51st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210396614 | BICYCLE POWER METER - A bicycle power meter includes a strain gauge, a signal processing unit, a processor, and a signal transmitter. The strain gauge is disposed on at least one of an outer peripheral wall and an inner peripheral wall of a stem of a bicycle. The signal processing unit connected to the strain gauge by signal correspondingly outputs an electrical signal based on a deformation of the stem detected by the strain gauge. The processor connected to the signal processing unit by signal receives the electrical signal sent by the signal processing unit and calculates a measuring value based on the electrical signal and sends the measuring value in an output signal. The signal transmitter connected to the processor by signal receives the output signal sent by the processor and converts the output signal to a wired or wireless signal and sends the wired or wireless signal to a terminal device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396615 | PRESSURE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A pressure sensor assembly includes a pressure sensor, a pedestal and an electrically conductive header having a header cavity. The pressure sensor includes, an electrically conductive sensing layer having a sensor diaphragm, an electrically conductive backing layer having a bottom surface that is bonded to the sensing layer, an electrically insulative layer having a bottom surface that is bonded to a top surface of the backing layer, and a sensor element having an electrical parameter that changes based on a deflection of the sensor diaphragm in response to a pressure difference. The pedestal is bonded to the electrically insulative layer and attached to the header within the header cavity. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396616 | MEMS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MEMS SENSOR - A MEMS sensor, including a substrate, and at least three functional layers, which are connected to the substrate on top of one another and spaced apart from one another. A first of the at least three functional layers is deflectably situated. A first electrode, which includes at least two areas being situated at the first functional layer. A first area of the first electrode together with a second electrode of a second of the at least three functional layers form a first capacitance, and a second area of the first electrode together with at least one area of a third electrode of a third functional layer form a second capacitance. The electrodes are situated in such a way that, upon a change in the distance of the electrodes of the first capacitance, a contrary change in the distance of the electrodes of the second capacitance takes place. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396617 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes: a light source that outputs signal light; a sensor optical fiber where the signal light is input and the signal light is propagated with a loss of 0.3 dB/m or more; and an optical receiver that receives the signal light propagated through the sensor optical fiber. Further, pressure applied to the sensor optical fiber is detected on a basis of intensity of the signal light received by the optical receiver. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396618 | PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE - A pressure and temperature measuring device having a pressure-sensitive element, an electronic board, pins and a casing configured to connect to a tank or pipe. An elongated base configured to be arranged along a longitudinal axis in the casing, with a partition, a back, a platform and a plinth. The partition having an inner plane oriented towards the back and parallel to the longitudinal axis and an outer plane that forms an acute angle with the inner plane. The back, the platform and the inner plane of the partition defining a slot configured to receive the board. The outer plane defining an inclined support surface to serve as support together with the plinth to the pressure-sensitive element. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396619 | LOCATION OF INTEREST ALTITUDE AND DETERMINING CALIBRATION POINTS - Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396620 | DETERMINING VEHICLE LOAD CENTER OF MASS - Various examples are directed to systems and methods for operating a vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer attached for pulling behind the tractor. A center-of-mass system may determine a mass of the trailer and a tractor understeer. The center-of-mass system may determine the tractor understeer using steering input data describing a steering angle of the tractor and yaw data describing a yaw of the tractor. The center-of-mass system may determine a load center of mass using the tractor understeer and a mass of the trailer. The center-of-mass system may further determine that the load center of mass transgresses a center-of-mass threshold and send an alert message indicating that the load transgresses the load center-of-mass threshold. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396621 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING UNBALANCE OF ROTOR AND UNBALANCE OF BALANCING MACHINE - Provided is a method to acquire the unbalance of a rotor and a balancing machine, in which, the method to acquire the unbalance of a rotor includes the following procedures: install angle sensor at first position on balancing machine, measure the unbalance of rotor, first unbalance in measuring plane | 2021-12-23 |
20210396622 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC LEAK DETECTION - An apparatus for automatic leak detection includes a fixture having a primary seal and a secondary seal. The fixture connects to a workpiece to enclose a test volume defined in the workpiece. The seals are to interface with the workpiece to at least partially enclose a buffer volume. An enclosure is to connect to the fixture to enclose a test portion of the workpiece to form a test chamber. The secondary seal separates the buffer volume from the test chamber. The test volume and the test chamber have a tracer gas pressure differential between them. A port in fluid communication with the buffer volume removes fixture leakage from the buffer volume. A detector detects the tracer gas in the test volume or the test chamber where the tracer gas pressure differential between the test volume and the test chamber urges workpiece leakage of the tracer gas to accumulate. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396623 | FLUID DETECTION FABRIC - A fluid detection system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. A fluid detection fabric includes a top layer, a middle layer, a bottom layer, a fluid detection sensor, and a control hub. The middle layer separates the top layer and bottom layer. The top layer, middle layer, and bottom layer are configured to connect electrically using a liquid pathway when liquid is present. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING CLOSURE INTEGRITY OF A SEALED CONTAINER AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES - A system for testing the closure integrity of a sealed container at a cryogenic temperature is provided. The system includes a sealed container containing helium having an opening sealed by a closure, a cryogenic storage vessel at least partially filled with a cryogenic fluid at the cryogenic temperature, a hollow tube extending through an opening of the cryogenic storage vessel, a fixture configured to engage the sealed container, and a leak detection unit connected to the hollow tube. The hollow tube has a first end positioned outside of the cryogenic storage vessel and an opposing second end positioned inside the cryogenic storage vessel. The fixture is configured to be removably inserted within the hollow tube through an opening at the first end of the hollow tube, such that the sealed container is positioned at or proximate the second end of the hollow tube. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396625 | BUILDING STRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for monitoring at least one support structure in an above ground building, includes at least one strain gauge, wherein each of the strain gauges is attached to one of the support structures in the above ground building to detect the strain of the support structure at the area of attachment. An interrogator unit is connected to a gauge having a connection means providing access to the strain gauges for the interrogator unit, wherein the interrogator unit provides an output of strain values at each of the strain gauges. The embodiment also includes a monitoring system connected to the interrogator unit, wherein the monitoring system outputs an alarm signal when an evaluation of the strain value any of the strain gauges indicates a significant condition wherein the alarm signal in connected to the building control system to execute an action. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396626 | BACKSCATTERING OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION DEVICE, OPTICAL PULSE TESTING DEVICE, BACKSCATTERING OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION METHOD AND OPTICAL PULSE TESTING METHOD - The present invention is to provide a backscattered light amplification device, an optical pulse test apparatus, a backscattered light amplification method, and an optical pulse test method for amplifying a desired propagation mode of Rayleigh backscattered light with a desired gain by stimulated Brillouin scattering in a fiber under test having the plurality of propagation modes. The backscattered light amplification device according to the present invention is configured to control individually power, incident timing, and pulse width of a pump pulse for each propagation mode when the pump pulse is incident in a plurality of propagation modes after the probe pulse is input to the fiber under test in any propagation mode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396627 | Sample Collection Device - A sample collection device is composed of a conductive polymer. The conductive polymer includes a mixture of carbon nanotubes and a polymer. The sample collection device has a hole at a tip of the sample collection device with the hole having a size ranging from about 0.15 mm to about 0.25 mm. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396628 | AN APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING LIQUID SAMPLE - The present invention provides an apparatus for collecting and detecting liquid samples comprising a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is used for collecting liquid samples for initial detection, and the second chamber is used for collecting liquid samples for second confirmatory detection. The first chamber and second chamber of the apparatus are detachable. When a second confirmatory detection is necessary, the second chamber can be separated from the first chamber, and then sent to a detection agency for confirmatory detection. It can avoid the contamination of liquid samples caused by contacting with test strip of a traditional apparatus; thus, it can effectively reduce the space required for storing liquid samples and greatly reduce the risk of leakage of liquid sampled during transportation. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396629 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a sample collection device for collecting volatile organic compounds from the air, as well as to a method for characterizing the volatile organic compounds and to the use of this device for characterizing the odorant signature of an individual and allowing a dog to identify an individual from his/her odorant signature. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396630 | AIRBORNE AGENT COLLECTORS, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING AIRBORNE AGENTS - Air flow systems, devices and methods for monitoring airborne agents include airborne agent collectors. Airborne agent collectors for collecting and detecting the presence and/or identification of an airborne agent(s) include a soluble and hydrophilic polycaprolactone (PCL) that has been treated with a base (e.g., a base having a pH greater than 8 (e.g., NaOH, NaHCO | 2021-12-23 |
20210396631 | SPECIMEN SLIDE FOR GENETIC TESTING - Provided is a specimen slide for genetic testing, by which: (1) a step for scraping off an FFPE section from an unstained slide can be simplified without affecting the subsequent nucleic acid extraction step; (2) the risk of contamination when scraping off can be avoided; and (3) a cancer site can be selectively separated by an inexpensive and simple means. The specimen slide for genetic testing is a specimen slide for genetic testing on which a specimen section is to be mounted, wherein part of the slide can be separated, together with the specimen section to be separated, from the rest of the slide, while maintaining an upper surface and a lower surface of the slide. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396632 | METHODS FOR HEAT-ASSISTED ENZYME DIGESTION - The present disclosure relates to a kit for sample preparation, the kit including a solid support surface with a polymer coating covering the solid support surface, wherein the polymer coating reduces undesired interactions between the sample and the solid support surface, a buffer comprising arginine and methionine, and a vessel for containing the solid support surface and the buffer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396633 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES - A method involves recovery an extracellular vesicle from an extracellular vesicle-containing sample. Such a method of recovering the extracellular vesicle may include separating the extracellular vesicle from the extracellular vesicle-containing sample in the presence of a polymer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396634 | BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN SEPARATION INSTRUMENT - There is provided a biological specimen separation instrument with which a biological specimen can be stably separated into a predetermined component. The biological specimen separation instrument includes an accommodation instrument ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396635 | INFECTIOUS DISEASE SCREENING SYSTEM - An infectious disease screening system ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396636 | METHOD FOR TESTING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE PROPERTY OF A PART MADE OF AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY - The invention involves a method for testing a damage tolerance property in an aluminum alloy part with the following steps:
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20210396637 | Portable soil mass in-situ shear test device and test method thereof - A portable soil body in-situ shear test device includes four parts: an active force system forming arranged externally, a passive shear system and an electromagnetic loading system forming arranged internally, and a ring knife system arranged at a bottom. Compared with the conventional in-situ soil shear strength test device and test method, the present invention is convenient to install and carry as well as simple to operate, and has strong applicability. The present invention is suitable not only for layered soils with large cross-plate shear test errors, but also for soils with different consolidation degrees at various sites and various terrains. A test method adopting the device can simulate the shear strength of the soil mass under different overburden loads without disturbing the mechanical properties of the in-situ soil mass, which has high promotion value in the test of in-situ soil shear strength. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAMMA RADIATION BASED STABILIZATION OF REPLICATED MIRROR STRUCTURES AT THE NANOMETER-SCALE - A system includes a curing assembly for low temperature curing and residual stress relief of material substrates. The curing assembly includes a first exposure chamber configured to expose the material substrate to UV radiation, and a second exposure chamber configured to expose the material substrate to Gamma radiation. In some embodiments, a mixing apparatus may mix nano-filler particles into the material substrate prior to exposure to Gamma radiation. The cure assembly may also include a control system for determining exposure dosages and exposure times based at least in part, on the material properties of the material substrate. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396639 | SENSOR FOR PARTICLE DETECTION - The present disclosure describes devices for detecting fine and ultrafine particulate matter. The devices may include at least one optical sensor configured at an angle of greater than 90 degrees from a direction of air flow, such that particulate matter is carried away from the sensor. In some examples, a device includes a housing, a light source and a light trap. The light source may be disposed within the proximal end of the housing and can be configured to direct a beam of light toward the distal end of the housing. The light trap may be disposed within the housing to reduce backscatter from the beam of light. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396640 | EXTRUDABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FILLERS AND DEVICES MADE FROM THE COMPOSITIONS - A filter comprises a support substrate. A film is disposed on the support substrate, the film comprising a polymer matrix material and a filler. The filler has a particle size distribution configured to filter a desired range of wavelengths of light, the particle size distribution having been achieved by extrusion. An extrudable composition is also disclosed. The extrudable composition comprises a polymer matrix material and a filler. The filler has an average particle size ranging from about 1 nm to about 700 nm and a concentration ranging from 0.001 weight % to 0.3 weight %, relative to the total weight of the extrudable composition. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396641 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT CONCENTRATION MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fire extinguishing agent concentration measuring system including a first window, a second window positioned relative to the first window thereby defining a sensing volume between the first window and the second window, a tube configured to port a flow including the agent from an environment through the sensing volume, and a fluid motion mechanism in operable communication with the tube configured to cause the flow through the tube and through the sensing volume. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396642 | CALCULATING MOLAR MASS VALUES OF COMPONENTS OF AND MOLAR MASS CONCENTRATION VALUES OF CONJUGATE MOLECULES/PARTICLES - The present disclosure describes a computer implemented method, a system, and a computer program product of calculating molar mass values of components of and molar concentration values of conjugate molecules/particles. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396643 | POROUS MEDIUM PARAMETER MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The present technology generally relates to a porous medium parameter measurement device. The porous medium parameter measurement device comprises: a liquid permeable portion comprising a fluid permeable component and a polymer swellable solution; and comprises a gas permeable portion comprising a gas permeable component. The liquid permeable portion is in operative communication with the gas permeable portion through the gas permeable component; and the gas permeable component acts to purge gases from the liquid permeable component and | 2021-12-23 |
20210396644 | FLOW CYTOMETER WITH ADJUSTABLE POSITIONAL OFFSET SORT DEFLECTION PLATES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Aspects of the present disclosure include a particle sorter with a droplet deflector configured to apply a known offset deflection force to a droplet stream. Particle sorters according to certain embodiments include a flow cell, a light source, e.g., laser, for irradiating an interrogation point of the flow cell, a detector for detecting light from the interrogation point, a droplet generator for producing a droplet stream from fluid exiting the flow cell and a droplet deflector configured to apply a known offset deflection force to the droplet stream. In some cases, the droplet deflector comprises first and second plates configured to be offset from one another. Methods and particle sorting modules for applying a known offset deflection force are also provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396645 | Analyzer and Analysis Method - An analyzer includes a flow channel through which a particle flows through, a particle image analysis device, a scattering amplitude measurement device, and an data generator. The particle image analysis device includes an imaging unit which captures an image of the particle flowing through the flow channel, a first acquisition unit the image which obtains a size of the particle captured in the image. The scattering amplitude measurement device includes: a laser light source which emits laser light to the flow channel; a photodetector which detects transmitted light and scattered light caused by the particle; and a second acquisition unit which obtains a complex scattering amplitude of the particle based on changes over time in interference between the transmitted light and the scattered light. Using the obtained size and complex scattering amplitude, the data generator generates characteristics data for the particle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396646 | FLOW CYTOMETER AND LASER OPTICS ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A flow cytometer of a blood analyzer including a transverse-electric (TE) laser diode, a flow cell, a quarter wave plate (QWP), a plurality of lenses, and a side scatter detector. The TE laser diode is configured to output a laser beam along an optical axis and has a fast axis full width at half maximum (FWHM) divergence of from about 16 degrees to about 25 degrees. The QWP is disposed along the optical axis between the TE laser diode and the flow cell and configured to circularly polarize the laser beam. The plurality of lenses is disposed between the TE laser diode and the flow cell and configured to focus the laser beam at the flow cell. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396647 | QUANTITATIVE LARGE AREA BINDING SENSOR FOR DETECTING BIOMARKERS - An imaging system and method for detecting a target in a sample. The imaging system includes a lens-free holographic microscope having a light source in a first plane spaced above an image sensor. The image sensor extends in a second plane. The system also includes a microfluidic chip positioned between the light source and the image sensor. The microfluidic chip extends in a third plane, which is parallel to the second plane. There is at least one chamber in the microfluidic chip configured to receive a sample solution with a target. The system also has a plurality of functionalized beads positioned within the at least one chamber in the microfluidic chip. Any two of the plurality of functionalized beads have an affinity for binding together when exposed to the target in the sample solution. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396648 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST METHOD AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST APPARATUS FOR COATED METAL MATERIAL - Provided is a measurement method for measuring a size of expansion of a surface treatment film occurred in a coated metal material that includes a metal base and the surface treatment film provided on the metal base. The measurement method includes the steps of disposing a water-containing material to be in contact with the expansion and an electrode to be in contact with the water-containing material, and electrically connecting between the electrode and the metal base with an external circuit; applying, with the external circuit, a constant voltage between the electrode and the metal base, as a cathode and an anode, respectively, and measuring a current value flowing therebetween; and calculating a size of the expansion, based on the current value measured and a correlation between the current value and the size of the expansion, the correlation being determined on an exploratory basis in advance. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396649 | MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST METHOD AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST APPARATUS FOR COATED METAL MATERIAL - Provided is a measurement method for measuring a size of a damaged portion in a coated metal material that includes a metal base and surface treatment film provided on the metal base, and reaching the metal base through the surface treatment film. The measurement method includes the steps of disposing a water-containing material to be in contact with the damaged portion and an electrode to be in contact with the water-containing material, and electrically connecting between the electrode and the metal base with an external circuit; applying, with the external circuit, a constant voltage between the electrode and the metal base, as a cathode and an anode, respectively, and measuring a current value flowing therebetween; and calculating a size of the damaged portion, based on the current value measured and a correlation between the current value and the size of the damaged portion, determined on an exploratory basis in advance. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396650 | ELECTRODE PORTION DEVICE, AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST METHOD AND CORROSION RESISTANCE TEST APPARATUS FOR COATED METAL MATERIAL - An electrode portion device is for use in a corrosion resistance test for a coated metal material that includes a metal base and a surface treatment film on the metal base material. The electrode portion device includes: a container body that is tubular and disposed on the surface treatment film, and configured to hold a water-containing material that is in contact with the surface treatment film inside; a lid for closing an upper opening of the container body; a through hole provided in an upper side wall of the container body; and an electrode in contact with the water-containing material contained inside the container body. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396651 | Methods of Bonding Articles Using Moisture-Curing Adhesive Composition - An adhesive composition may be applied to a surface, such as plastic, metal, wood, stucco, plaster, brick, concrete, glass, rubber, tile, fiberglass, ceramic, porcelain, canvas, stone, or drywall. The adhesive-containing surface is then pressed into contact with a second surface to create a strong, watertight bond. The methods disclosed herein may be used to assemble and/or repair a variety of articles and structures, such as roofs, gutters, boats, kayaks, personal watercraft, canoes, rafts, inflatable articles such as toys, sporting equipment, and air mattresses, outdoor equipment, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, campers, garden hoses, low-pressure PVC and plumbing pipes, tents, vinyl awnings, covers and tarps, swimming pools, windows, doors, walls, seams, vents, air ducts, HVAC systems, and the like. Also disclosed herein are methods of testing the bonding strength of an adhesive, methods of affecting underwater repairs, and methods of assembling an all-terrain vehicle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396652 | LASER OPTO-ULTRASONIC DUAL DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELEMENTS, DEFECTS AND RESIDUAL STRESS SIMULTANEOUSLY - The disclosure discloses a laser opto-ultrasonic dual detection method and device using a pulse laser incident on the surface of a sample to generate plasma and the optical emission and ultrasonic waves are generated, to simultaneously analyze the element compositions, structural defects and residual stress of the sample. The detection system includes an excitation unit, a spectrum detection module, an ultrasonic detection module and an analysis control module. The digital delayer generator is connected to the computer, the high-precision 3D displacement platform is electrically connected to the digital delayer generator. The the pulsed laser is focused on and incident onto the surface of the sample to be tested through modulation of the optical path system to generate plasma, which simultaneously generate optical emission and ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic detection unit is configured to detect the ultrasonic waves. The spectrum detection unit is configured to detect the plasma emission spectrum. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396653 | Equipment And Method For Analysis Of A Fluid - There is described an equipment and method for analysis of a fluid, suspension, solution, dispersion or fluid emulsion that automatically analyzes the characteristic properties of the samples of the fluids, such as paints, enamels, and dyes, among others, so that adjustments can be made to the fluid to meet the optical properties such as color, opacity, hue, saturation (tinting power), covering and luminosity, from the spectrometric measurement technique by transmission analysis of film having radiated fixed thickness. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396654 | OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS - An optical inspection apparatus includes a stage that supports a target substrate, the target substrate including a plurality of light emitting elements, a jig that applies an electrical signal to the target substrate, the jig including a regulation resistor, a microscope that generates magnified image data of the target substrate, a camera that captures the magnified image data to generate a color image of the target substrate, and an optical measurement unit that captures the magnified image data of the target substrate to generate a spectrum image and measure optical characteristics of the target substrate. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396655 | Method and Device for Analyzing Biological Material - A method for analyzing biological material includes reading in a measurement signal, a first reference signal and a second reference signal. The method further includes determining noise in the measurement signal in order to produce noise data, applying the noise data to the first reference signal and to the second reference signal in order to generate an adjusted first reference signal and an adjusted second reference signal, and transforming the measurement signal, the adjusted first reference signal, and the adjusted second reference signal into a frequency distribution form in order to produce a measurement signal distribution, a first reference distribution and a second reference distribution. Additionally the method includes performing a cluster analysis using the measurement signal distribution, the first reference distribution, and the second reference distribution to determine, in accordance with a result of the cluster analysis, whether the biological material has the first property or the second property. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396656 | POSTURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL SENSOR, AND AUTOMATIC MATERIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A posture adjustment device for an optical sensor includes: a controller, a posture detector, and a posture adjustment structure. An optical sensor to be detected is fixed on the posture adjustment structure. The posture detector receives an emitted beam of the optical sensor to be detected, detects a posture of the optical sensor to be detected according to the emitted beam, and sends posture information to the controller. The controller controls, according to the posture information, the posture adjustment structure to adjust the posture of the optical sensor to be detected. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396657 | CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A concentration measurement device | 2021-12-23 |
20210396658 | SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module for measuring a concentration of a gas by utilizing changes in an amount of absorbed light includes a light emitting device and a light receiving device configured to receive light emitted by the light emitting device, wherein the light emitting device and the light receiving device are disposed to face each other across a gap, wherein the light emitting device and the light receiving device are positioned such as to be exposed to the gas, and the gap forms part of a flow pathway of the gas, and wherein the gap is greater than or equal to 0.2 mm and less than or equal to 1.0 mm. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396659 | SENSOR AND SENSOR DEVICE - Disclosed are a sensor including a first metal layer and a second metal layer facing each other, and a volume changeable layer disposed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and capable of absorbing a material to change the thickness thereof, wherein at least one of the first metal layer and the second metal layer is a semi-transmissive layer and the sensor indicates a color change by changing a resonance wavelength of light transmitted through the semi-transmissive layer according to a change in thickness of the volume changeable layer, and a sensor device, an electronic device, a smart window, and an IoT system including the same. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396660 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PHASE CHANGES IN A FLUID USING SPECTRAL RECOGNITION - Systems and methods are described, and one method includes providing an optical fiber extending into a chamber with a volume of the gas; passing an optical beam, from an optical source, through the optical fiber; applying a spectral analysis to the optical beam as received after passing through the optical fiber, and outputting a corresponding spectral analysis signal; and determining, based on the output spectral analysis signal, whether a liquid is carried by the volume of the gas. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396661 | SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY FOR ANATOMICAL MAPPING OF THE EPICARDIUM - An exemplary catheter can be provided, which can include, for example a source fiber(s) configured to (i) receive a near infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) radiation, and (ii) provide the NIRS radiation to a portion(s) of a sample(s), a detection fiber(s) configured to receive a return radiation from the sample(s) that can be based on the NIRS radiation that was provided to the portion(s) of the sample(s), and an ablation electrode(s) configured to ablate the sample(s) based on the return radiation. The source fiber(s), the detection fiber(s), and the ablation electrode(s) can be integrated into the single sheath. The ablation electrode(s) can be a radiofrequency ablation electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396662 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A SAMPLE USING DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY - Provided is a method for predicting optical properties of a sample, the method including obtaining, by a device, a plurality of diffuse reflectance values based on optical energy diffusely reflected from the sample, generating, by a multi-layered Deep Fully Connected Neural Network (DFCNN) in the device, a first set of intermediate values by non-linearly mapping the plurality of diffuse reflectance values to the first set of intermediate values, generating, by a One-Dimensional-Convolutional Neural Network (1D-CNN) in the device, a second set of intermediate values by non-linearly mapping the plurality of diffuse reflectance values to the second set of intermediate values, and predicting, by the device, values of the optical properties of the sample based on the first set of intermediate values and the second set of intermediate values. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396663 | ELECTRICITY MEASURING TYPE SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR, ELECTRICITY MEASURING TYPE SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR CHIP, METHOD FOR DETECTING SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE CHANGES - An electricity measuring type surface plasmon resonance sensor includes: a plasmon resonance intensifying sensor chip in which a prism and a sensor chip including an electrode, a silicon semiconductor film, and a plasmon resonance film electrode arranged in this order are arranged in an order of the prism, the electrode, the silicon semiconductor film, and the plasmon resonance film electrode; and an electric measuring apparatus which directly measures a current or voltage from the electrode and the plasmon resonance film electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396664 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396665 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396666 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396667 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396668 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396669 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396670 | Highly Stable Semiconductor Lasers and Sensors for III-V and Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits - Building blocks are provided for on-chip chemical sensors and other highly-compact photonic integrated circuits combining interband or quantum cascade lasers and detectors with passive waveguides and other components integrated on a III-V or silicon. A MWIR or LWIR laser source is evanescently coupled into a passive extended or resonant-cavity waveguide that provides evanescent coupling to a sample gas (or liquid) for spectroscopic chemical sensing. In the case of an ICL, the uppermost layer of this passive waveguide has a relatively high index of refraction that enables it to form the core of the waveguide, while the ambient air, consisting of the sample gas, functions as the top cladding layer. A fraction of the propagating light beam is absorbed by the sample gas if it contains a chemical species having a fingerprint absorption feature within the spectral linewidth of the laser emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396671 | OPTICAL DENSITY TESTING SYSTEM AND OPTICAL DENSITY TESTING DEVICE - An optical density testing system includes a light source, a first light splitting device used to divide the light into at least two light paths, at least two second light splitting devices used for receiving the at least two paths of light from the first light splitting device, first light-passing holes provided corresponding to each of the at least two second light splitting devices, a first filter device detachably arranged at each of the first light-passing holes, a first diaphragm detachably installed on each of the first filter devices, and a light receiving device. The second light splitting device is used to transmit the light onto a product to be tested through the first filter device and the first diaphragm. The light receiving device is used to receive transmitted light formed after the light passes through the product to be tested. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396672 | CALIBRATION TARGET - A calibration target for calibrating an optoelectronic device for analyzing biomolecules by detecting fluorescence signals from a sample includes a substrate and a solid fluorescent layer that is disposed on the substrate and capable of being excited by laser light. The fluorescent layer has an optically inactive matrix having embedded therein a carbon-based component that is excitable to light emission. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396673 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING HYDROLYSIS DEGREE AND CHARGE DENSITY OF POLYELECTROLYTES AND PHOSPHONATES - The present invention relates to a method for determining hydrolysis degree and charge density of polyelectrolyte or phosphonate in a sample. In the method the sample is mixed with a reagent comprising a lanthanide(lll) ion. The mixture is excited at an excitation wavelength and a signal deriving from the lanthanide(lll) ion is detected by using time-resolved fluorescence measurement, followed by determining the hydrolysis degree and the charge density of the polyelectrolyte or phosphonate by using the detected sample signal. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396674 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRATION OF PHOSPHATE - The present invention relates to a method for determining concentration of phosphate in a sample method comprises mixing the sample with a lanthanide (III) chelate or with lanthanide (III) ion and a chelation agent; allowing the phosphate in the sample to interact with the lanthanide (III) chelate; or with the lanthanide (III) ion and the chelation agent; exciting the sample and detecting a sample signal deriving from the sample by using time-resolved luminescence measurement; and determining the concentration of the phosphate in the sample. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396675 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - It is possible to more appropriately perform fluorescence separation. An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a fluorescence signal acquisition unit ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396676 | Resonator Networks for Improved Label Detection, Computation, Analyte Sensing, and Tunable Random Number Generation - The present disclosure provides resonator networks adapted to a variety of applications. The networks include fluorophores, quantum dots, dyes, plasmonic nanorods, or other optical resonators maintained in position relative to each other by a backbone (e.g., a backbone composed of DNA). The networks may exhibit optical absorption and re-emission according to specified temporal decay profiles, e.g., to provide temporally-multiplexed labels for imaging or flow cytometry. The networks can include resonators that exhibit a dark state, such that the behavior of the network can be modified by inducing the dark state in one or more resonators. Such networks could be configured as logic gates or other logical elements, e.g., to provide multiplexed detection of analytes by a single network, to permit the temporal decay profile of the network to be adjusted (e.g., to use the networks as a controllable random number generator), or to provide other benefits. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396677 | DETECTION SUBSTRATE, RAMAN SPECTRUM DETECTION SYSTEM, AND RAMAN SPECTRUM DETECTION METHOD - A detection substrate includes a substrate, a wetting layer, a barrier layer, a reaction layer, a counter electrode layer, a reference electrode layer, an insulating frame, and a plurality of wirings. The substrate includes a counter electrode, a working electrode, and a reference electrode. The reaction layer is located on the barrier layer. A surface of the reaction layer has a naturally micro-etched nano pattern. The counter electrode layer has an accommodating area which accommodates the reaction layer, and the naturally micro-etched nano pattern is exposed from the accommodating area. The insulating frame is located on a measurement area. The detection substrate has electrodes. During use, a predetermined reaction potential is applied to the detection substrate by an electrochemical device, and a Raman spectroscopy analysis is performed to obtain a strengthened Raman spectroscopy signal. A Raman spectrum detection system and a Raman spectrum detection method are also provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396678 | BACTERIOPHAGE-BASED SERS-ACTIVE GOLD NANOHALO STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a bacteriophage-based gold nanohalo structure and a fabrication method therefor, and more particularly to a SERS-active gold nanohalo structure in which gold nanoparticles are regularly arranged on bacteriophage MS2, and a fabrication method therefor. The gold nanohalo structure according to the present invention may generate a consistent SERS signal due to regular arrangement of hot spots between the gold nanoparticles, and may be effectively used in the development of a SERS-based detection system. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS BY MEANS OF OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY - A device may be provided for element analysis of materials by means of optical emission spectroscopy, particularly by means of laser-induced plasma spectroscopy, said device having: means for exciting a plasma from a partial quantity of a test sample made of the material to be analyzed; means for detecting and for spectral analysis of optical radiation emitted from the plasma; beam guidance means for guiding at least a part of the optical radiation emitted from the plasma to the means for detecting and spectral analysis; and means for flushing at least one partial region of the device with an inert gas, wherein the beam guidance means are at least one capillary tube, which additionally serves to guide the inert gas. A method may be provided for element analysis of materials by means of optical emission spectroscopy using the device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396680 | COLORIMETRIC DETECTION OF ACTINIDES - A method for rapid detection of actinides including the steps of having a support including a colorimetric complexation, placing the support in communication with a sample through urinalysis, and receiving a visual indicator from the colorimetric complexation. The sample having an unknown concentration of at least one actinide within it. The colorimetric complexation is configured to activate when contacted by a threshold concentration of an actinide. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396681 | Grain sampling and imaging device - In a grain sampling and imaging device, a grain bin ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396682 | Electronic Component Inspection Apparatus And Electronic Component Inspection Method - An electronic component inspection apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds an electronic component having a component body and terminals; light sources and reflection plates that irradiate reflected light at least on the terminals of the electronic component held by the holding unit, from the side of a back face opposite to a mounting face of the electronic component; a camera that captures an image of the electronic component under irradiation of the reflected light, from the side of the mounting face; and a control unit that controls processing related to inspection of the electronic component, on the basis of the image of the electronic component captured by the camera. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396683 | MULTI-SOURCE ILLUMINATION UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An illumination unit comprising a first electromagnetic wave source including circuitry for outputting a first electromagnetic wave in a first direction to illuminate a first region of a sample; a second electromagnetic wave source including circuitry for outputting a second electromagnetic wave in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction; and a reflector configured to reflect the second electromagnetic wave substantially in the first direction to illuminate a second region of the sample. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396684 | ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING DEFECTS ON A MOTOR VEHICLE BODYWORK - An assembly for detecting defects on a bodywork of a motor vehicle that includes a gantry, of inverted U-shaped cross section, shaped to allow the passage of the motor vehicle in a longitudinal direction, from the rear of the gantry to the front of the gantry. The gantry includes an inner surface extending transversely between two lateral free ends and includes a light source suitable for illuminating, in a substantially uniform manner, the bodywork of the motor vehicle during its passage, the gantry including at least one opaque strip extending transversely over the entire length of the inner surface. The assembly includes a plurality of cameras installed at a distance from the gantry, in at least one longitudinal direction, so as to capture images of the bodywork of the motor vehicle during its passage under the gantry, and a detection member suitable for receiving the images captured by the plurality of cameras and for detecting, according to these images, defects in the bodywork, by analyzing the reflection of the opaque strip on the bodywork and by directly recognizing, in the images, defects on the bodywork. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396685 | Laser-based Non-destructive Spike Defect Inspection System - Described herein are a low-cost, non-destructive, and contact-free intelligent inspection system that is field-deployable on a geometry car, high-rail vehicle, or other types of track inspection platforms to identify broken railway/railroad spikes in real-time. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396686 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A CRITICAL DEFECT IN A CERAMIC ROLLING ELEMENT - Method for detecting at least one critical defect in a ceramic rolling element providing the steps of capturing a plurality of two-dimensional digital radiographic images of the rolling element; digitally filtering each radiographic image; delineating, on the basis of the filtered image, at least one region liable to comprise the critical defect; constructing stereoscopically a virtual model of the rolling element having the region; comparing the dimensions of the delineated region with a plurality of predetermined threshold values, and, when the dimensions are greater than the threshold values, generating an alarm signal. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396687 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Provided are an image processing apparatus, a radiography system, an image processing method, and an image processing program by which a radiographic image can be accurately corrected. An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that acquires, from a radiation detector in which a plurality of pixels each of which outputs an electrical signal according to a dose of radiation R emitted from a radiation source are arranged, a radiographic image captured in a state in which end parts of the radiation detector overlap with each other; and a correction unit that corrects an influence of the end portion on a far side from the radiation source, which is included in the radiographic image. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396688 | NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTING SYSTEM, NEUTRON RADIATION SOURCE, AND NEUTRON RADIATION METHOD - A non-destructive inspection system | 2021-12-23 |
20210396689 | MESH HOLDER FOR SERIAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - The invention provides a device for immobilizing and shipping crystals and for data collection via serial crystallography, the device having a first planar substrate defining a first transversely extending aperture, opening, wherein the first substrate has a first laterally facing surface; a second planar substrate defining a second transversely extending aperture coaxial with the first aperture, wherein the second substrate has a second laterally facing surface; a third planar substrate and a fourth planar substrate positioned between the first and second substrate such that the first planar substrate, the second planar substrate, the third planar substrate and the fourth planar substrate are parallel; and a means for reversibly applying axial pressure to the first and second laterally facing surfaces so as to compress the third and fourth substrates together. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396690 | SAMPLE HOLDER UNIT FOR SINGLE-CRYSTAL X-RAY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A sample holder unit for a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus that quickly, surely and easily performs structure analysis with a crystalline sponge, the structure analysis inclusive of an operation of attaching a sample soaked in the crystalline sponge thereto, even if having no specialized knowledge, is provided. There are provided a sample holder, and an applicator comprising an opening | 2021-12-23 |
20210396691 | NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF ATOMIC REACTIONS TO DETECT STRUCTURAL FAILURE - The method and device to ensure the safety of people's life and health is based on the measurements of spontaneous electromagnetic radiation caused by the deformation from a structure or device, the nucleation and growth of plant cells and living organisms; calculating energy stored in a portion of the structure or cells based on the measured intensity; performing a comparison of the energy stored with a critical value for the structure and pathological changes in the cells; and indicate potential failure of the structure or the level of pathological changes based on the performed comparison. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396692 | System for Estimating the Occurrence of Defects, and Computer-Readable Medium - The purpose of this invention is to estimate the occurrence of defects such as probability pattern defects, with a small number of inspection points. To achieve this purpose, the present invention proposes a system and a computer-readable medium. The system comprises: a step in which first data pertaining to the probability that the edge of a pattern determined on the basis of measurement data for a plurality of measurement points on a wafer is present at a first position is acquired or is generated; a step in which, if the edge is at the first position, second data pertaining to the probability that a film defect covers a region including the first position and a second position which is different to said first position is acquired or generated; and a step in which the probability of the defect occurring is predicted on the basis of the first data and the second data. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396693 | SENSOR ELEMENT, MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - In order to improve the measurement sensitivity in measurement using a color center as a sensor, a sensor element ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396694 | MATERIAL PROPERTY TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems, methods, devices, and circuitries are provided for determining a material property. In one embodiment, a method includes applying non-thermal energy to a first side of a material sample; sensing, a response of the material sample to the non-thermal energy; generating non-thermal data indicative of the response; and determining a thermal property of the material sample based on the non-thermal data. In one embodiment, the method also includes determining an environmental characteristic; determining a suitability of the material sample based on the thermal property and the environmental characteristic; and displaying information related to the suitability. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396695 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THERMALLY TESTING A SAMPLE - The invention provides an apparatus and a method for testing a sample, with a sensor element ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396696 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR DETERMINING HEAT TRANSFER PARAMETERS OF A FLUID - A sensor device for determining at least one heat transfer parameter of a gas comprises a sensor unit ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396697 | HUMIDITY SENSOR INCORPORATING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - A humidity sensor system ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396698 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A FLUID - A processing apparatus ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210396699 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING LIQUID SAMPLE AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides a method for analyzing a liquid sample that solves a problem of a kinetically slow equilibrium at a liquid-solid interface, the problem occurring when liquid sample analysis is performed with a chemical sensor. In the method for analyzing a liquid sample according to an embodiment of the present invention, a component to be analyzed in a liquid sample is adsorbed on a receptor layer of a chemical sensor, one or more kinds of gases are then supplied to the chemical sensor, and a response thereof is measured. As a result, since a slow equilibrium at a liquid-solid interface is not used, a high-sensitivity measurement can be performed in a short time, and existing findings regarding analysis of gas samples on which much progress in research has been achieved can be used. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396700 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE COMPOSITION OF A MULTI-PHASE FLOW IN A PIPE BY ANALYZING ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS - System for measuring the composition of a multiphase fluid flow in a pipe, the multiphase flow containing a mixture of gas and liquid. The system comprising a first and a second sensor arrangement, wherein each sensor arrangement is adapted to measuring electrical characteristics (i.e. impedance) of the flow at a predetermined rate. The system also including an analysis unit being adapted to monitor the measured electrical characteristics from said first and second sensor arrangement and to detect occurrences of time periods involving a predetermined relationship between the measured characteristics, and during these periods assuming a liquid rich phase and calculating the composition based on the electrical characteristics. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396701 | NANOPORE-BASED SEQUENCING WITH VARYING VOLTAGE STIMULUS - A method of analyzing a molecule is disclosed. A voltage source is selectively connected to or disconnected from a capacitor using a switch controlled by a reset signal. A charge is stored in a capacitor when the voltage source is connected to the capacitor. The capacitor is discharged through a nanopore in a membrane when the voltage source is disconnected from the capacitor. A duty cycle of the reset signal is determined such that the voltage source and the capacitor is connected for at least a one tenth portion of a reset signal period and disconnected for a remaining portion of the reset signal period, such that a voltage across the nanopore is maintained at a higher level during the portion of the reset signal period in which the connection is maintained than during the remaining portion of the reset signal period in which the connection is not maintained. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396702 | GAS SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE, GAS SENSOR CONTROL SYSTEM, AND GAS SENSOR SYSTEM - A gas sensor control device having a DA conversion circuit configured to supply a pump current having a magnitude corresponding to an inputted digital signal to the pump cell, a reference electric potential generating circuit configured to keep an electric potential of the first pump electrode at a reference electric potential, a diagnostic resistance connected to the pump cell parallel to the pump cell, and an output part configured to output a signal relating to voltage applied to the diagnostic resistance when inputting an arbitrary digital signal to the DA conversion circuit in a situation in which oxygen ion conductivity does not occur in the pump cell to an external device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396703 | Rapid Electrochemical Point-of-Care COVID-19 Detection in Human Saliva - Novel devices and methods for rapid, liquid-based detection of viruses are provided, including rapid saliva-based detection of SARS-CoV-2. The devices can include one or more layers of graphene, and/or carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, cross-linkers, redox probes, ACE2 enzyme, and aptamer or antibody (including SARS-CoV-2 antibody). Forward, and optionally reverse waveforms can be applied to the devices to provide voltammograms indicative of positive or negative detection of viruses. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396704 | METHOD FOR TREATING SOLUTION INCLUDING NUCLEIC ACID, AND DEVICE FOR TREATING SOLUTION INCLUDING NUCLEIC ACID - A method for treating a solution including nucleic acid, comprising the steps of:
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20210396705 | MICROFLUIDIC RESPIROMETRY OF METABOLIC FUNCTIONS IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A clinical or research instrument or apparatus is provided. In another aspect, an apparatus operably conducts microfluidic measurement of metabolic functions in biological samples. A further aspect employs an instrument which includes an enclosed sample chamber having walls of low oxygen permeability and an optically transparent material to allow remote probing or sensing of oxygen. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396707 | OXYGEN POTENTIOMETRIC PROBE, FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE OXYGEN CONCENTRATION OF A LIQUID METAL, APPLICATION TO THE MEASUREMENT OF OXYGEN IN LIQUID SODIUM OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR OF TYPE RNR-Na - A potentiometric oxygen sensor for measuring the oxygen concentration of a liquid metal, including:
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20210396708 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES USING A GRAPHENE-BASED BIOLOGICAL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - Methods for detecting analytes using a biological field-effect transistor (BioFET) are disclosed. In some implementations, the method includes exposing a three-dimensional (3D) graphene layer biofunctionalized with a biological recognition element to a target analyte, providing a well region containing an electrolyte solution configured to retain the target analyte, allowing the target analyte to disperse throughout the electrolyte solution and bind with the biological recognition element, detecting a change in electrical properties of the 3D graphene layer in response to the target analyte binding with the biological recognition element, determining a presence of the target analyte based on the change in electrical properties, and outputting an indication of the determined presence of the target analyte. In some aspects, the 3D graphene layer may operate as a channel for the BioFET. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396709 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GRAPHENE-BASED BIOLOGICAL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A method for manufacturing a biological field-effect transistor (BioFET) is disclosed. In some implementations, the method may include preparing a carbonaceous dispersion by adding a three-dimensional (3D) graphene into a solvent; depositing the carbonaceous dispersion onto a p-type silicon wafer; spin-coating a positive photoresist over the carbonaceous dispersion; forming source and drain terminals on the p-type silicon wafer, the source and drain terminals in contact with the 3D graphene of the carbonaceous dispersion; removing residual photoresist from the carbonaceous dispersion by placing the p-type silicon wafer in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP); and biofunctionalizing the carbonaceous dispersion with a molecular recognition element configured to alter one or more electrical properties of the Bio-FET in response to exposure of the molecular recognition element to the analyte. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396710 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR AND MONITORING METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR - The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for an electrochemical sensor, comprising: a first measuring point having a first measuring medium, a first electrochemical sensor that is in contact with the first measuring medium and is suitable for generating first sensor data, an electronic unit which is connected to the first electrochemical sensor and has a data memory, the electronic unit being suitable for storing the first sensor data generated by the first electrochemical sensor in the data memory, a computing unit adapted to be connected to the electronic unit for reading out the first sensor data in the data memory, the computing unit being connected to a database and the database having second sensor data of second electrochemical sensors, the second electrochemical sensors being structurally identical to the first electrochemical sensor. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396711 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING STEEL DEFECT BASED ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MAGNETIC PERTURBATION - The present disclosure provides a device and a method for testing a steel defect based on internal and external magnetic perturbation. The device includes: a magnetizer comprising a magnetization source and a magnet yoke, arranged on a surface of a sample, and configured to generate two types of typical magnetic field regions applied to testing based on internal and external magnetic perturbation; a double-row magnetic sensor probe, configured to collect internal and external magnetic perturbation data; a master controller, configured to perform pre-processing on the internal and external magnetic perturbation data, and store the pre-processed data; scanner wheels, configured to generate a sampling trigger pulse during scanning to enable the master controller to receive the internal and external magnetic perturbation data from the probes; and a host computer, configured to analyze the pre-processed data uploaded by the master controller to obtain a defect quantitative result. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396712 | Method for Producing a Lens and Ultrasound Device Comprising the Lens - The invention relates to a method for producing a lens for an ultrasound apparatus, as well as to an apparatus comprising the lens. The method comprises choosing a source point, providing a treatment volume situated inside a bone tissue model, providing a plurality of nodes distributed inside the treatment volume, and simulating the emission of a spherical wave from each of the nodes. Thus, a simulated wave front is created, in which each spherical wave has an amplitude and a phase, there being at least two nodes with different amplitudes and/or phases. The simulated wave front is received on a receiving surface. On the basis of the processed results, a holographic lens surface is designed, which can generate a wave pattern equivalent to the simulated wave. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RESONANT FREQUENCY OF MEMS MIRRORS - Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for detecting a resonant frequency of an optical beam-steering device. The method may include driving the optical beam-steering device with a driving signal oscillating at a plurality of frequencies. The method may also include detecting, by an acoustic detector, an acoustic signal caused by a movement of the optical beam-steering device. The method may further include analyzing a spectrum, by a controller, of the acoustic signal. The method may additionally include determining, by the controller, the resonant frequency of the optical beam-steering device based on the spectrum. | 2021-12-23 |
20210396714 | USING ULTRASOUND TO DETECT BOND-WIRE LIFT-OFF AND ESTIMATION OF DYNAMIC SAFE OPERATING AREA - A method for in-situ and nonintrusive detection of one or more of bond-wire lift-off or surface degradation in insulated-gate bipolar transistor modules of a power switching device includes transmitting an ultrasonic soundwave from at least one transmitter, receiving, using at least one receiver, a reflected soundwave from the at least one insulated-gate bipolar transistor module, the reflected soundwave being a portion of the transmitted ultrasonic soundwave, using the controller to determine the frequency and amplitude of the received soundwaves, and comparing at least one of the frequency of the received soundwaves or the amplitude of the received soundwaves to known base characteristics for a new insulated-gate bipolar transistor module to determine a state of health for a power switching device including the insulated-gate bipolar transistor module being measured. | 2021-12-23 |