45th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150316590 | LOW ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A low electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) voltage measurement system may include a voltage-digitizing transmission module configured to digitize multiple input voltages and digitally transmit values, a fiber optic cable configured to transmit values from the transmission module to a receiver module and from the receiver module to a personal computer having recording software. Various methods are also provided including steps associated with multiplexing voltage to fiber-optical conversion. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316591 | ELECTRICAL POWER MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An electrical power measurement device measures electrical power consumed in a circuit to be measured including a power source, a load, and a pair of electric wires connecting the power source with the load. The device includes a sensor unit including a plurality of the sensor parts including a magnetic element in which element terminals are formed at both ends of a magnetic film, a measurement resistor connected to the magnetic element in series, and a detecting means that detects a voltage change of the magnetic element and outputs a predetermined component; an addition means that adds the outputs of the detecting means of all of the sensor parts; and a fixing means that fixes the magnetic elements of the sensor parts, at equal distance positions from a virtual axis serving as a position reference at which the one electric wire is arranged, in a direction facing the virtual axis. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316592 | ELECTRIC DEVICE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, ELECTRIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD - A device load consumes power supplied from an AC power supply. A bypass circuit is provided in parallel with the device load. A controller controls current flowing through the bypass circuit so that an identification signal indicating information for identifying an electric device is superimposed on current flowing from the AC power supply to the electric device. A power measurement sensor detects the current flowing from the AC power supply to the electric device. A control device identifies the electric device based on the identification signal superimposed on the current detected by the power measurement sensor. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316593 | MERGING UNIT WHICH COLLECTS INFORMATION OF POWER SYSTEM - A merging unit includes a processing unit which processes an analog signal from a power system and outputs digital data indicating a state of the power system, and a communication unit which communicates with an external device via a communication line. The processing unit includes a first conversion unit which converts an analog signal of current or voltage of the power system to digital data with a first sample rate, and a second conversion unit which converts the analog signal to digital data with a second sample rate lower than the first sample rate. The processing unit is configured to store the digital data with the first sample rate, over a prescribed period which is based on timing at which the processing unit receives a prescribed signal via the communication unit, and to transmit the digital data with the second sample rate, via the communication unit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316594 | Energy Monitoring and Analysis System - An energy monitoring and analysis system is provided. Sensors are attached to circuit breakers to collect energy consumption data. The energy consumption data is analyzed to determine events associated with the circuit. An energy monitoring system comprising a paddle having one or more sensors can be affixed to existing circuit breakers and provide communication with the energy analysis system. From the events notifications and alerts can be generated to inform consumers such as a utility, monitoring company or end user. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316595 | LED METER BOARD FOR A TRANSFER SWITCH - Aspects of the present disclosure involve a light emitting diode (LED) meter board for a transfer switch configured to indicate the power currently being output by the transfer switch to any engaged circuits. In one particular embodiment, the LED meter board indicates a percentage of available power provided to the circuits by a generator or other alternative power source. As more power is output to the circuits, the LED meter board drives the activation of one or more LEDs. Further, the LEDs of the meter board may indicate the power currently being output by the transfer switch to any engaged circuits by blinking at various rates. The blinking rate of the LEDs may increase until one or more of the LEDs may remain solidly lit, or otherwise activated, indicating the percentage of power provided by the generator has reached a particular threshold value. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316596 | CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TEST VOLTAGE, AND TESTING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A LOSS FACTOR, WHICH TESTING DEVICE CONTAINS SAID CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY - A circuit assembly is provided for producing a test voltage for testing a test object, comprising two high voltage sources for producing a positive and negative high voltage of variable amplitude at respective outputs thereof and a high voltage switch assembly, which is arranged between the outputs of the two high voltage sources and the test object and which can be switched suitably in order to successively charge and discharge the test object, wherein furthermore a closed-loop controller is provided, which measures the present test voltage on the test object and acts on the high-voltage switch assembly in order to charge and discharge the test object in a defined manner in dependence on the measured test voltage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A CIRCUIT - Systems and methods presented herein are generally directed to the location and/or identification of a circuit within a circuital system. In one embodiment, a transmitter is configured for inducing signals upon a plurality of circuit lines (e.g., power lines, communication lines, lighting circuits, etc.) with each circuit line having a unique signal to identify it from other circuit lines. Each signal may be induced upon an individual circuit line by means of a inductive coupling clip coupled about the circuit line. The transmitter may be used at a distribution point of the circuit lines, such as circuit breaker box. A receiver can then receive a signal from a distal point on the circuit line to acquire the unique signal induced thereon and identify determine which inductive coupling clip is coupled thereto. For example, the signal may be decoded to display a number of the circuit line being tested. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316598 | OPTICAL ADDRESSING OF INDIVIDUAL TARGETS IN SOLIDS - This disclosure concerns photonics and in particular the addressing of individual targets in solids. In aspect one there is provided a device comprising a solid substrate with one or more atomic scale targets in the substrate. A laser light is focused on a region of the substrate that contains a single target to selectively cause photoionization of the target. A charge sensor with sub-electron charge sensitivity is focussed on measuring the charge in the region of the substrate that contains a single target. In use, the device operates such that the laser is turned on to cause photoionization of the target, and the charge sensor detects the change in charge in the region of the substrate that contains the single target. In another aspect is the method for optically investigating individual nuclear spin states of single atoms by investigating both the Zeeman effect and the hyperfine interaction of the single atoms. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316599 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIALLY RESOLVED DIAGNOSIS - The method and the device are used for diagnosing the electrical condition of a spatially extended hardware component, in particular a cable for transmitting electrical power, in a spatially resolved manner by means of interference between pulses fed in into the component by a signal generator. In these, the following method steps are in principle provided:
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20150316600 | PORTABLE MULTI-FUNCTION CABLE TESTER - The methods and apparatus described herein are designed and configured to allow one user to test cable continuity using a wire-configurable directional connector. The methods and apparatus may transmit a first and second voltage pulse through a first and second wire of a cable under test, respectively, having a wire-configurable directional connector attached. Both voltage pulses travel through the wire-configurable directional connector. The first voltage pulse selectively leaves at least one of the second wire and a third wire of the cable under test and the second voltage pulse selectively leaves the third wire. The methods and apparatus may store a pre-determined pattern of a returning voltage pulse specific to the cable under test, and determine a state of the first, second, and third wires in response to receiving the first and second voltage pulses. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316601 | IN-CHIP STATIC-CURRENT DEVICE FAILURE DETECTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A method for detecting static-current failure devices in a chip is provided. The method includes providing a chip and determining existence of a static-current failure device in the chip. The method also includes detecting positions of a plurality of hotspots in the chip when the existence of the static-current failure devices is determined; and selecting a common circuit path according to position information of the hotspots in a circuit layout file of the chip. Further, the method includes converting a circuit layout of the common circuit path into a corresponding electrical diagram and marking the positions of the plurality of hotspots on corresponding positions on the electrical diagram; and detecting a shared device of the hotspots in the electrical diagram. Further, the method includes marking a position of the shared device in the circuit layout as a position of a static-current failure device. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316602 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OPERATION OF AN INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR - Operation of an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is monitored by an apparatus that has a capacitor connected between a collector of the IGBT and an input node. A processing circuit, coupled to the input node, responds to current flowing through the capacitor by providing an indication whether a voltage level at the collector is changing and the rate of that change. The processing circuit also employs the capacitor current to provide an output voltage that indicates the voltage at the IGBT collector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316603 | De-Embedding On-Wafer Devices - An apparatus includes three components. The first component includes a first transmission line; the second component is coupled with the first component and includes a second transmission line; and the third component electrically coupled with the first component and/or the second component. The transmission lines each include a substrate with a p-well or n-well within the substrate and a shielding layer over the p-well or n-well. The transmission lines also each include a plurality of intermediate conducting layers over the shielding layer, the plurality of intermediate conducting layers coupled by a plurality of vias. The transmission lines further each include a top conducting layer over the plurality of intermediate conducting layers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316604 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE TEST SYSTEMS - Light-emitting devices, such as LEDs, are tested using a photometric unit. The photometric unit, which may be an integrating sphere, can measure flux, color, or other properties of the devices. The photometric unit may have a single port or both an inlet and outlet. Light loss through the port, inlet, or outlet can be reduced or calibrated for. These testing systems can provide increased reliability, improved throughput, and/or improved measurement accuracy. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316605 | SOFTWARE-BASED SELF-TEST AND DIAGNOSIS USING ON-CHIP MEMORY - Embedded processor-based self-test and diagnosis using the compressed test data is described for ICs having on-chip memory. Techniques for compressing the test data before the compressed test data is transferred to a device under test (DUT) are also described. A modified LZ77 algorithm can be used to compress strings of test data in which don't care bits are handled by assigning a value to the don't care bits according to a longest match in the window as the data is being encoded. The compressed test data can be decompressed at the DUT using a software program transferred by the automated test equipment (ATE) to the DUT with the compressed test data. Decompression and diagnostics can be carried out at the DUT using an embedded processor and the on-chip memory. Results from the diagnostics can be read by the ATE. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316606 | SELF LEARNING RADIO FREQUENCY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING FAULTS IN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - Electrical faults are detected in electrical distribution systems (EDS) by detection and location of radio frequency (RF) emissions generated by the fault with multiple time-synchronized radio frequency monitors (RFM) distributed about the EDS. The RFMs are coupled to a self-learning, electrical fault monitor (EFM) that characterizes and/or locates electrical faults based on operating state (OS) patterns learned from transmission of test signals generated within the EDS. RF emissions data samples are characterized as safe operation (SO) states or potential electrical faults by accessing a base of stored knowledge concerning fault emission characteristics and/or synchronized time of arrival at each RFM. Information in the base of stored knowledge is updated to include new EDS operating states (OS). Confidence level associations, location of new radio frequency emission patterns and whether those patterns are indicative of safe operating (SO) conditions or electrical faults are stored in the base of stored knowledge. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERGING CURRENT WITH TARGET CURRENT IN DEVICE UNDER TEST - A test system measures parameters of a device under test (DUT), including a transistor. The test system includes a first voltage source unit for supplying a gate voltage; a second voltage source unit for supplying one of a drain voltage or a source voltage, the second voltage source having a current measurement device for detecting one of a drain current or a source current flowing through the transistor, respectively; a feedback unit for outputting a feedback current, based on the one of the drain or source currents; and an error amplifier for outputting a feedback control signal, based on comparison of the feedback current and a target current value. The first voltage source unit adjusts the gate voltage based on the feedback control signal so that the one of the drain or source currents converges to match the target current value. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316608 | DEBUGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A debugging system for debugging an automated test process used on an automated test platform. The debugging system includes a debugging subsystem and a debugging coupler electrically coupled to the debugging subsystem. The debugging coupler is configured to be releasably electrically coupleable to a test head of the automated test platform. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316609 | DEBUGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A debugging system for debugging an automated test process used on an automated test platform. The debugging system includes a debugging coupler configured to be releasably electrically coupleable to a test head of the automated test platform. A debugging subsystem is electrically coupled to the debugging coupler and includes a signal generator configured to apply one or more signals to one or more conductive paths within the debugging coupler. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316610 | DEBUGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for electrically coupling a monitoring subsystem to a first group of conductive paths within a debugging coupler that is configured to be releasably electrically coupleable to a test head of an automated test platform. One or more signals present on the first group of conductive paths are monitored while executing at least a portion of an automated test process on the automated test platform. The monitoring subsystem is electrically coupled to a second group of conductive paths within the debugging coupler. One or more signals present on the second group of conductive paths are monitored while executing the at least a portion of the automated test process on the automated test platform. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316611 | DEBUGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a first group of transient values for a first group of conductive paths within a debugging coupler that is configured to be releasably electrically coupleable to a test head of an automated test platform. A monitoring subsystem is electrically coupled to the first group of conductive paths. A first group of signals present on the first group of conductive paths is monitored while executing at least a portion of an automated test process on the automated test platform to determine if any of the first group of signals exceeds any of the first group of transient values. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316612 | GATING TAP REGISTER CONTROL BUS AND AUXILIARY/WRAPPER TEST BUS - In a first embodiment a TAP | 2015-11-05 |
20150316613 | MULTI-BANK DIGITAL STIMULUS RESPONSE IN A SINGLE FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY - An apparatus that moves stimulus data and response data between a memory and a device under test (DUT) over a plurality of data transfer banks. In a first mode the data transfer banks output the stimulus data to the DUT as respective independent banks of serial stimulus data channels, and write the response data into the memory responsive to data provided as respective independent banks of channels of serial data from the DUT. In a second mode the data transfer banks output the stimulus data to the DUT as a single bank of combined serial stimulus data channels, and write the response data into the memory responsive to the data provided as a combined single bank of channels of serial data from the DUT. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316614 | DEBUGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring a first group of signals present on a first group of conductive paths within a debugging coupler that is configured to be releasably electrically coupleable to a test head of an automated test platform while executing at least a portion of an automated test process on the automated test platform. A second group of signals present on a second group of conductive paths is monitored while executing the at least a portion of the automated test process on the automated test platform. The first group of signals and the second group of signals are temporally aligned, thus defining a group of temporally aligned signals. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316615 | CHIP INSTRUMENTATION FOR IN-SITU CLOCK DOMAIN CHARACTERIZATION - Chip instrumentation determines, in-situ, an allowable increase over product specification in the operating frequency of at least one clock domain in an integrated circuit for a given set of environmental, power supply and/or functionality constraints. Information on the allowable increase in operating frequency for the at least one clock domain is provided to circuits and/or software to effect change in operating frequency. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316616 | MULTIPLE-CAPTURE DFT SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OR LOCATING CROSSING CLOCK-DOMAIN FAULTS DURING SCAN-TEST - A method for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in an integrated circuit or circuit assembly in scan-test or self-test mode, where N>1, each clock domain having one capture clock and a plurality of scan cells, each capture clock comprising a plurality of capture clock pulses; said method comprising: (a) generating and shifting-in N test stimuli to all said scan cells within said N clock domains in said integrated circuit or circuit assembly during a shift-in operation; (b) applying an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all said scan cells within said N clock domains, the ordered sequence of capture clocks comprising at least a plurality of capture clock pulses from two or more selected capture clocks placed in a sequential order such that all clock domains are never triggered simultaneously during a capture operation; and (c) analyzing output responses of all said scan cells to locate any faults therein. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316617 | SWITCH FAILURE DETECTION DEVICE, BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DETECTING FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC SWITCH - A switch failure detection device configured to be installed in an electric system including an electric storage device, the switch failure detection device including at least one electronic switch to be connected in a path in which a charging current to the electric storage device and a discharging current from the electric storage device flow, the at least one electronic switch including a first electronic switch, at least one rectifier for passing a discharging current by bypassing the electronic switch when the electronic switch is turned off, the at least one rectifier including a first rectifier being connected parallel to or being parasitic to the first electronic switch such that a forward direction thereof corresponds to a direction in which the discharging current flows, a switch voltage detection circuit configured to detect a voltage drop caused by the at least one electronic switch, and a controller. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316618 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BATTERY POWER AND ENERGY AVAILABILITY PREDICTION - This application relates to methods and apparatus for predicting power and energy availability of a battery. The prediction is made based on a given amount of time, which represents a period in which the battery may be required to operate. Additionally, a learning cycle is incorporated to update a battery model of the battery with certain parameters. The battery model is updated by introducing a time-varying current to the battery and analyzing the voltage response of the battery. A model-based predictive algorithm is used in combination with the battery model to predict battery output parameters based on variables derived from the learning cycle and additional inputs supplied to the model-based predictive algorithm. After one or more iterations, or using a simplified model-based equation, the model-based predictive algorithm can provide an accurate prediction for the maximum current that the battery can supply for a predetermined period of time. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VOLTAGE OF BATTERY PACK - A method and apparatus for measuring a voltage of a battery pack are provided. A battery control apparatus may include a voltage distributor configured to distribute a voltage of a battery pack including battery modules, using distribution elements connected to the battery pack, and a voltage extractor configured to extract a voltage value of the voltage of the battery pack by measuring the distributed voltage. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316620 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A SYSTEM ANOMALY IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A method for identifying a system anomaly in a power distribution system is described herein. The system anomaly may indicate a non-technical loss or a topology error, including schematic entry errors and component modelling errors in the power distribution system. The method includes a) selecting a common coupling point in the power distribution system, wherein downstream branches are connected to the common coupling point; b) determining voltage estimates of the common coupling point according to electrical measurements from the downstream branches; and c) identifying the system anomaly by determining whether a detection criterion is satisfied using the voltage estimates. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316621 | CIRCUIT FAULT DETECTION DEVICE - A circuit fault detection device includes: an interruption-signal generation unit that outputs an interruption signal for a drive circuit stopping driving of a drive target on a basis of the interruption signal; a pulse generation unit that includes an adjustment unit adjusting a time during which a pulse signal is in an OFF state and that generates the pulse signal; a signal synthesis unit that outputs a logical AND of the interruption signal and the pulse signal; a filter circuit that inputs, as an output, a signal obtained by delaying an output signal of the signal synthesis unit to the drive circuit; and a monitoring unit that determines whether a circuit fault has occurred on a basis of an output voltage of the filter circuit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316622 | MAGNETISM DETECTION DEVICE - An apparatus for detecting magnetism includes a self-exciting fluxgate type magnetic oscillation sensor in each of three axes perpendicular to one another, the magnetic oscillation sensor includin a magnetism sensor including a core-coil including a core made of a magnetic material and a coil wound around the core, and an operational amplifier circuit causing an AC excitation current to run through the coil to generate an output in accordance with a strength of an external magnetic field applied to the core. An air core coil not wound around a core is arranged in the vicinity of and in parallel with the core-coil of each of the magnetic oscillation sensors arranged in each of the axes. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316623 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS WITH REDUCED OFFSET AND IMPROVED ACCURACY - A magnetic field sensor with a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements is provided herein. The magnetic field sensor includes a circular vertical Hall (CVH) sensing element comprising a plurality of vertical Hall elements arranged over a common implant and diffusion region in a substrate, wherein the plurality of vertical Hall elements is configured to generate a plurality of magnetic field signals, each magnetic field signal responsive to a magnetic field. The magnetic field sensor further includes a sequence switches circuit coupled to the plurality of vertical Hall elements, wherein the sequences switches circuit is operable to select from among the plurality of vertical Hall elements, wherein each selected one of the one or more of the plurality of vertical Hall elements comprises a respective plurality of active vertical Hall element contacts and at least one respective skipped contact, the at least one skipped contact disposed between at least one respective pair of active vertical Hall element contacts, wherein a position of the at least one skipped contact is selected to reduce an offset voltage of a respective one of the plurality of vertical Hall elements. An associated method is also disclosed herein. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316624 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEQUENTIALLY RESETTING ELEMENTS OF A MAGNETIC SENSOR ARRAY - A semiconductor process and apparatus provide a high-performance magnetic field sensor with three differential sensor configurations which require only two distinct pinning axes, where each differential sensor is formed from a Wheatstone bridge structure with four unshielded magnetic tunnel junction sensor arrays, each of which includes a magnetic field pulse generator for selectively applying a field pulse to stabilize or restore the easy axis magnetization of the sense layers to orient the magnetization in the correct configuration. prior to measurements of small magnetic fields. The field pulse is sequentially applied to groups of the sense layers of the Wheatstone bridge structures, thereby allowing for a higher current pulse or larger sensor array size for maximal signal to noise ratio. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316625 | MAGNETIC FIELD TRIMMING IN AN ATOMIC SENSOR SYSTEM - One example embodiment includes an atomic sensor system. The system includes a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field in a volume. The system also includes a vapor cell arranged within the volume and comprising a polarized alkali metal vapor. The system further includes at least one magnetic field trimming system configured to generate a magnetic field gradient within the vapor cell separate from the magnetic field to provide a substantially uniform collective magnetic field within the vapor cell. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THE SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE OF A TISSUE REGION PRIOR TO A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCAN - A method and system for estimating a specific; absorption rate of a tissue region prior to performing a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging scan on the tissue region. The method comprises radiating the tissue region with a plurality of short pulses, wherein the tissue region emits thermoacoustic signals responsive to the short pulses, receiving the thermoacoustic signals by at least one ultrasonic transducer, calculating a temperature rise of the tissue region based on the received thermoacoustic signals, scaling the temperature rise to estimate a temperature rise of the tissue region resulting from an MR imaging scan, and estimating the specific absorption rate of the tissue region based on the estimated temperature rise. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316627 | IMAGING UNIT - The present invention provides an imaging unit which can image small animals inexpensively and with high resolution. The imaging detector | 2015-11-05 |
20150316628 | Device for sequential examination of a measurement object by means of MPI and MRI methods - A device for alternating examination of a measurement object ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316629 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND GRADIENT MAGNETIC FIELD POWER SUPPLY - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a gradient magnetic field power supply configured to supply power to a gradient coil. The gradient magnetic field power supply includes a plurality of switching circuits and a processing circuitry. Each of the switching circuits is configured to output a predetermined pulse voltage. The processing circuitry is configured to change the number of switching circuits to be caused to perform switching operation among the switching circuits, in accordance with an intensity of the voltage to be output to the gradient coil. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING VARIABLE-DENSITY SPIRAL TRAJECTORY - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate image reconstruction using a variable-density spiral trajectory. An exemplary method for image reconstruction includes acquiring MR data, which includes determining a multi-level undersampling pattern based on sampling distance and probability functions, and determining a desired variable-density spiral trajectory based on the undersampling pattern. Acquiring the MR data also includes generating spiral gradient waveforms based on the desired trajectory, and tracing a variable-density spiral trajectory using the spiral gradient waveforms. After tracing, the MR data can be sub-sampled based on the variable-density spiral trajectory. The method also includes reconstructing one or more images based on the acquired MR data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316631 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PHASE CORRECTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and software for extended phase correction in phase sensitive magnetic resonance imaging utilizing an optimized region-growing based phase correction algorithm. Phase correction is formulated as selecting a vector for each pixel of an image from two input candidate vectors so that the orientation of the output vector is spatially smooth. In certain embodiments, the optimized region growing algorithm uses automated quality guidance for determining the sequence of region growing and jointly considers the two input candidate vectors during region growing. Further, the algorithm tracks the quality and the mode at each step of the processing. Spatially isolated tissue regions are automatically segmented and processed with different threads of region growing and the correct vector is reliably identified as the output vector for each thread of region growing. Final phase correction was performed by pixel level optimization. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316632 | PROCESSING MULTIDIMENSIONAL SIGNALS - A computer-implemented method, computing system and non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable code thereon for processing a dataset of multidimensional signals captured from points in a physical space. The computer-implemented method includes using a computing system, determining, for each of the points, a plurality of spatially neighbouring points in the physical space; and using the computing system, creating a modified signal for each point based on the signals of its respective spatially neighbouring points. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316633 | MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic-resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry registers a predetermined protocol set that is selected from among multiple protocol sets preset in a storage unit as a protocol set that is to be executed in an examination of a subject. The processing circuitry accepts an instruction indicating whether to include a check protocol to check an influence of fat suppression in the examination. When the instruction is accepted, the processing circuitry incorporates the check protocol in the protocol set to be executed. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316634 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Fingerprinting With Parallel Transmission - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with NMR fingerprinting with parallel transmission are described. One example apparatus includes individually controllable radio frequency (RF) transmission (TX) coils configured to apply varying NMR fingerprinting RF excitations to a sample. The NMR apparatus may apply excitations in parallel. An individual excitation causes different resonant species to produce different signal evolutions. The apparatus includes a parallel transmission logic that causes one of the coils to apply a first excitation to the sample and that causes a different coil to apply a second, different excitation to the sample. The excitations are configured to produce a spatial inhomogeneity between a first region in the sample and a second region in the sample that allows a resonant species to produce a first signal evolution in the first region and to produce a second signal evolution in the second region to facilitate de-correlating the signal evolutions. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316635 | MOTION DETECTION AND CORRECTION METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING (DWI) - A magnetic resonance imaging system ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316636 | FAILURE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR VOLTAGE SENSOR - [Object] To reliably detect failure in a voltage sensor which detects battery voltage, without erroneous determination. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316637 | MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic detection element, and a correcting section to correct an output voltage of the magnetic detection element and output the corrected output voltage. The correcting section is configured to compute a magnetic flux density from the output voltage of the magnetic detection element, compute and output the corrected output voltage having a linear relationship to the computed magnetic flux density. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316638 | MAGNETIC SENSOR AND SENSITIVITY MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a magnetic sensor with a sensitivity measuring function and a method thereof. Magnetic sensitivity elements detect flux density, and a switching unit extracts magnetic field intensity information of each axis, and inputs it to a sensitivity calculating unit. The sensitivity calculating unit calculates the sensitivity from the magnetic field intensity information about the individual axes from the magnetic sensitivity elements. The sensitivity calculating unit includes an axial component analyzing unit for analyzing the flux density from the magnetic sensitivity elements into magnetic components of the individual axes; a sensitivity decision unit for deciding the sensitivity by comparing the individual axial components of the magnetic field intensity from the axial component analyzing unit with a reference value; and a sensitivity correction unit for carrying out sensitivity correction in accordance with the sensitivity information from the sensitivity decision unit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316639 | TRACKING DEVICE COMPRISING A RECEIVING STRUCTURE WHICH CAN BE ADJUSTED ABOUT AT LEAST ONE AXIS, FOR MOUNTING AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT THAT IS SENSITIVE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND HAS A PREFERENTIAL RADIATION DIRECTION - The invention relates to a tracking device comprising a receiving structure that can be adjusted about at least one axis, for mounting at least one element that is sensitive to electromagnetic waves and has a preferential radiation direction, and comprising at least one rotational drive per axis for the purpose of actively rotationally adjusting said receiving structure in order for the element(s) mounted thereupon to track a celestial body on one or multiple axes with the aid of a control system and according to a predetermined algorithm, (each of) the rotational drive(s) comprising two annular connection elements that are concentric with one another, are mounted one upon the other, and are or can be coupled to at least one motor for mutual relative adjustment, a first connection element comprising at least one planar connection surface for fixing in place to a foundation, base, column or a connection clement of another pivoting unit, and a second connection element comprising at least one planar connection surface for the purpose of coupling to said receiving structure or to a connection element of another pivoting unit in a rotationally-fixed manner. In addition, at least one row of roller elements is provided between the concentric annular connection elements of a pivoting unit, said roller elements rolling along raceways on the first and second connection elements, a toothing being provided that extends at least partially around one connection element and is formed, together with the raceway(s) that are in place, by machining or shaping a shared annular main part, and bore holes distributed in a circle and passing through the planar contact surface being provided on the other connection element for the purpose of fixing to a contact part, and being formed together with the raceway(s) that are in place by machining or shaping a shared annular main part. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316640 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING AUDIO OBJECTS WITH CONTENT AND GEO-LOCATION - An approach is provided for efficiently capturing, processing, presenting, and/or associating audio objects with content items and geo-locations. A processing platform may determine a viewpoint of a viewer of at least one content item associated with a geo-location. Further, the processing platform and/or a content provider may determine at least one audio object associated with the at least one content item, the geo-location, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the processing platform may process the at least one audio object for rendering one or more elements of the at least one audio object based, at least in part, on the viewpoint. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316641 | Automotive Radar Transmitter Architecture - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transmitter within a single integrated chip substrate, which is capable of continuous beam steering of a transmitted radar beam as well as an option to change the physical position of the origin of the transmit radar beam. The transmitter has a signal generator that generates an RF signal. The RF signal is provided to a plurality of independent transmission chains, which contain independently operated vector modulators configured to introduce an individual phase adjustment to the high frequency input signal to generate separate RF output signals. A control unit is configured to selectively activate a subset of (e.g., two or more) the independent transmission chains. By activating the subset of independent transmission chains to generate RF output signals with separate phases, a beam steering functionality is enabled. Furthermore, the subset defines a changeable position of the transmitted radar beam. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316642 | MITIGATION OF ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION EFFECTS IN RADAR - Disclosed is a method of mitigating the effects of anomalous propagation in a Radar system, comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of returns from a plurality of transmit pulses; calculating a difference in magnitude between each of the plurality of returns and its successor; if one of the calculated differences indicates a first step change greater than a first predetermined threshold, calculating a first average magnitude of the returns received after the first step change, and replacing the returns received before the first step change with synthesised returns having a magnitude equal to the first calculated average magnitude. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316643 | Systems and Methods for Compressive Sensing Ranging Evaluation - RFID systems for locating RFID tags utilizing phased array antennas and compressed sensing processing techniques in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an RFID system includes at least one exciter that includes at least one transmit antenna, a phased antenna array that includes a plurality of receive antennas, and an RFID receiver system configured to communicate with the at least one exciter and connected to the phased antenna array, where the RFID receiver system is configured to locate an RFID tag by performing reads of the RFD tag at multiple frequencies, generating a measurement matrix, and determining a line of sight (LOS) distance between the activated RFID tag and each of the plurality of receive antennas by eliminating bases from the measurement matrix. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316644 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE VELOCITY OF A BULLET - A device determines velocity of a bullet. The device includes two electro-acoustic sensors arranged with a predetermined distance for determining velocity of a bullet. Each of the electro-acoustic sensors are configured to detect acoustic energy of a shock wave generated by the bullet travelling at supersonic speed from a point of fire to a target and configured to transduce the acoustic energy into an electrical signal. The device includes a processing unit configured to receive electrical signals from the electro-acoustic sensors as the bullet travels and to determine a time frame between the two second electrical signals. The velocity of the bullet can be determined based on the time frame. The device also includes a sighting unit attached to a housing of the device for aligning the electro-acoustic sensors parallel to the direction from the point of fire to the target. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316645 | DIGITAL RADAR OR SONAR APPARATUS - A radar or sonar system amplifies the signal received by an antenna of the radar system or a transducer of the sonar system is amplified and then subject to linear demodulation by a linear receiver. There may be an anti-aliasing filter and an analog-to-digital converter between the amplifier and the linear receiver. The system may also have a digital signal processor with a network stack running in the processor. That processor may also have a network interface media access controller, where the system operates at different ranges, the modulator may produce pulses of two pulse patterns differing in pulse duration and inter-pulse spacing, those pulse patterns are introduced and used to form two radar images with the two images being derived from data acquired in a duration not more than twenty times larger than the larger inter-pulse spacing, or for a radar system, larger than one half of the antenna resolution time. One or more look-up tables may be used to control the amplifier. The radar system may generate digital output which comprises greater than eight levels of radar video. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316646 | SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR TARGET MODELING - For synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pixel vectoring, a method identifies target features of a target from a plurality of SAR signals. The method further classifies the target from the target features. In addition, the method enhances a pixel vector of the target in response to the target classification. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316647 | SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR PROCESSING - For synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing, a SAR receives a plurality of SAR signals. The SAR generates a piecewise approximation of the plurality of SAR signals over a coherent processing interval. The piecewise approximation may mitigate phase reflection components of each SAR signal. The SAR further generates an estimate of the scene from the piecewise approximation. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316648 | Detection apparatus, Detection method and Manipulator - A detection unit comprising a manipulator, a imaging unit, a light beam irradiation unit and a computing unit, the imaging unit and the light beam irradiation unit are provided on a manipulator. The detection apparatus includes a horizontal imaging plane, which includes an optical axis of the imaging unit, and a vertical imaging plane, which includes the optical axis of the imaging unit and 1) a projection of a light beam from the light beam irradiation unit on the horizontal imaging plane and 2) a projection of a light beam from the light beam irradiation unit on the vertical imaging plane respectively form an intersecting angle with the optical axis of the imaging unit. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316649 | AIRCRAFT ENHANCED REFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method including placing first and second measurement devices proximate first and second aircraft doors, respectively, and determining a first position of the second measurement device relative to a second position of the first measurement device. The method includes placing first and second pluralities of reflective devices inside the aircraft proximate the first and second doors, respectively. The method includes measuring first and second distances from the first and second measurement devices to the first and second pluralities of reflective devices, respectively, and measuring second distances from the second measurement device to the second plurality of reflective devices. Based on a determined position of the second measurement device and further based on the first distances and second distances, third distances are determined between each of the first and second pluralities of reflective devices. The third distances provide a measurement baseline for points on a fuselage and wings. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316650 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND SENSING APPARATUS - An object detection device includes: a light deflector that scans a scanning area with light emitted from a light source; and a light-receiving unit that, when an object is present in the scanning area, receives reflected light from the object through an imaging forming optical system. The light emitted from the light source irradiates an area having a shape longer in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction than in the first direction. Wpds/Wpdm2015-11-05 | |
20150316651 | TAPERED COHERENT INTEGRATION TIME FOR A RECEIVER OF A POSITIONING SYSTEM - Approaches to signal processing using tapered coherent integration time period durations. In this regard, signal processing of received signals (e.g., received satellite navigation signals) may be received at a receiver. The received signals may be processed in a coherent integration process whereby the duration of subsequent coherent integration time periods are reduced in response to errors resulting from frequency instability that grows in time. As such, relatively long durations for coherent integration times may result in improved signal to noise ratios (SNRs) for integrated signals in initial coherent integration time periods. However, as errors that are introduced into the signal processing due grow over time, the durations of subsequent coherent integration time periods may be reduced, thus reducing the effect of the error in a SNR of resulting integrated signals. In turn, receiver sensitivity may be improved. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE COEXISTENCE OF A GNSS RECEIVER AND A RAT TRANSCEIVER - Various arrangements are presented for managing coexistence of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver with a radio access technology (RAT) transceiver. A coexistence manager may receive an indication of a characteristic of a RAT transceiver for a scheduled operating event. Based on the characteristic of the RAT transceiver for the operating event, the coexistence manager may select a space vehicle of a GNSS to use for a location determination by the GNSS receiver. The GNSS receiver may then receive a signal from the space vehicle of the GNSS during the operating event of the RAT transceiver. Location determination using the signal received from the space vehicle received during the operating event of the RAT transceiver may then occur. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316653 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A VEHICLE - A device for determining the location of a vehicle, the device having a position-determining device, including; the position-determining device for determining a position indicating the location of the vehicle, a movement-determining device for determining driving dynamics of the vehicle, and a filter device for determining an error in the position of the vehicle on the basis of the driving dynamics, wherein the position-determining device and the movement-determining device are each connected to the filter device via a dedicated line. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316654 | Determining GPS Mode of Operation Based Upon Accelerometer Input - An electronic device is operable to determine a Global Positioning System (GPS) mode of operation based upon accelerometer input. The electronic device includes a communications interface, a GPS receiver, an accelerometer module, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives an accelerometer output from the accelerometer module and compares the accelerometer output to a plurality of acceleration signatures. Based upon the comparison, an acceleration profile is selected. A GPS mode of operation is selected for the GPS receiver based upon the acceleration profile. The acceleration profile can be selected based upon one or more types of communications being serviced by the communications interface. In one embodiment, a selected GPS mode of operation selected corresponds to a distinct operating environment. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316655 | Global Positioning System (GPS) and Doppler Augmentation (GDAUG) and Space Location Inertial Navigation Geopositioning System (SPACELINGS) - A global positioning system (GPS) and Doppler augmentation (GDAUG) end receiver (GDER) can include a GDAUG module. The GDAUG module can generate a GDER position using a time of flight (TOF) of a transponded GPS signal and a Doppler shift in a GDAUG satellite (GSAT) signal. The transponded GPS signal sent from a GSAT to the GDER can include a frequency shifted copy of a GPS signal from a GPS satellite to the GSAT. The GSAT signal can include a signal generated by the GSAT to the GDER. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316656 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM RECEIVER, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A method is provided for determining the position of a satellite navigation system receiver in which use is made of a probabilistic weighting of the signals received, the weighting using a coefficient K | 2015-11-05 |
20150316657 | MULTI-MODALITY DOSIMETER FOR USE WITH ARC-BASED RADIOTHERAPY QUALITY ASSURANCE PHANTOM - A dosimeter that is configured to assist with patient-specific quality assurance (“QA”) in arc-based radiotherapy, such as stereotactic radiotherapy, is provided. The dosimeter facilitates acquiring multiple different dosimetric measurements simultaneously. For instance, the dosimeter can be configured to acquire dosimetric measurements from multiple different modalities, including gel dosimetry and film dosimetry, and is configured for simultaneous use with a diode-array QA phantom. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316658 | CONTRAST AGENT FOR OPTICAL IMAGING, USE THEREOF AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are a contrast agent for optical imaging, a use thereof and an apparatus using the same. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316659 | RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a radiation detection device which is provided with a narrow-width barrier rib with high accuracy in a large area, and also has high luminous efficiency and realizes clear image quality. The present invention provides a radiation detection device, including a substrate, on which a barrier rib is provided, and a light detector, which face each other, wherein cells divided by the barrier rib are formed in a space between the substrate and the light detector, the cells are filled with a phosphor, a light detection pixel is provided on a surface of the light detector which is not in contact with the barrier rib, and an adhesive layer is formed between the barrier rib and the phosphor, and the light detector. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316660 | DEPOSITION SUBSTRATE AND SCINTILLATOR PANEL - An object of the invention is to provide a scintillator panel which exhibits excellent cuttability and can be cut without the occurrence of problems such as the separation of a scintillator layer and which can give radiographic images such as X-ray images with excellent sensitivity and sharpness. The scintillator panel of the invention includes a reflective layer and a scintillator layer formed by deposition on a support, and the reflective layer includes light-scattering particles and a specific binder resin and has a specific thickness. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316661 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus has a plurality of pixels including a plurality of imaging pixels for obtaining a radiation image and a detecting pixel for detecting radiation, a plurality of column signal lines, and a detection signal line corresponding to the detecting pixel. Each of the imaging pixels includes a first conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electrical signal, and a first switch arranged between the first conversion element and a corresponding column signal line among the plurality of column signal lines. The detecting pixel includes a second conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electrical signal, and a second switch arranged between the second conversion element and the detection signal line. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316662 | COMBINED NEUTRON AND GAMMA-RAY DETECTOR AND METHOD - A method for detecting both gamma-ray events and neutron events with a common detector, where the detector includes a layer of semiconductor material bounded by electrodes, and the electrodes include an anode on one side of the semiconductor material and a cathode on the other side of the semiconductor material, includes the following steps: (a) monitoring the electrical signal at each of the anode and the cathode; and (b) comparing the magnitude of the signals at the anode and the cathode, and the transit time difference between the start of the anode signal and the time when the anode signal reaches a maximum, relatively constant value. In the comparing step, predetermined criteria are used to differentiate between gamma-ray events and neutron events. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CORRECTION OF X-RAY IMAGE INFORMATION - The present invention relates to the correction of X-ray image information, e.g. the correction of X-ray image information regarding persistent currents in X-ray detector elements. X-ray detectors may be embodied as photoconductors with ohmic contacts, which output a photo current depending on the energy and amount of photons impinging on a respective photoconductor pixel. Such photoconductors may exhibit a photoconductive gain, i.e. the measured current when irradiated by X-ray is higher than the current, which would result from impinging photons only generating electron-hole pairs. To compensate for photoconductive gain a method ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316664 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A pixel includes a conversion element detecting radiation, and a switch between the element and a signal line. A readout unit reads out a signal on the signal line. The readout unit includes a reset unit that resets a potential of the signal line. A period during which the readout unit reads out a signal on the signal line includes a first period during which the signal line is reset, and a signal on the signal line in a state that the switch is not turned on is read out, and a second period during which the signal line is reset, and a signal on the signal line due to the switch being turned on is read out. The processing unit calculates a difference between the signals read out in the second and first periods. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316665 | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - A calibration source for a gamma-ray spectrometer is provided. The calibration source comprises a scintillator body having a cavity in which a radioactive material is received. The scintillator body may be generally cuboid and the cavity may be formed by a hole drilled into the scintillator body. The radioactive material comprises a radioactive isotope having a decay transition associated with emission of a radiation particle and a gamma-ray having a known energy e.g. Na-22. A photodetector, for example a silicon photomultiplier, is optically coupled to the scintillator body and arranged to detect scintillation photons generated when radiation particles emitted from the radioactive material interact with the surrounding scintillator bod. A gating circuit is arranged to receive detection signals from the photodetector and to generate corresponding gating signals for a data acquisition circuit of an associated gamma-ray spectrometer to indicate that gamma-ray detections in the gamma-ray spectrometer occurring within a time window defined by the gating signal are associated with a decay transition in the radioactive isotope. Thus a calibration source is provided based around a simple scintillator body design. Furthermore, the radioactive material may be introduced into the scintillator body in a separate step after manufacture of the scintillator body, thereby reducing the risk of radioactive contamination during manufacture. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316666 | Efficient Similarity Search of Seismic Waveforms - Detection of repeating seismic events from long duration seismic data without prior knowledge of event waveforms is performed by computing compact binary fingerprints from seismic data, generating a similarity matrix from the fingerprints, and identifying seismic events from the similarity matrix, e.g., using a thresholding condition. Each element of the similarity matrix is a value representing similarity between a pair of fingerprints, where the value is calculated by hashing fingerprints to hash buckets in multiple hash tables and counting a fraction of the multiple hash tables containing a fingerprint match in the hash buckets. The similarity matrix may be combined with similarity matrices derived from other seismic data to produce a total network similarity matrix, increasing the sensitivity of the detection. Other seismic data may include multiple components recorded at a single station or data recorded at separately located stations. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316667 | MEMS-BASED ROTATION SENSOR FOR SEISMIC APPLICATIONS AND SENSOR UNITS HAVING SAME - The present disclosure is directed to a MEMS-based rotation sensor for use in seismic data acquisition and sensor units having same. The MEMS-based rotation sensor includes a substrate, an anchor disposed on the substrate and a proof mass coupled to the anchor via a plurality of flexural springs. The proof mass has a first electrode coupled to and extending therefrom. A second electrode is fixed to the substrate, and one of the first and second electrodes is configured to receive an actuation signal, and another of the first and second electrodes is configured to generate an electrical signal having an amplitude corresponding with a degree of angular movement of the first electrode relative to the second electrode. The MEMS-based rotation sensor further includes closed loop circuitry configured to receive the electrical signal and provide the actuation signal. Related methods for using the MEMS-based rotation sensor in seismic data acquisition are also described. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316668 | METHOD OF MODELLING A SUBTERRANEAN REGION OF THE EARTH - A method of modelling a subterranean region of the Earth at a first location comprises the steps of: providing geological data; selecting a plurality of facies; providing a distribution of rock physics probability with spatial dependencies; approximating the rock physics probability at the first location with at least one distribution per facies utilizing the spatial dependencies in the rock physics probability distribution; and performing a Bayesian inversion at the first location using the approximation of the rock physics probability distribution. The method may also employ a window comprising the first location and at least one further location. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316669 | PROCESSING MICROSEISMIC DATA - A method of processing microseismic data obtained by a plurality of receivers. The method includes identifying a plurality of subsets of the microseismic data, wherein each subset of the microseismic data corresponds, respectively, to a microseismic event occurring underground at a known source location. The method also includes, for each combination of source location and receiver: determining a travel-time adjustment based on a spatial relationship between the source location and the receiver; and applying the travel-time adjustment to a waveform in a subset of the microseismic data that corresponds to the combination of source location and receiver. The method also includes combining the adjusted subsets of microseismic data to form composite microseismic data. The composite microseismic data may have a higher signal to noise ratio compared with the individual subsets of microseismic data, and as such, may be useful in determining a model that describes one or more properties relating to the propagation of elastic waves from at least one source location to a plurality of receivers, e.g. a static model or total travel-time model. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316670 | Method of Creating and Interpreting Animated Mosaics of Multiple Seismic Surveys - Embodiments of methods of creating and interpreting animated mosaics of multiple seismic surveys are disclosed herein. Volumes from individual seismic surveys may be flattened in each seismic cube. Animations/movies may then be produced by capturing a series of z-slice movie frames through each of the flattened volumes. The individual sets of movie frames are geo-referenced to a basemap image of well locations using appropriate composition software. Where overlap exists between surveys, the surveys are prioritized and lower priority volumes are masked by higher priority volumes. This technique provides a matched, unbroken image across overlapping volumes at each stratigraphic layer. As the movie or animation plays, a moving arrow pointer shows the vertical position of the current movie frame on a stratigraphic section consisting of a seismic reference section that is optionally labelled with suitable regional sequence names and other stratigraphic zonation data. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316671 | Migration Velocity Analysis Method for VSP Data - Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) analysis is a technique commonly used to conduct geophysical surveys of subterranean features. The processing of a VSP includes several steps, usually including a final step of depth migration. In order to properly process and image VSP data using depth migration, a velocity model of the subsurface must be known or derived. A variety of criteria can be used to ascertain whether the velocity used for migration is accurate. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316672 | DETERMINISTIC PHASE CORRECTION AND APPLICATION - A method of more accurate phase encoding of phase offset vibrators used in simultaneous-multiple-sourcing 3D seismic mapping. The method measures the actual input energy and the proxy energy thereby determining a bulk error and a frequency-dependent error, both to be applied to correct the proxy energy. The corrected proxy energy is then used to perform actual seismic survey, and the inversion is then performed using the corrected proxy energy to source separate each vibe where the error is minimized. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316673 | Systems and Methods for 3D Seismic Data Depth Conversion Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks - Systems and methods for the conversion of stacked, or preferably, time migrated 3D seismic data and associated seismic attributes from a time domain to a depth domain. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-VOLUME DIRECTIONAL DE-NOISING - Systems and methods are provided for directional de-noising on seismic data recorded byseismic receivers. A method includes: receiving a seismic dataset, wherein the seismic dataset includes a model dataset and an input dataset to filter; decomposing the model dataset into a plurality of model directions, identifying which of the model directions to keep; and mapping the input dataset along the identified model directions resulting in a filtered output. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316675 | OFFSHORE SEISMIC MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - System and method for monitoring a reservoir underwater. The system includes plural nodes, each having a seismic sensor for detecting seismic waves; a remote operated vehicle (ROV) configured to deploy or retrieve the plural nodes to seabed; and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) configured to monitor and exchange data with the plural nodes. At least one node of the plural nodes has a head that houses the seismic sensor and the head is configured to burrow in the seabed, up to a predetermined depth, and the head remains in electrical contact through a connector with a base of the at least one node. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INTERPERSONAL TOUCH USING ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SKIN - Disclosed herein is an accurate and efficient, yet non-obtrusive system and method (using same) for detecting interpersonal touch, such as a high-five, which is prevalent in people's daily lives, so as to promote everyday interactions at diverse settings. Based on ubiquitous computing technology, one embodiment of the system for detecting interpersonal touch comprises a pre-motion filter for filtering a pre-motion prior to the interpersonal touch, a sensor for sensing electrical properties of skin, an evaluator for analyzing and determining the interpersonal touch based on the pre-motion and the electrical properties of skin, and a communicator for communicating information analyzed by the evaluator. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316677 | CAPACITIVE PROBE FABRICATING FROM SPRAY DEPOSITION - A proximity sensor includes a lead supported on an outer surface of a case structure and a sensor wire that extends from the lead and through an opening in the case structure. The sensor is formed by applying alternating layers of electrically conductive and non-conductive materials in a non-cured state. A base non-conductive layer is applied to an inner surface of the case structure around the sensor wire in a non-cured state. Once cured, a conductive layer is deposited onto the base non-conductive layer and encapsulates the sensor wire. A cover non-conductive layer is then deposited over portions of the conductive layer to insulate the conductive layer. Portions of the non-conductive layer are then removed such that an area of the conductive layer is exposed to define a sensor area. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316678 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN GAMMA-GAMMA DATA DURING MINERAL EXPLORATION - A method for quality control of gamma-gamma well logging data within a borehole for mineral exploration, including receiving, at a computing device, raw well logging data; identifying and formatting data sets from the raw well logging data; applying at least one quality control process to the formatted data sets, the at least one quality control process being selected from: a linear verification process comparing linearity of density data readings between a long and a short spaced sensor in a probe; a density range verification process comparing density readings at the probe with density ranges for the borehole lithology; a diameter comparison process comparing actual diameter of the borehole at a depth with density readings at the depth; and a residual verification process for verifying a proportionality between densities measured by the long spaced sensor and short spaced sensor; compiling the results and providing an output of the compiled results. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316679 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DENSITY CORRECTION FOR GEOPHYSICAL WELL LOGGING INSIDE DRILLING RODS - A method and system for estimating density of material surrounding a borehole in mineral exploration, the method including inserting a tool into a drilling rod located within a borehole, the tool having a gamma radiation source and at least one sensor; raising the tool within the drilling rod; receiving gamma count readings at the at least one sensor; sending the gamma count readings to a computing device; and removing effects of the drilling rod from the gamma count readings at the computing device to calculate a density of material surrounding the borehole. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316680 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE CAPACITANCE OF A SENSOR ELECTRODE OF A PROXIMITY SENSOR - A method for evaluating a capacitance of a sensor electrode of a proximity sensor includes charging the electrode with a charge voltage. Simultaneously, a compensation capacitance is charged by coupling the compensation capacitance between a reference voltage and ground. The sensor electrode and the compensation capacitance are decoupled from voltage sources and a state of charge of the sensor electrode and of the compensation capacitance is maintained. The sensor electrode is coupled to the compensation capacitance and the charges are balanced; then decoupled from the compensation capacitance and the charge is maintained. The compensation capacitance is then coupled to an evaluation network. The charge of a hold capacitance in the evaluation network is reversed by a charge-reversal current which is dependent on the current flow of the compensation capacitance. The charge of the hold capacitance is evaluated after one or more such cycles. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316681 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF GAMMA-GAMMA WELL LOGGING DATA IN MINERAL EXPLORATION - A calibration site for a gamma-gamma well logging tool for use in mineral exploration, the calibration site having a column consisting of a plurality of blocks of known densities; and a borehole through the column configured to accept the gamma-gamma well logging tool. Further, a method for calibrating a gamma-gamma well logging tool at the calibration site, the method including lowering the gamma-gamma well logging tool into a column consisting of a plurality of blocks of different known densities and having a borehole therein to receive the gamma-gamma well logging tool; raising the gamma-gamma well logging tool at a set rate; capturing a radiation count at a sensor of the gamma-gamma well logging tool; converting the radiation count to a recorded density for a particular depth at a computing device; and comparing the recorded density at each position of the column with the known densities. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316682 | DISTRIBUTING PETROFACIES USING ANALYTICAL MODELING - Distributing petrofacies using analytical modeling. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: creating, by a computer system, a geocellular model of an underground formation, the creating by: reading a first value of a first rock property associated with a first well log; associating the first value of the first rock property with a first cell of a plurality of cell of the geocellular model; assigning a value of the first rock property to each cell of the plurality of cells based on the first value and a datum of information, the datum of information distinct from the first value. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316683 | ADAPTIVE HORIZON TRACKING - A computer executable algorithm adapted to propagate a boundary surface of a seed that is placed within a region of interest of a visual representation of a 3D seismic data so as to follow a natural contour of said region of interest, wherein said algorithm is executable to: (i) generate at least one attribute volume comprising at least on attribute derivable from said 3D seismic data set; (ii) generate at least one characteristic parameter for a plurality of candidate events of said 3D seismic data within a predefined gate region located forward of said propagating boundary surface; (iii) generate and assign a probability characteristic for said plurality of candidate events based on said at least one attribute volume and said at least one characteristic parameter; and propagate said boundary surface towards and incorporating any one of said plurality of candidate events that fulfils an acceptance criteria of said probability characteristic so as to generate a surface along the natural contour of said region of interest. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316684 | METHOD FOR DEFINING A REPRESENTATION OF A HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR - Several sources of uncertainty need to be taken into account when assessing the static volume of hydrocarbons in a deposit. A base case is selected for each source of uncertainty. For each source of uncertainty, a probability distribution of the static volume is estimated when said source varies while the other sources comply with the base cases. A conversion table is constructed, of which each row has, for each source of uncertainty, a quantile value corresponding to a volume value according to the probability distribution estimated for this source and, furthermore, having a resultant value of the static volume calculated on the basis of the volume values associated with the quantile values of the row. A row of the conversion table which has a resultant value of the static volume of hydrocarbons that is equal or closest to the target value of the static volume is selected to adjust the sources of uncertainty in a geological model. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316685 | Method and System for Geophysical Modeling of Subsurface Volumes Based on Computed Vectors - Method and system are described for modeling one or more geophysical properties of a subsurface volume. The method includes computing vector volumes to enhance subsurface modeling and update these vector volumes. The vectors are estimated ( | 2015-11-05 |
20150316686 | RETROREFLECTIVE COLORANTS - A reflective material comprising a multilayered array of particles encapsulated by a matrix material, the reflective material defining a primary surface, the reflective material exhibiting: (i) visible retroreflection of incident radiation, wherein a wavelength of visible retroreflected radiation decreases from a first visible wavelength at a first angle to the primary surface to a second, shorter wavelength of visible retroreflected radiation as the viewing angle to the primary surface increases; and (ii) Bragg diffraction of the incident radiation, wherein the wavelength of radiation Bragg diffracted normal to the primary surface is longer than the wavelength of visible radiation, such that no visible radiation is retroreflected or Bragg diffracted in a direction normal to the primary surface. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316687 | POLYMERIC TRIARYLMETHANE DYE, BLUE RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING FOR COLOR FILTER INCLUDING THE POLYMERIC DYE AND COLOR FILTER USING THE RESIN COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a polymeric triarylmethane dye, a blue resin composition for a color filter including the polymeric dye, and a color filter using the resin composition. The blue resin composition of the present invention is highly soluble in solvents and has excellent luminance, contrast, heat resistance, and chemical resistance due to the use of the polymeric triarylmethane dye. Particularly, the blue resin composition exhibits higher luminance and contrast than blue resin compositions using existing pigments. In addition, the blue resin composition of the present invention has greatly improved heat resistance and chemical resistance compared to blue resin compositions using existing triarylmethane dye monomers. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316688 | PHOTO-STABLE AND THERMALLY-STABLE DYE COMPOUNDS FOR SELECTIVE BLUE LIGHT FILTERED OPTIC - A system is provided comprising an optical filter. The optical filter comprises a Cu-porphyrin dye compound. The transmission spectrum of the system has an average transmission across the wavelength range of 460 nm-700 nm of at least 80%. The transmission spectrum of the system has an average transmission across the wavelength range 400 nm-460 nm that is less than 75%. | 2015-11-05 |
20150316689 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL HAVING AN INDEX MATCHING PASSIVATION LAYER - Touch sensor panels typically include a plurality of layers that can be stacked on top of each other. When the touch sensor panel is used in a bright environment, incident light can hit the interfaces between those layers of the stackup having mismatched refractive indices and can reflect off those interfaces. The light reflected from those interfaces can give rise to the appearance of fringes on the touch sensor panel, which can be visually distracting. In order to reduce the appearance of these fringes, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to the addition of an index matching passivation layer between a conductive layer of traces and an adhesive layer in the touch sensor panel stackup. | 2015-11-05 |