44th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120273626 | MODULAR AGRICULTURAL BOOM STRUCTURE - A boom arm extending from a chassis of an agricultural sprayer includes a plurality of chords extending outward from the sprayer and a plurality of cross-sectional frame members connecting the chords to provide structural integrity. The cross-sectional frame members include brace-receiving portions having slots formed. The boom arm has a plurality of tee-shaped brace members, each having a top flange with a stem extending therefrom. The stem is received in a slot in the brace-receiving portion of adjacent cross-section frame members. Sides of the stem and the underside of the top flange are adhesively bonded to facing surfaces of the brace-receiving portions. Each cross-sectional frame member is configured to receive an extension member that extends between the cross-sectional member and a connector mounted on the first chord. The length of the extension member is determined by the position of the cross-sectional frame member on the tapered boom arm. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273627 | Horizontal Cable Manager - A horizontal cable manager that is adjustable to accommodate a variety of vertical cable managers. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273628 | SHIM FOR A CLAMP SYSTEM - A shim to secure a cable against a shell of a clamp using a wedge to bias the shim against the cable onto the shell. The shim includes an elongate shim base with longitudinal sides, a first end, a second end, and a center longitudinal axis. The shim also includes a first and second raised sidewall having a height and respectively coupled to the longitudinal sides of the base and extending away from the base. Additionally, the shim can include a stabilizing structure coupled to the first and second raise sidewalls to secure the shim laterally in the shell | 2012-11-01 |
20120273629 | CLAMP FOR CONNECTING A WIRE TO A RAIL - A clamp comprising a first end including a base and a hooked portion and a second end moveably connected to the base of the first end. The second end includes a clamped portion and a wire jaw maintaining a wire. The wire jaw is shaped so as to be placed in the second end. The wire jaw including a base and arms extending from the base. The arms defining an opening including teeth, the teeth effective to grip and provide high contact pressure on a rail. A spring is disposed on the base of the first end and is effective to bias the second end toward the hooked portion of the first end. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273630 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE STAND - A device stand including a holder, a holder mount, and a base is disclosed herein. The holder has a back face and is configured to hold a device. A holder mounting lock and a holder electrical connection are located on the back face of the holder. The holder electrical connection is electrically connected to an electronic connection configured to connect to the device. The holder mount includes a mounting lock configured to removably couple to the holder mounting lock. The holder mount also includes an electric connector configured to electrically connect to the holder electrical connection. The holder mount may be attached to the base by an articulation joint. The articulation joint allows a user to manipulate the orientation of the holder in one or more planes for optimal use of a device held within the holder. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273631 | Adapter and Mechanism for Attaching Accessories to Support Structures - The present disclosure relates to an adapter and a mechanism for attaching accessories to support structures. The adapter generally comprises a base configured for attachment to a support structure; a housing connected to the base; at least one rotating member coupled with the housing; a locking means arranged and configured to selectively engage the at least one rotating member; an accessory attachment member configured to receive at least one accessory; and at least one arm having a first end connected to the accessory attachment member and having a second end connected to the at least one rotating member. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273632 | SPRAY GUN ADJUSTING DEVICE - A spray gun adjusting device for adjusting painting position of spray gun includes a first axis mechanism and a second axis mechanism slidably positioned on first axis mechanism. First axis mechanism includes a screw rod extending along first direction, a first sliding block, a screw nut sleeved on the screw rod, a first bevel gear fixed to screw nut, a second bevel gear meshing with first bevel gear, and a first driving shaft fixedly connected to second bevel gear, and the screw nut and first driving shaft are rotatably positioned on first sliding block. Second axis mechanism includes a sliding rod along second direction, a second sliding block slidably sleeved on sliding rod, a gear rack fixed to sliding rod, a gear meshing with gear rack, and a second driving shaft fixed to the gear, and second sliding block is fixed to first sliding block of first axis mechanism. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273633 | TWO PIECE TRACK ASSEMBLY - A two-piece track assembly may be used in an office environment for mounting accessory components, such as work surfaces, cabinets, shelves, filing units, etc., to either a permanent building wall or to the framework of a movable office wall or office partition system. The track assembly includes a base mountable to the wall or framework via a plurality of fasteners. A track mounts to the base to cover the fasteners used to mount the base. The track also includes a relatively thinly-profiled slot into which a corresponding, relatively thinly-profiled mounting flange of an accessory component is received to mount and support the accessory component upon the track assembly. Optionally, a decorative or functional tile may be mounted to a wall or partition between a pair of track assemblies spaced vertically from one another. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273634 | Belt Holding Tool - A tool for holding a belt of an engine during belt replacement. The tool includes a base and a belt holding portion. A magnet can be included in a magnet receiving portion of the base so that the tool can be coupled to the pulley. The tool may also be clipped to the pulley so that the belt can be held in place during replacement. The belt holding portion may also be curved similar to the curvature of the pulley. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273635 | UNIVERSAL LOADING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for assisting workers moving large and heavy containers designed for long distance travel, especially container travel in an airplane. The subject invention is a universal loading device (ULD) including an angle bracket. The angle bracket having a first arm, defining, in use, a handle. The angle bracket having a second arm, which is generally perpendicular to the first arm. Attached to the second arm is an attachment member for attaching the ULD to a container. Typically, the attachment member includes a suction cup or other simple mechanical suction device. In order to guide the ULD of this invention to its desired place on the container, a support member is connected to the ULD. The support member has a portion for contacting the container, which is generally smooth to prevent damaging the container. Additionally, the support member has thickness approximately equal to the thickness of the deformed suction cup. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273636 | HANGER HOLDER ACCESSORY AND SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided for attaching an accessory to a hanger holder for holding at least one hanger. The hanger holder has a frame and first and second hanger supports extending from spaced points on the frame. The apparatus includes a first arrangement having a top portion for receiving an end of the accessory, and a second arrangement, arranged adjacent and parallel to the first arrangement, for receiving a section of the frame of the hanger holder in a lengthwise opening. A device is provided for attaching an accessory to a hanger holder. The device includes a first receiving element adapted to receive a first end of the accessory, and a second receiving element arranged adjacent and parallel to the first receiving element and adapted to receive in a lengthwise opening a section of a frame of the hanger holder. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273637 | MOUNTING APPARATUS - The mounting apparatus comprises a holding seat, a supporting member, and a base. The holding seat is used for holding flat electronic devices in place to prevent them from detachment to cause damages. The supporting member is pivotably connected to the rear of the holding seat such that the angle between the supporting member and the holding seat can be adjusted. The supporting member is provided with a first pivoting portion. The base is provided with a second pivoting portion and a third pivoting portion for being pivotably connected with the first pivoting portion of the supporting member such that the angle between the supporting member and the base can be adjusted smoothly. The mounting apparatus can hold flat electronic devices conveniently and provide functions of apparatus folding and fine angle adjustment with high load capacity. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273638 | HARD DISK DRIVE BRACKET - A hard disk drive (HDD) bracket includes a frame and a handle. The frame includes two arms each defining a slot in an inner surface. An opening is defined in an end of the frame and communicating with the slots, for opposite sides of a HDD to enter the slots through the opening. The handle is pivotably mounted to the end of the frame to cover or uncover the opening. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273639 | FOLDABLE FIXING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A foldable fixing apparatus for fixing a hard disk drive includes a handle and two telescopic arms. The handle includes a sidewall. Each telescopic arm includes a fixing arm and a slide arm. The fixing arms are respectively and rotatably connected to opposite ends of the sidewall. The slide arms are respectively and slidably connected to the fixing arms. When the slide arms are slid towards the handle and telescoped to the corresponding fixing arms, the fixing arms are capable of being rotated to be folded to the handle. When the fixing arms are rotated to be perpendicular to the sidewall of the handle, and the slide arms are slid away from the handle to be extended from the corresponding fixing arms, the hard disk drive is capable of being mounted between the telescopic arms. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273640 | ROTARY JOINT ASSEMBLY AND COMBINATION CLIP-HOOK AND JEWELRY PIECE EMPLOYING THE SAME - This invention provides a combination clip and hook (clip) for use generally in suspending articles having shoulder or hand straps, or carrying other accessories, such as keys, which is rotatably movable about a rotary joint between a first position in which two opposing, rotatably joined portions of the overall clip structure are oriented together to form a continuous, enclosed shape that can be secured around another strap or loop on an item or piece of clothing, and a second position in which the two portions of the structure are rotated out of the enclosed shape, and into, for example, a substantially S-shaped hook in which one portion of the structure supports the strap of the item and the other portion can be applied to a clothing hook, chair back, table surface, door top, or other supporting member. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273641 | WEATHER PROTECTION SYSTEM - Weather protection systems, for use in protecting structures and structural elements during severe weather events, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of assembling and installing weather protection systems. Weather protection systems of this invention provide fabric to cover a structural element; the fabric is connected to the structure via a clip. A clip of is invention may include features such as fastening points, anchor points, and engaging members; a clip may also introduce a desirable point of flexibility into a system of this invention. Other features of weather protection systems of this invention may include resin and straps. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273642 | SUPPORT APPARATUS - A support apparatus includes a supporting member, with two movable members movably attached to opposite sides of the supporting member, and two releasing members movably attached to each movable member respectively. The movable members can be moved out or in relative to the supporting member. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273643 | DOCKING STATION - The present invention relates to an improved docking station, which comprises a slide member, the top surface thereof is longitudinally formed with an accommodation slot allowing a connector plug to be positioned and to protrude, two opposite ends of the bottom of the accommodation slot are installed a pair of block sheets, a pair of fins are left/right extended from the slide member and a resilient unit is installed at the front; and a fasten member, a platform defined on the top surface thereof is installed with a slide groove having a width larger than the accommodation slot, the left and right lateral walls thereof are formed with a pair of rails for receiving the left and right fins, the inner wall of the front end of the fasten member is protrudingly formed with a positioning part, so the accommodation slot is enabled to elastically forward/backward slide with the slide member below the slide groove of the fasten member; so a connector socket at the bottom of a hand-held device having at least two different widths can be rapidly and conveniently inserted in the connector plug protruded from the slide member and the top surface of the fasten member, and the back board of each hand-held device is leaned against a base having the fasten member, for processing operations of charging or data transferring. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273644 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOLDER - An electronic device holder is revealed. The electronic device holder includes a base, a top cover and a support member. In use, a control member of the support member is pressed so that a locking shaft is moved inwards to push a shaft part moving into a pivot hole of an assembly block of the base. And a teeth part around the shaft part is released from teeth of a locking hole. Thus the support member can be rotated to the required position. Without any force applied to the control member, the teeth part of the shaft part is engaged with the teeth of the locking hole again due to the elastic member. Thus the support member is locked, the support block is then rotated to the required position and an electronic device is leaning against the support member. Therefore users can use electronics conveniently, without holding them in hands. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273645 | COMPACT TYPE FINE-TUNING LIFTER AND USE OF THE SAME - A compact type fine-tuning lifter, which may have a volume of 8 cm×5 cm×4 cm and is able to support an article with the weight of several hundreds of kilograms, and can achieve a fine-tuning of micrometer scale. The lifter can achieve the efficacies of miniaturization, fine-tuning and low-cost by utilizing the combination of simple mechanisms comprising a base, a sliding seat, a sliding block and an adjustable screw bolt to perform the fine tuning in X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis directions, respectively, to position the adjustable screw bolt. The present invention also relates to a use of the lifter. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273646 | Multi Dimensional Card Holder - In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of card display devices present in the prior art, the present invention provides improved function and versatility. The present invention provides a multi dimensional card holder for greeting cards, picture cards and the like. Herein lies a device that allows for said cards, oriented however wished (vertically and horizontally) to stand on their own and not fall over when faced with a passing breeze/rush of air or if placed on a slippery surface. The present invention allows for the display of traditional two sided greeting cards (vertical and horizontal) preventing them from falling over and the display of single piece photo cards removing the need for tape/adhesives be stuck to the card. In addition the present invention allows for a) placement of said cards in areas where surface space may not have previously been sufficient but now will be based on the design of said device requiring a small footprint (less than a nickel) while providing a strong hold of display items and b) for placement of cards on areas that comprise not only strictly flat horizontal surfaces, but also on areas with sloping surfaces if the need arises. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273647 | SAFETY TETHER FOR PIPE END PREP TOOL - A safety tether is provided for securing a heavy work tool. The safety tether includes one or more springs that serve to carry some of the weight of the work tool. A safety chain is provided in parallel connection with the springs. The length of the chain is less than the extended length of a spring at its maximum rated load, thus precluding extension of the springs to that link, greatly reducing any likelihood that the springs will break. In the event of spring breakage, the chain serves as a safety chain, stopping the tool from falling. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273648 | Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment Support Assembly - An improved aftertreatment support assembly is disclosed. The support assembly includes a mounting plate that may be adapted to be affixed above an engine, and may be used to support engine exhaust aftertreatment components, including particulate filters and catalytic converters. The mounting plate may include front and rear isolation mounts, and each mount may incorporate an elastomeric vibration absorbing bushing. The mounting plate may be attached to either or both of an engine block or flywheel housing by means of brackets, each of which may be affixed to one of the mounts. In one disclosed embodiment, the mounting plate and brackets may be formed of stamped metal components, and at least one pair of the mounts may share a common bracket. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273649 | SHOCK ABSORBING DEVICE - A shock absorbing device adapted for mounting at a substantially vertical surface is disclosed. The aforesaid device comprises (a) vertically spaced-apart two pulleys being mechanically securable to the vertical surface; (b) an elongate member; the elongate member provided with two terminals; the member adapted for reciprocative motion along the elongate member; the member adapted for mechanically securing a subject to be protected; (c) a wire connected to the terminals of the member and tensioned through the pulleys. The device further comprises an energy absorber. The movable elongate member is mechanically secured to the vertical surface by means the energy absorber | 2012-11-01 |
20120273650 | SYSTEM FOR REGULATING THE BRIGHTNESS IN AN AEROPLANE - The invention relates to a system for regulating an adjustable brightness level in a cabin of an aeroplane, having a control device, which is designed to regulate a preset brightness value and has at least the following components: | 2012-11-01 |
20120273651 | DUAL CONVERSION GAIN PIXEL METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS - Dual conversion gain pixel methods, system, and apparatus are disclosed. Dual conversion gain may be obtained by configuring an active pixel having a storage node, a first connection region, a second connection region, and a capacitor coupled between the storage node and the second connection region to introduce a first conversion gain by connecting the first connection region to a power source and connecting the second connection region to a current bias source and reconfiguring the active pixel to introduce a second conversion gain by connecting the second connection region to the power source and connecting the first connection region to the current bias source. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE SENSING - Systems and methods for image sensing are disclosed. An image sensor includes a pixel having an active region and a plurality of reflective interfaces. The active region is configured to convert light absorbed by the pixel into an electrical signal. The plurality of reflective interfaces cause the light absorbed by the pixel to resonate within the active region. A method for converting absorbed light into an electrical signal with an image sensor includes absorbing light with the pixel of the image sensor, and reflecting the absorbed light with a plurality of reflective interfaces embedded in the pixel to generate a resonance within the active region. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273653 | IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY FOR THE BACK SIDE ILLUMINATION WITH JUNCTION GATE PHOTODIODE PIXELS - The present invention relates to a junction gate photo-diode (JGP) pixel that includes a JGP for accumulating charge in response to impinging photons. The JGP is positioned on a substrate and includes a top n layer, a middle p layer and a bottom n layer forming a n-p-n junction, and a control terminal coupled to the top n layer. Also included is a floating diffusion (FD) positioned on the substrate and coupled to a pixel output line through an amplifier. Also included is a pinned barrier (PB) positioned on the substrate between the JGP and the FD, the PB temporarily blocks charge transfer between the JGP and the FD. The accumulated charge is transferred from the JGP to FD by applying a control voltage to the JGP control terminal. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273654 | IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY FOR BACK SIDE ILLUMINATION WITH GLOBAL SHUTTER USING A JUNCTION GATE PHOTODIODE - The present invention provides a junction gate photo-diode (JGP) pixel that includes a JGP accumulating charge in response to impinging photons. The JGP is positioned on a substrate and includes a top n layer, a middle p layer and a bottom n layer forming a n-p-n junction, and a control terminal coupled to the top n layer. Also includes is a floating diffusion (FD) positioned on the substrate and coupled to a pixel output line through an amplifier. Also includes is a pinned barrier (PB) and a storage gate (SG) positioned on the substrate between the JGP and the FD. The PB temporarily blocks charge transfer between the JGP and the FD, and the SG stores the accumulated charge from the JGP, and transfers the stored charge to the FD for readout. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273655 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image sensing apparatus which has an effective pixel portion and a light-shielded pixel portion which is arranged at an end of the effective pixel portion, comprises a detection unit which detects a column offset component for each column by performing weighted average cyclic calculation on the column at the light-shielded pixel portion; a correction unit which corrects a column offset superimposed at the effective pixel portion by performing cyclic calculation while a plurality of frames inherit the detected column offset component, and subtracting a column offset component calculated in every cyclic calculation from an output signal of the effective pixel portion; and a control unit which divides the light-shielded pixel portion into a plurality of blocks for each pixel region to be read out by one frame, and controls a block to be read out for each frame. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273656 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An image sensor is positioned at a fixing member and adheres to and is fixed to the fixing member by pouring an adhesive into the opening. The opening is formed in a shape that extends in a short-side direction of the image sensor at a position corresponding to a substantially central portion of the image sensor in a long-side direction. The opening is formed such that an opening width on a side not facing the image sensor is larger than an opening width on a side facing the image sensor. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273657 | IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - An imaging device comprises a solid-state image sensor including a plurality of unit pixels, and a driving unit. Each unit pixel includes a photo-electric converter that converts incident light into a signal charge, a holding unit that temporarily holds the signal charge obtained by the photo-electric converter, a first transfer gate arranged between the photo-electric converter and the holding unit, that transfers the signal charge to the holding unit, a charge-voltage converter that converts the signal charge into a voltage signal, and a second transfer gate arranged between the holding unit and the charge-voltage converter, that transfers the signal charge to the charge-voltage converter, and that is in a non-conductive state in the case where an image capturing operation is performed in the photo-electric converter. The driving unit drives the solid-state image sensor so as to supply three or more mutually different electric potentials to the first transfer gate. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273658 | MODULATION DEVICE AND CHARGED PARTICLE MULTI-BEAMLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a charged-particle multi-beamlet lithography system. The system comprises a beam generator for generating a plurality of beamlets, a beamlet blanker array for patterning the plurality of beamlets, an optical fiber arrangement, and a projection system. The beamlet blanker array comprises a substrate provided with a first area comprising one or more modulators and a second area free of modulators. The beamlet blanker array comprises one or more light sensitive elements, electrically connected to the one or more modulators, and arranged to receive light beams carrying pattern data. The optical fiber arrangement comprises a plurality of optical fibers for guiding the light beams carrying pattern data towards the one or more light sensitive elements. The projection of the optical fiber arrangement onto a surface of the beamlet blanker array in a direction perpendicular to the surface falls entirely within the second area. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273659 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION CIRCUIT - There are provided a photodiode | 2012-11-01 |
20120273660 | OPTICAL INSPECTION METHOD AND OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS - In the conventional contaminant particle/defect inspection method, if the illuminance of the illumination beam is held at not more than a predetermined upper limit value not to give thermal damage to the sample, the detection sensitivity and the inspection speed being in the tradeoff relation with each other, it is very difficult to improve one of the detection sensitivity and the inspection speed without sacrificing the other or improve both at the same time. The invention provides an improved optical inspection method and an improved optical inspection apparatus, in which a pulse laser is used as a light source, and a laser beam flux is split into a plurality of laser beam fluxes which are given different time delay to form a plurality of illumination spots. The scattered light signal from each illumination spot is isolated and detected by using a light emission start timing signal for each illumination spot. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273661 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECIDING ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF MOVING OBJECTS - Present invention proposes an apparatus and method for deciding entrance and exit of moving objects using two or more transmission units and only one reception unit which are installed on a gateway of a space to be measured. The two or more transmission units comprises a first transmission unit installed on one side surface of a gateway of a space to be measured to emit a first pulse in a first period; a second transmission unit installed in an inside direction of the space on the installation surface of the first transmission unit to emit a second pulse which has the first period and a phase that is different from a phase of the first pulse. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273662 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL COHERENT PLASMONIC NANOWIRE ARRAYS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF OPTICAL PROCESSES - A plasmonic grating sensor having periodic arrays of vertically aligned plasmonic nanopillars, nanowires, or both with an interparticle pitch ranging from λ/8−2λ, where λ is the incident wavelength of light divided by the effective index of refraction of the sample; a coupled-plasmonic array sensor having vertically aligned periodic arrays of plasmonically coupled nanopillars, nanowires, or both with interparticle gaps sufficient to induce overlap between the plasmonic evanescent fields from neighboring nanoparticles, typically requiring edge-to-edge separations of less than 20 nm; and a plasmo-photonic array sensor having a double-resonant, periodic array of vertically aligned subarrays of 1 to 25 plasmonically coupled nanopillars, nanowires, or both where the subarrays are periodically spaced at a pitch on the order of a wavelength of light. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273663 | LUMINAIRE AND LANTERN - The present disclosure provides an artificial lighting device ( | 2012-11-01 |
20120273664 | Sorting Colloidal Particles Into Multiple Channels with Optical Forces: Prismatic Optical Fractionation - A method and system for controlled fractionation of particles. A sample having a plurality of particles of different size distributions. A uniform array for the preparing of optical traps having a selected array lattice constant. The plurality of particles for inputting the plurality of particles to the uniform array of optical traps at a driving direction angle and the plurality of particles separating along different directions based on variable particle attributes. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273665 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO CALIBRATION OF A PROTON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER - Disclosed are systems, devices and methodologies related to calibration of an ion based imaging apparatus such as a proton computed tomography scanner. In some implementations, energy degrader plates having known water-equivalent thickness (WET) values can be introduced to an ion beam to introduce different energy degradation settings. Energy detector responses to individual ions subject to such energy degradation settings can be obtained. Such responses can be normalized and correlated to water-equivalent path lengths (WEPL) of the ions based on the known WET values. Such calibration utilizing degrader plates can be performed relatively quickly and can yield accurate WEPL values that facilitate estimation of, for example, a CT image based on relative stopping power of an object. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273666 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING AN IRRADIATION PLANNING SYSTEM, AND IRRADIATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for checking an irradiation installation in which a dose distribution is deposited in a target object by means of a treatment beam, said method comprising the following steps: an irradiation planning data record optimised for the irradiation of a moving target volume is provided; a movement signal that reproduces a movement of the target volume is provided; a phantom is irradiated, said phantom being formed for detecting a dose distribution deposited in the phantom during or after the irradiation, using the control parameters stored at the irradiation planning data record and the movement signal; a dose distribution deposited in the phantom is determined; a dose distribution to be expected is calculated on the basis of parameters that are related to the control of the irradiation installation during the irradiation; and the determined dose distribution deposited in the phantom is compared to the calculated dose distribution to be expected. The invention also relates to a corresponding device and an irridation installation comprising such a device. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273667 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE SEPARATION - The present invention describes a method and apparatus for separating chemical and/or biological samples based on selective ion-molecular interactions in the gas phase. A chemical modifier is added to the drift gas that interacts selectively with a targeted molecule in at least one component of the sample in a drift tube. The component may be impurities and/or interferences in the sample whereby the chemical modifier enhances sample resolution by shifting the components drift times. In addition, reagents can be added to the sample prior to, during, or after ionization to form a complex with selected components in the sample. In addition, one or more internal and/or external standard can also be added to the sample as a calibration for the measurement. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273668 | SMART FAIMS SENSOR - A smart FAIMS sensor system and method includes a | 2012-11-01 |
20120273669 | Chemical analysis using hyphenated low and high field ion mobility - Using combined orthogonal techniques, such as low (IMS) and high (FAIMS) field mobility techniques, offers several advantages to ion detection and analysis techniques including low cost, no vacuum required, and the generation of 2-D spectra for enhanced detection and identification. Two analytical devices may be operated in different modes, which results in overall flexibility by adapting the hyphenated instrument to the application's requirements. With the IMS-FAIMS hardware level flexibility, the instruments may be configured and optimized to exploit different trade-offs suitable for a variety of detection scenarios of for different lists of target compounds. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273670 | Spectrum Acquisition Modes For Ion Mobility Spectrometers Using Trapped Ions - In an ion mobility spectrometer in which a gas flows through a gas-tight tube with a radially quadrupolar RF field therein and blows ions against a DC electric field barrier, a mobility scan with a mobility scale that is linear in time is obtained by holding the height of the DC electric field barrier constant while changing the pressure and temperature conditions of the flowing gas. Alternatively, the mobility scan is performed by holding the pressure and temperature conditions of the flowing gas constant and reducing the height of the DC electric field barrier non-linearly with respect to time. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273671 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETERMINING METABOLITES ON DRIED BLOOD SPOT SAMPLES - A method for individuating with high sensitivity and specificity ADA metabolites from dried blood spot. The method described herein can be used to extract Adenosine and Deoxyadenosine from a sample under conditions that permit concurrently extracting other metabolites, such as amino acids, free carnitine, or acylcarnitines. For example, harsh extraction conditions (such as extreme acidity and high temperature) can be avoided. The method can be used, along with other neonatal screenings, on blood samples and preferably on dried blood spots (Guthrie cards) and more preferably on Guthrie cards obtained in the II-IV day of life. The method is reliable and reproducible, easy to perform and gives a definitive response within a short time (1-2 days). One or more kit for use in the method. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273672 | Spectrometer Apparatus - An ion mobility spectrometer has several electrodes spaced along its ion source region. Voltages are applied to the electrodes to produce a voltage gradient along the length of the ion source region. By varying the voltage gradient, the residence time of ions in the ion source region can be selectively varied. Typically, the spectrometer is arranged to reduce the residence time in response to a decrease in the amplitude, of an ion peak detected at the far end of the drift region. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273673 | Selective Ion Mobility Spectrometer - Ions with a predetermined range of ion mobilities are produced by filtering input ions with at least two consecutive ion mobility high pass and/or low pass filters. Each ion mobility filter is formed by entraining ions in a moving gas and applying a DC electric field to the ions which causes the ions to move in a direction opposite to the gas flow. An ion mobility high pass filter is formed when the DC electric field drives the ions against the flow of gas, whereas an ion mobility low pass filter is formed when a the gas flow drives entrained ions against an DC electric field barrier. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273674 | Resolution Enhancement For Ion Mobility Spectrometers - In an ion mobility spectrometer in which a gas pushes ions along a spectrometer axis against and over an electrical field barrier, the electric field barrier is generated with a plateau of slightly increasing height along the axis of the spectrometer. Alternately, the electric filed barrier may have a plateau with constant height, but the gas flow decreases in velocity along the axis of the spectrometer in the vicinity of the plateau. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273675 | SAMPLING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH SURFACE IONIZATION SPECTROSCOPY - In various embodiments of the invention, a device permits more efficient collection and transmission of ions produced by the action of a carrier gas containing metastable neutral excited-state species into a mass spectrometer. In one embodiment of the invention, the device incorporates the source for ionization in combination with a jet separator to efficiently remove excess carrier gas while permitting ions to be more efficiently transferred into the vacuum chamber of the mass spectrometer. In an embodiment of the invention, improved collection of ions produced by the carrier gas containing metastable neutral excited-state species at greater distances from between the position of the analyte and the position of the mass spectrometer are enabled. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273676 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RECONSTRUCTED IMAGE USING A PARTICLE-OPTICAL APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for determining a reconstructed image using a particle-optical apparatus. The particle-optical apparatus comprises a particle source for producing a beam of particles, an object plane on which an object to be imaged may be placed, a condenser system for illuminating the object plane with the beam of particles, a projection system for forming an image of the object plane by imaging particles transmitted through the object on an image plane, and a detector for detecting the image, the detector comprising a semiconductor sensor having an array of pixels for providing a plurality of pixel signals from respective pixels of the array in response to particles incident on the detector. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273677 | IN-COLUMN DETECTOR FOR PARTICLE-OPTICAL COLUMN - The invention relates to an in-column back-scattered electron detector, the detector placed in a combined electrostatic/magnetic objective lens for a SEM. The detector is formed as a charged particle sensitive surface, preferably a scintillator disk that acts as one of the electrode faces forming the electrostatic focusing field. The photons generated in the scintillator are detected by a photon detector, such as a photo-diode or a multi-pixel photon detector. The objective lens may be equipped with another electron detector for detecting secondary electrons that are kept closer to the axis. A light guide may be used to offer electrical insulation between the photon detector and the scintillator. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273678 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING A SAMPLE BY USING A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A method for examining a sample with a scanning charged particle beam imaging apparatus. First, an image area and a scan area are specified on a surface of the sample. Herein, the image area is entirely overlapped within the scan area. Next, the scan area is scanned by using a charged particle beam along a direction neither parallel nor perpendicular to an orientation of the scan area. It is possible that only a portion of the scan area overlapped with the image area is exposed to the charged particle beam. It also is possible that both the shape and the size of the image area are essentially similar with that of the scan area, such that the size of the area projected by the charged particle beam is almost equal to the size of the image area. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273679 | X-RAY ANALYSER - An x-ray analyser for a transmission electron microscope is described. The analyser has a silicon drift detector moveable in use between an analysis position and a retracted position. The analyser has a housing having an end portion within which the silicon drift detector is retained. The end portion is formed from a material with a relative magnetic permeability of less than 1.004. The analyser also has an automatic retraction system adapted to move the silicon drift detector from the analysis position to the retracted position upon receipt of a trigger signal indicative of a condition in which the power level received by the silicon drift detector from impinging x-rays or electrons is above a predetermined threshold. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273680 | Chemical Leak Inspection System - A method of visually detecting a leak of a chemical emanating from a component includes aiming a passive infrared camera system towards the component; filtering an infrared image with an optical bandpass filter, the infrared image being that of the leak; after the infrared image passes through the lens and optical bandpass filter, receiving the filtered infrared image with an infrared sensor device; electronically processing the filtered infrared image received by the infrared sensor device to provide a visible image representing the filtered infrared image; and visually identifying the leak based on the visible image. The passive infrared camera system includes: a lens; a refrigerated portion including the infrared sensor device and the optical bandpass filter (located along an optical path between the lens and the infrared sensor device). At least part of a pass band for the optical bandpass filter is within an absorption band for the chemical. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273681 | TERAHERTZ SPECTROMETER - A solution for analyzing characteristics of compounds and materials (e.g., chemical composition, specific quantity, thickness, etc.) via THz time domain spectrometry is disclosed. In one embodiment, a spectrometry system includes: a portable housing including: a portable power source; a laser source connected to the portable power source; a terahertz (THz) emitter located within the portable housing and optically connected to the laser source via an optical array including a rotary delay stage, the THz emitter configured to emit THz radiation directed to interact with a material sample; a detector optically connected to the optical array and configured to obtain waveform data from the interaction between the THz radiation and the material sample; and a computing device communicatively connected to the detector and configured to process the waveform data to determine a characteristic of the material sample. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273682 | VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND SENSOR - A volatile organic compound sensor includes a source of infrared (IR) light, a detector for detecting the IR light, and a space defined between the IR light source and the IR light detector. The space includes volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The IR light detector measures an amount of IR light transmitted through the space, the measured IR light transmitted being attenuated by VOC light absorption when in the space. An amount of the IR light attenuation is related to a concentration of the VOCs present in the space. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273683 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - A solid-state image sensor, comprises: a photoelectric conversion layer on which photoelectric conversion elements are arranged; and an wiring layer including at least one layer of a metal film, and an interlayer insulating film which fills a surrounding portion of the metal film, wherein the wiring layer is arranged at a position deeper than the photoelectric conversion layer on a side opposite to a light incidence side with respect to the photoelectric conversion layer, and at least a first metal film arranged at a position closest to the photoelectric conversion layer of the metal film of the wiring layer is arranged on a region which is not irradiated with light rays in a predetermined wavelength range, which light has passed through the photoelectric conversion layer. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273684 | Multiple Pass Cargo Inspection System - The present invention is a cargo inspection system, employing a radiation source, capable of scanning vehicles and/or cargo in a wide range of sizes, including conventional imaging areas as well as taller and bulkier enclosures at sufficiently optimal efficacy and overall throughput. In one embodiment, the present invention is a multiple pass inspection method for inspecting vehicles and their cargo, comprising a first pass scan, wherein said first pass scan includes moving a radiation source at a suitable scanning distance, rotating a radiation source at a suitable scanning angle, and moving said radiation source along an object under inspection. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273685 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIOLOGICAL CONVERSION PANEL AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - A radiological image conversion panel includes a phosphor and a light transmissive protection material. The phosphor has a group of columnar crystals formed by growing a crystal of a fluorescent material and a fluorescence emitting surface configured by a set of tips of the columnar crystals. The light transmissive protection material covers the fluorescence emitting surface of the phosphor. The protection material is inserted between the tips of the group of the columnar crystals. A gap is formed between at least a part of a side of the tips of the columnar crystals and the protection material. The radiological image detection apparatus includes a radiological image conversion panel and a sensor panel that is provided close to the fluorescence emitting surface of the phosphor to detect the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273686 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRON BEAM DETECTION - One embodiment disclosed relates a method of detecting a patterned electron beam. The patterned electron beam is focused onto a grating with a pattern that has a same pitch as the patterned electron beam. Electrons of the patterned electron beam that pass through the grating un-scattered are detected. Another embodiment relates to focusing the patterned electron beam onto a grating with a pattern that has a second pitch that is different than a first pitch of the patterned electron beam. Electrons of the patterned electron beam that pass through the grating form a Moiré pattern that is detected using a position-sensitive detector. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273687 | RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE - An electronic cassette has a top plate, an anisotropic heat transfer plate, a detection panel, and a scintillator disposed in this order from an X-ray irradiation side. The scintillator converts X-rays transmitted through the top plate, the anisotropic heat transfer plate, and the detection panel into visible light. The detection panel performs photoelectric conversion of the visible light. The anisotropic heat transfer plate is composed of a lamination of first prepregs in which all carbon fibers are oriented in a heat flow direction. The top plate is composed of an alternate lamination of the first prepregs and second prepregs that have carbon fibers oriented in a signal line direction. Body heat of a patient is transferred to the top plate, and is transferred in the heat flow direction in the anisotropic heat transfer plate, and then is released from a housing through heat absorbing members. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273688 | NON-VISIBLE PARTICLE DETECTION BASED ON SMART PHONE - A non-visible particle detection device includes an optical module capable of converting an ionizing radiation into visible light. The optical module includes has an attachment unit that is configured to removably attach the optical module to the image capturing module of a mobile device. The image capturing module generates a photon digital image based on the photons converted from the ionizing radiation. The mobile device can be implemented with a radiation dose determining module to execute a radiation dose equivalent calculation method. Based on the pixel brightness analysis of the photon digital image, the radiation equivalent dose can be determined. This method sums up the total brightness of all pixels in the images, determines whether the total brightness is smaller than the minimum effective brightness, and determines the radiation equivalent dose when the total brightness is equal to or larger than the minimum effective brightness. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273689 | Microchannel Plate Devices With Tunable Resistive Films - A microchannel plate for detecting neutrons includes a hydrogen-rich polymer substrate that defines a plurality of channels extending from a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate, where neutrons interact with the plurality of channels to generate at least one secondary electron. A top electrode is positioned on the top surface of the substrate and a bottom electrode is positioned on the bottom surface of the substrate. A resistive layer is formed over an outer surface of the plurality of channels that provides ohmic conduction with a resistivity that is substantially constant. An emissive layer is formed over the resistive layer. Neutron interaction products interact with the plurality of channels defined by the substrate and the emissive films to generate secondary electrons that cascade within the plurality of channels to provide an amplified signal related to the detection of neutrons. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273690 | CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEM COMPRISING A MANIPULATOR DEVICE FOR MANIPULATION OF ONE OR MORE CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS - The invention relates to a charged particle system such as a multi beam lithography system, comprising a manipulator device for manipulation of one or more charged particle beams, wherein the manipulator device comprises at least one through opening in the plane of the planar substrate for passing at least one charged particle beam there through. Each through opening is provided with electrodes arranged in a first set of multiple first electrodes along a first part of a perimeter of said through opening and in a second set of multiple second electrodes along a second part of said perimeter. An electronic control circuit is arranged for providing voltage differences the electrodes in dependence of a position of the first and second electrode along the perimeter of the through opening. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273691 | CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A TARGET SURFACE - The invention relates to a charged particle system for processing a target surface with at least one charged particle beam. The system comprises an optical column with a beam generator module for generating a plurality of charged particle beams, a beam modulator module for switching on and off said plurality of beams and a beam projector module for projecting beams or subbeams on said target surface. The system further comprises a frame supporting each of said modules in a fixed position and alignment elements for aligning at least one of beams and/or subbeams with a downstream module element. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A MICROSAMPLE - An object of the invention is to realize a method and an apparatus for processing and observing a minute sample which can observe a section of a wafer in horizontal to vertical directions with high resolution, high accuracy and high throughput without splitting any wafer which is a sample. In an apparatus of the invention, there are included a focused ion beam optical system and an electron optical system in one vacuum container, and a minute sample containing a desired area of the sample is separated by forming processing with a charged particle beam, and there are included a manipulator for extracting the separated minute sample, and a manipulator controller for driving the manipulator independently of a wafer sample stage. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273693 | COOLED PULSED LIGHT TREATMENT DEVICE - A device and appliance is provided for the high-speed decontamination of objects by means of pulsed light, including: an illuminating structure suitable for illuminating a decontamination area in which the objects are arranged, the illuminating structure being suitable for producing streams of light pulses having wavelengths of 200 nm to 300 nm and an adjustable pulse rate; and a positioner suitable for positioning the objects in the decontamination area according to a predetermined arrangement, also including a cooler suitable for maintaining the temperature of the decontamination area substantially below a predetermined temperature when the decontamination area is illuminated, the cooler including an apparatus for circulating a cooling fluid built into the positioner. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273694 | Bell-Shaped Protection System for a Device for Treating Electron-Beam Containers - A treatment device includes one or more treatment stations each including an electron-beam emitter and supporting device for supporting a container beneath the emitter, the emitter being capable of emitting an electron beam passing through the upper opening of a container supported by the supporting means, so as to sterilize the container, and a protection system for stopping the radiation emitted by the emitter(s). The protection system includes an upper portion connected to the emitter, lower portion connected to the supporting device and a moving device capable of moving the upper portion relative to the lower portion, between a retracted position and at least one operative position in which the portions from a protective enclosure in which the emitter and container are positioned. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273695 | HIGH RESOLUTION FLUORESCENCE DETECTION SYSTEM - A compact image sensor for imaging radiation emitted by fluorescing objects exposed to excitation light is disclosed. The compact image sensor includes a light guide defining a longitudinal axis for channeling radiation emitted by the fluorescing object; a reflective surface defined on the light guide that is oriented at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the light guide to reflect the excitation light away from a detector of the image sensor; and the detector positioned at an end of the light guide for imaging radiation emitted by the fluorescing object. Also disclosed is a fluorescence imaging system for imaging radiation emitted by a fluorescing object to be imaged by compact image sensor and a method of fluorescence imaging. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273696 | Compositions Having Multiple Responses to Excitation Radiation and Methods for Making Same - The present invention relates to a composition having a first response to a first electromagnetic radiation and, after intermediate exposure to a second electromagnetic radiation, a second response to the first electromagnetic radiation, different from the first response. In one aspect, the composition exhibits a regenerated first response to the first electromagnetic radiation after exposure to a third electromagnetic radiation. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273697 | DETECTION APPARATUS AND DETECTION METHOD - To overcome the disadvantages introduced by using UV sensors to detect the intensity of UV light in water purification apparatuses, the present invention provides a novel detection apparatus to “visualize” the quality of water in the form of visible light, instead of digitizing the intensity of UV light. The detection apparatus comprises a first detection window, coated with a first material for converting a received first ultraviolet light into a first visible light, wherein the first ultraviolet light is emitted from an ultraviolet light source and traverses the liquid, and the apparatus further mixes the first visible light with a second visible light to generate a third visible light. The different color of the third visible light can represent the different quality of the water. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273698 | COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY DETECTOR - A counterfeit currency detection system including a cash register drawer insert having a plurality of currency openings, each of which is separated from an adjacent currency opening by at least one divider, and a light system including a base member, a plurality of detection lights connected to the base, and a power source, wherein the light system is removably attached to the dividers of the cash register drawer insert. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273699 | METHODS AND APPAREL FOR ATTENUATING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS EMANATING FROM A PERSON IN A HUMAN ADVERSARIAL SITUATION - A method comprises attenuating, while involved in a human adversarial situation, one's own emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz by wearing one or more articles of apparel that include an electromagnetically shielding fabric. Another method comprises (i) providing to the user the one or more articles of apparel that include an electromagnetically shielding fabric, and (ii) instructing the user to wear at least one of the articles of apparel while involved in the human adversarial situation. The shielding fabric comprises a substantially continuous system of conductive fibers combined with a non-conductive fabric and attenuates the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz. Attenuating the emanated electromagnetic field at frequencies less than about 1 gigahertz decreases the likelihood of that emanated field affecting progress or an outcome of the human adversarial situation. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273700 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT - Exemplary embodiments relate to a valve arrangement for actuating a piston cylinder arrangement, that includes a pilot control valve arrangement and a main control valve arrangement, wherein both the pilot control and main control valve arrangement include a 3/2-way valve as a pilot control valve and as a main control valve. Each valve has a control-pressure, high-pressure, and low-pressure connection. Said connections are connected to each other such that the main control valve is controlled via the control-pressure connection of the pilot control valve and the pressures on the control-pressure connection of the pilot control valve and the pressures on the control-pressure connection and on the high-pressure connection of both valves, are statically inverted relative to each other. The 3/2-way valves are designed as seat valves and are only hydraulically connected to each other. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273701 | Ergonomic Pneumatic Deadman Valve - A lever actuated pneumatic deadman valve for use in connection with pneumatic blasting equipment is ergonomically designed to reduce fatigue and strain on the operator. The valve is shaped to fit comfortably in the hand of the operator, with a spring biased lever hinged for action to fit the natural movement of the hand. A detent button is sized and positioned for easily accommodating single-handed operation. Another important feature of the deadman valve is the reconfiguration of the valve cartridge with an offset port to produce a cyclonic flow around the spool for reducing the wear on the spool. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273702 | Electroactive Polymer Actuators and their use on Microfluidic Devices - Disclosed are electroactive polymer actuators and their use on microfluidic devices. Such actuators can comprise an electrode, an electroactive polymer, and a fluid-conducting channel. The electroactive polymer can be at least partially disposed between the electrode and the fluid-conducting channel. Furthermore, methods for creating a hydrodynamic force in a microfluidic device are disclosed by creating a potential difference across an electroactive polymer disposed on the microfluidic device. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273703 | Hands-free Faucet - A hands-free faucet contains a body fixed on a non-electrical conducting basin and including a spray head and a receiving groove; a manual control valve installed in the receiving groove and including a holder and a manual handle; the holder being made of an insulating material and including a first, a second channels, and an outlet channel; a tube assembly including a first tube, a second tube, and a third tube; a first extension, a second extension, and a third extension of the first tube, the second tube, and the third tube are made of insulating materials respectively; the third tube including an exposed section, and the exposed section including a solenoid valve; a proximity sensor module including a capacitive sensor and a controller; a power supply served to supply power toward the proximity sensor module. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273704 | Valve System - A combined water management and communication system for a water provider wirelessly communicating with selected ones of the multiplicity of user wireless transceiver for changing water distribution to selective ones of the multiplicity of independent users upon an undesired water flow characteristic within the water distribution channels. The multiplicity of user wireless transceivers communicating with proximate user wireless transceivers for forming a network for communicating information to a third party wireless transceiver unrelated to liquid flow. The invention is also incorporated into a remote controlled solar operated wireless irrigation valve. The invention is further incorporated into an improved water management irrigation system incorporating an adaptive weather based controller that is adjusted by a weather based sensor base controller. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273705 | GAS VALVE - A gas valve having a gas enclosure with a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a passage opening situated between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. A valve seat of the valve cooperates with the passage opening to regulate the flow of gas through the valve. An electrical actuator assembly is operatively coupled with the valve seat to regulate the flow of gas through the valve. In one implementation the gas enclosure is at least in part sealed by an elastic sealing member that is pressed upon by a printed circuit board that electrically connects the actuator assembly to an exterior of the gas valve. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273706 | PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - A pressure control device according to an embodiment includes a solenoid portion for regulating a gate opening of a valve through a first shaft portion connected to the valve, a micrometer for regulating the gate opening through the first shaft portion and a second shaft portion having an axial direction which is parallel with that of the first shaft portion when the second shaft portion is connected to the first shaft portion, and a switching portion. The switching portion switches to cause the solenoid portion to regulate the gate opening or to cause the micrometer to regulate the gate opening. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273707 | Solenoid Valve for Controlling a Fluid - A solenoid valve for controlling a fluid comprising an armature, a valve member which has a dome-shaped end region and which is connected to the a mature and is movable jointly with the armature, a first guidance region being provided on the armature, and a valve body with a valve seat, with a through orifice, the valve member opening and closing the through orifice on the valve seat, and with a guide element which defines a second guidance region for guiding the valve member and which guides the valve member when the solenoid valve is open, the guide element being formed in one piece with the valve body. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273708 | BUTTERFLY VALVE HAVING FUNCTION OF MAINTAINING SEALING PERFORMANCE UNDER LOW AND HIGH TEMPERATURES - Disclosed is a butterfly valve capable of controlling a flow of a fluid according to a rotation of a disk. The butterfly valve includes a body provided with an inner space having two open ends; a disk unit having a disk rotatably installed at the inner space, and configured to selectively open and close the inner space according to a rotation of the disk; a first seat portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the disk; a second seat portion protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the body, and arranged to face the first seat portion; and a sealing unit mounted to the body, and formed to contact the first and second seat portions such that a gap between the outer circumferential surface of the disk and the inner circumferential surface of the body is sealed. Under this configuration, the butterfly valve may have an enhanced reliability under low and high temperatures and a high pressure. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273709 | Plastic Ball Valve Assembly - A plastic ball valve assembly, includes a valve body part including a valve body made of plastic material and having a flow channel passing, a ball member having a through passage therein and rotatably located in the flow channel and a handle member, and a connecting part detachably connecting with the valve body part, including a pair of connecting caps engaged with the two ends of the valve body respectively, a pair of connecting heads made of different materials, each having a head made in different shapes. The multi-use ball is easy to be installed, reliable to be sealed, and strong in practicability. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273710 | CORROSION-RESISTANT ARMATURE AND VALVE FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS - A valve for an anti-lock brake system, wherein the anti-lock brake system is configured for controlling flow of a fluid, includes a housing defining a cavity therein and having a longitudinal axis, a valve seat disposed within the cavity so as to define a first passage for the fluid, and an armature disposed within the cavity so as to at least partially define a second passage for the fluid. The armature is translatable with respect to the valve seat along the longitudinal axis and matable with the valve seat to seal off fluid communication between the first passage and the second passage. The armature defines a surface that is substantially resistant to corrosion from the fluid, and the surface is substantially free from a coating including zinc. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273711 | NOVEL AGING-RESISTANT AEROSOL GENERATING AGENT AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a novel aging-resistant aerosol generating agent and preparation method thereof. The aging-resistant aerosol generating agent in the present invention comprises oxidizer, reducer and bonding agent, wherein the oxidizer is potassium nitrate, the bonding agent is phenolic resin, and the reducer is melamine; the weight percentages of the three constituents are: potassium nitrate: | 2012-11-01 |
20120273712 | CHILLER REFRIGERANTS - Disclosed is a nonflammable refrigerant composition consisting of pentafluoroethane in an amount from 62% to 67% based on the weight of the composition, a second component that is selected from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, and mixtures thereof in an amount from 26% to 36% by weight; and an ethylenically unsaturated or saturated hydrocarbon compound that is at least 70% isobutane in an amount of from 1% to 4% by weight and up to 5% by weight based on the weight of the composition of another flurohydrocarbon. The composition optionally may further include at least one additive, lubricant or combination thereof. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273713 | METHOD FOR PROPORTIONING NITRATES AND/OR NITRITES IN A NEUTRAL MEDIUM - A method is provided for preparing solid or thin-film single-crystals of cubic sesquioxides (space group no. 206, Ia-3) of scandium, yttrium or rare earth elements doped with lanthanide ions with valence +III, using a high-temperature flux growth technique, and to the various uses of the single-crystals obtained according to said method, in particular in the field of optics. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273714 | CATALYTIC CHEMICAL COOLANT FOR THERMAL AEROSOL AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a catalytic coolant applied in thermal aerosol fire suppression apparatuses and processing method thereof. The coolant mainly comprises endothermic cooling material, catalytic additive, processing aid and bonding agent; compared to that in the prior art, the catalytic coolant prepared from appropriate materials at appropriate proportions has high strength, delivers good cooling effect and can reduce secondary impairment to the fire suppressant, reduce or even eliminate toxic gases in the products of the fire suppressant and enhance environmental safety. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273715 | POLISHING COMPOSITION FOR NICKEL PHOSPHOROUS MEMORY DISKS - The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising alpha alumina, fumed alumina, silica, an oxidizing agent that oxidizes nickel-phosphorous, oxalic acid, optionally, tartaric acid, optionally, a nonionic surfactant, optionally, a biocide, and water. The invention also provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate comprising contacting a substrate with a polishing pad and the chemical-mechanical polishing composition, moving the polishing pad and the polishing composition relative to the substrate, and abrading at least a portion of the substrate to polish the substrate. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273716 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES - A cobalt-containing phosphate material can comprise lithium (Li) (or, alternatively or additionally other alkali metal(s)), cobalt (Co), phosphate (PO | 2012-11-01 |
20120273717 | LiMPO4-based compositions of matter for cathodes for high-performance Li batteries | 2012-11-01 |
20120273718 | HIGH-SPEED CROSS-LINKING SYSTEM - A cross-linking system which includes at least; one organic peroxide having a half-life of one hour at any temperature selected in the range from 80 DEG C. to 115 DEG C., and a cross-linking coagent, the half-life of said peroxide being measured by dissolving the peroxide in n-dodecane having a concentration of 0.2 mol/l. Said system enables, when added to a polymer, quick cross-linking of said polymer. The system is in particular suitable for encapsulating photovoltaic modules; in particular, the system can be used to improve the productivity of the method for manufacturing said modules. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273719 | Nanocomposite and Method of Making Thereof - An embodiment of an inorganic nanocomposite includes a nanoparticle phase and a matrix phase. The nanoparticle phase includes nanoparticles that are arranged in a repeating structure. In an embodiment, the nanoparticles have a spherical or pseudo-spherical shape and are incompatible with hydrazine. In another embodiment, the nanoparticles have neither a spherical nor pseudo-spherical shape. The matrix phase lies between the nanoparticles of the nanoparticle phase. An embodiment of a method of making an inorganic nanocomposite of the present invention includes forming a nanoparticle superlattice on a substrate. The nanoparticle superlattice includes nanoparticles. Each nanoparticle has organic ligands attached to a surface of the nanoparticle. The organic ligands separate adjacent nanoparticles within the nanoparticle superlattice. The method also includes forming a solution that includes an inorganic precursor. The nanoparticle superlattice is placed in the solution for a sufficient time for the inorganic precursor to replace the organic ligands. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273720 | CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBENT FOR EXHAUST GAS, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | 2012-11-01 |
20120273721 | BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL - A blue phase liquid crystal composition includes a chiral dopant, a positive liquid crystal component and a negative liquid crystal component. The positive liquid crystal component includes at least one positive liquid crystal material, has a positive dielectric anisotropy and has no blue phase properties with respect to the chiral dopant. In addition, the negative liquid crystal component includes at least one negative liquid crystal material, has a negative dielectric anisotropy and has no blue phase properties with respect to the chiral dopant, so that the blue phase liquid crystal composition has a dielectric anisotropy between 0.5 and 14 and a blue phase temperature range larger than 3° C. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273722 | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION USING LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL MARKINGS - The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout its life cycle. | 2012-11-01 |
20120273723 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM - The invention relates to compounds of the formula I | 2012-11-01 |
20120273724 | COMPOUNDS FOR A LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM, AND USE FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) | 2012-11-01 |
20120273725 | Tetraoxybiphenyl Ester Chiral Dopants for Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Displays - A liquid crystal composition comprising a chiral dopant compound represented by the following formula: | 2012-11-01 |