41st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110248121 | Apparatus and Method for Backup Control in a Distributed Flight Control System - Embodiments of the invention relate to a flight control system for controlling an aircraft during flight. The flight control system may include a primary controller configured to receive an input from a pilot and to output a primary control signal and a primary transmission path connected to the primary controller and configured to relay the primary control signal. The flight control system may also include a backup controller configured to receive the input from the pilot and to output a backup control signal and a backup transmission path connected to the backup controller and configured to relay the backup control signal. Additionally, the flight control system may include an actuator having a remote electronics unit configured to receive the primary control signal and the backup control signal and to determine if the primary control signal is available and valid. The remote electronics unit may be configured to output an actuator command based on the primary control signal if the primary control signal is available and valid and to output the actuator command based on the backup control signal if the primary control signal is unavailable or invalid. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248122 | FORE FLAP DISPOSED ON THE WING OF AN AIRCRAFT - A leading edge slat arranged on the aerofoil of an aircraft. The leading edge slat is provided on the front of the main wing. The leading edge slat has a partially extended setting, with its trailing edge flat against the wing, and a further extended setting, with its trailing edge spaced apart from the nose of the wing to open a gap feeding high-energy air from the lower surface of the slat to the upper surface of the wing. The leading edge slat includes a body and a trailing edge facing the main wing, which can be bent around the spanwise direction of the slat relative to the body, and on which the trailing edge of the slat is provided, and which by means of a device generating a contact force is loaded for making contact between the trailing edge of the slat and the profile nose of the wing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248123 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HAVING AN IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATION - The present invention relates to an unmanned air vehicle ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248124 | AIRCRAFT WITH FORWARD LIFTING ELEVATOR AND RUDDER, WITH THE MAIN LIFTING SURFACE AFT, CONTAINING AILERONS AND FLAPS, AND AIRBRAKE - An area ruled forward lifting elevator aircraft | 2011-10-13 |
20110248125 | Removably mountable intravenous tubing holder - A tube holding apparatus includes a mounting block having a block fastening end with a block fastening structure for removably securing the mounting block to a support surface and having a tube engaging end with several tube retaining structures. The block fastening structure includes a first fastener section of hook and loop fastener material secured to the block fastening end and a second fastener section of hook and loop material for mounting to a support surface to which the apparatus is to be secured, so that the mounting block can be removably secured to a support surface. The mounting block is configured as a panel and formed of resilient material and each tube retaining structure includes a tube receiving slot having substantially parallel slot sides extending into the mounting block and a slot width narrower than the diameter of a tube to be retained by the apparatus. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248126 | Systems And Methods For Supporting A Pipe - Systems and methods for supporting one or more pipes are provided. The pipe support system can include a first isolator and a second isolator at least partially disposed about a pipe such that at least a portion of the first and second isolators oppose one another. The pipe support system can also include a third isolator at least partially disposed about the pipe between a first set of ends of the first and second isolators and a fourth isolator at least partially disposed about the pipe between a second set of ends of the first and second isolators such that at least a portion of the third and fourth isolators oppose one another. An inner surface of the combination of the first, second, third, and fourth isolators can surround a perimeter of the pipe to provide an insulated pipe. The pipe system can also include at least one clamp at least partially disposed about the insulated pipe. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248127 | Display - Devices are disclosed having a magnet disposed thereon, operatively configured for retaining a ferrous element thereagainst. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248128 | Low Profile Motorize Tilt Mount - A mount system is adapted to couple a monitor to a supporting surface. The natural tendency of the mount system is to tilt down the monitor, due to the weight of the monitor. However, the weight of the monitor may be at least partially counter-balanced by having to lift its own weight of the monitor such that less force may be required to tilt the monitor up. A motor may be activated to pull on a string that is coupled adjacent to a top portion of the monitor. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248129 | SUPPORTING DEVICE OF DISPLAY UNIT - A supporting device of a display unit includes a stationary bracket securable to a wall, a body coupling device to mount a body of the display unit thereto, and a plurality of connecting devices to connect the stationary bracket with the body coupling device, each connecting device having first and second ends thereof coupled to the stationary bracket and the body coupling device, respectively, to rotate in left and right directions, and having at least one point between the first and second ends thereof to bend in the left and right directions. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248130 | Device Structure with an adaptor for fixing the same to a base for fixing a hinge to a piece of furniture - In the device structure with adaptor for fixing of the same to a base for fixing a hinge to a piece of furniture, the adaptor comprises a longitudinal box-shaped element to accommodate the device and means projecting laterally from the box-shaped element for fixing the box-shaped element laterally to the base. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248131 | TWO-PART ROOF HOOK - A two-part roof hook is described, which has a base part ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248132 | BOARD FIXING STRUCTURE - A protrusion | 2011-10-13 |
20110248133 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING WIRELESS DEVICE CASE - First mounting ring ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248134 | Reinforced Supporting Connectors for Tubular Grab Railings - A reinforced connector assembly for a tubular grab railing has an upper tubing support that is aligned with the grab railing during use and a lower base portion bolted directly to the tubing support fastened to a wall or floor. The tubing support has an opening that divides it into upper and lower halves with a reinforcing plate hidden between them to form a three layer sandwich structure with at least one boss confined during use within the tubing. The connector assembly is a composite formed from an outer plastic resinous connector element and the hidden reinforcing plate which can be formed from steel. The reinforcing plate which provides reinforcement for the plastic components can include exposed ears on each side that frictionally engage and distend the tubing to prevent it from rotating during use. An adjustable connector assembly has two pivotally related portions to permit angular adjustment on site. A corner elbow, an end connector and an end extension are also described. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248135 | Fixing Bracket, Fixing Method of Fixing Bracket and Fixing Structure of Fixing Bracket - A fixing bracket for fixing a housing on a board includes: a placing portion configured to be placed on the board; an attaching portion configured to be attached to the housing; and a retaining portion which retains the placing portion to the board. The placing portion may include a receiving portion which accommodates the retaining portion. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248136 | PROTRUDING POSITIONING PEDESTAL - Disclosed herein is a protruding positioning pedestal having a bottom plate, a bent piece, a fastening component, and a fastening hole. The bent piece is cut from the bottom plate, bent up from the bottom plate, and extended toward the surface of the bottom plate, to form a positioning section and a prop section. The bent piece is upheld by the prop section on the bottom plate, and is buckled on the bottom plate by the fastening component and the fastening hole. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248137 | Methods and Apparatus for Mounting Solar Panels - A method and apparatus for mounting a solar panel to a surface according to various aspects of the present invention is configured to provide attachment of a solar panel to any suitable surface. The mounting system comprises a membrane and a frame coupled with the membrane. The frame is configured to receive the solar panel. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248138 | Device positioning supports - A device positioning support for selectively positioning a device in one of a plurality of positions comprising a base, a pair of links which are each connected to the base and to a device, a manually operable self-locking release comprising a biasing member which normally biases a first constraint connected to one of the links into engagement with a second constraint connected to the other link in order to prevent relative movement of the links. The release is manually operable to relieve the biasing force and thereby permit relative movement between the first link relative to the second link in order to reposition the device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248139 | PORTABLE COMPUTER AIR CUSHION - An air-filled cushion for portable computer devices. In the present invention, portable computer devices on top of the air cushion are secured by means of a strap to prevent shifting or falling off while being used. The design of the air cushion accords with ergonomic and height demands, so that the user can use the air cushion comfortably while sitting or lying down. Built-in open-cell mesh areas on the air cushion keep heat away from the lap and the portable computer device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248140 | Portable Configurable Modular Spatial Stabilization and Transport System for Enabling Mounting of at least one Portable Apparatus in Accordance with at Least One Plural Controllable Mounting Profile - The present invention is directed to a portable configurable modular spatial stabilization and transport system that enables mounting of at least one apparatus (e.g., camera, etc.) in accordance with at least one plural controllable mounting profile, which may be a static profile, securing the apparatus, or one or more mobile profiles, in which the apparatus is movable. The inventive system comprises ah elongated base platform comprising a plurality of stabilization elements securable to one or more stability sources, and a selectively movable mounting platform for interfacing with one or more apparatus mounting interfaces, that is selectively securable at any predetermined position along the base platform, or for being selectively moved along the base platform in a predefined motion range, thereby enabling any apparatus interfaced therewith to be mounted in one or more predefined mounting profiles. In another embodiment of the present invention the system also comprises an independent wheeled platform configured to interface, with at least one predetermined apparatus mounting interface that is compatible with the mounting platform, such that an apparatus mounted on the mounting platform can be readily repositioned on the wheeled platform, and vice versa, without removing the mounting interface therefrom. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248141 | STEEL COIL POSITIONING STRUCTURE - This invention relates to a steel coil positioning structure which at least comprises a positioning seat made of plastic material. The positioning seat comprises at least one base body and two side seat bodies. The base body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The side seat bodies each having a ramp thereon are fixed on the first surface. The ramps of the side seat bodies are disposed oppositely and directed to center so as to form a bearing surface for placing steel coil thereon. The second surface of the base body is a flat surface. In this manner, steel coils can be positioned stably on the positioning seat. As plastic material is used, manufacturing becomes convenient and quick, and it consumes fewer time and cost in loading into container without conducting pesticide application and fumigation. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248142 | SAW BLADE GRIPPER - A mechanism for gripping an article including a housing, a piston slidably housed within the housing, a plunger slidably housed within the housing, wherein the plunger is at least partially extendable out from the housing, the plunger including a gripping surface, at least one spring operatively arranged between the piston and the plunger for relating a change of a position of the piston to the plunger, and a cam eccentrically rotatable about an axis and operatively engaged with the piston for setting the position of the piston. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248143 | Breakaway Device for Posts - A device that facilitates the support of a post or shaft in such a way that the post is connected rigidly to a foundation or otherwise connected to a fixed position. If a condition arises that causes the post to become stressed physically the device will allow separation of the post from a mounting on the foundation or fixed position before the said post is physically damaged. The post itself may be round, square, rectangular, channel shape, or any other shape in profile. In some cases the post is the primary support for such things as roadside sign posts, signs, signals, lights, warnings, or markers, that are commonly held by the roadside in a fixed and elevated position so that they are easily visible to passing motorists, cyclists, or pedestrians. The device can also be used to support other types of signs, signals, or devices unrelated to traffic or transport. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248144 | LIFTING-ADJUSTING ASSEMBLY FOR A SHAFT - A lifting-adjusting assembly for a shaft has an outer device, an inner device and multiple positioning elements. The outer device is adapted to mount around a shaft and has a base and a mounting casing. The mounting casing is mounted around the base and has a chamber, an opening and a cone surface. The inner device is movably connected to the outer device and has a moving mount and at least one spring. The moving mount is movably mounted in the outer device and has a mounting chamber, a pressing segment and multiple positioning holes. The at least one spring is mounted in the chamber to enable the positioning holes to face to the cone surface. The positioning elements are mounted in the positioning holes of the moving mount and abut with the cone surface and the shaft to hold the lifting-adjusting assembly on the shaft. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248145 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DIGITAL CAMERA, AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD - A solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: a pixel portion including a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix; a column signal line provided per column in the pixel portion; an AD conversion unit which converts a voltage of a pixel signal into a digital value by performing counting until a reference signal reaches the voltage of the pixel signal from the column signal line; and a clock signal generating unit which generates, to the AD conversion unit, a counter clock for the counting, and the clock signal generating unit switches, during a period of the AD conversion, a frequency of the counter clock from a first frequency to a second frequency that is different from the first frequency. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248146 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND CAMERA - A solid-state image pickup device including a plurality of pixels on a light-receiving surface, photodiodes disposed on the light-receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate while being partitioned on the pixel basis, signal transferring portions which are disposed on the semiconductor substrate and which read signal charges generated and stored in the photodiodes or voltages corresponding to the signal charges, insulating films disposed on the semiconductor substrate while covering the photodiodes, concave portions disposed in the insulating films, pad electrodes disposed on the insulating films, a passivation film which covers inner walls of the concave portions, which is disposed on the pad electrodes, and which has a refractive index higher than that of silicon oxide, and a core layer which is disposed on the passivation film while being filled in the concave portions and which has a refractive index higher than that of silicon oxide. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248147 | DUAL CONVERSION GAIN GATE AND CAPACITOR COMBINATION - An imaging device comprising a plurality of photosensors, a shared diffusion region for receiving charge generated by the photosensors, and a dual conversion gain element that can be selectively coupled to the shared diffusion region to increase a conversion gain of the shared diffusion region. A method of operating such an imaging device is also described, comprising resetting a shared diffusion region, sampling a reset voltage level at the shared diffusion region, transferring charge accumulated in one of a plurality of photosensors to the shared diffusion region, sampling a pixel signal voltage level at the shared diffusion region, and activating a dual conversion gain element to increase a conversion gain of the shared diffusion region. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248148 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A solid-state imaging device in which the potential of a signal line, which is obtained before a pixel has an operating period, is fixed to an intermediate potential between a first power-supply potential and a second power-supply potential. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248149 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a solid-state image sensing device for reading out, via an output circuit, a reset signal and a pixel signal from a pixel unit which performs photoelectric conversion includes a comparator which compares a signal read out from the pixel unit with a reference signal, a counter which counts clocks input until a pulse signal indicating a comparison result from the comparator is obtained, and a counter controller which prevents the counter from performing an operation of stopping pixel signal counting, based on an output result of the reset signal from the comparator. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248150 | DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING AND LOCATING A LIGHT SIGNAL MODULATED AT A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY - The invention concerns a device for quantifying and locating a light signal modulated at a predetermined frequency. According to the invention, it comprises a digital control unit ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248151 | System and Circuit Including Multiple Photo Detectors - A system includes a plurality of photo detectors, which generate signals proportional to incident light. The system further includes an optical barrier adjacent to a surface and includes a control circuit. The optical barrier partially obstructs reflected light from reaching the plurality of photo detectors to produce a spatially dependent reflectance pattern that is dependent on a position of an object relative to a substrate. The control circuit determines a position of the object during a reflectance measurement cycle using each of the plurality of photo detectors by calibrating to ambient light conditions, measuring ambient plus reflected light, determining the reflected light and detecting the position of the object based on a ratio of the reflected light received by at least two of the plurality of photo detectors. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248152 | Apparatus and Circuit with a Multi-Directional Arrangement of Optical Elements - An apparatus includes a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and at least one sidewall therebetween and a plurality of optical windows formed in the housing to allow light to pass through from multiple directions. The apparatus further includes a plurality of photo detectors to generate electrical signals based on received light, where each of the plurality of photo detectors is disposed within a respective one of the plurality of optical windows. The apparatus also includes a control circuit coupled to the plurality of photo detectors to receive the electrical signals, determine light variations from the electrical signals, and determine a change in position of an object based on variation ratios of the light variations received by at least one pair of photo detectors within the plurality of photo detectors in response to determining the light variations. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248153 | Optical Navigation System Having A Filter-Window To Seal An Enclosure Thereof - An optical navigation system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes: (i) a coherent light source to emit light to illuminate a portion of a finger; and (ii) a detector to receive light reflected from the portion of the finger, the detector including a speckle-based sensor configured to sense movement of the finger relative to the detector based on changes in a complex interference pattern created by the light reflected from the portion of the finger. Other embodiments are also described. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248154 | LIGHT BARRIER - A light barrier having at least one transmitter ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248155 | DISTRIBUTED FILTERING AND SENSING STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A distributed filtering and sensing structure includes a base board divided into a plurality of regions, and more than ten filtering and sensing modules distributed on the respective sections, wherein the total area occupied by the filtering and sensing modules is less than one half of the total area of the regions, wherein each filtering and sensing module is used to receive a first electromagnetic wave with a first wavelength range. Each filtering and sensing module includes a non-organic filtering element for filtering the first electromagnetic wave to obtain a second electromagnetic wave with a second wavelength range; an electromagnetic sensor disposed under the non-organic filtering device for receiving the second electromagnetic wave; and an electron/hole collecting module electrically connected to the electromagnetic sensor. The second wavelength range is part of the first wavelength range. Furthermore, the distributed filtering and sensing structure can be applied on an optical device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248156 | INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD FOR ACQUIRING MASS-RELATED INFORMATION - Target molecules in a sample can be detected at an improved sensitivity by means of a mass spectrometer. A sample with or without a matrix is placed on a substrate and irradiated with a converged and pulsed primary beam selected from an ion beam, a neutral particle beam or a laser beam. Secondary ions and neutral molecules are emitted along with protons from the irradiated point of the sample as an electric field is applied between the substrate and an extraction electrode disposed above the substrate. A proton-control electrode is arranged in axial symmetry with the trajectory of the primary beam. A voltage is applied thereto so that the generated electric field decelerates the flying protons to raise their adhering efficiency to the flying neutral molecules. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248157 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - Objects of the present invention is to provide a quadrupole mass filter that can be fabricated at low cost and has a high transmission efficiency even under a high pressure (0.5 mTorr or more), and to provide a mass spectrometer or mass spectrometry method that reduces crosstalk in a wide mass range. Now, in a mass spectrometer, an ion separating unit is configured to include quadrupole rod electrodes that form a quadrupole radio-frequency electric field, electrodes that form a quadrupole electrostatic field, and a power supply that allows the voltage of the electrodes to form a quadrupole electrostatic field to change. In a collision cell configured to perform collision induced dissociation, harmonic potentials in a plurality of stages are produced to resonance excite ions in the axial direction, so that the ions obtain kinetic energy to move in the direction of the detector. This energy allows a time period to shorten for which ions stay in the collision cell. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248158 | METHODS FOR DETECTING DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D METABOLITES BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods of detecting the presence or amount of a dihydroxyvitamin D metabolite in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally comprise ionizing a dihydroxyvitamin D metabolite in a sample and detecting the amount of the ion to determine the presence or amount of the vitamin D metabolite in the sample. In certain preferred embodiments the methods include immunopurifying the dihydroxyvitamin D metabolites prior to mass spectrometry. Also provided are methods to detect the presence or amount of two or more dihydroxyvitamin D metabolites in a single assay. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248159 | Ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer system and a method of operating the same - A measuring cell of an ICR mass spectrometer and a method of operating a measuring cell of the ICR mass spectrometer. The method and system trap ions in a first compartment of the ICR measuring cell by generating an electric potential well in the direction of the magnetic field with a minimum of the electric potential well located inside the first compartment. The method and system excite cyclotron motion of the ions trapped in the first compartment. The method and system transfer at least a part of the excited ions from the first compartment to a second compartment of the ICR measuring cell by displacement of a position of the minimum of the electric potential well from the first compartment to the second compartment. The ions are transferred by displacing the position of the minimum of the electric potential well from the first compartment to the second compartment preferably over a period of time equal to or longer than a characteristic period of ion oscillations along the direction of the magnetic field in the electric potential well. The method and system detect ion cyclotron motion of at least a part of the ions in the second compartment. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248160 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PULSED MULTIPLE REACTION MONITORING - A new pulsed multiple reaction monitoring process and system are disclosed that uses a pulsed ion injection mode for use in conjunction with triple-quadrupole instruments. The pulsed injection mode approach reduces background ion noise at the detector, increases amplitude of the ion signal, and includes a unity duty cycle that provides a significant sensitivity increase for reliable quantitation of proteins/peptides present at attomole levels in highly complex biological mixtures. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248161 | Multi-Turn Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer - The present invention aims at automatically obtaining a mass spectrum over a wide mass range with a high mass resolution, without the need of the complicated determination of the number of turns or other troublesome computations due to the overtaking of ions on a loop orbit. First, a mass analysis of a target sample is performed under conditions which ensure that the overtaking of ions does not occur, to obtain a mass spectrum with a low mass resolution (S | 2011-10-13 |
20110248162 | Parallel Mass Analysis - A system and method of mass spectrometry is provided. Ions from an ion source are stored in a first ion storage device and in a second ion storage device. Ions are ejected from the first ion storage device to a first mass analysis device during a first ejection time period, for analysis during a first analysis time period. Ions are ejected from the second ion storage device to a second mass analysis device during a second ejection time period. The ion storage devices are connected in series such that an ion transport aperture of the first ion storage device is in communication with an ion transport aperture of the second ion storage device. The first analysis time period and the second ejection time period at least partly overlap. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248163 | IMAGING BASED ON COSMIC-RAY PRODUCED CHARGED PARTICLES - Techniques, apparatus and systems for obtaining tomographic images of a volume of interest by using charged particle tomography detection systems. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248164 | Combination Laser and Charged Particle Beam System - A combined laser and charged particle beam system. A pulsed laser enables milling of a sample at material removal rates several orders of magnitude larger than possible for a focused ion beam. In some embodiments, a scanning electron microscope enables high resolution imaging of the sample during laser processing. In some embodiments, a focused ion beam enables more precise milling of the sample. A method and structure for deactivating the imaging detectors during laser milling enables the removal of imaging artifacts arising from saturation of the detector due to a plasma plume generated by the laser beam. In some embodiments, two types of detectors are employed: type-1 detectors provide high gain imaging during scanning of the sample with an electron or ion beam, while type-2 detectors enable lower gain imaging and endpoint detection during laser milling. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248165 | SAMPLE HOLDER PROVIDING INTERFACE TO SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH HIGH DENSITY CONNECTIONS - A novel specimen holder for specimen support specimen support devices for insertion in electron microscopes. The novel specimen holder of the invention provides mechanical support for specimen support devices and as well as electrical contacts to the specimens or specimen support devices. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248166 | TUNABLE LASER-BASED INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Methods, devices, and systems for imaging tissue and other samples or samples using infrared (IR) transmissions from coherent transmission sources, such as a wide range, tunable, quantum cascade laser (QCL) designed for the rapid collection of infrared microscopic data for medical diagnostics across a wide range of discrete spectral increments. The infrared transmissions are transmitted through, reflected from, and/or transreflected through a sample, and then magnified and/or focused prior to being detected by a detector. After detection, the sample related image data is used to assess the sample. Such methods, devices, and systems may be used to detect abnormalities in tissue, for example, before such abnormalities can be diagnosed using art cytopathological methods. The methods, devices and systems may also optionally include a visible light detection subsystem and/or a motion control subsystem to assist in control and processing of imaging. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248167 | Bolometric sensor with high TCR and tunable low resistivity - The present invention provides a novel way of operating sensing elements or bolometers in the resistive hysteresis region of a phase-transitioning VO | 2011-10-13 |
20110248168 | 3D Scanner - The present invention relates to a 3D scanner ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248169 | Light Activated Configuration of Environmentally Sealed Metering Products - A metering device and a method for reconfiguring the device to satisfy those regulatory agencies that require that a metering device be disassembled in some way prior to allowing any reconfiguration of the device, but do so without breaking or otherwise affecting the environmental sealing of the device. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRALLY-CORRECTED AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving outputs from multiple photodetectors, calculating a first ratio between first and second such outputs, calculating a second ratio between the first output and a difference corresponding to a flicker noise component obtained from the second output, and determining a contribution from multiple illumination types based at least in part on the first and second ratios. The method may also include obtaining multiple correction coefficients based at least in part on the determined contribution, and in turn determining an ambient light type present in proximity to the photodetectors using the correction coefficients and the first and second outputs. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248171 | APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL FUNCTIONALITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor integrated circuit (IC). The at least one integrated photodetector that is adapted to sense light, and an integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is coupled to the at least one integrated photodetector, and is adapted to convert an output signal of one or more of the at least one integrated photodetector to one or more digital signals. The sensor integrated circuit (IC) further includes an integrated controller that is adapted to facilitate operation of the sensor integrated circuit (IC). | 2011-10-13 |
20110248172 | APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL FUNCTIONALITY AND POWER MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor integrated circuit (IC) that is adapted for ambient light sensing (ALS) and/or proximity detection. The sensor integrated circuit (IC) includes an integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that is adapted to convert at least one signal related to ambient light sensing (ALS) and/or proximity detection to at least one digital signal, and an integrated light emitting diode (LED) driver that is adapted to drive at least one LED. The sensor IC also includes an integrated power management unit (PMU) that is adapted to reduce power dissipation of the sensor IC by running at a low duty cycle the integrated LED driver and the integrated ADC. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248173 | PORTABLE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A portable radiographic image capture device including a radiation detector for capturing a radiographic image representing irradiated radiation and outputting an electrical signal representing the captured radiographic image; a control board that controls the image capture operation of the radiation detector; and a casing formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, housing the radiation detector and the control board such that they are superimposed on each other. The casing has a flat image capture region for capturing a radiographic image with the radiation detector, is sloped such that the thickness at an end section at least one edge of the casing gradually decreases, and is capable of disposing at least a portion of at least one of the radiation detector and/or the control board inside the angled sloping region of the casing. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248174 | Collimator for Low-Dose Molecular Breast Imaging - A system and method for nuclear imaging includes a molecular breast imaging system including a collimator coupled to each of at least two gamma cameras. The collimator includes a collimator plate composed of a radiation absorbing material and having formed therein a plurality of channels spaced in an arrayed arrangement, each of the plurality of channels extending from an upper surface of the collimator plate to a lower surface of the collimator plate along a distance configured to substantially maximize a geometric efficiency of the collimator for a selected septal penetration, source-to-collimator distance, and collimator material. The collimator also includes a plurality of septa formed between each adjacent ones of the plurality of channels and the plurality of detector elements and the plurality of channels have a substantially similar cross-sectional shape. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248175 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIERS AND OTHER SINGLE PHOTON COUNTERS - A PET scanner ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248176 | DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection apparatus comprising a substrate; a switching element arranged over the substrate and including a plurality of electrodes; a conductive line arranged over the substrate and electrically connected to a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes of the switching element; and a conversion element including a semiconductor layer arranged over the switching element and the conductive line and arranged between two electrodes, one electrode of the two electrodes being electrically connected to a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes of the switching element, is provided. The one electrode of the conversion element is arranged over the switching element and the conductive line through a space formed between the one electrode and the first electrode of the switching element or between the one electrode and the conductive line. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248177 | TEST EQUIPMENT FOR VERIFICATION OF CRYSTAL LINEARITY AT HIGH-FLUX LEVELS - A method and device that provides independent temperature control of x-ray detector crystals, either singly or in small groups. In addition to a thermal control network for the crystals, electronic devices are associated with each detector crystal and are independently cooled using Peltier devices so that lifetime and reliability are maximized. In most operating environments the ambient temperature is less than the operating temperature of the detector crystals. In these situations, the heat removed from the electronics can be used to heat the detector crystals, resulting in efficient operation. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248178 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE - An oxygen concentration measuring device is provided for determining an oxygen concentration of a gas in a sample volume. The device includes an optical device configured for irradiating the sample volume containing oxygen with a first UV radiation intensity, at least one wavelength of which is close to a spectral absorption line of oxygen, a magnetic field generator configured for applying a magnetic field at the sample volume, and a UV light detector configured for measuring a second UV radiation intensity coming from the sample volume. The oxygen concentration in the sample volume is determined on the basis of the applied magnetic field and the measured second UV radiation intensity. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248179 | ION SOURCE - An ion source is disclosed which utilizes independently powered electrodes that are isolated with a series of insulators. The ion source comprises an anode electrode with a hollow interior, where the anode is disposed between a cathode and an anti-cathode. A magnet or electro-magnet imposes a magnetic field in an axial direction through the bore of the anode. Gas is introduced into the anode area at a controllable pressure. The ion source includes a first voltage differential between the anode and cathode for the production of plasma and a second voltage differential between the anode and the anti-cathode for extraction of ions from the plasma, forming an ion beam, which is preferably of a narrow diameter at low beam energy. In particular, the voltage differential between the anti-cathode and anode is adjusted to control the initial beam divergence of extracted ions. An optional focus electrode with an independent power supply further focuses the ion beam. A final electrode defines the output boundary of the ion source to provide un-perturbed drift of the ions into the vacuum chamber. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248180 | PROJECTED ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC MIRROR WAVEGUIDE - A projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM) waveguide includes a substrate, metal patches, a metal backing, multiple dielectric materials, and a waveguide area. The metal patches are on a first layer of a substrate and the metal backing is on a second layer of the substrate. The first dielectric material is between the first and second layers of the substrate. The metal patches are electrically coupled to the metal backing to form an inductive-capacitive network that substantially reduces surface waves along a surface of the substrate within a given frequency band. The second dielectric material juxtaposed to the metal patches, where the waveguide area is between the second and third dielectric materials and includes the surface of the substrate. The inductive-capacitive network, the second dielectric material, and/or the third dielectric material facilitate confining an electromagnetic signal within the waveguide area. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248181 | SYSTEM FOR FAST IONS GENERATION AND A METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a system and method for generating a beam of fast ions. The system comprising: a target substrate having a patterned surface, a pattern comprising nanoscale pattern features oriented substantially uniformly along a common axis; and; a beam unit adapted for receiving a high power coherent electromagnetic radiation beam and focusing it onto said patterned surface of the target substrate to cause interaction between said radiation beam and said substrate enabling creation of fast ions. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248182 | ION IMPLANTING APPARATUS - An ion implanting apparatus is provided, which can accurately measure a quantity of atoms that are implanted. The ion implanting apparatus according to the present invention has an object to be measured, and the object to be measured is arranged in an irradiating range in which ions are irradiated. When atoms are implanted into an object to be processed by irradiating ions of a processing gas and neutralized particles thereof, the object to be measured is heated through the irradiation with the processing gas ions and the neutralized particles. A control unit determines a quantity of the atoms that are implanted into the object to be processed from the temperature of the object to be measured. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248183 | ULTRAVIOLET REFLECTOR WITH COOLANT GAS HOLES AND METHOD - A reflector for an ultraviolet lamp can be used in a substrate processing apparatus. The reflector comprises a centrally positioned longitudinal strip and first and second side reflectors to form a parabolic-type surface. The longitudinal strip and first and second side reflectors have curved reflective surfaces with dichroic coatings and the longitudinal strip comprises a plurality of through holes to direct a coolant gas toward the ultraviolet lamp. A chamber that uses an ultraviolet lamp module with the reflector, and a method of ultraviolet treatment are also described. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248184 | SENSOR SUBSTRATE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A sensing apparatus may include a substrate having a first side for a sensing element and a second side for electronics, the substrate may have a at least one via from the first side of the substrate to the second side of the substrate, the at least one via may be hermetically sealed with an optically transmissive material. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248185 | Detection of microorganisms with a fluorescence-based device - A device and method for detecting by fluorescence microbial growth from sample substances are disclosed. For example, a method for the detection of visible-band fluorescence signals generated by at least one fluorescing compound excited b | 2011-10-13 |
20110248186 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL - A scintillator panel which is capable of obtaining a radiation image exhibiting enhanced luminance and sharpness and achieving improved storage stability is disclosed, comprising on a support a base layer and a phosphor layer provided sequentially in this order, wherein the phosphor layer comprises (columnar) phosphor crystals formed of a phosphor parent compound and an activator by a process of vapor phase deposition and the base layer comprises crystals formed of the phosphor parent compound and an activator, and a relative density of the base layer is lower than a relative density of the phosphor layer and a relative content of an activator of the base layer is lower than a relative content of an activator of the phosphor layer. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248187 | HAND-HELD APPARATUS FOR CURING RESINS - A hand-held apparatus for curing resins includes a housing, a heat sink, a light-emitting unit, a power supply unit and a light transmission unit. The heat sink is installed in the housing. The light-emitting unit is installed on the heat sink. The light-emitting unit has at least one first light-emitting element for generating first wavelength light to cure the resins, at least one second light-emitting element for generating second wavelength light to generate white light, and at least one light-reflecting element surrounding the at least one first light-emitting element and the at least one second light-emitting element for reflecting the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light. The power supply unit provides power for the light-emitting unit. The light transmission unit is coupled to the housing for transmitting the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light to the resins. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248188 | Device And Method For Particle Therapy Monitoring And Verification - The present invention relates to a device and method for monitoring and verification of the quality of a radiation treatment beam in conformal radiation therapy, and in particular for IMPT (Intensity Modulated Particle Therapy) applications. The device comprises a 2D electronic detector measuring 2D responses to the delivered treatment beam. These 2D responses are compared with predicted 2D responses and differences in responses are signalled. Based on the measured 2D responses the effectively delivered 3D dose distribution in the target can be reconstructed. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248189 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING DETERIORATION OF EDIBLE OIL OR INDUSTRIAL OIL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A fluororesin-coated electric wire cable is wound around a ring-shaped groove defined by an outer periphery of a cylinder and two flange edges immersed in an edible oil in a tank, forming each oscillating unit having a coil part; and the oscillating units are connected to an electromagnetic wave generator through a relay unit. Electromagnetic waves are irradiated from the coil parts based on an alternating current having a single frequency, an alternating current having a plurality of single frequencies different from one another, or an alternating current having a timewise varying frequency, the alternating currents each being within a frequency band of 4 kHz to 25 kHz, and a treatment based on a far-infrared heater or far-infrared ceramic is used combinedly therewith, to prevent deterioration of an edible oil or industrial oil. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248190 | WAFER HANDLING METHOD AND ION IMPLANTER - An ion implanter performs ion implantation by irradiating a wafer having a notch at its outer peripheral region by an ion beam. In ion implanter, a twist angle adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a twist angle, an aligner is configured to adjust an alignment angle, a wafer transfer device is configured to transfer the wafer between the aligner and the twist angle adjustment mechanism, an image processing device is configured to detect the twist angle of the wafer on the twist angle adjustment mechanism, and a control device is configured to carry out a twist control in which the wafer is rotated by the twist angle adjustment mechanism by an angle obtained from a first difference between the detected twist angle and the alignment angle and a second difference between the alignment angle and a target twist angle given as one of ion implantation conditions. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGET MATERIAL DELIVERY PROTECTION IN A LASER PRODUCED PLASMA EUV LIGHT SOURCE - A device is disclosed herein which may comprise a chamber, a source providing a stream of target material droplets delivering target material to an irradiation region in the chamber along a path between a target material release point and the irradiation region, a gas flow in the chamber, at least a portion of the gas flowing in a direction toward the droplet stream, a system producing a laser beam irradiating droplets at the irradiation region to generate a plasma producing EUV radiation, and a shroud positioned along a portion of said stream, said shroud having a first shroud portion shielding droplets from said flow and an opposed open portion. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248192 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING EUV RADIATION OR SOFT X-RAYS WITH ENHANCED EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to a method and device for generating optical radiation, in particular EUV radiation or soft x-rays, by means of an electrically operated discharge. A plasma ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING MEDICAL PERSONNEL FROM RADIATION - Systems and methods for shielding medical personnel from radiation are provided. A radiation-shielding barrier is positioned between the medical personnel and the radiation source. The radiation-shielding barrier includes an opening such that a portion of the table extends through the opening in the barrier. Medical personnel are protected from secondary radiation transmitted through the patient via a special layering technique of a first, flexible sterile drape, a flexible radiation-resistive drape, and a second flexible sterile drape. The system includes an upper shield and a lower shield of independent movement and a linking mechanism between the two, while maintaining the radiation seal. The system also includes a mechanism for maintaining the radiation barrier between the upper shield and the patient aperture hoop, preventing a radiation gap from forming between the flexible portions of the system (e.g. flexible drapes, curtains, etc.) and the non-flexible portions of the system (e.g. upper shield, lower shield, radiopaque transparent window, etc.). | 2011-10-13 |
20110248194 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED MONITORING AND CONTROL USING AN LED DRIVER IN AN OPTICAL PROCESSOR - Systems and methods for advanced monitoring and control using an LED driver in an optical processor are described. In an embodiment, a monitoring and control circuit may include a light-emitting diode (LED) driver including a control input, an output, and a node, wherein the output is coupled to an LED. The circuit may also include a multiplexer coupled to the node of the LED driver, an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the multiplexer, and a controller coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and to the control input of the LED driver, wherein the LED driver is coupled to drive the output with a first voltage supply that is independent from a second voltage supply that is coupled to drive the controller. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248195 | CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR LOAD CARRYING VEHICLES - A control valve assembly is provided for a load carrying vehicle that includes a storage space and a dumping mechanism. The control valve assembly includes a housing and a sliding valve positioned within the housing and movable between a first position, and a second position. The sliding valve includes a first piston that defines a first piston first surface and a first piston second surface, and a second piston that defines a second piston first surface and a second piston second surface. The first piston second surface faces the second piston first surface. A pilot system includes a first pilot passage in fluid communication with the first piston second surface to selectively actuate the sliding valve toward the first position, and a second pilot passage in fluid communication with the second piston first surface to selectively actuate the sliding valve toward the second position. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248196 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR INCLUDING A RELEASE VALVE ASSEMBLY - A manual release valve is provided for a electro-hydraulic actuator of the type including a piston movable in a cylinder and defining a piston side chamber and a rod side chamber, the valve threadedly attached to the housing of the actuator and extending at least partially within the fluid housing conduits, the valve moveable from a closed position fully seated in the housing to an open position for fluidly connecting both the piston side chamber and the rod side chamber to the reservoir, the valve further including a pressure relief portion that is operable when the valve is in the closed position for relieving pressure from at least one of the piston side chamber or the rod side chamber. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248197 | DUAL BY-PASS FOR DIAPHRAGM TYPE FLUSHOMETERS - A flush valve diaphragm is provided. The diaphragm includes at least two by-passes orifices. Each by-pass orifice in the diaphragm has a by-pass associated therewith. Each by-pass having a passage therethrough, allows communication with the control chamber above the diaphragm with an inlet chamber below the diaphragm. The diaphragm also integrates the function of locating and providing sealing means to the flush valve system's aux valve mechanism. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248198 | HIGH-PRESSURE ARMATURE SET OF SOLENOID VALVE - A high-pressure armature set of a fluid solenoid valve features that a plunger has an extended portion or a balance seat that is received by a degaussing rod having an excitation element or by the armature tube, so as to balance pressure of a primary inlet at two ends of the plunger. The plunger has an axial through hole allowing fluid coming from an outlet end to reach a front end of the plunger so as to balance pressure of a secondary outlet at the two ends of the plunger. Thereby, the armature set is adaptive to a solenoid valve with larger fluid pressure without increasing the solenoid valve body in size. The extended portion of plunger or the balance seat enters the degaussing rod or the armature tube, so the attraction the degaussing rod acts on the plunger is increased and power consumption caused by coil excitation is reduced. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248199 | ELECTRONIC WATER MAIN SHUTOFF - A water shutoff apparatus enables a user to shut off water to a home or business while indoors with an electronic switch, a wireless remote, or the like. The water shutoff apparatus may be useful to turn off water flow during, for example, an emergency situation, such as a leak, or for plumbing repairs. The water shutoff apparatus may use a normally open valve, such as a diaphragm valve, solenoid valve, electric motorized ball valve, electric motorized butterfly valve, or the like. The water shutoff apparatus provides the user with an easy, practical way to shut off water. Also, the water shutoff apparatus provides the user the option to easily shut off water at night or during the day while at work, for example, if a plumbing leak is somewhat tolerable and plumbing repair is still yet to be scheduled. In this situation, when water is needed, a simple switch may turn water back on for use. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248200 | PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR A SOLENOID MODULE FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS - A printed circuit assembly (PCA) that provides for a method of rebuilding an electrically operated automatic transmission solenoid module. The PCA allows for a repairable yet rugged interconnection of several solenoids that reside within the span of the module assembly. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248201 | Tube coupling device having check valve - A tube coupling device includes a coupling member having an upper peripheral casing formed by a peripheral flange and a peripheral wall, a number of openings formed in the peripheral flange and communicative with an environment of the peripheral casing, a water guide plate engaged into the peripheral fence and engaged with the peripheral wall and having one or more passages, a partition member engaged into the peripheral casing and having a bore for water to flow into the coupling member, and a receptacle engaged into the coupling member, a valve member biased by a spring biasing member to engage with the partition member and to form a check valve. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248202 | NON-DRIPPING SLIDING DIVERTER VALVE - A sliding diverter valve. The value includes a body portion with a bore having a diameter, an untreated fluid inlet, an untreated fluid spigot outlet, an untreated fluid diverter outlet, a treated fluid inlet, and a treated fluid spigot outlet. The valve further includes a slider which slides in the bore of the body portion and which, (a) in a first, untreated fluid position, directs untreated fluid to flow from the untreated fluid inlet to the untreated fluid spigot outlet and which blocks any fluid from exiting the untreated fluid diverter outlet and any treated fluid from entering the treated fluid inlet, and (b) in a second, treated fluid position, directs untreated fluid to flow from the untreated fluid inlet to the untreated fluid diverted outlet and which blocks any fluid from exiting the untreated fluid spigot outlet, and permits treated fluid to flow into the treated fluid inlet and out of the treated fluid spigot outlet. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248203 | AIRCRAFT VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING CLAMP-SPECIFIC BAULKING TAB ARRAYS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Embodiments of an aircraft valve assembly are provided for use in conjunction with a selected type of clamp having multiple segments separated by a predetermined gap spacing. In one embodiment, the aircraft valve assembly includes a flowbody having a ported end portion and a flow passage in which a valve element is movably mounted. An array of baulking tabs is mounted around the ported end portion at predetermined intervals corresponding to the predetermined gap spacing to substantially limit the type of clamps installable around the ported end portion to the selected type of clamp. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248204 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT - A valve device having a valve body ( | 2011-10-13 |
20110248205 | ALUMINUM POROUS BODY AND FABRICATION METHOD OF SAME - It is an objective of the present invention to provide an aluminum porous body which is formed of a pure aluminum and/or aluminum alloy base material and has excellent sinterability and high dimensional accuracy without employing metal stamping. There is provided an aluminum porous body having a relative density of from 5 to 80% with respect to the theoretical density of pure aluminum, in which the aluminum porous body contains 50 mass % or more of aluminum (Al) and from 0.001 to 5 mass % of at least one selected from chlorine (Cl), sodium (Na), potassium (K), fluorine (F), and barium (Ba). It is preferred that the aluminum porous body further contains from 0.1 to 20 mass % of at least one selected from carbon (C), silicon carbide (SiC), iron (II) oxide (FeO), iron (III) oxide (Fe | 2011-10-13 |
20110248206 | REFRIGERATOR OIL COMPOSITION FOR CARBON DIOXIDE COOLANT - Disclosed is a refrigerator oil composition for use with carbon dioxide refrigerant, characterized in that the composition dissolves in an amount of at least 0.1% by mass in a supercritical carbon dioxide at a temperature of 100° C. under a pressure of 15 Mpa. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248207 | CRITICAL LEVELS OF GLYCERIN BALANCED WITH SALT FINES FOR DE-ICING SALT - Solid ice melters are improved with a small exterior coating of glycerin which prevents caking and bridging and enhances melt value. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248208 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) COMPOSITIONS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT - The present invention relates to a Phase Change Material (PCM) composition comprising a) from 20 to 80 wt % of a PCM; and b) from 20 to 80 wt % of one or more polymers chosen from the group consisting of b1) Very Low Density Polyethylene (VLDPE) having a density equal or lower than 0.910 g/cm | 2011-10-13 |
20110248209 | THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT ENHANCEMENT BY MODIFICATION OF THE ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES - A thermoelectric material and a method of using a thermoelectric material is provided. The thermoelectric material can include at least one compound. For example, the at least one compound may be a Group IV-VI compound such as lead telluride. The at least one compound may further include one or more dopants such as sodium, potassium, and thallium. The method of using a thermoelectric material can include exposing at least one portion of the at least one compound to a temperature greater than about 700 K. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248210 | Bulk-Processed, Enhanced Figure-Of-Merit Thermoelectric Materials - The invention is a bulk-processed thermoelectric material and a method for fabrication. The material measures at least 30 microns in each dimension and has a figure of merit (ZT) greater than 1.0 at any temperature less than 200° C. The material comprises at least two constituents; a host phase and a dispersed second phase. The host phase is a semiconductor or semimetal and the dispersed phase of the bulk-processed material is comprised of a plurality of inclusions. The material has a substantially coherent interface between the host phase and the dispersed phase in at least one crystallographic direction. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248211 | HEAT-CONDUCTIVE SILICONE GREASE COMPOSITION - A heat-conductive silicone grease composition is provided comprising (A) a trialkoxysilyl-endcapped organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 0.1-1,000 Pa·s at 25° C., (B) a specific organopolysiloxane, (C) a heat-conductive filler, and (D) a condensation catalyst. The composition is amenable to coat at the initial, thereafter increases its viscosity with moisture at room temperature rather than curing so that it remains flexible, easy to re-work, and anti-sagging, eliminates a need for cold storage and for hot application, avoids any undesired viscosity buildup, is easy to manufacture, and has good heat transfer. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248212 | METHODS OF PREPARING CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL - Methods and apparatus relate to methods of making carbonaceous material or coating from a precursor. Oxidation of hydrocarbons forming the precursor occurs upon adding an oxidation agent to a mixture of the precursor and a solvent for the precursor. The oxidation of the hydrocarbons yields constituents that are insoluble in the solvent and may not melt. The constituents that are insoluble in the solvent may further coat solid particles, if the solid particles are provided in the mixture. Carbonization of solids recovered by separation from liquids in the mixture increases carbon weight percent of the constituents that are insoluble in the solvent. The methods result in products that provide the carbonaceous material or coating and are suitable for use in electrodes. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248213 | Defoaming Agents and Articles and Methods Using Same - Disclosed are low VOC defoaming agents comprising at least one active defoaming compound or combination of defoaming compounds, and a liquid carrier comprising one or more organic compounds having a viscosity of less than about 100 centistokes (cSt) at 40° C. as measured by ASTM D445, having a VOC content as measured by ASTM method D3960 “Standard Practice for Determining Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Paints and Related Coatings” of not greater than about 1% by weight. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248214 | INORGANIC MESOPOROUS MATERIALS WITH CHIRAL NEMATIC STRUCTURES AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention describes a composition and a method for producing mesoporous silica materials with a chiral organization. In the method, a polymerizable inorganic monomer is reacted in the presence of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) to give a material of inorganic solid with cellulose nanocrystallites embedded in a chiral nematic organization. The NCC can be removed to give a stable porous structure that retains the chiral organization of the NCC template. The new materials may be obtained as iridescent free-standing films with high surface area. Through control of the reaction conditions, the colour of the films can be varied across the entire visible spectrum. These are the first materials to combine mesoporosity with long-range chiral ordering that leads to photonic properties. Examples of possible applications of the materials are: lightweight reinforcement materials, low k dielectric materials, tunable reflective filters, adsorbents, stationary phases for chromatography of chiral or achiral substances, supports for catalysts (e.g., for asymmetric synthetic transformations), and as a template to generate other new porous materials (e.g., porous carbon or porous metals), preferably with chiral nematic structures. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248215 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a wide temperature range of nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics; and is to provide a AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy may include a two-ring compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and at least three fluorines or chlorines at the lateral positions as a first component; and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component. The liquid crystal display device contains this composition. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248216 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium having negative dielectric anisotropy which comprises at least one compound of the formula I | 2011-10-13 |
20110248217 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - Disclosed are electroluminescent devices that comprise organic layers that contain dibenzofuran compounds. The compounds are suitable components of, for example, blue-emitting, durable, organo-electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent devices may be employed for full color display panels in, for example, mobile phones, televisions and personal computer screens. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248218 | Methods for gasification of carbonaceous materials - The present disclosure is generally directed to process of gasification of carbonaceous materials to produce synthesis gas or syngas. The present disclosure provides improved methods of gasification comprising adding a molecular oxygen-containing gas and optionally adding water into said gasifier. This disclosure is also directed to process of production of one or more alcohols from said syngas via fermentation or digestion in the presence of at least one microorganism. | 2011-10-13 |
20110248219 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBMILLIMETRIC ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE GRID COATED WITH AN OVERGRID, AND SUBMILLIMETRIC ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE GRID COATED WITH AN OVERGRID - A method of manufacturing a submillimetric electroconductive grid coated with an overgrid on a substrate includes: the production of a mask having submillimetric openings by the deposition of a solution of colloidal polymeric nanoparticles that are stabilized and dispersed in a solvent, the polymeric particles having a glass transition temperature T | 2011-10-13 |
20110248220 | Anthra[2,3-b]benzo[d]thiophene Derivatives and their Use as Organic Semiconductors - The invention relates to novel anthra[2,3-b]benzo[d]thiophene derivatives, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these derivatives. | 2011-10-13 |