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20110279673 | MARITIME CONTROLS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for various embodiments of maritime control components. For example in one embodiment, a control component, adapted to be used with a watercraft, includes a mounting feature adapted to mount the control component to a steering wheel of the watercraft, and a mode selector of the control component adapted to receive and transmit a first user input signal corresponding to a user selected mode of operation from a plurality of selectable modes of operation including a map mode, a sonar mode, a fishfinder mode, a radar mode, an autopilot pattern mode, an entertainment mode, and/or a maritime mode. The control component further includes an increase/decrease actuator adapted to receive and transmit a second user input signal corresponding to a user selection within the user selected mode of operation. Embodiments of a watercraft and a method of display control are also provided. | 11-17-2011 |
20130242110 | WEARABLE APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED INFRARED IMAGING MODULE - Various techniques are disclosed for providing a wearable apparatus having an integrated infrared imaging module. In one example, a wearable apparatus implemented as a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) may include a shield to protect a user from an external environment, one or more infrared imaging modules, a projector, a processor, and a communication module for projecting a user-viewable thermal image onto a surface of the shield. Such infrared imaging modules may be positioned internal to the SCBA for protection from a hazardous external environment. In another example, a wearable apparatus implemented as a welding mask may include one or more infrared imaging modules, a projector, a processor, and a communication module, so as to project a user-viewable thermal image onto a surface of a shield of the welding mask, while at the same time protecting these components and the welder's face from a harsh welding environment. | 09-19-2013 |
20130335550 | INFRARED SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Infrared imaging systems and methods disclosed herein, in accordance with one or more embodiments, provide for a wireless thermal imaging system comprising one or more wireless thermal image sensors adapted to capture and provide thermal images of structural objects of a structure for monitoring moisture of the structural objects and a processing component adapted to receive the thermal images of the structural objects from the one or more wireless thermal image sensors, and process the thermal images of the structural objects to generate moisture content information for remote analysis of restoration conditions of the structural objects. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342691 | INFANT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THERMAL IMAGING - Various techniques are disclosed for systems and methods using thermal imaging to monitor an infant or other persons that may need observation. For example, an infant monitoring system may include an infrared imaging module, a visible light camera, a processor, a display, a communication module, and a memory. The monitoring system may capture thermal images of a scene including at least a partial view of an infant, using the infrared imaging module enclosed in a portable or mountable housing configured to be positioned for remote monitoring of the infant. Various thermal image processing and analysis operations may be performed on the thermal images to generate monitoring information relating to the infant. The monitoring information may include various alarms that actively provide warnings to caregivers, and user-viewable images of the scene. The monitoring information may be presented at external devices or the display located remotely for convenient viewing by caregivers. | 12-26-2013 |
20140085482 | HYBRID INFRARED SENSOR ARRAY HAVING HETEROGENEOUS INFRARED SENSORS - Various techniques are provided for an infrared sensor assembly having a hybrid infrared sensor array. In one example, such a hybrid infrared sensor array may include a plurality of microbolometers and a non-bolometric infrared sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be a thermopile or other type of infrared sensor different from a bolometer-based sensor. The non-bolometric infrared sensor may be utilized to provide a more accurate and stable temperature reading of an object or area of a scene captured by the array. In some embodiments, the non-bolometric infrared sensor may also be utilized to perform a shutter-less radiometric calibration of the microbolometers of the array. An infrared sensor assembly may include, for example, the hybrid infrared sensor array, as well as a substrate including bond pads and/or appropriate circuits to obtain and/or transmit output signals from the non-bolometric infrared sensor. | 03-27-2014 |
20140218520 | SMART SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various techniques are disclosed for smart surveillance camera systems and methods using thermal imaging to intelligently control illumination and monitoring of a surveillance scene. For example, a smart camera system may include a thermal imager, an IR illuminator, a visible light illuminator, a visible/near IR (NIR) light camera, and a processor. The camera system may capture thermal images of the scene using the thermal imager, and analyze the thermal images to detect a presence and an attribute of an object in the scene. In response to the detection, various light sources may be selectively operated to illuminate the object only when needed or desired, with a suitable type of light source, with a suitable beam angle and width, or in otherwise desirable manner. The visible/NIR light camera may also be selectively operated based on the detection to capture or record surveillance images containing objects of interest. | 08-07-2014 |
20150085133 | WEARABLE IMAGING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Wearable systems with thermal imaging capabilities may be provided for detecting the presence and location of persons or animals in an environment surrounding the system in accordance with an embodiment. A wearable system may include a wearable structure such as a helmet with a plurality of imaging modules mounted to the wearable structure. An imaging module may include one or more imaging components such as infrared imaging modules and visible light cameras. Thermal images captured using the infrared imaging modules may be used to detect the presence of a person in the thermal images. The wearable imaging system may include one or more alert components that alert the wearer when a person is detected in the thermal images. The alert components may be used to generate a location-specific alert that alerts the wearer to the location of the detected person. A wearable imaging system may be a multidirectional threat monitoring helmet. | 03-26-2015 |
20150358560 | COMPACT MULTI-SPECTRUM IMAGING WITH FUSION - Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, illumination modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system. | 12-10-2015 |
20160100764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUN EXPOSURE - Systems and methods are provided for detecting overexposure of skin to ultraviolet light. A system may include a thermal imaging module that captures thermal images of a person's skin. Using the thermal images, the system may determine whether the person's skin has been or is being overexposed to ultraviolet light. The system may be a fixed camera system for monitoring an outdoor area, may be a mobile device having a thermal imaging module within or coupled to the mobile device, or may be part of a tanning system having an ultraviolet light source and a thermal imaging module. The overexposure may be detected in a thermal image based on a temperature of the person's skin, a change in the temperature of the person's skin over time or a temperature difference between portions of the person's skin. | 04-14-2016 |
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20120184769 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING METHYLGLYCINENITRILE-N,N-DIACETONITRILE - A method for isolating methylglycinenitrile-N,N-diacetonitrile (MGDN) from an aqueous mixture comprising MGDN is provided The method comprises cooling the aqueous mixture in one or more steps In one of these steps the mixture is cooled at a cooling rate of at least 20 K/h from a temperature above the solidification point of MGDN to a temperature below the solidification point of MGDN The method is implemented continuously | 07-19-2012 |
20120302783 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AMINOPOLYCARBOXYLATES - What is proposed is a process for preparing aminopolycarboxylates proceeding from the corresponding polyalkanolamines by oxidative dehydrogenation in the presence of a catalyst comprising 1 to 90% by weight of copper, based on the total weight of the catalyst, using a base, which comprises first performing a partial conversion of the polyalkanolamine to a reaction mixture comprising the aminopolycarboxylate at a temperature in the range from 140 to 180° C. until at least 10 to 90 mol % of the polyalkanolamine has been depleted, and then continuing the conversion at elevated temperature. | 11-29-2012 |
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20100105578 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING MULTIPLE PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CELLS - A method of analyzing cells disposed in media within a vessel includes the steps of providing a vessel having an original volume of media about the cells, reducing the original volume of media about at least a portion of the cells to define a reduced volume of media, and analyzing a constituent related to the cells within the reduced volume of media. An apparatus for analyzing cells includes a stage adapted to receive a vessel holding cells and a volume of media, a plunger adapted to receive a barrier to create a reduced volume of media within the vessel including at least a portion of the cells, the barrier adapted for insertion into the vessel by relative movement of the stage and the plunger, and a sensor in sensing communication with the reduced volume of media, wherein the sensor is configured to analyze a constituent disposed within the reduced volume. | 04-29-2010 |
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20140170671 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE MEASUREMENTS BASED ON CONTROLLED MEDIA FLOW - An apparatus including a plurality of wells for conducting analysis of three-dimensional cell samples (e.g., tissue samples) and methods for experimenting with a three-dimensional sample. A removable insert for use with the apparatus enables plunger-driven perfusion of the three-dimensional sample. | 06-19-2014 |
20140186876 | CELL ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - Devices and methods that measure one or more properties of a living cell culture that is contained in liquid media within a vessel, and typically analyzes plural cell cultures contained in plural vessels such as the wells of a multiwell microplate substantially in parallel. The devices incorporate a sensor that remains in equilibrium with, e.g., remains submerged within, the liquid cell media during the performance of a measurement and during addition of one or more cell affecting fluids such as solutions of potential drug compounds. | 07-03-2014 |
20140248650 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING MULTIPLE PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CELLS - A method of analyzing cells disposed in media within a vessel includes the steps of providing a vessel having an original volume of media about the cells, reducing the original volume of media about at least a portion of the cells to define a reduced volume of media, and analyzing a constituent related to the cells within the reduced volume of media. An apparatus for analyzing cells includes a stage adapted to receive a vessel holding cells and a volume of media, a plunger adapted to receive a barrier to create a reduced volume of media within the vessel including at least a portion of the cells, the barrier adapted for insertion into the vessel by relative movement of the stage and the plunger, and a sensor in sensing communication with the reduced volume of media, wherein the sensor is configured to analyze a constituent disposed within the reduced volume. | 09-04-2014 |
20150343439 | SINGLE COLUMN MICROPLATE SYSTEM AND CARRIER FOR ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A multiwell microplate for holding liquid samples, and a method of use thereof. The multiwell microplate includes a frame defining a plurality of wells disposed in a single column, each well having an opening with a length l | 12-03-2015 |
20160077083 | CELL ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - Devices and methods that measure one or more properties of a living cell culture that is contained in liquid media within a vessel, and typically analyzes plural cell cultures contained in plural vessels such as the wells of a multiwell microplate substantially in parallel. The devices incorporate a sensor that remains in equilibrium with, e.g., remains submerged within, the liquid cell media during the performance of a measurement and during addition of one or more cell affecting fluids such as solutions of potential drug compounds. | 03-17-2016 |
20160096173 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING MULTIPLE PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CELLS - A method of analyzing cells disposed in media within a vessel includes the steps of providing a vessel having an original volume of media about the cells, reducing the original volume of media about at least a portion of the cells to define a reduced volume of media, and analyzing a constituent related to the cells within the reduced volume of media. An apparatus for analyzing cells includes a stage adapted to receive a vessel holding cells and a volume of media, a plunger adapted to receive a barrier to create a reduced volume of media within the vessel including at least a portion of the cells, the barrier adapted for insertion into the vessel by relative movement of the stage and the plunger, and a sensor in sensing communication with the reduced volume of media, wherein the sensor is configured to analyze a constituent disposed within the reduced volume. | 04-07-2016 |