10th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140061432 | COORDINATE DETECTOR - A coordinate detector includes a light output part, a light detection part, a first guide part, and a second guide part. The light output part emits light. The light detection part outputs a detection signal according to the amount of entering light. The light output part and the light detection part are provided in an area around a display part on a side closer to a first surface of the display part than to its second surface facing away from the first surface. The first guide part guides light emitted from the light output part toward a direction along the first surface. The second guide part guides, toward the light detection part, light exiting from the first guide part and passing over the first surface. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061433 | COMPARATOR CIRCUIT FOR REDUCED OUTPUT VARIATION - A comparator circuit for generating a signal representing a comparison of an input signal and a reference signal. In an embodiment, the comparator circuit includes a first stage and a second stage to provide respective signal amplification, where switch circuitry of the second stage switchedly couples respective elements of the first and second stages. The comparator circuit further includes a third stage to generate an output signal based on an intermediate signal of the second stage. In another embodiment, feedback circuitry of the comparator circuit is to selectively control a voltage of the output stage based on the output signal. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061434 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In an embodiment, each of first and second pixel rows has pixels. A first transfer gate is arranged between the first and second pixel rows. Second transfer gates are arranged adjacently to odd-numbered pixels of the second pixel row, respectively. Third transfer gates are arranged adjacently to even-numbered pixels of the second pixel row, respectively. A first CCD register is arranged adjacently to the second transfer gates and third transfer gates. Fourth transfer gates are arranged adjacently to odd-numbered accumulation gates of the first CCD register. A second CCD register is arranged adjacently to the fourth transfer gates. An output portion converts transferred charges into a voltage signal. A clear gate controls draining of the charges accumulated in the first pixel row to a first drain portion. A switch gate controls draining of charges transferred in a row direction in the second CCD register to a second drain portion. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061435 | Programmable Global Shutter Timing to Mitigate Transient Glitching - An image sensor system using a circuit that automatically provides a multiple point output which represents, in a first mode, each of the multiple points receiving outputs at substantially the same time delayed only by a transit time across a wire connecting the multiple point outputs, and in a second mode, each of the multiple points producing outputs that are delayed by a delay time, where each output is delayed relative to each other output by said delay time in the second mode. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061436 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device includes: first and second photoelectric conversion units to generate charges; a isolation portion to isolate the photoelectric conversion units; first and second floating diffusions; first and second transfer transistors to transfer the generated charges to the floating diffusions; one or two transfer control lines to supply transfer pulses to the transfer transistors; one or two contacts to connect gates of the transfer transistors with the transfer control lines, wherein: the first and second transfer transistors are symmetrical with respect to the isolation portion; the contacts are symmetrical with respect to the isolation portion; values of parasitic capacitance and resistance of paths in which the transfer pulses are supplied from the transfer control lines to (i) the first and (ii) the second transfer transistors are equal; and a focus detection is performed using signals based on charges generated in the photoelectric conversion units. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061437 | AD CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An AD conversion circuit includes: a comparison unit that receives an analog signal and a reference signal, compares voltages of the signals, and outputs a first comparison signal; a signal generation unit that outputs a second comparison signal for switching a logic state, and outputs a third comparison signal that is a result of a logic operation on the first comparison signal and the second comparison signal; a control unit that outputs an enable signal; a clock generation unit that outputs first to n | 2014-03-06 |
20140061438 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A MODULE - An image sensor module includes an image sensor bearer and an image sensor, the image sensor bearer being fashioned as an injection-molded circuit bearer, and the image sensor being situated on the image sensor bearer, and the image sensor bearer including at least one holding device that is integrally formed on the image sensor bearer. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061439 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a photoelectric conversion unit, and a reflecting plate that includes a first portion that is provided on a side opposing a light incidence side with respect to the photoelectric conversion unit and formed at a center of a region in which light beams are collected, and a second portion that is formed on a boundary of adjacent regions to be convex on the incidence side with respect to the first portion, and collects reflected light beams within the regions by generating a phase difference between reflected light beams on the first portion and reflected light beams on the second portion. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061440 | Ambient Light Sensing Device and Method - The invention provides an ambient light sensing device and an ambient light sensing method. The ambient light sensing device includes at least one pixel, a read out circuit, and a combination unit. The invention detects ambient light to obtain plural lower resolution exposure values corresponding to different dynamic ranges respectively, and combines the plural lower resolution exposure values to generate a higher resolution code combination, indicating the result of ambient light detection. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061441 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes: a light-receiving element configured to receive an optical signal and convert the optical signal to an electrical signal; a transmission line configured to transmit an electrical signal; and an amplifier element configured to amplify an electrical signal that is output from the light-receiving element and transmitted through the transmission line, wherein characteristic impedance of the transmission line connecting the light-receiving element and the amplifier element is higher than input impedance of the amplifier element. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061442 | SHIFT REGISTER WITH TWO-PHASE NON-OVERLAPPING CLOCKS - According to one embodiment, a method includes generating a first clock signal and a second clock signal with non-overlapping clock phases. The method may further include latching, by a plurality of master latches of a shift register, a plurality of values at a plurality of inputs of the master latches in response to a particular type of logical transition of the first clock signal. The method also includes latching, by a plurality of slave latches of the shift register, a plurality of output values of the plurality of master latches at a plurality of inputs of the slave latches in response to a particular type of logical transition of the second clock signal. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061443 | TWO-STATE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AVALANCHE DIODE - A negative feedback avalanche diode for detecting the receipt of a single photon is described. The photodetector comprises a load element having two load states, one characterized by high impedance and the other characterized by low impedance. The load state of the load element is controlled by a control signal generated within the negative feedback avalanche diode itself. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061444 | Proximity Sensor Package and Packing Method Thereof - A proximity sensor package and a packaging method thereof are disclosed. The proximity sensor package includes a light emitting unit and a light sensor. The light sensor has a first surface having a light sensing area. The light emitting unit is disposed on the first surface of the light sensor outside the light sensing area. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061445 | WIDEFIELD MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND WIDEFIELD ILLUMINATION METHOD - A widefield microscope illumination system and a method for illumination, the system having a microscope objective with an optical objective axis, an illumination light source sending widefield illumination light along illumination beam paths having corresponding illumination axes along which the illumination light penetrates into the microscope objective through illumination light entry sites located within a predetermined illumination light entry area, a spatially resolving light detector detecting detected light sent from an illuminated sample through the microscope objective along a detected light beam path, and an automatic illumination light beam path manipulation device, controlled by a control system, which is arranged in front of the microscope objective in relation to the direction of the illumination light beam path, and by which illumination light beam path manipulation device the illumination axes are automatically movable at time intervals to a plurality of illumination light entry sites. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061446 | SENSING A SELECTED AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus and associated method using a light source selectively emitting an incident beam. A thin film is disposed in a path of and responsive to the incident beam to produce a reflected beam. A light-sensing probe is capable of detecting the reflected beam. Ambient environment logic responsive to the light-sensing probe compares a position of the reflected beam to an expected position to make a characteristic determination of a selected ambient environment through which the incident beam propagated. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061447 | RADIATION SENSOR - A sensor package includes a radiation source and a radiation detector provided on a substrate. A cover member is mounted on or affixed to the substrate over the source and detector. The cover member includes an opaque housing, a first transparent portion provided over the source, a second transparent portion provided over the detector and a transparent insert within the housing and positioned at one of said transparent portions. An opaque protrusion is provided on the housing separating a region associate with the first transparent portion (and radiation source) from a region associated with the second transparent portion (and detector), the protrusion attached to a surface of the substrate. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061448 | MULTI-CHANNEL LUMINOUS ENERGY SENSING UNIT, APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LIGHT ENERGY OF EXPOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LIGHT ENERGY BY CHANNEL - The present invention relates to a multi-channel luminous energy sensing unit, an apparatus for measuring light energy of an exposure device and a method for measuring light energy by channel. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a multi-channel luminous energy sensing unit to sense an amount of light illuminated from a light source, which includes a board; and a plurality of light sensor modules arranged on the board for sensing at least two channel light with bandwidths different from each other among the light illuminated from the light source, is provided. And also, an apparatus for measuring light energy of an exposure device including the same and a method for measuring light energy by channel are provided. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061449 | Handheld Characteristic Analyzer and Methods of Using the Same - Disclosed is a portable handheld characteristic analyzer used to analyze chemical compositions in or near real-time. One method of using the analyzer to determine a characteristic of a sample includes directing the handheld characteristic analyzer at the sample, the handheld characteristic analyzer having at least one integrated computational element arranged therein, activating the handheld characteristic analyzer, thereby optically interacting the at least one integrated computational element with the sample and generating optically interacted light, receiving the optically interacted light with at least one detector arranged within the handheld characteristic analyzer, generating an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the sample with the at least one detector, receiving the output signal with a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector, and determining the characteristic of the sample with the signal processor. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061450 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR - A method for controlling an electro-optic modulator device includes measuring a performance metric of the device to define a first measured performance value, and changing a state of a first tuning portion of the device to connect the first tuning portion to ground. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061451 | BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL MODULE - A bidirectional optical module for communicating optical signals bidirectionally via a single optical fiber is provided. The bidirectional optical module includes an optical fiber, a stem having a cavity formed at one side thereof and first alignment marks formed near an entrance of the cavity, a light emitting device mounted on the cavity, a light receiving device mounted on the cavity and spaced apart from the light emitting device, a filter block part fixed near the entrance of the cavity and configured to deliver light output from the light emitting device to the optical fiber and deliver light input through the optical fiber to the light receiving device, and a cap configured to accommodate the light emitting device, light receiving device, and a filter block part between the cap and the stem. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061452 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING STATE VARIABLES - An apparatus for measuring state variables with at least one fiber-optic sensor, containing at least one optical coupler, at least one filter element and at least one photoelectric converter, where the optical coupler, the filter element and the photoelectric converter are integrated on a substrate, and the filter element contains at least one Bragg grating which is designed to supply the light portion reflected by the Bragg grating to the photoelectric converter. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NANOSTRUCTURE APODIZATION MASK FOR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL SUPPRESSION IN A DUPLEX TELESCOPE - Disclosed herein is a system for an apodization mask composed of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for absorbing unwanted stray light. An apodization mask is a precise pattern or shape that is mathematically derived using light scattering measurement techniques to achieve optimal light absorption. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061454 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING LASER-COOLED ATOMS - The device for producing laser-cooled atoms comprises a two dimensional trap or a three-dimensional trap, or a combination of two- and three-dimensional traps. The two-dimensional trap comprises: three or more permanent magnets arranged around a perimeter of a loop, wherein a plane of the loop is perpendicular to a free axis of the two-dimensional atom trap, and the three or more permanent magnets bracket an internal volume of the two-dimensional atom trap; and one or more laser beam input ports enabling access for one or more laser beams to the internal volume of the two-dimensional atom trap. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061455 | IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - In accordance with an embodiment, a method of adjusting quality of an image of patterns common in shape includes acquiring a first gray value and a first waveform within a reference image, acquiring a sample image, acquiring a second gray value and a second waveform from third and fourth regions within a sample image, respectively, and adjusting the brightness and contrast of the sample image. The first gray value is a standard for the brightness of the image from a first region within a reference image. The first and second waveforms represent a luminance profile of second and fourth regions including edges, respectively. The third and fourth regions correspond to the first and second regions. The brightness and contrast of the sample image are adjusted by matching the first gray value and the first waveform with the second gray value and the second waveform. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061456 | COORDINATE CORRECTING METHOD, DEFECT IMAGE ACQUIRING METHOD AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - In accordance with an embodiment, a coordinate correcting method includes generating a pattern image for matching from an SEM image acquired by an electron microscope in accordance with a defect coordinate, performing matching between a defect image and the pattern image, superimposing the defect image and the pattern image between which the matching has been performed on a difference image, specifying a position to which a defect position on the difference image corresponds on the pattern image, and converting the corresponding position on the SEM image to a coordinate on a wafer. The defect coordinate, the defect image and the difference image are obtained by a defect inspection apparatus. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061457 | DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING CHARGED PARTICLES - The present invention is concerned with a device for charged particle transportation and manipulation. Embodiments provide a capability of combining positively and negatively charged particles in a single transported packet. Embodiments contain an aggregate of electrodes arranged to form a channel for transportation of charged particles, as well as a source of power supply that provides supply voltage to be applied to the electrodes, the voltage to ensure creation, inside the said channel, of a non-uniform high-frequency electric field, the pseudopotential of which field has one or more local extrema along the length of the channel used for charged particle transportation, at least, within a certain interval of time, whereas, at least one of the said extrema of the pseudopotential is transposed with time, at least within a certain interval of time, at least within a part of the length of the channel used for charged particle transportation. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061458 | EXCITATION OF IONS IN AN ICR-CELL WITH STRUCTURED TRAPPING ELECTRODES - In an ion cyclotron resonance cell, which is enclosed at its ends by electrode structure elements with DC voltages of alternating polarity, longitudinal electrodes are divided so that the ICR measurement cell between the electrode structure elements consists of at least three sections. An excitation of ion cyclotron motions can be performed by applying additional trapping voltages to longitudinal electrodes located closest to the electrode structure elements and introducing ions into the center set of longitudinal electrodes. The ions are then excited into cyclotron orbits by applying radiofrequency excitation pulses to at least two rows of longitudinal electrodes to produce orbiting ion clouds. Subsequently, the additional trapping voltages are removed and an ion-attracting DC voltage is superimposed on the DC voltages. Ions excited to circular orbits can be detected using detection electrodes in the outer ICR cell sections. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061459 | FIELD ASYMMETRIC ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - An apparatus, system and method for detecting, identifying, classifying and/or quantifying chemical species in a gas flow using a micro-fabricated ion filter coupled to a system adapted to apply drive signals to the ion filter. Coupled to the ion filter is a system adapted to measure the output of the ion filter, which in turn is coupled to a system adapted to extract numerical parameters from the measured output of the ion filter to facilitate chemical detection, identification, classification and/or quantification of the gas flow. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061460 | Method and Apparatus for Mass Analysis - A method of mass analysis and a mass spectrometer are provided wherein a batch of ions is accumulated in a mass analyser; the batch of ions accumulated in the mass analyser is detected using image current detection to provide a detected signal; the number of ions in the batch of ions accumulated in the mass analyser is controlled using an algorithm based on a previous detected signal obtained using image current detection from a previous batch of ions accumulated in the mass analyser; wherein one or more parameters of the algorithm are adjusted based on a measurement of ion current or charge obtained using an independent detector located outside of the mass analyser. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061461 | DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS, DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In accordance with an embodiment, a defect inspection apparatus includes an electron beam applying unit, a detection unit, a signal processing unit, and a control unit. The electron beam applying unit applies an electron beam to a semiconductor substrate on which first to N-th (N is a natural number equal to or more than 2) patterns are periodically provided. The patterns are respectively made of first to N-th materials in descending order of the emission amount of secondary electrons or reflected electrons. The detection unit detects the secondary electrons or reflected electrons from the patterns to output a signal. The signal processing unit processes the signal to form a potential contrast image of the patterns. The control unit acquires a potential contrast signal waveform including N signal waveforms respectively corresponding to the N patterns, analyzes the potential contrast signal waveform to acquire positional information to scan the desired pattern. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061462 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING ELECTRON BEAMS - Methods and apparatuses for inspecting a semiconductor device using electron beam are provided. The methods may include performing detection operations on a detection target pattern N times and determining a number of detection operations which have been performed until a maximum secondary electron amount of the detection target pattern is obtained. Each of the detection operations may include irradiating the detection target pattern with an electron beam, interrupting the irradiating and detecting a secondary electron amount of the detection target pattern after a detection waiting time has elapsed since the interrupting the irradiating. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061463 | IMAGING A SAMPLE IN A TEM EQUIPPED WITH A PHASE PLATE - The invention relates to a method of forming an image of a sample in a transmission electron microscope equipped with a phase plate. Prior art use of such a phase plate can introduce artifacts in the form of ringing and a halo. These artifacts are caused by the abrupt changes in the Fourier domain due to the sharp edges of the phase plate in the diffraction plane. By moving the phase plate with respect to the non-diffraction beam (the diffraction pattern) while recording an image the sudden transition in the Fourier domain is changed to a more gradual transition, resulting in less artifacts. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061464 | Method of Investigating and Correcting Aberrations in a Charged-Particle Lens System - A system of investigating aberrations in a charged-particle lens system, which lens system has an object space comprising an object plane and an image space comprising an image plane, includes:
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20140061465 | ELECTRON BEAM DETECTOR, ELECTRON BEAM PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRON BEAM DETECTOR - There is provided an electron beam detector including an electron beam scatterer which is disposed at a predetermined distance below a shield including a plurality of openings formed therein, and a beam detection element disposed at a predetermined distance below the scatterer and configured to convert an electron beam into an electric signal. In the electron beam detector, the scatterer is disposed at an equal distance from any of the openings in the shield, and the beam detection element is disposed at an equal distance from any of the openings in the shield. Thus, the electron beam detector can suppress a variation in detection sensitivity depending on the position of the opening. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061466 | CONTROLLING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A controlling assembly is disclosed, which is adapted to be disposed at a casing, in which the casing has an opening. The controlling assembly includes an infrared transmission module (IR transmission module), a pressing switch and a button. The IR transmission module is adapted to be disposed in the casing and corresponding to the opening. The pressing switch is adapted to be disposed in the casing. The button is adapted to be movably disposed on the casing and shield the opening, in which the button has transparency. The IR transmission module is adapted to transmit or receive infrared light via the opening and passing through the button and the pressing switch is able to be triggered by pressing the button. The invention also discloses an electronic device which includes a casing and a controlling assembly. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061467 | VARIABLE APERTURE MECHANISM FOR USE IN VACUUM AND CRYOGENICALLY-COOLED ENVIRONMENTS - A variable aperture mechanism (VAM) comprises a cam assembly, a single motor capable of rotating the cam assembly, and a pair of aperture members which are coupled to the cam assembly and arranged to affect the size of an aperture, with the size of the aperture varying with the position of the cam assembly. The VAM would typically be used with a sensor having an associated optical field-of-view (FOV), with the aperture members moving in and out of the FOV with the rotation of the cam assembly such that the aperture can be set to multiple f-numbers. A thermal link between the aperture members and a cryogenically-cooled surface ensures that the aperture members are also cryogenically-cooled. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061468 | INFRARED SENSOR - Provided is a lightweight infrared sensor which is readily and stably erected to a substrate. The infrared sensor includes an insulating film; a first and a second heat sensitive element are disposed on one surface of the insulating film separately; a first and second conductive film on one surface of the insulating film and are respectively connected to the first and the second heat sensitive element; and an infrared reflection film on the other surface of the insulating film so as to face the second heat sensitive element. The infrared sensor further includes a reinforcing plate on which a sensor part window corresponding to a sensor part is formed and which is adhered to the insulating film; and a first and a second terminal electrode are respectively connected to the first and the second wiring film, are formed on the edge of the insulating film. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061469 | DETECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION USING NONLINEAR MATERIALS - An apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation within a target frequency range is provided. The apparatus includes a substrate and one or more resonator structures disposed on the substrate. The substrate can be a dielectric or semiconductor material. Each of the one or more resonator structures has at least one dimension that is less than the wavelength of target electromagnetic radiation within the target frequency range, and each of the resonator structures includes at least two conductive structures separated by a spacing. Charge carriers are induced in the substrate near the spacing when the resonator structures are exposed to the target electromagnetic radiation. A measure of the change in conductivity of the substrate due to the induced charge carriers provides an indication of the presence of the target electromagnetic radiation. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061470 | SHORT OPTICAL PULSE GENERATOR, TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A short optical pulse generator which includes an optical pulse generation portion that has a quantum well structure and generates an optical pulse, a frequency chirp portion that has a quantum well structure and chirps a frequency of the optical pulse, and a group velocity dispersion portion that includes a plurality of optical waveguides disposed in a mode coupling distance and which causes a group velocity difference corresponding to a wavelength in the optical pulse of which the frequency is chirped. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061471 | AIRFLOW-ORGANIZATION TESTING METHOD FOR A CLEAN ROOM AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME METHOD - The present invention discloses an airflow-organization testing method for a clean room and a system using the same method, which are designed to solve the defects such as poor precision in the existing visual testing method. The airflow-organization testing method for a clean room according to the present invention uses a thermal imaging device to detect a sample gas-flow formed by a sample gas in the clean room, and the sample gas is a kind of gas, such as liquid nitrogen, dry ice or water vapor, with temperature difference from ambient air. The airflow-organization testing system for a clean room according to the present invention comprises a sample gas supplier and a thermal imaging device, wherein the thermal imaging device can continuously detect a spatial position of the sample gas and display it on a display. The airflow-organization testing method for a clean room according to the present invention has more accurate testing results and avoids contamination brought into the clean room; and, the detection devices employ mature technologies as well as high testing precision. The airflow-organization testing system for a clean room according to the present invention uses a sample gas supplier and a temperature detection device, thereby improving detection precision and expanding detection range. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061472 | MULTI-BAND READOUT INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND RELATED METHODS - Readout integrated circuits (ROICs) for multi-band imagers, and related methods, are described. The ROICs may include multiple channels associated with the detectors of a photodetector array, with the different channels corresponding to different wavelength bands detected by the detectors. The ROICs may utilize capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA) technology, and may implement time division multiplexing techniques. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061473 | TERAHERTZ SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are a system and corresponding method for sensing terahertz radiation. The system collects terahertz radiation scattered from a target and upconverts the collected radiation to optical frequencies. A frequency-domain spectrometer senses spectral components of the upconverted signal in parallel to produce a spectroscopic measurement of the entire band of interest in a single shot. Because the sensing system can do single-shot measurements, it can sense moving targets, unlike sensing systems that use serial detection, which can only be used to sense stationary objects. As a result, the sensing systems and methods disclosed herein may be used for real-time imaging, including detection of concealed weapons, medical imaging, and hyperspectral imaging. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061474 | Terahertz Spectrometry Device and Method, and Nonlinear Optical Crystal Inspection Device and Method - When light beams of two different wavelengths applied from an excitation light source are made incident on a nonlinear optical crystal having a unique nonlinear coefficient, the nonlinear optical crystal generates THz waves resulting from difference frequency generation according to the nonlinear coefficient that the crystal itself has and SHG waves in which the light beams of two different wavelengths have been wavelength converted in accordance with the nonlinear coefficient. The generated THz waves pass through or are reflected from a sample and are detected by a THz detector. The SHG waves are detected by a SHG detector. A control unit acquires THz measurement values T from the THz detector, acquires SHG measurement values S from the SHG detector, and uses baseline THz measurement values TB and baseline SHG measurement values SB acquired without the sample to perform baseline correction using (T/S)/(TB/SB). | 2014-03-06 |
20140061475 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS THICKNESS MEASUREMENT - A contactless thickness measuring apparatus is provided which includes an terahertz transmitter configured to receive the first optical path signal from the coupler and to generate a terahertz continuous wave using the first optical signal and an applied bias; an optical delay line configured to delay the second optical path signal output from the coupler; and an terahertz receiver configured to receive the terahertz continuous wave penetrating a sample and to detect an optical current using the terahertz continuous wave and the second optical path signal delayed. A thickness of the sample is a value corresponding to the optical current which phase value becomes a constant regardless of a plurality of measurement frequencies. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061476 | INFRARED NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of nondestructive evaluation and related system. The method includes arranging a test piece ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140061477 | ACTIVE DEVICE FOR VIEWING A SCENE THROUGH A DIFFUSING MEDIUM, USE OF SAID DEVICE, AND VIEWING METHOD - An active device ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140061478 | Method and Device for Tracking a Moving Target Object - A method for tracking a moving target object, in particular a vehicle. The method involves identification the target object, marking the target object with a marking invisible in the visible spectrum but retro-reflective in a selected wavelength range of the invisible spectrum of light, tracking the marked moving target object with an image capture device provided on a moving platform, which image capture device is sensitive in the selected wavelength range of the invisible spectrum. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061479 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LASER COUNTERMEASURES TO HEAT-SEEKING MISSILES - A laser-based infrared countermeasure (IRCM) system is disclosed. The IRCM system includes a set of receive optics, a dichroic filter, first and second detectors, a lens module and a laser. Receive optics are configured to receive optical information. The lens module reflects the optical information from the receive optics to the dichroic filter. The dichroic filter selectively splits the optical information to the first and second detectors. The first and second detectors, each of which is formed by a single-pixel detector, detects a potential missile threat from the optical information. Based on information collected by the first and second detectors, the laser sends laser beams to neutralize any missile threat. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061480 | OCCUPANCY SENSOR DEVICE DESIGN FOR FIXTURE INTEGRATION AND A LIGHT WITH THE SAME - An occupancy sensor device has a sensor and a fastener. The sensor has a body and a connector. The body has a detector and a lens. The lens covers the detector. The connector is formed on the body. The fastener is connected securely to the connector of the sensor. When the occupancy sensor device is installed on a light, the connector is mounted through a sensor hole of a light cover first, and the fastener is connected securely to the connector. Then the installation is completed and the sensor device is mounted securely on the light cover. Because the sensor has the connector directly formed on the body and the connector can be connected securely to the fastener, the sensor device is easily mounted on various kinds of lights regardless of the structure of the base. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061481 | SCINTILLATOR PLATE AND RADIATION DETECTION PANEL - Problem: The object of the present invention is to provide a scintillator plate and a radiation detection panel demonstrating excellent light emission luminance while being limited to a thickness which maintains the sharpness required for image quality. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061482 | ENHANCED RESPONSE OF SOLID STATE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TO SCINTILLATOR LIGHT BY USE OF WAVELENGTH SHIFTERS - A wavelength shifting material is optically coupled to one of a scintillator and a solid-state photomultiplier and transmits photons along and about a straight linear path. The wavelength shifting material enhances photon sensing performance of the solid state photomultiplier. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061483 | COINCIDENCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PET DEVICE - In a coincidence determination of a PET device, the PET device uses a scintillator of radioactive isotope containing background noise due to intrinsic radioactivity as a radiation detector. The PET device counts a pair of annihilation radiations that is assumed to occur from a same nuclide. The annihilation radiations are detected within a predetermined coincidence time window by a plurality of radiation detectors. The method includes determining a coincidence with a wide energy window that allows detecting the background noise due to intrinsic radioactivity as multiple coincidences; removing the multiple coincidences; and using an energy window narrower than the wide energy window to limit a coincidence event to a coincidence event in a photopeak from a positron nuclide only. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061484 | RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A radiation image pickup device includes: an image pickup section having a plurality of pixels and generating an electric signal according to incident radiation, the plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element and one or a plurality of transistors of a predetermined amplifier circuit; and a correction section subjecting signal data of the electric signal obtained in the image pickup section to predetermined correction process. The correction section makes a comparison between measurement data obtained by measuring an input-output characteristic of the amplifier circuit in each of the plurality of pixels and initial data on the input-output characteristic, and performs the correction process by the pixel individually, by using a result of the comparison. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061485 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor panel including a sensor array, a scintillator layer disposed on the sensor panel so as to cover the sensor array, and a housing having a side wall facing a side surface of the sensor panel and containing the sensor panel and the scintillator layer, wherein the scintillator layer protrudes, at at least one side of the sensor panel, from the side toward the side wall. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061486 | Spectrometer Devices - A spectrometer can include a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals. Wavelength discrimination in the spectrometer can be achieved by differing light absorption and emission characteristics of different populations of semiconductor nanocrystals (e.g., populations of different materials, sizes or both). The spectrometer therefore can operate without the need for a grating, prism, or a similar optical component. A personal UV exposure tracking device can be portable, rugged, and inexpensive, and include a semiconductor nanocrystal spectrometer for recording a user's exposure to UV radiation. Other applications include a personal device (e.g. a smartphone) or a medical device where a semiconductor nanocrystal spectrometer is integrated. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061487 | NANOCRYSTALLINE OPTICALLY-BASED NEUTRON IRRADIATION HISTORY SENSOR - A neutron irradiation history sensor and detection method for detection of thermal neutrons exploit transmutation of | 2014-03-06 |
20140061488 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus comprises: a detector that includes a detection unit in which pixels having a conversion element that converts radiation to an electric charge are arranged in a matrix shape, a drive circuit that drives the detection unit, and a read circuit that outputs an electric signal corresponding to the electric charge as image data; a radiation detection unit that detects a radiation irradiation state at a plurality of positions in the detection unit; and a control unit that controls operations of the drive circuit and the read circuit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the radiation detection unit, wherein the radiation detection unit detects a radiation irradiation state at least at a center region and a peripheral region in the detection unit, and a detection capability at the center region is set to a higher capability than a detection capability at the peripheral region. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061489 | Boron-Coated Straw Detectors With Shaped Straws - A system for detecting fissile materials which utilizes boron coated straw detectors in which the straws have non-circular cross sections. Embodiments include straws having star shaped cross sections of various configurations including a six pointed star. The system can include tubular housings having one or more shaped straws stacked within the housings. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061490 | BORON-COATED NEUTRON DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A boron-coated neutron detector, comprising a cathode tube with a plurality of passages formed therein along its longitudinal direction, the inner wall of each passage being coated with boron material; an electrode wire serving as an anode and arranged longitudinally in each of the passages, the electrode wire adapted to be applied with high voltage; and an insulating end plate to which each end of the cathode tube is fixed, the electrode wire being fixed to the cathode tube via the insulating end plate. Preferably, the cathode tube is formed by jointing a plurality of boron-coated substrates. The boron-coated neutron detector increases the detection efficiency of the neutron detector, which may reach or even exceed the detection efficiency of the | 2014-03-06 |
20140061491 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor array in which a plurality of sensors configured to output signals corresponding to irradiated radiation, a detection unit configured to detect radiation, a driving unit configured to drive the sensor array, so as to initialize the plurality of sensors for each row repeatedly at least until the detection unit detects irradiation of radiation and to read out signals from the plurality of sensors for each row sequentially, and a processing unit configured to process signals from the sensor array, so as to correct a signal from the sensor on a row, of the plurality of sensors, which has been initialized during the irradiation of radiation, based on a timing of the initialization. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061492 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - To provide a radiation imaging apparatus and a radiation imaging system that can detect radiation with high accuracy, the radiation imaging apparatus includes: a detection unit in which conversion elements that convert radiation into an electric signal are arranged in a matrix shape; a radiation detection unit configured to detect an irradiation state of radiation; a drive circuit configured to drive the detection unit in accordance with the irradiation state detected by the radiation detection unit; and a radiographing kind setting unit configured to set a radiographing kind, wherein the radiation detection unit changes a radiation detection capability in accordance with the radiographing kind set by the radiographing kind setting unit. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061493 | Apparatus For Particle Therapy Verification - The invention is related to an apparatus and method for charged hadron therapy verification by detecting and/or quantifying prompt gammas produced when irradiating a target ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140061494 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus including: a detector that includes a detection section in which pixels having a conversion element that converts radiation to an electric charge are arranged in a matrix shape, a drive circuit configured to drive the detection section, and a read circuit configured to output an electric signal that corresponds to the electric charge as image data; a radiation detection unit configured to detect a radiation irradiation state using two detection units that are adjacently arranged in the detection section; and a control unit configured to control operations of the drive circuit and the read circuit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the radiation detection unit, wherein a detection capability by one of the detection units is set to a lower capability than a detection capability at by the other of the detection units. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061495 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor array configured to output a signal in accordance with irradiated radiation, a driving unit configured to output a signal from the sensor array by driving the sensor array, a detecting unit configured to detect irradiated radiation, a control unit configured to control the driving unit to perform first readout to read out a signal corresponding to charge accumulated in the sensor array from the sensor array and perform second readout to further read out a signal from the sensor array at least in a case where the first readout has started during irradiation of radiation, and a processing unit configured to correct the signal obtained by the first readout based on the signal obtained by the second readout. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061496 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: a radiation detector including plural radiographic image acquisition pixels that are arranged in a matrix in an imaging region for capturing a radiographic image and that acquire image information representing the radiographic image by converting applied radiation into electric charges and storing the electric charges and plural radiation detection pixels that are arranged in the imaging region, that have mutually different characteristics, and that detect the applied radiation by converting the applied radiation into electric charges and storing the electric charges; and a detecting unit that uses the radiation detection pixels selectively according to the characteristics to detect a state of application of the radiation. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061497 | CHARGED PARTICLE LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH INTERMEDIATE CHAMBER - A charged particle lithography system for transferring a pattern onto the surface of a target, comprising a source for generating a charged particle beam, a first chamber housing the source, a collimating system for collimating the charged particle beam, a second chamber housing the collimating system, and a first aperture array element for generating a plurality of charged particle subbeams from the collimated charged particle beam. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061498 | BEAM DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - A beam data processing apparatus has a plurality of channel data conversion units that convert a plurality of analogue signals outputted from a position monitor into digital signals, a position size processing unit that calculates a beam position, based on voltage information items obtained through processing by the plurality of channel data conversion units, an abnormality determination processing unit that determines the beam position and generates a position abnormality signal, and an integrated control unit that controls the plurality of channel data conversion units in such a way that while a beam is stopped at an irradiation spot, digital signal conversion processing is implemented two or more times; the channel data conversion unit has a plurality of A/D converters, a demultiplexer that distributes analogue signals, and a multiplexer that switches respective digital signals processed by the ND converters so as to output them to the position size processing unit. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061499 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM PATTERN WRITING METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS - A charged particle beam pattern writing method according to an embodiment, includes measuring a position displacement amount of a stage above which a target object is placed, in a rotation direction; and writing a pattern of a beam image on the target object above the stage while the beam image is rotated, by using a plurality of electrostatic lenses at least one of which is arranged in a magnetic field of each of the plurality of electromagnetic lenses whose magnetic fields are in opposite directions, to avoid a focus displacement of a charged particle beam passing through the plurality of electromagnetic lenses and to correct the position displacement amount measured, in the rotation direction of the stage. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061500 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ION SOURCE WITH EXHAUST SYSTEM - An atmospheric pressure ion source, employing the principle of electrospray ionization, chemical ionization, or photo-ionization, comprises a spray probe for spraying a liquid into an ionization chamber and has an exhaust port through which residual spray mist and waste gas, such as evaporated solvent, are extracted. The ion source further comprises an exhaust system comprising a conduit which is connected to the exhaust port. The conduit has a transition from a first cross-section to a second cross section at a point downstream of the exhaust port wherein the second cross section is reduced in relation to the first cross section. Gas is injected via a gas injector into the conduit in a region of the transition to create a low pressure region that removes unwanted material from the chamber. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061501 | SILICON-CONTAINING DOPANT COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR IMPROVING ION BEAM CURRENT AND PERFORMANCE DURING SILICON ION IMPLANTATION - A novel composition, system and method thereof for improving beam current during silicon ion implantation are provided. The silicon ion implant process involves utilizing a first silicon-based co-species and a second species. The second species is selected to have an ionization cross-section higher than that of the first silicon-based species at an operating arc voltage of an ion source utilized during generation and implantation of active silicon ions species. The active silicon ions produce an improved beam current characterized by maintaining or increasing the beam current level without incurring degradation of the ion source when compared to a beam current generated solely from SiF4. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061502 | SPECIMEN HOLDER FOR HOLDING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DURING A SAMPLE PREPARATION PROCEDURE CARRIED OUT USING FIRST AND SECOND SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUSES - A specimen holder is configured to hold, during a sample preparation procedure carried out using first and second sample preparation apparatuses, a semiconductor device to be analyzed using an electron microscope. The specimen holder includes a holding portion having a support configured to support the semiconductor device; and a supporting portion configured to releasable support the holding portion. The supporting portion includes an engaging element configured to couple the specimen holder into the first and second sample preparation apparatuses during the sample preparation procedure, and a guide configured to enable the holding portion to slide within the guide and vary a position of the holding portion with respect to the supporting portion. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061503 | SURFACE-MODIFIED QUANTUM DOT LUMINOPHORES - A surface-modified quantum dot luminophore includes a quantum dot luminophore and a coating includes a fluorinated coating including a fluorinated inorganic agent, a fluorinated organic agent, or a combination of fluorinated inorganic and organic agents, the fluorinated coating generating hydrophobic surface sites and the coating is disposed on the surface of the silicate luminophore. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061504 | LOW RARE EARTH MINERAL PHOTOLUMINESCENT COMPOSITIONS AND STRUCTURES FOR GENERATING LONG-PERSISTENT LUMINESCENCE - A low rare earth mineral photoluminescent structure for generating long-persistent luminescence that utilizes at least a phosphorescent layer comprising one or more phosphorescent materials having substantially low rare earth mineral content of less than about 2.0 weight percent, and one or more fluorescent layers is disclosed. Further disclosed are methods for fabricating and using the inventive low rare earth mineral photoluminescent structure. A low rare earth mineral photoluminescent composition for generating long-persistent luminescence that utilizes at least one or more phosphorescent materials having substantially low rare earth mineral content of less than about 2.0 weight percent and one or more fluorescent materials is also disclosed, as well as, the methods for fabricating and using the inventive low rare earth mineral photoluminescent composition. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061505 | SQUARYLIUM DYES - Squarylium dyes with improved design flexibility via functionalization thereof thereby yielding desirable photophysical, solubility, thermal stability, and/or light stability properties, for example. The resulting dyes are useful in optical filters and as fluorescent indicators, for example. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061506 | SURFACE PLASMON-FIELD ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - A surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence measurement device may be provided to accurately detect a specific substance even in the case in which a well member is used and achieving a simpler structure and a lower manufacturing cost, and a fluorescence detection method using the surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence measurement device. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061507 | Broadband artificial dielectric with dynamically optical control - A material is provided for switching dielectric constant between distinct first and second values responsive to electromagnetic radiation having a specified energy. The material includes a medium transparent to the radiation and a plurality of particulates. Each particulate has a dipole that assumes one of distinct first and second parameters that correspond to the first and second values. The particulates are suspended within the medium. The parameters are either dipole span or charge strength. The dipole of each particulate sets to the first parameter by default and sets to the second parameter in response to the radiation. The particulates can be composed from undoped semi-insulating gallium arsenide. The medium can be polymethylmethacrylate, for example. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061508 | CURING APPARATUS - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a curing apparatus comprising: a cassette; lamps configured in the cassette; a lamp housing having lamp accommodating portions disposed within the cassette to accommodate the lamps; and window plates separately configured so as to correspond to the positions of the lamp accommodating portions. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061509 | ULTRAVIOLET SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTION - Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area. The target wavelength ranges and/or target intensity ranges of the ultraviolet radiation sources can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a sterilization operating configuration and a preservation operating configuration. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061510 | DIAMOND SENSORS, DETECTORS, AND QUANTUM DEVICES - A single crystal synthetic CVD diamond material comprising: a growth sector; and a plurality of point defects of one or more type within the growth sector, wherein at least one type of point defect is preferentially aligned within the growth sector, wherein at least 60% of said at least one type of point defect shows said preferential alignment, and wherein the at least one type of point defect is a negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy defect (NV | 2014-03-06 |
20140061511 | TARGETING METHOD FOR MICROBEAM RADIOSURGERY - A method of performing microbeam radiosurgery on a patient whereby opposing portions of target tissue within a patient are exposed to a flux of high energy quanta via microbeam envelopes. The microbeam envelopes are applied in multiple non-parallel orientations such that the exposed portions of the target tissue define a substantially closed volume. The tissue remaining inside is thereby denied blood flow and dies. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061512 | TARGET SUPPLY DEVICE AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS - A target supply device may include a receptacle for holding a liquid target material, a first electrode disposed within the receptacle, a nozzle portion provided in the receptacle, a second electrode provided with a first path and disposed facing the nozzle portion, a third electrode provided with a second path that, along with the first path, defines a trajectory of the liquid target material released from the nozzle portion, a first power source that applies a first potential that is higher than a common potential to the first electrode, a second power source that applies a second potential that is lower than the common potential to the third electrode, and a third power source that applies a third potential that is no greater than the first potential and is no less than the second potential to the second electrode. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061513 | Handheld Characteristic Analyzer and Methods of Using the Same - Disclosed is a portable handheld characteristic analyzer used to analyze chemical compositions in or near real-time. The analyzer may include a portable housing, at least one optical computing device arranged within the portable housing for monitoring a sample, the at least one optical computing device having at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the sample and thereby generate optically interacted light, at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the sample, and a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector for receiving the output signal, the signal processor being configured to determine the characteristic of the sample and provide a resulting output signal indicative of the characteristic of the sample. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061514 | BALL VALVE HAVING ACTUATOR OF BLOW OUT PREVENTION - A ball valve having an actuator of blow out prevention includes a valve body, actuator, and a ball. The valve body has a valve chamber inside thereof and a passageway, top bore, bottom bore extending from the valve chamber. The actuator has a connection portion penetrating through the top bore to the valve chamber, the connection portion has a round groove and a C-shaped buckle. The actuator serves to be rotated by an external driver. The ball inside the valve chamber serves to control the flow of the valve chamber. The ball has a connection hole engaging the connection portion of the actuator. The C-shaped buckle retains the actuator connected to the ball through buckling the round groove of the connection portion receiving inside the connection hole of the ball so that the actuator will not blow out by the pressure of the valve during a damage or maintenance. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061515 | VENTING MECHANISMS FOR CONTAINERS - The disclosed device primarily consists of a band, ring, or other piece of shape memory polymer (SMP) or SMP composite in various embodiments that allows or disallows containment. When the SMP reaches its transition temperature (Tg) the SMP provides the means for releasing containment of the pressurized material so as to prevent ignition or explosion of hazardous material. At normal operating temperatures, the SMP is in a deformed shape maintaining an environmental seal to protect the contents of the container. When environmental conditions cause the SMP or SMP composite to exceed its Tg, specified by the operating requirements, the SMP returns to its memory shape in a controlled geometry, rather than simply melting. The return of the SMP to its memory shape causes the venting of the container in different manners depending on which embodiment is utilized. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061516 | Stabilized Valve - An SPM valve for use in a subsea environment includes a spool selectively movable between first and second positions to thereby arrange the valve in respective armed and disarmed configurations. The particular arrangement of a supply port and discharge port with respect to the spool permits a pressurized working fluid supplied to the supply port to bias the spool to both the first and second positions once an external force is applied to the spool to initially set the spool in either the first or second position. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061517 | Device for Regulating the Pressure and/or Mass Flow for a Space Propulsion System - A device for regulating pressure and/or mass flow of a gaseous or liquid fluid conveyed through a line in a space propulsion system includes a first, piezoelectrically actuatable regulating valve and at least two second, magnetically actuatable regulating valves. The regulating valves are connected to each other and to a line input in such a way that in a nominal mode the pressure and the mass flow of the fluid can be set by the first regulating valve, and a connection or isolation of the first regulating valve with or from the line input can be produced by the second regulating valves. In an emergency mode the pressure and the mass flow of the fluid can be set by the second regulating valves. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061518 | CONTROL VALVE - Provided is a valve, including an in-line flow passage, a shut-off mechanism, and a multi-stage throttling section disposed in the in-line flow passage. Further provided is an in-line valve, including a flow control component and a sealing component, wherein the flow control component and the sealing component are separate from one another. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061519 | Wireless Fluid Shut-Off Valve - A low-cost safety valve for gas lines and similar supply lines that can be remotely activated via a secure wireless link employing a low leakage sealing mechanism that is compatible with low energy actuators to for extended battery life. A miniaturized controller and wireless electronics assembly provides the control mechanism for actuating the valve, as well as reporting data regarding the valve status to wireless interrogators or external networks via an ad hoc wireless network. A variety of simple magnetic valve operating mechanisms can be implemented with the miniaturized electronic control circuits and the valve body. Such control actuation mechanisms enable automatic resetting or manual resetting valves. The gas line shut off valve can provide important safety benefits at an affordable price. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061520 | PNEUMATIC VALVE AND USE THEREOF FOR A CONNECTED CONSUMER - A pneumatic valve, in particular a pneumatic proportional pressure control valve, comprising a valve housing ( | 2014-03-06 |
20140061521 | Segmented Valve Packing Gland - A packing gland for a valve wherein the packing gland includes a top portion for receiving a gate. The packing gland includes first and second longitudinal sections of packing material for sealing the gate. In addition, the packing gland includes first and second stuffer elements located adjacent the first and second longitudinal portions. The packing gland also includes a plurality of clamp elements located adjacent the first and second stuffer elements, wherein the clamp elements provide pressure on selected portions of the first and second stuffer elements to compress corresponding selected portions of the first and second longitudinal sections of packing material. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061522 | Valve Actuator with Degressive Characteristic Spring - An actuator for a gate valve having a gate has a stem coupled to a gate. A spring is coupled to the stem and has an extended length position while the gate is in a closed position and a contracted length position while the gate is in an open position. The spring has a degressive characteristic such that a graph of a force required to move the gate from the closed position to the open position versus a deflection of the spring is a nonlinear curve with a positive slope that decreases when moving from the closed to the open position. The spring may be an array of wavy springs arranged in nested and in valley-to-crest combinations. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061523 | ROTARY VALVE SYSTEM - The disclosed and claimed compresses gas system provides for the use of a rotary valve assembly in association with a cupper. A compressed gas system that utilizes a rotary valve assembly uses less gas than a constant flow compressed gas system and is quieter than a compressed gas system that uses valves. The rotary valve is a disk-like body having an opening therethrough. The rotary valve body is disposed within a housing assembly wherein gas may only flow through the housing when the rotary valve body is properly aligned with a space on one side of the rotary valve body. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061524 | Valve With At Least Two Active Positions - A valve with at least two active positions is disclosed. When set in a first position, the valve can be connected to a first channel. While set in a second position, the valve can be connected to a second channel. The valve constitutes a part of a structure of a compressor, preferably a compressor in a tire repair kit. The tire repair kit also includes a cassette with a sealing mass. The valve serves as a rotary valve, which, once set in the first position, forms a channel through which compressed air flows to an outlet. Once set in the second position, the rotary valve forms the other channel through which compressed air flows to the cassette with a sealing mass. By using the rotary valve, the compressor is useful not only for connecting to a punctured tire requiring repair, but also for other purposes. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061525 | DIAPHRAGM AND BACKING CUSHION SHAPING FOR INCREASED MEMBRANE LIFE - A weir-type diaphragm valve a valve body with a fluid channel and a weir having a weir sealing portion; and a diaphragm with two or more diaphragm portions, including a diaphragm weir sealing portion at the weir to respond to one force and travel against the weir sealing portion to close the weir-type diaphragm valve and stop fluid flow through the fluid channel, and respond to a second force and travel away from the weir sealing portion to open the weir-type diaphragm valve and allow fluid flow through the fluid channel, a center flexing portion off the weir configured to experience convex and concave flexing extremes when the weir-type diaphragm valve is closed and opened, and an outer sealing portion configured to be fully constrained between components, one of which includes the valve body, when the weir-type diaphragm valve is closed and opened. The diaphragm portions have different characteristics based on different material stresses associated with different functionality that each portion is configured to perform when the weir-type diaphragm valve is closed and opened. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061526 | DIAPHRAGM VALVE - A fluid inflow passage | 2014-03-06 |
20140061527 | VALVE BODY WITH IMPROVED LOWER FLOW CAVITY - A valve body includes first and second openings, a gallery, and first and second flow conduit portions. The openings are centered on a central axis of the valve body. The gallery is disposed between the openings and includes a cylindrical space on a gallery axis that is perpendicular to the central axis. The first flow conduit portion extends between the first opening and a side opening of the gallery. The second flow conduit portion extends between the second opening and a bottom opening of the gallery. The second flow conduit portion includes a straight cylindrical conduit section in communication with and extending away from the bottom opening of the gallery. The straight cylindrical conduit section has a diameter that is equal to or less than a diameter of the bottom opening of the gallery to facilitate fluid flow through the valve body. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061528 | VALVE BODY WITH UPPER FLOW DIVERTER - A valve body includes a first opening, a second opening, a gallery, a first flow conduit portion, a second flow conduit portion, and an upper flow diverter. The gallery is disposed between the first and second openings. The first flow conduit portion extends between the first opening and a side opening of the gallery. The second flow conduit portion extends between the second opening and a bottom opening of the gallery. The upper flow diverter is carried by an upper wall portion of the first flow conduit portion and extends into the first flow conduit portion. In one version, the upper flow diverter includes an elongated structure extending at least partially between the first opening and the gallery for diverting the fluid flowing through the first flow conduit portion and into the gallery. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061529 | COOLANT HAVING RAPID METAL PASSIVATION PROPERTIES - It has been found that the chemical reactivity of the metal surface of heat exchangers with coolants in presence of nitrites can be reduced by the addition of additives such as phosphonates or phosphinates. Aluminum , other Group III metals, as well as other metals commonly used in cooling systems, such as those of automobile engines, may thus be effectively protected. | 2014-03-06 |
20140061530 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WATER RESISTANT ALUMINIUM NITRIDE - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing water resistant aluminum nitride powder, the method comprises; in a solvent, performing phosphoric acid compound treatment in which at least one phosphoric acid compound selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, metal salts of phosphoric acid and organic phosphoric acid having an organic group with 12 or less carbon atoms is contacted with aluminum nitride powder dispersed in the solvent so that the ratio of median diameter/primary particle diameter is 1.4 to 5, thereby the phosphoric acid compound is present on the surface of the aluminum nitride powder at a rate of 0.5 to 10 mg/m | 2014-03-06 |
20140061531 | METHODS, PROCESS AND FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY LOW-COST CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS - Disclosed is a method, process, solar cell design, and fabrication technology for high-efficiency, low-cost, crystalline silicon (Si) solar cells including but not restricted to solar grade single crystal Si (c-Si), multi-crystalline Si (mc-Si), poly-Si, and micro-Si solar cells and solar modules. The RTWCG solar cell fabrication technology creates a RTWCG SiOx thin film antireflection coating (ARC) with a graded index of refraction and a selective emitter (SE). The resulting top surface of the SiOx oxide can be textured (TO) concomitant with the growth process or through an additional mild wet chemical step. | 2014-03-06 |