41st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130266153 | ANTI-POP CIRCUIT - An exemplary anti-pop circuit for use in an electronic device includes a switch module, a first path module, and a second control module. The first path module outputs a first response signal when the electronic device is being started, the switch module cuts off the connection between the audio IC and the speaker in response to the first response signal. The second control module includes a charge/discharge unit and a second path module. The charge/discharge unit is charged by the DC power supply when the electronic device is being started, and discharges to the second path module when the electronic device is being shut down. The second path module outputs a second response signal when the electronic device is being shut down, the switch module cuts off a connection between the audio IC and the speaker in response to the second response signal. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266154 | CONTACTLESS AUDIO ADAPTER, AND METHODS - A contactless, electromagnetic (EM) replacement for cabled Standards-based interfaces (such as USB, I2S) which handles data transfer requirements associated with the Standard, and capable of measuring and replicating relevant physical conditions on data lines so as to function compatibly and transparently with the Standard. A contactless link between devices having transceivers. A non-conducting housing enclosing the devices. A dielectric coupler facilitating communication between communications chips. Conductive paths or an inductive link providing power between devices. An audio adapter communicates over a contactless link with a source device, and via a physical link with a destination device such as a conventional headset. Power may be provided to the adapter from the source device, and by the adapter to the destination device. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266155 | OPERATION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, OPERATION METHOD OF OPERATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - The DJ controller | 2013-10-10 |
20130266156 | SENSOR AMPLIFIER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR AMPLIFICATION OF A SENSOR SIGNAL - A sensor amplifier arrangement includes an amplifier having a signal input to receive a sensor signal and a signal output to provide an amplified sensor signal, and a feedback path that couples the signal output to the signal input and provides a feedback current that is an attenuated signal of the amplified sensor signal and is inverted with respect to the sensor signal. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266157 | HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER - Aspects of the disclosure process an amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit includes an input stage, an intermediate stage, an output stage and a detecting and controlling circuit. The input stage is configured to receive an electrical signal for amplification. The intermediate stage is configured to amplify with an adjustable gain. The output stage is configured to drive an audio output device in response to the amplified electrical signal. The detecting and controlling circuit is configured to detect a current for driving the audio output device, and adjust the gain of the intermediate stage based on the current to compensate for a pole change of the amplifier circuit due to a change of the current. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266158 | CLASS-D AMPLIFIER WITH PULSE DENSITY MODULATION OUTPUT FEEDBACK FOR HIGHER PERFORMANCE ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLER - A system for processing audio data comprising an amplifier configured to receive an audio signal and to perform nonlinear processing on the audio signal. An encoder coupled to the amplifier, the encoder configured to receive the nonlinearly processed audio signal and to encode the nonlinearly processed audio signal into a data transmission format. A transmitter configured to receive and transmit the encoded nonlinearly processed audio signal. A receiver configured to receive the transmitted encoded nonlinearly processed audio signal and to decode the encoded nonlinearly processed audio signal. A digital voice processor configured to receive the nonlinearly processed audio signal and to use the nonlinearly processed audio signal for echo estimation and to subsequently subtract the estimated echo signal from a microphone signal. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266159 | LOUDSPEAKER - A loudspeaker includes a magnetic system defining a magnetic gap, a vibrating system, and a supporting system. The vibrating system includes a diaphragm, a voice coil bobbin disposed in the magnetic gap, a coil lead wire having a first end and a second end, and a voice coil wound around the voice coil bobbin and electrically connected to the first end. The supporting system includes a frame fixed to the magnetic system and receiving the vibrating system. The frame has a terminal electrically connected to the second end of the coil lead wire. The diaphragm is received in the frame. The voice lead wire includes at least one carbon nanotube wire structure. The carbon nanotube wire structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266160 | Coil - A coil includes a first section, a second section spaced from the first section, a third section and a forth section connecting ends of the first and second sections for forming a closed loop. The third section includes a first portion directly contacting to the first section, and a second portion extending from the first portion and directly connecting to the second section, the first portion forms a protrusion away from the fourth section. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266161 | Coil - A coil for a transducer includes a pair of first sections, a second section connecting two ends of the first sections, and a third section connecting the other two ends of the first sections for forming a closed loop. The third section includes a pair of first stretch parts each extending from one first section toward the other stretch part, and a first concave part extending from the first stretch parts toward the second section. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266162 | Coil - A coil for a transducer includes a pair of first sections, a second section connecting to two ends of the first sections, and a third section connecting the other two ends of the first sections for forming a closed loop. The third section includes a pair of first stretch parts each extending from one first section toward the other stretch part, and a first extruding part extending from the first stretch parts away from the second section. The present coil can optimize the performance of the speaker. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266163 | UNCOMFORTABLENESS THRESHOLD VALUE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND A PROGRAM THEREOF; HEARING AID ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM; AND UNCOMFORTABLENESS THRESHOLD VALUE PROCESSING CIRCUIT - An exemplary UCL estimation system including: an output section configured to present to a user a first sound, and a second sound after lapse of a first predetermined time from a point of presenting the first sound, the first sound having a sound pressure within a predetermined sound pressure range, and the second sound having a same sound pressure as that of the first sound; a measurement section configured to measure an electroencephalogram signal of the user; an extraction section configured to extract, from an electroencephalogram signal measured within a second predetermined time from a point of presenting the second sound, a characteristic amount of an event-related potential of the signal; and an estimation section configured to estimate, by referring to a predetermined relationship between characteristic amount values of event-related potential and uncomfortableness threshold values, an uncomfortableness threshold value corresponding to the extracted characteristic amount of the potential. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266164 | SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR FITTING HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES - Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods to provide improved fitting and programming of hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a system for fitting a hearing assistance device. In one embodiment, the system includes a programmer and a hearing assistance device configured to receive a transmission including commands and information from the programmer. The programmer is configured to receive voice commands for fitting the hearing assistance device and to initiate transmissions to the hearing assistance device using speech recognition, in various embodiments. The transmissions are used to provide control of the function or settings of the hearing assistance device. In one embodiment the programmer includes a personal computer. The programmer includes a cellular telephone, in one embodiment. Other embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present subject matter. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266165 | PROCESSOR-READABLE MEDIUM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A HEARING AID - A system for updating a hearing aid by providing an update to a hearing aid to configure the hearing aid for an acoustic environment with a sound profile different than a physical environment a user is currently located in with an acoustic sample representative of the acoustic environment. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266166 | METHOD FOR RESTRICTING THE OUTPUT LEVEL IN HEARING APPARATUSES - Psychoacoustic boundary conditions are to be better taken into account in the amplification of input signals of a hearing apparatus. To this end, a channel-specific compression characteristic curve is predetermined in a number of spectrally-separated processing channels of the hearing apparatus, which defines a relationship between an input level and an output level in the respective processing channel of the hearing apparatus. A respective input signal portion is amplified in each processing channel as a function of a channel-specific operating compression characteristic curve. A channel-specific input level threshold is predefined here for each processing channel. Finally, the respective channel-specific operating compression characteristic curve is then defined according to the predetermined channel-specific compression characteristic curve below the channel-specific input level threshold and the respective curve of the channel-specific operating compression characteristic curve is defined with a compression ratio of greater than 8 above the channel-specific input level threshold. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266167 | PIM HOUSING - In a process for producing a hearing aid, comprising a housing made out, at least partially, of a metallic or ceramic part using powder injection molding technique (PIM) within the housing ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266168 | Open Ear Canal Hearing Aid - The invention provides systems and methods for providing hearing aid. An open ear canal hearing aid may be provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The hearing aid may include a part that contains electronic components, a passive amplifier, and a securing mechanism. The securing mechanism may include bristles or balloons. The securing mechanism may have various configurations and be adjustable. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266169 | AUDIO PERFORMANCE SYSTEM - An audio performance system for use during an event including a shipping container containing at least a first electroacoustic device. A lifting device forms a first portion of the shipping container, the lifting device configured to movably secure the first electroacoustic device between a first position for transport of the container and a second position for the event. A second portion of the shipping container is configured to be manually removable. A third portion of the shipping container is configured to positionably secure a second electroacoustic device for the event. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266170 | TWIN DRIVER EARPHONE - Provided is a technique for improving frequency characteristics by an acoustics-related method so that a sound is heard with natural frequency characteristics when a sound-isolating earphone is fitted in a human ear. A sound-isolating earphone is provided with two or more electroacoustic transducers, wherein independently generated sound waves are passed through isolated sound leading pipes and are mixed just before an entrance of an external auditory canal, and a sound wave of which is twice the difference between path lengths of the two sound leading pipes is attenuated. This serves to provide an easy-to-hear improved sound quality by suppressing the sound wave at around 6 kHz that is transmitted with characteristically high intensity in a sound-isolating earphone. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266171 | Reducing the Tangling of Cables - Corded devices, such as headphones and power suppliers, can be stored in a case that reduces the tendency of their cords to tangle without the need for wrapping or winding. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266172 | SUSPENDED AUDIO PERFORMANCE SYSTEM - A suspended audio performance system including a first electroacoustic device and a first base structure secured to the first electroacoustic device. The first base structure is configured to be suspended between a first suspended position and a second suspended position. The first base structure includes an orientation adjustment device for controllably adjusting an angular orientation of the first electroacoustic device | 2013-10-10 |
20130266173 | LOW-PROFILE SPEAKER - A low-profile speaker that includes a low-profile frame, and a first magnet assembly disposed in the low-profile frame. The first magnet assembly has a first cage and a plurality of magnets disposed in the first cage. The low-profile speaker also includes a support assembly having a cone and a support ring attached to the cone, and a voice coil attached to the support ring. The support ring and voice coil are suspended in relatively close proximity to the magnet assembly such that the support ring and voice coil oscillate in response to electrical signals in the voice coil. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266174 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED OBJECT TRACKING - A system and method are provided for object tracking using depth data, amplitude data and/or intensity data. In some embodiments, time of flight (ToF) sensor data may be used to enable enhanced image processing, the method including acquiring depth data for an object imaged by a ToF sensor; acquiring amplitude data and/or intensity data for an object imaged by a ToF sensor; applying an image processing algorithm to process the depth data and the amplitude data and/or the intensity data; and tracking object movement based on an analysis of the depth data and the amplitude data and/or the intensity data. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266175 | ROAD STRUCTURE DETECTION AND TRACKING - Method for detecting road edges in a road of travel for clear path detection. Input images are captured at various time step frames. An illumination intensity image and a yellow image are generated from the captured image. Edge analysis is performed. The line candidates identified in a next frame are tracked. A vanishing point is estimated in the next frame based on the tracked line candidates. Respective line candidates are selected in the next frame. A region of interest is identified in the captured image for each line candidate. Features relating to the line candidate are extracted from the region of interest and input to a classifier. The classifier assigns a confidence value to the line candidate identifying a probability of whether the line candidate is a road edge. The potential line candidate is identified as a reliable road edge if the confidence value is greater than a predetermined value. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCRIPT AND ORIENTATION DETECTION OF IMAGES USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS - A system and method for script and orientation detection of images using artificial neural networks (ANNs) are disclosed. In one example, textual content in the image is extracted. Further, a vertical component run (VCR) and horizontal component run (HCR) are obtained by vectorizing each connected component in the extracted textual content. Furthermore, a zonal density run (ZDR) is obtained for each connected component in the extracted textual content. In addition, a concatenated vertical document vector (VDV), horizontal document vector (HDV), and zonal density vector (ZDV) is computed by normalizing the obtained VCR, HCR, and ZDR, respectively, for each connected component. Moreover, the script in the image is determined using a script detection ANN module and the concatenated VDV, HDV, and ZDV of the image. Also, the orientation of the image is determined using an orientation detection ANN module and the concatenated VDV, HDV, and ZDV of the image. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266177 | Method and Device for Detecting an Object in an Image - A method for detecting an object in an image by means of an image processing device, includes several steps of object search in the image at different search scales. During at least one of the search steps, portions of the image are excluded from the search. The size of the portions decreases as the search scale increases. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266178 | REAL-TIME QUALITY CONTROL OF EM CALIBRATION | 2013-10-10 |
20130266179 | Initialization for Robust Video-Based Structure from Motion - An initialization technique that may, for example, be used in an adaptive reconstruction algorithm implemented by structure from motion (SFM) techniques. The initialization technique computes an initial reconstruction from a subset of frames in an image sequence. The initialization technique may be performed to determine and reconstruct a set of initial keyframes covering a portion of the image sequence according to the point trajectories. In the initialization technique, a set of temporally spaced keyframe candidates is determined and two initial keyframes are selected from the set of keyframe candidates. The two initial keyframes are reconstructed, and then one or more additional keyframes between the two initial keyframes are selected and reconstructed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266180 | Keyframe Selection for Robust Video-Based Structure from Motion - An adaptive technique is described for iteratively selecting and reconstructing keyframes to fully cover an image sequence that may, for example, be used in an adaptive reconstruction algorithm implemented by a structure from motion (SFM) technique. A next keyframe to process may be determined according to an adaptive keyframe selection technique. The determined keyframe may be reconstructed and added to the current reconstruction. A global optimization may be performed on the current reconstruction. One or more outlier points may be determined and removed from the reconstruction. One or more inlier points may be determined and recovered. If the number of inlier points that were added exceeds a threshold, then global optimization may again be performed. If the current reconstruction is a projective construction, self-calibration may be performed to upgrade the projective reconstruction to a Euclidean reconstruction. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266181 | OBJECT TRACKING AND BEST SHOT DETECTION SYSTEM - A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266182 | HUMAN BODY POSE ESTIMATION - Techniques for human body pose estimation are disclosed herein. Depth map images from a depth camera may be processed to calculate a probability that each pixel of the depth map is associated with one or more segments or body parts of a body. Body parts may then be constructed of the pixels and processed to define joints or nodes of those body parts. The nodes or joints may be provided to a system which may construct a model of the body from the various nodes or joints. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266183 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266184 | Methods for Automatic Segmentation and Temporal Tracking - In one embodiment, a method of detecting centerline of a vessel is provided. The method comprises steps of acquiring a 3D image volume, initializing a centerline, initializing a Kalman filter, predicting a next center point using the Kalman filter, checking validity of the prediction made using the Kalman filter, performing template matching, updating the Kalman filter based on the template matching and repeating the steps of predicting, checking, performing and updating for a predetermined number of times. Methods of automatic vessel segmentation and temporal tracking of the segmented vessel is further described with reference to the method of detecting centerline. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266185 | VIDEO-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EXCLUSION ZONE INFRACTIONS - A method for determining a parking violation includes receiving video data as a sequence of frames provided by a camera. The method includes defining a location of an exclusion zone in the video data. The method includes detecting a vehicle located in the defined exclusion zone. The detecting includes determining a background in an initial frame of the video data and determining a background in a select frame by applying a predetermined updating process. The detecting includes subtracting the background of the select frame from the initial frame to obtain an image difference. The detecting includes classifying the pixels in the image difference as foreground or background pixels and classifying the pixels in the foreground image as vehicle or non-vehicle pixels. The method includes determining a duration that the detected vehicle is in the exclusion zone based on a number of the sequence of frames including the detected vehicle. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266186 | TOP-DOWN VIEW CLASSIFICATION IN CLEAR PATH DETECTION - A method of detecting a clear path in a road of travel for a vehicle utilizing a top-down view classification technique. An input image of a scene exterior of the vehicle is captured. The captured input image represents a perspective view of the road of travel. The captured input image is analyzed. A segmented top-down image that includes potential clear path regions and potential non-clear path regions are generated. The segmented top-down image represents a viewing angle perpendicular to a ground plane. The segmented regions of the segmented top-down view are input to a classifier for identifying the clear path regions of travel. The identified clear path regions are utilized for navigating the road of travel. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266187 | VIDEO-BASED METHOD FOR PARKING ANGLE VIOLATION DETECTION - A method and a system for determining a parking angle violation includes receiving video data from a sequence of frames taken from an image capture device monitoring a parking area. The method further includes determining a first line in a current frame where the line represents a nominal orientation of the parking area. The method includes detecting a presence of a vehicle in the parking area. The method includes determining a second line in the frame where the line represents the orientation of the detected vehicle. The method further includes computing an angle between the first and second lines. The method includes determining whether the detected vehicle is violating a parking regulation based on the computed angle. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266188 | VIDEO-BASED METHOD FOR DETECTING PARKING BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS - A method and a system for determining a parking boundary violation includes receiving video data from a sequence of frames taken from an image capture device monitoring a parking area including at least a single parking space. A boundary is determined for defining at least one parking space in the parking area. A vehicle is detected in the parking area. A determination is made whether the detected vehicle is violating a parking regulation based on a position and size of the vehicle within the boundary. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266189 | METHOD FOR THE PRE-PROCESSING OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF THE SURFACE OF A TYRE USING SUCCESSIVE B-SPLINE DEFORMATIONS - A method for inspecting a tyre surface involves comparison with an image of a three-dimensional (“3D”) reference surface. The method includes: extracting contours of graphic elements of an image of a 3D profile of a tyre surface to be inspected; locating characteristic points on the image of the tyre surface, and pairing the characteristic points with corresponding reference characteristic points on the image of the reference surface; associating a first reset B-spline surface with the reference surface by associating the reference characteristic points of the image of the reference surface with control points of the first reset B-spline surface; and deforming the reference surface by moving the control points of the first reset B-spline surface so as to superpose the control points on the characteristic points of the tyre surface, in accordance with the reference characteristic points of the reference surface paired with the characteristic points of the tyre surface. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREET-PARKING-VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION THROUGH LICENSE PLATE CAPTURING - A method and a system for identifying a vehicle in a parking area includes receiving video data from a video camera observing a parking area from a first field of view over duration of time and receiving image data from a still camera observing a second field of view overlapping the first field of view. The method includes tracking a location of a vehicle across a sequence of frames. The tracking includes determining a time instant at which each frame was captured. The method includes comparing a select frame captured by the video camera with an image captured by the still camera. Based on the comparing, the method includes matching the vehicle in the image with the vehicle in the frame. The method includes determining a license plate number of the vehicle by locating a license plate on the vehicle in the image. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS OF EAR TRAITS - A method of evaluating one or more kernels of an ear of maize using digital imagery includes acquiring a digital image of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize, processing the digital image to estimate at least one physical property of the one or more kernels of the ear of maize from the digital image, and evaluating the at least one kernel of maize using the estimate of the at least one physical property of the at least one kernel of maize. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266192 | SPECTRAL UNMIXING FOR VISUALIZATION OF SAMPLES - Disclosed methods include: acquiring a first sequence of multiple images of a sample, with each image in the first sequence corresponding to a different spectral weighting function; unmixing the first sequence of images into data corresponding to a first set of unmixed images, where each unmixed image in the first set corresponds to a spatial distribution in the sample of a different one of multiple components at a first time; acquiring one or more additional images of the sample and combining the additional images with one or more of the images in the first sequence to form a second sequence of images; unmixing the second sequence of images into data corresponding to a second set of unmixed images; and displaying information about the sample as a function of time based on the data corresponding to the first and second sets of unmixed images. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266193 | BIOMETRIC MATCHING TECHNOLOGY - Biometric matching technology, in which a watch list is managed, multiple images of a potential suspect are accessed, and parallel pre-processing of the multiple images is controlled. Based on the pre-processing, an image of the potential suspect to use in matching against the watch list is determined and the determined image is used to search sorted biometric data included in the watch list. A subset of persons from the watch list is identified based on the search and parallel analysis of the determined image of the potential suspect against detailed biometric data associated with the subset of persons in the watch list is controlled. Based on the parallel analysis, it is determined whether the potential suspect matches a person in the watch list and a result is outputted based on the determination. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A PHOTO WITH A DATA STRUCTURE NODE - A system and method for identifying a photo displays the photo with a family tree. Facial recognition, photo date estimation, people age estimation and gender determination are used to associate the displayed photo with one or more identified nodes in the family tree. A user can enter tagging information for the photo based on the identified nodes. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266195 | Hash-Based Face Recognition System - In a face recognition system, overlapping patches are defined on a canonical face. Random clusters of pixel pairs are defined within each patch, and binary features are determined for each pixel pair by comparing their respective feature values. An inverted index hash table is constructed of the binary features. Similar binary features are then determined on a library of registrable samples of identified faces. A log probability of each registrable sample generating a binary feature from a corresponding cluster of pixel pairs at each specific patch location is determined and stored in the hash table. In a search phase, similar binary features are determined, and a hash key is determined for each binary feature. The log probabilities for each identity found in the hash table are summed for all clusters of pixel pairs and locations and sorted to find the high probability match. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266196 | MONITORING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An entrance and in-store matching unit searches a first mismatched face image that is not matched with a face image captured at an entrance from all face images, which are captured in a store and registered in a biological information DB. An entrance and exit matching unit searches a second mismatched face image that is not matched with a face image captured at an entrance from all the face images, which are captured at an exit and registered in the biological information DB. An exit and in-store matching unit searches a matched face image that is matched with the second mismatched face image among the first mismatched face images. An entrance information registration unit registers the searched matched face image in the biological information DB as the face image captured at the entrance. The present invention can be applied to a monitoring system. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266197 | METHOD FOR DELINEATION OF TISSUE LESIONS - The present invention relates to a method for estimating a measure of a penumbra size of a penumbra in biological tissue wherein first and second images obtained respectively by perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) are analyzed, and wherein the analysis of the first image includes application of a level set method, and the analysis of the second image includes application of a grayscale morphological operation. In a further embodiment of the invention, a connected component labeling algorithm maybe applied on any one of the first and second image. The invention further relates to a system, a computer program product and use of a corresponding method. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266198 | METHOD FOR CREATING ATTENUATION CORRECTION MAPS FOR PET IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | 2013-10-10 |
20130266199 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND FLUID IMAGING METHOD - In imaging for labeling only the fluid of a specific region, a high-quality image is acquired in a short time. In order to achieve this, the optimal number of segments N is determined from the flow velocity V and the size φ of a specific region to be labeled when performing imaging by labeling only the fluid of the specific region using a two-dimensional selective excitation pulse as a pre-pulse. In addition, the k-space ordering is determined according to the arrival timing of the fluid to the imaging region. In addition, the optimal flip angle (FA) is determined depending on the type of pre-pulse. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266200 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a collection unit and a generation unit. The collection unit collects data of an imaging area over a plurality of time phases within a certain respiratory cycle after applying a labeling pulse to a labeling area in which cerebrospinal fluid flows under a task of respiration. The generation unit generates images of a plurality of time phases depicting the cerebrospinal fluid by using the collected data. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266201 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ESTIMATING A QUANTITY OF INTEREST OF A DYNAMIC ARTERY/TISSUE/VEIN SYSTEM - The invention relate to a system and a process for estimating hemodynamic parameters by applying soft probabilistic methods to perfusion imaging. Such a process also makes it possible to estimate arterial input or complementary distribution functions and therefore more generally any quantity of interest. The invention stands out in particular from the known processes in that it requires the introduction, a priori, of soft information of physiological or hemodynamic nature without constraining of forcing the desired estimation through arbitrary or undesirable hypotheses. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266202 | RADIATION THERAPY DEVICE CONTROLLER, PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR SAME - A radiation therapy device controller identifies a pixel on a straight line connecting a ray source and a sensor array, and calculates a luminance update amount candidate value for each identified pixel based on a ratio of a change amount for the pixel on the straight line indicating the living body to a sum of change amounts from a luminance value of a pixel corresponding to a correlated computed tomography image correlated with a computed tomography image of an update target of a luminance value of the identified pixel. Also, the control device calculates a luminance update amount of each identified pixel using the luminance update amount candidate value of each identified pixel calculated for a plurality of rotation angles, and updates the luminance value of each corresponding pixel of the computed tomography image of the update target using the luminance update amount of each identified pixel. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266203 | FAST DUAL CONTRAST MR IMAGING - The invention relates to a method of MR imaging of at least a portion of a body ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266204 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND IMAGING THEREOF - A biological substrate, e.g., microfluidic chip. The substrate includes a rigid substrate material, which has a surface region capable of acting as a handle substrate. The substrate also has a deformable fluid layer coupled to the surface region. One or more well regions are formed in a first portion of the deformable fluid layer and are capable of holding a fluid therein. The one or more channel regions are formed in a second portion of the deformable fluid layer and are coupled to one or more of the well regions. An active region is formed in the deformable fluid layer. At least three fiducial markings are formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the well regions. A control layer is coupled to the fluid layer. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266205 | METHOD FOR THE FILTERING OF TARGET OBJECT IMAGES IN A ROBOT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and system for recognizing physical objects. In the method an object is gripped with a gripper, which is attached to a robot arm or mounted separately. Using an image sensor, a plurality of source images of an area comprising the object is captured while the object is moved with the robot arm. The camera is configured to move along the gripper, attached to the gripper or otherwise able to monitor the movement of the gripper. Moving image elements are extracted from the plurality of source images by computing a variance image from the source images and forming a filtering image from the variance image. A result image is obtained by using the filtering image as a bitmask. The result image is used for classifying the gripped object. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266206 | Training A User On An Accessibility Device - A user of an accessibility device is taught to properly use the device with a test image such that the accessibility device captures the entirety of or a large portion of a test image. In training the user, the device processes test image's information located within the device's field of view. Based on this processed information, the device indicates to the user if the device should be re-positioned such that a larger portion of the test image comes within the device's field of view. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266207 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING VIEW ORDER OF IMAGE FRAMES OF STEREO IMAGE PAIR ACCORDING TO IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATED MACHINE READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A method for identifying an actual view order of image frames of a stereo image pair includes at least the following steps: receiving the image frames; obtaining image characteristics by analyzing the image frames according to an assumed view order; and identifying the actual view order by checking the image characteristics. In addition, a machine readable medium storing a program code is provided. The program causes a processor to perform at least the following steps for identifying an actual view order of image frames of a stereo image pair when executed by the processor: receiving the image frames; obtaining image characteristics by analyzing the image frames according to an assumed view order; and identifying the actual view order by checking the image characteristics. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266208 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus. A boundary detector of the image processing apparatus may detect a boundary of an occlusion region of a color image warped in correspondence to a first view. A boundary labeling unit of the image processing apparatus may label the detected boundary with one of a foreground region boundary and a background region boundary. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266209 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To provide a solution by which adjustment of the depth display of the image can be easily carried out by the user at will in a technique for forming a 3-D image from plural images, from the plural feed images, one feed image is extracted as the reference feed image, with an object recognition process being carried out to extract the object region having the prescribed characteristic features. The reference feed image IL is displayed on the display unit | 2013-10-10 |
20130266210 | DETERMINING A DEPTH MAP FROM IMAGES OF A SCENE - Methods for determining a depth measurement of a scene which involve capturing at least two images of the scene with different camera parameters, and selecting corresponding image patches in each scene. A first approach calculates a plurality of complex responses for each image patch using a plurality of different quadrature filters, each complex response having a magnitude and a phase, assigns, for each quadrature filter, a weighting to the complex responses in the corresponding image patches, the weighting being determined by a relationship of the phases of the complex responses, and determines the depth measurement of the scene from a combination of the weighted complex responses. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266211 | STEREO VISION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for stereo vision may include filtering a row or column in a stereo image to obtain intensity profiles, identifying peaks in the intensity profiles, pairing peaks within a maximum disparity distance, determining a shape interval for peak pairs, selecting a peak pair with a maximum shape interval, determining a disparity offset for the peak pairs, extending shape intervals to include all pixels in the intensity profiles, computing depths or distances from disparity offsets, and smoothing the stereo image disparity map along a perpendicular dimension. Another method for stereo vision includes filtering stereo images to intensity profiles, identifying peaks in the intensity profiles, pairing peaks within a maximum disparity distance, determining shape intervals for peak pairs, and selecting peak pairs with the maximum shape interval. Apparatus corresponding to the above methods are also disclosed herein. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING 2D VIDEO IMAGE INTO 3D VIDEO IMAGE - A method of converting a two-dimensional video to a three-dimensional video, the method comprising: comparing an image of an n | 2013-10-10 |
20130266213 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A three-dimensional image processing apparatus includes an obtainer that obtains three-dimensional image information including information of a first image and a second image, a shade information obtainer that obtains shade information from the information of the first image and/or the second image, and a disparity adjuster that adjusts a disparity of a subject contained in the first and the second images based on the shade information. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266214 | TRAINING AN IMAGE PROCESSING NEURAL NETWORK WITHOUT HUMAN SELECTION OF FEATURES - A method for training an image processing neural network without human selection of features may include providing a training set of images labeled with two or more classifications, providing an image processing toolbox with image transforms that can be applied to the training set, generating a random set of feature extraction pipelines, where each feature extraction pipeline includes a sequence of image transforms randomly selected from the image processing toolbox and randomly selected control parameters associated with the sequence of image transforms. The method may also include coupling a first stage classifier to an output of each feature extraction pipeline and executing a genetic algorithm to conduct genetic modification of each feature extraction pipeline and train each first stage classifier on the training set, and coupling a second stage classifier to each of the first stage classifiers in order to increase classification accuracy. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING/DETERMINING THE DATE OF A PHOTO - Undated photos are organized by estimating the date of each photo. The date is estimated by building a model based on a set of reference photos having established dates, and comparing image characteristics of the undated photo to the image characteristics of the reference photos. The photo characteristics can include hues, saturation, intensity, contrast, sharpness and graininess as represented by image pixel data. Once the date of a photo is estimated, it can be tagged with identifying information, such as by using the estimated date to associate the photo with a node in a family tree. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266216 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, a third extraction unit, a determination unit, a correction unit, and a color quantization unit. The first extraction unit extracts from an image a region and color of an information image. The second extraction unit extracts a color of a peripheral image surrounding the extracted region. The third extraction unit extracts information necessary for color quantization processing. The determination unit determines whether a color difference between the extracted color of the information image and the extracted color of the peripheral image falls within a predetermined range when color quantization processing is based on the extracted information. The correction unit corrects a representative color if it is determined that the color difference does not fall within the predetermined range. The color quantization unit performs color quantization processing on the image on the basis of the corrected representative color. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NORMALIZATION AND CODIFICATON OF COLORS FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS - A system and method for normalizing and codifying divergent color systems into a single universal color system. The middleware engine receives a data feed comprising a plurality of color swatches or images from one or more merchant system and normalizes the data feed into a common format. The dominant processor extracts the product images from the normalized data, segments each product image into segments, determines a dominant color for each segment, and determines the dominant product color for each product image based on prevalence of the dominant product color in each segment. The matched color processor converts the determined dominant product color into a digital value of the universal color system based on the color component intensity values. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266218 | Detecting and Tracking Point Features with Primary Colors - A feature tracking technique for detecting and tracking feature points with primary colors. An energy value may be computed for each color channel of a feature. If the energy of all the channels is above a threshold, then the feature may be tracked according to a feature tracking method using all channels. Otherwise, if the energy of all of the channels is below the threshold, then the feature is not tracked. If the energy of at least one (but not all) of the channels is below the threshold, then the feature is considered to have primary color, and the feature may be tracked according to the feature tracking method using only the one or more channels with energy above the threshold. The feature tracking techniques may, for example, be used to establish point trajectories in an image sequence for various Structure from Motion (SFM) techniques. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266219 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a representative pixel calculation unit configured to select some pixels in an input image as representative pixels, a representative pixel update unit configured to update pixel values of the representative pixels, and a corrected image generation unit configured to set pixel values for pixels other than the representative pixels by applying the updated pixel values of the representative pixels. The representative pixel update unit is configured to, based on pixels around a position of the representative pixels in a smoothed image generated based on the input image as reference pixels, execute pixel value correction of the representative pixels by applying the pixel values of the reference pixels. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266220 | COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, COLOR SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, COLOR REPRODUCTION EVALUATING METHOD, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND TESTING DEVICE - A color signal processing circuit performs a correction process on an input color signal so as to cause a color component to belong to a color reproduction determination range, which is set in a chromaticity diagram to define an allowable range of color discrepancy, using the color reproduction determination range. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266221 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an illumination spectrum estimation method in which an illumination spectrum is calculated on the basis of weather information. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266222 | IMAGE SYNTHESIS APPARATUS, IMAGE SYNTHESIS METHOD AND IMAGE SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - An image synthesis apparatus acquires one or plural images including one or plural pictures of one person or plural people as an object, determines an aspect of the one or plural pictures, extracts a part of the one or plural pictures in accordance with the aspect of the one or plural pictures and synthesizes the extracted one or plural images. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266223 | REGION GROWING METHOD FOR DEPTH MAP/COLOR IMAGE - An exemplary region growing method include at least the following steps: selecting a seed point of a current frame as an initial growing point of a region in the current frame; determining a background confidence value at a neighboring pixel around the seed point; and utilizing a processing unit for checking if the neighboring pixel is allowed to be included in the region according to at least the background confidence value. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266224 | REGION SPECIFICATION METHOD, REGION SPECIFICATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, SERVER, AND SYSTEM - A region specification method is provided of specifying a subject region including a subject from a subject existing image in which a background and the subject exist. The region specification method including: calculating an image boundary pixel number of an image boundary of the subject existing image constituting an edge part of each of divided regions into which the subject existing image is divided by a borderline defined on the subject existing image; specifying, from the divided regions, a reference region having a pixel percentage equal to or more than a predetermined percentage, the pixel percentage indicating the calculated image boundary pixel number in a total pixel number of the edge part; and specifying the subject region from the divided regions of the subject existing image by taking the reference region specified in the specifying the reference region as a reference. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266225 | METHOD FOR THE PRE-PROCESSING OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF THE SURFACE OF A TYRE FOR USE IN THE INSPECTION OF SAID SURFACE - A method for inspecting a portion of a tyre surface involves comparison with an image of a three-dimensional (“3D”) reference surface. The method includes: extracting contours of graphic elements of an image of a 3D profile of a surface to be inspected; transforming the reference surface by establishing a correspondence between the contours of the graphic elements of the surface to be inspected and contours of identical graphic elements of the reference surface using a series of transformations; associating a B-spline surface, which includes control points, with the graphic elements of the transformed reference surface; and deforming the contours of the graphic elements of the reference surface by modifying positions of the control points of the B-spline surface so as to minimize distances between the contours of the graphic elements of the reference surface and the contours of the graphic elements of the surface to be inspected corresponding thereto. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266226 | TEMPORAL COHERENCE IN CLEAR PATH DETECTION - A method of detecting a clear path of travel. Input images are captured at various time step frames. Clear path probability maps of a current and previous time step frames are generated. A corresponding clear path probability map is generated for the current time step frame derived as a function of the clear path probability map of the previous time step frame and of a corresponding mapping that coherently links the previous time step frame to the current time step frame. A weight-matching map is generated. The probability values of the current time step frame are updated as a function of the corresponding probability map. A current frame probability decision map is generated based on updated probability values of the current time step frame. The clear path in the image of the current time step is identified based on the current frame probability decision map. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266227 | HUMAN ACTIVITY DETERMINATION FROM VIDEO - Automated analysis of video data for determination of human behavior includes segmenting a video stream into a plurality of discrete individual frame image primitives which are combined into a visual event that may encompass an activity of concern as a function of a hypothesis. The visual event is optimized by setting a binary variable to true or false as a function of one or more constraints. The visual event is processed in view of associated non-video transaction data and the binary variable by associating the visual event with a logged transaction if associable, issuing an alert if the binary variable is true and the visual event is not associable with the logged transaction, and dropping the visual event if the binary variable is false and the visual event is not associable. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266228 | AUTOMATIC PART IDENTIFICATION AND WORKFLOW GENERATION - System, methods, and computer-readable media for automatic part identification and workflow generation. A method includes generating at least one image of a target part using a scanning device. The method includes analyzing the image to determine classification data based on physical characteristics of the target part. The physical characteristics including a size and shape of the target part. The method includes searching a parts database to identify a part that matches the classification data, and generating a workflow based on the identified matching part, including an identification of maintenance to be performed on the matching part. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266229 | SYSTEM FOR MATCHING ARTISTIC ATTRIBUTES OF SECONDARY IMAGE AND TEMPLATE TO A PRIMARY IMAGE - A system for automatically selecting a template and a number of secondary images for display with a primary preselected image based on analyzing the primary image's attribute information and comparing the template's required image attributes and secondary image's attribute information. The attribute information is used to evaluate and arithmetically score a compatibility of the images and template so that a best compatibility fit can be obtained when displaying the image. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266230 | IMAGE REGISTRATION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an image registration apparatus for registering a first image and a second image with respect to each other. A model, which has a fixed topology, is adapted to the first image for generating a first adapted model and to the second image for generating a second adapted model,and corresponding image elements ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266231 | SERIAL IMAGE DATA FORMAT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERING IMAGE DATA FROM SERIAL TO PARALLEL - A method for converting image data from serial to parallel is provided. The method has steps of: receiving serial data of an image into a line buffer according to a serial clock signal of the image, wherein the serial data at least comprises a frame start code, and a row start code; detecting the frame start code of the serial data in the line buffer to trigger a vertical synchronous signal of the image; and detecting the row start code of the serial data in the line buffer to trigger a horizontal synchronous signal of the image. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266232 | ENCODING DEVICE AND ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD - The present technology relates to an encoding device and encoding method, and a decoding device and decoding method, whereby encoding efficiency when performing intra prediction can be improved. A candidate prediction image generating unit 41 performs intra prediction processing as to a PU of an image to be encoded, in multiple intra prediction modes, and generates a prediction image. A prediction mode determining unit | 2013-10-10 |
20130266233 | IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A lossless decoding unit | 2013-10-10 |
20130266234 | PARALLEL INTRA PREDICTION METHOD FOR VIDEO DATA - Disclosed is a parallel intra prediction method for video data, including: dividing, by an intra prediction unit, pixels included in at least one prediction unit configuring a coding unit or a sub-coding unit so as to belong to any one of a reference pixel group and a prediction group; generating, by the intra prediction unit, reference sub blocks and prediction sub blocks, respectively, using reference pixels belonging to the reference pixel group and prediction pixels belonging to the prediction pixel group; performing, by the intra prediction unit, encoding processing on the reference sub blocks; and performing, by the intra prediction unit, encoding processing on the prediction sub blocks. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266235 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - An image encoding method for encoding an image to generate an image bit stream, comprising encoding an image on a block-by-block basis in a first encoding mode in which a quantization is performed, encoding the image on a block-by-block basis in a second encoding mode in which a quantization is not performed, and filtering a first reproduced image and a second reproduced image generated. The filtering is controlled such that the filtering on the second reproduced image is performed based on filter control information indicating whether the second reproduced image is to be subjected to the filtering. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266236 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS - An image coding method, comprising: subtracting a prediction signal from the input image signal for each coding unit, thereby generating respective prediction error signals; performing orthogonal transform and quantization on a corresponding one of the prediction error signals for each transform unit, eventually generating quantization coefficients; and coding pieces of management information indicating a structure of the transform units and the quantization coefficients into a tree structure. Each of the transform units corresponds to a corresponding one of leaf nodes in the tree structure. In the coding, for each leaf node, management information and a quantization coefficient are coded, eventually generating a coded signal in which the coded management information and the coded quantization coefficient are arranged in succession for each leaf node. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266237 | WAVELET COEFFICIENT QUANTIZATION METHOD USING HUMAN VISUAL MODEL IN IMAGE COMPRESSION - A wavelet coefficient quantization method using a human visual model in an image compression process is provided, which is particularly suitable for remote sensing image compression. A wavelet-domain visual quantization model is obtained through experiments based on human visual characteristics, so as to reflect the relation between distortion of wavelet coefficient blocks and human visual characteristics. The model includes a luminance component, a masking component and a frequency component, where the luminance component is calculated by low frequency coefficients after the k | 2013-10-10 |
20130266238 | Algorithm Selection for Structure from Motion - A technique for selecting a particular reconstruction technique to be applied to an image sequence. The technique may analyze an input image sequence and, based on one or more characteristics of the image sequence, select a reconstruction technique as the appropriate technique for the image sequence from among a set of reconstruction techniques. For example, the set may include two or more of a rotation-based reconstruction technique, a plane-based reconstruction technique, and a general 3D reconstruction technique. The selection technique may be combined with the reconstruction techniques to produce a system that takes as input an image sequence or a set of point trajectories, selects an appropriate reconstruction technique, and applies the selected reconstruction technique to generate an estimate of camera motion and camera intrinsic parameters for the image sequence. The technique may be adapted to select among other types of techniques that may be applied to image sequences. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED REAL-TIME CINE IMAGING - A cine imaging filter and method of use that includes a denoising image-filter based on the Karhunen-Loeve transform along the temporal direction to take advantage of the high temporal correlation among images. The cine imaging filter may further include the application of a simple formula describing the quantitative noise reduction capabilities of the KLT filter as a function of eigenimage cutoff. Additionally, the filter may validate its accuracy in numerical simulation and in in-vivo real time cine images. Furthermore, exemplary embodiments of the cine imaging filter may employ a technique to automatically select the optimal eigenimage cutoff to maximize noise reduction with minimal effect on image information. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266240 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISTORTIONS IN A PARTICLE-OPTICAL APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method of determining the distortions in the projection system of a TEM, and a method of correcting for these aberrations. The aberrations are determined by collecting a large number of images of a sample, the sample slightly displaced between each acquisition of an image. On the images sub-fields ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266241 | COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING USING VARIABLE OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION - In selected embodiments, improved image restoration is realized using extensions of Wiener filtering combined with multiple image captures acquired after simple, fast reconfigurations of an optical imaging system. These reconfigurations yield unique (distinct) OTF responses for each capture. The optical imaging system may reduce fabrication cost, power consumption, and/or system weight/volume by correcting significant optical aberrations. The system may be configured to perform independent correction of fields within the total field of regard. The system may also be configured to perform independent correction of different spectral bands. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266242 | METHOD FOR LOADING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - In order to enable improved or even optimized loading of medical image data, a data type representing the image data is determined in at least one embodiment from the image data in a first step and a data-type-specific default loading strategy is selected according to the data type. The default loading strategy may be refined, in at least one example embodiment, to produce a loading strategy based on additional context data. The context data is obtained for example during an initial assessment of the image data. For this purpose, provision is made in particular for a shared index to be generated in which the context data is stored together with further information associated with the image data of a plurality of objects that are to be examined. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266243 | Flexible Package with Internal, Resealable Closure Feature - A reclosable flexible package having a reclosable closure comprising easy-to-use adhesive securement means in combination with non-reclosable closures provided above and below the reclosable closure. The package provides a re-openable seal for reclosing the bag upon a partial discharge of the contents thereof, such as food contents. The flexible package offers manufacturing ease and cost-savings, and tamper-resistance. The flexible package also may be incorporated into a bag-in-box package configuration. Methods of making and filling the package also are provided. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266244 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGES HAVING MULTIPLE LINES OF WEAKNESS TO FACILITATE OPENING - A flexible film package for storing food products comprises a body with a side wall, a closed bottom end, and a closed top end. The body includes a primary line of weakness and a pair of secondary lines of weakness formed in the side wall. Each of the primary and secondary lines of weakness includes a plurality of score lines spaced apart by non-scored portions of the side wall. The score lines of the primary line of weakness have a greater length, width, and depth than the score lines of the secondary lines of weakness. The non-scored portions between the score lines of the primary line of weakness are longer than the non-scored portions between the score lines of the secondary lines of weakness. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266245 | SLIDING MECHANISM AND FRICTION REDUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a sliding mechanism having a lubricating film formed on the sliding surface thereof, and capable of exhibiting friction-reducing performance; and a friction reduction method for the same. To that end, the present invention entails coating the sliding surface with chromium nitride, adding a molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in the amount of 600-1000 ppm to diesel engine oil, setting the arithmetic mean roughness of the sliding member to 2-60 nm, and upon converting the Sommerfeld number viscosity to Pa·s, the speed to s | 2013-10-10 |
20130266246 | SLIDING MECHANISM AND FRICTION REDUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a sliding member having a lubricating film formed on the sliding surface thereof, and capable of exhibiting friction-reducing performance; and a friction reduction method for the same. To that end, the present invention entails coating the sliding surface with a titanium nitride-based material (for example, titanium carbon nitride, titanium nitride, or titanium aluminum nitride), adding a molybdenum dithiocarbamate with molybdenum in the amount of 600-1000 ppm to diesel engine oil, setting the arithmetic mean roughness of the sliding member to 2-10 nm, and upon converting the Sommerfeld number viscosity to Pa·s, the speed to s | 2013-10-10 |
20130266247 | ROTOR BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly for a rotating shaft uses a carbide sleeve to prevent wear and carry load. The carbide sleeves provide increased life for rotating components used in the severe environments in the oil and gas industries. Various mechanisms can couple the carbide sleeve to the rotating shaft, including keys, keyways, drive rings, reaction rings, and other members to provide particular benefits. These mechanisms allow the carbide sleeve to bear the compressive load of other components, for example, or to slide axially on the shaft, when needed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266248 | ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING A RETAINING DEVICE - A rolling-element bearing assembly includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring on a common pitch circle diameter. A retaining device is attached to one of the inner ring and the outer ring and holds the rolling-element bearing assembly together without falling apart. The rolling elements include balls and rollers disposed on the common pitch circle diameter in an alternating manner. Further, at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring includes a raceway groove that axially supports the roller bearing balls. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266249 | RETAINER FOR RADIAL ROLLER BEARING - A pair of rim portions | 2013-10-10 |
20130266250 | FLEXIBLE BEARING CAGE - A rolling element guide for a bearing assembly formed with cantilevered arms, the arms flexibly adjusting to contact with a guide surface of an inner or outer ring of a bearing. Lubrication channels in a surface of the cage are also disclosed. | 2013-10-10 |
20130266251 | ROLLING BEARING - The invention concerns a rolling bearing with a rolling bearing cage ( | 2013-10-10 |
20130266252 | CONICAL ROLLER BEARING DEVICE - A conical roller bearing device includes: a conical roller bearing that includes an inner ring ( | 2013-10-10 |