46th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150323420 | OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER IN A SMALL FORM FACTOR PACKAGE - A system for creating an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) in a small package is described. This system allows the implementation of multiple channels of OTDR in package of similar size to existing fiber optic transceivers. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323421 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OPERATING PARAMETERS - A system and method are provided for estimating an operating parameter of an exhaust manifold of an engine. In the system, a flow value is determined that corresponds to a flow rate of exhaust gas through an EGR conduit fluidly coupled between the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold. The EGR conduit includes an exhaust gas cooler disposed in-line with the EGR conduit and a property of the exhaust gas exiting an exhaust gas outlet of the cooler is measured. The operating parameter of the exhaust manifold is estimated as a function of at least the flow value and the property of the exhaust gas exiting the exhaust gas outlet of the cooler. Illustratively, the operating parameter of the exhaust manifold may be exhaust manifold pressure and/or temperature. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXTEND OPERATING DURATIONS - Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to a system and method for evaluating opportunities to extend operating durations. A system according to the present disclosure can include: a computing device in communication with a machine amongst a plurality of machines within a machine system, the machine being subject to a particular operating duration, wherein the computing device is configured to perform actions including: examining operating data for the machine; modeling future performance data for the machine; calculating an operating duration extension risk for the machine; determining whether the machine is eligible for an operating duration extension based on the examined operating data, the modeled future performance data, and the calculated operating duration extension risk; and calculating an extension readiness metric for the machine in response to the machine being eligible for the operating duration extension. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323423 | HEAT PUMP AND AIR CONDITIONING GRADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An expectation module determines an expected average power consumption of a heat pump for a predetermined period as a function of indoor and outdoor temperatures of the building during the predetermined period. A difference module determines a power difference between an average power consumption of the heat pump during the predetermined period and the expected average power consumption of the heat pump for the predetermined period. A grade determination module determines a grade of the heat pump for the predetermined period based on the power difference of the predetermined period. A reporting module generates a displayable report including the grade of the heat pump for the predetermined period. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323424 | TEST METHOD - A method of testing a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated device includes cyclically operating the device. The method further includes determining a number of cycles in a functional life of the device based on observations of the device during the cyclical operation. The functional life is a range of consecutive cycles of operation of the device beginning with a first cycle during which the device performs within a specified limit. The functional life is immediately followed by a cycle during which the device performs outside of the specified limit. The method still further includes applying a progressive substitution sub-process to identify an opportunity to increase the number of cycles in the functional life of the device. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323425 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FACILITY ABNORMALITY PREDICTION MODEL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A facility abnormality prediction model generation system includes: a data receiver receiving data of sensors of a facility previously obtained during an operation of the facility; an abnormality notification time predictor detecting a malfunction time of a malfunction of the facility based on the data of the sensors and determining an abnormality notification time for pre-notification of the malfunction of the facility based on the detected malfunction time; an optimal sensor combination calculator generating a chromosome based on the data of the sensors and performing a genetic algorithm using the generated chromosome to calculate an optimal sensor combination which is a combination of sensor data related to the determined abnormality notification time; and a facility abnormality prediction model generator generating a facility abnormality prediction model for the pre-notification of the malfunction of the facility, based on the optimal sensor combination. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323426 | SUCTION TIP, OBJECT OBSERVATION DEVICE USING THE SUCTION TIP, AND OBJECT OBSERVING METHOD - A suction tip, an object observation device and an object observing method using the suction tip. The suction tip is provided with an internal tubular passage serving as a suction path for sucking an object, a distal end portion disposed in a substantially vertical direction when in use and including a suction port for sucking the object, the suction port being an opening formed in one end of the tubular passage; and a trap portion formed downstream of the distal end portion in a suction direction, and configured to trap the object to be sucked through the suction port. According to the suction tip, the object observation device and the object observing method using the suction tip, it is easy to collect the object, without falling and discharging of the collected object in the gravitational direction. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323427 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT MONITORING - Methods and apparatus for determining indoor air contaminant levels independent of outdoor contaminant levels. In one embodiment, an infinite geometric series is used to compute a true indoor air contaminant level in a room. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323428 | APPARATUS FOR SPREADING A FLUID ACROSS A SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - This disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for spreading a fluid across a substrate. A spreader for spreading a fluid across a substrate includes a wiper and a frame. The wiper and the frame may mate to permit translation of the wiper across, and with respect to, the frame. The wiper spreads the fluid across the substrate and the frame supports the wiper and the substrate. The frame may also include a ramp to cause a portion of the wiper to lift away from the substrate. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323429 | METHOD FOR CREATING S/TEM SAMPLE AND SAMPLE STRUCTURE - An improved method and apparatus for S/TEM sample preparation and analysis. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide improved methods for TEM sample creation, especially for small geometry (<100 nm thick) TEM lamellae. A novel sample structure and a novel use of a milling pattern allow the creation of S/TEM samples as thin as 50 nm without significant bowing or warping. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide methods to partially or fully automate TEM sample creation, to make the process of creating and analyzing TEM samples less labor intensive, and to increase throughput and reproducibility of TEM analysis. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323430 | CHEMICAL SENSING DEVICE - A chemical sensing system includes a substrate material, a detector capable of indicating a presence of a target compound, gas, or vapor, and a heater for rapidly releasing compounds, gases and vapors from the substrate material. The substrate material acts to concentrate the compounds, gases, and vapors from a sample area for improved detection by the detector. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323431 | 3D LASER ABLATION TOMOGRAPHY AND SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS - A laser ablation tomography system includes a specimen stage for supporting a specimen. A specimen axis is defined such that a specimen disposed generally on the axis may be imaged. A laser system is operable to produce a laser sheet in a plane intersecting the specimen axis and generally perpendicular thereto. An imaging system is operable to image the area where the laser sheet intersects the specimen axis. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323432 | Pin loaded small one-bar specimen (OBS) - This innovation comes as development to the small specimens creep testing methods which are used to determine the material mechanical properties, creep strength and to determine the remaining life time for the critical high temperature engineering components operating at creep range. The Pin loaded small one-bar specimen can be made from small material samples removed from the component suffuses or from small material zones such as the heat effected zone (HAZ) or from the weld metal (WM) of welded joints. The specimen is loaded using four loading pins connected to flexible loading joints, under high temperature and stress levels, until the rupture of the specimen. The specimen deformation is recorded throughout the test duration and then converted to the corresponding uniaxial date using conversion relationships. The converted test results than used to obtain the creep strength and to determine the remaining life time for the components. The conversion relationships and the conversion factors are obtained using the finite element analyses. Full creep strain time curves can be obtained using this specimen type, therefor the specimen is capable of obtaining the minimum creep strain and rupture data. The creep data obtained from the small OBS are compared with the corresponding, uniaxial, experimental results for P92 steel at 650° C. and for P91 steel at 650° C. The results show remarkably good agreement between the creep data obtained from the finite element analyses for the small OBS and the experimental uniaxial creep data. The advantages and the future work of the testing techniques are also highlighted. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323433 | APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING DURABILITY OF STRESSED FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) BARS - An apparatus for testing a specimen consisting of a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bar in tension while embedded in hardened concrete and subjected to long term environmental exposure. The apparatus includes a steel channel defined by two longitudinally extending parallel steel plates and a pair of unitary plates with one unitary plate at each of the channel. Each of the unitary plates include a U-shaped opening while a forward one of the unitary plates also defines four threaded openings and four bolts passing therethrough for increasing strain on the specimen. A pair of steel tube grips attached to the FRP bar with epoxy are also provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323434 | APPARATUSES FOR SCREEN TESTING AN OPTICAL FIBER AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, an apparatus for screen testing an optical fiber includes a fiber conveyance pathway, a capstan having an outer circumference and a fiber contact region extending around the outer circumference, the fiber contact region having a durometer hardness of less than or equal to about 40 Shore A, where the capstan is positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber engages with the fiber contact region, and a pinch belt positioned adjacent to the fiber conveyance pathway such that the fiber conveyance pathway extends between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region, where the pinch belt is engagable with the fiber contact region such that, when the optical fiber is directed over the fiber conveyance pathway, the optical fiber is impinged between the pinch belt and the fiber contact region. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323435 | Containment integrity sensor device - A containment integrity sensor device has a force sensor integrally formed within an elastic compressible material, the elastic compressible material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The force sensor generates a signal in response to a compressive force applied to the first and second surfaces, the signal being indicative of the compressive force. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323436 | SELF-ALIGNING PROBES AND RELATED DEVICES - The field of the invention generally relates to probes, related devices and methods for measuring material properties. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a test probe for use in a reference point indentation device. The test probe has an end proximal to a tip and an end distal to the tip. The distal end of the test probe has a self-centering mate comprising a countersink of about 90 degrees to about 100 degrees to a depth of between 0.010 in. and 0.035 in. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323437 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MEASURE DUROMETER HARDNESS AT, ABOVE, AND BELOW ROOM TEMPERATURE - An apparatus and its method of use to measure indentation hardness of rubber materials at, above or below room temperature according to the standard test method ASTM D2240. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323438 | TEMPERATURE MODULATED THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS - A sample is analyzed by temperature-modulated thermogravimetric analysis (TMTGA), using a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) instrument. The TGA instrument comprises a furnace arranged in a furnace housing and an electronic balance with a load receiver arranged in a balance housing, wherein the load receiver extends into the furnace housing. A measuring position is arranged at one end of the load receiver within the furnace housing. A control unit controls the balance and/or the furnace. The TMTGA method includes at least using the TGA instrument to subject the sample to a temperature program that varies the temperature of the furnace and provides temperature-time setpoints for controlling the sample temperature, measuring the mass change of the sample as a function of time, and determining at least one kinetic parameter of the sample based on mass change. The temperature program may be stochastic and/or event-controlled in nature. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323439 | METHOD FOR ELEMENTALLY DETECTING VARIATIONS IN DENSITY - A method and system are provided for elementally detecting variations in density. The method includes providing a computed tomography device, comprising a radiation source, a detector, and at least one grating between the radiation source and the detector, positioning the component between the radiation source and the detector, directing radiation from the radiation source to the detector to acquire information from the component, generating at least one phase contrast image and at least one dark field contrast image of the component corresponding to variations in density with the information from the component, correlating the variations in density to a foreign mass, and displaying foreign mass distribution within the component. The system includes a radiation source, a detector, a component, a first grating, a second grating, and an analysis device capable of determining total variation of density in response to radiation received by the detector, and correlating the variation of density to free element distribution in the component. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323440 | FLUID COMPOSITION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates in particular to a device for determining one or more fluid properties of a fluid. The device preferably comprises a flow distributor comprising a cavity, an inlet to the cavity, one or more outlets from the cavity, and one or more flow deflecting elements present in the cavity and/or one or more flow dividing wall elements of the cavity, wherein the one or more flow deflecting elements and/or the flow dividing wall elements being arranged in such a manner that it provides sub-streams of different strength through the outlet. Furthermore, the device comprises an analyser downstream of the outlet of the flow distributor comprising means adapted to provide a read-out indicative of the strengths of sub-streams. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323441 | High Pressure Utilization of Quartz Crystal Microbalance - A QCM sensor apparatus comprising a QCM mounting insert having a first opening, a second opening, and a barrier fluid chamber disposed between the first opening and the second opening, and a QCM wafer sealably coupled to the second opening, wherein the QCM wafer has an electrode contact exposed to the barrier fluid chamber and a sensitive layer that is not exposed to the barrier fluid chamber. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323442 | FILTRATION MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX MEASURING METHOD - A filtration membrane fouling index measuring method including: (a) serially connecting two filtration membranes having the same membrane properties, and sequentially passing influent water therethrough; (b) measuring the flow volume that has passed through the first of the filtration membranes; (c) measuring the flow volume that has passed through the second of the filtration membranes; (d) measuring the cumulative pass-through volume that has passed through the first or the second filtration membrane; and (e) determining the fouling index of the filtration membrane, based on the flow volume that has passed through the first filtration membrane, the flow volume that has passed through the second filtration membrane and the cumulative pass-through volume. The method eliminates pore-blocking-induced measurement errors that occur with measurement methods involving Modified Fouling Index which is a fouling index for filtration membranes. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323443 | ADJUSTABLE CABINET FOR BIOLOGICAL TEST - An adjustable cabinet includes a machine and a transparent top board. The machine has a case and a light module, wherein the case is provided with a sample table and a slot; the light module emits light to the sample table of the case. The top board has a first side and a second side at opposite sides thereof, wherein the top board has a main portion and a first insert portion connected to an end of the main portion, and the first insert portion is detachably inserted into the slot of the case. With either the first or the second side facing the sample table, the angle formed between the main portion and the sample table is different. Whereby, the cabinet is more compatible for researchers of different body types, and the top board can be avoided from being scraped. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323444 | ELECTRONIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT ELEMENT, ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic field enhancement element includes: a metal layer; a dielectric layer provided on the metal layer; and a plurality of fine metal structures provided on the dielectric layer. A refractive index n of the dielectric layer satisfies n′=n+iκ and is in a range of 1≦n<1.46, wherein a complex refractive index of the dielectric layer is n′, an imaginary unit is i, and an extinction coefficient is κ. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323445 | CAVITY ENHANCED POLARIMETER AND RELATED METHODS - A polarimeter for measuring chirality of a material comprising an optical ring cavity comprising a plurality of reflective elements configured to promote bi-directional propagation of a laser beam within the cavity, a laser-emitting device configured to introduce a first input laser beam and a second input laser beam into the ring cavity, and a Faraday rotator and a phase compensator configured to suppress a birefringent background as the first and second laser beams pass through the ring cavity, wherein the plurality of mirrors, Faraday rotator, and phase compensator are configured such that light from the first and second laser beams passes through a chiral material located within the cavity a sufficient number of times for a measurement of optical rotary dispersion (ORD) and circular dichroism (CD) of light transmitted through the chiral material to be obtained. Particular implementations include monolithic ring cavities or microresonators or use of intra-cavity gain media. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323446 | Reflection Properties Measuring Device and Manufacturing Method for Polarizing Plates Used in Same - A reflection property measuring device comprising illumination light and reflected light polarizing plates held by a holder in a mutually superposed state in a thickness direction thereof, wherein the holder has a fittingly-holding portion for setting a held posture, and each of the polarizing plates has a fitting portion fittable to the fittingly-holding portion. The fitting portions of the polarizing plates are provided at positions allowing the polarizing plates to be held by the holder in respective postures where polarizing directions thereof intersect orthogonally. A manufacturing method is disclosed for polarizing plates used in the device, wherein the illumination light and reflected light polarizing plates are manufactured in such a manner as to be punched out from the same polarizing plate material. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323447 | APPARATUS AND APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD FOR THE QUANTITATIVE CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION OF SELECTED SUBSTANCES FILTERED OUT OF A PATIENT'S BODY IN A FLUID - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining a substance in a fluid excreted/extracted from the body or spent dialysate, e.g., for determining a quality measure for the dialysis, such as the concentration of selected toxic substances, and/or for determining a removed total quantity of uremic toxins during a dialysis with a dialysis apparatus. A concentration of a substance in the fluid may be determined by: detecting, by an absorption sensor, a first extinction signal of the fluid at an analysis wavelength at a defined first pH value of the fluid; adjusting, by a pH adjusting device, a second pH value of the fluid which differs from the first pH value; detecting, by the absorption sensor, a second extinction signal of the fluid at the analysis wavelength at the second pH value; and processing/comparing the two extinction signals for the first and the second pH values and determining an absolute concentration of the substance dissolved in the fluid. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323448 | CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS - Pressure variations within a solid propellant rocket motor produce like variations in the optical radiance of the motor exhaust plume. The periodicity of the variation is related to the length L of the rocket motor or speed of sound in the rocket motor combustion chamber to length ratio a/L. The optical radiance is collected and converted to electrical signals that are sampled at or above the Nyquist rate. An array of single-pixel photo detectors is well suited to provide amplitude data at high sample rates. The sampled data from the one or more detectors is assembled to form a high fidelity time sequence. A window of sampled data is processed to form a signal frequency spectrum. The mode structure in the frequency spectrum is related to the rocket motor length or speed of sound in the rocket motor chamber to length ratio. The rocket motor length or speed of sound to length ratio is used alone or in combination with other information to either classify or identify the rocket motor. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GAS LEAKS - The invention is directed to improved systems, methods, and computer readable media for detecting gas leaks. More particularly, the invention detects gas leaks or discharges, such as methane or any other suitable gases, by analyzing reflected or direct light that passes through a region of enhanced target gas concentration. The invention collects light and processes spectral data of the light. All molecules are subject to rotational motions, vibrational motions, and/or combinations thereof (rovibrational motions), in which the atoms in the molecule are vibrating with respect to each other and/or rotating around each other. When the light passes through the region of the target gas, a portion of the light with certain wavelengths will be absorbed by the target gas due to the rovibrational motions of the target gas molecules. By analyzing the magnitude of absorption at certain wavelengths, one can determine the concentration of certain target gas or gases. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323450 | ON-CHIP INTEGRATED GAS SENSOR BASED ON PHOTONIC SENSING - Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed to provide on-chip integrated gas sensor based on photonic sensing. For example, a sensing device is provided to include an optical comb generator that produces an optical comb of different optical comb frequencies in a mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range to interact with a sample under detection, the optical comb generator including a substrate, an optical resonator formed on the substrate and an optical waveguide formed on the substrate and coupled to the optical resonator, and an optical detector that detects light from the sample at the different optical comb frequencies. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323451 | DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF DENSITY USING TERAHERTZ RADIATION WITH REAL-TIME THICKNESS MEASUREMENT FOR PROCESS CONTROL - A method of determining a density of a roller compacted ribbon is disclosed. The method comprises compacting dry pharmaceutical powder between press rollers of a roller compactor to produce a compact ribbon. The method also comprises determining a thickness at a point on the compact ribbon in a non-invasive manner after it has rolled out from in between the press rollers. Further, the method comprises passing the compact ribbon through a gap in between the terahertz emitter and the terahertz detector. Next, the method comprises determining a refractive index at the point on the compact ribbon using a measurement value from the terahertz emitter and the terahertz detector and a measured value for the thickness at the point. Finally, the method comprises computing a density of the compact ribbon at the point using a value of the refractive index. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323452 | DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES USING TERAHERTZ RADIATION WITH REAL-TIME THICKNESS MEASUREMENT FOR PROCESS CONTROL - A method of determining material properties for an object under test is disclosed. The method comprises determining a thickness at a point on the object under test in a non-invasive manner. It also comprises obtaining a terahertz measurement by passing terahertz radiation through the object under test using a terahertz emitter and detecting the terahertz radiation using a terahertz detector. Finally, it comprises determining an optical property at the point on the object under test using a measurement value from the terahertz emitter and the terahertz detector and a measured value for the thickness at the point. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323453 | VOID-ARRANGED STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A void-arranged structure having a plurality of void sections that penetrate from a first principal surface toward a second principal surface. An opening shape of the void section includes at least one curved corner. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323454 | METHOD FOR OBSERVING STEM CELLS, METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CELL REGION IN STATE TENDING TOWARD DIFFERENTIATION, AND DEVICE FOR OBSERVING STEM CELLS - A method for observing stem cells by an observation device | 2015-11-12 |
20150323455 | Distributed Optical Fibre Sensor - There is disclosed a distributed optical fibre sensor arranged to deliver probe light pulses of different wavelengths into corresponding different sensing optical fibres, and to determine one or more parameters as functions of position along each of the sensing fibres from detected backscattered light of each corresponding wavelength. In another arrangement, the different wavelengths are directed in different corresponding directions around a loop of sensing optical fibre. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323456 | TILTED MEMS - A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) optical sensor, method of detecting sound using the MEMS optical sensor and method of manufacturing. The MEMS optical sensor including a substrate having a base portion and a vertically extending support portion. The sensor further including a top plate having a compliant membrane configured to vibrate in response to acoustic waves, the top plate connected to the support portion and having a reflective surface. The sensor also includes a back plate connected to the support portion, the back plate having a grating portion positioned below the reflective surface portion and a base plate connected to the support portion at a position below the back plate. A light emitter, a light detector and circuitry operable to tilt the top plate and the back plate with respect to the base plate so as to direct the reflected laser light toward the light detector are further provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323457 | WAFER IMAGING AND PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 2015-11-12 |
20150323458 | NONCONTACT RAPID DEFECT DETECTION OF BARRIER FILMS - A method of detecting a defect in a barrier film. The method includes: coating the barrier film with a solution having a plurality of probes, where each of the probes has a nanoparticle; forcing a probe of the plurality of probes to penetrate the defect by applying a field to the barrier film, where the field induces an attractive power to the nanoparticles of the probes; applying an optical excitation (OE) to the barrier film; and identifying the defect in the barrier film based on an optical signal emitted, in response to the OE, by the probe forced to penetrate the defect. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323459 | MENTHOL DETECTION ON TOBACCO - A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant. A system and method for detecting and separating mentholated tobacco from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream is also provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323460 | Bilirubin Hematofluorometer and Reagent Kit - A hematofluorometer an excitation source configured to generate an excitation beam, a fluorescence detector configured to a fluorescence beam, and a housing configured to receive a reagent kit for detecting bilirubin in a fluid sample. The reagent kit includes a body defining at least one fluid receiving well and an optical window positioned over each at least one fluid receiving well and a light passage window opposite each optical window. Each window is formed of a material having a fluorescence intensity that is of a lower magnitude than the fluorescence to be detected from the bilirubin. A light sensor within the housing is configured to detect light passing through the reagent kit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323461 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE-BASED DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention combines recent advances in barcode technology with portable wireless communication devices to engineer a simple and low-cost chip-based multiplex wireless detection system. The system can analyze multiple targets of interest simultaneously in minutes and is applicable to detection of pathogens or contaminants in a wide range of fields including medicine, agriculture and the environment. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323462 | AUTOMATED IMAGING OF CHROMOPHORE LABELED SAMPLES - A system and method that images biological samples and uses chromophores to analyze the imaged samples. The chromophore analysis can be done by itself or in conjunction with fluorophore analysis in High Content Imaging systems. To perform chromophore analysis the biological samples can be labeled with different chromophores and imaged using transmitted light that is at least partially absorbed by the chromophores. To also perform fluorophore analysis the samples can also be labeled with fluorophores that are excited by excitation light. The chromophore analysis and fluorophore analysis can be performed separately or concurrently using a High Content Imaging system. The system provides the expanded capability by illuminating the chromophore-labeled samples with transmitted light of different wavelengths and automatically detecting the images which represent the differential absorption of the colored lights by the sample. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323463 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for measuring the efficiency of an optical element is disclosed. The intensity of the light emitted from the optical element is measured by applying an injection current to the optical element, a relative radiative efficiency is calculated from a ratio of the intensity of the emitted light to the injection current, the maximum relative radiative efficiency and the maximum injection current corresponding to the maximum relative radiative efficiency are obtained, a reference injection current for minimizing an amount of change of a recombination coefficient in an active layer of the optical element in correspondence with a carrier density change in the active layer of the optical element is extracted from data of injection currents that are equal to or less than the maximum injection current and data of relative radiative efficiencies that are equal to or less than the maximum relative radiative efficiency, a reference internal quantum efficiency of the optical element is calculated from the reference injection current, and internal quantum efficiencies of the optical element in various injection currents are calculated from the reference internal quantum efficiency. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323464 | Apparatus based on a Hand-Held Raman Laser Device Integrating Multiple Functional Systems for Distant Life-Death Determination - Multiple functional systems are integrated to configure a portable handheld decision-aid device for first responder medics. Fuzzy membership functions of “life” and “death” are used to determine the status of fallen people using remote measurements. EO/IR cameras can be used to detect and identify casualties in a mass injury situation, while also estimating body temperature. Using the temperature, along with the remote estimation of a second vital sign, the life membership proportion can be estimated from the ground truth by using a 2D projection of stable vital signs. The other fuzzy membership function, death, can be estimated by the presence or absence of peri-mortem and post-mortem molecules. These molecules are only released after death and provide a certain indication of death. Solid state UV laser resonance Raman backscattering from these molecules allows the device to analyze the molecules present in a plume around the casualty. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323465 | SURFACE ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY-ACTIVE COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES - Submicron-sized particles or labels that can be covalently or non-covalently affixed to entities of interest for the purpose of quantification, location, identification, tracking, and diagnosis, are described. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323466 | CAVITY OPTO-MECHANICAL SENSOR SYSTEM - A mass sensor system including multiple Fabry-Perot microcavities connected in parallel by multiple waveguides. Each of the mass sensors includes a microbridge having a fundamental resonance frequency, and a movable reflective mirror etched into the microbridge; a fixed reflective mirror etched in a substrate, the fixed reflective mirror being fixed to the substrate in a region spaced apart from the movable reflective mirror; and an optical waveguide etched in the substrate that connects the movable mirror and the fixed mirror forming the Fabry-Perot microcavity interferometer. The system includes a tunable continuous-wave laser operative to optically interrogate the Fabry-Perot microcavity of each of the plurality of mass sensors, and a receiver operative to receive sensor signals from each of the plurality of mass sensors, the sensor signals comprising reflective signals and transmitted signals. A continuous-wave laser may generate optical forces that modify the motion, dynamics, or mechanical Q-factor of the microbridge. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323467 | CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING A COMBUSTOR FLAME OF A TURBINE ENGINE - A chemiluminescence imaging system that may be used for monitoring a combustor flame of a gas turbine engine includes a sensor array having a plurality of pixels operable to capture an image. A multispectral mask array and an attenuation filer array of the system may be generally placed in front of the sensor array and each have a plurality of cells that are generally align, respectively, to the plurality of pixels. Each cell is generally one of a plurality of band-pass filter types distributed randomly across the multispectral mask array and an image reconstruction algorithm is used to produce at least one image for evaluating properties of the flame. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323468 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PARTIAL PRESSURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND CELL UNIT FOR THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for accurately measuring carbon dioxide partial pressure even if the apparatus is disposed in an environment at a high ambient water pressure, such as in a deep sea environment. A through hole that penetrates a body portion is formed in the body portion. The body portion is connected to a light source unit and a light receiving element unit. A signal line is disposed to pass through the through hole formed in the body portion. The signal line electrically connects between an amplifier substrate of the light receiving element unit and a CPU substrate of the light source unit to transfer the detection result amplified by the amplifier substrate. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323469 | RETAINING RING ONLINE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Inspecting a retaining ring of a dynamoelectric machine includes placing an optical device in a stationary component of the dynamoelectric machine and directing the optical device toward a radial view of the retaining ring. An image is obtained and transmitted of a circumferential portion of the retaining ring, using the optical device during rotation of the rotor. Identification is made of a location of one or more stress cracks forming and visible at the circumferential portion of the annular edge. Further, a structural condition is determined for at least one location on the retaining ring using a metric to identify a value of the metric exceeding a predetermined acceptable value of the metric. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323470 | DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A detection device and a detection method are disclosed in the embodiments. The detection device comprises a light source, a first image information acquisition unit, a first charge coupled device (CCD), a first light splitter, and a first analyzer. The first image information acquisition unit is configured to receive a first light signal from the light source and transmit the first light signal onto a substrate, and to acquire a first image light signal generated by transmitting the first light signal onto both an edge of a first ID figure on the substrate and an edge of the substrate, and transmit the first image light signal to the first light splitter; the first light splitter is configured to transmit the first image light signal to the first CCD so that the first CCD outputs a first electrical signal; and the first analyzer is configured to receive the first electrical signal outputted from the first CCD and analyze wave crests of the first electrical signal, thereby obtaining a distance between the edge of the first ID figure on the substrate and the edge of the substrate. The detection part and detection method are used for substrate detection. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323471 | APPARATUS, TECHNIQUES, AND TARGET DESIGNS FOR MEASURING SEMICONDUCTOR PARAMETERS - In one embodiment, apparatus and methods for determining a parameter of a target are disclosed. A target having an imaging structure and a scatterometry structure is provided. An image of the imaging structure is obtained with an imaging channel of a metrology tool. A scatterometry signal is also obtained from the scatterometry structure with a scatterometry channel of the metrology tool. At least one parameter, such as overlay error, of the target is determined based on both the image and the scatterometry signal. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323472 | METHOD OF PROVIDING SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR), AND USER TERMINAL - Provided is a specific absorption rate (SAR) provision method and a user terminal, the method including receiving a radio signal related to a radio service, determining a use pattern of a user sensed by a user terminal in response to the receiving, extracting a standard SAR for a body part of the user based on the determined use pattern, and determining a measured SAR for the body part of the user based on the extracted standard SAR and a transmission power of the user terminal. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323473 | ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS USING TEMPORAL GATING OF A PULSED NEUTRON GENERATOR - Technologies related to determining elemental composition of a sample that comprises fissile material are described herein. In a general embodiment, a pulsed neutron generator periodically emits bursts of neutrons, and is synchronized with an analyzer circuit. The bursts of neutrons are used to interrogate the sample, and the sample outputs gamma rays based upon the neutrons impacting the sample. A detector outputs pulses based upon the gamma rays impinging upon the material of the detector, and the analyzer circuit assigns the pulses to temporally-based bins based upon the analyzer circuit being synchronized with the pulsed neutron generator. A computing device outputs data that is indicative of elemental composition of the sample based upon the binned pulses. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323474 | Multi Energy X-Ray Microscope Data Acquisition and Image Reconstruction System and Method - A multi energy, such as dual-energy (“DE”), x-ray imaging system data acquisition and image reconstruction system and method enables optimizing the image contrast of a sample. Using the DE x-ray imaging system and its associated user interface applications, an operator performs a low energy (“LE”) and high energy (“HE”) x-ray scan of the same volume of interest of the sample. The system creates a low-energy reconstructed tomographic volume data set from the set of low-energy projections and a high-energy tomographic volume data set from the set of high-energy projections. This enables the operator to control the image contrast of selected slices, and apply the information associated with optimizing the contrast of the selected slice to all slices in the low-energy and high-energy tomographic data sets. This creates a combined volume data set from the LE and HE volume data sets with optimized image contrast throughout. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF CONCENTRATION OF A SPECIFIC ANALYTE IN A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for determining the concentration of a specific analyte in a sample of biological material are disclosed. The sample is placed in a sample container ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323476 | DETERMINING A MATERIAL PROPERTY BASED ON SCATTERED RADIATION - Radiation is directed at an object, and radiation scattered by the object is sensed. An angular distribution of scatter in the sensed scattered radiation relative to a path of the radiation directed at the object is determined, and the angular distribution is evaluated. One or more atomic numbers, or effective atomic numbers, of materials composing the object is determined based on evaluating the angular distribution. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323477 | BACKSCATTER INSPECTION SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - Inspection systems employing radiation filters with different attenuation characteristics to determine specimen irregularities, and related methods are disclosed. An inspection system includes a radiation emitter configured to emit a radiation beam along a radiation trajectory. Some of the radiation may be reflected by the specimen as backscatter and received by at least one radiation detector of the inspection system along the radiation trajectory. Irregularities and various materials of the specimen may produce backscatter radiation at different energies and/or scatter angles which may be identified by employing radiation filters having different attenuation characteristics. By employing these filters in communication with the radiation emitter and the radiation detector, the backscatter radiation passed through the filters may be measured and integrated at different positions of the radiation beam to produce a composite image of the specimen. In this manner, irregularities and associated materials within the specimen may be more easily identified. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHASE-CONTRAST X-RAY IMAGING - A differential phase contrast X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray illumination system, a beam splitter arranged in a radiation path of the X-ray illumination system, and a detection system arranged in a radiation path to detect X-rays after passing through the beam splitter. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323479 | CALCULATING METHOD OF THE CORRECTION FACTOR IN FATIGUE ASSESSMENT ON THE HEATING AND COOLING TRANSIENTS OF THE POWER PLANT - The present invention relates to a method of calculating a fatigue usage factor, in a fatigue assessment on heating and cooling operation-transient states of a power plant, which is capable of correcting a stress intensity value under an actual operational condition by multiplying a stress intensity value, which is obtained in a design operational condition, by a stress intensity correction factor. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323480 | IMPEDANCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND IMPEDANCE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Provided is an impedance measuring device for biological samples including one or a plurality of biological sample holding units configured to hold a biological sample, an applying unit configured to apply an AC voltage to a pair of electrodes in contact with the biological sample held by the biological sample holding unit, a measuring unit configured to measure an impedance of the biological sample obtained by an AC voltage being applied to the biological sample by the applying unit, and a measurement condition control unit configured to control a measuring time and/or a measuring frequency in the measuring unit. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323481 | Stoichiometric Air To Fuel Ratio Sensor System - A sensor system ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323482 | GAS SENSOR AND GAS SENSOR STRUCTURAL BODY - To propose a gas sensor and a gas sensor structural body that can improve detection sensitivity of gas more than in the conventional gas sensors with a simple configuration. A graphene ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323483 | DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device includes a chamber for vacuum coating, a capacitance measurement device and a baffle mechanism located in the chamber. The baffle mechanism is a closed structure encompassed by a number of baffle walls, wherein at least one baffle wall includes a fixed baffle plate and a moveable baffle plate. The moveable baffle plate is pivotable about the fixed baffle plate. The moveable baffle plate, after pivoting, may get parallel with an adjacent baffle wall. The adjacent baffle wall and the moveable baffle plate are respectively connected to the capacitance measurement device, and the capacitance measurement device is used to measure the capacitance between the adjacent baffle wall and the moveable baffle plate. The detection device may accurately detect the service life of the baffle mechanism and achieve precise management of the apparatus. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323484 | BIOELECTRONIC BINDING ASSAY USING PEAK PROFILING - In one aspect, a method for detection of a target in a sample based on the change of electrochemical cyclic voltammetry peak profile is provided. The method may involve at least two or more electroactive moieties (EAMs) comprising a transitional metal complex and an anchor group. Said transitional metal complex may be capable of reversibly or semi-reversibly transferring one or more electrons. Said anchor group may allow said EAMs to covalently attach to a solid support, forming a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on the surface. At least one EAM may further comprises a capture ligand that can be recognized and bound by a target or a surrogate target. When a sample is introduced to an EAM, the interaction between said capture ligand and said target or surrogate target may lead to change of the properties of the SAM containing all EAMs involved. Said change can be detected by an electrochemical detection system. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323485 | A REFERENCE ELECTRODE AND AN ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENT - The present invention relates to the field of measuring and to electrochemical measurement, and more particularly to a reference electrode and to an arrangement for an electrochemical measurement. A reference electrode ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323486 | SINGLE-USE SENSORS IN BIOREACTORS, BIOTECH PURIFICATION AND BIOPROCESSING - Presteralized manifolds having disposable multi | 2015-11-12 |
20150323487 | Heterocyclic Nitrogen Containing Polymer Coated Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - The present invention is directed to membranes composed of heterocyclic nitrogen groups, such as vinylpyridine and to electrochemical sensors equipped with such membranes. The membranes are useful in limiting the diffusion of an analyte to a working electrode in an electrochemical sensor so that the sensor does not saturate and/or remains linearly responsive over a large range of analyte concentrations. Electrochemical sensors equipped with membranes described herein demonstrate considerable sensitivity and stability, and a large signal-to-noise ratio, in a variety of conditions. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323488 | Analyte Sensors and Methods of Use - Analyte sensors for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The sensors have a sample chamber having an inlet with a projection extending from an edge of the sensor for facilitating flow of sample into the sample chamber. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323489 | BLOOD COMPONENT MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD COMPONENT, AND BIO-SENSOR - Provided is a blood component measuring device or the like that can further suppress the measurement error of a blood component. The device detects an oxidation-reduction current generated by oxidation-reduction when a first voltage is applied to a first electrode pair | 2015-11-12 |
20150323490 | Increasing the Capture Zone by Nanostructure Patterns - Techniques for increasing the capture zone in nano and microchannel-based polymer testing structures using concentric arrangements of nanostructures, such as nanopillars are provided. In one aspect, a testing structure for testing polymers is provided that includes a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir formed in an electrically insulating substrate; at least one channel formed in the insulating substrate that interconnects the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir; and an arrangement of nanostructures within either the first fluid reservoir or the second fluid reservoir wherein the nanostructures are arranged so as to form multiple concentric circles inside either the first fluid reservoir or the second fluid reservoir with each of the concentric circles being centered at an entry point of the channel. A method of analyzing a polymer using the testing structure is also provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323491 | SOIL CHEMISTRY SENSOR - We describe a soil chemistry sensor for in-situ soil chemistry sensing, the sensor comprising a probe incorporating a first, ion-selective electrode and a second, reference electrode, wherein said ion-selective electrode comprises a first-electrode housing defining a first lumen having an ion-selective plug towards a distal end, said first-electrode including a first conductor in a first electrolyte, wherein said reference electrode comprises a second electrode housing defining a second lumen having a porous reference electrode plug towards a distal end, said second electrode including a second conductor in a second electrolyte, wherein said ion-selective plug and said porous reference electrode plug are within 10 mm of one another, and wherein said porous reference electrode plug and said ion-selective plug each comprise a polymer. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323492 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor element of an air/fuel ratio sensor includes a plurality of through holes formed in an insulating substrate at forward end regions of corresponding electrode pads to which the through holes are connected. In the gas sensor element, the through holes are not formed within the longitudinal rear end regions and center regions of the electrode pads. Since in each of the electrode pads, the region of the electrode pad other than its forward end region occupies a greater area than that of the forward end region, it is easy to bring connection terminals into contact with the regions of the electrode pads other than their forward end regions. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the connection terminals from coming into contact with the through holes, so as to thereby prevent occurrence of an electrical connection failure between the connection terminals and the electrode pads. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323493 | AIR-FUEL RATIO SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE - An air-fuel ratio sensor control device, connected with two-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor having electromotive force and oxygen pump cells with first to third two-cell terminals or a one-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor having a single cell with first and second one-cell terminals, includes: first to third connection terminals for connecting the one-cell or two-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor; a control circuit that is switchable between a two-cell circuit configuration for controlling the two-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor through the first to third connection terminals and a one-cell circuit configuration for controlling the one-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor through the first and second connection terminals; and a control unit that sets a circuit configuration of the control circuit to the one-cell or two-cell circuit configuration. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323494 | NANO SENSOR - A device includes an upper metallic layer, a lower layer, and a nano sensor array positioned between the upper and lower layers to detect a presence of a gas, a chemical, or a biological object, wherein each sensor's electrical characteristic changes when encountering the gas, chemical or biological object. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323495 | NON-AQUEOUS MICROCHIP ELECTROPHORESIS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPID BIOMARKERS - The invention provides devices and methods for the detection of hydrophobic biomarkers using 3D microchip capillary electrophoresis having a non-aqueous solvent system. Hydrophobic biomarkers can be placed in a microcapillary microchannel and electrokinetically injected into a second microcapillary microchannel through a nanocapillary array membrane. The hydrophobic biomarkers can then be separated and analyzed via mass spectrometry. Certain hydrophobic biomarkers can indicate a particular disease state. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323496 | Integrated Droplet Actuator for Gel Electrophoresis and Molecular Analysis - The invention is directed to a droplet actuator device and methods for integrating gel electrophoresis analysis with pre or post-analytical sample handling as well as other molecular analysis processes. Using digital microfluidics technology, the droplet actuator device and methods of the invention provide the ability to perform gel electrophoresis and liquid handling operations on a single integrated device. The integrated liquid handling operations may be used to prepare and deliver samples to the electrophoresis gel, capture and subsequently process products of the electrophoresis gel or perform additional assays on the same sample materials which are analyzed by gel electrophoresis. In one embodiment, one or more molecular assays, such as nucleic acid (e.g., DNA) quantification by real-time PCR, and one or more sample processing operations such as sample dilution is performed on a droplet actuator integrated with an electrophoresis gel. In one embodiment, an electrophoresis gel may be integrated on the top substrate of the droplet actuator. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323497 | Method and Apparatus for Programmable Fluidic Processing - A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323498 | DEVICES FOR EXTRACTING AT LEAST ONE ANALYTE - A device for extracting at least one analyte may include: a sample reservoir configured to contain a sample comprising at least one target analyte and interfering materials; at least one extraction chamber connected to the sample reservoir; at least one porous structure lining one or more sides of the at least one extraction chamber; and a voltage source configured to provide a first voltage and a second voltage, wherein, when the first voltage is provided, the at least one target analyte and the interfering materials move towards the at least one extraction chamber or to a predetermined area from the at least one extraction chamber, wherein, when the second voltage is provided, the interfering materials pass through and exit the at least one extraction chamber, and the at least one target analyte is stopped from exiting the at least one extraction chamber by means of the at least one porous structure. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323499 | Artificial Sieving Structures - Disclosed herein is a device for electrophoresis comprising: a separation channel in a substrate; and a plurality of capillary-well motifs cascading along the separation channel, each of the plurality of capillary-well motifs comprising a well and a plurality of non-intersecting capillaries, wherein the capillaries are downstream from the well and fluidly connected thereto, an interface between the well and the capillaries comprises a step profile. Also disclosed is a method comprising: obtaining a substrate comprising an insulator layer of an insulator material; forming a well and a plurality of trenches in the insulator layer so that only the insulator material is exposed to an interior of the well and the plurality of trenches; nonconformally depositing a film into the plurality of trenches until the film pinches off top openings of the trenches and forms a tubular void therein; transforming the tubular void into a capillary by annealing the film. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323500 | A SPATIALLY ALTERNATING ASYMMETRIC FIELD ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) device for performing chemical analysis. The IMS device includes a first set of electrodes arranged linearly in a first direction and separated by a first set of gaps. The IMS device includes a second set of electrodes positioned directly opposing the first set of electrodes to match the first set of electrodes on a one-to-one basis, wherein the second set of electrodes are separated by a second set of gaps. The IMS device includes a drift region between the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes, wherein charged particles enter at a first end of the drift region and traverse the drift region along the first direction. The IMS device additionally includes a detector positioned at a second end of the drift region and configured to receive charged particles exiting the drift region. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323501 | EXTENDED REACH INSPECTION APPARATUS - An extended reach inspection apparatus may include a scanner device and a robotic manipulator arm. The robotic manipulator arm may include a plurality of arm segments including a distal end arm segment and a proximal end arm segment. A movable joint may couple the distal end arm segment to the robotic manipulator arm. A telescoping extension mechanism may be coupled to the distal end arm segment. The scanner device is mounted to the telescoping extension mechanism for moving the scanner device between a retracted position proximate the robotic manipulator arm and an extended position at a distance from the robotic manipulator arm. A control handle may be coupled to the proximal end arm segment of the plurality of arm segments for manipulating the robotic manipulator arm. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323502 | EDDY CURRENT FLAW DETECTION PROBE AND EDDY CURRENT FLAW INSPECTION APPARATUS - The eddy current flaw detection probe ( | 2015-11-12 |
20150323503 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ASSESSING OR ANALYZING MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING STRENGTH AND TENDERNESS USING ULTRASOUND - A method and system of predicting a muscle characteristic using ultrasound. The characteristic may include a tenderness characteristic and/or a strength characteristic. An analysis of muscle structure is performed for a sample using ultrasound data of the sample. The analysis may include determining a relative number of bundles, fascicles, sarcomeres, fibers, and/or sheath thickness from the ultrasound data. Thereafter, the muscle characteristic is predicted for the sample based on the analysis. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323504 | ULTRASONIC WAVE SENSING MODULE - An ultrasonic wave sensing module includes a housing, an ultrasonic wave sensor, an adapter, and a circuit board. The housing has a first containing space and a second containing space being separated from each other by a blocking wall. The ultrasonic wave sensor is disposed within the first containing space and has a first connecting pin. The adapter includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting pin, and is integrally formed with the blocking wall by means of insert molding. The circuit board is provided within the second containing space, and has a second connecting portion. The first connecting pin of the ultrasonic wave sensor is coupled to the first connecting portion of the adapter, and the second connecting pin of the adapter is coupled to the second connecting portion of the circuit board, so that the ultrasonic wave sensor and the circuit board are electrically connected. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING NONLINEAR PARAMETERS - The present invention relates to a technology for measuring a nonlinear parameter of an object to be measured, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for measuring a nonlinear parameter of an object to be measured. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323506 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A DEFECT PRESENT WITHIN A MECHANICAL COMPONENT - A technique is provided for determining an orientation of a defect present within a mechanical component using at least one ultrasonic head that applies ultrasonic signals to the mechanical component starting from various measurement points. Echo ultrasonic signals reflected by a point to be analyzed present within the component back to the measurement points are received by the same or a different ultrasonic head. A data processing unit analyzes the received echo ultrasonic signals as a function of a sound emission direction between each measurement ping and the point to be analyzed for determining the orientation of the defect. A distance between the measurement point and the point to be analyzed is calculated for every measurement point as a function of a signal propagation time between the point in time of emitting the ultrasonic signal and the point in time of receiving the echo ultrasonic signal reflected by a defect. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMPLEMENTING HIGH DIMENSIONAL HOLO-HILBERT SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - The present invention provides a method of implementing the high dimensional Holo-Hilbert spectral analysis which transforms a data from time domain to frequency domain. At the first of the steps, obtaining an amplitude intrinsic mode component and an instantaneous frequency component of the data by a mode decomposition, such as using Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD), adaptive filtering, or optimal basis pursue, etc to show a plurality of amplitude intrinsic mode functions (amplitude IMFs) and a plurality of frequency intrinsic mode functions (frequency IMFs). Then, analyzing each of the amplitude IMFs and the frequency IMFs to obtain a plurality value in different high order components. At the last, to establish a high dimensional Holo-Hilbert spectrum by combining the high order component with the original component to show the interaction between frequency and amplitude. Consequently, the present invention not only discloses a spectrum that can represent all the possible processes: additive and multiplicative, intra- and inter-mode, stationary and nonstationary, linear and nonlinear interactions, but also makes a new index for quantifying the inter-mode degree of nonlinearity possible. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323508 | COMPOSITE SAMPLING OF FLUIDS - Composite sampling of a fluid flowing through a conduit includes collecting, in a vessel coupled to the conduit through which the fluid is flowing, a first discrete sample of fluid from the conduit, the first discrete sample having a first selected volume, and collecting, in the vessel and at a first interval from the first sample, a second discrete sample of the fluid from the conduit, the second discrete sample having a second selected volume, thereby forming a composite sample in the vessel while the vessel is coupled to conduit. The composite sample includes the first discrete sample and the second discrete sample, and may include one or more additional discrete samples. An apparatus for collecting the composite sample includes a gas chromatograph, and is arranged such that the composite sample is provided to the gas chromatograph without removing the composite sample from the apparatus or transporting the composite sample. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323509 | ESTABLISHING FLUIDIC CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CHROMATOGRAPHY COMPONENTS - A clamp assembly includes a rail configured to receive a first fluidic assembly, and a carriage slidably mounted to the rail and configured to receive a second fluidic assembly. The carriage is operable to establish a first fluid tight seal between the first fluidic assembly and a chromatography column received within the clamp assembly, and to establish a second fluid tight seal between the second fluidic assembly and the chromatography column. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323510 | Olfactory Application Controller Integrated Circuit - An integrated circuit that senses ambient gas concentrations includes a microcontroller, gas sensors, heating resistors and an analog-to-digital converter. A first gas sensor measures a first attribute of a gas concentration, and a second gas sensor measures a second attribute of the gas concentration. The first attribute varies with the gas concentration differently than does the second attribute. The microcontroller controls the duty cycles of signals driven through the heating resistors to adjust the temperatures of the resistors, which are thermally coupled to the gas sensors. A first heating resistor increases the temperature of the first gas sensor to a first target temperature, and a second heating resistor increases the temperature of the second gas sensor to a second target temperature. The analog-to-digital converter converts the attributes measured by the first and second gas sensors into digital values. The microcontroller then uses the digital values to compute the gas concentration. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323511 | SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method of calibrating an apparatus comprising at least one sensor for detecting one or more analytes of interest in a sample, the method comprising measuring a first set of responses of the at least one sensor to at least one first calibration solution having a known composition of the one or more analytes of interest; measuring a second response of the at least one sensor to a second calibration solution having an approximately known composition of the one or more analytes of interest; determining the composition of the second calibration solution from the difference between the first set of responses and the second response; and periodically calibrating the at least one sensor with the second calibration solution using said determined composition. An apparatus and computer program product for executing this method are also disclosed. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323512 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Generating Generalized Fractional Designs - A method and system for creating a design plan to test a product characteristic are described. One or more factors, level corresponding to the factors, and partitions for testing the product characteristic are determined. For each partition, an active matrix is generated. The product characteristic can be tested at each partition using the levels for the factors specified by the corresponding active matrix. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323513 | QUANTITATION OF TAMOXIFEN AND METABOLITES THEREOF BY MASS SPECTROMETRY - Provided are methods for determining the amount of tamoxifen and its metabolites in a sample by mass spectrometry. In some aspects, the methods provided herein comprise determining the amount of norendoxifen. In some aspects, the methods provided herein comprise determining the amount of norendoxifen and tamoxifen. In some aspects, the methods provided herein comprise determining the amount of norendoxifen and other tamoxifen metabolites. In some aspects, the methods provided herein comprise determining the amount of tamoxifen, norendoxifen, and other tamoxifen metabolites. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323514 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING BACTERIAL WATER QUALITY - Real-time, localized data may be used in a predictive model to more accurately forecast bacterial water quality. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323515 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND FOR TRACING PETROLEUM PRODUCTION - A method of hydraulic fracturing, and tracer composites for use in the fracturing procedure, for tracing the production of crude oil or other hydrocarbon liquid products from one or more fractured zones. The tracer composites preferably include an oil soluble tracer adsorbed onto a solid carrier material. A non-water soluble coating is preferable also included on the composite over the tracer compound. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323516 | Method And System For Spatially Resolved Geochemical Characterisation - A method which allows for determining geochemistry with spatial resolution of geological materials or other materials is provided. The method can provide a non-bulk method of characterizing the geochemistry of a sample with spatial resolution. A system for performing the method also is provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323517 | Method And System For Spatially Resolved Wettability Determination - A method which allows for determining wettability with spatial resolution of porous materials or other materials is provided. The method can provide an absolute method of quantifying wettability, and which is a spatially resolved method. A system for performing the method also is provided. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323518 | NANONOZZLE DEVICE ARRAYS: THEIR PREPARATION AND USE FOR MACROMOLECULAR ANALYSIS - Constricted nanochannel devices suitable for use in analysis of macromolecular structure, including DNA sequencing, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating such devices and for analyzing macromolecules using such devices. | 2015-11-12 |
20150323519 | DISPOSABLE CHAMBER FOR ANALYZING BIOLOGIC FLUIDS - An apparatus for analyzing biologic fluid is provided that includes a first planar member, a second planar member, and at least three separators. At least one of planar members is transparent. The separators are disposed between the members, and separate the members to form a chamber having a height. At least one of the members or separators is sufficiently flexible to permit the chamber height to approximate the mean size of the separators. During use, the biologic fluid to be analyzed is disposed within the chamber. | 2015-11-12 |