07th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160047864 | HALL ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE SIGNAL DETECTION CIRCUIT, CURRENT SENSOR THEREOF, AND HALL ELEMENT DRIVING METHOD - The present embodiment relates to a Hall electromotive force signal detection circuit. The third switch circuit selects a terminal position for applying a driving current out of four terminals of the third Hall element and switches the terminal position among the first terminal, the second terminal, the fourth terminal, and the third terminal in this order. The fourth switch circuit switches a terminal position for applying the driving current to the terminal in turn, among the first to the fourth terminal of the fourth Hall element, such that this terminal position is different from that selected by the third switch circuit and faces the terminal position for injecting the driving current in the third Hall element. A chopper clock generation circuit supplies a chopper clock signal with different four phases to the third switch circuit and to the fourth switch circuit. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047865 | Patterned MR Device with Controlled Shape Anisotropy - A magnetic sensor with increased sensitivity, lower noise, and improved frequency response is described. The sensor's free layer is ribbon shaped and is closely flanked at each long edge by a ribbon of magnetically soft, high permeability material. Side stripes of soft magnetic material absorb external field flux and concentrate the flux to flow into the sensor's edges to promote larger MR sensor magnetization rotation. Side stripes may be located in the plane of the free layer a maximum distance of 0.1 microns, above a plane that includes a free layer top surface, or below a plane that includes the magnetic sensor bottom surface. Edges of each side stripe may be aligned above or below a portion of the magnetic sensor. Moreover, each side stripe may have a tapered edge such that the side stripes have increasing thickness with increasing distance from the magnetic sensor. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047866 | XMR ANGLE SENSORS - Embodiments relate to xMR sensors, sensor elements and structures, and methods. In an embodiment, a sensor element comprises a non-elongated xMR structure; and a plurality of contact regions formed on the xMR structure spaced apart from one another such that a non-homogeneous current direction and current density distribution are induced in the xMR structure when a voltage is applied between the plurality of contact regions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047867 | SAMPLE HOLDER AND METHOD - A sample holder for use with magic angle spinning NMR and similar magnetic resonance analysis techniques which includes a sample holder sealed by an O-ring and a contact seal. The O-ring seals the sample volume during pressurization whereas the contact seal is active during analysis. The O-ring and the contact seal are disposed so that rotation of a plug selective engages one or both of the seals. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047868 | Internal Contacting and Cable Routing of a Head Coil with Tilting Function - The embodiments relate to a head coil for an imaging MRT system. The head coil includes a head coil upper part and a head coil lower part. At least the head coil upper part may be tilted relative to the head coil lower part, and an internal connecting cable of the head coil is embodied as a rigid-flex circuit board with a rigid region and a flexible region. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047869 | WIRELESS ACTUATOR CIRCUIT FOR WIRELESS ACTUATION OF MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM SWITCH FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A wireless actuator circuit configured to actuate a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) switch is provided. The wireless actuator circuit includes a transmitter portion and a receiver portion operatively coupled to the transmitter portion. The transmitter portion includes an oscillator device configured to generate a signal at a determined frequency and a first antenna operatively coupled to the oscillator device to receive a modulated signal. Further, the receiver portion includes a second antenna configured to receive the modulated signal from the transmitter portion, a radio frequency power detector configured to detect the modulated signal and a comparator configured to produce a control signal in response to the modulated signal detected by the radio frequency power detector to toggle the MEMS switch. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047870 | GRADIENT COIL ASSEMBLY WITH OUTER COILS COMPRISIGN ALUMINUM - The present invention provides a gradient coil assembly ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160047871 | VARIABLE TR (vTR) FUNCTION IN FRESH BLOOD IMAGING (FBI) - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, method and/or computer readable medium is configured to obtain bright signal while having acceptable specific absorption rate (SAR) and acceptable scan time in Fast Advanced Spin Echo (FASE) or Single-shot Fast Spin Echo (SS-FSE) imaging used, for example, in non-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (NC-MRA) techniques like fresh blood imaging (FBI). Within RF pulse sequences used to acquire echo data, the TR intervals are varied in the slice encode direction. In some instances, the refocusing pulse flip angles too may be varied for RF pulse sequences such that central k-space have larger refocusing pulse flip angles than slices further towards the ends. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047872 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE - An MRI apparatus includes: an image processor that generates a real-time image and a scout image by using an MR signal that is received from an object; a display that displays slices, which respectively correspond to portions of the object, on the scout image; and an input interface that receives a user input corresponding to at least one of the real-time image and the scout image. The image processor updates the real-time image based on the user input, and the display displays the updated real-time image. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047873 | FAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A fast magnetic resonance imaging method and system, the method comprising: applying a periodic radio-frequency pulse train to drive the magnetization vector of an imaging volume into a steady state ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160047874 | QUIET MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGING - A magnetic resonance scan sequence is executed in which nuclear spins are prepared in a preparation region with preparation parameters. The scan sequence provides first image data that image a scan region. The first image data are based on magnetic resonance data acquired with ultrashort echo times. The first image data are combined with reference image data that map the scan region, in order to obtain a resultant image. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047875 | MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic apparatus includes a generating unit which generates a slice gradient magnetic field, a phase-encode gradient magnetic field and a read-out gradient magnetic field that extend in a slice axis, a phase-encode axis and a read-out axis, respectively, a setting unit which sets a dephase amount for weighting a signal-level decrease resulting from flows in the arteries and veins present in a region of interest of a subject, with respect to at least one axis selected form the slice axis, phase-encode axis and read-out axes, and a control unit which controls the generating unit by using a pulse sequence for a gradient echo system, which includes a dephase gradient-magnetic-field pulse that corresponds to the dephase amount set by the setting unit for the at least one axis. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047876 | Correcting for Main Magnetic Field Inhomogeneity in MRI Scanners - A method for correcting for main magnetic field (B | 2016-02-18 |
20160047877 | Optical Differential Solar Tracking System - A system and method of using differential optical signals to track the orientation of a solar surface or surfaces is proposed. Two dispersive prisms or gratings arranged in a mirror-symmetric fashion are used to decompose light into its constituent colors, and the gain of a differential amplifier circuit based on the difference of the frequencies of single color collimated light produced by the two prisms or gratings is used to maintain the on-sun orientation of the solar surface or surfaces. The invention provides for a high-precision, low-cost solar tracking system. Preferably, the signal processing and tracking of solar surfaces is performed by a mobile robot that travels to multiple solar surfaces to minimize cost. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047878 | COMBINED ORBIT AND ATTITUDE DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system and methods for calculating an attitude and a position of an object in space are disclosed. Measurements in relation to an object, stars, and a signal timing are received at a combined orbit and attitude determination system to provide received measurements. An estimated separation angle error, an estimated position error, and an estimated attitude error are estimated based upon the received measurements to provide estimated errors. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047879 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An apparatus and method for measuring a distance between wireless devices using a first signal transmitted/received between the wireless devices in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes: receiving the first signal for distance measurement transmitted from a first of the wireless devices; receiving a signal reflected by a reflector after being transmitted from the first of the wireless devices; and based on the received first signal and the received reflected signal, estimating a distance between the second of the wireless devices and the reflector. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT - A system and method are provided that includes an aircraft secondary radar transponder activity detector that monitors an aircraft's transponder transmissions and activates an emergency locator transmitter to begin transmitting should the aircraft transponder transmissions cease to help locate an aircraft that may have become undetectable by conventional aircraft surveillance and tracking systems. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047881 | Wireless Local Area Network Based Positioning - A wireless device includes a transceiver and a positioning system. The positioning system a channel model adaptation module having channel model adaptation logic configured to update, for each of a plurality of access points applied to determine a position of a wireless device, a channel model. The channel model adaptation logic having a reference power update module with reference power update logic is configured to update a reference power value corresponding to each access point. A channel model update module with logic is configured to update a path loss exponent value applied to each access point. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047882 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A BUILDING, AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING SAME - When an optical motion detector of a room device detects movement in a room in which it is installed, the room device transmits a radio message including its position. Upon receiving the radio message, a mobile device measures the signal strength to determine whether it is high. If the movement detected by the optical motion detector correlates chronologically with movement detected by an inertial movement sensor of the mobile device, the mobile device concludes that the mobile device is located in the room or in proximity of the position of the room device. The identity of the mobile device is protected, as no server or other device is required for positioning to which the mobile device would have to disclose the identity, position or sensor information thereof. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A TRANSMITTER OF A BISTATIC RADAR SYSTEM - A bistatic radar system may include a transmitter, a target at a first known position, a receiver at a second known position, and a transmitter position determination unit. The receiver is configured to receive one or more reflected radar signals transmitted from the transmitter and reflected off the target. The receiver is configured to receive one or more direct radar signals transmitted from the transmitter. The transmitter position determination unit is configured to determine a position of the transmitter based on a determination of a distance between the first and second known positions and a determination of a first angular difference between the reflected radar signal(s) and the direct radar signal(s) that are received by the receiver. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047884 | USING KNOWN GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION IN DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for using known geographical information in directional wireless communication systems. In some aspects, an estimated position of a receiver relative to a transmitter may be determined based at least in part on known geographical information, and a desired beam direction for wireless communication from the transmitter to the receiver may be searched for based at least in part on the estimated position of the receiver. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047885 | Direction Finding Antenna Format - A method of direction finding (DF) positioning based on a simplified antenna platform format in a wireless communication network is proposed. A receiver receives antenna platform format information of a transmitter having multiple antenna elements. The antenna platform format information comprises an antenna platform format indicator, antenna platform position and orientation information, a number of antenna elements, and switching delay, phase center, and polarization information for each antenna element. The receiver receives a plurality of direction finding sounding signals transmitted from the transmitter via the multiple antenna elements. The receiver performs a DF algorithm based on the plurality of DF sounding signals and the antenna platform format information and thereby estimating a DF solution. Finally, the receiver determines its own location information based on the estimated DF solution. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A RADIO TAG - A system comprises a target node having an unknown location and at least three reference nodes within communication range of the target node. Each of the reference nodes has a known location. At least one of the reference nodes is configured to initiate a two-way time of flight transaction with one or more of the other reference nodes by transmitting a respective request to the one or more other reference nodes. Each of the reference nodes is configured to transmit a reply in response to a received request. The target node is configured to observe the request and reply of each two-way time of flight transaction and to determine a respective time differential between when the target node received each respective request and its corresponding reply of each observed two-way time of flight transaction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047887 | BLUETOOTH CROWD-SOURCED TRIANGULATION - Beacon devices transmit beacon messages to alert an application on a mobile user device of the Beacon device's proximity. A Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) field may indicate the power level at which the beacon message was received at the mobile device. Where the transmission power of the beacon device is standardized, the application can infer the distance between the mobile user device the beacon device based upon the RSSI field. By considering successive RSSI values over time while the mobile device is in motion, in conjunction with GPS information for the mobile device, the location of the beacon device relative to the mobile device may be inferred. Multiple mobile devices may be used together to infer the beacon device's position. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047888 | VEHICLE POSITIONING - Aspects of the disclosure include vehicle positioning. In at least certain aspects, light sources can be disposed around a vehicle providing 360-degree coverage. Each of the light sources can be referred to as a beacon and can be configured to emit modulated light conveying information that can permit vehicle positioning. In addition, 360-degree camera coverage about the car can be provided by functionally coupling a respective camera with each of such beacons. In other aspects, the embedded beacons can be operated in various modes, including a mode in which at least one of the embedded beacons can emit light in order to augment existing ambient light in order to assist with driving under certain environment conditions; and a second mode in which several of the embedded beacons can emit modulated light that can be accessed by other vehicles in order to determine cooperatively the relative position of the vehicles. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047889 | TRACKING PROJECTILE TRAJECTORY WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS - Disclosed is an example for determining a projectile trajectory with at least two sensors. In one example, the projectile trajectory is estimated using a first sensor having a first angular range. Further, the projectile trajector is estimated using a second sensor having a second angular range. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed on a platform at different spatial locations. Furthermore, a discrepancy in the projectile trajectory is determined when the projectile moves from the first angular range to the second angular range. The discrepancy is created due to the different spatial locations of the first sensor and the second sensor. An actual projectile trajectory is determined by compensating for the discrepancy in the projectile trajectory using the estimated discrepancy. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE IN A BEACON-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM - An example of a lighting device including a light source, a modulator and a processor. The processor is configured to control the light source to emit light for general illumination and control the modulator to modulate the intensity of the emitted light to superimpose at least two sinusoids. Frequencies of the at least two sinusoids enable a mobile device to infer the physical location of the lighting device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047891 | HYPERFINE INTERPOLATED RANGE FINDING FOR CW LIDAR, RADAR, and SONAR USING REPEATING WAVEFORMS AND FOURIER TRANSFORM REORDERING - Systems, methods, and devices may enhance the apparent sample rate of data collected using Nyquist sampling from a system, such as Continuous Wave (CW) Light detection and ranging (“Lidar”), Radio detection and ranging (“Radar”), or Sound Navigation and Ranging (“Sonar”), that has been modulated with a repeating waveform, such as linear swept frequency, by reordering of the data in the frequency domain. The enhancement of the apparent sample rate may result in a highly interpolated range profile where the data resolution may be enhanced by a factor equal to the number of repeats in the signal being processed, and may result in a highly detained range measurement with a high precision. The various embodiments may combine data from multiple modulation repeats into a single highly interpolated pulse, which may result in a real-time finer range measurement from CW Lidar, Radar, or Sonar systems. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047892 | FMCW RADAR WITH PHASE ENCODED DATA CHANNEL - Methods and devices are disclosed of using a Frequency-Modulated-Continuous-Wave (FMCW) radar unit for data communication by receiving a signal with a phase encoded data channel, and processing the signal with the phase encoded data channel to simultaneously determine data and timing information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047893 | Beam Forming Network for Feeding Short Wall Slotted Waveguide Arrays - An example method for a beamforming network for feeding short wall slotted waveguide arrays. The beamforming network may include six beamforming network outputs, where each beamforming network output is coupled to one of a set of waveguide inputs. Further, the beamforming network may include a cascaded set of dividers configured to split electromagnetic energy from a beamforming network input to the six phase-adjustment sections. The cascade may include a first level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from the beamforming network input into two first-level beamforming waveguides, a second level configured to split the electromagnetic energy from each of two first-level beamforming waveguides into two respective second-level beamforming waveguides, and a third level of the cascade configured to split the electromagnetic energy from one of two respective second-level beamforming waveguides into two respective third-level beamforming waveguides. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047894 | ANTI-GEOLOCATION - Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture make Geolocation of a source transmitter more difficult or impossible. Scatterers common to a source transmitter and an intended receiver are identified using a variety of techniques, such as iterative time reversal (ITR) and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) of a scatter matrix. The source transmitter then uses time reversal and knowledge of the signatures of the scatterers to focus its transmissions on one or more of the scatterers, instead of the intended receiver. The source transmitter may have multiple antennas or antenna elements. The source transmitter and/or the intended receiver may include antenna elements with Near-Field Scatterers to enable spatial focusing below the diffraction limit at the frequencies of interest. The source transmitter may be a plurality of ad hoc nodes cooperating with each other. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047895 | Method and System for Ladar Transmission with Closed Loop Feedback Control of Dynamic Scan Patterns - Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where closed loop feedback control is used to finely control mirror scan positions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047896 | Method and System for Ladar Transmission with Spinning Polygon Mirror for Dynamic Scan Patterns - Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where the scanning ladar transmission system includes a spinning polygon mirror for targeting range points according to a dynamic scan pattern. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047897 | Method and System for Ladar Transmission with Interline Skipping for Dynamic Scan Patterns - Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where a dynamic scan pattern for a scanning ladar transmission system includes interline skipping and detouring. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047898 | Method and System for Ladar Transmission with Spiral Dynamic Scan Patterns - Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where a scanning ladar transmission system employs a spiral dynamic scan pattern. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047899 | Method and System for Ladar Transmission Employing Dynamic Scan Patterns with Macro Patterns and Base Patterns - Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where a dynamic scan pattern for a scanning ladar transmission system includes a macro pattern having a base pattern embedded therein. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047900 | Method and System for Scanning Ladar Transmission with Pulse Modulation - Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where a scanning ladar transmission system employs pulse modulation. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047901 | ROBUST LIDAR SENSOR FOR BROAD WEATHER, SHOCK AND VIBRATION CONDITIONS - An apparatus and method are used for real-time wide-field-of-view ranging with a time-of-flight lidar sensor having one or a plurality of laser emitters and one or a plurality of photodetectors. When a plurarity of laser emitters are used, they are preferably copackaged or are in the form of an integrated multi-emitter chip or emitting multi-chip module in a single package, and when a plurarity of photoreceivers are used, they are preferably copackaged or are in the form of an integrated multi-photoreceiver chip or photoreceiving multi-chip module in a single package. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises any combination of (a) no moving external parts in contact with the environment, (b) wireless energy and data transfer between the static and the moving parts of the lidar, and (c) protective body, sealant and/or damage-resistant tamper-resistant theft-resistant cage. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047902 | Scanning Optical System And Radar - The present invention provides a scanning optical system and radar that can suppress longitudinal distortion and spot rotation of a spot light radiated on an object. A light flux emitted from a light source is reflected on a first mirror surface of a mirror unit, then, proceeds to a second mirror surface, further is reflected on the second mirror surface, and is projected so as to scan on an object correspondingly to rotation of the mirror unit. The light flux emitted from the light projecting system is made longer in a sub scanning angle direction than in a scanning angle direction in a measurement range of the object and satisfies the following conditional expression, |·1−90|×|·|·255 . . . (1); in the expression, ˜1 is an intersection angle (°) between the first mirror surface and the second mirror surface, and · is a rotation angle (°). | 2016-02-18 |
20160047903 | Ladar Point Cloud Compression - Various embodiments are disclosed ladar point cloud compression. For example, a processor can be used to analyze data representative of an environmental scene to intelligently select a subset of range points within a frame to target with ladar pulses via a scanning ladar transmission system. In another example embodiment, a processor can perform ladar point cloud compression by (1) processing data representative of an environmental scene, and (2) based on the processing, selecting a plurality of the range points in the point cloud for retention in a compressed point cloud, the compressed point cloud comprising fewer range points than the generated point cloud. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047904 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A TIME OF FLIGHT - A method of measuring the phase of a response signal relative to a periodic excitation signal, comprises the steps of producing for each cycle of the response signal two transitions synchronized to a clock and framing a reference point of the cycle; swapping the two transitions to confront them in turns to the cycles of the response signal; measuring the offsets of the confronted transitions relative to the respective reference points of the cycles; performing a delta-sigma modulation of the swapping rate of the two transitions based on the successive offsets; and producing a phase measurement based on the duty cycle of the swapping rate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047905 | DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD - A distance measuring apparatus includes: a light-emitting element that emits first to third pulsed beams; sensors that detect reflected light that is each of the pulsed beams reflected off an object, convert the reflected light into electrical signals, and accumulate the electrical signals over a predetermined exposure time; and a computing unit that derives a distance to the object using first to third signal amounts output by the sensors as a result of detecting, over the predetermined exposure time from first to third points in time, and the computing unit derives the distance to the object based on a first derived amount that is an amount derived using the first and second signal amounts and a second derived amount that is an amount derived using the second and third signal amounts. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047906 | MARINE MULTIBEAM SONAR DEVICE - A marine multibeam sonar device comprises a processing element and a transmitter. The processing element generates a plurality of transmit transducer electronic signals and inverts a polarity of a first portion of the transmit transducer electronic signals. The transmitter is in communication with the processing element and includes a plurality of transmit electronic circuits and a plurality of transmit transducers. Each transmit electronic circuit receives and processes one of the transmit transducer electronic signals, wherein a first portion of the circuits re-inverts the polarity of the first portion of the transmit transducer electronic signals. The transmit transducers receive the processed transmit transducer electronic signals from the transmit electronic circuits and generate a sonar beam. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047907 | Modular Planar Multi-Sector 90 Degrees FOV Radar Antenna Architecture - In one aspect, the present application describes an apparatus for a radar system. The apparatus may include a vehicle with four radar units mounted on it. Each radar unit may be configured with a half-power scanning beamwidth and a respective broadside direction. The half-power scanning beamwidth of each radar unit may be configured to scan approximately 90 degrees. A first radar unit may have a broadside direction that is approximately 90 degrees from respective broadside directions of a second radar unit and a fourth radar unit. The second radar unit may have a broadside direction that is approximately 90 degrees from respective broadside directions of the first radar unit and a third radar unit. The third radar unit has a broadside direction that is approximately 90 degrees from respective broadside directions of the second radar unit and the fourth radar unit. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047908 | Radar Signal Processor, Radar System and Method for Monitoring a Functional Safety of a Radar System - A radar signal processor includes a baseband signal generator, which generates a baseband signal based on information from a received radar signal and a Lead-Lag filter, which filters the baseband signal to generate a filtered signal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047909 | RADAR DETECTION SYSTEM - A radar detection system that includes a signal transmitter, a signal receiver, a coupling module, two antennas and a switching module is provided. The coupling module includes a first and a second coupling paths each corresponding to a group of phase-shifting parameters. Under a first operation mode, the switching module connects the signal transmitter to the first coupling path to perform signal transmission from the two antennas along a first axis and connects the signal receiver to the second coupling path to perform signal receiving from the two antennas along a second axis. Under a second operation mode, the switching module connects the signal transmitter to the second coupling path to perform signal transmission from the two antennas along the second axis and connects the signal receiver to the first coupling path to perform signal receiving from the two antennas along the first axis. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047910 | RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is a radar signal processing method and apparatus, the method including transmitting a plurality of transmission radar signals through a transmission antenna, receiving a reception radar signal reflected from a target in response to the transmitting, and extracting location information on the target based on a result obtained by applying an auto-correlation to the reception radar signal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRAY LATERAL EFFECT POSITION SENSING DETECTOR - A system and method includes an array position sensing detector. The array position sensing detector includes a lateral effect position sensing detector element and a summing amplifier. The lateral effect position sensing detector element produces an output coupled with the summing amplifier through a switch. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047912 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An image sensing apparatus sensing a user input and an operating method of the image sensing apparatus are disclosed, in which the image sensing apparatus may include an optical source operating based on a burst mode including a turn-on cycle and a turn-off cycle, and an image sensor configured to receive a reflected light using a pixel array and output sensing data of a position of an object in a target area in the reflected light. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047913 | DISTANCE DETERMINATION METHOD - A method for determining a distance comprises: providing at least two phase measurements made with modulated light of different modulation wavelengths, each phase measurement being indicative of the distance up to an integer multiple of a respective modulation wavelength; providing a set of possible wraparound count combinations; for each one of the possible wraparound count combinations, calculating a combination of unwrapped phase hypotheses corresponding to the at least two phase measurements; and selecting a most plausible combination of unwrapped phase hypotheses among the combinations of unwrapped phase hypotheses and calculating the distance based upon the selected most plausible combination of unwrapped phase hypotheses. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047914 | REGISTRATION CALCULATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNER DATA PERFORMED BETWEEN SCANS BASED ON MEASUREMENTS BY TWO-DIMENSIONAL SCANNER - A method for measuring and registering three-dimensional (3D) coordinates by measuring 3D coordinates with a 3D scanner in a first registration position, measuring two-dimensional (2D) coordinates with a 2D scanner while moving from the first registration position to a second registration position, measuring 3D coordinates with the 3D scanner at the second registration position, and determining a correspondence among targets in the first and second registration positions while moving between the second registration position and a third registration position. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047915 | INTERFERENCE DETECTION USING MULTIPLE AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROLLERS - A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver includes radio frequency front end and digital processing functionality. Radio frequency front end includes radio frequency input; first variable gain amplifier adjusts first gain of first frequency range of first analog GNSS signal received from radio frequency input by first amount; and second variable gain amplifier adjusts second gain of second frequency range of second analog global navigation satellite system signal received from radio frequency input by second amount. Digital processing functionality compares first amount of adjustment of first gain of first frequency range with second amount of adjustment of second gain of second frequency range; and detects first interference signal present in first frequency range or second frequency range when first amount of adjustment of the first gain of first frequency range differs from second amount of adjustment of second gain of second frequency range by more than first threshold amount. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047916 | AUTOMATED METHODS FOR SUPPRESSION OF SPURIOUS SIGNALS - An automated method is provided for suppressing spurious signals in a direct digital synthesized signal. To determine magnitudes of local oscillator (“LO”) feedthrough and image frequency signal components, a digitally synthesized RF signal is digitally analyzed. To reduce the magnitude of the LO feedthrough signal component for the LO feedthrough signal component, one or more first parameters of at least one digital-to-analogue converter is automatically adjusted following a first search pattern. To reduce the magnitude of image frequency signal component for the image frequency signal component, at least one second parameter of the at least one digital-to-analogue converter is automatically adjusted and at least one third parameter of a phase compensation network is automatically adjusted following a second search pattern. The automatically adjusting for the LO feedthrough signal component and for the image frequency signal component can be iterated. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047917 | NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM POSITIONING INVOLVING THE GENERATION OF RECEIVER-SPECIFIC OR RECEIVER-TYPE-SPECIFIC CORRECTION INFORMATION - The invention relates to methods, apparatuses and computer programs for generating receiver-specific correction information for correcting pseudorange observations. The method comprises: receiving raw observations obtained by the NSS receiver observing NSS multiple frequency signals from a plurality of NSS satellites over multiple epochs; obtaining precise satellite information on: (i) the orbit position of each of the satellites, (ii) a clock offset of each of the satellites, and (iii) a set of biases associated with each of the satellites; estimating ambiguities in the carrier phase of the received raw observations, using the precise satellite information, or information derived therefrom; computing combination values based on the received raw observations together with the estimated ambiguities, to cancel out the effects of the geometry, the effects of the clocks, troposphere and ionosphere; and generating the correction information per satellite, based on the computed combination values. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047918 | PLASMA PANEL BASED RADIATION DETECTOR - A position-sensitive radiation counting detector includes a first and a second substrate. A gas is contained within the gap between the substrates. A photocathode layer is coupled to the first substrate and faces the second substrate. A first electrode is coupled to the second substrate and a second electrode is electrically coupled to the first electrode. A first impedance is coupled to the first electrode and a power supply is coupled to at least one electrode. A first discharge event detector is coupled to one of the electrodes for detecting a gas discharge event in the electrode. The radiation counting detector further includes a plurality of pixels, each capable of outputting a gas discharge counting event pulse upon interaction with radiation received from the photocathode. Each gas discharge pulse is counted as having an approximately equal value. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047919 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A method of measuring ionizing radiation may include the steps of: a) creating charged particles; b) causing the charged particles to generate the electrons; c) collecting at least a portion of the multiplied free electrons using at least two anode pads provided within the chamber, each anode pad producing a corresponding anode output signal, to provide higher sensitivity; and d) recording each anode output signal. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047920 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a sensor portion including a pixel array configured to acquire an image signal corresponding to radiation, and a plurality of detection elements arranged in the pixel array and configured to detect the radiation, and a readout circuit configured to read out the image signal from the sensor portion, wherein the readout circuit includes a signal processing circuit arranged to combine and process signals from the plurality of detection elements if determining the presence or absence of radiation irradiation, and to process a signal for each detection element or combine and process signals from a number of detection elements from among the plurality of detection elements, the number being less than the number of detection elements that include the plurality of detection elements, if determining a radiation dose. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047921 | SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE DETECTION - A customizable and upgradable imaging system is provided. Imaging detector columns are installed in a gantry to receive imaging information about a subject. Imaging detector columns can extend and retract radially as well as be rotated orbitally around the gantry. The gantry can be partially populated with detector columns and the detector columns can be partially populated with detector elements. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047922 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO OPERATE MARINE SOURCES TO AVOID AIR IN WATER EFFECTS - In order to avoid complicated and unpredictable effects on the wavefields emitted by air guns activated at different times, methods and systems of the current disclosure are directed to computationally designing a sequence for activating subsets of air guns in a time distributed manner that minimizes the effects of air in the water surrounding the source. The sequence may be used with discrete and continuously recorded marine surveys. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047923 | Compliance Chambers for Marine Vibrators - Marine vibrators and methods of use are disclosed. A marine vibrator may comprise a containment housing, where the containment housing comprises a marine vibrator internal volume, wherein the marine vibrator internal volume comprises a first gas at a first gas pressure. The marine vibrator may further comprise a sound radiating surface. The marine vibrator may additionally comprise a compliance chamber in contact with the first gas, wherein the compliance chamber comprises a chamber housing and a moveable structure, wherein at least the chamber housing and the moveable structure form a compliance chamber internal volume which holds a second gas at a second gas pressure, wherein the moveable structure is configured to move in response to a change in the first gas pressure, and wherein the compliance chamber is configured to condense the second gas in response to compression of the marine vibrator internal volume by the moveable structure. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047924 | Determination of Subsurface Properties in the Vicinity of a Well by Full Wavefield Inversion - A method, including: obtaining an initial model of a subsurface property; simulating synthetic data from the initial model; obtaining recorded borehole seismic data, wherein the recorded borehole seismic data was obtained with a seismic source or receiver located in a well; and inverting, with a computer, the recorded borehole seismic data by full wavefield inversion, wherein the full wavefield inversion includes comparing the synthetic data to the recorded borehole seismic data, and computing a cost function, obtaining a gradient function from the cost function, wherein the gradient function is related to a change in the objective function with an incremental change in model parameters, using the initial model to compute an illumination function or a resolution function for seismic sources and receivers, and obtaining a conditioned gradient function by conditioning the gradient function with the illumination function or the resolution function. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047925 | Method of Determining Seismic Acquisition Aperture - Embodiments of a method for determining a seismic acquisition aperture are disclosed herein. In general, embodiments of the method utilize ray tracing with simulation of dip angles with virtual convex surfaces. In particular, embodiments of the method use the placement of a plurality of spherical convex surfaces around a subterranean region or area of interest. Further details and advantages of various embodiments of the method are described in more detail below. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047926 | Processing Seismic Attributes Using Mathematical Morphology - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for processing seismic data. The method includes receiving a seismic data set associated with a domain, and calculating a seismic attribute associated with the domain from the seismic data set. The method also includes performing one or more mathematical morphology operations on the seismic attribute to generate a processed attribute associated with the domain. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047927 | DETERMINATION OF AN IMPULSE RESPONSE AT A SUBSURFACE IMAGE LEVEL - Determination of an impulse response at a subsurface image level can include extrapolation of an up-going pressure wavefield to a subsurface image level, extrapolation of a down-going velocity wavefield to the subsurface image level, and determination of the impulse response at the subsurface image level from a hypothetical seismic source by spectral division of the extrapolated up-going pressure wavefield by the extrapolated down-going velocity wavefield. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047928 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF WAVEFIELD SEPARATION APPLIED TO NEAR-CONTINUOUSLY RECORDED WAVEFIELDS - Wavefield separation methods and systems that adjust near-continuous pressure and particle motion wavefields based on distance moved along a vessel track by the sensors when the wavefields were measured are disclosed. Methods and systems correct for the motion of the receivers in towed streamer seismic data in order to obtain a wavefield with approximately stationary-receiver locations. Wavefield separation may then be applied to the wavefield with approximately stationary-receiver locations. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047929 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS THAT COMBINE WAVEFIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERALIZED SOURCE ACTIVATION TIMES AND NEAR-CONTINUOUSLY RECORDED SEISMIC DATA - Systems and methods to correct source responses and perform source deghosting of a pressure or particle motion wavefield recorded using near-continuous recording of seismic data along a vessel track with generalize source activation times. The methods and systems receive a near-continuously recorded seismic data and generate a near-continuous wavefield for approximately stationary-receiver locations. Time windows of different temporal lengths are applied to traces of the near-continuous wavefield in approximately stationary-receiver locations in order to compute common-receiver gathers. The common-receiver gathers are corrected source wavefield response and source ghost effects and are combined in weighted sums to generate broadband seismic data. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047930 | Method For Acquiring and Processing Marine Seismic Data to Extract and Constructively Use the Up-Going and Down-Going Wave-fields Emitted by the Source - A method for marine seismic surveying includes separating up-going and down-going wavefields from seismic energy emitted by at least one marine seismic energy source. The separated up-going and down-going wavefields are propagated from the at least one marine seismic energy source to at least one of a water surface and a common reference depth. One of the up-going and down-going wavefields is phase shifted 180 degrees. The propagated, phase shifted up-going and down-going wavefields are summed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047931 | MARINE DETERMINISTIC NOTCH COMPENSATION - A method of performing notch compensation and a system to perform notch compensation for a first seismic streamer are described. The method includes disposing the first seismic streamer at a first depth, where the seismic streamer includes a first set of sensors to receive reflections resulting from a seismic source, the reflections indicating a notch at a frequency. The method also includes disposing a second seismic streamer at a second depth, the second depth being less than the first depth and the second seismic streamer including a second set of sensors to receive reflections resulting from the seismic source. The method further includes processing the reflections received by the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors together to derive the match filter, and applying the match filter to the reflections received by the first set of sensors of the first seismic streamer to compensate for the notch. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047932 | ELECTRIC NEAR-FIELD PROBE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SAME, AND PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL DETECTOR - Provided is a compact and lightweight electric field probe which has a transmitting/receiving function whereby piezoelectric crystals can be excited through the application of an alternating current electric field thereto, and piezoelectric effect signals can be detected with sufficient sensitivity. Also provided are a control system for the same, and a piezoelectric crystal detector. The electric near-field probe is provided with a capacitor, in which the space between two metal plates that are positioned parallel to each other is filled by a conductor or air, and a series resonance circuit, which has a prescribed resonance frequency and is connected in series to an inverter that is formed by winding a conductive wire around a toroidal core. The electric near-field probe is configured such that: an electric near-field, which originates from the leakage electric field from the capacitor generated by the application of alternating current voltage to the series resonance circuit, is transmitted to the piezoelectric crystals, and the piezoelectric crystals are excited; and the piezoelectric effect signal, which is generated by the excited piezoelectric crystals, is received by the capacitor, and is detected by the series resonance circuit. The control system is for said electric near-field probe. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047933 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION AND ATTENUATION FOR IMAGING OF PROPPANT IN AN INDUCED FRACTURE - Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional image of a proppant-filled hydraulically-induced fracture in a geologic formation are provided. The image may be generated by capturing electromagnetic fields generated or scattered by the proppant-filled fracture, removing dispersion and/or an attenuation effects from the captured electromagnetic fields, and generating the image based on the dispersion and/or attenuation corrected fields. Removing the dispersion and/or attenuation effects may include back propagating the captured electromagnetic fields in the time domain to a source location. The image may be generated based on locations at which the back propagated fields constructively interfere or may be generated based on a model of the fracture defined using the back propagated fields. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047934 | Extended 1D Inversion Of Electromagnetic Measurements For Formation Evaluation - A method to determine at least one formation property of a subterranean formation includes providing a downhole electromagnetic logging tool having at least one transmitter array and one receiver array and acquiring measurements in the formation using the transmitter and receiver arrays of the downhole electromagnetic logging tool. The method further includes performing a first inversion in response to the measurements, wherein at least one of dip or dip azimuth are assumed constant in an inversion zone within the formation to obtain an inverted formation model that comprises at least one of horizontal resistivity (Rh), vertical resistivity (Rv), dip, and dip azimuth. The method includes determining an n-th order partial derivative matrix of at least one of dip or dip azimuth, wherein n is greater than or equal to 1. The method includes performing a second inversion using the determined n-th order partial derivative matrix, wherein at least one of dip and dip azimuth are allowed to vary in the inversion zone, to obtain an updated formation model. The method includes determining the at least one formation property of the formation using the up-dated formation model. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF HYDROCARBON VOLUMES IN UNCONVENTIONAL FORMATIONS - Systems and methods for evaluating a composition of a formation. A method includes obtaining a first set of well-logging data, via an NMR system, of a formation, and obtaining a second set of well-logging data, via a second well-logging system, of the formation. The method also includes determining from the first set and from the second set a model of the composition of the formation. This model of the composition of the formation may identify materials not directly identifiable by the first set of well-logging data alone or by the second set of well-logging data alone. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047936 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMATION EVALUATION USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE LOGGING MEASUREMENTS - A method for obtaining formation measurements. The method includes deriving a pulse sequence and magnetizing a formation by applying a static magnetic field, via a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system, to the formation. The method further includes applying the pulse sequence by: a) measuring a first spin echo train after waiting a first time period; b) measuring at least two spin echo trains subsequent to the first spin echo train, where the at least two spin echo trains include a wait time shorter than the first time period; and c) repeating b at least two times. The method additionally includes determining a T1 and a T2 based on inversions of the measuring the first spin echo train, the measuring the at least two spin echo trains, or a combination thereof, to determine a formation measurement. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047937 | ACCESS CONTROL PORTAL - An individual access control portal includes two panels or columns that define a through corridor, which panels or columns are equipped with sensors designed to detect substances or materials liable to be carried by individuals travelling through the portal, wherein the portal is equipped with a plurality of detection barriers distributed along the direction of passage through the portal and logic means attached to the plurality of barriers, firstly to determine from the series of activations of the barriers, the place and movement of an individual and secondly to establish the correlations existing between the movement of an individual and the signals output by the substance or material detection sensors. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047938 | Correction to Determined Formation Sulfur to Account for Sulfur in the Wellbore - A method for correcting determined sulfur content in formations penetrated by a wellbore for sulfur in the wellbore includes determining an amount of sulfur from spectral analysis of gamma rays detected by a well logging instrument disposed in the wellbore. The gamma rays result from imparting neutrons into the formations. The method includes determining if strontium is present in fluid disposed in the wellbore. An amount of strontium is determined from the spectral analysis. A corrected sulfur content of the formation is determined based on the determined amount of strontium. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047939 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES - A detection system for detection of natural resources beneath a target surface of an area under investigation comprising a calculation unit adapted to calculate an exploration map of likely locations of natural resources beneath the target surface of the investigated area by superimposing independent analytical maps of the investigated area generated by processing satellite images of the investigated area provided by satellites. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047940 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED RAPID IMAGING AND ANALYSIS FOR EARTHQUAKES - Many embodiments provide a hybrid data processing system (HySDS) of an end-to-end geodetic imaging data system enabling near-real-time science, assessment, response, and rapid recovery. The HySDS may be an operation data processing system that integrates data from many different geodetic data sources and/or sensors, including interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), GPS, pixel tracking, seismology, and/or modeling, and processes the data to generate actionable high quality science data products. The HySDS may provide for an automated imaging and analysis capabilities that is able to handle the imminent increases in raw data from new and existing geodetic monitoring sensor systems. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047941 | GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENT QUALITY CONTROL - Methods and apparatus for obtaining neutron population data of a subterranean formation with a downhole tool proximate the subterranean formation in a wellbore extending from a wellsite surface to the formation, wherein surface equipment is located at the wellsite surface. At least one of the downhole tool and the surface equipment is operated to generate a sigma log, determine moment data from the generated sigma log, determine a real quality control factor based on the determined moment data, and determine a theoretical quality control factor based on the generated sigma log. Comparing the determined real and theoretical quality control factors may then be utilized to assess accuracy of the generated sigma log. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047942 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Geological Core Areas - Systems and methods for identifying geological core areas by using one or more rock property metrics to construct a cumulative probability distribution and variance of the rock property metrics that may be used for ranking and identifying the geological core areas. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047943 | Systems and Methods for The Quantitative Estimate of Production-Forecast Uncertainty - Systems and methods for updating posterior geological models by integrating various reservoir data to support dynamic-quantitative data-inversion, stochastic-uncertainty-management and smart reservoir-management. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047944 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PARTICLES AND MOLECULES USING NANOPHOTONIC TRAPPING - A method for characterizing an interaction between a first particle and a second particle is provided. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing an optical trap system including a photonics-based trap, a light source, and a camera; (ii) optically trapping, using the photonics-based trap, the first particle; (iii) obtaining a first measurement of a trap stiffness of the photonics-based trap; (iv) introducing the second particle to the optically trapped particle; (v) incubating the first and second particles under conditions suitable for an interaction between the first and second particles; (vi) obtaining a second measurement of the trap stiffness of the photonics-based trap after the incubation; and (vii) determining, using the first measurement of trap stiffness and the second measurement of trap stiffness, a property of the interaction between the first particle and the second particle. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047945 | PHOTOCURABLE ACRYLATE COMPOSITION - A photocurable acrylate composition, containing a compound of formula (I) as a photoinitiator and the components adapted to the photoinitiator. The photocurable composition has very good storage stability and very high light sensitivity, can be cross-linked and cured at a very low exposure dose, and has a very good curing effect; a film made from the composition has a smooth edge, no defect and scum, and good integrity throughout the whole pattern, and is a high-hardness resist film, and an optical filter made therefrom has high optical transparency and no light leakage. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047946 | OPTICAL FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, POLARIZING PLATE PROTECTIVE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided an optical film comprising a (meth)acrylic resin as a main component, a compound represented by the specific formula, and a rubber elastic body, and a method of manufacturing an optical film through a solution film-forming method, in which the optical film is composed of a (meth)acrylic resin as a main component, and contains a compound represented by the specific formula and a rubber elastic body, and a polarizing plate protective film having the optical film, and a polarizing plate having the polarizing plate protective film, and a liquid crystal display device provided with the polarizing plate. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047947 | CONCAVE AND CONVEX SURFACE OBJECT AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - A lens has an SWS on its surface. The SWS has base and a plurality of convex portions arranged on a surface of the base, and is made of a mixed material obtained by dispersing inorganic fine particles in an organic material. The average refractive index of the SWS varies from the refractive index of air to the refractive index of the base, from a tip of each of the convex portions to the base. The inorganic fine particles exist more in a surface portion of each of the convex portions than in an inner portion of the convex portion. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047948 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR A POLARIZER PROTECTIVE FILM, A POLARIZER PROTECTIVE FILM, A POLARIZING PLATE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND A PREPARATION METHOD OF A POLARIZING PLATE - The present invention relates to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film, a polarizer protective film, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate, and, more specifically, to a resin composition for a polarizer protective film and a polarizer protective film exhibiting high hardness and excellent properties, a polarizing plate including the same, and a preparation method of a polarizing plate. According to the polarizing plate of the present invention, it can be usefully utilized in various fields because of its excellent hardness, flexibility, and optical properties. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047949 | Systems and Methods for Machining Materials - Embodiments of systems, methods, and computer-readable media for machining materials are disclosed. For example, one embodiment of the present invention includes a method for machining a feature on a work piece along a curving tool path having the steps of controlling a relative translational movement between a tool table and the work piece along the curving tool path and controlling a corresponding angle of rotation of the tool table with respect to the work piece to maintain a substantially constant angle between the tool table and the corresponding relative translational movement between the tool table and the work piece along the curving tool path. In another embodiment, a computer-readable media includes code for a carrying out such a method. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047950 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a base, a display panel, a lens member, and a cover. The base includes a bottom plate and a sidewall perpendicularly extending from peripheral edges of the bottom plate. The sidewall includes an inner surface and an opposing outer surface. The display panel is received in the base and attached to the bottom plate. A gap is formed between the display panel and the inner surface. The lens member is attached to the inner surface and covers portions of the bottom plate corresponding to the gap. The lens member includes a bottom surface, an opposing light output surface, a first side surface, and an opposing second side surface. The first and second side surfaces are interconnected between the bottom surface and the light output surface. Striped protrusions are formed on the light output surface. The cover is supported on the base. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047951 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION-SCATTERING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention relates to an electromagnetic optical element which scatters radiation in a diffuse manner. Such optical elements can be used in nearly all projection applications including front and rear projection, display applications, (cinema) screens and similar. On the surface of a claimed optical element, a surface profile is provided, the surface structure of which is non-repeating and irregular. Elevations are formed that have a height by means of which a phase shift Δφ may be achieved that is greater than two and a half times the longest wavelength used, and the elevations have a lateral extension in one plane respectively, in all axial directions, that is greater than five times the longest wavelength used. The individual elevations have a continuous form in the three spatial axial directions and said elevations are devoid of edges, ledges and fissures. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047952 | LIGHT DIFFUSION FILM AND LIGHT DIFFUSION FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD - A light diffusion film in which the angle of aperture of diffused light has been expanded effectively by forming, within the film, a predetermined columnar structure composed of pillar-shaped objects having a bent part and a region having a relatively low refractive index, and a method for manufacturing the light diffusion film are provided. Disclosed is a light diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in the film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, and the plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index have a bent part in the middle of the pillar-shaped objects. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047953 | DOUBLE-SIDED REFLECTIVE WEBBING FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES - Webbing for a pedestrian traffic control device is spooled in a cartridge, which can be mounted on a stanchion, cone mount or wall mount or other device. The webbing can be extended to another stanchion, cone mount, wall mount or other device in order to create a barrier. The webbing is reflective on two sides in order to provide more visibility and more safety. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047954 | SLIT GRITING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a slit grating, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. The slit grating includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an electric-controlled dielectric layer and a liquid composite layer arranged between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The liquid composite layer consists of a light-shielding liquid and a light-transmitting liquid incompatible with each other. The electric-controlled dielectric layer has an electrically-induced light-shielding-liquid-philic or light-shielding-liquid-phobic property. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047955 | Diffractive Waveplate Lenses for Correcting Aberrations and Polarization-Independent Functionality - Diffractive waveplate lenses, devices, systems and methods of fabricating and manufacturing lenses for correcting spherical and chromatic aberrations of diffractive waveplate lenses and refractive lenses, by using nonlinear patterning of anisotropy axis of birefringent layers comprising the diffractive waveplate lenses, and their combinations and for obtaining polarization-independent functionality of diffractive waveplate lenses. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047956 | Diffractive Waveplate Lenses and Applications - Methods, systems and devices for diffractive waveplate lens and mirror systems allowing electronically focusing light at different focal planes. The system can be incorporated into a variety of optical schemes for providing electrical control of transmission. In another embodiment, the system comprises diffractive waveplate of different functionality to provide a system for controlling not only focusing but other propagation properties of light including direction, phase profile, and intensity distribution. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047957 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GRATING - A method for making a grating includes the following steps. A first photoresist film is formed on a substrate. A second photoresist film is applied on the first photoresist film. A number of first cavities are formed in the second photoresist film, wherein part of the first photoresist film is exposed to form a first exposed part. A number of second cavities are formed, wherein part of the surface of the substrate is exposed to form an exposed surface. A mask layer is deposited on the second photoresist film and the exposed surface of the substrate. A patterned mask layer is formed, and part of the substrate is exposed to form a second exposed part. The second exposed part of the substrate is etched through the patterned mask layer. The patterned mask layer is removed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047958 | INFRARED-RAY REFLECTIVE FILM - An infrared-ray reflective film ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160047959 | Achromatic Dye-Based Polarization Element, And Polarization Plate - [Problem] To provide a highly-transmissive polarization plate that can express achromatic white when a polarization element is arranged parallel to an absorbing axis, and achromatic black when the polarization element is arranged orthogonal to the absorbing axis. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047960 | THIN POLARIZING FILM, OPTICAL LAMINATE WITH THIN POLARIZING FILM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THIN POLARIZING FILM - The present invention provides a thin polarizing film which has only a small environmental load and has excellent optical characteristics. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047961 | POLARIZER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a polarizer, the method including, forming a base substrate by sequentially forming a metal layer, a guide layer, a hard mask layer, a sacrificial layer, and a first photoresist layer on a light-transmitting substrate in a panel area and an alignment key area which are spatially separated from each other, forming a first photoresist layer pattern for forming an alignment key pattern in the alignment key area by patterning the first photoresist layer, forming a sacrificial layer pattern in the alignment key area utilizing the first photoresist layer pattern as a mask, and forming a second photoresist layer on a top surface of the sacrificial layer pattern of the alignment key area before removing the sacrificial layer of an aperture area of the panel area. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047962 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM - A method is provided for producing an optically anisotropic film. The method includes the following steps: (1) a step of coating a composition for forming an optically anisotropic layer onto a surface of a substrate, or onto a surface of an orientation layer formed on the surface of the substrate; (2) a step of drying the coated composition for forming an optically anisotropic layer to form a dry coating; and (3) a step of cooling the dry coating at a rate of 6° C./sec or more to form an optically anisotropic film. | 2016-02-18 |
20160047963 | POLARIZING PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND TRANSFER MATERIAL - The present invention provides a polarizing plate that includes a polarizer and an optically anisotropic layer that is a layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer by irradiating a polymerizable composition including a liquid crystal compound with light to polymerize the liquid crystal compound, in which only an adhesive layer or only an adhesive layer and a protective film provided on a surface of the polarizer are provided between the optically anisotropic layer and the polarizer, and a method for producing the polarizing plate including laminating a transfer material including a temporary support and an optically anisotropic layer on a film including a polarizer and then peeling off the temporary support of the transfer material. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a polarizing plate having a small thickness. | 2016-02-18 |