20200319242 | INSULATION TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - An insulation testing apparatus includes: a power unit having a first and second terminals; a switching unit switching between an electrical connected and disconnected states between the wire rods of respective phases and the core, and the first and second terminals; a discharge measurement unit measuring an amount of discharge produced between a first and second members electrically connected to the first and the second terminal, respectively; an insulation determination unit determines, based on the amount of discharge, whether the coating of the wire rods satisfies a predetermined quality regulation; and a control unit controlling the switching unit such that all of the wire rods and the core are electrically connected to the first or second terminals, while controlling the switching unit such that none of the wire rods nor the core is insulated with both of the first and second terminals. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319243 | DIRECT MEASUREMENT TEST STRUCTURES FOR MEASURING STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY STATIC NOISE MARGIN - A test structure for measuring static noise margin (SNM) for one or more static random access memory (SRAM) cells can include a first transistor gate (TG) and a second TG electrically coupled to each SRAM cell. In an implementation, an interconnect between an output of a first inverter and an input of a second inverter of the SRAM cell can be electrically disconnected using a cut off. During operation of the SRAM cell, internal storage nodes within the SRAM cell can be electrically coupled through the first TG and the second TG to, for example, external pins and to a test fixture. Electrical parameters such as voltage can be measured at the internal storage nodes through the external pins and used to calculate SNM of the SRAM cell. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319244 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN A CHEMICAL SENSOR ARRAYMETHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN A CHEMICAL SENSOR ARRAY - In one implementation, a method for operating an apparatus is described. The method includes applying a bias voltage to place a transistor of a reference sensor in a known state. The reference sensor is in an array of sensors that further includes a chemical sensor coupled to a reaction region for receiving at least one reactant. The method further includes acquiring an output signal from the reference sensor in response to the applied bias voltage. The method further includes determining a defect associated with the array if the output signal does not correspond to the known state. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319245 | ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS - An electrical contactor capable of coping with an electrical test under a high temperature environment and realizing reliable positioning is provided, | 2020-10-08 |
20200319246 | IEEE 1149.1 INTERPOSER METHOD AND APPARATUS - The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving interposers that connected stacked die assemblies to system substrates. The improvement includes the addition of IEEE 1141.1 circuitry within interposers to allow simplifying interconnect testing of digital and analog signal connections between the interposer and system substrate it is attached too. The improvement also includes the additional 1141.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of voltage supply and ground buses in the interposer. The improvement also includes the additional of 1141.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of functional digital and analog input and output signals in the interposer. The improvement also provides the ability to selectively serially link the 1141.1 circuitry in the interposer with 1141.1 circuitry in the die of the stack. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319247 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A RETURN OF A PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCT - A method for managing a product includes: placing an integrated circuit in a bootstrap mode with debugging prohibition in response to each reset or power-up of the integrated circuit and in an absence of a reception, on a test access port of the product, of a first command; and placing the integrated circuit in an analysis mode with debugging authorization in response to reception, on the test access port, of the first command following the reset or the power-up of the integrated circuit. Placing the integrated circuit in the analysis mode is maintained at least as long as a second command has not been received on the test access port. Placing the integrated circuit in the bootstrap mode and placing the integrated circuit in the analysis mode are performed in response to a determination that the integrated circuit has never before been placed in the analysis mode with debugging authorization. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319248 | POWER DROOP MEASUREMENTS USING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER DURING TESTING - An apparatus includes a functional circuit, including a power supply node, and a test circuit. The functional circuit is configured to operate in a test mode that includes generating respective test output patterns in response to application of a plurality of test stimulus patterns. The test circuit is configured to identify a particular test stimulus pattern of the plurality of test stimulus patterns, and to reapply the particular test stimulus pattern to the functional circuit multiple times. The test circuit is further configured to vary, for each reapplication, a start time of the particular test stimulus pattern in relation to when a voltage level of the power supply node is sampled for that reapplication. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319249 | Device and Method for Data Preservation and Power Loss Recovery in an Electric Meter - An electric meter that is configured to regenerate meter state data after a power loss includes a memory with at least one volatile and non-volatile memory device and a processor connected to the memory. The processor is configured to retrieve a backup copy of meter state data and a plurality of meter input data samples that were generated after the backup copy of the meter state data and prior to the power loss from a nonvolatile memory device. The processor is configured to regenerate meter state data by updating the backup copy of meter state data with the plurality of meter input data samples to regenerate the meter state data at the time of a final meter input data sample prior to the power loss. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319250 | DYNAMIC SECURITY PROTECTION IN CONFIGURABLE ANALOG SIGNAL CHAINS - A system and method for dynamically protecting against security vulnerabilities in a reconfigurable signal chain. The system includes a signal chain formed from at least a first component connected with a second component. The first component has a set of source outputs and a first authentication block, and the second signal chain component has a set of destination inputs and a second authentication block. The system also includes a signal chain configurator that populates the first authentication block with at least one validated endpoint from the set of destination inputs. A signal chain integrity block, which is communicatively coupled with the first authentication block and the second authentication block, identifies a source-destination pair from one or more endpoint pairs formed from the at least one validated endpoint and the set of source outputs. The signal chain integrity block propagates the source-destination pair to the first authentication block and the second authentication block. The second authentication block authenticates any received input using the source-destination pair. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319251 | SIGNAL DETECTING CIRCUIT AND SIGNAL DETECTING METHOD OF MICRO SWITCH - A signal detecting circuit of a micro switch includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a micro controller. The first terminal has two ends that are respectively connected to a normally closed terminal of the micro switch and a resistor. The second terminal has two ends that are respectively connected to a normally opened terminal of the micro switch and a ground. The third terminal is connected to a common terminal of the micro switch. The micro controller has two ends that are respectively connected to the first terminal and the third terminal. When an elastic plate of the micro switch is pressed down, the common terminal is connected to the normally opened terminal. When the elastic plate of the micro switch is released, the common terminal is connected to the normally closed terminal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319252 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A diagnostic system for a battery management system is provided. The diagnostic system includes a microcontroller having application-specific components. A first BMS diagnostic handler application sends a first index value to an application-specific component diagnostic safety application. The application-specific component diagnostic safety application accesses an application-specific component diagnostic flag in a first table in a RAM if the first index value is equal to a valid index value in a first table. The application-specific component diagnostic safety application sends the application-specific component diagnostic flag to the first BMS diagnostic handler application. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319253 | METHODS, STORAGE MEDIA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR CALCULATING SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT OF BATTERY - The disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, and a device for calculating a short-circuit current of a battery. The method includes: obtaining an integral state of charge and a current state of charge of the battery; calculating a first difference based on the integral state of charge and the current state of charge; calculating the short-circuit current of the battery based on the first difference; obtaining a first real state of charge and a second real state of charge; updating the first real state of charge and the second real state of charge based on a temperature-impedance table and the short-circuit current of the battery; calculating a second difference based on the updated first real state of charge and the updated second real state of charge; and updating the short-circuit current of the battery based on the second difference. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319254 | DETERMINING BATTERY LIFE BASED ON TEMPERATURE AND VOLTAGE - A system and method to determine battery lifetime of a remote meter transmission unit. Disclosed methods may comprise sampling a meter transmission unit's voltage and temperature while the unit is not transmitting any data; selecting a temperature curve based on the sampled temperature of the unit from a plurality of predetermined temperature curves, wherein each predetermined temperature curve representing the battery lifetime based on the unit's sampled voltage at the unit's sampled temperature; locating a position from the selected curve based on the voltage sampled of the unit; determining the battery's electrical power consumed and remained based on the position of the curve; and determining the battery's lifetime based on the power consumed and remained. The disclosed method may be used to estimate the battery's remaining lifetime. Disclosed products may utilize the disclosed method. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319255 | Non-Contact Voltage Detector - A voltage detector includes a cylindrical hollow body housing including an open end and a tool end. An internal circuit assembly includes a voltage sensing loop, a flashlight, and a microprocessor. The internal circuit assembly is disposed inside the cylindrical hollow body housing. The voltage sensing loop is configured to detect voltage without contacting a detected voltage, and the microprocessor is configured to control power to the flashlight via a flashlight power button independently from power to the voltage sensing loop via a voltage detector button. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319256 | BATTERY SERVICE LIFE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system that enhances a service life of a battery is provided. The method includes values of a set of operational characteristics of a plurality of electrochemically active materials of at least one electrode of the battery. The set of operational characteristics include a voltage, a change in accumulated energy, a change in ohmic resistance, and a change in a rate of change in accumulated energy with respect to a rate of change in ohmic resistance. The values are compared with predefined values of the set of operational characteristics. A rate of depletion and a type of depletion of each of the plurality of electrochemically active materials are determined, and a range of the State of Charge, a range of the voltage, and a range of current to operate the battery for enhanced service life are determined. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319257 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING REMAINING AVAILABLE ENERGY OF A POWER BATTERY - A method and device for estimating remaining available energy of a power battery is provided. The method includes: estimating, under current state, maximum available energy of a first cell with minimum State of Charge (SOC), and maximum available energy of a second cell with minimum of maximum available capability in the power battery; estimating remaining available energy of the first cell based on its maximum available energy and SOC, and estimating remaining available energy of the second cell based on its maximum available energy and SOC; and estimating the remaining available energy of the power battery based on the number of cells included in the power battery and the smaller one of the remaining available energy between the first and the second cell. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319258 | System and Method for Determining a State of Health of a Power Source of a Portable Device - A method for determining a State of Health (SoH) of a power source of a portable device involves extracting a start voltage value of an examined power source; activating one or more hardware components of the portable device by a software, to increase the current consumption of the device, identifying a voltage drop rate of the examined power source and comparing a calculated voltage drop rate to pre-calculated threshold values stored on a database of a main server. A system for executing the method is also disclosed. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319259 | DEVIATION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A system includes a first group of sensors and a control circuit including one or more processors. The first group of sensors is associated with an energy storage module having one or more energy storage devices. The sensors in the first group generate sensor measurements representing one or more parameters of the energy storage module. The control circuit is configured to receive the sensor measurements and determine one or more of a reference value or a reference variation of a specific parameter related to the energy storage module based at least in part on the sensor measurements. The control circuit compares one or more of monitored values or monitored variations of the specific parameter, based on the sensor measurements generated by sensors, to the reference value or the reference variation of the specific parameter and detects a deviation that is greater than a designated tolerance margin. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319260 | Apparatus for and a Method of Detecting Leakage of Current - Apparatus ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200319261 | GROUND FAULT DETECTION DEVICE - A ground fault detection device that is connected to an ungrounded battery, estimates an insulation resistance of the system provided with the battery, and detects a ground fault, includes a capacitor that operates as a flying capacitor, two C-contact switches that switch a V0 charging path including the battery and the capacitor, a Vcn charging path including the battery, a negative-side insulation resistance that is an insulation resistance between a negative side of the battery and ground, and the capacitor, a Vcp charging path including the battery, a positive-side insulation resistance insulation resistance that is an insulation resistance between a positive-side insulation resistance of the battery and ground, and the capacitor, and a measurement path that serves both a charge voltage measurement and a discharge of the first capacitor, and an optical MOS-FET capable of blocking charge inflow to and charge outflow from the capacitor. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319262 | Time Domain Distance Protection Based on Polarity Comparison for Power Transmission Lines - A method can be used for fault detection of a transmission. The method includes obtaining instantaneous measurements of local voltages and local currents of the transmission line, obtaining filtered measurements of the local voltages and local currents by subjecting the measurements of the local voltages and local currents to low pass filtering, obtaining a compensated voltage calculated by subjecting the filtered measurements to a differential equation based algorithm, and performing fault detection by forming a ratio between the compensated voltage and the a reference voltage. An internal fault is determined when the ratio is below a threshold and an external fault is determined when ratio is larger than above the threshold. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319263 | IMPEDANCE MATCHING DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM - An impedance matching device includes: a variable capacitor connected between a radio-frequency power supply and a load; a first detector that detects an index value that determines impedance matching between the radio-frequency power supply and the load, and a first state value that indicates a state of a radio-frequency power; a second detector that detects a second state value that indicates a state of radio-frequency power output to the load; an adjustment unit that adjusts a capacitance value of the variable capacitor such that the index value detected by the first detector falls within a target range; and a diagnosis unit configured to diagnose an abnormality of the variable capacitor, the first detector, or the second detector based on the capacitance value adjusted by the adjustment unit, the first state value detected by the first detector, and the second state value detected by the second detector. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319264 | MAGNETIC FIELD DETECTION DEVICE - Provided is a magnetic field detection device that includes a first soft magnetic body and a magnetic detector. The first soft magnetic body includes a first plate and a first protrusion. The first plate includes a first surface including a first outer edge. The first protrusion is provided at a first arrangement position in the first surface and includes a first tip on opposite side to the first surface. The first arrangement position is set back from the first outer edge. The magnetic detector is provided in the vicinity of the first tip. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319265 | MAGNETOMETER WITH INTEGRATED RESET COILS - Disclosed is a magnetometer architecture that couples one or more coils to a magnetic yoke to allow the reset of the magnetic yoke and one or more magnetic field sensors simultaneously after, for example, exposure to a large stray magnetic field. Also, disclosed is a magnetometer architecture that integrates separate magnetic pole pieces offset from the yoke that are each wound by a reset coil to allow reset of the one or more magnetic field sensors. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319266 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM - A signal processing circuit amplifies a signal of a magnetic sensor that changes according to the magnitude of a magnetic force. The signal of the magnetic sensor is a pair of signals inverted from each other with respect to a reference voltage. The signal processing circuit includes: a high-pass filter that performs a high-pass filtering process on the complementary signals from the magnetic sensor; a differential amplifier that receives the complementary signals having been subjected to the high-pass filtering process by the high-pass filter as a differential input signal and amplifies the differential input signal at a predetermined amplification factor based on the reference voltage; and a comparator that outputs a binary signal indicating a comparison result between an output signal of the differential amplifier and the reference voltage. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319267 | DISTORTION CORRECTION FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT IN A MAGNETIC FIELD - A system is configured to model a magnetic field by measuring a first value for characteristics of a magnetic field at a first position in the magnetic field. The system measures a second value characteristics of the magnetic field at a second position in the magnetic field. The system determines a distance between the first position and the second position. The system estimates a distortion component of the magnetic field at approximately the second position in the magnetic field based on each of the distance, the first value for each of the one or more characteristics, and the second value for each of the one or more characteristics. The system outputs a model of at least a region of the magnetic field. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319268 | Encapsulation Methods for Fluid-Communicating Magnetoelastic Sensors - Encapsulation packages for stent-deployable monitoring devices formed of resonator sensors and allowing for magnetic biasing elements that exhibit a targeted impact on the mechanical characteristics of a stent are provided. Encapsulation packages are formed of different types and include a longitudinal shield and curved end on profile for aligning the shield within the deployable stent, the shield having perforations such that a resonator can be positioned adjacent the perforations for allowing particulate within the stent to collect and be measured by the resonator during deployment. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319269 | MAGNETIC SENSOR, SENSOR MODULE, AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element, a first wire, and a first magnetic part. The first element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first counter magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first wire extends in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic part includes a first region and a first counter region. At least a portion of the first wire is between the first region and the first counter region in the first direction. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319270 | MAGNETO-IMPEDANCE SENSOR - A magneto-impedance sensor which makes it possible to further improve the accuracy of external magnetic field measurement includes a magneto-impedance element, a detection circuit, a magneto-sensitive body wiring line and a conductive layer wiring line. The magneto-impedance element includes a magneto-sensitive body and a conductive layer adjacent to the magneto-sensitive body. The magneto-sensitive body and the conductive layer pass a current therethrough in the opposite directions. The magneto-sensitive body wiring line and the conductive layer wiring line are electrically connected to the magneto-sensitive body and the conductive layer, respectively. A detection coil and a detection circuit of the magneto-impedance element are electrically connected to each other through detecting conductive wires. At least parts of these lines are adjacent to each other and allow a current to pass therethrough in opposite directions. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319271 | FREQUENCY INCREASING SENSOR PROTOCOL IN MAGNETIC SENSING - A magnetic sensor is configured to measure a magnetic field whose magnitude oscillates between a first extrema and a second extrema. The magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon. The plurality of sensor elements are grouped into a first group from which a first measurement signal is derived and a second group from which a second measurement signal is derived, and the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal having a phase difference based on different phases. The magnetic sensor further includes a sensor circuit configured to receive the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal, and apply a signal conversion algorithm thereto to generate a converted measurement signal having an increased frequency with respect to the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319272 | Fast Response Magnetic Field Sensors and Associated Methods For Removing Undesirable Spectral Components - Magnetic field sensors and associated techniques use a Hall effect element in a current spinning arrangement in combination with a rippled reduction feedback network configured to reduce undesirable spectral components generated by the current spinning and other circuit elements. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319273 | MAGNETIC-FIELD-APPLYING BIAS FILM AND MAGNETIC DETECTING ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE THEREWITH - A magnetic-field-applying bias film exhibiting resistance to a high magnetic field has an exchange-coupled film including a permanent magnet layer and an antiferromagnetic layer stacked on the permanent magnet layer. The antiferromagnetic layer includes an X(Cr—Mn) layer containing Cr, Mn, and one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of platinum-group elements and Ni. The X(Cr—Mn) layer has a first region relatively near to the permanent magnet layer and a second region relatively distant from the permanent magnet layer. Mn content in the first region is higher than Mn content in the second region. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319274 | MAGNETIC-FIELD-APPLYING BIAS FILM, AND MAGNETIC DETECTION ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC DETECTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A magnetic-field-applying bias film having strong-magnetic-field resistance includes an exchange coupling film. The exchange coupling film includes a ferromagnetic layer and an antiferromagnetic layer stacked on the ferromagnetic layer. The antiferromagnetic layer includes an X(Cr—Mn) layer containing Mn, Cr, and one or more elements X selected from the group consisting of platinum-group elements and Ni. The X(Cr—Mn) layer has a first region relatively close to the ferromagnetic layer and a second region relatively far from the ferromagnetic layer. The Mn content in the first region is higher than the Mn content in the second region. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319275 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TUNING THE PERMITTIVITY OF ULTRAHIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIALS IN AN RF COIL FOR MR IMAGING - An apparatus for transmitting and receiving radiofrequency (RF) signals in a magnetic resonance imaging system for proton and X-nuclear imaging includes at least one radiofrequency (RF) coil and an ultrahigh dielectric constant material incorporated within the at least one RF coil. The permittivity of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material depends on a temperature of the material and is tunable. The apparatus also includes a temperature controller that is thermally coupled to the ultrahigh dielectric constant material. The temperature controller is configured to control a temperature of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material to tune and optimize the permittivity of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material. A chemical structure and composition of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material is selected to control and optimize the permittivity and a dielectric loss of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material and a temperature dependence of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material. The apparatus provides denoising effect, high RF coil transmission and reception efficiencies, and improved signal-to-noise ratio for magnetic resonance or spectroscopic imaging applications and has a potential to advance clinical imaging for diagnosis. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319276 | TRANSMIT COIL FREQUENCY RESPONSE CORRECTION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Methods for correcting a non-uniform power response of a radiofrequency (“RF”) transmit coil used in magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) are described. Transmit power response data for an RF transmit coil are processed to compute RF amplitude scaling factors for the RF transmit coil as a function of transmit frequency offset. The RF amplitude scaling factors can be used to correct transmitted RF power, and thus flip angle, to be more uniform over a range of transmit frequency offsets, as may be encountered when imaging with lower field MRI systems or MRI systems with high strength or asymmetric gradients. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319277 | Sensor for a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Device - A sensor for a nuclear magnetic resonance device includes a magnetic field generation apparatus with a planar magnet arrangement for generating a static magnetic field in a useful volume. The planar magnet arrangement has a plurality of magnetic poles on a front side facing the useful volume, which are arranged adjacent to each other along an extension direction of the planar magnet arrangement with alternating orientation, and a measuring apparatus for measuring a signal based on nuclear magnetic resonance of a material sample arranged in the useful volume. The measuring apparatus includes an electrical coil having a winding for generating an alternating magnetic field in the useful volume, the winding arranged between two directly adjacent magnetic poles of the planar magnet arrangement such that the alternating magnetic field of the electrical coil is superposed with the static magnetic field of the planar magnet arrangement orthogonally in the entire useful volume. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319278 | SUPPORT OF SUPERCONDUCTING COILS FOR MRI SYSTEMS - A resin-impregnated superconducting coil has axially-extending coil mounting arrangements that include features embedded within the structure of the resin-impregnated superconducting coil, between layers of turns of the coil. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319279 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEUTERIUM METABOLIC IMAGING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques for deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) are provided. According to some aspects, metabolic imaging techniques are described in which deuterium (i.e., 2H)-labeled molecules are detected to assess metabolic processes. These techniques may have an improved spatial resolution compared to conventional techniques, and may provide the ability to determine metabolic information on a voxel-by-voxel basis to form a metabolic image of an imaged volume. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319280 | DIXON-TYPE WATER/FAT SEPARATION MR IMAGING - The invention relates to a method of Dixon-type MR imaging. The method comprises the steps of:—subjecting the object ( | 2020-10-08 |
20200319281 | CONTROL AND DATA SIGNALING IN SC-FDMA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting control information and data in an SC-FDMA communication system. The method includes placing a reference signal onto one middle symbol among a plurality of symbols in one slot, wherein the one slot is one of two slots in one subframe; placing CQI information onto at least one symbol of other symbols except for the one middle symbol; placing the data onto the other symbols except for the one middle symbol; placing a HARQ-ACK onto two symbols, wherein the two symbols are directly adjacent to the one middle symbol; and transmitting a signal including the reference signal, the data, the CQI information, and the HARQ-ACK. The HARQ-ACK is placed onto a position of at least part of the data. The symbols are SC-FDMA symbols, the one middle symbol is a 4th symbol, the two symbols are a 3rd symbol and a 5th symbol. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319282 | INVERSION OF NMR ECHO TRAINS USING A SUPPLEMENTARY NONLINEAR EQUALITY CONSTRAINT - A method of estimating properties of a resource bearing formation includes receiving, by a processor, a measured echo train generated by a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement device deployed in a region of interest, and a measured noise of the measured echo train, and calculating a T | 2020-10-08 |
20200319283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A method for reconstructing a full k-space dataset using parallel magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technique is provided. The method includes acquiring, by a plurality of receiver coils, a set of first under-sampled k-space data, receiving a set of second partial or fully-sampled k-space data, respectively performing k-space interpolation of the set of the first under-sampled k-space data respectively acquired by each of the plurality of receiver coils, recovering respectively missing k-space lines of each of the set of first under-sampled k-space data using corresponding second partial or fully-sampled k-space data and corresponding first under-sampled k-space data, forming a plurality of full k-space datasets by respectively combining each of the set of first under-sampled k-space data and corresponding recovered missing k-space lines for each of the plurality of receiver coils, obtaining a plurality of fully-sampled images from the plurality of full k-space datasets, and combining images into a final image. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319284 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND MOTION DETECTION - The disclosure facilitates determining patient motion during a magnetic resonance protocol. According to some examples, the patient motion may be corrected or compensated. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319285 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND MOTION DETECTION - The disclosure facilitates determining patient motion during a magnetic resonance protocol and compensating and/or correcting the patient motion. In a method of performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), MRI signals are acquired using an MRI protocol, an image domain difference map is determined based on: a subset of the acquired MRI signals and a reference MRI image of the MRI protocol, and a motion of a patient is determined based on the image domain difference map. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319286 | LORAN DEVICE WITH ELECTRICALLY SHORT ANTENNA AND CRYSTAL RESONATOR AND RELATED METHODS - A LORAN device may include a housing, and an electrically short LORAN antenna carried by the housing. The LORAN device may have a LORAN receiver carried by the housing and coupled to the electrically short LORAN antenna, and an RF crystal resonator coupled to the electrically short LORAN antenna so that the electrically short LORAN antenna is forced to a resonant condition for a LORAN receive signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319287 | ERROR RECOVERY IN NULL DATA PACKET (NDP) RANGING - A first communication device transmits a first physical layer protocol data units (PPDU) that includes a first null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame as part of a first ranging measurement exchange. The first communication device transmits a first null data packet (NDP) as part of the first ranging measurement exchange, and records a transmit time of the first NDP. The first communication device determines whether a second NDP was received correctly from a second communication device as part of the first ranging measurement exchange. In response to determining that the second NDP was not received correctly, the first communication device commences a second ranging measurement exchange, including transmitting a second PPDU that includes a second NDPA frame as part of the second ranging measurement exchange. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319288 | DUAL ACOUSTIC PRESSURE AND HYDROPHONE SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM - An aspect of the invention is directed to a system of both atmospheric and underwater sensors for measuring pressure waves from a noise source. A system of pressure sensors can be formed to determine the location of an external noise source, whether in air or underwater. The system includes at least two arrays consisting of pressure sensors, including at least one atmospheric pressure sensor and at least one underwater pressure sensor, such as a hydrophone. Each sensor may be a seven-fiber intensity modulated fiber optic pressure sensor. The system includes an analog to digital converter for digitizing the pressure data received from each sensor and a processor which processes the received signals to calculate an approximate location of the noise source based upon the pressure signals received by the sensors at different times of arrival. The system can provide this capability in remote applications due to its low power requirements. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319289 | Technique for Ultra-Wide Band Positioning - The present disclosure generally relates to ultra-wide band (UWB) positioning. In this context, a mobile tag for a UWB positioning system comprising mobile tags, stationary anchors and a central positioning entity is presented. The mobile tag is a first mobile tag configured to acquire positioning information that depends on a relative position between the first mobile tag and a second mobile tag. The first mobile tag is further configured to transmit the acquired positioning information to another device of the UWB system, such as a stationary anchor or a third mobile tag. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319290 | TRACKING SYSTEM FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRACKING - A tracking system for use in head-mounted display apparatus includes at least one emitter that emits signals; a first receiver and a second receiver that sense the emitted signals and generate sensor data, the first receiver and the second receiver being arranged on a first portion and a second portion, respectively, wherein the first portion faces a user when the head-mounted display apparatus is worn by the user, and the second portion is a part of a user-interaction controller of a head-mounted display; and a processor configured to process the generated sensor data to determine relative positions and orientations of first receiver and second receiver with respect to the emitter, and to determine a relative position and orientation of the second receiver with respect to the first receiver. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDOOR LOCALIZATION - Apparatus and method for indoor localization involving sampling illumination in a location such as a room of a building, producing a frequency domain analysis of the illumination, comparing the frequency domain analysis to a reference frequency domain analysis associated with a reference location, and providing a notification indicating a result of the comparison such as whether the location of the sampling is the reference location. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319292 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RADAR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION BY DYNAMIC CHANGE OF POLARIZATION NOTABLY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERLEAVED RADAR MODES - Method and device for radar transmission and reception by dynamic change of polarization notably for the implementation of interleaved radar modes are provided. A radar transmission-reception method and a device for implementing this method, the method alternatively implementing two modes of operation, a short range mode exploiting short pulses and a long range mode exploiting modulated long pulses, the method consisting, for each mode, in: producing two synchronous radiofrequency (RF) transmission signals having between them a phase-shift θ of controllable given value; radiating two radiofrequency waves, each corresponding to one of the transmission RF signals produced, by means of two colocated radiating sources each having a given polarization axis; handling the reception of the backscattered radiofrequency signals picked up by each of the radiating sources, and delivering two radiofrequency (RF) reception signals each corresponding to a radiofrequency signal picked up by one of the radiating sources, a phase-shift θ′ being applied between the two signals delivered, θ′ being able to be determined as being equal to θ. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319293 | ANTENNA, SENSOR, AND IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM - Provided is an antenna which includes a plurality of radiating portions which are formed on a substrate and a plurality of dielectric lenses for respectively converting a spherical wave radiated from each radiating portion into a plane wave, wherein the shape of a cross section of each dielectric lens perpendicular to a radiation direction of a beam is formed in a shape which radiates a beam which is narrower in a second direction than in a first direction orthogonal to the second direction, and the plurality of dielectric lenses are arranged side by side in the second direction so that beams radiated from the respective dielectric lenses are synthesized. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319294 | RADAR LEAKAGE CANCELATION BASED ON SPATIOTEMPORAL RELATIONSHIP OF TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE ANTENNA PAIRS - A method and electronic device for leakage cancellation. The electronic device includes a first antenna pair, a memory, and a processor. The first antenna pair includes a first transmitter antenna configured to transmit signals and a first receiver antenna configured to receive signals. The memory is configured to store data. The processor is configured to identify, from the data stored in the memory, a first leakage factor associated with at least the first antenna pair, control the first transmitter antenna to transmit a first signal, generate a first CIR based on receipt, by the first receiver antenna, of reflection of the first signal, determine leakage in the first CIR based on at least the identified first leakage factor, and cancel the determined leakage from the first CIR. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319295 | ADAPTIVE RANGE-SELECTIVE GAIN CONTROL IN RADAR SYSTEM - A method and system include transmitting transmit signals from a radar system. The transmit signals are linear frequency modulated continuous wave signals. The method includes receiving reflected signals at the radar system based on reflection of at least at subset of the transmit signals by one or more objects. A range from the radar system associated with each of the reflected signals corresponds with a frequency of the reflected signal. The reflected signals are processed to identify and locate the one or more objects. Processing includes applying an adaptive range-selective gain control (ARSGC) to control a gain corresponding with each of the reflected signals based on the range associated with the reflected signal. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319296 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FFT COMPUTATION - A system includes a hardware accelerator configured to perform a two-dimensional (2D) fast Fourier transform (FFT) on an M×N element array. The hardware accelerator has log | 2020-10-08 |
20200319297 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DETECTING A MALFUNCTION OF AT LEAST ONE ENVIRONMENT SENSOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting a malfunction of at least one environment sensor of a motor vehicle operating while the motor vehicle passes a predefined gate region of a road network. Detection data is determined based at least in part on sensor data from the at least one environment sensor. A deviation of the detection data from reference data is determined. The reference data describes at least one object actually present in the gate region. An entry regarding a malfunction of the at least one environment sensor is stored when the deviation fulfills a predefined indicator criterion. | 2020-10-08 |
20200319298 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED RADAR CALIBRATION DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to the technical field of vehicle maintenance and device calibration, and discloses a vehicle-mounted radar calibration device and method. The vehicle-mounted radar calibration device includes a bracket apparatus and a radar calibration component. The radar calibration component is configured to be installed on the bracket apparatus and includes a base board. After calibration on the vertical plane of the base board is completed, the radar calibration component is configured to reflect a radar wave, emitted by a vehicle-mounted radar of a to-be-calibrated vehicle, to the vehicle-mounted radar, to calibrate the vehicle-mounted radar. In the present invention, after the vertical plane of the base board is calibrated, the radar calibration component is used to reflect the radar wave emitted by the vehicle-mounted radar to the vehicle-mounted radar. | 2020-10-08 |